Episode 26 (Hanyō no Yashahime)

Demon Spirit of the Sea is the twenty-sixth episode of Hanyō no Yashahime, and the 2nd episode of the second season titled "The Second Act."

Summary

 * 1) Looking for information on Bokusenō, Setsuna and Moroha seek out a Sea Snake Demon.
 * 2) Towa, worried about Setsuna, rallies the demon slayers to her aid.
 * 3) Setsuna uses the unique abilities of her Yukari no Tachikiri and slays the demon.

Plot
While Setsuna is on a mission to retrieve a mystical Kyoukoton root, Moroha asks Jyūbei about how to find the ancient demon-tree Bokusenō by fining a demon that knows of a demon of such wisdom and mystical demonic abilities. Moroha meets up with Setsuna to find it but end up encountering the snake-demon spirit disguised as a human nun, who desires Setsuna's waist-length hair to appease her intense fury and bitterness at never being able to restore her true form. But when Towa gets wind of where her twin sister and half-cousin are, she foolishly charges into battle with aid from Hisui and his fellow demon-slayers.

Will Setsuna be able to help the distressed snake-demon spirit with her new naginata' strongest, most useful ability to sever all things or will they all succumb to her wrath?

Characters in Order of Appearance

 * Towa Higurashi
 * Riku
 * Mimisenri
 * Setsuna
 * Kirara
 * Moroha
 * Jyūbei
 * Takechiyo
 * Sea-Snake Demon
 * Kohaku
 * Hisui
 * Rokuta
 * Nanasuke
 * Tōtōsai
 * Mō-Mō

Trivia

 * Setsuna does the narration instead of Towa for this episode.
 * Mimisenri makes his appearance in the series since the original series' 127th episode, in which he informed Naraku of the unreachable whereabouts of the "final" fragment of the Sacred Jewel of Foul Souls.
 * The Demon Spirit evil form resembles the Greek character, along with the snakes as her hair. She even turns anyone who looks into her eyes to stone.