Chapter 52

I release a sigh as a phantom pain from my hip still appears from time to time. Yasaka is too much, sometimes. How can she have that much stamina? I never thought that I would feel my balls drying up from the constant spraying.

I shake my head and continue to run around the town. With Yasaka still asleep, I decided to do some light exercise around the town to gather a reserve for my Dragon Force mode. The air in this place is not as pure and has more mana in it than Kyoto.

Because of this, I need to make sure to have a half-tank ready in case a fight happens.

I shake my head and continue to jog around the town. While running, I ensure the seal around my body remains active. What is a seal? You can say that it is a Runic Magic version of the Eastern Country. Just like runic magic, there are a lot of versions of it.

There is a Japanese version, a Chinese version, a Korean version and there is a version of Seal from Indonesia, my country. Javanese written language contains magic because it is derived from Sanskrit, an ancient language that contains magic if you use it correctly.

Anyway, the seal around my wrist is a seal that restrains my movement. This is the weaker version of a Restrain Seal that ensures it cannot move around.

I snap from my thoughts when I see a clueless person looking around the place. She also looks out of place in this place. She has a European face, and I know she is not from around here by the sound of her effort to talk in English and broken Japanese.

I already know who she is. With her golden hair that shines after getting by the rising sun and her green eyes that shine in kindness, I know how she is. She is Asia Argento, the kindest person in the series and someone who did not deserve what was coming at her.

I walk toward her and say.

"Good morning, sister. You look like you need some help. May I help you?"

I say in English. I can see her widen her eyes and look at me with a bright smile. I can see her body relax a little when she hears me speak in English.

"Good morning, good sir. My name is Asia Argento, and I wonder if you know where the local church is?"

"I know where the church is. Do you want me to take you there? It is not too far away from here."

She brightens when I say that word and quickly nods her head.

"Thank you, kind sir. May God bless you."

"Think nothing of it, sister. Please follow me."

She quickly takes her briefcase and follows me. While we were walking through the city of Kuoh, I looked at her and started a small conversation.

"What is the reason you are coming here, sister? Also, my name is Ryan Hernandes. I am sorry for the late introduction."

"It is not a problem, Sir Ryan."

"Please call me Ryan. I am not that much older than you."

"Then please call me Asia, Ryan."

"Sure. Anyway, for my question…"

"Right! The reason why I came to this town is because of the church. I will be positioned in this church."

"Truly? That church has been abandoned for a long time, you know?"

"Even though it has been abandoned, it is my duty as the child of God to make sure the church gets back to its glory days."

"I see. Then I wish you luck, sister Asia."

"En! I know God has a plan for me, and I shall play my part in his grand plan."

I hold myself back from telling her that the Big G has already been dead for a long time. However, I cannot do that. It will break her heart, and I am a stranger. She will treat me as some sort of Antichrist or something.

"I see. Is this your first time in Japan, sister Asia?"

"Yes. This is the first time I am outside the church."

"Really? What kind of thing do you usually do in the church if you don't mind explaining."

"I don't mind. As sisters in the church, we need to care for the church and fellow sisters. We take care of the garden behind the church, clean the church and make sure the other sister has something to eat after a long day working."

"That is a lot of work, don't you think?"

"It is, but it is also fulfilling. This is our duty as the servant of God, after all."

"I see."

We continued a small conversation for a few minutes before arriving in front of a run-down church.

"Here we are. By the look of the church, it will be a hard time."

"Yes. However, I must perform my duty, and I think this is a fitting punishment for me."

"Punishment?"

She shakes her head and gives me a small smile.

"It is nothing. It is nice to be your acquaintance, Ryan. I am happy that I met you. I hope that one day I can meet someone like you as my friend."

I give her a small smile and say.

"What are you talking about? You are already my friend, Asia."

"W-We are friends?"

"Of course! My mother told me that a stranger is a friend we have yet to meet. However, we already met and introduced ourselves, so we are friends. Unless you did not want me as your friend. I understand if you did not want me as–"

Before I could finish my sentences, she grabbed my hand and said,

"No! I want to be your friend. I want you to be my first friend."

I smile at her and pat her head.

"From now on, we are friends."

Asia nods her head with a bright smile on her face. She steps back and waves her hand before walking to the church. I keep my smile as I walk away from the church; when I am far away, my smile vanishes.

I take my phone and call Yasaka. I wait for a minute before it connects.

"Yasaka, I need a favor. Can you tell the devil and fallen angel that I found the rogue fallen angels and rogue priest hideout? No. I did not need reinforcement. No. Don't worry. The favor I want to ask you is permission to kill all of them. They wanted to sacrifice one of my friends, and I did not want them to do it. They are in the abandoned church in Kuoh."

I nod and put away my phone when I get permission to kill them all. I get into an empty alley. Once I am alone, I turn my body into Weretiger, enter Dragon Force mode, and enter Sage mode. I coat my entire body with Natural Energy and hide my presence.

I remove Doujigiri Yasutsuna from my requip magic and push my mana and natural energy into it. I can see it vibrate in excitement because it notices my bloodlust. I smile a little and say.

"That's right. It is time for some action, my friend."