Furuichi felt like he was floating in total darkness. He felt weightless, surrounded by a soothing coolness. In this state, he felt like he could sleep for eternity.
Then, he felt another sensation. A warmth in the cold of darkness. It was followed by an intoxicating scent. The smell of something... someone he loved. Then, light appeared. A bright light that erased the darkness.
Furuichi's eyes opened slowly, squinting at the brightness of the sun. His eyes were shielded when a shadow appeared. The shadow was caused by a beautiful woman looking down at Furuichi. "Welcome back, Master."
"Yukihime?" Furuichi then realized that he was lying on her lap. "How did I-" He then felt a twinge in his shoulder. "Oh, right. What happened after she hit me with that? Did I lose consciousness?"
"You did."
"How long was I out?"
"Merely half an hour, if that."
"Hm, so she is gone, I assume."
"She is."
"What of the girls? The Red Tails and those other girls?"
"The Red Tails have suffered a bit of damage, both physical and psychological. They are conscious, but in great distress. Those other girls, the Taniyurikai, are still encased in my ice."
"I see. Once we free them, we'll have to erase a majority of their memories. They don't need to remember this kind of nightmare. The same goes for the Red Tails."
"Understood. For now, however, you yourself need to rest, Master."
Furuichi sighed. "It sure feels like it."
"Well, at least you're in a comfortable spot."
"Yup. I sure am. . . . Wait." Furuichi looked from Yukihime's lap to see the Red Tails plus the retired Kunieda standing over him. "Oh, fuck."
Nene was at the front of the group, glaring daggers at Furuichi. He would have felt nothing but terror, had Yukihime not wrapped her tail and arms around him protectively and glared at the girls like a protective fox of her cub.
Nene still glared, before she sighed. "Calm down, fox. None of us plan on beating him. Though, for keeping all of these secrets, he deserves a good ass-kicking."
"You sound like Oga," Furuichi said as he gently brushed Yukihime's soft tails and comforting arms off of him.
"Ah, so you kept this stuff secret from your girlfriend, too" Yuka asked in her usual loud tone.
Furuichi sighed. "You're never gonna stop doing that, are you?"
"Doing what?"
"Nothing important. What is important is that Yukihime and I should probably start erasing memories." Furuichi then heard a click and looked to see Chiaki pointing her guns at him.
"No way," she said in her usual stoic voice.
"If anything, you're gonna tell us everything," Ryoko said, her hands in her pocket.
Furuichi stared at the Red Tails, looking at the eyes of all the girls. They had strong resolve in all of them. "Do you realize what you're asking me?" The girls just nodded their heads. Furuichi stared at them before looking at Kunieda. "Do you really want them to be involved?"
"Furuichi, after today, they have a right to know."
Furuichi looked at the beautiful former leader, and sighed. "Alright." He then stood up. "But remember, you asked about this."
Furuichi told them everything, from the first chapter to now. He made sure to tell them the whole truth about the Black Zodiacs, not wanting to miss a single brutal fact about those monsters. He wanted them to be afraid, knowing just how powerful and evil they can truly be.
It worked.
All of the girls looked absolutely shocked after learning about them. Many of what Furuichi said was beyond unbelievable. One of the most shocking statements was how Tojo was easily beaten by one of them, and the fact that his opponent was barely trying. They thought it was unbelievable that it took a punch from Tojo like it was nothing, but the more shocking fact was that it easily lifted him with one hand. When they looked towards Kunieda to ask if Furuichi was telling the truth, her expression was more than enough of an answer.
They were even more horrified when they were told about Tyrant. Kunieda herself was shocked to find out that Furuichi was virtually powerless against him, that he couldn't hurt the bastard at all. Furuichi also noticed the uneasy look they all had when he mentioned that Tyrant was the one who awakened that dark creature Furuichi turns into in the first place.
Yuka looked like she wanted to puke. "That's... beyond crazy. You've been fighting literal demons from the actual Hell that have no problem slaughtering anything that gets in the way? They almost killed your sister, TWICE!"
"I know. That's exactly what I'm up against. Now that you know, will you let me erase your memories?"
"What, so you can fight those bastards alone," Kaoru asked. Furuichi looked at her with a raised eyebrow.
"She's right, Furuichi." He looked at Yuka, who was shaking. "No one should fight something like that alone, or even with just one sexy fox lady."
Yukihime blushed. "Beg pardon?"
"What? You're a ba- wait. FURUICHI!"
Furuichi actually jumped at Yuka's yell. "Um... yeah?"
"A-A-A-A-A-ANSWER ME HONESTLY!"
Furuichi was a bit freaked out with how red Yuka was. "Um... sure?"
"Did you... ever... do it with the fox lady?"
The area went black, and both Furuichi and Yukihime lost all color. Those two weren't the only ones affected by the question.
"AOI-NEE-SAN!" The other Red Tails looked to see Nene holding Kunieda in her arms, the woman foaming from the mouth. Weirdly enough, even though the other Red Tails were concerned for Kunieda's mental state, Yuka was more interested in her sexual question.
Furuichi and Yukihime were both beet red.
"NONONONONO! I SWEAR, YUKIHIME IS STILL AS PURE AS THE SNOW SHE COMMANDS," Furuichi yelled while flailing his hands around. Those words helped somewhat cure Kunieda, since she was no longer foaming at the mouth and looked like she had just woke up from a nap.
"Of course! Though Master and I share the same bed, he would never defile me in my slumber!" Furuichi's jaw dropped, as did Yuka's and the other Red Tails, with Kunieda looking the worst of them all. Her jaw actually smashed the pavement.
"H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-!"
Furuichi looked at Kunieda with a cold sweat and shadowed eyes. "K-Kunieda-senpai?"
With glowing red eyes and bokken in hand, Kunieda practically warped towards Furuichi, as if she was either a transfer demon, or as fast as Furuichi or Jackal. "HOW SHAMELESS!"
"YIPE!" Furuichi somehow caught Kunieda's sword perfectly with a sword-catch. It was really impressive, but still terrifying.
After a long time of trying to calm down Kunieda, which still involved Furuichi getting hit, everyone went back to topic.
"Your fox girl is seriously strong, no one is denying that," Ryoko said as she tapped the ice still trapping the Taniyurikai. "Still, I don't think even her help will be enough to beat those freaks. Even she struggled against that War chick."
Furuichi sighed. "She's right, isn't she, Yukihime." The fox familiar remained silent. "How many strikes did she land?"
Yukihime was still silent before she sighed and rolled up one of her sleeves. It was covered in bloody slashes.
Furuichi stared at them. "That's not all of it, is it."
Yukihime looked into her master's knowing eyes, and sighed. She stood up, and pulled one arm into her kimono. After moving it around a bit, she pulled in her other arm, and used it to pull off the top part of her kimono.
The Red Tails all screamed. They didn't know what to react to first: the fact that a girl actually stripped in front of a boy, the fact that she has a dynamite body that might even surpass Oga's, or those watermelons she calls breasts.
Instinctively, they all reacted to Yukihime's breasts first, and patted their chests first. Chiaki was the first to fall, since all she got was a pat. Yuka was next, followed by Ryoko, Kaoru, and even Kunieda herself. Nene was the last to fall. Still, after just looking between her breasts and Yukihime's, she knew immediately that she was nowhere near her level.
They were all taken out of their trance when Furuichi stood up, his eyes shadowed. Even Yukihime looked a bit nervous. "M-Master?" He then began to walk towards her, which made her feel a bit scared. "P-Please, forgive my weakness!" She was about to bow. " I did not mean to dishonor the name of Lu-" Before she could even move her head, Furuichi grabbed and hugged her. She turned blood red from embarrassment. "M-M-M-M-M-MASTER?!"
"Forgive me."
She was no longer blushing. "Eh?"
"This happened because I was too weak. Because I don't have enough control over my powers. I couldn't protect you."
Yukihime was quiet for a bit before she sighed and hugged Furuichi back. "Master, I believe you have our roles reversed. I am your familiar. Your shield. It is my duty to protect you. You have no reason to protect me."
"You are not my shield."
"Hm?"
"You are my sword. My spear. My most beautiful blade." The last part made Yukihime blush. "You are to forever remain by my side, and forever fight by my side. I will never allow anyone to break you. Besides, I'm royalty. I am the prince of Luciferia, which means I am next in line for the throne." Furuichi then pushed himself back so he could look into Yukihime's eyes with a beautiful smile. "What kind of ruler would I possibly be if I don't even have the power to protect one of the most precious people in my life?"
Yukihime's heart was beating a mile a minute. She never wanted this moment to end. She thought it as inappropriate, but she couldn't help it. She was falling completely in love with her master. So much so, that she didn't even notice that their lips were coming closer together.
"Ahem!"
The two were brought out of their moment, and looked to see an aggravated looking Kunieda. Her eyes were closed, her eyebrow was twitching, she had her hands on her hips, and she had a tick mark on her forehead. In short, she looked like she was ready to beat the crap out of someone.
Furuichi looked at her for a bit, before looking back at Yukihime. He then realized that he was hugging a beautiful, half-naked woman in front of many other women. Realizing that, he raised his hands straight into the air, and backed away slowly.
When he did, he got a good look at Yukihime's wounds again. He stared at them for a bit before looking back at his hands. "Yukihime?"
"Hm?"
"I know my healing powers are nothing compare to yours, but I should at least try and help with the minor wounds."
Yukihime blushed. "Oh. Um. T-Thank you very much, Master."
"Hey, aren't they being a bit too lovey-dovey," Yuka whispered to Nene.
"He has his claws around Nee-san's and Oga's hearts, and yet he's flirting with some snow white chick right in front of me and Nee-san. Pisses me off," Nene said with a tick mark.
"Scumbag," Chiaki said.
"Hm? Wait. Nene-san, didn't you say 'me and Nee-san'," Ryoko asked.
"I didn't," Nene quickly answered.
"But I'm pretty sure I-" Ryoko shuttered when Nene gave her a death glare.
"I. DIDN'T. SAY. ME."
"R-Right." Ryoko looked like she was about to wet herself.
Furuichi's face was twitching from what he heard from the girls. "Anyway, whenever you're ready." Yukihime nodded.
Furuichi began to concentrate. Demonic energy materialized in his hand, and moved towards Yukihime. It slowly enveloped her, and began to glow. Then, it began to shine, much to the surprise of Furuichi and the girls. When the light disappeared, everyone got a shock.
Yukihime examined her body, completely surprised. "All of my wounds... they're completely gone." There wasn't a scratch on her. It was like she had never gotten in a fight at all.
Furuichi was shocked. He looked at the palms of his hands. "What... was that? Have I... gotten stronger?"
"Master?" Furuichi looked at Yukihime, who had fixed her kimono.
Furuichi looked at his hands, and gripped his palms. "I need to train. Is there a secluded area nearby?"
"Um, yes. There is a forest devoid of human life not too far from here."
"Good." Furuichi looked at the Taniyurikai. "Release them from the ice. We'll erase their memories of War Maiden and what she put them through."
"Understood." Yukihime then snapped her fingers, the ice breaking into a beautiful rain of sparkles. All of the girls fell gently to the ground, cushioned by the snow created by the shattered ice. As they lay on the ground, Furuichi extended his hand. Tendrils of darkness shot from his hand, and touched the head of all the girls. A dark light illuminated the sleeping maidens' heads.
When it was gone, the girls slowly began to wake up.
"Where am I?"
"Ara? What was I doing?"
"Oh! How unladylike! I appear to have slept on the ground!"
"Ah, I believe it is far worse than that, Madame."
The leader looked at her blue-haired comrade before looking in the same direction as her. Before her stood the Red Tails.
The leader sighed. "I suppose we lost." The leader and all the Taniyurikai got up and bowed politely. "Good day to you," they all said in unison. Then, they all began to walk away. The Red Tails just watched them, not wanting to say anything.
What could they possibly say? There was no way in hell they wanted to remind those girls of that demon. No one should have to go through what they did. Believing they lost an honorable battle was pretty much a mercy compared to the alternative.
However, before they could all leave, the leader's brown haired lieutenant noticed Furuichi. "Silver hair? Ah! You're the father!"
Furuichi, Yukihime, and all of the Red Tails turned to stone; with Nene's statue cracking a bit, while Kunieda's completely shattered.
"Um, pardon?"
"You're the father of that lovely young woman's green haired child!"
Furuichi then went back to normal. "Oga?"
"Dear sir, did you and your beloved have a quarrel?"
Furuichi blushed at the word beloved. "Um, none in recent memory."
"I see. She seemed quite crossed with you." The lieutenant then bowed. "I pray that you and you beloved work together to resolve your conflict, for the sake of both your love and your child."
"Nah?!" Furuichi's eyes were shadowed, his jaw hanging loosely.
The lieutenant then looked at him with a beautiful, aristocratic smile. "Well then, a good day to you, dear sir." With that, the lieutenant, with the rest of the Taniyurikai, walked out of Furuichi's and the Red Tails' lives.
Furuichi's eyebrow twitched. "What the hell? Oh, whatever. I'll deal with that headache some other time. Yukihime, are you ready?"
"Always, Master."
"Well then..." Furuichi extended his palm and created a transfer portal. "Let's go."
"Yes, sir."
"Wait a damned minute!" The two looked at Nene. "Where the hell do you think you two are going?"
"Training. I need know the limits of my powers. War Maiden obviously removed a few limiters. Need to know what."
"Well, we're coming with you to train," Yuka yelled.
"Train in what?"
"In fighting War Maidens, of course," Yuka yelled matter-of-factly.
"Forget it." Yuka twitched at that. "War Maiden is a demon, not some street punk or yakuza. She's a being beyond all of you. You are all humans. You have no reason to be dragged into fight of literally biblical proportions. I'm fighting creatures powerful enough to reduce Ishiyama to rubble. Quite possibly Japan itself if they were allowed to use their full power. You shouldn't have to fight them."
"AND WHY SHOULD YOU," Nene yelled angrily.
"Because I'm a demon like they are." That caught them all off guard. "Not only that, I'm they're target. This is my fight. No one else. Don't get involved."
"Are you telling us to abandon a friend," Ryoko yelled angrily.
"That's exactly what I'm saying."
"That's BS, Furuichi, and you know it," Kaoru yelled.
"Too cruel," Chiaki said with an angry look.
"Cruel or not, it's for your own safety. I'm just grateful you see me as a friend. Now then, good-bye."
"WAIT, DAMMIT!" Nene was about to grab Furuichi with her chain, but he and Yukihime had already walked through and closed the portal before she could throw her chain. Staring at where he once was, she got so angry that she actually slammed one end of the chain onto the ground. "THAT STUBBORN JACKASS!"
Furuichi and Yukihime walked out of the portal to see a beautiful forest from atop a cliff. Without hesitating, Furuichi began to concentrate. He easily lifted a giant junk of the forest off the ground. It looked like a mini floating island from One Piece: Strong World.
"Well, I really have gotten stronger."
"What are you planning to do, Master?"
"I need to practice using my powers a bit more. See how much control I have over them. You should concentrate on analyzing your body. I have no idea if I healed you properly. Once you find yourself to be in top condition, I will need your assistance."
"Assistance? With what?"
Furuichi then looked at her with silver eyes. "Combat training."
Oga was laying on her bed, reading manga, with Baby Beel reading it while laying on her shoulder.
"Oi." Oga looked up to see Henry. "I'll be watching over the master all day today. You can just continue lying down like the lazy bimbo you are."
Oga sat up and yawned. "Did Hell freeze over? Why are you helping out?"
"Don't give me that. He's the component I've been craving for. If I stand back and let things go as they have been, I'll definitely die."
"Oh, that right? To be honest, I'd like for you to be more involved. The writer hasn't been showing you doing that much."
"And I would gladly gut him for doing that. That brainless buffoon. He should know that Master Beelzebub is everything to me! My sole purpose for living is to serve him! This so called writer should know that I am not supposed to let him out of my sight for a second. And yet, he constantly takes my master away from me, and gives him to that despicable Luciferian! An even worse insult is the fact that he made a mere familiar act like a true, bonafide demon maid servant! Doesn't he know that skills such as hers takes years to cultivate?! Just giving her those skills as soon as she is introduced is no different from making her like the infamous Mary Sue!"
"The hell are you on about?"
"And then there's you. Whether it's fighting, training, going to school, or spending time with that damned Luciferian, you always made sure to keep the master as far from me as possible. Worst of all, while I was injured and unable to move, you never once came back to the house. Do you have any idea how heartbreaking it is to have next to no pages of me with the master? And when you finally return, we had to deal with that body switch fiasco, and I was even forced to watch the Master actually hug that despicable Luciferian."
"Alright, already! I get it, so back the hell off! Shoo! Get away from me!" Henry then stared at Oga. "Now what?"
"Why... did you say that back there?"
"Say what?"
"You said something that would make Behemoth, no the entire Demon World your enemy. The only allies you would possibly have would be those accursed Luciferians, since you actually admitted to wanting to protect their prince. Next time, you'll pay dearly for it."
"Oh, that. The whole Baby Beel won't destroy humanity, and I won't let anyone hurt Furuichi. Well, the reason I said the part for Baby Beel was because..."
"Because...?"
"It popped into my head." Strands of hair popped out of Henry's neat hair. "As for Furuichi, I totally meant what I said."
"What?"
"I won't let anyone hurt my best friend. Not that Naga guy, his boss, or even Baby Beel's dad. Hell, I'll beat the living shit out of that demon mom of his if she hurts him in any kind of way."
Henry was silent for a bit. "You said the first thing that popped into your head for the Young Master, but you were absolutely positive about what you said for the Luciferian Prince?"
"Yeah."
Henry then picked up Baby Beel, and used his little hand to slap Oga while yelling, "YOU WORTHLESS FOOL!"
"I knew you were stupid the day I met you, but I didn't think it was too this extent!"
"Hey!"
"Do you realize how many enemies you made with those comments?!"
"Wait!"
"What's worse, you practically admitted to being a traitor by siding with the Luciferians! Why couldn't you think back there?! Do you have any idea how many demons want the head of the Prince of Luciferia alone?!"
Misaki walked in. "I'm home. Oh? Another lover's quarrel? You guys never learn."
"Not at all! She's just being a fool!"
"Now, now, Henry. I bought some meat buns. Let's enjoy them."
"No, I'm fine," Henry said as he was being pushed.
"I bought your favorite kind. Super Spice Habanero!" Only Henry and Misaki seemed to enjoy the meat buns. Tatsumi and Baby Beel seemed to suffer. "Oh, Tatsumi, have you heard the news?"
Tatsumi got serious, thinking something happened to Furuichi again. "What news? Does it involve Silver?"
"Hm? No. Actually, now that I think about it, no one's seen that guy since that crazy storm." Oga felt a bit relieved. "Anyway, I overheard it at the supermarket. Apparently, your new school is almost complete."
The Ishiyama boys of the class were cheering after hearing about their "paradise" returning. Nene wasn't even paying attention to them. She was too busy being angry at Furuichi.
"Nene-san?" She looked up at Yuka. "Still thinking about Furuichi?"
"Tch. He's such a stubborn bastard. Why cant he just accept our help?"
"You think he's afraid," Ryoko asked.
"Afraid of what," Nene asked back.
"That something might happen to us," Kaoru answered. Nene didn't retort. "We all saw what just one of those freaks are capable of. She took us down without hardly even trying. Hell, she was pretty much just toying with us. Bitch didn't even see us as a threat."
The Red Tails were all quiet, thinking about how easily War Maiden took them down. Had that snow girl not appeared when she did... War Maiden would have won... and killed Furuichi.
"A-Anyway, I'm looking forward to our school being rebuilt," Yuka said, trying to change the tense subject.
"Yeah. We only have a couple days left here," Ryoko added.
Nene chuckled. "When you put it that way, I might actually miss this place."
"But they finished the job really quick," Kaoru said before she took a bite out of her bento. "Since summer vacation finished, it's only been three months."
Nene was surprised. "That is fast! Do schools get built that fast? Himekawa, do you have a hand in this?"
"Huh? No way. If I'm gonna put money into something, it'd be an apartment building."
"Do you think it was Furuichi," Yuka asked. "He might have used those crazy superpowers of his."
Nene thought about it. "I wouldn't put it past him." She then looked out the window. "That guy has way too many secrets."
"Where the hell is he? He nags at me to be on time for school, and yet he himself is playing hookie? Baby Beel, remind me to punch Furuichi when I see him!"
"Da!"
"A beautiful young woman with a baby on her back."
"Hm?" Oga looked to see an old man.
"You're her."
"Wrong."
"Eh? But you're Oga Tatsumi, correct?"
"Not her," Oga said as she quickly walked away. Though she was going fast enough to look like she was running.
"Don't give me that," the old man yelled as he easily followed her pace.
"You've got the wrong babe."
"Would you stop?!"
"Don't wanna!"
"I just wanna talk!"
"Well, I don't!"
A few minutes later, Oga was able to give the old man the slip, and go to the roof. As this was going on, the Ishiyama crew went to see their new school.
The old man was standing on top of the gymnasium. "Damn. I lost her. Oga Tatsumi. She's more fun than I've heard, and even more beautiful."
"I thought it was about time someone showed up."
"Hm?"
"But to think it'd be you, old man," Saotome said with Ittousai and Genma behind him. "There something you want from my student?"
"Is that you, Saotome? I see. So you're the one helping her. Well, things aren't looking to well for me."
"Bull. You came waltzing into enemy territory like it was nothing."
"Now, now. I just came to say hi. Besides, it has been quite some time since I've seen those two in the back. Seems Father Time hasn't been too kind to you two, Isurugi Genma, Kunieda Ittousai."
"Like you're one to talk," Genma retorted.
"It has been a few decades," Ittousai responded.
After saying their "greetings" the old man got into a fight with the other old men.
During this time, the delinquents got to see their rather extravagant looking school. It was a bit much, but all they cared about now was who would spray paint it first. As the boys were arguing, two workers came and took down the Ishiyama sign.
The delinquents were obviously confused and were absolutely shocked when they were informed that the school had been changed.
Back to the fight, the old man was able to dodge an attack from Ittousai without getting a scratch. "You damn hostile geezers. I just came to greet you."
"A greeting," Saotome asked, while activating his powers. "You mean, you came here to declare war, right, Behemoth?"
Henry, who was on the roof, was shocked to hear that name. "Behemoth?! He's already here?!"
Henry's thoughts were interrupted when Oga came out, yawning. "I'm sleepy. Let's take a nap, Baby Beel."
"Ai."
Henry then grabbed Oga and muffled her mouth with his other hand. "You damn fool," he angrily whispered. "Can't you feel that incredible demon power?!"
"Hm? Henry," Oga asked through his hand.
Behemoth was quiet. "A declaration of war? No. I haven't issued one... yet. I just came to say hi to my new neighbor." Genma was confused. "I built a school for my master, En. There is quite a lot of things he needs to learn, especially if he wants to defeat Prince Noble. There is quite a bit to learn if one wishes to defeat a Luciferian, especially the prince himself."
Oga struggled when she heard that part, not liking what she heard.
"Calm down, woman," Henry whispered angrily.
"So, let's try to get along, neighbor."
The Ishiyama gang was shocked by what they saw. They all screamed the same thing at once. "What... the HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL?!"
Back to Furuichi and Yukihime, the forest was now a lush, white wonderland of snow. A beautiful, sparkling plain of fresh powder. It was a gorgeous sight.
A large patch was then blown away after a katana clashed with a spear.
Furuichi and Yukihime glared at one another, not taking the chance to so much as blink. Then, the two went back to their duel. The beautiful weapons clashed, blowing the snow everywhere. Though they were fighting, their movements and techniques were so elegant and artistic, that it actually looked like they were dancing. Then, the two clashed once more, their faces mere inches away from one another.
"Hm?"
"Is something the matter, Master?"
"I sense something. Something's amiss in Ishiyama. I think we've trained enough. Let us return."
"As you wish, Master."
With that, Furuichi opened a portal, and saw everyone standing where Ishiyama was supposed to be rebuilt. He noticed everyone's expression. "What's wrong, everyone?"
Everyone looked at him, but Kanzaki was the one who spoke. "Furuichi, they're here. Akumano Academy."
Furuichi had a blank look before he looked at the sign. Indeed, it said Akumano Academy, and had a picture of En on it. He then looked up the building. "That kid is a real pain in the ass."
"What do we do now," Kanzaki asked.
"Dunno," Furuichi answered.
"We can't just go back to class after coming all the way here," Natsume said.
"Let's bust in," Yuka said excitedly.
"I don't think that's a good idea, Hanazawa-san."
"Huh, why not?" That's when she had a thought. "Is... is she involved?" The male delinquents looked confused, but the Red Tails knew who she meant immediately.
"I doubt it."
"Are any of them involved," Nene asked angrily.
"No. If they were, I sure as hell wouldn't have let you guys anywhere near here. But, there are demons. I doubt they're at War Maiden's level, but I'd rather not leave it to chance. If just one of them is as strong as she is, we're screwed."
"We can handle ourselves, Furuichi," Kaoru retorted.
"Don't be an idiot. None of you stood a chance against her. What makes you think you can handle an unknown number of demons as strong as she was?!"
"W-Well... we have you and your girlfriend, right," Yuka tried to argue.
"Huh? When did Oga get here," Kanzaki asked.
"Not her! The sexy fox lady."
Kanzaki gave Yuka a look. "Paako, have you gotten crazier?"
"No! I mean- Wait." Yuka looked around. "Um, Furuichi, where's the sexy fox lady?"
Furuichi didn't say anything. He had ordered Yukihime to scout the school the moment he found out that it was now En's territory. Telepathy comes in handy for situations like that.
"Whatever, Paako. Let's just get in."
"Eh, but-"
"What are you guys doing?" Everyone looked to see Himekawa. "Come on. I found an unlocked door."
"Wait, you got in no problem," Yuka asked.
"Who the hell do you think unlocked that gate in the first place?"
"Sweet! See, Furuichi!? Himekawa made it in just fine! We've got nothing to worry about!"
"Keep it down, fool," Himekawa ordered. "What'll we do if someone comes because of your big mouth?"
As they walked farther in, they saw all kinds of gaudy En statues. None of them were impressed by the statues, but they were more curious about who En really was. However, it also made some of them, especially the Red Tails, more interested in Furuichi. This kid sees him as pretty much a rival. If a kid like that wants to beat Furuichi, then they can only imagine how amazing he really is.
After a bit of exploration, they found the door. Yuka commented on how it was like entering a haunted house, which Furuichi noticed made Nene nervous. After they entered, and saw how large it was in the inside, Yuka commented on how she thought she heard the door close on itself. Nene told her to cut it out in a nervous tone, which Furuichi thought was adorable.
"She really does have a lot of cute moments," Furuichi thought.
Before they walked any further, Furuichi just stopped. Some of the students noticed that.
"Oi, Furuichi, what are you doing," Himekawa asked.
"I'm gonna look around the lobby a bit. See if there's anything worth while. You guys go on ahead."
"Huh? What's up with you? Oh, whatever. Do what you want. Let's go," Kanzaki said.
The group was about to follow him and Himekawa, but Nene stopped. She turned to look at Furuichi, and he just smiled and waved. She looked a bit skeptical at first, but then decided to leave with the group.
Furuichi watched as they walked away. "Aaaaannd... They're gone." Furuichi then began to turn around. "And with the humans gone, how about the four of us have a talk among demons?"
"Ah! We've been found out! We didn't even get to tail you. You're good. But, then again, you are a Luciferian." Three demons were standing before Furuichi. A short one tied by rope and with a bandage mask, a tall one with scar on the left side of his face, and a beautiful female demon in the middle.
"I'm from Behemoth's Pillar Squad, Pillar Agiel," the woman said as she did a cute pose. A pose that made Furuichi blush. "Ah! You blushed! That's the kind of reaction I was hoping for! You may be a Luciferian, but you've got some pretty good taste."
"Enough, Agiel," the short one said.
"Yeah, yeah, O'Donnell."
"Anyway, I am Pillar O'Donnell."
"Pillar... Zera."
Agiel walked forward... before warping before Furuichi, her arms behind her back. "So you're the famous Prince of Luciferia? Wow. I can tell by just looking, you're seriously strong. Weird, considering you're so cute. Still..." Agiel reached towards him with one hand, and waved a palm around him. "I can just feel the power radiating from you. It's no wonder you were able to take down most of the Zodiacs. Is it true that you beat all the Ghosts?"
Furuichi looked at Agiel, not a sign of fear on him. "It is."
"Nice. You're gonna be one hell of a fight."
"You plan on challenging me?"
"That's pretty much the plan. I mean, sure, we're supposed to kill Master Beelze's contractor, but we were also ordered to kill you as a sort of side mission. I don't see why we can't complete the side quest first. It ironically looks more fun than the main assignment."
Furuichi's eyes then turned silver. "Let me just warn you, this side quest is also far more difficult than the main one."
Agiel smiled. "The most enjoyable ones usually are."
"WAIT RIGHT THERE!"
Furuichi's eyes widened at the voice. He looked behind him to see the Ishiyama gang. "Dammit! Why are they here?!"
"I knew it," Nene said. "You did know something, Furuichi."
"Stop hiding stuff from us, you jerk," Yuka yelled.
"Hm? Hey, Noble, right? Are these the rest of Master Beelze's men? They look seriously weak. Looking between you and them, you're like a Gorgon Zora surrounded by blood pond fleas."
Furuichi's eyebrow twitched. "Blood pond fleas? Is that supposed to be the Demon World equivalent to a water flea?"
"You," Nene yelled. Agiel pointed to herself. "Yes, you! That uniform! You're from that Akumano school, right?! What's going on here!?"
Agiel giggled in an adorable way. "Yeah, Akumano Academy. Can't do anything about Master's naming sense." Agiel laughed in a cute way, making Furuichi blush. Only, he didn't know if it was because of how cute she was, or because of how embarrassing it was that he thought of the same name that's making this cute girl laugh.
"Oi, girly, don't take us too lightly," one random delinquent said as he walked up to her.
"You lookin' down on us with that getup," another random delinquent said as he also walked up. The two were both taller than Agiel, but that was the only advantage they had.
Agiel laughed her adorable laugh. "Look at these pathetic maggots." Agiel then flicked the boys on their foreheads, and sent them flying past Furuichi. He didn't react at all. He didn't even care that they were buried. He just kept on looking at Agiel with his silver eyes.
"I forgot to say this before, Noble, but trespassing is forbidden, even for someone of your standing."
"Why you!" Nene threw her chain, which completely wrapped around Agiel.
"Oh."
"Nice, Nene-san," Yuka cheered.
"Hey, O'Donnell, we match!"
"Stop playing around."
"I know. I know." She then easily broke out of the chains, and charged at Furuichi. "The captain told us to stand down, but you're still an assignment, Noble!"
Furuichi just stared at the charging Agiel, about to summon his sword. However, for a reason unknown to even him, he felt that he had no reason to. Then, he found out why.
Agiel was sent skidding back. "Ooh, what just happened? Was that you, Noble? Hm?"
"That was close, but I made it in time."
"Aoi-nee-san," Nene said joyously.
"Hmm. And who might you be? People shouldn't be able to enter here anymore."
"True. No normal person would be able to see this place now."
"Hm?"
"That's right. You weren't able to see it either, Aoi."
"Nene, all of you, get as far from here as quickly as you can."
"There's something here," Zera said.
"Koma, let's do this. Our first battle." When she said that, Furuichi saw a large creature appear behind Kunieda.
"Hm? You have a strange pet, girl. It almost feels like demonic power is coming from him, but... is it really a demon?"
O'Donnell explained what the creature was, and was even about to take care of it. However, a threat from Agiel prevented him from doing that.
"You know, I was actually looking forward to fighting Noble, but I guess he's the final boss of the side quest. The main dish should always be saved for last, I suppose."
Aoi was quiet for a bit. "What is it you guys are after?"
"Hm?"
"This is our school. You should leave. And if you're here for Furuichi, I can tell you right now that you're not going to have him."
"Oh? Well, well, who knew the prince was such a heart-breaker? So, you have a thing for him, right?"
Kunieda blushed. "N-No! That's not it!"
Agiel laughed at that. "What a cute reaction." Kunieda looked annoyed. "And for your information, we're just the lookouts. This building has been put under our watch until the other members show up."
"Other members?"
"Yup. All three hundred and ninety-four members of the Pillar Division will be using this building as a base. So, it will be exactly as the name implies. Isn't that great, Noble?" Everyone looked at where the girl was looking towards, and looked at Furuichi. "Instead of the boring old twenty-five members that make up the Black Zodiac, you'll be fighting an entire army of demons hell-bent on killing you and Master Beelze's contractor. Aren't you a popular prince?" Everyone was shocked to hear that. An entire army, just to kill one man? Everyone wanted to know just what Furuichi did to deserve something like that.
"Your school will become exactly what the front marker says, Oga Tatsumi." She looked up to see Behemoth looking over her. "A school of demons."
Oga leered at Behemoth with her trademark smile. "So you're Behemoth?"
Kunieda was starting to sweat. "A school of demons. If they're anything like her..."
"Come to think of it, isn't it about time the first squad arrived?"
Kunieda and Furuichi's eyes widened at what Agiel said.
"This is bad! If any more demons show up..." Kunieda turned towards Furuichi. "Furuichi-kun, you and Nene get everyone out of here!"
"What about you?!"
"I'll hold these guys back and catch up with you!"
"Wow, you really don't think much of me, do you? Do you really think I'll let you get away, let alone Prince Noble?"
"You still haven't answered my question. What exactly are you planning to do by building this school of demons?"
"Hmm. You know, I really like the look your giving me. It's almost as intense as Prince Noble's. I don't get why you're so hung up on this 'school' thing, but the leader was at least right about something." Agiel then lunged towards Kunieda. "Here, I get to fight a lot of interesting people!"
Kunieda parried Agiel's attack, making Agiel jump to next floor. "Nice reaction, but I'm not done yet!" She then charged at Kunieda, only to be swiped away by Koma.
She was able to easily land on her feet. "Whoa. I totally forgot about her pet. Gotta watch out for him. I gotta say, I honestly thought the prince would be my only source of entertainment, but you're seriously starting to fire me up."
"Oi, Kunieda," Himekawa yelled.
"We're joining in," Kanzaki said.
"Don't even think about it," Furuichi said as he extended his arm in front of them.
"The prince is right." Furuichi looked at Agiel. "I really don't care about weaklings. But you, you're majesty. You should really stay. After I take down this interesting girl and her pet, I'm coming after you next." Furuichi's gaze hardened. "Ooh, nice look."
"Hey, dammit." Agiel looked at an angry looking Kunieda. "I'm not gonna pretend like I didn't hear that. No one in my class is weak." Agiel looked interested in what Kunieda said. "Koma."
"Oh? You're gonna do that?" Kunieda's bokken began to glow. While she was doing that.
"Ooh, is that some kind of finisher?" Agiel's sword was then surrounded by demon energy. "Then I'll see your bet and raise you!" Kunieda couldn't help but compare Agiel's sword to one of Furuichi's techniques... only... weaker.
"You asked what we were planning with by building a school, right? Isn't it obvious?" Agiel charged, with Kunieda charging as well. "We're gonna start a war! A war against the bloodline of Lucifer herself!" Kunieda's glare hardened. "Dark Sword, Bloody Grave!"
The two were standing behind one another, neither moving from their clash. "Shingetsuryuu Battoujustsu, Nishiki..." The blade of Kunieda's bokken broke off, with Agiel smirking. "Hyakka Midare Zakura. Demon Clad... Dazzling Flower Blizzard!"
Agiel's jacket was completely shredded. "Was that..." She spat up some blood. "A wind technique?" That's when she fainted.
"You said you were starting a war against Lucifer's bloodline? I honestly don't care about her, but if you're after Furuichi... if you're challenging one of us to a war, then you're challenging all of us. Bring it on. Don't take Ishiyama lightly."
"No nip slip?"
"Not happening."
The sound of groaning was heard. Everyone looked to see a large group lumbering towards them. "Lu...ci...fer...i...an." When one of them said that, three charged towards Furuichi. Without even moving from where he was standing, Furuichi back handed the first one, slapped the second, and flicked the third one. The first two were planted into walls, while the third one crashed into the lumbering crowd. It barely slowed them down.
"Now's a good time to run," Furuichi said.
"No arguments here. Let's go," Kanzaki yelled.
They ran towards the exit, only to see that more of those things were waiting. The shadowed beings were completely surrounding the Ishiyama group, with one of them lunging towards Ryoko. Natsume saved her by kicking it in the gut, starting the fight with the unknown creatures. Even though they all took down a good number of them, they were still completely surrounded.
"There's no end to them!"
"Is this some kind of zombie movie?!"
"Furuichi, can't you do something," Kunieda yelled.
"On it." Furuichi then began to concentrate, until he actually got a good look at one of them. "Wait a minute, these are our students! The ones sent to schools other than Saint!" The Ishiyama gang was shocked, before they looked to see that Furuichi was right.
"Hmph, that's exactly right." Furuichi jumped, instantly recognizing the voice. "They were once your comrades, but now they're my loyal dogs." Furuichi then heard the voice chuckle. "It's nice to see you again, Furuichi."
Furuichi sighed as he turned around and looked up. "Hello, Lord En."
Back with Oga, she was now looking up at Behemoth. "So you're Behemoth? Look at that, the Big Boss himself comes out!"
"Wrong."
"Eh? You're Behemoth, right?"
"Not him."
"Oh, come on."
"You've got the wrong guy."
"Why you... is this payback?"
"I'm telling the truth." Oga raised an eyebrow. "It's true that I formed the Pillar Squad, but look at how old I am. There is no way I could possibly challenge the Young Prince as I am. I have retired, and handed command to him, the new acting general of the army."
Oga then felt a pressure behind her, and looked to see a hulk of a man. She hadn't felt that intimidated from at looking someone since she saw him. "The Ganon lookalike."
The man looked at Oga for literally a second before looking at Behemoth. "Pops, let's go. Otherwise that brat will throw a tantrum."
"Oi, don't go calling your master a brat, Jabberwock."
Henry's eye widened. "Jabberwock?! He's the 'Crazy Dragon' Jabberwock?!"
"I honestly don't give a crap. I'm more interested in this Prince Noble guy." Jabberwock then pointed at his scar. "I need to punish the Luciferians for giving me this scar. Hm?" Jabberwock looked at Henry, who had his sword drawn, summoning his demon energy. "What do you think you're doing, butler?"
"Henry!"
Jabberwock closed his eyes. "Sodom." In the next second, a dragon appeared, and grabbed Henry with it's teeth.
"Henry!"
Saotome was shocked. "A Grand Bahamut?! You brought that thing with you?!" Even Genma and Ittousai were shocked.
"Don't kill him in there," Jabberwock said to the Bahamut. "We need him alive, apparently.
"Stop right there, dammit!" Oga was then held down by Ittousai and Genma.
Saotome walked up. "Jabberwock. You're even crazier than the rumors suggest. What do you plan on doing to the butler?" Oga kept yelling to be let go.
Jabberwock actually smiled. "Saotome Zenjuro, the Champion of the Great War. Heard you even gave Lucifer a hard time. Don't worry. I'm not gonna kill him. He's just under watch. Trivial matters aside, I really want to fight you."
"Don't worry. My student will be coming for you soon."
"You mean that little kitten yowling over there? Hah! I won't be expecting much, but I'll be waiting." With that, Jabberwock jumped onto Sodom, letting the dragon know it could fly away.
Seeing that really made Oga angry. "I said... LET ME GO!" She then released a wave of demonic energy.
"So, what do you think of her," Behemoth asked.
"She's nothing much. I'd break her before she could even squeak. If she finds a way up here, I'd have a higher evaluation. For know, her only saving graces are her looks and the fact that she's Saotome's student."
"Shut up, already!"
Jabberwock looked behind him. "Oh? Well, well, didn't think you'd actually come after me. Is that man that important to you," Jabberwock then released a terrifying amount of demon energy. The image of a monster actually appeared. "Oga Tatsumi?"
Oga... got angry. "I don't know why, but you remind me so much of that bastard Ganon lookalike."
"Ganon?"
She then took out a flask. "Let's do this, Beel."
"Dabuh."
She then drank. "Super Milk Time, 30 CC."
Jabberwock smiled. "Pops, just stand back and watch."
Oga charged and created three Zebul Emblems in front of Jabberwock's face. "Take this! Zebul Emblem, Three-Hit Combo!" An explosion occurred.
When the dust cleared, Jabberwock was holding Oga by the throat, smiling sadistically. "So Zenjuro really is your teacher."
Oga glared at Jabberwock. However, something happened. Jabberwock changed. He became, "The Ganon lookalike?!"
Jabberwock became confused. "That's the second time you called me that. Who's Ganon?"
Oga gritted her teeth. "Beel!" Baby Beel shocked Jabberwock, making him release his grip on Oga. She jumped away, and drank more milk.
When she did, she charged at Jabberwock, and was actually able to kick him in the face. However, Jabberwock was able to grab Oga's leg, and threw her across Sodom. "I get it. The more you drink, the higher your power goes. In that case, drink more. I want to enjoy this."
Oga struggled to get back up. "Dammit. I can barely see straight. If I drink anymore, I'll definitely lose consciousness." As she thought this, she looked at Jabberwock. Her cloudy vision made Jabberwock change. Oga's eyes widened when she saw him again.
Instead of Jabberwock, she saw Tyrant walking towards her, with that same evil smile of his. A smile that screamed, "You can't win". Just remembering that bastard, and how she couldn't even tickle him, pissed her off. With the thought of Tyrant alone, she was getting ready to drink more milk.
"You damn fool! Don't drink any more!" Oga's eyes widened at the voice. "You're not even sure you'll win like last time!"
Oga looked down. "Henry!"
"Just forget about me! Just take the master and run! Don't even think of trying to beat that man!"
Oga calmed down a bit. She looked at "Tyrant", and saw Jabberwock again. She smiled. "Heh, you're absolutely right. We'll finish this some other time. Sorry, but today, you're letting me get away." She then created six Zebul Emblems. "So let Henry go, you stupid dragon!"
Her attack created an explosion powerful enough to force the dragon to release Henry, and let both of them free-fall. She then looked at Henry. "Jeez, what's with you? Getting caught so easily."
Henry stared at Oga and sighed. "You damn fool." He then used his demonic energy to drag Oga over to him, and brought her uncomfortably close to his face. Oga even blushed a bit. "I'm only going to say this once, so listen carefully." Oga's blush went away.
Henry... smiled. "Take care of the master." Oga's eyes widened, even more when Henry pushed her away. "You're the only mother he has in this world."
Oga's eyes widened, especially when she saw the dragon get closer. "NO!" She created a Zebul Emblem, and actually jumped off of it.
She surprised Henry by grabbing his collar. "What are you doing?!"
Oga stared at him... before she smiled. "Baby Beel!"
"Da?"
Oga smiled at him. "Take care of this idiot, will ya?" Both his and the Henry's eyes widened. Baby Beel was then ripped off of Oga's shirt, slammed into Henry's chest, and thrown away. The baby looked at his smiling mother with shock.
"I'm leaving you in charge. Oh, and good luck with Furuichi. He's gonna be pissed." Time slowed down when Sodom was about to swallow Oga, and she gave one last toothy smile. "Good luck, ya little hell spawn." And with that, Oga was swallowed by the dragon. Too shocked to even cry, Baby Beel watched as the dragon flew away with his mother. He didn't even realize or care that he was falling to the ground in the equally shocked Henry's arms.
Back in Akumano, the Ishiyama Gang was yelling all kinds of crap at En, while Furuichi just stood there. It didn't take long for the verbal assault to get to En, so he hid his face in the side of the mime next to him.
Said mime cleared his throat. "Sorry for the late introduction. I am one of the Pillars of Behemoth's Pillar Squad. I am Quetzalcoatl. Let me address your question about your classmates first. They are by no means being bribed. Instead, I am using a method by which I am controlling them." The Red Tails eyes all widened, thinking back to the most evil woman they have ever fought. "Therefore, they only listen to what I or Master En says."
He was about to continue, until he noticed Nene walk up, her eyes shadowed. "You..." She then looked up, anger and hatred in her eyes. "Are you in league with that woman?!"
"Woman?"
"Don't play dumb," Ryoko yelled. "You're even wearing a coat like she was!"
"That evil woman who forced the Taniyurikai to fight using lethal weapons to kill Furuichi," Kaoru yelled. The other men of Ishiyama were surprised to hear that.
"She almost made Chiaki shoot Furuichi," Yuka said, tears forming in her eyes from just remembering that awful moment.
Being reminded of it, Chiaki was shaking in rage and shame. She had never felt so violated in her entire life. She even began to cry from the memory. The memory of, "War Maiden."
"Oh, absolutely not," Quetzalcoatl said immediately. "How rude of you to compare me to that violent woman." The Red Tails were surprised to hear that. "War Maiden is a very sadistic young lady. When I control my puppets, I make sure to take away their wills and consciousness. They might as well be asleep. However, War Maiden enjoys making all of her puppets see, feel, and remember every sensation they do. She enjoys watching them cry in agony, fear, and misery. Quite vulgar, wouldn't you agree?"
The Red Tails were silent. They didn't know how to respond.
"Well, unpleasant topics aside," Quetzalcoatl looked t Furuichi. "Prince Noble, you care about this school as well, correct?" Furuichi didn't say anything, but Quetzalcoatl could tell by the look in his eyes. "I see. Well then, my Master would like to say-"
Before Quetzalcoatl could say anything, En actually flipped his cape to get everyone's attention. "That you're precious school and all of it's students now belong to me! And if you want them back, then you must face me in a match! Prince against prince! I will not only prove that I am a superior prince to you, but that the Beelzebian bloodline is greater than the storied Luciferian bloodline!"
"My." Quetzalcoatl was genuinely surprised. He has never seen En so fired up.
Furuichi raised an eyebrow. "A match?"
"That's right! Throughout this building, multiple sages are set. My servants are waiting at every one! This is one of my most beloved games, Furuichi! Think of it as a continuation of our previous match. Love, bonds, friendship," En's eyes had a look of strength. "Pride." Furuichi knew that was a jab at him.
En then swung his hand out dramatically. "And even your very life will be on the line! This isn't a friendly game. THIS IS A DUEL BETWEEN ROYALTY!"
En and Furuichi stared at one another for a while, before En raised a finger. "One week. That's when my entire army will be here. I would give you that much time to build your forces... but does a Luciferian like you even need help, Furuichi?" Furuichi didn't answer. "Well, whatever. Let's see this as a sort of preliminary match! Let the games begin!" The controlled students then released a mighty roar.
The Ishiyama gang looked nervous, but Furuichi didn't. "Let's not. Yukihime! Now!"
When Furuichi gave the signal, an ice spear landed right before him, catching everyone's attention. Then, a powerful wind blew, making everyone but Furuichi shield their eyes. When the wind died down a bit, the Ishiyama men got one hell of a surprise.
They saw a goddess of snow float elegantly down before them, her bare feet turning the ground to ice the moment she landed. She looked at En and Quetzalcoatl with beautiful ice blue eyes before she held a hand before her face, and gently blew. When she did, a powerful blizzard that sent many of the mind-controlled delinquents flying occurred. The powerful blizzard created a path to the exit.
"Go! Now!"
No one disobeyed Furuichi. Without any hesitation, they all ran.
As they did, Furuichi was attacked. He caught Zera's fist and O'Donnell's leg. He then slammed O'Donnell into Zera, and kicked them into a group of frozen students. After doing that, he ran out with the rest of the group. When they were out of the building, Yukihime wasted no time in freezing the door with her breath. Just in time, since the students started to bang on the windows and door.
The group ran out of the school and as far away as they could go.
They ended up running to an Ishiyama park.
"W-What the hell was that," Kanzaki asked.
"That wasn't normal. Not one bit of it," Himekawa said.
"Though, it was definitely interesting. And it all has something to do with you, doesn't it, Furuichi-kun," Natsume asked.
"More or less."
"More like it has something to do with 'Prince Noble'," Himekawa said as he adjusted his glasses.
"Hey, Furuichi, are you really a prince," Yuka asked, genuinely curious.
Furuichi was quiet for a bit, before he sighed. "Yeah."
"A Prince of Demons, right," Kunieda said, a serious look in her eyes.
"Demons? Come on, Kunieda-san. Don't joke around," Natsume said with a laugh.
"It's no joke." Natsume looked at Nene and saw something that surprised even him. Nene was hugging herself, shivering, and had a look of fear in her eye. "Demons... are real. We all saw plenty of proof today."
"I was hoping I wouldn't need to see more," Ryoko said.
"That evil hooded lady was more than enough proof for me," Yuka said, shivering.
"Hooded woman? What are you talking about, Paako." She didn't answer. "Paako?"
All of the men looked at the Red Tails. They realized that they all looked like ghosts. Deathly pale. Chiaki was even on the verge of crying. They had never seen the girls like this. They looked at Furuichi to ask him what was going on, and saw that his eyes were shadowed.
"Master?" Everyone looked at the beautiful familiar. The men were especially drawn to her. None of them have every seen something so beautiful in their entire life. They couldn't believe a human like that could exist. But then again, she's not human. "What should we do?"
"The Pillar Division is considered a rival to the Black Zodiacs, correct?"
"Yes, sir."
"Then, we need to rest. If I'm going to take on the entire army, then I need to train a bit more. I just got my powers back, and they seemed to have increased. I need to see how much more powerful I've become."
"Understood."
"Wait a minute!" The two looked at Kunieda. "You're not planning on taking on that entire army alone, are you?"
"Not alone." Furuichi then grabbed Yukihime's waist, earning a cute yelp from her as he brought her close to him. "I have this beauty at my side."
Yukihime blushed. "B-b-b-b-b-"
Kunieda's eyebrow twitched. She then cleared her throat to clear her mind. "But she isn't your only ally." Furuichi didn't respond. "You keep acting like you need to do everything by yourself, or with just her by your side. You have friends Furuichi. We'll help you, even without you asking for help."
"Hey," Kanzaki said.
"Don't go putting words in out mo-" Himekawa was rendered silent when Kunieda glared at him and Kanzaki, as well as show a bit of her aura.
She then looked back at Furuichi. "Everyone needs help every once in a while. Even someone like you." Furuichi didn't answer. Instead, he looked down. "Tch. Would you at least accept Oga's help?"
Furuichi's head shot up. "That's right! Oga! If the Pillar Squad is here, then she'll be targeted as well!"
Kunieda's eyes widened at that truth. "Oh, no."
"I should find her, ASAP!" Furuichi then began to concentrate. He smiled. "I can sense Baby Beel! He's at the nurse's office!" Furuichi's smile didn't go away. "I can sense another presence with him!" Kunieda looked hopeful.
However, that hope went away... when Furuichi's smile lessened. "What?"
"Furuichi-kun? What's wrong."
"The other aura... it's Henry's."
Kunieda now looked worried. "W-What about Oga?" Furuichi didn't answer. "Furuichi-kun?" No answer. "Furuichi-kun, what's wrong?" The other Ishiyama members were looking worried because of Kunieda and Furuichi's behaviors.
"I... I can't sense her."
Kunieda's eyes widened in shock.
"Why can't I sense her?"
The gang was getting nervous.
"Where is she?"
Now they were getting scared... because of the demonic energy flowing out of Furuichi.
"WHERE IS SHE?!"
With that last yell, Furuichi ran. He was like a blur. He ran as fast as he could... towards Saint Ishiyama High.
A/N: Okay, I know this severely deviates from the manga (and definitely the anime, but who cares?), but this is a fan fic with Furuichi as the main character. Who do you think he would want to save more: the beautiful childhood friend who he has been slowly but surely developing feelings for, or the pretty boy butler who hates his guts and vice versa? Answers? . . . Come on, I know you all have your opinions. . . . What, no reviews? . . . Not even a flame? *fireball flies at me, but I dodge* NOT THAT KIND OF FLAME, DAMMIT!