Chapter
207pages
007-023
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Anten nyuumetsu
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Kaoru makes ready to defend herself with a bokken... but Enishi is behind
her already, his hand over her mouth. The bokken drops to the floor...
Straining against Kujiranami's hand, Kenshin struggles to free himself.
Sano finally finds him, and throws the brute down. Kenshin reverses his
sword, and runs after Enishi, while Saitoh calmly despatches Kujiranami.
Racing through the smoke, Kenshin comes upon a sight that makes him drop
his sword, and fall to his knees... Kaoru's body, impaled on Enishi's
sword, a scar to match Kenshin's carved into her cheek... {EIR}
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Chapter
208pages
025-041
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Yume no owari
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Kaoru's funeral. Gein and Enishi escape, Saitoh begins an investigation
to catch them. Kenshin is discovered down in the slums, his sword bound
into its sheath with a chain, refusing to move. Yahiko silent grieving on
the bridge is interrupted by the arrival of Misao and Aoshi. {EIR}
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Chapter
209pages
043-059
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Abayo
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Though Misao is horrified by the sight of a funeral marker for Kaoru,
she's more horrified by the morbidly depressive Yahiko, and keeps her
composure long enough to cheer him up somewhat, grieving only when she's
alone. They brought a book for Kaoru. Sano, a bag over his shoulder,
comes to Kenshin once more, punching him again, and blows town. {EIR}
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Chapter
210pages
061-077
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Oibore -- sono otoko sujou fumei --
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Misao and Yahiko are saved from a fight with the local unsavoury by an
old beggar by the name of Oibore. Aoshi has a few doubts about the whole
matter. Kenshin is visited in hell by Shishio, and does not respond to
talk from Misao, Yahiko, and Oibore. The kids return to find Megumi nearly
tearing Aoshi's eyes out with horror over his suggestion. {EIR}
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Chapter
211pages
079-095
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Zero jaa nai
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Aoshi explains his theory that 'Kaoru' was really one of Gein's dolls,
and he convinces Yahiko to help him dig up her grave. Opening the casket,
and slicing open her back, they find that the 'body' is filled with
cables... The real Kaoru awakes in a strange bed. {EIR}
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Extra
001pages
096-096
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A Free Talk. It basically explains how scary the reader mail from this
section was.
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Chapter
212pages
097-113
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Koudou kashi
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Kaoru finds herself trapped on Enishi's private island. He informs her
that escape is impossible, for the island is natural fortress. Gein
prepares to return to Tokyo. Misao beats hell out of 'Kaoru's' funeral
shrine. Yahiko proposes they take the news to Saitoh. {EIR}
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Chapter
213pages
115-131
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Koukan jouken
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Saitoh still needs more information. Yahiko's brilliant strategy to gain
admittance fails to fool Saitoh, who also already knows Kaoru is still
alive. Saitoh is impressed enough that he tells Yahiko where he thinks
the hideout may be, and the two kids rush off to search. Saitoh and Aoshi
begin to discuss serious buisness... and Kujiranami begins to awaken.
A ferry arrives at Enishi's island. {EIR}
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Chapter
214pages
133-149
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Enishi hen chou
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Kaoru plans her escape... by taking Enishi hostage. Gein has a run in
with the sardonic Heishin, who's ferry it was. Heishin has four massive
bodyguards. He meets with Enishi briefly. Kaoru approaches to try her
foolish plan, and Enishi goes into some sort of spasming fit, begging
Tomoe to smile, and nearly choking Kaoru. Though Heishin instructed
his crew to kill Gein, Gein easily tears through them... {EIR}
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Chapter
215pages
151-167
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Mikka keika
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Yahiko and Misao are fruitlessly searching everywhere. Kaoru begins
cooking for Enishi, for lack of anything better to do. The kids run into
old man Oibore once more. He reveals that he lost a daughter in the last
war... as Gein digs up Kaoru's grave, he's surprised to find it is booby
trapped. Aoshi lays in waiting, and the two prepare for battle. {EIR}
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Extra
002pages
168-168
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A second Free Talk. It talks about a lot of video games and anime Watsuki
has played/watched recently.
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Chapter
216pages
169-185
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Kuroi Shouzoku no futari (Zenpen)
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Gein uses an interesting technique involving four razor sharp steel wires.
He's no match for Aoshi, who cuts his mask off, revealing and old man...
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Extra
002pages
186-186
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An author's note on Gein.
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Chapter
217pages
187-203
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Kuroi shouzoku no futari (Kouhen)
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Gein lands in a tree, which Aoshi promptly cuts it down. Gein catches
Aoshi within a gasoline soaked spiderweb, but Aoshi fires one of his
sword into Gein with the other, and drags him down into the fire by
means of a string attached to one of them... as Saitoh investigates
the fire, Aoshi stands up from underneath the rubble. {EIR}
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