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The Alichino tell the humans they can grant any wish - but at a price. The humans usually end up making a wish so huge that it costs their very soul. Tsugiri goes and saves the girl from the Alichino which is after her. This young boy hates Alichino, but he lives with a young female Alichino named Myobi, who usually takes the form of an owl, and Enju, her close friend. Myobi also has a \"master\" named Ryoko, a powerful young man who had saved Tsugiri from being killed by an Alichino when he was younger. It turns out that Tsugiri has the power of \"kusabi,\" and only people with that power can completely kill an Alichino.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49521852481809,"sku":"GOR003428062","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50037770322193,"sku":"CIN159532478XVG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53615979462929,"sku":"CIN159532478XG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/159532478X.jpg?v=1751434882"},{"product_id":"alichino-book-kouyu-shurei-9781595324801","title":"Alichino","description":"Ryoko spots someone in a crowd, and by his reaction, it's not just anyone. He tells Tsugigi to stay put, and follows after the person. It turns out the person is Hibiki, an old friend of Ryoko's who's being used by Matsurika. Once Matsurika gets a hold of something, she never lets it go - and her next target is Tsugiri, because Roshoki needs him. We find out that the contract between Ryoko and Myobi is the same as between Hibiki and Matsurika; but for some reason Ryoko has a free will, but Hibiki doesn't. We also find out that Ryoko once loved Matsurika. There is a flashback to when Ryoko and Hibiki were still friends, and Ryoko first met Myobi. Myobi had just shown up one say, saying that she came to become one with Ryoko. But, Ryoko had already decided to leave the city he was living in. Before he leaves, Ryoko thinks to himself about how all of his family, and any friends he makes, always seem to die. The night before Ryoko leaves, Hibiki's girlfriend Amiya confesses that it's not Hibiki she likes, but Ryoko. She begs Ryoko to take her with him. It turns out that this Amiya was a fake, and she's tricked both Ryoko and Hibiki.  Back in the present time, Ryoko must fight his old friend Hibiki, and Matsurika, to try to free Hibiki from Matsurika's control.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49950345396497,"sku":"CIN1595324801G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50705872355601,"sku":"CIN1595324801VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51524291821841,"sku":"GOR001930495","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1595324801.jpg?v=1751119442"},{"product_id":"alichino-book-kouyu-shurei-9781595324795","title":"Alichino","description":"Tsugiri has disappeared, and Myobi is gone too. Ryoko goes to look for him. Both Myobi and Ryoko are worried that he's becoming mentally\/spiritually unstable. Myobi explains that just like Alichino grow stronger by eating the souls of humans, the power of \"kusabi\" grows stronger when it releases the spirit of an Alichino. When Tsugiri, Myobi, and Ryoko return home, they discover that a mysterious woman named Matsurika has done something to Enju, on orders from her master Roshoki. She's after Tsugiri, and threatens to kill those close to him unless she gets what she wants. Matsurika takes Enju, and Tsugiri decides to go after her. Ryoko talks to Tsugiri and convinces him to let him come along as well. Ryoko thinks it's odd that Matsurika was taking orders, because usually Alichino live only for themselves. While talking with Tsugiri, Ryoko reveals that he's actually much younger than he looks. He hasn't aged since he made a contract with Myobi. But he won't say what kind of contract he made. On their journey to find Enju, Tsugiri and Ryoko come to a peaceful town that's more than it seems. The ruler, Yui, turns out to be an Alichino. 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