Chapter 225: Pistol

"That's a lot of people"

"I know" Zach replied "50 thousand sacrifices and 666 irredeemable criminals is needed to start the ritual though, and I've been preparing for this moment for a long time"

"I don't agree with all your methods, you know. We're now no better than those guys"

Zach then stopped what he's doing to look me in the eye.

"I know that" he said "But it's the only way, I'll go back to see what I missed, while you go back and get us our revenge"

"Oh yeah, one more thing, would you mind if we send Rex on a solo mission during the fight, a certain reincarnate would definitely try to stop our ritual"

"Yeah, he doesn't seem like the type to sit still when someone summon a demon lord" Zach nodded "I'll tell him later, he'll be excited to get Albert as a subject"

"Tell him not to let his guard down and bring a dragon with him. Albert got a plotinum bracelet, I don't know the power of it yet, though I got a very great guess"

*****

I'm currently relaxing alongside my bonds in my parents house since we need a lot of rest before what's to come. I then heard a knock to my bedroom. I can sense that it's Eliza.

"Come in"

"You look pale" Eliza commented

"My future self just gave me one of the biggest clue in history, I know the bloodline of my previous mother now."

She then came in and sat on my bed.

"What do you want, sis?"

"Stop calling me that" she replied

"Well you can't just declare yourself as my girlfriend!"

"Well Cordelia seems to have approved"

I then used 'hush' and magic to lock the doors.

"Look, I get it. You're grieving, I comforted you and all of a sudden, a god dropped a bomb and told you that your fate is connected to mine, it's natural for you to fall for the guy who comforted you. But this is...wrong"

"You kissed a girl recovering from her grief and is about to sacrifice thousands of criminals, what do you know about right or wrong" she countered

"First of all, those criminals are or deserve to be on dead row. We don't sacrifice innocent people"

"Why do you have a counter for everything?" She groaned

"I have to put up with Lia, I learn a few tricks during my time with her"

"Would you mind if I call you Grace when we're alone?" she asked

"I told you, I stopped going by that name."

"Is there anyone else who knows?"

"No, the group I introduced you to are the only ones that knows the true me"

"Fine" she rolled her eyes "Just give me a chance, alright?"

"Okay, fine, since you've discussed this with Lia, so I'm gonna trust her judgement"

"Well even if someone else knows, we're not letting them join in. You are mine and Lia's, understand?"

"Uh...understood" I nodded

*****

"You guys didn't do anything up there, did you?" Damon asked

"No, I did had to make her fall asleep with dream magic before she can do anything further" I replied as I sat in the living room's couch "Well Damon, do you think you'll win the competition in a bit less than a year? I'm sure Galem introduced you to fellow candidates"

"Oh, I'll win. I'll just wait it out and finish the rest" Damon said "A guaranteed win once I become a celestial"

"Well Perseus, you're allowed back in the kingdom now, right?" Dad asked

"Yep, we had to threaten the leaders of the 10 kingdoms, so with my authority as the executive, I can even command their king to do what I want. But from how it's looking, the other continents aren't looking at us favorably, they think that the seekers are too powerful and would declare a losing war"

"Yeah, we would then be pulled in to kill again" Damon nodded

"Then kill Andrius now and be done with it" Dad suggested "You can kill that Arthur guy, right? This will be the same"

"No, I'll become a celestial first. With that, I'll warp I'm to another world and fight him there where no one can get hurt"

-I feel bad lying to them- Diana said

-I know-

*****

I'm walking through the headquarters' new gun range and see a lot of people practicing their skills. Alice is in a secluded corner using a sniper rifle. The guns in this world is charged up with magic and shoot them out according the amount its charged with.

Despite being an elegant lady wearing fancy dresses, Alice specializes in using them after Zach introduced them to this world. Guns really aren't popular due to people just preferring to shoot out spells the regular way.

The targets are humanoid in shape and made of tough materials, so even an A-rank spell won't even leave a scratch on it. Every time mana hit it, it would glow red at the spot that it landed on.

"What are you doing in the gun range?" Alice asked "I thought you use the sword"

"I guess, you can call it curiosity"

"The young master taught me himself, you know. Like the others, I thought that is stupid at first." Alice said "Do you wanna try? We can start with a simple pistol"

"I'll try it first" Damon answered and Diana turned into her human form to try to

-Let's hope what we learn in your memories will help- Damon said as he took a shot -I hit the shoulder, I aimed for the head though-

"Good mana control and impressive for a first timer" Alice applauded "Too much mana at once, it would've have exploded, and too less, the power would be weak. With a weak pistol, you'll have to charge it up slowly, but mine are high quality ones and will not break easily."

-I love to try, but no hands, only a paw- Ace said

Diana tried and hit the belly. She groaned in frustration but she seemed to have fun as she took several more shots

-Will you do it? I mean you swore not to pick it up again for already 2 decades- Siege asked

-Yeah, after that incident, you would at most only use a knife or fist- Dabria added

-Promises are made to be broken-

| I don't that that's how it goes |

I picked it up and the muscle memory kicked in. The guns in this world are sleeker, thinner and lighter like one of those sci-fi futuristic guns. Unlike Diana and Damon who used 2 hands, I shoot it with one hand without even looking at the target.

Judging from Alice's shocked expression, I'd say it was a headshot. I turned to confirm it and I was right, there is smoke coming off the head indicating the place and it glowing red.

-Tch, I went a bit to the left, it didn't hit the exact middle of the face-

"Have you done this before?" she asked

"Yeah, you can say so"

"You might have a natural talent for this" Alice muttered "You should maybe start using a shotgun like me"

"I'm more of an assault rifle kind of guy anyway, but thanks for the offer"