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Nanbuhai University

Neo-Taoism was created by Wang Bi and He Yan from Wei,

and Guo Xiang from Jin.

It consists of research and commentary

on the Tao Te Ching, Zhuangzhi, and Zhouyi.

And...

What sets Neo-Taoism apart is the fact that not only

do you learn the Taoism of the Tao Te Ching and Zhuangzhi,

but also the Zhouyi, which is an important text in Confucianism.

Through the harmonious fusion of Taoism and Confucianism...

Wh-What are you doing here?

Quiet. If you need something, ask me after class.

Afterwards, to argue that...

What? I haven't told anyone about you.

I even deleted your picture off my phone.

I don't want any trouble!

If you're still going to follow me around, I'll report you to the police!

Do what you want.

Is there any reason to tell me that?

What?! Wh-What the hell is with you?!

Um, one moment.

It's a new ID, so I haven't memorized it yet.

Let's see...

Ahem.

My name is Chou Houhou.

I'm an exchange student from Taiwan.

My father runs a shop that deals in imported goods.

Um, my mother...

It doesn't say anything about my mother.

My permanent residence is in the Shilin District in Taipei, Taiwan...

Is she screwing with me?

These are all blatant lies!

Oh, wait, there's more...

I don't care who you are!

Just don't appear in front of me ever again!

Well, this is a problem.

One moment.

I'll ask.

Hello, Jo San?

I can do whatever I want with Chou Soran, right?

Do whatever you want with me?

Yes. Yes.

Aren't you mocking me a bit too much?

All right.

Okay, I've made up my mind.

Chou Soran, starting today, you're going to be my servant.

What?!

You can't be serious!

What do you mean, "servant"?!

I'm going to report you to the police right now!

That's fine,

but there's something that I want you to do first.

When you ran from the jiangshi the other day,

you used a certain power, didn't you?

Show me, right now.

Huh?

There's no use in trying to hide it.

You have a tremendous power.

I realized it when I first met you.

That's why I tried to bury you.

I wanted to see when you'd use your true power.

You...

What are you even saying?

I have no idea what you're talking about.

Huh... You're still going to play dumb?

If you won't show me, I'll kill you.

You're...

not sane!

Oh?

If you don't try harder,

you're going to die.

Listen well, Soran.

You mustn't use your powers in front of anyone, under any circumstances.

Remember that.

How dare you hit my Tora-chan?!

You won't get away with this!

We'll pay for your son's medical expenses, all right?

That's not the issue here! I won't forget this!

Wait! Ma'am!

You idiot!

How many times do I have to tell you?!

Don't harm other children using kung fu!

What the heck, Dad?!

They hit me first! It's not my fault!

You're going to talk back to me?!

Today's the day I'm going to beat some sense into you!

That's enough, Yotoku. Forgive him.

D-Dad... But...

Gramps!

Yotoku, it's time we started preparing.

What? Really, Dad?

We've lived here for quite a while.

I think the time has come.

This is all your fault!

My fault?! If I hadn't hit back, they would've just kept hitting me!

That's enough, Soran.

Yotoku is only thinking about our family.

But Gramps...

Soran, no matter what the situation may be,

you must not show others the techniques you have learned.

Otherwise, misfortune will fall upon the Chou family.

Don't ever forget that.

Gramps, am I really Dad's son?

What are you talking about?

Why do we always have to move when I use kung fu in front of people?

Soran, you are still very young.

I'm sure Yotoku will tell you everything once you've become an adult.

Who? Dad?

All he does is hit me,

and he doesn't teach me anything, other than kung fu.

Soran, please forgive Yotoku.

He's hard on you for your own good.

For me?

Gramps... I've seen other kids get hit by their parents,

but Dad is on another level!

Whirlwind Kick!

Whirlwind Kick

Black Tiger Steals Heart!

Black Tiger Steals Heart

I've never heard of parents beating their kids with moves like that,

especially without holding back!

Th-That's true...

And if I space out at all during practice, he does a special move, like this!

Just like that!

You see...

Hm?

I'm the one having him teach you kung fu.

But I had no idea he was being so hard on you.

All right, I'll get him back for you.

Ow...

What the hell, Dad?! What did I do?!

Shut your mouth! Continue your work!

How was that, Soran?

Wasn't your grandpa's Rupturing Air Fist amazing?

When you get the basics of kung fu down, I'll teach it to you.

If I'm not allowed to use it in front of people,

there's no point in me learning it.

I don't want to practice kung fu.

It's hard, I get hit... I hate it.

Soran, it's not that I don't understand how you feel,

but there's nothing that can be done about this.

I would like for you to live like any other normal child

and not have to learn kung fu, either.

I don't want us to have to

keep moving because we're worried about others, either.

However, the sin I committed put you in these circumstances...

Gramps...

The Chou family are men of jianghu.

Men of jianghu learn martial arts, honor righteousness...

We all work together and fear nothing in all of Heaven and Earth.

But normal people fear those who live differently from them.

They defeat those who are too evil

and trample on those who are too weak.

You cannot be too kind or too strong.

Those who have too much will be squashed.

Unless you wear a guise of normalcy and avoid standing out,

people will not accept you.

That's why, for men of jianghu to continue living in this world,

we must live a lie and hide our true selves.

We, the Chou family, must keep our kung fu a secret.

If they find out, they will see you as an outsider,

and then everyone will try to defeat you.

The nail that sticks out gets hammered in.

Do you understand, Soran?

But, Gramps... Why did you teach me kung fu?

When will I even get to use it?

Of course, that will be...

When your life depends on it, Soran.

This power...

Gramps said that I was never allowed to use it, but...

I guess I have no choice now.

You're clearly not normal.

Yes... Just like that.

Release the kinkou within your body,

and use it by saying these words:

Tenchi Genshou.

Tenchi Genshou...

Banki Kongen...

Bring order to disaster,

and reveal my divine power!

Finally...

There are others who are outsiders, like us, in this world.

If you accidentally run into another outsider,

no matter who they are, and whatever the circumstances may be,

do not hesitate to fight them with your kinkou.

Otherwise, you will probably lose your life.

Your kinkou can be used as defense, too?

If you keep the kinkou close to you, you can defend,

and if you release it, you can attack your enemy.

Gramps, I finally understand...

Why you worked so hard to teach me kung fu ever since I was little...

It was so I could protect myself from these other outsiders.

That's it, right, Gramps?

Judging from his remaining energy,

there's no doubt about it. This is Chou Shakurin's corpse.

Seriously, well done. Thanks.

All right, let's get started.

I guess it might not be possible after all...

Though I didn't really expect it to be.

I'm pretty sure this old guy died years ago,

but even in that state, he was able to absorb all of this energy...

I wonder how strong he actually was.

But in the end, this isn't enough

energy particles to give me any useful information.

What should I do?

We brought you Shakurin's corpse.

As you promised, this means we can join you, right?

Sadly, this corpse wasn't of much use,

so I hate to say it, but I can't make you one of us.

What? But you promised!

You're breaking that promise?!

Well, it can't be helped.

I'm in charge of HR.

If I say no, it's a no-go.

You know that the words "trust" and "rules" mean nothing to us, don't you?

Hey!

Just calm down.

I'll think about giving you another chance.

Let's see...

You said that you ran into Chou Shakurin's

grandson and some girl with a knife, right?

A girl with black hair who was swinging around a knife.

Uh... It's best if you stay away from that girl.

So Shakurin's grandson, huh?

That makes him an outsider like us.

I know. Bring me his grandson.

I don't care if he's dead or alive.

Then I'll make you one of us.

You expect me to believe you?

If you're lying again...

I really don't care if you leave.

The exit's right over there.

I don't care if you don't trust me.

If you don't want to do it, that's fine with me.

All right. Just one more time.

If you break your promise again,

I'll kill you!

Sure, if you're even able to.

Make sure you hurry!

Otherwise...

I might just break my promise again.

Idiot.

You're so mean.

Why don't you just tell them how to join our organization?

That was the heir to the xiangxi ganshi practitioners.

That's rare.

You're such a bad boy. Working that naughty brain of yours every day...

If you're too naughty, I'll have to eat you up.

Give me a break, Nee-chan! It's just work!

Jeez... Stop doing weird things!

I guess that's enough fooling around.

So, how is it?

If I search this old guy's corpse, I should be able to find something out.

It'll probably be a lot of work, though.

So I won't have time for you for a few days...

Oh, my...

It's been a while since he died...

To be able to feel such energy and virility from him is amazing.

It's a shame we weren't born in the same age.

If we had been, I could have experienced such wonderful power first hand...

Y-You're definitely not like other ladies...

What the...

To think my defensive kinkou that I strengthened for years

could be defeated so easily...

You're going to be my servant, so I held back.

See? I only broke through your kinkou.

Your body is unharmed.

You can't be serious!

Are you actually telling me to thank you?

Oh? What's that?

Hey! D-Don't look! Go away!

So you've got that attached to you.

How disgusting.

She can even see that?!

You can't be serious! Who the hell is this woman?!

All right. You're my servant now.

If you refuse, I'll tell the whole school your secret.

You can't be serious! Are you trying to threaten me?!

I'm not going to give in to such a heinous threat!

I'll show your nakedness to everyone.

Let me tell you something!

Normal people can't see it! You're the only one who can!

Why don't you tell everyone that you're pure?

What the hell is wrong with that?! Yeah, I'm a DT!

Then why don't you ask everyone how they feel about that?

What are you talking about?!

Why don't you ask everyone if it's embarrassing or not?

Houhou-sama, I, Chou Soran,

swear from this moment forth to become your humble servant.

Please do whatever you want with me.

No, don't call me "Houhou-sama." Call me "Master."

M-M...

Hold on to this.

A 6310?

Where did you get this old thing?

It's a very sturdy phone.

Sturdy? What are you planning on having me do?

Bye, Ran-chan.

If I need anything, I'll contact you on that phone.

Ran... Ran-chan? You mean me?!

I'm going home now.

Huh? Then what about me?

Why not hide here until it gets dark and use what you used earlier?

You should be able to get by without being seen at night.

True...

Er, hey! It's still morning! Damn it!

You shouldn't. Someone might be watching.

It's fine. No one else is here but us.

But we shouldn't...

Hey, what's this? There are some bits of cloth...

Who cares about that?

Come on, let's kiss.

Oh, stop.

Even a guy like that has a girlfriend, so why...

Why do I have to watch two idiots making out while I look like this?!

How pathetic!

No, that's not it. Don't lose hope, Chou Soran.

I'm not going to go out like this!

I'm going to be super rich, drive a fancy car,

marry a hot wife that everyone will stare at,

and become a man everyone envies!

Isn't that right, Chou Soran?

So I've got to get stronger...

And!

I've got to beat that bitch, no matter what!

Ugh... They finally left.

I really ended up waiting here until dark.

All right, I guess I'll go home, too.

Tenchi Genshou... Banki Kongen...

Come on, just one more time.

No. Come on, stop.

Hey, look!

Huh? What?

The moon tonight looks beautiful!

Let's take a picture of it!

O-Oh, yeah.

Huh?

What the heck is that?

That photo was posted to the university's bulletin board,

and instantly became popular.

We know there was a thing called the Seven Wonders of the World,

but now, it's turned into eight.

Yes, the eighth is the naked man with the

white butt that shone upon the full moon.

Damn it. Did I catch a cold?!

Is someone talking about me?

If a couple is lucky enough to see that man on the night of a full moon,

Episode 2 "Master and Servant"

it is said that they will live happily ever after.

Soran has become a servant after losing his fight with Houhou.

Despite Soran's streak of bad luck,

he suddenly gets a sweet invitation from the girl he likes.

Next Time Episode 3 "Lie"

Next time on Hitorinoshita - The Outcast,

"Lie."