??? POV
Cough!
Cough!
As I suddenly woke up in a coughing fit I opened my eyes groggily looking around in confusion at the small I was currently laying at.
While I was rubbing my tired eyes in confusion I heard the door open and an old man wearing a priests attire walked in with a serious look on his face.
???: "Hey Kid, nice seeing you woke up early huh?"
???: "W-what happened?"
???: "What happened? Tch, it seems like you came across a group of rogue ghouls and awakened your inherent power…"
???: "Wait…as in ghouls…? Aren't they just creatures said in stories to scare away kids?"
???: "Sigh…youth these days, forgetting their childhood…"
???: "H-how did I manage to survive…? And I awakened my inherent power you said…?"
???: "It seems like you managed to materialize a rather large harpoon and stab it through the ghouls skulls while shouting something about a whale Hunt…"
???: "H-huh I did that? But I don't remember that…?"
???: "Hmm, so you don't remember a thing?"
I shook my head side to side and saw the old priest think thoughtfully before sighing and staring at me carefully.
???: "Well would you like to join me and my family for dinner kid?"
I stared blankly at the old man I just met who invited me to eat with family after telling me I did something I don't remember at all.
Nodding absentmindedly the old man chuckled at my expression and I slowly got out from the bed and I followed him.
As we walked I saw the large benches and crosses hanging around the place and further made me realize that it is a church I was staying in.
Once we entered through one of the rooms doors I saw numerous people with priest attire and two black haired teens looking at me in surprise.
???: "Hmm?"
???: "Huh? Wait isn't that the guy dad brought in!?"
???: "Eh? Is that the guest from earlier…?"
???: "Father Fujimoto…."
While most of them were talking about me joining them at the moment another black-clothed priest stared at me cautiously as he called for the old priest's name.
Fujimoto: "Hmm? What is it?"
???: "Lets speak in private…"
Fujimoto: "We won't be long so make sure to eat kid and Rin stop staring at our guest!"
Rin: "Tch! Whatever old man!"
Before they left, Fujimoto had told me to eat with the rest and so I sat down at the table with the entire place having an awkward silence around it.
???: "Tch, well whats your name?"
???: "My name…. I can't seem to recall it…"
Hearing such everyone was surprised but simply nodded andd we started eating and I couldn't help but admire how both the black-haired twins and the other priests were talking harmoniously.
I ate quietly and tried recalling my name but I couldn't remember no matter how hard I tried and so I sighed and started eating with the others and made small talk about their names and how they joined the church.
???: "Well for starters, my brother Rin and myself are twins adopted by our father Shiro Fujimoto who is a priest of this church you are standing in"
Rin: "Thats right! Only thing is, I am the older brother and Yukio here is my younger brother so I have to take care of him!"
Yukio: "Sigh, isnt it the otherway around?"
Rin: "Huh!?"
I chuckled and continued eating with the others until Fujimoto and the other priest entered the room and started eating with everyone else.
15 minutes later
Rin: "Your cooking is great as always old man!"
Fujimoto: "Damn right it is brat!"
Yukio: "Thanks for the dinner dad"
Fujimoto: "Don't sweat it! Theres always more where that came from!"
While they continued speaking I looked back at the old priest and asked if we could talk for abit.
Fujimoto: "Very well then, if you would excuse us"
We left the room and went back to the main hall where I started speaking to the old priest while thanking him for helping me.
Fujimoto: "No problem, plus you might need to stick around until your memory is fully back and you remember where your parents are"
I felt a sudden pain in my head and as I grabbed my head I remembered something about my parents.
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FLASHBACK
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???: "Tch, shut up and die you old fucker!"
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
I stared wide eyed at my father's lifeless body fall onto the ground with three bullet wounds in his bleeding body and I felt everything shatter at that moment as tears welled up in my eyes and burst.
Sob
Thud
I tried getting up but the masked man who had his foot on my back slammed me back down and I grimaced at the pain before I stopped once I felt something on the back of my head.
???: "Shut it kid otherwise I will blow a hole through your stupid head!"
???: "AOKI NOOO!!!"
Hearing my mothers terrorized scream, I stared wide eyed as the man who held a gun pointed it at her.
???: "Heh, guess you should be killed next but I think we should have some fun, right boys?"
???: "She does look nice!"
???: "Let me go first!"
Hearing them talk about using my mother made me angry and struggle until I had my head slammed into the floor and my vision blurred at that moment.
???: "Didn't I tell you to stop struggling you little shit!!!"
???: "Akio! Dont hurt my son!"
???: "Then let me see you undress unless you want your son to suffer!"
Sob
Sob
???: "I-I don't want you to see this Akio…"
The more I heard them the more I wanted to get up and kill the bastard infront of me but with the heavy foot on my back I couldn't do a thing.
???: "Damn look at those jugs!"
Whoosh
Thud!
As I saw the fucker try to touch my moms breasts I tried struggling more but as his hands approached my mom took out a knife from behind her back and stabbed it into the the bastards eye and started to repeatedly stab into his face as the man screamed in agony.
???: "ARGHHHHH!!!! MY EYEEEE-"
???: "Oh Fuck!!!"
???: "This fucking whore!!! Now you're going to d-!"
I was shocked and as I felt the man move his foot to hit my mom I got up and used everything I had to slam my body into the fuckers body.
I luckily managed to make him fall into the sharp edge of a table and I heard his neck crack.
As I was going to check up on my mom I saw the masked man point his gun at me and about to pull the trigger making me stop dead on my tracks with immense fear in my eyes of not avenging dads death.
Whoosh
Bang!
Thud!
???: "Argh! You fucking bitch!"
Right when I was about to get killed mom had tackled the masked man onto the floor and as I heard them fighting I rushed over but then my heart dropped once I heard the sounds of bullets being fired with the masked man's voice being the only one to speak.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
???: "F-fuck! H-haha fucking die you bitch!"
I felt tears roll down my eyes with swelling sadness gather in my heart before I felt anger… anger at myself for not being quicker but this son of a bitch is still alive….
???: "Shit! Need to get rid of the kid so no one knows I did this shit!"
I grabbed the dead masked mans gun that layed on the floor and as I saw the remaining Masked man get up slowly and as we stared at each other in silence.
I raised the gun and pointed at him as he raised his hands up and he tried speaking to appease me.
???: "N-now hold on kid! Listen we were just hired by your dads coworker Yamamoto! So no nee- ARGHH!!!"
I shot him in the shoulder and felt the recoil make me drop the gun as the masked man screamed in agony.
I looked at my trembling hands and then at the gun and the masked man before I picked up the gun once more and walked towards the man.
???: "ARGHH!!! F-Fuck you little shit! Your parents deserved to di- Gah!"
Bang!
Bang!
I put the gun into his throat and shot him twice and as I stared at my moms lifeless corpse I couldn't help but feel my entire heart break and the once childlike glimmer I once had is long gone.
I grabbed the knife mom had with my now shaking hands and approached the masked man before I started stabbing it into his chest and didn't care for the blood splatter on my face or clothes.
Remembering his words I walked into my dad's office and put in his password to access his computer.
I tried remembering anything dad might have said about a coworker named Yamamoto and only thing I remembered is that he worked in a corporation named Geulyde Co.
I searched where it was in dads computer and made sure to memorize its location before I searched up the name of Yamamoto and memorized his face.
After making sure to memorize everything I walked into my room and grabbed the money dad always give for my birthdays.
I walked back into the main room and covered up moms body before hugging her one last time and did the same for dad before I grabbed the gun I used earlier and the rectangular shaped boxes with round tipped cylinders inside.
With vengeance in mind I got out the house to look for the man named Yamamoto but it appears I didn't need to go far for he was waiting in a car outside smoking a cigarette.
I walked over with anger clouding my mind and as the man opened his eyes and stare at the bloody thirteen-year old he freaked out.
Bang!
Yamamoto: "W- Why aren't you- ARGHHH!!!"
I took out the gun and shot him in the chest as the man had fallen holding onto his bleeding leg.
Bang!
Yamamoto: "Y-you! ARGHHH MY LEG!!!"
Akio: "Why….what did my dad do to deserve his whole family murdered…"
Yamamoto: "W- That old bastard had stolen the promotion that was rightfully mine but they gave him the promotion instead of me!!!"
I stared at the man incredibly and I couldn't help but start laughing before I felt my mind break somewhat.
Akio: "Hahaha…"
Akio: "S-so you're saying I lost both my parents for a fucking promotion!!! I witnessed my father be shot right infront of my very own eyes!!!"
Bam!
Bam!
Bam!
I threw away the gun and got ontop of the bastard and started punching him with whatever strength I had in me.
Bam!
Bam!
Bam!
Akio: "I almost witnessed my mother be raped in front of my eyes and I didn't because she had the will to keep me alive but it wasn't enough because she was shot three times…"
Bam!
Bam!
Bam!
Akio: "So tell me again, you decided to murder my family for just a fucking promotion!?!?"
Yamamoto: "Shoph! P-lweas-"
I grabbed the gun I set aside earlier and pointed it onto his forehead before I pulled the trigger and watched as grey matter and blood splattered around me.
Akio: "Mom…Dad… I avenged you but what am I to do now…life isn't worth living in if you both aren't there to fill it…. miss you two…"
Feeling something deep within me be torn I looked at the gun in my hand before I walked back inside my house and layed on the ground.
Click
I raised the gun and pointed it at my head before I felt tears stream down my cheeks as I closed my eyes and tremblingly pulled the trigger only for the gun to run out of bullets.
Akio: "W-why…? Why can't I go with them…?"
Whoosh
Bam!
Akio: "Arghh!!! God damnit!"
I let all of my emotions out in a single scream and threw the damn gun away before I closed my eyes feeling my adrenaline stop pumping through my veins and I closed my eyes.
I had only one thought once everything had turned to darkness and that was to wish for it all to be a silly dream of mine…but it appeared it wasn't…
FLASHBACK END
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Akio POV
Akio: "I- remember what my name is…"
As I looked up I was in a bed with Father Fujimoto looking at me with a bible in his hands raised in the air ready to smack me.
Another thing I noticed was the rooms walls and furniture be half destroyed with bullet holes and I carefully asked him what happened.
Fujimoto: "Whatever happened within those five minutes that you were unconscious made your inherent power awaken but this time instead of a large harpoon it was two White & Black Guns…"
I looked at him confused before I hesitatingly asked if there were white and black butterflies that appeared near me.
Fujimoto: "Hmm? So you know what it is…?"
Akio: "….Celebration for the Departed & Lamentation for the Living…."
Fujimoto: "Is that what those weapons are called?"
Akio: "You could say that…"
As I thought of the weapons I couldn't help but think how I would wield them if I wasn't unconscious but that was enough for two guns to start materializing with a white and black butterfly floating around me before perching on my right shoulder.
Fujimoto: "That…is that a summoned familiar? And it even gave you guns? What a unique individual you are!"
Fujimoto: "Still, to think your inherent power could also effect your weapons… what a unique Dragoon you might be…"
Akio: "Dragoon? What is that?"
Fujimoto: "Well since it seems you are in need of training your inherent powers why don't you join me and Yukio for a little excursion?"
I looked at him confused but he was right, I need to better train my powers or I might harm someone innocent.
Akio: "Sure thing and thank you for helping me mister Fujimoto…"
Fujimoto: "No problem kid, just don't want any innocent people get hurt over someone's untrained powers"
I nodded and the old priest left the room leaving me to my own thoughts and for me to inspect both heavy guns.
I inspected the Black Gun and the more I looked at it the more I saw black butterflies appear out of said gun and flap their wings around me.
I sighed and decided to wait until it was the time to meet up with mister Fujimoto and Yukio.
3 Hours Later
Seeing the sun drop down I got up from the bed and as I thought of making the guns go away I saw them both turn into a mix of white and black butterflies that layed itself onto my right shoulder.
I hummed and walked out the room before I saw Yukio waiting for me outside with a strange look on his face making me be confused.
Yukio: "If you wouldn't mind me asking, are they your…familiar?"
As he raised his finger to point at the white and black butterflies on my shoulder I awkwardly nodded and we walked to the front entrance of the monastery.
Yukio: "This is the first time I have seen such a familiar …what is its name?"
Akio: "…Solemn Lament… The Funeral of the Dead Butterflies…"
Yukio: "I…see…"
I followed Yukio to a nearby parked car that had the old priest waiting inside, I hopped in the back and Yukio went in the front.
Fujimoto: "Well kid, with two trained exorcists I am sure you can train yourself without holding back too much"
I nodded and as he drove us out of town I couldn't help but close my eyes and think nothing much but what will become of me with my powers.
Narrator POV
45 minutes Later
Fujimoto: "Guess the kid finally rested huh?"
Yukio: "Yeah…but will you be placing him in True Cross Academy?"
Fujimoto: "After personally witnessing what I could only say is two forms of his, he needs to refine his powers with you teaching him Yukio"
Yukio: "Eh? But I don't think I could perfectly teach him dad"
Fujimoto: "Oh trust in your own judgment Yukio! This is your second year already!"
Sigh
Yukio: "So are we headed to the Academy Forest District?"
Fujimoto: "Yeah, but were only staying in the outer area of the forest"
Yukio: "Are you sure the Principal won't get mad at you training someone who isn't involved with the True Cross Order?"
Fujimoto: "Oh you would be surprised but he should already know were here"
Yukio: "How can Lord Pheles know were here al-"
???: "Just like this yuki-san~"
Hearing a random voice within the car, Yukio had raised his gun and pointed it at the rather frivolous clothed person.
Akio had woken up and the white and black butterflies spread out its wings before they formed into two White & Black Guns pointed at Mephisto's head.
Fujimoto: "Yo Mephisto!"
Mephisto: "Well if it isn't everyones favorite Exorcist~!"
Mephisto had continued speaking nonchalantly as if two sets of guns weren't pointed at his face but he turned to stare at Akio's weapons and whistled.
Mephisto: "Well who do we have here? An unknown stranger who wields weapons whom can transform from a white and black butterfly familiar~"
Akio: "What is it to you…"
Mephisto: "Bothing much~ Just wanted to see who the strange scent came from"
Akio stared at the purple haired man named Mephisto cautiously and lowered his guns before they turned into white butterflies that flew into one perched on his shoulder.
Mephisto: "Ho? Hey Fujimoto you wouldn't mind me getting him to join the True Cross Academy would ya~"
Fujimoto: "Well I wanted the kid to rein in his powers since he seems to have a very unique inherent power"
Mephisto: "Ho? If I get to see such a unique experience might aswell give him permission to enter the Forest District~"
Fujimoto: "Well let me ask him first, hey kid do you wish to enter a dangerous place to train yourself?"
Akio: "Y-"
Fujimoto: "Stop! Before you agree, I will simply say that on agreeing you will be joining the True Cross Academy and depending on your performance you might join Cram school to be an exorcist!"
Akio POV
I hesitated before I took a deep breath and slowly nodded and with that the smile on Mephisto's face turned into a grin and I felt chills crawl on my back before I felt the white butterfly on my shoulder flap its wings.
Flap!
Whoosh
Flap!
Whoosh
Flap!
Whoosh
I felt my entire body be coated in white butterflies and my arms instinctively raised with the guns pointed at Mephistos face.
Mephisto: "Hmm~ you were right Fujimoto! But to think that he reeks of death once all of the white butterflies come together…"
The more Mephisto talked unconcerned with everything did I lower my guns and sighed as I had to wait out Mephisto constantly asking questions and annoying me to answer them.
30 minutes later
Crack!
Crack!
Once I got off the car I stretched my body and stared in surprise at my clothes that changed to black with numerous white and black butterflies clinging on.
Fujimoto: "Well then, time to enter the Forest kid!"
I nodded and followed them in the forest where I started to hear a multitude of sounds and hisses.
It wasn't long before I saw a group of small centipedes crawl out from underneath the trees and charge straight at me.
I raised both guns and aimed at the centipedes before pulling the triggers of both guns that fired white and black butterflies into the centipedes.
Bang! x2
Bang! x2
Bang! x4
Bang! x4
With every bullet fired, I felt like shooting quicker and kept shooting as the area was lit with white and black lights and corpses of the centipedes having white butterflies ontop of their bodies.
Bang! x2
Bang! x2
Bang! x4
After shooting what I thought was about twenty or so centipedes I looked back at the surprised expressions of everyone behind me.
Fujimoto: "Heh! I knew you had Dragoon potential But for it to be this good!"
Mephisto: "Those butterflies… there isn't any record of them in the texts so this is the first time I see their species but to think they can transform into weapons too…"
Yukio: "Still…using the butterflies themselves as bullets…what a strange familiar he has"
I awkwardly laughed and as I was laughing I heard a loud roar and turning around I saw a large monster with large arms lunging at me.
Whoosh
Instinctively I raised my arm infront of me and a swarm of white and black butterflies gathered at the from turning into a black coffin that blocked the lunge of the monster.
Whoosh
BOOOMMM!!!
The heavy impact from the monsters fist hitting the coffin sent me skidding past before I stopped and aimed the monster and using both guns I pulled their triggers and started shooting at the monster.
Bang! x2
Bang! x3
Bang! x4
Bang! x6
With every shot fired I again felt like I was shooting at a faster rate than before with shooting six white and black butterflies feel like I only shot three times.
Bang! x3
Bang! x3
Bang! x4
After shooting the monster once more it finally went down but numerous white butterflies were layed ontop of its body before they flew back towards me.
Whoosh
Whoosh
Whoosh
I instinctively opened the coffin and the white butterflies entered the coffin but instead of making it full they all sank deep into the dark abyss of the coffin.
After making sure every white and black butterflies were all back into the coffin, I sealed the coffin before picking it up and swinging it on my back.
Fujimoto: "Well…that was certainly something huh Yuki?"
Yuki: "The Coffin…what was that?"
Mephisto: "Heh, whatever it is seems like it's the home of the white and black butterflies"
Seeing Mephisto walk towards me with a smile on his face made me take a step back cautiously and Mr. Fujimoto still has a smile on his face so it means he won't harm me.
Mephisto: "Well kid, you seem to have some interesting powers that still need to be refined, so wouldn't you want to join True Cross Academy to help with that?"
I stopped to think over his words and I sighed before I raised my hands that were covered in white gloves and I looked at the high buildings off in the distance
I thought of Limbus Company and the various amount of identities that there were but I know that each one has their own trauma with every skill lowering their sanity.
I sighed and thought of what would happen if to me if my sanity falls, and that isn't to say if I can even use an E.G.O properly…I turned to stare at Mephisto with resignation.
Akio: "Well, I want to find out if I can use my inherent power to the fullest…so I will accept the offer Mr. Mephisto"
Mephisto: "Heh~…good choice kid, otherwise I would have kicked you out with Shiro~"
Akio: "Well thank you, but I would like to continue training myself if you wouldn't mind"
Hearing my words all three people looked at me in surprise before Fujimoto started chuckling and Mephisto had a grin on his face and lastly, Yukio looked at me with surprise before nodding at me.
Mephisto: "Then I guess you will be staying the night kid?"
Akio: "Yeah…but where will I go after I am finished with today's training?"
Mephisto: "Well we do have an old Males Dormitory thats is unoccupied at the moment~"
Mephisto: "Yukio-kun can show you the way Akio-kun~"
I sighed in relief and looked at Yukio who sighed before nodding his head and I looked at the forest who had numerous eyes staring at me.
Akio: "I wonder…"
Slowly the guns turned into white and black butterflies that flapped their wings and landed on my right and left shoulders respectively.
Akio: "Thanks for your help..Funeral of Dead Butterflies…"
The black clothes I wore slowly dispersed into white and black butterflies into the coffin and I placed my hand on the coffin before it slowly disappeared into thin air.
I then thought about what Fujimoto had said earlier about exorcists and to try and get into the Cram School. if I were to look the part, the best bet would be one of the Dieci Asso. South Section 4 ID's…but whom do I use for this next part?"
Akio: 'Ah…Rodion would work best and I need to check something out as well…'
I thought of the Dieci Assoc. South Section 4 Rodion and slowly I saw myself be covered in a gold light before my clothes started to turn into black and a gold stole that materialized around my neck and stooped low to my lower half.
Fujimoto: "Wh- HAA!?!? He turned his old clothes to that of an exorcist!"
Mephisto: "My…im guessing this is a new form of his Shiro?"
Fujimoto: "Yeah…but those gloves of his and his golden stole are giving off quite the warmth"
Yukio: "Hmm…"
Mephisto: "Oh? Quite the opposite for me, but time to see its power~"
I clenched my now black-gloved hands and saw the two gold insignias light up on my fists and seeing another large monster charge out the forest I rushed forwards.
Fujimoto: "Ah here he comes!"
Whoosh
BOOMM!!!
I reeled back my fist before punching at the lunging monster's fist that caused a shockwave when our fists clashed.
Sizzle
Sizzle
But of course my fists burned the monsters flesh but I wasn't going to let it go without using a skill to kill it.
Whoosh
BAM!
Whoosh
BAM!
Whoosh
BAM!
Whoosh
I started rushing forth hitting the monster with heavy blows with each blow making the monster light up in a gold light that burns it hody.
Whoosh
BAM!
Whoosh
BAM!
Whoosh
BAM!
Whoosh
With every jab I pushed back the monster who was helpless since it appeared that my physical strength had increased. I rushed once more with my right arm reeled back and gold light in my glove glowing.
Whoosh
BOOOMMM!!!
Crack!
As I ducked to avoid the monsters heavy swing I rose up and performed an uppercut to its chin knocking it back and I heard the sound of glass cracking.
Akio: "Heh! Time to get started!"
Whoosh
BAM!
Whoosh
BAM!
Whoosh
BAM!
Whoosh
Seeing centipedes crawl out the fores and rush me I grinned before I rushed forth and punched every centipede that lunged at me and made my way slowly towards the staggered enemy.
Once I got near I reeled back my fist and gathered power which amasssed into a large gold glowing orb that gathered around my fist.
Slowly I felt words appear in my mind and as I punched forth at the monster I started to recite words that I could only think was part of the identity's memory.
Akio: "Repent thy sins and thou will find grace in penance…Amen.."
Whoosh
BOOOOMMM!!!
The monster was sent flying back into the forest before it blew up in a massive golden explosion that killed the other critters who were close to its range.
I turned around and saw once more the grin appear on Mephisto's face and Fujimoto had walked towards me before asking me a question in a serious tone.
Fujimoto: "Sigh, kid just how many of these things do you have? To think that gold energy you have on your gloves can cause damage to these low-ranked demons without chants or specialized equipment…"
Mephisto: "Well if you hadn't peaked my interest earlier now you have my full attention!"
I chuckled nervously and I looked up at the moon and relished in its beauty before I walked over to Yukio and asked him if he could show me where the Boys dormitory was.
Yukio: "Ah? Yeah I'll take you there…"
Akio: "Thank you very much!"
Not long after we all got into Fujimoto's car and drove off towards our destination which wasn't hard to find in this dense Academy full of buildings.
Akio: "Mephisto..? I got a question to ask…"
Mephisto: "Heh, finally started talking to me! But go ahead and ask your question~"
Akio: "Why are you allowing me to join True Cross Academy without running any background checks on me..?"
Hearing my words the only person I saw become cautious is Yukio who turned to look at me cautiously with his gun out the holster.
Mephisto: "Well when something peaks my interest I see it to the fullest and make sure it shines brightly for the world to see~"
Mephisto: "Since I believe you still need training~ I might as well train an Unique Exorcist with weapons and abilities never seen in Assiah and Gehenna"
Hearing such unknown words spouted by this frivolous looking man I had my interests peaked at knowing more about Gehenna and Assiah.
Could this be because of Rodion being part of the Dieci Association? They are an association known for charity who have been constantly in search of new knowledge they can learn.
Akio: 'With every new knowledge they learn the stronger they become over time for they want to know the truth…'
Akio: "I understand…"
With that said, I closed my eyes and waited until we arrived at the place and blocked off any thoughts I had except for what I would do next after today.
14 minutes later
Fujimoto: "And we have arrived!"
I opened my eyes and yawned before I stepped out the car and stared at the dilapidated dormitory.
Akio: "You weren't wrong for this being an old building"
Mephisto: "Indeed, but you would be the only student living here for the moment so if you want any accommodations don't hesitate to ask!"
Akio: "If you wouldn't mind, would you mind giving me history books about Gehenna, Assiah, types of demons, 'familiars', and what Mr. Fujimoto spoke earlier on me being a Dragoon…"
Fujimoto: "Right, you only found out about your inherent powers today so you wouldn't know much"
Mephisto: "Well lets head inside first and get you ready for tomorrow"
I looked at him confused but didn't bother before I walked inside and stared at the rather deserted look of the place.
Still, we walked around the place knowing where the kitchen, rooms, baths, laundry room, and electric box was located in.
20 minutes later
Fujimoto: "Ah my back! Why did this dormitory had to have so many floors!"
Yukio: "Dad! Take care of yourself…"
Seeing Yukio care for his father made me think back on that day and I looked away before I remembered the memories I had with him making me smile gently.
Fujimoto: "Well ill come around if I have time to visit Akio, but I need to take care of a troublesome child at home!"
Yukio: "I still have work to catch up on so if you would excuse me!"
Mephisto: "Well then, time for me to head back~"
Akio: "Ah, do I have any way to contact you Mr. Mephisto for the rest of my schedule for tomorrow?"
Mephisto: "How could I forget! Eins! Zwei! Drei!"
In a puff of purple smoke I saw a phone appear in my hands and saw the number of Mephisto show up in the screen.
Akio: "This…thanks I guess…?"
Mephisto: "Sigh…just like Shiro~"
Fujimoto: "Hah!? After all I have done for you!?"
Seeing them both about to fight I couldn't help but chuckle while Yukio facepalmed at his father's antics.
After I calmed down from laughing, I bade my farewells to the others and walked to the room I decided to rest in.
Of course the moment I opened the door I was surprised to see everything had changed with two bookcases appearing in my room with books chapters from I-XXI and I couldn't help but feel like this will help me grow stronger if it works like it was intended.
I grabbed the first book from the shelves titled "An Exorcists Journal on Gehenna" and I sat down on the chair near a desk and started reading, getting lost in both thoughts and time.
Within seconds I focused entirely on the book and forgot about time for I found it irrelevant towards the search for new knowledge.
I could only think about the coming days I would be spending reading new books of this world and if I could find my own truth even if I am to change into a different identity…
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To Be Continued