Chapter 13

## Chapter Guide

**I Refuse to Lose Again** ( もう絶 (ぜっ) 対 (たい) に負 (ま) けたくねえ, *Mō Zettai ni Maketaku nē*?) is the thirteenth chapter of *Ayashimon*.

## Summary

With Urara and Maruo refusing to separate from each other, the Todoroki Alliance issues a tag-team ritual duel to settle the matter where Maruo and Ten are matched up against Kotton and Wakku. After Kotton assumes his yokai form, Maruo finds himself unable to dodge his opponent's high-speed attacks and is left badly injured on the ground. Seeing as how his ability only allows him to phase through ceilings, Ten also finds himself at a disadvantage against his opponent as well and is left wide opened for Wakku to attack him over the head.

## Plot Details

Hearing his refusal to work alongside Maruo and Ten, Urara tells Kotton that she will no longer need his assistance and prepares to depart. However, Kotton yells to Urara that he will not allow her to leave his side since he believes that doing so would dishonor Kio's memory. Seeing Kotton angry, Maruo remembers wondering to Urara and Ten as to why the past members of the Enma Syndicate in the photo were behaving differently compared to how they are now. Ten answers that it is unexplained as to what happened during the time, or how Kio died, and believes that it is possible that Kotton retains some lingering feelings about separating from the Enma Syndicate. With this in mind, Maruo tells Kotton that he understands his situation but bluntly refuses to allow him to get in his way, which causes Kotton to become furious with him. Oboro then stops his leader from doing anything drastic, since he believes that taking Urara by force will prove ineffective, and offers Urara a proposition where her gang and the Todoroki Alliance will the settle the matter with a tag-team ritual duel; with the stipulations being that the Todoroki Alliance will swear loyalty to her, as well as her allies, if she wins but will have no other choice but to submit to them and do whatever they want to Maruo and Ten if they win. While Ten reacts nervously to the conditions set forth, Urara and Maruo gladly accepts the challenge.

After the Todoroki Alliance sets up the barrier with the tsuzumi around Shinjuku 04, Maruo and Ten are matched against Kotton and Wakku while Oboro acts as referee. Ten becomes nervously confused as to why he has to fight alongside Maruo instead of Urara, to which she answers that she is unable to maintain her form for more than a minute and assures him that she will support him from the sidelines. Maruo tells Ten that he has no choice in the matter and lets him know that he does not plan to lose again, going off on his knowledge of manga that a manga protagonist never loses twice. After Kotton and Wakku speak the sacred words, Maruo is hit by a charged attacked at a tremendous speed by Kotton in his yokai form. Maruo manages stand back up but is unable to dodge Kotton's next line of attacks as he is unable to keep up with his blinding speed, which worries both Ten and Urara. After Maruo is left lying on the ground badly injured, Ten turns around to see Wakku about to attack him from behind. As this is happening, Ten realizes that his power can do nothing to help him win in a fight and is hit over the head by Wakku.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Kotton
* Maruo Kaido
* Ten
* Urara
* Kio
* Oboro
* Wakku

## Navigation

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