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Last Embryo Volume 5 Chapter 2 Part 7

「Gununununu. . . .. ! ! ! P-Please, I am begging you! Do you not see what is at stakes for me here?! If I end up disappointing Kuro Usagi and she is going to be sad because of my forgetful ass, I will never forgive myself for it for as long as I live! But if I play this right, this just might be my big chance to receive a genuine praise from her, you know, something along the lines of 「As expected of Lady Shiroyasha, you are so amazing!」So as long as increasing the rank of her affection for me remains a possibility, I am going to take that chance no matter what!」

 

「You know what? There is this thing called being too faithful to your desires, and you are doing it right now!」

 

「Of course I know it! But please! Do this for me! Just this once! Just this once is going to be enough!」

 

And with that, Shiroyasha threw a temper tantrum and sat on the floor in her loli form. While shaking his head in disbelief, Tokuteru wondered if she really just threw her pride as a Celestial Star Spirit and a former Demon Lord away for something like that, but seeing her on the floor like this really made him feel as if he was being the bad guy here. Nevertheless, that strategy of hers was still a cowardly low blow.

 

In the midst of the quarreling between Tokuteru and Shiroyasha, which was getting louder and more chaotic by the minute, Uesugi Kenshin calmly raised her hand up and told Shiroyasha as soon as she saw that she had their undivided attention:

 

「Lady Shiroyasha. If you do not mind someone like me doing it, then I would like to volunteer my myself to temporarily bolstering the ranks of the {No Names}.」

 

「You would really do that?!」

 

「Yes. While I may not be as cute, or sexy as you wished, I do have the utmost confidence in my skill with the blade. So if this might give me, someone from the last seat in the {Twelve Devas} a chance to participate in the 2^nd War for the Sun’s Authority and demonstrate my skill before the grandest audience in the entire Little Garden, then nothing would bring me more honor than that.」

 

She said with a laugher as her black ponytail swayed back and forth, and while Shiroyasha found her offer to be a sudden one, it was not at all unwelcomed. Due to her position in Little Garden and her status as 「The Demon Lord of the White Night」and a former 「Floor Master」 of the East Side Shiroyasha was already acquainted with the other members of the {Twelve Devas}, but this would be her very first time both meeting and working with Uesugi Kenshin.

 

Uesugi Kenshin, real name Nagao Kagetora: the youngest of the members of the {Twelve Devas} Community and an incarnation of Bishamonten, God of War and one of the Four Heavenly Kings. She is the youngest among all the other Devas not only when it comes to her age, but also because of the time period where she was historically alive. Born in the tumultuous era of Japan’s history, the Warring States period where the most talented of warlords were divided into many groups and alliances, she was the one who was considered to be one of the strongest warlords of her time, and her reputation of having fought in and winning battles over one hundred different battlefields has earned her many titles, two of the most renowned being 「Echigo’s God of War」 and 「The Dragon of Echigo」.

 

「What do you say, Lady Shiroyasha? While I am definitely young, it does not change the fact that I am still a Deity, and I am confident that I am going to more than live up to your expectations.」

 

Correcting her posture, Uesugi placed her hand on her chest. Her offer was certainly enticing, but Shiroyasha cannot allow herself to accept it right off the bat, even if she has an aura of a dignified and capable woman around her. Putting her hand on her chin, Shiroyasha scrutinized Uesugi from top to bottom.

 

「Hmm. . . .  true, you do appear to be quite skilled, have a lot of achievements to your name, and that motivation of yours is truly admirable.」

 

「I do not know if I can call myself cute, but when it comes to looks, I do not think that I am lacking in any area.」

 

「Umu. Glossy and well-maintained hair, breasts that have a good shape and size and can be clearly seen even from under the suit that you are wearing, not to mention that hourglass figure that strikes a perfect balance between your hips and that shapely butt. . . . . . yes, a girl like you might just be the new thing that is going to be all the rage from now on. . .  say, what are your thoughts about living a life of luxury with three meals a day just in exchange for me putting a collar on you. . . . .?」

「I understand how you feel, but do try to calm your inner pervert down.」

 

Tokuteru tried to calm Shiroyasha’s antics before she takes them too far. Then he turned his sights to Uesugi and addressed her with a face that had a mixture of worry and seriousness in it.

「. . . . . . . Uesugi. Need I remind you that you have yet to accomplish a single mission as a member of {Twelve Devas}? Also, this is going to be your first real solo action. Are you really fine with that?」

 

「Worry not, Lord Taishakuten. Now that I have taken a role of Bishamonten’s incarnation, I aim to fulfill all of my responsibilities to the best of my ability. And if that responsibility boils down to protecting Mr. Izayoi and Mr. Homura, then it is not going to be that different from my work as Lady Ayato’s bodyguard in the Outer World, am I right?」

 

She placed her hands on her hips and laughed confidently. She was using a polite manner of speech, but her mannerisms and gestures were no different from those of a regular Uesugi. Tokuteru hesitated for a while, but in the end he muttered quietly while looking off into the distance:

 

「. . . . . .  You know what? You are right. You definitely became more human, so maybe I am the one who is simply being overprotective here.」

 

「No, no, no, wait a second. Should it not be the other way around? Should it not be 「You have become more like a Divine Spirit」instead?」

 

Uesugi asked, not understanding what Tokuteru was getting at. But her confusion was understandable. Even though she became the incarnation of Bishamonten only after her original life came to an end, even in life she was famous for all of her war-related exploits on the battlefield, but other than that, she could only be described as a “decent” human being, so her new life as a member of {Twelve Devas} was a chance for her to finally be “more human”, so Tokuteru shook his head with a smile and said:

 

「All I wanted to say is that you have become more human than you initially were, nothing more, nothing less. Well, whatever. I am going to leave the matter of Atlantis in your hands, but before that, I will also leave this letter to you.」

 

「「A letter?」」

 

Uesugi and Shiroyasha both tilted their heads with question marks above their heads.

 

「I have never seen a wax seal such as this before. Which Community does it belong to?」

 

「A new and emerging Community created by Kudou Asuka. It contains the information leaked from {Uroboros} about the man who goes around calling himself Krishna.」

 

「What!!?」

 

「An investigation was conducted based on that leaked information, and it revealed that he is not a regular participant. In other words, it is possible that he might be facing trial as a a Demon Lord Alliance.」

 

「F-Facing trial?! That Krishna?!」

 

Uesugi was quite astonished by that revelation, but such a reaction would be natural for anyone who was aware how great of a Deity Krishna was. But Tokuteru slowly shook his head.

 

「As I said, he is not Krishna, but a faker who goes around calling himself with his name.」

 

「A faker?」

 

「Umu. I was also worried about him, but rest assured. Whoever that guy is, he is definitely not the real Krishna.」

Spreading her fan, Shiroyasha took out a doll of the black shadow from yesterday and placed it there.

 

「For me, the mystery of that black shadow monster’s identity is far more important. One glance at it was enough for me to know that whatever it is, it is going to be nothing more than an impossible amount of trouble and a terrible disaster. It seems to be close in power to that of the 「The Final Trials of Mankind」, but it is on a completely different level in terms of attributes. He possessed and manipulated Heracles with such ease as if he was its own body, and there is only one Demon Lord in the history of Little Garden who could have done such  a thing: Demon Lord Dystopia.」

 

The ones who are feared as 「The Final Trials of Mankind」 and 「God Slayers」. . . . they are the strongest of all the Demon Lords, each and every one of them with enough power to single-handedly bring about the destruction of humanity. In the past they were rampaging throughout Little Garden, but one of them was killed by a girl from the ends of the world, and the other one was defeated three years ago by a boy who came form another world and his companions. . . . . . . so the one they are dealing with now must be the last remaining one of 「The Final Trials of Mankind」, who has been foretold to appear only after the other two: {The Closed-off World} Dystopia and {The Absolute Evil} Azi-Dahaka have been defeated.

 

「If it is really true and he. . . .  {Wind of Decadence} really begun to move, then that means that there is something going on here that we failed to notice, even with all of our eyes spread across the entirety of Little Garden.」

 

「Yeah, but since the 2^nd War for the Sun’s Authority has already started, it is already to late for us to go back. The final selection of the {Origin} candidates is also already in progress, so I thought that we have no choice but to proceed with everything all at once. . . . . but then I thought about something.」

 

A grin spread out all over Indra’s face. Essentially, when this man was making this kind of smile, you could be more than sure that whatever he had on his mind, it was definitely nothing good, so Uesugi, who was already familiar with it listened to Indra’s idea with a slightly worried smile.