Chapter 18 The guest

Ichigo listened to his father and mother.

They told them to eat his dinner in his room and not go out before they called him.

He understood that they might have a serious conversation with the guest that would come here to have dinner with them.

"I really want to know who they are."

Ichigo shook his head. He needed to control his curiosity.

As the saying goes, Curiosity kills that cat. And don't add, The satisfaction would bring it back because It wasn't true.

If you died, You died.

Now he had the time for himself. He started to practice the Quincy technique that Ryuken taught him.

Even though he could use Quincy technique at first try, it was far from perfection.

"Practice makes perfect so I am going on the grind!"

Ichigo ate his dinner quickly then started practicing seriously.

He didn't forget to nourish his artifacts and his Asauchi with his spiritual power.

His father told him that when he gave them enough power. They would become his comrade in life and death.

…

At the dinner room. It was very quiet. Now all of the food was ready on the table.

Isshin and Masaki waited for the guest to come.

They looked at the clock. It was almost the time when the guest should arrive.

And that when they saw a red magical ring appear on the floor. Then a beautiful woman with brown hair came out from it.

She looked around curiously before her gaze fell on both Isshin and Masaki.

She ignored Isshin and went to hug Masaki tightly.

She seemed to be very happy to meet her.

"You finally reach out to me, Baka imouto. Do you know how much I worried about you!"

"I-I am very sorry Venelana… I don't have a choice. If I stay in the underworld for just one more day. They would've killed me."

The guest that came to their house was from a great noble family.

Her name was Venelana Gremory nee Bael. The very close cousin of Masaki.

Masaki was actually a dual race. She was human with Quincy power and devil blood.

Her existence was a taboo to those pure blood devils. And they wanted her death so she didn't have a choice but to flee from the underworld.

Venelana let go of her then looked at Isshin from head to toe.

She then elegantly sneered at him.

"You are still the same. Ugly and poor. How can you like someone like him, Masaki?"

Venelana was surprised after Masaki told her that she was married to a Shinigami. But she didn't say that it was Isshin.

She was afraid that her cousin would be shocked to death.

And not only about him that she didn't tell her.

She hadn't told her about her son and her twins too.

Her twins were now sleeping in their room and shouldn't wake up any time soon.

As for Ichigo, She knew that he was very diligent. He should be practicing his power. and would not go out of his room until she called him.

She didn't tell Venelana about her son and the twins. It was because she didn't know if anyone eavesdropped on her or not.

If they knew that she was still alive and even had offspring. They would spare no effort in destroying them.

Their hatred root from the supernatural war a thousand years ago.

Isshin, who was insulted, didn't feel offended a little bit. He just laughed as he was relieved that there's no complications about Venelana coming to the human world.

"Let's have dinner while we talk, shall we?"

Venelana didn't have a chance to eat her cousin's food for a very long time. And now the chance was in front of her. She would not miss it at all costs.

…

"So, You lost your power as a Quincy so you want to use demonic power."

Venelana was surprised that someone like Masaki who hated the devil so much would allow herself to use demonic power which was the unique energy only devil and half devil could use.

"Yes."

"But why? You can practice Onmyodo of the human race. Why bother to awaken your demon power?"

"It wasn't enough… I need more power."

"What happened, Masaki? Please tell me truthfully."

Venelana still knew her best even when they were parted for a very long time.

She knew that her baka imouto had hidden something from her. But she didn't want to pry.

Now she had a reason to, so she had to do it.

Masaki was now sure that no one followed Venelana. She sighed and told her everything that happened.

"You mean I have a niece and nephews! That's good news! And Ichigo-kun was very strong at such a young age!"

Venelana was very happy to know that she would have  nephews and a niece.

"I also have a new daughter. She should be a little older than your son. It was very hard for us devils to have children. And my eldest… Well I won't speak about him."

This time it was Masaki who was happy that she would have a niece.

Venelana didn't want to speak about her son because she knew Masaki hated her son very much after what happened that day.