The Seirei Gensouki Spirit Chronicles
Chapter 3

“Who knows. If he ...” Dola shakes his head sadly and bites his tongue because it feels uncomfortable.

“If he does?” Ume urged him to continue with a doubtful look.

“... If he did, then the boy would probably be the same age as the young children in this village. That, or younger. Anyway, the guy won't be back. There is no point thinking about it,” replied Dola bluntly.

“Yeah, I think you're right.” Ume nodded sadly.

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One week later, when the hustle and bustle of the village harvest finally calmed down .. Rio was on his way home after finishing his work for the day when he ran to Yuba on the road, just before sunset.

“Ah, Rio. The right time. I have something I want to ask you. Let's discuss as we walk home,” Yuba said as soon as they were within talking distance, encouraging them to continue their journey home together.

“So, what do you want to discuss?” Rio spoke first.

“Ya ..” Yuba nodded, before starting to speak.

“When the rice harvest season ends, the kingdom sends a tax officer. Once they got here, they officially decided on the amount of rice to pay the annual land tax and we distributed the rest among our food supplies. Whatever was left was brought to the capital for sale. You already know all this, huh? ”

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“Yes, I've been told about it.”

“Good, it makes this simpler. We were in the middle of deciding who would be in the transport squad, and I was thinking of asking you to escort them, since you had the experience of traveling alone. Rarely does anything happen, but I can't say for sure that it won't be dangerous. Are you ready for the task?” Yuba asked carefully.

“Sure, I don't mind. I'll be happy,” Rio immediately agreed with a nod.

“It would be very helpful. Sorry to bother you.” Yuba smiled widely, free from her anxiety.

“It's not a big deal. Something like this doesn't matter at all. ” Rio smiled thinly, shrugged small shoulders.

“Thanks to you, life in this village has become much better. All the villagers are very grateful to you. You've taught us how to make useful tools and use new techniques on our farm. If you keep this up, next year's harvest will be huge, so you're really very helpful. ”

“I don't think anything has changed dramatically, but your crop rate should have stabilized more than ever.” The corner of Rio's mouth curved up forming a small smile.

“I'm looking forward to it.” Yuba smiled happily. Then, as they approached the village chief's house …

“Thank you, asshole!” someone shouted loudly. It came from the direction of the house. Rio and Yuba looked at each other.

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“Is there a fight?” Yuba muttered suspiciously.

“I'll see what happens.” Rio prepared to run to the head house first.

“Wait, I'll go too.” Yuba called Rio back, following him at a faster pace than usual. Thus, the two of them quickly headed down the road towards the village chief's house.

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Moments before Yuba and Rio arrived home, right outside, two groups of men glared at each other. One group consisted of young men of – village including Shin – while the other was a group of youths that Rio was unfamiliar with.

The village boy won in terms of numbers, but the other party had one very large person; he looked like he was quite formidable in a boxing fight. Furthermore, hidden behind the village youths of – as if they were protected by them – are some village girls (including Sayo and Ruri) in light clothing.

It was possible that they were on their way to the bath next to the village chief's house, or they had just come out.

“Who do you think you are, Gon, walking around like you own this place ?! You even have the courage to walk straight to the bathhouse,” said Shin, staring hatefully at the giant named Gon.

“Hah? I came to visit the village chief as a guest. There was a warehouse I didn't know there, so I went to investigate. Since when did you even make the bath? But, so, so that's why .. ”

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Understanding the situation, Gon directed a lewd look towards the girls in their light clothes. The surrounding men also stared towards the girls as they smiled in horror.

“Do not look at it with your disgusting eyes!” Shin shouted.

“Why not? It doesn't hurt anyone. Who cares if we see – or are your women among them? ” Gon laughs at him condescendingly.

“My sister!”

“Oh? You have a sister? Which one?” Gon examined the group of girls closely. Sayo's expression shook with shock.

“Sayo, hiding behind me,” whispered Ruri, hiding Sayo behind her, but Gon seemed to have already been able to see clearly about her.

“She's young, but she's beautiful, isn't she? Why don't you introduce us, beloved brother-in-law?” said, grin.

“Fuck you!” Shin rampaged, moments before hitting Gon.

“Wait, Shin! Nay! ” Ruri dashed forward in agitation, grabbing his arm to stop him.

“B-Let me go, Ruri! This bastard won't stop until I teach him a lesson! ”

“You can't let it move you easily! It would be a big deal if you were to punch him this easily! No matter how rotten he was, he was still the son of the other village chief. You don't want to cause Sayo any trouble, do you?!”

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“Guh ..” Shin succumbed weakly, his face flushed red in frustration. Gon let out a disappointed sigh and tried to provoke him further.

“Aww, you don't have to hold back just because I'm the son of another village chief, you know?” Shin, however, continued to duck and stand up.

“Cih, coward.” Gon clicked his tongue, unhappy. He instead turned his attention from Shin to Ruri.

“Yeah, whatever. Ruri, you have grown to be so beautiful .. I barely recognize you, there. ”

“Ya true. So, what do you want with our village?” Ruri asked, easily sweeping away Gon's bullshit.

“Let me stay at your place. We were on our way to the capital to sell our village products when our freight train broke down. It'll be fixed all tomorrow. ”

“I understand want to repair your broken carriage, but why do you have to stay at our place to do that?”

“Because I am a guest in your village, and the son of another village chief? I expect a suitable reception. ”

“Then we'll lend you one of our guest cabins, so you can stay there. Unfortunately, we do not have a spare room in our house to lend to me.” Ruri shook her head violently and rejected Gon's demands.

“Hey, now.you shouldn't treat your future husband coldly, you know? ”

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“Oi, Ruri ?! What does it mean ?! Are you going to marry this bastard ?!” Shin asked in panic.

“I don't know what he's doing! Why would I marry someone like that?!” Ruri replied, as if it was the first time she had heard this.

“Do you not know? The only heir to your village chief now is Ruri. Which means ... According to tradition, Ruri will be the next village chief. But since you must marry and rule the village with your husband, you cannot remain unmarried as the village chief. That's why I volunteered as Ruri's husband,” Gon said boldly, without the slightest bit of embarrassment.

“That's bullshit! you can't decide that by yourself!” Shin, who had been out of the line of fire for a while, was unable to listen any further to Gon's exaggerated statement and shouted loudly.

“I don't decide, I offer. And it should be my freedom to offer myself, right? Outsiders like you have no right to protest. ”

“As a member of the village, I will not let it!” Shouted Shin, and the surrounding children echoed their agreement.

“Betul!”

“Hah? None of you even have a claim on Ruri. What is this, collective jealousy? Really group pussies.” Gon sighed mockingly.

(Tln: puss* is... translate itself wkwkwkwk coarse this means).

(heheh)

“Receive this, motherfucker!” Not taking it anymore, Shin took a swing at Gon.

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“Come follow Shin!” shouted the other children, breathing hard through their noses. They also lose patience.

“Ah, hold, all of you! Shin! Stop right there!” Ruri tried to stop them, but her voice no longer reached their ears.

“Ha! Now it finally gets interesting. Come to me: I will show you how strong I am! ”

“Close your mouth, you bastard!” Unaffected by the difference in stature – its height is at least 20 centimeters shorter – Shin jumps forward. His fist was on a collision course with Gon's face, but Gon easily grabbed the incoming blow. He looked at Shin with a surprised expression.

“Oi. You used spirit arts, didn't you? Is this the best you can do when you've strengthened yourself?” He didn't look like he felt any resistance at all

from Shin's fist.

“A-What did you say ?!” Shin became excited and gave more power into his captured fist, but his arm did not even move, despite the fact that he used spirit arts to strengthen his body.

“You are not even worth fighting for,” muttered Gon slowly, extending his other hand to grip Shin's neck. He then lifted Shin's body into the air as if it was weighing nothing.

“Ap— Guh .. Gah ..!” Shin struggled with pain. He tried to tear Gon's arm from him, but he couldn't even move it.

“S-Shin! H-Stop! Please, stop!” Seeing her brother in pain made Sayo run in panic. His voice shrieked and his body trembled slightly. When his eyes met Gon's eyes, he timidly directed his gaze down to avoid eye contact.

“Ah? Well, if you really insist, then I won't let him like this, I guess ..” Happy with himself, Gon snorted through his nose and looked at him triumphantly.

“Enough! What are you all doing?!” Yuba tibatiba's voice echoed above everything; he finally arrived after hearing the commotion, with Rio behind him. Gon clicked his tongue slowly and looked at Yuba.

“Hei. It's been a long time, Mrs Yuba. Sorry for the commotion – we just had a fight when this guy here suddenly tried to punch me” he replied, staring intently at Shin, who was still on his neck.

“If you're sorry, let him go. I don't care if you are the son of another village chief – there are more fights in my village and I will drive you away. There was no if, and, or but,” Yuba said bluntly, locking her sharp gaze on Gon.

“...All right. I'm not interested in a weak bastard like him anyway.” Gon released the hand that was on Shin's neck.

” Koff , koff ... Ugh ..” Shin's body collapsed, folded with a cough.

“Are you okay, Shin?!”

Sayo supported Shin's body in a panic. He placed his hand on his throat and cast a healing spirit art to soothe the pain. A few seconds later, Shin was able to breathe normally again.

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“K-You bastard ...” he glared at Gon.

“Ha! you need your precious little sister to protect you? How sad,” Gon sneered triumphantly.

“Stop, you two! Shin, get out of here and cool your head,” Yuba's scolding.

“Guh ..” Shin held back his words and lowered his head in frustration. Sayo supported her brother's shoulder and helped him move backwards.

“Come on, Shin, let's go.”

“I'll help you, Sayo.” Ruri approaches them and helps Sayo support her brother's body from the other side. After Shin retreated, Yuba spoke to Gon, trying to resolve the situation at hand.

“So, why are you dating calling today? Don't tell me you're only here to fight.”

“We were just on our way to the capital to sell our village products and decided to stop by, because our horse-drawn freight train unfortunately broke down. I came to visit you, the village chief, to ask permission to stay in the village in the meantime. ”

“And how can it cause a quarrel?”

“... The new hut there piqued my interest. As we approached him, the boys from your village appeared and shouted at us. Which ... then it became like this,” replied Gon, shrugging his shoulders.

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“Grandma, we all took a shower back then. One of the girls noticed that they approached the bathhouse and shouted ..” Ruri explained.

“So so. So Gon and the others were mistaken as spies and rascal” Yuba nodded in understanding. Gon denied the allegations without delay.

“Originally know it, we were not aware that the warehouse was for bathing. I was just curious about the impressive little shed that wasn't here last time. ”

“Well, I'll accept the fact that you don't know what the warehouse is for. However, that's not the reason that you trespassed onto someone else's property to conduct an investigation yourself, uninvited.” Yuba analyzed the situation calmly.

Rio agreed with Yuba. Thinking there was no need for him to step forward, he had been watching silently from the sidelines.

“Cih. Well, I guess that part was my fault. ” Gon expresses regret with a click of his tongue. He seemed to find that Yuba's control of the situation was difficult to overcome, but he would not let her lie down.

“You know,” he started.“Those guys might try peeking into a woman's bathroom for real, don't they? Why else would they meet us in front of the village chief's house? Am I right, Shin? ” He stared at Shin's group with a smirk.

“A-What ?! N-No! We only ran because we heard Gon's group appear in the village and head towards the village chief's house! And Sayo said she's going to take a shower!” Shin denied the accusation frantically; he seemed to have recovered enough to speak, at least. The other boys also echoed their agreement after their shock dissipated.

Splice..