How To Survive In The World DxD With Fragment Memories - Chapter 126

“So which one is going to start things off?” Bryantphas mumbled as he glances at Shirone and Stephani, his eyes were piercing at them trying to figure something out. “Let’s do this” Shirone glanced at Stephani who nodded, Shirone channelled her touki to become denser as her one tail became two.

Seeing this Bryntphas was surprised but not as surprised when he saw Shirone leaping at him with great speed, “Hmph!” Bryantphas flew to the side thinking these girls were naive, but Shirone solidifies her touki for an instant stepping on-air as she changes her direction to slam her fist into his abdomen. “Gah!” Bryantphas did not think that Touki could be used in this way, although it was a by-product application Masaru taught Shirone to increase the extent her manoeuvrability even in the air without the need of calling out her wings.

“You bitch!” Bryantphas screamed until his back shivered unconsciously, feeling this familiar sensation his eyes widen as he launches a massive Demonic Energy bullet towards SHirone while taking a quick glance behind him. What he saw shocked him to his core ‘What the hell is this!? I heard Adramelech could transform partially into angels but this girl is fully angel’ He thought as cold sweat run down his back looking at Stephani who wore a pure white dress with five pairs of wings sprouting from her back, when her eyes met Bryantphas he shivered. ‘Holy… Shat’

He took a deep breath as he erupts the demonic energy he had not been using as he decided to fight with his life on the line, Shirone who just managed to destroy the giant demonic energy sphere was ȧssaulted with pain as Bryantphas slammed his fist into his gut ‘Take out the weaker one first’ He thought but never would he imagine Shirone to grasp his wrist before unleashing the most dreadful kick known too only, MAN kind. “GYAAAAA!!!!” Bryantphas screamed as he held his crotch but even Shirone was injured by the leakage of his erupted Demonic energy.

[Balance Breaker! Blessings of the twilight!]

Suddenly a voice could be heard behind them the moment Stephani saw Shirone’s injuries, even Bryantphas bit his lips to take a look behind him only to see a floating Halo above Stephani’s head. Influenced by her power over Angels and Beast, her subspecies balance breaker she attained was to ȧssist her in extending the time she can remain in her angel mode as well as her healing will not harm those she deems as allies, those who are not allies will be burnt by her Holy power.

Stephani materialized a golden sphere within her grasp before she threw it towards Shirone, the ball expanded as it encases Shirone in a circular barrier while healing her injuries rapidly. “Bwahahaha, you are too late! The stampede has already started and soon this town will be destroyed!” Stephani had a scowling look on her face when she glances at Bryantphas before turning around to face the incoming beasts that were approaching.

When Bryantphas turned to look at Shirone he noticed she was already healed but something was strange, Shirone was taking off bracelets from her wrist while sighing “Oniisama is going to scold me again for forgetting to remove training equipment before battles” Shirone muttered as she drops the bracelets while standing in the air, when the bracelets fell it crashed into the ground sinking deep.

Seeing this Bryantphas shook his head in belief “What the hell!? Are all girls of Masaru monsters!? First, that strange angel and now this Neko” Shirone smirked at Bryantphas as her once soft humming touki began to flare up while she absorbs the natural Ki in her surroundings, refining and blending it with her own.

[Flash Back: Masaru: “Remember Shirone, taking in natural Ki makes you come in contact with both good and Bad. So if you intend to make full use of the natural Ki you need to keep your heart strong, if you feel like things get too tough just hold onto your ċhėst and chant it” Shirone stared into Masaru’s eyes, “What chant?” Masaru gently poked her nose, “Your vow for the future and dream”]

During the process Shirone began to grow slightly larger compared to her sister while a white flame began to materialize from her touki covering her body, She could feel the malicious intent from the natural Ki trying to invade her mind but a smile form on her face ‘Oniisama and Oneesama, wait for me to catch up with you two’ She vowed to herself within her mind before he body flickered, a minor earthquake shook the surroundings as an aftershock of Shirone’s fast leap.

“WHAT!?” Before Bryantphas could react, Shirone already drove her fist into his abdomen, the purifying fire burnt his flesh at a speed he did not have a chance to utter another word as his life was snuffed out. Stephani released her balance breaker while watching Shirone landing on the ground as her height shrinks slightly as she reverts to her younger form, “Good Work” Stephani muttered while Shirone clasps her fist tightly ‘I did it… Oniisama’ She thought

>/<

The next morning Masaru teleported back home, “Welcome home Young Master Belial” One of the servants greeted Masaru who just entered the Manor, just hearing the servant’s welcome the sound of footsteps were heard approaching upon him fast. Before he could say anything he was surrounded by girls who hugged him at different places, He smiled wryly as he gave each of them a kiss on the lips before looking into each of their eyes “I’m Homegirls”

The girls felt more energized with Masaru back home although it was only temporary, they led him into the room where his father sat alone “I’m Home father, where is mom?” Diehauser looked into his son’s eyes with a wry smile, “Well you have a sibling on its way, currently Ajuka is monitoring the process since we can’t have Diana feel worried about you which is why I am here instead” Hearing his father’s words Masaru gave his father a firm embrace.

“Congrats father” Masaru spoke with a smile, there were a few things in regards to the child Diana was carrying which Diehauser did not mention to Masaru which caused Diehauser to smile wryly ‘I really am blessed with an understanding son’ He thought. “How is the trip to China so far?” Diehauser asked as he took his seat, Masaru chose to sit on the larger couch with the girls head to the kitchen to cook a Breakfast. “It’s going well, I came to understand why Azure Dragon attacked me. So right now I am only helping them out a bit so they will not be able to refuse Sirzech’s Peace Alliance”

Diehauser nodded, “Good, the situation over here has stabilized too. It would have been better if the situation did not become complicated, with dead devils coming back to life” Hearing what his father just said Masaru sat upright looking into his father’s eyes, “Dead coming back to life? Who?” Diehauser sighed as he rubbed his forehead “Katerea Leviathan confronted Ingvild” Masaru shivered for a moment, he was not afraid of her but feeling anxious about what her reappearance could cause Ingvild who suffered in that family.

“No need to worry, Ingvild is a strong daughter-in-law trained by your mother mind you” Diehauser spoke with a broad smile, Masaru sighed as he could understand that his mother’s training according to the girls was difficult but beneficial for them. “How is the process in dealing with the Hero Faction going?” Masaru asked, “Right now, after the incident they caused in Kyoto. They scattered to the winds. Also, the Match between Gremory and Sairaorg will take place in a week from now”

“I will see if I can complete my tasks by then, right now I have to meet the Insect God Bala Chongshen. Right now the plan is to convince him to stay neutral and let Wang Long deal with Suzaku and Seiryuu, if all goes well I will have the chance to pick up Thor afterwards” Masaru explained his schedule roughly for his father, Diehauser nodded “We will be looking into this Rebellion although we are led to believe the Holy Grail Longinus is involved in this case, as that will explain the revival of the dead”

After chatting for a while longer the girls came carrying breakfast on a platter for Masaru and Diehauser before taking their seats around Masaru, “To think you girls would want me to be energized this much” Masaru muttered with a sly smile causing some of the girls to blush while some held anticipation, after enjoying his meal with the girls and his father.

Masaru spent the day with the girls, according to Ulrika they managed to successfully reconstruct Artificial Sacred Gears after sending people to learn from Grigori. With this, the soldiers within the Belial Territory will be equipped with Sacred Gears. Doing this will further improve Belial’s Safety and thus the demand for security will increase along with it, which will give more business opportunity for the Belial Family.

Naturally, he did not forget to enjoy the meals the girls presented him before he teleported back the following day.

>/<

The next day back on the boat where Roygun and Kuroka were waiting for Masaru’s return, upon his arrival the two girls were happy to welcome him back. “Welcome back Ma-nyan” Kuroka spoke as she smiled while resting her head on Masaru’s ŀȧp even though she could detect Shirone’s scent linger there, “Thanks for keeping things in order here” Masaru muttered as he gently ċȧrėsses Kuroka’s hair.

He began to update the two of them of Belial Territory which got Roygun thinking, ever since joining his peerage she had forgotten Clan and focus on her family which she considered Belial Territory. ‘I will have to make time to visit her family along with her’ Masaru thought while looking at Roygun with a wry smile, ‘Not to mention the quietness of the Hero Faction is a problem… Good thing I asked Ulrika to keep tabs on them for me’

The three of them chatted until the boat reached the shores of Taiwan, “I will be sending you girls back to the Belial Territory okay? Just as discussed Roygun I want you to support Ulrika, Kuroka contact Vali’s team and see if you can get the information they might have about the Holy Grail” Roygun and Kuroka nodded before the two of them were teleported away, when Masaru walked off the ship he was welcomed by the familiar face.

“Welcome to the Island of Taiwan, Sir Belial” Wang Wei welcomed Masaru as his escort to meet Bala, Masaru nodded “It has been a while Sir Wang, how have your time been ever since you left Shanghai?” Masaru asked as the two of them walked to the black car park a distance away waiting for them, “It has been busy Sir Belial, maybe with your help it will become more relaxing” Masaru chuckled at Wang Wei’s words but he could imagine how much of a pain Lin Guang was becoming.

They travelled not too far from the port on the roads of the port city for them to reach a Hotel called [Bala Hotel Group], “So your lord also deals with tourist huh? I really should strike a partnership with him” Masaru muttered causing Wang Wei to pause for a moment before his smile form, they entered the hotel where one of the staff led them into an empty dining room with two figures sitting on chairs. From the woman’s appearance, he could guess it was Lin Guang the Suzaku.

“It will be good business for us as well if you were to form a partnership with me” The man spoke as his face moved towards Masaru who just arrived, from the looks of it he appeared to be quite human and handsome with black sleek hair. Seeing Masaru’s face Bala began to laugh, “Expected to see an ugly Insect?” Hearing Bala’s words Masaru smiled wryly as he took his seat, “Although there is a part of me that expected such since I am not entirely familiar with the Chinese Mythology after all, I hope I have not offended you Lord Bala Chonshen”

Bala chuckled, “No need, but I am surprised at how fast you accept this although many would deny it at first” Masaru shook his head, “I have seen enough things to adapt according to the situation, as they say ‘Don’t judge a book by its cover’” Masaru muttered as he glances at Lin Guang, “It has been a while since we last met, Miss Guang” Hearing Masaru’s greeting Lin Guang snorted, “You are getting involved in an affair that you should stay out of”

Masaru nodded, “I would have believed those words if Mis Lin and Mr Meng left me alone, besides I am here to discuss something different with Lord Bala” Hearing this Lin squinted her eyes as she was not informed about the topic Masaru came to talk with Bala, she glances at Bala who was enjoying his tea nonchalantly. She sneered “And what would you discuss with him? To have him join the opposite faction?”

Masaru shook his head, “I would like to ask him to remain neutral, as Lord over Insects. Lord Bala must look out for his people more than his personal feelings, or could it be that Miss Lin want him to push his people further in danger for your selfish whims?” Lin Guang flinched at Masaru’s question before she shook her head “Of course not! I am only here to prevent him from being manipulated by you!” Masaru displayed a shocked face after hearing Lin’s words.

“To think Miss Lin believes I have the capacity to manipulate Lord Bala, could it be you are trying to say something about Lord Bala?” Bala who heard what Masaru just said to Lin was quiet, he was truly amused at how this kid was playing against Lin without saying anything that trespasses the borderline but instead he wants to lead Lin to do so. Lin realized she was being led by Masaru, she snorted “Of course not, your just a weakling”

“I see, it’s good that I am a weakling” Masaru muttered as he glances at Lin whose face was red ‘I will deal with you and Seiryuu soon…’ He thought before turning to Bala, “Although I would like to keep entertaining you all, but Lord Bala. As per the agreement, I came as requested and hope that you would honour your words” Bala nodded at Masaru’s words causing Lin to become anxious.

“What words!? What deal have you made? Bala have you decided to abandon me?” Lin asked Bala, despite her anxiety it was because she feared losing his support would cause the plan to be delayed and not for Bala himself. Bala smiled “Masaru here has given me a path I could pursue you while tending to what my people need the most right now” Hearing Bala’s words Lin turned towards him with a stern gaze.

“What path?” Bala took a sip of his tea before answering, “Neutrality, I will not be supporting either side. Lin, I want to support you, but you have not loved me and instead used me because of the Love I had for you. But I can’t have my people continue to suffer for my decisions which is why I decided to take this offer to become Neutral” Hearing this Lin gnashed her teeth before she stood up, “I see, so you made your choice to follow this foreigner instead of us huh?”

“You’re wrong, I chose neither side because my people need to recover” Lin did not buy Bala’s excuse and turned to glare at Masaru before leaving the dining room, “She has a lot of patience” Masaru commented while Bala sighed, “I decided to give up on her, ever since the last internal war I did not realize how deeply her dėsɨrė for Kouryuu’s power had corrupted her and today it was made clear to me.” Masaru glances at the door Lin left through, “What did you see in her?”

“Probably what any man would see when they meet a beautiful girl, isn’t it the same with you Masaru?” Bala asked with a sly smile as Masar chuckled, “Now then, since the main topic is over. Let’s talk about Tourism Business” Masaru said as the two of them began to speak of business opportunities over lunch.

>/<

“We lost Bala, he became a neutral party” Lin contacted Meng Zhang the instant she teleported away from Taiwan, “Well it is better news for us compared to having him as an Enemy instead” Meng Zhang muttered which caused Lin to feel shame since she did not expect to fail like this, “Shall we go ahead and call forth the ritual?” Lin asked while Meng who was sitting with the devil who nodded “Yes, we will perform it Five days from now… Make sure to collect Genbu’s remnant Soul”