Kapitel 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."
Kapitel 118: Thoughts
Drako had his reasons for saying what he had told Sae. The most obvious of these was Tobio's mental health. One only had to look at how Tobio had lost control of himself at the headquarters of the Utsusemi Agency. The strength of his [Balance Breaker] was immense, as you would expect from a Longinus. A pity Drako was so excited (not sexually) at the time that he forgot to take a look at Tobio's statistics.
Drako left the hospital and headed straight for the house he had just obtained from Azazel.
Technically, the place still belonged to Grigori. Still, Drako knew that the papers for the apartment complex would not take more than a few days to arrive.
When Drako arrived, the only person inside the building was Kuroka. And she was sleeping. Drako would have discussed the organization with Lavinia and Natsume, but it seems he was going to have to wait until they got home later.
Now, he only had two things to do. The first was to train, and the second was to think about how to help Raynare.
Raynare...
Because of the whole organization issue, it seemed that the trip to Nasuverse would have to be delayed for a few months. Drako didn't know how Mordred was going to take it, but he hoped she would at least understand the situation. This left him with more time to deal with this problem, but he had decided not to let this problem continue any longer.
There were two reasons why Raynare had died in the original story. Actually, they could be summarized as one, but they could also be divided into two.
The main reason is none other than the main character in the series, Issei Hyoudou. It is more than clear that the reason for Raynare's existence in the series is to kill Issei and Asia so that they can enter the Rias Gremory Peerage. She's the first villain, and like most of the first villains, she pathetic.
Here's where I say it can be divided into two reasons.
The first reason is the one I've already mentioned.
The second is Raynare's strength.
Raynare was fucking weak, so weak that even the weakest Issei could defeat her. Just look how weak she was when Drako first met her.
However, the strength problem was more or less solved now. Raynare's strength wasn't crazy, but she should at least be able to take charge of the Peerage of Rias Gremory, regardless of this one. But in the main story, Rias Gremory doesn't appear until the end, so Raynare would have more than enough time to escape.
With Raynare training and improving her strength, it seemed her destiny would not change. She still had her Sacred Gear and her [Holy Flames] sealed. Raynare's problem was mental, as she should have no problem using both of them. If Drako could help her unlock both, maybe the problem related to Raynare would be solved.
But if that didn't work, Drako had to find an alternative. And that alternative was related to the most important reason for Raynare's death.
Issei Hyoudou.
But what could Drako do about Issei? Should he get rid of Issei?
.........
Romania.
"When are we going home? I want to see Kuroka-neesan and Drako-nii."
A little girl about 12 years old with white hair, a pair of ears and a cat's tail. She was lying on a hotel bed, rolling from left to right without stopping. Her tail didn't stop moving, she was obviously nervous and anxious to see the people she missed again.
"Tomorrow morning the Pendragon family's private plane arrives, Shirone. I want to get some sleep, so shut up."
The one who answers is Mordred, the blonde woman who was lying in another bed. She's Drako's only Servant so far.
When she was summoned, she thought she was going to fight in a Holy Grail war. To her surprise, this world had no Holy Grail war, although it was more accurate to say that there was not even a concept of a Holy Grail War. What's more, his Master wasn't even human!
Mordred expected to live only two more weeks, which is usually a Holy Grail War, but it had been over a year and a half since she had been summoned to this world. At first, she was eager to engage in a Holy Grail War, but as the months passed, she relaxed.
Mordred... She was enjoying her time in this world.
Mordred's life had been very short, extremely short. Being created by Morgan Le Fay as a homunculus clone the Artoria, so her life was barely a decade old. Having lived so little time, a year and a half was a long time for her.
As a homunculus, Mordred's growth had always been very fast. But now that she was a Servant, her body no longer aged. She had died when her body was in its best physical condition, so being she had that same condition as a Servant.
But there was something that bothered her a lot about this, and that was nothing but the size of her breasts.
Mordred, who used to kill anyone who mentioned that she was a woman, was worried about the size of her breasts.
Why was this so?
A certain Chaos Karma Dragon was to blame.
Tiamat, the strongest dragon of all the Great Dragon Kings, had not hesitated to call Mordred a woman from the very beginning. As much as Mordred resented it, she could do nothing against that dragon. She was too strong! Mordred had never felt so desperate in battle, not even against the King of Knights. Her instinct told her that even if she sacrificed death in battle, Tiamat would have only a few serious wounds.
One should not be underestimated [Instinct (B)], as only Artoria Pendragon has that skill of rank (A).
In the end, Mordred had to resign himself and accept being called "woman" by that old hag (or so Mordred called Tiamat).
As much as Mordred spoke ill of Tiamat, and called her an old hag, it was because she did not know how to express herself better. Being raised without a father figure, and with a mother that only abused her and only thought of Mordred as a weapon against King Arthur, Mordred was not sure what to do with the first "person" that was filling those places that her real parents could not fill. That is why Mordred always called Tiamat an old hag and acted like a spoiled child when she was around.
Now, Mordred had accepted her true gender thanks to Tiamat. More than anything, she wanted to be like the Chaos Karma Dragon.
Tiamat was the strongest person Mordred had ever known, and she was a woman. Mordred had always thought that Artoria disguised herself as a man because that represented power, but now that such a powerful woman had appeared, why shouldn't Mordred accept being a woman? Especially considering the great influence Tiamat was exerting on her even without considering her strength.
But there was something that separated Mordred from Tiamat, and it had nothing to do with strength.
It was the size of the breasts.
Tiamat's breasts were huge, compared to Mordred's almost flat chest.
Kuroka's presence did not help Mordred either. Seriously, the girl had barely turned sixteen when Mordred left for England. Still, her breasts were already several times larger than Mordred's.
Then there was Drako. Mordred had been watching him secretly during this time, and he always turned his gaze in the direction of Kuroka's and Tiamat's large breasts. That damn pervert... why didn't he ever give her a look like that?
Of course, it wasn't that Drako didn't. He was simply clever enough not to do it overtly, as he knew Mordred's personality and the problems that would come from just hinting at the look that he sees her as a woman.
That bothered Mordred a lot, but she was also very grateful to her Master. After all, it was he who had given her the chance of this new life.
The fact that she was beginning to value herself as a woman made Mordred begin to value men at the same time. Because of her complicated childhood, Mordred only knew how to use the sword. She said she was a man because Morgan had ordered her to and because King Arthur was also pretending to be one. It wasn't until she spied on Drako one day while he was bathing that she realized he had something she didn't. Disaster came, when in her unfamiliarity and naivety, Mordred went to ask Tiamat about the piece of flesh hanging from his Master's pelvis.
Sigh...
It had been so long since she had seen her Master. He had evolved, so she wanted to see what her Master looked like now. Was he still a cute little boy?
"Master..."
Mordred realized that she had spoken aloud, which made her cheeks warm. She hid her face in the pillow so that the people in the room would not notice.
"Teacher?"
Shirone could swear that she had heard Mordred muttering something, even though she was so distracted that she had not been able to hear well what her teacher had said.
"Shut up! I said I want to sleep!"
"You're mean to me, teacher. I'll tell Drako-nii when we get home."
Mordred lifted her face slightly from the pillow to look at Shirone. The little cat was grimacing, and it looked as if tears would be streaming from her eyes any time. Mordred panicked at the sight of this, as she did not know what to do in this situation.
"It's all right, don't cry. The teacher is sorry, she didn't mean to yell at you. Forgive me, okay?"
Mordred quickly apologized. She could not bear to see Shirone's tearful face, but it seemed that a simple apology would not calm the youngest of the Nekoshou sisters.
"I know! The teacher will let you ask her a question!"
"Really?"
"Have I ever lied?"
Shirone preferred not to answer that question. Everyone knew where Mordred's fame came from, so that question was more stupid than anything else.
Shirone's tears disappeared instantly, and a mischievous smile appeared on her face.
'The teacher is very naive. A few false tears and mention of Drako-nii is all it takes to make her nervous.'
If Mordred knew what Shirone was thinking.
"So... in the Britain you lived in... Were there monsters living in the human world?"
Today, the knowledge of the supernatural is hidden from the common people. For example, Shirone would have to hide her tail and ears in case she wanted to attend a human school.
"Mmm-hmm, so you want to know about that time... Do you want to hear it too, Valerie?"
Mordred looked at the other blonde girl who was sitting on another bed. This hotel room had three beds, with Shirone and Valerie's beds on the sides, making contact with the side walls. Valerie had her back against the wall, and her red eyes were fixed on Mordred.
Honestly, Mordred didn't know what to do with this girl. It had been a week since she had been rescued, but she had barely spoken at all. She was a quiet, shy, suspicious girl, or that was what Mordred thought of Valerie.
Valerie looked Mordred in the eyes, without hesitation, and nodded weakly.
Mordred smiled and took a seat on her bed, leaning her back against the wall as well.
"You ask if there were monsters in my time. The answer is... yes, of course, there were. The Knights of the Round Table even fought dragons and giants. We didn't call them monsters, we called them Phantasmals."
Mordred stopped for a moment to remember those moments.
"Deep woods, steep mountains, bluffs with unceasing winds. Realms humans never cross are prime dens for Phantasmals. They come down to human dwellings every so often. And well, ordinary humans usually end up as their food."
"Food?"
"Average soldiers are no match for demonic beasts, dragons, or Phantasmals. Even in this era, most weapons are useless. But there are exceptions. For Britain was the Knights of the Round Table. We fought well, and killed a reasonable number, you know? Battling a Phantasmal is pretty rough..."
Mordred continued to tell her story, about the Phantasmals and other extraordinary beings she had encountered during her life. She continued to talk endlessly, until she realized that Shirone and Valerie had already fallen asleep.
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