The Ghost and the Demon Sensei
The Ghost and the Demon Sensei is Ishikawa Tale 6 of 9, an Act 2 side tale near Kawamata Village in Kushi. Tomoe has framed you and Ishikawa for killing travelers, and you hunt for her Kushi training camp. It rewards the Charm of Swift Return and 2 Silk.
- Type
- Side
- Given by
- Sadanobu Ishikawa
- Region
- Toyotama
- Province
- Kushi
- Rewards
- Minor Legend increase, Charm of Swift Return, +2 Silk
Storylines
Part 6 of 9 in Ishikawa's Tales
Part 23 of 66 in Tales of Tsushima
Good to know
- Ishikawa Tale 6 of 9, during Act 2: Retake Castle Shimura.
- Starts near Kawamata Village in Kushi, Toyotama, just over the Yarikawa border.
- Rewards: minor Legend increase, Charm of Swift Return, +2 Silk.
- Follows Dreams of Conquest and leads into The Terror of Otsuna.
- You climb a watchtower and investigate a wrecked convoy along the way.
- It ends with an ambush by Tomoe's archers.
- Tomoe has framed Jin and Ishikawa for killing innocent travellers in Kushi.
What you do
Ask around the village for anyone who has seen Ishikawa. A frightened man points you north of Kawamata, where Mongols have the sensei under attack. Clear them and climb the watchtower, then talk with Ishikawa. Head to an ambush site with him, look over the remains of a convoy and keep going. You find a woman tied up. Freeing her sets off an ambush by Tomoe's archers.
Objectives
Ask around for Ishikawa and talk to the scared man. Search north of Kawamata. Save Ishikawa from the Mongols. Climb the watchtower and talk. Ride to the ambush site and check the wrecked convoy. Free the captive woman. 7. Survive the archers and talk to Ishikawa.
Behind the ambushSpoilerShow
Tomoe later claims she lost control of her archers soon after the Kushi camp went up, and that the attack on Jin and Ishikawa went against her orders. Ishikawa does not believe her.
- Sadanobu IshikawaSensei Ishikawa is a famous archer and one of Jin's allies. He teaches Jin the bow and sends him after Tomoe, the student who now trains Mongol archers. His nine-part storyline, Ishikawa's Tales, starts with The Tale of Sensei Ishikawa in the main story.
- TomoeTomoe is Sensei Ishikawa's former student and the main target of Ishikawa's Tales. A brilliant archer, she now trains Mongol bowmen in the Way of the Bow. You chase her camps across Hiyoshi, Kushi and Otsuna with Ishikawa.
Related missions
- Side
Dreams of Conquest
Dreams of Conquest is Ishikawa Tale 5 of 9 and the first of his Act 2 tales, starting at the Akashima Survivor Camp. You rescue a pinned-down Ishikawa and raid Tomoe's archer training camp for clues. It needs A New Horizon done and rewards the Charm of Precision and 2 Silk.
- Side
Laid to Rest
Laid to Rest is Ishikawa Tale 9 of 9, the Act 3 finale of his storyline. You team up with Tomoe and Ishikawa to stop a surprise Mongol attack on Umugi Cove. It rewards the Charm of Precision, the Midnight Shark half bow dye and the Shattered Mask of Tomoe.
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The Terror of Otsuna
The Terror of Otsuna is Ishikawa Tale 7 of 9, the last of his Act 2 tales, where you hit Tomoe's Otsuna training camp and finally see her face to face. It starts west of Old Toyotama Hills and rewards the Charm of Efficiency and 2 Silk.
Image: Sucker Punch Productions / PlayStationSideFriends in Passing
Friends in Passing is Ishikawa Tale 8 of 9, an Act 3 side tale that starts at Jogaku Temple in Kamiagata. While hunting for Tomoe in eastern Jogaku you meet a trapper named Matsu and help her check her traps. It rewards the Charm of Fortune II and the Hidden Serpent half bow dye.