Kisuke played with Claire for the whole day until she collapsed from exhaustion. As Cleria sets her on her bed gently, Claire has a satisfied smile as she sleeps. After smiling gently and kissing her on her forehead, "Goodnight sweety." Cleria left her and went to the dining area where the other three are.
Masaomi waited for Cleria to sit down beside him and bowed his head towards Kisuke, "Once again, Thank you for saving our lives. Without you, Cleria and I would have separated forever and we would never have Claire on our side. She's the pillar of our current lives."
Kisuke drank the coffee they served for him, "You don't have to mention it. I already got my thanks from you years ago and it helped me and Yoruichi in a lot of things. And that's enough for the work I did back then."
"Even then, thank you. If there is something else that you need and if Cleria and I can provide it, we'll give it to you."
"Drop the formalities, old man. Where just here for a vacation. If you can provide a room for us to stay in then we would be happy."
"We already cleaned an extra room for you. Although we didn't think that you would bring someone else with you, the bed should be enough for two people."
"My thanks."
"I also want to thank you for playing with Claire all day."
"What? You didn't have to give your gratitude for something like that. I also enjoyed myself so much so that I want a daughter for myself now." As Kisuke said this, he looked at Yoruichi with a large grin. Yoruichi in response just rolled her eyes and looked away but the three of them can see a minute blush on her face.
Cleria ignored their blatant flirting and continued speaking, "It's a big favor for me as Claire doesn't have very many friends of her age. Most of the schools around here are Catholic Schools and she can't attend those as they are under the influence of Heaven. Even the remaining non-Catholic Schools are under someone's influence and it can't Claire attend those schools and is currently being home-schooled by me. I chose this place because Devils doesn't have any influence here but that decision backfired on us." Cleria sighed as she remembers the envious look of her daughter when she saw kids of her age going home from school. Cleria and Masaomi can't risk their daughter's safety and it's a good thing that she's very obedient and very understanding for a kid but it also pained both of them. Cleria and Masaomi could only spend as much time as possible with her to ease her loneliness. This is also the reason why Claire longs for the 'big brother Kisuke' in their stories.
Kisuke and Yoruichi didn't speak after that as even though they aren't entirely good people and knew that some other children have it way worse, they still felt pity for the child of their friend longing for playmates, 'Even someone like me wants to help the kid after hearing something like that. I can bring her with me back to Japan but she'll end up separated from her parents which is worse...'
Cleria and Masaomi guessed what Kisuke is thinking seeing him rubbed his chin and stare at the distance, "You don't have to do anything else as I only wanted to explain to you my we are very grateful for being her playmate. And if it isn't much, please play with her for as long as you stay here."
"That's a given. Tomorrow will go out and play." Kisuke smiled and set aside this problem for now.
"Is that so? Would you like us to come with you or would it be just the three of you to explore the island?" Masaomi chuckled in delight and ask for their plan.
"Hmm... I guess we would like to explore the island on our own pace so it'll be just the three of us."
"Then I'll write down some places that are good to visit." Cleria smiled happily and pulled out a pen and a paper asking Masaomi for his inputs.
"Are you fine leaving your daughter to me?" Kisuke is a bit perplexed at their reaction, 'Aren't they trusting me too much?'
"It's alright. We took your advice and trained ourselves and we're very confident that we're the strongest on the island. But even then, I can only see you as a normal human which shouldn't be possible unless you're a lot stronger than us." Cleria released her demonic power and contained it within the house. She tried to pressure Kisuke with it but failed to even get a bit of reaction from him and Yoruichi.
"It's also possible that I'm not as strong as you think and only skilled in hiding." Kisuke just chuckled at her actions.
"Someone like you who can play with a Super Devil?"
"Seriously? That guy is really a Super Devil? I only got lucky."
"Hahaha. Either way, we trust you. We're already intruding in your good time with your wife by letting our daughter accompany you. And besides, we didn't stay here for nothing as we already have 'eyes' all over the island so if something happens, we would immediately rush towards you." Cleria pushed her point as she continues to write good places for them to visit tomorrow.
"Then it's decided. And I would like places with good food."
"Alright, noted. And you also need to know the power factions here."
"I'm listening."
"Most of the people here including those in Athens are Catholics so you can imagine the amount of influence Heaven has here."
"Figures... There are too many churches here, both old and new. And each one of them has some supernatural beings guarding it."
"Right. They are strong, but the most dominant force here in Greece is not them, but the descendants of the Greek Heroes who fought alongside the Olympian Gods."
"Hmm... Interesting. Tell me more."
"I don't really know about others but most dominant force here in Athens is the Perseus Clan, the descendants of Perseus himself."
'I've also heard the myth about Zeus' son, Perseus in my old world, but I didn't think that those myths would become reality here... Well, I guess with the existence of Devils, Angels, Fallen Angels, I shouldn't be surprised.' Kisuke thought and he also wanted to confirm the myth from his old world so he asked Cleria, "Perseus, as in the guy who killed Medusa?"
"Yes. It already happened long ago, but the records of these events are still on my family's archive. And other large clans should also have a copy of it." Cleria confirmed his thoughts.
Hehehe... You lot probably already know who will be the main Heroine of this arc...
"The Perseus Clan is divided into four parts. Each one of these parts signifies one of the four divine armaments that Perseus received from Athena and Hermes when he started his quest to slay the Gorgon, Medusa.
"These four armaments are the Harpe which said to have an ability to cut down immortals, the Bronze Mirror Shield, acting as a sort of detector that possesses sonar and radar functionality, it reflects the surroundings onto itself, showing the layout of an area and the heartbeats of any life present in the location, the Winged Boots that gave the user unimaginable speed and flight, and the Cap of Darkness which hides the existence of the user." Cleria took out another piece of paper to illustrate what she is saying.
"Cap of Darkness?" The last item immediately caught Kisuke and Yoruichi's attention as they might have encountered it.
"Yes. It's a replica of Hades' Helmet of Invisibility, and the only known replica of it." Cleria explained as she thought that they are just curious about it.
"Is that so? Please continue your story." Kisuke smiled and urges her to continue while concealing his frown, 'The only replica, huh? That's bullshit. I saw at least two goons wearing it. Is it a hidden fact that only Olympians should know? Or is it just Hades trying to hide its existence. The second possibility sounds like trouble and this Hades guy might have already focused one of his eyes in Kuoh Town. I should know more about him.'
"Moving on, the Perseus Clan elects one Main Clan from the four Minor Clans and it only happens once every three generations. The current Main Clan is the one representing the Bronze Mirror Shield As for how they elect one, it's unknown to outsiders."
"You should have some clues, right?"
"...Indeed. Especially when it's this generation that they have to elect a new Main Clan. But what I'm hearing isn't anything good."
"Let's hear it."
"It's not confirmed, but it seems that the current generation of that clan is currently hunting some kind of monster. But according to some reports I've received, they're chasing after a human."
Kisuke was suddenly reminded of the blinded folded woman who he came across yesterday, "Any description about this human?"
"None... The one being chased is always cloaked. I didn't try to look after this human as I might catch the Perseus Clan's attention." Cleria shook her head.
"You're afraid of them?"
"No, I can easily defeat the current Clan head as long as he doesn't use the Shield."
"He has the shield?" Kisuke's eyes opened slightly in surprise and got an urge to examine it, 'If it's the same from the myths, then I want to know how it reflects magical attacks.'
"Yes. One of the benefits of becoming the Main Clan is that Athena or Hermes would grant them the treasure they are representing for three generations."
"I see... So you're not afraid of the Perseus Clan but the Gods behind them... Are they really that strong?"
"Yes. According to the records, Hermes is on par with a very strong Ultimate Class Devil and Athena could even rival her father Zeus who is the strongest Olympian God terms of battle prowess, which should be as strong if not weaker than Super Class Devils."
"So these Olympian Gods are very strong so how are they pushed aside by Heaven?"
"They don't really care about gathering beliefs as Heaven does. Heaven didn't do anything directly to gather beliefs so the Olympians didn't have any reason to take it out on them as it is Humans who is spreading the word of God."
"That shouldn't be the only reason as it is too weak."
"You're right. Another reason is that they're not the only Mythological Faction that exists. Asgard and Tagamahara are watching the Olympus closely as they are known for doing something really stupid for their desires."
"Hahaha... So it's true that Zeus is the true source of all the problems that the Olympians face today?" Kisuke laughed as he remembers the things that Zeus did.
"Yes! You're damn right! If he was able to keep his genitals in his pants, other races and mythologies wouldn't have so much problem against the Olympians!" Cleria clenched her teeth as she hates these kinds of men the most which gave shivers to Masaomi who is beside her, 'I'm not that kind of person... I'm not that kind of person...' Masaomi started chanting in his mind.
"They're that bad?" Kisuke is perplexed at her reaction, 'They are on top of the world. They aren't that stupid, right?'
"If other mythologies describe them as 'more Human than Humans', what do you think?" Cleria sneered, but she directed it to the said Olympian Gods.
"That's pretty bad..." Kisuke's mouth twitches when she heard her, 'There is no worse description that you can give some Gods as more human than Humans.'
"Indeed... Even Devils at least tries to pretend that they're elegant and noble. But these guys would claim a human if she or he like their appearance. Some are even jealous of a mortals appearance and would curse them just because of it."
"So like this Athena?"
"Hmm? I'm surprised you know that version. The Olympians tried their best to hide that incident from the public. The only known records of what really happened are on the forbidden archive of large Clans as this information might incur the wrath of the Goddess if it spreads."
"I just accidentally stumbled upon it." In Kisuke's mind, however, 'It's the most common version in my old world. She got jealous of Medusa's beauty and cursed her when she found a chance.'
"We've trailed off quite a bit. Going back to the topic, the Perseus Clan's younger generation would compete with each other to become the Main Clan Head. And whoever is successful would receive the divine armament that they represent and the power to control the whole Clan.
"In some accounts, if a God or Goddess took a liking to the successful Clan Head, they can be taken in as their lover and would get some of his or her divinity.
"The effect of divinity for Humans are enormous as they can grant superhuman strength, increased affinity to magic and most importantly lifespan of up to 300 years."
"What the possibility of that being true?"
"Around 80%, I guess... Divinity is a mysterious type of energy after all."
"Hmm... Anything else you know?"
"That's all... Ah, I just remembered. It seems that some of my 'eyes' saw that one of the younger generations of Perseus Clan from the House of Harpe was seen chasing after a cloaked figure."
Kisuke was reminded yet again of the blindfolded woman that she saw, "What if I get involved in all of this?"
"... Why would you do that?"
"I have my reasons." Kisuke smiled and thought, 'I'm interested in the woman and why would she disgust me. And I need to gather more information on this Olympian Gods, especially on Hades... I think we'll clash sooner or later. He's different from Devils that don't know my existence. I have to arrange my cards against him just in case.'
Cleria furrowed her brows as she can feel Kisuke confidence from his smile so she asks, "How confident are you to go against the Gods and Goddesses?"
"Hmmm... Let's see... If it's just spanking a naughty Goddess' ass, then I can manage."
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