Finally, an update! Sorry for not updating, I got a cold last Thursday. But now I'm OK... Okay, not really. Next week I'm going to have a train of mid-test from my university. So maybe chapter 5 would come up rather late too. Anyway I hope you enjoy this chapter. More bonding with Leo, a bit of political crumbs...

Comment replies:

Meowmeowlaw12: I know right? Savagekumi is savage. And it's not like he will stop either. Chapter 3 was the epitome of it, yes, but this chapter isn't a slouch either on that aspect.

Sugouxxx: What? People make a Conquest AU where Takumi becomes the next ruler of Hoshido just to roast Corrin? Yeah it will never. Lol.

AnonymousGeek: Yeah, Corrin totally gonna need a Fimbulvetr tome for all of that burn. If someone roasted you by merely stating facts, you know you do shits WRONG. Like, really wrong.

Dragonna: Oh yeah sure. People start to question their sexuality after they saw him. He's not pretty enough to be mistaken as a woman, but pretty enough to make a woman ashamed and

Natzo: I love you my friend, for saying that. I'm opening application to anyone that wants to beta this fic... Do you want to? Just kidding. Lol. And yeah. Takumi isn't only going to roast her for that. He will make her pay, he will make her fix her mistakes... In a way. It's a spoiler XD

GoodOldFaith: How Takumi become king is not under bad circumstance? There has to be something happened to Ryoma to make him king of Hoshido. He can be king of Valla with marrying F! Corrin, but to be king of Hoshido itself and wear Mikotos' crown... Nah. Eh, to begin with his hate wasn't petty hate. Implied in canon, and this fic makes it clear with this line:

"I loved Big Sister Kamui... But I hate Princess Corrin... Which are the real you, I'm not sure..."

Try to think about it from his perspective. You lived not even remembered a sister , who then after returned deny she is that sister. You feel natural sibling love AND suspicion and hate to this woman who impersonated her. You will not acknowledge her as your true sister until her minds truly belongs to Hoshido. But you can't stop naturally loving her either. His line in chapter 23 Conquest makes it clear that he hoped you misprove his suspicion, only to prove it and he's not only pissed, he's SAD. Because he LOVED you. Have HOPE in you. Yet you broke it all.

But oh, of course he would still be tied to Corrin. He will have flashbacks about his childhood with Corrin, and then there's this chapter... Just read it. XD.

Takumi isn't trying to corrupt Sakura. He just wanted her to feel pain the least. He saw Sakura FORCING herself to forgave Corrin, and it hurts him. He already said it before in Chapter 1 that he knows Sakura will forgave Corrin, unlike him. Just he didn't want it to be so soon, to happen in his face. Just no. And Chapter 2 makes it clear that Takumi already saw how horrible Garon's tyranny is, and he can accept that Nohrian people isn't evil. He is absolutely pissed at Corrin, but not because she is evil. But because she is stupid and the effects of her actions.


*Thwack!*

Another arrow landed. The war may stop, But Takumi's training may not. It's part of his character, never stopped to improve himself. His wife come to him, bringing a towel as well news.

"Takumi, the second prince of Nohr wished to see you." Oboro informed him as she wiped his sweats. He was only wearing his training garb, giving a good view of his toned arms and pectoral muscles. He's clearly a man now, unlike his appearance as the king.

"They sure mean it when he's the genius, huh? He already got an idea how to do his role. Oboro, would you help me prepare myself?

"Honestly, that's the reason why I'm here." She smiled at her husband, who smiled back at her. Takumi then takes a quick bath, wear the kinshi knight uniform and his mother's cape, and stay still in his changing room and let his wife applying make-up to his beautiful face.

"Oboro, do you think my decision is right?" The king asked as the seamstress applied the eyeshadow.

"About what?" Purple eyes meets amber eyes, as the silveretter must open his eyes so that the bluenette can apply the eye-shadow.

"About me wearing the queen's crown. It's not that I don't want you to wear it..."

"Nah, I know what are you thinking about." Oboro hugged Takumi, her hands playing with the crown resting on his head, with his ponytail coming our from it.

"You're sealing your true self... When the crown is off, you're yourself. Just like some moments before now. You may act like a lady, like Lady Mikoto to be exact, but you're a man in front of your family.I'm glad I'm the only woman to see your manly side."

"Have you ever think of the possibility that another man may snag me ? " Takumi joked. Oboro giggled in response.

"I don't care it's a man or woman. Anyone who try to take you away from me will pay."

Before Oboro applied the lipstick, they shared a passionate kiss, and after that, Takumi leaves the room, after telling her to take care of the boys. Entering the meeting room, he greeted the Nohrian ambassador. The other Nohrian siblings have returned to Nohr, and it's been a week since Takumi's coronation. Leo decided to stay and accept his role and Nohr's ambassador in Hoshido.

"Pardon me for the wait, Prince Leo. Did you wait for long?"

"No, not that long. The Hoshidan royal library surprisingly have many books I found interesting." The blond shook his head. The silverette expresses some relief, mainly for formality.

"Is that so? We are glad to know that your books fits your liking. Is there any discomfort during your stay ?"

"No, there is nothing unpleasant from Hoshido as far as my stay goes. But King Takumi,I wish to skip the formalities and goes straight to the matter. "

How blunt, Takumi said to himself. The old me would surely say that... But nah "Very well. I shall listen to your proposal, Prince Leo. What is it?"

"I would request you to re-open the trade with Nohr. " Leo stated firmly. Ah... the reason for the invasion to begin with.

"I often considers such idea... But I think it would be hard. You see, Prince Leo, the reason why we closed the trade with Nohr isn't only because of my late father, King Sumeragi's assassination by your father King Garon. There is more to it... Back then, several merchants who where closely acquaintanced with the royal family are also assassinated. I will reopen the trade, provided Nohr can ensure the safety of the Hoshidan merchants going there for the trade."

This is nothing, Leo said to himself. "Is there anymore condition we must fulfill before you can reopen the trade?"

"We are sorry to inform you that Hoshido have lost much of its fertile land during the war, thus, fewer crops we can produce. Therefore, because of the lack of the product, we will have to raise the price of the crops. Let's see... Twice of the original price, perhaps?" Takumi informed him. Leo gritted his teeth.

Just because you have won the war doesn't mean you'll get everything so easily.

"By "fewer" , I mean it, there is not much we can produce to feed Hoshido, Nohr, as well Nestra all at once. So we may be forced to decrease, or maybe even cut, the trade with Nestra in order to do it with Nohr instead. Is that okay with you, or Nohr in general?"

We prioritized you than Nestra, our long trade partner. So if they flip their shit on us, that's actually your fault, and we want you to protect us if they do.

Leo looked into Takumi's hazel eyes. Is this the same person who keep screaming and acting like a whiny teenager during the war? Then again it's said he's actually possessed... But if the gossip during his coronation is to be believed, that it really is his actual nature to begin with, and his forced new role as king is what changed him.

"We will agree to your condition, King Takumi. " Leo lowered his head. But Takumi isn't done with him yet.

"I have a question to you, Prince Leo. Do you mind if I asked of it to you now?"

It can't be worse. Takumi may have agreed on reopening the trade, despite of many conditions he put.

"No, King Takumi. Please, ask of it."

"How capable is your divine weapon?"

What, is he going to overwork Leo to make Hoshido fertile again? Hell no.

"I am sorry to inform you, King Takumi, but Brynhildr isn't that omnipotent. I can grow some plants using it, I can control the movement of the earth using it, but I can't make a desolate land become fertile using it. "

Takumi giggled in a rather casual way, and then continued.

"Oh, no! What am I going to ask you is that, can you create a plant form nothingness? "

Do you think I'm stupid? If your divine weapon can do that the invasion won't happen to begin with. So no, I'm not asking you to do it.

" Create... A plant from nothingness? I am unable to understand your request, King Takumi." Leo raised his head. Takumi calmly continues.

" Prince Leo, I have seen you growing some plants from places who isn't supposed to have any seed, or trace of plant at all. So while your tome in incapable to turn a desolate land fertile, I take it that it can create a plant from nothingness?"

Leo starts to wonder what will Takumi ask of him with this kind of questions. But he'll play along for a while.

"Not exactly nothingness... The plants must grow from the earth. But yes, it can create any plant as long there is land to do so."

Takumi nodded. "Hm. Then, here is the request, Prince Leo. There are several medicinal herbs that went extinct because the war razed the land where it grows. Provided we supply you with the records and information of those plants, can you recreate them?"

Another request Leo can't deny. The medicinal herbs of Hoshido is so important, who knows, maybe those who goes extinct are the ones used to cure diseases that only existed in Nohr...

"... I see the need to recreate those herbs, King Takumi. When will you give me the information of those plants?"

"I would be pleased if you can do it as soon as possible, Prince Leo. Should we go to the royal library now?"


Leo then spent the next few days recreating the extinct herbs of Hoshido. Damn, many of them are indeed herbs needed for many possible endemics in Nohr. And he has to recreate them before any of those endemics happen. Speaking about his job for Nohr, he is their ambassador. It's his job to make Hoshido have some trust in Nohr again. So after he recreated those herbs, he will have to meet the leaders of those merchants personally. Takumi have agreed to show him the place... But considering how he treat Corrin and how he acted in the negotiation about the trade, Leo wasn't so sure that Takumi will help him persuading those merchants. And now he is here, in Hoshido's merchant guild with Takumi.

"Excuse me, is Zenida-san coming today?" Takumi gently asked the receptionist. The receptionist then asked the king and the ambassador to wait for a while in a room until the leader of the merchant's guild have the time to meet them. As they wait, Leo remembered how people loved Queen Mikoto, as such is the reason why Hoshidan people itself both agree and disagree Takumi wearing her clothes and personality.

"You Hoshidans sure loved Queen Mikoto, huh..." Leo muttered, but Takumi catches that up.

"There is no one in this country, who doesn't love my late mother Queen Mikoto, and she loved all of them back. Family of subjects, it doesn't matter. Queen Mikoto loved everyone, regardless of their status. She is the most merciful person in this country, perhaps even more than my younger sister Sakura. Her barrier still allowed people to enter Hoshido, but annihilates their fighting will or killing intent. Such gentle woman was the previous ruler of Hoshido. We current royals can never replace her. I can only strengthen her image in people's minds by wearing her clothes and personality, but I will never be as loving and kind as her, let alone be her. Sakura is in her training to recreate that barrier, but no guarantee she could be as powerful as Mother. Before you speak it up... Nohr's invasion was not the problem arise after her barrier was gone. Crime rate in general increases, with Mother's barrier no longer suppressed harming intentions of Hoshidan people. It's nowhere as high as Nohr, but still, we her children are not accustomed to with dealing with crimes after her death. This was hard even for Ryoma...I'm afraid that people will judge me as an incompetent ruler with my inability to judge criminals... We.. Are still unaccustomed with Mother's absence...If Lady Corrin never showed up in front of her, a desperate woman who really wanted to see her missing daughter, will anything change? " Takumi looks as if he's muttering to himself too, but he's actually answering Leo's question. Also, Leo understand several of the sarcasm in Takumi's explanation.

You deem us as a boring, peaceful country with no crime rate. Now Mother is gone, we have crimes too here. Satisfied? Oh, probably doesn't , since our crime rate is still not high enough compared to in Nohr. In case how anyone talked about my mother in my coronation ticked you enough, those gossiping people in town should have. And you expect us to not get angry after a mere Nohrian spy sent to impersonate our missing princess appeared, and that perfect ruler died for a bitch faking as her daughter only to destroy what she had left, what she loved ? Yeah right, sure, like hell everyone is as forgiving as her.

"Speaking of Elder Sister Corrin, King Takumi, after you reprimanded her she come to me." Leo still haven't faced Takumi's eyes, perhaps because they're happen to sat to a seat that is next to each other instead of facing each other. Takumi still sounds bored when he heard Leo.

"Oh? What is your reaction, then?"

"I said that you have all the right to be angry with her. She's so stupid that her ideas ended up taking away so many things for you. Not to mention now that you must support those orphaned nephews of yours... " Leo said calmly. Ah, Takumi was right to choose him as an ambassador instead of flat-out rejecting Xander's proposal. But still...

"Fret not, Prince Leo. Your siblings are the right one. We are but fake family for her. Our Elder Sister Kamui died along with my late father King Sumeragi, and we have done mourning our loss for her and Father. What is left is Lady Corrin, and now she lived her life happily in Castle Krakenburg as she wished and deserved for it. We have come to accept that our Kamui have long died and your Lady Corrin truly belong to your family." Takumi fixed his lower ponytail, still refusing to see into Leo's eyes. Leo still can see the real meaning of Takumi's words.

Is it not clear enough, that I have enough with you bastards gloating over your victory over that traitorous bitch ? She lived with you now! This country is no longer home for her, Nohr is her only home now!

"She's still Queen Mikoto's daughter and was never Father's daughter, though..." Leo continued. Takumi covered his mouth, like a noblewoman hiding her laugh. He's actually scoffed.

"But what does the dead's opinion can do in a matter? The dead cannot speak of their opinion anymore, no matter how great their influence was when they were alive."

For once, finally Leo said something that can make Takumi visibly surprised.

"But King Takumi, my father have been dead pretty much in the same year as your do."

"What do you mean by that?"

Leo grimaced, but he explained his analysis anyway. "You see, King Takumi, Elder Sister Corrin was right that our father King Garon was no longer himself. And actually, there is supporting evidence for that. He.. He used to be a loving father in the far past. Far before he killed King Sumeragi, before Elder Sister Corrin was.. Taken from here, before Elise was born... And suddenly he become a heartless tyrant like that. Perhaps when his personality changed, that was when my real father died. Camilla thought of that possibility too... But Xander always denied that fact. "

Ah, so it was true that Xander do have father complex. Sometimes gossips are indeed real.

"But nobody knows that he actually have long gone. Except Lady Azura and Lady Corrin, that is."

And their stupid idea takes my older siblings away from me.

"Still, King Takumi, I wondered... Azura's song both worked on that abomination disguised itself as Father, and you... Perhaps... The force behind that abomination and your possession is the same being?"

Takumi looks shocked, but tried to maintain his calm. Emphasis on tried.

"I... That... "

This time, Leo look into Takumi's eyes with reassuring tone. " I did not mean to suspect any of the possession left in you, King Takumi, but if we know the force behind of both incidents... We can maintain this peace. I want to know the source of these corruption so we can nip it in the bud before it blooms. This isn't only for Nohr, King Takumi, this is for Hoshido too. "

Leo was right. The source of these corruption needs to be found, or else, danger is still threatening both Nohr and Hoshido. But he can't remember anything...

Takumi scratched his left ear. Both of his ears feels rather strange after his possession was broken. They seems to start... Deform. Speaking of deformed ears, his son Kiragi was born with pointed ears like Corrin. The boy have his face and hair color, the boy was clearly his son, yes, but the boy's similarity with Corrin is just disgusting. That could be a clue to something else, but for now he doesn't want to care. All he cares is that the boy really is his son, and Takumi loved Kiragi.

"I... I'm sorry. I didn't remember anything that could trigger my possession. But you are right, Prince Leo, we must find the source of this all to protect both of our kingdoms. If we find any other clue, would you mind that we talk to each other about it?"

"Your cooperativeness is more than enough for the moment, King Takumi. Thank you. Still... Regarding Queen Mikoto... It's impressive, that no matter from which perspective you are seeing her... From the eyes of the peasant looking to their queen... From the eyes of her children looking to their mother... She is a great person anyway. I... I envy you, King Takumi. My mother was using me as merely a pawn to raise herself into power. So does Elder Sister Camilla's mother, Elise's mother.. So does many of Father's concubines. Only Elder Brother Xander who was truly loved by his mother Queen Katerina... Before you say that we does not have the right to take away Queen Mikoto away from you because we doesn't have loving mothers, King Takumi, we already interrogated our own military and assassins, and when it is true King Sumeragi's death was our fault, Queen Mikoto's ...Was not. "

Takumi paused. Wow, King Garon sure really gets around... Okay, that's not the point. Is Leo telling him the truth ? If he didn't, why did he told him that his father's death really is Nohr's fault, then?

"Another clue then... You're saying that this assassin is perhaps is siding with the being that possessed me in the war? "

Before Leo can answer, someone knocked the door . The person they have been waiting for, the leader of the merchant guild, have come. Takumi allowed him to enter. He was a fat old man in his fifties.

"Prince Takumi-no, King Takumi, I am honored you take the liberty to personally visited me. You come with the Nohrian prince... You're thinking into reopening the trade, yes?"

Takumi instead give Leo a hand gesture, allowing him to answer the question instead.. The gesture itself is polite, but it has Takumi' s typical snark in it.

You're Nohr's ambassador, right? I've arranged it so you meet with the merchants' leader! Now do your job ! Don't think I'll keep babysit you to the end!

Leo rolled his eyes. Damn, this guy never live his sassiness down.

"That is true. I, Leo, second prince of Nohr, have talked to your king about the trade and he agreed about it, with several conditions of course. "

The old man raised his brow. "Oh ? What are these conditions, then?"

"He gave us, Nohr, three conditions. First, we must protect the Hoshidan merchants travelling into Nohr. Second, he doubled the price of the Hoshidan crops. Third, he says that the trade with Nestra will have to be decreased or cut in order for Hoshido to enter a trade with Nohr." Leo listed the conditions. The old merchant laughed.

"King Takumi, you're trying too hard on trying to be Queen Mikoto. She would not impose such conditions even if we're in such damaged state. But we merchants are grateful for your lack of generosity, or else, we wouldn't get the profit we need to feed our family. Oh, and the first condition. Of course you would demand of it. It's painful to have a marriage with both parents of the groom and the bride absent, is it not? If your parents in-law never went to Nohr they still can attend your wedding... How's Queen Oboro? I heard you let a Nohrian and your half-Nohrian nephew into your court? How can you convince her to accept them? Really, forgiving Nohr this easily... Who was the kids who keep screaming "Nohrian scum" few months ago, I wonder... "

Leo gulped. The couple that was supposed to be his parents-in-law are included in several merchants that was assassinated by Nohr... Takumi giggled, and put on the smile . Oh, there it is, the Mikoto mask...

"Oh, , you make me flattered. I am merely doing what a ruler must do. Mother have forgave Nohr despite they killed Father, and now a reasonable king have arise to the throne of Nohr, I have no reason to object to the trade anymore, do I? What happened already happened, we cannot change it... Oh, Oboro? She is still an active seamstress on her own. I do still have some problems to make her more accepting to Nohr, yes, but Oboro is fine with Shiro because she know Scarlet, Shiro's mother in person. She also can accept Lily because she stand with us during the war. For the last question... I'm just a young boy back then. Can't help it, that's puberty. But you can't have your king says such indecent lines in his court, yes?"

Mr. Zenida laughed again. "All right, Prince Leo, can we hear what do Nohr can offer?"

"We have pride in our mineral resources, such as metals and gems. What would you say?"

"Metals, eh..."

The conversation about the trade continued, but then asked Leo to leave the room and talked about to Takumi in private. Deciding that Takumi's words regarding the increased crime rate , Leo takes it that there is high chance it includes assassination, so he decided to wait for Takumi in the hallway. After Leo leaves, Zenida commented on Takumi's childhood.

"It's sad to see you this broken because of Lady Kamui, Lord Takumi. You used to be so close with her... Especially because of the unique hair color and ear shape you two share. "

Takumi jolted. Suddenly his ears become more itchy after he heard Zenida commenting about his ears.

"But Mr. Zenida, my ears isn't pointed like Lady Corrin's."

Realizing his mistakes, the merchant trying to correct it."My bad, Lord Takumi. Correction: Your ears was pointed like hers in your early days. Really early days, before she was taken by Nohr. But suddenly, and it's when Lady Kamui is still with us, I remembered visited Castle Shirasagi and your ears become rounded like normal people. I don't know why your ears changed its shape, but perhaps the diviners can provide you with better answer. I can only say... That the current shape of your ears... Isn't their original shape. Perhaps it has something to do with your heritage, or powers, so that's why I tell this to you in private with the absence of that Nohrian prince. Please, Lord Takumi, make my words some food for your thoughts."


Takumi then returned to Castle Shirasagi with Leo. Leo realized his face looks like as if it has been drained from all the blood it's supposed to be there, but it seems because he have been told something that only Takumi himself is allowed to know, he didn't ask anything to the king of Hoshido.

After returning to Castle Shirasagi, Takumi asked Sakura to hold the Fujin Yumi , and a mirror. Now there is only the two royal siblings in the Hoshidan throne room. Takumi actually haven't sat on the throne yet, with all due respect he still had for Mikoto and Ryoma. But now he have to.

"E-Elder brother... W-why are you asking me to hold these for you? The Fujin Yumi and a mirror..."

Sakura trembled, she was scared on the chance the possession may still linger in Takumi. But he hold her tight before he sat on the throne.

"This is just a precaution... Let's hope the possession have been cleaned completely from me, and the throne will reveal something else from me. "

Sakura still trembled when Takumi let go of her. But she let go of him, and stay in quite a distance from the throne. Takumi then prepared himself to sat on the throne, inhaled a long breath and closed his eyes. This is nothing... He's just sitting on the throne that is rightfully his now, as he is the current king of Hoshido. The throne won't harm him. Slowly, Takumi sat on the throne with his eyes closed. Another memory of Kamui come to his vision...

The two children walked in to the queen's room, young Kamui and young Takumi , both are crying. Young Takumi, still with his ears pointed like Kamui, ran to Mikoto and cried.

"Mom, why Big Sis Kamui and I are different? *sniffle*We have the hair color like some elderly people and our ears are weird. Why, mom, why? *sniffle*"

Mikoto hugs Takumi, and her gesture welcomed Kamui to come to her arms too. Kamui mumbled too.

"Those people called us bastard children, Mom...*sniffle* They say we're not Dad and Mom's children. Mom, that's not true, right? *sniffle*"

Calming her children down, Mikoto cooed.

"No, my sweet children. You two happen to have thicker dragon blood than your siblings, that is all."

"We... We're human, right?* sniffle* We're not bastard children, right?*sniffle* We're Mom and Dad's children, right? *sniffle* Those people said humans shouldn't have pointed ears like us...*sniffle*"

Takumi is still crying, his eyes begs her mother to say yes to all of his questions.

"My children, to be fair you know us royal family are descended from dragons...So to say we're humans is rather inaccurate. And there is chance where the dragon blood suddenly becomes thicker in a certain royal family member's vein, so his or her body part would look less human, or normal, either way you want to put it. Be it your hair color, eye color, or ear shape. Perhaps you two could even turn into a dragon one day."

Kamui stopped crying, and her eyes becomes full of energy.

"Turn into a dragon? That's cool! Mom, do you think we can use any breathe attack? Or fly? "

"If we can fly, we will carry Dad, Mom, Big Bro Ryoma, Big Sis Hinoka and Sakura on our back! What do you think, Mom?" Takumi added. Mikoto smiled, her children already returned cheerful again.

"It would be very impressive. I would wait until you two grown and change into a dragon and carry all of our family on your backs."

The two white-haired children grinned at her, with their brightest smile. The children then delivered the last line of the flashback simultaneously.

"We promise to not let you fall off our back, Mom."

Back to the present day, the grown Takumi, now is the king, slumped on his throne, his face looks to his side and another drop of tear running on his face.

"I... I promised Elder Sister Kamui... We would fly together in the sky... If both of us can transform into a dragon... With Mother, Father, Ryoma, Hinoka and Sakura on our backs... " Takumi muttered to himself. Sakura quickly run to him .

"E-Elder brother Takumi! Elder brother Takumi! A-are you all right ?!" The second princess panicked, and desperately shakes her elder brother's body. Returning to his senses, the king looks to the second princess, and he rested his head on her shoulder.

"Sakura... I.. The more I deny her... The more she is related to me... What should I do, Sakura? "

"E-elder Brother..."

"Last time at my coronation night, the reason I didn't let you forgave her is because... I don't want to see you forgave her in front me. You can forgave her, but not in front of me. I thought that forcing yourself to forgave her too soon would hurt yourself... I... I just don't want to see you got hurt. But now... I... and her...I just can't... Accept how related she is to me... After all she have take from me... From us..."

After that line, the siblings went quiet. Sakura poked at Takumi's ears, who is now already returned to be pointed like when he was very young. Shaped like his son Kiragi and the sister whose existence he keep deny, Kamui. Takumi himself is drowned in the thought of the possibility of him capable of transforming into a dragon like Corrin. If he really can...The damage he can cause during the possession horrors himself. Is that the reason for Mikoto to seal his draconic powers? The old merchants' words echoed in his head.

I don't know why your ears changed its shape, but perhaps the diviners can provide you with better answer.

Perhaps older retainer like Reina , who is close to Mikoto, know why she did it to him. Or a diviner, like Orochi would know why. But now, he just wanted to ignore everything in the world and rested his mind with his sister's presence.


TBH the chapter title itself is an explanation of what happened to Takumi in this fic. Just type that word in wikipedia... What? Too lazy to to open another tab? Is reading this fanfiction through a phone? Fine. Here goes.

Atavism: evolutionary drawback, that the trait from much older generations reappearing at much later generation, such as tails on humans or legs on dolphins. Scientist suggests that one of the reasons this may happen is because the gene from the ancestor, who is never completely disappeared no matter how recessive it is, have a mutation so it may override the dominant gene and the phenotype of that gene reappearing in much later generations.

Dragonna have this headcanon that Takumi may have atavism regarding the power to turn into a dragon itself, as he has silver hair and yellow-ish eyes. Both are colors often tied to supernatural-ness, like Corrin's albino-ness, that his dragon blood is thicker than anyone else save Corrin that it gives him that much power, as well affinity to be possessed by Anankos. The power of the Dragon Vein perhaps is the dominant gene when the power to turn into a dragon itself is, ironically, the recessive one. Whatever. We're not talking about reality here. Also look at Robin, he have white hair too and have the perfect thickness of Fell Dragon blood in him to be Grima's vessel. We headcanon that Mikoto sealed Takumi's draconic powers save for the Dragon Vein to make him less vulnerable to Anankos' possession. But he still got possessed anyway... And his seal starts to broke (starts to, not have been completely) after his possession. As for Kiragi? Remember, Takumi impregnated Oboro when he was still possessed... Again, it' s not like he's raping her or he's not aware he slept with her, but Anankos' possession makes his dragon gene even stronger to the point maybe even Kiragi too can transform into a dragon too. And even if he already sat on the throne to reveal his pointed ears, his seal haven't completely broke yet. Aaannnd no. Mikoto didn't seal his memories. He forget them naturally, he's too young to remember that, and remember then naturally as well.