Ethereal slumber- Raiden shogun x Tomo

Chapter 49

Ei was now walking back to Inazuma with her bag filled with lavender melons and amakumo fruits to give it to Yae, Tomo, and Sara when she gets back to her home land.

While Ei was peacefully walking in Kannazuka with a lavender melon in hand, she heard pitch screams echoed through the forest.

The sudden commotion made Ei drop the fruit she was currently eating and quickly dashed into the forest to reach where the source of the screams came from.

The sound of firecrackers were heard by Ei and it led her in a cliff where she saw a girl with light strawberry blonde hair, golden colored eyes, like watching a sun set that meets the ocean waves.

The teenage girl was surrounded by hilichurls. The girl gripped her bow tightly and desperately fought back against the hilichurls.

The hilichurls slowly gone close and the girl stepped aback making small shards of the cliff fell down to the endless crashing of waves from below.

Ei had no time to spare and watch the girl, the goddess sprint over towards the hilichurls attempting to hurt the girl and swung her naginata at the mobs.

Once the hilichurls were dispersed into particles, Ei summoned away her naginata and turned to the girl.

"Ah- Ra-Raiden Shogun...?! It's rare to encounter you out here!" the girl spoke in an upbeat tone "You should be careful when exploring out here in the outskirts, young lady" Ei warned her for her safety and she nodded in response.

"Oh- I will keep that in mind! Thank you for your concerns and for saving me just now, lady Shogun" the girl bowed down her head.

"Where are you heading out to and why are you here in such a place, young lady?" Ei asked "I was out on a expedition to forge for ingredients to make new fireworks. Right now, I think the ingredients I've just gathered is enough to experiment on making fireworks" the young girl explained and continued "I'm going back to Narukami Island now to start my projects"

Ei hummed "If do you mind... May I know what's your name, young lady?" Ei asked for the girl's name "Well of of course! My name is Naganohara Yoimiya! Or just call me Yoimiya, that's what most citizens address me by" Yoimiya said with a bright smile.

"Naganohara... how about let's walk to Narukami together, I'm also on my way there" Ei said and the two were now walking side by side through the forest.

Yoimiya hopped while walking and was humming a song with her hair that was tied up in a ponytail away with every movement Yoimiya makes.

"Ms. Yoimiya..." Ei spoke making Yoimiya turn her head towards the Bakufu "If I may ask... do you perhaps have a brother?" Ei's question made Yoimiya's hopping slowed down and a frown was shown on her face.

The frown on Yoimiya faded away to a soft smile, as she gazes upon the repeating falling of leaves from the nearby trees.

"Yes... yes I do. He was funny, caring, cool, and amazing elder brother there is" Yoimiya said and turned her gaze towards Ei "If you recognize him, do you know what was his expression before he met his end? I'm curious to know" Yoimiya asked.

Ei turned away from the firework girl and didn't answer her question "ahh... okay" Yoimiya spoke when Ei didn't answer her.

\\Flashback\\
(Tomo is just a teenager here and Yoimiya is just a kid)

Little Tomo was chopping off wood in half in the back of their store and hears his father calling his name "Tomo! Tomo!"