Junichiro could tell Azazel was just putting on a show for him by reiterating instructions he'd already given his minion. It was also the first time Azazel had called him anything other than 'kid.' Azazel hadn't even bothered asking for his name until just before he'd left the night they met. Junichiro couldn't be expected to remember good manners when he'd been scared out of his gourd most of that night.
For her part, Mittelt just rolled her eyes before glaring at Azazel, "Yes, yes, I know. Can we just get this over with? I do have better things to do than pander to some little kid with delusions of grandeur."
Junichiro's eyebrow twitched in annoyance, "No need to insult me shorty! This wasn't my idea!"
Mittelt glared daggers at him over the comment on her height. Still, she started it! A part of him knew that she wasn't really mad at him, it obviously wasn't his fault Azazel had tasked her with this job. But it wasn't like she could do more than be a little mouthy toward Azazel. He was the head honcho of her organization and infinitely more powerful than her. She had no choice in the matter and was just taking out her frustration on the only target available, Junichiro.
Azazel hid a grin at their interaction while waving his hands in a placating manner, "Now now kids, calm down. We should all get along right?"
Both Junichiro and Mittelt just silently glared at Azazel as it was clearly entirely his fault. Their impotent glares just made the smug Azazel was giving off even thicker. He lowered his hands and looked around Junichiro's junkyard then at the bags and boxes set around the young man, "That everything you want to bring?"
Junichiro looked at his containers of supplies, then at the sheds containing most of his larger equipment like his forge, smelter, belt grinder, and other things, "As long as you've got replacements ready for all the stuff I've left in the sheds, then yeah. Otherwise I'm going to want all the other stuff."
Azazel just smirked and was practically surrounded in a cloud of smug at this point, "I've got it covered kid, I'm sure you'll be rather happy with what I managed to procure for you."
As Azazel finished speaking, a massive magical circle appeared under all three of them and all of Junichiro's boxes. With a muted flash of light they left the junkyard and arrived at a brand new location. Azazel gestured dramatically at the building they'd arrived in front of, "Welcome to your new home kid!"
Junichiro couldn't help it when his jaw fell open in surprise. They were standing in front of what could only be described as a traditional mansion. A stereotypical anime-style paper door having big ass square mansion with a clay tile roof.
"WHAT THE HELL?!"
Smug permeated the air as Azazel gave Junichiro a smile, "Well, I wanted a nice place for you and you said you needed some space for your work. So, I just picked up another building here in Kuoh to go with my growing collection. This place was perfect! So, I snatched it up, I even got an amazing deal on it since the last owner died with no relatives and no mortgage. Essentially, the city owned it and didn't care what it sold for."
Junichiro hadn't paid any attention to anything after hearing that they were in Kuoh. WHY THE FUCK WERE THEY IN KUOH?!
"WHY THE FUCK ARE WE IN KUOH?! Isn't this fucking devil territory?!"
Azazel looked at Junichiro with a somewhat impressed countenance, "My my, you are rather well informed. Though your information is a few years out of date. Kuoh was, at one point, devil territory. However, the last devil in charge was murdered and since then no devils have laid claim to it. Since it was previously devil territory, I already owned several properties within the city. Keep your enemies close and all that. So, picking up another one here for a steal wouldn't raise any eyebrows among the Grigori. Besides, it's been quite a few years since the last devil overseer and there's been no sign of another one coming. So, it's perfectly safe for you here."
Junichiro groaned in annoyance, but at least that gave him some indication as to where he was in the canon timeline, that is pre-canon. There was a gap between when the last overseer was murdered for finding out about the King pieces and Rias taking over the territory with Sona. He had no idea how long it would be before they showed up and that annoyed the hell out of him.
Azazel smiled brightly, "Come on, I'll give you a tour. You can leave your stuff there, we're already well inside the grounds." He gestured down the driveway they were standing in, "The road is about a hundred meters that way."
Junichiro blinked incredulously as he looked down the driveway, "A hundred meters?! How big is the property?!"
Azazel shrugged uncaring, "I dunno, big enough? I think one of the sides was a full kilometer?" He shrugged again and turned back to the house, "It doesn't matter. Point is you're well insulated from your neighbors. You might as well be alone out in the middle of the forest here. Now come on!" He made his way toward the main entrance, "I want to show you everything I got for you!"
