☞︎Confidence and Hatred☜︎

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That night, you spent in a Waverider. You were headed to Watatsumi Island, for no reason. It was a spontanous act that you and Itto both decided to do. You were now at Yashiori Island when you woke up, but Itto kept on trying to convince you that you both rode the wrong way.
'Listen, Arataki Itto, we are nearly there! See the storms up there? If they were purple then perhaps we'd be at Seirai but no! The skies are just clouds!'
'Then we could be at Tsurumi Island! That place is scary, s-so maybe you could head back..'
'No, Itto! Listen, if we were even anywhere near Tsurumi we'd be lost in the fog, and wouldn't be able to see the damn island!!'
You two bickered and bickered like an old couple, until Itto believed you. And at that time, you were already at Watatsumi Island.
You both got off and decided to take a stroll. But the sad thing is, people that've been to Watatsumi Island have said Bourou Village's citizens were very kind and welcoming..but..whenever you both said hello..they gave nasty looks and held up some fried tofu. Until you passed the village, you never realised that it's not you they were pissed about, it was Itto. Why? Naturally, because he's part Oni.
Why the fried tofu? You never thought about it until it rang a bell in your brain.
Oni are allergic to beans.
Aha! So that's why Itto stayed silent pretty much after the third fried tofu was shoved into his face.
'Hey..Itto? Are you good? You look very sick,' you said.
'E-Excuse me, Chiyumi.'
Itto ran off into some place.
After some time, he did come back, but still a bit pale.
'It was the tofu, wasn't it?' you asked.
'Yep! Oni are allergic to beans, so I guess it is what it is,' he replied awkwardly.
'Hey! It's him, the big, scary Oni!!!' a little girl yelled to her soldier brother, pointing at Itto.
'M-Mirai..I didn't know you were actually..uh, you there!'
The Sangonomiya Samurai pointed at you.
'Uhh..you there? Are you traveling along with..the Oni?' he asked, slightly glaring at Itto, 'are you..his kind?'
'No, I'm not an Oni. And even though Itto here is, he's not bad!' you replied.
'All Oni are bad, I'm afraid your going to need to leave Watatsumi Island-'
'No. He can stay, because..' you tried to think of a reason.
'I don't give a damn about your idiotic island rules anyway! This was just a spontanous act we planned at night, anyway. So shut up, and let us Oni walk wherever the HELL WE WANT!'
Itto grabbed the samurai by the collar.
'Sto..p..holding m-my collar..ack..I knew all Oni are ba-'
'Maybe if you were actually part Oni then you'd know if we're good or bad,' Itto said, scolding the samurai.
'Should we..leave?' you asked worriedly. The Sangonomiya Samurai has already left with his sister.
'Yeah right. I don't want these guys coming after me like the Shogunate. Cuz soon or later I could be banished from Inazuma or whatever the Shogun or Sangonomiya Kokomi has up her sleeve.'
'But it is a nice island though..'
'Yeah, you're right.'
You and Itto both walked back to the Waverider, just this time not through the village, and began to set sail for Narukami.
Somewhere into the night, you were still both awake. You were just at Nazuchi Beach, due to slight delays at Yashiori.
'Hey..Itto?' you called for him. No reply. His eyes shimmered through the window's reflection. You nudged him.
'Itto! Hello~~! You good? My little Oni??' you taunted for his attention. He turned to you after the words ''my little Oni'' came from you.
'Yeah? Sorry for ignorin ya..I'm still feeling a bit sick, and a bit upset outta pure anger. The people of Watatsumi haven't seen an Oni before, have they?' Itto finally replied.
'Probably. Good Oni like you don't deserve this hatred. But on a different note, we're at Kannazuka now, so we're nearly there. How's the bow injury from..Sara?'
'It wasn't Sara. Well, it was, but the rest of the scar comes from Tenryou Commission polearms. Screw them, I can deal with this just fine,' Itto sighed.
'Glad to hear..I think.'
'You think? Chiyumi, be glad! I survived! Like-what would you do without your little Oni? Pssht, nothin! Right, my little thunderbolt? Right..?'
You had fell asleep at that moment. Itto looked at you for a minute before giving you his coat, and stroking your beautiful navy blue hair.
'Hey..psst! Chiyumi? My little thunderbolt..?' Itto whispered. You woke up almost immediately, blinded by the sight of all of Itto's muscles in full galore.
'W-woah..hey, Itto...here's your coat back..' you replied, lifting up Itto's black jacket. He took it from you and put it on, and you sat up and looked around and realising you were at Amakane Island, where the festival takes place.
Itto helped you out and then decided to take his leave. His gang was back from business from Araumi, and they had to have a briefing with their boss. You, on the other hand, headed back to Konda Village.
As you got there, Mr Densuke came up with Futaba, his daughter, and asked you something.
'The punks, their back. Turns out Amakumo Peak was too much of a challenge, and Koseki Village was no good to their standards, so their back--'
'OI! IT'S HER! Weak Chiyumi, the Oni's Princess!! By the way, we saw Arataki whisk you to safety, it was so disgustingly romantic!'
'Go off!! Stop bothering her!' Futaba yelled as the punks and cast them a dirty look.
'Ok, ok, Futaba. Stop it now..anyways, are you perhaps close with the Kamisato or Kujou Clan? Or..their respective commissions? I doubt you know the Hiiragi Clan or the Kanjou Commission that well,' Densuke asked.
'I know Kamisato Ayato, as my cousin is part of his organisation, the Shuumatsuban. So I can go to the Yashiro Commission headquarters,' you replied boldly. Mr Densuke agreed with you, and off you went to the Kamisato Estate.
When you got there, you met Ayato's younger sister, Kamisato Ayaka. Probably the most graceful lady you've ever met. And then there's their fixer, Thoma.
He was very sweet, in your opinion. He even offered you to sleep in one of the spare rooms at the Komore Teahouse! When you arrived there and began to fall asleep, you wondered:
What's Itto doing now?
What were the gang doing at Araumi?
What would it be like if you had connections with Kujou Sara or Kamaji, and what would the hospitality be like at Tenshukaku?

In the morning, you woke up and saw something on your bed. Something cute. A dog. Turns out it was the owner of the Teahouse, a little Shiba called Taroumaru. He hopped on your bed happily and followed you everywhere after you got ready.
Kozue then called you over outside, telling you that you have guests. When you walked outside, Taroumaru tracing behind, you expected Itto at the door. But in fact, it wasn't Itto. It was a woman. A woman of authority. Hiiragi Chisato.
'Greetings, Chiyumi. I am Hiiragi Chisato of the Kanjou Commission. I'm here to advise you that the rufians that were bothering you had went to stay at Seirai Island for good. You may now go back to your home in peace.'
You were shocked at Chisato's words, and you thanked her.
But you didn't go home, you went to see Itto.

'I know, Sojiro, dear. Quite a sad story, but at least the bad guys are gone, now.'

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