Chapter 591: Broly's Unusual Nature, Seen Through?!

"Let me introduce you. Isayama Meifu, my brother's daughter, only a year older than Huangquan, but already a remarkable Exorcist. Broly, you can call her Cousin."

After bringing the girl into the Living Room, Isayama Naraku introduced the girl beside him to the Saiyan boy who was feeding kittens in the Living Room.

"This is Broly, also a new child who joined the Isayama Family, counts as your younger cousin."

After introducing the girl, Isayama Naraku then introduced Broly's identity to the girl beside him wearing a cherry-blossom pink Kimono.

"Uncle Nara, you've adopted another new child?"

The white-haired girl frowned; she hadn't heard of this matter before.

"Broly is a child Huangquan brought home, homeless, so I took him in as an Adopted Son.

But because I've been too busy recently, I haven't had the chance to announce it publicly."

Isayama Naraku explained.

However, this was actually because he was temporarily acting as the Alliance Leader of the Demon Hunter Alliance, and the sycophants around him had gradually increased; Isayama Naraku worried this might affect the boy's growth, so he kept it secret.

For this, the man even coordinated with the Countermeasures Bureau, and everyone who knew the matter did not publicize it widely.

"Nice to meet you, Cousin Meifu. I am Broly."

Broly put down the kitten, stood up, and politely greeted the white-haired girl before him.

"Just call me Isayama Meifu, no need to call me Cousin."

Isayama Meifu's attitude was somewhat cold; just as she didn't much like Isayama Huangquan, she didn't much like this boy before her who had been brought into the Isayama Family by Isayama Huangquan and adopted by Uncle, yet had not a shred of blood relation to the Isayama Family.

Her father had taught her from childhood to become an Exorcist, and told her that the Exorcist responsibility of the Demon Hunter Family he had once escaped would in the future be borne anew by her as his daughter.

From childhood, Isayama Meifu was pushed forward by her father with the goal of becoming the Isayama Family Head; but when she grew a bit older, she discovered that this position had seen the appearance of a cousin, Isayama Huangquan, an Uncle's adopted daughter who had little blood relation to the Isayama Family.

If not for Isayama Huangquan, perhaps the only person Uncle Nara could rely on would be herself alone; such thoughts occasionally appeared in Isayama Meifu's mind.

Under these circumstances, for Isayama Meifu to have any favorable feeling toward the Isayama Family's adopted daughter and adopted son would be a miracle.

Of course, the girl never revealed these resentful emotions on the surface; although she had complaints and dissatisfaction in her heart, on the surface she respected Uncle's choice.

However, if there was an opportunity to properly prove herself, to prove she was more suitable than Isayama Huangquan to inherit the Isayama Family, she would go all out.

This was also why, upon receiving Uncle Isayama Naraku's distress communication last night, knowing full well the attacker who struck the Tsuchimiya Spirit Vein Land was definitely an incomparably dangerous existence, she still came to the Main Family's side today; Isayama Meifu wanted to prove herself before Uncle, or die here.

The former goes without saying; if she could change Uncle's mind, that would count as saving the Isayama Family, preventing it from falling into outsiders' hands.

And if it were the latter, if she died, she would have died fighting for the Isayama Main Family, which would be a fitting account to her father and to the Exorcist path she had tread.

"Do you want to try petting it?"

The girl who had come here with the resolve to possibly die, though her temperament was steady and unlike someone her age, was still drawn to cute things; seeing the other's gaze look toward the kittens in the Cat Box many times, Broly couldn't help but ask.

"No need."

Isayama Meifu's face reddened; she had wanted to say a refusal, but for some reason, when it reached her lips it became: "Can I?"

"Of course."

Broly nodded and brought the Cat Box to the table.

After these many days, the three kittens had also opened their eyes.

Seeing Isayama Meifu outside the box, Xiao Sanhua trembled as she stood up and meowed at the girl.

The corner of Isayama Meifu's mouth twitched, as if about to curve up but then held tight.

She carefully extended a slender finger; Xiao Sanhua sniffed, then opened her tiny mouth and bit onto her fingertip, actually sucking on the girl's finger.

"Cute, right?"

"Mm."

"This is probably because she hasn't eaten her fill; Cousin Meifu, want to try feeding her?"

Isayama Huangquan leaned over and asked; Isayama Meifu wanted to refuse, but...

With Xiao Sanhua holding onto her hand, she couldn't well pull it back, yet needed something to replace her finger.

And the nipple of a small Baby Bottle filled with warm Yōkan was just right.

"Cousin Meifu, don't just shove it in; you have to let the little guy hold it and suck himself, that way it's least likely to choke; when she's full she'll let go on her own, or lick her mouth, showing she's eaten enough."

The two girls leaned together; Isayama Huangquan taught Isayama Meifu how to properly feed the kitten; Isayama Meifu didn't just feed according to her own ideas, but listened carefully to Isayama Huangquan's guidance while feeding Xiao Sanhua; the other two little guys hadn't been fed yet and were acting like whiners crying out.

Broly didn't intervene, giving the chance to feed the kittens to them; and after this joint feeding, the unapproachable aura on Isayama Meifu lessened somewhat.

After eating lunch, the Doorbell rang again; Isayama Huangquan was washing dishes, Tsuchimiya Kagura was helping clean up the table.

This time Broly went to Open Door; the moment he opened it he saw a group of strangers in Suits standing at the Front Door; the foremost was a seventeen-or-eighteen-year-old girl in Jeans and a Black Short Jacket, looking very capable, carrying a rectangular Large Suitcase in her hand.

"Who are you looking for?"

Broly tilted his head up, looking at the 1.7-meter-tall capable-looking girl and asked.

"We're looking for the Isayama Family Head; according to the agreement, for the next period we will serve as the Isayama Family's guards."

Jino Setsuna answered; they were Jubando people; last night Isayama Naraku's plea for aid to other families failed, so he rushed overnight to the Jubando Tokyo Headquarters and made a deal with the Jubando head, hiring this group of underground Organization Mercenaries to act as guards.

"Since you've come, come in."

Isayama Naraku walked out, his face without much expression, completely different from when he saw Isayama Meifu.

"Set up defenses."

Jino Setsuna ordered her subordinates behind her, then stepped into the Isayama Family alone.

And when Isayama Naraku introduced her identity, Isayama Meifu abruptly stood up.

"Uncle Nara, do you know what you're doing? Contacting these Jubando people — do you intend to betray Onmyodo?"

"I have no intention of betraying Onmyodo; this is merely an employment commission. I paid money to the Jubando Organization, and Jubando accepted this employment commission, that's all."

Isayama Naraku calmly replied.

"Sister Huangquan, why does Meifu-nee look so angry?"

Tsuchimiya Kagura asked the girl beside her in a Small Voice.

"Because Jubando is a group of sorcerers who lost in a past conflict with our Onmyodo, and were expelled by the rulers and Onmyodo Factions of that time; these people only returned to their homeland in the modern era, while Onmyodo Families have always been on guard and vigilant against them."

Isayama Huangquan answered in a small voice.

The grudge between Onmyodo and Jubando was a long-standing matter; she only knew of it through records in some books collected by the Isayama Family, and she did not know much, only that there was a deep entanglement between the two sides.

Logically speaking, Isayama Naraku should not have sought help from Jubando, nor even hire Jubando sorcerers, but unfortunately, fellow Demon Hunter Families were too self-preserving and all refused his requests for aid, and among other organizations in Tokyo that could be called reinforcements and possessed sufficient strength, only Jubando remained.

"But can Jubando's people be trusted?"

"The grudge between Jubando and Onmyodo is a thing of the distant past. Nowadays, Onmyodo is no longer prosperous, and Jubando has switched to being arms dealers and mercenaries. In the mercenary industry, Jubando's reputation has always been good, so I think they should be trustworthy."

Saying this, Isayama Naraku paused before continuing: "Moreover, even if they are untrustworthy, the Isayama Family has no other choice, and this is a choice made with the help of other families, isn't it?"

Seeking aid, only to end up with his own niece—this had to be said to be rather ironic.

As for this, Isayama Meifu was also somewhat speechless.

It was that other Demon Hunter Families lacked loyalty in the first place; surely one couldn't blame his own uncle for hiring Jubando mercenaries, right?

"Then, Miss Jino, the Isayama Family's external defense will be entrusted to you Jubando."

Jino Setsuna nodded, while she herself was responsible for the defense work inside the house.

"Uh, Cousin Meifu, do you want to play video games?"

In the afternoon, five people gathered in the living room, and with nothing to do, Isayama Huangquan couldn't help but ask Isayama Meifu.

"Video games? Cousin Huangquan, you are truly lazy. With this time to play games, you'd better rest up and guard against enemies who might attack at any moment."

Isayama Huangquan: "…"

She naturally understood this reasoning, but it was just that seeing Isayama Meifu had just arrived, she wanted to use games to deepen their cousinly bond a bit.

"Then what about Miss Jino?"

Having hit a wall with her cousin, Isayama Huangquan couldn't help but turn to the Jubando girl on the other side and ask.

"I never play video games. Is there a shooting range here? I want to practice my gun feel."

Jino Setsuna said, opening the suitcase she carried with her, and took out a Silver Desert Eagle from inside.

"Uh, there's no shooting range, but there is a dojo. However, it doesn't seem suitable for you to fire guns for shooting practice."

"Then I won't load bullets."

"Then you can train in the dojo."

Jino Setsuna was taken to the Isayama Family's dojo, and Isayama Meifu followed along.

The two were in the dojo, one holding a Silver Desert Eagle doing dry-fire training, the other holding a naginata doing slash warm-ups.

Under such an atmosphere, playing video games was impossible, but Isayama Huangquan and Tsuchimiya Kagura each picked up bamboo swords and began practicing swordsmanship.

How to put this scene—perhaps because there was an outsider present, among the four training, except for Tsuchimiya Kagura, they were all secretly competing with each other, each one more diligent than the last.

And the girl, driven by this atmosphere, also swung her sword vigorously.

"Broly, do you want to join too?"

Isayama Huangquan invited.

"Okay."

Broly nodded.

Isayama Meifu turned her gaze over, and upon seeing the boy's very steady and clean sword-swinging movements, she felt somewhat surprised.

On the other side, Jino Setsuna also looked over, and with just one glance, her eyebrows raised.

Broly noticed the other's strange gaze and looked toward her.

Their gazes met, and Broly's heart skipped a beat, feeling as if he had been seen through by the other. This made him involuntarily ask her: "Miss Jino, you're looking at me like this—is there something wrong with me?"

"I once had a fortuitous encounter and gained an ability named 【Bodhi Eye】, which allows me to see the truth behind many mists."

"Although I don't know what your situation is, when you were swinging your sword, my Bodhi Eye kept reminding me that you don't seem as simple as you look."

Jino Setsuna thought for a moment, and instead of hiding it, she told the story.

"?!"

Everyone present was startled upon hearing this.

【Broly's peerless talent has been discovered?!】

This was what Isayama Huangquan and Tsuchimiya Kagura thought.

【Has she seen through my disguise?】

Broly had this thought emerge.

"Uncle should not possibly adopt a new adopted son so casually, is there something special about this boy that made Uncle Naraku decide to adopt him?"

Isayama Meifu silently thought.

"Ah, this might be related to the fact that I once absorbed a Soul Crystal. Ever since I absorbed it, I feel I've become more powerful."

Broly put on an innocent expression and said to the girl training over there.

"I see, it's potential floating on the surface. That's not impossible."

Jino Setsuna nodded, and did not pursue the matter further.

After all, she was here to complete a guard mission issued by her father and the organization.

As for whether the Isayama Family's boy hid deeper secrets, that had nothing to do with her.

So, Jino Setsuna only mentioned it once, and after Broly gave a plausible reason, she let it drop.

Broly breathed a sigh of relief, Isayama Huangquan let down the heart she had been holding, and Isayama Meifu was somewhat amazed at the boy's good luck.

"Isn't it a bit boring to train alone, everyone? Are you interested in sparring?"

After each had trained for nearly half an hour, Isayama Meifu suddenly proposed, and her proposal attracted everyone's attention.

"Sparring with you, Cousin Meifu? That's something I haven't done in a long time."

Isayama Huangquan was somewhat eager to try, Isayama Meifu wanted to prove she was stronger than her, but did Isayama Huangquan not also want to prove she was stronger than this cousin?

Although the position of Isayama Family Head would surely pass to Broly in the future, the idle gossip of relatives in the past had also caused her to feel some competitiveness toward this cousin at this time.

"What about me, then? Am I being compared to two children?"

Jino Setsuna asked, and she was also interested.

The struggle between Jubando and Onmyodo had lasted for over a hundred years, and her current life mired in the mud was all connected to Jubando's past failures in the Forest Elf's Fight.

She also wanted to know whether it was the Representative of Jubando who was Powerful, or the two Isayama Family girls representing Onmyodo who were Powerful.