The great demon hunter Kubban Kiritsu has come looking to kill Noburo, so that he can put his red mask in his collection of conquests, which includes bones and skulls. Kubban, who wears a bunraku, a second metal skin, that makes him nearly impossible to defeat. Okko challenges to a duel in order to protect his friend Noburo, but is defeated. The young boy, who originally wanted to avenge his father's death, throws himself on top of Okko's body.