Goyo Sweet Honeymoon Spin-Off: Chapter 3

## Episode 1

With Goyo leading me by the hand, we walk up the craggy mountain road.

**Goyo**: "Are you doing okay, Sakura?"

**Sakura**: "Yes."

**Goyo**: "..."

Goyo scowls at something behind us.

**Sakura**: "Goyo...?"

(I wonder what he's looking at...?)

**Goyo**: "Never mind."

**Goyo**: "It's nothing for you to worry over, Sakura."

He pats my head.

**Sakura**: "If you say so..."

After a while, we come upon a clearing. There, some rocks are lined up in an unnatural fashion.

**Sakura**: "What's up with this?"

**Goyo**: "I don't think this is natural."

**Sakura**: "Then...!"

**Goyo**: "That's right. Someone's living around here."

(The Taira clan...)

(They're able to survive by living in a remote area like this, huh?)

Then, I notice something tied to one of the rocks.

**Sakura**: "This looks like an amulet..."

It's a red amulet, purposely tied around one of the rocks.

Without thinking, I reach out my hand.

**???**: "Don't touch that!"

## Episode 2

**???**: "Don't touch that!"

A voice calls out from behind, and I turn around.

**Sakura**: "Yukino...?"

It's that woman who hit on Goyo on the ship.

She runs up to us and kneels in front of the rock.

**Yukino**: "Kahei..."

She clutches the amulet.

**Yukino**: "Kaheiiiii!"

Her sorrowful scream rings throughout the mountains.

**Goyo**: "..."

**Yukino**: "...\*Sniff\*..."

All we're able to do is stare at Yukino's shivering and sniffling figure.

\*Crunch!\* \*Crinkle!\*

**Goyo**: "!!!"

Hearing someone move through the vegetation, Goyo readies himself.

**???**: "Are you friends of the deceased?"

An old man appears.

**Sakura**: "Um, uh..."

Goyo holds me back with his arm.

**Sakura**: "!!!"

(Goyo...?)

**Yukino**: "Do you know Kahei...?"

Yukino wipes the tears from her eyes and asks the old man.

**Senior**: "Please follow me."

The old man walks deep into the vegetation.

**Yukino**: "!!!"

Following the old man, Yukino also disappears into the thicket.

**Goyo**: "Let's follow them."

**Sakura**: "Okay..."

## Episode 3

**Senior**: "Please, drink this water and calm down."

**Yukino**: "Thanks..."

The name "Antoku" is carved into a rock next to the spring.

**Sakura**: "Is Emperor Antoku really here...?"

**???**: "As you're probably well aware, he's already left this world."

Many more old men come out of the thicket.

I take cover behind Goyo.

**Goyo**: "Then, why is his name here?"

**Senior 2**: "A long time ago, his highness took a drink from this fountain and his name was carved here."

**Senior 2**: "Upon hearing his death, we built a shrine in this mountain forest to honor him."

**Senior 2**: "It was all we could do."

One of the old men smiles ruefully.

(Then these old men are the survivors of the Taira clan...)

**Senior 3**: "Where are you from? It's been a long time since anyone has set foot here."

**Senior**: "You wouldn't be from the Minamoto clan, would you?"

**Sakura**: "!!!"

(Oh no!)

<< Pass Checkpoint: Pass x4 >>

## Episode 4

**Senior**: "You wouldn't be from the Minamoto clan, would you?"

**Sakura**: "!!!"

(Oh no!)

**Yukino**: "I came to look for my husband."

**Yukino**: "These two, worried about a woman traveling alone, were nice enough to come with me."

**Goyo**: "..."

**Sakura**: "Yukino..."

(Is she trying to cover for us...?)

**Senior**: "I see..."

**Senior**: "This amulet was found in the swamp [where] he had fallen."

**Senior**: "When we found him, it was already too late."

**Yukino**: "..."

Yukino bows deeply.

**Yukino**: "Thank you for giving Kahei... my husband... a proper burial."

**Senior**: "Many people come to this mountain."

**Senior**: "They come to catch fish,"

**Senior**: "or come as bounty hunters to catch people."

**Senior**: "However, we cannot bring ourselves to abandon those who fall here."

**Senior 2**: "You should hurry back to your village,"

**Senior 2**: "and forget you were ever here."

(That's fine for us,)

(but what about all those suffering in the town...?)

## Episode 5

**Sakura**: "Um, excuse me."

**Senior 2**: "Yes?"

**Sakura**: "The people in the village are suffering because they can't come here and fish or pick vegetables."

**Sakura**: "Won't you let them come back to the mountain?"

**Senior**: "... ....Fine."

**Sakura**: "Huh? Really?"

That was anticlimactic.

**Senior**: "But tell them not to come this deep into the woods."

**Senior**: "Luck was on your side today. The paths around here are complex and maze-like."

**Senior 2**: "We just want to be left in peace."

**Senior**: "So please do not come this far again."

The old men disappear into the thicket.

The three of us descend the mountain together.

**Sakura**: "Um... Why did you cover for us?"

I ask Yukino.

**Yukino**: "It was a token of my appreciation for leading me here."

**Sakura**: "Huh?"

**Yukino**: "The truth is, I've been following you the whole time."

**Sakura**: "Really?"

(I had no idea...)

**Yukino**: "You knew I was following you, didn't you?"

## Episode 6

**Yukino**: "You knew I was following you, didn't you?"

**Goyo**: "You could say that..."

**Goyo**: "One look at you on the boat, and I could tell you were [adept] at the martial arts."

(So that's what he meant when he muttered that remark about her body...)

**Goyo**: "I knew you were following us ever since we got off the boat, but I could tell you didn't mean us harm."

**Goyo**: "I was curious as to what your objective was."

**Yukino**: "When I saw how you handled those men, I knew you were an expert in your craft."

**Yukino**: "So I really was planning to ask you if I could join you."

**Sakura**: "Then why didn't you say so when we were on the ship?"

**Yukino**: "When I saw how affectionate you were with each other, I got jealous."

**Yukino**: "I'm sorry for saying such bad things then."

Yukino bows before me.

**Sakura**: "..."

(Even though it was impossible for me to know what was going on then, the fact remains I sulked like a little baby.)

I feel so embarrassed about how I acted.

**Sakura**: "Please don't do that. After all, you covered for us back there."

**Goyo**: "Did your husband come to the mountain seeking the Tairas?"

**Sakura**: "!!!"

**Yukino**: "Yes, that's right."

**Yukino**: "While he was learning to fight under my father, we became engaged."

**Yukino**: "Once the war was over, we got married."

**Yukino**: "Despite that, saying he wanted to increase his reputation as a warrior, he came to this mountain."

**Sakura**: "Oh, wow."

I was at a loss for what to say.

## Episode 7

**Yukino**: "I was prepared for this..."

Yukino clutches the amulet in her hand.

**Yukino**: "But... if only I had the nerve to tell him then... that I didn't want him to go."

She wipes the tears away with the back of her hand.

**Goyo**: "So what'll you do now?"

**Yukino**: "Go home. I have to tell my father about this, and..."

She gently places her hand on her stomach.

**Sakura**: "Are you...?"

**Yukino**: "Yes. I'm carrying Kahei's child..."

**Goyo**: "You came all this way while pregnant?"

**Yukino**: "For the person she loves, a woman can do anything."

She smiles as she speaks.

**Yukino**: "Anyway... I must become stronger."

**Yukino**: "Thanks, you two."

**Goyo**: "Take care."

**Sakura**: "Good luck, Yukino."

She waves to us and then leaves.

**Sakura**: "She's gone."

**Goyo**: "Yeah... We should get back to the inn as well."

## Episode 8

**Innkeeper**: "Welcome back!"

When we arrive at the inn, the innkeeper is there to greet us.

**Innkeeper**: "So where did you decide to go today?"

**Goyo**: "Oh, we went to Mount Yokogura."

With a smile on his face, the innkeeper repeats Goyo's words.

**Innkeeper**: "Oh, went to Mount Yokogura?"

**Goyo**: "Yup."

**Innkeeper**: "Huh...?"

The innkeeper twists his neck into an odd position.

**Goyo**: "What's wrong?"

The innkeeper, overcome with surprise, pops his eyes open and rushes up to Goyo.

**Innkeeper**: "Yokogura! Didn't I warn you how dangerous it is up there?"

**Innkeeper**: "Didn't I tell you how so many people went there, only to never return, so never ever go there?"

**Goyo**: "Yeah, but we're back, aren't we?"

**Innkeeper**: "How...?"

He twists his neck again.

**Innkeeper**: "Well, what about the last of the Tairas...?"

**Goyo**: "Oh that... There's no need to worry anymore."

Goyo grins happily.

## Episode 9

**Goyo**: "Antoku is dead, and the Taira are not who you think they are."

**Goyo**: "They just want to live out the rest of their lives, looking over the graves of the dead."

**Goyo**: "As long as you don't threaten them, they won't hurt you if you go into the mountain."

**Innkeeper**: "For real?"

The innkeeper lets out a sigh of relief.

**Innkeeper**: "We also don't want anymore senseless killing."

**Innkeeper**: "If they want to be left alone, then I think everyone will honor their wishes."

**Goyo**: "Yes, please do."

**Goyo**: "In addition, if any more people come looking for them,"

**Goyo**: "just tell them there's no one [t]here and keep them away from the mountain."

**Goyo**: "Also, if the villagers go too deep into the mountain and get lost, they may never come back."

**Innkeeper**: "Got it."

With an earnest look in his eyes, the innkeeper nods his head.

**Goyo**: "Thank you."

**Innkeeper**: "Well, I better tell the head of the village!"

With that said, the innkeeper runs off.

**Sakura**: "I'm glad everything worked out."

**Goyo**: "Me too."

(Everyone will be able to live in harmony from now on.)

We look each other in the eyes and share a laugh together.

## Episode 10

**Village Head**: "Here's to our heroes! Cheers!"

**All**: "Cheers!"

That evening, we ended up being invited to a village party.

**Innkeeper**: "It's an honor to be able to throw this party for you two."

**Goyo**: "Thanks."

Laid out on a table in front of us is fresh carp and grilled eel.

**Sakura**: "Thank you so much."

In between smacking his lips and chowing down on the food, Goyo says to me,

**Goyo**: "You can't trust rumors. It's always best to make sure before you jump to judgment."

**Goyo**: "Hearing about something isn't the same as seeing it with your own eyes."

I nod in agreement.

**Sakura**: "That's the thrill of travel, right?"

**Village Head**: "And now, I will have the honor of showing you the traditional dance of our village."

On the mayor's signal, a bunch of the villagers enter into the room.

We applaud them as they come in.

The grand party lasts well into the night, and Goyo and I get pretty drunk.