Demon Sword Maiden Chapter 56

Chapter 26 - Chaos

第二十六章 乱

“That little girl became as willful as she is today all because they didn’t discipline her properly! I wonder how the Saikanji house even educates their daughter! I will definitely spank her the next time she falls into my hand!”

The guards of the Saikanji house didn’t come after Lily. But of course, even if they did come, Lily was not afraid of them as long as she didn’t faint again.

Lily already left the bound of Mount Ise and was on her way back to Takeshita. She was in a really bad mood since that was the first time her body had been groped by others. Even if that might have been an accident, she still felt that was somewhat humiliating.

“I actually let that little girl…”

She was still lacking training, this fainting ailment could spell great danger to her in the future, she must find the root cause at once.

The sun hung high in the sky, it was a rare sunny day in Heian Empire.

On the way back to Takeshita, Lily walked on the open field all by her lonesome self. She saw farmlands not far away and the female farm workers were wearing a conical bamboo hat as they tend to the paddy field while humming an unfamiliar folk song. These farm workers had tanned skin, rough hands, and weren’t all that beautiful, but they led a healthy and stable lifestyle. It was simple but straightforward happiness.

They were unlike herself. With her soft skin and tender flesh, anyone could tell she was not meant to do heavy manual labor. Lily didn’t know if she could even do a good job if they asked her to lift her skirt and go into the muddy field to tend to the paddy.

Besides, with her figure and sensual butt, working in board daylight would only attract unwanted attention, she had better forget about it.

Being beautiful was not necessarily a good thing, Lily felt deep respect for these farm workers.

“Hm?” Lily had a general feeling that this vigorous paddy field and the local folksong had seemingly formed a concept art in their own little world.

“A concept art huh? I guess it’s true that the views are changing constantly and lies not in riches, but in sentimentality. I do wonder what kind of feeling would arise from the concept art of my sword dance. Once I become a female samurai, I should give it a try.”

As Lily was fancying such a thought, an ox-drawn wagon approached from the rear. Lily called out and asked the coachman if he was heading to Takeshita. Since that was the case, she paid him two mon for a ride back to Takeshita.

Takeshita, a town built along the river. There was one entrance at the east and west side respectively.

Once they arrived at Takeshita’s west entrance, Lily bid farewell to the coachman and made her way towards Chrysanthemum Inn. The inn was located at the west side of the town after all.

It was now three o’clock in the afternoon. The day was still stifling hot just moments ago, but the black clouds suddenly rumbled and a thunderstorm had invited itself to Takeshita in the blink of an eye.

The rain didn’t bother Lily at all, she unfurled the Sakura Parasol and walked along the river with graceful steps. Puddles formed on the paved road immediately and reflected her pure white figure.

Once she returned to the Chrysanthemum Inn and rested up a little, she could finally go to the Genji Dojo tomorrow to exchange for the certificate. Lily felt a lot better as she thought of this. Finally… she was about to become a female samurai.

The day when the weak and powerless her encountered the night parade was still so vivid in her mind.

As she walked under the heavy rain with the parasol in hands, Lily had a sense of slight satisfaction.

The sound of heavy gallops could be heard coming from the rear despite the roaring of the rainstorm. The gallops were so heavy that it caused the entire pavement to shake, and it came in pair with an overwhelming aura.

Lily instinctively spread out her Spirit Power to scout out, but just as the Spirit Power got close to the location of the aura, it shattered without any resistance as though they were ripples running into an iceberg.

“What?!” Lily was undoubtedly shocked. She felt the shaking had become stronger and stronger, so she turned around in a flash.

What she saw at the other end of the riverside road was none other than a black steed that was taller than the courtyard fence. It was running towards her location like a wild, uncontrolled beast!

Before Lily could react, the lofty black steed had already gotten so very close to the parasol girl!

What freakish speed!

How was it possible for a horse this fast to exist? That was definitely not an average horse!

The parasol in Lily’s hand was blown away by a sudden gale. But the more pressing matter was that she was about to get kicked by the black hoof that was thicker than her waist.

It was already too late for Lily to dodge it with her current speed. Adding onto that, the overwhelming aura caused her body to stun momentarily and unable to move from where she stood.

“Be careful!” Came the icy but powerful and sweet voice of a woman.

In the next instance, Lily only felt everything before her eyes turning pitch-black. She could feel a tyrannical power trying to rein in the horse. She could feel the giant hoofs that could easily trample her to death flailing right in front of her nose tip.

Then her arm was suddenly pulled with no questions asked. She was pulled up by that unquestionably powerful but gentle force. It seemed like she was pulled onto the back of that gigantic black steed.

She was soon welcomed by a powerful impact that could easily fling her off and crush her bones as she horse started thrashing around.

Lily unconsciously grabbed onto anything that could safeguard her. At the same time, she felt her waist was being held tightly by a slender yet very powerful hand.

As Lily opened her eyes, she found that right before her eyes was a silver-haired beauty with an icy atmosphere.

And this woman was holding onto Lily’s waist as they sat on the horseback. Moreover, she was shamelessly encircling her arms around this unfamiliar woman’s neck.

“Ah… you… you are…”

The woman riding on the steed known as “Nioh” naturally couldn’t recognize Lily. However, Lily suddenly recalled when she first arrived in this world, she had once seen this silver-haired Demon Sword Maiden who came and went like a storm during the night parade at Kamakura City.

Although she only took a glance from the side, Lily could never forget about her beauty and charisma. She looked up to her as a Valkyrie at that time, and the one holding Lily in her embrace right now was exactly that woman.

For some reason, even though it was raining, a sweet smell that could drive one crazy was emitted from this woman’s body. The smell caused Lily to blush, even though her face was pelted by the ice-cold rain, her cheeks felt so hot as though they could evaporate the rainwater.