I looked straight at Ophis's eyes after she said that. She was dead serious.
What kind of thing that Vali and the other told her about me?
âHow?â I asked Ophis. âHow can I help you get rid of the Great Red? I am nothing but a weak youkai.â I shrugged my shoulders and glanced at Vali.
He was laughing. That bastard was laughing.
âHmm?â Ophis tilted her head cutely. âVali, you said that heâs strong?â She then asked Vali.
âYeah, heâs stronger than me. Maybe heâs even stronger than you?â Answered Vali.
Tsk!
I clicked my tongue inside my mind as I saw Ophis walk towards me.
No shit.
I was stronger than Ophis? If that was true, then I would kill Rizevim and the others earlier before they built Khaos Brigade.
No, I would be able to take the youkai to some remote place and enjoy the show. I would only move when the one who tried to protect the world had almost lost.
Ophis was now standing in front of me and looked at me in my eyes.
âYou are strong.â She said calmly. âHelp me get my silence back?â
Silence.
I could make her a place where she wonât be bothered, but I think she wonât be satisfied by that.
Silence in her words maybe meant her home in the Dimensional Gap.
I donât know whether my Fear worked in Dimensional Gap or not. So I canât promise her.
âHow?â I asked again. This time I put on a serious face. âWhat is there for me? What do I get from helping you?â
Ophisâs mouth gaped as she muttered, âAhâ¦â
She then nodded her head, âThatâs right⦠I will give you power.â
Kurotabo was confused by what Ophis said, but the others in the room understood what she said.
Maybe someone from Khaos Brigade would be tempted by that. One of two Dragon Gods offered you power just by giving her a promise to help her.
They were a sly bunch. They didnât hold promise as high as I am.
If I promised someone, I would fulfill my promise.
That was why I couldnât promise Ophis.
So I rejected her power.
âI donât need it.â
Ophis was surprised.
âWhy?â She asked.
âBecause I donât need your strength. I donât need power given by you.â
Even if she gave me that snake that could make someone stronger. I doubt that it will make my Fear stronger too.
âSo, Ophis. Tell me about something.â
I began to surround my body with Fear. Blue Haori appeared on my shoulder and my body blurred.
Ophis was visibly confused, he looked at me who stood in front of her while tilting her gaze.
âCan you see the real me?â I said loudly as I took a bottle of sake from the shelf behind Tobio.
My body that stood in front of Ophis melted and she looked around, confused. She then finally found me as she looked in my direction.
The others in the room also found me after Ophis.
âDamn, thatâs neat.â Exclaimed Azazel as he whistled.
âNo matter how many times I saw that technique, I canât feel his real body.â Said Vali as he smiled bitterly.
âSo thatâs the power of Nura?! Thatâs why that old man said that you wonât be able to catch Nurarihyon if heâs trying to run from you.â Exclaimed Bikou with shining eyes.
I ignored them for now because I was still talking with Ophis.
âSo, Ophis. Can you feel the real me? I donât need your power, but I also canât help you. But⦠There is one thing that you can do if you really need my help.â I smirked at Ophis as I said that.
âWhat is it? You are strong. I canât feel you. So help me.â
When I heard her answer, a grin plastered into my face.
Right now I was the leader of the East Youkai Clan.
Helping Ophis would put my faction in danger. With helping Ophis that was known as the leader of the Khaos Brigade, although she was actually just a figurehead, my faction would be considered helping Khaos Brigade.
The story would be different if Ophis was the one who help me.
It would be different if Ophis left her place as Khaos Brigade leader.
I disappeared from behind the bar and stood in front of Ophis as I extended my right hand.
âJoin me, Ophis. Join my Hyakki Yakkou and I will help you. My subordinates, more than a hundred youkai will help you. Maybe I canât defeat Great Red, but I can give your silence back in the dimensional gap. If you canât feel me at that time, I will make you canât feel Great Red. How about it?â
Indeed, I couldnât defeat Great Red.
But I had a plan after seeing how Ophis reacted when I used my technique.
I couldnât defeat Great Red, but I could make him or Ophis disappear. They wouldnât be able to feel each other, then Ophis would gain her silence back.
Dimensional Gap was vast, so the chance of them meeting with each other was slim, to begin with.
âHow about it?â I asked Ophis with a grin.
âHeâs crazy.â Said Azazel.
âIndeed. To think that he will do that.â Added Vali.
âJoin me, Ophis. If you help me, then I will help you.â
Ophis was hesitant. She raised her hand, then lowered it again. She did it a few times already.
Maybe she was thinking about it.
She was thinking whether she should take my hand or not.
If she took my hand, I would help her get rid of Great Redâs presence. However, Great Red would still be in the Dimensional Gap.
When Ophis was hesitant, Azazel shouted once again.
âOi, Riku! You are a crazy bastard! To think you will ask her to join your faction. What a reckless bastard.â
He was shouting, but there was an excited smile on his face.
âRiku-sama is indeed like that. He will invite everyone, even his enemy, to join his Hyakki Yakkou.â Kurotabo tilted his hat with his hand as he smiled.
Everyone was waiting, they were waiting for Ophisâs answer with excitement.
âHow about it?â I asked once again.
Finally, Ophis took my hand and nodded her head.
âHelp me. Give my silence back and make Great Redâs presence disappear.â
âOu, leave it to me.â
It was at that time, I got a loli dragon. My Hyakki Yakkou has become something else, it was turned into something absurd.
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