A soft hum escapes me as i watch the moving blood-red dots on the large screen in front of me, my eyes narrowed with both disgust and curiosity.

"It's… like a virus. A disgusting one at that." I scoff softly, pressing a button and letting a drop of Holy Water fall onto Kuroka's blood sample, then watch as the blood-red dots shrivel up and burn, revealing the coating beneath, then forcefully taking it down with them.

"As expected from the smartest Devil in existence." I click my tongue in disgust and anger. "Of course he'd put a fucking kill-switch on his damn toy." I push back against my chair and rub my temple, then turn to gaze a the two beautiful women by my side.

"I presume there are no good news?" Yasaka asks with a beautiful and warm smile, not at all bothered by it. She knows that I can't make miracles instantly.

I scrunch up my nose and nod towards the screen. "Unfortunately, no. The Evil Pieces are a virus that coats every single cell of the body and give it Devil-like properties."

"Now, the stain can be burned off, but as you just saw, Ajuka added a system that has the Evil Pieces kill the unfortunate target too." I'm so going to fucking enjoy murdering that filthy piece of shit. I'm going to shove those fucking bombs up his damn asshole if I have to.

Kuroka hums softly, looking more livelier and less… fake, as she stares a the screen with curious and lightly bright eyes. "If nya can't combat the effects, can't nya attack the source?" She suggests with a very cute and downright far too sexy purr, her tails wagging slowly left and right.

I blink, then hum softly. "That's… actually a very good suggestion." I turn to my desk and grab my notepad to write down her suggestion. "If I can't combat the sickness, I could localize and maybe seal the source, since I don't know if extracting it is the same as extracting a Sacred Gear." Which, might I add, is very fucking hard and takes a lengthy process.

Hell, the Hero Morons I captured are still being held unconscious as my Sacred Gear Extractor slowly removes them safely, so to not risk their death.

They might still have some uses after all. Mostly for their information about the Khaos Brigade, which I still can't find.

My Orbital Lasers are getting itchy.

Evil Pieces most definitely work differently from Sacred Gears. Sacred Gears are attached to the Soul since birth, while Evil Pieces forcefully attach them to it and twist it in horrendous ways.

Azazel already told me that when Reincarnated Devils die, their Souls just fade away, like they never existed in the first place.

Or, in very rare cases, they might attach themselves to their Sacred Gears, but only very powerful ones manage to do that.

Though it's more unknown if the Sacred Gear is sentient enough to keep the Soul within itself, or it's just a random and weird occurrence.

"Either way, thanks for helping me Kuroka." I turn to the cat woman with a warm smile. "This helped me prove that Evil Pieces all act the same, no matter the piece or the race." The Stray Devil I have in captivity is a Pawn, while Kuroka is a Bishop.

"Not a problem nya~!" She cutely purrs with a beautiful smile on her face, one I reciprocate before turning my head and perking up when my printer turns on.

"As payment…" I grab the small slip of paper that rolls out of my printer and lean forward to give it to a curious Kuroka, who takes it gently and turns it around. "I feel like you'd want to see her after all this time." I tell her softly as I lean back, my heart breaking as Kuroka's eyes redden and fill with tears while her hands quiver.

It was but a simple picture I had my drone take recently after I used it to track down Shirone's location, and found her lazing on a tree and reading a book, tail and ears out in the open.

"I…" Her voice cracks and her lips quiver, her hands holding the picture with love and care, almost like it's the greatest treasure in the world. "Thank you…" She whispers softly, and I simply give her a small smile and wink, then open a portal to let her go back to the Youkai dimension, so to let her recover and rest a bit.

She didn't stand on courtesy and walked through after one last thankful nod, clutching the picture to her chest as she did so.

"That was very nice of you." Yasaka hums softly and warmly, standing up and walking near me- then fucking picks me up and settle me down on her lap, my head resting against her massive comfy breasts. Why is this so damn comfy? "Makes me like you even more." She purrs hotly, making me snort softly and shake my head with a low chuckle.

I then perk up as I suddenly remember something that I wanted to ask her about. "Say, how much do you know about Spiritual Energy?" I ask her curiously. She is a centuries old being, six or so centuries give or take, so it makes her very knowledgeable.

She scrunches up her nose cutely and looks down at me with a loving smile. "I dare say I know quite a bit since Youkai mostly use that to fight." She states with a sensual giggle, making me perk up and grin. Only to pause when she regards me with a curious look. "I expected you to know more about it." She hums softly, and I tilt my head in confusion.

"How come?" I mean, I know I am the Architect, but I kind of have a one-track-mind the majority of the time.

Yasaka blinks and raises a refined brow. "Aren't you a Tenko?" I pause and turn to give her my full attention, face full of confusion. A what now?

"Tenko?" It means 'Heaven', and the name sounds oddly familiar. Something from Kogarashi's manga I presume, I just can't put my finger on it.

"The strongest of the Three Great Youkai Clans, with the Yoinozaka and Yatahagane Clans being below them." Yasaka nods, her gaze gaining a slight reverent glint to it. "Your physical traits fit the bill. Impossibly bright sky-blue eyes, pale skin, bright silver hair." She lists off with a hum, running her fingers through my long messy hair as she says so.

"But I'm a human." I tested it too. "I'm not a Youkai."

Yasaka smiles lovingly and simply shakes her head. "The Tenko Clan was- is, special. They have two branches. The Human Branch, and the Celestial Kyuubi Branch." She scrunches up her nose at that, her gaze growing slightly downcast. "I come from the Kyuubi branch myself, but I was thrown out and prohibited to use the Tenko name as I was born without the Spatial Creation bloodline ability the Tenko are feared and famous for." Aaaand I already don't like them.

Still… I look like a Tenko? That's… I never looked into my family past, just thought that I might be a descendant of Le Fay, or a knight of the Round Table since I can wield Holy Swords from birth.

But now that I think about it… Mom had the same physical traits as me, and she did tell me that it ran in the family.

Could she have been a Tenko that left the main Clan? Or she was kicked out because her bloodline wasn't pure?

"Either way." I shake my head and banish those thoughts. I don't fucking care about my family past. "Can you tell me how it works, and from where it comes from?" I give her the puppy dog eyes I used to use to help Azazel get laid with some good Milfs left and right.

And of course they still work.

"Spiritual Energy comes from the Soul, and is slowly produced by it through the consumption of Mana in the body."

"Spiritual Energy is far different from Mana. While it can damage the body, Spiritual Energy is far more fearsome because it aims directly at the mind and Soul. Illusions with Magic can be strong, but Illusions with Spiritual Energy are nearly impossible to see through."

"Wielders of Spiritual Energy mostly focus on techniques, unless it's part of their bloodline. Like with the Yoinozaka, who focus on sheer destructive energy output, and the Yatahagane, who focus on sheer physical power through their secret training method."

Yasaka explains all she knows while cuddling up to me with a warm glowing smile on her face, rubbing her cheek against mine and sometimes just smooching me all over. Now this is Heaven.

I scrunch up my nose and release a pleasant hum as Yasaka kisses my cheek again, fingers running through my messy hair as she does so. "Coming up with a generator of Spiritual Energy will be hard…" I sigh and slump against her soft curvaceous body, resting my head against her very large breasts, with the kimono being held up only by her very hard and stiff nipples.

I blink, stare at the delicious sight, then chomp on that breast meat without hesitation.

A lewd moan flows out of Yasaka's plump lips as a shudder of pleasure goes through her whole body. She is very fucking sensitive!

"When do you want to go on that date?" I ask her with a hum, kissing the spot I bit before looking up at her glowing lust filled eyes.

She bites her lower plump lip, her hands snaking beneath my sweater so to rub at my sides. "As much as I'd love to say as soon as possible, maybe it's better we put it on hold for a while." She sighs out softly, making me tilt my head in confusion. She only gives me a deadpan look.

"Ciel, if we go on a date, I expect you to put a ring on my finger and a baby inside of me by the end of the day."

I blink several times, then snort softly with a growing smile on my face. "Kinda makes me want to do it now." I tease her with a grin, and she simply purrs and hungrily licks her lips. I'm not even kidding. I do really want a kid.

And to actually finally let loose.

"But I guess we can put it off until after the peace talks are done with." I scrunch up my nose at that. I'd rather put it off until I bomb Ajuka out of existence, but I don't know when I'll be confident and prepared enough for that. "At least this does give me the chance to know everything about you. Favorite color, hobby, book, food, everything." I look into her eyes and grin. "After all, as your future husband, I need to know how to spoil my very sexy and breathtaking wife-" And now she's hungrily kissing me.

How do I do the things that I do with women?

She purrs into my mouth as I smile against her lips, grabbing and taking a strong hold of her hips, much to her pleasure as she all but hungrily rolls her tongue around mine.

I blink when she pulls back and lets her kimono drop on the ground, then licks her lips and kneels between my legs, much to my fast growing excitement and lust. I actually wanted to do this with her… Can she read my desires or something?

Azazel did tell me that Youkai are very sensitive to Human's emotions and desires, so that might be it.

"So…" Yasaka starts, yanking off my pants in one easy motion, somehow not even ripping them apart in the process, then grabs a hold of my throbbing shaft with a purr. "Why do you want to make Spiritual Energy Generators too?" She asks curiously before leaning down, sending a shiver up my spine as she slides her drooling tongue out of her mouth and licks her way up my shaft before wrapping her soft plump lips around the head.

I grunt and shiver as she easily swallows more than half my length down her throat, her eyes glazing over with lust as she swirls her tongue around the throbbing meat. "Multiple reasons…" I grunt out again, panting softly as I lean back into my chair.

I rest a hand on the back of her head and push her further down, something that she clearly loves. "One reason is you, and your people. I know that Spiritual Energy is recovered very slowly, so I want to fix that in case bullshit happens." She purrs around my shaft, clearly very happy as I moved her up and down my length, soft grunts escaping my lips as she eagerly serviced me. Like a good wife.

That thought sent a very pleasant tingle down my back. I'll need to return the favor and make her voice reach the highest pitch ever later.

"The other is because I have a friend who is soon going to start hunting down Evil Spirits, so I want to create protective weapons and other stuff for him." Not to talk about the Ninjas. Hopefully I can form a good partnership with them.

Plus, I want the protective gear not only for myself, but also for my future lovers and close ones. It's a huge glaring weakness that I need to fix as soon as possible.

Yasaka pulls back with a loud 'Pop' sound and licks her lips, then purrs and wraps her huge jiggly breasts around my cock and presses them together, the head peeking out from the top before she started slowly bouncing them up and down.

She giggles as I grunt and lean my back, reaching down to grope her rippling breasts with a single hand, making her purr and mewl softly. "We usually use Spirit Crystals to restore our spent Spiritual Energy, but those are quite expensive, and not infinite." She hums out pleasantly, leaning her head down to flick the head of my shaft with her tongue every now and then.

"Concentrated Spiritual Energy I presume…" I hum, then grunt, looking down at her with a very hungry look and giving her breasts one last rough squeeze before slipping my cock out of them and sliding it down Yasaka's throat in one smooth action.

She cums instantly from that. What a woman.

Evil Spirits absorb Spiritual Energy, and use a lot of it too, yet manage to still remain at the top of their game and still be absolute fucking menaces.

Could I possibly capture several of them, seal them in a jade or Spiritual Crystal, or maybe even a mix of both, and have them just… become huge Spiritual Energy batteries for others?

A fitting punishment for them, no?

Gotta create something to seal them, and then ask Fuyuzora not to go One Punch Spirit on their asses. Maybe just bonk 'em into submission.

Yasaka gags softly, yet doesn't pull away and is very visibly getting off on the feeling of being used in such a way. With her eyes rolled in the back of her head and drool just pouring out of her puckered and plump lips sealed around my now glistening shaft.

I grunt and feel my orgasm draw closer and closer, so I speed up my thrust, much to Yasaka's own enjoyment, her hands coming up to rest on my hips as I do so.

It takes only a few more thrusts before I release my hot sticky load down Yasaka's throat, with her drinking it happily and greedily, not even letting a single drop go to waste.

Goddamn that's hot…

She pulls back and slowly licks her lips clean under my very wide eyes, and I can't help but gulp loudly at the very erotic sight. "Damn." I whisper lowly, making Yasaka giggle lightly as she gathers her kimono and slips it on her with practiced ease.

"Happy that you enjoyed it dear, because I myself loved it." She purrs the last part out with a soft blush on her cheeks, then scrunches up her nose in distaste. "Alas, I must attend to my duties… I need to find a successor and retire…" She whispers the last part to herself, but I hear it loud and clear.

And let's say that it makes me very happy. To think she'd happily give away her position just so she can enjoy her life with me...

"Any place you want to visit after you retire?" I ask her with a tilt of the head and a warm smile on my face.

She blinks, then pokes her chin with a finger. "I have always wanted to the Hawaii." She mumbles out, and it was at that moment that I was enlightened.

Yasaka in a Bikini. String Bikini.

I must make this happen.

"Are you thinking of something perverted?" She giggles and pokes my cheek, making me blink and come back to the real world, then swiftly wipe the drool that was running down my chin.

"I simply realized that seeing you-" And the other girls too. "-In a bikini is my new life goal." I state seriously with a slow nod, hands crossed and eyes closed.

Yasaka merely bursts out laughing.

I snort and point my nose to the ceiling. "Just you wait woman." I huff and cross my arms together. "I'll give you the best fuck of your life once I see you in a bikini." Her laughter only grows stronger at that.

My eyebrow twitches at that.

I lean forward and spank her ass roughly, making the doughy flesh ripple wildly while a sultry moan flows out of Yasaka's lips, her now very hungry eyes instantly falling on me and sending a shiver down my spine.

"I'll break your pelvis next time." She grins lewdly at me before walking off towards the near portal back to my room in her mansion inside the Youkai dimension.

All the while swinging her hips left and right for my hungry eyes.

That had to be the hottest threat I've ever heard of…

I shake my head and recompose myself and my clothing, then swiftly clean the air in case anyone else comes into my workshop.

Though Lavinia went out a few hours ago saying that she had something to do, with a very serious look on her face too. Hopefully everything is alright…

I hum and lean back against my chair, shooting a glance towards the revolving Mana Dyson Sphere and staring at it for a few seconds before turning my gaze away. The Mana seems to be getting a lot denser in the middle of it for some reason. Something to keep an eye on.

Now, I need to finish two more things, and then I can start working on approaching the Ninjas for a hopeful partnership.

I'll just approach Sagiri directly. I'm too lazy to go the long route.

XxX

His eyes frantically move from human to human, his teeth clattering slightly together and fingers twitchy by his sides, ready to summon a sword at any given moment and skewer someone with it.

He had been on the lookout for that monster that he had ran into the other night since then, barely getting any sleep or even eating food just so he could use that time to keep on looking.

Bloodshot eyes, messy hair and clothing, pale skin and labored breathing.

"Man, you look like a druggie…" A painfully familiar voice chuckles from behind him, and Yuuto Kiba instantly whirls around with a furious snarl, cursed blade appearing in his hand and slicing through the air with as much force as he can muster.

The air whistles and booms slightly from the force behind the attach, but the figure he had tried to bisect jumped away at the last second, and his blade instead sliced through a few innocent pedestrians.

A crazed, twisted and furious smile spreads across his pale face as the sliced bodies flop to the floor and spurt blood everywhere, with the other pedestrians screaming and running for their lives once the momentary shock ended.

Kiba failed to notice how the corpses on the ground shimmered, as if like an illusion.

"Killing civilians without a care now? Damn, didn't know I got a fan!" The figure clad in dark gray armor resembling a medieval knight chuckles and twirls the short blade in his hand a few times, his words bringing a furious scream out of Kiba's mouth.

"Why so mad dude?" The armored man chuckles darkly, easily deflecting his overhead slash and promptly headbutting him in the face with enough force to make him see stars for a few seconds.

"Ain't like I killed all of your pals." A boot sinks into his stomach, causing blood and spit to fly out of Kiba's mouth as his body is sent flying down the street and into an empty car by the side of the road.

The alarm of the car started blaring into his ears, mixed with the sound of his wet coughs and pounding heart.

His shaky bloodshot eyes furiously rise to stare at the approaching whistling armored man. "I'm serious. I didn't kill all of your pals. Some, like you, survived." The man hums and stabs the sword into the ground, then leans against it as Kiba's blood chills, his eyes turning into dots.

"They just, ya know…" He shrugs and snorts. "They just didn't leave their others pals behind and ran for the hills the moment they could. Like you." The man chuckles and shakes his head, then perks up with a low hum when Kiba screams in fury.

His demonic energy bursts out of his body together with his pitch black bat wings, another cursed blade appearing in his hands as he rises to his feet.

The armored man hums. "Names Judas, by the way. Just in case you didn't know the name of the one that killed all of yer pals." He shrugs, then whistles and sidesteps to the side, dodging a furious flying charge from Kiba.

"Batter up!" Kiba whirls around with a snarl on his face, only for his eyes to widen in panic when Judas just swings his sword at him like a bat.

And smashes the flat side into his skull.

The air booms, and his body is sent flaying and rolling through the air like a spinning cartwheel before his body promptly and heavily smashed into the street below.

A wheezing cough escaped his chapped, bloodied lips. His nose was all but shattered, his face swollen and covered in blood, and his skull cracked.

"Now that's a lotta damage!" Judas whistles, seemingly quoting something as his armored figure squats down in front of his wheezing form. "You are weak as shit dude… And you wanna break Excalibur with this? Talk about delusional…" The man shakes his head, ignoring the choking noises and wheezes from Kiba.

Judas hums, then grabs Kiba's messy hair and lifts his bloodied face off the ground, getting face to face with the Devil, though their eyes never met. "You know… I did say that yer pals were alive… But they ain't no more." A wheezing gasp came from Kiba, and Judas chuckles at that.

"Hunted down every last of 'em. Couldn't let any survivor go now, could I? Twas a bitch to find ya though." The man sneers and pats Kiba's bloodied cheek. "Course ya had to go and become a Devil's little bitch. Couldn't even use your own power to try and avenge yer pals, could ya?"

"While ya were playing 'princess and knight' with that redhead slut, I was going around, cutting up all of yer friends! One by one! First was little Antonio! Remember him? Red hair, bright green eyes…" Kiba did, his shaky unfocused eyes widening as the memory of a shy red haired boy arose in his mind.

"Then it was Marco's turn! Had blonde hair, like you!" Judas chuckles and shakes his head, then hums and lifts his gaze towards the sky. "Tch, time's running out…" He sighs and lets Kiba's head drop to the ground before standing up.

"Remember, pull the princess into this, and it'll all be over. I want to enjoy my time with you, after all." Judas warns, then kicks Kiba in the belly one last time before starting to walk away.

"I'll… kill… you…!" Judas stops and turns his head, staring at the furious and murderous Kiba, the words flowing out through bloodied and gritted teeth.

Judas only snorts and turns back around, waving a hand over his shoulder as he does so. "If you say so." And with those final parting words, Judas fades away, seemingly disappearing into thin air.

Just as several flying figures swarm the empty street.

"Yuuto!" Kiba ignores the scream that came from his King, and merely kept glaring at the same spot.

He ignores the questions Rias screams at him, his mind just focused with thoughts of vengeance.

But he can't do any of those if she keeps lingering around him like a damned leech!

'I should just kill her. She'll just be in the way.' He thinks to himself, the past and relationship he had with her and the others all but instantly forgotten and easily thrown away.

'No, her annoying brother will then get in the way.' He'd have clicked his tongue in distaste as he could, but alas he could only lean back and close his eyes to rest, ignoring how his King kept worriedly screaming at him.

"Rias, this can't go on." Sona states in a hard tone while pushing up her glasses. "This is the second time this has happened now. We need to raise our security."

"You don't say?!" Rias all but screams as she whips around to glare at Sona with tear-filled bloodshot eyes, causing her fellow Devil to flinch back and gulp nervously.

Sona shared a stealthy glance with her Queen, then nodded and stepped back with her, letting Rias deal with Kiba while they examine the area for anything.

As this went on, none of the Devils noticed a figure clad in skin tight clothing staring down at them from a distant roof.

"It seems to have been an altercation of sorts caused by one of the Devils in town." The female figure hums into her phone, a heavy frown on her face as she glares down at the Devils below.

A low hum comes from the other end of the phone. "We'll need to keep our guard up these days, Sagiri. The negative emotions around those Devils might give birth to some Evil Spirits, or a very strong one." Sagiri scowls at that, but swiftly recovers her bearings and sighs softly, her other hand coming up to rub at her temple.

"I have a feeling that a storm is coming…" Sagiri grumbles under her breath, then shakes her head and takes a step back from the roof.

"Uhm… Sagiri?" She pauses when her close friend and partner speaks up with a very nervous tone. "You… Might want to look to your right." Sagiri blinks, then slowly does as told.

And nearly drops her phone once Urara had seen through her Shikigami.

Standing not even a few feet away to her right was a humanoid figure made out of always moving transparent mosaics.

A very, very familiar figure.

"Architect…" She couldn't help but whisper that name aloud, easily recognizing the featureless figure in front of her.

It was impossible not to recognize him. He is a legend in the supernatural world.

It is a known fact that what he shows and sells are just the tip of the iceberg, and his true terrifying capabilities are hidden.

Someone that is capable of generating enormous amounts of Mana out of nowhere and create healing machines that can easily regrow limbs within minutes most definitely also has weapons of horrifying power.

He has been a target for the whole Ninja Faction for many years now, pretty much since the Healing Pods and machines.

His prices are in no way small, and they are also further raised by the Grigori Faction so that they themselves can also gain something from the transactions and working together with him.

His Healing Pods have saved the lives of countless Ninjas, and had helped bring several of the crippled veterans back in the field too. She too experienced them a few times due to mistakes and injuries taken while on her extermination missions.

Unfortunately, the Demon Slaying Ninja Corps isn't really backed by any government or the likes, and merely coast by on the payment of the hundreds of missions it does, and the selling of the Spirit Crystals that are born from the exorcism of a strong Evil Spirit.

Thus, being able to acquire his technology in large numbers is quite hard, as resources are spread far too wide and thin already due to the recent surges of Evil Spirits the past few years.

Plus, since all Ninjas are females, they suffer quite a lot of trouble due to several species wishing to use them as good mates, so to keep their bloodline strong, or just for pleasure due to their beauty.

The Yoinozaka are mostly those that wish to maintain a pure bloodline, and they do that either through inbreeding, or by using Humans.

While Devils, or Youkai's like the Oni's, are those that seek female Ninjas just out of pleasure. Or in the case of Devils, for Peerage members.

Architect turns his head in her direction and gives a low nod, his transparent arms crossed behind his back. "Forgive me for the sudden intrusion." He hums lowly, his voice a distorted popping sound that makes Sagiri wince slightly.

Sagiri goes to open her mouth to answer, but then blinks and glances towards the Devils down below. "Is this… your doing?" She couldn't help but ask softly, not knowing what to feel or even think of the situation now.

Architect chuckles lowly and waves his hand in a so-so manner. "The blonde Devil merely started this whole debacle, and is escalating it on his own. I'm merely observing him so to study the Stray Devil turning process." He hums softly, then turns his 'gaze' towards her. "Worry not, no Human shall come to harm during this experiment." Hearing him say that fills Sagiri with quite a bit of relief.

She'd be quite disappointed and angry if an 'experiment', even one as… heavy and inhumane as the one he talked about is, would bring about the harm of innocent Humans.

She'll still keep an eye out just in case.

"But that is not why I am here." Architect shakes his head and turns to fully face here. "If possible, I'd like to have a meeting with the main heads of the Demon Slaying Ninja Corp, for a possible… partnership, you could call it." He hums and tilts his head to the side. "Albeit it will be more like me sponsoring your group with my technology." Now that gets her heart pounding wildly within her chest. She nearly pinches herself to make sure that it is not a fever dream that she is experiencing, but the real thing.

"Truly?!" She couldn't help but ask, the excitement visible on her face and in her eyes.

If the Demon Slaying Ninja Corps did manage to get sponsored by Architect himself, then they'd be able to bring back even more older veterans, and save hundreds of juniors from near death.

"Of course." Architect nods with a low, amused chuckle, and Sagiri blushes slightly at that, reigning her emotions in once more. "You all are a human faction, doing your best to protect unaware humans from the disgusting evils that are Evil Spirits. And Stray Devils." He nods his head towards the Devils down below, who surprisingly enough still didn't notice their presence. "The least I could do is support you all as best as I can." Sagiri couldn't help but lick her suddenly very dry lips.

This was a lot to take in, yet it felt like the best day ever to her.

It was overwhelming.

"I-I'm sure the family heads will happily agree! B-But I need to contact my mother first!" She explained as Architect turned his gaze back to the street below, watching as the Devils finished their inspection and clean-up before flying away.

"Of course." Architect easily agrees with yet another nod. "If possible, I'd like to have a meeting with them, so to make some small requests. I have plans for technology that will further aid you all, but…" Sagiri swiftly understood what he was aiming at. Resources, perhaps resources related to Spiritual Energy, which are incredibly rare, and mostly handled by either the Youkai or the Ninja Corps.

"Of course!" Sagiri readily agrees with an enthusiastic nod, only to pause. "How will I contact you though?" She asks, then blinks when the mosaic glitching effect that hides his real appearance just… fades away.

"We go to the same school." Her eyes meet impossibly bright sky-blue eyes, very familiar ones at that.

She can't put a name to his face, but she remembers seeing the Gremory Heiress try and approach him a few times during lunch break.

And then it finally hits.

"I go to the same school as the Architect!?" She shrieks in utter shock, nearly fainting on the spot

Ciel merely chuckles softly. "To be fair, I just moved in this year." He points out with an amused look on his face, which made Sagiri relax just a bit.

Though she soon furrows her brows in confusion. "But… why are you revealing yourself to me?" And Urara too, since her Shikigami is still active.

Ciel tilts his head and blinks at her, then simply smiles and shrugs after a few seconds. "To show you my sincerity. I have a lot of respect for the Ninja Corps, so of course I'd want everything to go off without a hitch." He turns his head to glare into the distance as he finishes speaking, his gaze settling on their school in the distance.

"One of my biggest desires right now is for the betterment of mankind as a whole." His words shook Sagiri, and from his glare towards the school and his attitude towards Rias and her companions, she easily deduced that he doesn't like Devils.

Just like her, and pretty much the majority of the Ninja Corps.

The Devils are the reason the Ninja Corps had even been formed in the first place.

"Then I truly hope we will be able to work together in the future." Sagiri states, a small smile spreading across her beautiful face and lighting up her bright green eyes as she stretched out her hand towards Ciel.

Ciel looked at her outstretched hand, and his smile grew a bit warmer at that. "It'll be a bit difficult, and there will be a lot of posturing, but I'm sure it'll work out." He clasped her hand in his and gave it a light shake, then pulled back as she digested his words.

"What do you-" She went to question him about his hidden meaning, but blinked and paused when she realized that he was nowhere to be seen.

She could only sigh deeply at that, looking slightly crestfallen.

"Urara?" She called into her phone after swiftly realizing that the call had been on the entire time, something that Ciel very likely knew, but ignored.

Some slight shuffling could be heard from the other end before a reply came through. "I-I'm here." The girls voice was breathy, and Sagiri swiftly noticed that her own heart was pounding wildly within her chest.

"What do you think he meant by those last words?" She couldn't help but ask her close friend and partner, not liking the bad feeling rising in her chest.

Urara sighs deeply, and the bad feeling only grows worse. "You know how the heads of the other Houses are. They'll try to milk this opportunity as much as possible… while giving away as little as possible." Fury instantly flared up inside Sagiri's chest, an angry frown swiftly appearing on her pretty face.

"It's as he said. There will be a lot of posturing, and with Architect revealing how he looks like and us most definitely reporting it back, they will look down on him… And maybe even force him to hand some stuff over."

"At that point the meeting won't be about a possible cooperation, but a show of power. And to see who has the bigger fist."

Sagiri instantly had another type of feeling.

Ciel most definitely had the biggest fist.

And now she couldn't wait to see him put those prideful old fools in their place.

But first, she needs to speak with her mother.

XxX

"Two birds with one bullet. That went better than expected." I hum softly as I walk my way down the street, a low yawn escaping my mouth as I do so.

The Battle Droid I made for Yuuto fared even better than expected, but that's very likely because this one is built different. Literally.

Unlike the other ones, which are powered remotely, this one has it's own Mana Core in it's body, fueling it constantly with immense power. A Large Mana Generator to be exact, with the metal being the Smart Metal made from Shiny.

Actually, I'm just overestimating the dumb blonde retard. He's nowhere near Middle Class in terms of power, and I threw a High Class level Droid at him.

Still, I wanted to anger him even more. Plant more seeds of doubt and hate in him, then let him stew for a few days before beating him to death again. Rinse and repeat until he fully snaps.

I just didn't expect for the paltry wards around the city to actually be somewhat useful and alert the camel descendant bitch and the four eyes chick.

No seriously, how the fuck is Sirzechs comfortable leaving his sister inside shitty wards like these and think they'd be good enough to protect her?

Well, he probably just thinks that no one will try shit because of his reputation, and because the red camel and four eyes are the sisters of two Satans, so that reputation alone should ward off any idiots.

Yeah, sike.

I pause slightly when I notice Chisaki's house in front of me, then scrunch up my nose softly. Did I seriously unconsciously walk over here?

I shake my head and sigh, then step forward and walk to the front door.

I pause before it, then just resign myself and ring the doorbell.

It takes a minute before the door opens, and I stop myself from gawking at the sight in front of me.

Milfs really do be my weakness… But one in tank-top, booty shorts, and sweaty?! Am boutta howl like a wolf here!

"Did I come at a bad time, or at a good time?" I ask with an amused raised brow, keeping my eyes on the taller woman face, no matter how much I wanted to follow that sweat trailing down those massive tits.

What a delicious sight.

"Boys." Hiyori snorts softly at me, thought there's a large warm smile on her face and a hint of a blush on her cheeks, some of her messy hair sticking to her sweaty cheek and neck.

I snort right back at her. "To be fair, you can't show yourself like this in front of a growing teenager." This time I do look at her up and down, and goddamn do I love what I see. She truly is Chisaki's mother… "You're lucky I have experience with women, else we'd have a big problem." I nod sagely as I speak, making the sweaty Milf gape at me, face even more red now.

"Pulling moves on your girlfriend's mother now, are we?" That clearly doesn't deter her, and instead as the teasing mix that she is, the woman merely purrs with a grin and crosses her arms beneath her giant bust, causing it to bounce up and jiggle plenty. Goddamn…

We're really playing a dangerous game here…

"I would if I could." I nod sagely once more. "You are as wonderful as your daughter, though you lean towards the 'beautiful' type, while she is the 'adorable' type." That catches the mature woman off guard, her mouth hanging open once more and her face now fully red. And now, for the final blow.

"I do love me some Oyakodon after all." I say with a massive grin while wiggling my eyebrows, and she instantly chokes on hair.

"Oh you little perv!" She reaches forward and pinches my cheeks between her fingers while I cackle madly without a care. "You're lucky you are such a cutie!" She snorts and lets go of my cheeks, crossing her arms under her massive melons once more with a smile on her face. "Well, let's not stay here all day. Come on in cutie." Is it wrong to pull moves on Chisaki's mom? Yeah, yeah it is.

Damn me and my love for Milfs.

I followed after the delicious sweaty milf and closed the door behind me, trying not to burn holes through her swaying and jiggling behind that totally did not fit those booty shorts, then noticed the distinctive lack of adorableness that is Chisaki.

Plus, the layout of the place also looks different. More pictures on the walls, living room rearranged, even the kitchen is a bit different.

"Is Chisaki out?" I ask, my gaze settling on the mat in front of the TV in the living room, showing a paused yoga instruction video.

Hiyori stretches her back and walks back on top of the math, a teasing smile on her slightly flushed face. "She went out to the mall not too long ago." She hums out softly, and I pick up my phone and pull on the camera of the drone that I left to protect her in case anything happens.

Okay, she's browsing through lingerie, with steam coming out of her ears. Poor cutie.

I suppress a chuckle and put away my phone and lift my gaze to devour the divine eye-candy in front of me right now. "I just gotta know…" I start with a low hum, giving the mature woman a slow look up and down that made the blush on her cheeks darken. She really loves being shown that she is still sexy and beautiful.

"What man fumbled the bag so tremendously that you're still running around not wifed up?" She freezes and whips her head around to gape at me while I merely take a seat and prop my chin in the palm of my hand with a lazy grin on my face.

I can tell that she is divorced by how there are no marriage pictures around the living room, and that the few pictures of a growing Chisaki strewn around only have her and Hiyori in them.

Plus, there's no ring on her ring finger.

I'm pretty good at reading people, and I know that Hiyori is the opposite of Chisaki in terms of personality.

She's the type to relish in attention, and seeks it, plus compliments.

She was most definitely the Gal Type back in high school, flipping through boyfriends like the pages of a book, until finally someone gave her what she desired.

Probably a shy guy, someone she found cute, but was nervous about.

The guy very likely worked up the courage to ask her out, actually landed a date, became high school sweethearts with this gem of a woman… And then very likely got overwhelmed by responsibilities.

Hiyori is young, very likely not even in her late thirties, meaning that she got pregnant when she was just a bit out of her teens.

Very young pregnancy not long after high school, still getting used to a life of work, maybe just part time jobs, looking for better things so to settle down, maybe even have big plans for college so it's best to save up- And then Hiyori gets pregnant.

The guy probably had big plans. Big dreams. He didn't want a low wage job, he wanted to hit it big, to have a stable and large income.

But then the pregnancy hits, and all those big dreams come crashing down. Bills for the child, no time for studies until many years later, parenting responsibilities, risks of more children.

I also have a feeling that the pregnancy wasn't much of an accident, but Hiyori planned for it, but told him nothing.

The relationship was very likely getting shaky, with both of them wanting different things that would require time and money.

Seeing the changes, perhaps she thought that if the pregnancy did happen, the maybe, just maybe, it'll give the guy a shock and have him settle down for good.

Alas, it didn't work.

Albeit there's a lot more possibilities, and I might have gotten everything wrong.

I hum and tap my fingers on the table in front of me, then blink and snap to attention, realizing that I zoned out, so I lift my gaze to stare at a wide eyed and gaping Hiyori.

"I said all of that out loud, didn't I?" I drawl out lazily, getting a slow nod and gulp in return.

Right, bad habit of mine. Though I usually do that when I am alone.

"You're… one smart and perceptive cookie, aren't you?" I hear that a lot. I smile softly when I notice her slightly sagging shoulders and saddened eyes. She's clearly not over it yet…

I sigh softly. "My apologies, I stepped out of line." I lean back and close my eyes, then spread my arms to the side. "Feel free to use my body to punish me!" She bursts out laughing at that, making me grin.

"You'd love that, wouldn't you?" The Milf hums with a predatory smile on her face, arms once more crossed beneath her jiggling sweaty melons.

"Ma'am, take a look in the mirror. You are beyond stunning, and one hell of a Milf."

"M-Milf?!"

I cross my arms and nod sagely. "Indeed." Then I raise a finger at her. "But! If you wish to use this body of mine, you must ask your daughter first, and then go on a date with me!" I release a cocky snort, then peek an eye open to look at the furiously blushing Milf gaping at me.

I've been making her gape a lot, haven't I?

Hiyori blinks, then gets her blush under control and grins at me, a twinkle in her eyes. "Oh~? What if I want to skip the date part?" The Milf purrs, then slowly struts around the table under my slowly widening eyes.

"What if I want to steal you away, hm~?" She flips my chair around to face her with ease, then sits down on my lap while facing me!

Oh boy, I'm in danger.

I just awakened her long dormant Gal personality…

"I did not foresee this happening." I nearly squeak out, my nose filled with her scent, the sweat covering her skin in a glistening sheen making the sight and scent even better.

"Chickening out?" She challenges with a victorious grin, only to yelp cutely when I snort and grab her hips roughly, her hands resting on my shoulders and giving them a slight squeeze out of surprise.

I smirk at her. "Please, I never chicken out." A lie, but oh well. Her eyes all but shine in growing excitement, but also doubt and fear.

"You sure~?" Hiyori pushes through, her teasing grin and flush only growing bigger as she bent a finger and used it to push her tank top a bit further down, revealing even more of her creamy, sweaty cleavage, a hint of her areola growing visible as she did so. "Would you really want to hurt Chisaki for an old lady?" She asks with a low hum.

I lift an amused eyebrow and give her hips a rough squeeze that makes her gasp softly and bite her lower lip. "We'd both be hurting her…" I point out lowly, making her eyebrow twitch. "But… she isn't my girlfriend, yet." Hiyori's eyes widen at that as I grin at her.

"I like her, and she likes me, but we are still working things out. Which… might take a while." I hum out as I scrunch up my nose, but push away those thoughts so to not ruin my mood for the rest of the day.

"So you could say I am still open game." I smirk, then look at her up and down slowly, feeling her shiver slightly under my gaze. "Especially for such a delicious mature woman." Her shiver grows stronger, and I can feel her growing damp against my hardening crotch.

Goddamn, just how starved is she for attention and compliments? Has she not hooked up with anyone in all these years?

Hiyori breathes out, then releases a hot pant and shudders as she leans her crotch forward, grinding it against my hardened and fully erect shaft, sending pleasant shivers up my spine as she too gives a full body shudder.

"You…" She pants hotly, then takes a slow but deep intake of air. "…Are a very dangerous cutie." I chuckle softly at that as she licks her lips and stares straight into my eyes. "You nearly made this old lady do a very bad thing." Well, now that she says that… I didn't even realize our lips were just inches away from each other.

Just how into it did we get?

"Nah, I would have stopped you after the first kiss." I shrug with a small smile, making her blink in surprise, then give me a suspicious stare and amused smile. "You can try if you don't trust me!" I tease her with a wiggle of my eyebrows, watching as her tongue snakes out to wet her plump and delicious looking lips.

She soon bites her lower lip, her eyes flicking from mine to my lips several times, with clear doubt, excitement and indecision in them.

That's all I need.

"You're stressed." I point out flatly, my smirk instantly falling into a frown, which makes her flinch and widen her eyes. "What happened? I can tell that you are very stressed." I give her hips a gentle squeeze, giving her a worried look as she blinks several times in shock.

Rearranged house, so clean that it's nearly sparkling, home during hours and a day where she always works…

"You just keep surprising me…" Hiyori sighs with a fond and beautiful smile on her face, poking my cheek and leaning against me without a care, her scent filling my nostrils and her melons squished against my chest filled my vision together with her beautiful face.

She sighs again, tilting her head to the side with a downcast look on her face. "The place where I used to work at ended up closing." I blink in surprise at that. "It'll be hard to find another good paying job, with decent working hours." And money might become a problem before she does find something stable. How annoying.

I scrunch up my nose at that. "I could use my connections to help but…" I don't want her and Chisaki to be pulled even more into the Supernatural, so that's a big no… "Wanna become my maid?" I snort that out with a huge teasing grin, making her blink, then blush profusely.

Kogarashi is moving into the house next door after Azazel 'convinced' the elderly couple living there to move to the Bahamas, so I could hire her to just clean the house. Even though I don't need to since it can clean itself with magic.

"You just want to see me into a maid outfit." Hiyori points out flatly, and I nod sagely, and she rolls her eyes with a warm smile on her face.

"Also so that I can spoil you and Chisaki." I shrug, then blink when her hands squeeze my shoulders, and I raise my gaze to stare into her burning eyes.

Her gaze flickers with warmth and worry as she chews on her lower lip. "I… heard your conversation with Chisaki over the phone." I nod, already knowing that tidbit from the way she barged in the room at the end of the call. "Why do you hate the Supernatural so much?" My eyes widen at that question.

That's… very sudden, and weirdly specific. Ah, actually no, it isn't.

"Because the Supernatural World is disgusting. So filled and covered in lies, deceit and power struggles that one can't find the little bit of good in it even after years of searching." I huff out, then scrunch up my nose in disgust. "And because it orphaned me." She gasps at that, and I give her a small smile. "I… won't go into details, but it wasn't pretty." She covers her mouth with a hand, eyes reddening slightly, before she swiftly pulls me into a tight hug.

Filling my face with nice smelling, jiggly and soft, warm melons.

Well, this is nice.

"It's why I am so attached to Chisaki." I sigh softly into her cleavage, trying not to snort when she shivers. "She is so pure, so wonderful, so… normal. I wish I could have a normal life, but alas, I can't." I shrug and pull back from the divine valley and smile up at Hiyori.

"And that's why you want a Harem." I just give her a plain stare as she giggles and pokes my cheek over and over.

Am I really so easy to read?

"Well, I'll give you my blessing cutie." She hums out warmly, and I blink in surprise at that. Seriously? "Just don't hurt my baby girl, 'kay?" She flicks my nose as a warning, and I nod seriously at that. Like I'd even dare to hurt Chisaki.

"What about the Oyakodon though?" I couldn't resist myself and asked that question with a pout and puppy dog eyes, the bane of all Milf- Are those fucking heart pupils?!

And now she is panting heavily again. Oh dear… "How can you even like an old lady like me?!" She whisper-shouts with wide eyes, a nervous grin on her flushed face, her hips wiggling in my lap.

"Miss, you are like wine. You aged perfectly." I nod sagely, giving her delicious body another look up and down as I grip her curvaceous hips tightly. "But don't worry, as I said, I won't do anything." I pull my hands away from her hips with a smile, then wink up at her. "I'd rather charm you during a date after all." I chuckle softly, then go to pull away and stand, only to pause when she cups my cheeks with her hands.

And slams her lips against mine. Oh, damn…

It's like Azazel said; Neglected single mothers are sometimes very easy to charm. And Hiyori is sure as hell very neglected.

I grab her hips again as she deepens the kiss and releases a hot, deep breath through her nostrils, her eyes slammed shut as she simply enjoys the closeness and warmth for a few more seconds before finally pulling away.

She licks her lips and stands, then takes a deep breath and sighs. "I'm such an easy woman…" She shakes her head with a self-deprecating smile, only to jump with a pained yelp when I pinch her hip with a heavy glare.

"I have no intention of taking advantage of you. It things don't work out, then of course I'll pull back and stop, and nothing else will change."

"It's true, I want a Harem, but not out of lust, but out of love and affection. Something that you yourself clearly crave for too."

"But of course, while I would love to be able to tease Chisaki with you forever, I'll instantly pull back the moment she doesn't like it, no matter how much I do not wish to lose anyone I feel attracted to." The one who is truly easy is me.

Just a bit of teasing and flirting and I already feel attached and attracted to her. Fucking hell.

"You are so much younger than me too…" Hiyori sighs, covering her burning face in her hands and shaking it left and right, something that made her melons wobble wildly within their quite loose confines.

"I'm an adult, so that's not a problem." I feel like an asshole for goading her to let loose a bit with me, someone who her daughter likes and who likes her daughter back, but I just want to make her feel better.

Plus, as much as I hate saying this… I've done it plenty of times. To Lavinia specifically.

We like each other, it's clear for all to see, yet I never stepped up because of my cowardice and laid with other women just because. Women I only liked physically, and that's it.

I like everything about Hiyori, and deep down I truly hope that something blooms between us, and that I don't fuck shit up with Chisaki. Which… I kind of already am but…

God, I'm such a disaster.

And I'm far too greedy sometimes, and should really learn to take my time in doing stuff.

I perk up when Hiyori slaps her cheeks, then shakes her head a few times, a determined look soon spreading across her flushed face. "Okay, let's do this then!" I tilt my head and raise a confused brow at the flushed Milf.

"I want to feel young again, so let's go out, just once." I raise my other brow in surprise as her flush grows darker. "You are the first one to ask me out since I've become a single mother, and it makes me very, very happy." What in the absolute fuck… Are all of her previous coworkers blind!?

"You may be nearly two decades younger than I am… but I don't care now!" The beautiful Milf huffs and crosses her arms beneath her melons. "I want to go out with a cute guy, get a drink, relax, and just feel young again." I blink as she boops my nose with her eyes cutely narrowed. "No funny business though young man!" Ah, she means sexual stuff.

I only give her a half lidded stare. "Woman, I called it a 'date', not a one night stand." I point out blandly even as she flushes even more. Then I give her a huge teasing grin. "Though I wouldn't mind giving you one hell of an unforgettable night!" I wiggle my brows as I say that, only to get my nose flicked for my troubles.

"As I said; Just once." She repeats in a harder tone, and I nod my head in understanding. Honestly, maybe it's better like this.

I help her relax and spend a night with her, give her a job that will help clear any future worries for her, and get this desire out of the way for me.

Nothing sexual, just a night out. Just like I did with Chisaki.

Even if something does bloom, I'd rather not fuck things up with Chisaki, so I'll pull back after the date.

"Where would you like to go for the date?" I ask the beautiful Milf on top of me, leaning back and watching as she pokes her chin in thought.

She scrunches up her nose cutely, then her eyes brighten up. "I haven't been to the beach in decades! Especially at night!" I raise a curious brow at her. I actually never had a date on a beach at night, so that's something new for me. "Dinner, some alcohol, maybe even a swim under the stars!" And there she goes, sighing dreamily and already melting against me.

I chuckle softly beneath my breath and shake my head. "I'll get it ready then. This weekend?" I raise a brow at the Milf, and she finally stands off my lap, much to my displeasure since she is very soft and nice to hold.

"You bet!" She grins at me, then sulks with a small pout on her face. "I still feel bad for doing this." I pat her on the shoulder with a small smile on my face.

"That's because you're thinking we are doing something bad, but in reality I am just bringing you out on a date so to help you relax and just enjoy yourself. Nothing more, nothing less." I shrug as she perks up with a low hum, her eyes twinkling with something I can't recognize before she fully straightens herself.

She looks down at me for a few seconds, then just boops my nose out of nowhere. This is going to become a thing, isn't it…

"You know…" She starts, giving the air a few sniffs, then looking down at me with slightly flushed cheeks. "You smell really, really good." Now that makes me tilt my head in confusion.

I… I don't even wear perfume?

Murasaki, Jack and Karna did say the same thing too recently… And Koneko sometimes sniffs the air when I walk by…

I gotta look into this.

"Here, this is my number." I shake away those thoughts and quickly give my phone number to Hiyori – I also completely ignore the fact that her phone was between her melons – and save hers before I notice something on my phone.

An Alert to be exact. Not a high class one since it didn't ping and blare my phone alarm.

I open it and narrow my eyes at the file report from one of my observation guard drones.

Azazel suddenly disappeared from his office nearly an hour ago…

Traces of Devil Energy detected in the air.

"Excuse me, but something just came up." I give Hiyori a smile as I step back and open a portal behind me, much to her shock. "I'll be back as soon as I can so to bully your daughter!" She recovers from her shock with a snort, and I give her one last grin before closing the portal.

And Chisaki steps into the living room the next second with a very fiery aura around her.

Hiyori instantly pales and starts sweating even more. "H-Hi honey?" She wiggles her fingers towards her cute daughter, only to wince when the fiery aura around her just intensifies even more.

She's in deep shit now-

"I won't lose to you."

"Eh?" Hiyori blinks. "C-Come again?"

Chisaki steps forward, her eyes burning and glowing with fierce determination, forcing her mother to take a nervous step back. "I won't lose Ciel to you, Mama!" Chisaki declares with a harrumph, crossing her arms beneath her bust and glaring fiercely towards her stunned mother.

And then said said mother feels a spark inside of her, a spark that soon becomes a raging inferno, bringing a cocky grin to her face. "Oh?" The Milf crosses her arms beneath her much bigger bust and looks down at her glaring daughter. "You think you stand a chance against your mother, young lady?" Chisaki's glare only burns with even greater determination at the jab.

And then Hiyori blinks and swiftly recovers her bearings. "N-Now wait a minute!" She shots, chopping her daughter on the head, dispelling the burning aura covering her body. "I thought you'd be mad!" The mature woman points out as Chisaki pouts at her while rubbing the top of her head.

Her gaze softens as it moves to the side, landing where Ciel used to stand before he was before disappeared beyond the portal he conjured.

"I talked with a close friend of his on my way back home, and I learned of his past." Chisaki mutters softly, lowering her gaze to the floor and holding her clenched hands in front of her chest.

"I-I'll give the Harem a try!" She squeaks out with a fierce blush on her cheeks, stunning Hiyori and making the older woman gape slightly.

"S-So I won't lose to anyone! Not even you, Mama!" Chisaki declares, pointing a challenging finger towards her shocked mother.

Only for said finger to bend as her blush grows darker and darker.

"S-So…" Hiyori watches as her girls starts poking her fingers together while hunching over, steam rising off her face.

"C-Can you t-teach me h-how to do l-l-lewd s-stuff?" Her baby girl is growing up…

XxX

I ignore the feeling that I just missed something big and good as I step close to my monitor on my workshop table, then swiftly read through all the reports I received in the past hour.

Lavinia went to talk to Azazel, left, came back and met up with Chisaki? Oh Jesus…

She's back home now, so I'll talk to her later.

I move to the reports on Suzaku's side, then cough and move away from them while also telling the drone to not report back every time she masturbates.

It's not even afternoon just yet, and there's more than fifty pings for masturbation… Jesus Christ woman...

Kokabiel is nearly done with his planning, Vali chased Issei for nearly two hours, Issei tried to flirt with Asia, but ended up chickening out when nearly a hundred Fallen Angels started glaring at him, so on and so forth.

And then the Azazel bit.

The watch I gave him as a present still shows that his vital signs are present, albeit his heartbeat is very quick, like he is panicked.

And I don't fucking like that.

So I connect myself to said watch and open a portal right beside him, and step out onto a grassy hill with a very nasty glare on my face.

Only to blink when said glare lands on a crying Azazel, who is hugging his knees to his chest and rolling on the ground.

"What the fuck…?" I raise a brow at the crying man, then lift my gaze to and blink when I notice Mephisto sitting on a chair beside a small coffee table.

"Ciel." His heterochromatic eyes blink in surprise, a smile spreading across his face before it swiftly disappears as he glances at the frankly stunning woman standing at the other side of the table, her wide glowing eyes fixed on me.

She looks very fucking familiar…

"Mind telling me what's going on?" I ask Mephisto as I kick Azazel, making him stop crying and look up at me with shock, snot and tears covering his face.

Just what the fuck happened to this guy?

Mephisto coughs into his fist, clearly holding back a laugh at Azazel's state, then looks at the white haired woman beside him. "Allow me to introduce you to her. She is Echidna Dantalion, the Original Dantalion." I couldn't help myself. I instantly frowned in disgust and scrunched up my nose.

"Whatever." I snort, then kick Azazel again. "What happened to him?" This time Mephisto does snort.

"Echidna is… very knowledgeable." He coughs into his fist again, then looks at Azazel with pity. "She bought up several… rather embarrassing things about Azazel so to force the identity of Architect out of him." Well now, I ain't a big fan of that.

"So she decided to kidnap you and him?" I raise a brow as Azazel wipes the tears and snot out of his face, then glares fiercely at the still wide eyes Echidna.

"You…" The woman slowly stands, hands shakily resting on the table in front of her as she leans forward. "You are the Architect, aren't you?" She whispers in a very breathy voice, her very pale cheeks flushed in clear arousal. The fuck is wrong with her…

I only raise a brow at her deduction. "That portal, it wasn't magic." My eyes widen just a bit at that deduction of hers. She's actually spot on.

She goes to speak again, but Azazel stands and points an angry finger at her. "I won't let you near him, you damned vixen!" He shouts while I frown deeply.

Looks like Devils really are trying hard to find me. Does she work for Ajuka?

She's smart apparently, so maybe she is even a member of his peerage. Or something like that.

Which means, I can't let her leave this place alive. Simple as that.

"Devils are getting quite annoying recently." I snort in disgust, glancing at Mephisto and giving the man a nod as I create a portal behind him, then close it when he steps through and back into his office under Echidna's surprised gaze.

"She's here for me, right?" I ask Azazel, and he nods with a heavy frown, making me scowl even more.

"She wants to study and learn the secrets of your technology." Yeah, fuck that, and fuck her too.

"Yeah, no. I ain't giving Devils shit." I pull out my phone and dial a few things on it as Echidna hums lowly.

"Ah, Azazel mentioned it." Her gaze brightens up in understanding. "You don't like Devils, do you?" She asks the most obvious question ever as I activate my Orbital Cannon.

"Oh, I do like Devils." I give her a smile that isn't a smile as I say that, making her blink in confusion.

Then an enormous portal opens up right above us, while a smaller one appears beneath me and Azazel.

"I like my Devils how I like my coffee." A blinding light comes through the dark portal as Echidna's eyes widen in shock and realization.

"Liquid."

And then everything goes white.

A.N.: Aaaand cut! Had to slice this chapter in half cuz it was getting very fockin' long, and I don't like that! Also, sorry for the wait, been feeling very down these days!

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