Chapter 179 – Just a little chat

Diehauser and I went outside the mansion and sat on the bench in the garden.

"What do you want to talk about?" Asked Diehauser curiously.

Before answering his question, I put up a barrier to make us completely soundproofed.

"It's about Cleria…"

As soon as I mentioned her, Diehauser smiled warmly.

"About her?"

His tone was like an older brother who was worried about his little sister. He held no animosity toward me even though I mentioned Cleria casually.

Well, deep inside him, maybe he knew that Cleria should've been able to live without any worry if she stayed in my mansion.

Maybe he had already planned this once he heard that Masaomi was staying in my mansion as my subordinate.

"…Will you allow her to stay in my mansion? Also, I need to tell you something about Yaemasa." I said seriously, and Diehauser furrowed his brow.

"I can allow her, but… What is this about Yaemasa?"

I was bad at things like this. Telling someone that his nephew had a big spear with a lot of holy energy was… surely unusual especially when that big spear could harm the boy because he was half-devil.

But, if he stayed in my mansion, I could at least use Telos Karma to stop the possibility of the True Longinus being awakened and wretched the boy's soul.

"He has Holy Longinus… More specifically, the True Longinus next wielder is Yaemasa. But, you know his situation."

Diehauser's face paled a little, but he nodded his head.

"…I see."

He understood with just a few words. Should I be happy with that? His face was pale, clearly worried about Yaemasa, his nephew.

"So that's the situation… He's a half-devil, so his soul will be ripped if the True Longinus awakened, as he's vulnerable to holy energy." Muttered Diehauser.

"Yeah, that's the case. I will ask Michael to seal the True Longinus and use my Sacred Gear to keep the possibility of him awakening the True Longinus as low as possible. But… you know, a possibility is still a possibility."

"I know about that." Answered Diehauser. "Those with Senjutsu can detect the energy from the True Longinus. So there is a chance he will be targeted or even exploited by devils, right?"

"Yeah, so I have a little proposal. Let Yaemasa and Cleria stay in my mansion until we exterminate the rest of the Khaos Brigade. The operation to clean them up will be started after the peace conference."

"I see… Is there any way for me to help?"

Diehasuer smiled wryly as he looked at me. He was really a man of conviction; he was even willing to help.

But that was enough. I had no intention to receive his help… for now.

He would naturally be included among the strongest fighters that Satans brought to the peace conference to fight in the friendly competition.

As the one who had the peerage that currently stood at the top of the others in the rating games, Diehauser was a valuable asset to be included in the friendly tournament.

That was the chance for devils to show off their powers, and naturally, they would bring along their strongest fighters even if I didn't request it earlier.

However, I needed to make sure that they brought their strongest fighter, as I wanted to gain my peace as soon as possible.

After dealing with the Khaos Brigade, I would lay around in my mansion without caring what the other factions thought and just sleep all day while pulling a prank or two.

That was my goal.

But now, that goal was nowhere to be seen. I was too busy.

Then, I had decided. Diehauser had offered me his help, so the answer was natural.

I looked at him with a big grin. "Then, can you kill Trihexa and Great Red for me? That will be a great help."

"No, that's just asking me to die. Did you actually ask that?" Answered Diehauser without changing his serious expression.

What a bummer. That would solve a lot of problems, though. As when Great Red died, Ophis would be willing to help me if I coax her that I was the one who liberated the dimensional gap for her.

"Hahahaha. I was just joking. Don't take it too seriously." I laughed it off, but Diehauser was giving me a skeptical look.

"I am being serious here. Is there anything that I can help you with? Be it money or power; I will help you once. As you know… I owe you something from saving my nephew."

"Hmm, well. I can't think of anything right now, so I will ask you someday."

"Well that's fine." Diehauser rose up from his seat. "I will help you once someday."

"Sure." I also stood up, and we exchanged looks for a moment. "I will be counting on you at that time."

"You can count on me. Also, I will be counting on you for looking after Cleria and her son."

"Don't worry. I will keep her safe. Not only that, but Masaomi is also there with her."

"Hahahaha. That's true. I wanted to meet him someday."

"Feel free to visit my mansion."

As I said that, I dismissed the barrier around us. Without saying another word, Diehauser walked away to go back to his spot.

I also quietly created a magic circle under my feet to teleport back to my mansion. The location that I chose was in my backyard, in front of the pond.

"Welcome back, Riku-sama."

As I appeared in my backyard, I was greeted by Masaomi, who held his son in his arm, and Cleria, who stood beside them.

"Ou! I am back." I greeted them back and looked at Cleria. "Also, I had talked with Diehauser. He will allow you to stay in this mansion for a while."

"Is that so? I am glad." Replied Cleria. "Thank you very much for everything."

"Hahahaha. It's not a problem at all."

After chatting with them for a while and quietly using my Telos Karma to keep True Longinus from being awakened, I walked away and entered my room to sleep.