Asumu
Please sit in a well-lit room, at a comfortable distance, when watching.
I, Adachi Asumu, am a 15-year-old living in downtown Tokyo.
After I met Hibiki, a man who transforms into an Oni, something changed.
During the final spring break of middle school, I overslept,
missed out on going to a movie I was supposed to see,
and ended up witnessing a shoplifting incident in the bookstore I'd visited!
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Volume Ten
Oni Aligned
Fancy meeting you here.
It's all your fault!
You screwed everything up!
What the hell?!
That's my line. What are you doing?
Well?
Get off me!
If you intend to take this any further, why not face me instead?
...the heck?!
Put a little more thought into your actions.
Shut up!
You okay?
Yeah.
Hinaka?
Yup.
I see! The Ooari's been exterminated.
Awesome, right?
It's like...
If I keep training like this, I'll have nothing to fear.
Doing it daily, I mean.
You wanna hear about it?
So it came at me all "Ka-bam!" and I dodged like "Whoosh!" and—
All finished.
Right.
Oni
Is this it?
It really wasn't an Ubume or Ookubi after all.
Then...
It's not one of the opponents we expected...
...but let's follow it anyway.
I'll let Hinaka know.
Thank you very much. Come again!
Thanks.
I see...
You had quite the mishap.
About that...
How should I put this...?
They were up to no good.
Basically, they were in the wrong.
People who do such things can make the world a nasty place, but...
Well, it's a difficult matter.
Regarding such feelings...
There's a sort of... malice...
...in everyone's heart, you see.
They're complicated...
Human emotions.
Hibiki should be back this evening.
I don't mind if you relax here until then.
Okay?
Yeah...
Dad!
Hm?
C'mere a sec...!
Excuse me for a bit.
Ibuki's Makamou apparently isn't anything like the predicted data!
I have to find the right one quickly and tell him...
...but no matter what I do, I can't figure it out!
Alright, I understand.
I'll do some investigating.
Please do!
Don't worry. Even if one not in our data has appeared,
our guys are strong enough to handle it.
That's true...
Ibuki has trained just as hard as Hibiki, after all.
But to be safe, go contact whoever's closest and see if they can back him up.
Okay!
Sorry for all the ruckus.
Um...
Eh?
I'm going home.
It's alright, stay here awhile.
No, that's okay.
Asumu.
Thank you for the food.
Got it. We'll head there right now.
Uh... if you get any new info, let us know.
Right... okay, bye.
What's up?
Hmm?
Looks like a mysterious Makamou has appeared.
Huh?!
Something unexpected turned up where Ibuki is,
and they're not sure of the situation, so they asked me to back him up just in case.
You've been at this nonstop. Will you be okay?
...Even if I ask, you'll still do it anyway.
Don't worry! I've trained hard!
You're an Oni, aren't you?
If you are, we'll have to defeat you.
Who's going to defeat who now?
You're a lively Oni, despite being a child.
I'll never forgive...
...murderers like you!
An Oni?
What a pain.
Soon, our child will make you all suffer.
That was tasty!
Mochida, you didn't like the lasagna?
Hitomi!
Huh?
Oh, I've been thinking I should probably go on a diet.
Oh, so that's it.
Well, there's a place I want to visit, so...
Huh? Where? I'll go with you!
Nah, I'll be fine by myself.
Oh, okay...
Okay... later, then.
Later.
Kind
Heart
Unease
Just a little longer...
Evil spirit
Yeah.
Akira ended up with a light injury.
Yeah.
I think she's okay, though.
Huh?
An Otoroshi?
I didn't think it possible,
but a giant moving boulder that crushes and eats people got me thinking...
...and I remembered something.
I did some more investigating, and guess what I found?
Sorry, I don't recall any...
Well, of course you wouldn't.
It's a Makamou that only appears once every hundred years, you see.
Once every hundred years?!
How do we counter it?
The records aren't clear on that.
I'm currently also making inquiries of Yoshino,
but just to be safe, we're sending Hibiki over, since he's closest.
He should be there soon.
Okay, understood. Goodbye.
I'll be continuing on alone, okay?
Yes... sorry.
Hey, you lot!
Unease
Hibiki!
Yo.
Two of you, huh?
No injuries?
No, I'm fine.
Sorry you had to come here for this.
No problem.
Sorry for being late.
Alright...
You're going inside?
Be careful, okay?
Yup!
Look after Akira for me!
Leave it to me!
Unease
Mochida Hitomi
Hello?
Battle
Let's do this!
Right!
Oni
So, where's the Otoroshi?
Another huge one...
So this is an Otoroshi, huh?
It's gotten bigger since it was a boulder.
What's with this thing?
Are you sure about this, Hibiki?
Don't worry, leave the driving to me.
You focus on that.
Attack anything that seems even remotely like a weak spot.
Right, I'll try.
There!
We're jumping off!
Eh?!
Jump!
Hibiki!
Uh, um... well... sorry.
Ibuki!
Right!
Hibiki!
Alright!
W-whoa...!
Alright!
Blazing Dance Chain Style!
Blazing
Dance Chain
Blazing Dance Chain
Blazing
Dance
Chain
Blazing
Dance Chain
Huh?
Did you beat it?
Yeah, somehow.
Good.
Ibuki... what happened?
Well, this... was Hibiki's doing...
Huh?
You mean you drove it?!
Um..
The driving part was pretty simple,
but as for stopping, well...
It was kinda...
Hibiki...
I'm shocked.
Huh?
Well, it's no biggie! Nothing to worry about!
You really went far!
Yeah...
What's that?
Ah, um... well, this... it's nothing...
Adachi... here.
Thanks.
This one's for me.
...Hey.
Sorry for not showing up this morning.
I slept through it.
I was up late last night, fell asleep in the theater,
and missed the entire movie.
So... let's go see it together sometime.
Sure.
Oni Aligned
It is as if you are wholly transparent
As if everything is passing through you
Is that not how it feels?
Boy! If you are going to journey...
Then you must have clear skies in your heart!
Hit the beat! Keep your beat!
Seek out the places that move your heart!
Hit the beat! Keep your beat!
Find what no one else can do!
That is your resonance!
We're taking your life for our child.
That's Midori for you. Her work is reliable.
I was Hibiki's classmate in middle school.
Volume Eleven
Engulfing Walls
Volume Eleven: Engulfing Walls.