Tales of Okuri Tale 2 of 7 Beauty and the Beasts

Inuko smiled. Mother had arrived safely, and Daichi had been ordered to give a report on the progress on the construction of the Shogunate. For the first time in a long time, her entire family was together for dinner. She stuck her chopsticks into the bowl of rice. Also, her friends were here as well. It was almost perfect…….

What would have made it perfect is if she had Urashima Izawa with her. He was a handsome boy whom she had always adored. But, she had always been beaten to him by some other girl, and usually not even a better looking one. Now, with this transformation, she would never stand a chance with him. Her lifelong dream of being Mrs. Izawa had been crushed. Well, best to move on then.

As she happily chewed on the rice, her father broke the silence. “Do you know why I all asked you to come?”