Kitanire has gone through a lot of
trouble to hide this place. Makes you
wonder what else he's hidden away in
Tishio Ridge.
Watch out.
attack.
What?
Yeah.
Destry.
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I hate when they do that.
We should be prepared for more guards
and other surprises.
More fox statues.
They rotate. I saw something similar in
the hideout under the die house.
I'm sorry to have missed that.
Me, too. Would have saved me the trouble
of running around.
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Huh? Huh?
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That did it.
These puzzles are slowing us down.
We're still ahead of the Matsumi.
There's time.
Wait. Traps like at the entrance.
I have a light step. Follow me.
Where did you learn to be so nimble?
A musician must be graceful
with your fingers, not your feet.
The two are not so different when
following a rhythm. It's about timing
and pressure. Like sword play. I imagine
that requires your fingers and your
feet.
The ground's firmer here. We should be
clear.
What will you do after we deal with the
kitsune?
Move on. Why? You want to come with me?
My shamasan does miss the road.
But
I've grown used to taking regular baths.
Are you saying I smell?
I'm saying I don't want to smell.
What will you do after we kill the
Kitsunette?
Return south,
maybe. Do you want to come with me?
We'll make music and trouble wherever we
go.
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I will never again leave Azil.
Nothing is for certain, Atsu.
locked.
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Give me a hand with this.
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You're stronger than you look.
Especially for someone who sits around
and plays music all day.
Nine tails. I see them.
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Prowler, you don't belong here.
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Stay close. There could be more.
Huh?
Stop it.
You all right?
Fine in a strange way. Comforting. We
must be getting close.
It's not this.
More traps.
I'll lead this time. You're not the only
one with a light step.
Was
that cannon fire?
Commander Fujitar must have lost his
patience.
More traps.
I'll lead this time. You're not the only
one with a light step.
Was that cannon fire?
Commander Fujitta must have lost his
patience.
We need to hurry.
Which way? Up there. A door.
Help me open it.
It won't budge. We don't have time for
this.
There must be another way. Up there. The
bamboo looks thinner.
I'll help you up.
Take my hand. Are you sure you can just
hurry?
Can you cut through this?
If you only knew how much practice I've
had at chopping bamboo.
I doubt this is how the nine tails do.
We need to reach the kit before the
samurai.
The harvesting site. Now we find the
kitet. This is a massive operation.
What are they growing?
Wolf Spain. The Inu use it in their
hunting poisons. The recipe varies among
families and is a closely guarded
secret. Never written down.
Yet somehow the kittenire has it.
He must have manipulated the Anu into
giving it to him.
Or worse.
Shouldn't the wolf's bane affect the
ninetailes?
The kitsune must have taught them the
art of poison.
Atsu, it's him, the kitsune.
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