Koshiro impatiently shook Gennosuke's hand off. Lord Kei hated Gennosuke, so Koshiro hated Gennosuke too. That was the politically correct thing to do.
[Koshiro, Ninjutsu B, Taijutsu A+, Genjutsu A]
He was Tenshen's adopted son, raised from childhood, and like a brother to Oboro. He was also Shujen's fiancé. He wielded a pair of sickles and used the whirlwind ninjutsu "Sickle Weasel." He was a young man who had truly clawed his way up from the bottom.
Koshiro and Gennosuke were cut from different cloth.
Gennosuke had a face that made everyone fall for him, and he stole all of Lord Kei's limelight. Most of the kunoichi from the Iga and Koga clans loved him. It was only natural that someone like him would rub his leader the wrong way.
If Lord Kei disliked someone, then Koshiro naturally disliked them too.
"Hmph! Instead of worrying about my wedding, you'd be better off thinking about what to do with Kagerou. Your relationship with her, and Oboro's relationship with Shujen, won't be easy to sort out. Lord Kei can't very well get involved in matters of love between men and women."
Leaving Gennosuke gaping in astonishment, Koshiro vanished into the woods, leaving him standing there in a daze.
"Ugh, what a headache! Kagerou's a good woman, but I only love Oboro!"
"What am I supposed to do? Am I going to have to snatch up a man as fine as myself for Kagerou?"
Just then, a delicate-looking young man appeared in front of Gennosuke. With a miserable expression, he cried, "Lord Gennosuke, please, I beg you—save us!"
The newcomer was named Benimaru. He was a natural leader among the young people of the Red Eye Clan and one of Gennosuke's biggest admirers. His sincere support was the reason Gennosuke had