Kumiko 3rd POV

She was placed on a temporary bed as she wasn't feeling well, she had a fever and that couldn't be a good sign.

"She's sick" said Glarion after putting a hand on her forehead "If she's not treated quickly… she might die"

"Oi, stop with te jokes lad!" warned Lifain as she was shocked.

But no one was as shocked as Vali.

"You're… joking, right?" asked Vali as he fell on his knees "This is a joke, a nightmare"

"I'm not saying that she's going to die!" snapped Glarion "I just need to talk to someone"

"Where is he?" growled Vali.

"Ask for the fairy king of the Foloi forest, he can help us" answered Glarion.

Vali just teleported himself to the said forest.

-Scene change: Foloi forest

Vali 3rd POV

He knew that letting her continue the mission of keeping an eye on the red dragon was a mistake, he knew that the devils would take an interest in her, he knew all of this and yet… he couldn't stop her from continuing the mission. She wanted to prove her usefulness to him, she wanted him to be happy for having her with him.

"Kaneís den epitrépetai edó, páei makriá" said a Minotaur, standing in his way.

"Out of my way…" growled Vali as he used his Balance Breaker.

"Aftí eínai i teleftaía sas proeidopoíisi" said the Minotaur before lifting a mace, but he was cut in half before even blinking.

He continued to walk until he arrived at a fairy village. When he went in, he was greeted by a small fairy.

"Welcome to our village stranger, are you seeking a wish or you're just here for the night?" she asked.

"… The fairy king" mumbled Vali with a dead voice.

"His majesty is currently praying, but if you wait for a minute he may accord you an audience" replied the fairy nervously.

"I don't have a minute!" snapped Vali as he let his power out, scaring the fairies that were around him.

"You're a loud one" said a larger fairy with butterfly wings "I can't have you cause problems here"

"Are you the king?" asked Vali.

"Who know…" replied the fairy "What if my answer is yes"

"There's someone who needs your help, now" stated Vali with a lot of anger in his voice.

"You don't know how to ask politely?" asked the fairy "Beside, where's the rush, it's not like you have the strength to face my champion. If you want my help, defeat him"

Vali just growled at that.

-Scene change: Foloi forest arena-

"Inhabitants of Foloi forest, welcome to the arena!" stated a talking bird "The impossible happened, a stranger just challenged the king's champion" there were many laughs as the earth began to shake "Let's see if he can defeat the champion: the Cyclops Kar'gan!"

A giant Cyclops, roaring came in.

"Bring it on…" said Vali, readying his claymore.

The one eyed creature rushed toward Vali and prepared to flat him, but his hand was cut in half before that his head fell.

"That's…" the fairy king tensed at that and tried to escape, but he was caught.

"Now you'll help me" growled Vali before teleporting to Kumiko with him.

-Scene change: Vali's team new hideout-

When he appeared, he found Li Niang crying and Kumiko breathing heavily.

"If she dies, you won't get it painlessly" warned Vali before putting him near Kumiko.

The fairy king looked at her and said "All of that for something this small?" he asked before seeing a red spear in front of his face "Alright, alright I'll do it" he then flew around her, letting a green dust to fall on her "Here, this should help"

Vali looked at Glarion who got the message, he went and checked on both Kumiko and the child she's bearing. He turned to the others with a smile and nodded, who sighed with relief.

"Can I go now?" asked the fairy king before Glarion teleported him away.

"If anything had happened to her… I don't think that I would have controlled myself" admitted Vali with a calm voice.

"You know that she would never give up without a fight, right?" asked Bikou while hanging from a branch of the Gorgona Oak.

Arthur sighed before feeling something, a call from Kuroka.

POV-DEVEN

After he returned to his home, he broke the news to everyone.

They all had differing reactions, Rias and her peerage were upset. Koneko began to cry and ran upstairs.

He told Rias that he could no longer serve her and returned her rook pieces.

Kuroka, Tiamat, Shaia, and Koneko refused to leave him. Koneko even left Rias's peerage as well.

Kuroka left to 'go make a call' as she put it. They needed to relocate somewhere, he trusted the devil king to give him some space but not for long.

He wondered if Azazel would take them in but quickly disposed of the idea.

He would never go to his rival for help either, of course he would not turn it down if offered but that was unlikely.

Tiamat recommended her cave, that would have to do for now.

TIME SKIP

"Nya~You know I love you, but sometimes you can be such an idiot."

"Well, it is my job as your mate to make stupid choices." Deven joked.

They were sitting on a couch in Tiamat's strangely furnished cave. Kuroka was in her cat form curled up in his lap, purring as he petted her.

"You just had to go and make yourself an enemy of an entire faction because of your stupid rivalry with that girl" Tiamat said as she walked in.

"Damn right I did. And it was worth it too." He gave a smirk

"Nya~Baka-senpai"

He looked up to the small white cat on his head.

Koneko had started to develop Kuroka's verbal tic. He guessed it was something all neko's did eventually.

Suddenly, a magic circle formed and out of it came Arthur.

"Greetings, It seems I have been called?"