Child of Water

"The era of fighting is coming to a close," Koyama stated. "Daimyo are regional lords in name only. Very few can afford wars because there are more lords than there's land. Sons aren't picking up the sword anymore because samurai are earning less than many merchants. So few lands have full rice paddies and people are so traumatized from the years before."
"There's still a remnant of samurai who lives with warrior pride and conviction. Men are paid in honor, not food nor money," Arisu retorted.
"But what does any of that have to do with you or me?" Koyama was breathing intensely now. "Peace, even if only a by-product of poverty, is still peace. No one can afford to war in this region."
"So what?!"
"So what reason is there for you to fight?!"
Arisu swallowed.
"I have them. That's all you need to know."

Following its predecessor, Child of Water: The Prequel, Child of Water: The Rousing is the first volume of its serialized sequel. Follow my Instagram page, fpasbyOlivia for updates and to catch the rest of Arisu's journey.