𝓓𝓮𝓪𝓻 𝓟𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓮𝓼𝓼

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First Impressions

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         Like with Lord Rengoku, today, Lord Shinazugawa is coming over with his younger brother, Genya, though Genya is closer to my age. Mitsuri has barely spoken every since Lord Iguro left, which is very uncharacteristic of her. I was getting worried. Is she falling ill?

"Makomo?" I hummed, glancing over at the girl.

"Yes, Princess?" She replied.

"Have you noticed anything... off about Mitsuri lately?"

Makomo paused her movements as if on thought before shaking her head and resuming.

"Well, she has been a bit more irritable lately, but that's about it," she said.

I furrowed my brows and nodded. I'll have to tell Shinobu when I get the time. Thankfully, Lord Shinazugawa is the last noble who I have to meet for now, so I'll have some free time on my hands.

When Makomo finished, I stood and left my room. Considering that Lord Shinazugawa is with his brother, I assumed that they would be at the front doors like Lord Rengoku and Senjuro. I still wonder about what happened to Senjuro. He seemed so spooked...

"I shouldn't have brought you!"

The sudden shout caught me off guard. As I walked closer to the entrance, the yelling only got louder. Eventually, two young men came into view. One, the shorter one, had white hair and was littered in scars, and he was yelling at the taller one. The taller one had black hair and just one scar, and he looked really timid and frightened.

"Hey! What's going on?" I called out, stepping between the two.

"Hah?! The fuck're you?!" The white-haired one demanded.

"For your information, I'm Princess Y/N! Who are you?"

He scoffed, pushing the taller one away and crossing his arms.

"Shinazugawa Sanemi."

"You're Lord Shinazugawa?" He's worse than Lord Iguro. "Well, this is a horrible first impression."

I turned to look at the taller boy and assumed that this was Genya. I smiled sweetly.

"Are you alright? He didn't hurt you, did he?"

He slowly shook his head and looked away, his face flaring up red. Satisfied, I nodded and turned back to Lord Shinazugawa. I already don't like him.

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        It was nearing afternoon, and Lord Shinazugawa was getting ready to take his leave. He's okay, I guess, but why would he yell at his little brother like that? I could never do that to my brother or sisters.

"U-Um...!"

I hummed and looked behind me. Standing there was Genya. He was standing straight, his hands clenched and trembling at his sides. A tomato would be jealous of the color of his face. I smiled and tilted my head slightly.

"Yes?"

"I-I... Um..." He stammered. It took him a few moments before being able to form actual words. "Th... Thank you...! For standing up to Nemi, I mean..."

"Oh, anytime! Why was he doing that in the first place?" I asked. He looked away, as if he didn't want to answer, and I quickly added, "You don't have to answer if you don't want to!"

He nodded and smiled shyly.

"Tanjiro... He tells me a lot about you..."

"Huh? You know Tanjiro?"

"Yeah...! We're friends...! Well, Nemi doesn't like it when I go out to visit them since they're commoners, so I sneak out."

"Really? How come I never saw you?"

He shrugged his shoulders.

"Well... Um... Tanjrio said that you haven't been coming over lately, and he's worried about you."

"Really? Well, tell him that I'll be over this evening!"

Genya looked at me in alight surprise, but slowly, his expression turned into a smile. He nodded.

"Alright... It was nice meeting you, Princess...!"

"You as well, Genya-san."

He bowed a bit before turning away and quickly leaving. When they left, I quickly realized something... How am I going to convince Yorrichi to let me leave?

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✿Sengoku-Era Secrets✿

❥ Tanjiro has slowly but surely gotten restless without Y/N's company.

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