Delicate Wisteria

CHAPTER 18

I don’t know how long i had been training……but i improved a lot, yoriichi taught me many things. Turns out, sun breathing wasn’t fit to my body…..so fujinoki took another approach to this.

“Moon breathing?! you mean the same that uppermoon 1 uses!!!!” i said in shock, i was conflicted…..one part of me wanted to learn how to use it to have the advantage against this demon that wants me dead or worse…..but the other part of me feels disgusted to even try using it…not wanting to use the breathing that killed millions of people throughout the centuries.

“i know how you feel…..i know this must be difficult….but you have to…..in order to protect those who you love…so please..” fujinoki looked at me gently, i didn’t know what to do….i was scared….

“c-can i think it over…? i-i think i am ready to wake up now…" I said softly, and they looked at each other for a moment “fine ... .but you still need to recover…” she said and smiled gently “see you soon…my child”

after she said that, i woke up gasping, i could move a bit.

I got up from my bed and limped through the halls of the butterfly mansion, it was late at night so everyone was asleep. I breathed softly as I got out and enjoyed the late night wind.

i felt a presence on the roof, i knew who it was….

i carefully got on the roof and saw shinobu, sitting and zooming out “what are you doing here….?” she asked

“nothing much….just coming in to check on you…” i sigh “you know…..it’s been more than 3 years….i think we could..move on-” i was interrupted as a kunai was thrown to my face, i dodged rapidly and looked at shinobu, her fake smile disappeared….she was glaring at me with pure hatred

“easy for you to say! you left her to die!!! what in gods name makes you think i will just move on!!” she started crying….i looked down

“you are right…i am sorry….i know it’s difficult shinobu….but please…hear me out….” I begged her, I wanted to explain myself to her..

“fine! go on! say your filthy excuses!!” she looks away

i sit down next to her and sighed “listen shinobu…..you know how much kanae cared for us….we were young…and we were still new to being slayers…she was our superior and wanted to protect us…..you don’t know what uppermoon 2 said to us….what that deal was….you know damn well that kanae would have done the same for you….” i looked at her softly

shinobu sobbed “i-i….” she sighs “i-i just…i told her she was too kind for her own good…i know she would have sacrificed herself for me as well….but a part of me didn’t want to admit it..or accept it..” she looks down “she would be really disappointed in me….”

i sigh “well…concidering you had been poisoning yourself for a death wish plan to kill douma….she would be upset”

she looked at me frowning “how do you know….?” she asked me “you think i wouldn’t notice you taking my wisteria blood while i was sleeping?” i chuckled, she looks down

“sorry….f-for everything….” she sobbed
i hugged her tightly “i forgive you….”

twang……

Akaza found himself at the infinity fortress, he sighs knowing there would be a meeting for the escape of amaya ubuyashiki and possibly something else. he was wide eyes now realizing an uppermoon has fallen, he begged to the gods to please be douma the one who stopped breathing