Jikage Rising -v2.17b Arc 3- -smiling Dog- Apr 2026

Version 2.17b is live now. Patch your client. Bring tea. And for the love of the Sage—watch the tail.

Fight him. His taijutsu is sloppy but ferocious, a dog’s desperate bite. Win, and he dies whispering “thank you” to the wrong ghost. The gate opens. The player’s corruption stat rises by 15 points. You feel nothing in the moment, but three missions later, a random civilian child will wave at you, and the game will trigger a flashback to Haru’s final grin. That is the new “Smiling Dog” debuff: joy becomes a threat. Jikage Rising -v2.17b Arc 3- -Smiling Dog-

“Are you here to hurt my master?”