--- Chapter 111 ---
Dragon Nest Compound, Grayfia's House.
Huo Yuhao sat at the dining table with an amused expression because Grayfia Lucifuge, or what people formerly known as the Silver Guardian, was wearing an apron and cooking for him.
Devils in the underworld would lose their minds when looking at this.
"What a lucky bastard you are, Yuhao."
Huo Yuhao glanced at the front door and saw Azazel leaning on the door frame. The fallen angel has a jealous expression on his face because of Grayfia in the kitchen.
Grayfia frowned while frying a nicely seasoned fish filet and questioned indifferently, "What do you want, Azazel?"
"Yuhao-sama is busy, so he doesn't have time for your useless chatter."
"Also, watch your tone..." Her eyes pierced Azazel, making the fallen angel feel attacked inside.
"Damn... Cold." Azazel brushed off the threats coming from Grayfia because he knew Huo Yuhao didn't mind the playful jokes. He shook his head and sat beside his new ruler.
"I'm here to discuss something with him, so can you stop glaring at me like that?" He dodged Grayfia's cold gaze.
Huo Yuhao chuckled in amusement and commented, "Leave Azazel be, Fia. That fish almost cooked well there, and you don't want to burn it down, right?"
"Ah!" Grayfia panicked and flipped the fish filet.
Returning attention to Azazel, Huo Yuhao grabbed the glass of water prepared beforehand by Grayfia and asked, "So, what discussions do you have to bring to me?"
"I..." Azazel was speechless inside at how easily Huo Yuhao redirected Grayfia's attention. "Well, It's about Grigori."
"Even though we surrendered to Dragon Nest, some members still have no idea about this. Shemhazai, one of my fallen angel friends, was even confused with my decisions."
"I know this sounds repetitive, but they wanted to meet you first. Some members of Grigori aren't fallen angels because I took humans with sacred gears under our faction too."
He sighed and added, "Not to mention, we still have bad relations with devils in the past three years because Kokabiel created a mess left and right without me knowing."
"And it won't get fixed anytime soon."
"Meeting them wouldn't be a problem." Huo Yuhao immediately answered after chugging the water.
"About the relationship with fallen angels and devils, I'll settle the matter when visiting the underworld. After all, we have been imprisoned and soon will judge Kokabiel's action."
He looked into Azazel's eyes and said, "You don't have a problem with execution, no?"
Hearing how casually Huo Yuhao spouted things makes Azazel wonder what kind of word this blue-haired creature lived in all this time. And Even though killing isn't new to Azazel, he couldn't compare himself to Huo Yuhao in the slightest.
He laughed in defeat and replied, "Haha... I can't even fight your decision, Yuhao."
"Just who are you?"
"I've been wondering for more than a hundred years because no history ever recorded you before your first appearance in the Great War. As if you appeared out of thin air and decided to start blasting that horrible war."
"Are you Alien? You know, coming to this world to conquer it?"
"..." Huo Yuhao.
"In a way, you're not wrong, Azazel."
Huo Yuhao could only smile because people started to find out the truth after digging for more information about his appearance before the Great War. Of course, it doesn't exist, so the only possible answer is that he's an outsider.
"However, I'm not an alien. I'm from another world."
Azazel's eyes widened, "WHAT THE FUCK!"
"Azazel! Language!" Grayfia sternly said from the kitchen.
"S-Sorry, Ma'am." Azazel reacted weirdly because this information would strike every faction's heart. A shocking discovery that Huo Yuhao, the Blue-Eyed Dragon God, is a being from another world.
It explained everything. When Azazel means everything, he means it. Huo Yuhao always confused him with the abilities he had shown in the Great War and the last week. They aren't abilities from this world, especially with the boundary Biblical God has placed for years.
"Fuck, I feel like a fool." He mumbled to himself.
"Don't tell me you're Isekai Protagonist, Yuhao?"
Huo Yuhao played a clueless character and returned, "Isekai? What's that? My world doesn't have such a term, Azazel."
"Are you sure?" Azazel could feel something was off.
Huo Yuhao shrugged and explained the basics of Douluo Dalu's universe to Azazel, blowing the fallen angel's mind out of the simple story about how Douluo Dalu got created.
"Holy Shit..." Azazel couldn't believe his ears for a moment.
"I know it, I fucking know it. Your world is Xianxia World!"
Azazel becomes excited because he has read several eastern fantasy novels about cultivation, and some of them are meh for his taste, not going to lie. Still, some stories are fantastic in describing world-building and power. The scale of destruction those cultivate could also be insane compared to this world.
[Azazel's Loyalty has increased]
"Don't get too excited." Huo Yuhao rolled his eyes at Azazel's reaction. "I can't bring you there until I completely conquer this world. We still have many things to check out because other gods wouldn't like my ambition to control this world, after all."
"I see..." Azazel was disappointed. "So what do you want to do after this?"
"Fia. I need you to schedule a meeting with Great King Factions in the underworld and search for Rivezim Livan Lucifer's location." Huo Yuhao responded, to which the maid responded with a nod.
Even though Rizevim was related to Khaos Brigade, Ophis said he wasn't always in the organization and only attended meetings when it benefited him. He, The only child of Original Lucifer, is hiding somewhere else in this world.
"I'll take over the devils as soon as possible, leaving the Old Satan Faction alone with Khaos Brigade."
"Wait, wait. Why did that Terrorist Organization suddenly enter the conversation?" Azazel interrupted Huo Yuhao's statement, making Grayfia frown slightly.
"Because they are connected." Huo Yuhao answered Azazel's question.
"Do you think the current spawn of original devil kings is strong enough to fight the current Devil Kings? Sorry to break it for you, but even Grayfia before Spirit Awakening is stronger than Sirzechs Lucifer."
"According to Grayfia herself, the original devil kings' descendant or old satan faction is always on the weaker side."
"Is that true?" Azazel gazed at Grayfia.
Grayfia finished garnishing her dishes and replied, "They are a group of ants who only think about conquering the world without the power to back them up. If what Yuhao-sama said is correct, I'd even be surprised that they were given a hand from the Khaos Brigade."
"How nonchalant..." Azazel whispered while smelling something good behind the counter. His eyes brightened, wondering what kind of food the silver guardian cooked there.
Grayfia brought a tray filled with food to the dining table, placing plates near Huo Yuhao. She sighed in relief because everything went well, and nothing burned.
"Can I get one too?" Azazel pleaded with a hopeful expression.
Grayfia somehow smiled and replied, "Go die."
"How cruel..." The leader of the fallen angel slumped his head on the dinner table.
"Yuhao-sama, may I feed you~?" She faced Huo Yuhao and changed her tone instantly, causing Azazel to open his mouth in disbelief.
'Is this really the cold silver guardian of the underworld, I know??' Azazel couldn't help but question the reality. How could the cold-blooded devil who guarded the devils in the last 100 years act this gently and cutely?
Huo Yuhao nodded and replied, "Sure."
Grayfia's beautiful face beamed as she carefully picked a spoon and fed Huo Yuhao cooked salmon. "Yuhao-sama, Aaah~!" She said adorably.
Huo Yuhao smiled and opened his mouth, tasting Grayfia's food for the first time. And his first thought was, "Impressive."
"You're better than I thought."
"I might have you cook for me daily." He praised her while chewing the salmon. It's soft and falls apart in his mouth, having a balanced seasoning that doesn't overpower the fish taste.
"Next."
Grayfia felt extremely happy and responded, "Yes, Yuhao-sama~!"
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After tasting Grayfia's food, Huo Yuhao is honestly surprised by her cooking skill because the world has changed tremendously because of his past actions, so she shouldn't have skills related to this. However, the maid proves him wrong.
"Thanks for the food." Huo Yuhao smiled at Grayfia.
"Kuuh..." Azazel grumbled on the side.
Huo Yuhao had to admit that he forgot the fallen angel was still here because Grayfia swayed his perception for a moment.
"Hmm, you're still here?"
Azazel was annoyed and yelled, "Of course, I'm still fucking here, you lucky bastard... I'm SO JEALOUS~!!"
"Haha, my bad." Huo Yuhao chuckled helplessly.
[Azazel's Loyalty has increased]
[You now could awaken Azazel's Martial Soul]
Azazel dropped his head and suddenly shouted even louder, "Boss-! I mean, Senior! Please teach this junior how to conquer a woman like Grayfia."
"..." Huo Yuhao.
"There is no such skill... You only have to be charismatic enough."
Azazel was taken aback and said, "Shit! Do you expect me to become ridiculously handsome in one night?"
"I mean..." Huo Yuhao shrugged and pointed at his face.
"..." Azazel.
Huo Yuhao ignored Azazel's stone face and said, "Well, I could awaken your martial soul, though."
"Grayfia and Gabriel got their martial souls awakened last week."
"Eh, I can? Really?" Azazel excitedly responded.
"Yes, now get away from my face!" Huo Yuhao kicked Azazel away because he only likes Milf and cute girls.
[Do you want to awaken Azazel's Martial Soul?]
[Yes/No]
"There would be an "Incoming." little pain." Huo Yuhao pressed "Yes." and watched Azazel's face warp in agony, shrieking like a dying crow on the floor.
"ARGH!!" Azazel clenched his fist. What's incoming? He felt it already.
[Azazel has awakened "Black Goat." martial soul]
"Bee~!" A small black goat around the height of Azazel's calf appeared in the dining room.
"This is... A Goat?" Azazel looked down at the goat with a complicated expression.
[Name: Black Goat(None)]
[Gender: Female]
[Type: Martial Soul/Summoning Beast]
[Grade: SS]
[Description: An unknown black goat with a great affinity toward darkness and casualty, having a thin bloodline of a higher demon from another dimension]
Huo Yuhao was startled and commented, "Oh, it's a rare type of martial soul. It has its own intellect."
"It's Beast type, but more than that."
"Hmm... Not bad."
"What do you mean not bad? It's just a goat??" Azazel was speechless.
"Wait, what's your martial soul, Grayfia?"
Grayfia tilted her head and summoned one of her handguns, which caused Azazel's mouth to twitch in disbelief.
"This is unfair, she got a magical gun, and I got a fucking goat," Azazel complained while feeling weird energy flowing in his vein.
"Oy, don't disrespect a martial soul like that. Even a trash martial soul could become powerful with the right development, and yours had intellect, which is even rarer than Grayfia's martial soul."
Huo Yuhao is lost in Azazel's reaction, watching the black goat's expression darken when this host insults her.
"BEE~!!" The black goat jump-kicked Azazel in the guts.
BAM!
BOOM!
"Holy shit." Huo Yuhao watched the bizarre scene before him with a surprised gaze.
"Bee~!" The black goat huffed and swayed her head.
Azazel was struck into the wall and muttered, "How could a goat be this powerful?"
"Hmm??" He suddenly felt a chill in his spine.
"My house..." Grayfia grabbed Azazel's head with her hand.
"Fix it."
"Y-Yes, Ma'am!" Azazel felt the death god choking his neck.
Huo Yuhao sat back on the seat and said, "Aih... Nothing is normal around me."