Serial ini, berlatar era Heian, Abe no Masahiro adalah cucu onmyōji yang hebat, Abe no Seimei. Seimei, yang meneruskan ajarannya kepada cucunya, Masahiro yang telah kehilangan indra keenamnya dan kemampuan untuk melihat roh. Masahiro terus-menerus merasa kesal karena berada dalam bayang-bayang kakeknya. Serial ini, berlatar era Heian, Abe no Masahiro. SHARP Japan is Holiday from 27 December 2008 until 4 January 2009. I think there are holiday in Japan. And in Holiday, usually Shonen Jump not publish any.
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Full text of 'Shounen OnmyoujiBook 10itom&'iL 7F#Finding Light's GuidanceWritten by Mitsuru YukiEnglish translation based on the official Thai translation byKanokwan ApinantasakulTranslation NotesThis English translation was prepared from the official Thai translation and preciseterminology may have been lost in the process. Honorifics cannot be translated precisely.Furthermore, I’m guessing that ‘Mokkun’ is referred to as a mononoke and went with thatassumption (the Thai text translates into ‘demonic animal’).
However, as Thai is aphonetic language, names are taken from the translation itself.I have taken some liberties in paragraph structure (notably dialogue positioning), whichappears to differ greatly between Japanese and English writing, for greater ease inreading.This translation can be found at. Comments andcorrections are most welcome.September 7 th, 20142Chapter 1Spring was drawing to an end.“Urgh. It’s almost the end of spring, and yet.”Fujiwara no Toshitsugu glanced sideways briefly as he kneeled at his desk, ink brushhovering above a piece of parchment. Beside him was a pile of documents that simplyrefused to shrink. He sighed, massaged his stiff shoulders and grumbleduncharacteristically, “With just one clerk missing, how could so much paperworkaccumulate?”Abe no Masahiro had joined the Bureau of Onmyou as a general clerk the past summer.In the past, members of the Bureau would share responsibility for this paperwork, orsomeone would notice it piling up and delegate the work. However, once they had ageneral clerk, all the paperwork seemed to be directed automatically to him, andToshitsugu and the rest were able to focus on other matters.In the autumn of last year, Masahiro had taken a leave of almost one month.
During thattime, the paperwork had accumulated to the point of being problematic. And now withToshitsugu’s own expanded responsibilities, the boy’s absence meant that Toshitsugu andthe rest had even more work piled on their plate. Still, it went to show that the duties ofthe general clerk were quite exhaustive.The young man’s hand paused, and he exhaled heavily.“This is no good.
I’m starting to become lazy. I still need to improve myself.”Once there was someone around to take responsibility for this work, everyone else wouldcome to think that it was no longer their business. But when unexpected situations arose,such as the absence of that person, everyone would become peeved at the perceivedburden, even though it was work they used to do themselves.Among those who had taken on the burden of part of this paperwork, there weremutterings of discontent towards Abe no Masahiro, who had received official orders totravel to Izumo. Why did they have to do this sort of work? This was all because of theclerk’s absence.“This wouldn’t do. I can’t let it keep going like this.”3They were blaming the wrong person.
It was true that the paperwork was theresponsibility of the general clerk, but.“Appropriateness and the situation have to be taken into account as well,” Toshitsugumuttered to himself. “He’s a bit sickly, but Lord Masahiro has also been diligent in hiswork. It’s not right to blame him for something that isn’t his fault.”In the past, Toshitsugu had taken an antagonistic approach towards Masahiro for hisfrequent absences. However, when the young boy had corrected his behaviour andshowed increased diligence in his work, he couldn’t help but admire the boy’s spirit. Hecould certainly appreciate people who owned up to their mistakes and learned from them.“And we can’t force him to hurry back either. That would also depend on LordNarichika’s skill. What should we do.?”As Toshitsugu crossed his arms in deep thought, Abe no Masachika, an astrologer whoworked in a different division, happened to walk past.“.
You seem quite troubled. What are you thinking about?”Toshitsugu started, his eyes snapping open. Noticing Masachika looking at him curiously,he was at a loss for words.“Umm. I.” he stuttered awkwardly.How could he say, ‘Because your younger brother, our general clerk, was sent to Izumo,we’re currently shorthanded and have to do the paperwork ourselves, and some peopleare quite displeased with the situation’?“That is. Doing paperwork after not having done it for so long reminds me of when Ifirst entered the Bureau, sir.”Given the situation, it probably wasn’t best to express his thoughts bluntly. Changing afew words here and there still managed to convey more or less the same concept, so hiswords couldn’t really be considered a lie.Toshitsugu was a student of the onmyou arts and was an official of the Bureau ofOnmyou.
He knew that words were ‘sacred’, and therefore whenever he spoke, he alwaysendeavoured to avoid deception.4Masachika nodded once and smiled warmly.“Ahhh, that’s true. Sometimes I also miss those days when I first started working, andwould grab some paperwork for old times’ sake.”“Lord Masachika too.?!” Toshitsugu blurted out in admiration, and Masachika lookedat him in astonishment.“Is it that surprising?” The second son of Abe no Yoshimasa squinted in amusement andtilted his head fondly towards the younger boy.Abe no Yoshimasa, a master of astrology, was the second son of Abe no Seimei,onmyouji in the Imperial Staff, and had three sons of his own.The eldest son was Narichika, a master of calendar science. The second son wasMasachika, the astrologer standing before him, and the youngest son was Masahiro, theirBureau’s general clerk.Compared to Narichika, the eldest son who was generous, open and honest, Masachikaseemed much more somber and responsible.
In those moments when he was absorbed inanalyzing the movements of the stars, he would show the strongest resemblance to theirfather Yoshimasa.With only a few exceptions, members of the Abe family who took up the onmyou arts astheir profession were unparalleled in their skills.Toshitsugu thought of one of the ‘few exceptions’ in the Abe family and grimaced.It seemed that Masahiro had relatively strong sight that allowed him to see spirits anddemons. He was devoted to his studies and was receiving direct training from Abe noSeimei, but he was still far from matching up to Narichika and Masachika.His father Yoshimasa, his uncle Yoshihira, and his various siblings and cousins were alltalented beyond reckoning. In addition to all that, there was Abe no Seimei, the premieronmyouji of the age, whose unsurpassed prowess seemed to be a formidable andinsurmountable wall that overshadowed all.Even though this matter had nothing to do with him, Toshitsugu couldn’t help but pityMasahiro, who had to bear the enormous pressure of living up to his family’s reputation.5“Oh. I received news from my brother in Izumo yesterday. He said that they could beback before the fifth month.”“Really, sir?
That is unexpectedly fast.”Indeed, it was initially expected that they would return at the end of the fifth month, atthe earliest.“Details will have to await their arrival, but they must have been able to resolve theproblem quite promptly, if they’ve wrapped up their mission already.” The wannth inMasachika’s expression was very reassuring.“Is that so, sir? Then we can look forward to Lord Narichika’s and Masahiro’s safe returnto the capital.”A shadow flickered briefly in Masachika’s eyes upon hearing Toshitsugu’s relievedwords, but the warm expression on his face returned just as quickly, leaving no sign ofanything out of the ordinary.“That’s right. A safe return.”Toshitsugu did not notice the heaviness in his tone. He continued blithely, “If it wereonly Masahiro, it might be a bit worrisome, but with Lord Narichika along, thereshouldn’t be anything to worry about. So they might be back by the fifth month. Inthat case.”Toshitsugu was considering the need to redistribute the workload. If things keptcontinuing this way until then, there would certainly be growing complaints about theunfairness of the situation.“I apologize for imposing on you on so many matters, but when Masahiro returns, pleasekeep an eye out for him.”“Yes sir.
Please be assured, I will watch over him to the best of my ability,” Toshitsugureplied, nodding firmly.With that, Masachika smiled and turned to walk away.Masachika walked along the corridor surrounding the building with a troubled look onhis face.6. Safe return, is it?”The spirit message that Narichika had sent had contained one extremely shocking line.That line had mentioned Masahiro losing his ability to see spirits.“How could something like that have happened.?”And his younger brother had had the strongest sight in the family.Masahiro had not lost all his spiritual powers and spell-casting abilities; only his sightwas completely gone. Still, in some ways, this was worse than losing his spiritual power.Possessing such incomplete power would only cause him torment and grief.His younger brother had grown up under the heavy weight of expectation and the tutelageof their grandfather Seimei. In truth, as members of the Abe bloodline, Narichika andMasachika both had much more powerful spiritual and magical powers than most.However, no matter how they polished their skills, they could not overcome the gift ofsheer talent.Narichika had explained it to him once, when they had sat down for some sake together.“I used to be so afraid of Touda. And actually, I still am.
You’re afraid of him too, aren’tyou? To be honest, it’s not just Touda but all twelve spirit summons. When I’m beforethem, there’s a chill in my gut and I feel a fear I can’t seem to overcome, no matter how Iforce myself to ignore it. It’s an instinctive fear.
Grandfather and Masahiro don’t havethis reaction though. I think this is what distinguishes true talent from the rest of us.”At the time, Narichika couldn’t really find the appropriate words to convey his thoughts,so he just stated it straight out.
And as for Masachika himself, he had simply accepted hisbrother’s words and agreed that, yes, maybe that was it.Perhaps it was a difference in status. But a clearer distinction could be that they simplysaw things differently.But in any case, Masahiro had now lost his sight.“How could this happen?” Masachika muttered, his shoulders drooping wearily.Suddenly, he shook his head, as if doing so could chase away these unwelcome thoughts.Allowing himself to drown in those thoughts would be detrimental to his work. They stillhad almost a month before his brothers returned. In the meantime, he could still consulthis grandfather and father on how to tackle this problem. His own experience and7knowledge were still lacking, but his father and grandfather might know of ways torestore Masahiro’s sight. I had something to report to the master.”The young man remembered that he was in the middle of an errand, and turned backabruptly. The master he was referring to was the master astrologer, Yoshimasa, his ownfather.
While at work, he would address his father as master and refer to Narichika asmaster of the calendar sciences, for propriety’s sake.For his younger brother, however, he always called him Masahiro. He had onceaddressed his brother according to his position; Masahiro didn’t mind, but the mononokeby his side had glared daggers at him. That mononoke was the transformed form ofTouda, one of the twelve spirit summons, so a simple glare was intimidating enough.Even though he didn’t fear Touda as much as he used to, he still felt the same gut-chillingfear as his older brother.These days, he was assigned to the night shift and typically stayed at the Bureau, givinghim few opportunities to meet Masahiro, who had a day shift. He only knew that hisyounger brother was being sent to Izumo along with Narichika on the day that they left.While his older brother was a master of the calendar sciences, he had trained hard in theonmyou arts and there was little cause for worry. Masahiro, too, would probably havelittle to be anxious about when traveling in Narichika’s company. He only regretted notbeing able to see them off.
But once they returned, Masachika was hoping to arrangesome small festivities just for the three siblings, after not having seen each other for solong.“It probably isn’t the time for festivities though.Masachika’s eyes clouded as hepattered barefoot along the corridor. His younger brother was only fourteen; this shouldbe the time for him to polish his skills until his talent blazed its full brilliance. And yet.Masachika sighed.
“If only we could switch.”An astrologer like Masachika had little need for sight. Of course, it might seem a bitinconvenient at first, but in the past, he rarely found himself in dire situations thatnecessitated the use of such sight. Seimei was capable of switching people’s lifespans, sosurely a small matter of sight would barely tax his abilities. In spite of that, Masachikaknew well that his grandfather would adamantly refuse to do such a thing. He might notbe as close to his grandfather as Masahiro, but he was still Seimei’s grandson who, at8least in this matter, knew enough of his grandfather’s personality to predict the outcomeof such a request. His father Yoshimasa would probably not permit it either.Ever since he received the spirit message from his older brother, his mind had run inendless circles, lingering on fruitless thoughts like these.“. What are you thinking about, with such a serious expression on your face?”Upon hearing the questioning voice, Masachika started and looked up.“Oh, Father.
I mean, master.”His feet had almost taken him past the astrology division by the time he became aware ofhis surroundings. Yoshimasa happened to be opening the door to the archive room andhad several volumes in his arms as he craned his neck to look at his son.“I’m just thinking about something, sir.”“I can tell just by looking at you. That’s why I asked about what you’re so concernedabout.”“. I looked that worried, sir?”Hearing the question asked with genuine surprise, Yoshimasa sighed softly. Masachika,his second son, was rarely conscious of himself, and was therefore sincere in hisconfusion.“You may not have realized it, but that’s what I saw. So, what’s worrying you?”“Nothing much, sir.
Just a small personal matter.”Yoshimasa couldn’t help but wonder why his son would bother to hide things from hisown father, but since Masachika had persisted with such an insistent voice, he reluctantlychanged the topic. If it were Narichika, he would have thrown work out the window andlaunched enthusiastically into a detailed monologue. Masachika’s and Narichika’s ageswere not far apart, but their personalities were polar opposites.“A while ago, astrologer Hatta no Tomoyasu told me that you have something to report tome. That’s why I’ve been looking for you.”9On the way, he had visited the archive room briefly to pick out some texts he needed toconsult for work.“Oh, that’s right.
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Last night while I was on duty, I saw an ill-omen in the stars.”“What?” Yoshimasa’s face tensed up immediately. “Have the stars strayed from theirpaths? How so?”Masachika opened his mouth to explain, but then paused to reconsider.“.It might be easier to understand if I explain it in front of a star map, sir. We may needto request the assistance of the lord onmyouji of the Imperial Staff.”He was, of course, referring to Abe no Seimei.“Masachika, what happened?” Yoshimasa demanded.“To sum it up briefly, one of the stars is dangerously clouded.”And in particular, it was one of the stars surrounding the Big Dipper. The Big Dipperconstellation represented the Ruler of the Heavens—in other words, the Emperor.
Thestars surrounding it would therefore signify the Emperor’s empress, consorts andoffspring.“I am unable to determine who this star refers to, and so would like to request theexpertise of yourself and the lord onmyouji of the Imperial Staff.”Masachika was thoroughly aware of his abilities and his limitations. He therefore did nottry to overreach himself, but gladly handed over the problem to people most appropriatefor tackling it. The care he took not to overestimate his own abilities was one of hisadmirable qualities.Yoshimasa’s face turned ashen when the Big Dipper constellation was mentioned. If theill-omen involved the Emperor, this presented a problem at the national level.Yoshimasa nodded grimly, and bade Masachika follow him.10Several days later, the imperial entrance ceremony of the consort from the Fujiwarahousehold, which had been scheduled for the beginning of the fourth month, was abruptlypostponed.11Chapter 2He could feel the distance.The breeze that rippled the waters of the bay began to lighten with the waning of spring.“Bye bye!”Heading home, Shokichi and Yasuke waved merrily to Masahiro, who stood up to seethem off. When they were no longer in sight, he turned back to his companions andstated, “Let’s go back too.”“Yeah,” said Taiin, who was hovering near Masahiro’s shoulder. She leaned down andasked, “Have you told the kids yet that we’ll be leaving for the capital tomorrow or theday after?”Masahiro nodded. “I told them yesterday.
They looked saddened, but when I told themthat my family was waiting, they said, ‘Then it can’t be helped’.”The boy turned to the mononoke that was curled up a small distance away. “Mokkun,let’s go back.”Its ear twitched, and the white form rose up slowly. Blinking once, it responded, “Ah.”Its form was the size of a large cat or small dog. Its entire body was covered with pristinewhite fur.
Its ears were long, trailing behind it and a fluffy tail waved deftly. Red spikesringed its neck, a red flower-like pattern adorned the center of its forehead, and roundeyes glowed with a crimson light that seemed to beam from the setting sun itself.The mononoke pattered lightly over to Masahiro before turning to look in the direction ofthe two departing children.“The village is back to normal, then?”“Yes, that’s what brother said—uh. Taiin.”He had suddenly realised that Taiin, who was just next to him a moment ago, had nowfloated up about three meters.12“What’s the matter?
You just suddenly.”Taiin was bending over, looking at him. Uh.” she stammered shiftily. “I’llhead back first then. Kouchin’s probably waiting along with Rikugou. Therearen’t any more demons, so it’s probably alright if we’re not around. Oh.Touda’s here too.”“Huh?
Ah, sure.”Taiin stuttered as she spoke, and when Masahiro nodded to her, she spun around withseemingly great relief and flew off on the wind.The silently watching mononoke raised its shoulders and exhaled softly. If there were noother spirit summons around, she still hated to be in Touda’s presence.“Oh well. I guess it can’t be helped,” it mumbled.Masahiro looked down at the creature, asking curiously, “What was that?”“Nothing,” the mononoke replied, shaking its head and waving its tail.
It then raised itshead, looking at the young boy with a slightly troubled expression.“It just meant that I’m here. There’s nothing to worry about.”“Oooh.” Masahiro blinked and smiled warmly.
That’s right. If Mokkun is here,there’s nothing to worry about.”An unshakeable faith shone from the boy’s very eyes.The mononoke waved its ears and squinted, as if staring at something blindingly bright.An undescribable feeling pierced its chest; if it had to find a word to describe the feeling,the closest would probably be ‘grief.Its heart ached as it looked into those clear, unclouded eyes, gazing down with absolutetrust, and that carefree smile.How could he smile so, when he had lost something so precious?13“Brother was working on his report when we left. If we factor in the time it’ll take for usto pack, we’ll probably be leaving the day after tomorrow. So, what do you think weshould buy as souvenirs?”“Well, you should probably choose something that’s easy to carry and can keep for awhile. Although that wouldn’t be an issue if we ride Taiin’s wind back.”The mononoke scrunched up its face in thought as it walked, swishing its tail back andforth.“But if we take half a day to return on a trip that usually takes half a month, everyone willbe suspicious.”“Yeah. Plus when we came here by Taiin’s wind, it gave me a serious headache.”“Really?”Masahiro’s breath hitched briefly, but he continued speaking as naturally as possible.“I’ve heard that Byakko’s wind is much more gentle.
What is it like?”He bent down slightly to look at the white form near his feet, waiting for its response.The mononoke paused for a moment to think.“Hmm. Well, if one were to say that Taiin is the whirlwind, Byakko is the summerstorm.”“What’s the difference?” Masahiro replied with a frown.The mononoke looked up at the boy and finally smiled for the first time. “Can’t youfigure it out yourself for once?”Masahiro wore a long-suffering expression as he shrugged and looked up towards thesky. The image of black hair darker than the deepest twilight flashed in his mind. That night, I promised that I ’d return, and I still haven’t fulfilled that promise. Yourheart must be so heavy. / want to hurry back and ease your sadness.
1 will hurry back.At the moment, the words spoken in his dream seemed like an age away.14Spring had ended.Akiko gazed into the flame dancing in the lantern and sighed lightly. She had notexpected Masahiro to be able to return before the end of spring, so she wasn’t thatdisappointed. However, the sight of his tormented expression would occasionally pop upin her mind, and she would feel an indescribable weight on her chest. Every night beforeturning in, she would whisper the spell that she had learned from Seimei, but after thatday, she had never again met the boy in her dreams.Was he still feeling so miserable? Was he still hiding such a heavy burden of pain in hisheart, gritting his teeth and forcing himself through all the anguish?The young girl was frustrated at her uselessness, feeling keenly her complete lack ofpower.Akiko sighed with a heavy heart and her hands paused in their work. The clothes that hadformed a daunting pile in front of her had now dwindled down to a few pieces. She wassewing these in secret, not wanting Tsuyuki to know, so her progress was fairly slow.That so few pieces were left meant that quite some time had passed.The afternoons were very long, now that the third month was over and they were enteringthe fourth month.
Summer had arrived.Izumo was a long distance away. The young girl knew from the start that a round tripwould take at least three months. If they were lucky, they would be back by the fifthmonth. Otherwise, it could take until the sixth month.Akiko lowered her eyes forlornly. The deadline was the middle of the sixth month; afterthat, the firefly season would be over. She had heard that there were occasionally firefliesthat would linger after the season ended, but she knew that that was not what he wantedto show her.The young girl shook her head. It wasn’t the fireflies she wanted to see; that was just anexcuse.
In reality, she just wanted him to hurry back, safe and sound. She wantedthe mononoke to come back as well.Akiko stared at the flickering flame and sighed again.15. How is he now.?” she wondered.Sometimes the wind deity Taiin would send news with the breeze. Byakko would receivethese messages and report to Seimei. Afterwards, without fail, Seimei would seek her outand tell her how Masahiro and the rest were faring. And at the end, he would say to her,“Lady Akiko, if there is something you wish to say to Masahiro, you can send it withByakko’s wind. Do you have a message?”Every time she heard these words from this old man whose wrinkled eyes crinkled withsuch tenderness, she would try hard to think of something.
Yet in the end, she couldnever find the right words to speak, and would simply shake her head soundlessly,fearing that if she opened her mouth, the words, ‘Come back. Please hurry back’ wouldslip off her tongue.
In his absence, she felt so lonely and sometimes overwhelmed byworry. Akiko had told him that she was waiting for him, but that anticipation could noterase her loneliness.“. Sewing clothes with such unhappy feelings is really unfair to the clothes.”Deciding to continue her work on the next day, Akiko put her needle and thread into abox and folded the clothes away into a storage chest.Masahiro’s room was full of books and scrolls. In her spare time, Ak iko would regularlypull one out to read. There was still some time before she had to turn in, so she picked upa compendium on Masahiro’s desk, moved the lantern closer and opened to the page shehad bookmarked.Most of Masahiro’s books were written using Chinese characters.
Sometimes, there werestrange characters that were certainly not Japanese hiragana. He had explained that theywere Sanskrit characters, from India. This particular compendium was written inSanskrit; Masahiro had once told her that it contained the mantras he commonly used.“India is a country on the other side of the ocean. And much deeper into the continent, Isuppose.” Akiko did not have a map on hand, so she had to make do with her ownimagination. The unreadable characters swirled like some kind of pattern.‘You are studying very diligently,’ a gentle voice suddenly echoed in her ears.Akiko’s hands paused. Sweeping her eyes over the room, she finally saw the shadow of ahuman form materializing next to her.
Long hair flowing like silk reflected golden in the16lantern’s glow. The form carried the dignified air of a goddess and a beautiful, delicateface smiled at her.“Tenitsu.”When the young girl called out her name, the summon’s smile gentled even further.“I haven’t seen you for a while. You haven’t shown yourself lately, and I was worriedthat something had happened to you.”Indeed, they had not seen each other for quite some time. Ever since Masahiro hadreturned with life-threatening injuries in the second month, Tenitsu had not appeared atthe Abe manor at all.
Suzaku, of course, had not been seen during that time as well.Now that Genbu and Taiin were in Izumo with Masahiro, there were no familiarsummons around, making Akiko feel her loneliness even more acutely.Tenitsu tilted her head slightly and peered at the young girl. “Haven’t the others, likeTenkou or Taijou appeared from time to time?
Since we haven’t been around, theyshould be here attending to Lord Seimei.”“I haven’t seen them. Maybe they’ve shielded their presence when they’re with LordSeimei, so I’ve never noticed.”If the spirit summons had shielded their presences with great care, even Akiko was notable to detect them easily. Without concentrating on seeking out their auras, she wouldnot be aware of their presence. She had not yet met all of them either, having encounteredonly about half of their number, although certainly she knew all their names.“Is that so? Well, I am sure that you will meet them eventually.” Tenitsu knew this forcertain, because the young girl would have to spend the rest of her life in the Abe manor.They would definitely meet them all, one day.Akiko nodded and blinked. Tenitsu, do you know how to read Sanskrit?”Tenitsu shook her head slowly.
“I’m afraid I do not. I am sorry.” She lowered her headregretfully, so the young girl hurried to reassure her.“It’s alright. I was just asking. Once Masahiro gets back, I’ll ask him”17“But you do not know when he will return.
Would it not be better to ask Lord Seimei?”Tenitsu was smiling faintly, but at her words, Akiko’s eyes widened.Seeing that the young girl had suddenly gone silent, Tenitsu looked at the girlquestioningly. “Lady Akiko, is there something wrong? Did I say something to displeaseyou?”Akiko shook her head, her wide eyes suddenly glistening with unshed tears. Those tearswould assuredly fall if she blinked, so she did her best to resist the impulse as two handsrose to cover her mouth.Not here. Masahiro wasn’t here.
There were only a few spirit summons left, and themononoke had disappeared a long time ago. All these absences rendered the alreadysprawling Abe estate even more expansive and empty.Back when she resided in the Tosanjou manor, there were days when Akiko only met herpersonal lady-in-waiting. Other members of her family lived in different wings of themanor. Because they were not around to be missed, she never felt lonely. However, itwasn’t the case here, because there were always people nearby, and she could sense theirwarm auras directly.In the mornings, Akiko would send Masahiro and Yoshimasa off at the door. During theday, she would pass the time assisting Tsuyuki as she slowly picked up information hereand there. Sometimes, Seimei would regale her with stories or tell her about variousthings.
Then, she would await Masahiro and Yoshimasa’s return after wrapping up theirworkday. On occasion, she would sneak out of bed to see Masahiro off when he slippedout of the manor on his nightly patrols. Those times seemed like an age away.“Lady Akiko must be quite lonely,” Tenitsu mumbled. The young girl almost shook herhead to deny it, but instead nodded, her tears finally rolling down and dripping on thefloor.'
Yes.”She had prayed that they would meet, even if only in a dream.The sizzle of burning oil seemed to resound in the silence. Akiko hurriedly wiped hereyes with the sleeve of her robe and smiled in embarrassment. “Please excuse mybehaviour,” she mumbled.18Tenitsu smiled. Her aura was gentle and tender, and its inviting warmth was what drewout the feelings hidden in Akiko’s heart.The young girl replaced her bookmark and shut the text she was studying. Rising up, shesaid to Tenitsu, “I’ll be turning in for the night. If I stay up too late, Lord Seimei and theothers will be concerned.”Sliding open the door to the corridor, she looked up towards the heavens, only to see astarless, moonless night. Grey clouds lay thick and low, making the twilightsky feel oppressively heavy.
Just as she turned to slide the door closed.“Hey, hey. Your ladyship!”The voice was reassuringly cheerful. Akiko was taken by surprise, however, and for amoment was unable to process what was going on.
Soon enough, even more voices pipedup.“Your ladyship, your ladyship!”“Over here, over here!”“This waaay!”Sweeping her eyes over the courtyard, she caught sight of a number of tiny spirits andimps bouncing up and down beyond the estate walls.Stunned by the sight, Akiko remained rooted to the spot, staring at them. One of themwas beaming as it bounced, waving vigorously at her when they made eye contact.“Hey, your ladyship.”The voice faded as gravity pulled it to the ground, but in the next moment, it had bouncedback up even higher.“Let me in for a moment. This place.”The imp disappeared behind the wall again, but this time, a different one bounced up andcontinued, “This place has Seimei’s barrier around it.”Bounce.19“We can’t enter without permission.”Bounce.“Please?”“Please?”The various merrily-bouncing imps and spirits could not be seen or heard by normalpeople, so it wasn’t a problem if someone happened to pass. It was a major problemfor Akiko, however, since she wasn’t sure whether she should acquiesce to their requestand invite them in or not.“I. I need to ask Lord Seimei first.”“No need to tell Seimei,” a voice suddenly interjected from behind her.
“If they look likethey’re going to cause trouble, I can burn them to crisp right here.”Akiko started and looked around, and saw Suzaku looming over her. His golden eyesdrilled into the pint-sized creatures before them and blinked once.“Tenki and I are here.
Although Tenki doesn’t need to do anything.” Turning to speakto Tenitsu, who was still seated in Masahiro’s room, he hurried to reassure her, “Oh.Don’t stand. You can just sit there.”She had seemed on the verge of rising to her feet, but at Suzaku’s words, she smiledsoftly, nodded, and lowered herself back down. Seeing this, Suzaku turned back toAkiko.“You can invite them in. We don’t have the right to give such permissions, but yourladyship may do so.”“What do you mean?” Akiko asked, perplexed. She assumed Suzaku could not give thatpermission because the twelve summons were servants of Seimei and therefore couldonly act under his command. However, the person who cast the barrier spell was Abe noSeimei, and therefore she, too, ought to seek his approval before doing anything.Suzaku crossed his arms.20“In the future, Masahiro will inherit this estate.
Because this spot is important in thedefence of the capital’s demon’s gate, he will also take over responsibility for this barrier.That’s why you have the right to give permission for entry.”This disjointed answer confused the young girl even further. If things were as Suzakuexplained, then all the more reason for having to obtain permission first from Seimei orMasahiro.“What about Lord Yoshimasa?”“If Seimei and Masahiro are not around, then Yoshimasa takes care of the barrier. But weare currently here with you, and your ladyship is free to make her own decision on thematter.”Akiko still did not understand. Bewildered, she turned to Tenitsu, who simply smiled.The young girl supposed that meant she was in agreement with Suzaku.The tiny imps and spirits, on the other hand, had listened to their conversation frombeyond the wall and were whispering and chattering excitedly.“Wow, the spirit summons have acknowledged the lady.”“Of course.
She’s his future wife.”“The wife takes care of household matters.”“When Wakana was around, she was so scared of us she wouldn’t let any of us inside.”“If it’s her ladyship, it shouldn’t be a problem.”“She can see us too.”“She likes us too!”“She’ll probably invite us in all the time, and give us plenty of sweets.”The more they talked, the wilder their imaginations ran. They were, however, very, veryserious.21Akiko paused to think and, glancing quickly at Suzaku and Tenitsu, finally nodded. “Ican’t let you all in, but you,” she said, pointing to a round imp with a single hom, “andyou,” she said, pointing to a monkey-like imp with three horns and long hair.“Yay!” The two imps cheered and leapt inside the barrier. Running lightly along theground, they raced towards and clambered onto the veranda before plopping down next toher feet. They patted the wooden floor, bidding her to sit with them.Once Akiko was seated, Tenitsu fetched an outer kimono lying folded in the far corner ofthe room and draped it across the young girl’s shoulders.“So you won’t catch a cold,” she explained.“Thank you.”“My pleasure.”Suzaku and Tenitsu were seated about one foot away from Akiko.
Suzaku sat cross-legged, and a gigantic sword as long as he was tall had somehow appeared and was nowlying across his lap. His right hand was wrapped around its hilt in a none-too-subtle hintthat, should the imps act in any way suspicious, he would be ready to dispatch them atonce.The imps’ eyes kept being drawn back to that naked blade, and they shrank in fear. Theyhad no ill intentions, but such a direct threat was highly unsettling for them.“So what is going on?” Ak iko asked, tilting her head curiously.The monkey-like imp replied, “Ohh. Your ladyship, your sister is currently in thebig building at Tsuchimikado, right?”“Uh. Yes.” For a moment, Ak iko hesitated, because it concerned a highly secretivematter of state that she should not mention to anyone.
No one in the palace knew of this. How could these imps know.?Her bemusement was clearly reflected in her eyes, so the one-homed imp raised a stubbyhand and, puffing out its chest, explained, “Of course we know. Because your ladyship isright here.”22“We have companions in the main palace and the Tsuchimikado manor. The LadyFujiwara who should be able to see spirits cannot see us, but a lady of the same age livingin the Seimei estate happens to have powerful sight.
Anyone who gives it a bit of thoughtwould be able to figure it out.”“Every spirit all over the capital knows that the first princess of the Fujiwara family hasthe sight.”“I see. We completely forgot to consider this,” Suzaku muttered in the background.Tenitsu nodded to her beloved, her eyes trailing over the blade on Suzaku’s lap.
Thissword was capable of transforming into a ‘sword of flame’ capable of destroying thespirit summons themselves.
Original networkOriginal runOctober 3, 2006 – March 13, 2007Episodes26 Shōnen Onmyōji ( 少年陰陽師) is a Japanese authored by and illustrated. The novel is serialized in 's. The light novel has 47 volumes, including three short stories and a side story.
A manga acting as a gaiden is being serialized in.There is also a series of drama CDs, a PlayStation 2 game and a manga adaptation that was announced in 2005 and a musical as well. Moreover, it was announced in August 2006 in that the adaptation would be animated by and the character design was to be done. It began its broadcast on October 3, 2006.The anime premiered on under the title, Shōnen Onmyoji: The Young Spirit Master.
It was aired across its respective networks worldwide, including Hong Kong, and Vietnam, with translations and dubbed versions for English language networks in, and other regions.The anime was licensed for North American distribution. However, only three volumes of the series have been released, and have yet to receive a full release due to Geneon's departure from the American market. On July 3, 2008, announced that it had struck a deal with Geneon to distribute and release several of their licenses, including Shōnen Onmyōji.
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