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https://youtu.be/LbgyL-QOreI
>>153403241>A FUCKING ROCKThe eternal enemy.
>FLOO!: 33
>>153403355https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cF44OPOEfYY
>>153403376Wasn't there a typo in the first printing where Usagi said it was HIKIJI?! that gave him his swords
How many more threads are there?
>>153403231I've noticed that Yukichi has lost his special eyes
>>153403432I expect around 8 or 9. >>153403420yeah I think so
>>153403411>another nobuWe need to do a count of how many Nobu's there are next year
>>153403484cataloguing all the names is something audit or species anon would do.
lucky!!!
>jizo statues: 247
>>153403212Oh, this one's good.
>jizo statues: 248
>>153403549>mfw cringe moralfag
>jizo statues: 249
>>153403479>I expect around 8 or 9.Oh that note, are you doing Spusagi in black and white and all in one day, or one of the new colored books per day?
MULTI-COLORED ROCKS
>>153403627Usagi has yet again failed as a yojimbo
>>153403617The komori are the only characters that are enhanced by the decision to print in full color.
>>153403635>He is even worse than a rock, he is – may Amaterasu forgive me for uttering this word – a shiny rock
>>153403355>Usagi just smiles. Knowing his young companion hasn't seen shit yet.
>>153403612I usually do the bw version over two days, it's too big for one single dump. that said, does anyone have interest in seeing the color versions? they're better the current coloring, in my opinion.
>>153403549>Somewhere, Far Away>Gen: SELL IT, YOU LONG EAR JACKASS
>>153403741Cool! Either way is fine with me honestly, I was just curious.
>>153403798>I been needing a new......hole, to use a saying. >NO NO!!
>>153403702>Hello Usagi my on-again-off-again booty call. Here's a bag of money. You and your handsome young samurai friend are going to "earn" it.https://youtu.be/inBD4f253Pg
>>153403710There you go, the plan to attack the Shogun's emissary and wipe out the north village was a HIKIJI scheme all along.
>>153403330If you look back at the page when Usagi brings Shizuye back alive, the wife is surprised to see her because she expected her to be have already been killed.
>FLOO!: 34
>>153403533https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPlQjENZldU
>>153403540Usagi certainkly never judges Kitsune by samurai ethics.
>>153403568How is that same runner still behind them?
>>153404016>>153404010>How do you have worse shortcuts than fucking GEN?!
>jizo statues: 250
>>153403702Chizu's in an unusally cherrful mood.
>>153403210>colorist: Emi FujiThose words are like balm for the wounded, and you can bet my eyes are wounded by all those previous STUPID MISTAKES AND LAME COLOR CHOICES.Emi is a great colorist and I want nobody else on the main comic, ever. Murderanon, I really hope this year we'll get to read the color version of Space Usagi done by her, because it's very good.
>>153404010The ol' Sanshobo Special
>>153404055duly noted.
usagi and chizu falling out is an unexpected, but welcome development. I wonder where stan could go with this.
>>153404060>>153404071>Chizu doing the Obari pose, with a sentai combiner weapon no lessBest girl 5ever.
>>153404139Stan please give Usagi and Jei a brutal 96 page kino duel to the death
>>153404139Jei has been flanderized into Usagi's arch-nemesis.
>>153404158Do you prefer him as a creepy wandering killer anon? He's a favorite of mine in this story and I have yet to read the older tales from before Inazuma died.
the end, for now. see you guys tomorrow.
>>153404193Thanks as always murder
>>153404158He's been flanderized because he hates the guy who always fucks with him?
>>153404158>flanderized
>>153403334I'm not Tommyhttps://youtu.be/hFJ3Tw4Thy4?si=sOrv7tBop_SigFVi
>>153403341If a vengeful ghost kills you, do you become a vengeful ghost that kills other vengeful ghosts?
>>153403646Once again not stealing the valuable stuff has raised suspicion that something else is going on.
>>153404133I've been saying this in previous years, but Chizu is really the only character in the series who could be a main character in her own comic and get to UY numbers before ever getting boring. Tomoe is too nailed down to the Geishus, Gen is more of a supporting character who is at his best when not overused and Sasuke is great but would become repetetive quickly because he only cares about one thing. Chizu can go anywhere, take any crazy mission and go through a lot of moral quandries in every issue.
Now that we have reached this point I can post my badly-made waifu round-up that I made a couple of years ago. Did I miss anyone?
>>153404193Thanks and see you tomorrow Murder.
>>153404424Tomoe brings me pain bros
>>153403265>>153403376>>153403386>>153403662The shogun is watching.
>>153403540Usagi, you've seen dudes die by the dozens for mats, ice, and rocks for their masters
>>153403710>"I am Lord Naito. I swear on my clan's honor that it was Lord HIKIJI!? that planned to assassinate the shogun's emissary and not the remnants of the former Lord Mifune. Source: this was revealed to me in a dream."Who exactly is Lord Naito and what's his beef with HIKIJI?!
>>153403653Careful Usagi, your classism is showing.
>>153403710>Yukichi is drinking fruit juiceThis "babby Usagi" thing is going a bit too far.
>>153403277>shizukespelling error in first panel
>Two threads alive at the same timeMan, people are REALLY tired of Kitsune stories. There is so little to discuss about them left.
>>153403702>she's angular againSo did Stan just forget how to draw her last time?
>>153403734>I was ousted when he discovered I had betrayed himWait, what? That's not how I remember it at all.
>>153403702Chizu, my beloved Big Boss
>>153404707All their cups have the same colored liquid. It's probably just a black tea (poorly colored).
>>153403798
>>153404765Did they even have black tea in Japan at this time? Maybe the colorist made a mistake about the "tea" they should be drinking.
>>153404768
>>153404794>>153404786Very much possible.Although, I am no expert on early edo-period tea, so for all I know it could be some period accurate tea.
>>153404077>severed wingBrutal!
>>153404794
>>153403411He says his master WAS an art dealer before he's told that he was killed.
>>153404115I've also been wondering ever since this came out why Stan decided to shake things up this way. Considering how long he's been using a static status quo, it feels like he's got to be going somewhere specific with it, right?
>>153404532Aided in his camouflage by inconsistent coloring!But yeah, this one hasn't paid off either, has it?
>>153404424The Usagi Bowl
>>153404139
>>153403533>A FUCKING ROCK?!
>>153403558fat bunny
>>153404133I can fix them!>>153404139Jei should have stayed dead after Inazuma
>>153403277How is this the first time I'm noticing this typo.Her name is Shizuye. Usagi calls her Shizuke.
>>153404752Chizu not being honest with Hebi in grasscutter and the super gunpowder plot o algo
>>153404954Great update on this one!
Just how many schemes and ninja proxies does Hikiji have?
>>153403355>goosebumps_theme.mp3
>>153404424There was that one merchant's daughter who played games with Usagi and after he left her dad was wacked by the Koroshi
>>153403231At least he isn't denying that the supernatural exist (though he DID say that memories of the supernatural seemed to slip his mind last time he met Sasuke.)
>>153404937Sort of, in Ten Thousand Plums the leader of the Shogun's samurai has heard of Usagi. He doesn't directly state how he knows, but the metsuke seems like the most likely source.
>>153404786>>153404803>Did they even have black tea in Japan at this time? I don't think they did. The Japanese of the early Edo period may have known about black tea but its availability was probably limited to niche imports and I don't believe it was produced natively. Drinking steeped tea leaves instead of matcha powder wasn't even that popular until the 1700s. However, it is possible that they could be drinking a tea blend that has been mixed with roots and dried fruit. That makes sense to me, because pure tea would have been really hard for a Literally Where inn proprietor in the boonies of northern Honshu to source, and it would also explain the reddish-brown color. Of course the real explanation is that we've gotten LUTHED again with the colors but coincidentally it kind of works out.Sources:"Tea Triumphs during the Edo Period, 1600–1868.” https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv75d61p.8"History of Japanese Black Tea - Wakoucha" (scholastic integrity of this source is debatable) https://gjtea.org/the-history-of-japanese-black-tea-wakoucha/
>>153403506Floo +1
>>153405204Naw, she didn't even have a crush on him like the loli squad; he was just a fun adult.
>>153403217Thank you, Exposition-San
>>153404125Has Kimi actually ever DONE anything except show up and say "I still support Chizu as the leader"...and now apparently there are a BUNCH of Neko ninja who think the same way?
>>153404158Eh, that's how he was set up very early on.
>>153405398but, like...he never gets anywhere with it. He was searching for Usagi as Jeizuma, too, but when the Jeizuma thing concludes it's frankly not that important that Usagi happens to be there. Jei's been wanting to kill that guy he failed to kill for a zillion chapters and decades of real time.
>>153403751He flapped extra slowly to be stealthy this time.
>>153403806Nevermind
>>153405525I guess Chizu WANTED to be detected, though.
>>153403710It was me Usagi, I organized the Mifune rebelion to kill the Shogun's emisary in my lands to make me look bad.
>>153404707https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwIp7M6hBdA&t=20>>153403864Incredible that Chizu made so much progress without ever triggering the encumbrance tutorial
>>153403942Rare to see blood in a casual ninja fight.
Book 39365 Usagis (17367 total)344 Yukichis (765 total)603 Panels (35005 total)3 Neko (1311 total)55 Komori (258 total)No Mogura (37 total)No Ninjas of the Dark Light (4 total)No Zō Ninja (1 total)No Hae Ninja (1 total)>>15340391611 Komori attack>>15340394910 die, one flies away. Having counted so many goddamn ninjas, I appreciate these few scenes with consistency.
Oh and those ^^^^ are the next set of Yukichi 100s (5, 6, 7)He really should be a girl
>>153404450Heh, good one.
>>153405387>and now apparently there are a BUNCH of Neko ninja who think the same way?"I'm going to rebuild it. Make a new place, together. That we can call home. Yeah, we were alleycats alright. Slinking around out of sight, picking up whatever kind of dirty money we could find. You name it. We did it. You see this? Nephrite Nekos. Our new home. A phantom of our former selves...."
>>153405652Made for correction by human men and/or women
>>153405652Where's Yukichi panels 200/300/400?
>>153405679A new house... A house called Gosha Village.>"Wait, wait! Igawa-sensei, we descend from furries?"Still thanks to the draw-fag bout the image.
>>153403741i'd prefer bw if it's an option
>>153405387She has made mention that there are some loyalist, we just haven’t seen them until now. Though yea kimi hasn’t done much beyond be a friend/spy for her
>>153403355In hindsight they should have been suspicious of seeing a guy sweeping a forest path.
>>153403386>How do we go about earning income?Depends on how good you look in a yukata.
>>153405703Right here>>153388211
>>153405387The longer she stays alive the weaker Kagemaru looks.
>>153403702>Chizu will never be your glowie surgar momma
>>153403710I TOLD YOU RONIN THERE WAS SOMETHING FISHY!
>>153403722It also gives an excuse to crack down on any remaining Mifune loyalists.
>>153403978He's a master in slow-mo running.
>>153405387She's actively leaking information to Chizu. Meaning that somehow she knows how to get a hole of her regularly even if she's on the run in a way that Kagemaru just can't crack for some fucking reason.>>153405984It doesn't take much because the plot is always against him and even when winning (like the tatami) he loses a score of Neko. It's a good thing these guys reproduce by spores or something so there are always tons on hand to just throw in human wave tactics.
>>153405387Saved Chizu's life when she was poisoned and in hiding near Hebi's castle.Acts as a spy for Chizu and gives her intel.Boosts morale by being cute.
>>153403881Man I know people who would kill for some of that herb.
>>153405510It's been what, 3 years of comic book time since they first met? During that period, Jei had fought Usagi 3 times, died, jumped to Inazuma, kept searching for Usagi, got heavily wounded and exorcised, jumped into yet another body and now he'd be right on Usagi's tail if Miyamoto-san had one. 5 meetings in 3 years is quite a lot.
>>153405387IIRC the previous Chizu story had her passing something off to Cheese? The tatami one?
>>153403937Not Kenichi? He's also pretty good with a bow.
>>153404450Nice edit!
>>153403533This guy's as traumatized by seeing a rock as veteran anons.
>>153405300Oh yeah, that's right, I forgot about that! But still, that doesn't seem like the intended final payoff, more like a more overt hint than the guy just sitting there in the background.
>>153404424Always wished Mayumi lasted longer. Any character that can challenge Usagi in will rather than combat usually makes for a good time. It's why Gen is such a good companion.
>>153405387>...and now apparently there are a BUNCH of Neko ninja who think the same way?Kagemaru's leadership has proven to be less than triumphant. The meeting with the big giant snake did no help to legitimize his position.
>>153404133little edit since this is the panel that made me think Kimi might like Chizu as more than a boss
>>153406707But it's only during Kazemaru's leadership that the Nekos occassionally win.
>>153406763Oh yeah we blew up some tatami mats that was totally worth the dozens of lives lost on it. We made our enemy look slightly foolish. This is grade school prank war shit.
If you would kindly consult the chart
>>153404115>>153404849yeah it's likethe kind of thing that happens quite a bit in other comics, but usagi really doesn't have fallouts like this at all with his friends like ver
>>153407115I think IDW can be summed up simply as "Usagi realizes he kind of hates all his friends."
>>153407227i think it's really just kitsune he's come harder down on, he was nice enough with gen and stray dog
Welcome back to the death rattle tally! Here are the new scream found in today's storytime:>Guk!: 1>*Choke!*: 1See attachment for total cry so far. As always, if you have any questions about the count, feel free to ask.
>>153405159I think it's a compulsion for him, like meddling is for Usagi.
>>153407227Nah, Ishida, Sanshobo, and Gen are still good. I think it's more of a case of bitches be crazy
>>153404115>>153404849They're reconciled by the time THAT happens anyway
>>153404093exploitable
>>153407813Makes you wonder how he'd react to seeing Tomoe again.
It is so strange to see any of these comics in color.
>>153407739Hijiki and Hikiji can't keep getting away with it.
>>153404424I believe Akiko is mentioned in a later issue by Sanshobo who tells Usagi she's still asking if Usagi is single
>>153407877>anons in the storytime waiting for stan to confirm Yukichi is a cross-dressing girl
>>153408030The schizto delusions will be vindicated with Dr. Wherewhen as my witness.
Bros if I write a Jei horror fanfic would you read it?
>>153408000Is there a list of chapters in which Sanshobo appears? I'd like to find this line.
>>153408224Maybe.
>>153408305I believe its his second appearance
>>153407877There was a "Well, good morning to you too, asshole!" edit one year.
>>153408422You mean this one? >>153404816 Or of that picture?
>>153408305This anon is right >>153408421
>>153408448Of the Komori close-up panel.There are multiple "Well, good morning to you too, asshole!" edits of multiple panels throughout the series.
>>153408581Never noticed how Cal-Arts beanmouth Usagi looks in the bottom left panel. Like it's really disconcerting how "modern" (perjorative) it looks compared to the overall art style Stan was outputting during this era of Usagi.
>>153408581Since merchants are officialy disrespected, marrying into a rich merchant family would be easy for a samurai...if they don't mind "marrying down".
>>153408224Personally, no. I don't read fanfic.
>>153408655The beanmouth is a fairly common expression used to indicate embarrassment in that era of Usagi. He's not the only one who uses it.
>>153408692Yeah, imagine marrying someone who is one bad day away from falling below the human ranks of society.Meanwhile a Samurai, no matter how unemployed and how dirty, is still more noble than the noblest of peasants, the farmer.
>>153408581when was the last time Sanshobo appeared?
>>153408000>>153408581Perhaps I should update the image.The endless sadness is kinda cut down by one chick still being alive and wanting him, though.
>>153408974I think it was when he exorcised Inazuma? I cant remember anything else after that
>>153405777blessed pic and blessed trips
>>153404193Thanks.
>>153403212You mean A Yokai* Story*TL note, Yokai means ghost
>>153403978his sandal keeps breaking
>>153409719
>>153408692It's not marrying down for a homeless bum ass Ronin. Heck, she's probably the most future proof picks of the Usagi bowl. Plus, he could still travel if not precisely "Wander."
>>153409806Some merchants may be rich but officially they're the lowest-class people in Japan (except the "untouchables" who "don't count")
>>1534033552spooky4me
>>153410112Ghost monk is faded.
>>153403942>brutally cripples him before running him down to finish the jobShe's getting tired of this shit
>>153403852>>153403864>>153403870>>153403892https://youtu.be/Iwsjv3Pmwqg?si=Z_v1MztnFeiPpDrn
>>153403217Who knew monks could be such a gossip.
>>153403222Midori was a pos, huh.
>>153403722Jesus fucking christ what do you mean Awase had literally zero hand in this shit.>>153403741>Yeah working for Hikiji suuucks wonder who thought of that. *siiiip*>Yeah I got my own agents one of them's in the shogun's own personal court. It's, like, no big deal or anything.
>>153403231Lmao, Usagi fucking HATES Sasuke.
>>153409837>officially they're the lowest-class people in JapanI'm sure to keep that in mind as I cry on my giant pile of money were I make love to many beautiful geishas
>>153404605To be fair, I think all of those (maybe not the mats) were people who were legally part of their lord's clan. Not just peasants or merchants, but people directly in the service of a lord.The difference here is they're entirely merchants and artisans and bosses and employees.
>>153403791>KazehiroKazehime's brother?
>>153404605They were owned by their lord, many of them were probably samurai class themselvesA merchant's assistant is just some dude who takes a paycheck, it doesn't justify murder but he could fuck off whenever he chooses
>>153403984Chizu's got a bit of a manic expression there.
>>153403751>HRAAAAH>THEY DO NOT SUSPECT OUR OBSERVATION
>>153412244nearly dying has a way of doing that to you
>>153412211"Kaze" is likely a very common naming component for the Komori.
>>153403255>let us hope it's just a coincidenceUsagi you know it never is.
>>153403549And of course the payoff to this conversation about doing the right thing is this guy >>153403688
>>153412452bit of hot air if you ask me
>>153404424when we get to the end of the current storyline, I'll make a best girl poll again. >>153405339nice catch >>153410112placid happy kimi next to the three freaks is pretty funny
>>153410112>>153413014Kimi is cinnamon bun
>>153410112I remember having lego ninjagost as a kid
>>153411543>Jesus fucking christ what do you mean Awase had literally zero hand in this shit.He's just a victim of feudal circumstances, Anon! He never even found out WHY he got decapitated by a giant bat together with his entire family. Lmao, guess a different merchant shouldn't have unwittingly hired a neko ninja shop assistant!
>>153410112>ghost, skost, cinnamon toast
Who has the coziest life in uy feudal japan? Who has the most kino life?
>>153411974>>153412221While it is true nobody except maybe the bandits were Samurai. There's a difference between putting in your two weeks notice and straight up stealing your cargo. Mainly that one is less likely to get you geeked.
>>153403978The Tortoise and the Hare style. He ran ahead, stopped exhausted at the next inn or whatever, then overslept the next day while Usagi and Yukichi went on ahead.
>>153406026It also stops one of Hikiji's vassals from cozying up to the Shogun, and possibly getting too big for his britches.
>>153403916Poor horse, it's been a little while since one got killed
>>153414844*horses
>>153404016That looks like a bad path to take, all narrow and exposed to the air, with no room to maneuver. Gee, I sure hope the Komori don't attack them there! (Wait for it...)>>153404029And there we go! Chizu, your secret trail sucks.
>>153414938>And there we go! Chizu, your secret trail sucks.Yeah that's the idea, Captain Comments before Finishing the story.
>>153404361At least this time they were going to steal the valuable stuff too, until it fell out and the bat would have had to risk Usagi's swords to grab it. Not worth it at that point just to hide what you're after.
>>153415091Hey, I enjoy live new reader reactions.>>153414938Have you played Darkest Dungeon? If so, remind yourself...
>>153411272You mean the merchant? Midori just got knocked up and then murdered
When the Tokugawa clan became paramount, some of the other clans were allies and some were enemies who begrudgingly accepted they couldn't do anything about it. Where do the Geishu and Hikijiki Doo clans stand? Where did the Mifune stand before they were destroyed?
>>153415091I'll comment when I wanna, you're not the daimyo of me
>>153415344You can comment if you want to. You can leave that daimyo behind.Cause that daimyo won't comment and if he won't comment, well he ain't no daimyo of mine.
>>153403212>>153403217When it comes to pretty character designs for this series, Shizuye is way up there.
>>153403326Was Divorce and especially common thing in feudal Japan? What's the procedure here. Even in western culture it was something of a taboo.
>>153416253its taboo in western culture because of christianity, divorce was accepted in the rest of the world
>>153415329Hikiji wants to be the shogun instead of the shogun. Mifune would be pro-shogun on the general principle of "Fuck Hikiji and everything he wants in life."Noriyuki is pretty consistently a shogunate lapdog so we can only assume his father was friendly to Tokugawa clan as well. Ieyasu only seized power about six or so years before the current date in the comic and was only officially proclaimed shogun about two years before the series started.
>>153416262Accepted doesn't mean encouraged. I imagine it was still generally a pretty big to do.
>>153415329Geishu: AlliesHiHIkikijiji: begrudgingly accept status quo, no idea if they were enemies of the shogun before shogun took overMifune: I got no clue, looked like Mifune was just chilling when the Hikiji nation attacked
>>153416262>divorce was accepted in the rest of the worldHighly dependant on the region and time period, you can't make a blanket statement like that
>>153415329As for Mifune it really depends what understanding you have of the timeline. If you go strictly by the early statements that the shogun's rule was newly established and weak at the time of Adachigahara, that implies that Hikiji and Mifune were both on the side of the shogunate (but then this also means that Usagi has been a ronin for less than four years, which has its own issues). On the other hand, the shogun's confirmation of Hikiji's possession of the former Mifune lands implies that Hikiji would have been an early loyalist and Mifune was among those who only switched sides after Sekigahara (although there again it's difficult to be sure if Sekigahara even happened in Usagi's world).Also, Hikiji is stated to be based on Date Masamune (and this is actually visible in his armor when he appears) who was a loyalist and who was in fact granted possession of Sendai, though not by conquest.On the other hand, there's a clear parallel between Hikiji and Mifune and the earlier warlords Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen; in particular, Takeda Shingen, the "Tiger of Kai", is a pretty obvious parallel to Lord Mifune. In that case Mifune should be understood as a straight-up enemy of the shogunate, which also goes to explain why his clan was completely abolished after his loss at Adachigahara.TL;DR the only thing that can be said for certain is that Hikiji is a stronger loyalist than Mifune was. Also the panda is a shill for Big Bootlick.
>>153403341Aw, a happy ending for once! How nice.
>>153415431I'm gonna have to break this one out. Well played, anon!
>>153415329>>153416290>>153416307>>153416766It would be so fitting if Mifune was some Literally Who bumfuck daimyo with a tiny holding up in the ass end of nowhere that was extremely super important to Usagi's life and basically a footnote in history in the grand scheme of things.
>>153417050going by the map some anons made, Mifune's territory was pretty small when Hikiji invaded and it doesnt seem he had any notable resources or large population, so he probably was some minor daimyo.
>>153403286Oh she's 100 percent in on this shit.
>>153403300Girl this is the second time you got jumped, hire some damn body guards.
>>153403321>I would marry her if I were not already wed!Ooohh, it's all coming together now.
>>153403326Jesus Kirist, dude.
>>153403334https://youtu.be/sGtY1aPrOMQ
>>153403341RIP mistress.
>>153403355I can't help but feel a bit bad for Yamada. She's the one that would've gotten the short end of the stick here even if she didn't resort to murder.
>>153417585That'd be so sad. He meant so much to Usagi and was just some small time ruler that got steamrolled by a bigger fish expanding his power base.
>>153403376I swear Stan made this page just so he can see how far he could push the TL notes.
>>153403386>How do we go about earning an incomeBy yojimbo-ing.
>>153403399Lmao, well that's one way to motivate them.
>>153403411>So much for our rewardI see Gen's starting to rub off on him.
>>153417792A daimyo is judged glorious by his honour and conduct, not his silver or land or some oriental mumbo jumbo o algo
>>153403441Of course the merchant was a bastard.
>>153403462Man, we're just getting back to back betrayals this storytime.
>>153404822which is weird because killing the merchant wasn't actually part of the plan. So regardless he shouldn't have known he died.
>>153403506It's just TWO GUYS!
>>153403522Karma's a bitch, Nobu.
>>153403530RIP Bozo.
>>153403533That third panel is gold.
>>153403549>>153403552Usagi just really wanted to RP as Gen for a change.
>>153403611Oh god, those freaks are back.
>>153403627No, not the dog guy! I liked him!
>>153403676Huh, so outside of Ronins no one really knows about the ninja clans. Which is weird because I'm pretty sure one of their earlier appearances has them failing to ramsack a village. You'd think word about their existence would spread from there. Or maybe that's how the urban legend started.
>>153404737I think he's just trying to strike a perfect balance between her original and angular design.
>>153403722So many people dead for nothing.
>>153403786RIP bandit.
>>153403798Never thought I'd feel bad for a bandit, but these Komori freaks really are something else.
>>153403811>>153403817>>153403825Huh, that's actually pretty clever.
>>153417757You have it backwards, that was the wife, the mistress was the one that almost got killed by assassins.
>>153403870>Usagi:"Eh, fuck it. Too late to turn back now."
>>153403892Oh no, not horses. Thse poor bastards ain't gonna last long.
>>153418392>>153403910Knew it, didn't even last more than a few pages.
>>153403916RIP horse.
>>153410791Who wouldn't be? These guys are the worst, even by Feudal Japan standards.
>>153403961Chizu guve the poor bunny a break. It's not his fault he's getting old.
>>153403996How are these rabbits so bad at jumping?!
>>153404016Oh that's fucking terrifying.
>>153404085How many houses do these Woodcutters have?!
>>153404089Wait, she knew it was fake from the start?!
>>153404106I genuinely didn't expect the bats to not want further smoke. With how sadistic they normally are, I'd just assume they'd attack anyway for the love of the game.
>>153404115Usagi what the fuck. You didn't treat Kitsune nearly as harshly.
>>153404193Thanks OP.
>>153418375Right up until there's a fire and someone notices a big hole in the ground.
>>153418539Nah, Feudal Japanese buildings are built out of matchsticks. If a fire breaks out, the Neko nin have more immediate issues than discovery.
I wanted to buy an ad, but 4chan doesn't accept Paypal apparently. Or it's not available in my country. Oh well.赤いバブル
>>153418679I am so confused, please explain.
>>153410112Having Cute Kimi next to scary bat is so funny,
>>153403710>>153403722This is fucking stupid, it's such a 5D chess stuff that doesn't even make sense, how did he convinced the Mifune loyalist to do exactly what he wanted? And wasn't the plan to destroy Hikiji politically?
>>153413242>s, Anon! He never even found out WHY he got decapitated by a giant bat together with his entire family."Just like that gypsy fortune teller said.."
>>153403817>I only have a few agents>Somehow has one in this very inn>Had one on in position to intercept and hide the note in the lining What the fuck is the level of Chizus network now. She's gone from hunted outcast to some sort of shadow ninja consortium operating within the Neko clan.
>>153411825So long as you make sure never to say that to a samurai's face you should be in the clear.
>>153418902In all fairness her lasting presence even after exile has probably won her support from enlightened fence sitters that see how tenacious she is and how weak kagemaru is in comparison not having killed her already
>>153417772Such is life in Feudal Japan.Men can have multiple wives/mistresses while women can go fuck themselves.
>>153418679that's cool anon but, uh, is it even legal?
>>153418927the less you say to samurai in general the better
>>153418063>>153417792If anything that sounds like the ideal leader for Usagi. A good man ruling over a small land who never engaged in duplicity, who only hires and listened to those he trusted to advise him or serve faithfully. It's the Bushido ideal of a Good Master. And it's because he was such textbook goody goody he could be played like a fiddle and slam dunked into the garbage by such an ambitious figure as Hikiji
>>153403676Komori regarded as a myth? I guess this bumfuck village hasn't been graced by their sonar screams.
>>153419018It's legal until it gets banned off the store.
>>153419251>if life went another way Usagi would be a retainer for a small lord he thought highly of till the day he died like a lesser version of Tomoe but now he has adventures while living in quiet sadness over what was lost>Komori? Myths and legends of the masters of STEALTH! They DO NOT EXIST! Go away with your foolish tales>distant SSSKKKKRRRREEEECCCCHHH
>>153419018>>153419353Suddenly I'm reminded of King Dedede drooling while eating.
>>153419417This is also for >>153419322
>>153419417>>153419322Imagine being told there are people in your country who not only can fly but also have blades on their wings/arms, see in the dark and are evil asshole assassins and slavers. Would you believe it?
>>153419322>>153419417>RYAAAAAAHHH!!!>KASHIRA! WE ARE IN PERFECT STEALTH! THE LAND CRAWLERS ARE COMPLETELY OBLIVIOUS TO OUR PRESENCE!>EXCELENT! KEEP UP THE SURVEILLANCE! THE NEKO NINJA WON'T KNOW WHAT HIT THEM!
Looks like Hebi and the Komori are the last holdouts of the wackier animals.
>>153419461Yes it makes sense they're seen as bullshit by your average citizen. If Komori are after you its because Hikiji and Hijiki are being assholes.>>153419493The Neko keep edging out small victories because the Komori fuck up their stealth ops with >SKREEECHING and then go full kill everything mode
>>153418155Maybe he was thinking "my boss is going out of business now, because I ruined him, ha ha" and that's the actual slip of the tongue
>>153419251>And it's because he was such textbook goody goody he could be played like a fiddle and slam dunked into the garbage by such an ambitious figure as HikijiIt's also why his retainer was willing to carve a bloody path through Adachi plain to keep Hikiji from displaying his head.
>>153418466I don't think those are the same monkeys.>>153418902I think it's implied by "follow my lead" that they walked up the street at least, if not around the city for a bit. Yukichi's "but we passed two inns that looked fine" says as much.
new thread here: >>153420211
>>153416766>On the other hand, the shogun's confirmation of Hikiji's possession of the former Mifune lands implies that Hikiji would have been an early loyalist and Mifune was among those who only switched sides after SekigaharaThis makes sense, Mifune being super loyal would be slow to switch sides, while Hikiji would happily jump on the shogun bandwagon as soon as it benefited him.>>153418825I think getting the Mifune loyalists was a bonus, and the real goal was to smack down one of his underlings that was trying to get ahead. Who's a bigger threat, a handful of raggedy-ass ronins, or a powerful lord who's supposed to be your own vassal but is now cozying up to the shogun and might be trying to leapfrog your position?
>>153403722>>153403710This feels so convoluted I still struggle to grasp its point. Was Hikiji's plan to go "see, the shogun is so weak that his envoy gets killed in some random village, that just happened to be in my land but that's a coincidence and besides the point, just focus on the fact the shogun is weak, why, even I could be shogun instead, what, no, I wasn't the one doing this, why would I do it in my own land"?
