Chapter 1: The Guy Who Smells Like Onions is Naked and in Full Swing!

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**Chapter 1: The Guy Who Smells Like Onions is Naked and In Full Swing!** (**たまねぎ臭いあいつ！ 全裸でフルスイング！！**, *Tamanegi kusai aitsu! Zenra de furu suingu!*) is the first chapter of the spin-off manga series of Zombie Land Saga, titled “Zombie Land Saga Side Story: The First Zombie”.

## Synopsis

Saga faces a curse of thousands of years due to the search for immortality. Fortunately, a group of warriors uses the power of Saga's local onions to counter the evil that comes from the darkness!

## Plot

Thousands of years ago, a curse was born because of those who sought immortality. This is the story of a remote region heading for imminent destruction.

Eikichi Hyodo works on the family farm after suffering a shoulder injury that prevents him from playing baseball and keeps him from his friends. His twin sister, Yuko Hyodo, helps him harvest the family crop and mentions how important onions. While Eikichi is mediocre at everything he does, his sister is the opposite of him, successful with her friends and at school.

At night, a mysterious truck appears with the inscription “Saga Sagako Busters”. In the van are the group of 4 girls made up of Anna Shuri, Yuko Hyodo, Hanako Hakase and their leader. The girls notice how weak Yuko is and ask her if they can perform the exorcism tonight, to which she says that she is still strong. Finally, they reach the forests of Karatsu where they meet the Niji-no matsubara Sagako, who is shaped like a deer and his antlers can extend many meters. The girls seal off the area and stop the Sagako by cutting off his antlers. Yuko prepares for the exorcism, but is tripped by the Sagako and as an ultimate sacrifice, she uses her body to seal the Sagako. Before being sealed inside an onion, she tells the others that she has a twin brother.

Yuko hasn't come back for a week and Eikichi's mother blames him because she thinks that she gets sick due to the smoke from Eikichi's cigarettes. He, on the other hand, doesn't know what happened to his sister. The house receives an unexpected visitor, the Saga Sagako Busters, and before he can ask who they are, the group kidnaps him.

Hours later, he wakes up in a cell and on the other side are the girls telling him if he's ready for the truth about what happened to his sister. Hanako explains that his sister turned into an “*onion*” after using all of her energy to seal a curse. Obviously, Eikichi doesn't take it seriously, even after a brief explanation. Hanako explains that her sister Yuko told them that she might have inherited the power to exorcise curses through onions.

The group introduces themselves, starting with Hanako Hakase, the self-proclaimed beautiful scientist who creates weapons for the group. Anna Shuri, the group's deadly beauty and part-time worker. And finally… well, it appears that the leader of the group does not want to give her name. Hanako explains that her sister can purify Sagako, but since she turned into an onion, Eichiki must now fight in her place.

The leader mentions that without Yuko they can't do anything against the Sagako and lashes Eichiki with a whip for getting too close to them. The alarm sounds, and it gives the warning that Sagako has appeared. The girls dress up and take Eichiki to the Ureshino Hot Springs, where Eichiki doesn't notice anything abnormal besides tired old men.

Eikichi gets distracted for a moment and goes to the hot springs, where there are several old men. To Eikichi's surprise, a Sagako appears and causes the elders to start aging. Eikichi yells and gets the attention of the leader, who goes to his aid.

The Hot Springs Sagako throws balls of hot water that destroy everything in his path. Eikichi realizes that his sister's injuries were because she constantly had to battle these curses.

The leader realizes that the moisture from the hot springs blocked her radio and with no time to waste, she fights with her shovels. Eikichi manages to get the old people out and to safety. He tries to hurt the curse with a baseball bat, unsuccessfully. The rest of the group arrives with onions for Eikichi to use one to seal the curse. Eikichi with the baseball bat throws all the onions at him until the Sagako is sealed, discovering that he also has that power. To his bad luck, the Sagako escapes and leaves the whole place smelling of onions.

Back at the mansion, the Saga Sagako Busters still have Eikichi kidnapped. They reintroduce themselves as the Sagako Busters, along with their motto: “Purity! Righteous! Beauty!”. They are the ones who protect the prosperity of Saga.

Finally, the leader reveals herself as Tae Yamada and decides that she herself will be responsible for training Eikichi to fight the Sagako.

## Features

### Characters

* Saga Sagako Busters (debut)
	+ Tae Yamada
	+ Eikichi Hyodo
	+ Yuko Hyodo
	+ Anna Shuri
	+ Hanako Hakase
* Skull and Bull (flashback;young)
* Yasuko Hyodo
* Sagako Curses (debut)
	+ Niji-no matsubara Sagako
	+ Hot Springs Sagako

### Locations

* Saga Prefecture
	+ Hyodo Family Farm
	+ Karatsu City
		- Saga Sagako Busters Mansion
		- Niji-no matsubara
	+ Ureshino City
		- Hotel Kasuien

## External Link

* Gaiden Chapter 1 Unofficial English Translation

## Trivia

* This is the first time that we are shown that there are more supernatural beings besides zombies within the *Zombie Land Saga* universe.
	+ This is later also supported by the anime, during the second season finale, where it is also revealed that the curse can manifest as aliens.
* The Busters Saga theme refers to the motto of *Pokémon's* Team Rocket.
* Tae had a dual identity as an office worker and Sagako Buster.
* The mansion was Tae's property and was the one they used to train and make weapons. Kotaro's makeup that he used to make the girls look beautiful, the sunglasses and the shovel are items that Tae previously had. Basically, Kotaro just used what was in the mansion to make his idol group.
	+ This could mean that being idols is only training to fight future curses that could be released in Saga at any time.