Capu 4 CH 11 Angels and Demons
Kyoko rode the bus up to Witch Hill with only one other person. The gray haired lady across from her sat up straight, and bore a look of determination about her. Dressed in a simple suit dark and long skirt, Kyoko thought that maybe she was coming about a teaching job.
Seeing they had passed the last stop before Witch Hill, Kyoko decided to strike up a conversation. "Going up to the hill?" Kyoko asked.
The woman smiled at her and nodded. "Yes, dear. I am visiting. Would you happen to know where the asylum is?"
Kyoko frowned at her and said, "There is no asylum. It's a school."
"A medical school?" the woman guessed.
"No a high school and a prep college. Who are you visiting?" Kyoko asked with a tip of her head.
"I am looking for someone named Aono. Do you know them?"
"I'm Aono Kyoko. Are you looking for my cousin, Tsukune?"
The woman took a second, then asked, "Does your cousin run a mental hospital?"
"No," Kyoko said with a snort. "But at times, I swear his house is one." With a roll of her eyes she said, "It gets crazy around there from time to time." Seeing the woman was not in good humor, she asked, "So, what did you want to see Tsukune about?"
"Have you heard of a Chris Tappen living up there?"
Kyoko brightened up. "Oh, Chris! Yes, she's a great girl. A little strange, but on the hill, that's kinda expected. Are you a relative of hers?"
"I was her guardian for many years," the woman said. "How is Chris doing?"
"Chris is fine, she's started school, junior high. She was really nervous at first. I took her around to meet the teachers. I'm going to be a teacher here myself next year," Kyoko said brightly.
The woman nodded. "And what drugs are used to control these students," she asked as she bore her gaze into Kyoko.
"Drugs?" Kyoko asked, confused. "No one is being given drugs."
In a firm voice that reminded Kyoko of a school teacher, the woman said, "I received a letter from Chris that leads me to believe that the things she has been seeing are not real. Hence, my concern that she is being given drugs to maintain control of her."
Kyoko gapped at her, then realized what the woman must be talking about. "Chris said she saw yokai?" she guessed.
"What are yokai?"
"You know, monsters. Things like demons, vampires, stuff like that."
The woman let out a dry chuckle. "Just as unbelievable, but yes, Chris wrote to me that she was seeing things that could not possibly be there."
"Umm, Miss..."
"Angela, please."
Slowly, Kyoko asked, "Miss Angela, what do you know about Witch Hill?"
"Just the location, and the fact Chris is here."
Kyoko went over and sat beside her. Patiently, she said, "Chris isn't imagining anything. It's all real. Witch Hill is a school for monsters."
Angela's face screwed up. "OH, hogwash! Young Lady, if you wish to converse, please stick to reality. Are you seriously trying to tell me there are vampires up on Witch Hill?"
"My cousin is one, so is his wife, Moka."
The bus was slowing down to stop at the gate. Angela glared at Kyoko and stated, "Child, I shall not be toyed with!"
The bus stopped and the gate guard popped his head in. "Kyoko-san, hi!"
"Hi Ken," Kyoko waved back at the man in the guard uniform.
Angela glanced at the guard, then did a double take. Yes, she saw a human man in a security guard uniform. She also saw the shade of what looked to be a man sized lizard.
"Coming to the lake party this weekend?" Ken asked.
"Sorry, Ken. I'll be busy with work," Kyoko said with a pout.
"Hey, maybe next time. Have a good day, Kyoko," the guard said with a wave, then stepped off the bus.
Angela gapped at the guard returning to his post as they drove on past. "What was that?" she asked breathlessly.
"His name is Ken, we went to school together here. His family moved up by the lake, his uncle runs a flower shop up there. Nice family," Kyoko explained.
Angela turned to Kyoko. "What is he?"
Kyoko winced. "I forget the name of his species. Doesn't matter though, he's a nice guy. Ken and Ichi did their best to look out for me after my boyfriend died." Cracking a grin, she added, "I couldn't go anywhere without them checking up on me. It's nice to have friends who look out for you."
"You know he's not human," Angela stated, shocked that this girl did not think anything of having a man sized lizard as a friend. "And you aren't afraid of him?"
"Afraid of Ken?" Kyoko asked as she scrunched up her face. "OH, please! Ken wouldn't hurt anyone. IF I was going to be afraid of anyone, it would have been that Apollo." Her face firming up as she stared at nothing, Kyoko added, "And I sure a hell won't back down to that bully! He was suppose to be the all-powerful Harbringer, but we showed him not to screw with Witch Hill!"
Angela knew what the Harbringer was. The unstoppable Wrath of God. "You defeated the Harbringer?" she asked in disbelief.
"Not me personally," Kyoko said with a shrug. "I only put a steel bolt through his chest, for all the good THAT did. Lucy and Moka did the most to keep him busy until Tsukune got into the fight. They kicked his ass," she finished with a look of pride.
"And what is Tsukune?" Angla asked weakly.
"He's a vampire," Kyoko said off hand. Letting out a snort, she said, "It's almost funny, how he got turned was from making out with Moka. He tasted some of her blood by accident. That was an interesting weekend, I have to say."
The bus stopped. Kyoko got up and picked up a large store bag. Outside, Angela could sense something ... powerful. She got up to see someone waiting at the bus stop. Although all she saw was a young man, she felt an incredible force radiating from him.
Kyoko got to the front of the bus. "Hi Tukkie, someone's here to see you," she said, then got off to exchange hugs with the man.
Angela walked stiffly to the front. If it wasn't Chris in danger, she would have ran to the back of the bus and pleaded for the driver to go. Gathering her nerve, she stepped down to face this ... vampire. "Tsukune Aono?" she asked with a dry throat.
"I am Aono Tsukune," he said pleasantly with a bow. He offered his hand to help her off the last step.
"I need to find Chris Tappan. I am her Mother Superior," Angela got out.
Tsukune's face brightened as he said, "Ah, so you're Mother Superior! I am so happy to meet you! Chris is a nice person, but I really need your help with a few things. Chris is very ... confused."
To Angela's shock, Kyoko, a human girl, slapped this powerful being on the shoulder. "Tukkie, how are you doing? Need a nip?" she asked quietly.
Tsukune winced. "I'm fine, Kyo."
"You sure? You know what happens if you get too hungry."
"I said I was fine," he replied and took her bags.
"Just be careful," Kyoko warned.
"I will," Tsukune said, frowning at her. To Angela he asked, "Mother, may I carry your bags?"
Angela nodded vacantly and let Tsukune load himself down with luggage. This close to him, the emanations of power surrounded her. It was all she could feel. The life force from Kyoko was drowned out as a single candle would be lost in the harsh glare of a spotlight. As they walked to the house, which was big enough to be a convent all by itself, Tsukune sheepishly explained his problem with Chris.
Angela listened to Tsukune's, or rather Chris' problem. With this vampire right here, and what he was telling her, the letter from Chris now made perfect sense.
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Once inside the cavernous foyer, Kyoko headed up a long, curved set of stairs with Tsukune to give the children their new clothes she'd bought for them. A maid by the name of Yuki showed Angela to her room. Walking down the gothic style hallway, Angela remembered to ask, "Miss, may I see Chris' room?"
"This way," Yuki said. A couple doors farther, Yuki opened the door to a grand bedroom.
"Please do not disturb Miss Tappan's things, M'Lady," Yuki said.
Angela nodded and went in. Chris had been right, the bed with the tall, polished wooden posts had to be nine feet to a side. Besides the bed that Angela was sure would fit most of the choir on, there was a desk and chair, a separate dressing table that bore a large mirror, a large free standing closet with a set of double doors. Another open door showed a bath directly off the bedroom. The room was immaculate. By the dressing table, a light blouse and skirt hung on a stand over a pair of slip-on shoes.
"And she keeps her room clean," Angela noted.
Yuki giggled and said, "We keep Miss Tappan's room clean. She usually hits the hamper when she tosses her clothes in. May I show you to your room, M'Lady?"
"Yes, please," Angela said, taking in the finery. For all she feared, it was apparent that Chris was being treated better than she ever had before in her life. Good for her. "Where is Miss Tappen now?" she asked.
"School, M'Lady. She will be bringing a few friends over. They adore the pool," Yuki explained.
After settling into her own room that was fit for a King, Angela followed Yuki through this castle to a grand patio that faced the schools farther down the hill. On the upper terrace above the pool level, Tsukune sat with a pink haired woman who also radiated power.
Tsukune stood and introduced Moka to Angela. As with the guard at the front gate, Angela could see there was more to Moka that what was seen with the eyes. As if hiding behind the large rosary on Moka's chest, Angela could sense a red-eyed, silver haired monster. That was the only thing she could think of to describe the hidden woman. The woman before her was polite and kind. She was sure the beast within was nothing of the sort.
Far off down the hill, a bell tolled.
"School's out," Tsukune noted.
With a grin, Moka said, "Prepare for the onslaught." Turning to Yuki, she said, "Chris is bringing home friends. Ready for the invasion?"
Yuki cracked a grin and clenched her fist to announce, "We're ready, M'Lady!"
"Excuse me, but that school is for monsters?" Angela asked as she noted the tiny figures pouring out.
"It's for everyone," Tsukune said. "It so happens yokai do go there, as do human students."
"I never believed there were monsters, let alone enough to have a school," Angela said.
"Uh oh, it's a race," Moka noted, pointing downhill.
On the path that went from the back of the school, uphill and off to the right, small figures were coming. One was running on two legs, one on four, and some were flying. Angela had seen this type of thing in a horror movie once.
Angela watched as the loose pack turned and headed straight for them. A centaur galloped full steam with a girl on his back. On his torso, he still wore his white shirt and black school jacket trimmed in silver. Above him, a purple haired girl flew as if by magic, followed closely by a blonde girl. Angela recognized Chris, bounding in long leaps, Using the Gift, Chris jumped fifteen to twenty meters at a time, trying desperately to keep up.
A clap of hands sounded behind Angela. "Girls, we're going to need towels," a maid announced.
The blone girl flew ahead and came down to land on the terrace beside the pool. "I WIN!" she cried as the purple haired girl landed beside her. The centaur vaulted the stone railing, and skidded to a stop, just short of the pool. The dark haired girl on his back clung tightly to him. Chris took her last leap, face set on concentration. She cleared the rail, and the terrace. Her eyes opened wide as she dropped toward the center of the pool with a scream.
The purple haired girl shot up and caught Chris before she landed and carried her to the other side.
"Nice save, Nana!" the centaur called.
What impressed Angela the most, was every one of them still held their book bags. Chris and Nana trotted up to the upper terrace. Chris then saw Angela. Her face opened up in joy as she called, "Mother Superior!", and ran to her.
Angela got up in time to meet the impact and hug.
"I'm so happy to see you!" Chris cried.
Nana eyed Angela, then with a broad smile, she said, "Aww wow! A Superior Mother! Can you teach Yuka how to do that?"
"Hello, Chris," Angela said as she petted her hair. "How are you doing?"
Pulling back, Chris beamed Angela her best smile. "This place is wonderful! I have friends here. Real friends!" Pointing, she said in a run, "This is Nana, that girl is Mariko, Mayu is on Flavio over there .. and there's a whole bunch more at school. Yukari is teaching me how ... to do things, she's my age, but she's a genius! She teaches our crafts class. We're going to have a football team. Right now we're practicing, but it looks like I'm going to make it on the team."
Flavio clomped up and bowed. "Greetings, Lord Aono, Lady Aono, Lady Superior. Thank you for letting us come over."
"You are quite welcome," Moka replied.
"All right kids," Suki said firmly. "Follow me. Homework first, then you can play. Flavio, please go to the changing room before you return to your human state."
A chorus of, "Yes, Ma'am's" sounded.
Mariko went up to Tsukune and asked, "Is Ku-Mama home yet?"
"No, Mariko. She is working late today," Tsukune said apologetically.
"OH darn. I wanted to go plant monster smashing," she said in a huff, and followed the group inside.
"Plant Monsters?" Angela asked.
"One of Ruby's defenses. Large carnivorous plants. They work well, but tend to spread. Kurumu and Mariko have the job of going out and trimming them back to keep them away from the areas we don't want them in," Tsukune explained.
"We've had enough trouble that we learned to keep close watch who we let in, and everyone else out," Moka explained.
"But if a child can destroy them, then how effective are they?" Angela asked. She'd given up on any reasonable thoughts. Reality here had flown out the window.
"Mariko would be in danger is she attempted to kill them by herself. That is why Kurumu goes with her," Moka explained.
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Angela talked with these strange beings, telling them about how she had returned to find Chris gone. They also had a good chuckle over Angela's reaction to the letter. They knew of Chris' dual-sexuality, but were not bothered by it. Their biggest concern all around was the fact Chris was seeing Tsukune as God. Although Angela could now see why Chris believed that, she also saw this as heresy, to which Tsukune agreed heartily. These people were very strange, but from what Angela could tell, they were decent enough.
Kyoko took 'life guard' duty as the kids took to the pool. Angela enjoyed the sight of Chris laughing and playing. She couldn't remember the last time she had seen such a big smile on her face. The terrace was lively, near Tsukune and Moka, the babies were exploring their world, closely supervised. A grill had been set up on the other side, giving out hot snacks to wet children taking a break from the pool.
Angela got Chris to one side. Sitting down on a stone bench, Chris munched on a roll filled with marinated meat chunks. "Want some, Mother Superior? These are really good," she said as she held up her roll.
"No thank you. We need to talk about the people here. Chris, dear, do you know who they are?" Angela asked.
Chris bobbed her head. "I sure do." In a conspiratory tone, she said, "He told me He was Lord Aono, or Tsukune. Beside him there is Moka, she's one of his wives. The other one is Kurumu, but Mariko and Nana call her Ku-Mama. ..." she then named off everyone she'd met.
Angela listened, then said, "Chris, I know they are very powerful. You can see that too, can't you? But Lord Aono is not God. He is of a race called vampire, just as Lady Moka is."
Chris took the news with a bite of her sandwich as she cast Angela a smirk.
"Normal humans you can barely sense the life force from. Others, like us, you can feel something from a distance. Still others, radiate much energy," Angela explained. "There are many more beings that humans or angels." Even as she explained it, she could see in Chris' eyes that she wasn't believing it.
Chris swallowed her bite and said, "God does work in mysterious ways, right Mother Superior? If He says that is who they are, then we accept His word."
"Chris, Lord Aono is not God. His wives are not angels."
"That's what he told me to say too," Chris agreed.
"He is telling you the truth, child," Angela said flatly.
Chris looked up at the sky and grinned. "Mother Superior, remember I told you about Lilith? He said to call her Kurumu."
Becoming irritated, Angela said, "Dear, succubus do not exist."
Chris chuckled and pointed up. "Here she comes now."
"Ku-Mama!" Mariko called and waved.
Angela looked up. Gliding down on a pair of leathern wings, a blue haired woman with a long spaded tail waved back as she came down. There was no mistaking what this was. The demonic adornments, a face of perfect beauty and a body too sexy to be natural. No doubt about it, Angela had left reality down at the bottom of the hill.
"She is soo pretty," Chris said, gazing at Kurumu. "Come on, you have to meet her!"
Chris led Angela by the hand to meet Kurumu as Kurumu dropped down to sit in Tsukune's lap and gave him a big kiss, then leaned over to kiss Moka. Mariko ran up and jumped in Kurumu's lap, begging to go plant monster smashing.
"After I see our babies. Go get dressed, you're all wet," Kurumu told her. Mariko ran off.
"Ku-Mama, this is Mother Superior," Chris said eagerly as they approached.
Kurumu got up. "Mother Superior," she said with a bow. Seeing Chris's glazed over smile, Kurumu gave her a kiss on the forehead and asked, "How was school today?"
"Great! And the day got even better, Mother Superior is here," Chris replied with a wide smile.
"We've heard a lot about you, it is a pleasure to meet you," Kurumu said to Angela.
"It is nice to see you also, and thank you all for taking care of Chris," Angela replied. She couldn't help but wonder what Father Lucia's reaction to these people would be. He was worried about Chris. Chris was a child in more ways than one here. Angela herself had nothing more than a bit of the Gift. Small potatoes compared to any of the rest of them.
"This is quite the family you have, Lord Aono," Angela said.
"Tsukune, please. We're not what you'd call a 'normal' family, but we do OK," he said.
"Owweee!" Chris cried.
Angela turned to see Chris had picked up Akemi, and Akemi had attached herself to Chris's neck.
"Chris! I told you not to let her near your neck," Kurumu said in a scold.
Wincing, Chris said, "That's OK, she doesn't take much."
Moka got up and went over to Chris, adding her scold. "Chris, we don't want Akemi to learn that she can bite whoever she wants. Right now it can be a bad habit. Later it could get her in real trouble!"
Carefully, Moka extracted Akemi from Chris' neck. She then licked her neck, which caused Chris's face to flush red.
"Don't let her bite you again," Moka said sternly.
"I'm sorry, I won't," Chris said sheepishly.
"Ku-Mama, I'm ready!" Mariko called as she came running out in her school clothes.
Kurumu handed Kumiko back to a maid, then looked at Mariko and tapped her back. Mariko leaped up and held on. Spreading her wings, Kurumu took off as Mariko cried, "Ya-Hooo!"
Angela got to watch some Plant Monster smashing. She watched the giant Venus fly-traps gets pulled up and shredded, but didn't see what was doing it.
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Nana noticed Chris went over to the stairs and sat down, out of sight of the adults. By the way she was walking and her grimace, she was in pain. Going over, Nana knelt in front of Chris. "What happened?" she asked.
Chris shook her head. "It's ... just sore. It happens. It will go away."
Nana noted Chris was protecting her crotch. Frowning, she said, "If someone hurt you, Nana will go yell at them!"
"No, it's not that,"Chris said weakly.
"Can Nana help?" Nana asked innocently.
Chris was in pain. When Lady Moka had licked her neck, it made her front part swell up. Packed into the front of her bathing suit, it had folded over. To hide the buldge she kept her legs together which wasn't helping in the slightest. "Noting you can do about it," Chris said with a wince. For some reason, Nana being so close to her seemed to be making it all the worse.
Nana looked around as she mussed, "Maybe cool water will help. Want Nana to put you in the pool?"
"Please, just leave me here," Chris begged. Quieter, she said, "I don't want anyone to see. I want to go to my room, but it hurts to walk."
"Then Nana will take you!" Nana said happily. Looking down the side of the building, Nana asked, "Which room is yours?"
Chris looked. "The fourth window down. That's my room."
Nana brought her vectors out. Scooping up Chris with two of them, she held Chris close, then jumped over the side railing and ran to Chris' window. Thankfully the window wasn't locked. She pushed it open with a vector then lifted them up and in. By now, Chris looked like she was in agony. Nana got Chris on her bed. Chris curled up into a fetal position.
"Owww!" Chris cried.
"Let Nana see, we have to do something!" Nana cried, and pulled the straps of her bathing suit down.
"No!" Chris cried, folding her arms over her chest. "You can't!"
Becoming teary-eyed, Nana said, "But ... Nana hates to see her friends in pain!"
Chris was terrified. She knew Nana was only thinking about her, but she remembered what happened when other girls accidentally saw her. "It will go away, honest. Please, just leave me," she begged.
Frowning at Chris through her tears, Nana said, "But you said it happened before. Maybe we can do something to stop it."
With Nana leaning over her so close, her gentle hands on Chris' body, Chris was throbbing in pain. Chris desperately wanted get her suit off, she couldn't. "Nana, I'm scared. PLEASE, leave so I can take this off."
"The swimsuit is hurting you?" Nana asked.
"Yes!"
With a look of determination, Nana said, "Nana will get it off!"
Before Chris could open her mouth, her swimsuit was ripped off her body.
Boing.
Chris gasped at the sudden release. Her arms over her chest did nothing to hide anything down below.
"Huh?" Nana asked as she stared wide-eyed at Chris' groin.
Chris turned red and cried, "Please don't tell anyone!"
Quietly, Nana said, "Umm, Chris? Whoever told you that you're a girl, they lied to you."
Chris sat up and grabbed Nana by the shoulders. "No one can know! Please tell me you won't let people be mean to me!"
Confused, Nana asked, "Why should they be mean just because you're a boy?" Looking down at Chris' breasts, she mussed, "Though, you're not flat like a boy."
"Nana, I don't want to be picked on," Chris pleaded.
"You are Nana's friend, Nana won't let that happen!" Nana said firmly.
Chris gazed at her and asked, "You don't think I'm a freak?"
Nana shrugged. "I have horns, do you think I'm a freak?" she asked.
Chris shook her head. "You're an angel, Nana."
Nana laughed. "Nana is no angel!" she said. Pointing to her horns, she said, "Nana's a diclonius."
The way she did it made Chris laugh. Nana laughed with her, then bounced up off the bed. "Come on, we'll get you some more clothes." Nana then paused and put a finger to her lips. "Though, we should tell Moka, so she can get you some boy clothes."
"Nana," Chris said holding onto her hand. "I ... am a girl too. No one suppose to know about my boy parts."
"OH. Well, girl clothes are hurting you, so you should wear boy clothes," Nana insisted.
"Only when it gets stiff like this," Chris pleaded, "If I wear boy clothes, people might find out."
Nana looked down. "If it's stiff and sore, maybe Nana can rub it and make it go down," she mussed, and reached down.
"Nana, wait..."
Nana grabbed a hold of Chris' erection and gently rubbed it. "Is that better?" Nana asked.
"Nana, it's getting worse!" Chris cried.
Nana could feel it was very hard now and had a pulse to it. "Maybe if Nana rubs a little harder..." Nana watched it closely. The end was almost purple.
"Nana!" Chris cried as her face turned red. A few more rubs, and her groin erupted.
"Ah!" Nana squeaked as the line of jism shot up to hit her in the eye. Clapping a hand to her face, Nana stumbled away.
"I'm sorry Nana," Chris cried. Feeling a bit dizzy, Chris stumbled after Nana and led her to the bathroom.
Chris helped Nana get to the sink as she apologized again. "Nana, I am so sorry!"
"It's all better now, right? So everything's fine." Nana replied. Grabbing a wash cloth, she cleaned herself up.
"Nana," Chris said weakly, gazing at this happy girl that was her friend. A friend that would not judge her. "Thank you," she said.
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Dressed in a light shirt and skirt, Chris walked with Nana back out to the terrace with everyone else. On their way down the hall, Chris moved closer and clasped Nana's hand. Haltingly, she asked, "Say, Nana, would you ... I mean do you think you ... may want to stay over tonight?"
"A sleepover?" Nana asked. "That sounds fun, but it's a school night. I don't think Yuka would let me."
Chris blushed as she looked down. "Nana. I'm usually scared of letting anyone get too close to me."
Nana eyed her. "You aren't scared of Nana, are you?" she asked.
Chris squeezed her hand. "No, Nana is a good friend." Chris stopped and turned to Nana. "My best friend." she stated.
Nana cast her a bright smile. "You are my friend too! Come with me while I change, we'll go over to my house for a while, OK?"
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"There you are," Angela noted as Chris and Nana came out, now both in clothes. "No more swimming?" she asked.
"Nope!" Nana said cheerfully as the came up to the table of adults. "I'm going to show Chris my room."
Angela noted they were holding hands.
"Is that OK, Lord Aono?" Chris asked.
Tsukune nodded, "Fine, but be back for dinner. The Shuzen's are coming so do NOT be late."
"I won't be, thank you!" Chris beamed, then ran off with Nana.
Angela watched them go, then said, "I have to wonder if it's safe letting her go like that."
"Nothing will happen to them," Tsukune assured her. "They know to stay on the paths."
"It doesn't bother you they were holding hands?" Angela asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Should it?" Moka asked.
"They are getting that age where they should be watched," Angela reminded her.
"If they are set on misbehaving, then is what they will do," Moka countered. "Chris and Nana are good girls. They will be fine."
"It's not the 'girl' I'm worried about," Angela grumbled.
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In a worker's hall, a man gets up before the assembled crowd of common people. "Attention everyone. We have a guest speaker here who I think we should all listen to. May I introduce, Mr. Kendo."
Wearing a plain shirt and pants, Mr. Kobayashi stepped up to the microphone wearing a worried frown. "Thank you," he said with a bow to the man. For the fifth time, he turned to another crowd of common humans, and said, "The events over the past year with all these yokai around have me deeply worried." As he spoke, he added a touch of hypnotism to his voice. "Everyone has heard of the Witch Hill school where our children go to school with monsters. This may be a unique learning experience for them, possibly even fun to see strange creatures. After all, what child does not like the zoo? However, there is more going on here than the amusement of children. Those yokai also have parents. They also need to feed their families, which means they also need jobs. The Yokai who graduate at that school will need jobs. And where to they get those jobs?"
Carefully scanning the crowd, he went on, "While I do believe that every being has a right to life, they do not have a right to take what is ours. Yes, I am talking about our livelyhood. Let me clarify with an example. This new music group, The Flying Yokai. They are good, very good, and are rising faster than any other band before them. The reason they are so good is because they are yokai. It is the same with other yokai who are taking jobs in our city. These ... beings, are stronger, faster, better than the average human. That means that if they haven't already, they will be taking our jobs which in time will reduce us to poverty and leave us no way to feed our own families..."
As Mr. Kobayashi spoke, he could see people absently nodding in agreement. He didn't shout or press his points, but calmly told them how yokai were going to take over every aspect of their lives. He pleasantly noted all their faces bore the same worried frowns he was casting them.