Bab 21: The Cat Learns the Truth
Yukino knew this was a dream. A very lucid dream. Ability to fly without any sort of restrictions and with no fear of falling!
It's like… the very sky is her domain! Such a feeling… it was liberating!
As she was flying endlessly she stumbled upon a mountain… it was the beautiful thing with the peak piercing the very clouds.
As the black-haired girl was getting closer to it she noticed. White marble buildings, statues of powerful-looking beings…
She instantly knew…
This was Mount Olympus… home of Greek Gods!
But why? Why does she know this? Why this specifically?
However, before she can reach it… her eyes snapped open and she saw… HIS face…
Raynor Valeron was looking at her sideways. Yukino quickly realised that she was sleeping on his lap.
Her first reaction to this normally would be a verbal assault. And of course a slap for taking her first kiss like that!
But, she controlled herself, the girl did that very easily for some reason… there was much bigger acceptance on her part.
The reason being…
"He is one of the Kings of this World." Erica Blandelli's voice rang in her subconsciousness.
"Where is this place?" Yukino asked as she saw an unfamiliar ceiling and she felt that she was laying on a couch as well.
"We are at my house. I brough you with me when you passed out." He quite casually said that while stroking her hair. It appears he was doing that for some time now.
For a moment she wanted to comment on the fact that he brought her to his home like that but…
Again… she remembered how his blonde knight called him a Demon Lord. An unreasonable being! The tyrant who does whatever he wants.
"...and what now? You claimed me. Gave me some sort of power." For a second she wanted to know if he is going to take that extra mile and truly going to 'claim her'.
"I brough you here because I am going to explain things to you. History Compilation Committee already has been notified that you have been added to my 'court'."
"Court? What Committee?" She was confused about what these things meant.
"Don't worry I will explain everything.
First, the History Compilation Committee is the supernatural side of Japan. They are made up of 4 ancient families which have been around in Japan for many years. Ena is the Heiress of the Seishuuin Clan. One of the families which runs the Committee.
Even one of these clans of their has immense political power. When they come together they can by all means control the whole nation.
And since they invited me here, I now control them, in turn, the whole of the nation."
Yukino didn't say anything when he talked about the clans but then eventually she asked something.
"Why would they give away their power like that?"
"They didn't. When I arrived here they thought they could manipulate in the background…"
"It didn't work… and now they…we have you as our Tyrannical King." She said that with a resigned tone.
"Indeed."
Raynor nodded at her words while his hands continued stroking her smooth hair.
"Now on the other part. This is much more important. I will explain magic to you."
"...Magic… so it is magic…" The girl slightly mumbled to herself.
"Yes. Magic. A unique source of energy. Not everyone has a talent for it. This means not everyone can learn to wield it.
In the very beginning, people could not use magic. But then Gods… either directly or they left some manuals or grimoires for the people who picked them up—"
"G-Gods are real!?"
"Very… and they come in different forms."
*Gulp*
Yukino gulped down. This was…big. She knew the supernatural…is a broad spectrum of things… but she stumbled on the very peak of it!
"As I said before Gods taught about magic and people draw magic from them.
For example, Erica practised Hermetic arts which originated from Hermes. And Ena… well… you could say she pulls power from Susanoo himself."
Raynor heard another gulp from Yukino.
"Now this is where things get complicated. As times moved on legends, myths and other things mixed up together causing the emergence of the current world we live in. This however didn't truly sit down properly with the Gods… thus… they decided to descend… becoming what is known as Heretic Gods.
Beings which rebel against their myth."
As she heard the last parts her eyes widened she understood why… his girls are…practising fighting from such early age!
"D-Doesn't this mean they…fight them!?"
*Snort*
"No human is a match for Heretic God. Remember that extremely dry afternoon? A week ago?"
She dumbly nodded at him… remembering how it was all of a sudden extremely hot!
"That was Apollo just travelling through the air. A Heretic God's presence alone can affect the whole planet if they want to.
"... then… how we, the humanity fight these rebelling…Gods—" As she said that she realised something… her gaze went on him and she looked at him directly in his eyes.
"...you are a Demon King… as Blandelli-san said… a Tyrant… you fight them?"
"Not just fight… my title is the Seventh Campione, the Storm King and Godslayer. My job is to Kill Heretic Gods which descend from their myths and become mad. So far I killed 3 of them and took their power as my own." Her eyes bulged out for a bit.
He then leaned forward and whispered.
"The dream you had. All my girls had it when they joined my court same as you. They dreamed about flying and seeing Olympus.
This was you tasting the Authority which I took from Zeus."
When she heard it she got lost in her thoughts. Recalling that feeling of utter freedom and seeing Olympus…
"...I see… but how did you kill a Heretic God in the first place? How did you even meet one?"
"Oh, you wanna hear the story where I burned myself to death by picking his lightning bolt?"
"...W-What? Excuse me? You did what?"
"It's nothing grant. I was walking home when a freak storm hit my town. Not far from my location a thunderstruck and created a huge crater.
Inside it was Zeus' lightning bolt. The moment I took it I realised what was going on. Two incredibly powerful beings were fighting above my town
It was getting out of hand. If I waste any more time the town will disappear from all that power being thrown around. So I threw it… and I hit Zeus. I killed him and the ritual of rebirth of Campione began.
I became a Godslayer. After that, I fought Poseidon and killed him too. In a battle near the coastline in the Baltic Sea."
By this point, she was looking at him with a shocked gaze.
What she heard about him was pure madness! Taking a THUNDERBOLT without any insulation! Then the incident in the Baltic Sea! She saw the news! Some sort of event happened which reshaped the coastline… she didn't pay too much attention but it was something huge!
Turns out it was him! No wonder people call him 'Lord' or 'His Highness'! He was mad when he took the thunderbolt and now he has the powers of gods!
When Erica told her that other Kings are way more unreasonable she can understand that! Only a madman would take something only a Mad God should have!
By this point, she realised that she was in a VERY DEEP mess! She is just a schoolgirl who wanted to finish at the top of her year! And be top Alumni like her sister! Now she is supposed to serve a Godslayer!
Raynor quickly noticed that she was extremely nervous and had a very sweaty forehead.
"Relax… it's alright. My power will protect you from any sort of Heretic God. You can even see them now. Because before you could only see the natural phenomena they cause."
"...Wait…you saying that we could not even see them!?"
"Yes. And it depends on God, Yukino-chan. It's important to know that when God descends it brings the element with it. Sun God brings draught, Sea God from Tsunami to excess rain. Gods of War bring War. And people would not even see what is going on.
But with my protection, you can see them and they would even see that you have protection from a Godly Authority. Because of their pride, they would demand you to call the one who blessed you. Saving you from death or even worse."
"...Worse? what could be worse?"
"Depends on God. A God of Hunt would turn you into an animal and then hunt you down. That happened in America where Artemis descended and proceeded to hunt animals from the zoo. The moment she realised that there was not enough to hunt she proceed to turn people into animals."
Yukino paled… hard…
"...Can we…talk about something else?" She asked him, almost pleading.
"Sure, is there anything you wish to discuss?"
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While Raynor was 'pulling' Yukino from the mundane side to the supernatural one. Her parents were different cases altogether.
As someone who is quite rich and influential, they naturally know about Supernatural. The difference is that they kept this away from Yukino because she wanted to be away from her family business. Leaving her older sister the one who will inherit the whole thing.
This means that Haruno Yukinoshita knows… about the supernatural.
"W-Wait! W-What you just said!?"
"I said that the King of Japan, the Seventh Campione has made contact with your daughter. From our observations, we learned that she could not stop herself from wanting to know more about him.
She ended up finding out that he has supernatural powers and questioned him."
"Yukino… she always is steadfast and would question things she doesn't understand." Yukino's mother said with a sigh. She was extremely nervous. So was her husband. While Haruno for a second was spacing out.
"Understandable. However… Our new… King found her fascinating and used his King's authority on her. This made her join his 'court'."
"What does this mean? I understand that he has power from a God. But what are the specifics?" Yukino's father asked seriously.
"Lord Valeron's first kill according to some sources was Zeus himself. From here we can deduct how his authority works. The King of Greek Gods is known to have multiple consorts in myths.
And from what we know. Once the girl is part of the court. She inherits small access to his authorities. Which is quite a bit according to what the committee saw.
You could say she is safer with him than being on her own."
After the man's explanation settled in Haruno had quite… a sarcastic smile on her face. Beneath it was a bitter one. The older sibling was… quite annoyed that her baby sister is part of a harem of some sort.
Sure…she might can't do anything about it. But, she won't going to surrender without trying!
"...There is no way of freeing her from this is there?" With a pained sigh, Yukino's father sighed. He can't believe this happened!
"...I afraid… no. I don't think so. What we know… what Committee experienced in person he claimed one of the Heiress as his. He declared her as 'his'. This situation was the same. The authority has been used. As such… we have no means to counter such magic."
"In other words, she is now like those girls from myths and legends becoming toys of the Greek God. " Haruno said with a bitter tone. This in a way was… disgusting and Archaic. This might work in Bronze Age but they live in modern times!
"...So far nothing of that sort happened. He has his way of operating. Even so, her future now is deeply connected to the supernatural."
*Sigh*
"Is there a way for me to meet him?" Haruno asked quite seriously.
"I…suggest you don't… the more you come at him the more you will attract his attention. This could lead you to join his court too."
The older sibling of Yukino smiled when she heard that.
"That's fine. I want to see what kind of person he is."
""Haruno!!!""
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