The moment Great Red appeared through the rift, the whole town was veiled in silence. The first ones to react, however, are those already used to Kisuke's antics and they considered this as one of his doings.
Irina and Akeno immediately said their final goodbyes with her parents, comrades, and superiors, promising to bring back some souvenirs once they've returned.
They didn't have a choice but to immediately move their attention to them and leave everything else for now. As Akeno and Irina reached Kisuke's side, Touji spoke, "Kisuke-kun, I'm leaving my daughter to you. If she's being too much of a handful, it's fine to mete out some punishment."
"Dad!" shouted Irina angrily.
"Fufufu~, Kisuke-kun, I want a healthy boy for the first," Hina added.
"Mom!?" Irina blushed at the sudden unexpected statement.
While Kisuke nodded at Touji, he directly ignored Hina.
"I know we haven't talked properly, but please take care of my daughter too," Barakiel solemnly uttered. Of course, he didn't really trust Kisuke, but Akeno already shared her plans with him long before. Even when he tried to convince her against her decision, he couldn't break her resolve.
"Please don't worry about it. Since I've agreed to let them come with me, I'll do my part. But that also means that they'll have to do their part," replied Kisuke. The latter part of his words is actually meant for Akeno and Irina.
"That would be enough. Thank you."
And while they were exchanging their farewells, Claire was also doing so with her parents and relatives, "Mommy! Are we going to ride that?" asked Claire as she pointed towards Great Red.
"Yes, honey. You'll ride on Mr. Red, so make sure to thank him after you get off, alright?" Cleria replied while stroking her face affectionately.
"Yes~~~!"
"Claire, baby. Always listen to Kisuke-niichan, alright. Don't go around without them and don't follow any strangers," Masaomi added.
"Got it, Daddy~~~! You already said that ten times!" replied Claire energetically. Both Cleria and Masaomi explained to her that she'll be going with Kisuke to study with him and play with friends. Since she's still a child, she immediately agreed not knowing that she won't be able to meet her parents for long periods of time. However, Kisuke already planned something to mitigate her loneliness once reality sank in for her. Though he hoped he could finish it before Claire misses her parents.
"Alright, everyone, let's go. Our driver won't wait for too long!" Kisuke gathered everyone's attention and prepared the magic circle that would teleport them on top of Great Red.
But before they disappeared, Azazel suddenly asked Kisuke, "Wait! Since Great Red is giving out a hand, does that mean we're in the worst possible situation?"
Kisuke tipped his hat lower and answered with a somber voice before they disappeared, "I don't know... But all we can agree to is that, as the guardian of the Dimensional Gap, he can see something that we can't."
"Tch," Azazel clicked his tongue loudly, "Isn't that just a step down from the 'worst'?" He and the rest then watched Great Red rip another rift through space and leave.
After everything went to normal, Azazel feigned a cough, "Although he left, he didn't do so without kicking up a fuss. What a guy. So... Shall we extend this unexpected meeting with unexpected guests from the afterlife?"
Diehauser, Cleria, Masaomi, and Sakura already expected this when they decided to come with Ophis and Claire, so they'd already prepared their cards to negotiate. Of course, they won't reveal anything that would be disadvantageous to them.
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On top of Great Red, Kisuke was sitting, sighing, and lamenting, "Haahh... Plans are made to be broken..."
"Now, now, don't mind it, Ki-tan!" Serafall comforted him while patting his back.
Right now, Great Red's aura was covering everyone, not letting any dangerous factors come in. A few seconds later, Ophis suddenly called out to Kisuke, "He wants directions."
"Ah, sorry about that," Kisuke stood up and went up to Great Red's neck, "Great Red-san, thank you for your assistance, but why did you help us?"
Only a deep growl from Great Red came and Kisuke looked towards Ophis, however, Ophis didn't say anything, meaning he didn't say anything, 'So he doesn't want to reveal it, huh... Is it safe to assume that it's really the worst-case scenario?'
Sighing, Kisuke continued, "I'll be sending the coordinates to you through magic, is that fine?"
With a soft roar, Great Red answered and Kisuke didn't need Ophis to translate for him. Putting his hand on the back of his neck, he sent the data and coordinates of the anchor he created and Great Red was able to feel the unique magic signature it was emitting.
With a flap of his wings, Great Red opened another rift through the Dimensional Gap, revealing the darkness beyond it.
"W-what is that!?" asked Serafall in surprise as she felt the extreme danger that is emanating through that space.
Similarly, Akeno, Irin, and Claire were also having a similar reaction of distress.
While Ophis tried to comfort Claire with her limited knowledge, Kisuke explained, "We have to go through that to reach our destination. It's the reason why I can't just bring anyone with me."
"S-so it's really another world?" guessed Serafall.
"Well, you just have to see it for yourself."
As they went through the rift, Great Red's aura that was protecting instantly thinned out, however, it also became much stronger. Kisuke saw that there's no problem with Great Red and sighed in relief. Although he already expected that this is the case, he's still a bit worried.
He then saw Serafall testing out her magic towards the dark void, but as soon as her ice left Great Red's space, it was instantly obliterated.
"J-just what's up with this space?" she asked with a twitching mouth.
"It's the boundary between universes. Similar to the Dimensional Gap, I presume this space serves as a buffer zone between universes that have different rules so that they can't affect each other."
But just as Kisuke finished explaining, he felt something amiss and immediately scanned the surroundings, '...What are those?'
From the darkness of the void, emerged beings that don't have any definite shape. What surprised Kisuke more is the fact that they don't have souls, though the strange materials that composed them seem to contain a bit of soul particle that is normal in any material. However, he can be sure that those lurking in the dark were alive.
Nevertheless, before he could observe them more, Great Red suddenly roared loudly and expelled his aura, pushing the strange beings away, disappearing from Kisuke's limited detection range.
"What now!?" Serafall got ready in the event that something bad happens.
Kisuke shook his head, "I don't know... This is the first time I've encountered those things."
Although only a few minutes had passed, Kisuke can tell that they were moving very fast and about to reach their destination. But just as Great Red about to split the space yet again, he suddenly stopped advancing, "Hmm? What's wrong?"
It was also then that Ophis stood up and stayed beside Kisuke while looking in a certain direction.
As he turned his head towards that direction, without his notice, A tall man with long black hair, wearing a black tuxedo stood in front of them. Kisuke immediately shuddered as he laid his eyes on him.
Editors:
28th00: Ah, another transcendent. This could be a problem.
Staz Irvine
The man in a tuxedo sighed, and with a profound voice, he spoke without his mouth moving, "Haaah... I never expected you to bring such a force in your return."
Kisuke immediately figured that the mysterious man was talking to him and replied, "Greetings, sir. It seems that you already know me, but I'll still introduce myself. I'm Kisuke Urahara, a pleasure to meet you. If it's fine with you, do you mind if I ask who you are?"
"Name..., huh... I technically don't have one, but those around me call me Chaos. You may address me as such."
Seeing the situation, Serafall approached the girls and signaled them not to move nor speak.
"But such a thing isn't important. Why are two transcendent beings entering my territory? I already signed a contract with that 'Tiger', but this is beyond the stipulations."
'Contract? Tiger?' Several things went through Kisuke's head. Although he had a guess for who he is referring to as 'Tiger', Kisuke doesn't have a single clue regarding the 'contract'.
But before he could answer, Great Red suddenly growled.
"Hmm? You're just giving them a ride? Then what about that Black Dragon?"
Great Red answered with another growl, almost snorting.
"Hmm... Now that I took a closer look, she isn't really complete as you said."
Great Red then didn't say anything else, nor Ophis. Kisuke read the mood and also didn't speak and just waited for the strange man to contemplate.
A few minutes later, he spoke again, "Fine. The black one can stay, but you can't."
Great Red snorted at him but the man didn't seem to mind it.
He then looked towards Kisuke and smiled slightly before disappearing, leaving some words, "I hope you can complete the contract soon."
Of course, Kisuke didn't like that, but he didn't show any reaction. He knew that the strange man called Chaos is at least on Great Red's level and he couldn't have done anything against him if he decided to attack while Great Red was protecting them from the void.
'So those are the identities of the eyes that I can occasionally feel... It doesn't really feel good being watched, but I can't do anything right now. Though I'm thankful that he revealed himself and some information surrounding him. Looks like bringing Great Red along is a good fortune for me.'
A second later, Great Red snorted again before splitting the space, revealing a lush blue and green world, and a city.
Seeing this, Kisuke's eyes' widened and hurriedly turned to the girls who're appreciating the beauty of the scenery. He pulled out enough black cloaks that would cover everyone and said, "Hurry up and put this on! No one should be able to see our appearances!"
There are a lot of things that Kisuke didn't expect today and that didn't bode well with him. Including the fact that they suddenly appeared on top of Orario where Gods have special eyes. He didn't know if it's an intentional move of Great Red or the beacon was already too vague for an accurate target.
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It had been almost two weeks since Kisuke returned to the other side and Yoruichi and Sona were shopping for ingredients, "Haah, just when will he return?" asked Sona with a worried expression.
Yoruichi smiled at her and replied, "He has to prepare a lot of things on the other side, so it must be taking all his time. Don't worry about him too much. He can take care of himself better than anyone else."
"That doesn't sound good, though? It would really be nice if he could rely on us more."
"Well, believe it or not, in terms of that, he's a lot better than before. Most of the time, he'd take on everything from the shadows. If I didn't forcefully extend my hand, he wouldn't even remember that I could help." Yoruichi recalled the time when Kisuke and Tessai fell into Aizen's schemes and were almost executed if she didn't help them escape.
Sona knew that there's a deep secret behind Yoruichi and Kisuke's identities and their past couldn't be just being a normal human and cat. A past that even Sakura doesn't know. However, if they don't really want to tell them anything, it's fine since they aren't here to discover their past nor secrets. Sona, with her own eyes, already judged Kisuke and Yoruichi and didn't regret her situation right now.
It had only been three days since Sona, Aika and Koneko woke up and Yoruichi forbade them from diving into the Dungeon and going out without her, Kuroka and Medusa at their side. Of course, they already made a full recovery thanks to the things Kisuke left them, however, health wasn't the reason they needed to be guarded.
After Kisuke left them and just as they got out of the vicinity of the ruins where Antares was defeated, they came across the Freya Familia with Freya herself leading it.
Although she came with an overwhelming force that was several times stronger than the whole Hermes Familia, she only said that she came to take a look since she became curious. Freya also didn't use any force to ask questions and left it alone if Hermes, Hestia, and Artemis didn't want to answer.
All in all, it only seemed that she came to meet their group in vain. Freya tried to observe Yoruichi during the entire duration and tried asking for Kisuke's whereabouts, but thankfully, they didn't stay with the group for too long and left for the ruins.
They only returned a day after they successfully returned to Orario and were immediately reprimanded by the Guild for leaving during an emergency crisis. However, Freya wouldn't really mind the fine and loss of reputation due to this.
Almost two weeks after the explosion of Divine Power and monsters trying to attack the surface, everyone is still asked by the Guild not to leave in case that something else happens. The atmosphere within Orario had largely abated and normal everyday lives had returned to everyone. Until a certain shopkeeper brought another trouble to the City of Adventurers and almost scared everyone in it to death.
On a bright, sunny, and cheerful day, the sky suddenly darkened as darkness suddenly opened up not far from Orario, and a gigantic red Dragon emerged.
It was unknown who first did it, but as soon as the fearsome monster appeared, a shout of dread accompanied it and from then on, it was a chorus of fear, despair, and hopelessness.
Some immediately dropped down to the ground and started crying, others started running towards their respective Familias, and while a few started rallying Adventurers and tried to get the advice of the Gods. However, few of them noticed that even the Gods were panicking in the face of this 'monster' that came from the sky instead of the Dungeon.
Meanwhile, Yoruichi and Sona were both making a blank expression as they looked up to the sky, "Uhmm... Yoruichi... For some reason, that Dragon is incredibly familiar to me," muttered Sona.
With a dry laugh, Yoruichi replied, "Ahaha... What a coincidence... Me too," She then started running towards their place and said, "For now, let's return to everyone. That idiot... He left quietly but couldn't he return the same way? Though, I must admit. That looks fun."
While following her, Sona answered, "This is the part where you're supposed to be reprimanding him!"
Author & Editors:
28th00: Ah, Byakko made a contract involving Kisuke? Interesting. Chaos being one of the Transcendents of Danmachi makes a lot of sense actually, since it has a lot of the Greeks in it. What’s the dungeon then? Yggdrasil? I mean, the other biggest pantheon/mythology in Danmachi is the Norse... It’s gotta be something with its own reincarnation cycle because of the Xenos though…
Goyya: I won’t be revealing that for now~
Staz Irvine
Mr/Ms. Anon
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