# 9 - Nightmare's Seduction
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GYEX5E1G6/date-a-live)
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**[00:09] ---**
You're as popular as ever, Shido.
**[00:16] ---**
There's no need to worry.
**[00:19] ---**
I don't intend to stir up
trouble in a place like this.
**[00:25] ---**
Why should we believe you?
**[00:28] ---**
Because if I felt like it
and wanted to resort to violence,
**[00:34] ---**
I'd manifest my Angel this very moment.
**[00:38] ---**
Taking students hostage
would be as simple as that.
**[00:44] ---**
The fact that I haven't done so
is proof I'm not lying.
**[02:26] ---**
"February 9th"
**[02:28] ---**
You're not here to enjoy
school life, are you?
**[02:33] ---**
But believe me, I'd like that.
**[02:36] ---**
If so, we'll throw you a welcome party.
**[02:40] ---**
After your power is sealed, though.
**[02:43] ---**
Sure, that's fine by me.
**[02:47] ---**
Eh?
**[02:48] ---**
I'm okay with entrusting
my Spirit power to you, however...
**[02:57] ---**
There's just one condition.
**[03:01] ---**
And that would be...?
**[03:06] ---**
Let's talk about it after school.
There're too many people around.
**[03:17] ---**
You know why I summoned you:
**[03:19] ---**
Zodiac has fallen into Ratatoskr's hands.
**[03:26] ---**
Now, Ratatoskr has ten spirits
under its control.
**[03:32] ---**
I'm ashamed of myself.
**[03:35] ---**
I'm not blaming anybody.
**[03:39] ---**
In fact, this situation is everything
I could've hoped for.
**[03:49] ---**
Though Sister limits my information,
**[03:52] ---**
I can still use Beelzebub to hit
Ratatoskr where it hurts.
**[03:58] ---**
It's about time we made it happen:
**[04:01] ---**
To use Shido Itsuka as the key
to make the Spirits invert.
**[04:07] ---**
Leave it to me.
**[04:09] ---**
This time, I'll produce results.
**[04:12] ---**
I hope so.
**[04:14] ---**
Still, I've prepared
a helper to lend a hand.
**[04:19] ---**
Helper?
**[04:21] ---**
You mean, a Wizard?
**[04:33] ---**
Let me introduce you Nibeelcole,
the daughters of my Demon King!
**[04:41] ---**
Start the operation at once.
**[04:45] ---**
I expect Shido Itsuka's head
by the end of the day.
**[04:52] ---**
Well, I'll get going.
**[04:54] ---**
Are you sure, Shido?
Wouldn't it be safer if we came?
**[05:00] ---**
Tohka's right. It's dangerous.
**[05:03] ---**
If you plan to face a Spirit who's cloaked
in shadow, you need us!
**[05:09] ---**
Agreement. We'll come along.
**[05:13] ---**
Thanks, but I'll be fine.
**[05:17] ---**
It's true that Kurumi is dangerous,
but she won't go back on her word.
**[05:23] ---**
Besides, if I can't even talk
to Kurumi one-on-one,
**[05:29] ---**
I've got little to no hope of ever
sealing her Spirit power.
**[05:39] ---**
All right, Kurumi. I came as promised.
**[05:44] ---**
Greetings, Shido.
**[05:47] ---**
--Don't push!
--Won't Shido see us?
**[05:50] ---**
This morning, I noticed something:
You've changed a bit, Shido.
**[05:57] ---**
Eh?
**[05:58] ---**
You look like you've matured.
**[06:01] ---**
Though, I suppose it's expected
with all the carnage you've lived through.
**[06:07] ---**
D-Don't make fun.
**[06:11] ---**
Anyway, what's this condition of yours
for sealing your Spirit power?
**[06:17] ---**
Okay, okay. I'll tell you.
**[06:21] ---**
I...
**[06:32] ---**
Are you ready?
**[06:34] ---**
Of course. Good to go.
**[06:43] ---**
I'm impressed you stopped my attack!
That's Ellen for you!
**[06:47] ---**
Mana! Why are you here?!
**[06:51] ---**
What is this? Was our plan leaked?!
**[06:55] ---**
My, what a scary face!
**[06:58] ---**
Keep scowling like that
and you'll get wrinkles!
**[07:03] ---**
Artemisia, let's regroup!
**[07:07] ---**
Artemisia?
**[07:10] ---**
I don't know how you did it,
but well done.
**[07:14] ---**
You managed to thwart our plan.
**[07:18] ---**
Yeah. It's annoying, actually.
**[07:22] ---**
Oh?
**[07:23] ---**
So, what now? Looks like
you missed your big chance.
**[07:39] ---**
For real? Our turn already?
**[07:43] ---**
Whatever, as long as it helps Father.
**[07:47] ---**
So, you want us to kill her?
**[07:51] ---**
Nibeelcole, it's all you.
**[07:54] ---**
Yeah, yeah.
**[07:56] ---**
--See you later!
--Bye bye!
**[07:59] ---**
Not so fast!
**[08:02] ---**
--My, my!
--My, my!
**[08:10] ---**
Nightmare!
**[08:11] ---**
Eww, what's that?
**[08:13] ---**
They all have the same face! Creepy!
**[08:18] ---**
Like we're one to talk!
**[08:21] ---**
I can help if you're struggling, Mana.
**[08:25] ---**
I hate seeing the weak get picked on.
**[08:29] ---**
Watch your mouth! I'll lop it off
along with your head!
**[08:35] ---**
My, my! Should you really be
acting tough right now?
**[08:42] ---**
After I'm done killing you, you're next!
**[08:47] ---**
Shido...? Shido?
**[08:53] ---**
Are you all right, Shido?
**[08:57] ---**
S-Sorry. I spaced out there.
**[09:02] ---**
Now then, allow me to explain.
**[09:07] ---**
My goal is the same as it was before:
**[09:12] ---**
You have Spirit power
contained within your body...
**[09:17] ---**
...and I wish to devour it.
**[09:20] ---**
After all, there are ten Spirits worth
of power stored inside you.
**[09:26] ---**
In other words,
you want to kill me, right?
**[09:33] ---**
Your goal is to seal my Spirit power,
**[09:39] ---**
is it not?
**[09:41] ---**
Yeah, but that's not all.
**[09:45] ---**
I want you to atone for all
you've done and live a happy live.
**[09:52] ---**
That's my-- That's our ultimate goal.
**[09:59] ---**
You're too kind, Shido.
**[10:03] ---**
But, that's a problem. It's impossible
for our desires to intersect.
**[10:10] ---**
Say, Shido...
**[10:13] ---**
Rather than both our dreams
staying incomplete,
**[10:18] ---**
isn't it better if one of them came true?
**[10:23] ---**
That is, even if one of us
loses everything for it.
**[10:30] ---**
Don't be afraid.
**[10:33] ---**
I don't intend to steal
your Spirit power by force.
**[10:38] ---**
I'm willing to do things your way.
**[10:42] ---**
Huh?
**[10:46] ---**
How about whoever makes the other
fall for them is our winner?
**[10:53] ---**
Eh?
**[10:54] ---**
If I fall in love with you,
I'll willingly give up my Spirit power.
**[11:02] ---**
However...
**[11:04] ---**
...if I make you fall in love
with me first, I win.
**[11:10] ---**
Then, I get to devour you.
**[11:15] ---**
You really think I'm gonna admit
I'm in love knowing I'll die?
**[11:20] ---**
I wonder.
**[11:22] ---**
I'm confident I can make you say it,
even at the cost of your life.
**[11:30] ---**
Are you not confident you can make me
head over heels for you?
**[11:38] ---**
All right. You're on.
**[11:42] ---**
I'll make you choose me
over everything else.
**[11:49] ---**
That's the Shido I know.
**[11:53] ---**
Now then, shall we begin our date?
**[12:10] ---**
Who said you got to decide?!
If you lose, you die!
**[12:15] ---**
Sorry... But I wasn't able
to reach Fraxinus.
**[12:23] ---**
I mean, I know you had no choice but to
accept her challenge in that situation.
**[12:31] ---**
But knowing it and accepting it
are two different things!
**[12:36] ---**
Stupid Big Brother!
You never think of yourself!
**[12:40] ---**
Good grief.
**[12:45] ---**
Now you have a go.
**[12:47] ---**
Letting comms go out at a time
like that means I failed to support you.
**[12:55] ---**
If you say so. You sure about this?
**[13:01] ---**
Yeah. Do it.
**[13:06] ---**
Take this!
**[13:08] ---**
You like that?!
**[13:12] ---**
Take this!
**[13:14] ---**
And that!
**[13:19] ---**
I'll let you off with that.
**[13:24] ---**
N-No fair, Shido!
**[13:27] ---**
--Shido! We're coming in!
--Sorry we're late!
**[13:30] ---**
Addition. We had to change.
About the strategy meeting...
**[13:35] ---**
Holy smokes!
**[13:38] ---**
Um, uh... This is...
**[13:42] ---**
Shido! He...! He...!
**[13:46] ---**
There, there. It's okay, Kotori.
**[13:49] ---**
Shido! What did you do?!
**[13:52] ---**
Dear me! Did we interrupt something?
**[13:56] ---**
Hold up! It's not like that!
**[13:58] ---**
Doubt. It's not like what?
**[14:02] ---**
Are you okay, Kotori?
**[14:05] ---**
Aww! Kotori had all the fun!
**[14:08] ---**
So, you like little sisters?
**[14:11] ---**
I'm glad I prepared
these adoption forms, Big Bro.
**[14:16] ---**
This is getting out of hand.
**[14:19] ---**
Now that it's calmed down, let's move on.
**[14:24] ---**
Shido and Kurumi will be competing
to make the other fall for them.
**[14:30] ---**
Though she's after Shido's Spirit power,
**[14:33] ---**
she may still appear before you guys.
**[14:38] ---**
Be on your guard.
**[14:40] ---**
R-Right.
**[14:42] ---**
Okay. I won't take a step outside.
**[14:45] ---**
You don't have to go that far.
**[14:49] ---**
Hmm. It's puzzling.
**[14:52] ---**
What is this Kurumi after
by stealing his Spirit power?
**[14:59] ---**
She's not after power itself, is she?
**[15:02] ---**
Uh, well...
**[15:05] ---**
I think I have a good idea
about what Kurumin's goal is.
**[15:10] ---**
Eh?
**[15:11] ---**
I wasn't trying to hide it, but...
**[15:15] ---**
Actually, Kurumin has
come to my place before.
**[15:20] ---**
She wanted me to
look things up with Raziel:
**[15:24] ---**
About the Spirit of Origin
and how to beat it.
**[15:30] ---**
The Spirit of Origin...
**[15:33] ---**
Yeah. The Spirit that first
appeared 30 years ago.
**[15:39] ---**
She wanted to know where and when
it showed up, and about its power.
**[15:47] ---**
In order to kill it.
**[15:50] ---**
Kill?
**[15:54] ---**
So, her asking about
the exact time and place...
**[15:58] ---**
Is to make the Spirit that appeared
30 years ago never happen.
**[16:04] ---**
When I got help from Kurumi Tokisaki
in the other world, she said as much.
**[16:11] ---**
I see. Kurumi can go into the past.
**[16:16] ---**
But to do so, she needs
the power inside Shido.
**[16:20] ---**
She'll kill the Spirit of Origin
that appeared 30 years ago...
**[16:25] ---**
...and erase it from history.
**[16:29] ---**
That's Kurumi's goal.
**[16:32] ---**
Argh, jeez! Now there're
even more questions.
**[16:36] ---**
Kill the Spirit of Origin?
Why would she do that?
**[16:42] ---**
It's dangerous to dig deeper
knowing so little.
**[16:46] ---**
It's worthwhile trying to connect
the dots, no matter how small.
**[16:51] ---**
True.
**[16:53] ---**
But the problem is that
Kurumi's shrouded in mystery.
**[16:59] ---**
I've got something I wanna say, too.
**[17:03] ---**
Mana! What happened to you?!
**[17:06] ---**
It's no big deal. Just some scratches.
**[17:10] ---**
Didn't I tell you to sit
your butt in a medical pod?
**[17:15] ---**
I gave her permission.
**[17:17] ---**
She said she had something
important to say.
**[17:22] ---**
Yeah. Take a look at this.
**[17:36] ---**
Kurumi's clone army?
**[17:39] ---**
I think this fight is what caused
the communications disruption.
**[17:45] ---**
Anyway, I managed to thwart DEM.
**[17:50] ---**
That's what you said in the report.
**[17:53] ---**
What I don't get is how you
predicted Ellen would attack.
**[18:00] ---**
Well...
**[18:02] ---**
Nightmare... Kurumi Tokisaki told me.
**[18:13] ---**
She said that Ellen would be launching
an attack on Big Brother.
**[18:19] ---**
She told me exactly where and when...
which was yesterday.
**[18:25] ---**
So? Why did the lovely Mana
keep this secret from me?
**[18:32] ---**
It's just, I figured you wouldn't let me
go if I said anything, you know?
**[18:38] ---**
You know me well. You and I
will have a long talk later.
**[18:44] ---**
Ugh! Please spare me!
**[18:47] ---**
Back to Kurumi.
**[18:49] ---**
Yeah. Why did she tell Mana
that Ellen would attack?
**[18:54] ---**
For starters, how did she
know it would happen?
**[18:58] ---**
Perhaps she just wanted to protect you.
**[19:02] ---**
Tokisaki Kurumi is after
your Spirit power.
**[19:06] ---**
She wouldn't be pleased
if DEM got you first.
**[19:11] ---**
And she has an army of clones
to gather information.
**[19:17] ---**
Maybe she found out
about their plans somehow.
**[19:22] ---**
Well, that's true...
**[19:25] ---**
Something on your mind, Shido?
**[19:28] ---**
Uh, well...
**[19:33] ---**
It's nothing. Anyway,
let's prepare for tomorrow.
**[19:42] ---**
Wha--?!
**[19:43] ---**
Good morning, Shido. What a lovely day.
**[19:48] ---**
Kurumi?! Why are you here?!
**[19:51] ---**
My, my. Is it odd for classmates
to walk to school together?
**[19:58] ---**
Come, let's go.
**[20:01] ---**
Reine, we've got trouble.
**[20:04] ---**
Understood. Kurumi, right?
**[20:07] ---**
She's gone on the offensive.
I'll contact Kotori.
**[20:12] ---**
Just play along for now.
**[20:16] ---**
Oh, yeah! Kurumi, will you come with me?
I wanna show you something.
**[20:22] ---**
Oh? I can't wait to see what it is!
**[20:28] ---**
Well then, after you!
**[20:34] ---**
This is...?
**[20:35] ---**
Where all the local cats gather.
I thought you might like it, Kurumi.
**[20:41] ---**
I-I don't know why you'd think that.
**[20:50] ---**
C'mon. You, too.
**[20:53] ---**
W-Well, if you insist...
**[20:59] ---**
It's okay. Don't be afraid.
**[21:09] ---**
Wh-What's so funny, Shido?!
**[21:14] ---**
Sorry. That wasn't supposed to happen.
**[21:17] ---**
C'mon, there's lots of other cats.
Try petting one.
**[21:23] ---**
No, thanks. It'll just run away again.
**[21:28] ---**
It'll go better this time.
**[21:32] ---**
Perhaps you're right.
**[21:35] ---**
Hmm?
**[21:37] ---**
There, there!
**[21:40] ---**
You're right! This little kitten likes it!
**[21:44] ---**
Meow!
**[21:47] ---**
Shall we say round one ended in a tie?
**[21:52] ---**
"Episode 09:
'Nightmare's Seduction.'"
**[21:52] ---**
Meow...
**[23:25] ---**
Valentine's is here!
Excited girls! Panicking boys!
**[23:30] ---**
When the world's fate is involved,
excitement and panic is expected!
**[23:34] ---**
Next time: "Girl Time."
Watch it or I'll seal you!
**[23:35] ---**
"Episode 10: 'Girl Time.'"
**[23:39] ---**
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