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009

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chapter nine

☁️ official apprentice ☁️

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"say yes to heaven.."
"say yes to me?"

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LIGHT FOOTSTEPS can be heard going down from the wooden stairs of the huge estate. Giyuu was dressed in his usual uniform attire - the corps uniform and his mismatched-patterned haori.

Kaori exited her room, her hair set loose as she wore a loose maroon-red tee black hakama, and pants. She looked nervous as she hesitated to leave her room, giving Giyuu a look.

"What?" He questioned, unfazed by her sharp glares as he walked towards the door - adjusting his katana belt that was a bit loose on his waist.

"Why do I need to introduce myself as your tsuguko!!!" Kaori pouts, "It's not necessary!!"

"It's for your identity, Kaori... Some hashiras are not that kind to newbies... especially someone they never see but is roaming freely around the headquarters..." Giyuu sweatdropped, making scenarios in his mind.

"Hmm... but can you stand beside me while doing so?" Kaori asked and Giyuu shook his head in disagreement.

"You'll stand beside Oyakata-sama..."

Kaori's face turned pale as she straightened her lips, "Ah why can't I be with you instead~? Oyakata-sama is kind but I'll be too embarrassed to cling to him..."

She looked down as Giyuu approached her, "You'll be fine, it'll be short. Come on now."

"Tomioka-sama~!!!"

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The sun shined brightly, gazing down upon the eight pillars who were busy talking - some staying silent and waiting for their master to arrive.

The eight of them had different haoris and some didn't wear any but despite that, all of them had the same uniform - a golden button securing the fabric.

Light footsteps echoed from inside the plank house as the eight hashiras quickly turned silent, bowing and kneeling toward the incoming person.

A man with a black bob cut appeared, his purple-like skin covering half of his forehead and causing one of his eyes permanent blindness.

"We, the hashiras greet Oyakata-sama!" They all greeted in sync.

"Ah, it seems like the weather today is as bright as it would be in my expectations... You may rise..." He smiled, gazing upwards to the gleaming sun that shined down onto the eight pillars figures.

"I've gathered all of you here to give an important announcement, regarding Tomioka."

As the eight figures stood up, they stared at the jet-black-haired hashira who seemed to be distancing himself from the other seven. A particular man wearing a mask narrowed his heterochromatic eyes.

"What did you do this time, Tomioka?"

Giyuu stayed silent as the heterochromic-eyed man got irked up, "Oi! Don't ignore me like that-"