HIROMI

When Hiromi Gushiken opened her eyes, she noticed the debris on her feet. Her head was bleeding, and she could not move her body. After the explosion, everything around her was completely black. Hiromi gasped and panicked. Suddenly trusted in this catastrophe, Hiromi wanted so badly to run away from the anxiety she was in now, but she was unstable. She scanned the area for help but could not find anything clear. She could only hear people crying in pain, with the sound of their grunts and ragged breathing as their moans penetrated her ears in the darkness. She heard the noise of the fire trucks and ambulances busying about as she lay weakly against the cold ground. Hiromi is dying, quite pathetically, at that. She could not feel herself anymore, and she felt dizzy and pained. If this is really her end, she wishes, with all her heart, to have one more chance to live longer. Hiromi recalls what happened before the cafeteria exploded. She was sad at that time because even though three years had passed, she still remembered the pain that happened to her family and her boyfriend, Haru Bushida. She recalled everything was perfect because Haru had become close to her family. Haru, with her father and mother, were having a great time riding in her boyfriend's car. He lost his brakes and crashed into a big tree. She is the only one who survived while her parents lay in the hospital. The same happened to her boyfriend, Haru. She was inside the café. Hiromi's sentiments were so heavy that they weakened her. She didn't realize that she was playing her favorite game. This game is in historical periods when you have to defend your camp, so the opponent doesn't win against you. The game has become Hiromi's entertainment since the terrible incident that happened. She stopped playing when she felt her coffee moving. Hiromi looked at the ceiling because it was also moving. When she turned to her side, she noticed the crack in the glass. Hiromi was about to stand up when suddenly she saw and heard the loud sound of a car that had lost its brakes. Suddenly, it hit the glass of the café. All the glass in the shop was shattered. At the speed of the event, it exploded with great force. Hiromi's hope of being saved from the explosion incident slowly disappeared as she wrapped up her eyes. Suddenly someone helped Hiromi from the debris that was resting on her feet. Someone helped get her out of this awful situation. Hiromi gradually feels that someone is helping her. Is it just imagination, or is it real? Hiromi wanted to open her eyes to see the light from the darkness that had happened to her. When Hiromi finally saw the man who carried her, she was stunned. She was pretty surprised when she saw the tall man with beautiful eyes. That Hiromi imagined that he was like a Korean-Chinese actor who is prince charming. A stranger wearing ninja attire took her down. Hiromi noticed that she had wounds on her body. The wound on her leg made it hard for her to walk. "Why are you dressed like that? Wait, where are we? Are we at the hospital yet?" Hiromi wondered. The stranger was about to answer, but Hiromi suddenly felt dizzy and immediately caught her. The stranger immediately made her lean against a tree. The stranger felt Hiromi faint from the debris. The stranger looked at the beautiful woman, who seemed like a sleeping princess. When Hiromi opened her eyes again, the very handsome stranger who helped her appeared close to her. Hiromi screamed, and the stranger also screamed in shock. Hiromi immediately stood up, but she was struggling because of the wound on her leg. The stranger immediately carried her onto a white horse. She screams in fear of who the man is. "Please help me! There is a handsome man here, but he has plans for me! I still want to live!" Hiromi shouted as the stranger tried to quiet her. When the stranger made her ride the white horse, Hiromi stopped. She felt so nervous as if a needle was piercing her heart. Hiromi looked around as their horse ran. She was startled to see every place they passed through. Hiromi screamed because she thought she was in another place. "Where are we going? Where are you taking me? Please tell me!" Hiromi shouted in desperation. As they fled, Hiromi almost got hit by an arrow shot at them. She shrieked in horror, "Why are they shooting at us? Who are they? Why are these people trying to kill us? Please, I want to go home now!" It was like a scene from a movie, but it all came to pass when Hiromi noticed a group of men on their horses following them. She had a hunch that it wasn't going to be good. Ancient soldiers are chasing Hiromi and the stranger man. The soldiers hold the ulfberht swords. Their garment over their fundoshi loincloth like a short kimono crosses the garment in front and ties it with a strap at the waist. Ulfberht sword is a one-handed sword with pommels combined with two straight blades. Fundoshi is traditional underwear for men in Japan and other areas. In English, it is described as "loincloth." A lot is going through Hiromi's mind, but she's confident that she's in a different time and place, and she must find out this big mystery to return to her world. Hiromi tells the stranger to stop where they can rest. She had to breathe. She's exhausted, and her heart is so heavy. It's like a part of her is lost. The last enemies disappeared when the stranger saw that the coast was clear. He slows down his white horse. They go into a Minka house. Minka is a vernacular house constructed in any one of several traditional Japanese building styles. In the context of the four divisions of society, Minka was the dwellings of farmers, artisans, and merchants. As she looked around, Hiromi flashbacked the places they passed, the stranger's clothes, the soldiers chasing them, and their house was strange. Hiromi felt as if she had gone back to ancient times. The stranger helped her off the horse. When she was weak, the stranger lifted her, which surprised her. Hiromi was taken inside the Minka and seated. She noticed that the stranger had closed the door of the house. Then she saw that the stranger was looking for cloth, so he left her. The stranger came back with a cloth. It was as if the stranger made the cloth into a bandage and tied it to Hiromi's leg injury. She only had one thing in her mind the stranger seemed to know her because he felt close to her. Hiromi also saw the gentle face of the stranger closely, even though it looked like an assassin. Suddenly, there was a loud knock on the door. The stranger gave a sign that she should be quiet. He slowly went to the door and peeked to see who it was. Hiromi's expression can be seen with nervousness. Unexpectedly, someone grabbed the stranger, an older woman, from behind. The older woman told them both to hide. She is the owner of this Minka house. The older woman looked at them before hiding in the house underground. Hiromi and the stranger were in the underground of the house when the older woman opened the door. The stranger peeks through the hole to see who the people are knocking on the door. The stranger saw that they were opponents. Hiromi asks who they are. The stranger told her that they were the ones who chased them earlier. They are enemies who want to take over their place. What they wanted was to occupy the whole area of Oshiro. Oshiro - O means "great," and Shiro means "castle." Hiromi remembered what she was playing on her cellphone that sounded like its name. "Oshiro?" Hiromi was surprised. The stranger nodded in response. Hiromi just now remembered that the stranger she was with was the character she was playing on her cellphone. Hiromi covered her mouth when she realized she had entered her game. She realized there was a bloody battle in this world. This is the "Battle of Oshiro" Maybe she's just dreaming? She pinches herself hard, and she feels the pain. "This is real, and this is happening to me," Hiromi muttered. Hiromi's eyeing the stranger. "His mouth is all covered. He got these blue, piercing eyes that talk through me. He stands about six feet tall and has a very fit physique. Not bad!" her thoughts. The stranger wears a ninja-yoroi or ninja armor. It consists of a black jacket, black trousers, light sandals, and a hooded cowl. The stranger who met her also noticed Hiromi's actions were strange. He ignored her weirdness as if she lived in another world. The stranger ignored this as he thought about the danger the Oshiro's enemies were causing. When the soldier left, the old woman immediately closed the house door. Hiromi and the stranger came out of the underground. They were facing the owner of the house. The old woman looked intently at the stranger. She took a sharp hairpin from her hair and threw it to the stranger. Hiromi was shocked by the incident. Luckily the stranger was able to avoid the sharp hairpin. The stranger immediately approached the old woman, and Hiromi intervened directly. "Don't hurt this woman. Can you please calm down?" Hiromi held back the stranger. "Why did you bring the army shogun's daughter here? Do you know what punishment awaits you? You can be locked up for what you're doing!" the old woman's tone was angry. Hiromi doesn't understand what's going on. She heard the old woman mention "Daughter of the Shogun" to the stranger. Hiromi wondered if she was the daughter of the shogun. The shogun was a hereditary commander in chief in feudal Japan. Because of the military power concentrated in his hands and the weakness of the nominal head of state, the shogun is generally the absolute ruler of the country. The stranger told the old woman that something terrible had happened earlier. A sculpture was unexpectedly destroyed. They're also known as the 'earth bearer. This sculpture is made of stone, which is said to have a spiritual power for protection and longevity. The stranger continued explaining to the old woman that he saw Hiromi covered in debris during his journey. So he immediately helped her. But unfortunately, the opponents were also there. The enemies destroyed the sculpture to hit Hiromi, who was there. The old woman sighed and said she would look into Hiromi's wounds. Until now, it hasn't sunk into Hiromi that she wakes up and lives in a different world. While treating Hiromi's wounds, she remembers everything that happened in her game "Battle of Oshiro." She recalled that she had to win the adventure to go and win against the Oshiro Palace. But Hiromi was discouraged. Because the game she thought was easy to do was the opposite of what was happening in the world, she entered. Hiromi knew that this was not a simple battle like in the game. After the old woman treated Hiromi, she thanked her. When the old woman left, Hiromi asked the stranger if he knew her. The stranger said that the old woman was the one who sheltered him. She is the mother he has been living with. It's a long story, so that's all the stranger will tell her. Hiromi remembered the "Story Mode" of the game, which the old lady was. She is the one who holds the scroll to pass the first round. Hiromi remembered that the old woman was the first to be seen in the game and the stranger ninja looked alike. But Hiromi was even more surprised when she remembered that the old woman would die because of her. Instead, Hiromi was not the one to be hit with the arrow. The old woman came back with a scroll. They all stopped when Hiromi screamed. She had in mind how to control what would happen. She couldn't say it was just a game. Who would believe her even if she said this? A scroll is a roll of parchment or paper for writing or painting. The scroll held by the old woman contained information about the direction to Oshiro Palace. It also includes information on things they can get and use later. Hiromi thought there could be a reason for the game not to happen. She knows this is just a game on her cellphone. But because she entered this world, human life can truly be lost. She wants to return to her world, but she doesn't know how. She didn't know what way she could do it. Flashbacks to Hiromi seeing her parents and her boyfriend lying unconscious. There was a lot of blood on Haru's head while she looked on, crying as she lay there. A nurse came and covered him with a green panel screen. "Haru, don't die!" she screamed in her mind. That was the last time Hiromi ever caught a glimpse of Haru Bushida. She closes her eyes every time she remembers the painful things that happened to her family and her boyfriend. The stranger noticed that Hiromi was deep in thought so he gave her something to eat. It is a bowl of rice and soup, along with chopsticks, a spoon, and the three spices of salt, vinegar, and hishio, which is a fermentation of soybeans, wheat, sake, and salt. Hiromi was shocked and because it was bad to refuse grace, she accepted it. She thanked him because he even bothered to give her something to eat. She was offered to sit on a zabuton with the stranger and the old woman. Zabuton is a Japanese cushion for sitting. It's generally used when sitting on the floor and may also be used when sitting on a chair. They were surprised because someone knocked on the door again as if it was about to break. Hiromi turned to the door as if she was scared because she heard a knock on the door. The old woman looked at them. She said the two of them have to leave before everyone else gets caught. The stranger and the old woman immediately stood up. Hiromi also stood up because she didn't know that the opponent soldiers might return. Hiromi and the stranger passed at the back of the house. But when the stranger came out from the back of the house, there was also a soldier stationed. So he and Hiromi went back inside the house. The old woman looked at them as she opened the door. Hiromi peeked through the opening of the door. And when it was opened, a soldier saw her.