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Momo Ayase, Seiko Ayase, Jiji, Bamora, Unji Zuma and Raiya Kazama vs. Kito Family is a battle that took place inside Empty Space generated on a plane flying over the Sea of Japan. The Kitos return from the Byakuja Village Incident and try to kill the Family who is currently directed to Shimane to lift Momo's, Unji's and Daiki's curses. Bamora activates Empty Space to avoid any civilian casualties and an all-out brawl breaks out.
Prologue[]
Ever since the Great Serpent was killed and her family was incarcerated, Naki swore revenge on Momo for interfering with her plans in Byakuja Village. She shockingly stumbed upon the Mongolian Death Worm's den and hatched one of its eggs, feeding it livestock to grow larger and larger so it could aid her during her mission.
A depiction of the magic mallet for lifting Momo's curse.
After the Renjaku Apartments Incident, Momo was left cursed by the wicker trunk, shrinking her down significantly. Unji was cursed too and he gradually lost his eyesight, while Daiki's aging never seemed to stop and he was now on death's door. To find a way to cure them, she met up with cursed object collectors Payase and Kashimoto, learning that the legendary mallet Uchide-no-Kozuchi was needed for the ritual, which was to be performed during a supermoon at the hours of the ox. Before she could leave the restaurant, they were attacked by a horde of Jiangshi and a Minotaur, who overwhelmed her and left her with broken ribs. The trio took the enemies down and discovered that they were trying to steal her power using kozuka knives under the instructions of an orchestrator. After a short interrogation, Seiko leaves while Payase and Kashimoto warn their guild about the mysterious threat.
Naki and the men from the Kito Family entering the airport undercover.
When the teens returned home after school along with Daiki, Unji and his friend Raiya, Seiko informed them and prepared to travel to Shimane, where the Izumo Taisha and the magic object were located. Everybody wanted to accompany them, but because Koki Yukishiro's blackmailer had approached her, Okarun and Aira stayed behind so they could help her, Kinta and Rin. Manjiro drove them to the airport and left, but as they waited, Naki helped her family break out and tracked Momo using the scent on her jacket she had left in the cursed house, boarding their same plane in disguise and smuggling the dried up Mongolian Death Worm in its cargo. The Family also noticed that their curses were accelerating, resulting in Momo being forgotten by everybody other than Jiji and Unji, the latter was now completely blind and Daiki couldn't walk anymore. Shortly after they set off into the skies, Jiji checked Seiko out, who was sweating profusely because of the painkillers she had consumed for her broken ribs. The Kitos had surrounded the Family which was sitting in the middle aisle, and with this window of opportunity, they made the first move.
Battle[]
Futa manifesting the umbrellas to protect Jiji.
Jugenna stands up from his seat and slowly walks behind Jiji, hiding a sharpened tooth of the Mongolian Death Worm. The subterranean swings the knife at Jiji's neck, yet before it could land Futa Zuma, who acts as Unji's guardian spirit, manifests the umbrellas and strikes the man, sending him falling back into the hallway. The civilians notice that the man is holding a knife and panic starts building up as Unji shouts to his friends that there are enemies on board, currently on the left hallway. With their cover now blown, Jumaneul decides to carry on their plan and exits his seat behind Seiko, trying to stab Jiji. The woman reacts quickly and pounds his face with her heel, making him lose balance and drop down. All the civilians either abandon their seats or hide under them as tension rises and the Family shouts at the attackers to stand back. Momo warns Jiji that Juhiko is flanking him from the right and before he can slash him, she hurls a briefcase his way with her psychokinesis. Bamora stands in the right hallway, facing Juichi and Juhiko in front of her and Jurian behind her. She shouts that there are more of them and she puts on her hoodie to activate her exosuit. The powerless Raiya displays courage and jumps in front of her, reassuring her that he'll handle the enemies and she should seek shelter, a decision that Unji also supports as he grabs her arm and tells her to hide under his seat. All of a sudden, the blind Unji feels the scales building up on her arm while she affirms that she's strong enough to handle the attackers. Raiya shouts in confusion that she has turned into a kaiju, giving Jiji the idea to have empty space summoned. She follows his order and activates the suit's heart-pounding hidden mode, keeping the other passengers out of the brawl.
Unji and Raiya brawling with the Kitos.
Momo is amazed that she can deploy such technology, though Seiko is unfamiliar with it. Surprisingly, the Kitos too know about Empty Space and alert her mother, who finally comes out of hiding and leaps upon two seats in the middle of the plane aisle. She admits that despite knowing her connections with the paranormal she never expected them to be friends with aliens, who she refers as "bastards from that side". She challenges Jiji alongside Jugenna, however when Momo recognizes her and Naki cannot perceive her, she starts looking around in vain. In the meantime, Jiji informs Seiko that they are facing the landlords of his home who used to sacrifice humans, enraging Naki who argues that they were actually the saviors of the Byakuja Village but their intervention caused the volcano to erupt and tons of people died, although Momo points out that it's a lie. The tension breaks out and Bamora swings her fist at Jurian, easily catapulting him back just as Seiko strikes Jumanuel's face with her elbow while holding still the arm where he's gripping the knife. Simultaneously, Momo flings another briefcase towards Juhiko at his neck, warning her friends about their sharp weapons. Raiya however struggles against Juichi, who pummels him with his bare fists, laughing at his poor performance and demands to keep up with him because of his young age. Daiki and Unji are hiding right beside them, so the latter grips the man's jacket and removes his glasses to enter the fight. Juhiko doesn't like the fact that he's letting his friends get hurt and he retaliates with a powerful punch to his face, strangling him with his other hand and delivering a series of jabs and knee strikes. The Kito shouts that a real man would come out to fight but when Raiya approaches him to defend his blind friend, Juhiko enters the aisle from the middle seats and kicks the boy back, allowing his brother to continue.
Evil Eye landing a devastating punch on Jugenna.
Unji carries through the punches and grabs Juichi's head to deliver a devastating hook which knocks out the man temporarily. As he fights Raiya, Juhiko hears the commotion and turns around to unleash a series of hooks onto the blind boy to take him down. Once again, Unji ignores the pain and grabs the opponent's face so he can flatten it with a vicious headbutt, causing Juhiko's nose to spurt out blood and he plummets to the floor. Unji groans in pain and wonders where the man has gone, walking with his arms forward and feeling Bamora's kaiju suit once again, who orders him to go back under the seats. On the other hallway, Jugenna attempts to make his way through the aisle to stab Jiji but he's bombarded by the flying umbrellas controlled by Futa, making the task difficult. When Naki proclaims that they'll make sure to have him feel the hate of those he killed, the Evil Eye goes berserk and takes over Jiji. The spirit blows Jugenna back with a brutal punch, so hard that Naki is forced to dodge by jumping onto the middle seats to continue the assault. Jiji manages to hold the Evil Eye down, reminding him that he promised Okarun that he wouldn't kill anybody anymore. The matriarch is stupefied that he hasn't exorcised the yokai yet but is eager to rematch him and orders Jiji to let it out as she zooms towards him, narrowly evading the umbrellas through the air and delivering a kick that the boy blocks with his arm. Naki then boosts herself forward with the seat under her and dives onto him with both of her fists open, shrieking her special move Jennifer Lopez Anaconda.
Seiko dueling with Naki.
At the last moment, the matriarch spots Seiko rushing in, interrupting her attack by throwing two jabs in quick succession. She dodges the first one and blocks the other, but they soon engage in a close-quarter duel, unleashing rapid barrages of punches to one another, parrying hits and blocking the adversary's arms from moving. During their brutal clash, Naki wonders in rage who is she even facing, prompting Seiko to humbly call herself just an old lady and orders Jiji to retreat. In the meantime, Momo collaborates with Futa and they pressure Jumanuel and Jugenna with multiple umbrella swings and briefcases. She shouts at them to go back to jail but they have the audacity to shift the blame on them, believing that they were arrested for no reason. Naki too agrees with her sons as she continues throwing hooks and blocking Seiko's punches. Without warning, the plane's engine explodes and the turbulence sends everybody flying upwards before plummeting them to the floor, interrupting the fight.
Aftermath[]
The Kitos and the Family holding onto the seats to avoid getting launched out of the plane.
They all hold on to the seats in fear, wondering if they are going to crash. Momo suggests that it might have been a powerful gust of wind but the Kitos shout otherwise, even stating that they are in deep trouble. Naki doesn't want to hear any whining and wishes to continue the battle, yet when Jiji sees a figure hitting the window and loud thuds coming from the hull of the plane, he spots a gigantic typhoon with an ear, a nose and a mouth, which had collected thousands of sharks from the sea and sent them soaring their way. When he alerts the others, they all put their differences aside and look out of the windows to confirm his absurd claim. Astonishingly, a shark pierces through the plane and strikes Juichi and Jugenna backwards, generating air pressure. Seiko screams to grab onto something a mere instant before the airflow violently tries to suck them out of the hole, bringing chaos inside and releasing the emergency oxygen masks from their compartments.