Yozakura Quartet: Hoshi No Umi

Rin

Rin

Rin

Rin

Sakurashin

Azuma Rin

Akina-san said he's going for a checkup. You might be able to meet up with him at Juri-san's place.

The Seven Pillars,

the key to the tuning ritual

which attracts the youkai.

It's existence is a Trojan horse crafted by Hiizumi Enyou?

It's all your fault

that my cute little toy is coming this way.

That's why...

I'm taking it back,

you rascal thief.

This canopy of night sky is covered in stars.

Everyone thinks the starry sky is beautiful.

But I...

It's already morning?

The weather is nice today, too.

Did I sprain my neck?

Rin-chan, it's about time—

Sorry, I was spacing out.

Let's go, Auntie.

Good morning, Uncle.

Good morning!

Breakfast is ready.

Okay!

Oh, that's right.

Just a bit longer, I think.

Thanks for the meal.

You don't have to clean up.

Just bring them to the usual place.

Sure.

Rin.

Here, take this!

Looks like you have inherited my skills well.

Honestly, how could you let her do such dangerous things?

Something like that is nothing.

I'm heading out now.

Take care.

It's already been two years since Rin arrived.

Be it work or household chores,

she's our proud little daughter.

That's right.

But can we really become that child's parents?

It's been two years since I arrived in Sakurashin Town.

The manager and landlady treat me very well.

The townspeople are really kind, too.

I was afraid of a lot of things when I first got here.

I didn't even have a clue

what the meaning of "happiness" was.

But here...

the townspeople accept that I'm a youkai as a matter of fact.

I can also go to school.

I made many friends there.

Right now, I'm really happy.

Hey, Rinnoji!

Yo.

Are you making deliveries?

Yeah. What about you, Akina-san?

Me?

I'm...

doing this.

A checkup.

I've been visiting Juri-san this day every week.

A checkup?

Should I get a checkup, too?

What?

N-No, it's nothing.

That's right!

Would you like some rice crackers, Akina-san?

What's with that all of a sudden?

It's "buy one get one free" at the stand.

I see. Thanks.

All right, I should get going.

See you again, Rinnoji.

A checkup?

I should tell Touka-chan.

Akina-san went for a checkup?

Nice one, Rin-chan!

A chance for us to be alone.

I won't miss this!

Good afternoon, Akina-san!

Oh, it's you, Hime-chan.

Touka?

It's Touka-chi.

You're here, too, Juri-san?

Wow... Juri-san is here, too.

Yep, everything looks fine.

But you should learn to control your strength better, Hime-chi.

I was pretty confident about it.

I-If it's about strength, I'm stronger.

That may not be true.

All right!

Come on, let's have an arm wrestling match.

Come on, over here.

Okay, here goes.

Ready...

Go!

What?!

Why won't it even budge?

The important thing is how you turn your bones and contract your muscles.

Once you master that,

you can lessen the burden on your body and not get hurt so easily.

Even a pure human like me

can then exert power greater than a youkai.

Concentrate more and try to be less careless.

Yes, ma'am.

Now for the next patient.

It's pretty badly strained.

It must be from the overuse of tuning?

Wh-Who knows...

I'm starting now.

All done.

Come see me the next time it feels strained.

That was awesome, Juri-san!

I didn't really do anything.

The best way to bring a strained tuner back into balance is with a human.

Basically, you just have to hold hands with any living thing in the world,

and the strained area will recover.

If that's the case...

What if it were the paw of a dog?

I wonder.

You said "any living thing in the world."

What if it were a youkai like me?

If he holds my hand...

That may not work.

I see...

I see...

Akina-chi.

Yeah?

Now that I think of it, Yae has something for you to do.

The shrine of the Seven Pillars seems to be having some problems.

J-Juri-san... wait... what?!

Juri-san...

She wants you to take a look at it.

Both of you like Akina-kun?

I-I—

Even if you're a youkai, that doesn't mean you can't do anything for him.

Like I just said, if the two of you are able to remember how to control your powers,

the number of times Akina-chi has to tune will reduce.

There are still things only a youkai can do.

Excuse me!

Oh, come in.

Hiizumi Life Counseling Office.

We're here to collate cases everyone wants solved.

Tanaka-san of Third St.

This is for Yokoyama-san from Second St.

This one here is for Narimatsu-san from Fourth St.

Thank you very much.

I'll leave them to you.

Huh?

What about Takagi-san from Fourth St., Yae-san?

Greetings, you two.

I'm so sorry about that perverted brother of mine.

No, it's fine. We've gotten used to it.

Should we finish him with a corpsebane weapon?

Count me in.

What?

What's wrong, Ao—

That scarf... it's Hime-san.