Chapter 5

## Chapter Guide

**A Rare Breed of Human** (稀 (まれ) なる人 (にん) 間 (げん) , *Mare Naru Ningen*?) is the fifth chapter of *Ayashimon*.

## Summary

After Amamehagi refuses to stand back up to finish the ritual duel, Maruo becomes angry with his opponent ruining an enjoyable fight for him and strikes the floor demanding that the Ayashimon either give up or continue with the battle. As a result, Maruo accidently causes the floor to collapse, which also results in Amamehagi's death after being crushed by the rubble. He is then praised by his opponent's gang members for his outstanding match and happily thanks Urara for his new life. Urara speculates that Maruo is a marebito and has plans for him to take on Doppo Akari, the current chairman of the Enma Syndicate, in a ritual duel. She then finds herself confronted by agents of the Onmyo Bureau, after they found out that she and Maruo enter Shinjuku illegally, but is soon released with a warning, which causes her to worry. One of the agents report back on the two undocumented immigrants and comes up with the idea of leaking the info to the Enma Syndicate to have them settle the matter.

## Plot Details

Amamehagi falls and squirm to the ground after Maruo lands a blow to his head and is demanded by him to get himself together to continue their fight. However, Amamehagi refuses and taunts Maruo with a underhanded tactic, stating that he will lie on the floor until he full recovers since a time limit isn't placed in a ritual duel. Hearing this, Maruo gets upset with Amamehagi and throws a punch near his head, demanding that he either forfeit the match or continue fighting him as to not waste his time. Having done this, Maruo accidently causes the floor to collapse and have him and Amamehagi get crushed by rubble. After freeing himself, Maruo becomes surprised that his fight with Amamehagi ended with the Ayashimon being crushed by a large chunk of rubble. Maruo is then berated by Urara for destroying the office they were planning on stealing, to which he apologizes. After the ritual duel comes to its conclusion, Maruo receives praise from Amamehagi's subordinates after watching him fight outstandingly against their boss and wish to celebrate with drinks using Amamehagi's money reverted body as finance. Maruo gets the idea that the men are celebrating after being freed from slavery but is informed by Urara that the situation is a simple case of yokai having fun after watching a ritual duel regardless of morals. Maruo then sees Ten coming over to praise him and becomes delighted to hear him state that he acted like a manga protagonist in his fight. While being around the Ayashimon, Maruo expresses his gratitude to Urara for his new exciting life as her bodyguard.

Noticing how Maruo survived a devastating fall that caused the death of a yokai, along with looking back on his previous fights, Urara comes to the conclusion that Maruo is a Marebito, a rare breed of humans who have the capabilities of slaying yokai, which makes him a perfect pawn in her plans since the underworld rely heavily on ritual duels that mainly consists on using brute force. Urara then looks through the gang's files to get a sense of the current hierarchy within Shinjuku and finds the file of the second chairman of the Enma Syndicate, Doppo Akari. With Hashihime as her ally, Urara comes up with the idea to have the secret member of the syndicate report back to her on the organization's activities and order her to find a way to share sakazuki cups with a top executive in order to set the stage for a ritual duel where Maruo goes up against Doppo, which she is sure that the chairman will accept due to her identity.

After noticing how the area suddenly became quiet, Urara looks to see Maruo and the other Ayashimon frozen and is met by an agent from the Onmyo Bureau. Urara gets some distance from the agent, who states that he and his colleagues detected Maruo's early squable with Inokuma, but is held down by a yokai after another agent appears with the intention of taking Urara in by force. After the female agent named Number 4 threats to harm her if she resists, Urara prepares to use the item fastened to her obi to save herself. However, the male agent named Number 11 stops Number 4 from going too far by using her Shiki and decides to let her and Maruo go since he only wanted to ask her a few questions and not worry about the amount of paper work later. After being released, Urara watches as the two agents make their leave through the walls and is warned by Number 11 him that the Onmyo Bureau will be constantly monitoring Shinjuku to maintain peace.

With public safety now aware of the Urara Family's existence, Urara decide that her and Maruo's next course of action is to leave the area and hopes that her true identity isn't revealed just yet. Number 11 report backs to the agency about how the two illegal immigrants do not possess as a threat but believes that Urara may be a problem in the future after sensing something strange about her aura. Not wanting to handle the situation himself, Number 11 suggests in leaking the information to the Enma Syndicate and see how they deal with the intruders.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Maruo Kaido
* Amamehagi
* Ten
* Nyudo Inokuma (flashback)
* Hashihime
* Doppo Akari
* Number 11
* Kagehito
* Number 4

## Chapter Notes

* Maruo's fight with Amamehagi ends with the Ayashimon crushed under rubble and with the office destroyed.
	+ Amamehagi's gang members praise Maruo for his performance in battle.
	+ Maruo thanks Urara for his new life.
* Urara speculates that Maruo is possibly a Marebito.
* Urara scrolls through the organization's files.
	+ Urara finds out that the Enma Syndicate is headed by Doppo Akari.
	+ Hashihime's alias is revealed to be Himeko Hashiguchi.
	+ Urara devices a plan to have Maruo enter a ritual duel with Doppo using Hashihime.
* Urara is confronted by two agents and a yokai from the Onmyo Bureau.
	+ The agents release Urara and lets her off with a warning.
	+ Urara decides that she and Maruo need to leave immediately after the Onmyo Bureau become aware of the Urara Family's existence.
* Number 11 reports back to the Bureau about the two illegal immigrants.
	+ Number 11 becomes suspicious about Urara after sensing her aura.
	+ Number 11 thinks of warning the Enma Syndicate about the Urara Family to see how they handle situation.

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