Kenshin repeated the name to himself, "Ddraig…"
"…so Ddraig, if I can call you that. How come I've never sensed you before? I could've known."
This has been bugging him since earlier and he wanted answers, now.
"Well, I was hiding and will only show myself once I deem my host to be ready but when I sensed The Infinite Dragon's aura, I was startled and accidentally revealed myself to her, and the story goes on from there."
"…" Hearing Ddraig's explanation made him speechless.
Ddraig seemed to have noticed my expression and amusedly stated, "What? Didn't expect your perverted sister to actually possess a Sacred Gear, much less a Longinus inhabiting the great Heavenly Dragon of Domination!"
Well, he's kinda right about it.
"Despite knowing how perverted she is. Do you still want her to be your host? Are you sure about it?"
Ddraig snorted at my question, as if it was a dumb one, "Trust me, I've had worse hosts than her. One time my host was a pedophile so I had to kill him myself by overloading his soul with my draconic energy."
"Doing God's work I see." Kenshin nodded his head and flashed him a thumbs-up of approval.
The red dragon of Domination chuckled at my words. Yes, it seems like the ancient dragon who has lived for god knows how long, has humor.
He probably formed it through Tomoko, knowing that girl's humor, it would be contagious. Well, speaking of living inside the perverted sister of mine, I wonder if Ddraig has been the sole witness of it, Kenshin murmured and squinted his eyes at the towering dragon.
As if reading his mind, Ddraig formed a disgusted look on his face, "I know what you're thinking and it makes me puke. When I first saw what she was doing through her eyes, I was already thinking of drowning her with draconic energy so I could change hosts. But fortunately for her, when I sensed your existence, I changed my mind.'
"Why not, are humans too unattractive to you?" Kenshin joked, could this be his chance to pair his perverted sister with someone?
Ddraig simply stared at Kenshin, unamused at his teasing, "Tell me human, if you were to see two wild dogs fucking in the street, would you get a hard on, hmm?"
Kenshin quickly reeled back in his disgust, his face scrunching up as he couldn't remove the image of him getting horny by watching two dogs doing it.
"What the fuck's wrong with you?! You didn't have to tell me that!"
Ddraig smirked, "Exactly how I felt when you asked me that question. So don't do it again."
"Deal!" Kenshin agreed without hesitation. On the other side, Ddraig also nodded his head. The two great beings decided to forget about the topic and focus on another matter.
I guess my imouto would be stuck with me for a few more years, Kenshin sighed in defeat.
"So what now? Should I help her awaken her Sacred Gear? Or do you want me to find another way to transfer you to a different host?"
To be honest, Kenshin hoped for Ddraig to accept the latter—he's curious what it feels like to have a Sacred Gear.
"No need. Seeing that she has such an extraordinary brother, I'm curious where her potential lies."
Sorry to tell you this but I don't think she has any… Of course, Kenshin muttered this to himself, he doesn't want to burst his bubble and besides, as Tomoko's brother, isn't it only natural for him to support her?
He then realized something is sighed, Right, I guess I have no choice but to take in another student. The only good thing that came out of this is that she'll be able to protect herself, not to mention, she'll also be able to protect our parents in case I'm not available.
Realizing that there are some hidden advantages in this, Kenshin finally relaxed and agreed.
"It was nice meeting you, Ddraig. But I have to go now, I still have a little sister who deserves a spanking."
Just in time as Kenshin was vanishing from his place, a smirk was plastered on Ddraig's face as he uttered quickly before he completely disappeared, "Knowing your sister, I'm sure she'd like that spanking."
"YOU MOTHERFU—!!"
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"—UCKER!" When Kenshin finished his words, he was already back in his room with Ophis and Tomoko staring at him curiously.
"Ucker what's that?" While Tomoko was confused at what Kenshin was yelling, Ophis, who had been watching his interaction with Ddraig, smirked playfully.
"I-It's nothing…" Kenshin cleared his throat and shook his head, refusing to explain himself.
Ophis took this cue to speak, "It seems like you met Ddraig, and he didn't change I see…"
"Hm? You know that little shi—I mean, little dragon…"
Well of course, she'll know him, she's the fucking Infinity Dragon for god's sake! Kenshin mentally rolled his eyes at himself.
Ophis nodded her head and replied, "I remember Ddraig, when he was still alive, he tried to challenge me for the position of the Dragon God…"
"Well, seeing that he's dead and you're still very much alive, I'm sure the winner is already decided." Kenshin chuckled, taking note of this information so that once he meets Ddraig again, he has something to get back at him with.
"You're right, he didn't last a second against me. He tried to double his power but it ended up backfiring on him when I gave him an entire supply of energy that is almost equivalent to Heaven's total energy supply…"
"…So he was defeated by no one but himself…" Kenshin could feel the embarrassment from it. No wonder their fight wasn't scribbled in the history books back in Yasaka's library. Not only did their fight not last for probably a minute but it was so embarrassing that Ddraig probably begged Ophis not to make his defeat public.
Or at least that's what Kenshin thinks what happened.
Feeling left out, Tomoko interrupted them, "Wait wait, what are you two talking about? How about me?!"
Kenshin looked at her for a few seconds before sighing, "Well, since you have a Sacred Gear and a longinus one, I have no choice but to guide you. I'm taking you in as my third student."
"Really!" Excitement took over Tomoko before realizing something was wrong with his words, "Wait, what do you mean by 'third' student? Who're the first two?"
"You'll get to know them in due time. What you need to focus on is awakening your sacred gear. Ddraig doesn't want to awaken it himself and opts for you to do it yourself."
Tomoko pouted after hearing it, "What a petty dragon!"
Kenshin chuckled, knowing Ddraig, he'd start throwing curses upon curses towards his host after being called petty.
"By the way, why are you already out of the cabinet? Is the space not enough?" Kenshin crossed his arms and turned his attention to Ophis.
The little girl responded with a shake of her head and a reply, "It's too dark, unlike my previous home."
"…You should've said that in the first place." Kenshin sighed and shook his head.
He then continued, changing the topic by the end, "So you just need what, a sun or something? I think I can work something out about that. Anyways, have you two eaten already?"
The two of them shook their heads in unison, which prompted Kenshin to offer them, "Let's go downstairs, I'll whip up something, just be quiet and don't wake up mom and dad."
He slowly and carefully walked out of the room, his maxed sneak passive skill making his steps unheard and breathing as quietly as possible. Behind him followed Tomoko and Ophis imitating him, acting like chicks following the mother duck.
Eventually, they got to the kitchen and the two sat behind the table, watching as Kenshin searched around the kitchen to cook something.
Thanks to his max level cooking skill, Kenshin only needs 5 minutes to cook an edible and tasty food. Its aroma lingered in the air and was received by Tomoko and Ophis's nostrils.
Sniff!
Sniff!
Their eyes, especially Ophis's, widened and turned into twinkling stars—drool started to leak from their mouth as they eyed the two bowls in Kenshin's hands.
Settling it on the table, Kenshin wasn't able to finish his words, "Bon App—"
The two gremlins quickly jumped on the table, grabbing their respective bowls. While Tomoko used chopsticks to eat, Ophis was more barbarian and simply used her tiny hand to scoop some of the food and pushed it directly into her mouth.
They ate at the same time and yet, Ophis finished first, only two handfuls were required to wipe the bowl clean.
"More…" Ophis looked up to him and handed him the bowl.
Kenshin's eyes twitched, "That was the last one, I didn't cook more than that."
Hearing his words, Ophis set down the bowl and crossed her arms, pouting at him with a glare.
Oi! Oi! Oi! What's with that look?! I gave you a home and food and that's how you treat your benefactor?! Of course, Kenshin doesn't dare to say it out loud lest he gets himself obliterated before he could even live this new life for a year.
"I'll stay and wait then." Ophis finally said and got off the chair, heading towards the stairs as if she owned the place.
The audacity! Once again, Kenshin only yelled in his mind.
"Didn't expect her to like my cooking, I barely even tried…" He murmured to himself.
To him, this entails something. If his cooking could subdue the stomach of this world's strongest—or the second strongest—maybe he can use this to his advantage.
Although he placed countless protections on this house and also on his parents, he always feels like it's not enough. But with Ophis living here, he can rest assured.
I'll talk to her later, maybe strike a deal in exchange for more of my cooks, murmured Kenshin.
Finally, only then did Tomoko finish her bowl, "More please!"
"No."
"H-Huehh?! Why!?"
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(Sirzechs PoV)
"They want to find the magician?" I muttered in disbelief after reading the report sent to me by one of the spies I sent to keep an eye out on the Old Satan Faction.
The said spy of course, is just a grunt, barely able to enter the ranks of the Old Satan heirs.
If they were deep enough to know the true locations of the heirs, then I could've sent someone to arrest them long ago. Too bad the Old Satan Faction is simply too stubborn and cautious when it comes to their subordinates.
"What are they planning? First, they attacked Serafall and now they want to contact the human magician…Serafall needs to know this."
I took a parchment from the drawers and quickly wrote the summary of the report along with my opinion on the matter before folding it and sending it to the Sitri manor.
Hopefully, nothing bad will happen to the human, it would be a shame for him to get caught in the crossfire between two factions just because he wanted to help.
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Unbeknownst to Sirzechs, the report he received was already too late as the scouts that Shalba Beelzebub sent had gathered crucial information.
"A possible illusion? So the face is a fake then…" Shalba muttered to himself. He already used all of his current connections in the human world, corrupt but influential politicians, professional investigators, and so on.
In the end, his subordinates came to the conclusion that the magician's appearance must've been a fake, a disguise using illusion magic, which Shalba found plausible.
"Well, since it happened in Japan, specifically in Kyoto, the human must be around there. I heard the Kyoto Yokais have a change in leader, a previous leader's daughter, with their specialization in Ki, they should have some methods to find people." Shalba came to a decision and sent a command to his subordinates.
Capture a Master Yokai, or maybe the new Queen, and force the previous one to do their bidding.
"I don't believe there's anything in this world that can hide from me." He murmured to himself as he clenched his fists.
That human magician might be the only shot he has to enter the Dimensional Gap and find the Infinity Dragon!
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