01x09 - Kamon

[bunniefuu]

My, my...

Master Tanehiko...

You've gone and done it again.

It's quite the talk of the town.

Even despite all the chaos
of the big earthquake.

Oh, don't worry about it.

I make sure to choose girls
with no family ties.

That girl said it was the first time

she filled her belly
with white rice.

She looked so happy.

I'm sure she died completely satisfied.

And besides, Kuchinawa...

I can rest easy knowing
you'll clean everything up for me.

Yes, Master Tanehiko.

Before the big earthquake,

this was a splendid greenhouse.

I'm sorry...

You deserve a more
beautiful resting place.

Young lady,

it's dangerous to be walking around
alone in a place like this.

Why don't you hop in?

No, thank you.

I'm looking for someone.

A fellow waitress went
to check on

relatives living nearby...

and she never returned.

There have been rumors that

several young women have
disappeared in this area,

so I became worried.

Is that so?

Well now,
what a fine-looking woman.

Guess the trip out here
was worth it, after all.

We'll be leaving now, Dr. Mao.

We'll come back tomorrow
to help clean up again.

- MAO

- Thank you.

NANOKA KIBA

Wow, people really look up to him.

- OTOYA

- Hm? Oh...

Oh... It's so cute!

Master Mao... look.

Let's go, Otoya. Nanoka.

Huh?

TANEHIKO IBARAKI

Ah, good.

You're still alive.

TENKO

I hate messing up my room,
you know.

Now then... Let's have some fun
among the flowers, shall we?

Even wounded that badly...

you're quite the woman.

That hurts!

What are you?!

Seiryu, Byakko, Suzaku, Genbu,

Kochin, Teidai, Bunno, Santai, Gyokujo.

Banish!

- Master Tanehiko, you really
can't control yourself, can you?

- KUCHINAWA

- Now you're even fooling around
with ayakashi...

K-Kuchinawa!

Hmm...

An animal ayakashi, eh?

I feel sorry for you,
but I'll have to exterminate you.

It'd be troublesome if
Young Master got torn to pieces.

Banish!

This man...

KAMON

Tenko!

Are you alright?

You're badly hurt!

Nanoka!

Your eyes...!

Ahh, I thought I was done for...

Tenko, you were an ayakashi?

What exactly happened?

That man ran into me
with his car

and brought me here.

A number of young women
have gone missing.

I'm positive that man
is the one responsible.

Kuchinawa...

Shut that monster up.

And the rest of them, too.

Kuchinawa?

Your name is Kuchinawa?

The name is different,

but I know someone
who looks a lot like you.

Huh? You know him...?

Oh, come now...

I don't know any male ayakashi.

You think I'm an ayakashi?

That young lady over there
is one too, isn't she?

Huh?
Wh-Who is this man?

He can tell?

Well, technically,
that's not quite right.

Whether they're ayakashi
or human,

we have to k*ll them.

Isn't that right, Kuchinawa?

Indeed.

If word gets out,

it'll tarnish your family's
honorable name, won't it?

This man is...

Well then, I won't hold back.

Allow me to clean up this mess.

That Kuchinawa guy
is a henchman for the bad guys?

He intends to k*ll us.

What're you waiting for, Kuchinawa?

Hurry up and k*ll them!

Oh, it's already begun,
Master Tanehiko.

What?!

Oh, I forgot to mention...

I have a new employer now.

What?!

You abduct young women,
r*pe them,

and aren't satisfied until
you strangle them to death.

The family's managed to cover it all up
with their influence until now,

but they've finally reached their limit.

Your father's decided
to name a more capable son

as his heir instead...

So I've been ordered to dispose of you,
Young Master.

It's your father's wish.

What?

Do not worry.

Your family still has its
reputation to protect.

They'll want you to have
a proper funeral...

so I'll make sure
your body looks presentable.

His heart was squeezed out...

Now then...

All of you...

are free to go home.

What?! You're letting us go?

Kamon...

You are Kamon, are you not?

Huh? That sword...

I didn't recognize it because
the ornamentation has changed but...

Is that the Sword of Hagunsei?

Just as I thought...
he is Kamon.

That would mean...

Wait, is that you, Mao?

Could you not tell?

What?

Don't tell me he's another
senior apprentice?!

- KUCHINAWA

- Well, uh...
Did you look like that before?

- KAMON

The Mao I remember...

had the eyes of a rescued puppy.

But now...

you look more like a cat.

Kamon was alive.

Hyakka wasn't the only one.

Were you summoned to
the Goshikido as well?

Uh... yes...

Curse Mao to death...

If you lack the resolve to do that...

then die right here.

You know about the Goshikido...

So that would mean...

you're here to k*ll me?

I knew you'd be coming to k*ll me!

That's the same thing Hyakka said.

I don't understand...

why we must k*ll one another.

But I just want to know...

What happened that day

when the compound burned down?

Please tell me what you saw—

Sorry.

I don't know anything.

I was outside the compound
on a rendezvous with a woman.

Oh my...

Is this guy for real?

Then you don't know
who k*lled Lady Sana?

Beats me.

Although some people
were saying you k*lled her.

Did you...

do it?

I don't remember.

Well, it hardly matters now.
It happened ages ago.

I only believe what I've seen
with my own eyes.

Now then...

I need to have Young Master's family
take his body out of here.

So long, Mao.

It's medicine.

For the wounded animal ayakashi.

Kamon...

why are you still alive?

I'd like to know...

the answer to that myself.

Hyakka, where were you
all this time?

I thought you quit the troupe.

- I changed my mind.

- HYAKKA

- The Imperial Capital is too dangerous.

If Mao is still alive,

the other senior apprentices
must be, as well.

Oh!

We're leaving the Capital,

but some people are headed toward it.

They probably came to check
on their family and loved ones.

Sorry! I quit, after all!

Hey! Hyakka!

They're coming...

from the west!

Ahh... I slept well!

So many things have been
happening lately...

The Great Kanto Earthquake,

houses collapsing,

the city engulfed in flames,

the sky covered in smoke...

And then... the Byoki appeared.

Give back...

my body!

Mao...

Mao turned into some sort of beast...

That's the monster I saw that day!

Eight years ago, that day...

I was pulled by some powerful force...

and ended up in that place...

And then...

I encountered the Byoki...

Mao!

But it's all so strange...

Ever since the Byoki appeared,

two of Mao's senior apprentices
appeared one after the other.

Aren't you Mao the traitor?!

You're here to k*ll me?

It doesn't seem like
they'd crossed paths until now.

Does it have anything to do
with the return of the Byoki?

Why did you have
to k*ll Lady Sana, too?

I can't remember anything.

Were the two of you...

a couple?

Miss Nanoka.

- FUNA UOZUMI NANOKA'S GRANDPA

- Your smoothie.

- What?!

Please drink it while
you're in the present day.

Come on, Uozumi...

is this really necessary?

You haven't learned
how to fight the Byoki yet.

If it finds you,
it will definitely take control you.

Drink it, Nanoka.
It's for your health.

What?!

I don't understand what the deal is
with Grandpa either...

Disgusting! Unimaginably awful!

- YUI NAKAGAWA

- Nanoka!

Ready!

Here!

It's alright, Nanoka.

HITOMI HARUKA

You just got out of the hospital,
so it must've been rough.

The smoothie works too well!

FIFTH STREET SHOPPING

I'm worried about Tenko's injuries...

So many dragonflies...

It's sort of creepy...

Maybe there's going to be
another big earthquake?

Ah yes, those red dragonflies...

There certainly have been
a lot of them these past few days.

Don't you think it's too many?

I'm going to remove
your bandages now, Tenko.

Okay.

Good. You're all healed.

Thank you very much, Dr. Mao.

That was fast.

You were hit by a car
just the other day.

Well... I am an ayakashi, you know...

But why do I get the feeling
we're being watched?

Could they be familiars
under someone's control?

Yes... it's likely.

Hey Mao!

So this is where you've been hiding!

What?!

I suspected
it might have been you, Hyakka.

Didn't you say you never
wanted to see Mao's face again?

Shikigami are coming from the west.

They've already entered the Capital.

They might be searching for us.

You're a traitor.

If they find you,
you'll be the first to be k*lled.

What?!

More senior apprentices?!

But why'd this guy come
all the way here to warn us?

Is he actually a nice guy?

If they're shikigami,

we can take care of them
without drawing attention...

Alright, Hyakka.
I can lend you a hand.

Idiot! I'm ordering you to help me!

Oh, he came to ask for help.

You know...

Even if the other
senior apprentices are still alive,

why do you all have to
keep fighting now?

I mean, weren't you guys...

summoned to that Goshikido thing,
like 900 years ago?

To inherit the secret arts

you must battle one another.

Hasn't the world moved on
from things like Jugondo?

Don't ask me.

Nanoka...

Unfortunately,

in every era, there will be
people who believe in curses

and seek to use them.

And the Goko Clan, the group of onmyoji
who preserved Jugondo's secret arts...

has continued to exist
alongside those curses.

But I still don't understand...

how the senior apprentices
were able to remain alive.

Moths...?

They're telling us we're close.

Hyakka's using the moths as spies?

W-What was that?!

They're...!

I wasn't expecting so many!

Take that!

Nanoka, run!

Huh? We're running away?

Why?!

We can't k*ll them.

They're...

human!

Huh?!

Eww... Are they looking for us?

I've put up a barrier.

We won't be visible to them.

What's our next move, Mao?

Wouldn't it be quicker to just k*ll them
and be done with it?

Are you sure those things are human?

The first turtle and
frog shikigami I saw...

probably put a curse on
the locals to control them.

Exactly.

So, if we break the curse,

we should be able to return them
to their human form.

Nanoka, please come over here.

Why should I?

According to
Onmyo Five Elements philosophy...

Huh?! What are you
suddenly talking about?!

Everything in this world is
influenced by...

the five elements of
Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water.

That frog and turtle belong
to the Water Element.

- WATER FIRE

- Water extinguishes Fire.

- In other words, Water overcomes Fire.

OVERCOMES

For that reason,
because Hyakka uses fire,

he is weak against
Onmyo spells of the Water Element.

Damn it!

On the other hand,
Earth absorbs Water and stops it.

Earth overcomes Water.

Based on my observations, Nanoka,

you belong to the Earth Element.

Okay, I see...

So what?

I'm putting together
a makeshift weapon...

- I'm packing some dirt and
a katashiro of you into this bamboo...

- PURIFY THE SIX SENSES BY SACRED DECREE

- and infusing it with spiritual energy.

A katashiro?

This allows you to become one
with the weapon.

Then all you have to do
is strike them at the tanden,

which is below the navel.

This should expel the curse
from their body...

and restore them to human form
without k*lling them.

No! Absolutely not!

Those giant frogs don't even have navels
and the staff's too short!

I'm scared! They're gross!

I can't do it! No way!

Nanoka, you're the only person
who can do this.

No! Don't come near me!

Shut up!

Ouch!

Here you go.

Some hair and...

some dirt...

This should do it.

You'll be fine, Nanoka.

I will be at your side.

Promise?! You'd better be!

I'm going to undo the barrier.

Miss Nanoka, good luck.

No!!

I can‘t do this! I'm scared!

They're gross!

Nanoka.

You can do it.
Try it again.

Okay.

NEXT TIME

I can think of several senior apprentices
who can cast Water spells,

but was there anyone who would
resort to such aggressive tactics?

Master Mao...

All I ask for is one spell...

Won't you teach me...
just one spell?

- Are you telling me to
fight alongside you?

- TAIZANFUKUN

It is a spell written in the
secret scrolls that the Byoki devoured.

The secret art of
Taizanfukun.

Next time: Taizanfukun