Eric as he crawls inside the vent tried to look over every room inside the building in search of Arashi sword
Eventually he stumbled upon one room filled with old broom and dustbin
Looking through the hole behind the vent he also found the big guy that Arashi mentioned
Eric waited for a few minutes until the guy leaves the room before he could enter the room
After the big guy leaves, Eric immediately came out of the vents and begin to look for Arashi sword
"Now, where does that big guy might hide the sword?" Said Eric thinking
He tried to look ever every crook of the room but he couldn't find any sign of the sword whereabout
Just when he was about to give up, he tried to look over under the carpet
He then flips the carpet over to which he founds a secret entrance underground
"Bingo…" Said Arashi impress
He then quickly opened the secret entrance and enter it but at that time he didn't realize someone is watching on his every movement
Back to Arashi side
As the two realizes they were looking into each other eyes for too long they both suddenly turn their gaze away from each other
"Sorry…" Said Arashi trying to be polite
"It's fine…" Replied Ayu
Arashi slightly turned toward Ayu side and saw that she is turning red a little to which he finds weird
Just then Arashi realizes that he needs to make a distraction until Eric found his sword but he is wondering over what he could do
Suddenly an idea came onto Arashi mind
He then tried to made a conversation with Ayumi trying to distract her as long as he can
"Hey, Ayu?"
Ayumi turns toward Arashi way when she was called
"Yes?"
"Can I ask you something?"
Ayu is a bit shocked by Arashi question but then she just nodded her heads
"Go on."
"How did you become a demon?"
That question took Ayu a bit shocked as she stayed silent for a few second before turning into her usual self
"Actually…"
"I don't even know myself…"
Arashi got a bit shocked
"I only remembered that there only was darkness when I first woke up…"
"I couldn't touch, see, breath nor felt anything…"
"There was only darkness and loneliness…" said Ayu smiling
For some reason Arashi could feel the smile shown by Ayu isn't like others which is bright, this time her smile felt distant and sad which made Arashi felt sad too
"I don't remember for how long I ended up in the darkness…"
"But one day, for the first time in my life…"
"I saw the light…"
Arashi is shocked to hear Ayumi story that he starts to forgot his real intention which to just distract her
"And afterward I was told that I was reborn into a demon…"
"That's it…"
Arashi is stunned until the last moment of Ayu story, he could never imagine how it would feel stranded alone inside the darkness for years, probably a decade or centuries
"That was the story of how I became a demon…"
"Pretty weird right?" Said Ayu with a distant smile
"Why is it weird?" Ask Arashi
Ayu just tilted her heads and put a finger under her chin indicate that she is thinking
"Well, I'm wondering what kind of person I might be before I died to be reborn as a demon?"
Those words that came out of Ayu face shocks Arashi the most
"Wait…are you saying that…"
"You were once a human before becoming a demon?" Said Arashi with a disbelief look on his face
Ayu nodded her head
"Well yeah… that's the only answer I could think of…" Said Ayu
Arashi starts to have a thought about what is happening over the demon and the Gatekeeper
Both Gatekeeper and Demon were once a human until the moment of their death which determined the next things they became
But why… Arashi thought to himself
Why were they chosen to live in this kind of way
What kind of sins they commit too live through the living hell?
Arashi starts to look more confused over the fact that he just discovered
Seeing how Arashi is looking frustrated, Ayu can't help herself from being worried about his condition
She then without a single doubt put one of her hands on top of his head and slowly pat him
Arashi is a bit surprised by the act that he jolted a bit but for some reason the way Ayu is patting him is giving him a sense of comfort that slowly calms him down
"Are you alright now?" Ask Ayu concern
Arashi nodded his head saying that he is alright
Ayu replied with a smile
"I'm sorry to ask this…"
"Why are you telling me about all of that?
Ayu starts to make a confused look toward Arashi
"Aren't you the one who ask?" She replied
"Well yeah but still…We are enemies, aren't we?" Said Arashi with a concern look
Ayu just chuckled when Arashi said those things
"What's funny?"
Arashi ask to which Ayu replied with
"No, it was nothing…"
"To answer your question."
"I just felt like it…"
"I don't know why but for some reason you seem… familiar to me…" said Ayu
Arashi sits silent on his place as he heard Ayu said those things
"And one other reason is that…"
"I've been longing to share this thing to someone for a long time…"
"So, I thank you for being a good listener…" said Ayu, her distant smile slowly turned into a sincere smile
Ayu then slowly caressing Arashi hair to which Arashi let her be because he felt comfort of it
"This felt familiar somehow…"
"Probably I use to do this to someone in the past…" said Ayu
The both of them sits silent while Ayu is stroking Arashi hair playfully
For some reason both of them don't feel like they are alone anymore to which they wish this moment stayed a bit longer…
Meanwhile on Eric side…
"This place is huge…"
Eric took a one of the torches from the entrance he just entered to light his way
He then found himself inside a room filled with a lot of chemical stuff and weird looking creature inside a water tank
"No way…is this the place where they create devils?" Eric said
He then starts to felt anxious about it but he continued deeper into the storage in order to find Arashi sword and gets him out of here
Just then Eric founds himself inside a big room with a dead end at the back indicated that is the end of this place
Eric then put the torches down and starts to search the place up for Arashi sword
He then found the sword just laying on top of a table with nothing guarding it
Just when he was about to grab the sword, He suddenly sensed a presence of someone from behind him as he quickly turns away while drawing his spear toward it
To his surprised the presence he felt was actually the big guy from before
The big guy quickly grabs Eric spear and tried to pull it off from Eric
Eric tried to fights him off but the big guy grips were too strong that he felt like he couldn't hold on longer
Just then, Eric tried to use his skill toward the big guy
Wondering what Eric is doing, the big guy suddenly felt as it hands is getting cold
To his surprises, the big guy hands were slowly frozen by Eric skills which then Eric use that advantage to hit him in the face
The big guy then was knocked over toward the walls behind him making a crack on the wall
Eric quickly grabs his spear back and return toward Arashi sword
Just as he was about to run from the place, The big guy woken up and tried to attack Eric again
Gripping his fist, he tried to hit Eric on the face to which Eric blocked with his spear but that hit pushes Eric to the back a bit showing how strong the big guy is
Eric realizes he might not be able to win the fight between this guy that he is looking for another way out
Just then he seemingly to grasp an idea that he readied himself to receive the big guy attack
Seeing Eric making a movement the big guy rushed over toward him
The big guy tried to hit him once again with his fist but this time Eric is ready for it that he managed to avoid it
After avoiding it, the big guy who were charging toward Eric accidentally hit the wall and falls to his knees
Seeing how his planned success, eric tried to run off from the scene but to his surprised the big guy is still conscious
The big guy had an angry look on his face as he wakes up from that
"I'm dead…" Said Eric scared