Two more Ryujoji assassins are on a train, heading for Jubei. Tsumura Mikage (Francois) and Tsumura Tenryo (Mick) claim they will destroy Yagyu Jubei. Mikage says she wants the lovely eye-patch so she can posses awesome power. Jubei's dad has finished his book and is acting very weird. He asks Jubei if she wants to go out for a walk with him. Jubei asks her dad if he has ever heard of Yagyu Jubei. He says he has and asks why she is asking. She shrugs it off. They run into Maro and Saichi and Jubei introduces her father to them. Maro, who apparently likes older men, is smitten and drags him off. While they're out, Mikage approaches Jubei's house and Koinosuke invites her in. She manages to get Koinosuke to leave the house and searches for the lovely eye-patch. In a locked drawer in Jubei's room, Mikage finds a picture of a blonde woman who looks almost exactly like her and a note that says "take care of dad" Koinosuke comes back quickly and Mikage knocks him out. Jubei's dad arrives home after getting lost and when he sees Mikage he stops dead in his tracks and says "Makoto". She knocks him out too and sends a ransom letter to Jubei that says she must hand over the lovely eye-patch to save Koinosuke and her dad. She gives it to Mikage who puts it on. However, shortly after putting it on, Mirage's body starts to burn with a strange power and she screams "it hot". Jubei thinks back to her mom, the blonde woman in the photo, tossing and turning and mumbling "its hot", apparently burning up with a fever when Jubei was very young. She runs to Mikage to help her and pulls the lovely eye-patch off. She realizes though Mikage looks like her mom, she is nothing like her at all. She accepts Mikage's challenge and transforms into Yagyu Jubei. After the battle, she tells Koinosuke to take her dad home and make sure he doesn't notice anything. |