And our destination was—. “Ise! Long time no see!”
A girl with blonde hair and a tail — Kunou appeared in front of the Toriiof the shrine. That’s right, this New Year we came to visit Kyoto — Fushimi Inari Taisha. Because it was the New Year, everyone was worried that it would be crowded, so we used a magic circle to teleport here in an instant. Um, the number of Torii here is still the same which feels quite scary. In order not be disturbed by other people, Kunou and I had set up a barrier with the effect of keeping people away. “Hey—, Kunou. I came here to pay my respects.”
“Uh-huh! Here’s the main god, the god Ukanomitamawill definitely be happy.”
After paying our respects, a friendly onee-san with the appearance of a fox appeared from inside the shrine! This lovely nine-tailed fox was the leader of the youkai in Kyoto—. “Everyone who has travelled so far to visit, welcome.”
It was Kunou’s mother Yasaka-san! Mmm—, indeed, she’s so beautiful! Her oppai are so large that I can’t help looking! It’s been a treat for my eyes since the New Year started. It just makes me want to bow down and pray. After Yasaka-san greeted us, Rias sincerely greeted her
“I had, always wanted the chance to greet you. But due to various reasons, I never had the chance, so I took the opportunity to greet you during this New Year’s visit.”
Rias was currently wearing a long-sleeved kimono! Her long crimson hair was tied together, and she gave off an elegant atmosphere. Not only Rias, but Asia, Akeno-san, Koneko-chan, Irina, Rosseweisse-san, and Ravel were also wearing long-sleeved kimonos. By the way, Gya-suke was also dressed like them…. Me, Kiba and Xenovia were dressed normally. The three of us had agreed. “““Going to Fushimi Inari? It would be best to wear clothing which is easier to walk in.”””
This answer was very much like the style of a front-line soldier. After all, speaking of Fushimi Inari Taisha, it was almost like mountain hiking. Originally I was going to invite Azazel-sensei, Kuroka and Le Fay to come along as well, but sensei said that he had to meet with several important people and thus couldn’t come. Kuroka was sitting under a warm table in the Hyoudou household early in the morning of the New Year, eating rice cakes and mandarins to enjoy her leisurely life. Le Fay was accompanying (or said she was being held with) her. Sensei later sent us some pictures, when he was drunk, where Azazel-sensei with a naked upper body was dancing with Zeus from Olympus, as well as an extremely hilarious scene of Michael-san, along with the God of the North Odin-oyajiwho was given a beating when he extended his hand towards Serafall Leviathan’s behind, and also dressed up as Satan Red was Sirzechs-sama who was being scolded by a drunk Grayfia-san. A luxury gathering on New Year’s Day, scenes which were not normally seen were sent one after the other to us. It was simply too incredible. These things were definitely not the respectful images of God-class people that were normally seen…. And Rias had her hand over her forehead, with a complicated expression for the New Year…. However, seeing Grayfia-san being amidst those people, I felt relieved. Although it looked like a drunken mess, it showed me that she had at least recovered a bit and was back to being somewhat more relaxed. “…It seems it was Azazel and the other Gods who invited her. He said that it was that time of year, so they needed to celebrate the New Year, which really helped out my sister-in-law.”
After saying that, Rias seemed relieved. She had been worried about Grayfia-san’s situation from the bottom of her heart. After all, although Grayfia-san’s younger brother was still alive, it had provoked a lot of unrest in the underworld. “Uh-huh, I will do my best to welcome you!”
Kunou looked very happy. She had also visited the Hyoudou household before…. That was when she was called to discuss the matters relating to the shrine and met Phis. “Phis didn’t come?”
Kunou looked around at the people who were here. Phis— that was Ophis. Because of their meeting, they had developed a good relationship. As we couldn’t explain Ophis’s body, I had introduced her as a young dragon girl named ‘Phis’. I scratched my cheek, then immediately started thinking of an excuse. “Ah…. Ah that’s right, Phis said that she should stay home…she has a cold. So she’s resting. She really wanted to see Kunou though.”
After all, we couldn’t bring Ophis out. Right now she was probably with Kuroka and Le Fay playing games. Kunou seemed a little disheartened after hearing this, but she quickly regained her spirits. “I heard that a dragon’s cold is quite troublesome. I’ll go and prepare a special Kyoto remedy, just wait a moment!”
With that said, Kunou quickly ran off towards the shrine. …She was probably going home to get the medicine right? She really thought of Ophis as her friend. That was a rather good thing. Seeing Kunou, Yasaka-san showed a pleased smile. “Ufufu, Sekiryuutei-sama, you seem to have got closer to my Kunou, which is quite fortunate.”
“No, no, that’s not it. Back then, it was just a courtesy for us to take care of your child, as you helped us out during the crisis in the Underworld.”
After all, Yasaka-san helped us out when the Underworld was going through a crisis. She made an alluring smile — then leaned in next to my ear! …The fragrance which made its way into my nostrils was something out of this world…! H-How did t-this fragrance make my mind so excited that I was paralysed…I-Is this, what they call, the fragrant charm of a mature woman…!? “Sekiryuutei-sama, for the time being, can you wait until Kunou grows into an adult? If you can’t wait, you could have me live with you…. Ufufufu. After all, Kunou once pestered me about having brothers and sisters. Not to mention that I haven’t had a young man’s bare skin for a while….”
Yasaka-san’s slender and delicate white fingers slid across my chin…! Her attractive gaze and provocative voice stimulated my male instinct—. It was only the beginning of the New Year and this onee-san had already captivated me! However, Kunou had returned quickly and interjected
“Okaa-sama! Your joke has gone too far! I got him first!”
Kunou tightly hugged onto my leg. Her extremely cute expression was meant to deter Yasaka-san. “Hahaha. Truly an obsessive child. At this age you have some ‘feminine’ charm. Perhaps there’s some resemblance to being a woman.”
Seeing her daughter’s actions, Yasaka-san showed a calm smile. “…Even in Kyoto I can’t stay relaxed.”
Next to me, Rias sighed. —Then, Yasaka-san clapped her hands together, and asked Rias
“Gossip aside, Sekiryuutei’s legal wife-sama, about the previous matter, do you have an answer?”
“Yes, there is no reason for me to refuse it.”
I asked Rias who was smiling as she replied
“…W-W-What happened?”
“Oh, Kunou will be starting middle school at Kuoh Academy in the coming year. The preparations have already been made.”
—!? The sudden news left me at a loss for words!