How To Survive In The World DxD With Fragment Memories - Chapter 119

“Welcome to China Young Master Belial” a Subordinate Ulrika arranged to be their Chauffer was waiting for Masaru, Rougun and Kuroka. “Welcome to the misses of Belial Family as well” The Subordinate bows politely towards Masaru and the girls, “Thanks, what is your name?” The Subordinate was a slight chubby young man brimming with energy, short black hair, black eyes wearing casual Huawei shirt with short pants along with sandals. It was Masaru’s request to have his subordinate wear casual clothes as formal attires will stick out like a sore thumb.

“This one’s name is Zhou Hai, young master it’s an honour to meet you” Masaru nodded, “Nice to meet you, where will be going today?” Zhou Hai took out the note from his shirt pocket flicking it open as he read the contents, “Today will be the Summer Palace in Beijing young master” Masaru nodded while he allowed Zhou Hai to push to trolley that held their travel bags, although Masaru had his inventory bracelet, travelling like this was a unique experience in itself since he would always teleport everywhere when it is work-related.

“Ma-nyan, will we be having fun soon?” Kuroka asked Masaru while her eyes appear to have a trace of anticipation as she like Masaru enjoys battle against stronger opponents, “It depends on how this person would receive us since it is our first time setting foot here” Kuroka nodded while leaning against his body, Roygun did not want to lose out to Kuroka so she hooked her arm around Masaru’s, however, Masaru instead unhooked it and held her by her waist causing Roygun to look at him with surprise as the three of them walked together.

‘The young master really is someone powerful to have such two beautiful girls at his sides’ Zhou Hai thought while snickering at the envious glances the people were shooting towards Masaru, ‘Hmph! You peasants don’t understand my bosses charm!’ He puffed his ċhėst as if he was the best and followed Masaru till they reached the parking lot to get in the car, “How is the company doing in China these days?” Masaru asked while he took a seat between the girls, “Well it has been operating fine, although I would say there have indeed been harassments every now and then, especially in Beijing”

Masaru nodded while contacting Ulrika to send him a list of people he will have to meet in one month’s time, shortly a letter appeared floating above a magic circle in front of him. When Masaru took the letter and opened it, he could only chuckle when he read the name, “It appears the woman is following our movements” Masaru muttered caused the two girls to become alerted but he coaxed them to relax which gave the two girls the opportunity to lean onto him while resting their heads on his shoulders.

‘Is it me, or could these two girls…’ Seeing Masaru’s confused gaze Kuroka answered him, “We have to make sure that you are not charmed by any woman” Masaru chuckled with a broad smile, it appears his girls also think of not increasing the size of the family. He gave Kuroka and Roygun a light kiss on the lips, “I won’t, besides this current journey is important for us to set up our businesses here with the support of the Gods in China as well as to find out why Azure Dragon came to attack me” The two girls gave Masaru questionable gazes but seeing Masaru was serious the two of them felt more relaxed but they still leaned onto his shoulders.

‘These jealous girls really is cute’ Masaru thought while reading the letter, [White Tiger Emperor, Masaru Belial. You have been invited to attend a banquet in the Summer Palace at 8 pm, the dress code is Formal and no need to RSVP…. From: He Xiangu, Eight Immortals] Masaru checked this letter, “Did Ulrika also plan this trip while having this invitation in mind?” Masaru questioned Zhou Hai who nodded, “Yes young master, apparently Immortal He Xiangu has been trying to get in touch with you for two months now”

Masaru pondered about possible reasons this God would want to contact him, could it be their angry for ignoring their messages? Masaru shook his head while looking out of the window. They just reached Beijing and the streets were busy as it was in Kuoh Town, “How long before we reach Summer Palace?” Zhou Hai checked the GPS, “About half an Hour Young master” Masaru nodded while looking at the people’s homes and some children walking together to school, Masaru leaned back on the seat while closing his eyes, ‘Drago…’ [Yeah Yeah!]

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When Masaru regained his sense of self he was back in the familiar white room that once had cracks were all gone, in front of him was two doors but this time there was a change on the right door that originally had a jungle theme was replaced by a ancient decorated door with four mythological beats carved at the top, two sides and one at the bottom with a faint pulsing golden orb in the centre. The left carved drawing had the appearance of the White Tiger giving off a strong pulse which made Masaru think the pulse represents the fact he unlocked it, on the right was an azure dragon carved drawing and the pulse of energy was growing stronger with each beat.

The top was the picture of a turtle wrapped by a scaled eel and the bottom was a phoenix wrapped in flames yet neither was giving off a pulse of energy, the door on the left was the same as always the background of the universe with millions of glittering stars. [You coming in?] Masaru could see the door on the right was opening so he entered only to see the surroundings completed changed and expanded like a miniature world. Currently, they were surrounded by jungle, however, is linked with the sacred gear Masaru could sense how wide space was.

When Masaru turned to check his surroundings he spotted a faint green/Azure figure and realized the dragon was currently trying to hide among the trees when Drago saw that Masaru spotted him and was coming closer he screamed [Don’t peep on me you pervert!] But his attempt to embarrass Masaru was interrupted when a white flash towards Masaru leaping into his arms, {Papa nya} When Drago heard this the surrounding shook when he collapsed on the ground from Shock, Masaru was not bothered at this adorable little tiger cub calling him Papa, he instead continued to ċȧrėss her fur while occasionally scratch under her chin causing Byakko to purr happily in his arms.

[You! You stole my granddaughter!] Masaru smirked when he looked at the dragon who had a face full of remorse and regret, “I think your new colour does suit you” [Iya! I can’t get married! My body has been sullied!] Masaru looked at Drago who was acting like a Maiden, ‘It has been a while I spoke with this dragon but from the looks of it, he still read strange books huh?’ Masaru thought while Byakko sensed Masaru was feeling conflicted about Drago who was being overdramatic so she turned her head and snarled causing Drago to flinch [Did my granddaughter just snarled at me!?] Drago’s poor heart felt like snapping into pieces.

Masaru sighed, “Well let us stop it there” Drago snorted as he turned to his usual expression, [Your no fun] Masaru took his seat on a large rock with Byakko resting peacefull on his ŀȧp, “Now then about the talk I had about the sacred gear, how much did you find out?” [Well right now I can say that you should be able to equip the initial phase of the Azure Dragon Mode] “Azure Dragon Mode huh? Came up with that naming as well?” Drago nodded, [Will sound stupid if we call it Byakko Sacred Gear and Seiryuu Sacred Gear… Might as well call the different aspects as Modes] Masaru nodded thinking it was reasonable.

[Anyway, like any dragon type sacred gear it will have the Boost power, however, My abilities appeared to have a power called Absorb, this power has strength and weaknesses so be sure to remember it. Absorb allow you to fȯrċɨbŀƴ absorb the vitality of plants and trees to restore or increase your dragon aura, however, if there is no plants or trees you won’t be able to use this ability] Masaru nodded as he made sure to make a mental note of this, “I see, so how are things going with Avalon?” When Drago heard this his gaze turned towards the south where it was incredibly hot, [It lays dormant in the South Volcano] “I see” Masaru gave byakko a soft kiss on the forehead before he disappeared from his location, “Grrroar!” Hearing Byakko roaring at him Dragon was stunned [What the hell did I do now!?]

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Zhou Hai stopped near the Hotel they book their rooms at since they were now near the Summer Palace, they could reach there by foot when the time came, “Zhou, I need you to stay nearby so book another room and get a reimbursement from the company tomorrow” Zhou Hai nodded with a happy smile since it was a well known Hotel and the price to stay the night could be counted on the ten to hundred thousand! Seeing that his subordinate was quite obedient Masaru considered having Ulrika bring over this little fatty as his sidekick. “Thank you, boss! I will be sure to be ready to give up my body fat to save your life” Hearing this Masaru chuckled while leading the girls into the hotel.

“Good Afternoon, welcome to Wang Hotel. Do you have a room booked or would you like to book one?” Masaru came closer, “My ȧssistant already booked a room for me, the name’s Masaru Belial” The receptionist nods while checking the log that listed all the bookings made to date. “Sir Masaru, I see. Your room is 501, let me get your keys” The receptionist turned to get the keycard in the room behind her, soon she returned while holding a white card that had the number 501 printed on it. “This is your room card, You can use the lift to reach the fifth floor it will be the last room at the western end of the hotel” Masaru nodded while thanking the receptionist before leaving, soon Zhou Hai entered the Hotel to book his room and ended up getting room 106.

“Ma-nyan” Kuroka nibbed Masaru’s neck while Roygun too became a bit hot joining it while ċȧrėssing his leg, seeing the two girls were up for it Masaru did not decline their invitation and hurried over to their hotel room. Meanwhile, an ethereally beautiful woman wearing a white kimono entered the hotel surrounded by mean wearing black tuxedos and black sunglasses, when the Receptionist saw the lady she was flustered as she stood up straight looking in awe towards this beautiful woman who was quite famous in Beijing, Wang Xiangu. Heiress to the Wang Corporation but her real identity was Immortal He Xiangu.

She was a lean beautiful woman with black hair that can touch her waist dancing with the winds, most people who looked in her direction was mostly watching her beautiful long legs. “Good Day Miss Wang, how may I be of ȧssistance?” He Xiangu looked at the receptionist with a warm smile, “I would like to visit a friend that just arrived today, his name is Masaru Belial?” The Receptionist was stumped, according to the company rules such information is not allowed to be indulged but since she was her Big BIG Boss, the receptionist gave the room number and Xe Xiangu nodded before heading for the Elevator.

When she arrived in front of the door she could hear exotic mȯȧns that were so passionate that even she who lived for thousands of years was blushing while listening to the waves of mȯȧns, luckily her bodyguards did not come up with her or they would have found her actions to be slightly voyeurism. After a while, the mȯȧns came to a climax and it was silent, only then did He Xiangu knocked on the door, when the door opened Masaru was only wearing short pants with a white robe over his body revealing his well-defined abs in its splendour to He Xiangu, the poor girl blushed when she saw Masaru’s state while being reminded of what happened just a while ago.

“Good day, I am certain I have not called for Room Service” Hearing this He Xiangu eyes became sharp, feeling a trace of divinity did Masaru know the person standing in front of him was not normal. ‘Need to figure a method to pick up these kind of presences’ Masaru thought, “My name is He Xiangu who sent you’re the invitation” Masaru nodded as he stepped aside to let the lady enter his room, luckily he already used magic before opening the door to clean up the place, however, Roygun and Kuroka were still unconscious at the moment.

“I would have gone to the party later tonight” Masaru spoke with Xiangu while making a cup of tea for her and a cup of coffee for himself, Xiangu nodded as she knew he would but she had a different problem. “I came earlier so we can talk since some of our topics is too sėnsɨtɨvė for outsiders” Masaru nodded as he places her cup of tea in front of her before taking his seat opposite of her, “I suppose I can ask about Meng Zhang who attacked me and why you have been looking for me the past two months, although I do apologize for only coming now, I was busy with variety of problems cropping up”

“Meng Zhang’s action was meant to test you if you managed to awaken Byakko but he went too far so we already punished him, I have been looking for you so we could ȧssist you in awakening the Sacred Gear if you did not, but you really surprised us there. Not only did you awaken it on your own but you even achieved the balance Breaker for it” Masaru nodded while he took a sip of his coffee, Xiangu continued, “As for why, we need you to be the representative of Byakko for a Ritual was designed in order to appease the fury of Kouryuu who left China many years ago” Masaru who heard this could not help but arch his brow while looking at Xiangu suspiciously, “What you mean he left?”

“Many years ago there was conflict over Religion within our country against the Biblical God and his angels, during the conflict we had many who accepted the new religion in hopes to co-exist which was Byakko and Kouryuu, however, Suzaku and Seiryuu was against this so an internal war broke out but we never expected for the Angels to attack us at this critical moment, in order to save Kouryuu, Byakko gave up her life and died in the hands of God and later turned into a sacred gear” Masaru who heard this wondered just what is really going on, [Boy, I know your also finding this suspicious so let us not tell them about the Sacred gear… I have a gut feeling telling me this story is more complicated than this] Masaru nodded when Drago Spoke with his mind.

“The ritual is based on the four direction Gods meeting at the centre of China while having their spirit purified by the elements of the Center, we continued this ritual every hundred years in order to keep the balance intact to prevent disasters from occurring. However, we recently received an Oracle that if this ritual does not succeed then we will be in danger” Masaru places his cup on the table, “Now then you speak about the history but how can you all still trust Suzaku and Seiryuu? Could it be you too were on the opposite side?”

Xiangu shook her head,” We remained neutral because we have faith in the Chinese, they have always been loyal and respected their ancestors so why would we want to force them? There was indeed some of the Immortals that joined Seiryuu and Suzaku’s side but many more remained neutral” Masaru ċȧrėss his chin, “But why did no one side with Kouryuu and Byakko?” Xiangu took a deep breath, “Because the two of them were discovered having a Meeting with the Biblical God the night before the internal war happened”

“By whom?” Xiangu was feeling a bit irritated at Masaru’s constant questions, “Why are you asking these questions?” Masaru leaned backwards while linking his hands over his abs, “Because I am not sure if I can trust you nor the Seiryuu or Suzaku… After hearing this so-called history I am quite sceptical” Xiangu sighed as she did not expect him to be quite attached to their history so she answered, “The one to discovered them was Jiang Ziwen, Qin’guang King, one of the ten hells under the command of Yama himself… He together with Meng Zhang discovered this and reported it” Masaru thought for a moment, “How would you describe Jiang Ziwen?”

“In the past, he was quite honourable always completing his work efficiently and even striving to outdo his peers to perform excellently, it was rumoured that he is the number one inheritor of Yama’s Position in the future” Xiangu explained in detail about Jiang Ziwen, however, from the personality description Masaru picked up such a person should not have reported it openly but instead reported to his superior instead, ‘Will have to find some more information later’ Masaru thought.

“Thanks, I will consider participating in the ritual, however, I will have to confirm a few things with Suzaku and Seiryuu first” Masaru spoke with a serious face, little did the two realize Roygun and Kuroka were both wide awake but since they were nȧkėd they did not dare leave the bed till Xiangu left after an hour of more discussions. “Masaru, that woman… I feel she does not even understand her own situation” Roygun spoke with Masaru straightforwardly, He nodded so she continued “She answered the questions as if she heard it from someone else instead of her own view so we will have to investigate the truth… I fear something is definitely going to happen in the ritual”

“Well I will send the report to Ulrika so she could arrange a few meeting appointments for me, but now let us have some dinner,” Masaru wrote a small letter before sending off with a warp magic circle sending it to Ulrika, “Food nyan?” Masaru smiled at Kuroka, after a shower and getting dressed the girls and Masaru went downstairs to eat something light since it was almost time for them to head towards the Summer Palance.