Hitori No Shita - The Outcast (一人之下)

Nanbuhai University

Neo-Taoism was created by Wang Bi and He Yan from Wei,

and Guo Xiang from Jin.

It consists of research and commentary

on the Tao Te Ching, Zhuangzhi, and Zhouyi.

And...

What sets Neo-Taoism apart is the fact that not only

do you learn the Taoism of the Tao Te Ching and Zhuangzhi,

but also the Zhouyi, which is an important text in Confucianism.

Through the harmonious fusion of Taoism and Confucianism...

Wh-What are you doing here?

Quiet. If you need something, ask me after class.

Afterwards, to argue that...

What? I haven't told anyone about you.

I even deleted your picture off my phone.

I don't want any trouble!

If you're still going to follow me around, I'll report you to the police!

Do what you want.

Is there any reason to tell me that?

What?! Wh-What the hell is with you?!

Um, one moment.

It's a new ID, so I haven't memorized it yet.

Let's see...

Ahem.

My name is Chou Houhou.

I'm an exchange student from Taiwan.

My father runs a shop that deals in imported goods.

Um, my mother...

It doesn't say anything about my mother.

My permanent residence is in the Shilin District in Taipei, Taiwan...

Is she screwing with me?

These are all blatant lies!

Oh, wait, there's more...

I don't care who you are!

Just don't appear in front of me ever again!

Well, this is a problem.

One moment.

I'll ask.

Hello, Jo San?

I can do whatever I want with Chou Soran, right?

Do whatever you want with me?

Yes. Yes.

Aren't you mocking me a bit too much?

All right.

Okay, I've made up my mind.

Chou Soran, starting today, you're going to be my servant.

What?!

You can't be serious!

What do you mean, "servant"?!

I'm going to report you to the police right now!

That's fine,

but there's something that I want you to do first.

When you ran from the jiangshi the other day,

you used a certain power, didn't you?

Show me, right now.

Huh?

There's no use in trying to hide it.

You have a tremendous power.

I realized it when I first met you.

That's why I tried to bury you.

I wanted to see when you'd use your true power.

You...

What are you even saying?

I have no idea what you're talking about.

Huh... You're still going to play dumb?

If you won't show me, I'll kill you.

You're...

not sane!

Oh?

If you don't try harder,

you're going to die.

Listen well, Soran.

You mustn't use your powers in front of anyone, under any circumstances.

Remember that.

How dare you hit my Tora-chan?!

You won't get away with this!

We'll pay for your son's medical expenses, all right?

That's not the issue here! I won't forget this!

Wait! Ma'am!

You idiot!

How many times do I have to tell you?!

Don't harm other children using kung fu!

What the heck, Dad?!

They hit me first! It's not my fault!

You're going to talk back to me?!

Today's the day I'm going to beat some sense into you!

That's enough, Yotoku. Forgive him.

D-Dad... But...

Gramps!

Yotoku, it's time we started preparing.

What? Really, Dad?

We've lived here for quite a while.

I think the time has come.

This is all your fault!

My fault?! If I hadn't hit back, they would've just kept hitting me!

That's enough, Soran.

Yotoku is only thinking about our family.

But Gramps...

Soran, no matter what the situation may be,

you must not show others the techniques you have learned.

Otherwise, misfortune will fall upon the Chou family.

Don't ever forget that.

Gramps, am I really Dad's son?

What are you talking about?

Why do we always have to move when I use kung fu in front of people?

Soran, you are still very young.

I'm sure Yotoku will tell you everything once you've become an adult.

Who? Dad?

All he does is hit me,

and he doesn't teach me anything, other than kung fu.

Soran, please forgive Yotoku.

He's hard on you for your own good.

For me?

Gramps... I've seen other kids get hit by their parents,

but Dad is on another level!

Whirlwind Kick!

Whirlwind Kick

Black Tiger Steals Heart!

Black Tiger Steals Heart

I've never heard of parents beating their kids with moves like that,

especially without holding back!

Th-That's true...

And if I space out at all during practice, he does a special move, like this!

Just like that!

You see...

Hm?

I'm the one having him teach you kung fu.

But I had no idea he was being so hard on you.

All right, I'll get him back for you.

Ow...

What the hell, Dad?! What did I do?!

Shut your mouth! Continue your work!

How was that, Soran?

Wasn't your grandpa's Rupturing Air Fist amazing?

When you get the basics of kung fu down, I'll teach it to you.

If I'm not allowed to use it in front of people,

there's no point in me learning it.

I don't want to practice kung fu.

It's hard, I get hit... I hate it.

Soran, it's not that I don't understand how you feel,

but there's nothing that can be done about this.

I would like for you to live like any other normal child

and not have to learn kung fu, either.

I don't want us to have to

keep moving because we're worried about others, either.

However, the sin I committed put you in these circumstances...

Gramps...

The Chou family are men of jianghu.

Men of jianghu learn martial arts, honor righteousness...

We all work together and fear nothing in all of Heaven and Earth.

But normal people fear those who live differently from them.

They defeat those who are too evil

and trample on those who are too weak.

You cannot be too kind or too strong.

Those who have too much will be squashed.

Unless you wear a guise of normalcy and avoid standing out,

people will not accept you.

That's why, for men of jianghu to continue living in this world,

we must live a lie and hide our true selves.

We, the Chou family, must keep our kung fu a secret.

If they find out, they will see you as an outsider,

and then everyone will try to defeat you.

The nail that sticks out gets hammered in.

Do you understand, Soran?

But, Gramps... Why did you teach me kung fu?

When will I even get to use it?

Of course, that will be...

When your life depends on it, Soran.

This power...

Gramps said that I was never allowed to use it, but...

I guess I have no choice now.

You're clearly not normal.

Yes... Just like that.

Release the kinkou within your body,

and use it by saying these words:

Tenchi Genshou.

Tenchi Genshou...