"As our clan comes to a close, there will be a vacancy for power" Kuroda said. His henchmen shifted uncomfortably. When Koruda died, the Oedo clan would cease to exist, and there territory would be up for grabs. Such power would not remain untapped for long. The rest of the Yakuza families would fight to obtain the Oedo province.

"Power is venomous, the seed of dysentery has already been planted" Wakamatsu added. He had been going around studying the other families in the Yakuza. He found that many spies had been added to see if Yankumi would take over the business.

"It is not good to let this settle like this, it could incite war" Koruda said in reply. The old grandpa suddenly got up and walked out to breathe the cool night air, and clear the sake from his lungs.

"Ojou…" Tetsu called out but the Kuroda did not turn back. This was troubling. The worst part was yet to come. The other Yakuza families though in balance at the moment, would crumble into chaos. It would have been better if Yankumi were to take the place and keep the peace. But that's just not how thing turned out

"Yo, so what's the post" Tetsu said turning back to Wakamatsu. He nodded.

"The precession of fairies, they have made themselves the best candidates to take over our sanction" Wakamatsu said. The precession of fairies were the three precious daughters of the Sumiyoshi-kai family. They had become spies in order to inherit more power. The three daughters were all very beautiful and very poisonous as well. Fiinikkusu, Kumo and Okami were the three honored daughters of the notorious Sumiyoshi-kai family.

Okami, the wolf, was the youngest daughter, her specialty was accounting. She could calculate to the yen, and always found out when funds were being embezzled. Kumo, the spider, was good at trickery. She was an illusionist, and could fool people into coming clean about any dishonorable behavior. Just when they think they got away, they would get caught. Finally Fiinikkusu, the phoenix and the oldest, was like the incinerator, an assassin. She would kill those that dishonored the family.

"Last night I was at the bar, when Fiinikkusu, walked in" Wakamatsu started

"She said I know who you are Ojii-chan…"

Tetsu suddenly got up roughly and grabbed his Katana "How rude, I'll cut off her head"

"Tetsu, Let me finish" Wakamatsu said loudly. Tetsu's head dropped and he sat back down

"Your family will become nothing soon enough, she said" Wakamatsu continued. Suddenly Minoru got up with a deadly look in his beady eyes.

"I will crush her skull in" He said loudly causing his fat body to ripple.

"Minoru, don't interrupt" Wakamatsu yelled. He became dejected as well and sat back down.

Wakamatsu recalled the even in detail

_Flash Back_

"You don't know anything, Ojou will take her place" Wakamatsu said proudly though he was bluffing.

"Yankumi-sensei won't be taking anything, especially not from me. I cannot forgive those that take from me, because of what I have paid for them" Fiinikkusu said proudly sipping at her drink. Sensei…. Wakamatsu's face paled.

"Still a minor, and already speaking so disrespectfully, I ought to teach you a lesson" Wakamatsu said loudly. But his heart was beating quickly. This girl knew that Ojou was a teacher, but how? She smiled at his brazen behavior.

"When you're out of work, don't come crying to me" Fiinikkusu said as she gulped her sake down in one swing. She slammed the glass down and left without paying. The bartender bowed lowly in fear.

Wakamatsu paid her fair. The bartender smiled at him. Oedo, this peaceful place, would go to the dogs if Fiinikkusu took over. She was so young, and Wakamatsu pitied her. He noticed that she had a feather tattoo peaking from her back. The tattoo was a symbol of strength, and of crime. This girl, so young, was an executioner

Yankumi sat on her knees. She drank deeply from her cup. This was depressing, the other families choking her so firmly.

"The precession of fairies… Damn those bitches" She said roughly, her Yakuza bringing overtaking her personality. Yankumi took a swig from the bottle not bothering to poor it anymore. But her tolerance was high, and she wasn't getting much of a buzz

"The two younger ones aren't too much trouble. Though trained, they are still aristocrats, away from the gruesome scenes of this business" Grandpa said drinking himself from the bottle. It was the end of a peaceful era. He felt forlorn

"The burning phoenix however might cause us some trouble; she has killed, and knows the true price of power because she had paid it" Grandpa said, he seemed grim.

"Her soul" Yankumi said… suddenly feeling even more sullen. She drank some more. But her rational side kicked in, she had school tomorrow. She dragged herself to bed.

"Good night, Ojii-san" Yankumi said as she walked out. Her grandfather nodded.

-Meanwhile-

"Don't you think you were too harsh to that Oedo clan member" Okami said while she fixed her hair. The three fairies were sitting at the bar, scantily clad.

"We still need to show them respect while their still in power, that Ojii-chan still has a couple of years in him, Kuski-chan" Kumo said in her angelic pitched voice.

"I have things to do, don't stay here too long, these trash don't know who you are. They might take advantage of you" Fiinikkusu said taking her leave. Okami watched her sisters back as she walked out of the bar.

"Killing without remorse, cold blooded. Do you think that Onee-chan might be the incarnation of evil?" Kumo said, sipping her drink. Okami nodded, sometimes it really seemed that way.

_The sun rises_

Yankumi rushed to class, she had already missed the morning meeting entirely. Why did she have to drink so much last night? Her cheeks turned red from running. She ran into class, without doing her fight-oh self prep talk. She expected to see her student's rough housing. But instead there was total silence.

Standing in front of the class, was student she had never seen before. His head was down with a baseball cap covering his head and face. The rest of the class was silent, peering at the oddity.

"Who are you?" Yankumi said catching her breath. Just then the head teacher walked in.

"Yamaguchi-sensei, you missed the morning meeting… This is you new student Kusu Kai" Head teacher-sama said proudly.

"He has top grades, and I'm putting him so he can set an example to rest of you" He laughed

"Kusu, promise me that you will spin this hay into gold" He said grabbing his hands. Kusu nodded

"Also hats are not allowed" The head teacher said, attempting to pull the hat off. Kusu stopped him

"I have a skin condition on my head" He said presenting him a medical note. Sawatari examined it minimally and nodded.

"It can't be helped then" He said smiling as he walked out. "Yamaguchi, take care of him"

Yankumi nodded and softly shut the door…. She knew who it was as soon as she saw her. Fiinikkusu was here to spy on her. But right now she couldn't make a move.

"Kusu-chan, what a strange name… you can sit behind Shin in the back" She said nicely, smiling.

Shin looked up from his slumbering state. Something was up.

"Hai.. Sensei" Kusu said. She walked to the back of the room and sat down.

The class turned and peered at Kusu.

"Are you for real? I've never seen such a feminine guy? If you're gay don't come near me" Uchi said boldly. Kusu made no action to reply.

"Now everyone let's being class" Yankumi said. She turned to the board and kept writing her math problems.

Shin was feeling uneasy. It was like a burning gaze was hitting the back of his head. Things were getting bad, weren't they?