The Prince of the Yotsuba

by fujin of shadows

Two beings born from darkness and one plunge into the dark. One raise to be the perfect aristocrat. The other raised to be the perfect weapon. The other a jewel from a fallen family. For this three to meet was unlikely, and yet, they met and formed a bond that could not be broken. A Monster, A Goddess, and A Scholar. A Prince, A Princess and An Assassin. {TatsuyaXMiyukixSuzune}

14. Chapter 12

Next arc will start next chapter.

It will involve a flashback that I initially planned to add in this chapter but prior commitments did not allow me to continue to add more content to this chapter.

I got fifteen cases to digests…Yeah, law school (Sarcasm)…

Next arc would probably focus on Tatsuya's introduction to the Yotsuba. Three to four pages, probably.

After that, CANNON.

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The Prince of Yotsuba

Chapter 12: Okinawa Military Arc Finale

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(Maya POV)

I love my son.

He is my pride and joy.

He is, by definition, everything to me.

The day he was born into this world, I became the happiest woman in the world.

His existence made me the happiest woman in the world.

After all, regardless of all mocking that I received as a woman concerning my fertility, I was the one who bore the perfect being into this world.

My darling Tatsuya is the most perfect being in this world.

In fact, my son is so great, this world is unworthy to host him.

For me, he is otherworldly.

Everything about him is otherworldly.

From his strength to his power to his intellect, my beloved son is in a different and higher spectrum than anyone in this world.

And I bore this being, this God into this world.

Other women can only give birth to ordinary nobodies, nobodies that they would delude themselves to be special.

I am not like those women.

I am never ordinary.

I am Yotsuba Maya, and I am a woman among woman.

My power is second to none, and my beauty could and would make any Goddess green in envy.

And my superiority as a woman showed when I gave birth to a God.

I gave birth to a God that can slay Gods.

I gave birth to the being that could rule this world and could easily destroy this world on a whim.

I gave birth to that Prince, and I was handicapped when I had him.

I am above any other woman because of that fact.

And my beloved, darling son is also above those ordinary trash that mostly occupies this wretched world.

Yes, my son is special.

And my special son deserves special 'accommodations'.

(Scene Change)

There is one fact that is true in the world.

Gods and Goddesses, Kings and Queens, Emperors and Empresses, they operate differently than those beneath them.

They think differently than those beneath them.

They act differently than those beneath them.

They see the world differently than those around them.

Those higher beings are not govern by morals and ethics than others are govern.

A sin for others will not necessarily be a sin for them.

"Darling!" Maya moaned erotically while being pounded from behind by her son, her tight cunt stretching to accommodate her son's stiff prick as he relentlessly thrust into her.

They were currently in their shared bedroom in the villa. The seductive and beautiful Yotsuba Matriarch was currently bent over the bed with her supple breast pushed down and her rear lifted and in the strong hands of her son. Maya's expensive, custom made, designer dress and her underwear were gone when Tatsuya threw her into their bed, and proceeded to ravage her like an animal in heat, shoving his massive prick right into her without so much as a warning.

"So tight, Mother." Tatsuya groaned in pleasure, the heat coming from his mother was otherworldly. His hands moved to the hips of his mother while he piston his cock in and out of his beloved mother, her vaginal walls squeezing his large member like a vice.

"For you," Maya breathed out as her entire body felt pleasure that would ruin a lesser woman. The warmth of her son's manhood was making her feel a sensation that she could only feel at the hands of her son.

Maya could still remember when her relationship with her son became sexual. Tatsuya was ten years old, fresh out of meeting Miyuki. Tatsuya told Maya of Miyuki, praising her with words that made the Yotsuba Queen green in envy, before begging her for him to stay in Tokyo.

That was the first time Tatsuya begged her for anything.

Maya knew that denying her son would not end well for both of them, so she granted his request with some conditions and provisions, with one of the condition involving sex.

Maya did not know what came over her that day. One moment, she was telling her son his responsibilities in Tokyo and the next, they were in bed, with her riding her son's eight inch cock while he suckle her breasts like a famished infant.

Her own son fucked her into oblivion that day, and Maya would not have it any other way.

After all, no matter how you would cut it, her son is the only one strong enough to be truly worth of her.

Maya squealed in delight when she felt Tatsuya forced more of his dick inside of her. At thirteen years old, Tatsuya was sporting an eleven-inch package, with an almost an eight-inch girth. Maya's breasts were now completely press against the bedsheet as her son pushed deeper and deeper into her dripping pussy. Her hardened pink nipples were rubbing against the covers of the bed, which merely added more to her pleasure.

For his part, Tatsuya was enjoying his bonding time with his mother, but he was displeased with her. He wanted to have both his Queen and his Princess for the evening.

Hell, for the aggravation that he went through, in his mind, Tatsuya deserved both of them for an entire week.

He wanted both of them in his bed so that they can thoroughly bond with each other.

In Tatsuya's mind, physical intimacy is the best way for her mother and her girlfriend to understand each other in a level that would make them love and admire each other.

Tatsuya wanted nothing more than to have his two Goddesses get along with each other, and for him, physical intimacy between the three of them is the fastest way for all of them to bond with each other.

He had already planned the activities that all three of them would partake. Tatsuya was particularly excited with Miyuki sucking on the breasts of his mother so that his princess can taste the milk that nourished him when he was an infant.

Tatsuya also wanted his mother to hold his Princess as he enters her for the first time. Tatsuya wanted his mother to witness him turning his beloved Miyuki to a woman.

Tatsuya also wanted to hear her Princess moan his name while his mother ravages her mouth with either her own mouth or her cunt.

But the day he would share his bed with both of his Goddesses would not be today.

Miya vetoed his request to have Miyuki for the evening.

His mother, who could have assisted him with convincing Miya, also denied him.

Tatsuya could have forced his request but he respected Miya enough to not threaten her into compliance and he would rather not fight his mother if there were alternatives available.

So here he was, with only one of his Goddess available for him to bond with.

Tatsuya swore to himself that he would show his mother how aggravated he is with the current situation and the lack of his Princess in his presence.

Raising his hand, he brought his hand down hard on the ass of his mother. Tatsuya felt pride rushed through his body from the long, gasping moan that erupted from his mother. He repeated the act three more times, and each moan that this act caused was raspier than the last.

Without removing his cock from her, he turned his mother to her back. The sensation of her cunt rotating on his cock was heavenly, for both him and his mother, with Maya even releasing a scream of delight.

Tatsuya increased the rhythm of his thrusting, causing Maya's breasts to bounce delectably with each harsh thrust.

Unable deny himself, Tatsuya leaned forward and took one of her nipples in between his teeth. He bit down hard on the nub between his teeth, causing the raven haired beauty to scream loudly as she came, the sensation of her son's ministration and her nipple being suddenly bitten enough to drive her over the edge.

Tatsuya gazed at his mother, loving the euphoric face that his mother was making.

It made Tatsuya proud that he can make his mother happy.

He allowed his mother some moments of reprieve before he moved his body upwards. Tatsuya did not removed his cock from his mother's pussy, so his act gently shoved his cock into her womb, causing Maya to whimper.

Tatsuya pressed his lips to his mother's mouth, kissing her with all of his worth.

Maya laid prone on her back as she tried to regain some energy. This allowed her son to ravage her mouth to his heart's content, not that Maya was complaining. Her son was an amazing and masterful kisser, both she and Miyuki can attest to that.

Maya moaned softly as her son ravage her mouth with his tongue while he gently nibbled on her lips with his teeth. The gentle thrusting of her son as he kissed her also added to the great sensation that was wracking her body

Once she came down from her first orgasm, Maya kissed back and tried to engaged his tongue with hers, fighting for dominance.

Maya knew that her son did not like this.

Maya knew that her son wanted his woman to be as submissive to him as possible. He wanted his Goddess to be lazy lovers as he do all the work in pleasuring them.

Tatsuya wanted his Goddesses to relax as he worships them.

Immediately, as she intended, Maya experience the wrath of her son.

Tatsuya dominated her as he wrapped his tongue over hers and procced to suck hard on her tongue.

She moaned into the kiss before screaming as his cock brushed against her womb. Tatsuya performed short and shallow, yet quick and rough thrust, his instinct overcoming his entire being as his cockhead started to batter the entrance to his mother's womb.

Maya was moaning unabashedly into her son's lips, her fingers tight on the sheets, clutching it as she felt her son's cock slip in and out of her repeatedly. 'More, more!' Maya demanded mentally as her entire body shuddered and shivered from the pleasure she was receiving. Feeling the full length of her son's prick in her cunt, touching her womb, was nothing short of heaven for her.

They separated from the kiss with a long string of saliva still connecting them. The moment her lips were no longer occupy, Maya released a shriek of pleasure as her son further increased his pace.

Tatsuya started fondling his mother's massive breasts. Her mother's breasts were soft, supple, and firm and it felt right in his hands. Greedily kneading and groping her chest, Tatsuya closed his eyes to fully enjoy the moans of ecstasy that he was forcing his mother to make as well as his own pleasure that his mother was giving him.

With a twist of her nipples, Maya screamed in pleasure. She could feel her body was slowly reaching its peak.

But before Maya could climax, her son stopped and gently pulled out his member from her pussy.

The raven-haired magician was surprise by her son's sudden exit, and was rather disappointed and sadden at the absent of her son's prick in her cunt.

She gazed at her son and was about to speak, but her voice was caught at her throat when Tatsuya grabbed a handful of her hair and forced her into her knees.

Tatsuya dragged her across the Queen size bed before roughly pushing her until her entire body was pressed on the wall, her knees resting on the headboard of the bed.

Tatsuya knelt down before lining his cock on his mother dripping wet slit, with his cock pressed on the lips of her cunt. He then pressed a forearm on the back of his mother's head, further shoving her head to the wall.

Tatsuya smirked evilly and sadistically before sheathing his entire eleven-inch cock into his mother's cunt swiftly, all in one go.

At the sudden intrusion, Maya's body trashed and convulsed as she saw lights flash before her eyes. Her eyes were rolled at the back of her head as a loud scream of ecstasy suddenly erupted from her mouth as she came at the sudden insertion of her son's massive prick.

Her back arch as her son continued to fuck her incoherently even after she just came.

Tatsuya pressed his lips to his mother's ear and started nibbling on her ear as he thrust his cock upwards roughly and wildly, with speed that was compatible to a mechanical piston.

"I love you, mother." Tatsuya whispered devotedly as he fondly grope his mother's breast with one hand and played with her clit with the other.

Those words were enough to make Maya cum again. Hearing her son proclaim his love to her was enough to excite her even more. "I love you too, my master!" Maya squealed in ecstasy, her mind blanking as she approached another release.

Tatsuya chuckled adoringly as she squeezed her breast and pinch her nipple roughly, causing Maya to groan in between her moans.

"My Goddess. My Queen." Tatsuya whispered lovingly as he move his hand and pulled his mother's exaggeratingly long hair. Maya whimpered as her head was forced to bend backwards until it was resting on her son's shoulders.

Without any warning, her son captured her lips into another passionate kiss.

Maya screamed in ecstasy at the rough kissed that her son bestowed upon her. As Tatsuya ravage her mouth, he moved his other hand from her clit and wrapped it around the waist of his mother. This provided him with additional leverage as he put more force and applied more speed into his thrust.

Tatsuya could feel his released nearing and with an animalistic roar into his mother's willing mouth, he thrust his cock all the way into her womb and released his seed into her.

Maya was sure she had seen this non-existent heaven as she felt her son's cum flowing into her womb. Like a hose, his cock continued to release his wonderful seed into her, filling her to the brim with his hot, delicious, sticky cum.

The most powerful magician in Asia and one of the strongest in the world was dominated utterly by her own son, and Maya could not be any happier at that fact.

'So hot! So hot!' Maya thought as she felt the large amount of cum slosh around her womb. She could do nothing but be in bliss as she take her son's warm seed into her womb.

'Glorious.' She thought to herself as tears of joy fell from her face, a face that had a fucked stupid smile on it.

Tatsuya pulled back his mouth from his mother's and trailed kisses down his mother's neck as he waited for the last dropped of his seed to be deposited into his mother's cunt.

After the last spurt of his seed was flushed into his mother's cunt, Tatsuya instantly manhandled his mother to the next position.

Tatsuya fully intends to give his mother the passion and pleasure that he intended to give her and his princess.

Tatsuya held his mother by the pelvis as he rose to his feet on the bed. Tatsuya held both of his mother's dainty feet with his hands, so that there won't be any hindrance.

Maya yelped in surprised, as she was dropped head first on the pillows on the bed.

Maya immediately felt that the pillow where her head was resting was wet with her and her son's fluids.

Again, without so much as a warning, Tatsuya started impaling his mother with his prick, his prick that did not even become placid after ejaculating massive amounts of cum into his mother.

Tatsuya thrust his cock downward on his mother's pussy, each thrust long and hard. Tatsuya pulled his cock until the tip remained inside of his mother before shoving it right back to his mother's welcoming wet cavern, fulling sheathing his eleven inch monster into his mother's welcoming and gaping cunt.

Again, Maya moaned like a bitch in heat as her son drove her head first into the bed by his long, hard shaft.

Her son can be insatiable when he is in the mood.

Apparently, her son was very much in the mood this evening.

Tatsuya moved like a man possess as he hammed his mother's cunt with his cock. He was caressing and squeezing his mother's thighs, ravaging the womb where she carried him for nine long months with an intensity that was difficult to comprehend.

Full of energy and passion, Maya was loving every second of her son's rather savage treatment of her as she felt her essence dripped down from her cunt and move down her body. She had already cummed three times from their current position, and her fourth climax was quickly approaching. Delight flooded her entire being as her body was at the verge of shutting down from the mind breaking pleasure that her son was giving her.

"My son." Maya moaned after a particularly hard thrust into her cunt as she used her arms for support as Tatsuya bucked his hips wildly, pounding her and effectively ruining her for any other man aside from him.

Like she would bed another man when her eager and superior son is available for her.

Tatsuya held tightly onto his mother, refusing to let go or to let up, as his second orgasm slowly builds.

Maya was in pure bliss as she felt her son further increasing the speed of his movements. Her body surged with unbridled passion as her son's manhood hardened inside of her cunt. Even if exhaustion was slowly creeping in, Maya did not want her son to stop. Maya would like her son to continue to fuck her, until she was fully enslave by him or fucked into a coma, whichever comes first.

"Mother, I am close!" Tatsuya announced, ravaging his mother's quim like there was no tomorrow.

"Inside!" Maya screamed as she looked at her son. "Inside of me!"

Tatsuya nodded and with a grunt of pleasure, he pulled his cock out of his mother's cunt before shoving it right back with enough force to break a bone.

Maya closed her eyes as she once again screamed in ecstasy as she and her son came in the same time, their fluids mixing.

Tatsuya removed his cock from his mother's cunt before releasing his hold on her.

Maya's entire body fell to the bed with a soft thud.

Tatsuya knelt down and forced his mother to her knees.

Tatsuya then grabbed her other arm and pinned it behind her back.

Tatsuya then procced to line his cock on Maya's untouched back entrance.

Maya shivered at what her son intends to do before bracing herself as she felt her son's cockhead enter her ass.

It was torture on the pleasant side for both of them as Tatsuya impaled his cocked into his mother's extremely tight rear.

Tatsuya had to physically fight the urge to cum due to how tight his mother's ass was squeezing his cock while Maya's cunt was convulsing and her body was shaking as her son slowly filled her ass with his eleven-inch shaft.

When Tatsuya fully had his cock in her ass, he released his seeds and filled her rear with his fluids. The pleasant sensation of her ass around his cock driving him to a climax.

The warm filling of her son's seed in her ass was also enough for Maya to climax, her pussy once again dripping with her essence.

Tatsuya took a deep breath while a soft growl escapes his lips. With another deep breath, he pushed his mother's head to the bed before jackhammering her ass with his gigantic dick.

Maya did not even bother to try to keep her voice down. She screamed and moaned as Tatsuya pistoned her ass and drived her into the mattress. The bed was shaking and bouncing as her son pounded her rear with sadistic glee. She could feel her body erupting with small orgasms almost continuously, with each long hard thrust in her ass.

"Fuck me! Fuck me, My God! Fuck me!" Maya screamed, eyes blackening from the sensation that her son was forcing into her. "My God! Please ravage this body of mine. My Lord! Make me your slut." Forgetting the dignity and elegance that she was famous for, Maya shouted vulgarity as her son obeyed and redoubled his efforts into fucking his mother into submission.

Maya let out another scream as she felt her son's effort translate to mind shatter gratification.

Maya had now lost herself as everything in the room for her had basically disappeared. The only thing that registered in her mind was the sound of her son's pelvis slamming on her ass, his cock stretching her ass as he thrust into her vigilantly, and her erotic and lewd moans and screams. Maya didn't know how long he was hammering her, but she most vehemently hoped he wouldn't stop any time soon.

Maya's eyes were shut tight as she forced herself to remain conscious. She will not let her body's limits robbed her of this pleasure. Her face was buried in their cum drench pillows, while her son pounded her from behind with vigor. Every thrust hit her deeper and deeper as her son's cock practically reassembled her bowels. From the way Tatsuya was impaling her with his prick, Maya had no doubt that her son was fully intending of rearranging her bowels until it fits the mold of his cock.

Her breaths became heavier and heavier, and her body felt as if it was burning. There was an intense pressure building in her belly that was in the verge of erupting. Maya could feel a strong climax building insider of her, and it was only a matter of time until it explodes.

Maya suddenly felt a pair of lips nibble on her ear, as Tatsuya draped his entire body on her back.

"You are mine." A husky told her with a possessive voice. "You are mine! You are mine! You are mine! You are mine!" Tatsuya repeated maniacally and lustfully while applying more force and speed into his thrust.

"I am yours! I am yours! I am yours! I am yours!" Maya repeated in a dazed as she felt her climax ready to explode as she felt her son hitting a particular G-spot.

"MINE!" Tatsuya shouted and roared before giving her her a good hard thrust that caused the bed to collapsed and pushed Maya over the edge.

"FUCK!" Maya wailed as tears of elation flowed down her cheeks. "I'M CUMMING!"

A powerful climax washed over Maya as the pleasure that built in her body erupted, which sent shockwaves throughout her body and mind.

Her body shook and convulsed as the floodgates opened from between her legs. Her essence erupted from her wet cunt, splashing and staining the covers of their bed.

Unfortunately, Tatsuya wasn't near done. He continued ravaging his mother's ass as she cums. He kept thrusting and impaling her rear with the same force that he had used to destroy the bed, and this pushed Maya rapidly towards another climax, even before the one she was having had even begun to recede.

Tatsuya continued for several more minutes, and by the time he was at the verge of cumming, Maya was in a state of continuous orgasm, to the point that she had already lost the feeling of her legs. Her body was shuddering and twitching, her teeth chattering as if she was freezing, and she was lying in a puddle of her own fluids that nearly covered the entire bed.

With one final deep thrust and harsh thrust that sent Maya into another sexual Nirvana, Tatsuya released his searing hot seed into her ass.

Once again, Tatsuya filled his mother's bowels with his come and the feeling of her ass being filled with his essence was euphoric.

Tatsuya once again leaned over, and planted a kiss to his mother's shoulder, as she was finally allowed to recover from the orgasmic frenzy that he had giving her. Her breathing was heavy but it soon settled to normal as Maya relished the feeling of her son's essence filling and flooding both of her orifice.

Tatsuya then slowly removed his cock from his mother's ass.

Maya knew that her son was doing this to further torture her, not that she minded. Maya would welcome this kind of torture if her son were the one dishing it out.

When Tatsuya completely vacated her ass, Maya slumped over the bed, exhausted but still conscious.

Maya was breathing and gasping for breath while Tatsuya casually flipped him over until she was resting on her back.

Both of them were drench in sweat. Maya's cunt was still gushing with the combine fluids of hers and her son's essence and her ass was beaten sore.

Tatsuya's cock was still relatively hard and erect.

Tatsuya moved in front of his mother before casually spreading her legs.

Lining his cock into her and sensitive cunt, Tatsuya slowly inserted his shaft into his mother once again.

Both mother and son groaned in ecstasy as they once again felt each other's love for each other.

When Tatsuya had completely inserted his entire length into her pussy, both mother and son gazed at each other with identical smiles before Tatsuya lowered himself to his mother's bare neck.

Opening his mouth, Tatsuya sink his fangs into his mother's slender neck.

Maya bit his lips and released a silent whimper as she felt some blood sipping out on the spot where her son had bitten her.

She also felt her son casting magic into her body.

Maya wasn't afraid on what her son did to her.

Her son would not harm her unless provoke, she knew this much.

Tatsuya retracted his teeth from his mother's neck before turning his attention to her breasts.

He wrapped a hand around Maya's waist, embracing her tightly and pulling her body into his.

Tatsuya then took one of his mother's breasts into his mouth, lovingly and hungrily sucking on her breast.

His other hand then started kneading and massaging her other breasts, his thump and index finger gently twisting and pulling her other nipple.

While Tatsuya worked on his mother's breasts, he slowly started thrusting his hips, once again ramming his harden member into her womb. Although, this time, Tatsuya was in no hurry. Slow and steady thrust, he relishes the warmth her mother and pleasure his mother's body was giving him.

Maya mewled and cooed at the attention that her son was giving her breasts, and a chuckle escape her lips when she notices her breasts started releasing some milk.

'Wood Spirit then.' Maya thought in amusement as she wrapped her arms around her son's head, encouraging him to feed on her breasts.

Maya sighed in glee and in ecstasy as her son hungrily drank the milk her body was producing.

The sensation of her son feeding off her body was nice.

The feeling of her son greedily drinking the milk of her body was heaven.

The desire of her son for her body was blissful and his hunger to devour her was euphoric.

This is nice, very, very nice.

(Scene Change)

It was midafternoon when the Kuroba Family and the Shiba family woke up from their slumber.

While their children were still laying on their beds, still trying to come in terms with what they discovered and witnessed last night, the adults on the other hand, were out of bed, and were in a discussion among themselves.

"So, who is going to speak with Maya-chan about her introducing her son to the family?" Ayanami addressed the main topic of the conversation. All three of them were in the lounge of the yacht. "And before any of you recommend me, I just want to say that I still have cancer and I need to be relocated for treatment."

Miya rolled her eyes at her friend's tone of voice. For someone who was sick, she still maintained her sense of humor.

"Tatsuya-kun likes and respects me enough, and Maya would at least listen to me." Miya already knew that convincing Maya as well as conditioning Tatsuya for his transition to the family would fall upon her.

Miya already knew that both task would be a frustrating one.

Tatsuya doesn't react well to people in general. Furthermore, he really does dislike interacting with people that does not pique his interest or those who could not keep up with his intellect.

Tatsuya is one issue, Maya is another issue, and unlike Tatsuya, dealing with Maya is just a headache waiting to happen. Miya could not fathom Maya willingly exposing her son to the family after years of hiding him from them.

'I need to speak with Suzune-san or Hayama-san as soon as possible. I need to know how much damage Maya cause to the world with Tatsuya-kun.'

Miya did not have any illusions. She suspected that Maya had used Tatsuya, not just for the benefit and interest of the clan, but also for personal interest, and that scared Miya.

Both she and her sister despise the world, but the difference between them is that Maya is more willing to set the fire and watch the world burn, and it appears that she has the means to do so.

Miya believed that Maya had the means to burn the world for over a decade now.

"The family won't react well to his existence." Mitsugu commented while still nursing several broken bones. Healing magic was making the pain tolerable but it was still an inconvenient for him. He needs to cast healing magic every other hour to prevent the pain and his injuries from worsening.

"Apparently, he reacted well to Miya-chan and he seems to tolerate me enough, which is very refreshing. It is probably because Tatsuya-san is both an intellectual and a warrior, and Miya-chan and I represent those aspects respectively. " Ayanami pointed out, trying her best to rationalize why Tatsuya was civil to her in their first meeting. "Tatsuya-san might have hated you because you endangered Miyuki-chan. From what I saw last night, it is safe to assume that Miyuki-chan is essentially his world, together with Maya-chan." Ayanami remembered how careful, delicate, and loving Tatsuya treated Miyuki last night.

"This situation would be many times more manageable if Miyuki-san is Tatsuya-kun's only world." That was Miya's most honest opinion.

In Miya's mind, Maya's influence over Tatsuya was harmful, not just for him but for everyone that was and would be involve in their lives.

"But that is not what we have." Ayanami stated, having already emphasize with Miya concerning the situation at hand. Maya, for all of her greatness, was a handful to deal with. She is unpredictable at best and genocidal at worst, and only Miya had the chance to talk sense into her twin. "What we have right now is Maya-chan with a child that is a complete unknown for everyone aside from Hayama-san and Suzune-chan. Said son is a Strategic-Class Magic that has multiple Strategic-type spells at his disposal." Ayanami summed up the brighter side of the situation.

The Yotsuba having a monopoly to that kind of magician is a blessing regardless of the situation or circumstances.

Miya would agree to that, although she notices something in her friend's words that was worth asking.

"Suzune-chan…?" Miya inquired with a raise brow.

Ayanami replied with a smile. "Ichihara Suzune or Ichihana Suzune, depends on what you want to call her, is the last direct descendant of the Ichihana Clan. She is a nice catch. I knew her parents, I went to Fourth High with both her mother and her father, and I was close friends with them. There deaths are a tragedy, but Suzune-chan is with us right now, so at least we have a consolation, and it seems that she had inherited her parents' brilliance for research." That was a new information for both Mitsugu and Miya. They did not know that Ayanami was previously acquainted with the Ichihana Clan. "Plus, Suzune-chan is very pretty and my Fumiya-kun looks to be interested in her." Ayanami gushed at the thought of her son having his first crush.

Mitsugu openly frowned at those words. "That girl is a mere Guardian." Mitsugu, being a Yotsuba to his very core, does not condone relationships between family and servant.

"Which is a waste of talent." Ayanami countered her husband's protests. "You have eyes, you could see how talented that girl is and her potential should also be as clear as day to you. Her position as a Guardian is a waste and a pity, but her abilities should be unquestionable considering on who her primary is."

It was clear from last night how much Maya love her son, and they all knew her enough to know that she would provide him with nothing less than the best for his 'protection'.

"I wonder how many Guardians she killed to be Tatsuya-kun's Guardian." Ayanami wondered as she and everyone there knew that once the family knew of Tatsuya's existence, every Guardian, with or without a Primary, would envy Suzune and would most likely despised her.

After all, from what Suzune told them, she was nothing more than a girl from a Family that had lost their number, who received the barest minimum of training than most Guardians endure. That alone was a slap to the face for every Guardian that the Yotsuba have under their command.

A girl who was not condition for the life of a Guardian from birth was now the Guardian of the son of the head of the family, a position that most Guardians would consider as the highest honor.

That would be an insult to every Yotsuba Guardian but it was also a testament to Suzune's ability.

To have earned Maya's confidence was no small feat.

"Fumiya-san liked Suzune-san?" Miya did her best not to show her interest about this topic.

In Miya's mind, the sooner she can divert Suzune's interest to someone else, the better it is for everyone.

"Oh yes!" Ayanami confirmed enthusiastically. "Last night when she visited our room to give us the first aid kit, Fumiya-kun could not get his eyes off Suzune-chan. It was adorable!" Ayanami was squealing like a schoolgirl, something that was both amusing and disturbing for Miya.

Ayanami can be childish at times.

"Ayanami, that girl is a Guardian." Mitsugu reiterated strongly, reminding her wife of Suzune's status in the family.

"Suzune-san is a Guardian…" Ayanami conceded with a smile. "…for now. Mark my words, when all is said and done in the next five to seven years, she would be a part of our family. That kind of talent that Suzune-chan has would be wasted if she remains a Guardian" Ayanami said those words with confidence. It was baffling that she would have such a positive opinion for a girl that she had just met briefly.

Although, Miya would agree with her friend. Suzune was talented enough to be welcome in the Yotsuba as a member or a bride for one the sons of the family.

A thought came into Miya's mind, a thought that she would address later with her twin.

That being said, Miya prompted everyone to return to the original topic.

"For introducing Tatsuya-kun to the family, give me a year to condition Tatsuya-kun to be more accepting of his other immediate family. I would need that long to instill a semblance of family loyalty to him." Miya informed her two companions, already plotting and planning on how she can teach Tatsuya some family values.

"Is that the limit of education that you would give him?" Mitsugu asked with narrow eyes.

"Yes." Miya answered smoothly. "He already acts like a Yotsuba. No need to teach him our doctrines and our dogmas, or even our code, Maya seems to have that covered." Looking back, Miya would admit that Tatsuya acted very much like a Yotsuba.

"We'll help too." Ayanami commented with a nod. "I think it will be healthy for Tatsuya-san to be around his generation. I am willing to have Ayako-chan and Fumiya-kun transferr to Tatsuya-san and Miyuki-chan's school, for him to have exposure to the people that he would be working with in the future." Ayanami stated strongly.

"THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!" Mitsugu all but roared as he stood up in outrage. "I do not want that Demon anywhere near our children!"

Ayanami narrowed her eyes at her husband. "That Demon is our nephew and whether you like it or not, he is going to be a large component of our family in the future. He is already an important figure in our family right now. The profit that he provides for the family and the army that he had built in Kanto is commendable." Ayanami's voice was uncompromising. "Tatsuya-san needs to learn how to live with his entire family and he needs to learn how to see the Yotsuba as a family. I have no qualms with Maya-chan's decision to keep him a secret from us but now that we know of his existence and his relationship with us, now that we know the blood that course through his veins, there is no dodging the need for him to coexist with us all."

The look that Ayanami gave her husband was filled with fear.

"I am not a match against him." Ayanami admitted, and although it hurts her pride as the strongest Yotsuba operative, it does not change that fact. "I have nothing in my disposal to check his powers. We can throw every single one of our fighting force at him, and the result would be complete annihilation on our end. The two individuals that can fight him equally in our family are so enamored with him that they will not raise a hand against him. If we antagonized him, we will be signing a death sentence, and in the first place, why should we antagonized him. Tatsuya-san is making our family stronger, and how many of our rivals will sell the lives of their children for a Strategic-Class Magician of Tatsuya-san's level."

If there was one commendable trait of Ayanami, it is that she was a Yotsuba in everything but blood. Her mindset and ideals are perfect for the Yotsuba.

Her passionate words were able to penetrate Mitsugu's reasoning, and Miya even smiled at Ayanami.

"That may actually be of big help for what I am planning." Miya said with a smile worthy of her twin.

(Honami POV)

My legs are a bit sore today, but it was very much worth it.

As long as Oku-sama is happy, I can take everything that she would give.

The fact that I also enjoy the treatment that Oku-sama gives me is just an added bonus.

That being said, I am now assisting my niece in her preparation for the day.

Considering that Miyuk-san is not yet ready to leave her bed yet, it provided me with some alone time with Minami-san.

And boy, do we need this alone time. My niece was in the verge of a breakdown.

"I am going to be replace." Minami-chan stated, glancing at me with fear evident in her eyes.

The fear in her voice was also very noticeable.

I smiled at Minami-chan comfortingly while squeezing her shoulders in assurance.

"You have already gained Miyuki-san's trust, and that is very crucial in the relationship between Primary and Guardian. In that regard alone, you will not be replace." I told her with as much confidence as I could muster.

My niece still looked afraid and unsure. "Tsuyoru…I mean Tatsuya-sama does not like me and think of me as incompetent. Toushu-sama had already told me that she would strip me of my position as Miyuki-sama's Guardian as soon as a replacement can be found. " A horrified expression suddenly appeared on my niece's face. "I cannot return to our training school as a failure. I would rather die."

I shook my head at those words.

I can understand where my niece is coming from.

It is still a shock to all of us to discover that Tatsuya-kun is directly related to Yotsuba-sama, the honorable head of the Yotsuba Clan.

It was inconceivable that Yotsuba-sama would have a son considering what happened to her in the past, but according to both Yotsuba-sama and Tatsuya-kun, they are mother and son, and that Tatsuya-kun was naturally conceive by Yotsuba-sama.

To question that is an insult, and insulting one or both of them would not end well to the person who questions their relationship.

Kuroba-sama would vouch for that.

"I think Tatsuya-kun would be open into changing his opinion of your ability to serve Miyuki-san." Tatsuya-kun is a very reasonable boy…hopefully.

"He doesn't like me and the first time we met, I thought he was a threat and attacked him." Her faced turned white at the mention of their first meeting, and I don't need to be a mind reader to know that she was thinking of the worst case scenario. "If Toushu-sama discovers that, I would be lucky to just lose my life."

My niece was about to start hyperventilating and that was the moment that I envelop her in an embraced to calm her down.

"I know Tatsuya-kun. He will not bother reporting you for something as mundane as a simple misunderstanding." Tatsuya-kun is above that, and I would assume that he won't bother reporting those weaker than him attacking his person.

From what I've seen last night, those who are foolish enough to attack him would meet their makers rather swiftly.

I am quite thankful that Tatsuya-kun is in our side and is very much loyal to Yotsuba-sama and deeply in love with Miyuki-san.

With those two in the family, Tatsuya-kun will never bare his fangs at us.

Something to be very grateful for.

Looking at my niece, she still looked terrified, unsure, and very nervous of her fate.

I tighten my embraced on her to calm her nerves.

"If it means anything, I'll speak with Tatsuya-kun. He likes me enough and he respects me quite a lot." That explains why Yotsuba-sama suddenly took a liking to me in the last couple of years. Apparently, Tatsuya-kun has been praising me quite a lot when Yotsuba-sama forced him to take a Guardian.

Speaking of Guardians, I'll be speaking with Suzune-chan later. I need to make sense of everything that concerns Tatsuya-kun and I also need to speak with him about his interest with her primary as well.

I am going to be a hypocrite regarding this topic.

I am the last Guardian in the family to lecture someone about the relationship between Primary and Guardian. My relationship with Oku-sama, with my Mistress, is far from formal or acceptable, but for the sake of the family, Suzune-san needs to be dissuaded from her interest with Tatsuya-kun.

I am confident that Suzune-san already knows how taken Tatsuya-kun is to Miyuki-san, and I am sure that she knows that pursuing Tatsuya-kun would merely lead to pain, but I also know that the heart wants what it wants.

I was a Guardian one day and I am warming the bed of my Mistress the next, baring my body to her as we indulge in each other's lust.

I am going to be disgusted with myself as I would dissuade a fellow Guardian to go after her happiness but family comes first, and Tatsuya-kun being with Miyuki-san is what is best for the family.

"Are you really going to speak with Tatsuya-sama on my behalf?" Minami-chan inquired with a hopeful tone.

I nodded at her assuringly. "I'll speak with both Tatsuya-kun and Yotsuba-sama, and I will inform them that I am more confident with you as Miyuki-san's personal Guardian and there would be no need to replace you." Apparently, I have earned Tatsuya-kun's overwhelmingly confidence, to the point that he would trust me wholeheartedly with the protection of his cherish Princess, Miyuki-san.

I am pretty sure I can convince him to give my niece another chance.

Relief washed over Minami-chan, but her fear was still noticeable through her eyes.

"I have never seen Suzune-san in any training course for Guardians when I was still a trainee." Minami-chan commented with a frown, starting a topic that was very important to both of us. "I wonder how many Guardians she overtook to get that honorable position."

I do not like the frown etched on my nieces face.

I could understand her feelings though.

The son of Yotsuba-sama, Tatsuya-kun, would have been that most coveted Primary among all Guardians and Guardians-to-be. With him being the son of Yotsuba-sama, being assign to him would be the highest possible honor imaginable as it would be the sign that you have been acknowledge by the highest authority of the family.

To be assign to Yotsuba-sama's son, that would be the most glorious moment of any Guardian's life.

For that position to be given to Suzune-san, a girl who admitted that she was only given the bare minimum and a condense version no less of the harsh training regime that every Guardian was required to go through and survive, that would be sacrilegious for every Guardian and Guardian-to-be.

I actually fear for Suzune-san's life once Tatsuya-kun's existence becomes known within the family, and it makes me wonder how many would challenge her for the position.

When that happens, my question of how much Tatsuya-kun values Suzune-san would be answered.

I would admit that Tatsuya-kun normally treats Suzune-san very coldly and callously but there are moments where he would treat her like a close and dear friend. There are even times when Tatsuya-kun treats Suzune-san like family. The two of them share many moments that truly make one question how close they are to each other.

Still, that won't matter in the end.

Tatsuya-kun won't leave Miyuki-san. That is a fact that I would wager my life on.

"Suzune-san is a special case." That was the only thing I could say to my niece while praying that this would not affect the relationship between the two.

Minami-san considers Suzune-san a friend. Hopefully, current events won't change that.

(Miyuki POV)

This is the room of my beloved, and I am sure that he had slept on this bed previously.

His scent and his warmth are still lingers in this bed.

The room was pretty plain, which is very typical of him, but the nightstand was enough of a proof that my beloved was occupying this room.

On the nightstand were two picture frames.

One frame contained a picture of my beloved and I in our first date. The picture was myself sitting on his lap while I fed him some cake. That is a memory that I won't forget.

The other picture was something that I could do without but it was enough to truly drive home the relationship between Obaa-sama and my Tatsuya-kun.

The picture that the frame contained was a young Tatsuya-kun, practically three or four years old, sitting on the lap of Obaa-sama while she lovingly pets him on the head, as if he was her pet. I dislike the picture because both Obaa-sama and my beloved had an expression of contention.

And a part of me hates that.

Yes, that makes me a shallow girl, that even makes me a foul girl, but it is very difficult for me to swallow or even accept that someone else could make my beloved happy.

That someone being Obaa-sama just irked me even more.

If his mother were another woman, and if that woman can inspire such emotion to my beloved, it would not affect me this much, but the fact that it was Obaa-sama just does not sit well with me.

Sighing slightly, I rose to my feet, with the intention of readying myself for the day. It was already early in the afternoon, I should really be up and about at this hour.

I need to make myself look pretty for my beloved and future fiancée.

I blushed and smiled at the thought of my beloved being my fiancée.

I am sure that my beloved is thinking in the same wavelength as me. Considering Okaa-sama and Obaa-sama, as well as our affection for each other, it is merely a matter of time before our engagement is finalize.

After all, my beloved staying loyal to the Yotsuba depends on me, and I have no problems leaving the family with my Tatsuya-kun is we do not get what we want.

Tatsuya-kun would choose me over Obaa-sama, my beloved confess that to me.

Hopefully, it won't come to that.

I love my family and clan, but I just can't see myself living a life without my beloved by my side.

Not being in his arms is a nightmare that I won't ever live in.

*KNOCK* *KNOCK* *KNOCK* *KNOCK*

There was a knock on the door that interrupted my train of thoughts.

Taking a deep breath, I spoke.

"I am awake. Who is there?"

"It's Suzune…" The familiar voiced replied and my eyes widen for a fraction.

Tsuyoru Suzune….or Ichihana Suzune considering that there are no blood ties between her and my beloved.

Suzune-san is my beloved's Guardian.

Suzune-san is similar to Minami-san.

She is a Yotsuba Guardian, assigned to an important member of the Yotsuba family, and not just any member. She is the Guardian of my beloved, the only son of the family's matriarch.

….why couldn't his Guardian be a boy?

Obaa-sama must be doing this to aggravate me.

"Can I come in?" Suzune-san inquired politely.

It took me a second to reply as I first check my appearance if it is acceptable. Confirming that I look well, I replied. "You may." I gave my permission. I made sure that my voice is the same voice that I used every time I speak with Suzune-san.

Suzune-san is still a close acquaintance. Her being a Guardian does not lessen her in my eyes and that does not change how I see her…

…although, I would suggest to her that she leaves the duty of caring for my beloved to me.

The sound of the door opening echoed softly as Suzune-san entered the room.

She was wearing a uniform that I am very familiar with. A French and Victorian style fusion maid outfit. It was a maid outfit designed for a female Yotsuba servant.

It was a uniform that I have seen many times and I must say, Suzune-san wore the uniform very well.

She wore that outfit better than any Guardian or maid that I've seen in my life as a Yotsuba.

She looked very pretty and very seductive in that outfit, her long limbs making the outfit more appealing and more sensual than normal.

I do hope, for her sake, that she had not worn that in the presence of my beloved.

That is very risqué for any woman to wear in front of a man, much less before my beloved.

"Good morning, Suzune-san." I greeted her cordially.

Suzune-san bowed to me with her head low. "Good afternoon, Miyuki-sama." I was taken aback from the way Suzune-san addressed me. That is a deviation from her normal way of addressing me.

She seemed to notice my reaction, and she proceeded to explain herself. "You are important to my Primary. My Primary is Tatsuya-sama, and it is very clear to me that you are going to be his bride. I am conditioning myself in giving you the same respect that I give him as I would serve both of you in the future. There is no point or need to hide the true form of our relationship considering that Yotsuba-dono had already showed herself to you."

Suzune-san was as blunt as ever, which I like.

Still…

"Suzune-san, please drop the –sama. I am not much for courtesy." It is hard enough to convince Minami-san to call me by my name without any over-exaggerated suffix on the end of my name, I don't want another Guardian calling me with the –sama suffix.

Suzune-san looked at me for a brief second before giving a small smile. "My apologies, Miyuki-sama…" Suzune-san teasingly emphasized the word –sama as she spoke. "…but I must stick to proper protocol and conduct and refer to you with the same respect that I reserve for my Primary. My apologies, Miyuki-sama, but for as a mere Guardian, I must speak with you with upmost reverie and respect."

She is teasing me, isn't she?

I'll deal with that in the future.

"So, what I can do for you?" I don't want to directly ask her what she is doing here. That would just be rude of me.

"Yotsuba-dono has invited you for a private breakfast with her and Tatsuya-sama." Suzune-san informed me. "Yotsuba-dono is quite excited in getting to know you, her son's girlfriend, and would like for you to join them for a late breakfast."

Suzune-san then walked towards me and laid out a dress on the bed. "You would need to freshen up a bit, of course. Please wait here for a moment; I will prepare you a bath."

I looked at Suzune-san for a few seconds after hearing those words and I was once again reminded that my beloved truly does not know our familial bonds, and Suzune-san is clueless that I am also a Yotsuba.

Still, breakfast with Obaa-sama and my beloved, I won't mind that and any excuse to be with my beloved is welcome.

But…

"Suzune-san, thank you for informing me of the invite, but I can prepare my own bath." I was about to go to the bathroom, but Suzune-san immediately stepped in front of me.

"Allow me to do this task for you, please." Suzune-san strongly insists. "My job entails fighting for or with and caring for Tatsuya-sama. You've seen him in the field. The very thought of myself fighting with or for him is laughable. I would just be in the way. The only thing that I can do for him that is within my duties and responsibilities is with regards to domestic and office work, and my domestic responsibilities now extends to you. You are to be his bride, my responsibilities and duties now extend to you."

"Suzune-san…" I was about to tell her that that her service was unnecessary. I could prepare my own bath and I could certainly take care of myself.

I stopped though as the look that Suzune-san gave me change.

The stare that she was giving me suddenly became intense. "Don't take my duties and responsibilities away, Miyuki-san, at least not now. I already accepted that my work as Tatsuya-sama's maid is on borrowed time. I already accepted that you would personally care for him sooner rather than later, and he would be more receptive to your care than the care that I give him. Believe me, taking care of him is a chore, not because it is difficult, not because he is a slob, it is difficult because he is so use in taking care of himself that he considers my assistance as a nuisance. He would consider your care endearing and enjoyable, and that would make it easier for you to take care of him. I am ready to concede my domestic responsibilities to you when the time comes. All I am asking is that you allow me to serve him, and to an extent you, until I find another means to serve him."

That is a strong plea.

Looking at Suzune-san's eyes, I could see the eyes of every Guardian that I have ever met.

For Yotsuba Guardians, their very reason for living is serving the family until their dying breath.

I could see that creed in Suzune-san's eyes, but there was a difference.

Suzune-san's eyes are not the eyes of a typical Guardian, her eyes is that of a devoted woman.

Suzune-san would not die for the Yotsuba, I can tell that much by looking in her eyes.

But she would die for my Tatsuya-kun, her eyes were screaming that to me.

Her loyalty to my beloved is quite moving, and that makes me want to know more about her.

I don't trust Suzune-san with my beloved, that is the woman in me speaking.

But the Yotsuba in me approves Suzune-san as a Guardian for my beloved.

Sighing in resignation, I merely nodded at Suzune-san, giving her the go ahead to prepare my bath.

I could also use this to speak with her one-on-one.

Before I meet Obaa-sama and my beloved for a meal, I want to be as prepared as possible.

(Suzune POV)

It took Miyuki-san fifteen minutes to finish her bath and when she stepped out, I was ready to assist her into the dress that Yotsuba-sama provided for her.

When Miyuki-san stepped out, my breath was caught in my throat.

Miyuki-san stood before me, clad only in her underwear, and she looked absolutely divine.

Her pale white skin glistened like a brilliant pearl and her raven black hair shined like an exotic onyx.

Limbs were slim and slender without looking unhealthy.

A curvaceous body that, although not fully develop, is still eye catching to the point that it can be compare to that of a high-end young model.

This, together with a beauty that is comparable to that of an angel, which was accentuated by her semi-wet appearance.

A girl as young as her should not look this beautiful.

"Suzune-san…" Miyuki-san covered her chest area with her arms while looking quite shy.

It seems that she looked uncomfortable with my stare, although she should refrain from wearing that expression. It merely made her more beautiful.

I raised my hand and physically slapped myself back to reality. Twice, one on each cheek.

My cheeks were now red by what I did, which is good. It would block the blush that developed on my face.

"For the record, Miyuki-san, if you ever show yourself looking like that to my Primary, you should expect yourself to never see the light of day ever again. My Primary would devour you in every imaginable way." That is my honest opinion and I know it is the truth.

If my Primary ever gazes at Miyuki-san right now, the odds are, my Primary would throw Miyuki-san back on the bed, and he would ravage her until her voice is hoarse.

That thought is strangely arousing.

"Would he really?" Miyuki-san asked meekly, a bit of red on her cheeks, while a mischievous and scheming look suddenly flared in her eyes. Miyuki-san seemed to induce herself in a dream-like dazed and a smile that is filled with desired suddenly appeared on her face.

Miyuki-san, please wait for marriage. I am not looking forward washing bedsheets post-sexual intercourse at present time.

I faked a coughed to compose myself as well as to bring Miyuki-san back to reality. "I would suggest that we make haste. It is not wise to make Yotsuba-dono waiting." That woman waits for no one aside from my Primary.

Miyuki-san, who had returned from her dream-induced state, nodded eagerly. "That would be preferable. I would like to see my beloved as soon as possible…"

I could hear Miyuki-san mumbled something along the lines as a 'kiss', and that made me smile.

To be young and in love must be wonderful.

I brought the dress to Miyuki-san and assisted her into the dress.

The outfit that Yotsuba-dono provided for her is a blue, glittering mini-skirted dress with a sweetheart neckline on top of a white, tulle petticoat. A white ribbon ties at the waist, and over the outfit is worn a long-sleeved blue shrug. The shrug is slightly sheer but it was still quite stylish.

While I was fastening the ribbon around Miyuki-san's slim waists, the young girl started to engage me in a conversation. "So, you and my Tatsuya-kun are not related?"

"That is correct." I answered in a positive while fastening the ribbon around her waist. "There is no familial bonds between us, and we are merely master and servant, with him being the master and me being the servant. Our relationship is more or less define by those labels." I made sure that I emphasized that Tatsuya-san and I merely have a professional relationship.

My Primary needs her more than anyone. My use to him is insignificant when compare to his need to be with Miyuki-san.

"I think you shouldn't sell yourself short, Suzune-san. I am positive that my beloved see you as a friend." Miyuki-san told me with an assuring tone but I merely smiled at those words, at those rather foolish and delirious words.

"That would be nice, and I sometimes think along those lines, but that kind of thought is merely an illusion. He might be able to view me as acquaintance at times, but he won't view me as a friend. The fact remains that I am his 'biggest' disappointment."

Is it pitiful that Tatsuya-san calling me his 'biggest' disappointment is what I consider my biggest accomplishment?

"Isn't that a bit harsh, even for my beloved?" Miyuki-san inquired curiously.

I chuckled goodheartedly. "It is not. He calling me a disappointment is a highlight of my life as a Guardian. Tatsuya-sama labeling me a disappointment means that I am above the faceless masses that he ignores in a daily basis."

That line of thought kept me going in the harshest of days; and it is one of the few beliefs that make it easier for me to sleep at night.

"My beloved does have the tendency to look at everyone, aside from a handful, as less than nothing." Miyuki-san nodded thoughtfully.

It is nice that you noticed that trait of him. It is a bit concerning though that you are pretty much okay with that twisted quirk of his.

Finishing tying the ribbon around her waist, I grabbed the blue shrug and walked around her with the intent of slipping it between her arms.

"How did you get into the Yotsuba. By their reputation, they are not very inclusive or welcoming for that matter?" Miyuki-san inquired white casually lifting both arms, allowing me to easily slip the blue shrug into her arms.

"Tatsuya-sama tolerated me." I answered with a small, proud smile. "According to Yotsuba-dono, before I came into the picture, she has been lobbying Tatsuya-sama to get a Guardian…"

I stepped in front of Miyuki-san to fasten and secure the shrug around her neck. "…Tatsuya-sama, being Tatsuya-sama, always prefers solidarity. It is how Yotsuba-dono raised him after all, and he had gotten used to it to the point that he dislikes human interaction with those he considers dull. He is also quite open about the people that he prefers to spend his time with, which is limited to you or Yotsuba-dono, and to a limited degree, Shiba-dono and Yakumo-sensei. According to my Primary, he would be satisfied with his life if the only interaction that he ever has for the rest of his life is with you and with Yotsuba-dono." I informed Miyuki-san with the mindset of further driving home how crucial she is to the psyche of my Primary.

"I feel the same way." Miyuki-san confessed to me with a smile, while appearing to be reminiscing. "Tatsuya-kun is the first boy that I have ever been interested in. First time I saw him, he was this detached boy that seems to disappear willingly and fade away wittingly, but there was just this appeal and charm about him that made me so attracted to him."

"He was the abyss." I pointed out in understanding of Miyuki-san's words. "When you stare at the abyss long enough, it will look right back at you, and when you don't blink while gazing at the eyes of the abyss…"

"You will see the most hypnotic and mesmerizing sight anyone can behold." Miyuki-san finished with a breathless voice.

"Exactly…" I agreed and the two of us shared a laughed.

This is nice. This is the first time I actually spoke with her this closely.

But I have a question to answer.

"Now where was I… oh yes… Tatsuya-sama does not want to take a Guardian because he deems it as a waste of resources. According to him, he does not need a bodyguard and he is capable of taking care of his domestic needs and that a Guardian would just hinder him." I rolled my eyes slightly. "He is half right; he does not need a bodyguard. No one could reach his feet in a fight."

"But when it comes to domestic work, he needs a lot of help." Miyuki-san completed my exact thoughts. "I love him very much, but he does need to add some color in his life. He always prefers the simple way of living, which is commendable, but he does need a bit of flair." Miyuki-san commented, which is a relief.

At least she can and will critique him, even if it is a minuscule matter such as this.

"That is correct, and that is half the mindset of Yotsuba-dono while pressing Tatsuya-sama to get a Guardian. The other half is status…" As I finished fastening the shrug around Miyuki-san's neck, I stepped back and looked at her from top to bottom.

As a woman, I already feel insignificant already.

A girl two years younger than me is superior to me in beauty in every conceivable way.

That hurt and damages my pride as a woman.

"…It irked Yotsuba-dono that her son does not have the recognition that a normal Yotsuba has. Although that is by design, it still irritated her. So Yotsuba-dono was adamant in getting Tatsuya-sama a Guardian, because in her eyes, a Yotsuba that is beneficial to the family has a Guardian as a symbol of their value. Yotsuba-dono wants Tatsuya-sama to have a Guardian as a symbol of his bloodline, if nothing else."

I stepped forward to dust off some part of the dress while straightening some of the fabric.

"Yotsuba-dono and Tatsuya-sama went back and effort for a long time, until Yotsuba-dono put her foot down and forced Tatsuya-sama to get a Guardian. If memory serves me right, there was an initial 26 Guardians that were candidates to be Tatsuya-sama's Guardian." My eyes darken a bit as I remember a particular memory. "I hanged and killed all 26 of those magicians to get this post." I admitted with a neutral tone.

There was a deafening silence between us after my admission, although it was broken quite easily by Miyuki-san.

"Was it hard?" Miyuki-san asked me with a toneless voice.

"As Tatsuya-sama said, I was not built to fight. Every kill that I have committed still haunts me to this day, but it was either them or me, and I choose me." I answered with an equally toneless tone. "Do you remember our first meeting?"

"Yes, I do." Miyuki-san answered in an affirmative. "You looked like a wreck back then. You look insecure and unsure, and very scared to the point that it was difficult to speak with you."

"At that time, more than two years ago, was the lowest point in my life." That life is a distant memory that I often return to, as a reminder of how cruel this world is. "At that time, my parents were employed by the Yotsuba for a project. The Yotsuba have many enemies, but they are not dumb enough to attack anyone directly associated with them. As you can see, an attack against the Yotsuba is going to lead to death via Tatsuya-sama, but attacking those employed by the Yotsuba is fair game."

"I don't know how it came out, but an organization that has ties with the Great Asian Alliance caught wind that my parents are working on a project for the Yotsuba. My parents were quite famous when they were alive, as they were the foremost expert researchers regarding Neurological Magic Theory, and there employment with the Yotsuba, although brief, is enough to cause some worry in that organization."

"To make a long story short, my family were targeted by the GAA. My parents were relatively safe, as they are guarded by some Yotsuba Operatives, I wasn't so lucky at that time. I was kidnapped and was then flew to mainland China, and after that, I was gang raped to the point that my mind broke very badly."

When did I start sounding so casual, so apathetic when I talk about that tragedy?

What happened to me two years ago was the worst thing that could happen to a woman.

When I was 12 years old, I was rape and abuse to the point that my mind shut down. People who were faceless to me treated me like a filthy animal. I was used like a common toy by several men who did not even give a damn that I was merely a child.

I won't wish that fate on any woman.

Strangely enough, that memory to me is just another foreign and far off memory that doesn't mean much anymore.

The horrified look that Miyuki-san gave me was comforting though.

I gently patted Miyuki-san on the shoulder while I shook my head. "That was in the past. It doesn't matter much anymore. I got over it. I am above that memory and that weak girl is dead, replaced by yours truly." That is my honest opinion of myself two years ago. The values that my parents taught, the morals that they have instilled into me, those have been distorted.

The daughter of Ichihara Suzuka and Ichihara Shinsuke is dead, and from her ashes, Ichihana Suzune was born.

When Miyuki-san looked to have recovered from what I told her, I continued. "I don't know how long I was in captivity, but when I came back to my senses somewhat, I was suddenly surrounded by the corps of my rapers, with Tatsuya-sama looking down upon me with that normally emotionless face of his."

"My beloved saved you?" Miyuki-san stated more than she asked, and the pride in her voice was evident.

"Yes, and more" I confirmed as everything in my life from that point revolved around Tatsuya-san. "Tatsuya-sama healed my injuries, and he even granted me back my chastity and my worth as a woman…" There was a look of confusion on Miyuki-san's face. I would explain [Regrowth] to her but I need verbal authorization for that. "…After my rescue, I was put under the care of Tatsuya-sama for the purpose of my recovery, and yes, I would admit that Tatsuya-sama is not the most preferred person to be around with for a girl who got traumatized from rape, but it was necessary. After my rape, I was traumatized to the point that I lost my ability to use magic."

"You doubted magic?" Miyuki-san inquired, surprised by my admission and I would wager that she is surprised that I am a magician right now.

It is fact that most magicians lose their ability to use magic due to psychological issues and those who lost their ability to use magic are rendered magicless for the rest of their life.

My case was special though.

"Yes I did. During that situation, my magic was pretty useless, and I doubted whether magic is useful in actual life-threatening situations or not, which is depressing because for magicians like me, magic is everything." Magic is a wonderful tool and I have allowed it to define who I am, which is rather dangerous. "My six month stay with Tatsuya-sama was for me to regain my ability to use magic."

"I know that my beloved could do miracles, but last I check, there are no proven methods and means for magicians to regain their magic." Miyuki-san said, looking at me curiously, as if I became interesting in her eyes.

"Tatsuya-sama did not teach me magic per say, at least not yet at that point. What he taught me was more extreme. He taught me how to fight, he taught me how to use weapons, he taught me how to kill efficiently, and he taught me how to take out a magician with conventional tools." To this day, I am still in disbelief at the fact that my Primary was able to incapacitate a magician, a military grade magician no less, with a roll of foil. "But more importantly, he taught me how to be strong, he taught me how to face this world with my head held up high, he taught me how to spit on fate, he taught me that magic is not everything and I can still be worth something even without it, and finally, he taught me that this world is cruel and dark and to survive it, you need to know how to deny this world."

The beliefs and ideals that Tatsuya-san instill upon me is more prevalent than those that my parents taught me. That just tells me who the more influential figure in my life is.

"After six months of training with Tatsuya-sama, I was involve in another accident, this time with my parents. The same people who kidnapped me attack my parents and me. My parents died in front me…Actually, my parents were tortured in front of me before they died. I snapped at their deaths, and through my anger, I reacquired my ability to use magic, and by that point, due to my training with Tatsuya-kun, magic became a very lethal weapon for me." I closed my eyes as I remember my first use of magic after reacquiring it. "The perpetrators of my parents' death, I killed most of them before they took me down, but before anything else could happen to me, Tatsuya-sama once again saved me."

"By that point, after the incident, I was angry, I was broken, and I was near hysteria. Tatsuya-sama delivered me from insanity by giving me what I want, justice." I smiled with a maniacal smile as I remember the first time I've seen his Strategic Class capabilities. "Tatsuya-sama flew me to China. I watched as he decimated an entire military base before dragging those who ordered my kidnapping and my parents' death in front of me. He gave me a gun and a knife before leaving me alone with them in a close room."

"You killed them?" That is a logical guessed from Miyuki-san. I knelt down and assisted Miyuki-san with the dark blue platform heels that completed the attire.

"I tortured them." I corrected her. "In front of them, I stripped my clothes and bare myself to those men before hanging them upside down. I castrated them before slitting their throats. I then bathe in their blood, and as they bleed out slowly, I proceeded to put as many holes through them with the use of the gun that Tatsuya-sama gave me." I then brought out a .10mm caliber pistol and a knife. "This is the knife that he gave me and the one I used to make those men suffer, and this is the gun that he gave me and the very gun I used to shoot them to death as they suffer. I kept this two as memorabilia and my admission that my life is now the property of Tatsuya-sama, the man who gave me justice."

I took a minute to get my breath back, as remembering that particular memory stirred emotions within me that would most likely cause Miyuki-san to kill me.

"When we returned to Japan, Yotsuba-dono presented him with the candidates for his Guardianship. He did not look please, and when I asked him what a Guardian is, he answered with the specifics, and what it would mean for him and for his Guardian. At that time, I had a eureka moment of sorts." I brought out the Kumoito, the weapon that Tatsuya-san taught me extensively and was now my weapon of choice.

"First chance I got, I killed all of those 26 magicians that were candidates to be his Guardian. I assassinated them in bulk, and believe me, those magicians were no joke. They were skilled and very willing to kill. The problem that they have against me was that I was a desperate woman and I was train by the Prince of the Yotsuba. Provided is was not magic related, I was still trained by him to fight, and it showed that at least when it comes to combat, I was superior to all 26 of those Guardians. I hanged them and I watched as life faded out of their eyes." As much as killing still give me discomfort, I could not help but have pride in my voice as I inform Miyuki-san the way I got my position.

"Yotsuba-dono witnessed my performance. I thought she would be angry at first, considering I cost her 26 able magicians, but she wasn't angry. She was happy in fact, very happy. She spoke with me and I pleaded my case to her and begged her for the position as Tatsuya-sama's Guardian. Long story short, I was granted the position, provided that I have some training with regards to my duties and responsibilities." Hayama-sensei is a very cruel and tough taskmaster.

"That was how I was granted the position that I have right now." I finished my story as I completed straightening out the wrinkles on Miyuki-san's dress. "You are ready for your meeting with Tatsuya-sama and Yotsuba-dono. Please allow me to escort you."

"Of course." For a girl who just heard my life story, she seems very composed. Which is good.

I do not want pity from her.

I just want to continue serving Tatsuya-san.

My life is his property after all.

"I am not going to interfere with your duty." Miyuki-san told me as we started walking side-by-side together. "But there are boundaries that you will not cross with him, boundaries that I am the only one allowed to cross and do with him, and if you do cross those boundaries, my apologies in advance. I will personally do away with you."

…That is a very Yotsuba way to say that I will kill you if you cross the line.

Weird…My head is hurting again.

Regardless…

"Don't worry, I know my place."

He will not see me as a person of the opposite sex nor would he consider me as an intimate partner.

That could only be you Miyuki-san.

I am satisfied with my current status in his life and in his eyes. That is sufficient to me.

That is enough for me.

(Scene Change)

"Has Miyuki-san woke from her slumber?" Miya asked from where she was sitting while gazing at the Kuroba twins entering the makeshift lounge of the yacht. Miya was still speaking with the parents of the twins while both Honami and Minami, who were now fully ready for the day, stood at standby in case they were needed.

"Good afternoon, Miya-Obaasama." The twin greeted Miya in unison.

"With regards to Miyuki-neesama, we were unable to check her cabin." Ayako answered after her greeting.

Miya sighed slightly before looking over at the clock. It was 2:36PM. It was already very late.

"Minami-san, please retrieve my daughter." Although Miya worded her command as a request, there was no mistaken that it was an order.

Minami bowed respectfully and was about to proceed to the cabin area of the yacht when the door behind the twins was pushed open, revealing both Miyuki and Suzune to everyone.

Miya raised her brow at the outfit that her daughter was wearing as well as the outfit of Suzune.

Her daughter's outfit was too bright for her taste and Suzune wore the Yotsuba's maid uniform well.

"Okaa-sama, Ayanami-Baachan, Mitsugu-Ojiisama, Fumiya-kun, Ayako-san, good afternoon." As courtesy, Miyuki greeted her family with a curtsy before gazing at her and her mother's Guardian. She bowed her head politely at their direction. "Good afternoon, Honami-san, Minami-san."

"Good afternoon everyone." In contrast to Miyuki's greeting, Suzune's greeting was brief and short, yet still courteous.

Mitsugu frowned at not being properly greeted by a mere Guardian but did not make a fuss about it. The looked his wife was giving him indicated that she did not want him to do anything that would earn him the ire of Maya even more.

"Good afternoon, Miyuki-san, Suzune-san." Miya greeted back. "Where did you get those clothes, Miyuki-san?" Miya inquired while gazing at her daughter from head to toe.

"Suzune-san provided it to me." Miyuki answered swiftly.

Miya's gazed was transferred from Miyuki to Suzune.

At the gaze that Miya gave her, Suzune started explaining. "Yotsuba-dono invited Miyuki-san to join her and Tatsuya-sama for a late breakfast and ordered me to bring her a change of clothing. Yotsuba-dono also instructed me that I should assist Miyuki-san with her outfit before escorting her to the shore of the beach, where they would be waiting."

As Suzune finish, the young Guardian noticed the look that Minami was giving her. It was as if she had offended her and her entire bloodline.

"Was I also invited?" Miya asked coldly, already having a gander on what her sister was scheming, although she was rather insulted at the fact her sister did not have the gall to contact her directly.

Suzune knew that, at this point, she needed to tread carefully. "Yotsuba-dono only instructed me to get Miyuki-san, but Yotsuba-dono would very much welcome you to join."

"That is good to hear." Miya then stood up. "Lead on." Miya gestured her to continue with her task.

Suzune bowed her head in obedience. "Of course, Shiba-dono." Suzune then spared the rest of the occupants in the lounge a look. "Hayama-sensei is already preparing a meal for all of you. Please follow me as well." Suzune stated before making her way to the very front of the group to lead them outside of the yacht.

"She looks very pretty." Fumiya whispered to his twin when Suzune was out of earshot, his cheeks having slight crimson coloring.

"You can challenge our new cousin to get Suzune-san to be your Guardian, but I hope you know that I'll be running to the other direction while you fight him." Ayako told her brother in a whisper before a teasing smile graced her lips. "I never knew you are a legs person or the type of guy who likes girls that are taller than them."

Truth to what Ayako said, Fumiya's eyes were fixed on the legs of Suzune. Although the skirt of Suzune's uniform was considerably long, it still showed a healthy amount of her legs to anyone who would look long enough.

Fumiya did not leave Suzune's figure the moment she stepped foot on the lounge.

"Nee-san!" Fumiya hissed animatedly while Ayako giggled at her brother's discomfort. Her brother had a crush, and though the said crush was a Guardian, it was still adorable and she was very much willing to milk this for all its worth.

"Come now children." Ayanami called her son and daughter and the two immediately moved to her side. Each taking a hand, they proceeded to assist their mother to walk.

Fumiya thought the teasing on his person would end, but his mother could not help herself but quip at him. "You need to work on being inconspicuous when ogling your crush, Fumi-kun. You are going to get slap from the way you're eyeing Suzune-chan."

"Okaa-chan!" Fumiya half shriek at his mother, causing her and his twin to giggle at his discomfort.

"Typical of Maya. She picked something that is too bright." Miya grumbled under her breath as her daughter walked beside her.

"I think it's cute, Okaa-sama." Miyuki commented, pleased with her new outfit.

"I am not questioning the design. I am questioning the color." Miya corrected her daughter's misconception.

"How did you get in, Suzune-san?" Ayanami asked as they follow Suzune to the deck of the yacht.

"There is another entrance that leads directly to the cabins." Suzune answered while giving Ayanami a quick glance.

"Good to know." Ayanami turned to Miya and mouthed something at her direction that was pick up by her husband as well.

"I did not hear her enter the premises."

That was very impressive for Suzune's part and very concerning for everyone else.

Ayanami, even though she was still suffering through some medication and her illness, was the best operative within the Yotsuba. Her senses were topnotch and her ability to notice even the most minute detail was commendable. Even if the size of the yacht were to be taken into consideration, she would have noticed any magician or even non-magician stepping foot on or in the yacht the moment their feet touch the vessel.

The fact Suzune could get past her senses was chilling for the three adults, especially Ayanami.

'I am not that rusty.' Ayanami thought to herself with a frown.

Without any fanfare, Suzune led them to the deck of the yacht. It took all of them a moment to get used to the light of the sun, but once their eyes adjusted, they were able to continue moving.

Suzune gestured for them to look over the edge of the deck.

Peeking over the edge, they saw Maya relaxing on a beach-tanning chair, wearing a magenta, off the shoulders, v-neck, summer mini dress with grayish designs. The dress showed of a lot of skin, specially on the chest and legs area, and the dress was also showing off Maya's alluring and seductive figure.

At the sight of her, Miya shook her head. "It is nice to see her acting normal."

"It is a relief." Suzune agreed before gesturing them to the stairwell that would lead them off the yacht and to the beach below.

It took a minute to reach the beach and the moment they were within hearing range, Maya addressed them. "Good afternoon." Maya greeted all of them, turning her head slightly to the left to gazed at her family.

Lowering her shades, she gave them all a smile that they were all familiar with.

Maya gave them a taunting smile, her signature.

"Good afternoon." All of them greeted her simultaneously, with outmost respect with each letter.

Maya giggled at them before turning her eyes back to the ocean. "I hope you all have a good sleep. Considering the debacle yesterday, all of you deserved a good rest to calm the nerves."

"Our rest is refreshing. Thank you for the accommodation." Miya replied casually.

"No need for that." Maya waved off her sister. "You will be my darling son's second mother and your daughter would be his wife and my daughter, what is mine, is yours to a degree. Enjoy my luxury; you deserve it if nothing else, especially if you consider that husband of yours."

That was an insult, Miya knew that, but she kept her cool. There will be a time where she and her twin will have a much more comprehensive discussion about a myriad of topics, which will include Maya's secret son.

Maya then addressed Miyuki. "Miyuki-san, did you like the outfit that I handpicked for you? I made sure to choose an outfit that would make my son stare at you in admiration, among other things of course." Maya giggled with innuendo and implication echoing in her voice.

For her part, Miyuki just kept her composure in check. "I love the outfit, and thank you for lending it to me."

"I am not lending that outfit to you. It is yours." Maya then spare Miyuki a glance. "It looks quite well on you, and it also looks well on the ground."

"I think my daughter is too young to have thoughts like those lingering in her mind." Miya interjected herself in the conversation as she hid her blushing daughter behind her.

"You are no fun, Shiba-san." Maya teased her twin before reclining her head on her chair. "Miyuki-san, I hope you are famished and have a taste for seafood. My son is about to return with some fresh produced and it will be prepare by our own Suzune-san."

"You sent your son for groceries?" Miya inquired; surprised that Maya would have her son do something so pedestrian. From what she had seen, Miya assume that Maya had spoiled Tatsuya rotten.

"Of course." Maya confirmed, as if it was the most common thing in the world. "I don't want my darling son to grow up lazy, so a bit of menial chores here and now would be helpful in his development as a person." Maya further elaborated.

For those within earshot and had known Maya for quite some time, that sounded too normal for her usual taste.

And it was.

"My son is here." Maya announced as she pointed across the sea.

All of them followed her line of sight and truth be told, Tatsuya was emerging from the sea, a variety of seafood on hand.

On his left were several nets containing numerous shrimps, crabs, lobsters, and urchins, all of which are considerably large.

On his right was a spear with several fishes impaled on them. The fishes that were on the spear was a set of large tuna, salmon, and bonito, and several other colorful tropical fishes like the beautiful blue irabucha (parrot fish), a fish popular for sashimi and considered to be one of Okinawa's premier fish, and miibai (grouper), a red fish that is commonly deep fried.

There was also something a rope tied around Tatsuya's waist; and as he reaches the shore of the beach, all of them saw a dead shark that he was dragging to shore.

Tatsuya was dragging a 14 feet shark to their direction.

Miya could not help herself but speak dryly. "That's grocery shopping?"

"We are near the ocean. Why should I deny myself of the freshest seafood?" Maya asked her twin, as if she was speaking nonsense. "When was the last time you had Fresh Shark?"

"When Otou-sama was alive." Miya's answered was immediate, brief, and rather silent.

"Then dine with us to memory lane." Maya told her before rising to her feet and walking towards Tatsuya, towel at hand.

Suzune followed several steps behind.

"Here's your order." Tatsuya greeted her mother via dropping the fresh produce to the ground and untying the rope that connected him to the dead shark.

"Good work as always, Darling." Maya complimented while drying her son with the towel in her hands. While this was taking place, Suzune retrieved the produced on the ground and dragged it further to shore, although Suzune needed to use some magic to levitate the carcass of the shark.

As his mother was drying his body with the towel, Tatsuya surveyed the beach until his eyes landed on Miyuki.

Their eyes met, before Tatsuya motioned her to come to him.

Miyuki would have glided to Tatsuya, but she knew proper decorum is in order considering those present.

Miyuki gave her mother a questioning glance.

Miya gave her permission with a small nod.

With a gleeful smile, Miyuki practically skip towards Tatsuya.

When she was within arm's reach and hearing range, Tatsuya greeted her. "Good afternoon, my Princess."

Hearing the warmth in his voice as he addresses her, for Miyuki, everything was right in the world again.

Miyuki curtsy in front of Tatsuya, making sure to look as elegant as possible. "Good afternoon, Tatsuya-kun." Miyuki also made sure that her voice sounded as soft and as sweet as possible.

Tatsuya gave her a smile before taking a step forward. Grabbing both of her shoulders gently, Tatsuya pressed his lips on Miyuki, and Miyuki gladly returned the kiss.

It was a soft and quick kiss, but it was sufficient for the young girl to feel the love that her lover had for her.

When Tatsuya pulled back, Miyuki smiled at her lover with rosy cheeks.

"You look absolutely beautiful in that dress." Tatsuya complimented sincerely, not hiding his appreciation to his princess' radiant beauty.

Miyuki looked absolutely delighted by that compliment from him. "Thank you, Tatsuya-kun. Yotsuba-sama gave me the dress, with the opinion that you would like it on me. I am grateful that she is correct, and it is commendable of her to know your taste." Miyuki knew that she was complimenting her aunt, but she also knew that showing Tatsuya that her and his Mother were getting along will go long ways in making him happy.

Miyuki's assumption was correct.

Tatsuya beamed at her. Tatsuya was actually beaming at her in happiness, as he bestowed another kiss to her. The kiss was as brief as their initial kiss, but this kiss was more passionate and more eager.

When Tatsuya pulled away, he turned his attention to Maya, with the same beaming expression.

Maya smiled pridefully in return. "I am your mother. I know what you like." Maya stated smugly.

Tatsuya shook his head in humor, in actually humor, before gently leaning over and kissing his mother on the forehead in thanks.

A thoughtful expression then graced Tatsuya's face, before taking a step back from his two favorite woman.

A brilliant flash of blazing silver appeared behind Tatsuya, and another one of his dragon appeared.

Although this one was rather different, peculiarly different.

True, it still resembled a serpent, but it was not as gigantic as his usual summon.

In fact, it was small in comparison, standing merely within four feet.

The dragon has red-tipped, rudder-like wings on its shoulders and down its body, and similarly patterned fins on the tip of its tail. Glowing, blue gemstone-like orbs run across the length of its body and it has an additional yellow ring on top of its head. The dragon has two limbs with three-clawed hands, and two long, flat, horn-like structures on its head, with two shorter horns along its jawline. The dragon's eyes, as customary, are similar to that of Tatsuya, and black, tree-like markings trail behind its eyes.

Its head had the Δ symbol appearing on its forehead. The dragon featured lips and teeth that were apparently made of gold and the gold lines connect to those on its lower horns, which take on a broad, triangular shape. At the outer edges of its lower horns are long, golden, glowing tendrils that each extend to a green, fin-like structure; these tendrils have ring patterns that strongly resemble a helix ran along the length of the dragon's body. Its two upper horns was considerably long, with gold lines running over them in a V shape, and each upper horn has another glowing tendril that ends in a circular shape with a spike. The fins running along its body are marked with gold lines; the fins on its tail were entirely black. Its silver hide sparkles with an almost quartz-like quality.

It was a beautiful summon.

The dragon and Tatsuya exchange a quick glance before the summon gingerly wrapped itself around Tatsuya's right arm, its chin resting on the surface of his fist.

At this moment, everyone was watching Tatsuya.

Extending both arms, he open both of his hands, fingers outstretch and equally parted from each other.

With a soft sigh, Tatsuya's eyes glowed bright silver and something a kin to a miracle happened.

The sand beneath Tatsuya's feet rose from the ground and went to his hands.

The sea behind Tatsuya rose and flowed onto his palms.

The air around Tatsuya suddenly emerged and spiraled onto the palm of his hands.

To those who were witnessing this feat, they were seeing an enormous amount of earth, air, and water gathering and disintegrating in Tatsuya's hands.

What they were witnessing was breath taking. As the elements were disintegrating in his hands, they were turned into myriads of beautiful colors and lights.

The spectacle lasted for only a second, but it was a second that they would not forget anytime soon.

When the elements stopped gathering into his hands and when the light dispersed, in Tatsuya's hands, where the light were previously dancing, were two exquisite jewelry made out of the most polish precious metals and expensive looking gemstones.

Tatsuya took a stepped forward towards Miyuki.

First, he unfastened the shrug that was neatly tied around Miyuki's neck before fastening the clothing to a large, exotic, and glimmering sapphire brooch. The sapphire gem was embed masterfully around a tear-shape, platinum necklace that has three pendants dangling from it. Each of the three pendants has a different gemstone fixed on them. The pendant on the right had a diamond set on it. The pendant on the left had a ruby. The pendant on the middle had an alexandrite. The brooch/necklace also sported a unique looking white gold chain that was fashion similarly to look like a dragon's scale.

After fastening the collar of the shrug on the brooch, Tatsuya secured the jewelry on Miyuki's person by locking the chain around her neck.

Tatsuya now turned to Maya.

Maya had the sense to tilt her head so that her son was able to secure her brand new jewelry on her.

Tatsuya leaned forward and tiptoed upwards to his mother and fastened a choker around her neck. The choker appeared to be a top of the line jewelry. Four rows of sparkling 8mm crystals bezel set in rhodium-plated brass. Each row contained a different type of crystal, although they were all black and cut in the same shape.

The first row of the choker was compose hematite crystals.

The second row of the choker was compose of Serendibite.

The third row of the choker was compose of black moonstones.

The fourth row of the choker was compose of black beryl.

Tatsuya looked at his two favorite girls once again before lifting his right hand.

The same phenomena repeated itself. Elements gathered in Tatsuya's hand, only to be disintegrated into a variety of lights.

Like last time, the light show did not last and the lights dispersed as quickly as they appear.

On his right hand were two rings.

The two rings have one thing in common, the rings have similar gemstones embedded on them, and not just any gemstone, it was the most expensive gemstone in the planet to date.

Red diamond.

Although the two rings have similar stones fixed onto them, the band of each ring was different, both rings were also sporting different secondary gemstones, and the way the red diamond in each ring is cut was also different.

First, Tatsuya took the hand of his mother and slipped the ring on her ring finger. A kite-shaped halo of glistening diamonds was made even more breathtaking with a contoured chevron band that perfectly embraces the ring. Elegant compass point claw prongs secure the center red diamond, further adding to the unique geometric motif of the ring that Tatsuya bestowed on his mother.

Before letting her mother's hand go, Tatsuya kissed her backhand affectionately.

Tatsuya then took hold of Miyuki's hand and repeated his action by slipping in the second ring on her ring finger. This extraordinary ring features a three dimensional flower design with aquamarine accents that extend down the band. Twelve petals of pavé aquamarine dazzle around the center red diamond for an enchanting and unforgettable look.

Similar to what Tatsuya did, Tatsuya kissed his lover's hand reverently.

With their new hardware securely on their person, Tatsuya pulled his two favorite women into his arms for a loving embrace.

"I am thrilled that you two are getting along." Tatsuya told them in elation, his voice filled with bliss.

This was very uncharacteristic of Tatsuya, but it only showed how happy he is that the two people who he values the most, the two people where his world revolves around were getting along. This showed how much he values the relationship that he had with them and his desire for the three of them to get along.

Miyuki and Maya knew this and readily returned the embraced that he gave them with equal affection.

Behind them was their family, having different set of reactions.

"That's a first." Suzune commented, trying her best to believe what she had saw. She had work with Tatsuya for almost three years, and that was the first time she saw him do something that can be describe as transfiguration.

"That was alchemy." Miya commented in complete and utter disbelief. "That was unfiltered alchemy. Permanent matter conversion. Complete physical deconstruction and reconstruction. Application of the Foundation of Equivalent Exchange." The scholar within Miya was in hyper drive as she tried her best to comprehend what her nephew just did.

Ayanami, who was shocked in her own way, had a different thought. "Next time we go out, you are going to buy me new hardware." Ayanami told her husband seriously.

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