Part-Time Witch Higurashi
Chapter 52
Meow Meow Meow?
Yes!
This lord opens a bird ww
Kanai blushed and waved her hand repeatedly, "I'm not particular,
Really..,
I'll just eat instant noodles..,
That... has Kendo -kun eaten? "
"Just call me Kendo, Great General." Kendo was a little puzzled. "Instant noodles... what's that?
Do you need me to find it for you immediately? "
"No, no, no, you sit down, sit down!" Kanai was really embarrassed. She pulled Kendo back in fear,
She forcefully let him sit at the dining table,
She pushed the exquisite breakfast that Kendo had made to him. "You eat by yourself first,
You stayed up all night last night,
Go and rest during the day.
You don't have to stay up all night in the future, really. "
After saying this, Kanai regretted it,
This was because the pharmacist, Teng Shiro, had a look of loss that was full of confusion and fear.
"Is, is that so..,
"she pursed her lips,
Kendo suppressed the subtle sense of grievance that emerged from the bottom of his heart. With a solemn face, he said, "But the safety of the Great General still needs to be guaranteed."
As a protective blade..,
He was also led by his former master, Oda Nobunaga, to gallop on the battlefield. Kendo Shiro had an abnormal obsession with the safety of his current master, Kanai.
Kanna Hyuga was also very clear in her heart that the Fu Mourning God of the protective blade in front of her was very concerned about his master's safety, and he was also extremely afraid that he would be hated by his master.
She looked at Kendo, who was carefully looking at her and deliberating his words,
Kanna Hyuga's heart softened into a mess.
"Speaking of which..." looking at the dishes in front of her,
Kagome, who felt that something was wrong, asked curiously,
"Kendo -kun … Where did you learn these cooking techniques?"
It was no wonder that Kagome's question was nonsensical. They were currently in the early days of the Warring States Period. Countries were divided, cities were built in great numbers, and foxes were disguised as soldiers. In addition, monsters were wreaking havoc. Ordinary people were already very satisfied if they could eat and drink to their hearts' content. As for cooking, they could only cook porridge and roast meat. These kinds of dishes were unheard of for ordinary people, let alone eat them.
This was also the reason why Inuyasha and the others found the instant noodles to be the most delicious. Due to war and famine in this era, many cooking methods and techniques had been lost.
When Kendo heard this, he was a little embarrassed. "My previous boss was Oda Nobunaga. When I was by his side, I heard a little about cooking."
????
"Oda Nobunaga???"
Kanai and Kagome shouted in unison, giving Inuyasha, Seven Treasures, and the others a fright.
"Oda Nobunaga?
Is it that Oda Nobunaga?! "
Kendo looked at Kanai's curious expression with a dumbfounded expression. He asked hesitantly, "… Is there another Lord Nobunaga?"
Looking at his expression, Kanai calmed down and answered hesitantly, "Should … should only be one?"
The master and servant looked at each other blankly. Kagome couldn't help but laugh at their puzzled expressions.
"Oda Nobunaga?
Who's that? "Inuyasha was baffled." Is he some big shot? "
"You don't even know who Oda Nobunaga is?"
Kagome, who wanted to explain the big shots in history to her stupid husband, suddenly realized something when she saw Maitreya and Coral's expressions. "No, Oda Nobunaga doesn't exist now, right?"
"… It's 1498 AD now. Oda Nobunaga should be born in 1534, right?"
If that's the case … then as Kendo Shiro's Fu Mourning God …
Everyone looked at Kendo with a trace of suspicion.
"Sure enough, there's a problem." Ibaraki, who had been silent all this while, pushed himself up from the floor and walked towards them. He raised his chin to signal Kendo, "Boy, tell us honestly, who sent you here as a spy? What's your purpose in approaching that girl?"
"… …"
Kendo's face was expressionless as he pursed his lips slightly.
The atmosphere suddenly stiffened.
"Kanna Hyuga, come here."
Seeing Kanna Hyuga still sitting blankly beside the suspicious Fu Mourning God, Ibaraki became anxious and reached out to grab the girl's collar.
Sang-kami Fu abruptly pulled out the short sword at his waist and quickly stood guard in front of Kanna. A murderous glint flashed in his eyes.
"Don't touch her!"
The shiny and sharp blade was pointed at Ibaraki. Kendo Shiro was ready to attack, like a ferocious leopard standing in front of its master.
"Hey hey —" Maitreya frowned, "Everyone, calm down, especially you, Ibaraki."
"Kendo is a rare spirit sword that I got from Shamon. He shouldn't be disloyal, right?"
Although he said that, Maitreya's hand was intentionally placed on his scepter.
After experiencing the cunning and scheming Nairo, now that Kanai's safety was involved, it was no wonder that Maitreya was so paranoid.
Even Inuyasha noticed something strange from the conversation between Kagome and Kendo. He was looking at Kendo with his ears perked up.
Ibaraki did not pay attention to Yao Yan's feigned ferocious offensive. He, who had lived for hundreds of years, could see at a glance that this Death God Fu was in extreme confusion and hesitation at the moment. The sudden attack just now was just a bluff.
Looking at his current chaotic state of spiritual energy, Ibaraki didn't even need to use his black flames to take him down. But — —
"Kanna Hyuga, I won't repeat myself. Come here!"
Just like yesterday morning when he was angry with Inuyasha, Ibaraki stared at Kanai stubbornly and forced the girl to make a choice.
… Then, he watched as Kanna Hyuga shook her head apologetically.
The young witch held Kendo Shiro's hand that was holding the sword. Her smile was calm and gentle: "Put down the sword, Kendo. I believe in you."
"I know that you're my sword, but Ibaraki is also my Natal Spirit-branded Retainer. He won't hurt me." Kanai tilted her head and looked at Ibaraki Doji's cold face through Kendo's back.
In the silent harmony room, Kagome stopped Inuyasha from saying something. She wanted to see how her niece was going to resolve the situation between her Spirit-branded Retainers and her sword. She also wanted to know if Kanai could really control those Spirit-branded Retainers with strange personalities.
The pharmacist, Teng Shiro, slowly withdrew his blade under the gaze of this silent crowd. He turned his head to look at his master.
The black-haired, black-eyed witch looked at him gently and sincerely and solemnly promised: "No matter where you come from, no matter who your previous master is, since my Reiki woke you up and made a contract with you, I will always be responsible for you."
"I will never, ever leave you behind."
'I will never leave you behind.'
Since Kendo Shiro was forged, the short sword that was called Kurita Yoshimitsu's heart's blood was given to General Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.
As a general, the sword was not valued. Later, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu gave it to the Kaisan Foundation Country as a sign of trust. Later, it was passed to Kaisan Masayoshi, who used it to commit suicide.
From then on, it was called Kendo Shiro.
Since he was conscious, his master had been constantly changing. The previous master was killed in the war, then taken back by the former enemy, or given to others as a reward or a token.
Until the last master of his sword, Oda Nobunaga, died in Honnoji, and he was burned.
Kendo Shiro had spent his life in the bloody and cold battlefield, and he had protected his master with complex love and respect.
He had seen the battlefields filled with insects, sand, monkeys, and cranes. He had seen the refugees who were homeless and starving. He had also seen the upper echelons of the shogunate indulge in a life of luxury and luxury.
He especially couldn't forget the self-blame and sadness when his sword was used by his master to commit suicide.
After transforming into a human, his memories were already blurry. He didn't know why he appeared in this era, why he was awakened by Kanai's Reiki, and why he suddenly became a Fu Mourning God. He only relied on his instincts as a Fu Mourning God to protect his master.
He inexplicably changed from a sword to a Fu Mourning God, and appeared alone in this unfamiliar era. He was suspected by his master's family, and was chased away by his Spirit-branded Retainer. Because of his previous master, no one could accept him.
Even someone as determined as Kendo Shiro couldn't help but feel aggrieved.
Then, his current master, Kanai, a girl who was only fourteen or fifteen years old, firmly told him that she would never, ever leave him behind.
Words were power, and promises were contracts.
Perhaps Kanna would never understand just how important this promise of hers was to Toshiro, the herbalist who was currently all alone.
The black-haired, purple-eyed boy closed his eyes and suppressed his tears.
"… Then, I'm sorry to have troubled you."
*
After Kanai acknowledged Kendo, Kagome and the others, who always respected their niece's decisions, didn't say anything.
Maitreya sent a letter to the abbot, asking about Kendo's origins.
Qibao volunteered to deliver the letter, and soon received a reply from the abbot.
The abbot replied to Maitreya in the letter that Kendo's sword was given to him by a western demon who was indebted to him.
He could tell that it was a strange sword.
The abbot felt that he couldn't be its master, so he asked Maitreya to give it to someone who could use it.
The few of them looked at each other in confusion.
How could a western demon pick up a human's famous sword?
Inuyasha's brother, Seshengmaru, was the king of the western country. Due to the bad relationship between the two brothers, Inuyasha didn't want to go to the western country to investigate at all.
From Kendo's memories, he was indeed burned by Oda Nobunaga at Honnoji. However, he didn't know how he came to this era.
"If that's the case, is it possible that, like how Kagome returned to the Warring States Period from five hundred years in the future, Kendo -kun returned to the past in some way?" Maitreya analyzed.
After thinking about it, they felt that Maitreya's answer was probably the most reliable. Everyone was no longer confused. After all, who knew if there wouldn't be a second case like Kagome who accidentally passed through the Bone-Eating Well?
But thinking about it this way, there was another problem.
Kagome and Kanai didn't care, but Kendo was different.
According to his memories, there should be a Kendo Shiro in the Ashikaga Family at this time, right?
If two Kendo Shiro appeared at the same time, no one could guarantee that it wouldn't have a bad impact on this time and space.
What's worse is that if the Ashikaga Family's Kendo Shiro disappeared because of Fu Mourning God Kendo, then history would be changed. No one knew what serious consequences this would have.
"Kanai, bring Kendo back to the modern era." After careful consideration, Kagome said to Kanai.
Because in history, Toshiro, a pharmacist, was burned down after Honnoji. Therefore, bringing the pharmacist to the modern era was a safe method.
In order to protect Kendo, Kanai hurriedly greeted her parents and prepared to go to the modern era. While packing her luggage, she softly explained her identity to Kendo.
"So, Admiral, you're not from this time and space, right?"
After the initial shock, Kendo, who quickly calmed down, helped Kanai pack her luggage with some guilt. "I'm sorry, if it wasn't for me …"
"No, I'm going back anyway. Tomorrow is Monday, and I have to go to school." Kanai, who was in the third grade of junior high school, comforted Kendo. Her academic burden was getting heavier.
"Go to school?" The medicine researcher repeated blankly.
"That's right, it means to go to a private school." Kanai explained, "You'll know when you get there."
"I see." Kendo immediately understood. He couldn't help but be curious about the world 500 years in the future that Kanai mentioned.
After all, in his era, not to mention the commoners, even noble women would be married off when they were 14 or 15 years old, let alone go to a private school to learn how to read.
On the other hand, after hearing Kagome announce that Kanai would bring Kendo back to the modern era, Ibaraki was in a bad mood.
He questioned Kagome in disbelief, "You're just going to let that Fu Mourning God bewitch Kanna Hyuga?" You're Kanna Hyuga's aunt, are you related by blood?
Kagome was speechless.
Kanna held her forehead as she felt a headache coming on. For once, she patiently explained to Ibaraki that they had already verified the Spiritual Power Contract on Yao Ran. Just as Yao Ran said, Kanna had unknowingly signed a contract with Yao Ran of her own volition.
Since there was nothing wrong with Kendo, and Kanai acknowledged it, for Kendo's safety, he should be allowed to go to the modern era.
Ibaraki: "You're just going to let that Fu Mourning God bewitch Kanna Hyuga?"




