Chapter 67 - The destined day arrive.

It's been several days since we moved into Barakiel's house.

Our days haven't changed much, and if they have, it's for the better. In the end, it's always better to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner prepared by a beautiful woman than those made by yourself.

Another thing that has changed for the better is the inclusion of Akeno in our training.

Apparently, she had been training with her father since she was little. It was not serious training, but Barakiel had been teaching her to use his Holy Lighting, which she had inherited from him, and Shuri had taught her basic skills in purifying spirits.

It was nothing exaggerated, but she could defend herself against the weaker fantasy beings. I had always wondered how Akeno had been able to survive on her own for more than a year, but with the skills her parents had taught her, it all made sense.

Due to obvious limitations of the place, Kuroka and I decided to suspend archery training. There is no need to draw unnecessary attention, especially since we want to attract Barakiel's enemies so that we can kill them.

Because of this, my training is summarized in sitting in the lotus position and practising Senjutsu.

Barakiel is now training Raynare and Akeno.

Little Akeno could not bear to see her father giving attention to a girl who only seemed a few years older than she. She felt her position threatened, so she decided to force her father to train her.

Valina, for her part, continued to leave early in the morning and return late at night. There were even days when she didn't return at night.

I can't help but sigh when I remember what it took to get Valina out of the apartment and into the Shrine.

But bringing her is necessary to avoid any extraordinary events. It wouldn't be unusual for an ally of the Chaos to show up, just as it did when Shirone and Kuroka's event occurred.

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The day of destiny has come.

Barakiel received a call from Azazel and had to go back on a mission. He seemed to hesitate about accepting the task or not but finally decided to go.

I was put on alert at the same time that Barakiel returned to Grigori. This situation was the same as the one I know.

Barakiel leaves Shuri and Akeno alone, and his enemies killed Shuri before Barakiel can return.

My job here is to prevent that from happening, to gain Fate Points and to gain experience.

Now I'm training my [Senjutsu] for three reasons.

The first is that training my archery can become too flashy and can potentially scare off assassins because of my high accuracy range.

The second is that I don't want to show my true form due to similar reasons as the first reason. This form is something that only Azazel, Barakiel, Valina, Shuri and Akeno know about.

The third is that I'm communicating with the trees around the Shrine, waiting to be warned of the enemy's arrival. At the same time, I'm looking for any negative energy in the vicinity.

"Boy, there are thirty suspicious people in the forest." An ancient voice speaks in my head. This one comes from the head tree, which is over a hundred years old.

"I can feel them" Kuroka is beside me, also alert for possible enemies, she detects them.

I've detected them too. It's about thirty dark auras, I can distinguish two different groups.

The first one has a dark aura, but also a sacred one. It is an aura with which I have been in contact lately, the aura of the fallen angels.

So these are Grigori's traitors.

The second group is another aura I have been in touch with before. It is very similar to Kuroka's, but it is a little different.

It's the aura that comes from a pure-blood devil.

The strange thing is that I cannot sense any human aura, which means that the Himejima Clan will not be directly involved. I wonder why that is.

"Call Raynare and tell Shuri and Akeno to stay inside the house. Those guys don't look like they're very strong, but there's no telling what might be waiting for us. Stay with them just in case."

Kuroka nodded and left the room in the direction of where Raynare, Akeno, and Shuri were.

I got up and left the Shrine. The enemies were still inside the forest, so I pulled Gandiva out and prepared to fire.

The first attack is surprise, and it's always the most effective. None of the assassins is prepared for a sudden attack, so I'll try to make the most of it.

Which one is the leader?

As far as I can see, there are two clear leaders. Their forces are far superior to those of the other assassins.

One is a devil, and the other is a fallen angel.

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Race: Fallen Angel

Power Level: 4 Wings

Lv: 20/40

HP: 150/150

MP: 140/140

Strength: 140

Defense: 105

Magic: 140

Agility: 120

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Race: Devil

Power Level: Mid-Class Devil

Lv: 20/40

HP: 150/150

MP: 140/140

Strength: 140

Defense: 105

Magic: 140

Agility: 120

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The statistics of the two are better than mine in several respects, although we are more or less evenly matched. But I'm confident I can kill them with a single arrow each.

With my [Arrow Creation: Lv8], I have no doubt that I will be able to pierce your brains with a single arrow. Your 150 HP is nothing against a fatal blow.

Since I want to ensure the success of the shots, I wait for them to enter the 300-meter range and...

Swooooosh!

Swooooosh!

I shoot two arrows almost consecutively, with an interval of 0.1 seconds difference.

And in less than another second, I hear the system notifications.

[440 experience points have been obtained.]

[Because of the effects of Title Skill [Walking Egg]. Another 440 experience points were obtained.]

[The level of [Evil Child Dragon] raised from 32 to 36.]

[440 experience points have been obtained.]

[Because of the effects of Title Skill [Walking Egg]. Another 440 experience points were obtained.]

[The level of [Evil Child Dragon] raised from 36 to 39.]