KANSHI KAZAMATSURI, THE TENGU
Oh man, Nico. It's been such a long time, Nico.
CAW CAW CAW
I haven't seen you ever since my training got busy,
so it must've been three years.
Hey.
Oh man, I'm so glad I can have lunch with you like this again.
Hey.
Why won't he look at me?
So where did we leave off?
Your tengu family protects the mountain where I did my training,
and my mom and your dad are friends.
That's right!
And since we were both in training, we got along really well.
We became fast friends.
Oh man, when we were kids, we sure played a lot together every day.
I remember when Nico jumped into the river,
her swimsuit came right off, and I had to go look for it.
Ugh, please don't talk about embarrassing things.
Uh huh.
And?
You still haven't talked about the important thing.
Geez, you don't have to be so demanding.
You're like an interrogator or something.
I'm telling you, Nico's ma asked me to be her bodyguard.
Just like you.
Happy now?
Anyway, can I get another round of hamburg steak?
All right, order up.
Owww, ouch, hot, hot! Burning hot!
Are you some kind of psychopath?
Oh, sorry. Your forehead was so big, I thought it was a plate.
How can you say such a thing with those cold eyes!
Just talk already.
If you're also a bodyguard for Nico, then why have you been hiding?
I don't talk to ogres.
All right, I understand.
If you won't talk, then I'll get you to talk.
Huh, what now?
Nico, you should use whatever spell you can. Make him talk.
Now you look really scary!
Geez, Moi.
Ani-matey!
Well, as they say, ogres an' tengu were always like oil and water.
You're gonna make my umbrella talk?
It's a spell that gives sentience to inanimate objects.
But in current times, I think that relationship has settled down.
Back in the day, they bickered something worse than my great aunt and uncle.
So why is it talking like Tora-san?
Maybe it's because you set it next to the TV when you were watching Tora-san films?
Is it a parrot?!
Were tengu and ogres rivals?
Is that why you're so hostile towards me?
That's bothersome.
Also, this is the first I'm hearing this.
I might've heard about tengu from my dad, so to me, they're just not that big of a...
That's it right there!
That "who cares about tengu" attitude drives me nuts!
See, that face! Those black eyes!
They just scream indifference!
Oh, no. Can you please stop that already?
Stop it with those eyes! Please!
Or else I'm gonna cry! Those eyes are just too cold!
What the hell is wrong with you?
Why can't you notice tengu more?
It's always the tengu worrying about the ogres!
Ogres don't even give the time of day to tengu!
Love and hate is a thin line, huh?
My great tengu pa said so himself. "Never lose to an ogre."
"It ticks me off how it's always ogres in the folktales."
"Only ogres become famous."
"Why is it called 'Demon Slayer' and not 'Tengu Slayer'?"
The flames of jealousy!
He says seeing demons get cut up is the best, so he stays up late reading the manga.
Or maybe he just got really into it?
His favorite character is naturally Hantengu.
But Hantengu is also a demon?
YEEEEEE
The sake he drinks is called "Ogre-Killer."
OGRE-KILLER
Such detailed hatred!
I've heard enough about your dad!
You're just talking about a guy who enjoys reading Demon Slayer.
So tell me why you were staying hidden all this time.
I wanted to do a grand deed and take on this mission!
What if I protected Nico all by myself, and without the ogre?
All the glory would be mine! The tengu's renown would explode!
GLORY NEED FOR APPROVAL ACHIEVEMENT
All the ogres would be bowing their heads!
Behold, Nico. Here's an example of a greater tengu's teachings gone wrong.
So that's why you were on high alert on that rainy day.
Kan, you've been protecting me too, ever since I started school?
Thank you for becoming my bodyguard.
It's fine. I'm from a family of familiars after all.
I've been looking for ways to use these powers, so if destiny calls, I want to answer.
Oh, Kan.
Now, don't let him pull the wool over your faces.
He might be saying swell things, but the real reason he's doing this is,
let's just say, Ms. Ibuki is bearing his debts so he owes her big time.
What the hell are you saying?
You big dummy!
Then there're the charges from playing mobile games.
SINKING
And I pay for my junior's meals. If I have money, it's gone immediately.
You're just a crummy person, aren't you?
I borrowed money from everyone I knew, and then it really went over my head.
Right when I was thinking I should probably skip town,
that's when Nico's ma stepped in.
She's a really great person. Such a kind soul.
This isn't how a 15-year-old should be.
U-Umm, I'm gonna go make some more tea. Yes, more tea.
Hey, Ogre.
What.
I'll tell you this now since Nico's not here.
There's a prophecy that you should know about.
"An enemy within the school"?
So the disaster isn't some kind of accident or sickness.
Someone out there is after Nico.
Yeah. At school, too.
I've been on the lookout for anything fishy on campus since school started.
We have to keep this a secret from Nico.
If she gets anxious, it'll pull her to the darkness.
These are orders from Ms. Ibuki.
AN ENEMY WITHIN THE SCHOOL
Nico has an enemy?
Okay, here it is.
Wow, thank you.
Nico, you sure are thoughtful unlike a certain someone.
Nico, how can you live with this sour-faced ogre?
The food will get sour, too.
Who's food are you calling sour?
If you're done here, then go home!
You've made yourself way too comfortable here. Have you no shame?
Well, it's my first time meeting you, but Nico and I are childhood friends.
Well, this is my house, so...
And I'm saying that since we're both guards, we should talk about things.
One guard is enough!
But I'm stronger than you!
Oh yeah, you wanna take this outside then?
I'll dunk your face in hot water, and spin it around real fast.
Then maybe you'll grow back that dumb nose!
How could you say such a thing?
O-Ogres and tengu not getting along is something from the past, right?
That doesn't mean you two have to follow that.
He's the one who keeps pestering me.
In regards to the tengu people, I have no opinions.
I don't feel anything for them.
I don't even hate them. There's nothing there.
I hate ogres so much!
Geez, the house is gonna break down.
Why do you guys turn into a mother-daughter relationship?
Friendeal.
Let's give an explanation.
Friendeal is a spell you cast on food, and when two people consume that food,
a friendship will begin to blossom between them.
However, this spells works in a way that whoever eats the food first feels a one-way friendship
towards the person who ate the food next.
There we go.
So I have to get Moi to eat this first, and then get Kan next.
"You're actually a nice guy." "No, you." And problem solved.
Hey, Kan!
What's up, Nico?
I was just here being super pouty in the middle of the hallway.
Oh come on now. It's time for a post-meal snack.
Let's all eat together, okay?
Here you go.
Just one box of Blitz?
Isn't snack time supposed to be more like fruits, or...
Just eat it already.
Well thanks for the—
Wait! Moi needs to eat it first.
Why?
Just please listen to me, okay?
I don't really get it, but...
Here.
Oh, I'm not eating any.
What? It's snack time, right?
I can't interfere between you two.
What now?
It's fine, just hand that box to Kan.
There sure are a lot of steps. Here.
Kanshi.
You're actually a nice guy.
What now?
Are you trying to pick a fight?
I'm not. I'm just feeling something towards you.
I can't really put it to words.
But I have this burning desire.
Dude, are you okay?
I just wanna get close to you.
What? Why're you getting in my space?
- Come on, hurry up. - Hey!
This isn't what I was expecting.
Hey, let me put my arm around your shoulders.
No way!
Let's join shoulders and sing the school anthem.
What the hell, man? Have you gone nuts?
Give me your shoulders already.
Why are you so focused on my shoulders?
Your shoulders! My arms!
Morihito has gone insane! Nico, do something!
Less talking, more shoulders!
Honestly, I would like to see you two put arms around each others' shoulders.
You too? What's gotten into everyone?
I need to get away!
What's wrong, you two?
The balloon...
Got stuck in a tree, huh?
Here you go.
Thank you so much, Mr. Blondman.
Thank you!
All right, I was in the middle of something, so...
Mister, you forgot your Blitz!
Oh, it's fine, you guys can have it.
Thanks again!
Yay!
Chataro, for you, too.
Kanshi, give me your shoulders now!
I wanna put my arm around shoulders.
Arm.
Shoulders.
Geez, where did everyone go?
What the heck is happening?
It's the Nankin Tama-sudare stick trick!
Our shoulders were connected and we formed a beautiful arc!
I didn't think you wanted to join shoulders that much.
Think about the dog's feelings who was at the end of the arc.
Stop talking about it already.
The conversation is getting too wild and it's hurting my head.
I just wanted you two to get along.
Maybe that's the mailman. I'll get it!
Moi.
AN ENEMY WITHIN THE SCHOOL
An enemy?
Nico, what's wrong?
There was a package from my mom filled with old witch clothes.
I wanted to show you, so I went and changed.
But the fabric suddenly got stiff.
The clothes?
Oh gross, it grew eyes!
Daughter of a witch... I've captured you!
Sentience to an inanimate object?
Is this magic? The enemy can use magic?
Let Nico go!
Ouch!
Not only can I freely move this fabric, but I can also control the stiffness of it.
And because I've got her arms locked, she can't cast any spells.
I have taken complete control of her!
Why'd you have to grow eyes in that weird spot?
Don't make it sway like that!
Nico!
I'm taking the witch girl with me. Farewell!
No you don't!
Moi!
Nico! Damn it!
Wait, Morihito. Calm down.
Don't tell me to calm down!
How're you gonna go after her?
If you just aimlessly chase after someone who went flying off, you'll get nowhere.
Just leave it to me.
Bird-Blackened Sky.
All the crows in the area are my friends, and they'll give us information.
Make sure to thank them later, okay?
Hey! Did you guys see a girl flying off?
Looks like he'll show us the way. Come on.
Hey! Let me go!
You dumb angry-eyes! Just you wait, when Moi gets to you, he'll beat you to a pulp!
Impossible. And how do you say he's going to get to us, hm?
He'll definitely come save me.
No matter where I am...
Nico!
Moi!
Why are you on top of a tree?
Um, so, my kite got stuck.
I wanted to get it, so I used my wand to fly up here. But then I dropped it.
All right, I get it. Let's go home.
Moi.
Thank you.
You're welcome, as always.
There they are!
Nico!
Moi!
I see.
Damn it.
There isn't anything around that we can climb onto.
I'm using the girl's magic energy to fly.
Useless familiars shall gawk at us from the ground.
You're a tengu, aren't you? Can't you fly?
It's the same as your ogre horn.
Tengu lost their wings after many generations, and we can't fly anymore.
You there, Tengu.
Well isn't that rude of you to leave me behind like that.
Is that you, umbrella?
Oh come on now, you don't have to be so taciturn. Just call me Brelly.
This isn't the time for that!
- Huh? - Nico's in danger!
- What now? - Up there, in the sky!
Huh? What is it?
Let's work together.
The wind is getting stronger. Let us move out.
Thank you, Moi.
You're welcome, as always.
What?
Rising Earth, Flowing Sky!
I feel it in my bones!
We owe you one, Brelly.
You flew using something like that?
You're one to talk.
It's useless.
I've almost become as hard as armor! Now you can't do anything!
I was hoping you'd do that.
No mercy, huh?
Kanshi, one more time!
I know!
Are you two okay?
I'm good!
Did you purposely send only rough winds my way?
Just your imagination.
If I didn't know ogre falling techniques, I'd be dead!
It's completely reverted back to fabric.
What did that magic user want to achieve?
Moi, Kan.
Thank you for saving me.
I was really scared this time around. I'm sorry.
This wasn't your fault, Nico.
But we have to be careful from now on, huh?
From now on?
This enemy wasn't the disaster?
The glyph I received from Ms. Ibuki didn't disappear.
Plus it had nothing to do with the dog and rain prophecy.
Hey.
Does this mean that something like this will keep happening?
Don't worry, you have us. You can just keep being yourself.
Okay.
All right.
I'm gonna move in with you guys.
You will?
I'll stop being stubborn about it.
Besides, that was the original plan between our parents.
So from here on, we familiars have to work together.
That's really reassuring to hear, right, Moi?
The original plan was for you to live with us?
Where are you living now?
What?
So up until now, he's been dwelling in something called a monthly apartment.
His head got into the clouds when he started living alone, so whatever allowance
DRINKING (SODA) PLAYING (BATTING RANGE) BUYING (CARD GAMES)
he received, has been blown away on drinking, playing, and buying.
Even if you hung him upside down, he won't drop any lint.
You're spilling all the beans here!
I knew it! You're just dry on cash so you're about to leech onto us!
I will seriously destroy this umbrella!
You think you got what it takes? Then come at me!
Hey! Stop passing me the buck and then ignoring me!
Can we please try to get along?
I understand how you feel, Nico.
But the discord among our families is deep-rooted within me.
That's how you were raised, right?
To get rid of it completely would take some time.
But I personally think this is a problem that should go away.
Kan.
Like I said, I don't have any discord within me.
Then I'd like you to be more interested in Kan.
Interested?
Moi, you take things seriously, are reliable, studious, and can even cook.
You do everything perfectly.
Since you can do everything on your own,
you don't really rely on or have any interest in other people.
I think Moi needs someone like Kan.
Huh? What do you mean?
I'm not normal, so I don't need any friends.
Moi? Why would I become friends with an ogre?
You're both lonely, but too stubborn to admit it,
so this might be a good chance.
Mom, Kan has joined up with us.
Hey, you! You bought something useless again, didn't you?
It's not useless, it's a precious thing to me.
Go return it!
No way!
This mother-daughter relationship has only gotten deeper.
Hey, Kanshi.
Mr. Blondman!
Oh hey there, Gen.
Huh? You're already friends with Mr. Tachibana?
Yeah, I've been playing with these kids ever since then.
He's quite friendly with myself and my grandkids.
Hey, Kan, thanks for your big purchase recently.
I'll come by again, okay?
Oh hello, Kan. I hope you can tell me another funny story again.
For sure.
Hey there, Kan. I had a fun time, let's do that again sometime soon.
You bet.
How many friends did you make in this short period of time?
That's Kan!
The tengu, Kanshi Kazamatsuri.
He's very friendly, popular, and with high communication skills,
he's got a personality that can get along with anyone.
Morihito, let's play Yu-Gi-Oh!
Also because of this, anything like deep-rooted discords can vanish in an instant.
Let's duel!
Okay, what do we have next week for WITCH WATCH?
Hello, it's Kanshi. Yesterday all day, I accidentally wore Morihito's boxers.
He would've blown a gasket so I didn't tell him.
Okay, so next week we have the three stories of "Nico's Betrayal,"
NEXT EPISODE MY STUDENT IS MY FAVORITE ARTIST MY TUMMY IS TENDER TODAY CAT SCOUT
"Kanshi's Groveling Fable," and "Morihito's Raging Iron Fist."
You guys just really do as you please, huh?