Shiki Tademaru/Synopsis

## Introduction Arc

Returning to the Kemono Office, Shiki and Akira want to eat pizza as they had some coupons. To their surprise, they see a new boy in there. Kohachi Inugami introduces Kabane Kusaka, explaining that he will be staying with them. He reveals Kabane is a hybrid like Shiki, which only annoys Shiki. Seeing Kabane wearing his clothes, Shiki is even more annoyed, but refuses to take them back after Kabane had wore them already and angry he goes to the bathroom.

They end up ordering pizza and while Shiki eats, he informs Kabane that he doesn't intend to be his friend, yet he isn't a demon and naturally have some pizza. However as Kabane states he doesn't know what pizza is, Shiki is surprised and more eagerly invites him to eat.

While lying in bed, Shiki keeps mumbling to himself that he doesn't like Kabane. Akira guesses its due to being the first other hybrid he sees, but if Kohachi had brought him up here, he must have a reason, and he may be in bad situation or is super strong. Shiki tells him to go and ask, but Akira refuses and decides to go to sleep without taking a bath.

Shiki decides to go ask himself and while Kabane heads to take a bath, he trips him with his threads. He asks him why is he there and Kabane explains he is looking for his parents. Shiki states they should be obviously dead. Kabane then tries to stand up and Shiki tries to warn him not to as he can't escape his threads, but is shocked to see Kabane rips part of his flesh and frees himself. He then sees how he heals and is even more annoyed when Kabane just wants to go take a bath as Kohachi told him to.

While Kabane takes a bath, Shiki releases another type of thread into his water and causes it to harden, catching Kabane in it. He returns to his room, but a few moments later is surprised to see Kabane coming back from the bath. He asks him how he managed to escape, and Kabane is willing to tell him if Shiki tells him of himself. Kabane then explains that he ripped his hand and put it into the furnace to warm the water and melt it. Shiki is shocked to hear that and states he would have let him go if he just asked, which surprised Kabane that he could do that. Having no choice, Shiki then explains that his mother was Arachne and could turn her sweat or spit into spider like thread. As Shiki doesn't know if she is alive or not, Kabane states she must be and that the world is big, but even if their parents are dead, he still wants to learn about them. They hear a scream and see that Akira is now caught in the bath. Kohachi comes and sees all the mess and decides Kabane and Shiki to spend more time, so he tells him to take him to Yoko Inari tomorrow.

Shiki, Kabane and Akira go into Shinjuku Police Station where they are denied to see Yoko, but Kon shows up and explains only Kabane can meet Yoko. Eventually Kabane returns, but Shiki and Akira find her bit creepy and police and insults Yoko. Hearing that, Kabane turns to Kon and attacks them. Shiki manages to take her briefcase and finds Kabane's head inside, which causes Akira to faint. Kabane asks him to throw him at Kon and as he does, he bites her and knocks her out. Returning to the Kemono Office, they realize Kohachi expected this to happen and that's why he said it to be a punishment for Shiki.

Wanting to drink cola, Shiki and Kabane head out to buy some. Kabane wonders about the Kemono Office being half cafe and Shiki explains it belonged to Kohachi's old partner, but its not working now. Shiki then explains they get jobs from business cards, Yoko, their site and the cafe's sign that attracts kemono. Kon then appears, wanting Kabane's head, but collapses from exhaustion. They take her in and feed her and Kohachi easily control her by telling her what Yoko probably wants she to do. A human then enters the bar and they realize he has kemono smell on it. The man explains he is in love and wanting to know more about love, Kabane wants to help him and Kohachi assigns Akira and Shiki to support Kabane. Then man then sees a mouse and attacks it, revealing he is collecting them for a present and Kohachi realizes he is bewitched by a nekomata, a two-tailed cat, that transforms into beautiful men or women and seduce humans.

The client, Yoruno, takes them to a red-light district and shows them a picture of Mao. He explains he figured the time she finishes work, but he never saw her coming out and Kabane guesses she may come out in a different form. They wait Mao to finish work and see a cat coming out. They follow it into a back alley and confront her. Realizing the situation, Mao turns into human and explains that he didn't need to hire detectives as he will soon turn into a cat like some of her other clients and bring her food. She guesses she didn't seduce him enough, but Kabane explains its love and not seduction. Yoruno then shares his feelings and is glad to be turned into a cat.

Returning in the office, Kohachi turns an orange into Kabane's head and gives it to Kon. Kabane gives Kohachi tissues, explaining that they are useful and you need to give useful things to the ones you love. Soon they see Yoruno with Mao, who explains that she ended the charm on the other clients and decides to live with Yoruno as his pet.