The place where I was forcibly taken to for the test was the huge courtyard of a quaint mansion.
The courtyard was also uniformly decorated in a Japanese style, but what caught my eye was the paper charms that were everywhere.
There was a spell written in red on them, but I couldnât understand what it meant.
I couldnât understand it, but I think itâs something like an enchantment or something.
After all, itâs strange to have offensive weapons in the garden, so if thereâs a purpose, itâs most likely to detect intruders or set up a barrier to protect against sort of things.
Well, thereâs no evidence of that.
A little while later, one of the bodyguards who had just run off in obedience to oldmanâs orders brought over a young man in a kimono.
The young man happened to be around the same age as the Togami familyâs daughter, a young man with dark hair and somewhat sharp eyes.
âYou wanted to see me, Head Master?â
âStop. I am no longer the head of this family. The current head of the family is not the retired Togami Genzo, but his son-in-law, Togami Saiga. Donât mistake it for something else.â
âBut to me, Genzo-sama is still the head of the household, and the best Omnyouji master in the Togami family. âŠâŠ.. Please forgive meâŠâ
It seemed that this side also bequeathed the title of head of the family, so there seemed to be some disputes.
The family issues of the nobles and the wealthy are very complicated and really hard. It has nothing to do with me though.
By the way, was his name Togami Genzo?
It seems that he gave the position of the head of the family to Saiga-san, but considering that heâs his son-in-law, this is probably the main family of Omnyouji clan, and Saiga-san has been married from a branch family or another family.
I donât know what kind of experience he had before he got married into the Togami family, but he was a determined man who got permission to become a son-in-law from this eccentric old man.
If he were me, Iâd run away barefoot.
Heâs definitely a bad old man.
âWell, thatâs enough. Thatâs enough⊠Iâm sure youâve already heard the story, Iâve called you here to be the opponent for Saito-samaâs test. Remember, this man is a master chosen by Kuroko herself, I think heâs suitable for you.â
âThis person is Kuroko-samaâsâŠ. ? But this man doesnât look goodâŠ. â
The youth observed me in amazement, staring straight into my eyes.
All the people in this house are not decent, even the young man who seems still in high school has a light of madness in the back of his eyes.
By the way, the youthâs judgment that I am a man of no big deal is infinitely correct.
Iâm just an ordinary uncle.
I only know a few tricks to heal wounds or identify the opponent.
By the way, itâs about time I went back to Earl Galhartâs house, or else my absence from the private room might be revealed.
I wonder when you release me.
âNaive, so naive. From the moment you were picked up by me, you had the bad habit of judging things at once from appearances alone. Feel the spiritual power inside this man. Itâs absolutely impossible for you to know this at a glance.â
âBut⊠But⊠But, butâŠ.â
â âŠâŠ.. Donât you understand yet, you immature b*stard. But the results of the test donât lie, so if you care, then try it on your own.â
The youth nodded his head and said, âI understand.â Then he went to the courtyard.
It looked like the test was about to begin.
By the way, I didnât know I had any spiritual power.
I wonder what kind of spiritual power I have, but could it be my magic power?
I followed the young man to the courtyard, keeping a slight distance from him, and then confronted him face to face.
âThen the test will begin now, are you ready? â
I almost forgot. Letâs do an appraisal before we do that.
After all, itâs better to know what the other person is good at.
Uses shikigami and good at fighting. Slightly weaker.
He seems to be weaker than character level 3.
And the fact that heâs good at fighting means heâs mainly good at melee combat.
He seemed to be short-tempered, despite his calm appearance.
Also, if the opponent takes out a blade, I would need a machete too, but for now it doesnât seem necessary.
However, since the opponent has an unknown weapon called Shikigami, I should take out a weapon as well.
While I was examining it based on the identification information, the oldman who was acting as a referee made a sound.
âOkay, letâs begin! â
The youth who played the role as opponent rushed over with a unique step, but his physical ability seems to be much lower than the level 3 [Warrior], and with the current me, I seem to be able to handle it with ease.
If I wanted to counterattack, I should be able to give him an effective blow.
However, an uncle using brute force to bully a young man is just too disgraceful.
I donât know what to do.
âŠâŠ.. Anyway, letâs keep dodging for now.
If he realizes that the attack wonât hit me, the old man might end the test.
Itâs not like weâre trying to kill each othe anyway.
âAaaargh, how can that be? Why canât I hit you?â
âYou look like youâre good at fighting, but well, this uncleâs cheats were superior to you. Donât feel bad about it. Itâs good that a normal person can push me to this point.â
After all, Iâve acquired three occupations, raised the parameters, and thereâs still a level difference.
Being able to keep up with the moves of me has already a great achievement.
Being good at fighting doesnât seem to be a lie, this youth has worked hard.
I evaded for a moment, and the youthâs breathing grew quicker.
âKuhahahahaha! Even though it was an attack specifically against demons, but this man can easily dodge the attacks of this brat who had learned the basics of martial arts and see through his movements! Youâre so capable, grandson-in-law!â
âOjii-san! Saito-samaâs not even married me yet! Heâs not my husband? Itâs rude to him to decide that without permission!â
âOhhhâŠ. You say, not yet? â
âCho-cho! Ojii-san please stop to tease me!â
The atmosphere outside the arena is so lively.
After all, this young man had worked hard, it was not strange if people showed support to him.
âDamn it! Damn it! An ordinary man with excellent physical skills would become Kuroko-samaâs husband! How can I agree? I canât admit it!â
âAh, so thatâs what itâs all aboutâŠâ
âWhatâs so funny!?â
I see⊠Is this youth interested in the daughter of the Togami family?
If itâs a beautiful girl of the same age with him, he would definitelly be interested in her.
However, no matter how hard he try, sheâs generally untouchable as the daughter of the family.
Judging from the disparity between the head of Tokigami family and the old manâs eccentricity, the youthâs anxiety was understandable.
Thatâs how difficult the future is.
Itâs hard for this young man too.