Samurai Oni
IKIRYO I

“Hei, Yasha. Is it true that you said that?”

“What?”

“About Ikiryo who will be hiding during summer ends.”

“Ya.”

Currently, Nekomata was with Yasha in the room. Nekomata seemed to be guessing what might happen.

“Why are you asking the same thing, Nekomata?”

“I just thought. Where will Ikiryo go when summer ends. Where will he hide?”

“Don't think too far. Because we don't know yet whether Mr. Akio is able to eliminate it or not.”

“Yes. You're right.”

“As I recall, you once said. There is someone who hates Mr. Akio. Right?”

“Yes, he's a samurai named Honjou Eno.”

“And if it's not wrong, you saw Ikiryo together with yokai dream when still fighting Mr Akio?”

“Yes. I told you what I know. There is a problem ap—”

Just now Nekomata was about to ask however, then he fell silent after realizing what Yasha meant by asking back all that.

“Yasha, do you think that Honjou Eno will be controlled by Ikiryo? Haha, that's pretty funny you know. He's a samurai. No matter how much he hates Mr. Akio, he won't forget his main enemy is yokai.” Nekomata did not believe this thought.

“Which you said there might be a point. But man will do anything for his hatred,” Yasha said.

“What do you mean?”

After a long time sitting in the yard while drinking his favorite cup of tea, now he went from there. A glance at the sky that will darken.

“Then, let's pick him up before Mr. Akio goes berserk.”

“Eh?”

Whatever and how great the hatred may be, it may not forget what its true duty is. But resentment will forget everything. Yasha thinks that,

“Listen Nekomata. Ikiryo and Honjou Eno might work together. Just for the sake of one common goal.”

From there Nekomata understood, that men who hold grudges or hatred for Akio will do anything to fulfill these desires.

“If true so.”

“If that is true? Then what? Although that is true but that does not mean our master will lose easily, is not it?”

“Yes, you're right Yasha. Mr. Akio has an incredible determination. I this Nekomata has seen how he acts even dares to behead his loved ones.”

“That's what got me interested in Mr.”

The night will come and tomorrow will change seasons.

Kizu and Akashi now finally find Akio who is walking to the Uchigoro region.

“Master, I just smelled the same smell.” Akashi pointed towards the southeast, a different region from Uchigoro.

“Akashi's kiss is really the best. Sir has to do it before summer ends otherwise he will hide forever,”.

“Mr Akio, I'll go with you.”

Akio shook his head and then he wrote a sentence on the ground, "You two go and follow the territory."

“Oh, Mr Akio entrusted this task to me? I'm really happy!” Kizu was too excited.

“Don't joke! Master Akio only entrusted this task to me. It's the duty of the master on his sword,” said Akashi reluctantly relented.

“What did you say?!”

Nah!

Akio struck a wooden sword at the two of them. He continued to write, "Be quiet! You're the two I told you to! Go if you want, or not."

“For both of us.” Agreed. The two shake hands.

***

The twilight sky had changed, making the dark sky unfold at this moment.

The Honjou Fortress. Inside, in a room, Eno's room.

The man who is identical with the age of Akio, is Honjou Eno who currently has power in the southeast area, also called the Southeast Fortress of Honjou.

There came a strange creature shaped like a small ball. The black color like charcoal looks striking in his room.

“Hai, you! Sweet sitting man facing outside direction.”

“Who? Who is talking?”

Suddenly hearing someone speak, Honjou was then on high alert. He looked around to see if someone was calling but he saw no one but the black ball in front of him now.

“What is this?” Honjou picked it up while wondering what it was.

“Ya, right. It's me talking. Introduce ..oh yes, I forgot that I have no name other than the name you have ever expressed. Do you know?”

Surprised, Honjou reflex threw the object. He fell silent after a while the ball rolled back towards him.

“Hey, don't be so rude to me dong!”

“Who are you really? I'm sure this must be yokai!” honjou shouted while pulling the sword from its sheath.

Some of his samurai followers who heard Honjou shout, then immediately headed into the room.

“Please excuse me, Sir! What's up?”

“Already. I'm not gonna mince words anymore. You hate the Samurai Oni, don't you? His name was Akio ...,” The ball again spoke while showing his excited expression.

“What's up, Mister?”

“No. You go.”

The grin was engraved clearly on that little ball. His incitement successfully made Honjou listen to a few words from him.

“Hm, you drove him away. Does that mean you'll listen to me?”

“Hm, I can guess if you know that I hate that person, then you'll take advantage of me won't you?”

“Oh, I can't believe Mr. Honjou is clever too. Then I can't hesitate to say this.”

Several conversations had been listened to by Akashi and Kizu who were in the room next to him. Somehow the two of them were able to be there but it seems they managed to sneak inside. And there they listened to the whole thing.

“I want us to establish a cooperation. Long story short, I also wanted to kill the Samurai Oni. Just like your target, Mr. Honjou,” said Ikiryo.

“Oh, that's good. But why are you showing up now?”

“Newly appeared? I've been around for a long time but well that's how it is. I'm having trouble getting a decent partner. And no one else but you, Mr. Honjou.”

“Heh, your choice is very appropriate. So, are we going to finish it soon?”

Currently, Kizu and Akashi are behind the outer wall of Honjou's room. The controlling yokai figure of Ikiryo has entered the body of Honjou Eno, which at one time will be taken over more easily.

“He will mun—!”

BRAKKK!!

Neither Kizu, Akashi, nor Honjou Eno were surprised. They were stunned when they found something that crashed into and destroyed the roof of the inner fortress, which was where Honjou's room was at the moment.

“Who is it dare?!”

Just talked about, the person had already appeared first. Akio, as the Samurai Oni has been performing with great fanfare. Descending from above, he landed slowly while pulling the wooden sword hidden behind his clothes.

“A-Ah?! A-Akio?!”

Presumably ignoring Honjou's whereabouts. At that moment Akio was thinking in his mind, 'It seems too easy to be knocked down.'