The travels out to Kitsune’s so called relatives happened relatively quietly, with no major events. Sure, they got ambushed by a team of five bandits, but with Kitsune in a lacey gothic style dress, and her headband placed around her inner thigh, they looked like easy pickings. Unfortunately for the poor bandits, Kitsune was in great shape that day and scorched them all with a well-placed laser to the rear just to scare them off, and it worked on the henchmen, but not on the head honcho. So Kitsune fried his ass with her special black fire from her Mangekyou Sharingan.
The two genealogists were thankful that Kitsune had saved them, but she shrugged it off with a short speech about how it was her duty to help people in need, and that it was the least she could do, being trained in the arts of being a kunoichi, and it would really suck if she died already. Especially considering that she was on the way to meet her supposed relatives out in the boonies. Apparently they were taking care of an area out in The Heartland of Kaminari no Kuni. An area that had been in Kitsune’s family for hundreds of years, apparently.
In any case, the whole trip was quiet, and when they arrived at the estate in Raimei no Seika, they were met by the servants in a lineup, and a red carpet rolled out to welcome Kitsune. Talk about overkill… she thought to herself as she looked around at the place. My mansion is bigger than this, and I don’t even have a single servant. Maybe I should get one. Just one. Two at most. she shook her head slightly to get the thoughts out of her head, and to focus more on what was at hand: Meeting her relatives for the first time.
As she followed the two genealogists though the doors, she couldn’t help but look around, and take the entirety of the place into her mind, so she could quickly formulate a plan, in case this was actually an elaborate ambush, designed to lure her into a false sense of comfort, and then to hold her hostage for her substantial fortune. Fortunately for Kitsune, it turned out to be quite the opposite. She was led into a big room, where a bunch of people were waiting for her. There was the grandfather Gozaburo, his daughter Aiko, and her husband Raiga, their offspring: Setsuko, Kazumi, and Hiroshi, and their spouses respectively: Takeru, Rentaki and Nanami. Then there was also Hiroshi and Nanami’s son Shinichi, and Setsuko and Takeru’s daughter Sayuri. They all introduced themselves to Kitsune, and she to them, so no one would be insulted by lack of introductions.
”So you’re the Kitsune, we’ve been hearing about from those two genealogists we sent to find you” Gozaburo said in a tone that signified that he was definitely used to being obeyed, and that people listened when he spoke. ”You don’t seem like much. But I suppose I shouldn’t judge a book by its’ cover.”
Kitsune scoffed at those words ”I’ll have you know, sir, that I’m a trained kunoichi, capable of taking down every single person in this room in a matter of minutes.” she said in a matter of factly tone.
That was when Gozaburo burst out laughing ”Ahaha! Now that’s the fiery spirit I know so well. There’s no doubt that you’re family.” he said with a great smile plastered all over his face ”When we discovered what had happened to your parents, we assumed their fate had also befallen you. So imagine our surprise when we found out that you still lived.” he added. ”Why is that so surprising though?” Kitsune asked ”I mean. It’s not like I’m special or anything. I’m just a kunoichi from Kumogakure, that’s specialized in medical skills.” she finished and looked at the big man, puzzled.
”You’re not just a kunoichi.” Aiko said, speaking up for the first time since Kitsune had entered the room ”You’re the rightful owner of these lands, holder of the title of Baroness, once it gets reinstated that is, as well as a dear family member of ours.” Kitsune blinked a few times ”Baroness?” she said in a tone that clearly signified disbelief ”Me? Really?” ”Well yeah. Why else do you think you’ve got as much land in the middle of Kumogakure, as you do?” Raiga asked, earning himself a slight glare from his wife ”What my rude husband was trying to say, that there’s a reason for your wealth and land. It’s been passed down from generation to generation. Our half of the family takes care of the province, while your half takes care of the political side of things.” she said and took a sip of tea from her cup ”However, lately, we’ve fallen on some bad luck.”
”What kind of bad luck?” Kitsune asked, curiously thinking that there might be something she could do about it. ”Well. Several wells have run dry, the lands have gotten a bit unfertile, and we don’t have the manpower to handle these situations on our own.” Aiko said and sighed. ”We’re thinking however that you, as a trained kunoichi, should be able to handle pretty much all the problems we’re having. And considering that you’re family, we’d lend you all the support we can so you wouldn’t get harmed.”
Kitsune nodded. ”I’ll help. Don’t worry about my safety though. I’ll be just fine. If I can’t handle a few issues like that, I wouldn’t really be a good kunoichi.” she said and grinned and it was then Gozaburo stood up. ”You should know. Your father held a title. He was a Viscount. As the line was broken for a good long while, it has been reset, so you, once you get your title reinstated by either the Shogun or the Councilor, you’ll be a Baroness. Your role, will be to handle the politics of Kumogakure and the nobles, while our role is to take care of the land. Think you can handle that?”
Kitsune stood up, gave a short bow to Gozaburo before saying ”It’ll be my honor. And thank you for finding me. My own search had hit a wall.” she said with a sparkle in her eye.
[WC: 1048]
The two genealogists were thankful that Kitsune had saved them, but she shrugged it off with a short speech about how it was her duty to help people in need, and that it was the least she could do, being trained in the arts of being a kunoichi, and it would really suck if she died already. Especially considering that she was on the way to meet her supposed relatives out in the boonies. Apparently they were taking care of an area out in The Heartland of Kaminari no Kuni. An area that had been in Kitsune’s family for hundreds of years, apparently.
In any case, the whole trip was quiet, and when they arrived at the estate in Raimei no Seika, they were met by the servants in a lineup, and a red carpet rolled out to welcome Kitsune. Talk about overkill… she thought to herself as she looked around at the place. My mansion is bigger than this, and I don’t even have a single servant. Maybe I should get one. Just one. Two at most. she shook her head slightly to get the thoughts out of her head, and to focus more on what was at hand: Meeting her relatives for the first time.
As she followed the two genealogists though the doors, she couldn’t help but look around, and take the entirety of the place into her mind, so she could quickly formulate a plan, in case this was actually an elaborate ambush, designed to lure her into a false sense of comfort, and then to hold her hostage for her substantial fortune. Fortunately for Kitsune, it turned out to be quite the opposite. She was led into a big room, where a bunch of people were waiting for her. There was the grandfather Gozaburo, his daughter Aiko, and her husband Raiga, their offspring: Setsuko, Kazumi, and Hiroshi, and their spouses respectively: Takeru, Rentaki and Nanami. Then there was also Hiroshi and Nanami’s son Shinichi, and Setsuko and Takeru’s daughter Sayuri. They all introduced themselves to Kitsune, and she to them, so no one would be insulted by lack of introductions.
”So you’re the Kitsune, we’ve been hearing about from those two genealogists we sent to find you” Gozaburo said in a tone that signified that he was definitely used to being obeyed, and that people listened when he spoke. ”You don’t seem like much. But I suppose I shouldn’t judge a book by its’ cover.”
Kitsune scoffed at those words ”I’ll have you know, sir, that I’m a trained kunoichi, capable of taking down every single person in this room in a matter of minutes.” she said in a matter of factly tone.
That was when Gozaburo burst out laughing ”Ahaha! Now that’s the fiery spirit I know so well. There’s no doubt that you’re family.” he said with a great smile plastered all over his face ”When we discovered what had happened to your parents, we assumed their fate had also befallen you. So imagine our surprise when we found out that you still lived.” he added. ”Why is that so surprising though?” Kitsune asked ”I mean. It’s not like I’m special or anything. I’m just a kunoichi from Kumogakure, that’s specialized in medical skills.” she finished and looked at the big man, puzzled.
”You’re not just a kunoichi.” Aiko said, speaking up for the first time since Kitsune had entered the room ”You’re the rightful owner of these lands, holder of the title of Baroness, once it gets reinstated that is, as well as a dear family member of ours.” Kitsune blinked a few times ”Baroness?” she said in a tone that clearly signified disbelief ”Me? Really?” ”Well yeah. Why else do you think you’ve got as much land in the middle of Kumogakure, as you do?” Raiga asked, earning himself a slight glare from his wife ”What my rude husband was trying to say, that there’s a reason for your wealth and land. It’s been passed down from generation to generation. Our half of the family takes care of the province, while your half takes care of the political side of things.” she said and took a sip of tea from her cup ”However, lately, we’ve fallen on some bad luck.”
”What kind of bad luck?” Kitsune asked, curiously thinking that there might be something she could do about it. ”Well. Several wells have run dry, the lands have gotten a bit unfertile, and we don’t have the manpower to handle these situations on our own.” Aiko said and sighed. ”We’re thinking however that you, as a trained kunoichi, should be able to handle pretty much all the problems we’re having. And considering that you’re family, we’d lend you all the support we can so you wouldn’t get harmed.”
Kitsune nodded. ”I’ll help. Don’t worry about my safety though. I’ll be just fine. If I can’t handle a few issues like that, I wouldn’t really be a good kunoichi.” she said and grinned and it was then Gozaburo stood up. ”You should know. Your father held a title. He was a Viscount. As the line was broken for a good long while, it has been reset, so you, once you get your title reinstated by either the Shogun or the Councilor, you’ll be a Baroness. Your role, will be to handle the politics of Kumogakure and the nobles, while our role is to take care of the land. Think you can handle that?”
Kitsune stood up, gave a short bow to Gozaburo before saying ”It’ll be my honor. And thank you for finding me. My own search had hit a wall.” she said with a sparkle in her eye.
[WC: 1048]
