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Chapter 36: Right and Wrong

The early morning was surprisingly tenser than I had expected.

While I was preparing some breakfast with the help of a very supporting Akua, I felt an odd sensation, as if something was happening right by the table.

Looking the way the others were sitting, I saw quick fragments of a rather big, explosive situation that was silently and slowly escalating in something quite… dangerous.

Mio had decided to stay there, accepting to first contact her cousin and then speak personally with Azazel.

The Governor-General was partially surprised by learning about Mio and Maria, the man reasoning that the attack on the 'Wilbert Faction' caused many to suspect that even the two girls had been killed in that first battle where the Demon Lord was eliminated.

There was some relief at this good news, but there was also some dread at learning about the situation with the redhead.

The Fallen Angel was quick to remind me how dangerous that form was, especially without proper guidance, and showed instant relief at learning that the girl wanted to stay here to learn how to make use of this new power.

Vali was more surprised than anything to learn about Mio and Maria, maybe also a little intrigued by the concept of having a family he had no reason to hunt down and kill. There were some allusions to possibly visiting to personally meet them, but nothing concrete or properly planned.

Still, it did offer the host of the Divine Dividing another reason to stick around Azazel's camp and not join Ophis' organization.

Once I had everything done by the kitchen, I was swiftly serving the various plates and cups to the people reunited all around.

Baki had taken a simple cup of coffee and an entire plate of chocolate cookies; Akua and Kahlua were curiously trying pancakes; The rest of the girls decided to settle with cups of chocolate milk, Mio being the most receptive as 'it was the first time she tried something so good and sweet'.

Blasphemous! Who would deprive someone of the chance of enjoying such a treat!

Maria was actually… very awkward about it. Her comments contained some heavy… double entendre.

Now that I was sitting down to enjoy my share of the breakfast, my eyes could see better what was going on within this little space.

Mio looked nervous, eyes hardly moving away from her hands and cup, some fidgeting happening as she tried to proceed with the breakfast without catching anyone's attention. Her younger sister was doing something similar… but also different.

Eyes fixed on me and a strange smile plastered on her face, the girl decided to try and chat with me. It was painfully awkward of course, the young Succubus being as sheltered as her older sibling but she wasn't shy from giving her 100% even with some topics that were less acceptable to discuss so early in the… ever.

And while she continued with her confident attempt, once in a while she would glance by my side and frown briefly at Kunou.

The Kitsune had her eyes locked onto the girl with long, silver hair, golden orbs narrowed in an annoyed and slightly infuriated manner.

From this very chit-chatting I managed to finally get an idea of what was her deal and what Shiranai was talking about when studying her strange behavior.

She is a fangirl! You're quite screwed.

I wanted to deny that this situation wasn't that bad… but it was that bad.

"By the way, Hoitsu-sama, can I ask you a favor?" The half-succubus ended up giving this question, causing me to blink suspiciously at the strange tone her grin had gained at the end of the query.

"Sure?" I replied unsure what she was trying to go with this line of questions and-

She stood up from her chair, showing a small black pen. "Can you sign me an autograph?"

I frowned, she slowly moved to reach closer to me and I nodded. "Okay..." I blinked, accepting the pen in my right hand and waiting for the object I had to sign the autograph-

Without hesitation, the girl's hands went to the upper portion of her dress and she started to pull it down. "I would like you to sign it in my bo-UH!?"

Just as she was about to flash me this closely, several dark-colored strings wrapped around the silver-haired succubus, making her 'eep' in surprise as she was completely tied up by those magical strings.

A familiar giggle came from behind her as a pair of cat ears revealed that the one responsible for this quick-reaction was none other but Kuroka. In her face there was a smile, a normal one… a normal one.

"What are you doing?" She asked quickly, poking the girl's sides and causing her to reply quickly.

"What am I doing?" Maria reiterated the question.

"What are you doing, nyah?" The Nekoshou pressed on her for some straight answer.

"N-Nothing much."

"Lewding the Human?"

"Lewding the Human?" The half-Succubus parroted again.

"Are nyah?!" There was some edge in Kuroka's voice and the girl blinked, keeping quiet for a while and then… she opened her mouth.

"Yes."

"Then I will punish you!" The dark-haired young woman exclaimed loudly while picking up the tied up girl and walking out of the living room but not before stopping to smile our way. "I will make sure she will learn some 'manners', nyah~."

There were some loud stomping and cries for help from the youngest of the two half-Devil siblings, but one thing caught our collective attention. Mio sipped calmly from her cup, eyes closed and her head shaking in disappointment.

"It's not the… first time she tries something like this." She explained calmly, her eyes opening to show a defeated look. "Let's just say that she was banned from several events and concerts…"

Meanwhile, somewhere else…

This wasn't the place he had exactly expected to go to find his possible newest recruit.

Azazel sighed tiredly as he continued to slowly walk through the halls of the school. Salt Middle School was a normal school in Seasoning City if not for the presence of a particular individual studying there.

The Fallen Angel sighed as he took another turn at the corner of the hallway and…

Thud

"D-Damn." The man paused, eyes fixed on the fallen young student. Short blond hair, dark-blue eyes and… the wrong uniform for this school.

He stretched his hand, helping the youth up. "I'm sorry, should have been careful before turning."

The boy nodded. "It was nothing, si-" He froze the moment his eyes fell on the man's face, sudden realization taking over his face as shock filtered out. The blond took a step back. "W-What?"

"I suppose you can perceive part of my power." Azazel mused loudly enough for the boy to pick up. "You are one of those Espers."

There was a careful nod to confirm this guess and the Fallen Angel's smile widened. "Good, then I think you can be helpful about something."

Teruki Hanazawa was utterly terrified by the man before him, the pure raw power that he exuded was chaotic and irrational, something far too different from anything he had ever seen. But since the man wasn't trying to attack him… he will give him the benefit of the doubt.

"There is a young man that studies in this school, he should also be an Esper and-" He tried to formulate the question, but Teru interjected quickly.

"I'm sorry sir, but Mob-kun will not accept any wacky offer from people wanting to use his powers for some greedy mission." The student from the Black Vinegar Middle School replied quickly but also politely.

This sudden response caused Azazel to blink in surprise at the adamant tone but he pressed on. "Even though such 'greedy mission' is to protect and save humanity as a whole?"

The blond raised a confused eyebrow and the man nodded. "There is some group that wants the utter destruction of mankind by starting a war way bigger any of the World Wars."

"Espers?" The student asked far too quickly.

"Much worse," Azazel replied cryptically. "And that is why I need to speak with your friend, Shigeo Kageyama."

Just as Teru prepared to ask for some more about this 'group', footsteps started to approach from the hallway behind him. Both turned to look who was approaching and the young Esper's eyes widened in surprise as he was here.

A 15-years old student at the Salt Middle School, his dark-hair styled in a bowl-shaped style and with a neutral and blank expression as his most common look, Shigeo Kageyama, known to many individuals between friends and acquaintances as Mob, was calmly walking towards them, and standing by his side was the now-trustworthy Evil Spirit Dimple.

The green fire-like being was the first to notice the man's presence, a terrified expression forming on his face as he comically hid behind the frame of the young boy.

"I-I can't believe it! He is here!" The brunet frowned at the yells from the Spirit but continued to walk towards Teru and the stranger, eyes showing confusion and… caution.

"So I've finally found you, Kageyama-san." Azazel nodded while addressing this arrival.

Mob finally stopped, head tilting on the side. "Do I know you, sir?"

"You shouldn't for good reasons, but I do know who you are and what you are capable of, young man." His smile almost doubled at the blank-looking student. "I would like to know if you have some time to spare to listen to an interesting story."

Dimple peeked from Mob's shoulder with a confused look. "A-Azazel-sama, wh-what are you doing here of all places?"

The Fallen Angel turned his attention to the low-level spirit, causing it to retreat in his 'safe spot'. "I think I've seen you before..." The Governor-General of Grigori thought out-loud, before letting his eyes going wide in realization. "You are Pebble? No… Wait, I remember! You are Dimple, right?"

The green evil spirit nodded, some annoyance from the previous guess still etched in his face. "T-That is me, Azazel-sama."

Shigeo glanced at the spiritual presence with a frown. "You know him, Dimple?"

A nod and Dimple explained. "Azazel-sama is the leader of Grigori, an organization that holds Fallen Angels, Stray Devils, and powerful humans together. He is one of the most-known figures in Christian Mythology."

Teru frowned at this explanation about… mythology of all things, while Mob merely nodded at it.

"You mean to tell me that he is some Angel or-" The blond commented skeptically.

"I was an Angel, young man." The man corrected the boy. "After sinning because I fell in love with a human woman, I lost my place in Heaven and I'm now confined to Earth."

"I'm sorry if I sound too blunt, but can you please explain why you are here, Azazel-san?" The Kageyama asked politely. "I understand that you are important, so may I ask you why did you search for me?"

The Fallen Angel nodded, a little surprised at the boy's humble and apologetic mannerism. "No, you are being fairly correct in asking about the reasons for my presence here and today, but I think this should be explained in a more… private setting."

The blond nodded suspiciously. "I can see that there might be some big reason for a 'Fallen Angel' to seek Mob, but I think some minor summary could be given here," He glanced around. "Since there is no one here to overhear."

"I guess I can say a few things… let's see..." The Governor-General turned to look at Dimple and nodded. "Ophis is amassing forces."

The green spirit… almost fainted at those words causing the man to groan. "Of course he would be terrified by that… hmmm…."

Another nod. "Someone very dangerous is creating a group that wants to create another War similar to the Great War between Angels, Devils, and Grigori." Azazel explained. "This is why it was in the common interests of the Three Factions of Christianity to form a group to fight this Khaos Brigade before they can spark this new War."

"And that group… is made by Espers?" Teru asked again, getting a groan from the man.

"It's not made just by Espers." Azazel continued. "Magicians, Devils, Demons and powerful humans."

"Powerful… humans?" Mob asked confused. "You mean like physically strong?"

The man nodded. "Indeed. One of the members is one of the strongest humans in the world."

The brunet's eyes glowed a little. "D-Do you think he would agree to teach me how to… get stronger?"

"It's everyone's interest that all members train and, if you feel the need to train yourself physically, they will help you with that." The Fallen Angel replied, gaining a small hopeful smile from the scrawny boy. "Now that I gave you some info about the situation, I hope you understand that for me to give you the rest of the story, we need to be in a good place where to have these private discussions."

"But what about-" The blond seemed ready to formulate another question but-

"Teru-kun, you shouldn't be asking for more where we are." Dimple interrupted, the spirit having recovered from that scare. "A-Azazel-sama is correct in requesting some privacy. If Ophis is truly creating an army out of the disgruntled elements of the Underworld, Earth, and Heaven, the situation is bigger than anything we have dealt with so far."

"Should I ask Master for some advice on the matter, Dimple?" Shigeo asked the spirit and before it could answer, Azazel replied instead.

"If by 'Master' you mean Arataka Reigen, I've already discussed this to him." As he said those words, Mob's eyes widened a little. "He was skeptical about the whole Mythology topic, but he was quite positive about this whole situation. If you want to contact him about the matter, I will give you any issue about it."

"B-But why contact a human?! Why risk the secrecy to-" Teruki paused just a moment, his shoulders sagging a little at the dull realization striking him. "You bribed him, didn't you?"

"He was fine with a small 'gift' to not reveal anything to anyone, but he was positively stern about refusing any other 'offers' to ease the recruitment of young Mob." The man mused loudly enough for the two boys to hear, the brunet nodding happily at the proof that his Master was a good man after all.

Without asking more questions the small group walked away from the main school building and… to the former club-room of the Telepathy Club, now left unoccupied after Tome Kurata had finished her studies at Salt Middle School.

Mio Naruse POV – Two hours after Breakfast…

After dressing up with some training gear that I had left back in my new room, I proceeded to reach for the second floor of the apartment. To think that the headquarters was so well-expanded! It was nice to know that Maria's and my new home was going to be big enough to house them all without making it feel cramped up. It paled compared to the mansion back home but-

Oh? Oh my-

This… was the place where they were supposed to train? It was so massive!

Aha! That's what she said!

Bitch! And I don't need your commentary right now. We are going to fight-

A very handsome piece of meat that I wouldn't mind to-

E-Enough, you pervert! We need to focus- this is important because-

We can both learn to cooperate and be friends, yadda yadda- Do you really think that this will work? That you can 'control' me or-

I-If you didn't believe that when Shiranai-san said it, then why did you keep quiet?

I-I was trying to elaborate the fact I was 'Begone-Thot'd so quickly and mercilessly. That fucking cane can make some nasty bumps too, I tell you.

I felt a little smile forming on my face at that little stuttering, knowing full-well that I did hit the right spot much to the darkness' chagrin.

"Are you ready, Mio-san?" I blinked as Hoitsu addressed me loudly, bringing me out from the brief moment I spaced out from the real world. I took a basic fighting stance and nodded.

"I-I'm ready!"

We were alone in that humongous room, the simple spar was meant to gauge my capacity to fight in stressful situations and receive constructive critics regarding it.

My mind was focused on the soon-to-begin fight, patterns of Gravity Magic flashing in my brain as-

'He started by removing your shirt-'

The plans on how to keep the man away from me were quickly-

'Eyes lingering around, hungrily as he-'

S-Shut up!

I had to make sure he kept away from closing the gap between me and him, my physical prowess being rather-

Shitty!

We are going to lose…

Darn right, we are!

"Okay then, here I come!" The young man roared as he charged towards me, fear suddenly gripping my heart and forcing me stuck still and unable to move-

I wonder if he would scoop us up for a French Kiss-

N-No!

Embarrassment trumped dread, my mind forcing me to away from the early rush, my face burning red in shame at the lewd commentary I was being subjected with.

Aw, and I wanted him to take us out 'without mercy'~!

L-Look, can we agree to-

Incoming!

U-Uh!

I had barely enough time to bring my arms up to block the kick reaching for me. A yelp left my lips as I was sent flying several meters away. I groaned at the insane strength behind the attack, my legs wobbly at trying to block such an immense-

'Power'.

CAN YOU NOT!? It's not funny anymore!

What are you talking about? This is fucking hilarious, my Queen.

"Mio-san!" I snapped my attention away from the darkness and right to Hoitsu, the young man was glaring at me. "Tell your darkness that she is a dull cliché!"

Bah! What a weak insult! Is this his attempt to anger me to-

You are a cliché.

What? I'm not! I'm original and-

We literally copied Hoitsu-san's form and you exist as a copy of-

I'M NOT THE COPY OF THAT PRIM AND PROPER BASTARD!

Sore?

Incredibly so! But you know what? Fine, let's give them something to worry about.

W-What are you talking about-

My body burned with energy, I could feel my spirit heightened, my mind sharpened and my determination… redoubled.

By the way, my lovely queen, my name… my name is Nanika~!

"Let's do this!" She rushed forward, palms lifting forward as powerful gusts compressed by my Gravity Magic managed to restrain the young man from moving.

The human looked surprised but he was still quick enough to react as I jumped up to deliver a dropkick on him. His arms held against the hit, but my enchanted ears could feel the floor beneath cracking at the power I was generating.

It was so unrealistic but… so freaking good!

I shifted back on the ground and punched through his defense and right on his stomach. He was surprised but… he didn't budge. Smoke just like mine filling my vision momentarily as he glared at me with his two endearing blazes of his.

My own eyes widened in glee, my heart skipping a beat or two as we started to exchange hit after hit, punches and kicks, Silver Linings shredded by Wind-based Spells and Gravity Barriers breached by Lightning-based Spells.

A flurry of emotions and attacks, a joyous carousel of ours that brought out from the deepest corner of my core a need, a thirst that needed to be satisfied.

The genuine happiness at seeing another punch pass through, this one slamming decisively on his face as he recoiled in sheer surprise. I almost squealed, I could feel my legs burning at the labor, but I knew it was almost over.

I spotted just a few strands of my hair, the red locks glowing an unholy light, similar to the very shade my eyes had. I grinned, I pressed forward as I tore through his defenses without hesitation, without mercy and then…

Thud

He collapsed as the second punch hitting his face got him unconscious, the impact leaving him unable to move, to think as I crouched down and pressed my chest onto him. My face slowly worming nearer to his own and… I smiled in delight at his sleepy, tired expression.

I breathed, my heartbeat going crazy at such sight and then… my eyes widened.

His arms unconsciously wrapped around me, panic surging at the idea he had faked his unconsciousness, that he had tricked me in his arms and… nothing else happened. My dread subsided, confusion and curiosity replacing it in equal measure as I finally felt something grasping at my heart.

It wasn't the need to prove my love, it was my own tiredness fighting through my current state.

I- You need to seriously-

SHUT UP! YOU NEED TO-

W-What is- What is going on!?

HE- HE IS-

But my mind couldn't any longer compute, my thoughts shattering as I felt it flooding back to me. Gone was the ghost of the past, now only the memories of Papa, how he used to- to hug me like this and-

Thud

I felt consciousness fading, my mind restored to me as the frenzy that took me vanished without a trace.

I would have questioned this even more, asked for advice but-

My eyes closed, the fatigue finally depriving me of the chance to study the case and… fall in the embrace of the kind young man under her.

Such is the tragedy of Old Love.

AN

No, it wasn't Lilith 'possessing' Mio. What just happened was… primal love at work. What does this mean? Well, Mio is part of the 'Lilith' Branch of the Lucifer's family while Hoitsu is the poor lad with strong similarities with Lucifer himself.

There are some wrong theories being given to this situation and I think many will be shocked how things are going to unfold. It will be a masterful plot-twist I've never considering using in any of my stories and I bet everyone will be mind-blown by this.

Also, before anyone asks, I know that many are going to question the pacing of this Volume and I can assure you that I am going slow just now that I need some early characterization. I will not do a day-by-day kind of chapter-pacing, but I need to give substance to the newcomers.

Lastly, Mob-kun, Teru-kun and 'Mysterious candidate' joins the party! They will be the backbone, together with Baki, to fill the male's quota and, before anyone says that Mob is too strong as he is a multi-city destroyer level of strong, I will remind you that beings like Trihexa, Ophis and other planet-busting threats are going to appear in this story.

P.S. Maria is a pervy girl, nothing much to say about it… except that she meets her match in Kuroka… maybe even more now that I consider it a little bit… hmmm…

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REVIEW Q&A!

Evyplayz121: I'm sorry this is getting so much 'unknown' lore. I will try to be careful too much of it or make it impossible to read. Still, thank you for your kind words.

FallenHuntr: As much as I can fit in (Or just what I find it logical to insert. I'm not going to go in a mad-spree about it.).

Darkmaster10000000: It will be fun to explore the LuciferxLilith Pairing.

AbyssRhythme: That Omake will happen!

GoTeam: Mob and Teru are the first with Baki to join the organization, I've eight other dudes that will join the ranks but their recruitment will be a little after this last one.

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