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- Izumiko, Miyuki, Mayura and Manatsu search for the curse on campus. The combat reenactment is underway on the second day of the cultural festival. Returning Izumiko's cellphone to her, Miyuki urges Izumiko to believe that she will contact him in an emergency. Upon seeing a hot air balloon floating above a hill made by the science club, Izumiko successfully contacts Miyuki, who advises her to stay out of everyone's sight. Suddenly, Izumiko is approached by Ichijō and his second shikigami Klaus, a German foreign exchange student. Ichijō reveals that Hōjō Academy accepts foreign exchange students in order to pursue philosophies that would be effective on a global scale. When Miyuki finds himself lost on the hill due to an onmyōji spell, Izumiko soon notices that she is forgetting something important. Angelica Bernard, a French foreign exchange student, takes Izumiko to the riding grounds where the vengeful ghosts are gathered. After finding Miyuki near the library, Mayura proposes a fake engagement with him. After having a conversation with Ichijō, Izumiko realizes that Ichijō temporarily erased Miyuki from her mind. Izumiko implements the kuji technique, which quakes the entire campus after activating the power of the Himegami. (en)
- Izumiko and Mayura meet up with Mayura's younger brother [[#Manatsu Sōda (en)
- Izumiko receives a letter from her mother [[#Yukariko Suzuhara (en)
- Izumiko, Miyuki, Mayura and Manatsu travel to Nagano via bullet train, where Mayura tells Izumiko that she wants to join the student council's executive committee. They all enjoy a barbecue at the Sōda household, where Izumiko accidentally learns from Manatsu about Mayura's fan club. Later at night, Izumiko talks with Masumi in the backyard, where he encourages her to go to Mount Togakushi. During the camping trip on the following day, Mayura finds herself at odds with Honoka and [[#Rena Akinokawa (en)
- After all electronics malfunction in the aftermath, Miyuki receives a pewter staff from Shingo. Miyuki and Manatsu enter the spiritual plane at the riding grounds, where they encounter Klaus and Angelica as well as Ichijō in the form of a dog. Upon summoning Satoru, Miyuki learns that Izumiko has confined herself in the woods, while Masumi eventually confesses his love to Izumiko. In the woods, Miyuki confronts the vengeful ghosts and crosses a rift. While Manatsu alerts Mayura about what has happened, Miyuki eventually contacts Izumiko on her cellphone. Satoru emerges from Izumiko's cellphone and chases away Masumi. When Miyuki appears in the blink of an eye, Izumiko accepts the fact that she is the Himegami reincarnate. As Miyuki urges Izumiko to say that she needs him, she breaks down in tears and he embraces her. Ichijō reveals that the hot air balloon is the source of the curse on campus. Izumiko performs a kagura to lift the curse on campus, as Masumi returns to Mayura in the real world. During a bonfire, Hodaka chooses Izumiko as the World Heritage candidate, while Izumiko and Miyuki sit on a bench, where she holds his hand after he dozes off. (en)
- At night, Izumiko confides in Mayura about the Himegami, expressing the fear of losing herself. The food booths are opened and the stage events are announced on the first day of the cultural festival. Miyuki stops Izumiko from being nearly roped into participating in the parade, though he laughs when her double buns are exposed. He tells her that the Himegami only appears to prevent calamity from occurring. Honoka asks Izumiko and Miyuki to investigate the horror house after women and girls were reportedly becoming sick. Inside the horror house, Izumiko is haunted by the vengeful ghosts of Hachiōji Castle, though Miyuki later comforts Izumiko with a mudra. Miyuki has a disagreement with Yukimasa in the infirmary concerning Izumiko's protection. After lending her services in the parade, Mayura is forced into role-playing as the princess general of the defending army in the combat reenactment during the second day of the cultural festival, though this was a favor from Yoshiki so Mayura can take on Ichijō in the main army. In the girls' dorm room, Masumi appears and asks Izumiko about the concept of love. Before disappearing, Masumi mentions that there is a curse on campus. (en)
- Izumiko eventually enters the spiritual plane in search of Manatsu, and Masumi takes Izumiko to a cave that is sealed off with a boulder. Izumiko performs a kagura in order to break the boulder, but Manatsu and Masumi are revealed to have switched positions, meaning that Masumi is currently inside the cave. After Manatsu tells Izumiko to stop performing the kagura, Miyuki and Mayura arrive just before Masumi unleashes a dragon that breaks through the boulder. Using his pewter staff to stop the dragon from attacking Izumiko, Miyuki unveils his black wings. The Himegami suddenly appears and uses Miyuki's pewter staff, returning the dragon to its slumber inside the cave. Back in the real world, Izumiko and Miyuki stand before Yukariko, who momentarily leaves after revealing herself as the current vessel for the Himegami, hence the reason that Yukariko is barely around. Mayura is eternally grateful that Manatsu is now safe. Izumiko and Miyuki return to the Tamakura Shrine, where they spend the second half of summer vacation. After Miyuki asks Izumiko about her thoughts of being his partner, Miyuki mentions that Satoru resembled Ichijō. (en)
- Entering the spiritual plane, Mayura forces Miyuki to confront five yōkai, though Izumiko urges Mayura to stop on behalf of Miyuki's safety. After Miyuki is given a pewter staff, Izumiko reveals that Masumi has been impersonating Manatsu this whole time, while Manatsu was among the Japanese history society members disguised as yōkai. Miyuki, Mayura and Manatsu return to the real world, while a distraught Izumiko left behind is calmed down and guided out by Masumi. Izumiko is introduced to Mizuhiko Ryōgoku, the acting president of the Japanese history society. Later on, Manatsu is notified by his friend Mimura that his horse Tabi is extremely ill. Manatsu goes to Mimura's stable alone, while Masumi is summoned to accompany the others. Honoka performs a kagura while Ren plays the shamisen until nightfall during a student council meeting. The next day after breakfast, Izumiko and Miyuki visit Mimura's stable, where they find out that a depressed Manatsu gave the order to euthanize Tabi. Mayura suddenly arrives and argues with Manatsu over what is best for each other. Manatsu then runs away with Tabi as a divine spirit into the spiritual plane, leaving Izumiko, Miyuki and Mayura bereft of words. (en)
- The student council executive committee designates the Warring States period as the main theme of the cultural festival. Yoshiki Hayakawa, a member of the festival committee, informs Honoka that he is shorthanded on models for the traditional clothing demo. In the library, Ichijō approaches Izumiko with an invitation to join his side. While researching Hachiōji Castle, Izumiko finds herself in the infirmary, where Yukimasa warns her of a large-scale experiment that will occur during the cultural festival. As Izumiko fears that unbraiding her pigtails will awaken the Himegami, Miyuki urges Izumiko to learn the kuji technique as a form of self-defense. Izumiko soon agrees to become a fill-in model during the traditional clothing demo onstage with Mayura and Yoshiki. When Miyuki confronts Izumiko outside for what she did, Izumiko still awakens as the Himegami despite wearing her hair in pigtails. Miyuki takes the Himegami to the ruins of Hachiōji Castle, where she says that she brought humanity to its demise. After briefly summoning Satoru in the form of a crow, the Himegami reveals that she is protected by the kuji technique that Izumiko implemented earlier. Miyuki embraces the Himegami in desperation for Izumiko to regain control of her body. (en)
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