Re:War (Discontinued)

Chapter 52: Cherry Blossoms

It was morning. I didn't sleep well again... It wasn't the nightmares that kept me up, rather it was what Kuro told me yesterday night.

Wanting to calm my senses, I decided to follow Hina to the shrine. As I was about to leave, Mary came towards me.

"Can I tag along, Master?"

"Sure. Why'd you want to come though?"

"I've only seen churches in Reverie. I'm curious to see how the shrines are here in Tendo."

"Makes sense. They're quite different, I can tell you that much."

"Raito-nii, Mary, let's go~!"

"Alright, alright."

"She's a lively one," Mary said, in Reverien.

"Eh? What did she say?"

"It's nothing."

"Eh....?"
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"This is a Tendoen shrine...? It's so beautiful..."

"Quite different from a church, isn't it?"

"It is.. The red stands out so much from the snow around us...."

"This is the Manyou Shrine [満陽大社], enshrined to Youka-no-amagami, the sun goddess, or the highest goddess of the our pantheon," Hina explained. "Do you have someone like that in Reverie?"

"No, unlike Tendo and Sylphia, Reverie's religion is monotheistic."

"A single god handles everything...? Must be difficult for him."

"I guess so... You being a shrine maiden, I assume you work for this solar goddess?"

"Yes, I am one of the top shrine maidens here. People seem to worship me as well as Youkagami-sama... It's a weird thing."

"I can understand that feeling. I use to be-" she stopped. "Master... that person..."

I turned to where she was pointing, and I saw some sakura petals floating about. A white scarf flowed in the wind following her silver hair. A fox eared girl....

Sakura...?

She doesn't remember you, Raibo. Don't act rash.

I know.... it just...

She noticed you.

She looked at me, smiled and started running towards me.

"Raito-sama! I've been looking for you!"

"Me?"

"Yes! I want to be your pupil!!"

'I want to be your pupil'.... It's just like before...

She said the same thing, didn't she?

But... I don't know if I can accept her. Not after that.

"I'm sorry, who are you?" I lied. "I don't think we've met before."

"Ah, I'm sorry for coming to you all of a sudden. My name is Terazuki Sakura, I've come to be your disciple."

"Disciple?"

"I've always wanted to learn from you, Raito-sama! I have heard of your from Hanzo-sama, so I wish to be your disciple."

"I'm uh... not really open for disciples."

"I promise I'll train very hard, so please accept me!" she knelt on the ground. "I'll do anything...."

"Why do you want to learn from me so much?"