oni · vigilante · blood manipulation · radical ideology · trauma · team dynamics · action · fantasy · anti-hero · japanese folklore
Hayate leads a silent Ikari through overgrown ruins to the Kikoku Unit’s dilapidated base, vines choking the broken walls. Inside, only Miyo, Kyoutarou, and Todomeki remain. Uri questions the others' absence. Suddenly, blind Todomeki approaches Ikari with a mischievous grin, leaning in to caress his face. Ikari dodges, but Todomeki mocks his evasion, claiming he can feel Ikari’s twisted purity through touch. Ikari recoils as Huwa and Kakoi finally enter, calm amidst the tension.