Chapter 17: Meeting A Faction Leader (1/2).
As Ichigo was being led through the forest towards the youkai city, he asked a few questions about the city in general and their leader. He learned that their leader was a Nine-Tailed Fox named Yasaka. She was the priestess of the Sun Goddess, Amaterasu.
He learned that the entire Shinto Pantheon, a pantheon that very few in his old world followed, was real. The Gods were all real with a few differences here and there. It was also one of the reasons Yasaka was famous for apart from her unparalleled beauty and her strength, also the reason they were so surprised that he didn't know about her.
He was told that she was one of the most beautiful women in the world with a few other names that he didn't recognize. There was an angel named Gabriel, so they were real as well. But from what he heard, Shinto Gods were not the only gods that existed in this world. He asked for a few gods, whose names he had learned from various media in his world and they were all real. The only gods whose name he actually knew, besides the Shinto gods, were Thor, Odin, Zeus, Poseidon and Hades.
They were all real and apparently, Odin was a Pervert, with a capital P, who had at one time tried to court Yasaka, so he was not very well liked by the youkai. Yasaka also had a little daughter named Kunou, around 11 years old, who was equally loved by the youkai. The calendar they followed was the same as his world. The days and months were also the same, with the same numbers.
As they were walking, Ichigo started to see the entrance to a city. Most of the buildings were old Japanese styled, with a few western styled buildings mixed in. He could also see a barrier covering the whole city. When they passed the barrier, Ichigo's chakra briefly spiked letting him know that someone or something had scanned him. As he entered the city, he saw it filled with a lot of activity. Children with different animal features were running around. A bit further ahead, he could see the start of a market place. It was a lively and happy city at first glance.
What he didn't know was that, even if for a brief moment, his senjutsu enhanced chakra spike was felt throughout the city. His escorts were the first to feel it since they were closest to him. One thing to know about Sage chakra was that it was calming even to him, a human not very closely attuned with nature. The effect of Sage chakra on youkai was far more pronounced. It was similar to a cat, if you pet it just the right way, it becomes putty in your hands. Completely relaxed, sleepy and content.
His escorts were trained adults, so they were able to contain the sighs of contentment, but the children a few meters away from them were just that, children. They were curious where that relaxing wave had come from and quickly came to a conclusion that Ichigo was the reason, because his entourage was not exactly discreet when entering the city. They excitedly ran towards him in hopes of feeling it again.
"Ah, Kurosaki-dono, we forgot to tell you, but sage chakra has an affect on youkai. It's..." The leader said with a nervous smile? it was difficult to tell the emotions on a crows head.
"It isn't a negative effect, I hope. If you want, I can release my Sage Mode." Ichigo replied with a scowl.
"No no, Kurosaki-dono, nothing negative, ahhhh, how do I explain it to a human?"
He slowed down his walk as the children approached them.
"It's aah, it's similar to what a full body massage and then entering a hot spring would do to a human. Extremely relaxing and relieving." He replied after a moment of thought. As Ichigo heard that, he realized that their shoulders had relaxed when his chakra spiked earlier.
"Kurosaki-dono..." Ichigo interrupted him as he was speaking and said,
"Please call me Ichigo."
"Then, Ichigo-dono, let us hurry to the castle before we are swarmed. Kyoto doesn't get a lot of visitors, so anyone new is usually swarmed very quickly." Just as he finished saying that, he jumped and landed on the roof of a building. Ichigo and the others also followed.
From there, it was less talking and more walking. The only thing they said to him before coming to stop in front of a large Japanese styled manor was to be respectful towards their leader, which he assured them, he was already going to do. His escorts handed him to the manor guards and left. From there, he was led through a large garden with a pond, several sliding doors and in front of a slightly larger door and told to wait for a moment and they announced him.
"Come in." After a few seconds, a very melodious voice called from behind the close doors. As the doors opened, his eyes were drawn to the person sitting on the opposite end of the room behind a small table. He was speechless.
He wasn't bragging, but he had seen a lot of beautiful ladies in his life. Yoruichi, Rangiku, Nel, Harribel were some of the most beautiful women he had ever seen in his life. They were on one side and then there was the woman in front of him.
How do you describe someone like that? He had been given a detailed description of their leader by his enthusiastic escorts but that didn't come close to what he was seeing. Long blonde hair tied in a ponytail with an elaborate hair-piece, but still teaching the ground and falling around her. Eyebrows cut short and circular as a sign of nobility, similar to what was done in the olden Japan. Soft golden eyes full of warmth and even softer features on her face.
And of course his eyes were drawn to her massive cleavage. Before this, the biggest he had seen were Rangiku's, but the woman, no the lady in front of him had put her to shame. Wearing an open shoulder kimono that enhanced her beauty and allure to an even greater level. He didn't know how long he had just stood there, gawking at her, but it must have been long enough because he came back to himself when she cleared her throat with a smile.
Now many people in his world, especially his friends and family, would call him a Prude, with a capital P. He had never been as attracted to the female body as say Keigo, though he could still appreciate a beautiful lady, but he had never even seen a naked women before Yoruichi transformed in front of him. He never had any thoughts about dating let alone having sex with a woman. Until now that is.
The first few thoughts that came to his mind after seeing that cleavage were not appropriate. Basically, the first thought that came to his mind was, 'I want to squeeze them.' He was so ashamed that he momentarily lost control over his chakra and apparently, the lady in front of him was good at sensing that kind of thing, because her first words to him were,
"No need to be ashamed, young man." With a clearly mischievous smirk.
Fuck, he was so ashamed that he just wanted to turn his back, leave and find a hole to hide in.
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Yasaka had been having a normal day. It started normal enough. Kunou had been up to mischief first thing in the morning. She had gotten ready, had some breakfast with Kunou and went to her office to get some work done. She had been working for three hours and the paperwork was almost done when she felt it.
Natural energy being absorbed at a pace and amount that only she was capable of due to being the center of Kyoto and connected to the ley-lines. The important thing being, it was happening just outside the barrier. Not a minute later, some of the elders who could use senjutsu also came to her manor to know if she was the one doing it.
After a short discussion, it was decided that it could be an item that used natural energy to disrupt their barriers or some idiot was trying to use senjutsu and failing. A squad of seal masters was deployed to seal the item or the perpetrator and bring them in for research or questioning. Nearly 15 minutes later, when the elders had already left, she felt a pulse of sage chakra and one of her guards had come to report that the squad was escorting a young man to the manor. It was easy to come to a conclusion that the young man had attempted to use senjutsu and succeeded.
A few minutes later, the guest was standing outside the door of her office. She could feel a massive amount of chakra from her guest, on par with her when she transformed into her Kyuubi form without actively drawing from the ley-lines. That was impressive for someone her guard described as a young man. She told them to enter as she focused on the last few papers she had to sign.
After not hearing anything for a few minutes, not even footsteps, she looked up to her guest and was gifted with the sight of a young man with more height and shoulder width than was normal in Japan. With slightly long orange hair and striking golden eyes, gawking at her, slack jawed. He still had some Japanese features on him and the young man was definitely handsome enough. 'Hmm, a gift indeed.'
While starting at that expression was always fun, her guards agreed with her it seems, if the snickers were to be trusted, they needed to get this meeting started. So, she cleared her throat louder than necessary and was gifted with an even better expression. Most in his position would smile, trying to hide their blunder and start praising her beauty and spouting other such nonsense. The young man in front of her though was so ashamed that he lost control over his meticulously condensed chakra. She decided to tease him further, his reaction would also tell her about his character. So she said,
"No need to be ashamed, young man." with a smirk.
It was so clear, on his face, that he wanted to find a hole to hide in that she couldn't contain her laughter. Which only helped in further embarrassing him as he had to close his eyes to get himself together.
After a while, he looked at her again and this time his eyes only strayed to her breasts for a second before he looked directly at her and introduced himself with a short bow,
"Greetings Yasaka-sama, my name is Kurosaki Ichigo and I didn't mean to trespass or anything, but I was teleported to the exact location where my escorts found me." For some reason, she didn't believe that the name meant strawberry.
She was already liking this young man. He wore his emotions on his face whenever his guard was down but could also control them if necessary. In her opinion, that was a good quality. Someone who could smile and laugh but also remain stoic and strict at the same time.
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