Samurai Oni
THE SAMURAI ONI SWORD

The sound is heavy and hoarse, a little voluptuous because of the mask he wears. This was the first time for Akashi, hearing Akio's voice that was nearby at this moment.

“Eh, I think he's mute.” He also accidentally put the sentence he should have said in his mind.

“Oh, you finally talked too. Are you going to tell me now why you're protecting him?”

“He's human. Why should I kill him?”

Grandpa was surprised. Hearing that Akio thinks Akashi is human and not Yokai.

“Akio, looks like you're going blind.”

Although grandfather's voice sounded lower, it did not mean that his emotions would also follow. Right after he tightened his grip on the sword hilt, he took off the tengu mask violently.

Showing an old wrinkled face and wrinkles on his forehead the more clearly he was angry.

“Akio, looks like I should teach you well!”

The short sword swung from left to right, the killing intent already felt so clear. Or maybe targeting Akio's hand, honestly Akio himself still does not know.

However, Akio tried to keep the blade away from Akashi by pushing his body. Then Akio stepped forward with a clenched right hand.

“Stupid murid! You intend to fight your teacher!”

JDAK!!

Grandfather smashed his own head on Akio's forehead, although it was held back by the mask but the impact still felt so strong. Not finished until then, Akio got a direct hit on the chin.

“Well, what the hell is that? The little grandpa turned out to be this strong. Ta-but ..I have no intention of fighting and neither am I yokai.”

Akashi was suddenly frightened, due to facing this kind of crazy fight. He did not expect that he would be involved so far but his determination as a man never faded, because no matter how bad he was, he had to return to the people who had helped him. That's the principle of Akashi.

“I'm human! So why should I be killed?” sahut Akashi who then stopped the fight of the students.

“Talk as you please!” Because his attention was distracted, so the grandfather was after Akashi. He threw a sword at her with a furious rage.

But, Akio was again in the way. He caught the short sword before it was thrown away towards the target.

“You shameless yokai! Which part of you is human! Last night was proof, proof that you are Yokai!” grandpa says.

Akio now restrained the steps of the grandfather who was about to approach Akashi. It is seen and can be clearly felt that the grandfather was very.

“From you! I'll kill you then I'll cut off Akio's hand!” his yell.

“Grandpa! I am a human! This guy also told me!” Akashi denies it again.

“What do you mean?! Hey, Akio! Kill her! We must not let a single yokai live!”

“What? How many times is free, right? Oh, my God is that bad, am I?”

Akashi is terrified because he can feel the great hatred of the grandfather. Unlike his grandfather, Akashi felt no hostility or friendship from Akio.

A brief fight between the teacher and the previous student can Akashi clearly feel that Akio has no intention of killing at all.

“I should ask why yokai oni like you can be here?!”

The two have been quiet since Akashi cut the line between teacher and student and revealed himself to be a human instead of a yokai.

“Hei, Akio! If you want your hand to be safe, then kill him! Think of this as your penance for protecting yokai like her!”

“Stop that midget grandpa! I came here not to hurt you, but rather I came because I wanted to return the favor to a samurai like him,” Akashi said boldly.

Akio just shook his head. Grandfather who was disappointed to hear such a nonsense answer, then he left with anger left.

Shortly before his departure he had spoken a few words to Akio.

“It's up to you to take care of the kid or something. If tomorrow you have been killed by him then I will not bury you, instead I will burn the body and this house at once!”

The warning uttered by grandfather was not just a threat, he would actually do it as he had said it. Not much different from the words of Akio, who stated that Akashi is human.

Grandfather fell asleep on the roof of this house, while Akio himself was sitting outside the door to calm himself for a moment.

“I'm sorry. I don't know who I really am, and even you saved me. After much hassle still .. Anyway thank you too.”

Akashi was still there with a nature that seemed like he was a coward. But he was the red hand whose rumors spread as widely as the samurai oni rumors. Whether human or yokai, Akio doesn't care about it.

His long-lived life as an outcast samurai ronin, lives at the top of this mountain. Luckily he was not alone because there was a teacher, but Akio did not feel at home for a long time because that is why he always went out every morning until dusk came.

This usual routine is then broken by the figure of the unreasonable man, who has a red hand like the oni himself, the man calls himself Akashi.

Who has a rough, stubborn, temperamental nature, and everything about him is known to be very bad just like Akio in the past.

However, Akashi apologizes and thanks Akio for saving him.

“I'm really sorry and thank you. But I don't know how I can return the favor to you. I have to how?” ask Akashi.

Akashi sees Akio writing something on the ground with a wooden pen. The words say, "It's okay. You get out of here. Right now."

Akashi looked at the writing seriously, but the direction of his eyeballs was fixed on the man nearby.

Then said, “I can't read tofu.”

After hearing that, Akio immediately threw away the thin piece of wood and then wiped off his writing and then sat down leaning his back against the edge of the door.

“Hey, don't be quiet. I heard you talking tofu! Masa' You don't want to talk at all just because that midget grandpa told you not to talk?”

Akashi grumbled while pointing at Akio who only folded his arms to the front of his chest without saying a word.

“Oh yes, if not mistaken grandfather midget called you Akio. Thank you, Akio,” he said once again as he turned and scratched the back of his head.

“I also heard it from the midget grandfather, about you not being allowed to use a sword to fight, so ..”

Akashi paused his sentence for a while, not because of a muddled tongue but because he hesitated to say it.

“I will be your sword, shield or hand from now on, Mr. Akio.” Akashi said with a fixed finger pointing at Akio.