C 119
I headed down towards Azazel's lab, and Kokabiel followed behind me. "So what were you up to all this time, Kokabiel? Scheming some nefarious and overcomplicated plot to restart the Great War?" I asked with a laugh, knowing that was exactly what he was doing.
Kokabiel grunted in annoyance as he looked around Azazel's lab. "I've never actually been here… I didn't expect it to be so messy... And my plot wouldn't have been over complicated! That is… if I did want to restart the war…" He defended himself.
"Uh huh… sure it wouldn't have. I'm sure that tediously collecting all the Excalibur fragments, reforging the sword to actually work even though you're not a blacksmith, and then using it to kill the two Devil Princesses who could at any time just run away or call their siblings for help isn't overly complicated…" I listed off.
"How do you know about all that!? I've been secretly plotting it for 20 years!" Kokabiel asked in fear. "Does Azazel know?"
I shook my head. "It's not like you've even implemented it, so what does it matter? You can't be punished just for thinking about doing something in our faction anyway," I said as I picked up the book with all the dimensional coordinates and double-checked them.
The reason I'd invited Kokabiel down here was that I wanted to turn him away from his pointless path that would start our inevitable war with the Devil prematurely. His reactions to finding out he essentially wasted 20 years of his immortal life plotting for nothing were also pretty funny. "Your plan wouldn't work anyway because after I attacked Rias Gremory and her nephew, I doubt they're not under heavy security."
Kokabiel scowled, but he knew I had a point. I had inadvertently killed his plan from the start. Rias was probably back in the underworld and on her way to be safely married off to Riser Phenex. I had taken Isane, Asia, and Akeno from her. She was screwed.
"So then? What do you suggest I do now?" He asked me bitterly.
"Train and get stronger. When we eventually do go to war, we will need a decisive win against the Devil's. The world is changing, and it won't be long before this half of the world finds out about the supernatural side as well," I said. If—when humans found out that Devils still hunted them and ate human souls, the nukes—metaphorically and literally—would start flying! The Great War would be back on. We had to be ready to win before that happened.
"This half?" Kokabiel asked with a raised eyebrow.
Oh right, he had no idea what I've been through. I smirked at him and deployed my 10 black wings while releasing my magic power.
"T–ten!? You're as strong as me now?"
"Like I said, a lot has changed since you've been away scheming. This is what happened to me…" I started to give him a run down of my adventures. Everything leading up to where we were now.
Hopefully, they would make him realize it was better to come back to the Grigori and stand with our group than go off on his own and die as a two-bit villain.
By the end of it, he was looking at me in shock. "T-that was quite the tale. And you're returning to our original dimension to retrieve Azazel soo?" He asked me.
I nodded. "Yes. That's the plan. Hopefully, I don't have to check all 14 left first. I doubt I will though. I'm pretty lucky, you know," I said as I laughed at my own inside joke.
"Very well, then I wish to go with you as well. I would speak with Azazel myself to hear the truth from him directly. If this upcoming peace treaty truly is a facade, then I will admit to him that I was wrong about him and that he is a far craftier individual than I gave him credit for," Kokabiel said reluctantly.
He wanted to come with me? I didn't mind because he was about as strong as I was currently. I wouldn't have to waste time protecting him at least.
"I would like to come as well. Last time you ended up in a death world, and I just want to make sure you are safe," a new voice spoke up. I glanced behind us and saw Gabriel entering through the door.
As in—she literally phased herself through the door like she was Obito Uchiha. So much for Azazel's state-of-the-art security system for his lab…
"Can we do that?" I asked Kokabiel. That was really cool…
He scowled. "Only Seraphs can do that. They can also turn almost completely invisible to most beings' physical and magical senses." I could tell he was jealous of only being a ten-winged Fallen Angel.
Gabriel let out a small laugh as she approached. "Yes, it is quite fun being able to sneak right into Serafall Leviathan's office and rearrange her furniture or even steal her magical girl figurines. There's a reason she hates me and is so paranoid about me. I've just never been caught yet. Messing with the filthy devils is a great way to relieve stress." Gabriel said with a gentle smile that did not befit the dark words she just uttered. I couldn't help but laugh at her audacity as well.
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