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My, such a new building, completely abandoned...

Juni Taisen

Episode 1: Even Boars May Become Pigs After Seven Generations

To erase the population of a city of 500,000

in a single night...

Such is the power of the Juni Taisen's organizers, I suppose.

Perhaps the others will have already arrived...

But I should not mind that.

Besides...

It is tradition for the Boar to arrive fashionably late, after all.

To think a warrior would be foolish enough to choose a mode of transport

with no escape routes...

Authorized Personnel Only

When you're on the battlefield, always have an escape route secured.

This may be training, but the mercenaries will try to kill you.

You must share their lack of mercy.

Yes, Father.

That's right. Always keep both hands free,

to deal with enemies appearing from any direction at any time.

Yes, Father.

In that case, all I need to do is carry weapons at all times, Father.

Wait!

I surrender! I surrender!

What did you think you were doing?

I thought I made myself clear!

When you have the chance to kill, you must always take it.

Mercy is pointless!

My father, whose discipline reached the level of abuse.

This color is wonderful on you. Look at how it pops!

After all, Toshiko, you will be the head of the Ino family someday.

My mother, whose devotion to, and dependence on, her daughters

You must always be meticulous with your appearance.

reached the level of obsession.

Oh, that wound...

Two sets of contrary expectations, and I rose to meet both.

I hope it doesn't leave a scar.

And then...

Sister!

Kiyoko...

Hey, check it out! I killed three of them today!

Counting the cubs, about eight, I think!

I killed one, and the others just trotted right out!

My beloved little sister, who loved to kill living things.

My gosh, it was so cute!

Welcome home, Father.

Congratulations on your victory at the Juni Taise—

Quiet. I do not require congratulations.

I have chosen the participant for the next Taisen, twelve years from now.

Already?

Yes.

The next Taisen competitor will be...

Worry not, dearest Father.

I take it as a given that I must win.

As defending champion, carrying on for the winner of the last tournament,

I shall win with the grace and nobility befitting of that station.

Do forgive my lateness, all.

I offer you my warmest greetings.

I am the Boar.

A surprising number of familiar faces here...

The Ox.

The Sheep.

The Chicken.

The Dog.

And might that be the Tiger, perchance?

I fear I do not recognize that giant over there.

And then...

The Monkey.

But of course that repulsive woman would be here, wouldn't she?

Though I do not recognize the child sleeping there.

What a careless warrior, to let himself be killed before the fighting began.

It wasn't me! It wasn't me!

Don't start suspecting me without any proof!

I daresay that blood-stained blade is more than proof enough...

Don't you look at me! Stop looking at me like that!

Welcome, warriors.

Now that the last of you has arrived,

let us begin the Twelfth Juni Taisen.

Everybody, clap your hands!

I will be the referee of the battle.

My name is Duodecuple.

I ask that you remember it.

If I may, I will proceed directly to an explanation of the rules.

Please direct your eyes to the center of the table.

There are twelve jewels there.

Would you each be kind enough to take one?

Tar-black, yet beautiful.

That boy there...

If we let him sleep, will it be interpreted as his withdrawal?

Hey, you! Wake up!

You need to get one of those jewels.

That wretched, meddling Monkey...

Oh?

It has been a while since we shared a battlefield,

but I see that she is as nosy as ever.

"When next we meet, one of us will die."

I see I shall not need to remind myself of that promise.

Hey, ref...

Mind if I take my little brother's jewel, too?

If it's just gonna go to waste, it should go to family, right?

Warrior twins?

Would they be the legendary Tatsumi brothers, then?

By all means, take it.

Lucky me. Hit the jackpot.

However, I must request that you swallow only one of them.

Huh? Swallow?

Yes.

That goes for the rest of you, too. Please swallow your jewels whole.

It seems a bit large to swallow whole.

I could prepare a glass of water for it.

I shall be fine, thank you.

Have you all finished, then?

The object that you just swallowed is a lump of poison.

Crystallized poison, "Juseki."

Of course it is.

A powerful drug that reacts chemically

with stomach acid and will, in approximately twelve hours, result in death.

Damn. I can't get any money for poison.

Now, allow me to begin a concrete explanation of the rules.

I urge you to pay close attention, as I will explain this only once.

The warrior that collects all twelve Juseki, or beast jewels, will be the winner.

The winning warrior will be granted any one wish of their choosing.

Me?

Yes!

What? Father, I'm going to work so hard!

I promise I'll win, just like you did!

Twelve years from now, huh?

Father... Why? Twelve years... It seems so far away... but hey, still great!

I shall destroy you.

S-Sister?

Kiyoko, I have things under control here.

We just need to dispose of these last few men.

Dispose of?

Go on.

O-Okay...

Not enough.

And then Mother said—

Hey, Ino. Ino!

That favor I asked for... I need it, after all.

I can work things out by the middle of the week, but...

Sure, leave it to me.

Okay. Thanks!

Let's go.

Huh? He asked you for something?

My lips are sealed!

Wow, not cool.

You'd better not tell anyone.

Okay.

You were so late, I had to come fetch you...

Now, we have more training tonight, Kiyoko.

Sure.

That's right. Mercy is pointless.

Not enough.

Gracious me...

Sister...

I...

I...

Don't worry, now.

Killing humans is no different from killing animals.

Isn't that right?

Yeah.

You have so much more killing to do.

Yeah.

More strength to find...

Yeah.

More...

Yeah.

Don't worry.

Not enough.

More...

Okay.

More.

Okay...

More.

Okay.

More!

More...

More...

I need to kill more... More... More killing...

More...

Kiyoko.

More...

You have done quite enough.

More and more...

Many more... Hundreds more... Thousands more lives...

M-Must kill... more...

To stab, shoot, slice, cleave,

strangle, burn, shred, break, strike, crush.

M-More?

Yes, to kill.

As a member of the Ino family, as the chosen one, this is your duty.

The taking of lives...

That is what Father, Mother, and I...

What we all desire.

Do you mean to tell me

it is not what you desire?

Then you may do as your heart guides you.

I have a question.

May I?

Ox...

Yes, by all means.

He is unquestionably one of the favorites to win.

If all the warriors have been poisoned, doesn't that mean

we'll all ultimately die, whether or not we win?

Your concern is a natural one.

I will offer the natural answer.

You may rest assured that

the winner will receive the antidote as a bonus prize.

So if we don't win, we're dead for sure, right?

Yes.

It differs by individual, but it is safe to assume the drug will continue to dissolve

as the time limit approaches, until, ultimately, it vanishes entirely.

So it could be game over before we even hit the time limit?

That is a safe assumption, indeed.

Now, might I ask a question of my own?

Sheep.

As it happens, my fighting style's a bit on the rough side.

Such a legend that I assumed he would be dead by now, or at least retired.

As a matter of fact, I was hoping to employ some powerful explosives.

I was wondering what might happen if I were to accidentally destroy

a jewel in the process of collecting it.

Set your mind at ease.

Attempting to intimidate us by hinting that he will use explosives...

The poison jewels react only to fresh human stomach acid.

What a profoundly disagreeable trait.

There is no chance of damaging them with physical force,

no matter how powerful.

I invite you to try it, if you wish.

No, no need. I'm happy to take you at your word.

I just have one final question.

How do we retrieve the jewels that have been swallowed?

We leave that to the capacity and discretion of the individual,

but if I may offer my unworthy opinion,

slitting open an opponent's stomach may be the most efficient method.

Now, world's finest warriors, I wish you Godspeed.

Everyone, could I have a moment?

I have a proposal.

Under the rules as described, maybe none of us has to die.

If we all work together... Ever the gracious one, aren't you?

Wretched Monkey...

You want to rig the fight, then have the winner wish everyone back to life

or some other little scheme, yes?

Utterly preposterous!

You expect us to use our one wish on something so self-defeating?

Does anyone here agree with me?

But surely no one is so foolish as to agree to such a transparently—

If...

Who is that?

If no one...

has to die,

I think that would be... for the best.

We set you up as the winner,

That voice... Have I heard it before?

and you bring us all back to life.

Is that the plan?

No, I'm sure it's only my imagination.

Not quite.

If we did it that way,

you'd have justifiable concerns about whether I could really revive you all, right?

My plan would offer you a little more security than that.

I can't explain in detail just yet.

Gracious, she really has thought this out, hasn't she?

But will anyone else join me?

Merely a primate's show of cleverness, of course...

Oh, dear.

I've made a grievous error.

A large alliance from the start, and with Ox on their side, too...

I need to put a stop to it right now.

I'm in.

A natural reaction.

Okay, thanks.

I'm happy to have two other pacifists with me.

If the rest of you change your mind, you can tell me at any point.

What, precisely, would lead you label Mr. Knives over there a pacifist?

So, Mr. Sleepyhead over there and...

Hey! Mr. Bunny Ears, come over—

Someone is ready to kill! Who?!

A wise decision, all of you.

It seems they have gone into hiding for the time being.

I don't know which warrior brought down the floor,

but I shall have to be very cautious around them.

Did they use some special power?

Or did they arrive early and arrange it in advance?

Either way, I am delighted that they cut Team Monkey off at the knees.

You, there. Do stop hiding and show yourself, won't you?

Oh, gosh...

I would've been happy to start with anyone,

but you know what they say.

No good can come of fighting with unfinished business weighing you down.

Honestly, even Team Monkey would have been preferable to this.

It seems I shall be his opponent, rather than the monkey.

State of mind is so important, see...

I mean, you suspected me without proof.

It's inhuman! You're just awful!

Your state of mind was in question from the start.

Still, this warrior does seem rather capable.

He could probably dominate anyone other than Ox and me.

I shall start with an opening volley from Aishu and Inochigoi.

Preserve my advantage in distance.

Dodge...

Bluff, pretending I'm out of bullets.

He presses in for the kill.

I use the infinite fire of Non-Reload to finish him.

Then retrieve the jewel from his tattered flesh, and it is over.

That you had to be my first opponent is regrettable for me, but...

Inonoshishi: Warrior of the Boar, killing bountifully!

Killing Bountifully Boar

Killing Psychotically Rabbit

Usagi: Warrior of the Rabbit, killing psychotically.

Usagi Inonoshishi

I certainly admire your spirit, but I am faster—

An ally? Working with him?

Wh-Who would...

You...

You are... a necromancer?

A necromantist.

I can make the people I kill into my dear little friends.

I'm awful sorry I lied about not killing the Snake warrior.

Honest, I am. It really was me. I killed him.

I wasn't fooled by that lie, you know.

I know lying is bad, but I promise I'll never do it again.

But am I really going to die, here and now?!

I thought you might know my specialty, so I had to be careful.

But hey... But listen, listen...

You'll forgive me, won't you?

Because you're going to be my friend, too...

Juni Taisen

They say that when a dog catches you, it won't bite.

What, then, does the dog that bites do?

Let us merely say he will not bark, but laugh.

Next time: Tricks Both Mongrel and Fowl.

Episode 2: Tricks Both Mongrel and Fowl

Everybody, clap your hands!