Samurai Oni
NEKOMATA'S FEAR

Dama Region. The Mizunashi clan's.

“This once fat I am. My kiss is not as sharp as Akashi's and I don't think Mr. Akio is here.”

Seeing the river flowing down the rocks makes Nekomata, the cat monster yokai remembered where he was first born to Shinpi-tekina.

“Nothing is left here. The traces of the cursed yokai are already very rare except for those who are reasonable. Geez,” grumbled Nekomata.

He had just been born so his strength was not yet perfect. He is still in the middle stage, besides being very big and strong he cannot do anything else. The main force of the Nekomata has not yet come to the surface.

“Maybe should I go to Kizu? He must know something. Mr. Akio ..hopefully he is fine.”

Dama area, nil. Without knowing Kizu had returned, Nekomata was in the Yama region at this time. He circled around to catch the smell of Akio, although in the end he smelled nothing but grilled fish from a distance.

“Bau from fumigation is too strong. They shouldn't burn food like that. Substantial. Want to make me feel guilty, huh?” he is too confident.

After a long tour, he decided to rest for a while. In just a few moments, Nekomata had been harassed by small children, reluctant to serve as soon as he fled.

“MIAWW!!” Just getting away from the problem, another problem came back to him. She screams in shock after hitting a woman.

“Eh, I seem to see this cat?” thought the woman.

'What?! Why is Mr Akio's mother here?!' entrenched screams. Just discovered, it turns out he fled until he unknowingly reached the residence of Yamamoto.

'Wawat! Why is this so?!' Again he screamed in his mind.

“Hey, are you the same cat? The cat that Akio used to have, my son?” Coincidentally meet Keiko—Akio's mother. He holds Nekomata while wondering about Akio.

“Hey, that's right isn't it? Reply that. I knew it was you. So don't dodge anymore. Oh yeah, how's Akio doing? Is she okay?”

Keiko's rant is always matchless. He often speaks at length without giving others a chance to answer. Well, even though the Nekomata is a cat that shouldn't talk.

“Miaw! Miaw!” The cry of the male cat asked to be released, as he rebelled in order to be quickly released by him.

“No, no. Come with me before you meet the others,” said Keiko smiling gleefully.

Keiko had no intention of letting go, but instead took Nekomata to Yamamoto's residence. A place where there should be many holy spells, a place that Nekomata should not have visited.

'Kizuo!!! Help me!! Miaw!!' the inner scream that had been roaring, dear could only be spoken in his mind.

Yamamoto Residence. The place where Daimyou Yamamoto Kaeda lived. It was definitely a more terrifying place when compared to the other Daimyou residences. Because in this place there are dozens of holy spells attached to each wall and between houses, there is also a beam of barriers around the residence, to prevent yokai from entering.

Nekomata was supposed to be charred if it passed through the barrier, but Keiko instead took it to a place where there would be no barrier, the back of the house. They then entered Keiko's own room.

“My niece is coming soon,” said Keiko as she locked the door.

'Why are the doors locked?' Nekomata panicked and the room was locked while he was still in the room.

“It's okay. My husband, Kaeda hasn't come home yet. So relax here.”

Nekomata moved back, moving away from Keiko suspiciously. He was afraid that Keiko would do something bad to him, and vice versa. If Nekomata loses control, he may injure the woman before him.

“It's okay really, it's okay ...quiet ...ssh ..ya?” With a gentle smile, Keiko showed a happy face as she placed her palm over the cat's head slowly.

“Then, how are you and Akio? I know you can talk. Cat,” Keiko said asking for the answer.

Precisely that made Nekomata shocked, he fell silent with his tail stiffened and his eyes round horribly. His entire fur stood up and he let out a small roar of anger.

“Tenace. I know that doesn't mean I'm gonna tell the others this. Yea? Because that's okay, talk just like you talk to Akio,” Keiko said.

Keiko is quite the antagonist to listen to cats talk. He was very much looking forward to it but not with Nekomata, he actually felt a little strange when talking to the form of a cat. As for the many who wanted to kill him because of that, Nekomata would not be able to forget it.

'Just enough Mr. Akio to know that I can talk. Why does he know I can talk anyway? Could it be because I accidentally opened my mouth before this?' nekomata thought in his mind.

At the same time, Yamamoto Kaeda finally returned to his residence. Welcomed by some of his followers who were around, Kaeda stalled one step ahead of the house.

“Good work, Mr. Yamamoto.”

“What's the Master?”

“I feel yokai. You guys don't feel it?” kaeda asked as he looked at the two samurai.

Then, the two people exchanged glances then shook their heads and replied, “No. We've been around today but didn't find a single yokai.”

“So.”

Kaeda eventually removed the suspicion. However, just before he stepped in, one of them spoke something to him.

“Master, actually Mrs Keiko was out of the house. But please calm down, Madam has not had time to set foot outside the page.”

“Then?”

“If not mistaken, only cat intruders are brought in by Mrs Keiko.”

Suddenly surprised Kaeda, his eyes widened and then stepped in with his big feet. His steps sound roaring inward because of the armor he was wearing, Kaeda was about to head to Keiko's room.

“It looks like your mood is not good huh?”

“Isn't she just jealous of the cat that Madam wants more?”

“Speaking what you. Not clear,” murmured one of them then went to leave the gate of the residence.

The arrival of Kaeda began to be felt by Nekomata. It was then that he shuddered, with his tail that screamed tensely. The direction of his eyeballs was fixed on the door that had been locked, as if anticipating danger.

“What's the cat? Is there something?” keiko asked, getting nervous.

BRAKK!

In an instant part of the door fell, Kaeda's figure was right in front of Keiko and Nekomata's eyes. Directly, both Kaeda and Nekomata, they looked at each other with an unpleasant radiance.

“What's the matter dear?” Keiko asked with a scared face.

“I heard you brought a cat, so I want to see,” Kaeda replied with a killing aura on Nekomata.