Chapter 86: The Candidate for the Daitengu Template
Since that day Natsuba Hanae had visited Natsuba Kouryu…
In the following days, during her free time, she would also visit him.
Concerned about his condition.
And because of this, her reputation in the Natsuba main residence grew even better.
And on this day…
Natsuba Hanae walked out of her room.
She looked up at the clear, vast sky, her brow slightly furrowed. A premonition of unease appeared in her mind.
“Is it just my imagination?”
And Chikari Makoto, who had followed her out, seeing her standing there, a hint of confusion appeared in her golden eyes.
“Second Miss, what’s wrong?”
“Could it be that you don’t want to visit that… Second Young Master today?”
“That’s great! Let’s go somewhere else.”
Thinking of this, Chikari Makoto’s face lit up with excitement, a gleam in her golden eyes.
Visiting that piece of trash Natsuba Kouryu every day for the past few days had made her feel depressed.
That human torso, always with a sour look on his face, what was there to see?
Mom should be looking at her instead.
Not just her face, but any part of her was open for Mom to see.
Hearing this, Natsuba Hanae’s gaze shifted from the sky to Chikari Makoto.
She pursed her lips and said softly,
“No.”
“We still need to visit him for a few more days.”
Natsuba Hanae’s deep red eyes held a hint of affection as she gently stroked Chikari Makoto’s head.
Chikari Makoto’s eyes narrowed slightly, a look of contentment on her exquisite face. A natural smile appeared on her lips.
Then, when Natsuba Hanae withdrew her hand…
She still wanted more.
And said with a sigh of resignation,
“Alright…”
Seeing this, Natsuba Hanae smiled her usual gentle smile.
“In a few days, I’ll take you shopping in Irodani.”
Hearing this, Chikari Makoto’s previous dejection and resignation vanished, and she immediately cheered, raising her arms.
“Yay!”
And after saying this, Natsuba Hanae looked up at the sky again. The premonition still lingered.
But it wasn’t strong.
Then, she began to walk forward.
Visiting Natsuba Kouryu was not without purpose.
First, it was to enjoy his pathetic, pride-less state, which brought her a sense of sincere pleasure.
Second was the real main purpose.
To test…
—The threshold of the Natsuba main residence’s divinity.
To what extent did she have to harm a direct descendant of the Natsuba family for the divinity to attack her?
After learning some of the truth about this world, Natsuba Hanae didn’t think she was invincible, didn’t think A-rank was the true pinnacle.
Above it, there was clearly another level.
And the Natsuba main residence held this secret.
Compared to her own divinity, the amount of divinity permeating the Natsuba main residence was much greater.
Not to mention the being that housed the divinity.
However, after observing for a long time, she hadn’t found the so-called being.
But Natsuba Genryū’s cane was clearly closely related to this divinity.
According to her plan, without using force, becoming the head of the family, or having one of her subordinates become the head, was the best way to obtain the cane without bloodshed.
Unfortunately, that old geezer Natsuba Genryū seemed to be clinging to life.
If she could devour the last Nightmare-level supernatural being and complete the Heavenly Emperor Girl puzzle, things might become easier.
But Nightmare-level beings didn’t appear so easily.
Otherwise, humanity would have been wiped out long ago.
Thinking of this, Natsuba Hanae shook her head.
She sensed that Chikari Makoto had caught up to her, and due to her earlier promise, her spirits were much higher.
Natsuba Hanae said,
“Makoto, has anything major happened recently?”
“Major?”
Chikari Makoto didn’t know why Mom had suddenly asked this, but after thinking for a moment, she began to count on her fingers.
“Onmoraki held a concert in Yokohama, a huge success.”
“The Supernatural Abilities Association is planning to promote the First Miss to vice-president.”
“It is said that the Saintess of the Dawn Society has descended, saying something about killing all supernatural beings without leaving a single one.”
“The imperial daughter, Kamishiro Hime, is fighting the Blissful Truth religion in the capital with Lady Tamamo-no-Mae…”
“…”
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This was all information Chikari Makoto had gathered from the internet.
This kind of large-scale news was impossible to hide. Even with other supernatural abilities trying to obscure it, it would quickly be found out.
So, almost no supernatural user would try to block this kind of information.
And for more immediate, smaller-scale information, for the sake of accuracy, they would never use a communication device like a phone to report it.
For fear of being misled by a supernatural user with a related ability, leading to a strategic mistake.
And when Natsuba Hanae heard Chikari Makoto mention Kamishiro Hime and Tamamo-no-Mae, she stopped listening.
She began to think.
Tamamo-no-Mae had discussed this with her a few days ago.
She wasn’t concerned about that.
She was concerned about Kamishiro Hime, the imperial daughter.
And her newly acquired template…
—The connection to the Daitengu.
[Daitengu: (Imperial blood can be used without supernatural restrictions)]
In the current Kamishiro imperial family, the two princes were useless. And just because of that, Natsuba Hanae would never use the Daitengu on them.
And if she sought out other candidates with strong willpower and perseverance, it would be a complete waste of a potential dual-supernatural subordinate.
After much consideration, only Kamishiro Hime was the most suitable candidate.
Not only did she meet the condition of becoming a daughter, but her talent and willpower were also excellent.
But the only difficulty was that Natsuba Hanae knew almost nothing about her.
Unlike Chikari Makoto and Natsuba Rinrei, who were incredibly familiar to her and had naturally become her daughters through their need for her help.
And not like Kuchiki Mei, who was in a desperate situation and had pledged her loyalty after being saved.
To make a high-ranking, incredibly talented imperial daughter join her subordinates was no easy task.
Natsuba Hanae pursed her lips and continued to walk.
And soon, a figure in a red outfit flashed past her.
After noticing her, she came back.
Natsuba Rinrei, seeing Natsuba Hanae’s direction, her brow slightly furrowed.
“Hanae, are you going to see that disgusting snake again today?”
“He treated us so badly. You don’t need to be so concerned about him. Your soft heart shouldn’t be used in this way.”
Hearing this, Natsuba Hanae smiled warmly.
“Thank you for your concern, Elder Sister.”
But she had her own things to do.
Seeing Natsuba Hanae say this, Natsuba Rinrei knew she hadn’t convinced her. She could only say,
“Just be careful.”
“The Supernatural Abilities Association wants me to be the vice-president. I won’t be in the Natsuba main residence for a few days. Remember to keep Chikari Makoto by your side to protect you.”
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