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39.32% Reincarnated as a dragon egg in DxD with a Fate System! / Chapter 116: Paying a visit to the hospital.

Chapter 116: Paying a visit to the hospital.

Though Raynare had a cheerful smile on her face and was completely sincere, there was something that bothered Drako.

Since that incident six months ago, Raynare had been acting strange. She was no longer the arrogant bitch that Drako had encountered upon his arrival at Grigori, but she had become more submissive. In some ways, this was not a bad thing, as she was supposed to have changed for the better.

But this was not so.

Raynare... she seemed to be repressing herself.

Her real personality was still there, a clear example of which was the confrontation she had with Samejima, but she seemed to be hiding from the rest of the world. When she was with Drako's group, Kuroka, etc., she would let go a little more and feel more at ease. But other than that, she even seemed afraid of the world.

What Drako thought was that she was afraid of herself. Kuroka had told him about what happened that day while he was fighting the devil, and he could more or less reconstruct the scene from Raynare's past.

Her uncle abused the powers Raynare had inherited, most likely behind everyone's back, and one day forced her into some kind of frenzy. The result had her accidentally kill her parents.

That's what Drako assumed had happened. The only people who knew what really happened that day were Raynare and her uncle, and now only Raynare knew since the latter was more than dead.

Drako had already asked Raynare about what happened a few months earlier, but the answer had been a...

"I'm not ready to talk about this, Drako. I promise I'll tell you about it in the future, but please don't ask me about it right now. When I feel up to it, I'll let you know."

Therefore, Drako had let this problem go for these six months. But now he was starting to worry.

Although Raynare had greatly improved her strength, successfully "evolving" into a four-winged fallen angel, Drako still hadn't received a [Fate Point] from her. This meant that Raynare would still be dying in four years when Azazel sent her to deal with Issei.

More than worried about that [Fate Point], which he obviously wanted to get, Drako was worried about Raynare. She was indeed a multi-faced bitch, who had an incorrigible temper, was arrogant with the weak and respectful of the strong. She indeed had many faults and few virtues. Yet, even so, Drako was unable to let her die so easily.

Raynare had become an important person to Drako. A close friend with whom he interacted virtually every day. She had entered the small group of people "loved" by Drako.

..............

A few days earlier, when Drako escalated to numerous levels after killing a horde from Utsusemi, a voice he had not heard in a long time resounded in his head.

"Kiddo, you seem to have improved a lot."

He was the old, "omnipotent" God, indirectly responsible for the reason Drako was in this parallel world.

"Yes..."

"You seem to be hesitating, are you not satisfied?"

"No, it's not that. It's just that..."

"What?"

"It's just not enough. Even after killing so much, I'm still far from my goal."

"Of course you're far from the target. Your ultimate enemy is the second most powerful being in the whole multiverse, it is normal to feel doubts when you are just starting your journey. But above all you have to be clear about something, that ultimate enemy does not work alone. That's why you can't do everything yourself, you need allies."

Drako knew that. Of course, he knew.

Why was there a choice to get Servants in the system the old man gave him? Wasn't it to get allies who could fight by his side?

Drako had to get his own minions to fight the enemy's minions. Drako had to face the final boss while the [Servants] faced the minor bosses.

Drako then took an oath, an oath he was to keep until the end of his days.

"I cannot protect everything. However, I will absolutely protect those loved ones within reach of my hands. If it is for the sake of that, I will kill everything."

...........

Raynare had entered that select group of people "loved" by Drako, and he was going to end it all. Even if it was the same will of the world, Ayala, that wanted Raynare to die so that someone else would grow more powerful. Even if it was the all-consuming [Chaos].

While thinking about what he could do with Raynare to change that future, Drako arrived at Grigori's hospital. The young dragon entered the building, and the first thing he saw was the receptionists.

This hospital didn't seem to be much different than the average hospital in the human world. Two middle-aged ladies were gossiping at the reception desk, which you usually find when you arrive at a hospital.

"Hello, good morning."

Drako approached the counter with the best smile he thought he could muster.

"Good morning, do you need anything?" One of the receptionists responded professionally.

As expected from experienced receptionists, they know how to act professionally when someone arrives at the counter.

Drako was slightly surprised to discover that both receptionists were human. He knew that many humans had joined the organization, but there were even human receptionists. Thinking about it from another angle, it would be a waste to have two fallen angels acting as receptionists.

"Yes, could you tell me which is Tobio Ikuse's room?"

"Sure." The receptionist nodded her head and started looking at the computer.

She looked up again when she found the information she was looking for.

"The room is number XXX on the third floor, but..."

Drako was already about to thank the lady when she spoke again.

"The Governor-General is also there at the moment, as he just arrived a few minutes ago. My advice is to come back later, as being near the Governor-General may be uncomfortable for you. And if you happen to offend him or something..."

The lady was worried about Drako. She was a human woman who had fallen in love with a low-level fallen angel and ended up living in Grigori. She had never met Azazel personally, but stories from the Bible and other things seemed to have given her a dark image of Azazel.

"I know Azazel is there, you don't have to worry. Still, thank you for your good intentions."

Drako said goodbye to the lady and made his way to Tobio's room.

When he arrived at the scene, he heard Azazel's voice.

"The true nature of <Jin>, it is one of the Sacred Gears we call Longinus {God-Slaying tools}. Its official name is Canis Lycaon {Dog God of the Black Blade}."

"Longinus..."

"There are only thirteen varieties, those for which it has been determined to have the ability capable of slaying God. That is what you possess, something that is theoretically capable of slaughtering even God."

The other voice belonged to Tobio, who had already woken up after the incidents of the previous day.

"Natsume��s and Samejima's Sacred Gears...are different?"

"Aah, they may look similar, but they are different. However, one of the abilities of 'Canis Lycaon' is that it calls together Sacred Gears of the same wavelength."

"...Then, the abilities of those two, Jin...no, I had unknowingly caused those abilities to be expressed?"

Drako assumed that Azazel had already been alerted to his arrival, so he decided to go straight in.

"You could say it was like that, Tobio. But don't get it wrong, they were born with that Sacred Gear. That they turned out to be students from your own school, that's probably your Sacred Gear's fault.

"Drako..."

Drako entered the room answering the question Azazel had asked Tobio. He nodded to Azazel in greeting mode, then turned his attention back to the newly awakened Tobio.

"It's like Drako says, it seems they were brought together by your ability. However, those who abused that, that was the group from the Utsusemi Agency."

"Since I possessed the blood of the Himejima from the beginning though… "

To Tobio who speaking as such with his head bowed, Azazel sighed while merely scratching the back of his head.

"Your ability, it's one of the powers capable of breaking the balance of the world. Naturally, you were a subject of strict monitoring. In such cases, to seal you and your ability, it would be a must to eliminate you. That's the extent of your ability. Moreover, since you had been born that way, that ability to break the balance of the world was strengthening. It would have been a natural result if you had been erased in infancy."

Azazel spoke while looking at the scenery visible through the window.

"...However, both of your parents and your grandmother, they chose to let you live. An act of this extent can be said to be quite immense. However, at that time, I happened to come to lay eyes upon you when you were very young. ...Ageha Ikuse it seems had, out of love for you, placed a seal upon the dog's power. I must say it was nothing if not magnificent."

"...As expected, you are...from that time?"

Before the eyes of Tobio who had inquired; thus, the man grew twelve black wings from his back.

When Tobio was a little boy, he was on a field trip with his grandmother and his neighbours, Sae and her parents. On that excursion, he encountered a fallen angel, although it was only for a few moments. That memory remained in Tobio's mind for a long time, and it was not until today that he had finally discovered the identity of that man.

The black angel——Azazel brushed Tobio's head with smiling bitterly.

"Yeah, in actuality, it was a major thing, boy of the dog. As for myself, I am what is called a fallen angel. A being that was exiled from heaven for embracing wickedness. ...It seems you're not gushing with emotion after hearing about angels."

Tobio shook his head from side to side.

"No, having seen Utsusemi, demons, magicians, and even a dragon, it wasn't surprising that there'd be angels.... It would be stranger if there weren't."

"There are numerous miraculous things in this world beyond your belief."

Azazel spoke completely straightforwardly.

"Our organization, we study Sacred Gears and also observe their owners. If we discover someone in possession of a powerful Sacred Gear, they become a target of observation. The reason we met when you were a young child, that was because there was a possibility that you were a Longinus possessor. Supposing, if one was the kind of person to abuse the Sacred Gear, even considering a case of just ability without your special characteristic, they would often be eliminated. All for the sake of preserving the balance of the world. Since for things such as wars, I must apologize twice."

Tobio as well enquired of his upfront honesty.

"It would appear that I must have been a target for extermination, right?"

Azazel abruptly laughed.

"Originally, that was the case. However, for two main reasons that decision faltered."

He raised two fingers.

"One was your individual ability. The case of one being naturally born with the prohibited condition to break the balance, to my knowledge, there are only a small number of such examples over the past thousand years. All of them, except for you had perished before we had become aware of them.... You had been raised in tranquillity for all these years despite such an ability. Though that does seem to be due to the protection of your relatives...it certainly was fascinating."

Azazel now held up one finger having already explained one of the reasons. While smiling bitterly...

"As for the other reason...well, Longinus possessors other than you entreated to us their desire to cease such methods of management. One of them was a student of mine. The other one was a magical girl sent by an old acquaintance of mine. To refuse those guys' request would have been something I'd regret for the rest of my life."

Azazel spoke while letting out a sigh.

"At the moment, we are observing the situation of all of the 'Four Fiends'. Well, currently, it's a good way for my underling to become accustomed to his power. To start with, we must assemble the remainder of the 'Four Fiends'."

The other Longinus that Azazel was talking about were obviously Lavinia and Valina.

At that moment, Tobio began to overflow with tears.

"...I...Sae...!! I wasn't able to rescue her...!!"

Of the events that had transpired in that outlook room, he recalled what had happened right before he chanted that spell. It had been seared into the back of his eyelids. Sae had embraced Jin who had a blade growing from his head. That blade of Jin's had pierced through her chest.

Tobio had been unable to rescue that cherished individual.

Tobio, who had woken up when Azazel was already inside his room, had not yet been informed of the current situation. He did not know the condition of any of his companions, so he was unaware of Kouki's serious condition and Sae's recovery.

With Tobio shedding nothing but tears, Azazel continued while scratching his cheek.

"Well, we gradually came to this conversation. Well, this is good enough."

Prompted by that voice, the door to the sickroom opened. Appearing from there was the figure of Sae sitting in a wheelchair.

Being at a loss for words at this incredible spectacle, Tobio was only able to mumble a single word.

"...Sae?"

Hearing Tobio's voice, Sae held her hands to her mouth.

"Tobio..."

Azazel informed Tobio who thought he must still be dreaming.

"When we managed to calm you down yesterday, Drako healed Sae's wound to the point of keeping it stable. We at Grigori only had to give her a slightly special treatment so that she would finish recovering and that no scars would remain on her body."

Azazel spoke up.

"...Regarding the care for the students of Ryoukou High School, they are presently undergoing treatment. After the Utsusemi have been removed, they are scheduled to be released along with their relatives. However, their memories of this current affair have been fabricated to a certain extent. Memories regarding them, regarding us...and regarding those fellows, it's all been taken care of. We will be strictly monitoring everyone from the agency, to the point that they would feel it would be better to just die."

Indeed, the relatives of their fellow classmates had been rescued from that hideout. Their fellow classmates...they were being hidden by the Grigori. It was good that they would lose their memories. With all the misfortune involved in these unfathomable events, it was better for ordinary people not to be aware of it. With only a little monitoring, they could continue living...that was always a good thing.

Azazel again added one more thing.

"...However, this child's memory was left as is. Since this child personally refused."

Tobio was speechless. Sae's memory of all that had happened in this incident, about Tobio being a supernatural power user, about she being utilized by the 'Utsusemi Agency', they had been left behind without being erased.

"Well then, see you later. Drako, can you follow me?"

Drako nodded and followed Azazel out of the room. Now it was time to leave Tobio and his childhood friend alone.

Once outside the room, Azazel led Drako through the building and up to the top floor. They remained silent the entire way, but it wasn't an uncomfortable silence.

On the top floor, there was only one room, which was the office of the head of the hospital. According to Azazel, he had already reported that he was going to use this room for a confidential meeting, so the head of the hospital, an eight-winged fallen angel, had left it at his disposal.

Once inside the office, Azazel sat down on top of the desk and confronted Drako.

"I want to thank you for your help with the whole conflict regarding the Utsusemi Agency."

"I owed you a favour, you don't have to thank me. Besides, I doubt very much you called me just to thank me."

Azazel smiled slightly at Drako's response.

"Of course, I'm here to deal with more serious issues. In fact, I'm here to make you a proposal."

Azazel's smile changed, becoming even more mysterious.

"Continue."

"Have you ever thought of forming your own organization?"

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Chapter 117: The organization

An organization?

Azazel's "proposal" had taken Drako by surprise. He had never expected this man to say anything like that to him.

"Explain yourself."

"It's quite simple. I'm telling you that you can form an organization, a group of allies who make a name for themselves in this world."

"Even if I wanted to form that group, who would form it? Kuroka, Shirone, Mordred and me? Isn't that the same as doing nothing?"

It was obvious that Drako was going to have his doubts about this matter. First of all, why was Azazel giving him this idea? What would Azazel gain if Drako were to form his own organization?

"You're wrong, there are more people who would be part of the organization. Valina, Tobio, Lavinia, Kouki Samejima, Natsume Minagawa..."

"What are you saying? Aren't they all with Grigori, except Lavinia who's with Grauzauberer?"

Drako was confused. He was unable to understand anything Azazel was saying.

"You're wrong again. It is true that Grigori is protecting the victims of the Utsusemi Agency, but they are not part of Grigori. This obviously extends to Tobio and the rest, so they can easily get into your organization. In Valina's case, she has never officially belonged to Grigori, she's just my student. With Lavinia it's a different case, she belongs to Grauzauberer, but Mephisto has agreed to let her join this new organization.

What Azazel was saying seemed to make sense. But even so, Drako felt that something was still missing. Why would Azazel be willing to let Tobio, Valina and the rest leave Grigori and go to Drako's organization? What was in it for him? The same applied to Mephisto Pheles, it didn't make sense that he would let Lavinia go.

"What do you gain from this, Azazel?"

"Peace, Drako."

Azazel was totally serious, or so Drako thought. The half smile Azazel used to have on his face had completely disappeared. In fact, Drako knew that Azazel was going to be the one to initiate the whole peace process between the biblical factions. That's why Drako could believe in Azazel's words.

"I hear you."

"My proposal is as follows. You will form an organization independent of Grigori or any other faction. Those of you who will form the faction will be the new generation, people like you or Tobio, and you will build a remarkable reputation with the other factions. You'll become something of a mercenary group."

"A group totally independent of Grigori?"

"That's right, we'll be allies. Your group will perform when Grigori can't, and you'll be able to build that international reputation. That will be in the beginning, when you're not famous enough to get missions from the other factions."

"So, basically, you want us to become your errand boys."

"You're wrong. You're a mercenary group, aren't you? You're going to get paid for your work. You don't owe me any favours anymore, so it would be stupid of you to work for free. Of course, I can develop more massage creams for that greedy cat."

The last words hit Drako hard, reminding him of the favour he had just paid Azazel. It was precise because of Kuroka's greed that he had had to go through all the trouble associated with the Utsusemi Agency.

On second thought, the Utsusemi Agency had been nothing more than an incredible source of experience for Drako. The number of levels he had climbed had been incredible, and he was only a few levels away from evolving once again.

Come to think of it, this new mercenary group that Azazel spoke of could be very profitable for Drako. Starting with Grigori's missions and spreading around the world could mean many enemies to gain experience from.

"I still have to ask the other's opinion, but I agree with your idea. I'm personally interested in forming this kind of mercenary group."

Azazel nodded at Drako's words.

"As I have told you, my ultimate goal is peace between the biblical factions, and I would like to see it spread to the rest of the world. What I want is that when an opportunity comes for that peace, your organization will support peace. Do you agree with that?"

To obtain peace...

Drako nodded. Of course, he agreed with Azazel, he wanted peace too. Besides, he knew that getting peace wasn't that easy. Numerous enemies were going to try to break that peace alliance that Azazel was going to try to promote, which meant that there was going to be a lot of experience that Drako could get.

"Well," he said. "That's all I wanted to say. Now that you've agreed to create a mercenary organization, how do you feel about getting your first job?"

Drako raised an eyebrow. It seemed that Azazel had come well prepared today.

"It doesn't matter what my answer is, does it? The sooner my 'organization' starts working, the better."

Seeing Drako's response, Azazel smiled.

"I've mentioned this before when we were in the room with Tobio, but I'm going to repeat it. The problem related to Ryoukou High School is not over yet. Those witches are still free, not to mention Satanael. Specifically, I want you to retrieve, dead or alive, the two remaining Four Fiends."

Yes, Drako had heard Azazel say something similar to Tobio. Though they were not Longinus, the so-called Four Fiends were powerful Sacred Gears. It did not take a Sacred Gear outside the category of a Longinus for its wearer to become powerful, and there are numerous examples of this. Just look at Siegfried, who has only one variant of one of the most common Sacred Gears. As long as a Sacred Gear reaches its [Balance Breaker] status and its wearer is skilled in combat, that person can already be considered as someone "dangerous" in the world.

[Forbidden Balor View], Gasper Vladi's Sacred Gear, is the clearest example of this. This is a Sacred Gear of the highest level, but it doesn't come to be considered a Longinus until Gasper developed his [Balance Breaker]. With this new version of Sacred Gear, which was to be renamed [Aeon Balor], Gasper could easily consume an entire city in its darkness and devour the fog created by the High-Tier Longinus [Dimension Lost].

"What's the payoff?"

Drako was no fool. He wasn't gonna work for Azazel for free.

"You need a base for your organization, don't you? That's why I'm willing to give you that apartment building where you're living right now. The building's pretty big, so I don't think you'll have a problem even if your numbers are over 20. Is that enough?"

"No."

Working to get the house where he had been living all this time? What was the difference between that and working for free?

"Huh, you're greedy. I'm not surprised, you're a dragon after all. So, name your price."

"Training. I want Grigori to take over the training of the members of my organization. At least, I want them to do it until they can defend themselves."

"They can defend themselves..."

"No, they can't. They barely survived a weak organization like the Utsusemi Agency. Kouki was seriously injured, and Tobio almost killed his best friend. What will they do when they face Satanael and his group?"

If Drako was going to form an organization, he needed capable people to be part of it. Lavinia and Valina didn't have a problem. Those two were capable enough, although they still had a lot of room for improvement. On the other hand, the students at Ryoukou High School couldn't do anything without their Sacred Gears, even though Kouki knew how to defend himself a little. Tobio Ikuse and Natsume Minagawa were nothing without their Sacred Gears at their side, so they could not face any danger or they will easily die. The Utsusemi Agency was nothing compared to the real dangers of this world.

"Mmm... I guess that's good. I must say I'm personally interested in Tobio Ikuse, so I have no problem getting them to train at Grigori. Baraqiel is only training his beloved daughter and Raynare, so I don't see any problem with him taking over a group of children."

Now that Azazel had agreed to train Tobio's group, Drako had fewer problems on his hands. He didn't have much idea how to train Tobio and the others, so it was better to leave them to Grigori in that regard. They are part of Grigori in the main story, or at least Tobio was, so this is the best course of action.

"This is it for today. By the way, Sae Toujou-san said she wanted to thank you or something, so go talk to her before you leave."

Drako simply nodded and left the room.

Once Azazel was alone, he took a slight sigh.

"Drako... I have great faith in you. I believe that, if it's you, with your help, peace in this world is not something impossible to achieve."

Azazel could not help but have a slight smile appear on his face. His dream of the last few hundred years could be fulfilled once and for all in this generation, and he was sure that this young dragon would be the key to it.

......….

When Drako left the room, he wasted no time in going straight to the room where Tobio Ikuse was hospitalized. It hadn't been long since he had left the room with Azazel, so Sae Toujou should still be there.

Personally, Drako could not care less whether Sae was grateful or not. He had not obtained any [Fate Point] by saving her, so Drako knew that Sae was not going to die even if he did nothing to save her.

Why would he talk to her?

To get a problem out of the way.

Sae was going to thank him sooner or later, so better to talk now than to waste time later.

"Huh, Tobio is sleeping."

When Drako entered Tobio's room, Tobio had already gone back to sleep. It seems that the side effects of activating his [Balance Breaker] were still in his body. I mean, he was extremely tired.

Next to him was Sae Toujou, Tobio's childhood friend, sitting in her wheelchair. She still had to recover.

"Huh, Drako-san..." Sae started talking...

"Forget the suffix, I'm not used to this kind of thing."

...but Drako interrupted her.

Drako, who had been a fan of anime in his previous life (that was one of the few things he could remember) was not against Japanese suffixes. Actually, he just hated the -san.

(The real reason is that I am very lazy to be writing the -san suffix whenever there is a conversation like this)

Of course, he didn't mind being called oni-chan, nii-san, onii-sama and many of the suffixes that the Japanese used to communicate in their daily lives. Even Lavinia, who was not Japanese, used the suffix -kun when talking to him.

Sae nodded her head, her cheeks were a little flushed. Though she loved Tobio, it would be a lie to say that she was not physically attracted to Drako. But that was all, Drako was a hot guy, and that was it.

"Eto... Drako..."

"Yes?"

Sae played with her fingers while her head was down. She seemed to be gathering courage for something.

"Thank you so much for all you've done! Not only did you save my life, but you also saved Tobio several times. I... I don't know what I would do if Tobio had died from the monster attacks. I..."

Sae stopped speaking when she felt Drako's palm on her head. Drako stroked the girl's hair, and to Sae's surprise, it did not bother her at all.

Is this what it feels like to have an older brother?

Sae had friends with older siblings, and many had talked about how her older siblings would pet her in this way. Sae thought that Drako was a gentle and kind man, as well as handsome, which is why Sae was overlaying Drako with the figure of an older brother.

Drako spoke as she stroked Sae's head, her gaze fixed on Tobio and Jin.

"Tobio Ikuse and Jin, Canis Lycaon, are two different existences united in one body. Not only do I have an interest in Canis Lycaon, but I have an interest in Tobio himself. He's an introverted boy, and that's why his other face is so brutal. His [Balance Breaker] is just a sample of Tobio's hidden personality, influenced by his Sacred Gear. A wild dog, that's what he is. But even a wild dog has attachments to his female. You, Sae Toujou, untied the Hyde that was hiding in Dr Jekyll's body. What I mean... you are the only pillar that supports this wild dog's state of mind. You have to put him on a leash, Sae, and tame him. But, above all, you must stay alive. Because the moment Tobio's pillar disappears, he will be consumed by the madness inside him. If that happens, I'll be the first to eliminate him."

Sae, who was beginning to enjoy the caresses Drako was making in her head, was paralyzed when she heard everything the dragon was saying. The situation was made worse by Drako's emotionless face and voice.

Drako knelt in front of Sae and now stroked her cheek. He now flashed a sincere smile at Sae.

"That is why not only does Tobio have to be strong, you have to be strong. Become strong for me, Sae, and live for Tobio."


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