A/N: for those who don't know Ri Hyou and Ri Shin, Ri Hyou is also known as "Piao" and Ri Shin is "Xin".
«Ri Hyou and Ri Shin»
«TADESHI'S POV»
— I woke up and gasped and start looking frankly to my surroundings. Then, a teenage man enters the house.
"Oh good! You're finally awake! I was worried that you won't wake, if that happens, me and shin would be screwed." The man said.
"I'm sorry for the trouble that I have caused." I said and bowed.
"I'm Ri Hyou, and the guy you saw before you passed out is Shin. May I know your name?" Ri Hyou ask me.
"Oh, my name is Tadeshi Minatozaki. May I ask what place am I?" I ask.
"Oh, you're in Joutou Village." He said.
I stopped on my tracks. Joutou? I have only heard it right now. Wait. Am I still even in Japan right now? But then again, that demon said he'll use a new technique. And that technique make me ends up in here… That demon is dangerous…
"Oh by the way, here's your belongings, do you have any place to go?" Ri Hyou ask.
"No, I don't have any place to stay." I said.
"Then you can stay with us, but you must also do some works, you see we're only slaves." Ri Hyou said. I just nodded in understandment.
"OH! So you're awake now! Nice to meet ya, my name is Shin," He said and smiles at me.
I just smiled back and look at him. I wandered my eyes around the house they are staying. It's ok but small decorate here and there it would be perfect.
"oh, my name is Tadeshi Minatozaki. Nice to meet you to Shin." I said.
"By the way, did you two grab my bag? As well as my haori and katana?" I ask them.
"Oh yeah that! Wait, let me get that." Shin said and volunteer to get my things.
"Here you go, are you perhaps a traveler? You have very big bag." Shin said. Ri Hyou look ate in anticipation.
"No, I am not a traveler." I said to him. I stood up and looked at them. "What can I be help of?" I ask. After that, they assign me on what I can help to do them.
I did what I was asisgned to do to. Not that hard. It's easy as a cake. Many weeks have passes since we met, currently, the three of us are in the forest now, collecting woods.
"By the way Tadeshi," Shin started. "Do you know how to fight?" Shin asks me as we are about to drop off the woods that we have collected in the forest.
"Yes. Why did you ask?" I ask him, still looking up ahead and stop in my tracks as I saw a medical herb. I gathered them and put them to my pouch.
"Can you teach us?" Ri Hyou ask. I stopped on gathering the medical herbs and looked at them.
"My training won't be that easy, you might die, are you still up for it?" I ask them.
They just nodded, determine to know how to fight, now that I think about it, I don't even know their age.
"By the way, how old are you guys?" I ask them.
"Oh, we're 12 years old!" Shin answered.
"How 'bout you, Tadeshi?" Ask Ri Hyou.
"I'm 15 Years Old." I said.
"Eh!? Really!? But you're so small!" Shin said.
I stopped on my tracks and appear beside him in instant and grab his head.
"Can you repeat what you said? I quite didn't hear it." I said while smiling cheerfully.
"J-just kidding! Just kidding!" He said and Ri Hyou just laugh in our antics.
After that, I let go of him. He fell to the floor and retorted. I just smile at him and take my leave. Tomorrow, I'll start training them. The earlier, the better.
And many days that turn to week, into months and years, I thought them the basic stamina training, flexibility training, quick movement training, sword skill training, pounding training, and muscle reinforcement training.
By doing that training, they are strong enough, but not strong enough to be a Hashira, but that's okay, because they'll still be strong.
I have teach them what I can teach, but the Breath of The Star. They can't handle the pressure of it, so I didn't teach them that. As long as they have enough strength, skill, speed, intelligence and stamina, they won't die. I won't let them die.
Because if they do die, hell would break lose to this nation. I swear on my life, I will kill them all.
«TIMESKIP: 2 YEARS»
Its been two years that I have been in this world, I teach Shin and Ri Hyou the sword techniques, and they are strong now. I'm currently making a flare gun, since their signal sucks. Should I sell this so we would be rich?
They're improving in an alarming rate. That's good. But still not enough to defeat me. I wonder, what's happening in Japan. Do they have defeated him? Or encounter that demon? I hope not.
As I finish building the flare gun, I was about to left my house then I heard a voice.
"Then what are we waiting for!?" I heard someone shout outside. Judging by the voice, it must be Shin.
I go out to see what's happening there, and there I saw a man, probably in his 40's to 50's, looking at Ri Hyou.
"What's happening here?" I ask them.
"Oh! Tadeshi! They're taking Ri Hyou with them! I said that we should also come with him!" Shin said.
I gazed to the man and let out a little bloodlust making him stop on his tracks.
"Shin, Hyou, can you go inside?" I said to them. They just nodded.
I look at to the man again and smile a little as I looked up to him. Time to investigate this little shit.
"May I ask who you are?" I ask him as I still smile at him.
"I am Shou Bun Kun, may I ask your name young lady?" Shou Bun Kun said.
"My name is Tadeshi Minatozaki. Nice to meet you old man." I said to him.
"May I ask why are you here? And why are you interested to Hyou?"
"I came here for he was needed to serve the king."
"And why should he? He's only 14 Years Old. I believe he can't serve him, after all, he's quite young."
"He can definitely serve him, it's true that he's young, but there's something that he can only do that other's can't."
"hoh, ok. I'll call him. But would you also take us?"
"Nope, Ri Hyou is the only person needed in here."
Okay. I'll just talk to him before he can go."
"I, Shou Bun Kun, thanks you for your cooperation."
"No problem."
After that, I enter the house and explain on what's happening. I help Ri Hyou to pack his bag. As he was about to left, I give him the flare gun that I created.
"What are this for?" he ask.
"Point it to the sky, and you see this? Push this, this will make a light flare, just like a signal. Use this if ever you are in danger. I'll come and save you. I don't trust that guy. He has some bad vibes in him." I said.
"Okay, I understand." He said and pocketed the gun that I gave him.
After that, he left the house and proceed to the carriage. May Hyou be safe. Oh god, please, make sure Hyou is safe. I can't lose another important person in my life again.
"You just let Hyou go?" shin ask.
"Why? Do you think he'll just stay put after hearing that man said that the king needed him? You know him Shin, when someone needs him, he'll help right away." I reasoned.
"You're right. Hyou will always help others because that is just how he was." Shin said.
"Don't worry, nothing bad will happen to Hyou! He's strong! And you trained us!" He said.
"You're right…It's just that my instinct… it's saying that something bad will happen." I said.
I also do trust my instincts. After all, it help me many times whenever I was in danger or my comrades. And trusting my instincts save me, my comrades and the citizens. I just sigh. Becareful Hyou, don't die on me—us.
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End of Chapter 1