Chapter 21 – The Night is Still Young Innocent Maidens!

""Dammit all, dammit all, dammit all..."" The two idiots were still pounding their fists against the ground as a dark cloud looms over them.

Shirayukihime and Theia put on a difficult face as the woman with the long tail did the same.

They were seated at a round kotatsu table as they looked upon the two open perverts out in the hallway.

"""Please forgive the unsightliness of our idiot.""" They apologized to each other at the same time and bowed their heads down.

"Akatsuki get serious..." "Amaterasu-sama please." The two idiots both clicked their tongue and took a seat around the table.

"Let's start with my introduction then. My name is Quo and I used to be a member of the Nameless Circle you all belong to." ""Eh?"" Not surprised Akatsuki puts on a straight face and shrugs his shoulders.

"Doesn't really matter, what we want to know is what happened to our hare." "The disappearance of Inaba has to do with the White Church Circle." Quo took out a stack of paper from her sea themed kimono sleeve. "You should have seen them around town just from passing by." "Yeah there were some people in robes." Recalling their touring of the town now they did indeed saw some folks dressed the same. A hood over their heads and a white robe covered their whole body.

"To be honest I have wanted to get rid of them for a while now seeing as they are causing quite a bit of trouble for me." "With all due respect to you Amaterasu-sama. Aren't you the Garden Master can't you just take them out at the snap of a finger?" "It's not that simple little Ice Spirit. You see..." It was exactly because she was the Garden Master that Amaterasu cannot interfere. Should she interfere it would be an act of abusing one's authority.

"They are also being a pain to the other Circle of the region here in the North." "C-Can't they just all gang up on them?" "Unity is quite difficult to achieve young vampire." "What exactly do these people do?" "They act like a bunch of church folks and run around town and approach people on the pretense of needing help and then drag those who wish to help off never to be seen again." """"Ah..."""" It was definitely something that Inaba would fall for without a doubt... "Quo any other leads on where the people are taken? I put you in charge of this incident because Inaba and you go way back." "Not really..." Quo's brows furrow as she frowns. She has been quite worried about Inaba's safety after all she is the only one left in that Circle now. Protecting it and the children who remain in it to the bitter end as all the other members of the former Circle who participated in that accursed game left because they were all soundly defeated. It wasn't even a close game. They were completely and utterly annihilated...

"Why not just send in some of your own people to catch them red handed?" "We tried that but we're too obvious to go after." "And that is where we come in." Akatsuki caught onto the situation quick. Nameless will be the ones to catch the White Church red handed in the act.

"The boy's appearance is a bit well known in these parts." That was due to defeating Demon Lord Alistair. Akatsuki had gotten his name out to Eden through the Lord of the Vampires game.

"Oh really?" "Words of your deeds are traveling quite quickly. Devastator of the Stars." A golden card similar to the one held by Inaba emerged from the air and floats in front of Akatsuki who snatched it.

"What's this?" "You've been here for at least a good amount of time and you still don't know?" "It's an Armament card." "Oh I see." "Not everyone has them you know." Theia took out her card. It was a crimson card with the pattern of a rose imprint. Underneath that imprint are the words Vampire Princess. Shirayukihime also took out a silver card had a snow flake pattern on it with the wordings Queen of Blossoming Ice. As for Akatsuki his golden card had...

"It's blank..." "What?" "I guess this works." "Until we know what your power is we'll use that. Should the High Heavens find out about a human boy in possession of an unknown Divine Armament they'll rage..." For now Akatsuki pocketed his card away. No use fretting over something that they don't understand. "Getting back on topic then. You want to use us to drag out the White Church Circle right?" "Correct." These two are nothing like the perverted idiots that they were a few minutes ago. They had completely gotten serious about the situation. The conversation had almost no room for the other three to butt in.

"I'm obviously out of the equation if my name is already known." "Name is easy to travel but appearance isn't. However, for this situation we will have you stay out of it in case." That means that the only two available for this task is...

"Shirayukihime and Theia..." "We just need to let them take us away right?" "I'll have Quo follow you along." "Got it." "So I'm basically standing guard with the long tail onee-san here." "Ugh so I need to be out in the sun again..." "We'll start the task tomorrow it's quite late anyways. You three are our guests so I'll have you sleep here for the night..." Amaterasu's eyes shine and sharpen. Reading her thoughts Akatsuki also did the same. "I-I have a bad feeling about this..." Theia shrinks back in fear feeling a disturbing atmosphere looming around the table.

""Heh..."" They smiled.

"Now then." The goddess who is only about 140 centimeters in height got up from sitting. Akatsuki also did the same. Amaterasu took the clairvoyance sphere with her in her hands and begins to take her leave all the while humming a strange song. But before she really did leave she turns around and addresses the three left behind.

"The bath should be ready so I do suggest that the girls enter first. *Ahem* I on the other hand have an urgent task to attend to. So I shall be taking my leave. Shonen follow after me for I shall have you talk with me for the night over a cup of sake as you help me without with my paperwork." "Oh you bet let's go." "Wait." Quo is the one who got up this time. She brandishes her katana and gave the two who are about to take their leave a sharp glare filled with suspicion.

"That sphere you have..." "Y-Yes..." As soon as Amaterasu turned around to face Quo with a forced smile the katana was dropped down onto the sphere with all the wielder's weight reinforced behind it!

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!!!" The goddess screams while cupping her cheeks with her hands as the two halves of the sphere fell onto the ground and shattered like her dreams!

"What have you done you fool!?" "Just what was proper." "Quo once this matter is resolved I shall have you pay for this!" "I don't care you perverted god!" "Tch... Shonen we're leaving!" Furious Amaterasu turns around and Akatsuki followed behind her. They must have known each other in their previous lives to get along this quickly...

"Hmph she thinks she's so clever cutting my prized sphere in half." Amaterasu chugged a cup of sake as Akatsuki did the same.

"Exactly that thing should be a treasured heirloom!" The two perverted duo were sitting around a small table meant for no more than two people. On the table are small plated cups, sakazuki meant for drinking. A tea pot containing the alcoholic beverage is placed next to the two cups.

"Seriously did she not believe that I had a spare?" Holding her hands up Amaterasu produces another clairvoyance sphere on her palm.

"Oh as expected of the Shinto religion's highest goddess." "Fufufufu." *Pak* Amaterasu unfolds her fan as she sat the sphere down and poured some magic into it. The image projected showed the 144th shop of Soleil's opened air bath. Rejoice for the nightly flower viewing has not yet ended! Tis only the beginning!

"The night is still young innocent maidens!" "Cheers!" They cheered, laughed, and drank their fill.