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Chapter Twelve: Dragon depression sucks… While spas are helpful.
The Void king
It's been a couple of weeks since the whole debacle involving the Dark Wraith Dust... and the memory of the events that had transpired that day have continued to haunt everyone. I myself was feeling as if I was a failure. Even with the transfer of peerage members and the like. Even with finally getting Shirone as a rook, and even while Rias got Jing as a six piece pawn. Even with Rias obtaining Ravel as a new bishop, and even with the Nekomusume Li joining her as a pawn! It couldn't cover up my failures… My failure of not being able to protect those watching the game, my failure of not being able to save Riser, and my failure of even killing one Darkwraith.
Thinking back on events that had followed reminded me of the rest of Riser's peerage. They had all hugged Lady Phenex… Riser's mother… with tears in their eyes as she adopted them into her own peerage. They all had decided to devote the rest of their lives to the Phenex house. All of them were still extremely loyal to Riser even in death. It was a very bitter sweet moment for everyone.
Leaning back in my office chair I sighed heavily. There's also that lecture I got from Hunter. Well the two lectures actually…
[Yeah it was both funny and kind of sad. I mean the whole thing about him being the overprotective big brother was funny. But then he called you Neos' mini-me, that was the sad part. Though he did have a point…]
Flashback Gear Activated!
I was alone with Hunter nursing my teeth as he began to rip into me. "Listen at this point I don't think I have to tell you that I don't approve of harems. I also don't believe I have to tell you that I feel like murdering you for what you did with Shirone. Honestly… I feel like doing more than just kicking you in the teeth!" He then took a deep breath before continuing. "But… seeing how she's technically not really my sister, and seeing how much you care for all of your girls… I'll let it slide for now." I couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief at that.
However he wasn't quite done. "Still that leaves the last few things to discuss. First is that I won't show up here again unless I absolutely have to. Despite how much I care about Shirone I can't go around rescuing every single version of her I come across. There are rules which must be followed. That and I'm still dealing with my own problems… problems that involve other Darkwraiths. So as much as I'd like to stick around and help I simply can't." I nodded my head in understanding as he continued. "Now secondly is that you have some major issues."
I rose and eyebrow at that. "What exactly does that mean?" Shaking his head he began to give me another lecture.
"Well based on what I've seen about you, you seem like a mini-me of Neos. This doesn't work out for a few reasons... One you're way of thinking contradicts the way he thinks. He thinks in broad and slightly over reactive strokes. Secondly you're not yet broken enough in the head to come up with insane strategies like us." I couldn't help but interrupt him at that point.
"Okay I have to ask what you mean by broken in the head." Shrugging he answered my question.
"The more a human learns how creation actually functions… the more insane they become. It doesn't even matter if they're not human anymore the rule still applies. If you want an example of a human gone crazy with power and knowledge, just look at Modaga." For some reason I felt as if something was finally made clear to me. "Anyways that's off topic. Now thirdly… you're not Neos, not even close. Sure you can share the same ideals… and I'll admit he's not too bad of a role model… but you two are completely different! You can't simply try and copy him! So try and find your own way of doing things instead of just copying someone else!"
Flashback Gear End!
[In a way I have to completely agree. After all didn't you say Neos also relied on luck in his strategies? As well as adaptability? Well besides the fact he told you he had horrible luck. In other words his way is like poker, while yours is like that stratego game you like. You know what your opponent has, but you don't know where he placed them. It is actually kind of sad how much you try to emulate an insane psychopath. Trust me he'll end up just like Modaga.] I couldn't help but grit my teeth at that. After all Neos was my hero and I didn't appreciate Kuros insulting him. Thankfully I didn't have to say anything.
For a calm sounding Masamune had spoken up. 'Dear…'
[Yes?] It was then that the sound of a frying pan hitting someone rang out in my head.
'Now with him gone, let me give you my marginally better advice.' I couldn't help but chuckle at that. 'Take what Hunter said to heart, but don't let it slow you down. For I understand just how much Neos means to you, he did save your life after all. But please try and be your own person, I'm sure he'd agree with me on this one.' I couldn't help but sigh and mentally agree before she continued. 'Though at the moment while I do understand speed is important… remember all of those in your little group are still children. For now let the adults and those truly experienced handle the planning. I'm sure that if they need you they'll come to you. For now I suggest finding something to get everyone's mind off of what had happened. Honestly all of you are under too much stress right now.' Sighing I agreed with Masamune, but I still felt as if Hunter kicked me in the teeth. 'Didn't he though?'
My eye twitched again as I remembered him doing exactly that. Because like he said… he really didn't approve of polygamy. So when he found out I did have more than one girl besides Shirone… Well let's just say he wasn't too happy, but luckily I still had Shirone there to calm him down. Seriously that guy was almost completely insane! How on earth he managed to get a girlfriend himself I'll never know.
If anything he'll become another Modaga, freaking gods of chaos…
Sighing and rubbing my eyes I went back to what I was originally doing, before my dragon depression came in. Yes… dragon depression… Now most people don't know this, but dragons are actually quite emotional. This is why elder dragons are trained at a young age to control their emotions; however for me… well my emotions are all kinds out of whack. Mostly because of all the things that have happened in my life, and also because I'm still kind of human. Trust me my puberty was extremely horrifying for those around me… well besides Ophis whom I'd never growl and or yell at.
Shaking my head I went back to what I was doing, looking down at the desk in front of me I began to finish up my letter to my mother. Now while I could just give her a call, the things I would be writing about is a bit too much to take in all at once. At least with a letter she'd be able to re-read it. More than likely she'd also then show a lot of it to a bunch of other people. Not only for the information about Xilo and Dust, but also to embarrass me about my new princesses.
She's always like that… At least she tells me things… unlike a certain dragon I know. Recently I've been becoming quite frustrated with a certain void dragon. Kuros knows pretty much everything that I need to know. Or more specifically, everything that I want to know and not just things concerning the Darkwraiths. It also doesn't help that I've noticed how Ophis has become rather withdrawn lately. Well more than usual that is.
When I approached her about it, she said something about the old timer hiding too many things. She also said since he's attached to my arm, she couldn't really say what she was trying to do. Else he would easily get wind of what she was doing, I then corrected her by saying it was catch wind. Still you can imagine how worried I got after that. However I did agree with her and although I still trust him with my life… there are too many things he's not telling us. Honestly! The least he could've done was told us what he knew about the stronger Darkwraiths! Because based on what Hunter said about Dust… we had a right to be worried.
Breaking me from my thoughts was the sound of the office door opening. Turning around I saw Shirone and Lefay enter; both were wearing their respective white and yellow nightgowns… which were actually new. You see Ophis wanted to start color coating all of my princesses for some reason. Didn't really bother to ask why, if only because all of them were okay with that.
Confused as to why the both of them were dressed and in my office, I looked at my clock only to see it was about ten thirty. Oops… didn't realize it was quite that late yet. Indeed it would seem that I've been working off and on since seven. I should've been finished by now. But my mind just wasn't focused on finishing it. Not instead my thoughts had continued to wander around in my head. Sighing I was about to speak when Lefay spoke up.
"Ro Kun you're a bit late getting to bed. Everyone else is ready to settle in but you're not there. And we think we know why." Blinking I became quite confused by that.
"What do you mean you know why? I've been off and on talking to Kuros and Masamune, while also trying to finish the letter to my mother."
Nodding her head Shirone spoke up. "Yes while we figured that out, but we also know that there is another reason. The same reason you've been coming later and later to bed these last two weeks. And really… while I know… Onii chan… offered you sound advice you shouldn't listen to everything he said. Remember Sona already slapped you once for calling yourself a failure. I'll slap you again if I really have to." Lefay nodded in agreement although looked at Shirone a bit confused.
"While I agree with that… when did she slap him exactly?" Shirone was about to answer when I quickly spoke up.
"It was when we confessed to each other, I was in a rut and she slapped me out of it… literally… Anyway I'm not thinking anything about that. I've just been feeling down, you know dragon depression? Well that and I've also been thinking too hard about what we should do about Xilo and Dust. Another issue is that we know barely anything about the Darkwraiths, and Kuros refuses to tell me anything. He sounds guilty about something each time I bring it up. Not to mention Ophis seems to also be getting more depressed by the day." I couldn't help but look down at that. "I… I honestly don't know what to do… all of this is starting to really get to me." At my words two of them looked at me sadly before Shirone looked to have gained an idea.
"I think I know exactly what we can do to just unwind a bit. And though we might be extremely tired tomorrow, I think most of us have been waiting for this." Both me and Lefay looked at her confused, until she whispered something to Lefay causing her face to go scarlet. Then it was only me looking on in confusion.
"Okay what are we going to do?" She was about to answer with a mischievous smile when we hear a loud yell.
"Ophis!" It was Sona and for some reason she sounded very angry. Looking at each other for a second we all bolted our way to our shared room.
Now see, now, you can't just break lines see?
[Oh no oh no oh no oh no! Please don't tell me she's gotten this bad?! We might not be able to survive this again!] Deciding to ignore Kuros as we made it to our room I quickly opened the door. Looking in front of us we saw a red faced Sona glaring at a strangely smiling Ophis. It was a happy smile, yet it looked completely fake. It just seeing it made my heart hurt. It was a smile that did not belong on my dragon goddess. Forcing my gaze away I saw something which immediately confused me. For while looking at Sona I saw something a little different about her… namely her hair color.
"Um… Sona why is your hair color violet?" Indeed, Sona now had a rather admittedly pretty shade of violet for hair color now.
Turning to me she became redder as she explained "Ophis and I don't know how or even why. But she somehow permanently changed my hair color to purple! She said so herself!"
Before I could say anything, mainly how it was violet not purple, I heard a voice speak up behind me. "So she's gotten to this point eh?" Quickly we all turned around to see Red frowning in the doorway. Well everyone but Ophis who was now sitting on the bed and humming.
Quickly I questioned him. "You know Kuros was saying something similar. What exactly are you talking about? Because honestly I've never seen her act like this and it's worrying the ever living daylights out of me!" Everyone but Sona nodded in agreement. Not that I blamed my devil princess… seeing how her hair color was changed. And she was rather peeved at this moment.
Sighing Red started speaking while Kuros manifested the dragon gear. "Well to be honest this is what happens when her dragon depression gets too bad." All of us could only stare in confusion as Kuros spoke up.
[Yeah we know how it sounds but this is actually the norm for her and… well just her. Originally because she was pretty much emotionless, she would change personalities when she actually did become depressed. Well that's part of the reason but you can get the idea. But now because of your help this shouldn't be as bad as last time… shouldn't…] Red actually shuddered before speaking.
"Oh yeah… last time was awful! Remember when for some reason all the gods decided to give each of their little sections of the world famines? And that she came here to some sort of cinnamon treat, and there wasn't any because of that?"
[Oh yeah… that's when she revealed herself… by changing the god of the bibles hair color pink. She also went and trapped Odin in a medieval gay bar! There's a reason he twitches nervously each time she's near him! And let's not even get started on Ra or Zeus!] The more they talked the more worried the rest of us became.
Though I couldn't help but snort at some of the info I was learning. I mean seriously! The gods are scared of her because of the pranks she pulled when she was depressed? For some reason that makes no sense yet at the same time makes perfect sense! Sighing I turned towards Ophis who was now asleep and curled into a cute little ball.
"Let me guess… she also sleeps more right?" Both Red and Kuros affirmed my question making me sigh. "What could've made her this way? I know right now everyone is feeling pretty awful, but why is Ophis like this in particular?" At my question, both Shirone and Vali who was wearing a silver nightgown looked at each other before turning back to me.
Vali then spoke up with a sad smile. "To be honest I think it's because this is all still new to her. I mean she's just barely figured out she's an elder void dragon. Worse yet it was when she was almost killed by a nether lord. Plus let's not even bring into play the fact that she might actually have had parents at one point. To be honest I think she's fairly confused by everything else she's discovering."
Nodding her head Shirone picked up where Vali left off. "Yeah… I honestly can't even begin to understand what she's feeling." She then glared at me a bit. "Also I don't you helped her when you sent her back here… when you knew she couldn't return to help you! I personally think that another one of her problems is that she's also starting to think that she's useless." Guilt gripped at me as I realized that I'm partially at fault.
"Damn it… I didn't mean to make her feel that way. I… I just wanted to keep her safe. After the incident with the nether lord I've been a little paranoid over her safety. I never wanted her to feel like this though!" Everyone gave me sad smiles at my words while we drifted off into silence. However eventually I came up with a wonderful idea. "You know what… I don't care!" Everyone looked at me a bit confused as I elaborated. "I don't care if we are supposed to be preparing right now. For at this moment I want to make sure all of us have time to unwind. For like Masamune has just recently said… we're just kids! This goes for Rias' group as well. I'm also including your peerage So Chan." Everyone smiled as I grinned. "So what I'm thinking is a small three day vacation. A vacation for all of us so we can just unwind and distress. And if something happens… just let the adults handle it for the moment. It is their jobs after all."
Looking at me with a raised eyebrow Sona quickly questioned me. "What exactly do you have in mind? Plus what's with the So Chan?" Grinning I put a finger to my lips while winking.
"You'll just have to see for yourself. As for the nickname… well all of you call me Ro Kun so I've been coming up with pet-names for all of you." While they blushed I dug out my phone and quickly dialed up something before putting it to my ear. After a couple of seconds someone spoke on the other end. Then with a grin I started speaking. "Yes this is Rodrick Booker and I'd like to make some reservations."
Now see, now, you can't just break lines see?
The Spectator
It was two days later when everyone was gathered together in front of a large spa and hotel. In their arms were personal item and affects. The place was located somewhere in Hokkaido.
"Welcome back to the Hinnamori Spa and Resort Booker Sama!~" In front of them were many female and male greeters bowing to them. What's more they were all different kinds of Yokai. At this Jing walked over to Rodrick and spoke to him in confusion.
"While I don't mind going to the spa to finally relax… I must ask how you managed to afford all of this. Not to mention I didn't know there was another place besides Kyoto that still had Yokai." At his question everyone but the oldest members of Rodrick's group, turned to him for the answer.
Rodrick happily answered with a grin. "Well you see it was about year ago last moth… you see thanks to a lot of improvements I've brought about to certain yokai owned companies. I had actually managed to make enough to buy out the entire resort. I may have also extorted some extra cash out of Azazel in order to do it. Serves the moron right." Though that last part was said underneath his breath, everyone but Vali and Ophis sweat dropped. "Anyway after purchase of the resort, I've pretty made the entire facility my family's private spa. As such it should be no surprise that we have Yokai running it instead of humans. And with all of these factors combined… I truly think this is the best place for all of use to let go of our stress. If at least for a little bit."
This had actually gotten everyone to smile bit, although Li, Ravel, and Rias still looked rather down. But what else was to be expected? The three had lost family members, and there was no way they'd simply forget about that. No this was a place for them to process their loss. A place to simply calm their minds so they can start healing, and that was exactly why Rodrick had brought everyone here.
Eventually they were all shown around the place. As for the layout of the resort… there were six different spas. One for just males, one for just females, two for mixed bathing, and two for families. At the mix bathing a lot of girls looked at both Issei and Rodrick. Although the only ones really capable of using the family one was Red, Mittelt, and Fay. You see while no one else knew this quite yet… the two of them were actually already engaged. As for Fay… they had already gone through some channels to adopt her. But no one actually knew about all that yet. Just thought all of you would be interested in that little tidbit.
Now once everyone was shown their rooms, which only amounted to ten rooms in total. Mostly thanks to the fact a lot of them would be sharing rooms. They all got dressed into some white and black striped spa kimonos. Apparently they used to be grey and blue but Rodrick had changed the color after acquiring the resort. When asked why he simply said he felt like it because those were his normal colors. After that they all went to relax a bit in the game room before heading to the spa. Already the different couples had decided when they got to use the mixed bathing areas.
However there was some tension between a certain pawn and Rodrick. "You want me to go get you something to drink Kaichou? Or perhaps something to eat?" Saji a young man with blonde hair and grey eyes, and also Sona's newest four piece pawn was trying to get her attention. You see he had a sizeable crush on her, though it bordered on stalkerish.
Sighing Sona looked up from her game of chess to her pawn. "I'm fine Saji; now please let me and Ro Kun play in peace." At this point the only reason Rodrick didn't say anything was out of respect for Sona. However at her words Saji felt like he shattered into pieces.
"Ro Kun…." In just one little nickname he felt his world shift out from under him. No! I was supposed to get her attention! And then eventually impregnate her! He then glared at Rodrick heatedly who began twitching. It's his fault! But wait doesn't he already have Ophis and Koneko?! Why is Kaichou also with him?!
Rodrick having had enough of his glare spoke up. "Saji if you don't stop glaring at me I'll pluck out your eyes to make you stop."
Blinking at the threat Saji growled before retorting. "Ha! I don't think someone as violent as you should be with Kaichou! Besides you're unfaithful! What with all the other girls you have! Plus it was one of them that turned Kaichou's hair purple! The very one sitting on your lap as you play with Kaichou!" Oh yeah… another thing was that Sona decided to keep her hair the way it is. Mostly because she actually took a liking to it. However at his words Ophis actually hissed at him making Saji back up a bit.
However before Sona could chastise her new pawn Rodrick spoke up. "Saji… while I respect and love Sona dearly… I can't let you just insult me like that despite being her pawn. But seeing how you still are her pawn, I'll give you one warning to back off. Mostly because I know she'll come up with a punishment later. But here's your warning… insult me, insult any of my girls, or bother Sona about this again and I will beat the ever living devil out of you. Do you understand?" At this point Rodrick was directing so much bloodlust at him, that Saji turned pale as he nodded.
At his action Rodrick simply smiled. "Good, now why don't you go find something else to do?" With another nod Saji turned around stiffly and walked off mechanically. Sona sighed heavily at what just happened before apologizing.
"Sorry Ro Kun, Ophis Chan. Really he's not normally like this, but I guess he thought this was a good time to get with me. Honestly I've told him multiple times that I'm taken. But it seems as if his crush on me is still there. I'm beginning to wonder what I'm to do with him." Smiling Rodrick was about to comfort her when Ophis spoke up.
"We could always change his hair pink, take photos, and then put them on the internet. It'd be like the time I did it to the dragon hating god, only with photos instead of paintings. And electronic devices instead of pigeons." At this both chess players looked at her with bulging eyes. "Still I'd like to know how that old, hoary, ancient, decrepit, rickety, worn-out, dragon Kuros knew about that incident when he only came during the Christian pantheon civil war." Once they got over the long sentence she used to describe how old Kuros was. Both Sona and Rodrick agreed that Ophis had a point.
At this Rodrick looked down at his left hand with narrowed eyes. "Just what are you hiding?" As expected he received no answer. However he did hear some crying inside his head coming from the dragon. Apparently Kuros didn't like being described like that. Now while that was going on, Issei was actually reading a book which didn't involve naked women. That in itself was a bit of a miracle, but what's more was that Chirno was snuggled into his right side and Ravel surprisingly was on his left. Although not as close and was more just looking at the manga he was reading.
"So this is where Ophis San got the idea to color code themselves?" Nodding his head at Ravel's question he turned another page.
"Yeah, I was wondering where it came from. Though to be honest this story is still weird, yet at the same time not all that bad. This Y.B.W.R. has quite a bit of potential. Everyone is basically named after a color while they fight evil shadow monsters. I do wonder where she got this from though…" At this Chirno giggled before answering.
"Actually it was one of the few times I went to the book store with her. You see there was this black haired girl who was trying to get people interested in this series. Apparently she called it the most youthful series of all time. She was pretty weird but with just one look through the pages Ophis was hooked." Both Issei and Ravel made an Ahh sound before going back to the comic. Although Rias and Akeno looked ready to fry the two girls near him.
Grumbling Rias spoke up. "Why does he spend so much time with them? I thought that he liked more mature looking girls? Especially if they were very well developed." While still saddened by her father's death, she was actually recovering rather quickly. Mostly thanks to her mother, her brother, Issei who tries his best to cheer her up, and even Ravel whom she could share her pain with. That however didn't stop her from getting jealous whenever Ravel was near Issei.
At her words Akeno gave her usual laugh before speaking. "It would seem we lost him to the loli's." Though she said that, there was a bit of an edge to her tone. Sighing both went back to their game of Ping-Pong. At the moment both were tied for two and the next point would make the winner.
"Sorry Akeno but I'll be winning this one."
Giggling at her Kings words as she smacked the ball back Akeno retorted. "Sorry but while you're good at chess, this is a completely different game." To the side Vali, Shirone, and Lefay watched as they kept batting the ball back and forth. Although Vali who called winner was starting to get annoyed.
"Will one of you just lose already?! This whole back and forth is starting to drive me up the wall!" Looking at their silver haired sister wife made both Shirone and Lefay sigh. Though used to her antics by now, both were still exasperated by her impatient nature.
To the side were Jing and Li. Both were still just trying to catch up on what they missed from each other's lives. Everyone else was also either talking, reading, or playing some sort of game. Eventually a female Tengu entered the room.
"Sorry to interrupt but it is time for dinner." Turning to her everyone gave some sort of acknowledgement before standing up. Though Rodrick took the time to check Sona with a grin, making the now violette pout at him. Following the Tengu they were eventually led to a large traditional dining area. Upon seeing the food both Ophis and Shirone dashed to their seats, making sure to leave a seat open for Rodrick. This made the other girls giggle, and seeing how it was their turn to sit next to him there were no complaints. Although Rias and Akeno glared at Chirno and Ravel who did the same for Issei.
Even Sakuya and Koakuma did the same for Ryu. Also another glare was sent at Rodrick from Saji, although he didn't say anything. He even turned away quickly after seeing Ophis' strange smile turn on him. Other unique groups include Red, Mittelt, and Fay whom was sitting on Red's lap. The last couple ended up being Jing and Li who was leaning her head on his shoulder. However before everyone could start eating the main host a male kappa quickly spoke.
"I hope you all enjoy your meal and your stay. Although I would like to thank Booker Dono for allowing us to use his recipes." At that everyone turned to a sheepish looking Rodrick before the host continued. "I would also like to welcome two others who have decided to join all of you this evening. As well as the rest of your time here." Confused everyone once again turned to the one who planned this. Said planner looked just as confused until he heard a familiar voice.
"Rodrick Nii!" Surprised he got up as an almost flying Kunou slammed into him. "This one is so happy to see you!~"
Still surprised Rodrick quickly questioned the young Kyuubi. "Not that I'm not happy also… but why are you here? And how did you find out about this?" Hearing some giggling from one the left entrances, everyone turned to see a beautiful woman walk in. She looked rather young with a voluptuous figure and long golden blonde hair with matching golden eyes. However the real clincher was that she had nine flowing fox tales, they were seen coming out of the bottom of her kimono. But even without that it was easy to see the resemblance between her and Kunou.
At her appearance Rodrick could say only one word. "Mother?" At that everyone who wasn't in the know, looked back and forth at Rodrick and the beautiful Kitsune he just called mother.
"It's good to see you again Yasaka Okaa san." At Ophis' words the now named Yasaka turned to her with a smile.
"It's good to see you again as well Ophi chan.~" She then turned her attention to the girls closest to Rodrick. "It is good to see you two again as well Val Chan, Le Chan." Grinning Vali got up to her feet and gave a wave.
"Nice to see you again as well Yasaka!~ Or should I call you the same thing Ophis does?" At that Yasaka was next to her in a flash and holding her hands with stars in her eyes.
Smiling brightly she spoke quickly. "So you really did get together with my little Rodri as well! Wonderful this means what he told me about Le Chan and the other two is actually true! Speaking of which…" She then turned to last two girls of Rodrick's girls with a grin. "You two must be Sona and Shirone. Although I don't know why he said that you Sona had black hair, it's clearly violet." At that Sona slumped down into her seat.
"It actually was black until Ophis decided to recolor it… permanently I might add…"
Blinking in surprise Yasaka wasn't expecting that. "Ophi Chan changed your hair color? That doesn't really sound like something she'd do." At her words Red snorted in disagreement. Thankfully it was also at this point that everyone was starting to relax a bit more around the adult Kitsune.
However Rias did have a question. "Yasaka San, are you the same Yasaka who runs the Yokai faction in Kyoto?" Quickly turning to Rias Yasaka smiled before nodding her head.
"Yep one and the same!~ And I'd recognize you anywhere, the younger sister of that siscon Sirzechs right?" At her words Rias felt a piece of herself break.
Is that really how the other faction leaders view my brother? Ignoring the now sulking Rias, Yasaka moved onto Sona.
"And as for you Sona, I've heard a lot about you from both my little Rodri and your sister. You should be proud of her! I honestly don't think they could've picked a nicer Maou for her job." Sona blinked at that before smiling and standing up.
"It's is great to meet you Yasaka Sama. Rodrick has told me quite a bit about you and it's nice to see you in per-"
She was quickly interrupted as Yasaka grabbed her in a tight hug. "Oh don't be too formal now. Just give a hug and call me something that has to do with mom. After all you're with my little Rodri now!" Yasaka then turned to the rest of Rodrick's girls. "That goes for all of you as well. After all my little Rodri couldn't have picked nicer girls." At the little Rodri comments everyone couldn't help but start laughing at said Rodri. At that point all he could do was groan, and slam his head onto his empty space next to his plate.
As she let Sona go the now violet haired girl slid to the floor. Her hugs are almost as bad as Onee Sama's… I can now see where Rodrick was getting at when he said she was almost as bad as my sister.
Now see, now, you can't just break lines see?
The Void King
I couldn't believe it, my adopted mother actually showed up without saying anything to me. Not even a phone call to just say hey I'll be joining ya! Currently she was sitting at the head of the table with Kunou on her left. She was also going about telling some of my more embarrassing stories, causing everyone to continue laughing at me.
"Then he messed up on his balance breaker, and turned into a small cute hatchling instead of a humongous reptile. It was so bad that we actually needed Azazel to come in to help fix it. And even then it took a week to finally sort out the mess!~ But that was mostly because we thought it was too cute and funny to end his transformation to quickly."
Ophis nodded her head with an actual smile. "I remember that, it was truly was both funny and really cute." She then looked at me with a grin. "We should really do that again some time."
Sighing while everyone laughed at me, I looked around and saw that everyone seemed to being doing a bit better. Although I did stop on Kunou, mostly because when she found out that Ophis could change someone's hair color. She asked Ophis to change her hair color to grey; Kunou said it was because she wanted to match with me. However our Mother quickly vetoed it, but allowed Ophis to give her a small streak of grey on the left side of her bangs. At that point my mother also asked her for the same streak, Ophis gladly obliged.
It then got interesting when a few more of the girls asked for a bit of a color change. Li in memory of her late sister asked for pink hair fringes. Shirone actually asked for black fringes, while Ophis gave herself white ones. Mittelt even asked for a bunch of red streaks in her hair, while fay asked for the same. Lefay even asked for dark blue streaks. Vali decided that she wanted some black in her hair. Sona also asked for some of her black hair back. Chirno asked for white hair fringes as well to compliment her icy blue. And then finally Sakuya of all people asked for some purple.
Really I wasn't expecting that but looking at my girls; I had to say that the colors actually suited them. It definitely made them cuter in my opinion. Looking over I couldn't help but smile, for thankfully all of that seemed to cheer Ophis up a bit. Well that along with the laughing and dinner.
However she did have something to say about it. "While this is great, I think I still prefer Ro Kuns cooking. But then again these are his recipes and he's already mastered them." Chuckling I smiled while grabbing her in a one armed hug and kissing her forehead.
"Well I'm glad you think so Ophi Chan." Now blushing heavily she gave out a real smile. Glad that she was feeling much better I went back to eating. Well I mean I'd like to get back to eating… What was actually happening was simply me feeding both Shirone and Ophis, who kept giving me their own versions of sad eyes. And believe me; you have no idea how hard it is to resist those eyes.
"Ooh! How about I tell you the time where my little Rodrick found out that his personal plane was missing!~" I almost spilled my plate at that. You see… that was a year and a half ago, and I was still having emotional troubles. So quickly thinking I barely managed to save what was left of my pride.
"Mother the end of that story was me finding out that Azazel stole it, and me beating the ever living daylights out of him. And that was only a month ago! Plus I actually used balance breaker to beat on him!" At that Vali started laughing as she remembered my reactions.
"Hahahaha! I remember that Dad never looked so bruised before. He even came to the faction meeting still bandaged up!"
At her words Rias spoke up confused. "Wait Dad?" Hearing question Vali smiled lightly before answering.
"Sorry I forgot some of you didn't know. Azazel is actually my adoptive father, again sorry for the mix up."
"And this one will marry him someday!" At those words everyone quickly turned to Kunou. "What?" Surprisingly both me and my mother could only shake our heads at her. But we didn't refute her claim, mostly because we thought if anyone could marry him, and keep a leash on the fallen it was Kunou. She already did have him tied around her little finger; Azazel just didn't know it yet. Trust me we don't know how but she's able to get him to do anything she wants. It was also obvious that it would happen in ten to twelve years.
But when it does happen… and if he hurts her… there will be nothing in this world capable of saving him. My plan may also include having Ms. Button join me, or was it Mrs. Buttons? Meh I'll have to ask Kunou later. Shaking my head from those thoughts I spoke up.
"Kunou I've told you before, that you should really not say some things out loud like that." She gave an adorable pout before speaking.
"But Rodrick Nii I don't say everything out loud!" A glint then appeared in her eye as she continued in an evil voice. "Plus I find that this one must stake her claim before anyone else does." I looked at her with surprise before turning to my mother. She was whistling innocently causing everyone to give her dry looks. Looking back at all of us she laughed nervously.
"What I'm just practicing my whistling." I doubt anyone one of us actually believed her, but we went back to talking and eating amongst ourselves anyway. Eventually we finished everything up, and went to the lounge room to relax before heading to the baths. Though when we all sat down, Kunou went out of her way to "tell" us how she became my bishop.
"So this one was kidnapped by one hundred ultimate stray devils! They wanted to use me as a bargaining chip to gain control of Kyoto. All hope seemed lost for this one, as well as for our home when Rodrick Nii broke into the fortress they were hiding in. With quick and graceful moves he quickly started to cut them all down. However as a last ditch effort, the leader grabbed me and held me at knife point. Moving as fast as he could Rodrick Nii shot the leader, but not fast enough as he stabbed this one in the chest. That was when my wonderful Rodrick Nii revived me with one of his bishop pieces!"
Sighing I spoke up at that. "Kunou… your story is becoming less consistent. Last time you told it there were only forty stray devils." Blushing heavily while everyone laughed at her she waved her arms frantically.
"Yeah but you were still so amazing this one couldn't help but add embellishment."
Shaking her head our mother spoke up. "That still doesn't mean you should change the story so much. If anything you should just add in ten fallen angels next time… okay and made some jealous true angels as well." While Kunou looked at her with stars in her eyes everyone else stared at them blankly. Seeing their faces… I doubted anyone didn't know where Kunou got most of her personality from.
This still left me to tell the truth. "Kunou while it was true that you were kidnapped… and that I did come to save you… and that you were actually stabbed most of what you said were exaggerated. In truth you had escaped your caretakers as usual and ran off to the park. There a group of five weak stray devils found you and took you. It also wasn't a fortress… it was an abandoned factory. You did get it right where you said they wanted Kyoto. But I really didn't try very hard against them. Plus the last one was a coward who tried using you as a shield, but messed up and stabbed you in the back. That's when I killed him brutally and revived you."
Thinking back on all of it I can't even begin to describe my fury seeing Kunou die like that. But I got major satisfaction from mangling the guy's body, and leaving him just alive enough to know that I resurrected my adopted sister. That's when I shot him in the face thus ending his life. That was also when Kunou accepted me as her new older brother, and began to worship me as a superhero. Hence why the story got more farfetched each time she told it. Didn't help that our mother kept giving her more ideas to add to it. Just thinking of that incident makes me angry. Shaking my head to get rid of those thoughts I was confused when I heard crying.
"That's just beautiful how you went and saved your sister like that Booker San." Turning around we saw Asia crying her eyes out. At that point I couldn't help but pinch the bridge of my nose. I mean don't get me wrong… I love the girl like a sister. But she was too easily moved in my opinion. Though I tried not to hold it against her, after all Asia was practically an angel in all but body… that and she wouldn't be Asia if she didn't cry about the story.
After we finally finished talking about how I saved Kunou we all entered the spas, Masamune also joined in after she materialized her human body. Though I was surprised by how far along she was on her pregnancy. We were also worried that the hot baths wouldn't be good for her at this stage.
Thankfully her words quickly alleviated our worries. "Don't worry too much!~ Our little Masarune will be just fine, after all she's part dragon." Though it was nice to know that she was having a daughter, I was quickly dragged by my girls to one of the mixed bathing areas. Of course my mother was enthusiastic about the whole thing.
"Have fun all of you, and remember to give me grandbabies!~" Ignoring the laughter we all put on towels and entered the hot water. All as one we sighed in contentment. Though Ophis went deeper into the water and started swimming in the huge bath. Eventually only the top of her head and her eyes were visible. Although I had to say it was kind of funny seeing her annoyed look. And although we could only see bubbles, I could guess that she was complaining about being too short.
After a bit Vali spoke up with a grin. "Alright now that we've relaxed a bit how about a little fun. After all it's been a while since we've made love and Le Chan has yet to do it!~" At her words Lefay turned red along with the other girls. Although I saw no disagreement from them, but Lefay looked nervous as Ophis quickly made her way back to us.
Seeing this I wrapped an arm around her. "If you don't want to I won't force you. Really just move at your own pace." At my words she smiled and took off her towel.
"Thanks but… I think I actually want to do this. After all I've already decided to stay with you, so why not just seal the deal." With that said we all quickly let our instincts take over.
I just hope no one hears us…
Now see, now, you can't just break lines see?
The Red Emperor
Thank goodness they finally stopped! I was currently sitting in the male's bath with all the other guys. Well besides Red and Rodrick. Rodrick for obvious reasons which just finally ended, and Red because he was in the family bath with Fay and Mittelt, I honestly couldn't help but feel happy for the three of them for that. They were a pretty good family after all. This just left the rest of us males, however we didn't number all that much. In fact if I counted right there were only six guys in total. Well technically seven if you counted Itachi who was on Ryu's head at the moment. Not that it mattered… for that still only left five guys on this side of the baths.
Speaking of which… "Yo O'Dyna San why are you still wearing those bandages on your face?" Questioning Jing was a nosy Saji while the rest of us just watched.
Groaning in frustration Jing answered him. "As I told before it's none of your business." Shaking my head and trying to lower my… ahem other head back down… I couldn't help but think of Chirno.
Wonder if she's enjoying the baths at the moment. I mean this is warm water and she is an Ice fairy. I honestly couldn't help but worry a little about my beautiful ice fairy. Because while I knew the rest of us would be fine. Chirno being what she is did not enjoy the heat all that much. And as her boyfriend I must do what I can to make her happy! It was then that I had a stray thought brought about what had just ended. I wonder what I'd be like to have sex with her… At that I quickly slapped myself much to everyone's confusion. No! You can't think like that right now! You've only been together for two weeks! Plus you must be a gentleman! Remember what Rodrick said!
{Calm down partner! While I find it nice how you're trying to be perfect for your adorable fairy. You don't have to force yourself to not have those kinds of thoughts. After all it's your duty to look at her like that while not going overboard; she is one of your mates after all.} Calming myself down I agreed with Ddraig on this. After all I figured if I didn't Chirno might just think I didn't find her beautiful. And I did! Really I don't know what it was but she had this certain beautiful grace about her. Plus while she was a loli she had some good curves on her sides and thighs. Plus her dress was actually rather pretty now that I think of it. Plus she has this way of giving me this rather sultry look…
"Issei San you're starting to drool a bit." My thoughts about my lovely fairy were interrupted by Kiba, who was looking at me funny. Realizing that I still had that bad habit, I quickly rubbed my mouth before laughing sheepishly.
"Sorry but the sounds Rodrick and his so called "princesses" were making got me thinking about Chirno… honestly all of my thoughts have been drifting towards my ice fairy recently. I just can't get her out of my mind!" I then sighed before thanking him. "Also thanks for telling me about the drool, that's one bad habit I need to lose quickly. Don't want anyone getting the wrong idea." Nodding his head he gave me an awkward smile before Saji started yelling.
"I just can't believe he actually did it with Kaichou! I was the one who was supposed to pop her cheery!" I, Jing, and Kiba quickly gave him deadpanned looks. Because seriously… that's not something you're supposed to say out loud. Like at all... Especially about someone else's lover. Okay sure me, Matsuda, and Motohama used to talk about girls and having a harem all the time. But never about a girl who was already taken! Complain about how jealous we were yes. But never things like that! Even for those who aren't taken we never talked about "popping their cherries". It's part of our perverted trio code. Also before anyone says anything… I didn't really say anything about me and Chirno just some of my thoughts about her.
So trying to snuff out Saji's fire I spoke. "You do realize how rude that is right? They're obviously in love and are obviously together. Plus this isn't the first time they've done it." Saji seemed to break down at that, leaving the rest of us to shake our heads.
{Man do I feel sorry for Sona, he is a handful alright. I sure am glad that Rodrick changed you for the better partner.} I didn't even acknowledge that half compliment half insult. Instead I decided that I had enough time in the bath and got up.
Seeing me leaving Jing talked to me. "Had enough already?" Nodding my head he simply shrugged. "Each their own I guess." Rolling my eyes I went to the lockers and dried myself off. Then putting on my robe I left to head to the lounge. However when I got there I didn't expect to see Ravel fanning a sweaty Chirno. Worried I ran over to the couch they were sitting on.
"Hey what's wrong?! Is she okay?!" Surprised at my presence Ravel gave a cute yelp before turning to me.
Blushing a bit in embarrassment she told me what happened. "You don't have anything to worry about. She was being a bit reckless and stayed in the hot water too long. In fact Chirno chan decided to get out five minutes ago. But fainted from the heat before she could get out. I ended up volunteering to get her to someplace she could cool down for a bit." She then gave a small sigh before continuing. "I told her she should've gotten out at the twenty to thirty minute mark! But did she listen? No she had to try and make it a competition. I guess this is just what she gets for trying to go beyond her limits as an ice fairy."
Sweat dropping a bit I knew what Ravel said was one hundred percent true. A really remarkable description of Chirno's usual antics. I couldn't help but sigh at her antics, for while I may love the girl with my whole heart… I couldn't help but find myself exasperated at times. Sighing I shook my head before smiling at Ravel.
"Well thanks for helping her out anyways! I really do appreciate you looking out for her." Blushing at me words she nodded her head. Smiling I sat in between Chirno's head and Ravel, while putting my fairy's head on my lap. I then began to just gently rub Chirno's head while Ravel kept fanning. It was then that I remember what Chirno had said after the fight with Dust. Grinning I put an arm around Ravel; she gave a small yelp of surprise but didn't actually say anything.
{Wow… smooth moves partner… smooth moves…} It was at this time that Yasaka showed up with an overheated Kunou. Worried I quickly asked her what happened.
She gave out a sigh before answering. "Kunou had decided to accept Chirno Chan's challenge. So she as well stayed in longer than what she could handle. I swear even if we Kitsune do have fox fire we aren't immune to extreme heats. I don't remember how many times I've told her this." She then picked up another paper fan from a table and went to sit down on a chair. A loopy eyed Kunou sitting on her lap while Yasaka fanned her. At this me and Ravel couldn't help but look at each other and shake our heads.
It would seem as if we have two very similar girls in our group. It was then that Mittelt, Red, and Fay showed up. However Fay looked completely fine as she sat down between her new guardians. Although she quickly questioned us on why Chirno and Kunou were like the wat they were.
"Why is Chirno nee san and Kunou nee san like that?" Giving out another exasperated sigh the adult Kitsune answered her.
"It's because they had a competition to see who could stay in the longest. Unlike you who was smart and left when you weren't too badly heated up." At her words Fay cocked her head to the side cutely before speaking.
"But I'm a hellhound… heat doesn't affect me." At that Rodrick's mother gave out a sheepish laugh.
"Oh right sorry dear I kind of forgot about that." I myself didn't mention that I too had forgotten. Mostly because when one thought of a hellhound, they imagined giant flaming black wolves. Not cute and adorable Fay who seemed to really love ice-cream. Although one of the times she went out with Mittelt… well she bit the arm of a pickpocket and called him a bad sinner. She then tried to drag him into an alley. When asked why she said she was sending him to hell.
Yeah… everyone became a bit wary of her after that. And also went out and bought as many books on hellhounds as possible. Luckily ever since Mittelt told her she's only allowed to send actual spirits down to hell, she stopped trying. Much to everyone's relief and joy, especially Red's and Mittelt's. Not that I could blame them, what with the death of Fay's mother, it was left to them to try and teach her everything her mother would've. It was at this time that everyone eventually began to pile in. Although Rodrick and his girl's looked a bit tired, even if they seemed to be glowing with happiness. One guess as to why that was. However we also had to tell them what happened to Chirno and Kunou as well.
When we mentioned Kunou Rodrick seemed to slump over in defeat. "We've told her many times that she's not immune to heat. But she keeps insisting that if she spends enough time around high temperatures, that she'll someday become immune." He then paused before grimacing. "Although… while we'll never say this out loud… it does seem to be proving true. Her heat tolerance is actually greater than it should be at her age at least." He then sighed again before finding a large couch and sitting on it. A second later Ophis and the now renamed Shirone sat down on his lap. Although they moved over a bit when Lefay sat down as well, Vali then took his left arm and Sona his right.
But I did notice that all five of them winced in slight pain, or in Lefay's case a medium amount of pain. At this Saji who sat on a chair to against the far wall glared at Rodrick. I could only imagine that would be a problem sooner or later. But I had to say that Sakuya looked particularly sexy when she walked in still slightly damp. Also I wasn't perving on her… I was just giving a statement of fact, no I had just looked for a moment. That was when Ryu sat down still with Itachi on his head, Sakuya sat on his right with Koakuma on his left.
It actually made me wonder if Ryu had done the deed with Sakuya. Or for that matter… what about Red and Mittelt? Shaking my head from those thoughts, I just went back to hugging Ravel and comforting Chirno. I was however surprised that Ravel didn't move when everyone came in. I also noticed that every now and then Rias and Akeno would glare at us.
I wonder what that's all about. At my question I heard Ddraig laugh, but he didn't answer me when I asked him what was funny. Lazy dragon… Thankfully about twenty minutes later Chirno finally woke up, making me sigh in relief. For while I knew she would be fine I can't help but worry. It was honestly making me wonder if Rodrick was rubbing off on me. Unfortunately she jolted up pretty fast making herself dizzy. Worried I quickly garbed her around her shoulders and slowly brought her back down.
"Issei Kun what happened?"
Shaking my head I then answered her. "Let's just say you decided to quit your little competition a bit too late. You fainted in the baths, thankfully Ravel Chan here help you out. But you still gave me quite a fright when I saw you." Looking guilty she quickly apologized.
"I'm sorry you two. But I wanted to see if I could last long enough to take an enjoyable bath with the two of you." At her words me and Ravel blushed, while Chirno was only slightly blushing. Still both of us didn't say anything about it, but I could see Ravel thinking about something. This only made her blush a bit more… shaking my head I just went back to rubbing Chirno's head which made her smile. "That feels nice Issei Kun.~ Also Before I fall back asleep it's okay if you want to sleep with us Ravel Chan…" Chirno then fell back asleep with a light and quiet snore.
Shaking my head I looked around me to see that the youngest of our group had actually fallen asleep. Or in Kunou's case stayed asleep. I even noticed that Li, Ophis, and Shirone had fallen back asleep. To be honest I still wasn't used to calling Koneko that, but she said that's her real name so that's what we're calling her. Looking around even more I saw that Asia was starting to nod off a bit. Noticing this Rodrick spoke up albeit a bit quietly.
"Well seeing how everyone's starting to fall asleep here, I think we should go to bed and then discuss what to do next in the morning." Everyone who was still awake quickly agreed to that before heading off to their rooms. Even I picked up Chirno in a bridal carry before walking off to our room. Although to my surprise Ravel was following us.
"I think I'll take Chirno up on her offer…" Smiling I didn't say anything just led us all to our room and sat Chirno down. I then left the room so Ravel could change them both. I myself went to the nearest bathroom to change. After I got back both were dressed and I laid down between them. Chirno on my right and Ravel on my left, Ravel had fallen asleep while she waited. But both seemed to unconsciously snuggle up to me as I wrapped my arms around them.
You know… Rodrick was completely right. Not just about the whole reining in my pervertedness, but also just relaxing here for a few days.
{Yep it seems as if you have an amazing king partner. Although I can't help but feel as if something important is happening back home.}
What do you mean by that? We'll only be gone for three days so what could happen? At my own words I winced. Okay I really shouldn't have said that. Hearing a snort of agreement from Ddraig as he went to sleep I looked at Chirno then to Ravel. And I had to once agree with Rodrick. "Okay you have me there Rodrick… Loli's are quite nice to snuggle up with." I then hoped that he wouldn't find out about that comment and make fun of me for it. Heaven's know I've made fun of him for being a so called Lolicon. Chuckling and looking at their sleeping faces made me want to do something at least. So I decided to kiss their foreheads which seemed to make them smile. Grinning I finally let myself join them.
Now see, now, you can't just break lines see?
The Spectator
Meanwhile Ddraig's prediction was turning out to be true. "Sorry for the inconvenience but both us the OR.C. club and the student council have gone on a small vacation. We'll be back in three days… what in the lord's name is going on!" Standing in front of the door to the O.R.C club were two strangely dressed girls. Both wore some kind of skin tight suit, with a white hooded cloak with gold and blue accents. The unitards also had pauldrons. On their hands were fingerless gloves that extended to their biceps, and finally they both wore thigh-high boots.
Although one was a shorter girl with light brown hair and violet eyes. She also had her hair tied into twin tails held together by blue scrunches, and from what I could see had on The other girl was a bit taller and had chin-length blue hair with a green fringe on the right side and dark yellow eyes. She also had a crucifix around her neck. The one who spoke though was the shorter girl.
Sighing the blue haired girl answered her. "Apparently Irina… we have just barely missed them. This could prove troublesome… especially seeing how we need permission to operate here as members of the church. But with both heiresses gone… along with this Booker character… I guess we just need to call the higher ups and ask what to do." Pouting the girl named Irina sighed.
"I guess you're right Xenovia… but this is just disappointing, especially seeing how my old friend just happens to be on vacation as well! Just what are the chances of that happening?!" Xenovia not really caring just shrugged.
"Well I guess we better check into some hotel, we'll be here for quite a while it seems." Sighing Irina nodded her head, before both of them started making their way from the building. Unfortunately none of them noticed a certain Abysswalker, and blonde former exorcist watching them leave.
Humming in thought Walker dropped down from the rook and looked at the note. "It's unfortunate, but it would seem we'll have to delay our plans. Though I'm sure master Xilo will understand, Kokabiel might be a bit difficult. What do you think Jeanne?" Dropping next to him Jeanne, now in a clean and unmarked outfit nodded to him before speaking.
"I think you're right, but I must mention again how I don't like working with that psychopath." Sighing Walker nodded his head before speaking up.
"Neither do I, but you can't argue that he's useful. I just hope we can curve his bloodlust when this is all over." Turning around he started making his way down the stairs. "I truly hope that about all who join us. But it's not as if we can change someone's personality in just one day of meeting them."
Giggling Jeanne quickly agreed with him. "Yeah you have a point, but I guess we just need to keep trying. Although… do we have to work with Faylen on this? He kind of creeps me out, especially with the way he's always following behind us. I also hate how he always judges the both of us… the hypocrite seems to just want to take out his inferiority on us." Narrowing his eyes Walker turned to the new school buildings roof, where Faylen was watching them critically.
"I don't like him either; I just know that he's going to cause trouble. But for the moment we just need to tolerate my fellow Abysswalker. No doubt his arrogance will be his downfall sooner or later." Sighing heavily Jeanne nodded her head as they left school grounds.
Now see, now, you can't just break lines see?
Omake! Summoning training part one: Wrong Story!
The Void King
Deciding that I needed to learn how to practice my summoning I went to the woods. You know just in case I summoned someone too big. So biting my right thumb I made a circle of blood on my left hand. Then sending some chakra to it I quickly slammed my hand down on the ground. There was a large puff of smoke, but soon after I heard someone coughing. Then I heard the voice of a young boy.
"Hey what gives?! I swear if this is Sasuke playing some kind of prank I will kill you!" Blinking at the name my eyes widened.
Sasuke! Oh please don't tell me I somehow summoned Naruto! Eventually the smoke cleared and I saw someone who clearly wasn't the orange clothed and blonde haired ninja. No instead his outfit consisted of a pair of thick pants stuffed into black boots. He was also wearing a grey long sleeved shirt, with a high collar that also acted as a face mask. Then over it he wore a black trenchcoat, which also had a hood which he had up. On his hands were black leather gloves, with metal plates on them for protection.
Then attached to his back was a container that had five handles sticking out of the end. The container was two feet long and about six inches wide. This suggested that the blades it held were both short and thin. Then finally he had on a mask which covered his eyes and cheeks. It was white with red and black lines for decoration. But the eyes had yellow lenses covering them. His presence also seemed familiar to me… although I couldn't quite place it.
Upon seeing me he quickly spoke up. "Okay… you're clearly not Sasuke. Or really anyone else that I know, that saying who are you? And what am I doing here, answer quickly and me Hermit and my long time friend Kurama might not hurt you." Surprised by both his name which was really familiar and his words, I quickly became confused but decided to answer anyway.
"Well I'm actually Rodrick Booker, the new summoner for the spirit foxes. Although I can tell that you're human so I don't know why you're here." He seemed taken aback before he grew silent for a moment. The way he seemed to think reminded me of myself when talking to Kuros or Masamune. Then he started laughing causing me to blink before he spoke again.
"My friend Kurama had just told me that your summoning was targeting him. And seeing how he's sealed in this body's gut, we both came to the call. Still you should summon his old friend Kuyari and tell her that he is indisposed at the moment. That way she can strike his name off the list of summonables at the moment. He also had just told me, to tell you, to tell her, hi for him. And if that's it we'll be going back to our day to day lives of confusing the crap out of everyone around us." He then poofed into smoke leaving me there more confused than ever.
"You know… Naruto suddenly makes a lot more sense at the moment… while also making a lot less sense…"
Now see, now, you can't just break lines see?
Judan: Alright and that's another chapter wrapped up! Though we'll probably be finishing the next one soon.
Slayer: If only because of how important they are as a pair right?
Judan: Precisely!
Argentum: Heh… still can't believe you added Modaga in the chapter.
Slayer: Wait he did?
Judan: You'll just have to reread to find out.
Shadow: Oh gosh…
Hermit: I see you're putting in more hints about who I am in this particular omake.
Judan: Hehe… everything is connected in some way.
Slayer: Yeah yeah… so want to finish us off again Hermit?
Hermit: Sure ain't got anything left to say about it… this has been a Dark Guard production now signing off!
Everyone: Goodbye!
Modaga: And make sure to stay youthful!
Slayer/Hermit: God Dammit!
Modaga: I'm always around even in a youthful redux chapter!
Argentum: Ain't that the truth…