A Problem

~13 October 2006~

*Serafall Leviathan POV*

"That is the last of the report."

I sigh a little before sitting down on the chair and looking at the old bastard in front of me.

"So, anything you want to say?"

I glare at the delegation we sent to Faysummit.

"I have done nothing wrong."

"Yeah, right. Not only do you let the other harass the people of Faysummit but also ACCEPT bribery to let them kidnap one of their people."

"You don't have any evidence toward me."

"Oh? Are you sure about that?"

"Yes, I have done nothing wrong."

"Then please explain this to us."

I then pass down the evidence Lexian gives to me about this man doing in his city. As the others read the paper, their expressions become darker and darker by the minute.

"T-This is a slander!"

"Oh? Then will you sign a contract while you interrogated in this room? Don't worry if you are honest, it will not kill you, but if you lie to us? Well… You didn't want that to happen to you."

The man in front of me began to sweat at my glare.

"What is the problem anyway?!? I only want to help our race! With recruiting this flame user, we can unveil all the secrets they have!"

I begin to release a killing intent toward the man as he begins to whimper on his chair. I snap from my bloodlust when Ajuka places his hand on my shoulder.

*Sigh*

"We want to create an Ally, not an enemy. They are a rare group of humans that accept other races to join their community. Not only that, but the Vongola family also has a connection to the goblin in England, and they even have an elf and dwarf on their rank. With just those two races, the Vongola family can become a threat to us. Not to mention they have Nekomata on their rank as well who have a grudge toward our races for the purge of their race not too long ago. With the dwarf creating a weapon for the Nekomata and Elf enchant that said weapon? We will have a group of vengeful Nekomata ready to spill blood in our territory."

"What about if we attack them first before they can attack us?"

"Then, you will fight against a pack of an angry dragon."

"What? I thought the dragon race would side with us."

"No. Look at this"

I pass them another envelope with a photo inside of it.

"This is a Dragon Apple Tree"

"But that is impossible!!!"

"No, it was not. Somehow, Vongola researchers successfully create a seed of the Dragon Apple Tree that can grow in the Earth once again. There is a report that says that there is a pack of five dragons that decide to make a nest in Faysummit. Also, Dragon is not siding with us. Don't let any Dragon race hear you saying that; they will roast you alive. While I don't think the Dragon that lived in Faysummit serves Lexian, but I know for sure that Lexian Vongola will demand their protection against anyone who attacks them in exchange for land to make a nest. So, not only do they have an Elf, Dwarf, and Nekomata on their side, now they have a dragon protecting their home."

"Excuse me for interrupting, but how do you know all of this, Lady Serafall?"

I looked at Lord Phenex and said.

"I'm the one that handles Foreign affairs, Lord Phenex. Knowing things is the basic requirement for me to do my job."

Spy, that is the thing I say to Lord Phenex.

"Very well. However, I must ask another question if you don't mind?"

"What is it?"

"Why should we maintain the trade agreement with the Vongola Family? We have more military power than them. We have more economic power than them. Lastly, we don't need their potion as we have a phoenix tear produced here. Their potion cannot be compared to the Phoenix tear."

"Yes, we have more military and economic power than them, but you are wrong in saying that Phoenix Tear is more superior to their potion. Ajuka, can you bring me your test result?"

Without saying anything, Ajuka begins to pass his lab result to the other. I wait for them to finish reading all the test reports before saying.

"As you can see. While yes, Phoenix Tear is superior in healing an injury, the potion from Faysummit has more usefulness compared to Phoenix Tear. This potion heals something that Phoenix Tear cannot heal, a disease. This is the same potion that heals Misla Bael, the first wife of Lord Bael."

I ignore the 'tch' sound in the background and continue.

"And the most important thing… It is not as expensive as the Phoenix Tears. With one Phoenix Tear money, we can buy three of them."

By the end of the meeting, the man that led the other high-class devil to kidnap and harass the people of Faysummit sentences to low-level imprisonment for ten years. I'm not happy with that, and I still think that his punishment is too light, but the Lord that came to the meeting decided that ten years should be enough.

"Serafall, do you think that Lord Lexian will let us buy the potion after this incident?"

"No, but I think they will sell us another potion after the situation has been cool down a bit."

"I hope so. There are many people, especially from a merchant family, who are interested in this potion."

Before I could say something, Ajuka suddenly said,

"Yes... Our research also shows that this potion can be downgraded by using water. While the effectiveness of it is decreasing, it still can heal many diseases and heal a physical injury."

I look at Ajuka in shock before saying.

"Are you saying that we can double the potion we have by downgrading the potency of the potion?"

"Triple. We can use the one with a lesser potency to heal a disease Misla Bael has with that potion."

"That is…"

"Very useful, yes."

I don't know that this potion will be this powerful.

"Ajuka, are serious about this one?"

"Yes."

"Then, we need this potion as soon as possible."

I look at Sirzech in confusion before asking him.

"Is something wrong, Sirzech?"

"About three hundred people fell into comatose in one month. This is the same disease Misla Bael had before the potion cured her."

"Then, we must distribute the potion to the victim."

"We will. However, Ajuka and I were hoping you could try to repair our relationship with Vongola Family, so they are willing to sell their potion to us. While we will immediately give the victim the potion, Ajuka predicts that this disease outbreak will continue to spread across the underworld. Currently, we don't have anything to cure the disease, and only people can cure the disease are mad at us. So please give your best to fix our relationship with the Vongola family."

"I will try."

"Thank you, Serafall. I know that you are busy dealing with the other pantheon, but we need this to be fixed right away."

After saying that, Sirzech then dismissed us from the meeting.

I hope that Lexian can forgive us for this one. If not, then the Devil race will be in danger.

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*Amaterasu POV*

Hmmm? It should be around here. After walking around the forest for another minute, I found a city in the middle of a thick forest in Romania.

The reason why I come here is to investigate the strange behavior of the sun. For a few months, the sun has shone brightly in the Balkan region or, more specifically, in Romania. While the sun did not shine bright in terms of physically, but rather it gave more warmth than it should be.

Usually, I don't think about it because it is something that happens from time to time, but it continues to happen for months without any sign of stopping. My curiosity begins to peak when I see that the sun gives it blessings toward Romania. It is well known to the other races that Romania never gets a blessing from the sun itself, and if that happens, there will be a massive Vampire migration happening. However, I didn't hear of any Vampire migration happening.

So, I decided to investigate it myself, and here we are in front of a massive wall that covers a massive city inside. Right now, I'm in the form of a white wolf with a red line pattern on my body. This is one of my many avatars I created in the past.

As I walked closer to the guard that was on patrol with his animal partner, a tiger, walking on his side, they did not attack me but instead walked toward me and patted my head. The man then led me inside the city through the gate and continued to walk before stopping in front of a massive garden filled with many animals running around.

"You can stay for as long as you like but remember, don't cause any trouble, okay?"

"Wooof"

I don't know what is happening, but somehow, the people in this city are used to something like a wild animal, even a wolf with an unknown origin like me walking around in the city. As I look at the busy street, I see many people having a pleasant conversation with each other, and the other thing is that they are from different races. It reminds me of Kyoto. However, that was not the reason why I came here. I continue to investigate the city and decide that this city area is the one that the sun gives it a blessing. I can feel a warm embrace of the sun that touches my skin (Fur in this form) and feel that I'm inside my domain in Takamagahara.

Look like the only place that gets the blessing from the sun is this city and nowhere else. I even use my divine power to see if that is correct and true to my prediction; the only one that has the sun blessing is this city.

I guess I will stay in this place for a little bit longer. I decided that this day will be the day I take a vacation after a long time.