Chapter 27: Castle Party
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"Drink! Laugh! These days will mark a new era for MY country! Gufufufufufufufufufu!"
Nobles from all around Wano Country were eating at a very extravagant banquet with a giant man at the center of the room.
"Gufufufufufufufu! Enjoy, this is a moment of celebration!"
All the nobles and important figures were laughing with a cup of sake in their hands.
"More sake here!"
Attending to all of them were numerous geishas going around in a quick yet graceful manner, accompanying the food and beautiful women, two other geishas were playing both the shamisen on a little stage at one end of the room.
The black haired one was playing with a smile on her face, for her this was another monday, although her partner was not holding up as well as her.
Besides the black haired geisha, sat probably the most beautiful one of them all creating a beautiful song with the shamisen. Many of the present nobles in the room were having it hard to keep their eyes off of her. Her white long hair was tied up in a ponytail resting on her shoulder and falling into her front, makeup gently covered her face making her precious features even more gorgeous.
Although her eyes were closed it looked like she had no problems playing the instrument on her hands.
Both geishas on stage were creating a very beautiful melody between the two almost effortless, the nombles watching this scene were sharing the same thought of making sure to bring both geishas back with them, while they were thinking this, someone else was having completely different thoughts...
'THE HELL AM I DOING!!???' Was he really this weak? Yes, he had been helping Kyomi and the rest by posing as a geisha sometimes, but doing it for a noble banquet? Especially one of the shogun's!?
He could feel his blood boiling and vile rising from his stomach, he could perfectly feel everything that all of the nobles were doing, how they were watching him, how some were distracting themselves with the other geishas with some of them cupping a feel and... ugh, every second he spent inside the room was screaming at him to just slice them all down, it would be so easy, they wouldn't even have a chance to react...
A lo musical note took him out of his murderous thoughts, the note wasn't low enough to draw the listener's attention, but enough for him to realize.
'Agh! I know I know!'
Shifting his focus to Kyomi at his side, she was discreetly throwing a stern sideways glance over to him having picked up his trail of thoughts.
'Tch!'
It was taking all his effort to not grind his teeth together and show a very not lady-like face, trying to give an outlet to his frustration, the speed of his hands playing the shamisen increased making the song more violent despite supposedly being a calm song.
If looks could kill, Kyomi would have evaporated Yasu ten times over by now, now that Yasu had increased the tempo she had to keep up with him to not completely ruin the song. With both trying to keep up with the other, the song now became more of a battle between the two.
The men in the room were completely amazed by the song thinking it was part of the performance but the rest of the geishas were looking at them with confusion on their faces.
Both continued the musical argument not caring about the nobles in the room with Yasu throwing a tantrum with the shamisen and Kyomi scolding him back.
In one last move, Yasu and Kyomi struck the same note at the same time letting the note die in the air, silence didn't last long as the men in the room raised their sake cups in cheering letting some sake fly into the air.
Looking at the display in front of him, it took all of Yasu's will to not scoff loudly at them, continuing with the act, Yasu and Kyomi bowed their heads in thanks. Relieved that it was over, Yasu left the shamisen aside preparing to leave the room and go vi-
"You! White haired beauty!"
The urge to gag assaulted him, that high pitched disgusting voice, the last voice he had wanted to hear talking to him, the shogun's voice.
"The banquet isn't yet over! Come here and have some fun!"
The disgusting shogun, with his face red from alcohol and his gaze eyeing him up and down, pat the tatami next to him trying to make Yasu sit there with him. Even Kyomi who he had been arguing with seconds ago now looked at him with a concerned expression.
"Of course my lord" How he was able to talk back and even smile at Orochi was something that evaded him, slowly and gracefully he got up and made his way over to the repugnant excuse of shogun while Orochi's eyes took in all of his figure walking to him.
After what felt like an eternity of walking, unfortunately, Yasu reached Orochi's side, sitting on his knees with the shogun emptying his sake cup in one go before thrusting the cup right in front of Yasu's face.
"And what name would a beautiful lady such as yourself have?"
"I'm but a lowly geisha my lord, a humble name such as mine shouldn't taint your ears"
What the hell was he doing? He could easily kill this abomination, he could feel some ninjas hidden but he could probably manage, if by the end this man was dead then it would be worth it.
"Gufufufufufu! Don't worry! Don't worry! I'm sure your name is as beautiful as you!"
It's final, he was going to puke at this point.
"My lord, drink a little more and relax, after all, you must be very tired from all the great things you have done to our country" It would be so simple to just separate his head from his body.
"Gufufufu! You're right!" Thankfully, the shogun's ego was bigger than his head, drinking another cup, he again turned to Yasu with his face red as a tomato from all the alcohol "You know? If you were to serve me exclusively, I would make sure that you lack nothing for the rest of your life"
Discreetly, one of the shogun's hands moved behind Yasu's back with a target in mind to grab, before the hand reached its target Yasu quickly got up getting behind Orochi's back. "My lord, your shoulders are very stiff, let me help you"
Carefully, Yasu placed his hands on the man's shoulders doing a massage, as if it had never happened, Orochi forgot his failed at grabbing him and quickly let himself relax with the massage.
"Ahhhhhh, you have great hands, where do you come from?"
"I was born here my lord, but I spent the last five years living in Kuri" He had his hands so close to his neck, he just had to wrap them around, his neck was too big so squeezing was not an option but he could turn him to ashes in an instant.
"Gufufufufufufufufufu! It's a shame that a beauty like you had to live under a disastrous lord like Oden! The only thing that fool is good for is dancing naked on the streets! Gufufufufufufufu!"
Hearing the shogun laugh the other nobles in the room were quick to follow turning the room into a pit of laughter against Yasu's lord
"But don't worry! That stupid man won't be there for long! Gufufuffufufufufu!"
No, flames wouldn't do the trick, his body yearned for the feeling of this man's blood running across his hands. Carefully, Yasu moved one hand into the neckline of the kimono feeling with his fingers the thin handle of a small tanto, gripping the handle, he was ready to take out the knife and end this worm's life, no one would miss him anyway.
Suddenly, someone tackled him from the side wrapping their arms around him. "I'm sorry my lord but my friend doesn't seem to feel well" The voice of Kyomi took Yasu out of his murderous trance.
"I'll make sure she feels well again before she comes back" Kyomi's hands firmly gripped his pulling him with her quickly out of the room.
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In a small room inside the castle, Yasu was hunched over covering his mouth trying with all his strength not to puke.
"There there, the man is here no more, I'm here with you" While he was trying not to vomit, Kyomi was caressing his shoulder in an effort to comfort him.
If Kyomi hadn't stopped him he would have killed the shogun and probably managed to survive but the other geishas in the room as well as Kyomi would have surely been cut down on the spot by the forces inside the castle.
"You did good Yasu, I'm proud of you, and... sorry for getting you into this"
"Don't worry, is the least I can do after all" Ignoring the involuntary gags he managed to push forth and talk to Kyomi.
"Yasu... I-"
Before she could continue, another geisha opened the door wide open surprising both.
"Kyomi! It's been announced that another important guest will be coming and we need to greet them"
Hearing this, Yasu hit his head against the wall in frustration
"...Great"
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