In a road; Kurobe, Yuki, Luna and Tsubaki were walking. Then they saw a group of monsters in their way.
Kurobe: Don't get in my way!
He used his shotgun and killed some monsters with many fast shots.
Yuki: Don't think you are the only strongest in this party!
Yuki used ice magic and froze some monsters and cracked into pieces.
Luna run and hit with some mortal punches, killing other monsters. Tsubaki used her great sword and slashed the rest of the monsters.
Luna: Yey! Did you see Kurobe-san?
Tsubaki: He! I'm skillful, don't underestimate because I'm a girl.
Kurobe: Sure, let's go.
Then they arrived to a village.
Kurobe: (Wearing his mouth mask) I hope demons don't come here.
In a restaurant. Many customers were eating. A group of 2 girls and 2 boys arrived too.
Owner: Welcome, you aren't from this village?
One of the girls is revealed Izumi, one of the heroes party. Her other partners were a short blonde girl, a brown hair boy and blue haired boy.
Izumi: No, we came from Neo Japan. We are the heroes party. We're here for an investigation.
Owner: Really?
Girl: But first we want to eat. It has been one week of trip.
Owner: We have limited food, because our supplies are taking time to arrive because of monsters wandering in some roads.
Izumi: Well, we'll eat something cheap.
Brown haired boy: No way Tachibana!
Blue haired boy: Yeah, we're hungry!
Then another group entered to the restaurant, it was Kurobe's group.
Owner: Hello, can I help you?
Kurobe: Sir, we want a lot of food.
Owner: Sorry but we have limited food…
Kurobe: Well. (Giving him gold coins) With this is enough to ask?
Owner: (Very surprised) Oh my god! These are gold coins? Authentics? I'll serve you a great banquet!
Brown haired boy: Hey, no fair!
Blue haired boy: We came first!
Girl: Damn.
Luna: That's enough, let's sit there, Kurobe-san!
Kurobe: Yeah.
Kurobe's group went to a table to wait their banquet.
Brown haired boy: What's up with them?
Blue haired boy: Yeah, because he has gold.
Izumi: Wait. Did I hear Kurobe?
Yuki: Kurobe, I'm amazed to try new dishes!
Tsubaki: I wonder if it's the same like my homeland, don't you think the same, Akatsuki?
Luna: Kurobe-san, I'm hungry!
Kurobe: Hey girls, have patient!
Girl: Did you hear his name?
Izumi: (Amazed) Kurobe? Akatsuki? No way!
She went to Kurobe's group.
Izumi: Excuse me, you are?
Kurobe: Tachibana? (Little nervous)
Izumi: Akatsuki-kun? Is it you?
Yuki: Kurobe, do you know her?
Kurobe: Why did you say my name? (Removing his mouth mask, revealing his face) I…
Izumi: (Tearfully) Akatsuki-kun? Is it really you? You're alive! I'm glad!
Izumi's group was also amazed about him.
Girl: What? Akatsuki, you're alive!
Blue haired boy: What? You survived?
Brown haired boy: Impossible!
Izumi: But how? You look different.
Kurobe: It's been a while, Tachibana. And you three; Amane, Hoshino and Tanabe.
Izumi: It has passed four months after that attack.
Kurobe: Really? I didn't count the time in my trip!
Yuki: You know the others?
Izumi: I'm Izumi Tachibana.
Girl: I'm Sora Amane
Brown haired boy: I'm Mamoru Hoshino
Blue haired boy: I'm Yuji Tanabe
Tsubaki: You are warriors?
Izumi: We are part of heroes party, like Akatsuki-kun.
It's seen Kurobe and Luna were eating ignoring them.
Izumi: Akatsuki-kun?
Then some warriors approached to them.
Warrior 1: Hey, we don't want people like you!
Warrior 2: You look like mysterious group!
Warrior 3: Also one of you is a beast race! She's so indecent with that outfit!
Luna: Eh?
Warrior 1: (Taking his sword) Why don't you let me cut those animal ears and tail? In that way you will look more human.
Suddenly Kurobe threw a dish on his face.
Kurobe: Would you mind not interrupting our banquet?
Warrior 1: (Angry) How dare you? Get him!
The warriors went to attack but Kurobe moved fast and hit them, knocking them as making a mess in the restaurant.
Kurobe: No one get into my team!
Luna: (Happy) Kya! Kurobe-san defend me!
Kurobe: That's enough! We leave! (Giving some extra gold to the owner) Sorry for the mess.
Owner: Okey.
Izumi: Akatsuki-kun! Wait!
Sora: Akatsuki is awesome! He managed to deal those warriors with hands!
Mamoru: (Upset) Also he seems popular.
Yuji: (Upset) Yeah, he got pretty girls in his party.
Izumi: He didn't change his appearance, also he's in a different level. Not like before.
Kurobe's group were walking away. Izumi reached his party.
Izumi: Akatsuki-kun! You just leave?
Yuki: This is what he wants.
Izumi: But…
Suddenly a bird came, Sora touched it.
Sora: What it is? (Using magic to read) No way!
Izumi: What's wrong?
Sora: This is terrible! A group of monsters is coming here!
Izumi: Oh no!
Kurobe: What's the problem?
Izumi: We came here to investigate something about monsters sent by demons to attack some towns and villages. It was a rumor so we came to investigate here.
Yuji: What are we going to do? We don't have enough weapons to stop them!
Mamoru: We'll have to evacuate this people!
Kurobe: Where's the rest of the heroes?
Izumi: They are in a special training to improve their skills.
Yuki: You didn't want to train with them?
Izumi: After what happened in the abyss, we couldn't go in some missions because we were in shock about your fall. Our shock was slowing Fujimura-kun and the others. That's why we were asked to investigate some attacks.
Sora: We must call captain Kurosaki to send help!
Mamoru: (Using his device) Damn! We can't call him!
Sora: I detected something! One of those monsters is a… black dragon? It's making some interference with its energy. We can't make a call!
Yuji: This is bad! We have to evacuate!
Sora: There are many people! Also the monsters are coming every time faster!
Izumi: We have to stop its group until everyone is saved.
Sora: How will we do that?
Izumi: Akatsuki-kun, with your level, we could stop them enough for evacuation!
Kurobe: I refuse!
Izumi: (Surprised) But why? You're from heroes party!
Kurobe: (Serious) Don't say non-sense things! I don't belong to heroes party anymore!
Izumi: Akatsuki-kun? Why did you say that?
Kurobe: Why do I have to help to people who abandoned me?
Izumi: Akatsuki-kun, we're sorry for leaving you but we were scared also it's hard for someone to survive.
Tsubaki: Hey Akatsuki. We should let them a hand, don't you think?
Kurobe: For what? Everyone in my party knows I'm dead!
Izumi: Not all! Akane never thought you were dead.
Kurobe: What?
Izumi: Yeah, after that I saw Akane was training a lot but also was believing you weren't dead. Unless do this for her! I'm sure she wanted to protect this people!
Kurobe was in doubt. Then Yuki took his hand.
Yuki: Kurobe, let's help them. You're not full demon, so let's do it!
Kurobe: (Scratching his hair) Damn! Maybe you're right. Fine.
Izumi: Akatsuki-kun.
Kurobe: I have a plan to eliminate those monsters and save this village.
Later; Izumi's group was helping the villagers with the evacuation. Yuki used her power to create big ice walls in the village entrance. Luna was carrying big trunks and used them as barricades. Tsubaki was cutting the trunks to make form like spikes. Kurobe was on a hill as watching the environment.
Kurobe: (Seeing something very far by using binoculars) There they are!
At night; Kurobe was checking his weapons as thinking. Then Izumi was coming to him by his back.
Kurobe: (Without turning his head) What, Tachibana?
Izumi: Akatsuki-kun. Maybe you don't remember months ago, but during that attack in the abyss, you once saved my life.
Kurobe: (Imagining the fight in the abyss) Eh? Really? Maybe.
Izumi: That was true.
Kurobe: (In cold mood) Maybe it was coincidence.
Izumi: Also. (Little blushed) You looked under my skirt in that time.
Kurobe: (Remembering that moment, he blushed) I don't remember that!
Izumi: Anyway, we must be ready when the monsters come!
Kurobe: Tell your team to do your best because those were high level monsters.
Izumi: Are they very strong?
Kurobe: (In cold mood) Is that all you have to say?
Izumi: (Little sad) Yes. (As leaving) Sorry to bother you.
Kurobe: Tachibana! (As she taking his attention) Don't die, this people will need you, so don't disappoint them.
Izumi: (Smiling) Yes.
Izumi leaves. Then Tsubaki came.
Tsubaki: Akatsuki, you always treat girls in that cold mood?
Kurobe: What do you want?
Suddenly she used her big sword and attacked him. He used his blade to stop her.
Tsubaki: Not bad, but that's not all your power right?
Kurobe: I can't use my full power because of the Hell curse.
Tsubaki: Maybe but in this fight, you'll have to. Also you owe me a fight.
Yuki and Luna came too.
Yuki: Kurobe, the monsters are very close. We must be ready.
Kurobe: Yeah, let's go!
In the entrance of the village; Kurobe and the others were waiting. They saw may monsters were arriving.
Sora: (Worried) They are many! Can we stop them?
Yuji: We should leave with the villagers.
Mamoru: They are many! Come on!
Izumi: Guys, I know you're afraid but we can't just leave! Unless let's try to protect this village!
Kurobe: Some monsters are coming from sky, be ready!
Flying monsters are attacking, but Kurobe used his shotgun and killed them. Yuki threw ice spikes to kill the rest of the monsters.
Izumi: Amazing!
Other running monsters were coming too fast.
Tsubaki: My turn!
Tsubaki slashed those monsters with her big sword.
Tsubaki: See? That's my skill!
More monsters were running to them, some of them crashed to the barricades. Kurobe killed them with his shotgun. Izumi and her group help with that.
Izumi: Let's do our part too!
Then they noticed more monsters were coming, Yuki used ice shards to kill them in distant.
Kurobe: There's more. Yuki, Tsubaki; be here to defend this place! Luna, come with me!
Luna: Yes!
Kurobe and Luna run and killed other monsters. Kurobe used his blade in many slashes. Luna was using her fists and kicks in mortal attacks, killing in instants.
Mamoru: (Amazed) No way!
Yuji: (Amazed) What a power!
Sora: (Amazed) Is he really Akatsuki? What happened to him after the abyss?
Izumi: (Amazed) How could he become more skilled in some months?
After killing more monsters, Kurobe and Luna were little exhausted.
Luna: Are those were all?
Kurobe: No! Here it comes the most powerful!
They saw the black dragon was flying to them.
Izumi: That monster seems stronger!
Kurobe: Let me that to me!
Suddenly the black dragon passed very fast and reached to Yuki and the others.
Kurobe: Shit!
Luna: It's too fast!
Yuki: Watch out!
Yuki and Tsubaki attacked the black dragon but it endured their attacks.
Izumi: We must help them!
They attacked with their weapons but the black dragon wasn't affected. It focused at Izumi and attacked her with its claws. Izumi used her dagger to counter but her weapon was broken by the black dragon.
Sora: (Worried) Izumi!
Izumi was in shock to see her weapon broken. The black dragon was ready to attack her again, but Kurobe run fast and kicked its head making it crashed to the ground.
Izumi: Akatsuki-kun.
Kurobe: (With cold mood) Stay back, all of you are disturbing me!
He run and attacked with his shotgun, the black dragon wasn't too affected.
Kurobe: Damn! It's stronger than the others from the abyss!
It attacked with its claws but Kurobe defended but was launched away because that attack was too strong.
Yuki: Kurobe!
Luna: (Upset) How dare you to attack Kurobe-san!
She went to attack with a punch but the black dragon wasn't affected. It used its tail to threw away Luna.
Tsubaki: Let's help him!
Kurobe: (Waking up) Stay back! This is too strong for you! (Suddenly feeling pain) Ah! It looks like I have to do it! (Serious) Yuki!
Yuki: (Realizing) Okey! (Creating a transparent ice wall) Listen, come here if you want to live!
Tsubaki and Izumi's group went to Yuki back to the ice wall.
Tsubaki: Is he really going to fight alone?
Izumi: (Worried) Do we disturb him?
Kurobe was looking to the black dragon in a serious way.
Kurobe: If I don't expel this power, I'll be controlled! Fine, let me show you this! (His hands and head was on fire) GRRRRRRR! AAAAAAHHHHHH!
He turned into demon form as roaring. Yuki and the others were amazed about that. Izumi and her group was in shock to see him.
Izumi: (In her state) Akatsuki-kun! What happened to him?
Yuki: He was touched by Satan. He got the Hell Curse to save his life. But he tried to not being under Satan's control.
Izumi: (Worried) No way! He's a demon!
The black dragon flew and attack again, but Kurobe used his blade and cut one of its wing making it fall.
Tsubaki: (Amazed) He could cut it? That's the power of a demon!
The black dragon was angry and used flame breath to counter. Kurobe stopped it with his hand.
Kurobe: (With distortion voice) No mercy for monsters!
Kurobe launched his chain spear and pierced its head.
Kurobe: Get over here!
He pierced the black dragon with his blade, then he slashed it in killing mode. The rest were surprised to see that.
Izumi: He… killed it! It's over?
Sora: No! The rest of the monsters came!
Kurobe turned back to see the remaining monsters arrived.
Kurobe: (To the others) Stay back!
He walked to the monsters. Then he prepared his hands to do something.
Yuki: Is he? Everyone, watch this but try not being scared!
The monsters were in front Kurobe. He rises both hands in rage.
Kurobe: INFERNO!
In that moment hot fire walls appeared from ground like a wave. It burnt all the monsters, letting all cinder corpses.
Tsubaki: That's incredible! If he had used that power on me, I could be dead!
Then Kurobe was exhausted as turning back to his human form. He was on the ground weak. Yuki went to him.
Yuki: Kurobe, are you okey?
Kurobe: Yeah, somehow. A little more I could lose control.
Yuki: You shouldn't try to use that power often.
Kurobe: If I have to control of this, I'll be fine. (Noticing Izumi's broken dagger) Let's return.
Yuki was helping by carrying Kurobe.
Luna: (Waking up) Hey! Don't forget about me!
Yuki: (Ignoring her) You can walk.
Luna: (Funny shock) What?
Izumi: Akatsuki-kun, that form… why did you…?
Kurobe: Don't talk! I have enough for today. Also don't say to the others I'm alive. Kurobe Akatsuki is dead for the heroes and the Holy church!
Kurobe and his team were walking away.
Mamoru: He's a demon. One of Satan's men!
Yuji: That's how Satan recruit his army!
Sora: But why he attacked those monsters? Isn't supposed they belong to Satan?
Izumi: (Worried) Akatsuki-kun.
At night; everyone were resting in lodging. Izumi was worried as remembering Kurobe's demon form.
At morning, Izumi woke up and realized there was a present on the floor. She opened and was amazed.
Izumi: This.
Sora: (Appearing) Izumi, Akatsuki and his group is going to leave!
Izumi: What?
Later, the villagers returned and were repairing some damages. Kurobe and his group were ready to leave. Then Izumi and her group came to them.
Izumi: Akatsuki-kun! You leave?
Kurobe: You know what I am now. I can't return to the heroes anymore.
Izumi: But you came back! We should advice to Fujimura-kun, also Akane…
Kurobe: I ask you don't say anything about me for now. Because I won't return to the heroes. A demon can't be with heroes.
Sora: What are you going to do?
Kurobe: I'll hunt some demons, and Satan will be the last!
Yuki: It's Kurobe's decision, so obey his words.
Luna: We'll be with him, he's not alone.
Tsubaki: (Little embarrassed) I'm only with him because I'll improve my skills in each battle.
Izumi: I understand, Akatsuki-kun, have a safe trip.
Kurobe: Yeah, you should help this village.
Kurobe and his group was leaving but in a moment, Kurobe received a message in his device. He looked back, Izumi was the one who sent the message as happy. Kurobe just smirk and continued leaving with his group.
It's seen the present was her dagger and was repaired with a little note which says "Take care of your weapon and make your best to help people - Kurobe"
Izumi's voice: Thanks for your help. I wish you could be our friend like before. Let's meet again, Akatsuki-kun.