New Year

~10 January 2007~

"Sister Valerie, Are you sure Big Brother, okay?"

"Of course, he is doing fine."

"But he is crying blood."

"It's okay. It is only the side effect of him doing all the paperwork."

"Heeee~."

I quietly sobbed on top of my desk at the misery the paperwork gave me.

"Now, he is crying, but it was not blood anymore!"

"See? He is fine."

Hah~

I heard a rumor that paperwork can kill people, but I never knew that it was a truth and not just a mere rumor.

Does that mean King Gilgamesh died from paperwork is true?

"Brother!"

"Huh? What?"

"Can we walk around the city?"

"Sure. Let me change my clothes first."

I walk away from my office and see Wendy and Valerie prepare for our walk around the city.

I look out of my window and see many people walking on the street with smiles on their faces. This is the reason why I want to fight. To see the smile of the other without worrying about anything.

With the massive bounded field covering all of Romania, I can take a relief breath for a little bit. This Bounded Field will ensure the safety of my people from people with bad intentions. However, despite creating the bounded field around Romania, I still order a regular patrol around in case the Bounded Field gets breached without us knowing.

"Brother? Are you done?"

While there is no more problem we have to face, there is a slight problem that is bugging me recently.

"Ara Ara~ Wendy, are you that excited to walk with us?"

"Un!"

That! After I summon Wendy and invite her to join the Vongola family, Valerie begins to use that catchphrase. That is a catchphrase that Big sister and MILF type used in their conversation. Why does Valerie use it? Is it because of her status as Big Sister? Is this the power of Ara Ara?!?

"Brother?"

"Coming!"

With a sigh, I open up the door and see Valerie and Wendy are ready to go.

"Come on."

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*Susanoo POV*

"Sis, I thought we were doing an undercover investigation?"

"Yes"

"Then why are you wearing your Heavenly Dress?"

"Yeah, and so?"

"You… You don't know what undercover investigation means, do you?"

"Of course, I know! It means that I do an investigation under a cover."

"You know what? You are right."

Hah~ Sis, you should come out of the heavenly palace from time to time. I know that governing Takamagahara is a tough job, but you should go out from time to time.

However, lately, I see her walk away from the palace in her white wolf form and go to Romania. At first, I don't know why she comes here, but after I got here myself, I immediately know why she comes here from time to time. This place is filled with a warm atmosphere that can make you relax and forget about all the problems you have.

Romania also has a change that I never thought would happen. This country is known for its cold and dreary atmosphere that makes any magical creature and being to shudder. Not only that, the blessing of the sun did not reach this place for some reason. However, after the Vongola family takes over Romania, the sun begins to bless this land once again. I know that is why my sister Amaterasu is curious about this place as the Sun is her domain.

"Come on, brother. I already booked a room and service for us in the Paw Spring."

Paw Spring, the onsen resort owned by Nekomata. The race that sought by the other to make their offspring more powerful. Nekomata is also the race that ignores Takamagahara's rule after we ignore their plea for help when they are hunted down.

Just for the stupid status quo, we ignore their plea for help. The only pack of Nekomata stays loyal to Shinto, and the Youkai faction is the one staying in the Nurarihyon Territory. Even then, they are loyal to Nurarihyon, not us, the Gods.

"Here, we are!"

I snap from my thoughts when we arrive in Paw Spring.

"Welcome to Paw Spring. What can I do for you, Nya~?"

"I have a reservation in the name of Amaterasu."

"Nya… Yup~ You are on the list. Please follow me to your room, nya~."

"Of course. Come on, brother."

Did… Did she use her real name? What? I-I don't know what is going on…

We follow the Nekomata to our room, but there is something wrong with the Nekomata in front of me. She somehow has half the amount of Chakra as Yasaka in her human form. How is that possible? Not only that, her chakra is different from the normal Chakra Youkai has in their body. A normal chakra is like water that can flow into many types of attack, but the chakra this nekomata has is like honey; it is thick and hard to flow around your body.

"This is your private room, Nya~ If you need anything, please tell us!"

As we walk inside the room, I immediately check if there is a bug in our room, but I didn't see any bugs inside after checking for a minute.

"Do you find anything?"

"No, there is no bug in this room."

"Good. Now is there something you want to ask me?"

I nod at her question and say.

"Sis, why are you using your real name and even wearing your Heavenly Dress? I know you are not stupid not to know what Undercover means, but I'm curious why you wear this kind of clothes instead of something mundane."

"Heh. Yes, there is a reason why I wear this."

"What is it?"

"I want to see the reaction of Youkai in this city."

"Why?"

"I want to see if they hate us or not. So far, they do not hate us, but they also didn't like us either. All of them act like a professional. However, there is something that bugs me."

"What?"

"Can't you feel it? Please feel the air around here and tell me what you find."

I begin to concentrate and search for something that my sister knows. After searching for a minute, I find something weird underneath us, and after focusing on this weird thing, I know what my sister means.

"I see."

"What do you see?"

"An underground base… No, a training ground."

"Yes. The only conclusion I can make is that they are using this place as the training and information gathering for the Vongola family. If not for my long experience with Chakra, I never know about the secret underground base. They hide it really carefully to the point I am almost fooled by it."

"Yes. I was almost fooled by it as well. However, how can they hide it really well?"

"I have a theory that the one that creates and trains the people here, as I have a feeling that they are getting some training from someone, is Kushina Uzumaki."

"The rumored Nine-Tailed Fox."

"Yes. If what I hear from the street is right, then her title is Sun Guardian."

"The same title Yasaka has…"

"Yes. I don't know if it was a coincidence or not. I still need more information before doing anything."

My sister is right. If we are in Japan, and they are the citizens of Japan, we can order them to reveal their secret as we are the highest authority within Japan. Still, they are Romania's citizens and have been long since they ran away from Japan, making our authority as low as a beggar choosing which food they want to eat.

"So what should we do? Do we stay in here after knowing that the people serving us are trained to spy on us?"

"Of course. As long as we didn't do anything stupid or suspicious, they will not spy on us. I have already come here multiple times, and not a single day I get to spy on, but to the people that have bad intentions, they vanish from the earth and never be seen again."

"That is… scary."

"Yeah. Many people think that the Vongola family is a full pacifist family, but the truth is that they prefer an underhand method. They gather intelligence, and if their target is bad for their family, they will eliminate them immediately. There are a few high-class devils try to 'recruit' the Flame user, and to this day, the devil cannot find the body of a said high-class devil."

"They prefer peace, but they will make their hand dirty if provoked."

"Yes. Now let's go. I want to take a bath in the onsen."

I take a deep breath and decide to forget about all the dark things the Vongola family will do if the Shinto and Youkai faction provoked them and walk toward the onsen to relax.

While in here, I should visit the brothel as well… Hehehehe~

Big sis says that I need to relax. Then I will obey her order.