▁k its ▁had ▁brief ▁ 4 - panel ▁hum our ▁com ics ▁on ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁their ▁boxes . ▁These ▁com ics ▁made ▁reference ▁to ▁events ▁happening ▁in ▁the ▁main ▁m anga ▁story . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁ ▁Team ▁Re k ka ▁( <0xE7> <0x83> <0x88> 火 隊 ) ▁▁▁ ▁Sh ō nen - M ush a ▁R ets um aru ▁( 少 年 武 者 ▁ <0xE7> <0x83> <0x88> 丸 ) ▁- ▁Son ▁of ▁the ▁legend ary ▁Re k ka - M ush a ▁G und am ▁with ▁very ▁bush y ▁e y eb rows . ▁After ▁the ▁family ▁had ▁been ▁ex iled , ▁R ets um aru ▁has ▁been ▁trained ▁by ▁his ▁mother ▁with ▁a ▁heavy ▁wooden ▁bat , ▁seeing ▁weapons ▁were ▁b anned . ▁ ▁Upon ▁facing ▁his ▁first ▁real ▁threat , ▁the ▁large ▁B uk ab uka ▁No ▁G out ou ▁( <0xE8> <0x99> <0x9F> <0xE5> <0x88> <0x80> ) ▁sword ▁was ▁craft ed ▁from ▁fl ames ▁in ▁his ▁hand ▁and ▁with ▁it ▁a ▁mag ical ▁living ▁p ho enix ▁sc abb ard . ▁Some what ▁co ck y ▁and ▁ar rog ant , ▁R ets um aru ▁becomes ▁leader ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁generation ▁of ▁def enders . ▁After ▁the ▁successful ▁defeat ▁of ▁Capit urn , ▁R ets um aru ▁becomes ▁aware ▁of ▁a ▁greater ▁villa in ▁who ▁ab duct s ▁his ▁team m ates ▁which ▁leaves ▁him ▁to ▁rescue ▁them . ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁period ▁he ▁becomes ▁a ▁big ▁brother / father ▁figure ▁to ▁the ▁myster ious ▁child ▁Sa