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Traveling Through Tales Chapter 22 Strange Drunken Powers
(AUTHOR'S NOTE: SHIZU AND AZI ARE BOTH DRUNK AND SLURRING) As Azi and Shizu exited Kajima's house. they took position in a Kajima's weapon testing area which was a large clearing covered in inch deep snow. The pair stood 10 meters away from each other and the sun's position showed that it was the mid afternoon. Kajima told the two of them to only go one match and then moved to stand to the side to oversee their upcoming bout. He was worried that Shizu might kill Azi due to her drunken state, but knew that she would not risk the plan she had for him. ‘This will be interesting, so for now I’ll enjoy the show.’ Azi glared at Shizu with a ferocious look on his young face which got Shizu’s spirit fired up as she found her wanting to wipe that smug and prideful expression from his face. Additionally, Shizu was not able to get into any good fights with other ordain knights and mostly hunted monsters for her father to support the stability of Kujyuri. When she saw just how fierce Azi looke
Traveling Through Tales Chapter 23 A Promise Made
(AUTHOR'S NOTE: SHIZU AND AZI ARE STILL BOTH DRUNK AND SLURRING) Shizu fell to her knees after she witnessed her katana break from Azi's heavy strike with his oversized greatsword. He stood triumphant over her with a gleeful expression of victory as he pumped his fist up in the air as he cheered. "YES! I WON! I DID IT! I DIDN'T FAIL....huh?" Hearing a soft whimpering Azi cut his cheering short as he began to notice the tears on Shizu’s face, he initially thought that Shizu was crying over her loss but felt that his assumption was wrong. "Whatsup, what is wrong?" Shizu looked up at Azi and then at her katana on the ground and then back to Azi. Affirming how indifferent Azi looked made her cry as tears streamed down her cheeks. "500,000!" "500,000?" Asked Azi, he didn’t understand what she meant at this moment but seeing the broken katana a line of cold sweat began to form on his brow. "This costed me 500,000 Minos to fix and costed me more to get it customized. Waaaah, you broke
Traveling Through Tales Chapter 24 Shopping Date
After Shizu was satisfied and got her fill of cuddling with Azi's small body, she finally released him and laughed at his now completely red face. "Oh, I am going to enjoy teaching you many things." A sultry smile played on her lips while Azi tried to recompose himself. As face returned to its normal shade he spoke a single word so plainly as his eyes squinted at her in derision. "Lewd." Taken aback by his accusation, Shizu flushed when she realized how promiscuous she was being. "Ehhhhh, No, no, no. Who said it was going to be anything lewd?" Panicking at his misunderstanding, she soon realized that she was being teased as Azi just grinned at her outcry. Before she could smack him, he got up and went to the door and before leaving he turned around with a smug smile plastered on his face. "You just implied it. Hahahaha." He quickly moved the door to block the incoming pillow Shizu threw at him in her embarrassment. After the pillow made a soft thump, Shizu could only hear Azi’s
Traveling Through Tales Chapter 25 Aptitude
In the central area of Shisayama, Azi and Shizu arrived at the village barracks. According to Kajima, all thaumaturges are currently stationed at the barracks due to the increasing monster attacks and number of wounded. While apothecaries were the healers of the army, the Thaumaturges were the specialist when it came to the manipulation of magical energies which could aid the body in natural healing or be used to unleash elemental might upon their foes. Azi posed a question to Shizu, as he began searching around with his eyes. "Shizu? Do you know of a thaumaturge by the name of Touma? Kajima said that he could help me with my idea on how to fix your katana." "Yes. He should be somewhere around here in the village barracks, give me a second I think he should be around here." Shizu began to scan the area with her eyes to find Touma amongst the surroundings. The village barracks consisted of numerous 2 story wooden buildings that had a few clearings to allow the soldiers to gather fo
Traveling Through Tales Chapter 26 Mischievous Apothecary
After leaving the village barracks, Azi led Shizu to the northern part of Shisayama which was where one could find an assortment of shops that sold trinkets, tools, luxury goods, and high-quality services. He took the chance to explore his new surroundings on his own for the first time. The northern market was an interesting place due to the many goods that arrived from the Empire's capital, Yamato. He had never been to this part of the village before so there was an assortment of different kinds of goods that excited Azi's inquisitive mind. He noted the difference in price for the goods that could be found there and deduced that these goods were priced so highly because they must have come from Yamato due to the evident quality he could ascertain. The vibrant colors of fabrics and dyes lined the shop's shelves and stalls. Some sold dresses and others sold jewelry that had a level of craftsmanship that would put what he saw in the southern markets to shame. Shizu kept Azi company
Traveling Through Tales Chapter 27 Fealty
Hearing the unknown concept, Azi turned to Shizu and parroted in confusion. "A kiss of fealty? What is that? Is it some kind of oath?" Hearing no answer, Azi began to press Shizu for an explanation but didn’t answer, instead she looked more stunned and a bit red as she silently brooded. It was common knowledge by all of the citizens of the Empire of Yamato that a kiss of fealty was usually done between the upper classes of society to show and swear loyalty to each other. This was the same between Knights and their apprentices. Shizu knew the basic procedures of a standard kiss of fealty used between Knights and their apprentices but was informed that it was done on the lips. This was a possible way to get Azi to concretely become her apprentice but this had slipped her mind as she was more focused on testing Azi with her trials. Additionally, due to Shizu’s sensibilities, this detail was part of the reason why she believed that the only apprentice she would ever have would have t
Traveling Through Tales Chapter 28 Infighting
After falling into Elder Sung's mischievous ploy, both Azi and Shizu were walking in a bit of a daze to their next destination. During this period, Shizu was able to recompose herself a bit as the red on her face did somewhat fade but she was unable to speak up on what had just occurred. She was still processing and reflecting on the emotions she felt in those brief moments when she had kissed Azi and when he kissed her. It was a level of closeness that could not compare to the time she had accidentally nibbled on his neck. While Shizu was reflecting, Azi was doing much the same. He was recalling the calm feeling he felt well up inside him and tried to understand why he moved to kiss Shizu. This befuddled Azi as he knew very little about love and could only remember from his fractured memories of a crush he once had but was later lost for a reason he could not remember. This made him feel depressed due to how, even though he forgot the reason why he lost his crush, he still felt th
Traveling Through Tales Chapter 29 Battle of Hearts and Minds
While Azi was conversing with Ben and Bail at the weapon shop's front counter, Shizu was contemplating her emotions, feelings, and thoughts. She was thinking about her decision to make Azi her fiancé if he proved himself by passing her trials. She felt that after getting to know him these past couple of days, she thought he could have a chance at being the one she was looking for. With the right training, he could be her partner, her equal, but she remembered just how weak willed he currently was and could not tell if he could really rise to her standards. While Azi showed great valor, diligence, and potential strength, she still thought of him as a weak young man due to how he only showed this side of himself when his emotions went out of control. His usual self was too kind and didn’t seem like the warrior type. If Shizu wanted to make Azi her partner she would need to train him hard so that he would be able to control his emotions to bring out his full potential. But Shizu hesit
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