"How about Koneko? Since she's got the greatest vitality outside of Nee-sama, Yoruichi-san, Kuroka-san, and Kisuke, I think we'd get the best result out of her." Sona suggested.
Koneko didn't even question it and took out a small glass cup from her pouch before making a small cut on her palm using Ki on her fingertip as a knife, letting the blood spill into the cup.
Since everyone except for Hestia was used to the sight of blood, it was only her that reacted strongly, "W-w-wait! How could you cut yourself so easily like that!" She said as she rushed to Koneko's side to check her wound.
But when she got there, Koneko's wound had already started closing up and with a smug face, she said proudly, "I've been working hard on my Ki regeneration. Self-inflicted small wounds like this only take a few seconds to completely heal."
But her smug face was broken when Hestia started pinching her cheeks, "I don't care! It's already hard for me to watch you guys getting hurt from training, but I didn't say anything regarding that. However, I won't stay quiet anymore if I see you hurting yourselves!"
"I... I'm sorry." Koneko immediately apologized when she saw the serious expression that Hestia was making.
Hestia also quickly turned to others and declared, "That's the same for all of you! I won't allow you to hurt yourselves for no reason!"
With a wry smile, Kisuke patted her head in an attempt to calm her down, "This is technically my fault, so please don't blame them. Besides, it's not for no reason."
Kisuke then picked up the glass cup filled to half with Koneko's blood, "I would have done it myself if not for the reason that Medusa-chan mentioned. So please forgive them, okay?"
Hestia could only pout at Kisuke's words, "...Fine. But please think twice before intentionally hurting yourselves."
Each and every one of them then reassured Hestia.
As for Artemis, she saw Filvis' shocked expression and said, "Each Familia is different, just like how each God is different from each other. This might be a very foreign scene for you, even compared to Dionysus's 'love', however, something like this is within the norm... maybe a little bit more than that, but it's nothing strange."
Filvis immediately took back her slackened expression, but she was bothered by this deep inside. It was just very contrasting compared to the Dionysus Familia, with her being mostly unwanted by the other members and Dionysus himself not doing anything to fix the issue, instead keeping her by his side at all times, which just worsened the situation she was in.
Everyone else had also noticed the change in her expression, but chose to not say anything. Placing the cup in front of Filvis, Kisuke continued, "Please try it."
But Filvis didn't move, "...I-is this really alright?"
There's no doubt that she was hesitating. Although she's used to the sight and smell of blood, the thought of consuming it made her reel back. Even as a Creature back then, such a thought was very foreign, and thinking about it now made it feel like it was very immoral.
But when she got the whiff of its scent, Filvis became extremely conflicted, 'What's this sweet smell?'
"Just try it. Your body shouldn't even reject it. On the contrary, you'll be craving for it."
"T-there's no way!"
"We understand your stance, but just try it. You're not killing anyone here and we can't move on if you hesitate now."
"B-but still... There's no way I can drink blood! Only a lunatic would do what even monsters won't do!"
"Then just think of me as a lunatic forcing you to drink blood. Just a sip is fine. If there are any reactions, then you'll also figure out what you can do."
Filvis hesitated for a few more seconds before gritting her teeth and muttering, "You lunatic..."
Grabbing the cup off the table, Filvis got a better whiff of the blood, 'It really smells sweet... I thought it was coming from something else.'
After a minute or two of staring at the cup, Filvis finally took a sip, slowly.
At first, Filvis's attention was fully on the taste of the blood, which was very sweet and something she could get used to for a few seconds, until the warm drink went down her throat and gave her a very invigorating feeling.
The invigoration didn't stop there and it became incredibly revitalizing, to the point that she lost herself to the feeling of power surging from within her. While feeling irrevocably guilty, she took another sip that multiplied the intoxicating feeling she was having.
Finally, completely losing herself in the feeling and forgetting her surroundings, Filvis completely downed the cup and even wanted more. Her crimson red eyes started shining and the feeling of thirst worsened as she craved for more.
All of a sudden, Filvis' sight shook and she felt a stinging pain in her left cheek. The glow in her eyes disappeared and her consciousness returned as she looked up to see Medusa looking down at her while frowning, "Controlling your urges and desires are what separates you from animals and monsters. Never forget that."
While feeling Medusa's slap, Filvis shuddered at the sight of the empty glass and hurriedly returned it on the table, "W-what was that?"
"Maybe Koneko-chan's blood was still too much." commented Kisuke while rubbing his chin, "Challia-san was technically a newborn and couldn't be helped if she were to lose herself to her instincts. Our mistake was to not get an ordinary person's blood, so don't be too harsh on her."
But Medusa shook her head, "That doesn't matter. Something like this should be addressed before it becomes a bigger problem. I don't really want to see someone take the same path as me."
Kisuke sighed with a wry smile and wrapped his arm around her neck and shoulder, "I guess that's true. Learning from it harshly early on is a lot better than regretting it later."
Medusa didn't say anything anymore and just enjoyed Kisuke's warmth wrapped around her. She had a feeling that two people were snickering at her, but she ignored those voices that couldn't be heard by others.
Kisuke turned to the still shocked Filvis, and said, "It looks like it's about time for you to rest. To end this, use all of your strength to punch me."
Filvis wanted to escape from the crowd too and have some time for herself to think about some things, so she readily agreed by immediately nodding her head and standing up.
Without saying anything, Filvis pulled back her fist and lowered her back before throwing a punch. In the middle of the attack, Filvis realized that this simple punch was the strongest physical attack she had ever pulled off, including her previous life as a Creature.
While incredibly surprised at the strength she was able to put out, she also became worried and hoped that Kisuke would dodge, as she couldn't pull back her punch anymore, as she had indeed put all of her strength behind it.
But she was stunned when Kisuke just casually lifted his hand to catch her fist. The moment their fist and palm made contact, it created a small shockwave that spread everywhere. However, Filvis couldn't think of what damage that shockwave had caused, as she could only stare at her fist with eyes wide open, "H-how...?"
"Not bad~. Before drinking some blood, your strength was only bordering Level 5 and 6, but now, your punch's strength isn't very far from that of Ottar's. A big jump, I must say." Kisuke then released her fist and turned to Medusa while removing his arm from around her, "Please take her to her room to rest. We're done here."
Medusa nodded and said, "Got it."
Editors:
28th00: Isn’t Ottar a level 7 with pretty much 999 in all his physical stats? Holy shit, blood doping is scary!
Goyya: If it’s Koneko’s blood full of Ki, that is.
Filvis was already sitting on her bed and Medusa was about to leave the room when the latter suddenly turned around, "You might think that you're hiding it, but most of us already know that you've already planned to take your own life."
Filvis's eyes widened but her face displayed a self-deprecating smile, "What? Are you going to stop me?"
But contrary to her expectation, Medusa made a small smile, "Of course not. Since you've technically been forced into this kind of life because Kisuke needed you to do something for him, he asked us to let you do anything you want to yourself, even if that is suicide. Although we didn't tell any of this to Hestia-sama, because she's far too kind and she would most certainly not leave you alone until you've changed your mind."
Surprised in another way, Filvis couldn't help but mutter, "...You lot are really different from the rest."
"...How conceited."
"P-pardon?"
"With your tiny world view, you judged us to be different. If that's not conceited, what is? Just because you've suffered greatly doesn't mean you've already seen everything. Only when you've suffered and come to terms with it for the future could it be considered that you've taken the first step into the real world."
Medusa was about to close the door, she recalled something else and said, "Oh, and by the way, if by any chance you decide to stay alive, I have advice for someone who has similar abilities to mine. I said earlier that controlling your urges and desires is what separates you from animals and monsters, but you should also never be afraid of it. After all, it's your power and when you come into a situation where you need everything you've got to do something important, like saving a friend, you'll be thankful that you didn't slack off in improving it."
As the sound of the door closing resounded within the room, Filvis flopped down on the bed while covering her eyes with her arm, 'What should I do?... Lefiya...'
The next morning, Filvis slowly opened her eyes and thought, 'I didn't think I'll get a good night's sleep.'
However, when she had fully woken up, she found it strange that she couldn't move both of her arms and legs, '!?'
She wanted to exclaim, but she also discovered her mouth and could only let out muffled sounds from her throat, "Nnng!?"
"I see that you're awake~ It's good to see that you've got a good night's sleep."
Filvis immediately turned her head towards the source of the voice and saw that Kisuke was holding a cloth sack while grinning, "Nnng! Nnngg!? Nnnnng!"
"Save your breath. I have not the slightest idea what you're trying to say." Kisuke replied as he put the struggling Filvis in the sack, "Don't worry. I won't be taking you anywhere dangerous. In fact, I'll be taking you to your only friend's place. Be grateful~!"
But instead of calming down, Filvis struggled more, 'No!!! Please! Anywhere but there! Please! I don't want Lefiya to see me like this!' But all she made was a useless noise of struggles.
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.
.
Leaving the Hearth Manor with a moving sack on his back and a bulging belly, instead of the Twilight Manor, Kisuke made his way to a certain dark alleyway, which was the entrance to the secret pathway that led to Ouranos's secret room.
After waiting for a few minutes around it, a black-cloaked figure emerged from its shadow, "Kisuke Urahara, it's our first time meeting. I'm Fels, nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you too~ I've heard you've taken care of my girls while I was away. Thanks for that."
"Your gratitude is unnecessary. If anything, I'm thankful for the immense help they provided. But that's not why you're here, is it? For you to specifically come to my master's doorstep instead of contacting me through the Guild, may I ask what you need?"
Kisuke didn't say anything and just placed the sack on the ground and opened it a little bit for Fels to see.
Curious about what's inside the moving sack all this time, Fels took a peek and what he saw almost made his mask fall off. With a shaking hand, Fels pointed at the person inside it, "I-is that Filvis Challia!? B-but that form..."
"This is enough to meet your master, isn't it?"
Of course it is. But he still had to go back and explain the situation to Ouranos before getting his permission. Nonetheless, before he could turn back, Ouranos's voice echoed from the secret path, "Fels. Lead him in."
Fels immediately got his bearings back and said, "Please follow me."
After a few minutes of walking through the secret passage filled with inscriptions, Kisuke concluded something, 'So it is a large array for containing Divine Power instead of Magic Power. I guess this is how he does his so-called 'prayer'. Just what sort of agreement did he make with the Dungeon? Or is it the actual Dungeon?'
While these questions floated in Kisuke's head, they reached the secret room where Ouranos was sitting on the podium, looking down at them, "It's nice to finally meet you, Kisuke Urahara."
"It's also an honor to meet the man that is keeping the Dungeon calm."
Ouranos's forehead creased slightly hearing this, "It seems that you know a lot of things. But that isn't why you're here. I heard Fels uttered a name that was supposed to have left this world as if he had seen her come back to life. What is that about?"
"There are two things I want to say." Kisuke then started untying the sack again and instead of just opening it, Kisuke pulled the entire sack down, revealing the girl with white-hair, crimson eyes and bat-like wings attached to her back.
Filvis thought that she'd be going to the Loki Familia, but instead she was in front of Ouranos. Not knowing what's happening, she chose to stay still.
An expression of shock became apparent on Ouranos's usually stoic face, "...This is more than I imagined. What do want us to do?"
"Oh? You're not going to ask for the details?"
"Are you willing to explain it in detail?
"Nah~ Too much effort and it's useless to explain. Anyway, your Guild officials will certainly question me when I walk through the town with her on my back, so I want a certification to send them away. I'm also here to inform you regarding her existence so that you won't come into conflict with anyone taking care of her."
"How can we be sure that she won't cause any further trouble?"
Kisuke shook her head, "You can't as she'll surely cause trouble in some way or another. Just her existence was enough of a problem. However, it'll be up to you on how to use that trouble to your advantage. Lastly, her having no reason should be a reason enough to give her a chance, don't you think?"
Ouranos thought for a moment before letting out a sigh, "Fair enough. What about the second thing you wanted to talk about?"
"We're leaving Orario."
Editors:
28th00: Oooh~! Big plays? WHAT ABOUT RIVERIA-CHAN!? We better be kidnapping someone along with this! Ryuu will be dragged to an uncomfortable reunion with her goddess! I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE ANY OF MY PROMISED EAR WAGGLES FROM ANY OF THE ELVES SO FAR!
Goyya: We’ll get to that. It’s just not yet the most opportune time! I already have the scenario on my head, but it’s still ways off, though.
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