Vol 1 Chapter 25 (1/2)

Chapter 25 - Sealed Memories 6

TL: flarewk

Editor: Sous.h.i.+YC (in prog)

Looking at Asaka who bit her lips till she actually bled, I hastily asked: ”What's wrong, Asaka?”

Still lying onto me, Natsu laughed as she said to me: ”Hiroto onii-chan, Asaka's definitely starving of hunger, let's quickly give her some food to eat.”

Looking at Natsu who had a still warped face despite her smiling, I managed a reluctant nod before wrestling out of Natsu's bear-hug, pa.s.sing Mokuzai's package which was full of food towards Asaka.

But Asaka didn't take the package, even after quite some time, and when I lifted up my head to look at her eyes, I noticed that the current Asaka's eyes were extremely scary; the moment I saw her eyes I immediately had a cold chill.... I have no idea how to describe the expression in her eyes other than using ”empty and hollowed” for it.

Suddenly Asaka stretched out both of her hands and tightly gripped my hands, which was holding onto the package of food.

”Asaka, what's wrong? Aahh........... your hurting me!!!!”

While Asaka was gripping my hand, she suddenly placed force on it, it was extremely strong to the point of me screaming out in excruciating pain.

Mokuzai who was standing beside me realized that the situation seemed to be a little unpleasant and quickly stepped in to pull my hands away from Asaka.

The moment my hands left Asaka's, the expression in her eyes returned back to normal: ”Ah? Hiroto.........s-sorry, sorry, does it hurt?”

”Of course it hurts, Asaka, why did your strength suddenly became so strong all of a sudden!!”

Mokuzai became a little purplexed as he asked too: ”Ojou-sama, is there something wrong?”

”I don't know either, Hiroto I'm sorry.....i'm sorry........”

I slowly ma.s.saged my still aching red hands with an unhappy expression on my face.

Natsu who was standing beside me then walked over, she clutched my hand and then bent her head to slowly blow my aching red hands.

”Natsu-chan, you're really gentle, thanks, I'd feel better already.”

Natsu blushed as she lowered her head and said: ”Really? This..... no need for thanks, it's fine as long as Hiroto onii-chan is alright.”

Asaka saw what was happening: ”Hiroto.........”

But Natsu's voice covered over Asaka's, resulting in me not hearing Asaka's voice. Natsu then tugged at my hand, saying: ”Hiroto onii-chan, let's sit near the windows to eat the food.”

I nodded as I waved to Mokuzai: ”Mokuzai, let's eat over here together, don't worry about the formalities.”

Afterwards me and Natsu searched the package of food, and after selecting some favorites from the bag, we began to munch on it hungrily.

With red eyes, Asaka looked at the Hiroto and Natsu kneeling on the floor together and mumbled to herself: ”I've made Hiroto hate me...”

Mokuzai who was standing behind Asaka comforted her: ”No, he wouldn't, waka-sama will never hate ojou-sama, otherwise why would he come to deliver food to you. Let's go eat some food together with waka-sama.”

Being way more cheerful than previously already, Asaka and Mokuzai then walked to in front of us and rummaged the package for food.

After a while, I laid onto the ground and gave off a loud burp. Turning to glance towards the package, I noticed that it had only food remains inside already, so I stood up and dusted off the dust on me, and said to Asaka and N

atsu: ”I'm full already, i'll head back first with Mokuzai, tomorrow i'll come see you again. After overmorrow, you guys won't need to starve any longer, so we'll be able to happily feast together afterwards.”

Natsu tugged the hem of my clothes as she said with a lingering tone: ”Hiroto onii-san you must remember to come again tomorrow.”

”Mm, I will, bye Natsu-chan, and Asaka......bye.”

Asaka remained silent as she kept staring intently at me.

After me and Mokuzai had just walked out of the hut, we barely walked a few steps forward when Mokuzai wanted to grab me under his arm.

I became a little depressed as I said: ”Mokuzai, must you really grab me?”

”Grabbing waka-sama and running, this way it'll be faster.”

”Don't grab onto me for tonight, let's walk back slowly.... usually we didn't get to chance to walk around here so I wanted to enjoy the scenery.”

”Sure, but when waka-sama feels tired, just say the word, I'll then grab onto youheh heh heh....”

I rolled my eyes at Mokuzai before starting to walk leisurely while gazing at the hill's surroundings. I wasn't that frightened when Mokuzai was around accompanying me, and I occasionally squat down to look at the flowers blooming in the gra.s.s patches while strolling serenely.

Suddenly I heard sobbing sounds from the nearby bushes, I s.h.i.+vered as i raised my head to look at Mokuzai: ”Mokuzai, could it be a fox spirit, I'm a little scared......”

”Waka-sama, don't be afraid, fox spirits don't exist in this world. Let's go take a look to find out what happened.”

I became a little nervous: ”Let's not go, what if the fox spirit eats us up.”

”Waka-sama..................you aren't a scaredy cat, aren't you.”

”O-of course not, I'm.........i'm the most bravest of all, let's go take a look who's crying there!”

I carefully and slowly walked with Mokuzai into the gra.s.s patch with silent footsteps, and as my feet slightly trembled in fear, I warily pulled the bushes apart.

A little girl was squatting on the floor crying. I heaved a sigh of relief, and noticed that the girl was actually rather cute.

We walked towards her, and i squatted in front of her and asked: ”Why are you crying?”

”I'm lost........ me and kaa-san went to the hill sides to play, but I chased some bunny to here and I only realized I was lost after I lost sight of the bunny, I miss kaa-san......”

”I see, hey Mokuzai, could you bring me and her downhill to look for her kaa-san?”

Mokuzai frowned as he said: ”It's not such a good idea, waka-sama, if normal people discovers our family's location, it might cause trouble to our family.”

Hearing Mokuzai's advice, I then faced the sobbing girl and said to her: ”Hey, we'll help you find your kaa-san, but don't tell your kaa-san that it's us who sent you back, just say that you've managed to find your way, alright? Then we'll send you back home, if not........we'll leave you here alone to cry, and there's a biggg baddd wooolf around here in the mountains~~”