Tougen Anki (桃源暗鬼)

Senpai! Do you understand what you're doing?

You have to kill that thing

or you'll live to regret it till the day you die!

- No can do, Samidare. - Senpai!

I'm making the right choice here.

I'm sure of it.

Long ago,

terrifying and ruthless Oni roamed the land.

They delighted in butchering humans

and destroying everything in their wake.

However...

...there was one man who opposed them.

His name was Momotaro.

Momotaro stormed the island of Onigashima

and defeated countless Oni.

That was just the beginning of the war

between Momotaro and the Oni.

ONI'S BLOOD

- I'm starving. - What do you wanna eat?

Ramen, of course.

ICHINOSE LIQUOR STORE

- We just had that. - Tonkotsu ramen...

The hell you calling me for?

Huh?

So you heard?

That's right.

They expelled my ass. Hilarious. Ain't it?

SHIKI ICHINOSE

Don't even sweat it, dude.

I already couldn't stand those douchebags.

You probably could've handled them alone anyway.

So, sorry for stealing your thunder.

Come on, stop being a drag, you loser.

Later.

Expelled, huh?

What do I do now?

Oh, well.

Shiki!

Ow, my head!

TSUYOSHI ICHINOSE

You idiot! What do you mean you got expelled?

Explain yourself, dumbass son.

Shut up, would ya? Who cares anyway?

You dare say, "Shut up, dummy," to your own father?!

It's not what I said.

Seriously, kid.

What the hell's going on with all these firearms in here?

We run a liquor store, not a goddamn gun shop.

Shut up already. What's it to ya?

Besides, old man

you hardly sell jack shit these days.

Watch your mouth,

and stay out of my grown-up business, brat.

Yeah, real grown-up of you. What a joke!

Ha! Big talk from a punk who just got expelled.

I never want to become a lame adult like you.

Lucky for me, we don't even share the same blood

so that won't happen.

Hey, watch it. Don't say crap like that--

Hello, Ichinose Liquor.

Beer delivery?

You got it.

I'll pack it up and be there in no time.

Damn it. That stupid kid.

Wish some rich guy found me instead of this one.

Huh?

The hell?

What just happened?

So you're Shiki Ichinose, huh?

Huh?

Shiki, get in!

ICHINOSE LIQUOR STORE

Old man, the hell are you doing?

- Get in the car! - Hey!

Shit.

We're gonna have to escape overseas.

Hey, Pops, was that guy some kind of shady loan shark?

Killing him's not gonna solve the problem.

You're wrong!

That man's not dead at all.

Well, he looked dead to me.

We don't have time.

Listen close. I'm only saying this once.

Watch out! Eyes on the road.

Shiki...

the truth is...

you've got Oni blood inside you.

And that guy I just hit back there...

he's descended from Momotaro.

Huh?

Quit joking. This ain't the time for that.

It's hard to believe, I know but it's true.

Pops, watch out!

Looks like he's already caught up to us.

Huh?

What the hell is this?!

Damn it!

What is going on?

We gotta get out of here!

Shiki!

Hey!

Huh?

That Oni blood flowing through your veins

makes you a pest to humanity.

SAMIDARE MOMOYA MOMOTARO AGENCY

Exterminating pests is our sole job

as members of the Momotaro Agency.

There's no way.

How are you still alive?

As it happens,

the fairytale about the Momotaro

was actually real.

For thousands of years, Momotaro and the Oni

have been caught up in a bloody war

passing down the fight from generation to generation.

Eventually, those descendants banded together

to form the Momotaro Agency.

And out of fear for their lives

the Oni took to hiding in plain sight

among the humans.

What are you talking about?

Well, you just stay right there for now, kid.

From here on out, the adults have business to settle.

Pops!

This unique black mist

is a trait exclusive to those of Momotaro blood.

It's been quite a while, Senpai.

We have both aged, have we not?

Former member of the Momotaro Agency

Tsuyoshi Momogawara.

Call me by that name again, and I'll kill you.

Old man?

My old man's a Momotaro?

My name's Tsuyoshi Ichinose now.

Whether or not you've changed your name

it doesn't change the fact that you're still a Momotaro.

I'm sure you haven't forgotten

just how dangerous Oni truly are, have you?

For the crime of sheltering an Oni

you will be eliminated right alongside him.

You ain't eliminating anyone!

What the hell?

None of this is making any damn sense.

Why the hell are you protecting an Oni?!

Explain! They're sick monsters who bring harm to humans.

You're wrong!

Why didn't you ever tell me?

Old man!

Pathetic.

You really thought you could beat me

after everything I've survived

since you vanished all those years ago.

You son of a bitch!

Come here so I can tear your goddamn throat out!

Don't worry. You'll be next.

Hmm?

Why'd you go this far? All to protect a single Oni.