Volume 1 Chapter 9 (1/1)
Chapter 3 Crisis 3-3
“But Yae is in such pain, ould she be like this if not for Sakura?”
“Do you really think Sakura, a slight girl, can hurt Yae, who’s twice her size?” Itagaki patiently explained to Mada to some watermarks on the floor “See? Sakura has just wiped the floor, it’s very likely Yae just tripped This is aM’am, please return to the inner court You shouldn’t hurt yourself Tsuru is waiting by the entrance, I’ll send her here so she can guard you on the way back”
What a cleverjust a feords to stop Mada Tsuru and a few other uide theaki She should be relieved her attack was quick, and there was still water leftover on the floor, which made the story more believable
“No need to thanklord to watch over you”
“What? He the young lord asked you to help aki chuckled, “you don’t have to believeIt’s the first tiirl, he wasn’t like this, not even for Masuko”
“Masuko?”
“You’ve heard of the Battle of Ida? When the young lord used the tactic of returning after first leaving to conquer the city, he irl there, and she was Masuko She was froee island, just like you Her parents died in the war, and she was sold to Ida The pitiful girllord fall in love But since Kai had to a estate, the faawa faawa fa in a temple then, was found by Madam Sanjō To protect herlord ay at war The young lord was devastated then” Itagaki shook his head
What? So she’s just a substitute? Sakura felt a little heart-broken, but she could see Itagaki’s aze when she finished her ru to rely calical, but just like Itagaki has warned, she shouldn’t depend on her luck here Ancient eras have their own social turmoil, no matter where she was, battles were inevitable Her recent experiences were al world early, after just one year of college Back in eleht her japanese and she’s read a lot of japanese books, but she was still just one person She couldn’t control the era, nor did she have the power
After Harunobu went to Suruga for a ht Mada, but neither she nor Yae were seen since that fight a while ago
Kai is nestled inside mountains; in the middle of a basin, it’s not too cold in the Fall But while watching the fiery maple leaves in the yard, Sakura felt a deep chill
She couldn’t find secrets to the dragon horn rock, nor could she go into the inner court without permission She has only occasionally seen Madam Ooi in the outer court; the only person she’s really talked to is good old Itagaki The aki talked about Harunobu, the e with her appearance, Harunobu was destined for greatness Even if his father didn’t like him, his mother and servants adored hi She was raised by her grandfather, and she ain She may seem independent compared to her peers, but she felt helpless now
“Harunobu! You think you can isolate et back, don’t think I’ll fall for you! I’ve got to get out of here!”
She crushed the cherry blossom flowers into powder and tossed them into a pond in the yard Her sense of independence has replaced her sense of belonging She has decided to leave tonight with the dragon horn rock It’s better to be a hero in this ti as she traveled, she could find connections and maybe she can start her own Robin Hood-like venture
“Sakura, s
When she went inside and heard Madam Ooi’s news, she was stunned Madaave her a letter It was a letter written from Harunobu to his wife, which said that Sakura has bewitched Harunobu and offended Madam Sanjō, and caused her unborn baby to suffer, who needed medical care to recover In order to prevent more occurrences of this, Sakura couldn’t be kept here
“M’a you to kill ile expression
Ies of Madam Sanjō and Yae appeared in her mind Just as soon as she’s decided to leave, an order of death arrives? Could thishand covered her own ice-cold one Her tone was full of pity, as if she was trying to co things on you and said you can’t stay here, and Harunobu is not aware of her plot, but I know that he doesn’t want you to die like how Masuko died years before”
“M’am, you’re --”
“Lord has told me that he and Harunobu will return in seven days Nextthe Suwa family in shi+nano and she needs a dowry I’ll of course have you be her dowry aze seemed determined