Playing with other Supernaturals

Stralit was a bit surprised but her expression immediately returned to normal before the one beside her, Gwenn, noticed anything, "I hope you haven't forgotten, but you're the one who helped me when I was in a pinch."

Kisuke rubbed his chin in contemplation before the moment of 'realization' hit him, "Saved you... Oh, hold on. Your voice... Could it be that mysterious lady!?"

Stralit chuckled and nodded, "Correct and I'd like to thank you for that." She then turned to the side and said, "Gwenn, I'd like to talk to him for a moment, do you mind leaving us alone for a bit?"

"Hmmm..." Gwenn stared at the disguised Kisuke for a few moments before turning around, "Alright. Call me when you're done."

As Gwenn left, Kisuke led Stralit to the cafe and ordered a drink for her, "How did you find me?" He asked while setting up a sound-proof barrier.

"Same as how you felt my presence. While you can tell that I'm within your general area, I can tell where exactly you are within a certain distance so don't worry about others tracking you down." The moment her eyes landed on him, Stralit knew that Kisuke was once again in disguise and she immediately followed up by pretending that he was an entirely different person. She took a sip of the drink that Kisuke offered and was surprised by it, "Hmm... This is pretty good. What's this?"

"Frappuccino. It's a local drink made from a certain roasted bean." Kisuke answered before immediately lowering his head, "I heard it from Yoruichi. You almost died and it was my fault. I apologize."

Stralit was so shocked that he suddenly lowered his head and panicked, "Hold on. I heard what happened from Benihime and you already saved my life once so let's just say we're even."

"Still, I apologize. Even though it was unavoidable, it was still my conscious decision to put you in danger. I may have helped you in the past, but that doesn't give me the right to risk your life willy-nilly . The value of life can't be calculated like that." Kisuke continued while keeping his head low.

Stralit was stunned and knew the weight of his gesture just after a few days of studying Draconic Deus. She couldn't say anything for a few seconds. But soon enough, she was able to crack out a smile, "Alright, I accept your apology."

Kisuke sighed in relief, "Thank you."

"So despite your personality and the things I heard about you, you're still bothered by things like this, huh?"

"I may not be a good person, but I do have a strict moral code. I don't know what you've heard about me, though."

"Well, things like you being one of the worst villains out there in addition to being incredibly stubborn and petty."

"Oh my~ You're making me blush here~" Kisuke scratched the back of his head out of embarrassment.

"That wasn't a compliment though!?" Stralit retorted strongly but soon changed the topic, "By the way, I can materialize Benihime now and give it to you. When is a good time?"

Kisuke shook his head, "Don't. Until you're completely stable and in control, you can't separate from Benihime. Nevertheless, I'm still curious. Only those in the higher-ups of big organizations could say something like that about me. After all, despite how I normally act, I have a pretty good reputation among the masses."

Stralit went quiet for a moment but didn't question Kisuke's decision, "I heard it from Alicia. She's the reason for most of the Etoulde activity within the Draconic Deus."

"Alicia... As in Alicia Crowfeather?"

Stralit nodded.

"Is it alright for you to tell me this?"

"I trust you. And you might be surprised by this, but my mother said to keep in contact with you and cooperate as much as possible."

Kisuke's eyes went wide open, "Your mother... The matriarch of Luxeux Clan? Why?"

Stralit, this time, shook her head, "I don't know. It seems that she had a change of mind after meeting the Holy Mother... Ah, it seems that she also wants you to know that Alicia is not receiving her instructions from the Holy Mother."

'...Holy Mother should be the one who contacted Issei and the one meddling with the Draconic Deus, but she's not the one giving instructions to the liaison? What does this mean?' Kisuke thought to himself before asking, "Do you have an idea as to what might have been the topic of their conversation?"

"No. I was not privy to it. However, I do have the impression that mother wants to support you."

Kisuke doesn't know whether to trust Stralit's 'impression' but there's also no way for him to disregard that, 'If that's true, then that changes things. I can also speed things up and root out all of these bastards faster than I thought.'

"Do you think it would be possible for me to meet the matriarch?"

"That's possible, but not at this moment. After insisting on meeting the Holy Mother and the strange accident that I went through in addition to my meddling with Draconic Deus last time, there are now a lot of people eyeing her with suspicion. It was only through the help of the Yarwood Clan that she was able to 'exile' me, making it possible for me to reach this place in secret."

"...I want to ask for information about you Etouldes and the factions dividing you..." Kisuke saw Stralit's expression and could only smile wryly, "But that's impossible, I see."

"I can tell you what's happening behind the scenes if it's related to Draconic Deus, but I won't sell out my own race until I'm fully certain of your goal."

"Fair enough.", Kisuke shrugged his shoulders, "I'll be contacting Seraselbes some time soon. Do you have a message you wanted to pass along?"

"You two are getting along, huh... Oh well, that's better for me. I'll prepare a message cube, could you wait for it." Stralit immediately took out a device for creating encrypted message boxes.

"Sure thing. And while you're at it, do you mind telling me why you came to Draconic Deus? I doubt you're here just to meet me, especially if you're with her."

"I think Gwenn became friends with that girl called Yoruichi and we're here to investigate you, her, and another individual called Aika Kiryuu for your abilities that use Spiritual Power. I'm not really that interested, but Gwenn seems to be a bit too enthusiastic about it. Be careful around her."

"Noted." Kisuke replied while thinking, 'I'll have to ask Yoruichi to tighten the information control. Those guys will be more effective if used as a surprise.'