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ลำดับตอนที่ #42 : Chapter 3 - At the Kannagi residence
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Chapter 3 - At the Kannagi residence
Part 1
After the present objective had been established, Ayano informed
the boy.
"You can come to my house but first of all put that spear
back. If you walk with it like that the police will start questioning us right
away."
"............"
The boy reluctantly frowned and took out from his breast pocket
an over-seized handkerchief like cloth.
Was it because the cloth was thin or because it was specially
folded but it spread out in a bizarrely large way.
The boy enveloped Kokusen in it.
"What are you doing?"
"Hiding Kokusen, right?"
"Only that - I'm asking why aren't you storing it inside
your body?"
"............"
The boy doesn't answer. He continued to envelop Kokusen in
indifferent silence.
".........The Wind's sacred treasure, can't be put away
just like Enraiha?" whispered Ayano in a small voice into Kazuma's ear.
"If it's so then it's so. There's no need for you to make
such an unhappy face," answered Kazuma immediately.
It was just like that.
If you think about it more, the owner of the Water's sacred
treasure also stored it inside his body. Then, it seems natural it would be the
same for the Wind's also.
In other words, something the real owner could do this boy
couldn't. That was ---
"No way, you're not the official successor!?"
"Wrong!"
The boy replied immediately, decisively.
"Wrong! It's true that I'm not the official successor yet.
But as a legitimate blood relative I have the qualification for succession!
Don't put me together with a thief!"
At that time, Ayano remembered. This boy called that Chijutsushi
Gaia "his father's enemy".
It's likely that his father was urged to give the sacred
treasure to those guys and when he refused he was killed.
And then, judging from the boy who was still very young but
became the possessor of Kokusen without the due ritual of inheritance, it
looked like all the family members older than him were killed.
"Aah---- I'm sorry. I was pretty insensible."
Ayano frankly apologized. But, there was still one remaining
problem.
"Then, how did you bring it here? You didn't pass through
the airport's custom, right?"
"......I came by boat."
"No, that's still the same."
Whether it's by ship or by airplane, if one crosses the border
by the regular routes, he will definitely meet the customs.
And, in Japan individuals weren't allowed to bring their own
weapons.
Thinking that far, Ayano noticed the correct answer.
Holding weapons, she couldn't have come by a regular route. Then
---
"You, you're an illegal immigrant right?"
"..........There was no other way."
With a dissatisfied expression, the boy assented Ayano's
question.
"I had to come to Japan at any cost. Because they're trying
to gather all four sacred weapons."
The only one remaining one - the sacred treasure of Fire,
Enraiha - was so famous there wasn't anyone in this business who didn't know
it's name.
Together with the name of the family who owned it.
At a not very distant future, it was certain those two would
contact Ayano.
In that situation, in order to make Ayano into his ally, the boy
took the initiative and crossed the ocean without a moment's delay.
"---------And then, you picked a fight with me?"
Replied Ayano in an amazed voice, hearing the boy's explanation.
Even though there was a need to make sure of her ability, the
method was confused.
If the timing were a bit different and he would have arrived
after Chris and Gaia's, rather than friend there was a high possibility he
would have ended like an enemy.
But, the boy declared triumphantly.
"That's how the situation was. If one were to think about
it calmly it can be understood the very best thing to do is a joint struggle."
"That so? Certainly I think it would be very advantageous
for you to become our ally but ---- the reverse?"
"............."
Without answering, the boy bit his lips in regret.
That's right, from Kazuma and Ayano's standpoint, there's no
advantage in becoming the boy's ally.
If they were simply trying to increase the war potential, it
would more efficient to extort Kokusen from the boy and have Kazuma use it.
What's even more convenient, the boy challenged them on his
accord. When it comes to the unwritten law of their world, having him beaten at
his own game would be a splendid legitimate self defense.
"Do you understand? That you cannot complain if you were to
be killed right here?"
".............."
"-------- How troublesome."
Looking at the boy who put himself on guard with unconcealed
wariness, obstinately shutting his mouth, Ayano took a long breath.
She thought the boy's circumstance pitiful.
But, even though he was unfortunate, that does not mean he can
bother other people and she has no reason to permit that happening here.
She doesn't have it but ----
"Anyway."
Letting out another sigh, Ayano dodged the issue. Looking
towards the boy over her shoulder, she informed him shortly.
"First, let's return to the house. I'll hear the detailed
account after."
"-------Is it alright?"
Perceiving that criticism disappeared from Ayano's eyes, the boy
turned his face to her puzzled.
"I don't like finishing off people who are cornered. But
this guy does it without batting an eyelid ---"
And then, fleetingly looking at Kazuma, Ayano asked.
"Do you want that spear?"
"Don't want it," retorted Kazuma extremely concisely.
".............."
The boy made a complicated face. Despite feeling relived at not
having Kokusen snatched away, his dissatisfaction at having it cast away as if
it was something worthless was insuppressible.
Ayano too, thought it was strange so she asked him again.
"But, why? Isn't it natural to want that if you're a
Fujutsushi?"
"I could use it but it would come together with various
troubles. It probably has the grudge of the Fuan family."
"-----Well, that may be so."
"............"
Looking at Ayano immediately nodding, the boy made a complicated
face once more.
"Besides, when it comes to this kind of items, it would be
very hard to sell it since it's so famous."
'"You'd sell it!?"'
Perfectly synchronized, Ayano and the boy retorted at the same
time.
Kazuma shrugged his shoulders superficially.
"Well, leaving jokes aside."
"Liar. You were definitely serious."
"I said leaving jokes aside."
In a manner as if he couldn't hear the voice of objection, he
forcefully changed the subject.
"We should quickly go. It's pointless staying and talking
here."
"..................................................................I
agree"
Even though she had a lot - a great lot she wanted to say, Ayano
agreed at once.
Part 2[edit]
"Is the Suzerain home?"
Kazuma began cross-examining the first servant he happened to
see after walking in the Kannagi Residence.
Against people who have something to do with the Kannagi, Kazuma
attitude is basically bad.
Even though he doesn't put on airs of superiority, at any rate
all his interactions are impolite, which gained him an equally bad reputation
among people in all kind of positions.
In Ayano's eyes it seemed like he purposefully wanted others to
hate him. Even though she didn't understand the reason.
But even so, as one would expect from a pro - the servant
naturally didn't let any of the dissatisfaction she felt shown on her face and
replied matter-of-fact.
"Yes. But, right now Shin'ichirou-sama is visiting."
"Shin'ichirou?"
Since that name was very unexpected, Kazuma quizzically asked
again.
And then, he tilted his head in confusion, next he looked at the
ceiling and finally, turning to Ayano, he asked frankly.
"Who is that?"
Unintentional, Ayano was greatly perplexed.
"The head of the Yuuki Family. Remember at least that
much."
"Don't be absurd. That kind of guy played such a minor
role, it's impossible to remain in my memory," said Kazuma calmly over his
shoulder, looking around as if searching for something.
And then -
"This way, huh?"
He started walking towards the Suzerain's Kehai he just located.
The servant followed him in a fluster.
"Pl- please wait! We were instructed to not let anyone
approach----"
But Kazuma didn't turned around.
And then, she begged Ayano's assistance but she couldn't rely on
her either.
"Sorry. But our issue is without mistake more important so
I don't think he'll get mad. Aah, take care of the tea. You know the number,
right?"
Saying so, she followed after Kazuma. And lastly, even the boy
who visited the house for the first time.
"Ayano-samaaa........" groaned the yet young servant
girl as if crying, the only one who remained behind.
"Suzerain, are you in?"
"--------Kazuma?"
The moment that voice could be heard from indoors, Kazuma opened
the futsuma without asking for permission.
He stepped in just like that and the two men who were sitting
down - the Suzerain of the Kannagi Family - Juugo and the head of Yuuki Family,
one of the branch families, Shin'ichirou, were looking to him seeming
surprised.
"Kazuma-dono, isn't this somewhat impolite?"
Shin'ichirou knitted his brows in criticism but Kazuma
completely ignored him.
Looking only at Juugo, he said.
"We have to talk."
"----Hmm, is it urgent?"
"I should thing so. More urgent than this."
And then, for the first time, Kazuma looked at Shin'ichirou.
Without even showing scorn to the man looking at him with a gaze
full of hatred, he said plainly.
"Get out."
"Wha-----!"
Shin'ichirou trembled with anger.
From the beginning this man, resenting Kazuma for loosing two
sons, he had an especially great antipathy towards him even amongst the branch
families.
But, because his ability was no match for his, wanting a
reprimand instead, he turned a gaze of supplication towards Juugo but ---
"Shin'ichirou, I'm sorry but step outside."
"Wha........Suzerain!?"
The returning answer was heartless.
"Kazuma has something he wants to say enough to visit this
house. It can't be a common conversation. Right?"
"It's important for you. For me it doesn't really matter.
In whose hand will Enraiha fall?"
At that question lightly investigating, Kazuma replied
completely indifferent.
But from that last hint, it was certainly something they, as a
family, couldn't ignore.
"Shin'ichirou."
"----Yeah."
As expected, Shin'ichirou didn't complain this time and
obediently left.
And yet, when passing each other, he didn't forgot to give
Kazuma a gaze full of hatred.
Passing each other the three people entered the room. And then,
Ayano prepared the zabuton (floor cushion) --- she removed the one Shin'ichirou
used and they sat down.
"Well then----"
Juugo looked in order at the trio and lastly at the unknown boy,
sharply gazing at the object he was holding in his hand.
"Before talking, the introduction of the guest comes first.
Is the content of that bundle you're holding a spear? I can feel a tremendous
power from it."
"That is correct. Incidentally, its name is Kokusen,"
declared Kazuma in a light tone.
And then naturally, different from his daughter, he father knew
that name. He looked at the boy with a surprised expression.
"What! Then he's from the Fuan Family?"
"Aah, that's right. He's----"
Stopping in mid-sentence, Kazuma stared at the boy fixedly.
"By the way, we still haven't heard your name. Do you wish
to remain anonymous?"
Knitting his eyebrows in disapproval at Kazuma, who was
persistently frivolous, the boy faced Juugo.
"...........I am called Fuan Xiaolei."
And then, after showing a small hesitation, he bowed and gave
his name.
As for Juugo, he returned the nod.
"I am the Suzerain of the Kannagi Family, Kannagi Juugo.
Should I tell you welcome? It does not seen you came for sightseeing but we
welcome you in our family."
"-----Thank you very much."
Looking very relived, the boy - Xiaolei bowed once more.
But then, Kazuma suddenly poking his nose in other's affair, he
asked rudely.
"By the way you, what reason do you have not to give your
real name?"
Xiaolei's shoulders trembled a little. All eyes gathered there,
but he didn't reply.
Instead, Ayano asked of Kazuma.
"Why did you know it wasn't his real name? Do you know the
name of this boy?"
The Fuan Family in the most famous Fujutsushi lineage worldwide.
She thought that because Kazuma was a Fujutsushi too he would be well-informed
about this family but ---
"No, I don't. But, no matter how much your father joked
around, he wouldn't name you Xiaolei - you should have a girl's name,
right?" (!)
"Haa..."
Not knowing why but having a feeling a very odd thing was said,
Ayano alternately looked at Kazuma and <
"-----Girl?"
One isolated word came from her mouth. That single word made
Xiaolei's shoulders tremble very bad this time.
It was a reaction similar to a resolute affirmation.
Ayano and Juugo, as expected, looked at Xiaolei with plain shock
and shouted with force:
"A - A girl!?"
"................"
Xiaolei was silent. But, without negating Ayano's words, that
behavior of not making eye contact was a more eloquent answer than anything
else.
"How did you know?"
Kazuma quickly answered.
"I felt it when I trampled her down."
Having said that, Ayano remembered. After utterly defeating
Xiaolei, Kazuma trampled that chest down with so much force as if trying to
skewer it and sew it to the ground.
Certainly it was on top of her clothes and it was something he felt
through his shoe but it was impossible he didn't notice he trampled a woman's
chest.
"Wait a minute!"
But at the time she thought so far, Ayano reflexively shouted.
"Then, does that mean you used so much force on a woman's
breasts and continued trampling them even after noticing!?"
"What of it?" Said Kazuma, without even a fragment of
guilt.
"Wah, you're the lowest!"
"It's my rule not to discriminate between sexes. Besides,
if I were to go easy on someone because she's a woman, that would be impolite to
the other party."
"Well, that may be true but..."
While mumbling Ayano peeked once more at his - her silhouette.
She appeared younger than her but even keeping that in mind, her
body was rough and lacking.
Looking at that particularly small chest, Ayano asked full of
consideration.
"Are you wearing cotton stripes over that chest? Isn't it
painful?"
The girl's face was jolted faintly. But, without noticing that
Ayano continued with genuine good will.
"I don't know with what intention you pretend to be a boy
but pressing them too hard it's not healthy and the form will be ruined."
"........Up."
"Eeh? What?"
Lending her ear to hear the girl's whisper, Ayano brought her
face near.
And then, with a crimson face, her mouth tear-choked, the girl's
angry roar exploded.
"Shut up! I'm sorry for being small! Even yours, it's not
like they're so big you can boast about it!"
"-----------"
Forgetting how to respond to the sudden and unforeseen anger,
Ayano stared at the girl in wonder.
But, she was also, tentatively, a woman. She instantly
understood Xiaolei's feelings.
"Errr, well --- I'm sorry. Aah, but, your growing period is
not over yet so I don't think you need to be so pessimistic."
"............."
Ayano followed up while becoming confused. But Xiaolei glanced
at that chest who was in itself above average with a spiteful expression and
then turned away.
Kazuma shook his head seeming very sarcastic.
"Aa--aah, how pitiful. There are times when insensible
words can hurt much more so than the spiteful ones."
"That's not something you can say to me! You ground your
foot against this girl's chest! What will you do if her growth stops because of
you!?" Shouted Ayano in response.
Even though she talked on and on with force and the words were a
stretch, at those words Xiaolei pressed her chest as if feeling anxious.
It seems like she had a pretty serious complex.
"Aah, no, I'm sure it will be fine. If you eat enough and
exercise, your chest will get bigger involuntarily."
"That's right, if it's necessary there's also breast
augmentation."
"You shut up!"
Ayano shouted with all her strength at Kazuma who was saying too
many unnecessary things.
But even so she didn't notice that her own conversation strained
to far from the subject they came here to talk about.
Wanting to put the conversation on track, Juugo was about to
open his mouth but,
"Please excuse me........."
Slightly preceding it, a shy voice forced its way through from
the other side of the futsuma.
"Tea is served."
"-----Enter."
Looking at the tray with four tea cups, Juugo understood the
general situation.
But the servant, misunderstanding that gaze for one of
reprimand, started to explain in a confused manner.
"Aa, errr, I, I was appointed by Ayano-sama.......I also
informed them about Shin'ichirou......"
"No, it's fine. There's no one else in this house who can
stop her except for me or Genma."
"Wait, Otou-sama!? Don't refer to me like you would to a
violent horse!"
"Isn't it just like that? Good grief, how did I brought up
such a beyond wild girl.......this is so troublesome."
"That's so true."
Keeping in tune with the lamenting Juugo, Kazuma agreed. Ayano
scowled with a much sterner look but those two didn't pay attention to it.
"Aah, well, I'm sorry for disturbing you."
Unable to bear that blood thirsty ambiance, the servant quickly
distributed the tea and withdrew.
From the way she looked she wouldn't approach anymore without
being called or ordered.
"Well then, let's return to the real issue."
At that chance, getting a fresh start as if nothing happened,
Kazuma fleetingly looked at Xiaolei's face.
"I don't really object against you using a fake name. It's
fine even if you don't want to say the reason. Your name here is Fuan Xiaolei
----- is that all right?"
"Yeah. I am Fuan Xiaolei. I gave up being a woman. Because
to kill them and take revenge for my family I don't need to be a woman!"
Declared the girl with a voice carrying a determined will.
Aroused by the dark, powerful sentiment called revenge,
she naturally decided to overlook her own body.
The spirit that brought that about was probably enough to make
ordinary humans overwhelmed. But ---
"-----Haa."
Kazuma snorted at that.
"What's so funny?"
"You mean, in addition to your stupidity?"
"You- you bastard!"
Xiaolei stood up in anger glaring at Kazuma.
But, sitting cross-legged and smiling faintly Kazuma caught that
glare without wincing.
"Look,"
He casually pointed at Ayano.
"This is a woman. You can understand that by looking?"
Of course. Her outward appearance was that of a spotless
beautiful girl. Mistaking her for a boy would mean problems to the brain rather
than the eyes.
"------So?"
"So, do you remember her movements a while ago?"
"..............."
Nearby the perplexed Xiaolei, sensing that Kazuma was about to
say something worthless again, Ayano's facial expression became grim.
Without minding, Kazuma continued.
"There is such a brave, manly, more handsome-than-any-man
woman! There's no need to especially throw away being a woman, when you look at
her you realize that right?"
"You're noisy!"
Ayano shouted spontaneously, seized the teacup and threw it at
him.
But, with a small sway back, Kazuma easily avoided that.
The teacup went straight ahead, broke through the futsuma and
disappeared in the hallway - gogun, smash - two kinds of sounds
resounded.
It seems that it sunk into the opposing wall and then smashed
with all its strength.
A period of several seconds of silence that made one want to run
away filled the room.
"-------Ayano."
What destroyed it was Juugo's voice.
It was low and calm but, that deep anger that could be felt from
that tone of voice made Ayano's face stiffen.
"Y- yes....."
Staring very long at his daughter who replied in a vanishing
voice, Juugo said in a sorrowful voice.
"It's because you only do stuff like this that you're being
called crude and brutal."
"No, going that far......this time it was brave and
manly."
"Ayano."
"Yees, I'll reflect on this."
At Juugo's even more weighty word, Ayano gave up any protest
prostrating herself before him.
Juugo made one small but heavy sigh. And then, to Kazuma -
"Don't mind her."
"No? Well, it's true she's troublesome at times but it's
basically enjoyable."
".................."
Ayano was excited by Kazuma's words once more but this time she
put up with it. Which means, she didn't have anything close at hand to throw at
him.
Postponing disciplining his daughter for now, Juugo attempted to
restore the story.
"By the way, Kazuma."
"Huh?"
"Will you continue?"
Thereupon, Kazuma tilted his head to the side in wonder and
said.
"Eeh, why? That was the real punch line."
"Don't do that!"
Juugo ignored his daughter's retort and looked at Kazuma but, he
only returned the brad grin of a bad man and didn't look like he would get
straight to the point.
Reluctantly, he addressed Xiaolei.
"Xiaolei-kun --- can I call you that?"
".........What is it?"
"I'm not one who is qualified to say whether your choice is
right or wrong. So, I only want you to listen to this opinion."
Not trying to correct her mistake from a higher place but to
undo the prejudice of insisting on one answer.
"Men and women are different. Different from the question
of which is superior, their muscles, built, internal organs, they all vary
between men and women."
"..........."
"Therefore, even if they have the same purpose, the optimum
way for a man to accomplish that is definitely different from the way a woman
would do it. I will not comment on your views of looking on women as weaklings
but even if you want to throw away the weak woman and pretend to be a strong
man, that is after all nothing but imitating a man. "
Xiaolei cast down her eyes, tightly grasping her fists placed on
top of her knees.
In truth, even in the prior battle when she discarded being a
woman, she was defeated easily by Gaia.
"Not limited to battle technique, every single path starts
from accepting yourself as you are. The way you are right now is a strong
man that cannot win against an accomplished woman."
"--------For example, someone like your daughter?"
"Huh?"
At the sudden retort, Juugo's eyebrows faintly flip-up, and
looked at Ayano sitting straight in front of him.
With a light snicker he shook his head.
"No, my daughter is in truth a cause of annoyance. Even
though being honest sounds good, if she doesn't put her reason to work even a
little, that's no different from a beast....."
"Will you go that far, Otou-sama!?"
"What, if you have an objection please say it."
With a cold retort to the daughter shouting at the severe
criticism, Juugo shifted his attention to the entrance of the room.
The circular hole opened in the futsuma gave his words
persuasive power beyond consent or refusal.
"Auuu......"
With a glance at Ayano moaning at a loss of words, Juugo turned
round to Xiaolei.
"Anyhow, such readiness is meaningless if it's not
established by yourself. The relative strength obtained when compared to other
people's won't become the pillar necessary to support yourself."
"........!!"
Feeling like she was pointed out for depending on others,
Xiaolei blushed.
Because she didn't want to feel like she made a mistake, she
compared herself with Ayano.
Meaning that your daughter, in which you have such an
exaggerated confidence, after all, she couldn't win against me.
But, that was a simple faultfinding in desperation, equivalent
to an unfair false accusation.
Juugo's words can't be undermined by that degree of sophistry.
"Certainly, my words are lip service. It can be possible to
throw away your weakness and only strength to remain.
If one were to scrape off the weakness, the unnecessary, what
remains will inevitably be strength. Just like a sharpened blade.
But, isn't that just like the strength of a machine? For me, I
don't want such a young man like you to throw away weakness and become strong
but to overcome your weakness aiming for strength.
Well, that is nothing more but my selfishness."
Simply but with such virtue and authority one felt compelled to
straighten in his seat, Juugo concluded his words.
"Even I understand that your decision is certainly not a
light one. It's impossible to change your mind just because someone advised you
at the first meeting.
But, think about it well. What is the best course you should
follow?"
"----- I thank you for your advice."
After a small pause, Xiaolei finally said that much.
But, her determination didn't change.
If it's to carry out her revenge, she would throw away
everything that gets in the way, including her nature.
But.
"I'll think about it."
Juugo's words gave Xiaolei the impression she was endowed with
the weight regarding various - really things.
"Hmm."
Seeing through the change in the girl's heart, Juugo nodded
satisfied. And then, he changed his gaze to Kazuma.
"I think this is pretty much what you wanted to say but ---
do you have anything else to add?"
"----Huh? What are you talking about?"
Kazuma played dumb, smiling frivolously. Ayano and Xiaolei
stared coldly at that slack face.
"Otou-sama, I do believe you're overestimating Kazuma. It's
impossible for this guy to think that deeply. After all, his only objective was
to entertain himself, isn't that obvious?"
Xiaolei too, supported Ayano in this. No natter what Juugo's
words were, she could not believe this superficial man could think that deeply.
Faced with Ayano and Xiaolei's distrustful gaze, he didn't say
anything to those two but only expressed a bitter smile.
And then, Juugo began asking a question entirely disregarding
the flow until now.
"And now, I think it's finally time to get straight to the
point --- What happened?" He asked, evenly looking around at the trio.
But, that gaze was quickly placed on one person and did not
move.
The remaining two stared in silence at the last person -
Xiaolei.
That was only natural. As for the strife this time, Kazuma and
Ayano were in a defensive situation from the beginning to the end.
Because they practically knew nothing about the circumstance,
there's nothing to explain.
From what they can conjecture from the fragmentary information,
the <
And then, besides that, it seems that the Fuan family the girl
calling herself Xiaolei left behind was destroyed.
Showered with the gaze of everyone present, Xiaolei's facial
expression tightened. And then, she began to speak of the original opening.
"It happened three days ago. Two men appeared in front of
my father. Calling themselves Christian Roengram and Gaia, and the possessors
of the Water's and Earth's sacred treasures, they were strong Jutsushi."
"----Huh? The sacred treasures of Water and Earth, you
said?" Murmured Juugo, interested.
"Did you know, Kazuma?"
"No, I heard it for the first time today," replied
Kazuma immediately.
Practically, different from magic tools that had a simple water
or earth attribute, even he had limited information about existences endowed
with the status <
"Father said the same thing. That there are no sacred
weapons the Spirit Lord blessed us with except Enraiha of the Fire and Kokusen
of the Wind. But, they definitely posses a level of power that won't bring
shame to the name of sacred weapon. And then, they demanded my father's
cooperation as the successor of Kokusen."
"Cooperation?"
"Yes. The Water and Earth they had, and then the Wind
father had and the Fire of the Kannagi --- they said they would gather the four
sacred treasure given by the Spirit Lords and then hold a grand scale magic
ceremony."
"A magic ceremony by collecting the four sacred
treasures--------?"
Ayano asked of her father, inclining her head.
"If they can gather four sacred treasures, will they be
able to do something special?"
"-------No, I didn't hear that kind of story. Besides, I
haven't heard about the existence of the Water and Earth sacred treasures so
it's only to be expected."
With that introduction, Juugo announced hid deduction without
cracking a smile.
"But, all phenomena of this world are made of the four
elements. If one could freely manipulate all of that through the sacred
treasures, there would be probably very little one could not do."
It is nothing more but a legend, a story at the fairy-tale level
that says this world was created by the Spirit Lords of the four elements.
If that is true, and the sacred treasures are the proof of the
authority borrowed from the Spirit Lords, there would be nothing they couldn't
do.
It's an extreme argument but there is the possibility of even
rebuilding the world.
But, without taken away by the magnificence of the story, Kazuma
objected extremely calm.
"Theoretically speaking, that is. But something like that
is impossible in reality."
"Why?"
"At a different level from when you simply mix water and
wind and get mist, or fire and earth and get magma, for something more, for
example the creation of a phenomenon at a natural calamity scale if you want to
control it, a strict tuning is necessary. But, the Jutsu control for Spirit
Jutsushi is considerably intuitive."
Different from other types of magic, the Spirit Jutsu attaches
more importance to sensitivity rather that reason.
Therefore, group work is excessively difficult --- even in a
practical situation that is considerably intuitive, theorizing it, converting
it numerically, it's practically impossible to reproduce it.
"You, if I were to tell you to mix a 36% fire with a 64%
earth, would you be able to coordinate with a Chijutsushi?"
"......Uu, that's........"
"For argument's sake if we were to say you could do it,
then, what is the unit? The number of spirits? Calories? Or Mass? How do you
establish a common unit for four types of Spirits?"
No one was able to respond to those questions fired in rapid
succession.
And, in this place there were direct descendants from the Fuan
and Kannagi families - each controlling the top Spirit Jutsushi.
If they did not know about it, it was absolutely certain such a
standard did not exist.
"This kind of information we have no idea about means
constructing a technique system from scratch, even more, acquiring Jutsushi who
can use the sacred treasure and then finally trying it out in practice - that's
the kind of level we speak about. To complete this how many years --- no, I
don't know how many generations it will take."
"But then, there's also the possibility it was secretly
developed from way back and they began moving as it was completed, right?"
"Don't imagine such bad things, you. But, if that's true
---"
"What?"
"If that's the care, there is a mastermind behind
them."
"......Uuu."
Ayano groaned at the even more serious pointing out. But, if she
were to think of Chris and Gaia's speech and conduct, she could agree to that
story.
"Certainly, they don't seem the kind of people who could
have such a grand plan and accomplish it........"
"Right? What's even more, the idea itself of using and
experimenting on Spirits does not belong with a Spirit Jutsushi."
For Spirit Jutsushi, the Spirits are not just simple weapons or
tools. They are irreplaceable colleagues and partners.
Any honest Spirit Jutsushi wouldn't think of them as a material
for experiments.
It was the same thing as testing something on family or close
friends.
"........How to say this, I have a more and more bad
feeling about this."
"Yeah. ---- Aah, by the way."
Remembering he had something he should confirm before thinking
about this, Kazuma shifted his attention to Xiaolei.
"Did you hear something about what kind of ceremony they
are planning on holding?"
Xiaolei shook her head a little.
"Father may have heard about it but I didn't......In any
case, father turned them down. At the time they obediently withdrew but the
next day...."
Her fists grasped tightly, shook. When reminiscing about the
memory of those times, her pupils were pregnant with anger, terror and hatred.
"My father, my brothers.....even Okaa-sama......"
Without continuing further, Xiaolei kept her mouth shut. Not
only her first but even her body shook with exhaustion.
The spirits responded to that fitful anger and a wind blew
violently inside the room --- but it quickly died down.
Juugo and Ayano glanced at Kazuma but quickly turned their eyes
to Xiaolei. But, as expected, she did not continue. It was an understandable
evolution.
"---- So, the story after that."
Instead of Xiaolei who was silent, Ayano volunteered to explain.
"A short time ago those two came to pick a fight with us.
Saying to hand Enraiha over. We beat them up however."
"However --- you let them escape. Isn't that
right?"
As if pouring cold water on the head of his elated daughter,
that was Juugo.
The humiliated Ayano glared at Kazuma with a resentful stare.
"If Kazuma were serious, the future problem should have
been disposed of."
"-----Hou?"
But, without showing disturbance at the two's coercion, Kazuma
turned the usual slack smile to Juugo.
"Well, that's how it is -- Kokusen and Enraiha are being
aimed at --- this is serious, Suzerain."
And so he declared without tension, like it was completely
someone else's problem.
Critical glared gathered at the excessively superficial
attitude, but even so, without any kind of seriousness blended in it ---
"Well then --- do your best!"
Together with those irresponsible words of encouragement, he
left his seat as if declaring his noninterference.
".......Wait Kazuma."
But Juugo promptly called Kazuma to a halt.
"I want to hire you until this case is over. Your top
priority is protecting Ayano and Enraiha, the next is the elimination of the
enemy. Is that alright? "
"It's going to be expensive."
"I don't care."
In a good tempo, those two concluded the agreement.
For Ayano that was the usual so it didn't bother her it
but for Xiaolei that wasn't the case.
Believing Kazuma's attitude excessively indiscreet, she couldn't
endure it and cut in the conversation.
"Wait a minute! You, do you understand the situation right now?"
"I think so?"
"Then why are you talking about something like
remuneration? Now it's not the time to mind such things, don't you agree?"
Xiaolei was enraged.
But, contrastive to her, Kazuma faced the girl with a thoroughly
indifferent countenance.
"Such things, huh? As expected of an Ojou-sama from the
Fuan family."
"Wha........what do you mean?"
"Well then, let's continue."
Disregarding Xiaolei pressing a question, Kazuma reopened the
negotiation with Juugo.
"Oi!"
"------Let it go."
Ayano restrained the girl who even so was about to press for an
answer with a voice full of sympathy.
"That's how this guy is. If you mind it you loose."
"But---"
Xiaolei couldn't consent no matter what.
She understood it so much it felt painful. That's because that
was the road she once traveled on.
That's why, for that reason, she must learn no matter what.
--- In society, there are times you can make a fool of yourself
by taking too seriously the existence of the reality you cannot be saved from.
"Understand that."
"........"
As if she saw something in that facial expression that was more
eloquent than words, Xiaolei shut her mouth.
But even so the gaze she turned to Kazuma was overflowing with
scorn , still he didn't display the slightest reaction and continued his negotiation
with Juugo.
"By the way, how capable were they?"
"There wasn't a lot of time but at best, they are merely
first-class. As long as they don't have some huge hidden trick, they're at a
level me and Ayano can deal with."
"Humph --- But, an incident is an incident. Should I call
back Genma and Ren?"
"They're not here?"
"They're on a business trip. They went to Tohoku."
"Unlucky -- well, do as you want."
Negligently saying so over his shoulder, Kazuma stood up once
more.
This time without pause, he was seriously wanting to leave. But
-
"---- Wait."
Xiaolei's voice stopped those legs.
Kazuma turned only his head.
"What?"
"There's still something I need to ask you no matter
what."
Gazing at Kazuma with hard eyes as if she were in front of the
enemy, Xiaolei fired the question.
"You, who are you?"
"Who, you ask?"
Worn out by that insecure posture, Kazuma changed the
orientation of his body leaning against a pillar and caught Xiaolei's gaze.
"My name is Yagami Kazuma. A freelance Fujutsushi. My
favorite work is the danger-less ghost extermination, my goal is an uneventful
life but that became non-existent since my main activity became the protection
of the Kannagi Family's Ojou-san --- well, that's about it."
More than terribly sketchy, he left out the most important data
but, in outline that was truthful profile.
"Don't mess around!"
With bare anger Xiaolei shouted.
"It's impossible to find a stronger Fujutsushi than me, a
direct descendant of the Fuan family, in the streets! Answer! You, from where
are you?"
Xiaolei was exasperated.
Contrastingly, Kazuma sneered persistently composed.
"You have considerable faith in yourself, huh?" He
declared severely.
Meaning that while she continued loosing to Chris, Gaia and
himself, she still posed as a <
"-------!!"
Accurately understanding the meaning of those words, Xiaolei's
face colored with anger and disgrace.
But for her, a direct descendant of the Fuan family nominated as
the strongest Fujutsushi, Kazuma was a being that threatened the meaning of their
existence.
She won't be easily deceived.
Adjusting her breathing and calming her heart, she doubled the
spirit driven at Kazuma.
"Certainly, it's not unusual for someone to be stronger
than me. But, didn't you control the mist much more than that Suijutsushi?
Something like mist is in the water domain with a roughly seven or eight ratio
at least. To have a stronger control that a Suijutsushi holding a sacred
weapon, something like that cannot be achieved by an ordinary Fujutsushi. How
do you explain that?"
"How, you ask?"
Even faced with Xiaolei's identification confident she touched a
vital point, Kazuma didn't lost his composure for a moment.
He declared, carelessly shrugging his shoulders.
"As a Fujutsushi I have no connection with any lineage. I
appeared out of thin air."
"That's impossible."
"If you want to fuss over lineage so much Ill tell you
that I am a direct descendant of Kannagi."
"What?"
At that excessively unexpected answer, after a few seconds, in
mute amazement, Xiaolei gazed inquiringly at Juugo and Ayano.
Both nodded at the same time.
"It's the truth. Because of different circumstances he
claims to have a different name."
".............."
Xiaolei looked at Kazuma once more. On her face there was shock
that couldn't be concealed.
At any rate, more than her - no, the blood-line of the most
powerful Fujutsushi she ever saw, is the direct descendant of the Kannagi
Family -- the highest Enjutsushi authority.
"Why in the world ----"
"You want to ask the reason? Even I don't know that,"
said Kazuma lightly over his shoulder.
And then, he vaguely added.
"Well, it must be that. No matter how famous the clan is,
the founder was nothing but a person of doubtful origin. It means that this
kind of mutation can appear."
His tone was vapid tone but the language pretty abusive.
This time he left without turning back.
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