He was walking briskly.. His forehead was sweating.. He was internally scolding himself.. Why did you do this!!?.. Kaburamaru was hissing.. He heard the sound of small footsteps behind him.. He swallowed and turned to look at the person standing there.. He cursed himself.. How did he marry you?!... You were a young girl of fourteen years old.. You must be wondering... "How did he end up like this?".. Let's go back to the beginning of this day.. Four hours ago.
Obanai was listening to his teacher "Obayashiki" as he told him about his next mission. After that, Obanai went to the mission site at noon.. Just to see the surrounding area where he would fight a demon that night. He wandered around the village.. Trying not to attract attention and avoiding time-wasting trouble..
*As he scanned the area.. He saw a large gathering of villagers in the center of the town.. He ignored it at first. Why would he interfere in something that could be so disturbing? But a loud scream caught his attention, and he rushed to see what was happening.
You were there. Tied up... The village elder was about to slaughter you. Why?... It didn't matter. He ran through the crowd and pulled you out of harm's way.
One of your village's decades-old laws was that unmarried girls over the age of twelve must be killed. This was the strangest and most absurd thing Obani had heard today. But he felt sorry for you, and a burning desire to protect you flared up inside him. He didn't know why, but he wanted to save your life.
You two ended up as husband and wife. Obani was twenty-one, his wife fourteen. It seemed crazy to him, but he loved the idea of raising you from a young age.
You two kept this from everyone. And you two fell in love over time.. And Obani loved you as his wife.. And considered you his child.. Why didn't you two separate as soon as you reached safety?.. Why didn't he pick you up at that moment and take you to a safe place?.. No one knows.. Even Obani himself didn't know why he didn't do this.. Maybe it was... love?*
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