Publishedat 2nd of November 2019 07:19:46 PMChapter 341
Translator: Reflet
Editor: ryunakama
“Akiha!”
Taiyou was a moment too late . He grabbed Shirokiyami’s face, attempting to open her mouth .
“Not here . Over there . ”
“—-gh!”
Akiha was actually the calm one in this situation . Taiyou realized what she was trying to say .
He swung around, charging at Yuri . As soon as they came into contact, he made a blow to her vitals, knocking her unconscious . He set her limp form on the ground before he turned back to Shirokiyami .
She was slowly opening her mouth in amazement . Akiha flicked her hands, breathing on them . They had deep teeth marks on them with blood welling up .
“Akiha!”
He raced toward her only to get flicked on the forehead .
“Like I said, not here . Over there . ”
She grabbed his face with both hands and steered it toward the dumbfounded Shirokiyami . As he stared at her, Taiyou asked Akiha for affirmation .
“Is everything really okay?”
“How many times I gotta tell you? I swear I’ll knock you down . ”
Akiha pushed his shoulders . Taiyou lost his balance, having been pushed over to Shirokiyami . He decided to forget about Akiha for the time being as he looked at Shirokiyami . He firmly grasped her so that she wouldn’t try and run away .
“You alright?”
“I…am…”
“Mhm . ”
“…going to di—-”
Advertis.e.m.e.nt“Nope, not letting you . ”
Taiyou completely cut her off . He just had the feeling that if he didn’t cut her off, she would actually end up in an irreversible situation .
“Bu…t…”
He covered her mouth with his hand, preventing her from saying another word . He turned to Juurokuya and spoke in a commanding tone .
“Take that girl along and lock her up somewhere . Treat her with care, but make sure that she doesn’t get away . ”
“O-O-Okay!”
Being that Taiyou was her master’s master, the order was quickly carried out thereafter . After Juurokuya contacted someone, two well-built men appeared and took Yuri away somewhere . Watching them leave, Taiyou stared at Sakura as he continued to prevent Shirokiyami from speaking .
“What a handful…”
“I do hope that I’m not next . ”
“No, I’m not going to have you take responsibility over what just happened . ”
“You should realize that responsibility belongs to people not just because of their orders, but also because of the consequences that their orders bring about . ”
“I’m not trying to head in that direction right now . ”
“Then what are you trying to do?”
“I wanted to discuss your marriage appointment . ”
“…”
Sakura’s smile was now slightly unraveled .
“Her sister coming over here and Akiha getting hurt as a result was simply a means to an end, or at the very least a byproduct . I see no point in further debating the particulars, as it would only prolong things and prevent me from discussing what I came here for . ”
“But if you do not resolve this, then she will remain in that state . ”
She was talking about Shirokiyami .
“Nothing bad will occur as long as I have her in my arms like this . ”
“How long will you hold on to her then?”
“As long as I need to . ”
“Ooo~”
Akiha jeered from the side .
“Hush . ”
“You’re quite the cool one . ”
“Can I ask you something?”
“What would that be?”
“Why are you here?”
“Because Juurokuya asked me to be here . ”
He promptly answered . That was the biggest and only reason .
“You came because she asked you to?”
“Indeed . ”
“So this was not voluntary . ”
“…What exactly are you getting at?”
“I was simply wondering how I could get you to give up . ”
“You want to make me give up?”
“I know what you are trying to say . However, I do not think of this as a particularly bad thing . ”
“Particularly?”
“Right . ”
Sakura nodded, and he could tell that she was being upfront about it .
“I feel like how a man would if he had led a happy life and then suddenly got sent overseas in order to find work . Sure, it’s a bit sudden, but it is work after all, and after completing said work, he may very well be set for life after a few years . ”
“…I see . ”
“So it’s actually troublesome to get in the way of this . ”
“I understand . ”
“So can you do me a favor and leave now?”
“No, I think not . ”
“…Oh? Why not?”
Her face stiffened .
“If this were only about you, then I would have left by now . ”
“Is there some other reason, then?”
“You see, Youran has blocked me on her phone . ”
“…”
“I don’t want to constrain her . In fact, I want her to be more free than she is now . But as of right now, she wants to call me ‘Master’ and rule over her . So it has got to be something serious if she, of all people, blocks me on her phone . ”
“…New Moon-sama?”
“…All right, I’ll just go ahead and abduct you . ”
“Huh?”
Sakura’s face was filled with astonishment at what he just said .
“What are you talking about?”
“Nothing will be resolved if we stay here . I don’t understand what is going on, but there are too many things in this world that become too late to take back once they’re in motion . I will first put a stop to this, then think about what to do next . ”
“You can’t just—-”
Sakura half-rose to her feet . This was the first time that she had moved since they had intruded .
“Don’t bother . There is no one here who can stop me . ”
With Shirokiyami in tow, Taiyou charged at Sakura, lifting her up onto his shoulders . He turned around, looking at Akiha .
“Are you okay?”
“‘Course! Who d’you think I am?”
“Any injuries?”
“It’s all fine, nothing to worry about . ”
“Okay…but I’m glad . ”
“Hmm?”
“When she tried to kill herself, the force of her mouth must have been seriously strong . I’m amazed that all you got from that was a slight injury . ”
“Heheh . ”
Akiha snorted .
“What kind of a reaction was that?”
“Look at this . ”
Akiha held out the hand that had not been bitten . There was a ring through her ring finger .
“Isn’t it because of this?”
“…Ah . ”
When he realized what she was trying to say, Taiyou’s face flushed just a bit . It was the ring that converted feelings into protection, originating from ‘Blood Soul’ . Taiyou felt a little bit embarra.s.sed to hear that her wound was light because of that .