Chapter 304: Meeting Suzaku Himejima
"Suzaku nee-san, it's been a long time."
"Akeno... You've grown up."
"Fufu. Of course, it's impossible to stay small, right?"
"Pfft... Yes, that's good. I'm glad you didn't become a moody girl because of the things that happened in the past."
"Hehe put me aside. Suzaku nee-san has also gotten big, especially in that part. Wow~ it seems a little bigger than me. What size is it?"
"Cough! A-Akeno, what are you saying?! ...Gosh... Don't say that, especially in front of your boyfriend."
"Ufufu. I'm kidding, Suzaku nee-san~"
In the corner of the cafe.
This must be a different cafe from the one where Yuuto dated those girls.
Sitting in front of them was a girl in school uniform, wearing a red blazer over a white shirt, a black skirt and white stockings.
The appearance really had a resemblance to his girlfriend and mother-in-law. Suzaku even tied her hair in the same style as Akeno and her face was more inclined towards Shuri, but there was a cold temperament that was somewhat aloof around her.
After the reunion with her cousin, Akeno — Suzaku's red eyes looked up at her, she smiled faintly and was friendlier than she looked on the surface.
"You must be Akeno's boyfriend, Eiji Seiya, right? My name is Suzaku Himejima, Akeno's cousin and the current leader of the Himejima Clan. I heard about you long ago from news circulating in the supernatural world.
I apologize for troubling you to come to this cafe and thank you for taking care of Akeno."
Suzaku was grateful, she even bowed her head slightly to her cousin's boyfriend.
Eiji Seiya, this was the person Akeno thought could help her.
As she said, she had heard things about him for a long time, but this was the first time she saw the man in person.
Black hair and crimson eyes that were looking at her calmly. His face too... The rumors about him were not wrong, he was very handsome — Suzaku felt a little understanding why Akeno looked so happy when coming with her boyfriend.
Even after the things that happened to her mother in the past, Akeno was not as gloomy as she thought.
Akeno who saw Suzaku staring at her boyfriend in a daze just smiled.
Darling, it's your turn.
Eiji waved his hand as if it was a small matter. "No problem, after all Akeno is my girlfriend— and yes, I'm Eiji Seiya. You can call me Eiji, can I call you, Suzaku?"
Direct first name!
The key was that it looked natural as if Eiji had said the same thing to other women a hundred times.
Akeno wasn't surprised, it was Eiji after all. She gave her cousin a funny look as the girl flinched and looked a little embarrassed.
Although her expression was still cold and stiff because that was the kind of person she was.
"That's... Yes, of course. I don't mind, after all we seem to be the same age..."
"Right. I'm actually only 17 years old, what about you, Suzaku?"
"I'm 18..."
"Suzaku nee-san is only two months older than me, Eiji." Akeno said.
"Really? She's already a Clan leader at her age. That's amazing..." Eiji praised Suzaku which made the girl embarrassed.
"N-No, compared to you, Eiji. I'm actually not extraordinary... This being a Clan leader is only because I've been trained to do so from childhood, right Akeno?"
I don't know why Suzaku asked Akeno for help.
This girl is quite cute... Eiji thought.
"Ara. Eiji is not wrong, Suzaku nee-san is an extraordinary person. When people her age were playing and having fun, she was often busy training to become a worthy Clan leader and didn't mind neglecting her youth."
"I remember when the people of the Himejima Clan expelled me because of my fallen angel blood, only Suzaku nee-san tried to defend me even though back then — she was not yet a Clan leader and was unable to change the elders' decision."
"Akeno..." Suzaku was a little sad, but she was surprised that Akeno could talk about her past lightly and said. "Now I'm already the leader. If you want, you can actually go back to the clan, Akeno. The people who oppose you there, I can silence them."
"Thank you Suzaku nee-san, but no. Did you forget I'm now a devil servant serving Rias? I already have my own place and actually now we live together in Eiji's house."
"Ah... W-Wait, we?" Suzaku seemed to catch something from everything Akeno said.
Although Akeno's refusal to return to the clan made her regret it, she would not force the girl.
But what did she mean by 'we live in Eiji's house?'
Suzaku knew who Rias was, she was a devil from the famous Gremory family in the underworld. Akeno had been under that girl's protection for years after being expelled from the Himejima clan.
Unlike the people in her clan, Suzaku actually didn't hate devils like Rias and even other races because she knew just like humans — not everyone in other races like devils, fallen angels, youkai and others were bad people.
However, the things she heard from her clan's intelligence about Akeno and Eiji were also actually limited.
Only now did she know Akeno, Eiji and maybe even Rias Gremory were also living together.
Wait, come to think of it, Suzaku had heard that Eiji had many women...
Harems were normal in the supernatural world, but she wondered if Akeno was okay with this?
[There's no way I'm saying something like I'll help you — after that, be my woman. Suzaku is as beautiful as Akeno, what man wouldn't be tempted by her? I'm no exception...]
"???" Suzaku looked at Eiji in surprise.
Akeno wasn't surprised, at this point she even knew her cousin was starting to be able to hear Eiji's inner voice as well.
[But that's it, even though I'm interested in Suzaku, I don't want to use such a thing to get her. So forget it, just help her honestly.]
Akeno knew her cousin was a woman who didn't like owing people favors.
Since childhood, behind her cold and aloof appearance, she was very kind to others.
Even after Eiji didn't ask her for anything, from his mouth. Hearing Eiji's inner voice, her cousin.... She wouldn't feel disgusted, after all Eiji wasn't like Tobio who had recently said directly that he was helping her for the sake of having sex with her.
Compared to the protagonist, although her view was biased because Eiji was her man, at least the man would rather give in than use despicable means to get a woman.
However, this was the problem. Akeno was excited, especially when she saw the slight blush on her cousin's cheeks and looked at her with a guilty look.
That look was like saying 'Sorry Akeno, your boyfriend seems to be interested in me... I... I, what should I do?!'
As a good cousin, Akeno felt that instead of giving her beautiful cousin Suzaku to a protagonist like Tobio...
I'd rather throw her to my own man.
That's why I'm here and got up from my chair.... Akeno thought before saying. "Suzaku nee-san, Eiji already agreed. But before we go to the Himejima Clan, I think we need to talk for a while in the restroom. Come with me."
"Hah? ... Akeno? H-Hey don't drag me!"
...
Eiji didn't know what Akeno and Suzaku were talking about before they came here.
He didn't need to see the future because he could roughly guess it.
Right now, he was using the same trick as what he did at Grauzauberer's headquarters. Fortunately when he and Akeno came to the Himejima Clan, there were no blind people or crazy people who dared to say anything about Akeno.
Although there were a few disgruntled glances thrown at Akeno, knowing she was his woman — they didn't dare look for trouble. Suzaku had also probably warned them before he and Akeno came.
Eiji was a little disappointed...
[Host, you want some ants jumping to seek death in front of you?]
No, of course not...
[Well, after all, things about you are already widespread without your knowledge. Unless that person is overconfident like a protagonist or villain, those who know about you won't dare to seek trouble with you and your people.]
He knows, but Miss System. You also seem to be overconfident.
Because—
"It's done. This barrier will last for several years and before the time is up I'm sure all those evil spirits will have disappeared from this world."
"Thank you Eiji..."
"You're welcome. Glad to help Akeno's cousin. Suzaku, you don't have to be so polite."
Suzaku stared at Eiji in awe, there was even tenderness in her beautiful red eyes, but that soon changed as she glanced at the other clan members with a sharp gaze as if telling them to do the same as her.
They should thank Eiji and bow their heads!
... And they did.
Many of them including the elders had originally complained because Suzaku canceled her engagement with Tobio.
But now? They didn't dare to do so and obeyed Suzaku's orders.
They didn't even say anything about Akeno who was smiling and looking at them with a mocking gaze.
Eiji was her man after all. These people had previously expelled her from the clan, now they were relying on the barrier her man had created.
The elders certainly felt embarrassed, some of them even wanted to curry favor with Akeno since she was Eiji's woman. However, Akeno was cold and ignored them.
They certainly could not force the girl any further, especially after confirming that Akeno was actually in a relationship with a figure of Eiji's magnitude!
The man who killed the Sea God Poseidon, defeated the Thunder God Thor, destroyed the hypocritical and misbehaving Hero Faction, destroyed the number one terrorist organization in the supernatural world, the Khaos Brigade.
There were many other achievements that the man had accomplished that were uploaded to DevilTube in the form of videos by several female accounts.
For people from mystical clans that had something to do with the supernatural like them, many of them did not miss the latest information in the supernatural world.
However, not all... There would be some, more precisely someone who was overconfident and opened his mouth in this situation.
"Suzaku–! How dare you bring outsiders, especially those filthy creatures like devils and fallen angels into the Clan! You defiled this holy place, you... you even asked for their help!"
"This is blasphemy–! Blasphemy to the Shinto gods we serve!"
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