Meditation was something I never really tried before. The thought of me sitting still and not moving at all while focusing my mind was not that exciting.

But I still went ahead and did it. I tried to calm my breathing and mind. The Primordial Dark should respond if I were to focus all of my attention on it.

And that’s when I saw it. A massive ball of darkness was swirling in front of me. The sheer power it radiated made me gulp down and know that it was the Primordial Dark.

“Hey, Primordial Dark! It’s me, Mikage. Do you wanna talk?” I asked.

There was no response. All I could feel from it was sadness. However, I knew that it was aware that I was nearby.

They said that the Primordial Dark had no freewill. But I knew that it was capable of talking. After all, it once talked to me and even took over my body during the Idol Fan Tournament.

“So… Ummm… I wanna know more about you. Can you tell me more about yourself?” I asked.

Silence.

“Ummm.. Have no idea what to talk about? Let’s start with one thing that’s been bothering me. You’re the Primordial Dark so you should be able to command every single darkness in existence, right? Then how come I couldn’t control the Living Darkness?”

Silence.

“Ah. Could it be that they are superior to you even if you’re an actual Primordial Being?”

I then heard a female’s voice laughing.

“What are you trying to gain by insulting the Primordial Dark, Mikage?” a red-skinned oni approached me.

“Yoclesh? Why are you here?” I asked.

“It’s because you’re inside your soul. I and the other masters live here without worrying about the rent. Anyways, what are you up to?”

“I’m trying to talk to the Primordial Dark. But it doesn’t respond at all.”

“It existed before freewill. What makes you think it can talk?”

“It talked to me back in the Idol Fan Tournament. That’s why I know it can talk. For some reason, it’s just ignoring me.”

“Are you sure it was the Primordial Dark who talked and not yourself?”

“Do you think I would talk to myself?”

“Who knows? Here’s a question: who exactly are you?”

The tone of her voice made me think about what she asked. It was like she was trying to tell me something.

“What do you mean by that?” I asked.

“Oh… It’s nothing. I shouldn’t bother you since this is a problem of the living”, she answered.

I looked at the Primordial Dark and tried to think of ways to get its attention. Maybe I should annoy it by throwing a punch. No one would ignore someone who just punched them so I thought it was a good idea.

It wasn’t a good idea.

Darkness wrapped around my arm when I touched the Primordial Dark. I tried to pull out my arm but it was dragging me inside. If that wasn’t bad enough, I could feel an intense wave of sadness and power surging through my body.

My body was almost completely wrapped with darkness and I could feel my consciousness fading. I would’ve been　consumed if it weren’t for that annoying sound.

HAACHAMACHAMA!!! HAACHAMA! HAACHAMA! HAACHAMACHAMA!!!

When I opened my eyes, I saw the bright blue sky. A blonde girl was looking down on me.

“What happened?” I asked.

“You were just meditating when a strong wave of darkness came out of your body without warning. Haachama told me that I should knock you out before you go wild”, Haato answered.

Note to self: never touch the Primordial Dark again. If Haato didn’t interfere, I would’ve been consumed by the power and lost control of myself.

“So? Did you have any luck in communicating with the Primordial Dark?” she asked.

“No. It won’t respond no matter what I tried”, I told her.

“I’m not surprised. When you waited for me in the gates of Westa West High School, I knew you weren’t asking for an easy job. Even Haachama says you should give up since it’s impossible to talk to the Primordial Dark.”

The Primordial Dark was really unresponsive. But beside that, there was one thing that’s been bothering me.

“Who is Haachama?” I asked.

“Oh? Her? That’s the name of the Primordial Insanity”, she smiled.

“The Primordial Insanity has a name?”

“What? Did you expect me to just call her Primordial Insanity? She prefers being called with a proper name. Do you want to be called “administrative officer” instead of your name?”

She had a point.

“But this is bad. How can I get the Primordial Dark to cooperate and let me use its powers if I can’t even talk to it?” I asked.

“Haachama said that you’re a special case. You don’t need to use the normal method to use your powers”, Haato said.

“What does she mean by that?”

“I don’t know. She doesn’t feel like explaining and it’s impossible to change the mind of someone like her.”

“How does it feel like having a conversation with a Primordial Being?”

“I don’t know about the others but Haachama is called the Primordial Insanity for a reason. I’ve been with her for almost my entire life and I still have trouble understanding her.”

“Really? How hard is she to read?”

“One minute she’s the loudest thing that I ever heard and in the next, she’s more silent than a feather falling from the sky. There are times when she would spout random facts and times when she would make gibberish noises.”

“That’s rough.”

“Oh yeah? Wait until she wakes me up in the middle of night just because she can do it.”

I wonder… If I was able to have a conversation with the Primordial Dark, would we be able to get along?

Since my attempt failed, I no longer had any reason to keep Haato here. Anya told me to consult with her since she was also a vessel of a Primordial Being but apparently, I was a special kind of vessel.

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“Thanks for the meal”, Yogiri and I said before eating dinner.

“Is that what you guys do in your old world?” Amelia asked.

“Yeah. It’s like thanking you and Yogiri who worked hard to prepare the meal”, I answered.

“And thanking the people who worked hard to grow the vegetables and prepare the meat. It’s appreciating that the meal is a collective effort by many people just to give you satisfaction”, Yogiri added.

“That’s an interesting concept”, Amelia said.

We talked about our day. Yogiri did the housework while studying more about this world and Amelia dealt with minor cases such as doing background checks on people. When it was time to reach my part, Amelia and Yogiri were curious.

“So why do you need to talk with the Primordial Dark?” Yogiri asked.

“Because I need to use its full power. Right now, I’m just borrowing its power so I have limited authority over darkness. If I can get it to cooperate with me, I would be really strong”, I answered.

“Do you really need to cooperate with it?”

“As a vessel, you are merely letting the Primordial Being dwell inside you. While you can draw out their power, it would be easier and more efficient if the two of you are going to help each other”, Amelia answered.

“I see…”

After eating dinner and washing the dishes, I headed to my room and crashed on my bed. My kris sword glowed and turned into Anya.

“What are your plans now?” she asked.

“I don’t know how to get the Primordial Dark to work with me. I need its strength so I can fight against the Unkindness”, I answered.

“You can’t defeat the Unkindness on your own. That’s what Shiroe thinks so he summoned Yogiri.”

“What do you mean?”

“Yogiri is most likely the vessel of the Primordial Light. That’s how she was able to kill a Living Darkness. You need to train her so that the two of you can bring down the Unkindness.”

“Me? Train her? I’m not the best teacher. The only magic I’m good at is Dark Magic and that’s thanks to you.”

Anya thought for a bit.

“Then how about Oga? He must’ve mastered Light Magic already since he’s more than 5000 years old. I’m sure he’ll be a good teacher”, she said.

“Ah. You’re right. I should give him a call.”

Oga was surprised to hear me call out of the blue. After I explained everything to him, he agreed to train Yogiri under the condition that she was completely willing to learn. As long as she had the motivation to become stronger, he could train her to be strong.

Since I got that out of the way, I fell asleep.

When I opened my eyes, I saw a swirling ball of darkness in front of me. The sheer power it radiated told me that this wasn’t a dream but instead, I was facing the Primordial Dark.

I had no idea what it wanted from me. Was it finally responding?

But instead of a “hi” or “hello”, I was greeted with a warning.

“Omegaα is coming.”

The entire room was fading and I could feel the Primordial Dark was done with its business.

“H-Hey! What do you mean by that?” I asked.

As usual, I received silence as a response.

“Wait!” I bolted up from my bed.

Anya turned into her human form.

“Mikage… It’s dawn. It’s bad manners to shout like that”, she yawned.

“The Primordial Dark just talked to me”, I told her.

“What did it say?”

“Omegaα is coming.”

Anya’s face became serious.

“Are you sure you heard it right? Are you sure it was Omegaα? ” she asked.

“Yeah. Is something wrong with that?”

“It’s been a very long time since they last made her move. If that’s the case, the Council is also going here.”

“Do you know them?”

“Of course I know them. I, the Sword of Records, was created by Omegaα.”