Chaper 19
When the meeting was finished, Oleg and Sakura left the building of the academy together. They were walking by the streets of Gosha village slowly as if they didn't hurry. Oleg felt strange about their walking, as Sakura seemed not like usual. Right now she wasn't energetic and talkative like always, she seemed puzzled and excited.
"Sakura, is something on your mind?" Oleg asked her straight, "It's strange to see you in such state."
"Ah?" Sakura seemed snapped out of her thoughts, when she heard Oleg's voice, "Sorry, I was just thinking about what we're fighting nothing more." she tried to smile, but the smile seemed tiresome, "I really didn't become so tired."
"Me too." Oleg sighed, "But we must fight what is appearing in front of us, and probably this book will give us a small answer."
"I hope it will really do so." Sakura nodded, but then decided to change the theme of their talk, "By the way, how about to start that game?"
"I think Asagi will not like that." Oleg smiled her, "Probable later when we'll have some free time."
"Don't worry, sis will not lecture you." Sakura chuckled, "You're out of her jurisdiction."
"Probably, but she will lecture you. Thinking you influence bad on me." Oleg chuckled too, "So, where will we read that book?"
"How about your dorm?" Sakura asked him.
"Too crowded, I want to concentrate on it." Oleg replied her.
"Maybe to some café or we can take a privet place if you want and at the same time we can grab something to eat." she gave him another idea.
"Well, let's do so," Oleg answered her after a small thinking.
He squeezed the file and continued the way. Their way wasn't long as the café was pretty close to them so they quickly entered it. The café was almost empty as it was still morning. They quickly went to the privet room. While Sakura stayed to order the food Oleg decided to prepare for reading. He put the book onto the table and looked at it again.
'Interesting, who wrote it?' Oleg was still wondered, he looked through the half of the book, but then turned his head to the entrance into the room as Sakura entered.
"The food will be brought soon." she sat next to him, "So, are you ready?"
"Yes." Oleg nodded and started to look through the pages and to read what he was thinking was significant, 'When I heard about the demons first, I was thinking how they came to our world. Most of the tales and information tell the life appeared out of the Mother Sea.' Oleg stopped for a while, 'But I guess that sea has another purpose, that's why I'm going to the voyage around the world to know the truth.' he did a pause, 'The most interesting places, which I want to visit is India, China and Japan. However I belive to find some information about this in Europe and Africa too.' he suddenly stopped, "Wait a minute…"
"What is it?" Sakura was puzzled.
"Europe, Africa, Asia…" Oleg spelled the continents, "I know only one person, who had such voyage."
"Who is it?" Sakura's eyes were widened.
"Goncharov, but I thought it was just a political visit." Oleg said rather to himself than to Sakura.
"Was he a politician?" Sakura asked the man again.
"Yes, we had his book in program at school, but I'm surprised…" Oleg stopped for a second, "If it's really his book, then I think I understand now, why he decided to make such a big hook."
"Read further." Sakura asked him.
Oleg only nodded and continued reading, 'In some books I've read about the demons that were after some great invasions, which people were opposing. Thanks to my position, I know where is the biggest powers, which oppose demons.' Oleg lowered his eyes, 'Japan, Russia and England.'
"But now it's UFS." Sakura interrupted him.
"It was long ago in the past, no wonder they removed there from England." Oleg told her his point of view, and continued reading, 'I could gather some ideas, and found out that the rumors and legends are the same, but they are the same for Japan and India, our Asian people have something the same, but I must try to gather as much information as I only can.' Oleg turned the page, and quickly looked it through, 'The primal question for me is to understand, how people could gain power of demons. If human women were tortured and were forced to give birth to such half-blooded species, why demons did use them in their plans?' Sakura frowned along with Oleg, 'Could some women escape or it was just a mere lie? That's what I'm about to find out during my voyage.'
"Is it really what you're reading?" Sakura asked him seriously.
"Yes, I wouldn't lie to you." Oleg answered her seriously.
"That's really a good question." Sakura said suddenly, "We have some tale about a peasant, who could escape from the demons and gave birth to a kid who had a power of demons. But I'm sure it's just a fairy tale. I wouldn't belive the ordinary human can escape from the demons."
"Here you're right." Oleg nodded, "Demons never let their captivates escape.
He looked through several pages and continued to read.
'In England they have the legend about King Arthur, who also fought demons. But there also were some tales of ancient Celts who fought demons too with the power of nature. I belive some demons in England could easily come from the mainland. But the real questions is how there appeared such people. Could they come from the mainland too? Or they appeared there on their own?' Oleg stopped and turned the page, "He is only questioning himself here too."
"Yes, find the place, where he tells something."
While Oleg was looking for such a place the food was brought. Sakura smiled to the waitress and started to set the food, she put some dishes to Oleg's side and some of it left on hers. When she left Oleg continued to read the diary.
"Well, the place where he tells starts here." Oleg mumbled not touching the food, 'The interesting nuance is in India in the villages, they have strange legends about some old war, which was on their land. If not the help of strange humans with pointed ears they country could be destroyed.'
"Humans with pointed ears?" Sakura reasked the man, "Are they vampires or elves?"
Oleg didn't reply but only continued to read, 'They taught people how to fight the demons and with their help they could repel the demonic horde. The great fight was on the banks of Gang.' he stopped for a second, "He doesn't say, who it was." Oleg looked at Sakura, who also didn't touch her food, Sakura nodded giving him to understand he can read further, 'The old man told me one legend how one pointed eared hero pierced the demon that led the big army.' he suddenly frowned.
"What is it?" Sakura looked at him.
"Well, I don't understand what author wants to say." Oleg answered her, "According to the legend that hero could split the enemy in two, somehow."
"Is it possible?" Sakura was surprised, "My-chan told some demons can unite, but I never fought such demons."
"Me too, but I know that too." Oleg nodded, "I'm just surprised there was such kind of a demon."
"Continue, please." Sakura asked the man, who only nodded her.
'The demon, who was splat in two, could escape, and the demons were defeated.' Oleg finished, 'When I was in Japan, I heard only stories about demons, and people, who could escape. There were no significant events or stories.' Oleg raised his head, as if he tried to think something over, "Yes, that's how to say that…" he nodded, 'I can't belive, but I could talk to people, who fight demons. The most interesting thing for me, was that some clans had their own stories, as if each them sees the past with their own way.'
"What do you mean?" Sakura couldn't understand what the man was reading about.
"Well, I think he wants to tell that the clans he was talking to have their own stories." Oleg replied.
"I'm shocked." Sakura was watching at the man with surprised expression, "We had nothing about that." Sakura replied, "I can't understand there is no stories about Russian visitor." the younger Igawa was astonished.
"For me it's surprising too." Oleg answered her, "If it's really him, I really don't know how the hell he could meet your ancestors. But I belive he met small clans, I don't think he could meet someone from powerful clan." Sakura said nothing, so Oleg decided to continue, 'However the belief that Mother Sea has some strange powers is strong here, while in England and in India there was nothing about that. I belive the Japanese vision is false, as each clan, I met, has its own point of view about it.' Oleg turned the page, 'But still I belive into one thing, which is common, all demons went out of it. That's why, as I understood there must be a bunch of demons, who are in charge bringing the demons into our world. The demons could come out of that sea, but the problem is how they could appear in this world is still a mystery for me.'
"So, he thinks that all demons came from it, but it has nothing significant." Sakura tried to understand, what Oleg had just read, "It's really strange."
"Probably it only created demons and nothing more?" Oleg pondered too, but still continued reading, 'If the demons appeared somehow of it, that means there must be some demons who are in charge of the other demons. Indeed, they can be named demon lords, who led the army of demons against humanity, but the question is still unanswered, how that sea created them.'
"So according to the stories, he thinks the demon lords appeared out of the sea, am I right?" Sakura tried to understand the last part.
"Yes, but I don't know, how they all weren't strong." the Russian answered her, "If what he writes is true I think Walter wants to do something with that sea."
"Are you sure?" Sakura looked at him seriously, "How the seals in our world can influence it, if it's not that significant?"
"If he really wants to free the first demon lord that means their leader wants to do something with it." Oleg answered her, "I still don't understand what the author wants to say, as it's just mere ideas." Sakura pondered too, so Oleg decided to continue to read, after he looked through some pages, 'After visiting Japan, India and Asian part of Russia in Yenisei valley, I was surprised that people, who live on Yenisei have the same stories about the war, but the character is absolutely another.' Oleg stopped for a second, 'The main character of the tails is a stone creature that was covered with flame.'
"Stone creature?!" Sakura raised her voice, "We fought such one!" she was watching at Oleg.
"Yes, I know, when I went to help with Shiranui." Oleg nodded and looked back into the book, 'He knew no mercy, and his sword crushed anyone, who stood in his way.'
"Yes, it must be really him!" Sakura exclaimed again, "He was using a sword too, but he wasn't covered with flame."
"If it's really him, then I don't understand how it is possible." Oleg was watching into the book, 'The stone giant was killed by some heroes from far lands.' he looked at the woman again.
"He was killed…" Sakura repeated the words of the book, "Maybe that guy, Walter, could resurrect him?"
"If he could do it somehow, then why didn't he resurrect other demon lords?" Oleg asked Sakura.
"Em… Well, good question." Sakura pondered, "Probably, he was not in good relations with them?"
"Well, we can think whatever we want, but only Walter knows the question." Oleg sighed, and looked through the book again, 'There also were some strange creatures that served him, one of them was another stone warrior, the second one was a strange person, who resembled a human, but had grey skin. And the third one was a strange creature that resembled a snail.'
"What a strange trio." Sakura chuckled.
'But still people tell they must be some kind of loyal servants, who gave orders to the armies, indeed they could be called some officers or generals.'
"Again this title." Sakura paid attention to the last word, "I don't understand, did really demons had such strong subordination system?"
"Probably, they could have it." Oleg replied her, "Times have changed and if it's really the truth, most of the lords were defeated, so everything was cleaned."
"And somehow I think Black and his friends could do that." Sakura pondered, "For sure they must know something about it."
"I hope we will find an opportunity to face him." the man nodded, "After all, we must know how to fight these bastards." Oleg looked back into the book and continued reading, 'However the real question for me is that the demons in India and in Russia are different. The stone giant and some warrior.'
'We must try to face that boy one more time.' Sakura thought remembering how he turned into the stone giant.' Sakura pondered not interrupting Oleg.
Oleg only continued his reading 'I hope the emperor or the government will allow me to talk to elves that live near Yenisei, for now I have only an opportunity to talk to people, who live there.'
"Elves?" Sakura was still shocked.
"How the hell they can be there?" Oleg was wandered too, "We have no information about elvish settlements in Russia."
"Maybe it was long ago?" Sakura looked at him, "After all it's about…" she started to count, "How many hundred years have passed?"
"Well…" Oleg pondered too, "About two hundred years, maybe a little more." Oleg tried to remember something, "I don't think these elves have disappeared."
"Do you want to say, they still live there?" Sakura asked the man with interest, "Who knows." Oleg shrugged with his shoulders, "But… Wait a minute." he frowned, "Probably Eugene knows something about that."
"But if he knows something, I belive he would tell us something." Sakura wasn't sure about his words.
"He may know, but he can have orders not to tell us about that. If we tell him about that, we probably can start the process of knowing some needed information." Oleg suggested, "But I doubt it will be fast."
"Yes, if your minister will start to work with the government I don't think they will give him needed permissions fast." Sakura sighed, she looked at the food, which became a little cold, but still didn't touch it as if she wanted to start with Oleg.
Oleg looked though the book again, but this time it was near the end, 'While I'm still waiting for my permission, I asked the people in the villages near the towns, they told about some strange lady.' Oleg pondered, 'According to their stories, this lady helped the heroes to defeat the demons, but the problem I still can understand who was she, probably I will know it later.'
"By the way, what he is writing about Japan?" Sakura asked him, "You told he was in Japan, is there any other information about our past?"
"Well…" the pondered, and returned back for some pages, Oleg moved with his eyes fast, "No, nothing important, he just doesn't belive to your legends, about demons. He still tried to bind them with the stories from India and Russia." the man replied her, "He says the people in Yenisei river and India have common stories, while yours are a little vague, and doesn't tell about the grand fights."
"Maybe it's because we're not the part of the mainland, and these demons didn't come to us?" Sakura asked the man, who only shrugged with his shoulders, "But I'm surprised, that now we now at least something about them."
"Yes, that they appeared in different places." Oleg looked at the book.
"By the way was it all, what it had?" Sakura pointed at the diary.
"No." Oleg replied her, "It was the most interesting part. The further part was about his thought and ideas."
"Nothing about the seals?" Sakura asked him.
"Well." Oleg returned his eyes to the book again, "No, there's not." Oleg shook with his head, "There is just some brief information on these demons I read you about."
"Snail, stone giant and the grey skinned guy?" Sakura asked Oleg, who only nodded, "Well at least something." she smiled, "Maybe not what we wanted to know, but we know that these guys are really who they are, and we that they were defeated long ago, so we can do the same."
"Easy to say then to do." Oleg sighed, "I'll study that diary, but I think there's no information about how they defeated them."
"But we know that Walter is scared of Pavel's sword, therefore we can try to get him." Sakura tried to find an opportunity not to lose courage.
"But I'm surprised Walter is scared of it." Oleg replied her.
"By the way, how Pavel got it?" Sakura suddenly asked Oleg, Oleg tensed for a moment as if he tried to remember something.
"Well, as I remember he always had it." the man replied her, "When he started to practice in combats he did it only with his sword."
"I see." Sakura looked at the man's eyes, "By the way, let's eat the food has almost become cold."
"Yes, let's do it." Oleg replied her and they started to eat.
Oleg put the book aside in order to overthink what he had just read, but still Sakura decided to discuss what she had just known from the book of the Russian, who lived long ago.
Shiranui was walking by the streets of Gosha, she was heading to see Commander as she didn't want to leave him alone. The woman was thinking about the meeting.
'It seems Asagi doesn't trust Pavel about not meeting this demon.' the woman pondered, 'Interesting, who these guys really are?' she did a turn to the right, 'And Minori is with them that only increases the number of problems. At the same time, another two Taimanin disappeared, that only give us more and more problems.' she sighed, 'Probably we must fasten and pay Black a visit. At the same time, if Yukikaze's words about noticing the same woman s right, we must focus on her too next time.'
Shiranui was thinking a lot on her way. But still she came to a small shop and bought some fruit in order to make pleased to the man, who was in the medical room.
'By the way, can that boy and that wasp have some relations?' Shiranui suddenly pondered, 'They helped neither these guys nor NOMAD. At the same time, they only fought us and if Yukikaze saw the same woman then it can be really so.' she did another turn, 'I think we must make some investigation.'
Her way was a little longer as she seemed not being in hurry, but still she came to the needed place. When she entered the building she quickly saw the nurse, who was walking from one side to another.
"You're finally here!" the nurse seemed happy to see Shiranui, "Please do something with that man!"
"What's with him?" Shiranui was surprised that the nurse was out of the room.
"I can't handle with him, he doesn't want to stay in the medical block, and always tried to get up and now he is trying to walk by the corridor." the other woman explained the situation.
"My, my, he is really from those who recover quickly." Shiranui chuckled, "Well, let me see him maybe I'll take him to my place today."
The nurse nodded and quickly rushed to the medical block, where was the man. This time they reached the room really fast as Shiranui was eager to see what the man was doing there.
When they came to the door, the nurse told Shiranui to enter t alone as the woman didn't want to lose her patience anymore. The Taimanin with the ribbon opened the door and saw that the man was sitting on the bunk.
"The nurse is angry at you." she said without greetings, "I hope you didn't do anything more than just walking the corridors?"
"I just hate to lie without doing anything." the man replied her, "At least a small walking is good too."
"You know, you're a big man, but right now you're like a child." Shiranui said that and then chuckled, "Are you scared of hospitals?"
"Very funny." the man rolled his eye, "So, what's new? Nothing from our problematic enemies?"
"No, nothing." Shiranui shook with her head, "We had a meeting to discuss happened on our mission. Nothing more." Shiranui decide not to tell two of the Taimanin were captured and that she was thinking about her ideas on connecting with two strange enemies they fought.
"I could invite me too at least something interesting." the man said to her.
"You're a guest don't you remember? You can't come to the meetings." Shiranui came to the man and put the packet onto the bedside table, "At the same time you needed to restore powers, I wouldn't forgive if something would happen to the one, who helps people I know and take care about." Shiranui said a little softer, Commander replied her nothing, but only looked at the packet, where were some fruit, "By the way, what about your guys? Nothing interesting?" she asked him then.
"I didn't call them yet." Cyclopes mere answered her, "I think to do it today, even they need sometime for rest."
"I thought Drunkard is from those who don't like to relax for long, like you too, by the way." she sat next to him onto the bunk.
"I don't know, is he on a mission or not." Commander answered, "It will be better if I call to Avalanche first."
"I see." the woman nodded and took out an orange and started to peel it, "I don't know what you like, so I took a little of everything I could find."
"I'm not pernickety." the man replied her, "What you give me I'll eat."
"Nice to hear." the woman smiled, "Here." she handed him the peeled fruit.
The man took it and looked at it, with his eye. He didn't wait wait long and separated it in two parts and handed the one to Shiranui.
"I don't want." Shiranui replied him, "I had breakfast today."
"I see." Cyclopes answered her and started to eat the fruit slowly.
"How is your wound?" Shiranui asked him seriously, but still with a soft voice.
"Your doctors know how treat well." Commander replied her, "I'm surprised they could cure it that fast." he closed his eye and added, "But my head is still dizzy."
"Is it because of that child?" the mother of Yukikaze asked him.
"No, it's because I use this." Commander pointed at his eye which was covered with an eye patch, "And since I lost a lot of powers the inner demon incise of me wants to free."
"Did you awake inner demon?" she looked at him with shocked eyes.
"Yes, it happened when…" the man suddenly stumbled, "Well, no matter, but when I got this eye, I guess it became stronger somehow."
"Do you use it?" she asked him, "I don't remember you used when we fought."
"I use it only when the situation is against me and I' without allies." Commander replied him, "We have only two including me who could do that."
"And who is it?" Shiranui asked him with interest.
"Drunkard." the man merely replied, "As I know he did that when he was young, and could take his demon under control."
"Fascinating." Shiranui was surprised.
They were silent for some time, but then Shiranui asked the man again.
"I have a strange idea, will you listen to it?" Shiranui asked the man.
"What is it?" Commander asked as her voice was serious.
"I have a strange thought. Do you remember we saved a woman when we fought that wasp monster?" the man nodded, "After the fight Yukikaze said she saw her again. So I'm thinking these two can have some connection with this woman."
"If your daughter is right, that means we have some problem from the other side." Cyclopes frowned, "What are their intentions."
"I was thinking about too, while I was going here." Shiranui quickly continued, "I don't think they are with Walter and his subordinates as he could attack us along with them."
"The same could happen with the wasp." Commander remembered they were ambushed by 'The Third Law', and how they retreated.
"Yes, I also thought about that, that's why I think this wasp and that kid have some connection. But what they want from us is a real question."
"Well, if you want we can try to find an opportunity to sneak into Black's hideout and know everything what he knows."
"Easy to say then to do." Shiranui smiled him, "Indeed we fight bigger fish now, but to underestimate him will be really bad too."
"I will call Drunkard then, maybe he will know something about the crime world." Cyclopes answered her.
"Can he gather information that fast?" the woman seem surprised even we don't have such people, who know something in one day.
"His work is in gathering information, so probably he will find needed contacts and will know something about NOMAD." Cyclopes exclaimed her and tried to get up.
The man was shaking a little, but still could stand. He tried to walk. Shiranui was watching at the man, who was shaking a little.
"Maybe it's better to stay here for one more day?" Shiranui asked him also getting up.
"No, one more day and your doctors will drive me away of here." he told her.
"It seems they will really do so." Shiranui chuckled and took the packet, "I'll help you to get to my place it's pretty far from here, but it'll be good for you to have some walk."
She came to the corner where his scythe was, she took it and handed it to the man, who quickly used it as a support. They went slowly not hurrying at all, the man seemed fine. But still he was shaking a little, what he tried to conceal. Thanks to Shiranui's skills, she could understand, but did nothing with that as she understood that reasoning that man was pointless. They found the nurse and who was on the stairs and Shiranui explained she took the man with her. The nurse only nodded and exhaled with a relief and said goodbye to them.
"Good thing you're not a Taimanin, we won't lose time on work with documents." the woman told him with a smile.
The man replied nothing to her, but only continued to go.
They left the building and then left onto the streets of Gosha village. Now there were a lot of people most of them were young people, who were students and had a day off of the lessons and practices. The man and the woman watched at them. Shiranui had a smile on her face, while the man was still serious. People around them looked at the veteran Taimanin and the mercenary and were surprised. The people were whispering, when Cyclopes and Shiranui passed, but still replied nothing.
"It seems we're gaining some popularity." Shiranui looked at the man.
"I don't care about that." the man answered her, "Let them think whatever they want."
"My, what a serious man is going near me." Shiranui chuckled and looked at the man.
The man was walking slowly. Shiranui was watching at him, next moment she created a water clone that quickly grabbed the man and helped to walk.
"I can walk myself." Cyclopes answered her.
"Sometimes, it's important to take help from others." Shiranui didn't like the tone of the man, "Right now it's the best what I can do for you."
"I think arguments are pointless." Commander looked at her with and with sigh accepted the help of the woman's clone.
"By the way, why did you decide to help us?" Shiranui suddenly asked him, "Was it yours idea?"
The man frowned at this question. He kept silent, so the woman decided not to bother him with this theme anymore. They were continuing their way for a long time. Somehow Shiranui could talk to the man, but still the talk about was about simple things, like what he would like to have for dinner and would he like to sleep in a big spacious room. But still she wasn't surprised when the man told her there's no matter for him what to eat or where to sleep.
"Fine, I'll cook something special today." Shiranui chuckled, "Since we have a special guest, that means the dinner must be special too."
"I wanted to know about that boy, younger Akiyama." Commander pondered about something, "Tatsurou am right?"
"Yes, what's with him?" Shiranui asked the man.
"How is he? I mean his potential." the man tried to find a theme, which he could talk to her about.
"Well, how should I say?" Shiranui pondered, "Indeed he has a great potential, but still he must release it. He is still a little worried about it. But the work with you was really good for him. I can see his confidence during our practices."
"Nice to hear." the man replied her with a slight smile, "When I saw him for the first time, I was thinking he is a complete shrimp. But seeing him fighting side by side with our devoted members impressed even me."
"And what about Yukikaze? What will you say about her?" Shiranui asked the man with interest, "Did she give you many troubles?"
"She didn't." the man replied fast, "Can't say about the rest, but still there was nothing what I could complain. Drunkard told she have good potential, which must be displayed one day. So you should only wait."
"Nice to hear that." Shiranui replied him, "I wanted to ask you about something else."
"What is it?" the man asked the woman this time.
"It seems both Oleg and Maria know you, how did you get acquainted?" the woman with the ribbon asked him straight, "I know you recruited them, but still?"
"Many years ago I was their mentor in fighting." Commander answered her with an exhale, Shiranui quickly turned to him, but the man only shook with his head and continued the way, still being supported by the clone, "Long ago I served the Russian demon fighting facility."
"Really?" the woman was surprised of such fair answer, "And what made you join the division?"
"Let's just say, I didn't like their methods." the man spitted, but still squeezed his scythe with his fist.
"I see." Shiranui nodded, but decided not to talk about that anymore, 'And how old are you?" the woman asked him with interest, "For being an instructor you doesn't seem too old."
"Forty one." the man answered her.
"A bit elder." Shiranui chuckled, "I'm thirty six."
"And why do I need this information?" the man asked her.
"Just having a small talk is not bad, especially it's makes us not to feel awkward."
"If you say so." the man answered her.
On their way, they talked a little and kept silence, and then continued to talk again. Two time they stopped in order to give the man an opportunity to restore powers.
Somehow they could reach the Mizuki household.
"You have really comfortable conditions." the man wasn't surprised, but still put on a semblance he was.
"Yes, here you're right." Shiranui chuckled, "You want to take the room whatever you want, we have many guests rooms, so take what you like."
"Understood." The man nodded and they headed into the inner yard.
In several minutes they reached the halls of the household. Now Shiranui was ahead as she was showing the man where to go. Shiranui decided to deliver him to his room first and then start preparations for the dinner. Shiranui brought him to a big room, which was on the second floor, it had a double bed in the middle.
"This will be your room." Shiranui presented it, "If something bothers you, you can ask someone to help, tell them you're my guest and they will not be bothered."
"Understood." the man nodded and slowly went to the bed.
"You can sleep in your uniform, I don't mind at all." the woman said him, helping to get to the bed, when she helped him to fall onto the bed, she added, "I will call you, when the dinner is ready." the man said nothing, but only nodded.
Shiranui didn't stay for long, she only took his scythe and put it in the corner of the room. Then she left the room still holding a packet, she bought for the men.
'Damn… I hate, when I'm in such state!' Commander shouted in his head, 'If not that damn demon inside me, I would be able to return back!' he continued to complain, 'But…' his eye suddenly closed, 'It seems I can't do anything about that now, so I can let her to take care over me. For one time…' the man closed his eye and fell asleep.
After the lunch Sakura and Oleg decided to walk by the village, and to discuss what they had known about the demon lords.
"Well, I still can't understand if that giant was killed, how he could become a small boy?" Sakura pondered, "Or he has the power of fire and stone at the same time? And can he have some relation to Astaroth?"
"The queen of flame?" Oleg looked at her, "We can only guess, but still probably there can be."
"Sis told that Black must have some kind of relations to Walter, maybe she also had such thing?" Sakura was asking questions one after another, but still they all were addressed to her too, "And that ice guy, Shiranui told us, to whom he have relations?"
"Who knows?" Oleg pondered, he was watching at the book and then suddenly stopped, "Wait a minute" the man suddenly stopped.
"What is it?" Sakura looked at him with interest.
"Listen, do you have a legend about some kind of a woman with pale skin?" Oleg asked her interrupting his reading.
"What do you mean?" Sakura didn't understand him.
"Well, in brief words. There was a man, who was captured by demons, and some pale skinned woman helped him to run."
"Yes!" Sakura seemed understood what the man wanted to know from her, "And she gave him some power, with which he could free the village, which the demons were controlling." the orange haired woman told the story, "Sis told me it when I was young. Wait… Do you want to say it's there?"
"It's almost in the end." the man replied her, "This character appears in India and Russia. It's like the pale skinned woman, who saved some people and rewarded them with some powers, with which they could free people."
"And why didn't you tell me that earlier?" Sakura asked him getting close to him.
"Because I did read till that place." the man merely replied to the woman, "This character appears few times." the man quickly turned the pages, "However, there's still nothing important. Only stories and legends."
"So, this lady is common in all three places, am I right?" the younger Igawa asked him, "If she gave some power to people does it mean she is a demon too?"
"Yes, only demons can give ordinary people the power. But still I don't know how it's works as it their technologies and that's not my area."
"I see." Sakura nodded, "Well it seems it's quite something." Sakura suddenly stopped, she seemed thinking about something so Oleg decided not to bother her, "I think we must talk about it to Shiranui and sis."
"Probably, we should make a meeting of all?" Oleg looked at her, "After all students should know about that too."
"We can tell them later. After all it's good to discuss it with teachers and then to discuss it with all of us." Sakura gave him her point of view.
"If to watch it from this side, you're right." Oleg nodded.
"And I will need your help here." the orange haired girl told him, "Honestly I don't want Asagi to argue with me."
"What for?" Oleg looked at her, "That you didn't tell about this diary?"
"Yeah." Sakura nodded, "We don't have secrets from each other, but still I asked you to help with it not telling her about my finding." Oleg replied nothing to her, but only was watching at her, "I don't want to give her extra work. Usually I wouldn't think about it, but since we have more and more work with each day, so I must help her at least with something, even if it's in getting information then I must do my best."
"You're a good sister, Sakura." Oleg told her, closing the book, "I think Asagi will understand you if you tell her that alone." he handed her the book, "If you will need me I'll come, but I think you must tell her everything first."
"Do you really think so?" Sakura looked at him, "With us all…"
"You two will decide, what to do about it." Oleg smiled to her, "I also don't know a lot about that all, when you two overthink what we discussed today. You will tell the rest when to come."
"Fine, I'll do that." Sakura nodded and accepted the book.
"Can I ask you about something?" the man turned to her.
"Yes, what is it?" Sakura merely answered him.
"After the talk about Black, is everything fine between you?" Oleg watched at her his eyes were serious as if he wanted to know the truth.
"Well, yes," Sakura nodded, "There's nothing what made us angry towards each other."
"Nice to hear." Oleg nodded, "Then there's nothing to worry about it, talk to her about it."
"Fine I'll do as you say." Sakura smiled with her usual smile, "You really know how to give confidence to the woman."
"Let's just say confidence to anyone." Oleg turned his face away, but still smiled, "Do your best." he added her then.
"Sure." Sakura nodded and squeezed the diary a little because of her worrying.
"Man that fight was really hard." Malek was walking by the corridors waving with his tail from one side to another, "If not that new guy I think we would have a lot of problems with the squad. But still who the hell is that? And did he really fight them before?" the demon exhaled, 'Well these ones are real monsters. Especially Walter, when I see him, about to mess up.' Good thing I followed him, but didn't fight against him and his friends.'
"Finally returned?" the demon with the tail heard a roaring voice behind him, he turned around and saw a werewolf, "Alid, have you finished with your mission that early?" the demon seemed surprised.
"Yeah, I've finished gathering information and found some interesting news." Alid exposed his teeth in a smirk.
"Really? And we have one bad news." Malek replied him.
"What is it?" the werewolf looked at him with surprised eyes.
"Tiradex is dead." Malek answered him, "As I was told, he was killed by the kids that got his teeth."
"Ha! To lose to a bunch of kids, I thought he is a strong type." Alid chuckled, "But he was good in blabbering."
"Even strong demons can lose." They heard a voice behind them, they both turned around and saw a man in silver armor, "Even you can be killed when you relax and let them to overthink the situation, which can give them the way how to get you."
"Lord Walter!" Alid and Malek quickly greeted the demon lord.
"What have you brought?" Walter looked at Alid, "I hope something important."
"Yes, it's about Edwin Black, I don't know will it be interesting to you, but still something." Alid greened.
"Black?" the man pondered, "Well tell me."
"Soon there will be a special even in Chaos arena, as I heard the winner can take whatever he wants." the demons continued with the same growling, "I've heard he can even take a Taimanin as his slave."
"A Taimanin?" Walter raised his eyebrow, "Interesting, nothing more?"
"Well, in this tournament, you must defeat the contestants, and only then you will get what you want." the demon answered him, "I really would like to take part in it, but there can be fighters I will never defeat." the demon suddenly said, "Maybe you would like to take part in it? Or someone from our organization?"
"I will think about that." Walter answered the seriously, "Do you know what probable contestants will be there."
"Yes." Malek quickly replied, "But I can predict only two of them." Walter seemed was listening to this subordinate very attentively, "Oboro and Ingrid."
"Who are they?" Walter merely asked the demon again, "Remind me."
"Oboro, was a former Taimanin, who was turned into demon." Alid replied this time, "She is purple haired woman. And Ingrid is the hell knight, she is black skinned woman." the werewolf finished his explanation.
"Yes, they were fighting Mystic and Naomi." the demon lord seemed remembered something, "I think they won't be a big problem to me. I almost forgot about that." Walter chuckled, "I think it's time to pay him a visit."
"When we must start acting?" Malek asked the man.
"How can we get a permission to take part in this tournament?" the lord looked at his servants again.
"We can try to think of something." Alid replied.
"I have some friends in NOMAD, probably they we'll help us." Malek suddenly flinched, when he finished.
"And you kept silent about that?" Walter watched at him angrily, even Alid was scared of his eyes.
Malek was trembling, "My Lord you didn't ask me about that." Malek replied and then bowed to him, "Please forgive me! Next time I will tell important information in advance!" the demon did a pause, but then added, "They're not in high ranks so they wouldn't help us a lot."
"I see." Walter replied, "Then try to prepare invitations, it will be good to have three or at least one."
"Yes! I will do my best!" Malek saluted him, even his tail became straight.
Next moment Walter disappeared and Malek quickly fell onto the floor.
"I thought he will tear me apart!" the demon with the tail was still thinking everything was just a mere nightmare.
"Yeah, even I thought you're dead." Alid also seemed shocked, "So, what will you do now?"
"Try to get some invitations." the demon replied to Alid, "I hope he won't they fail me."
"Phew, his mission was really hard." Torch exhaled, "I even don't know how we could get away from there."
"Yes, recently they could become stronger." the girl with a blue scarf joined the talk, "But still good thing we were able to finish it well."
"By the way Azumi, you did really well on helping him." the young man pointed at the boy with the trident, "And you fought really well too."
"Thanks I did my best." the boy replied to the man.
"Our trainings weren't pointless." Azumi patted the boy.
The boy was enjoying that, but suddenly he fell onto the floor, and squeezed his head with his hands.
"My head! It's burning!" the boy exclaimed.
"What?!" Azumi looked at the boy with shocked eyes.
"My head…" the boy moaned.
"Celine, Walter!" Torch suddenly shouted as he didn't know what to do.
"What is it?" Walter suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
"What… happened?" there also was heard a calm female voice, even the air became a little cooler.
"His head, is aching! Do something with that!" Torch shouted to them.
Celine and Walter came to him. The man only watched at him, while the woman put her hand onto his head.
"Do you hear a voice?" Walter asked the boy.
"It's… calling… it's in… Tokyo Kingdom…" the boy mumbled.
'Where… didn't go…' Celine thought.
She exhaled cold steam and the boy's trembling became a little slighter than it was before.
"So, the voice calls you to the Tokyo Kingdom?" Walter pondered, "You must check it."
"The voice is roaring…" the boy didn't pay attention to the Walter's words, "It's… demanding…"
'Tyngak?' Walter looked at him with surprised eyes, 'If it's really him, we have no other option but do it.'
"What?!" Torch looked at him, "We can take him in such state, we must…" the man couldn't finish his statement as Walter looked at him seriously.
"Are you speaking my orders?" Walter asked him, the boy wanted to answer something, but couldn't as he remembered what Walter was when he is angry.
"Will check… come… normal first…" Celine stood between them.
Walter only watched at her, but then turned away.
"Fine, do as you wish, but I want you to be in charge of these searching." Walter said not watching at her, "All responsibility is on you, if you fail you will amend everything by yourself."
"Won't… fail…" Celine exhaled cold steam and saw, how Walter disappeared, then she returned to the boy and put her hand onto his head again, "Will go... later…"
Torch and Azumi answered nothing, but only were watching at the woman, who protected them from the anger of the Vampire Lord.