#8: [創設者の呪] Founder’s curse

"You're the guy who scored lowest at the tests right?" Youko asked "Yeah, I gave two forms apparently, one with my name, and one as Tenryuu"

"Isn't that dangerous?" Yuki asked "Well no, Noro-sensei is my master anyways, and I've already asked him to make two forms for me"

They then had an urgent call from Noro so Shiro put on his mask and coat to go. "We're going there through shortcut" he said and raise the teleportation circle and led them to Noro's office

"Why are we here?" Misaki asked "Well, Noro-sensei is my master, so I set up a teleportation circle here and at my house so I can go here without a hitch"… they thought a bit differently.

When they were back home, Shiro notice something, something wrong with his six teammates and planned to ask them something after dinner.

"Who're they?" Miyano asked "Friends of mine" "Kage Ryuu" "Yami Hikaru" "Akuma Himari" "Tsumi Mai" they introduced themselves.

"Now that everyone's here, there's no hiding…" Shiro said that made everyone confused "What do you mean?" Hikaru asked "I'm asking what Clan you lot are from" he said.

The night was awkward but the questions are then answered. Ayano Yuri is a sub-clan member from the Akumu clan with her brother Ayano Anjou, Muramata Youko is a sub-clan member from the Kage clan, and Akasaki Miyano is from the Tsumi clan like Koto Matsuri, finally, Miyamura Misaki is from the Akuma clan.

As Shiro went to a teleportation circle, he noticed someone glancing at his room window, he couldn't ignore it so he called Ryuu to look it up due to important matters. At the other end of the teleportation circle is the realm, Hell.

"How did it go?" someone asked from an alley nearby "It's still ongoing, my plan's not done yet" Shiro spoke.

He went to the palace straight after. "Shiro-bou, have you decided?" asked king Eiji.

King Eiji is standing at the pinnacle of the five kings, and is also Himari's father.

"I have decided, but it may not be to your liking" he said "So you've decided to refuse have you? Can you tell me why?" he asked "It's not that I refuse, but I want to postpone the ceremonies further into the future" "May I know why is that?" the king asked "Well, I've made myself a goal, and that is to unravel all the secrets of demon-kind, mankind and angel-kind as well, until I have not yet unraveled their secrets, I don't plan on marrying anyone"

"But can we make a deal?" he asked once more "Sure, if that's what the king desires" "I will let you in the royal library, and after knowing the secrets of demon-kind, the ceremonies will commence" he proposed "Deal" Shiro said with a smirk in his face.

"How about go out now? You've heard everything did you not?" Shiro said out of the blue. King Eiji has not felt his daughter's presence at all, while Shiro knew that she was there "So you did plan on marrying me" she said "Don't get me wrong, as I unravel more secrets, I will do everything in my power to use all of them" he claimed which made the king shiver.

As Shiro go back to the surface, his squadron has been waiting for him to go out of his office and join them as they were called by Noro.

"What's the situation?" Shiro asked "Ghouls are on a rampage, though I don't know what caused this" Noro said. "That is to be expected" Itsuo said "What do you mean?" Noro asked "That's not Itsuo-sensei talking, that's someone controlling his body" Shiro said "Made by what?" Noro asked "I'm afraid that it's a ghoul controlling him"

"The same class as 001" Shiro added. "001, you say…"

Shiro, who hasn't been able to figure out how a ghoul's body work decided to go to hell and test a corpse he recently added to his pile "Nor-sensei, I will return first, I have to test a ghoul's corpse" he said "Be sure to come back here after knowing what you have researched"

Shiro used the teleportation circle inside Noro's office to travel, as he reached his destination, he wanted to use the alchemy lab but was refused so he went to his father and asked him "If the alchemist guild won't allow you, then there is nothing I can do for you son" Hanzo said.

"Maybe I can help with that" a man said coming out from the shadows. "Kurogane Shin" Hanzo said.

Kurogane Shin, the Akumu clan executive in the alchemist guild, and also one of Shiro's tutors when he was young. Atsushi Noro was one of these said tutors.

After Shin talked to the alchemist guild, Shiro was approved to use a room. Once inside, Shin followed him but was kicked out after a while "Shiro, what are you doing?" Shin asked "Well, I was thinking of researching a ghoul's corpse" he said through the door. "A ghoul's corpse you say?" "Yeah, this is my new task in thirst of knowledge" he said.

"You do know that researching on a ghoul's corpse is forbidden right?" Shin said "Yeah, but I got permission from king Eiji" "How?" "Well, I told him I won't be able to marry until I unravel the secrets of the entire universe and proposed a deal" he answered and explained his situation.

After they come to an agreement, Shiro opens the door and let Shin in "That stinks!!" Shin exclaimed. "It's a normal process for a rotting corpse" Shiro said knowing full well that a ghoul's corpse corrode faster than human flesh.

"I understand your thirst for knowledge, but your highness, isn't this a bit too much?" Shin asked "Too much? This much can't be called too much, this is only a small stepping stone to unravel every single secret the demon society has covered over the years" Shiro replied with one of his eyes turning red, the other, blue. The pupils in his eyes started to change, they changed to a picture most recognizable to anyone. The founder's eyes.

"See you in a thousand years, brothers" Shiro heard in his head that made him revert his eyes back to his silver color.

Shin ran towards the Akumu king and told him about Shiro's eyes. "Call him over here" Hanzo ordered his guards. After a while, Shiro presented himself in front of the five kings; Akumu Hanzo, Akuma Eiji, Yami Hokuto, Kage Yuuta, and Tsumi Seijirou.

Shin presented a report to the five kings about the founder's Curses. "Shiro-bou, is this true?" Eiji asked "I have yet to find out about the founder's curses, but if my eyes are the said curses, I will offer them to the kingdom" Shiro said "There is no need for you to offer it to the kingdom, this only proves that you are more than qualified to enter the royal library as you wish" Eiji added.