123 Chapter 123

"Nuraihyon, can you tell us what happened?"

Nurarihyon nods his head and looks at me.

"Ryan, do you remember the cult that we attacked on Itsukushima Island?"

"Yes. I remember them. They are the ones that use some kind of charm magic that lures their victim and eats their life essence until they are nothing but a zombie."

"Exactly. They use the humans they charmed as a shield and also to increase the number of people attacking us.

"However, that was a distraction."

Nurarihyon nods and continues.

"And it is working. We thought that they would attack us with all their force because we just destroyed their headquarters not too long ago. However, this was not the case. While fighting them from our clan compound, I feel something trigger in my mind. Someone managed to break the barrier around the Sealing Stone without me knowing, and now they are getting near the stone."

"So you and your lieutenant go and try to stop them."

Nurarihyon nods at Yaska's words and says.

"Yes. We manage to hold them off, but one of them releases a curse that we have never seen before. It weakens us to the point that we cannot move. The only reason why they did not kill us is because they are also affected by the curse. They sacrifice at least fifty people to take the stone from its place and leave the room. If not for my men arriving just after they are leaving, we would have been dead by now."

Yasaka nods her head and says.

"Is that all?"

"No. There is something weird about them."

"What is it?"

"My Senjutsu caught something weird about some of the people they brought in this raid. They are bringing five people that are familiar to me."

"A traitor?"

"No. Nothing like that. It is weirder than that. They are Bakemono Youkai."

Bakemono Youkai? Doesn't Bakemono just mean something like Ghost or Spirit?

"Bakemono? Are they people from the North or the South?"

"No. Not them. It is Bakemono, just like me."

"What? What are you talking about, Nurarihyon? You are one of the kind Youkai. You are the progenitor of your kind. There is a reason why many Youkai want your semen, old man. Your race is so small that it is called the Nurarihyon Race because you only have two direct descendants."

I can see Nurarihyon looking so proud of the words, but his expression changed a second later.

"And that is what makes it impossible. I love fooling around, but I am loyal. I never once marry or even fuck anyone other than my wife. There should not be any descendant of mine other than Rikuo and Rihan."

"Then how?!"

Nurarihyon is about to say something but puts his finger back. He stays silent for a few seconds before saying,

"Now I remember. There is something weird about them."

"What is it?"

"My Senjutsu cannot feel anything inside of them."

"They must be masking their presence. You are known to be a master of presence concealment, after all."

"No. No. No. I can feel their presence just fine. However, their emotion is blank. It is like I use my senjutsu to feel like a puppet rather than a living being."

"Maybe they are puppets with your energy implanted into them."

"No. I can feel their breathing, and when I kill one of them, blood comes out from their heart."

Balls. That can only mean one thing. They are artificial youkai. I remember this kind of thing happening in the novel.

"I know the reason why."

Nurarihyon and Yasaka look at me. I look at them and start to explain my reasoning.

"They are artificial youkai. They are created by a combination of your DNA and an ability from a Sacred Gear called Sephiroth Graal."

Yasaka looks at me for a second before her eyes light up from understanding, while Nurarihyon looks at me in confusion.

"How do you know this? Also, I did not know that Sephiroth Graal can be used to make an artificial youkai."

"That is because it is a Sub-Species where it has three Grails instead of one."

He looks at me curiously and says.

"How do you know this kind of knowledge?"

"I am sorry, but I cannot tell you."

He looks me right in the eyes for a few seconds before releasing a sigh.

"Very well. I will not ask you about this information. However, tell me what kind of enemy we will face. I don't think the cult is the one owning that Sacred Gear."

"And you are correct. Three people hold one Grail each. The first one is Marius Tepes, the Heir of the Tepes Clan. The second one is Rizevim Livan Lucifer, the Heir of the Original Lucifer. The third one is Valerie Tepes, the original owner of the three Grails. The previous two take the Grails forcefully and make Valerie weak. If they take the last one, she will die. That is the only reason they did not take the third one: they fear the Sacred Gear will return to its original form."

Nurarihyon and Yasaka look at me in shock before Yasaka suddenly says.

"This is bad."

Nurarihyon looks at her and says,

"I know that this is bad news because the Son of Original Satan is the main culprit for our problem. However, your tone tells me there is a lot more to it than just that."

Yasaka looks at Nurarihyon and says,

"Do you remember when Lady Amaterasu called you to my place?"

"Of course! I almost piss myself when the three of them look at me with that kind of expression."

"Right. The people that own the Heavenly Ore are in this group."

Nurarihyon looks at her in shock before saying.

"Shit."

"Yes. They are called Khaos Brigade, and you know what's worse? The leader of the group is Ophis, the Dragon of Infinite."

"Shit."

"Exactly. We cannot do anything to them at the moment. However, we can prepare in case they are attacking us once again."

"I don't mind preparing, but what kind of preparation can we do to fight against them? They now have Tamamo no Mae, and it is just a matter of time before they breach the sealing stone and release her."

We stay silent for a minute before something appears in my mind. I take out all the weapons I got from Siegfried. I can see Nurarihyon and Yasaka look at all the swords in shock and awe.

"Do you think these swords can help us increase our power?"