35 Shigure

Azuma kept traveling all over Japan, if he stayed in one place it may look like a trap to Shigure, so he had to keep moving and realizing new about a sword's movements.

After weeks of trying, Azuma was starting to grow anxious, that was until a small mouse made his appearance. Tōchūmaru looked a little sad, Azuma worried something had happened to Shigure.

Once again, much like their first meeting, Azuma yelled, "Shigure, come out."

Shigure, jumping from god knows where, landed near Azuma, her look slightly sad, although it also had a hint of happiness on it, Azuma taking note of her look, decided to postpone his confession for the moment, and opted to ask, "What happened? Are you okay?"

With the same look on her face, "Yes….I'm…. fine…..happy…to…see…you."

After the greeting, she asked Azuma, "Where…is…the…sword?" She was confused, there was no one here but Azuma.

Azuma felt bad, having tricked Shigure, but this was the plan. "I'm sorry Shigure, there is no sword. I didn't know how to find you, so I created the rumors."

Shigure's expression didn't change, she was not angry, a small smile escaping, as Azuma said he wanted to meet her, however as the one thing she lacked was common sense, as always she asked him, pointing her hand in his direction. "Sword?"

Seeing her smile and her oblivious question, and Azuma's behavior, Tōchūmaru felt like ripping his hair out, until he saw Azuma, almost preparing himself, curious he waited, otherwise, the mouse really was about to confess for each other.

Azuma didn't know what to do, he was ready, having all the time in the world to think, but still, the nervousness hit him. Will she say yes? No? Azuma didn't know...…. Pep talking himself, no time like the present, he was ready.

Azuma ready, a plan on the working since weeks ago, started, "Yes, I will give you Tenken…but wouldn't it be better…..if…"

Tōchūmaru was two seconds away from killing him, he really was, meanwhile, Shigure was…confused?.... Happy?..... Sad? She had asked him for her father's sword multiple times by now, and Azuma always denied her.

"….. if you become my girlfriend, by that time what's mine would be yours, right?"

Form surprise, Tōchūmaru actually ended ripping most of the hair from his head, waiting, as if watching a soap opera for Shigure's answer, the girl only tilted her head cutely, from her appearance not understanding what just happened. By now Tōchūmaru wanted to scream, like if your favorite program just ended on a cliffhanger.

Azuma, who was starting to fear Shigure's answer, she was just staying still, not answering, with a…. confused face. Tōchūmaru, having none of this, rapidly jumped to Shigure's head, startling her, signaling with his small fingers to Azuma to give him a moment.

The rodent drove Shigure to a corner, signaling with his hand grabbing her hair where she should walk, and they backed up in a corner.

Azuma now, more confused than nervous only heard Shigure's, "Ahhhh's" or "Ohhhh's" Seeing the woman repeatedly nod at the mouse, who, once the conversation ended, left Shigure there and approached Azuma.

Tōchūmaru and Azuma started their own conversation, Azuma having already learned how to communicate with the mouse. Tōchūmaru, first with all the seriousness he could show, asked Azuma if his feelings were real, to which Azuma answered, matching the seriousness of her maybe girlfriend's best friend, yes, he was positively serious about Shigure.

Then, as a friend should the mouse asked Azuma if this was something temporary, or if he was committed to staying with Shigure, this time, Azuma chose to tell the mouse about some one-night-stands he had had in the past but assured him that Shigure would be the first serious relationship he'd had.

Now, why would Azuma tell him that, but he knew that when the best friend of the girl you like interrogates you, you better answer truthfully, their opinion weighing more on the girl than her own feelings.

Narrowing his eyes at Azuma, the mouse scrutinized him, watching, like a detective for any half-truths or doubts. After what Azuma felt like the longest seconds on his life, Tōchūmaru nodded his head, now came, the not as serious but equally important last question, more like a demand, the mouse demanded from Azuma to make her happy, to which he only answered that he would have Tōchūmaru to keep him in line, and make sure Shigure was happy.

Tōchūmaru nodded, satisfied with Azuma's answer, then the rodent went on to 'request' his bribes, for all the help he had gifted him on Shigure, how he kept talking about him with her when they didn't meet and explained her current situation to her.

In the end, Azuma, with twitching eyebrows relented, no longer nervous at all, since his talk with Tōchūmaru, who proceeded to go back to Shigure, they whispered a few more things and she stood up and walked towards Azuma. It would appear that once Tōchūmaru explained the situation to Shigure, all the questions he had asked Azuma had come from her.

Reaching Azuma, Shigure, with a face so serious Azuma dreaded what she would say, asked, "Do…you…really…like…me?"

Azuma, who felt his heart was about to jump out of his chest, gave the biggest sigh of relief in his life, and with an equal, if not more serious face answered, "I really like you."

After some seconds after his answer.

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Shigure's serious face disappeared and went on to blush like there was no tomorrow, Azuma swore half the blood on her body rushed to her face, she was a red he had never seen before.

Fidgeting like a schoolgirl Shigure did not know what to do. She just got herself a boyfriend, and she didn't even know about that until five minutes ago when Tōchūmaru explained to her what was going on, embarrassingly looking around for her best friend, she didn't find him. The mouse had left to give the newly formed couple their time alone.

Now, without her moral support, Shigure, more embarrassed and fidgeting, even more, looked everywhere but at Azuma.

Azuma was in his own little cloud, jumping and shouting about Shigure having accepted, thankfully, he snapped back earlier than her, or he would have missed the spectacle. Never seeing Shigure so embarrassed before, not when he teased her about her form of speech or with -chan, she looked adorable, adorably sexy even.

Seeing that she refused to look at him Azuma only approached Shigure, having sensed his presence the woman stopped fidgeting and finally looked at him. With the kindest and happiest smile on his face, he hugged her, Shigure's already blushing face blushed even more.

Once out of her surprise, she hugged him back, the now new couple enjoying their romantic moment.

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A:N/

Once again I would like to thank all of you for you kindness. The story has grown, and that all thanks to you.

Thank you very much for everything.

On the small poll I did, I wonder if you want Majikoi for the world itself or for, let's be honest, Momoyo?

This is quite important since I could find a way to bring a character over without having Azuma go to that world (if I do, it will not happen often btw). The only reason I might is because I also like the world.

As I mentioned in the synopsis, I don't like when an MC goes to a world only for a girl and then gets out.

If you want some of my thoughts on Majikoi, ask and I will gladly answer on an A:N

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I'm also taking this note to give my thought on a comment that was made a couple of days ago, it was mainly about taking the story to more mainstream worlds to increase the number of readers.

There will be some mainstream worlds, but those are there because, one, I like them, and second..... there is no second. But they will come when the story is ready, not because I can increase numbers with them.