18 Meeting of Clan 7

when they heard about the topic around ryouma. they became curious because, after the attack ryouma appearance changed completely.

they thought that with the appearance change then his personality was changed too. but their worried unfounded because his personality was the same as before.

then nurahiyon asked something about ryouma about something that he had in mind.

"ryouma, i heard that you are using some strange weapon, and using that said weapon, you utilized a strange youjutsu too. we know that you can't use tokii. but, you must be honest with us alright. did you use tokii to use that weapon?"

yes, they are afraid that ryouma could use tokii. because of the incident that happened around 13 years ago that almost destroyed this headquarters. still, the good thing was there weren't dead that involved in that incident.

but still, they knew that when ryouma could use tokii when he is ready, not now. so they with a nervous look heard at ryouma's next words.

"no, I don't think so. after all, that weapon had tokii so I just used that weapon's power. also listen, mama!! I meet someone awesome today."

nurahiyon wanted to reprimand ryouma because he changed the subject. but, his instinct told him that what ryouma was going to tell to otome is important so he just let ryouma spoke to otome.

otome saw her father-in-law's silence knew that this was important to crack this mystery so with a smile, she asked a question to ryouma.

"what is it, sweetheart?"

"Mama, you have talked about the battle of the hot gates, right?"

"Thermopylae right, sweetheart? so, what about it?"

"well, I met the king of spartan, king Leonidas I himself!!!"

otome with a worried look on her face spoke to her son.

"ryouma sweetheart, are you still sick? well, it was just a dream after all."

"no mama!!! I really met him!!! I also saw Sparta in the past and spoke with Leonidas"

"well, it was a dream, sweetheart. you shouldn't think too much about that."

"no, if it was a dream. then, he didn't give me this advice. he said that I need to control my power because of the disaster that is going to sweep this world soon!!!"

""!!!!!!!""

otome and everyone in the hall opened their eyes wide and became wary with the exception of wakana. wkana had confused look with ryouma's word.

the first to open their mouth was rihan.

"ryouma, can I ask something?"

"ok"

"that leonidas. if by any chance, is he youkai?"

"i don't think so. after all, when I saw him, i didn't sense any tokii but i feel heroic visage. i just feel that was my goal as a man after all he was a true hero after all, oyaji."

"listen he-"

"I believe in you, sweetheart."

rihan became shocked because of otome statement of believing ryouma's nonsense. she should be the logical one in this hall but she believed ryouma.

"otome, i never thought that you are believing ryouma's nonsense. i know that he is our long-awaited son. but, when he tells nonsense then as a parent we should reprimand him not encourage him."

"then honey, i ask you to say this word 'Leonidas in ryouma's dream was sham that pretended to be a hero of Sparta"

"well if you ask me. Leonidas in ryouma's dream was sh- !!!!"

suddenly rihan had a headache that hurt his head just like his head being hit by his father's punch when he was in his prime.

when otome saw that. she became convinced as she spoke his conlusion.

"well with this, ryouma's word was true about his meeting with Leonidas-sama."

"honey, why me?"

"because with our clan motto 'word was trash than action'. with that, i just used honey because you didn't believe with ryouma's word. but the severity is minimal than if i used the retainer of this clan."

with a nervous expression, rihan asked the severity of his word.

"then, what happened when other than me said that word just now?"

"well, the mercy one is they die without knowing what's going on."

suddenly, everyone in the hall had a pale face. because if they said that word thoughtlessly, they are going to die regardless of mercy or not.

nurahiyon with a serious face asked otome.

"otome-san, why rihan didn't die?"

"because sweetheart ryouma is our son after all. in honey's heart, he wanted to believe to ryouma. so the severity just random depending on what kind of punishment is given."

rihan became blushed on his face and looked sideways.

nurahiyon just sighed at this couple. well given the circumstances of their love life, this was good enough that this child made the entire nura clan join in hand for his education.

nurahiyon then asked about something that otome said a while ago.

"otome-san, why did you mean by your last statement about your confirmation?"

then otome with an excited voice spoke to nurahiyon.

"Father, that's mean that my sweetheart was being recognized by the great hero of the yonder past!!!!! also, he got the artifact of that said hero to the boot!!"

"what do you mean by that?"

"Father, do you know about the sacred gear?"

"sacred gear?? what the hell is that?"

rihan then remembered that word and answered otome's question.

"i remembered hearing that. when we are still fighting hyaku monogatari in Kyoto, i fought a man that was sent by that monster disguised as a human. he was using some strange weapon that made me uncomfortable but he just small fry, so I just finish him without mercy. before that man died, i heard him shouting that i should be weakened because of the sacred gear's effect. well if it was just made me uncomfortable, it didn't hinder me to kill that man."

then kurotabo heard about rihan recounting of the past, he remembered about that man.

"ah, yes i remembered that clown. I never thought fatass bastard hired that clown to kill rihan-sama."

"well, said the assassin that being sent by that fatass bastard to kill me."

"rihan-sama, you knew my circumstance right? are you still bring that topic up?"

"ahahahaha, come one kurotabo. I'm just joking. you are just easy to tease when that topic is brought up after all"

then ryouma pinch his word after his dad.

"well, kurotabo-san is worrywart after all. when I fell from the tree at the training ground. he became panic because i fainted. but, at that time i just faking my fainted state and when he was going to see mama. i got up and started my fake routine to fool both mama and kurotabo. kurotabo's expression at that time is priceless after all. ahahahahah!!!"

"even you, ryouma-bochama!!!!"

then suddenly someone coughed at this skit. it was hitotsume.

hitotsume looked at ryouma and with stern voice reprimand him.

"ryouma-bochama, you shouldn't do that in the first place. everyone was worried when you are injured during training. also you sidetracked this conversation. as the heir of nura clan, you shouldn't do this kind of thing again, ok?"

"alright!!!"

"huh, well at least ryouma-bochama is listening. so madam, let's continue about that sacred gear that you wanted to say"