Sengoku Youko (戦国妖狐)

Please take me as your disciple!

Tsukiko?

I want to be stronger! Please!

No.

Go home and help your mother.

Mother will be fine. She has Uncle to take care of her.

She does?

So I didn't need to give her half the money I got from Furukoke?

What? Sensei?

Don't call me Sensei, alright?

Tsukiko...

Senya...

I drank way too much last night.

Go home already!

My stomach's completely empty after all that...

Is there any food left?

See? You're hungry too, right?

Instead of following us around...

RUMBLE

What... is that?

Please make me your disciple.

You think this is gonna change my mind?

Because it won't.

You too, Senya.

Here.

Let's go.

-Shinsuke. ‐Please! I want to become stronger.

I'll keep stalking you until I get stronger!

Good grief.

What is it?

No. It's nothing.

I'm not teaching you even if you do that.

Quit staring at me.

Shinsuke?

Where are we going?

To the capital, for now. There's someone I want to see.

You're not going to eat that?

What's the matter, Senya?

Our king!

What's this? Our king is hurt!

He accidentally took the life of a bystander!

How painful it must be!

It was the man's fault for getting in the way!

He needn't feel such guilt!

And yet, we were not strong enough.

Be quiet.

What is it, our king?

Such a small creature! Crush it like a bug!

Why did you stop?

Having mercy?

Mercy? What's that?

Listen to me.

I won't fight anymore.

What? We've only just started on our Path to Dominance!

Nau...

I'm starving, nau.

So am I.

Delicious.

I will... get stronger...

Father...

I'm a weakling... so I will get stronger...

It's not your fault, Tsukiko.

This power of mine...

The Katawara inside me caused this.

Today, I wanted to run away, so I left the village.

Starting tomorrow, my journey to become human begins.

I will become a human!

What are you?

Don't worry about it, nau.

Right...

How am I supposed to not worry about it?!

What is that thing?

It's been following us since I gave it some food yesterday.

What'd you do that for?

What's your name? I'm Tsukiko.

I forget, nau. Call me whatever you want.

Don't you remember?

Who knows? Maybe I do, maybe I don't.

I don't care about the past, nau.

I lost my memories too. I also don't care about the past.

-What a coincidence. -What a coincidence.

You're drinking? It's still bright outside.

We'll arrive at the inn soon.

It's fine since we won't be walking much longer.

An inn... There will be lots of people there.

Don't worry. It's only for one night.

I'll give you a charm.

Here.

Now you don't have to worry.

Will it work?

Probably. I've learned a bit about these.

It's nice.

Y-Yeah.

Hey, you! Kid!

You're that guy!

The one who defeated the Hyakkiyako, right?

Hyakki...? Oh.

-Very well! Then face me! -No.

Huh?

I said no.

Hold on!

My name is Kenki Happonmatsu!

Here to avenge the Hyakkiyako and become the new head of the Hyakkiyako...

I'm not fighting you.

Well... when you decline so quickly... I'm not sure what to do.

Shinsuke.

He's asleep!

If Senya won't fight, then I will!

Tsukiko, don't!

Hey... Get out of my way!

What?! I missed!

I was having such a nice nap... Keep it down!

Shinsuke Sen... Bei!

That's the second time you've taken my sword.

Don't try it again, you little brat.

Have we met before?

No, this is our first time meeting.

It feels like we should have met earlier...

But I'm sure there were circumstances.

Let's do this.

Yes, yes! This is what I wanted!

Let's go!

Blow him away, Arabuki!

What?!

I-I'm flying?!

This is awesome! Awesome!

Good grief...

Damn it. What is this?

Who's there?

Ow! Let go of me!

Ouch.

Who's this guy?

How dare you crush the Hyakkiyako I worked so hard to gather?!

I won't forget this, Senya!

A remnant of the Hyakkiyako?

So he must have sent that other guy, too.

I guess we're being targeted. What a pain.

I'm beat.

Sensei!

Why do you always drink so much?

Even though you're so strong?

I'm not strong.

You are strong! You defeated that Katawara in one blow!

I bet you're a famous swordsman, right?

Famous? Not me.

A lot happened and I realized that I'm nothing at all.

So don't call me Sensei.

Call me Useless Shinsuke.