The next morning, Kenshin received a call from Yasaka, who told him that his plan to act as a villain between the Yokai and Five Principal clans had been very effective.
Well, of course it is. It's his plan after all. Not only were the Loyalist clans left with almost half of their original resources and military strength.
Thanks to Kenshin's meticulous handling and planning, sabotaging almost every mission involving the Loyalist clans.
Since they agreed with Yasaka to always be on the front line, Kenshin sabotaged most missions, such as scouting, information gathering, assassination, and clashing with the Five Principal clans. Either by giving wrong information, accidentally tripping a Yokai just when they're about to assassinate a key figure from the Five Principal clans, or simply poisoning their food.
By doing this, the countless failed missions from the Loyalist clans, fueled by Yasaka announcing their every mission report to the masses, shifted the entire blame to them, sparking outrage from the Yokais.
Of course, Kenshin's not doing this to let the Five Principal clans win against the Yokais. He has, in fact, also been sabotaging those pesky anti-Yokai racist groups.
By the end of the month, no missions were successful, no one was kidnapped, assassinated, or poisoned. Each side simply kept suffering from losses without gaining any upper hand.
It's not wrong to say that this war between the two sides would become a laughingstock in the future.
Though doing all those things he mentioned above may be effective but it also exposes him. Or at least exposed what he wanted to expose.
By now, the Loyalist clans and the Principal Clans had probably received the reports about an Inu Yokai and his ragtag group of other Yokais that belonged to the Loyalist clans—which are just a bunch of his clones.
No doubt the reaction of those Loyalist Clan Heads would be funny to watch. Their own kin are sabotaging them at every turn.
Talk about 'proper' parenting.
"Today is Wednesday. Let's take a look at their progress." Taking a short glance at the wall clock, Kenshin grabbed his car keys and left his room.
Outside, he was just about to knock on Tomoko's room when the door to her room suddenly cracked open, revealing the little pervert wearing normal clothes for the first time.
"L-Let's go meet your students…" She stuttered, rubbing her arm with her eyes darting around like an addict.
Keep acting like that and I'll consider ripping Ddraig out of you, Kenshin's lips twitched several times before mentally sighing.
"Let's go. I'll introduce you to them. Just make sure you don't embarrass yourself, okay?" Nevertheless, no matter how harsh Kenshin might be on his little sister, she's still related to him by blood.
A small part of his heart has a soft spot for her. If he has the time, he'll dedicate himself to putting her through rehab. No, not the rehab that can be found outside.
His own personal rehab. He'll change her his way.
Tomoko followed him as they walked down the flight of stairs. Thankfully, their parents are still asleep. Their father's job starts at 9 am.
He's what you call a 9 to 5 white collar worker.
Outside, Kenshin jumped into the driver's seat while Tomoko was beside him calling shotgun.
No teleportation, no flying, or anything. He's just going to enjoy the road today.
Inserting the key and twisting the ignition, the car's engine roared to life, waking up some sleeping stray cats and pet dogs.
Maybe I should just learn mechanics and technology. I could just transmute the engine and upgrade it myself, A food for thought passed through his mind before stepping on the gas.
"Where are we going?" Tomoko fiddled with her tiny fingers and asked. Probably her first time riding in a car.
"We're going to fetch one of my students first here in Tokyo then to the other in Kyoto."
Tomoko tilted her head in confusion, "Do I know them?" For some reason, she had a bad feeling.
"Only one, it's Alya." he casually dropped, causing her to crash out.
"Her!? That Albino Gorilla!" Tomoko ground her teeth in anger. She has various painful memories regarding the woman. Although they consider themselves friends but that's only when they're in front of Kenshin.
Behind him? They're like David vs Goliath. And of course, the Goliath would be the Albino Gorilla herself, she's bigger than Tomoko after all—height and weight-wise.
Kenshin snorted at her reaction, well she's not going to like what he's about to say next, "Like it or not. She's your senior now. She's my first student, so give her some respect, okay?"
"NOOOOOO!"
He expected the reaction but not the exaggeration.
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Eventually, after a 30-minute drive, they arrived at Sawako's home. The woman was already standing alone outside her home.
Just by looking at her widened eyes, Kenshin could tell she was surprised he was not teleporting this time.
"Good morning." Kenshin peered out of the window and winked at her. Yeah, he used to do this kind of thing when picking up friends back in his high-school days in America.
"G-Good morning, Kenshin-san…and this is…" her voice trailed as her gaze landed on Tomoko.
"She's my sister. My newest student. Congratulations, you're no longer the new girl." chuckled Kenshin as he opened the backseat door for her to enter.
Soon enough, they left her house's premises.
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"You sure your parents allowed you?" Looking at her eyes through the front mirror, Kenshin curiously asked.
Sawako answered with a shake of her head, "They didn't mind it after I told them I'm with you. They trust you so much, Kenshin-san. I'm amazed~"
Kenshin giggled at her compliment, "Of course I'm amazing." only for him to notice Tomoko mouthing the same exact words he just said but in a mocking way.
Ignoring her attempt to pathetic ragebait attempt that he'll rate as 1/10. Kenshin continued his conversation with Sawako for the rest of the trip to Kyoto, much to the grumbling of Tomoko.
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Eventually, the trip took more than 2 hours longer than he expected. In other words, he was late.
When the car came to a halt in front of Alya's house, she was already standing in front of her porch, her eyes twitching and her supposed kept hair was tousled.
"You were late…" She uttered with a cold glare.
Kenshin responded with a shrug of his shoulders, tapping the steering wheel with his palm.
Alya simply huffed and was about to open the door of the passenger seat to Kenshin's side, only to be met with the face of Tomoko, mocking her with her tongue out.
The former squinted her eyes at this, "What is she doing here?" The tone of her voice carried a lethal coldness that could bite even through the toughest material in the world.
"She's my newest student. I'll explain later." Kenshin rubbed his forehead, recovering his composure before he lost it.
Alya clicked her tongue and sat on the back, beside Sawako who greeted her with a smile on her face.
When Kenshin saw this, he sighed in relief. At least among his three students, there's a normal one.
Praise your mother for giving birth to you, Sawako. You're like an angel in the flesh of a human.
Stepping on the gas pedal, the engine purred as the car sprinted forward.
After a few minutes of utter silence, Alya finally couldn't hold herself from asking, "What's with the car instead of teleporting?"
Kenshin was about to answer when Tomoko interrupted him with a surprised voice, "Wait, teleport? What do you mean you can teleport?! Why didn't we teleport instead of riding in this stupid car!"
Hearing this from the back, Alya gained a smug expression as she insulted Tomoko in her home language, "Интересно, кто глупее, машина или ты?"
Which roughly translates to 'I wonder who's more stupid, the car or just you?'
Alya, you're literally insulting my little sister in front of his brother…
Unbeknownst to Alya and Kenshin, Tomoko fell silent as she was busy speaking with someone.
«Partner, she just called us idiots. Our Draconic pride as the Red Dragon Emperor is on the line! Don't let this slide!»
'W-Wait, how did you understand what she just said? Isn't it on, I don't know, Russian maybe?'
«Did you think you were my first host, Partner? Before you, I used to have a Russian man as a host. His name was Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin, a good guy, though he's a bit eccentric and more perverted than you.»
"R-Rasputin?! You mean that guy whose dick was said to be 13 inches?!"
«Out of all the things he could've reminded you with, of course, it has to be his prick.»
Tomoko could swear she just felt Ddraig roll his eyes at her.
«By the way, just to remind you, you said those words out loud. Bye.»
"Eh?" Tomoko froze on the spot, her neck slowly scanning her surroundings, and true to Ddraig's words, everyone was looking at her, including Kenshin.
"Such a pervert." Alya scoffed with a look of disgust on her face. Beside her, Sawako was beet red from embarrassment.
On the other hand, Kenshin just stared at her with a baffled look, "Tomoko you…"
"I-I-I can explain…" Tomoko started flapping her arms around as her face turned a scarlet red like a tomato in color.
"What else is there to explain for thinking of someone's private part in the middle of a ride but being a pervert?" Alya immediately shut her down before Tomoko could say anything in her defense.
"You! Albino! Gorilla!" Not expecting Tomoko's reaction, Alya was left defenseless when Tomoko suddenly jumped from the front seat to the back, launching herself towards Alya.
"Y-You! Get off me!"
"No! Take back your words!"
"Why should I? I'm just telling the truth!"
"What do you mean by truth?! I'll show you the truth!"
Kenshin clicked his tongue and tried to stop them, "Girls! Girls! Stop it!" but to no avail, the two girls seemed adamant on settling it right here and right now.
"God dammit. I should've just teleported if I knew this would happen," murmured Kenshin to himself.
Thankfully, there was an empty spot outside the road, so Kenshin forced the car to park there before jumping out of the car.
Opening the door, Kenshin first helped Sawako to get out of the mess before proceeding to handle the two cats.
"You two! Get out!" Even though he was telling them off, Kenshin's hands didn't stay idle. He grabbed both of them from the back collars of their shirts and pulled them outside.
Both are disheveled with Alya looking worse than Tomoko. Unlike Tomoko who looked nothing out of the ordinary except for having messy hair, Alya looked like she had just gone through the middle of a war.
Some scratches on her cheek and her clothes had a few rips here and there. To which, Kenshin simply responded with a fixing magic spell. He also healed her scratched cheek in the process.
Tomoko seemed proud of her work, a testament to her hands on her waist and a smug look on her face.
"You'll pay for that!" Alya ground her teeth in anger.
"Try me! Muwahahaha!" Only for Tomoko to respond with a haughty smile followed by a mocking smile.
Only for the two to suddenly stop when Kenshin's whisper-like voice rang between them. "Stop it you two…" The volume of his voice was silent and yet for some unknown reason, it pierced through their ears and made them shiver uncontrollably.
When they looked at him, they knew they had just fucked up. Kenshin's eyes were devoid of any emotion. And he wasn't staring at any of them. He was simply staring at the air.
"K-Kenshin-san? / Onii-chan?" They both meekly said in unison.
However, Kenshin ignored them, "As your teacher, it's only proper for me to punish acts like this. I thought being kind would be enough to teach you two but it seems like I have to go back to my old ways…"
"O-Old ways?"
That's when a grin crept up to Kenshin's face, much to the drainage of the blood on their faces, "That's right. The old ways that made me known to be the most Deadly Magic Professor."
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[Next Chapter: Ch. 82 - Shalba's idiotic attempt!]