Spring

* Second Phase
* Third Phase
* Core

**Spring** (スプリング, **Supuringu**?) is the Concept-Type UMA that embodies the season of Spring. It is the main antagonist of the titular Spring Arc.

## Appearance

Spring appears as a large oni, with a muscular body, long bushy hair and thick horns on its forehead. He wears simple black pants tied with a rope paired with geta, both which were made and gifted to him by Tesshu Isshin. He is seen carrying a paper parasol and a wooden box on his back.

## Personality

Spring is very confident in its abilities; declaring himself to be lucky and that "nothing will beat Spring".

In truth, he is actually a very gentle being, not wishing to harm humans but in fact play with them, despite God's orders and cries when reminded of Tesshu Isshin, his friend to where he declares he won't hurt any more humans.

## Plot

Spring, despite being an UMA, had an unusual fascination with humans and wanted to befriend them instead of harm them. However, he was derided for his ability to summon cherry blossoms and was derided as a demon due to cherry blossoms being seen as a symbol of misfortune. Coming to a realization that humans bonded with playing, he traveled around Japan, collecting toys to play with humans. By the time he had completed his collection, Spring had already achieved Phase 2 and people feared him even more. As the UMA chose to isolate himself from society, he met Tesshu Isshin. He would eventually becomes friends with him, playing games and teaching him how to write. Tesshu would go into battle to overthrow the Tobaku in a bloodless siege with his Unbreakable, so that the cherry blossoms could become beloved instead of hated. However, God soon forced another Phase onto the UMA, causing him to challenge people to bets and claim the lives of those who lost, only being freed from the state by Tesshu, who was badly wounded in the process. Tesshu however refused to kill Spring despite the latter's insistence, stating his love for the season and instead challenged him to a game with the loser dying. Spring won, (though suspects that Tesshu lost on purpose) and thus, honored his friend's request and lived until people like Isshin "act in earnest and play with [him]."

### Unbelievable Arc

Spring is one of the Four Season UMAs, along with Winter, Summer and Autumn, who are the targets of Apocalypse's latest quest.

### Spring Arc

Due to Kofusai, Fuuko's Unluck makes her the perfect candidate to neutralize Spring. Spring meanwhile had made territory in Tokyo at the top of Tokyo Tower, with the UMA having only stood there and drank alcohol the whole time.

When Fuuko reaches the top of the tower, Spring attempts to scare her off by showing her a list of human lives he took that challenged him in the past. Fuuko isn't deterred and instead talks to Spring about loving the season of the spring. However, the UMA suddenly starts writhing in pain and briefly tries to warn Fuuko to run before going into Phase 3, who challenges Fuuko to a three round game with the winner claiming the loser's life. Betting the lives of the humans he has in the trees against all of the Union's workforce, Spring wins the first match thanks to the current Isshin pulling herself out to protect Fuuko from danger. However, Fuuko's Unluck begins to affect Spring even with Kofusai in effect during the second round. During the last play, he breaks down in tears when reminded of Tesshu, crying to God that he doesn't want to hurt the humans, allowing Fuuko to win.

God then forces a complete Phase 3 on Spring just as the third round starts, with the berserk UMA protected by Kofusai as he attempts to turn the world into cherry blossoms. The Union and Under are forced to fight together to bypass the effects and free Spring from its berserk form, with Fuuko pulling him out to play the final match. With one last drink to Spring, Fuuko wins the last round thanks to Unluck. Fading away, Isshin reveals her full name as Haruka Yamaoka, showing that her family bears no malice to the UMA that killed their ancestor. Content, Spring passes away peacefully after giving one last haiku.

## Abilities

**Cherry Blossom Transmutation**: Spring has the power to turn humans into cherry blossom trees. This happens when a human touches a cherry blossom pedal, or stays in his territory for 30 minutes. After reaching Stage 3, his ability expands to anything into cherry blossom trees.

## Equipment

**Kofusai**: Spring uses an artifact resembling a pair of dice and a cup. By rolling the dice and predicting whether the outcome is even or odd, the user can steal away what the target cherishes the most. Spring uses this ability to disable the nuke launched at him by Creed.

**Enoh Jusshu**:

## Trivia

* Spring ranked 24th in the First Popularity Poll and 18th in the Third Popularity Poll.
* Spring is the first UMA shown to achieve a third phase.
* His hobbies are collecting toylike artifacts, playing with humans and learning forms of human entertainment.
* His special skill is speaking in Tanka.
* His favorite dishes are sake and sakura mochi rice cakes.
* His favorite people are the ones who play with him and Isshin.

## References

1. ↑ *Undead Unluck* Manga: Chapter 70, Pages 10 - 11