Past's Nightmare 2

"e-e-ehto, otome-sama?"

"w-w-what?"

"huh!!???"

"hiii!!!??"

suddenly, ojii-chan releases his touki as he glare at someone that calls mama. because of that I and oyaji became vigilant toward him as ojii-chan released his touki with some of his murderous intent to boot. as mama and kazuma have different reactions toward ojii-chan's outburst as Kazuma became stiff as a board and trembling even though he was dealing ojii-chan every time when he wanted to consult about the case that he assumed that he was dealing with our kind. mama still smiles toward ojii-chan's way but for some reason, that was a forced smile so stiff that it was so obvious that I feel that for the first time mama was afraid about something.

the person that sent the message to mama was afraid that she falls back to her ass. I have never seen her before. it must be some new worker that kejoro-san recruits after all oyaji and ojii-chan are never involved in this kind of thing as they find it troublesome. but for me, this is important as i must form my own hyakii hyakko so maybe i must ask kejoro-san to teach me about this thing.

speaking about the current situation, the woman that sent the message begins to speak even though she is still trembling when facing ojii-chan.

"i-i-it'-s-s a-a-a gu*gasp**gasp"

"oyaji!!!"

"WHAT!!!??"

"don't release your sakii toward the servant!!! also, calm down for a minute as you frightened us. I know that you were angry with otome but she is already said sorry, right Otome!!??"

"y-y-yeah, Rihan-sama. otou-sama, I'm so sorry about my journey that still made you two become worried about me. but!! you should know about my circumstances, right?"

"i know about that!!! but you shouldn't do that in the first place!!! we know and we can have the solution for you if we ask Takamagahara about this."

"O-o-otou-sama 'sob' 'sob' "

"...oyaji"

"...mmmm Kazuma-san, just what the hell is going on??"

"Please ryouma-sama, don't ask that question toward me. even i must muster some of my courage to speak in the aftermath of nurarihyon-sama outburst. also, can you help me to stand? i don't have the strength to stand up and i have a cramp"

"o-o-ohhhh!!!"

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well, i don't know what the hell is happening with my family but i understand that they have solved some problems from the past that i don't know anything about that and even i am curious about that. but, i have a feeling that I'm going to hang around on the sakura tree upside down. so, i'm not going to ask the question for that!!!

enough about my useless thought. after all, the problem is solved, and now, we are going to resume our conversation before but, with the servant that i didn't know who he or she was because of the mask but with the body build that was shown through their kimono i can assume that this new servant is a girl.

still, she said that mama has the guest ehh. well, let's just see the situation for the second.

"so what you are saying that i have the guest? and who are you again?"

"yes, Otome-sama. and my name is Yosuzume and i was recruited by kejoro-sama 1 week ago"

"huh, well whatever. so yosuzume, i'm sorry but can you say to my guest that they must wait at least for 15 minutes after i'm done with this conversation? also otou-sama, can you accompany me to entertain our guest?"

"hoh, so you know about this person?"

"fufufu, well that is secret for now. also yosuzume, what are you doing here? please go and inform my guest as soon as possible and please serve them well alright?"

"yes, otome-sama. nurarihyon-sama, rihan-sama, kazuma-sama and bochama, good day for you all and excuse me"

after the maid got out of the hall, I resume the conversation about our topic

"Still, who has thought that the killer this time is the same person from the past but how the hell has that killer survived through time? is it fallen omyouji that learned some nefarious dark art or-"

"ryouma dear, you should say those people, magician, right? don't lump our Yamato omyouji with those fools that call themselves the seeker of truth without knowing the consequences of their action toward surrounding"

"Otome, you shouldn't label all of them such that as they are some omyouji that have the same mindset as those idiots of aristocrat noble of clock tower"

"ah, yes you are right about that, honey. but, did i s--"no, it's not" hmm, whatever"

"Okay. so, is it a magician that learned some nefarious dark art or some psychopath that have used the surrounding and still have the desire to kill that they become ayakashi or -"

"fufufu, i think what you are saying ryouma dear is not wrong in the slightest. but, what i can invert about my experience of that accident, i think that the being in question is much sadder than i thought after i think about it"

""huh?""

"hmm, so you are saying that the culprit, in this case, is something like our existence?"

"yes, but it is not the nature spirit but shiryou that almost became akuryou from what i understand from the feeling i have and the state that was happening in Great Britain"

"mama, what do you-"

"honey, i know what you are going to ask but this time i'm going to punish you for that. you are promising about that, right? or the next heir of our nura clan is breaking his promise toward his parent?"

"o-o-of course, i know about that, mama. that was a joke"

"honey, i hate that joke and you know why right?"

"yes, mama. I'm sorry"

"Good, that you know about that"

"uhm-"

"don't ask, kazuma-kun. if you wanted to know then I guarantee you are going to die so don't ask. also, Why do you think of that, otome?"

"-----"

"because of the situation of Great Britain that has so much pollution on their earth, especially London that made nature spirits don't inhabit that place, well except dark spirit. and the negative thing that happened around great Britain especially London after what rihan-sama said after their reform of law became unstable that made people around that country can't believe with their government and the situation around Europe that can so tense that i was afraid that war can be initiated at any moment with just a small spark. because of that, the negative notion that came out from the humans around London was so dense that can invite disease and bad luck that made the situation already bad to worse"

"then, do you know what the shiryou that we are dealing with?"

"that is my question. even though i was attacked by that shiryou, i never know about my assailant even i'm using my tokii to analyze them, and to make matter worse the fog that surrounded me when i was attacked disturbed my sense to identify my assailant"

"Even with your excellent detection yojutsu, you can't find your assailant. this is going to become a pain in the ass"

"yes, otou-sama. i am embarrassed that i must say this but my assailant must be using some yojutsu or something else that utilizes mist that was surrounding London"

"*sigh* another job that needs to be done. oi rihan, this is your jo-"

*fwssh*

"That bastard!!!! *sigh* i don't want to say this but this is your job now, ryouma"

"alright!!!"

"oto-'

"otome-san, this is his study to become daimyo and guardian of this place. i think this is the perfect chance to let this fool learn some lessons that he can't learn through some weird screen that light up and weird block that can produce some sound"

"oi old fossil, just so you kn-"

"don't bother, brat. i know and you are still following what my rule says, right?"

"yeah, yeah 10% right? i still adhered to that, alright?"

"well, that's good. also, kazuma-kun, don't bother asking that question"

'i knew it'

"well let's end this conversation as we still need some clues for this what i can expect as akuryou at this point. ryouma, after you are staying at the place that hihi find it trustworthy, you are going to help kazuma-kun with his search."

"ok, ojii-sama"

"thank you for your support, nurahiyon-sama"

"th-"no" tsk--------- alright otou-sama"

"oi, don't you click your tongue. *sigh* this husband and wife duo. otome, let's go"

"where, otou-sama?"

"don't bother to be stupid around me, otome"

"fufufu, sorry otou-sama. kazuma-kun, please excuse me and ryouma dear, don't bother the omyouji, alright?"

"i know, mama"

"good!! now mama and ojii-sama are going to meet our guest so excuse me"

after mama says that, she and ojii-sama is going out to meet their guest. that leaves only two of us and this is already too late for my lunch so im just going to say goodbye to kazuma-san and rush to the kitchen to get my lunch before going to my room.

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<3rd pov>

in japan, that are many shrines that dedicate to gods that are still in full glory but only one shrine can be said the most beautiful shrine because of the environment of the place itself.

it is sakurajima shrine that is located in sakurajima province. the reason is sakura that always blooms regardless of the season and makes different color when the season changes which makes this province named the eternal sakura land.

in the heart of that very shrine, two people walk around the hallways slowly until the short old man stops and faces his companion which is the tall woman that is his daughter-in-law

the short old man, nurarihyon begins to open his mouth

"otome, before we are going to meet your guests, let's talk first"

the tall woman,otome has a serious expression on him as she looks at him

"Father, I have some questions regarding your decision so let's talk"