Samurai Oni
HIMA REQUEST

The first day, after the birth of a son with his red skin. That's why the nameless baby is called a red baby. But the reality is that the baby is not a human baby but an oni. Which should have been purified by the holy sword—Retsuji by Akio at that time.

But, because the oni intend to take Hima's life. So Akio could do nothing. She could have done it indiscriminately but she thought about what would happen if a mother saw her own child killed right in front of her. It made him think of a past incident, which he had once done when Akio's blood began to heat up.

Then, Mizunashi again visited the room of Lady Hima Hatekayama to ask about her condition and met with the Samurai Oni, but it turned out to be this difficult. Once it came, Akio had already left from there and Ucgihoro and Kazuki had chased after it.

While Higo and Haru fight over disagreements, they barely fight each other before Mizunashi intercedes in the curtain.

“Please forgive me for being presumptuous to do this.”

“I am actually happy if Mr. Samurai comes to help,” he said while putting on a sour face, a smile was forced.

Hima looks stressed. Of course after what his own son said about this red baby. And Mizunashi is now beginning to understand it.

“This baby cried when Samurai Oni came. But not after he left. Any red baby wouldn't have such a great taste. He must be the incarnation of the devil.”

“Mr Samurai ..don't kill my son. Don't kill my son,” pinta Hima with compassion. She held her baby while pulling the edge of Mizunashi's clothes.

Seen he was already very tired, he begged Mizunashi not to touch his third son.

“Master Samurai, what —” Maid said who was about to ask, was instantly made silent by the sharp gaze of Mizunashi.

'Akio doesn't usually hold back. That means because the problem is this. He couldn't do it when Lady Hima was close to him. And there are two sons here. Hm, I deserve it.' Mizunashi.

Now he begins to understand why Akio left. Not only because there is a founding clan but because there are things that interfere with his work. Then, one yokai makes Mizunashi fret.

“Samurai Oni, isn't he dead?” thought Higo.

“Men like him won't be able to die that easily.” Haru.

“What was there previously yokai that came that we did not know before?” Mizunashi asked.

Slowly Hima and her two sons nodded their heads slowly.

Hima explained, “There is a woman wearing a wedding dress. He also came after my son.”

'Akio's bully other than Lady Hima, it turns out that yokai's whereabouts I can't feel? How come?' inner Mizunashi.

After a long time of thought in his mind, he now understood something. Akio likely left after he entered and before that dozens of dark and light butterflies flew out through the window.

“That's it!”

Mizunashi then left.

“Wait, Mr Samurai! What happened?”

“I will come again to eradicate one yokai. Please calm down, that our comrades will not leave this castle until the business is done,” Mizunashi said before he finally left them.

Akio alone could not take such a big risk. Moreover, Mizunashi who has more human heart, he was afraid if Hima became insane due to his (demon) son was killed.

***

It was a while before Mizunashi reached the room of Lady Hima Hatekayama.

“Where did that butterfly come from exactly? Since when to enter and why suddenly out of the window yes?” ask Kazuki.

“Wait. Butterfly?”

“Yes. Butterfly.”

Uchigoro and Kazuki exchanged glances with each other, after which they realized that the butterfly was not a butterfly.

As he was about to chase after her, from the same window Akio jumped out. He quickly stepped onto one of the roofs of the houses that were supposed to be very far between the castle and the people's house.

“Really coincidental. The Samurai Oni is still alive. Let's chase along with that butterfly!”

“Ya.”

Seeing the existence of the Oni Samurai, of course they would not waste this short time. They rush to pursue Akio's whereabouts along with dozens of butterflies. At that moment, Mizunashi arrived and stood by the window. Then think about what happened.

“Wait!”

Seeing that two samurai were coming at Akio, his reflexes rattled.

“Why at a time like this are there samurai? Oh yea. This is Mrs Hima's delivery. But when it's done, shouldn't they have returned to their respective regions?” think Akio. He immediately found a place to hide from them.

That way, he inevitably had to let dozens of butterflies go. Truth be told Akio refused to do this, but it would be even more serious if they interacted with Akio.

“Loh, Mr Samurai why hide?” tanya Takao, her ghost form turned out to have returned into Akio's body.

“You again.”

“Oh yes before this they all told me what happened to you. I see, this must be very heavy for a youngster like you.”

“Don't do a lot of babbling, you ghost! I don't want to talk to you. Get out of my body!” amuk Akio who seems to be trying to hold the form of a ghost that is impossible to touch at all.

“Yes, Mr. Samurai. I'm worried about you.”

“I'm hiding is none of your business.”

“Ya, yes. I know more or less why you're hiding. But what about the reason you left the castle before killing that dangerous oni?” Takao asked.

“Cannot. I can't do it, even his mother is protecting him.”

“He is not his mother, nor his son.”

Akio understood what Takao meant. But acting in a hurry will not make the situation calmer. Utilizing the two samurai who were chasing after him, Akio rushed towards the House of Flowers.

“Mr Akio!”

“Good you're still here. Hey, Kizu can you turn into a tengu grandpa?” ask Akio.

“Iya! Just leave it to me! Master Akio wants me to use the guise of being that grandfather to approach the samurai who know you, right?” kizu Terka.

“Oh, it turns out you know it.”

“Of course! I know Mr. Akio is in trouble right now. It is not easy to kill in front of humans, especially this yokai in the form of a baby.”

“Good. I'll count on you. Find and tell them about the red baby.”

“Master doesn't want to finish off the oni itself?”

“No. I'll monitor the samurai from the outside. I can't risk attacking right in front of them.”

“Yes, I understand Mr Akio!”

Kizu will play a big role later. Since only the fox could do it, Akio would take advantage of it. Moreover, he did not have to bother attacking the red baby alone, and he could focus on the yokai of the woman he had met.

“Don't forget, make them all aware. Make that oni show its true form.”

“Good, Mr Akio!”