Asumu
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Hibiki is... a man who transforms into an Oni and saves people.
Since meeting this strange man, something within me, Adachi Asumu, has begun to change.
One day, I started working part-time at Tachibana's.
I know that people who can become Oni, like Todoroki,
frequently visit the shop.
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Volume Twenty
Purifying Sound
Slashing Sound: Seismic Thunder!
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Hey, Adachi, how often are you going to work here?
Well...
Wednesdays and weekends.
So every day you don't have band?
Yeah. Well, the people here seem really busy.
It just makes me wonder if I can help out more.
Busy?
Ah, well, it depends on the time of day and stuff.
Right?
You're going home?
Yeah.
Welcome.
Thank you.
Well then, excuse me.
Todoroki's fighting in Isohada, right?
Yeah.
Thank you very much.
Excuse me.
Welcome.
Please come this way.
Thank you.
I'll bring some tea right away.
I guess I should get going.
Good luck.
It is by your hand that we are here.
You have given us life.
The debt owed to the dead Bakegani...
We hope to fulfill it for you if possible.
A soldier on the battlefield is who we're going to see~
For Todoroki~
Dumplings it'll be~
Soy and sesame and mugwort-flavored dumplings.
When it comes to Todoroki, of course it has to be dumplings.
I guess so.
But was it really necessary to come here just to buy dumplings?
Yes.
Oh, then how about...
...these?!
Can't you be more mentor-like?
What do you mean "mentor-like"?
Well, I don't know...
Like, look at how Zanki would act as a master. For an apprentice...
he'd get something nutritious, right?
Y'know, Kasumi,
Todoroki's not an apprentice anymore, he's a fine...
Oni. An Oni.
I know that! It's just a figure of speech.
Fig fig fig~
By Zanki, you mean Zaitsuhara?
Since he's not really an Oni anymore.
Yeah, I guess so.
Poor Todoroki. Suddenly all alone. It must be hard.
He's independent now.
Well, it's too early for him to get a supporter.
No, maybe he should get an apprentice!
The office wouldn't allow that!
I know that, Kasumi.
I'm just talking.
And this is the result of my talking.
Excuse me. Can I have these, from here to here?
No, please wait a moment.
I'd like to pay for all three.
But you don't have a credit card, do you?
- Please wait a moment. - Asumu?
Yes.
Here.
Thank you for waiting.
Asumu!
Yes.
Here you go.
Okay.
Oh! I'm sorry.
Excuse me, I'd like to take care of this.
Please wait a moment.
Thank you for waiting.
I'm sorry.
Alright.
I'm so sorry.
Never mind that.
This is your first day.
Hmm... one of the tricks to carrying things is to take it slow, okay?
Here.
Oh, right.
Asumu. Can I have a moment?
Please...
...come downstairs.
Okay.
Don't like it that much?
This is the end.
What?
This will hurt that much.
Evil spirit
So...
this is Takeshi's Kanto branch.
Right.
So if anything happens, Hinaka and I might be stuck here.
If that happens, we'll depend on you to take care of the shop.
Ah, yes.
Sorry for suddenly springing this on you.
Ah, no problem.
I dropped the tea earlier, so I was worried you were mad about that.
Ah, I see.
Oh, should I act stuffy because of that?
I'm sorry.
No need.
Just be careful from now on.
That's it.
I'm really sorry.
Here.
Okay.
Alright!
Zanki!
Why the sudden visit?!
Zanki, don't tell me you came all the way here just to verify that?
Is it bad that I came?
No! I didn't mean it that way.
But...
But what?
Ah... it's just hard for me to answer...
- Well... - Well...
It's okay. You talk.
No, no, please go ahead, Zanki.
Please?
I don't really have anything to say.
Since I came here to listen.
Your... um...
technique is kind of strange.
This sort of thing...
No, no, it's not like that.
It's like this...!
Never mind the details.
The boss is confused too.
For me... the reason I do that...
is to purify the battlefield.
Eh?
Ah...
all the Makamou lately have been strong...
so I feel like my attacks alone don't really purify them away.
I feel like their evil presence still lingers, and that'd be bad.
So...
So you do that?
Yes.
I'm doing all that I can.
As an independent Oni,
I've got to work as hard as you and my other seniors.
In order to do that, I believed in your words, Zanki.
I...
I was just doing things my own way.
But I guess that's no good after all.
From now on, I'll train my Slaying Sound more and more, so I won't worry after a battle.
That so?
Yes.
Really... thank you very much!
Maybe he left to exterminate the Makamou already?
Well, there's plenty of nourishment.
Hey... wanna eat it?
Hibiki!
Kasumi!
Yo!
Zanki!
Why?
Here.
I'm good.
Alright!
I've got it! It's this one!
It's similar to a Bakegani, but it feels a bit different.
If you can't identify the Makamou, carelessness is prohibited.
No matter what happens, don't panic.
Always keep one's presence of mind, right?!
Feels like the good old team is back.
No, I...
just came to visit a soldier on the battlefield like you guys.
He's the one doing all the hard work.
We're counting on you.
Yes!
Hey! What're you doing?!
Ah! I'm just getting fired up.
Eh?
That way works the best for me.
I see.
I'm off!
Be careful, okay!
Okay!
So you don't intend to return to the battlefield?
Fighting's a bit difficult in my condition.
I guess all I can do now is support the guys working hard.
In that case... why not support them from a little closer by?
A newbie working hard under tough circumstances like Todoroki...
needs a good supporter, I think.
That's a good idea.
He doesn't have time to do disk maintenance...
I think he's working too hard.
Like...
he's really doing his best, but...
Hello?
Have you guys arrived at Todoroki's location yet?
Yes, we have.
Then, Todoroki?
He just left to exterminate a Makamou.
I see...
Some information from Yoshino just arrived...
about cases of repeated Bakegani appearances.
They just might be...
the harbinger of an Amikiri appearing.
Amikiri?
It's only a possibility, after all,
but according to the document...
though few, there are cases where an Amikiri appears after continuous Bakegani.
Lemme talk to him.
Wait a moment.
Hello. This is Hibiki.
Boss, if I recall, an Amikiri is...
That's right.
So for a stringed instrument user like Todoroki...
it might be pretty tough.
Plus, we don't have a wind instrument user either.
This is a troublesome situation...
Got it. For now, I'm going to follow him.
The two of us should be able to do something.
Then I'm counting on you.
Alright. Roger!
Hibiki.
I'm off.
Be careful!
You're an Oni, right?
You're a fool to get in our way!
Those weren't a Bakegani's Douji and Hime.
So that means...
This is...
I won't let you escape!
Todoroki!
Hibiki!
You'll be easy to drop!
Zanki!
Todoroki!
Slashing Sound: Seismic Thunder!
Seismic Thunder
What kinda crab can fly?!
Zanki.
Thank you very much.
The timing of your throw was perfect!
You really saved me.
Hey.
Yes?
Shouldn't you do that?
What?
No, like I said...
Well, it's not like you're doing something wrong.
Just easy to misunderstand a bit.
However...
...that's also proof that you're working hard.
I was the one who taught you to be a full-grown Oni, after all.
Zanki?
I'm talking about changing my role from coach to supporter.
Zanki!
You're such a bother.
Yes!
Alright!
What's that?
That's his way of being an Oni.
Purifying Sound
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!
Our Ubume is looking forward to meeting its sibling.
It might be a coincidence that the two spots are close,
but if they're heading for the same place...
A double group of Douji and Hime?
Volume Twenty­One
Together
Drawn
Spirits
Evil
Volume Twenty-One: Evil Spirits Drawn Together.