Taishi-sama and the Noh Player

Taishi-sama and the Noh Player Chapter 5 : Seiga's Act

Seiga & Futo Conversation

Futo's POV :
So I guess I'm meeting Seiga today. I'm a former lover of Miko but I suppose it's for the best since his father forced him to. Anyway, I wonder why Seiga needs me?

Seiga: Futo, right?
Futo: Yes. Why do you need me?
Seiga: I heard you are a former lover of Miko, right?
Futo: Yes? I'm aware everyone knows it.
Seiga: I actually have a favour to ask.
Futo: What is it?
Seiga: I want you to make Kokoro be far away from Miko.
Futo: Jealous? I mean they are not lovers, Seiga. I think you overthink this.
Seiga: Aw, poor Futo. You do not understand my relationship with Miko and his family.
Futo: My family, inluding me, is his family's consort and their most trusted servant. I know more than you do because you are a foreign person from another land.
Seiga: True, but needless to say I wanted you to do so and must be done instantly!
Futo: Why trying to harm someone's friendship? And what do you know and what am I suppose to do?!
Seiga: That is what I am about to tell you, Futo.

The next day.
Futo: Hey, Kokoro.
Kokoro: Hm? Who are you?
Futo: Starting to express things than being emotionless, I see! But I came here with a little deal.
Kokoro: What do you mean?
Futo: I know you secretly posses the 66 masks of Kawakatsu. None has ever been aware of your possesions and only think that those are just fake mask versions of Kawakatsu. It'd be a shame if anyone knew. They'd think you are a thief.
Kokoro: How?! I keep this secret good too!
Futo: I can't explain it, but do not put a blame on Miko. Then, how about this? I won't tell anyone you posses 66 masks, in exchange you stay away from Miko!
Kokoro: Why should I stay away from him?!
Futo: Do you want to get kicked out from this academy?
Kokoro: N-no...
Futo: That's what I thought.

After school.
Seiga: Done?
Futo: How cruel of you, Seiga. But yes I have...
Seiga: Please don't overthink it. Everything will be over soon. Oh, and don't tell anyone about my plan, even Yoshika. I will tell her later.
Futo: So much for marriage and rule. Have you ever thought of other people's feelings?!
Seiga: I don't care. They are peasents after all. You'll soon learn once your pure heart is destroyed.
Futo: Which is not happening.
*Futo leaves Seiga's private room*
Seiga: *sigh*
Yoshika: Rrrhhh...
Seiga: You are back. How was your walk?
Yoshika: Gr...eat!!
Seiga: Fufu... glad to hear.

Meanwhile at Kokoro and Miko.
Gray, emotionless Kokoro is doing her homework without Miko's help, and she is doing her best to ignore him.
Miko: Kokoro, do you need any help?
Kokoro: ...
Miko: Uhh... Kokoro? What's wrong?
Kokoro: ...
Miko: *grabs her by the shouder* Kokoro! Are you alright? Why won't you answer me?!
Kokoro: Let go of me!
Miko: *surprised, slowly releasing her*... sorry.
Kokoro: ...
Miko: 'What has gotten into her? She wasn't like this before... Is it Seiga? But I can't simply accuse her. Her reputation here is famous. I could get into some problems...'

Next day

Futo was waiting the unaware Kokoro.
Futo: Hey, Kokoro!
Kokoro: Can you leave me alone? I have done what you asked me to. Isn't that it?
Futo: Wha...? Who said that we're finish?! I have one last thing that you must do.
Kokoro: What is it now?
Futo: Take this tube of medicine and send it to Seiga Kaku. Make sure you really met her, face to face. Don't leave it in her room.
Kokoro: Will I be free from your deal after this?
Futo: Nope. At least not yet.
Kokoro: Futo! I'm truly sick about this! Don't you relize my emotions keep reappear and disappear!!
Futo: I do. But understand that this is for your good.
Kokoro: Whatever. Fine!

Later after school.
Kokoro goes to Seiga's room which located on the very top floor of the academy. It must've been a VIP type of room.

Kokoro: *knock, knock!*
Seiga: Come in.
Kokoro: Please excuse me, Lady Seiga. I am here to deliver you a tube of medicine from Futo. She said she asked me to do it since she's busy. And it must be given directly to you.
Seiga: Ah~! Thank you, Kokoro. You can leave my room, now!
Kokoro: ... *leaves speechless*

Seiga: Hmph! Such useless peasent.
Seiga was about to consume the medicine, which was  dangerous poison medicine. But Yoshika bardged in.
Yoshika: Wrr...ait!! Don't... eat it!!!
Seiga: What do you mean, Yoshika?
Yoshika shows a book contained with medicine knowledges, which Yoshika read for fun.
Seiga: My... thank you, Yoshika.
How irritating. How could she tried to kill me, unconciously? She must pay.

Meanwhile, with Kokoro and Miko in their dorm.

Miko: 'Okay. I had enough of this! I must know why is she like this!! I want everything to be normal again!'
Kokoro: ... *spacing out, staring at the at the closed window*

Miko approaches Kokoro by going in front of her. He then grabs her arms and hold it tightly so she couldn't fight back. And pinned her to the ground
Kokoro: Let me go!
Miko: Kokoro...

Miko leans closer and kissed her. Basically, a long kiss until she relized herself.

In the meantime, Futo came to Seiga's room to see the result of her plan. Seiga was waiting on her chair.
Futo: 'She is not dead yet?!'
Seiga: Surprised to see me still alive? I thought so too *clip!*. Why not have a chat? After all, you've got some explaining to do.
Futo: Yes, I did plan to murder you unconciously. You're a horrible person, Seiga. I don't understand why everyone liked you?! Having a high reputation?! When you are bullying the innocents, without anyone knowing your true colours!
Seiga: Fufu... I am a great liar, manipulator, and a mastermind that can fool anyone! Even the strongest of them all! I did told you it was because of my plan.
Futo: And by harming someone's feeling you can easily get to him?!
Seiga: If I can, I WILL use it.

Miko took a long kiss, and Kokoro finally snapped out of her stress. She stared at him and blushed. He releases her soon after.
Miko: Tell me what happened to you.
Kokoro: I... I was forced to stay away from you to keep my possesions a secret... which is my masks...
Miko: *shocked!* Who told you this?!
Kokoro: a gray haired girl named Futo...
Miko: I'm talking to her, now!

Miko rushes out of the room, Kokoro chases after. Then a wave of fighting seems to create a quake upstairs. They both came to check, and unaware of the teacher is coming as well.
They arrived at Seiga's room to find Futo and Seiga fighting using their Fantasy Sprite, which is known as their battle form. "What is going on here?!" he said quite loud to stop the fight. "Seiga, I had high hopes on you. But now, you disappoint me with this fight that you caused. I'll make you a rank B. So as punishment, you are suspended and Futo will have detention for 3 days." said the teacher.
Futo: Meh, whatever.
Seiga: Miko... Kokoro... everyone, leave.

All of them left the room.
Futo: Hey, Kokoro. I just want to note that I'll meet you in your room. I have something to say.
Kokoro: Can I trust you?
Futo: You'll understand eventually.
Kokoro: Fine.
Miko: Better not do anything to her.
Futo: I won't, geez!

At 18:28
Futo: *Knock, knock* Kokoro! Open up!
Kokoro: *opens door* Come in. I have prepared tea for us.
They sit down at their pillows.
Kokoro: What do you want to say?
Futo: Seiga is manipulating and convinced me to make sure you stay away from Miko. Everything was all her plan and she asked me because she knew I know Miko and you better.
Kokoro: My! Such a horrible person Seiga is.
Miko: 'I have made a horrible mistake of proposing to her, after all. I knew it all along...'
Futo: As a consort and a servant of the Toyosatomimi family, I didn't want to bother this relationship you had. So Kokoro, let us be friends this time!
Kokoro: Sure.
Miko: I suppose I could forgive you, Futo.
Futo: But please do.
Miko: Fine.

End of chapter 5. Hopefully it's not so confusing. Sorry it took a while for me to finish. I've been busy with school and such. Anyways, thank you all for reading this!