Nagato Kagutsuchi: The Dawn
Ch. 173 - Tears Without Cause
The next day, the sun was not yet fully shining. Dew still clutches the leaves, the air feels cold on the skin. And the birds were clearly singing outside.
Nagato's. Are you happy when I think of you as my grandson?
Tears drenched Nagato's face for no reason. Suddenly he let out tears for no reason, his eyes twinkling. Nagato was puzzled looking at the wall of his room. His eyes are colorless.
"Why am I crying?" Nagato muttered softly.
The words from Grandpa Hyogoro echoed in his ears, while Grandpa Hyogoro's raucous voice burst into his body piercing through the sidelines of his bones mixed with his blood.
"Dragon..." Iris woke up and found Nagato crying beside her. Slowly Iris changed her sleeping position to sit while holding Nagato's shoulder.
"Are you awake?" Nagato smiled faintly at Iris while wiping away her tears.
"Why are you a dragon?" Iris looked worried.
"I don't know it myself, nor do I know why my tears are coming out." Nagato tried to stop crying but the sadness that came out of nowhere continued to approach and crawl all over his body.
Iris immersed Nagato's face into her chest while gently stroking Nagato's black hair.
Nagato himself was more confused after Iris hugged him even more tears. His sorrow spilled, Nagato's two hands that had been silent, now covered his own face so that Iris would not see his crying.
"Currently, why am I like this," inner Nagato who was still feeling confused.
Iris looked at the window of the room and closed her eyes as a collection of light began to enter through the window and hit her body.
"Thank you." Nagato took off Iris' embrace and wiped her tears. Her face was flushed red as Iris looked at her weak side.
"Let's get out, or something troublesome will happen" Nagato glanced at Iris who was still sitting on the bed.
"You mean?" Iris tilted her head looking at Nagato.
Nagato undressed and put on a towel. Then he saw Iris's face red as a tomato.
"I told you to get out. The female base is troublesome," Nagato lamented as he opened the door of his room.
"By the way last night you slept with me. Aren't you curious about what happened last night?" Nagato glanced at Iris for a moment, then he shifted his gaze.
"Did Iris hear what I said to Grandma Emi. It seems like he already knows my identity," inner Nagato added.
Iris held her face then her whole body she checked one by one. After that his eyes were fixed straight towards Nagato.
"Last night I had a nightmare..." Iris swallowed. Voice restrained.
"Na-Naga .. You must have done something to my body, right?" Iris averted her gaze staring at the floor of the inn room as she occasionally glanced at Nagato.
Nagato was silent at Iris's words. She thought Iris would stay away from her after knowing her identity, but now the beautiful girl was behaving as usual.
Both Nagato and Iris were misunderstood, their conversation was misunderstood.
"I took a shower first, last night I just-" Nagato's face came back red. She recalled her self kissing Iris' hair, holding and hugging the beautiful girl.
"Forget it, I go first huh," Nagato said, ending the conversation as he accelerated his footsteps towards the hot spring.
"Wait!" With a flushed face, Iris was curious about what Nagato had done to her all night.
"Dragon!" Iris ran after Nagato.
"Why are you chasing me?" Nagato was confused to see Iris. Now he also ran away from Iris.
While continuing through the inn hallway, Nagato did not notice the new Shirayuki coming out of his room and yawned while covering his mouth. Nagato's head continued to look back, not how long he saw Iris who had stopped running.
"Why is he?" Nagato bumped into Shirayuki and her body fell onto the floor of the inn.
"Duh, early in the morning have been playing a chase." Shirayuki held onto her stomach that was hit by Nagato's head.
"I'm not a kid!" Nagato denied Shirayuki's words.
"Who is also playing a chase. Iris is after me Aunt Shirayuki." Nagato blushed his face withstanding the overwhelming embarrassment.
"I didn't do anything .. just..." Nagato swallowed. Now he clenched his hand.
"just? Hayo just what?" Shirayuki smiled as she rubbed Nagato.
"Forgot it." Nagato stood up and left Shirayuki.
"Basic Dragon. How dare he look for a place with me when I fall asleep," Iris' inner voice clucked in annoyance. Then he went straight into his room to rush to get a towel.
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After all had prepared, all the warriors from the Fuyumi Clan gathered in the living room to discuss the final preliminary round.
As Emi was explaining, Iris did not dare to look at Emi at all. Meanwhile Nagato was as usual wearing his white fox mask.
"Dragon. Better your mask you take off. Hmphh!" Iris looks cynical on Nagato.
"What did you say?" Nagato looked at Iris fiercely from behind his white fox mask.
"Basic pervert" Iris whispered to Nagato and left.
Nagato's face wrinkled slightly, looking as he narrowed his eyes from behind his white fox mask. But not for how long Nagato just smiled.
Litha was now used to seeing the closeness of Nagato and Iris. Secretly the girl prepared a technique of her strength to help Nagato. In his heart he hoped to be a part of Nagato's life no matter how small it was.
All the warriors from the Fuyumi Clan were now on their way to the Tiger Circle Arena. On the way Nagato only walked beside Litha. Her eyes were fixed on Iris who looked cold to her. But Iris' side like this actually makes Nagato so like it.
At the time of first meeting, Nagato felt that if he managed to conquer Iris's heart then it would be an overwhelming victory.
Now Iris has become a part of Nagato's life. Among the other girls, Iris occupies Nagato's most beautiful and most beautiful heart.
But behind all the happiness he felt, Nagato felt very long for Grandpa Hyogoro. It was very desirable that he saw the grandfather and teacher in his life seeing himself fighting in the Tiger Tournament Kai.
Nagato could only follow Grandpa Hyogoro's decision and wait for him to return.
"I have to be a champion. The prize money will be given to Grandpa Hyo. I'm sure Grandpa Hyo will buy liquor." Nagato sat in his mind while smiling faintly from behind his white fox mask.
***
On a cliff near Cape Missique, the Azbec Magic Kingdom. The heavy rain accompanied by thunderous thunder made the injured girl at the end of the cliff cry in disbelief.
The girl who has just lost her college friend must accept the harsh reality. The traitorous figure that looks like an undead is tormented because it has destroyed the lives of teachers, friends, friends, closest people and even adopted sisters who the four of them consider as their own siblings.
Kuina stood limp. His body was stiff as if it did not believe in a very heartbreaking reality. On the way to the Me region to bury the bodies of Grandpa Hyogoro and Commander Goro. The forces led by Hawk and Matsuri had to cross the border of the Azbec Magic Kingdom which was very close to Cape Missique. But something happened. Hawk and Matsuri are separated due to the extremely bad weather. Something that happened suddenly made Kuina want to shout considering how cruel the fate of life was.
Kuina was afraid Nagato would feel alone. Kuina was afraid of losing her teacher's child. The figure of the young man who always laughs cheerfully and acts will turn into a vengeful, but in the past the four Pandu disciples considered Nagato as their adopted brother like a younger brother himself.
Seeing the child of his teacher become a vengeful is certainly not something to be proud of. But the figure of Nagato they knew before losing his parents is now gone.
Imagining Nagato's shattered feelings makes Kuina close her resigned eyes when a sickle-shaped wind hits her body along with balls of fire. His eyes looked at his friend. He regretted his actions that were unable to free and kill the body that seemed to have lost its original spirit. She could not free her best friend's soul, however Kuina could not bear to draw her sword at her own.
"Sorry Nagato. I can't watch you grow up. Sorry." Kuina cried along with her body that kept falling towards the choppy ocean.
"Nagato please release your brother. Please release. Maybe this will be hard for you. But you must live Nagato. Forgive me for failing to keep my promise." Kuina's crying. Tears were pouring down his cheeks. Not long after he saw the faces of Pandu, Sarah, Tatsugoro, Uzui, Azai and Grandpa Hyogoro in his shadow.
"Guru Pandu, Miss Sarah, Uncle Tatsugoro, Uzui, Azai and also Grandpa Hyogoro. Forgive Kuina who has failed to protect the person you want to look after." Kuina's body hit the ocean water. Seen the waves crashing into the rocks below, the ocean swallowed up the drowning girl falling on the bottom of the ocean along with her regret.
The sea devoured Kuina's body like a meal, the girl stared at the lightning flash behind the sea water. His body crashed to the bottom of the sea along with his pain of life.
Above the cliff looks a crying girl hoping for her soul to be freed soon. In a rainy night, in a heartbreaking atmosphere, once again the girl could only cry without being able to do anything about it. The body, desires, dreams, wills and everything else has been controlled by a person. A cruel and cruel man who considers his neighbor as his toy. The devil-hearted human figure will one day get his reward for his actions.
The girl wished that there was someone who could destroy and free her soul. His only hope is Nagato. Although it was difficult to see her foster sister suffering, but all had happened. Nobody knows it, nobody knows it.
Thunderous lightning struck the ocean. The waves continued to hit the cliff accompanied by the cry of the rain along with the girl who was constrained by her soul and freedom.
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