Sutokuin/Akihito Main Story Chapter 15
Chapter 14
Warning! This story contains scenes of emotional abuse, attempted murder, and usage of drugs.
-----Part 1-----
Akihito: “If I am the son of Emperor Shirakawa, then I am an uncle to my father, right?”
Yoshino: “That’s….”
Akihito: “Is it horrible?”
I stared in dismay at the arc of Akihito-sama’s red lips.
Akihito: “One of Hinamoto’s noblest blood had such ugliness from the start.”
(I didn't know if there was any circumstance under which he would curse a fetus that had nothing to do with what happened...)
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Yoshino: "Whatever happened...it wasn't Akihito-sama's fault. You did nothing wrong..."
Yoshino: "....There should have been no reason to be ostracised or cursed."
Akihito: "Some things are unimaginable to you, gentle one. The stronger the curse, the more unreasonable it is."
The sarcastic way in which he says this does not convey Akihito-sama's emotions.
Akihito: "I became emeritus at a very young age when my great grandfather was the real emperor..."
Akihito: "When I grew up, and when my father began his Imperial Reign as emperor, all of that was taken away from me."
(What do you mean 'taken away'...?)
---Then Akihito-sama quietly told me about events in the distant past.
----FLASHBACK----
Akihito: "....Father, what is it that you have for me?"
Toba: ".........."
Akihito's heart ripples with tension and faint anticipation as he is allowed to meet his father, Emperor Toba for the first time in a long time.
But Toba looked at him with contempt.
Toba: "I shall abdicate to my son Narihito(Konoe)."
Akihito: "Ah..."
Toba: "That's all for now."
Akihito: "Please wait! R-Reason....at least give me a reason as to why you're doing this?"
Akihito: "If you have any complaints about my governing, just let me know."
Toba: "You want complaints?"
Toba: "My greatest disgrace is that a man who is not my son has held the Imperial throne."
Toba: "Narihito is three years old now. I've been waiting for this year to abdicate the throne to him."
Akihito: "...Mm"
Akihito: "....But I offered my whole heart and soul to my father and to this country."
Akihito who is pale, tries his best to keep his words calm and spits them out at Toba.
Toba: "So what? Do you have a shallow grudge against not getting a reward?"
Toba: "If so, I have already asked a talented Onmyoji to place a strong protective art around this room and on myself."
Toba: "Your abominable curse won't do anything to me."
Akihito: "....! No. I would never do such a thing----"
Akihito: "I'll never ever try to curse anyone!"
Toba: "Unfortunately you did. Your existence"
Akihito: "Ah..."
Akihito became speechless at Toba's words.
Toba: "---Back off uncle. This is the last time I will have words with you."
-----FLASHBACK ENDS-----
Akihito: "If he had passed the throne to me, I would have also ruled like my great grandfather and father."
Akihito: "I was not given that authority when my brother was forced to abdicate."
Akihito: "I suppose it was my father's revenge for my birth as well."
-----Part 2-----
Akihito: "I suppose it was my father's revenge for my birth as well."
(I can't believe you have been hated to this extent in your entire life)
Yoshino: "....That's terrible."
Akihito: "You think so?"
Akihito: "In the end, I became an emeritus just in name and at some point, I became a curse to all of Hinamoto."
Akihito: "Just like Yoritomo said."
Akihito: "Maybe it was a mistake to have such a man at the top of this country in the first place, right?"
(Speaking of which....)
-----FLASHBACK-----
Yoritomo: “Sutokuin was born with a curse, and with his wickedness, he plotted the overthrow of the world”
Yoritomo: “When his evil deeds were exposed, he died with a grudge against all the people of Hinomoto, spreading disasters….”
Yoritomo: “Many were taken by the curse that was cast on them on their deathbeds. Is it true? your Majesty.”
Akihito: “What if it is?”
----FLASHBACK ENDS-----
Yoshino: "....Akihito-sama didn't give a clear answer as to whether that story was true or not, did he?"
Akihito-sama smiled softly.
Akihito: "At the time, the only people in Hinamoto who didn't know about the notoriety of the Sutokuin were babies."
Akihito: "As a great sinner who cursed and killed his brother and father for the Imperial throne and tried to replace them as the rulers of the world."
Yoshino: "Eh...."
(Did you have a grudge against your family? But...)
Akihito: "The truth is, this world is determined by numbers. It would probably be foolish to doubt."
Unable to articulate well the feeling of discomfort that is tugging at my chest.
As if to smear it on, Akihito-sama slowly continues his words.
Akihito: "My story is simple."
Akihito: "Once there was an evil king who was defeated in a power struggle, his regret is still dragged out to this day."
Akihito: "To be hated and feared rather satisfies the desire for vengeance."
Yoshino: "Is that why you said you wanted to be the terror of Hinamoto...?"
Akihito-sama told me that he wanted to be understood by no one.
Akihito: "Yes, you're right. So you're wrong about me being nice."
Yoshino: "Mm..."
Akihito-sama touches my hair and twirls it with his finger.
Akihito: "Does this give you the answer you want?"
(Today, I saw for myself that Akihito-sama is running a friendly government towards his people)
(But knowing about Akihito-sama's past makes me less confident)
Nevertheless, I looked up and straight into his eyes.
Yoshino: "-----I don't know."
Yoshino: "But I still need a bit more material to make a decision."
Akihito: "...."
Akihito: "Yoshino is a stubborn girl."
The long eyelashes are downcast to hide the emotions in Akihito-sama's eyes.
Akihito: "She's weird because she's the only person, who I've ever known to think like that."
Yoshino: "What do you mean?"
(Ah)
He tucked back my hair behind my ear and playfully slides his finger over my earlobe.
Akihito: "That concludes today's questions. I'm looking forward to our next game."
..................
That night----
Akihito: "....zZz...."
Akihito was quietly sleeping in his room.
His well-organized sleeping face suddenly frowns.
Trapped in a deep dream of its consciousness...
Tutor: "Excellent. Your Majesty is very good at this..."
Standing in front of the young Akihito, the man in charge of his education is nervously looking over the text on the scroll.
After some time, the man sighed in relief.
Tutor: "....All answers are correct. I guess there is nothing more to teach you."
Young Akihito: "I do check some books when I don't understand sometimes when I'm unsure."
-----Part 3-----
Young Akihito: "I do checks some books when I don't understand sometimes when I'm unsure."
Young Akihito: "Also, I would never blame you, so I would appreciate an honest assessment."
Tutor: "I feel like I'm not good enough."
Young Akihito: "....I see."
Tutor: "Oh no. I didn't mean any offense. It's not your Majesty it's just me."
Young Akihito: "Don't worry. I'm not offended."
Akihito smiles to dispel the awkward atmosphere.
He then gathered up the books and papers on his desk, stood up, and held them under his arm.
Young Akihito: ".....If I show this to Father, will he admire me even a little?"
Tutor: "Ah...well..."
Young Akihito: "-----Sorry. I asked something weird again."
Akihito shook his head when his Tutor turned pale while finding an answer to his question.
Akihito: "I'll do my best to become a full-fledged emperor as soon as possible."
...................
Young Akihito: "......"
As Akihito walked down the corridor,
He suddenly hears the voices of the ladies-in-waiting chatting behind the shoji screens.
Lady 1: "Hey. Did you hear that his Majesty's lady-in-waiting ran away again?"
Lady 2: "Why won't she?....Anyone would have done the same, if they were asked to touch him when dressing him up, right?"
Lady 3: "Yes, that's right. I'd be terrified if something like that ever happened to me."
Akihito: ".....!"
Slumping down, Akihito walked past the scene as fast as he could.
....................
Akihito goes out into the garden and cowers by the camellia hedge to hide from anyone's view.
Young Akihito: "Nn..ah..."
Teardrops fell from the innocent eyes.
The stifled crying was not unlike a child's.
Young Akihito: "Nn...No no...I have to..nn...stop crying. I have to...nn..stop my emotions, or else...."
---Despite the desperate efforts, the camellias near Akihito turned black.
Young Akihito: "Nn...No. I'm sorry. I'm sorry."
Young Akihito: "I'm sorry for cursing you....!"
As if to punish himself, Akihito clenched his fists tightly...
............
Akihito: "....! Haa..."
Akihito jumped up from his sleep and pressed his left wrist.
The bracelet, which was not removed, clinked.
Akihito: "It was just a...dream?"
He grabbed the jug beside his bed and drank some water.
As if he couldn't sleep anytime soon, he looked up at the moon through the round window in his room...
Yasuchika: "....Akihito-sama, are you awake?"
Akihito: "Yasuchika?"
When his name was called out from behind the door, Akihito looked up.
Akihito: "What's wrong? Come in."
The sliding door quietly opens and Yasuchika steps in.
Yasuchika: "I'm sorry for disturbing you. I was debating on whether to see you or not and then I heard your voice."
Akihito: "Are you afraid? If so, I can hold your hand until you sleep."
Yasuchika: "I'm fine. I'm a genius onmyoji and I can destroy any ghosts if they come to my sight."
Akihito: "Aww. Even as a child you've been okay with things like that."
Yasuchika laughed at Akihito, who tilted his head slightly mischievously.
Then he suddenly looked into Akihito's face.....
Yasuchika: "Hey, did something happen?.... you look pale."
Akihito: "I'm fine. It's just this bad dream I had..."
Yasuchika: "Bad dream?"
Akihito: "A dream, when I was a child."
Yasuchika: "........."
Akihito: "Maybe because I told some bits of my past to Yoshino after a long time."
Yasuchika: "....! Akihito-sama telling someone about his past...is something rare. Even if it's only little."
Akihito: "....I know right."
Akihito, who had been thinking in a daze, mutters to himself.
Akihito: "It feels weird to tell Yoshino, who I am."
------Part 4------
Akihito: "It feels weird to tell Yoshino, who I am."
Akihito: "Even if I successfully steer him away from coming too deep, she still comes."
Yasuchika: "Does that bother you?....or does that make you happy?"
Akihito: "---I feel both."
Akihito: "And so, in some inexplicable impulse, I want her too."
Yasuchika: "....."
Yasuchika's eyes shined in the darkness.
Yasuchika: "I've never seen you like this before? Did Yoshino-san change you?"
Akihito: ".....No."
Akihito: "I didn't change at all, Yasuchika."
Akihito: "It's just, that child is too bright for me."
Akihito: "Maybe because I haven't encountered someone like her when I grew up."
Yasuchika: "But."
Akihito stops Yasuchika who was about to say something.
Akihito: "By the way Yasuchika, what did you come here for?"
Yasuchika: "Oh yeah, I forgot, you see..."
Tightening his face, Yasuchika leaned closer to Akihito and made whispered something....
..................
Yoshino: "Yesterday, I got fooled."
The next day, after my morning tea, I had a thought.
(It was good to win a game against Akihito-sama, but it won't be easy next time)
Ibuki: "You look all fired up."
Yoshino: "Why wouldn't I be, I was----kyaa!"
Yoshino: "When did you come in?"
Ibuki: "It's your fault for being so dim that you didn't notice."
Ibuki sits in front me, cross-legged.
Ibuki: "You're frowning since I came here. What happened?"
Yoshino: "....Ibuki, who is demon won't understand. Humans have a lot of troubles to deal with."
Ibuki: "What's with the demon discrimination, huh? Yoshino, how can you be sure that I won't understand?"
(When you say it like that...)
Yoshino: "Sorry for assuming like that."
Ibuki: "----It's no fun when you're this honest."
Ibuki: "It's hard to tease you, you know...."
Yoshino: "Don't make fun of me. Anyway, I'm busy.."
Ibuki: "Oh? ...Can I join?"
In front of my weary eyes, Ibuki raised her index finger in a grandiose gesture.
Ibuki: "Let's cooperate again."
Yoshino: "Eh?"
Ibuki: "I know all your worries in your head involve Akihito."
Ibuki: "I'll give you my grateful opinion on how to get to know him."
Yoshino: "....No thanks, last time you left me in a stadium full of monsters."
Ibuki: "But I was watching over. If anything would happen, I would have jumped from the audience to rescue you."
(He did say that...)
I shook my head to regain my composure.
Yoshino: "Either way, I'm not going out there again."
Yoshino: "I don't think Akihito-sama will forgive me for doing it again."
Ibuki: "Be adventurous, Yoshino."
Ibuki: "But don't worry, our next investigation will be inside the mansion."
Yoshino: "Inside the mansion? Sure, I've been told I'm free to go anywhere but where should we go....?"
Ibuki: "Akihito's room of course. Private spaces have the most information."
(No No NO!)
Yoshino: "I can't go to such a place! I'm a hostage"
Ibuki's lips lifted at one end in a mocking manner.
Ibuki: "Did he tell you not to?"
Yoshino: "Isn't it obvious?"
Yoshino: "And as expected, it would be heavily guarded, right?"
Ibuki: "Are you sure about that?"
(Am I wrong?)
Ibuki: "For some reason, he won't let anyone else in today."
Yoshino: "Why?"
Ibuki: "That's exactly why I wanna know. So you should go and find out."
Ibuki: "I'm sure Akihito won't mind if you even blow up his room."
Ibuki: "As long as it's not forbidden, Akihito won't punish you. There's no reason for you to miss this opportunity."
(But)
Ibuki: "Are you going to let that man have his way with you?"
Ibuki: "If you have any other leads, you don't have to...."
------Part 5-----
Ibuki: "If you have any other leads, you don't have to...."
Ibuki whispered seductively and smiled as if he saw through everything.
Ibuki: "From the looks of it, I don't think you have."
.................
(....In the end, I lost again)
Speaking of Ibuki, who brought me to Akihito-sama's room, disappeared again.
(Like he said, it's not guarded)
Rather, the closer you get to Akihito'-sama's room, the lesser the people are walking around.
I am the only one standing in the long corridor.
Yoshino: "Um, Akihito-sama, are you there....?"
I gulped and called out....
Akihito: "Eh? Yoshino?"
(.....! Okay! Let's do this)
Yoshino: "Excuse me!"
I immediately opened the door and entered the room.
Akihito: ".....!"
Akihito-sama's greeted me with his rare big round eyes.
Akihito: "Why are you....No. Actually, you mustn't be here right now."
Yoshino: "Sorry for barging in out of nowhere. Are you free right now?"
Akihito: "No. I'll send someone to your room, so hurry up and get out of here."
Just as when Akihito-sama grabbed my arm in a hurry---
???: "Found you, Sutokuin....!"
(Eh...)
The first thing I saw was a glaring light.
My head belatedly recognizes that it is a swinging sword.
Akihito: "Stop!"
(Nn)
Akihito-sama suddenly pulls my stiff body towards him.
Man 1: "Ku...!"
Man 2: "...After all, the rumor about him being cursed is true."
The intruders in front of us were likewise under the effects of Kotodama and stiffened their limbs with their swords in their hands.
(What the!? Are they assassins?)
Akihito: "All of you except Yoshino---sleep."
(Kotodama again)
The men's bodies suddenly start to fall, but---
Man 1: "You monster!"
Man 2: "We'll destroy you!"
Akihito: "...!"
(They're unaffected)
I hasten to look at the men's eyes, which are unnaturally wide open.
Yoshino: "Akihito-sama! They're under some kind of drugs."
Akihito: "---I see. Maybe the one who assigned them gave it."
Man 1: "Hah, I can move now, so this is an easy victory."
Man 2: "There's no need to be hasty. They're defenseless anyway."
Akihito: "......"
(What should I do....)
At that time, the air around Akihito-sama became heavier.
Akihito: "----Stop. Till my voice is soaked into your body."
Akihito: "Don't move. Don't think. Don't breathe."
Although I braced myself, it seemed that Akihito-sama had avoided me and applied Kotodama. Only I was unaffected.
(To some extent, this means that Akihito-sama can choose who he wants to use Kotodama on)
Man 1: "Fuck.."
I know he's using the weakest form first and then going to the strongest because I have experienced it.
Akihito-sama leisurely walks up to the slow-moving men.
Akihito: "Feel weak...Fall down."
The two men who had been resisting drop to their knees.
Man 2: "Nn...Ah....AAAAARRRGGGHHH!"
(Look out!)
One of them attacked Akihito-sama, ranting, and raving to blow away the Kotodama.
Akihito: "Hold your breath..and Die----"
(No! I won't let you kill anyone...)
My mind went blank when I sensed crisis and my body moved on its own.
Akihito: "No..."
Yoshino: "Don't....curse, Akihito-sama...."
I gripped Akihito-sama's left arm tightly and shook my head frantically.
It was only then I felt severe pain and heat running through my shoulder.
Yoshino: "Ah..."
(I'm slashed)
Akihito: "Yoshino...?"
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The Royals guests Start arriving at Bucksimgham Palace for Her Majesty, Queen Elisabeth II Birthday Banquet.
The members of foreign royal families start to arrive at Bucksimgham Palace for the birthday banquet. The royal guest as usual enter the palace through the Victorian Portico where they will be photographed before entering the Palace through the Grand Entrance.
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