Chapter 37 : Even putting his Killing

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Before I would ponder more about this instance, my concentration was shattered when I felt a strong hand grasp my shoulder so suddenly and without notice.

My eyes snapping wide open as I turned to see someone wearing the same outfit as mine, the colors being what differentiated the two of us as he had shades of blue on him.

This was Vali Lucifer, there wasn't any doubt about it.

This was the host of Albion's soul and Sacred Gear Divine Dividing, and possibly the greatest asshole this show had.

…Okay, maybe not yet but surely he would turn out to become like that if things didn't change and… I wasn't much hopeful of making that kind of difference knowing the stubbornness of the young man.

I nodded at him and I was glad that I had a mask on my face to hide away the hesitation I was feeling over the fact that I was this close to someone that could, and certainly would, obliterate me at the first slight I did towards him.

"Sougyoku-san-" "Make way."

...What?

What was he talking about?!

The couch was big enough to allow ten of him on the other side and-

Oh, he is not really trying to do what I think he is trying to do!

He better not be trying to make some shitty attempt to pull some dominance. I was generally beyond this kind of situations… but I needed to have some backbone if I wanted to survive around these people.

Like hell I will allow it!

"There is a space here on the side-"

"I know, make way."

Okay, that's it. Diplomacy failed? Time to pull something he doesn't expect from someone from Grigori.

I had my arms crossed and close to my chest, I drew my sight away from him and stared forward, away from the waiting mask-wearing douchebag.

"Are you going to move?" He inquired again, this time a hint of surprise tainting his strong tone.

I blinked again and kept ignoring him despite the loud query.

His hand squeezing a little harder on my shoulder but failing to actually hurt me in the process.

My body was already accustomed in the arts of ignore pain like I was ignoring this moron.

There were a couple of silence that saw Vali still trying to make me move, and I could feel a glare that sadly did nothing on me.

Even putting his Killing Intent out and direct towards me failed to get me to budge out of my cozy seat, further irking the young man to continue with his petty notion of asserting dominance.

It was like I was dealing with a little kid that was spoiled to the core, the only difference being that he had some undeniably-dreadful superpower and the body of a teenager.

Still, he didn't manage to do much against me as we were in a… very peculiar situation considering that it wasn't only me and him in this room.

If Vali messed up with his pompous behavior so close to where Baraqiel was, he would surely face some crazy punishment from-

"Fine."

My thoughts died down and I blinked at his sudden response, causing my eyes to widen up in clear surprise at the development.

What?

Letting go of my shoulder, he slowly went around to take a seat right beside me. There was no further interaction from this, only him calmly waiting as he brooded right close to where I was sitting.

I guess that not being Issei did avoid me some extra animosity from him.

He kept quiet for some while, and for a moment I thought that this was going to be the end of the awkward powerplay that was our first interaction.

Yet, much to my immense chagrin, he turned his head to look at me once again.

"What's your name?" Vali asked with a somewhat more reserved tone, probably trying to test the water with me.

I narrowed my eyes at that, sensing that he was guarding himself for some reason.

Did I put him on the defensive there?

I mean, how many did contest Vali during his tenure in Grigori, excluding Azazel and the other major leaders? There were some rare instances back in Slash Dog, but that was just… it?

"I am Hekishoku-"

"Not your nickname," He interrupted for the third time and I was starting to get annoyed at this rude occurrence. "I mean your real name."

...Now that was starting to get me pissed. So this powerplay was far from over, understood!

I gave him a tired look and shrugged at him.

"I am Hekishoku, Sougyoku-san."

He didn't press for more, resuming his quiet demeanor up until Baraqiel was done with the bathroom and dressed for whatever mission they were meant to go by.

For the first time in a long time, I was glad to have some silence rather than chat with my current company.

Hopefully, I wasn't going to get nagged anymore by this prick.

I was particularly surprised that my initial assessment regarding the chances of this mission being related to the Yokai faction were actually incorrect.

Grigori still had to keep some diplomatic ties with the influential group led by Yasaka as a mean to keep themselves honest to the world about their acceptance of everyone that shared their ideals, and Yokai were what made quite the noticeable part of the third faction of the Christian Pantheon.

The courteous negotiations with the current leader of the Kyoto's Faction were a must to keep the relationship between Grigori and the Yokai Faction friendly, warm, and devoid of any issues that could undermine the current status quo.

The large temple-like building that housed the Bureaucratic and Administrative wings of the 'Yokai Government' was quite imposing.

The architecture was easily reminding me much of awe-inspiring one that I was mostly accustomed with the inside of ancient Greek temples.

There were several beings wandering around that had at least a close semblance to the classic denotations Japanese monsters had, going for their own business within the important building as we were escorted thorough the place by a Lamia guide.

The guide gave just some brief descriptions of the various areas that we were visiting and didn't seem to be bothering much in trying to make a good job about this seemingly important predicament.

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