บท 81: Chapter 81 – Meeting, Future or Problem?

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After partying until we were satisfied, we left Kuoh Town and went back to our mansion. The youkai under me wanted to walk back to Kanto instead of teleporting ourselves.

I agreed with the suggestion as it was our first-time celebrating our victory. Kuroka undoes the barrier and she went back to the mansion by teleporting with Tsura and Shirone first.

The sky had become normal again, the normal night sky, and the citizens of Kuoh Town regained their consciousness. I felt bad for those who had an emergency for today, but it can't be helped.

"Alright, you folks!" I stood up and my Haori was blown to the wind on my back. I held the collar part of my Haori with my right hand and then started walking.

"Let's go!"

The youkai started to hide their presence from normal humans and followed me. Surprisingly, Hagoromo Gitsune jumped down from Gasadokuro and started walking beside me. Her Hyakki Yakkou also hid their presence and followed behind her.

"It's been a long time since I had a walk with my Hyakki Yakkou, allow me to walk back to the mansion too." Said Hagoromo Gitsune as she tilted her head to look at me.

I smirked at her and said, "Do as you please. I plan to kill some time by walking around as I try to find the other shards of a holy weapon."

I then looked at Masaomi that walk right behind me, more specifically he walked behind me on my right side and said.

"Tell me when the Excalibur Shards responded, Masaomi."

He was a devil, so he can't hide his presence like the other youkai behind me. But that was okay, he looked like a normal businessman wearing a suit. He chose a suit as his outfit because it reminded him of his days as an exorcist.

He didn't get an action earlier, so I thought that he will be sulking like other youkai, but he was just fine and smiling all the time.

"Of course, Riku-sama." Masaomi lowered his head a little as he answered me.

Then I and my Hyakki Yakkou walked back to Kanto, scaring the other supernatural entities on our way back. Some of the strays were attacking us in fear, but they were killed with no problem by the Karasu Tengu in my Hyakki Yakkou.

That night, the corpses of strays devils or the leftover of Kokabiel's army could be found across our way back to Kanto.

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The next day, I can't rest easy in the morning because I was still excited, so I went to the courtyard and swung a wooden sword while wearing my usual striped black and green kimono in my human form.

I was planning to go around Japan because right now the devils were not in Kuoh Academy as they were having a party in the underworld. Today was Rias's wedding, so Sona was attending the ceremony with her peerage.

I didn't want to get involved, so I wanted to roam around Japan with Masaomi or go to the Vatican to meet Vasco and talk about the Excalibur Shards with him.

Kokabiel was shrewder than I thought. To think that he hid Vasper, or maybe he even killed him outside Kuoh Town. Excalibur Shards that were supposed to enter Kuoh Town went missing because of him.

I was planning to get Excalibur Nightmare before the peace ceremony. No, I wanted to get the Excalibur Nightmare before the Khaos Brigade bunches show themselves. I was strong enough to kill Kokabiel easily, it was because my fighting experience had increased before he attacked.

Vali, Tsuchigumo, were two of my opponents that managed to give me a fight. Vali was interested in my strength, I bet he will reach out to me when he reveals himself as part of the Khaos Brigade.

Joining Khaos Brigade didn't seem a bad choice, but that was also a bad idea. They wanted to use Yasaka, which I cannot allow. Yasaka was a good woman, she was a kind one even though she was harsh sometimes.

After living for more than 16 years in this world, I grew attached to Youkai and Humans. I cherished them, and I won't forgive anyone trying to harm them. Even if they were the Super Devil or even God himself if he was still alive.

Ophis, should I try to get her to join me? She was naïve, but she was strong. If she wanted to, she could take a rather mature appearance and get a mature personality. If I remember correctly, she took an old man appearance a long time ago, but she changed into a rather cute girl this time around.

No matter, if she posed as a danger to me, I will fight her. If she wanted to talk in peace, I will invite her to join me.

As I was thinking about such a thing, my old man approached me from behind and send a flying kick towards me, aiming at my head. I immediately tilted my head to the left to dodge the kick and struck his leg with the wooden sword that I held.

He then somersaulted and landed right in front of me while crossing his arms, "You have become good, Riku."

I rested the wooden sword on my shoulder as I relaxed my posture, "You have become weak, old man."

"Hahahaha, of course, that is the case. You brought a lot of youkai that were able to use Fear. Now that power was not reserved to me alone."

He approached me with his wooden sandals tapping the ground, creating a loud sound, and put his hand on my shoulder.

"You have now become a fine man. How is it, want to inherit my position right now? Tonight, there is a meeting in this mansion. I invited all leaders of their own clan in this East Territory. I will announce the next leader of the East Youkai Faction in that meeting, the second Lord of Pandemonium, how is that? Make sure to come with that friend of yours, Hagoromo Gitsune." My old man walked away after he told me that.

He wanted me to come with Hagoromo Gitsune?

I looked over my shoulder and looked at the back of my old man that made his way to the mansion.

"A meeting at a time like this. That old man, what is he planning?"

The meeting is tonight, I need to prepare myself for it.