Chương 5: Deed-5: Plan

{1999 A. Y. Human Realm} [Inside Ram's room] Ram: Answer this too... Female Yokai: What? Ram: How are you able to speak human language? Ram: Do you know why I am the only one who can see you? Female Yokai: I am able to speak your language because of my astral powers! [Ram in a curious tone] Ram: What are astral powers? Do I have it too? Is that's the reason why I am able to see you? Female Yokai: Out of billions only few humans are born with astral powers and you are one of them!

[Ram excitedly] Ram: That makes me rare, isn't it? I knew it! I was special! Love You, NARAYANA!!! [Female Yokai confused] Female Yokai: Don't celebrate too quickly, you are not unique! Astral powers can be achieved by all humans! Humans just don't crave for astral powers! Every human can attain astral powers!!! [Ram with a bit of pride] Ram: Still, I would be the strongest right? As I got astral powers from my birth! Female Yokai: No! I bet that you will definitely lose in a duel with even the beginner exorcist!!!

Female Yokai: For your kind information! I can defeat a beginner exorcist without getting a sweat! Whereas you would get beaten by them so badly! [Ram sulks] Ram: Am I weaker than you? Am I a weakling, NARAYANA? It means am I not special, NARAYANA? Female Yokai: Don't think that you are stronger than me! Just because you made me unable to move! If I had used my powers back then! You would have been a corpse by now!!! Ram: Seriously, NARAYANA!!! I am disappointed! Why didn't anyone tell me about astral powers?

[Ram sulks] [Female Yokai smiles on seeing Ram's sulking and his expressions] [Ram suddenly gets an idea and asks Female Yokai with complete curiosity and enthusiasm] Ram: Then tell me how to become stronger? Ram: Please... [Ram starts pleasing Female Yokai with his cute child's voice and puppy face expression] [Female Yokai smiles on his innocent expressions] Female Yokai: Hmm, it's better you don't get involved in all these astral domains, realms, powers and portals! Your life will mess up so badly!

Female Yokai: It's completely out of your imagination and understanding! Why to enter in this field? Just enjoy your life the way you are now! [Ram in a bit dominating tone] Ram: My life is already messed up! A little more won't make a difference!!! Female Yokai: It's not like what you think! It's completely a different thing! Ram: You are indirectly declining me, right? [Female yokai smiles] Female Yokai: Are all the humans are as sharp as you? [Ram blushes and sulks] Ram: May be, who knows? Why should I tell you?

You aren't going to teach me how to become stronger! Hmph!!! [Female Yokai smiles on his way of answering and expressions] Female Yokai: Ok! Now this is where we part our ways... Ram: What? Female Yokai: Yes! I have to find my father quickly! I have already wasted time, talking to you... Ram: Please don't say that! It wasn't a waste of time... [Female yokai blushes a bit] Female Yokai: Well, whatever! Ok bye...

[Ram wasn't ready to say bye yet] [Female Yokai took her dagger and turned towards the door] [Ram holds her hand suddenly] [Female Yokai with rage] Female Yokai: Don't touch me without my permission! Unhand me now! Female Yokai: If I use my astral powers! You will die experiencing tremendous pain!!! This tale has been unlawfully obtained from Royal Road. If you discover it on Amazon, kindly report it. [Ram still holds her] Ram: Tell me one thing! Where will you search for your father?

[Female Yokai with a bit of embarrassment yet with pride] Female Yokai: I will find him anyhow! That's my headache... Ram: See! Why are you always in a hurry to do things? Why can't you think practically? Like your brother does... [Female Yokai gets a bit offended and in a bit angry] Female Yokai: What do you mean by that? [Ram released the Female Yokai's hand as she showed curiosity to listen to him] Ram: If you go out and cross path with a high-level exorcist! What would you do? Female Yokai: Aaah... Ram: See!!!

Ram: You don't have a plan, right? You will again do what your instinct tells you and attack him! That will completely spoil the purpose! Ram: You are here to take your father back to your realm! Not to get killed here! [Female Yokai with frustration and embarrassment] Female Yokai: Yeah, Ok! I am a stupid! Are you happy now!?! [Female Yokai with watery eyes] Female Yokai: I don't have any plan! I don't know where to search for him! I don't know how to find him... Ram: Please don't cry!

If you cry, I would cry too... [Ram's eyes starts getting wet too] Female Yokai: I don't have the luxury to sit and plan for all the worst-case scenarios! My goal is to find my father ASAP and take him back! I am not as smart as you! But just because I don't have a plan, it won't be enough to stop me from searching for my father!!! Ram: Please cool down! I have a plan! Would you care listening it? [Female Yokai cools down after listening to Ram's words] Female Yokai: Really? What's that?

Ram: Firstly, relax and listen to me carefully! Female Yokai: I have already relaxed a lot, tell me the plan... Ram: See! Always in a hurry... Female Yokai: Do you really have a plan? [Ram smiles] Ram: Hmm, listen carefully... Female Yokai: Please start speaking... [Female Yokai with complete curiosity] Ram: If you go out and any exorcist finds you! He might kill you! That's a possibility, right? Female Yokai: Hmm... Ram: You are always thinking the best-case scenarios! World doesn't run like that!

[Ram smirks] Ram: Thinking that exorcists will spare you and take you to their base and demand you, their wishes! Ram: Imagine! What if they have never found you father? Your father might have come to human realm knowing a secret place where he could hide! As you described earlier, no yokai would ever even dream to come here! Then why would your father come here? He sure must have some hideout here... Ram: Otherwise, he won't have come to human realm, right?

[Female yokai with a surprised look] Female Yokai: Excellent! Why didn't I think of it that way? Ram: See, this is your problem! You never listen fully... Female Yokai: Sorry! Please, continue... [Ram and Female yokai were behaving as if they know each other from lifetimes] Ram: So, my plan is that... [Female Yokai was excited and curiously listens to Ram] Ram: You stay here in my home and I will go to the nearest Shrines from here... Female Yokai: Haa, then?

[Ram smiles and looks at Female Yokai hopelessly] Ram: I will tell you! But, before that... Ram: Tell me! What will you do? If I go and tell the exorcists, that there's a yokai in my home! Then they would come here to exorcise you... [Female Yokai without any hesitation] Female Yokai: I trust you! You would never do something like that! You just can't! [Ram smiles] Ram: See! Always in a hurry! Never thinking of worst-case scenarios! Female Yokai: I trust you... Ram: Why? Female Yokai: Even I don't know that...

Female Yokai: Then tell me this! Why didn't I kill you, that instant itself when you made me unable to move, why didn't I use my astral powers to kill you? [Ram with a surprised face] Ram: Yes, why didn't you do so? Female Yokai: What I did earlier was all on my instincts and now my instinct says to trust you! [Ram whispers] Ram: Hopeless, Innocent, Dad's Little Princess... Female Yokai: Please continue with your explanation of the plan...

Ram: I will go to the shrine and speak to an exorcist, saying that I am having a dream regularly, that my house is haunted and a yokai is asking in my dreams, that where is her father? Ram: I will ask them, what should I do to get rid of those dreams? Ram: If they know anything about you father! They might tell me and we will get some clues about your father! Female Yokai: Awesome!!! Ram: Wait! Female Yokai: What now? Ram: There can be other scenarios and worst-case scenarios too! Female Yokai: What could be that?

Ram: If he doesn't know about your father... Female Yokai: That's not a worst-case scenario! It would mean that my father is safe and sound! Ram: Always in a hurry to get into conclusions! What if, they know about your father and acts like they don't know about him? Ram: What if they don't have any demands? Ram: What if they say that they would accompany me to my home and do exorcism inside my home? Ram: There are many such cases!!!

[Female Yokai again with a jaw dropping expression] Female Yokai: Why didn't I think about all those? Ram: Hmm, that's why you should never act on without proper planning! Female Yokai: Ok! I will do plan before acting, from now onwards. Mr. Smarty!!! [Ram smiles as she called him smart] Ram: So, listen this carefully! I will leave home and lock the door! Ram: Until I meet them, stay inside! When I return, if I open the door silently! It means, things are under control! We have some clues... Ram: But!

If I rang the bell twice! Make sure you leave this place and go back to the Yokai realm! After 1 or 2 days when everything settles down here, come back again! Then we will think what to do! Ram: If I ring the bell, it means I am accompanied with an exorcist! So, no matter what, just leave this place instantly! Ram: If he enters and unable to find you! He might perform exorcism anyway!

But as soon as he leaves, I will undo whatever the yantras he drew and bring all the things to my house which would make this place haunted! Making it possible for you to return here! Female Yokai: Splendid! Ram: I am not done yet! Ram: Answer me this, can an exorcist break or move the portals? Female Yokai: No! Portals are hard to find and are unbreakable as they are made up of great astral powers! Normal Exorcists can't move them! Female Yokai: Exorcists can seal it! Making sure that nothing can pass through it!

But if a Mantra Siddh does come here then it's a completely different story! Ram: Is the seal can be undone? Female Yokai: You just have to tear it off! But the exorcists aren't that foolish enough! They will warn you to not to go near the seal! Ram: Hmm, what were you saying about the Mantra Siddh? Female Yokai: I don't think so, that a Mantra Siddhi person is that easy to be found! So, no need to worry about the Mantra Siddh! Ram: Think about the worst-case scenario!

Explain me about Mantra siddh, what is a mantra anyway? ----Meet you in next deed, Guys