Chapter 395

Chapter 395
Chapter Information
Chapter Title	Ou Hon's Duty
Volume	37
Release Date	July 17, 2014
Story Arc	Fire Dragons of Wei Arc
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 Ou Hon's Duty is the 395th chapter of the Kingdom manga.

Summary

Ou Hon's duel with Earl Shi continues and the former, even with his injuries, is now able to follow Earl Shi's movements. However, Earl Shi's power is still overwhelming. Ou Hon deduces that there is a difference in nature to their spears. Ou Hon's spear emphasizes accuracy and while Earl Shi's spear focuses on shear power. The difference in power becomes apparent as Ou Hon receives a severe blow.

In the previous night between Ou Hon and Kan Jou, Kan Jou asks Ou Hon to halt the operation as he is no match for Earl Shi and points out that the Qin forces have not taken any serious losses, but if the operation were a failure because of Ou Hon's defeat, the Qin army would take serious losses, and Ou Hon's name would be tarnished. Ou Hon tells him that emerging victorious against such impossible odds is the only way for one to be able to achieve the fame and prestige that he is seeking. As Ou Hon departs their meeting, Kan Jou tells Ban You that he has been negligent in his duties as Ou Hon's adjutant. Ban You says that Ou Hon's perception has far surpassed him, which makes it impossible for him to keep his young lord in check.

Arriving back at the battle from the flashback, Ou Hon has been given a severe chest wound from Earl Shi, almost collapsing from the wound. Ban You is just about to call for a retreat, but Ou Hon stops him, exclaiming that he does not have the time for a retreat. The path he has set for himself requires him to be the one to take down Earl Shi, to use it as a steppingstone to win as many glorious battles as possible, so he can become a Great General of the Heavens. Add with that, Ou Hon succeeds in wounding Earl Shi, for the first time, by cutting him across the wrist with his spear.

Characters

Qin

• Tou Army
  • Tou (mentioned)
    • Gyoku Hou Unit
      • Ou Hon (flashback and main story)
      • Ban You (flashback and main story)
        • Kan Jou Unit
          • Kan Jou (flashback and main story)
          • Unnamed members
      • Unnamed others

• Ou Sen Army
  • Ou Sen (mentioned)

Wei

• Go Hou Mei Army
  • Earl Shi Army
    • Earl Shi (flashback and main story)
    • Unnamed officers
    • Unnamed members

Trivia

• Ou Hon's style emphasizes accuracy.
• Earl Shi's style emphasizes destructive power.
• A flashback between Ou Hon and Ban You is shown.