Chapter 45 : "S-Sir, Kunou-chan is here with me,"

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Her soft hands pressed towards my chin and… retracted back with some red taint on her fingertips.

"Y-You're-"

"Just a flesh wound, sweetie..." I tried to calm her a little, noticing her panicked expression but… I couldn't just stay there without doing nothing.

With my current wounds, I wasn't going to risk running around… especially with the chances of Kuroka patrolling around.

I slowly went to reach for my phone, currently sitting idle in my one of my pants' pockets and I started the call for Baraqiel.

I glanced again at the nervous-looking Kunou and sighed calmly, holding back a little coughing at the pain rising from my ribs.

"T-That was genuinely the scariest of chases, Ku-chan."

She slowly nodded and she carefully gave me another hug.

"Super scary."

Her voice was muffled as her face was pressed on my chest and I nodded at her.

Finally the man picked up the call and his voice loudly reached out of the tiny device.

"Where are you, Hoitsu?! There has been an assault against Yasaka. and her daughter is missing-"

I flinched at the angry and worried tone but I was able to interject quickly before messing things up. My mind was getting… a little light.

"S-Sir, Kunou-chan is here with me," I quipped swiftly, knowing that I didn't have much time before going unconscious with how much blood I was losing. "She- she found me while I was ending my errands and we managed to escape the pursuers."

There was a pause. "Did any of you get hurt in the process?"

"I think I got… a couple of broken ribs, but surely a concussion... while Kunou-chan is a little tired and dizzy from using her Fox Fire."

She nodded through the hug, yawning and I sighed. "Sir, we can't currently move right now and-"

"I will be contacting Yasaka-san once this call is over," The Fallen Angel replied quickly. "She should be able to send loyal men to pick both of you up."

"Understood-"

"You truly are a trouble magnet, brat." Baraqiel commented with a tired sigh. "But I guess this time it did some real good."

"I guess so too..."

Kunou smiled a little as she continued to snuggle within the embrace, careful enough to not press herself too much in the aching spots of my side.

Still, rather the affectionate girl, isn't she?

We were all back to Yasaka's main office, the mother keeping her little girl close to her seat as she continued to thank me profusely for saving her daughter.

I had been given some Phoenix's Tears to recover from my injuries, but my mind was still drained with what the ordeals I had to go through.

Kunou was smiling happily from within the woman's hold but would steal some glances in my general direction as this conversation continued to unfold.

Baraqiel was sitting nearby and listening to Yasaka's praises about my intervention, seemingly less inclined than before to condemn my 'picking fights' where I went as, in this occasion, the circumstance had been far beyond my capacity to prevent things.

Of course some explanations about what had happened and how we had managed to escape from the large force of magicians chasing after Kunou was provided with proper details and both the Yokai members and Baraqiel found some worrying details that kept them pressing for more answers.

From the Magician that had tried to make me surrender the child by promising of some 'glorious reward' if I joined their group, to the fact that Kuroka, a Stray Devil Nekoshou, was now collaborating with said organized group, it was all worthy of numerous concerns as it proved that something was afoot.

This failed instance was going to come and bite the Khaos Brigade in the ass when they will have to reveal themselves as now their element of surprise was partly ruined by this as because ofthis failure both Grigori and the Yokai Faction were going to investigate who sent this assault force right on Kyoto's heart.

But what truly caught my attention and I did notice only by the time the two leaders started to discuss about the proper situation was that…

The Khaos Brigade wasn't supposed to attack this early on in the story. Or at least, not this blatantly.

There were some minor detection from Three Factions, but nothing that suggested that some mysterious faction was starting to take form under their noses.

This wasn't Canon.

For them to risk this early on their cover wasn't something that the original timeline had and… I knew that this was the most meaningful of the details.

Something had caused the Khaos Brigade to attack early on and try to force Yasaka to join them.

It was strange and, if I have to be honest, quite a troublesome possibility.

Many theories flowed in my brain and only few managed to get some logical backing, ranging from Le Fay being able to use Clairvoyance and foresee any of my interventions, to Ophis deciding to be much more aggressive with her plans for some reason.

All of this still lacked substantial evidence that I just couldn't search for with my current predicament, but it was something that I would surely get to study as far as I could once I was back to Kuoh Town.

"-But let us return to you, Hekishoku-san." The older Kitsune stated, as she stared right at me. "Could you please come a little closer. I would need to ask you something."

I frowned at the request and glanced at Baraqiel, the man nodding a silent acceptance at the request thus prompting me to approach the gorgeous blonde few steps more.

She smiled and gave me a long studying look about my face before frowning.

"Could you… remove your mask? I would like to see the 'pretty' face of Kunou's savior."

I blinked and glanced at the little girl, the younger Kitsune blushing and looking away as she knew that now the little 'secret' she had spoiled to her mom was now coming to bite back at her in terms of embarrassment.

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