Infinite Stratos: Recollections

A/N: A new chapter for this story, a long overdue update. Sorry guys that I haven't been able to update this one for a long time now. I have focused all of my time in TbT that I lost track and forgot of all my other stories. TbT is approaching one of its highest points so I have to give it undivided attention XD

But now since we aren't at that point just yet, let's give Recollections some attention. XD

Disclaimer: I don't own Infinite Stratos (except my plot and OCs), it belongs to Izuru Yumizuru.

Normal outside, sinister inside:

"Izanagi!"

Upon seeing her husband enter the room, Izanami jumped at him and immediately claimed his lips. She made the kiss last for a few minutes before she broke away and stared dreamily at her husband handsome face.

Izanagi too looked at his wife and smiled loving.

"Izanami… finally everyone is here… oh wait Nobume isn't." Izanagi looked around and saw that one of his women is absent, one of Izanami's clone, Nobume.

"Nobume is with Ichika right now in the school, she is posing as me whilst there."

"Oh… but I think it would be better if you went there yourself." Izanagi suggested that without even thinking what that outcome will go.

"I think it is better that it is Nobume. Who knows what nee-san will do when she's there." Shiori voiced that out.

"That's really mean Shiori." Izanami pouted at her little sister and then hugged Izanagi as if she wants him to scold Shiori for saying something like that to her.

"Well she is right Izanami, your temper is still very short and I can't have you doing bad things in the city." Izanagi agreed with Shiori but still patted Izanami on the head so that she won't get really angry.

But this led to Izanami pouting and then pretending to be mad at her husband by gently punching his chest like a fuming child.

"Yeah, you're too violent Izanami." Minazuki smirks.

"But aren't you the same as she is?" Shizuka however counters Minazuki. Minazuki then turns to the former with a wry expression.

"Well you are as equally bad as me and Izanami, you can easily level the whole city like a nuke." Minazuki retorts to the drowsy Shizuka.

"Well if anyone can be around humans without snapping into rage it's Shiori-sama. She is more controlled than Izanami-sama, Shizuka-sama and Minazuki-sama."

After Miko said that, the said three women turned their attention to Shiori. They are full of jealousy and are thinking of getting back at Shiori for being 'ahead' of them.

"Come on, four of us are unique in our own way so there's no need to be jealous of each other."

It was a pointless effort as Shiori's words didn't even convince her three big sisters.

"Just watch out when we take a bath later." Shizuka said with a pout, a drowsy pout.

"We'll make sure you won't be able to feel your lower body for a month." Izanami added with a frown.

"I'll my [Jaaku Reiki] to make you extra sensitive." And Minazuki finishes with a pouty threat.

"Ehhh? Izanagi, help me. They are being unreasonable again!" Shiori quickly clung to Izanagi and sought his help.

"Don't worry, they'll just play with you. After all, you four have been doing that with each other right? It's just going to deepen your bond so why not do it?" Izanagi's clueless statement condemn Shiori into the hands of the jealous Izanami, Shizuka and Minazuki.

"Poor Shiori-sama." Even Miko looked at Shiori with pity.

"This is so unfair!" Shiori cried and nuzzled her face on Izanagi's shoulder.

"Come on it won't be that bad. Anyway, enough with the other stuff, did the children go to school? Nothing happened right?" Izanagi shifted the topic to their young offspring and their first day out in the outside world.

"Well as our servants reported to me. Nothing out of the ordinary was worthy of our attention. Ichika and his sisters safely got to their school without any incident." Izanami answered.

"Although there is the little problem with the Yakuza families and those pesky sons and daughters of the elite families of Japan." Minazuki added while wearing an amused face, clearly showing that she is already cooking up a nasty plan for later.

"Elite families? Is it the Sarashiki, Mayuzumi or the Kojiro?" Izanagi asked with a little interest hint in his eyes.

His four wives however responded to that with narrowed eyes, showing their slight displeasure for the mention of those three enemies of their family.

"Please don't mention those names anymore Izanagi, you have us. We're all that you'll need." Izanami suddenly kisses her husband and stuck her body sensually on him.

"I know, you, Shizuka, Minazuki and Shiori, even Miko and Nobume, I love all of you and nothing will change that." Izanagi calms his wife who is obviously in another level of jealousy. He knew that not just Izanami, but his other three wives feel the same so he assured them to avoid having the three from doing anything violent to the world and it worked as the four including Miko were all visibly relieved and smiled happily at him.

"I love you Izanagi." Izanami embraced Izanagi and was soon followed by Minazuki, Shiori, Shizuka and even Miko.

"I love you all as well. More than anything else in the world." Izanagi replied with a smile.

"So about those other elite families, what about them? Are they somehow unwelcoming to our children?" Izanagi asked again.

"No, in fact I think it is the opposite. Although they may not know their true identity, I think those pesky insects are attracted to the prodigies, both because of beauty and ability." Izanami answers with a smirk.

"Is that so? I hope nothing drastic happens."

When Izanagi said that he is looking straight at Izanami. His gaze is clear saying that she shouldn't resort to violence at the slightest thing. Getting the meaning, Izanami turns her gaze to the side like a guilty criminal.

"Well right now is just the first day. I'm sure nothing alarming will happen." Shiori assured her husband.

"I'm certain that the school life of the children will go without a hitch… all the precautionary measures have already been set in place beforehand."

Minazuki confidently stated and Shizuka drowsily nodded to that.

"Is that so, then I'm relieved. I was a little worried for today since this is the first time of my son and daughters going out into the outside world… Oh yes, if I recall it correctly I think today is the time when the schools celebrate this festivals where parents are allowed to participate in the competition. I really want to attend in those events."

Hearing the last part of Izanagi's sentence, the five women suddenly looked at each other with worried gazes.

"Well, in the school that the children went celebrate a similar event to that, but it is held in the end of the month. This month to be exact, there are two weeks until that time exactly." Miko disclosed that information, much to Izanagi's delight and to the added concern of the four matriarchs.

"Alright, we will all go there. Me and the four of you, we are the parents and we have to be there to support our children."

"Ah Izanagi, I don't think that's a good idea. While being there to support the children is a good reason, we can't because of some things that get in the way of that." A gentle as possible, Shiori tries to convince Izanagi to change his mind.

"But why? I wouldn't be good if our children would attend that event but then don't have parents to be with them."

"Nobume would be with them, she is their mother after all, at least when they are in school." Izanami threw in her weight on the negotiating side.

"If it is my health, I'm feeling fine this past few days now. I'm now very sure that I will be fine in the day of the event."

Still persistent about attending, Izanagi kept on saying that he'll attend. The four ladies all looked at each other again, even more worried than earlier.

A few minutes later, the talk about attending the parent and child event in Ichika's school was stowed or rather set aside by the four matriarchs, Izanagi with the latter four and Miko sat and had tea with Miko pouring the tea for the matriarchs and Izanagi.

Right now they have a new and much more important subject to talk about, something that can and will impact the world greatly.

"So, about the request that demand the clans Sarashiki, Mayuzumi, Kojiro and also from the Fordsted and Hyuuga family. What are we to do about that?" Minazuki brings up the current issue that they are dealing with.

Due to them destroying the Vellamont, one of the remaining powerful families that survived, the others that remained were alarmed and now furious because of it. They sent a written request to the Orimura days ago, requesting a meeting with the Orimura leaders.

This was a desperate attempt for the remaining families; they after all live in fear that one day they will be the next ones to be dispatched by the Orimura.

Izanagi didn't know about his family destroying the Vellamont and the matriarchs want to keep it that way.

"They are requesting a meeting? What for?" Curious, Izanagi asked his wives.

"It's about the same usual again. They just want some explanation about something again." Izanami nonchalantly said as she sipped her tea.

"About what? Did the family do something again?"

"Well nothing really happened… it's just that there was this skirmish in Kirov that ended in a nuclear explosion will along with those sorts and they think we are behind it." Shizuka says while she was slumped on the table.

"… Were we behind it?"

Izanagi suddenly asked his wives.

"No of course. We weren't, none of our forces moved during the time when the supposedly happened. Maybe it was involving some other powers and they always think it is our fault."

Even though they were lying, the matriarchs are confident with their own statements that no one would ever think they were telling a lie. Izanagi believed what his wives said but only because he loves them so much not because he was moved by their impressive nonchalance.

"So who will meet with them?"

"Well obviously it would be me and Miko, I will resolve this quickly before this gets bigger." Shiori presented herself as the negotiator because she is the only one who can do it without getting violent, unlike her three big sisters.

"Well I would be happy to accompany Shiori-sama that is if Izanagi-sama gives me a kiss." Suddenly Miko scoots to Izanagi's side and then puckers her lips, asking for a kiss from Izanagi.

But before Miko could claim Izanagi's lips, Shizuka was inserted herself in the space between the two. So the outcome was Miko kissing Shizuka instead of Izanagi, yet Miko didn't seem to notice as she wrapped her arms around Shizuka and kissed her, Shizuka also kissed back.

"Ah…" Izanagi just smiled at the sight; to him it was just Shizuka and Miko bonding.

Izanami, Shiori and Minazuki on the other hand snickered at the situation.

"That was amazing… eh!?" Miko ended the kiss only to find instead of Izanagi, she kissed Shizuka.

"…" Shizuka looked blankly at Miko as she wiped her mouth.

"Eh? Shizuka-sama…"

"No getting ahead Miko, I want to kiss Izanagi first." Shizuka suddenly pulls Miko's cheeks side to side in an attempt to scold the naughty clone of her sister.

"Okay…" Miko says in a pitiful voice as her cheeks were starting to get stretched.

Izanagi couldn't help but laugh, to him moments like this where his family is getting along fine is the best medicine for his body.

And as for the women around Izanagi, they too smiled because the man that they are devoted to is also happy. To them, anything that would keep their husband happy is a necessary step, even if it meant lying to him.

(Scene Change)

At the same time in the academy of Kyoto.

The prodigies are having lunch in the academy's cafeteria although today they are with someone else, a classmate.

"Um… thanks for inviting me to lunch."

It was the meek and nervous Mizuha, the bookworm of the elite class to where the prodigies belong to.

"No need to be shy Mizuha, just consider this as having lunch with your friends." Beside Mizuha is Chisaya, the one who invited her over. Chisaya told the girl to calm down and drop her own nervousness over having lunch with them, but still it was a fruitless effort as the poor girl just became even more nervous when she looked up and saw not just Chisaya but also the other six prodigies looking at her.

"Uuu."

Hearing the girl whimpering, Saya became irked.

"What's the matter bookworm? Sound very pitiful?" In a tone that wasn't insult or neither friendly, Saya called out to Mizuha, effectively causing the latter to be even more anxious towards them.

"Now, now Saya, do not roughen up our new friend here. Friends should be nice to each other right?" Chisaya placed a hand on Mizuha's shoulders, in an attempt to calm their new friend.

Mizuha was of course happy that at least one of the prodigies were being nice to her, she was wholly convinced that Chisaya is the friendliest of the beautiful transferees. Namely because she was the first one to speak to her, more so the one that volunteered to join her club that was in the cusp of being closed for having no members.

Also another reason that Mizuha have to be thankful of Chisaya is her protection. Because if not for Chisaya subtly hinting to her sisters not to harass and hurt Mizuha, the other prodigies namely Yuuko, Saya and Chigusa, would have reduced the poor reclusive girl to tear. But of course Mizuha remained unknown to this.

"Well anyway let's have lunch. We can't just sit here staring at each other right?"

"Um… yes."

Suddenly changing the topic, Chisaya proposed they start with their lunch, to which Mizuha agreed in a shaky manner. With that the prodigies and their new companion (?) began eating their lunch.

Meanwhile, the other students around the odd group just couldn't help but stare especially the exceptional ones that have been staring with great interest at the group of transferees.

In the table where the Student council is sitting that is situated just in the edge of the veranda part of the cafeteria, overlooking the table where the prodigies are.

The student council is composed of six elite members of the student body.

The student council stared at the transferees having their first lunch in the cafeteria with keen interest. Never have they seen such a collection of superlatively beautiful and charismatic beings. Even their academy have some exceptional cases as well, they can't even compare to the heavenly transferees.

"Now that's the prime example being unfair. How can someone be born with such beauty."

"I can't even say that I'm beautiful now that I have seen them…geez… the world can be very cruel sometimes."

The two female members, the secretary and vice president, all stared in awe and jealousy towards at the transferees. Similar to the two girls, is the three male members of the council who are also gawking at the pretty newcomers.

"Now those are hot girls." The treasurer combed his hair back, fixing himself as he prepared to approach the new students.

"I agree, you can hardly find girls that are like them. Just look at those body proportions and those breasts and ass."

"Indeed, even I have to admit that I am affected by them."

The Auditor and the Sergeant-at-arms also gawked at the prodigies.

But the good-looking male with sharp eyes and short black hair in the student council president however, isn't just looking at the new transferees in awe like his subordinates. Instead he is looking at them with even more interest, a mix and lust and ambition even.

Reason for this is because the president is seeing something very unique in the transferees. The president is a son of a powerful family in Japan, at par with the powerful Sarashiki, the Hyuuga clan of Saporo.

The Hyuuga clan is also a warrior clan like the Sarashiki and has since been a longtime ally of the former. They too know of the Orimura's existence and at the same time detest them; this is because the Hyuuga clan is known as the guardian family of Japan itself and is responsible for stopping dangerous forces and entities that pose threat to the nation that the Japanese army couldn't handle.

With this responsibility on the family's shoulders it was no surprise that they hate the Orimura, the one threat not just to Japan but to the whole world that they can't contain and the soon to be heir of the Hyuuga, Kujo, the student council president of this academy felt that the longer the Orimura remains in power, the more perilous this world will become. He shares this fear along with his whole clan and has been looking for a way to even the odds with the accursed clan.

But when he saw the prodigies, he saw the massive aura of the girls. He who knew what this abundance of aura can give, hatched an idea.

(Those girls… they are suitable bearers for powerful offspring… if can get them it would be to the advantage of my clan…)

The student council president or rather Kujo smirked.

Unbeknownst to him however, one of the prodigies knew or rather 'heard' his thoughts.

"…"

Chiasa's eyes shifted towards the direction of the student council's table.

"Trash…" Chiasa mumbled in slight irritation.

But then she looked up to the ceiling, just above the table of the student council. In just a few seconds small cracks began appearing on the wall above.

"What is it?" Chifuyu notices Chiasa's behavior and right there also noticed that the latter is using her power. Chifuyu shifted her eyes on the roof and saw cracks were starting to appear there, directly above one of the groups of students that are staring at them.

Soon not just Chifuyu, but the rest of the prodigies noticed also noticed what Chiasa was trying to do.

(Are you trying to kill them Chiasa?)

(No… I'm just giving them a warning…)

Chiasa read Chifuyu's thoughts.

Chiasa, unlike the rest of the prodigies, developed a peculiar ability and that is enhanced psychic abilities. Telepathy and Telekinesis are the two main psychic abilities that Chiasa mainly uses and the ones she is using right now.

Chiasa demonstrated her outstanding telekinesis ability by slowly vibrating the pipes behind that roof and weakening the integrity of the concrete roof itself all this while not even focusing on her target. Also her ability to read the thoughts of others to which she did with Chifuyu. In conjunction to that, the rest of the prodigies also heard Chiasa's thoughts, demonstrating that she is even capable of sending multiple telepathic signals.

(Just who the hell are you trying to kill now?)

Chigusa also shifted her eyes towards Chiasa's target and then smirked evilly.

(Oh them… let me guess… they said something you didn't like.)

(Yes… for that I will give them a small warning…)

"Hm…" Mizuha, the only one who doesn't know what's really happening, awkwardly and briefly stared at the prodigies. The seven fell quiet so suddenly, even quieter than when they started eating and to make it worse, there is this slightly terrifying look in their eyes.

(Are they tired of me already?)

Whilst shaking a little, the poor Mizuha thought she was about to be kick out by the new transferees for being a quiet and boring companion.

Mizuha thought she should at least put up a conversation however before she could even speak something happened that caught the attention of everyone in the cafeteria.

A loud explosive erupted on the rooftop, right above the table of the student council.

"Wha!"

"KYAAAAAAAH!"

None of the students managed to react because it all happened so suddenly, however the student council president was different.

Kujo stood up and then pulled out a retracting staff and began swinging at the falling chunks of concrete and disconnected pipes from the rooftop.

Kujo quickly took care of debris but quickly he noticed something very odd. Though he managed to break the debris, his staff that is made from Titanium was broken by mere chucks of concrete and thin metal pipes. He knew that something weird must've happened, he felt also that the debris weren't just falling, but they were more like being propelled down by an unseen force.

(What happened?)

Kujo looked at his broken staff and then sneaks a look at the table of the transferees.

"…"

Kujo briefly looked at the prodigies who didn't seem too interested to look at what just happened and instead continued on with their lunch.

"President… what happened?"

"Kujo what the hell was that!?"

Some of the students came to and his own companions recovered from the shock and then begun asking in panic.

"Nothing… just a little gas leak." The president threw his staff but he sneaked a look at table of the prodigies once again but found them already gone with Mizuha hurrying after them like a child being left by her parents.

"I guess I was right then."

The student council president mumbled.

Not just the president but the exceptional members of the other two groups that somewhat uncovered the truth, knew then and there that the transferees were not to be taken lightly.

Outside of the cafeteria, the prodigies leisurely spent their time walking in the halls.

"Why did you do that Chiasa? I mean it's pretty weird for you to just go and attack people." Saya placed a hand on Chiasa's gray hair and asked her.

"They were being annoying… also the insect that stood up and prevented my attack from killing them is Hyuuga Kujo, the eldest son of the Hyuuga clan."

Everyone that heard showed slight interest in the topic.

"So he goes to school here? Perfect, why don't we just kill him? And while at it, all the troublesome pests that are here as well." Yuuko licked her lips like a predator itching for a kill.

"I wish that would be possible but as of now, that is out of the question." Chisaya cuts in with a quip.

The prodigies all had knowing expression on their faces.

"So because of us destroying the Vellamont the other powerful groups are now probably on the watch for us as well." Misaki answers.

"Correct, I can tell right now that the Hyuuga, Sarashiki and the other powerful and influential families in and outside Japan is probably on guard against us. Though I'm sure that heir of Hyuuga doesn't know we belong to the Orimura, so we better take advantage of that for now." Chisaya smirked again, finding the situation interesting rather than infuriating.

"So what, if we get rid of them it would be easier. I'm sure our parents would understand." Saya grumpily states.

"They would, but they'll still punish us for acting on our own." Chifuyu replied.

"So what are we going to do now? Stay in this stupid school? I mean this would be better if Ichika is in the same class as us but no and it's just boring. But if you think about it… knowing the situation that we are in and the school that we are enrolled in… I doubt that this is just for Ichika's sake… I think our mothers have some ulterior motives for sending us here." Chigusa harshly bit out with a frown.

"Perhaps that will be our duty for now, maintain a low profile here as students. Well at least something interesting happens again."

The smile on Chisaya face certain meant one thing; something very interesting is about to happen very soon.

The rest of the prodigies all smirked as well.

"Chisaya-san!"

An exhausted scream made the prodigies turn around to see an exhausted Mizuha chasing them.

"That's your bitch Chisaya, you deal with it." Chigusa walked on with rest, leaving Chisaya who waited for their new 'friend'.

"Sigh… alright then. You all go on ahead; I still have to work on my latest puppet."

Chisaya mumbled as she walked the other way.

"Chisaya-san… I'm sorry… I got a little lost because I didn't know where you and your sisters went."

"It's fine. I think it should be me who should apologize for leaving you there in the cafeteria all of a sudden." Chisaya gave Mizuha a pretty smile, resulting to the latter stuttering on her words like a fool.

"I-I-I-I uh… um… well…"

Mizuha helplessly stuttering made Chisaya smile at her even more.

"My you're a funny one."

Faced with such a beauty, Mizuha can't help but become even more enamored by Chisaya other-worldly beauty.

(Chisaya-san, for someone so beautiful to pay attention to me… is this my chance… my chance for having a real friend for once…)

Mizuha lead a life of loneliness ever since she entered high school. She is a silent girl who is a bookworm, not proficient at sports and doesn't stand out much despite being a daughter of the Japanese minister of defense. No one wanted to be friends with her because she isn't like the elites of this academy, so she spent her school days, lonely and with no real friends.

But now that may change with the arrival of the beautiful transferee, Chisaya Itsuka.

Mizuha swore that she would be a good friend to Chisaya, so that the girl would become a good friend to her as well.

"Um… Chisaya-san… would you like to go to the clubroom of the Book reader's club?" Mizuha squeamishly asked.

"Well, we still have a lot of time before the afternoon period so let's go and see the club."

Mizuha cracked a big smile as Chisaya agreed.

"Yes! Let's go!"

The duo exited the hallway and went straight to the club building which is on the other side of the class building.

Chisaya's smiled to Mizuha but the smile isn't accompanied by similar feelings that the latter has, instead it is hiding a very sinister intention.

(This little piece of reject is a loner… or rather an unpopular student in this academy… well this makes her even easier to manipulate… I'll make sure to make good use of you weakling.)

(Scene Change)

Whilst Chisaya went with Mizuha; Chigusa, Chifuyu, Misaki, Saya, Yuuko and Chiasa chose the open courtyard as the place they'll stay in until the afternoon period starts at 1:30pm.

As expected the six garnered a lot of attention from the students who are also there. The six instantly became an irresistible eye candy for everyone because of their beauty. However the six are more irritated of this than flattered.

Especially since most of the stares are from boys and the stares from them are very sticky and is always laced with sexual attraction.

"Those girls are hot…"

"They're the transferees men, oh just look at them… they're so hot."

"Hey I even heard their mom is smoking hot..."

These statements came from the male spectators that admire the six girls.

But from the rooftop of the school building, the group comprised of the rich popular boys of the academy are surveying the six with keen interest, the same one that was present in the cafeteria earlier.

The leader of the group, the tall boy with spiky platinum hair with a phoenix tattoo on his neck that is visible because of his blazer being open, stared intently at one of the six.

(That girl… she's very cute…)

His eyes warmed up as he continued on looking at Misaki who is lying under the big tree in the courtyard.

"So boss Gregory, who's your target on the group?" One of the boys asked the leader a question.

"That girl… the one with the pink hair… she's very… unique."

"Well, if it's you boss you can totally get her." Another one spoke up.

"I know… I'm not called as Gregory Fordsted, the Alluring Knight, for nothing." The boy declares confidently.

But then he turns around and gestures his subordinates to follow him.

"Hey boss, where are we going? Aren't you going to stare at those hotties for a while longer?"

The question made Gregory laugh.

"Look at a girl for too long and you'll spoil yourself. I'll save some of my admiration for her for tomorrow." With that the boy exited the rooftop with a confident smile on his face.

(Scene Change)

Meanwhile in the principal's office.

The female principal of academy is talking with a new teacher that she readily accepted upon her arrival just minutes ago. The applicant is a tall woman with long violet color hair and purple eyes. She is very beautiful and possesses a hefty bust and narrow curves that made her extremely attractive.

But aside from her beauty are her exceptional records, one that immediately ensured her entry into the academy.

"So accepted, we really need an exceptional teacher right now for our elite class. Recently there's been some transferees here from a very wealthy family and we need a really good teacher to handle them so that their family would have a good impression of our school. So with that, I'm counting on you starting tomorrow, Yuzu-sensei, please handle class S."

The applicant who goes by the name Yuzu nodded.

"I will do my best, to live up to your expectations."

"Good, good luck for tomorrow."

After the brief talk with the principal, the woman stepped out of the office. Upon leaving the presence of the principal, her body leaked with a hazy light that persisted for a few moments before disappearing.

(Success… it's just as Izanami-sama said, humans can be easily tricked… by tomorrow I'll being guarding the children of my masters. I, Yuzu Orimura, will give my all in this task.)

The woman's eyes briefly glowed red before turning back to its purple hue.

(Scene Change)

7:00pm; in the temporary vacation house of the Orimura.

It was dinner time already; a huge feast was set on the long dining table in the huge dining chamber of the mansion.

Izanami is sitting right at the end of the table with Ichika on her lap, happily feeding her only son with delicacies set on the table.

"Here try this Ichika." Izanami feeds Ichika perfectly fried tempura, Ichika opens his mouth wide and takes bite of it and then chews with a cute smile on his face.

"It's good!"

"Is it now? Then that's great." Izanami finishes the rest of the piece whilst she enjoyed the happy expression of her son.

Izanami had been in an expressly bad mood when Ichika was separated from her whilst he went to school; it made her short-tempered and easily irked because the comforting presence of her son isn't with her. But now that Ichika is back in her arms, her mood drastically improved and now she is again back at cooing and cuddling her only son like a real mother.

But in contrast to the sweet and loving atmosphere in the side of the mother and son, Chigusa, Chifuyu, Misaki, Yuuko, Chisaya, Saya, Chiasa and Madoka are all eating in silence whilst sneaking jealous looks at the sweet duo in the end of the table. They too wanted to talk and bond with Ichika in dinner and listen to his experiences during his class (and potentially mark any target that they will dispatch for either mean or close to Ichika).

"Mom there was a lot of kids my age in my classroom and they all crowded around me and started asking question if I was an prince or an angel. I didn't know what they mean but it was fun because they were being friendly towards me."

Ichika raised his hands and spoke to his mom in such excitement and happiness that even Izanami felt infected by Ichika giddiness. But Izanami kept her ears sharp for any signs of any unwanted things.

"Really now Ichika. Are those… things in your class being respectful to you? Just tell me if they aren't, mommy will teach them a very excruciating lesson." Izanami uttered those scary words with sweet smile on her face.

"They are all nice to me mom, even the teacher is nice to me. Everyone in the school was so nice and friendly to me, I'm really excited to go back there tomorrow."

"Is that so… then I'm very happy you like it there Ichika… if not then I would have in demolished along with everyone the goes there." Izanami mumbled the last part with a sinister look on her face which she quickly changed when Ichika looked at her again.

"And then there were those older girls that came to my classroom to bring lunch for their younger siblings, they suddenly crowded around me and called me 'cutie' and kawaii-kun over and over and even hugged me."

Izanami's smile suddenly grew a tinge of irritation with what she heard from her son and the prodigies stopped eating altogether with their hands shaking in rage.

"Is that so? Ichika… you didn't shoo away those mongrels?" Still with a smile, Izanami said that with venom lacing her tone.

"They were all nice mom so I didn't shoo them."

"Oh you're too nice Ichika…" Izanami pets Ichika.

"So after this we will take a long bath together… you've been touched by those lower life forms so you need to clean yourself."

Ichika didn't really understand what his mom said and just blindly nodded his head agreeing to her.

"So Ichika, did you do well in class? Did you show those dimwitted humans their place?" Izanami changed the subject and asked Ichika about his performance in class.

Ichika with pride in his smile happily reported to his mom his performance.

"I answered everything! I even told them about the Theory of Relativity and the Theory of Thermodynamics when the teacher started talking about the subject of heat. My classmates and teachers all clapped." Ichika happily said with a wide happy smile on his face.

"Oh that's great Ichika! Mom is really happy for you." Izanami nuzzles Ichika's neck, tickling him.

The mother and son again shared a sweet moment, making the rest of the girls staring at them turn green in jealousy.

"Even Madoka too, she is also really smart and answered all of the teachers questions. It's too bad though that she didn't let others approach her; she was glaring at them the entire time. I don't know why." Ichika turned his gaze to his little sister in confusion.

"Madoka were you mad at them?" Ichika asked in curiosity.

"Well? Answer your brother…" Izanami also turned her gaze towards Madoka, only that it is sharper than Ichika's.

Madoka keeled under the oppressive stare of her mother but still managed to make a reply despite her body almost freezing in fear. It was already a certainty that she'll get more than just a glaring if she didn't answer.

"I wasn't… I just didn't like them." Madoka answered shakily despite her efforts to make her voice steady.

"But they were all very nice. Don't worry, I'll introduce you to our classmates next time. We'll make lots of friends in the school." Ichika happily said.

Madoka nodded all because Izanami is still glaring at her. Izanami's oppressive stare is clearly telling her to comply.

"Yes." Madoka meekly answered and then returned to eating her meal in silence.

"Good… now for the rest." Izanami suddenly turned her gaze at the prodigies. A sinister looking expression appeared on her face as she stared at the teenagers.

"How about you girls? How was your day at school? I heard all of you were popular with everyone there..."

The prodigies began shivering as Izanami turned her attention to them. The seven girls started giving each other looks on who would answer the matriarch.

"Well?" The surroundings vibrated a little as 10 seconds past that they didn't give Izanami an answer.

"Well… it was great auntie… our classmate were at the very least interesting." Chisaya hurriedly said, saving herself and her fellow prodigies from being choked by the matriarch's aura.

"Great… I assume this means that a lot of your so called classmates are sons and daughters of the famous families here in Japan… am I correct?"

The prodigies all looked at Izanami in abject shock.

"Mizuha Jirocho, daughter of the current Japanese Defense Minister. I must give you praise Chisaya for having found a very useful puppet. Continue to keep that creature around you and use her if necessary."

"Yes Izanami-sama…" Chisaya bowed in respect.

"Also, there is the heir of the Hyuuga clan in there… I believe that it goes by the name Kujo… if I'm not mistaken… also I think they are others there but I don't remember their names… I'm not good at remember insects. So did any of them know that the seven of you belong to the Orimura?"

"No… he doesn't and I doubt the others know as well. But I did pick up from his thoughts that he want to marry us to gain powerful offsprings." Chiasa this time is the one that answered.

Izanami then laughed at what she heard.

"Did he now? Well feel free to off him whenever you get the chance. No one else can fuck you and make you pregnant other than Ichika. I'm sure you all know that, right?"

The seven bowed in unison.

"You agree too Ichika?"

"Um… Yes! Whatever mom wants." Not understanding what his mother meant, Ichika just nodded happily.

Satisfied, Izanami turned her attention to Ichika and then began tickling her son.

"Good… now Ichika… it's time for you to take a bath."

"Okay, but mom don't tickle me too much!"

Ichika laughed as Izanami continued poking on his stomach while blowing on his neck. Izanami then left the table while carrying Ichika in her arms.

Now without Izanami and Ichika, the prodigies all managed to breathe freely now unlike earlier where they had to limit their breath to avoid intake of Izanami's malicious aura.

"Well tomorrow would be the same… us going to school again… so boring." Chigusa's stomped her feet on the floor, causing the room to shudder briefly.

"Let's just have lunch with Ichika… Nobume wouldn't be there with him by the second day and will only be present when we school ends. So our duty in always guarding Ichika while at school will start tomorrow." Chifuyu says with a small smile on her face.

"We should order the servants to prepare us some lunch for tomorrow."

The prodigies became a bit excited for tomorrow because they will be having lunch with their little brother. Although their excitement turned to irritation when they remembered the elites group in their school, the seven all thought of another certain event that will happen tomorrow.

"Those pesky elitist… I'm sure they'll start bothering us tomorrow." Misaki frowns.

Not just Misaki but the rest also wore that same displeased face.

Madoka who is also still present in the dining room, made a worried look as she watched the expressions of his big sisters.

(I wonder if their patience is thick enough… worst case scenario… they'll start a massacre at the slightest mistake by those strangers.)