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Nyarlathotep
<…>
I was being held up by some kind of invisible force. Azathoth didn't like that, maybe I pushed my luck? ~
Drop ~
<...Is procreating with Aaron all you ever cogitate about?>
Oh? Oh! Azathoth spoke! And called Jin, Aaron, his past name! Oh, so very interesting, huhu ~
<...…Enough. Aaron's value is more than that.>
Pshhhh ~
Azathoth's body was covered in white steam, and from it came—
<...Such a foolish thing to say.>
Even though Azathoth said it like that, he/she had a thoughtful look on him/her.
<…>
Huhuhu, I guessed right ~ seeing your eyes widen like that is such a pleasure, Aza-chan ~ though, I was bluffing, but seeing your reaction just now confirmed it for me. Well, telling Cúntóir-chan that you were going to 'sleep' wasn't exactly a lie.
Aza-chan turned away from me and refused to look at me. Azathoth eventually turned back into a giant eyeball.
<...Speak another word, and I will personally end you.>
What is your end goal here, Azathoth? What is the purpose of getting a new successor? Or did watching Jin-chan along the way make you rethink this? She was glaring at me, oh now, she's reading my mind, how rude! Anyway, how about a threes—
Bam!
Azathoth finally disappeared.
…
Dublin
Ddraig
Doing a quick google search on my phone I found that Hellfire club, or its more normal name: Montpelier Hill was quite far from Dublin city, so with the help of Lavinia Reni, she put invisibility magic on us and we flew towards it.
Lavinia was on her broom while I had my wings out. I could feel some magic in its direction, so I can safely assume that it's already being attacked by Khaos Brigade, or at the very least it had many of its members or a certain faction in it.
We passed by my homes, places and structures, and eventually we could see...
"Oh, is that the castle?"
Lavinia points out and it indeed is the castle, however, there were already many people there. I guess it still is a popular attraction to go to. But now that we're here, the magical energy is a lot more powerful.
[That Queen Halloween, she's quite brazen with her realm. She's not even trying to hide it, is this why she was invaded so easily…? How can someone be so stupid?]
As I finish saying that, Lavinia giggles beside me. Huh? Did I say something weird?
"For you to say such a thing, Ddraig-chan, it shows that you've changed. From what I heard, you were quite prideful, and now look at you."
[…Perhaps Partner has influenced me more than I thought.]
As we conversed, we eventually reached the entrance to the small structure. It had an open door so we didn't need to worry about alerting the humans here. Following the strong magical signature, we went through a few rooms, and short hallways, and we eventually came across…
[A wall?]
I say in confusion and stare at a wall, but there's no doubt about it. The magical signature was the strongest here. Is there some sort of illusion magic? Or is this hidden by some kind of mechanic that will show a hidden doorway to a hidden stairway?
Or I've just been reading too many books… I see that Lavinia was looking around us, I also do the same. No humans were anywhere near us, as I also use this time to feel their energies.
Click ~
Lavinia had moved to the opposite side of the wall, and pressed… The wall? It had sunk into itself, and—
Schkkkkk ~
The stone wall in front of me began to slide to the side, but it made no noise. I see, so there was a hidden mechanic here, a sliding stone wall… I'm surprised that a human hadn't accidentally triggered this in the past.
"I know what you're thinking, Ddraig-chan ~ you can also press that stone pressure plate with some magic ~ no normal human can accidentally trigger it."
Perhaps I'm also gaining the ability of having my thoughts on my face, so everyone can tell what I'm thinking right away... No, that's due to Nyarlathotep, but…. Ugh…
"What are you waiting for, Ddraig-chan?"
[Oh, no… Yeah, let's go.]
Lavinia decided to take charge and go down first. It wasn't a long journey; it was actually rather short since we went down a small staircase and we were in a different room. But…
"There's a barrier in front of us."
Lavinia muttered and I agreed. It seems like we'll pass into the originator of the holiday 'Halloween' realm once we step through. I stood beside Lavinia and then sighed; we both then took a step forward.
…
Thine Ifreann Réimse
"Woah…"
[Why is it so dark? Is it always just nighttime?]
Lavinia and I both had different reactions. She was in awe, while I complained. Additionally, as Scathach mentioned, there is not a lot of fire in here. This is normal... Well, there are a lot of candles, as well as glowing pumpkins and lanterns scattered about.
There were many dead trees and a few of the lanterns had blue fire in them. The most notable thing in here was the giant castle in the background. There were many supernatural creatures walking around and doing their own thing.
A few witches flying in the sky, a few Jack O' lantern type folks, witches and ghosts.
"It's like the holiday of Halloween is permanently here! Hehe, that's pretty interesting. But… I feel a lot of human mana around this place…"
[Yeah, no kidding. I'm pretty sure they know though, so let's just go meet up with the Queen or whatever the hell she is.]
Lavinia tilts her head in confusion.
"You haven't been here before, Ddraig-chan?"
[Can't say I have. I only visited Paiste briefly in the past, but as soon as he declined to fight me, I left Ireland and didn't really come here again.]
"Hmm ~"
Step ~ Step ~
"Hmm? Oh, we have visitors, welcome to Thine Ifreann Réimse. Who might you two be?"
The both of us hear a voice in front of us and we turn to see who it was.
A beautiful young woman who stood at exactly five feet tall. She has vivid slightly-slanted sky-blue eyes that were almost transparent. Her long gleaming golden hair was tied into a messy ponytail on the left side of her head that rubbed against her face.
A pretty pink and blue love heart pin was also fastened to the left side of her head. She had bountiful breasts and a shapely bottom that lent her a fair deal of sex appeal.
Her primary outfit consisted of an extremely short sleeveless form-fitting one-piece purple dress with a cleavage-displaying cut-out, a translucent sleeveless light purple bodysuit worn under all of her clothes, a pair of thigh-high white boots with purple interior, a pair of long white gloves with purple interior, and a long white sleeveless coat with a cleavage-displaying cut-out that allowed a part of her dress-covered breasts to spill out.
[…Blonde and ponytail, Partner will surely like you.]
"Huh?"
I just blurted out my thoughts, I couldn't help but blush. I shook my head. Lavinia was trying to control her own giggling but was failing miserably. The woman in front of us was just confused.
[No, it's nothing. I am Ddraig, the [Welsh Dragon], this is Lavinia Reni, we're here to see Queen Halloween on behalf of the Middleman and Dual Dragon Emperor, Jin Skyward.]
"Oh!"
She smacks her hand with her other. Her eyes lit up, as if she was excited.
"I'm Minerva! A-Anyway, please follow me! The Queen has been expecting the Middleman, but if you're the [Welsh Dragon] and the [Witch Princess], then it will do!"
Lavinia blushed at her own title. That's right, I completely forgot about that… Rias Gremory as the [Switch Princess] and Lavinia Reni as the [Witch Princess]. Partner and I rarely hear it but it's still a thing.
The woman named Minerva started to walk away and we followed after her. As we walked through the streets of this realm, many of its inhabitants waved to us or just looked at us in curiosity.
"Hehe, I fit right in, don't you think? I'm already wearing my witch outfit ~"
I glance at Lavinia as she fixes her big witch hat, and twirls around. I couldn't help but chuckle. Yes, she really does fit in here. She— Out of all the girls always had that 'witchy' look.
"Where is the Middleman at currently?"
We had been mostly silent, but Minerva eventually breaks it. I look around the place and many of the houses were made out of wood and not stone, but it's not like they weren't, but most of the houses were wood, some were stone. If I had to guess, it was around a 70:30 ratio? I was about to answer her when—
"Jin is in the Egyptian realm right now. It's why we're here in his place instead. He did say he was going to have one of his clones join us…"
Lavinia looks at me questioningly, oh right. I haven't told her that yet.
[Partner had a change of plans. Anyway, he said he won't be doing that anymore since he trusts us to do that job for him. You know, the relying on us more thing.]
Lavinia just smiled and nodded.
"Heee, the Egyptian realm, huh? I wonder what it looks like… We— I barely leave this place, ugh, I sometimes hate being employed by Queen Maeve… I want to explore the world, you know?! I mean, I've been out before, but they were very rare and only at certain locations!"
Minerva seemed rather excited about going out to different realms… Partner, if you do take her, my god you're going to have to deal with her and Inaie.
Crash! Bam!
"Minerva!!! Ooohh!! Let me lick your armpits!!!"
"…?!"
[…The fuck?]
Lavinia and I were shocked at the sudden crashing sound and a random male showing up. He was a wolf youkai, and was on all fours. He had black hair, green eyes and looked very… Erm, 'excited'. Both of us look at Minerva, her magic power was quickly rising—
Don! Boom! Crash! Crash!
"Ahhhhhhhhhhh ~"
She suddenly punched the male youkai and she kept on walking. He crashed through a few boxes, and pumpkins.
"Ignore him."
"[…Okay…]"
We were a bit too stunned to say anything else and complied with her request. After a few minutes of walking through the streets, we eventually came to large gates and beyond it was the castle.
"…That guy was my childhood friend, he likes me, I know that much, but I don't. The way he's going about it is so creepy!"
Minerva shuddered and cringed a little bit. I mean, some are a lot more… Uh, open about it, right? I haven't seen Partner act like it, but he has had his moments of perversion. Cúntóir usually cuts the link when it happens since it usually leads to more… Inappropriate acts.
Creaaak ~
Minerva pushes the gates open and they let out a weird creaking noise even though they looked brand-new. She sees me making a weird face and laughs.
"Queen Maeve did that on purpose, she really wanted the old castle feeling."
…Is your Queen a child…? I felt a little taken aback by all of this. Now I was very interested in meeting this Queen Maeve or Queen Halloween. I wonder what she's like in person?
"She's playing her role, interesting…"
Why is it interesting, Lavinia…? I didn't get it, but I could feel quite a few auras in there. Some stood out, while others were normal. As we slowly approached the door of the castle, the front yard seemed to resemble a graveyard with tombstones, and dead trees everywhere. She's really committed to the act, huh?
We eventually arrived at the door and Minerva pushes them open. We step inside and it looked—
[Why is it just lit up by candles?!]
I couldn't help but ask out loud making Minerva laugh. But the lights then turned on, I don't know if this was supposed to be a joke or not…
"Sorry, Queen Maeve always does this. It's lit up normally by fire magic. Follow me ~"
I felt a headache coming as we followed Minerva. Lavinia was curiously looking around the place, now that I think about it, she hasn't gone with Partner to another pantheon or faction, did she? She did go in one request, but that's about it…
I also look around, and the interior was much like those old castles you see in films, old era designed rugs, windows, curtains, doors, and furniture. Or it's always been like this? I can understand since trying to update everything in your own home can become expensive and a hassle.
We ascended multiple flights of stairs, and came across a few maids. Most of them were human, a few youkais and some were familiars of different types of animals. However, we quickly approached a door. It was in a long hallway and it stood out from the rest since it was quite decorated with different designs and had magic overflowing from it.
I also felt a total of six people in there. If we include Minerva then seven. We arrived at the door and Minerva tapped it in a certain way before it opened by itself. Did they put some kind of magical lock on it? Huh, I didn't think the Queen was that paranoid…
"Oya? Minerva you're ba— Oh? Who might these two be?"
A woman asks Minerva.
A young woman with blonde hair long enough to touch the floor, deep crimson eyes and an archaic way of speaking. She wears a long-sleeved white shirt with a red laced corset, long red skirt comprised of several layers and brown knee-high laced boots.
On her right hand she carries her personal staff with has a large crystal on the red, glowing red when in her possession. She can float upon this staff in which case, it resembles a broomstick.
"Ah, hello Rosalia! This is the [Welsh Dragon] Ddraig, and the [Witch Princess] Lavinia Reni. They've come on behalf of the Middleman!"
Minerva explains, and all eyes turn to us. The woman named Rosalia nods.
Beside the woman named Rosalia was another woman.
She's a tall woman with blue eyes and long wavy purple hair that was loosely tied with a red ribbon. She wore a long white dress with a green gemstone brooch and ribbon tie, blue corset, brown high-heeled boots and a long blue hooded robe. She has a magic staff that ended in a blue crystal and a spiraling spiral of wood.
Across from her were two more and a cat. I believe it's one of their familiars.
She is a young woman with long sandstone colored hair and violet color eyes. She wears A white and blue narrow profile dress that is split up the calf with black and gold edges, black and white lace trimmings and exposed shoulders. Black opera gloves and thigh-high stockings with similar black lace trims are also present, as well as gold bracelets, rings and chain belts adorned with blue crystals. She also wears gold platform shoes.
She has an ornate lace blue and black fan covered in swirling patterns. It appears to be made out of feathers.
Beside her was another, however, she looked like a younger version of the woman beside Rosalia.
Emma is a young woman with plum-colored hair, which is worn in a long braid and mint blue eyes. She wears a purple sleeveless coat with long tails over a pinstripe white sweater and black lace vest, with a green miniskirt and black tights. She also has white knee-high boots, several golden bangles, and a flat cap.
Like the older version of her, she also had a staff that consisted of a large silver rod with a golden moon type attachment at the top.
Finally, the cat familiar who had been silently staring at us.
It's a black cat with yellow eyes and purple tufts of fur on her paws, chest tail tip and ears. It has a blue collar with a small bell around her neck, and a blue ribbon tied to her tail.
They were all surrounding a rectangular table, at the top of it was who I would assume is Queen Halloween, or Queen Maeve. Beside her was also what appeared to be a maid, but in a butler's attire.
Queen Halloween is a beautiful, young woman with an appearance. She is seen as having long, silky blonde hair with red eyes.
The woman behind here is a rather beautiful young lady with long black hair tied in a braid. Her bangs frame her face and stop just before her green eyes, an ahoge sits in the middle of her head. She wears a female butler's outfit. A two-tailed black coat over a dark grey vest and white dress shirt. Her coat has white cuffs with two gold buttons that match the small gold badge on her coat. She also wears matching dark pants and shoes.
"[Welsh Dragon] Ddraig, and [Witch Princess], Lavinia Reni. I welcome you to my realm!"
Queen Halloween said enthusiastically.
"I am Queen Halloween, or you can refer to me as Queen Maeve. Beside me is Aífe, she's my mai— Butler. The small blonde woman is Rosalia as you heard, beside her is Anastasia, across from her is Emma, her daughter, and beside Emma is Vita. They're all one big family, isn't that cute? Meet the Millstein's, well, Vita is—"
"Maeve, I don't think that's appropriate to discuss here."
Vita sharply looked at the Queen making her mouth twitch.
"R-Right, I tend to ramble, sorry about that. We need help."
She says and I nod.
[We know, that's why we're here. Partner had a hunch and sent us here.]
Queen Halloween seemed a little stunned, but a large smile spread across her face and she nods happily.
"Mmm! The Middleman is incredible, to be able to predict such a thing! See, Aífe, he ain't that bad!"
"I never once uttered those words, my Queen."
"So—"
[We know. Khaos Brigade already surrounded your territory, we'll help repel them. Partner probably wants to capture some of them or— Never mind. I'll keep that to myself…]
I stop her from continuing since we already know about it. It would be stupid if we didn't. But Partner never told us to wait for them to attack since it's dumb, so we'll take the fight to them.
[We'll take the fight to them. Lavinia and I should be fine, we have some backup.]
I glance at my shadow and Lavinia's since Partner probably gave us some Shadow Knights; Iron is also here too…
"Are you sure? We can send our own to help you."
[No, it's fine. I suggest you just prepare to defend your home if some manage to slip away from us and try attacking you instead.]
I turn around and start to walk away when—
"You're awfully full of yourself, aren't you?"
I stop and turn around; everyone's eyes were on the cat familiar.
"And you are?"
"Emma's familiar, Celine. I also didn't stutter. I said you're quite full of yourself, you know? What makes you think you can take them all one? No, just the two of you? I admit that you're close with the Middleman, and you're also the [Welsh Dragon], but what's to say they don't have countermeasures against you?"
[…Countermeasures cannot be followed through if they're dead. Absolute power triumphs over tactics. Partner— No, Jin believes the same. If the difference is like night and day— Like, lion and ant, then tactics, plans, and countermeasures— They mean nothing.]
After saying that, I left.
…
Lavinia Reni
"W-W-W-What the hell?! What a rude fellow!"
The cute little cat familiar, Celine was quite angry with Ddraig-chan. Even though I said that he's changed quite a bit, there are certain things about him that won't, huh? But I guess that makes him 'Ddraig', right?
"Forgive him, he's always been like that. But he is even more powerful after being revived by Jin. While he may sound arrogant, he can definitely back up that statement as he has the power."
"Hmph! Even still, can you?"
"Hehe, well, you'll see soon ~"
Celine huffed one last time before putting her head down and closing her eyes. I was about to chase after Ddraig-chan when I was stopped.
"Lavinia, was it? I'm sorry for asking, but how can you be sure? Did the Middleman train you?"
The woman called Emma asked me, and I responded with a nod.
"Yes. Jin trains his lovers and close friends. It wouldn't be out of the question if it only took Ddraig-chan by himself to beat them all, but since I came here, I have to help him. His other subordinate is at a different spot for when Khaos Brigade will attack. So, Ireland as a whole is safe…"
"Anyway, I also think you should just defend your home if some do get by us. It would be easier on everyone that way. Just leave them to us, okay? ~"
I also left before they could reply. It should be fine, from what I heard, the Hexennacht will appear… I wonder who else will join them…?
…
Queen Maeve/Halloween
"They were certainly interesting."
We all just watched the two of them leave. That blonde— Lavinia Reni was quite friendly, but the [Welsh Dragon] wasn't as rude as I would have thought. But he was still a little rude.
"I'll take their word for it, Maeve. Let's focus on defending our own home if those from Khaos Brigade do slip through."
Vita puts out her thoughts.
"I agree with Vita, Maeve. You— We have seen the Devils of Gremory and how strong they are. If the Middleman does train them then it's safe to assume that those two are on the same level or even higher. If we take that into account, then we can rest assured."
"Mmm, I agree. Celine, you're overthinking this too much, also weren't you also rude? You're not exactly that strong."
"I may not be strong physically, but I'm just as good at using magic as Emma! I was simply questioning him. We barely just met those two, and they— Well, the [Welsh Dragon] then says he can defend our realm with just the two of them? Hmph, you have to be a fool to believe that."
She then sighs, and scratches her cheek with her paw.
"Well, it doesn't matter now. They have already committed, so we'll leave it to them. Oh right, where did the rest of your group go, Minerva?"
"Huh? I-I don't know. Even though I'm the leader they mostly do their own thing…"
"Haaa… You pitiful girl…"
Minerva had a strained smile on her face, but Celine doesn't notice.
"Although…"
We turn our gaze to Anastasia as she had a perplexed look on her.
"I do wonder what kind of person the Middleman is. We have heard of how the [Welsh Dragon] was in the past, but interacting with him just now, he was definitely different. I wonder what kind of person managed to change him?"
"Oya? Has this interest blossomed into something else, Anastasia?"
Rosalia tried to tease her, but she put a hand on her cheek seemingly troubled by the question. Anastasia looks at Vita and Emma before turning back to Rosalia.
"Well, Emma may need a new father figure in her life after all."
""Huh?!""
Both girls let out surprised yelps, their mother just giggled to herself. Rosalia was left speechless. They should know how she is with her own humor… She's just teasing all of you. I let out a sigh and turn to face Aífe as she had been mostly silent.
"There are rumors of Scathach being with the Middleman, I wish to ask those two when I meet them again."
She muttered to herself. Does she still hold a grudge? Will she challenge Scathach? Or Cú Chulainn? Aífe sees me looking at her and smiles at me. I do hope this goes smoothly for all of us.
…
Land of Heaven Falls
Goddess Danu
"…Trouble winds are fast approaching."
I muttered. I was invited to where the Tuatha Dé Danann live, and we were in the meeting room/dining room. However, in contrast to how it is usually like, everyone present had serious expressions on their faces.
"Hmm. We received word from Scathach that she, along with one of Jin's subordinates are on the Skellig Rocks! We also know that the [Welsh Dragon], and one of Jin's lovers are off to meet Queen Halloween! So that leaves our own respective realms to defend if they do get attacked."
Nuada says to everyone. Three other communication circles were open beside him, and they were connected to the Land of the Fae, Tír na nÓg, and the Land of Heroes and Giants. The ones present are Áine, Cana, all the Gods of the Tuatha Dé Danann and I.
"Lugh, we will leave you to the front lines if necessary. Everyone else, you know your own strengths and weaknesses. We have informed our people and they know what to expect, many have offered to fight alongside us when the time comes."
It was a bold move by the leader of the Tuatha Dé Danann, but they trusted Nuada's judgment, so no one went against him. He then turns to the communication circles.
"Queen Mia, do you need reinforcements? Please do not take this the wrong way, but—"
"Do not worry, King Nuada. We here in Tír na nÓg know that we have the weakest 'army' or 'fighters' since we don't have much fighting or violence here. But we can still defend ourselves, however, we will appreciate some help. The Devils and Fallen Angels have contacted us earlier and are sending their own here."
Nuada nods after hearing that.
"I see, very well. Titania, how about you? Is the Faerie Kingdom confident in their fighting power or do you wish to have some reinforcements?"
"We will be fine, thank you, Nuada. We have more than enough fighters here, both experienced and inexperienced."
"Hmm, very well. Then King Darragh?"
"We are also fine; the Shinto Gods have sent some youkai to help us. We should be fine."
"I see, that's reassuring. Well, then that should be all of it for this meeting? If anyone else has any other inquires then don't hesitate to contact me."
After Nuada saying that, all the communication circles vanished. He then turns to Cana and I.
"First Danu, and now Cana. Jin certainly has the power to make Gods that have been missing just come out, huh? Cana, will you be staying here to help?"
Nuada asks the Goddess of the Harp and she happily nods.
"Yes ~ it's not like I have any other place to go to! What about you, Áine?"
Cana gave a chipper response and turns to Áine who nodded. So, we're all staying here… They turn to me and I also agreed to stay here. I was the one to start this realm, I may feel a bit obligated to help protect it.
Many of the Gods here started to leave and it left just the three of us again. Áine, Cana and I. A slightly awkward atmosphere envelops the room. Until—
Clap ~ Clap ~
"Haaa… I wish this hadn't happened. If it didn't, I could have met Jin by now! I want his autograph!"
Cana exclaims. I see, another fan, but she's a bit more genuine with her feelings than… I look at Áine and she smiles back at me.
"Can you fight, Cana?"
Áine asks her, and she proudly nods her head.
"Huhu! I have been training! Of course, I can fight!"
"I can't wait to see then, right, Danu? ~"
"…Yes, let us defend this realm together."
…
Thine Ifreann Réimse
Ddraig
"Ddraig-chan!"
As I was walking down the hallways of Queen Maeve's home, I heard Lavinia's voice behind me. I didn't stop or turn around, but gestured for her to join me. I want to get this done as quickly as possible. Also, an update from Partner would be greatly appreciated. Lavinia eventually joined my side.
[Did they agree?]
"I think so? ~"
[You think…?]
"We just briefly spoke, but I think they'll let us handle this by ourselves, so you don't need to worry. Shall we start now then?"
[Yeah, if we get this done quickly, we can go help the other realms in Ireland, well, assuming they also get attacked. If not, we can go back to Skellig Rocks.]
"Roger that, Captain Ddraig!"
Lavinia saluted me and I shook my head while chuckling. We quickly leave the castle and start walking towards the gate. However, we hear footsteps behind us and we turn around to see that it was Minerva and Emma.
"You two sure walk pretty fast…"
Minerva stops and starts to pant. Emma did not look too bothered as she stood there with Celine in her arms who was glaring at me. Fuck you too, dumb feline.
[Did you two need something?]
"W-Would you like to have some lunch first?"
...What? We're not here for a holiday you know? I was about to decline when—
"Sure! ~"
[L-Lavinia we should—]
"We're having lunch, Ddraig-chan."
She said that with no room for argument. I want to get this done, but at the same time… I don't want to stand against her, because in a way, I would be going against Partner, right? Even though he sometimes burns my tail, he does extinguish just as quickly. So, I'm not entirely sure on how he would react…
Now that I think about it, it's been months since I scolded him… He's changed a lot since then, huh? That was the last time we 'fought' or 'argued' seriously, though it was just me being angry with him.
As I thought of all of that, we were slowly walking through the small town of Thine Ifreann Réimse. There were quite a lot of bats hanging around every home and shop we came across. However, after a few minutes of walking, and the women talking, we arrived at a small restaurant. I think it's a restaurant…
Before I stepped in, I looked at the sign above it. 'Fiacla Milis'. Since Partner gave Albion, and I. The same 'translation' skill that he gave his mates, I believe that translates to 'Sweet Tooth'.
Entering the establishment, the interior looked worn out as many of the furniture were made out of wood. Many of them seemed to be old as there were cracks, dents, and some pieces missing from them. If I were to take a step back and look at this place, it would seem like a poor town on the verge of ruin since their leaders aren't taking care of them.
We follow after Minerva as she speaks with the owner of the establishment, and it was a human female...… Is this going to be a consistent thing…? I turn my gaze to Minerva as she tilts her head at me in confusion.
[I haven't seen many males here, what's up with that?]
She closes her eyes and nods sagely at my question. She then opens her eyes and points at me.
"There are males, but they're few and far between! Most of them tend to be family men - the husbands of the females here. As a result, we don't see many of them out. Also, they only tend to come here once someone from here goes outside to find their partner—"
[So, they just go out there looking for a mate to continue their bloodline? Sounds a bit messed up. Are they really in love or just using the males you bring here as glorified sperm donors?]
As I finish saying that, the few people in the restaurant stop eating to stare at me. Perhaps this was a taboo topic? Even Minerva looked horrified. She started to shake her head furiously.
"No, no, no, no! The way I phrased it makes it sound horrible. That's my fault! There is definitely love in those relationships!"
Minerva grabs both our arms and drags us away from the rest of the patrons looking at us. She then started to whisper.
"Okay, maybe hundreds of years ago it may have been like that, but it has started to change, okay? Please don't look at me like that, sir [Welsh Dragon]!"
Maybe it's because of Partners' own views, and mine as well, but that really rubbed me the wrong way. Well, whatever. I can't exactly judge them too harshly since it's their own realm and all…
Eventually, we stopped back and had lunch. Minerva and Lavinia were having jovial chatter, but I could tell that what Minerva had said was bothering her a bit. However, our time there quickly came to an end, and even the patrons who were staring at us had stopped staring and returned to their own low chatter.
…
"Okay, I'll go back to Queen Maeve then! Good luck, Lavinia, Ddraig!"
Minerva says that before running away. She waved to us as she ran forward— And then crashed into a pile of boxes. Yeah, she's quite clumsy…
"Let's get started, Ddraig-chan ~"
[Right.]
Lavinia summons her broom and I bring out my wings and we both fly up into the sky. I don't think she needs to use that, actually. She can just fly using magic, right? Well, that's not relevant right now.
I scan the area surrounding this town, and find hundreds, but I believe it's more since some of them may have drank the blood. The majority of them are humans, a few youkais, and some devils. Lavinia was waiting for me to move, so I chose a random direction and flew there.
Wosh ~
There were an abundance of trees outside of the town, almost like a sea of them. Approximately 90% of them did not have leaves. However, those that did have leaves were already dead or decaying. However, we were quickly approaching the area where we felt the most of them were concentrated at.
Lavinia casted an invisibility spell onto us as we were about to come up on them. When we finally arrived, we could see hundreds of them. The majority were humans— Magicians. Most of them were covered in cloaks with hoods.
This obscured their faces, so we couldn't tell who was who. Lavinia came nearer to me.
"Ddraig-chan, you can use an attack and my spell will keep it invisible."
She says and winked at me. My, how convenient. I felt a wide grin spread across my mouth. Sorry, partner, I'll be taking a move out of the anime's you had in your old world! I raised both my arms into the sky and gathered a large amount of draconic energy!
I don't have to worry about the flames never dying down since this isn't my [Blazing Inferno of Scorching Flames], huhu, my genius is almost unrivaled. I kept on concentrating and producing more and more draconic energy. You say, this was my own version of the [Spirit Bomb] from Dragon Ball.
I glanced at Lavinia and she had a strained smile on her face. No, wait, i-it's not like that! I just thought this would be a very efficient way of dealing with them, right? This area alone had a lot of them. I don't know the grand total, but it should—
"You don't need to explain, Ddraig-chan. Rias is the same… You're both otakus, right?"
She said while slowly floating away. Please don't say anymore, my heart can't take it…!
...…Partner, what did your old-world call this? Weeb? Am I a weeb? The Weeb Dragon…? Oh no, why am I calling myself that… Ugh… Even while I contemplated my own existence, my attack kept on charging up, getting bigger and even more powerful.
[This should be fine. Go back a bit, Lavinia.]
"Roger ~"
Lavinia flew back with her broom and I sighed. Let's do this… [I can't think of a name, so let's go with Ddraig ball!!!], and I threw the gigantic ball of draconic energy. It quickly zipped through the air and collided with the ground—
Boooooooooooooooooooooooom!!!!!
My attack called [I can't think of a name, so let's go with Ddraig ball] hit the ground and exploded. It was around fifteen football (American) fields in size, and wiped out a lot of the magicians. However, this also meant they knew about us now.
Lavinia undid the invisibility spell after the attack ended.
[Booyah! One point for Ddraig!]
I struck a pose—
Bonk!
"No time for jokes, Ddraig-chan!"
[R-Right…]
I was hit on the head by Lavinia but I quickly shook it off. The enemy was alerted and started to scatter and re-group.
"Attack! We're being attacked! ...It's the [Welsh Dragon] and [Bitch Princess]!"
Shkshkshkshk!!!
"Gyaaaaaaa!!"
I shivered as the area around Lavinia, and also below her instantly froze! Did being called the B-word really annoy you that much?! Even in my own head, I refuse to say it! I've learned that many of you can read minds, and I don't know if that psycho yandere did it to me too!
Slowly, Lavinia turned to me with her 'smile'. I shivered again. I'm sorry! With my apology, her 'smile' returned to normal and she summoned hundreds of magic circles behind her. She made a small gesture with her hands.
"Fire ~"
Zazazazazazaban!!!
Her attacks were not aimed at any specific individual, but were thrown all around where the magicians were, resulting in hundreds of medium-sized explosions.
Fwsh ~
"I was wondering who would try to stop us, but to think it would be the [Welsh Dragon], and you. Hah! Fate is quite cruel don't you think?"
A woman in her early 20s with short hair adorned with numerous ribbons and who wore a Gothic Lolita dress appeared in front of us. She was looking at Lavinia who was glaring at her.
I appeared behind her and reached out to try to restrain her but she vanished. W-What? Although I wasn't going all out, that was at least High-tier God-class speed, you know!
"Phew, thank God for drinking 100 red vials. Otherwise, I would have been caught there."
O-One hundred?! That's insane. How the hell are you even alive?! This woman started to laugh, probably due to my face.
"You didn't think we wouldn't try to modify the red vial, right? We just reduced its potency so we could take more of it while increasing our strength. With the help of Lapis-sama, Avezza made leaps and bounds in many of her research."
"Anyway, I'm not your opponent. I still have a role to play before I die or get captured. Bye-bye— Oh, right. Lavinia Reni."
"…?"
An evil grin appears on her face. She starts to wave to Lavinia—
"Glenda says hi, and looks forward to another emotional reunion."
"…I am stronger now; she won't affect me."
Lavinia said that with conviction. However, the woman wasn't affected by it and shrugged before disappearing.
Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!
The area around us started to shake, and more magicians appeared, as well as youkais and devils. Finally, a large magic circle appeared on the ground and out came—
[Is this another Divine Beast? It looks like Paiste! What the hell?! When did...?]
No, it should be possible for them. No one is sure when Nyarlathotep began screwing with this world's history. Maybe she even got a sample of Paiste years ago when he wasn't paying attention. That's the only explanation available right now.
[Who cares! I'll deal with it, Lavinia. Can I leave the rest of the small fries to you?! Oh, one more thing, who the hell was that person?!]
"…Yes, leave the rest to me, Ddraig-chan. That was… Walburga. She's a member of an organization called Hexennacht, and it seems like they've joined together with Khaos Brigade. She's— The woman she mentioned…"
I know, I was just asking for formality's sake!
[It's fine, you don't need to tell me. Let's just get this done and join up with Scathach and the rest!]
"Yes, of course."
The Divine Beast version of Paiste had been successfully summoned. I quickly dashed towards him and tackled him!
Doom!
[You're coming with me!]
I dragged him away from the place. I have wanted to fight Paiste in the past, so this is a good opportunity! Even if you're an imposter, make this fun for me!
…
Lavinia Reni
As I watched Ddraig fly away with the Divine Beast, I was left to face the remaining member of Khaos Brigade. Quickly scanning them over, they were nothing dangerous. Most of them ranged from Middle-class to low Ultimate-class.
A couple of months ago this would have been an unthinkable thing to say. To say that 'Ultimate-class' wasn't a 'big deal'. People would definitely think I'm crazy. As I was floating there on my broom, the many beings in front of me and below me were spouting very vile things.
"Oh! Look at her boobs! Do you think we can play with her if we catch her first?"
"They never gave us the order of killing her, so I don't see why not?"
"A gangbang? I can get behind that!"
Why… Why is that the first thing that comes to their minds? At times like these, it makes me regret having a body like mine, but… When I think back to that Jin loves me, and this body— I'm not that repulsed by it.
I create three Ice Dolls on the ground and land there.
"Go check the surroundings of this town, and freeze any enemies on the spot. I will come by and see if they're of use to Jin and the alliance."
The Ice Dolls of my [Absolute Demise] nod before vanishing into thin air.
"Huuu...… Balance Break."
Fwooooooooooooooosh!!!! Shkshkshkshkshk!!!
My target for my Balance Breaker is the entirety of this realm. I will freeze everything. However, I won't freeze the residents of this world, Ddraig and the dragon he wants to fight. He might be upset with me if I do…
"Hiii?! I can't move!! What the fuck is this?!"
"My feet— My lower body…?!"
"Shit! She has a Sacred Gear?! No, wait, she's— The Ice Princess?!"
"Wait, the one with the [Absolute Demise] one?! Fuck me, why?!"
Screams of despair and anguish resound throughout the area. I stood there watching them slowly being frozen. I do hope the residents aren't too shocked by the sudden ice age I created…
I put a hand on my cheek.
"How troubling, maybe I should check on them before heading to the other side?"
I look at the frozen magicians, devils and youkai. I put my hand out and summoned a magic circle. A large icicle tornado is conjured through it and destroys every single one of the frozen members of Khaos Brigade.
"…Doing that myself would be tedious…"
I put my hand to my palm, and created multiple Asian-like ice dragons.
"Kill the frozen ones, once done return to me."
They nodded their heads before flying around and destroying the frozen bodies. I summoned my broom again and flew up. In the distance, I could see Ddraig-chan still flying away with the dragon.
Turning back towards the town, I flew in the opposite direction. It didn't take me long to arrive above it, and many of the residents were more intrigued than panicking. I spot Minerva poking the ice and land near her.
"Oh, Lavinia! Do you know why the whole realm just turned into a winter wonderland?"
This garnered some attention, and I nodded.
"I caused it… It's my Sacred Gear, so don't worry about it, I can undo it soon enough. I just need to deal with the Khaos Brigade members…"
"...…"
Her mouth hung open. They didn't think we could pull it off? Well, I don't blame them… The way Ddraig-chan and I phrased it made it sound impossible after all… But…
If the dragon they sent here was their 'strongest' member, then the ones who'll attack Skellig Rocks… We need to hurry.
"I'm sorry, I'm in a hurry, Minerva. I have to get moving!"
Fwosh ~
I got back on my broom and quickly flew away leaving no time for Minerva to say anything. I locate one of my Ice Dolls and land beside them. They were standing guard beside many frozen bodies.
"Okay, destroy them all. If you think you see any promising ones that may have relevant information, leave them be."
It nodded before disappearing. Many of the frozen bodies began to break and shatter. Using my link to the Ice dolls, I informed the others as well. It should be better this way, so I won't need to fly to each one of them.
…
Ddraig
[Oraaaaaa!!!]
I threw the imitation of Paiste, and once they landed on the ground, they made a loud thud. Their body was also quite large, so it made multiple large holes in the ground as they skidded to a halt. The Divine Beast gets up and was glaring hatefully at me.
[I should be the one doing that, fool. An imitation like you can never beat the original!]
The Divine Beast then breathed fire at me. It was quite massive but also slow, so I easily dodged it. If I had to guess, this Divine Beast is at least Middle-tier God-class. But it's surprisingly wea—
Fwsh!
[Woah?!]
A small tiny silver spike nearly hit me! I shouldn't just zone out like that. Looking around me, I could see around fifty of them. They were all circling me and were ready to attack me at a moment's notice.
Fwsh! Fwsh! Fwsh!
—And then they flew towards me. They were much faster than the breath attack used by the Divine Beast earlier. Therefore, I had to put more effort into dodging them. However, once one passed me, it immediately turned around and tried to hit me again.
[That's annoying…]
By enhancing my power, I covered my body in a red draconic aura and spread it around the area. The silver spikes that were coming towards me instantly melted. The ones that were afloat also melted. Once that was done, I retracted my aura and saw that the spikes on the Divine Beast's back had regrown.
[So that's where it came from, huh? You can also regrow them which is going to be a pain in the ass…]
Well, I can't keep Lavinia waiting forever. She had already finished her 'fight' and froze the entire realm. Appearing beside the Divine Beast, I punched it square on the head and it slammed into the ground.
[I'll be copying Ignia for this! Welsh Dragon's Roar!]
Gathering a monstrous amount of flames in my mouth, after a few seconds I then fired the breath attack towards the Divine Beast. However, unlike his breath attack from earlier, it was much larger in size and faster. This is why the flames quickly reached him and engulfed him.
In addition to the Divine Beast, the surrounding area was engulfed in flames. Those were just regular flames but at a higher power. I wonder if it will survive? Once the flames dwindled, the Divine Beast did indeed survive, however, it barely survived it as it was slowly regenerating its own body parts.
[Time to end it then since it can't even move.]
I cupped my hands and gathered draconic energy into them. Yes, I was going to use the [Kamehameha]. I brought my hands to my side and prepared to unleash my attack on the Divine Beast as more and more draconic energy gathered around them.
[Let's make sure you really die.]
I added a single [Boost] into my [Kamehameha] and I felt it double in power. I finally thrust my arms forward and unleashed the attack! A large stream of red draconic aura was fired in front of me. I also add [Penetrate] into the attack.
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! Booom!!!!!
When the attack collided with the Divine Beast, a large explosion occurred. Larger than the one from earlier. The attack threw me a bit off-balance, but I quickly regained my composure and waited for the explosion to stop.
It eventually did, and a large crater was left in place where the Divine Beast once was. Checking the area one last time to make sure it was truly dead, I nodded satisfied with my handy work. Locating Lavinia, I flew towards her. She seemed to be in the town already, and the ice she made started to rescind.
…
After returning to the town, I saw Lavinia surrounded by many of the people that live there. They seemed to be asking her a lot of questions. She also seemed to be calm and collected while she did, however—
The same youkai that was drooling over Minerva was also there, and he seemed to be lusting after Lavinia. I didn't like that. Partner! I will help her here! I finally landed back on the ground and this drew some attention to me.
"Ah, Ddraig-chan, welcome back."
[Yeah, we should be done here. Did any escape here?]
"No! You two really did take care of it, didn't you? You two are amazing!"
Instead of Lavinia answering me, from the crowd— Minerva answered the question. She pushed past the crowd and joined us. She looked quite giddy.
"Queen Maeve and everyone else are coming. P-Please wait for them before you leave!"
She was basically pleading as she said the last part. We're in a rush, but we also know those two can take care of themselves. We also didn't need to use the Dragon Knights here, or Iron, so Scathach and Selene should be fine…
Since the ones who make decisions between us are interchangeable, Lavinia decided for us by agreeing with Minerva, which made her sigh in relief.
"Lady, are you single?!"
Someone in the crowd shouted. Lavinia just had a strained smile on her face as she shook her head.
"I'm in a relationship with the Middleman…"
"He's not here though?! Let me lick your—"
Smack!
A familiar voice shouts, and continued to speak, however, they were quickly cut off by someone near them silencing their weird question. Thank you, whoever you are, that youkai has a weird armpit fetish…
Shaaa ~
A unique sound and wind came through the area. Once that happened, the crowd parted. I looked towards the path they made and it was Queen Maeve and the previous women we met. Talk about a grand entrance, even though she is the ruler of this realm.
They swiftly arrived near us and Queen Maeve, who had her eyes closed, opened them.
"[Welsh Dragon] Ddraig, [Witch Princess] Lavinia Reni, thank you for helping our realm. We can't thank you enough. What kind of compensation—"
I put my hand up to stop her.
[You can ask Part— Jin that when he comes. Like I said earlier, we were just here on his behalf since he's busy dealing with the same thing in a different realm. Honestly, we're not even done yet, so we must get going.]
Queen Maeve nodded.
"I see. Very well, we will wait for the Middleman to come here. We thank you again for helping us."
[Mmm. Let's go Lavinia.]
I prepare to teleport away, as Lavinia joined my side and she was waving to them. While our time here was short, it seems like an interesting place. I'll inform Partner about this when we meet up again.
…
Skellig Rocks
Scathach
Shing! Shing! Shing!
Earlier in the day, after Ddraig left, Selene covered a large area around Skellig Rocks with a barrier. So, our fight here won't be seen by the humans. It would cause Jin and the supernatural unnecessary trouble if they found out this way.
It does make me wonder if he wants to show humans we are real or not. It would certainly be interesting. No, I will leave these thoughts for another time… Right now, we have some more pressing matters to attend to.
Multiple magic circles started to appear all around us. Out came various types of people. They were mostly humans— Magicians, however, they were not that powerful, but…
A woman with short grey hair and red eyes. Behind her were ten pairs of jet-black wings with a tinge of red. There were feather-like wings around her head that were black with some yellow to them. Above her, was some sort of halo, around her were skulls that were burning with fire.
Her outfit consisted of a black yellow and white dress, she wore black gloves, and a short skirt with black tights with long metallic knee-high boots.
[Scathach.]
[Jin?]
I was about to move when the [Communication Function] on my ring suddenly activated. Strangely, hearing his voice was somewhat comforting.
[I learned that certain leaders are joining this operation.] I caught and trapped Isrāfīl in my [Lavender Box], also read his mind, so the Fallen Angel Jibrail should be in Ireland. I don't know if she's planning to attack where you are at or where Ddraig is heading.]
[Hmm, what does the Fallen Angel look like?]
Jin proceeds to tell me, and the woman in the sky fits the description. I tell Jin this.
[I see. Keep her alive, I wish to read her memories.]
[Of course, leave her to us. Where are you?]
[I'm about to teleport to Ireland. I'll leave her to you, and I'll check up on the other groups before coming to you.]
[Yes.]
The translucent transceiver disappeared and I glanced at Selene. It appears that she heard our conversation and she gave me a small nod.
"It appears that we have pests in the way. The Witch of Dún Scáith, and some woman. Get rid of them."
She snapped her fingers and many of the magicians started to create magic circles. However, that wasn't the only thing that happened as two other magic circles appeared behind her. From them came a humanoid praying mantis creature and another was… A woman? No, that's some kind of plant monster. I can't really detect her, but she didn't feel human.
"These two should be appropriate test subjects for the new generation of Divine Beasts. Go, kill them."
Fwwwee ~ Kshhh ~
Hundreds of elemental attacks came our way. I think J—
In an instant, a large magic circle appeared in front of us, blocking all attacks. In the middle, the magic circle had a dragon and moon as symbols. This was Selene's… I turned to look at her again and only her index finger was being pointed up.
"Scathach. Leave those two Divine Beast to me, I believe Jin-sama can use them as new Shadows. If you don't mind, please deal with the Fallen Angel. You're still far more powerful than her."
I agreed with her. This Fallen Angel seems to be at least High-Tier God-class. Jin claims that I reached Universal levels of power on our last trip to the [Pocket Dimension], so I'm much stronger than her. But it would be wise not to underestimate her.
"Come."
I heard Selene mutter beside me, and twenty shadows came out of our shadows, ten from each.
"Kill the magicians, leave the crow, insect and plant to us."
The Shadow Knights silently nodded and—
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Splat! Crack! Khhhnngg!!
Numerous explosions occurred around the area. All of the magicians that were floating there were killed instantly, they all had varying deaths. From being cut in half, being crushed, and or just dying from the explosion near them. The Shadow Knights were relentless but efficient.
The one that was leading the charge was flabbergasted at what had just happened. She didn't get enough time to react nor did the two Divine Beasts who had a look of bewilderment etched across their faces.
Summoning Gae Bolg, I appeared in front of the Fallen Angel named Jibrail and kicked her in the abdomen sending her away. I quickly followed after her. I glance back at Selene as the Shadow soldiers had retreated back into our shadows as their job was done. She smiled at me and silently wished me luck.
…
Selene
"Now then, come now, you two. Please struggle as much as you can."
I did not move from my spot. Even when they teleported here, I kept on drinking my tea. Although it is a simple task from Jin-sama, I take great pleasure in doing it, just like Antares. It would be nice if I could be beneficial to him. Of course, if he showed me affection, I would be delighted.
Shing! Shing!
Both of them appeared beside me. The Praying Mantis monster put its sharp claws near my neck and the Alraune plant monster had a sharp sword that resembled a leaf near my neck.
"Ara, quite bold of you. But… You're still too naïve."
Shwhip ~ Boom!
"…?!"
"Ugh?!"
I unleashed a sliver of my power. It created a large pressure that pushed the two intruders away. My, if they are pushed back by this, then how could they possibly hope to fight me? Huhu, I need to lower my expectations even more. I am expecting too much from them. However, their powers will increase as they become new shadows...
…Speaking of shadows, if that insectoid becomes a shadow, it and Beru will certainly have a small rivalry. Hmm, yes, this was the right choice. On the ring, I activated the [Communication Function] and contacted Jin-sama.
[Jin-sama?]
[Selene? How can I help you? Is everything alright?]
[Yes, everything is fine. It should be finished soon. However, I have found two new potential shadows for you. One is an insectoid like Beru, and the other is a plant-type monster, the alraune.]
[Hmm. What are their current power ranks?]
It seems he's at least interested.
[Low-Tier God-class, I believe. What plans do you have for Jibrail? What happened to Isrāfīl?]
[I see, I'll add them then. I may just put her into the [Lavender box, I can always pull them out in the future. For Isrāfīl, he's in the box since he only had limited information. I'm hoping for Jibrail to be a bit more useful to me.]
[I see, Ufufu. You definitely seem different, Jin-sama ~]
[Huh?]
He seemed confused with what I said, well I didn't expand on it so it's no wonder.
[It's nothing. That's all I wanted to tell you. Goodbye ~]
[Right…]
When I looked at the two Divine Beasts, they were hesitant to attack me. My, they didn't get cold feet after feeling that, did they? Did that Avezza woman give them some sort of consciousness? That's both a positive and negative since they can feel fear ~
"But… Let's not drag this on for too long, shall we?"
I swipe my right arm sideways towards the insectoid. Numerous crescent shape blades made of moonlight fire toward him. However, the speed at which these blades move at is significantly higher than what they can perceive. So—
Slice ~ Slice ~ Cut ~ Cut ~ Thud ~ Thud ~
I had my eyes closed when I did that action. When I turned to face the insectoid, it had fallen to the ground cut up in many pieces. The alraune had a look of horror on her face and she started to flee, well, she tried to but…
"Agh…. No… Please… Let me go..."
With a small hand gesture, I moved my hand again towards the alraune and made a grasping motion. A translucent silver hand appeared and quickly captured her. Leaving my comfortable seat, I slowly floated up to her. Once we were eye to eye, she was already struggling to breathe.
"Tell me, why should I do that?"
"Ah…. Ah… I… I can serve you…"
"But you are weak. How could you possibly be of any use to me?"
"Ah…Agh…"
A strange feeling bubbled from within me as tears rolled down the face of the Divine Beast. But seeing her like this wasn't a terrible feeling. I smiled at her and gently poked her nose with my index finger with my free hand.
"Do not worry, child. My master will reanimate you, and you will be stronger then. I will request you to be my personal shadow after ~ huhu, I will teach you many things ~ and being a ruthless killer for the sake of Jin-sama will be the top priority ~"
Crack ~ Snap ~
I ended the Divine Beast's life by completely crushing its lower half. I brought the body back with me, and also gathered the sliced pieces of the other one.
"Now all that's left is to wait for Scathach. However, their attack was a disappointment, or perhaps we were too strong? Nevertheless, they should have no problems over in Russia too, huhu."
…
Scathach
I could no longer feel the two life energies of the Divine Beasts. Selene must have ended their lives. Jin did not say anything about them living, though, perhaps he may turn them into his shadow soldiers? It seems likely.
The Fallen Angel Jibrail finally regains her balance and stops herself from being pushed away further. I also stop and float. She glares at me with deep animosity.
"Witch of Dún Scáith, why do you side with the Middleman?"
She asks me with venom.
"Why? Such a foolish question, Fallen Angel Jibrail. It is because I respect him, and he has bested me in multiple duels. I have yet to win a match against him."
The only way left is in a battle in bed, though I will not articulate these thoughts to you out loud. I have heard many stories from the women he is physically intimate with, most from Yasaka and Grayfia. I will use those to my advantage.
"Multiple? Nonsense, we have only gotten information from one duel."
"Believe what you will, but I only tell the truth. He has defeated me many times. Enough chatting, show me your battle prowess."
She starts to laugh—
"To lose to such a weakling, you truly are pathetic. The same with Azrael and Kokabiel. It's pitiful, let me sho—"
Don! Bam! Boom!
Not caring for her speech, I punched her in the stomach and kicked her in the throat. This knocked the wind out of her. Finally, I lock both my hands in a tight fist and swing them down on Jibrail's head. She plunges down into the ocean below and creates a small shockwave as she hits the surface of the water.
Boom!
However, that only did some damage to her. As her power surged and blasted the water away, a small hole was created in the ocean. The seawater tried to reclaim the land, but the air pressure created by Jibrail was too strong for that. She looked up at me with fury in her eyes.
"Yes! This won't be too boring, now will it, Witch of Dún Scáith?!"
Ting! Shkshkshkshk!
She charged at me, and summoned a spear made out of light. Our weapons collided against each other as she struggled to push me back. This obviously surprised her. It doesn't miss a beat as I cover my body with touki and kick her in the crotch. As a result, she dispels the light spear and clutches her nether regions in pain.
"Y-You… Bitch… Playing dirty, have you no sha—"
Bang! Don! Don! Don!
I uppercased her, and followed it up with a barrage of punches. I finally ended the assault by stabbing her multiple times with my spear. Jibrail was looking at me weakly.
"No, I have learned over the years that certain opponents don't need that luxury, and only need to be dealt with swiftly."
I form a large rune circle above me that slowly morphs into a sword of light that pierces Jibrail's body. She coughed out some blood but she never stopped glaring at me, no, she smiled at me.
"Honor seems to have left the Witch of Dún Scáith, the Middleman has certainly changed you."
"…No, I still fight with honor, if such an opponent deserves it. You do not."
Fwosh ~
"Yeah, you're right."
"…You're here, Jin."
"Yeah, sorry for the wait."
…
Jin Skyward
Scathach turned around to see me and smiled her usual confident smile. Looking at her and then at Jibrail, the Fallen Angel, she certainly did a number on her. I don't know how long their fight lasted but to me, it looked one-sided.
I reach my hand out and froze her in time. I also healed her to a certain degree since I didn't want her dead yet. After that, I read her memories.
...…
...…
...…
It was more or less the same as Isrāfīl, however, it did show that she and Mīkhā'īl had a sexual relationship. But there was no romance involved, they just relieved each other's sexual frustrations. As for the rest, they were just rambling like Isrāfīl.
So, my best bet is now Mīkhā'īl. He's supposedly in Russia along with Mard Geer and the Monkai association.
[Huh, I would have guessed that they would have sent much stronger people here, but I guess not.]
"By their standards, they must have been, but to us…"
[Ah, right. You have a point, Partner.]
I had stopped by the Tuatha Dé Danann, Tír na nÓg, Faerie Kingdom, and the L.O.H.A.G before coming here. I briefly contacted Ddraig and he said they were coming to Skellig Rock since they were done in Queen Halloween's realm.
I met up with Danu there. Evidently some Irish Goddess that I hadn't encountered before wanted to talk to me. However, she refused to elaborate and said it would be a better experience for me if I met her without knowing her identity.
Anyway, we met up just a short distance away from this island. There was a barrier around it, so we quickly stepped through it and came across the scene in front of us. I got closer to Jibrail and stored her in my [Lavender Box]. Once that was done, I turned to where Selene was and started to fly over there followed by everyone behind me.
Well, everyone except Lavinia who was happily clinging to me. I glanced at her as she smiled brightly. We quickly arrived at Selene and…
"Well, they still can be turned, but I would have liked it if you kept one of them in a more 'whole' way, if you get what I mean."
After saying that, Selene softly chuckled at me.
"Forgive me, Jin-sama. I ended this one a bit too quickly, as such I do not know his overall combat ability, but I believe he will still be useful."
Selene stays seated while saying this to me. I go over to the crushed body of the plant monster, and the cut-up pieces of the insect monster. I bring my right hand toward them and—
Gyu ~ Boing ~
I felt a soft sensation on my back as I was about to utter the words 'arise'. I glanced back and saw that Selene had gotten up and hugged me from behind.
"Do continue, do not mind me."
"…Right. Ahem, arise."
As I said those words, the two previously dead enemies came back to life as my new shadow soldiers. Now I need to name them, the greatest challenge of all…! ...…Alright, I know. I point at the female Alraune.
"You'll be Leilani, and the insectoid will be Atahez."
"Interesting names, Jin-sama. Is there any reason as to why you chose them?"
"...No, not really."
I felt Selene blow her hot breath into my ear—
"Really? ~"
She said rather teasingly. I was about to respond when Lavinia tugged on my arm and placed them between her breasts. What in the world is happening? We still need to do a bunch of things, you know? Let's continue this after—
Squish ~
"Oh? Allow me to join in then."
Scathach took my free arm and did the same thing Lavinia did. She put my arm between her breasts. I was being squished by multiple soft bodies on nearly all sides. The part left was the front…
[What in the hell are all of you doing? We still have to go to Russia.]
"It's fine, [Welsh Dragon], we can trust your rival, Edel and Celestin to defend that country and realm."
[...…Haaa. I'm going back for now then…]
"Hold up, Ddraig, don't give up just yet! Try a bit harder!"
[…No, thank you, Partner. The women around you are terrifying when it comes to you. I'm going to have to tap out now. Good luck.]
Traitor!!!!!!!!!!!
Ddraig turned into a ball and went back into the [Boosted Gear]. However, the chaotic events didn't end there, because…!
Fwosh ~
"Oh? Goddess Danu, why have you come here?"
"Danu-chan? It's been a while ~"
"Hmmm? So this is the Primordial Goddess? She seems mysterious."
For some reason or another, Goddess Danu just appeared out of the ground! However, she did not respond to their inquiries, and only stared at me for a few seconds. That was until she did something I wasn't expecting—
Gyu ~
She suddenly hugged me in the front, and buried her face in my chest. Okay… This is getting ridiculous… I mean, I'm all for the affection but I'm in an awkward position here… Raiko, Rose and Inaie were just standing behind us watching all this happen.
"Okay… Lets all calm down, okay? Please give me some breathing room!"
"Is that an order?"
"Sure."
With that, Selene stopped hugging me. However, she did sneak in a small kiss on my cheek before getting off me. The two other women soon followed, but Danu kept hugging Since both my arms were free, I briefly embraced her back.
"So, do you mind telling me why you're here, Danu?"
"…Áine, it's about Áine. Jin, you—"
"I know, I already know. But I'm still going through with it. I mean, you see her as a close friend, right? You also asked me to help her, so I'm already going to do that. Just leave her to me, Danu. But that will have to wait until we get this shit done."
I tell her and she nods before snuggling her head against my chest again. However, I won't tell her that I used [Pailingual] on Áine's breasts… I don't know how she would react to me, I won't take that chance.
[…]
Ddraig, I swear…
[I won't, geez, Partner. Have a smidgeon of faith in me.]
'I was enjoying the time that you weren't here, [Welsh Dragon].'
[Oh? Is it because you could spend as much time with Partner without Albion and I getting in your wa— Woah! Hey, no violen— Psycho dragon sto— Rudra! Help!]
'I won't get in your way, Ddraig.'
[Traitor!!! Stop! Tails are a once in a lifetime thing. Don't try cutting them off! Shit! Cúntóir?!]
Cúntóir: Answer: I see your friendship is growing. I'm proud of you.
[What the hell?!]
I sigh and focus back on what was in front of me. I pat Danu on the back, and she finally separates from me, but she is still quite close to me.
"Forgive me for suddenly appearing, but… Thank you, Jin."
"Nah, it's fine, don't worry abou—"
Chu ~
?! W-What the… Danu suddenly closed our distance and kissed me on the lips. I was taken by surprise, but it didn't last long and she quickly disappeared after doing that.
"My, how bold."
"Indeed."
"Oh, Danu-chan might join soon ~"
Please don't come to your own conclusions before I say anything… But the words that Danu said a few months back— They echo in my head.
'...Jin and I are intertwined by fate, Áine, time means nothing to us. I am sure, he is the man that will change this world'
The hell did she mean— Wait, Cúntóir, is she…?
Cúntóir: Answer: ...…Would you like a lap pillow tonight, Jin?
Don't ignore my question?! …Fine, I'll settle with 'it's not time yet', just like Lavinia, and Suzaku. Even though I met them quite early on, you didn't reveal their status to me…
"Jin? What now?"
I turn around to face the other three.
"Scathach, you're not busy right?"
She nods. I look at my ring and it glows, then Aurelia came out. Scathach looks at me confused.
"You and Aurelia go join Lianne. She's in the Ise Grand Shrine, located in Ise, Mie Prefecture of Japan. That's the other location they'll try to attack if all the other ones fail. Lianne is already there."
Both women grin.
"I didn't think I would get to work together with these two, Jin. It's always have been just us sparring, or discussing topics together."
"Agreed, although it will be an interesting experience. Let's go."
The two were about to leave when Selene interrupted them. They stare at her in confusion.
"I will also accompany you two. It's fine, yes, Jin-sama?"
"Hmm? Oh yeah, sure go ahead. Just keep the damage to a minimum even if you create a barrier…"
She nods, and joins the other two. Finally, they teleport away. Lavinia and I were the only ones left. I cancel the barrier around Skellig Rock. These places won't be attacked anytime soon, but... It wouldn't hurt to put another barrier around it. I'll go to Thine Ifreann Réimse briefly to do the same thing.
I lightly stomp on the ground and create another invisible barrier around the two islands. For the time being, only my harem and I can enter and exit the island. Lavinia notices this and tilts her head cutely.
"What did you do?"
"Oh, just putting up a barrier on the island. You never know when they'll try to attack the place again. Anyway, let's head to Thine de Ifreann Réimse, I need to do the same thing over there."
As she trotted back over to me, she hugged my arm once again. I left it to Lavinia to teleport us to that realm since she'd already been there before. I notice that my new shadows were gone, they probably went back into my shadow during all of that…
Inaie, Rose and Raiko finally join me, they hadn't said a thing during all of that, but simply stood by and watched. I glance at Inaie, but she looked fine, so I left it at that.
…
Thine Ifreann Réimse
"And we're back in Thine Ifreann Réimse ~"
She says happily, and it was certainly an interesting place to be in. There are pumpkins, candles, witches, ghosts, and other things associated with the holiday all over the place.
"Oh? Lavinia you're back! Who's that…? No, who are they?!"
A blonde-haired woman comes up to us. She seems to know Lavinia. The two greet each other—
"Hi, Minerva! We won't be here for too long. This is Jin! Didn't you see him from the exhibition match? Also, this is Inaie, Raiko and Rossweisse! Rossweisse is the only one in his harem though, the other two are… Roommates."
The woman named Minerva looks at Lavinia and then at me. She squints her eyes at me before nodding sagely as if she found the answers to the universe."
"Ah! It is! The Middleman! W-Wait, why are you h-here?!"
"I'm going to strengthen the barrier here, and add a few security measures. Anyway—"
Once again, I stomped on the ground and did the same thing, but this time I added the residents of this realm to the rule. The last place should be Egypt and Pyramid Lahun.
"This place seems interesting. I'll come back in the future to explore and meet the Queen. We'll be heading out now; can you tell the Queen that?"
"H-Huh? O-Oh, yeah, sure thing!"
Minerva, she was still stuttering a bit, but she seemed like a trustworthy person. She nodded furiously before turning around and running away… She's quite fas— Ah, she fell…
[She's clumsy, Partner. She's also blonde and has a ponytail. Are you interested?]
...…Can you not?
[I will.]
Shaking my head, I teleported us back to Egypt.
…
Nembesouk
The moment I arrived, I immediately strengthened the barrier around this place. Of course, doing this made some Gods rush to my spot. However, once they saw me, they calmed down.
"Jin? You're back already? What did you do?"
"Sorry, and yeah, I'm back, Ra. I just decided to strengthen the barrier around here before I go to Russia."
Ra nods before sighing in relief.
"You got me worried there. I felt some sort of power flowing into our realm, you know? Geez, don't scare me like that! Anyway, is she one of your other lovers?"
Ra looks at Lavinia. He was also accompanied by Isis. Additionally, she had been staring at Lavinia silently for the entire time. Although, Lavinia was similarly doing the same thing to her.
"Yeah, she's Lavinia Reni, a magician and field agent for Grigori."
"Hello, it's a pleasure to meet you, Ra-sama, Isis-sama ~"
She does a small bow to them, and Ra nods.
"I see, I see. So you put the barrier up, and you'll go now?"
"Yeah, but I'll be back in the future. I mean, I haven't explored the place, and maybe I'll get requests from you guys."
"Kuku, of course. I'm actually thinking about submitting a request soon. Kurousagi and Vera told me you know about certain incidents that occurred in certain towns and villages."
I think I know where this is going…
"So, I was hoping you could restore or repair some of those, add an easy way to travel to them so we can have more places for our people to live in. Truth be told, Nembesouk is becoming a little overcrowded. It also takes a significant amount of power to expand the space so…"
"Well, just put the request in, in the future."
Ra appeared to be happy about it before he had an apprehensive look on his face.
"W-What kind of compensation are you looking for…. If we do ask you to do that?"
I chuckled at him.
"I'm not a psycho, Ra. I wouldn't ask for something outrageous...… Unless you're okay with running around Nembesouk naked?"
After saying that, Ra's mouth twitched, and Isis snickered at him.
"A-Are you serious…?"
I shrugged off his question and got ready to teleport to Russia.
"Who knows? You'll find out once you submit the request and when I get it done, right? Until then, I'll let you mull it over. Heh, see ya."
Next stop Lahun…
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Frieza
It seems those monkeys have started their plan. It's all for naught. We could have taken advantage of our father's depressive state in the past, though we weren't awake at that point. Truly unfortunate.
It's only a matter of time before he meets his second requirement, and evolution. So, whatever we do in the future will be futile. Our ends are approaching, so we may as well create as much chaos as possible. Is it not in the name of our organization? Well, that's just my opinion on things.
However…
I looked below me; a cold and wintry realm was in my sights.
"Let's see how the Slavic Gods fair against me. Huhu, don't die too easily now ~"
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