Update: 23/12/2023

Note: Translation By Microsoft.

Interlude

|Kuoh City|

—Hmm, Cleria and Masaomi, I know you're in a relationship, you don't need to pretend they're acquaintances.

—Eeeekkk.

A beautiful young woman with gray hair and eyes, named Cleria Belial, an upper-class demon, was shocked by what the reddish-haired little boy said.

—How… Did you realize...?

A young man with long black hair asked, his name is Masaomi Yaegaki, someone belonging to the church and a human.

—His body language gives him away. If I can't leave quietly, I'm only here to hide from someone. —The little reddish boy said.

Cleria gave a little laugh of uncertainty. —Haha, I'm sorry Sengo-chan.

—You don't need to apologize Cleria, plus I have to thank you too, if it weren't for you to find that katana, I wouldn't be here usurping this child's body.

—Speaking of which, Sengo-san, I'm surprised Mikoto Gremory hasn't noticed that another soul lives with him.

—It won't, my soul was in the katana they gave Sirzechs and it came to the boy's hand. Even if something out of place happened, the child would just get on with his life. It's not like a small action of mine affects his life too much, plus I can't do many things now when there's someone who's always looking to fight Mikoto Gremoy. But... That person is too helpful in training Mikoto Gremory, control his mind to train, which he's been doing. Now with someone superior to him, it will go a long way in helping him gain more experience.

—I don't understand why you want Mikoto Gremory to become strong. —Masaomi asked.

Sengo, who was in absolute control of Mikoto's body at this moment, looked at Masaomi while smiling with amusement.

—Fun.

—Fun?

Masaomi didn't understand what Sengo meant.

—Haha, you don't need to know that, but I'm planning something fun for myself in the future, for that Mikoto Gremory needs to become strong.

Masaomi, understanding that he wasn't going to tell her he was planning, decided to just nod.

Cleria, watching the whole conversation, only had a bad omen from Sengo in the future.

"Even if Sengo-chan hasn't done anything wrong so far, it doesn't mean he won't do it in the future. It was a mistake to find that katana."

—Cleria, don't think so badly of me.

"Eeekkk! Mind reading Sengo-chan?!"

—I don't read minds, but you really have to be careful with the expressions on your face, it betrays your thoughts.

Cleria, who was frowning from a while ago, quickly changed her facial expression to that of a beautiful woman smiling as if nothing had happened.

—I was careless. —She said, smiling.

—You should also be careful with their relationship, a demon and a human from the church is a forbidden relationship, they may kill him to maintain the status quo.

—We'll keep that in mind. —They both said.

—Hmm... One more thing, don't mess with it, it's more dangerous things. Already their relationship is an obvious danger. But just in case, I'd like to keep our friendship in mind. In case they are killed for something that has nothing to do with their forbidden relationship, I would like them to give me a message.

—A message?

They both asked.

—Yes, after all, a forbidden relationship is a perfect cover to hide something greater. I would like a message, Cleria since your servants get along well with the Gremory family it is perfect to send a message to Mikoto Gremory, once the message reaches his hands that he will not understand obviously, I will start intervening the whole situation from that day forward.

—I don't understand what you mean, Sengo-chan. But I'll ignore, what kind of message would it be to you. —Cleria said.

—Hmm... I was interested in this. —Sengo said as he pulled an empty box of cigarettes from his pocket. —Send a box full of cigarettes to Mikoto Gremory, it's something she won't understand, once I've seen this, I'll take control of everything.

—Won't the Gremory family think of anything strange?

Masaomi asked.

—Sure, yes, a child getting a box of cigarettes would be a strange thing, but it's fun for me. But if you want, you can be more discreet where only the child is alone to receive the cigarette box, so you don't worry, okay?

Although the two are very confused, Cleria had a suspicion that Sengo knows that she is looking for information from something she should not know.

That's why he said of a message when they were killed, things that can happen if he keeps looking and digging for more information about the [King's Pieces]. A hidden information for the entire underworld that only powerful people have in their hands who control the [Rating Games] for their profits, a very big corruption where the Top 10 are part of that corruption.

So, if I was killed for that and they use my forbidden relationship with Masaomi to cover up the suspicion of the [King's Pieces], then Sengo wants me to trust him to take it upon himself to seek out more information from the [King's Pieces] and reveal the corruption to the people of the underworld.

I walked over to him and stretched out my hand.

—I'll trust what you say.

Sengo stretched out his hand and we shook hands as we smiled confidently.

—Although I really wouldn't want them to die, because we don't change our plans, as long as we are more people supporting each other we can change this chaotic world where we can all live happily together. What do you think Masaomi, wouldn't you like to have a relationship freely with Cleria without being judged and with murderous intentions?

Masaomi walked over smiling.

—The truth is that I do want to, having to hide to be close to Cleria without the eyes of others is something tedious, I really want to have a free relationship with Cleria without anyone stalking us in the dark.

—Hahaha, this is going to be very dangerous, but first we have to start with Cleria.

—Me? —Cleria pointed to herself.

—Yes, you think I don't know what you're doing behind the scenes.

Sengo stared earnestly as his eyes lost the gleam of an innocent child.

Cleria was surprised, she didn't think Sengo was going to reveal what he was doing.

Masaomi looked at Cleria in confusion, and no one was surprised that he went to ask.

—What are you doing, Cleria-san?

—She's investigating something dangerous; this will affect her murdering them sooner than anything for a forbidden relationship.

Cleria looked away so that Masaomi wouldn't see her.

—What are you researching!? —Masaomi asked, surprised at Cleria, who didn't want to say anything.

Sengo continued.

—The underworld is not a paradise, Masaomi. Just like the human world, there is also corruption and things like that that that you should know, since the church also has its dark side, surely you must have seen.

Sengo said while Masaomi just nodded, even if he didn't like that word, the church also has its dark side that is even hidden from the most exorcists of good faith believing that everything it does is good because God dictated it, when the truth is for the benefits of the priests who covet to have more power, they seem more like demons than human. Even though he has only met 2 demons that he can trust and get along with.

—Hmph... Cleria whatever you are looking for I need you to stop for now, if it is something that affects the underworld too much you will need to get more forces that are capable of defending you, you alone will be counterproductive, you will only end up affecting the people around you.

—Well, I'll stop researching the [King's Pieces].

—Hmm, so that's what you're looking for. —Sengo said.

Cleria was surprised.

—Do you know about that!?

—No, but I heard it's an urban legend because of the [Rating Games]. So, what did you find?

—Very little information, I only know that some people in the Top 10 and Pure Blood Demons use them, and there are also [Rating Games] that are manipulated to make a profit, there are a lot of bribes in that.

—Even if it's that little information, they're bombshells if they're revealed, there could be another war where those who manage that corruption are harmed, I suppose only the superiors of the underworld and those who manage the [Rating Games] know about the [King's Pieces]. You have to be very careful, for now refrain from further investigating that. And you, Masaomi, stop visiting Cleria for now, what I am investigating is very dangerous, surely, they have reached the ears of the superiors. Does anyone else know about the [King's Piece]?

Sengo asked Cleria at the end.

—My cousin, Diehauser Belial. Although he took it as the nonsense of an urban legend, so you can be sure that he won't say anything.

—Well, for now he continues to administer Kuoh City, and Masaomi I think you should leave the city for a few days or months maybe, don't leave evidence that they suspect you have a relationship, they can use that as a cover to kill them.

A deduction that Cleria had discovered when he told her of the message, which is why Sengo said all that, a concern for their lives.

—Understood, if it's for Cleria-san's sake, I'll go along with your plan. —Masaomi said, but now he would have to find an excuse for his superior Touji Shidou to give him permission to leave the city.

—I suppose you're right, Sengo-chan. —Cleria said, smiling. —If the information from the [King's Pieces] had been followed on its own, it would have come to nothing with me.

Sengo nodded and continued.

—Now let's go according to other plans, Cleria you will need to get in touch with Mikoto more if something goes wrong to intervene faster, the demons that work for you cannot fully help you if something like your relationship with Masaomi that is a taboo comes to light, they will abandon you. Masaomi, apart from leaving the city, you must become stronger if you want to protect your beloved, just like this child needs to become stronger. I also need her to follow Mikoto, her strength is needed for later.

This caught the attention of both of them.

—By the way, Sengo-san, who is she?

Masaomi was interested in knowing who is the girl who always fights with Mikoto Gremory.

Sengo hesitated a little, but knowing well that he will meet her in the future if he agrees what can happen, he told them. —Her name is Esdeath, she's very strong, she wields ice magic and she's very skilled at using it, she has a lot of combat experience, she looks like she came from a war zone. If she follows Mikoto Gremory, we have enough strength to at least survive. But I still can't trust myself much if there are very few of us in case of a fight with the Church and the Demons who want to hide the [King's Pieces].

—It wouldn't be counterproductive. —Cleria said, something that caught Sengo's attention.

—Of what? —Sengo asked, raising an eyebrow.

—You're saying that the girl should follow Mikoto, but in the end you said that you were going to take control of the body, wouldn't it be better for the girl to follow you instead of Mikoto who won't have control of her body when this all goes off the rails.

Sengo listened, listen to me, and began to think about everything that could happen. It's true what he says, if the girl follows Mikoto and is loyal to him, once he takes control of the body and she sees that the Mikoto she knows and follows was changed by someone she doesn't know is going to want to kill him and force him to return the body to Mikoto Gremory, the best solution would be for him to come forward and befriend Esdeath.

But to do so, he would have to change his whole plan of being hidden...

Which would mean that Mikoto Gremory would have to remain sleeping inside her soul. And that he takes the body from now on and makes his own movements without controlling Mikoto a bit.

—Cleria... If I do that, the child would have to stay asleep from now until I let him take control of his own body. Will you be sure of that?

Cleria began to doubt, maybe he was right, Mikoto Gremory's soul would have to sleep until the day it all ends from this disaster of the [King's Piece], there is no definite time when it all ends, it can take months or years. But another idea came to him.

—And why don't you introduce yourself to Mikoto, and you work together? The two of you can quietly lead your own lives.

Sengo raised an eyebrow. —Working with Mikoto Gremory? For now, he is a child, although he has matured a lot at his young age, maybe it is a good idea, but for now I will remain hidden from Mikoto Gremory, I would like to observe him a little more, it is fun to see him. But in case it doesn't work out I'll take full control of your body, I'm warning you, not everything can go the way you think.

—It's all right. —Cleria said.

—And you, Masaomi?

Masaomi, who was listening to the conversation while thinking to himself, was suddenly named.

—Oh, not much, I just thought I have to get stronger, if the danger is too much.

Sengo smiled. —I think we should all become strong, but also don't forget to train your brain, a muscle brain would be a nuisance for the future.

Sengo got up from the furniture as he had a magic formation teleport. It was time to return to Gremory Home.

"Introducing myself to Mikoto Gremory to work together... Maybe it won't affect my plan for the future, maybe it will or not... which of the two options will give me more fun."

Sengo was leaving Cleria's office while thinking to himself what fun he could have introducing himself to Mikoto Gremory.

Note:

I really have no idea whether to make Sengo take control of the body or let Mikoto and Sengo work together.

I'd like to know what the best idea is.

Thank you.