Suzaku: "... You're kidding ... right?"

She could not just believe the words spoken by this man, how would her aunt be dating him?

For a long time, he heard many times that his aunt Shuri Himejima was married to a fallen angel called Baraqiel.

No doubt she could not believe him lightly, but ...

'What if his words are true?' For a moment she could not help thinking about that

But to think that in front of her she had the man who ma.s.sacred many of the Himejima Clan just to protect both her aunt and her cousin

Was not this too complicated to digest?

Yukio made a playful smile as he looked at her: "What's wrong, are you my first obstacle? My niece does not feel comfortable with me! Tsk!"

He spoke as if he really was suffering because of his niece's rejection.

Suzaku wanted to laugh a little, but she was composed, she was in the presence of a man that everyone described as 'Destroyer'.

Suzaku: "Even if you say it, I can´t believe your words without any proof ..."

Yukio nodded, that was true: "That's true, but what would I gain by lying?"

Upon hearing his words Suzaku smiled, she also thought about that.

Suzaku: "Actually nothing ... But have you not heard of the saying 'You need to see to believe'?"

She was thinking about something, she looked if Yukio's expression made any changes, but in reality, it was not like that.

Yukio: "Seeing is believing, nice words, but why don´t you admit that you only want to see both Shuri and Akeno."

He clearly knew the intentions of this woman, and he did not intend to reject them either.

Suzaku: "Can I really?!" She got excited instantly, she wanted so much to see her aunt and cousin.

Yukio nodded, but then he signaled: "But that will be for later, now I need to give you my gift."

He clearly was not an ungrateful man, thanks to reports previously given by Kuroka he knew that this woman severely rebuked those who had bad intentions towards Shuri and Akeno.

Although it was not useful, the intention was what counts, besides ... would Shuri not be sad if the Himejima Clan was destroyed?

Suzaku instantly put on a serious expression, this 'gift' would be for her clan, and she was the clan leader so she had to take this seriously.

Suzaku: "What kind of gift are we talking about exactly? Although I would like to receive something valuable, I do not want to take more than I can carry."

She was not going to refuse any gift, this was about her clan, every life was on her shoulders, but she did not want anything very valuable, after all, she did not know exactly why this man was offering them a gift.

Yukio: "Actually it's not much, I just want to give you this little gift, it will be useful for the defense of your base, also ... If you need something you can tell me, are we not family?" He extended his hands.

There in his hands was a small device with a circular shape of gray color and had a white ring with a symbol of a black dragon in the middle.

Suzaku looked at the 'object' with interest, she could not help having a curious look: "What is that?"

Yukio: "It's an artifact, it's a barrier that can protect your base from attacks, it's just something insignificant, the real gift is, that if you needed something you could come and ask me for help."

Suzaku was discouraged, when she heard barrier, she thought of something powerful, but if this man says that it is only something insignificant, then it must be so.

But when she heard, that if they needed anything they could go to him, she clearly encouraged herself again.

Suzaku: "Deal!!"

Yukio: "What deal?"

Suzaku: "Ah ... I mean, I accept your gift ..." She corrected herself quickly while maintaining a smile.

Yukio stood up while Suzaku did the same, they both shook hands cordially.

Yukio: "I'm going to retire then, you can contact me if you ever go to the Yokai faction."

Suzaku nodded, it was no longer a secret that the Yokai faction had some kind of relations.h.i.+p with Gotei 13, and listening to Yukio's words was clearly approving it.

Yukio left the room, Suzaku wanted to take him to the exit personally, but he refused, she could not do anything.

She strangely looked at the 'object' in her hands.

Suzaku: "He said it was a barrier ... Well it will not be a bad thing to place it anyway." She nodded and placed it on the table, she was thinking about looking for someone specialized in barriers to understand how to activate this thing.

Dip! Dip!

Suzaku: "Eh? ... Woah!!" She was amazed, the 'object' suddenly started to turn and then as if it was magic it sank into the floor, it even broke the table.

She quickly approached the place where it sank and she saw that 'object' embedded in the earth.

Suzaku: "... Could not you have told me how this thing is used? ... My table!!!"

She felt like crying when she saw her beautiful table shattered.

---

Callistis: "Teacher, I don´t understand, why have you lied to her like that?"

While the both of them were walking away from the temple, Callistis asked something that made her feel curious.

Yukio gave her a look before shrugging his shoulders: "That woman ... She's somewhat similar to Shuri, if I had said that in reality that 'barrier' was something more than 'insignificant' she would not have accepted it."

Callistis nodded, but she did not know this 'Shuri', so changed to another question.

Callistis: "But wasn´t it better to explain her the functions? What if she didn´t decide to use it because she thought it was not worth it?"

Yukio: "You don´t understand, if she thought of me as 'Agarus' she probably wouldn´t use it, she would rather keep it under lock, thinking it would be bad for them, but ... what do you think she thinks about me now?"

He said his words with a smile and started whistling as he walked.

Callistis was stunned: "That's why ... That's why you told her, that you were her uncle?!"

As if her words were a trigger.

Swooos.h.!.+

A sphere the size of a dark-colored palm flew to the sky.

Crack!

The sphere broke and from within a pale light expanded before covering the entire sanctuary, a huge circular barrier appeared and then became invisible.

Callistis: "Master ... Is that the Barrier of the Shadow?..."

Yukio: "Isn´t it pretty?! ... Surely those subordinates of Kokabiel will have a good time soon."

He started to laugh maliciously while opening a black portal.

Callistis shuddered as she watched her King's smile.

'Oh!! Poor idiots who seek death ...! ' She shook her head before smiling and entering the portal.

---

Kobabiel who was organizing everything suddenly shuddered.

Kobabiel: "... What was that? ..." He asked himself, but then he cast those thoughts aside.

In front of him were many of his subordinates, he smiled and proceeded to speak.

Kobabiel: "Tomorrow ... Our plan will kick in!" He screamed while raising his fist.

"OOHHHHH!" The subordinates shouted loudly.

This made the smile of Kokabiel even bigger: "Just wait ... I will reign in this war!"

Editor: maave