At the end of "The Tale of Eight Hundred and Eight Tanukis," relying on the Demon Lord's Mallet, the Inoue Samurai vanquished the transfigured tanuki army of the Hidden God Okite Tanuki, sealing the Hidden God Okite Tanuki and all eight hundred and eight of its subordinates into a cavern at the foot of Mount Kuma.
This local legend from Ehime Prefecture, indeed entertained Kamiyagawa.
Initially thought to be a folklore related to the Eight Hundred and Eight Tanukis, but in the end... isn't this the personal heroic memoir of my underling?
In "The Tale of Eight Hundred and Eight Tanukis," the hero who saved Matsuyama Castle was the Inoue Samurai, who passed the test of Yamamoto Gorōzaemon and held the Demon Lord's Mallet.
And Inoue Heitarō from the Seven Imperial Guards of The Living Fish Inn, isn't that the same person.
"So it turns out, there's some unresolved ancient grudges between the Eight Hundred and Eight Tanuki forces and our Takamagahara forces."
