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For a moment, you could see Natsuhi's smile and eyes shine like a newborn sun. An explendid teacher's smile, ready to teach her kidengarden children.
"Oh, boy..." Belial facepalms. "I know that smile."
"Please, Erika-chan! Come in, come in!" Natsuhi open her door like a anti-terrorism squad.
You come in, already regrating your decision. You look all around her bedroom: Bed, dressing table, table and chairs, wardrobe, door to a private bathroom, telephone and a clock on the wall. It's now 18:20.
"Take a seat, please." She says while calling for someone trought her telephone. "Gohda-san? Yes, it's Natsuhi. Please, prepare for me and Erika-chan some snacks and our best tea. Me and her will have a long and pleasent talk. *giggle*"
She hangs up the telephone and sits vis-a-vis to you on the table. Some minutes later, Gohda knocks on the door.
"Ah! Finally! I thought he would never arrive!" She opens the door, takes the snacks and close the door, thanking Gohda. "Let's see what Gohda prepared to us."
Some sandwiches and mini chocolate mousses.
"You are going to love Gohda-san's food! It's totally perfect!" She laughs. "While you enjoy our chef's food, listen to our glorious Family history: the Ushiromiya Family Epic! Much better than 'The Lusiads', from poet Camões!"
"And much much much longer." Belial says. "I'll take a rest on her bed while you listen her 'epic novel'"
Said and done: Belial was already on her bed, with eyes closed.
"Let's start from the begging." Natsuhi said like a teacher for special kids.
"Genisis 1
1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2 Now the earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters. 3 And God said: 'Let there be light.' And there was light. 4 And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness. 5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day." Belial says, trying to sleep.
"Ushiromiya Family History can be divided in three Eras: Pre-Kanto Earthquake Era, Post-Kanto Earthquake Era and Neo-Post-Kanto Erthquake Era." She drinks her tea like a tiny little bird and then speaks again. "In Pre-Kanto Earthquake Era, Ushiromiya Family was a great high society Family: Influence, prestige, money, good manners... Everything that a family needed, they had. They were aim of envy and greed. Everyone wanted to be an Ushiromiya.
Now, you ask to me: 'Earthquake? When? How?' I can see you are a curious and adorable child, but if you don't remmember, Japan is situated in an area called 'Fire Circle Area'.
This designation was created in 1929, but I don't remmeber who created it. But continuing, this designation is to say that some areas in our planet are above a large amount of collision between tectonic plates. Also indicates that those areas have a lot of volcanic eruptions.
But three years before this designation being created, a horrible and devastating earthquake happened. This is the famous 1923-Kanto Earthquake.
My mother told me she was with my father at our Family Temple. She also said that almost all mirrors inside the temple broke. However, one mirror survived."
Natsuhi got up from her chair and went at her dressing table. She opened a small box and from there..... She took a mirror.
"Here." She put it on the table. "And the scariest fact: My family's temple isn't in Kanto region. That earthquake is a result of bad youkais. I can surely say this."
And then she laughs. "But what this have to do with Ushiromiya Family History? Well, nothing. Just a funny fact.
Now, continuing: When this happened, a lot of people died, including some Ushiromiya's."
She got up again, kept her mirror in its small box and caught a book.
"This book is a scrapbook with many journal news about 1923-Kanto Earthquake. Also it has many photos. If you want to look while listen Ushiromiya Family History, here it is! But be careful: There is many tragic photos.
Again, continuing: Many rich and influential families were broke, including Ushiromiya's. No money, no influence, no prestige... They were broke, over. A glorious family was together with poor and nameless people. What a tragid, right, Erika-chan!? With this Earthquake, the glorious 'Pre-Kanto Earhtquake Era over and began 'Post-Kanto Earthquake Era'
But not everthing was lost yet! The elders of that time elected our Grand Father, Ushiromiya Kinzo, as the next head! Sometime later, he married with a lovely and priceless prestigious lady named Ajimu.
But not everthing was fixed yet: Ushiromiya Family was still broke. They were very lucky to have a beatiful house to live. And the things was getting worse: II World War arrived.
And as a Ushiromiya Head, he throwed himself in front of our Great Country to defend ir against the enemies! At that time, he had three children: Krauss, my husband, Eva and Rudolf. Rosa wasn't born yet.
Many years later, he was back from the war........ With gold. Yes! Gold! You ask to me now: 'Where? When? How?'
He always says that in 1944, during the War, he met with a Western Witch named Beatrice. He made a contract with her and she gave to him 20 tons of gold. However, I don't know what is 'write' in this contract. Only Father and the Witch know about it.
Well... With all this gold, he raised Ushiromiya Family from the poverty and we were back to the destroyed high society. We were, once more, the top!
With this, 'Post-Kanto Earthquake Era' over and began the current Era: 'Neo-Post-Kanto Earthquake Era'. The most important Era.
Now, Kinzo has four children and many years later, Ajimu died. I still miss her sometimes, when I look to my marriage photos.
Our family is now what is is due to Father's effort! But he gives too much credit for the witch. Do you beleive he even made an artist made a portrait in her honor? This happened in 1984, two years late.
However, last year, 1985, he dreamt with Beatrice. He said he was furious about that portrait, saying that she wasn't like that and, in her dream, showed to him how she really looked like.
On the next day, he destroyed that portrait and made the same artist made another portrait. The portrait is hanged on the wall of Main Hall, if you want to see."
She fills her tea cup and yours with more tea. You look to Belial and envies him.
That bastard... How dare him sleep while you are suffering with all this boredoom!?
"And now, the Hierarchy: Father was created in a Family that only accepts man as Head and woman only needs to learn how to cook and have children. Also, only the first child has the right to be the Head. If the first child dies before s/he inhret the Headship, then the second child will be the head, and so on.
Here, let me simplify for you."
Natsuhi catches paper and pen and start to scribble.
Ushiromiya Kinzo - Ushiromiya Asumu (Deceased)
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|-----> Krauss - Natsuhi
|______________|---------> Jessica
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|-----> Eva - Hideyoshi
|___________|-----------> George
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|-----> Rudolf - Asumu (1st Wife. Deceased) - Kyrie (2nd Wife)
|______________|--------> Battler __________|-------> Ange
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|-----> Rosa - Fang Qi (Disappeared) [Eriko's Note: "Fang Qi", according to Google, means "Abandon" in chinese]
|____________|---------> Maria
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