16: Prince Charming

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|Tengen's P.o.v|

Yoshiwara was a ten hour walk from Tengen's home, and by the time he arrived, the sun had already set as people began passing through the Omon─the main gate of Yoshiwara's Entertainment district.

He let out a breath of relief, before taking a moment to admire all the pretty lights, banners, and lanterns that illuminated the main road of the city, as it was crowded with people from all kinds of classes.

According to the address on the invitation that (Name) had given him, the Guren was located west, which is the Pleasure District of Yoshiwara. He passed by many beautiful woman with expensive looking kimonos, and loud and drunk male pedestrians.

Some of the woman even cat-calling and wolf whistling at him, but Tengen continued to pay them no mind─for he was a man on a mission.

And that mission was to find his lovely (Name)-chan!

There were several buildings with harimise filled with different kinds of courtesans like, yūjo (regular prostitutes), hashi-jōro (lower-ranking courtesans), and tayū (high-ranking courtesans) on display.

But none of them were his beautiful Kejōrō as Tengen continued on with his search.

Indeed, he felt like Prince Charming looking for his Cinderella at the ball as he saw a large crowd of people making their way towards the Entertainment District.

What's gotten everyone so hyped up, he wondered? As it appeared like some kind of festivity was taking place and Tengen soon heard the faint sound of music coming from the east.

He realised that some kind of festival was happening as he heard gossip that tonight an oiran name Warabihime from the Kyogoku House will be making her rounds as part of the procession of Courtesans.

Apparently, she rarely makes her presence known, which explains why people were gathering around the streets─clearly excited to finally see her in the flesh.

Tengen only shrugged for he didn't care about some random courtesan, so whoever this Warabihime is, she wasn't (Name) as he continued onward─whilst simply enjoying the spectacle.

Eventually, Tengen spotted a highlighted banner with the word "紅蓮" printed on it and immediately knew he finally found the place where (Name) is!

Not wasting any time, the Sound Pillar easily slipped into a medium crowd of men, who all gathered round to gawk and admire the buxom beauties within the harimise.

Each girl was beautifully dressed in a bright colorful kimono with decorative kanzashi, including long, rigid hairpins, barrettes, and fabric flowers weaved into their hair.

There was one girl who looked more exaggerated than the others. Indeed, she was absolutely stunning, wearing the typical robes suited for an Oiran of her status. Her black hair styled in a shimada, which was set in place by Kanzashi hairpins. Her demeanour was one that enforced respect and admiration, and her make-up accentuated her beautiful face. By the looks of her, Tengen assumed she was the Guren's top Oiran.

But, she's wasn't the one he seeks as fuscia eyes slowly scanned the room for the certain beauty that bestowed his beating heart, until eventually, his eyes landed on familiar long (h/c) haired girl, dressed in a plain (f/c) kimono─sitting on far right side, near the bars of harimise.

Tengen felt his heart sore at the sight of you. Despite your plain and average appearance, he still thought you looked absolutely beautiful than the rest as he slowly made his way over towards you.

You haven't seemed to noticed him, likely due to your long hair covering your face like a veil as Tengen continued to stand there─admiring you.

How he wanted to call out to you, but didn't want to startle you. Internally, he wanted to see if he can surprise you. Apart of him wondered did you thought he had been joking about the "date" and Tengen couldn't help but chuckle.

He soon heard you release a tired yawn as your shoulders sulked─a sign that you were going tired.

"Sir, won't you please purchase me?" A woman said to him, which was soon followed by more congregation.

It was no surprise his handsome appearance would attract the attention of women, but Tengen chose to ignore them because the only woman he wanted...was you!

Finally, he watched with a held in breath when you'd finally lifted your head slightly and turned your head towards him. He immediately heard your breath hitched as Tengen could feel your gaze on him. No doubt your beautiful (e/c) eyes were the size of dinner plates as he slowly kneel down, gripping onto one of the bars of the harimise and smiled at you.

Your adorable, he thinks, as the sounds of people and music died down whilst you and him continue to gaze at each other on a night meant for lovers soon to be between the sheets, for what felt like an eternity.

Tonight, Tengen was in a bold mood and wanted to show you how he felt, by courting you and perhaps taking it further in the future. But first, he needed to take things slow with you─to see whether you would grew to love him and become his fourth or not. He didn't want to force himself onto you or into anything you truly didn't desire.

But perhaps overtime, he hoped you'll eventually warm up to him and the idea of being in a polyamory relationship. Tonight, he had no intentions of holding anything back.

He winked at you and laughed softly when you broke eye contact and averted your gaze to your lap. No doubt, you were blushing like a strawberry, right now.

Your reaction had awoken a roaring flame in his chest, but it was the extracted reaction he was hoping for as Tengen stood, before flagging down one of the attendants.

"Yes, I would like to purchase the girl with the long (h/c) hair?" He tells them.

They nodded to him, before gesturing for him to follow and told him that in order to receive the service of a courtesan, he had to meet Lady Yamamoto Chiyo, the head of Guren.

"Alright." He tells them, before glancing back to you once more.

Soon, you'll be all his.


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