To you I say goodbye

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I knew that the moment I landed here that God was messing with me and no Isekai character got the easy route except for the "God's Chosen one" genre (overpowered assholes) there was always a threat that needed to be faced, a job that needed to be done, and an accomplishment that needed to be earned even if it meant killing for it.

I for one was not having a good day, my whole world has been tipped out of balance right now. Apparently, while I have inherited my family (Wakana's)  fortune I still had to do the monthly visit, my parents wanted me to visit (report more like it) to my parent's friend and colleague, Mr. Takeshi who was my uncle (I guess?)  about what I have been doing normally this would have been fine I spent a whole year here and I got to see the man 12 times maximum, thank god that the last time he saw me was a month ago and I had to rely on the fact that he didn't see me grow up and just recently reconnected during my parents funeral so he didn't know Wakana that well. It would have been a nightmare if he knew the original Wakana well, cause faking isn't really my thing especially if it's emotional things. Lying was easy to Strangers but to lie to someone that has known you for a long time is a recipe for disaster. The good news is I only have to do it till I'm 20 meaning I only have 1 year left (I'm 19) before I can totally say I'm free, wooho!

But now that everyone, well Yokai remember who I was, going home to Japan was a massive red flag but if I want to keep my current lifestyle and not have my card frozen which basically meant no food, water, shelter along with the fact that I was stranded here means that I really had to be there, Basically an ultimatum that I have to go (reluctantly very reluctantly). Wakana's memories help out a lot but the emotional drawback do not help in the least because I want to avoid the Nura clan not run towards it.

Add to that ,I'm fighting the urge to go there immediately and cry about how my parents died again and that my son didn't exist, shit is the only word I know that describes this situation perfectly because it has literally gone to shit Rihan and the Nura clan know, every yokai know, and I am emotionally compromised which was not helping. Ugh! and not to mention the amount of enemies that Rikuo and the Nura clan as a whole have! Dammit this sucks!

So I am currently on the plane to Japan right now hoping, praying, begging even to any deity out there and those I don't know that hiding in plain sight would help but that was when I remembered what the problem was: they remembered  meaning they know (of course they know they weren't idiots, they have eyes to see) that humans don't or aren't affected in the least by the snow ( yes I'm calling it that) so all I have to do is pretend I don't know them then I'm in the clear and I can get back to a hotel in Rio enjoying the view of it all. Sometimes even I blow myself away. Oh and the emotional baggage? Easy just keep the emotions down (lock them in a chest and keep it in the forgotten pile in my head) enough that it won't bubble to the surface and when that's done then let the emotions out (meaning I cry myself to sleep) so that I don't break down and have a panic attack when I get to overwhelmed. Easy peasy lemon squeaky.

°°°°°°A COUPLE OF HOURS LATER°°°°°°

I HAVE NOW LANDED IN JAPAN!

Okay so I'm just riding on a taxi on the way to my house(?) Yeah whatever, anyway  my house is obviously compromised by the amount of Crows I have been passing and I'm still 2 neighborhood's away so pulling up to my house surrounded by Crows well not technically surrounded but the electrical poles where covered in Crows so ....  Yeah and I have just spotted Karasu tengu so I pay the cab, act like everything is normal while humming a tune to really sell it, getting the key, unlocking the door and shutting it with a click of the lock.

Am I ever glad for the cleaner I hired to keep this place clean. Just ate (picked up groceries along the way from the airport) and currently trying and failing to fall asleep and keeping my head away from the fact that the Nura clan was just a block away and like I was saying about sleeping I was failing spectacularly at it.

Morning

Turns out thinking about how I failed to fall asleep made me fall asleep, ironic I know. But I got the sleep I was hoping for so it's all good. Just got out of the house and on the way to meet my uncle and basically just rant about how my time traveling for the month went. And if those idiots think I didn't notice Kubinashi tailing me then there bigger idiots that I thought (The man's head almost fell a couple of times while people where bumping into him)  but I had successfully manage to get to my uncle's office without hassle so it's good in my book.

Knock. Knock

"Uncle? Are you there?"
"Come on in"

Observing the room while closing the door behind me because the man always has something new in his office and I made it a game to find these things before he mentioned them.

"So how are you doing?"

"I'm doing just fine uncle, how about you?"

He let out a chuckle "I've been doing well."

"From the new painting I see it seems you have."

" Yes I just got it from a private collector though I could I have done without the hassle of coaxing him to sell it to me."

"Yet here it is hanging on your office door."

"Well I have my own kind of persuasion. How about you tell me about your trip instead?"

I rolled my eyes at his attempt to change the subject and just like I said I ranted about my time in Hawaii and that I was planning on visiting Rio since I spent all last year in touring across Europe though I did spend Christmas here in Japan with him.

"Hmm, well I hope you have a wonderful time in Rio I would recommend you be there for it's festival though if you do get bored with traveling the world just know that I could always show you how to run the company."

"Thanks for the tip but I don't know about running the company."

"Well if you ever change your mind the offer is still on the table."

I rolled my eyes "Thanks again uncle"

"Anytime and have a great day"

"You too uncle."

I left the office and contemplated on how I was going to go about this. Should I keep on pretending kubinashi is not tailing me or should I just go and ask him myself why he's following me since (doesn't know I remember)? I technically don't know him. Nah I'll just wing it