Chapter 86 - Not a Yuki-onna but a Yuki-otoko
After a moment of commotion…
We entered the cabin of the Yuki… not onna, but otoko, and took our seats.
“Well, it seems like we both have a lot of questions… but can I ask first?? Everyone here is a monster, so it’s a bit burdensome to even start talking.”
“Haha, well… Feel free to speak. Well, we did force our way here without permission after all.”
And our most important client customer is…
“My, my first love… is a man… Ha, haha, hehehaha…”
…In this state…
Hmm, it seems the shock of the forced heartbreak was quite big. It’s not like our customer has a strange taste where it doesn’t matter whether they’re female or male as long as they taste good…
Indeed… I read somewhere that first loves are meant to be broken… It seems that applies even to someone of S-rank.
“…So, that friend came because he fell in love with me at first sight… Looking at his state, I do feel a bit sorry, but what can I do. It’s not my fault.”
“Well… That’s true…?”
He really is a beautiful person when you look at him… It’s true that it’s easy to mistake…
Isn’t it partly because he came looking without any other information, just assuming it would be a Yuki-onna? If we’re being strict, that is.
Still, it was unavoidable since he fell in love at first sight and didn’t even get to meet…
“If there’s any fault, is it because I’m too beautiful? Hehehe…”
“…Well, it doesn’t match well with your voice.”
While his voice is as gruff as Zhang Fei from Romance of the Three Kingdoms, his beauty is enough to slap Cho-sun’s cheeks repeatedly.
“But this kind of thing can’t be helped. It’s a characteristic of our clan.”
“A characteristic of your clan??”
“Yes. It’s not entirely wrong that you came looking thinking I was a Yuki-onna. We are descendants of Yuki-onna. We are descendants born from a Yuki-onna marrying an ordinary person, so we are born beautiful regardless of whether we’re male or female, inheriting the Yuki-onna’s blood more strongly. It’s a kind of curse, or you could call it a blessing. Personally, I think it’s a blessing. We have long lifespans, are born with strength, age more slowly, and it’s nice to live prettily, right? Well, I’m still quite young though.”
“Aha, I see.”
So in short, he’s not a real Yuki-onna, but a descendant of Yuki-onna who existed in the past…
“Nyoho… Somehow I thought it seemed similar but a bit different… So you’re a hybrid! But it’s a bit unusual that the Yuki-onna blood is still strong even after quite some time has passed?”
“Ah, right… Are you also a yokai like our ancestor? Looking at you, you seem like a fox… You seem strong, but I don’t know much about yokai hybrids. Yokai blood always strongly exudes its presence unless it mixes with someone more amazing than itself.”
“Heeh~ Is that so? It’s not easy to know these things inside the seal!”
I’ve gained some unexpected information too.
“Ah, I was a bit harsh earlier… Now I’ll really ask. How did you break in here? It was a well-hidden place. It doesn’t seem like you broke through by force…”
“Uh… I just did some fortune-telling to check how to get in and came in? To put it simply, I found the answer through fortune-telling, I guess?”
“Huh??? What are you talking about??”
“Well, it’s not to brag, but I’m a bit of a capable amateur fortune-teller, so I can do things like that.”
“No, I don’t understand… Ugh… By the way, this barrier, I thought it couldn’t be passed unless you were from our clan… You’re saying there was a way to pass through…? I guess I’ll have to reinforce it more firmly later.”
“Of course this isn’t my home! Even though I look like this, I’m married and have children! I’m a taken man, you know? I even have an inherited house in the city! This is just a villa, a villa. The barrier is just for a villa I made to rest alone, I made it because I didn’t want to be disturbed by others.”
“I see?”
My goodness, he’s even a married man with children??
It’s a million blessings that this ninja gentleman didn’t ask me for fortune-telling to help him score with this person…
If he had, considering the tremendous power of my fortune-telling, I would have suggested a solution like either doing a TS or just NTR-ing as is.
Anyway, while I was scratching my head over this situation that had become quite ambiguous, the Yuki… not onna, but otoko opened his mouth.
“Even S-rank superhumans are human when it comes to mentality…”
“Well… It is shocking, isn’t it?”
“It’s a bit awkward from my position too.”
Oh, but the ninja is an underworld figure, yet the Yuki-otoko knows him well??
“Well… This gentleman has quite a style and position, so anyone with some standing knows him. That’s why I know him too. Our clan is quite wealthy, you see.”
“Huh? Was that so?”
“Yeah. I heard our ancestor, though an ordinary person, had an amazing ability to make money. Thanks to that, descendants like us are receiving plenty of benefits too. That’s why we can live well without doing dangerous work like being superhumans, you know? Hahaha.”
“Ooh…”
To think there was such a hidden story…
“By the way, it’s not wrong, but calling me Yuki-otoko, Yuki-otoko feels a bit strange… Why don’t we introduce ourselves properly? I’m Shiroyuki Shoji. A rich, beautiful, and married man. Ah, by the way, I also do internet broadcasts, so check it out if you’re bored~.”
“You do internet broadcasts too?! Ahem, I’m Dam Han-ul. Well… I’m an amateur fortune-teller who does some fortune-telling.”
Anyway, like that, we introduced ourselves.
My goodness, a Yuki-otoko doing broadcasts… He’s a living VTuber.
However, although he says he’s somewhat famous, no one knew him because there was no one interested in that kind of thing.
“Amateur fortune-teller… Unlike your attitude that doesn’t particularly regard it as amazing, you seem to be an amazing guy?”
“Huh?”
Uh… To be honest, I’m the type of person who doesn’t want to become amazing, but…
“It’s no use trying to gloss over it. Even though I look like this, I’m a descendant of quite an amazing yokai, you know? The guys gathered around you are all extraordinary. If you were an insignificant person, such things wouldn’t have happened.”
“Hahaha…”
I laughed awkwardly.
“Hmm… Is that so? Still, I have a feeling that I’ll hear rumors about you soon without having to wait long?”
Uh… hmm…
It feels burdensome again when a descendant of Yuki-onna says such things…
I’d rather decline any more interest or honor than this…
“You don’t seem to like this conversation? Well, fine. Let’s move on to another topic. A more fundamental one.”
“I mean that ninja gentleman. Shouldn’t we do something about your customer who fell in love at first sight with the beauty of the Yuki-onna clan and even hired you to follow me?”
“That’s true… It’s a bit much to leave him like this…”
He really seems to have been greatly shocked.
As someone who received money and enjoyed the travel hospitality, it felt wrong to just leave him be.
Hmm… Should I do some fortune-telling as an additional service to find out about a second-best option…
“Since he came all this way with such devotion, I’ll give some help!”
“Help?”
Oh, is there some kind of solution?
“I said earlier, right? I’m from the Yuki-onna ‘clan’.”
“You did.”
Clan… Is this something special…?
Clan, clan… Ah, could it be…!?
“Yes, your thoughts are probably correct.”
Seeing my expression and roughly guessing my thoughts, Shiroyuki Shoji grinned.
“Instead of a Yuki-otoko like me, why don’t I introduce a real ‘Yuki-onna’ who’s not yet married from among my relatives I know? I’m quite well-regarded among our clan members, you know?”
“Ooooh…!!”
This kind of method!!
“…Th-there’s… still hope…!?”
“Oh, Mr. Ninja. You’re reviving like a ghost as soon as you hear there’s a possibility! I’ve only heard rumors, but seeing you directly, it’s completely different from what I thought!”
“Ah… Shoji sensei!!! You’re the benefactor of my life!!! I really love you!!!”
“Hahaha, I’ll reject that expression of gratitude because I’m a married man. Give that love to the person I’ll introduce to you, okay?”
“Ugh… I was really in despair, but in the end, I came and found this hope… !! I’m really grateful to you too, Teacher Han-ul…!!!”
“It’s nothing. I’m more relieved. I thought I had failed the request after receiving money. Hahaha!”
They say first loves are meant to be broken, but who’s to say the second love will be the same? Well, not all first loves necessarily break, but that’s just a saying.
My customer, The Ninja Fuma Masanari, began to burn an even more intense flame of expectation towards a new relationship, using even his failed first love as firewood.
“Hehehe… That guy is really impulsive. Well, take a look at the photo first. I just thought of someone who might suit you.”
I also took a glance at the photo that Shoji took out and placed on the wooden table.
‘Ooh…’
My goodness, is this what they mean by a real Yuki-onna being different?
Although the Yuki-otoko before us boasted tremendous beauty, the woman in the photo was even more so. To an unrealistic degree.
And although nothing was said, looking to the side, Masanari also seemed to like her very much.
“It seems you like her from the look of it? Well, more detailed things… like personality and such, you’ll have to meet her directly to know. Then let’s exchange contact information, I’ll contact you when a date is set.”
“Kuhuk!! Shoji sensei!!!”
Masanari grabbed Shoji’s hand and even shed tears. Is he that happy…?
Well… Anyway, it’s fortunate that the customer’s love, which was about to end in tragedy, didn’t end in real tragedy.