LUCKY JERK
Huh?
Oh my!
How cute!
What's wrong? Are you all alone?
Help me…
This is the newspaper.
Please look at this.
Could this be the life-giving animal En used to keep as a pet?
So this is Chawantake?
It's Kikurage.
Good work. You may leave.
If you'll excuse me!
More people means information comes in faster.
Our organization is getting bigger and bigger.
Even now,
workers are running at full capacity to tattoo the crosses.
What the hell are you doing, Natsuki?
I thought smoke might come out.
All right, Ton. Go to that forest and investigate.
Roger!
If it's just Ton, Kikurage might get scared and run away.
Natsuki, you go too.
What? Me too?
I'm sure the boss wants to obtain Kikurage's magic too.
I'm concerned about that monster, but I trust you.
Yes, sir!
THE BEGINNING
PAYMENT
This is the forest.
The newspaper said it was near the stream.
What's wrong, Natsuki?
Well…
It's about that smoke test you did for me the other day.
Yeah, and?
For some reason, you got some pretty good numbers.
If it bugs you, I'll check it out in detail when we get back.
Please!
I wanna be more useful to the boss!
I'll get strong like you and the others, Ton.
It doesn't seem like there's much you can do, though.
Say what?
Jeez, she keeps going through all these narrow places.
Wasn't there someone here just now?
I've got a blister on my foot.
With Kikurage's legs, tailing her is a pain.
This is the fourth day already.
My heel is bleeding.
But this is also for the sake of reviving the En Family!
FIVE DAYS AGO
No way, the En mansion is…
I can't believe they took our mansion over.
Are these the only ones who survived?
What a bunch of half-dead losers.
Thank you.
We were able to escape the mansion thanks to your magic.
If it weren't for you, we all would have been killed.
I could have saved more people.
I could have…
You did more than enough.
Mr. Turkey, who is this?
You! Have you forgotten me?!
Well…
Fujita, that's rude of you.
He's been a member since the family was formed.
His name is…
His name is… I mean…
That's enough.
I also saved Shin and Noi when they were about to be killed by the Cross-Eyes.
At that time, I stole something from the enemy without them knowing.
Mr. En's severed head.
That's great! You got it back.
However, the Devil tumor in his head had already been removed.
No way! That means En is already…
No, there's still hope.
If we get Mr. En's Devil tumor back from the Cross-Eyes,
ask Noi to repair his body,
and use Kikurage's magic…
I see! But…
But Kikurage is currently missing too.
I see.
That's where I come in again.
Exactly.
Fujita, can I leave the search for Kikurage to you?
I'll do it!
I will definitely revive Mr. En!
That's how it is.
This is the Kikurage doll that Mr. Turkey made.
She moves so slowly, it's unbearable.
This is so bad, I could puke.
Ebisu! What the hell did you come here for?!
Snacks for Kikurage.
That's it. You were closer to Kikurage than me, right?
All right. Once we find Kikurage, I'll leave her to you.
My stamina is at its limit.
That is…
It's Kikurage's voice! I'm sure of it!
I'll contact Sho for now.
-Kikurage, please be safe. -Its butt!
Kikurage.
You don't need to be here anymore.
I'm going to die soon.
I'm sorry, En.
You entrusted Kikurage to me,
but I couldn't protect her until the end.
I found her! That's Kikurage!
There she is!
The Cross-Eyes? Run, Kikurage! Run!
Don't run away.
I got her!
You scumbags! Let go of Kikurage!
How dare you kill my En? I'll kill you!
You're Chota, right?
Your name was on the list of En family officers.
Guess I'll take your head while I'm at it.
You bastard!
It's okay.
I'll kill you in one shot so you won't suffer.
Ton!
This is bad! There's another Kikurage.
What?!
To think we'd run into the Cross-Eyes…
What now?
At this rate, they'll kill both of them.
On the other hand, I'm not confident we can beat them.
Ebisu?
Whoa, what's this?
-A monster? -Natsuki!
You're from the En family, I take it?
Mr. Chota, are you okay?
Fujita!
Ebisu… What on earth is that?
Surely, the Devil hairpin that's still inside Ebisu's head
and the emotions stirred by Kikurage's crisis
must have had some kind of effect on her magic.
What is that?
Ebisu's magic isn't working?
That's defense-type magic.
I didn't know anyone in the Cross-Eyes could use that kind of magic.
Crap! She ran out of time!
Ebisu!
Fujita! Is everyone okay?!
So this Kikurage was a fake.
But Natsuki really surprised me.
To think her smoke veins would accidentally open from that cut.
I'm sure you will be of use to the boss with this magic.
Natsuki.
ADVANCED MAGIC
FLOOD OF CUSTOMERS
RECEPTION
What is this place?
Who are you?
What is this place?
You know, don't you?
Shut up. I can't do anything about it!
I don't plan to fight back!
You're…
Aikawa.
Are you okay? You were really moaning in your sleep.
Yeah.
So you have nightmares too?
How are you, Risu? How's your body feeling?
I'm feeling much better now.
I'm sorry you had to look after me for two full days.
Don't worry about it.
Well, I'm off. I'll come back again.
Aikawa.
You're the only one who cares about me this much.
Thank you.
That goes without saying. We're partners. See you!
You better get plenty of rest.
TACHIKAWA APARTMENTS
What was that place in my dream just now,
and who was that man lighting a cigarette?
Let's forget it. I don't want to think about anything.
I just want to live a normal life as a Sorcerer.
That's all I want,
but maybe I shouldn't see Risu anymore.
Another headache.
Damn it. Crap.
Damn it!
Put some oil on me, Hayes.
Okay.
Haru, is there any point in doing this? You're a Devil.
It's for the mood. The mood.
Good job.
Hayes. I've thought this for a while, but that look isn't my taste.
What?
Doesn't it make us look like mother and son?
Devil power!
What?
You turned me into an adult in an instant!
Even the glasses appeared out of nowhere.
Everything you do breaks apart the scientist I've been my whole life.
What do you say, Hayes?
Why don't you come live with me in Hell?
It's better than being in that garbage dump Hole, right?
A choice between Hell and the Hole.
That's a tough call.
You're mine! Do as I say, human!
-Don't suddenly flip your appearance! -That was close. I nearly died.
Anyway, like I've been saying all along, I want to find Ai.
Is it really that important to you?
Of course it's important.
Whether it's possible to turn a human into a Sorcerer through science
is hugely important to my research.
Okay, I get it. I'll help you find him.
Thank you, Haru!
More importantly, can you change me back?
I feel weird in a lot of ways.
What?
-Package for you. -Thank you.
I'm glad it arrived safely.
Now, then…
What a surprise.
This suit is twice the weight they use in a normal Devil test,
but it handles the work without trouble.
Next is the rinse!
Nikaido!
Shall we eat?
Okay, eat my special Devil-meat dish today as well.
Devil meat again today?
This is also part of your training.
Could this meat be…
It may look bad, but it tastes great.
Asu, isn't what I'm doing the training for the Devil exam?
But I don't intend to become a Devil.
I thought that if you failed using magic when you were young,
it would be better for you to first train to produce a lot of smoke.
The training for the Devil exam happens to be perfect for that.
Really?
Well then, try to produce as much smoke as you can.
Okay.
Don't be afraid.
I'm pretty sure you failed when you were little
because you didn't produce enough smoke.
Asu…
All right.
Don't look away!
Keep producing smoke!
The shape of the cube changed!
Nikaido, produce more smoke! I'm sure it'll keep changing!
I can't keep doing it anymore.
Nikaido!
LIBRARY - CAFETERIA
Stop right there, Aikawa!
Whoa!
Give back the school lunch ingredients, you scumbag!
Damn it, I'm cornered.
If you come any closer, I may fall from here and die.
Isn't that a great idea?
Just die!
Smash your brains against the ground.
How awful of you!
Shit!
Aikawa?!
Just kidding!
Whoa!
See you!
He comes to school, eats, plays, and sleeps.
He's the same Aikawa I know.
I can't believe he would tell someone about my magic,
especially not someone from the Cross-Eyes.
Huh? Isn't that you, Risu?
-Quiet! -It's been a while!
Risu?
If you came to school, you should have talked to me.
You're full of mysteries.
Mysteries? Like what?
Like where you live or where you make money to eat.
Everything!
You haven't even told me what your magic is.
Even though I haven't hidden anything from you.
Risu. Like I told you, I can only produce a little bit of smoke.
Don't play dumb!
You're the only one I've told about my magic.
You told someone about my magic, and I got killed for it!
It's not like that, Risu. Listen to me. I--
There's no way I can believe anything you say!
I'll make the Cross-Eyes tell me the truth directly.
I've got the power for it now.
Risu! Hey, wait!
Could he be heading to En's mansion?
Sorry for making you push yourself.
It's fine. But I was surprised.
I never thought the cube would transform.
However, what should I do to master my magic?
Actually, I've read about a case similar to your magic in a book.
But it was a long time ago.
If only I could read that book again somehow.
Where is that book now?
It's a book written in Devil language.
En should be the only Sorcerer who has it.
En's mansion, right?
Okay, let's go!
Currently, the Cross-Eyes are occupying the mansion.
It's very dangerous.
Moreover, there's a good chance you've been flagged as En's partner.
To look for the small book inside the mansion, we'll need a disguise.
A disguise?
Okay, let's use this.
Take off your clothes,
set the bottles in the machine in this room, and pull the lever.
All right.
Oh, man. I can finally take off this armor.
The clothes to wear after transforming are inside?
At last, I might get to wear decent clothes.
Let's see…
Set the bottles here and here
and pull the lever.
OCCUPIED
THE END
What we learned in Episode 10.
Sho saved the En family.
Natsuki's magic repels everything.
Nikaido's magic is undeveloped.
What we'll learn in Episode 11 is still hidden in chaos.
This is Dorohedoro.