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all these years of training.

I am disheartened because I have not

been able to repay you in any way.

Don't be ridiculous...

You have a destiny that

needs to be realized.

Forget joy, forget sorrow...

...forget love, and forget hate...

...except for vengeance, thse

must be forgotten.

And thus, there should be

no sadness in you.

A child of the netherworlds

ought not talk like that.

A "child of the netherworlds..."

...who knows how many times you've

scolded me by calling me that.

"Kajima Sayo"

"Kobayashi Tora"

You are a child of the

netherworld...

You are not a being of this

early realm.

You are a devil that abides by

netherworldly principles...

...a beast, a devil... one whose

disguise is human...

...one so evil that even Buddha

cannot save you now.

Sayo! You gotta hang in

there! Hang in there!

Otora! Don't just sit there!

I've helped many give

birth in this jail...

...but I've never seen

a birth this difficult!

If it goes wrong,

Sayo could die!

I... I don't care...

if I die...

...but... at least... save my

baby... please... Otora!

This isn't good... it's overdue... the

baby's overdue and it's twisted around...

It doesn't matter...

At least save my baby...

my baby...

You don't even know whose

child you're bearing!

Should... should my

baby be stillborn...

...if that should happen,

Otora... I'll kill you!

But, tell me... why did those four

commit such a hideous crime?

For profit...

"For profit?"

They told the people that draftees

could be excused from service...

...by paying them a

sum of 270 yen...

...and thus they swindled the villagers

out of tens of thousands of yen.

After splitting the money

among themselves...

...they fled from the

village, as planned.

Shokei Tokuichi, who

desired my body...

...took me along with

him to Tokyo.

In Tokyo, Tokuichi opened

a little eatery.

I did as I was told, and waited

for the right moment...

I killed Tokuichi...

...and was in the midst of hunting

down the remaining three...

...when I was arrested...

Three more vengeances remain.

But... I've been sentenced

to life in prison...

I can no longer... exact my

revenge... with my own hands.

Then, you mean for this child to...

...you want this newborn to...

That's why you kept saying

you wanted a strong boy...

Otora...

I can't remember how many

times you told me...

"...you're a slut!"

But that's all right... because

it was true.

Because I wanted a child

so much... I've...

At the women's prison

in Ichingaya...

...and after I arrived here...

...I acted like a mad b*tch

in heat...

...I wantonly seduced men, and

screwed one after another.

I knew this made you look

upon me with disgust.

For me, there remain

things left undone.

Even if I have to devote my

next seven lives to it...

...my vengeance...

cannot be denied.

So I... must let this child wreak

my vengeance for me.

I'll die... so my spirit can

be embodied in her!

That's the only... method of

vengeance I have left.

Otora...

I beg you...

Okiku... please take

care of this child.

You were born for vengeance...

Such a poor child...

A child of the netherworlds...

...but, Yuki...

...you must avenge

us without fail...

...your father... your big brother...

...and me...

...Yuki...

...my...

Sayo! Sayo!

Sayo!

Sayo!

She took care of the baby with the help of

Dokai, a priest and former liege vassal.

Being a "child of the netherworlds", Yuki

received severe training from Dokai.

Weighing down her little shoulders

were sad thoughts of vengeance...

...but despite this, Yuki endured great

hardships, and survived the training.

Meiji 15 (1882)

Kashima Yuki, Age 8

Stretch out your hands

and feet...

Don't get thrown out, Yuki!

Yessir!

Here we go...

Yuki!

Stand up! Stand up! Yuki!

Yuki!

Yuki!

Until the barrel stops naturally

after rolling down the hill...

...you must not become dislodged!

You were not born as a human child.

You were born a child

of the netherworlds...

...who will devote your own life

to avenge another's death.

You must never forget

that this is your duty.

Feel like a beast!

Become a beast!

What are you looking at?!

Look into my eyes!

You must look into my eyes!

You fool! Stand up!

Yuki! What's the matter with you?!

Come on now!

C'mon!

What's with that face?

Step out! On your feet!

At long last...

At long last, I've managed

to come this far...

...my dear mother...

Though born and raised as a

child of the netherworlds...

...human compassion was never

absent from her heart.

Unforgettable memories of her mother

overwhelmed her with sadness...

...yet her journey of vengeance

was far from over.

This day... marked the 20th anniversary

of her mother Sayo's passing.

Chapter Two:
Crying Bamboo

Dolls of the Netherworlds

Not many days later...

...a letter arrived from the leader

of the beggar clan, Matsuemon.

Takemura Banzo, one of the villains

she sought, had been located.

Dad... I'll go sell all the

Chikufujin I've made.

I don't know what to say...

I am always making you

work so hard.

What are you talking about...?

There are so many orders that I

can't keep up with the demand.

Is that so?

Are they selling that well?

Uh-huh.

You saw me?

Why...?

It doesn't matter. They

won't sell anyway.

Here... Keep it.

I made it.

Here you go.

Say... What's your name?

Kobue. Takemura Kobue

Why?

Good-bye.

As usual, here's your three yen.

Please count it.

It's correct, sir.

Oh, one more thing...

...here...

Take it.

Your customer for tonight

is a prefectual officer...

...and he's a very important

client of mine too.

So... we expect the best from you.

I know that, sir.

Hey!

Yessiree! Here we go!

Kobue, is that you?

Heh... it's you guys.

Who did you think it was?

Whassup, good Takemura?

You don't look too well.

We're here today representing

the House of Hamakatsu...

It doesn't look like Kobue

is home yet.

She's out selling her wares.

She's probably shopping on her

way back home.

What's so funny?

Look...

...wake up, why don't you?

Look... do you really think that

people are buying your Chikufujin?!

You dumb a**hole.

Your daughter, you see, is...

...throwing everything she

makes into the sea!

But, Kobue brings home money...

Do you wanna know where that

money comes from?!

Look... eight yen in all.

The due date passed long, long ago.

You got to be kidding me!

It's all your fault to begin with.

You're making her sell herself!

Oh, what a poor thing!

She has to do it, to pay for her

drunkard daddy's booze and medicine...

Quiet! Kobue would never

do such a thing!

Here we go.

Place your bets!

Place your bets, please!

Place your bets.

Place your bets now, please.

Say... is that a girl

travelling gambler?

Yes, sir... Apparently, she's from

Sanshuu. An independent.

Said her name is "Oyuki..."

Is she hot or what?!

She sure gets a rise out of me!

She's no ordinary mouse.

You shouldn't play...

Quiet!

All right! One, folks!

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