We Find Comfort In The Apricity

Measure 9: Preparations

Senku approached Gen's corpse and pulled out the spear. I facepalmed myself, great going Senku, now he's going to bleed to death if he wasn't already dead!

"He guarded himself with packets of fake blood."

Oh, well then I take it back.

"This is insane! There's so many they're all over his body!" -Chrome

We quickly took Gen back to the hut, I laid him down gently and tended his injuries. I rinsed any open wounds with water and then did my best to bandage them up with whatever materials we had in hand.

"We need to catch the whoever did this, I wonder who would do such a thing?" -Kohaku

"...I'll go investigate!" -Suika called out before jumping out of the hut and rolling away. I stretched out my hand to her but she was already gone.

I sighed and went back to preparing some althea leaves or also known as marshmallow leaves to reduce the swelling on Gen's bruises.

I made sure to watch over him closely all night. In the morning Suika came back with her report.

"Magma did it?!" -Chrome

"Excuse me— HE SAID WHAT ABOUT KOHAKU?! THIS IMMATURE SON OF A BITCH HAS THE BRAIN CAPACITY OF A RAT!"

"Haa Anzu please don't curse in front of Suika." -Kohaku

"Oh right my bad."

"I think I get it though, he must've mistook Gen for Senku. Seeing as how he made the flowers disappear right before his own eyes." -Kohaku

"That's why he stabbed Gen..?" -Chrome

"But how dare he say that you're only strong because of science! Kohaku you are the strongest person I know!! Say the word and I can easily poison him with some of my herbs. Let's see how he would like a slow, and subtle death with my friend: Hemlock. One little bite of this baby and the nerve impulses to his muscles will shut down his lungs hehe. I can easily seduce a primitive caveman such as himself and then carefully give him some special tea!" I adjust the top of my dress to puff up my chest and smile evilly.

"Alright calm down Graham Young. There's no need for that."

"I-I'm not a dude, and I'm not THAT crazy..."

"Right, anyways. Kohaku how come Magma wants to kill you?"

"Maybe— no it's definitely because of the Grand Bout." She started.

"The Grand Trout?"

"No, the Grand BOUT. It's a martial arts tournament held every generation at the arena. The purpose of the Grand Bout is to wed the victor and the priestess, who currently is my sister Ruri. And crown him village chief... I heard Magma plan to murder her so he could take over the village. So I ended up winning the whole thing. I couldn't just let such a foul man marry my sister." -Kohaku

I hugged Kohaku with tears in my eyes, "And you're damn right to do so! I didn't know you were the village chief!"

"Wait, so is that why your father disowned you?"

"Haha no, I mean it was the last straw but..." -Kohaku

"Kohaku has been a troublemaker since she was little." -Chrome

"And no Anzu, I'm not actually village chief. The Grand Bout was just rescheduled for next month." -Kohaku

"Tsk, such bullshit."