"Well…" Ritsuka started only to get stopped by Koneko.
"Not so fast. Here, read." Koneko handed the paper she got from Rias earlier over to him. He quickly read through the paper.
"Tch… she thinks of everything. Fine then. Next time I'll get what I want in particular… but in exchange mind doing me a favor." Azazel seemed annoyed though still light hearted overall.
"Depends." Koneko answered clearly taking the reins at this point.
"Uh-huh, for him. All he has to do is pick up something for me and hold onto it from now on. A human would understand this more so than a devil." Azazel remained cryptic about things. He leveled a stare into Ritsuka's eyes.
"I accept." Ritsuka answered without any hesitation. Koneko was shocked but kept her tongue bit.
"Thanks. Here. This is the address and the time you should be there. Maybe next time we can discuss more on these mecha upgrades.
" Azazel sighed as he got up. With outstretched arm he offered it to Ritsuka who gripped it as well. A firm handshake between the two and when their hands released there was a piece of paper in his palm.
"Let me get Shemhazai and we'll end negotiations for now." Azazel chuckled as he tapped several places on the wall near the door hidden by the curtain.
Shemhazai immediately entered the room and with a quiet nod the two were led out. Ritsuka mentally sighed slightly as he realized now that using Yagyu's card came to naught.
He didn't get into a fight nor did he get taken off guard by anyone while they were in enemy territory. Still… it was kind of nice that peaceful negotiations were possible. Koneko was silent as they walked though. She looked to be fuming slightly.
Azazel sat down and looked over the letter in more detail. It was surprising after all. Not even in a million years would he have thought that it would happen. As he read over it he didn't know what to make of it.
On the letter, in Rias' handwriting, was a complete order to never look in depth on Ritsuka Fujimaru, or there would be consequences. For his compliance, another person who was known to have a Sacred Gear was offered as payment. That left a sour taste in his mouth, though.
He didn't feel right to be given something just for keeping away. So a trade was better at that point. A Sacred Gear for a Sacred Gear was fair.
"Guess I should meet this Issei Hyoudou then." Azazel chuckled. At the very least his Sacred Gear research would be furthered.
Bariquel zoomed out across Kuoh keeping a low profile as he ran towards the location that was forced out of Raynare. She had been a fool of the highest caliber.
Using an army of disgraced Exorcists for her plan was the highest form of treason… even if she was doing so for Azazel.
"Stupid girl…" Bariquel growled touching down at the abandoned church. Several exorcists were skulking in the shadows coming out when they saw him touch down.
"So cool! So cool! What's up there Angel-san." A voice called out… completely off kilter and heavily amused. "So where's our boss then?"
"Freed. We are pulling out. Get the men and get out of this city. Head for our safe house out in Nagano now." Bariquel ordered not even rising to Freed's question.
"Oi, oi, oi… what do you mean pull out? We haven't even taken care of those sinners in this shitty town. We're here to show them what it means, aren't we?" Freed simmered as he growled his response.
"You heard me. Do it or die. That's the only warning you get." Bariquel began letting lightning trail off his body scaring several of the exorcists. Freed glared at the display.
"Right right. I got it. We'll head out then. Let's go guys." Freed politely stated. "I'm not one to do something stupid after all."
The smile he gave was unconvincing but Bariquel didn't immediately immolate him on the spot. Freed was a real piece of work and completely insane. That insanity made him useful in keeping the others in check.
"I will be watching." Bariquel answered as the exorcists all picked up the pace while the lightning that Bariquel used struck around the slower exorcists.
They got the picture and with a very subdued march, the exorcists all headed out of town.
"We'll see about that…" Freed growled under his breath. With a little trickery he managed to escape the group of exorcists… who all knew to keep their mouths shut otherwise he would do it for them.
Bariquel was hardly distracted but… when he took that last longing look into Kuoh, Freed made his move.
"That was foolish!" Koneko snapped as the two walked past the next block. "Senpai!"
"Sorry… " Ritsuka answered. He had been forced to sit on his knees outside. He had already uninstalled the card once again before the side effects could fully take effect. Now he was being berated by Koneko.
"Foolish! Agreeing with a devil in plain sight." Koneko stated though she did grimace at the hypocrisy. "No wrong, no making deals with our sworn enemies. Why?"
"Seemed important. Though I'll admit it was how he worded something while he was speaking.
I can't tell you how I know but I'm certain that he was talking about a person rather than an object." Ritsuka explained as Koneko stared him down.
The interesting part of Yagyu's skills were his political insight though those didn't come up very often.
Yagyu had a strange habit for figuring out what people meant when they spoke and acting on that hunch as soon as possible. He had predicted certain figure's he protected demises whenever he was in an advisory role.
This apparently lent itself to figuring out how others stressed words and their tone as they spoke, seeing through lies.
"A person? Wait… you wanted to save someone." Koneko mentioned as she softly backed off.
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