General Info

First Issue: USAGI YOJIMBO Volume 1, Issue 29

Comics Which Contain This Story

This story can be found in the following comics:

USAGI YOJIMBO Volume 1, Issue 29

Characters

The following characters are mentioned in the story:

• Jei
• Jotaro
• Kenichi
• Mariko
• Lord Mifune
• Miyamoto Usagi

Story Synopsis

After a duel for old time's sake, Usagi bids his sensei farewell and heads toward his village, eager to settle down finally, memories of his days before service to Lord Mifune filling his mind. He is jolted from his reverie by his old rival kenichi, who appears less than pleased to see him. Kenichi explains about Jotaro's disappearance and Usagi offers his help.

Nearby, the brigands ready for their next raid on the village and Jei, strangely interactive with persons that can only be evil, ponders why the gods would tell him to abduct Jotaro. Kenichi and Usagi drop their facade of friendship while they search, but forget their difficulties when they learn of another raid on the village. Rushing back, they arrive to late to do anything but slay one or two. The others escape, warning of Jotaro's death should they be followed.

While Kenichi interrogates a survivor, Usagi finds Mariko and they two reaquaint themselves at her home. Railing against their karma, they try to forget their past and concentrate on the matter at hand - rescuing Jotaro.

Back at the brigands' hideout, Jei hears how the head villager and a long-eared stranger killed some of their men and knows that Usagi has finally arrived...