Chapter 44:
Chapter 43 — Leave The Kids Alone
S. T. A. W
A few terrifying seconds went by. Then, a massive shockwave, like the distant roar of a Great Beast, slammed into the city. Everyone in the hall felt the solid ground tremble beneath their bare feet.
「What is this? An attack?!」 Shogun Sazuki roared.A Guard burst into the hall, his face pale with raw fear.「Shogun, General Orochi, something terrible has happened!」「Spit it out!」 Orochi bellowed, trembling.「It's the Southern Mountain... It's, it's, GONE!」The Guard explained with fear in his eyes. A wave of profound shock washed over the assembled nobles and guards.「WHAT?! That can't be! It stood tall even from an attack from a Great Sage two hundred years ago!」Jay materialized silently at the edge of the room, as if he had never left, and walked straight to his daughters.「You see? I kept my promise. Papa's back.」Jay pats their heads warmly.「Welcome!」 Cara and Lena cheered, completely unaffected by the terror of the adults.Iris let out a silent breath of relief.「OK, then. Jay, you feel good, right? No more bloodlust, right?」「Yah, I don't know why you recommended a rock for me to destroy, buh it was pretty calming.」General Orochi stared at the man who had just destroyed a mountain on a whim.「Wh-wh-what was that?!」Jay did not bother to temper his next words.「You heard me. Now, allow me to repeat myself. Why do I need my party members when I can destroy a Kingdom myself?」The Shogun finally regained his composure, a cold sweat running down his back.「I see. We've clearly underestimated your strength and reasoning. So, on behalf of my people, I apologize.」「It's OK, buh don't throw disrespect on my daughters' names or dea—」Jay was interrupted by a sharp karate chop to the back of his head from Liani.「Ow! Not cool!」「Neither are death threats! But Shogun Sazuki, what Jay means is he won't resort to violence if you don't say or do anything that will cause hurt to Lena and Cara. You won't end up like the mountain since he's a fully committed father. That's what you wanted to say, right, Jay?」 Liani finished, her eyes daring him to disagree.「Yah.」He let out, with a pout. 「Don't pout at me! Rina said her father called you out for a reason. The least you can do is hear him out.」「Fine. So, Shogun, why did you want to see me?」Sazuki, seeing his opportunity, pressed his proposal.「I was wondering if you'd be interested in taking Rina's hand.」「Buh why, though?」「Well, in our family, you're only allowed to marry the strong. It's been like that for ten generations.」「I see. She's pretty strong and pretty fit.」Rina looked up, a flush of hope rising on her cheeks.「Err... Really?」Jay ruined the moment instantly.「Yah. You're pretty fit to carry a baby, that's for sure.」Rina buried her face in her hands, utterly mortified.「Don't say that! My father is in the room!」「And I should care why?」Rina looked pleadingly at Iris.「Is this what you meant when you said Jay doesn't care about people who lost his respect?」「Yep. And seems like your father is one of them now.」 Iris confirmed.「Wow, so he's like that.」「Unfortunately, yes.」Lena tugged on Jay's coat, bringing him back to the moment.「Hey, Papa.」「Yah, Princess.」「Don't be rude, please.」「OK, fine. ...Lena hugs him...」「...Happy... Thank you, Papa!」Jay looked at Sazuki, his eyes hardening.「Be grateful to my Princess. Now, I might take your proposal into consideration. ...Stands up... Cara and Lena, let's go. We got some explorin' to do.」「...Smiling... OK, Papa! ...Then they left...」
「What is this? An attack?!」 Shogun Sazuki roared.A Guard burst into the hall, his face pale with raw fear.「Shogun, General Orochi, something terrible has happened!」「Spit it out!」 Orochi bellowed, trembling.「It's the Southern Mountain... It's, it's, GONE!」The Guard explained with fear in his eyes. A wave of profound shock washed over the assembled nobles and guards.「WHAT?! That can't be! It stood tall even from an attack from a Great Sage two hundred years ago!」Jay materialized silently at the edge of the room, as if he had never left, and walked straight to his daughters.「You see? I kept my promise. Papa's back.」Jay pats their heads warmly.「Welcome!」 Cara and Lena cheered, completely unaffected by the terror of the adults.Iris let out a silent breath of relief.「OK, then. Jay, you feel good, right? No more bloodlust, right?」「Yah, I don't know why you recommended a rock for me to destroy, buh it was pretty calming.」General Orochi stared at the man who had just destroyed a mountain on a whim.「Wh-wh-what was that?!」Jay did not bother to temper his next words.「You heard me. Now, allow me to repeat myself. Why do I need my party members when I can destroy a Kingdom myself?」The Shogun finally regained his composure, a cold sweat running down his back.「I see. We've clearly underestimated your strength and reasoning. So, on behalf of my people, I apologize.」「It's OK, buh don't throw disrespect on my daughters' names or dea—」Jay was interrupted by a sharp karate chop to the back of his head from Liani.「Ow! Not cool!」「Neither are death threats! But Shogun Sazuki, what Jay means is he won't resort to violence if you don't say or do anything that will cause hurt to Lena and Cara. You won't end up like the mountain since he's a fully committed father. That's what you wanted to say, right, Jay?」 Liani finished, her eyes daring him to disagree.「Yah.」He let out, with a pout. 「Don't pout at me! Rina said her father called you out for a reason. The least you can do is hear him out.」「Fine. So, Shogun, why did you want to see me?」Sazuki, seeing his opportunity, pressed his proposal.「I was wondering if you'd be interested in taking Rina's hand.」「Buh why, though?」「Well, in our family, you're only allowed to marry the strong. It's been like that for ten generations.」「I see. She's pretty strong and pretty fit.」Rina looked up, a flush of hope rising on her cheeks.「Err... Really?」Jay ruined the moment instantly.「Yah. You're pretty fit to carry a baby, that's for sure.」Rina buried her face in her hands, utterly mortified.「Don't say that! My father is in the room!」「And I should care why?」Rina looked pleadingly at Iris.「Is this what you meant when you said Jay doesn't care about people who lost his respect?」「Yep. And seems like your father is one of them now.」 Iris confirmed.「Wow, so he's like that.」「Unfortunately, yes.」Lena tugged on Jay's coat, bringing him back to the moment.「Hey, Papa.」「Yah, Princess.」「Don't be rude, please.」「OK, fine. ...Lena hugs him...」「...Happy... Thank you, Papa!」Jay looked at Sazuki, his eyes hardening.「Be grateful to my Princess. Now, I might take your proposal into consideration. ...Stands up... Cara and Lena, let's go. We got some explorin' to do.」「...Smiling... OK, Papa! ...Then they left...」
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