Chapter 27

* Title card
* Cover page

## Chapter Chronology

**Branch Training** is the twenty-seventh chapter of the manga *Choujin X.*

## Summary

After taking control of the boat, the Choujin's group consisting of Chandra, Yubiko and Hiroto are heading towards the Beast Isles and the woman fights boredom by teasing Chandra.

Meanwhile, the aspiring kepeers continue their training. Ely manages to develop a new move: an indecently-shaped spiral of smoke.
Tokio, on the other hand, continues to have difficulty understanding how to activate Beastification on individual parts of the body and Roja helps him with her thorny ropes to let the pain guide him, even if he gets a little carried away.
Together with Sato, Azuma tries to turn his handcuffs into weapons. After attempting to create a simple knife, the boy loses control and Sato knocks him out with the transmitted experience of falling from a great height to start over.

Between continuous workouts and breaks used to relax, a week passes and results finally begin to appear.
Tokio manages to transform specific parts of his body, Azuma learns to control the iron of his handcuffs in order to form knives, Maiko reaches a new personal best in regards to weight lifting, and Simon increases the speed and precision he has with his swords.
Having noted that his work is done, Sato announces that he will return to Yamato and leaves by boat.

All the keepers left on the island thus allow themselves a dinner around the bonfire.
Azuma and Tokio are confident that they can soon use their powers to help people just like the keepers of Nagamata, while Ely wants to take out the bad guys to make money and fulfill her dreams and Maiko to become a strong female keeper like Master Erma.
When Ely asks Simon why he works at Yamato Mori, Simon gravely replies that it's for his family and revenge before walking away from the group.

The keepers explain to her that Simon is a descendant of the Choujin Sword Clan. **Loaned Sword** is a skill that is passed down through generations in the form of tattooing, mixing ink with blood. By continuing to pass on skills over time, the Kagomura family has amassed immense strength.

During the Great Choujin War the Kagomura family formed the strongest battalion under the command of Sora Siruha, managing to stop the attack of Guelta towards Nanasu. However, the extraordinary strength of the clan led them to become the target of the **Hero Hunters**.
One day, a masked group, led by a two-faced monster, exterminated almost all the members of the Kagomura family, right in front of the young Simon who has been haunted by nightmares ever since.

Unable to sleep, the boy strolls along the beach where he meets Tokio, intent on trying to manifest wings.
After a while Simon suggests that he needs more muscle to build stable wings. Tokio responds that he first used this ability to save a friend, and while he knows defeating enemies is important, he needs this as well. Simon then throws him a piece of fruit, offering pointers with a reminder to stay hydrated being the first.

While the others are sleeping Azuma had also moved away on the beach, diving into the water, he thinks back to Sato's words on how he must try to remember what he was capable of before awakening as a Choujin and what he no longer can do, to understand his abilities. After he realizes that what he now lacks is the ability to swim and returns to shore, he meets Yubiko. The woman wants to know if he is the one they call the "Beast of Foresight".

## Characters

* Tokio Kurohara
* Azuma Higashi
* Ely Otta
* Chandra Hume
* Hiroto Mori
* Yubiko
* Shadowl Shant
* Roja Hachimaki
* Simon Kagomura
* Maiko Momoma
* Ichiiro Sato

## Navigation

 **Volume 6**
 **Volume 8**

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