The current time is 6:30 pm. In the dining room of the Takeru family's main house, Ken and his grandfather are having dinner together while talking to each other. Ken appears to still have a hard time believing that a Yokai sealing medium really can't be destroyed. Seeing Ken's expression, Makoto smiled
“If you expect an explanation, then I'll explain. This glove puppet cannot be damaged due to supernatural factors, with this glove puppet being the medium in which the Yokai is sealed, it is not just a name, but this glove puppet is indeed a "confinement"
Ken's expression turned confused. Makoto continues talking
“For simplicity's sake, just think of it this way: As you already know, having experienced seeing a Yokai fight for yourself, if a Yokai is a very strong living being. So logically, if you want to lock them up, the confinement must be even stronger than the Yokai"
Hearing this Ken immediately understand, and he then smiled happily. Ken hammered his left hand over the palm of his right hand while saying
“I see, I understand now”
Ken realized something, and he then asked for it
“Grandpa had previously said that Yokais eat humans and animals. But what about Asanuma? I mean, he's sealed…”
Makoto answered
“In their sealed state, the Yokais no longer need to eat, and their recovery is replaced by sleep. In the form of a medium like a glove puppet, this can be seen with the naked eye, where the shape of the glove puppet closes its eyes, and will be literate again when it recovers. This recovery is required after their use”
Ken looked at Asanuma, it appeared that the glove puppet Asanuma was in a literate state. Makoto said
“Additional information for you, it's said that Yokais don't need sleep, but when sealed, they need it as their only way of restoring their stamina and strength”
Ken's expression looked doubtful
"That seems illogical considering the biological factors of the creature in question suddenly changes"
Makoto smiled
“Yeah, no one can afford to be able to dissect and research it to find out what causes it…”
Ken's expression turned astonished
"No one can?"
Makoto replied
“You know, Yokais are very powerful creatures. They can be weakened, by fighting, but they have the ability to regenerate, and the possibility of escaping from combat”
Ken replied
“What about the sealed Yokai?”
Makoto replied
"They just revert to puppet form, and you won't be able to do anything"
Ken replied
"That is true…"
Makoto said
"But many historical witnesses of the Yokai controllers said if the Yokai is like a single object, it has no internal organs. Many said that no matter how deep the wounds to the Yokai they could inflict, there would be no blood flowing, and from behind these deep wounds nothing could be seen but chunks of flesh as hard as the skin. Even though of course, the Yokai still feel pain from the wounds on their body and still need to eat”
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Ken remembered back when Suga and Nellson fought with the Hyena Yokai, Ken really couldn't see clearly behind the wounds on the Hyena's body, but he could confirm that there was no blood in the wounds on the Hyena Yokai's body, which were caused by Suga and Nellson's attacks. Ken said
“Yokais are truly mysterious creatures…”
Ken appears to be getting used to the topic around this Yokai. On the other hand, Makoto appeared to have something bothering him. Makoto continues talking
"Every time the controller changes ownership, the controller can change the medium for the Yokai once"
Ken looked surprised
"Yes, that appears to be enough to explain how this medium can adapt its shape to the time being..."
Ken remembered something
"There's something that makes me curious, does the medium need to have some particular characteristic?"
Makoto replied
“Of course, a medium only needs to be in the form of something resembling a living being, and it can be in various types of objects such as key chains, dolls, porcelain dolls, wooden dolls, plastic dolls, straw dolls, and even statues. Why? You want to change the medium?”
Ken looked at the glove puppet Asanuma carefully for a moment
“Hmm… I don't think it's necessary, I fit into this kind of shape”
Makoto smiled happily for some reason. Makoto appeared to remember something
"For your information, no matter what shape of medium you choose, over time it will change to resemble its Yokai form"
Ken looked disturbed, but only for a moment. While looking at his glove puppet, Ken replied
“That should sound scary, but this glove puppet isn't looked scary at all, hahaha”
Ken chuckled and looked happy, on the other hand, Makoto was also smiling.
They continued their dinner which is almost done. Unknowingly, they continued to talk until they let their food be long enough until it cooled down. While eating, they are also interspersed with chatting. Makoto said
"Enough with the theory, if you want, I want to invite you to practice using Asanuma tonight, how about it?"
Ken's expression turned surprised but also showed that he was interested
"By any chance, I really wanted to try it"
Makoto smiled upon hearing this, and they then continued their eating activities. After they finished, they got ready, Makoto and Ken then walked out of the dining room. After they left, the waiters began to tidy the dining table here.
The current time is 7:30 pm. After finishing their dinner, Ken, and Makoto now walking together down the corridor of the house, they then climbed the stairs with the old brown porcelain colored handrail, this staircase leads to the 2nd floor. They both arrived in front of a carved double door, Makoto said
"You go first, I want to get something"
Ken nodded
“Yes, of course, grandpa”
Makoto walked away from here, Ken then entered the door in front of him.
Ken is now in a practice hall on the 2nd floor of the house, with its high ceilings beautifully carved. This hall combines a 2-level high building with a hallway that surrounds it, in this hallway there are long chairs without backrests, making this hall similar to a sports hall, this hallway can be accessed by stairs here or another entrance to this training hall on the third floor. This room has high door windows that lead to the front yard of the house. Ken is wearing the glove puppet Asanuma on his right hand. Ken looked around with a look of amazement on his face. Sometime later, Makoto came back, he walked in from the entrance of this room, and he appeared to be carrying a katana sword with an unusual shape in his hand. This katana has a sturdy engraving on the scabbard and hilt, which is glossy black and purplish colored. Makoto said
"Sorry to keep you waiting. Before we start I want to show you something"
Ken's expression turned curious, Makoto then pulled his katana from its scabbard. The blade is the same color as the hilt and scabbard and is carved with a sharp pattern that extends to the curvature at a third of the length of the blade from the hilt. This unusual katana shape caught Ken's attention
"Why did grandpa bring a katana?"
Makoto replied
“This katana will have something to do with what I am about to show you”
Ken looked curious. Makoto continued talking
"Now try calling Asanuma"
Ken looked confused
"Calling? Is it like before?”
Makoto nodded
“Yes, as before”
Ken nodded, his expression then turned serious
"Come, Asanuma"
Ken said it earnestly, but nothing happen. Seeing this, Ken looked confused again. Ken repeated it several times, but still, nothing happened
"It's strange, even though before, I could directly call him"
Makoto sheathed his katana back, this appeared to catch Ken's attention. Makoto said
“Unexpectedly, our training will change. First of all, we will practice how to summon Asanuma"
Ken looked surprised
"Call? Haven't I called him before?”
Makoto replied
“There are several things that cause you to not be able to summon Asanuma”
Ken's expression turned astonished. Makoto continues talking
“The first is if the sealed Yokai runs out of stamina, so it enters sleep mode and becomes a medium form. Until the Yokai recovers, you can't summon it. And secondly, the Yokai in question doesn't want to be summoned by you…”
Ken looked surprised
“Don't want to be called by me? But why?"
Makoto replied
“Yeah, you don't think, can just keep calling him without any strings attached? Yokai is not an object”
Ken's expression turned confused
"So now, what should I do grandpa?"
Makoto looked doubtful, as he also felt unsure.