When he reaches the gates, hes met by one of the Tensen.
He breaks its arm and neck, but it regenerates almost immediately.
He burns it to a crisp with Ascetic Blaze, but its charred body still delivers a devastating blow.
Nevertheless, hes glad he got to see and talk to Yui once more.
Before the monster can counter, Mei appears and puts up a shield around Gabimaru and herself.
That morning, the others see both Gabimaru and Mei are missing and go looking for them.
On the way, then encounter a forest of trees that were once humanssome of them Houkos family.
Their leader then distributes shots of the Elixir of Life that they all imbibe.
The thing is, neither the Yamada Asaemons nor his fellow prisoners have any reason to help him.
