–So will Vali recover?”
“Well this guy is someone with exceptionally high demonic-powers. It will be enough if I just give it a start.”
“…..My gratitude, First-dono. Looks like I can fight with this.”
Vali gave his gratitude to the First with respect. For that Hakuryuukou to give respect to someone….. Even the First Sun Wukong is a very big existence to him. First says while smacking Bikou’s head,
“To think about fighting after having the curse lifted. A Battle-maniac which can’t be helped. –Now I will be on my way then, since I got to see the idiot’s face.”
“Are you going somewhere Geezer?”
“Well even if I look like this, I’m Sakra’s vanguard. Just a little errand in the Underworld. –Something you could call, taking down a terrorist. That Sakra sure does make a Geezer work hard.”
So the First will also be helping out this time as well. He sounds like a very supportive ally but there is one thing bugging me. Vali voices my suspicions instead. “…First-dono. Sakra is connected to Cao Cao right? The incident at Kyoto. The meeting between the Youkai and Sakra’s side. So where is Cao Cao standing in Sakra’s mind since he interfered in the meeting?”
Yes. Sakra and Cao Cao are connected. I heard it from Azazel-sensei. But the incident in Kyoto doesn’t connect then. So what does that mean? The more we think, the more mysterious it gets. The First just smiles happily. “No idea. Since I’m just a vanguard of Sakra and a freedom Geezer at that. I’m not interested in what that baldy God of military arts is thinking.”
It feels like he isn’t hiding anything. This person didn’t have any evil intents from the beginning. I can sense him having a naughty personality just like Bikou, but I can’t sense even the slightest enmity towards us. ……Though I would agree if he said that he is using Sennjutsu to make us think like that……… The First says it while putting his hand under his chin. “But I don’t think Sakra will rampage, you know? I don’t know what will happen from now. He would most likely just watch from the sides. Though Hades overdid it this time.”
-Hades. So I am not mistaking it, that his “rampage” led to this incident. ……If Sakra also gets involved, then the Underworld will have an even bigger crisis on its hands. He is a Battle-God that is said to have the power where all the Yondai-Maou have to combine their powers and finally they would have the power which rivals him. When the First and Vali’s conversation finished, I interrupted their discussion. “First. I have come here because there is something I wanted to ask you.”
“What is it, Holy-demonic-sword guy. This Geezer will answer anything He is able to.”
“I want to ask you, who just touched the curse of Samael. ----In what circumstance can a Dragon survive after receiving this curse?”
A Dai-Youkaiwho mastered Youjutsu and Sennjutsu. The one who was promoted into a God. Qítia-n DàshèngSun Wukong. How did this person feel when he touched the “Snake of Eden's”, the curse of Samael. I want to ask him that. “First of all, the body can’t be saved. From the density of this curse, the body will perish first. Then their soul. There’s nothing more fragile than a soul which lost its vessel. Though the soul will also get devoured by the curse and perish quickly. Now the problem starts from here. ---Why didn’t the evil-pieces which are connected with the soul receive the curse? What happened to the Sekiryuutei reached the ears of this Geezer as well. The pieces returned to the master right?”
So this person already knows as well. “Yes. Only the pieces responded to the summon.”
“Was the curse of Samael detected from the pieces?”
“No, it wasn’t detected. Samael’s aura was only felt from the Dragon-Gate. His pieces weren’t cursed with Samael’s curse.”
It happened just like how I answered. When Ise-kun’s evil-pieces returned, Sensei examined the evil-pieces, but it wasn’t cursed by Samael’s curse. ……Sensei made sharp eyes after knowing that and returned to Grigori headquarters……. If I think about it now, the doubt of Ise-kun’s death had existed from back then. All of us, me and my comrades, thought that cases like the return of the evil-pieces would mean death. Because of the sadness of losing him and learning the facts about previous cases, we discarded the possibility of his survival. The First puffed his pipe and then smiled at my reply. “—Then it means that there is a possibility that his soul is at least safe. I don’t know what state that erotic boy is in, but he might just be floating in the dimensional gap.”
……When I heard those words, I tried very hard to keep down the emotions which were about to come out of me. Not yet. It’s too early for that. It’s still too early to be overjoyed…..! But there are still possibilities! The possibility that my best friend is alive! The First smiles when he sees me shaking and then turns around. “See you then. I have Yu-long waiting outside. ---Oh. So what are you going to do now, Bikou? I hear that you guys are wanted by all the factions and [Khaos-Brigade] right?”
Bikou scratches his cheeks when he gets asked by the First. Kuroka who is next to him says it while making a fist. “I’m just going to follow our leader –nyan. Afterall, I have the most fun hanging around this team.”
The magician, Le Fay, also nods. “Yes. I will also follow everyone else! How about you Arthur-oniisama?”
Arthur who has a calm aura like always says it with a smile. “I don’t have a single interest nor attachment to the Hero-faction. I will be able to meet strong foes if I stay here and do the same things we have been doing till now. At least for me, it’s easier to be with Vali than Cao Cao.”
Hearing their opinions, Bikou says it to Vali. “I will also just follow you like I did until now. The only one who can order half-assed guys like us is you Vali.”
Hearing the thoughts of his team mates, Vali made a small smile. “…..I’m sorry.”
“Act like you usually do! Don’t apologise Ketsu-Ryuukou!”
Bikou says it while making a big laugh and smacking Vali’s back. “Stop it. Albion will cry. He’s already in a state where he’s asking for a counsellor.”
…….So Albion also had his heart that torn huh. So the reason why Albion was absolutely quiet back in the artificial-dimension is because he didn’t have any energy left in him? “Sekiryuutei attracts the hearts of people. Hakuryuukou attracts the hearts of the “exiled”. Two-Heavenly Dragons. You guys are Heads and tails. You guys are interesting Heavenly Dragons.”
The First Sun Wukong leaves after saying that. Confirming that the First left, I ask Vali once again. “Vali Lucifer. What are you going to do?”
“…..Will you be satisfied if I say that I will take Hyoudou Issei’s revenge, Kiba Yuuto?”
“No. I will just spit it out and say that it’s not like you. And if there are those we have to seek revenge on, then that is our job. No. I will take them down.”
He smiles at my answer. “I see. That’s right. ---I just want to release the power I couldn’t to someone.