Samurai Oni
GEISHA RUMORS

The lip dye that the woman was wearing, glanced back and then flashed a smile just before she left. The few words he said were never heard.

Akio finally woke up from that short dream. He found himself waking up near a freshwater lake. As soon as possible he washed his face using water there. Then leave after feeling the presence of yokai near the Mizunashi region.

Damas.

Akio swung his Retsuji sword. There was no wasted movement, enough with a single slash once it came from above it, the cursed yokai vanished without a chance to look back.

“My master is getting better.” Yasha.

Today, it's been passed as usual. However it seems like the presence of cursed yokai has started to be rare. Akio thought that this was an opportunity to find the mastermind of all this, but he did not know where to start.

“Mr Akio will go?” ask Yasha.

Akio momentarily stopped his steps, then wrote something on the ground. It says, "I'll find the head of all the yokai."

“Hm, you mean to find who controls it, right? Then please leave it to me,” Yasha said.

"No. Kizu is already in the capital. He's gonna help me."

“Then is it possible that Mr Akio misses the older brother, I mean Mikio?” Yasha guessed.

Not answering, Akio leaves. Yasha smiled faintly to find Akio expressionless at this moment. Yasha follows him wherever Akio goes. Just like Akashi.

Akashi is currently with Nekomata. They were in the Southeast Fortress of Honjou, where the fort had previously been attacked by yokai who looked like humans. It could be said to be much stronger than the cursed yokai that used to reveal itself like black smoke.

The reason the two were there, of course, was just in case the weakened Southeast Fortress of Honjou was not attacked directly by the yokai. Moreover, the barrier had yet to fully recover, and it was quite time consuming just because the southeast good alone had damage.

Even so, Honjou would not have realized that there were two yokai who had become Akio's followers in his place now.

***

Meanwhile Kizu. Being in the House of Flowers, as Kinata. The number 2 most beautiful geisha, its beauty is indeed incomparable when compared to other geisha. But of course not with Oiran number 1 in the land of Shinpi-tekina.

“I heard there's a beautiful geisha coming out at night. Do you know who that is, Kinata?” One of the customers who was being served by Kizu (Kinata) asked.

“Exit at night? Well, he's really brave.”

“Really right? Haha! I thought it was you, Kinata. But where is it possible? Hahaha!” Too drunk to make it noisy, he laughed loudly while holding a small cup to pour his sake again.

“Ya, sir.”

There's not much Kizu got here. All they have is to talk about the beautiful geisha that come out at night. In reality it was nobody but Kizu herself. Yes, Kizu does often walk at night. Intentions avoid many people precisely its existence is known by some people.

Pouring sake in his cup. Kizu asked, “Master Samurai, if you can tell if there are yokai that are difficult for you to fight?”

“Wah, your question is bold. But, honestly, it's very difficult. Hard to say, but fine I'll say.”

Nah!

“Meanor?”

“Yes, as I said. They are unusual because they have a human form. One of them was reported yesterday by Mr. Honjou Eno, he defeated the form of a spider with a human head on its back.”

The Samurai master of this one is quite clear to speak even though sometimes he hiccups due to drinking a lot of sake in this sunny time. Although he was said to be drunk, he was not completely drunk.

“Master Honjou Eno is really great for beating that spider.”

“Yes. But there's something you need to pay attention to, Kinata. Yokai with a fully real form like that, not just one.”

“Then this will become even more dangerous,” said Kizu by pretending to have a sad face.

“Take it easy. I'll protect you. But even though I said this, I became a little restless because the other yokai was a beautiful woman.”

Kizu was shocked. He thought he was really starting to get caught. And this would be difficult for him who was already disguised as a woman in this place.

“Is she prettier than me?”

“Do not get it wrong. She is beautiful, but not as beautiful as you,” said the man with a friendly smile.

Honestly Kizu was lazy to respond to him. But this is the role of Kizu as a geisha in this place. Inevitably have to behave like a woman, well, this attitude is not so difficult than changing into another animal.

“So Mr Samurai, does the yokai who looks like that woman always walk in every night of the day?”

“Yes, your guess is quite correct. But strangely she often wears a bridal dress.”

The rumors had indeed become bird news for the samurai. Including the samurai that Kizu is serving today, it seems that yokai exist. Surprisingly again, the yokai wore a wedding dress with no partner on the side.

He walked every night without saying anything. Her pretty face was even fleeting, not completely.

“So Kinata, do not hesitate when asking for help.”

“So that's why you often visit the House of Flowers? To make sure what yokai is one of us?” terka Kizu the original said it. He whispered while in his arms.

“Oh, great too. But don't let your friends know.”

“If I was a yokai it how?” kizu said with a sad face, she stared at him. He also wanted to test how strong this man's instincts were.

“Hah?” Suddenly the man was stunned. He looks nervous when faced with a beautiful face that is a cute expression like Kizu.

He then turned his face that blushed embarrassed while saying, “I-that's where possible. Kinata bu-not yokai. I believe it.”

'Hehe, humans other than Mr. Akio are indeed stupid. I asked Yasha for help to disguise both my scent and my presence as a fox. I didn't expect it to last longer than my own strength, ' Kizu's inner cool was enjoying it. He was about to laugh but tried hard he kept it from becoming chaotic later.

Kizu was still busy gathering information on the Flower House from every customer she came and served. In addition, for a moment he felt the presence of his master. And sure enough, that Akio was currently running among the many crowds in the streets near the Flower House.

'Mr Akio, did something happen?' kizu thought in her mind.