Chapter 144 The final peace
"…Well…I'm back…"
The wolf hugged Minako, who was full of joy, tightly in his arms, gently stroked Minako's furry head, and let Minako, who felt itchy, struggle in his arms.
After playing tired, Minako lay on the wolf's shoulder and whispered in the wolf's ear with a hint of grievance.
"Didn't Mr. Wolf say that he was just going to forge a sword and would be back soon? It took him so many years to come back..."
Hearing Minako's quiet muttering, Wolf's hand that was stroking his head paused slightly.
Don't you remember what happened that night?
Then tenderness returned to his eyes and he spoke to Minako.
"I'm sorry...I broke my promise."
Seeing Wolf apologizing to her, Minako chuckled and reached out her hand to gently cover Wolf's forehead.
"It's okay, I forgive you!"
Looking at Minako's bright smile, Wolf's lips also raised a slight smile.
…That’s enough…
Seeing the scene, the Tokito brothers and Inosuke, who were unaware of the situation, were filled with horror. The cold and aloof image of Wolf in their hearts over the past few days completely collapsed.
When the two who knew the real situation saw this scene, Shinobu, and Busei all smiled with relief. They were all very aware of how difficult it had been for Wolf in the past few days, and now it could be said that there was a happy ending.
At this moment, Busei, who was smiling with relief, suddenly seemed to remember something. He looked over the wolf and Minako between them and lip-synced to Shinobu.
Where is your sister?
Shinobu showed disdain on his face and also gave a silent response.
I won’t tell you!
Veins bulged on his forehead, and although Busei was angry, he could do nothing in the face of Shinobu, so he could only speak silently again.
It's business! And I'm Zhu, your boss, please show me some respect!
She curled her lips in disdain. Although she was extremely unwilling, she was worried that something important might happen, so she still told Busei Kanae where she was at the moment.
After receiving the information, Busei turned and walked towards the Butterfly House, but halfway back he returned and kicked Ichiro on the butt, waking up the three people in the row from their shock.
"gone!"
Rubbing their buttocks, Ichiro and the others still had surprise on their faces, and followed Busei into the house in a daze.
There were only three people left in the yard. Seeing Fuzukawa and the others leave, Shinobu glanced at the warm Minako and Wolf, smiled slightly, turned around with his wooden sword and was about to leave.
Just then, the wolf's voice sounded behind him.
"Thanks to you this time, Miss Shinobu."
Slightly dazed, Shinobu turned around and looked behind him, only to see Wolf taking out the hair accessories he had given him from his arms, staring at him with a serious tone.
"Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission and now the property is returned to its original owner."
Seeing the wolf like this, Shinobu was about to say something, but he glanced at Minako hiding behind the wolf. At the moment, she had a strange expression on her face and was laughing with her hands covering her mouth. Her face suddenly turned red, and coupled with the way the wolf addressed her just now, she immediately became angry and embarrassed.
"No more!"
She grabbed the hair accessory and inserted it into the wolf's long hair. Then she turned around with a red face and walked towards the courtyard without looking back.
"..."
Although Wolf was aware of Shinobu's actions, the other party had no ill intentions, so even though he was confused, Wolf did not dodge and allowed the other party to insert the hair accessory into his head.
Minako behind him looked at the hair accessories that were extremely incompatible with Wolf, covered her stomach and laughed out loud, while Wolf took off the [Butterfly of Fate] on his head, hesitated for a moment and put it back in his arms.
Then he walked towards the courtyard with Minako, who couldn't stop laughing.
Before entering the courtyard, the whistling sound of the wooden sword cutting through the air had already reached the wolf's ears.
When Wolf walked into the courtyard with Minako, he saw Shinobu holding a wooden sword and swinging it continuously. Seeing her concentration, Wolf did not say anything. He waited until she was exhausted, gasping for breath and recovered her condition before he spoke to her.
"…Want to spar?"
Shinobu, who was still a little shy, glanced at the serious-looking wolf, then looked away and no longer looked at her with a strange expression, and the shame in her heart faded away.
He snorted coldly, gritted his teeth and rushed towards the wolf with the wooden sword in hand.
"Hmph...please give me your guidance!"
Although he didn't know why Shinobu reacted so strongly, Wolf still drew his sword and went forward.
Boom!
…………
On the other side, Fuzugawa had followed Shinobu's instructions and brought the Tokito brothers and Inosuke to find Kanae who was drinking hot tea in the office.
"Oh, you're so relaxed."
Kanae smiled slightly, took out four teacups from under the table, picked up the teapot beside her, poured warm tea into the cups, and handed them to the four people.
Then he looked at Busei who was sipping his tea, then looked at the Tokito brothers and Inosuke beside him, and spoke gently.
"Although Mr. Sekiro mentioned it in his letter, it is still surprising that Mr. Busei took in three stepchildren in one trip."
Hearing this, Busei first muttered something in dissatisfaction.
"Damn it... Is this what Hirata did to occupy my Crow..."
Then he said to Kanae.
"He said he was my stepson, but actually he was the one Hirata wanted to take with him. That guy really likes picking up kids..."
Hearing what Busui Gawa said, Kanae chuckled, took a plate of Hagi mochi from under the table, pushed it towards Busui Gawa and asked.
"Mr. Busui Kawai, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Mr. Fuzuikawa looked at Hagimochi, then spoke seriously to Kanae.
"I'm sure you know the information Hirata got from Upper Rank One. Although the frequency of evil spirits has decreased, the soldiers can recuperate..."
Having said that, Kanae naturally followed what Busei said.
"But we can't be sure where the big riot will happen in a month. To be on the safe side, the soldiers and even the pillars must be dispersed. By then, we will definitely need more manpower."
Busei nodded slightly in agreement, then pointed at the three people behind him and spoke to Kanae.
"These three people are all extremely talented. One month is enough for them to become qualified soldiers. However, we need to stay in the Butterfly House for the time being. After all..."
Before he could finish his words, Busei turned around and looked at the three people who were somewhat absent-minded. His expression was ferocious, and his words made the three people feel as if they were falling into an icy cave.
“…It’s normal to break arms and legs during training…”
The three people who felt cold quickly took a few sips of hot tea, and Kanae agreed without much hesitation.
"In the past few days, the frequency of evil spirits appearing has decreased, and the frequency of soldiers being injured is also the same. I believe it will be the same in the coming month. There are many empty rooms in the Butterfly House, so let's arrange for them to live there."
After saying that, he took out a Hagi cake from the plate and tasted it with tea. Busei hesitated for a moment and also picked up the Hagi cake.
Just like that, outside the house, the ninja and the wolf were practicing in the courtyard, Minako was watching the show on the side, and inside the house, Kanae and Fuzugawa were enjoying the delicious food.
Only the Tokito brothers and Inosuke could not drive away the coldness in their bodies by drinking hot tea.
The sun gradually sets, the setting sun looks like blood, and the blood-red sunlight shines on everyone's face.
Everyone is enjoying...
The final calm.