Hida Kirenai was a bushi of the Crab, under the command of Hida Barishu. Kirenai led a Crab force through the Shadowlands, and he was accompanied by a Lion Omoidasu, Ikoma Daikaji. The bard recorded Kirenai's exploits in the Lava Forest, the Sixty-Year Chasm, the Fields of Hair, the caves south to the River of the Dark Moon, the Oni Graveyard, or the abandoned troll city of Toshi no Kijo. The work did little enough to enhance poor Kirenai's reputation, which was depicted as a fool who did nothing and sought recognition through tricks.