Dororo (どろろ)

Hyakkimaru got injured due to the sudden return of his hearing.

A girl named Mio took him in.

Mio lived with children who had been orphaned in the war.

But on the night Hyakkimaru went out to fight a demon...

I can't... I can't believe it.

Huh, what's that?

Bro?

What happened?

Perfect, help me out here.

Are you okay?

His leg!

He shouldn't have fought with that injury. The demon got it.

Does it hurt?

Huh? That voice...

Yes, he lost his leg but got his voice back.

Hyakkimaru's voice...?

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

#6 The story of the Moriko Song, part 2

Mio!

You're home.

Hi there.

Ow...

What did you do? You're hurt.

It's nothing, I just tripped.

Are you okay? You need to rest up.

I told you that you shouldn't work at both camps.

Stop going...

What's that?

Oh. Well, you see...

Hyakkimaru!

What happened?

It won't kill him.

It was just too early for him to fight.

Mio, never mind him. Get some sleep.

It's okay, I'm used to this.

You get food ready for everyone.

Dammit!

What, shouldn't you be keeping watch over your guy?

Yeah...

But Mio will take good care of him.

Jeez, Mio sure likes to take care of people.

After working all night.

Take, have you ever seen your sis at work?

I always stay home.

Can't leave the little ones alone.

Right.

I mean, we have to rely on her or we'll all starve to death.

I'm not blaming you or anything.

We all made a promise together to someday own our own rice paddy.

Rice paddy?

It's gonna be all green in the summer and golden in the fall.

Golden, you know?

We'll grow more rice than we can eat.

We've only seen rice paddies burnt by war or dried up by droughts.

But Mio said they all used to be golden.

Let's make our very own rice paddy some day.

Green and golden. And all ours.

I'll be able to work too in a little bit, so Mio won't have to work so hard.

Hey, Take.

Coming.

Don't worry.

War took a lot from us, so let's get it back.

We need a good rain.

Don't worry. We're blessed by rains every year.

See? There are clouds coming up.

Please, Father.

Let me join the army to suppress the Sakai clan.

I'll crush that little domain like it's nothing.

Never underestimate wars.

If that's how you think, it's too early for you. Back to your training.

-Father! -Tahomaru.

Mother.

Mother, please tell Father to let me go to war.

Your father just said no.

Then no it is, no matter what I say.

Father doesn't understand!

If only he'd let me go,

I know I'd distinguish myself in battle and make you proud.

Of all things...

My feats wouldn't impress you?

That's not what I mean.

No, you are always like that, Mother.

No matter what prize I hunt down or how great I am at martial arts,

you never care.

I just...

I do not like things to do with war.

It is not war you do not like, but me.

How can you say that?

Tahomaru, what mother would not love her child?

Hyogo, Mutsu. I wish to go riding. Bring the horses.

Young Master!

You don't have to say it. I was being a bit childish.

A bit?

Her lady is kind. Especially to you, always.

I heard you already!

Mother has never been unkind to me. Yet...

Young Master, please, that is dangerous!

You shall get hurt!

Hyogo, Mutsu, help him down!

Mother, look at me!

-Please, Young Master! -Do come down!

Young Master!

Please, you mustn't be up there!

Do you hear me?

There is something else that Mother cares for much more in this world.

She will never say it, but she is hiding something.

Not just Mother. It's the same for Father, too.

You, I, this domain. We all sit atop a small cornerstone.

Please do not forget that.

What can they be hiding?

Hyakkimaru!

You must stay put.

You mustn't go. I understand that you're frustrated, but what if you die?

I pushed myself too hard as well, so I get it.

I'm so stupid.

I knew it wasn't easy to make money.

No, no.

I'd already promised I'd never cry because of a samurai ever again.

You too. If you try too hard and die, you lose.

Anyways, I heard you found your voice.

That's amazing. Try to say something.

Is your voice too loud for you?

Really.

You'll get used to it.