It's, Like, a Board Game

Just as Okarun pieces together that the miniature diorama functions as a board game, Momo struggles against a steeply slanted wall, sliding back down each time she tries to scale it. Her frustration is cut short when a colossal armored knight smashes through the scenery and bears down on her. To her horror, she discovers that none of her usual abilities respond inside this space. The knight's enormous blade sweeps toward her, but a player whose silhouette echoes Okarun's Turbo Granny form intervenes, wielding umbrellas to bring the giant down.

The newcomer questions Momo about her identity and her reason for being inside the game. When she explains that she is hunting for Unji Zuma, the stranger reveals himself, dropping his transformation to confirm that he is the very person she has been chasing. The knight, named Carmine, is obliterated by Unji's spiritual power, which takes the shape of two umbrellas working as cannons.

This installment runs nineteen pages and belongs to Volume 16 under the Danmara Arc and the larger Kintama Hunt Saga, first published on January 9, 2024. It establishes a crucial limitation of the diorama: ordinary supernatural powers are suppressed within it. The chapter also stages the brief clash billed as Unji Zuma versus Carmine, marking Momo's first face-to-face meeting with Unji.