Lot City…

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Julius watched his brother walk into the house, determined . An easy seed to plant if one dug at the truth, gently, then add the right words for the desired effect, then poof, magic occurred . Except knowing his brother, he'd somehow call off the attack against the Stone . And that is where the Omen's sphere would come in .

Seth was going inevitably trigger it, anger it, suck in the power . An effective trap . Julius laughed . This was too easy . Implanting fake anger, using a hint of truth and s.h.i.+elding past comradery . Julius was so good at manipulation that it got him kicked out of the house . His cowardly parents were afraid of him, rightfully so . They knew about his abilities after all—and certainly disagreed with his decision to go adventuring .

A tingling sensation made the man perk up . She called . He Jumped to their hideout—more specifically, the front door of her room . He didn't bother with bowing and kneeling—Julius submitted to no one . The others nearby glowered at him . He continued to stare at the closed door with a confident smile . The official Blood Servant opened it five minutes later . The kid elf looked at him with dual-colored eyes, one green, and the other red .

"You may come in to see the Master of Stars now . "

Julius rolled his eyes as he pushed past her, walked around the corner to see a young woman lazily lying in bed, chin on hand, staring at a TV . She slowly turned to the man .

"Took you long enough," she said, "where the h.e.l.l were you?"

"Nowhere important, just strolling about while in town," Julius said .

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Fuyuko fixed him with her usual glare .

"What did you do with that tainted sphere?"

Julius grinned .

"Let's just say, it's in much better hands . "

Fuyuko shook her head then raised a manicured foot to the man's chest .

"She's done a really good job . " She rubbed her foot across his chest, hitting his chin . Julius pushed it away .

"What the h.e.l.l—"

The woman with blue-green hair, pulled him toward her until they were face to face . She spoke in a firm and falsely innocent voice .

"We're fellow adventurers, went through the same h.e.l.l, and made the same pledge . Now while we share some skins.h.i.+p, you shall tell me the truth of what you've done with the omen's sphere or I'll have to punish you . "

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Julius grinned .

"You can try, but you have no power over me . Remember, I'm here because I want something . And I won't bend my neck like the others . "

Fuyuko laughed in delight .

"And that's what I like about you . Knowing that I can turn you into stone in an instant but still show no weakness . No matter . I had someone follow you . "

Julius's eyes widened just a little . He was sure he left no magic trail .

"You had no idea I brought along the tracker," she said . "Now here's your job . And if you lie to me again, I'll make you spend the rest of your life in stone limbo . I give you respect and as your leader, demand it in return . You're my second . Start acting like it . "

Julius sighed, caressing Fuyuko's cheek . She grabbed his hand with both of hers, holding to her face .

Julius held back a sneer . He'd play her game for a little while longer . He'd give the young woman her "love" then when the time came, eliminate her . He'd lead this group into a harder, but more beneficial direction, whether they wanted to or not . They glowered and talked behind his back, but came to Julius with their problems . He held the influence of a general . All of them were too afraid of the sorceress and even of the Blood Servant . If he had to be honest, the Blood Servant was the more dangerous of the two . The little girl may look human but he knew and felt that wasn't the case . A dangerous weapon indeed, that took orders from no one except the "Master of Stars . "

Julius had to keep in the rage . The sorceress really believed her pathetic magic could take him out or turn the man into stone . Just wait until he showed her exactly how wrong she was .

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"What job," he said .

Early that evening…

Clyde and Toru gaped at their approaching female party members dressed in yukatas of different colors and designs . They were only a few yards from the festival . Everyone was present, but Seth . Something about that made Clyde feel uneasy . He knew he was missing the big picture—that's why he forced everyone to wear gym shorts and a s.h.i.+rt beneath their yukata . Somehow he doubted not all of the women would listen…

With the vampires on their way, they needed to be ready for anything .

It was a clear and cool night with little wind . A dazzling moon s.h.i.+ned above the city . The sound of people talking and laughing and enjoying their lives projected through the air . Tonight was not supposed to give the young man a knot in his gut .

Clyde spotted his blus.h.i.+ng life mate, dressed in a pink yukata that matched her eyes . She was arguing with Tear .

Tear and Yuki were exposing the kind of cleavage that caught the eyes of many men, many blus.h.i.+ng and then for some, getting the s.h.i.+t slapped out of them by their jealous girlfriends .

Melody, Alice, Harumi, and Chika were modestly dressed, though there were at least two sideways glances at Harumi . Clyde frowned when he saw Maki, also dressed up, sitting alone on a bench, eyes on watching the festival .

She couldn't do much without Yuki's command, which would seep into the contract and enable free movement . Inside his house, she had somewhat free movement, but only from her room, to Yuki's a.s.signed areas, the restroom . The demoness didn't allow her to eat at the dining room table—she had a c.r.a.ppy wooden one in a separate room . She didn't seem miserable, until Yuki forced her to go see her parents . The purple-haired young woman practically begged not to go, but Clyde's orders were clear .

Yuki observed and reported the coldness from her father and the bickering from her mother . Oh well . None of that mattered, except his intention of making her useful . First teaching him Ki and her techniques if possible, then making her his minion or something . No…his spy . A yandere spy would do everything to the letter without caring about the danger . But, he wouldn't be sending her into minefields . She was Maki, a member of one of the richest and most powerful families in the city . Just because they were deposed from some offices didn't mean all . They still held influence . Maki would be Clyde's political spy, utilizing her family's network, and telling him things that could potentially help for important situations .

Clyde enabled "limited partic.i.p.ation" in his contract and nodded at an extremely grateful Maki . His conditioning was slow but it worked . Paying and atoning from crimes while being useful . The young man nodded to himself . It was time to have some fun . He carefully felt the airflows, watching for a certain… . brat . Peeps of her presence every now and then made him double his efforts .

Where was she…

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