Vol 5 Chapters



Below is the list of chapters for the Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi novel Volume 5, which is also the last volume which has been depicted in the anime. I translated only one of them (Intermission 2 about Raijū vs Ōdanna), while the other two translated chapters were by Cherry Lining (which was translated from a Mandarin source). 

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Volume  5: あやかしお宿に美味い肴あります


Delicious tapas^ are served at the Inn for the Spirits

(I translated 肴 ‘sakana’ as ‘tapas’ because it actually means snacks served with alcoholic drinks in Japanese bars. To me, it is similar to tapas, hence my choice of translation)



Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Messenger from Tenjin-ya

Chapter 2 The Young Proprietress and the Young Master of ‘Orio-ya’ 

Chapter 3 Raijū’s Warning 

Chapter 4 The Sealed Power

Chapter 5 The Survival for the Gem Branch (p1)

Intermission 1

Chapter 6 The Survival for the Gem Branch (p2)

Chapter 7 The Fireworks Display

Chapter 8 Tapas for Umebōzu’s Ceremony

Intermission 2   (Raijū vs Ōdanna)

Chapter 9 Time to Face the Truth (part 1 where Aoi asked Ginji about the kind ayakashi and part 2 where Aoi thanked Ōdanna for what he’d done to her)

Epilogue (Ranmaru’s musing, including his conversation with Ginji about Aoi – this one is not in the anime)



Chapter titles in Japanese

第一話　 天神屋の使者

第二話　『折尾屋』の若女将と若旦那

第三話　雷獣の警告

第四話　封じられた力

第五話　玉の枝サバイバル（上）

幕間　（一）

第六話　玉の枝サバイバル（上）

第七話　花火大会

第八話　梅坊主と儀式の肴

幕間　（二）

第九話　真実の向かうところ

終幕


Comments

PerthOni said…
Now this is interesting. Hourai seems to be the Japanese equivalent of Prestor John's kingdom, and the wikipedia entry for it shows a hanging scroll very similar to what Byakuya opens. There is also mention of "a jewelled branch from Hourai" as one of the tasks that Princess Kaguya set for one of the princes that came to ask for her hand in marriage.

I wonder where Ranmaru learned to be a potty mouth.
November 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Icha said…
Hi PerthOni, thanks for the comment! Oooh! I remember now that Kaguya-hime monogatari scene about the jewelled branch! Oooh, nice catch about the Hourai Scroll! I just looked at it, and yes, it's definitely like the scroll Byakuya opened!

November 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Icha said…
Also, hahaha, Ranmaru was actually a darling little puppy when Princess Iso was still alive. He changed when she died, switching personality with Ginji. Ginji was a rascal back then, right, but then after the Princess died, he was the one who was more considerate. I guess, Ranmaru's potty mouth is there to protect his heart break...
November 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
PerthOni said…
When I pass my exams I am so asking for a jewelled branch from Hourai from my hubs!

And I suppose you can't really live for over 300 years, see your adoptive mother sacrifice herself because of betrayal and not learn several words of uhm, self-expression.

Interesting what adversity does to someone. Makes me wonder if there are psychologists in kakuriyo.
November 24, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Icha said…
Hahaha! You will pass your exams! However, hubby will not be able to get a Hourai jewelled branch for you, unfortunately! He can get the imitation though, with precious stones, but not that one!

Yeah, I feel sorry for Ranmaru after knowing his back story. I also think that, after he became a grown-up ayakashi, he actually fell in love with the memory of Princess Iso. There is a chapter in Vol 5 where he had a monologue and basically said that no one can replace Princess Iso in his heart. He will forever be a perennial bachelor...
November 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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