Ep. 12: Shuurei rescues Eigetsu from bandits while a gang challenges Kochō

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Shuurei intervenes to protect thirteen-year-old Eigetsu, who is assaulted by bandits during his visit to the imperial city for an official examination. Meanwhile, a local gang initiates a conflict against the city's crime lords and Kochō, the madam of a brothel and Shuurei's long-time employer. The narrative also discloses that Eigetsu transforms into Yōgetsu upon consuming alcohol. This sequence of events highlights the dangers Eigetsu faces in the city and the escalating tensions within the local underworld involving established power figures.