Tanuki Rise of the Yokai Clan

After that conversation, nothing changed.

Everything was the same as usual except for he got his hands on Maou's Hammer. Mitsume returned to the Nura Clan as if he had never communicated with Tamazuki, living like before. Yosuzume still stayed by his side like before, but somehow she had become wilder. Maybe, because she knew about his ambition and she thought their time was limited, so she wanted to do more, but... he rejected her since his virginity was important. He would lose his virginity, but the time wasn't now since his duel with his father was going to start.

The duel would be held on Awakashima Island, and every human on this island all being driven away, leaving only youkai to stay on this island.

If it was before, it might be impossible for them to do this since even if the number of people on this island might not be much, driving out so many people would attract the attention of the government, Onmyouji, and many other things. However, those who were familiar with the supernatural world knew that the Shikoku Youkai was fierce. Not only were they strong, but their influence in the human world was also absurd.

Dying in battle was one thing, but what if they were killed by a fellow human and also died socially?

The group of tanuki not only had a physical ability stronger than a human, but their minds were more insidious than any human, so when they conquered the Shikoku, while the group of humans was helpless and angry, they could do nothing.

Omnyouji might be powerful, but could they protect someone for 24 hours and seven days? More importantly, the number of Omnyouji was rather limited, and the number of high-ranking people was rather high, so in fear of death, they could only accept the rule of the tanuki in the Shikoku. So, even if they all drove away all the people from Awashima Island, the police and government could only help by creating an excuse that a powerful earthquake might happen near the island, so they evacuated all the people on that island.

That news brought a lot of panic to the people but for the youkai?

Similarly, the air and the atmosphere of every one were rather solemn. After all, this battle would determine who would be their future commander. Frankly, deep in their hearts, they had accepted Tamazuki as their commander since, under his leadership, the youkai of Shikoku had reached a height that they had never imagined before.

If all the youkai had a hard time choosing between the Kyoto Youkai or the Nura Clan as the number one group, without a doubt, they would say the number two would be the Shikoku Clan.

While they weren't number one, they knew that it was only a time, and compared to their previous prestige, their prestige had reached something they couldn't imagine. More importantly, their power and influence were just outrageous. It wouldn't be weird to say that they could control this country. And everything was because of Tamazuki.

However, even so, the official commander of the Shikoku Youkai was Inugamigyoubu Danuki. Even though they were a father and a son, Tamazuki wasn't his father's only son. While everyone, including his father, wanted him to become the new commander of the Shikoku Youkai, formality was still needed. They knew how powerful Tamazuki was, yet they needed to see him defeat his father so that way, he could become the official leader of the Shikoku Youkai.

So, on this Awashima Island, the duel between them was being held.

The duel was held at eight in the morning, but everyone had already gathered.

Every youkai in the Shikoku, even if they were night creatures, woke up in the morning, and came to Awashima Island to watch the battle.

The island might be huge, but even so, it seemed so packed with many youkais. Many of them stood in a high place to see the battle, but no one got too close since they knew the battle between Danuki and Tamazuki would cause a lot of damage to the surroundings. If they didn't want to be caught in the battle, they could only stay a little far from the battlefield.

The duel would be held on the open field on the island, and before eight in the morning, Danuki and Tamazuki had come to the island.

By his father's side, his mother, along with his other wives, accompanied him.

Meanwhile, on his side, his underlings, who joined him in the beginning along with Yosuzume, were by his side.

"Tamazuki-sama."

Yosuzume stood by his side, ready to give him the Maou's Hammer for the battle.

"No, I won't use that thing."

He shook his head.

"Why?"

She was surprised and confused by his answer.

"I haven't learned about swordsmanship. Using an unfamiliar weapon will only make me weaker. Keep it with you, but be ready anytime when I call you."

"Yes."

She nodded in understanding and didn't force him to wield this weapon.

"Then, I will leave."

As he walked, all of his followers bowed their heads.

"May the victory be with you!"

Similarly, Danuki also did the same and approached the battlefield, leaving his wives to meet his son.

Whether Danuki or Tamazuki anticipated this battle much, similarly, the majority of the Shikoku Youkai was in the same, yet naturally, some of them weren't happy.

"Tch, Tamazuki is going to become the commander now."

"Huh? How could that be? Father won't lose so easily!"

"You idiot! Don't you know how Father loves Tamazuki better than any of us? He has a lot of favoritism toward him!"

"Huh? Isn't that cheating?"

"Yeah, that's cheating."

"You don't need to worry. Everything won't go their way so easily. Even if Father steps down from his position, it won't be little Tamazuki's turn to become the commander!"

"Yes, that's true!"

"He is too young!"

"He isn't fit to become the leader!"

Their voices echoed one after, showing their dissatisfaction. Everyone had made up their plans, and it was impossible for them to accept Tamazuki as their leader.

"Then, don't blame us, Father. You are the one who is unfair, after all."

As the battle was about to start, they sent their underlings to prepare while they sat on their seats, watching the battle since they knew deep inside they were worse than their little sibling.

While they knew their preparation, neither Danuki nor Tamazuki cared about them. The two had entered the open field where they would start their battle, and they were facing each other with ten meters of distance that separated them.

"Are you ready for this battle, Tamazuki?"

Danuki asked with a dignified voice. Unlike his calm and almost lazy-like voice, which he usually showed before, his voice was stronger and firmer, showing his position as the leader of all youkai in the Shikoku and all the area, which was conquered by Tamazuki.

"Father, it's your time to step down. It's my turn to lead all the youkai to dominate this world."

"...."

Danuki stared at his son, feeling slightly emotional since Tamazuki really reminded him of his youth, but unlike him, who failed, he could imagine that Tamazuki would succeed.

Yet, even so...

"You can talk big, but you need the power to realize your dream. Do you have that power? Let's settle everything in this battle. As I have said before, if you win, you will become the commander."

"Then, let's start."

As if they read each other's minds, they approached each other and smashed each other's fists.

*BOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMM!*

The impact of their exchange was so powerful that the trees were uprooted, and the earth in the vicinity was blown away. However, everyone's expression became dignified when they found out Tamazuki gained the upper hand in their first confrontation.