Ch.294[Chapter 294] City of Disaster

As Sir Dominic had thought, Tycoon City was now filling with those invited by Don Castello of Greed.

Of course, not everyone who was invited came.

Some sent representatives or declined due to busy schedules, while others simply refused to attend out of laziness.

Nevertheless, Sir Dominic’s acquaintances who had come to Tycoon City were not just one or two, and among them were some of the strongest individuals in Gachaland.

Unryu Hime’s father, Unryu Musashi, was one such example.

“Father. Did you really have to come along—”

“Daddy.”

“…Daddy. Did you really have to come along?”

Hime complained to Musashi with embarrassment.

“Of course. When my daughter’s favorite person extends an invitation, I should at least meet him face to face. Isn’t that right, dear?”

Musashi nodded as if it were obvious and sought agreement from his wife, Unryu Ichiko.

However, Ichiko was on her daughter’s side.

“You’re being too doting, dear. Even if he’s a potential son-in-law, these days there’s something called privacy—”

“D-dear.”

Musashi was flustered by Ichiko’s words.

He hadn’t expected Ichiko to say such things.

“It’s been a while since I’ve seen Dad this flustered. Right, s-sis?”

Tsuki, wearing an iron helmet, appeared behind Hime and spoke to her.

Outside, Tsuki still found it awkward to call Hime “sis,” but she was gradually getting used to it.

“…Indeed.”

Hime sighed at this awkward comedic situation.

How did it come to this? she asked herself.

But Hime already knew the answer.

…

A few days ago, Hime had received an invitation from Don Castello.

At first, she thought it was spam mail and was about to throw it away, but suddenly a phrase written on the envelope caught her eye.

‘Sent by Don Castello of Greed, business partner of Sir Dominic.’

Sir Dominic?

As if enchanted by the mention of Sir Dominic, Hime took the invitation to her room and opened it.

Inside, it said that an amusement park built with Sir Dominic’s investment was opening, and asked if she could attend the completion ceremony.

Was Sir Dominic also involved in business?

Hime had prided herself on knowing everything about Sir Dominic, but she couldn’t imagine him as a businessman.

Yet the invitation was real.

“…Maybe I should go since Sir Dominic invested in it…?”

Hime had already made up her mind, but outwardly pretended to be considering it.

She was too embarrassed to reveal what was in her heart.

In fact, from Hime’s perspective, it had been quite some time since she’d seen Sir Dominic, and since she wanted to see him, she had already decided to accept the invitation.

“Sis! Come down for dinner!”

“Eek-?”

Just then, the door burst open and Tsuki entered.

Tsuki had become quite accustomed to this living arrangement and entered Hime’s room without hesitation.

Hime was so startled by the sudden opening of the door that she felt all the hair on her body stand on end.

“…? What are you doing?”

“Nothing, nothing. Anyway, didn’t I tell you to knock before entering?”

“I did knock?”

Hime carefully folded the invitation and put it back in the envelope.

Then she placed the invitation on the vanity in her room.

“I really did knock, you know?”

“Yes, yes. Let’s say you did. You mentioned dinner, right? Let’s go eat.”

She then left the room, passing by Tsuki who had become frighteningly accustomed to this life.

“…I really did knock.”

Tsuki scratched her long hair in frustration, feeling wrongly accused.

And as she was about to follow Hime downstairs—

“Huh?”

Something unusual caught Tsuki’s eye.

It was an opened envelope with a format slightly different from those used in Gachaland.

“What’s this…?”

Tsuki stared at the envelope for a moment, debating whether to open it, then without further hesitation, took out the contents to check.

She thought that if it was a love letter or something similar, she could use it as leverage against Hime.

“…An invitation?”

But it wasn’t a love letter.

It was an invitation to the completion ceremony of a new amusement park in Tycoon City.

Tsuki wondered why such an important document had come to Hime personally rather than to the Unryu family, but then grinned, thinking this was a matter the entire Unryu family should handle.

Of course, this was a younger sister’s plot to embarrass her sister… Hime.

“Aren’t you coming down? One goes up and another doesn’t come down.”

“Ah, coming!”

At Ichiko’s call, Tsuki hurriedly left the room and headed downstairs.

With the invitation still in her hand…

This invitation was destined to be delivered to her father, Unryu Musashi, in front of the entire family.

…

And so the Unryu family questioned Hime about the whole story, and Hime, though hesitant, revealed everything.

As a result, the entire Unryu family had come to Tycoon City with Hime under the pretext of meeting Sir Dominic.

“By the way, the completion ceremony is tomorrow, but with this storm, nothing can be done.”

Hime sighed as she looked out the window.

At her words, Musashi and Ichiko, who had been cheerfully arguing, froze.

“Come to think of it, that’s true.”

Musashi stroked the chin of his red Tengu mask with his red-gloved hand.

“Sir Dominic must be troubled,” said Ichiko with an elegant look of concern.

“Dear, why don’t you help Sir Dominic?” Ichiko asked Musashi.

“It would be good to score some points with your future son-in-law.”

“But you know, those of 5-star rank and above cannot wield their power as they please—”

Musashi shook his head in difficulty.

As one of the strongest warriors in Gachaland, Musashi wasn’t particularly fond of resolving matters with force.

“Dear. Let’s. Score. Some. Points. With. Your. Future. Son-in-law.”

However, Ichiko emphasized each word distinctly as she proposed again to Musashi.

It was a request in name only, but essentially an order.

“…Very well. I can’t solve everything, but I’ll take care of the tidal wave.”

“Wonderful. I’m sure others will handle the rest.”

Ichiko clapped her hands in delight at Musashi’s words.

“Then, I’ll be going.”

But Musashi, dejected by Ichiko’s words, finally went outside.

While Musashi was the head of the Unryu family, he was also a doting husband completely under his wife’s thumb.

A little while later.

“I’m back.”

“Good work.”

Musashi returned to the room with raindrops on his armor.

Considering the rain outside, there were surprisingly few droplets, but since there were indeed water droplets on his armor, Ichiko brought a towel and carefully wiped Musashi’s armor.

“You must be tired. Shall I brew some tea?”

“Mm.”

Musashi’s hands were trembling as if exhausted.

It seemed like a good idea to rest with a cup of tea, as Ichiko suggested.

“Excuse me.”

At that moment, Tsuki squeezed between Musashi and Ichiko.

“Father, though my skills are still lacking—”

“Daddy.”

“…Yes. Daddy. Though my skills are still lacking, it appears the tidal wave remains unchanged.”

“Mm.”

Musashi nodded at Tsuki’s words.

It was understandable that Tsuki, whose discernment had not yet fully developed, might not comprehend the situation.

But Hime was different.

Hime had eyes that could see even the farthest places and the discernment to identify any trap.

At Tsuki’s words, Hime suddenly looked out the window.

Outside, a tidal wave high enough to swallow a 100-story building was approaching. Though still quite far, it might engulf them in tens of minutes.

And that tidal wave, as Tsuki said, showed no movement…

Wait, no movement?

“N-no way…!”

“It seems Hime has noticed. Yes. What do you see?”

Musashi praised Hime’s discernment.

But for Tsuki, who still didn’t understand the situation, Musashi asked Hime what she had seen.

Hime, frozen stiff, carefully turned her head.

And facing Musashi, she confirmed what she had seen.

“From what I can see… Father has stopped the tidal wave’s progress with his sword.”

“Daddy.”

“…Yes. Daddy has stopped the tidal wave with his swordsmanship. Isn’t that right?”

“That’s correct. More precisely, I killed the tidal wave.”

“…What?”

Hearing the conversation between Hime and Musashi, Tsuki hurriedly moved closer to the window.

And looked at the tidal wave again.

The tidal wave still hung motionless in the air, but after about a minute of Tsuki’s observation, it toppled backward and dissolved, becoming part of the sea again.

“Slow, even in its fall.”

As a distant splash was heard, Musashi sipped the tea Ichiko had brought and remarked.

But Tsuki and Hime were too shocked by this incredible sight to say anything.

Musashi possessed swordsmanship powerful enough to kill a natural disaster.

This was the realm of 5-star or beyond in Gachaland.

“This tea is delicious. Did you bring it?”

“No. I bought it from a farm just ahead.”

“I see. I should buy some on the way.”

The warrior maintained his usual calm demeanor even after achieving the feat of splitting a tidal wave and eliminating a natural disaster.

Just enjoying a cup of tea and engaging in casual conversation.

That was the kind of man Unryu Musashi was.