Onimusha: Way of the Sword Walkthrough — Careful What You Wish For

Careful What You Wish For is the fifth story chapter of Onimusha: Way of the Sword, and it pays off the eerie shrine seeded in Kyoto, Corrupted: an investigation at the wish-granting Yasui Konpiragu Shrine, a fetch for three talking statues, and a six-armed boss whose fight unlocks the ability the red doors have been waiting for. Previous chapter: The Oni’s Apprentice.

Head north: gather the clues

Of the three markers on the map, the northwest one sits behind miasma and the eastern one behind a Malice Barrier — the northeast it is. Following the road east and north, past Genma feeding piles and a blindfolded woman at a corner (the shrine’s earlier work — she prayed for relief from vanity and received it as the removal of her eyes), the “look for anything strange” objective resolves at the shrine she names: Yasui Konpiragu.

Inside, the too-bright grounds hold the chapter’s three clues:

1. The one-legged man — the knee-pain complainer from Kyoto, Corrupted, now jovially minus most of his leg. The shrine cured his knee by taking it away.
2. The tied statue — a man and woman bound together in red rope. Shizuka confirms the statues hold the souls of the couple who wished to spend eternity together.
3. Yorimasa’s Monument — a stone pillar for an Oni hero who died in battle. Shizuka cannot detect his soul; the workaround is the Eight Stout Pillars, powerful statues who might lend their help.

The Eight Stout Pillars — five present, three missing

The northern torii leads to the Pillars’ shrine. Of the eight, only five remain: the wish-granting demon had the Genma hide the first, third, and seventh. All three land on your map — two east, one south.

• Seventh Pillar (east, first reachable): through the torch-marked doorway, clear the Genma, take the backyard ladder up the scaffolding — the Pillar is the one complaining about heights.
• First Pillar (east, second): back in the front yard, two Genma burst through a house wall; climb through the hole, up the attic ladder (the feasting Genma up there is a free stealth kill), out the roof hole, and the Pillar sits on the collapsed building across — with four Genma including a spiny one waiting below.
• Third Pillar (southwest, across from Rokudo Temple): through the stone-lamp-marked entrance, the room of gathered Genma is a Wind-Whipper showcase, then follow the complaining voice — “too dark to see” — to the pot beside the tree, and smash it.

Slash the lock off the property door on your way out each time.

Return the Pillars: the vision and the fight

Back at the shrine, the reunited Pillars condense the shrine’s Malice into a black mass beside the idol. Absorbing it replays the origin: a woman tired of playing the shamisen sacrificed her fingers to the Genma running the shrine — the fingerless woman from Kyoto, Corrupted. Then the vision steps into the present: the wish-granting Genma itself — Rasho-gan — comes for Musashi’s arm.

The fight’s headline mechanics: the red thread tying Rasho-gan to his idol (cut or shoot it before he empowers; he re-ties it over time), and Break Issen target choice — his head for damage, or his back limbs to permanently strip the moves they power. His full phase one and phase two counter list — Malice Balls, the empowered long-range grabs, the scissors phase — is on the Rasho-gan boss guide.

Aftermath: Oni Strength and Yorimasa’s Monument

The fleeing Rasho-gan is shot down by the spirit of Yorimasa, who finally joins the party. The payoff stack:

• Oni Strength — opens Malice Barriers (permanently, removing them from the map), breaks enemy armor, and staggers blocking enemies. The shield enemies appearing from here on are its designed target.
• Yorimasa’s Monument — unlocks at the shrine: trade Red Souls for recovery items and resources.
• Outside, the blindfolded woman has regained her senses — she is to become a shrine maiden, and Shizuka promises a later visit.

The next chapter is The Curse of Kiyomizu-zaka Slope — Oni Strength is its entry ticket.

What comes next

• Continue to The Curse of Kiyomizu-zaka Slope.
• The walkthrough hub and chapter list frame the campaign.
• The Oni Armaments guide covers the Wind-Whipper, which this chapter’s ambushes are built to showcase.