Volume 3 - Chapter 4: City Hunter

Voltros-Maran is the northern city area of the entire Maran Kingdom. This is the city where majority of the demons reside and humans barely interact with this city for specific reasons. One reason would be that majority of the beings that lived in Voltros are demons. Humans and demons aren't exactly on good terms after Garoth banished Asmodan and forced upon a new (fake) Demon King.

The Demon King is in fact a human also, which adds to the tension between the two races. The reason the Demon King is a fake is because he doesn't have the mark of the Demon King. The mark of the Demon King only displays itself when it is reacting to the demonic aura of the Demon Realm. The mark shall only be bestowed upon Royal blood and those that are capable of retaining their demon form.

Voltros-Maran is also where the demon extremists live at. The demon extremists are those several demons that are opposing the Demon King and they are constantly hiding from the Shidan/Guards. Many instances result in demons killing humans but they wouldn't do it in public. Most demons would cause mischief to humans that arrive in Voltros. Also, Voltros is the only city where the Shidan is weak. Due to the various reasons, the Shidan is at their weakest within Voltros and this makes the city more “easier” for the extremists to conduct their meetings and plans.

There is a noble demon family that lives within Voltros but that noble family is a bit eccentric. The lady of the house is a noble demon and before the banishment of Asmodan, she lived with humans and she even married a male human. This noble woman is also one of the major powers that is backing up the Demon extremists, however they are doing it in secrecy because they would be executed if they were found out. The noble demon family is also the family that governs 1/6thof the Maran Kingdom due to their influence and they govern the entire city of Voltros. The noble family only consists of the lady and her daughter. The husband left her for a human woman in a faraway village and never to come back. This is one of the reasons why the noble family is backing such a risky group of extremists. The family hates humans and this is more than enough to validate their scornful feelings. Well, the noble family doesn't hate all humans, since the lady of the house enjoys her nieces and part of her human family that apologizes for her husband. The noble family really just hates human males in general and more of the reason to hate the fake Demon King because he is a human male and quite the bastard too.

…

As Souma rode his de-transformed horse, he began to think to himself...

'Mhm, okay so we're going to head to this city called Voltros...apparently this is where Ojii-chan's friend lives at..'

Ojii-chan: Yes, she lives in Voltros...who the hell came up with the name of Voltros...The city used to be called Meria...Voltros...Ethros...Souma, when you take over this kingdom...the first thing you should do is change the names of the city because these names sound stupid...

Souma: Err..Okay then..anyways..how are we supposed to find your friend?

Ojii-chan: Don't worry. While you were busy enjoying your fantasies and nearly raping a woman, I contacted her through soul telepathy. Normally you can only contact people with soul telepathy if you are soul linked but I am special. I can do it regardless if I am linked or not.

Souma: Sweet, can I learn it too Ojii-chan?

Ojii-chan: Pffft, no. You have to figure it out yourself like I did. This isn't hand-me-downs boy. You have learn it yourself. I swear you've been getting too cocky...I think its because of your demon form...

Souma: …sorry, I won't ask again...

Ojii-chan: Good, now while the entire scenery of the Maran Kingdom looks great and all but I think that all we're going to see for a while is just grass. Why don't you use the horse and make it transform?

Souma: Mhm, so do I just transmit my energy onto the horse like the first time?

Ojii-chan: Yeah, but we're just gonna see how fast it'll go. At this rate, this horse would reach Voltros around the same pace as a normal horse but this isn't a normal horse now is it.

Souma: Haaa...well, let me just ask the horse before doing so...

Ojii-chan: Oh and Souma, when you get to Voltros, try asking for the Demon Enchantress. That is my friend's title.

Souma: Haaa...alright I will...but for now I am going to transform the horse...

As Souma rode on top of the horse, he firmly grasped the reigns which signaled the horse to start trotting slowly. The horse gradually slowed down and eventually came to a stand still and began to trot forward slowly. The horse was breathing calmly as if it were used to riding at this pace. This meant that this horse was quite a seasoned steed and it wouldn't mind long treks. Souma filtered his hands through the horse's mane and began to scratch the horse's ear. The horse responded favorably towards Souma but somehow the horse felt cautious due to Souma's aura increasing. Souma patted the horse and began to talk slowly..

“Hmmm, I'm going to make you transform okay horse...well I don't have a name for you yet...so before I make you transform...what do you want to be called?” Souma spoke carefully into the horse's ear and the horse was a bit dumbfounded.

The horse began to snort and blurt out random noises and normally people wouldn't be able to understand but somehow Souma could understand a few words. The reason was because of his Augmented stat; Language which allowed Souma to understand any language as the skill evolves. Of course he would have to completely learn the entire language but he could depict some words that came out of the horse.

“....name....me...no....have...master...choose...” The words barely came across but Souma could figure it out barely.

Suddenly, a notification window popped up.

Name your horse

“Hmm, a name for you...a horse that transforms into a powerful beast...a name...your name shall be Reltis?”

“Master...sucks..name..bad...” The horse responded but somehow Souma got irritated at his comment...

The owner's horse has rejected the name

Please choose another name

“Well, why don't you choose your own goddamn name!?” Souma was glaring at the horse but the horse simply ignored Souma...

“no...master..choose...again...bad...name...not...good”

“Okay okay sheesh you picky horse...how about Raizel...Rai for short?” Souma just blurted out a name of a main character from a famous webtoon that he saw on his father's computer one day and somehow it worked...

“Rai...I...like...” The horse agreed on the name and Souma was gradually beginning to understand the horse language.

“Okay Rai, I'm going to pour my energy into you and you'll transform...don't run away like last time..”

“I...won't...master...I ran...because...energy was...too...much...too...scary...” The horse snorted a bit.

“But...I..not..afraid...of...master...anymore...”

“Okay, then I am going to do it now, Rai...” Souma told the horse once more and readied himself.

Souma placed his hand onto Rai's mane with his palm facing the horse and began to pour his energy. While focusing on not releasing his full energy, the horse began to transform. Rai's appearance was now black and fearsome. Rai's transformed body was much larger and Souma rose a few inches higher in the air due to Rai's appearance. The metallic armor didn't form but Souma felt that if he poured more energy, Rai would start producing the black armor. The flames sparked vibrantly and Souma stopped pouring his energy and saw the transformation on Rai...

Owner's Horse has entered Demonic Form – Stage 1

Owner's horse can generate black flames

Owner's horse can accelerate to 300 mph

“I don't think I'm going to get tired of this...Rai you look ridiculously powerful...but tell me Rai..is this form special, like if people see you, would they know that I am of Royal blood?” Souma was asking Rai about his transformation to see if it would be a burden to him later on.

“Yes....master...no..one...is...like...me...master...energy...is...demon...king...people...find...out...” Rai's words were still in fragments but Souma could get the gist of it...

“Mhm...well, I guess we'll just head to the city and find a place to hide and I can just release my energy from you..” Souma was still thinking in his head and Ojii-chan was watching over Souma...

'Souma is learning...after he learns about the history of the Kurogane clan...I'll finally be able to leave and meet Akane...Souma...keep growing...You are something special..I sense something in you that is much stronger than Kami-sama...something great but it is also something that can destroy you...Souma..you will achieve great things..do not fall...'

Ojii-chan felt the mysterious power within Souma and somehow he knew that Souma is going to be an important person in the entire universe...

…

While the events occurred on Planet Oryon, back on Planet Earth Asmodan was greeting the Kurogane family. He has informed Koujiro about Souma's transfer to the Planet Oryon. At first, Koujiro looked at Asmodan with utter stupidity but after explaining the pact between Ryuu Kurogane, the founder of the clan and the pact between Kami-sama, Koujiro was stunned at the accurate information. After Asmodan explained a few things, he decided to stay with Koujiro and the clan. Of course they let him stay, because he explained that he was an entity that once rivaled Kami-sama and that he was a god. As the events passed by, Asmodan lived a pretty carefree life while telepathically communicating with Kami-sama.

After Kentaro learned about Souma's transportation, he went up to Asmodan and asked a few questions pertaining about Souma's return and Asmodan said that he will return in a month within Earth's time. He also explained that a month on Planet Earth is equal to a year and a few months on Planet Oryon. Kentaro was finally relieved that his student would be returning and then Kentaro asked Asmodan to be a sparring partner. Asmodan lost majority of his powers but his raw strength is stronger than most martial artists. The two began to fight and it wasn't really fair as Asmodan overpowered Kentaro's strength but then Kentaro began to switch his fighting style and began to excel in speed and technique. The two were quite equal as they fought for several hours without exhausting themselves. In the end Asmodan won but it was by luck and Kentaro was really tired. Asmodan was also the 2ndperson Kentaro had ever lost to, first being Koujiro, Souma's father.

The days in the Kurogane clan went peaceful and Souma's body was still unconscious in a separate room.

Also, two things happened in the Kurogane family that everyone was happy about. First was that Hirumi was pregnant with Koujiro's baby. The two were really happy that they would be getting another born and Hirumi would often pray to Haruka for letting her be a part of the family. They were happy and they decided to get married. It was quite a shocking marriage because the head of the Kurogane corporation, who had lost his wife a few years back is remarrying so suddenly but everyone wanted to wish the two a wonderful marriage. They quickly got married in a traditional Japanese wedding and various political figures attended the marriage. Koujiro and Hirumi are now newly weds and even though Hirumi received scornful messages about being a mistress/maid, Koujiro quickly dispelled the hate with embracing his new wife in a flamboyant manner.

Both Koujiro and Hirumi decided to wait on their honeymoon until Souma's return. Hirumi was also informed about Souma's disappearance after she married into the family. The reason being was because it would create a scandal about Koujiro's son's disappearance and information being leaked to outside sources.

Eventually, things settled down and they still had a few more weeks to wait on Souma's return...

…

Souma tapped Rai's flaming mane and sped towards the northern city, Voltros. Rai's new transformation allowed Souma to travel at an incredible speed. So fast, that Rai had to create a veil on Souma's body in black flames to help support Souma's body from being damaged from the air resistance. Rai sped faster and faster, leaving a trail of black flames on the Maran Kingdom plains. Various demonic creatures resided in between and all they saw was a black flaming bullet speeding forward. Multiple people reported the appearance of a new demonic being and many of the demon extremists would be looking for the new demonic being.

Souma stopped 2 miles away from Voltros and hid behind a large rock that he spotted nearby. Souma released his energy from Rai and returned back to normal. Then Souma went riding towards Voltros while keenly suppressing his energy.

A few minutes later, he saw the city gates of Voltros and it was as he would have expected. A demon city was quite darker than the city he arrived in and it looked more appropriate for a city in the demon realm. The city walls were pitch black and the top surface were donned with long spikes. At the city gates, there were two guards on each side, watching the entrance to the city. Souma trotted slowly towards the entrance and the two guards halted him...

“Halt! What is your business Human, at the demon city, Voltros?” The guard to the right spoke with a commanding voice.

“Err..I am here to meet a friend?” Souma wasn't lying and spoke his reason.

“A human has a friend here? I hope it isn't a demon because you will not have any luck in this city. This city is quite barbaric and they hate humans. So, could you please return where you came from and do not come back. We do not want to handle a human's dead body and it would be quite a hassle.” The guard on the left was clearly mocking Souma but what could he do about it. He was indeed human but he is also part demon...

Souma wanted to transform into a demon but it would risk his identity so he tried to persuade them.

“Can I just enter the city real quick...I just need to find a friend of mine...” Souma was clearly asking for trouble when he continued to ask.

“Human, what did I just say? I. DO. NOT. WANT. TO. LET. YOU. GO. IN. It would be quite troublesome! Please leave or return with a letter of notice stating that you absolutely need to come in here! I do not want to handle your pesky human business!” The guard on the left was adamant on keeping Souma out of the city.

Souma had no choice but leave.

Souma returned to the large rock that was 2 miles from the city of Voltros and got off Rai. Souma gripped his two katanas and quickly sat down on the ground. Rai trotted nearby and decided to roam nearby. Souma told Rai not to wander too far and began to think to himself...

'Okay...So I cannot enter the city without a letter of notice...what are my choices...Go get this letter or just barge right into the city or sneak in...I could easily do option 2 and 3 but I do not know how to get this letter so option 1 is out...so barge right in...I could easily do that...but then I'd have to worry about the repercussions and multiple complaints and I might get arrested or even killed...I doubt that they could kill me but I do not want to take risks...now option 3...sneaking in...I could certainly do that but if I get caught, I would probably be killed...but its not like humans don't live in that city...its probably because they are protected by their guards...mhm..so I guess option 3 is my only choice...'

'Mhm...sneaking in...'

[Recalling memories]

The city gates...the pitch black walls...the spikes...

'Pitch black walls...I could certainly blend in easily with the walls...but I don't have rope...I wonder...could I run up the wall...I mean I could just fly...but then they'd probably notice me since I can't fly really well...and it would take time to train this flying ability...but I could run up the wall..I certainly am faster than anyone but would it work?...I guess we could try but I will have to wait till it gets dark and I will have do it on the left side of the city walls...

This is going to be fun...I never did this before but it seems fun...sneaking into a city, avoiding detection, and trying to find someone...feels like I am that guy from one of dad's manga collection...Ryo Saeba...City hunter....'

Souma thought of a crazy idea but why the hell not. He is an apostle with unimaginable talent and unlimited potential...

Rai continued to roam the area near the rock and Souma just sat there meditating. While meditating, his body was relaxing and his astral/calm mind allowed him to think better and faster. Souma thought it would be better to do his little stunt while he had a calm mind. His mind was at peace and the day was slowly ending and dusk was creeping in. Before continuing on, Souma created food using his [Dancing Chef] form. He began to perform in front of Rai and Souma was a bit embarrassed but he was more focused on the food rather than his dance skills. He began to pour oil and various mixed vegetables and minced meat. He quickly created a meat-vegetable dish for Rai to eat. It was healthy enough for a horse and a human to both eat. But then he began to notice the slight effects of his limiter. His food did not regenerate and Souma figured that he would have to acquire food ingredients to even make food. Souma thought for a moment and it suddenly clicked in. His atomic affinity was generating the food, now that he cannot use it, he would have to acquire his own food. Luckily, the equipment was already generated once and he didn't need to generate his cooking equipment using his atomic powers...

“Dang...that means I have to gather food ingredients...well next time I go traveling, I have to make sure I stock up on ingredients...I wonder...if my chef form automatically generates this kitchen/equipment...do I just have to put the ingredients in the kitchen or do I have to carry a wagon full of ingredients cause I like my food...I need a wagon for food...” Souma continued to talk to himself and he didn't even notice that Rai was looking at his master as if he were stupid.

'Master...is...stupid....talking...to...himself...stupid...' Rai snorted as he thought of Souma as a stupid person but who can blame him, Souma is indeed Kami-sama's apostle and Souma is technically part of Kami-sama...both of them are pretty stupid...and ridiculously strong...

“Alright! First, I'll sneak into the city and THEN worry about food...” Souma blurted out those words and began to devour his meal that he made. Rai followed in eating food.

After Souma and Rai were finished, Souma looked at Rai and began to talk to Rai...

“Rai...I'm going to sneak into the city...you are going to stay here alright?” Souma patted Rai's head while telling him.

“Master..leaving...I stay? Why...me...no...come?” Rai neighed in shock.

“Sorry Rai...I cannot take you...unless you can fly or something...remember the walls..they are really tall...I don't even know if I can climb the wall by simply running up it...” Souma told Rai and Rai began to look down.

Rai wanted to come with Souma, even if his master was stupid but Souma was still his master.

Souma was to leave but then Rai spoke once more...

“Master...energy...me...now...” Rai was onto something and Souma just looked confused...

“Energy? But, you'll just transform into your demonic form...it isn't going to do anything...” Souma questioned Rai's statement but Rai asked again.

“Master...energy..now...do...now...worry...later...” Rai was adamant on receiving Souma's energy.

“Okay, okay...I'll do it.”

Souma placed his hand in front of Rai's head, right between his eyes and began to pour energy into Rai. Rai transformed into his Stage 1 demonic form and Souma was about to stop but then Rai spoke...

“Continue....master...” Rai spoke with such certainty that Souma just went with it.

Souma poured his energy, similar to when he touched Rai for the first time and the black metallic armor began to formulate at Rai's legs and onto his entire body. A window pinged for Souma...

Owner's horse has entered Demonic Form – Stage 2

Owner's horse can generate Darkness Armor

Owner's horse can use certain abilities

The armor began to shine with a dark luster glow and as dusk entered the sky, the luster glow began to dim down but then...

“Master...energy...more...” Rai suggested to Souma to pour more energy into him.

Rai was struggling to maintain the energy in his body because the demonic aura from Souma was too much. Souma was a real Demon King and Rai knew that his energy is quite deadly but he wanted to go along. He didn't want to be left behind...Rai's memories of being separated from his parents and being left behind surged within his mind. Souma felt Rai's memories and he was stupid to even think about leaving behind Rai. Of course he would've found another way of taking Rai along if he knew about Rai's past but he didn't. Rai didn't like being left behind since his previous owner ditched him in the wilderness. Rai was willing to hurt himself just so he could come along with his new master. Souma felt Rai's emotions and he wasn't going to back down now after Rai had made it this far.

Souma released his ward and his demonic armor began to appear. Rai was astonished because only those of Royal blood can reveal the demonic armor which was the symbol for royalty.

Since the creation of the demons, Asmodan only permitted a few others to unveil the demonic armor. The armor is said to be possessed by those of Royal blood, kin to Asmodan and the true Demon King can use this armor and do much more. The armor of the Demon King is said to be very special, so special that it allows the Demon King to command a hidden army. The hidden army of the demon realm is said to be sleeping deep beneath the Maran Capital. This army can only be awakened by the true demon king and commanded by those who bare the symbol of royalty; The demonic armor. Many of the royal bloodline tried to reawaken the sleeping army but only the true demon king may awaken the army. The army is said to be the very first demons that Asmodan created under his liege. The army is several times stronger than any demonic creatures and they are a separate entity from the rest. This means that they aren't affected by Asmodan's banishment and they retained their abilities, but Asmodan put them to sleep, only to reawakened by the Demon King. The army's influence can easily grant strength to a Kingdom overnight yet none of the previous Demon Kings could ever awaken the army.

…

Souma revealed his armor and began to pour an enormous amount of demonic energy into Rai. Rai's body began to change and a sphere of darkness consumed the two as the night sky took over.

Rai's body was evolving and Souma continued to pour his energy to about 35% output and Rai's form was complete. The sphere bursted into black particles and revealed Rai's new appearance. His entire body was clad in black miasma and two wings enveloped in darkness were formed. Rai flapped his wings and a giant burst of wind was produced from Rai's little movement. His armor was completely turned into the black mist and Souma looked at Rai's new appearance....

Owner's horse has entered Demonic Form – Stage 3

Owner's horse can now access newly acquired skills

Owner's horse can now fly

Owner's horse can now use demonic abilities

Owner's horse can accelerate faster – CAUTION!! Doing so, will break the sound barrier

Owner's horse can generate afterimages

Owner's horse can phase through large objects

Owner's horse can turn invisible

“Wha...what the...Rai...so this is what you wanted to do...but it's so risky...what if you had died from my demonic energy!?...” Souma was somewhat scolding Rai on his carelessness.

“Sorry master...me...did...not...want...separate...” Rai looked downwards and accepted Souma's scolding...

“But...I am glad you aren't in danger...you are lucky that I didn't release my energy all at once...I had to focus just to make sure you aren't being overwhelmed by my energy...But seriously...now you can fly...I don't have to run up the wall...oh well...I guess one of these days I'll run up that gigantic wall...” Souma was feeling good that his horse didn't die and Rai was happy in the end.

“Now...Let's get going...it is night time...but...mhm...It says you can go invisible...we should fly above the wall while invisible and have you return back to normal once we've landed on the inside...” Souma changed his plans and now they were going to be invisible.

“Rai...can you fly properly?” Souma asked the question before he got onto Rai.

“I...can...feels...natural...wings...part...of...body...” Rai answered and Souma quickly fastened his katanas at his side and leaped forward onto the saddle.

Rai tensed a bit and flapped his wings once before taking off. His legs leaned a bit and Rai lunged into the air and vigorously flapped his wings. Rai continuously flapped his wings in mid-air and levitated in the air, directly above the giant rock. Souma tapped Rai and asked if he was feeling alright. Rai nodded in agreement and Souma grabbed a hold of the black chain-like reigns and holstered Rai promptly and the two dashed in the night sky.

The stars were visible in the Demon realm and several demons saw a black object dashing through the night sky.

The guards looked above and saw a mysterious black object soaring past the giant walls. They didn't know what to do but the guards simply reported the news to the Shidan to look for a mysterious black object in the skies.

As soon as Rai and Souma flew past the city walls, they went invisible and descended into an alleyway. Souma released the energy from Rai and returned back to a normal horse.

The two exited the alleyway and saw the demon city, Voltros. It was quite demonic however the city was quite active at night. The buildings had multiple lights and many demons conversed in the night. Voltros is a very busy city and many demons prefer the night rather than day.

Souma held Rai by his leather strap and began to walk in the street of the night city. Various demons were staring at Souma because he was a human but they noticed his two katanas. The katanas were hidden but part of the sheath was noticeable and had intricate designs. The demons' eyes sparkled with interest upon Souma's weapon and finally someone attempted to do the deed...

As Souma walked in the street, a demon, wearing a brown cloak, quickly approached Souma and grabbed his katanas. Souma could've taken down the thief but he wanted to test something...

The two katanas in his possession can only be wielded by Souma since they've been bound to him...and they should be really heavy...

As soon as the thief took hold of Souma's blades, they reacted in response to the thief and their weight multiplied by the hundreds. The thief immediately slammed onto the ground and his arms were being crushed by the weight of the katanas. The katanas embedded themselves into the hard ground while crushing the thief's hand completely. The other demons were shocked at the outcome and they felt sorry for the poor demon thief.

The thief began to scream...

“AHHHH AHHH!!! IT'S CRUSHING MY HAND!! PLEASE REMOVE THIS!?”

Souma was clearly taking his time, moving ever so slowly. Eventually, Souma appeared in front of the thief and crouched down below and finally spoke..

“Ummm, say again?” Souma spoke in a oblivious tone at the thief.

“PLEASE!? IT HURTS! REMOVE THESE WEAPONS!!! AHHHH ITS BREAKING MY HANDS!!!” The thief screamed and none of the demons nearby looked at him. Reason being is that the demon was a petty thief and the victim was a human...they knew somehow that Souma was a different human from the others...

“Hmm..I don't know...it seems that you really wanted my weapon...so I should let you have it...Good-bye.”

“PLEASE!!! WAIT!! I AM SORRY I WON'T STEAL AGAIN!! PLEASE REMOVE THESE WEAPONS!!! IT'S CRUSHING MY HANDS!!”

“Well, first of all, it is a weapon not 'weapons'. It is one together and I really liked my weapon...so why did you steal it?”

“I AM SORRY!!! I AM STUPID AND A THIEF I WILL NEVER STEAL FROM HUMANS!!! I AM SO SORRY!!!”

“Oh, is it because I am a human that you decided to steal from me?”

“NOOO!!! I AM SORRY PLEASE FORGIVE MEEEE!!!! THIS WEAPON IS CRUSHING MY BONES!!!!”

“I'll take my weapon back...but one thing...do you know the Demon Enchantress?”

“YES YES!!! I DO !! SHE LIVES IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF THIS CITY!!! JUST GO THERE AND ASK!!! AHHH!!! PLEASE IT HURTS SO MUCH!!!” The thief blurted out the information and Souma nodded in acceptance.

“Mhm...alright...I will go find her and you should stop being a thief...” Souma lifted his two katanas with ease and placed them back on his leather belt/strap. Before the thief even recovered, Souma grabbed the thief by the collar and reeled him in closer...

Souma leaned forward and spoke into the thief's ear...

“If I find out that you are lying...you can expect more than just a few bones being crushed...” Souma spoke so innocently but the words were deadly enough to make the thief sweat bullets.

Souma picked up the thief and gently brushed him off. Before the thief scurried off, Souma said a few words of advice.

“You better stop stealing and do something proper. Even if you are a demon, stealing is a bit low.”

The thief disappeared into the crowd while holding his crushed hand in agony. The crowd avoided Souma and his horse and continued their personal business.

Souma looked at one of the demons that were selling a few food ingredients and before he could speak, the demon immediately closed up shop. Souma looked really confused and tried to talk to the demon...

“Hey...come on..why can't I buy anything? You were just selling a few minutes ago!” Souma exclaimed at the demon that was packing up his shop.

“Sorry..I don't sell to humans because it is bad business. Now please can you move away from my shop” The demon responded honestly and Souma was stumped..

'Damn...I can't buy food ingredients here...I'll have to do something...might as well go to the eastern district and ask for Ojii-chan's friend.'

Souma guided Rai and went into the large crowd of demons. The crowd created a entry way for Souma to avoid him and many of the demons on the side glared at Souma. The demons looked as if they wanted to kill Souma but they couldn't just yet. Souma was a bit cautious but he had confidence on avoiding problems. Souma and Rai quickly left the southern district where they had landed in and arrived at the center of the city. It took quite a while to get to the center but eventually they came to the middle, which had a fountain....a fountain of blood. Well, it certainly smelled like blood and looked like it, but Souma wasn't so sure...

Souma walked towards the fountain while guiding Rai and looked at the bloody water. The blood was gleaming with the night lights and something was in the blood. A shadowy figure was swimming in the depths and Souma leaned forward to see it...

“Wha...what is that...I wanna see it..”

Souma was about to fall into the fountain until a mysterious human woman spoke to him...

“I wouldn't do that if I were you. That fountain is dangerous, you could die. Just where do you think the blood comes from. It comes from stupid people like you leaning in.” A woman spoke scornfully but her voice was melodic.

Souma immediately turned around and saw a woman around the age of 20, with beautiful blonde hair and her figure wasn't perfect but she had her good points. Her eyes shined in the night lights and revealed a beautiful blue gleam in them. She wore beautiful casual clothes that accentuated her good points and she wore a nice tint of peach colored lipstick that matched her skin color.

Next to her were a pair of females on each side. They wore a different outfit, more like a warrior's clothes. The clothes were quite easy to fit and they had a certain appeal to them. The outfit had various pockets which probably housed a few throwing knives or utensils for attacking and behind the female on the right had a giant staff made of metal that were attached in the middle by a chain. It seemed that it was a metallic staff that can extend farther and the female on the left had a short sword that was easily manageable. The two girls were quite stern looking but their faces had innocent looks.

“Err..Thanks for helping me haha” Souma raised his right hand and rubbed the back of his head.

The woman was quite astonished at Souma's appearance. In her eyes, Souma looked like a normal human that was covered by his cloak but when he turned around she saw something completely different. His figure was immensely different and his leather outfit revealed his masculine body. She even saw his black hair that enhanced his facial features. His face was also something she didn't expect. His eyes were black but then it began to change to yellow as soon as he apologized. His eyes immediately returned back to black and she continued to stare at Souma's body.

The girls themselves were already staring at Souma before he turned around. Their eyes probably could discern a person's figure even if they wore a cloak and they saw how masculine Souma was. They saw the two katanas he wielded and they were questioning what kind of weapons he had. Katanas did not exist on the Planet Oryon and the two girls wanted to see the man and his weapons.

“Umm..Miss, do you know where the eastern district is?” Souma asked the beautiful blonde woman but...

She continued to stare at Souma and didn't even notice his question. All she saw was those lips of his move.

“Ummm...are you three okay?” Souma was asking all three now since none of them were paying attention..

“Helllllooooo??” Souma raised his voice a bit and the girls snapped back to reality...

“Oh, umm sorry. Pardon my rudeness. Come on you two, stop staring! You are embarrassing me!” The blonde woman scolded her two guards that were keenly interested in Souma and his weapon.

The two of them spoke in unison...

“But Miss Yurika! Look at him and those weapons! Sir, can we see those weapons!” The two crept closer to Souma and they were at least one foot away from tackling Souma.

“Umm..alright on one condition...” Souma spoke to the girls that crept at him.

The two girls shivered a bit and Souma sensed something about them. They felt scared because of the thing Souma asked. Somehow he felt that they had a past that they wished they could bury but then he immediately spoke so he couldn't scare them.

“The condition is that...could you guide me to the eastern district...The people here don't like me...or rather they are avoiding me...” Souma spoke in a gentle manner and the girls relaxed a bit.

Miss Yurika quickly holstered the two females and dragged them away for a scolding.

“You. Two. Are. EMBARRASSING. ME! Remember you must first introduce yourself before asking anything! You two need to learn some etiquette!” She was scolding the two and they pouted during the scolding.

The blonde woman turned around and spoke to Souma...

“Ah! Sorry for those two! It is quite embarrassing...Anyways, I am Lina Yurika and these two are my guards. They'll introduce themselves and might I ask what is your name, oh handsome?” Lina introduced herself and the last statement made Souma tense up a bit.

“Oh..My name is Souma ---”

But right before Souma was about to say his last name, Ojii-chan spoke...

Ojii-chan: Souma, don't reveal your last name..It's going to be troublesome if they find some link between you and me...There is only one person that lived in Planet Oryon with the last name Kurogane and I can tell you that I was too powerful. I don't know but some people held me as a hero while some think I was a walking nuclear weapon..so try not to reveal your last name okay Souma?

Souma: Okay...

“Just Souma. And it's okay. I don't mind showing my weapon.”

The two girls' eyes lit up and they quickly approached Souma and spoke..

The female on the right with the metallic staff spoke first...

“Hi! My name is Eriko!”

Then the female on the left followed through..

“Hi! My name is Erika!”

Then the two spoke in unison..

Eriko & Erika: And we're sisters guarding Miss Yurika! She's more like a big sister though and we love her very much!

After the two made that comment, Lina was blushing and Souma smiled at the three women.

The girls including Lina, stared at Souma's benevolent smile and they wanted him more now.

“Alright. Well, since we agreed, I can show you my weapon. First of all, these two blades are one weapon. You cannot call them “weapons” because they cannot be separated and I will only show you the blade, I will not use it because they are very special.” Souma was instructing the girls and the two nodded in agreement.

Souma took out the sheath with the golden dragon head and the intricate designs. First he let the two girls touch the blade.

“Sir Souma, can we carry the blade?” Erika asked Souma as she touched the golden designs.

“I'm afraid not...they are extremely heavy and they will crush your hand completely...”

“No they won't! I have confidence in my strength!” Erika asked and Eriko was about to slap her sister but Souma was gonna prove it.

“Alright, I'll let you hold it but let me hold your arm just in case.”

“Okay!” Erika exclaimed as she was excited to hold the katana to see its weight.

Souma was holding Erika's arm and as soon as Souma handed her the katana blade, it immediately reacted and slammed to the ground, creating a small katana-shape crater on the ground. Before the katana swept Erika's hand, Souma already reeled in her hand before it was crushed completely. Erika was shaking completely and she almost lost her hand...

“What did I tell you? This weapon is really special and I can only use it...I'm sorry but I'll show you the blade.”

Erika was extremely scared but adrenaline was pumping throughout her body. It was the first time she felt that she would lose her hand and the way Souma gripped her arm felt amazing to her.

Souma on the other hand...

'Oh shit...If I was even a millisecond late...her hand would've been crushed...oh wow...phew...'

'wait...I haven't unsheathed my weapon before...is it still that energy blade??'

Ojii-chan: No. They've reverted back to normal. Hikari no Tsurugi will show a black steel blade and Yami no Tsurugi will appear as a white luster steel blade. The two swords are sides of a coin. They have similar attributes and they can become each other. Hikari no Tsurugi appears as the darkest of blades but in truth, it holds the the brightest light. Yami no Tsurugi may appear to be pure and white but beneath that lies darkness that will destroy anything.

Souma: I see...

Souma unsheathed Yami no Tsurugi and revealed a white steel. The blade glistened as the night lights interacted with Souma's blade.

The three girls reacted positively and Eriko and Erika were amazed at the craftmanship...

“Wow...It looks incredibly sharp and strong...”

“This blade...can kill a lot...”

But then...

“So handsome and strong...” Yurika was still staring at Souma and he tried to avoid eye contact.

During this time, Rai was making snide comments about Souma.

“Master...pervert...me....choose...wrong...master...”

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“Master...player...gigolo”

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“Master...too strong...lure...women...”

Souma was glaring at Rai but luckily the three didn't know horse language. Souma sheathed his katana blade and finally spoke...

“Alright...now will you guide me?” Souma wanted to go and find Ojii-chan's friend soon. The reason is because of the events from earlier this morning. His demonic nature is becoming more uncontrollable and he'd rather not engage in any explicit activities before the others...they'd probably kill him if they found out...

“Awww..we wanted to see the other one!”

“Please, can you show us!”

The two girls really wanted to see the other blade but then...

“Now, now you two! You've already embarrassing me enough! I will have to punish you too later. We have to help our dear friend, Souma find his way...and by the way, Dear Souma...why do you not have any guards? This is a very dangerous city and humans like us cannot be here without protection...” Lina was questioning Souma and the reason why he was alone...

“Well I could ask the very same question at you. Why is such a beautiful lady such as yourself, doing in a dangerous city like this with only two guards...Not that I am questioning their ability but it would be better to have more, now would it? And you girls, I know you are strong but there are many demons here...It would pain me if two beautiful girls like you two were to get hurt...” Souma was trying to be polite but his choice of words seemed flirtatious.

Lina and the two females were blushing heavily and Lina began to cough on purpose.

“Cough cough ahem...well let's just guide you to the eastern district...our inn is also located there...I can get you a cheap room if you'd like?” Lina was trying her hardest to hide her embarrassment and spoke in a rushed manner while blushing.

“Oh, thank you! I'd like to get a room for the night and I am very glad I ran into you three. You have been helping me quite a bit and I cannot think of a way to repay you...if there's anything you may need..just ask me anytime” Souma really was thankful but the amount of money he held hadn't crossed his mind so if they needed anything, Souma would be willing to help them.

Lina and the two girls guided Souma to the east, where the eastern district was located at. It is also the place where majority of the humans resided in, since the Shidan guardpost is also located in the eastern district. Souma walked in the middle while guiding Rai behind him and Lina walked a bit closer to Souma's left and the two girls giggled on the right. It was a bit funny and some of the demons looked at Souma as a player/gigolo.

“Che, Human scum. Flaunting his women like money...”

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“Hooman very popular, me like women but hooman man look strong.”

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“Oh my...that male...looks so handsome...I can see why those human females would go for such a hunk...”

The comments flew on by and Souma was trying his hardest to ignore the stares from the demons. Then the human comments came by....

“Damn...He's so lucky! Grrr! I want to fight him so I could embarrass him in front of his women!”

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“Total babes! LUCKY SON OF A BITCH!? GAAAH WAIT ISN'T THAT MISS YURIKA!”

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“WAIT WHAT! MISS YURIKA!!! NOOOO, WHO IS THIS BASTARD!!!”

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Then the human female comments came in...

“Pffft, you males ought to learn from him anyways! Look at him, strong and handsome! No wonder they went for him! I ought to divorce my lazy slob of a husband and marry him instead!”

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“Booo! I look so much better than those wenches! Look at me, handsome man!”

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“Hey honey! I can give you all sorts of specials at my inn!”

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“He's so handsome...I love his black hair..”

Souma was ignoring the comments and Lina was heavily blushing and the two girls were arguing with the female that called them wenches. After they arrived to the Inn, luckily for Rai there was a nearby stable. Souma paid the entry fee for Rai and tied him to a wooden post. Souma told Rai that he's gonna meet someone real quick and be right back. Souma returned to the entrance of the inn where the girls were waiting and finally spoke to them...

“Thank you for bringing me here...I'll check in later. I'll be back and if you need me just wait for me. I won't be take too long. Thank you really...” Souma thanked the girls and turned around but then Lina grabbed his hand...

“Don't take too long...I just met you but I am really worried about what might happen...don't stay too long at night okay?” Lina was really worried about Souma and Erika was snickering in the back and then Eriko grabbed Souma's other hand and spoke..

“Don't stay out in the night too long...it is dangerous...even if you have that weapon...take care..” Eriko was really worried about Souma and Erika got flustered that she was being left behind.

Erika then hugged Souma and embraced him passionately..

“Be careful...okay..” Erika was worried too but she basically stole the lead from Lina and Eriko.

Souma raised his hand and patted the three on their heads and basically calmed them down...

“Don't worry too much, I won't be too long...and we just met...it feels like I am already married to you three haha...ha..ha..” As Souma said those words, he looked at the three girls and they were staring at him intimately...

'wait what...do these three...Oh god....there's going to be even more...how do I explain this to the other girls waiting at the village and at evercliff...even Rea-san...'

Ojii-chan: I think you deserve whatever is gonna come at you. Take it like a man, you player you!

A window has pinged...

Due to an overwhelming amount of women falling for you, a new title has been bestowed upon such a man like you

New title: Womanizer

Title cannot be consumed into primary title, Title: Womanizer has been added as a secondary title

Souma immediately said his good-byes and before the girls could confess/kiss him good-bye, Souma was already gone. Souma went into a corner and began to stare at the new title he received...

“Really....OH MY FUCKING GOD!?! KAMI-SAMA I KNOW YOU ARE DOING THIS SHIIIIIIIITTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!” Souma was vehemently screaming at the wall in the alleyway.

“GRAAAAAHHHH!!!!”

Ojii-chan: That title suits you, you know...

Souma: REALLY!? COME ON OJII...why this title! IS THIS EVEN A REAL TITLE SOMEONE COULD HAVE!?

Ojii-chan: Well I don't know, but there's your proof right in front of you...

Souma: Gaaaaaaah!? Realllllly!!! Ahhh I need to hurry up and find your friend Ojii-chan before I go insane here...

Ojii-chan: Mhm, you could go back to those lovely women and ask if they know the demon enchantress...

Souma: Err...I'm going to let them cool down...they just met me!?

Ojii-chan: Which is why you received that title...

Souma: Gaaaah! I need to do something before temptation strikes again...

Ojii-chan: Yeah, you don't want to be branded a rapist...even though those women might enjoy it...

Souma: NO! IT WON'T HAPPEN UNTIL THEY ARE WILLING! AND BESIDES THEY HAVEN'T MET THE OTHER GIRLS!?

Ojii-chan: Oh, I think they are pretty much willing to do anything for you Souma, but yes it would be better for the girls to meet before you engage in any of those activities...

Souma: Alright...enough about this stuff...we need to find your friend and I need to ask if she could help me on taking over this kingdom...

Souma left the alleyway and began his night search of the Demon enchantress...

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