Chapter 4 Part 2

When Serafall lectured the younger generation of devils in front of her, no one argued. they just bowed their heads and were ashamed of themselves. although Serafall lectured them hard, behind it all she cared about the younger generation who would one day replace the previous generation.

"Never mind, you better choose among yourselves who will come with me" - She finally said in an indifferent tone.

The younger generation looked at each other, they nodded and chose a few people from among them to join Serafall. Some of them raised their hands enthusiastically, while others chose to keep quiet and wait for others' choices. However, in the end, a few people were successfully selected and joined Serafall to go along with her in meeting that person, Akio.

Serafall looked at them with a smile of satisfaction, realizing that despite the youth's weaknesses and shortcomings, they still had the potential and desire to learn and grow. She hoped that by lecturing them, they could become stronger and better devils than before, and could help build a better devil world in the future.

"Alright, as I said before if there are a maximum of 5 people who can participate, and three people have already been chosen, then there are two people left." - Sirzechs said.

Then they discussed for a while choosing two more people who would go with the other three.

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A few moments later, it was complete who would go to meet Akio. the five people were Serafall, Ophis, Rias, Xenovia, and Asia. There were no men because they had to stay here but that didn't mean it was a problem. Serafall not becoming a demon lord wasn't luck alone she was more than capable of taking care of the other four.

Having finished preparing everything to prevent any possibility, they finally set off with Ophis as their guide since only she knew where Akio was.

"Be careful" - Akeno.

"Come back safely" - Irina.

"It's quite embarrassing but it can't be helped, please be careful." - Kiba.

"Uuh...everyone, please hurry back!" - Gasper.

"We're waiting for you here" - Roseweisse.

Rias was a little touched because of her magical research club, all the members cared about each other. no one was selfishly thinking of themselves and as their leader, she was quite proud of that.

Then later, the five of them were teleported somewhere in the human world. northern earth.

Meanwhile, Akio is currently taking a leisurely walk with his new partner Georg somewhere in Europe. they are discussing the new organizational structure, and while others are recovering from the war he is thinking of ways to keep the faction from falling behind others.

Previously, he was appointed as the new chairman after all executive members agreed to elect him as the new chairman, although many doubts were shown by other members after witnessing how Akio fought and repelled Indra's troops, then all members including the executive cast their votes for Akio.

As chairman, his job was to develop the faction to the point where it became a pillar that supported the supernatural lives of humans. Akio aimed to do what he had done in the other world, as the chairman of the Eden Association at that time. He made the association the center of world security, in other words, they acted as the law in that monster-filled world.

And the task of the hero faction is not much different from Eden, they are like a service receiver to solve supernatural problems around the world, although currently the condition of the faction is not quite well known and accepted by the community it is only a matter of time before they are finally accepted with open arms.

This was also one of the countermeasures against the supernaturals who had been doing the same thing for a long time but the difference with the faction now was that humans were the ones providing the services.

For now, that was all Akio could think of, for the others, it could be resolved at a later date or if a serious problem occurred... Akio and Georg stopped at a small restaurant in a small alley, located in the northern European country of Iceland.

There they took a break while enjoying the peacefulness of in the place, the menu they ordered was only home-cooked food. The most famous Hangikjöt there, Kjötsúpa is a traditional soup eaten with bread fresh out of the oven.

While enjoying the peaceful atmosphere of the country, they ate while talking about something related to the faction.

"Georg, has everything stabilized?" - Akio stopped eating for a moment as he began to speak.

"Um...things have stabilized, it's thanks to you too for bringing people together and restoring the lost spirit" - Georg replied which made Akio chuckle for a moment, then took another spoon and put it in his mouth.

"...Do what I do, it's only natural." - After the food was finished, then they could chat casually. Akio could see the hesitation in Greog. "You don't have to be shy with me if you have any problem,just tell me. I'm ready to be a good listener" - While taking a cigarette from his pocket, putting it in his mouth, and then burning the tip with the flame coming from the lighter.

Although Georg looked hesitant, sometimes he looked at Akio or looked down. while Akio casually waited, then a few moments later Greog braced himself to ask the question he had been wanting to ask his.

"Uuh...Akio, what do you want personally?" - Georg asked warily looking at his, afraid that he might be presumptuous.

Then, with a question like that. Akio was lost in thought, what exactly did he want by doing all this for the faction that was about to collapse?

"You know, don't you, if I've ever been in a strange situation?" - Before answering his question. Georg nodded and let Akio continue. "I once felt useless and had no purpose in life. But then, I found the meaning of my life in helping others. And I got that not from this world but another."

Georg was silent for a moment, focusing on Akio's cheerfulness. Then, Akio continued his story. "You know, 10 years ago. I was just an ordinary person who didn't have any ties to the supernatural, but everything changed when that wormhole sucked me into it which stranded me in another world. like the fantasy stories, you read or hear. there all kinds of things that are impossible in our world can be done there." - Georg nodded in understanding.

'Our world is the same, but the difference is that here the minority are the supernaturals' - Georg thought.

Then Akio continued his story. "In an otherworldly fantasy story, someone like me would be summoned to the magic tower or the royal hall, although I wish it had happened anyway. but in reality, I was stranded in a stretch of forest, if it was called the land of misery on an otherworldly map. At the time, I had no idea where I was, relying solely on modern human instincts. I walked for almost a week and eventually collapsed from dehydration. In my dying state, I already realised that death was on the horizon. In that desperation, I met someone. Do you know who the person I met for the first time in that other world was?" - Gerog shook his head at the question, then Akio grinned as he replied. "The undead."

Georg was surprised by Akio's answer. "Undead? What do you mean?"

Akio nodded seriously, "Yes, the undead. In that other world, there are creatures called zombies or undead. I found my first undead when I was dying of hunger and thirst. He gave me food and drink and took me to a shelter. Although I was scared and distrustful at first, I slowly learnt to understand that world and adapt to its circumstances. thanks to him I was able to learn something and feel feelings that I had never felt, even though he looked like an ordinary undead. He used to be one of the fellow heroes, from the heyday of mankind 1,000 years ago. He told me that his life became like that because of a terrible tragedy that changed the history of that world. There are many more stories, but I'll keep it short. Besides, the story after this will be my first revenge and change my character completely."

Georg nodded as he took a glass from the table. Meanwhile, Akio disposed of the cigarette ash in the ashtray at the table provided by the waiter.

Then, Akio continued his story. "While on their journey as the hope of humanity and preventing the collapse from happening, there was a moment when they met an alien in an ancient ruin...there they met an alien named them, Scarlet King."

Georg was surprised, "Alien? Scarlet King? Did that happen?"

Akio nodded seriously, "Yes, it happened. The Scarlet King is an alien that came from outer space and has extraordinary abilities. However, the anomalous creature that was created, is an entity created by this overwhelming and unavoidable tension. From the howl of the old world when faced with the cold, gray, and aimless new world. the existence of that creature fits the word god and demon"

Georg frowned, "So, what happened after that? How did they deal with the Scarlet King?"

Akio sighed as he answered. "Scarlet King is a creature that cannot be defeated by ordinary means, even humans in their heyday were defeated to face him. They managed to seal the creature with the sacrifice of heroes and his comrades, but some of the fellow heroes were distorted with evil thoughts due to Scarlet King's curse, including the undead who helped me."- Georg nodded in understanding. "Then many of his fellow heroes decided to commit suicide and some of them were affected by the Scarlet King's evil thoughts, changing drastically. Then not long after that, a betrayal occurred, which resulted in my teacher (That undead) being killed for protecting the object that would later become the main ingredient to resurrect the Scarlet King...then the curse began at that time, his decaying body moved again and his thoughts returned to the slowly decaying body, not thinking long he immediately exiled himself away from the settlement and ended up in the land of misery. There he was alone for many years to keep the nightmare from rising again...when I came, he was very kind to me, even though I was a foreigner and could be compared to Scarlet King because we were both Aliens. But he didn't care because of that, I was with him for one year. for one year I also practiced under his guidance, I got closer to him and regarded him as my family...for the first time I felt the love between families touch me. Then, at the end of the year, I was under his guidance. Show up Heretic cult."

Georg could only be a good listener here, he couldn't interrupt the story because of how serious he was, he heard stories like this.

"Unfortunately, the leader and former companion of my teacher came directly to the land of misery to retrieve the object that my master had stolen. It was crucial to freeing the Scarlet King again. To make a long story short, we lost because they outnumbered us and they played cunningly. As a last resort to protect me, my master inserted the object into my body, which angered the cult leader. Then, he pushed me into a well connected to a secret passage. I fainted at that time and because the well is connected of the current of the river, I drifting with the flow. When I woke up, I only heard a loud explosion and saw black smoke that I guessed came from the place where my teacher was...that was the first time I wanted revenge, so I started my journey from there."

Georg can understand Akio's sadness, he feels that revenge has become Akio's only motivation in life. Although he finally understands Akio's reason for joining the hero faction and. He could also feel how much burden and responsibility Akio felt as the head of the faction.

"Throughout my long journey, I felt a variety of feelings and many encounters and partings...for the sake of destroying the cult that killed my teacher. My story may have gone off topic but I say my reason may be my high sense of caring due to my character being changed by my master and my fellow travelers" - Akio ended his story and gave a reason as well. "Although I acted carelessly, I hope you can always remind me when I overdo it, Georg."

"You know... Akio, I can't imagine how difficult your journey must have been. However, I'm proud to be working with you to improve the situation of our hero faction. I will always be there for you, and we will overcome this problem together," - Georg said sincerely. "No matter what happens, I will always remind you to stay calm and think clearly. We will resolve this righteously and nobly." - Showed his sincere smile to Akio.

Akio smiled a little at Georg's words. "Thank you, Georg. I find it helpful to have you as the vice chairman."

The two of them chuckled together until they finally decided to return to the headquarters.

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In a quiet place, Georg would open the artificial dimensional portal. Akio sensed something was coming. Glancing behind him, he saw five women walking toward him and Georg.

Georg who saw them instantly became wary, especially of the small woman in front who had a blank look every time.

"Good afternoon, sir." The short woman in second place came forward side by side with the first short woman. she gave a respectful greeting to Akio.