Vol 1 Chapter 1 (1/2)

“Un? This is…”

A fan?

Just when I was tidying up clutter in the house out of boredom, I happened to find a feather fan.

Though I didn’t know where it came from, I could feel that this fan was not normal from looking at the scattered feather fragments.

“Dad~~~ What is this? Is it a lucky draw prize?” I took the fan to the hall.

“Ah? What is it?” Dad frowned as he continued looking at the football channel on the television without bothering to look over, “Doesn’t matter what it is! If you have free time why don’t you go study instead. Don’t forgot you will be a high school senior next year and your results are still so average…”

Dad continued on, but I had left long ago.

Really, when did he become so long winded.

Un?

Something caught my eye. I found that the fan had… Un? Why is there a piece of paper here?

The piece of paper was very old and felt like it would disintegrate if I touched it.

I carefully pulled it out.

“Return, to, owner?”

There were only these words written in large fonts on the piece of paper. I looked at the t.i.tle of the paper– <the essential=”” art=”” of=”” great=”” peace=””> <the way=”” of=”” heaven=””>

What is this?

…

Un? Why do I feel faint?

Wu!

All of a sudden, I felt an acute pain that started at my heart and went up to my brain, which hurt so much I fell to the ground, unable to move.

Haa, haa, I can’t breather.

My life, ends here.

Just then, the floor disappeared and I fell through.

Ah!~~~~

“What is with this screaming you idiot!!!!”

“Ouch.”

A voice and pain that appeared out of nowhere pulled me back to reality.

“Ah…” A pint sized girl appeared in front of me as I slowly opened my eyes.

Who is she?

I asked out loud, and touched my chest. But strangely, it did not hurt anymore.

“You don’t need to be so surprised actually. Why did you act up so violently just from looking at the notice.” The girl seemed to feel like she said too much when she saw my innocent look. She scratched the back of her head, walked over and reached out her hand, “Can you get up?”

“Ah… Ah, yes I can.” I felt a little uncomfortable, but I could move fine.

“Un, doesn’t look like too much of a problem.” She sized me up, “Though you are a little short, but your body is quite st.u.r.dy eh.”

I don’t want to be called short by a little girl.

I thought, looking at the girl. She was shorter than me by 2 heads, with smooth, flowing black hair that stopped at her shoulders, green energetic eyes and she was wearing… A tunic? Perhaps it’s a recent trend to wear ancient clothing…

Wait…

Speaking of which, where is this place?

I looked around and found that there were short and small houses about. The people who were walking about were all unfamiliar faces. To be clearer, this is definitely not a part of my house.

“Ah, little girl– Ouch!!”

This little lady kicked my elbow.

“Don’t call me a little girl, I’m already 16.”

“Hai~~~~– Ouch!!”

Don’t step on me as well okay?

“A complete look of disbelief…”

“You think too much.” I steeled my glance and lied, “Wait, leave that aside, can I ask where is this?”

“… Ha?” When she heard me finish, she tiptoed and touched my forehead. Having her face come right up close all of a sudden, I wasn’t able to react, “Are you sick? Is this not the Zhuo county?”

“And, and so,” I pushed her hand aside, “Where is Zhuo county? And why am I holding a feather fan…”

Feather fan?

“… Ah!!!!– Ouch!!”

“Why are you always yelling?”

I didn’t bother replying, and stared at the fan in a daze.

If I wasn’t wrong, this situation was because of the fan… Impossible is what common sense says but there is no other possibility.

The paper? Where is the piece of paper?

“Oi, what are you looking for?”

Gone?

… So it’s that then? I can’t return? G.o.d played a prank on me?

“No way!!!– Ouch!”

“Stop yelling and getting shocked! Weirdo!” She pulled my collar, “Leave all of that aside, see this first.”

“I don’t have the mood…” As I said that, I saw the girl’s face which had turned serious, and did not continue.

“Notice?” I muttered and looked at the board in front.

I looked at where she was looking, and there was indeed a notice. For some reason, it was all in ancient characters and I didn’t know too much. But there were some words I could pick out.

Army recruitment by Liu Yan, Administrator of You state?

A-re? What is the feeling of familiarity…

“Ah, excuse me lit… lady what is your name?”

“Me?”

“Un.”

“Why are you asking my name all of a sudden? What a weirdo… But it’s not like it’s something that can’t be said.” She released me and waved her hand as she spoke before introducing herself, “My name is Zhang Fei, courtesy name Yi De… What is with that look, I know that name isn’t a girl’s name okay.”

I was completely stunned, as I looked as the girl who called herself “Zhang Fei”.

“No no no,” The problem wasn’t that, the problem was, “… Zhang Fei is actually a girl! –Ouch!!”

“Where did you hear that I’m not a girl? Who doesn’t know I’m not a girl in a 10 mile radius?!”

“But… But…”

This is way too ridiculous.

Looking at the notice, I had an ominous feeling but I didn’t expect it to be true. Though the s.e.xual difference was there from the start.

But I really was in the era of the Three Kingdoms.

“Oi, you still haven’t answered my question! What do you think of this…”

“That sort of thing doesn’t matter!!” I had no leisure to mind this, “Let me tel, you I have no time to bother about what administrator of You state, that guy can’t live for long anyway as his idiot of a son will ruin his household.”

“Un? How do you know all this?”

Ah… I forgot, I had transferred. In such a situation, should I be more careful talking about things that haven’t happened?

“… This, this sort of thing, you can reach that conclusion after a little bit of thinking right?”

“Oh~~~~”

Zhang Fei let out a sigh of admiration as I finished. It really is a big help that she did not ask further.

“So forget the notice, as for you you can go do whatever you want, I–”

“Un un, you’re leading?”

“Ah?” Her unexpected words made me unable to speak for a moment before I frantically waved my hands, “No what I mean is–”

I must refuse.

“That’s good. You being the leader is good. Though you are a weirdo, you seem very impressive.” As she finished. she tiptoed and patted my shoulders and continued in a serious tone, “I like you, it’s decided. From now on, I shall follow you.”

“Nononono.”

No, I must explain it clearly.

“Listen to me,” I pushed her hands away, and gripped her shoulders to show my seriousness and looked her in the eyes, “Actually– Ouch!”

“You, what are you doing?” She was a bit fluctered as she retracted her hand, her face showing a hint of red shyness.

“As I was saying!” My patience had reached its limits and my voice was loud. “I’m telling you, I only want to go home and nothing else!”

“Oi~~~~~” A villager from behind called out, “Your mother is dying!!”

“Ah?”

Mother?

“Oh, so that’s what you meant.” She had a look that was as if she understood my intentions, “Let’s go back quickly, I’ll go with you!”

“…”

There’s no way I’m going to explain through this!

After returning home, my, or rather Liu Bei’s mother was lying there dying. Though I really wanted to explain myself, I felt that it was better not to say such things with an elderly person at death’s door.