Samurai: Asai Kyou

Task 3: Higeki No Sutoraiki (Kana Version)

As noted in the title, I thought it would be fun to replace the Roumaji in the text with the actual hiragana (and on occasion katakana or the kanji if I knew it.) So... Yeah, here it is. The words should all be the same as the Roumaji ones in the first version. This is just for those curious about what the words should look like in their native form.

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Kyou stared blankly across the countryside. Smoke rose in the distance, and a heavy fog had settled over the castle. He and Magoichi-san had argued for days but had finally decided to move back to the main base of operations, Odani-jō. While it wasn't the most defensible, perhaps, it was closer to the people, and the unrest that had been rising lately was rapidly becoming disturbing. The people were being destroyed by war and famine as well as by their own anger and fear. His land and the clan that made it home were falling apart.

He shook his head, biting his lip. 今 なんで? That wasn't the end of the bad news. In fact, that was only the start. It was bad enough that Kyou had his own men and their families to protect, but word had come via one of his spies that the Saika clan was also under attack. He'd heard about that roughly a month ago, just after he, Naoki-kun, and Magoichi-san moved the troops back to Odani-jo. Unable to punish the Saika clan for their leader's misdemeanors and crimes, he had done what he could to fend off the initial attack by Oda-san and then offered them asylum. It was the best he could offer Magoichi-san and his people at this point with his own supplies and troops running so low.

Sighing, he pushed away from the wall of his room. This wasn't the only bad news he was going to receive, he was sure, and he didn't stand a chance if he faced bad news with moaning and griping. This was war. There wasn't time to dawdle or play the coward's part.

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"So Magoichi-san was telling the truth?" Kyou asked, rubbing his temples.

The spy nodded, wrinkling her nose. "はい... ごめんなさい, 京さま."

"いいえ... It's not your fault, タツさん," Kyou mumbled.

She bowed, pouting a little. "はい, はい... わかります. しかし, まだ 気分 が わるい です... かれ は あなたに おとと, はい?"

Kyou sighed and shook his head. "Half-brother. Did you find out about why he did it?"

"はい. 勇さまdid it for the money."

Kyou bit his lip and shut his eyes. "ちくしよっ... That two-timing dog..."

"ごめんなさい, 京さま."

"Stop apologizing," Kyou said, huffing. The subservience is so obviously an act that it's nauseating. Does she think I believe the act? If she was submissive, she never would've become a spy... ばか.

"ご­— I mean, はい!" She bowed deeply, but not in time to hide her smirk from Kyou.

She's doing it on purpose? he thought, irritation burning in the pit of his stomach. Why did I hire her again? Didn't Hiroshi-kun recommend her or something? Why did that ばか recommend such an obnoxious woman... 不愉快な おんな! "You're dismissed, タツさん."

"どもう ありがとう ございました, 京さま!" She deepened the bow just slightly and then straightened, exiting the room without another word.