SC1 14.4 – Beating Lesson

“We can’t tell anyone the method to make soy sauce oyster noodles,” Yui firmly replied.

“Yui,” Kazuyori said in a sharp tone. “A child shouldn’t argue with her elder.”

“But Uncle Deitoro will chase us out of his household if we leak the method to produce soy sauce oyster noodles,” Yui protested.

It was clearly visible that Yui was still afraid of Kazuyori, but it seemed she was more afraid of being kicked out of my household. I also could feel she truly loved her new life in the hut with me, Yunno, and Kato. Therefore, she braved herself and didn’t back down.

At the same time Kazuyori deeply frowned. “You left this household for less than a month, but you have already forgotten your roots.”

“We didn’t leave this household.” Yui firmly held her stance. “Grandma sold us.”

Wasting no time, Kazuyori stepped forward and swung her palm.

Paaahhh!

A slap hit Yui’s cheek in full force until she fell to the floor, but she tried her best not to sob or cry.

“Grandmother, let us go home, and we will never tell Warrior Deitoro about all of this,” Yunno said before checking Yui’s cheek, and bitterness hit her so hard as she saw Yui’s cheek swelled up rapidly.

“So, you also want to argue with me, cursed kid,” Kazuyori angrily said. “The method to produce soy sauce oyster noodles is a sacred legacy of our household. It had been passed down from generation to generation through our blood.

After a long hibernation across several generations, this legacy finally reappears. Now, our household will regain its glory in cooking art.”

“Grandmother, that’s a lie,” Yunno said while anger flashed in her clear eyes. “Uncle Deitoro receives the method to produce soy sauce oyster noodles from his master, and it’s not just a cooking method. It's also a method to polish our martial art.”

“Nonsense!” Kazuyori said in a half-scream. “How in the world two children master a complex method in a matter of days if it’s not passed down knowledge they inherit through their blood?”

“That’s because Uncle Deitoro is a good teacher,” Yui proudly said, even though she was still afraid that Kazuyori would slap her again.

“It’s useless to explain it to you.” Kazuyori turned his gaze to Tanno and Danno before continuing, “Hold them down. I will beat them until they spit it out.”

“Yui,” Yunno said as she took out her kodachi from her spatial ring, held it in front of her body with both hands, and then took a step forward to cover Yui. “Go jump through the window, and go straight to the hut. Tell Uncle Deitoro what has happened here.”

“Okay.”

Wasting no time Yui ran to the window. However, as she was about to climb it, Kazuyori determinedly said, “If you dare to leave, I will break Yunno’s leg.”

Yui spontaneously stopped her attempt. Then, while hesitation filled her eyes to the brim she looked back at Yunno. “Big Sis….”

“Don’t worry. Just go to Uncle Deitoro as fast as you can,” Yunno firmly said without turning her eyes from Kazuyori and the rest.

“But Grandmother will break your leg.”

“She won’t dare.”

“Who said I wouldn’t dare?!” Kazuyori mockingly said.

Yui’s hesitation instantly soared to the sky as she caught the savage glimpse in Kazuyori’s eyes. She got a feeling that Kazuyori would truly break Yunno’s leg as soon as she jumped out of the window.

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At the same time, as Yui stood still in her place, anxiousness rapidly blanketed Yunno’s heart. In the end, she couldn’t help but turn her gaze to check why Yui still didn't leave, and it led to a fatal result.

As Yunno’s attention got distracted, Tanno and Danno made their move. They swiftly stepped forward and in a blink they arrived in front of Yunno. The two were seasoned hunter, so with ease they subdued and held Yunno down on the floor without giving her any chance to resist.

“Yui, run!”

Yunno’s desperate scream woke Yui up from her hesitation. She immediately continued her attempt to climb the window. However, my first sister-in-law had anticipated it this time. She darted her fatty body forward and managed to reach and hold Yui’s little waist just as she was about to jump.

“Cursed children, don’t blame me for taking the hard way to discipline you.” Kazuyori said as she reached out for a feather duster hanging on the wall next to her, and then kneeled next to Yunno.

“Mother,” Tanno warily said. “Violence will give Warrior Deitoro a justification to make things hard for us. He may even kill us.”

“This cursed child dared to draw her sword on us,” Kazuyori said. “If we don’t discipline her now, one day she will slit our throat when we sleep.”

“Mother, let’s just stick to our plan. Get the method to produce soy sauce oyster noodles and make money through it,” Tanno said, still in a wary tone. “Let’s not provoke a wrath from a warrior we know nothing about.”

“No worry,” Kazuyori calmly said as she looked straight into Tanno’s eyes. “Before I ask you to help me, I have asked your father to invite Head Constable Shouji. He will arrive soon and stay in our house until we sort out the matter with Warrior Deitoro.”

A big question mark instantly appeared on Tanno’s forehead. “Mother, what is your plan, actually?”

“We will return Warrior Deitoro’s money, along with some extra to soothe his anger, and get Yunno and Yui back to our household. Then, we produce and sell soy sauce oyster noodles as many as we can.”

“I see.” After a moment of silence Tanno added, “But who will do the talk with Warrior Deitoro?”

“I will,” Kazuyori calmly said.

“Will he listen to you?”

“I will tell him about the warning from Wanderer Oracle, that even a slight mistake when raising Yunno and Yui can turn them into a great calamity. I’m sure Warrior Deitoro’s intention to raise Yunno and Yui as his own daughters will disappear after that.”

“What if he doesn’t believe it?”

“Kamakura’s City Magister instantly believed it after he personally checked the token of prophecy from Wanderer Oracle. I’m sure Warrior Deitoro will also believe it after he checks it.”

The mention of Wanderer Oracle and his token of prophecy triggered my curiosity so bad. Wasting no time I checked the Unfortunate Sanno’s memory, but I found nothing. Meanwhile, Danno and my first-sister-in-law didn’t show signs of curiosity when they heard it. I guessed they knew about it. Well, currently I could only put aside this matter, but I will dig it deeper later.

“I hope Warrior Deitoro will believe it and let go of this matter peacefully,” Tanno genuinely said.

“He will,” Kazuyori firmly said. Then, she turned her gaze to Yunno who was still being held on the floor. “As for now, we have to discipline this cursed child to eliminate the seed of disobedience. Gag her mouth to prevent her from making commotion.”

Tanno let out a deep sigh, but he didn’t argue. He silently carried out Kazuyori’s order. By using his rough palm he gagged Yunno’s mouth. Then, Kazuyori made a full power swing.

Paaahhhh!!!

Tears instantly streamed down on Yunno’s cheek as soon as the feather duster’s handle hit her small back, but Kazuyori didn’t stop. She kept hitting Yunno’s back and only stopped when Yui started to sob. After wiping up the sweat on her wrinkled forehead, Kazuyori turned her gaze to Yui.

“Tell me the method to produce soy sauce oyster noodles, or I will keep hitting your sister.”

Yui was about to reply, but Yunno tried her best to shake her head while looking straight into her eyes. Yui instantly swallowed back her words, and steel determination flashed in her eyes as she pressed her lips. This time, she would carry out Yunno’s instruction without hesitation.

“Stubborn little demon,” Kazuyori said before making another swing on Yunno’s back.

However, Yui kept pressing her lips and said nothing. Of course, her sob became harder and her tears streamed out profusely as Kazuyori continued hitting Yunno’s back.

When Yunno’s clothes on her back started to tear apart and were soaked with blood, Kazuyori switched the beating to her calf. In the end, Yui couldn’t hold it anymore. Seeing her big sister she loved so much get beaten so badly truly crushed her little heart.

“Make it stop… Don’t hit Big Sis anymore… please,” Yui pleaded while trying her best to hold her sobs. “Yui will write it. Yui will write everything, but stop hitting Big Sis Yunno.”

Kazuyori instantly stopped her hand midair and turned her gaze to Yui. “Little demon, don’t ever go against my word again, or we will repeat this beating lesson.”

Yui obediently nodded. Then, she wrote in detail the method to produce sweet potato flour, oyster sauce, along with the recipe to make oyster soy sauce noodles. After that, Kazuyori ordered Tanno to lock Yunno and Yui in the firewood stash. As for Yunno’s wound, she didn’t bother to call village healer and only ordered Yuko to treat it using the medicine she could find in the house.

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