The Butterfly and the Shadow (Shinobu x OC)

Chapter 4

Inei's POV. Butterfly Mansion.

Inei: Huh? Wait.......

I felt that I'm lying on a cloth.....no, wait.

A futon? But......as far as I can remember, I fell asleep on the roof.

???: Good morning, Inei-kun.

I turn to the source of the voice. A girl's voice, soft and kind.

A girl with short hair that fades into purple.......

Inei: No way...........

???: Fufu. It's been almost two or three years since you returned from the special mission that Oyakata-sama gave to you.

I slowly sat up and fixed myself.

???: But I'm glad you finally returned.

Inei: Yeah. Thanks, Shinobu.

Shinobu: You're welcome.

Shinobu: Also, Oyakata-sama said that you won't be having missions for the time being.

Inei: It's because the mission that he gave me, isn't over yet.

Shinobu: What do you mean?

Inei: There are still two survivors.

Inei: I need to find them.

Inei: Even if I have to travel all around Japan just to do so.

Shinobu: It seems like you became attached to that family...........

Inei: I stayed with them for two years, and I watched the children grew up.

Inei: I even learned a breathing technique from their father.

Shinobu: A breathing technique?

Inei: Yes.

Inei: A breathing technique that is being utilized in a kagura.

Shinobu: A kagura?

Inei: Come, I'll show it to you.

I slowly stood up, went to the backyard, I stood at the center of the clear space, took a breath........

Inei: Hinokami Kagura.........

I began to execute each form of the kagura.

Inei: Dance.......

Inei: Clear Blue Sky.......

Inei: Raging Sun.......

Inei: Burning Bones, Summer Sun.......

Inei: Setting Sun Transformation.......

Inei: Solar Heat Haze.........

Inei: Beneficient Radiance........

Inei: Sunflower Thrust........

Inei: Dragon Sun Halo Head Dance......