Soji Main Story: Chapter 11 (Normal Ending)

## Episode 1

**Yui**: "It's spectacular."

The streets of Edo seemed so beautiful as I looked down at them from the top of the hill.

**Soji**: "It is."

I remembered the day we first shared our feelings on that hill.

We had returned to the same spot where we had looked up at the fireworks.

**Yui**: "I was so happy that day when you confessed your love to me."

**Soji**: "I was too when you opened up your heart."

**Soji**: "I had been convinced my love for you was one sided."

**Yui**: "And then it turned out our feelings were mutual..."

Soji embraced me from behind as I stood there admiring the view.

**Soji**: "I brought you here because there is something I want to ask you."

**Yui**: "There is?"

**Soji**: "I was impressed how well you avenged your parents' deaths."

**Soji**: "But, would you be willing to take care of, and wait at, home for me in the future?"

**Yui**: "You mean..."

Surprised by what he was asking, I turned to look at him.

**Soji**: "No?"

**Yui**: "..."

I knew what he was trying to tell me.

But.

**Yui**: "I want to say yes."

**Soji**: "...?"

**Yui**: "But I can't."

**Soji**: "Why not?"

**Yui**: "It's not that I don't like you!"

**Yui**: "I do! In fact, I love you from the bottom of my heart."

**Soji**: "Yui?"

**Yui**: "What I don't like is the thought of always waiting around the house worrying about you."

**Yui**: "That's why I won't stop. I want to be with you running around in the darkness."

**Yui**: "Until the day you decide to stop being a vigilante."

**Soji**: "I see."

Looking defeated, Soji smiled at me.

**Soji**: "You wouldn't listen to me even if I asked again, would you?"

**Yui**: "Hehe. Nope."

## Episode 2

We looked at each other, then kissed.

The pleasant warmth gave me tremendous joy.

**Yui**: "You were the one who said we would always be together."

**Soji**: "I did, didn't I?"

A soft breeze blew across the hill causing the trees to rustle.

(This is what I want.)

I would continue to be a vigilante.

**Yui**: "Therefore, I hope you will let me continue as a vigilante."

I bowed deeply as I stood in front of everyone.

**Kinshiro**: "Of course, it's a big help to me having you around."

**Sion**: "So you want to keep it up, huh?"

**Sion**: "And here I thought you would share wedding vows with Soji and start guarding the home fires."

**Aoi**: "Soji, you did ask her, didn't you?"

**Soji**: "You idiot! Of course I did!"

Blushing, Soji rolled his eyes.

Seeing him blush suddenly made me self-conscious. I averted my gaze.

**Sion**: "You asked her!? Hurray! But then, why has Yui chosen to continue?"

**Yui**: "I begged him. I told him I didn't want to be left waiting at home for him."

**Soji**: "Well, it's not like she was going to listen to me anyway."

**Aoi**: "What? That's no way to talk about her."

**Kinshiro**: "Haha. She's already got him under her thumb."

**Yui**: "Kinshiro!"

The sound of laughter filled the room creating a pleasant atmosphere.

(I'm so glad I have friends like this willing to accept me.)

(Not to mention Soji.)

**Kinshiro**: "Shall we discuss our next endeavor?"

**Yui**: "Okay!"

It was past midnight.

A man was walking drunkenly down the street.

Confirming his presence, I quickly crouched down and waited.

I could hear his footsteps coming closer.

**Yui**: "\*Sob\*"

As we had planned, I sat there pretending to cry as I waited for him.

**Man**: "Hmm?"

He must have spotted me, I heard him come running up.

## Episode 3

**Man**: "Miss, what's wrong?"

(Gotcha!)

**Yui**: "\*Sob\* ...I-I hurt my ankle."

I looked up at him while I rubbed my ankle.

As part of our plan tonight, Aoi had done a beautiful job on my hair and makeup for me.

**Man**: "Wow!"

When he saw my face he smiled and knelt down beside me.

**Man**: "Here, let me take a look."

He said that, and I waited for the moment he reached out to touch my ankle.

Pulling out the dagger I had tucked away next to my chest, I quickly placed the tip of it against his throat.

**Yui**: "Gotcha!"

**Man**: "W-what's this!?"

Suddenly a dark shadow dropped down from the rooftop and covered the man's mouth.

That shadow, of course, was Soji.

**Soji**: "Bad luck for you."

**Man**: "Mmph!"

Restraining the man as he tried to struggle, Soji quickly pierced his sword through the man's back.

**Soji**: "Accept your punishment."

The blade traveled all the way through to exit from the man's chest.

It was accompanied by a spray of blood.

**Soji**: "...Hell is waiting for you."

Soji let go of him and the man's body fell to the ground.

**Yui**: "It's done."

I stood up and quickly joined Soji.

**Soji**: "Yeah. Hopefully the woman he murdered will rest easier now."

**Yui**: "Uh-huh."

**Aoi**: "Good job."

**Sion**: "Nice work."

We were joined by Aoi and Sion who had been watching from the rooftops.

**Aoi**: "Yui's been doing all the work lately."

**Sion**: "No kidding. With her acting ability, our job has become a lot easier."

**Yui**: "That's not true. I'm still struggling to keep up with you guys."

**Aoi**: "I heard you've been practicing your sword skills lately?"

**Yui**: "I want to make sure I'm pulling my own weight."

**Yui**: "Besides, I want to become stronger. That way I can help out more people who are suffering like I did."

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## Episode 4

**Sion**: "Hehe. You never cease to amaze me."

**Soji**: "It just gives me more to worry about."

**Aoi**: "Haha. No kidding."

**Yui**: "There's no reason to stand here, let's return to Kyokatei."

**Sion**: "You're no match for her, Soji."

**Soji**: "Yeah. You're right."

**Yui**: "Soji, it's morning. Wake up!"

**Soji**: "Mmm?"

As usual, I entered Soji's room and pulled his blanket off him.

I used to hesitate at the thought of entering his room, now I boldly walked right in.

(Actually, we've even slept together.)

(I blush just thinking about it!)

**Yui**: "Soji! Soji, wake up!"

**Soji**: "Just a little longer."

**Yui**: "What was that? Get up this instant! It's time for your breakfast."

With a sleepy look in his eye, he reluctantly sat up.

Suddenly he had grabbed my hand and pulled me toward him.

**Yui**: "Ah!"

His strength pulled me off balance and I fell over backward.

He caught me in his arms and held me tightly.

**Yui**: "Soji! What are you doing!?"

**Soji**: "Come to bed."

He laid me down beside him and pulled the blanket back over the two of us.

**Yui**: "We can't! It's time to get up."

Tightening his embrace, he softly kissed my ear.

**Yui**: "Hee!"

**Soji**: "What was that strange sound for?"

**Yui**: "T-That tickles."

**Soji**: "It tickles huh? That's all?"

This time he kissed me on the neck.

**Yui**: "Ah! Stop."

## Episode 5

**Soji**: "Yui?"

I suddenly stopped him as he started to slide his hand under my collar.

**Yui**: "I can't!"

I managed to separate myself from him and escape from under the blanket.

**Soji**: "Why not?"

Soji stared at me resentfully, his head poking out from under the blanket.

**Yui**: "You have work to do, don't you!?"

**Soji**: "Sure, but I want to spend more time with you."

**Yui**: "I do too. But Ichika is going to show up any minute."

**Soji**: "Why do you have to bring him up at a time like this?"

Like a little kid, Soji's lips curled into a pout, and I felt bad.

**Yui**: "Don't look at me like that."

(Why is it he's seemed so adorable lately?)

I leaned close to him and lightly kissed him on the lips.

**Yui**: "This will have to satisfy you for now."

**Soji**: "One more."

This time Soji kissed me, and it was much deeper and more passionate.

**Yui**: "Soji."

**Soji**: "I'd like to keep going, but I guess I better not."

Restraining himself, he put his hand on my head and ruffled my hair.

**Yui**: "Ah! Stop that!"

**Soji**: "Haha. Okay, I'm getting up."

**Yui**: "Have a good day."

**Soji**: "Thanks, I'll see you later."

**Yui**: "What would you like for dinner?"

**Soji**: "Anything you fix is fine."

**Yui**: "Hehe. Okay."

I watched him leave and was about to start sweeping.

**Aoi**: "Wow, just like a husband and wife."

**Yui**: "Aoi!"

Suddenly hearing his voice behind me I turned in surprise.

**Yui**: "How long have you been standing there?"

## Episode 6

**Aoi**: "When Soji said 'anything' you fix was fine..."

**Yui**: "Next time, say something instead of just standing there!"

**Aoi**: "Sorry. I didn't want to interrupt you love birds."

**Yui**: "Whatever."

**Aoi**: "He's unbelievable."

**Yui**: "Who is?"

**Aoi**: "Soji. He was so afraid of falling in love with anyone, and now look at him."

**Aoi**: "I was certain that, even if he liked you, he'd never say anything."

**Aoi**: "With his kindness, that would have been his way of keeping you out of danger."

**Aoi**: "And yet, he opened up to you."

**Aoi**: "He must have fallen so madly in love with you he couldn't keep it to himself any longer."

**Yui**: "Oh?"

**Aoi**: "You know he's prepared, don't you? To protect you no matter what."

**Yui**: "Yes. But I don't want that to constantly be on his mind."

**Yui**: "If anything, I want to protect him too."

**Aoi**: "Haha. You're strong in every way, aren't you?"

**Yui**: "And I'll get stronger."

**Aoi**: "Don't take it too far."

We both laughed.

**Yui**: "By the way, what are you doing here so early in the morning?"

**Aoi**: "Oh, that's right. I received a request. Is Kinshiro here?"

**Yui**: "He is."

That evening the members of our group were all called to Kyokatei.

**Kinshiro**: "I'm sure you all know why I've assembled you here."

**Sion**: "Has someone requested our services?"

**Aoi**: "That's right."

**Soji**: "Aoi? You received it?"

**Yui**: "Was that why you showed up this morning?"

**Aoi**: "Yup. That's it. A prostitute was murdered."

Aoi pulled a white handkerchief from his pocket.

## Episode 7

Setting it down in our midst, he delicately unwrapped it.

**Kinshiro**: "It's a bullet."

**Sion**: "A bullet?"

**Aoi**: "She was killed by a single shot to the center of her chest with this bullet."

**Soji**: "I examined that body today. I thought the wound looked suspicious, but why do you have the bullet?"

**Aoi**: "Her good friend was the first person to find the body and apparently found this."

**Yui**: "Wait, let me see it."

Looking closely at the bullet, I noticed it had a familiar looking floral decoration on it like a peony.

**Yui**: "This flower looks familiar."

**Kinshiro**: "It's a rose, isn't it?"

**Yui**: "This is the same decoration that was on Willem's guns!"

**Soji**: "It is!? Are you sure?"

**Yui**: "Yes. I'm positive!"

**Sion**: "Wow. In other words..."

**Aoi**: "There's a good chance this murder is his work."

**Yui**: "Willem, huh?"

**Soji**: "This time, I'll definitely deal with him..."

**Kinshiro**: "Here, here. We can't let him get away again."

**Sion**: "...Shall we finish him off?"

**Aoi**: "Yeah. We don't want people thinking we've gone soft."

We all looked at each other and nodded.

**Yui**: "Let's do it!"

**Soji**: "This time, we'll take him down..."

It appeared we would finally be going after Willem.

But that's another story in itself...

The End