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Last Embryo Volume 5 Chapter 3 Part 2

Now, the fact that the strongest Demon Lord, who challenged Izayoi, You and their friends to a battle to the death in the past and lost has returned by gaining an Avatar for himself was already bad enough, but who would have ever thought that this Avatar is going to be Homura of all people? And above all else, if it was any other person then Izayoi would probably be able to simply accept that news as a fact and would simply prepared himself to kick Azi-Dahaka’s ass once more, but since Homura is supposedly his Avatar now, then there is absolutely no way that he is just going to accept that his younger brother has been hijacked and sit around while being silent about the matter. Sure, he feels weakened now, but if Homura’s life was on the line, then he felt like he has just enough power still left in him to easily do something about it.

However, since Homura was unaware of Izayoi’s worries and internal struggles, he simply chalked up his unusual behavior to him being more on an asshole than usual, and instead of wasting his time trying to figure out why he might behave like that, he instead focused on observing and analyzing the state of the B.D.A that has been affixed to his right wrist since yesterday.

「Damn it, it is completely adhered to your skin now, just like with that girl. Now it is not going to come off unless we cut pieces of the flesh from your hand along with it.」

「My God, it does look rather painful. Are you okay, Izayoi? Does it hurt?」

「. . .  No, as strangely as that may sound, I do not feel any pain at all. So while I do appreciate your concerns, there is nothing for you to be worrying about.」

Izayoi dismissed everyone’s worries with a laugh while focusing entirely on Homura, but ever since he joined them, he wa unable to sense anything different or more sinister about him. He was expecting there to be changes in his behavior or mannerisms, but since he failed to notice any of them, then maybe that means that even though he became Azi-Dahaka’s Avatar, his consciousness was not active, or awake all the time?

Feeling relieved at having one less thing to worry about all the time, Izayoi softened his attitude towards Homura and poked him in the side with his elbow.

「Putting me aside for now, what is the condition of Parashurama and that Albino pipsqueak? And how are you holding up?」

「The girl’s condition has become pretty stable in comparison to how bad it was yesterday. However, as for Miss. . . . .  Parashurama, you called her? Well, to tell you the truth without sugarcoating it. . . . . . . . . .  the functionality of both her body and its internal organs has been greatly damaged, so I am not going to be surprised if she is going to be suffering from a multitude of organ failures.」

Her condition was apparently so bad that Homura was not even capable of finishing the sentence while looking Izayoi in the eyes, averting his gaze to the side instead. Seeing Homura’s pained expression, Uesugi raised her hand and made a proposal.

「If you are so concerned about Parashurama’s health, then why not leave her in the care of us {Twelve Devas}?」

That sudden helping hand of hers brightened his face considerably, but it immediately darkened as his expression was filled with anxiety once again.

「While I would like nothing else than to take you up on your generous offer, would that really be okay? I mean, we are the Players participating in 2^nd War for the Sun’s Authority, so will we not be breaking all sorts of rules?」

「Normally that would have been the case, but since Parashurama is not a Player participating in the war herself then helping her should be okay. You do not have to worry, she is going to be safe with us, even more so since one of my fellow Deva colleagues is actually her disciple, so with him around, I am sure that no harm is going to come to her eve if she wanted it herself. You are still a kid after all, so there is no need for you to be breaking your kind heart over her condition, even if you were the one who treated her. Do not worry about her, leave the rest to us and focus fully on the task at hand, okay?」

「Th. . . Thank you so very much! I will write you a letter of recommendation to one of the most reliable hospitals in Germany, so please take her there and rely on the help of the hospital’s director, he will definitely know how to proceed with her.」

「Going as far as to give her a recommendation for a hospital in Germany so that she could go back to full health as soon as possible, you really are something else, young man」

Uesugi then laughed in a soft and gentle way that shoe would not normally show around other people. Indeed, only a small, selected amount of people can say that they have seen her like that, so that was indeed a precious and rare thing. Feeling his mischievous side being pleasantly tickles by this rare sight, Izayoi smiled with a satisfied grin, because that gave him an opportunity to say this:

「Says someone as amazing as Uesugi Kenshin, reincarnation of Bishamonten and 「The Dragon of Echigo」. How nice of you to be so worried about my little brother. Honestly, I feel so moved tat I might just start crying at any moment now.」

「. . .  Huh? W-What are you saying all of a sudden, Sakamaki Izayoi? Is it really that strange for me to be worried about this boy?」

「Oh no, no, there is nothing wrong with it in the slightest. It is just that, you know. . . . . . . . Nowadays, whenever Uesugi Kenshin is being discussed, there are always some pretty wicked rumors accompanying the stories of how he bested the enemies on over one hundred battlefields without suffering a single defeat.」

Izayoi said that with another grinningly mischievous smile. And just as he expected, not only Homura, but also this Ayato girl as well seemed to have understood what he was trying to say by it, even though he made sure to give them the absolute minimum of hints that they could catch onto as possible.

Speaking of rumors that surrounded Uesugi Kenshin, there is this really famous one, aside from the mystery of whether or not this prodigious warlord of the Warrying States period was a man or a woman. It is said that ever since she started regarding herself as an incarnation of the God of War Bishamonten, Uesugi Kenshin lived the rest of her life in purity and indifference towards the members of the opposite sex and that she never left any descendants who would have continued her bloodline behind. However, according to one of the particularly nasty rumors, it was rumored that the only ones who were being chosen as Uesugi Kenshin’s servants, aides and personal attendants. . . . . . .  were little boys of the especially beautiful variety. And as if that was not enough, another rumor claimed that Uesugi Kenshin had a very. . . . . . . .  close and intimate relationship with Uesugi Kagetora, her adoptive son who was supposed to have become her heir, and was widely regarded as the most beautiful young man in the entirety of the Warrying States period.

(B-But that would mean. . . . that would have to mean that Uesugi Kenshin. . . !)

(Was actually a legendary shotacon all along. . . . . . . . . . . . . ? ! !)

The reveal of those new facts caused both Ayato and Homura to look at Uesugi in a drastically different light. And while they were already on the subject, Ayato remembered all of the times when Miss Uesugi appeared to be strangely protective or unusually supportive of Ayato’s actions or ideas even though she was supposed to be nothing more but her bodyguard.