Samurai Oni
KEEP YOUR PROMISE

“I have the principle to immediately return the favor to the person who has saved my life, in the same way.”

“To be a sword, shield or your hand that's what I'm doing from now on.” Akashi added.

Akashi, the red hand. This man was intending to follow Akio but Akio clearly did not want to. But because Akashi is not good at reading, Akio then gives a gesture.

“What do you mean?” ask Akashi.

Akio pointed beside him, pointing to the city.

“I feel no threatening existence other than the midget grandfather,” Akashi said.

Akashi really didn't understand that Akio's signal just now was to drive him out of here. Then Akashi sat down next to him.

“Hey, how? It's okay, isn't it? I'll follow you as your sword, I don't think it's bad. Because you didn't do it directly.”

Akashi boasts of Akio being unable to fight, thinking that if Akashi makes himself the sword Akio will make him happy, without knowing Akio's true feelings.

“Hey, don't you want to speak a word? I'm so bored. Ah, I thought we'd take another walk? I want to eat too,” murmured Akashi.

The man who had suddenly been here, and recklessly approached Akio despite knowing his handler was fiercer. Only Akashi can be like this. However, even though his outer body looks like a human in general, I don't know what kind of creature this Akashi is because of the red hands he has.

The curious Akio then held the red hand.

“Hey, don't touch!” Suddenly Akashi shouted, he brushed off the hand of Akio who had just held his red hand.

“I'm too sensitive if someone holds a hand whose skin is this strange. But, if Mr Akio wants it, then I shouldn't be able to refuse right?”

Akashi thrusts the arm again at him, but not just touched Akio just slashed it mercilessly.

“GYAA!!! WHAT THE FUCK?! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!”

Next to Akashi rampaging as his hand was slashed just like that, Akio momentarily observed the way the hand was recovering itself. The fibers of the muscles, skin and bones that stick out and then blend with his hand. The bright red color did not change at all, including the long black nails.

“Sick tofu!”

Akio answered with a nod.

“Do not just nod! Shouldn't you be apologizing?”

That's right what Akashi said. Then it was clear Akio was indirectly expressing it, he wrote a sentence of apology on the ground.

“Said I it can't read!”

In the end, all communication lines do not match. Akashi and Akio are completely unable to communicate, and they both share the same nature. Although it was not obvious, that Akio was angry.

“Grrr, sucks! I really don't know how we can talk to each other! Ah, nevermind! I want to sleep!” Akashi growled just like a beast.

Because of the emotional, Akashi finally went back inside. He lay down in any place with a wry face holding back his annoyance.

“Night, Mr. Akio. You better go to bed quickly if you don't want to be attacked by yokai,” said Akashi.

“It's precisely you yokai who shouldn't go inside, you, ” grumbled the grandfather. He commented while he was still on the roof of the house.

It appears that he is still upset with Akashi, especially now that the person is asleep.

“Yokai like she intends to become the sword of Akio? What was she talking about? He was just a boy who knew nothing about sword arts,” chirped the grandfather who continued to peck annoyed every second.

***

The next day, as usual, Akio left his house to tour every region of Shinpi-tekina. But, the masked gramps of the tengu blocked him.

Akio nodded his head.

“Then do you want what a yokai boy is? He looks like he's really gonna follow you. Maybe even forever,” said the grandfather who still objected to the existence of Akashi.

Akio answered him with the inscription on the ground, "I've chased him away but he doesn't understand."

“Hm, as always you suck. Well, lucky you didn't hit him right away. Especially if using your sword, then I will completely cut off your precious hand.”

"If I do, then I will be killed." Right after writing the sentence, he immediately deleted it and left.

“Akio, keep your word. Banned from speaking and forbidden from fighting.”

Akio once again nodded his head.

After a while, the sun will soon rise above the head. The man who never cleaned his body and loved to steal fruits finally woke up from his slumber.

“Hoaam! I'm so fresh!” Akashi yawned widely while stretching each limb.

It took him a few minutes until he finally realized that Akio was no more.

“Eh? Where is he?!”

Shocked and panicked, he became confused about how but then he remembered something. Akashi then sniffed the smell through the place where Akio used to sit.

“I can tell through my sense of smell. So I should be able to know right away where Lord Akio is going, kha! Kha!” Akashi laughing.

He found the smell of Akio sniffed towards the waters of the river which is very far from these mountains. Soon he went to catch up with his master.

“Surely he is a dog huh?” chirps the grandpa.

***

Akio was in the territory of the Mizunashi clan, the waters of the river that many people rarely pass through as well as him. This place was too quiet because of the swift currents that would wash anyone away once they entered the waters of the river. Not to mention the rocks that swooped sharply would instantly kill someone who was washed away in a matter of seconds.

I suppose.

“Ah ..who?”

Someone, a woman is soaking in the river, right now. It seemed that he was bathing in the river without knowing what would happen if he was too long in the river.

“KYAAA!!! WHO ARE YOU?!”

Coincidentally Akio saw his back, the hair rolled neatly was now completely unraveled and the woman was about to cover her upper body. Both were equally surprised, their reflexes both turned their bodies in the opposite direction.

Akio almost saw something he shouldn't have seen. How awkward this feeling is.

“Eh, woman? Where possible,” said Akashi who suddenly had been near Akio.

“Wait, what are you two doing?! Looking at a woman who is taking a shower? Go!” amuk the woman.

“Mr Akio, I feel like he's not a woman but not a man. Maybe grandma? Or grandpa?” akashi thought while pointing at the woman.

“Basic is not polite! I'm a woman and you're looking at me, you shameless bastard!”

“Are you really a woman? Try here I hold your chest, so I know you're a woman or not.” Akashi asks to show evidence, even now he is close to her while thrusting his hand.

“Hah!? What are you talking about!?”