57 Not Everyone Can Descent

As morning arrived, the group woke up, and it was time to clean up the sea of blankets they had created.

That was where Raynor noticed the blade leaning against the wall.

This sword was his Authority.

The Dragonslayer Balmung. A large crossguard sword.

'Now that I can inspect it, it looks dope!'

The Storm King casually picked it up and started to inspect it.

It was a longsword; the blade wasn't that thick to be called a Great Sword, but he knew it was that big because the wielders were tall guys before him.

"Ray! You are up?"

His mother's voice made Godslayer's eyes widen for a second.

'Oh, crap!'

He mentally 'yanked' it. And his lightning surrounded his blade, making it disappear.

'Cool! Olympus works like an armoury, too?' He swiftly pretended to wake up.

"Yep. I am up." As Raynor said, he noticed that his ladies were still sleeping. It was amusing to watch Erica treating Liliana like a teddy bear when he left the bed.

"Oh, the girls are still sleeping." Ray's mother noticed the girls sleeping when she entered the room.

"Yep. Jet lag finally caught up with them. You want me to do something?" The Storm King asked her as he proceeded to put a hoodie on.

"Yes, help me set up a table. Your aunt and cousin are coming over."

'Oh, joy.'

The teen is wondering how he will explain his situation.

'Meh, I can leave that to my diplomats.'

"Sure."

~~~

Raynor's family going to live overseas caught the extended family by surprise. They consider that Roland, Raynor's father, never passed as someone who likes to leave the country.

But then, out of nowhere, he got promoted, and they moved out to Japan!

Japan! That's on the other side of the planet!

'That's a big SUV. I don't remember uncle having one before.' Eve, Raynor's cousin, looked at the car parked in the driveway.

The girl had short brown hair and was around five months younger than her cousin.

As she was looking at the car, her mother pressed the doorbell.

A few seconds later, the doors opened, and Raynor's mother opened them.

A quick greeting and hugs followed; Eve asked why they had an SUV when they didn't live in the country anymore.

"Oh, that, it's for Ray's girls."

"...Girl—s?"

"Yes, hard to believe, but my son is very — how to put this?"

"...lazy?" One thing she recalls and knows about her cousin is that he is a lazy bum who likes his computer a little bit too much.

"Used to be, yes, but with so many girls, he is keeping himself fit." Lilly, Raynor's mother, said with a small smile that she was proud of how her son has evolved after moving to Japan! On top of that, she is super happy with how many beautiful girls he has.

"..."

"..."

"I need to see this."

"Sure, come in!"

As the pair walked in and got their shoes off, followed by putting slippers on, they went to the kitchen.

Raynor's cousin's eyes went wide seeing four girls helping around! Four! All had long hair; all looked refined and prim and proper; one could say high-class ladies!

"..."

For a second, she had no idea how to respond.

"Hmm? Oh, we have guests!" The blonde swiftly approached the newcomers.

"Erica, this is Ray's cousin Eve and her mother Daina. Eve used to play games with Ray way back in the day. There are a bunch of pictures of those if you want to see~."

The blonde's eyes perked up when she heard that!

"Oh~ I want to see those!"

"Me too!"

"That sounds interesting."

"Interesting."

All four of them ended up dropping what they were doing and ended up walking over.

Seeing all this made the girl feel slightly oppressed. She never expected to see such an interest!

'What on earth did Raynor do!?'

~~~

Raynor could feel a gaze on him as he was eating his breakfast.

His eyes ended up on his cousin, whom Yukino and Erica surrounded. Those two were 'questioning' her.

The Storm King's mother made sure to make them get along swiftly. The best way to do that is to bond over her past with their Godslayer.

"Your mother knows what she is doing. Erica quickly understood the angle." Liliana softly said that.

"Yes, I know. But I can sense that Eve is staring at me. Those are the eyes who want to know what is going on."

"...Your family sure has strange names." The silver-haired girl commented on that.

"It's my grandmother. My name means Warrior of Gods. Hilarious, isn't it?"

"...What irony," Liliana replied with a surprised look.

"Yep, my dad was named after Charlemagne's knight, my cousin is named after Eve, the first female and my aunt is named after a Slavic goddess. So yeah, my grandmother had her fun."

"...And your grandfather didn't say anything?" Liliana asked with a curious look.

"...Nope, he was what is called 'simp'. He gave free reign over those kinds of things." Raynor explained to her as he tried to recall things about his grandfather.

"... 'Simp'? Wait, I think I heard that phrase. Utaha-senpai was talking about it." The Witch pondered as she tried to recall it.

"Well, it's when you like your girl so much that you give certain liberties." As he said that, he pulled the girl closer, his hand wrapped around her shoulder.

"...Oh, right." Liliana nodded before blushing for a bit as she realised they were close and in front of his whole family.

Regardless, no one paid attention. Everyone was busy talking to each other. Except for Ena, the red-eyed beauty was munching on sandwiches.

~~~

After breakfast was over, it was time to prepare to visit the church. There will be an entire session in which they will need to listen. Then they go to visit the graves. Honesty, typically, this whole thing makes the Storm King moody and bored out of his mind. However, this year was different

Raynor looked in the mirror. Erica was fixing his tie. Other girls were getting his black suit ready. He was surrounded by girls who kept him distracted.

After putting on his jacket, he looked at himself.

"Not bad. When did you take measurements?" He asked her curiously.

"That's a secret~." Erica winked at him.

"Fair enough. Now, the only thing I need is black glasses and an alien invasion." For a second, he joked. As he realised, he was close to pulling the 'Man in Black' act here.

"Heh, I guess." The blonde looked at herself and the other girls. They were all dressed in black clothes.

"Anyway, we should get going."

"Hn." She nodded at him aimlessly.

As he was putting on shoes, the Godslayer began to ask what Erica talked about with his cousin.

"So, what kind of embarrassing things did you talk about with Eve?"

"Hmm? Nothing much. The usual amusing things. I still need to check those pictures. But that is after we return." She said that with a devilish grin.

The other three smiled at him as well. They are all interested. His mother did pull out a massive pile of albums.

"Sure thing. I do want to see what is in those albums. I haven't seen them for years."

The group of girls pouted to see him not get embarrassed! Such a reaction was dull!

After they were ready, the group left the house and entered the SUV.

The trip was short, and they ended up in front of a church.

"...I know this is late to ask, but won't we provoke him for being here?" Yukino whispered to her group.

"Don't worry about him." Erica casually waved her hand.

"The thing about him is that he would never form or descend."

"Why?" The black-haired girl asked with a confused look.

"Because we, humans, never grasped the limit and boundaries of his power. He is recorded as omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent. Sounds very powerful, but each individual perceives it differently.

Because of that, he would never form or descend. Instead, we will get that peaceful feeling of a praying house."

"So humans are at fault for Heretic Gods?" Yukino finally realised the cause of everything.

"I guess?" Erica shrugged at her. She is not here to discuss philosophy.

After hearing that it was fine, the group proceeded to enter the place.

Yukino swiftly noticed that the place had heaters and those red lights which emit heat. For a second, she felt self-conscious as she didn't feel cold, thanks to those passive perks. So, their group stands out quite a bit when they are dressed in thin jackets.

"I should have played the part more properly." She mumbled to herself.

"Don't worry, no one will look at us. Everyone will listen to the sermons; just pretend you know what is what." Raynor explained to her with a soft voice.

"Really?" She sarcastically replied.

"Hey, I am a literal Godslayer. But I am playing my part as an average teenager attending a school and doing his homework." He countered with an eye roll.

"Fair point."

The group sat behind Storm King's parents a couple of rows back.

Once the session started, Erica decided to assist the Japanese girls with how to do their part.

They didn't expect Erica and Liliana to know that much! But then they explained that they are descendants of literal Templars. So they know their rites.

Regardless, once the session was over, the group went to see the graves. It was around a 30 minute drive.

What Yukino and Ena saw surprised them. The amount of land dedicated to graves is considerable compared to the Japanese.

"Wow, these tombstones are impressive. They even have pictures carved into them. I didn't think they would go that far."

"Interesting, yes? However, we are far more independent compared to your culture."

"Oh?"

"Yes. Just how school works; it's very community-based in your place. In my place, we don't have immediate clubs. School hours are much shorter and on top of that everything is based on your choice. Less intrusive, I would say." He said that as his eyes were on tombstones. Honestly, some of them are pieces of art.

"...I see…"

"Yes. You probably didn't notice, but my aunt and my father saw each other less after my grandparents passed away. Being in different cities and now countries doesn't help either.

We care much more about immediate family and much less about extended ones. Sometimes, we don't see each other for months at a time."

Yukino listened closely to what he said.

"I understand that. We are not different in that regard." The black-haired girl explained with a strained smile.

Being from a wealthy household, she knows it well enough.

The other three nodded similarly.

Being from supernatural families, the whole family dynamic is different.

This whole trip makes them ponder their family dynamics, too.

~~~

"So what did you do?" Eve asked Raynor as they were watching TV.

"Do what?" The Godslayer asked back without even looking. He was watching the Discovery Channel. It was about Roman buildings found in France.

"Don't pretend! Those girls! How on Earth they didn't kill you or other girls!? This situation makes no sense to me!" She said that while looking at her hands. She was questioning reality! The girl has been watching his group the whole day. His cousin was looking for signs of fakeness and bribery!

After all, Roland, Raynor's father, was the executive of Toyota now! But then she learned that all the girls were from rich backgrounds too!

So it made no sense to her!

"What can I say? They all love me." The Storm King said with a bright smile.

"...Bullshit!"

"Whatever floats your boat. If you need tips on getting a boyfriend, I can help you with that." He started to mess with her. Which made her eyebrows twitch from anger.

"Buzz off! Now give me that remote!" She tried to snatch the remote as what he watched was utterly boring.

"You need to try harder. I have experience in this 'battlefield'." He started to 'brag' about his battles for the TV remote.

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