Ep. 5: Mirai joins the Literary Club and attends the Lantern Festival with Mitsuki

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Mirai joins the Literary Club after Akihito’s persistent requests. The group visits the Nase mansion, encountering Miroku, before Izumi suspends Mirai’s Spirit World Warrior license for a month due to disobeying orders regarding the Hollow Shadow. Mitsuki takes Mirai to her part-time job to help her earn income. At a pancake house, they discuss Mirai’s socialization and Akihito’s connection to the Nase clan. They fight a youmu-possessed passerby, which Mirai defeats. Shizuku treats them to barbecue. Mirai sees a poster for the annual Nagatsuki City Lantern Festival, reminding Mitsuki of her ban from attending due to her duties. Ayaka hires Mirai at her shop and forces a photo shoot. They discuss Akihito’s depression after his youmu transformation. Mirai asks Mitsuki why she avoids the festival, receiving the answer that Spirit World Warriors are alone. Mitsuki recalls setting up chartreuse lanterns as a child and changes her mind. Mirai and Mitsuki meet Akihito and Hiroomi at the festival, implying they do not have to be alone. In the epilogue, Mirai encounters Izumi in the woods.