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Sitting at the door of darkness...

Sitting at the door of darkness...

Sitting at the door of darkness...

...talking to myself, this love will never die.

...talking to myself, this love will never die.

...talking to myself, this love will never die.

Searching for a trace in silence...

Searching for a trace in silence...

Searching for a trace in silence...

Hunting out the time to let my soul to fly...

Hunting out the time to let my soul to fly...

Hunting out the time to let my soul to fly...

...to break the chain of love and hate to set us free again...

...to break the chain of love and hate to set us free again...

...to break the chain of love and hate to set us free again...

Ride the wind to get to the land of joy.

Ride the wind to get to the land of joy.

Ride the wind to get to the land of joy.

When there's no fear, no pain, you can fly like a bird.

When there's no fear, no pain, you can fly like a bird.

When there's no fear, no pain, you can fly like a bird.

Seize the day and get to the land of joy.

Seize the day and get to the land of joy.

Seize the day and get to the land of joy.

Take me there, brand new dawn...

Take me there, brand new dawn...

Take me there, brand new dawn...

...into the mirage of blaze.

...into the mirage of blaze.

...into the mirage of blaze.

...into the mirage of blaze.

...into the mirage of blaze.

...into the mirage of blaze.

Take me there...

Take me there...

Take me there...

I've come to make my report.

Shingen Takeda, after the incident the other day at Matsumoto...

...has headed towards the northern region leading his Koufu army.

I see.

Damn Shingen, he is planning to take the north...

What shall we do?

Let him be a little longer, and we'll observe his moves.

You will continue to keep an eye on Shingen.

As you wish.

And there is one more thing I would like to report.

What is it?

At the Matsumoto incident, the one who put down Shingen's uprising is...

...believed to be Kagetora Uesugi.

What?

It wasn't Naoe?

No.

There was another man with Naoe and he exorcised Shingen.

He got away...

But there is no one else but Kagetora Uesugi that comes to mind...

...who possess the power to blow away Shingen Takeda.

You are saying Kagetora has reincarnated?

The man is a student at Jyohoku High School in Matsumoto city.

His present name is Takaya Ougi.

Takaya Ougi.

If he's actually the reincarnation of Kagetora...

...we must defeat him before Lord Nobunaga awakens.

Then I will do so immediately.

No, you will not stand a chance against Kagetora.

I will go.

I bid you luck, Master Ranmaru.

Premonition of a Chain Reaction

What's with that guy?

He's been following me.

Is he trying to piss me off?

A woman?

What?

What's with her?

She wants to race me?

Fine then.

Bring it on!

You're gonna get it!

Damnit!

Stop!

Stop!

Ouch...

What are you doing, klutz?

What did you say?

What the hell is her problem?

Damn it.

Stop!

Why couldn't I use Kagetora's power like the last time?

Morning Takaya.

Glad to see you're not seriously injured.

I'm not all right!

It's all that woman's fault!

I haven't paid off the loan on that bike!

It's partly your fault too.

You should have just ignored her.

What was I supposed to do?

Pass up on a challenge?

Anyway, are you sure you don't want to go to the hospital?

It's not good, you might have hit your head.

Don't worry about it.

This is my...

What's up, Ougi?

You're late again?

Hey Narita, physics is going to be in this classroom next period.

The lab date changed?

Who was that guy?

Is he one of your friends?

Huh?

Oh, stop it!

What are you saying, Ougi?

Huh?

I'm talking about the guy with glasses, who's he?

That's Shuhei Chiaki.

Takaya, you forgot your best friend?

Best friend?

What?

Stop kidding around!

Who's my best friend?

I've never seen him before!

He's our classmate, you two are always together.

You really don't remember?

No, I don't know who he is!

You better stop messing with me!

I've never seen him in our class before.

Wait a minute, Ougi!

You're not joking?

You really don't know who Chiaki is?

Narita, what's wrong with Ougi?

Does he have amnesia?

Amnesia?

Takaya, I think you really might have hit your head.

I didn't hit my head!

Who the hell is he?

Best friend?

He can't be!

I'm the only one in the class that doesn't remember him?

Bye!

See you tomorrow!

Takaya.

You should really go to the hospital.

You're not looking good yourself.

Are you all right?

Yeah...

I haven't been feeling well lately.

Hey, you better not be possessed by something again!

Doubt it.

Narita!

We should hurry.

Practice is going start.

Sure.

Who's that?

He's Hatayama, a freshman.

We're in the school band together.

Takaya, make sure you go to the hospital.

Hey, Hot Stuff!

Sorry about earlier!

Y-You're the biker from this morning!

What are you doing here?

You got some balls to show your face again.

Some greeting, could you show some gratitude?

I took off from college just to come see you.

Takaya.

How do you know my name?

About this morning, I heard you were riding a bike...

...so I wanted to see how good you were.

You still need some practice, though.

You should know that you'd fall if you pulled the breaks and turned the wheel.

Wait, how do you know my name?

Oh, right.

You don't remember about us, do you?

Well, I'd never thought you'd be a high school student...

...but I'm relieved.

When I heard you were younger than me, I was disappointed...

...but you're pretty good looking.

Hey wait...

Who are you?

Can't you say it's nice to see me again, or something?

Kagetora.

He's running late, he should be here about now.

Who the hell is she?

There he is!

Hey Naoe!

It's been a while.

How is it going?

Look at you, aren't you looking sharp?

He looks more like a fly-by-night businessman to me.

Takaya, how have you been?

Weren't you driving a different car last time I saw you?

Oh, that was my third car.

A third car?

I see...

You instigated all this, didn't you?

Yes?

I'm talking about her!

Who is that broad?

What?

How dare you call me a broad, I'm older than you, you know!

Stop it, Haruie.

Haruie?

I am Ayako Kadowaki now.

My real name is Haruie Kakizaki.

I'm the son of Kageie Kakizaki, a loyal servant of Kenshin Uesugi.

He is one of our allies, Lord Kagetora.

He is a Possessor, also instructed by Lord Kenshin.

You mean she's the ally you were talking about?

Bingo!

That's me.

You?

But wait, I thought Haruie was supposed to be a guy...

Is this your lifestyle?

Oh please!

Listen, I've been a woman for over two hundred years.

I'm all woman, and a lot more ladylike than most girls here.

What does that mean?

We Possessors, depending on the gender of the body we possess...

...can become either a man or a woman.

Are you serious?

We'll talk details later.

Do you have plans for tonight?

Tonight?

Let's celebrate our reunion and have a party!

A-A reunion party?

Uh-huh.

What is this stagnant energy that surrounds the school?

Cheers!

Hey!

Why do I have to drink juice?

You're still under age.

Can't I have a little bit?

No.

According to you, I'm supposedly really old, right?

So come on!

It's not about your age but your body.

Your body isn't ready for alcohol yet.

Damn it!

Raw Horse Meat and Sukiyaki

After that incident, I did some research on Kagetora Uesugi.

He's the son of Ujiyasu Houjou...

...and was sent as a hostage to Shingen Takeda when he was little.

When he returned, he was adopted by Genan Houjou.

Then he was sent away again as a hostage to Kenshin Uesugi.

What a poor guy...

That is the typical fate of a warlord's child during the feudal era.

After being adopted by Kenshin Uesugi, he lost the war...

...over succession to Kenshin's other adoptive son, Kagekatsu.

He committed suicide when he was twenty six.

And that is when the name Kagetora Uesugi disappeared from history.

But in his second life, his role as an exorcist of vengeful spirits began.

His mission is to survive by possessing others and send the spirits of the...

...feudal era to the other side.

And you and I were instructed to accomplish this?

So was I!

Kagetora Uesugi.

Nobutsuna Naoe.

Haruie Kakizaki.

Just us three?

Anyone else?

There're five of us total.

The other one is Katsunaga Irobe.

But he just reincarnated and he's still a baby, so he won't be able to join us.

The other, Nagahide Yasuda, his power is second to yours...

...but he's rather difficult.

He hasn't contacted us, so I don't know where he is or what he's up to.

And so the vengeful spirits started a war again.

The spirits of the defeated warlords are using their spiritual energy...

...and have started a war in present day Japan.

It's a consolation war.

And that's the Feudal Underworld?

Yes.

Not only the spirits of the warlords, but also many spirits that were at peace...

...have joined the battle of the Feudal Underworld and are now acting up.

How did the war of the Feudal Underworld start in the first place?

The cause is still unknown...

...but we are speculating that Nobunaga Oda had something to do with it.

Nobunaga Oda?

The famous warlord?

You're saying he's turned into a vengeful spirit too?

He's a lot worse than that.

He's calling himself the Sixth Demon Lord.

Thirty years ago, our Uesugi force was almost annihilated by Nobunaga.

You and I lost our bodies in the battle...

...but Nobunaga also incurred serious injuries.

It will probably be a while until he is becomes fully active.

Currently, his aide Ranmaru Mori has taken control and is raising the Oda force.

Oh boy...

This isn't exactly what I expected to hear.

You sound like it's someone else's business.

We need you to take the lead and direct us from now on!

By the way...

Yes?

What happened to Shingen Takeda after that?

We're investigating it.

Shingen has one of the twenty-four generals of Takeda by his side.

His name is Danjyo Kousaka.

It's only a matter of time until they regroup.

That idiot Kousaka!

It sucks that he resurrected Shingen Takeda!

It just makes things so much more complicated.

Kagetora!

I'm so glad we found you.

It's so encouraging.

Lady, you're drunk...

Okay Kagetora, we're going to drink tonight!

Sir, excuse me, can you bring us some hot sake?

Hey, don't pour the sake in the jug!

Cheers to Kagetora!

Jeez, how shameless can you be after we just met?

He'd be a lot better off if he wasn't such a lush.

He was really happy to see you.

That's why he was so excited.

He had to go through a lot of hardships.

Here's water.

Kagetora...

Hey...

Please...

What?

...don't abandon us...

I wonder if I really am Kagetora...

Sorry to keep you out so late.

I have something I want to ask you.

The lounge is still open, would you like to go there?

I've been thinking about it.

But I really don't think I'm Kagetora.

Why do you think that?

Because...

...I may have used Kagetora's power, but I still haven't gotten my memory back.

But on top of that, it looks like I don't have the power anymore.

If you're not Kagetora...

...why were you able to use that power in the first place?

That was, um...

Well...

Maybe I fooled myself into thinking that I was Kagetora.

That's probably it.

I can't stop thinking that the real Kagetora might just pop up at some point.

You are Lord Kagetora.

Why?

You cannot summon Bishamonten just by fooling yourself.

Besides, the ability to exorcise is a special power only the Uesugi force can use.

You are Lord Kagetora.

Even if someone in the future claims to be Kagetora...

...you are the only Lord Kagetora to me.

Hey.

When you say reincarnate...

...it means that you possess someone's body and oust the owner of the body...

...and by doing so, you make the body your own?

Yes.

Then that means this body really isn't mine, right?

So there's supposed to be someone named Takaya Ougi...

...who really is Takaya Ougi.

That's correct.

And that's okay?

Yes, otherwise we're not able to survive, and if we don't survive...

...we cannot carry out our mission.

That's how you sum it up?

Don't you have any guilt that you're robbing someone of their life?

Takaya, let's stop this conversation.

Naoe!

Do you really think that doesn't cross our minds?

What am I?

Am I Takaya Ougi?

Or am I Kagetora Uesugi?

As long as you're you, it'll be okay.

Are you going to be fine by yourself?

I'll be fine!

I'll take a taxi!

Takaya.

Has anything strange happened at your school recently?

Strange?

Oh yeah.

Some guy showed up in class that I've never seen before...

...and apparently he's my best friend!

Yuzuru and Morino know who he is...

Everyone says I have amnesia, or I should go to the hospital...

Maybe you're the only one that's correct.

Please be careful.

There is something strange about that school.

To be continued