Grumble~
Everyone simultaneously turned their heads and stared.
They saw a six-year-old child, with narrowed eyes of different sizes, glaring at them fiercely and adorably.
The person who came was Futu, who had been woken up by the noise, had just broken free from Takayanagi Mieko's embrace, and had come to scold and reprimand them.
Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!
Rapid footsteps approached... Takayanagi Mieko grabbed Futu's small hand.
At the same time, she bowed respectfully to the high-ranking officials of The Big Three Families, saying:
"I am so sorry, Young Master Futu didn't mean it. He just woke up and is still a bit grumpy. I hope you adults can forgive him."
"I'm truly, truly sorry!"
"Aunt Mieko, really, why are you apologizing?"
Futu pouted and mumbled in dissatisfaction.
"They're making a racket like market aunties arguing, showing no resemblance to The Big Three Families. Didn't you see that Aunt Yukino is already so weak she can't even stand steadily?"
Although the boy's concern was incidental,
to Yukino Mifuyu's ears, it was like heavenly music.
She couldn't help but bite her red lips, her hands covering her face in emotion, the surprise in her eyes almost overflowing!
That child... has grown up.
Even more handsome than Satoru~
Unlike the arrogance and rigid conservatism of typical high-ranking officials from The Big Three Families,
as a beneficiary of the bloodline-only theory,
Yukino Mifuyu had no other hobbies.
Just one word—
Looks!
She loved all beautiful things in the world.
At this moment,
Futu, in her eyes,
was like a dazzling, alluring jewel.
"And you!"
Futu pointed his small finger.
He had selected a lucky audience member to make an example of.
"Me??" A Kamo Family elder asked, pointing to himself, utterly bewildered.
"That's right, it's you!"
"Weren't you curious about my and Satoru's strength just now?"
"Please help him, Mr. Mahoraga!"
Boom!!!
With only one person present reacting to the situation,
a sharp wind pressure, comparable to a Category 8 typhoon, suddenly swept over!
Everyone covered their faces!
When the strong wind dissipated,
a tall, majestic, sturdy figure with prominent white teeth abruptly appeared in the spot where the Kamo Family elder had been.
Beside him,
a massive pit, like the mouth of an abyss, was conspicuously present!
Someone with a brave heart dared to approach and observe.
He found a blurry, bloody human figure lying miserably in a 'big' character pose on a crushed luxury car in the hotel's lowest-level garage.
Muttering incoherently~~~
Trembling unsteadily~~~
It was clear he was taking in less air than he was exhaling.
"...Now you know."
Futu, arriving after the fact, added.
He then no longer paid attention to the lucky audience member below.
Seeing this,
an elderly man who had instinctively knelt on the ground quickly got up!
Without any pleasantries, he immediately picked up a five or six-year-old girl from the venue and, as if he had returned to his eighteen-year-old self, sprinted a hundred meters downstairs!
Simply because—the person below was his only son after losing his abilities.
The sole heir of the family!
With this matter concluded—
Mahoraga's first public appearance continued to have an impact.
Everyone from The Big Three Families stared blankly at the tallest and most prominent Shikigami figure in the center of the venue, and the six-year-old child standing proudly in front of him with his arms crossed.
Powerful!
Unparalleled power!
Genius!
Absolute genius!
All those from The Big Three Families who knew of the Zen'in Family's 'Ten Shadows Technique: Mahoraga's' existence
couldn't help but have these two evaluations pop into their minds.
If the family's records of his abilities were not false,
is this even a Shikigami that a human can tame??
And it was tamed by a child of only six years old??
Even novels wouldn't dare to write something like this??
"Hmm... why are you all looking at me?" His facade broke after three seconds, his mouth full of cream puffs, Futu asked in confusion: "Continue the music, continue the dance!"
He waved his hand generously, as if the child who had just beaten up the Kamo Family elder due to morning grumpiness was someone else, emphasizing his innocent and harmless nature.
Under Mahoraga's strong pressure,
the venue finally returned to normal, falling into a harmonious exchange of voices.
"Pfft!"
Gone was the previous clamor.
Yukino Mifuyu couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle at the gentle and peaceful tone of everyone's conversations now.
Suddenly,
she felt a tug on the hem of her kimono.
Yukino Mifuyu instinctively looked down in confusion, but saw no bare feet.
She could only turn her head to look at the cute boy beside her, whose mouth was covered in cream.
"Aunt Yukino, you look so beautiful when you smile~"
"When you're feeling down, just smile~ Aunt Mieko taught me that."
A silent sense of crisis arrived.
Takayanagi Mieko immediately brushed off the flattery from the other two families.
She came to Futu's side to assert her claim and exchanged a silent glance with Yukino Mifuyu.
Seeing this,
Yukino Mifuyu nodded slightly in acknowledgment.
Then, under Takayanagi Mieko's somewhat jealous gaze,
she smiled sweetly and bent down to wipe the remaining cream from Futu's lips.
"Futu, is it?"
"Would you like to go play outside with Auntie~"
"Coincidentally, Satoru was born on the same day as you~ As peers, you two will definitely get along."
Yukino Mifuyu's voice was soft and elastic, as if it wanted to completely draw one in.
"Hmph~ Who would get along with him!"
Gojo Satoru, with his hands in his pockets, proudly turned his small head to the side.
"Don't think you're so great just because you have that Shikigami. I'll beat him to a pulp eventually!"
Seeing his cheap Otouto's sense of crisis and his attempt to vie for attention with him in front of his mother, Futu was noncommittal and chuckled.
Behind him, a peerless figure, seemingly dominating all ages, appeared.
"Sorry~ Mr. Mahoraga is indeed amazing!"
"But... I look forward to you catching up~"
"You—!"
"Satoru, you can't talk to others like that!"
As soon as she started educating her child, Yukino Mifuyu's tone immediately became stern.
"Futu is the head of the Zen'in Family, and he possesses such a powerful Shikigami. You must respect him as you would an older brother~" Yukino Mifuyu said meaningfully.
"Hmph~ What's so great about being a family head? I'll be the head of the Gojo Family eventually... No! I'll be the head of the Gojo Family right now!"
"Satoru, stop messing around! Mom is getting angry!"
Yukino Mifuyu frowned slightly, feigning anger.
"You're scolding me?"
"You've never scolded me like this before!"
"Just because of this child from another family..."
Gojo Satoru's Six Eyes, usually so powerful in perception, seemed to have malfunctioned at this moment.
His pale blue Six Eyes gradually rippled, and he indignantly threw his hands away and left, saying: "Hmph~ I don't want to deal with you anymore!"
"Satoru—!"
Yukino Mifuyu, seeing that Satoru seemed genuinely jealous of Futu, was momentarily torn between laughter and tears. She turned and said:
"I'm sorry, little Futu. If there's a chance later, Auntie will take you out to play, okay~"
"Okay, then it's a promise~" Futu extended his pinky finger, signaling.
"Mm, it's a promise!"
After making a pinky promise with Futu,
Yukino Mifuyu then chased after Gojo Satoru in the direction he had left.
Watching Yukino Mifuyu's departing back,
a joyful smile unconsciously spread across Futu's face.
Beside him,
Takayanagi Mieko, seeing Futu and Yukino Mifuyu so intimate at their first meeting, also felt a pang of melancholy.
She had no right to prevent Futu from returning to another's embrace.
But... what exactly was this feeling of unwillingness in her heart?
'Young Master Futu, if you understand this feeling, please stay by my side~'