The hot-headed dude was Samui's brother. They have themed names - Samui means "cold," and Atsui means "hot."
But you're right, the way the soul jars worked was completely absurd and confusing. Although, apparently, I heard on chuunin somewhere that Kishi's borrowing from/paying homage to Journey to the West with those, so maybe I'd get it if I knew JttW.
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Date: 2011-02-11 04:46 pm (UTC)But you're right, the way the soul jars worked was completely absurd and confusing. Although, apparently, I heard on