Chapter 107 - Guest

I charge at Yasaka with my Toukai activated. It has been two days since our Touki has been activated by Yasaka using some sort of ritual. She said that she transfers a little bit of her Touki into our body and awakens our own Touki that lay dormant inside our body.

The first time Yasaka activated my Touki, it was a rush. My body feels so energized and powerful. Sadly it only lasts for a few seconds. Yasaka said that I could only use it for a few seconds when it was first activated.

I snap from my thoughts when my danger senses scream at me to dodge. I quickly dodge and see Yasaka fly past me with her claw shown. I forget that I'm currently sparring with Yasaka. After dodging the attack, I appear in front of Yasaka and throw a punch toward her stomach.

When my punch gets blocked, I throw a right hook that also gets blocked by her. As both our arms locked, I decided to use my feet and kick Yasaka away from me. As I created distance between Yasaka and me, I condensed my Touki and created an energy ball before firing it toward Yasaka.

Yasaka decided to fire her own Touki blast toward mine. As both Touki blasts touch each other, it explodes and creates a shockwave around. However, instead of standing my ground, I run forward and pounce toward Yasaka.

However, instead of kicking Yasaka, I kicked the air. I look around for a second before I feel someone grabbing my feet. I look at the ground and see Yasaka smirking and pull me underground.

A few seconds later, Yasaka appears from the ground and says.

"We are Youkai, Isaac-kun. We have superior eyes and noses. That little smokescreen cannot surprise us. You need a little more extreme distraction to distract us from our prey and enemy."

I sigh a little and force myself out from the ground. After getting out of the ground, I said.

"Yeah. I still forget that my usual tactic will not work against Youkai."

"It is good you are learning. Especially with your Natural Energy around your body."

"Is it really to stand out?"

"I guess you can say that. To the other? No. To us, Youkai? Yes, absolutely. You are like a beacon in the middle of the night."

"How can I hide it?"

"Sadly, you can't. You are different from us. For some reason, Natural Energy in a hundred meters radius around you swirling around you like a dog pup wants to play with its parents. You are well-liked by the world, maybe even adored. I'm curious about the reason why."

"I have a few reasons why Natural Energy really likes me. This is just a guess."

"What is it?"

Instead of saying it, I wave my hand at the ground before suddenly it grows a tree five meters high.

After I grow the trees, I look at Yasaka, who looks at the trees with a curious expression.

"Is there something wrong?"

"How? This tree releases pure Natural Energy. How?"

"I use Natural Energy to grow it. Like I say before, I ask the ȧssistance of Gaia to grow the trees. Well, it was not that simple, but that is what really happened."

"I see. Can we do what you are doing if we follow your method?"

"There are a few steps you need to do first, but yeah, you can do that."

"I see. It is a rare thing to learn something new in this time of days."

"There is something you can learn every day. Be it a small thing or big thing."

"Yeah, you are right. Ah, before we get back to the palace, will you stay here for one more day?"

"I don't mind, is there something you need from us?"

"No, there is nothing. I only want you here when we receive a guest from the Underworld."

"Fallen Angel or Devil?"

"Devil. Gremory and Sitri. They come here because their school chose Kyoto as their School Trip destination. However, I know that they come here to strengthen our relationship with the devil and make us want to join their alliance like the Norse."

That means Rias and her peerage and Sona and her peerage will come here. I don't really want to stay here and interact with the main cast of DxD world, but at the same time, I cannot just reject the request Yasaka asks me after all she did to us.

You know what? F*CK it. I want to meet Azazel for the last time before I go back.

"Sure."

"Thank you."

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|Azazel POV|

I look at both Rias and Sona, who lead their peerage before saying.

"Remember, be polite. While we, Fallen Angels, have a good relationship with Youkai, the Devil did not. You have a rocky relationship with them. Especially after many of the devils have a goal to call Kuoh is owned by the devil, but in reality, it was only loaned by the Youkai, and the devil needs to pay the rent to the Youkai faction. Every year."

While I like Rias and Sona as my student, they need to know that their proclamation saying that Kuoh is their town is stupid. Sirzechs and Serafall know about this, but because of them a Siscon, they decide not to correct their sister proclamation.

If not for Serafall diplomacy skill, Rias and Sona were already deported to the Underworld a long time ago.

There is also a problem of them cannot even detect a stray Fallen and Rogue Priest in their so-called territory. The Youkai begin to think that the devil cannot manage the land under their rule.

"Don't worry, Azazel-sensei. We understand"

"Good, then come on. We cannot let the Queen of Youkai wait."

I activate the teleportation spell, and a second later, we arrive in front of a massive gate guarded by a dozen Karasu Tengu.

We walk toward them, and when we arrive, I say.

"We are here to meet, Lady Yasaka."

"We have been informed. Yasaka-sama is waiting inside the palace. Follow the servant in front of the palace. They will lead you."

"I see. Thank you, my good man."

All of us walk inside the gate, and I can feel the atmosphere inside the palace is different from the last time I came here. It was more… warmer. More comforting. Denser than the last time I came here.

While I'm not a master of sensing the Natural Energy of the world, I can do that, and I know the Natural Energy around the palace is denser than the last time I came here. Because of that, the barrier around the palace gets stronger than before.

"You must be Azazel-sama, Rias Gremory-sama, and Sona Sitri-sama."

"That is right. We also bring some people as well. They are the peerage of Rias and Sona. I hope it is okay?"

"Of course, Azazel-sama. Yasaka-sama already ordered all of us to prepare for the peerage members of Rias-sama and Sona-sama. Please follow me, Yasaka-sama, and the other guest already waiting for you."

"Other guests?"

I frowned a little when the servant did not answer my question but only gave me a small smile before walking inside the palace. Deciding not to think about it, we follow the servant, and after a few seconds, we arrive inside what looks like a ballroom that was modified into a massive dining room.

As we walk inside, I look at where Yasaka is and smile at her. As I am about to greet her, I meet a rather familiar figure sitting next to Yasaka, who looks at me and says.

"Ah! Azazel.. It is nice to meet you here."