Third Person:
Everyone was on a carriage. The were entering the Entertainment District. All the houses had lights outside them. There were females on some of the balconies.
Gyutaro: Listen you three. Try not to stand out. We're only here to case the joint. And whatever you do, don't get out of the carriage.
Kanao jumped down.
Nezuko: Stop it! What do you think you're doing?
Aoi jumped down.
Nezuko: Where are you going? Come back, you two!
Nezuko jumped down.
Gyutaro: What a bunch of hardheaded idiots!
Aoi looked around trembling.
Nezuko: Settle down, Aoi.
Gyutaro: Get back here, damn it! I'm talking to you too! Are you listening to me?
They were all together now.
Nezuko: It's so bright.
Kanao: It looks like it's daytime.
Gyutaro: Allow me to introduce you to the Yoshiwara Entertainment District, awash in vanity and desire. Cool, isn't it?
Aoi: What kind of place is this? There's too many people to even count! Make way, chumps, I'm coming through!
Gyutaro: Hey!
Gyutaro ran after her.
Gyutaro: Get back here, moron!
Civilian: A boar is on a rampage!
Gyutaro came back, carrying Aoi.
Gyutaro: Hey! Where'd the annoying kid with the yellow hair go?
Nezuko: What?
Kanao was walking around.
Boy: Well, aren't you a pretty one?
Kanao looked up and saw three boys waving at her.
Boy: Why don't you come and join us?
Guy: If you're bored, we have makeup.
They all giggled.
Kanao blushed but she covered her face.
Boy: No need to be shy, young woman.
Kanao ran towards the entrance.
Handsome gentlemen who make the first move? What am I gonna do?
Gyutaro: Not so fast!
Gyutaro knocked her out. He then dragged her.
Gyutaro: You're too young for that kinda stuff.
Gyutaro: Take notes, you three. During the day, this place is quiet as a ghost town, but at night, it roars to life with all kinds of people, ideal circumstances for a demon. The woman here are also unique. Many become courtesans and are sold off to pay their debts. In return, they're given food, clothing, and lodging, and if they climb up the ranks, a rich man might buy out their contracts. The highest-ranking courtesan is referred to as oiran, and she's on a whole different level. Her beauty and intelligence is unrivaled and she's mastered every traditional art. A woman of distinction bathed in her house's resources to become their shining star.
Nezuko: She sounds incredible.
Gyutaro: I think that's enough reconnaissance for now. Let's go.
Gyutaro walked up to a door that had a sign that read wisteria on it.
Gyutaro: Sorry to impose!
Gyutaro sat down.
Gyutaro: Listen up, you three. Once you're in the Entertainment District, you should try to seek out my sister. I'll search for any info on the demons.
Aoi was eating. Nezuko was drinking. Kanao looked confused.
Kanao: ...What? You mean we came here all this way just to find your sister? Why can't you do it yourself you hunchback!?!?
Nezuko: Calm down, Kanao!
Gyutaro: The hell?!
Kanao: You took us, three mere swordswoman to find your sister?! Are you serious?! We're not helping you— a creepy revolting slob find your damn sister who's probably just as disgusting because you can't do it yourself!!!
Gyutaro and punches her and knocks her out.
Gyutaro: If you talk crap about my sister you're dead.
Nezuko: Uhm excuse me? What exactly are we going to do?
Gyutaro: Disguise yourselves, of course. My talented, gorgeous, amazing, smart, and outstanding sister is a Hashira, just like me. She was assigned a mission to go here and find any traces of a demon. I didn't want her to go alone but she insisted. She used to send me letters saying that I'd I go, not to blend in. Now, she's currently reported as missing. Since I've already narrowed down three of the likeliest houses, you all will search for my sister there and try to gather information. She could be in the Tokito House—
Wait— Tokito?
Uhm
Ok
Gyutaro: —the Ogimoto House, and the Kyogoku House.
Aoi: She's probably dead is she stopped writing.
Nezuko gasped. Gyutaro punched her too, knocking her out.
A man opened the door.
Bule: Pardon my intrusion, sir, but I brought back all of the items you requested earlier.
Gyutaro: Thank you.
Two people were looking on in awe.
Woman: Oh, my goodness. These girls are...
so gorgeous aren't they?!
Seriously. Kanao, Nezuko and Aoi looked beautiful. Kanao's hair was into pigtails with red bows. She wore a yellow kimono that faded into orange, like her haori. It even had white triangles on it and a red bow. Her eyeshadow was light yellow eyelashes stood out. She had red lipstick on.
Nezuko's hair was tied into a upward ponytail with a pink bow. She had on a pink hemp leaf pattern kimono with a red sash over her midriff. Her eyeshadow was light pink and her lipstick was also red.
Aoi's hair was tied into downward pigtails with blue bows. Her kimono was blue with a light blue sash over her waist. Her lipstick was also red. Her eyeshadow was light blue.
Man: ... Sorry. I just can't take my eyes off of them.
Gyutaro: I'm glad you find them all pretty. I believe that under your training, madam, their beauty will bloom even more.
Man: That's very kind...
Woman: Which one should we pick?
Gyutaro: I can assure you that you won't be disappointed. You may pick whichever girl you'd like.
Gyutaro's makeup hid his birthmarks. He looked fine actually.
Woman: If we can choose, then I think we'll take the one in the middle. She looks the most obedient.
Nezuko: I promise to work as hard as I can.
Gyutaro: Great! Now I'm stuck with you two brats. You're lucky you can look well enough to be chosen.
Kanao sighed.
Kanao: Stop talking to me. I don't want to hear it from you.
Gyutaro: Are you upset you have to dress up?
Aoi walked away.
Gyutaro: You said you'd do anything I asked, right?
I don't give a damn if I'm dressed up, you moron. It's that face of yours. You look like shit, yet you're bragging about having a absolutely stunning sister!
Aoi: Hey, look! Seems like there's a whole bunch of people swarming around over there.
Aoi and Kanao walked over there. A gorgeous woman was walking down the street. She was an oiran.
Gyutaro: That there is House Tokito's oiran. Her name is Koinatsu. The highest-ranking courtesan is going off to meet her suitor. How's that for being cool?
Kanao: That her?! Are you telling me that's your sister?! How did you get born with a knockout like her?
Gyutaro punches her face.
Gyutaro: She's not my sister!!!
Aoi was sitting on the floor, picking her ear.
Aoi: Why does she walk so slow? She'd be killed instantly if we were in the mountains.
A woman in a green kimono was standing above Aoi, looking down at her.
Swamp: Excuse me sir, but I'll be taking this girl back to my house now if that's alright.
Gyutaro: I see. And you must be...
Swamp: Forgive me. I am the chaperone of the Ogimoto House.
Gyutaro: Well, if she managed to catch the eye of the Ogimoto House, how could I refuse? May I ask what it was about her that caught your attention?
Swamp: Yes. Her beauty is unlike any I have ever seen.
Gyutaro: Take care of yourself out there, Inoko!
Gyutaro glared at Kanao.
Oh no! I'm the only one left here!
She was rejected.
In the Kyogoku house Kanao was playing an instrument called the shamisen. She let out a sigh of anger before she went all out. She played the instrument with rage.
Purple: Wow, that girl can sure play the shamisem.
Off white: No kidding. So dynamic. Do you know anything about her?
Purple: I know she has a good eye for music. I was told she could play shamisen or koto after just one look.
Off white: Not only that, but she's super beautiful. It's no surprise she got taken in here.
Orandge: Not only is she gorgeous, but I heard the man who brought her here was very handsome.
Off white: Was he, really? I wish I could've seen him.
Orandge: The chaperone lady was totally smitten!
Dark: I've never been more certain. That girl will rise to the top.
Off white: What?
Dark: Her shamisen is speaking for her. She intends to get back at the man who abandoned her. That girl has serious backbone.
Off white: I see...
Gyutaro: If you take her, you can have her clean the toilets, or do whatever you want, really. Hell, you don't even have to pay! Just take her!
I'm gonna make that jerk pay for this! Just watch me become the number one oiran in Yoshiwara!
To be continued...
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