Human World, Japan, Kyoto, Youkai Sub-Dimension.
After a full day of exploring the festivals set up by the humans of Kyoto, James, Mizore, Cu Chulainn, Moka, Flora, Ayame, Kunou, Shuna, and Shion returned to Yasaka's residence. When they did, they found Leona and Yasaka waiting for them dressed in kimonos.
"*Whistle* You two look gorgeous." James said as soon as he caught sight of his mother and Yasaka.
To James' compliment, Yasaka smiled brightly as a light pink dusted her cheeks. Seeing Yasaka's reaction, Leona could not help but tease.
"My, my James you've become quite the sweet talker over the years." Leona said with a teasing smile. "Look at the way you make Lady Yasaka blush."
With Leona calling attention to it, Yasaka's blush deepened. Embarrassed, Yasaka glared at Leona. Turning her attention back to her daughter and the young adults present, Yasaka spoke as well.
"It's about 9 p.m. now." Yasaka said before explaining tonight's plan. "I want you all to be ready to go to the festival in the Sub-Dimension no later than 11 p.m. After that, we'll spend time at the festival until midnight. Then we'll make our way to the Shrine of Amaterasu where Kunou, Shuna, Shion and I will pray for another prosperous year."
"After that, we can play games and eat as much food as we want." Leona said with a smile.
"Games!" Kunou and Mizore cheered happily.
"Food!" Shion also cheered at the same time.
Everyone else just smiled at the three girls with sweet smiles.
"Also, I've had my staff prepare several kimonos that would suit each of you, if you choose to wear one." Yasaka told her guests.
"I was wondering where Mom got that kimono from." James said with a hand on his chin.
"Yeah." Moka said, agreeing with James. "I would have never been able to picture her in a kimono before tonight."
"It looks good on her though." Cu Chulainn said purely out of admiration.
Unfortunately for Cu Chulainn, Leona would never miss the opportunity to tease him.
"My, oh my, Lancer." Leona said with a feigned expression of shock on her face. "Are you hitting on this married woman? What would Tsubaki do if she saw this."
Playing along with his mother's foolishness, before anyone knew when, James was holding his smartphone in his hand with the camera activated.
"Oh, don't worry, Mom." James said with a shit eating grin on his face. "We'll be able to find out, no problem."
Seeing the two-man show the mother and son were putting on, Cu Chulainn ignored them without hesitation. The others, however, were shocked at how quickly James and Leona were able to sync up for their little joke.
"Is that normal?" Shuna asked Flora.
"Unfortunately, yes." Flora replied in exasperation.
"How did James get his phone out so quick?" Mizore asked, still not able to see through James' sleight of hand.
"Seriously, I would have thought he used magic." Shion said with her eyes spinning in confusion. "But I don't feel any energy fluctuations at all."
"You all should really just learn to let it go." Moka said with a faraway look in her eyes. "It's not worth the headache you'll get from trying to wrap your heads around James and Auntie Leona's pranks."
Shuna and Shion looked at Moka with concern after seeing the distant look in her eyes. Meanwhile, Mizore and Flora looked as if they received enlightenment from Moka's words. Cu Chulainn on the other hand, was looking at the fellow members of the peerage in disdain.
"Did it really take you that long to figure out that you have to just not pay attention to them?" Cu Chulainn asked.
"Does it matter if you had already figured that out, Cu?" Mizore said with a frown. "You're still the one that gets riled up the most by James' teasing."
Cu Chulainn could only frown silently because what Mizore said was true. Seeing Cu Chulainn's frown, Moka also decided to join in bashing him.
"Mizore, how many times have we discussed this over the years?" Moka said in a mock reprimand. "You know he doesn't like that; you should call him by his name, right Setanta?"
"Seriously, that really did stop being funny years ago." James, Leona, and Cu Chulainn said simultaneously.
Hearing not on Cu Chulainn but even James and Leona telling them their favorite joke was not funny, Mizore and Moka were stunned into silence. Seeing the girls' expressions, the rest of the group felt a little bad for them. At the same time, they were trying not to laugh at their misfortune.
"Seriously?" Mizore said, almost pleading to hear a different answer. "It's not funny?"
"Are you seriously asking that?" James asked with a deadpan.
Also with a deadpan, Leona continued from where James left off, "Do you two have any idea how many times you've made that joke since the day James received his evil pieces?"
At that moment, Mizore and Moka looked as if their souls had been sucked out.
"Anyway, I'm gonna go take a bath." James said, already done with the topic of how unfunny Mizore and Moka are.
With that statement, Mizore and Moka miraculously bounced back from their depression.
"I'll wash your back!" Mizore, Moka, and flora said simultaneously.
"Absolutely not!" Leona said with a giggle. "If any of you three help him, you'll end up late."
"Fine~…" The girls responded in unison.
With that, the group broke into groups to get ready for the evening. James, after a bath returned to his room and looked through the selection of kimonos. One in particular caught his attention. A simple black kimono with intricately embroidered cherry blossom petals on the cuffs and collar.
After selecting his attire, James called a servant to make sure that he was wearing it correctly. After being dressed properly, James made his way to the living room of Yasaka's residence. When he arrived, Yasaka was sitting alone, taking a last-minute look over some paperwork she brought with her.
"I expected you to be the first to arrive." Yasaka said after noticing someone enter the room. "But it's not even 10:30 yet."
James on the other hand, was unable to answer for the time being. His eyes were glued to the woman in front of him. Yasaka was wearing a yellow kimono with black accents, a black obi, and a black haori. Although the clothing was elegant and beautiful, that was far from the reason James was tongue tied. Instead of what she was wearing that left James speechless, it was how she was wearing it. Yasaka's kimono and haori were open above the obi. To the point that her shoulders and a generous portion of her enormous breasts were exposed.
Seeing James current state, Yasaka smiled because she was able to captivate the young man so. Then, she slowly stood and walked toward him. Sensually switching her hips as she moved. When she was an arm's distance from James, she placed her right hand on his cheek and smiled.
"I guess you like what you see." Yasaka said with a seductive smile. Then, she leaned in close and whispered into James' ear. "Or, maybe you'd like to see more?"
James' eyes widened and his breath hastened. Simultaneously, he covered his crotch with his hands and turned around. Seeing his reaction, Yasaka giggled. Then she stepped back and apologized.
"I'm sorry, James." Yasaka said with a smile. "But when I saw that mesmerized look, I couldn't help myself."
James, after taking a few moments to regain his composure, turned around to meet Yasaka's gaze. This time upon seeing her, he was able to appreciate her beauty instead of gawking, again, like the perverted idiot in Rias' peerage. Then with a smile, he spoke.
"I'm sure you are aware of how... explosive your body is, Lady Yasaka..." James began to explain; however, he was cut off.
"Just Yasaka." Yasaka said firmly with a pout on her face and her hands on her hips.
'She's really cute when she acts like that.' James thought to himself.
"I got your mother's permission." Yasaka said proudly.
Although James was not surprised that she had gotten Leona's permission to pursue him, He was surprised that she was able to get it so quickly. Although she is usually carefree, James knows that Leona is fiercely protective when it comes to his well-being.
Raising his hands in surrender, James did not feel it was necessary to argue about a polite form of address if Yasaka insisted on something informal.
"Okay, Yasaka." James capitulated with a smile. Then continued his earlier explanation. "Like I was saying, ahem! I'm sure you're aware of how explosive your body is, Yasaka. And I wasn't expecting to see so much of it exposed when I stepped into the room."
Once again, Yasaka giggled. Then, she began to explain.
"Tonight, is the one night of the year I allow myself to let go a bit." Yasaka said with a slight blush. "And tonight, instead of drinking a bit in public, I decided I'll use the boldness I've allowed myself for tonight to seduce the young man I'm interested in."
Once again, James' eyes widened. Then he smiled and spoke.
"Well, maybe I'll just let myself be seduced tonight." James said with a playful wink.
Not expecting James to tease her back so quickly, Yasaka blushed and smiled bashfully. Then, she turned toward the door and spoke quickly.
"Well, how about we go ahead and make a mini date out of it." Yasaka said without looking at James. "Leona and Kunou can lead the rest of the group, so we could..."
Yasaka's words came to an abrupt end when she felt James' much larger hand wrap around her own.
"I'd be glad to have some alone time with just the two of us." James said with a smile while holding Yasaka's hand.
Smiling in return, Yasaka wrapped her arms around James' arm, pressing it between her breasts. Amazingly, half of James' arm seemed to get lost in Yasaka's mountains. Trying not to let his attention be drawn to the heavenly feeling wrapped around his left arm, James took his first step toward the New Year's festival held by the youkai.
Not long after leaving Yasaka's residence, the couple could see many street stalls set up along the road to the shrine where the youkai prayed to Amaterasu. There were food stalls, game stalls, stalls selling souvenirs, and any other the couple could think of. Deciding to just enjoy their time, James and Yasaka made their way down the street arm-in-arm as they drew surprised glances from the citizens of the sub-dimension.
"So, what do you want to try first?" James asked while looking around.
After not getting a response for a few moments, James turned his head toward Yasaka. When he did, he saw her staring at a stall that looked like a shooting gallery. When he followed her line of sight more closely, he saw that she was looking at a stuffed fox doll.
"You want me to win that for you?" James said with a smile as he moved his lips right next to Yasaka's ear. "Let me guess, you want to give it to Kunou."
"Kya~!" Yasaka yelped in surprise after hearing James' voice from so close.
"That was surprisingly cute." James said with a teasing smile.
Yasaka blushed furiously, which caused many of the men who were focusing on the couple to go into a daze. Eventually, Yasaka was able to calm down. Then she looked at James with a pout.
"Stop teasing me." Yasaka said quietly.
James only smiled in response. Then, he led Yasaka to the stall with the fox doll.
"No, wait, James." Yasaka said, trying to stop James from spending his money at the stall.
James, however, did not listen. He simply read the sign that stated the rules.
"Three shots each time, huh?" James said after reading the rules. Then, he took enough money out of his wallet to play twice and handed it to the bird youkai running the stall.
"Thank you for your patronage, sir." The stall owner said with a smile as he received the money.
"James, you have to be careful." Yasaka said as James received the rifle from the stall owner. Then, she explained how the game really works. "Those rifles fire compressed energy. So, not only do you have to knock over the doll, but you have to control your energy enough to not destroy the prize."
"I know." James said calmly as he lined up the shot. "I mean that kinda makes sense at first glance, doesn't it?"
"The problem is that kind of control is rare." Yasaka said. "*Sigh* Most people win by luck, alone."
*Pa!* *Pa!* *Pa!* *Pa!* *Pa!* *Pa!*
As Yasaka finished explaining, James fired six shots at six different prizes. To her surprise, he managed to win all of them. She was not the only one surprised, though. As the couple had been drawing quite a bit of attention, many people saw how James effortlessly won six prizes from the stall with the lowest win percentage.
"Amazing..." Yasaka muttered in surprise. Then, she turned to James and asked. "How is your control so amazing?"
James just kept smiling as the bewildered stall owner handed him the six prizes.
"I'll teach you my training method later." James said with a smile.
Then, James handed Yasaka two fox dolls. With one being bigger than the other.
"Why two?" Yasaka asked in confusion.
"The little one is for Kunou, and the bigger one is for you." James said while holding Yasaka's hand. "They're just like the two of you. A mama fox and a daughter fox."
Hearing that, Yasaka could no longer contain herself and she hugged James tightly. James, of course, marveled once again at the feeling of her breasts pressed against his body. After a moment, Yasaka spoke with a slight pout.
"I know you won those other dolls for the other girls." Yasaka said. "It makes me a little jealous that I'm not the only one on your mind right now."
"Sorry Yasaka." James said with a wry smile while stroking her cheek. "But I can't get something for just you in a situation like this or I'll have hell to pay later."
Yasaka, having not been pouting seriously from the beginning, just shrugged her shoulders and smiled once again.
"Come on! Let's Just go enjoy ourselves." Yasaka said happily as she dragged James further into the crowd.
After an hour or so of having fun together, James and Yasaka met up with the rest of the group near the shrine and waited for the New Year to arrive while enjoying each other's company.