
In the main residence, the Yamamoto clan.
“Akio ...Akio ...come home with ..welcome.”
The one who suffered the most was Akio's mother, Yamamoto Keiko. He cries while calling Akio's name and wishes Akio to come back.
All family members and followers, it seems they feel the same way but can not do anything. Just shut up while observing the situation.
The capital is no longer helped. No, maybe even this country will soon die. The entire population had already lost the Shogun without them knowing, and could only say that they wanted revenge.
That'sallthatis.
Many bear feelings of hatred, as well as shame especially in the Yamamoto clan. The head of the family, Yamamoto Kaede, went nowhere because from this morning, he did not show the trunk of his nose.
“Mistress Keiko, since yesterday Madam has not eaten at all. Please, nothing matters. Please take care of your health.”
Many servants tried to persuade Keiko, but it was always nil. He just locked himself in the room by sitting curled up and crying continuously without stopping.
Even if it stops when he feels tired or asleep. And Keiko has been all day. Until finally the daughter of her husband's sister came.
“Aunt Keiko hasn't eaten yet?”
“Yes. Madame Keiko is hard to persuade.”
“Then let me just!”
Geck! Geck!
The girl knocked on the door slowly. There was still sobbing until then, not so sure that Keiko would open it, the boy went inside with a bowl of food in hand.
“Aibi!”
Rushing he approached with a small run, towards Keiko, his aunt.
“Aunt why haven't you eaten yet? My mom says if people don't eat then she'll starve and get sick.”
“Go, Yuki.”
“No! I don't want to leave until aunt eats this. Throwing away food means we throw away the blessing as well. Then, I don't want aunt to get sick just because she doesn't want to eat!”
The girl named Yuki then thrust a bowl of food to him, he forced him because he did not want if the person he wanted to meet was even sick.
“But I've come to comfort aunt, but auntie is like this. After all, big brother Akio must still be alive.”
Yuki is the son of Keiko's older husband, Akio's cousin. However, neither Yuki nor Keiko have ever met face to face. And Keiko knew that, then confused why this child actually said that he even believed that Akio was still alive.
His sobs stopped at that very moment. Keiko turned her head, looking at Yuki with her sad and watery eyes.
“Yuki, have you ever seen Akio directly?”
“Never.”
“Then why do you so believe that he is still alive?”
“How to own an aunt? I have never met him, but this young me always heard the babbling aunt about Akio's brother,” he said.
“Yuki .. do you think he's still alive? However, even though he did not escape.I am sure the punishment will be the same. And he'll be completely dead.” His voice was hoarse, Keiko tried to hold back her crying.
“As long as brother is not put to death in front of many people, then maybe brother Akio is still alive,” thought Yuki.
“Little boy like you ..don't say dying is that easy. Don't say that in front of your Mom or your Mom will cry, yes.”
Keiko who said, it was he who was crying sobbing now. As he hugged Yuki, calling her son's name many times.
***
Nekomata, who escaped the pursuit of the samurai, he boarded a small boat that he stole and crossed the sea to the Kuran region. The basis of the wave is not the same because it is only heading towards the region that he can pass through.
As Nekomata believed that his master was there, as he had expected.
“Neko?”
Nekomata reached the Kuran region with his entire body filled with sword cuts and stab wounds. Although the bleeding stopped, Nekomata who has the physical like a real cat is still weak because of the blood drained.
Unlike the cursed yokai, half yokai creatures like Nekomata and others are just like ordinary living things.
“Mr Akio, how is he doing? She's self-conscious?”
Upon reaching the burial area, Nekomata worried Akio until now. And before it was answered, it turned out that the person he was looking for was already near there.
“Mr Akio!”
“Oh, you turned out, Nekomata!”
“This cat seems to be injured as well, let me clean the wound and take care of it temporarily, ” Yasha said who immediately carried the cat away from there.
“No! I just want to be with Mr Akio, miaw!”
“Cannot. Your injury is also quite severe and the man should also rest.”
Akashi patted Kizu on the shoulder and asked, “What does she clean?”
“With water of course. Masa' you don't know?” sindir Kizu's.
“I don't know, but just now I used the water there to wash the wound on this hand ...,” Akashi pointed at the ocean and then pointed at his scarred hand that was scratched.
“And it feels sore,” Akashi added.
“Of course what you use to clean your wound is sea water. Not ordinary fresh water knows,” Kizu explained.
“So there is regular water in a hot place like this?” akashi asked as he looked over there and here.
“Ya, of course there are. But I don't know the place other than the man who took the cat away.”
Akio's condition will not improve if he is constantly in a place like this. But the situation at home, especially the capital, is chaotic. Moreover, if Akio were to appear then it would definitely be instantly killed.
There have been many people who took a swing if Akio reappeared.
“I saw a lot of people on the outskirts,” Akashi said as he pointed to the Dama region, the Mizunashi clan.
“Back there then it was a suicide act. But how do we get Mr Akio to get the right treatment?”
To be honest, Kizu was very sad, especially if she was useless at this time. He could not treat like Yasha, and could only sit with Akio. Going anywhere the result will be the same. And I feel like this is the end of them all.
“Mr Akio ..hopefully can last a little longer.”
“Mr Akio must recover his strength here. Then it will look for fish around here to be caught, who knows there are stuck,” said Akashi and then passed away leaving them.
“Hah, basic. I'm totally useless. Well, but, I am grateful to be able to accompany Mr. Akio all day,” said Kizu girang.
Soon, Yasha and Nekomata return. Nekomata descends from Yasha's arms and faces Akio, who either opens his eyes or not.
“Mr Akio, there's something I want to talk to you about. It's about the house on the top of the mountain.”
The conversation turned serious.
What Nekomata was talking about, this is about Akio's house being burned down and his masked grandfather disappearing.