Chapter 46

I wake up with a headache and look around the unfamiliar room. I look down and see Yasaka and Kunou sleeping next to me.

What happened? Right, the party.

Yesterday, Yasaka decided to put on a party for me after winning the tournament, and boy, the party got wild. It's not to the point of getting naked or something. However, it is still wild. I can remember a brawl because one of the elders said that her daughter is the cutest, but Yasaka cannot accept that word. I also got into action and went to Yasaka's side.

The rest is blurry, but in the end, our side wins the brawl. The result? Another wave of drinking makes the hangover even worse. I also remember the reason why I avoid drinking sake. Sake hangovers are worse than any other drink.

I take a deep breath and gather natural energy to lessen the hangover pain a little bit. I continue to control my breathing and let the natural energy heal my hangover. I am glad to have Senjutsu. It is truly a miracle technique.

"Urgh. Ryan? Is that you?"

I turn around and smile a little. I walk toward her and put my hand on her head. My hand glows blue, and I let my Sky Dragon Slayer magic heal her hangover. It is a shame I cannot heal my hangover with this magic.

Yasaka blinks for a second before saying.

"Thank you. You are a lifesaver."

"What? I just healed your hangover, not healing an injury, you know?"

"Sometimes, I feel like a hangover is worse than an injury. Youkai have more sensitive senses than humans, after all."

"Ah, I see."

I nod my head and look at Kunou, who is still sleeping on the bed. I look at Yasaka and say.

"She was already asleep when we started the party, right?"

"Yeah. However, she likes to slip into my bedroom in the middle of the night. It is her habit, and I don't think it will disappear soon."

"So, she sneaks inside our room and sleeps with us."

"That's pretty much it, yes."

I smile a little and pat her head. I look at Yasaka and say.

"So what will you do now?"

"Now? I need to take a bath and continue to do my job. That old turtle makes sure you are free, right?"

"Yeah, the chancellor ensures we are free for a week."

"That is good. Do you want to see me working?"

"Can I? There must be a secret that I cannot see, right?"

"That is right. However, there should not be anything that I cannot show you. However, even if there is one, I will ask you not to eavesdrop."

I blink for a second and smile. She trusts me too much, huh? I am very thankful for that. You know what? I will tell her about my origin next month. Next month is Kunou's birthday, and I have a chance to talk to her alone.

"Sure. If you can take me with you, I don't mind helping you with your work."

"Great! For now, let's take a bath. We smell like alcohol and tobacco."

I take a sniff of my body, and she is right.

"Let's take a bath together!"

"What?"

Before I can even say more, she already drags me to the bathroom.

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"And this is my office."

"Eh~"

I looked around the room, and I must say that the room is great. The entire room is a blend of modern and traditional.

"How is it?"

"It looks great. It was clean and not too crowded, but at the same time, it did not look empty. You have a great taste, Yasaka."

"Thank you~ Now, let me tell you about the work you can do."

She walks toward one of the desks and says.

"This will be your workplace. I need to divide my paperwork. The other should already mark the paperwork that needs my attention with a red stamp. The blue stamp was the one I needed to see, but it did not need my attention immediately. The green stamp is something I can see tomorrow or after the other paperwork is done."

I can see her take out a high stack of paper and say.

"This will be today's paperwork."

"Holy shit. Is this the paperwork for today? Are you sure? There are more than five hundred papers in there. How can you have free time, Yasaka?"

"Well, it is not easy. At least, I only need to take care of the red ones as they are the ones I need to take care of immediately, while the others can be done tomorrow or the day after."

"I see. As long as the red one is done, you are good."

"Yup. Anyway, shall we start?"

"Sure."

I take the top paper, and when I see the red stamp, I quickly give it to Yasaka before taking another paper. When I see it is blue, I put it to the side and take more paper. This happens for a few minutes before I see Yasaka stop reading the paper.

"Yasaka? Is there a problem?"

She releases a sigh and says.

"Something is happening in Kuoh Town."

"Kuoh? Isn't it the place the devil owns?"

"No. Not owned. We allow them to be there. We are their landlord, and they need to pay rent to us."

That is new. In the canon, Kuoh is owned by the devil, and nothing mentions the devil renting that place and not owning Kuoh.

"What seems to be the problem?"

"Fallen Angel kills one civilian, and the one of the devils that governs the city reincarnates that person into the devil."

"So, what seems to be the problem? Is the devil breaking the rule of getting that person reincarnated?"

"No. As long as they give the report of this person, we are good. From this paper, I know that Rias Gremory already made a report for me among that stack."

"Then, what seems to be the problem?"

Yasaka looks at me and says,

"The problem is that Fallen Angels kill Japanese people without provocation. This is because the Kuoh Government cannot watch over their territory and let a small group of Fallen Angels kill one of the Japanese people. Or the Grigori Faction has a group of Rogue agents that blatantly attack our people."

It is the latter instead of the first one. If the canon is still somewhat intact, it is the second one.

"So, what do you want to do now?"

Yasaka thinks for a few seconds before saying.

"I think I need to go to Kuoh and take care of the problem myself. I will let it be if there is no problem between the devil and the Youkai faction. However, with the recent problem between our two factions, I need to take care of this problem before it gets bigger. There is also the involvement of the Grigori faction, and that would be a problem if I left it alone."

"When will you go?"

"Maybe in two or three days. Why?"

"I will come with you, of course."

I give her a grin when she looks at me in confusion.