jychan: I don't own Saiunkoku Monogatari so no suing please….
16. A Profound Woman By The Shore
"Eh?"
Senshi Himeko dropped the plate that she was holding upon what To Eigetsu just said a while ago,
"Doushite? Is there anything wrong, Shimo-san?"
Eigetsu asked as Himeko shook her head then said,
"I'll wipe the food on the floor."
"Anyways, back to what you just said, Eigetsu. Why was this Hidari-hime supposed to be locked up in jail? Is there anything that happened?"
Ensei asked as Himeko closed her eyes while her thoughts went,
'Hidari-hime isn't supposed to be in jail. And it was all that person's fault! It was him who's supposed to be in jail.'
"Shimo-chan, why are you crying?"
Ensei asked as Himeko bit her lip while wiping her tears,
"Iee! Betsuni! There's nothing at all! I'm fine. Don't worry."
Himeko replied as she gave a fake smile while Ensei's eyes sharpened,
"Are you the Empress of Shinyen? The one who was reportedly to have escaped?"
Ensei asked as Himeko paused for a moment but replied,
"Iee. I am not."
"Ensei-san, what do you mean?"
"There has been a report that the Empress of Shinyen who was supposed to be in jail has escaped before she was brought in jail. Although her sister, the late princessi, was able to escape but she jumped to the sea and until now, she wasn't found, that's why she is in jail."
"Hidari-hime isn't dead! She's not dead!"
Himeko said as she realized what she just said and closed her eyes,
"You can bring me to Shinyen now."
She added as everyone's eyes widened,
"Iaa. We're not going to give you up to Shinyen, neh, Eigetsu?"
"Nnn! Ensei-san is right."
Himeko's eyes widened as she said,
"Arigato, Ro-san. To-kun."
"So, what is your name in truth?"
"Senshi Himeko."
"Eto, Kogo Himeko-sama, then."
"Iaa. I am not the Empress already. It is Kaori, who has been the Empress."
"So, what are you going to do now, Himeko-hime?"
"I have no idea. But as for the goal, I know already. I have to let Yamamoto Kentaro pay for disrespecting the name of Senshi. It is an absolute disrespect towards the part of the Royal Family of Shinyen. It will never be OK, after what he conspired and he blamed me for leaving all my duties and dare to arrest me? How dare him."
Himeko paused before continuing,
"I left for the name of Shinyen and not anything else. They could have just let me be exiled, but I will never forgive those who conspire anything against my family name. The Senshi Family that have served Shinyen for hundreds of generations. I will never allow that."
Himeko narrowed her eyes,
"Maa, maa, you're scary, Himeko-hime. But, I guess after what they did to you, I suppose you are bound to do something like that..."
Ensei said as Eigetsu perked up and said,
"I-I will support you, Himeko-hime! You don't seem to be a bad person, after all. And it is also not your fault why you were lke that."
Ran Ryuuren was playing his flute as he was walking nearby a shore when he saw something on the shore,
"Eh? What on the world is this?"
He asked as he went near that certain something,
"A corpse?"
He asked as he recognized it and carried it to a dry surface,
"A woman corpse to be precise..."
He added as he felt the part of the woman's chest, checking if there was still any heartbeat, which was positive,
"I'll have to make her wake up, then..."
He took off his cape, leaned towards the girl and afterwards, blew his flute loud enough that the ground was shaking.
Luckily, the woman coughed water and sat down,
"It seems you're awake already. Aren't you supposed to thank me?"
"Eh? I have to? I don't get it why I have to thank you. But, wait. Can I ask for your name?"
The woman asked as Ryuuren replied,
"Ran Ryuuren."
"Is that so? Ryuuren-dono, have you known me from before?"
The woman asked,
"Iaa. I have never encountered your face before."
"Is that so? This is too troublesome."
The youngest Ran raised his eyebrow as the woman added,
"I have no idea what my name is."
"Is that so? Hmmm, why don't I give you one?"
"That would be nice. But I'd rather give myself my own name."
The woman replied as Ryuuren sighed and replied,
"I see. After all, it's your name. You should name yourself then."
"Ah! I know! I should call myself, Chika. Knowledge and excellence. Kakkoi neh?"
"I don't think so... Because you can't have knowledge when you have some amnesia."
Ryuuren replied as Chika frowned and said,
"Baka. It doesn't mean that I have amnesia. I have no knowledge, you know!"
"You're not from Saiunkoku, neh?"
"Saiunkoku?"
Chika asked as Ryuuren replied,
"Your clothes aren't from Saiunkoku. It's more like from a different place."
"Eh? Is that so? I don't know. Your clothes are different from what I wear. So, I guess I must belong from a different place and not 'Saiunkoku'."
Chika replied as she stared at her clothes,
"Yoshi. Let's go to the main province. My older brothers have ordered me to bring some news to my foolish brother number 4."
Ryuuren said as Chika nodded and asked,
"Is that OK, Ryuuren-dono, if I accompany you?"
"Well, that's your decision. But why don't you? After all, it seems you have nothing to do anyways."
"Nn. I guess you're right. Iku, neh, Ryuuren-dono?"
Chika said as the two started to walk towards the north direction.
jychan: Well, that was it. I wonder what's going to happen next. Who's this Chika, I might ask? -sigh- I suppose I accept anonymous reviews... I would even accept flames! So, please do... Oh well... I'm going to continue on updating even if nobody would ever review... TT-TT