You've Come to Wear Some Better Expressions

**You`ve Come to Wear Some Better Expressions** (いい顔するようになったじゃねえか, *Ii Kao Suru You ni Natta ja Neeka*) is the eighth episode of the *Ayaka: A Story of Bonds and Wounds* anime series.

## Synopsis

Yukito attends a summer festival with all his new friends as he tries to enjoy some semblance of a normal life for a boy his age, but the evening's peace rests on shaky ground.

## Plot Summary

Yukito has a dream of being in water, and when he wakes, Jingi asks about the dream, but Yukito is unable to express this in words. Yukito receives texts from his friends asking him if he wants to attend the upcoming festival at the Kasen shrine. Yukito replies that not even death could stop him from attending. Jingi gives Yukito a mask to wear at the festival telling him it was his father's mask.

At the festival, Jingi is surprised by how excited Yukito is to be around so many other people. Yukito explains that when he lived in the city, he avoided going to places where people gather. Jingi encounters his friends, and Yukito meets Ibara, who has just arrived. Jingi encouraged Yukito to give her a compliment. He tells her that he likes her yukata and that she looks good in it. Ibara puts her costume mask on and then texts him thank you.

The party meets Haru, Yako, and Chatarou. Haru explains to Yukito that the reason why people wear masks is because non-humans once joined them for the festival. He encourages Yukito to think of masks as a means of forgetting who you are so that you can enjoy the festival.

Leaving Haru and Jingi, Yukito continues with his friends, but suddenly feels unwell and goes down to his knees reporting to them that he feels dizzy. Ibara gets a blister from her sandals, and they find Momoko at an aide station who gives her a bandage. Not far from the station, Inou is seen passed out drunk. Momoko reports that Inou and Yanagi used to cause a ruckus at the festival every year.

Aka calls Ibara, who asks her to put Yukito on. He asks Yukito if it appears that Ibara is having fun. Sitting at the GOZ diner, Makita laughs at Aka telling him that he sounds like a father who is asking how his daughter is doing at school.

Yukito again feels something strange. His eyes flash blue and water balloons begin to burst. Yukito recalls that this feeling is similar to how he felt at school when he began to lose control. He runs away feeling a need to be where other people are not. His shadow turns into a dragon.

Haru senses that something is unusual about the water, and he wonder about Yukito. Yukito goes to the tree that he had previously caused to grow exceptionally large. He tries to calm down but finds himself unable to do so, fearful that be may hurt others. He reflects on what Jingi taught him, and he is able to control himself but wonders what is happening to him. He hears the voice of his father and sees an image of him wearing a mask. He tells Yukito that the truth is inside of him, and he may be able to handle it now.

Yukito returns to the festival and finds several texts from his friends worried about what happened to him. He finds Jingi and thanks him, telling him that because of him, he is now able to control his power so that he can now be around other people.

Before the end credits, and explosion is heard and there is fire visible on the fourth island.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Yukito Yanagi
* Jingi Sagawa
* Ibara Ichijou
* Haruaki Kurama
* Chatarou Fukawake
* Yako Amano
* Momoko Amamiya
* Sanji Inou
* Aka Ibuki
* Taihei Makita
* Makoto Yanagi