The Tale of Momotaro: Entrepreneurship Arc

Cast
Momotaro: Wang Xue
Oni: Yanagiba Panda
Dog: Ootori Kokona
Monkey: Yonaguni Hikari
Pheasant: Sasuga Chisa
Grandmother: Lilja Kurtbay

Act 1 -

Born from a peach, Momotaro led his companions-a dog, monkey, and pheasant-to Onigashima to defeat the onis.

Previously, Momotaro had fought a strong oni with twin braids and returned after a draw.

In this next battle, he couldn't afford to lose. With renewed determination, he landed on Onigashima once again, only to find almost no onis on the island.

When he asked a small oni who happened to remain on the island, he learned that all the adult onis had gone to work in the "city".

Momotaro couldn't just sit around either, so he pursued the onis all the way to the city.

There, civilisation had developed to a degree that astounded even Momotaro.

Furthermore, the onis weren't attacking humans at all and were living peacefully.

"What on earth is going on...?"

When Momotaro visited the building where his nemesis, the twin-braided oni, was supposedly located, he was guided to a certain company.

When he opened the door to the president's office, there was the twin-braided oni dressed in a business jacket...

"I'm the oni president of this company. Do you have business with our firm?"

Act 2 -

"Fight me!"

When Momotaro challenged her to a rematch and tried to draw his sword, the oni finally realized it was Momotaro and calmly stopped him.

The oni said she couldn't fight now because she was running a business.

According to her, Onigashima had a harsh natural environment that made it difficult for onis to survive, so now it was trendy to leave the island and make a living through business in the city.

"To begin with, we don't eat people, and we only fought back because you humans kept attacking us..."

"Then what kind of business are you running? You're not deceiving people, are you?"

When Momotaro asked, the oni pulled out a bag containing dumplings.

They were kibi dango that looked exactly like the ones Momotaro had brought during his previous oni-slaying expedition.

It turned out that the twin-braided oni had eaten the kibi dango that Momotaro had forgotten when he returned from oni-slaying, and was so moved by their taste that she decided to manufacture and sell dumplings.

The oni seized this opportunity to propose that Momotaro join the business too.

When Momotaro heard he might make a lot of money, he thought about making life easier for his grandparents back home and reluctantly agreed. It was also a good opportunity to monitor the oni's activities.

And so Momotaro was put in charge of kibi dango product planning and development.

Act 3 -

His companions-the dog, monkey, and pheasant-were also hired, and Momotaro found himself busy developing kibi dango.

He contacted his grandmother back home to learn cooking methods, practiced and improved on his own, and spent his days eating and analysing dumplings and sweets from other stores.

Momotaro's efforts bore fruit, and the perfect kibi dango recipe was completed.

"Amazing...! This will definitely be a huge hit!"

His companions delighted in how delicious the kibi dango was, and the oni praised him highly, leaving Momotaro satisfied. He had completely become part of the company.

With recipe development completed, store preparation and promotional activities for sales expansion finished, all that remained was waiting for the production of the sales inventory to be completed.

However, the millet-the main ingredient-became difficult to obtain due to transportation troubles with the contracted supplier.

"No way...!? Getting such a large quantity of millet now is impossible..."

The oni was plunged into despair. However, Momotaro encouraged the oni not to give up.

"There's still time! Everyone needs to go out and procure it!"

Act 4 -

Encouraged by Momotaro, the oni pulled herself together and searched for and contacted millet farmers.

The oni's subordinate employees and Momotaro's companions also traveled far distances themselves to ask millet farmers to sell them ingredients, and transported the secured millet.

Then, Momotaro received a call from his grandmother. It turned out that through grandmother's connections, they could prepare a large quantity of millet.

Everyone was overjoyed. They urgently manufactured kibi dango and secured inventory for immediate sales.

Finally, on opening day, the store was packed with people seeking kibi dango.

Momotaro and the oni had come to check on things, but due to the overwhelming busyness, they both ended up working at the storefront.

The kibi dango sold out at an unexpected pace and became a huge hit product.

It even sparked a kibi dango boom throughout the city.

"Congratulations on the kibi dango launch!"

Momotaro and the oni, who had completely become work colleagues, raised their glasses to celebrate their success.

There, the oni hesitantly made a proposal to Momotaro.

"...Would you consider becoming an executive of this company?"

The oni said that since Momotaro was such a great contributor, she was even thinking of eventually passing the president's position to him...this made Momotaro panic.

"This was originally your company. I've been able to send money to everyone back home, and I've already received enough compensation."

The oni was delighted by these words and teared up. The oni and Momotaro recognised and respected each other.

Having deepened their bond beyond the boundary between humans and onis, the two bumped fists together.

Yanagiba Panda
Mmm...Xue-san's cooking is so good!

Yonaguni Hikari
Right!? Xue really is a genius fried rice master!

Wang Xue
Stop it with that weird title.

Ootori Kokona
But it really is delicious...! Thank you for cooking for us, Xue-san.

Ou Yuki
Hmph. Normally I'd charge for this...but since I used leftovers from the cafeteria today, I'll let you have it for free.

Ootori Kokona
S-So normally there's a fee.

Yanagiba Panda
It's true, you could open a restaurant with this. Chef, seconds!

Wang Xue
There aren't any!

Yanagiba Panda
Ugh, but I'm a growing middle schooler...

Wang Xue
You're such a troublesome kid...here, I'll share some of mine with you, so eat up.

Yanagiba Panda
Yay! Thank you!

Ootori Kokona
Panda-chan gets along well with Xue-san.

Yonaguni Hikari
Xue's soft with younger kids, after all.

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Pub: 18 Jan 2026 21:41 UTC

Edit: 21 Jan 2026 21:16 UTC

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