I am a Type-Moon comic artist!

"Hmph, wasn't it someone else who cooked the meal before? Don't worry about me, just go out and have fun."

"If you insist, then forget it," Kurokawa Kazuya shrugged. "If anything comes up, remember to call me like last time."

"I understand, don't worry, don't worry."

......

The Two Elements Family.

This is different from the Fate series; it is Ryougi Shiki, the female protagonist from another work in the Type-Moon universe called "Kara no Kyoukai," and her family.

They are one of Japan's four major exorcism families. In modern times, because they could no longer make a living by exorcising demons, they transformed into yakuza.

The four major demon-slaying families are: Ryougi, Asakami (a branch family of Asakami), Shichiya, and Wujing.

Among them, the Liangyi family is considered the most successful of the four major demon-slaying families.

The reason is probably that it was transformed into a local gangster.

Kurokawa Kazuya had visited once before.

For him at the time, this was not a good choice, unlike the Tohsaka family, who at least outwardly maintained an elegant demeanor.

The Ryougi family is a yakuza family, and they even evolved from an exorcism family. If this weren't the Type-Moon world, it would be fine, but if it really is, then it means they're a combination of exorcism and the yakuza.

If you accidentally die, there's no one to avenge you.

Just like the people who died in "Kara no Kyoukai", although it wasn't Ryougi Shiki who did it, the suspicion of murder was placed on her, but... the police couldn't do anything about the Ryougi family.

Even if she really did it, there's nothing we can do about it, let alone just suspect her.

but--

His other purpose in coming here... was that, while he wasn't quite lucid at the time, he wanted to see Ryougi Shiki...

This is his favorite female anime character... bar none.

Fortunately, the outcome was positive. His conclusion was that the Ryougi family's energy was not weakened in the slightest compared to the anime; however, it wasn't a transformed demon-slaying family, but rather a transformed traditional samurai family...

And they are very gentle with people... or rather, they are like that with those who haven't offended them.

In short, the impulsive and thoughtless start led to a fairly good start.

Having figured out the situation in this world and gained the friendship of the Ryougi family... that's how things are in Kurokawa Kazuya's eyes.

"Hello, Mr. Kurokawa," Akira Kenki said to Kazuya Kurokawa. "The head of the family has been waiting for you for a long time."

"I understand, thank you."

Before coming here, he made a phone call to the Ryougi family to explain the situation, unlike the Tohsaka family.

It wasn't that he didn't want to call the Tohsaka family, but... the Tohsaka family simply didn't have a phone!

Let alone a telephone, Kurokawa Kazuya hardly saw any electrical appliances or anything like that at the Tohsaka residence...

Comparatively speaking, the Ryougi family is much better.

"This way."

Yanmu Qiulong led the way, and the entire area around belonged to the Ryougi family.

This is just the basic setup for this ancient family that has existed for hundreds of years.

"Master, Mr. Kurokawa has arrived." After gesturing for Kurokawa and Mi to wait aside, Akira Kenki knelt by the door and said.

"Okay... I understand. Let him in."

"Yes." After saying that, Akira Kenki opened the door and said to Kazuya Kurokawa, "Please come in."

Chapter Twenty-Six: Two Rites

"Ok?"

The head of the Ryougi family, who was talking to Kurokawa Kazuya, seemed to sense something and said, "It seems that Shiki has arrived."

"Ugh?"

Kurokawa Kazuya paused for a moment, then turned around.

There was still no sound from the door; I don't know how the old man figured someone was coming.

“No need to worry about it.” The head of the Ryougi family said, closing his eyes. “Come in, Shiki.”

wow——

With the sound of the door being pulled open, a young girl of about five or six years old with a bob haircut appeared in front of the door.

Wow, that's amazing...

Kurokawa Kazuya's expression remained unchanged, but inwardly he was slightly surprised...

In that dream, I encountered all sorts of situations, like being secretly approached by someone... I was generally able to detect it.

And now, he hadn't even noticed Ryougi Shiki's approach...

Actually, this wasn't a big deal. After all, Ryougi Shiki didn't exude any murderous aura, and her movements were light, so it was understandable that no one sensed anything. However, what was frightening was that the head of the Ryougi family discovered...

Sure enough, there are always people more capable than you... Even without any mystery, these families that have been passed down from ancient times all have their own tricks up their sleeves. We can't compare, we can't compare.

"Father."

"You've arrived." The head of the Ryougi family looked at Ryougi Shiki without any change and said, "Perfect timing, I've finished saying what I needed to say, Akiryu."

"Yes."

"I'm tired, take them down."

"I understand." After bowing, Yanmu Qiulong stood up and said to the two of them, "Let's go this way."

"Thank you."

After leaving the imposing head of the Ryougi family, Kurokawa Kazuya greeted Ryougi Shiki in the corridor: "Hi, it's been a while, Shiki."

Ryougi Shiki glanced at him and turned her head away: "Strange guy."

"Huh? Are you talking about me?"

"Yes, I'm talking about you, you're a really strange guy."

Kurokawa Kazuya pretended to think for a moment, then said, "Hmm... what's strange about me? I can't figure it out..."

"Well..." Ryougi Shiki sighed, "Alright, stop pretending like that. You don't have to treat me like a child... I'm not a child anymore."

"Ha, not young anymore?" Kurokawa Kazuya smiled as he compared Ryougi Shiki's height of just over one meter. "Yeah, you're definitely not young anymore."

"I say—is this really that funny?" Ryougi Shiki suddenly stopped and said with displeasure.

"Are you angry?" Kurokawa Kazuya also stopped.

"No." With that, she continued walking forward, saying, "Alright, Qiulong, you can go now."

“…I understand, Miss.” With that, Yanmu Qiulong left.

Gradually, only the two of them remained in the corridor.

"By the way, are you 'ori' or 'shiki' now?" Kurokawa Kazuya asked, taking out a piece of paper with the Chinese characters for "ori" and "shiki" written on it, since the two characters are pronounced the same in Japanese.

Ryougi Shiki is the "masterpiece" of the Ryougi family, possessing two personalities: the feminine "Shiki" and the masculine "Shiki." These two personalities together support this body.

"Didn't you already figure it out?"

"Yes, you're knitting now, right? What's the style?"

“She doesn’t want to see you right now, so I came out,” Ryougi said, extending her hand.

"Huh? What?"

"A gift, a gift! You didn't come empty-handed, did you?"

"Ah, of course, I've prepared a gift." Kurokawa Kazuya smiled and took out a bracelet from his pocket, saying, "Here you go, a gift."

"Sigh... is that all there is?" Ryougi said with a hint of dissatisfaction.

"Although I thought you might prefer something like a dagger, you are a girl after all, so I decided against it and didn't buy it for you."

"You seem quite knowledgeable." Ryougi smiled. "Alright, I'll accept it. But this isn't for me, it's for Shiki, right? Where's my gift?"

"Well, well... I can't think of anything special right now, let's talk about it next time, next time."

“Next time…” Ryougi sighed, “Will it be another year later?”

That's right, a year... The last time Kurokawa and Mi came here wasn't two years ago, but a year ago. This is his third time here.

"Yes, yes, I understand. I'll come and see you when I have time after Hemei starts school, okay?"

"That's more like it." Ryougi said with satisfaction, stopping in her tracks. "We're here. Come over here."

Ryougi Shiki and Ryougi Ori... For the two of them, the Ryougi family was not a good place.

Her father didn't treat her as a daughter, but only as a tool to lead the Ryougi family in the future. Her brother hated her and had even run away from home. Her grandfather, who had taught her so much, was also dead... Her family members all looked at her with reverence and fear... one by one, they were all so... hateful.

Only this guy is different.

This man is named Kurokawa Kazuya.

The look of surprise on his face when he first saw himself... it was as if he had known about himself all along, which was very strange.

Then... he felt no fear or respect for himself.

For Ryougi Shiki, who is exceptionally perceptive of the feelings of those around her, this was almost a matter of course.

Based on her intuition, she clearly judged that this person had no ill intentions... This is also why Kurokawa Kazuya is now being treated like a VIP by the Ryougi family.

Because he holds the friendship of the future head of the Ryougi family.

Ryougi Shiki understood this very well... Although it was a little inexplicable, and she didn't know why, but... the feelings this person had for her, it was what they called "like"... a very strange feeling...

She didn't even understand what this feeling was like, she just...

Ah...it will feel very comfortable.

Compared to her family, she preferred being around this person and talking to him...

This applies to both weaving and style...