In ruined forest, kenshi didn't answered the newcomer. While the unknown person was waiting for his replied.
Thinking the situation, he made the unthinkable.
Bam!
Kenshi used the mystic smoke and the unknown person strike but what he hit was nothing.
Kenshi who was already exhausted, he didn't want comfort the newcomer and decided to retreat.
Once the smoke vanish, the newcomer click his tongue and said.
"He escape."
Upon saying this, the girl materialize in the air. Like shell's appearance. She too look the same but her expression was colder than shell.
"You let him escape."
"Don't mad Shelly, it's not like we wouldn't gonna see them."
As he said this, he look at Anna who was unconscious. This newcomer click his tongue and said.
"That duke is a bastard father huh."
As he said this, he carried Anna in his arms and planning to leave but be for he do that. He look around and said.
"By the way, where is that curse weapon she was holding?"
Looking around, the newcomer suddenly rise an eyebrows in realize.
"Tsk, not bad newbie."
As he said this, he left the destroyed forest like a mist.
Somewhere in the forest, kenshi keep jumping from tree branch to tree branch. He didn't know if he was being chased, but he knew that it's not a good Idea to returned to the party that look like he came out from war.
"Hey! Put me down you pervert!"
As she angerly said. Anna's curse weapon struggles to escape for Kenshin's grasp.
After he used the skill, he's already eying the other shell. Fearing that the enemy used it to hunt him down, so instead of used it towards himself.
He decided to take it with him and escape.
During their journey, shell explained the reason why curse weapons can escape easily, it's because the other user isn't a owner of the other curse weapons.
Meaning if it's not a curse owner or not chosen. It either escape or become a madman and havock anything in his path.
"Oh shut up flat board!"
"Who are you calling flat board!"
As the two continued insulting each other. Kenshi doubted himself if it's a good idea to bring it with him and keep hearing all the yapping.
.....
In the party, takumi look at the fireworks displayed but he wasn't actually focus in the fireworks but listen to one of the guards.
So, someone escapes the duke's prison and vanished.
Looking around, he can tell that his son kenshi isn't around. This made tanuki frown but when he saw a bird in the window.
He quickly hides in the shadow and walk without noticing. Upon taking the paper in the bird's leg. He frown even more and murmurs.
A unknown person attack my son? Who is it? It's the duke's prisoner?
As he wonders about it. He decided to investigate and called one of his men in the communication crystal.
"Sebastian, send someone here and disguise as kenshi. While the real one needs a medical attention."
"Yes master."
As soon as he finished speaking, he destroyed the crystal turning it into powder and coldly stared at the duke with his son.
What are you hiding Erick.
...
Returning to the mansion. Kenshi walk towards the back of the mansion. Most servants are Shinobi of the shadow clan and they already received the news of his returned.
His clothes are ruined and he looks like he went to war, causing many servants who organized his kimono almost cries in blood.
"Get me some new clothes, also where is master shue?"
"He's coming right now."
"Thanks Sebastian."
As he sit in exhaustion. The curse weapon he was holding was still trying to escape.
"Tell me other shell, who is the girl."
"Hmph, I'll never tell you."
As she said this with a smug face. Kenshi sigh as he knew that it's no easy to ask a curse weapon about their owners.
Shell who look at the flat shell lazily said.
"Owner, it's best to give up."
"Oh? And why is that?"
"Curse weapons are loyal to their owners. As a weapon they never revealed their owners information. Besides, you can't tortured a weapon since we are not humans."
As she said this, kenshi rub his temples which what shell said is true.
There only desire was to used to kill someone. If there owners die they just wait for the other fools to pick it up.
Once shell said this, the other shell smugly said.
"That's right fool. Now let go of me!"
As she struggles to his hands again. Kenshin's expression became very serious and said.
"You know it's bad to entered someone's house without asking right?"
As he said this, the servants was confused but then someone said.
"Oh my bad, I just want to talk to you without beating your servants here."
To everyone's surprised, the man wearing a military uniform came out from the door. In his back, several other guards and servants are laying in the ground.
They all have bruises and some even have injuries. Moreover, there was the girl in his back.
She was the same girl that he fought in the party. But unlike before, the looks shy and keep saying.
"Where is mama?"
The servants near kenshi raise their weapons. They didn't know who is the intruders and they are prepared to attack.
On the other hand, kenshi rub his temples and said.
"It's not nice to beat our servants in this state. Be glad that my father isn't here, otherwise you might not going out here alive."
"Of course I know that, the legendary shadow eater. I know about him and am not stupid enough to be killed by him. Especially if it's his son."
As he opened his one eye, the servants was shaking in fear. While kenshi felt a numbness in his body.
"Oh? You're stronger than I thought. Interesting."
As he said this, he throws his curse weapon in the floor changing it into a chair in front of kenshi.
Kenshin's face twitch as his chair looks like a throne, and a girl that look like shell was flouting in the air and hug his owner.
Unlike Kenshin's shell, she looks like a European woman in late 17's. And wears the same military dress that looks like a German uniform in 1940.
"Now let's talk, kenshi. Son of the legendary shadow eater."
As he said this, he release a dominating aura while kenshi look at him in cold stare and replied.
"Sure, why not Cassie."
As he said this, his curse weapon rest in his legs like she was carried in a princess style and stared at the other shell with a smirk.
Meanwhile, the other shell who was in Kenshin's hand look at them with emotionaless gaze and said.
"This two bitches..."
She already met the other shell and her reaction to her was the same as other shell in Kenshin's lap.