Chapter 27: Meaning Behind Those Words...

Next day...

Rikuo was looking at himself in the mirror, and he looked like a different person, but his height, eye colour, hair length, and hair colour had changed dramatically.

Ow~

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Wakana was standing behind him, covering her mouth in surprise.

Last night, when she returned home, she saw Rikuo sitting inside a cauldron while steam was rising from the blue-coloured liquid in the cauldron.

When she inquired about what was happening, Nurarihyon explained that Rikuo had already begun the process of unlocking his potential.

He stated it would take a long time for the procedure to be complete.

So he asked Wakana to go and take a rest since she had been working at the store all this time.

Wakana nodded her head and went to rest for the day.

When she woke up the next day, she went to check on Rikuo's condition since he was undergoing the process of unlocking his potential.

The cauldron was emptied while Natto Kozo, along with the help of some yokai, cleaned it.

"Lady Wakana... Rikuo-sama has succeeded in unlocking his potential."

"Yeah... he looks stunning."

"This time, no one can stop us from joining Rikuo-sama's night parade."

Noticing Wakana coming towards them, Natto and the other yokai who were cleaning the cauldron jumped excitedly, informing her.

"Really!"

Hearing that Rikuo had finally inherited his father's legacy, Wakana's eyes became teary and emotional.

All this time, she had seen Rikuo's struggles and his inferiority complex due to his inability to awaken his Yokai bloodline.

But this time, it was different because now Rikuo was finally able to unlock his bloodline.

With a huge smile on her face, she hurriedly went towards Rikuo's room to congratulate him and console him.

When she arrived, what she saw left her stunned.

"Rihan???"

With teary eyes, Wakana muttered while covering her mouth in shock, and tears started to stream down from her eyes.

"____"

"Mom..."

Looking at his mother's reflection in the mirror standing behind him, Rikuo turned to look at her in surprise.

He didn't expect Wakana to suddenly enter the room.

Seeing the tears in Wakana's eyes, which she hurriedly wiped away with her backhand, Rikuo suddenly started to remember a flash of his memory.

Flashback...

In the Nura clan's garden, seven-year-old Rikuo was looking at his father Rihan, who was lying down in a pool of blood, lifeless.

A girl with dark black long hair, his age, was holding a katana covered in his father's blood, smiling at him sinisterly.

Her eyes looked lifeless like she had no emotion, just a killing machine.

Flashback ends...

Now, when he looked back at his image in the mirror, his face was replaced by his father's, whose face was covered in blood.

"Finally, you will be like your father."

Wakana, with a happy smile on her face, patted his shoulder.

Gulp~

"____"

Hearing his mother, Rikuo looked at his reflection with a gulp in fear.

He had a quiet scare when he witnessed his father's death. 

Continental Hotel...

"Lord Leo, Mr. Rikuo has succeeded in unlocking his bloodline potential."

Shin reported to Leo, who was eating breakfast with Mavis and chatting with her happily.

"It seems like your other task has been completed."

Mavis, who was enjoying her food, turned her head in Leo's direction and nudged him with a grin.

Sigh~

Looking at the mission task bar completion rate, which was 95% and had stopped, Leo shook his head with a sigh.

"He still needs a push to become a supreme commander. He is still hesitant about his yokai side of life."

Leo explained to Mavis, who nodded her head in understanding.

Leo had already explained and made her watch the anime Nurarihyon no Mago to understand this world.

So she knew the backstory of Rikuo, whose father was killed before his eyes when he was seven years old.

"So what's next, Leo? Do you have any plans?"

After pondering for a moment, Mavis asked Leo since they had already given Rikuo a way to unlock his bloodline but still had not completed the mission.

"Do you know why destiny is scary?"

With a raised eyebrow, Leo, with a huge smirk on his face, asked Mavis.

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"No matter how far he wants to go from it, he will only submerge into it."

Leo, with a mysterious aura and playful glint in his eyes, answered her.

While this conversation was taking place, Shin was standing like a butler behind Leo with a static face.

He had already heard Leo's and Mavis's conversation many times over the years.

He always felt grateful and loyal towards his lord Leo because Leo always trusted him very much and shared many secret conversations with him.

Shin would give his life for Leo because he was a nekomata who was an outcast from his community.

He killed his former leader for killing his mother by falsely accusing her.

After killing him, many yokai from his clan hunted him down for many years, but fortunately, he escaped.

Unfortunately, one day he was surrounded by the yokai from his former clan. Just when he was about to die, he was saved by Leo.

With overwhelming power, Leo saves him, and after knowing Shin's side of the story, he voluntarily helps him to solve this problem.

He even cleared Shin's and his mother's names and Leo even made him the leader of his clan.

When Leo offered him a job at the Continental Hotel, Shin, with a happy smile on his face, accepted it.

The moment his life was saved by Leo, his life took a different path. He is very grateful to Leo and wouldn't hesitate to give his life for his lord, even if the whole world were against him.

Hearing that Leo intended to support Rikuo in inheriting Nurarihyon and his profound words about destiny made Shin gasp in shock, understanding the meaning behind those words.

After a few hours...

Leo's office...

Leo was looking at Rikuo, who was standing before him, along with Nurarihyon and Wakana, who were standing beside him.

When they heard Leo had summoned Rikuo, both Nurarihyon and Wakana were surprised and accompanied him to the Continental Hotel.

"Why are you guys here?"

Looking at both Wakana and Nurarihyon, Leo, with a raised eyebrow, questioned them.

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"____"

Chuckle~

"Don't worry, I just want to ask a little help from him..."

Looking at the awkward expressions on their faces, Leo chuckled and started explaining to them.

Listening to Leo's explanation, Nurarihyon and Wakana's expressions became surprised.

"You mean those Keikain Onmyōji from Kyoto are seeking a peace treaty with us and sending someone over here?"

Nurarihyon asked him in shock, listening to his explanation.

Nodding his head, Leo also explained his plan and asked Rikuo to keep an eye on the Onmyoji who would be attending his school soon.

Rikuo was shocked, and after some deep thought, he agreed to help Leo keep an eye on the Onmyoji.

After the conversation, Rikuo and Nurarihyon left the room while Wakana stayed behind.

"What happened, Wakana?"

Seeing Wakana had stayed behind after the conversation ended, while Rikuo and Nurarihyon had already left, Leo moved from his seat and walked towards her.

"____"

Sob~ Sob~

"Thank you... Thank you, Leo... today I saw my son is no longer being burdened by his responsibility."

Not saying anything, Wakana hugged Leo tightly, muttering in a low voice.

With a gentle smile, Leo hugged her back, consoling her in peace and helping her to relieve her burden as a single mother.

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