In the morning inside Zeno's apartment, Leila is washing dishes in the kitchen as Zeno lazily inclined on the couch, skimming through the news articles on his smartphone. Nothing unusual made it to the news probably thanks to the Kuoh Town "governors" who took care of the supernatural businesses, maybe, perhaps, who know?
"Hmm, speaking about them..."
Zeno muttered as he thought about the girls in the Kuoh Academy. There are some girls he likes and could clone them easily but his apartment is a bit too small for more people. He will have to find a new bigger place, but...
"Money..."
He simply didn't have that much money to do that. He sighed wryly as even if he transmigrated to a new world with cheats he still had money problems. He wonders if he should find another job.
"Bounty hunter sounds good."
He decided after thinking for a while, his side job would be a bounty hunter. But there is a little problem, he doesn't know how to become one.
"Damn, do they have a place to register before I can call myself one or something?"
He scratches his head before trying to find out information on the internet. He searched through many websites and read many people's articles and comments. He found out that he could just become one without having to register or anything officially. He just has to know the target and where to get his bounty. The connection and reputation are important in this line of work.
"So I have to get to know more people from both mundane and supernatural as well as build up my reputation?"
He has an annoying expression since it seems like a pain to do all that. With a sigh, he gets up from the couch and turns to Leila in the kitchen.
"I will go out for a bit and will probably come back in the evening!"
"Please be careful Master!"
He warned before Leila yelled back from the kitchen. After he put on his brown jacket and boots he quickly went out of his apartment.
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Zeno walked down the bustling streets, his eyes scanning for any signs of activity or interest. As he passed by a small alleyway, he noticed a group of men in white robes huddled together, their voices hushed but tense. Curiosity piqued, Zeno decided to investigate further.
As Zeno turned invisible and approached the group, he could make out their conversation more clearly. They were discussing a plan to attack a "Heretic" who consoles with a devil. Zeno's eyes narrowed. He recognized the term "Heretic" as those who love to use this term are only those who related to the Church, and they were planning an attack on someone who is associated with the devil in the devil's territory even if the said territory has been renting to them.
Zeno thinks that these guys are probably stray exorcists who got excommunicated from the organization.
Zeno listened carefully to their plan, his mind racing with possibilities. He quickly thought about how he could use this to his advantage. He will use them as a ticket to introduce himself as a bounty hunter to the Gremory or Sitri girls so he can ask them to give him some bounty targets to hunt.
He highly doubts that it will be just like the cliche situation where they persistently want him in their peerage when he refuses though. Well, he will still cover his entire body with an SS suit when he meets them so they can't come and harass him at his home.
Zeno then sneaks away from the group of exorcists, he knows their plan and when they will attack so he will leave them be for now. He knew that this would be his chance to maybe make a connection with an influential figure in the supernatural world aka the two Siscon Satans behind the two devil girls.
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In the evening after Zeno returned home, he went to cuddle with Leila on the couch, watching TV as he patiently waited for the time to go out again to capture those stray exorcists.
As midnight approached, Zeno went out of his apartment after putting Leila to sleep with a full stomach in various ways. He then made his way toward one of the houses in the suburbs area where the group of stray exorcists planned to attack.
Zeno was dressed in a full-body SS suit, his movements silent as he jumped from building to building while blending in with his surroundings.
He arrived at the house and peeked through one of the windows. The place was a normal household with a family of four. He silently moves to the roof and looks around.
From his vantage point, he spotted the group of five exorcists already surrounding the house with pistols and swords in their hands. Zeno readies himself. He needs to capture these men alive so they can be handed over. He will have to move fast and knock them out one by one.
He carefully jumps behind the exorcist who standing next to the back door of the house silently. With lightning-fast speed and masterful precision, Zeno's one-knuckle strike hit the exorcist's nape with such force that his head jerked forward with his eyes rolled back. He was instantly knocked out and before he could collapse on the ground Zeno quickly supported his body and quietly lay him on the ground.
Zeno continued this process with each of the exorcists, taking them down one by one. Some of them got choked out or got chin-struck depending on their position and himself.
After all five of them were unconscious. Zeno started gathering them together and restraining their limbs with black tendrils that grew out from his arm. As he finished binding them securely, Zeno noticed a silhouette slowly approaching him from inside the house. He turned to look at the one who approached him with curiosity.
He sees a girl with long white hair in a Kuoh Academy student girl's uniform walking up to him with caution. As he watched her approach, Zeno couldn't help but feel a bit surprised that he would meet one of the Sitri girl peerage members tonight.
The girl's name is Momo Hanakai, a reincarnated devil and Bishop of Sona Sitri peerage. Momo has long white hair and aquamarine color eyes. She is a beautiful girl with big breasts. When she was doing her devil contract like usual today she heard some noise outside of her client's house and came out to investigate. She was surprised at what going on outside when she saw it and decided to approach the one who was still conscious.
Momo stopped five meters away from him, her eyes narrowed as she scrutinized the tall muscular man in a strange black bodysuit that covered his entire body in front of her.
"Who are you and what are you doing here?"
She asked bravely, causing Zeno to chuckle in amusement as his deep distorted voice unnerved her. Zeno smirked beneath his mask as he answered her question.
"Such innocent... don't worry girl. I'm here to catch some stray exorcist."
He stepped forward and introduced himself.
"My alias is The Zavior. I'm just a bounty hunter who just started recently."
He kept his tone light, hoping to ease some of the tension between them which didn't help much with his deep distorted voice and intimidating appearance. Momo remained wary of The Zavior despite his attempts to ease her concerns. She knew that the situation was uncertain and she couldn't help but feel a little unsure. Since she couldn't decide anything by herself she will have to call her King Sona Sitri.
"Zavior-san, right? Please wait for a while. I'll notify my King about the situation and you can talk with her when she comes."
"Sure, I will bring the captured exorcist to the town's governor anyway."
Momo said as she cast a communication spell to call her King before Zeno responded nonchalantly as he waited for Sona to come here.
As Momo's call connected, she began to talk to a small magic circle and explain the situation. After a while, a magic circle with the Sitri clan symbol appeared near Momo as two girls teleported here. Both of them are beautiful bespectacled girls in Kuoh Academy student girl's uniforms.
One of them has short black hair and violet eyes with a slim body, she is Sona Sitri the King of Momo peerage and one of the governors of Kuoh.
The other girl is Tsubaki Shinra a Queen of Sona peerage who has long black hair that reaches her knees and light brown eyes with big breasts.
They immediately turn to look at Zeno who standing near the five unconscious exorcists who are restrained by black tendrils that come out of his arm with a surprise look on their face. Sona steps forward, her gaze fixed on Zeno as she tries to assess his intention. Her voice is calm but authoritative as she addresses him.
"What exactly are you planning to do with those exorcists, Zavior-san? And who are you really?"
Zeno looks at Sona as he tucks on his tendrils to move the exorcist's body a little to imply that he is only here for them.
"Girl, I'm just a bounty hunter who looking for some easy money. As for what I'll do with them, I'm just going to hand them over to the town's governor for a reward since I doubt you appreciate them killing your peerage's client right?"
Sona narrows her eyes at Zeno's words, not entirely convinced by his story. However, she decides to play along for now since she can't really do anything to him without justification.
"Very well, Zavior-san. If that is truly all you plan to do with them, then you can give them to us."
She says, gesturing towards the exorcists. Zeno smirks beneath his mask and nods in agreement.
"Alright, I'll leave them to you, and don't worry about my reward, this time I want a list of criminals or someone with a bounty on their head from your faction rather than money."
Sona raised an eyebrow at Zeno's request but decided to agree to it for now. She knew that having someone like Zeno working for their side could be beneficial in the future.
"I see. Very well, I accept your terms. Thank you for your hard work."
"Hmm, I'll visit you later tomorrow to get the list."
Zeno told her of his visit tomorrow before he released the exorcists from his tendrils as the black tendrils went back into his arm, He then turned invisible and jumped up on the roof of the house before jumping to the next house, leaving Sona and her peerage members to handle the aftermath.
Momo breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that everything was handled peacefully.