Fifth Noble House
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Ch.2 Shiba
One moment Lucy was working peacefully like always in Hōrō Rei until a customer became drunk. She took care of it with two kicks; one to the family jewels and the second to the head. The next moment she is picked up by some muscle head twin bodyguards of the drunkard's sister.
Now she is sitting in seiza style in front of her five elderlies wearing formal kimonos and Kukaku to her left side no longer wearing her provocative red robe and white skirt instead also wearing a formal kimono. Lucy no longer had her short blue yukata, and now she is wearing a formal yellow kimono with flower patents. It took close to an hour to wear the kimono not counting the time that she wasted taking a bath.
"Kukaku, now can you tell us why you have this meeting called." one of the old people said.
"Honored Elder, I call for this meeting to tell you that I'm making this young girl here my heir. This way the Shiba Clan now has an heir plus now I no longer have to marry anyone." Kukaku said.
"I'm sorry, but we cannot allow this." answer one of the Elders.
"Yes, we can't allow an outsider to be the heir of the Shiba Clan. If we did the Shiba Clan's reputation would further go down." the Elder to the right answer.
"Wait, Wait!" Kukaku call to them seeing them standing up to leave. "I have other reasons besides making you stop pestering me to marry someone to have an heir." she continues halting the Elders movement and once more having their attention; taking a breath before continuing her explanation. "First this girl already has an outstanding Reiryoku. Second I'm sure that she'll be more helpful in restoring the clan's reputation than me."
"Oh, why is that?" one the Elders questions.
"The reason is that while she may act like a commoner, she unconsciously holds herself like a noble. Just look at her" she explains while pointing at Lucy.
The five Elders turn and look towards Lucy; who is still patiently waiting in seiza and getting embarrassed by the attention she was getting.
"What are we supposed to be looking at, she hasn't done anything?" asks one of the Elders.
"Exactly my point. Lucy has done nothing, and yet she's waiting until she's spoken to. A mere commoner will not hold still waiting till spoken to without being nervous surrounded by nobles." Kukaku explains.
The Elders now are looking at Lucy with curiosity until one of them asks her "Young lady, can you tell us where you a noble when you were alive?"
"No, I wasn't a noble. I belong to a small clan that for a while was rich." Lucy for the first time in a while speaks.
"It's the same thing. Nobles are rich, and you were rich. Nobles know about politics, rich know about politics." Kukaku states. "Not only she has outstanding reiryuku; Lucy already has experience in politics and dealings with money." continues Kukaku. Still seeing the doubtful looks in the Elders, she further states "Or do you want my little brother Ganju to lead the Shiba Clan once I retire cause I'm not going to marry anyone in the foreseeable future." while pointing at said brother next to her; whom Lucy is just barely now noticing.
The Elders look towards Ganju in deep thought while Ganju looks at them expectantly only to fall forward after hearing them say "Okay. Welcome to the family Lucy Shiba; adopted daughter of the Shiba Clan Head Kukaku Shiba, heir to the Shiba Clan."
Lucy standing up abruptly says in indignation "Hey, wait a minute, don't I get a say in this"
"Yeah" Kukaku began saying making Lucy look hopeful before falling forward after hearing the rest "Couldn't she be like my little sister instead of a daughter."
"Hey, that's not the issue here!" Lucy cries in anger only to fall on deaf ears.
"That's your punishment from us to you for being so rebellious. Good luck Mama Kukaku" the elders responded making Kukaku cringe.
"Hey, I know you're listening!" yells Lucy.
"Ugh, fine. It's a deal." Kukaku said reluctantly agreeing with the elders.
"Hey, don't ignore me as if I'm not here!" Lucy cries while the elders and Kukaku seal the deal with a handshake.
"Don't bother. When the elders and especially my big sister get like this, there is no stopping them." Ganju said gaining Lucy attention.
"Don't worry," Ganju said patting Lucy's shoulder reassuringly before continuing "I, your Lord Uncle Ganju will teach you everything there is about the Shiba Clan."
Lucy instead of feeling reassure, she felt tick off. "I don't want to hear that from someone whom they did not want as the future head of the clan!" She vented to her new Uncle with a kick to the stomach after yelling at him.
"Yeah, you'll fit fine in the family. I already can see the family resemblance… like they say like mother like daughter." the new uncle said with some difficulty after his new niece took the air out of him with the kick.
AN: Sorry for the short chapter; still I hope you like it.