Osirus was walking nervously around the city, trying to think of a way to deal with his current problem… Evera's pregnancy. If Chevalir even got the slightest part of it, she would leave him immediately. He was in a difficult position, he had to think of something. He couldn't leave the city since he was the Justiciar, he also can't keep it hidden forever. This is really a headache, thinking of a way to deal with this isn't really easy.

{Seems like you have quite the problem}

'I hope that you have something important to announce me'

{I feel like there's something about to awaken}

'What do you mean?'

{Your connection to the city and its inhabitant is causing you to become stronger}

'I'm a bit lost'

{You already got two skills; 'Protector of Kagutsuchi' and 'Justice of Kagutsuchi'}

'What?'

{They are passive skills that can be active on you if you are in the city}

'And how did I get those?'

{'Protector of Kagutsuchi' came from your will of protecting the citizens, and 'Justice of Kagutsuchi' came from your will of keeping peace in the city}

'And I can get others?'

{I think so. I feel like one is nearly there, all what you need to do is getting a bit more friendlier with that girl who rules over the city}

Osirus sighed before stopping by the ramen shop. Somehow, he couldn't get the taste out of his mouth. When he got inside, he noticed that the samurai was already there.

"Hey there, bonehead" she greeted "Still want more?"

"What kind of ramen is this?" asked Osirus "Is there a spell in it?"

"Just sit and take one," replied Kumiko.

Osirus took a seat next to her and ordered a bowl.

"What's on your mind?" asked Kumiko "I can feel depression coming from you"

"I'm just trying to solve a problem" answered Osirus with a sigh.

"Do you need to talk about it?" asked Kumiko "Or you're fine by yourself"

"I don't think that you can help with it" replied Osirus.

"You mean that you have a problem that has something to do with your love life?"

Osirus stared at her before saying "I'm not even shocked that you can conclude it just by looking at me"

"I have my ways of knowing" replied Kumiko before getting a bowl in front of her "So, do you mind explaining?"

Osirus sighed before explaining everything.

*Time skip*

"I see" said Kumiko after hearing his explanation.

"What should I do?" asked Osirus.

"Firstly, go fetch the report from Azazel" replied Kumiko as she got a weird look from Osirus "That is your punishment for drinking more than what you should have. Then, go explain it to Chevalir, but also prove to her that you still love her… or her heart will be broken forever. Hiding it will just make things harder since it would be better that she hears it from your mouth rather than from someone else"

Osirus sighed before heading to Azazel's laboratory. The samurai was right, he needed to talk with Chevalir. He should be the one to say it. His thoughts were shaken when he heard an explosion.

'Is he trying to get himself killed?' wondered Osirus before knocking on the door.

"Coming" said the fallen before opening the door "Oh, it's you. What can I do for you, kid?"

"Kumiko said that you have a report" replied Osirus.

"Oh, right" Azazel went in and began searching before returning with a paper to Osirus "There you go"

"Thanks" said Osirus before waving to Azazel "And try to stay alive"

On his way, he began to read the report. It was supposed to be about that black potion. According to the report, it's a drug that can transform the purest saint into the most lustful person, but that works on humans. On non-humans, it wakes their destructive nature and transforms them to a restless killing machine. He sighed before thinking of something… Kumiko is a half human, which means that it would wake her true Oni nature. He had to make sure that no more of those potions could make their way to the city.

After handling the report to Kumiko, Osirus decided to head to his home and explain everything to Chevalir.

He first had to deal with his old master in about…

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*shing*

There it is, the familiar feeling of a blade being held to his neck.

*sniff* "you have something…..dark… on you"

She must be smelling the black potion. He forgot he still had it with him.

He took it out and showed it to her.

"If you ever find one of these, bring it to me immediately. Whatever you do, do not open it"

"What is it?"

"Nothing you need to worry about, now I need to go talk to Chevalir. In private"

He walked inside and found her.

"Hey, I need to talk to you"

He pulled her into an empty room and locked the door.

He then began to explain.

*Time skip*

"Why? Why would you do this to me?" Chevalir began to cry.

"It was an accident, one that I am not proud of"

He tried to hug her but she moved away.

"Do you even love me?"

"Yes, I still love you, and I will never stop loving you"

He attempted to hug her again and succeeded.

"There is nothing anyone could do to change that"

"Then why? Why do you keep going after other girls?"

"I was not trying to get her, she chose to stay with me. She could have hated me for what happened"

He looked her in the eyes.

"You are the best thing that has ever happened to me. Without you…..I don't know where I would be…..who I would be"

"How do I know you are not just saying all this? How do I know you mean it?"

"I would do anything for you, no matter what it is. Anything to make you happy, and know that I mean what I say"

She looked at him with uncertainty.

"What if I asked you to kill her?"

"Is that truly what you want?"

"I just want to be alone with you and Misha, away from all the bad things. I want us to be a real family"

"I promise you, I want the same thing, we will eventually have that. But we can't do that right now. The samurai would hunt me down and probably kill me for deserting them"

They talked for a while longer, Chevalir was no longer upset but she was not happy either.

Osirus had one more thing to take care of.

He summoned his armor and began to walk to the gate.

When he got there, he found Shirone and her soldiers.

"Hello Shirone, do you have a second?"

"What do you want?"

He summoned the black potion and held it up.

"Do you know what this is?"

Fenrir growled at it from his spot.

Shirone sniffed the air and recoiled a bit.

"W-what is that?"

"This is a new type of potion that has been smuggled into the city, it is very dangerous to non-humans. It causes them to become extremely violent"

Fenrir came over slowly, still growling at the bottle.

"If you find any of these, bring it to me immediately"

At that moment, a cart rolled up to the gate, there was a man in a hooded robe driving it.

Shirone began to question the driver while Osirus followed Fenrir to the back of the cart to check its contents.

He recognized the robe, that meant bad things.

He turned to the wolf and held the potion.

"Look for any of these"

Shirone came over and told him that this man was here for a stock delivery.

"That robe is the same as the ones worn by the recently executed prisoners"

"So he might be involved?"

"Most likely"

Fenrir suddenly growled louder than usual at one of the three large crates.

Osirus took off the lid and dropped his pole axe when he saw the contents.

He opened the other two crates and got very angry.

All three of them were filled with black potions.

"What's wrong?" Shirone asked, not being able to see inside the crates.

"Call the samurai…" he said quietly.