Chapter 101 - Meeting

Yasaka smiled at me and sat down not too far from me. Next to her is Kunou, who is also wearing a regal-looking kimono. As both of them sit down, Yasaka says.

"I hope you are enjoying yourself, Isaac-dono."

"Please call me, Isaac."

"Then, I hope you are enjoying yourself, Isaac."

"Yes. The feast is wonderful."

"Good."

I take another bite of sashimi in front of me before saying.

"How are you, Kunou? Did the injury you have still hurt you?"

"Kunou got hurt?!?"

"Kunou gets injured when she tries to run away from the people that kidnap her. She says that while they did not try to kill her, they were willing to hurt her."

"That damned…"

I decide not to ruin the celebration atmosphere by saying.

"Don't worry. I already heal her. The reason I ask her about it is to make sure she did not have phantom pain from the previous injury."

After I said that, I tilted my head at Kunou, who shook her head quickly.

"No. There is no more pain after you heal me."

I nod my head and say.

"Good."

"Once again, I thank you, Isaac, Lucina. If not for your two, I don't know what will happen to both of us."

"Think nothing of it. Lucina and I are happy to help you and your daughter. It is the right thing to do after all."

I smile at Yasaka, who returns my smile with her own smile.

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|Yasaka POV|

I open my eyes and see that I'm in the middle of a throne room. Right now, I'm in the Takamagahara. The heaven to the Shinto people. The heavenly palace for the Shinto Gods and Goddess.

As I look up, my eyes begin to widen. In front of me is not only my surrogate mother, Amaterasu but also other gods and goddesses. Inside the room is Amaterasu, the Queen of the Shinto pantheon. Susanoo, the gods of storm, sea, and harvest. Hachiman the gods of war and protection. Inari Okami, the goddess of Fox, Rice, and Fertility.

However, what makes me even more nervous is that there is a God and Goddess presence that rarely gets out of their domain.

They are Izanami-no-Mikoto and King Enma.

They are the ruler of the underworld in Asia. They are the ones that control the underworld with an iron fist: the absolute judge and ruler of the underworld in Asia. The only time they get out of their domain is when someone decides to steal the soul in their domain using a Necromancy spell.

Or the time the Devil resurrects someone using the Devil Pieces. War almost broke out between the Buddhist, Hindu, and Shinto pantheon against the Devil Race. I did not know what happened, but all of them got an agreement between the Devil Race and the death gods and goddess.

"Yasaka. Welcome to our humble abode."

"It is an honor to be called to Takamagahara."

"There is a reason why we called you here, Yasaka."

"Please tell me what I can do for you, my lady."

"It is about your guest and savior. Can you tell us who they are?"

"Isaac Lionheart and Lucina Lionheart, my lady. They are a married couple who come to Japan to have a vacation."

"I see. Then please tell us the accident that happened this afternoon."

I then begin to tell her about the attack of the Hero Faction. I told her how they came to the palace and demanded that I come with them to their place. I tell them how the Hero Faction demanded that I use Kyoto Leyline's power to create a Dragon Gate to connect the human world to the Dimension Gap.

I also tell them how both Lucina and Isaac come to my rescue by rescuing Kunou and help me fight the so-called Hero Factions. I also tell them how Isaac killed most of them with an unknown method.

"Can you tell us what this method is called?"

"He calls it Finger of Death. It summons a pitch-black circle underneath the target and immobilizes them. A second later, a pillar of purple energy came out from the circle and shot out to the sky."

Before Amaterasu could say anything, King Enma beat her to it.

"What do you feel about this purple energy?"

"It feels… Cold. Not in a bad way. It feels cold but welcoming. It is like when I visit the underworld for the first time."

King Enma nods his head, looks at Amaterasu, and says.

"It's really him."

"Look like it is really him, Enma-dono. What should we do now?"

"We will not do anything."

King Enma and Amaterasu look at Izanami with a confused expression after she says that word.

"He and his wife come here to have a vacation. We should not bother them just because he is a Death Chosen individual."

"What?!?"

I look on the ground in embarrassment at my outburst.

"I guess we could tell you about it. The reason why we gather and call you here is that Isaac Lionheart is the Death Beloved."

"What do you mean, Izanami-sama?"

"A few days ago, we felt the presence of Death in this world once again after a long time. Before you ask, we are not Death. We are the one that borrows the power of Death. We are the one that governs the underworld in the name of Death. Death is one of the oldest beings in this universe. Death is born from nothingness. Death is also the most powerful being in this universe."

I... What? The God and Goddess of death have a boss called Death?

"Anyway, when we, the Gods and goddess of death, feel the presence of Death in this world once again, we are panicked. The last time Death came to this world, the most powerful pantheon in the world was obliterated."

"The Mesopotamian pantheon?"

"That's right. The Mesopotamian pantheon got wiped out isn't because of internal struggle but because they challenge Death and even insult Death. They think that they are so powerful that they can fight Death head-on. It angered Death, and the rest is history."

"You can imagine what we do when we feel the presence of Death in this world once again."

"You guys panicked"

"Yes. We are panicked. At first, we thought that Death would come here because someone decided to challenge Authority once again, but to our surprise, it was not. Death releases its power to announce the presence of its chosen."

"Isaac"

"Yes. Because of this reason, we will watch him closely. Not too close and alert him but rather close enough to make sure some idiot did not have a stupid idea. He is rather strong for his age but not strong enough to be considered an Ultimate Class from what you tell us. He already reached a High-Class power in terms of Magical and Physical. Am I right?"

I nod my head and say.

"Yes. However, his physical power only bȧrėly reached High-Class being, but his mana reserve already reached High-Class being, and I can feel it continue to increase at a fast pace."

"Good. We don't need to protect him 24/7, but we still need to make sure the big league did not hurt him. I hear Azazel coming here?"

"Yes. He and all the students of Kuoh Academy come here for a school trip."

"That means the Gremory and Sitri Heiress will come here as well."

"That is right."

"Make sure to tell Azazel that we did not permit the devil coming here reincarnating any individual here. Be it Youkai, Oni or Human. If they decide to do it, we will declare war against them."

"War?"

"Yes. That is how serious we are in this situation. Tell Azazel that all Hindu, Buddhist, and Shinto factions will go all out to eliminate all demons if they cannot contain their greed. Yes, the Trimurti will also get involved in this matter."

I can only nod my head in silence.. Just how powerful is Death to make the other gods willing to go to war rather than make it angry.