257 Innocent Doesnt Mean Harmless (2/2)
‘Seiji will definitely become a good father,’ Mika thought happily.
When she imagined the scene of the three of them together with Mashiro having learned how to say ‘mommy’ and ‘daddy,’ she felt her face burning up.
”As for how to test her powers… I’ll have to bother President Yoruhana once again.” Seiji took out his cell phone and dialed that familiar number.
She answered his call.
”Hey, good evening, President.”
”Good evening, Haruta-kun.”
”Sorry to bother you again. How are you doing? Are you feeling better after resting for one week?”
”Thanks for your concern. I’ve already left the hospital, and I’m currently outside drinking tea with someone.”
In a luxurious traditional Sakura Island themed room, Natsuya turned on speakerphone so that the girl sitting across from her could also hear the conversation.
”Congratulations for being able to leave the hospital,” Seiji said sincerely. ”My apologies for bothering you when you’re busy. I had a small request to make of you, but it’s nothing urgent, so I’ll call back again tomorrow.”
”You can ask me right now; it’s fine.”
”Eh? But weren’t you with someone…”
”It’s okay; she won’t mind.” Natsuya smiled faintly at the girl sitting across from her.
”Oh… I’ll explain then, actually…” Seiji summarized Mashiro's situation and made his request.
”Testing her powers… of course, that’s fine.” Natsuya readily agreed. ”Tomorrow after school—could you and Uehara-san come to my residence?”
”No problem—and thank you.” Seiji agreed to the time and politely said goodnight before hanging up the call.
”Mika Uehara… that apartment landlord’s daughter.... Wasn’t she just an ordinary human?” the black-haired beauty sitting across from Natsuya asked up in a light, clear voice.
”She used to be, but she encountered a miracle… I was astonished to learn about it as well at the time.” Natsuya smiled. ”Would you like to hear this story?”
”…I still have some time, so I might as well.”
”After all, it’s about something that happened around him, right?” Natsuya asked with a smile.
”Please don’t say anything unnecessary.”
”Hee hee… alright. This actually happened during the school festival…” Natsuya began a summary.
The black-haired girl listened quietly as she sipped her tea.
”…And that’s how it is.” After a while, Natsuya finished her explanation. ”Now, apart from Shika Kagura, he also has a Spirit Controller by his side. If he succeeds in becoming a Yin-Yang Master, I presume that these two girls will be more than happy to become his Spirit-branded Retainers.”
”One is the ‘Reaper’s Curse,’ and one is just a normal girl that coincidentally managed to receive a strange Spiritual Creature…”
”Even so, for a boy who’s been exiled from his family, and has no resources or help from his family at all, this is quite excellent in my opinion,” Natsuya replied. ”If it were me, in the same conditions, I don’t have the self-confidence to say that I could have done as well as him.”
”…Are you making fun of me?” the girl asked.
”Of course not. I just mean that he’s already done a great job. And, he’ll definitely do even better in the future.”
The black-haired girl didn’t respond to this.
”You actually believe this as well, right? Otherwise, you wouldn’t have specially invited me to a meeting to ask so many details about him.”
”Natsuya Yoruhana, my meeting you is primarily for business. Anything else I ask is just making conversation.”