We're gonna meet a new character of mine into this chapter. I hope you'll like him.

After finding and killing Jack The Ripper the night before, Po and Shi Xin rested in the village whose villagers thanked them for saving their people of the Yokai. The next morning, they left the village and headed back toward the Valley of Peace to announce their mission was a success.

"I can't wait to tell everyone we succeeded in our mission!" Po said and then started munching on a piece of bread the villagers offered he and Shi Xin. "Man, this bread is delicious!"

The white wolf was also munching on a piece of bread though with less enthusiasm. "Yeah...it could use a little add-on though. It lacks a little taste."

"Wait." Po took out a little spice contained from his pocket and pulled its content on their pieces of bread. "I asked the villagers if they had any special ingredients that were not in the Valley of Peace and they gave me some of this special spice."

Shi Xin took another bite of his bread...and smiled. "Cool; it brings a salty tasted to the bread. I like when my food's salty."

"SHI XIN!"

The two friends stopped walking as they heard this sudden voice screaming at them. They slowly turned around and looked up to see a figure standing on top of a giant stone they were passing by. Though the sun shining behind this figure was preventing them from seeing clearly, they could tell it was a primate of some sort.

"AT LAST WE FINALLY MEET AGAIN!" he kept screaming.

Shi Xin gazed in surprise. "What? It couldn't be...?"

The figure jumped from the stone and performed an impressive series of flips in the air...before crashing head first on the floor with a loud thud. Now that he was on the ground, Po got a better look at him. It was a male monkey with light blue fur who was wearing a black ninja suit that only exposed his eyes and hands. He had a red belt tied around his waist and red bands on his wrists along with a white headband around his forehead with had a red circle in the middle. Additionally, he wore wooden sandals and a katana tied to his back.

"...Huh, hello?" Po quietly said as the primate's entrance kinda got ruined.

Shi Xin stepped toward him and sighed annoyingly. "What the heck are you doing here, Aoi Hoshi? You'll never stop doing these ridiculous entries?"

The monkey named Aoi Hoshi groaned and rubbed his back in pain as he got back up. "It's not my fault if gravity cannot stand the awesomeness of the Great Aoi Hoshi!" he declared with a chuckle.

Po blinked his eyes in confusion. "You know this guy, Shi Xin?"

The white wolf sighed as he turned toward his panda friend and pointed a finger at the monkey. "Yeah. His name is Aoi Hoshi; he's a fellow Yokai Hunter and friend of mine that I've known for a long time."

"This presentation was far from being worthy of me," the primate indignantly spoke through his mask and then cleared his throat before giving the panda a confident smile. "Greetings, panda, I am the greatest Yokai Hunter this world has known and will soon ascend to the level of God! I am the Great Aoi Hoshi!" He finished with taking a cool pose.

Po just stared blankly at him, unsure of how to respond. "Hum...I am Po, Dragon Warrior, leader of the Panda Pack and noodle seller. Nice to meet you."

Suddenly, Aoi Hoshi wrapped an arm around his shoulders. "So you're this famous Dragon Warrior I heard so much about? This is awesome! You and I were destined to meet each other sooner or later. Though I'm a bit surprised that you managed to meet Shi Xin before me."

"What is that supposed to mean?" the white wolf asked with an insulted look.

"Thanks a lot," Po replied, not used to receive such compliments. "So you're from the Valley of Peace?"

"Nope; I'm from another village," the primate said with taking his arm back. He then gave a serious look. "But let's cut down to business. I came here to find Shi Xin as I need some back up for an important affair."

Shi Xin narrowed his eyes. "I warn you; if it's one of your dumb parties, I'm out."

"No - it's a bit less serious, but serious nonetheless," Aoi Hoshi said. "I heard about the presence of a Yokai in the Kanto region. Apparently, it's a strange creature inhabiting a lonely house on top of a mountain. The villagers say that this guy came to steal their most precious belonging and use it for an evil project."

"What is it?" Shi Xin curiously asked.

"Believe it or not...but what he stole is a Rainbow Fruit!"

Po gasped upon hearing this word. "What?! A Rainbow Fruit?! A real one?!" Aoi Hoshi nodded while Shi Xin just looked curiously.

"Huh... Sorry for not following you but what is a Rainbow Fruit?" the white wolf asked.

"Simply one of the greatest fruits in this world!" Po exclaimed, his fanboyish side taking over again. "The Rainbow Fruit is a legendary fruit that was rumored to have gone instinct. I never had the chance to see one myself; I only read about it in books and heard stories from my father. The nectar of this fruit is so concentrated that just a single drop could turn a whole 25-meter pool into a huge bowl of fruit juice. Combined with alcohol, Rainbow Fruit juice is called "Rainbow Cocktail", and it is widely revered and sought after by bartenders far and wide."

"Really?" Shi Xin asked, having a hard time believing such fruit could exist. "But what would a Yokai do with such a fruit? From what I know, Yokais aren't know for their culinary tastes."

"I have no idea but it must not be something good," Aoi Hoshi said. "But Master Shinigami told me this Yokai is named Stein and that he is too strong for me to take on by myself. This is why I came here to ask for your help, Shi Xin. And if the Dragon Warrior is there too, then there's no chance for us to fail!"

"Please, Shi Xin! We have to accept this mission! It might be my only chance to ever see a Rainbow Fruit!" Po begged with his paws pressed together.

The white wolf just sighed. "Alright, I don't mind taking on another Yokai. And besides, I still wanna test out my new weapon Coyote-A."

A strange character this Aoi Hoshi, right? His name means "Blue Star" in Japanese. Got it? Cause he's blue and he thinks of himself as a star. Blue Star? No?

Anyways, in the upcoming chapter, Po, Shi Xin, and Aoi Hoshi will take on this Yokai named Stein and try to stop him before he can do anything wrong with this Rainbow Fruit.