"He threatened Sona!" Serafall screams, the outburst causing the whole office room to shake as frost gathers and slowly covers the majority of the room. "He threatened your sister too! How are you so calm!?" Yet the red haired man in front of her remained impassive in front of her rampaging Mana and the sheer cold temperature.
"And what do you want me to do?" Sirzechs asks, hands crossed on the table in front of him. "Throw a tantrum, like you?" Serafall snarls at that, but once again he doesn't even blink. "Serafall, please. Think about it." He sighs, leaning back against his chair and pinching the bridge of his nose.
"Sona said it herself. They invaded his privacy, of course he'd get mad. You know how mages are when it comes to their stuff and their privacy." He sighs out as he throws his hands in the air. "I'm mad too of course, but I can't blame him. And we need to be rational about this."
"Rational?! With someone who threatened my sister?!"
"Ah yes, let's go and kill this random magician just because of a threat said out of anger because he was the one that was wronged." Sirzechs nods, his words making Serafall flinch back. "Us Satans, killing a small magician, with unknown connections and that might be related to who knows who. Yes, totally can't go wrong." His expression falls into a harsh glare, the room rumbling and shaking slightly as Serafall pales, her rampaging Mana instantly dissipating in front of Sirzechs might. "I don't see how this can't go wrong."
"Our reputation is already at rock bottom. Imagine if us two Satans personally kill, or send an assassin to do the job for us, a random magician over a simple threat."
"The information spreads, we'll be mocked by the whole world even more, and the Old Satan Faction will have even more ways to recruit Devils and weaken us."
"Or imagine if he is actually connected to Mephisto, who is neutral and the leader of a very strong and big magical organization."
"Or the Grigori, since they hire and train magicians and Sacred Gear users."
"And you know who is also connected to the Grigori and helping train magicians there? Architect." Serafall pales even more at that, a loud gulp escaping her as she slowly takes a seat at one of the comfy chairs in the room while Sirzechs leans forward with a harsh glare in his eyes.
Architect was, and still is, a 'Monster that shouldn't exist.', as Ajuka himself said.
His, or her, technology is centuries ahead of what anyone has. But it's not just advanced, it's also impossible.
He has Mana Generators that create Mana out of nothing, something that is impossible.
Mana is born from the World itself, a sort of Natural Resource, if it can even be called that. Living beings don't generate Mana, they simply absorb and harness it for their own use.
Yet Architect went and flipped it around. He goes and somehow builds technology capable of creating monstrous levels of Mana in minutes, and technology easily capable of harnessing all that Mana without exploding.
Not even Ajuka, the smartest person he knows, can understand how his technology works. And all they have witnessed is technology that are simple batteries for magical barriers or wards and the likes.
What about the weaponry that can harness those immense quantities of Mana he can generate in minutes?
The worst is that they can't even know what he is capable of as he refuses to do any businesses with the Devil Race for some reason, stopping them from even learning about what else he sells.
Ajuka had once tried to probe Azazel for some information on possible weaponry that Architect might have build, and Azazel stated that Architect doesn't focus on weaponry too much, what weapons he did build, he likened them to Sirzechs.
That still terrifies him to this day.
An unknown human man, or woman, with clear hate and disgust towards Devils, having weapons that are compared to him.
"But-"
"I suggest you listen to your friend there, Leviathan." Both Devils pale as a distorted and garbled voice rings out across the room, coming straight from the phone settled on the table in front of Sirzechs. "Try to show your age for once, please. You are centuries old, time to grow up, don't you think?" The distorted static voice clearly mocked, causing Serafall to freeze her seat in a burst of anger.
"Who are you?" Sirzechs asks, trying to keep his cool even though he could already guess who this was deep down.
"You just said my name. It's 'Architect'." The static distorted voice chuckles, and Sirzechs clenches his fists above his knees. "No need to be on guard. If I wanted you dead, you'd be already." Architect hums as Sirzechs's eyes widen a margin at his words.
"Then why are you here? To threaten us?" He raises a brow as Serafall remains quiet, glaring daggers towards the still phone on the table.
"Threatening is for children. I only give a warning. You ignore it? The retaliation will be apocalyptic." Architect hums out, his distorted voice popping and crackling with every word. "You leave Ciel be, and all will be fine. You annoy him? Well, what the Shinto and Youkai did to you all will look mild compared to what I will do. Simple as that." So Ciel is indeed connected to Architect… He only made that guess at random, who would have thought that it turned out true. Sirzechs finds himself taking in a calming breath as his head runs a mile per minute.
"Why do you hate us Devils so much?" Sirzechs blinks at Serafall's question. "You refuse to do any business transactions with us, destroy any of your creations that end in our hands other than those Mephisto uses for his Organization. You clearly hate us." She glares towards the phone as Sirzechs leans back with a hard gaze on his face. He too is indeed curious on the why such a mysterious figure hates his race so badly.
"The real question is; Why shouldn't I hate your race?" Architect spits out. "You all are just a bunch of artificial Super-Weapons made to conquer the world by a moron that couldn't take 'No.' from his golden daddy."
"Your race is full of mistakes, you play with my people, you enslave us, treat us like cattle, growing and fattening us in the farms you call 'territories' until we are ready to be turned by your Slavery Pieces."
"We don't do that!" Sirzechs finds himself shouting, eyes wide and frantic as he stares at the phone, but all he gets back is a mere static sneer.
"You might not. You ask, politely even, maybe. But you two and your sisters are mere anomalies to your whole race. 95% of the Devils that make use of the Slavery System forcefully turn their targets, mostly female humans, to rape and break them as they wish. Like Ajuka's brother does." Both Satans pale profusely at those words, knowing exactly what Architect is talking about.
"The disgusting thing is that you don't even try to fix these mistakes. No, you merely hide them. He charms, then rapes and breaks some poor nuns, nobody makes a peep. Same for when other poor humans are subjected to it."
"To not talk about the Stray Devils, a system that is most definitely not an anomaly, but something that has been added into the Slavery Pieces. A Stray Devil needs to be around their King to keep their power in check, else they become monsters and Strays that must be killed. Because wanting to escape and be free is bad."
"So there, now you know why I hate you filthy creatures. The fact that you can't reproduce as easily anymore just means that your expiration date is drawing close. Wonderful news for me." Architect hums out with a content and distorted sigh. "Now, I have some nice food waiting for me, and I'd rather not ruin my appetite even more. I hope you'll heed my warning, else other than Hades, the Shinto Pantheon, the Youkai's and the Old Faction, you'll also have another enemy on your plate."
"And trust me. I am worse than all of them combined." And with that, the call is cut short, with the phone exploding into a shower of sparks and smoke by itself.
Both Satans simply sit there with wide eyes, processing what just happened for an entire quiet minute before Sirzechs releases a slow calming breath.
"Still want to go and teach a lesson to that magician?" He asks Serafall with a hard gaze, and the woman swiftly shakes her head, making him nod.
"Good, then please leave. I have a lot to think about." Serafall did just that.
XxX
I dry my hands with a low hum and a smile on my face before exiting the bathroom.
It's so easy to scare the shit out of two Satans when your accomplishment can be so easily overblown to the point of being considered a threat even by Super Devils.
Not that I need them to be overblown since I can easily and truly create weapons that can put down those two fuckers. Plus, I have the backing of so many people that I doubt they'd dare to even try anything.
Azazel would go to war for me without a second thought. So would Kokabiel, my best misunderstood pal.
But speaking of weapons...
Maybe I should get started on building that fucking Orbital Cannon then.
Or Orbital Cannons. Never hurts to have two. Or several hundred.
I've been taking my protection with a bit of lax, mostly being confident that with Karna around I am safe from pretty much most of the big hitters.
I mean, how can I not? She is at her prime, has her chariot and her bow, all of her Noble Phantasms, one of which fires millions upon millions of arrows, enough so that they'll probably cover the whole sky above Japan, if not more.
Plus, doesn't she have a poisonous arrow too? I dunno, she's got so many Noble Phantasms that it's not even funny.
I should really go about summoning another Servant, and hope that it's someone very powerful too. Not that I would mind if they are weak, I'll just keep trying in that case.
I wonder if I can tweak the summoning circle a bit and end up summoning people from other universes, since I can do it with those from the Nasuverse.
Oh well, something to think about later.
"Sorry for the wait, had to take a phone call." I apologize to Hiyori and Chisaki before taking a seat the very well furnished table as mother and daughter give me a warm smile.
Now that I think about it, Sirzechs is gonna be so paranoid now that I hacked into his phone. Though I was listening in on his conversation through one of the many nano-spy bugs I have spread across the world and Underworld just in case.
I shouldn't bully them too much, but oh well, I just hate them as a lot. They should be glad I don't plan on exterminating them all, just make them pay for all the shit they did, and for killing my mother.
"Your parents?" Hiyori asks as she grabs her chopsticks, gives a quick thanks, then digs into the food, swiftly followed by me and her Chisaki.
Not only a Milf, but also an amazing cook. Wife materials indeed.
"I'm an orphan." I reply truthfully as I wipe my mouth. Why do I love noodles and soy sauce so much? It's so addictive…
I blink, then pause when I notice Chisaki and her mother staring at me with wide eyes. "I hope that didn't ruin the mood?" I say with a nervous grin, and Chisaki's shoulder sag, clear sadness and worry in her eyes. Ugh, she's so sweet!
"I won't pry." Hiyori smiles kindly at me, and I give her a warm smile back before digging back into the very delicious food in front of me. "So… when will you start dating my daughter?" She hums as she grabs a bit of food, her lips twitching up into a teasing smile as Chisaki promptly chokes on her food, then turns away to cough with her face flushed a dark red.
Meanwhile I don't even react and simply swallow the noodles in my mouth.
"When she says 'Yes'." I hum out with a small smile on my face, making both mother and daughter pause and look at me. "Wanna go on a date with me?" I ask Chisaki with a grin, right in front of her mother, who instantly gapes at me.
I got the moves!
"Smooth." Hiyori whispers, then goes back to her food with a large grin on her face while Chisaki keeps gaping at me, face extremely red, mouth opening and closing.
"Eh?" has stopped working.
"I just asked you if you want to go on a date with me." I repeat myself, so to embarrass her even more. "You're adorable, a huge breath of fresh air, and lovely to be around. And I'd love to know you more." Hiyori nods her head in approval at my words, kind of reminding me of Nero going 'Umu!'.
"Yes!" Chisaki squeaks out in a slight screams as she jumps up, only for steam to erupt out of her face when she realized that she pretty much screamed her answer out.
And that me and her mother are giving her massive teasing grins.
"I mean…" She sits down and coughs into her fist, her flush mostly dying down as she swiftly gathers her bearings. "I-I'd love to." She cutely stutters, trying to appear as composed as possible.
"So cute." Only to squeak again at my words.
I decided to spare her after bullying her so much, so we fell into idle chatter as we ate our food.
And for the first time in many years I finally felt the warmth of a family once more.
And fuck does it hurt so much.
Sometimes I wonder why I suppress my anger. Why I hold myself back when I could easily end the Devil Race as a whole within a month or two, maybe even less.
Why did I spend entire years studying my ass off in learning engineering and studying other scientific fields, then work around them to make everything work with Mana and improve on their efficiency, when now all I do is just that?
I swore to myself I'd kill them all… But is it worth it becoming a monster for my revenge? Azazel already slaughtered those that so horrendously raped and murdered my mother right in front of me just for fun when I was young… yet my anger is still there.
And as much as I hate to say it, there are a few innocent people among the Devil Race.
But… I just know that one day all of my suppressed anger will explode, and I'll just say 'Fuck it.' and do something I might truly regret.
Or not regret at all.
I live in a world that is fucked up on so many levels, and I too am very fucked up.
Only reason I am the person I am today is thanks to Azazel. Not only did he save me from those filthy vermins, but he also took me in, helped me in my studies, acted like a father when he shouldn't have, then cried tears of pride and joy when I got laid the first time.
Fallen Angels women are just so damn horny all the time, fuck's sake.
But he wasn't the only one to help me bury my anger. There was Vali too, the loud and annoying girl fixated on training and strength, who calls me her fated rival just because I beat her using a taser during the spar she demanded to have with me. A very powerful taser.
Her being annoying helped me get distracted and smile more.
And then, surprisingly enough, there was Kokabiel too, someone that I to this die consider a very good friend.
In the anime he was portrayed as a cliché moron that simply wanted to restart a war, and could have easily done it if he didn't waste time in his villain spiel and whatnot.
Here instead… He is kind of still the same, as he does want the war to start again, but he isn't a moron, nor a cliché villain, but a wise man that is actually just very lost.
A man that simply wishes to know why he Fell.
"You don't know why you fell?" I furrow my brows at that, pulling my gaze away from the book in my head to stare at his much taller form. His hair were like a black curtain falling over his back, and his robes were just as black. Yet his skin was incredibly pale. "How do you not know why you Fell?"
He shrugs, finally picking a book from the library in front of him before taking a seat beside me. "Sometimes we commit mistakes, but do we always realize when we commit one?" My eyes widen slightly at that.
"Life is a long road full of forks, and the ground is covered in stones, both big and small."
"If we pay attention to the stones, we don't pay attention to the road and the forks, and that can lead us down the wrong path, even though we carefully watched our steps."
"But if we pay attention to the road and the forks, we don't pay attention to the stones, thus making us trip, Fall, and get hurt."
"If we get back up, we might trip again, thus leading to more and more pain and mistakes, even as we walk down the right path."
I could only gape and stare at Kokabiel, a faint smile on his lips as his eyes swiftly skimmed across the pages of the book in his hand. "You are surprisingly wise. I didn't expect that." He bursts out laughing at that while I scratch my cheek in thought. I really didn't expect that…
"Need I remind you that I am a thousands of years old?" He chuckles with a raised brow, but I merely shrug without a care. "Wisdom does come with age."
"You want to restart a war against beings that can dunk on you in the blink of an eye." I point out blandly, yet he merely waves me off with a scoff.
"Is there a way for a Fallen Angel to become an Angel once again?" I couldn't help but ask, pulling my gaze back to my book as Kokabiel pauses slightly beside me.
"Not that I know of… And I have tried to find a way for many years, desperately even." He sighs softly as he flips a page. "I tried bathing in Holy Water to purge any kind of impurity away. I tried praying even though Father is no more. I tried apologizing for any sins I may have committed… but in the end, nothing worked. Maybe due to Father's presence, but even before that, no Fallen Angel was ever welcomed back into Heaven." I hum softly at that. That's… kinda sad honestly.
Even apologizing didn't- Wait… Kokabiel said that he doesn't know why he Fell… So he apologized for something he didn't know he committed.
I might be just throwing guesses but…
"I think I know how a Fallen Angels can go back to Heaven." That makes Kokabiel freeze, his gaze snapping towards my smiling face the very next second.
"I heard a lot about God from everyone, you and Azazel included. How he was always kind and warm, yet how he always had a lot of rules. And kept making more."
"And then Helel Fell, something that you all didn't know was possible."
"I think… I think God stopped making rules back then. I think he didn't want to make anymore rules. To force… perfection, into all of you."
"God was… a Dreamer. He built a World for you all… and went on to build more for Humans in the form of Sacred Gears."
"I think… I think he liked it more how things were before. When there weren't many rules, before he started adding more and more of them. With more freedom."
"But… things move forward, and people change. Things just keep on moving forward, whether we like it or not."
"So… why can't we go backwards, for once? You said it yourself, if we pay attention to the stones, we might take the wrong path. But we can still go back, no? Just... retracing our steps, really fast. See if we left a mark on a stone we stepped on."
I stand up and give Kokabiel a small smile. "I think I know why you Fell, but it's best you realize it yourself." His brows furrow, and his gaze falls back to his book. My smile grows a bit at that, thus I leave him to his thoughts.
He is… just a misunderstood guy I guess. One that is desperately looking for the 'Why?' he Fell, even though he seems to have given up.
Hopefully I put him on the right path.
"If you can't…" I call out without looking back. "Then I'll give you what you seek. Hopefully you'll realize your Sin when you gain it." I leave those final words behind before exiting the library.
His Sin is one of the Seven Deadly Sins, but it's not related to what that specific Sin is usually associated with.
Kokabiel Fell because he-
I blink when a soft and warm hand slips into mine, making me blink again and turn my head to stare into Chisaki's bright eyes, a slight flush on her cheeks.
"Sorry, did I zone out?" She smiles softly and nods, making me sigh and lean against the couch in her living room. "Guess I have a lot more thoughts in my head than I thought." She gives my hand a comforting squeeze, her eyes filling with worry, but I swiftly gave her hand a squeeze back with a warm smile.
"It's getting late…" I hum as I glance at the clock, making her pout slightly, then swiftly blush when I give her a teasing grin. Still, holding my hand? How lewd!
I stand up and stretch my back, then roll my neck before turning towards the open kitchen. "Thank you for the food Ma'am!" I call out towards the Milf of the house, who instantly peeked her head out to look at me.
Then at the joined hands.
Chisaki blushes when Hiyori gives her a massive teasing grin, causing her to swiftly slip her handout of mine and push a strand of her beautiful hair behind her ear. Truly adorable.
"Feel free to come over anytime dear!" Next time I'll be the one cooking though. I'll show them the beauty of Italian- Ah fuck, Chisaki is good at cooking Italian food. Tch, truly wife material.
"Of course, I am your future son-in-law!" Hiyori laughs at that while Chisaki blushes furiously, then starts dragging me towards the door, where I put on my shoes and grab my bag.
"Well then, I'll see you tomorrow then." I hum as she blushes softly, making me smile warmly at her.
Only for my eyes to widen when she steps forward and kisses my cheek, then pulls me into a tight hug. "Thank you." She whispers softly against my ear. I blink, then smile and hug her back, enjoying the warmth and relaxing against her.
I truly am starved for affection.
"I'm here for anything." I softly pat her back with a smile before she pulls back. "Make sure to take a good and long rest, okay? I want you well rested for our date after all." She blushes brightly at that, but smiles through, a wide and beautiful smile that makes her bright eyes sparkle. God, she's so beautiful.
"We'll go tomorrow evening, that fine by you?" She nods again, blush darkening a bit more as she does so. "Good. Now I better go before I decide to kiss you, because you look absolutely stunning right now." She squeaks and I chuckle, then blink when she huffs and swiftly kisses my cheek again, then rushes back inside her house, giving me one last smile before slamming the door shut.
I'm so going to smooch the hell outta her tomorrow.
I shake my head with a fond smile, then turn around and start walking down the street with a cheer in my step.
"You really needed that." Karna hums out with her pleasant voice, making her presence known, and I can tell that she is smiling warmly through her words.
"Yeah… Yeah, I guess I did." I sigh softly at that. I used to get laid a lot back at Grigori before I started moving around due to wanting a change of air and scenery.
I wanted warmth, affection, things I crave for… but lustful sex didn't really help a lot so I gave up on it and moved out.
This is a lot better. A single hug from Chisaki made my whole day so much brighter.
And then of course my phone starts ringing.
And of course it's Azazel.
"New phone who dis?!"
"The Youkai want to meet you."
"...Nani?"
XxX
"Really really?"
"Yes, I am okay. Don't worry!" I chuckle into my phone as I stare outside the window of the train while patting Jack's head as she cuddles into my side. "Something came up and I had to take a quick trip to Kyoto. I'll be back in time for our date."
Chisaki hums into the phone, making me smile warmly. I had to skip school since this is far too important for me to pass up, as it means forming a direct alliance with both the Youkai and Shinto Pantheon.
And of course Chisaki instantly got worried when she didn't see me in class and excused herself to call me.
"Fine… You better not be late." I can hear her adorable pout through the phone, and I wish to squish her cheeks so badly!
"Of course I won't. Now go back to class, don't get in trouble because of me." She whines slightly at that, but swiftly agrees and cuts the call short after a quick 'be careful' and 'see you later'.
Still… The Youkai wish to meet me. Damn, this is so unexpected.
They had contacted Azazel so to set up a meeting between them and me, one that I sure as hell wasn't going to refuse.
The thing is, they want to see me as me, meaning that I can't use my usual disguise in front of Yasaka as she needs to see and know that I am truly a human.
I don't know why they even wish to see me, I just know that it's clearly very urgent and important for them.
Which means that I'll gain very big points if I manage to accomplish whatever task they want me to do for them. Plus, it's big money too.
Very big money.
Which means very big packs of resources.
My eyes narrow as I feel the train go through a magical barrier, meaning that in a few more minutes I'll reach my stop within the Dimension where the Youkai reside in.
"Better get started then." I hum, then lift my right hand and tap the very minuscule red button below the wrist watch. Nothing seemingly changes, but for others now I appear as a featureless humanoid mosaic of static.
Plus, the choker I have on also distorts my voice. A la Detective Conan.
It's my usual disguise I use the very rare times I have to make a physical appearance during meetings or business transactions., mostly because I am also too bored to create projecting cloaked drones for that shit.
I'm going to reveal myself only when I meet that very sexy foxy Milf mama, not any sooner. Just to be safe.
"Here, put this on Jack." I give my adorable little assassin a small technological looking necklace with a blue gem on it, which she instantly wears with a big smile on her face, making me pinch her cheek before patting her head.
Karna is with me too, just in case anything goes wrong since I am very paranoid, and she is very protective, while Jack is here to keep an eye out on our surroundings, thus I'll make sure her magical signature is hidden even more with the necklace, which disturbs magical signals and disperses them.
I don't give Karna one since I want Yasaka to notice her, or see if she can, and show that I have bought protection in case she does.
The train finally comes to a stop, and I take a deep breath before standing up and walking towards the door.
When they open I notice that the scenery that I saw through the windows was but an illusion. Probably to fool others for some reason, or to hide the path that the train takes, or whatnot.
"Sir Architect!" A young voice makes me perk up as I step out of the train, my eyes falling on a small boy with raccoon ears and tail.
Actually, should I even call him a boy? He might as well be older than me.
"I hope I am not late for the meeting." I hum out in my distorted voice, and the fact that the boy doesn't flinch back does make me think that he is very likely a lot older than me.
"Of course not! You are early in fact!" The shorter boy in a brown kimono grins at me before turning around. "Do follow me! Lady Yasaka is already waiting for you!"
Time to meet 'em big mommy foxy milkers!
(Yasaka)
Even with her age and experience, she couldn't help but be nervous as she sat on her knees in the large room that was prepared for the meeting, the doors to her right having been left open to show the beautiful artificial garden and pond beyond them.
Architect isn't someone to be taken lightly, or to take advantage of, due to the mystery of how great his technology truly is.
So far the man, or woman, has only sold his wondrous Mana Generators, and the wondrous Healing Pods that can regrow even lost limbs. But Azazel has clearly stated that there is no problem Architect can't fix, be it fertility, magic deficiency, or other things.
She already had high hopes for the meeting, especially since Architect had sent the West Youkai faction several dozen Healing Pods and Mana Generators a few years ago as a sign of good will towards them.
Among those were also ways to help the younger generation, or even the older one, train their Mana control, which does wonders for their Senjutsu and specific spells related to their race.
Not only is Architect a genius when it comes to technology, but also in the magic field, which should have been obvious since he fused both things together to bring forth things that are centuries ahead of them.
Again, she has high hopes for the meeting, since it's clear that Architect has no animosity for her people.
She perks up when a few knocks ring out from the other set of doors right in front of her, and she swiftly fixes her kimono her kimono before allowing entrance.
Be it a man or a woman, a bit of seduction won't hurt. Getting married to someone who has connections to many different factions and is desired by many can go a lot of good, especially if monopolized.
But once again she had to remind herself that trying to take advantage of Architect will surely bring only disaster in case of retaliation.
Damned Kitsune Insticts.
The door soon opens just a crack, allowing her to gaze upon the visage of one of her servants and bodyguards. "Lady Yasaka, Sir Architect is here." She nods, allowing her servant to fully open the door while stepping back.
Her eyes widen just a margin as a tall, featureless… being made out of static comes into view, the body shifting and changing constantly with each step it took.
She had already known about this appearance of Architect through a picture of a few years ago, taken during a meeting related to the wondrous Healing Pods the genius created, which was also his very first appearance.
"It is a pleasure and honor to meet you in person, Architect." She greets the genius with a kind smile on her face and a slight bow, her nose twitching slightly as she catches a strange scent while the featureless being kneels down just a meters in front of her.
"The pleasure is all mine Ma'am. It seems Azazel's praises about your beauty weren't overblown." Her smile twitches upward at that.
"I believe he sings praises of something else other than my beauty." She giggles behind her palm, giving her shoulder's a shrug, allowing her rather massive assets to bounce wildly within their very loose confines.
"I was trying to help him save a bit of face, but I guess it's a lost cause…" She couldn't help but truly laugh at that while Architect chuckles faintly, before pausing and turning his head just a margin to the right.
Her laughter cease too, and she lowers her hand before flicking her wrist, causing the door behind Architect to slam shut.
She then watches as the man then puts down a small spherical object the size of a fist, then presses the big red button on the top. Only for nothing to happen, much to her confusion.
"Sound dampening technology." A surprisingly young voice answers her thoughts, making her eyes blow wide open as the static humanoid slowly fades away. "Nobody outside this room will be able to listen in on us now. Just to be safe." Her eyes fall on the smiling visage of a young boy with impossibly bright sky blue eyes, very pale skin and incredibly bright silver hair.
"My real name is Ciel, a pleasure to meet you face to face, Lady Yasaka." She couldn't help but stare at him for… a bit too long. She might be centuries old, but she has some special tastes in her companions.
And the boy in front of her made her want to purr very badly.
Once again, damned Kitsune Instincts.
"You are… surprisingly young." She couldn't help but state the most visible thing out loud, mostly because she didn't wish to call him deliciously adorable on their very first meeting.
"Not even in my twenties yet, to be exact." That shocks her even more. This boy started building such incredible technology when he was even younger? Truly monstrous…
No, wait. Could this possibly be a ruse? Perhaps a test from the real Architect?
"Aren't you going to introduce your friend?" She smiles kindly at the boy, hiding her shock when he doesn't react at her statement.
"You felt her presence- No, you smelled her." He hums as he tilts his head, then waves his hand by his side, a sort of signal.
The air on his right shimmers, and a beautiful woman with brilliant with hair and bright azure eyes with pale skin comes into view, wearing an interesting piece of armor with a long red coat behind her, attached to two golden floating star-like objects.
"Greetings, Lady Yasaka. This one's name is Karna." The beautiful woman kneels down and bows respectfully while Yasaka's eyes blow wide open at her name.
And not just that. The sheer magical might being barely suppressed by the woman makes the hair on the back of her neck stand on end.
She doesn't stand a chance against this Karna. That is for sure.
"Please don't mind her. She is a dear friend of mine and my bodyguard for this trip." Ciel kindly smiles her way, and she swiftly sends him a smile back, albeit it's slightly forced.
Trying to take advantage of him with her looks is most definitely a big fat 'Nope.' now.
"If I may be honest…" She starts, glancing towards the calm and collected Karna before turning her gaze back towards the calm and smiling Ciel. "I have… unfortunately, a hard time believing that you are indeed Architect." Ciel's smile only grows warmer at that before he chuckles faintly.
"Then, let us do this, to prove that I am the real thing. I could either easily create something only Architect can do, or… I can easily break down the reason on why you want me here, and the request you wish to give me." That makes Yasaka perk up in interest.
And as much as she wants to see the boy create a technological marvel… she was just too curious to see another type of intellect at work.
"Let us go with the second option. I might reward you if you impress me." She purrs out the last part, screaming at herself in the back of her head for not being able to hold her damned instincts back.
Ciel is clearly taken off guard by the second part of her words, his hand rising up to nervously scratch at his cheek before he just shakes his head to recollect himself.
"Well, first of all the reason you wanted to meet me and check if I was truly Human is for no particular reason other than to just invite me into your territory and make it seem like it's slightly reluctant."
"Unfortunately, your envoy failed to hide his emotions, and let his desperation slip through a bit during the negotiations. Which leads me to the second point, which is that you desperately need me."
"For what? I have a few guesses. Protection is at the top of my list so far. Someone has broken into this Dimension, not once, not twice, but several times already by now."
"Security around your quarters is very lax, few and far guards, mostly weak ones, for appearance sake. So where might the stronger ones be? Guarding someone important to them. Important to you."
"Which brings me to the why I am here. You didn't have to invite me here, just hire me, but no, you decided to invite me here for two reasons. One is to very likely build an array with a rather massive scope to cover the whole dimension, and the other is so in hopes that I get attacked by the intruder so to stop me from setting down the array."
"Why would you wish to have me attacked? Due to the connections behind me. The Youkai's have always been rather reclusive, but still did go through some business transactions with other factions and groups."
"But then the Nekoshou Massacre happened, and in a fit of rage, the Youkai cut off all business transactions with all of their previous partners, which many didn't take kindly for various dumb reasons."
"And now, unfortunately, the Youkai are running out of resources to use for their own means and projects, and going back crawling to their previous partners will unfortunately cause a loss of face and reputation."
"Which won't happen if I am attacked, because the ire of those behind me will be replaced by gratitude when the Youkai reveal that they helped protect me. This thus will lead to a path where business transactions can be opened once more, without the loss of face and reputation."
"It's basically catching two birds with one stone. You get a powerful barrier erected to protect your loved one and your people, and also gain a way finally get a stream of resources come and go once more."
"Am I correct?" Ciel asks with a large proud smile on his face.
Meanwhile Yasaka could only feel cold sweat running down her back.
And strong heat pooling below her crotch. Damned Kitsune Instincts, and damned adorable boy.
"You… are indeed correct." She coughs into her fist, unable to help herself and blush slightly at having all of her plans be found out so easily and quickly.
"No hard feelings of course. I quite approve actually." He hums approvingly. "I presume it's for your daughter?" He probes, and she nods with a light frown on her face.
"Someone has managed to breach into this Dimension quite a few times, and each time they tried to kidnap my daughter." She growls the last bit out before swiftly recomposing herself. "We've never been able to catch them, and they managed to escape even from me, so I wish to have a powerful barrier erected around the compound." Ciel nods with a light frown on his face.
"I'll erect other types of surveillance around the compound and the land around it. I'll also attach the array to the a Large Mana Generator so to constantly keep it at maximum output." Yasaka's eyes widen considerably at that. "I have a bone to pick with fuckers that go after children." Ciel answers, seeing through her unasked question and making a large smile bloom across her face.
"Also…" He hums, then summons another cylindrical object in the palm of his hand and sets it down on his left.
The cylindrical object whirs, then shines with bright azure light before a large portal is slowly opened right above it, much to her shock.
Her eyes widen even more when five tall and bulky metal humanoids with dragon heads and claws walk out from the portal, their visors glowing a bright and menacing red.
"I'll gift these five battle droids to you. They have cloaking technology installed on them and are capable of fighting toe to toe and maybe even overwhelm High Class beings. You can have them follow and guard your daughter while invisible for extra protection."
Is it wrong that she now wants to bear his children?
No?
A.N. A bit late but managed to swiftly finish this chappy with big mommy milkers. Next chapter will have more Yasaka and the date.
Also, I hope y'all enjoy the bit with Kokabiel! I loved writing it!
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