LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 5 – Attendant
“Yuki Tsura?” I asked with confusion visible on my face. Why did my old man introduce me to this girl? I can’t read my old man’s mind at all.
“Yes, young master. I was assigned to be your attendant from today onward.” Said the girl, Tsura, that sat in front of me.
I looked at my old man and saw him grinning happily. He then put his elbow on his thigh and rest his head on his hand.
“Yuki Tsura... you are like your mother. I bet you will turn into a beautiful woman in the future.” After he said that, he turned to me and asked. “How about it, Riku. She’s beautiful, isn’t she?”
With his word, I immediately understood what my old man thought. He wanted this girl to be my attendant and tend to my need, didn’t he?
“Yeah, she’s beautiful. But isn’t she a bit too young to be my attendant, old man?” I asked my old man and got an answer in a form of laughter.
“Bah, hahahahahaha. What do you think that you can get to that conclusion, you brat? She’s your attendant, meaning that she will tend to your meal and be your friend. By chance, are you imagining something lewd, aren’t you perverted little youkai? Hahahahaha”
‘This old man! He definitely did it on purpose!’
I turned to look at Tsura and saw her face turn red as she held her cheeks using both of her hands and said.
“I-I don’t mind if it’s young master.”
Hearing that, I honestly was happy. But I won’t touch her at least until she’s old enough to be able to do it with no problem.
“I’m happy with your thought, but I won’t do anything yet.” I turned towards my old man and said. “I will take her, old man. I am taking a liking towards her.” I put on the same girl as my old man and he laughed out loud again.
“Bahahahahahaha, I bet that nine-tailed fox will roll in frustration when she met you tomorrow. As expected of my son, you definitely had the same charm as me!”
He stood up in a happy mood and walked towards the door and opened it. I saw Setsuna still sitting in a seiza outside the door and bowed when my old man opened the door.
“I will leave you young’uns to talk together. I will be in my room if you need me. Just don’t forget, we will go to Kyoto at 3 A.M. tomorrow! Setsuna, bring me a sake in my room!” He walked out and closed the door behind her, leaving me with Tsura in the room.
“So, um. Young master, please ask me anything!” Tsura’s voice brings me back from my trance.
I looked at her closely this time and once again admired her beauty. What a good fortune to be the young master of the east youkai faction. But, the atmosphere slowly becomes awkward as I stayed silent in her question.
“Ah, yes. Tsura was it? Can I call you that?” I decided to ask her about how I call her, although I already decided to call her Tsura in my mind.
“Yes! You can call me Tsura if you wanted to, young master!” She answered happily with her cheeks still dyed in red. She put her hands down on her thighs and sat gracefully in seiza.
Earlier, I heard my old man say that she will turn into a beauty like her mother. But, who’s her mother?
“My old man said that you are similar to your mother. Can I ask who your mother is?”
Well, isn’t it awkward? I just asked her about her mother the first time we met! I’m such a moron!
“It’s no problem, young master. In fact, my mother was the one that was waiting outside this room earlier. She’s called Setsuna.” Answered Tsura with a big smile on her face as she tilted her head a little, making her hair move alongside it.
Cute… no. Wait, her mother is Setsuna? So that young lady is a mother?!
“Setsuna?! That means you are…” I don’t know what kind of youkai Setsuna is. But, if my guess is correct, then she’s definitely a Yuki-Onna.
“I’m a YukiOnna, young master. Am I bothering you with being one?” Asked Tsura cutely.
I can feel my body flinched a little bit when she mentioned that she’s a Yuki-Onna. Thank god I decided to not lay my hand on her yet! With my strength right now, I would definitely freeze to death if I try to do anything to her!
“No, there is no problem at all.” I tried to appear as calm as possible in front of her.
She put her right hand on her chest and sighed in relief. “Ah~ I was relieved. I was really afraid that the young master will be bothered by me being Yuki-Onna. When we can’t control our power, our power tended to leak out and freeze anything. So I am really happy when young master said that!”
‘Good job me, you just avoided a bullet there. But, if she can control her power, she won’t be a threat huh? Then she just needed some training to control it.’
“Then Tsura, I expected you to be able to control it as soon as possible.” I stood up and approached Tsura. When I reached her side, I put my hand on her shoulder and looked at her right in her eyes as I said.
“I am counting on you in the future, Tsura.”
She blushes really hard and her face turned redder than before. Although she was embarrassed, she can’t hide her happy smile as she answered.
“Yes, young master! I will definitely live up to fulfill your expectation!”
We just stared into each other eyes for like 5 minutes before Tsura can’t hold her gaze again and turned away from me. She put her hands to cover her embarrassed face. I tried to peek at her cute action but I stopped because she peeked through the gap between her finger and said.
“But young master, please wait for me to be an adult before we did a lewd thing. Please?”
I gave her a smile and said. “Yeah, don’t worry about it. I will wait until you are ready.”
Hearing my word, she put her hands down and smiled at me.
I managed to get an attendant for me, and on top of that, she’s a cute girl that has good prospects in the future. In all, today is a happy day for me.
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(Nurarihyon’s Room)
3rd POV
Nurarihyon was sitting with his legs crossed while holding a sake cup in his left hand. On his right, Setsuna was pouring sake from the bottle to the sake cup that was held by Nurarihyon.
“It seems like he like her, Setsuna.” Said Nurarihyon as he bring the sake cup to his mouth.
“Indeed, Commander.” Said Setsuna with a smile on her face.
“But, commander. Why did that scene never happen between us?”
Setsuna put the sake bottle on the ground then she put her arms around Nurarihyon's shoulder and bring her face closer to his. She tried to kiss him but she was stopped with his left hand, blocking her mouth and shoving her away from his face.
“You do know how I act. I still can’t forget about her.” Said Nurarihyon as he has a sad expression on his face.
Setsuna pouted her face in a cute manner, unbefitting of a woman with one child. “But I’ve followed you for hundreds of years, yet you didn’t even lay your hand on me.”
Nurarihyon has a nostalgic smile on his face as he said. “Well, at least our children took a liking towards each other, no?”
That managed to appease Setsuna as she answered. “Indeed, well I guess I could let it pass with that.”
Both of them laughed together in Nurarihyon’s room. Each of them are happy with that day, and time passed quickly until it was time for them to go to Kyoto.
