Z0: Well it's been awhile since we worked hasn't it buddy?
GT: Yep. *stabbing a picture of the English Dub team for Yokai Watch repeatedly*
Z0: Yeah, as GT has finally accepted, good English dubs are a rare thing. It...highly highly depends on the anime itself. For example only good dubs I know of are either Cowboy Bebop and Space Dandy...and I have a weakness for the G Gundam Dub. But when you compare most dubs with the Japanese originals...you notice a drastic change in quality of voice.
GT: And a lack of respect for the original dub and their culture in those series in some.
Z0: Yeah...shows highly dependent on Japanese historical culture like Yokai Watch...are not the kind you should dub over. Pokemon...it's a made up world no problem. And other anime with a world that's not grounded to Japan alone are easy.
GT: It is a horrible, horrible day for Yokai Watch and Japan because of what the English Dub team did to not only famous Yokai, but also to some historic figures, too.
Z0: My point stands. Some of the best english dubs have been anime that don't rely on Japanese culture...and ironically enough anime that borrow Western culture. But anyway we can like go a 100 pages long on this talk, we borderline do with our private messages… anyway let's get to the good of this day which is the rest of this chapter. Now before you read, I'll explain in an ironic twist this chapter was planned before the episode that was dubbed, ruined and subsequently angered GT vastly.
GT: *nods* It was one of my favorite episodes as well since it got me even more interested in Japanese history and the English Dub team goes and does...that. Completely unforgivable! *exhales slowly* But right now, before we get into the story...answering questions from reviews.
Z0: First question from Skinnydude911: Since Beethoven was claimed earlier, will his damashii debut be different from the canon? Also will you be having them acquire the eyecons not of the 15 heroic ghosts in the show, like Galileo, Shakespeare, Nightingale, and etc? Will you also cover both Yokai Watch and Kamen Rider Ghost movies as well?
GT: Well, to the first question; it'll be different.
Z0: To a rather big extent. Also for those extra eyecons that appear in films, side stories, or are just as toys that are usable in the arcade. Yes they will appear how and when not sure yet. But after some more basic plot. As for the movies? Yes, all of them will be covered in some form or another...okay so maybe the 3rd Yokai Watch movie's plot...we might not cover that if just...well this is a crossover between an anime and live action show...so my mind kind of already juggles them for giggles.
GT: Agreed. Next is from curioustomjerry. He asks the following: Heroic Eyecons like Himiko, Grimm, Sanzo, Ryoma, & Goemon; are they still be in Saionji's possession or remain hidden for Takeru & Cyber to find them? Will you show more appearances of the Gamma? There's hardly any new Gamma lately; always using the same Gamma that the Riders had defeated before. When will Orochi make another appearance? Will Takeru, Cyber & their friends still have to face the terrifying Onis during Terror Time?
Z0: Okay first one is spoilerish. So...uhm...skipping it sorry.
GT: We don't want to spoil anyone's fun with the story by revealing that just yet, so we're very sorry. It would've be nice if they mixed things up with more kinds of Ganma in the show.
Z0: Yeah, I think that was some kind of budget problem, so they just kind of kept cloning Ganma. But we won't do that here. Since they are easy to come up with, we'll just make up random new gimmick Ganma.
GT: Eeyup. So wish us luck on that like with the Car Ganma. Yes, they'll be seeing Orochi once more, but when is a secret. As for Oni Time…*looks over to see Whisper, Jibanyan, and Komasan hiding under the bed, shivering with wide eyes*
Z0: They're traumatized. But anyway, will it appear? ...yeah. *the poor traumatized Yokai become statues of fear*
GT: stormsyaf asks: 'What are your thoughts on Kamen Rider Ex Aid? Speaking of Ex-Aid. Are you gonna do a crossover between Ex-Aid and An anime (FANFICTION)?' For me, I'd say that Ex-Aid is rather interesting. They combined video games with doctors...it's Dr. Mario in real life.
Z0: *smiles happily* Oh how I waited for this chance. Ex-Aid...in my opinion...Best...season...EVER! I love it, it's momentum and story pacing are crisp clean and fast! IT tells you what you need, it doesn't drag on in some parts, and it is amazing. The Riders are all great for their own reasons. Ironically the one I love most is the one who's own actor said you might night like at the beginning and that is Kamen Rider Snipe/Hanaya Taiga. I could give you pages upon pages of good things, good writing suggestions that the head writer put in, and just about everything i like. But all I can tell you readers is watch it for yourself. Yeah I get to a lot if not most, Ex-Aid's campy anime in real life looking design for his armor is kind of off putting. But if you can look past it, there is a great show with great drama, perfectly executed medical themes and story, and a great story for Kamen Rider. And if you are a long time fan or a new time fan, watch this season, for A) it breaks some norms so it'll be totally new for everyone, and B) it's just great cause it does away with so many typical cliche trope-ish things. I went long I'm sorry I just love this show greatly.
GT: ...ooookay. As for the other question, yes. It is coming soon.
Z0: Again sorry… instantly loved this series. Anyway, as for a story with it like GT said it's coming very soon as for what it's crossing over with. Best not to reveal what till it's posted.
GT: *nods* Next is from : 'Hey, I'm gonna ask you a question, I was wondering if you can make a Yokai Watch & Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger crossover special?' ...Um...sorta?
Z0: I don't know if they mean this story and our Zyuohgers story in which case yes there is one for the future. If they mean something else...then not sure what. So I guess the answer is 'yes?'. Let's leave it at that.
GT: Agreed.
Z0: Yeah so we'll just move on to any other questions if there are any. Which it seems we have one more. From a repeat reviewer...that happens often doesn't it?Anyway. Curioustomjerry asks: what Eyecon will it be in the next chapter? Is it one of the Heroic 15 or the one from Ganbarizing? When is Ghost Beethoven Damashii make an actual appearance? Are you planning to put the events from Yokai Watch 2 into this crossover along with Yokai Watch second movie? With the appearance of Yokai Edison, are there gonna be more Merican Yokai Takeru & Cyber will encounter soon? When Cyber going to unlock the Legendary Yokai from all the Medals she collected? Are there be more Yokai that or will evolve including Fusion Yokai ?
GT: The next Eyecon will be revealed in this chapter, no it is not one of the Heroic 15 or the Ganbarizing Eyecons, and Beethoven Damashii'll be showing up soon. *sees the words 'Yokai Watch 2'* ...Still can't believe the war between the two factions of Ganso and Honke was over what kind of snack to present to Enma Daiou!
Z0: That...that...yeah, I don't think we have the time to work that into the Ganma world conflict...maybe as like an original film chapter type thing.
GT: Agreed. Though the second movie was rather interesting, especially in the fifth story when the villain was actually able to completely cut humans and spirits off from each other in terms of seeing, touching, or interacting. That'd put a big pain in the bum to the Ganma's plans if it worked on them.
Z0: Would it is a long kind of topic to figure out though...so until we think on the yes or no, we'll save it for later. And if we did do that film's story, it'd be more a Yokai only type thing, just 'cause of the overall set up as a multiple stories type thing that it was.
GT: Right. There will be more kinds of Yokai that'll show up. As for Legendary Yokai from the Yokai Daijinten...They'll appear when they'll appear. The last question though...um...what?
Z0: I think they meant in regard to how we had Komasan kind of level up in the last little arc, will we do it for other Yokai. Like say make Jibanyan do the same thing. I know the game has something for that at least, but if I recall...it was like a giant tabby cat.
GT: Oh, you mean when Fuyunyan became Dekanyan during the course of 60 years. Well, most likely it'll happen every now and then, but right now Komasan can only become Shishikoma when the seal's removed at the school. As for others doing something like that...just wait and see.
Z0: Yeah, and I believe that is everything in terms of questions as it stands. So let us move onto the real part of the chapter.
GT: Agreed! As usual, we own no one but the OCs that show up and OC Eyecons. *pulls down screen*
(Begin Opening: Warera Omou, Yue Ni Warera Ari: Kishidan)
Namida ga afureru no wa kimi ga soba de hohoemu kara[My tears are overflowing, because you are by my side, smiling]
Dakishime takunaru no wa kimi ga soba ni iru kara[ I get the urge to hold you tight, because you are right next to me.]
Naze umarete kitakanante [I'll never know why I was born]
Kangaete mo wakaranainda [If all I do is think about it]
Dakara ikiru tamashii moyashi ikinuite[So I'll Live I'll fire up my soul and survive]
Mitsukedasu itsuka[And find the reason someday]
Onaji jidai ni ima de aeta nakama tachi yo[To the comrades I met in this Era!]
Warera omou yueni warera ari[We think therefore we are!]
Atarashi rekishi ni kogidase nakamatachi yo [Let's start a new page of history, my friends!]
Warera omou yueni warera ari[We think therefore we are!]
Jinsei wa daremo minna ishi no ii sa[Everyone has only one chance to live]
Omoi no mama ni[So live Freely!]
'My name is Tenkuji Takeru, on the day of my 18th birthday my life was taken by ghosts known as Ganma. But that was also the day i became Kamen Rider Ghost. Since then me and my friend Cyber have been running into lots of strange and fun beings known as Yokai. No two we've met are exactly alike...even when they are exacly alike. With each and every new Yokai friend we make we gain more help in our quest for the Eyecons, I still have several to go and another rider is after them as well. I have 59 days left, but I know I can accomplish my goal with the help of my friends.'
The night was as quiet as possible as the full moon shined on the town. In Cyber's home, the residents were sound asleep. Cyber was underneath her bed's covers, a hint of the orange pajama short poking out from underneath, while Jibanyan was curled up on top of her, a nightcap on his head. Phased halfway through the floor was Whisper, his swirl moving like it had a life of its own as he snored. On the desk, the Yokai Dai-Jinten was opened, letting the moonlight from the balcony window shine on the medals within.
"Hm...what a good collection." a familiar raspy voice mused as Senning walked through the wall. "Yurusen never fails to be accurate with her reports." he chuckled as he looked at the floor and found Whisper. "And you, always the reliable kind." he chuckled kneeling down to him and poking his swirl. "The next Eyecon will be very interesting, but you..you'll be in for a lot of difficulty little Yokai Butler." he sighed as he stood back up and pulled out a handful of tickets and placed them in the Yokai Dai-Jinten. "Now...to get out of here before I go from mysterious to creepy." he said while phasing through the floor.
After a moment Yurusen phased through before she took out a marker and began drawing glasses and a mustache on Whisper. She snickered before leaving as well.
The following morning Takeru brought his bike to a halt in front of Cyber's house before he walked it into the parking lot so as to not leave it out on the street and disturb the neighbors. Komsan poked out of the hood of the parka under his kimono, rubbing an eye. Both let out a slight yawn due to it still being pretty early. And Takeru had been showing Komasan how to play video games so they often stayed up late.
"Ah...man I love Cyber's cooking, but I kind of hating mornings." Takeru muttered stretching his arms as Komasan mirrored him. "But Cyber's breakfast is worth the getting out of bed, right?" he asked his little Yokai buddy.
"Uhn," Komasan nodded.
"I hope she's awake already..." Takeru muttered as he walked up to the door and knocked slightly.
"Nani?!"
"Monge!" Komasan yelped as he looked up at the balcony.
"Wha?" Takeru blinked shaking his head as he walked back a bit. "Cyber? Daijobu!?" he shouted at the balcony. He waited maybe a second before he threw caution to the wind and just literally ran through the door...leaving Komasan to be slammed into it, "Ah gomen." Takeru said as he opened the door and picked him up.
"Zura…" Komasan mumbled, his eyes replaced with swirls.
"Sorry…" he said resting him on the couch near the front door. "Cyber!" he shouted as he ran up the stairs. "What's wrong!?" he asked, throwing open her bedroom door.
"?!" Cyber looked at the door with wide eyes, her orange pajama top partially unbuttoned enough to expose the valley of her mounds, "K-Kyaa!" She closed her half-buttoned pajama top and threw a pillow at Takeru, knocking him out of the room through a wall, "E...Ta...Takeru-san?"
"Gomen nassai," Takeru apologized as Cyber placed a bowl of rice with some cooked yellowtail on top before him and Komasan.
"I-It's fine," Cyber assured, blushing hard.
"I was hoping he'd run into your room when you had that pajama shirt fully off," Yurusen muttered as she poofed above Takeru before Whisper slammed her with a boxing glove, sending her flying.
"Yes. I was hoping to ask why you were entering Cyber-chan's room while she was getting ready for the day, whis," Whisper noted, the lights off in the room while he was holding a lamp over Takeru's head.
"Bright…" Takeru muttered blocking the light with his arm. The lights then came back on as Komasan walked back to his seat from the light switch.
"Someone turned out the lights, zura." he muttered happily as he sat down and clapped his hands, "Itadakimasu, zura." he said before digging in.
"..." Cyber giggled, imagining Komasan as an officer and doing that in the middle of an interrogation resulting in the interrogatee snapping and ending up admitting their guilt.
"Again sorry...I got worried when I heard someone shout...with all the things we fight, I jumped the gun and thought maybe a Ganma showed up here." Takeru admitting, poofing into black mist and appearing in the seat behind Whisper, making him freak at how he did that. Takeru grabbed his plate while Whisper looked around in his confusion. "Itadakimasu." he bowed, taking a bite.
"Takeru's a better ghost than Whisper." Komasan muttered, swallowing a bite of food.
"Course he is. He practices all his creepy ghost powers. Takeru, show them telekinesis!" Yurusen ordered as she poofed back in. Takeru sighed as he let go of the chopsticks as they continued moving on their own and feeding him.
"Sugoi…" Cyber awed.
"It got old after I learned to use them to do my chores." Takeru explained, grabbing them again. "Onari freaked when he saw I had all the brooms and mops cleaning the temple like the Wizard's Apprentice story."
"Hehe...best reaction ever." Yurusen giggled. "He still hasn't learned possession though…"
"Soka…" Cyber nodded before recalling what Takeru explained, "Oh. I was just startled by some tickets I found on the Dai-Jinten this morning." she put the Dai-Jinten on the table and opened it, showing the tickets, "See?"
"You're welcome." Yurusen stated, making everyone pause and just stare at her. "What?"
"Nah…" they all shook their heads in disbelief. Takeru took the tickets for a second as he looked them over.
"Eh...an event as the museum?" he blinked, reading them over. "Sugei!" he said happily as the inner historical figures fan in him was brought out, "I wonder if these are still useable?"
"Hm…" Whisper peeked over Takeru shoulder.
His eyes bugged out extending greatly like spikes as he read them. All that was missing was the cartoonish 'awooga' sound effect. He quickly retracted his eyes as he shook off his surprise.
"Uhm... If they are from Yurusen, then they are probably expired."
"Hey!" Yurusen shouted.
"Probably best to forget it. We can go out looking for Eyecons and new Yokai to befriend, or just stay home for once and not get into some crazy adventure." Whisper stated to the two humans who ultimately always decided where they would go and what to do.
Jibanyan put his empty bowl to the side before looking at the tickets, "Hey, these are still good, Whisper."
"See," Yurusen said proudly. "Besides, why else would I bring you these if not for what else?" she asked leaning in towards the two humans. "You guys know it! Boss brings you helpful clues all the times. Hello~! These are the clues!" she pointed at the tickets. "Besides if Whisper doesn't want to go, the two of you could go all alone, and spend all day together like a normal pair of lovers." she stated holding her ands together while making kissy noises at them.
Takeru, who was drinking some water, did a spit take, spraying Jibanyan and Komasan. Jibanyan rowled before jumping back and trying to shake the water off him before running out to find a towel. Komasan shook himself of the bit of water before seeing Cyber was choking on a bit of food, having been eating when she was startled. He ran into the kitchen and came back out with a cup of water. Hopping onto the table, he handed it to Cyber who quickly drank it and breathed in deeply once the blockage was gone.
"A-Arigatou," Cyber thanked..
"Hahaha! Look at you two! You're so easy to tease about your obvious sexual tension!" Yurusen laughed. "Oh...kids...so immature."
"The only immature one here…" Yursen turned around just in time to be smashed in the eye with an oversized steel club with welded rusty nails and sutras on it held by Whisper, sending her flying into the distance, "IS YOU!"
"Home Run!" Komasan cheered, wearing an Umpire mask he pulled out of his bag.
"Anyway…" a slightly blushing Takeru spoke up after clearing his throat. "Tickets...museum...want to go guys...all of us?" he asked, taking pauses to make sure he said the right things and not trigger any traps set up by the tension.
"H-Hai," Cyber agreed.
"Aye, zura!" Komasan nodded.
"Sure, nyan!" Jibanyan agreed as he dried himself with a towel.
"R-Right, whis…" Whisper agreed as he looked at the tickets.
"Kay…" Yurusen's voice from the distance groaned.
"She's safe!" Komasan declared happily.
"Why can't she be the one sealed away?" Whisper grumbled.
"I'll go look up the address." Cyber said quickly.
"I'll go fill up my bike real quick." Takeru said as the two got up and went out.
"The tension is real…" Jibanyan muttered as the Yokai just watched the two humans.
"I thought Takeru-san's bike didn't need to be refiled, zura," Komasan tilted his head, "And haven't we gone to the museum before, zura?"
"You'll understand eventually, whis," Whisper patted Komasan's head, "Men...are prone to stupidity when flustered." Whisper said in a calm and suave sounding tone.
"Don't get it…" both shrugged, making Whisper face fault.
"Hai here we are," Takeru said pulling his bike to a stop in front of the museum; Cyber riding behind him. Komasan in his spot in Takeru's hood and Jibanyan hanging onto the tail light of the bike for dear life...he fell off Cyber's shoulder about half way there and grabbed onto it in his panic. He pushed the visor of his helmet up so he could look at the sign in front. He then noted the size of the museum. "Dekai…" he gawked at seeing its size. "There must be so many exhibits."
"Is...it safe to let go nyow?" Jibanyan asked.
"Hai," Cyber replied as she got off and helped him off the tail light.
"Ah...so it is real." Whisper said with a surprised, but pretty happy, look to him. "What a kind gift even if it's from Yurusen of all beings."
"I guess even Yurusen can...be nice." Takeru offered, Komasan nodding in agreement.
"Still, we should be on the lookout," Whisper noted, "She did mention that if it came from her or Sennin, it means that there may be an Eyecon here, whis."
"It's a Sengoku themed event; all of the greatest warriors and leaders of Japan's history." Takeru said his eye shining with stars. "Just imagine the history, the legends, and all of the heroic souls all in one place!" he spoke passionately. "Each and every person honored here is a hero who made the most of every ounce of life and shone the path for others to follow!"
"Takeru has entered Fan mode." Komsan noted happily.
"Ahh...the Sengoku," Whisper noted, "Quite the dangerous time, even for Yokai, whis."
"Oh yeah...you're old." Jibanyan remembered.
"I prefer 'wise.'" Whisper ignored the remark.
"Oh that's right! Whisper, you were alive for this point in time. That means you must remember so many of the people in this exhibit." Takeru nodded. "Maybe you'll see the belongings to someone you knew back then?"
"Possibly, whis," Whisper replied.
"Now I'm more excited for this exhibit," Cyber giggled.
"I bet a lot girls ignored you back in those days." Yurusen teased Whisper as she flew past him and followed Takeru inside.
"OI!" Whisper snapped as he flew after them.
After that the group, walked in and, after presenting the tickets, were admitted in. They awed at the exhibits being held on display. Painting, armor, weapons, recreations, everything that was to be admired was all held on the floors of the museum.
"Sugoi!" Takeru stated happily as he moved about in a blur of color thanks to his floral print kimono jacket. Appearing at one display with an 'Ah' before moving over to another on the clear other side of the wing with an 'Ooh'.
Cyber covered her mouth to keep from giggling at the feats of super speed Takeru was displaying while acting like an utterly childlike fanboy. She knew he could be serious and controlled when it counted, but seeing the normally calm Takeru act goofy made Cyber feel happy, almost as if she didn't have a friend who was always fighting monsters, but just a normal human friend.
"Sugei!" Takeru awed, seeing a full set of Nobunaga's silver demonic themed armor...it was worth noting...he was phased halfway through the display glass.
Cyber looked around left and right to make sure no one was freaking out before she grabbed his Kimono and dragged him away, "Maybe you should be more careful, Takeru-san."
"True. You went right through her," Whisper agreed.
"Eh?" Takeru pointed to Cyber.
"No," Whisper shook his head as he pointed at Cyber's Yokai Watch.
"Oh," Cyber nodded as she turned her watch on and looked through the lens, "Oh!"
"Monge...There are a lot of Yokai here, zura," Komasan awed, seeing the museum filled with different kinds of Yokai.
"Sugei…" Takeru gawked. "So many...are they all also here for the exhibit?" he looked, around seeing many familiar faces and several new faces as well. "Wait...her?" Takeru asked, once more looking at Whisper.
"How rude!" a youthful-looking woman in a teal kimono huffed as she walked off, her long neck bouncing a little as she walked.
"Ah gomen…" Takeru called out...but she was already gone, "And she's gone….and I look like a creep." he sighed in depression.
"Takeru-san! Cyber-chan!" a voice called, making the two turn to see Fubuki-Hime float over, Atsugaru running after her.
"Fu-chan!" Cyber waved, Takeru waving happily with her.
"I haven't seen you both in a while," Fu noted, giving them both a quick hug and surprising them both when no frost formed on them.
"You've managed to get in control of your powers, whis?" Whisper asked.
"Hai. Garu-chan and the others were great at helping me," Fu explained.
"That's great," Takeru smiled, "Now you can all hang out for as long as you want."
"Hai!" Fu beamed before hugging Atsugaru, "We're actually here because Garu-chan was one of the guard dogs for Ryoma when he was alive."
"Eh...really?" Takeru asked in awe. "That's amazing!"
"Down boy." Whisper said, pulling him back by his hood. "Takeru-kun is a big fan of famous historical figures. Heroes if you would."
"It's my dream to lead a great life and inspire others in the future just like them." Takeru added.
"One would think becoming an actual superhero would be enough…" Yurusen muttered as she floated above them not caring to get involved in their usual shenanigans.
"Yeah. Ryoma-dono was a good lord, even to his guard dogs," Atsugaru noted as he looked over at a diorama of Shikoku island, a set of armor situated behind the diorama, "He treated us as equals and even gave us the same meat that the humans would eat at the table."
"Dogs...they gets all the luck…" Jibanyan muttered to himself at that.
"Why are you complaining? You use the TV, eat right out of the fridge, and don't do your own shopping. You got it ten times more easy as a house cat to Cyber." Yurusen pointed out.
"It must have been a life full great memories?" Takeru asked Atsugaru as he got down to eye level. "To be able to live alongside someone so inspiring and kind. For all you Yokai who lived in that time, to know so many people that made their marks on history forever. I imagine their memories, the path they burned is brighter for you than anyone else." he spoke softly yet passionately. "That's what a hero is, after all."
"True," Atsugaru grinned, "Let's get going, Fu-chan. We said we'd meet Nobosentonman and Meramelion over at the food court soon."
"Hai!" Fu nodded before walking off with Atsugaru and giving a wink at Takeru and Cyber, "Have fun on your date, you two!"
"...If it weren't for the fact she froze me, I'd applaud her," Yurusen noted as she saw the two young adults were flabbergasted.
"Da...date...date janai…" Takeru muttered trying to get rid of the blush.
"Anoanoanoanoano…" Cyber mumbled, her entire face a bright red.
"All we need is a long nose for her and some wings and she'd be a tengu right now," Yurusen snickered.
"Cyber...Cyber calm down...you're having a literal meltdown!" Takeru panicked as he fanned her.
After a few minutes, Cyber managed to recover and they continued on looking at the exhibit. Takeru acted as a tourguide for them, explaining each and every exhibit they did not know about. He was doing a very good job because not long after, some Yokai began noticing his presentation skills and began listening in. A few older Yokai from the time silently noted the young man was quite knowledgeable about the Sengoku. Eventually, they arrived at one of the last exhibits.
"Oh, this is…" Takeru began.
"Ishida Mitsunari," Whisper informed.
"Hai," Takeru nodded.
"Are you using a cheat-cheat again?" Yurusen questioned, looking all over Whisper for his tablet before being startled when he leveled a stern glare at her.
"Iie," Whisper shook his head as he floated over to a sunnobi-tantō set before a suit of armor, a reminiscing expression on his face, "While current games that humans and some Yokai play, Mitsunari-sama was not a villain. He was an administrator for Hideyoshi-dono, eventually becoming a san-bugyo sometime around 1598, a group of five men who were responsible with maintaining the civil affairs of the realm while Hideyori-dono came of age." he frowned as he looked at a diorama of two men arguing, "While Mitsunari-sama was out-spoken and at times tactless, he held enough support to challenge Tokugawa Ieyasu, the most powerful of the Regents. He argued - with some cause - that Ieyasu was undermining both the legacy of the late Taikô and his final wishes." his fists clenched tight as his eyes narrowed, "Ieyasu countered with slanderous accusations, painting Mitsunari-sama as an unscrupulous schemer."
Yurusen floated there her eye's pupil widening to the point it made her entire eye-head black. She shook it off, "Wow...you know about as much about this dude...if not like a 100 times more than Takeru."
"Do not disrespect Mitsunari-dono's name with calling him 'a dude,'" Whisper frowned, "To those that served under him, he was a brilliant man and an inspiration, whis!"
"?!" Takeru and Cyber's eyes widened as the sunnobi-tantō and Whisper suddenly erupted in a familiar glow to them.
"Mabushi…" Cyber mumbled, having to shield her eyes with a hand due to it being so bright.
"Whisper!" Takeru exclaimed happily as he grabbed the white Yokai butler, "You're summoning an Eyecon!" he said happily.
"?!" Whisper's eyes widened, looking at himself and then at the sunnobi-tantō, "A-An Eyecon, whis?!"
"Your passion for Mitsunari must link your souls together. Don't you get it Whisper? You're the one who will help me get the next Eyecon." Takeru smiled happily.
"Eyecon~Eyecon-eyecon~Eyecon~!" Yurusen danced around happily...even leading a conga line with several Yokai around her size...and getting larger towards the end of the Conga line.
"E-Eh?!" Whisper began to sweat.
"I figured we might fine an Eyecon, but to think you'd be the one to supply it. Great that makes this so much simpler and safer. Now no one will get hurt, and no wat Specter can find out about it." Takeru nodded along with Cyber happily.
"This is great, Whisper-san!" Cyber beamed before seeing the cold sweat breaking out on Whisper, "...Whisper-san?"
"I, uh...I…" Whisper gulped, starting to breath heavily.
"Whisper are you okay? You look like you're gonna pass out." Takeru realized the condition his goofy friend was in, "Is something wrong...is the Eyecon light having some kind of effect on you like my symbol?"
Whisper suddenly grunted, as his face began to turn green. Slapping his hands over his mouth, he struggled to keep whatever was happening in, only for it to be futile. Whisper opened his mouth...and a massive blast of green smoke erupted out of it, completely engulfing the entire room. Takeru stumbled back and dropped the sunnobi-tantō by accident. As Yokai, ghost, and young adult woman were coughing in the green smoke, Whisper grabbed the glowing weapon and shot off out of the room.
"Na...ah...hah…" Takeru coughed before he started hearing everyone start shouting random, incorrect facts or statements that seemed to be utter nonsense, "What's wrong with everyone...did I escape some random secondary effect to Whisper's power?" he muttered, patting himself as he looked around. "Cyber-san?" he called out waving some of the smoke out of his face. "Cyber-san, Daijoubu?"
"Right here!" Cyber called as a Yokai resembling an old red paper fan with a foot with a geta on it for the handle and one eye spun above her, keeping the smoke away from her, "Arigatou, Karakasa-Obake-san."
"No problem!" the Yokai replied as he kept spinning above her to make the slight wind that was keeping the smoke away from her while dropping a red Yokai Medal depicting him in her hand.
"So...that was Whisper's power I guess." Takeru muttered as the smoke began to dissipate and Yokai were getting the bits of smoke still on them off, "What even was its effect? Everyone is just talking random nonsense...that sounds kind of wrong." he whispered the last part to Cyber.
"That was a Shittakaburi of the Nyororon-zoku," Karakasa-Obake informed as he stopped spinning and landed before the two, revealing he had a mouth with a long tongue as well, "They throw up clouds of gas that, when they touch someone, causes people to claim to know about things they do not really know about."
"Shittakaburi?" the two repeated.
Yokai Shittakaburi
Class: Nyororon-zoku
Attribute: Absorption
Rank: C
"Masaka...is that Whisper's real name?" Takeru guessed, "Or rather...what Yokai he's been all along."
"Who cares?! He took the sunnobi-tantō and the Eyecon with it!" Yurusen snapped.
The two young humans blinked and looked around and realizing their angry little companion was correct. Both Whisper and the Sunnobi-tanto where gone. Both took a second to let it sink in and began breathing to calm themselves...oh who where they kidding? They freaked out and acted accordingly.
"AH!" both of them shouted at the top of their lungs.
"Why would he do that, nyan?!" Jibanyan demanded before burping up a little bit of the green smoke he inhaled by accident that hit Yurusen right in her 'face.'
"?!" Yurusen adopted a silly kabuki pose, "The stars are all minuscule Eyecons just ripe for the taking! I! Am certain! Of it!"
"Eh?" Jibanyan blinked before he was thwacked on the head with a bamboo umbrella.
"Well...she doesn't stop being violent at least." Takeru mused. "But worry about that later. We need to find Whisper." he ordered as he grabbed Yurusen and Cyber's arm before running for the door.
"Ah matte, Zura!" Komasan called out as he carried Jibanyan over his shoulder in a firemen's carry, "Ah...heavy…" he grunted as he kept running.
"I'm sure we can find him!" Takeru declared.
"We couldn't find him," Takeru sighed, resting his head against the table due to the feeling of failure and exhaustion.
"Hehehe…" Yurusen chuckled darkly as she threw kunai at a dartboard with Whisper's face. "I'm going to make sure you have a real...bad...day." she smiled darkly, hitting the image right between the eyes.
"Where could he have gone, zura?" Komasan pondered as Onari paced before the table the others were at.
"Ah mou...What is with that strange spirit butler of Cyber-kun's? Because he inspirited everyone in that very large room and took off with the sunnobi-tantō of Ishida Mitsunari, Takeru-dono may be down a vital Eyecon," Onari muttered as he paced before pausing and turning quickly to Cyber, "Not that you are to blame at all for his actions, Cyber-kun. None of us knew he was a Shittakaburi!"
"It explains a lot of Takeru's stories, though." Shibuya muttered in realization.
"Explains why he's so useless?" Narita asked.
"Demo...he's not useless," Cyber shook her head, "He's a really good friend and butler." she looked down, "Though...with what happened, I'm worried about why he did that today. He seemed so happy when he talked about Mitsunari-san."
"But then he freaked out...and ran off." Takeru muttered. "Why?"
"Rasa-fraga…" Yurusen grumbled as she began digging in her cape before she pulled out Whisper's YokaiPad. "Here. I found this at the scene of the crime." she stated, making the two look at her. "You guys find out the password though."
"Password?" Cyber repeated as she looked at the YokaiPad, seeing a number password on the screen.
"Knowing Whisper, it could be anything and probably the very last thing we try." Takeru sighed as he finally looked back up.
"Maybe it's a year," Jibanyan guessed, jumping onto Cyber's shoulder and pressed four buttons, earning a buzz, "Aw...I thought it was this year, nyan."
"Why?" Yurusen asked.
"Because he met me, nyan!" Jibanyan beamed.
"Wouldn't it be because he got free and met Cyber?" Takeru asked since those were two important things to Whisper.
"Yeah...but I'm me." Jibanyan added.
"That'll do, cat...that'll do." Yurusen muttered, patting his head.
"Why not 190 years ago?" Shibuya suggested, "That was the day he got stuck in the stone gashapon at the tree." he frowned, "That still feels weird to say."
"It's worth a try I guess." they nodded in unison as Cyber typed it in, earning a buzz.
"Iie," Cyber shook her head.
Takeru sighed, closing his eyes to think. If the password was an important date, then it meant it had to be something really important to Whisper. Something he wouldn't want to forget. For a brief moment, Takeru slipped into a meditative state. As he did, flashes appeared in his mind...memories. But not his, memories of a man, of battle. Takeru had never had memories of a time so old...but he knew someone who did. Takeru's eyes snapped open as he gasped at forcing himself out of the meditative state.
"Takeru-san?" Komasan pondered as the young man typed something on the YokaiPad...earning a confirmation ding, "Eh?"
"1-6-0-0," Takeru stated.
"Hmm…?" everyone asked as they leaned in close.
"It's the date...the date of something most important to Whisper." Takeru added.
"I wonder what happened, zura," Komasan pondered as Cyber found Whisper's journal in the device and opened it.
"I feel bad about doing this," Cyber admitted, "Demo...it's important to find out why he did that." she looked at the tablet and began to read the first entry she could find, "'It is the Azuchi-Momoyama Period. The earliest memory I had was in the year 1590, when the Sengoku began. I am the Yokai Shittakaburi, but I like to be called 'Whis.' For years, I stayed in a village near Sawayama Castle, often unable to control my power. A few years later and I began to stay near a young girl named Mikonami. For some reason, she seemed to attract Yokai to her as if she were a fire to moths.'"
"Sounds kinda like you," Narita pointed out.
"Shh!" Onari hushed.
"'One day, the Feudal Lord of Swayama Castle called upon Mikonami. The lord of the castle was a friendly man and introduced himself as Ishida Mitsunari,'" Cyber read on, "'He asked Mikonami about a legendary blade known as Fuuketsumaru, said to be a treasure that bestows great luck upon those who wield it. Mikonami didn't know of it, but before she could say a thing...I Inspirited her by accident, causing her to decree she saw the blade in the mountains nearby.'"
"He's an idiot…" Yurusen stated bluntly.
"'After an entire day of searching, the soldiers were unable to find any signs of the blade. Mitsunari-sama was about to snap when a monk that stayed at his side explained that it was most likely that a Yokai was the cause of Mikonami telling him that the blade was in the mountain...and pointed right at me. He began to perform a prayer to send me to the afterlife when the setting sun caught the waterfall that was split by a stone jutting out, creating a 'blade' of light in it. Mitsunari-sama halted the priest's prayer, saving me. He gazed upon the 'blade' in the waterfall, declaring it to be 'Fuuketsumaru.''"
"His imagination is too strong, nyan," Jibanyan deadpanned.
"''Ike! Spirit that I cannot see! I'm interested in you! Possess me instead of this young girl!' was what he declared after that. I was shocked. A man of such importance as Ishida Mitsunari-sama...wanted a little Shittakaburi like myself? From that day forward, I stayed by, er, possessed Mitsunari-sama!'" Cyber finished reading.
"Whoa, that's unexpected, nyan!" Jibanyan gawked.
"Eh...so...Whisper was what he is to you now...but to Mitsunari in the past." Narita explained mostly to himself.
"N...No wonder he knew so much about Ishida Mitsunari!" Takeru awed, "He actually lived with the man!"
"Mongee!" Komasan awed before frowning, "Demo...Now that we know that, how does it help us find Whisper-san, zura?"
"Good point," Shibuya nodded, "I mean, we don't really know anyone from that time."
Onari looked over at Takeru, or rather, his sleeves, "Or do we? Takeru-dono, I think we do know someone who could give us an idea." everyone looked at Onari, "Mushashi-sama was in the Sengoku, hai?"
"Around...yes." he nodded before he blinked, "Oh...Nice idea!" Takeru gave a thumbs up as he pulled out the red Eyecon. "Musashi might give us a clue." he then blinked again. "But...he only ever talked that one time to scold me for being inspirited by a Yokai." he muttered.
"Yosh. Then we get a very annoying Yokai, have it inspirit Takeru, and then Musashi can scold him again." Narita spoke.
"Oh how would that work if it's not real." Shibuya countered.
"I don't hear you or boss coming up with any ideas." Narita muttered, motioning to Shibuya and Onari.
"We won't know if we don't try," Cyber noted.
"I kind of don't want to be inspirited…" Takeru muttered as he pushed Jibanyan's chair away from his, making the cat blink, "No crosswalks…"
"Yokai Medal, set on!"
"Eh?" Takeru turned to see Donyorinne.
"Hello again, juuban," Donyorinne greeted with a sigh.
"Cyber-san, what are you doing?" Takeru asked as he got up and grabbed Jibanyan by his sash and used him as a makeshift shield.
"Ah mou…" Cyber grumbled, "Being Inspirited sucks. This day sucks. Everything sucks."
"Ah! She had Donyorinne Inspirit herself, nyan!" Jibanyan gawked.
"Nyanto...I mean nani?" Takeru blinked as he put Jibanyan down on the table.
"..." Narita snickered, "She's doing a damsel in distress routine. Maybe that'll get Musashi talking."
"Well...it's worth a shot." Takeru muttered, hiding a sigh of relief. He summoned his belt and plugged the Eyecon in before closing it. "Henshin." he said as he quickly went through his routine.
=KAIGAN: MUSASHI! Ketto! Zubatto! Cho-Kengo!=
The Red parka flew out and then onto Takeru as his armor formed. As his mask locked into place, the twin katana were glowing red.
"Musashi…" Ghost said as he clasped his hands together in his hand sign.
After a moment, his armor lit up as he looked up. Ghost grunted as he cracked his fingers, neck, and then back. He looked at Cyber as he leaned in close to her face.
"Eh?" Cyber grunted as she looked at the mask.
"Women…" he sighed in a deeper manlier version of Takeru's voice.
Donyorinne moved away from Cyber. The blunette blinked twice before squeaking as she moved away from being so close to the mask.
"G-Gomen nassai," Cyber apologized.
"Ah...it's fine," he said as he leaned back before sitting on the floor with his legs crossed. "So...Takeru says you want to know about Mitsunari."
"Hai," Cyber nodded, "Whisper-san reacted with a sunnobi-tantō that belonged to Mitsunari-san and ran off with it before Takeru-san could make the Eyecon. We were hoping you knew where he might have taken it, Mitsunari-sama."
"Soka…" he nodded. "Well...I can't think of where Whisper would go...but I can assume where he would go with Mitsunari." he mused.
"Honto?" Cyber asked, a hopeful tone in her voice.
"Mitsunari had a certain spot he liked to sneak off to to be alone." he explained.
"Soka…" Cyber nodded, "Do you remember where it is, Musashi-sama?"
"Indeed I do." he nodded as they all waited. "And I have told Takeru." he stated, making everyone fall over on their faces.
'Is he secretly a prankster, nyan?!' Jibanyan thought with an eye twitch.
"Well then if that's all you need to know, then I'll be going back to sleep."
"Eh? Oh, gomen nassai for waking you up," Cyber bowed in apology.
"Hai hai...no problem." Ghost bowed before his mask lost the light and Ghost fell over, losing his balance. "Eh...my...my legs are stuck…" he muttered as his legs were locked together. His armor faded away, leaving a normal and annoyed Takeru.
"Oh! Takeru-dono!" Onari gasped as he began to try to help unlock Takeru's legs.
"How does he do that with his legs?" Takeru asked as he got his legs free and stood up. He then coughed slightly. "Was my voice deeper for a moment?" he blinked. "Being possessed is weird…" he grumbled. "I don't think normal people should let that happen."
"You count as normal?" Narita asked.
"Well...mentally, I'm a genius compared to you…" Takeru countered as Shibuya began laughing like crazy.
"It's funny because the only class Narita passed with a good grade was Physical Education." Onari laughed as well.
"Oi…" Narita grumbled.
"Do you know where Mitsunari liked to be alone at, zura?" Komasan asked.
"Hai." Takeru nodded as he reached into a cupboard and pulled out a map, "There's an old castle that hopefully is still around. Well...castle is stretching it, but I know it's a safe place he used." he said as he read over the map and tapped a spot. "Alright got it."
"Now to hope Whisper has made it their with no...difficulty." Onari muttered.
"Oh come on. He's a white Yokai that looks like the monster from the end of Ghostbusters at 100th the size, who could possibly spot him?" Narita asked...whether he did that intentionally...was hard to tell.
"Narita has a big mouth, doesn't he?" Cyber asked in a deadpan, showing even her saint like patience had limits.
"Nani?" Narita blinked twice.
Whisper grunted as he held onto the top of the bullet train, making sure to keep a tight grip on the sunnobi-tantō. Whisper groaned as he used all the force his literal noodle arms could muster to keep the blistering wind from the full speed of the Bullet train.
"Must...stand...strong." he grunted as he stretched his arm out like a rope and tied it around a handle on the top of the roof. "Phew…" he sighed in relief. "Thank goodness those squash and stretch comedy shows are accurate to my type of anatomy." he mumbled to himself. He then patted the sunnobi-tantō, knowing it was safe. "Yokata...Mitsunari-sama is safe."
As the Bullet train began to slow down to pull into a stop, Whisper sighed in relief and let his face slam onto the train. Once fully to a stop, Whisper failed to notice a familiar device watching the train tracks; the Cobra Keitai that belongs to Specter. The mechanical snake was searching the area for its master before its optics locked on Whisper and the glowing object tied to him. It hissed before it jumped onto the train's roof and slithered in close before stopping at a distance. It pieced its tail into the roof as the train began moving once again.
"Ugh...too soon." Whisper groaned. "But...I suppose this is what I must put up with, for the sake of Mitsunari-sama…" he looked at the sunnobi-tantō, "I shall not let him be dragged into battle." he stated proudly to himself. To give him strength as the train began moving picking up speed until it reached top speed again, the wind force pushing against Whisper's face, expanding it like a parachute. "AH!" he cried in surprise as the Cobra Keitai...sweatdropped at the effect it had on the Yokai.
But none the less, the mechanical serpent sent the video straight to its master. Specter himself received the data via his horns. The Blue Rider sighed at the video he was watching before he took a sharp left turn and made his way after the bullet train his Cobra Keitai was telling him to find and follow.
"Okay, guys, me and Cyber are going after Whisper." Takeru said as he grabbed a backpack with some supplies just to be prepared, "We'll see how long this takes. You guys stick around here and use Komasan and the powder to know if he comes back. Then calls us if that happens." he ordered to Onari, Shibuya, and Narita.
"Hai." all three nodded.
"Komasan, I leave you in charge while I leave." Takeru saluted to the Komainu.
"I'll do my best, zura!" Komasan nodded.
"So...the dog is in charge of us…" Narita muttered. Onari grabbed a metal snack tray before smacking it upside the back of his head. "Itai!" he cried in pain.
"Sorry. It must have been a Yokai causing that." Onari said in a tone that implied he was obviously lying.
"Oh…me too," Shibuya agreed as he stepped on Narita's foot.
"Ah...wise guy, huh…" Narita groaned as he grabbed Shibuya's nose and pinched it.
"Ah...Sorry! Sorry! Sorry!" he cried.
"Pfftt...I'm almost sad I have to leave…" Takeru admitted to himself as Onari laughed at their antics. "No...Whisper is more important." he shook his head. "Cyber, time to go!" he called as he walked out into the front garden of the temple.
"Hai!" Cyber nodded, Jibanyan hopping onto her shoulder as she ran over to him.
"How do you intend to catch up with Whisper?" Onari asked. "Even with your bike's top speed he has far much more ground on you."
"No worries, I have an answer to that." Takeru explained before he snapped his fingers and Yurusen poofed in with her arms crossed.
"Yes, you called~" she asked in a sing song voice.
"Call Captain Ghost." Takeru explained simply.
"Oh perfect selection." she said nodding before crossing her arms again and flicking her head, forming the symbol in the air above them. "Captain Ghost!" she called out as the large ghost ship flew out and landed in front of them.
"You know I've always wanted to try sailing." Takeru mused as he scooped up Cyber in his arms, catching her by surprise before he floated up to the deck of the boat. "Try not to do something stupid like sell the temple!" he shouted as the ship lifted itself into the air.
"I make one mistake and I never hear the end of it!" Narita complained crossing his arms.
"How did that happen, zura?" Komasan asked.
"Well…" Shibuya began.
"Don't tell it!" Narita complained.
"Narita got tricked by a sleazy conman." Shibuya explained quickly before Narita tackled him.
"And we're off!" Yurusen declared as Captain Ghost took off. "Ah how romantic...a boat ride through the clouds." she said teasing the two young humans once again.
"Well...she waited longer than I expected." Takeru sighed as he and Cyber sat against the edge of Captain Ghost.
"Hai," Cyber nodded.
"Let's read more to ignore her, nyan," Jibanyan suggested, holding up another entry in the journal.
"Right." Takeru and Cyber nodded as Takeru typed in the number code again and opened it before handing it to Cyber to read. "You're a better reader." he smiled, handing it over.
"Arigatou," Cyber nodded before looking at the entry, "'It has been a few months since I began to live with Mitsunari-sama and already I am on the field of what is soon to be a battle. The three subordinates of Mitsunari-sama are arguing over whether to attack or retreat. I noted that the solution was fairly simple...and it was to my shock that he actually heard my voice!'"
"Eh…" Takeru blinked a he leaned over her shoulder to read for himself. "Huh...what do you know. Maybe Mitsunari has some kind of...latent spiritual power?"
"Maybe," Cyber nodded, "'He called out to me and asked for my opinion. I suggested we set fire to the forest between our camp and the enemy camp. He said that was a bad idea because the wind was blowing in our direction, so the smoke would work against us. Startled, I accidentally Inspirited him and he...well...don't tell anyone this, journal, but he declared for his men to set fire to the forest...because the birds began to fly in the opposite direction, signifying that the wind was going to change direction.'"
"Eh?" Jibanyan blinked. "Thats a thing, nyan?" he asked as he jumped in between Takeru and Cyber to get comfy.
"'By the time he shook off my Inspiriting, the soldiers had already set fire to the forest. For a moment, the smoke came on our camp...but then the wind actually changed direction and the smoke engulfed the enemy camp! Our chance was now and we struck as fast and as hard as we could, defeating the enemy camp! I...My Inspiriting actually did something amazing! We were actually able to win and he thanked me for it when we returned to the castle! 'You're not the Yokai that makes people blurt out nonsense, but a Yokai Gunshi!' is what he told me. He asked for my name and when I said the name I liked to call myself, I sneezed at the end, making it sound like I called myself 'Whisbei.' He declared me his official Yokai Gunshi after that and said 'Whisbei, I look forward to your help.' With that, Mitsunari-sama was able to give up his previous poor reputation and became known for his precise decisions.'" Cyber read the entry before putting the tablet down, "Sugei...Whisper-san really is an amazing Yokai."
"He had one amazing life for sure." Takeru agreed. "No wonder he cared so much for the spirit of Mitsunari. He was his hero, and his first best friend." he said. "Someone he cared and respected greatly. Maybe that's why he doesn't want the Eyecon to be made." he said in sudden realization, earning a look of confusion from Jibanyan and Cyber. Takeru noticed them and continued his thought, "He doesn't want his friend being turned into an Eyecon, because he knows then he'll be dragged into a long conflict with the Ganma...with me and Specter, he'd bring his friend back to be dragged into more fighting."
"Poor Whisper-san…" Cyber noted.
"Mmm…" Jibanyan noised as he crossed his paws across his chest while his eyes are closed, "Maybe...His password involves something that happened to Mitsunari, nyan."
"Something that happened to Mitsunari-san?" Cyber repeated.
"Hm...well the first entry claims he was around only a few years before that year...so chances are something with Mitsunari...so…" Takeru mumbled in thought. "Ah…" he blinked as he recalled something, "Mitsunari died that year."
"He did?" Jibanyan asked.
Cyber gasped as her eyes widened, a hand going to her mouth, "The Battle of Sekigahara…"
"That means that's one of the most important dates in his past." Takeru spoke. "That must have been the saddest day ever for him. He spent around 10 years with him and made friends even though Mitsunari couldn't visibly see him."
Cyber nodded before gasping, "Takeru-san, we need to find him and fast!"
"Why, nyan?" Jibanyan asked.
"What if Specter finds out Whisper-san has an Eyecon?" Cyber questioned, worry evident in her eyes.
"Captain Ghost...Full speed ahead!" Takeru ordered as the ship picked up speed, making them all gasp in shock as it went a lot faster then any boat would. Flying might have something to do with it. "Whoo...I have an awesome boat!"
"Hey! Hey! It's just a loan 'till you become a normal 18 year old with normal adult drama again!" Yurusen reminded.
"It's been so long since we were last here, hasn't it?" Whisper pondered as he floated through an opening in a dilapidated wall, "This place has so many fond memories. It was here where you named me a Yokai Gunshi." he sighed happily looking around the old rotted building, but in his eyes it was in pristine condition like it been all those years ago.
Eventually, he reached a small room with a loose floorboard. Grunting, he managed to open the loose floorboard and gently placed the sunnobi-tantō into the hidden spot before re-covering it.
"You won't have to fight again, Mitsunari-sama," Whisper assured before he began to float off, "Now I need to figure out how to apologize to Takeru-kun and Cyber-chan." he shuddered as he reached the entrance of the structure, "Though knowing Yurusen, she won't rest unless I hand over Mitsunari-sama…" he shuddered.
Just the thought of a pure angry Yurusen made Whisper shiver in terror. Sure he got his own hits back on her many times. But she was so much stronger then she appeared, he once saw her lift a small boulder just for the sake of smashing him. Luckily Takeru saved him by making the boulder drop on her own head. Good day in the end for him. But Whisper shook off the memories as he decided to take a little break to sit on a block of rotten wood.
A soft revving noise pierced his thoughts, "Whis?"
Whisper made his way to a small opening in the wall and looked through with one eye. He saw a nice looking shark-themed blue sports bike. Wait...blue shark sports bike?!
"EH?!" he shouted, his eye bulging through the opening, "M-Masaka!" he grunted and pulled his eye out of the opening, blinking quickly to get it back into his head, "He knows?! How?! How did he even find this place, whis?!"
Whisper heard a hissing sound and slowly turned around to see the Cobra Keitai on the ground. The Cobra folded its hood into screen form as it loaded a cartoon video.
-Haha!- the cartoon boy laughed at Whisper before unfolding again. Cobra hissed in a repeating motion as if laughing at Whisper for making fun of him with the video.
"Why you…!" Whisper's eye twitched.
He pulled out a mallet and slammed it down. The Cobra moved to the side and bit down on the mallet. A hissing noise went off before Whisper screamed as he saw the mallet starting to emit a vapor. He quickly dropped it just as it began to melt, the melted mallet proceeding to burn through the floor upon contact. Whisper slowly look at the Cobra, who stared right at him.
"Uh...N-Nice snake phone...good snake phone…" Whisper slowly began to back away, sweating heavily, "I...I wasn't trying to hit you, whis~ There was a bug and...and…" he turned and flew off as fast as he could, "KYAAAAAAAAAAA!"
The Cobra Keita just watched Whisper fly around, watching as he kept hitting dead ends against the walls and flew screaming in another direction. The Cobra seemed to shrug as it began recording this with its eyes. Whisper struck a wall and the vibration of the impact made an old shelf finally break and clonk the Cobra Keita, ending up with the phone under it.
Whisper halted his frantic escape attempts at the sound of that and looked at the phone, "Whis?" he laughed, trying to put up a bravado, "I caught it, whis~! Ah, what a silly snake that was, whis~ Done in by old wood." he shrugged, "These phones are rather fragile it seems, whis~"
"Ehem." a voice said directly behind Whisper, making his pupils shrink. The Yokai butler slowly moved his arms back and felt armor. He moved his hands up and found the helmet before he felt two horns.
"..." Whisper remained straight faced for a few moments, "..." he inhaled deeply before he proceeded to start zipping around the room, screaming, "GAAAAAAAAAAAAH! He showed up! Tatsukete! Stranger Danger, whis~!"
Specter groaned before he clapped his hands squishing, Whisper in between them. After a moment, a flat as paper Whisper slid out from in-between Specter's hands and to the floor.
"Good...now that you've shut up. Give me the Eyecon," Specter ordered in a bored tone, "Your master and Tenkuji aren't here. So I don't want to make this more bothersome than it has to be."
"I...I…" Whisper began to sweat, "URP!" he covered his mouth.
"You're really doing that?"
Whisper's entire body turned green before he couldn't hold it in any longer. Whisper opened his mouth and the entire building was engulfed in the green smoke. Specter stumbled back from the surprise expel, letting Whisper zip through the smoke and to where he had hidden the sunnobi-tantō. Pulling it out, he quickly zipped out of the building just as the smoke began to dissipate.
"Ugh...he got away…" he groaned grabbing his cobra keitai. "Where did he go...what are you doing?" he asked as the screen was accessing the internet and opening page after page of random searches, "Oi...oi! Nande? Why are you searching for…" the current search page was displaying 'siscon,' "..."
As if knowing it angered its master, the Cobra Keita forced itself to stop, expelling a bit of the green smoke that had gotten into it. Specter sighed and stuffed it inside of his parka. Outside, Whisper flew through the trees, bobbing and weaving about them to try to keep Specter away.
"I think I'm doing good at avoiding him, whis!" Whisper beamed.
"You're really gonna do this?" Specter asked, already waiting for Whisper at the end of the trail he was following.
"GAAAAAAAAA!" Whisper screamed, his eyes bulging out and his tongue flailing wildly, before he skidded to a halt in the air and shot off in a different direction, "How did he get there so quickly, whis~?!"
"Uh...duh." he reminded as he blurred around Whisper in a circle, making the Yokai Butler skid to a halt, "I'm like your master's boyfriend, remember."
"Ack!" Whisper gawked, 'I completely forgot about that, whis!' he looked around, only to find Specter in each direction he turned to, "Uh...uh…" his swirl turned into a lightbulb in shape, "Oh!" his swirl changed back as he cleared his throat, his voice getting a bit deeper, "You are quite fast, whis~ But I know something that I can do that you can't, whis~"
"Eh?"
"Bye-bye~!" Whisper waved before flying straight up as fast as he could, breaching the canopy of the forest.
"Is he smart...or is he...stupid?" Specter asked, summoning his Gan Gun Hand. He aimed it, ready to shoot, before he sighed and opened it into its Rod Mode. It then extended at great speed and flew over Whisper's head...resulting in his bonking his head on the weapon.
"AH!" Whisper yelped, rubbing his head before noticing something, "Whis?" he looked at his hand that he had been rubbing where he had been struck, "...AH!" he looked to see the sunnobi-tantō spinning across the sky and down into a clearing, "Mitsunari-sama!" he shot down into the clearing, barely grabbing the sunnobi-tantō just before it could land flat side on a pointed rock, "Whew."
"This game is done." Specter said, blurring up behind Whisper. "Hand it over." he ordered, holding his hand out.
"Never!" Whisper squeaked, making to fly off before a paper folding fan whacked him in the face, knocking him onto the floor and sending the sunnobi-tantō spinning into the air and right into Specter's hand, "Gah!"
"Finally," Specter sighed, holding up the Eyecon item.
"Ite…" Whisper groaned as he got up, "Oi! Who threw a fan at me, whis~?!" he looked around before screaming, seeing Nobunyaga sitting on a rock nearby, "How did you get here, whis?!"
"Hmph. Even on my triannual vacation, I end up in the presence of a fool," Nobunyaga noted as he looked over to Specter, "It seems that your Ambition has only grown stronger since last we met."
"Tsk...great...How do I get the spirit out?" Specter complained, seeing the glow gone.
"To make an Eyecon, you need the object in question, the eye seal, and…" Nobunyaga snapped his folding fan shut and pointed at Whisper, "...One who holds a powerful connection to the spirit that makes the Eyecon."
'HE KNOWS!' Whisper freaked, preparing to flee when a sutra was slapped in his face, making him collapse in a frozen state, "Ah!"
"You really think allowing you to leave is an option?" Nobunyaga questioned as he held up a sutra, "Your mere drop of Ambition to prevent this Eyecon's creation pales to the ocean of Ambition that makes up the one who wields my other half's Eyecon."
"So...I need the help of their sidekick...There is some force of the universe at play in this, but damn if I understand it." he sighed, grabbing Whisper as the glow began once again, "Bingo."
'Nononononononono!' Whisper thought, "TATSUKETE, TAKERU-KUN!"
"Fire in the nitwit!" a voice shouted as Whisper's captors looked up as an orange orb of energy hit the ground, causing a huge explosion.
"Ah!" Specter cried as he landed on the ground, Nobunyaga landing on his stomach.
Whisper himself landed in a bush that luckily was prickly enough to scratch the sutra off his face, "I'm free, whis~!" phasing through the bush, he looked at where the orb had come from, "Ah! Captain Ghost!"
"Ahoy stupid." Yurusen greeted with a paper captain's hat on her head. "Bet your glad for once in your life to see cute little old me?" she teased.
"Yurusen!" Whisper shouted happy to see anyone but Specter and Nobunyaga at the moment. Whisper quickly coughed into his hand. "I mean...yes it is nice of you to come to my aid."
"Whisper," a voice said as Ghost floated down behind him Cyber being carried in his arms. "Yokata...you're okay." he sighed as he gently put Cyber down on her feet.
"Takeru-kun! Cyber-chan!" Whisper exclaimed.
"Whisper!" Cyber said as she scooped him into a big hug.
"What? No damage at all? ...Boo! I called dibs on whatever organ his body has that lets him survive this nonsense." Yurusen teased, floating down before Ghost swatted her away.
"How did you find me, whis~?" Whisper asked as he looked around, "...You didn't have Condor Denwor secretly follow me, did you?"
"Nope."
"Takeru-kun has some psychic power to follow people?" Whisper asked.
"Nope. We invaded your personal privacy and read your deepest, darkest secrets for enjoyment and exploration into your shattered little mind. I even read more than them." she explained, holding up his YokaiPad, "I had no idea you were into that kind of woman...You cad, Whisper." she teased, reading more.
"GAH!" Whisper grabbed the YokaiPad and hid it wherever he normally kept it, "Y-You read it!?"
"Every...last...page...every sentence...every word. Every...letter." she said slowly, making the white of Whisper slowly fade to stone grey. "I even downloaded and then uploaded a copy of the more embarrassing parts to WWW . Whispers Secret Diary . Com." she explained as Whisper began cracking. "We have gotten hundreds of hits!" she finished as Whisper just became dust and was blown away with the wind. "And...that is what you get for keeping an Eyecon from us." she said in a dangerous deeper toned voice.
"That's really mean, Yurusen-san," Cyber noted.
Yurusen suddenly turned around giving an angry look at her. "It's what he get's for keeping an Eyecon from us! May I remind you that your current love interest's life depends on getting them?!" she ranted, swinging her tiny arms around in her burning yet adorable furry.
"Called it!" Specter grunted from the distance, referring to Yurusen's 'Love interest' remark.
"Gah! I forgot! Takeru-kun, he has Mitsunari-sama's sunnobi-tantō, whis!" Whisper exclaimed.
"Ah!" Ghost gasped.
"I can't get near him or else he'll be able to make the Eyecon now, whis," Whisper gulped.
"Don't worry; I got this." Ghost said calmly.
"Good, get back our Eyecon." Yurusen ordered before she glared at Whisper, her eye on fire, "Yes ours! Got a problem? Take it up with my fist!"
"Why do you keep getting in my way…?" Specter complained, getting back up.
"That's my line." Ghost countered as his friends backed away.
"Miko Cyber," Nobunyaga greeted as he pulled out a luxurious pillow and sat on it.
"Konnichiwa, Nobunyaga-sama," Cyber bowed.
"Ha!" Ghost shouted as he and Specter charged at one another swinging their fists around with precision and speed.
"You know how this bit goes...just give it up." Specter said, blocking a punch from Ghost.
"He knows nothing and doesn't have to admit it!" Yurusen tried to help smacktalk back for her partner.
"Heh. So you call your ally a fool?" Nobunyaga smirked, "No wonder his Ambition pales compared to Specter's."
"..." Yurusen looked at Nobunyaga before she pulled out a handful of catnip, "Go play with this." she said, tossing it past him. She smirked, seeing it seemed like there was a hint of hesitation.
"...You are a cruel, cunning spirit with a strong Ambition," Nobunyaga noted, "...heh. Perhaps you should've been the one who spoke to me before I encountered Specter when my other half's Eyecon was on the line."
"I blame you!" Yurusen shouted as she grabbed a log and pointed in anger at Whisper. "That counts as two we lost if we don't get this one, cause of you!" she roared as she chased him.
"Ano…" Cyber blinked as she looked between that and the sounds of blows being traded by Ghost and Specter.
"It is rather surprising, I must admit," Cyber looked down at Nobunyaga, "I never expected for Mitsunari to have an Eyecon. Before his shocking rise in accuracy in decisions, he was rather poor with most choices despite his position, even if his Ambition was strong."
"Eh...really?" Cyber blinked crouching down to eye level as they ignored Whisper being smashed by a log by Yurusen. "You were acquainted with him during that time?"
"Ha!" Ghost and Specter shouted, becoming blurs of orange and blue light fighting around the forest.
"I had a few informants keeping an eye on him," Nobunyaga informed, "But from seeing how that blade reacts to the marshmallow one, I take it that he was a possible reason as to why Mitsunari became quite skilled in his decision making." he frowned, "Which could also explain why my men lost that battle when they set fire to the forest when the wind blew in our direction by pure chance."
"Ah...so that was you." Cyber nodded as the blurs flew over them and deeper into the forest. "Their fighting gets more...extravagant over time." she muttered as the two flashes of light clashed multiple times.
"Indeed. Seeing them do battle with one another or against a Ganma often fills me with a sense of nostalgia for the Sengoku," Nobunyaga noted, "Those who have entered the field of battle often have trouble with returning to a life after the battles end, even when we pass on." he snapped his fan shut as Ghost and Specter separated and Ghost pulled out Billy The Kid, "Perhaps that is why some of the Eyecons are more combat-driven spirits; because they still thrive for the field of battle once more while those who did not do battle in life have unfulfilled Ambitions of battle still lingering within."
"HA!" Ghost shouted as he put on the brown parka and began shooting with his twin guns, tearing down several trees as Specter blurred around each path Ghost shot in, "Got you!" he shouted as he aimed to the left and shot, hitting Specter in the chest and sending him to the ground.
"Ah…" Specter goaned as he pulled out the Nobunaga eyecon.
"Duck!" Yurusen cried as she pushed Cyber's head down as blue and orange energy bullets began flying through the forest, taking out more trees.
"Whis...AH!" Whisper cried as he was caught in the middle of the cross fire. He opened his eyes...and he seemed okay, "Phew…"
"Wait…" Yurusen said, giving him a glass of water, "Drink." she said simply but with a happy tone to her voice.
"Whis?" Whisper blinked twice, "Well, I have been...wait, you didn't do anything to this water, did you, whis?"
"Nope…" she smiled, shaking her head.
Whisper slowly took a sip...before he noted the water pouring out of holes in his body, "Oh come on!"
"Ahahahaha!" Yurusen laughed, holding her stomach as she floated down and landed in Cyber's lap, "Oh my God… He's like a cartoon character who gets tormented too much!"
"Onore, Yurusen!" Whisper shook a fist.
"You know this would not have escalated to such a level had you not run," Nobunyaga noted as he watched another tree fall due to the gunfight between Specter Nobunaga and Ghost Billy the Kid.
"Eh?! I...I can't let that Eyecon be made, whis!" Whisper argued, "I absolutely cannot!"
"..." Yurusen grabbed Whisper by his head before she pulled him apart, stretching him into a very thin rope. She then tied Whisper into a knot shaped like a fist before swinging him around and smashing him into a tree. "Say that one more time...say it!"
"I...I can't let...it be made...whis…" Whisper groaned.
"Why?" she asked, putting her hands on her hips as Whisper reformed. "Do you want to let down Takeru, and make Cyber lose her friend?" she asked coldly. "Well spill it!? 'Cause this is more important then you can even imagine." she growled.
"It...It's because…because I...I..." Whisper shook as tears welled in his eyes, "IT'S BECAUSE I KILLED MITSUNARI-SAMA!"
"Nande?" Nobunyaga dropped his fan as his eyes widened at Whisper's loud response.
"Huh?" the two Kamen Rider blinked, stopping their gunfight...while their guns were aimed at one another's helmets.
"Mitsunari-sama died because of me!" Whisper went on, his tears falling without restraint, "I'm the reason Mitsunari-sama died!"
"What?" Yurusen blinked as she looked at Cyber, "Oi, Amazoness...Is that in the diary?"
"Ano…" Cyber tried to think.
"The Battle of Sekigahara," Nobunyaga spoke, slowly picking up his fan, "The final battle Mitsunari was involved in, where his four armies had been betrayed by Kobayakawa Hideaki."
"It...It's all my fault," Whisper sobbed, floating down to the ground, "I...I wasn't a Yokai Gunshi. All I was...was a...a…" he banged a fist on the ground, "A Shittakaburi. All those years being with Mitsunari-sama and all I did was lie about being a Yokai Gunshi and even at the end, I...I just couldn't admit it to Mitsunari-sama!"
"Whisper…" Cyber whispered.
"When...When he asked me to Inspirit him for that battle and I did, I was hoping for a miracle like in the first battle he had been able to hear me in," Whisper went on, "He declared that they had to move forward. That victory was upon us that day...all because the stalk in his tea was standing upright!" his hands dug into the ground as his tears refused to cease, "But it didn't happen! The battle was lost and Mitsunari-sama...he...he…" he collapsed into sobs, "Mitsunari-sama!"
"Whisper…" Ghost said as he lowered his weapon.
"...ah…" Yurusen sighed as she floated over next to Cyber to give Whisper space, "Tag. You're better at this stuff then me," she explained bluntly to the girl next to her.
"I…" Cyber gulped, "I'm not sure how to handle this, Yurusen-san." she looked over at Whisper, "Whisper-san's hurt really bad...because he blames himself for what happened back then."
"Which is admirable...but wrong." Ghost stated in a deeper voice, making everyone turn to look at Ghost Musashi Damashii. Ghost walked up to Whisper before poking his head and making him look up at him. "Your dedication to the nakama held precious in your heart and soul is admirable, little Yokai Shittakaburi." Ghost stated as the katanas on his mask began glowing.
"Musashi-sama…" Whisper gasped.
"Your placing the blame on yourself is nothing but proof of the honor and commitment in your heart. Even without baring your soul in battle, your emotions reach out strong." he stated with a nod of his head. "Ano otoko." he spoke, looking at Whisper, "Was a fool...but he was one who never did anything because others told him to. Your sway over him was but suggestions, you did not force him into his actions, his trust in you was enough to stake everything on your gamble. Even if you had known what was to happen that day, he would have charged in like the fool he was." he said happily. "For that was merely the man he was within his heart. Now his name is forever burned into the history of the world, what more could he have asked for."
"H...Hai…" Whisper sniffled as the aura erupted off him and the sunnobi-tantō.
"Eyecon!" Yurusen shouted happily.
"Finally…" Specter grumbled as he held the glowing sunnobi-tantō.
"Shimata!" Yurusen cursed at seeing that. She then panicked as she looked at Ghost. "Oi! Hurry and take it back!" she ordered to him as his mask stopped glowing.
"Huh...oh right!" Ghost said as he got up and charged at Specter.
"Now…" Specter began before Ghost grabbed his wrist, keeping him from drawing the eye symbol. Both Riders struggled to get the glowing object back before Ghost grunted and kicked it out of Specter's hands and into the air.
"Ah!" Whisper cried out before looking around and spotting Yurusen, "Oi! Yurusen! You smell like a wet dog!"
*WHACK!*
"HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT?!" Yurusen snapped as Whisper was sent rocketing through the air via Yurusen with a golf club.
"AH!" he cried before he collided with the sunnobi-tantō mid air. "Got it...now...who's got me?!" he cried, falling back down.
"Ah!" Ghost panicked as Specter held his hand and formed a blue eye symbol before shooting it at Whisper, enveloping him and the object...turning both into a cloud of purple and lilac smoke, "Whisper!" Ghost shouted in panic.
The smoke swirled and spun before transforming into a Parka. The Mitsunari Parka resembled a Japanese Jinbaori that was long and coat like. It was pleated along the back, making a larger of white with light violet underneath. The collar and lining was a matching violet color with white floral patterns along them while the hood had a peak that went over the front of the mask. The Parka's shoulders had two golden epaulets with long tassels of purple cloth acting as the arms. The Parka moved and assumed a kabuki pose that Ghost recognized as one that many of the Yokai that had ended up Inspirited by Whisper in the museum had done when they were speaking nonsense; the right 'arm' outstretched with the left pulled back.
"Whisper...Whisper?!" Ghost asked looking around as he saw no sign of him.
"Muri…" Yurusen stated in a calm tone, "The seal made by you guys has that bad effect on Whis-puff...in short...he gone."
"E-Eh?!" Cyber gasped as she looked up at the Parka that was now flying about in the air.
"Well at best, he's kind of been made into that," Yurusen explained further, "In short...that's Whisper now."
"Eh?!" Ghost exclaimed.
"Well at least now him and his master are united forever. Now go get that Eyecon." Yurusen ordered, simply pointing at the Parka...which may or may not be having some kind of panic attack going on.
"Oi, oi, oi...What are you doing?" Specter growled at the Parka.
"Mistunari-san, Whisper, over here!" Ghost called out, waving his arms. "Come this way!" he called out to the parka.
"Teme…" Specter began before a tree fell in front of him. "What?" he asked before seeing Yurusen and Jibanyan were the ones who pushed it over.
"Run!" Yurusen ordered, poofing away leaving behind Jibanyan.
"Nya?! Wait! I can't do that, nyan!" Jibanyan yelped as he began to run as fast as his paws could carry him.
"Damn pets…" Specter groaned as Yurusen appeared next to him and tied a burlap sack around his hood and helmet. "Ah!" he cried in surprise.
"Hurry, you fools!" Yurusen ordered as Ghost caught up with the Parka.
"What the hell is this?!" Specter asked as he tore the bag off his head. Only for Yurusen to poof away once again. "Damn your pet, Ghost!" he roared in anger, charging after the parka himself.
"Mitsunari-san, Whisper, hurry!" Ghost called, "In the belt!" he shouted as the Parka suddenly took a sharp turn and crashed into Ghost, "Gah!" he cried in surprise as he tumbled along the forest ground and stopped in front of Cyber. "I...didn't think ghosts could get concussions…"
"We do, nyan?" Jibanyan tilted his head.
"With how many times you get hit by cars, trucks, and motorcycles, I'm not surprised that you don't have a perpetual one," Yurusen huffed at the Jibakurei Neko.
"Got the Eyecon." Ghost said, holding up a light violet eyecon. He then slowly got up before he noticed his Ghost driver shaking. "Nani?" he blinked as the mouth visible under the sheet opened...and it spit out something.
"Gross…" Yurusen said, poking what was spit out as it unfolded to reveal Whisper. "Ah! Oh no...he's alive...this will undermine my credibility…" she said in shock before she grabbed a log and slammed it down on him, "RETURN MY CRED!"
"Gah!" Whisper yelped.
"Whisper?" both humans asked as Ghost lifted the log up.
"I...have many regrets…" he groaned.
"Yeah that's him...but how?" Ghost asked as Whisper popped back to normal
"Whisper-san!" Cyber exclaimed as she hugged the Shittakaburi, "You're okay!"
"Ugh...I do not know what happened, whis...but I don't want that to happen again," Whisper groaned.
"Yurusen...but you said he was used to make the Parka ghost." Ghost pointed out.
"He was, I swear." Yurusen said in a panic. "He must have been rejected by the Eyecon system as an impurity."
"Eh…" Ghost nodded slowly.
"Well...that's a kick to the pride…" Whisper admitted.
"Well hopefully you've left no lasting damage to the Eyecon making process." Yurusen muttered.
"I'm just glad you're back," Cyber noted to Whisper before looking over Ghost's shoulder and yelping, "Incoming!"
"Huh?" he blinked as Specter kicked him sending him flying through a treed.
"Got it." Specter said grabbing the eyecon. "I'll be taking this." he stated holding it up and revealing that unlike the Eyecons Takeru had, its iris was a faint blue color like Nobunaga's Eyecon.
"Ah! He has Mitsunari-sama!" Whisper freaked.
"I blame you." Yurusen growled.
"Now...let's call it a day I've already got what I wanted." he said before Ghost phased out of the ground below him and kicked Specter's arm, knocking the Eyecon into the air. "Ghost!" he shouted before Ghost slapped his palm into his chest, knocking him back.
Ghost grabbed the Eyecon before he backed away from Specter. Specter roared and chased after him, swiping for the Eyecon at each chance. Ghost then tossed the Eyecon up into the air before jumping over a swing from Specter. Ghost used Specter's own back as a springboard to launch himself up and grab the Eyecon once again.
"Ah!" Specter shouted, pulling out his Gan Gun Hand as it extended out and hit Ghost in the chest. As Ghost was sent into a tree the Eyecon fell from his hand only to fall into the palm of the Gan Gun hand as it retracted back to normal length.
"He has Mitsunari-sama again!" Whisper freaked, "Give him back right now, whis!"
"You want him?" Specter asked before holding up the Eyecon and pressed on the button...only for nothing to happen, "..." Specter tried again before looking at the Eyecon, "Another one?"
"Yoink!" Ghost said appearing behind Specter in a poof of black mist as he grabbed it and kicked Specter away. "Koi, Mitsunari-san!" he pressed the button...only for nothing to happen, "Eh?" he tried again as he looked at the Eyecon, "Yurusen, it's not switching."
"He must not like you," Yurusen stated bluntly.
"Onore!" Specter roared as he tackled Ghost, sending the Eyecon into the air once more.
"Ah! Be careful with Mitsunari-sama!" Whisper snapped at the two before he began to try to catch the Eyecon, only for it to keep bouncing out of his hands, "Whis! Whis! Whi-gah!" the Eyecon landed on his face and bounced off.
"Eh?" Cyber tilted her head before she managed to catch the Eyecon...and for the button to finally press in and flip open.
"It worked for her?" Specter questioned as the Parka flew out of the Eyecon.
"She was rather distressed when she thought her butler was gone for good," Nobunyaga noted, "The fool always did fall for women in distress."
"Oh...You're good for something else besides being eye candy, Amazoness." Yurusen cheered happily floating around Cyber.
The Parka stretched as a loud yawn escaped from it, "That was one of the strangest things I've ever experienced…"
Yurusen froze in her happy floating. She then slowly turned to Whisper then back at the parka...they sounded exactly the same. "You...you...broke the Eyecon system...didn't you?"
"Whis?" Whisper tilted his form before Yurusen slammed a sledgehammer into him, "GAH!"
"Don't touch the Eyecon system ever again, Whisper!" Yurusen snapped as she flew off in a huff, letting Whisper try to inflate himself from his pancake state.
The Parka looked over at Whisper before floating over to him, "Whisbei?"
"M...Mitsunari-sama?" he asked inflating back to normal, not counting the giant bandage on his head.
The Parka chuckled, "So this is what you look like. You did mention you had a rounded shape to you...Though I always thought you had a bit of hair."
"...I...I...I went bald…" Whisper was able to choke out as his eyes teared up. "But I think it works for me, whis~."
"Reunited once again after so long." Ghost spoke as he floated over and stood next to Cyber.
"Hai," Cyber nodded before seeing Whisper fidgeting.
"Mitsunari-sama...gomen nassai!" Whisper bowed, "I'm...I'm not a Yokai Gunshi. I'm just really the pretend-to-know Yokai Shittakaburi. I've never had the tactical abilities to help you to the right decision."
"What? You were deceiving me the whole time?!"
"Hai...Everything in your life went well because of your good fortune. I'm so sorry for not telling you this sooner, Mitsunari-sama! I was just so overjoyed to know that I was actually helping someone with my ability and that you were so happy, whis!"
"How dare you for deceiving me for the 10 years we've known one another," Mitsunari scolded sternly, "Thanks to you, I had an enjoyable life."
"Eh?" Whisper looked at the eyes of that Parka.
"You taught me how to just move forward no matter what. You lit the way for me."
"I lit the way…?" Whisper repeated, tears forming in his eyes again.
"However, I was sad that I could never really see you while I was alive, only able to hear your voice. But now I'm glad to see you now, Whisbei."
"I should have used my ability on the enemy forces, whis…"
"Nothing would have changed even if you had done that," Mitsunari shook his head, "The battle's end had already been decided. However, I wanted to fight to the very end! I already knew. If I didn't fight until the very end, my Determination wouldn't have been engraved in history."
"Mitsunari-sama…" Whisper said, his eyes tearing up extremely.
"It was because of your courage that helped me. For those 10 years, it was your courage that helped me. That final time you gave me your courage, the reason I asked for it, despite knowing that the battle would not end well for my side, is because I believed in you helping me continue to fight until the very end, because I have faith in your special power, Whisbei," Mitsunari patted Whisper's head, "To me, you are a Shittakaburi, yes, but you are more than that; you are a Yokai Gunshi and you are my closest friend, Whisbei."
"Mitsunari-sama!" Whisper sobbed happily.
"..." Specter sighed at the scene as Nobunyaga hopped onto his shoulder.
"Mitsunari-sama...thank you." Whisper finally spoke as he rubbed away the tears from his eyes, "To have even known someone as amazing as you, to be worthy of being your friend...are memories I will always cherish and remember."
Mitsunari nodded. With Specter, he was about to summon his Gan Gun Hand once more when a soft voice came from his Parka.
"Onii-san…" the voice spoke as a rose pink tinted eyecon poked out.
"Hah…" he sighed, hanging his head, unaware of Mitsunari looking at him.
Mitsunari gave a small chuckle before floating over to Cyber, "Thank you for inheriting Whisbei. Always trust in him, just as I did in life. He never led me astray."
"H-Hai, Mitsunari-sama!" Cyber bowed.
"Excellent. I leave you in Whisbei's care," Mitsunari nodded before picking up his Eyecon and flying over to Specter, placing the Eyecon in his hand.
"Eh?! M-Mitsunari-sama?!" Whisper gawked.
"Trust me, Whisbei," Mitsunari assured.
"..." Specter held up the Eyecon happily. He clicked it only for him to tense in surprise. "Nani?"
"16?" Nobunyaga read.
"Eh...16?" Ghost asked in confusion. "But...Occhan said it was only 15...how can there be one numbered 16?" he asked Yurusen.
"Just cause boss said you need 15 doesn't mean there isn't more...They're just kind of what's the word...useless."
"I believe the proper term is superfluous." Nobunyaga corrected.
"While I may not be one of the fifteen like Musashi or Nobunaga…" Mitsunari spoke, glancing at Nobunyaga, "...I would like to help with finding the remaining hidden ones with you." he leaned closer to Specter and whispered, "I believe I know why you are after them and your Determination in achieving that reason if something I can respect in another."
"Arigato…" Specter said after a pause as the parka flew back into the Eyecon with a flash of light.
"..." Ghost readied himself for another fight before Spectur turned and walked off, "Uhm…" he muttered, looking at Cyber, who patted his shoulder, "I feel stupid…" he sighed, relaxing his position.
"Is it okay letting him keep Mitsunari-sama?" Cyber pondered.
"Well...I don't like it...but...I suppose I can't change his mind. For the time being, though...we're in the clear." Ghost sighed as his armor faded away, leaving Takeru.
"I believe in Mitsunari-sama. If he chose to go with Specter, then there must be a valid reason in his choice, whis," Whisper noted, "Perhaps there's more to Specter that Mitsunari-sama saw that we couldn't, much like Cyber-chan and her ability to see the good in Yokai we've befriended."
"...Let me get this straight." Yurusen spoke up with a sigh. "After all you!" she shouted, leaning in close before moving away, "After all you...put us through, running halfway across Japan...stealing...evading your own master...and friend. After making them worry, me angry, risking one of your friend's life...you just let the last guy you wanted to take the Eyecon...motherlovin' take it?!" she shouted.
"Hai. Because Mitsunari-sama asked me to trust in him with this decision," Whisper replied.
Yurusen's entire head became red at that. She floated off before grabbing a tree...and uprooting it from the ground, "Yurusen...JUSTICE!" she cried as she smacked Whisper repeatedly with the giant tree.
"GAH! OOF! EEK! OH MY GOD!" Whisper screamed with each strike before he managed to dodge one strike and quickly began to fly off, "TATSUKETE! SHE'S SNAPPED, WHIS!"
"Uh…" the two young humans muttered at that as Whisper turned and screamed his head off, only for the tree to slam into him like a missile. "We're...we're...good." they finished in unison.
"Mongee/Wow…" Komasan and Shibuya awed once Takeru had finished explaining what happened.
"Another Eyecon gone…" Onari sighed as he paced.
"Grr…" Yurusen growled as she kept punching a punching bag with Whisper's face painted on it. "Destroy, destroy, DESTROY!" she shouted, punching a hole in the sandbag.
"Eep…" Whisper squeaked as he hid behind Takeru for safety. He chose Takeru since he seemed to have a form of power over her...and he didn't want to risk endangering Cyber.
"I guess Whisper's been using his YokaiPad as a way to hide his identity as a Shittakaburi because of what happened in his past," Shibuya noted, looking over at the hiding Yokai.
"He'd just be a half hearted Shittakaburi without it anyway though." Narita stated bluntly as he relaxed in his seat.
"Exactly!" Yurusen agreed.
"Oi!" Whisper snapped.
"He wouldn't even be able to pretend to know about Yokai without the YokaiPad, nyan," Jibanyan agreed, munching on a chocobo.
"Why you…" Whisper trembled.
"Can't handle the truth, Marshmallow Boy?" Yurusen snickered before a shadow came over her, "Huh?" she looked to see Whisper holding up a steel folding fan twice his size.
"...Shibuya did it," Narita blamed before he ran out with Jibanyan hot on his heels.
"Wait fur me, nyan!" Jibanyan yelped.
"Get back here, whis!" Whisper snapped as he flew after them, batting Yurusen into the distance in his pursuit of the two.
"Wah! Run Cat!" Narita shouted.
"I have a name...NYAN!" Jibanyan panicked, avoiding a swing.
"Uhm…" Takeru muttered as he looked at Cyber. "Should...we stop him?" he asked, tilting his head awkwardly to the side.
"You get back here and repeat what you said, whis!" Whisper shouted.
Cyber giggled, "Maybe when they tire out. It's good exercise, hai?"
"Narita could stand to work out more." Takeru chuckled.
"Hey!" he complained as he and Jibanyan kept running.
"Get back here, whis~!"
Specter sighed as he sat on another roof while overlooking the city. He leaned back and looked at the orange sky as the sun set behind them. He turned his head to his side where a spare jacket was laid on the ground 4 colored eyecons counting, Mitsunari, Nobunaga and Tutankhamen. The rose tinted eyecon resting in front of the eyecons facing them.
"Pleased to meet all of you." the Ganma Eyecon greeted in her most polite voice.
"And a pleasure to meet you as well," Mitsunari replied.
"You'll notice that there is a stark lack of common sense from your new partner." she added. "I tell him he should talk to Takeru-kun and ask for his help. I'm sure together they can work something out. But nope...he has too much silly male ego and pride."
"I can hear you, Kanon." Specter groaned.
"Hmph. Asking for the aide of another is not a sign of weakness," Mitsunari snorted, bouncing in place, "Swallowing your pride and asking for aide is just another form of strength, after all."
"Why does this one talk…" Specter groaned as he stared at the sky watching it slowly fade into night.
"You should listen to Mistunari-san, he is wise." the female eyecon admonished Specter. "Mou you're to stubborn and hard headed."
"Don't talk to your elders like that Kanon." Specter sighed once more.
"I wouldn't have to if you didn't act so stupid…" the eyecon 'pouted' "I apologize in advance for my not so smart Onii-san."
Mitsunari gave a chuckle, "Maa, maa. It's quite fine. I…ONII-SAN?!" Specter looked back at the Eyecons to see Mitsunari's collapsed on the side, the inside depicting a swirl.
"Great...the first one that talks...and it's a goof." Specter sighed.
GT: *blows nose* I always cry when I see Episode 47 of Yokai Watch…
Z0: As long as it's the good old faithful Japanese original.
GT: Oh so very true.
Z0: Still it was a nice story. And I rather like how this chapter turned out too.
GT: Agreed. It had a bit of amusement, but also some heartwarming and tearjerking scenes.
Z0: Indeed, plus all that matters is we gave it our best and are that's all that matters at the end of anything you work on. So anyway, enough of that, we hope you liked it too readers nothing extraordinarily new, take this as a good filler in between the drama of saving the world.
GT: Speaking of...Next chapter preview!
Yurusen: Jikai Kamen Rider Ghost: Yokai Chornicles!
Komasan: Ah...must be perfect...must be perfect!
Takeru: Eh...Komasan's otouto-san?
Cyber: Oh kami above...He's adorable!
Takeru: dare da...omae?
?: Tenkuji Takeru...aren't you interested in why you can't use that Eyecon yet?
Ch: 11: Komajiro and the Symphony of Beethoven!
?: Nii-san!
GT: Hoo boy...Next chapter's gonna be interesting.
Z0: Yay, we finally made it to Komajiro!
Komasan:*walks by and overhears that* Eh? Komajiro is coming? Mongee! *runs off in a blur*
GT: At least he's learning it from us and not the normal way he gets letters from his Kaa-san.
Z0: Which is through Ninja Mail, *shuriken strikes the wall behind me* Ah nuts...jury duty…
GT: Ouch. Tough break.
Z0: I'll need some wacky sitcom way out of this mess. But that's my craziness, anyway readers I think that's about all we have to say. I do want to say, that as of our finishing this there is an Ex-Aid fic in the works to share this world. So you know in the near...or distant future, expect maybe an appearance from the Light Red Gamer Rider.
GT: Eeyup!
Z0: As for what it crosses over with, well if you're a fan of the series Triage X, there you go. If you don't know the series and are just hearing about it for the first time...then you're welcome. Anyway, enough shameless promoting of our stuff, this seems like the right place to end it for this chapter. Unless you got anything to add GT.
GT: I do not, Z0.
Z0: Okay then that is officially the end of the chapter. We hope you liked it if you did leave a review with any questions. If you have some helpful criticism, leave that too. That's all we take, anything else is ignored. I am Kamen Rider ZER0.
GT: And I am GammaTron. Until next time, please read and review!
