[Hakuouki Doujin] The Tide of Fallen Leaves

Seeing the No. 15 gifts delivered to his hand this month, Nueno resisted the movement of stroking his forehead, took it lightly, thanked him, and immediately transferred it to the warehouse after the other party left.

It was one of the presents from the princess.Sometimes she brings it herself, sometimes she sends it.The contents of the gift are various, such as a flower, a paper crane, a knife, a suit of armor, a horse...as long as it is suitable for her, she will order someone to prepare it on a whim, and it will be accompanied by a letterhead, on which she will confide. With love, Nue Ye felt that the thin piece of paper turned out to be a hot hand that he had never encountered before.

It's not that he never refused, Nue Ye also expressed his tactful refusal in person, and also directly rejected it, but he couldn't help the servants' begging, and sometimes even faced the princess's weeping eyes...

Even when I wanted to persuade him to quit by citing the fact that I was married, the other party said unexpectedly: "It's okay, I can be a young one. But I heard from Master Master that Mr. Nueno's wife seems to be Been dead for a long time..."

He even knew this!Nue Ye felt an uncontrollable shock in his heart for a moment.

Afterwards, he thought about it carefully, the reason why his master did this... Maybe there is another hidden meaning...

Perhaps, it was to remind him that time has passed for some ten years...

And sons and heirs have always been the expectations of the ghost clan for themselves...

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Somewhat surprised, Nueno clearly noticed that Kazama was flattering himself in his way.

For example, the guy who has been reluctant to go into the kitchen in the past actually asks for help, or even wants to learn how to cook... For example, he starts to start the topic from time to time, asking some things about himself... Another example , this simple house is slowly adding more life-like decorations, ranging from pens and inks to cloth cushions and hanging paintings.

Chikage Kazama tries to integrate into Nueno's life in his own way.

Watching him take out the things he brought back from time to time and hand them to him like offering treasures, with obvious expectations in his eyes, Nue Ye smiled faintly, but concealed his sigh.

He has refused, reminded, and negotiated rationally.

However, Chikage Kazama seems to have determined her goal, and she is not affected by external forces at all, she only wants to do it first and then talk wholeheartedly.

This kind of déjà vu experience made Nue Ye feel a little melancholy.

To him, this is wrong.

Before I know it, the emotions of the people around me start to move into a wonderful vortex, surrounding me, deeply trapped and imprisoned.

Perhaps, it was a mistake in the beginning.

So, what is the beginning?

In Nue Ye's chaotic mind, there were too many possibilities, and then he found helplessly that in some things, it was impossible to tell who was right and who was wrong.

After the tenth day of such a subtle and strong offensive, Yukimura Chizuru finally knocked on the door timidly.

It was only at the last moment that the girl came looking for her with a full heart and a sad face.

Nueno didn't express any opinion on such behavior, he already knew Yukimura Chizuru's personality, she is not used to making decisions by herself, but this is still an important matter, of course it needs more time for her to hesitate.

It's just that Chikage Kazama showed his disdain very well. When he saw the girl, he snorted coldly, then turned and left without even saying hello.

Nueno was very grateful to Kazama for not being sarcastic, and for not staying in the room to increase the pressure on the girl.

As for Chikage Kazama, I was wondering why I thought Chizuru was very suitable to be my wife at the beginning... Probably because of that kind of weak personality, it is very suitable to be at home, right?But now he felt that he didn't like this timid look.

As he "opened up", he found that he seemed to be more and more able to reflect on the past calmly.

This is a good thing.Kazama Chikage knew it well.

Then, without Nueno's knowledge, the young man deepened his feelings.

──Because, this is something that can be discovered only by knowing who is really important.

Chizuru Yukimura's answer was very vague.

She said that she didn't know how to take responsibility, and she didn't know what to do to take responsibility... At the same time, she also felt that maybe letting Xun do it would do better than herself.

Nueno looked at the girl's bewildered face, and said softly, "Have you thought about it seriously?"

"Ah... um..." Lowering her head, the girl's voice was low.

"The time to escape...I didn't give it long enough, is that what you think?" Nueno said without any hesitation. "If possible, you want me, or Kaoru, or anyone else to decide this matter, right?"

Yukimura Chizuru shed tears silently.Her hands clutched the sleeves tightly, trembling.

"You... Even after going through so many things, you still feel that you are the same as human beings, right?"

Nueno said softly, while pushing the warm tea in front of the girl, he poured another cup for himself.

"I'm sorry...I...I'm sorry..." The girl's voice sounded thinly, "I know...they also said...this matter is very important...but, but...I really don't know..."

Nueno sighed, took out a pen and paper, and drew a simple map of Japan in front of the girl.

"Maybe I'm too self-righteous." Nueno said this, causing Chizuru to look up, remembering what he said now, "This is the land where you are, Honshu."

"Using this as a boundary, the ghost clan is divided into the west and the east, and of course it is further subdivided into other villages. The total population... is about the same as the number of people in one Edo, but it is scattered throughout the country."

"The leader's duty is to find a way to keep these people alive...even better."

Nue Ye's voice echoed steadily, although there was no ups and downs, but he was careful about every little thing, and one could appreciate how much effort he put into these things.

Chizuru tried hard to remember what Nueno said, and then slowly moved.

"Why... Mr. Blade... why don't you be the leader yourself?" Chizuru moved his eyes and asked, "Obviously...knowing so many things..."

"I have my place." Nueno said: "I am the priest of the ghost clan, who keeps the rules, supervises, and records. Normally, these things should be taught to you by your elders. But in previous generations, Kazama The leader of the Yukimura family was dissatisfied with me and began to distance themselves... So, I can only do these things by myself."

Nueno turned over the next piece of paper, drew a few simple dots, divided class and status, pointed out the location of the Kazama family, Yukimura family and other ghost clan surnames, and finally wrote "priest" on the outside. words.

"Then...are there other...priests?"

"I'm the only one left." Nueno didn't continue the topic, but turned to ask: "Do you want people who are closely related to you, your clansmen, to live a better life?"

"These people will be your family." Nueno drew a big circle in the void with his fingers, enclosing the entire ghost clan. "They are not much different from the people you see. They have lived in villages for generations, have children, work, and get married...every day they think about how to survive. At most, they just want to be stronger and faster."

"Their world is very ordinary."

"Just like the Shinsengumi told you, you can also make their lives simple, content, stable and happy."

After the words came to an end, Nue pointed at Yukimura's forehead.

"What I value is not personal ability, but the willingness to give for others."

After sending Chizuru away, Nueno made another appointment with her tomorrow, and asked her to go back and think about what she was willing to do for the "ghost clan".

Leaning against the door, Nue said without turning his head, "You heard that too, right? Chikage."

The young man who came out with his hands in his pockets looked at the back in front of him and responded.

"What do you think?"

"It doesn't matter what you fancy, this is what I deserve."

Nueno couldn't help laughing, he turned around, patted Kazama's head, and rubbed it, "I thought you were going to say, you despise such comforting words."

"It's great." Nueno said softly, "I can watch you grow up."

When Nueno walked into the room, Chikage Kazama grabbed her head in a daze, and covered the place Nueno touched with her palm.

"...Don't treat me like a child..."

The author has something to say:

The pursuit of two people is very similar. XDDD

The collection didn't drop, but the message sure enough...cough.