Samurai Oni
FUGITIVES

This morning, in the city. Kizu disguises herself as a beautiful woman by the name of Kinata. The name that he just called suddenly seems not to be an arbitrary name. Because, long before meeting Akio, Kizu has a pretty good reputation in the flower house, although not many people recognize but some samurai clans, especially the founding clans of the country, they quite recognize Kizu. It can be said Kizu with the name Kinata, the price is quite "expensive".

Meanwhile, Akio suddenly showed the trunk of his nose in a public place. Sontak makes Kizu surprised and then he leaves while taking Akio to a quieter road. There they were deliberating, that Akio was following Kizu out of fear that Kizu's identity might be revealed, and because Kizu also wanted her master to follow suit, that's why Kizu changed Akio's appearance a little.

“I'm sorry that sassy Mr. Akio.”

He had to keep the oni mask because it was a hallmark of the Samurai Oni.

At one time when he was tidying his bangs forward to fool the eyes of many people so that no one recognized Akio, Kizu accidentally saw a scar in the corner of the lips. Shaped horizontal. It looks terrible, but Kizu did not expect it.

From there he thought in his mind, 'Is it because of this that my Master does not want to show his face so prefers to cover it with that hideous mask?'

Although only speculating, strangely Kizu made curious as well as anxious. Another story that Akio himself, he seems not to care much about the scar.

During the trip to the flower house, Kizu always noticed the scar. And Akio instantly realized it.

Stop walking for a moment and pull Kizu's palm. There he wrote a (invisible) shadow sentence, "Are you wondering about the scar on my face?" Akio asked.

Kizu surprised. “Ah, the! Ma-sorry ..I just ..hm, a little curious,” he replied stammeringly, there was fear and also nervousness.

Akio then replied, "This is just because that brash grandpa slapped me."

But Kizu gasped, he put more disbelief because Akio explained that the scar was due to a slap from the tengu grandfather.

'Seriously 'like? The grandfather was as sinister as Lord Akio, Kizu's inner self broke out in cold sweat.

“Ba-fine. Sorry for making Mr. Akio uncomfortable.”

Arriving at the House of Flowers, the Madam's own owner who came to greet Kizu a. While Akio was nearby, he would enter after Kizu first entered.

Madam owner is no less beautiful than other geisha. This is where Kizu as Kinata once worked, as a Geisha. Clever dancing, playing music, and including entertaining many people.

“Why did you just get back to work? Many customers are waiting for your arrival, Kinata!” The madam looks angry.

“I'm sorry, Madam. I just had time and I was honestly very afraid to leave the house, so please ..sorry me,” said Kizu.

“Ya, yes! I know that! The capital city has often been the target of the yokai. I know what you're afraid of, so hurry to get in before the other customers arrive!”

“Mistress, will anyone come again?”

“Iya. Those who love you so much finally know where you are. And they will be here soon.”

Kizu (Kinata) turned out to be that popular. Akio himself did not expect that it happened to the fox. Whether their hearts are blind or maybe they have long been lulled in the artificial beauty, seeing it makes Akio sore eyes.

***

On one side, between two streets, where previously there was a bamboo fence to block open space Akio's public execution.

“Wah, whew.”

A sizable board stood there with many mobbed people. News of Tadashi has been dissolved and is now replaced with some people who are being hunted. Each of them is well painted.

Samurai Oni, the Red Hand, and an unknown man like a woman. They've been hunted down because they think they're all alive.

And the one man who was now following Akio, was Yasha Manabu who was among the crowd to see that.

“You, wait!” But suddenly a group of people using jitte came to Yasha.

“If you don't hear wrong, you're mumbling something like my master or something like that huh?”

Yasha felt it would be bad to tell the truth but she could not lie.

“Ya.”

“Then come with me.”

“I'm sorry, what's really going on? I don't quite understand. Because I only remember my master,” said Yasha.

“You also look suspicious, so follow.”

“No. Sorry, I have to work now. Please don't interfere with my work,” Yasha refused.

Each of them stared at each other, it seems they were planning to catch Yasha no matter what reason she would say. It's like prioritizing to catch Yasha who looks suspicious.

But, after they discussed for a while and then turned back to face the front, Yasha suddenly disappeared.

“He disappeared!? To where? Why so fast?”

“Don't say he's a ghost,” thought.

“Hush! We'll be scolded if we don't catch those fugitives soon!”

“But is it true that the man is in your relationship?”

“Where do I know! Quickly search it!”

Unfortunately for their fate, having to catch what they should not catch, the stubbornness of their employers will continue to be attached so much that loyal attitudes are lowered.

The fugitive is no ordinary fugitive. But they still target him as they've been branded as killers. And as Keiko says, the news of the death of the Shogun Hatekayama no one knows except for a few certain samurai.

Yasha was outside because she was very curious about the capital because this was the first time stepping on a different land. And then accidentally found the poster of the painting, and he was almost arrested just for saying a few words that sounded suspicious.

“Hm, Mr Akio and Kizu are where are ya?I would love to see him out of worry,” said Yasha, who has passed through the capital, he is currently straying into the territory of the Uchigoro clan.

Then, at Mikio's residence.

“TUAN AKIO!!” Akashi's screams howled loudly, calling out Akio's name.

Akashi is looking for Akio's whereabouts in every corner of the house even to dig the ground even though it is unnatural. He felt frustrated that losing Akio was suddenly like this.

“Hey, you don't have to scream like that.” Nekomata comes to Akashi.

“But ...but Mr. Akio ..”

“Never get out of this house, Akashi!” nekomata's sweat yelled at Akashi who was about to come out.

Anyone would panic if Akio suddenly disappeared. Not only Akio, even Yasha disappeared.