A New Year For Inazuma 2

"We did it! We really did it, Yoimiya!" The former oni chief, Chiyo, said with a more cheerful tone. She raised up her hand, and Yoimiya did too, for a victorious high-five.

"Told ya, it would work! The peeps and even my old man dropped their jaws at our final product." The Naganohara girl replied, before carefreely hugging the oni.

"Do you think Onii-sama will praise me? I'm sure he will! He will pat my head like he has always done and then-"

"Save your daydreaming for later, idiot~. We still have a lot of fireworks to send off." Yoimiya said, then dragged out the dazed oni to get to their next venue.

***

"Can you stop fiddling with your fan, sister? I know you are furious and all, but this is supposed to be a festival. We should be having fun in this day." Ayato stated, his patience running out as her sister closed her fan aggressively for the fifteenth time.

"Oh! Uhh... I am sorry for my rudeness, nii-sama. I didn't notice that it was bothering you." Ayaka replied, but with a bit of venom.

The moment she saw the ring, she knew her brother had left out some details on their talks. Or, more accurate to say, her interrogation.

She kept flooding her elder brother with questions about Lu as they prepared for the festival. Ayato stayed silent after that treatment from her sister.

"Lady Ayaka! Milord!" A lively Thoma ran up to the two.

"The venue is now complete filled with people. Yoimiya and her partner are already on their position too." He reported with a smile.

"Then, I must go Ayato. Please do inform me of anything that happened this time..." Ayaka formally excused herself with an icy tone.

"Sigh* Maidens in love... How truly hard it is to deal with them." Ayato mumbled.

"You are complete right on that, milord. I'm happy seeing her lady so vibrant, but her stubborness also got a lot worse..." Thoma chuckled.

"And the one who gets caught in it, is us bystanders. How cruel fate can be." Ayato joined him in laughter.

"By the way, do you think Itto's plan would work, milord?" He questioned curiously.

"Only time would tell... But if it's him, he should be able to make it work somehow." The Kamisato Head answered with a vague smile.

***

"Let the Festivities, begin!" The elegant Shirasagi Himegimi announced with a smile.

The citizens went each on their own, which is not surprising, as most people already planned what they would do. Except for two people that looked completely out of place.

"How has it been for Sangonomiya ever since then, Gorou?" The wanderer Kazuha asked, over some food.

"Gulp* Everyone was still confused when we arrived in Watatsumi Island. I immediately then informed Kokomi about the new deity thay appeared that took the Shogun away." The Sangonomiya General, Gorou replied after chowing down his food.

"What do you think of him now?" Kazuha continued, wanting to reach a conclusion so he could also thoroughly enjoy the festival.

"He saved our troops in times of crisis and also gave us a whole island as compensation! So I agreed on Kokomi about recognizing him as our new guardian. He also seemed like a good and likable person anyway."

"But Kokomi has been acting weirdly ever since... I don't know how to put it, but she seemed more lively now, especially when its about his majesty." Gorou stated in suspicion.

He believed that if there was anyone who could uncover the truth behind that, it would be his friend Kazuha, who was already acquainted with their commander.

"Hahaha! Don't mind it Gorou. I'm glad to hear that Kokomi has been doing well. Let us trust in her judgement." The wanderer said, and the gullible doggo only nodded in response.

(So that's how it is... No wonder there was a lot of tension when the kiss between the two deities occurred. It seems like his majesty has a lot of female issues...)

They stood up after their meal, and roamed around the place. That is until they encountered a big crowd once more. Such a place was filled with posters from the Arataki Gang.

***

"Move faster Shinobu! The people are waiting for the One and Oni Chief to perform wildly. Heh, what do you think of my new introduction? Not half bad, Aye?" The now famous Arataki Itto, said with a grin.

"Not gonna lie boss, that was pretty horrible. You only added one word to it anyway." Replied a more chill Kuki.

"Hmm? You're not like yourself right now, vice-deputy. Something on your mind?" The oni asked curiously.

"Why do you have to be perceptive about stupid things like this..." She whispered.

"There is nothing on my mind boss except this preparation I'm doing. You guys! That flag is meant to be over there!" The shinobi rejected the notion.

"Yes, Lady Boss! Don't hit me..." A fat guy pleaded.

"Hell yeah! The Arataki Gang rules!" A slim guy exclaimed before moving at a faster pace.

"So this is how our journey to fame begins..." Another slim guy, who was currently slacking, muttered.

"Shut up and just do your work! Else you will have to be punished, especially you!" The shinobu pointed at the relaxed guy, who looked like he reached enlightenment.

" " Yes Ma'am!" " They all said before continuing their work. Yes, even the guy who was on crack.

"Go easy on them, Shinobu. They were just having a bit of fun." She sighed while reluctantly agreeing that she was a bit unreasonable.

"But still, big boss was awesome! The Raiden Shogun even cried from his performance! Who expected that?! I didn't! ...Oh Shit, I need to go now! See ya!" Itto hurriedly left for his performance.

(The ceremony earlier, huh... I admit, that was a surprise. I didn't expect that bastard to be that romantic... I saw hearts from a lot of the female audience when that happened. He really deserved his womanizer title.)

"That wasn't half bad, I suppose..." The lone shinobi, Kuki, muttered with a dreamy look.