Then we heard the sound of their stomachs rumble when we were a distance away from them. The two of them dropped onto the ground with their stomachs rumbling. “……First of all, let’s do something to fill our stomachs. Or else it’s not a matter of retrieving the Excaliburs.”
“……You are right. Do you want to get money from the heretics by threatening them? I think God will forgive us if we threaten the heretics.”
“Do you plan to attack the shrine? Or do you plan to steal their offertory box? Don’t do either. Let’s use our swords to put on a performance. It’s an international entertainment that works in every country.”
“That’s an excellent idea! If we can cut fruits with our Excaliburs, then we can gather cash!”
“Well, we don’t have fruits. It can’t be helped. Let’s cut that picture.”
“No! You can’t cut this down!”
The two of them started arguing again. I went towards both of them even though I was getting a headache. Seriously. They didn’t seem like the girls I had an argument with in the clubroom just a few days ago. “Delicious! Japanese cuisine is delicious!”
“Yes, yes! This is it! This is the taste of the food of my homeland!”
Irina and Xenovia started to fill their stomachs with the food they ordered at a family restaurant. Man they eat a lot. Are they really assassins sent from the Christian Church? When they saw us earlier, they looked at us with hungry eyes. “Ummm…we are going to eat now, so do you guys want to come as well?”
When I asked them, they said “okay” straight away. [We sold our souls to the Devils.] [This is also to accomplish our mission.] They were saying something like that while we were on our way here. I was worried about my money but Koneko-chan said she would also pay. It’s not manly if I make a girl pay! Especially since she is my junior! That’s what I wanted to say, but after seeing these two eating I would be in deep shit if we didn’t pay together. Th…this is also for the club. It’s for our group. Damnnnn you Kibaaaa! I’m going through all of this shit for you! I’m definitely going to make Kiba introduce me to one of his hot clients! “Phew. Now I’m calm. It’s the end of the world to get helped by a Devil.”
That was what Xenovia said. “Hey. We are treating you to food and that’s what you say?”
I said it while holding down my emotions. I couldn’t talk to them with strong words. Otherwise we couldn’t negotiate. “Pheeeew! Thank you for the meal. Aaaah God, please give charity to these Devils.”
Irina said while using her cross. [Auu!] At that moment I got a headache. The same thing happened to Koneko-chan and Saji so they were touching their head as well. Seems like us Devils received some damage because she used her cross. “Ah, I’m sorry. I did it without thinking.”
Irina smiled with a cute face. These two look like a bishoujo if you look at them normally. Xenovia drank a cup of water and took a deep breath. She then asked. “So, why did you come to us?”
! I never thought she would get right to it. Well, it didn’t look like we met them by coincidence. “You two came to this country to retrieve the Excaliburs, right?”
“That’s right. We already told you that before.”
Both of them didn’t seem like they were giving us hostile intent because they had just finished their food. There was no point battling us in this family restaurant, and even if we did battle they were confident that they could beat us with ease. “I want to help you destroy the Excaliburs.”
Both of them looked surprised at what I just said. They were also looking at each other. GULP. I swallowed my saliva and waited for their decision. Wow, it’s scary. Scary! If they reject us then we are in deep shit. It might turn into a battle between Angels, Fallen-Angels and Devils! To think about it, the Excaliburs are supposed to be quite an important thing. And to destroy that together with Devils like us might be an insult to them, perhaps? I was getting worried about things like that, when Xenovia opened her mouth. “Yeah. Maybe it’s okay leaving one sword to you guys. If you can destroy it, that is. But make sure that your identities aren’t revealed. We also don’t want our high-ups and enemies to think that we are connected to you guys.”
……I just opened my mouth because I didn’t expect that she would give us permission like that. Is it alright? Are you serious? For real? “Hey Xenovia. Are you sure? Even if it’s Ise-kun, he’s still a Devil, you know?”
Irina raised an objection. Well that’s the normal response. “Irina. To tell you the truth, it would really be tough to retrieve the three Excaliburs and to battle Kokabiel with only the two of us.”
“I know that. But...!”
“The minimum objectives we have to achieve are destroying the three Excaliburs or take them back. If our Excaliburs are going to be stolen as well then we should break them before it happens. Even if we use the last resort, there’s only a 30 percent chance that we will succeed in our mission and return home safely.”
“Even so, we thought that the success rate was high enough to come to this country prepared to put our life on the line.”
“Yeah. The high-ups also told us to continue with our mission as well and dispatched us to this country. It’s almost self-sacrifice.”
“And isn’t that what we, the followers, desire for?”
“I changed my mind. My beliefs are flexible. So I can act in the best way.”
“You! I have been thinking about it for a long time, but your faith is a bit weird!”
“I won’t deny it. But I think that it’s our duty to accomplish our mission and return safely. I’m going to live and continue fighting for God. Am I wrong?”
“……You are not wrong. But...”
“That’s why we won’t ask for help from the Devils. Instead we ask for help from a Dragon. The high-ups didn’t tell us not to borrow the strength of a Dragon.”
Xenovia then looked at me. Dragon…… She was talking about me. The being that is residing in my left arm……… Sekiryuutei. “I never thought that I would meet Sekiryuutei in a distant country like this. Even if you turned into a Devil, I see that the dragon power within you is still present. If it’s like the legend says, then you can increase your power to that of a Maou, correct? If you gain a power to that of a Maou, then you can break the Excaliburs without a sweat. I also think that it was God’s doing that we had this meeting.”
Xenovia said joyfully. “C-Certainly they didn’t tell us not to borrow the power of a Dragon……… But you are just saying nonsense! Your belief is certainly weird!”
“Weird is fine with me. But, Irina. He’s your childhood friend, right? Let’s trust him. The power of a Dragon.”
Irina became silent at Xenovia’s words, but her expression showed that she was okay with it for now. Oh! It’s okay then? Are you serious? But for me to increase my power to that of a Maou, I have to increase my ability even further. But if I transfer my power that I boosted to the max to Kiba, he can be equal to or surpass Excalibur. I’m sure the possibility is really high. “Okay. The negotiation is a success.