"I have the Zen'in Family in my back. My mother, sister and me. We are looking for someone who could see our ambition. Your demonic powers, the skillsets that you have. We need it and you will have everything you wanted!"
"Let's reign these lands, You and I! We have skilled warriors in our arsenal. And I knew that you would never stoop so low to the point of becoming a so-called lumberjack!" Yuki revealed her trump cards, confronting Yoichi.
Their Zen'in Family stood for 10 years with the three women in charge. All of the high-ranking officials and mighty shoguns wanted to capitalize on their beauty and connections but these women succeeded in standing independently. Not only they are attractive, but they are also strong and strategic in wars against adversaries.
In those 10 years, they proved that women could also stand strong and proud against the biologically stronger men as the blood and flesh of the enemies became the marking point of their absolute prowess.
Yoichi was far more capable and somewhat mysterious in her eyes.
Who doesn't want a competent, handsome, and enigmatic man?
"I have much grander plans than you have. I wanted to invite you to a lengthy discussion regarding this as your ambitions align with my goals. I hope you have time to come this evening to my house. You can also bring your sister to our conversation." Yoichi confidently smiled.
"... I will come." Yuki furrowed her eyebrows, confused and curious about his objectives.
"But Sis—" Yoru interjected.
"That's enough! Vanguards, back to your positions and wait for further instructions! I don't want to hear any rumors about this encounter, understand?" Yuki's commanding voice rang and coldly looked at her warriors.
"Understood, My Liege!" The Vanguards all gulped before replying, shivering in submission.
Although the general lost against the man, the bloodthirsty aura emanated from Yuki was terrifying. They couldn't defeat her in the past and will never defeat her in their lifetime.
After all, they've seen how Yuki was tempered by the blood and bones of war as if it were a baptism of the War God. All of those enemies were ruthlessly chopped to pieces and probably met their ancestors, maybe next time it's their bodies on the chopping block.
Yoichi understood Yuki's lofty ambitions but he had much better schemes for cooking.
He wouldn't say that it would be better than most of the plans but it would work the best way and the benefits were massive in the long run. After all, ordinary humans wanted to live in a stable, peaceful, and quiet land without any wars or deaths of their loved ones.
That's why the Ragnarok Plan must be implemented but that's for a later time.
"Aren't you leaving with us, Natsumi?" Yuki looked at their little sister, Natsumi.
Natsumi shook her head but the glint of stubbornness in her eyes was noticeable as Yuki patted her lovely head and walked out alongside her soldiers.
"Take care!" Yoichi waved at Yuki who was leaving with her light blue hair and blue scarf flapping through the winds.
Following Yuki, Yoru glared at Yoichi before leaving the land.
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"Sensei!" The children joyfully ran.
"Let's go, no time to waste!" Yoichi held the kids and Makima.
"Where?!" the children and Makima were baffled.
"To the [Training Domain]." Yoichi flicked his fingers as the white space gradually coated the place their bodies seemed to vanish from the outside world.
"WHA!?" the children were having complex emotions written in their faces.
The white space appeared to be vast and infinite in their eyes, making them wonder if it was still in their world.
In the middle of the white land, a vast training ground with countless weapons familiar to unfamiliar unfolded in their eyes.
To the right, bookshelves of many different and foreign subjects such as Biology, Chemistry, and Martial Arts Techniques were arranged neatly.
On the left, various instruments for experimentation and a husk of ordinary bodies seemed to be lined up perfectly with a bunch of samples swam into each and different fluids keeping them intact and safe for further testing.
"What is this place?! This is fascinating!"
"Dad! Is this one of your divine powers?!"
"Yoichi-sensei! What are those books?"
Three kids bombarded him with questions, curiosity, and fascination in their minds.
'Heh... As I expected. This guy was hiding even more secrets... I will not be shocked when he miraculously revived someone.'
Makima knew that Yoichi was masking his secrets. After all, where does he get all of those high-quality books and overly intricate uchigatana? Out of his ass?
Those materials were out of this world since the high-ranked officials that Makima met did not even have such a high grade.
And the furniture inside his house, all of the people in this world either sleep in futons or thatched beds but that soft and incredible bedding, where did he get that?
Makima simply shook her head and sighed in relief. Luckily, this is her man.
"This is the [Training Domain]. You three kids will train here now. In this domain, all of you can learn anything you want! Yoichi raised his hands and continued:
"From Martial Arts Techniques to anything foreign in your mind! Anything!"
The three brats were excited and filled with anticipation of the unknown things here.
"And also, the time here was faster than in the outside world. 1 hour outside is equal to 168 hours here! Which means..." Yoichi exclaimed.
"Dad, does that mean that... 7 days is only equal to 1 hour outside?! WOW!" Sumiko, the brilliant future merchant calculated the numbers fast and quick.
"Sumiko, what does that mean?" Ryoma was clueless about numbers.
"We can train here for 7 days in just 1 hour outside!" Sumiko explained to him, pure excitement rushing in her head.
"But Yoichi-sensei... How can we leave?" Natsumi was worried about leaving her family.
"See the door at our back? Just open and you will be back into the outside world." Yoichi pointed at the door while the kids and Makima looked at it.
"All of the injuries including life-threatening wounds will be automatically healed to full recovery. I make that rule since the whole purpose of this domain was to solely train."
"But there are limitations. Once you leave this domain, you can't go back and I can just activate this domain once a day."
"That's why cherish the seconds here, everything that you learn here will be detrimental to your future growth and potential." Makima rubbed the three kids' heads and looked at Yoichi smiling.
"Thank you so much! Sensei(Dad)!"
Children have a massive potential in the future and they can only repay Yoichi once they prove themselves to the whole world.
"Do not worry about it, just focus on learning and you all will do just fine! As for now, let me and your Aunt Makima talk for a second. Explore this domain and ask me questions once I'm back, understand?"
Yoichi put an arm on Makima's thin waist while Makima slightly blushed.
"Yes, Sensei!" Ryoma and Natsumi bowed while Sumiko shook her head as they began looking for something exciting in this wonderful domain.
"But how can we get back here?" Makima whispered in his ear.
"I can go back as I wish. I'm the absolute master of this domain after all." Yoichi proudly puffed his chest, earning a chuckle from Makima.
"Now then, what's on your mind?" Makima looked at Yoichi who was closing the door.
"Akashic, generate a (Greed Card)!"
[Affirmative.]
[Generating...]
"That's my best artifact! Akashic Records!" Yoichi introduced his treasure to Makima who was looking at the book, flying and shimmering in the air.
[Material Generation Complete.]
"I want you to get that card in the ground and do you have any coins around?" Yoichi ordered Makima, completely puzzled.
"I have some copper coins here in my pouch." Makima got the [Greed Card] and unleashed her pouch out of her bosom.
"Just get one coin."
"Why?" Makima took out one coin from her pouch.
"To let you see this..." Yoichi grabbed the coin but the second he took the currency, the coin slowly disintegrated in the air.
"What?! How?!" Makima was skeptical.
"Because I have a curse that if I touch on any kind of currency, it will be gone in ashes," Yoichi explained in one of his [Mortal Sins: Greed]
"But how?! Who the hell cursed you when you are...so powerful?" Makima was worried since she thought someone cursed Yoichi, her lover.
"Hehehe... The problem is I cursed myself." Yoichi scratched his head and awkwardly smiled at her.
"But why?!" Makima was so confused about her lover's odd behavior.
"It's hard for me to pretend like a human with these powers. Having this kind of wonderful power completely separates me from experiencing human nature itself. I kinda limiting myself but I can't give up completely on this power. Maybe human nature is also working now, I guess..." Yoichi described his feelings as a cosmic entity pretending as a human.
"... And that's why you can't touch with this card right?" Makima didn't understand his feelings as a powerful being but she was all ears on why he cursed himself.
She brushed at Yoichi's cheeks, looking at the seemingly human in front of her as a cosmic entity, shrouded in elusive and enigma.
'Living as an immortal and tying down his emotions on mortal beings must be so painful and despairing. He must have his reasons for why.'
"We will talk about it later. So I assume that this golden card was filled with money, I am right?" Makima scolded him for a second until she put down her worries.
"Yes, there are many currencies there and it's infinite! I tested that card many times. What I want you to know is you can buy pretty much everything now. I wanted you to buy some clothes or food so life will never be hard on you. And also, it's for the kids." Yoichi rubbed Makima's stomach, looking at her with care and affection in his eyes.
Looking at him, Makima felt extremely lucky and grateful for their paths to cross. She couldn't describe the emotions she felt right now. It was as if she saved the entire cosmos in her past life and now it was her karma, giving her the ultimate weapon.
"So enjoy yourself and be careful out there... Here's [Shadow Warrior Jade]. The shadows earlier? They are inside and once you say "Arise" they will follow your call. I will leave for a moment as I need some experiments! See ya!" Yoichi pecked her lips and teleported back to the Divine Tree for probably round 2 of the battle.
Makima went blank for a second and merely smiled with a lovely expression.
'Thank you, Kami-sama!'