Chapter 40: Friendly Neighborhood: Azazel
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It has been six months since I first met with Scathach. I've been fighting with Shishou for 3 months and learning to use the katana. And I can literally match Shishou's level of skill in katana because she is holding back too much and giving me advice by teaching some advanced-level movement and steps. If I say so, I can only catch up to her due to my photographic reflex, as she hints at me by making some movements that reduce my energy consumption and make it smoother. And other movements I made specifically to counter her movement technique.
Not only katana, but I also learned to use spears, halberds, whips, great swords, daggers, chains, and even bows. I completely mastered all the basics of the weapon and only mastered the advanced techniques of the katana, spear, and martial arts taught by Shishou. I cannot use the spear as skillfully as she does, but I can catch her off guard sometimes.
And another factor is that I mimicked my previous body, or Seo-Ah, which gave me a bigger body and even completely recovered my weakened strength. And I even completed some insane training routines to increase my physical stats to C rank. So, literally, I can only perform better fighting in a developed body, and I can't catch a little bit with my undeveloped body. And she also added dodging training to my routine so that I could dodge anything in reflex with minimum movement without any thought.
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"Master, Don't you have any friends or something?"
"Nah, every supernatural being started to fear me after I killed several gods, so I just isolated myself. But I made some friends before, like Kali from Hindu mythology, Amaterasu from Shinto, and Artemis from Greek mythology; it was all back in the days when the Great War of the Three Factions hadn't started. Yeah, I remember that I have another friend who holds the same gun as you did at our first meeting. Her name was Zaphkiel."
Wait, Zaphkiel should be a custom Sacred Gear from the system, or is there something more than it seems?
"Shishou, can I know about Zaphkiel?"
"I don't mind, but why are you curious about Zaphkiel?"
"Actually, after the great war before the Bible God died, and God made Sacred Gear to spread among humans, with which random humans are born, and God sealed many dragons and magical beasts in it. And one of the Sacred gears I got is called Zaphkiel."
"So, that's why you can use the same ability as her; I thought you would be related to her somehow. And that's a great surprise that the old man died, as expected of Lucifer."
"So, Shishou, can I know about Zaphkiel?"
"Yeah, that angel was called the weakest among the angels because her ability doesn't have any attack power other than the City of Devouring Time, but it can be countered by carrying stronger willpower than her. But she is also known as the Nightmare Angel, as she is the scariest, even compared to the Devil, because of her Shadow and Time abilities.
I fought her quietly many times; she is not that impressive in martial arts or anything, but she is so calculative that she can cover her lack of combat technique with her brains so that she can easily keep up with my full power, and she has many tricks up her sleeves. And she was only an angel with Black wings, and even so, she was not restricted from heaven; everyone says that she is quite dotted by God."
From Shishou's explanation, this 50% points towards Kurumi, but I still have doubts that she can be a reincarnator.
"Why don't you tell me about yourself?"
"Well, I am Japanese, and I live with my Mother, sister, and brother, and the most interesting thing is that I am one of the triplets."
*Bonk*
"Ouch, What was that for? ૮₍ ˃ ⤙ ˂ ₎ა"
"Why didn't you tell me before that you have a family? Now, you go home and come after a month, and I am not listening to any excuse."
"Hai, Shishou, as you order."
"And wait a minute, take this, and this is my spear, Gáe Bolg. Just use it when any supernatural being approaches you; it will show that you are taken and under my protection."
"Shishou, I didn't know that you would take responsibility for seeing my naked body." *Bonk*
"My stupid disciple, don't express this in a weird way. I only meant that you are taken as a disciple."
"Thank you, Shishou, for giving me the Spear."
"And don't look out for any trouble with my name."
"How can anyone give you trouble, Shishou?"
"Hey, Don't piss off Great Red; I am fine with any other."
"Even Ophis?"
"That little girl—I can handle her, but no Great Red."
"Hai hai, I will take utmost care of your first gift; bye, Shishou."
"I feel like I handed over a dangerous weapon in a kid's hand. Would it be okay? Who cares? I will be in the Shadow land."
"Don't worry, Shishou, I will be okay."
I got teleported out of the Land Of Shadow, but she made a good point. I want to quickly meet my family.
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"WHAT THE FUCK? I just left for 6 months, and Aqua's plot armour developed."
"Yeah, my reaction was just the same as yours. Oh, I forgot, we are both the same person."
"So, you are telling me that I should approach Azazel."
"Nah, both of us are thinking the same thing."
"It's so confusing talking to you."
"I know. Anyway, I think we should give that to Ruby."
"Yeah, I suppose. I think your time ends here; we will meet again, BETA."
"Bye, ALPHA." She approached me and disappeared in my shadow.
I searched for a skill in the store system and got the skill I wanted to use on Ruby.
[No Former]: It is the gift that keeps her from becoming a chimaera through the use of the genome tree.
It was cheaper in the system because its only skill is to counter being a chimaera because of the genome tree, and at first I thought to use it for myself, but later, when I was reborn and knew about siblings, my thought changed.
I purchased the skill, and this time a paper came in front of me.
[Skill Page: Tear the page to get [No Former]]
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"Ruby, I have a gift for you."
"Nee-San, What is it?"
"Here, take this and tear this paper envelope." I put the Genome Tree Medallion inside a paper envelope with a skill page inside it, and I don't have to explain where I got the skill page with this.
As Ruby tore the envelope, sparkling particles came out and got inside her, and inside it was a necklace with a wooden medallion attached to a string.
"What is this Necklace?"
"This is not a normal necklace; it is a part of the Genome Tree, and it gives the user the ability to speak and understand every animal and even grant abilities or equipment derived from the animals you befriend."
"I understand that I can talk with animals, but I didn't get a single thing in the next line." *THUMP*
"Oww! What was that for?"
"I forgot you were not attending any high School. What I mean is, for example, that if you befriend a cat, you can copy the cat's ability to react faster and become more flexible. You got it."
"I understood."
"Ruby, you are studying with me today................."
And so on. Ruby will get tortured with the zoology lesson from today onward.
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Currently, I am in Seo-Ah identity and have entered a bar near Kuoh. I didn't find any Black Dog bars, so that means the Slash Dog plotline has not started yet. And the reason for using this body is obvious: one is to hide my real identity, and the other is that kids are not allowed to roam inside bars. Wait, I've never tried alcohol. Should I try it? Nah, I don't want to risk it.
Anyway, I only know that Grigori has spread its branches everywhere, mainly in bars and schools. If someone had read Slash Dog, they would know that Grigori have their own school, which collects humans with Sacred Gear and teaches them to use it wisely and properly.
And they also want to eliminate those who use Sacred Gear in the wrong way, other than some fallen angels who are corrupted and take it with a different meaning, like Raynare and her team. Kokabiel is a complete maniac, so he cannot be counted as a regular fallen Angel.
It would have been better if Azazel had been sitting outside. So, finally, I have to use my Haki to find him. I sensed many fallen angel auras and dragon aura. I suppose I am in the right place, and the dragon aura should be Vali.
I took out my Sacred Gear and slightly unlocked its aura. I could observe that one of the fallen angels auras became a little cautious. I suppose that is Azazel, and he should have known Zaphkiel if Zaphkiel really existed. I made sure to change my eye colour to red so later I wouldn't get caught in my real form.
"Hey, bartender, can you get me a glass of orange juice?"
"Sorry, miss, we don't provide orange juice."
"Then, some normal soda or any lighter drink."
"Miss, Would grape juice be fine?"
"Yeah, bring me that."
After some f*cking minutes. An old and harmless person approaches me.
"Miss, Can I sit next to you?"
"Yeah, Why not?" The one asking me is none other than Azazel.
(A/n- Cliffhanger-no-jutsu)
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