Chapter 83 of the Jigokuraku manga.
Summary[]
Shion and Nurugai fight Zhu Jin in their partial Kishikai form. While fighting, Shion remembers his past of becoming a street performer with his mother and how it led him into the Tōdōza and the Yamada clan. To not sully his mother's honor, Shion went along with the false backstory his mother gave him and kept his real past life a secret from the Yamada clan. After hearing Tenza speak his mind to Shugen about how he should see him for what he is now, along with watching him gradually gain acceptance despite his past, Shion becomes inspired to be like his student. Back in the present, Shion dodges Zhu Jin's lightning Tao attack and hears them gloating about how he does not stand a chance against their power. Shion angrily silences Zhu Jin, declares that he will defeat them, and tells Nurugai to stay back as he rushes in to cut Zhu Jin's left hand and tanden. Remembering the survivors strategy meeting about how they should go about directly targeting Lord Tensen's plant ovules, Shion disembodies Zhu Jin's body with their stomach cut opened and presses his sword down on the Tensen's ovule to end the battle. While doing so, Shion is assaulted by the ovule with vines entering his body, which Mei warned the survivors about. However, Shion continues to press down on his sword knowing that if they both die then he will still be victorious in the end.
Characters in Order of Appearance[]
- Yamada Asaemon Shion
- Nurugai
- Zhu Jin
- Yamada Asaemon Sagiri (flashback)
- Yamada Asaemon Kishō (flashback)
- Yamada Asaemon Fuchi (flashback)
- Yamada Asaemon Genji (flashback)
- Yamada Asaemon Tenza (flashback)
- Yamada Asaemon Shugen (flashback)
- Yamada Asaemon Senta (flashback)
- Yamada Asaemon Fuchi (flashback)
- Yuzuriha (flashback)
- Gabimaru (flashback)
- Aza Tōma (flashback)
- Mu Dan (flashback)
- Ran (flashback)
- Tao Fa (flashback)
- Mei (flashback)