𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒐𝒅 𝑯𝒂𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒓𝒂 | 𝙺𝙽𝚈 𝚡 𝙼𝚊𝚕𝚎!𝙾𝚌

三十八Thirty-Eight三十八

Chapter Thirty-Eight: Uppermoon 6
W/C: 1376

"Forgive me, Lord Tengen, Lord Miyake..." Hinatsuru says weakly.

Tengen shakes his head as he cradles his wife, Miyake worriedly gazing at her, "Nevermind, stop talking."

"Tengen, be more gentle." Miyake scolds as he gracefully lifted Hinatsuru's chin, feeding her a small pill, "Hinatsuru, this is a pill that will help heal you, please be careful ingesting it."

Hinatsuru nods slightly, using her low energy to explain to the two the situation, "I realized Warabihime-oiran was a demon, but she became suspicious of me, as well. So I drank some poison and tried to slip out of the House, but it seems this belt that I was given by Warabihime-oiran was for spying on and killing me."

She tilts her head to the side to worriedly look at Miyake, "Miyake, do not trouble yourself with me. Please go now. You heard that sound just now, did you not? The demon is on a rampage."

Miyake looks at Tengen, "Tengen, go fight the demon, I will help heal Hinatsuru and keep her safe."

Miyake quickly notices a shift in Tengen's aura and he tilted his head, "Do what you wish with your wife. But understand that she is also my wife too."

Tengen sighs, "I know.." he frowns, "You're sure you two are going to be all right?"

Miyake smirked cockily, "You're worried for both of us, how thoughtful of you." He mockingly sang.

Tengen rolls his eyes and held his wife close to his chest, their heartbeats fusing together to make an aura that Miyake had felt before. Such a pounding sense of security and love. Something he never really saw in Tenegn, genuine responsibility and care for his wife.

Tengen hums, "There's no need for you two to do anything more. Once the antidote starts working, leave Yoshiwara. You hear me?"

"Tengen... I can't leave you and the boys here... I have to stay." Miyake immediately intersects, perturbed at Tengens willingness to fight the uppermoon alone, "You cant-!"

"We don't have time for this," Tengen sharply cut Miyake off with a definitive tone, "I am strong, I will survive..."

Miykar clenched his fists and his blaring sand dune eyes met Tengens unwavering gaze, "I am not leaving you here to fight the demon alone, and you're not leaving her here alone."

"Huh? What nonsense are you sprouting?" Tengen blew a raspberry at Miyake, rolling his eyes.

Miyake sat up, his head lolling to the side as his eyes and expression became dull and void, "What if a demon takes advantage of a weak human all alone? What if, as your wife is a weak rabbit, their wolfish hunting nature breaks out and they devour her? What will you do? Such regret no one can live with."

"Huh?" Tengen dot-eyed, "You won't let anything happen to her, I know it. Not to mention, Miyake, that even the demon king himself is scared of you. Nothing will happen."

Miyake blinked and mocked the urge to hit Tengen, he raised his hand and pretended like he would, "Tengen... are you stupid?"

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"Ngh! Urah! Wriggle, wriggle, wriggle, wriggle! You're really grossing me out, worm belt!" Inosuke cries as he twists his body, slicing the obi sash, "Hahaha! Look how sluggish you are! You got greedy and swallowed up too many humans! An attack by an overweight worm... will never land on Lord Inosuke! Grow a spine, and don't come back until you're ready!"

As Inosuke cut between the entwined threads of the obi, two women fall from the sashses cocoon-like traps.

"Capture him alive."