You're G O L D|| Sugimoto Saichi x f!Reader x Ogata Hyakunosuke

木を食べる

The five of you made it back to the kotan without any more problems. Well, besides you almost falling off of the horse when you fell asleep.

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Everyone went inside, whole Kiroranke took care of the horses.

"Tanigaki!" You screeched with joy, "Is that really you?" You sat beside him and started messing with the headband he wore over his forehead. You stopped when he hissed slightly, then, you actually took in his appearance.

Tanigaki was wearing an attus and sitting with his legs crossed to play the tonkori. Somehow, it seemed to fit with the toy Osoma was playing with.

"Sorry for taking your coat, I needed something to cover my back with." You apologized, he nodded, "It's fine. I would've stood out wearing it anyway. Huci made me an attus and it's surprisingly comfy."

You went farther inside to greet Huci, and smiled in surprise when you found out she had made you an attus and a matching headband too.

"Hey, Tanigaki." Sugimoto called, "Will you take a look at that Ainu guy standing outside?"

Tanigaki nodded and moved over to the window, 

"He's the one taking care of the horses." Sugimoto tried to describe Kiroranke to him.

"Who is? I don't see anybody."

Kiroranke suddenly came in through the door,

"Oh, I recognize that tonkori. Asirpa's father picked it up in Karafuto," Kiroranke said with a smile. "How nostalgic."

Then it hit him, "Oh you're..."

Sugimoto smirked just a little bit, "Do you two know each other?"

"You're Asirpa's uncle, right? But your ears..." Kiroranke had no idea who anybody was.

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You sat beside Asirpa and watched Osoma dance with the baby bear Sugimoto and vowed to take care of.

Osoma invited you to dance with the bear, and you gladly accepted, still listening for Sugimoto's voice when he said something, just to keep track of the conversation

"So you're going to Abashiri then?" Tanigaki asked as he took the stick from Sugimoto to draw an apekiray. "Asahikawa is in the middle of Otaru and Abashiri. That's where the 7th division's headquarters are."

Shiraishi spoke up, "What if we covertly reported what Lieutenant Tsurumi was doing to the rest of the division?"

"No, Tsurumi has a supporter in Asahikawa. The Regimental Lieutenant Colonel Yodogawa."

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First Lieutenant Tsurumi was happily eating dango with his eyes lazily rolled back before he sneezed. Viciously.

"Hehe. Somebody talking about First Lieutenant Tsurumi~" Kouhei whispered into his brother's ear, " No... No, we can't do that."

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"As an Intelligence Officer, First Lieutenant Tsurumi was well-aware that 203rd Hill would be a tragic folly. In an effort to save his men, he constantly pointed out flaws in the plan, but Yodogawa never took action. Since Tsurumi knows all about the lieutenant colonel's failure, he's going to put Yodogawa in a position to where he wouldn't dare go against him." He finished with a pause.