Chapter 11: Rikuo's Refusal On Becoming An Heir...

Wakana was looking at the entrance of the Nura clan gate with anticipation, waiting for the arrival of her son Rikuo while chatting with Kejoro, who was brewing tea for her.

"Wakana-sama, is everything all right?"

Kejoro looked at Wakana, who was gazing at the Nura clan gate.

"It's nothing, Kejoro. It's just time for Rikuo to return."

She shook her head and replied with a warm smile.

When Kejoro saw the smile, she felt sad and pitied the woman before her.

Wakana was a human who fell in love with her lord Rihan Nurariyan and married him.

Everything was right until Lord Rihan was killed mysteriously.

Even though she could see Wakana smiling and looking happy, she sensed that it was all a facade, a mask she put on for her son.

While feeling pity for Wakana, suddenly, she saw Wakana's face light up and stood from her place.

Rikuo, who was 8 years old now, was coming running with a bright smile on his face.

"Mom!"

He hugged Wakana, to which Wakana reacted by kissing his forehead and ruffling his hair.

Seeing his mother spoiling him, Rikuo didn't complain and giggled at her.

After some time of spoiling him, Wakana asked him how his day at school was, to which Rikuo suddenly remembered a certain girl.

His face turned red, and he ran inside the house without answering her.

"____"

"____"

"It seems like little Lord Rikuo was having a great time at school, Wakana-sama."

Kejoro covered her smile with her hand.

To which Wakana giggled at her son's antics.

When Rikuo entered his room, a girl Yuki-onna entered his room, who seemed to be around his age.

But he knew she was older than him.

"Rikuo-sama, Lord Nurariyan summoned you to the assembly today."

The Yuki-onna happily pulled Rikuo's arm, not even giving him any time to change his school uniform to a normal one.

"Wait... wait, Tsurara."

Seeing Tsurara's enthusiasm, Rikuo tried to cool her down.

But all his efforts were in vain because she didn't listen to him at all.

When Rikuo entered the assembly, Nurariyan called his grandson and asked him to sit beside him.

Riku nodded his head, sat beside him, and looked at the yokai present in the assembly with a confused look on his face.

"I have summoned you all to give an important announcement. From now on, Rikuo Nura, son of Rihan Nura, and my grandson will succeed me as the supreme commander."

Nurariyan informed, which made many youkai celebrate that there was success in the Nura clan, except for one Yokai who looked at Rikuo with a frown.

His half face was covered by the hood and his hair.

He had sharp teeth, exhaling his breath.

He looked at Rikuo with his reptile eyes.

He was the leader of the Gagoze alliance.

Seeing by his reaction that he was not happy with the decision of Rikuo succeeding as their supreme commander.

After the death of Rihan, the father of Rikuo, he always fantasized that he would become the supreme commander after Nurarihan.

But all his dreams were shattered before his eyes.

Before he could object to the decision, Rikuo suddenly shouted that he didn't want to become the supreme commander and ran out of the assembly.

Which shocked everyone in the assembly, while a creepy smile bloomed on Gagoze's face, which no one noticed except a certain single-eye yokai.

'Gagoze, I knew that you would kill that little kid knowing your personality. A fool thinks you can become a commander by killing the grandson of Nurariyan. Hump...'

He smirked and shook his head.

Riku ran out of the Nura clan's mansion.

Wakana, who noticed her son was not happy with the decision to become a supreme commander, looked at him worriedly, coming out of the kitchen.

The old man Nurariyan had already informed her that he would make Rikuo succeed him as a successor.

Suddenly she had an idea and took her purse and informed Kejoro about it.

After Wakana left the mansion, Aotabo and Kubinashi walked toward Kejoro and started to discuss the event that occurred at the assembly.

While they were chatting, Kobayashi noticed the absence of Wakana in the kitchen and asked Kejoro about it.

When Kejoro mentioned that she went to the market to buy some of Rikuo's favorite snacks to cheer him up, both Alibaba and Kobayashi looked at her with wide eyes.

"Koro, why didn't you go with Lady Wakana? Now the situation in the Nura clan is very tense due to the announcement of the supreme lord. Hurry up; we need to find her before something happens."

Kobayashi roared and hurried towards the market while Aotabo and panicked Kejoro.

After finishing her purchase in the old lady's shop her father-in-law recommended, while she was returning, a yokai appeared before her and informed her that he was appointed to guard her back to the mansion.

She didn't doubt the yokai because this had happened for some time.

Suddenly many yokai surrounded her, and a man and his girlfriend started laughing loudly while declaring that they would kill her.

When the yokai with a crocodile face was about to make a move, she felt scared and closed her eyes tighter.

'Rihan, I am scared. I feel like we are going to meet now...'

These were the only thoughts in her mind while thinking about Rihan promising her that he would come to her aid no matter what when she was in danger.

Suddenly, she felt that someone was standing before her.

When she opened her eyes, she saw the head of the Yokai that threatened her was sent flying.

Her eyes widened in shock, and time seemed to slow down, while a handsome young man was standing before her with his hair lightly breezed by the wind.

The young man's eyes radiated in red.

Suddenly, Wakana blushed looking at the scene unfolding before her.

'What... what are you doing, Wakana? You are already married.'

She shook her head from the thoughts that came to her mind.

"Beautiful lady, are you alright?"

The man turned and looked at her straightly and asked with a light chuckle.

"____"

"Yeah. Thank you for helping me..."

Wakana paused because she didn't know the other party's name.

"Leo Morningstar. You can call me Leo."

Leo introduced himself, took Wakana's hand, and kissed it in a proper British accent.

"____"

Wakana, who didn't expect Leo to kiss her, blushed while steam was emitting from the top of her head in the heat.

"I am Mavis Morningstar, wife of Leo Morningstar. You can call me Mavis."

Mavis introduced herself with a smile.

Hearing her, even though Wakana didn't notice, she felt a little sad.

After the introduction, all three of them walked in the same direction, which surprised Wakana because they said they were going to their new house.

In this direction, there is only the Nura clan mansion present.

She kept the question in her mind and chatted with Mavis happily.

[ Ding...

Task: Save Wakana Nura.

Status: Completed.

Reward: Rekeri. {Image here.} ]

Nura clan mansion...

Old man Nurariyan was standing before the house that appeared out of nowhere with curiosity.

'Let's find out whose house it is.'

Narayan, with a playful smirk, was about to enter the house after examining it from the outside for 30 minutes because he felt an aura emitted from the whole house.

He took this much time to examine it because he felt the whole house was alive.

This fact also made him curious.

"Lord, please stop. I feel something is off about this house."

Caruso tried to pull the old agrarian, preventing him from entering the house.

A man with two black raven wings landed beside these two.

"Lord, it's important. Gagoze wanted to rebel. He sent his men to attack Lady Wakana, and he went personally to kill the young lord's friends to prove his superiority."

Kuroumaru reported while kneeling in front of Nurariyan.

Hearing the report, Karusu becomes enraged and rushes at his son to send the backups to protect Lady Wakana.

While Wakana was chatting with Leo and Mavis while walking, suddenly three figures appeared before them.

Immediately, Leo grabbed Wakana's arm and pulled her behind him to protect her with narrowed eyes.

"Lady Wakana, thank god you are safe."

Kejoro, seeing Wakana, sighed in relief.

She was panicked because if something happened to her, she wouldn't forgive herself for what happened.

Seeing it was Kejoro, Leo let his guard down.

Wakana moved forward and informed them what happened to her on the way back to the Nura clan mansion.

How she was attacked by a group of yokai and how the man beside her saved her from getting killed.

Hearing everything, Aotabo, Kubonishy, and Kejoro became very enraged and cursed Gagoze.

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