Udanosuke (real name: Joshua Curtis) has seen it.
　An army of xenomorphs poured out of Duke Gerald's castle.

　--Oh my god ......!　What the hell is going on?

　Udanosuke is Night Python's bouncer.
　Or maybe I should say he was a bouncer, past tense.
　Just two days ago, I came home from work to find Night Python's headquarters a shell of its former self. All the leaders, executives, and ordinary members were gone.
　I had no idea what had happened. Those scattered around the city were safe, but they were still confused about what had happened.
　There was definitely some kind of emergency. Udanosuke was hiding in the city to see what was going on.
　But the situation turned out to be diagonally different from what Udanosuke expected. He was wearing a sand-gasa (samurai are not allowed to cover their faces with any other equipment) and was walking around the city, when he saw some undead coming out.

　The undead were wearing armor with the duke's coat of arms. At the same time, almost all the troops from the territory were gathering in the city. I don't know how this happened, but I know that the knights have been turned into undead.

　Soon, screams began to come from everywhere.
　Udanosuke, who had been hiding in an alley watching the undead attack, soon stopped counting the number of undead. He knew there were not enough of them for Udanosuke to defeat, but enough to destroy the city. It was enough.

　--d*mn it. This is just like the Bon Dance Master said!

　We have to run. But there was a very bad reason for me to run away by myself.

　--Before I run away, I've got to get at least a month's supply of "samurai spirit" or I'll go crazy!
　　　The pipe for suction can be replaced with a kissel, but I don't know where to buy kusa itself in another city!　It's too expensive!

　For now, I have three days' supply and my favorite pipe in the room of the inn where Udanosuke was hiding. The only thing left to do is to go to a familiar dealer.

　Deciding to do so, Udanosuke acted quickly. He ran like the wind through the city on his skilled samurai feet. He had to hurry because he had to take extra trouble in the midst of all this fuss. According to my master, there must have been a Far Eastern proverb that said something like, "Hurry up and be good.

　The streets were filled with people who had seen the undead and fled, and people who hadn't noticed anything strange yet, all in a panic. Udanosuke walked through them in chop style, following the proper etiquette of a samurai.
　Then, screams rose up everywhere he went.

　--The undead are coming here too!

　As he looked through the fleeing people, he saw that the undead were few in number. It's easy for Udonosuke to kill or escape. The average citizen would panic if even one zombie appeared in the city.
　Udanosuke decides to just go through them.

　As he approached, the undead conveniently gathered on the side of the road, surrounding a few citizens against the wall.

"Hey, adventurer!　Help me!

　A boy shouts to Udanosuke from within the semi-circle of undead encirclement. He was carrying a weapon and was thought to be an adventurer.

　--I can't deal with them!　Let's get out of here while they're being eaten!

　Udanosuke completely ignores the boy's voice and tries to pass by the encirclement.

　But...

"Hyeeeeeeeeeeeee!

　Udanosuke felt as if he were being tickled in the armpit, and he let out a stupid scream while writhing.
　Withdrawal symptoms!

　Hearing his voice, the undead all turned to look at Udanosuke.

"...... d*mn you!　It's not that easy, that it's not!

　It's not easy, that it isn't!" Udanosuke clicks his tongue and pulls out his favorite sword, the "Douchou atryoku" (I don't know what it means in Far Eastern, but I think it's a cool name).

　Then, he filled his tanden with chi and took a warrior's breath.

"Ki-edges!

　The "douchou atryoku" glowed white.
　This is also a samurai technique. The katana is imbued with chi to enhance its sharpness. It's not the same as sacred magic, but in this state, it can be used to deal effective blows to the undead and even slay spirits.
　...... It was a rather common enchantment with no attributes.

　The undead attacked Udanosuke without any preamble. There are skeletons, zombies, ghouls, you name it.
　The undead were all skeletons, zombies, and ghouls. And they're wearing good gear.
　But... But they're nothing to Udanosuke, a katana wielder who can cut through mithril!

"Whoo-hoo-hoo!　Susi!

　With a burst of energy, Udanosuke slashed at it.
　He cut the spearhead skeleton in half. Cut the zombie's torso in half, armor and all. He cleaves the two skeletons that come at him at the same time, and intercepts the better equipped ghoul.

"Release Arts!

　Udanosuke held his katana in a horizontal stance and lunged at the ghoul.
　His body is filled with bio-magic, which acts on the weapon.
　I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not. It's called the ...... Arts.



"Hurrah!

　I'll rip the ghoul's abdomen open, armor and all!

Kili!

　Rip it in a straight line!

"SMAAAAAAAAAASH!

　"SMAAAAAAAAAASH!" You run through it, slashing it in half!

"...... Cut and run!

　With a bang!　As soon as he sheathed his katana, Udanosuke's slash exploded behind him.

　This is the "Harakiri Smash," an art that Udanosuke has developed.
　After three consecutive slashes, the sword is used as a trigger to strike again.

　It's a great way to make sure you don't end up in a situation where you can't move.

"...... No, no, no, no, you're not a samurai if you don't chop off heads. You can't be a samurai without a head.

　Udanosuke walked over to the ghoul and grabbed its helmet and pulled it upwards. And then.

"Kubidiken!

　With a shout, he dropped the head and announced to the world that victory was assured.

　Seeing that all the undead had stopped moving, the people who had been frozen by the wall came to Udanosuke with a sense of relief.

　The people who were saved by Udanosuke were a girl of about 10 years old and her parents. There was also an old woman who seemed to have nothing to do with the family, and a boy who seemed to be a different person.

Oh, thank you so much!
I was about to be eaten, but you got my attention and saved my life!

　I was about to be eaten, but you caught my attention and saved my life!" After being thanked, Udanosuke realized his mistake.

　--I'm sorry. I've accidentally acted like a samurai, as is my usual habit at work!

　The reason why he dared to act like a samurai at work was to make a name for himself in the dark world and make his enemies tremble by showing off the mythical sign of a fierce samurai. There is no need to do that now.

　If it's just the three hats, that's fine, but then there's the katana and the kubijiken. Even the name of the technique is "Harakiri". It's a good thing he doesn't know what he's doing.
　There were few samurai in the Holy Kingdom, where Udanosuke had spent his training, but there were none in Ciel-Teira. There were no samurai at all in Ciel-Teira, only Udanosuke, the bouncer of the Night Python. If he had known Udanosuke, he would have recognized him by now.

"Where are you going, adventurer?　There's an undead one over there!

　An old woman stopped Udanosuke as he was about to leave.

"Yu, my friend!　I've come to save my friend from being left behind, that I have!

　The old woman makes a quick excuse, but it is not wrong because the dealer is a friend in a sense.
　But the boy took a bite out of this.

Please take me with you!　My grandpa lives over there!

　He lives over there!

　The boy follows Udanosuke as he runs through the alleyway.

"Sushi!

　He cuts down the undead with gusto!

　* * *

　A boy and several men and women follow Udanosuke as he runs down a side street.

"Geisha!

　He cuts down the undead with gusto!

　* * *

　A boy, a dozen men and women, and two girls follow Udanosuke as he runs through the downtown area.

"Hara!　KIRI!　SMAAAAAAAAAASH!!!

　SMAAAAAAAAAASH!" With a burst of energy, he cuts down the undead!

　I'll be back.

　By the time they reached their destination, the number of people following Udanosuke had grown to over twenty. By the time they reached their destination, the number of people following Udanosuke had grown to over twenty, all of whom had been attacked by the undead he had cut down along the way.
　It seems that those who failed to escape decided that it would be better to follow Udanosuke and run away with him than to continue running.

　--what the hell is this ......!　It'll only make it easier to be found. I'm not sure what to do.

　Udanosuke has no intention of helping anyone. All he wants to do is get the Samurai Spirit and escape the city.

"Adventurer, is this ......?

　In a corner of the downtown area, a staircase leads to the basement. There's no sign, but it's a store.
　As Udanosuke silently descends, his footsteps follow a little later.

"No, that I can't!　Wait there, that you must!　There are undead inside, that there are!


"Huh?

　With that, Udanosuke jumped into the door at the bottom of the stairs and closed it behind him.

　It was a small, dark and dirty store with only a counter. And there was no one there anymore.
　Normally, a cloth is hung on a shelf behind the counter, and the "Spirit of the Samurai" (a secret word used by Udanosuke) is displayed inside.
　But there is nothing there now. The money and merchandise are gone.
　There was no sign of a fire burglar. It was as if the dealer had sensed something was wrong and left with the money.

　--I'm too late!

　I have to get another one somewhere before I run out of the remaining three days' supply at the inn.
　But even more urgent was the fact that his hands were already starting to shake. This will soon make fighting impossible.

　--I thought a smoke here would calm me down!　Isn't there at least a little left somewhere!

　Udanosuke pushed his way into the counter, scratched around, and came across a miracle.

　--A used pipe!　There's still some cinders left from the cusa: ......!

　He grabbed a pipe that was lying in a corner, ignited it with a magical lighter that had fallen with it, and held it in his mouth as if he were sucking on it.

"Hey, adventurer!　Are you okay?
I'm fine, that I am!　So don't come, that you are!

　A voice called out to him from outside, as if he was suspicious of the situation. Udanosuke hurriedly replied to it.

　It was true that Udanosuke had a body that could not live without his "samurai spirit" (note: a secret word that Udanosuke personally uses), but he had not lost the samurai-like modesty to hide it.
　For a samurai, exposing oneself to shame is a sin worthy of hara-kiri. Considering my future work, I can't let the stigma of "Samurai Udanosuke" spread in a place like this.

"Come ...... to ...... me, that you may not!　It's dangerous ...... here ...... ah~......, that it is .......

　It smelled burnt and didn't work very well, but it still gave me the feeling of being infused with the "spirit of the samurai" (a secret word that Udanosuke personally uses).

　--Okay, so the withdrawal symptoms are under control now, right?

　After taking a deep breath and savoring the aftermath, Udanosuke put the pipe in his pocket and left the store, just in case.

　As he opened the door, he was surprised to hear the sound of a battle from surprisingly close by.

"What the hell?

　What Udanosuke saw as he ran up the stairs was a group of citizens building a wall using door panels and other random objects as shields and wielding iron bars, wooden sticks, and other long objects.
　While Udanosuke was happy in the store, a squad of the undead had come this way. The citizens rescued by Udanosuke were fighting them.

Oh, there you are, adventurer!　
What's going on here?
We can't just sit here and watch you fight!
Oh!　We're in here, we're gonna make it!
I managed to protect you while you were in there!

　"I managed to protect you while you were in there!" They all turned red and brandished their weapons. There was a warrior's exaltation in their eyes. The exaltation of a warrior inspired by a hero and following in his footsteps.
　In fact, there were no casualties on our side, as if we were outnumbered or something. The undead were reluctant to attack.

"So, adventurer, where's your friend?
"Oh, well, he's ...... already .......

　Udanosuke was astonished as he said this excusively.
　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

I'm sorry to hear that .......
"No, that's not important right now, that it is!　Anyway, I will cut down these undead, that I will!　Wait a moment, that you will!

　I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do this, but I'm sure I'll be able to do it.