Daemons of the Shadow Realm (黄泉のツガイ)

Daemons of the Shadow Realm

Hello?

Work In Progress

Yeah, I'm at work.

Yeah, we'll be fine.

Gabby-chan, let's take a...

Oh, right. She went to work.

Huh? Asa-chan, you're by yourself?

Gabby-chan-san's always with you, so you're rarely by yourself.

Want me to stay with you?

Akio-san.

Are you hiding something behind your back?

Akio-san?

I'm fine by myself.

I said I'm fine.

Wait. Stop, stop!

If you come any closer...

Episode 17 Crybaby and Naughty Child

Shit, shit, shit!

Bad news! The Kagemori clan head showed up!

It's really him?

Yeah. He's smashing up all the offices affiliated with Shingo by himself.

By himself?!

If he's here, his shadows Natsuki and Fuyuki would've tagged along, too.

They must be nearby.

Gonzo's bad news, but so are Fuyuki's Daemons, Blacklist.

If they catch us, they'll extract all the information we have.

But if we become their new master...

Whisper's treasure trove of information would be ours.

Looking at Shingo-san's bounty rankings...

for Fuyuki's head and Blacklist, he's offering...

A hundred million?!

One hundred million?!

Well, that's generous of him.

Fuyuki's Daemons aren't fighters, right?

I bet we could take them.

I heard Natsuki's Daemons are powerful, though.

We'll confuse them by having all our Daemon Wielders attack at once.

Should we try it?

Let's do it!

Let's go!

Yeah!

Natsuki and Fuyuki are on the roof of our distribution center.

Circle around behind them.

Take out Fuyuki first.

Take Blacklist!

What?!

Yin-Yang.

You can come out now.

I told you to stay away, Akio-san.

This is my territory.

Ai-chan, don't eat any more of him.

We need him to talk.

How long have you known?

When we first fought Yuru-kun,

he didn't attack me, the man in command,

or the pesky Haruo, who had his Daemons out.

He aimed straight for your head, when you were unarmed and Daemon-less.

He only tries to kill people who want to kill him.

You wanted Yuru-kun to die.

I figured you killed the man who led the attack on the mansion to silence him.

So I set a trap, and here we are.

Coffee?

No, thank you. I'm quite alert.

Did Higashi Village leak the meeting at the Fujimurayama warehouse to you?

I never thought you'd get friendly with them.

We're not friends!

Sorry, Akio.

Asa-chan's not at the mansion right now.

We're not blood-related, but we're still brothers. I trusted you.

Don't put up a fight, Akio.

I don't want you to get more hurt.

Let's beg the master for forgiveness.

I'll go with you.

He might spare your life.

I can't.

He'd never forgive me now.

I see. So Asa-chan's not here, either.

Then maybe I'll demolish this lot so Asa-chan has nowhere to hide anymore.

My Daemons, Mountain God, are too big for Ai-chan to swallow.

Not even Haruo's tortoise can fully shut them down.

The hare is quick, but it'd be like a fly bugging an elephant.

Do you two really want to fight?

Nice.

Let me in on this.

Ga...

No, Gabby-chan-san went to the warehouse.

I see. They're bluffing.

It's a Daemon.

Tachikawa Makoto's Daemon can transform.

It's standing in the darkness to hide its missing shadow.

I bet you're overthinking the situation and think this is a bluff.

But don't worry.

We're the real thing, shithead!

What a haul.

Sir.

Well done, sir.

Hup.

Mind if I take all of these for now?

Go ahead.

Come on, kids. Meet your new master.

Now I'm your master.

There, there. Good boys.

No way!

He took my Daemons!

What happened to compatibility?

How can all those Daemons serve the same master without fighting?

Kagemori Gonzo's Daemon pair is Hyakki Yako.

When attempting to control multiple Daemon pairs,

compatibility becomes an issue.

Daemons have minds of their own, so naturally,

they have their own preferences, just like people.

Forming contracts with incompatible Daemons can cause infighting,

or worst case, harm their master.

But there are Daemons that preserve harmony and make pairs compatible.

That is Hyakki Yako.

These Daemons make it possible for Kagemori Gonzo

to freely establish contracts with any pair he meets.

They use Break to make tons of stray Daemons,

have Kagemori Gonzo collect all of them...

And then Kuroya Fuyuki extracts all their information.

They're the worst combo ever!

What? Break?

I knew the clan head, Kuroyas, and Gabby would be there,

but nobody mentioned Asa coming!

Asuma, did you know?

No, I swear I didn't.

Where's Ivan? Sic him on Gonzo.

Asa showed up, huh?

What? He's not there?

That bastard!

What does he think I'm paying him for?

Asuma and Yozakura, don't move.

Move, and I'll kill him.

What is it, Shingo-san?

Shingo-san!

These are called "smartphones," right?

In Call

I'm borrowing this.

I see.

So Tachikawa Makoto's Daemon went to the warehouse.

Gaining a transforming Daemon Wielder gave us a lot of options.

I'm the one who called pretending to be family so she'd leave the room.