12 12. NEAREST TOWN

"So you're telling me you guys want to find the nearest town?"

"Yes, do you know where?" Asked Ailee

"Hmm? You have to add dad or daddy or father for me to answer that" said the masked man cheekily.

Ailee blushed.

" do you know where it is, daddy?"

He pat his heart and sigh contently.

"That feel really good. Yes, I know. I can bring you guys there now"

We started our journey and make our way to the nearest town. It took us about 15 minutes to reach it. A gigantic wall standing erect in front of us and there were two guards standing patrol in front of the gate.

"Your pass?"

The masked man pulled something from his yukata's long sleeves and showed a jade like plaque. The guards paled instantly and bowed immediately, letting us passed. It seems this masked man is someone influential to gain such respect.

"I wished not to be 'bothered'"

"When are you guys getting married, daddy?" Asked Miya while skipping around.

The masked man stopped and knock his fist on his palm.

"Oh yeah! I almost forgotten about that. We need to do the ceremony. What do you like? Big one or smaller one?"

I sticked close to him and whispered to him.

"Aren't you worried to be poisoned again? Big ceremony means you have to invite a lot of people"

"Then small it is"

"Plus, We haven't introduced ourselves"

"Lets find a place to sit then we can continue this"

I nodded.

We saw an inn, and my new husband paid the fee for us. He ordered two rooms and we went to one of the room.

"Let me introduce myself. I'm Kuro."

"A japanese?" Puzzled Ailee. Since I always binged watching japanese anime back in the earth they had long since learn some of the japanese language just like me.

"Black?" Asked Miya. She look at his hair. "Should be Shiro"

"I know, I know. Whoever named me find it funny to named me the opposite way. And what did you mean by japanese? My name is actually derived from a secret language that only used and known by my tribe. It's a Shoa tribe." He look at them.

"By the way, how do you know my name means black?"

Ailee look embarrassed and scratch her head with her finger. She look at me for help, she was definitely asking me how should we proceed from here.

"We're from another world. Where we come from, your language is what we called a japanese language. That clothing fits that country's traditional clothing too." I explained.

"Oh?" It seems it caught his interest.

"So… do you guys just appear here with your body, or born here?"

"Neither. We were brought here with a new body"

"So, all that cooking must be from your original world?"

"Yes. Do you really believe us?"

"Why not? Its uncommon but we heard some stories about traveller from another world. It seems my ancestor was one of them who come from another world."

That's explained all of that.

"I'm Miya and the youngest one."

"I'm Ailee." They all look at me, as it was my turn to introduce myself.

"Iiana."

Miya clicked her tongue.

"Mom, that's not cute. You should be more… loving"

I look at her deadpan. How loving can I be to just introduce myself?

"Sorry bout that daddy. Mom is not really good with guys. She had trauma" said Ailee. My jaw dropped. Did she just said that?

"Ailee! No need to tell him that."

"But its true. He's your new husband and our new dad. He should know. So he can heal you."

"I don't need help on healing. I am fine now"

"Can you hug him without feeling disgust?"

"....."

"Hmmm… that bad huh? Not to worry about that with your little head, dear. Your mom will be fine. Now, let us walk around and sight seeing. Then we'll come back here and rest"

"Sounds good" I nodded fast and needed to find a distraction. I want to bury my face somewhere. This is horrifying.