Chapter 17: Ch. 17: Dog? That's a wolf!
Rokuro looked at the horizon woth a blank look.
He cannot understand, how the hell is that unlucky?
Shouldn't he be a protagonist?
What the fuck!!
First… a slime.
Now… a fox cub!?
Are you kidding me!!?
[That's just how the wind blows… Master. You can never control it, just accompany it.]
Is that supposed to be a metaphor?
[Ahem! Of course it's a saying, duh~]
Is that so…
Well whatever.
Mutsumi, who saw Rokuro feeling down… immediately rushed towards him and patted his head.
"It's okay Roku. You do know that something like this sometimes happens."
Rokuro just nodded.
He felt weird getting patted on the head like a child, but he just let her do it.
He's not going to deny, it felt comfortable.
"Also look on the bright side! They look cute… aren't they?"
Mutsumi grabbed the yellowish fox cub and presented it to Rokuro.
"I guess so?"
She hugged the the little fluff.
Glancing at the girl, he realized that this isn't entirely bad.
In fact… it's actually quite nice.
What if he were to bring this creatures to the Tensura verse? Would they also evolved into an overpowered being?
Such thoughts lingered in his head.
If given a chance… he would definitely go to the Tensura verse.
I mean, who wouldn't? Although the rule of that world is, survival of the fittest… getting stronger in that world is very easy, especially with his cheat.
Before walking towards the house, Rokuro didn't forget to put the slime like creature in his pocket dimension.
He's pretty sure that the slime wouldn't face any inconvenience as the "Familiars" of his are very tamed.
A few minutes have passed…
Upon reaching the gate, they're met with a guard dog.
It is quite large.
It is roughly 100 cm tall.
To compare the size of how tall the dog is against Rokuro.
The dog easily reaches up to his chest. The same goes to Mutsumi.
As Rokuro is roughly around 165 cm. While the girl is around 163 cm.
Quite normal for someone his state.
After all, he is a Japanese person.
Actually , he already surpassed his initial height.
Unlike the Rokuro now… The original Rokuro of the series is quite short, even for his age.
"Grrrr!"
The guard dog, Goliath, looked angry.
Looking at the red haired boy who's holding one of Mutsumi's hand, Goliath snarled at the boy.
Which Rokuro didn't mind as it's quite normal for intelligent dogs like the one in front of him to be like that.
Especially if it concerns about the well being of their owners.
"Barf!"
The little fox in Mutsumi's arm barked.
Goliath slowly looked at Mutsumi and saw a little fox in her arms.
Goliath became agitated.
"Grrr!! Awwooo!"
'Are you guys really sure that this dog here is a dog? If it is, then… why is it howling like a wolf?'
Rokuro thought.
His mind faltered to comprehend what he saw.
Like… what the hell?
You telling me that this guy… is a dog? That's clearly a wolf!
From it's body to its howl, there's no doubt about it… that's a wolf!
Such thoughts roamed in his head.
There's no one that can break that thought of his.
He already gained enlightenment.
Giggle…
"Don't be confused, Roku. Goliath is a dog, not a wolf."
"Ah, okay. I understand."
…
He immediately changed his mind…
They both sat down on the grass.
Mutsumi then let go of the little fox in her arms.
The little fox ran to the huge dog with a cute expression.
Goliath's fierce aura disappeared, and just watched the little fox run and constantly fall over, letting out a cute squeak.
Mutsumi looked at the fox and Goliath play with a smile.
But… she became sad all of a sudden.
Rokuro saw it.
So he tried to talk but…
"Also about our family…"
Mutsumi already beat him to it.
Right then, he understood. Why was she like that.
"Nah… Don't worry about it. I already know."
Mutsumi widened her eyes. Never did she expect that he already knew what kind of family they are.
To make things sure, she still asked the guy if he is telling the truth.
"R-really? You're not… joking… right?"
Rokuro's face became innocent as if it was a very obvious thing.
That look…
It didn't reassure her.
She has a bad feeling, as if telling her that this guy is only tricking her.
"I mean, it's very apparent. I don't even need to think about it. Even an idiot can managed to put the pieces together to manifest the answer."
The guy was talking nonsense.
It didn't even help washing away the foreboding feeling she's felt.
Instead of abolishing her bad feeling, it only intensifies it.
"It's very obvious. Your family is a high class with a big estate. Meaning… your family is quite ripped off."
Rokuro said with a smile.
He even looked very smug.
His face is screaming of, "Praise me! Praise me!".
As for Mutsumi…
Colors drained from her face.
She looks like a statue that has been unkept for a long time.
The blue haired girl just stared at the red haired boy.
She was neither shock nor feeling something.
She just stared at the boy, doing nothing.
"Uhh… Um… Hello? Mutsumi?"
Rokuro then stopped his antics.
He kept on waving at the girl, but she doesn't even respond.
This troubled Rokuro.
Feeling that he might have gone too far.
He was just kidding, okay?
Feeling that Mutsumi is quite depressed, he felt the need to lighten up the mood.
But… he failed miserably.
Instead of lightening up the mood… it seems that, it made Mutsumi's mind shut down.
"Err… What should I do…"
"Hmm?"
At that moment, he saw a silhouette of a person.
The silhouette slowly approach them…
Rokuro instinctively hugged the girl beside him.
As always, his protectiveness of his girls starts showing up again.
When it comes to his family, he never hesitates.
In his mind, family over other things. That's his top priority.
With that, his usually joyous and sunny aura converted to a cold and serious expression.
"Calm down, I ain't gonna do something to you. Nya… I'd rather be sleeping than do something to you, after all… I'm a free spirit! Ya know that!"
After hearing that voice, Rokuro calmed down and smiled.
He stretched his right arm and gestured a hand shake.
"Nice to meet you… Brother-in-law."
"Unyu? I'd rather you be calling me by my name, Kengo, than that, you know?
"Sure, why not? My name is Enmado Rokuro by the way. Nice to meet you, Kengo."
"Me too."
The yellow haired guy with a paw like mark on his face, wearing a jacket with cat ears shook hands with Rokuro.
Kengo.
This guy is always so free spirited.
Acting like he doesn't care about anything else, except his… freedom!
Yet, it is very farfetched.
It might not seem to be this way, but he truly cares for his youngest sister.
Protecting Mutsumi has always been in his mind.
Although, yes, all the Yozakura members have an obligation to protect the Head from all the ill intent from their enemies…
Kengo has always more extra careful in handling this job.
His protectiveness easily reaches the protectiveness of their eldest sibling, Kyoichiro.
But… if there's something that can be differ from them It is…
He isn't a Sis-con!
Yes, he admits, he's very protective of his youngest sister but… never did his love for her been that excessive.
This guy even used his ability, Assimilation.
Assimilation.
This is the Blooming ability of Kengo.
It can be used for either, information gathering or illusionary.
By fully utilizing his Mirror Neurons, he can manage to assimilate with the persons feelings and be able to see through their feelings.
Memories, it doesn't matter for him.
He can peek through someones memories and fully utilized it for himself.
Either way… he did this to ensure that this guy is not deceiving Mutsumi.
Because if he does…
Only fate can tell.
As for Rokuro…
He doesn't mind.
And why isn't Rokuro not minding it?
Because… his secret won't be revealed no matter what happens.
His memories of reincarnation will never be revealed, even if someone has the ability to manipulate him.
His memories of his past selves are hidden deep in his soul.
And even if they can control his soul or destroy it… his secrets will never be revealed.
"Hmm? What happened to Mutsumi?"
"I don't know. She suddenly passed out. I only made jokes about something, then she didn't respond to it, only staring at me. Only for me to realize that she has passed out."
"I see… then how 'bout you enter the house and put her on her bed."
Rokuro raised his eyebrow.
Looking at how this guy is inviting him… there's no way that this guy is not planning anything weird.
Nevertheless, he agreed.
"Well then. Come!"
Kengo then leisurely walked towards the mansion, even putting his hands behind his head.
He walks as if nothing could go wrong.
Yet, Rokuro couldn't be deceived.
Even without opening his Sharingan or the system providing information… he already knew that there are lots of traps hidden all around the place, though he already knew where they are.
Not that the traps can hurt him.
It's just that he is quite worry that the girl in his arms would wake up as he want her to rest for now as he knew that this girl is tired, considering her work.
Also why didn't he just followed the cat looking Yozakura member?
Well…
"Nya! Huwaa!"
The guy is jumping around like a cat.
He doesn't want to bother doing the same thing as him.
As for flying? Nah… he doesn't want to do that, he just wants to walk.
So… Rokuro carried Mutsumi in a princess carry and walked towards the house.
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Been a while guys. Sorry if I couldn't write any on the ff. days but… I was very busy so… yeah 👍