( Yuuki's POV )
Yuuki: I would love to tell you but I guess other matters require our full attention.
Yae was a little nervous but it's not like she doesn't want her father to know that she is engaged to me but this is neither the place nor time to talk about that.
Yuuki: Plus, we have an unexpected guest.
I looked up at the ceiling where I felt an unknown presence, The intruder knew that I was referring to her and after a few seconds an attractive kunoichi jumped from one of the beams of the ceiling, Yae's father immediately went on guard but I, who knew that she was not hostile, I focused on her outfit, which was quite revealing and I think Tsukiumi would look amazing in those clothes but Linze noticed and started emitting a dark aura so I quickly turned my head.
Jubei: who are you?
Tsubaki: I am Tsubaki, a servant of Kousaka Masanobu, I have a message for Lord Ieyashu.
The kunoichi delivered a letter that explained the situation of the Takeda and they were asking for help, The lord of the Takeda, Shigen, had died and one of his generals, Yamamoto Kansuka, used an artifact that controlled the dead to take control of the Takeda, he locked up the other generals except for Kousaka, he was pretending to follow Kansuka and had to turn to Ieyasu for help but he was not very happy with the idea.
Ieyasu: We have no obligation to help the Takeda!... But if we don't do anything that will be bad for us too.
Yumina: Yuuki, what do you think?
Yuuki: of course, I'll be taking care of this, I can't leave someone dangerous like him alone.
Ieyasu: You plan to go directly to the enemy camp, the place will be defended by more soldiers than those who attacked us.
Yuuki: no problem, I'll be happy if they turn out to be a real challenge.
Elze: Of course there is a problem! The last time you transformed you were out of it for half a day, how do you know you won't suddenly fall in the middle of a fight?
Yuuki: hey I'm not that fragile.
Linze: There are many people here who need healing.
Yumina: and also food.
Yuuki: ...tonight then?
I looked at the girls for confirmation and after thinking they nodded in unison.
Yuuki: tonight will be then.
Jubei: I will prepare some horses for you.
Yuuki: thank you but that won't be necessary.
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While we waited for the night to come the girls helped around the fortress but they didn't let me do anything and Eu offered her lap to help me rest, This was not the same as the first time when I emptied my energy tanks without realizing it, I had more control now that being said I wasn't going to turn down a nap with Eu as my pillow.
When night finally came I transformed and got ready to fly to the enemy camp, Tsubaki was going to guide me, Leen was going to use her magic to turn me invisible and Akitsu and Eu insisted on accompanying me so I put them in the palm of my hand, We found the enemy fortress in seconds and I landed at a safe distance, for our mission we divided into two groups, Tsubaki and Akitsu would go rescue the trapped generals while Eu, Leen and I would take care of Kansuka.
We moved quickly and stealthily, it didn't take us long to find our target who was distracted from doing an evil monologue for himself, I wasn't interested in hearing that, a blow to the back was all it took to knock him out, the artifact was a small red sphere stuck in his eye socket.
Yuuki: This little thing can control an army of undead, maybe this can be useful to the girls in the other world?
Leen: umm let me see it.
I took the artifact and started throwing it in the air while I was thinking about how to use this thing, Leen wanted to inspect it so I gave it to her and she analyzed it just by looking at it.
Leen: umm no good, this artifact has a curse that corrupts the mind of anyone who uses it
Yuuki: curse huh? Do you think that will affect me?
Leen: With you, I think not immediately but it could be dangerous in the long run, the safest thing is to destroy it.
I began to weigh the possible consequences but it seemed that Eu had nothing to think about, she approached me and grabbed my hand tightly while looking at me as seriously as her face could express.
Eu: Yuuki... Destroy it.
Eu didn't want anything to do with the curse so I decided not to use the artifact, I gave Eu a tight hug to calm her down and then I crushed the artifact in my hands, When the artifact was destroyed all the undead stopped moving and the general who had used it turned to dust, It seems that he paid a very high price for using the artifact, I created an air current that carried away the general's remains and that was the end of that.
After Akitsu met us together with the generals she had rescued, we could not obtain the artifact but at least one of the generals gave us information about the Niruya ruins, which were underwater on an island far from here, we will go there first thing in the morning, With everything resolved we returned to Yae's house, along with her father and brother as I had promised, and there her mother immediately wanted to talk about my relationship with Yae.
Nanae: I can't believe my little girl is getting married, I'm feeling kind of old.
Yuuki: don't worry ma'am, you don't look it at all.
Nanae: oh how sweet.
Jubei: I am surprised but you are the one Yae chose and I already saw how capable you are, all I can do is give you my blessing.
Yae: father.
Yuuki: thank you, sir, I promise that I will take good care of your daughter.
We talk a little before going to sleep, with the detours we've had so far there better be something very interesting in those Nuriya ruins, At least something on the same level as the artifact we couldn't get today and at least we can have a small party on a desert island.