Sengoku Youko (戦国妖狐)

What?

It looks like a fight, nau.

One of them is the Thousand-Tailed Fox. The other is...

It's the god of this sea!

He ate the Sea God...

An island!

We're stuck.

A barrier?

The air is contorting.

A wall woven from a vast amount of spirit energy, strong and thick.

Simple, but without any gaps.

Jinka! It's me!

Show yourself!

Jinka!

I know you can hear me!

Jinka!

Jinka!

Jinka!

Jinka!

Hear me.

Hakke hakke .

I foresaw that you would come seek a way to break through the barrier.

If you knew that then tell me sooner!

So this is the legendary fortune teller, Hakke Neko?

Let go of me!

I have nothing to tell you.

Breaking a simple barrier requires only a simple method.

Simple?

In order to break it, we probably have to hit it with stronger spirit power.

Jinka ate the Sea God's spirit energy as well.

We'll need the spirit power of a large Land God to break it.

But Land Gods are bound to certain areas. We won't be able to lead one here.

Then we've hit a dead end.

Hakke hakke .

Oh, come to think of it,

Is there any way to get Shinsuke out of the village?

Shinsuke...

Leave him be. It'll be resolved soon enough.

And you. Go outside.

What? Why?

You're our bodyguard. Step outside and you'll see.

Bodyguard...

Could it be?

A Crazed God...

Has the Tribe of the Void already made their move?

This one's spirit power is higher than ever before.

But this spirit power... I recognize it.

What is this power?

Where?

Where is it from?

Taizan!

-Oh no! -Nau!

Thank you.

We're going in, nau.

You can do it now.

Yes. I'm not like I was before.

I can do this without killing him.

Yuukaikanshou!

Um... give him a hand, guys.

Tribe of the Void!

Relinquishing a Crazed God?

Consider this our little greeting.

We'll meet again.

This is Taizan?

If he's a Land God, why isn't he bound to an area?

Maybe he'll be able to break the barrier?

No, not quite yet.

He sure has changed.

Did he shrink after fighting the Mountain Goddess?

What is it?

Rinzu...

That's it! Rinzu!

She can move the Mountain Goddess with soul calling!

Soul calling?

A spell for summoning contracted beings.

But...

Where am I?

You're in Hakke's hut.

You showed up here as a Crazed God.

Senya over there saved you.

I see! Thank you!

I owe you my life!

That's not... Long time no see.

Long time no see?

Before, at the Dangaishuu head temple...

I was still just a kid...

Dan...?

Oh, right!

That never happened!

Huh?

Don't you see?

Being brainwashed by humans and spending years as their pawn,

such an ugly past is not needed for someone as beautiful as me!

Then... what are you doing here?

I came here to have my fortune told by Hakke Neko.

I actually don't have control over any land now.

Just like you, little Water God.

I'm happy to help you if you can pay the price.

Of course!

Here, take this!

He likes collecting strange rocks.

A fine color!

Very well then!

Speaking of rocks...

T-That's a cat rock!

Let me have it! I'll tell you anything!

No.

You can't have it.

You're just bragging?!

You dare brag to a great cat like myself?

You don't deserve to possess something as great as that.

Fine.

I'll tell you your fortune, so let me have it when you don't want it.

Hakke hakke.

What a waste of time.

What did you see?

You have two current objectives.

Saving your father and stopping the Tribe of the Void.

You don't really care about Jinka Yamato, do you?

Yeah...

That's awful.

If you drive off the Tribe of the Void,

the Thousand-Tailed Fox will be released into the wild.

If that happens, that land-devouring beast will drain the land of spirit energy.

You are the only one who can stop him.

The fate of this island will rest on the outcome.

It will be the biggest battle of your long, long life.

Taizan seems to be alright.

I'm going to see the Mountain Goddess.

I'll send word if anything happens.

Wait.

I'm going too. To save my father.

How will you do it?

I don't know yet.

M-Me too!

It's too dangerous for you.

You should report to the village and train.

No. I'm going with you.

Alright everyone, we're off! Follow me!

What?

We're going too.

Our destination is the same.

The same?

They're going to see the Mountain Goddess too.

What a gorgeous sky!

Second only to my lovely eyes!

What a grand and vast sea!

Second only to my heart!

Such beautiful flowers!

Second only to my face!

Someone shut him up.

Impossible.

Don't you know? The strongest among us is...

Him?

But you stopped him before, Senya.

That was in the spirit world to drive out the Tribe of the Void.

If we had continued fighting, I think he would have killed me.

Senya...

What does it mean to be strong?

Strength comes in different forms.

Power, wisdom, heart.

Which do you desire?