The next day Issei announced that he was going to train with his peerage after he gave me the information of what happened after I ran away from the cosplaying maid. I digested the information carefully then I sent him off giving him a basic training routine of what he should do for the ten days of preparation for I had other tasks to do. Right now, Issei was drastically stronger than he was in canon for I trained him daily, and really harshly.
Right now, the current tasks I needed to do were to do more training with my masters with this given freetime time of ten days I gained, and recruiting more people to be my executives and bishops. In order to do so… I had to go to a certain place where all the high level people were gathered. South Korea. How? Use my National Treasure: the Cane of the Sage.
Three more. Right now, I was thinking of recruiting three more. I have sent Executive O to recruit one of the three while I plan on recruiting the other two myself. The other, important two.
I used my familiar to send a note to Executive Q and Executive E, ordering them to look after my parents and the house while I was gone. After that? Well…
"Asia! Haetae! Gear up for we're on a field trip!"
"Nonononononononono…" Came the desperate voice of a young teen as he was on the verge of crying.
"Nonono…" He kept on repeating the word over and over.
Right now, the teenager was grasping the wrist of his dear cousin crying desperately as he tried his best to stop the bleeding from coming out. This wasn't supposed to happen. The pool of blood and her pale face showed the severity of the cut and her shallow breath and the dilated eyes showed the fatality of the wound.
"Nonononononono… Seungyeon… No…" Said the boy weakly as he wrapped a cloth around her wrists. "Why…? Don't… don't leave me… don't… please… YOU WERE SMILING YESTERDAY!" Howled the boy tears streaming down his face.
"YOU SAID YOU'RE GOING TO BE ALRIGHT! WE SAID WE'LL FIND A WAY! WHY? WHY? WHY?!"
The boy cradled over the unconscious form of his friend holding her tight and close.
"I'll break him" He swore, leaking his killing intent. "I'll find him, and I'll break him like he did to you but… but…" His body shook with sadness and anger.
"PLEASE! STOP DOING THIS! WHYYY?!" The boy sobbed over the girl, not noticing two people and one beast entering the room.
"God" He whispered out of breath and energy. "Devil," he continued. "Anyone… I'll do anything… anything… please… just… help… her"
"Anything you said? Are you sure you won't eat your words in the future?"
The boy jumped as he immediately spun around to find a long red haired girl, the same age as him wearing a jade robe, a blonde haired girl with a black suit, a white dress shirt, and a black pencil skirt with a shawl covering her long blonde hair, and… what in the hell's name is that blue thing that looked like a dog?
"W-who are you?! How did you come here?"
"You said you would do anything, Park Ilpyo." Said the mysterious girl smiling slightly. "Will you truly do anything for me in an exchange of mending her leg and her wrists?"
Ilpyo's eyes widened by my question, then he opened his trembling mouth. "Who… who are you? Are you… a devil?"
I gave out a booming laugh which made Ilpyo tense up more.
"Me? A devil? Hah! Never will I become a devil Park Ilpyo… I'm a human. So… you better choose fast."
My words brought Ilpyo back to reality where he desperately glanced at his cousin. Her breaths were becoming shallower. He then stared at my outstretched arm.
"All it takes is a handshake Ilpyo," I said, smiling sweetly. "Take my hand and work for me as in return, I will fix your beloved broken cousin. All it takes… is just your hand."
He took it without a moment's hesitation; he took it with such hope, with such desperation that made me feel pity. But I refused to show such emotion, so I chose to smirk.
"Welcome to the Human Faction, Bishop Ω (omega)"
"So, have you reached nirvana?"
"... Yes I have."
"Wrong answer."
I was currently facing a highschool elite student in his school wearing my battle gear. People were taking photos of me and whispering words such as, Cosplay or Handsome Lady. Point of information: I am quite disturbed.
Baek Seungcheol, the genius student, was standing in front of me glasses raised high.
"Who are you?" He asked suddenly. "Why do you keep on appearing?"
"Haven't you guessed?" I said amused.
"You have appeared in front of me at the age of six, after my father's funeral with the same words." He said, partly ignoring my words. "At that time I admitted my way to enlightenment was far off. I thought I had achieved enlightenment but then you appeared again telling me that I was wrong. You were right and I have improved myself and I have reached the end of my enlightenment."
The genius finished his sentence as a ray of light with lotuses suddenly appeared around him. I blinked at the sudden sight before going down to business.
"Then would you like to test if your enlightenment works?"
"Hmmm, how?"
"Try working for me temporarily, Baek Seungcheol." I said, stretching my hand towards the teenager. "If your enlightenment works I'll let you go and admit that you have reached nirvana. But if it doesn't…" Cue, a quick shrug.
"Join me to walk the path of the truth and enlightenment"
"... You." Murmured Baek as his neutral face showed a light of amusement and a sincere smile. "You're fun."
(The sounds of necks breaking and twisting into a perfect 90 degree angle)
F.A.U.C.E.T.
"Haaa~" Sighed the girl, drooping her head, letting go of the neck of one of her many "victims". "This one was another chaff… Damn it… I need to find a good seed…"
"A-ahem." Came the clear (but clearly failed on trying to sound clear) voice. "E-excuse me Ms. Yoo Mira 25th successor of [Wolgwang Swordsmanship]."
Mira stiffened at the sound of a man directly behind her. She turned around and was greeted by the sight of a tall, not bad looking man. The man who had dark burnt skin and Sia's hair was currently trying his best to avoid her eyes even when she hadn't turned around to meet him. Executive O was currently trying his best not to run away or burst out crying. Possibly both.
"You are scouted by the Human Faction, can w-we please talk?"
"... Pardon?"
Recruiting the three was an easy task. I convinced Yoo Mira by giving her family a good sum of money with the promise of guiding her to learn how to wield her sword properly (Executive O was too afraid to imply that the organization had good, strong, healthy boys, around her age). Park Ilpyo instantly joined me after learning that he could save his cousin. Baek Seungcheol's curiosity got the better of him as he accepted my proposal of temporarily working for me.
This was all planned at the age of two as soon as I got my hands on the National Treasure: the Cane of the Sage.
*Smirk* Just as planned.
"Eh? Itsuka-san, why are you making a scary face?"