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Having been outclassed by Akatsuki, Phil uses his trump card and transforms into a giant dragon! Akatsuki's friends and the student council members struggle to buy time until Akatsuki can fully recover from Phil's poison.

In the fantasy world of Arezard, the rogue hero Akatsuki - at the request of the defeated Demon King - agrees to protect his fallen enemy's daughter, Miu, and return with her to the world from which he came.

Having vanquished the Demon Lord Garius, Akatsuki Ousawa bids farewell to the world of Alazyard and returns to his home world. His epic adventure has actually only just begun, though...

After the Iga deception is revealed to Gennosuke, he takes advantage of Oboro’s love in order to escape. Alone and pressured to fight, she makes the ultimate sacrifice.

Mortally wounded, Okoi reveals the scroll’s location to Saemon. With the list in his hands, Saemon maintains his ruse just long enough to avenge his sister’s death.

Okoi is bound and questioned by Rousai, but the vicious treatment she receives pales in comparison to the brutality of her vengeance.

The Iga raiders take Okoi captive while the Kouga attempt to understand why they were attacked. Meanwhile, Gennosuke remains in the Iga village - unaware that a war has begun.

Tenzen arrives at the Kouga stronghold, claiming to carry a message from Gennosuke. A brutal battle erupts when the suspicions of the Kouga prove warranted.

Gennosuke and Udono feast with the Iga clan, who hide fatal intentions behind false smiles. Inspired by drunken lust and blinded by loyalty and trust, forgiveness will bring the end of one ninja’s life.

The Iga set out to intercept the second scroll. The path to victory will lie open before them if they can keep the news of war from reaching the Kouga.

On the very grounds where the horror began, Gennosuke and Oboro are forced to fight the final conflict of a war that was not of their design.

Oboro begs for death, unable to stand against her beloved Gennosuke. But Kagero and Tenzen, each with their dying breath, set the final confrontation in motion.

Gennosuke is drawn from hiding by Oboro’s public challenge, and when he arrives to face Tenzen, he joins all of the surviving Iga and Kouga in the same room.

Tenzen’s secret is revealed at last, leading to the death of a Kouga in disguise. Tenzen’s lust for Kouga blood finds more satisfaction after a trap places Kagero into his torturous clutches.

Tenzen encounters Oboro and Akeginu, revealing the truth of Kagero’s role in Koshiro’s death. Akeginu sets out to have her revenge.

Gennosuke and Oboro foresee a lasting peace once their romantic intentions are made public - but the Iga have already set their first trap.

As the Kouga prepare to attack Oboro and Akeginu, a stranger arrives with staggering news. Both Kouga and Iga learn the reasons behind the horrors they have endured.

Hyoma directs Gennosuke to flee with Kagero. To ensure their escape, Hyoma engages Koshiro in a violent duel that neither may survive.

On the path to Sunpu Castle, the Kouga spy a hawk carrying a scroll. Two depart to track the bird and two stay behind. With their ranks divided, Tenzen readies his attack.

During a simpler time, a plan was laid to ensure lasting peace between the Kouga and the Iga - the arranged marriage of Gennosuke and Oboro. During a simpler time, there was hope.