Fuck, I've gone up a lot of levels.
[Status]
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[Drako]
Race: Nephilim Dragon
Status: Normal
Lv: 65/75
HP: 440/440
MP: 400/400
Strength: 440
Defense: 400
Magic: 430
Agility: 350
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My stats are up quite a bit too. In fact, I think I might be able to fight Valina right now while keeping my human form.
........
While I was taking care of the Utsusemi, Tobio and Kouki were taking on Doumon.
The "magic" that Doumon uses consists of clay dolls in the shape of men ten feet tall. Clay dolls should not be underestimated, as a punch from the doll had a strength comparable to a high-class Devil.
In other words, the doll has the same strength as I have in my human form while using [Touki].
On the other hand, its defence is also quite problematic. The spear created from Kouki's Sacred Gear is not enough to penetrate the doll's body.
The problem came when Doumon summoned a second clay doll. Tobio and Kouki were soon to be defeated.
All this happened while I was killing the Utsusemi, so I, who was putting all my attention on the monsters, barely noticed that they were in danger.
To my surprise, several of the boys I defeated yesterday were here again. That meant that the Utsusemi Agency had the capabilities to bring these monsters back to life.
In the end, Kouki and Tobio were captured by Doumon. The clay dolls had them pinned down. That's when the boy who used to be Tobio's friend showed up, the boy who attacked him in the alley.
Sasaki, I think his name was.
Doumon was forcing Tobio to confront Sasaki, and it looked like it wasn't pleasant for the boy. I had already finished with all the Utsusemi. Still, it seemed that Doumon was too immersed in his madness to even notice. Anyway, I had [Gandiva] in my hands, ready to act at any moment.
Apparently, Doumon wanted the so-called "Four Fiends" to be marked by human blood. He didn't seem to recognize that Tobio's Sacred Gear is a Longinus.
How interesting.
Two of the clay dolls had Tobio and Kouki, while the other two dolls had the puppy and the cat. The boy named Sasaki, who was being controlled by Doumon, was approaching the sword that was sticking out of Tobio's puppy's forehead.
"I...kuse..."
Huh, is he regaining consciousness?
What impressive willpower.
"He...lp..."
Seeing this series of events, Doumon began trembling.
"This is...magnificent! So he was still partially conscious to this extent! This is quite interesting! Seize them, this absolutely must be immediately reported to the staff! Since the data on artificial Sacred Gears thus far is insufficient, obtaining something like this is valuable!
...To the end, as this man regards them, Sasaki, the students of Ryoukou, they were nothing but objects to him.... How can it be that he should be capable of such cruelty? How could such an inhuman individual possibly exist?
"....Don't fu....!!"
Tobio--could not hold back his rage.
"Don't fuck with me. Why, why don't you bastards stop having Sasaki and the others assist with your research if they aren't any good...!?
Doumon sneered.
"It's you guys who are at fault for not having participated. No, it would be that group of those who fell from heaven who concealed you. Due to that, since we couldn't contain ourselves, do you think we had any choice other than to resort to plan B? For said plan, naturally it was necessary to have an abundance of young people serve as experimental bodies for the 'Four Fiends Plan'. Their cooperation was entirely necessary."
This man is mentally broken. He's completely insane, not an ounce of sanity left in his mind.
Was he a fragile-minded man who was broken after being expelled from his clan? Or was he expelled because of this insanity he's showing?
In either case, the clan he belongs to should have finished with a demented man like this.
Recalling something, Doumon spoke with amusement.
"Ikuse.....huh. Aah, speaking of which, I'm sure there was data saying that you were intimate with Toujou Sae. That seems good, you should meet her. She's become an excellent Utsusemi. I remember her!"
Tobio began to tremble when he heard the name of his childhood friend.
Ah...
Doumon, I feel sorry for you right now.
Having seen Tobio reacting strongly when he heard that name, Doumon sneered even more offensively.
"She cried out so many times in the middle of the experiment. 'Tobio, Tobio'--she said. Indeed, she was calling out to you. Surely you get it."
Tobio, lacking any words to say——violently ground his molars, overflowing with frustration and anger, as tears endlessly poured down. His eyes glared at Doumon full of murderous intent.
Sigh…
Tobio's already noticed, huh...
These guys are "evil."
I remember saying something similar when I described Azazel, but I'm not talking about the same thing.
The evil that is promoted by guys like this is far from the evil of Azazel, they are two different types of evil.
This is the kind of evil that is willing to do anything to achieve its goals, or even without having a goal in mind. They don't care about humans or anything else.
Azazel, on the other hand, focuses his evil on 'evolution'. He is a fanatic for things he does not understand, or that he understands, but cannot achieve. That's why he locks himself into his study of Sacred Gears, that's why he's so obsessed with the growth of the Longinus. He can use any means available, moral or immoral, to achieve evolution.
Is this how you feel, Azazel? Are this intrigue and curiosity what you feel when you seek evolution?
Give me the answer to my question, Tobio.
What will you do now, Tobio?
Show me what Canis Lycaon can do.
The power of desire. Sacred Gears becomes powerful if its user has powerful desires.
And I can see it.
I can see the desire in Tobio's eyes.
The desire to destroy the evil being that is holding them back, that has hurt Sae Toujou.
That intention to kill is sending me a message.
Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill.
"I'll lend you my desiiiiiiiirrrreeeeee!! You will be my [Blaaaaaaaaaaadeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!"
The pup's roar echoed with Tobio's cry.
In an instant, something dark was being produced by the puppy's body. It began to expand until it reached Tobio's body. Tobio was enveloped in that mass of darkness, and it expanded again towards the clay doll, slowly consuming it.
Together, Tobio and the cub had been released from their bondage. Wrapped around the bodies of Tobio and the dog was something like a black aura.
Extending his hand in front of him, Tobio muttered a few words.
"Pierce, everything."
Much more intensely than before the black aura enveloped the puppy's body. An instant later, countless blades appeared from the shadows beneath the feet of the monsters accompanying them, successfully skewering them!
Looking over, utilizing gigantic blades that were born from the shadows beneath their feet, the two clay dolls restraining Samejima and the white cat were vertically bisected.
Indeed, this was one ability of the puppy. The ability to deliver attacks from shadows. So long as it was within Tobio's field of vision, the puppy's blades could be grown from any shadow.
"Wh-what, what is this!? Blades from shadows!? Countless numbers of swords!? How can this be!?"
With such an intense scene, Doumon was extremely confused, and as he gazed both forward and behind, what he saw was abject chaos.
Tobio spoke while the puppy stood ready at his side.
"It suddenly struck me what your name should be."
It was necessary for their partners to have names. Tobio, at this moment, was certain as to which name to choose.
"[Jin]. You're Jin. My blade for the sake of killing everything."
And so, this was the name he had generated for his other-self.
Tobio commanded the puppy—Jin.
"Jin, slash."
Doumon summoned many of these clay dolls.
But Jin's speed was so fast that the dummies were cut up almost at the same time they were summoned. And when Jin couldn't cut them, the swords that came out of the ground took over the clay dolls.
Flustered by the sudden dramatic reversal, Doumon's face was twitching as he shook his head from side to side.
"Ridiculous! Cleaning up scores of them in an instant!? What! What's, that sacred gear!? It isn't one of the Four Fiends, is it!? Blades that appear from the shadows!? Such an ability was completely unknown!!"
Of course not. This is none other than one of the 13 Longinus, Canis Lycaon. And right now we're looking at the birth of the legend of SlashDog.
Tobio approached the man. He had no plan on forgiving him.
Doumon produced fresh talismans from his breast pocket and tossed them at Tobio after reciting a spell. But, as a result of Jin emerging from out of the shadow at Doumon's feet, they were completely turned into trash. He had been transferred through the shadow. He had already learned how to use that transfer ability from before. So long as it was within his field of vision, he was able to freely transfer Jin from within shadows. Jin thrust his forehead's specialized weapon at Doumon. His partner Jin did not provide Doumon even a single break.
"You're all that's left."
What was seen before Tobio's eyes, regarding the man who had fallen on the spot on his rear, he was creeping to try to get away. The composure from a little while ago was not present in the slightest.
"Hii. Stay away! Stay away from me!"
The man's eyes were corpse-like in appearance.
As Tobio was raising his hand, a dazzling brilliance appeared horizontally on the floor. As he watched, a magic circle-like thing appeared, from which the figure of a person emerged.
A man who was about forty appeared from the center of the magic circle and approached the shrieking Doumon.
"Kazuhisa!! Retreat from here!"
Doumon recognized him.
"Section Chief Himejima!"
Himejima?
Did I just hear the word Himejima?
I knew it, I knew one of those bastards was involved in this incident.
Hehehe... hahaha...
In an instant, Doumon and Himejima disappeared.
They're gone, but I don't care.
Doumon... Himejima... The five clans of Japan...
How interesting, how interesting.
"Interesting. To have met you, Dog."
Those are Himejima's last words before any trace of them disappeared.
"...Heh, they got away, huh."
Samejima sighed as such while short of breath.
"Oy, Drako. Your smile is giving me creeps."
My smile?
I'm sorry, but I can't help it.
"I suddenly feel like tearing a lot of people apart, you know?"
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The black aura around Tobio disappeared, and he suddenly seemed tired, immediately sitting down. Due to the effort of having been exploding with anger, it seems that he burned through his stamina all at once.
From a short distance away, two sets of footsteps were ascending the escalator.
"Drako-kun, Ikuse-kun, Samejima-kun! Are you safe!?"
It was Minagawa Natsume and Lavinia. Given the uncleanliness of their clothes, it could be inferred that there was a fierce battle down below.
"You're late, birdbrain."
In response to Samejima's shocking statement, Natsume angrily scolded him.
"Who are you calling birdbrain!? You're the cause of this due to having plunged in here as you pleased, right?"
As those two started an argument somewhere else, Lavinia spoke while approaching Tobio.
"Toby, your desire reached that child, right."
The puppy, Jin, was wagging his tail beside him. Seeing that Tobio smiled.
"Aah, thanks to you."
Indeed, thanks to Lavinia's advice, Tobio had expressed strong thoughts, strong desires. Through that, Jin had gained power.
Smiling, Lavinia simply said, "That's excellent."
Natsume, who had finished arguing, let out a deep breath behind him saying:
"Well now, since all the members have now been gathered, it's time to once again meet with the 'Governor-General'. Last time he did not explain things in detail."
Kouki and Tobio looked at me.
"Even I don't know some things about the current affairs, you know. And how do you know that he is coming?"
I asked towards Lavinia.
"He contacted me." She smiled at me.
I see. I understand you, Azazel, I too would rather talk to beautiful girls than to an Ikemen more handsome than you. I understand and I get it.
......….
That same afternoon we arrived at a different apartment building than the one we used to live in. I don't know why Azazel has chosen this place to meet with us, but let's let the eccentric fallen angel do what he wants for the time being.
When we arrived, I felt something strange. I mean, I didn't feel anything.
I couldn't detect Azazel's presence inside the building, so I went on alert immediately.
When we entered the room, Lavinia pointed out to us, a speaker was placed in the centre of a table.
<<Hello, ladies and gentlemen, those who formerly were second-year students at Ryoukuu High School.>>
A male voice came out of the speaker, once with which I was quite familiar, sounded from the speaker.
<<It would appear, Drako, that you have diligently accomplished your goal>>
"It looks like it, doesn't it? I've delivered all three eggs, and all three Sacred Gears have woken up safely."
<<So it would seem>
Everyone in the room took a seat around the speaker.
<<First let me introduce myself. I am the leader of an organization that studies supernatural abilities like those of the Sacred Gears. The name of this organization is 'Grigori'. Beyond the study of Sacred Gears, we also do things like safeguarding the owners. That condominium where you all have been hiding that is one such hiding place for people with such powers.>>
Safeguarding the owners???
It's more like you wanted them to join you…
But, you know. I'm not the one who should criticize that.
Tobio turned to face in the direction of the speaker.
"There are numerous questions, and I would like to hear the answers to them."
<<Aah, even if I'm in a position of superiority, though I can get in contact at a moment's notice, I am not in a position to discuss confidential information...but, it's good that you all seem to have decided to take the next step any time now.>>
"We understand that we carry these things called Sacred Gears. This power which, by common sense, is unimaginable. Those guys, who are colleagues as part of a certain agency in this country, attacked the ship, and it was our power that was the goal of that mayhem."
<<That's about it, Ikuse Tobio. Before we speak about that agency, I want you guys to hear about those guys' plot. From the underside of this country, since ancient times, there have been numerous groups of people who had been waging war against evil spirits. That was the power of the man you all encountered. Onmyoudou, or possibly magic, such a method is used to call supernatural power to appear in one's hand. It is exceedingly similar to the witchcraft practised by Lavinia, but also extremely different.>>
And I know where Azazel's speech is coming…
<<From among these Inou Tsukai five families possess especially potent power, who are known by those in this country as "The Five Principal Clans".>>
"The Five Principal Clans?"
To Natsume's words, the 'Governor-General' explained further.
<<Doumon, Kushihashi, Shinra, Himejima, and lastly Nakiri. These are the "Five Principal Clans". Those descended from these were evil spirit eradication specialists who have protected this country from the shadows, possibly even giving their lives in the intimate fulfilment of their duties. Nevertheless, people on the fringes of each of these clans have been rampaging. This is the group is presently attacking you, and they are the masterminds behind this affair.>>
Samejima, while sitting in a pose of poor manners with his feet propped up on top of the desk, spoke.
"Now that you mention it, when Ikuse and I were attacked by that guy this morning didn't he call himself Doumon?"
<<They discovered the owners of the sacred treasures in which the evil spirits known as the "Four Fiends" have been sealed. Those ones possess top class abilities among the independent-avatar types. Minagawa Natsume, Samejima Kouki, there seems to be no mistake that you possess "Four Fiends".>>
Natsume and Samejima looked at the falcon and cat, respectively. Tobio turned towards Jin.
<<The Four Fiends, consisting of Húndùn, Táowù, Tāotiè, and Qióngqí, they are legendary monsters that appear as bringers of ill-fortune. They were exterminated in ancient times and were turned into Sacred Gears. Those have been passed down until today, and have now become your power.>>
"And like poof after lazily searching for these incomprehensible things, I've learned that those names mentioned above seem to be associated with something called The Four Divine Beasts or such. Something Genbu and Suzaku or whatnot. Is there some relation to these 'Four Fiends'?"
Kouki, who was searching for the information related to the Four Fiends, asked to Azazel.
<<There is. Each family from the Five Principal Clans respectively governs one of the Four Divine Beasts and the Ouryuu. When a person is born within the family possessing this almighty power, there's a rule that they are bestowed with the name of the ability such as Suzaku or Genbu. The ones involved this affair at this time are the reverse, they are all from among those who did not inherit the name of their household.>>
"Somehow, it's become strongly reminiscent of fantasy. It was all one could handle with magical girls and Sacred Gears. Still, even so from the underside of this country, there are things like exorcists and people with supernatural abilities and whatnot..."
Natsume was pondering while holding her hand to her forehead.
Tobio asked.
"Those guys who are attacking us, by saying they desire the Four Fiends, that is to say, it's our sacred treasures they're after?"
<<Ahh, that is so. Those guys acting from the underside this time, those who are affiliated with the 'Utsusemi Agency', from the start, they were forcibly expelled from their households as a nuisance, so they are nothing more than outcasts. Those people have gathered together, and they bear a severe grudge against those heads of households that completely cut ties with them. They require power to triumph over them. Accordingly, they mobilized to obtain the power of the 'Four Fiends'.>>
"So that's the reason behind the attack on the luxury liner. They seek to utilize the Four Fiends in opposition to the Four Divine Beasts and such."
To Samejima's statement, Azazel affirmed with 'That is so'.
<<Those guys attacked during school trip merely to retrieve all of the students. It was beneficial for those guys, the fact that half the ship sank deep underwater the way it did. Beneficial since it seemed to save them time arranging for the several missing human corpses. After that, all that remained was dealing with the bereaved families. At any rate, for that, they used hypnotism so that the relatives would mourn for the children whose survival was unknown. It should be that those of you who were in attendance at the funeral service had a feeling of discomfort. To some extent, that funeral service would have appeared to be an act. Those guys smothered any hope for their children that existed in the minds of the parents. All for the sake of achieving their ambitions.>>
Natsume inquired.
"So then, what is the reason you are cooperating with us 'Governor-General'? Even though I realize that you have arranged things like following up with strangers like us at this place, how do I know if you're not a good person?"
<<Regarding the Utsusemi, the technique that was being used to develop them is from within my organization, they are a result of a leak of information relating to artificial Sacred Gears. Information regarding you all and the matter of the Four Fiends was also leaked to that agency by an informer within the organization. From the beginning, our organization effectively caused this calamity. In this case, essentially, it can surely be said that we should be the ones who set out to stop it...but there are complicated circumstances related to this world, so we cannot readily interfere. Even though we'd be supporting you, from a different perspective, there'd be no choice but to view it as a scandal. Our organization wishes to obstruct the current experiment on artificial Sacred Gears, and also to seize the one who has become a traitor.>>
They completely lost it in his words. Only Lavinia and me, who had been aware of the circumstances, acted composed. Still, Tobio and company couldn't hide their shock.
As his expression changed to one of anger, Samejima violently struck the desk.
"Njya, so we had to go through such things because of your incompetence!? The hell's up with that!"
Samejima was unable to conceal his rage, and Tobio as well was only managing to not succumb to his fury, it was just so completely outrageous. Lavinia raised her hand.
"Shark, please don't just blame the Governor-General. To be honest, on this occasion, given that my organization, the magician's association, has also been pursuing a group that's participating with those people, it is therefore not just a deficiency on the part of the Governor-General's organization. While there are some bad factors, we are all tied to the current scandal. Despite this, the 'Grigori' and I are cooperating, and have planned to pursue those people, and so here we are. Until now I haven't discussed this with Shark and the rest, and I believe that is my responsibility. If you're angry, then I ask you to be angry at me. But I simply wanted you to be aware of this. Had we had this extraordinary discussion all at once, surely Natsume, Toby, and Shark would have all felt as though their heads were going to burst, to have you all come to grips with the hard facts little by little, we choose to explain things gradually."
Lavinia rapidly bowed her head in apology. Her tone of voice had seemingly dropped to some extent.
Samejima put on a complex expression in response to Lavinia's apology, as he scratched his head and, with no place to go, "Ah, damn it!" he cursed.
Forcibly suppressing his rage, Samejima cut off the conversation to inquire of the 'Governor-General'.
"At this late hour, it's fine even if the incomprehensible keep on increasing. It's good enough that we've come to annihilate all of those bastards. Other than that, I have just one more thing to ask of you."
Samejima turned and glared at the speaker.
<<What is it?>>
"Those that were changed into Utsusemi by those bastards, can they be returned to how they once were again?"
That question, it was also one harboured by Tobio and Natsume.
<<They can be restored. I personally guarantee it.>>
Hearing that Samejima struck the palm of right palm with his left fist. His expression was full of energy.
<<Maeda Nobushige. He was your friend. If he can be safely brought back, I promise to restore him to his original state. The same for the friends of Minagawa Natsume and Ikuse Tobio.>>
Hearing that Tobio and Natsume's expressions brightened.
"Seeing as you're someone I know nothing about, as of yet I can't believe what you say, don't you agree? I cannot consent to how you guys brought about this current affair...but for restoring my buddy to how he was, in that case, I'm willing to give you a shot, so this is your chance to repay your debt. Because after what that agency did, I didn't feel alive at all. For the sake of annihilating them, you have my support."
<<What I did was unforgivable. I would like to apologize for not showing my face at this time. But I promise that we will without fail meet face to face someday.>>
It seems that Azazel wanted to end the call but…
"Hey."
I haven't finished.
<<I think that I know what are you thinking, Drako…>>
So you know it, huh...
Then...
"Why? Why do we have to clean up the mess caused by the Five Main Clans? Don't you remember what happened six months ago, Azazel? Don't you remember?!"
Without realizing it, I broke the table on which the speaker was resting.
<<Calm down, Drako. I have already messaged them, but they haven't answered back. I honestly think that they are not going to do anything about this matter because of the events of that incident, and they are forcing this unto us. And… Drako… would you cooperate with a member of the five clans? Or would you kill him on the spot?>>
Huh…
Isn't it obvious?
"I will destroy them. If I can't do it now, I'm going to do it in 4 years or 10 years. I don't care. I want to take the head of Suou Himejima with my own hands. I'm going to destroy everything that he cares for, everything that's important to him."
While I hated Suou since he visited Akeno's house six months ago, the hatred has gone upwards with the pass of time.
It's not the first time that I heard Akeno crying while sleeping, and she always mumbles the same words.
[Why can't I live? Is it because of my raven wings?]
[I hate them, I hate myself...]
[I want to live… I want to live…]
<<You know that I hate them the same or more than you, but we can't do anything at the moment. It's impossible to do anything when we have the white wings and the bat wings waiting for any opportunity to strike at us.>>
Only a matter of time, a matter of time…
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