Okay! It looks like I'm getting a lot of love for this story! Plz check out my other story, "Truth and Determination", too! Oh, and I'm currently adopting "Coexistence" written by shimeishan, so look forward to that, too.
To those of you who don't know about this yet: Like I said, I'm on vacay, so updating will be veeerrryyy slow. And I stupidly forgot to bring the laptop I write with, so I had to retype almost half of this chapter...
If you want me to update faster, plz PM me or send a review. Reviews keep me motivated. And I check my email like, two times every day, so... *laughs sheepishly while rubbing the back of the neck*
Few things I forgot to mention back in Chapter 1:
Nurarihyon is in his younger form.
Rikuo's two forms are different people. (this one's obvious)
Yamabuki is still alive, and is currently living at the main house, doing the laundry. (Huh? Wait... hold on... ok.)
Yamabuki says hi to you all! And make sure you eat all your vegetables, unlike Rikun! (Really? You interrupted me for that?)
Anyway, I'm done rambling, and Yamabuki has nothing to say, so here's chapter 2! (No, you may not say anything Rihan. That goes for all of you. You're wasting precious space! If you wanna say something, tell them in the next chapter! And quit sulking Rikun! You call yourself a man?!)
Disclaimer: I do not own Nurarihyon no mago.
It was a normal day at the Nura's main house. Well, as normal as it can be when three of the more powerful youkai were missing. Rikun was still training in Toono, and Tsurara and Aotabou went to Kyoto with the Kiyojuji Paranormal Investigation Squad to make sure that Rikun's friends didn't stupidly get themselves killed, and/or involved in youkai matters. Especially Kiyotsugu.
To make matters worse, Nurarihyon and Rihan were still as irresponsible as ever. They were always out drinking, shoplifting, or disappearing off to who-knows-where. Poor Kubinashi had lost his head more than once trying to find his two masters.
On this particular day, Kubinashi had finally managed to find both of the drunk, sleeping on the trees of a nearby park. He literally dragged them back to the main house (which wasn't hard since both Rihan and Nurarihyon were drunk beyond belief) and was about to scold them when the front gates were blown open with a huge BANG!
"Wh-What is it?!"
"An attack?!"
"No way!" Many of the smaller youkai began to clamour. When the dust cleared, they could see seven people standing there.
"So this is the main house?" A woman with short brown hair asked. She wore a green kimono with a red haori draped over her shoulders.
"Huff, huff... All that running made me sweat. I'm melting~!" A pink haired woman cried. She wore a yellow furisode with flowery designs on the bottom of her sleeves. Standing next to her was a young girl, wearing a green kimono and a purple haori.
"Hm. This place is pretty big." A guy with sickles on his back said. An ape-like youkai and a kappa of some sort nodded in agreement.
"Huh? Rikun-sama?" The smaller youkai exclaimed when they saw their young master, standing in the middle of the group of unfamiliar youkai.
"Anyway, we're finally at the Nura Gumi's main house!" The brown haired woman exclaimed, seeming relieved.
"Rikun sama! Welcome home!" Kurotabou yelled, a little too loudly. Nurarihyon and Rihan covered their ears, moaning, "Not so loud~ urgh..." It seems like the alcohol had not completely come out of their systems yet.
"Who are these people?!" Kurotabou continued, ignoring Rihan and Nurarihyon. "Those not of the Nura Gumi are not allowed in the main house!"
"Ah? And just who are you, old monk?" The first woman asked teasingly.
"Why you-! Are you insulting the Nura Gumi's special attack squad captain?!" Kurotabou yelled as he grabbed the woman's collar.
"Hah?! As if I'd give a damn to you! I am Awashima, the Amanojaku! And if you treat me like a woman, you've got a world of pain coming your way!" Faintly in the background, Rihan and Nurarihyon moaned again, "Are you trying to kill our ears?! arrghhh..."
"Oh...I'm sorry. So you're a...woman?" Kurotabou asked, confused, since the person in front of him looked exactly like a woman, with that chest of hers.
"Right now I am." She/he replied. "Now get your hands off me, perv!" She yelled as she punched Kurotabou in the face.
"Wh-What the heck?!" Kurotabou yelled.
Meanwhile, Rikun and the other youkai were chatting about something else.
"Oi, Rikun. It's your fault that we were so slow. It's night time already." The boy with the sickles said.
"Hey, it was your fault for destroying that train I was on, Itaku."
"You are a youkai! Youkai don't take trains!" Itaku exclaimed.
"So? It's fast, convenient, and I don't have to waste my energy running. Why wouldn't I take it?" Rikun shrugged. "Besides, trying to calm down all those panicking humans while trying to explain why there was a human-sized weasel standing next to me took up the most time. Though I still don't think knocking all of them out was a good idea."
"Well, I didn't hear any other suggestions."
"Knocking them out was still too harsh!" The smaller youkai sweatdropped as they watched the argument between Rikun and Itaku.
"What's this? They're talking to Rikun-sama as if they were friends!" They whispered.
"Rikun-sama? Who are these people?" Kubinashi and Kejourou asked.
"Oh, they're from Toono. I just need to say hi to Jiji and Oyaji and the we can go." Rikun replied,completely ignoring Itaku who was yelling at him.
"So... Rikun-sama. You're really going to..." Kubinashi left the rest hanging.
"Ah. We're heading for Kyoto. Get all the guys that I exchanged sakazuki with and anyone who's willing to lend a hand for me, will ya?" Rikun caught a glimpse of Nurarihyon and Rihan, who were behind Kubinashi.
"Oi! Oyaji! Jiji! I'm going to head for Kyoto, and why the hell are you guys so drunk?" Rikun asked as he backed away from the both of them, looking disgusted. Rihan was leaning on Nurarihyon for support, and Nurarihyon was leaning on the wall for support. Both of their faces were incredibly red. All in all, the scene was ridiculous to look at.
"We had a *hic* drinking contest." Rihan replied.
"Whoever holds down their sake the longest *hic* wins and the loser has to give the winner *hic* a thousand yen." Nurarihyon continued.
"So who won?"
"Nobody." Rihan and Nurarihyon said in unision. Both of them looked pretty sick, though.
"I think I can help you with that..." Rikun smirked evilly. He walked behind the two of them, and whacked them on their heads. Both of them immediately threw up on the hallway.
"That was for knocking me out the other day." Rikun said while glaring at Nurarihyon. "And that, was punishment for drinking so much." He said while looking at Rihan. Rikun turned on his heels and started to walk towards his room.
"I'm gonna go change first. Then, we're heading out!"
After Rikun changed, he went outside to meet with the other youkai. Awashima and Kurotabou were pulling at each others' cheeks, and Reira and Kejourou seemed to like talking to each other. Kappa was talking to Amezou, and Kubinashi was trying to get Itaku off of the sakura tree.
"Yo! Looks like you guys are getting along quite well!" Rikun commented. All the youkai present stopped what they were doing and turned to look at Rikun.
"It's time to go, you guys." Rikun said as he stepped down from the porch.
"Wait!" A voice yelled, startling some of them. Rikun turned back and saw his grandfather standing behind him.
"What is it, Jiji? Don't stop someone when they're just about to leave!"
"I want to show you something. They should be here right about..." Nurarihyon trailed off, looking at the sky, as if waiting for something. As if on cue, several huge ships flew above the house. The middle one was almost as big as the main house itself.
"Now. I'd like you to meet Takarabune. These guys are really useful. Also, looking at Kyoto from the skies is a sight to behold." Nurarihyon smirked at Rikun.
"Jiji... How come I never knew about this...?" Rikun said angrily with a forced smile on his face. Meanwhile, the other youkai were gasping in awe at the ships. It seems like most of the youkai in the main house never knew about it either.
"Whatever. Get on, everyone! We have a long ride to Kyoto."
Aaanndd that's chapter 2!
Do any of you know a good title for this story? I suck at coming up with names. Seriously, I spent like, two hours before I finally decided on my pen name.
And fun fact: You guys know that Rihan x Wakana scene in chapter 204? (The last page of it.) Weeelll, I stumbled upon the Chinese version of it, and turns out, the translation is different! I would think that the Chinese one is more accurate, since Chinese is more similar to Japanese and there are just some stuff you can't translate into English. So here's the translation for it!
Rihan: Rikuo. Don't worry about us and get on out there.
Rikuo: Nidaime... I'll leave it to you! I'm heading out!
From what I know, I think Rihan is telling Rikuo to go fight without worrying about Wakana. And I think Rikuo is telling his dad to protect her. (I don't know how this works... Like, watching over Wakana?) I don't know if this is accurate, since I just randomly found it on Google Images. XD
And to the reeeaaallllyyy devoted Nuramago fans (like me) who don't know yet: Vol 25. omakes are all translated! Don't believe me? Go check on Mangafox! There are two extra omake pages that aren't translated in the translations/spoilers thread. Go check it out! I'm still squealing over some parts. And laughing.
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