Honoo no Mirage Vol 2 Epilogue
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Sunset at the western mountain range. The sun dyed the city of Matsumoto red. Shades of scarlet spread outward from the point where the setting sun met the mountains. How many times would the sun fall again after their last view of it this day? Takaya heard a distant cry from beyond the sunset. This sunset over the Matsumoto Plains which was unchanged now, three hundred years later. (The most important thing is...)
Takaya wrapped his arms around himself in the summer-green wind, the Matsumoto Plains extending into the distance before him. He hugged himself, feeling small in the face of the deep history staining this land. “...?” His eyelids were falling shut when he felt warm air enveloping him from behind. He turned. Naoe was gazing at him gently. “Naoe.” “...” His eyes closed for a moment as he felt something cut asunder in his heart. Naoe said, “I must ask you to accompany me before long.” “Me? Accompany you on what?” “There’s a report of a pattern of unrest among the onshou in the Northeast. They will start to influence the regular world at this rate, so they must be calmed.” “So you’re going to hunt them down?” “We have need of your «power».” Naoe said gravely, “You were able to perform «choubuku» on Oda’s nue. Your «power» is unstable, but it is not wholly unusable. You may be uncertain in your control, but you will most likely gain greater mastery as you become more familiar with it. It would be somewhat precarious for us to deal with the Northeast by ourselves.” “Any names I’d recognize this time?” “The Northeast lies within the influence of Mogami and Date. Their altercation is the cause of the unrest.” “Mogami? Date? Then...” “This is to calm a dispute of the «Yami-Sengoku». I will need you to go to Sendai before long.” Doubt filled Takaya’s eyes. “Sendai...?” Naoe, seeing it, asked uncertainly, “Takaya-san.” “... No, it’s nothing.” Takaya’s downcast eyes belied that statement. Naoe regarded him skeptically, but withdrew a business card from his inner pocket and presented it to him. “? What’s this?” “My contact information. If anything should happen, please call me.” There was another name written on the business card. “‘Tachibana Yos.h.i.+aki’?” “My current name. Please use this when others are present or when you need to reach me. ...What’s wrong?” Takaya was looking amazedly at Naoe. “Does it not suit me?” “It suits you so much that I wanna barf.” “I shall take that as a compliment. I generally work at home when I have no Buddhist or funeral services to perform.” “So you really are a Buddhist monk?” “Yes. Is that not what I told you?” “You crooked monk!” The sun had fallen beneath the mountains long before the end of their playful exchange. Bit by bit, house by house, lights twinkled into existence in the city. Surrounded by the beautiful silhouettes of the mountains, lights appeared one after another on the Matsumoto Plains, s.h.i.+ning, it seemed somehow, with such warmth. “O-Oniichan!” Climbing out of Naoe’s Benz in front of the apartment complex, he saw Miya just as she was coming home from school. Takaya shouted at the same time: “Wh-why the h.e.l.l are you here, Chiaki!” “O—!” Chiaki was with Miya. Their shouts clashed: “Look, Miya, why are you with him?!” “O-O-O-Oniichan! Who’s that? Are you being scouted by one of those people?” “You b.a.s.t.a.r.d! What are you doing here, Chiaki!” Naoe in his black suit and sungla.s.ses and Chiaki in his school uniform both sighed as they stared at the Ougi siblings kicking up a fuss. “Like brother like sister...” “Have you been waiting for that person, Nagahide?” “Not really waiting... Well, since he helped out so much, I thought I’d say hi.” Actually, by previous arrangement, Chiaki was remaining in Matsumoto to become Kagetora’s tutor. “Chiaki, you b.a.s.t.a.r.d, are you making a move on Miya?” “You act like you’re her old man.” “So why the h.e.l.l are you here?!” “Don’t be such a cold fish. I just came to tell you that I’ve rented a place in the neighborhood.” “Whaaaat—!” He turned his glare on Naoe. “Did you instigate this? Again?” “Please stop tossing people into your conspiracy theories.” “What the h.e.l.l are you guys thinking?” “Onii-chan!” Shoulders heaving as he panted for breath, Takaya abruptly turned on his heels. “Whatever! Let’s go, Miya!” “Onii-chan!!” Miya bowed towards Naoe and Chiaki slightly. Takaya’s stomping footsteps continued for two, three more steps. He suddenly stopped dead. Looked back at Naoe and the others, gazing after him blankly— Said: “Naoe...those injuries...” “?” The movement of his lips indicated that he had more to say, but he hesitated and gulped the words down before they could be vocalized. “What is it?” “...” Takaya said crossly with his back turned, “Hurry up and get well.” Then he walked into the building with Miya in tow. Naoe and Chiaki gazed after them. “Rebellious, isn’t he?” “... You think so?” “I’m glad that you guys seem to understand each other. You leaving now?” “Yeah.” “All right. Oh, there’s something I forgot to tell you the other day.” “What?” “A message from Kousaka.” Naoe looked sharply at Chiaki, and Chiaki’s expression also turned serious. “He said to tell you, Naoe.” “...” “‘Don’t let Narita Yuzuru go unwatched’.” “!” Naoe inhaled sharply and looked up at the streetlight next to Chiaki. “Well, since I’ll be with Kagetora, of course I’ll keep an eye on Narita too, but how ’bout it, Naoe? Wanna enlist Narita Yuzuru?” “What did you say?” “I mean, look at his potential, even though we don’t know what he is. We should get him before someone who knows his true nature tries to use him—it’s not like we’ll treat him badly or anything.” “You want to involve him?” “He’s already involved.” Chiaki’s eyes glittered. “Think about what Ranmaru said, that he’ll get Narita someday. He seems to have inklings of something. They’re gonna come after Narita Yuzuru next.” “!” “If he falls into Oda’s hands, it’ll be like giving an ogre an iron club. Narita Yuzuru is a menace. Instead of leaving him alone, wouldn’t it be better to make him one of us? That way we can always watch his back as well.” “... It’d probably be like sleeping with a bomb.” “At least we‘ll be prepared.” Chiaki leaned against the Benz’ door. “I could be imagining this, but it feels like Kagetora himself finds it easier to stabilize his «power» with Narita Yuzuru at his side. He would probably be great for support at this point...” “At his side...? I can’t really agree.” “You’ll have to,” Chiaki said, smiling sardonically. “That’s the way it’s working out, so there’s not much you can do about it. Giving two hundred percent is what you guys do. You’d even put your life into the bargain.” “...” Glaring at Chiaki, Naoe climbed into the driver’s seat. “And you? I thought this was none of your business.” “Humph. I’m just filling in for Old Man Irobe,” he replied, peering in at Naoe. “Since you guys are so short, I’m just giving you a hand for old times’ sake. Don’t make this out to be something it’s not.” Naoe smiled ironically and turned the ignition. Though Nagahide’s form had changed, he was the same obstinate person. This time around he and Takaya would probably have a fine time b.u.t.ting heads. Oh, he was a bother, but still his inclusion was more rea.s.suring than anything else. “I leave Kagetora-sama to you, Nagahide.” “...humph,” Chiaki responded testily, “don’t get your hopes up.” Naoe lifted a cigarette to his mouth, just barely keeping his lips from twisting into a slight, bitter smile. He lit the cigarette and s.h.i.+fted into gear. In the mirror Chiaki lifted his right hand slightly. A “see you later.” Naoe nodded lightly and turned his focus to the front winds.h.i.+eld. He stepped on the accelerator. END
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