Swords & Saniwa

Sleep

~Shinano Toushirou~
信濃 藤四郎

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Afternoon.

Signs of their master walking around wasn't seen at all.

As the fox entered the room after countless times of calling your name out, he shook your body at your shoulders gently, but you didn't wake up at all. 

Something was wrong.

"Nushi-sama? Nushi-sama? Wake up."

He soon found out you couldn't be woken up, as he thought the possibilities of being drugged.

He was right. An empty glass of milk was seen on the table, along with bits and pieces of incense sticks on the tatami mat.

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"Nushi-sama is being drugged!"

"What?!"

Everyone was shocked at the sudden news. Who on earth could have done that to their master?

"I am going to kill that person if I find out who did it. Unforgivable!" Hasebe vowed, before standing up to investigate. But he was stopped by a tantou named Shinano Toushirou.

"Let's make an investigation team! It would be better than you investigating alone!"

Soon a team was made, and they set off to their master's room.

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Reaching the room, you were placed on the futon by Kogi. You slept soundly, as Hasebe and Yagen walked around the room searching for clues. The red-haired sword then noticed something.

"Why are there bits of aromatic incense sticks on the mat?"

"Aruji might have hit the tray for the burning of incense stick when she fell asleep.." Kasen said as he noticed some spots on the tatami mat. It wasn't water, but milk.

"The incense sticks were burnt so that it could cover the smell of milk. Someone tried to clean the milk stain off, but the smell remained. So burning aromatic incense sticks would cover up the smell, and would also lead us to think that there was nothing wrong since Aruji-sama always burns them for better sleep."

"You are really good at solving crimes.." The rest of them were awed by his impressive ability of deduction.

"So Aruji-sama drank the spiked milk, and fell asleep shortly. The person came back to check on the situation, but he didn't think that the milk spilled onto the mat. Wiping it off completely was impossible, so aroma sticks were burnt to cover up the smell of milk?" Hasebe said after putting the puzzle pieces together, finally able to understand what happened earlier.

"There's one person missing in the team now."

"What?"

A certain tantou was seen sneaking to the door, before he felt someone grabbing at the back of his shirt. It was no other than Hasebe. Shivers went down his spine.

When Hasebe was about to unsheath his blade, I yawned and opened my eyes sleepily.

"It's ages since I had such a good sleep.. Hmm? Why are you guys in my room? And why am I on my futon?"

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"I just wanted Aruji-sama to have a good sleep! I did nothing wrong at all!" Atsushi pleaded as he knelt on the mat. Tears kept falling down from his eyes, afraid of what I would do to him.

"Atsushi.. Using sleeping pills and drugging me with it is not a right thing. Why didn't you tell me directly?"

"You would just ignore it, and continuing sleeping for a few hours everyday!"

I was taken aback at his sudden increase in tone, but felt guilty in my heart. I only slept for three to four hours for almost everyday as I had a lot to do, from paperwork to repairing.

I walked closer to the tantou, and gave him a hug. He must have been worried.

"It's okay.. I will let myself rest more from now on, so don't worry."

I could hear his muffled cries, as the team sighed at the scene.

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"Aruji-sama! Time to sleep!"

"I got it!"

Clearing the paperwork, I set them aside and went for my futon, tucking myself in as Shinano dimmed the lamp and leave the room.

"Goodnight!"

This lasted for everyday since then.