"Please don't hurt him senpai!" Ruruko stepped next to Asia and pleaded on their behalf.
"Hurt the dragon, you are dead." Mitelt bluntly said those words while calling out a spear to point at him.
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"..." The guy took one look at them before dropping his stance and his head, looking every bit defeated by the girls and the dragon as one would imagine it to be.
"Now that is done." I turned to find the wolf having finished its inspection of the sword and was now looking at the others with narrowed eyes and its canines showing. Oh boy, I could smell the raging Prana leaking out of its body. Hope it can still remember me.
"Please wait." At that, the wolf turned its head sharply at me and I could almost my reflection in those golden eyes. I merely lowered my stance and maintained my eye contact while dispersing my weapons, not an easy feat as my eyes were really wanting to close. That did the trick as the wolf's stance seemed to have loosen and it was not showing its sharp teeth.
"We did not mean to bring any disturbance to the forest, nor expect to get involved in a fight with certain individuals." I let out a light growl while glancing at Ise who flinched at my tone. "We will be leaving soon, so I ask that you forgive us."
The wolf continued on with the steady gaze, then much to everyone's surprise, turned around slowly and silently made its way back to its home, pausing for a moment to glance at me before disappearing into the shadows.
"Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle!" Satooji-san scratched his head in disbelief. "I can't believe that it did not attack us. Normally he would either blast me with lightning or keep on chasing me until I teleport out of the forest."
Well I don't get any of these, all I know was that I was just done with the forest and just wanted to get back home and sleep. I turned to find the dragon cuddling in Asia's arms and occasionally turning its head to let out rather cute squeaks at both Ruruko and Mitelt who completely melted on the spot and just continued stroking its head. At the corner of my eye, I could see the others trying to wrap the towels around them better while Kiba and Saji tried to help them, Saji trying but failing to avert his eyes from them thanks to Momo and Ruruko handling their towels awkwardly in a somewhat deliberate manner.
"I think we can safely say that the dragon wants to belong to Asia?" I motioned with my thumb. Satooji-san took one look at them before lightly nodding, with both of us ignoring the idiot crying over the remains of the Green Blob and Stupid Tentacles.
Well, at least that craziness was over. Maybe I can have a normal school week.
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"So do you know what is going on?" A white-haired teenager with swords strapped to his waist asked as he and his partner went down a corridor.
"No clue." His partner in plain wizard robes replied while using his finger to push up his spectacles. "Whatever it is, It must be important for Cao Cao to call us in while we are still dealing with the preparations for Kyoto."
"Well, we will know soon enough?" The swordsman paused to open the door next to him and entered into the room with his partner, to find three other members waiting for them.
"Ah! There you are, the both of you are late!" The sole female dressed in a school uniform pouted as she greeted them. "You know how long we have to wait, Siegfried? I have to talk non-stop with Hercules and Leonardo here."
"Well sorry Jeanne. We would be here faster if someone did not mix up the locations and directed us to the right area in the first place." The wizard replied back with a roll of his eyes.
"Hey it's not my fault Georg, Hercules here got the message from Cao Cao and got the location mixed up with the other meeting for earlier." Jeanne pointed to the biggest person in the room.
"Hey what gives? You were the one who got the message wrong, not me!" Hercules growled as his arms started to bulge under the strained shirt barely fitting him.
"Never mind that, where is Cao Cao?" The wizard asked as they took their places in the room and Siegfried laid down his swords.
"He may not be able to make it, since the plan regarding Kyoto and the underworld is still going on." The youngest called Leonardo replied. "As it stands, we were already told some of the details and we are to relay them to you."
"Well then, lay it on us. What does Cao Cao want to do this time?" Siegfried asked as he listened to Leonardo's words.
"Cao Cao has an assignment for the both of you." Jeanne took out a phone and send a text to their phones. "The details are in that message, but you are supposed to go to Kuoh Town for a surveillance target."
"Scoping out a target? That is a little unusual. Not to mention the location is heavily guarded." Siegfried remarked as he looked at the details on his phone.
"That's what we thought, but it seems that someone over there seems interesting enough to catch Cao Cao's attention, and he wants you two to verify." Jeanne had an amused grin on her face as she answered. "Evidently, there is supposedly a wizard who fights with swords."
"A wizard who fights in close combat?" Siegfried and Georg looked at each other with puzzled expressions. "Well that's a first, I never heard of a wizard who does that, even those who fight with unconventional methods tend to stay back."
"BAH! It is still a waste of time, why don't we have more real fighters instead of these soft lads?" Hercules commented as he shook his head, pausing to look at the only wizard in their group. "No offense Georg."
"None taken, I can somewhat understand your thinking, and in this case there is something unusual about this information." Georg used his finger to raise his spectacles. "Is the information correct?"
"Seems to be accurate, the informant is someone that Cao Cao had talked to for quite a while now. Oh and there is something you should know. I believe you have heard about Regeis Cornelius?" Jeanne spoke as she twirled her phone in her hand.
"A Stray Devil that has been on the bingo-book right? Worth a few thousands?" Georg tapped his glasses lightly as he tried to remember the name. "If memory serves, he has not been captured once."
"The same one, and he got himself taken out by that individual apparently." She replied back easily. "From what I gathered, it was one hell of a fight."
"Well that is interesting." Georg mused as he looked at Siegfried. "So what do you think?"
"Cao Cao gave us a mission, and the Intel seems solid." Siegfried shrugged while replying.
"Okay, I best to prepare my potions." Georg got up from his chair and made his way to a nearby room. "You might want to get yourself ready, we should be there pretty quickly."
"Right then." Siegfried took up his swords and strapped them to his body.
"We are off to Kuoh Town."
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