Campione 02

by Arrival of a Devil King

  "He? So what is his name? Is it a god I should already know?"

  "His oldest name was called light. The god of rats and wolves. The deity of gold and silver!"

  At this point, Yuri's shoulders slumped over.

  As if she discovered her words were too fragmented.

  "I am really sorry, even though it is completely clear in my mind, I cannot express it in words easy to understand. Same for the name, it was originally at the tip of my tongue..."

  In other words, what she sensed could not be visualized easily into understandable language.

  Looking at Yuri who bowed her head, Godou understood.

  Just like a mathematical prodigy who cannot explain how a formula can be solved by instincts, Yuri who understood a god's true nature by direct sight could not relay the information to mortals by words.

  What should be done? She finally found a way to help, but it became meaningless.

  "I-I am sorry, Kusanagi-san. Even though you have done so much for me, I cannot help at all... Even though I have this power, but it has not been helpful at such a critical moment..."

  Yuri looked like she was about to cry, and lowered her head.

  She must be feeling deeply ashamed of the current situation.

  This situation is actually not something she should be so concerned about. If his body could move freely, Godou really wanted to pat her shoulder and caress her head to comfort her.

  At least say something. Godou did not show any signs of despair, and said clearly.

  "Don't think too much of it. When my body recovers, let's go find Erica. If it's her, then the current hints should be enough to figure out which god it is. So, don't lose hope."

  "Ok... As a mage, Erica-san should be beyond first rate—wait a minute, magic?"

  Yuri nodded as she renewed her spirit.

  And then she felt confused.

  "So as mentioned, Kusanagi-san and Erica-san were using that... u-using mouths, umm, to transmit knowledge, right? Up to now, you have done it many many times, right?"

  "Eh, ummm, uh, at times of great need, yes, a few times..."

  What is going on, what is this sense of danger?

  Godou somehow felt an omen of great danger, and subconsciously tried to retreat.

  However, his body could not move. He still could not muster any strength—if this continued it might be very dangerous.

  "Why do you not do the same this time?"

  Yuri's cold expression probably wasn't due to the rain, right?

  Like the face of a yasha[16], no doubt about it, a refreshingly cool but cheerless smile had appeared.

  "No, no way. Please don't! I definitely don't want to do that!"

  "Are you lying? If you do lie, I will despise you."

  "Please don't despise me! I am not lying! I swear to god it's the truth!"

  "...Is that so? Normally I would automatically assume Kusanagi-san was a hopeless person who could lie with a straight face, but today I will believe your words."

  "Ah, ah ah. Thanks..."

  Yuri's beautiful face returned to its usual gentleness.

  Seeing that, Godou felt relief from the bottom of his heart—for some reason, he felt like he was saved!

  Crash!

  At that moment, the sound of thunder rumbled noisily.

  Crash! Crash!

  The thunder continued. It felt like it was near, and the sound was very loud.

  The winds were also blowing stronger and stronger.

  The trees planted in front of the public recreation facility were shaking violently from the wind, and the windows of the building rattled constantly.

  Up to now, the roof above Godou and Yuri had not let in any wind or rain. However, raindrops were suddenly blown in by the strong winds.

  There was a rubbish-like object twisting in the sky.

  Godou and Yuri gave out a cry of surprise. Riding upon the storm in the air of the night was the flying roof of some temporary shack from somewhere.

  Looking carefully, there were also objects like signs and pieces of wood being blown about by the powerful winds.

  "Ah, the wind has gotten stronger?"

  "It's probably summoned by that old Voban. That old gramps, does he want Tokyo to be buried by an out of season typhoon?"

  Unlike before, all the rivers now had well-designed anti-flooding engineering.

  There was virtually no chance of flooding from the Tokyo rivers of the Arakawa, the Edogawa, and the Nakagawa. Still, in a storm like this, it doesn't make it any less dangerous.

  It was very easy to imagine that many victims will appear, and there will be a huge disaster.

  "We must meet with Erica as quickly as possible. It will be problematic if we don't stop that old gramps soon."

  "However, where is she now? Hopefully she is safe..."

  Yuri spoke softly, worried.

  This was also what Godou was worrying about, but he could not bring himself to say anything comforting.

  —Can this go on any longer? Anxiety was slowly eroding their hearts, and the two of them began a long stretch of silence.

  After about five minutes, Yuri suddenly spoke.

  "Kusanagi-san... I have something I must tell you."

  "W-What?"

  Yuri had a determined expression—it looked extremely cute.

  Blushing from embarrassment, it was the cutest expression she had ever shown. Godou felt the loud sound of his own heartbeat.

  "Actually, I can also use the magic of [Revelation]... The magic to transmit to others what I know from my spirit sense."

  "Eh!? Ma-mariya, why didn't you say so earlier? This should have been the final solution!"

  Slowly, Yuri shifted towards Godou's body. She avoided making eye contact with Godou. Despite that, her embarrassment even made her neck red, while she slowly moved towards him.

  Her hair draped across Godou's face. His nose invaded by the sweet fragrance, Godou really wanted to flee immediately.

  However, he couldn't. The body still could not move. A hopeless situation.

  "If it is not mouth, mouth to mouth, then it does not work on Kusanagi-san—right?"

  "That's right, but why? Umm, Mariya? You don't have to go so far!"

  "Same here. If possible, I do not want to do this either... But it would be very serious if this was not done... If Erica-san cannot be found then I must be prepared to do this... Do not let your thoughts wander to some place strange. Let me clarify beforehand that I am not doing this because I admire Kusanagi-san. It is not like that, absolutely not. As a miko, if there is a necessity and no other choice, only then will this be done...!"

  Yuri finally looked at Godou straight.

  Moist eyes.

  Her body trembled, unable to contain the sense of shame and her own daring behavior.

  Slowly approaching were the accommodating lips.

  Unlike the bold and unrestrained Erica, it carried unfamiliarity and embarrassment, a stiff kiss.

  —Phoebus.[17]

  As if by chance, this word appeared in Godou's mind.

  Spell words. From Yuri's lips came spell words. However, this level was not enough. Understanding a god's wisdom, mysterious knowledge, the god's name and its nature—all were not enough.

  "K-Kusanagi-san. Please, for my sake—Open your heart to me... The hearts must become one. If our hearts do not come together, you and I, then there is no point. I too—I too will try my best!"

  Yuri pressed her weight down and took initiative from above.

  Holding Godou's face between her hands, she pressed her lips down forcefully. The clumsy but powerful movement seemed to express her determination.

  —However, this was only an instant.

  Very soon, Yuri lost strength. She quietly opened her mouth and gently covered Godou's lips.

  "Please feel my... please feel the figure of the god from within my heart, the form and the nature of the god I see... Let everything I see—completely transmit to you."

  A warm body
and soft lips.

  As she showed a face that almost seemed to cry from embarrassment, her body trembled from nervousness, but Yuri had no intention of stopping.

  Ten seconds, twenty seconds. As time passed, there were no signs of her lips letting go.

  Feeling suffocated, Godou tried to seek air and loosened his lips slightly.

  In that instant, Yuri used an even more intense motion to press her lips back upon Godou's lips which had quietly separated. Like the tightly fitted shell of a clam. An even deeper kiss than before.

  The two of them exchanged saliva, entangling with each other, melting together.

  Even at this level, there was a certain indescribable sense of satisfaction and unity of body. Each other's existence felt closer than anything or anyone else, and had a warm feeling.

  An intense feeling of faintness attacked Godou. Perhaps Yuri was in the same state.

  While their lips pressed together, they stared with passionate eyes at each other—in that very instant.

  Finally it came. A strong impression flowed strongly into Godou's mind.

  —Small beasts restless in the dark, these were rats.

  —Rats, wolves, bears, deer and wild boars. Besides these, there were all sorts of wild beasts. The queen of the beasts. Ruling upon the forest, the mother earth goddess that ruled over darkness.

  —From the mother goddess was born a rat which became a wolf, and finally took the form of a youth.

  —He was handsome as bright light. However, he was still someone born from darkness. His true nature was darkness and solitude. He was the sun born from darkness. The god who brought light and disaster.

  —He was called Phoebus. In other words, light. The name of the handsome god who could summon rats and wolves.

  "I know, Mariya... I now fully understand the true form of the [Wolf]."

  "Kusanagi-san..."

  Quietly leaving Yuri's lips, Godou immediately said.

  Spell words were flowing rapidly within his body, and he could clearly feel the power inhabiting his right hand. Godou's body was host to Verethragna's [Warrior], and this proved that the form of the golden sword had been shaped.

  However, this was still not enough!

  More weapons were needed to fight the old man.

  "...Excuse me. Could you let me say something selfish? Osiris—Mariya, could you tell me what you saw about the other god? To defeat that old gramps, I want to prepare as much as possible."

  "Yes. Kusanagi-san—Godou-san, please accept everything I see!"

  Who knew if winning were possible?

  However, believing that he has gained a powerful weapon, Godou was now full of fighting spirit.

  Embracing Godou tightly, Yuri continued to press her lips upon his. The god of death and fertility with green skin—the image of the consort of the mother earth goddess was being transmitted.

  At the same time, Yuri's tongue slowly probed deeper, licking against Godou's lips.

  Perhaps it was instinctual, however, it wantonly moved throughout Godou's mouth full of temptation. Feeling her seductive motions, Godou immediately let his own tongue move and tangled together with Yuri's tongue.

  Ever deeper, ever more intense. Linking hearts together—!

  These feelings were carried by the flow. At this time, Yuri's body suddenly shook violently and became stiff.

  Suddenly opening her eyes wide, completely shocked.

  This was not enough. Give me greater power, give me more impressions!

  Feeling those thoughts, Godou also looked at her at the same time.

  This went on for tens of seconds. Finally Yuri lowered her eyes shyly, and relaxed her body. Then she accepted deeply Godou's lips and tongue.

  Yuri gently used her lips to accommodate the roughly invading tongue, encircling it. The tongue wriggling back and forth within the mouth, sometimes licked softly again and again, while at other times rubbed against the other tongue in a serious manner.

  Shyly sucking at Godou's saliva, mixing saliva with her own.

  "Whether the [Wolf] god or Osiris, both are deities with the same characteristics. Also, the goddess of the earth and the god of greenery—in the earliest days, he and the goddess had a most unusual relationship."

  Leaving Godou's lips once in a while to take a break, Yuri spoke rapidly.

  Other than that, she kept her lips overlapping with Godou's, making their hearts one, and single-mindedly transmitted her heart.

  "He was once the child of the goddess—the young child born of the mother earth goddess. A lower god with the form of a child. Starting from this he became her husband, became lovers, became siblings. Thus he has intimate relations with the earth. Hence, the [Wolf] god is the earth—meaning a god whose body was born in darkness, but possessing attributes of light... Do you understand, Godou-san?"

  "Ah ah, understood. If that's the case, I now have the power to battle against that old gramps...!"

  Battle power can summon the will to fight, this was a Campione's characteristic.

  Having recovered at some point from the aftereffects of using Verethragna's [Raptor], Godou slowly got up.

  As if having found a source of fire, his body was full of power.

  Part 3

  Once the task ended, Yuri frantically separated from Godou's body.

  Hurriedly, she adjusted the front of her white robe. Though not as voluptuous as Erica, her size was just right, and the cleavage between the excellently shaped breasts was visible.

  She turned her back to Godou, and was sitting down for some reason.

  Her head lowered, shoulders trembling.

  Probably because she couldn't accept the shameful conduct she was just engaged in. Godou also felt the same, and could understand her feelings.

  —The atmosphere was very bad.

  Godou also sat with his legs crossed, watching Yuri's back.

  The atmosphere was seriously bad. What should be said? Come on, put some determination and gather your courage to say something.

  "Hey, Mariya..."

  "P-Please do not mind me! Just now was simply something I did thoughtlessly! Just pretend you got bitten by a wild dog and forget about it!"

  In her increasing confusion, words flew out of Yuri's mouth.

  "Even if you say so, I can't do that even if I wanted to..."

  "B-But, if you do not do that, Godou-san, I-I cannot look you in the eye anymore! To have done something so shameless, it really feels embarrassing..."

  They continued the conversation with their faces red while avoiding looking at each other.

  If he blamed the problem on her, then he was seriously not a man.

  "N-No, you only did this so that I can fight the old gramps. It's not your fault, Mariya. Since I am the one who decided to fight, I should be the one who is responsible instead..."

  "Nothing of that sort. Really, please pay this matter no heed!"

  "Hmm, hmmhmm... Umm, then let's treat that time as our joint responsibility. It was something we both did together, so that would be more reasonable. How should I say it... I also lost myself in the middle of it... Also there was some feeling like 'please, I am in your care from here on' halfway through..."

  "T-That also sounds about right, perhaps it really was like that..."

  Sleeping in Godou's mind right now, were two different spell words of the sword.

  This was obtained from Yuri, but the second one—the spell words for defeating Osiris the god of the underworld were obtained by Godou himself.

  Without this, Voban could not be defeated.

  Godou had a premonition. Himself aside, but when faced with battle situations, he would stop considering the surrounding things that mystified him.

  Reflect carefully. Godou reminded himself once again.

  "And so, I should also apologize. Please accept my apologies..."

  "N-No problem. That time was, let us just treat it as us acting rashly..."

  Finally handled, Yuri turned her face over.

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bsp; Her face was still very red, but at least it wasn't confused.

  "Sorry for feeling confused so suddenly. From now on I will plan things through more thoroughly before I act, and will carefully reflect upon my actions. Forgive my incompetence, but please take good care of me from now on."

  "Ah, yes. It's me who should..."

  As Yuri sat, she bowed deeply with her head almost touching the ground.

  What was she doing, what was this greeting?

  The mood was like the words said before getting married, and Godou felt a sense of dissonance. Nodding to these scripted lines would be a real problem.

  "P-Please forget that just now! Looks like I have not yet calmed down. Having said some strange words, I express my apologies once again!"

  Even noticing it herself, Yuri's voice was clearly on the rise.

  What broke the problematic atmosphere was Godou's cellphone.

  This was a normal cellphone without any waterproof features, but surprisingly it lived through unscathed and didn't lose to this storm.

  "Ooh, hey! Hello!"

  As the phone rang, Godou quickly took out his cellphone.

  '—It's me. Are you okay over there? You're with Yuri, right?'

  "Ah, yes. I got out after all. Erica, you sound fine, right?"

  A completely familiar voice.

  The beautiful girl who possessed golden glamor simultaneously with lightness like the blowing wind. Erica Blandelli's image appeared in Godou's mind. Somehow he felt a sense of tension.

  ...As if sharp knives were arranged against his back, there was a strange sense of terror.

  'A lot also happened on this side, but everything is safe and sound for now. As for that Marquis... That important one, sure loves to play.'

  "Play?"

  'Correct. Have you noticed it? The storm has become stronger, but it is definitely on purpose. Actually, we have already found that person, observing from afar. Keeping his [Wolves] on leash, as if preparing to hunt down you guys. Next is this storm. He could very well want a show.'

  "...What poor taste."

  'Really? I think a night attacked by a storm could be quite exciting. Anyway, let's meet at some place first. I think I've figured out Voban's abilities pretty much, but we need to think of counters. I think I can do something against the [Dead Servants]. So try thinking of a way to deal with the [Wolf] authority—'