Chapter 44: Grand plan begins (4)
Itachi stood still, sighing as he stared at the chaos unfolding around him. This wasn't how plot were supposed to progress, at least not according to the original timeline he knows from anime.
He knew his very presence in this world had changed the storyline, but to this level was unthinkable. Not to mention that Great Red was going wild.
[456,000 shock points gained]
[567,000 shock points gained]
What the hell is he doing? Itachi thought. It's not even been an hour, and I'm getting this much crazy amount of shock points. Is the spread of information in the supernatural world this fast?
His mind churned as he considered the consequences.
Boom!
Just then, his focus shifted to the battle happening in front of him.
"None of this was in the anime," he muttered under his breath, glancing at Kiba and Issei from afar. Their rematch with the exorcists was not in the show at all. He didn't understand why this had changed. The tension between both parties was very high. At this rate, even that blue-haired girl—whose name he forgot—might not become a devil even after learning God is dead.
Soon, the duel ended in a draw, leaving tensions high and frustrations even higher. It was clear Kiba's vendetta against the holy swords was consuming him, as there was an absolutely crazy look on his face.
Itachi shifted his gaze to Koneko, her small form lingering near him. She was full of questions, and he could sense them bubbling beneath her stoic exterior.
Riser's sister was also near him, glancing at him from time to time with a slightly red face for some reason.
Don't tell me beating her family caused something to awaken in her, Itachi thought and felt a chill run down his spine. After all, this kind of girl is the first sign of a yandere, he concluded, recalling those novels he had read in his past life.
He completely ignored her for now and instead turned his attention to the two women standing in front of him with neutral expressions.
"See, Itachi, these devils are all talk against us humans who have divine protection from God. They are nothing," the blue-haired girl began to speak.
"Hey! You did not beat us!" Issei shouted, while Kiba looked like he wanted to start fighting again.
The blue-haired girl looked back at him and sneered. "Oh really? We beat you before, and the only reason this time ended in a draw was because of your underhanded tricks."
She turned to her best friend, who was blushing and covering herself with a white blanket after issei perverted magic which destroyed her clothes.
"Yes, Issei. I did not expect this from you," she said angrily.
"I'm sorry, Irina," Issei replied with not a hint of shame.
So her name is Irina, Itachi thought.
"Anyway, Itachi, you don't need to become a devil. If you want an extended life, the Church has discovered a way—"
"No! He will not join the Church. We all know what kind of organization the Church is!" Koneko shouted, stepping in front of Itachi. She gave Kiba a sad look. From his story, she knew the Church was a rotten place.
"Who the hell are you, devil?" the blue-haired woman snapped. "What is your relationship with him?" She crossed her arms and glared at Koneko.
"Are you his friend, or do you want to use him." Koneko flinched at her words.after are she wanted to learn from him about chakra.
"But from the looks of it, how Itachi is silent around you, it is clear that he is not your friend."
"You are the weakest devil here, maybe even weaker than that loser," she said glancing at Issei.
"Oh, I know who you are," Xenovia said with a smirk. "You're the sister of that stray devil, right? The one who killed her own master and left a weak sister like you in underword to die because she felt it wasn't worth killing you. After all, if you're this weak now, then when your sister killed her master, you must have been even weaker than a human child."
"Xenovia, that's enough," Irina interrupted, feeling sorry for Koneko, whose face looked like she was about to cry.
At this point, Itachi had enough of these stupid people trying to recruit him into their factions. Didn't they know how strong he was? And why was this blue-haired girl, Xenovia, acting so mighty despite being weak herself?
All of her power comes from that sword, if I'm not wrong.
Thinking this, he pushed Koneko aside and faced Xenovia directly.
"I think we need to talk," he said, staring straight into her eyes.
But unknown to Itachi, Koneko looked at his back with tears in her eyes, feeling that he had come to protect her. To outsiders, it also appeared that way. Itachi's tall form shielded Koneko behind him in a protective gesture.
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