Taimanin Asagi ZERO

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**Taimanin Asagi ZERO** (**対魔忍アサギZERO**), is a Japanese eroge Visual Novel from Black Lilith. It was originally released in the **Download Edition**, August 31, 2018 and later release of a **Regular Edition**.

Set in a new continuity created after one of the Taimanin Asagi 3 endings. Playing in the ZERO Universe with the Rogue Taimanin, Asagi (ZERO), as its protagonist. Her sister Sakura (ZERO) goes missing, so Asagi goes undercover to find the traitor in Gosha Academy and save her

While this game plays much earlier it also plays within its own new continuity, mostly, disconnected from the old timeline.

## Summary

TA-ZERO takes place in a "reset world" within a Asagi Vampire ending of TA3.

Created after Edwin Black connected the world with the Mother Sea, which destroyed reality, activating his ability to reset the universe on death and reboot reality.

The new Universe being very different with Koukawa Oboro being a teacher in Gosha Academy, Asagi being a Rogue Taimanin and student in Joei Academy. Key locations like the Chaos Arena being in a different location and under Snake Ladies control.

## Story

### Prologue

Taimanin Asagi ZERO plays in an alternative timeline which plays before the events of the main universe, most character appear to be clearly much younger than they were in Taimanin Asagi 1 another change seems to be that the existence of demons is less of a secret already.

Within the Shinminato-ku 6th Precinct (police station), one of the six police stations that had been established to for the purpose of supervising a huge shady business district, where lawlessness was overlooked. A young Asagi is thrown into cells, in civilian clothes, the real ruler of the station revealing himself as Byg (an Orc) that used the basement cells as his hideout with relative protection.

Asagi's very smug attitude irritates Byg (ZERO) to the point that he wants to kill her. Asagi proclaims the turf of Byg as her own, confused and amused he says he will turn this naive girl into a "daruma". However, as he and his orcs attack, the light turns off and Asagi defeats the entire room full of orcs in hand-to-hand combat. Revealing herself as "Asagi the Taimanin", Byg asks if she is part of the main organization, to which Asagi denies, saying that normal Taimanin are just government dogs. She claims that she is a real Taimanin, one who destroys evil and upholds true justice. After threatening to kick Byg in his balls, he gives up and Asagi asks about the location of the Chaos Arena, claiming not to know. Dissatisfied by the lack of intel, Asagi kicks him in the balls, causing him to fall to the ground in pain.

Several policemen rush the cell with the aim to kill Asagi. but are interrupted in turn by a younger Yamamoto. Being of Home Ministry Public Safety, he had conducted an investigation and found collusion between the police force and the orcs. He orders the policemen to stand down. The police officers are thrown into a state of panic, opting to shoot now both Asagi and Yamamoto. However, their efforts were thwarted by a younger Igawa Sakura working with Yamamoto, jumping out of the shadows with her giant shadow sharks, ripping the officers apart. A short conversation follows in which Yamamoto tries to recruit Asagi to rejoin the government and become an official Taimanin like Sakura to fight the demonic influences emerging in the world. Asagi quickly and harshly refuses, but Yamamoto tells her to think about it again, stating that her help is needed.

### Main Plot

Two weeks after the events of the prison, within the downtown district of Shinminato-ku, Yamamoto enters a school called Joei Academy. There, he is guided by a gang that Asagi controls to the basement. The delinquents are members of the Igawa clan and contained associated members which were independent Taimanin. After a short threat from Asagi's side, Yamamoto tells her that her sister Sakura has disappeared from Gosha Academy.

Days later, Asagi stands in the office of Yamamoto Nobushige (ZERO), who was also the principal of Gosha Academy. They discuss about gathering information and a possible connection of the Fuuma clan to Sakura's disappearance. Asagi wanting to investigate the school and talk with the Student Council President, who was a friend of Sakura and Asagi: Yatsu Murasaki. Yamamoto introduces Koukawa Oboro, a homeroom teacher, and a member of the Koukawa clan. Asagi knows that the Koukawa clan does not like the Igawa clan, but she is unable to fully grasp Oboro's motives at the moment.

After being Introduced to the class and leaving to the hallways, Asagi is suddenly attacked. Yatsu Murasaki (ZERO) and her clash, something that is rather normal in Gosha, as a training fight. Murasaki being happy to see Asagi, also reminds her that she had trained to beat her, always remembering a promise about marriage should she win some day, something that was made in jest by Asagi years ago but was taken serious by Murasaki, which had feelings for her. Murasaki being of the Yatsu clan, which had typically served the Igawa, is honest and supports Asagi in her effort to find Sakura.

Going back to her old home alone in the dark, Asagi is watched by a Masked Women, after a short exchange of blows she disappeared without a word, as fast as she appeared. Asagi was confused over the encounter that seemed to be less serious, and couldn't shake the feeling that the woman resembled somebody she had met. At the Igawa home, Asagi sees her old home for the first time, which looked unkempt enough that it was like a bomb had hit it. The untidy rooms were just how her sister had left it. After cleaning the chaos her sister left behind, the light turned off, and Asagi is attacked once again at home, by some other unknown assailant and his tentacles, getting touched by the tentacle's blood. However, Asagi seems fine from the attack with no damage and the attacker is forced to flee.

Not talking about last night, not to lose a lead and reveal information to people she does not trust, Asagi exchanges pleasantries with Oboro, which is surprised when Asagi says "nothing happened yesterday". She meets with Murasaki, who wanted to watch Asagi change and shower, lusting over her in a comedic fashion. Asagi asked Murasaki for help with the new equipment and goes back to class, just to be attacked by tentacles only Asagi can see.

The unknown attacker from last night now talking to her mind explaining his ability, that required the last attack as an invocation condition for his long distance spell casting Bedroom art. Asagi being molested by the tentacles injecting her with an arousing drug, forced to endure the attacks during class. Trying to lure the attacker out, Asagi enters the swimming class, in which she also gets attacked by tentacles, talking to the attacker in her mind. Asagi calls him a coward in hiding, which leads to him revealing himself as Hachiya Risuke (Gym Teacher) a Fuuma clan member. Unable to escape normally, Asagi is however able to use the equipment Murasaki explained to her, which is a communication device. Sending a video to Murasaki, her plan succeeds and Murasaki takes down Hachiya in a quick strike, freeing Asagi.

Having captured Risuke, both Asagi and Murasaki, use interrogation techniques like good cop, bad cop and breaking bones, to gain intel from him. Screaming out in fear and pain, he discloses the word "Chaos Arena" and its location in Shinminato-ku. Risuke had tricked Sakura for money and told her to go to the Chaos Arena as part of a **faked** **official** mission.

Asagi, being concerned about the light remodeling from the tentacles and the effects of the aphrodisiac, sets up a quick stop at Inageya a store in Gosha Village, that deals with bedroom-art counters. On the way to the Chaos Arena, Asagi feels the presence of the Masked Women on a train station but is unable to get a hold of her, only finding her handkerchief.

Taking the train to the Chaos Arena, Asagi is confronted by a "young boy", which reveals himself as the older brother of Risuke, Hachiya Ichisuke. He attacks Asagi with his ninja art "Dirty Invitation", which sprays Asagi with pheromones, controlling both several passengers and her, which cause them to molest Asagi. Having sex with her himself, this proves to be his downfall as Asagi has learned a bedroom-art herself at Inageya, using it to suck out the life energy of Hachiya Ichisuke turning him to nothing more than dust. Quickly, she escapes the train by using her super speed to escape before more people could see her precarious state.

Feeling stronger than before, Asagi finds Byg, who informs her that he works for the Madame of the Chaos Arena, requesting Asagi to follow him, as they have captured Sakura, and that she was still alive. Sakura has been in the Chaos Arena for a several weeks, tricked into going as part of a mission of Hachiya Risuke and the government. Infiltrating the place under a fake identity and defeating her first opponent Big Gogo, Sakura was confronted by "Madame" Snake Lady (Kaliya), who in this timeline, is the owner of the Chaos Arena. After cutting Kaliya with her swords and getting in contact with her blood however, she is paralyzed, as Kaliya's ability "Snake Poison" can create any combination of poison inside her own body, to heal herself or harm her enemies. Having won the fight, Kaliya has sex with Sakura as part of the punishment game aspect of the Chaos Arena and forced her to keep losing in fights.

When Asagi arrives at the Chaos Arena entrance with Byg, Asagi is greeted by Kaliya. Asagi attacking her, which causes her to reveal her snake skin and true nature as the matriarch of the Naga/ Snake tribe, a being with almost god-like power. Being pushed back by her destroying parts of the battlefield, Asagi gives up as soon as Kaliya reveals a video of her sister. Kaliya being slightly disappointed in that outcome. The damage to the floor, is given to Asagi to payoff with her own body, and she is captured.

Being sexual remolded in an underground lab, a "Demon seed" is implanted in her head. Though, out of view the scientist Kiryu Sabato responsible, with Byg watching it. Testing if the Body Modification and control was a success, Byg uses a remote control to create pain and explains that if Asagi were to disobey, he could turn her to stone with the touch of a button. Brought to a barn-like training room, lead to even more unspeakable humiliations for Asagi. A slave girl next to her called Ayaka, tells Asagi to remain strong, and think about "who she was doing it for", which motivated Asagi to keep strong and for now take the abuse until an opening for a counter attack presents itself.

Asagi is entered into more training with Byg and in the end, passed the test. Asagi was branded with a magical contract and allowed to work as a slave whore to work off the damages caused by the fight with Kaliya, however Kaliya seems displeased. It was almost as if she was wishing for a fight that would justify her killing Asagi, displeased by even having to keep her alive at all, as if she had to follow the orders of somebody else. Returning to the barn, she is observed by the Masked Women from Gosha Village. Originally Asagi thinks that based on the smell of the Handkerchief, it was Koukawa Oboro from the academy . However, she notices something else within that Oboro that is odd and different. Which results in that Oboro to smile and knock Asagi out with a Roundhouse kick, approaching with a knife.

After those events, Sakura is shown to be offered to the now one armed Big Gogo as a reward, as he was winning multiple fights, having sex with him as one part punishment for her and reward for Gogo. Snake Lady mocking Sakura that she and her sister need to do their work to one day take her out. Asagi shows up also forced to put up a show and both sisters are able to reunite somewhat in private, Sakura apologizing for getting captured and Asagi going through all this for her. After the emotional encounter, Asagi reveals her plan, telling Sakura both of them should act like they wanted to fight to kill each other in the Chaos Arena, for their own freedom, but take down Snake Lady in reality. Kaliya already had agreed given that such a fight, sister vs sister, would create much attention and bring customers, the battle and money loving Kaliya agreed fast and allowed on top of that the short conversation right now as a goodbye. The underworld media buzz also possibly could get Murasaki's attention that was probably looking for them right being assigned by Asagi to watch over the Igawa clan in Joei Academy. As normal infiltration would be difficult, the "big fight" would create cover for her to help them. Sakura still showing worry about the Demon seed, Asagi ensures her with a whisper that this has been taken care of.

That last night, Asagi had been visited by the Masked Oboro she and knocked out. The masked Oboro asked if she wanted to rescue her sister. Asagi now being sure that the Oboro homeroom teacher and this Oboro were not the same, or possesed, given the supernatural odd feeling. Proclaiming she had removed the Dark Seed, the mysterious Oboro, faded into the darkness once again, saying she has no intention of helping more than that.

Being humiliated for a little while longer by Byg, that displayed Asagi in public, and being forced to have more sex. Murasaki and the rest of her class found Asagi, however, knowing they needed to save both Asagi and Sakura waited for the big fight, which was advertised for between the sisters, for the optimal moment of attack.

One week later, the Chaos Arena was filled with people from the area in the audience as well a masked Oboro talking to herself saying she shall not get involved. Murasaki and her troops, slowly infiltrating the Arena bit by bit, preparations had begun. Snake Lady riles up the audience for the fight saying after the winner is decided, and the loser has died, there will be a goodbye party, with 200 people and the "winner" on a luxury cruise for a week, enough time to pump them full of semen.

The battle having started, Asagi and Sakura exchanged blows to trick Snake lady into an opening, Asagi still feeling weaker because of the abuse of Byg, which still held on to the remote. Asagi and Sakura putting themselves into position fooling the audience with a fight charging very powerful attacks Asagi's speed and Sakura's Shadows, both sisters disappeared from the stage. Surprised Snake Lady got hit by a powerful attack by Asagi having difficulty blocking it with her hand, Byg trying to turn Asagi into stone however without the Dark Seed this failed. Snake Lady ordering pushing at least the button now for Sakura, Byg however couldn't as his arm was cut deeply by Murasaki from behind, right that moment. Rushing in as well was the Igawa clan of Joei Academy taking care of the other orcs and enemies in the stadium. Asagi now proclaiming to Snake women she will free all the slave prostitutes and destroy the Chaos Arena for good, lunging at each other Snake Lady (Kaliya) transformed into her Lamia monster form. Saying she is going to kill Asagi before she is used by "that man" as "she" has been absorbed by him and a leftover like her doesn't deserve his fixation. Asagi, not understanding any of this, ignores it and uses the collected and stored life energy of Hachiya Ichisuke with her Bedroom Art Life Energy Unleashing increasing her ability many times piercing the hard scales of Snake Lady. Using her blood as smoke screen and paralyzing protection, Snake Lady escaped.

Asagi and Murasaki rejoicing are confronted by the Masked Oboro, and it is revealed that the leader of Nomad, the vampire Edwin Black is hiding inside that women's body. A shadow leaving Koukawa Oboro, saying "that women's task is done" and proclaimed Asagi would be his vessel soon, cutting off Murasaki's leg (she can heal) after getting attacked and flees.

Byg tried to escape crawling on the floor however is confronted by Asagi and pleads for his life being pushed to delete all videos and reveal a lead how to remove Sakura's Demon Seed, with the help of its creator Kiryuu Sabato (only mentioned), being kept alive as an informant for Asagi. Sakura asks Asagi if she will join Gosha Village again, to which Asagi declines again. Both sisters hug as the main troops of Yamamoto's Taimanin now arrive as well.

Outside of that in the night sky Black is flying being hunted by 4 Taimanin Houma Midori, Shinonome Nea and two unseen Taimanin. Within his dark smoke body, another Vampire Asagi emerges. Both coming from the Taimanin Asagi 3 **bad ending,** having created the ZERO universe. That Asagi explaining that she likes living in Black's mind but wants to make love to him, with her own body, and hopes to use this world's Asagi as a vessel. Both proclaiming this is needed for the sake of their glorious future together, Black shifting into Vampire Asagi body now giving her control. Her saying that she smells Taimanin trash that will be tonight's dinner.

## True Ending Walkthrough

```
1. Ask Murasaki about the equipment
2. I want to cure the change in my body
3. Right. For the sake of saving Sakura
4. What the hell is it?

```

## Characters

Main

* Igawa Asagi (ZERO)
* Igawa Sakura (ZERO)

Secondary

* Yamamoto Nobushige (ZERO)
* Yatsu Murasaki (ZERO)
* Koukawa Oboro (ZERO)
* Kaliya (ZERO)
* Big Gogo
* Byg (ZERO)
* Hachiya Risuke
* Hachiya Ichisuke

### Minor

* Shinonome Nea
* Houma Midori
* Kiryu Sabato (Off-screen)
* Igawa Asagi (vampire form from the bad ending of TA3)
* Edwin Black (from Taimanin Asagi 3)

## Trivia

* In the side stories it is revealed that Masked Koukawa Oboro was trying to scare Asagi the first few times, to make her more guarded against attackers BUT the last scene in the barn, she was controlled by Edwin Black. That invaded her body, speaking and acting for her removing the Demonseed.
* The Other women in the barn giving Asagi motivation, was just a normal slave girl (looking similar to Oboro) that was controlled by the normal Koukawa Oboro by her ability, to help Asagi and that slave out, right before being interrupted by Black. (not confusing at all)
* The last scene with vampire Asagi plays out very similar to Taimanin Asagi 3s fallen vampire ending, with a similar conversation, background, flying in the air and same number of Taimanin hunting them down, as well as Asagi claiming them as dinner for tonight. To the point it might be the same scene.
* However, slight differences exist as the original scene has an older Sakura and Murasaki also searching on the ground. Which could be either a small retcon as younger designs didn't exist yet in TA3 or TA3 recreated universe is just an other possibility, being extremely similar.

## External links

* Wikipedia (ja)
* VNStat
* The Visual Novel Database