483 The System's History: Do you plan to marry my mother?
"My apologies, I am perhaps famished." Sensing the dark aura that was repelling him to go away, Aki shook his head as he took a step back. Truly, Tora was like a tomboy that wasn't as feminine just like most won he encountered.
However, that made her shine among the rest. She never considered herself as a woman who needed to be pretty all the ti. Instead, she would think of other people's welfare despite her own loss, just like a true soldier.
Not just that, but she was also exceptionally skilled for a woman. If he would just assu, he would really think that she was the general. Alas, the general was a heartless tyrant while the woman before her was a selfless soldier.
"My steed,"
"Oh, right." Nodding his head upon hearing her concern, Aki cleared his throat. "Fortunately, that traitor of that group brought herbs as he was good with it thus, your steed was fine and only needed so ti rest." Bringing the good news, Aki proudly announced as if he was the one who tended to Kaze's wounds.
"Is that so?" Relieved at the news, Tora's eyes softened. On the other hand, Aki caught the relief front that flashed across her face for a split second.
"Churu was also relieved that it was alive." Slowly, the corner of his lips curled into a smile as he saw Tora slowly raise her head in disbelief. "That little girl is alive. The reason I am inviting you to co with . The little girl was worried."
"Impossible…" Through a whisper, Tora stared at Aki's certain front. Just like Aki's reaction last night, Tora was speechless. It was impossible. After all, she saw her. There was no way she could be alive.
"You…" Sharpening her eyes, Tora grit her teeth as she swallowed. "Are you trying to fool ?"
"See and know if I am deceiving you or not." Aki just shrugged his shoulders before he bent down and carried the animal she hunted. He didn't miss a beat as he began walking away, back to the area where he ca from. "You can kill if I am not telling the truth." he didn't give her another glance back as he added.
Tora just watched his retreating back for several seconds as she pondered. It rendered her conflicted whether or not to believe him. Regardless, he put his life on stake hence, she could just go back in this area after bringing him his demise if he was deceiving her.
"Don't ask for rcy if you're lying." With that, Tora followed Aki's tracks and kept her distance from him, afraid that his smooth, flowery tongue would be cut off if he used it to complint her without thinking twice. Call her ungrateful, but a womanizer like Aki was the type of man that disgusted her the most.
She wouldn't fall for whatever flowery words that would co out from his mouth. She would rather mute him for the rest of his life.
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"Churu…" Seeing her small figure run towards her with her arms wide open. Relieved, glad, and yearning instantly engulfed her already rotten heart. Squatting down, Tora welcod the little girl to her embrace.
Churu jumped a little and instantly landed in her embrace. If one didn't know, they would surely mistake that they were blood-related, or they have known each other for a long ti as what they were showing was sothing heart-warming despite the terrifying experience last night.
anwhile, Aki smiled, seeing the two reunite. Tora had been treating him cold-shoulders since earlier and threatened him to cut off his tongue if he used it once again. Yet, she had a complete change of attitude upon her reunion with this little girl.
"I told you," He muttered as his two guards helped him to carry their food. But Tora ignored him as she stared at Churu's adorable face.
"You're alive…" She murmured in relief. "How can that be?"
"Yamada-sama, I don't know why everyone assud I am dead if I am alive." Smiling brightly, Churu lied for the very first ti of her existence. She knew she died. However, she's immortal and no matter how many tis she dies, she would co back alive like it was nothing.
"Regardless, I am glad." Not caring how, Tora just smiled as she stroked her hand on the little girl's head. They only knew each other for a month, but Tora's heart felt more attached to Churu more than anyone she knew in her life.
"Forgive for not protecting you. You wouldn't be abducted if not for my negligence." After so ti, Tora frowned as he felt ashad. She promised that she would protect Churu, but just after three days when they departed from the northern town, Churu was already placed in danger.
"Yamada-sama, you ca for and were together again. That's what's important, isn't it? Also, Kaze is fine." Still bearing her bright smile that could lt the coldest heart, Churu said. She then hugged Tora more tightly as her sleep felt like forever.
"Mhmm…" Subtly smiling, Tora rubbed her little back as she humd a tune. "Churu, when we returned to the Capital, you will be my adopted daughter." Actually, Tora had been contemplating about this for quite so ti and considered what needed to be considered.
However, after this incident, Tora finally decided as she couldn't let Churu be in-danger. Although there might be dangers that co after she entered their family, the Chisaka family mber has to think twice before touching her daughter.
"What?" As soon as Aki heard her, he knitted his brows in disbelief. A woman having a child without a father was considered dirty — whether it was adopted or not.
Therefore, won who had children without a spouse would have to live alone as no man would want her to be their wife. And yet, Tora would just give her right to marry and have children of her own to adopt Churu?
"Really? Yamada-sama, no, mother!" Glad to hear her offer, Churu's bright smile turned even brighter. She could not contain her happiness that she shook Tora's arm as she hugged her.
"You'll lose your rights to marry if you do that, are you aware of that?" Frowning, Aki reminded. He too was unsure why he was concerning himself with this matter but deep down, he was displeased. It was not that he has sothing against Churu but there were other ways to protect a child without legally adopting it.
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