Ciel is glaring at me, I think she's trying to be scary. She's failing horribly at that of course, both because my senpai simply gives out a kindly aura, and because Vlov is way more terrifying.
I wave to her. "Yo Senpai! You really came dressed to the occasion, gotta say, you look good." She's actually kinda looks like a nun... maybe... Like a Halloween sexy nun.
Her glare doesn't diminish at all, but it does shift towards my shadow. "First of all Yuta... Has it ever killed anyone? I need to know that."
I shake my hand. "No, she hasn't... Also please don't call her a it." It's way too rude towards my girlfriend. Even if it's Ciel I might not forgive her.
Ciel's face suddenly shifts into a bright smile. "Oh sorry, I just had to make sure! Thank you for the compliment by the way." It's good to see my charm skills haven't diminished at all.
I smile. "I'm surprised you believe me." Even if Rika had killed someone, I would simply lie. This is way too important after all.
Ciel pushes her glasses up. "Well, I can tell when someone's lying you know? And it's not because I have a super power or anything."
She continues, proud of herself. "It's just good ol' experience! So don't worry, I believe it when you say she never killed anybody." I'm glad Ciel has already started calling Rika a she.
It's just like I thought when I first met her... Ciel is an incredibly kind person, way beyond any common sense. She's the type who would get attached to a hero of justice and then proceed to give him some weird clothing.
What's with that weird train of thought!? Did Ciel's hotness fry my brain!? She really does look amazing, one can clearly see why she's popular both among teachers and students.
I smile. "Okay then, because let me make something clear, I'm not letting her get exorcised. She's my girlfriend after all." I won't hide stuff from Ciel, since I'm the one asking for help.
Ciel sighs. "How complicated... Sometimes you have to let go of a loved one go Yuta." She looks into my shadow. "Is the girl who lives there happy?"
The one who answers that is my shadow, to be more specific, it's Rika. "I'm really happy! Life with Yuta is way better than life with my parents!"
Ciel slowly analyzes Rika, she's like a predator watching prey. However, for some reason her glasses stop her from truly looking scary.
Ciel shrugs. "Then I guess that's that." Wow, that was quick! "As long as this ghost has not killed anyone, and does not wish to be exorcised, I won't end it's existence."
Surprisingly enough Rika extends a hand. "I'm not just some ghost! I'm Rika Orimoto! It's a pleasure meeting you!" You're acting so friendly! I'm so proud...
Still, it's certainly weird. I wonder if it's because you got used to strangers due to Arcueid or because you're still convinced that Ciel is a coward?
Ciel is certainly trying to disprove the coward allegations, because she shakes Rika's hand without hesitation.
There's a cute smile on her face. "I'm Ciel, a member of the church, to be more specific the Holy church. It's a pleasure to meet you as well Rika."
And after greetings Rika goes back to my shadow. Though I'm sure Ciel understands that she's still watching.
Ciel's smile shifts into a frown. "But I have one more question Yuta... Did Rika hurt that boy you fought against? In kendo I mean."
I hesitantly nod. "Yeah, I have no excuses for that one. Rika lost control." I bow. "We're sorry, but please accept us anyways."
Ciel sighs. "Even if I wanted to reject you I couldn't. The Burial Agency would have my head if I rejected the one who holds Rika's leash for such a small reason."
She continues. "Still, that boy's career was affected by you two, I hope you're going to try and repent for that."
I raise an eyebrow. "Repent? You think I should go and apologize to him?" This talk about repentance... Is she going to drop some religious talk on my ass?
Ciel shakes her head. "No, At this point it wouldn't matter. What matters you and Rika is trying to be better people from now on."
She continues. "I don't believe one can ever fully repent for something they did anyways. They can only ever walk the road." Is that what you're doing?
Ciel crosses her arms. "But still, are you serious about joining the church Yuta? Even in the phone you said you didn't care about the religion aspects."
I nod. "Yeah... No offense Senpai, I'm not saying it's a dumb thing or anything, it's just not something I'm interested in. That said, I really will join the church."
She smiles. "Don't worry Yuta! I won't take any offense from your comments... And I can guess why you're trying to join with us."
She looks down, her smile having disappeared. "They're still finding corpses... But the confirmed death count has surpassed two hundred."
I sigh. "Yeah, I can't let that happen again. I know I can be useful, and I know it's mostly because of Rika, but please let me join."
She nods. "Don't worry, this isn't a job interview. Like I said before we basically already accepted you."
Ciel smiles. "In fact, I'm even willing to take you as an apprentice! I have no doubt I will become your senpai in the Burial Agency as well soon enough."
Would it be embarrassing to admit that I have no idea what that is? Though I can tell she's complimenting me, so at least that makes me happy.
I smile right back. "I would certainly like to work under you, but... I have to warn you that I don't have any magic circuits."
Her eyes widen. "Really!? That's quite a surprise... Specially with your family lineage and all."
I raise an eyebrow. "My family lineage? Is there something special about my family?" Last time I checked we were just a bunch of normies.
She nods. "Yeah, once I found out about Rika, I dug around in your family's history... And you share blood with a bunch of legendary figure you know?"
She continues. "There's Oda Nobunaga, Senji Muramasa, Minamoto No Yoshitsune, Michizane Sugawara... Heck, you might share blood with one of the four heavenly kings!"
I step back in shock. "Hey what kind of messed up family is that!? I mean didn't Senji Muramasa and Oda Nobunaga live fairly close to each other too!? Time wise I mean!?"
Ciel sighs. "It was surprising to me too... It's a whole mess... You're also a descendant of Miyamoto Musashi by the way... Oh! And King Arthur, and Siegfried!"
My eyes widen. "You're throwing some crazy characters there that I'm not sure are even real! Also they aren't japanese!"
Ciel looks down. "Now imagine how I felt when I was slowly learning about it with my research... It's super crazy, and it makes almost zero sense. No, it makes zero sense."
She continues. "But your family has quite literally descended from some of the greatest heroes around the world."
She makes an annoyed face. "If I didn't know any better I would start screaming eugenics! Specially with Musashi and Nobunaga there! They basically lived in the same era you know!? How did your family have ancestry with both!?"
She pushes her glasses up. "But what makes me surprised with your lack of magic circuits is this... You are a descendant of Ryomen Sukuna."
I give her an awkward smile. "I have no idea who that is... Sorry Senpai!" He certainly isn't as well know as fucking King Arthur.
Who's real apparently, and shares blood with me... How does he share blood with me!? What kind of thing lead to that!?
Ciel smiles. "No worries, he's a fairly obscure figure to the normal world... But among the supernatural he was known as the greatest and most evil mage of Japan."
She continues. "He dominated and terrified the people of this country as a completely normal human, even gods couldn't stop him."
Ciel sighs. "And even now he's a curse who torments Japan, he actually had one of his fingers in this town, I had to seal it. It was soooo annoying."
For some reason the way you said that was really cute! You're complaining about your job, like it's just a normal one, and not one about hunting monsters.
Still, I raise an eyebrow. "His finger? Is it like... Honestly I'm so lost I can't even say anything." I guess it's some weird magecraft thing?
Ciel waves me off. "Don't worry, it's some reincarnation plan of his." That's scary! "And we can't destroy the fingers no matter what we try." That's even scarier!
She continues. "So we just seal them off, so no worries. There's no way Ryomen Sukuna will re-emerge in the modern era."
I give her a thumbs up. "That's good! I think. Like I said, I don't know the guy at all." Though it's cool that I share blood with Japanese evil Merlin.
Ciel makes a questioning face. "But there's one thing I don't understand Yuta... Why did you reach out for help?"
She then realizes what she said and blushes. "N-not that I'm mad at you! You should reach out for help whenever you need to! It's just that I'm confused why you came to me specifically."
I smile. "That's because Senpai is way too cute. You're the school idol, did you know that? They made a poll recently to decide it and you won."
Ciel makes a confident pose, with her hands on her hips and her chest puffed. "I'm glad everyone has such good taste, so did you vote for me Yuta?"
I smile. "Sorry, but I didn't know who you were at the time... And yet you reached my heart before too long, the sign of a true idol."
She giggles. "I don't know how to feel about being popular among high schoolers of all things, but I guess it's a good thing." You're speaking like you're not one!
She continues. "But seriously, why didn't you rely on Aoko Aozaki or Arcueid Brunestud? I know they're your allies." Stalker!
I make a shocked face. "You know about them? That's surprising." For how long has this cute girl been watching me?
She nods. "Of course I do, and considering you have been hanging out with them you definitely know about Noel too... In fact, I'm assuming they are how you learned about me."
She continues. "Now please answer the question Yuta. It's rude to keep your favorite idol waiting."
I awkwardly scratch my nose. "Well, that's because I haven't seen Arcueid recently, and because... Sensei, Aoko that is, forbade me from hunting the vampire."
Ciel glares at me. "Oh? So you're disobeying her? She's right in forbidding you from doing something so stupid."
I glare right back. "I know it's stupid, but I still want to do it! And I will even join the church if I need to."
Ciel smiles. "Okay then, I will help you of course." She notices my confused expression. "I agree with her that you're being stupid, but..."
She continues, her eyes seems sad. "I also know that sometimes a person needs to be stupid... Even if they're risking their lives."
I smile. "Then thanks for believing in my stupidity Senpai! I know I don't have any magic circuits, but please train me well."
Ciel pats my shoulder. "Don't worry about that Yuta, the church has ways of making someone normal become stronger than humanely possible." They have!?
My eyes widen. "For real!?" That sounds great! Could it be that the church the is the place of Rock Lee's all along!?
She nods. "For real, Noel is just like you, but she has crossed human limits." It's hard to think of her as strong.
She continues. "The church doesn't even use magecraft..." They don't!? "Actually we do, but we name it something else." Ah.
Ciel smirks. "Don't worry though, we have methods of enhancing someone's body! With science!" Truly amazing!
Her smirk then disappears. "Sadly we can't do that you right now, it's a long process... And it could also be dangerous since you are already a teenager."
I sigh. "So it's one of those thing that you have to do while young huh?" I feel like people keep showing me carrots then slapping me for eating it.
Ciel notices my look of disappointment and puts her hands up. "D-don't worry, you can still do them! Compatibility depends on the person after all... And considering your lineage I'm sure you will be very compatible."
She continues. "Seriously, how are you a descendant of Jeanne D'arc, Saint Martha and Saint George!? It's ridiculous!"
I glare at her. "You're definitely pulling my leg, almost every single one of those heroes didn't even have kids." I could accept some Japanese heroes, but she definitely went too far!
She nods. "Yeah, you aren't directly descended from them or anything, but it's so close that it's scary, and as for me pulling your leg..."
She sighs. "I really am not... Everyone back in the vatican freaked out about it when they learned it, specially since you're cursed..."
She continues. "I had to convince my superiors that sending an army here to free you from her influence wasn't a good idea... That's when I decided to handle everything myself."
She then smiles. "And so I called you to meet me at the Tea Ceremony Club!" Oh yes, the most boring club ever. "Honestly I wouldn't doubt if the Counter Force was involved in your existence, like a failed experiment or something."
More words I don't recognize... Actually I think Sensei has mentioned them before. Either way I will ask my new teacher to explain those terms to me later.
I'm still way too surprised I have such high influence in the church... What the hell has my family been doing!? I feel like a total mary sue!
And if you're going to turn me into one, then at least give me the cheats of one! Where's my holy powers!? Surely those saints had them!?
But there's one thing I'm curious about. "So Senpai, did you come to this city just to fight Rika?" Was my ghost girlfriend attracting more potential girlfriends!?
She shakes her head. "No I came here to hunt a certain pest, I'm sure you heard of him from Arcueid. His name is Michael Roa Valdamjong, a vampire."
She continues. "Meeting you was just a coincidence... But a good turn as it turns out, for some reason I feel calm around you." Ah! Don't say dangerous things like that out of nowhere!
I nod. "Yeah, I've heard about Roa... Arcueid really hates him, it's kinda strange seeing her despise someone when she's usually so cheerful."
Ciel raises an eyebrow. "Arcueid being cheerful? That's strange... But it doesn't matter right now."
She extends a open hand towards me. "Welcome to the Holy Church, rookie executor." Oh, being called an executor sounds awesome.
I shake her hand. "Thanks for having me Senpai, I'll try my best to learn from you." If Ciel thinks she can hunt Roa then surely she's super strong.
She nods. "And I'll do my best in teaching you! Oh there's so much stuff for you to learn! I have to get some black keys for you!" I don't know what that is, but it sounds awesome.
Senpai seems really excited. "A-and I should get you a firearm too! I use one, so I can definitely teach you!" America!?
She keeps rambling. "Then I have to test your swordsmanship... Oh! And I have to teach you some martial arts! I never had a pupil before, this will be great!"
I smile. "Well, when it comes to swordsmanship, I even got a compliment from the Vlov himself! And he's like a Dead Apostle Ancestor or whatever."
Ciel steps back in shock. "You actually fought him!?" She didn't know!? "And he complimented your swordsmanship!?"
Ciel has stars in her eyes, she quickly glosses over my fight with Vlov. "This is going to be the best! I can only imagine the talent you have with all those sword wielding heroes in your blood!" Let's not be happy about eugenics!
I put my hands up. "Oh yeah Senpai, there's one more thing I have to tell you. It's pretty important, since it has to do with my fighting capabilities."
She nods. "Okay, feel free to tell everything to your Senpai! Even the really embarrassing stuff!" I definitely won't!
I smile. "Basically Rika can copy powers... I don't know how she does it, but she does. And only I can use them for some reason, Sensei thinks it's because she's specifically haunting me."
I continue. "Right now I have the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception and Sensei's True Magic... Though she forbade me from using it."
Telling her this is a big deal for sure, but it would be stupid to hide things from my teacher.
She immediately appears in front of me, my senpai literally leaves an after-image behind, her hands are now holding my shoulders.
Her face is so close to mine that we could kiss, and her face is scarlet red. "Mystic Eyes!? True Magic!? You can copy and use them!? How!? You don't even have magic circuits!"
She continues. "No, the circuits are the least surprising part! How has Gaia not cracked down on Rika yet when she can copy True Magic!?"
I can only shrug... Specially since now I have to resist kissing her. "I don't know, it's just a thing Rika does."
Ciel's eyes have basically become stars. "Ah! Everyone back at the church is going to love you! This is way too good! Awawawa!" Did you just say awawawa!?
Then her eyes become serious. "But how can you even use those abilities? Mystic Eyes require mana, they are just a mutation in a magic circuit after all."
She continues. "And obviously True Magic is also requires mana. " Wait, does this means Shiki has magical circuits?
I shrug. "I don't know, I always assumed Rika was the one giving them mana." She's the super strong divine spirit after all.
Ciel has a serious face. "That could be true, but... Yuta, please let your senpai check something." I nod of course, I can't reject my stalker Senpai!
She puts her right hand on my chest, for a while nothing happens, but then her face becomes red again. "Awawawa!" She said it again!?
And then suddenly my Senpai collapses, her last words are. "Grain!? Grain is real!? Are you from space!?" I... I'm very confused.
But I can't help, but notice that her hand is burned. Sorry Senpai! But why did you have to pass out here!?
If some cop wanders here in a alleyway and sees that there's a knocked out nun while I'm here I imagine he will shoot me no questions asked!
AN: By the way, for those scared, don't worry Sukuna won't be part of the plot.
I just wanted to mention him for something I might or might not turn into a omake someday.
Anyways, remember to always have anal sex with your Senpai so she can represses murderous urges, it's really important, so don't forget it!
