Chapter 3: Nekomimi, Here I Come

It's been a year and 2 months since I started training in the Reality Marble and I have to say, I got a little addicted to the feeling of progress.

I know I said I'd only train for 1 year but when that time rolled around, I felt like I was put in a trance and was on cloud nine everytime I made progress and I unknowingly in my entranced state ended up blending a few different martial arts into one unique fighting style all my own.

You see, I picked up various forms of martial arts in the training ground, my most notable and farthest progressed are Aikido, Bajiquan, Muay Thai, and Wing Chun. Wing Chun especially because Ip Man was my idol for a time as a kid.

I picked up some techniques from the phantom training and these 4 specifically called out to me and I have progressed far enough in my understanding of them that I ended up developing a fighting style using techniques from all of these put together.

That is what kept me from leaving for 2 more months, it was because if I had left, I felt that I would nevet be able to come up with this unique fighting style of mine ever again and my entranced state refused to allow this opportunity to pass me by..

On top of that, I came up with my own version of body strengthening magic using Demonic and devil power and incorporated it into my fighting style without going demon mode and can proudly call myself a battle mage.

That's right, I'm a mage but I also enjoy the thrill of a good fist to face fight.

Before I began my training, my body specs were already at the peak of Mid class with my mana pool being comparable with peak High class beings. Though my 3rd pair of wings refuses to come in despite me having High class mana.

With proper training and constant beat downs from the phantom opponents over the last few months, I have managed to achieve mid High class strength in body strength, which means 3 pairs of wings.

ROB left me some info on my birth too.

For my backstory, supposedly a member of the Bael clan r*p*d and wound up impregnating a member of the Agares clan, my mother, cousin of Lord Agares.

My mother died on birth and I was raised by none other than my uncle, Lord Agares himself showing my genius very early on until the age of 3.

The Bael clan knowing this is a stain on their "perfect" image, got rid of me by abducting me and throwing me into a forest full of demonic beasts, denying any and all relation to this matter.

Though they didn't do a good job of finishing me off since I'm alive and all.

Later when I show up infront of the devil nobility, I can help the four Maou get a good punch in on the Great King Faction since I am the living imbodiment of their misdeeds.

I don't resent them or anything, considering I'm not attached to a birth mother I never met, but it's more like they're arrogant clowns who think they're better than everyone.

That and they did kind of attempt to kill "me" a few years ago. Meh, who am I kidding, I'm petty and like to hold grudges.

That and they will be a major thorn in the side of the enitre devil race if peace is to ever be established between the 3 Biblical Factions with their inability to see the bigger picture past their overgrown egos.

I intend to do what I can to make sure the peace talks go through in the future, but if I have to get rid of a few asshats that can potentially jeopordize the entire thing, I won't mind at all.

Well, politcs later back to me having 3 wings.

With 3 wings, I am now considered a High Class devil especially due to my pure devil blood of both Bael and Agares which means Evil Pieces secured in the future and no one can say shit about it.

Eapecially after my uncle finds out that I'm still alive, if anyone tries to deny me a set, he'll clap back full force if anyone tries to deny me them.

With that being said, although my power reads as mid High class, I can easliy take on peak High class beings with just body strengthening magic alone and weak low Ultimate class beings with Demon powers alone, not to be confused with devil clan traits.

If I utilize my devil clan traits AND Demon powers, I can absolutely body all low class Ultimate beings, unless they have some bullshit broken ability. Longinus gears, I'm talking about Longinus gears

I can hold Demon form for 1 hour of pure combat no holds barred but will be exhausted as all shit after that.

With this amount of power, although not 100% confident, I am alteast 90% confident that I can rescue Kuroka and Koneko, or as she is known right now Shirone.

The reason Kuroka hasn't left yet, atleast to my belief, is that she has nowhere to go to after escaping or someone is keeping an eye on her 24/7 and she has no chance to escape.

In canon she killed her master after he attempted to experiment on Shirone and Kuroka wasn't having any of that.

The difference now is, I exist, can house and feed 2 adorable neko girls, and have the strength to possibly fight a weak Naberius branch clan member and with no one knowing who I am, I can get away with it.

Atleast that's my thought process, just going to have to eliminate any and all witnesses or just blow up the entire estate that they're in for peace of mind.

Food for thought.

My only problem now is that I have no clue where to even start looking for them, so I have to leave the comfort of my new home to start searching for clues.

I cleaned myself up quickly and threw on some new clothes and prepared to head out for the nearest town.

Closing my eyes, I will myself out of the Reality Marble.

I open my eyes to the scene of a dark forest, just as I remember before going into the pearl.

I take a deep breath, unfurling my wings, get a hold of my bearings, and take off to the nearest town that ROB told me about at full speed.

After half an hour of flight I spotted a small dot in the distance that grows as I get closer to it, I guess that's the town.

Using devil magic, I cast a sort of invisibility spell that I came up with on myself and descend on the walls of the town.

The town is pretty big which means there should be plenty of info to go around and that means there should be an info broker or two around here.

I proceed to sweep the city from up above keeping an eye out for any potentialy suspicious devils going to a tavern or diner, the only spots that I can think of where an info broker would be, but that's just me, I got no experience in this so I'm winging it.

Eventually following some sweaty sus looking devil to a medicine shop, I found my broker.

Short and skinny, slitted eyes, and a big nose, the man who runs the medicine shop is the broker himself. Mid class strength at best so I'll be able to "convince" him to tell me anything he knows about the Naberius clan and their territory's location.

Random Shop Dude: "What can I help you with kiddo? Here to pick up some medicine for your ma?" He asks in a bit of a raspy voice.

Me not wanting to waste time cut straight to the chase by flexing my 3 wings and putting a bit of pressure on him.

"Tell me everything you know about the Naberius clan and where their territory is, or I could do my best to get you to share your info"

Guy started sweating a bit from the pressure and I felt a little bad but neko girls are more important.

RSD: "Don't know what tell you kid, but we're standing on it"

". . . . ."

RSD: ". . . . ."

Fuck that's embarassing. Thankfully I'm already on enemy territory so that saves a lot of trouble.

Still, deep breath, reassert dominance.

"Get me a map of the entire surrounding area with the Naberius clan's mansions on it and I won't break your arm."

Guy let out a low chuckle and a bit of sweat and gave me a map from under his counter but not before marking it.

RSD: "Don't know what a kid like you wants with them, and neither would I like to know. Don't get yourself killed kid, you have a future.

It won't be too late to take revenge on them for whatever they did in the future."

Huh, he's a pretty nice guy, who would have thought. Unfortunately, this needs to be done now.

Ignoring his last few words, I take the map, turn around and walk out of the shop not forgetting to recast my invisibility magic on my self. I fly into the air and assess the map.

There are 8 areas marked on the map and a 9th that he marked as possible secret location.

There are 2 others marked on the way to that one so let's start with that, if not the others aren't too far. Probably.

With map in hand and a clue to my potential target, I head off in the direction where the potential area is marked. I'll sweep the other 2 on the way and possibly "ask for more info" from someone inhabiting the place.

Wait for me Nekomimi, I'm coming for you.