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Ashes in the Breeze (Japanese Inspired 5e in-character) (nsfw)

Kiyoshi opened his mouth as if to say, what about you? Or why aren't you naked too? Or something along those lines, he wasn't the smartest when he was drunk. But he was cut off by Jihi instructing him to get in the bath and by her already starting to get undressed. His eyes drank in Jihi's torso and as he stepped towards the tub he craned his neck, twisting so he could watch her continuously.

Bumping into the tub he nearly tripped, catching himself as he swayed drunkenly over the tub. Then finally he stepped in with only a couple of close calls. In the tub, he watched Jihi's form as she padded over to the corner and bent down as she removed her trousers. Wearing nothing underneath her clothes, she was fully nude in front of him. Finally she turned around to face him, it was clear he had been watching her the whole time and he didn't make any intentions to hide it. Then the ribbon came out and her white hair, pure like snow, was allowed to drape over her back and shoulders.

She padded over to where the washcloth and soap sat, arms stretched up over her head giving him quite the view of her breasts. Then Jihi slipped into the bath, lithesome legs stepping in. Then she circled behind him, his breath tickling his ear as she whispered. Goosebumps.

An arm was draped over his shoulder and he could feel her chest press into his back, he could feel the soft tissue pressing against him. He allowed himself to lean back into her, to relax just like she instructed. Her slender fingers teasing one nipple, tickling him, pinching sending bolts of electric sensations through his body that made him squirm just ever so slightly. That teasing sweet agony. The washcloth traveled gently across his body, then over his belly and down to his crotch. Gripping his already semi-chub, she gave him a few strokes. The fabric creating a wonderfully rough texture on his dick. Now he was hard.

Then her hand wrapped around his cock under the hot water. A sigh escaped his lips as she stroked him slooowly, his breaths quickened. He rolled his head back to rest on Jihi. "Mmmm, it's nice." He husked. An arm reached back to grasp at her wrap around her and pull her into him. "You just gonna wash me or do you get a turn too?"
 
"Hmmmm," Jihi hummed, stretching it out for dramatic purposes. Her hand continued to stroke his cock, but she spoke as if she wasn't aware of it, teasing him. "You're right. I'm covered in that dirty river water too, aren't I? I'm going to need you to clean me up."

She held the soapy washcloth out in front of him, allowing to see it. "Be a good boy and clean me up. Remember, I got that water all over me. Show me what you can do with your hands."

She waited until he reached for the washcloth, but pulled it away when he was about to grab it. "Just your hands. I'm going to give you a good time, but we're not having sex tonight. You're too drunk, you won't even remember in the morning."

Her voice dropped to a whisper again, the tip of her tongue flicking his earlobe. "But if you do a good job, in the morning, you'll get something to really remember."
 
Those teasing, slow, idle strokes made him breath shakily. His abdomen quivered with each teasing stroke under the water. Kiyoshi certainly was listening to Jihi, though he might only have one thing on his drunken mind.

The soapy wash rag dangled in front of his face. Reaching for it eagerly it was quickly tugged away just out of his reach. He grumbled at first at the prospect of no sex, but he wouldn't mind have a good time either. Then that whisper came and the tickling of his ear lobe. It sent chills up his spine and made his cock pulse with anticipation. He certainly would be looking forward to it.

A grin came across his face as he reached up much quicker this time and snatched the wash rag away from Jihi. He spun around out of her grasp and faced the oni girl. He leaned in coming closer to her lips, the stench of sake was strong on his breath. He hovered his lips over hers before gliding over her cheek and down the crook of her neck.

The wash rag came up to her opposite shoulder and he started to run the wash rag over her shoulder up her neck then across her collar to the other side he switched hands and gilded it across her other shoulder. "Switch me." He instructed and took her place.

This time like she had him before, with her in front, facing away. He ran the rag over her back first, gently pushing her forward just a bit. As he pushed and pulled the rag over her crimson skin, he massaged her gently with his empty hand. Both hands never left Jihi, only when he would switch hands. The rag ran under her arms, both sides. The rag ran over her ribs as it grazed the side of her breasts. Then dipping down underwater to slide across her hips and waist.

Kiyoshi then pulled Jihi up into his lap. He leaned her into him and his arms went around her. Kisses and bites were placed in the crook of her neck as he ran the wash rag over her pert tits. Over the left one, circling it and cupping it first before he briefly gave her nipple a pinch. The rag was traded but his hand returned to her breast. Mashing it, squeezing and pinching the nipple between two fingers as he ran the rag over the other.

Kisses trailed up her nape and to her ear lobe. Nibbling and licking as he whispered, "doing okay so far?"

The rag went down underwater and slid across her thighs then across her pubis he traded hands. Right hand on her tit and left hand running the rag across her thigh. This time the rag was let go and let to float in the water as both hands now were kneading her breasts like dough. Right hand dipped under the water once more as he nudged her legs apart. One finger nestled into her slit, gliding up its length he searched her delicate folds for that spot. After finding her sweet bud he began to rub it with the pad of his finger, gently at first. A bit more flicking then rubbing, then as he attempted to coax it more out from its hood. He rubbed a bit more firmly, short back and forth movements on her clit.
 
Jihi leaned back against the side of the bath as Kiyoshi turned in her grasp, grinning at him. She turned her head upward to meet his lips, but was surprised when he slipped at to the side, gasping softly as his lips traveled down her neck.

Obediently, she took her place ahead of him, though her hand lingered on his cock for a few extra pumps until her position made that unfeasible. She closed her eyes as he worked, wanting to focus her senses on his touch. She made a sound halfway between a hum and a moan as the washcloth rubbed the non-erogenous zones of her skin, enjoying his touch and the liberties he took with her body even when it was not overtly sexual. Her breath quickened as his hands grazed her breasts or the upper edge of her mons, but made no attempt to guide them closer, allowing him to control the action.

She folded into him as he pulled her into his lap, pressing her skin against his. She ran her hands over his arms as he embraced her and sighed happily as his mouth returned to her neck, gasping softly as he nipped at her skin. She exhaled - a long, relaxed sound - as his hands returned to her breasts, and her left hand reached below the water and between her legs, finding his erect cock under her and resuming her regular, confident strokes from earlier. She flinched, giving a light squeal, as he pinched her nipples, and he could feel her grip tighten on his cock when he did so.

"Yesssss," she whispered, almost lost in her sighs of pleasure. "Keep going..."

She moaned louder, once, sharp enough to echo off the walls of the small room, when his finger slipped into her folds. Her hand leaned his cock to the left, making room for his work, but he could feel how irregular her movements were now that he was so effectively distracting her. Her breath came in short, hard gasps now, and her head rolled limply back on her shoulders before leaning towards his face, her lips pursed for a kiss.
 
Kiyoshi had no intention of stopping. Especially hearing Jihi's gasps, those sharp breaths telling him he was doing a good job. His hands continued their work simultaneously, one squeezing, massaging and pinching. The other rubbing and circling. The hand that was between her legs kept at it, now another finger joined the other. Middle and ring finger worked in unison to rub at her clit. Short back and forth movements became tiny circles.

Turning his head from her neck, he met her lips with his. He let out a deep sigh as he locked lips with Jihi, her strokes were irregular sure, but it felt wonderful and told him he was doing a good job distracting her. Those fingers still circling, the water started to splash as he became gradually more fervent, little circles rapidly rubbing against her bud under the water. His other hand pinching and gently pulling her nipple.

Finally, Kiyoshi's two fingers slipped inside Jihi. They hooked upwards as he gently slid them inside and out of her. Then back out to circle that clit, then back in. After a few times of fingering her, he focused quite a bit on her clit, coaxing her closer to the edge. Till he finally could push her off. His lips nipped at hers, tongue slipping between her lips.
 
Jihi's hips worked in unison with Kiyoshi's movements, grinding her clit into his fingers. She wasted no time when their lips met, her tongue immediately entering his mouth and finding his. Her right hand slid up his arm to his shoulder, then moved to the back of his head, holding him close to her.

Her back arched as his fingers entered her, releasing a shuddering gasp of pleasure into his mouth. Her legs moved involuntarily, her heels seeking purchase against the bottom of the bath, kicking each time his fingers slipped back inside of her. After a few times her mouth left his as she desperately whined at him, "D-don't tease me...!" and her face fell against the side of his neck, her breath hot against his wet skin before she lifted herself up by her grip on the back of his head and resumed the kiss. By now, her hand had stopped stroking his cock, Jihi no longer able to concentrate on the regular movements. Kiyoshi could only feel her grip tensing and relaxing involuntarily on his shaft.

It didn't take long to take her to the edge. Kiyoshi could hear and feel her breath coming faster and faster, her body tensing. The hand on the back of his head clenched into a fist, pulling painfully at his hair. Finally, she screamed into his mouth, her back arching sharply against him, her legs kicking out uncontrollably. Her hand squeezed his cock like a vice, her grip locked in place. Her spasms repeated, each punctuated by another scream into his mouth, each fading until her strength was spent. When it was over, her hand fell from his hair and her face dropped away from his, and she fell back into a sitting position between his legs, her back to him and her body limp, panting softly.
 
Kiyoshi felt Jihi's body tense up, fingers in his hair balled into a fist as she pulled his hair. He let out a moan into her mouth, it was certainly quite hot in here and it wasn't the water temperature. She gripped his cock tightly, making him moan into her lips. "Mmmph!" If anything he pushed his lips into hers firmly. Tight circles on her clit turned to frantic and short side to side movements. The water splashed, echoing in the room.

He felt her body spasm, he gripped her close, fingers digging into her breast. But he didn't stop firmly rubbing her clit, till he was sure she had enough. He released her, lips separated as he let her go. He panted, clearly quite riled up himself. Jihi leaned forward and his hands reached up, they ran up on either side of her waist up to her shoulders and gently ran down her back. "I take it, I did a good job?" He leaned forward and whispered into her ear, cheekily.

With that, Kiyoshi stood up out of the water, cock still throbbing. He looked down at Jihi before stepping out of the tub, water splashing and sloshing. Shuffling to the wall, there were a number of towels folded on a shelf. He took one and unfolded it. Draping it open he turned towards Jihi. "If we stay in the water too long we might become Kappa. Oor just get pruny." He stepped over to her after nearly falling over. Making sure the towel didn't touch the water too much he bunched it up under Jihi's armpits and lifted her, making her stand. Turning her towards him, he helped her out of the tub and began to gently dry her off.
 
Kiyoshi stepped out of the water before Jihi had the chance to answer his question. As he looked down at her, she returned his look, eyes half-lidded in a post-climax haze, body splayed out for him to enjoy. She giggled slightly as he lifted her up by her armpits, but as he turned her to face him, she pushed the towel away.

"Oh, no, no," she said softly, craning her head up to look at him. "Your job isn't done yet. There's one more thing you have to do."

Her hand returned to his cock, slowly working up and down his still-wet shaft. As they reached the top, her thumb and forefinger played at the underside of his head before sliding back down. Her other hand cupped him underneath, her fingers gently working his testes. She examined his face as she worked, adjusting her grip and speed to his liking.

"I think your white cum would look very nice on my red skin, don't you?" she whispered. "Let's find out."
 
Slender fingers wrapped around Kiyoshi's cock. He let a pleasured gasp slip between his lips. Looking Jihi in the eye he began to pant as she stroked him slowly, but deliberately this time. Shockwaves of hot pleasure blasted through him as she massaged his frenulum at each up stroke. It was slow but it was working.

Kiyoshi nodded in response as Jihi worked his cock. Yes, he would certainly like to see his cum on her skin. She was aware of every noise he made, every expression as she deftly worked his cock and balls with her hands. His chest began to heave as his breath came heavy and hot. "Fuck…" he groaned, his head rolling back before returning to Jihi.

His hands came to his hip as he tensed. His balls tightened, his breaths quickened, his cock throbbed within Jihi's grasp. "I'm… close." He gasped. Finally, in a few moments, his cock would pulse as thick white strands came shooting out. "Uungh! Uuungh!" He grunted and groaned with each pulse of cum that came out of him. Before his cock subsided, panting as the final dribbles of cum teased out of him.
 
Jihi leaned in closer as she worked his shaft, looking up at his face with bright, eager eyes. As his head rolled back, she rested her head against his shoulder, inhaling his scent as her lips kissed his clavicle. Her hands quickened as he neared his climax and did not stop when he finally came, keeping up the stimulation even as his hot semen leapt and clung to her body. Only when it passed did her hands slow, but only gradually ramping down over several seconds, easing him out of his ecstasy. Her head remained buried in his shoulder, listening to his breaths, sharing his body heat. She gave enough time for him to think she would stay that was, gentle and tender, before suddenly turning her head up and licking along the side of his neck, hoping to make him flinch or gasp. Only then did she step back, giving him a mischievous grin.

"Oh, my. Look at the mess you made!" As she had predicted - mostly because she'd seen it before - Kiyoshi's semen contrasted sharply on Jihi's crimson skin, wet white lines tracing from her breasts to below her ribs. One particularly energetic strand had made it to one erect nipple and was now dribbling down the soft curve of her breast.

"Now I've got to clean up," she said, stepping towards the bath. "You go back to our room. I'll be back soon." She fully expected him to be asleep by the time she returned - if not from the drink, than from the effect orgasms so often had on men.

"Rest up now," she said softly as she stepped into the water, waving a hand for him to go. "Remember, you've got a big morning tomorrow."
 
Kiyoshi gazed at Jihi as his pearly white cum glazed her skin. His chest heaving as he watched the pearly white lines contrast brightly against her skin. His cum dribbled lazily down one of her nipples. It certainly was a delightful sight, a very eroticly delightful sight. Kiyoshi was left in a post-orgasm and drunken haze as he grinned down at his handy work, well.. Jihi's handy work. He grinned as she instructed him to return to the room. He would oblige as he stumbled, wrapping the towel around him and simply grabbing his clothes in his fist as a bunch and exiting the bathroom.

Stumbling back to the room, he would accidentally need to adjust his grip on his towel. Then finally as he stumbled into the room, flopped onto the single large futon that had been prepared for them. The towel had dropped when he closed the door and he was bare ass naked as he passed out.
 
Jihi sank into the water, washing the cum off her chest and belly before leaning against the wall of the bath with a pleased sigh. She didn't stay long, but she enjoyed the few minutes of relaxing solitude before stepping back out and toweling herself off.

She was drunk as well, but nearly so much as Kiyoshi. Feeling lazy, she just threw on her coat and sloppily tied it shut, not bothering with her trousers. It fell to her upper thighs anyway, so everything was still covered...barely, and so long as she wasn't moving. She wasn't shy, anyway. Returning to Kiyoshi's room, she pulled the covers over Kiyoshi, reached into her backpack, and pulled out the book Mita had given her. She read through it for an hour, focused despite the alcohol in her system, before she finally tucked it away, turned out the lantern in the room, and slipped under the covers with Kiyoshi.
 
Jihi awoke slowly, her head throbbing with the familiar pain of a hangover. She wiped at her bleary eyes with her fingers and realized she was sleeping next to a warm body. She lifted her head to see Kiyoshi, then realized where she was and what she'd been doing.

She smiled, resting her head against his shoulder for a moment, then sat up and stretched. She ran her hand up and down his side for a moment, feeling his skin, then pulled the covers back, exposing him. Lying down, she took his penis into her mouth and began to suck.
 
Kiyoshi was still fast asleep when Jihi awoke. He snored quietly and didn't seem like he was going to awake on his own anytime soon. That was until Jihi began to suck on his penis. Morning wood certainly can be a bit annoying but not when you awake to a blowjob. Kiyoshi stirred as his penis began to stiffen. He was in a half asleep state as he felt a delightful and warm sensation around his cock.

Kiyoshi muttered something incoherent in his half awake state. His cock began to fill up Jihi's mouth as it grew erect. "Uhmmmm…. Eh?" Kiyoshi moaned and grumbled as he blinked his eyes open. He felt the air against his nude body and something enveloping his morning wood. Lifting his head he looked down to see Jihi giving him a wonderful morning blow job. He blinked a bit, perhaps thinking that he was in a dream. He looked a bit confused as if he wasn't expecting this.

"I…" Kiyoshi was about to say something, perhaps questioning what was happening. But he trailed off, perhaps giving in to the moment as he let out a deep sigh, his voice hoarse and gravely. Letting Jihi work her magic on him.
 
Jihi chuckled at Kiyoshi's response, though with her mouth full, it came out more as a hum. She closed her eyes and concentrated on pleasuring him: her lips sliding up and down his length, her tongue curling around his shaft, her tongue's tip occasionally wandering upward to play around the underside of his head. Her pace was deliberate and relaxed, allowing him to bask in the pleasure instead of racing to the finish. Eventually, however - when she thought he was tiring of the blowjob, or when she thought he was nearing his limit - she raised her head, his cock coming free of her mouth with an almost audible pop. Holding it gently with one hand, she left a trail of kisses down his shaft until she reached its bottom.

Straightening up, she got on top of Kiyoshi, straddling him. She lowered her lips until their genitals met, but she didn't take him inside of her. Instead, she ground her hips on his, sliding her pussy over his cock, mixing her wetness with her saliva as she rocked back and forth. At first, she didn't speak, just looking down at him, wanting to see the reactions on his face and what part of her body he liked to look at most.

Finally, she broke the silence. "You were such a good boy last night," she said quietly, teasing and sultry. "So patient. Well, now's your reward."

She leaned forward until their faces were close, her voice a whisper. "You're sober enough to make your own decisions now. So now, you get to decide what to do with me...anything you want."
 
Kiyoshi leaned his head back as Jihi bobbed her head up and down his cock. Feel her tongue as it felt around his shaft and his frenulum. He kept letting out little sighs of pleasure. It felt like he was relaxing in a warm glow that radiated out from his penis. Finally, Jihi pulled off of him, cheeks dimpling slightly as she popped her lips off of his swollen head. Kiyoshi looked up at her as she climbed on top of him. Straddling him.

She slowly lowered herself down on top of him. Letting her hips rest on his as she pushed his cock down till it was pressed into his abdomen. The underside of his cock nestled between her lips as she ground on him. Sliding back and forth on his cock, her pussy slid against him. Schlllt schlllt. Kiyoshi let out a prolonged groan of pleasure, looking up at her he first craned his head to see his cock sliding between her lips. His breaths became heavy as he looked up at Jihi's astounding features, her cute face, snow white hair. Her ample breasts gently jiggled over him enticingly as she ground on him.

Gazing up at Jihi as she spoke, it really didn't seem like he remembered exactly what happened last night but he could put two and two together. Her face was close, so close. Anything he wanted… well since they were already here…. Finally reaching up he grasped her rear. Groping her pert ass as he lifted her just a bit letting his cock angle up. His lips came up to meet hers without a word as he pulled her down onto him again. The angle made his cock slip between her lips and inside her warmth. He let out a satisfied growl out into her mouth as he began to buck his hips gently and slowly. His fingers caressing Jihi's rear.
 
Jihi gasped slightly as Kiyoshi slipped inside of her. Her eyes closed and, for a moment, she did nothing. She felt Kiyoshi's hips move, felt his cock pumping slowly in and out of her, letting him set the pace. She leaned forward a bit lower until their faces met and kissed him, slipping her tongue into his mouth, letting it linger and enjoying the slow, patient pace.

She didn't break the kiss until Kiyoshi did. When he finally did, she opened her eyes and straightened up, letting him see all of her. Her hips began to move, but she didn't speed things up or make them any more forceful. He was in charge now. She moved in tandem with him, letting his slow, gentle thrusts push a bit deeper inside of her, clenching her vaginal muscles around him as he pulled out as if she didn't want him to leave.

One hand was on his chest, supporting her weight. Occasionally, it squeezed, feeling the firm pectoral muscles under her grip, her thumb slowly moving over his nipple. Her other hand came to his face and cupped his cheek, feeling his facial hair under her palm. After a few moments it slid down to his chin, the tips of her fingers grazing his lips, threatening to slip into his mouth. All the while she looked down into his eyes, letting him see her own eyelids flutter each time he thrust into her.
 
Kiyoshi felt Jihi's sensual touch, the way she caressed his chest. Her thumbing brushing over his nipple, sending a little tickle through him. He felt her walls tighten around him like she wanted more of him. They kissed for a long while, Kiyoshi didn't want to stop. But once he broke for a second she leaned back, letting him gaze at all of her form. Jihi's lithe and supple body hanging enticingly over him, breasts on display for him, jiggling gently with his slow thrusts.

List began to override the romance. Like ink bleeding onto papyrus it slowly overrode his brain. His breaths came quick as he gradually picked up the pace. Her hips came to meet his every time. Pap. Pap. Pap. The thrusts came harder, his cock plunging delightfully into her every time. He began to pant and his hands glided up from her ass to cup her pert tits. Then like a flood the lust covered the paper in ink. Thrusts came hard and fast. Pap pap pap. Till finally he pulled Jihi down onto him. He pressed up into her, frantically yet rhythmically grinding his pelvis into hers.

Kiyoshi could feel himself coaxing himself towards the edge. He panted, gasped with pleasure. "I can't… hold… I'm going to cum." He warned, his voice still a bit hoarse. But it wasn't like he was going to deliberately cut off his pleasure to readjust positions, unless she pulled off of him. "Nnngh."
 
Jihi grabbed a handful of Kiyoshi's hair, gripping it hard enough to be painful, and put her lips next to his ear.

"Then what are you waiting for?" she whispered teasingly.
 
Jihi leaned down, slender crimson fingers grasped Kiyoshi's hair and pulled him that much closer. His hips didn't stop moving. He let out a small whimper that melded with a groan. She whispered into his ear and it sent a chill down his spine. “I… I…” The ronin stammered. He couldn't hold any longer. His hips bucked frantically, Jihi had no intention of getting off of him. "I'm… cumming." Kiyoshi gasped. His hands gripped her hips, his fingers digging into her supple flesh and with one final thrust, he came inside Jihi. White cum, pulsed out of his cock, filling her. "Hnnngh! Hnnngh!" He grunted with each thick pulse of creamy cum that shot out of him.
 
Jihi continued to pump her hips slowly through his orgasm, not stopping until she was sure he had emptied himself into her. With her grip on his hair, she held him long enough to plant a long kiss on his mouth, then rolled off of him. Lying beside him, she released a long sigh of relief, then reached down and squeezed his hand.

"There you go," she said softly. "Something to remember me by."

She would stick around for breakfast, but that would be all. She'd already spent a day longer here than she had planned. After eating, Jihi left for Shiroma's house. Along the way, she enjoyed the sight of the fields, sure they'd soon be blooming, before stepping up and knocking on his front door.
 
Kiyoshi's orgasm subsided, he let out a few more hard grunts as Jihi kept pumping her hips even after he had unloaded inside her, milking him for all he was worth. Finally she stopped, a kiss was planted on his mouth as he panted through his nose. Finally she rolled off of him. Something to remember her by. Oh he certainly wasn't going to forget this moment any time soon.

Breakfast had been brought in and Kiyoshi had already started to drink. But very few words were exchanged between the two before Jihi left. Kiyoshi could only be described as somber before she left.

-

Knocking on the front door to Shiroma's house, a moment would pass before the door slid open. Standing at the door was his wife, wearing a clean kimono. She looked at Jihi for a moment before inviting her inside. "Oh! It's you, come in, come in." She waved Jihi inside. "Come sit and I'll fetch Yajiro."

Leading Jihi into the room that she had met Shiroma previously in. Quietly the wife shuffled out to the room and disappeared for a moment. A moment passed before Shiroma appeared at the doorway. Stepping inside the room, he padded over to the small table and sat down. "Ah, Jihi, if you're here then I can only assume you managed to solve the problem? Otherwise I’m sure you would’ve have gone by now."
 
Jihi stepped out of her sandals and entered the house. Entering the familiar room, she sat at the table and removed her hat.

It had been a good night and good morning. Despite the bittersweet memories of Mita and Juzaburo, Jihi leaned back on her hands, looking around the room with a smile. She straightened when Shiroma entered, resting her hands on the table.

"Yes, Shiroma-sama!" she said, nodding. "I don't know how long it will take for the crops to recover, but the water should be clear now. I hope there's still time to gather enough food for winter."

She hesitated, her smile wavering. "There's another tengu there now, but I...don't think he will bless your crops the way the old one did. I wouldn't go see him if I were you." Her smile then disappeared and she looked away, feeling guilty. "And I couldn't find out what happened to Naosuke-san."
 
Shiroma listened to Jihi quietly, brow just barely furrowed as he absorbed the information she provided him with their new situation. A couple of nods here and there as he stared at the table . "I think we'll find a way to make due for now but I think we will be able to continue living here for years to come. Thank you, Jihi." He gave her a sincere smile. It seemed he wasn't interested in the details of this new tengu. "I think Naosuke-san was an unfortunate accident that was out of anyone's control." He gave a somber sigh.

"One moment." Shiroma climbed to his feet and shuffled out of the room. Moments later he re-emerged carrying a red, cloth pouch. He set it on the table as he sat down. Metallic clicking coming inside the pouch as he pushed it towards Jihi. "100 sho, just as promised. You may count it if you'd like." He gave her a small bow with his head. "Horozawa will always be grateful to you."
 
Jihi sighed softly at the mention of Naosuke. "I think so, too. The wilds can be dangerous. It could have been some kind of bandit or yokai or just an accident. I just wish his family..."

Her voice hitched. She looked away from Shiroma, blinking rapidly, and her hand unconsciously drifted behind her to feel at the urn inside her backpack. She had to take a deep breath to continue. "I just...wanted them to have closure. That's all."

She returned his bowed head with one of her own and took the coin pouch. "Thank you, Shiroma-sama," she said. She didn't count the coins, as she had no reason to doubt what he told her - and yet...something in her mind analyzed his words, wondering if his offer for her to count it was itself some sort of bluff.

Insight check on Shiroma: 10
 
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