*I'm sorry if different nation characters might've interacted with some things that are controversial in real life that might be referenced here. Deeply sorry.*
[ Location: 'YukiKamon Splendor' Private Grand Meeting Room. ]
" You want all of our Clan Members to join the Hunt over the 'White Demon'!? " said the Clan Leaders as they listen to what Shim Kyungmin told them.
" Yes, we simply need numbers which is why I and Lady Misaki asks you all for your full support. "
" We simply ask you all to participate your children into this not because of the 'Hunt's reward of money, but for our Clans' exposure to the public. "
" But more after..., Lady Misaki. " Kyungmin calls Misaki.
" It's all because of what I've heard from the Western Blue Blood Clan Families," she states.
" For based on my eyes and ears in the Western Nations, they told me that the Western families are going to use the 'God Hunter Tournament' to increase their favor to the gods over the Eastern Families. "
" I am here, calling all of you to try and help each other on stopping the Western families' attempts in order to make our Clans prosper with the Gifts of the gods. "
" Which is why I want you all to participate your kids, in order to show the Western families that the Eastern Blue Bloodline Clans had also produced their greatest descendants," she told them about this.
" I see, I understand the whole thing! " said Sato Takeshi, the Clan Leader of the Sato Clan.
" But speaking of the Eastern Clans, it seems you only managed to invite the Clans from both Japan and South Korea. "
" This makes me wonder, Are all of us enough to compete with the Western Families? " Takeshi asks while standing up.
" I ask all of you. "
" Are you all sure we could stand any chance against them? why does the Fubuki Clan Leader only manage to only bring the Noble Clans from two countries only? "
" From our country of Japan and the country... " Takeshi suddenly felt a thousand glares, he realized the Korean Clan Leaders are eagerly waiting for what he would say next.
"( If you say shit about our country, Japanese, we'll kill you! Be warned! )" the Korean Clan Leaders glare while showing threatening expressions.
" ... of Korea, hehehe... " Takeshi felt at ease as the glare stops from the Korean Clan Leaders.
" Then, based on what she said that she wants Eastern Clans to join her, to register our children as Hunters in order 'support' her daughter, the notorious S-Rank Hunter? "
" Is the Fubuki Clan Leader really sure that our strength is enough to achieve her goal? "
" For not to forget she only managed to gather the Clans from two Eastern Countries, what about the Clans from China or from other Asian Countries? "
" Why didn't you able to summon them? they too have many members that we could use to help this cause of yours, Lady Misaki. " Takeshi asks which made the Clan Leaders all put their eyes on Misaki.
" Lady Misaki... "
" Are you gathering us to fight in a losing game? " said the Kuroda Clan Leader.
" We know if our members, support your daughter and win the 'God Hunter Tournament' and hunt the 'White Demon', the victory could be used as leverage to gather more blessings from the gods towards the Eastern Clans. "
" But what happens if the Westerns won? What will happen to the Eastern Clans' pride and honor? "
" Have you ever thought of that? Especially, you do realize that, unlike the Western Clans, the Eastern Clans are rare in male descendants, especially the ones that were Gifted by the 'Ancestral Gifts' as well as having higher Tier Gifts. "
" You should know, Lady Misaki, that the Western Clans members are still having their 'Ancestral Gifts', many of them even became the gods' Avatars. " The Baek Clan Leader adds.
" Not to mention, the 'White Demon', our target, is able to deal with the likes of 'Adrian Waterson' before that rumored to be the 'Bastard Son of Poseidon', a real 'Demigod' who achieved his godhood. "
" That person defeated Adrian, which means he's already on the gods' level. "
" Preposterous! " the Park Clan Leader interrupts.
" It's the truth! You all know this right!? " Baek Clan Leader defends himself.
" Where up against the White Demon and competing against the Western Families to Hunt him, and you all think that the Clans from two Eastern Country Clans are enough. "
" Yes, Baek Clan Leader! " Tsuchimikado Shigeo replied.
" This is a losing game, not to mention, that the Westerns had great members at their disposal, they're all S-Ranks in their countries, which means, their Gifts are either on Tier 4.5 or in Tier 5. "
" In Western, do you know this my fellow Clan Leaders? "
" There are the Blue Blood Clan members such as the 'Schwert Krueger Brothers', both Klaus and Arnold Schwert Krueger, Élise Luneclair from the Luneclair House, Richard Silverfang from the Silverfang Family, Fernando Fulgurante from the Fulgurante Family and not to forget, that one person in Trinia. "
" Orianna Diane Lawson, the Battle Maiden, a half-blue blooded that became Olympus' Divine Avatar. "
" The one who replaced the previous Tsuchimikado Clan Leader for a while right? because she and the 'Grand Priestess' looked alike!? " Shinseimiya Takeo asks as he seems to know about what happened in 2020.
"( Trash, how did you!? )" Shigeo glares at Takeo as he curses him, wondering how the hell Takeo knew about the Tsuchimikado Clan's secret.
" Replaced? " said the other Clan Leaders.
" Do not listen to what the Shinseimiya Clan Leader just joked about, fellow Clan Leaders. "
" What I'm saying is, we want insurance, insurance from the Fubuki Clan Leader in order for us to truly accept her request and participate our greatest produced young members into her cause, supporting her daughter. "
" Insurance, 'Tsuchimikado-Sama' " Misaki says while saying to him the word 'Sama', for Shigeo, being from the Tsuchimikado Clan, is technically her superior since the Fubuki Clan is an outer branch from the Tsuchimikado, originally.
" Fufufu, not to worry about that. "
" Since I, my fellow Clan Leaders... "
" Had already prepared many which I could share with all of you. " Misaki says while one of her crew brings something into the Meeting Room.
" Consider it my 'insurance' to all of you. " Misaki says to the Clan Leaders.
...
( Meanwhile. )
[ Location: 'YukiKamon Splendor' Party Hall. ]
" Shim-san, Yukino says as she dines alongside him.
" So you and your father had fully accepted to aid me in the 'Tournament', in the 'Hunt'? " Yukino asks.
" Yes, for we couldn't agree more. "
" Right after we see the records of the 'White Demon' who has been wreaking havoc ever since the Abyss Tower Event. "
" Both of us realized, that he is actually using 'Martial Arts'. " Jun-woo tells Yukino.
" Martial Arts? " Yukino asks Jun-woo.
" Yes, and speaking of Martial Arts, we once realized that he was using a 'Martial Art' similarly looked alike to what our Clan possesses. "
" For back in the past, our Clan once developed many martial arts, based on our knowledge of the Gift Cores. "
" Such as the 'Bee Sting Technique', the 'Hive Defense Arts', and... "
" Our clan's lost martial arts style... "
" ...the 'Stinger Martial Arts'. " Jun-woo tells Yukino about it as he then takes his time, telling her.
( At the same time. )
< Location: System Space >
" Atchoo!!! " Ragna sneezes.
" Shit, what's with the sneeze? " Ragna wonders.
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Note:
There are some elements from the Previous Chapters, try to take some guests.