Chapter 13: Chapter 13: Talks and Dinner
[3rd POV]
Hearing Morgan's response, Yasaka looked at her with wide eyes "You mean the same family that led to the deaths of the Nekoshou!?" Yasaka asked, her eyes beginning to glow in rage, for she hated that devil family more than any other, for the slaughter that they had caused, a slaughter that involved her people.
"The very same" Morgan nodded.
"And you have a friend that was involved with them? Which means it must be-" Yasaka trailed off, eyes widening as she understood who Morgan was talking about. The SS Rank Stray Devil, Kuroka.
"It's the same person as you are thinking. But as you'd probably have guessed by now, she wasn't "Evil" or "Mad" but had killed her master at the time due to his attempts to experiment on her younger sister, Shirone. He wanted to find a way of creating Super Devils, and he believed that the Nekoshou held the key to that method" Morgan responded as Yasaka breathed in deeply, especially at the mention of Super Devils.
"How are they still alive? I was led to believe that they were killed off" Yasaka asked with furrowed eyebrows, she had been told that the Naberius family was no more, but now she was being told that there was still a member alive, a member that was attempting to experiment on her daughter, and her people, something that could not, and would not stand.
"The Devil Council believed that what they had done wasn't big enough to require their death. That, and they had covered up all their previous experimentation, allowing the current Lord to get off scot free. As far as I know, the current Lord is the younger brother of the man that had experimented on the Nekoshou before" Morgan responded, knowing that Yasaka couldn't have known this, as the devils were pretty secretive about this sort of thing.
"...What would I have to do for you to...take care of this man for me?" Yasaka asked after a few moments of thought. At these words, Morgan raised an eyebrow in surprise.
"I don't need anything from you, Yasaka-sama, I'd gladly take care of the man either way. He was a part of the suffering of a lot of people, including my beloved Bishop" Morgan responded, waving away her offer for compensation.
"I can't do that, Morgan-san. You have already helped me once, it would be wrong of me to take advantage of you again" Yasaka responded genuinely, as Morgan looked at her in surprise, before humming, thinking of something that could genuinely be useful, and wouldn't cost Yasaka much.
"How about you teach my Peerage and I Touki? I'd rather learn Senjutsu, but I wouldn't want to make you teach me such a time consuming art. Touki on the other hand, could be a great boon for my peerage and I" Morgan replied after a few moments of thought.
She had books on Senjutsu, but had yet to learn anything on it, as it seemed to be an art that would be better off with a teacher. Learning it alone wouldn't give her the skill needed to contend with those that actually learned it from someone else, not without difficulty at least.
"That...I can do, but it would require frequent visits to Kyoto, are you okay with that?" Yasaka asked as Morgan nodded.
"That's fine by me, Yasaka-sama, traveling to other countries was easy thanks to her teleportation circles from her demonic magic.
"Yasaka, you may call me Yasaka" Yasaka said with a small smile as Morgan's eyes lit up slightly, a small grin forming on her face.
"Well then, Yasaka~ You can call me Morgan~" Morgan said with a small husk, grinning triumphantly as the older woman blushed ever so slightly at the tone. She was interested in Yasaka, and she wasn't going to hide that fact, she didn't with her peerage, even if she hadn't done anything with them...yet.
Coughing awkwardly, Yasaka slowly got to her feet, deciding to change the subject "Would you like to see the rest of my Palace? It's quite a beautiful place, and once we are done touring around, we can have that dinner you were invited to, I'm sure Kunou will enjoy the company" Yasaka asked with a smile, fighting down the blush that was previously on her cheeks.
"Well then, Yasaka, lead the way" Morgan said with an exaggerated bow, causing Yasaka to giggle and lead the way, unknowingly giving Morgan a rather nice view of her behind, causing the woman to grin before she walked after the Leader of the West Yokai Faction.
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Later in the day, Morgan was sitting around a dinner table, sitting across from Yasaka, with a beaming Kunou sitting beside her. She had taken a tour around the palace for a while, and had explained to Yasaka her plans regarding the Naberius family, and how she was going to deal with them, permanently.
"Morgan, are you going to stay in Kyoto longer?" Yasaka asked as they ate their food. She knew that Morgan was in Kyoto for the convention with Serafall, but not if she was going to stay longer than just a few hours to a day.
"Hmm, not sure to be honest. I have my peerage to get back to, so I'll probably get back to them after this dinner. But I can visit every few days if you want, I was already planning on buying a property here anyways" Morgan replied to Yasaka. She didn't mind visiting Kyoto, as it was easy to get there, and with Yasaka being her friend, she could do so without worrying about the Yokai getting mad at her for teleporting into Kyoto.
"Please! I still gotta show you around Kyoto!" Kunou said with big eyes, wanting her new friend to stay in the city for longer, or at least visit every once in a while. She had never had a friend before, so she wanted the one she has made to stay close.
At the response, Morgan chuckled "Alright, I'll come back in a few days and bring my peerage with me, okay? But you have to promise to keep my peerage a secret, otherwise bad men will come after me, and them" Morgan replied, as Kunou nodded rapidly, understanding that Morgan wanted it to be a secret for a reason.
"I won't tell anyone either" Yasaka added, smiling as she watched her daughter get excited at the prospect of Morgan coming back frequently. Truth be told, she also wanted Morgan to return too. Besides the fact that Morgan saved her daughter's life, and is well liked by her daughter, she was also incredibly interested in the mystery behind Morgan and her power. Having instincts like her, told her enough about Morgan to be interested in more than one way, especially with her member that was expertly hidden below, a sizeable one, if her guess was correct (what she didn't know, is that it was much larger than she thought it was, nearly double the size).
"Great! I'll come back with them in three days with my peerage, I'm sure they'll love to meet a cutie like you~!" Morgan said, grinning as she gripped Kunou's cheeks and pulled on them with a coo. The girl pouted.
"Stahp it!" Kunou huffed, pulling back with a blush of embarrassment, as Yasaka just giggled at her daughter's reaction. Her daughter was adorable, even if she refused to admit to it. And it seemed she now had someone else who agreed with her in that prospect.
"Sorry princess, but you are just too adorable~" Morgan cooed again, attempting to pull on the girl's cheeks only for her to huff and dodge the incoming hand, leading to Morgan pouting but stopping her attempts.
"Fine, fine, I'll stop. But don't be surprised if some of my peerage members think the same as I do!" Morgan replied, she already knew that several of her members would want to pinch the girls cheeks, but more than that, they would want to pet the floof. She had wanted to pet the large soft tails of Yasaka, but decided that that was probably not an idea, as she had no idea if they were sensitive. But if given the chance, she would stroke the floof.
"How many members are in your peerage?" Yasaka asked interested. She knew that Morgan likely had several members in her peerage, just not how many.
"At the moment? 7, but I have some ideas regarding another member, but I've got to see if she would be able to join me or not" Morgan replied, remembering her interest in Suzaku Himejima. She wanted to recruit the powerful woman for her power, but she wasn't going to lie that she wasn't interested in the woman for her beauty as well, considering she was drop dead gorgeous.
"And who would that be? I might be able to help with the recruitment process if I know who they are" Yasaka asked, as she was interested in the idea of growing closer to Morgan and her family. An alliance of sorts could be useful to both participants, both power wise, but also so she could learn more about the increasingly interesting woman.
"Someone that I'll have to recruit myself. Trust me, Yasaka, she isn't someone you can help me recruit" Morgan replied, as it was the truth. The 5 Principle Clans had seemingly civil relations with the Yokai, but in actuality, the two sides despised one another. The only reason the Principle Clans weren't wiped out by the Yokai was due to the Shinto Gods who wanted them alive, due to their power.
Now Yasaka looked even more interested, mentally going over people that could be out of her reach. There were a few people and groups that were in mind, but she doubted Morgan would go to them, as they were...not exactly fond of anything other than humans, especially yokai, devils, and fallen angels.
"When are you going to try and recruit her?" Yasaka asked, as Kunou munched on her food, similar to a chipmunk. She wanted to admonish her daughter, but decided against it for now, as she let her be a kid for once.
"I plan on doing it within the next few months. I don't know enough about her to just go out and ask her, so I'll have to learn more about her and her beliefs first. But if all goes well, she'll be my newest peerage member within 3 months or so" Morgan responded, as that was her general timeline for recruiting Suzaku, or the one she wished for at least. Whether or not it would work is entirely up to fate, and luck.
"Is she super strong like you?" Kunou asked after she gulped down her food. At this question, Morgan hummed, before responding.
"She's quite strong, but not as strong as I am. I'd estimate around High Class or so, so pretty powerful" Morgan said after a few moments of thought. She wasn't sure how strong Suzaku actually was, but she knew that the Vermillion Bird was quite powerful, and could grow stronger alongside its host. With her help, she was certain that Suzaku could become an Ultimate Class powerhouse before "canon" roles around.
"Well I hope you'll be able to recruit her, because she certainly sounds interesting, whoever this mystery woman is" Yasaka responded with a smile, inwardly deciding to look into who she could be speaking of, as mattering on who it is, it could cause some serious problems from Morgan herself, as well as the Underworld, should she not do it in the proper manner.
But from what she could see, Morgan wasn't the type to force someone into her peerage, so she doubted that would actually happen or anything. From what Morgan had said so far, it seemed that she had saved most of her members, mostly from awful circumstances that made her the best way of getting out of that circumstance. Had it been another devil, Yasaka would have called foul play, but she was doubtful that Morgan would do that.
The rest of the dinner continued smoothly, with nothing crazy happening, besides a lot of flirting between Morgan and Yasaka, and a confused Kunou watching it all, wondering what her Mama was doing with her new friend.
The day ended as Morgan watched Yasaka carry Kunou into her room, the Little Kitsune falling asleep in the woman's arms as she put her into bed.
"I'll be back in a few days" Morgan said after watching Yasaka walk out. Hearing this Yasaka smiled softly.
"I hope you mean that, my daughter will be saddened if you don't. And I will too" Yasaka replied, as Morgan just chuckled.
"I promise" Morgan said, as Yasaka looked her over, before leaning forward and pressing a kiss against Morgan's cheek.
"Have a good night, Morgan~" Yasaka purred, as she turned and began to walk off while making sure to sway her hips, leaving a pent up Morgan who could only chuckle at the woman, as a teleportation circle formed under her.
Morgan disappeared back to the Underworld, all the while uttering only one thing.
"What a sly fox"
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That's the end of the chapter!
Basically just a chapter of talking and some slice of life. Next chapter will be a timeskip with some stuff happening in that time, as well as the next peerage member being recruited, leaving only one more before canon begins.
Morgan will be getting with at least 1 or 2 people before canon, with the rest of them getting with her during canon. So you can expect some smut before canon begins.
Next chapter will come in a couple of days or so.
Anyways, have a good day!