Samurai Oni
APOLOGIES

Every night Shinpi-tekina will be the arrival of many cursed yokai, in every corner of the region to enter the house. That is why each clan will work together to travel with law enforcement to eradicate the yokai.

In the past, this country was not like this. That's the sentence uttered by the founders of the country consisting of the 10 highest clans. But this is how it became. A clean, fresh and warm country turned into a country full of doom.

Every night they will be terrorized by many cursed yokai. Sleep will wake up every second because of fear.

“Akio, answer.”

Then, now that was in front of these two samurai were half-beings. Half human and yokai, they feel so.

The masked man of the tengu certainly wanted to kill him but for whatever reason so that made the masked man protect him.

Akashi, the red-handed, leaves because he begins to fear himself.

“Akio, you let him go?”

“Akio, respond! I allow you to speak but you have not dared to open your mouth since!?”

Repeatedly the grandfather raised his voice, shouting loudly in the house in order to get an answer from his students who had violated something.

“Akio! You may be a masterless samurai because the Shogun Hatekayama kicked you out. But don't forget the agreement between our families, you were ordered not to raise a real sword,” he said.

The heavy steps of such a small foot moved away, at least a puddle of blood hit the wrinkled sole of the foot to make a trace on the tatami.

“I let your sword rust on the roof for two years. Then I gave him a wooden sword but not to fight. What exactly did you do until you had to intervene alone?” abugn.

There was no reply from the samurai ronin. As if the tongue was muddled, any response would probably be swallowed before it was uttered.

“You can use a wooden sword to protect the citizens from the cursed yokai. But what did I hear tonight?”

Grandfather who had long turned his back and turned his head to the sky now turned back and stared intently at the samurai named Akio.

“Yokai-oni came and said that you had protected him. Try saying, that he was wrong, Akio!”

Actually, the grandfather did not bother Akio to use a wooden sword, especially if the reason was a noble reason like protecting. But the grandfather's eyes were never wrong, however far he would surely see what Akio did.

Not just seeing, even hearing. The tengu-masked grandfather continued to explain what his mistake was to protect the half-breed creature.

“It is forbidden to fight, once you use your swordsmanship then your hands will be cut off. Secondly, it is forbidden to speak and if you violate it then I will cut off your tongue.”

Not yet finished he spoke, grandfather looked annoyed at his student who was not facing him at all. As if indifferent.

“But you can do those two things as long as I give you permission. I remember that's what I said. And since when did you start hanging around, huh?”

Not a word was heard at all. Akio was completely silent without showing his expression straight away. But grandfather knew what he was holding, he saw the way Akio clenched his hands on his thighs.

“You're angry.”

The grandfather reveals that Akio is angry, yes it looks very clear because Akio clenched both hands tightly.

“Hah! Until now you don't want to talk! It's up to you!”

It seems that grandfather is starting to give up on Akio. He walked out of the house, saying nothing more. On his own he left Akio who was sitting down somehow staring in which direction.

***

After a while he then tidied up his clothes then put on an oni mask and as usual he kept the wooden sword into his own clothes.

The warm wind made it a little fresh. Passing through the clean waters of the river, Akio quickly drank it carefully. He left there before the people came.

Passing through several regions, Akio traced every corner that was rarely passed. He used narrow alleys for him to pass through to make it safer and his existence would not be known to people.

However, when he started to enter the territory of the Uchigoro clan, Akio sensed the existence of someone following him.

“I was wrong but I left instead. I'm really disrespectful,” grumbled a man behind the wall, who was hiding and noticed the figure of Akio from behind.

Akio had come to his senses from a minute ago, and had been trying to take the hard road and was always moving faster than him but still the man found him.

But no longer after turning right, the stalker finally lost track of Akio.

“Eh? Here's a dead end. But the feeling he's here.” That man is Akashi the red hand.

His form was completely unchanged from last night, and now the position between Akashi and Akio is swapped with Akio watching Akashi on the roof of the house.

Akio also had time to pay attention to his actions, such as stealing fruits, catching fish by hand, sometimes Akashi fell asleep suddenly in the middle of the road. But when someone comes Akashi always finds out and leaves.

Along with his departure, dusk had already arrived this quickly. Akio immediately returned to the top of the mountain, where he was thrown away by everyone.

***

Arriving in front of the house, Akio was surprised by the existence of Akashi who was already inside with a big smile.

“Entai who you really are! I came to apologize to you, and also I have to thank you for saving me!”

Akio was silent.

“I'm really sorry!” akashi shouted in a standing position as if he was preparing to fight.

After that Akio turned around, intending to leave and not go home. However, the tengu grandfather appeared right before his eyes after he turned his head around.

“Where do you want to go after wandering around again?!” bawdy.

And again Akio did not answer the question of the grandfather at all, even just now he ignored Akashi.

“I asked where are you going?!” amuknya, while slamming Akio's body to hit Akashi's body, both of them fell.

“And also, get rid of this Yokai!” Back the grandfather shouted loudly, ordering Akio to immediately drive Akashi out of his house.

“Eh, that crazy grandpa again? Argh,*dance. I was really unlucky,” Akashi said cursing.

“Be quiet, yokai boy! Why are you showing yourself here again? Go home! Or do you really want me to kill slowly?!”

The same thing happened again tonight. Though before it was very calm, especially before meeting this man named Akashi.

Immediately Akio got up, standing between grandfather and Akashi. For a moment the ramblings of the two of them stopped, and the sword that had been drawn was restrained.

Then Akio said, “He's human. I can't kill him.” Said.