Drunkenness, Madness, and Rage

Oh my. Perfect timing! Come over here, closer, if you would.

I was just about to look for treats to go along with my drink. Come, sit next to me. Oh don't worry, I won't bite.

Yes, yes. It's good to be honest. What a good child you are.

Don't be afraid, you can sit closer to me. ...Oh fine, I will sit closer myself, fufufu.

Come on, don't worry about the details. We have a close relationship, right?

What was it called? Master and Servant?

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Oh, right. Is the girl with the glasses not with you? She's always hanging around you...

I thought she might be your lover, but I guess I was wrong.

Well, it doesn't really matter, does it? Here, have a drink first.

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Oh my, oh my. You're no fun.

The world's full of men who'd love nothing more than for me to pour them a drink.

Are you still afraid of me? That hurts my maidenly heart.

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I'm sorry, my tongue slipped. I should really be mindful of what I say, no?

...But you know, isn't it a bit dull around here? We can't even go outside to gaze upon the moon, it seems.

All I'm good for is drinking and appreciating flowers. You understand why I'd visit you, right?

Well, my favorite thing is alcohol, followed by flowers, then pretty young men

I don't have a fourth favorite, and fifth is the moon, I suppose. I like things that please me, and pretty things.

Oh, how kind. But it's not like that.

I don't read poems or write love letters, and being all formal in a palace is just so bothersome.

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...Hmm? What's wrong? What's with that look?

The oni of Mt. Ooe aren't really that special. I'm just a girl who likes to drink.

I do eat people, I suppose, but I'm not as violent as Ura or Ootakemaru.

Well, an oni is an oni. I suppose we're not so different in the eyes of humans.

Hmm

Fufufufufu. You're going to ask? Don't blame me if you regret it.

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Very well, it's nothing I have to hide.

I suppose, for someone like you, I could tell a couple stories.

Where should I begin...

Can I talk about after I returned to Japan? My memories before that are fuzzy.

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Oh, you didn't know? Long ago I lived on the continent

Speaking of which, I don't think I've told anyone about that. No wonder it didn't get passed down.

Well, it doesn't matter. Anyway, some things happened and I came back to Japan.

I wandered around Kyoto, around the rivers.

And the next thing I knew I was drinking in a marvelous palace on Mt. Ooe.

You see, it was Ibaraki... Ibaraki-Douji. She was considerate and showed me to the oni lair.

Oni were probably the ones who built that palace. It was quite a sight, up on that mountain.

After that, I had such a wonderful time.

I drank whenever I desired, and I loved whatever I desired.

I ventured to Kyoto whenever I felt like it, and killed, ate, and plundered, as I pleased.

I took what I liked back to the mountain.

Flowers, the moon, handsome men, pretty women, rare jewels, fabrics, pots... I loved all of them.

Here and there.

Of course I did. I'm an oni.

I rampage, love, laugh to my heart's content without a shred of worry or doubt.

That's what I am, an oni. Humans like that kind of stuff too, right?

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It was so much fun, but it didn't last long.

The nobles and onmyouji of Kyoto got very mad.

They sent the famous Minamoto-no-Raikou, the next head of the Minamoto clan, and Raikou's Four Heavenly Kings after me

Ah yes, that was a terribly amusing night.

I'd been after him for a while. That boy with blonde hair and blue eyes... And then he came for me.

Yes, that's right. Him. The one they called Kintoki.

It's strange, isn't it? He moved up in the world after he became famous through stories. As if he was a Shogi piece.

Right. What's with that? He was a cute kid, and now he's even cuter, you know?

In life he was reviled for his blonde hair. Here people just think he's a fan of Western culture.

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...Hahh. When I look at his body, I remember.

If I'd pulled it off that night, I could've put the Red Dragon's ulna in my wine.

What would it have tasted like, I wonder? I'd love to drink it.

But that night, they beat me. They won the fight and killed me.

They gave me poisoned wine

And well, I got drunk, and that was it.

The divine poisoned wine, Shinpen Kidoku! With an excellent wine like that, of course I'd get drunk!

Indeed. I was having a nice nap, and off went my head.

I still remember his face when he did it. He looked like he couldn't bear with it.

Huh?

Not really? I'm mostly impressed they managed to do it.

I killed and ate humans. It's natural that I'd be killed in turn.

I may be a little ditzy, but I don't forget when I've embarrassed myself.

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Oh, but... I wish I could've seen those blue eyes once more.

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Oh, my. Are you saying that because...

You're jealous when I speak of another man?

Fufufufufu. Instead of fearing the oni of Mt. Ooe, you're getting jealous. You've got guts. I'm impressed.

...Come, move closer. Why don't I take this chance to teach you a few things?

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Hey, how's the training coming, Boss? I take it everything is going well? I'll tag along

Oh my. Speak of the devil, huh? What a coincidence.

Sorry, Boss. Gotta run! Just remembered I didn't eat breakfast!

Wait just a minute. You're making it a little too obvious.

Hey, don't grab my collar! I'm not a cat! You'll wrinkle it!

You're not a cat, you're a tiger.

You think you can just come in here when I'm in the mood, and then ignore me and leave?

I-I don't know what you're in the mood for, but it takes too much energy to deal with you this early!

You're still as naive as ever. All right, I have an idea.

The perfect way to liven up my drinking

...There's a good way for the three of us to all work up a sweat together. How about it?

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Are you stupid!? If you want to do stuff like that, you need to... um... yeah...

Do stuff! You know! Like it's gotta be at night, right?

Right, right. Look into my eyes and say that.

I am! You just can't tell because of my shades!

...Tch. I mean for one thing, you shouldn't just strut around with such revealing

Yoink.

Waah!?

Quiet. Okay, let's go.

Huh? Senpai? And Shuten and Kintoki?

What's wrong? Kintoki looks really upset...

Yes, Shuten-Douji is what?

Yes. If it's perfect timing for you, it's perfect for me, too.

I mean, um, what are you doing in the Command Room? We're adjusting the equipment...

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You've got that thing. The see-mu-lay-tor, was it? We're borrowing it for a bit.

Hmm? You want to use the combat simulator? We can't Rayshift because we're still adjusting the equipment, but that should be fine.

Seeing you together had me worried for a bit, but you're not fighting, are you?

We're not fighting, but Wait! Is that what you meant by working up a sweat?

Working up a sweat?

Hahahaha. What did you think I meant? You were talking about training, so I agreed to help.

And I really am feeling in the mood. I need to smash some things to calm down.

Will you come with me? You, Master, and Mash, too.

If Senpai wants me...

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That's right. That's what I want to hear. You really are my type.

Come, child. Let's work hard. As hard as you possibly can.

Be ready to kill, please.

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It's been so long since we've met. I want you and me to be more... more, more, more, more...

Covered in sweat... and covered in blood...

Until you can't tell flesh and bone apart... Come at me at full strength...

I want a deathmatch in that ephemeral world.

...Sheesh. You really have a frightening mind.

You're a Servant, at least in theory. I thought you'd turned into something more ladylike...

But I guess I didn't need to worry! Okay, time to snap off your horns and make you cry!

Hahaha. Splendid, splendid. Come join us, Master.

Regardless of how he looks, he's as tough as a bear. Let's fight him, hand in hand!

Didn't think I'd see you fight next to a human!

Wait, are you really drunk? Maybe seeing doubles or triples of me?

Fine. Come and get me! I'll give you a golden wake-up call!

(Wait, we're helping her, huh? No, if you're fighting, so am I!)

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(Right, Master!)

You've got guts. Nothing less from the hunk I had my eyes on.

I think this'll be fun. Doctor, lend me your ear.

(Psst... You can do this, right? I know you can. I've heard you're VERY talented.)

...Your breathiness, your words, the way you move, it's all really sexy!

I guess I can't help it if I'm giving in to your temptations!

Okay, leave it to me! You want mass-produced Kintokis, you got 'em!

Huh!? What are you talking about? Hey, that ain't fair, Shuten!

Thank you so much☆ I'll pay you back later with a drink, okay?

Now Let the party begin! Be consumed by drunkenness, madness, and excitement! Everything starts after that!

Damn! You're tiny but you hit hard! I guess you haven't forgotten a thing, huh?

Of course not! I'm an oni to my core. Do you think I'd fight a war I couldn't win?

You're still as strong as I remember, though... If I let my guard down you'll split me right into two...

That makes me happy. You're hitting me with your real strength.

But... This isn't enough for me.

Let's stop fighting like little kids. I want you to come at me in a way that's more...grown-up.

(Huh!?)

(Y-Yeah... He seems fiercer than usual today.)

(Yes. I can't see this just ending. There'll probably be at least one more fight.)

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...You really haven't changed, have ya? No matter how much time passes, you're still the same.

I'm a classic, not some passing fad. And as for you...

Your appearance has changed, but your heart hasn't. You're still the little kid you used to be.

You're holding back. Is it because you're that afraid to hit a woman?

I don't mind. Be fiercer. More violent.

If you want more of a fight, let's bring out the bears!

BEARS!?

Right, right. Bears. Hmm... Yeah, I've got bears.

(He's got bears!?)

Let's get back to it. I'll melt both you and the bears.

But don't worry. I'll lap up all your blood before it touches the ground.

Hah, I'm not so out of it that I'll let you eat me! I'll take your head, and use my own blood as lipstick on it!

Ahahahaha! I like that! It sounds so elegant!

To have you put funeral makeup on me would be so wonderful and I bet that idiot Raikou would grow horns from hearing it!

...Simulation complete. Both have only suffered minor damage to their Spirit Cores.

Also, um... Those were soul eaters. Not bears.

The Doctor was being silly. Doctor, I don't think that's a good idea.

Sorry, I was getting too into it... But I think it was the only way to calm down Shuten-Douji.

She may look refined, but she's the most brutal oni of them all.

She might've attacked Fujimaru if she got bored.

Yes, you're right. Both of them were extremely agitated...

But I'm glad we made it back safe. Good work, Senpai.

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Fufu, that was fun. Thank you both, Mash, Master.

You played along with my little game. Such good, good children you are. Lovely.

And you too, of course, sweaty little boy. That was quite the invective for being impromptu.

I bet you could've taught those nobles in Kyoto a thing or two about plays.

I'm never reading poems or haikus again. Bikes are the big thing now.

...Sigh. Damn it, I got all worked up. You look unconcerned as ever... You were just toying with me, huh?

How much of what you say is just an act? Crap, I'm so tired...

Fufufufufufu. How much is an act?

Of course, I'm always serious.

...R-Right.

Fufufu. You're still a kid. Even though you're SUCH a big and handsome man.

Fighting for your life while drunk, outwitting your opponent while pressing your body against theirs... Now that's amusing.

Don't you think so, Master?

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S-Senpai is panicking! Hang in there!

Wow. In the face of a drunk Shuten-Douji, Heroic Spirits and their Master are all nothing but playthings.

I'm not sure if that's just how oni are, or just how she is, though.

...Yeah. I-I'll do my best, too...

Yeah, I don't think that's necessary. Actually, let's just get back to work. Yeah.

Hehehe. Hang in there, kid.

Grrr!

...Playthings...