Joy Germ Day

Kogitsunemaru had been in low spirits ever since Higekiri started calling him 'Koshinukemaru'. He had heard from other swords: Apart from those whose names end with '~maru', he got their names right after a few tries. Hotarumaru and Ishikirimaru sort of accepted their fate after awhile. As for Tsurumaru, he did not seemed to mind being called 'boiled water' as he deemed it to be a good nickname. Uguisumaru treated it as his second name.

But for Kogitsunemaru himself... he definitely would not let himself to be called a coward forever...!

"Oh, Kogitsunemaru-san!"

Said sword snapped out of his thoughts and looked at his caller.

It was Monoyoshi. "Did anything unpleasant happened to you?"

Yeah, being called a coward, even if it was unintentional. "Not really..."

"Really~?" Monoyoshi doubted. "Your face seems to tell me someone clearly stepped on your landmine!"

"...you're right," Kogitsunemaru surrendered.

"So," seemingly pleased, Monoyoshi pulled Kogitsunemaru to a corner before continuing. "Please tell me what happened! Perhaps I could be of some help~"

The tachi told the wakizashi about Higekiri's tenancies to remember names wrongly, especially his. Monoyoshi almost let out a laugh when he knew of how Higekiri calls Kogitsunemaru.

"Well... he seems to be the type of person who forgets names easily... even he himself can't remember his brother's name. But..."

Monoyoshi tiptoed and used his index fingers to push the tips of Kogitsunemaru's mouth, making him 'smile'.

"You should smile more! See, you're much cuter this way!"

It definitely felt weird when you were being called cute by someone who was actually way cuter than yourself.

Nevertheless, Kogitsunemaru was glad that Monoyoshi came and cheered him up. Even if their supposed consultation went off topic.

That was until...

"Ah, Koshinukemaru! There you are! Master has been searching for you!"

Monoyoshi sweatdropped as he was trying to hold Kogitsunemaru back from punching the newcomer.

Everything went back to square one.


Show and Tell at Work Day with Argyle Day

Tokinaka was a proud parent.

Too proud to not keep her mouth shut about her job.

"You do know that I have to look after 50 children everyday after school, and oh my, they can be quite a handful at times!"

That was when she overheard some of her classmates who were working as part-time childcare takers complaining about their job when it came to handling kids, so she sort of 'replied' them with her 'intentional' monologue.

Even when reporting to the government about her progress, there was never once she did not mention how cute and adorable the Touken Danshi were.

"They get fascinated by the slightest of novelty... especially Tsuru-chan!"

The government officers never bothered to stop her, because she was considered the elite (who produced results) among the other sages of overseas.

"I have to get them used to living in human bodies, teach them how to write, eat, bathe and sleep... because they never lived as humans before, so I have to drill it into their minds that they need to rest, if not they will die."

Her monologue started attracting some of the passerby's attention.

"It definitely was funny when some of them look like middle-aged men..."

A woman spat her drink.

"...while the younger ones are more mature than they appear to be..."

A man coughed out loud.

"But they are still so adorable! Going 'Master this, Master that'..."

A couple eyed her suspiciously. Was she into BDSM with kids!?

"Oh, it's already this timing. Better return soon."

Be it at work, at home or school, Tokinaka was more than willing to share her tale about her life as a Sage with her beloved sword boys.

As she passed by a shop, she could not help but to peer into the shop window. "Those are some fine winter wear..."

She remembered how some of the sword boys were starting to surrender to the cold, so she decided to get some for them.

'Hmm... I should get at least two sets for each of them. But which designs should I get...?'

As Tokinaka settled the bill at the counter, the cashier (and some of the customers) could not help but to be awed by the amount of clothes Tokinaka bought. Not just the amount, she bought all the different sizes and colours available for a particular winter wear.

"Thank you for shopping!" was all the cashier girl could say before collapsing in her seat. Her colleague saw her and asked.

"Just how rich is that girl!?"

"I don't know! She didn't seem to give off the rich lady's aura..."

"And apparently she seems to like argyle-designed outfits."

"Can't blame her. This outfit," the cashier took one of the extras from the box and showed it to her colleague. "...is considered one of the 'in' things now. I admit that she has good taste."

"Still... who could she be buying for? I mean... she bought a hundred of these, right?"

As Tokinaka walked out of the shop dragging a huge box, she decided to shop around for a while longer before returning.


Bubble Bath Day with Earth's Rotation Day

"Pardon me for entering... woah!?"

Ichigo said out his usual speech before entering the bathing place. Until something caught his eyes.

Bubbles.

Bubbles were everywhere (except for the ceiling maybe, but there were a few of them flying towards it). Ichigo traced the source of those bubbles which led to the bathtub, which was big enough to fit five Iwatooshis.

As he approached the bathtub, something emerged from the water in bathtub.

"Wah!"

"Tsurumaru-dono!" Ichigo exclaimed as he regained his composure. "Not you again!"

"Heehee! I had Master to help me buy this bath salt thing! Not only does it change the water into different colours, it also produces bubbles!" Tsurumaru chuckled as he took some of the bubbles from the bathtub and blew it towards Ichigo. "Blub blub!"

"S-Stop it! What happens if it goes into my eyes...!"

"Whoops, sorry. Quickly join me in here, it somehow feels lonely without anyone else bathing with me."

Ichigo got into the bathtub after placing his towel aside. He let out a deep breath as his body submerged into the water. "...It feels refreshing somehow."

"I know right? Perhaps we should make Master buy more the next time."

"Please don't use it for any pranks."

"Yes, your highness..."

Ichigo decided to change the topic. "How's the progress for finding Hizamaru so far?"

"Unfortunately, we barely reached half of the required amount."

"I know, especially after that one time Hasebe scolded us for being slow..."

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it."

"At least he's much more lenient now, but that doesn't mean we can slack off."

"I don't mind clearing twenty rounds a day, but we need to monitor the other's fatigue level."

"Ah... that's true."

Tsurumaru put his arm over Ichigo's shoulder. "Since there's nothing we can really do about it, let's just relax."

"Mmm..."

The bath place was silent with only the two of them enjoying each other's presence beside one another. Tsurumaru thought it would have been better if there were candles giving off a romantic feel to the atmosphere. The moment was long, with occasional water ripples due to their muscles' from respiration. Before Tsurumaru knew it, Ichigo fell asleep on his extended arm, his head on Tsurumaru's left shoulder.

"Ichi, don't sleep here... you'll get a cold," the crane whispered, but Ichigo remained asleep.

"Sigh..." Tsurumaru literally sighed as he remembered the times where Ichigo would wake him up (by hook or by crook) if Ichigo caught Tsurumaru falling asleep in the kotatsu. For this case, Tsurumaru could not bear to wake his lover up. His sleeping face looked quite cute too.

"Sigh..."

Tsurumaru thought the sigh came from himself until he sensed another presence from the door.

Mikazuki wiped fake tears from his eyes. "It really makes me envious to see you guys cuddling... while I'm..."

"Mikazuki!" Tsurumaru made a "I'm surprised to see you here" face that earned a glare from the Tenka Goken. "You still haven't make a move on him!?"

"I-I tried! But... it fails every time! It was either when I'm busy while he's free (or vice versa), or someone else would cockblock the moment!"

Tsurumaru muttered a "I'm surprised" when Mikazuki used the word 'cockblock'.

"I know I'm not in any position to say this... but..." Tsurumaru sheepishly chuckled as he ruffled Ichigo's hair with his free hand. "There's really nothing we can do for now. However, if there's the slightest opportunity, I'll definitely be your aid."

"Tsuru~"

The discussion continued for quite a while until Tsurumaru sneezed from being in the bath for too long, which caused Ichigo to wake up and went "Brace yourself" to Tsurumaru, with said lover trying (and failing) to escape, and the resident Jiji laughing "All's good, all's good".