There was two things Lin Zi did not expect. 1) Reincarnating in a world where heroes, devils, angels, and even gods exist. 2) Receiving a System as a birthday present.
"Mmmm... We'll settle here then!" A gentle motherly voice said happily as a loud thunk could be heard from next to it.
"Ouch..." Another voice chimed in, from the ground as it slowly raised. "Isn't this Tokyo? I've only seen it on the internet!"
"I know," The motherly voice replied in a 'know-it-all' tone, "That's why we're going to live here from now on."
"What?"
"Would mom lie to you?"
"Thank you, mother!"
"Lin Zi," There was a tint of helplessness in the motherly voice, "Didn't I tell you to call me mom? Even mama will do! Calling me 'mother' makes me sound old..."
"Sorry."
"It's fine, how can I get mad at my child?"
"I'm 20."
"Your current body is 16, don't lie to me. To me, be it 16, 20, or 100, they are all children! Ah, that makes me sound old." The motherly voice paused for a moment. "Hmm..."
"Did something happen?"
"Nothing, I merely saw a crow out of its nest."
"Huh?"
"Sweety, you mentioned that you wanted that... 'System' thingy right?"
"Yeah, but that was mostly just a senseless complaint. I'm content with what I have already."
"If that's the case then I won't give you one~"
"You can get me one?"
"I never said I couldn't."
"Then..."
"Call me mom~"
"..."
"Well?"
"...Mom..." The younger voice mumbled.
"What a good boy!" The motherly voice rejoiced as the sound of hair ruffling could be heard. "Watch, this will be the birthday present for the 16 years that I've made your body skip!"
*Snap*
A loud snap could be heard, followed up by an equally loud voice.
"What the?!"
"Do you like it? Mom spent a lot of time on it!"
"..."
"You'll be able to do so as well once you're on mommy's level! Just remove the boundary between reality and fiction and you'll be able to do it too~"
"..."
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"Yasaka-sama, 'She' has returned into this world." A silhouette, with what appears to be fox ears, appeared behind the thin sliding door as she bowed in place.
'She? Why is there a need to refer to someone using their pronouns rather than their actual name?' The young woman with a voluptuous figure and long blonde hair furrowed her eyebrows in confusion.
To her knowledge, only the monotheistic faction of the Abrahamic religions did such a thing. The woman tilted her while pondering the matter before a glint of shock appeared on her golden yellow eyes as nine massive fox tails shot out from behind her. ' 'She' has returned?!'
"Where is 'She'?" The woman asked with a hint of trepidation.
"Reportedly sighted in Tokyo, near Kuoh Town and Hero Association headquarters."
'Near Kuoh Town and Hero Association... City A... interesting...'
The Youkai Faction, like the other factions, was split internally as well. The West Faction was led by her, Yasaka, while the East Faction was led by the old man, Nurarihyon.
However, there was one faction that even the Biblical God himself did not know much about. The lack of knowledge on the mysterious third faction was understandable since even Yasaka herself did not know much about them!
The third faction could not even be considered a part of the Youkai faction, the only thing that they shared in common was the fact that they were all Youkais, but that was it!
They had barely even communicated with each other. It is debatable as to whether or not the third faction would help the Youkai faction even if they were ever in grave danger!
Only one thing was certain! Yasaka shivered a little as if she had remembered a traumatic event in the past.
'She' is to not be trifled with!
'She' is the leader of the third faction. The reason why 'She' was only referred in pronouns was that 'She' had the special property of 'if you mention 'Her' name, 'She' will have you in 'Her' sights!'
The more you know about 'Her', the more 'She' knows about you. The only way to talk about 'Her' without attracting her attention to use roundabout ways to refer to 'Her'!
There was once a powerful traitor Youkai who called 'Her' by name and questioned 'Her' existence, since they had not appeared for a century, even going as far as to call them a made-up story meant to make the Youkai appear more powerful than they seem.
Perhaps he would have gone further in his insults had his upper torso not been completely 'erased' out of existence, with his body still 'functioning' like those cross-sectional diagrams in anatomical textbooks.
After that incident, no one dared to even mention 'Her' out of fear and respect. Since they didn't even want to risk the idea of being watched...
Yasaka had once even 'thought' about her, wondering whether or not the third faction still existed in the modern era—only to sense a pressuring aura that brought her to her knees!
"One more thing, Yasaka-sama..." The silhouette hesitated as if waiting for permission.
"Please continue."
"One of our Karasu-Tengu had just reported that 'She'... is accompanied by a child with a similar appearance as 'Her.'"
"'Her' child?"
"We believe so, Yasaka-sama."
"I see..." Yasaka nodded.
"Orders?"
"Do not interfere with them. If there comes a moment where you can support them, do anything to support them! There will be another legendary Youkai in this world...."