Chapter 15

Takeshita Street, Harujuku's Obsession (原宿竹下通りの執心,) is the 15th chapter of the Kemono Jihen manga series.

Summary
Inugami together with Kabane and Akira are back at the office. However, Shiki is not there since one week earlier, he decided to stay a while at Granny Ohana's hospital since his mother is still not better. Just as three saying that Shiki is gone for a week, Shiki appears and shocks everyone. Shiki tells them that he didn't wuit and will stay until Kabane meet his parents as a pay back to him. Just then, Aya appears in a completely changed appearance. She reveals that the clothes Shiki gave her didn't suit her taste. Aya then informs them thay they decided to work for Granny Ohana's hospital and wants to do business with Mr. Inugami. Using Aya's the golden thread's healing powers to start a kemono "healing office", the two then works on the contract.

Later while, Kon appears at the office, challenging Kabane to a match since she has gotten stronger. Kon notices Aya clinging to Kabane and glares at her. In the middle of the glaring, Kohachi informs them about a new job. Inugami proceeds to inform them about the incident where a woman was reportedly injured in the face in Harajuku's Takeuchi Street and the police are pursuing the criminal's whereabouts, and apparently it is a kemono doing. Aya then tells Inugami to refer the injured girl to their hospital once he contacts them. Shiki not feeling well and Akira being unconcscious, Kabane, Aya, and Kon take on the job together.

The three then arrive at Harajuku street and meets a policeman and informs that they are from Inugami's detective Office. The three arrives at an alley with a scent of kemono. Kon being frustrated by the earlier event where she is not known as part of Tokyo Metropolitan police, walks ahead of Kabane and Aya. Kabane tells her to be careful since all the victims are female. Just then, a voice replies to Kon while she is being angry and also grabs Aya's hair out of nowhere.With no physical appearance, Kabane decides to just hit the air and manages to hit the kemono. The kemono reveals itself as a katanashi and the reason it attacks people is because it wanted to be like a human and wanted to be the most importan thing to a certain guy. Kon, in a bad mood, tranforms herself and decides to devour Aya. Just then, Kabane manages to protect Aya by using his arm as a shield. Kon, frustrated, leaves by herself and runs away.

Kabane and Aya return back to the office and reports that the job has been settled. Aya reveals that she made the kemono a human on the outside. Aya then bids goodbye and leaves, kissing Kabane on the cheeks. Kabane then goes outside.

Kabane goes to the park where Kon lives. Kabane sees Kon at the tree and asks if she is okay. Kon is seen crying and tries to back to the tree however Kabane insists for them to talk. Kon shares her thoughts that Kabane might hater her now because she tried to eat Kabane's most important person. Kabane tells her that he rushed to protect Shiki's younger sister because it would be a problem if she will be eaten. Kon's modd suddenly gets better when Kabane comforted her. She tells Kabane that she has been working for Yoko Inari to become the most important to her and now she wants to become Kabane's most important too and asks how can she do that. Kabane responds that he doesn't know.

The next day, Aya is seen again at the office to visit her "boyfriend", Kabane. Just then, Kon also arrives and challenges Kabane to a match. Aya and Kon is seen glaring to each other again. The two bicker with each other. Akira approaches Kabane and tells him to decide which one is his lover. Kabane clarifies that a lover is like a girlfriend or boyfriend and in this case, tells the others that it is Mr. Inugami. Kon and Aya were shocked and it seem that Kabane is still misunderstanding it with the one with Yoruno.