Chapter  9  - Ready for The Battle .  

[ Jigoku Castle ]

Queen valerya is sitting on her throne with her crow next to her . smirking after she watched the Tournament fight from far off , it served as a great entertainment for hers truly

" Iiiiiih not Bad , not Bad at all . Congratulations Variys , you have my fullest attention now . you showed me how strong you are and now I'm gonna make sure to finish you Myself … that of course after I show you my toys that it …. Hahahahahahahaha '' she said with a devilish Laugh , so much so that it echoed though out the whole castle , reaching down the darkest hallways off that miserable spot of darkness enough to awaken something …. Or someone that seem to have been just standing there unbothered by the evil atmosphere around him as he lets off a doleful howl while staring into the darkness …. with his Piercing Crimson Eyes .

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The Day After The Tournament.

Variys wakes up faced by an unfamiliar roof over him after a long refreshing Nap caused by non-other than himself after he went overboard with his incantations . He looks around to see Naomi , Celestine and cana sitting right next to him showing a sign of relief that he finally have woken up .

" Variys sama .... "

" Thank God . You woke up "

" Variys kun . You really scared me this Time"

" Urghhh . What happened . my Head hurts "

" You used up all your Magic power in a short period . Which lead to you passing out before finishing the fight "

" Damn it . So i Guess it Was all for nothing huh !"

" Don't Say That variys sama . You might Lost the prize but I'm pretty sure you leveled up like crazy After That stunt you pulled out " said cana

" Yeah your probably right ... By the way , Where are we ? "

" you're in my place . I Hope you find it comfortable " said a woman & He tried to stand while looking around to see shizone standing next to his room door .

" You are ... Shizone !! "

" Iiih . I'm glad you remembered my Name "

" Why am i here ? "

" your friends told me That you have a Bad habit of losing conscious at the end of every fight . Don't you know That there is a limit of how much Magic your body Can take " she said smirking

" Well …. of course i know " he said while blushing

" I couldn't just let you off without a thank you after you helped me , but I must asked you this … "

" Huh "

" Why did you decide to Help me ? . You could've just waited for William to end me and defeat him while you had the chance "

" waited you say , what kind of person will sit around while a woman is in danger right close to him , that's absurd …. Plus i have some Bad blood with him . Or someone who he works for Sort of speaking ."

" You mean Valerya Ishigar "

" ... ?? How do you know about her ??. " said Naomi

" i also have some business with her "

" What do you mean " cana asked

" That woman ... she … she killed my father !! " as she said that everyone in the room became lost for words .

" That's ... "

" I'm terribly sorry for that , … " said variys

" i will never forgive her as long as I'm alive. and i plan on taking her down "

" So that's why you entered the tournament "

" Yes . The only lead i had was William , I looked for him for months but to no avail , until of course you came to the capital and he followed you right back here , I'm going to on interrogate him and find out where she is "

" is that so … and Where is William now ? "

" He has been hospitalized. It looks like you did quiet the damage on him . "

" I See , Well i Guess we should probably visit our Friend and see how he is doing" he said

" Yes we should ! ... " replied shizone with a smile

" Variys sama , I'm hungry ! can I go back to that restaurant at the east side of the capital , ever since last night I have been thinking about his delicious plates " said Celestine

" Do you ever think about something else besides food ! " he said blunly

" Hmmmm " Celestine Pouts in Stubbornness but shizone replied to her saying

" It's ok , I'm sure you Can eat a lot of delicious food with your 500.000 coins "

" Five hundred ... Thousand .... You Say " said cana in shock

" Yeah "

" but ...Why ? "

" Why you ask . isn't it obvious . Variys Dono has helped me with my battle . Without him, i wouldn't be able to win . It's only natural to split the Prize. '' " I see …. . So does That mean we gonna have meat . Again yataaaa" jumped Celestine from happiness while Cana reacted with a face palm " Okay, okay . We gonna have some food , but After That we must interrogate William " variys stated

Later That day during the night

Variys and the girls went to the hospital & as soon as they opened the door they saw William for what he truly is as he jumped from the bed to hug variys .

" variys saaan !!!! " he shouted "what the !!! " said variys in panic thinking that William was going to attack him only for the last one to bow his head down apologizing for what he did .

" I'm terribly sorry for all the trouble that I have caused you Variys san , even though I wasn't my own , & I had no self-control , it Doesn���t Change the fact that I did a lot of bad things over these months & caused you a lot of troubles I'm sure , please don't hesitate to punish me for my sins !! "

' what's wrong with this guy , it's like his personality did a whole 180 , was he always like that , he is way too … Energetic .' thought variys to himself staring at William as he was begging for forgiveness.

" what sins are you talking about , do you take me for some sort of a priest , in case you didn't notice the horns , I'm a demon lord , plus it would be stupid to punish someone for something that he didn't have any control over , if there is anyone who should get punished , it's that valerya woman !! "

" Yeah That's Right , it's all that witch fault , she made you control cana & kidnapped my sister, not to mention she …. " said Celestine as she looked back at shizone

" You … uraka Haizar Daughter ?! " " So you remember me . " "of course ,I do, I remember everything that women made me do , I'm terribly sorry " " as he said , it's not your fault , & being sorry doesn't bring back the dead ! " said shizone in a cold voice . " bring back the dead?! Shizone San, Just What do You Think Happened to your dad ?..."

"huh … what kind of question is that ���. I saw what she did to him & I will make her pay " she replied in anger William stand up taking a deep breath " Shizone San , You Seem To not understand what happened that Night .. " " huh ?? what do you mean ?? " " Valerya Didn't Kill Your Father , She is Controlling Him , same way she did with me & the knights !! it's what she usually do " he said making their jaw drop " WHAT ??? What do you mean, My , My Father Is Alive … " "Yeah , I'm pretty sure she kept him alive since he was a well-known swordsman, and a powerful one ." he replied

"That Old Wrench , she is the worst .how could she run away with such things "

" this is perfect , now we have another reason to beat her up , it's like god himself is giving us sings to kick her ass !! " said variys laughing & shizone looks back at him marveled by his way of thinking .

"I'm guessing that you also don't remember where she is located at !! " said variys & he replied telling him that he do remember thee location however there is a weird spell on her castle , it's kind of like it shows up when it needs to , they could be facing right toward it & they wouldn't even notice . " it doesn't matter , she will let us in , she said it herself ."

" what are you going to do variys sama "

" what needs to be done , we are going to save Shizone's Father & Kick Her Ass along the way "

" why are you so eager to fight her variys san " said William he replied telling him that ever since he came here , it seems that everyone are scared of this valerya , yet back at the guild nobody bated an eye when he said he was a demon lord so this might be his chance to get some recognition , imagine the fame he will get after he defeats her and take her place . he explained as his eyes lighten up , variys is a demon lord that is only interested in fame , money & recognition, but isn't that why he chose to be reincarnated as in the first place, isn't that what it mean to be a villain for most ?? still the girls have no problem with his statement , as they know variys really well & they know that deep down , his conscious doesn't let him step away and let this evil queen uses people to her own will . naomi could only chuckle at his way of thinking & his resolve to why he want to take on valerya . but Williams looks at him with a straight face warning him again

" Variys san, i already know That you are strong . But do you really need to do this ?? " he said

" What do you mean ? , do you still doubt my power . Do i need to demonstrate it to you Again !! " he said as an evil look drawn upon his face and was ready to pick a fight with William again . " Variys sama , Please calm down . William is really sick and he doesn't need more pressure " said cana as she tried to break the tension between them .

" my apologies variys san . It's just That i saw valerya power first hand . And i Can tell you That if you underestimate her like we did . You Could probably end up like us . Or even worse . You Could die !! "

" no need to worry I'm not planning on facing her without a plan . "

" How are you planning to defeat her may ask variys dono " said shizone

" how do you defeat a demon . The answer is clear . Holy weapons !! & white magic , a lot of them "

" Holy weapons you Say . Do you know how much they cost . And how much expensive are white items "

" Yeah i have a small Idea . But Money isn't the problem now . Since we have made quit the amount from the tournament . Plus we have this guy with his Excalibur " he said while pointing towards William

" So are you gonna Help us or no "

William smirks " and do i have a choice huh ?? .... Fine . I will take you to valerya's castle "

" That's pleasant, but first we need to Gear up "

" Lucky for us we are in the royal capital .There is a lot of weaponry & supplement stores , Variys dono " said shizone

" Yeah . Time To Do some shopping !! "

And so they Headed to the market and started buying Gears such as New dagger for cana and Holy weapons for Celestine and Naomi . since variys is a demon he can't use light Magic , he had to spend the next few days sparing with William . All While Testing His Brand New Armor That Cost Him Around 75.000 Coin .

They had a couple of rounds in the open grassy Space Almost Outside the capital all ended up with variys taking the win . William told him That he improved a lot since their fight so he might need some Help & that's why brought them , pointing at the three knights coming towards him , they now are perfectly healed & have regain their true identity as The Holly Knights Of Darc .

Zarako bachoran : The Fire Knight .

Kinchi seilas : The Shadow Knight .

Miliodas esidas : The Lightning Knight .

Variys is impressed to see How they healed so fast , they stated That this Time they will fight with his side . '' That this won't be Necessary , i… '' but before he could refuse their help they interrupt him

'' do not underestimate us variys san . when you fought us we were under That woman control so we didn't have full control over our powers plus this Time you will to go against all 3 of us at the same Time. It won't be so easy '' said zarako Variys smirks and ask if That's a challenge, miliodas laugh it off by replying '' it's an open invitation for a fight , will he accept it ?? ''

'' fine by me , I don't mind demonstrating my power to all of you . Come !! '' he said as the three of them charged at him at the same time , this was definitely a hard training for him as he never went against all three of them , especially now that they know all of his tricks .

The girls showed up and asked for William to train them so that they can test their new spell & weapons . William smiled " I would be happy to do so . But 4 girls against one unarmed man , that's not so much of a fair match " he replied while picking up his Excalibur to face them . The girls Gets ready as he rushed at them back not leaving them much time to think , for the next few days , everyone trained as hard as they could to face with valerya , not knowing what awaits for them there .

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Few days later at night . [ Shizone's place ]

Variys is at the balcony of his room looking up to the stars . He finally had a moment of peace

" They are beautiful aren't they " said Naomi . As she approached him from behind

" Yeah . They are . " he replied while She sat next to him. " What's on your mind variys kun ?? "

" Nothing at all "

" Don't give me That 'nothing at all' . Ever since i meet you . you never looked to the stars . Something must be on your mind "

" It's just That ever since i was summoned by Cele, i didn't have a chance to take a step back , and enjoy this World "

" I See . Is it That different from your own ? "

" You mean Hell …"

'' you are not a good liar . i Can see right through you and I knows that you're not a Bad Guy , you just want to be portrayed as one for some reason . My Guess is That my Stupid sister made a mistake and brought you from your own World to this mess … "

He smirks " well you are half right , but believe it or not , this is a hundred times better than my own world … ahm ahm .. I mean hell . '' is that so , Fufufu '' she laughed in a humorous tone and explain That if it wasn't for him , she would be dead by now . So she is grateful for him to Come to this World. '' oh & don't worry. your secret is safe with me. But I might need something in return .'' she whispered

" Something in return ... What do you mean ... "

As he looks around , he is startled to see her getting closer to him as she reached to hold his hand all while blushing , she got so close that he could feel her chest squeezing against his shirt , he immediately freaks out by the sudden turn of events as he thinks to himself

' wait ... She doesn't mean .... A... k..ki... Kiss… . I never kissed a girl before ... How the Hell am I supposed to .... Wait ... Calm down variys ... You're a demon lord . You know dark spells .... A kiss should not be That hard .... I Can Do it i Can definitely do it . Here we go ….. '

he nervously Gets Closer to her , And their lips are about to make contact . the tension reach the top as She Gets even Closer and squeeze his hand even more , the space between them is almost Closed until suddenly …

" Variys samaaaaaaaaaaa ..... " Shouts Celestine as she throws a pillow at this face full force knocking him out the balcony . Down to the ground .

" urghhhaaa , not again " he said in pain

" Ara ara .... Are you okay variys kun "

struggling to get up he Wonders what the Hell just happened but he immediately realize the situation he got himself into after he looked up to see Celestine and the girls .

" What were you doing variys sama !!! "

" No it's not what it looks like we just ... Were ... Testing a New spell ... Yeah That's right , Naomi is teaching me a New ... " but before he even finish his sentence a knife is thrown to hit Closer to his crotch . he looks up gulping with a pale face to see cana and Celestine with red eyes as if they are going to kill him .

" a new spell you say huh , well maybe we should teach you our new technique … you pervert �� they said while cracking their knuckles .

He ask for Help but Naomi turns her face aside blushing .

" Shit ... Don't just ignore me. You're the reason I'm in this mess Yeah That's right . Shizone would understand . Shizo... " As he tries to call her for help since she is the most reasonable one out of the group he noticed That she is standing aside the door with a blushed face whispering to herself .

" I had no Idea That variys Dono was in That kind of a relationship with Naomi san ! "

" It's useless ... It's all happening Again ... Why this Always happen with me whyyy ...!!" he shouts as the sound of someone getting beaten up echoed all across shizone's House