Chapter 70 : The Darkness Shroud

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The Darkness Shroud was an intermediary stealth spell which is mostly used to create some thin barrier-like camouflage between the user and the enemy.

By using the input coming from the shadows of the user, the spell would replicate what is behind them and replicate the image on the side of the barrier visible to the opponent.

With these new developments to my slow growth, I thought I would have enjoyed some more days before being sent to deal with a new mission for Grigori, and I had plans about finally writing some letter to Ruval Phenex with the help of Baraqiel.

Yet my expectations were shattered when around Friday the Fallen Angel himself had decided to announce some news about the following day.

After finishing the last sparring session of the day, the man had showed me a particularly long report that had directly arrived from the headquarters, almost urging me to read it myself because I was the main subject of it.

And I did, confused as to why he would let me read some important letter from Grigori, and… I was a little surprised at what was supposed my official first mission for the group.

The situation in Kyoto, albeit being considered a mission with me as part of the entourage sent to deal with the issue, wasn't considered a formal mission where I had been initially taken into account.

And now I was supposed to deal with this new predicament that would push back my current plans here at Kuoh Town.

I continued to read the content of the paper for some time, then I blinked and frowned at some of the details displayed, and I turned to Baraqiel in an effort go gain some answers about my inner questions.

"Four days?"

"It's supposed to be an official mission," The bulky man replied almost instantly. "Actually, you should be happy that this is less than the standard time as some would get a full month-long assignment that could easily screw with your training regiment."

I nodded at his strict words, my eyes returning once more at the letter as I moved to the next confusing elements I had found there.

"And… where exactly is this place?"

The address was written in German, yet while I had some grasp over the language, I was quite unfamiliar with the place mentioned, causing the man to smile at my confusion.

"From my understanding, it will be somewhere in Saxony, Germany," Baraqiel answered quietly. "And I don't think I've to explain why Germany of all places."

"The Magician's Council," I muttered quietly, my mind distracted by the idea I might end up finding fellow 'friendly' magicians during this little oversea trip.

"It's going to be an investigation mission to understand how a substantial number of magicians had succeeded in deserting from the Grauzauberer without gaining any attention from their enforcers," The Fallen Angel explained with a nod. "You will be helped around by the partner that had been assigned to you for this mission. I can already say he is quite adept in infiltrating high-security buildings despite his… abrasive nature."

…

"Partner?" I found myself parroting from him, confused by the singular term. "You are not going to come too?"

"The mission itself isn't a difficult one. Plus, I have an important role here as leader of the Kuoh Town's Garrison that urges me to stay here." He answered while giving a long sight. "My presence here is more important and your presence there to aid the others will gain some points from the other side."

"Still, I suppose we're still getting someone to lead us, right?" I inquired curiously. "I understand that this is my first time with official missions and-"

"And guidance would be appropriate considering this is your first mission," The Fallen Angel quickly admitted with a nod at my question. "That is why someone will be already waiting for both you and your partner so that he can address more details about the mission."

"I bet that things will not be as they sound right not and- do I know who is going to be my partner?"

He merely smiled, then he spoke three words to which I was forced to groan to.

"You know him."

Which means that my current supposition over who was going to be stuck with me for half a week to be correct, since there just four people I knew from Grigori and only one fit the bill with 'abrasive'.

I was going to deal with Vali once again, and while he had yet to go rogue, he was still going to be a pain to deal with considering his annoying personality even now.

"Can I have some more info?" I asked some more, hoping to switch away from that topic as quickly as possible. "Like who is going to be our commander or-"

"All will be explained in good time, Hoitsu-kun," Baraqiel sighed as he started to move towards his room. "Just behave and avoid making a bad impression."

With those ominous words the Fallen Angels left the training room, leaving me to contemplate the situation from a very limited standpoint.

Whatever was going on between Grigori and Hell, it has to have to do with Khaos Brigade… or at least what was currently part of KB.

Qlippoth and Old Satan factions have already joined at this time of the story, same for the Nilrem faction as I had the pleasure to encounter a group of themand-

I wonder if I should try my hand and see if I could contact Mephisto Pheles about this matter and inform him about the current situation of the magicians, perhaps even trying to get his support early on for the eventual anti-KR coalition and avoid some major issues in the distant future.

I should do that but right now I couldn't because of the lack of info about the Grauzauberer. It wasn't common knowledge in the lore where exactly it was sited, nor how it truly worked.

Or maybe they would even hunt me down if they discovered me as I was a Magician, that was a thing now, but I was quite unaware what kind of ideological line they would have towards 'newcomers', a purist or a reformist one.

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