Shin Ikkitousen - Episode 2 - Hakufu Hitchhikes

Hakufu needed to get to Kumano quickly, so she advertised her best gifts to improve her hitchhiking chances.

Himiko fought through an army of monks to wear the crown of her ancestor.

Hakufu recognized Chuubou but didn't realize she was her younger sister. Hakufu's friends told her how similarly Chuubou acted by getting into a fight and pissing herself. Unfortunately, Chuubou was not ready to channel a water dragon's power. Hakufu heard that the only way to save her sister's life was to get her own dragon back by training in Kumano on a mystical island. Hakufu took off running and hitchhiking.

After passing the trial of the enigmatic ferryman, Hakufu arrived at the mystical island. She encountered half-dead warriors and felt the soil drain her chi. Ganryu, a legendary swordswoman, rescued her and took Hakufu deeper into the island.

Ganryu explained how the training ground for fighters used to work. Tamonmaru, Ganryu's colleague, felt that Hakufu needed more testing before she could enter the area. Hakufu suffered a blow from Tamonmaru, but the only injuries were to her cherry tomatoes. Hakufu enjoyed bathing at a waterfall afterward.

Ganryu explained that Tamonmaru's rough attitude came from the terrible circumstances brought on by Himiko. Tamonmaru used to guard the boulder sealing dead warriors, but Himiko shattered it. The mystical island has been beating waves of skeletons back since that day. Hakufu was never one to listen to long stories, so she unsurprisingly fell asleep.

Hakufu felt Ryoumou's presence on the island too! The cliffhanger showed Hakufu rushing across a rickety bridge and falling into a deep ravine. Meanwhile, Ryoumou woke up to a disconcerting reunion with the dead Ryofu.

Geh.

The second episode of Shin Ikkitousen gave us many fanservice scenes of Himiko and Hakufu. We should be grateful to see a vulnerable side to Himiko. I liked how Hakufu's NSFW scenes reinforced her affinity to water chi.

Himiko fought a hard battle to recover the Himiko crown from the temple of Amaterasu. That allowed her to talk to her reincarnated soul directly. Himiko, the skeleton, showed less skin, but that was because the bony version didn't have any.

Hakufu was skeptical that Chuubou was her sister because her meager chest didn't match Hakufu's own.

Hakufu felt the island suck chi out of her, but swimming in a waterfall pond recharged her. Hakufu still feels sad that she can't manipulate water as she used to.

Tamonmaru's encounter with dead warriors when the hell gate opened almost broke her spirit. The more powerful skeletons broke her dress! Then Ganryu rescued her, and the pair have been defeating waves of invasions ever since.