Jigokuraku with Hakuji

Hell's Paradise: Gabimaru and Yuzuriha | including Yuzuriha and Gabimaru | Gabimaru, Yuzuriha, and Chobei

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From the day my fiance turned into a demon, I began to look forward to his death, just as he had once hoped I would keep living.

About a hundred years later, we can finally be together again, even if it means going to hell.

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In hell, Gabimaru is the one who needs to atone.

Atonement can happen in two ways: through physical suffering or mental anguish.

Gabimaru isn't afraid of physical pain. I'll help with his punishment, leaving brands or wounds on his body and adding a little of hell's flames to it. He sweats from the pain, but smiles and reassures me that it's all right.

Gabimaru is afraid of mental anguish. He dreams over and over of his uncle, his father, and me dying. He dreams of becoming a demon again, of forgetting me, and of me finally forgetting him.

That is punishment for the soul. Each time it ends, he's drenched in cold sweat, and once he wakes, he grows even more afraid of losing me.

I comfort him, telling him that feeling pain means his atonement is working and that he shouldn't be afraid.

He calms down and rests his head in my lap, reverently waiting for the next bout of pain.

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Perhaps Gabimaru has always felt guilty about me going to hell. No matter how much pain he suffers, he bears it willingly.

As he suffers, Gabimaru leans against me, his gaze always full of hope and devotion.

He says, “Koyuki, I'll atone properly until one day I've paid for everything and we have the chance to be reborn together.”

He says, “Koyuki, I'm afraid my sins are too great. What if I don't meet you after we're reborn?”

He grows anxious as he speaks, then starts to cry again.

I reach out, and he places his palm in my hand.

“No matter what you become, Gabimaru, I'll be with you. So don't cry.”

I soothe him gently, and he rubs against me affectionately.

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Notes

The story follows Gabimaru's atonement after he goes to hell, primarily from Koyuki's point of view.

Whether the atonement is working is measured by whether Gabimaru feels pain.

There are many kinds of punishment, with Upper Rank Three appearing and a variety of flavors.

Later, there may be an if about being reborn or a parallel-world if, in normal third-person narration.

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Before You Read

This story is based on the premise that “Gabimaru and Koyuki's feelings for each other are both very deep,” with a touch of dark, unsettling angst.

It is based on the premise that “Chobei and Gabimaru are the same person, but with different flavors.”

It is based on the premise that “I like seeing Chobei (Gabimaru) shaken and showing his vulnerable side.”

For his atonement, Gabimaru must feel pain. For Koyuki, he also hopes to atone as quickly as possible.

Therefore, Gabimaru has masochistic tendencies in this story.

Theme: Even when fate is unfair, we must protect each other.