Chapter 5: Chapter 5: The Lazy Ninja
Tomorrow, I should go see Sayu.
It's been a while; I kind of miss her.
Teiyu walked into his house, grabbed a small bowl, and started gathering the fallen cherry blossom petals into it.
These cherry blossom petals, once cleaned and ground in a stone mortar, could produce a pure cherry blossom extract.
With a bit of ice powder and sugar, it could be made into a traditional Inazuma dessert.
...
The next morning, as Teiyu woke up, he reached out beside his pillow.
The little pink fox he had cuddled with the night before was already gone.
"Did the little fox leave?" He felt a bit lost as he touched the pillow.
Sleeping with the soft little fox had given him the most peaceful sleep since his transmigration.
"Maybe it went home."
The little fox could understand human speech, so Teiyu wasn't too worried about it getting into trouble.
Speaking of which,
Last night, in his drowsiness,
He had felt like there was a voluptuous and seductive fox-eared woman snuggling in his arms.
"Wait a second, what the heck?!"
"What's going on?"
Teiyu sat up, only to find that his pants were sticky.
What happened?
He touched his crotch and found that his pants were wet in a large area!!
Inside his pants,
It was filled with a sticky, slippery liquid that any boy would understand.
"Oh no, this can't be happening!"
He wasn't a clueless kid,
He understood the basics of biology.
This 14-year-old body was still experiencing its first time...
But the thing is...
The thing is...
He had slept with a little fox last night.
??!!
Am I a furry?
A well-known meme popped into his mind.
"Although people's preferences are free, I still recommend seeing a doctor. JPG"
"No, no, no, I'm perfectly normal, I was just really tired last night, really tired... yeah..."
...
"Oh, geez!"
In the sunlight,
His underwear was hanging on the clothesline, swaying in the breeze.
Teiyu sighed.
But after releasing himself, he felt much better.
He took out the sakura wagashi he made yesterday.
After packing it up,
He prepared to set off to find Sayu. And maybe bring some for Ayaka and the others as well.
...
Leaving Inazuma City, passing through the Byakko Plain, and then through Konda Village,
He arrived at Chinju Forest.
Carrying the wagashi, Teiyu walked steadily.
Sunlight streamed from the east, casting warm yellow patches of light.
As he passed by the shade of the trees, a gentle breeze stirred the green leaves.
It was quite peaceful during the day.
Aside from a few curious little tanuki running around, there weren't many people passing through.
...
"Not today!"
Teiyu waved his hand at the tanuki.
Usually, if he had time, he would play hide-and-seek with Sayu and the little tanuki.
But today, he was here specifically to find Sayu, so he didn't have time for games.
He arrived at a large tree that looked lush and full.
"This should be the place, if I'm not mistaken..."
The tree was tall and dense, with a thick and fluffy canopy and wide branches.
It was located near a breezy spot, with fresh, cool air blowing through from time to time.
It was the perfect place for a nap.
"..."
Sometimes, you had to admire Sayu.
She always managed to find the perfect spots for napping.
Although she would occasionally share her napping spots with him,
They changed so quickly...
Teiyu sometimes couldn't find her new napping place.
...
If you're wondering why
Sayu changed her sleeping spots so often,
It's because
of her guardian, the shrine maiden Kuno Nana.
As a ninja of the Shuumatsuban,
Sayu often slacked off and didn't complete her daily training tasks.
So, Lady Ayaka had no choice
but to ask Kuno Nana to supervise Sayu's training every day.
To avoid getting caught slacking off,
Sayu had to diligently change her napping spots every day.
And Kuno Nana, determined to fulfill her task,
was forced to go from shrine maiden to hunter.
Every day, she was either searching for Sayu or on her way to search for her.
The two were constantly engaged in a game of cat and mouse.
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"Heave-ho, watch this!"
Teiyu pushed off from the tree trunk with his long legs, gracefully leaping into the air like a tanuki, performing several flips using the ninja jumping technique.
This was one of the basic ninja techniques Sayu had taught him, perfect for climbing and jumping.
Sure enough, in his line of sight,
There was a small green figure curled up on a tree branch, fast asleep.
Hugging a gray fluffy tail, she was sleeping soundly.
"Pfft."
Teiyu couldn't help but chuckle.
She looked so peaceful in her sleep that he didn't want to disturb her.
Maybe I should leave the wagashi here and write her a note.
"Mmm... mmm..."
Just then,
Sayu seemed to have been awakened by his voice.
She rubbed her eyes with her little cloth-covered hands,
Looking at Teiyu with a dazed expression, still half-asleep.
"Are you awake? Sorry, did I wake you?"
"Mmm... mmm... Oh, it's Teiyu. Why are you here?"
"Huh!"
"Why is it daylight already?!?"
Sayu suddenly widened her eyes in shock at the bright daylight around her.
She had just meant to take a short nap, so how had it already become morning?
"It's already morning. How long did you sleep?" Teiyu asked, looking at the confused Sayu with a hint of amusement.
"It's already morning?... I... I was just trying to avoid the shrine maiden... and then I saw this big tree. It's so large... and cool... so I climbed up to sleep."
A typical Sayu response.
Teiyu shook his head, knowing he wouldn't get much more out of her.
He held up the wagashi in his hand and smiled at Sayu.
"Here, I brought you some wagashi. You can have it for breakfast."
"Mm."
After sleeping, she was a bit hungry.
She reached out her small hands, took the wagashi, and started eating.
"Mm... it's delicious... Why did you come to find me, Teiyu?"
Teiyu patted her hooded head.
"Last night, I made some sakura wagashi and thought it's been a while since I last saw you, so I brought some for you to try."
"Mm... it's really good... Thank you, Teiyu."
Sayu happily ate the wagashi, her round little face full of a contented smile.
...
Sayu was Teiyu's savior.
She had saved his life from the Hilichurls.
But because of her small stature, she looked like a little sister who hadn't grown up.
Although she was a bit older than Teiyu,
he still instinctively treated her like a younger sister.
...
"Sayu! Sayu! Where are you? I can see you!"
A female voice called out from a distance.
"Oh no, it's the shrine maiden!"
Sayu jumped in surprise, dropping the wagashi in her hands.
Her small body sprang up like a mouse seeing a cat, frantically spinning in circles.
"She can't find me!!!"
"Kuno-nee..."
"Chasing people down so early in the morning, she's really diligent."
Teiyu was also taken aback by Kuno Nana's hunter instincts.
"Stop, stop... You're making me dizzy."
Teiyu reached out and stopped the little green whirlwind that Sayu had become.
He patted his chest and gave her a confident smile.
"Don't worry, stay here and don't move. I'll go distract her."
With a graceful flip, he leaped down from the tree and headed towards Kuno Nana.
The two of them had a good understanding.
In situations like this, Teiyu would play dumb and buy some time.
Sayu would seize the opportunity to slip away.
By the time Kuno Nana realized what was happening, Sayu would have already made her escape.
"Hmm? Teiyu, what are you doing here?"
Kuno Nana, with her short hair and red-and-white shrine maiden outfit, was quite pretty and had a nice figure.
But now, she was staring at Teiyu suspiciously, her usual dignified shrine maiden demeanor nowhere to be seen.
"Is Sayu with you?"
Kuno Nana quickly connected the dots, realizing their usual trick.
"Uh..." Teiyu looked embarrassed.
He put on a worried and anxious expression,
forcing large drops of sweat to roll down his face, which was flushed with nervousness.
His acting was so good that even Nicholas Cage would give him a thumbs up!
"Kuno-nee! I just saw Sayu being chased by a group of colorful people heading south! You need to find someone to help her!"
"Colorful people? Could it be the Fatui?!"
Kuno Nana was startled. "Okay, I'll go get help right away!"
She agreed without hesitation.
Although she usually forced Sayu to eat carrots and increase her training,
Kuno Nana genuinely cared about Sayu.
The moment she heard Sayu might be in danger, she panicked and rushed off to find help without thinking it through.
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