Dororo (どろろ)

Party is over

But I still wanna dance

I can't even sleep

Someday, one day my passion's fire will

From the beginning I knew

One day the flames would die out

Hey, I thought I didn't need anything

But even now, I'm so serious

Ah... I still have time to make it

Ah... but I'm gonna burn it up, baby

Sorry darling, it's not that easy

But surely it's not that bad either

Give me fire

Light it up, baby. I'm gonna burn it up, yeah

Party is over

Sorry darling Hurry up Ah... I still have time to make it

Sorry darling Hurry up Ah... I still have time to make it

Give me fire

Light it up, baby. I'm gonna burn it up, yeah

#5 The story of the Moriko Song, part 1

Hey!

Hyakkimaru.

Hey.

You okay?

Still too noisy for you, huh?

But it's so quiet here it creeps me out.

Sound.

It was the most shocking sense that Hyakkimaru had so far recovered.

It reverberated relentlessly in his head.

He knew not how to select which of the innumerable sounds to listen to.

Hyakkimaru drowned in the flood of sound.

Hey, maybe we should give up on going after the next monster.

The reward is handsome, but you're just not fit for it.

Is something there?

The bird monster! It's huge!

Hyakkimaru, don't worry about the sound!

Your left!

Watch out!

Priest!

Oh, it was you two? What a coincidence.

Hey, hey.

Come on, snap out of it.

What's wrong with you?

Hey...

I see, his ears eh? Good for him.

It's not good.

He's gotten weaker now that he can hear.

How so?

I mean, he got beat up by that ghoul that even you could kill.

Well, thank you.

He'll be all right, won't he?

He's gotten past the worst of it.

We could use some medicine, if only we had any.

I'll go run and find some.

There's a big town across the river.

You better not. I heard there's a war brewing. It's dangerous.

Seems like the Sakai clan, who rules this area, betrayed an ally.

The 2 armies have their swords drawn.

For strangers like us to go near them now would be suicidal.

That's why I turned back and came across you two.

Dang it, why do samurai like to fight so much?

Sorry, that was too loud, huh.

Don't move, now. Your wounds will open up.

Dear, dear.

You're like a wounded beast hiding in his cave.

Hear this? This is a human's voice.

The other sounds are the creatures in the woods, the fire, and the wind.

You have to get used to it.

To come out of your cave and live in this world.

Hyakkimaru.

He's hurt. Don't force him like that.

He needs time to get used to it.

What a gentle voice.

You shouldn't get up yet.

Dear, dear.

I can't eat this tough meat.

Oh, the red flower

In her hair

It blooms and sways

Like the sun...

Are you hurt? Are you okay?

Oh, you can't see.

See? I'm right here.

What's wrong?

You must have a fever.

You shouldn't be in the water. Come.

Oh no, hang on there.

Hey!

I've never seen him so weak before.

It must be because of his wounds.

But he's also regained many things from the demons.

Maybe he's having trouble adjusting.

Here are some old rags, but they're clean.

-Thanks. -Mio, was it?

Forgive us for causing you so much trouble.

Not at all. Please stay until he's better.

Can we?

Of course. There are lots of people here like your big brother.

We're all used to it.

Don't be shy, say hello kids.

There was a terrible war.

We lost our houses and everything we had.

So we all live together here.

So none of them have dads or moms?

Right. But they're all wonderful children.

We make do somehow, even though they're all young.

Sis Mio, you're still up?

Come out, out you guys.

Sis Mio, you better get some sleep while you can.

I'll watch over the hurt guy, so you go to sleep.

Okay, okay.

If you need anything, ask Takebo here.

Hurry up. I made breakfast so eat it before you sleep.

I will, I will.

There's some for you guys, too.

Potato gruel. Eat up.

T-Thanks.

You need help?

Nah, you watch over your guy.

I can't just sit here and do nothing in return.

At least let me work for how much you feed us.

You're a good guy, huh.

Even though you cried like a baby over your guy.

I did not! Not even a drop.

Shh, you'll wake Sis Mio.

Sorry, but why is she sleeping now?

Because she works during the night.

The Sakai army can't say when the war might start up.

So somebody has to serve them all through the night.

Besides, the pay is better during the night.

Sis Mio works hard, so she even gets food.

So we have to let her sleep during the day.

You're a pretty good guy too, huh.

Where are you off to, Priest?

I'm going to look for a path where we can avoid the battlefield.

I won't be gone long.

But if I don't return, it means I've found some little path to sneak out of.

Okay.

Huh? He's not with you guys?

We just meet sometimes. He's weird.

I wonder if there's going to be another war.