Swords & Saniwa

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Souza Samonji
宗三 左文字

Requested by Fathrui99!

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She peeked into the furnace excitedly as the sword was ready to be awakened with her ability.

"Souza Samonji. Do you wish to own the world?"

"N-No... I am your master, F/N L/N. Nice to meet you!" She said happily as she bowed down as a greeting, prompting him to do the same action. As she left him to his brother Kousetsu for a quick introduction of her citadel, he thought about her, comparing her with his previous masters.

Was she the same as his masters, wanting to conquer the world through any means?

Deep down in his heart, he prayed that his new master would not be the ones he met in the past.

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"Please....Please... 4 hours..." He could hear her murmur as he saw her praying before putting the materials into the furnace. The timer showed "03:20" instead of a '4', causing her to sigh at her bad luck. Was it because she managed to forge Oodenta yesterday and spent all her luck on him?

"Jiji... Mikazuki... I miss you..." She said quietly as she threw a help token into the pit before revealing what sword she managed to forge.

"Ichigo huh...Well, I'll keep you in the storeroom for now." Taking the sword, she was about to leave the room before hearing some noise.

"Who's there?" She said while walking towards the door. What greeted her next was the crane scaring her by hanging himself upside down, causing her to scream and use the scabbard to hit him repeatedly.

"I-I am sorry, Tsuru! L-Let's go to the repair room! Hurry!" Panicking, she then helped him up and went for the repair room hurriedly, not noticing his presence at all.

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"Congratulations on your first anniversary, Aruji."

"Thank you, Souza. Let's go to the smithing room! I need to try my luck on this special day!" Pulling him on his sleeves, the sword stood there like a wooden pole, not budging at all.

"As I thought, you're the same as my previous masters."

"Huh? What are you talking about, Souza?" Perplexed, she then went closer to him before his blade blocked in between their paths.

"I would appreciate if you would not come closer, Aruji. All you know is to collect swords that are the rarest of the rare like Mikazuki Munechika or Oodenta Mitsuyo. You don't intend to use me, do you?" He pointed out bluntly as she widened her eyes, not believing what he had said to her. True, she had wanted to collect all the swords as quickly as she could, but it was to increase combat efficiency in order to handle different types of battlefields known till date. Of course, getting rare swords would mean that she could get to flaunt, but that was not one of her top priorities.

Souza then remained quiet as he waited for an answer.

"I am sorry for not bringing you to sorties, but the main thing now is to practice and hone your skills so that you wouldn't get injured easily out there!" She rebutted as she pointed towards the gate. She was hurt by his words, to be honest. Why couldn't he trust her?

"Souza. What are you doing to Aruji?" A cold voice sounded as she turned to look who was it. It was Kousetsu, as he walked up towards the duo and shielded her behind his back.

"I asked, what were you doing to Aruji? It's not right for a sword to point its blade at his master, Souza."

Flinching at his words a little, he then kept his blade back before walking off, not answering his question at all.

"Are you alright, Aruji?"

"Y-Yes..."

He could still sense the shock that she felt from his brother.

"I will talk to him, so don't worry about it, Aruji. I shall take my leave then."

Escorting her back to her room, he then left her to talk to Souza.

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"Souza! Let's go~" The sage said while dragging him to the entrance of a certain theme park. Sighing, he then followed her and entered the park. Inside the park was full of themed-attractions, and each and every one of them were unique in their charms. There was a roller coaster featuring dragons, while there was a carousel not far; every attraction attracted her.

"Shall we go to the carousel first, Souza?"

"...Yes, Aru-" Before he could finish his words, a gentle slap was felt on his shoulder.

"Call me L/N! We are in the present world now!" Reminding him the rules that she set for him, the female then took him by his hand and hopped on the carousel, enjoying the ride like how she did when she was little.

Seeing her smile did make himself happy, and apologetic for what happened that day. He admitted that he was rude to her after being told off by Kousetsu, and had since felt a little guilt growing in his heart. How could a person be so happy even after being threatened by a blade?

Finishing the ride, she then hopped off the wooden horse and nudged him as he returned back to his senses.

"Souza! What are you dreaming about? Look, let's go there!" She said while pointing towards the roller coaster. She had always wanted to ride one, but she was too scared to do so. But now she felt confident and happy, all because of Souza's presence beside her.

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Time flew by quickly, and it was night time. Both sat on the bench, silently enjoying the ice cream that she bought for themselves.

"Aruji.."

"Call me by my last name-"

A hug blocked her words.

"...Souza?"

"I am sorry... I am sorry for what I did... You are not like them... I am really sorry.." He mumbled, not being able to keep his tears back. The sage's expression went from surprise to smile, as she wrapped her arms around him, calming him down.

"It's okay... Everything's now clear."