Chapter 99 – Adding Someone into the Fray

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"So, why are you here again?"

Tobio asked me from behind the counter as he took a bottle of wine from the shelf behind him.

We visited Black Dog Bar again after the Hero Faction retreated. I was a bit angry at myself for letting them retreat, but I won't let them rest until I destroy them.

Kubinashi and Masaomi were a little bit tired from fighting the Sacred Gear user, so they were sitting beside me while having a wry smile on their face.

"When I was about to go home, I remembered that there was a nice free lodging around here. So I let myself in. You don't mind, right Reni?"

I turned to the girl beside me and she chuckled in amusement.

"I don't mind, Ri-kun. But, I must ask something."

"Feel free to ask." I raised my right hand and gave her my kindest smile.

Reni had an aura of an elder sister, which was rare in this world. She was kind, kind enough of putting her guard down against me even though we just met earlier.

"Was it you who caused the disturbance earlier? Because we got a call from Azazel telling us that he will send his subordinate to fix a shrine near our place."

"Ah, that thing. I found some trash who called themselves heroes, so I accidentally cut their base in half. Don't mind it."

Reni clapped her hands and smiled.

"Is that so?! Then that's good."

"You…" Tobio facepalmed behind the counter and let out a tired sigh.

He turned to Kubinashi and Masaomi then asked.

"Are you not tired of your boss? You know, when he acted like that?"

I smirked at Tobio and Kubinashi said.

"You got used to it."

I turned to him, surprised by his answer, and saw Masaomi nodded his head a few times.

Tobio served the glass of wine to us with a smile on his face.

But then, I know my subordinate's personality so I crossed my arm and looked at Tobio.

"Right! My subordinate just need to get used to me."

"Everyone had gotten used to Commander's whim, so following Riku-sama is not that hard." Added Kubinashi as he drank the wine and looked at the glass with a surprised gaze.

"This is my first time drinking something like this but, it's delicious." Praise Kubinashi.

I also never had wine before as I only drank sake in this life. I looked at Masaomi and he smiled in victory.

Come to think of it, that guy drank wine when we visited this bar too.

'Is wine that delicious?'

I drank the wine in front of me and smiled.

"Indeed, this is delicious. But, Kubinashi was right. If you can cope up with my old man's whim, then my action will look like a child play."

That old man was literally a youkai that goes down to history for being a prankster and dine and dash after all.

We are chatting for a few minutes until Tobio's tone changed.

"So, why did you cause such a ruckus without putting on a proper barrier this afternoon? Just you know, I can feel your enemy's energy from this place even though we were separated for a few kilometers. Who was it that you fought?"

I sipped the wine in my glass and looked at Tobio seriously.

"One of the factions that affiliated with Khaos Brigade. They called themselves Hero Faction, and the one that I fought was called Cao Cao, the wielder of True Longinus. Not only that…"

Tobio was surprised when I said the wielder of True Longinus. As the wielder of a Longinus Sacred Gear, he certainly understood the power of it.

"Not only that?" Asked Tobio.

"His True Longinus's Balance Breaker is a subspecies. 7 orbs are floating around the halo on his back and each orb has a specific ability."

Tobio held his head with his right hand and sighed.

"This has become troublesome. And they managed to run from a youkai that was known for his escape technique. How?" He asked me with a worried tone.

I rested my head on my hands and sighed.

That was truly my fault, I didn't make sure to kill Georg the wielder of Dimensional Lost, and become conceited with my strength.

"Another Longinus user, Dimensional Lost. That Longinus was able to disturb my senses for a while, and they escaped in that time."

"Damn it, I should've followed you." Tobio cursed to himself and then took a deep breath to calm himself.

"So, what's your plan for now? I bet you at least injured them."

"Oh, I plan to meet with Azazel here. Can you contact him? Tell him to bring Vali, as I wanted to wipe those Hero faction bunch tomorrow. Just tell Vali that there will be a big fight, I know that he will agree to help me."

"Ri-kun! I know that Hero Faction was retreating. But did you know their location?" Asked Reni from my side.

"About that, let's talk about it tomorrow. It's already dark outside, how about you go to sleep, Reni?"

"It's no problem, I can sleep later when I need to."

"Well then, Tobio." I called Tobio and stood up from my seat.

"Yeah, I know. I will contact Azazel and ask him to meet you here tomorrow. Is morning okay for you?"

"That would be perfect." I answered him and walked away.

Like before, Masaomi paid for our drink and we left the Black Dog Bar.

When we exited the bar, I looked at the sky and gazed at the full moon floating at the sky. We are in the middle of Tokyo, so the moonlight was obstructed by the artificial light around the city.

"Riku-sama. I know that you had a plan of your own, but can you at least tell us?" Asked Masaomi as he looked at me seriously.

"Sure, for now, let's meet someone. He's the key to our plan after seeing the Hero Faction member."

I teleported the three of us to Kyoto, more specifically Nijo Temple.

In front of us, Tsuchigumo was jumping around while stretching his body. He noticed us the moment we fully teleported and stopped moving before turning toward me.

"Oh, you are here. Do you want to have a fight with me?"

Tsuchigumo sat with a crossed leg as he pulled out his smoke pipe.

"I got you a better one. We will raid someone, do you want to come?"

Tsuchigumo puffed the smoke and asked.

"Are they strong?"

"At least they can escape from me."

"That's interesting. Count me in."

"Good, I will get you tomorrow."

With this, one youkai can fight at least one member of Hero Faction. I won't allow someone to disturb me anymore. And I certainly won't repeat the same mistake again.