Chapter 1
My name is Takahashi Minami, 21 years old. Both my parents died when I was really young and I am living with my grandfather. I’m the last blood in line of Takahashi house. Speaking of the Takahashi house, it can be traced back to the feudal era where samurai first starts to appear.
Takahashi Sousuke, the first head of the Takahashi house is the no. 1 samurai back in the past. He has saved the emperor’s life many times and helps defeat invaders and protect our country. During the famous big war many hundred years ago, Takahashi Sousuke slays more than a thousand people with his katana and was able to help the country from being defeated so after the war the emperor gave him the title of ‘Yuusha’ and the whole Takahashi house became nobles.
Just because I’m the last blood in line of the great Takahashi Sousuke, my Grandfather, Takahashi Daisuke, was especially strict to me. Not only I have to aced all my studies, I have to also practice the sword skills that have been passed from generation to generation that starts from Takahashi Sousuke called the Hiten Mitsurugi-ryū meaning Flying Heaven Honorable Sword Style.
Aside from the Hiten Mitsurugi-ryū, I also have to practice all types of martial arts and even gunning and archery! Sometimes I wonder how the heck my grandfather had all those katanas, guns and armories!!! Isn’t that a crime?!!
Anyway because of all those trainings I’ve received from when I was young, I do not have a normal childhood like all other children my ages. I also didn’t have time to find friends so I’m usually alone, and because of that I do not talk much. Since my grandfather always tell me to go to the point and I also didn’t have someone my age to talk to so I have the habit of talking really little words and doesn’t really show much emotions which earned me a nickname “The Lone Wolf” at school.
BTW, I guess you all are curious about my appearance. In my own opinion, I think that I look pretty nice, at least above average. I have long, brown, straight hair with light-brown eyes. Er… I’m actually not that tall, only 148cm and that’s one of my complex since I was small. Another thing that I’m sad about is my health; I have a really weak body and gets cold easily from times to times and each times when I catch a cold, I will always have to go to the hospital because it’s really serious and because of that I can’t show my full power when I’m having a practice match with other people.
Actually I really love to practice and swing the katana, and its fun to learn new skills because it makes me feel like a samurai LOL! So I’m pretty frustrated when my weak body comes in the way of my training.
I have a cousin who is 10 years younger than me and she’s really close to me. I don’t know why but whenever she requests for something I can’t reject her… I guess is because of her puppy eyes…
I love to tell her some interesting things I’ve experienced and some of my jokes but she would always tell me how cold it is which is really shocking to me! I have always master in anything I learned but no matter how hard I try my jokes fail every time which is really frustrating!
Another thing about me is that I prefer to keep a low profile because I don’t like getting attention from people but I really don’t understand why I get all those attentions especially from girls.
Speaking of girls, they loves to give me things like chocolates on February 14th and sometimes cookies from times to times, I really don’t understand why do they give me chocolate on Feb. 14 but I’m still happy since I really like sweets. I also get letters in my locker occasionally and the contents are always something like ‘I love you’ ‘I like you’ ‘Please go out with me’ etc. I wonder if it is a batsu game (punishment) or something but when I told my little cousin about it, she will always roll her eyes and tell me that I’m really dense! Personally I don’t think that I’m dense but to keep her from arguing with me I will just let it go.
The last thing about me is I don’t or will never allow anyone to harm those I care like my grandfather and my little cousin. "I will not attack unless I (and those I care) am attacked; if I am attacked, I will certainly counter-attack." is always my policy. So even if I’m considered a calm person but when those I cared are attack I wouldn’t stay still but will pay a thousand times back!
Now I’m working as music teacher because I have a passion for music since I was young. I’m good enough to become pro but I prefer to teach the future generation the wonderful things about music plus I also wanted to become a teacher when I was young so I decide to become a music teacher. Although I can play all kinds of instruments, I prefer Xiao (Chinese Flute) the most. My high school music teacher gave me a Jade made Xiao as my graduation present and I really treasure it. I bring it with me anywhere and play when I feel like playing it.
Today, like any other day, I’m on my way to AKB High School as I work as a music teacher there. The sky is still blue, people are still in a hurry, birds are chirping, everything is peaceful until a crazy car was about to hit on a little girl on the side of the street.
Minami, who has a strong sense of justice, would of course not just stay there and let the car hit the girl. She dash towards the girl and push her away and as a consequence from that action, in the place of the girl Minami was hit by the car real hard.
“Arg!” Minami groaned from pain as everything blacked out…
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“Ah!!!!” a woman in her late early 30 screamed out loud as she gripped onto the blanket tightly with her face pale and full of sweat.
“Empress, the baby is born! Congratulations, it is a boy!” says the midwifery who felt relieve because if something were to happens to the empress and the child then her head is definitely going to go apart from her body.
“waaaah! Waaah!”
Damn! The only thing I can say now is ‘waah waah’!!! And the heck a boy?!!! I’m a girl!!! I’m going to kill that Enma-OFlashback…“Ah… Where am I?? The last thing I remember is saving a little girl from a car.” Says Takamina as she rubs her head as it is a bit dizzy inside.
“Young girl, you are dead from the car accident” says a deep and powerful voice.
The owner of the voice is 100 times bigger than Takamina and his skin is all red with a big black beard which is longer than the Skytree in Tokyo!
“Ah… So who are you and what will happen to me now?” Takamina asks calmly as she has already accepted the fact that she’s dead.
“I am Enma-O and normally those who are dead will be judge by me whether they’ll go to heaven, hell or reincarnated. I’ve already checked your life book and you’re not supposed to die yet so I decide to let you be reincarnated. You died because you try to save the little girl and I am moved by your actions so I decide to let you be born in a prestigious family! Hahaha, be thankful young girl!”
“…”
“Let’s not waste anymore time” Enma-O says as he grabs Takamina in his hand and throws her into a hole in front of him.
“Wait!!!! Waa!!!!” Takamina shouts loudly as she is thrown into a tunnel full of whirlwind.
After a trip inside the tunnel, Takamina finds herself in a place full of darkness.
“Eh? Where am I? I can feel myself inside water? Oh! I heard something!”
“AHH!!!! It hurts!!”
“Keep going on, Empress!! The baby is coming out!!”
“Shoot! Don’t tell me I’m inside that Empress’ stomach?!!!” TakaminaFlashback Ends…“Empress, here’s the little prince. He looks just like the Emperor and is really handsome.” says the midwifery as she hands Takamina to the Empress.
“Call the Emperor” says the Empress weak and tired from child labor.
The Empress has long, black, silky hair and really beautiful features but you could see some faint wrinkles which show that she’s starting to age. Beauty’s fatal enemy is definitely time!
After a few minutes, a made in his early 40 came in hurriedly. The man has really handsome features with short silver hair and purple eyes. He’s height is about 180 cm and is quite muscular with a short beard on his chin.
“Shingo, look it’s our son” says the empress eyes full with love looking at Takamina.
“Shizu, thank you for giving me such an adorable son” says the emperor while hugging his wife gently.
“What will you name our son?” asks the empress.
“I’ve thought about it already. Let’s name him Minami, Takahashi Minami.”
“Yes, Minami is a good name.”
That stupid Enma… it seems like I have no choice but to live in this new identity… sigh* Luckily or coincidentally my name is still the same Takahashi Minami. At least I don’t have to get used to another name. ==========================================
That's it for Chapter 1! ^^
I'll try to update soon~ And Thanks for Reading!!
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