"If you had been pushed to a corner,
been beaten bloody after tiresome conflict,
your goal right within your reach...
would you still push on?
Would you keep fighting?"
...
"Yes.
because all that effort,
all those tireless hours of training to bec...
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(Time skip 2 hours later)
(Yuna's POV)
It didn't take long for me to finally arrive at the old man's place, the sun already beginning to set. I headed straight for the entrance; I could see him standing just outside the door, his usual tengu mask on his face.
"Yuna, I'm glad you made it here safely, you made a quick journey, though I'm not surprised." His gravelly voice echoing. I give a small smirk, "You sent for me so abruptly I didn't know what to think, so I ended up getting here a lot quicker than expected." All the old man did was give an exhausted sigh, 'he sounds tired' I thought, so I quickly question him about why he asked for me and he ushers me inside his quaint home.
The first thing I noticed walking inside was a delicate looking girl with bamboo strapped over her mouth, sleeping. I looked questioningly at Urokodaki, "did you take in new student?" He glanced at the sleeping girl then back to me, "let's have some tea first, then I'll explain", without questioning him further, I sat down while he poured tea into a cup he had set in front of me. After a short bout of silence, he finally spoke...
"When did you last see your aunt, Kamado Kie?"
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(Flashback 2 years before the Yukimura massacre)
(Third POV)
Soft whines of children could be heard at the entrance of the Yukimura estate, where the figure of a woman and a man stood, attending to two crying kids, who seemed to be the source of the noise.
"You could always stay here Kie-chan, you don't have to leave." A strong yet tender voice broke out. A man, Yukimura Daisuke, stood just a little way away from the small family, his gaze set on the small woman. The woman, now identified as Kie, shook her head and gave a small smile. "It's alright, I know the house is large but Tanjuro and I thought we should experience a change of scenery. Find our own place and continue our lives there. Afterall, our small family will only continue to grow." Daisuke sighed and shook his head, he didn't try to convince his sister further, it would end in vain for the woman was quite stubborn.
