"How about we go ice skating? Or fly kites? Or play mahjong?" Doma suggested enthusiastically.
"Haha~ Anything is fine, this is so much fun!" Karaku chuckled.
"What a joyous occasion, the feeling of freedom!" Urogi flew directly into the sky.
"I only feel sorrow. Whatever we do is meaningless..." Aizetsu sighed melancholically.
They walked out of the town together. Sekido followed from a distance, his face full of anger, while the mouse-sized main body of Hantengu hid and followed at the very end.
Flying kites was the most exciting and thrilling game. Doma made several huge kites, the kind big enough to hang a person from. Karaku's banana-leaf fan came in handy. With just a light wave, the gust of wind could send the kite and the person attached to it into the sky. In Doma's view, the feeling of soaring freely in the sky was very interesting. Although he would accidentally fall from a great height from time to time, it was also a thrilling experience like bungee jumping without a rope.
Fun! Everyone felt the same way. Of course, a certain Sekido who was "accidentally" blown away and out of sight probably had a different opinion.
The suggestion to play mahjong was ultimately rejected because Karaku and Urogi couldn't sit still and were solely focused on flipping the table. So they later played ice skating, which then developed into a game of passing a ball. From initially passing the ball on the ice, it later evolved into kicking the ball all over the place. The ball, a blur in motion, whistled through the air with enough force to break tree trunks. It was common to be sent flying by the ball if one wasn't careful.
Seeing the ball flying towards him for the third time, the enraged Sekido raised his staff and smashed the ball into several pieces. "Oh dear, the ball is gone!" Doma showed a dejected expression. "You guys shouldn't always kick the ball over there~"
"Hahaha! Isn't this a ball?" Urogi grabbed Sekido's shoulder and, with one claw, kicked the unsuspecting Sekido into the air.
"Wonderful! So much fun!" Karaku intercepted him with a kick and, with a bang, kicked him towards Aizetsu.
"How tragic, Sekido," Aizetsu said sadly, mercilessly kicking Sekido hard in the face.
"Eh? Is Sekido finally joining us? That's great~" Doma watched the spinning figure fly over, a happy smile on his face, and kicked him up into the air.
"You guys... that's enough!"
Then none of you get to play! Go die!
As he was kicked away by Urogi once again, the fed-up Sekido grabbed his bird claw in a counter-move and fiercely absorbed him into his body. Then he adjusted his position in mid-air and slapped the eagerly running Karaku, who was coming to catch the "ball," out of existence. "Don't you come near me!" Aizetsu shouted in panic but was still caught and completely absorbed.
Sekido's body cracked like a molting shell, revealing the figure of a young boy in golden armor inside. "What a vile act. Utterly unpleasant!" Zohakuten clenched his fists, his red eyes glaring at Doma. "Bullying the weak is not what the strong should do, you white-haired weirdo."
"Eh—your words are so hurtful, you know. My name is not 'white-haired weirdo'," Doma said with a sad expression. "My name is Doma. Remember not to get it wrong again~" He had always been very tolerant, so he reminded him in a gentle and kind tone. "Are you referring to the four of us kicking Sekido when you talk about bullying the weak? It wasn't bullying, just friends playing around."
"Urogi must have seen Sekido standing there all alone and looking pitiful, so he invited him to come play with us." Doma waved his hand, explaining seriously with a very sincere expression. "So don't be angry. Don't be so serious, it will hurt people's feelings."
"It's because Sekido was being unsociable. But he was following us so closely, he must have really wanted to join us in his heart."
"As the closest of family, although they bicker sometimes, they still worry about each other in their hearts."
"What an enviable relationship~" Doma cupped his cheek, a look of longing on his face.
"Hmph! Blood-puddle head, you attacked a defenseless weakling before, didn't you?" Zohakuten looked up and glared at him with a cold expression. He wasn't tall, but his presence was immense.
"Eh—eh? Blood-puddle head?!" Doma's eyes widened in shock. It was the first time he had met such a rude child. Uh, although this child is older than me...
"Is there something wrong?" Zohakuten glanced at the ink-splash, bloodstain-like pattern on Doma's head.
Doma covered the top of his head with his hand, and his rainbow eyes instantly filled with crystalline tears. "You're bullying me! This is so sad, sob, sob, sob—" he covered his face and cried like a child. "My heart is truly broken..."
Zohakuten's brow furrowed tightly, and he took two steps back in disgust. "Don't cry! You are not weak. You are a villain who bullies the weak!"
"I didn't bully Lord Hantengu," Doma pouted with teary eyes, a look of innocence and grievance on his face.
"He was on his knees begging you for mercy!"
"Eh? Isn't Lord Hantengu always like that?" Doma tilted his head with a puzzled expression. "Wasn't he asking me to help him split up?"
"Besides, it's normal for comrades to roughhouse. It helps to strengthen their bond."
"On the contrary, Lord Zohakuten, you are always bullying a gentle, kind, and honest comrade like me. It's truly sad."
"Shut up! A trumped-up charge!" Zohakuten said through gritted teeth. "I did not bully you!"
"Ah, don't you know? Verbal bullying is invisible but the most lethal~" Doma said, weeping pitifully.
"I don't want to talk to you anymore! You can leave, you thick-eyebrowed oaf." Zohakuten clenched his fists, wanting to beat his drums.
"Eh? You bully me and then want to drive me away? What a vile act, Lord Zohakuten," Doma said with a sorrowful expression.
Zohakuten said nothing, an 'S'-shaped drumstick appearing in his hand. "Oh my, are you trying to start a replacement blood battle with me?" Doma instantly stopped his tears and asked, his eyes sparkling.
Zohakuten's movements stopped abruptly. He ground his teeth, turned, and walked away. "Hey, hey—where are you going? Don't you want to play anymore?" Doma followed with light steps. "Talking with you is really interesting~"
"Although Lord Zohakuten's words are very hurtful, you have a lot of personality, which makes you very cute!"
"Hey, hey~ let's keep chatting. Arguing between friends makes one feel so alive." Doma chased after him for two steps, then suddenly had a look of realization. "Oh—I understand!"
"You're going to go find Urogi and Karaku and the others to cause trouble, right? You still think we bullied Sekido..."
"Huh? That's not right. They are you," Doma thought with a puzzled expression, then covered his mouth in shock. "Could it be that you're going to find a place to punish yourself? Uh, don't be so serious~"
"We just wanted to play with Sekido. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I apologize on behalf of everyone. Please forgive us~" Doma said with a troubled expression, trying to persuade him earnestly.
"Shut up!" Zohakuten's arm trembled as he gripped the drumstick, then he suddenly struck the Raijin taiko on his back. Several huge wooden dragons rose from the ground, surrounding Doma.
By the time Doma jumped out from among the wooden dragons, Zohakuten's figure had already disappeared. "Eh—he left just like that," Doma showed a dejected expression, looking up at the starry night sky with a melancholic look. "In the end, I still couldn't mediate their relationship. What a shame."
Sigh, a colleague with multiple personalities is interesting, but also a real headache.
"It feels like none of my comrades are quite normal." Although each has their own interesting and cute points, they can also be annoying at times. Doma, who considered himself the most normal person on the team, sighed with worry.
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