44 A peaceful meeting

(After a few days)

As promised, Baraqiel arranged a meeting between Mike and Azazel. Mike is supposed to meet Azazel at a secret location that was arranged. The secret location is a simple house. Mike entered the house and a fallen angel was sitting on the furniture inside.

"It's a pleasure to finally meet you in person, Azazel," Mike said after confirming that the person in front of him has similar features to the Azazel he heard about. A man appearing to be in his twenties with an average build, black hair, golden bangs, and black goatee.

"Please take a seat." Azazel pointed to the furniture in front of him. Mike sat in front of Azazel. "Would you like some tea?" Azazel said.

"Yeah," Mike replied. Azazel poured some tea and offered the cup to Mike and he also poured a cup for himself.

"So, I assume you would like to talk with me? You may say whatever you wish." Azazel said while taking a sip of his tea.

"Really, then I would like to say that you are creeping me out," Mike replied without hesitation. "I already know that you put on a laid-back personality even though you might be serious on the inside. So, to be honest, your gentleman personality really creeps me out."

Azazel laughed. "Well, you are the one who started it!! Why would you use formalities like 'It's a pleasure to meet you' when you already know about me? Something like 'Hey' or 'Yo' would do, don't you think?!"

"Well, I did it out of habit, I guess. I will correct myself. Yo, Azazel, are you still in your chuuni phase?" Mike said with a smug.

Azazel cringed at Mike's statement. "Damn you, Michael!! Are you not satisfied with publishing that paper during war?! Now, you send your little brother to remind me of that dark history!!" Azazel cursed Michael. He sighed and looked at Mike. "Anyway, I assume Michael told you a lot about me. But it really is a surprise that he adopted someone. Well, I already expected that there is more to you when a grandchild for Vasco Strada appeared out of nowhere."

"I assume you did a bit of research on me too." Mike took another sip of his tea.

Azazel agreed to Mike's statement, "Yeah, I was trying to find out your appearance and identity for a long time. And I understood that even the church can't predict your actions and where you would disappear. You are really a hard one to deal with, you know. I really didn't expect that you would contact me through Baraqiel and show me your face this simply. So, what is it that you wanna talk about, you 'mini-Michael'?"

"Baraqiel should have already told you. Isn't it time we end this stupid war? Michael Nii-chan can't talk to you directly. So, I am here on his behalf. Well, I will offer some help if needed for that goal." Mike explained his reason again.

Azazel laughed "Hahaha!! Peace huh... If only it was that easy... Well, there are also devils..."

"Well, things are going well on the devils' side. I can't tell you the details but you need not worry about that area." Mike interrupted.

"Whoa... You really know how to manage things huh... Well, things aren't that easy on my side though. In the devils' case, the normal devils don't despise the other races that badly, the problem is the old devils that rule them. If you are telling me that the devils' side is good with this plan, then you have a way to shut up the old devils huh..." Azazel interpreted Mike's words. This is the reason Mike didn't say anything more about the devils' side. Azazel is too sharp.

Azazel continued speaking, "Well, it won't be that easy with the fallen angels though. The problem is that most of the fallen angels simply despise other races. If I put an offer to peace, the majority of the fallen angels would stop following me and go to people like Kokabiel. The war will become more violent if the authority went to the people like that guy."

"I see..." Mike went into thought. Changing the mindset of the population itself is not something Mike would do. Well, he can wipe out most of the race if he wanted to. But Mike doesn't want to do that. "It seems that there is nothing I can do, huh? Well, there is a choice though. Even if they are unsatisfied with you, they would need another leader. So, won't it work if we wipe out all the potential people who would lead them?"

Azazel laughed hard when he heard Mike. "Hahaha!! You are an interesting one. I can't believe a person like Michael managed to raise a 'devil' like you! Well, I would be glad if you didn't. It will really increase my workload, you know. Well, I am trying to settle things in my own way. So, I would need some time too. Let's leave killing them as a final choice."

"Whatever you are doing, I would like it to be done while I am still alive." Mike took another sip of his tea.

"Well, it will take some time. What about devils? How much time would it take for things to get better on their side?" Azazel asked.

"Maybe about 10 years," Mike replied.

"Then, I will try to manage things here in that time period. If the things are still bad on this side when the devils are completely ready to make peace, I will let you do what you want. How does that sound?" Azazel presented his offer to Mike.

"Sounds good. Hmm... I won't have many things to do during this time period though... So, I should go back to my normal life? Doesn't sound so bad." The previous Mike doesn't like to be slothful. But being with a family changed him.

"Hmm... Is there anything else you want to talk about? I have a lot of questions after that." Azazel poured more tea into his cup.

"Well, the next is about us contacting each other." Mike gave a phone to Azazel. "My contact is on this phone. Use this if you want to give me any useful information. I am also interested in research like you. So, we can research something together if you are interested."

Azazel took the phone and analyzed it. "Hmm... It looks like I can contact you with this even if you are in heaven and I am in the underworld. An excellent invention, I must say. Well, we can talk with each other on this phone but the direct contact between you and me will be a problem. Oh, I know. How about you give one of these to Raynare. She can be a bridge between us."

Mike raised his eyebrow. "Why do you trust her so much, Azazel? I understand that she lost her memory but you know the previous Raynare. If that girl somehow got her memories back, we are all doomed and you still plan to involve her more?" Mike didn't understand Azazel's intention in doing this.

"Let's say she's also an interesting being, just like you," Azazel said with a smile. Mike understood that Azazel keeps Raynare not because he trusts her but because he finds her interesting. And for some reason, Azazel wants Mike to interact with her.

Mike sighed and gave Azazel another phone so that he could give it to Raynare, "Your curiosity is sometimes problematic. Don't give her too much information." Mike said with a serious tone.

Azazel smiled and nodded. "Anything else?" He asked.

"This is more of a personal matter. But I really wanted to punch you in the face for a long time. Can I do it?" Mike asked with a calm smile on his face. Mike still has a grudge over Azazel for the breathing problems that Azazel gave him.

"Hahaha! The little brother wants revenge for his big brother huh..." Azazel misunderstood the real reason. "Well, you can't punch me. If that's all you have to say, it's my turn. Tell me about yourself, Michaelangelo Strada!"

Mike sighed. "Okay. No one knows what led to my existence. I just appeared out of nowhere and I don't know why. I have an insane amount of holy energy for unknown reasons. So, Michael Nii-chan took me under his care so that the church won't use me as a weapon to destroy all other races. Yeah, I lived in heaven. But due to a certain incident which I can't reveal to you, my mind started maturing a lot faster, and it also became sharper. So, I am mentally both a mature guy and a kid at the same time. After I learned the truth about God and this war, I wanted to stop it once and for all. So yeah, I trained, researched, and worked hard to become what I am."

Azazel thought over the information he got. "Hmm... Interesting. So, you don't know that much about yourself huh... Well, whatever... Hey, Mike, let's get to the most important topic." Azazel's smile became perverted. "You lived in heaven, right?"

"Yep."

"You know Gabriel?" Azazel asked.

"Yep."

"Well, you see... I just want you to do me a small favor... While she's bathing, could you sneak into there and take a photo of her and give it to me? I will do anything you want if you get me the photo. Even the photo of just her naked breasts would do!! Pretty please!! For the sake of world peace!!" Azazel begged Mike.

"Well, I can't do that." Mike simply refused. Of course, he is pissed on the inside but he maintained a calm smile.

"Why?! Come on!! I will work together with you for world peace. Compared to that, this is a simple price, right?!!" Azazel begged even more.

"No. I mean, how can I sneak in there and take a photo of her if I always bathe with her naked?" Mike dropped the bomb with a calm smile. A crashing sound can be heard. Well, Azazel dropped his teacup unable to process what he heard.

"Hahaha... Excuse me, I didn't quite catch what you just said. Could you say it again?" Azazel asked one more time with a slight bit of hope.

"As I said, I can't sneak into the place Gabriel onee-chan's bathing because we always bathe together whenever I am in heaven." Mike enjoyed crushing Azazel's hope. So, he continued with a smug face. "Well, I forgot to tell you. While Michael Nii-chan adopted me, the one who raised me in heaven is mostly my Gabriel onee-chan. So yeah, I bathe together with her. I wash her body while she washes mine."

Azazel fell on his knees... "I see... A little brother for both Michael and Gabriel... You are enjoying your life with a special privilege called little brother huh... You lucky bastard... So you touched them huh... Those things which I wasn't able to even see for centuries no matter what..."

"Well, I even sucked them for your info. Onee-chan even lets me use them as a pillow." Azazel banged his head to the floor after hearing Mike's statement.

"Well, since my mind is mature, we also became lovers. We kissed. We bathed together. We slept hugging each other. After I am physically mature, we are thinking of getting married and have a baby." Mike enjoyed rubbing salt on Azazel's wounds.

Azazel was almost close to fainting. He's crying with tears of blood. "Why is God so unfair?!! Wait, he's already dead. Argh!! Mike, you lucky bastard! You actually came to rub it on my face didn't you?! Once! Let me punch you once, you lucky bastard!!"

"Well, you didn't allow me to punch you, why should I allow you?" Mike said with the same smug.

"Fine! Let's punch each other once! Here I come!" Azazel punched Mike but Mike didn't move even an inch.

"My turn." Mike punched Azazel. Azazel was blown away making a hole in the wall. Mike went to the spot where Azazel stopped and caught his collar. "I held back a lot this time. And if you try anything perverted with my onee-chan in the future, I swear Azazel, I will definitely not hold back."

"Well, I guess that's all we have to discuss. If anything else came up, you have the phone. See you next time." Mike disappeared from the site saying that.

Azazel was surprised for a moment but started laughing like a maniac the next moment. "Hahaha... What an incredible power... Interesting. Really interesting!"