hi its mono. announcement time, featuring omokage after ch 2. he has no idea lol.

so wb ch 3 will be postponed until i can finish remastering ch 1 and 2 and then also possibly collect enough references/3d renders to actually build the city so i can stop making up settings as I go.

i dont know how long this break will be, probably a month minimum.

looking forward to getting a new pc, maybe even opening commissions or actually getting a job (horrifying) during the break so

thank you all for your patience. if i can keep up this level of work and actually lock down a script before committing to weekly updates, i can start producing wb!hxh au a lot more consistantly. I don't want to abandon this project so I will do my very best to see it through to the end!

the askbox will remain open during the break so feel free to submit asks any time :3

(Omokage x Saniwa Oc)

"Okadagiri!! Kemana Ryuji?!"

"Aku tidak tahu, Omokage-san!”

"Anak itu ceroboh sekali!”

Api dimana-mana, semua orang ketakutan. Berteriak minta ketakutan. Tanah yang terdiri hamparan batu dan rerumputan kini bermandikan darah dari rakyat tak bersalah. Aku paham ini pertarungan antara Nagamasa dengan Ishida Mitsunari. tapi ini, Jikkan Shokogun. 

Tidak... harusnya sejarahnya tidak demikian. Sekigahara memang terjadi perang, tapi sebelumnya... pembantaian terjadi. Hari itu aku satu tim dengan Fukushima Mitsutada, Okadagiri Yoshifusa, Tomita Gou, Omokage, Yagen Toushiro, dan Hanjin. Kami terkejut. Begitu kami datang, api berkobaran... teriakan orang menggema sambil diiringi lonceng yang berdenting. 

Aku terdiam melamun. Pandanganku kosong dan tubuhku tidak bisa bergerak. Yang ada di kepalaku hanyalah bayangan adikku saat Jikkan Shokogun menyekap adikku yang masih kecil. Aku tidak berdaya waktu itu. Teriakan kecil itu masih menggema di telingaku. Sementara yang lain memyelamatkan penduduk desa. 

Aku ingin marah. Aku ingin meluapkan semuanya. Yang ingin aku lakukan hanya... membunuh semua orang yang telah membunuh sosok yang aku sayangi. Tatapanku masih gelap. Hanya jeritan minta tolong saja yang ada di kepalaku. Terjebak dalam lamunan, aku tidak sadar diriku hampir mati. Salah satu Jikkan Shokogun hendak menikamku. 

"Omokage! Ryuji ada di sini!"

Aku mendengar suara lagi. Terdengar samar. Aku tidak ingat apa-apa lagi. Yang aku ingat adalah saat dimana ada seorang wanita yang menebas seorang ibu yang melindungi anak2 nya. Satu lagi, sepertinya itu seorang ayah yang mengorbankan dirinya. Semua salahku, semua itu salahku. Aku tidak bisa melindungi semua. Aku gagal. 

Teriakan memanggilku baru terdengar diikuti dentingan pedang yang berbenturan. Satu... tidak, dua... tiga orang. Tiga orang tapi aku tidak ingat siapa. Pandanganku hanya buram saja. 

"Ryuji! Bangun Ryuji! Ini aku! Bangunlah!! Sadarlah!!!"

Oh ayolah... aku seperti buta... suara saja yang aku dengar. Dan lagi... sepertinya aku terselamatkan untuk kedua kalinya. Aku merasakan ayunan pedang yang hampir mengenai leherku. 

"RYUJIIIIIIII!!! BANGUN LAH!!!!!"

Siapa... siapa ini? Aku tidak mengenalinya. 

Tak lama, pandanganku yang gelap diterangi cahaya juga nampak sebuah bayangan hitam. Ada tiga orang juga. Awalnya samar, tapi aku perlahan melihat wanita yang membunuh satu keluarga kecil yang tak berdosa itu. 

"UHUK!!!" 

Sialan, dia menendangku... 

"Hei...hei kau bangunlah, bocah tengik!" aku sudah mulai mendengar suara yang jelas. 

Yah... orang yang sama dengan sosok yang memukul kepalaku dari belakang. Pandanganku mulai jernih lagi. Aku melihat... Kurokage. Dia menjambakku sambil menghadapkan wajah ku ke arah wanita yang menendangku tadi. 

"Kau sudah merasakan apa yang aku rasa bukan? Kau melihat sendiri orang yang kau lindungi mati di depanmu. Kau rasakan rasa sakitnya!" 

Aku terkekeh melihat wanita itu. Ayahku mengajarkan sesuatu kejahatan yang disengaja dan direncanakan adalah sehina-hina nya seorang musuh. Jika benar kejahatan itu murni bentuk rasa kecewa kita terhadap nasib, itu baru berbahaya. 

Aku tertawa keras. Yah, aku seperti orang bodoh. Tapi ini lucu sekali. Kejahatan ini seperti memang sengaja untuk membuatku makin lemah. Mereka yang bodoh, bukan aku. Payah, pengecut! 

"Oii, onna..." kataku sambil tersenyum. "Seberapa bahayanya penjahat adalah mereka yang jahat karena selalu disakiti dan tertolak oleh orang banyak. Bukan karena emosi semata. Dirimu cuma ingin orang lain merasakan apa yang kau rasakan. Bukan untuk menunjukan betapa mengerikannya dirimu," 

Dia menamparku. Di saat yang sama, Yagen dan Tomita terkapar. Omokage ada di atap menghalau beberapa Jikkan Shokogun. Aku dikelilingi dua musuh kuat... ah tidak, dua pengecut lebih tepatnya. 

Kurokage lalu membanting diriku dengan keras. Setelah itu aku diinjak sambil melihat wanita itu hendak menghajar Yagen dan Tomita. Di sampingnya juga ada satu orang yang sama dengan wanita itu. Dia Touken Danshi atau apalah. Fisiknya sama, dan aku kenal. 

"Seiya mati karena Noriyama. Kau yang ada hubungan nya dengan Noriyama harus mati," 

Sebelum diriku ditikam oleh Kurokage, satu rekanku... kapten terbaikku... teman curhatku, menangkis serangan Kurokage. 

"Sekali lagi kau sentuh aruji, tak akan aku biarkan hidup," 

Kesempatan baik, Okadagiri-san... arigatou... 

Aku buru-buru menyelamatkan Yagen dan Tomita yang sedikit lagi terkena tebasan wanita itu dan 'tantou' yang auranya tidak asing lagi. Aku menahan serangannya... setelah itu menendang wanita itu. Sesosok 'Mumei' itu juga berusaha menyerangku. 

Dua lawan satu, siapa takut. 

"Nekat juga dirimu..." 

Di saat bersamaan, mendung pun tiba. Seolah-olah aku lah yang memanggilnya. Aku mungkin hanya seorang saniwa dengan pedang yang tidak punya reputasi besar. Hanya saja... dua Touken Danshi punya kutukan layaknya Kusanagi. Pedang ini ada sejak jaman Mongol menginvasi. 

Yah, pedang itu membawa sebuah aura yang akan muncul ketika amarah karena ingin terlihat menakutkan muncul. Sepertinya sejarah jaman invasi pasukan Mongolia akan terulang lewat diriku. 

(Kurokage x Saniwa)

Once i reject him in the past. Not sure what would he do next. Should i keep running from him

Narumi woke up from her unconsciousness. She was startled by Jikkan Shokogun's troops surrounding her. Narumi immediately got out of bed. She thought that Honmaru was under attack. Narumi looked around and tried to understand the situation.

Some of the Jikkan Shokogun noticed that Narumi had woken up. Unfortunately, Narumi's wakizashi was left in her room. Narumi stood guard, watching the Jikkan Shokogun who were staring at her. She felt cornered by the large number of Jikkan Shokogun.

Narumi walked slowly, looking for a way out. Her eyes darted in all directions, anticipating an attack. Soon, an ootachi with a serrated club arrived. Narumi panicked even more at the presence of the ootachi. Narumi couldn't stop wondering how he got here.

One tachi pushed Narumi towards the ootachi until Narumi crashed into it. Narumi's fear intensified after that. The ootachi was definitely going to beat him up.

Narumi stared at the ootachi with deep fear. Without further ado, the ootachi dragged Narumi to the main room of a broken Honmaru. Narumi tried to free herself from the ootachi's grip.

“No! Let go! Where are you taking me?!” Narumi shouted, but was blocked by two yari.

One of them tried to grab Narumi's hand but failed. Narumi was agile enough to counterattack. The spear's weapon turned around and stabbed him, then disappeared. Narumi quickly ran away from the Jikkan Shokogun crowd.

Unfortunately, the ootachi blocked Narumi's path by slashing the bat right in front of Narumi. The ootachi hurriedly grabbed Narumi's hand again and took her to their ‘master’. Narumi struggled and refused to stay still. Growing increasingly annoyed, the ootachi carried Narumi away.

"Let me go!! What are you going to do to me?! Don't think you can influence me. I am Saniwa, your enemy! Touken Danshi will be here soon. Just you wait!"

While being carried, Narumi continued to beat the ootachi. Narumi was surprised to see another creature besides Jikkan Shokogun. Narumi became even more confused about what was actually happening. He saw a skull-like creature in the shape of an insect. 

Narumi grew even more afraid. Her intuition told her that ‘that person’ was the one who brought Narumi here. The ootachi slowly lowered Narumi and held her hands so she couldn't escape. Narumi continued to struggle until someone called out to her.

“Haruka Narumi? Is that you?”

The voice was familiar to Narumi. It sounded like Omokage. No, Omokage wasn't a Jikkan Shokogun. He was Touken Danshi, who had taken care of her and Ryuji since childhood. When she turned around, Narumi was shocked by the figure that resembled Omokage. That terrible memory came back when she saw that person.

“Mom, save me, mom... daaaaaaad!!!”

“Hey you, let go of my sister!!!”

“Ryujiiiiii, Omokage-saaaaaaan!”

“You...” Narumi said in surprise.

“You've become such a charming girl. Ah, how foolish of me not to have imagined what you would be like as an adult,”

Narumi slowly approached the figure. Fear, anger, and sadness mixed together. Narumi didn't know how to react. The figure began to descend the stairs one step at a time. He looked at Narumi with emotion and joy. The look on his face was pure, as if he were “releasing his longing.”

“I've been waiting for you for a long time... a very long time, Narumi,”

“Kurokage! What do you want from me?!”

“Listen... this might sound stupid. But please hear me out first—”

When Kurokage tried to grab Narumi's shoulder, his hand was immediately pushed away. Narumi's angry gaze was clearly visible on her face, which was filled with fear. Narumi's anger began to explode after remembering what Kurokage had done 15 years ago.

Unlike Kurokage. His happy, beaming expression slowly faded and was replaced by a deep sense of guilt. But Kurokage did not give up on convincing Narumi.

“Alright, alright! It's all my fault. At that time, I was consumed by revenge, so I put you in danger,” said Kurokage.

“You're still a culprit, Kurokage. I won't forget what happened. You're cruel, Kurokage... You're cruel!”

Narumi knelt down, crying uncontrollably. Kurokage immediately hugged Narumi tightly. At that moment, Narumi's mental state was weak. The trauma from the past began to resurface. She was afraid of losing her family again. Kurokage tried to calm Narumi down. The scar on his nose was proof of Kurokage's evil deeds.

"Narumi. You can scold me or even curse me. I admit that the steps I took were wrong. But please give me a chance to start over,"

“I ask you. What do you really want?”

“I just need your love,” replied Kurokage as he wiped Narumi's tears. "Since the great invasion, I... feel different when I see you. It's like there's a light shining on me. I feel empty without affection. Seeing you makes me feel calm,"

Narumi clenched her fists in anger. She couldn't imagine how an enemy who had hurt her in the past could so easily declare his love. She was sure that Kurokage's love had a hidden meaning. This wasn't 15 years ago. Narumi already grown up now. There was no way she could be swayed by sweet words.

“You're not doing that cheap drama again, are you?” asked Narumi.

“No, I'm serious. From the bottom of my heart,”

Narumi blushed at Kurokage's words. Her heart was beating fast. She felt a rush of emotions. She didn't know if she felt happy, scared, or even impressed. It was impossible for the man who had tried to hurt her to turn into such a sweet person.

Narumi didn't know how to react. She still harbored hatred due to the wounds of the past. She hesitated to accept Kurokage's invitation. Narumi turned her back on Kurokage. She shed a few tears.

“You are... Jikkan Shokogun, we are not destined to be together,”

“Who says we can't be together, Narumi,” said Kurokage, then gave her a ring. "Nothing will come together if we don't start building a bond. Forget the person I used to be. And... you... will you marry me and start a new life?"

The scene shifts as Narumi is dressed in a beautiful gown. The entire gown is covered in black flowers. Narumi stares blankly as she carries the flowers. She can't believe the person who gave her such bad memories is willing to marry her.

Narumi was accompanied by two tantō and kunai. It was a terrifying wedding. The bells rang. Kurokage waited for Narumi at the altar with a naginata that served as his wedding gift.

Narumi was nervous as she began to climb the stairs to the altar. Her fingers twirled and scratched the stem of the flower she was holding. Slowly, she looked at Kurokage. Narumi was greeted by a sweet smile from her enemy. He slowly removed Narumi's veil.

From his gaze, Kurokage appeared to be moved. His expression was pure and genuine. Narumi blushed shyly at Kurokage. The naginata, who was the officiant, read a series of vows of loyalty to the couple.

“Are you willing to become a husband?” said the officiant, who was Jikkan Shokogun.

“I... am willing,” Kurokage said, choking back tears.

“And are you willing to be a wife?”

Narumi was silent. The hand that Kurokage was holding felt cold. Narumi was unsure whether she should marry him or not. On the bright side, maybe Kurokage was lonely.

“I... I... am willing,” said Narumi, blushing shyly.

“All right, I declare you husband and wife,”

Kurokage immediately hugged Narumi happily. On the other hand, Narumi wondered if she could help Jikkan Shokogun or live as usual as a Saniwa. She missed the presence of Touken Danshi, especially Fuku, Buzen, and Nenbu. Narumi couldn't abandon her duties.

Meanwhile, from a distance, a team of Touken Danshi and a saniwa could be seen. The saniwa's gloomy expression and turbulent emotions were impossible to hide. He couldn't contain his anger as he ran alongside his Touken Danshi comrades. The veins in his forehead bulged. His mind was consumed by thoughts of the one he loved.

“Where's my sister?!!” said a man with his teammates.

“Ryuji. This might be a little suspicious. When I was on a mission with Narumi, Jikkan Shokogun was targeting Narumi,”

The saniwa named Ryuji clenched his fists tightly. One of his hands gripped the hilt of his sword tightly. Meanwhile, his other teammates were frightened by how angry Ryuji was. He usually acted silly and joked around, but now he had suddenly turned gloomy.

“Fukushima! There's no way my sister would hide anything!” argued the man with the blue hair.

“Could it be that what Kurikara said is true?” said the man with blue hair.

Ryuji closed his eyes, holding back his anger. His younger brother had only been gone for a short while and was already missing. Added to that, the bad news from the blue-haired Touken Danshi made Ryuji's heart ache even more.

“Kurokage? Is that what Kurikara saw?” asked someone in a green jacket.