Excuse me. Is Shamon-san here?
Umm... hi... eh?
Umm... excuse me.
If you have any business here, you can tell me.
I'm the chief clerk, Mataji.
Please come this way.
Strange rumors seem to be circulating, and it's causing trouble for us.
Oh, I'm sorry.
And are you sure the priest knows you?
Yeah, he sure does.
I'm sorry. I don't have an ulterior motive,
but your appearance is a bit unusual.
No, I'm used to it, so you don't have to worry.
What the hell is this?
That was Heihachi and a demon.
What's wrong, Toki?
Was it him again?
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That's enough.
If you go any further, you'll become unclean.
Human blood and continuing hatred will make you lose your reason.
Do you want to become like that before you meet your Master?
I can't stop my body from disintegrating.
Yakou-dono gave me this power, that is, impurity.
Impurity could also provide enormous power to demons.
You idiot.
It's a charm. It will at least help you to keep your shape.
Use it.
You don't seem so bad.
If it's just this, I can cure you.
You were interesting for a human, but I don't think we'll ever meet again.
Good-bye, Heihachi.
Wait.
I still have something to tell you.
Damned simpleton!
Giving away the cloth on which I wrote the spell.
He doesn't think about the consequences.
U-Umm... I thought so, but was that really bad for him?
I don't know.
It means that eventually he'll just disappear.
I-Isn't that bad?
Just shut up!
Utsubushi!
Susutake!
That idiot is in Nihonbashi.
We have to hurry.
Are you familiar with that area?
Yeah, you can count on me.
Okay, then take us there.
Utsubushi, fly.
I don't mind that, but how many do I have to carry?
Okay, okay. I'll take everyone.
Do you know a Rikugou Tokidoki?
Really, you know Toki?
If he's involved, it will be dangerous, so I have to be prepared.
Then Tsuyukusa also...
Well, I don't think he'll be unkind to us.
That left eye of his must've seen what I saw.
Babysit Tsuyukusa until I arrive, Rikugou.
By the way, I don't think I introduced myself earlier.
I'm called Heihachi.
Nice to meet you.
I'm Tsuyukusa.
You didn't have to be nice.
Tsuyukusa.
Hey, you! This is Nakamura-ya, right?
Kuchiha!
Are you an exorcist?
Why does a demon like you have business here?!
Depending on your answer, I may really kill you this time!
Smells like a dog.
Oh, are you a mixed blood?
A wolf becomes just a dog, if she's raised by humans.
What a pity you can't smell that I'm on a different level.
Kuchiha!
How can I lose to a mere demon?!
Don't play with me!
You're annoying!
Stop it, Tsuyukusa!
How do you know my name?
I think it'd be quicker to ask Bonten about that.
Are you the Blank Page?!
Toki, Kuchiha, run!
Get in the house!
Quickly!
Shamon-san.
You get in there too!
You damned priest.
Damn it! My special rosary doesn't work.
Hey, come on.
Priest, tell this to that boy.
If you don't run away, I won't treat you specially.
If you don't want to die, you'd better leave too,
before you are swallowed by my hatred.
Was that about Tokidoki?
What are you doing? Who the hell was that?
Kuchiha.
Are you making a joke, crossing swords here?
What will you do if people in the street heard this racket?
Didn't I say we're in trouble?
I shouldn't have let you in here.
Could you please be quiet!
That was a demon.
She drove it off!
Huh? What're you talking about? That was just a brat.
Are you three in league with the priest?
You say there's a demon and make a fuss to get money. Am I wrong?
Wait, that's nonsense!
I shouldn't have depended on a priest like him, even if I was impatient.
What if officers come here because we consulted a priest? And in addition, there was that fight...
Are you worried about an official investigation?
That was really a demon.
And it was quite a powerful one.
Are you two all right?
As I said, it looked just like a human.
How on earth could that be a demon?
Didn't I say it was powerful?
The base appearance of demons is insubstantial.
I don't think you'd normally be able to see them.
They are more like spirits than humans.
Those demons that are closest to humans and to reality are the most problematic to deal with.
To incur the anger of one of those...
What on earth did you do?
I-I don't know anything...
What about that big tree trunk in the warehouse?
We bought that from a timber dealer in Naitou-Shinjyuku,
and we'll give it to a craftsman who lives behind our store.
Then, do you know what this is?
Isn't this what you really wanted to buy?
Isn't this a prohibited drug, opium?
Opium?
I don't know how you incurred the anger of the demons...
but you're about to incur the anger of a lot of people.
A-A-Anyone! There are robbers here! Capture them!
What's going on, chief clerk?
It's a break-in! Help me!
What a fearless guy!
Get him!
This is not what I expected.
Should I kill them?
No, you mustn't, Kuchiha!
Lock them in the warehouse.
Ouch.
Stay there for a while.
Could you tell us one thing?
Are you the one who injured the owner?
How could it be me?
I'm a businessman, but I never hurt people.
I suppose so,
because there must be witnesses.
Shamon-sama.
Weren't you here to exterminate demons?
Yeah. I know the owner quite well.
Strange things have been happening in the store.
I was worried that the customers were getting more unruly.
I heard that someone was burned quite horribly in the warehouse, where a fire couldn't occur.
That's strange.
So I was brought here.
In fact, there were many small monsters in the main building,
but there weren't any in the warehouse, where the incident occurred.
I couldn't figure out why the fire broke out.
Huh?
So I searched here and there, and found that.
That's the tree trunk.
It's heavily scorched, isn't it?
Yeah. So I thought the fire started there,
but instead of demons, I found something else.
The opium...
Then this warehouse must be safe, right?
Yeah.
But I think you should cover your mouth and nose with a cloth.
That bag of opium was torn open, and the powder is spreading.
We have to find a way out quickly.
And Toki, answer honestly.
Who was that kid?
You know him, right?
No, it's not really like that.
Babysit Tsuyukusa until I arrive, Rikugou.
If Bonten has done something
to my left eye...
I'm not going to ask for details now, but can't you stop him?
I'd guess that the chief clerk will bring an officer he's got connections with.
He won't let us out until then.
That's bad.
That demon will come back soon.
And if we're locked up in this place,
we can't protect ourselves.
Someone might die.
Imayou, I found it.
Thank you.
Oh, you've been injured.
It's no big deal.
Can you stand?
Yes.
Damn it. It's tough working with just half of Bon's written charm.
No. I'm all right.
Until I get Master back,
I won't disappear.
Tsuyukusa.
You are my Master.
In other words, you are my parent.
The contract of a demon is absolute.
I won't disappear and leave you.
Honestly... you guys are idiots.
If there were any way to restore the old relationship...
Hey, Imayou, let's go.
If there were any way to restore the old relationship...
...that I had with you...
This is your last night.
Won't it open?
Come down, Kuchiha.
Okay.
Now there's nothing we can do.
We're lucky that it's spring.
The powder here is making us thirsty.
If it were summer, we might die.
Sure.
Umm, that growling sound was definitely Kuchiha's stomach.
Yeah, I'm hungry too.
You've grown...
You mean I'm fat?
Umm, that could be, but...
Just joking.
I was just comparing to your childhood.
Oh, I got it.
Umm, no. I was just reminded of a friend.
May I ask you who he is?
Sure, that's why I'm reminded of him these days.
He was more like a brother than a friend.
He told me good things and bad things.
To others, he probably looked like a brute.
He was a bit like Shamon-sama... to me.
No matter how I abused him,
I could go back there.
He was my family.
Master! Master!
Come now, Imayou.
If that were taken away, even a demon would surely get angry.
What do you mean?
Are you talking about the demon we met a while ago?
Umm, no, it's not about him.
They wouldn't understand if I said that I saw a fox demon and Heihachi with my left eye.
I-It's nothing.
I don't know what you're talking about.
But if demons have emotions too, they might try to avenge the death of someone precious to them.
I hear that foxes are especially emotional.
Enemies create more enemies.
Hatred brings more hatred.
This flow of misfortune might not differ between humans and demons.
Then, all we have to do is exterminate demons.
What caused them doesn't matter.
If they retreat, that's fine.
If they stand against Shamon-sama, they're the enemy.
If they're human, I'll strike with the blunt edge. If demons, I'll kill with my blade.
That is demon hunting.
Kuchiha.
Revenge. Eat the humans!
I really miss that one.
I get sad again when I think about his regrets.
Gather, gather, compatriots.
Throng to the one who has my Master.
Scrawl inside the dark forever.
Now let us go on a journey to death.
Leave the dwelling fox behind at the decayed tree deep in the mountains.
Go to the town where it's flat and no sacred trees grow.
And now I will become a god!
Here they come!
Where is it? Where is it?
Where did you hide it?
Find my Master's trunk!
Hey, where's the water? You're late.
Huh?
What? What's up?
Hey, hang on!
Where did you hide it, little rabbit?
Present it to Amaza!
Who the hell are you?
The trunk where the fox-spirit dwelled...
Where did you hide it?
Trunk? I-I-If you're talking about timber,
w-we keep all the timber we bought in the warehouse.
It's over there.
It's over there!
I will reward the one who finds it!
Hurry and go!
They're coming towards us!
If they can't get in,
they must still be mostly incorporeal.
The people in the store are also in danger!
However, we can't see anything.
Uniformly distributed particulates.
Huh!
Dryness from the dehumidifying effect of charcoal.
Oxygen!
I heard that someone was burned quite horribly in the warehouse, where a fire couldn't occur.
I don't know why the fire broke out.
Is it possible?
Lie down, you two!
Next time
Episode twelve: Both Sides of the Konotegashiwa.
Episode Twelve
Both Sides of the Konotegashiwa