Hou Ken is the 115th chapter of the Kingdom manga, written and illustrated by Yasuhisa Hara.
Summary
Now that General Ou Ki has arrived and start cheering for him. As Ou Ki will give a speech everyone got silent. The speech Ou Ki gives is only one sentence, all troops advance. That one sentence raises the morale in such an extent that the moral Shin could raise for his unit pales in comparison.
The unit of Shin are talking about the general and are surprised what he could do with just three words. Some people are thinking they made a bad decision to join Shin unit, seeing what for people are joined. They are also having the eternal debate of who is stronger, Shin or Kyou Kai. They also looking at the competition and are silently ranking themselves in strength within the unit. Shin unit has members who survivors of the 2nd army of Qin in the war with Wei. The 2nd army supposedly were annihilated before Shin and 4th army even arrived.
Kyou Kai and Shin have a duel with each other as training. Kyou Kai compliments Shin growth since last time. When they lay down, they're weapons, they are talking about the power of the Clan Shiyuu. She explains that her clan make contact with the gods. She then tells him that there is a group that carry's the god within them, making them even stronger. They are named the Bushin.
At Kanyou the messengers tell the king that the report came in with Zhao Commander in Chief name and identity. He says that the name is Hou Ken. Nobody in the court has heard of that name, that is no one except Shou Bun Kun who is terrified. He tells him that Ou Ki supposedly slain Hou Ken nine years ago. The Zhao soldiers then get the news about the arrival of Ou Ki.
Characters
Qin
- Royal Palace
- Ei Sei Faction
- Ei Sei
- Shou Bun Kun
- Unnamed officials
- Unnamed messenger
- Ryo Fui Faction
- Ryo Fui
- Shou Hei Kun
- Ri Shi
- Unnamed officials
- Ei Sei Faction
- Clan Gouma (mentioned)
Zhao
High Points
- Some people in Shin's unit are thinking they made a bad decision of joining this unit.
- Shin unit have an eternal debate of who are stronger.
- Shin unit has members who survivors of the 2nd army of Qin in the war with Wei.
- Kyou Kai and Shin have a duel with each other as training.
- Shin and Kyou Kai are talking about the power of the Clan Shiyuu.
- Kyou Kai tells Shin about the Bushin.
- Shou Bun Kun who is terrified hearing Hou Ken name.
- Ou Ki supposedly slain Hou Ken nine years ago.
Trivia
- First appearance of Chou Sou, Shou Mou, Ri Haku and Fuu Ki. Their names are not revealed in this chapter.
- There is also fifth, unidentified Zhao's commander, but he is not seen again in the later chapters.