Page 17: - Orochi seated at table with wide terrified eyes, heavy sweat streams, spiky hair, open screaming mouth, and scattered food dishes. - Multiple overlapping speech bubbles and SFX showing panic reports of soldier annihilation and castle invasion. - Kin'emon in mid-action stance holding drawn sword, headband, and intense glare directed at Orochi. - Orochi fallen on floor with raised pleading hands, flying sweat drops, and disheveled patterned robe. - Damaged castle interior background with broken pillars, debris, and distant figures in chaos. - Narrator box explicitly stating Orochi now faces Oden's blade. - Close-up panel of Kin'emon's glaring eyes and gritted teeth emphasizing lethal intent. - Orochi's face in extreme close-up with bulging eyes, sweat, and desperate open mouth. - Large bold SFX panels emphasizing impact and tension around the blade confrontation. - Fallen objects including a hat and tray on the floor between the two figures. - Bottom panels showing shocked side character faces reacting to the standoff. - Composition splits between wide establishing shot of the duel and extreme facial close-ups.