Chapter 21

## Chapter Guide

**Sack** (おふぐり, *O-Fuguri*?) is the twenty-first chapter of *Ayashimon*.

## Summary

Urara, Ten, and Kotton agree to follow Inari to the Kori Hotel where they meet with Tamagawa. Viewing the Todoroki Alliance as a hindrance to the hotel's business, Tamagawa demands to Kotton to have his gang relocate to the Kansai region. Urara speaks for Kotton, telling Tamagawa that they refuse to comply with his outrageous demand since she believes that Kabukicho will have no future as long as the Enma Syndicate is in control. Having said this, Tamagawa has the trio trapped within the Kori Hotel that is revealed to be the general managers scrotum.

After having gotten down the basics to his suksma sarira, Maruo and Oboro are met by Kotton. Having been informed by Urara telepathically on what has happened to her, Maruo unveils Inari's disguise, leading to her being held captive by the Todoroki Alliance. Oboro then declares war on the Kori Hotel and prepares to head off with Maruo and the Todoroki Alliance to free their allies.

## Plot Details

Although Kotton states his distrust in Inari, Oboro recommends meeting with Tamagawa since they may be the only allies they can rely on and not acting fast would mean that Wakku had died for nothing. With Urara also supporting Oboro's decision, Kotton agrees to meet with Tamagawa but tells Urara that he will bring down the hotel if they end up disrespecting her.

With Oboro staying behind, Urara, Ten, and Kotton arrive at the Kori Hotel. Upon entering, Ten admires how glamorous the interior is while Urara notices a strange scent roaming around. While taking them to their room, Inari informs the three on the hotel's background, such as how the general manager Gyobu-Danuki ended the feud between tanuki and kitsune a century ago, the staff are all a mixed of the aforementioned races, and how they use their own flesh to assume human forms, which is the reason for the pungent odor Urara smelled coming in. After being placed in the executive floor's lounge, Urara and Ten become immediately captivated by the luxury presented, which prompts Kotton to warn Urara not to let her guard down around Tamagawa.

On the room television, Tamagawa appears on the screen to speak to Kotton remotely and tells him that he can only spare seven minutes of his time to negotiate with him. Getting right to the point, Tamagawa demands to Kotton to have the Todoroki Alliance vacate the Kanto region and relocate to the Kansai region, which Kotton figured that his talk of negotiation would go along those lines. Tamagawa goes on to explain that, with the Enma Syndicate growing, the Kori Hotel will neither oppose or support the organization and will be protected by the government's coming yakuza exclusion ordinances as part of their plans to become an official hotel business. Urara becomes unclear as to what the Todoroki Alliance has to do with their business. Tamagawa answers that the biker gang will only bring further disturbance to Shinjuku, which in turn will cause less clients for the Kori Hotel in the process. Hearing this, Kotton becomes unamused with Tamagawa's typical financial way of thinking.

Before he could explain the options, Urara tells Tamagawa that they refuse his offer since she believes that Kabukicho will have no future if the Enma Syndicate continues to take control of the district. Tamagawa tells Urara that he does not wish to speak with her since he did not request an audience with her but is told by Kotton that the Todoroki Alliance is under her leadership and that he will only follow her orders. Having heard this, Tamagawa orders Inari to look into Urara's background, as well as Ten's, and write out a report by tomorrow, to which she agrees to do. Not wanting to waste any more time, Tamagawa tells the trio that he will have to resort to Plan B, which is to trap them inside the room and calls in the human exorcists, known as the Ashiya Onmyo Exorcists, on the floor below them to begin sealing with a ritual. Tamagawa informs them that they are not in danger and that the plan is to simply seal them for the next century and relocate them to the Kansai region afterwards. Kotton then throws the television Tamagawa's been speaking through and notices that the wall did not break after doing so. As Urara becomes worried about their situation, Ten becomes unable to warp into the ceiling and believes that it is not even a ceiling at all. Inari informs them that the Kori Hotel is actually the scrotum of general manager Gyobu-Danuki, much to Ten's and Urara's surprise. Tamagawa also informs Kotton, who tries to breaking out through force, that the scrotum is impossible to break out of, as it is capable of withstanding the facilities the hotel runs. As he starts to panic, Ten calls out for Maruo to help them.

At Central Park, Ozunu tells Maruo that he has succeeded in giving his suksma sarira its basic form and that the rest is up to him. Maruo happily thanks him and states that he will have to invent an ultimate technique for his power. Maruo and Oboro then see Kotton heading their way with an order for Oboro to assemble the Todoroki Alliance for an emergency. After being kicked by Maruo, Kotton is revealed to be Inari in disguise. Inari becomes surprised that Maruo managed to see through her deception but is told by him that he only knew after Urara warned him about her current situation through her telepathy. Having learned that their comrades have been held prisoner, Oboro orders his men to tie up Inari and declares war on the Kori Hotel.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Urara
* Ten
* Kotton
* Oboro
* Inari Aburaya
* Gyobu-Danuki
* Tamagawa
* Maruo Kaido
* Ozunu

## Chapter Notes

* Urara, Ten, and Kotton follow Inari to the Kori Hotel.
	+ Gyobu-Danuki is the founder of the Kori Hotel.
	+ Inari informs the trio that the hotel staff is composed of tanuki and kitsune who are able to assume human forms by using their own skin, which causes a mild animal odor to roam around the hotel.
	+ Tamagawa tries to negotiate with Kotton into have the Todoroki Alliance relocate to the Kansai region.
		- He also informs them that the Kori Hotel will have no involvement with the Enma Syndicate and plans to become a legitimate hotel business through the coming yakuza exclusion ordinances formed by the government.
		- Urara declines Tamagawa's offer on behalf of the Todoroki Alliance.
		- Tamagawa orders Inari to perform a background check on Urara and Ten.
	+ Tamagawa has the Kori Hotel trap Urara, Ten, and Kotton to have them sealed by the Ashiya Onmyo Exorcists and eventually relocated to the Kansai region.
		- The sealing ritual will take about six hours to complete.
		- The Kori Hotel is revealed to be the scrotum of Gyobu-Danuki that is extremely durable, which also prevents Ten from using his yojutsu.
* Maruo is told by Ozunu that he has given his suksma sarira his basic form and plans on inventing an ultimate technique with his power.
* Inari meets with Maruo and Oboro disguised as Kotton.
	+ Maruo sees through Inari's disguise after learning from Urara, through her telepathy, that she and the others are being held captive by the Kori Hotel.
	+ Inari is captured by the Todoroki Alliance.
* The Todoroki Alliance declare war on the Kori Hotel.

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