en
Guardians of the Capital
Scene 1
Scene 2
Scene 3
Scene 4
Scene 5
Scene 6
Scene 7
Scene 8
Death of a Master
On the road to the capital—

Female Onmyoji
Huff, huff...

Female Onmyoji
—Gasp... Huff, huff!!

Female Onmyoji
(I thought I was well aware that this
world is...

Female Onmyoji
Full of insurmountable absurdities—)

Female Onmyoji
(No matter how hard you try, no matter
how many harsh trials you overcome—

Female Onmyoji
you can never be number one.)

Female Onmyoji
(Even so, I didn't let myself rot away...
I stayed focused, holding nothing but

Female Onmyoji
admiration in my heart...)

Female Onmyoji
(That's how I kept myself going—
to be a legendary onmyoji like my mother!)

Female Onmyoji
Mother... Give me courage.

Dark Musashi
Oh, why have you returned? You're wasting
your subordinates' hard-earned time.

Dying Onmyoji
Mas...ter...

Female Onmyoji
Good, you're still breathing.

Dying Onmyoji
R-Run...

Female Onmyoji
I won't run anymore. I am your leader,
after all.

Dark Musashi
Is that your choice?
Trite, banal...

Female Onmyoji
Even so, I'm one of the Four Masters.
Don't think you can kill me so easily.

Female Onmyoji
Om vajra—

Dark Musashi
You don't understand. The bane of onmyo
magic is it gives a forewarning...

Dark Musashi
That moment when you speak the spell—
that is the perfect opening for me.

Female Onmyoji
Ah... A...

Dark Musashi
By the time you notice, you've lost your
head.

Female Onmyoji
Mo...ther...

Dark Musashi
Truly pitiful, aren't they? To be so weak...

Dark Musashi
Weak... Uugh...

Dark Musashi
I am strong... I am oni...
I, ugh—

The journey across the Eastern Continent
was full of joys and sorrows, for more

happened than words can recount.

After many hellos and farewells as they
reflected on the road they had traveled—

Rei and Nagi finally arrived at their
destination: the capital of the Land of Peace.

The capital's gates, however, were tightly
shut. And as they pondered what to do,

Haku appeared.

She told them of the tragedy the night
before.

Haku
One of the Four Masters was killed...

Rei
So this is...the capital.

Nagi
Well they certainly did not jest when they
called it the greatest metropolis of Eastland.

Haku
The city is laid out on a grid so that
everything functions smoothly.

Haku
This is Suzaku Avenue, the city's main
artery.

Haku
Head straight and you'll reach the central
Bureau of Onmyo.

Rei
And at the far end is the Inner Palace...?

Haku
Yes, the nation's central governing body
and axis of absolute authority.

Nagi
Even still, I daresay I am utterly relieved
to see people going about their lives.

Nagi
I feared it had become a den of oni—a lair
of rabid wolves with gnashing teeth!

Rei
Fair point. I can hardly sense any oni
within the city...

Haku
To call it our achievement would be the
height of arrogance, but...

Haku
By joining hands, the four bureaus managed
to drive out the oni forces.

Rei
Amazing...
You worked hard.

Haku
No, it wasn't me—please say that to Mizuchi.

Haku
Without the great barrier she poured her
strength into creating, expelling the oni

Haku
would've been difficult.

Rei
I see... So that was Mizuchi...

Rei
Well, I'll spoil her when I see her.

Haku
Spoil her—hehe!
Oh, pardon me!

Haku
Even a peerless onmyoji acknowledged by
all is like a baby to you, Lady Rei.

Haku
As expected of the Guru of Westland...
You are surely a living legend.

Nagi
Even so, the capital is gigantic! So much so
I begin to become feeble and tired under its

Nagi
austere magnficence...!

Haku
I see... Then let us rest at a teahouse—
But we can already see the Bureau of

Haku
Onmyo ahead.

Haku
Nagi, please hang on a little longer.

Nagi
Whoa, Lady Haku, say that once more!
And just a bit cuter, if you possibly please!

Haku
E-erm... Nagi, do your best?

Nagi
Well, now! I shall certainly do the very best
my heart and soul can muster! Whooooooa!!

Rei
There goes Nagi, running off.

Haku
I wonder how far will he go.
The Bureau of Onmyo is right in front of us—

Haku
Wait, Nagi—you're overshooting it!
Nagi, stop!

Haku
That's under the Inner Palace's jurisdiction,
so you mustn't...!

Rei
Scary people came out...

Rei
Is he being scolded?

Nagi
Uh... Sniff...

Rei
Were the guards that scary?

Nagi
I... I seem to have stepped into the forbidden
land... Then a bunch of burly and boisterous

Nagi
men erupted in shouts...

Haku
The closer you get to the Inner Palace, the
tighter the security.

Haku
I'm sorry, I didn't explain enough.

Nagi
Nay, nay, no fault can be found with you,
Lady Haku...

Rei
Yes, Nagi just charged off on his own.

Nagi
The magnanimous Lady Rei is unusually
harsh...

Haku
Hehe, you get along so well, as usual.
I'm envious.

Rei
Yes, we've shared both hardships and joys...
And we even went to a festival together and

Rei
ate dango.

Haku
I see, a festival and dango—
oh, sorry, I was mid-explanation.

Haku
This is the Bureau of Onmyo, located at
the center of the capital and serving as the

Haku
keystone of its defense.

Haku
And I serve as one of its heads.

Nagi
Upon pondering further, you said there were
four illustrious bureaus, did you not?

Nagi
Do I correctly presume that the Four Masters
also serve as heads?

Haku
Yes. The heads of each bureau are the
primary keystones—namely, the Four Masters.

Haku
Of the Four Masters, I sit at the end.
In other words, I'm the weakest of the four.

Nagi
You, Lady Haku? I find that as improbable
as flowers blooming from desert sand!

Haku
This isn't modesty or anything. My
experience and ability place me fourth.

Nagi
Perhaps it is because I saw your dashing
and dazzling dance against the oni that I

Nagi
cannot possibly bring myself to believe that.

Nagi
But that also means that three powerful
onmyoji stand exalted over the fair Lady

Nagi
Haku herself!

Nagi
Then, truly, the capital must be a haven
of safety!

Haku
Yes, we—everyone in the capital—thought
so.

Rei
And that's where they struck...

Nagi
Right... 'Tis one of the fabled Four Masters,
verily!

Rei
What happened last night?

Haku
Euphemisms would only be disrespectful
to you...

Haku
So I'll tell you straight.

Rei
Yes... Please...

Nagi
I daresay we can handle it. We've had more
than our fill of oni atrocities...

Haku
Then...

Haku
Last night—

Haku
Several onmyoji who were out on diplomatic
business were attacked.

Haku
A small blessing amid the misfortune is
that all but a few survived.

Haku
Among those who died was one of the
Four Masters.

Haku
Her name was Uzuki—

Haku
According to the reports of the ones who
survived, she fought to the very end

Haku
in order to protect her own subordinates...

Haku
A unit was formed immediately, and we
headed to the scene.

Haku
There, we found her beheaded body.

Rei
Beheaded...

Nagi
Tch!

Haku
Uzuki was earnest, gentle, hardworking,
and treated her subordinates like family.

Haku
Those ahead are from her bureau.

Onmyoji of Uzuki Bureau
Ah... Master Uzuki... Why...

Onmyoji of Uzuki Bureau
Master, we'll avenge...
We'll surely avenge you...

Onmyoji of Uzuki Bureau
Aaaaah—Lady Uzuki...!

Rei
She was well loved....

Haku
Yes, even among the Four Masters, her
character and care for others were renowned...

Haku
We must—no, we absolutely must—
find the culprit...

Haku
We absolutely cannot fail...!

Haku
I've just returned, Mizuchi. It's tumultuous
outside the gate, but not to the point of

Haku
needing force.

Mizuchi
I see. That's good. The city is in an uproar,
too.

Mizuchi
Can you compile the issues into a report at
once and send it to the Inner Palace's envoy?

Haku
Yes, those arrangements have already
been made. I've also brought reinforcements.

Mizuchi
Reinforcements?

Rei
Mizuchi, you seem to be doing well.

Mizuchi
L-Lady Rei... An illusion?

Rei
I thought I trained you enough to tell
illusions from reality.

Mizuchi
You truly are the real Lady Rei!! It's been
so long—ahh, what do I do...

Rei
Hehe, don't worry, just be natural.

Mizuchi
No, it's a long-awaited reunion with Lady
Rei... If I'd known, I would've spruced up a bit.

Rei
I heard about the incident.
Don't push yourself.

Mizuchi
Is that so...
Then at least let me greet you properly.

Mizuchi
Second among the Four Masters of the
Eastern Bureau of Onmyo—Mizuchi Akame.

Mizuchi
Lady Rei, thank you for coming all this way.

Rei
Yes, it was quite a long journey.

Mizuchi
I bet... Um, is that bikki your companion,
Lady Rei?

Rei
Yes, Nagi—

Nagi
Well, now, a fabulously famed and lovely
princess! Forgive my late introduction—

Nagi
I am Nagi, a wandering swordmaster.

Nagi
By a curious twist of fate, I now serve as
Lady Rei's guard, and though it's

Nagi
presumptuous—

Rei
Nagi—you are kind of weird. It's funny.

Nagi
Lady Rei, how could you...
I really psyched myself up!

Mizuchi
Hehe, thank you, swordsman of the bikki.

Mizuchi
If we weren't in such chaos, I'd love to sit
for tea and chat... But...

Mizuchi
At least tell me this!! Lady Rei, are you
living properly?

Mizuchi
When I was around, I did everything for
you, remember? Cooking, cleaning, laundry—

Mizuchi
So after I left, I was so worried that you
might be withering away!

Rei
How rude. I manage fine...

Mizuchi
Can you dress yourself?

Rei
Uh... W-Well... Yes...

Mizuchi
See! Sigh, honestly...

Rei
...

Nagi
Lady Rei looks as dejected as a scolded
child!? Postively forlorn...

Haku
Indeed, this is less like a disciple and
more—

Nagi
A mother, I would venture to say.

Rei
Finn was there, so it's fine...

Mizuchi
Finn?

Rei
Someone strong and kind.

Mizuchi
(For Lady Rei to speak so highly of
someone...)

Rei
A-Anyway, about the incident. It's serious,
right?

Mizuchi
Well, yes—but exactly!

Mizuchi
Having Lady Rei stop by now is truly
reassuring.

Rei
Were there many oni?

Mizuchi
No. From the surviving subordinates'
accounts, this oni acted alone—

Mizuchi
Moreover, it was a swordswoman.

Rei
An oni swordswoman...

Nagi
And alone, at that. Sounds undeniably
troublesome.

Mizuchi
That said, she shouldn't be able to enter
the capital. We have a great barrier

Mizuchi
surrounding it.

Rei
Then we need to search around the capital.

Mizuchi
Yes, and we will surely bring her down.
As bureau head, and as her friend—

Mizuchi
For sure!

Kenshin, the Gatekeeper
— — — HWBAAAAM!!

Honnoji
Ng-woah-woah-woaaaaa?!?

KABOOOOOM!!

Honnoji
B-Botched...l-landing...—Oof.

Finn
Oww... You okay, Honnoji?

Honnoji
S-Somehow... Ow—
I slammed into something hard...

Finn
Something hard?

Honnoji
Mm-hmm... Not really sure, but when I
tried to enter this capital place...

Honnoji
Sigh... I wanted to nail a cool dynamic
landing with a swoosh.

Finn
(Honnoji's abilities are unfathomable. But
a tough wall, huh...)

Finn
(Could it be something like Ganon's
barrier that covered that island?)

Finn
Come to think of it, I don't see Captain
Perry or Ryoma around.

Honnoji
Oh... Now that you mention it, when I hit
the wall, things suddenly felt lighter.

Honnoji
Uh-oh, I might've dropped those two
somewhere...!

Finn
(Is teleportation really like a carriage?
Well, they do say magic is all about imagery.)

Finn
(Maybe Honnoji is using the ability with
that kind of image.)

Honnoji
M-My bad! I'm so sorry! The gremlin
otaku energy jumped out again!

Finn
No. Without you, we couldn't have escaped
the island. The credit is yours.

Honnoji
You're even kind to a worm in the dirt—
Finn, are you the protagonist of a mobile

Honnoji
game or something!?

Finn
A worm...? Mobile game...?

Finn
(Honnoji sometimes says things I don't
really understand.)

Finn
Those two will be fine, I'm sure.

Finn
But can you tell where they landed,
specifically?

Honnoji
I don't think it's that far...

Finn
Then they should also be heading toward
the capital.

Finn
Let's head for the capital too. We should
be able to meet up there.

Honnoji
Ohh, that's Finn for you! Super positive!!
Ah, and one more pending concern...

Finn
Is something bothering you?

Honnoji
Actually, my Gift... I mean ability...

Honnoji
Sometimes, moving takes a while...

Honnoji
And this time—probably quite a bit of
time has passed since we left the island.

Finn
So, it's actually been days...

Finn
Then the plea for help you heard... Oh no,
Lady Rei!!

Honnoji
Ah, that might be fine! I don't fully get it yet,
but what I heard was a voice from the future.

Finn
Uh... Like a premonition?

Honnoji
Yeah, pretty much.

Finn
You can do that too?

Finn
If a scholar of magic I know heard that, it
would cause a huge stir...

Honnoji
Eek... A scholar...? I-I don't wanna be a
lab rat!

Honnoji
Oh, but if it lets me live comfortably as a
NEET, that might be okay...

Finn
Anyway, we have no read on the situation
now. Let's head for the capital.

Honnoji
But, where even are we...?

???
This is a grove. It's my turf.

Honnoji
A grove?
Just looks like some woods to me...

Honnoji
Wait, who are you!?

???
Hah—that's my line. What village are you
from, huh!?

Honnoji
The final boss of social classes! Yikes...

Finn
Sorry, truth is, we don't really know
where we are...

???
You don't know where you are—don't be—!

???
No... Wait... Thinking about it...

???
Where even is this... And who am I...

???
Who am I!? Oh, crap... It's getting fuzzy!

Finn
Um... Are you okay?

???
Kenshin... Believe.

???
That voice!? The inner Big Mother...
KEN-Shin!?

???
You are you... Descendant of the distinguished
Uesugi clan, the ethereal, stunning beauty,

???
Kenshin.

Kenshin
That's right! I am...Kenshin Uesugi!

Kenshin
Identity crisis—cleared!!

Kenshin
Thank you, Big Mother!
Thank you, world!!

Finn
This person is quite strange...

Kenshin
Which means... I'm gonna kill you.

Honnoji
A plot twist that hits harder than a
cancelled manga!?

Finn
But we truly don't know where we are...
The circumstances are unclear...

Kenshin
Quit babbling. This is the venerable
temple, just inside the Rashomon Gate—

Kenshin
gate to the capital of the realm!

Finn
We're inside the capital!?

Honnoji
We slipped in somehow!

Kenshin
And I'm the head guard in charge of this
gate—Kenshin Uesugi.

Kenshin
Feel free to call me Kenny.

Honnoji
Kenny...?

Kenshin
Don't get so familiar!!

Honnoji
Eeeeeek!!

Finn
She's rather unreasonable...

Kenshin
So, why did you come here? Start talking.

Honnoji
Uh, um...

Honnoji
A-A rhinoceros beetle! Yeah! We came
because we heard of a legendary

Honnoji
rhinoceros beetle that lives in this grove!

Finn
(Hey, Honnoji...!)

Honnoji
(If I say we're here to rescue our friends,
things might get messy again.)

Finn
(But that doesn't mean she'll fall for such
a lame excuse...)

Kenshin
Why didn't you say so sooner!
What if it gets away, huh!?

Finn
She's totally falling for it!

Kenshin
Hey! You lot, get over here!

Kenshin's Subordinates
Okaaay!

Finn
(W-When did they...!
And all of them are holding bug cages...)

Tattletale Subordinate
Lady Kenshin, this guy says he doesn't
wanna go bug catching.

Unmotivated Subordinate
I mean, it's just a hassle, you know.

Kenshin
C'mon, don't say that—it's a little "please"
from Kenshin♡

Unmotivated Subordinate
Lady Kenshin doesn't have any sex appeal.

Kenshin
Die!!!!!!!!!!!!

Unmotivated Subordinate
Gh... Ah...ow!

Kenshin
Knocked out by my violent allure, huh...

Unmotivated Subordinate
I was knocked out by violent violence...

Kenshin
All right, everyone's participating. I hear
no "noes." Oh, that means you two, too.

Finn
Uh, ah... Okay.

Honnoji
I feel like we can't refuse...

Kenshin
All right then, let's go bug catching!

And so, they chased after the imaginary
legendary rhinoceros beetle—

Kenshin
Nope, no legendary rhinoceros beetle.

Honnoji
Well, of course there isn't...

Kenshin
You say something, Honnoji?

Honnoji
N-No, merely that today is a lovely day...

Kenshin
Hah! What's with the stiff talk!
We're buddies now, aren't we!

Honnoji
H-Hehe...

Honnoji
Do I low-key attract this type of person...?

Kenshin's Subordinates
Kenshin, it doesn't seem to be around here.

Kenshin
Tch, must have left while we were dawdling.

Kenshin
Well, we caught plenty of other bugs, so all's
well. Look at these cages. Impressive, right!?

Honnoji
(So many bugs... G-Gross...)

Kenshin
Don't give bugs disrespect!!

Honnoji
Aaaah! How can you read my thoughts!?

Finn
Glad we could help... Well then, we'll be
going.

Kenshin
Uh... Hold it.

Kenshin
I just had my subordinates check the
in-and-out ledgers for the past few days.

Kenshin
And your names are nowhere to be found.
Care to explain?

Finn
...

Honnoji
C-Come on now, Kenshin, with our special
bond and all...

Kenshin
Hahaha!

Honnoji
Ha... Hahaha...!

Honnoji
I hate this world!

Finn
Well, we didn't exactly enter by standard
means.

Honnoji
How are you so calm, Finn!
I mean, our heads might—no, our heads are

Honnoji
definitely gonna be on a pike!

Finn
Hmm, well, I'm kind of used to it.
To being caught, I mean.

Honnoji
W-We're done for!!
Doomed! No do-overs!!!

Finn
Calm down, Honnoji. They won't carry out
the sentence immediately.

Kenshin
You're not the one who decides that.

Finn
Kenshin Uesugi...

Kenshin
Hey there, enjoying prison life?

Honnoji
Of course nooot.

Finn
You've got questions for us, and that's why
you're holding us here, right?

Kenshin
You're really calm.
But yeah, that's right.

Kenshin
Ordinarily, you'd have no say, even if we
put you through interrogation or torture.

Honnoji
I-I hate pain...

Kenshin
Then answer here and now.
How did you get into the capital?

Kenshin
We had it investigated: no hidden paths,
no secret holes. How'd you do it? Answer.

Honnoji
Okay, okay, it's my ability! It's amazing—
I can move beyond space and time and

Honnoji
even worlds.

Kenshin
Babbling much? You'd think someone
would hesitate saying stuff like that.

Honnoji
But I hate pain!! Absolutely refuse!!
The indomitable pride of a super-edgy hermit!!

Kenshin
Yeah yeah. But who's gonna believe that
power? Even onmyo magic doesn't possess

Kenshin
something that convenient.

Honnoji
Then I'll do it right here!

Kenshin
You can!?

Honnoji
Whoa, hey, don't lean in... Got it. I'll do it,
just gimme a sec! Ahem...

Honnoji
Okay, here we go～♪

Honnoji
Just send me—somewhere!

Kenshin
Sh-She really vanished...

Kenshin
...

Kenshin
...

Kenshin
She's not coming back...

Finn
She isn't, is she...

Kenshin
Did she run away?

Finn
No, not Honnoji...! She wouldn't... I think...

Kenshin
And so, two years passed—

Finn
They haven't.

Kenshin
If she hasn't come back for two years, that
means she knows she's guilty.

Finn
I said it hasn't been that long.

Kenshin
Either way—poor guy, big bro.

Finn
Poor guy...?

Kenshin
If your partner ran, that's practically a
confession.

Finn
W-Wait, do you know an onmyoji named
Haku Urushido?

Kenshin
Sure, one of the Four Masters.
Of course I know her.

Finn
Could you arrange a meeting?
She's an acquaintance.

Kenshin
Is this some sort of trick?

Finn
I have no intention to deceive you.
This country is in danger.

Finn
I at least need to convey that to her—
please!

Kenshin
Fine. Tomorrow we'll go to the Bureau of
Onmyo together.

Finn
Is that really okay...?

Kenshin
It's a crisis, right? Then it's fine.

Finn
(She's carefree... Or rather, completely
unreadable.)

Kenshin
Oh, and if you're thinking of escaping,
don't.

Kenshin
Because I'd just cut you down.

Finn
(I take that back...)

Finn
(If anything, it's because she has real
strength that she can make calls like this.)

Finn
I won't run. Absolutely not.

Kenshin
Hmph... Whatever.

Kenshin
And so, two years passed—

Finn
They haven't.

The Last Survivor
Finn
Nn...

Finn
(This place...)

Finn
(Right... Yesterday—we got caught, and I
spent the night in this cell...)

Kenshin
puff...

Finn
K-Kenshin!? Why are you sleeping next to
me—

Kenshin
Did you sleep well, Fiiin♡

Finn
S-Since when...

Kenshin
All the way since before you were born...

Finn
sigh...

Kenshin
All right, up and at 'em.
You're helping out today.

Finn
Y-Yes, ma'am...!

Finn
Uh, helping with what...?

Kenshin
Hey, you lot, did you all bring your brooms?

Kenshin's Subordinates
Yeees!!

Finn
(Kenshin's subordinates sure are lively as
ever...)

Kenshin
Finn, I didn't hear you!!

Finn
Uh, yes, I've got mine!!

Kenshin
Good♪ From here on, we shall execute the
Sparkling-Top-to-Bottom Temple Grounds

Kenshin
Operation!

Kenshin
On your marks, get set, go!

Kenshin's Subordinates
Uwooooooooo!!

Finn
(What energy! I can't lose!)

Finn
U... Uwooooooooo!!

Kenshin
Louder!!

Finn
Uwooooooooooo!!

Kenshin
Ugh... I hate that voice...

Finn
What...

Kenshin
Still, you've got more going for you than I
expected. At first glance, I thought you

Kenshin
were some pampered brat.

Finn
Th-Thank you...

Kenshin
Heh, wasn't a compliment. But I kinda get
that you're a good guy.

Kenshin
Even so, I'm head of the Uesugi clan—the
family that oversees traffic in the capital.

Finn
Is this temple yours too, Kenshin?

Kenshin
Yeah, the Uesugi family has overseen it
for generations. We get repair funds and

Kenshin
staff from the Inner Palace.

Kenshin
And in exchange, we command the gate
guards and oversee who comes and goes.

Finn
(Inner Palace must be the capital's central
institution...)

Kenshin
Leave the onmyoji matter to me.
I've got pull.

Finn
Yes, please!

Kenshin's Subordinate
Um, Kenshin, may I...
There's something you should know.

Kenshin
Something up?

Kenshin's Subordinate
There is currently a woman at the gate.

Kenshin
Hey, the gate's closed.
How many times do I gotta say it?

Kenshin's Subordinate
It's... A fox-eared girl... Might be the one
you...

Kenshin
Whaaaat!
Got it, let her through—oh, but discreetly!

Kenshin's Subordinate
Understood. Discreetly.

Finn
(A fox-eared girl? No way...)

Finn
Excuse me, Kenshin.
Please take me along too!

Kenshin
Huh? Fine, fine, just keep up!
No time to waste!

Rashomon Gate Guard
Wait here.
Whatever you do, do not go outside.

Mysha
O-Okay...

Mysha
(Maybe I shouldn't have come alone?)

Mysha
(I probably should've just waited in Edo...
But...)

Finn
Mysha!

Mysha
Huh...? Finn!?
Y-You were here!?

Mysha
I'm so glad to see you. Hey, are you hurt
anywhere?

Finn
No, I'm fine!

Finn
Sorry, a lot happened and I made
everyone worry.

Mysha
Seriously, geez! But since we've met again,
all's well that ends well, right?

Finn
Aren't Lady Rei and Nagi with you?

Mysha
Yeah, I think they're already inside the
capital. I was waiting for you in Edo—

Mysha
But a few days ago I heard one of the Four
Masters was killed, and I got worried.

Finn
(One of the Four Masters was killed...!?)

Kenshin
Aaaaaawaaaaaaah!!

Mysha
Wha!?

Finn
(Kenshin just leapt at Mysha!?)

Mysha
W-Wait, uh, um... Who are you!?

Kenshin
Awa! I've been looking for you forever,
Awaaa!

Kenshin
Crap, the tears and snot won't stop...

Mysha
Whoa, wait, don't wipe your snot on my tail!
Finn, help!

Finn
Kenshin, this is Mysha—she's my friend.

Kenshin
Huh...? Mysha...? Not Awa?

Kenshin
Hmm... Looking closely... The eyes...
Oh, and there's no scar here.

Kenshin
I see...!

Kenshin
Right, it's been nine years since we parted.
Of course you wouldn't look exactly the same...

Kenshin
I see, so you are Awa's little sister...

Mysha
Did you just call me "little sister"...?

Finn
Mysha has an older sister!?

Kenshin
Yeah, looked just like you, a vulpine girl
named Awa.

Kenshin
Judging by your face, you didn't know...

Mysha
Yeah, I don't know anything...

Mysha
Tell me about my sister—and about me!

Kenshin
I don't know everything, but in a nutshell...

Kenshin
You're without a doubt a survivor of the
vulpine.

Fallen Swordmaster
Kane-Douji
Damn it... Aaaaagh! How shall I quell this
rage!?

Hoshikuma-Douji
Ha-ha☆ Like, what are you getting so
worked up about, dear brother?

Kane-Douji
Tch... Hoshikuma, it's your fault to begin
with. You got cut down by Nobunaga.

Hoshikuma-Douji
Oh? So you're, like, taking it out on your
sister now?

Hoshikuma-Douji
I mean, you could've just, y'know, shown how
cool you are.

Hoshikuma-Douji
But you got totally chopped into tiny bits—
Mom had a hard time putting you back

Hoshikuma-Douji
together, you know?

Kane-Douji
That...
Damn, just remembering it! Aaagh!

Hoshikuma-Douji
I heard you even begged for your life.
"Help meee," right?

Hoshikuma-Douji
Oh my gosh, how embarrassing, brother☆

Kane-Douji
Shut up, Hoshikuma!
Want me to tear you limb from limb!?

Hoshikuma-Douji
Ugh, like where'd the usually cool brother go?
This is literally killing me!

Kane-Douji
What did Mother say...? Out with it.

Hoshikuma-Douji
Okay okay, alreadyyy.

Hoshikuma-Douji
"Invade the capital"—that's Mom's message,
dear brother♪

Kane-Douji
The capital, huh... Then the main problem
is the great barrier...

Kane-Douji
Even Mother struggles with that barrier.
We'll have to prepare thoroughly.

Hoshikuma-Douji
In that case, I have a secret weapon. Can I
try it?

Kane-Douji
If it's some trash that would disgrace Mother,
I'll strangle you—even if you are my sister.

Hoshikuma-Douji
You have a sense of humor after all,
brother—threatening to strangle a Douji?

Hoshikuma-Douji
That's, like, soooo extra.

Kane-Douji
Tch... Stop getting on my nerves...

Hoshikuma-Douji
Okay okay, you're surprisingly short-tempered.
That's exactly what people exploit☆

Kane-Douji
Your attitude ticks me off... Enough, spit
it out.

Hoshikuma-Douji
Fine... You know that adventurer Mom
was looking for?

Kane-Douji
The adventurer Ganon... I heard she
found his lab on some island.

Hoshikuma-Douji
Right, and from a notebook there, I
recreated a special drug.

Hoshikuma-Douji
A drug that turns people into oni.

Hoshikuma-Douji
We kidnapped a scientist who'd been sneaking
around, and like, after a little torture,

Hoshikuma-Douji
development was quick.

Kane-Douji
Is the drug effective?

Hoshikuma-Douji
Duhhh. Mom approved it, too. She said
there was room for improvement, but I

Hoshikuma-Douji
didn't really get it.

Kane-Douji
Hmph, with a brain like yours, you can't
even grasp its efficacy.

Hoshikuma-Douji
Umm, putting yourself on a pedestal much?
Like, so annoying～

Kane-Douji
Then let's do a long-overdue sibling
heart-to-heart. Right here and now.

Hoshikuma-Douji
Hah... No matter how old you get, you're
still such a kid.

Hoshikuma-Douji
I'm done with that stuff. I mean, carving
up humans is way more fun!

Hoshikuma-Douji
Oh, the last one that got carved up—
was you, brother☆

Kane-Douji
Hoshikuma!

Hoshikuma-Douji
I've got something I want you to see,
brother.

Kane-Douji
That... Why is she here...?

Kane-Douji
Why is she here!!

Dark Musashi
...

Hoshikuma-Douji
Musashi has officially joined us.

Kane-Douji
Don't tell me—that drug...

Hoshikuma-Douji
That's right. It was, like, such a pain, you
know? Hundreds of elite oni Mom literally

Hoshikuma-Douji
trusted me with got killed.

Hoshikuma-Douji
And even when we finally caught her—
she almost killed herself.

Hoshikuma-Douji
But, like, thanks to Mom, we've totally
secured the strongest piece—Musashi.

Kane-Douji
Is this to spite me!?

Hoshikuma-Douji
You're so full of yourself. That's not what
I meant at all.

Kane-Douji
But she's my sworn enemy! Stand aside,
Hoshikuma. I'll take her down and get revenge!

Dark Musashi
Do you want to be killed again?

Kane-Douji
Eep...!

Hoshikuma-Douji
You're totally scared, brother☆
So lame!

Kane-Douji
I'm not scared... But she's a piece to the
puzzle that Mother went to great trouble

Kane-Douji
to obtain. It'd be a waste to crush her here.

Hoshikuma-Douji
You're scared.

Kane-Douji
So...that's your secret weapon?

Hoshikuma-Douji
Exactly. She's an oni, but like, also
fundamentally not an oni.

Kane-Douji
Meaning, the barrier... I see, so that's it...

Kane-Douji
But once she's done her job, there's no
problem crushing her, right?

Dark Musashi
Do as you like. If you can.

Kane-Douji
I'll mash that calm face to pieces. Look
forward to it.

Dark Musashi
By the way... What should we do with that
person over there?

Kane-Douji
What...

Honnoji
Uh-oh, they noticed me?!?

Honnoji
I did say "somewhere," but why do I
have to end up in this middle-of-nowhere...

Hoshikuma-Douji
It's you... From back then!

Honnoji
Eeeeeek!

Honnoji
Anywhere is fine—just send me somewhere
again!!

Hoshikuma-Douji
Tch... That brat!! Where'd she go!!

Dark Musashi
She's vanished completely... She's no
longer here.

Hoshikuma-Douji
Damn it!

Kane-Douji
Hmph, watching you just makes me regret
my own disgrace.

Kane-Douji
Why do siblings resemble each other even
in things like this...

Hoshikuma-Douji
I'm not a useless coward who like tries to
play it cool and then wimps out like you!

Kane-Douji
Sigh...

Hoshikuma-Douji
What are you sighing for, you idiot brother!

While Honnoji was having a strange
reunion—

Mysha
I've changed... Can I come in?

Finn
Yeah, go ahead.

Mysha
Okay—this is weirdly embarrassing.

Finn
Heh, I'm not used to seeing you act shy,
Mysha.

Mysha
Well, I'm not used to clothes like this, and
besides, they're my sister's.

Mysha
Maybe I'm nervous...

Finn
It really suits you.

Mysha
You think so? Hehe♪

Kenshin
Whoaaaa, Awaaaa!!

Mysha
Wha!

Finn
K-Kenshin, calm down!

Mysha
Don't rub my bellyyy!!

Kenshin
Oops! S-Sorry... You just looked exactly
like Awa...

Mysha
Do I really look that much like my sister?

Kenshin
Oh yeah, totally! Even the fluffiness of
your tail is identical!

Mysha
I see, I'm that similar...

Kenshin
S-Stop... Not the missile-filled rice balls...
Anything but that...

Mysha
Missile-filled rice balls!?

Kenshin
Oops! S-Sorry... You just looked exactly
like Awa...

Mysha
What was my sister feeding you!?

Finn
Kenshin, where did you meet Mysha's
sister, Awa?

Kenshin
Hmm... Inside the Bureau of Onmyo.
It's a story from when I was really little.

Kenshin
Want to hear it?

Mysha
Yeah, I want to hear about my sister.

Kenshin
All right then, let's set the stage!

Kenshin
I met Awa nine years ago—

Kenshin
The Uesugi family works as gatekeepers,
so we were close with the Bureau of Onmyo.

Kenshin
Even at eight, I'd pop in now and then,
kinda like work experience.

Young Kenshin
Man, boring. I'm sick of seeing onmyo
magic.

Young Kenshin
Isn't there anything cooler? Like making
dragons swarm the sky or something?

Young Kenshin
Or summoning tons of rhinoceros and stag
beetles to turn the capital into Bug Heaven!

???
That might be a little gross.

Young Kenshin
Who are you? Never seen you before.

???
Same here—What's your name?

Young Kenshin
Kenshin Uesugi...

???
So you're Kenshin. Ooh, cool name.

Awa
I'm Awa. Nice to meet you.

Young Kenshin
You totally get it! Those ears and tail are
awesome too!

Awa
Kenshin, want to go on an adventure with
me?

Young Kenshin
Adventure? Will it involve lots of rhinoceros
beetles?

Awa
Hmm, maybe! The Bureau of Onmyo has
lots of places you're not supposed to go!

Awa
Maybe they're making a super-giant
rhinoceros beetle there～

Young Kenshin
No way, serious? Onmyoji magic is insane!

Awa
We'll be in big trouble if we're caught, so
it's a thrilling adventure!

Awa
Come on, let's go!

Kenshin
That was how I first met Awa.

Kenshin
Father probably asked her to babysit me.

Kenshin
There aren't many in the Bureau of
Onmyo with time to spare.

Kenshin
So it fell to Awa. Kinda feels like fate.

Kenshin
Back then, she was way older than me...
But she felt more like my age.

Kenshin
Thinking back, she was a wild one.

Kenshin
If she found a place marked "Do not enter"
or "Don't touch," she'd go right in and touch it.

Kenshin
Might've been the first time I saw an adult
get seriously scolded.

Kenshin
It was also my first time meeting a vulpine.
Apparently, a few others were being

Kenshin
sheltered at the Bureau of Onmyo back then.

Kenshin
Many things happened, and as we kept
seeing each other, we became friends.

Awa
Oh, Kenshin... You're here again today...

Young Kenshin
What's up, Awa? You look pale.

Awa
Mm—no, it's nothing, really...

Young Kenshin
This isn't like you.

Awa
Well, we all have off days.
I'm the big sister, after all.

Young Kenshin
Is that how it is?

Awa
Pretty much... Oh, right, I might not have
told you this, Kenshin...

Awa
I have a little sister about your age.

Young Kenshin
Really? Does she also have fluffy ears and
a fluffy tail?

Awa
Yup! And it feels exquisite♪
Like, fluffy-poofy-bouncy! Boing!

Young Kenshin
Boing...

Awa
Anyway, she's my super-cute little sister.
If you meet her, be nice to her, okay?

Young Kenshin
Yeah, got it. I'll spoil her rotten!

Awa
Good, I'm counting on you!

Kenshin
After that day, Awa disappeared.

Kenshin
No matter who I asked or where I looked—
even traces that Awa had been there were

Kenshin
gone.

Kenshin
At the Bureau of Onmyo, even the word
"vulpine" became taboo.

Finn
It became taboo?

Kenshin
I don't really get that part.
Father wouldn't tell me anything either.

Kenshin
Sorry, Mysha. I don't know where your
sister went.

Mysha
No, I'm happy I got to hear this. It makes
me feel like I really do have a sister.

Finn
Still, I feel like there's more to this...
Haku might have some answers.

Kenshin
Haku Urushido, huh. Even that genius
probably doesn't know anything about

Kenshin
nine years ago.

Kenshin
There's a gag order from the Inner Palace.
There were likely no handovers either.

Finn
Is the Inner Palace higher in rank than
the Bureau of Onmyo?

Kenshin
The Inner Palace is the highest authority
here. No one can defy it.

Kenshin
If anyone knows anything about back then,
it'd be Mizuchi Akame and Rin Inukami...

Kenshin
I don't know what happened.

Kenshin
But I'm really happy to be meeting Awa's
little sister like this now.

Kenshin
Feels like I got to see her again...

Mysha
(Kenshin must really have wanted to see
my sister...)

Mysha
...

Kenshin's Subordinate
Lady Kenshin, an onmyoji from the
Bureau of Onmyo!

Kenshin
An onmyoji, huh... All right. Take these
two to the cell!

Mysha & Finn
Huh, the cell!?

Bonk
Courier Onmyoji
Well, well, head of the Uesugi family—It is a
great honor that you've decided to see us.

Kenshin
You folks from the Bureau of Onmyo are
just as stiff as always.

Courier Onmyoji
Haha, please don't say that. The Inner
Palace has eyes everywhere.

Kenshin
Haha, I understand your predicament.
Even I can't go against the Inner Palace.

Courier Onmyoji
Then you must understand the meaning
of our visit—

Kenshin
Who knows. Maybe you came to learn the
secrets of insect collecting?

Courier Onmyoji
If only the Inner Palace were so childish,
our burdens would be much lighter...

Courier Onmyoji
I'll be frank. Lady Kenshin, are you hiding
something?

Kenshin
Hiding something, huh...

Kenshin
A good woman is entitled to one or two
secrets.

Courier Onmyoji
Are you...serious?

Kenshin
Oh yeah. Lady Kenshin is always dead
serious!

Courier Onmyoji
You're as slippery as ever...

Kenshin's Subordinate
—All right, get inside. Move it!

Mysha
We were having a friendly chat—why the
cell all of a sudden!?

Kenshin's Subordinate
We cannot say. But there's a message
from Lady Kenshin.

Finn
From Kenshin... What is it?

Kenshin's Subordinate
"Take care of the little sister."

Mysha
"Little sister"—is me, right... Finn, do you
get it?

Finn
Yeah...

Finn
She said the Inner Palace has imposed a
gag order about the vulpine.

Finn
If an onmyoji directly connected to the
Inner Palace finds out, you'll be in serious

Finn
danger, Mysha.

Finn
Hence the cell! Fewer eyes will notice us
here. Kenshin is surprisingly sharp.

Mysha
So she's protecting us... Right, she's my
sister's friend!

Finn
We should thank her later.

Mysha
Yeah, and I want to hear more about my
sister♪

Kenshin's Subordinate
Lady Kenshin will be here shortly—until
then, stay quiet and keep out of sight.

Kenshin's Subordinate
That's all.

Mysha
Got it! We'll stay put!

Kenshin's Subordinate
Good. If anything happens, we'll call you.
Later.

Mysha
Hey, Finn...

Finn
What's wrong, Mysha?

Mysha
It's kind of chilly in here. Typical for a
prison cell, I guess.

Finn
Yeah. Are you cold?

Mysha
Nope, I'm fine—I have my own tail!

Mysha
Are you cold, Finn? Want me to warm you
up with this?

Finn
(It does look fluffy and warm...)

Finn
No, I'm not cold yet—I'm fine.

Mysha
You don't have to hold back with me...

Finn
Still, who would've thought we'd find clues
about your past here?

Mysha
Yeah, I'm surprised too! I never imagined
I had a sister...

Finn
Did Gilgan ever tell you about her?

Mysha
Uh-uh, Grandpa never said a word...
Maybe because I never asked.

Mysha
Maybe because life with Grandpa felt so
normal, I never asked about my past.

Finn
But now you know you have a sister.
You want to meet her, right?

Mysha
Uh... Yeah. I was so little, I don't have
any memories...

Mysha
But I feel like I remember my sister's
scent, kind of.

Mysha
Gentle, lively, cute scent... I want to smell
it again!

Finn
(When you know you have family, of
course you want to see them...)

Finn
(If I can, I want to help make that happen.
But Kenshin said she searched and never

Finn
found her...)

Finn
(Maybe the Bureau of Onmyo and the
Inner Palace are hiding something.)

Mysha
Finn, what's wrong? Your face looks really
scary.

Finn
Scary?

Mysha
Yeah, like all your features are scrunched
together—your brow is super furrowed!

Finn
That does sound scary...

Mysha
Here, lend me your forehead!

Finn
Uh, like this?

Mysha
Yeah, closer—

Mysha
Tori makes that face a lot too. When she
does, I bonk foreheads with her like this!

Finn
(Bonk foreheads... We're really close!)

Mysha
Hey, don't move! It's a charm Grandpa
taught me!

Finn
(Maybe it's a folk remedy of the kud—)

Finn
(She's doing it out of kindness. It'd be rude
to run...)

Finn
All right, I'll steel myself—

Mysha
No need to get so worked up...
After we bonk—

Mysha
We gaze into each other's eyes. See? Feels
like your worries are melting away, right?

Finn
Y-Yeah...

Finn
(It's kinda embarrassing—makes my back
feel all tingly—)

Kenshin
Bonk.

Finn
Kenshin!?

Finn
Since when—actually, what are you doing!?

Kenshin
Bonking.

Finn
(She's too free-spirited!)

Mysha
Never done it with three before, but I'm
getting all fuzzy!

Kenshin
You're the only one not fuzzy, Finn!

Kenshin
Commit to the bonk! I'll kill any slacker
who can't get fuzzy!!

Finn
Your words are not fuzzy at all!

Kenshin
Yeah, but this is quite nice.
Maybe I'll have my subordinates do it.

Kenshin's Subordinate A
Us... Do that?

Kenshin's Subordinate B
Uh, no thanks... If we do, it'll be a nightmare...

Kenshin
C'mon, don't kill the mood.
Oh yeah, the onmyoji folks left.

Finn
Did they ask anything about us?

Kenshin
They seemed to be probing, but that wasn't
their main goal.

Finn
Goal? Did something happen?

Kenshin
Oni activity around the capital's been
increasing. They told us to beef up security.

Kenshin
Pretty rich, considering we've been working
without sleep.

Kenshin's Subordinate A
We were out bug catching...

Kenshin's Subordinate B
Something about a legendary rhinoceros
beetle...

Kenshin
Okaaay, whoever just said that—
there's a tough job waiting for you later.

Kenshin's Subordinate A
Crap, she heard us!

Kenshin's Subordinate B
Shh... Keep a low profile!

Kenshin
You know you're already busted.

Kenshin
So, today I can't leave my post at the gate.

Kenshin
Which means going to the Bureau of
Onmyo will have to be tomorrow or later.

Kenshin
That okay?

Finn
Tomorrow or later... Huh...

Finn
Is there any way we could do it today?

Mysha
Yeah, I want to meet up with everyone as
soon as possible... I think I have to!

Kenshin
All right, I'll work something out for Finn.
A promise is a promise.

Kenshin
But Mysha, you're staying here in hiding.

Mysha
Why just me!?

Kenshin
Because if people know there's a survivor
of the vulpine, it'll be bad.

Kenshin
Even just a rumor has already gotten the
Bureau of Onmyo moving.

Kenshin
You know what that means, right?

Mysha
But...

Kenshin
No buts. Please understand. I promised
Awa. I'm begging you, just stay put, okay?

Mysha
And if I don't?

Kenshin
...

Kenshin
I don't want to do this, but you give me no
choice... You lot, tie her up.

Kenshin's Subordinates
Understood!

Finn
Kenshin, what are...!

Kenshin
Sorry, but this is the only way. Though
Awa will probably chew me out for it.

Mysha
Got it...

Kenshin
Great, you understand. Surrounded by
this many people, that's the smart move.

Mysha
Finn, wait outside.

Finn
Mysha, what are—?

Mysha
I'm going to make a break for it!!

Kenshin
Wha... What kind of movement is that!?

Finn
(Mysha's gotten even faster!)

Kenshin's Subordinates
C-Can't catch her!—She's heading outside!

Kenshin
She got out, huh... Then it can't be helped.

Kenshin
If that's how you want it—!

Kenshin
Time to get a little serious—

Mysha
(Looks like they can't catch up...!)

Mysha
(Well yeah, even Tori got thrown off by my
moves.)

???
Is that all you've got—

Mysha
!?

Kenshin
Awa was even faster...
She literally became the wind.

Mysha
I'm just getting started!

Kenshin
Oh, turned it up a notch, eh?
That's more like it—

Kenshin
All right, let the fun little chase begin!

Patrolling Kenshin's Subordinate A
Hm... Whoa!?

Patrolling Kenshin's Subordinate B
Hey, did something just rush past?

Patrolling Kenshin's Subordinate C
Nah, must be just a dust devil.

Patrolling Kenshin's Subordinate A
Was that really wind?

Kenshin
This way...!

Mysha
Not done yet...!

Kenshin
Why you...!

Mysha
Wow...!

Kenshin
C'mon, c'mon...!

Mysha
Huff... huff... It's been ages since I ran
around this much... I can't believe

Mysha
someone can keep up with me...

Kenshin
Don't underestimate...me... Urk...

Mysha
A-Are you okay, Kenshin!?

Kenshin
M-Might not... Be... But...
Heh—haha—hahaha!

Mysha
Huh, now you're laughing?

Kenshin
Just nostalgic, is all...
I used to race around like this with Awa.

Kenshin
You're fast. As expected of Awa's little sister.

Mysha
Heh-heh, you think so?♪

Kenshin
Hm...?

Mysha
What is it, Kenshin?

Kenshin
Killing intent... Are they here to wipe out
the capital?

Mysha
Yeah, someone seems to be at the gate...

Kenshin
Thought so—you head back. Got it?

Mysha
What about you, Kenshin!?

Kenshin
Don't worry. This is my job!

Oni Power
Rashomon Gate Guard A
You there, halt!

Dark Musashi
No, I will not.

Rashomon Gate Guard B
Ugh... What a mass of killing intent.
Is that really a human...?

Rashomon Gate Guard C
Do not falter. We cannot let this one into
the capital. Stop her with your life!

Rashomon Gate Guard C
Disciples of Uesugi, fellow guards, know
that this is our final stand!

Gate Guards
Right!!

Dark Musashi
You have resolve. Good—then—

Rashomon Gate Guard A
Gah—gh—guhgah...!?

Rashomon Gate Guard B
I-I couldn't see the blade swing...
Some kind of sorcery...?

Dark Musashi
No. Pure swordsmanship.

Rashomon Gate Guard C
E-Everyone, as one—keep your distance
and pile on the attacks!

Dark Musashi
Too weak...

Gate Guards
Urk!!

Gate Guards
Gah!!

Gate Guards
Aaaaah!!

Rashomon Gate Guard B
Tch... What is this monster—

Dark Musashi
This is the realm of a swordmaster.
Watch closely.

Rashomon Gate Guard B
Uugh... D-Damn... We are no match...

Dark Musashi
You cannot cut with a broken spirit.
Die in regret—

Kenshin
Enough lectures—!!

Dark Musashi
What?

Kenshin
You're so damn preachy. Giving sermons
in the middle of a fight!

Dying Gate Guard
Lady... Kenshin... Everyone fought...
valiantly...

Kenshin
Yeah, looks that way.
Tch, every last one of you—

Kenshin
If you're dead, you can't even go bug catching.
You should've run...

Dark Musashi
So you are the head of the gate guards. A bit
much telling swordsmen to show their backs.

Kenshin
Now you're lecturing me, you preachy
samurai? I mean, can't you tell just by

Kenshin
looking?

Dark Musashi
Tell what?

Kenshin
I'm pissed off, that's what!!

Dark Musashi
Oh!
What a ferocious strike...

Dark Musashi
I might be able to use that power against
you...

Kenshin
(Damn, what swordwork... I want to
avenge them—but I can't get her!)

Mysha
Is that... Musashi!?

Dark Musashi
Don't step within my reach. You're in the
way.

Mysha
—!

Dark Musashi
You dodged. Good movement.

Mysha
Musashi, it's me! Mysha!!

Dark Musashi
I've never seen a warrior like you.
Agile—worth cutting down.

Mysha
"Never"? No way! W-What happened to you!?

Kenshin
Mysha... You know her?

Mysha
Yeah, or I should...

Kenshin
Talk later. With your movement, you can
throw her off. Sorry, but lend a hand!

Mysha
Yeah...!

Mysha
(Musashi, why... Did you forget that we
even bathed together?)

Mysha
(Anyway, for now—!)

Mysha
Musashi, over here!!

Dark Musashi
I can't track her with my eyes...

Kenshin
Well done, Mysha!!

Kenshin
—Here!!

Dark Musashi
Urg... A mixed style of power and speed...

Dark Musashi
You're good... At this rate...

Dark Musashi
It would be a waste.

Kenshin
What the—her killing intent just spiked!?

Dark Musashi
You truly are a splendid warrior.

Dark Musashi
Therefore, it's a waste.

Dark Musashi
—I must use the oni's power.

Mysha
M-Musashi...?

Kenshin
Don't space out, Mysha! Be ready!

Mysha
Wha...?

Dark Musashi
Oni Claws.

Mysha
Aaaaaah!!

Kenshin
Tch... Mysh—gaaah!!

Dark Musashi
Heh... Hehe... Hahahahahahaha!!

Dark Musashi
Ah, this is it!! Power!!
Overwhelming, genuine power!!

Dark Musashi
How... How refreshing!!

Dark Musashi
Now, I'm the strongest!!
This is what it means to be strong!!

Dark Musashi
Huh...?

Dark Musashi
Why...? I wasn't hit...?

Dark Musashi
Why does my chest hurt...this much...?

Mysha
Mu...sashi...

Dark Musashi
Fox-ears... Are you going to stand?

Mysha
I don't know what happened... But...
The you right now... Isn't strong at all...

Dark Musashi
I'm not strong? What are you saying...

Dark Musashi
I am the strongest—the strongest!!

Mysha
Guh...!!

Dark Musashi
Why... Why won't the pain... Go away...

Dark Musashi
Will the pain stop if I destroy that
fox-eared warrior...?

Kenshin
You—cut it out—!!

Dark Musashi
Gah... Kh...!

Kenshin
Mysha, are you okay? I'm sorry—I should've
had you run...

Mysha
I-I'm o...kay... You too... Kensh...

Kenshin
Lie down there. I'll carry you soon—
after I defeat her.

Dark Musashi
Defeat me? A mere human like you?

Kenshin
Shut the hell up!! By the pride of the
Uesugi house that has guarded this gate,

Kenshin
I'll take you down!!

Dark Musashi
Pride... What's that... Such a thing has
nothing to do with strength...

Dark Musashi
There's no such thing as strength to
protect someone!

Dark Musashi
The only true strength is the sword that
solely belongs to me, oni Musashi!

Kenshin
Bring it on—you trash!!

Mizuchi
Halt, that's far enough!!

Dark Musashi
Mizuchi Akame of the Four Masters...
And...

Finn
Musashi, why would you do something
like this...

Finn
Where did your striving for the essence of
emptiness go!?

Dark Musashi
!?

Dark Musashi
Finn... Ugh... My head...

Dark Musashi
So... I'm not at full strength yet...

Mizuchi's Subordinate
—Stop, you swordswoman!

Kenshin
Don't chase! Even all of you put together
are still no match for her.

Mizuchi
Agreed. Do not pursue. Prioritize tending
to the wounded.

Mizuchi's Subordinate
As you command. We will treat the injured
at once—!

Kenshin
You're late... Mizuchi Akame.

Mizuchi
I'm sorry. I ended up on the back foot.

Kenshin
Tch... I'm gonna nap a bit. Take care of
the young lady there...

Mizuchi
Just who is that swordswoman to be able
to push Kenshin Uesugi so far...

Mizuchi
And that girl is...

Mizuchi
A vulpine.

Inner Palace Schemes
Kenshin
Uugh...

Kenshin
Where... Am I—?

Kenshin's Subordinate
Lady Kenshin, you're awake!
Someone—get the medic!

Kenshin
Hey, forget that! Fill me in. What happened?

Kenshin's Subordinate
Many are dead... We're currently doing
everything we can for the wounded.

Kenshin's Subordinate
As for the swordswoman, the Bureau of
Onmyo is searching for her whereabouts.

Kenshin
I see...

Kenshin
Right—Mysha! Where's the fox-eared girl!?

Kenshin's Subordinate
The Bureau of Onmyo should be treating
her now.

Kenshin
Mizuchi Akame, huh...

Kenshin
I don't think she'll do anything bad to the
girl, but...

Kenshin's Subordinate
Not sure if this will put you at ease, but...
I'm told a young man named Finn is with her.

Kenshin
Finn is...?

Kenshin
I see. In that case...

Kenshin
Aah, fine, can't be helped. I'll rest for now.

Kenshin's Subordinate
Yes, that would be best. Shall I bring you
anything?

Kenshin
Then get me—a legendary rhinoceros
beetle!!

Kenshin's Subordinate
Anything other than that, please...

Onmyoji Nurse
Ms. Mysha, how are you feeling?

Mysha
Good. Onmyo magic is amazing. I'm still a
little woozy though...

Onmyoji Nurse
We used onmyo magic to draw your
self-healing ability to its peak.

Onmyoji Nurse
If I may say—your inexhaustible stamina
is truly astounding. You should've been

Onmyoji Nurse
bedridden for a month.

Mysha
Well, yeah—Grandpa and everyone
trained me!

Onmyoji Nurse
Even so, you're far from fully healed.
Please rest and recover.

Onmyoji Nurse
Also, Lady Mizuchi has ordered you to
stay inside.

Onmyoji Nurse
We will keep your presence confidential,
so please, we beg your discretion.

Mysha
That makes sense... Got it! Thank you so
much!

Onmyoji Nurse
Not at all. Now then, we'll take our leave—

Mysha
They're telling me not to go out because I'm
a vulpine, right...

Mysha
Kenshin was saying so too, but is it really
that bad if I'm discovered...?

Finn
Mysha... May I come in?

Mysha
Finn? Yeah, it's fine!

Finn
Looks like you're already much better.
I'm relieved.

Mysha
It's thanks to the onmyoji folks!

Finn
I'm sorry I arrived late...

Mysha
The onmyoji told me the swordswoman
ran off when you got there.

Finn
That was Musashi, right...

Finn
What on earth happened to change someone
that strong?

Mysha
I don't know, but she forgot everything
about me...

Finn
She originally had amnesia, but this
seems different...

Nagi
Why the long faces, you two?

Mysha
Wha... Nagi!?

Nagi
Indeed, it is I—delightfully dazzling Lady
Mysha! A heartfelt reunion hug—

Mysha
Huh, where's Lady Rei?

Nagi
Sh-She dodged me oh so nonchalantly...

Mizuchi
Lady Rei is speaking with the Bureau of
Onmyo elders about the next course of action.

Finn
And you are...?

Mizuchi
It seems—amid all that happened—I
neglected to introduce myself.

Mizuchi
I'm Mizuchi Akame, one of the Four Masters.

Mysha
You're Mizuchi... Um, thank you! I heard
you brought me here.

Mizuchi
Apologies. I took things into my own hands.

Mizuchi
If you remained there, your existence
would have been exposed to the world.

Finn
I was told you're ranked 2nd among the
Four Masters, Mizuchi.

Mizuchi
Yes, that's my current standing. I'm one of
the old guard at the Bureau of Onmyo now.

Finn
Oh—pardon my late introduction... I'm Finn.

Mizuchi
Oh, so you're Finn! Strong and kind, hmm...

Finn
Strong and kind?

Mizuchi
No, it's nothing! You've taken good care of
Lady Rei.

Finn
Come to think of it, you were also her
disciple, right?

Mizuchi
Only for a short time. But to me, she's still
my revered master.

Finn
Of course. And to me, she's a precious comrade.

Mizuchi
(I see, so this is Lady Rei's...)

Finn
Mizuchi...?

Mizuchi
Sorry, just thinking.

Mizuchi
More importantly, I wanted to ask you
about that Musashi.

Mizuchi
They say she's the one who attacked the
guards, Kenshin Uesugi, and Mysha.

Nagi
I refuse to believe the righteous Lady Musashi
would draw blood without cause...

Finn
Yeah, me neither... But that Musashi was
somehow different.

Mysha
She looked possessed... She said, "I must
use the oni's power."

Finn
Use the oni's power? Is it like the residents
on that island...?

Nagi
Of what island do you speak, Sir Finn?

Finn
Actually, while I was separated from
everyone, something happened...

Nagi
I see...

Mysha
Geez, Finn, you had another wild adventure.

Mizuchi
But can you really turn a person into an oni?

Finn
If they have the drug spoken of in Captain
Perry's father's, Dr. Ganon's research

Finn
journal, then maybe...

Finn
And that journal is now in Hoshikuma-Douji's
hands.

Mizuchi
So the oni know how to make the drug...

Finn
But could they have completed it in such a
short time?

Mizuchi
There have been reports of oni abducting
researchers from various places over the

Mizuchi
past few days.

Finn
Don't tell me...

Mizuchi
They're oni... Our ethics and logic don't
matter to them.

Mysha
So with that new drug, Musashi gained
oni power?

Mizuchi
That's bad. The great barrier only works
on oni. If this Musashi can freely wield

Mizuchi
oni power while remaining human—

Finn
She can pass through the barrier!

Mizuchi
Someone—!

Mizuchi's Subordinate
Yes, here!

Mizuchi
Urgently notify all posts to strengthen the
capital's security! If the Inner Palace

Mizuchi
questions you, tell them I ordered it!

Mizuchi's Subordinate
Understood!!

Nagi
Sir Finn, let us take up arms—!

Finn
Yeah, let's do it!
Mizuchi, may we join the patrols?

Mizuchi
Yes, please do. Report in if anything
happens!

Nagi
Understood to the absolute fullest!

Finn
We'll be off!

Mizuchi
Mysha, there's something I want to tell
you while I have the chance.

Mizuchi
About your people—the vulpine.

Mysha
Huh? Okay!

Mizuchi
Maybe it's the outfit, but you're really the
spitting image of her.

Mysha
Mizuchi, you knew my sister too?

Mizuchi
Oh yes. Not as well as Kenshin Uesugi,
but I spoke with Awa many times.

Mizuchi
She was kind, lively, and a little scatterbrained.
Are you like that too?

Mysha
Ah—yeah, my best friend Tori says I need
watching.

Mizuchi
Hehe, sisterly blood tells the story.

Mizuchi
Back then, I hadn't yet been entrusted to
head a bureau.

Mizuchi
But I remember the vulpine being at the
Bureau of Onmyo—

Mizuchi
until that day nine years ago.

Mysha
"That day"...?

Mizuchi
Yes. This is something hidden deep within
the Bureau of Onmyo—so taboo that even

Mizuchi
speaking of it is forbidden—

Mizuchi
I won't repeat this, so listen carefully.

Mysha
Okay!

Mizuchi
Then I'll tell you about that day...

Mizuchi
Remember that I only know what I saw.

Mizuchi
That day, people were coming from the
Inner Palace, looking so imposing that it

Mizuchi
really stuck with me.

Mizuchi
The Four Masters at that time appeared
to be arguing with the envoys.

Mizuchi
But it seemed they couldn't defy the
orders from the Inner Palace...

Mizuchi
Even now, we onmyoji are only one of the
public security forces...

Mizuchi
They could not possibly oppose the Inner
Palace, which holds all the power in the

Mizuchi
Land of Peace.

Mizuchi
Reluctantly, the Four Masters led the
vulpine somewhere.

Mizuchi
Awa was among them...

Mizuchi
From the next day on, it was as if the
vulpine had never even been at the

Mizuchi
Bureau of Onmyo.

Mysha
As if they had never been?

Mizuchi
Yes. The building where they lived had
vanished without a trace.

Mizuchi
And even the word "vulpine" became taboo.

Mysha
(It's just like Kenshin said...)

Mysha
What on earth happened that day?

Mizuchi
I was curious too, so I probed some Inner
Palace contacts.

Mizuchi
What I heard then is just a rumor—

Mizuchi
A certain ritual was performed that day.

Mysha
A certain ritual...

Mizuchi
A ritual to summon a guardian deity...
It must have been dangerous.

Mizuchi
So much so that they needed the power of
the vulpine—of Awa.

Mysha
Are the vulpine safe?

Mizuchi
I'm sorry, I don't know... I couldn't learn
anything about Awa either.

Mysha
...

Mysha
No—thank you for telling me, Mizuchi.

Mizuchi
From here—the choice is yours.
You're in grave danger right now.

Mysha
Because I'm vulpine, and the Inner Palace
might target me, right?

Mizuchi
Exactly. They tend to regard the vulpine
as a valuable resource.

Mizuchi
People under their influence are surely
already moving within the Bureau of Onmyo.

Mysha
Oh—onmyoji even came to Kenshin's place!

Mizuchi
That's right. So long as you're in the capital,
they'll keep trying to seize you.

Mizuchi
Your enemies aren't only the oni.

Mysha
(So that's the choice—keep fighting here,
or run away.)

Mysha
(Only two options—and my answer is
already decided.)

Mysha
I'm staying in the capital, and I'll keep
fighting!

Mysha
I came here to help everyone!

Mizuchi
I had a feeling Awa's little sister would
say that.

Mizuchi
If that's your choice, I won't hold back either!

Mizuchi
Surely it'll atone for my weakness that day...

Mysha
I'm sorry, Mizuchi! I might cause you
trouble...

Mizuchi
It's fine. I want to remain Awa's friend,
after all!

Mizuchi
Stay here for now. As long as you're under
my jurisdiction, even the Inner Palace

Mizuchi
shouldn't be able to lay a hand on you so
easily.

Mysha
O-Okay...

Mizuchi's Subordinate
—My apologies, Lady Mizuchi!

Mizuchi's Subordinate
We have received orders for you to take
command of the city patrols.

Mizuchi
I'm sure no one else is free... All right, tell
them I'm on my way!

Mizuchi
Sorry, Mysha. I'll be stepping out for a bit.

Mysha
Okay, do your best, Mizuchi♪

Awa
Go, go～. Do your best, Mizuchi～!

Mizuchi
Hehe, you two really are alike.

Mizuchi
I will protect you—no matter what!

Doorway to Destruction
Kenshin
Heyyy, how's it going—?

Rashomon Gate Guard A
Y-You should be in bed, Lady Kenshin!

Kenshin
It's fine. Besides, I'm bored—spacing out
on a bed is quite dull.

Rashomon Gate Guard B
(whisper) It's a wonder she isn't on the
brink of death...

Rashomon Gate Guard A
(whisper) The doctor said it'd take months
to fully heal...

Kenshin
Hey, what's with the whispering? Let me
in on it too!

Rashomon Gate Guard A
No, I don't think we should...

Rashomon Gate Guard B
Anyway, please return to your bed.

Rashomon Gate Guard A
That's right. There are no issues
warranting Lady Kenshin to take charge—

Kenshin
Sigh... You guys are idiots. That "issue"
is about to happen.

Rashomon Gate Guard A
What do you mean?

Kenshin
You'll know in a moment. Come on, ready
your weapons!

Rashomon Gate Guard A
(Lady Kenshin is poised for battle...
Just what is coming exactly?)

Hoshikuma-Douji
Someone's got a good nose☆ As a reward,
how about a gruesome death?

Kane-Douji
Do not make pointless detours, Hoshikuma.
These are Mother's orders.

Hoshikuma-Douji
I know, I know. I'm literally joking.
Snitch and I'll kill you, dear brother.

Rashomon Gate Guard A
Th-That is... An oni... No, something
beyond that...

Kenshin
Oni among oni, that's a top-class Douji.

Rashomon Gate Guard B
I can't stop shaking, Lady Kenshin...

Kenshin
Of course. Your hearts are about to submit
to your instinct to avoid dying.

Kenshin
Don't think, "I don't want to die."
Tell yourself, "Kill the enemy."

Kenshin
You have the strongest oni before you.
Suppress your logic, for now—

Kenshin
abandon being human.

Rashomon Gate Guard A
("Abandon being human"...!?)

Rashomon Gate Guard B
(The only one who can do that is you,
Lady Kenshin!)

Rashomon Gate Guard A
No time to quibble... Let's do this, everyone!

Rashomon Gate Guards
Uwooooooo!!

Kenshin
Yeah—drive back the oni's bloodlust with
spirit.

Kane-Douji
A normal human subjected to our killing
intent would struggle to stay sane...

Kenshin
Sorry, but we're trained differently,
"dear brother."

Kane-Douji
Hmph... I am Kane-Douji. A mere human
should not address me so flippantly.

Hoshikuma-Douji
And I'm his sister, Hoshikuma-Douji. But
you like totally don't need to remember that.

Hoshikuma-Douji
Because I'm about to kill you all anyway♪

Kenshin
!!

Kenshin
Their killing intent just surged...

Rashomon Gate Guard A
F-Forgive me, Lady Kenshin...
M-My strength is...

Rashomon Gate Guard B
Agh... Gh-gh...

Kenshin
Yeah, figures... They're way beyond the norm.

Kenshin
For now, everyone fall back inside the
gate. Get within the great barrier.

Kenshin
(Hm... Isn't something off?)

Kenshin
(They should know the capital is wrapped
in an oni-warding great barrier.)

Kenshin
(The barrier embodies the pinnacle of onmyo
magic—one that repelled even Shuten-Douji—)

Kenshin
(So why...?)

Kenshin
(Why are they still advancing toward us
without hesitation!?)

Kenshin
N-No way!

Hoshikuma-Douji
Hahaha, oh my gosh, you like, finally
noticed!

Hoshikuma-Douji
I was literally about to whisper in your
ear that you've got a good nose but are

Hoshikuma-Douji
totally blind!

Kane-Douji
Indeed, there is no refuge left for you—

Kane-Douji
For that great barrier has long since...

Kane-Douji
Been destroyed.

Mizuchi's Subordinate A
Lady Mizuchi, is it true that the
swordswoman has infiltrated the capital?

Mizuchi's Subordinate B
We have yet to receive such an
explanation from the Inner Palace...

Mizuchi
This is about possibility.

Mizuchi
But if an enemy really got in, that would
make an already bad situation even worse.

Mizuchi
If it turns out to be nothing, I'll be the one
scolded by the Inner Palace, and that's all.

Mizuchi
The responsibility is mine alone. So for
now, I need your cooperation, please.

Mizuchi's Subordinate A
No need to say "please"... My sword and
life are yours, Lady Mizuchi!

Mizuchi's Subordinate B
Though weak, we too are onmyoji.
We won't spare any effort to keep order!

Mizuchi
Thank you, everyone.
Then start the patrols!

Mizuchi's Subordinates
As you command!

Mizuchi
(There's one more thing that worries me...)

Mizuchi
(At the very time the oni grow active, a
vulpine, Mysha, appears.)

Mizuchi
(It's fine if it's coincidence. But if it isn't...)

Distant scream
Someone, heeelp!!

Mizuchi
!!

Mizuchi
(It's close—!!)

Injured resident
Ugh... Aahhh...

Injured resident
Oooooow, it huuurts!!

Mizuchi
W-What is this... Everyone's been slashed!

Mizuchi's Subordinates
Lady Mizuchi...!! W-What is this?

Mizuchi
Take them away for treatment.
All of them, now!

Mizuchi's Subordinates
R-Right!

Mizuchi
(These sword cuts... None are immediately
fatal.)

Mizuchi
(The wounds seem to be meant to make
them suffer in pain before dying...)

Mizuchi
(This isn't an oni—)

Mizuchi
For someone to do this...

Dark Musashi
Hmph!

Dark Musashi
Oh? I thought I had attacked from your
blind side...

Mizuchi
I've survived more bloodbaths than I can
count... It'll take far more to finish me.

Dark Musashi
As expected of Mizuchi Akame... You're
more than a worthy opponent.

Mizuchi
So you're Musashi, the swordswoman who
became an oni...

Dark Musashi
The name "Musashi" has little value.

Dark Musashi
All I seek is pure power, power, power—!
I have no interest in anything else.

Mizuchi
(Just as I thought, she's nothing like the
Musashi Finn and the others told me about...)

Mizuchi
(What I feel from her is the very essence
of an oni consumed by power—)

Dark Musashi
Mizuchi Akame, I've heard about you from
the Douji lot.

Dark Musashi
That you're one of the pillars upholding
the great barrier.

Mizuchi
As I thought, you are after the great barrier...
But I won't allow it!

Mizuchi
On rokei jinbara...

Mizuchi
Aranja kiriku!!

Dark Musashi
Impressive... So this is the pinnacle of
onmyoji...

Dark Musashi
It's worth testing how far my current
strength can go!

???
Stop playing around, Musashi.

Dark Musashi
Tch... Being on a leash is terrible.

Dark Musashi
Fine, I understand—

Dark Musashi
It's about time for the drug to take effect...

Injured resident
Uu...

Injured resident
Uaaar...

Mizuchi's Subordinates
L-Lady Mizuchi, the injured are—

Mizuchi
What!? Everyone, back away from the
wounded immediately!

Residents Turned into Oni
GAAAAHHHRR!!

Mizuchi's Subordinates
S-Stop, wait... Stooooop!!

Mizuchi's Subordinates
W-We were treating you—aaaahhh!!

Dark Musashi
Those humans I cut have already been
injected with a drug that turns them into oni.

Mizuchi
You're saying... They've become oni?

Dark Musashi
Yes. You righteous humans despise
underhanded tactics like this most of all,

Dark Musashi
don't you?

Mizuchi
How could you!!

Dark Musashi
I believe solely in my own power, so I only
grudgingly accepted such a plan...

Residents Turned into Oni
UGAAAAAAAAAA!!

Mizuchi
Tch!

Mizuchi
(They were citizens originally—I even
know some of them!)

Mizuchi
Abiraunken...

Residents Turned into Oni
GAAAAARRR!!

Mizuchi
(Half-hearted onmyo magic doesn't work
at all...)

Mizuchi
(But if I use my full force...
I can't bring myself to hurt these people...)

Mizuchi
(I can't harm the very people I'm supposed
to protect!)

Dark Musashi
Is that so... Well then—!!

Dark Musashi
Oni Claws

Mizuchi
Ugh... Uugh...

Dark Musashi
It would be a shame for Mizuchi Akame to
be taken down by small fry—

Dark Musashi
With this sword that has drunk your
blood—I can become even stronger.

Mizuchi
Ah... W-W... Wait...

Dark Musashi
Oh? You applied defensive magic inside
your body. As expected of one of the Four

Dark Musashi
Masters—thorough to the end.

Dark Musashi
Time to finish—ugh!?

Dark Musashi
M-My chest...

Dark Musashi
Why...does it hurt this much...

Dark Musashi
Lu... Bu...?

Mizuchi
Y-You... Can still... Come back...

Mizuchi
Take... Take my hand...

Dark Musashi
Kindness... Is the foremost... Obstacle...
One who seeks strength... Must cast away...

Dark Musashi
—You're in my way!

Mizuchi
Nn... Agh...

Dark Musashi
...pant...pant...pant...

Dark Musashi
Finally died...

Dark Musashi
Heh... With this... The great barrier will
be nothing but a hollow shell...

Dark Musashi
From here... It begins...

Dark Musashi
A great war... And all will be settled!

An error has occurred. This application may no longer respond until reloaded. Reload 🗙