It was finally time to head towards the west to the mountains near the harbour, the time to meet the Dragon God has arrived.
"Morning Boss!" Zhou Hai greeted Masaru energetically since he was informed last night that they will be meeting the Dragon God so he was exceptionally excited, but this time they took the train to travel instead since there was no need to rush.
"Boss, I heard Longhai was attacked last night by the opposing faction. Apparently, they tried to put a stop to the Dragon God's trading businesses on the sea with foreigners" Zhou Hai explained,
Masaru took the paper from Zhou Hai, it was written by Ulrika which shocked him as the contend was quite informative. The one who initiated the attack was Bala Chongshen, the Insect God. The reason he joined the opposing faction was currently still unknown.
However, it was widely known that he was infatuated with Ling Guang to the point he would do anything for her. But then again there were instances he once fought a bloody battle with her so this difficult to determine the true nature of their relationship.
Masaru could not help but raise his brow, "The Insect God huh? What rank?"
Zhou Hai took out his note pad searching for the note he wrote down, "Boss the recorded report of his power is about Low Mid Class God"
Masaru nodded. "This country has many gods and their relationships are complicated"
Masaru checked the report of Bala Chongshen one last time before handing it back to Zhou Hai, when they arrived at the train station they noticed that it was packed with people so they had to squeeze into the train, Masaru made sure to cover the girls with a thin layer of barrier magic to prevent molesters from touching them as he had no time to deal with mortals.
After a few stops, the one full train was almost drained off people as it continued to move towards Longhai, Masaru took his seat on the chair while the two girls slept on his lap as they felt a bit tired after expending their excess energies last night, even Kuroka woke up halfway to join the battle.
"Hai, would you like to return with me and start to work at the headquarters?" Masaru asked,
Zhou Hai who heard this felt excited as he nodded his head with vigour. "Yes, Boss! Please allow me to follow you boss!"
Masaru chuckled as he tosses a black card from his inventory to Zhou Hai when the fatty caught the card he was confused why he was given a card.
"That is the latest technology we created, it's called PortCard. Pouring mana into the card will activate a teleporting Magic Circle and teleports you to the Headquarters and back to the last location you was at, for example, if you use it here and come back you will end up here" Masaru explained
Zhou Hai trembled while holding the card as if it was the most precious gift he ever received from his idol, "Thank you, boss!"
Masaru shook his head as he knew this guy was working hard for his sake, so a little reward would not hurt him.
"Well, you have to keep your vigilance when we reach Longhai shortly" Masaru warned Zhou Hai who was a bit too excited, thanks to the warning Zhou Hai managed to calm down.
"Understood Boss" Zhou Hai said,
Masaru smiled warmly when his gaze landed on the two ladies who were acting like they were sleeping but at least he knew they listened to the conversation, "Let's see what Longhai has in store for us"
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Shortly Masaru along with the girls and Zhou Hai arrived at the station of Longhai nearest to the harbour, the sun was out and winds blowing making it a mild temperature for the day. The streets were busy with only the jobless or those having a day off is currently shopping and the children were at school.
So it could be said to be a peaceful time to leisurely walk around, Masaru took the girls to try out a few snacks he purchased for them from the food stalls while they were being led around the area by Zhou Hai who knew the area.
"Boss, there is still an hour left before our appointment time. Should we get going?" Hearing Zhou Hai's question,
Masaru nodded while he followed the fatty who led them towards the harbour. Perhaps it was because the gods did believe that Masaru would come that XuanLong appeared the moment they turned to walk down the street which led to the nearest harbour.
"It's been a while Masaru" Xuanlong muttered while looking at Masaru who was being held firmly by two beautiful women, even Xuanlong had to admit that they were beautiful although he prefers long legs over breasts.
"So I take it Dragon Chief God Wang Long is waiting for me?" Masaru asked,
Hearing Masaru's question, XuanLong nodded while leading them along the street that took them towards the harbour, "It is also because we have been attacked by Bala the Insect God that did quite a large scale damage on our businesses, right now we have to guard against his shameless attacks. The worst part is the fact we are not certain if he would attack you as well"
Masaru nodded while followed XuanLong, he was warned by Pangu before that those who were chasing Ling Guang would attack him.
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Meanwhile, Akeno and the girls were surrounded by Heroes equipped with different sacred gears in Kobe Town's abandoned Factory,
"To think they would choose to attack us on the same time they are attacking the Gremory team" Akeno muttered,
Ulrika informed Akeno while she was also sensing the happening through the spiritual link she had with the subordinates under the Command seal who was keeping eyes all over Japan, Akeno scowled at the heroes that surrounded them.
She activates her Fallen Angel Mode she trained for a while now thanks to her Father and Azazel who assisted her allowing her to materialize 4 pairs of angel wings while electric sparks were flickering around her body while her hair was floating in the air, her eyes were giving off a dangerous glint as the heroes took a step back unconsciously.
"Lightning Empress" Akeno muttered softly as her skin began to generate lightning sparks as she sprinted towards the first hero with her fist clad in lightning.
Ingvild gathered the water vapour in the surroundings while she used her mana to assist in generating more waters around her till several floating balls swirled around her body, she points her palm towards the heroes as several water spheres flew off to meet them.
Everest covered her body with dragon aura since she did not want to get blood on herself she opted to kill efficiently instead of gruesome, she went together with Shirone who entered her twin tail Neko-mode covering her body with a large amount of touki giving off a feeling like a body was covered by a thick white barrier.
The heroes were told about the fact that Masaru's peerage was strong but this was simply abnormal, the hero who faced Akeno's punch smirked as he knew she was a bishop so her physical strength should be weaker than others but he never counted the fact Masaru trained his girls in physical bodies the most.
The moment he tried to grip Akeno's wrist he felt his arm going numb at a fast rate while the fist still slammed into his chest, unlike Cao Cao and the upper echelons of the Hero faction who trained like madmen these heroes were much weaker as this hero died the moment his heart was forcibly stopped by the shocking punch of Akeno.
The other heroes wanted to join in but the water spheres exploded causing them and their surroundings to become wet before they could react they all felt a numbing feeling before they were all roasted alive by Akeno who used the conductivity of the water to instantly kill several heroes with her Lightning Empress Mode.
Coincidentally Akeno also have her Holy lightning Empress Mode, however, that requires her to kiss Masaru as the amount of Mana required for that mode was by no means a small amount.
The heroes who managed to escape the initial strike were killed by Everest and Shirone who flanked them from both sides, by the time they were done there was no living hero for Georg to pick up.
"To think the women of Masaru is this dangerous" Cao Cao Spoke as he appeared on the room looking down the hole into the abandoned Factory where Akeno, Ingvild, Everest and Shirone was at.
"You severely underestimated us I assume?" Akeno spoke confidently while locking gaze with Cao Cao who began to laugh heartily while examining the dead hero bodies while nodding,
"I see, your tactics are quite well-coordinated, no wonder Masaru keeps you two together" Cao Cao muttered and the two he mentioned was Akeno and Ingvild.
"Well, we got at least some good data from you girls--- whoops!" Cao Cao leapt backwards as several destruction bullets were sent flying towards him,
Yui stood silently on the roof facing Cao Cao while the four girls flew up through the hole landing beside her.
"Destruction... I see" Cao Cao was not a bit fazed at the pressure the girls were unleashing but Georg who was next to him felt it,
"Well since our experiment failed here there is no need to stay any longer, Hope we meet again girls... Also, send my regards to Masaru" Cao Cao said with a cheerful smile, Georg covered Cao Cao with the mist produced by his sacred gear before teleporting them away.
When Cao Cao and Georg left, the girls did not stick around either and teleported back to the Disciplinary Committee where Sona was waiting for them, "Afternoon Kaichou, did something happen?" Akeno asked,
Sona nodded but before she could start Ichika came to give everyone a bottle of cold water to rehydrate after a battle. "I take it, you have been attacked by the Hero Faction as well?"Sona asked,
Ingvild was the one to answer with a nod, "We just managed to handle except for Cao Cao and Georg who left"
Sona sighed with a wry smile, "They have attacked Rias and her peerage as well today, luckily there were no casualties but from the looks of it one hero managed to escape by being teleported by the Dimension Lost Longinus holder"
Akeno wanted to contact Masaru to ask him for direction but instead, a projection of Ulrika appeared, "Sorry for interrupting but I just came across disturbing news"
Hearing this everyone was quiet looking towards Ulrika, "Although I can't confirm where or when it started, but there is a large scale rebellion planned in the devil countries, it appears that many brainwashed devils were released all over the country and from the looks of it the ones who do the brainwashing is the hero factions. The method they used to brainwash the devils were similar to how they did with their low ranked soldiers"
Sona had a serious expression, "Do you have any other information?"
Ulrika shook her head, "I'm afraid none, right now Sirzech and the rest are off to have some Alliance talk with the Pendragon Family and the Greece Mythology. Meaning we will have to handle the situation without their presence, although Masaru's teacher is still around to keep eye so that things will not get out of hand"
Sona sighed as she knew the work her older sister does is extremely important, "I will gather my peerage, we will work together as one unit to curb the Rebellion earlier. Can you perhaps mark the location of all the brainwashed Devils?"
"I'm afraid it will take a long time as there are many not accounted for" Ulrika answered,
Sona nodded saying her goodbyes to head off to the Student Council office to get her own peerage ready.
"How is Master?" Ichika asked Ulrika who was the one keeping active contact with Masaru,
"He is doing great, right now he is heading to Longhai to meet the Dragon Chief God Wang Long. However, Longhai is under the siege of the Insect God so we might not hear from him in a day or two"
Ichika nodded as she heads off to wash the dishes, "What about Kobe Town?" Akeno asks Ulrika.
"No need to worry, I have sent several devil assassins to guard the town in our absence since Masaru would prefer we protect our home with first priority" Ulrika answered Akeno's question,
Akeno nodded. Ulrika cuts off the projection and the rest of the girls who were just arrived went to their respective tables to write their individual reports of today's events, shortly Rias came in but when she saw all the girls of Masaru's peerage was fine did she finally relax,
"What's the matter Miss Gremory?" Sakura asks as she enters the Disciplinary Committee after her patrol activity.
"Nothing, just feeling relief you all are fine. Were you also attacked by the Hero Faction?" Rias asked,
Akeno nodded when she finished writing her report, "We were under attack but all of them were killed and only Cao Cao along with Georg the Dimension Lost Longinus wielder managed to escape"
Rias sighed as she was once again reminded that Masaru's peerage was another level different from hers so she had to increase the intensity of her peerage's training to keep up with them.
"What do you make of it?" Rias asked,
Akeno shook her head, "It is the same as the time they attacked multiple factions, they are trying to mass-produce Sacred Gear holders to achieve Balance Breaker"
Hearing this Rias was reminded that Azazel did indeed say this as well, "Do you think they will strike in Kyoto?"
Akeno could only shrug, "We only know that a problem is about to occur in the Devil World so we will not be able to think about Kyoto as well, not to mention Masaru is currently in China"
Rias sighed as she took her seat opposite of Akeno,
"How is the relationship with Issei going?" Akeno asked with a teasing smile,
Rias blushed "H-He..." But she could only look down with a complicated face,
"He still calls you Buchou?" Akeno asked with a surprise expression
Rias nodded, Akeno could only sigh while tapping her chin with her index finger, "You should come straight with him Rias, or did Issei perhaps experienced something that could traumatize him to fear girls?"
When Rias heard this her heart shook as she did not realize this point, Raynare... The one who left the deepest impression in Issei's heart.
"Thank you for your advice" Rias thank Akeno before leaving the office in a hurry, tomorrow was the trip to Kyoto so Rias was probably in a hurry to do something.
Ingvild came to take the seat where Rias was before "What was that about?"
Akeno lips formed a profound smile, "Youth, she needed a push to realize her love life"
Ingvild could only sigh thinking this sister of hers is acting like a housewife after she got eaten by Masaru, although Ingvild herself could not blame her as she too felt more mature ever since their relationship broke through a barrier.
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Azazel was currently sitting in the office facing Baraqiel who was panicked, "I heard Akeno and the girls were attacked?"
Azazel looked at the worried face of his best friend wondering why he was so overreacting when it came to his wife and daughter, "They're fine, in fact I feel sympathetic to the heroes that got roasted alive by your daughter instead"
When Baraqiel heard this he felt a bit more relaxed, "That's good, but do you know the reason the heroes are using these harassment tactics again?"
Azazel could only sigh, "It appears they are trying to finish up their batches of Balance Breaker soon"
Azazel took out a piece of paper and handed it over to Baraqiel, "These are the list of locations Loki was spotted at before he came to Japan, we might get some clues behind who is working in China"
Baraqiel nodded as he took the paper and placed it in his pocket, "Also be sure to send my regards to your son-in-law"
Baraqiel wanted to snort but when he saw the lecherous smile his friend had on his face, it felt like his blood ran cold, there was no need to ask a question as Azazel knew what he wanted to ask so he immediately nodded.
This caused Baraqiel to explode with Rage as he stomps out of the office rearing to go to China and beat up the bastard that ate his daughter.
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"We are here" Xuanlong took Masaru and the rest along a secret route that took them to a hidden harbour that was built in an alternate space that was like a mirror facing Longhai Harbour, here the buildings were more leaning towards the ancient era with massive boats that relies upon wind to move instead of mechanical propellers.
Xuanlong led them to the largest Ship which is under the command of Wang Long himself. The ship was built out of special Nanmu wood that could only be found in China and dragon scales that fell off after every shedding season, there were several borders around the boat of pure gold.
At both sides were several opening compartments at the side of the boat where several canons were placed for self-defence,
"Mind your step" XuanLong warned Masaru and the rest before he took his step onto a boarding plank that gave them entry onto the ship,
Masaru was surprised that the number of people that were manning the ship was lesser than he expected, at the back of the ship going upstairs standing behind the ship steering wheel was a middle-age bulky man wearing an pirate articles of clothing which consists of a white shirt, white pants, black leather boots and a blue colour decorate jacket with a black pirate hate ontop of his head.
The peculiar sight would be the fact he did not have a beard but his black hair was long hanging loosely behind his hack.
Masaru could feel the heavy pressure of this man, 'He should be at the higher level' Masaru thought as he could tell just from Wang Long's presence gave him more pressure compared to when he fought against Meng Zhang.
When Masaru saw that his existence was detected by this Dragon Chief God he followed after XuanLong. "I would have never expected that the boy I heard so many great deals of things about you but I am quite surprised to see this, so are you a Dragon... And a Devil... Which one is it?"
Masaru chuckled as he gripped the hand Wang Long presented, "I'm a Devil Dragon, but I still keep my Devil Characteristics which allows me to remain a King for my peerage" Masaru explained, there was no need to hide this information since it had no importance to his safety or powers.
"I see, well I'm sure you have noticed it by now but I am the Dragon Chief God Wang Long, I'm in charge of the sea tradings. Is what I would like to say but that cockroach just won't die" Wang Long spit out in rage when he thinks of Bala who constantly harass them but refused to fight head-on,
"Masaru Belial, if you don't mind I can help you find answers you are searching for on one condition if you won't mind" Wang Long had a smile as if he already expected this while he looked towards Masaru
Glancing at Wang Long Masaru answered, "I will accept your condition, if you support my intentions in having the Chinese supernatural world join the peace alliance. There is no need to forgive and forget, it is simply putting aside our differences to face our real enemy instead. We are moving forward where we will soon reach an era where there will be War seekers, Peace Seekers and Terrorist. Those who are too weak will be dragged in by the war seekers even if they want to live in peace."
"What makes you think you can negotiate with me?" Wang Long asked with a amused look,
Masaru gazes deeply into the eyes of this old man, "Because you don't have much desire for war, you might love to fight which can be found by participating in the Rating Game. As for the other reason is the fact you would like to start trading in earnest by the sea don't you?"
Wang Long smirked before he stuck out his hand, "Get rid of the cockroach is my only condition, and I will agree to your terms"
Masaru nodded as he shook hands with Wang Long, the two of them went down the stairs entering the Captain's chambers right below where they had a drink together with XuanLong, Kuroka, Roygun and the easily passed out after two drinks Zhou Hai.
23/08/2020 - changes made