"We just discussed each other's point of view towards Mike-san. Alright, what do you want to report, Kisa?" Yuna folded her hands in her lap as she looked to the side.
"According to my brief observation, Mike-san is a young man who still lacks experience in many ways. It's as if he really just came out of a mountain far away from civilization. But let's put that aside because that's not what I wanted to say." Kisa raised her hand and raised her index finger.
"The first point you need to pay attention to, of course, is to gain Mike-san's trust. He is more concerned about what kind of work you usually do and what the Kisaragi Group is, ojou-sama. So the question is, what kind of role would you like to give Mike-san if he accepted your invitation? Please allow me to know this before I continue." Kisa put her hands on her lap and waited for an answer.
"What kind of role, hmm... To be honest, I haven't thought about it. I also don't want to put a lot of responsibility and burden on Mike-san." Yuna patted her chin while thinking. She didn't know the answer either.
"Then that would be bad, ojou-sama. But, if I may suggest, at least you need to give trust and responsibility, so we can cultivate Mike-san's sense of belonging to our household. So, if you allow it, please pass the responsibility to me. Incidentally, Kisaragi Mansion needs an assistant on duty to help us maids." Kisa glanced at Asako and Yukiko, then smiled slightly at her ojou-sama.
"That's a good idea, Kisa. So, a flexible assignment, hmm. That way, we can also know more about Mike-san and also groom his talent quietly. That might take a few months, and we'll have a secret ace up our sleeve. Alright, I entrust Mike-san's assignment to you, Kisa." Yuna thought it was the right decision. She couldn't come up with a better idea either.
"As your wish, ojou-sama." Kisa put her hands on her abdomen and gave a respectful bow.
At that moment, Yuna realized one thing about the honorific that Kisa used to refer to Mike. "Eh, wait, why are you suddenly using the suffix 'san' instead of 'sama' to refer to Mike-san?"
"Hehe, it's for a reason. I allowed Mike-san to call me with my given name. You know, ojou-sama. I thought Mike-san would accept your invitation to join our Kisaragi Clan without me even needing to say or do anything." Kisa immediately changed the topic for an inexplicable reason.
"Hah, I'm sure Mike-kun has already called you Kisa-sama, Kisama, wa-hahaha..." Isei patted his thigh as if he understood Kisa's unspoken cause.
"Oh my, Isei-kun, it's rude to laugh at someone's name." Asako covered her mouth and closed her eyes.
"May God bless you." Yukiyo put her hands together to send a prayer.
"Huh?" Isei didn't immediately understand, but a projectile suddenly shot past his cheek.
*Swoosh* *Stab*
A teaspoon stuck into the wall, right behind Isei.
"Ahaha... I didn't say anything. Maybe you heard it wrong. I just said hime, yes, Kisa-hime. Kohon." Isei laughed dryly with a slightly pale expression to look at the dangerous teaspoon that nearly took his life for granted.
"Oh, the teaspoon slipped from my hand, pardon my carelessness." Kisa squinted her eyes, then smirked.
However, it was only for a moment. Kisa instantly returned to being a kind-hearted maid. "Oh right! I guided Mike-san to the third room on the west side of the mansion."
"Oh, so Mike-sama is considered a potential clan member by you, hmm?" Alfred put his hands on the table while looking at Kisa with a smile.
"Hmm, yes, I guess? It's just a matter of how ojou-sama will treat Mike-san here later. He's a nice young man, in my opinion, and I hope he doesn't disappoint me." Kisa responded with a wink.
"Well then, it looks like we'll need to buy a lot of high-level cultivation items tomorrow." Yuna feels happy if Mike will indeed give a yes. She thought of the best way to groom someone with exceptional talent.
"Hum, we also need to restock the resources in our warehouse, considering that we are starting to run out of materials. And again, we will have a new hidden beast that will live with us." Kisa put her hands together. "Isn't today a good day for you, ojou-sama?"
"Mm, I guess it could be said that way. I had a dream that I'd run into something extraordinary, and maybe, it was my encounter with Mike-san?" Yuna thought back to her dream, but it was too vague in her mind.
"If so, then you need to spend more time at home, ojou-sama. Mike-san will forget you if you are too busy working outside." Kisa counted her fingers for the first point.
"Yes, I know. I'll try to spend some more time at home. We'll train him, and Granpa Alfred will help too." Yuna made a steeple of her fingers as she convinced herself to do as she said.
"You can also train together, ojou-sama. No, we'll train together. After all, none of us are strangers to the world of superpowers. Oh, just imagine that. Our ojou-sama will be training together with her pretty boy. Ahem ." Kisa counted her fingers for the second point. She then cleared her throat and smiled mischievously.
"Yes, that's it. O, hey! The last one doesn't need to be said like that. You, I, and the others used to practice together at the secret base every week, okay?" Yuna blushed a little, but her sense of protest won out to be conveyed.
"Alright, alright, then the last one is." Kisa counted her fingers for the third point, but she gave a slight pause to get everyone's attention on her. Then, she continued. "As already said, Mike-san is a young man who has just turned sixteen. So, ojou-sama, if you are aiming for him to be your life partner, you will need to wait another two years."
"Hm, fair enough. I just have to wait another two years for-, eh? Hey! Why are you so fond of involving me in such matters, Kisa!" Yuna pushed Kisa's hand away and pouted when she realized that Kisa just wanted to guide and tease her.
But it only lasted a moment because Alfred spoke to discuss some other matters with everyone. Although some things about Mike were still coming up for discussion.
Meanwhile, Mike was meditating after researching once again on his system new interface. Despite that, he also tried to examine his body's abilities, including his inner strength and spiritual power.
After a few moments passed, Mike opened his eyes with determination in his eyes, but he shook his head afterward.
'I do need some spirit stones if I want to try ascending to the Nascent Spirit Realm with no risk. Other than that, with my current body's abilities, will I be able to learn cool techniques that I couldn't use before?' Mike asked in wonder while recalling his failure at his former sect.
The future was in his hands. The opportunity had been given by the generous Goddess in the form of a system. He had to be stronger as soon as possible. One of the motivations, he didn't want to be oppressed by the strong anymore.
'Nevermind, I'll try the techniques I still remember tomorrow morning. I'd also like to try using my Elemental Sight out there to see how it works.' Mike used his Elemental Sight again and looked around the room.
What he saw was very similar when he was still suffering from color blindness. But, this one was named Elemental Sight skill, for goodness sake. So, there must be something more behind this skill than seeing the world only in black and white.
Mike was completely unaware that his blue eyes were shining a little. Nevertheless, he decided to call it a day and deactivated his Elemental Sight.
"It's getting late. Now it's time for me to sleep. Hmm... What will be waiting for me tomorrow, huh?" Mike felt tired after a day full of unexpected events. So he just turned off the light, then walked to the bed.
He put his bag beside the nightstand then took off his footwear before plopping himself down on the soft white bed.
Comfort, that was one thing he felt at that moment. He almost forgot this impression because of the absence of this element in his life for about five years.
It didn't take a moment for Mike to plunge into a dream world full of rainbows and butterflies.