Yoh had recovered thanks to you, and was told that Ren assisted you in driving Death Knight off.

Yoh: What about Manta? How is he?

AJ: He should be fine.

(Y/N): Yeah, the girls managed to save him in time.

Manta found you guys!

Manta: YOH! I-

Yoh: Hey, Manta, I won. I'm moving on to the next round.

Manta: I'm sorry, Yoh. If only I wasn't caught by that knight, you would have been at a better advantage.

Yoh: Yeah.

Manta: WHAT?!

Yoh: I told you before you shouldn't come. And now because of that, I could have died.

Manta: Y-Yoh, what are you saying?

Yoh: I don't think we should be friends anymore.

(Y/N): YOH!

Girls: WHAT?!

Manta: Y-YOH! HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT?! YOU WERE THE FIRST FRIEND I EVER MADE IN MY LIFE! I, I ALWAYS BELIEVED WE CAN BE FRIENDS! I-

He started to run in tears!

Rarity slapped him!

Rarity: HOW CAN YOU JUST SAY THAT?! I-

Anna: Rarity, don't you get it? He's doing this for Manta's own good. He's just a normal person.

(Y/N): Yoh, do you-

Atem: Are you really satisfied with this?

Yoh: It has to be this way. I never want to see Manta hurt again. He shouldn't be around any of us. Any of you could have been hurt. So, I'm going back to Izumo. I'll train and get stronger!

He started to walk off.

(Y/N): Yoh.

Nora: Hey, what about-

(Y/N): We'd better call the others.

At that moment ...

As Manta kept running and running, he soon came across two figures.

Mansumi Oyamada (Manta's father! A shrewd businessman who wants Manta to take over the family business! He wishes the best for Manta, even if he must be strict! Voiced by William Salyers (The voice of Rigby from Regular Show and Dr. Octopus in the Insomniac Spider-Man game!))

Keiko Oyamada (Manta's mother! She's a very shallow person who believes that other people would make their family look bad!)

Manta: M-Mother? Father?

Mansumi: Manta, at last, we've been looking for you.

Manta: What's this about?

A couple of minutes later...

Manta: NO! I'M NOT GOING TO TRANSFER SCHOOL! I GOT IN TROUBLE BECAUSE OF ME! NOT MY FRIENDS!

Keiko: What kind of person would try to blow you up like that?! How can I face anyone ever again? Please Manta, you cannot continue living in the dirty society of the lower-middle class.

Mansumi: You would consider them your friends?

Manta: Father, I don't care what you say! I-

Mansumi: Yoh Asakura, 15 years old, Sophmore Highschooler. He came out the mountains about 1 year ago. efore the transfer, there were records of him refusing to go to school. He lives with his firnace and friends, quite unusual.

Manta: HOW CAN YOU JUST INVESTIGATE ON-

Mansumi slapped Manta across the face!

Mansumi: Parents have a responsibility to protect their children. As a parent, preventing bad worms from approaching you is my responsibility. These friends, they're not normal. They're just outcasts. I'm the head of a world-respected electronic business, and you are to inherit this business. If you don't want to become an idiot, you will not see these people again! Understand that, Manta? You're going to study the real reality in an American University. Because one day, you are going to take all that I-

Manta: NO!

Mansumi: WHAT?!

Keiko: Manta.

Manta: IT'S ALL THE SAME TO YOU! YOU ARE ONLY ABOUT HOW OTHERS SEE YOU! YOU'VE BEEN THE SAME EVER SINCE I WAS BORN! I'VE NEVER FELT HAPPINESS! SO WHAT IF (Y/N), YOH, AND ALL MY OTHER FRIENDS ARE UNUSUAL! THEY'RE THE ONLY FRIENDS I HAVE! I WANT TO BE A PART OF THEIR LIVES! I WANT TO UNDERSTAND THEM! AND I WON'T LET YOU STOP ME! I WILL GO TO IZUMO!

He ran off!

Mansumi: MANTA! MANTA! GET BACK HERE THIS-

But it was too late for him, Manta was gone.

Meanwhile ... in Izumo ...

Yoh sat in a temple.

???: I see, that's why you came back ? I didn't think you would take the initiative to enhance your mana. I'm impressed Yoh, your will is much stronger.

Yohmei Asakura (Yoh's grandpa! He is a very no-nonsense yet cool old guy! Taught Yoh everything about being a Shaman! Voiced by Doug Stone!)

Yoh: I can see your head is as bald as ever Grandpa.

Yohmei: HA! Only a bit of rogaine will make it hairy again!

Some little Shikigami were carrying those bottles around.

Yohmei: But honestly, it can't be done with regular training.

Yoh: But I have to succeed no matter what.

Yohemi: You would be dead.

Yoh: I se- SERIOUSLY?!

Yohemi: Are you deaf? I said the only way to raise your mana is to be dead.

Yoh: BUT GRANDPA, IF I HAVE TO- Oh wait, I see, you mean I work myself to death!

Yohemi: No, I mean death. To raise the mana that came with birth is possible. If one has to do it, it cna only be accomplished through imitating death.

Yoh: Imitating death?

Outside...

The two were walking up the mountain.

Yohmei: When we speak of mana, it's really a measurement of a Shaman's power at irth. You know, like the five senses, you can't improve it.

Yoh: But what does this have to do with being dead?

Yohemi: It came with birth, it will work if you die to start over again. In other words, if you want a stronger mana, you have to abandon your body and hone your soul.

Yohmei called a taxi.

Yohmei: Come along, we'll see if you're really willing to undergo this training.

Soon...

Yoh and Yohmei reached a cave.

Yohmei: This is Yomi Cave, this is where the dead people go to, it's also heaven. It's also one of the locations of the Dead's Cave.

Yoh: It feels like it can suck you in!

Yohmei: It's a Shamanic Training Ground. What you have to do is get to the exit on your own. Normally it takes an entire week for an adult.

Yoh: That long? Well, I can handle this. Even without food to eat.

Yohmei: Fool. Do you know what it's like to be in the dark where you can't make anything out for a whole week?! It will take all of your senses, leaving only your mana.

Yoh: So that's what it means to be like death?

Yohmei: Precisley. There's nothing else more vulnerable than a naked soul. Yoh, will you still challenge the cave despite the warning I gave you?

Yoh: I'm going!

Yohmei: For sure? There is no turning back.

Yoh: A good friend of mine, he would go nonetheless. Being scared of the dark is not as worse as being scared of not being able to get stronger. I will become Shaman King no matter what!

Yohmei: Yoh.

Yoh: See ya, Grandpa!

Yohmei watched as his grandson went inside the cave. He couldn't help but smile.

Yohmei: Yoh, you've really become stronger.

At the same time...

(Y/N): HERE WE GO TO IZUMO!!

Ryu: YEAH!! YOU HEARD THE BOSS! LET'S GO!

All of Team (Y/N) were using the motorcycles made by the Kingdom of Science!

Manta: HOW FAST ARE WE GOING?!

Yang: Going past the speed limit!

Ryu: NO REGRETS! MS. YANG MAKES A GOOD POINT!

Rainbow: HELL YEAH!! PREACH IT RYU!!

Weiss: YOU THREE ARE IDIOTS!!!

Much later...

You all had to stop to fuel up the motorcycles. 

AJ: So, you're actually the heir to a world renowned electronics company?

Manta: Pretty much.

Blake: Why didn't you tell any of us? Or Yoh, you've known him the longest.

Manta: Because I can't stand them.

Weiss: Believe me Manta, I really hate my father.

Manta: But I'm not like any of you guys. I have no interests in anything. I just stick around because I'm at ease and happy. It actually felt good to be friends with Yoh, even if it was crazy being around spirits.

Fluttershy: Manta.

Ryu: Man, how stupid.

Manta: WHAT?!

Everyone: RYU!!

Ryu: The reason you keep sticking around Chief Yoh is because you find things you like to do. Right, Boss?

(Y/N): Ryu's right, Manta. I mean look at him, he sticks around to food because he wants to be a master chef. We all adventure because it's what we love. We all have things we like to do, and it's what brings us together. Look around us! You got the tiniest sights which might not seem much, but really it's a breathtaker up close.

Ryu: Just looking at the captivating scenery is enough for one man, even in the dark. The best kind of place to work with.

Medaka: Do you think it's running away?

Manta: Well; when you put it like that, I guess not. So, the reason I want to stick around guys like Yoh, is because I want to understand shamans better?

(Y/N): You need to figure it out. Either way, the tanks should be full. Let's get back on the road to Izumo.

In Izumo...

???: A couple of people, they're coming to Izumo, to Lord Yoh.

A young girl with pink hair appeared from a mountain shrine.

Tamao Tamamura (An orphan taken in by the Asakura Clan! She is a very shy girl who can tense up in anyone's presence! She also has a massive crush on Yoh, even though she knows he likes Anna! Voiced by Stephanie Sheh! (Basically she sounds like Hinata!))

Tamao: Though, if I bring it to Master Yohmei, he'll treat me like a little kid.

???: GIVING UP ALREADY?!

A Kitsune and a Tanuki appeared!

Ponchi and Conchi (Tamao's Spirit Partners! They are very prankster-like and vulgar! Mostly used for reconnaissance! Both voiced by Billy West (Picture them sounding like Ren and Stimpy!))

Conchi: Those people will take Yoh away!

Ponchi: You won't let them get away with that, right?

Tamao: Ponchi, Conchi, I-

Ponchi: Come on Tamao! Show them who's boss!

Conchi: Yeah! We'll destroy them!

Tamao: Yes! I, Tamao Tamamura, disciple of the Asakura Clan, will protect Lord Yoh at all costs!