Chapter 10 - The River Festival! Full of Surprises... and A Rivalry?

In the previous chapter, Usagi reveals to Hibachi and Tenma that she was actually Sailor Moon, making to be surprised in shocked. Later on, Usagi, Tom and Jerry were reunited with Judai, was entered in the Mushibugyo world, thanks to his partner Winged Kuriboh. Return back at the headquarters, Judai was introduced to the Mushibugyo team, in which Jinbei was started to developed jealousy towards him and they are confronted with each other.

Will Usagi revealed to Judai about her secret connection with Jinbei? Will her heart and mind can able to decided to choose between two young men who were both falling for her?

Find Out

The people of Edo were started to prepared for the River Festival tonight. The Mushibugyo team were started to moving around busily.

" This is gonna be a great celebration ever, pal! I can't wait! " Tom said with excitement

" You say so, I'm getting excited for tonight. And top of that, I love to see the fireworks tonight. " Jerry said

But suddenly, Tom saw Jinbei passing by.

" Hm, Jinbei-san... " turned his head, facing at him

" I can't let him to have her... I can't let him to have her... " with a mad expression on his face

And he went on walking although Tom heard of what he had said but Jinbei didn't mind him, still walked away.

"I was wondering, pal ...I guess there is something wrong with Jinbei-san. "

" Huh? What do you mean by that? " with curiosity on his face

And he whispered to his ears, slowly in a low tone voice " I think he was acting strange to Master Judai-san. "

" Huh? What are you talking about? He was jealous of my master? Nah, There is no way that he was jealous to my master worried. They will become great friends then. What gives. "

" You say so but I think you have to kept eye on him. " said in a low tone voice

" Hah?! But why I should have to do that?! " with a surprise expression on his face

" Because you're the only one who can understand both of them. So.. you should have to keep an eye on Jinbei-san. "

" Okay, fine! "

Nagatomimaru went in, went approached to them.

"Are you two finished the work? " Nagatomimaru asked

" Yep, it was all done, Nagatomimaru-dono. " Jerry said in response

" Okay, bring all of them here at the outside. " Nagatomimaru told them

" We will " Jerry answered in response

And Nagatomimaru walked out. Then, The two carrying the boxes, filled of wooden glasses of wine.

" Are we gonna carry all of these? "

" Of course it is. Let's go! I hope we will gonna finished this soon. " with a rush

Tom and Jerry walked away, going at the outside of the headquarters. On the other hand, Judai was almost finished in fixing up the decorations around the entrance of the headquarters.

" There! That should be more better that way. "

He tried to went down off the ladder but he suddenly lost his balance. Luckily, Usagi was passed by, arrives in, carrying the foods on the plates, saw him to getting fall off.

" Judai-san!

And he fell down from the ladder, Usagi catches him, with both of her hands.

" Are you alright, Judai-san? "

" I'm fine really, Usagi-sama. Thanks for saving me back then. " with a blush on his face

" No problem. You should be careful next time when you get off from the ladder. You might injured your legs. " with a loving smile on her face

" Sorry " with a slight giggle on his face and then he asked her "So, what are you doing here anyway? Are you finished working all those stuffs? "

" Of course, I'm almost finished all of them. I will carry these foods outside. "

" Can I help you out then? "

" Oh, sure thing do. "

Judai helped Usagi in bringing the foods on the table outside. While he was helping her out, Jinbei was secretly watching them from the farther distance, and he feeled growing jealous in rage towards Judai. And he thought on his mind " I really hate him so much.. He can't stole my future dream girl from me. " gripped both of his hands

Tenma notices him, carrying the utensils in a box.

" Jinbei, Are you alright? Is there's something wrong? "

" It was just nothing, Tenma. I should have bring here at the table. "

He walks out, leaving Tenma wondered in curiosity of Jinbei's secret reaction.

" That's weird... I thinked there is something wrong with him? I wondered why. "

He bring the other stuffs at the table. But Usagi didn't realised that Judai was looking at Jinbei, anger with jealousy on their faces. But when she turned her back at them, she was getting wondered why those two are facing with each other, and then she asked them " Uh, is there's something a matter? "

And Jinbei turned his back away, walked out, without saying a word, leaving the two behind, making Usagi was getting curious of his secret reaction towards to her and Judai.

Later that night, the people were fully ready for the River Festival while the Insect Magistrate Patrol office will took in charge. While the others are busy around at the outside of the city. At the back portion of headquarters, Usagi and Judai were prepared the firecrackers for the fireworks rising display after the program.

" Be careful, you might get hurt your hand if you might get hit by that firecracker. " wrapped his arms around his chest

" Don't worry, Judai-san. I will be fine. I will never be hitted by a firecracker. " with a slight giggle on her face, but her hand was accidentally hit on the back portion with a fire spark on it

" Ouch! That's hurts... "

" See, I told you so. You are so not so serious as always. " with a mean expression on his face

" Oh come on, Judai-san. You don't have to be such a mean person to me. " with an upset expression on her face

" Alright! Alright! Okay, I'm sorry about that. By the way, Usagi-sama..."

" Yes? " turned her face to him

" How was your relationship with Jinbei Tsukishima guy anyway? "

" And why you asked about Jinbei-san? "

" Uh, just asking... I was just thinking that you two are so close to each other. Somehow, he was started to acting weird towards me, I wondered why. "

" Oh, well you see, he was so cool and cheerful guy and even that he was a strong person just the same as you. But sometimes he was so very serious when he gets on battle fights with giant insects. And, I admired him so much and he had admired me too. Just the way we did from before.. when we first met with each other. "

While the two talked each other, Jinbei was secretly, heard their conversation, hiding in behind the wall.

" I see about it. I never thought he was so very different from me. I'm a professional duelist in the whole world and he was a strong insect fighter. "

"And also he was so very close to other people to helped them from great danger. Just like I did to protect you from before. "

That very moment, the two were looking at each other faces, then Jinbei was began to startled in surprised.

Judai, nodded his head, getting upset.

" Uh, why are you so upset? Is there's a problem with that?

After a few seconds, he raised his head again, asked her, still in an upset expression " So.. How did you consider him? "

" And why you asked me about that? "

" Is because... I'm afraid that... if you were with him, how did you acted towards him? "

" Well, as a true good friend of course. "

" A good friend? Or a good good friend? "

" As a true good friend. Tom-san, Jerry-san and the Mushibugyo team are my closest friends even Jinbei-san too. "

Jinbei was terribly shocked what Usagi had said.

" It can't be true... Usagi-sama... "

He turned his head, saw the two are looking at each other, in a romantic manner.

" Oh, I get it now. But I'm afraid that... " paused in silent for a moment and after that, he asked " that... he was falling in love to you too, Usagi-sama? Do you think that you will gonna replaced me by that guy? "

" Huh? What are you talking about? Don't tell me that you and Jinbei-san were arguing with each other? I think that's was impossible. " and she hold his hand, tightly " Look, Jinbei-san was just my close friend and a strong ally as well. I don't think that he was having a crush on me, it was just an admiration, you know that. " then she paused for a moment, and after that, she went on "After all, you are my first love I ever got and it will never change that way even though we are all different in society status and positions. I will still continuing on protecting those who are around me, and including you, Judai. No matter what, you are the only man whom I will truly loved and to taking care of, nothing else. "

" Usagi-sama... "

Jinbei, still hiding in behind the wall, speaked in a low tone voice although Usagi can't heard it, placed his hand on his chest "Usagi-sama.. "

That very moment, the two getting near to each other faces.

" I love you, Judai. "

" I love you too, my dear Usagi-sama. "

And they shared a kiss with each other. Jinbei, was shocked in devastated, became heartbroken in desperate, realized that Usagi has already fall for Judai, her first love of her life.

After the two kissed with each other, Judai said to her "Oh, we must to prepared the fireworks. The program is almost finished in a hour. "

" Okay then! "

The two walked away. Jinbei, was became more resented than ever because Usagi had betrayed him, that she had already in love to Judai. And he thought on his mind " You were always there to protect me at all the times, Usagi-sama. But now that you had been betrayed me is because you had already have your first boyfriend. I But why you did that such a thing to me... Usagi-sama... why?! why?! "

His hand was getting gripped harder, thought on his mind, with a mad expression on his face " I can't let it that to happen! Never! " and he walks out, going after Usagi and Judai.

Back when, the two were on the way out of the headquarters to bring the firecrackers on the stage.

Judai, turned his head to her, said " I hope they will be so thrilled. "

" Sure " with a smile on her face

But suddenly, they were been cornered by Jinbei, making Usagi was surprised in shocked when he sees her.

" Jinbei-san... " she uttered

" What do you want this time? Aren't you were supposed to go to the party with the others? " Judai asked, in a demanded manner

" I'm not going in there! " Jinbei said in response, and he still looked at Usagi, became speechless, then he said " I know that you can't say anything to me, aren't you, Usagi-sama? "

The two were looking at each other, in different facial expressions for a moment. After a few seconds, Usagi interrupted the silence " Jinbei-san... I... was... "

" Shut up, I don't want to heard your excuses from you! I know that you will gonna betrayed me because you are in a love relationship with your first boyfriend! You had been cheated on me! " Jinbei said, in an anger manner

" That's was not true! I didn't want to betrayed you or to anyone else is because I have truly care for both of you two. And besides, I don't want you two to fight with each other because of me. " Usagi said

" Are you saying that you were more loyal to him than me? " Jinbei asked

" I was so very loyal to Judai-san... but for you... " Usagi uttered

" Fine then! You have to decided to choose only one: him or me. " Jinbei said

Usagi, was surprised of what he had said.

" That's was not necessary for her to decided for this. " Judai protested

" Do you think you will gonna win against me, Judai Yuki? It doesn't matter if she will gonna decided to choose between us two. " Jinbei asked

" Damn you... " Judai uttered, with a gritted anger on his face

The two men were looking at each other, burning rage in flames, with anger on their faces, tried to fight with each other. But Usagi, in a dilematic expression, intervene them, said " Stop this you two, I cannot let you to fight with each other. " and she turned her head to Jinbei, said " I made up my mind, Jinbei-san. "

" Say what? " Jinbei wondered in a surprise manner, and he asked " What do you mean by that, Usagi-sama? "

" I cannot choose between you two but somehow, I had already decided. " Usagi said in response

" What are you talking about? " Jinbei asked

" Somehow, I wanted to speaked with you in private manner after the festival. I don't want to let the festival to be interrupted and besides, I don't want to see some bad things will happen. I know of what you had feel for me, Jinbei-san.. but I think I have to go now. " Usagi said to him and she walks away while Judai followed her

Jinbei, still standing, was started to getting cried and he ran off from the balcony.

At the Edo village, everyone including Usagi and Judai were watching happily in seeing the fireworks at the skies.

" This is was the wonderful festival celebration ever! " Tom said, in a delight manner

" Me too! This is second time I watching the fireworks. " Tenma said, with amazement

" This was so fun! " Koikawa said, while he drinks wine on his wooden glass

" How nice! " Hibachi said, in amazement

" Is that's really amazing to see all of them? " Usagi asked, turned her head to Judai

" Of course, this is the best traditional festival ever. But somehow, about Jinbei-san... " Judai said, nodded his head

" I know. I will gonna talked to him after this. So, do you like it? " Usagi asked

" Of course not " Judai said, with a half hearted smile on his face, still nodded his head

" You say so. But don't need to be worry about it, I hope you and Jinbei-san will be such good friends. " Usagi said, tapped her hand on his shoulder

" I hope it is... " Judai uttered

While the fireworks was still continues, Jerry turns his head back, looking for Jinbei, and he asked them " Hold on.. where is Jinbei-san anyway? I don't see him anywhere. "

Usagi, deep in silent, nodded her head, turned her back away from them, so that she will never notice.

" He was supposed to watched the fireworks here. He loves to watch fireworks. How pathetic he is. " Nagatomimaru said, with an upset sigh

" Do you know where he is? " Hibachi asked

" I think he can't join with us tonight. I wondered why... I think there's something wrong with him. " Tenma said

" What do you mean by that, Tenma? " Hibachi asked, with curiosity on her face

Judai, was wondering in silent, still remember of his first confrontation with Jinbei last morning. But his thinking moment was interrupted when Koikawa asked him "Is there is something bothered on your mind, Yuki-san? "

" Oh it was nothing, Koikawa-kun.I was just thinking something on my mind. " Judai answered in response

" I see " Koikawa muttered, turned his head away from him, returned in watching the fireworks

" You have the same way as Jinbei does although you two are different from each other. " Nagatomimaru said to Judai

" Thanks " Judai said, with a smile on his face

Usagi, was still silent, nodded her head, still thinking about Jinbei.

After the celebration, everyone went back in inside the headquarters to take a rest, tired and exhausted except for Usagi who was looking for Jinbei around.

" I wondered where he was.. "

She looked for him every where in every part of the headquarters until she finally found him at the garden, sitting at grasses, looking at the river lake.

She slowly went approached to him, said in a low tone voice "Jinbei-san? "

He noticed her and he turned his back, facing to her, said " It was just you, Usagi-sama. I never thought that you will gonna came to talked to me in a private manner just like you said back then. "

" Why are you doing here in this place? Don't tell me that you are still angry at me is because of what I said to you the truth? "

He stand up from the grasses, and he faced at her. The two are looking at each other faces, in different facial expressions, as their hearts were getting closer to each other.

" Well you see... I was so very harsh to you, Usagi-sama. I have no idea why I wanted to getting jealous at Judai-san from the first place, is because my heart was filled with resentment and hatred and I thought that you will gonna cheated on me because you already have your own boyfriend. "

" Jinbei-san, listen. I know that you and Judai-san were different from each other but I don't want to let hurt your feelings for me. Somehow, I was getting confused when you had demanded to choose between you and Judai-san but... in the end, I will still gonna choose both of you, and it will never changed that way. "

" Usagi-sama... "

The two are looking at each other for a moment. After that, Jinbei said to her " If you say so, then I will gonna say to you something. "

" Yes? What's it? "

He hold both of her hands on both sides, then he said, with a sad expression " I have to say to you about this that... " and he paused for a moment

" What was it? Tell me " with curiosity on her face

After he paused, he went on " Well... I was... " then he paused for a moment again

" Go on, tell me. "

After a few seconds, he went on, said That.. I was... truly fall in love to you so much. "

Usagi, was surprised of what he had said, then she asked " But why did you say such a thing just like that? "

" Is because that... I had heard your conversation with Judai-san a while back ago although I was getting jealous at him because you loved him so much better than me. I'm afraid that I will gonna be replaced by him. So that's why I confronted you back then. "

" Oh, come on, Jinbei-san... It was just a little bit of misunderstandings... I still have strong care for both of you. "

" I know that but still you loved Judai-san so much better than me.. I was totally useless man. I was such a useless and cruel man. You were there always trying to protect me but you always keep thinking on him at all the times, just only him! I do really hated him so much! " with a little anger on his face

" Jinbei-san, listen. I don't wanted to blamed you so much. I know that you and Judai-san hated with each other because of me but you have to learned to be good friends with him despite the war in your world was not over. Somehow, I was willing to protect both of you even though that both of you were falling in love to me. I swear. "

" Usagi-sama...But... "

" I'll promise to my heart that from this day forward, I will gonna take care, both of you always.. at all the times. "

" Usagi-sama... I love you... "

" I love you too, Jinbei Tsukishima. "

And the two shared a hug and they kissed with each other. After that, the two returned back in inside the headquarters to take a rest. Before Jinbei could take a rest in his room, he wrote a note to Judai and he put on the other side of the room in which Judai was staying at. When Judai woke up, he saw the note on the table room.

" What's this? A note? " he wondered

And he reads of what it was says:

Dear Judai Yuki-san,

Meet me at outside of the headquarters, at the back balcony. I wanted to say to you something very important. It was a privacy matter, just the two of us. Just make sure that no one is following you.

Truly Yours,

Jinbei Tsukishima

After he readed the note, he wondered on his mind "Is he was trying to talk to me in private? But why? Don't tell me that's... "

He get up from the bed, get his Osiris Red uniform and he went out of the room. When he arrives at the back balcony, Jinbei was standing at the center position, near at the tree.

He turned his head, and said " Oh, you're finally came. How fast. "

" So, What do you wanted to say something to me, Jinbei Tsukishima? "

He turned his back, facing to him " About Usagi-sama "

" Huh? Why you wanted to talked about like this? Don't tell me that you wanted to fight me, aren't you? "

" No, I don't want to intend in fighting against you, Judai-san. "

" What are you were trying to say? Don't tell me that you are started to getting attracted to her, aren't you? Whatever you are trying to intended with to do something to me, you must stayed away from her, got that? I don't want to heard that from a jealous warrior just like you. " and he tried to walked out

" It wasn't that, Judai-san. "

He stopped walking, turned his head, facing to him, asked " What are you talking about? You said that to yourself. If you will gonna never tell anything that it was very important then, just leave. "

" Look, Judai-san. I was so very guilty of what I did somehow I have to changed my mind and besides it was our private talk conversation just between you and me, man to man... and besides I don't want to getting mad at you anymore. Don't tell to anyone about this secret conversation including Usagi-sama. "

Judai, nodded his head, said " I understand that, Jinbei Tsukishima-san. "

" That's good to hear that from a professional person just like you. Somehow, you and I were different from each other, I was in the past and you were in the present, but our paths will crossed as one. "

" You say so, so... You said that you will gonna tell me something very important.. besides Usagi-sama. "

" Okay, I will gonna tell you, but this is a secret one. Don't tell this to anyone else. "

" I will. Just go ahead. "

Meanwhile at the deep corner of the insect castle lair, Mushiharai, kneeled down on the floor, was speaking to a large black cocoon, that it was hanging upside down on a wall.

" Oh, Black Minamoto-sama! Lend me your true power! " raised both of her hands, higher

Dark flames were appeared on both torches that it was hanged on the castle walls. The Black Cocoon, said to her " You wanted to give you some stronger powers? but...I need some strong sacrifices in order to revived me back to life."

"Don't need to be worried, I had decided whom I will gonna sacrificed to you, Black Minamoto-sama. "

" Whom they are? "

She shown to him the images of both Jinbei and Judai in a crystal ball. She said to him " These two persons who are so close to the mysterious warrior named Sailor Moon, the first one is Jinbei Tsukishima, my primary target and the other one is her first love interest, a strong professional duelist named Judai Yuki. "

" Very well, bring those two alive. "

" I will, Black Minamoto-sama. " and she bowed down before him and then she stands up and she calls out the first insect servant, named Leaf.

" What order that you wanted to command to me, Your Highness? "

" I will send you to Edo, Leaf. You will gonna captured those two persons whom they are very related to that mysterious warrior lady named Sailor Moon. If she will gonna showed up, just killed her into little shreds. "

" I will, Your Highness. I will gonna obeyed your order. " kneeled down before her and then she flies away, out from the castle

Mushiharai, wrapped both of her arms around her chest, laughed in an evil manner, thought " Soon, both of you will belonged to me, my great sacrificers... " and she laughed again in an evil glare

Back when, Leaf was finally reached the exact location site of Edo.

" I have to attack the Insect Magistrate office and captured those two persons who are closed to that mysterious warrior named Sailor Moon. After I had captured them, I will gonna destroyed her once for all. Mushiharai-sama will be so pleased. Stupid humans... " with an evil laughter on her face

And she continues flying on the way to Edo.

The love raging rivalry between Judai and Jinbei was turning calmed down because Usagi admitted the truth to Jinbei. Later on, Jinbei admitted that he was in love to her, and she accepted his feelings for her. After that, Jinbei was having a private conversation with Judai, telling to him that it was very important. On the other hand, Mushiharai send her insect servant, Leaf, in order to captured both Jinbei and Judai, to used as sacrifices for the Black Minamoto, the dark cocoon.

Will Usagi and the Mushibugyo can able to figured out the upcoming threat? Will Usagi can able to admitted the truth to Jinbei that she was Sailor Moon?

The adventures and battles in Edo continues

Find Out

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Chapter 11 - Revelation! Captured Jinbei and Judai

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" Accepted the truth with all your heart, mind and soul. Don't ever to be despise to others, whom you truly trusted with. "

- Usagi Tsukino / Sailor Moon