Having wandered into the beast world of Jutengai, Kyuta''s gotten himself a master--Kumatetsu. But it turns out Kumatetsu''s not quite as good at teaching as he is at brawling. The grandmaster sends teacher and student alike on a pilgrimage, asking all the wisest beasts in the world a simple question: "What is true strength?" But are the boy and the beast ready for the answers?