𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℝ𝕖𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕟 𝕠𝕗 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝔻𝕣𝕒𝕘𝕠𝕟 [𝔻𝕖𝕞𝕠𝕟 𝕊𝕝𝕒𝕪𝕖𝕣]

(Chapter 6) Rengoku Family

After the doctor checked on Takeo and treated him, Shinjuro wanted to talk to him.
He wanted Takeo to leave the journey he had embarked on, but Takeo refused because he could not break his promise.
Seeing that Takeo was determined, Shinjuro stood up.
"I understand you made a promise, but have you thought about yourself and what will happen to you in this path?"
He then left.
Takeo kept thinking about his words and then fell asleep because he was tired.

The night passed, and Takeo slept a lot and woke up the next day late.
He opened his eyes and saw that Shinjuro was there.
"Good morning, kid!
Did you sleep well?"

Takeo looked at him.
"I felt a little pain, but I slept well."

Shinjuro looked at his wounds.
"Don't worry!
Very soon, these wounds will heal!"

Takeo smiled, and Shinjuro stood up.
"Are you hungry?"

Takeo spoke in a low voice.
"Yes!"

Shinjuro noticed.
"You don't need to be embarrassed.
Stay here as in your home. "

Shinjuro was leaving when Takeo suddenly heard a screaming boy.
"Dad! Dad!"

A boy who was the same age as Takeo appeared.
"Dad!
Yesterday we caught a big rabbit near the river. "

Shinjuro was happy and laughed!
"Good job, my son!"

Takeo was surprised to learn that he was Shinjuro's son.
He then heard that someone else was coming.
"Kyojuro!"
Another younger boy appeared.
"Why are you running so fast?"

The boy saw that Shinjuro was there.
"Oh! Good morning, Shinjuro-sama!"

Shinjuro smiled.
"Good morning, Iguro!"

They both looked at Takeo, and Kyujuro was surprised.
"Who is this dad?"

Shinjuro brought them both closer to Takeo.
"He's Takeo!
He will stay with us for a few weeks! "

Kyojuro shook his hand happily.
"My name is Kyujuro Rengoku, and I hope we will become good friends!"

Then the other boy approached.
"My name is Iguro Obanai, and I look forward to becoming friends too!"

Suddenly, a snake came out and climbed on Iguro's head.
"This is Kaburamaru, and he is happy to know you!"
The three boys looked at each other and laughed.
The boys spent a lot of time together that day and they got to know each other better.
Days passed, and Kyujuro and Iguro visited Takeo every day and played with him.
They soon became friends.

After two weeks...
Takeo was now able to walk but had not fully recovered.
One morning, Kyojuro went to his room.
"Takeo! Takeo!"

Takeo opened his eyes and watched him laugh.
"Good morning, Kyojuro!"

Kyojuro helped him get out of bed.
"Takeo, I want to show you something!"

Takeo followed Kyojuro.
"What is it?"

Kyojuro smiled.
"Just wait!"

They arrive in a large room.
Kyojuro sent Takeo to a place in the room.
There was a big sword, and Kyojuro was very enthusiastic.
"This is the sword my father used when he was Hashira!"
Takeo was surprised and looked closely at the sword.
"Wow! It's too big."

Kyojuro approached him.
"It's amazing and magnificent!"

Kyojuro went to a wall, and there was hanging a cloak.
Takeo approached and looked at it.
The cloak was with white-yellow gradient pattern and red flame-like ridges at the end.
Takeo noticed that Kyojuro was looking at it with admiration.
"You seem to like it a lot!"

Kyojuro looked at Takeo.
"I love it!
"My great-grandfather was the first to use it, and it has been inherited to this day."
Kyojuro laughed.
"My name is the same as my great-grandfather's!"

Kyojuro approached and touched the cloak.
"One day I will wear this too!
And I can't wait! "

At that moment, Shinjuro appeared who was standing at the door.
"Then you have to train hard!
That cloak is not given to anyone until you deserve it!"

Kyujuir looked at him.
"Then I'll train more and more until then!"

Shinjuro approached.
"That's the spirit!"

Then he approached Takeo.
"I see you've become good friends!"

Takeo looked at Kyojuro.
"Yeah!"

They both went outside and sat in the yard and talked.
Later, Kyojuro took a wooden sword.
"I'm continuing the training!"

Kyojuro got up and started hitting a mannequin with his sword.
Takeo looked at him curiously, and Kyojuro noticed.
"Do you want to train too?"

Takeo was happy.
"Of course!"

Kyojuro looked around.
"It seems to me that I have forgotten one of the swords in my room."

"I'm going to get it!"

Takeo went inside the house and started looking, but he spent some time, and he realized he was lost and laughed.
"I forgot where his room was!"

Takeo opened a door and entered a room.
There, he saw a woman lying on the bed holding a little boy in her arms.
Takeo noticed he was in the wrong room and tried to leave, but the woman stopped him.
"Do not go!"

Takeo turned and looked at the woman smiling.
"Come closer."

Takeo approached and sat down next to the woman.
"You must be Takeo."

Takeo nodded and lowered his head.
"I am Ruka Rengoku, and this child is Senjuro Rengoku."

Takeo looked at them.
"Pleasure to meet you!"

Ruka smiled.
"My husband told me about you.
Are your wounds healed? "

"Yes, but I have to wait a little longer!"

Ruka looked at him.
"I found out about your brother and the journey you took!"

Takeo lowered his head, and Ruja asked.
"Apart from the promise you made, tell me why you chose this path."

Takeo raised his head and looked at her.
"To help people in need!
People are suffering every day, and I want to help them."

Ruka was listening intently as he spoke.
"I want to protect others like my brother.
He protected me until the last moment!"

Ruka smiled and patted Takeo's head.
"You are an honest and smart boy!
Stay like this, as if life makes you suffer the greatest pain, do not get lost in the dark.
If you are going to protect someone, then do it with all the strength you have."

Takeo heard Ruka and decided to remember her wise words.
She smiled and looked at him.
"Protecting someone means giving them a place to belong. Giving them a place where they can be happy."

Kyojuro then appeared in the room.
"Takeo, so you are here!"

Kyojuro looked at his mother.
"Mom! You look so good today!"
He approached Ruka and hugged her.
Kyojuro approached Takeo and gave his hand.
"Takeo, let's train together to be able to protect all the people in this world!"

Takeo took Kyojuro's hand and stood up, smiling.
"Okay!Let's do it together!"

This was chapter six and Takeo meeted Rengoku Family.
Now he become friend with Kyojuro and they will start to train together.
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