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It appears that it was just a misunderstanding. After realizing what she had just said, Sagiri immediately corrected it.

It turns out that her grandparents wanted to ask him for help in dealing with the Hollows.

As for Alex's answer?

"Why not?" He said that. Since he got nothing better to do anyway, why not go with her and spend some time in the festival?

Alex asked Sagiri whether he could go and bring back someone and she agreed. Of course, Alex invited everyone, though only a few can come.

Those were Suzuno, Emi, and Genshiro. Of course Alice will come too.

Nonko was busy with her manga since the deadline is approaching, Ashiya doesn't want to go since he still needs to manage the café since they are planning on setting up several branches.

Rika stayed to help Ashiya, Oboro went back to Ryuuga clan to deal with some matters, Chitose and Koyuzu stayed to take care of the Inn, Albert decided to not come too.

Yaya went to attend a Cat Gathering, Yuuna stayed at Chisaki's place for a sleepover, as for Lucifer and Hisui? Well, no need to explain. Those guys won't even leave "their" room.

Now, here they are, standing outside the Inn without any luggage bags, since you know, storage space.

"Suzuno, are you sure you know the way?" Emi asked while carrying Alice.

"Fumu, Sagiri-dono has told me the location of their village."

"Alright then."

Sagiri actually left much earlier than them since she still has to attend a meeting. Though she also told them that Suzuno knows the location of their village.

"Let's go."

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Chuuma Ninja Village, Ameno household...

Ameno clan, being the clan that leads the Chuuma Ninja, they are rich, ridiculously rich. The area of their household was large enough to cover the entire mountain range.

Those mountains is a place where many low level hollows and evil spirits or evil youkais are frequently gathering.

So the Chuuma Ninjas used those place as a training ground, where they hunt down those hollows and other evil beings.

The Ameno household, a large Japanese-style mansion was located at the foot of a mountain, it is said that the mansion itself acts as a barrier to prevent those evil beings in the mountain from ever coming down.

Sagiri Ameno, the Heiress of the Ameno Clan was washing herself with a bucket of water beside a well.

She opened her closed eyes as she released a sigh, "...This house is really ridiculously big, just as it always has....its kind of lonely."

Compared to this silent and lonely large house, Sagiri much prefers the small but lively Yuragi Inn. Where they spend their time together.

Suddenly, her eyes turned cold as she turned around. Countless shurikens can be seen flying towards her.

Without even any delay, she moved, took out her Kunai and deflects them. She was dodging some, using a footwork that made her look like a flowing water.

She was bending her body as well, she is very flexible, able to move her body much better than ballerinas.

When she deflected the last Shuriken, she was surprised when there is another one hiding behind it, and she could barely dodge it on time, causing a tear on her white kimono, exposing her cleavage.

"Ara~? That was just a simple trick just now." A feminine voice was heard as Sagiri looked up towards the roof, where a girl around her age can be seen.

She is rather petite, wearing a white sleeveless blouse with a blue skirt, her hair is in twin tails, hold together by a kunai-like hair decoration.

The girl looked at her smugly, "Are your movements getting dull Sagiri? Or is it because I, Hibari, has already surpassed Sagiri with nobody being the wiser?"

Sagiri seeing the girl, smiled happily, "Hibari! So you've returned as well!"

Hibari was about to speak more when she suddenly saw the cleavage of Sagiri, which was exposed due to the tear she made by throwing shurikens earlier.

Looking at that, Hibari pressed her chest, she was by no means flat, but compared to Sagiri...she's just way too small.

"Tsk." With an irritated expression, Hibari took out several more Shurikens and began throwing it.

"Hibari?!" Sagiri exclaimed in shock as she wasted no time dodging the attacks. "Hibari stop!"

Hibari wasn't listening, 'What the hell was that?! They've gotten even bigger! Why is that?! Even though we are at the same clan! Even though we are at the same age! Why is the difference so prominent?!'

She glared at Sagiri, 'Is this the difference between the main house and the branch house?!'

As she threw the last shuriken she has, Sagiri pulled out another kunai to deflect it, however before she could, a short old woman appeared and caught the shuriken between her fingers.

The old woman gave a grin as she look at Sagiri, "Hmm, from what I can see, you're bust is 90 cm and you're an F cup!"

"Wha?!" Sagiri blushed as she covered her chest. "Obaa-sama?!"

The short old woman, Shigure Ameno, grandmother of Sagiri Ameno and Hibari Ameno, and the current head of the Ameno Clan and the Kage of Chuuma Ninja.

Speaking of Kage, the rankings of Chuuma Ninjas goes like this; the weakest is Genin, which has a minimum Spirit Power of 100, Sagiri's partner, Urara Urataka is at this level.

Next is Chunin, which has the minimum Spirit Power of 1000, Sagiri Ameno and Hibari Ameno are at this level.

Next is Jōnin, Ninjas at this level has a minimum Spirit Power of 10000, when one reached this rank they are allowed to take a team to lead on their own. This is the highest rank that any Chuuma Ninja can attain.

And last is Kage, with a minimum Spirit Power of 30000, the only one who can have this rank are the leader of Chuuma Ninja.

Legends says that in the past, there is a rank higher than that, and they can fight even Gods, but those are just legend told in the clan.

"Kakaka! did I get it right?" Shigure smiled at her granddaughters. Hibari has already jumped down from the roof and stood beside Sagiri.

Sagiri blushed, "Not like that all!"

Shigure just laugh, "Indeed, when compared to you, Hibari is really a little....let's just say destitute."

Hibari's mouth became wide open in shock, 'D-Destitute!?'

Shigure just laugh again, "Kakaka! If you guys keep this up, the both of you will be able to find a nice man to be together with! I can't wait to have great-grandchildren!"

"Wha-?!" Hibari blushed.

"P-Please Obaa-sama! Stop that! Aren't we a bit too young for that!"

Shigure ignored them and just look at Sagiri with a smile, "...Hmm, ah, you're partner, Urara Urataka is it? She has been informing me some things about you, like how you are planning to snatch the husband of another woman.."

"W-W-W-Wha-?!" Sagiri face turned even redder, so much so it puts Emi's hair to shame.

Hibari just stood at the side, frozen, 'H-H-How can this be? That Sagiri, the Sagiri who couldn't even speak a single word to any man....is actually trying to steal another woman's husband?! This..this is..'

"Hmm, I even heard that you two went on some dates as well."

"Its not like that all! It was for a mission! Mission!"

Hibari covered her mouth in shock, 'T-T-They even went on some dates as well?! This...is this...NTR that Hibari keeps hearing about?! Sagiri...what happened to the Sagiri that Hibari knows?!'

(AN; She refers to herself in third person)

Finally, she couldn't take it anymore and ran away, "SAGIRI YOU DEVIANT!"

"Hibari?!" Sagiri tried to reach out to her, but it was already too late, Hibari was already far away.

Shigure looked at the departing back of Hibari, thinking of something before she once again turned her attention back to Sagiri.

"Your grandfather is waiting for you inside the meeting room."

Sagiri blinks, "Ojii-sama is?"

Shigure nodded, "Ah, but before that, this Alexander guy, the one people called "Demon King" I want to meet him."

Sagiri looked at her grandmother in shock, before her face redden, "Wha-? D-Does this tha—"

"Hmm," Shigure smirked, "Why don't we make him your husband?"

It took awhile before those words registered into Sagiri's mind, but when it finally "clicked" into her, she hurriedly spoke.

"T-T-There's no need to meet him Obaa-sama! Alex already has a wife and a cute daughter! I don't want to be known as a homewrecker at all!"

Shigure noticed something in the way Sagiri spoke just now, and she couldn't help but inwardly grin, 'She didn't reject or showed unwillingness on marrying this Alexander. Interesting...it seems like even she did not notice this...my, how dense, my granddaughter is.'

Shigure just shook her head, "Oh well, this is not something we should rush after all. You are still quite young, and as someone who uses Spirit Power, you will be able to live far longer than ordinary humans."

Sagiri remained silent, though her heart was beating fast for some reason unknown to even her.

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Alex, Emi, Alice, Suzuno, and Genshiro was still riding on a train. With Genshiro fast asleep, with drool dripping from his mouth.

The other three moved away from him, they don't want to be mistaken as someone who knew this guy.

Emi looked at Suzuno, who seems restless as a happy expression won't leave her face, so she couldn't help but ask.

"You seem awfully chipper since this morning, are you really that excited?"

Suzuno turned to look at her with her eyes sparkling in joy, "Ninja! We will get to see a real and genuine Ninja village! Ninja!"

Emi blinks as she tried to slowly scoot away from her as she gave a wry smile, 'Right...she's a massive Japanese History fan...going to a Ninja Village must be really—'

She paused and looked at her arms, Alice was fast asleep. Looking at her, Emi couldn't help but smile. Awhile ago, she didn't even think of speaking with the Demon King, but now, she was taking care of his child like a mother.

Granted, its not really his, or her real daughter, but still...this little fella treats them as her parents, and she has grown fond of her.

Emi was sure that if an angel tried to even lay their hands on her daughter, she won't hesitate to cut of their heads and throw it on a altar and offer it for the heavens to see.

She gave no mercy to her enemies, that goes double for Alice's enemies. Yes, she knew it herself that she's cruel and merciless, bloodthirsty even, but so what?

She, herself, accepted that. She was trained for war, she grew up in war, she has witnessed a lot of brutality that she gained so much resistance to it.

She was sure, that if somehow, she has seen an entire town that was destroyed and massacred, as long as she knew no one there, aside from pity, she wouldn't feel anything.

She might blame herself a little for being late, but that's it. She won't go around saying she will avenge them, especially if it risks the life of someone important to her.

Thinking about it, she guessed that she's becoming more and more of a demom.

She couldn't help but give a wry smile.

Suddenly, she felt something landing on her shoulder and she turned her head, only for her eyes to widen when she saw it was Alex, asleep.

Alex actually wasn't tired or anything like that, its just that, he was bored, and being bored made him sleepy, and of you're sleepy you gotta sleep right?

So he did. Sleeping on Emi's shoulder wasn't on the plan.

Emi looked at him for awhile before she gave a smile, and tilted her head to his, as she also closed her eyes.