Volume 1: Chapter 2 - Part 4
Author: Geraint
While riding on a luxurious car with Himiko-san who's sitting beside me and two tall muscular man sitting in front are my bodyguards, I was staring outside the window while waiting for us to arrive.
"We're here!"
Just like Himiko-san said, it's really not that far away from our home and it's better to walk if I want to visit this place again. Coming out of the car, I was confuse when Himiko-san wore a glasses.
"Why are you wearing a glasses?" I asked.
"It's a disguise, Yuki-sama. That guy get spook easily everytime he saw me."
"What did you do to him?"
We arrived at the residence with a run down Dojo next to their house. Himiko-san pressed the buzzer near the small gate then we waited for response.
After a breeze blew by and it's already been a minute without any response, Himiko-san pressed the buzzer again.
Still, there wasn't any response and Himiko-san started to lose her temper.
"That muscle-head haven't really changed." she pressed the buzzer several times continuously until the entrance door slightly opened and someone was peeking out of it.
"Huh?"
It was small girl with innocent look, staring at us. She has shoulder-length black hair and black eyes which reminds me of the angry girl in that picture. She was also wearing the same outfit as her which used by Dojo practitioners.
"Hello. Is your Dad over there? We just want to talk with him--"
She suddenly went back inside and shut the door close. Looking to Himiko-san beside me, her mood is not good while the two muscular guy standing behind us shrugged their shoulders. These two bodyguards of mine are foreigners; one of them is a black man with bald head, wearing a sunglasses and the other one is a white guy with silvery-white hair, also wearing a sunglasses which them look intimidating. They are actually my mom's personal bodyguards but she's in honeymoon with my dad overseas, they will be serving us for now instead of standing by on the company.
"Now, I think about it. I haven't your names. My name is Akitsuki Yuki, step-son of your employer." I bowed to them.
"We already heard about you from Ojou-sama. My name is Bob." the black man pointed his thumb to himself and the white man did the same.
"You can call me, Michael."
"At your service, Botchan!" they said at the same time with a pose.
"These two are interesting, Himiko-san. Where did Mom found them?" I asked.
"They are foreigners who lost their teaching job and Mia-sama hired them for the same reasons. They are interesting."
The door of the residence opened once again and we saw small girl peeking at us.
"Umm... Is your Dad--"
"Dad told me that he's not here! He doesn't have a money!" the girl spoke with silly response.
"Huh?"
"Nao-chan, what have you done?"
A middle-aged man wearing the same uniform showed up then he picked up the small girl and carried her in his arms.
"I'm sorry! I swear, I'll pay tomorrow! Please give me a little more time!" he suddenly keep bowing to us until he stopped and opened his eyes.
"Huh?"
When he realized that we're not debt collectors, he straightened up his back and cleared his throat.
"Ahem... Do you guys need something?" he became intimidating and compose, making himself look tough.
"Actually, the two guys behind me are here to collect your debt." I pointed to my two bodyguards standing far behind us which surprised them.
"Huh?"
The middle-aged man put down her daughter and kneeled his head on the floor which they called 'Dogeza' here in this country.
"I'm sorry! Please! Just one more day!"
"Pffffft! Hahahaha!" I was laughing at his hilarious reaction.
"Yuki-sama, please stop messing around too much or that man will cry." Himiko-san interrupted.
"Who said, I'm crying!" the middle-aged man retorted.
"Well, it's been a while, Mizuno-kun."
The middle-aged man blinked twice while gazing at Himiko-san then he became pale.
"Shi-Shiina?"
"Yes!" Himiko-san nodded with a smile.
"Gyaaaaah!" the middle-aged man screamed like a girl and hugged his small daughter in fear.
"Even though, we are already adults, you still haven't change? Grow up already!" Himiko-san complained to him.
"But my sword doesn't work on ghost! I keep seeing them now because of you! This is all your fault, Ghost girl!" he was trembling in fear when he remembered something.
"Please stop call me with that name!" Himiko-san was really pissed off of him when he called her with that name. She took a deep breath and sighed then she glanced to me and I nodded.
"Anyway, we came here because you sent a letter that you're asking Shun-sama's son to be engage to your daughter."
"What did he say? After all, if Shun just had a son, I will marry off my daughter to his child. I made that promise with him when we got drunk at that time." the middle-aged man smiled at Himiko-san but she was not happy about it and looked away which gave me a clue that the promise happened when Dad broke up with Himiko-san in the past and he went drinking with his buddy which is this middle-aged man.
"It seems Shun-sama's son is taken interest in her."
The middle-aged man was happy about it.
"Hoho! I see... I'm glad he likes her. Then when will they meet?"
"Not right now since Shun-sama and Mia-sama are in honeymoon overseas."
"Okay, okay! I understand. Just send us a message when they're available. I'm sure my daughter will be happy to hear this. Hahaha!"
"Thank you very much." Himiko-san bowed to him. She glanced to me then she nodded, leaving together with my bodyguards.
The middle-aged man was about to return back when he noticed standing alone in front of his gate.
"Huh? Aren't you with them?"
"Nope, I'm just passing by child who wants to learn swordmanship in this Dojo."
The middle-aged man looked closer to my face.
"Hmm... Why do I feel like that I have seen you already."
"It must be just your imagination." I moved a little away from him.
I forgot that he was one of those who attended Mom and Dad's wedding. He might be already seen me in that venue.
"You idiotic dad!"
A young girl in sailor uniform appeared and she sent away her father with a drop kick in the face.
"I'm sorry about my dad! Please forgive him!" the girl keep bowing to me while apologizing.
"It's okay..."
She suddenly grabbed my hands and gazed closer to me with full of expectations.
"You want to learn Kenjutsu here in this Dojo, right? Don't worry, I will give you a 50% off on your first three months of membership. What do you think? Don't worry, I will be your personal instructor, not this scary old dude." she glared to her father.
"I may not look at it but I already mastered most of my father's sword techniques. You can count of me on that!" she looks very desperate.
*Rumble~*
Her stomach suddenly made a rumbling sound and she became embarrassed.
"Pffffft!" I chuckled.
"P-Please don't laugh at me."
"I'll join your Dojo. Please take care of me." I smiled at her.
"Thank you very much."
She covered her face with her hands then she turned around while trembling in shame.
(To be continued.)