KITSUKI AKANO<br/><br/>I smiled at the Monk,<strong>"You have told me what it is, which is not what I asked. Though I am grateful for your answer,"</strong>I bowed again, there was no need to upset him,<strong>"I asked why does the <em>oni</em> seek it? Not for himself, that much is clear, for he is powerful enough without man's steel in his claws. What I am asking is - 'who is behind the <em>oni</em>?' Who pulls the strings to this unusual <em>kabuki</em> theatre tonight?"</strong><br/>