Asumu
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Carrying on the will of Ishinomori Shotaro
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Volume One
Echoing Oni
Good morning!
How many today?
Ten in all.
I see!
Good morning! Good morning!
Good morning!
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Adachi.
Yes?
Well, as your teacher, I thought I should make absolutely sure...
Yeah.
You're fine with Jounan, right?
Yeah.
It's not like Jounan doesn't have a brass band, after all.
Sorry. Make sure to let your mother know.
You know, joining some other club instead might be—
Well, never mind.
Oh! Hey, hey, you're going this weekend, right?
Yeah.
Say, isn't Yakushima pretty warm this time of year?
Uh...
The last time I went to a memorial, I was a second grader.
I see.
Don't catch a cold, alright?
Caught a cold?
Maybe.
Still, Jounan's brass band isn't all that prominent, right?
Are you really okay with that?
Geez, I said it's fine!
Besides, I've already applied.
Anyway, you were the one who said I should!
I did not! Don't go blaming it on me!
I just said that you might as well, since it's a high-ranked school.
That's the same thing.
Mom, dolphins! Dolphins!
Ahh, it's cold!
Here are dolphins, many dolphins~
So so so so many dolphins~
Ah! Dolphins, dolphins!
Dolphins, dolphins!
Ow ow ow ow!
And... up we go!
Mister, do it again! Again!
C'mon!
Where did you run off to?
Do you know how worried we were?!
I'm pretty well-trained.
Here are dolphins, many dolphins~
So so so so many dolphins~
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Evil spirit
Kagoshima Prefecture.
Yakushima.
Cloudy.
Temperature: 10 degrees.
Humidity: 70%
Prey...
Chizu!
Auntie!
Chizu!
It's been so long! How are you?
Good, good! I'm good!
You're looking well, Asumu!
You've lost weight!
Really?
Oh come on, I'm not all that pretty!
Bon voyage.
I've come to Yakushima~
I came here on a ferry~
Ry ry ry ry ry ry~
I've landed.
Huh? Did you catch a cold?
Geez, you're finally on a nuisance-free trip by yourself,
so take it easy and relax, okay?
You're really the only one who'd say that, Hinaka.
Nahhh. Oh! Also, I was kinda hoping for a souvenir...
Hello? This is Kasumi.
What? What's wrong?
I haven't heard your sister's souvenir order yet.
Another earpick, obviously. But anyway—
So, one made from aged cedar. Got it.
And what sort of souvenir would you like?
Never mind that. A new disc arrived,
so I think you should give it an early trial run.
I see.
- I know you hate wandering around out there. - That's true.
So, if you find another type of wood that works just as well,
come back here as soon as possible.
Hello?
Hello?!
Going up the mountain, are you?
Yes.
I see.
In that case, be careful.
Lately, there's been talk of quite a few people heading up there and never returning.
Ah, thank you.
I'm counting on you.
You still playing music, Asumu?
Pretty much...
Asumu might become a professional musician one day.
Geez, he's just a high schooler.
He's in high school already?
Well, I'll be!
He's really studying hard right now,
so he hasn't been playing much lately. Right, Asumu?
Well, there's a lot going on.
A lot going on, huh?
Of course there would be.
And where are you off to, Asumu?
Amazing, isn't it?
Yeah!
I haven't been here in a while.
- You hardly ever visit places like this either, right? - Yeah.
Next, I'll take you to this spot with a huge tree that's even more amazing!
Hold on...
Wow!
I can't keep this up.
I'm out of breath...
Yo!
We meet again.
You know him...?
Uhh... kind of.
"Kind of"? We rode together on the boat over, didn't we?
Here.
Okay.
Wait up!
Is Hibiki your first name, or your last?
It's just Hibiki.
Hey, hey! Are you in a band or something?
Was that boy from the ferry alright?
He was!
That sure was amazing when you saved him.
I'm well-trained!
So, what were you doing by that tree back there?
How should I put this? You see, that tree...
...is an old friend of mine.
Well, you could say I came to borrow some of its strength.
Its strength...?
Chizu?
A young lady has dropped in.
She's okay.
Hey, boy, look after her! If anything happens, give a yell!
Chizu!
Hibiki?!
This way, Oni. Follow the sound of our clapping hands...
Echoing Oni
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!
What do you usually do?
I help people, I guess.
I think your father has been killed by an Oni.
Looks like they're raising a Tsuchigumo.
A Tsuchigumo?
This car's, um... not doing so well.
The engine's stalled.
Believing in yourself...
is the first step toward being yourself, I guess.
Hibiki!
Volume Two: Howling Spider.
Volume Two
Howling Spider