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理不尽王

An Irrational King

Kasane x Nobunaga


"I love you, Tono-sama…"

Hearing that pleasant sound resonate in his ears, Nobunaga slowly narrowed his eyes.

"Kasane," he whispered her name. In return, Kasane shyly smiled. As he leaned down to kiss her, she closed her eyes in response. This seemed so unusually innocent, so out of character, that Nobunaga felt his heart pound violently against his chest. He pushed her down, and carefully made sure that Kasane wouldn't be crushed under his weight while she slipped her arms tightly around his neck.

"…"

And with a snap, he suddenly woke up. Without a word, he observed at his surroundings. This was no doubt, his bedroom.

"…A dream…"

Irritated, Nobunaga treaded through the connecting passageways towards the courtyard.

"…Such a horrible dream…" he muttered to himself as he ruffled his unruly head. Even though he woke up from an insane dream, Nobunaga's mood remained somber.

"Why did I even dream about that girl… I don't understand." Realizing that he blurted out those words without thinking, Nobunaga's brows deeply furrowed.

"Ah, Tono-sama! Good morning!" He abruptly draw his body back once the voice befell upon him. It was the same voice that sang words of love to him in his dream.

"…You're… up early" As he struggled to form words, Nobunaga distanced himself from Kasane. This girl knew nothing about his dream, but it still didn't change the fact that the situation wasn't awkward for him.

"I just happened to wake up early… So I thought it might be nice to take a walk to keep myself awake," she laughed in a carefree manner, which only put him in a darker mood.

"Plus Kurochiyo was with me."

"Woof!"

The large black dog cuddled against her and Kasane happily petted its head.

"…"

As he watched the girl smile happily, an unknown feeling crept in his heart. His eyes traveled from her short straight hair, to the thin leg that peeked from her short clothes and to her cheeks that seemed soft to touch.

"… O-"

"You! So that's where you were all this time!" Just before she could catch Nobunaga's words, Kasane sharply turned around towards the overbearing voice.

"Kuranosuke-san…"

Behind them stood a short boy. With furrowed brows, he grumpily looped up.

"Ah, eh! Nobunaga-sama!? G- Good morning!" Realizing that Nobunaga was there, he immediately bowed.

"So what's wrong, Kuranosuke-san…"

"What do you mean 'what's wrong!? Don't you remember that we're in charge of looking after you? Because you're not with us, we can't eat breakfast!"

"EH!? I'm so sorry! I'll hurry up and come ba-…!"

"Stop wasting time!" he impatiently yelled and roughly grabbed her by the hand. For a second Kasane seemed surprised by this action but, after considering the state of their affairs, and waved it off and didn't shake off his hand.

"I apologize for disturbing you, Nobunaga-sama. Well then, I will take my leave," Kuranosuke politely said as he bowed once more, Kasane's hand still firmly tied to his.

"…"

Suddenly remembering that they were of the same age, and seeing how they somehow suit each other, an incomprehensible irritation of the sight festered inside him. Furthermore, Kasane's unconcerned attitude towards her situation only made his mood worse.

"Wait," he commanded to the pair that was just retreating from him. They both looked back, uncertain and curious about his order.

"Today you guys will have no breakfast."

"…Huh?"

"..If you dare disobey this order, be prepared for what'll happen next."

"Huuuhh?!" Hearing such an unreasonable command from Nobunaga, Kasane raised her voice. "Why all of the sudden?! Eh, please wait Tono-sama!"

Though Kasane tried to comprise, Nobunaga feigned an unconcerned face and quickly stomped off. Which left Kasane as equally speechless as Kuranosuke who then turned to her.

"Th- This is all your fault, you pest!"

"Eeeehhhh!? I didn't really do anything…! Don't say such unfair-…"

As Nobunaga departed from the area and heard Kasane and Kuranosuke quarreling in the distance, just a little bit, the ache that was in his heart, that gloomy feeling cleared away.

Well then, I wonder who was the most unreasonable here…


I hoped you enjoyed this short story, despite my horrible translation. Again, please thank フクロウ for these stories and not me! Again, thank you for reading.