บท 8: Chapter 8

At the secret hideout of the terrorist group Akira is part of, a crowd was gathered in a conversation circle.

"So, it's been a few days since we lost contact with Akira."

"I sent people to inquire about the situation, and it seems that Akira's four companions were killed by Rias Gremory, while Akira's condition is unknown, but it is likely that he was also killed by the heiress of the Gremory clan."

"Hmph! He really deserves death!"

"How did he have the courage to face a high-class devil? Even more so someone from the Gremory clan, and even if that girl is spoiled and never trains, she's not someone who can be provoked easily, even more so when you're a low-class devil."

"He probably went crazy after failing all the missions he was given."

"Pft! He's just someone who got lucky, if it wasn't for the recommendation of a superior, he'd probably be dead, or being a bum somewhere in the underworld."

The crowd couldn't stop talking about Akira.

Akira was not strong, in fact even in his group he was the weakest, but still he was the leader of his group. And this caused discontent among the other groups in the faction, but when they learned that it was due to the appointment of a faction superior, they had no room for complaints.

But it was still not possible to avoid the discontent of the majority, and because of this when they learned that Akira might be dead, everyone was arguing animatedly about it.

"Now that he is dead, we will no longer have to embarrass ourselves at the annual faction meeting."

"You're right!"

Akira's reputation was really bad in this faction.

At that moment, a delicate-looking man slowly entered.

The conversation wheel instantly fell silent.

This delicate looking man was the leader of this branch of the faction.

Yes, the faction Akira was in was only a branch, and not the real faction, but even as a branch, it was already able to cause some damage in the underworld, so one can imagine what would happen if the real faction attacked the underworld.

Don't think that this delicate looking man is weak, in fact his strength can be considered at the top among high ranking devils. Moreover, this man can use Holy Power, for he is a Fallen Angel.

Kenzo, this was the name of the delicate looking man.

Kenzo looked around and where his gaze went the crowd was silent.

nodding with satisfaction he said in a soft voice that caused goose bumps in the listeners, "It seems you haven't found out any information about Akira yet... What a pity, he was so handsome..."

Upon hearing Kenzo's words, the people in the conversation wheel felt a chill run down their backs. It was common knowledge that it was Kenzo who nominated Akira to be the leader of his group, this was because Kenzo was 'interested' in Akira because of his handsome appearance.

The crowd pretended to be sad, just to avoid Kenzo's displeasure.

At this moment footsteps were heard through the den, causing the crowd to look towards the sound, only to see a handsome man walking quietly towards the conversation wheel.

The crowd's gaze on the man, was as if they had spotted a ghost that had come back to life.

Even Kenzo had a surprised look on his face, not expecting this person to still be alive.

The man, who was walking calmly, had a young appearance with beautiful white hair that was divided into three locks in front, his red eyes were cold which matched his thin eyebrows and his unpretentious smile.

The clothes he was wearing were mostly black, with red and white details.

This man is precisely Akira!

He had returned to the faction's secret hideout.

"Oh? I didn't know today was reunion day."

Akira commented with a light smile.

It wasn't as if he didn't know why this crowd was gathered.

Sweeping his gaze over the crowd, he spotted Kenzo, which caused his smile to freeze for a few moments, but he soon looked away and continued to look across the crowd.

Seeing the man in front of him, Kenzo had a big smile on his face.

"Akira?"

"Looks like you are really lucky."

Akira had a serious face as he heard Kenzo's words, he knew that this man had nothing good planned for him.

"I really must be lucky."

Kenzo's eyebrows rose due to Akira's sarcastic tone.

'Does he think I dare not touch him?'

Kenzo's eyes roamed all over Akira's body as he said with an odd smile on his face, "Really lucky, but it's a shame that you've already been declared dead to the main faction. Tsk! Tsk!"

Clicking his tongue at the end of his speech, Kenzo began to approach Akira.

Coming to Akira's side, he ran his index finger along Akira's shoulders, until it stopped at his chin.

"You know... I've always been interested in you, but due to some circumstances, I couldn't act, but now... You've already been declared as dead to the main faction, so there shouldn't be any problems."

The crowd was in complete silence.

No one dared to say a word for Kenzo's actions, after all this person was the leader of this branch, besides no one in this branch liked Akira who was a weakling.

Feeling Kenzo's finger pass across his shoulder, Akira had chills.

He knew that Kenzo had an interest in his body, but how could he tell this delicate looking man that he didn't like to play sword with another man?

In the past Kenzo had not dared to touch him due to the rules of the main faction, but it was as Kenzo had said, now that Akira had been reported dead, that was no longer a deterrent.

"If the worst happens, I'll be forced to use that..."

Akira mentally muttered as he looked lightly at his left wrist the burning sensation was still there.

Kenzo who was lost in perverted thoughts, didn't see Akira's gaze.

Coming out of his thoughts, Kenzo said in a low voice, "So what will you choose? Will you come with me for good? Or will I have to use force?"

Akira tapped his hand on Kenzo's finger that was on his chin, and with a smile on his face he said, "Do you really want to do this? I don't think so..."

But before he could finish his speech, he just felt a wind close to his face, and when he realized Kenzo was no longer in front of him.

The crowd was also excited, thinking that Kenzo would make a move against Akira. Unfortunately Kenzo would not have the chance to make a move.

An unknown man appeared in the place where Kenzo was standing.

The unknown man looked at Akira, and with a deep voice he asked, "Are you Akira?"

Everyone's expression froze upon hearing the man's voice, especially when they felt a divine aura coming from him, it was as if they were in the presence of a God.

Akira felt the most suffocated, as the man's attention was focused on him, which made him feel more pressure than the other people.

'Hm... According to the map my mother granted this must be Akira, but why do I feel like I stepped on a bug when I got here?'

'Maybe it's my imagination.'

Hypnos was waiting for Akira's answer, so he could take him away, since he didn't want to postpone his main mission.