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Once again, I apologize for the long update. But now I bring you a double update!

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Recap:

All of a sudden, I felt a sharp pain in my right hand. I sat up on my bed and examined it. It was glowing red for a few moments, but when it died down, it looked as though some kind of rune was tattooed on my hand.

(Oga's POV)

"The hell…" I muttered as I turned my hand this way and that. Hilda kicked my door open and I slowly looked over at her. She was wearing her night gown, her hair was down, and she was holding Beel in her left arm. "It can't be…" she said as she eyed my hand. She walked over to my bed and took hold of it and examined the rune closely. "This is…"

"This is what?!"

"The Zebul spell…"

"And that is…?"

Hilda stiffened and asked, "Why would the King give the Zebul spell to a damn fool like you?!"

"Another question, did you sense it or something? Or were you just spying on me?"

"Of course I sensed it!" She roared. She calmed down a bit and explained, "The more you are attached to the young master, the more power he can aid you with in battle. And the more power he gives you, the more the rune will spread throughout your body. But, if the young master cries, it will be only you who get electrocuted. Or at least, that is what I've been told."

"So exactly how much power does Baby Beel have?"

"A lot, considering he's already gotten his special ability."

"And what did you mean by it will be only me who gets electrocuted?!"

"Well, off what I know of, the farther you are away from Beel when he cries, the more painful it will be when he electrocutes you. The death zone starts at about fifteen meters."

"Fifteen?! You're nuts!"

Baby Beel's eyes started to water over my yelling. Hilda set him down on the bed and took a few steps back. "Shall we test it?" She asked. I rolled my eyes and said, "Alright, fine. You stay here while I got outside. We'll see who get electrocuted then."

I stepped outside and looked at my opened bedroom window. 'She's isn't serious about this, it she?'

"wwwaaaahhh!"

Electricity flew out the window and landed directly on me. I cried out in pain as I struggled to get back inside.

By the time I reached my bedroom, I was deep fried. Hilda stood there, smirking. "I see that it works," she said. "Shut up!" I yelled as I crawled towards my bed and the baby. When I got there, he looked at me questionably. "Don't. Cry. Again. Got it?"

Instead of heading my words, his eyes started to tear up again. "Baby Beel!" I said as used up most of my remaining strength to stand, "real men don't cry!"

The baby's eyes sparkled as he looked up at me, then he nodded his head. "Seriously, the things that you teach him." Said Hilda irritated. I looked at her and said, "Oh come one, my fatherly skills are the bomb, ya know?"

"No, I don't know, because you have no fatherly skills."

"Well…! You have no motherly skills!"

"Of course I have motherly skill!" She swung he fist at me and made direct contact with my left cheek. The force of her punch sent me flying back to the wall with a big thud. Hilda walked out of the room with a, "Hmph!"

"Bitch," I muttered as I got up and rubbed my cheek. I looked over at Baby Beel and yawned. "I'm tired, how 'bout you, Baby Beel?"

"Ai!"

When I got settled in bed, he climbed on top of me and we snoozed away.

I woke up to the feeling that my whole body was on fire. I yelled in pain and noticed that Beel wasn't by me anymore and that I was being electrocuted. "Beel!" I yelled as I fell off the bed. I slowly made my way downstairs where the source of the electricity was and found both the baby and Hilda in the kitchen.

Hilda was holding him while he was crying, and she was being electrocuted as well. When Beel noticed me enter the room, he slowly stopped crying. When the electricity finally died down, the blonde sighed in relief.

"Just what were you doing holding Beel while he was crying?" I asked after I recovered. She gave me a cold glare and said, "I was going to feed him, but the young master just cried all of a sudden. He must be very aware that you need to be by him at all times or else you'll die, so he's using it to his advantage to get your attention."

I rolled my eyes, took the baby from her and started feeding him. Irritated, Hilda left the room, muttering a few curses underneath her breath. "Jeez," I started, "what's gotten into her?"

Then I remembered, Aoi was crying yesterday. I needed to know why because it was buggin' the shit outa me. I got ready for school and headed downstairs, when I got into the living room, Hilda was watching a new soap opera. "Hey, you ready?" I asked as I grabbed my bento from the kitchen.

"Not going." Replied Hilda whose eyes were glue to the screen.

"Aren't you required to go? How old are you anyways?"

"None of your concern!"

"Oh, gross! You must be like, fifty, but then you learned some kind of neat trick in Sky Palace that you used to make yourself look younger!"

She threw the remote at me with force. I was able to dodge it at the last millisecond. "I'm the same age as you, douche! Now just leave!"

"Not until you tell me what's gotten into you!"

She let out a loud, irritated groan. "Look," she started as she rubbed her temples. "I might explain if I'm in a better mood when you come back. Now, go."

Shrugging, I went out the door. "Dah…" said Beel sadly as he looked back. "It's okay Beel," I assured him, "I think she's on her period."

"Hey Oga," started Furuichi as he sat down next to me in class, "where's Hilda-san? Is she sick again?" I shook my head and said, "No, but I think she's on her period." The pedophile tsk and said, "That must suck. I'm so glad I'm a man."

"You're a man?"

"Shut up!"

Beel climbed off my shoulder and sat on the desk as Saotome walked into the room. "Mornin', you pieces of shit!" He said as he sat down on his seat. Everyone mumbled their greetings.

During lunch, Hilda brought some of Baby Beel's milk. I was going to ask her about earlier when she left as quickly as she came.

"Wow, must be really bad," said Furuichi sympathetically.

After school, I noticed Aoi walking all alone without her usual group. "Hey," I said as I caught up to her. She looked at me and turned red. "W-Where's Hilda?" She asked as she looked around.

"She's absent today because she's on her period."

"Oh…"

"Anyways, I wanted to know why the hell you were crying yesterday. Like seriously, it's been buggin' me."

"Y-Y-You were w-worried?"

Instead of responding, I placed my hands inside my pockets and shrugged. "So why were ya cryin'?"

Aoi smiled slightly and shook her head. I could have sworn I heard her say, "I might have a chance after all."

"Hm? What was that?"

"u-u-u-um! N-nothing!"

She shook her head fiercely then calmed down. "Do you… want to go get something to eat?" She asked me.

"That would be great! Right, Baby Beel?" The baby squealed in delight and Aoi smiled. "Great! Let's go!" She grabbed my wrist and started walked pretty quickly. "Um…Aoi?" I questioned, but she just kept on walking. After a while she let go of my wrist and said, "I-I-I'm so sorry! I don't know what's gotten into me!" She looked away as her face turned red.

"Are you on your period too?"

"N-N-No!"

We sat down on a bench and ate our yakisoba noodles. I fed Baby Beel nearly half of it until he was satisfied. "Is it safe for him to eat yakisoba?" Questioned Aoi as she grabbed some noodles with her chopsticks. I shrugged and said, "Beel, you have a stomach of steel, don't you?"

"Ai!"

"Next time, I should bring Kouta and they could have a play date at the park." She looked away with her face red after she said that. "Sounds good, how about tomorrow at twelve since it's Sunday?"

"Y-Yeah! Tomorrow sounds gr-great!"

When we finished off our noodles, I looked over at her. She was clenching her fists and staring at the ground with her face all red. "Hey, what's wrong? When are you going to decide to tell me why you were cryin' yesterday?"

She started sweating a little. Before she spoke, she took in a deep breath. "I was crying because I thought I may not have a chance with the guy that I'm in love with!" She stood up and ran away. Beel and I just tilted our heads to the side a little.

When I got back home, Hilda was standing by the door, giving me a cold glare. "Where the hell were you?" she demanded in a deep, demonic tone. "Out with Aoi. Baby Beel and I already ate."

"You went to go see that woman?"

"That woman?"

"It's time for the young master's bath," she said as she walked up to me, took Baby Beel, and then walked upstairs.

"She completely changed the subject," I muttered to myself as I threw myself on the couch and started watching anime. I drifted off to sleep. I dreamt about that tournament money.

I woke up by being electrocuted once again. I yelled in pain as I tried to climb upstairs. If I didn't get closer to the baby soon, I was going to turn into some kind of Japanese french fry.

I slammed the bathroom door open to find Hilda in only a white towel passed out on the floor, and Dameon standing above her.

"Hello there, Ogre, long time no see!"

"It's Oga!" I roared when the electrocuting stopped. Baby Beel was sitting on the floor, looking at me. I'm sure he remembered what I told him and tried his best not to cry. And it was a good thing that the floor wasn't wet, else that could have ended badly.

"I see my father gave you the Zebul spell. You sure must have impressed him for him to give you a gift like that."

"What did you do to Hilda?"

He smirked and said, "I thought you didn't care for the bitch."

"Just answer my damn question!"

"I just knocked her out so I could get time alone with you. Though I could have just taken advantage of this situation…" His eyes wandered around her body, so I chucked a dry bar of soap at him. He caught it without even looking.

"Let's take this outside!" I yelled as I clenched my fists.

Dameon tsked three times. "Ogre, I didn't come here to fight. I came here talk."

"The only way I want to talk right now is with my fists!"

He looked me straight in the eyes and said, "Stop thinking about that tournament. Don't even enter."

I just stared at him. Unaffected. He looked confused and repeated himself, but when nothing happened, he scowled at me.

"Damn you!" He said, "My fucking father's gift made it so that you would be unaffected by my orders!"

I smirked and said, "It seems as though your own daddy likes me more. Besides, I'm immune to your orders, remember?"

I watched as his veins popped out in a bunch of places. He looked like he was about to charge when after a few moments he suddenly calmed down.

"Why are you doing this?" I questioned.

"Because I can." But I knew that there was more to it.

"Look," he continued. "The next time you'll see me will be at that damn tournament. I'll let you in on a little tip: The person who is hosting the tournament is a being who can grant wishes. Because of this, beings unlike humans, like me, will be participating too, since this genie is probably the most powerful one of them all. You can probably understand why I would want that wish. I don't want to waste my energy on battling the guards at Sky Palace just to get to my father."

"Why are you so against him? Did he like, abuse you? Is that the real reason why you made him abuse En?"

"Nope! My father would never hurt his kids like the way I made him hurt my pathetic brother. Let's just say, I'm hungry."

"You're hungry?"

Noticing the confusion on my face he yelled: "for power, you idiot!"

We both looked at Hilda when she shifted slightly. She was going to wake soon. Beel crawled over to her and patted her head.

"I better get going," said the bastard as he made his way to the window. He looked at me from the side and said, "Better start working on your power before the tournament comes around. You're going to need it." And then he was gone.

I looked at Hilda who still hasn't woken up yet. I sighed and picked her up while Beel climbed onto my shoulder. I took her to her bedroom and placed her gently on the bed. I noticed that the towel she was wearing was coming loose, so I immediately turned around.

I heard her sit up. After a few moments she said, "Please leave me. I need to change."

I nodded my head and went downstairs.

"Your brother is a psycho," I told Beel as I sat on the couch.

"Ai," said the baby in agreement.

Hilda came down the stairs in her night gown with her hair down in a tangled mess.

When she sat down next to me she asked in a whisper, "He…Didn't do anything to me…Did he?"

"I wouldn't let that happen."

"So…What did happen?"

I told her everything that he told me, when she finished, she looked at me wide-eyed.

"Tatsumi, you're going to have to win this tournament. You can't let him win."

"Yeah, yeah, I know that. I just need to start training pretty hard. I think I'll skip school until then."

"I will help you."

We looked at each for a few moments until she turned away and started to comb her fair with her fingers.

"The tournament is in a little more than a week," I reminded her. She kept looking away.

Bothered by her hair, I told her to go and comb it. She looked at me with her usual stoic face.

"Are you telling me what to do, fool?" She asked as she gave me her famous glare.

"You're not going to get anywhere with combing your hair out with your fingers," I pointed out.

She rolled her eyes and went upstairs. When she was out of my sight, I turned on Rice Boy and started watching it with Baby Beel.

All of a sudden, Hilda came down with a comb in her hand. When she sat down next to me again she asked, "Will you comb my hair for me?"

I looked at her in horror and asked, "who are you?!"

She slapped the back of my head and said, "If you don't want to do it, just say it."

"It's not that… Just…Why all of a sudden you want me of all people to comb your hair? Can't you do it yourself or something?"

Instead of responding, she got up and started walking towards the staircase.

"Fine!" I said. Beel gave out a happy squeal.

Hilda went back to the couch and sat with her back facing me. She handed me the comb and I started working on her long blonde hair.

"Gently," She hissed after I tugged on a knot a little too hard.

"Hey, you're the one who wanted me to do this. And I'm still questioning why."

After I comb her hair all the way through and got all the knots out, I didn't stop. I couldn't stop, and I don't know why.

"Does it feel nice?" I asked her all of a sudden. I expected her to say something sarcastic, but she just surprised me by whispering, "yes."

Beel soon afterwards climbed off my shoulder and continued watching his program.

"Do you like it here?" I asked her, surprising myself with these odd questions. When she didn't respond, I gave her hair a little pull. "Watch it," she said.

"Respond to my question, damn woman."

"I don't have to."

I rolled my eyes and continued with her hair. But I did hear her mumble, "But if I had to, I would say yes."

After a few moments later I stopped and she turned around. We looked at each other for a few moments until she pulled the comb out of my hand and started walking upstairs.

"Thanks," I heard her say before she was gone.

I woke up early the next day to train before Beel's play date with Aoi's brother, Kouta.

Hilda wasn't up yet, so I made her breakfast and wrapped it up for her.

After I fed Beel, I placed him on my shoulder and walked out of the house.

"I need to find someone I can battle against…" I said to myself.

I bumped into Toujou right outside Ishiyama High. "Look who's here," He said as he walked up to me. "So, what brings the Rampaging Ogre back to school on a Sunday?"

"I'm tryin' to find someone I could beat up so I could practice my new strength."

"Then you bumped into the right guy. I've wanted to beat you up for a while now, ya know?"

We lunged at each other, and the guy has become noticeably stronger since the last time I fought him. He dodged my first attack with ease and punched me under my jaw. I stumbled back a bit and regained my composure in an instant. I sprinted towards him, he paused in surprise. He obviously didn't expect me to become this fast in a short while. He dodged my punch at the last second by tilting his head to the side. He grabbed my arm, twisted it around, and then knee-d my stomach.

"You sure became weaker," he started. "Are you sure you should be fighting with that baby on your shoulder?"

And just like that, I felt power surge within me. When Toujou released me out of surprise, I look over at Baby Beel. There was a strange purple aura surrounding him. When I looked at my hand that possessed the Zebul spell, I noticed how it started extending up my arm. I grinned evilly at Toujou.

In a flash, I was right behind him. He didn't even have time to react. "Zebul kick!" I yelled as I kicked him to the other end of the lot.

"This power…" I started as I looked at my hands. "Is amazing!"

"Daah!"

Someone started clapping. I looked behind me and saw Hilda wearing a grey dress, black heels, and her parasol hung on her arm as she clapped. "When did you get here?" I asked.

I saw her smirk. "That Toujou is a tough one, isn't he?"

Raising my eyebrow, I looked back. I was punched in the gut with extreme force.

"I don't know what's going on," he spat as he wiped some blood off the side of his mouth. "But you're not going to beat me!"

I was pushed back. I managed to stay on my feet as dust gathered all around me. Beel shielded his eyes. I spat out blood after I stopped, then I smirked. "Finally, we're getting serious."

I lunged at him again. I received multiple punches and kicks, as well as gave them.

"You don't know when to quit, do you?!" He said before punching my left cheek.

"Same goes to you!" I yelled as I punched his right cheek.

We went at it for quite some time, but in the end, the battle ended as a tie.

I looked at my watch and said out of breath, "Shit! It's already twelve!" I looked over at Toujou and said, "We will finish this next time!"

"Lookin' forward to it."

I started jogging away. Hilda appeared by my side and asked, "so where are you going?"

"Beel has a play date with Kouta at the park."

"You mean Kunieda's little brother?"

"Yup."

"Then I'm coming."

"What? Why?"

"I don't care if you want me to come or not."

"That doesn't answer my question!"

She didn't reply to me after that.

When we reached the park, Aoi was sitting on a bench watching her little brother play in the sandbox. "Yo," I said as I walked up to her.

She quickly looked at me and blushed. "O-Oga! You're here!" When she noticed Hilda standing beside me, she frowned.

I placed Baby Beel in the sandbox. Kouta stood up and the two had a glaring competition, then they started making sand castles.

"So how is your tournament training?" Aoi asked me. Before I could speak, Hilda told her everything Dameon told me.

"If that's the case, then you really need to win! But… This is still all so weird to me…"

I nodded my head and looked up at the floating castle. It was so unnatural.

Aoi looked up at my direction and saw nothing.

I told her about my match with Toujou and how I was using some of Baby Beel's powers. Her eyes gleamed in curiosity.

Then there was a scream. A high-pitched girly scream at that.

Furuichi came running towards us with Alaindelon on his tail.

"Oga!" He cried as he approached us. "I finally found you!"

"Furuichi-Dono! Come back!"

"Never!"

A few women at a distance saw what was happening. One giggled and said, "teenage boys these day!"

Furuichi jumped behind the bench we were sitting on and cowered behind me.

"Hello, Alaindelon." Said Hilda as she gave him a small wave.

"Oh, hello there, Hilda! You look as beautiful as always! Did you do something to your hair?"

Her hair was up in its usual bun. Remembering what I did last night, I looked away with my face heating up.

"Hilda, are you blushing?!" Exclaimed Furuichi as his eyes widened a bit.

Hilda hit his face with her pink parasol.

Aoi looked at the two of us with a confused look.

After he recovered, Furuichi asked, "Just what have you two been doing?!"

Noticing both me and Hilda tense, Alaindelon came up behind Creepichi, grabbed him, and took off.

"What have you two been doing?" Asked Aoi quietly.

"Nothing," responded Hilda with her usual stoic face.

We sat watching the two kids play for quite some time until Aoi got up and said, "It's time for me to go. Thank you for coming and bringing Beel with you, Oga." I nodded my head.

She took her brother and started walking away. But as she passed Hilda, she said something that I couldn't hear.

(Hilda's POV)

As Kunieda passed by me she said so that only I could hear, "I thought I had a chance…"

"Oi, Hilda," said Tatsumi once Aoi was out of earshot. "Did she say something? I didn't quite catch it."

"No, Tatsumi," I said as I stood up. "She didn't say anything."

I stood in front of him and handed him a bit over twenty-thousand yen.

He looked at the money with the kind of stoic expression I use and asked, "what is this for?"

"I told you before that I was going to give you money every month for staying at your place. Please, take it."

He pushed the money back and said, "I don't want it."

"But you need it."

I knew he knew that I had a point. He took the money with a sigh and stood up. "Let's go home," he said finally as he walked towards Beel who was still playing in the sand and picked him up. He didn't want to go, so he started crying.

Oga cringed in pain as he got electrocuted, but he sucked it up and said, "Baby Beel, you can't stay there forever! We'll come back some other time, okay?"

Hearing his words, the baby slowly stopped crying, as well as the electricity.

Days went by. Tatsumi would frequently go out and train his new power, sometimes with Toujou, Kazaki, or Himekawa. One occasion, he got to battle Saotome. He surprised me by how strong he was. Knowing Oga's position, he trained him all day that day, and he got noticeably stronger. And a few time, he told me he trained with Kunieda. An evil feeling, jealousy, stirred within me. But sometimes, instead of watching Beel to make sure he was okay, I would stay home and finish watching my soap opera. Because of his training, Oga and I didn't really converse.

Before we knew it, two days remained before the tournament.

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