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Eiroku 11 (1568) The Country of Hinomoto

Hinomoto was once a human land...

But with the sudden appearance of the enigmatic Kishin, their rule came to an end.

The famous Warring States generals fell one after another,

yet some continued to struggle against the complete dominance of the Kishin

in a battle that rages to this day.

They are the only people willing to stand up to the demonic oni.

And they're known... as bands of Bushi!

Year 151 of the Oni Protectorate The Town of Tatsuyama

Bless you! Bless you!

Please, continue to protect our home,

O Mighty Kishin!

It's crazy.

Oni

Make sure to give thanks to the mighty Kishin when you eat. Oni

Yeah! Oni

Yeah!

When I grow up, I'm gonna be a miner

and get lots of rocks for the oni masters!

It's crazy!

This world...

S a f e t y

F i r s t

It's totally nuts! S a f e t y

F i r s t

It's totally nuts!

Musashi & Kojiro

Tatsuyama's Miner Training School

Musashi really can dig better than anybody!

He's the pride of our class!

You managed to dig up some of that legendary Rakshasas ore, right?

You're a mining all-star!

Musashi's gonna be named top of the class this year, no doubt about it!

Our Musashi, the mining prodigy!

Aw, quit trying to embarrass me!

You've gotta teach us how you do it!

Sure thing.

That's a big pickaxe...

You're the only one who can handle this thing.

I guess top miners just do everything differently!

The Bushi were all terrible villains.

Farming Class Bushi Bands The Bushi were all terrible villains.

Bushi Bands Farming Class

They were monsters who dominated Hinomoto until 150 years ago. Bushi Bands Farming Class

They were monsters who dominated Hinomoto until 150 years ago.

Through violence and social inequality,

they made life for the agricultural class a living hell.

That's awful!

They suck.

That's not true.

The Bushi were the only ones who stood up against the oni.

I know the truth.

Sword fighting is awesome!

You still use big, sloppy moves, Musashi.

Shut up! At least I don't poke with my sword like a toothpick!

What's that even mean?

Bigger is obviously better, anyway!

Why don't you boys take a break? What are you talking about?

Why don't you boys take a break?

The only force willing to stand up to the oni...

Those are the Bushi.

A bunch of evil oni have taken over Hinomoto,

but the Bushi are still fighting in hopes of beating them one day...

so that Hinomoto will know freedom again.

So cool!

Are they really gonna be able to beat these giant monsters...?

That's probably why they're all fighting!

I bet Bushi fight together with their friends!

With their friends? I like the sound of that.

Okay, we're gonna do it too, Kojiro!

Do what?

You and me are gonna become Bushi!

Then we'll leave town and go around fighting oni!

What, together?

Is that a problem?!

No... I guess not.

Then that settles it!

Yeah!

We're gonna form the strongest Bushi band ever!

Yeah!

Tomorrow is your entrance ceremony.

Remember everything you've learned here

and serve the oni masters as best as you can!

I wonder what the oni masters are like.

They've gotta be really glamorous!

Oh, Miss Oni!

Okay, today will be the last time you do this.

Let's chant your dreams, nice and loud!

Today I'm gonna say it.

What's the future you all dream about?

Becoming miners!

Bu...shi...! Becoming miners!

Okay, one more time!

What do you all dream about?

Becoming miners! Bu...shi!

Becoming miners!

Well done!

Make sure to work hard once you're in the Tatsuyama Mine.

Right!

This is gonna be great.

Let's do good work!

I couldn't say it... again.

Dammit!

Almost time for the entrance ceremony!

Our dreams are finally gonna come true!

We're all gonna be miners together, Musashi!

I've got something to take care of.

See ya.

What do you mean?

Where are you going, Musashi?

Musashi!

Kojiro! You there?

Hey! I came by again.

Go home.

Aw, what's the big deal?

Man, I'm starving. You got anything to eat?

Go eat at your dorm.

Did you eat yet?

Don't you have an entrance ceremony tomorrow?

Should you really be wasting time in a place like this?

Yeah, about that...

At this rate, I'm gonna end up working as a miner.

So...

I came here to have a serious talk with you.

What is this? Why do you have that?

It's my katana for fighting oni!

Fighting oni?

Yeah! It's time to leave town.

We're gonna form a Bushi band, like we promised...

And fight some oni!

A katana? That's a pickaxe.

It's a katana that's shaped like a pickaxe!

I was training to fight with this thing the entire time I was digging!

For five years! All so we could leave town together today!

I don't think so.

My old man was just trying to make us feel better.

What are you talking about, Kojiro?

My dad and I are descended from Bushi.

That's why we get treated like trash in town.

So my dad, before he died, lied to make me feel better...

All that stuff about Bushi being heroes and oni being scary monsters.

Kojiro...

And that's the truth of it.

You can't buy into this crap too!

Remember what your dad said?!

A Bushi never gives up on his dreams!

So don't give up on your dream of being a Bushi!

You're not even serious about it yourself anymore.

Huh?! Yes, I am!

Quit lying.

Why else would you be shouting that stuff in school every day?

Wh-What do you mean...?

"My dream for the future is to become a miner!"

I was just...

Just what?

I was...

Yet here you wanna talk about fighting oni and chasing after dreams.

How am I supposed to believe you

when you're saying the exact opposite of what you do in school?

It's not happening.

And I don't want to hear nonsense about dreams

from someone who spouts lies at the people around him!

Fine...

You wanna be like that?

Just watch.

I'll prove how serious I am!

You deserve a normal life, Musashi.

Look at that sword.

Hey, why don't you use that big sword to pick up the trash?

Stop that. Don't look at the Bushi.

Section 3 of Article 9 of the Universal Aki Prohibitions...

Bushi must carry their katana at all times for identification purposes.

Because they were the criminals responsible for the Warring States period!

Wow...

Ew!

Criminals...

A bunch of crooks!

The child of a Bushi...

The descendant of Bushi!

You're not like me...

You should become a proper miner.

Okay, brother?

I'm serious about this dream of becoming a Bushi!

Just you watch, Kojiro!

Wow!

Amazing!

Congratulations! Amazing!

Congratulations!

Good luck!

We're proud of you!

You can do it! We're proud of you!

You can do it!

We're rooting for you!

I don't want to hear nonsense about dreams

from someone who spouts lies at the people around him!

Is that what he thinks of me?

Oni Gate

Our oni rulers are waiting just beyond this gate.

We finally get to meet them!

This is gonna be great!

I'm gonna slay a oni right here!

I'll prove how serious I am!

Just leave your things with us before you go through the gate.

We'll make sure they're all purified.

Now, welcome to the paradise where you'll all be working from here on...

H-Help—

Th-This is paradise...?

Glad to see a new batch of slaves has arrived. Th-This is paradise...?

Glad to see a new batch of slaves has arrived.

Slaves?!

And now your dreams will finally come true!

Now, dig up stones for your oni masters until you die!

Th-Those things... are oni?

They're your oni masters, you fool!

Th-They're freaking monsters!

W-We've been lied to all this time?

I knew all along that oni were really monsters.

And this is gonna be my first step toward making my dream come true!

It's time for Musashi of the Kanemaki Sword School to slay some oni!

Crap! I can't fight without a weapon!

Behave like the slaves you are and obey your oni masters!

Fighting oni, huh?

What am I even thinking about?

I can't make Musashi suffer for my Bushi blood...

That goof...

He must've dropped this in his hurry.

Training Notes

Has he...?

Musashi!

Just give up!

Do what the officials and oni masters say!

Otherwise they'll kill you!

But fighting oni...

is a Bushi's job.

Bushi?!

What are you saying, Musashi?!

We're miners, remember?!

Why was I lying... about my real dream?

Thanks to that, Kojiro lost faith in me.

I never meant to lie to anyone...

But if I'd told the truth, they would've thought I was a freak.

So I thought it was okay.

Really, I was lying...

to myself.

I didn't want to stand out.

I didn't want to be left out.

So I went with the flow...

and I lost sight...

of what really matters most.

Now this is a fine example of a miner serving his oni masters.

How's it feel for your dream to come true?!

My dream?

The one you were taught in school!

Your dream of becoming a miner!

Dead wrong.

My dream...

is being a Bushi, you dumbass!

Then you can die!

A Kitetsu Mount?!

Kojiro?

You idiot!

What the hell is your deal?!

You were serious all along?!

You were actually training your sword skills while pretending to dig up rocks?!

I was serious.

But I guess I can't blame you for not believing me...

after the way I went along with everyone else.

Possession of a Kitetsu Mount is a capital offense!

The two of you are hereby sentenced to slaughter!

These things are oni?

This means Dad was right all along!

Yeah.

It's great, isn't it?

I'll show you just how serious I am, Kojiro!

It's gonna be stuck in the ground like that!

What are you trying to do, Musashi?!

Fool! Imbecile!

No...

He's using the ground as a sheath!

With the earth itself acting as a scabbard,

you draw a flying spiral to cleave apart demons.

It's the Kanemaki-Isshin Style sword-drawing technique...

Thousand Vortex Shredder!

He did it!

Impossible... That was an oni master...

Amazing... That was amazing, Musashi!

Kojiro...

Yeah?

Just so you know, I didn't ask you to come along

because I'm scared of fighting oni on my own!

Then why?

I just don't wanna be in a Bushi band by myself!

Let's say I take down a whole mountain of oni, have adventures...

and rise to the top!

How am I supposed to celebrate that on my own?!

Food doesn't even taste as good when you eat it alone.

It'd be no fun without you.

Let's do this together! You and me!

All right.

What is that?!

It's a Kishin!

A mighty Kishin is descending!

A Kishin?!

They're the most important kind of oni!

An oni boss, huh?

Everyone, retreat!

Watch it!

You still use big, wild swings, I see.

Whatever! It's better than you and your toothpick sword.

The only force willing to stand up to the oni...

Those are the Bushi.

Let's do this.

We'll take down the oni together!

You showed up just when I needed you, man!

I mean, we've known each other long enough.

I guess you could sense I was in trouble!

Yeah, something like that...

I was really just returning his notes

and grabbed his pickaxe when I saw it on the way in.

Next Time Bushi's Pride and grabbed his pickaxe when I saw it on the way in.

Next Time Bushi's Pride