Chapter 271: New Neighborhood.
A certain plane landed at the airport located on Coldland.
The runway was cleaned from the snow, but the surroundings had hills with snow piled up.
The plane reached the gates, and the pilot stopped the engine.
The pilot informed the attendants to start the deboarding process.
In the first-class. A black-haired young man groggily opened his eyes after one of the attendants woke him up.
''We are starting the deboarding process.'' The flight attendant said with rosy cheeks.
Ichiro rubbed his eyes and nodded, ''Alright.'' He grabbed the bag from the seat next to him and stood up to start following the flight attendant.
After entering the doors, there was already a line of passengers waiting to deboard, but after Ichiro appeared, few widened their eyes in shock and clumsily took their phones to snap pictures.
Ichiro scratched his messy hair and was the first one to deboard the plane.
There was already a bus waiting for them. It will take them to the terminal, where the final check-up is located.
They will ensure that there weren't Rankless Ones or criminals on the plane, even though that check-up was already done in Darkland.
Ichiro and the rest of the passengers boarded five different buses. Soon, the buses started making their way towards the terminal.
Inside the bus. The ones who recognized Ichiro didn't know what to do, and those who didn't recognize were curious about the identity of the young man.
Soon, the buses reached the terminal, and everyone deboarded them.
Ichiro exited the bus with his black-colored bag on his right hand, and instantly a familiar cold wind assaulted his nerves, making him feel a tingling feeling of pain.
He quickly entered the terminal and felt instantly warmer. There were already airport workers waiting for them to do the final check-up.
A man with sunglasses appeared in front of Ichiro with a small scanner in his right hand.
''Is this your first time visiting Coldland?'' He asked and put the scanner on Ichiro's forehead.
''No,'' Ichiro replied and heard the scanner beep three times.
*Beep* *Beep* *Beep*
''Hmm?'' The man frowned and looked at the screen of the scanner, and a bunch of notifications popped up.
[Name: Kurogami Ichiro]
[Martial Rank: Martial Commander (Estimated)]
[Identity: Nightside Family's Son-in-law (Heavenly Child)]
[Notes: Be respectful and don't anger him!]
The man's face became pale, and he almost dropped the scanner, ''A-Alright, that's enough. I-I hope your visit on Coldland will be pleasurable.'' He said and bowed as well.
Ichiro looked at the scanner with a frown but ignored it shortly afterward and started his journey towards the exit of the airport.
The airport was surprisingly busy with a swarm of people. This week is the beginning of the holidays, and it will last 10 days.
Most of the families use this timespan to go on vacations or just spend time with their families.
Ichiro reached the exit of the airport and found an unoccupied taxi fairly quickly.
He put the bag on the trunk and entered the backseat.
The taxi driver was a middle-aged man with an exhausted look and messy hair.
''Where?'' He asked simply, but there was a tinge of disdain in his tone.
''New Neighborhood,'' Ichiro said and closed his eyes.
New Neighborhood was the rename of Azura's neighborhood.
''Hmph.'' The driver snorted and started driving.
Ichiro slightly opened his left eye and wondered what was wrong with him, but soon he ignored it and enjoyed the not-so-comfy ride.
Half an hour later. The taxi entered the entrance of the New Neighborhood, and Ichiro looked slightly surprised to see a gate in front of them.
There were also two Guards looking at the taxi with a frown.
''What the hell is this…'' Ichiro scratched his head and left the taxi. He took his bag from the trunk and walked towards the guards.
The taxi turned around and left without even looking back.
The Guards put their hands on their gun holster as a warning and to show their difference in status.
Ichiro shook his head and stopped some distance away from them.
''What is your purpose of visit here?'' The first guard asked warily.
''I live here,'' Ichiro said.
''Hmph.'' The Guards snorted and looked at Ichiro's clothing. He was wearing a white coat, which didn't look like the clothes the residents in the Neighborhood usually wear.
He was also wearing simple black-colored sweatpants and snow boots, which the second Guard recognized as one of the cheaper ones.
A look of disdain filled their faces.
''Get out, beggar.'' The first Guard spat on the ground and continued, ''This place is where quite important people live; it's not a place where beggars belong.''
''Oh?'' Ichiro rubbed his chin.
''Do you know Abyss and his family?'' The second Guard asked while Ichiro nodded.
''They are living here, now do you understand the status you need to enter this place?''
Ichiro sighed and nodded, ''Right, let me make a phone call.'' He grabbed his phone from the pocket and dialed Abyss' number.
The Guards snorted and started minding their own businesses, completely ignoring him.
''Hey, don't you think he looks familiar?'' The Second Guard asked.
The First Guard shrugged, ''All beggars look the same.''
''Hmm…'' The Second Guard hummed and felt like he had seen the young man before.
*Clink*
Ichiro heard the phone call being connected.
''Ichiro, sup?'' He heard a familiar voice that belonged to Abyss.
Ichiro sighed and glanced at the Guards, ''I am at the entrance of the Neighborhood, and it seems that I don't have enough status to enter, such a shame.''
''Oh?'' He heard Abyss' surprised voice, which had a tinge of amusement.
''Will father-in-law help me to have enough status to enter?'' Ichiro asked.
''Hmm… I am not so sure… You are stealing my precious daughter from me.''
Ichiro's eyebrow twitched, ''… What do you want?''
''Keep the flirting to a minimum, and I will get to spend 1 hour with Azura each day!'' Abyss said smugly, ''Father and daughter bonding, for some reason Aether has been avoiding me, even though I planned a nice training session for him, tsk, so ungrateful.''
Ichiro paled and asked, ''Y-You won't make Azura do same training sessions… Right?''
''Pfft, of course not! We are going shopping, are you crazy?''
Ichiro sighed in relief and nodded, ''Fine, now help me.''
''You could have just beaten them up, tsk.''
*Clink*
The phone call disconnected, and instantly a sky rumbled.
*RUMBLE!*