It's Auntie Benmaru!

Episode 1/ふたりの物语

1. Travel

In early summer, the sun shines.

There is a lot of people around Azuchi Castle in Shiga Prefecture.

As the residence of the daimyo Oda Nobunaga of the last era, Azuchi Castle is still bustling even after decades. The markets, shops, and even entertainment venues near the ruins of the castle are all well-developed. When Qieguang set foot in Antu, he was amazed by the prosperity in front of him.

"...Look, Onikiri, Azuchi Castle's popular accessories are very elegant!"

On the way to the client's house, Anchao Bazaar was the only way for Onikiri and Tianqing to pass. Considering that it was not time to meet the client, they simply wandered around the market.

At this time, for the convenience of traveling, Onikiri, who was following Tianqing, also changed into the clothes of men in the Edo period. On top of a thin plain blue summer kimono, he put on a dark blue long hakama and no home clothes. patterned white sleeveless blouse.

This body was specially dragged by Onikiri to the tailor shop before Tianqing, and forced him to choose it himself - Onikiri had no idea at the time, just randomly picked some of the most elegant and simple styles, after all, gorgeous and exaggerated are not suitable his character.

However, even if I try my best to keep a low profile, it is impossible for a "beautiful" like Onikiri to walk on the street without attracting people's attention.

There have been a lot of trips so far—someone guessed that Onikiri was the heir of a nobleman, the son of a daimyo, or even a member of the royal family, so that no matter where he went, he would be treated respectfully by the townspeople.

...Even if you take a step back and rely on the three knives on Onikiri's waist, you can blindly guess that he is a high-ranking samurai—that is the highest status in the Japanese social class system. They all bow their heads respectfully.

After bowing their heads and saluting, townspeople couldn't help but take a peek. After all, Onikiri has a strong, tall figure that is superior to ordinary samurai, and his appearance is much more elegant and luxurious than the noble daimyos imagined by commoners. Many passing by see The Onikiri women even forgot to salute, but...

"...Don't look at this, find something to eat first."

——The sight of this "prominent" warrior was always fixed on only one person.

Among the crowd, the handsome and extraordinary samurai man spoke with a low and moving voice.

The townspeople who heard it were all attracted by the voice, but in the next second they saw him raising his bony hand and pulling the girl beside him back to him. His movements were intimate and natural, and he didn't feel at all that he was in a public place and needed to avoid it .

"Then... what do you want to eat? I'm so hungry after you say that! I don't want to eat rice balls anymore..."

The black-haired petite girl also naturally accepted the man's care, raised her head and spoke in a cheerful tone, so everyone finally shifted their eyes to the girl, only to realize... It's not just Onikiri who attracts attention, that The girl is also amazingly beautiful, just a glimpse is enough to make one's breath stagnate.

Discussions suddenly exploded in the market, and many literati and warriors passing by wanted to step forward to take a peek, but before they got close, they felt a cold gaze sweeping over, making them deterred before they raised their legs.

The girl who was not noticed by everyone was suddenly blocked by the tall figure. Presumably this warrior with cold eyes protected her well just now, so others only noticed him.

"... Onikiri, what's wrong? Your expression suddenly became a little serious."

Below, a girl's curious voice came.

"……nothing."

Looking back at her, his tone and expression had become normal.

And the petite girl just gave him a strange look, and walked towards a tea house without thinking carefully, holding Onikiri's arm.

Only at the moment when the girl took the initiative to hold Onikiri's arm, the owner of the shop next to him just saw it, and the expression of the indifferent samurai softened a bit.

Those fairy-like backs are so beautiful that no one can disturb them.

……

After noon, the market is far less lively than in the morning.

Tianqing and Onikiri chose a soba noodle shop. The soba noodle soup inside has been cooled beforehand, which is especially suitable for eating in summer.

Tianqing and Onikiri ordered one portion of this buckwheat noodle meal. After all, Onikiri generally doesn't need to eat human food, so if Tianqing didn't prepare it himself, he wouldn't put it in his mouth.

"Look at that table... that one is as beautiful as a princess..."

"But that attendant is also very handsome, no, they must be nobles..."

Ever since the two entered the store, they had been staring at Tianqing and Onikiri a lot. At first Onikiri would use his body to slightly block the sight of the man on Tianqing, but later he couldn't block it, and Onikiri He couldn't help thinking whether he should go to the market to buy a mask for Tianqing to reduce those impure gazes.

However, the girl next to him loves to receive compliments.

"Hehehe Onikiri... did you hear that? They say I look like a princess..."

"eat first."

Onikiri interrupted her angrily, picked up the chopsticks and handed them to the palm of her left hand, and then watched her eat.

They had heard about this soba noodle shop before they came to Azuchi Castle. It is said that the noodles are made with family secret recipes, and the taste is different from the ones sold in the market. Instead, he ate obediently because he was hungry.

"..."

Onikiri usually doesn't bother Tianqing when she's eating, either confirming the task content or sitting by the side silently like a statue, this time Onikiri just watched Tianqing eat calmly, looked at her one by one and said yes While eating, he picked up the teacup and wanted to make tea for her.

It's just that as soon as the pottery cup fell into Onikiri's palm, a bumpy gap suddenly attracted his attention. Seeing the slightly piercing cracks on the rim of the cup, he frowned, got up with the cup and was about to Get it replaced by an employee in the store.

Onikiri got up for no reason, Tianqing naturally noticed it, she blinked her eyes and watched the sullen man approaching a certain kanban girl in kimono with a cup, the girl turned her head when she heard the sound, saw Onikiri's figure, her face It was an envious look that couldn't be concealed.

"Oh, my guest, what can I do for you...?"

"I want to change a cup, this one is chipped, thank you."

After being taught by Tianqing, Onikiri is now quite friendly when speaking to ordinary humans. Knowing that he is asking others to do something, he will politely add "Thank you", and his expression is not the usual indifference that makes people shy away. .

Unexpectedly, Onikiri's courteous treatment made the kanban lady even more imaginative, she held her face and smiled foolishly, and after a few seconds she was willing to answer: "I'm really sorry, I'll get you a new cup for the guest , you can come with me first, and I will let you choose whatever you want."

"...Oh, good." Onikiri always felt weird when he heard "choose at will", but thought of picking a good cup for Tianqing, so he followed the little girl with a blank expression.

Unbeknownst to Tian Qing behind him, his eyes widened.

——What... what is this all about?That little girl has nympho written all over her face!Why did Onikir follow him so foolishly!

--ah!That kanban girl reached out to touch Onikiri!She actually pretended to take away the things on his clothes, but there was nothing on them!What!nothing!

——Isn’t this picking a cup?Why did the little girl touch Onikiri's hand!

——No, no, what is this all about?

Tianqing puffed up her mouth, the soba noodles she ate tasted like chewing wax, she stood up from the table, and was about to go over to snatch her man back - Onikiri, who was about to pick up the cup and turn around, was caught by " Accidentally tripped over her foot" was hugged by the Kanban lady!

This development caused all the judges on the scene to gasp, and the kanban lady who accidentally hugged Onikiri let go of it in a shy manner, saying sorry repeatedly... and watching Onikiri's reaction cautiously.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry this guest, I'm clumsy..."

"...It doesn't matter." Even though he said this, Onikiri frowned, after all, he never resisted being touched by others.

However, "If you don't like humans, you can't show too much resistance to humans, or you will become suspicious" is also Tianqing's teaching, so Onikiri can only suppress his displeasure, pretend to be calm and go back to his original table with Tianqing, and use her To dispel unhappiness.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned his gaze, he found that the table was empty.

Onikiri's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately looked around in a panic, until he saw that girl in a dignified kimono, walking faster than usual, leaving the main entrance of the soba noodle shop——

Onikiri, who didn't know what to do, was naturally confused, but the natural reaction in the next second was to put down the teacup and chase it out.

"Why... um?!"

Onikiri stretched out his hand to grab Tianqing's arm, but the moment he covered it with his big hand, a tingling sensation came from his palm, Onikiri frowned, only to realize that now Tianqing had covered her whole body with a guardian technique Mode!

This spell!

It is a yin and yang technique that can only be used when the sky is sunny and unhappy!

The purpose is to prevent him from touching her casually when she is angry, packing her up and taking her away...

Because of this familiar pain, Onikiri got an easy-to-understand answer, so she didn't continue to ask "what's the matter with you", and reflexively reflected on what he had offended her just now.

She loves to be angry when he gets hurt, and also when he doesn't let her eat too much snacks, and if he doesn't cooperate with her to buy new clothes, she will also be angry...

Onikiri quickly recalled all the incidents in the past when he provoked Tianqing in his mind. During this time of traveling with her, he learned that when she was angry, he had to be coaxed. In a daze in front of the sky.

It's just that this time Onikiri thought about it and didn't know what he did wrong.

"Is it because the soba noodles just now were not tasty?" After all, she would get angry occasionally when she ate bad ones.

"...How could this be the reason!"

"Is today a special 'anniversary'?" He had forgotten the "important day" she said before, and she was also angry all night.Later, Touken and Fox's help explained to him that this is called "anniversary day", and girls will care about it.

"No! Yes!" Tianqing clasped her hands together, "Our 'anniversary' is not in this season either!"

Onikiri swallowed his saliva, the arrogant and aloof samurai monster seemed helpless in front of the angry little girl, if this continued, the protective technique on her body would add another layer, he couldn't guess anything, so he just stiffened Scalp asked: "Then... it's your...menstrual event..."

"...No! What are you talking about on the street!"

If it weren't for the spells covering her hands, she would have rushed forward and covered Onikiri's mouth. She blushed with shame, feeling that she couldn't communicate with Onikiri, so she turned around and turned her back on him with puffed cheeks. .

"..."

Onikiri looked at Tianqing's back helplessly, his personality has always been straightforward, he just cuts off people he hates, turns around and walks away when he can't handle problems, and let go of any object he doesn't hate and unsolvable situations. In front of him, he would rather lose that object than think about troublesome things.

It's just that Tianqing was in front of him, so he didn't think about the above-mentioned method at all, he just looked at her back in annoyance.

He couldn't figure out what happened all the time, and Tianqing was also worrying about how to give Mumu a hint behind him, until the kanban lady of the soba noodle shop came out of the shop.

"Oh, the guest just now—"

The girl's voice came from behind, deliberately choking on a cute and coquettish tone, so that a monster like Guiqie who doesn't pay attention to details can instinctively feel resistance.

Onikiri and Tianqing turned their heads at the same time, and even moved a little to the side indiscriminately, not wanting that human to touch them again.

But how could that girl notice the subtle changes in Onikiri, she only knew that when she saw the two quarreling in the store, she happily came out to add to the chaos.

"Two guests, may I ask if you are dissatisfied with the service of the store? Look at the two of you who are arguing now..."

Guiqie didn't dare to answer here, but just glanced at the angry Tianqing next to him.

The latter didn't like this woman, so he gritted his teeth and said, "No."

Onikiri could naturally see that Tianqing had a bit of a temper with the girl, and her eyes were strange—she was usually polite and obedient to ordinary people, and no matter how she lost her temper, she would not involve other people, what happened this time?

He looked confused, but the answer would come to his door right away——

"Oh, could it be that you saw me hugging this samurai by accident just now? I'm really sorry, because I'm usually clumsy...I didn't expect such a big misunderstanding."

The little girl in a kimono spoke, with two tears easily brewing in her eye sockets, she looked pitiful and innocent.

She covered her face with her hands, and continued whimperingly: "And I thought that this samurai-sama has a master-servant relationship with you, so you shouldn't care about it. I would have been more careful if I knew it, but I was also clumsy just now I have committed an old problem..."

"I didn't expect that it would affect the relationship between the two of you, making you think that this lord warrior is having an affair with me..."

The petite kanban lady wiped her face, looking humble and well-behaved.

However, although the tone and expression were staged, what she deliberately said was true opinion.

After all, based on this girl's observation, Tianqing and Onikiri shared the same table just now but they didn't eat the same food, Tianqing didn't dress like a married woman, there was a chip in the teacup, and it was the samurai's side to deal with it...

There are no couples who get along like this in Japanese society.

Especially samurai wives—it was simply impossible to leave their husbands to take care of them.

……Do not.

It's better to say that husband and wife and fiancée go out together, she has never seen a woman let the man take care of her, if there is, it must not be a fiancée, but a master-servant relationship.

So in her view, only Tianqing was hiding her thoughts on Guiqie.

And the samurai is her servant, so he will accommodate her in every possible way, and he doesn't have the slightest intention to refute when they quarrel, but just stands there annoyed.

She has read too many stories about this kind of relationship. It is impossible for someone as noble as Tian Qing to form a good relationship with a warrior in the end.

So here Tianqing was said to "care about Onikiri" by her, so she should be blushing and afraid to admit it.

And an upright and noble samurai like Onikiri would never be angry with a good woman like her, and there is a certain probability that she will be easier to get along with than that temperamental master...

The girl thought about it, and also thought that if she asked such a question, she would be denied by Tianqing, and even said "how could I care about him" in front of the samurai.

Unexpectedly, when Tianqing was about to explode, it was Onikiri who interjected first...

……

"……is that so?"

After hearing what the girl from the soba shop said, he interjected with an expression of sudden realization, and then looked at Tianqing who was about to explode next to him and asked, "Are you concerned about this?"

When he asked, he added too many tones that surprised the little clerk, and she even had the feeling of "so it's this" and "fortunately it's just that". She felt something was wrong and looked up at Onikiri, listening carefully. I don't think it's very good, why is this samurai lord talking to his master without honorifics?

He also called you "you" directly, which is a very intimate name.

Her gaze immediately went back and forth between Tianqing and Onikiri, and Tianqing was obviously stunned by Onikiri for a second, also in a dilemma and with complicated emotions.

She couldn't answer "yes" directly, after all, the object of her jealousy was here, and Onikiri's overly blunt way of asking made her feel ashamed.

But embarrassment and shame are just embarrassment and shame, which are completely different from the rage just now.

So even if Tianqing didn't answer, Onikiri knew she had "admitted" and got the answer just by the way she was blocked, and Onikiri even had a "relieved" expression on his face.

"...It turns out that's all."

The annoyance and anxiety on Onikiri's face just now were gone, and he just sighed helplessly.

"What 'just like that'! Ah, crap..."

Tianqing stomped her feet in anger at Onikiri's helpless look, and subconsciously quarreled with him, but once she spoke, it proved this even more, and helped Onikiri to affirm it even more.

She was angry and depressed, and didn't know how to react for a moment, she just pursed her mouth into a straight line, and looked away sullenly.

But this time Onikiri didn't panic anymore, and he didn't care about a big living person standing beside him, so he began to lecture Tianqing without blushing and heartbeat: "You shouldn't be so angry."

"I'm angry, do I need your consent..."

"Because everything else is my mistake, I still have something to learn." Onikiri interrupted her solemnly and explained: "But about this, you know that I am not interested in anyone other than you. "

His face was not red and his heart was not beating, he stared directly at Tianqing with deep eyes, because he had never heard Guiqie deliberately say any love words, this kind of straight ball no matter whether her heart is good or not has not been shot for a long time, no matter how angry Tianqing is, she will be caught off guard I was teased to blush.

And these words that were too firm fell into the ears of the Kanban lady behind, and it was even more of a slap in the face. Not to mention the fake crying just now, she is now in the mood to really cry--isn't this the same as in all Are you disgusted in front of people?

Unexpectedly, Onikiri did not stop explaining.

"...Besides, I don't like being touched by people other than you."

"I'm only accessible to you, you know."

When he said these words, there was no superfluous expression on his handsome face, he was just saying an iron fact seriously.

It's just that the eyebrows and eyes are lowered, and the eyes are calm, saying the truth that is taken for granted by him, but to the ears of ordinary people, it is a word that is not good for the heart.

...Where have they seen noble warriors expressing this "only" emotion to women on the street?

And he was confident and confident, without any shy thoughts, anyone could tell, not to mention that it looked like "a princess's unrequited love" just now, but now it was simply a "stalker's stalking".

However, such a stalking Onikiri still has an aura that is superior to everyone else's—however, a great and excellent person naturally reveals his heart compared to his weaker partner, and there is a kind of cuteness that everyone has experienced for the first time .

The samurai who is not interested in everything, actually has such a frank and "willful" performance in front of the woman he likes, it is really too flattering.

Tianqing herself was obviously caught off guard by Onikiri's attack, and wanted to tell him to stop talking, but she couldn't stop Onikiri's eloquence, so she could only face the attack with a blushing face.

"I know, I know……"

"If you weren't here, I wouldn't cooperate with others."

"Um……"

"Just now I just remembered what you said and didn't push her away."

"it is good……"

"So you shouldn't be so angry." Speaking of this, Onikiri even frowned a little, and his tone seemed helpless: "I think so."

Precisely because of his noble character and his unwavering stance, when he had to explain this to Tian Qing, he really didn't waver in the slightest.

Somehow in the end Onikiri was able to turn his back on the customer and say it was Tianqing's fault, such a lovely complaint, all the judges behind him sighed in praise.

Is there such a perfect story in the world?Yes, right in front of you.

The man in front of him had such pure and beautiful feelings for the girl.

It was so pure that the townspeople who were bowing to Onikiri just now forgot about the difference in their identities, and even cheered for Onikiri from the sidelines.

"The future is terrifying..."

"That samurai brother, I support you!"

"It's normal for women to be jealous, they all care about you!"

"Pretty little girls are also possessive of you, you just need to coax them!"

"Brother Samurai, come on!"

All kinds of opinions on the street came and went, and Tianqing's face was quickly peeled off. She was afraid of other people's attention, and so many people would support her to reconcile with Onikiri. It's because of shyness—he wanted to get into Onikiri's arms, but he didn't dare to move rashly due to the current situation.

As for the girl from the soba shop, she didn't have the slightest intention to participate, she just quietly left the scene with a gloomy face, and soon all eyes fell on her and Onikiri.

This time, Onikiri didn't block other people's eyes for Tianqing as usual. Hearing that others were teaching him how to coax a woman, he even turned his head to look at a townsman who shouted the loudest: "What do you think you're going to do at this time?"

He had a serious look on his face, even Tianqing had never seen Onikiri like this.

The townsman was also flattered by Onikiri's sudden response, but he didn't want his beloved CP to live forever. He clenched his fists and responded bravely: "My family, kiss her when you are angry. I can't remember being angry after one bite! A few more coaxing words can make you hehehe..."

The boss didn't make it clear, not only Onikiri understood, but the rest of the town was blocked by other townspeople.

But there are also more suggestions being thrown over, which are nothing more than ways for couples to get along intimately. Onikiri seems to be listening, so Tianqing next to her is almost unable to maintain her sobriety. There is.

And when Onikiri kissed Tianqing at the scene, the encouragement sounded louder and louder, Onikiri seemed to have finally made a decision - he turned his head to look at Tianqing, and the sight that said Tianqing was a bit incomprehensible means.

She blushed: "You don't really intend to be here...here? I will definitely kill you!"

Onikiri looked at her, seeing her coquettish look, actually felt itchy in his heart.

It's just that he really doesn't have such a high-profile personality—so he didn't attack right away, but responded vaguely: "...if this makes you come with me."

"What?! Can you really do it?" Tianqing blushed, "I'll just go back with you, don't!"

"Then you are not angry?"

"Don't be angry! Don't be angry!!" She tried her best to emphasize that the little one was still cute when she was pissed off, and Onikiri saw her in his eyes, and when she didn't notice it, she seemed to be smiling slyly With a sound.

Tianqing seemed to hear it, but she couldn't see anything when she looked up, and the other party raised her hand calmly: "Then shall we leave now?"

Tianqing nodded her head naturally, and handed over her hand: "Come on, let's get out of here...I'm going to die of embarrassment..."

Seeing her muttering, Onikiri held her hand in a good mood, and did nothing except consciously pull her in while holding her.

The townspeople who thought they would see the couple kissing in public sighed, but the young couple walked away, and they naturally stopped disturbing their space, allowing the two figures, one tall and one short, to fade away and disappear.

What they didn't know was that after leaving the street, Tianqing, whose face was still red, was caught off guard by Onikiri with one hand. Wearing human clothes, he accumulated energy under his feet, and in the next second, Tianqing would be taken away. To the eaves where none of the townspeople can see.

All of a sudden, most of Antu City was captured by the two of them.

Tianqing didn't know what Onikiri was doing, subconsciously grasped Onikiri's shirt with both hands, frowned and asked him, "Onikiri, what are you planning to do... Ugh!"

Before she finished speaking, she felt that her lips were covered with two moist and soft lips.

Tianqing was familiar with the faint natural woody fragrance, and his breath quickly filled all her perceptions. The gentle and ambiguous kiss easily captured all her defenses, and both her consciousness and attention were dominated by the other party.

Her waist was weak, but before her body fell, the wicked monster in front of her had already supported her skillfully.

After finally ending the kiss, she felt dizzy and couldn't ask why.

Fortunately, he was already familiar with all her expressions, knowing that she wanted to ask, he answered first: "Those people said just now, doing this can make you forget your anger."

"You! Just make excuses, you obviously want to kiss yourself, you think I don't know..."

"……right."

Onikiri didn't deny it, and with a proud face, he let her, who was weak all over, lean against his arms.

"Then you pretended not to know it just now, but you suddenly dragged me here, you must be out of revenge!"

"No."

"What's the reason for that?"

Seeing that her face was still red, he suddenly remembered his thoughts in the market just now, so he bowed his head.

"that is because……"

"……what?"

"I don't want anyone to see the way you blushed after being kissed by me."

Onikiri stared at her jade-like slender neck, slightly perspiring from the kiss.

Looking up, there are her earballs that are so red that they seem to bleed, and then there are moist eyes between the black hair.

With a bright red face, she looks like a fruit you can pick.

"what are you saying……"

"It's nothing."

Onikiri didn't answer any more, just moved closer to her face with eyes half downcast, and bit her earlobe viciously with his hands.

Unsurprisingly, he felt her body trembling, and when he heard her gasp in discomfort, he smiled even more.

"It's enough for me to understand this matter."

Blue sky and white clouds.

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