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The place was nothing fancy. The plaza was really only a small space within the wide block. The branch shrine stalls set up there contained part-time Asama Shrine shrine maidens explaining new services to the residents and selling charms. | The place was nothing fancy. The plaza was really only a small space within the wide block. The branch shrine stalls set up there contained part-time Asama Shrine shrine maidens explaining new services to the residents and selling charms. | ||
[[Image:Icon-13a tenzo.png|50px]] | |||
…''I didn’t expect Mary-dono to continue working at the Asama Shrine so long. | …''I didn’t expect Mary-dono to continue working at the Asama Shrine so long. | ||
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He had been worried he would have to find a solution to the job issue, but the others had all worked together to solve it. But he knew why that had happened. | He had been worried he would have to find a solution to the job issue, but the others had all worked together to solve it. But he knew why that had happened. | ||
[[Image:Icon-13a tenzo.png|50px]] | |||
“Because Mary-dono is so well liked. I feel like if I had her search for a room to rent instead of doing it myself, offers would start pouring in.” | “Because Mary-dono is so well liked. I feel like if I had her search for a room to rent instead of doing it myself, offers would start pouring in.” | ||
[[Image:Icon-32a mary.png|50px]] | |||
“Master Tenzou.” | “Master Tenzou.” | ||
[[Image:Icon-13b tenzo awate.png|50px]] | |||
“Um, yes!?” | “Um, yes!?” | ||
He shouted and turned to see Mary in her casual clothing. She tapped her blue tights. | He shouted and turned to see Mary in her casual clothing. She tapped her blue tights. | ||
[[Image:Icon-32a mary.png|50px]] | |||
“I’ve been wearing my uniform a lot lately, so I thought I would wear this today.” | “I’ve been wearing my uniform a lot lately, so I thought I would wear this today.” | ||
[[Image:Icon-13a tenzo.png|50px]] | |||
“I do like the usual uniform, but this is nice too!” | “I do like the usual uniform, but this is nice too!” | ||
He truly felt that way. And she… | He truly felt that way. And she… | ||
[[Image:Icon-32a mary.png|50px]] | |||
“How about we shop for some clothing better suited for this season?” | “How about we shop for some clothing better suited for this season?” | ||
[[Image:Icon-13a tenzo.png|50px]] | |||
“Eh?” | “Eh?” | ||
He had thought they would be looking for a room today. ''A change of plans then,'' he decided, taking the double-digit number of plans he had come up with for the day and throwing them in the mental shredder. Then something occurred to him. | He had thought they would be looking for a room today. ''A change of plans then,'' he decided, taking the double-digit number of plans he had come up with for the day and throwing them in the mental shredder. Then something occurred to him. | ||
[[Image:Icon-13a tenzo.png|50px]] | |||
…''I don’t know anything about clothes. | …''I don’t know anything about clothes. | ||
Ninjas wear black! My scarf is red! My inner suit is white! He had lived his life based on those rules. Of course, he did own a few casual outfits, but only for wearing around the house. But… | Ninjas wear black! My scarf is red! My inner suit is white! He had lived his life based on those rules. Of course, he did own a few casual outfits, but only for wearing around the house. But… | ||
[[Image:Icon-32a mary.png|50px]] | |||
“Lady Kimi informed me of a clothing store up top that can provide clothing for you.” | “Lady Kimi informed me of a clothing store up top that can provide clothing for you.” | ||
[[Image:Icon-13a tenzo.png|50px]] | |||
“Oh, really? Then I leave this in your capable hands, Mary-dono.” | “Oh, really? Then I leave this in your capable hands, Mary-dono.” | ||
She was so well liked, after all. He was certain this would lead to him finding actual fashionable clothing for a black, red, and white guy like him. So… | She was so well liked, after all. He was certain this would lead to him finding actual fashionable clothing for a black, red, and white guy like him. So… | ||
[[Image:Icon-13a tenzo.png|50px]] | |||
“What kind of store is it? An English one?” | “What kind of store is it? An English one?” | ||
[[Image:Icon-32a mary.png|50px]] | |||
“Judge. It is a chain jointly funded by San Mercado and Fino Alba called Gran Territorio.” | “Judge. It is a chain jointly funded by San Mercado and Fino Alba called Gran Territorio.” | ||
[[Image:Icon-13a tenzo.png|50px]] | |||
“I see,” he said. “With K.P.A. Italia and Tres España, they should have black, red, and white from their uniform colors. But…” | “I see,” he said. “With K.P.A. Italia and Tres España, they should have black, red, and white from their uniform colors. But…” | ||
[[Image:Icon-32a mary.png|50px]] | |||
“Is there a problem?” | “Is there a problem?” | ||
[[Image:Icon-13a tenzo.png|50px]] | |||
“It’s a shame we don’t have to buy new clothes for you more often since you are so good at sewing, Mary-dono.” | “It’s a shame we don’t have to buy new clothes for you more often since you are so good at sewing, Mary-dono.” | ||
[[Image:Icon-32a mary.png|50px]] | |||
“It’s a shame we don’t have to buy new clothes for you more of ten since you work as a ninja, Tenzou-dono.” | “It’s a shame we don’t have to buy new clothes for you more of ten since you work as a ninja, Tenzou-dono.” | ||
''She copied me.'' And when he saw her smile… | ''She copied me.'' And when he saw her smile… | ||
[[Image:Icon-13a tenzo.png|50px]] | |||
…''Mary-dono is so wonderful today. | …''Mary-dono is so wonderful today. | ||
But Mary continued with a bitter smile. | But Mary continued with a bitter smile. | ||
[[Image:Icon-32c mary komari.png|50px]] | |||
“Sorry. My hands are always a mess because I am so bad at sewing. I never am going to leave behind my Scarred name, am I?” | “Sorry. My hands are always a mess because I am so bad at sewing. I never am going to leave behind my Scarred name, am I?” | ||
[[Image:Icon-13a tenzo.png|50px]] | |||
“No, I appreciate that you keep my clothes mended. It’s just…” | “No, I appreciate that you keep my clothes mended. It’s just…” | ||
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Then Mary took his hand. With her usual call of “Master Tenzou”, she tugged on his hand for him to follow. She knew where this store was located, so he squeezed her hand back. The same hand she had been sewing with the night before. | Then Mary took his hand. With her usual call of “Master Tenzou”, she tugged on his hand for him to follow. She knew where this store was located, so he squeezed her hand back. The same hand she had been sewing with the night before. | ||
[[Image:Icon-13a tenzo.png|50px]] | |||
“Mary-dono.” | “Mary-dono.” | ||
She said she was bad at sewing and she did have some scars, including the older ones from her life in England, but… | She said she was bad at sewing and she did have some scars, including the older ones from her life in England, but… | ||
[[Image:Icon-13a tenzo.png|50px]] | |||
“You have such lovely hands. I am glad I saved the person they belong to.” | “You have such lovely hands. I am glad I saved the person they belong to.” | ||
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She could tell she was blushing as she came to a stop. But she also knew his words had put a smile on her face. | She could tell she was blushing as she came to a stop. But she also knew his words had put a smile on her face. | ||
[[Image:Icon-32c mary komari.png|50px]] | |||
“Did you know, Master Tenzou? When I was in England…I believed in the words ‘save you from anything’ and would repeat them to myself all the time.” | “Did you know, Master Tenzou? When I was in England…I believed in the words ‘save you from anything’ and would repeat them to myself all the time.” | ||
[[Image:Icon-13a tenzo.png|50px]] | |||
“Judge. You still do…from time to time.” | “Judge. You still do…from time to time.” | ||
[[Image:Icon-32a mary.png|50px]] | |||
“Judge. But now I say ‘thank you’ more often and I am glad that I do. But,” she said. “There was one someone who wanted to save me from anything and you finally managed it.” | “Judge. But now I say ‘thank you’ more often and I am glad that I do. But,” she said. “There was one someone who wanted to save me from anything and you finally managed it.” | ||
She squeezed his hand. She placed both hands on his to make sure she could feel them. | She squeezed his hand. She placed both hands on his to make sure she could feel them. | ||
[[Image:Icon-32a mary.png|50px]] | |||
…''I knew it. | …''I knew it. | ||
Someone had once taught her many things. So now she hoped she could continue learning with Tenzou. | Someone had once taught her many things. So now she hoped she could continue learning with Tenzou. | ||
[[Image:Icon-32b mary shinken.png|50px]] | |||
“Master Tenzou, I want to tell you something.” | “Master Tenzou, I want to tell you something.” | ||
[[Image:Icon-13a tenzo.png|50px]] | |||
“Is it big news?” | “Is it big news?” | ||
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So with hope for the future in her heart, she smiled and spoke. | So with hope for the future in her heart, she smiled and spoke. | ||
[[Image:Icon-32d mary warai.png|50px]] | |||
“It’s going to be a lot of work once we have a child, isn’t it?” | “It’s going to be a lot of work once we have a child, isn’t it?” | ||
Latest revision as of 02:47, 20 July 2025
Final Chapter: Precious Things and Precious Moments[edit]
To keep it going
Is to continue on
To continue on
Is to make connections
Point Allocation (The Divine Net is Overheating)
●
Tenzou was waiting on a bench in the central plaza of belowdecks Tama.
The place was nothing fancy. The plaza was really only a small space within the wide block. The branch shrine stalls set up there contained part-time Asama Shrine shrine maidens explaining new services to the residents and selling charms.
…I didn’t expect Mary-dono to continue working at the Asama Shrine so long.
She had started working there shortly after they docked at IZUMO.
He had been worried he would have to find a solution to the job issue, but the others had all worked together to solve it. But he knew why that had happened.
“Because Mary-dono is so well liked. I feel like if I had her search for a room to rent instead of doing it myself, offers would start pouring in.”
“Master Tenzou.”
“Um, yes!?”
He shouted and turned to see Mary in her casual clothing. She tapped her blue tights.
“I’ve been wearing my uniform a lot lately, so I thought I would wear this today.”
“I do like the usual uniform, but this is nice too!”
He truly felt that way. And she…
“How about we shop for some clothing better suited for this season?”
“Eh?”
He had thought they would be looking for a room today. A change of plans then, he decided, taking the double-digit number of plans he had come up with for the day and throwing them in the mental shredder. Then something occurred to him.
…I don’t know anything about clothes.
Ninjas wear black! My scarf is red! My inner suit is white! He had lived his life based on those rules. Of course, he did own a few casual outfits, but only for wearing around the house. But…
“Lady Kimi informed me of a clothing store up top that can provide clothing for you.”
“Oh, really? Then I leave this in your capable hands, Mary-dono.”
She was so well liked, after all. He was certain this would lead to him finding actual fashionable clothing for a black, red, and white guy like him. So…
“What kind of store is it? An English one?”
“Judge. It is a chain jointly funded by San Mercado and Fino Alba called Gran Territorio.”
“I see,” he said. “With K.P.A. Italia and Tres España, they should have black, red, and white from their uniform colors. But…”
“Is there a problem?”
“It’s a shame we don’t have to buy new clothes for you more often since you are so good at sewing, Mary-dono.”
“It’s a shame we don’t have to buy new clothes for you more of ten since you work as a ninja, Tenzou-dono.”
She copied me. And when he saw her smile…
…Mary-dono is so wonderful today.
But Mary continued with a bitter smile.
“Sorry. My hands are always a mess because I am so bad at sewing. I never am going to leave behind my Scarred name, am I?”
“No, I appreciate that you keep my clothes mended. It’s just…”
Standing here chatting seemed like a waste of time and the nearby people were starting to watch them. Why is Gin-dono over there giving us a thumbs up?
Then Mary took his hand. With her usual call of “Master Tenzou”, she tugged on his hand for him to follow. She knew where this store was located, so he squeezed her hand back. The same hand she had been sewing with the night before.
“Mary-dono.”
She said she was bad at sewing and she did have some scars, including the older ones from her life in England, but…
“You have such lovely hands. I am glad I saved the person they belong to.”
●
“Oh,” said Mary, turning around without thinking.
She could tell she was blushing as she came to a stop. But she also knew his words had put a smile on her face.
“Did you know, Master Tenzou? When I was in England…I believed in the words ‘save you from anything’ and would repeat them to myself all the time.”
“Judge. You still do…from time to time.”
“Judge. But now I say ‘thank you’ more often and I am glad that I do. But,” she said. “There was one someone who wanted to save me from anything and you finally managed it.”
She squeezed his hand. She placed both hands on his to make sure she could feel them.
…I knew it.
Someone had once taught her many things. So now she hoped she could continue learning with Tenzou.
“Master Tenzou, I want to tell you something.”
“Is it big news?”
“Judge,” she replied, thinking that they would find a good room eventually, so it didn’t have to be today.
Because someone had given her the freedom to choose whatever home she liked – new, remodeled, or whatever else.
So with hope for the future in her heart, she smiled and spoke.
“It’s going to be a lot of work once we have a child, isn’t it?”
Oh? Why is everyone collapsing out from behind that corner?
–Now, let’s play.
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