The Lightning Tree Page #2

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Hey.

Hey.

The wind feels good.

Just stay like this.

Do not ever enter the forest again.

No prey today?

What is wrong?

The cord is broken only.

You were seen by villagers again?

There was not anyone in the forest.

I am a retainer

from the Shimanaka domain.

My name is

Shikauchi Rokurouta.

The one who will be taking over here...

...is Seta Suketarou,

the head of Seta Village.

You are Seta's brother?

Yes.

I am very thankful to you...

...for having taken great care of

my younger brother Sukejirou.

On the occasion of your hunting,

please do make sure to drop by our house.

Dono.

Did you obtain an injury?

No...

Do not stand there, Riemon.

You are as wary as ever.

What business do you have?

I want to have a deal.

Is the life of a traitor...

...worth pleading for even now?

There is nothing precious about lives.

Interesting.

Try telling me.

I shall assassinate

the Master of Shimizu family.

Then that will be the end of the domain

of Shimanaka, right?

What is your wish?

Do not meddle with my daughter.

That is all.

Reveal yourself, goblin.

Do not fear.

I shall not draw out my sword.

Who are you?

Pardon me!

Father!

Step aside, Rai.

Step aside!

No!

I told you not to enter the forest again.

Leave! Quickly!

Why did you obstruct me?

Why did you cover for that man?

You too, Father.

Why was you about to kill him?

Dono has returned.

Dono has returned home.

Welcome back, Dono.

Dono has come back.

Welcome back, Dono.

Where did you go, Dono?

Dono.

Do you...

...really believe there are goblins

on that mountain?

That is for sure.

There is a female goblin.

You saw one, sir?

Dono!

I did.

That goblin saved my life.

That goblin...

...must be my younger sister.

Twenty years ago,

A retainer of Iwamoto domain,

I took on a secret mission assigned by the domain.

Kidnap the daughter

of the village headman...

...and kill her.

Your name...

... is not Rai.

Yuu...

Yuu!

Yuu!

Yuu!

Someone!

Yuu-sama!

- Yuu!

- Yuu-sama!

Yuu!

Yuu! Yuu!

I betrayed Iwamoto domain,

and took you with me on the run.

While I thought it would be fine as long as

I do not come back to the village,

I could not do it.

That day when the Master of Shimizu family,

when it finally came down to that moment,

I have now failed to

carry out the assassination...

I shall patrol the mountain.

You...

Go back to the Seta family.

The day I was born,

there were cracking thunder,

were there not?

That is...

...the night I kidnapped you.

You are lying.

I don't believe it.

Do...

Do resent me.

Do not fool with me!

Shimanaka domain here

and Iwamoto domain next to us...

have been disputing

over the water rights for many long years.

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