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Ch. 2: His Precious Item

 

The rain continued to fall in a drizzle…-.

OO: "Shigure, you're really wet…aren't you cold?"

 

Droplets continued to fall incessantly from the tips of his hair.

 

Shigure: "I went for a walk, and it started raining…when I thought to go back, I found this puppy. It called out in a weak howl, and I was worried…"

 

At that moment, the puppy pushed up with its paws and wriggled in Shigure's arms.

 

Shigure: "Ow…"

 

There was a fresh scratch on the back of Shigure's hand, tinged faintly red.

 

OO: "Shigure, are you alright!?"

 

Shigure: "Yeah…it's not that bad."

 

Shigure kindly pet the struggling puppy, and smiled at it affectionately.

 

Even though it hurt him.

 

Shigure: "I have to hurry, and help it…"

 

He gently stroked the puppy's injured leg.

 

We hurried to the castle…-.

 

OO: "Alright…that should do it."

 

Puppy: "Woof!"

 

Inside Shigure's room, we had treated the puppy. Now, it was running around the room, full of energy.

 

OO: "Ah."

 

The puppy leapt up onto Shigure's bed and messed up the sheets, then started to bite and pull them onto the carpet.

 

Shigure: "W…wait…don't…!"

 

Shigure looked troubled, and tidied up after the puppy had scattered the bedding.

 

Shigure: "A~aah…but I'm glad it's feeling better."

OO: "I-is anything broken?"

Shigure: "No, it's fine…probably."

 

Forget mad, he looks happy about all this.

 

Then there was a sudden bang like from something being knocked over.

 

Looking towards the sound, I saw the puppy had knocked off a dagger that had been decorating a shelf.

 

Shigure: "Ah…!"

 

For the first time, I saw Shigure look irritated.

 

Shigure: "That's not for you!"

 

The puppy seemed quite interested in the dagger, and before we could move it away…

 

It snatched up the dagger and ran out of the room.

 

Shigure: "Aah…oh dear."

 

[CHOICE]

  • Let's go after it (SUN)

  • What is that? (MOON)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I moved to chase after the puppy, but Shigure gently took hold of my wrist.

 

Shigure: "Ah, s-sorry!"

 

He hurriedly let go of my wrist in a panic, then tightly wrapped his arms around himself as if to protect his body.

 

Shigure: "…it's alright. It's not like it's anything I really need…"

 

Something he doesn't need?

 

Shigure: "It's… something I got from my father. I'm always so timid and nervous…he said it was so I could be more manly."

 

OO: "If it was a gift from your father, we have to get it back."

 

Shigure: "It's fine, really…"

 

Shigure cut in to stop me from saying anything else.

 

OO: "Shigure…"

 

Shigure: "I'm… too timid…I don't think I can be manly anyway."

 

Shigure stood there, looking isolated as he smiled and spoke softly. Seeing that, I thought he looked incredibly lonely.

 

The ceaseless sound of the rain echoed in my heart.

OO: "Let's go after it Shigure!"

Shigure: "Ah…no, it's fine…"

 

Shigure was staring at the door, flung wide open.

OO: "What is that?"

 

Shigure: "It's… important, or something."

 

Shigure's face was filled with a complicated mix of feelings.

 

OO: "Then we have to run after it!"

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