Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon (半妖の夜叉姫)

Towa and Setsuna.

Between us half-demon twins, two different worlds exist at the same time.

Human and demon.

Feudal era and present day.

Peacefulness and war.

Joy and sorrow.

Dreams and reality.

One moment and eternity.

And finally, love and hate.

A Feudal Fairytale, Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon.

We'll keep moving forward through the hurdles of destiny!

I-I don't know who you are...

But please, help me.

"The One Behind the Forest Fire"

Geez. Another bounty?

We haven't been turning in anything lately, huh?

No, we haven't.

We're slaying demons left and right, but we never get their heads!

Why do you have a debt in the first place?

BOUNTY HUNTER – MOROHA

BOUNTY HUNTER – MOROHA That's because of that master.

Master?

SETSUNA TOWA HIGURASHI Master?

SETSUNA TOWA HIGURASHI

Oh, sorry about that.

I'll cut it!

Whoa, wait.

What is that?

A smart phone. Didn't you see me using it when we were over in the other world?

Were you now? I don't remember.

On top of being a phone, you can check the time or email,

take pictures and video, search the Web, check your socials...

There are also other apps you can install on it,

and over there it was a necessary item.

Of course, with no signal here there's no point in having this,

But I just can't seem to let go of it.

An item you can't let go...

I don't really understand.

Hey, wait a minute. I have something like that, too.

See? The Kappa foot that Grandpa Higurashi gave me.

Huh...?

CORPSE DEALER

CORPSE DEALER Hey, Mr. Jyubei, we're here.

Hey, Mr. Jyubei, we're here.

Are you all right?

Sorry, I got the wrong house!

What's wrong?

There was this really pretty person, and...

Pretty person?

Hello.

BEAUTIFUL VILLAGE GIRL – TAMANO

Oh, hi.

See? Isn't it strange for someone so beautiful to be here?

CORPSE DEALER JYUBEI

CORPSE DEALER JYUBEI Just drop it.

We got a wonderful job from our very special client.

PIRATE WASHED ASHORE – RIKU

PIRATE WASHED ASHORE – RIKU So we meet again, dear princess.

Riku?

That guy...

RACCOON DOG DEMON – TAKECHIYO

RACCOON DOG DEMON – TAKECHIYO Hey, all of you!

Be more respectful!

Well, it's not really a job coming from me, but rather a request from this person.

It's nice to meet you, my name is Tamano.

Miss Tamano.

Miss Tamano escaped from Homura, an evil god from the Northern mountains.

An evil mountain god...

Homura?

Yes.

Homura and I lived alone in a mansion in the Northern snowy mountains.

Does that mean you and Homura were husband and wife?

No.

Well, even if you don't think so,

Homura probably thought that you two were married.

What do you mean?

Miss Tamano, would you tell them what happened?

Of course.

Ever since I was little, I've been raised by my grandparents

in a village at the foot of a snowy mountain.

Oh, how beautiful.

I've never seen someone so beautiful.

But something happened soon after I turned 13.

For some reason, marriage proposals kept arriving almost every day.

Even merchants and samurai from faraway towns came to visit.

Miss Tamano will become my bride.

No, I will take good care of her.

I didn't want to leave the village, so I declined all of them.

However, one night...

Tamano.

Homura suddenly appeared, and dragged me away to the snowy mountains.

Dragged you away? What a jerk.

Yes.

But why would he do that?

Because he wanted Miss Tamano all to himself, obviously.

All to himself?

I was forced to live with him in his mansion deep within the snowy mountains.

Strangely, only Homura's mansion didn't have any snow in it,

and it always seemed like spring.

At first,

Homura treated me with warmth and kindness.

EVIL MOUNTAIN GOD – HOMURA

EVIL MOUNTAIN GOD – HOMURA He took very good care of me.

He took very good care of me.

But then...

You!

How dare you look at my Tamano!

Oh, no, I didn't mean... Our eyes just met by chance.

Unforgivable!

H-Help me!

Just for the reason that our eyes met, Homura had killed the gardener.

After that, he began to do the same to all the guests who visited...

Lord Homura, I've come to deliver the goods that you ordered.

Oh my, well.

You! You dare gaze upon her!

Please run!

Lady Tamano.

Was the meal not to your liking?

Oh no, that wasn't...

You! Unforgivable!

Lord Homura!

Tamano is mine!

She belongs only to me!

Please, stop this already.

You're also to blame, Tamano.

You must have behaved in a way to lure them in.

I would never do such a thing!

You might not be aware of it, but you've been seducing all the men.

Come with me!

Tamano, you belong only to me.

I will never have anyone look upon you ever again!

Lord Homura, please! Please don't keep me here.

Lord Homura!

Homura had locked me up in a jail cell.

But...

I was able to escape from the mansion,

and when I was going down the mountain...

That's when Lord Riku saved her.

And that's how that story goes.

I see.

Well, it's not like I don't understand Homura getting worried and jealous.

But you know, after you go through all that jealousy,

it kind of feels nice, doesn't it?

What do you think, Lady Towa?

Huh, me?

Is it like how I just can't seem to let go of my smart phone?

Like being addicted?

Smart... what?

What the heck are you saying?

Oh, um...

It's nothing.

But with someone so deeply jealous, and if Riku took her in...

He's probably in grave danger.

Yeah. You're gonna get killed by Homura.

And that's why I've come here to ask you to slay Homura in my stead.

Slay Homura?

But to ask them to do something so dangerous...

Homura is very powerful.

You cannot put such young ladies in danger...

However, these princesses are no ordinary young ladies.

They are the Half-Demon Princesses.

Half-Demon Princesses...

Besides, they don't have a reason to refuse.

It's the head of the evil mountain god— his bounty will be tremendously high.

What?

And you won't have to clean this place anymore.

I'll do it! I'll definitely do it!

Right? Setsuna and Towa, you'll do it too, right? Right?

I guess we got pressured by Moroha and accepted the job, huh?

CAT DEMON – KIRARA Yeah.

Well, three heads are better than one, right?

But I didn't think I would have to tag along, too.

Brr!

Tamano!

Where did you go!

So cold.

I can't go any further, it's too cold.

It's snowing so hard.

I'm heading back. S-See you.

Kirara, you can head back, too. Thank you.

It's freezing! Where's the mansion?!