Chapter 9

Velon smiled as he woke up in his hotel room. Guy and he shared a room while the other three also shared a room.

Velon was surprisingly up first, and it wasn't even noon yet. Barley 7 am. He heard a mental purr in his mind as he awoke and could feel the spiritual Pokémon curled up around him. He sent a nice set of warm and fuzzy feelings in the bond and got up and ready.

Once he was done showering, he headed out to the breakfast area and found Grayfia, now mentally dubbed big sister by him, already there and eating.

"Velon, I see you are awake." Big Sis said as he walked up to the table she was at with a couple of plates of food. He ate a lot.

"Indeed, I don't normally wake up till way later when I don't have school either," Velon admitted sheepishly. She gave a small chuckle.

"I see. However, I want to say something to you." She said and Velon tilted his head in confusion. Was this the part where she threatened him that if he somehow harmed her little brother he'd pay?

"Thank you for helping Guy." Not expecting that! "His mother and father always favored his sister over him. Barely making time for him. Barely remembering him. Eventually, it got so bad they didn't even notice him not staying with them anymore. He has been living with us for a few years now. Only recently have they tried reconnecting with him, and he doesn't want anything to do with them." She said however after a moment she realized she had gone off her original course.

"I apologize for going off course. I wanted to thank you for being his friend. He used to be so lonely. Even when with us, the loneliness would only be temporarily suppressed, however when he met you, he was so happy. So please accept the thanks of my husband and I." Grayfia said and Velon smiled.

"I could say the same thing for myself. I only really have my pet. Then I met him, and suddenly I had a friend and dare I say, a brother." Velon said and Grayfia smiled and suddenly they heard a sniff and saw Sirzechs standing there with his plate of food crying.

"Waaaaa that was so beautiful!" He cried out and both Velon and Grayfia magically summoned a paper fan and smacked him on the head and smiled at each other.

The red-haired Maou sat down with the two and they ate in a nice quiet peace. It was about 45 minutes later that Guy came dragging himself down with a cheerful Millicas alongside him pulling him by the hand.

The guy stopped to blink as he saw Velon awake and eating. Fully dressed and showered. Guy groaned and just joined everyone after pulling a chair up for himself after pulling a chair up for Millicas.

"So what exactly are the plans for the next few days?" Velon asked once they all sat in the front area. All of them were dressed in casual clothes.

Velon had decided on a basic pair of black running shoes, white socks, beige shorts, a red Pokémon shirt, and a red Deadpool jacket.

Guy and his family were dressed in similar casual clothes. Grayfia was the closest to formal clothes that were still casual. Sirzechs was the funniest one wearing an Oppai shirt. Grayfia shoved a jacket over him with a sigh.

"First we decided to go visit some shrines. Then go and see some downtown parts. We also have a dinner reservation where a family... friend." Sirzechs said while slightly hesitant to say friend.

"I see," Velon mumbled as he realized there might be some bad blood between the two families or at least a bit of tension.

After a bit of silence, Grayfia led the family out. As they walked through town he noticed certain people giving tense stares at their group, or rather more specifically Sirzechs and Grayfia.

So that did mean that Yokai and Devils had issues with each other! Problem solved and now he can ignore it. Though they could also be nervous that a Satan walked amongst them. The strongest one was a super devil. Whatever that was, probably just a bullshitly powerful devil. Sirzechs did radiate power like it was no one's business, even with it suppressed he could feel its dark and destructive power just beneath his skin reading to come out at a moment's notice.

He knew that not even he had a chance against the super devil at the moment. Maybe in the future when he's gained a good couple dozen levels.

All in good time, he could have just spent the two years till canon grinding straight and not making friends, and he almost did, but Guy appeared in his life and changed that.

And if he was honest, he was grateful for that. If he had just become a monster focused on grinding and not enjoying himself, he wouldn't be living would he?

"The Shrine of Amaterasu, supposedly hosting the legendary sword given to her by Susanoo as a form of an apology for slighting her," Sirzechs said as they stared at a closed-off shrine guarded by some people whom Velon knew were Yokai since his eyes could see their true races at a glance.

"Cool," Velon muttered as his eyes glanced at the shrine and stared through it there was a sword in there, but it lacked any form of divinity, but it did possess a decent amount of power.

Perhaps it was a cheap knockoff, at least compared to the original. However as he gazed at it more clearly he saw an image of a 8 headed and 8 tailed snake being cut up by a large beefy man with his bare hands and soon by a sword that was almost similar to the one in the shrine, if a bit of a lighter color.

'So perhaps not a knockoff, but a weaker copy lacking divinity?' Velon thought with a bit of amusement, not at the thought, but rather at something he saw with his eyes.

'Fun things begin soon.' Velon thought with an inward chuckle as he looked one last time at the shrine his eyes momentarily glowing slightly before he continued with the group as Sirzechs gave a narrative of each thing they passed.

He and Guy didn't look at each other and mouth "Nerd!" to each other while Grayfia smiled. Millicas meanwhile just had the biggest smile on his face as he listened to his father, at least until he saw something shiny and nearly ended up wandering off till Grayfia grabbed him by the back of his shirt and kept him with the group.

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Artemis Omake: I'm in love!

Artemis didn't exactly know when it happened, but after being friends with Velon Eveningshade for a year or so, she fell in love with the idiot.

It was a sudden thing, no, it was a gradual build-up. The idiot didn't care for social norms to a big degree. He did what he wanted.

However, he lacked a lot of ability to care for others that weren't close to him. He could stare at a man dying and do nothing because he felt like it.

However yet, he saved her.

Am now here she was cuddled up with him and the realization that she, Artemis, Goddess of The Hunt, pledged eternal virgin, she who promised to never wed and stay single for the eternity she will live, was in love.

Thinking such a thing before would cause her to react violently and many other things, however now it only brought a large smile to her face.

So instead of following the mind, and most likely a book of this was her sister, Athena, in her place, she went with her instincts. They never failed her before, so she hopes they won't now.

"Velon," Artemis called and as he looked at her, she had the realization that perhaps she wasn't the only one in love. So with all her courage and willpower she pulled him down to her level and kissed him.

"I love you." She said it and by her Great-Great Grandfather Chaos, if she didn't inwardly squeal the moment she said it and he immediately said the same three words back with such care and affection.

"I love you, my moon goddess." He said and she knew he didn't know she was a goddess, but it just made something in her practically pure in happiness.

With a smile, he brought her in for another kiss.

They stayed on the couch for 5 hours making out afterwards. Apollo would arrive to find both sleeping on the couch and holding hands.

'Looks like Aunt Hestia owes me some money.' Apollo thought as he saw they had been watching a horror movie on DVD, he didn't know the name of it, but it had been ignored most likely.

'Or I could just ask for some cookies too.' He added in his thoughts and vanished instantly to his favorite aunt. He had some money or cookies to collect.

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Only took me six days, honestly a decent posting time with my recent history of posting. Hehe.

Anyway, I know this chapter wasn't too interesting. And yeah I know I've been forgetting to do the Artemis makes, but I just forgot and don't feel like going back and adding some in.

Because I won't lie, I come up with half of that shit on the spot as I'm writing and it just entertains me so much when I write these stories.

Hell that's was most of my stories are, I might have a guideline for some, but it's mostly me seeing how much bullshit I can fit in before it becomes a crack fic and how to not go that far. Maybe someday when the MC becomes too powerful it's just comic relief in fights for him.

Also don't worry, next chapter will involve fighting, a bit of drama, and a kitsune milf who might or might not be interested in demons. And her third-person-speaking daughter.

Till next time friends!

-Voidy