Vs. Doppo Arc

## Arc Chronology

The **Vs. Doppo Arc** is the second story arc of *Ayashimon*.

The arc focuses on Maruo's and Urara's struggle against Doppo Akari, the second chairman of the Enma Syndicate who puts out a search and destroy mission on their heads.

## Summary

### Fear

After receiving word from the Onmyo Bureau about two individuals entering Shinjuku illegally, along with hearing news about Shinjuku Gyo-en unplanned renovation, Doppo, the second chairman of the Enam Syndicate, becomes concerned about the recent chain of events and has his executives bring in Hashihime, suspecting that she might know something about this as Shinjuku Gyo-en's border guard. Hashihime plays ignorant about having any connections to Urara and Maruo but is unable to fool Doppo who senses her trying to hide back her fear. In response, Doppo shows her his artworks of Ayashimon body parts that he plans to include her in. Hashihime becomes fearful of her life as she panics and tries to plead her case to Doppo. However, Doppo silences her from going any further after hearing her mention Kio's name.

The chairman is then suddenly met by Number 11 of the Onmyo Bureau who came to deliver the photos of the two undocumenteds and quickly makes his leave after coming under attack by Doppo's executives who start to move within his barrier. Though Hashihime continues to deny having any connections to the two, Doppo continues to be unconvinced but decides to spare her life for the time being. With all the members from the syndicate gathered together outside, Doppo makes an announcement to have the gangs and other inhabitants of Kabukicho put in their place, starting off by ordering the syndicate to find and eliminate Urara and Maruo to make them a public example, much to Hashihime's shock.

### Doppo Strikes

The next day, Ten and his former gang members help Urara and Maruo move into an abandoned bar to use as a hiding spot. The two then walk up to the roof after being informed about strange activity outside and see that a crowd of suited Ayashimon are roaming around the streets. After noticing the Enma Syndicate pins attached to their suits, Urara realizes that the Onmyo Bureau agent that approached her contacted the yakuza group about her and Maruo being in Kabukicho, which makes her suspect that Hashihime is in trouble. Before they could return back inside until the search is over, Urara unexpectedly looks to see Doppo coming up to the roof with his men. Although she maintains her composure the moment the chairman introduces himself, Urara reacts in shock after Doppo has her look down his car to see Hashihime held captive, which confirmed to him that the two know each other and orders his subordinates to capture her and the others. After Doppo noticing a strange scent coming from Urara, Doppo is hit in the face by Maruo for grabbing Urara by the arm. However, Maruo sees Doppo holding his fist while being undamaged by the attack, much to Maruo's confusion, and reacts in shock by the chairman setting his hand on fire. After putting it out, Maruo notices that the flames felt cold rather than hot for some reason. Seeing as how he only has interest in Urara, Doppo prepares to dispose of Maruo, much to the latter's excitement that he gets to engage in another fight.

With Doppo's subordinates using their tsuzumi drums to create a barrier, Maruo believes that Doppo is preparing to engage him in a ritual duel. However, Doppo tells Maruo that he only wants to fight him in private, with the barrier setup being able to block perception from outsiders, and refuses to speak the sacred words or bring out his mask to commence a ritual duel since he is only human. Urara tells Maruo that he should focus on retreating rather than fight Doppo but is told by her subordinate that escape wouldn't be possible with the Enma Syndicate barricading the building and rushes in to attack Doppo. Doppo avoids being hit by Maruo and releases a trail of heat stealing flames to render Maruo's feet completely numb. Doppo then viciously attacks him while he is down to cause Urara to fear him while she is watching. With his blood bringing back warmth to his body, Maruo manages to regain mobility, blind Doppo's eyes with his blood, and throws a punch towards his face. Despite the punch causing half of his face to be destroyed, Doppo easily regenerates from the damage and expels a breath of fire onto Maruo, resulting in his body being too frozen to move.

Seeing as how Maruo is no match for Doppo, Urara contemplates on leaving him behind while she tries to find a way to escape. However, she finds herself unable to commit to this action and brings out her tanto to release her yokai powers. Upon recognizing the sheath, Doppo shockingly realizes that Urara is Kio's daughter, much to everyone's shock to hear. After shedding a single tear, Doppo orders his subordinates to shoot Urara, stating that her existence meant nothing if the late first chairman chose to keep her a secret from others. Hearing this, Maruo gets back on his feet to rush over to Urara's side. Doppo tells Maruo that, while he respects his loyalty towards his boss, he does not have the time to deal with him. In response, Maruo gives a smile and tells him that what he was doing is not an act of loyalty but an act of gratitude that his path following Urara has led him to the chairman, the strongest opponent that he has fought so far and demands that they continue where they left off.

With Maruo continuing to fight Doppo, despite his attacks not being effective, Ten suggests to Urara in retreating. However, Doppo summons a blizzard on top of the roof to trap them and confronts Urara after she drops her tanto. Maruo then comes in to throw another attack at Doppo, resulting in the chairman becoming annoyed dealing with him and drops down a large hail stone to put him down. Although he manages to break free out of the ice, Maruo collapses from his body being too injured to continue fighting, much to Doppo's relief. Knowing that the Onmyo Bureau will not turn a blind eye to the actions he has done today, Doppo decides on ending things quickly by first picking up Urara's tanto off the ground. However, he sees that it is in Ten's possession, after the Ayashimon managed to muster up the courage to come in and take it when the chairman wasn't looking, and follows Urara's orders in releasing the blade from its sheath, resulting in her transforming into her yokai form. Urara quickly moves past Doppo, decapitates two of his men, and comes to Ten's and Maruo's aid as she prepares to retreat with them and Hashihime.

Urara heads towards the car Hashihime is being kept in and sees her coming out of the vehicle free. Just as they yell out to each other, the two are hit by a large release of Doppo's freezing flames, causing Hashihime to fall down from her body being slightly frozen. Refusing to allow Urara to escape, Doppo brings out his mask to transform into his yokai form without being worried about the chance of the Onmyo Bureau appearing. However, after regaining consciousness to enter her yokai form, Hashihime attacks Doppo from behind before he completely transforms and yells out to Urara to retreat without her. Doppo counters by setting Hashihime ablaze with his flames and questions if she was fighting on the right side since he believes that Kio abandoned Urara, to which the latter responds in rejection to his claim. Hashihime once again yells out to Urara to retreat without her, stating that she must be strong as Kio's daughter. Hearing this, Urara forces herself to flee the area with Ten and Maruo. After looking back to entrust a slightly conscious Maruo to look after Urara, Hashihime becomes struck down by Doppo's ice spikes piercing her body.

## Battles and Events

* The Onmyo Bureau informs the second chairman of the Enma Syndicate, Doppo Akari, about two Shinjuku immigrants.
	+ Doppo has Hashihime brought in for questioning after suspecting her of knowing the two immigrants.
	+ Doppo announces his plans to the Enma Syndicate to have the other gangs in Kabukicho bow before the syndicate and puts out an order to find and eliminate the two Shinjuku immigrants.
* The Enma Syndicate scatter across Kabukicho in search of the two immigrants.
	+ Doppo finds the two immigrants, Urara and Maruo Kaido with help from Ungaikyo.
	+ Maruo Kaido vs. Doppo Akari
		- Doppo discovers that Urara is Kio's daughter, which is revealed to Ten, Ungaikyo, and the other members of the Enma Syndicate present, and decides that she needs to die.
		- Maruo suffers his first defeat.
	+ Urara enters her yokai form with help from Ten.
	+ Hashihime vs. Doppo Akari
		- Hashihime kills Ungaikyo.
		- Hashihime gives time for Urara to retreat with Maruo and Ten.

## Characters Introduced

* Doppo Akari
* Mizuha
* Ungaikyo

## Chapters

 7
 8
 9
 10

## References

*Ayashimon* Manga: Chapter 6 (pp. 1-9).
*Ayashimon* Manga: Chapter 6 (pp. 10-19).
*Ayashimon* Manga: Chapter 7.
*Ayashimon* Manga: Chapter 8 (pp. 1-11).
*Ayashimon* Manga: Chapter 8 (pp. 12-23).
*Ayashimon* Manga: Chapter 9.