Fushigi Yuugi: The Next Generation - Part 8
Disclaimer: I don't own Fushigi Yuugi. Yuu Watase does. I am just borrowing. I do own the original characters. For that list see the cast.
Author's Note: The last part was in Kuto. We now bring you to the Sairo, the western kingdom. The miko for that kingdom is Okano Amai and the seishi is Asaiya Tei. Otherwise known as Inochi. I'll be doing a round robin until I get back to the Konan. As always, it is taken from the TV series and not from the OVAs. Enjoy.
Okano Amai landed face down on the hard ground. Inochi landed near her face up. He got up slowly, and crawled over to his miko to check on her. He was glad that she was fine. Her glasses were on the ground. Inochi was careful to make sure that they weren't broken.
"Are you alright?" asked Inochi.
"I'm fine. Where are my glasses?" inquired Amai.
"Here they are," answered Inochi as he handed them to her.
"Thank you," said Amai with a sweet smile. Inochi helped her up. They shook the dust off and looked around.
"I think I see a town over there, Inochi," said Amai. She pointed in the direction of the town.
"We should start there. Let's go. It's hot out here," said Inochi.
They walked into the town. It was dry. They were glad that they were told to dress lightly. The town was pretty empty. Inochi noticed that there were a lot of dried out crops. 'There's definitely a drought here. I'd wager that at one point this was a prosperous town that thrived on their crops,' thought Inochi. He kept a close eye on Amai. He wanted to make sure that nothing happened to her.
Inochi watched as a light dry breeze played with her long black hair. He thought that she didn't look very strong, but if she was chosen by the gods, then she must have some sort of power. He swore that he'd keep her safe.
"We look very strange here with these clothes, Inochi," said Amai interrupting his thoughts.
They were dressed for the climate, but not the culture. They were getting some pretty strange stares.
"We don't have any money to buy new ones. We don't even know what the currency is," said Inochi thoughtfully. He looked around. Where could they get money quickly in a town like this? Inochi spotted a tavern. 'It's perfect. They play games in places like those. I could win us some money,' thought Inochi as he rubbed his chin.
"Let's go over there," said Inochi as he pointed to the tavern. Amai gave him a strange look, but followed him to the tavern.
The tavern was very hot and humid inside. Amai could feel her throat go dry just being inside. She looked at Inochi, and thought that he looked somewhat confident. He marched up to the bar, and she followed him. She stayed close behind him.
"I was wondering if anyone around here would like to place a bet with me," said Inochi.
"I don't think it's a very good idea, Inochi," said Amai feebly. Inochi gave her a "trust me" look.
"I'll take a wager with you," said a voice from behind them. There was another boy about their age. He had black hair and dark brown eyes. His hair was kind of long, but neat. He had the same sneaky look on his face that Inochi did.
"Okay. I'll place a bet with you," agreed Inochi.
"What do you want?" asked the dark haired boy.
"All the money you have," answered Inochi. Amai's eyes widened, but she said nothing.
"That's a lot to ask for. Very well for the all my money, I want the girl," said the dark haired boy.
"Very well. I accept. What game should we play?" asked Inochi.
"Wait. You can't bet me in a game!" shouted Amai.
"Trust me," said Inochi.
"Why me?" asked Amai.
"Because you are a very unusually girl. Pretty, too. I like girls who are pretty and unique," answered the dark haired boy.
Amai's mouth was wide open and she was blushing furiously.
"You choose the game," said the stranger with a smug look on his face.
Inochi dug through his pockets. He brought out a pair of dice. The stranger thought that they were strange. Amai was close to smacking her head with her hand, but the stranger stopped her.
"I don't want you to damage yourself. You are the prize after all," said the stranger while holding her wrist. She wretched her arm away from him, and gave him a dirty look. He had a smirk on his face. She stepped behind Inochi for protection. He didn't look the slightest bit fazed by the stranger's advances towards his miko. 'I know the laws of probability. I can take this guy using my dice,' thought Inochi.
"These are used for wagering games all the time from where I'm from. It has six sides, and each side has marks. One, two, three, four, five, and six. With two of these I can play a game with you," said Inochi. He didn't bet well for sporting games, but games out of casinos, he knew how to play.
"What do you do with those to play a game?" asked the stranger with a curious look.
"If I can get more marks that add to seven than any other number ten times when I throw it, then I win the game," said Inochi.
"That's impossible. There are too many other numbers you can get. But, if you want to lose your girl, then start," said the dark haired boy.
Inochi rolled the dice and got a six. He rolled again and got a seven. He rolled and got a snake eyes. He rolled and got a seven. He rolled and got a five. He rolled and got a four. He rolled and got another seven. He rolled and got a ten. He rolled and got a twelve. He rolled and got another seven.
"Four sevens. That's more than any number," said Inochi quietly. Amai was surprised that he won the game.
"That was impossible!" shouted the boy. When he did people scrambled to get out of the tavern.
"No. It's probability. Mathematics," said Inochi calmly.
"You cheated. I should have not let you use those things. Since, you cheated, I'm taking your girl anyway," said the stranger as he quickly picked up Amai. She screamed.
"Put her down. You lost!" exclaimed Inochi.
"No one cheats Ao Zhisu!" shouted the boy as he ran out of the tavern carrying Amai in his arms. She was kicking and screaming.
"PUT ME DOWN! YOU DON'T KNOW WHO I AM!" shouted Amai in a panicked scream.
"Be quiet. I won't hurt you," said Zhisu as he ran away from Inochi.
Inochi ran after them outside. There were a lot of people out there, but they said nothing about the ruckus that they were causing.
"PUT HER DOWN. I WON'T HURT YOU IF YOU PUT HER DOWN!" ordered Inochi in firm voice.
Zhisu ran into one of the dried crop fields. There was a glowing kanji on the top of his left hand. Inochi noticed it was glowing white.
"You have a glowing kanji," said Inochi in a quiet voice.
"You bet I do! Here is my power!" shouted Zhisu. With a glowing white aura surrounding him, he created doubles of himself holding Amai surrounding Inochi in a circle.
"You better know who you're betting with. I am the first Byakko seishi!" said Inochi. He activated his kanji and a white aura began to build around him.
The dead crops underneath the ground came to life. They came up as vines that wrapped around all the doubles and Zhisu. The vines destroyed the doubles. The vines trapped Zhisu. All the farmers came running out to see what the sound was that came out of the ground. They all gasped at the crops that had come to life.
"Let me go!" shouted Zhisu underneath a forest of vines. Inochi concentrated his chi and got some vine to bring Amai into his arms. He put her down. Inochi gave a stern look to Zhisu.
"Not until you can play nice," said Inochi with a smirk on his face. "You tried to hurt my miko."
"But, Inochi he's one of us," said Amai quietly.
"Yes. I am one of you! Put me down and let me go!" shouted Zhisu.
"Do you give your word that you will serve the new Byakko no Miko, and save your home from crumbling?" asked Inochi as he tightened the vines.
"What choice do I have? I agree!" shouted Zhisu.
"All right," said Inochi as he used his chi, and let Zhisu go.
"You are the new seishi for the Byakko no Miko," asked an elderly man behind them.
"Yes. We are here to help. We have to summon Byakko. It's the only way to save you all," spoke up Amai.
The group that had congregated outside kneeled before her. She blushed and looked at Inochi.
"You have come to help us. Our crops are dead. Your seishi has the power to revive them. Please help us, Byakko no Miko," said the elderly man.
"I'll try to help. But, I need to assemble my five other seishi first," said Amai in a clear voice as she looked at Zhisu, he turned his head away from her.
"I'll help by helping your crops," promised Inochi. The crowd bowed and let Inochi do his work.
It took almost all his chi to help these people. Afterwards, he was very tired. The innkeeper offered a room for them, free of charge. The people of the town rejoiced and celebrated that evening.
In the middle of all the festivies, Amai was talking to Zhisu. He was very easygoing once she got to know him.
"I guess I can't have you if you're my miko," mused Zhisu out loud.
"I guess not," said Amai with a blush. Being a miko immediately told people that the girls were virgins.
"Too bad. You're so much more pretty when you blush," said Zhisu smiling at her.
They talked some more. Amai found out that Ao Zhisu was the town rebel who liked to gamble and drink. He was a year older than Amai.
"The kanji on the top of my left hand says that I am Sakana," said Zhisu, "I suppose I'll be called that from now on, Byakko no Miko."
"The Fish. What an interesting kanji," said Amai smiling. That's what Sakana meant. Fish.
"Yes. And I was trapped in a net of vines today," joked Sakana. Amai laughed at his comment.
"You can just call me Amai," said Amai shyly.
"As you wish. Amai," answered Sakana.
* * *
The three of them got ready to leave early in the next morning. They were surprised to find all the townspeople waiting for them to leave. The townspeople gave them all new clothes and money for their journey. They found out the reason why Inochi and Sakana had a fight. So, they gave alms to them.
"Good bye, Byakko no Miko. We wish you the best on your journey. As well, to you Seishi. We know that the blessings of Byakko is upon you," said the head chief of the town as he bowed. Everyone else followed suit. They were given the fastest horses to ride.
"Which way do we go?" asked Amai. Inochi looked at Sakana.
"The capital city of Sairo," answered Sakana.
~*ClareBear's Omake*~
Mitsukake: I think that the new Byakko seishi are very powerful.
Miaka: I wonder if the miko is strong enough. I wonder if all the girls are strong enough.
Tamahome: I like Inochi. He likes money.
Nuriko (rolling his eyes): He betted his miko on a game.
Hotohori: It's disgraceful. He should be ashamed of himself. I have no idea how he made it as a seishi.
Chiriko: I think he's like Tasuki.
Miaka: But, Tasuki wouldn't bet me in a game!
Nuriko: None of us would.
Tamahome: But, I would charge you for my services.
Miaka: I am your wife! Have you no shame? No wonder Mariko is acting like you!
Tamahome: It's Keisuke's fault.
Everyone else has a "yeah right!" expression on their faces.
Disclaimer: I don't own Fushigi Yuugi. Yuu Watase does. I am just borrowing. I do own the original characters. For that list see the cast.
Author's Note: The last part was in Kuto. We now bring you to the Sairo, the western kingdom. The miko for that kingdom is Okano Amai and the seishi is Asaiya Tei. Otherwise known as Inochi. I'll be doing a round robin until I get back to the Konan. As always, it is taken from the TV series and not from the OVAs. Enjoy.
Okano Amai landed face down on the hard ground. Inochi landed near her face up. He got up slowly, and crawled over to his miko to check on her. He was glad that she was fine. Her glasses were on the ground. Inochi was careful to make sure that they weren't broken.
"Are you alright?" asked Inochi.
"I'm fine. Where are my glasses?" inquired Amai.
"Here they are," answered Inochi as he handed them to her.
"Thank you," said Amai with a sweet smile. Inochi helped her up. They shook the dust off and looked around.
"I think I see a town over there, Inochi," said Amai. She pointed in the direction of the town.
"We should start there. Let's go. It's hot out here," said Inochi.
They walked into the town. It was dry. They were glad that they were told to dress lightly. The town was pretty empty. Inochi noticed that there were a lot of dried out crops. 'There's definitely a drought here. I'd wager that at one point this was a prosperous town that thrived on their crops,' thought Inochi. He kept a close eye on Amai. He wanted to make sure that nothing happened to her.
Inochi watched as a light dry breeze played with her long black hair. He thought that she didn't look very strong, but if she was chosen by the gods, then she must have some sort of power. He swore that he'd keep her safe.
"We look very strange here with these clothes, Inochi," said Amai interrupting his thoughts.
They were dressed for the climate, but not the culture. They were getting some pretty strange stares.
"We don't have any money to buy new ones. We don't even know what the currency is," said Inochi thoughtfully. He looked around. Where could they get money quickly in a town like this? Inochi spotted a tavern. 'It's perfect. They play games in places like those. I could win us some money,' thought Inochi as he rubbed his chin.
"Let's go over there," said Inochi as he pointed to the tavern. Amai gave him a strange look, but followed him to the tavern.
The tavern was very hot and humid inside. Amai could feel her throat go dry just being inside. She looked at Inochi, and thought that he looked somewhat confident. He marched up to the bar, and she followed him. She stayed close behind him.
"I was wondering if anyone around here would like to place a bet with me," said Inochi.
"I don't think it's a very good idea, Inochi," said Amai feebly. Inochi gave her a "trust me" look.
"I'll take a wager with you," said a voice from behind them. There was another boy about their age. He had black hair and dark brown eyes. His hair was kind of long, but neat. He had the same sneaky look on his face that Inochi did.
"Okay. I'll place a bet with you," agreed Inochi.
"What do you want?" asked the dark haired boy.
"All the money you have," answered Inochi. Amai's eyes widened, but she said nothing.
"That's a lot to ask for. Very well for the all my money, I want the girl," said the dark haired boy.
"Very well. I accept. What game should we play?" asked Inochi.
"Wait. You can't bet me in a game!" shouted Amai.
"Trust me," said Inochi.
"Why me?" asked Amai.
"Because you are a very unusually girl. Pretty, too. I like girls who are pretty and unique," answered the dark haired boy.
Amai's mouth was wide open and she was blushing furiously.
"You choose the game," said the stranger with a smug look on his face.
Inochi dug through his pockets. He brought out a pair of dice. The stranger thought that they were strange. Amai was close to smacking her head with her hand, but the stranger stopped her.
"I don't want you to damage yourself. You are the prize after all," said the stranger while holding her wrist. She wretched her arm away from him, and gave him a dirty look. He had a smirk on his face. She stepped behind Inochi for protection. He didn't look the slightest bit fazed by the stranger's advances towards his miko. 'I know the laws of probability. I can take this guy using my dice,' thought Inochi.
"These are used for wagering games all the time from where I'm from. It has six sides, and each side has marks. One, two, three, four, five, and six. With two of these I can play a game with you," said Inochi. He didn't bet well for sporting games, but games out of casinos, he knew how to play.
"What do you do with those to play a game?" asked the stranger with a curious look.
"If I can get more marks that add to seven than any other number ten times when I throw it, then I win the game," said Inochi.
"That's impossible. There are too many other numbers you can get. But, if you want to lose your girl, then start," said the dark haired boy.
Inochi rolled the dice and got a six. He rolled again and got a seven. He rolled and got a snake eyes. He rolled and got a seven. He rolled and got a five. He rolled and got a four. He rolled and got another seven. He rolled and got a ten. He rolled and got a twelve. He rolled and got another seven.
"Four sevens. That's more than any number," said Inochi quietly. Amai was surprised that he won the game.
"That was impossible!" shouted the boy. When he did people scrambled to get out of the tavern.
"No. It's probability. Mathematics," said Inochi calmly.
"You cheated. I should have not let you use those things. Since, you cheated, I'm taking your girl anyway," said the stranger as he quickly picked up Amai. She screamed.
"Put her down. You lost!" exclaimed Inochi.
"No one cheats Ao Zhisu!" shouted the boy as he ran out of the tavern carrying Amai in his arms. She was kicking and screaming.
"PUT ME DOWN! YOU DON'T KNOW WHO I AM!" shouted Amai in a panicked scream.
"Be quiet. I won't hurt you," said Zhisu as he ran away from Inochi.
Inochi ran after them outside. There were a lot of people out there, but they said nothing about the ruckus that they were causing.
"PUT HER DOWN. I WON'T HURT YOU IF YOU PUT HER DOWN!" ordered Inochi in firm voice.
Zhisu ran into one of the dried crop fields. There was a glowing kanji on the top of his left hand. Inochi noticed it was glowing white.
"You have a glowing kanji," said Inochi in a quiet voice.
"You bet I do! Here is my power!" shouted Zhisu. With a glowing white aura surrounding him, he created doubles of himself holding Amai surrounding Inochi in a circle.
"You better know who you're betting with. I am the first Byakko seishi!" said Inochi. He activated his kanji and a white aura began to build around him.
The dead crops underneath the ground came to life. They came up as vines that wrapped around all the doubles and Zhisu. The vines destroyed the doubles. The vines trapped Zhisu. All the farmers came running out to see what the sound was that came out of the ground. They all gasped at the crops that had come to life.
"Let me go!" shouted Zhisu underneath a forest of vines. Inochi concentrated his chi and got some vine to bring Amai into his arms. He put her down. Inochi gave a stern look to Zhisu.
"Not until you can play nice," said Inochi with a smirk on his face. "You tried to hurt my miko."
"But, Inochi he's one of us," said Amai quietly.
"Yes. I am one of you! Put me down and let me go!" shouted Zhisu.
"Do you give your word that you will serve the new Byakko no Miko, and save your home from crumbling?" asked Inochi as he tightened the vines.
"What choice do I have? I agree!" shouted Zhisu.
"All right," said Inochi as he used his chi, and let Zhisu go.
"You are the new seishi for the Byakko no Miko," asked an elderly man behind them.
"Yes. We are here to help. We have to summon Byakko. It's the only way to save you all," spoke up Amai.
The group that had congregated outside kneeled before her. She blushed and looked at Inochi.
"You have come to help us. Our crops are dead. Your seishi has the power to revive them. Please help us, Byakko no Miko," said the elderly man.
"I'll try to help. But, I need to assemble my five other seishi first," said Amai in a clear voice as she looked at Zhisu, he turned his head away from her.
"I'll help by helping your crops," promised Inochi. The crowd bowed and let Inochi do his work.
It took almost all his chi to help these people. Afterwards, he was very tired. The innkeeper offered a room for them, free of charge. The people of the town rejoiced and celebrated that evening.
In the middle of all the festivies, Amai was talking to Zhisu. He was very easygoing once she got to know him.
"I guess I can't have you if you're my miko," mused Zhisu out loud.
"I guess not," said Amai with a blush. Being a miko immediately told people that the girls were virgins.
"Too bad. You're so much more pretty when you blush," said Zhisu smiling at her.
They talked some more. Amai found out that Ao Zhisu was the town rebel who liked to gamble and drink. He was a year older than Amai.
"The kanji on the top of my left hand says that I am Sakana," said Zhisu, "I suppose I'll be called that from now on, Byakko no Miko."
"The Fish. What an interesting kanji," said Amai smiling. That's what Sakana meant. Fish.
"Yes. And I was trapped in a net of vines today," joked Sakana. Amai laughed at his comment.
"You can just call me Amai," said Amai shyly.
"As you wish. Amai," answered Sakana.
* * *
The three of them got ready to leave early in the next morning. They were surprised to find all the townspeople waiting for them to leave. The townspeople gave them all new clothes and money for their journey. They found out the reason why Inochi and Sakana had a fight. So, they gave alms to them.
"Good bye, Byakko no Miko. We wish you the best on your journey. As well, to you Seishi. We know that the blessings of Byakko is upon you," said the head chief of the town as he bowed. Everyone else followed suit. They were given the fastest horses to ride.
"Which way do we go?" asked Amai. Inochi looked at Sakana.
"The capital city of Sairo," answered Sakana.
~*ClareBear's Omake*~
Mitsukake: I think that the new Byakko seishi are very powerful.
Miaka: I wonder if the miko is strong enough. I wonder if all the girls are strong enough.
Tamahome: I like Inochi. He likes money.
Nuriko (rolling his eyes): He betted his miko on a game.
Hotohori: It's disgraceful. He should be ashamed of himself. I have no idea how he made it as a seishi.
Chiriko: I think he's like Tasuki.
Miaka: But, Tasuki wouldn't bet me in a game!
Nuriko: None of us would.
Tamahome: But, I would charge you for my services.
Miaka: I am your wife! Have you no shame? No wonder Mariko is acting like you!
Tamahome: It's Keisuke's fault.
Everyone else has a "yeah right!" expression on their faces.
