Volume's Extras

Volume Extras are short stories published as an extra in each volume of the manga of Orient (manga). These are usually comedy sketches which are giving more insight to the manga's world and it's characters.

Summary
On the 2nd day of camping Musashi and Kojiro are arguing over the decreasing number of supplies which Kojiro was in charge of. Kojiro then pulls up Musashi about what did he bring that can be useful for their journey. Musashi takes out a thick book, Miner's Monthly, and insists that it will be useful in battles since his swordsmanship is based on mining, however, Kojiro strongly denies that.

Then Musashi asks Kojirou if he brought the Bushidan Pcture Scroll for what he replies it's in the seat with the other important stuffs. When they open it Musashi finds out that the so- called treasures were cigarettes. Kojirou defends that he gets really irritated if he can't smoke but Musashi raises his attention that the cigarettes aren't going to last for the end of the journey so he should cut back the smoking.

Kojiro does that, hovewer on the 4th day of quitting he's getting crazy irritated so Musashi tries to find something that his friend can relieve his stress on. He finds his magazine which Kojiro easily rips apart. After that the Miner's Monthly was used as a pot stand.

Summary
Tsugumi just became the comrade of Musashi and Kojiro hence doesn’t know what to do. The boys advice her to do whatever she wants but Tsugumi didn’t have to think by herself before because Hideo used to instruct her. Then she starts thinking but becomes frozen during this process and seeing it, Musashi worries about her well- being but Kojiro ease him that Tsugumi must feel lonely without her family. Upon hearing that she decides to befriend with Kojiro but she has no experience making friends of her age.

She recalls a memory when young Tsugumi asked her sister, Tsubame and her friends, Hibari and Tobi about how did they become friends. Then Hibari answeared it happened during their training to become the stongest shinobi. Then young Tsugumi unintentionally revealed if that was during his and Tsubame’s secret midnight taijutsu „training”. The air froze for a moment then Tsubame adviced to Tsugumi if she wanted to get along with somebody she should have undress herself and reassured her it was okay if she didn’t understand that yet.

At night the group prepares to go to sleep then Musashi points out that Kojiro’s body is strange, longer than was before. It turns out that Tsugumi crawled into Kojiro’s bed. Kojiro on his surprise kicks her out of his bed and yells at her. Tsugumi become more confused about what can she does and doesn’t.

Tsugumi's daily reports
Tsugumi's daily reports (つぐみの日報)

Inside the castle of the Ryuzoji Bushi
Inside the castle of the Ryuzoji Bushi (竜造寺武士団の城内にて)

Shiro and Nanao's Kitetsu Sword hunter life chronicles
Shiro and Nanao's Kitetsu Sword hunter life chronicles (四郎と七緒の鬼徹刀 ハンター 生活記)

Hero of the Uesugi Bushi
The hero of the Uesugi Bushi (上杉武士団の英雄)