Daemons of the Shadow Realm (黄泉のツガイ)

All the pain I've experienced

Has traveled through my veins

And passed through my heart

By the time I've forgotten, it arrives

In my brain

I guess it's not that bad

But there's this tiny little draft

Of resentment and sadness

Just let me have this

I'm spineless

All my words and tears

And these feathers grown from my feelings

I'll put all of them on my back

Well, see you later

I'll leave it all behind here

I'm not scared

Up in the sky

See these feathers flutter in the wind

And follow along

Daemons of the Shadow Realm

Now, where can we all eat together?

Oh.

The great hall is a mess.

Want me to fix it?

Please.

This'll be a big job.

It vanished.

It's pure white.

Now we can have breakfast.

It's back to normal?

What's going on?

Meet my Daemons, Black and White.

This one's name is Whiteout, and this one's Ink.

I apply Whiteout to anything I want to fix...

and then write over it with Ink.

They depend on observational skills and imagination,

so Hagure-sensei's compatibility with Black and White is excellent.

Sensei?

I'm Hagure Hikaru. I'm a mangaka.

By the way, this spitting they do is a sign of affection.

What's a mangaka?

Huh? Oh!

I've seen you credited in films as an original creator!

Thankfully, I make a decent living.

Hagure is my pen name. My real name is Kagemori Hikaru.

Pen name?

A writer's alias.

Our family does some ruthless stuff,

so I use a pen name to avoid controversy over my identity.

So you're a Kagemori, huh?

We're brothers.

I'm Hikaru, the oldest.

Asuma, the middle brother.

I'm Jin, the youngest.

The youngest?

You're the youngest of the three?

Is there a problem?

That said, we all have different mothers.

We look nothing alike, right?

As the oldest, Hagure-kun is the next head of the clan.

You'll benefit from cultivating a friendship with him.

No way! I can't take over this sketchy clan!

I want to live a peaceful life, happily drawing my manga!

Unlike you guys, I still have a decent set of morals!

I heard crazy creators write more interesting stories.

That sounds like a stereotype.

Mr. Mangaka, the parts you fixed are monochrome.

Is this safe?

It's totally fine.

The surrounding colors will eventually bleed into it until it's back to normal.

I messed up the details on the pillar. I made it too clean.

Judging by the building's age, the edges should be smoother.

I made them too sharp.

I screwed up the tatami, too.

Mats that see a lot of traffic should be more damaged.

These look brand new and sterile.

I'm fixing it!

Let's have breakfast first.

Episode 8 Suspicion and Conviction

Thank you for waiting.

Seating order... doesn't matter, I suppose.

Sit wherever you want.

We're an upstart clan.

Don't worry about seating order, traditions, or etiquette.

One, two!

Three, four!

One, two!

Three, four!

One, two!

Three, four!

One, two!

Three, four!

One, two!

Three, four!

One, two!

Three, four!

One, two!

Three, four!

One, two!

Three, four!

Have a seat.

Uh, thank you.

One, two!

Three, four!

One, two!

Three, four!

One, two!

Three, four!

What's this? We get seats, too?

We don't eat human food.

You're guests. We treat all guests equally.

So, how did you learn Mr. Big Brother was here?

That's a secret.

The mansion was attacked by multiple Daemons last night.

Didn't your Higashi Village send them?

What? Don't ask me.

He instantly killed our delightful breakfast vibes!

Why would I attack Kagemori headquarters?

It happened right after Mr. Big Brother arrived. The timing's too perfect.

So good!

Brother's eating...

I hear Tadera clan members can slip through barriers.

I don't know how to pass through other clans' barriers.

Brother's drinking miso soup...

So good!

Anyway, Asa-chan, have the Kagemoris been mistreating you?

Don't worry. They've fed and raised me well.

This mansion is safe. I don't get attacked by assassins here.

Though they did get in last night.

Take one step outside the mansion, and you're surrounded by enemies.

I don't really want her leaving the mansion,

but when our infirmary's insufficient, she has to go visit regular hospitals.

Security is inevitably weaker there.

I was captured by Higashi Village assassins

when I was at a hospital outside the mansion.

Were you seriously ill with something?

A gastric ulcer.

The stress from constantly being targeted by Higashi Village agents

put a hole in my stomach.

Don't blame me. I wasn't the one giving the orders.

Also, regular people are at hospitals, so it's a huge nuisance for everyone.

Please stop doing that.

Like I said, it wasn't me.

Sorry about the Higashi Village extremists.

Oh, what does your family register look like, Asa-chan?

It's a pain to use general hospitals without an insurance card.

I'm wondering what to do about Yuru.

I still don't have a register down here.

That can't be easy.

Since my mother's originally from here,

I thought about getting a register that way.

But she went missing with Father after someone attacked her.

What? Your parents are missing?

Apparently.

I know I'm on Higashi Village's side,

but I've never heard about your parents going missing.

At the very least,

I don't think it was done by the Higashi Village community I know.

And you expect us to believe you?

I'll kill anyone who enters our territory, but I never attack anyone.

I don't agree with the Higashi Village extremists.

I came here unarmed and peacefully today to pick up Yuru.

Are you sure it wasn't Kagemori extremists who did it?

I've heard you're not a monolith either.

What does the Kagemori clan head ultimately want to do with the twins?

Every time the ill-fated twins are born, the world is thrown into chaos.

We're better off without Break or Seal.

It's best for Asa and Yuru-kun to be the final set of twins

and to get rid of Higashi Village that produces them.

It's a miserable village bound by outdated values

that can't give up its dreams of conquering the world.

Times have changed.

We share their blood. It's our responsibility to put them to rest.

I disagree.

Those chosen to wield power should use that power to peacefully govern the world.

That's their responsibility.

After all, they were granted that power by the gods.

And the Kagemori clan has what it takes to control that power?