Last day in Japan

"Sumi means ink. My father made the broom out of cherry wood. The colour should have been pink. The alchemy mixture turned the colour black, and we don't know what caused the whiteness in the bush," Hikari said as he carved his name on the broom's stick. Henry was sitting in the workshop, watching Hikari work. "It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen," said Henry. Hikari finished carving her name and turned to Henry. "I know. I helped my father when he was designing the broomstick. You must take good care of it," said Hikari.

Henry pulled out his wand and pointed it at Sumi. Henry hissed and cast a spell. The name "Hikari Fukunaga" engraved on the broom turned red like blood. "Red really is your colour," Henry said, smiling at Hikari. Hikari was surprised that Henry had cast a spell. She smiled after hearing what he said. "We've barely met, I'm Hikari Fukunaga. I just turned thirteen," Hikari said. Henry took Hikari's hand and leaned down slightly, kissing her knuckles. "Nice to meet you. I'm Henry Pearce, I'm from England and I'll be twelve in October," Henry said with a smile.

"Do you live in England?" asked Hikari. "Yes, I'm studying at Hogwarts, I'm in Japan on holiday," said Henry. "Oh, when are you coming back to England?" asked Hikari again. "Tomorrow," Henry said with a bitter smile. Hikari was saddened to hear Henry say, "Can't you stay a little longer to see your parents?" she asked. "I'm an orphan. The leave I got from the Ministry was for a month, and unfortunately it has expired," Henry said, still with a bitter smile on his face.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know. How did you get a permit to travel alone?" Hikari asked. They continued to talk for a while. As they talked, Hiroshi was questioning Akira outside the workshop. "How do you know this boy, Akira?" Hiroshi asked. "I know him from Butokuden, Uncle. He's been my sparring partner for three weeks and he's really nice," said Akira. Hiroshi was a childhood friend of Akira's father. After questioning Akira for a while, Hiroshi entered the workshop.

He frowned when he saw Henry and Hikari laughing and chatting. Hiroshi met Henry and invited him and Akira to dinner. "Thank you for the invitation. I'd be happy to join you. Before that, how much do I have to pay to buy Sumi?" asked Henry. Hiroshi thought about it. He had never thought of selling Sumi. He had made the broomstick for his daughter. After adding the alchemy mixture to the broomstick, there was an accident, and the broomstick gained a little consciousness. After the accident, they could neither test the broomstick nor use it. He had done his best because he had made it for his daughter. Every part of the broomstick was selected from the highest quality products and even used alchemy formulas from his family.

Just as Hiroshi was about to name the price, he saw Hikari looking at him with piercing eyes. Hiroshi had become fond of his daughter after losing his wife. Feeling depressed, Hiroshi decided to tell him how much he had spent making the broomstick, "Fifteen thousand galleons." Akira's eyes widened. Although the price was very expensive for a broom, he knew that his uncle's broomsticks were much more expensive than that. Considering that Sumi was a very special broomstick, this was a cheap price. Henry paid without hesitation. Hikari looked at Henry apologetically. She didn't want to take money from him, but she knew how much Sumi had cost her father.

It was already getting dark when Henry paid. Hiroshi closed his shop and escorted them home. Their house was a two-storey minka. The inside was enchanted with charms. The space was very spacious, and the backyard was very beautiful. Hikari ran to the kitchen as soon as she entered the house. "I'll prepare dinner, Dad, take them to the backyard," Hikari said. Hiroshi took Akira and Henry to the backyard of the house.

"Kuro, bring us some tea," said Hiroshi. Out of nowhere, a house-elves came with tea. In the moonlight in the backyard, Hiroshi was looking at Henry across from him. Henry was still amazed at the man's resemblance to Madara. "How do you like Japan, Henry?" asked Hiroshi. "I can say that it is the most beautiful country and society I have ever seen, sir. My family was muggle, and even though it has been a year since I learned about the wizard society, I can say that I like Japan, the most of the three countries I have seen," said Henry, smiling.

Hiroshi shook his head, smiling. "I'm sorry about your family. Akira told me about it. Travelling on your own is very brave, but also very dangerous. I still don't understand how they can give you an adult licence. No matter how smart and mature you are, you are still a child," Hiroshi said as he looked Henry in the eyes. "Sir, I don't think you know the state of affairs in England. Apart from the corruption, you are aware of the state the wizarding community was in ten years ago. The dark lord still has his followers, and they still defended blood supremacy among wizards. Even though I entered wizard society, I was raised as an orphan in my family. They raised me to be smart and mature enough to survive on my own. When I saw the state the British wizarding community was in, I hired a lawyer and bribed him to get an adult licence early," Henry said, looking into Hiroshi's eyes.

Hiroshi was surprised by Henry's frankness and the way he assessed the situation. He hesitated for a moment and then nodded. "I see. I assume you like quidditch, anyway? The broomsticks I make are usually a luxury item, but they are given as a prize to the winner of the quidditch tournament held in Mahoutokoro." Said Hiroshi and continued, "Sumi is my finest creation. Even though I made it for my daughter, it seems it was your destiny to use it."

Henry smiled. "I would like to give Sumi as a gift to Hikari, but I know Sumi doesn't want to leave my side. After the first ride, I began to understand Sumi a little. It's really fascinating that it has its own consciousness." "If I had known it would be like this, I wouldn't have brought him to Susumu," Akira said. Hiroshi looked at Akira and laughed. Henry elbowed him in the stomach. "Do you want to separate me with my broomstick?" Henry asked Akira.

Akira wanted to cry. While they chatted, Hikari prepared dinner. With the help of Kuro, the house-elves, she carried the food to the backyard. There was a lot of food on the table. Hikari cooked not only Japanese cuisine but also dishes from different countries. "I didn't know which cuisine you liked, so I made everything I knew," Hikari said to Henry with a smile. Hiroshi and Akira looked at each other. Hiroshi's eyes promised Akira pain. "Damn, how could I have known Hikari would treat Henry like that? You're a real Young Master Henry!" Akira cried inwardly, his life flashing before his eyes, questioning himself.

Henry smiled and said, "I'm not picky. I'm happy to eat any good food. The food looks wonderful. You seem to be very good at cooking." Hikari was very happy to hear Henry's compliment. Hikari's cheeks flushed. She sat down next to Henry and began to fill his plate with food. "Itadakimasu!" Henry said, and began to eat everything Hikari put on his plate. Hikari watched happily as Henry ate the food she had made and continued to put food on Henry's plate. Meanwhile, Hiroshi was still looking at Akira. His gaze grew cold as he saw Hikari's behaviour towards Henry. Hiroshi had never blamed Henry. No, Akira was to blame. He had brought Henry to the shop and to his little angel. Akira was eating, scared out of his soul. It might have been his last meal before he died.

After the meal was over, Henry's face was swollen. Hikari put half the table on his plate. Henry didn't want to offend her, so he ate it all. Henry looked at Hikari, and when he saw that she was so happy, he felt it was worth it. "So you're going back to England tomorrow, Henry? I hope you make the quidditch team with Sumi," Hiroshi said. "No doubt, sir, I'm sure I'll make the team just because of Sumi, even if we ignore my ability to ride a broomstick," he said in a voice full of confidence. Hiroshi smiled when he heard Henry's confidence in his broomstick. Hikari felt sad when she remembered that Henry was leaving the next day.

"Even though I met you late, I will definitely send you a photo with Sumi, Hikari-chan," Henry said, smiling at Hikari. Hiroshi's smile disappeared when he heard that. Unlike him, Hikari smiled again when she heard Henry "If you don't send it, I won't let it go. You promised, don't forget!" said Hikari excitedly. Akira was watching them with a buddha face, praying to God to prevent Hiroshi from causing him pain. Time passed quickly as they chatted. Henry and Akira left the house after thanking them for dinner. After they left the house, Hiroshi was sitting with Hikari, talking. They were talking about how happy they were that Sumi had finally found her keeper. Finally, the subject came to Henry. "Hikari, I've never seen you treat anyone like this, not even your girlfriends," said Hiroshi. "I like Henry, Dad," said Hikari, blushing. "Oh, I guess I'm getting old and my hearing is not good. Baby, can you repeat that?" After Hiroshi stiffened, he shook his head and asked Hikari hopefully. "You didn't hear wrong dad, I like Henry!" said Hikari, embarrassed. Hiroshi looked up at the sky, his face emotionless. If a ninja from the naruto world were to see Hiroshi right now, he would freeze with fear.

Akira suddenly trembled on the way home. "Damn it, Henry! Hikari is like my uncle's daughter. You want me dead! I've never seen you behave like this before. I wouldn't have taken you there if I knew it would be like this!" said Akira. "Calm down, Akira. Hikari is the most beautiful girl I've ever seen, but I'm not the type to like every girl I see. I like Hikari a lot. I think she likes me too," said Henry, smiling. Akira looked up at the sky and started praying. His uncle was going to kill him for sure. "I knew you were the Young Master!" said Akira, pointing his finger at Henry. After joking and laughing, Akira went home and Henry went back to his hotel.