[ Location: 'YukiKamon Splendor' Party Deck. ]
Ares is on the deck's floor, he is currently bleeding, not dead, but bleeding.
" Keurkh... " he felt weak, for he underestimates the 'White Demon's power.
"( He's this strong...? )" Ares finally gets it after getting damaged.
While Ares is writhing on the ground, the other ones who were present are currently attacking the 'White Demon' who just casually deflects them with his hands.
[ Blue Blizzardstorm ]
Makino attacks the 'White Demon' with her [Blue Blizzard] Gift, she strikes true to the 'White Demon' no matter what.
" Weak, even your sister is better at this. " the White Demon tells Makino as he quickly attacks her in the stomach, slapping her many times as he plays with her.
" Filthy Bastard! " Misaki attacks him using her [Snow Blizzard].
[ Frostbite Blizzard Strike ]
[ Snow Blizzardstorm ]
< Energy Shield >
Ragna defends himself using his skill, after that, he quickly uses his
" Kuokh! " both women gets brutalized, as Ragna quickly deal with them, first, he kicks Makino far away from both him and her mother, second, he chokes and slams Misaki into the nearby ship's wall.
" Krakh! " Misaki screams in pain.
" How weak, I thought you still had something in your sleeves, Hollow Witch? " Ragna asks her while choking her.
" Damn...you, just what are- "
" If you didn't save your 'insurance'* for later, you would've won. " Ragna says as he picks the thing from his inventory, showing Misaki the 'insurance' she originally meant for the Noble Clan Leaders.
< Item: [Fake Divine Fruit / Arch-Deviant Fruit Prototype (S)] >
< A Fake Divine Fruit which is an Arch-Deviant Fruit Prototype made by the Demonic Sect. >
Seeing the fruit, Misaki is surprised to realize that the 'White Demon' is holding the 'insurance' she wants to give to the Noble Clan Leaders.
" *sniff* Smells good, but I won't be fooled! " Ragna says as he opens the fruit in half he sees that inside comes out the 'Deviant Branded Worms' which made Ragna disgusted as he looks over the woman.
" You such a manipulative person, aren't you, Fubuki Clan Leader? "
" What are you hoping to do with these? Are you going to murder all the Noble Clan Leaders from South Korea this time? " Ragna asks her.
Misaki who was still choked, gets the word 'this time' which made her a bit confused. Ragna gets the glance of her confusion which he immediately reveals to her.
" Of course, I know about it. "
" The previous Japanese Noble Clan Leaders... " Ragna says to her.
" You killed them all with the help of a great 'assassin', didn't you? " Ragna asks her.
" While he did the work, you take all the credit as you put your pawns to be the next leaders of the Clans whose leaders you executed. "
" Making yourself the hidden ruler of Japan, for you ruled the Japanese Noble Clans from behind with your cunningness and craftiness. "
" Are you pissed about that? " Misaki asks.
" The 'White Demon' feels sympathy towards his enemy? " Misaki asks and laughs mocking the White Demon for how naive he was which made her disappointed, for he taught the White Demon is merciless and ruthless.
" You misunderstand, I do not care about those dead victims of yours, not at all! "
" They had no relatives with me... "
" But the person who does all your job in doing so, the 'assassin', is a relative of mine... "
" Andrew K., 'The First Hunter'... "
" You betrayed him to the gods and in return, the gods killed him. " Ragna says while choking her harder.
" Andrew...? " Misaki asks which made her brain starts to function rapidly after hearing the name.
" You're related to 'that' Andrew? "
" Yes, his nephew nonetheless, you should've remembered... "
" Nephew? " Misaki asks while wondering a little bit more, she begins to remember something went the name 'Andrew K.' was mentioned which made her remember something.
(Flashback a bit.)*
[ Time: October 2020 ]
[ Location: Main Exorcists Fortress, Kyoto ]
" Mother-Sama, I'm glad you're alright! " Makino comes to her, alongside Himeko and Kinako.
" Ohoho... "
" Who are these? Are these the daughters you talked about? "
" Misaki's Angels? "
" Shut up, Andrew! don't flirt with them! " Mis
" Oh not to worry, I'm not going to take on my partner's kids..., let my nephew take them, if he wants to... "
" Your nephew won't take them, he's too young if I recall! "
" My daughters here were born from 2000-2002, whilst your nephew is in 2009! "
...
(Return to the present. )
Misaki remembers it, she even remembers how much his ex-partner always mentions his 'nephew' which made her mind tries to search for his name that Andrew always tells her about, making her remember and realized who the person in front of her is.
" I remember now, but I couldn't believe it... "
" You're..., Ragna Kent? " Misaki asks as she calls the 'White Demon's very name which made him smirked.
" Uh, uh... " Misaki stutters, she begins to feel the horror as the revelation came to her about the person she wants to hunt for.
" Correct, Fubuki Clan Leader. "
" You should've easily remembered since I and my uncle often looked alike in some angles, you even met me before when you were having some meeting with my uncle, yes...? " Ragna asks, asking Misaki about the past that made Misaki try to remember again.
As Ragna tries to make her remember, Makino crawls towards their position, she was weakened by how hard Ragna hit her.
"( Mother... ) " Makino crawls while seeing the 'White Demon' gripping her mother and having some conversation with her which in that moment, Misaki shouts as she seems to curse the White Demon.
" You son of a b*ch, nephew of that Hunter bastard! "
" If it wasn't because of your uncle, Lord Loki will make me his one and only trusted servant! "
" But thanks to him, even in death, the Lord still resent me as he made me continue as the Demonic Sect's spy! curse him! Curse your uncle! "
" Why did Lord Loki favor him!? " Misaki shouts in her anger, she cries, remembering the pain of her torture as Loki is pissed with her for her work which had the Asgardian Allfather had to kill Andrew K., his favorite service person.
" Because he had no choice... " Ragna tells her.
" The two made a vow so the two had no choice but to deeply care for each other. " Ragna explains while begins putting the Fruit into Misaki's mouth, making her swallow it.
" Urkh! "
" Mot...her... " Makino sees it, she realizes what the 'White Demon' made her mother swallow.
As Misaki swallows it, she begins to feel her body change as the 'Deviant Branded Worms' begin to affect her body from within.
" This is for my uncle, Andrew K. "
" And aside from him, I just want to tell you this, Lady Misaki. "
" Your 4th Daughter, the daughter from your 4th husband is with me now. "
" From this day onwards, she will be mine. " Ragna tells her which made her rebellious as she hears it, she shouts while her mouth is still covered by Ragna's arms.
" Yes, that's right, I will be together with her. "
" But first, I must get rid of her intoxicating family so she won't follow in the footsteps. "
" For your daughter will make my 'granddaughter' exist again, in this timeline. "
" While you, became the 'Demon' you should've become from the start. " Ragna says as Misaki's body starts to mutate, turning her off completely as something so monstrous as the demons, in front of her first daughter Makino.
" Mother... " Makino calls Misaki as she then sees the 'White Demon' approaching her, with half of the Arch-Deviant Fruit Prototype that he spares from Misaki's mouth.
" No no... " Makino says as the 'White Demon' lifts her and puts the fruit into her mouth too, transforming both Fubukis as the 'White Demon' levitates himself in the skies, waiting for his real enemies to show up.
" Right on time... " Ragna says as he could sense the incoming of a great Divine Energy.
" Kukuku... " Ragna smirks as he also sees the two women have successfully mutated with their own medicine.
* The Deviant-mutated Misaki and Makino roar.* "
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Extra:
*'Insurance'.
Misaki mentions this word in Chapter 291: Sea Party Part 3.
*The flashback's dialogue is the dialogue in Chapter 259: Full Payment Part 1