[Hakuouki Doujin] The Tide of Fallen Leaves

"My lord, are you willing to live with me?"

The woman's beautiful face had crystal teardrops hanging down, and her pink petals were as tender as cherry blossoms, and she looked at the man in front of her pitifully.

The man's left hand was tightly grasped by the woman, the sleeve hung down, exposing the part above the elbow, but on the skin that should have been smooth, there were countless horizontal lines mottled, bright red, black red, dry brown Yes, a little bit of smoothing is barely visible.

"If you want, please don't continue to do this kind of thing, okay?" Tears flowed down like beads, and the woman pressed the rough scars on her cheeks, and said cherishingly, "I will stay with you, so Please don't leave alone again."

"Seeing you passed out on the mountain, Kikyo is really, really..." As she spoke, the woman could no longer connect the words into meaningful sentences, and could only sob.

"My lord priest...wouldn't want to see something like this..."

The young man had been staring blankly at the roof, but when he heard the keyword, he finally started to turn.He turned to the woman on the side, opened her somewhat dry lips, and asked softly, "...Master...do you know?"

The woman shook her head lightly, her black satin-like hair swayed beautifully, and said depressingly, "No, except for the one servant who brought you back, I have evaded everyone else."

"...I see..." Nueno turned his gaze back and said intermittently: "Hey, Kikyo, I want to go back..."

"I know..."

"But... I know... just..." He breathed a sigh of relief, tears slowly overflowed from the corners of Nueno's eyes, flowing silently. "...I can't go back, I can't go back..."

Seeing the person in front of her cry, the woman's tears poured down again, "...I know... my lord, I know..."

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When the first light came in, Nueno opened his eyes.

He got up and folded the quilt, tidied it up, and then walked to the simple kitchen of this hut, where there were simple vegetables and pickles bought by Riji's men.Nueno cooked the rice and miso soup, served with a small plate of pickles and a plate of boiled vegetables, and when he was ready, he got up to check Chikage Kazama's condition.

Nue Ye was not surprised to see the stinky ghost youth, he didn't say anything, he just asked him to tidy up the quilt, he set up the coffee table beside him, put down the cushions, and then turned back to bring the breakfast.

He didn't care about Chikage Kazama's eyes lit up when he saw the hot food, he chewed quietly, making the breakfast time unexpectedly peaceful.

However, after both of them finished eating, Nueye pushed the dishes and said to Kazama, "Can you wash it? Go wash it."

"..." Kazama's originally slightly soothing expression immediately became ugly again, he gritted his teeth, and spat out every single word, holding back his displeasure, "Why?"

"Because you came to learn from me." Nueno's expression remained unchanged, "No matter what your original identity is, you must do what I say."

"...Then who brought me here?" Kazama continued to stare at the guy in front of him, grinding his teeth.

"Go and wash."

"Don't think about it!"

"Go and wash."

"impossible!"

"Go and wash."

"Don't be delusional!!"

Nueno blinked, "If you don't wash it, then I won't provide you with any food while you're in this house──but I won't let you leave unless I'm satisfied with your results after two months .”

"What do you mean?" Kazama asked sullenly.

"On the surface."

Kazama immediately slapped the table vigorously, stood up suddenly, and made a gesture to go out.

Nue Ye watched the other party stand up, but there was no reaction, his eyes followed the other party's movements and turned to the back of the door until he was no longer in sight.

Soon, there was a shout from Kazama: "What the hell is this!?"

Nue Ye raised the corners of his mouth slightly, stacked the dishes, and packed them in the sink. When he turned on the faucet, he heard the sound of clanging swords. He didn't go to check. Cai ran over angrily, still holding the knife in his hand, pointed the tip of the knife at Nueno and yelled, "What do you mean?! Why can't I get out!!"

Nue Ye slowly drained the dishes and put them aside, then turned around and said softly: "I set up a barrier against ghosts, of course you can come in and out freely if you break it, but I don't think you should Have you learned it?"

Without waiting for Kazama to continue shouting, Nueno continued, "This is an enchantment handed down by the ghost clan, but no one knows how to use it anymore."

Seeing Kazama's surprised expression, Nueno added: "Want to learn?"

"What do you want?" Kazama Chikage asked angrily.

Nueno didn't continue to follow his question, he just asked people to sit on the seat, poured two cups of tea, and put them in front of each other.

After sitting down, he spoke in a steady voice: "I am a ghost. You already know this."

Kazama remained silent, suppressing his anger and waiting for the other party.

"I hope you will stay by my side for two months, and I will teach you the ghost clan things you should know and understand as a leader of the ghost clan in the west, and I hope that after I deal with the ghost clan that made Rakshasa, Take that position and keep the West stable for me."

"As I said yesterday, I will kill Michio Kazama. Let you replace him."

"Why?"

"...You don't need to know this for now."

"You mentioned the Suzuka family yesterday, right? They know?"

"...You don't need to know that either."

"Hmph! Then why should I trust you?"

"I thought you knew the fact that I'm stronger than you." As he spoke, Nueno raised his eyes slightly, "I might not be sure about anything else, but I think Michio should teach you well about the pursuit of power already?"

"Also, don't you wonder why you haven't heard of ghosts since you were a child and still use barriers?"

Kazama Chikage's expression froze, and she narrowed her eyes to take a closer look at the man in front of him who, although his face was hidden, boldly showed a faint smile in his eyes, so he said again in a serious tone: "Who are you? "

Nue Ye was a little surprised at his insistence on this question. After thinking for a while, he said: "My name is Nue Ye Ren, and I come from a family that has now disappeared in the history of the ghost clan. After a month, if you successfully answer my request, I will ask you again? It can be regarded as an extra "reward" for you."

"...You'd better remember what you said now." Chikage Kazama flashed a hint of complacency, "I accept!"

"Then let's talk about the rules first..." Nueno curled his lips, "First of all, because you didn't wash the dishes just now, you don't have lunch or dinner today."

Kazama's expression froze, and then he cursed in a low voice.

"...tsk."

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The woman in front of her is called Kikyo.

From the Suzuka family.

It is the marriage contract that this body has made since childhood.

Nue Ye knew nothing about this woman. He met her once when he was a child, and then he followed his master to wander around the world looking for a solution to the ghost clan's problem... When he finally returned to the ghost clan's settlement, She was already slim and tall, and she couldn't match the vague appearance in the impression at all.

Nue Ye guessed the reason for the combination of the two parties. Because the blood purity of the ghost blood of the two is very high, in order to pray for stronger offspring, they were appointed to be together.

Nueno didn't resist either, he always silently accepted everything about this body, just like that disciple's identity, so a month after he came back, he married Kikyo, and held a show that was unbearable among ghosts and even at that time. A grand and luxurious ceremony.

The process of the ceremony was so complicated that he didn't want to recall it.

then, then?

Then he was free.Once people are free and start to have a chance to think, Nue Ye finds that he really, really wants to go back.No, the idea of ​​wanting to go back has always existed, but there are always other things to distract him. Now that the days have become leisurely, thoughts that shouldn't have started to occupy his head... Thinking of the end, he picked up the knife and started his "attempt".

He began to try... just like his master tried to keep the ghost clan alive in the past, trying every possible method so that he could go back.

At the beginning, the movement was relatively small, and the people around him didn't pay attention; then Kikyo, who was often with him, noticed something strange.She was a good girl, first she quietly asked about his condition, trying to understand... But Nueno insisted on going her own way, and for a while she always made Kikyo, who had no way to stop her, weep quietly.

Nue Ye was like this, trying various ways to die, but always fell short because of the strong body and strength of the ghosts. In the end, even the master discovered the abnormality of Nue Ye.

He was very confused by the abnormality that the two hadn't happened for decades, and he tried to solve it, but it was also in vain.

Rumors of the apprentice priest going crazy began to spread bit by bit...

It wasn't until one time Kikyo woke up from a coma that he was so sad that he vomited blood and passed out in front of Nueno, that he suddenly realized what he had done immaturely.

However, Kikyo never got better.

The author has something to say:

Sorry in advance, when I remembered to fill in the background, I forgot to remind in advance... the love history of this child.

Let me make a general statement first. Nue Ye had three stages before, all of which were with women, and the situation was not very good (?). If you have any troubles, you can leave a message and tell me. I can reply whether you have or not, and give a precaution.

If you don't like it, please ignore it!

During this period in Sendai, the story has a blank period, so I will fill in some miscellaneous background information~~

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