[War Engraved Night Blood] Himiko's War

Chapter 5

"Then I'll call you Xun!" Xingzi said with a smile, and walked out quickly, "Let's go, let's go to the river!"

"Eh? Eh!" Kaoru Ishida hurriedly followed, "Wait for me, Iori!"

"Call me Xingzi, Xingzi! Ah Xun, you idiot!"

"Xing, Xingzi, slow down, wait for me!"

"Young people are so energetic..." Grandma Takahashi said in admiration, "But speaking of which, the clothes of the new girl look familiar, like the one that Mr. Mitsuhide borrowed before. It's an illusion, Ji Shenzi doesn't know it at all. Wear the clothes of us servants..." Granny Takahashi muttered, and quickly put the matter behind her, "Let's get together quickly, so that the adults can have hot meals when they come back..."

Kyoko, who claimed to be a newcomer, was unexpectedly familiar with the house, and soon led Kaoru Ishida out through the side door. Not far from the side door was a stream, and there was a built wooden platform beside the stream.

"It's here~" Xingzi put down the basin, took out the clothes that were stacked in the basin one by one, and finally took out a box of acacia fruits at the bottom.

Seeing the acacia fruit, Kaoru Ishida couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.Fortunately, it was something she had used in the country. If she was really asked to hammer clothes with a wooden hammer like a TV series, she really wasn't very good at it.So Kaoru Ishida skillfully picked up the clothes, squatted on the wooden platform by the river and washed them.Fortunately, the clothes were only stained with some mud, which was easy to clean.

"That... Ah Xun..."

"Ah? What's the matter?" Ishida Kaoru was originally looking at her clean clothes with satisfaction, but when she heard Kyoko's voice, she shifted her gaze, and saw Kyoko's somewhat awkward expression.

"Can you..." Xingzi looked a little embarrassed, and seemed unable to say the rest.

"Yes." Kaoru Ishida quickly understood what Kyoko meant, and blinked at Kyoko, "Don't be embarrassed, after all, you are the one who will work together in the future."

"Ah Xun is the best!" Xingzi said happily, as if she was about to rush over.

"Wait! Kyoko! Foam!" Ishida Kaoru tried his best to dodge, but Kyoko rubbed his face with the foam.

"Hahahaha, I finally laughed~ Be happy, Xun, don't always show that sad expression!" Kyoko said with a rare serious expression after helping Ishida Xun wipe off the foam after playing around.

Was it because he was worried about her mood... Ishida Kaoru felt a warm current in his heart, and sincerely thanked Kyoko, "Thank you, Kyoko."

"Finally got up, let's cheer up and finish washing all the clothes!"

Seeing Kyoko clenched her fists with great vigor, Kaoru Ishida also felt better, so he casually took some clothes and helped Kyoko wash them.The two talked and laughed, and quickly finished washing the clothes.

Because there was only one basin, and Kaoru Ishida helped Kyoko wash the clothes, Kyoko insisted on letting her hold the basin full of washed clothes, but Kaoru Ishida had no choice but to let Kyoko hold the basin by herself.When the two returned to the mansion through the side door, Kaoru Ishida's mood still involuntarily fell.I was happy when I was with Kyoko, but this mansion reminded Kaoru Ishida that she was here only because she was a more valuable prop.And Kyoko, because she was struggling to hold the basin and pay attention to the road under her feet, she didn't notice that Kaoru Ishida lost her smile again, leaving only melancholy.

When the two passed by the door of the kitchen, Kyoko was stopped by Granny Takahashi. "Xingzi, it's just in time to come back, help mother-in-law deliver the food."

"Ah, but the clothes haven't been dried yet..." Xingzi said awkwardly holding the basin.

"Isn't there still her?" Grandma Takahashi pointed to Kaoru Ishida who was standing aside, "Let her go to dry the clothes, and you can deliver the meals."

Seeing that Kyoko was still in trouble, Ishida Kaoru took the initiative to hug the basin. "It's okay, you've already told me the location, I'll just go to the courtyard to dry it myself."

"Then please, Xun!" Kyoko asked Granny Takahashi with some doubts, "This time it's so fast!"

"It's not like this all the time recently." Granny Takahashi replied indifferently, urging Kyoko to wash her hands and change clothes.

Ishida Kaoru went to the courtyard with the basin in his arms, and saw several rows of clothes-drying poles in an open space.She took out the clothes from the basin one by one, shook them out completely, and slowly hung them on the clothes rail.While hanging, Ishida Kaoru saw Mitsuhide walking over in a hurry, holding a piece of paper full of handwriting in his hand, as if confirming something.Kaoru Ishida opened his mouth, but finally fell silent without calling him.

What are you calling him for?To tell him her dissatisfaction with her situation?But in the Oda Army, where all members worship Oda Nobunaga, no one will stand by her side.Ishida Kaoru suddenly felt inexplicably wronged and had the urge to cry.

"Hey."

Ishida Kaoru trembled when he heard Oda Nobunaga's voice, and the clothes in his hand almost fell to the ground.

"..." Oda Nobunaga frowned and looked at the little girl who was timidly hanging clothes, and confirmed her identity after careful reflection, "It's 'Seven', do you like being a servant so much?"

The anxiety of coming to another world like a rootless duckweed, the worry of not knowing whether to return to the original world, the depression and dissatisfaction of being used as an object, and the fear of facing the pressure on Oda Nobunaga, mixed together and fermented rapidly break out.Kaoru Ishida knew that her emotions were wrong, but if she missed this moment, I'm afraid she would never have the courage to say these words again.

Ishida Kaoru gritted his teeth, blinked back the steam that was about to overflow, and said in a stiff tone, "Ah, yes, even being a servant is much better than being an object! Do you think I would like to come to this world! Or Said that you think I like to be a Ji Shenzi who only has the value of useful blood?"

"Why don't you try to escape." Oda Nobunaga's voice could not hear any emotion.

"If I escape, am I still here?"

"It's cowardly to give up without even trying."

Kaoru Ishida turned around angrily, and the anger almost came out of his eyes, "Ah, then the great head of the Oda family, Mr. Oda Nobunaga, why don't you try to let me have the knowledge and power of this world? In that case, Even if it is under the control of Nobunaga-sama known as the Demon King, I will escape to you!"

The unyielding eyes still shining with tears in them are really beautiful.Oda Nobunaga stared at Kaoru Ishida thinking.So this person, will it be the one he was waiting for?But thinking of those Hime Mikos from the past, the flickering light in Oda Nobunaga's eyes dimmed.

"You are not the first person who made such a declaration to me, but in the end they all became obedient props." Oda Nobunaga's mouth curled into a smile, and there was a bit of sarcasm in his cold voice, "Starting tomorrow, I will Let Guangxiu teach you knowledge, Singer and Changxiu train your physical strength, let me see what value you have besides blood. Also, if you don’t want to die, you should stay safe until you are sure enough to escape Let’s be the Hime Miko of the Oda family. I’m looking forward to how far you can go.”

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Due to private reasons, the characters deviate from the original characters.