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Chapter 8: The Walpurgis
🕑 Added 2023-07-06 20:01:07 +0000 UTCStory 7: Isekai Restaurant
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Chapter 8: The Walpurgis
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- Silas -
I opened my shop as usual.
The girls had decided to take care of the problems with the Onmyoji and I let them. I mean, wasn’t this what I wanted in the first place?
They are plenty strong now and from what they had found out, the clan who attacked us wasn’t that strong, just had some tricky abilities. They were just caught unaware and were trapped for sometime.
Man… some coincidences are just…
Anyways, the shop’s door opened and in came Rimuru followed by a blonde guy.
“Sil… we will have two ramens.”
“Okay. A moment.” I had the stock prepared and the process didn’t take long after my cooking ability had been upgraded the last time.
Lavinia served the food and I went and sat beside them.
“Sil… this is my friend, Veldora and Veldora, this is Silas or Sil. You already know about him.”
Rimuru did tell me about Veldora. One of the three True Dragons of his world.
I thought he would be scary or something but this guy… he was…
“T-this is… the limited edition Naruto Volume One manga with five extra pages.” he was already holding a manga I had put on the shelf with trembling hands.
Yes….Veldora is a weeb.
And a new one at that.
Rimuru explained that while in his mindscape, the guy read several manga in his memory to pass the time.
My view of supernatural beings is falling down with each passing day.
What’s next I wonder… a dragon who eats panties?
….
Yeah, let’s not think about those.
All aside, Veldora is a pretty chill guy.
“Ohh, this is awesome.” He shouted as he took a bite of the ramen, attracting the attention of the new guests.
Bang-san had entered with Kamikaze-san.
“Sil, I have heard that you are spreading the Sacred Texts in this world?” Veldora suddenly said, attracting my attention.
Say what?
“Sacred Texts?” I asked, confused.
“He means manga.” Rimuru explained.
….
“I see.” So it’s already too late for him. “Yes. We have opened a publishing company although the girls manage it.”
“Yes yes. I would like a lifetime subscription of all your manga and light novels.” he sat up straight and asked with utter seriousness.
“S-sure.”
“Thank you. I knew a friend of Rimuru won’t let me down. From today on, you can call me your friend too. If anyone tries to cause trouble for you just tell me, I, Veldora Tempest will blow them up hahahaha.”
I smiled with twitching lips.
Guests started entering the shop one after the other and I left to cook.
- Yuri Alpha -
She looked at the Kijin Ninja who had surrounded the entire place. The information they had obtained stated that their target was inside.
Along with it, she had already researched about the security and the overall power of this clan two days ago.
Silas-sama had wanted to personally come here and take care of this situation but Shuna had asked him to allow them this opportunity.
Back then she had been quite appalled by the interference in the will of a Supreme Being but later understood when she explained things to them in private.
Silas-sama’s most earnest wish is to live a life of peace and as his servants… it is their job to provide him with it. So, how could they allow him to fight?
If he had to step up against every common enemy, how would he attain the peaceful life he so badly desires?
And so, all of the commanders of Silas-sama’s forces had decided to use this incident to set an example.
To make this world realise the consequence of interfering with the wishes of a Supreme Being.
“The target has been located.” Naberal appeared beside her and reported.
“We are ready too and can disable all the security at any moment.” Yuna
She nodded and looked at the girl beside her.
Shuna had come out today while Lavinia stayed back to serve the guests at the restaurant. She nodded.
“What should we do about the pests who are watching us?” Naberal asked.
“Let them see. What’s a show without an audience?” Turning back to Yuna she commanded. “Disable the security measure.”
Yuna slipped into her shadows and a moment later, a light flashed over the entire Clan area as the barrier surrounding the area dissipated.
“Attack!” On her command, all twenty Kijin Shinobi disappeared from the place and another moment later, the members of the Seimei Clan started to fall.
- Azazel -
He looked from a distance as the fight began.
“Twenty five people in total, or at least the ones I can see and each one of them is at least an Ultimate Class. How does a force like this remain unknown all these years?”
“I am just as surprised as you. When the Oni had approached me telling me about Ariyuki and Rihan’s death before asking for an alliance, I had thought they wanted to use us to eliminate their enemies. But the guy had completely denied it and said that they would take care of their own problems. Seeing all this now, I don’t doubt it.”
As Nurarihyon answered, several auras flared from the Seimei Clan and Azazel got a serious look on his face. “Those people have been keeping secrets too. I didn’t think these youkai were still alive.” He said while he looked at the sky.
The thunderclouds gathered all over the city and lightning sounded everywhere. From the black clouds, eight gigantic white snakes, the size of skyscrapers descended towards them.
Orochi Shikigami, this was the technique of…
“Abe no Orochi. That bitch was still alive.” One of Nurarihyon’s subordinates, the Yuki Onna, Setsuna exclaimed loudly.
The woman in question walked out to the top of the Clan building and looked at the attackers. The third Head of the Clan. A thousand year old monster.
One by one, all ten heads of the Clan came out, from second to eleventh.
This was a power which could match a mid scale faction like the Kyoto Youkai.
What happened next was beyond everyone’s expectations.
The very next moment, all eight heads were chopped into tiny pieces.
The atmosphere calmed down in an instant.
"What is the meaning of this? Why are you attacking our clan?" Abe no Yoshihara, the second head asked.
"This is just a retaliation to the attack on our people. As for the details, you can ask that person over there?" The Red haired oni replied. "All we want is Abe no Ariyuki. Give him to us and we stop. Deny and everything that happens today would be your fault."
“How bold of you. To come to our clan and attack our people and make demands to hand over our members. It seems the Clan has been quiet for too long for people to have forgotten about us.” Hiruko Gokadoin snarled before racing ahead to attack.
Five Elements lit up around him as the magic circle formed and prepared to attack.
“You have chosen war then.” The Red haired Oni conjured a flame on his hand and threw it at the Onmyoji, creating a sphere around the zone of attack.
The black flames lit up the entire sky and when they dissipated, there was nothing left in the area. An Ultimate Class being was just erased.
“Attack!” A black haired maid with glasses commanded and the war began.
A few minutes later, Azazel had to change his thoughts.
It was not a war.
No.
This was simply a one sided massacre.
The only ones left were the last eight heads of the Clan who barely kept themselves alive with the famed Heptagon Barrier of Abe no Seimei.
“What are they doing, Nurari?” he asked, seeing the onmyoji preparing for some kind of attack.
Nurarihyon’s eyes widened. “They are… those crazy bastards are going to take down the entire city.” he quickly got up and drew a sword as a gigantic magic circle rose around the Clan’s boundaries.
Azazel, too prepared to interfere but on the other hand, the Oni didn’t even move. Only one girl, wearing a priestess garb walked to the front.
He couldn’t see her face from a distance but the Oni around her kneeled when they saw her coming.
The Onmyoji attacked. The Magic Circle rose to the sky. This was an attack created by eight Ultimate Class beings.
The girl joined her hands as if in prayer and then something happened which he was sure he wouldn’t forget till the end of his life. The girl’s aura rose, completely dismantling the attack created by the Onmyoji and turning it back towards the enemy. Each element was torn apart as if the laws were being bent to the girl’s will.
And finally the attack was transformed into a familiar aura.
“Holy Power! How can a Youkai use Holy Power?” He asked Nurarihyon incredulously but the man himself was shocked at the astonishing scene.
A voice was heard, echoing in the area despite being very soft.
“Disintegration.”
And then it rained hell.
“What do you think about them, Nurari?” he asked as he chugged down another cup of sake.
The scene he had seen tonight was similar to the ones he had scenes in the Great War when Father had fought.
This level of Holy Magic… it was almost like a Divine Miracle.
Just what kind of people has Lavinia gotten mixed up with?
The entirety of Japan was shaken by the attack but yet no one dared to go and disturb the Oni. They had left all the proof of Abe no Ariyuki’s attack on their clan first at the sight of the Clan’s ruins for everyone to see.
“I was called by Yasaka for a meeting to talk about the event. We are probably going to visit their territory and draft some kind of agreement soon. None of us had expected them to be… this strong.”
“That girl, was she their leader?”
“I don’t know. Now that I recall it, the guy never mentioned his leader’s name or gender. I had assumed it was a guy.” Nurari answered, scratching his chin.
“Can I tag along? I might know someone in that place.” He asked and Nurari agreed after a bit of thought.
He needed to go there because he didn’t think many people knew what that girl had done or rather what she was capable of doing.
A Holy Magic which could completely erase the souls of such strong beings… A Miracle. Those things had ceased since Father…
The Church would riot if they knew. Not that they were going to stay quiet. And he didn’t want that Mysterious Lucifer to get annoyed again.
Why did things have to get so complicated all of a sudden?
- Silas -
I was preparing a menu for the Walpurgis which will be held tonight.
A literal gathering of fucking Demon Lords at my Restaurant.
This week has been fairly quiet though.
The girls had gone out for a night and solved whatever problem we had with the Onmyoji.
But seeing as Shuna was leading them, she wouldn’t have done anything too excessive. Shuna was quite kind hearted that way.
The normal customers gathered as usual.
Ikki had gone on some work for Kisuke. That guy wanted to rescue that not middle school girl, Rukia. She was taken away by some place called the Soul Society. They were training for the said rescue.
I did offer my help but Kisuke said that matters might get worse if someone of my power showed up.
I agreed.
“Silas, a Dragon Apple Pie.” I heard the voice as soon as the door to the restaurant opened. Veldora is quite taken to the food from my Restaurant, Now he is a regular customer. In fact, all three of his meals were cooked here.
I already kept several pies reserved for when he came so I just heated one up and served him before returning to the preparations.
“Say Veldora, what can you tell me about the Demon Lords? I want to make something for them but I don’t know what kind of things they might like.” I asked as he finished eating and I was done with my work.
Veldora on the other hand had already taken out a handheld console and was ready for his daily gaming marathon which was from now till lunch time.
This Dragon was becoming a classic otaku.
“Demon Lords? Eh, I don’t know much about the new ones. I was sealed when it happened. But the older ones, I know. You already know Guy, Ramiris and Milim. They are the oldest among the Demon Lords. Then comes Dino, Dagrule and hmm, what was her name again… yes, Valentine. They are also really old. Dino is the lazy ass who likes to sleep. He is a Fallen Angel who was first created by my elder brother. He fell later on and joined the Demon Lord council.”
“Your elder brother?” I asked at the mention of the statement.
“Oh yes. Veldanava was our eldest brother. He is the one who created our world and several tens of thousands of other worlds. He was Milim’s father.”
….
….
“Say what?” I asked, my mind blanked at the reveal.
The guy himself was not even concerned about the insanity of the statement.
He then went on to tell me the story about Veldanava and his end and how Milim became a Demon Lord. I came to understand why Milim was the way she was.
A child who hadn’t known the love of a family since birth and craved loving relations.
…Maybe I will make her a dessert for today. One day free in her month-long sentence.
Man… I really spoil her.
I wonder what I would have done if I had a real little sister.
But then Veldora had gone on to explain the characters of the Demon Lords and I waited for the evening now.
It was evening and time for the Walpurgis.
Suddenly Veldora came rushing into the Restaurant.
“Silas, I have heard that there are new Mangas in your company. I want to see them.” He asked, hurriedly.
“Umm… sure. Are you not staying for the Walpurgis?”
“Walpurgis? Eh, that’s boring Demon Lord stuff. I am a True Dragon. What do I need to do with those meetings? I have more important things to do.”
….
“O-kay.”
“Thank you my friend. I will be sure to guard the Holy Land of Sacred Texts hahahaha.” The chunni dragon patted my shoulder and walked out of the Restaurant.
He seemed to be in a bit of a hurry.
Meh, what problems can he cause by just reading some manga? I know that he won’t be destroying anything in the town. The guy has learned some restraint according to Rimuru.
An hour later, the two maids Guy had sent before came in to check the preparations. They opened a gate such that the people can directly connect to the room in Tempest where the door opens.
This was done with Rimuru’s permission obviously. The happiest one was without a doubt Milim.
There were ten Demon Lords, nine now actually because I killed Clayman. Each will be bringing two subordinates with them. I changed the arrangements of the room with Magic to make the place big enough for everyone.
Man, I needed to renovate the place soon.
Get a bigger restaurant maybe.
I’ll need several more employees for it too.
Chefs, waitresses and other staff.
“Silas-sama, we will escort the guests now.” The Blue haired maid bowed to me and I nodded back.
And surely, within five minutes, the door opened and people walked in, one after another. The first was Guy along with a white haired girl. Then came Milim and Ramiris followed by a Demon and a green haired woman. Frey and a rough looking blonde lion beastman came in later.
Rimuru was next. He had come with Shion and Diablo, the demon he had summoned and named.
Ainz was attending with Albedo and Demiurge.
Later on a tall looking man came in with a silver haired boy who looked like he would fall asleep at any moment. They must be Dagrule and Dino.
The last two to arrive were a blonde and a silver haired guy followed by a silver haired maid with heterochromia eyes.
On my side, I had Shuna and Weiss because they were from Rimuru’s world.
“Welcome to my humble Restaurant. Please take your seats.” I asked the guests and looked at Shuna who served the drinks.
With some support from Rimuru and Ainz, I had splurged for this meeting so as to put on a good impression.
Shuna served the drinks as everyone was seated and then the meeting began.
“This meeting is almost a formality because everything was already investigated. Still, I will state it out for everyone. Two weeks ago, Clayman plotted an attack against the Monster Nation of Tempest ruled by the slime Rimuru Tempest. He did so under the guise of testing Rimuru Tempest’s claim of being a Demon Lord. Unfortunately, he bit off more than he could chew and was killed along with his army. The Human Nation of Falmuth who were manipulated by Clayman to attack were also killed by Rimuru Tempest and both he and the Devil Silas ascended into Demon Lords. That’s the gist of it. So today’s meeting is called to decide what to do with the empty position on the council.” Guy took charge and laid out all the facts.
“I would like to say something first.” Demon Lord Frey raised her hand. Guy nodded and she continued. “I want to give up my position as a Demon Lord. I don’t think I am worthy of this position currently.”
“What! Why Frey?” Milim shouted.
I remember them being very close.
“In the recent fight, I realised my weakness. Even in a three on one fight, with an army on our side, I was completely powerless against Silas. In fact, he held back to not hurt me or it would have been easier for him. This made me realise that I am currently not strong enough for this position. If in the future, I achieve the required strength, I will rejoin Walpurgis.”
….
Did she get too much of a shock from the fight?
Man… I don’t even know what to say.
“I would like to do the same.” The beastman guy spoke up. I think he was Demon Lord Carrion. “The fight with Milim made me realise my inadequacies and I would like to give up my position as well.”
And just like that the Walpurgis lost two more Demon Lords.
“We are down to seven then. So, let’s take it back up then. I recommend Silas and Rimuru for the position of Demon Lords. Since they were more or less responsible for the reduction in numbers, they should do something too. And to make it ten, how about the Lich joins too?” He said while looking at Ainz.
“I would like to pass. All the current Demon Lords are awakened individuals. I wouldn’t feel comfortable joining at my current level.” Ainz denied.
While all this was happening, I sat there open-mouthed. What the fuck do you mean become a Demon Lord?
“Hold on. What do you mean by me becoming a Demon Lord? I am too busy with my Restaurant to manage demon lord stuff.” I raised my hand and called Guy out.
“Demon Lord stuff? We don’t actually do anything, you know? What do you think the job of this council is?”
Huh? Yes, what is the job of this council?
“It’s basically to oversee the Demon Lords so that none of them decide to go too crazy. A fight between two Demon Lords can be too destructive. We just manage that. And the territories of the Monsters. Humans have their kingdoms and kings. Monsters have their Demon Lords.”
Oh.
“But still, wouldn’t that mean I will have to spend my time managing a kingdom? That’s too much work you know?”
“Hahahaha rarely any of us do that. Do you think I go around doing paperwork for monsters? Do I look like that kind of person?” He laughed.
Well… no.
“You can just give the territory your name and leave it to your subordinates to manage. That would be more than enough to deter some foolish human kingdoms from attacking these territories. They wouldn’t have attacked the Nation of Tempest if they knew a Demon Lord was protecting it. Currently, four territories are without rulers. Rimuru is already the king in Jura Forest so that will be his territory. Carrion and Frey can choose what they want to do. That still leaves Clayman’s territory. Don’t you feel responsible for the monsters there?”
… what the fuck, dude? Are you trying to emotionally blackmail me? You really are a Daemon.
But he did have a point.
Leaving an entire country of monsters unsupervised was not a good idea. So I looked back at Weiss. “Do you think you can manage this country? You can call me if you need any help.” Shuna and the Kijin were busy with my world. The maids were busy with the company. The only ones left were Weiss and her Daemons. “I will set a few rules to be followed but apart from those you can manage the kingdom as you see fit. Can you do it? " I asked.
"We are honoured to be of use to you."
The same rules which Rimuru uses should be good. Maybe I can ask Zeref for some advice too.
“Okay then. I accept.” I agreed too. I didn’t have to do anything so it would be dickish of me not to accept.
Weiss did look like she wanted to do the work so it was all fine.
“Personally, I don’t care who becomes a Demon Lord.” The blonde guy, Leon said.
“Sure. I have no problem either.” Dino, the fallen Angel replied.
“Hmph, personally it absolutely galls me to recognise a lowly slime as a Demon Lor…” The silver haired vampire Roy Valentine started talking but couldn’t complete his words as he was raised up by his throat by Diablo.
“Kufufufufu if even a lowly mosquito can talk bad about Rimuru-sama, I would be failing my duties.”
The vampire struggled but couldn’t break the grip.
“Oi Diablo, let him go. He can have whatever opinion he wants. I don’t care.” Rimuru pacified the Daemon who unceremoniously dropped the blonde haired vampire to the ground.
The man didn’t take his loss well and his aura flared but this was the moment I decided to intervene.
Snap.
I just snapped my finger as his aura was dispelled.
The room looked at me.
“I think we should stop now. I don’t want my Restaurant to be messed up.”
“Then you should have stopped that Daemon. Are you siding with your friend?” Roy Valentine snarled. He was summoning his magicules but to no avail.
I narrowed my eyes. “First things first. If I was siding with Rimuru, you would be six feet under the ground and not in a fun way. Second, I didn’t stop Diablo because he did nothing wrong. Only the Demon Lords were asked for their opinions. Why are you, a subordinate of a Demon Lord poking your nose where it doesn’t belong? Let’s assume that you are representing your Master or rather Mistress who is clearly standing beside you.” I pointed towards the silver haired maid who had several times more magicules than him.
Dantalion had already deduced that she was the Demon Lord Valentine. Not to mention, Veldora had said that Valentine was a girl. Why she was pretending to be a maid, I didn’t know. Demon Lords are weird. She might have some kind of a maid fetish. Hell I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a Demon Lord with a magical girl fetish.
I continued. “It still only gives you the power to speak on her behalf, not insult other Demon Lords. You were clearly out of line and so I didn’t intervene. Anyone else have any problems with my actions?”
“None.” Guy shouted.
“Sil!” Milim shouted. “What did you do?! Luminous was trying to disguise as a maid. You revealed her.”
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“Tch. Useless all of them.” The silver haired vampire maid clicked her tongue and did what wouldn’t be out of place in a magical girl anime as she transformed into a gothic looking dress.
A vampire goth. Talk about cliche. I smiled.
She turned towards me. “How did you know?”
I shrugged my shoulders. “You had a lot more power than him and Veldora had told me that Demon Lord Valentine was a girl.”
“It’s that damn lizard’s fault again.” She gritted his teeth.
“Oya. By the way, where is that wayward little brother of mine?” The white haired woman beside Guy asked all of a sudden, catching me off guard.
“Little Brother?”
“Veldora, my little brother. Did he run away sensing me coming this way? How rude of him. But then again, he was always like that.”
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….
Is that why he was in such a hurry?
That Veldora was afraid of his sister?
“Ughh, he’s in my world. Probably reading manga.”
“Reading? Is this the same Veldora I know? Did you perhaps pick up some other dragon who claimed to be Veldora? What are these manga?” She laughed.
“He has taken to Manga… umm, stories from different worlds quite well.”
“Stories from different words. On that note, can this place really allow people to travel between different worlds? Even to worlds outside our own?” She asked as all the Demon Lords who didn’t know looked up at me.
The look was especially piercing for Leon.
“It can. But I cannot control where the gate will open. So travelling to any particular world is not within my hands.”
“But it can do so, right?” She asked.
“Yes.”
“I wouldn’t mind travelling to a new world.”
“Oh sure. I don’t mind as long as you follow the basic rules. Don’t cause chaos in the world. No fighting unless in self defence. Other than that, I don’t see any problem.”
“Hahahaha… and what makes you think I need to follow your rules? I could just throw you out and take over this place.” She laughed, her gaze narrowing and her magicules rising.
Ah… she’s one of those. Why can’t people not cause trouble?
Snap.
I snapped my finger as her aura disappeared. Her eyes widened.
“The first and foremost rule of all… is not to cause trouble in my Restaurant. Second. I own this Restaurant. I decide what goes on inside this Restaurant. In here, it won’t matter if you are strong or weak, one or a hundred, as long as I want… you will die”
I spoke calmly. I did learn how to deal with these situations the hard way. I will not let anyone push me around anymore.
“But I don’t like fighting, so I will simply ban you from my Restaurant.” I smiled, releasing her aura.
I thought she would be angry but she laughed instead. “Calling you the second coming of Guy was not wrong. You even have similar tempers.”
“Calling me what?”
“They call you the second coming of The Lord of Darkness, Guy Crimson, Lord of the White Night, Silas. Now it seems that the name wasn’t in vain.”
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Lord of the White Night? Just what kind of chunni people lived in this crazy ass world?
She came to me and touched my forehead lightly.
Blessing of the Ice Dragon Velzard obtained.
I heard the voice of Dantalion in my ears and looked at her in surprise.
“Ice Magic of the level you used, is rare. Till now, I was the only one who could do so. Consider this a gift for showing me something good.”
“Umm thanks.”
They stayed over for the dishes I had prepared. The food did calm down the Vampire Princess a bit.
I used my entire morning preparing special dishes for each person according to the information I had obtained on them. So it was not surprising.
“What is this thing called?”
“That’s a pie made from Dragon Apples. I wasn’t told about you attending the meeting so I couldn’t prepare anything special. These are some things I keep in stock for Veldora. These apples are apparently grown in the Underworld and liked by Dragons of certain races. Along with it, from what I have seen, Dragons also seem to like bananas and dishes made from bananas and thus ice cream.”
“This wine is not blood.” The Vampire Demon Lord, Ruminas lifted the glass and took a sip of the juice as she asked me.
“It’s Blood Berries. They can be used as substitute blood. They are generally used to recover from blood loss. Even a single berry can make a dying human recover from blood loss.”
I found out that these berries were from Jiro-san’s world.
Maybe I can form a Hunting Team and get some ingredients from this world for cheap. Saitama would be up for it and maybe even some of the hunters from Issac’s world. Yes, it sounds quite good.
“I would like to order this in bulk. How much can you make in a month?”
Oh, a deal.
“As long as the price is right, I can produce almost endless amounts of food. How much do you require?”
“Enough to feed a hundred thousand.” She smirked slyly.
“Doable.” I smiled.
Technically, Blood Berries can be served as it is and I can just get them packed for takeouts. I will be raking in enough profit for the Restaurant.
We discussed the next deal and she returned back to her food, satisfied.
“Now returning back to the order of business again. We have a very big issue.” Guy started.
Oh, what now?
“Yes yes. A big issue.” Milim nodded her head sagely which looked completely out of place.
“Umm, what issue?” Rimuru asked.
“Name. We need a new name. We are nine demon lords now so we cannot be called Ten Great Demon Lords. Would be a shame.”
“Ahh it’s naming time again. I hate those things.” Dino, who was sitting beside me sighed and laid his head down on the table again.
“Really? What could be so bad about naming?”
“The last one took three days and we couldn’t get anywhere.” He replied, sleepily. Really, his title of the Sleeping Ruler is totally apt.
Three days!
“Oh oh, I know. Let Rimuru name this time. Rimuru is great at naming.” Milim shouted.
Yeah, the guy did name all those orcs. Although it was mostly alphabets by the end of it.
Rimuru was caught off guard but he still threw a few names. They were ultimately rejected. Then he looked at me. “Oi Sil, need a bit of help.”
Hmm.
What can be the name of a group of Demon Lords?
A group of Demon Lords?
Nine Demon Lords.
“How about the Nine Hells. You know, how according to the myths, there are nine layers of hell, ruled by Demons. There are Nine of us. So, Nine Hells. Each ruling their own territory.”
“Ohh. Sounds cool.” Milim agreed.
Thank you Milim. I knew I could trust you.
“Nine Hells, yes. It sounds appropriate.” Dagrule agreed. This guy was the sanest person in the entire council from what I could see.
“Umm Nine Hells, sure. Why not?” Dino agreed.
“I don’t mind.” Leon said. “Just finish this already.”
The agreement was reached and the new council of the Demon Lords were called the Nine Hells.
Finally, it was time for everyone to leave.
Guy approached me and put a hand on my cheek… leaning in for a kiss. I froze for a fraction of a second before pulling back.
WHAT THE FUCK!
“Oh, am I perhaps not to your liking? I thought this would be a perfectly good way to thank you.”
No. It wouldn’t.
Yup. It’s confirmed. All Demon Lords are weird.
“I… appreciate your intentions but I am not into guys.”
“Oh, I can solve it quite easily. Daemons can change gender at will. So, would you like me to become a woman to lay with you?”
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I searched for any words to reply back.
Thankfully, help came in at this time.
“Oi Guy, what are you doing?” Milim flew between us quickly, shielding me. I won’t lie, but for the first time, I felt like she could be a suitable big sister.
With Milim’s protection, I was spared the awkward situation.
Two hours later, Veldora returned, accompanied by a red haired guy.
“Silas, my friend. I have brought a guest kuahahahaha.” He laughed as soon as he entered. I looked out from my kitchen and saw them taking a seat.
“Welcome back. So, who is your friend? Weren’t you in the Manga company? How did you guys meet? ” I asked him as I served them both something to eat.
“His name is Great Red. It’s a funny story.”
And then, Veldora began his own adventure story.
“It all started when I wanted to get the next volume of Dragon Ball Z only to see the biggest hearsay I had ever seen. Drag So Ball. They call a legend like the DragonBall series, Drag So Ball. How outrageous! So, I decided to do the only sane thing… and blow up the company who prints these manga!”
And just like that, the typical adventure story became a horror story.
“You didn’t do that, did you!” I almost shouted.
“Kuahahahaha I was stopped by the Lavinia girl. So I just went out for a walk.”
“A walk?”
“A very enthusiastic walk.”
….
“So, while I was taking a walk, I met a girl, a dragon. I didn’t know there were such dragons in this world. She called herself, Ophis.”
It was going to be a long and stressful tale.
- Odin -
“The fuck would I know where that blue dragon came from.” He shouted as he replied to the questions of Lugh, making the God of Light quiet. “I only sensed something in the Dimensional Gap and decided to take a peak. How would I know that Great Red was fighting some other Dragon who didn’t even look like he was trying. Both of them noticed me but they didn’t even care and I was afraid that they would start to care so I didn’t get close.”
Every Major faction was shaken except maybe the Hindus.
Another one of that level and it wasn’t even known? No. They weren’t on the same level. This was someone who was trouncing Great Red around with barely any effort before they started fighting on something else?
“Even your Special Eye couldn’t see anything?” Lugh asked, surprised.
“It didn’t work. The Blue Dragon was disrupting everything I used even without trying. Magic barely worked there.”
“So you didn’t get any information?”
“I did seem to hear a few things which didn’t make a lot of sense. But by the end of it, they seemed to have been getting along well. Anyway, the fight was really disrupting the scrying. By the end of it all I was hearing was arguments about Banana Pies and Apple Pies and about who’s stronger, some Vegetable or Son Goku. Do you think that old monkey knows about the Blue Dragon? Was he someone from Indra’s side? Maybe related to Vritra?”
“I don’t think I know. You should be able to get in touch with Sun Wukong. You two get along well. But if you ask me, the chances of that happening are low. If Indra had someone of that level on his side, he would have attacked the Trimurti to overtake the Hindu Pantheon.”
“Yes. Indra is not the type to hide such a big card. If he did have someone like this, he would be flaunting them. Not to mention, I really doubt that a dragon of such calibre would bend to someone’s words or price. They are the creatures who take away things using brute force.”
“Sounds about right. By the way, have you heard of the chaos in Kyoto? Apparently a group of youkai have emerged who can use Holy Magic at our level. This has caused a lot of chaos.”
“Hoh, Youkai. The only one I remember is that vixen. Hmm, one of the finest pairs I’ve seen.”
“Sigh… I did some investigation and found out that several things have happened in Japan in recent days. Although, the new Youkai group and someone at the level of the Top Ten Strongest beings is a bit out of the blue.”
At this, his son Thor’s ears perked up. “Really, that strong? What kind of youkai are they?”
“Oni apparently.”
“Then I shall go there and take a look for myself if they really deserve to be called one of the top ten strongest beings in the world.” Thor laughed and Odin had a slight headache.
When will his idiot son grow up?
- Michael -
“Did you find any information about the Magic user, brother?” He asked Uriel who had returned from investigating the recent holy magic.
“They were apparently a group of Youkai, which is inconceivable. How can youkai use Holy Magic?”
“Was it a scam? Maybe they used some kind of artifact?”
“An attack of that level would have to be from the True Longinus.”
“It was not a scam and neither was it an artifact. I saw the area myself. There was nothing left behind except pure Holy Magic residue. Around a dozen or so Ultimate Class beings were… completely erased. It was nothing like an attack from the True Longinus. From what I could gather, the Onmyoji Clan had attacked the new Youkai to create some friction between the Kyoto youkai groups. What they hadn’t expected was such a retaliation. Even if the Holy Magic user was not considered, they had at least around twenty five Ultimate Class beings.”
“You are telling me that some youkai can use Holy Magic at the level of Miracles and are strong enough to rattle the Heaven’s System?” Raphael asked, unamused.
“Calm down brothers. What we have to think is what to do regarding these youkai? Japan has been the centre of many activities recently. We need to be careful when making a decision. We don’t want a war.”
“I think we should contact these Youkai and see what kind of people they are. If they can really use Holy Magic, they couldn’t be that bad.” Gabriel suggested.
He thought about it and agreed. “Yes. Before anything else, we need to at least meet these people. I asked Azazel as he was there when this happened. The leader of this group was a girl, their princess who was also the caster of the magic. We can send someone to meet them.”
“Then I will go and meet them myself.” Gabriel offered.
Yes. If their leader was a woman, then Gabriel would be the best choice.
Michael really hoped they were good people and Heaven could form an alliance with them. The move from the Mysterious Lucifer a few months ago had shaken all their forces in Japan. A strong ally could boost their confidence back again.
- Silas -
“Let me get this straight. You met a girl, a dragon girl who asked you for help to drive out someone who had taken over her home.”
“Hmm.” Veldora nodded.
“So you went ahead and got into a fight with Red.” I paused and looked at the other dragon who was shoving the apple pie into his mouth. “Can I call you Red?”
“Sure.” He nodded.
“Yes.” Veldora nodded back too.
“And Red is a True Dragon, just like you.”
“Umu.”
“The Dragon girl was also the same?” I asked.
“Actually, Ophis is a Dragon God.” Red interjected.
….
….
That doesn’t make things any better. Still sounds like the last boss of a Game.
“And then after fighting for a while, you guys became friends over games and food.”
“Basically yes.”
I threw my towel on the couch. I’m done.
It’s official.
The world doesn’t make sense.
“So, how was the meeting? The Walpurgis are generally boring. How did it go for you guys?” Veldora asked as he tried a Banana shake. “Ohh, this is quite good.”
“See, I told you so.” Red smirked smugly.
“Rimuru and I were made Demon Lords. Ainz rejected the offer and wanted to awaken first.” He just wanted to level up in peace without having to get stuck with paperwork. That guy was lucky.
He even made some bullshit reasons for his subordinates.
“Oh. Congratulations.”
“What congratulations. Now I have to think about some territory. I need to find someone to manage the kingdom. It’s too much work.”
“Or you could just blow it up kuahahahaha.”
“… No. You don’t blow things up just because you don’t like it. At least not always. No blowing things up, Veldora.”
“Ah, okay. I won’t blow it up then.”
“By the way, your sister came to the meeting too.”
*Cough* *Cough*
I smirked internally.
“Sister?”
“Velzard. I am sure you noticed her blessing on me.”
His eyes widened as he looked closer. “Yes. How did you do that? She would…”
“I dispelled her aura inside the Restaurant when she was about to cause trouble. It turns out that she was actually testing me. She became happy and Blessed me instead. So, why did you run away sensing your sister?”
“Run away! I didn’t run away. I went out to… ughh… help a Dragon Girl. Yes. I went out to help a Dragon Girl in distress.”
“Who turned out to be a Dragon Goddess.” I smiled.
Thankfully, Veldora’s distress was relieved by the entry of Zeref. He was followed by August, Irene and a little boy with salmon pink hair.
He was carrying a blonde girl in his arms.
“Silas, is Touma-kun here yet?”
Touma hadn’t arrived so I gave them a seat.
“She’s…” I asked.
“My wife, Mavis.” He answered while caressing her hair softly. It was probably the first time I had seen such an expression on his face.
Yes, Zeref seemed much happier since the last time I met him. Good for him.
I looked at the woman sleeping on the couch and recalled something.
Dantalion. Can I remove her curse with Helel?
Scanning.
….
….
Scanning Complete.
The target has a curse of contradicting elements and was turned into a means to harness unlimited Magical Energy.
The Magic has been analysed.
Extra Skill: Fairy Heart gained.
Reporting, the curse can be removed. Dantalion recommends only to remove the effect of the curse and not the curse itself to allow the target to use the magic from the Fairy Heart.
Dude… I just asked you a question and you went and copied everything.
Really.
I shook off my thoughts and looked at Zeref. “Umm, I might be able to remove the curse too if you want. It seems that someone has used the curse as some means to harness endless magic. If you want, I can just remove the effect of the curse and let her retain the ability to get unlimited magical reserves.”
“You can do that, Silas?” Zeref snapped to look in my direction.
“Hmm.”
“Then please.”
August bowed on my side.
“Gimme a moment.” I touched her forehead and let Dantalion do the rest of the work. “Helel.”
A moment later, a flash of light surrounded her body and she opened her eyes.
“There, all done. She’s technically under the curse. Umm, I just don’t know if you could even call it a curse anymore though.”
The guy himself checked on her with all kinds of magic.
While this was happening, Natsu, the little salmon head, went sniffing the air towards Veldora and Red. “You both are dragons, right? Fight me!” His fists lit up with fire as he jumped at them before anyone could say anything.
Veldora didn’t even look to the side and just blew a tiny bit of air at him, the flames in his hands were dispersed and he landed on the couch on the side. Then mists appeared around him and hung the kid from the ceiling.
….
“I apologise for his behaviour. Natsu is…”
“A kid. Don’t worry. I don’t think Veldora is going to mind it either.”
“Thank you. I have no words to describe how much you have done for me.”
“It’s fine, you know. I just couldn’t leave you all suffering like that. It was the right thing to do. By the way, can I ask for some advice?”
“Sure.”
I went on and explained to him what happened in the recent Walpurgis.
“And so, I now have a supposed kingdom which I have no idea how to manage. You have been an emperor for years now. Can you maybe give me some advice? I can’t even imagine the way to rule a kingdom with several different races of people. There is bound to be some friction and I want to reduce such things if possible.”
“I don’t think you would like my way of running an empire with your personality. I was not quite good as a ruler.” he said in a self-deprecating tone.
“You still managed an empire which spanned over an entire continent. So, I am sure you did some things right.”
“Hmm, actually, I think I know just the person to help you.” he turned back and looked at Irene. “She was once the Queen of a kingdom where Dragons and Humans lived peacefully. In my opinion, she could help you the most if you are looking for advice.”
“Will you?” I bowed lightly at her. “Can you please teach some of my subordinates how to manage a country. While I think Weiss is quite adept, her sensibilities are quite different from normal people. Some other perspective would help greatly.”
She looked at Zeref who nodded. “You can take as much time as you want. I think you can treat it as a holiday with your daughter.”
“I… yes, your Majesty.” She bowed her head.
What followed was introducing Irene to Weiss and the other people and let them work together.
Later during the evening, the door to the restaurant opened again.
Jiro-san came with an old grandma.
“Silas-kun, can we have the menu?” He asked as they sat down on one of the unoccupied tables.
“Jiro-san and this is…” I handed them the menu.
“She is my sweetheart, my partner, Setsuno.”
“Ah Jiro-chan, such a flatterer. So this is the restaurant you told me about.” She looked at the menu. “You serve Poison Potato here?I didn’t know anyone could prepare it anymore.”
“Yes. I recently put it on the menu.” A separate list was added when the restaurant was upgraded. Poison Potato was added to the list.
“Hoho, such a great surprise. Then please, I will have a dish made of Poison Potatoes.”
“Some sake for me, Silas-kun.” Jiro-san, as always, asked for his alcohol.
“I will get it done.”
At the same time, a few other guests arrived.
Nakiri Senzaemon came with his granddaughter and another woman with salmon pink hair came.
Now if Erina had been snorty, this woman was downright looking down on the place, not even trying to hide her disdain towards the place.
“Nakiri-san, Erina.” I nodded at them in acknowledgement.
“Silas-kun. We will have whatever the chef recommends.” He ordered before going to Jiro-san.
“Father, are you telling me this place made those dishes?” The salmon haired woman spoke disbelievingly.
I didn’t mind and started preparing the dishes.
Udon for her too. Chef recommends learning some humility.
Erina on the other hand behaved well, so, an upgrade for her.
Puffer Whale sushi with ET Rice.
As for Jiro-san and Setsuno-san, Poison Potato croquettes and some Emerald Wine.
The food was ready. My new skills were really something if I say so myself. The best part is that I could even change some of the requirements of steps with my Helel Skill. I just prefer not to because it takes away the fun from cooking.
I actually enjoy this work. I don’t want to mess up with this.
The restaurant was relatively empty except for Veldora who was sitting near the charging point with his console.
The woman looked a bit offended that I was serving her simple udon but I didn’t care. She however didn’t say anything and started eating.
It was the second time that I saw someone having tears in their eyes while eating.
Senzaemon looked at her with a smile and ordered several other things.
Erina was looking at her with a complicated expression but her food distracted her sufficiently to not stare blatantly.
I looked at him questioningly and he explained.
“Our Nakiri family gives birth to a child with a special power every few generations called the God’s Tongue. It allows them to taste anything to the minutest detail and makes them extremely good judges for the culinary industry. Erina and Mana both have this ability. This however is both a boon and a curse. Mana became so disgusted with food that she couldn’t eat without getting sick. Nowadays, she has to inject nutrients into her body to survive.”
Damn…
Wait. If she was disgusted by the taste of everything, her husband must be a very unlucky man.
Just imagine kissing her and she looks disgusted.
The guy wouldn’t have enjoyed some….*cough* *cough* in his life.
But jokes aside, this reminds me of Irene. She was in a similar situation.
“Oh. These two have such gifts. It reminds me of the Gourmet Seven from our world.” Setsuno said.
We all looked at her.
“Gourmet Seven?”
“The Gourmet Seven are seven "Taste Masters" chosen from the chief member nations of the IGO. They are an organisation of members who hold a miraculous sense of taste, said to be able to recognize the taste of a single grain of sugar in a 25-metre pool. All of them are the highest panel of judges for the cooking competitions in our world. Her situation reminds me of those people. I am sure if she trained her tongue well enough, she could reach their heights in our world. And as for the food, the only thing our world doesn’t lack is food.”
“This… you are.”
“She is my partner, Setsuno.” Jiro-san explained. I think he was there the last time Sanzaemon had come.
“Setsuno-dono, could you be a chef too?”
“Hohohoho I do have some experience.” She laughed then turned at me. “I didn’t expect anyone would be able to detoxify a Poison Potato completely. This method was said to be lost over a thousand years ago and only one person was said to be able to achieve this feat. It’s great to see another one who can do the same.”
“Eh, thank you.”
“Why don’t you come to the Dining Hall sometimes? I will cook you a nice meal as a thanks. You can bring a friend.” She then turned towards the Nakiri family. “You three can come too. I will cook something which the two Ojou-chans like.”
“I would be honoured too.”
“In that case, I would like to extend an invitation to our Totsuki Academy as well. Please grace us with your presence. I will try my best to entertain you all.”
“Eh, thanks. I would love to.” I replied and then thought of something. “Actually, if you want, I can help you with the God’s Tongue ability.”
The family perked up and the old man Nakiri looked at me seriously so I went on. “I… might be able to make the ability controllable with my magic.”
Dantalion has analysed it and I could technically do so.
The spoon in Mana’s hand fell down and she looked at me, stunned.
“R-really?”
“Yes. It can be done. But do you want to? I mean are you sure you want to go throug…”
“YES!” The woman, Mana shouted.
Senzaemon got up and kneeled as I quickly stopped him.
“Silas-dono, if you could do this, our Nakiri family will always be in your debt.”
“Don’t worry so much. I just think it’s quite sad that someone cannot enjoy their food. As a chef, it’s revolting to me on a personal level. Just consider this my selfishness. You don’t need to feel indebted to me.”
“Please.”
I summoned my Black Thorn and made a small cut on Mana as Helel changed the working of her body and tongue very minutely.
“Done. I made it controllable as well as inheritable. You are welcome.” I smiled.
“Really? It’s done?”
I summoned a chocolate bar. A simple chocolate bar for her to try.
“Give this a try first.”
She did. One bite and then another. Tears fell from her eyes.
I looked at Erina. “Would you like the same?”
She nodded and a few moments later, she was the same.
The Nakiri family left happily.
Senzaemon repeatedly invited me to the Totsuki Academy.
I guess I can go there. Maybe recruit a sous-chef for myself. I cannot keep everyone waiting and will need more hands in the kitchen when I expand.
- Ophis -
She looked around the peaceful Dimensional Gap.
There was silence again.
That Dragon Veldora had driven away the noisy Baka Red.
She could have silence in her home again.
These feelings were short lived however. Noise erupted in the Dimensional Gap once more.
Ka ka ka ka.
Kachi daze.
Gun gun gun gun
Gun wo muki.
Jan jan byan byan
Kyuukyoku no
Batoru,
Imi wa nai sa
Tatakau dake
Deae te ureshii ze
Sugee yatsu ni…
The gap twisted and Baka Red flew in front of her again.
“Why are you here? Go away.” She said, frustrated.
The dragon paused and looked at her.
“Go where?”
“Veldora beat you. Go away.”
“Beat me? No. The fight was inconclusive. Dragon Apples are just as good as Banana Cream Pie. We decided it was a tie.”
“… What?”
“Go to the Crossroads Restaurant. You will know. I have to read the rest of DragonBall Super.”
And with no words, the annoying Dragon flew away.
Did Veldora not beat him?
But he could fight Baka Red. She will ask him again.
Crossroads Restaurant?
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Author’s Note:
I completed this chapter faster than I expected so here you go.
A few things happened in this chapter.
Silas just stepped back and let everyone take care of stuff.
The girls went above and beyond to keep him out of this mess….but causing a bigger scene.
The Walpurgis happened.
Veldora took an enthusiastic walk.
The walk caused half the factions in the DxD world to shit bricks.
Great Red is watching DBZ Super now.
And some people are now visiting the town.
Oh and Silas might or might not have accidentally seduced a mother daughter pair without realising.
I didn’t introduce any new world because I wanted to take some time with the existing ones first.
Enjoy the new chapter.
Good Day, Peace Out.
