Chapter 14:Where am I?... Who are you?...

When Leo noticed Karasu Tengu's name on the prisoner list,

He was shocked by the unexpected turn of events because Karasu Tengu is one of the Nurarihyon's right-hand men.

'How the hell did he end up there?' were the only thoughts in his mind.

His eyes slowly shifted towards the three yokai who were boasting about their supreme commander with an awkward look on his face.

"Ah... do you guys know someone named Karasu Tengu?"

Even though Leo knew about Karasu, he asked Kejoro, Kubinashi, and Aotoba.

"Who... Yeah, Karasu Tengu is one of the important elder members of the Nura clan, and their clan is responsible for gathering information on enemy movements."

Hearing Leo mention Karasu Tengu's name, Kejoro thought and answered him enthusiastically.

For some reason, she wanted to get on the good side of Leo.

She felt something triggering inside her when she saw Leo patting Mavis's head.

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Seeing how enthusiastic Kejoro is, both Kubinashi and Aotoba looked at each other in a little shock and nodded their heads in understanding.

This was the first time they saw Kejoro taking a genuine interest in someone.

They knew her for a long time.

Even though Kejoro used to tease someone, she never took a liking to anyone all these long years.

While those two were chatting through eye contact.

"He seems to be the one who tried to trespass on our house and got caught by the security system there."

Breaking the silence, Leo explained the reason for his asking about Karasu Tengu.

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Hearing this, all three of them opened their eyes wide in shock.

"It seems like there must be some misunderstanding. We must hurry and explain before the situation gets out of hand."

Kubinashi hurried toward the direction of the Nura clan mansion, followed by others.

When they arrived at the scene, they were shocked to see a house that looked like a monster roaring at Nurarihan and the Tengu siblings.

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'System, what is happening?'

Seeing the monster house before him, which shouldn't have existed in this world before, he asked his system for confirmation even though he knew the answer.

[Your guess is correct, Host, but unfortunately, there is no reward for that.]

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[It was the same house from the Monster House movie but with an upgraded version. Such as anger management, self-regeneration over time, anti-dust protection, with intelligence for now...]

Hearing the explanation from the system, Leo was a little shocked.

He didn't expect the reward house the system gave to him to be a monster house.

While others are looking at the monster house in front of them in shock.

"Cool."

Mavis, with shining eyes, looked at the house before them and hugged Leo tightly, kissing his cheeks.

"Don't tell me that thing is your house."

Seeing Mavis hugging Leo happily, Kubinashi asked with a nervous smile.

"Yeah, it is. We need to stop them before the situation goes out of control."

Swosh...

Leo nodded his head and suddenly disappeared from the place where he was standing.

Seeing Leo disappearing from their sight and appearing behind Nurarihyon in the blink of an eye, others widened their eyes in the realization of how fast he was.

Present...

After hearing the introduction of Leo, and Nurarihyon, others let their guard down and proceeded to explain why they were there.

It seems like after the house appeared out of nowhere on the opposite side of the Nura clan mansion, they were here to investigate it.

"Boy, can you explain how this house appeared out of nowhere? Is it yokai?"

When Leo claimed this house belonged to him, Nurarihyon asked him to explain with interest.

During his experience throughout his years, he has never come across something like this.

"Well, this house is a monster house. It always presents here when I appeared here it noticed my presence and became visible once again."

Feeling the gaze of everyone looking at him, including Mavis waiting for his explanation, he lied through his teeth.

"What's impossible, I have been living here for many years. How can I not notice this house?"

Hearing Leo's explanation, Nurarihyon exclaimed in surprise.

Cough... Cough...

Seeing the duo of an old man and a young boy discussing the house before them, Sasami deliberately coughed to get their attention.

"Lord, this house has eaten my father..."

Sasami wanted to know what had happened to her father.

"Oh... Don't worry, he is safe inside the house in the prison. I will release him. Do you guys want to come in?"

Looking at the worried Tengu siblings before him,

Leo assured them their father was in safe hands and they didn't need to worry.

Sigh...

Sigh...

Sigh...

Hearing Leo's reassurance, the siblings had a sigh of relief.

Even though Sasami had met Leo for the first time, she felt like she could trust him.

'Why would a handsome, innocent boy lie, right?' were the only thoughts in her mind.

When Leo invited them inside the house, she didn't even think and answered.

"Sure."

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Seeing Sasami take the lead to answer before Nurarihan, all three of them looked at her with confused looks on their faces.

Hearing their reply, Leo walked towards the house which was transformed into a ferric monster.

When he came before it, the house started to calm down and slowly started to change to its previous form like a normal friendly neighborhood.

'System, how do I open the door of the house?'

[Host, don't worry, you need to place your hand on the lion-face door knob. It will authorize you as a permanent owner and allow only the people you allow to enter the house.]

Looking at the explanation in the transparent blue screen before him, Leo proceeded as per the system's explanation.

He touched the lion face-shaped knob which is made up of a gold alloy.

When his hands touched the knob, it turned into a green radiant color and slowly passed through the door like vines and later disappeared.

Click...

Creak... Creak...

With the sound of a lock opening, the door slowly opened showcasing the interior of the house which now looked lavish compared to the outside of the house.

Previous creepiness was absent like it did not present itself before.

"Wow... Leo, I like this house. Even though not as good as the one in your personal space, this is good."

Mavis looked around the house like a pixie who got a new toy.

The house inside was completely different and the space was very big including stairs which indicate there are top floors and underground.

Outside it looked like a wooden house but inside it looked like a lavish castle made of white and black marble stones.

'Oh, System, how do I relieve Karasu and where is he?'

[He is in underground prison- 01 in room no- 1, Host. To release him, you need to command loudly 'RELEASE KARASU TENGU.' To release him, Host. He will be teleported to where you were.]

"Father, where is Rikuo?"

Wakana, who was looking around curiously, suddenly widened her eyes in realization and asked Nurarihan about Rikuo.

"Oh... Today Rikou transformed into his Yokai form for the first time and went to save his friends."

Hearing Wakana's question, Nurarihyon explained calmly to Wakana without any panic, symbolizing that there was no need to worry about him.

According to the information, most of the yokai present in the Nura clan's mansion at that time joined his temporary parade in enthusiasm.

"Release Karasu Tengu."

Suddenly, Leo commanded, his voice echoed through the castle.

While everyone was looking at him, thinking why he was shouting.

Suddenly, a space fluctuation happened before them and Karasu Tengu dropped before them, landing with his head upside down.

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While everyone was looking at the Karasu who appeared out of nowhere with wide eyes.

"Where am I? Who are you? Where are you from?"

Facing Leo, Karasu took a few steps back in vigilance and asked with caution.

"Karasu."

Seeing Karasu, Nurarihyon called him, who was in a panic state.

The Tengu siblings took Karasu and explained to him what happened after he got captured by the house.

After hearing the explanation from his kids, Karasu became less tense but didn't let his vigilance down.

"You guys wait here; I will prepare something to eat."

Leo stood from his place and started walking towards a certain direction which everyone assumed was the direction of the kitchen.

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