A Wizards Misadventures

~~Level Twenty Four~~

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"Mom, he's here!" I heard little footsteps pound on the floor of Yasaka's penthouse. Kunou flew around the corner and smiled brightly as she looked at me.

"I heard, Kunou," Yasaka called from her bedroom. "I'll be there in a second." Her daughter probably didn't hear her. She was too busy squeezing the life out of me after a successful tackle-hug.

"Where are you going this time? More boring parties?" She looked up to me inquisitively.

"Horrible, horrible parties. And you know how pissed she was when I sent a parallel."

"That clone?"

"Yup."

"I think it was worth it! I still have the rune array we made in my bedroom!"

"You didn't have to deal with her glaring and angry letters for two weeks. Your mom's scary when she's angry."

"Good!" The yokai yelled smugly from her room.

"Hmm, did you try kisses?" I grinned a bit.

"I didn't try that, no. In hindsight that probably would have worked."

"Duh," Kunou got on her tiptoes and pulled my head down to her mouth. "She's a softie to hugs and kisses! I set the kitchen on fire once and she forgave me after I kissed her cheek!" I was pretty sure that Kunou's crocodile tears were more effective than hugs and kisses but…

"I'll keep that in mind." We shared a grin before Yasaka finally showed herself, looking beautiful as always in another kimono, soft grey this time.

"Can we do more with runes later?" Kunou begged, her ears laying flat on her head and her eyes widening. Everything about her changed to look as cute as possible. Even her tails got a little droopy.

"Of course we will." The pitiful look fell from her and she smirked victoriously, like I'd refuse if she just asked normally.

"Sweet!" She raced off again towards her room to do something, already knowing the procedure, and Yasaka grabbed my arm to walk me to the portal room.

"The Satans are all there so at least say hello to Sirzechs. He's hosting this, after all. He'll make an inspiring speech, everyone will cheer, and I managed to wrangle a promise out of him that he won't make you do anything public. He'll thank you and sing a few praises and everyone moves on." She pinched me as I began to zone out. I muttered an apology that she ignored. The portal room opened for us and we waited at the edges of the circle.

"You'll also need to talk to Rias Gremory and the Red Dragon Emperor, Issei Hyodo." I groaned. "He's not that bad," she said a bit defensively. "He's a nice boy, even if he is oddly obsessed with breasts and his harem. And don't groan. You, at least, don't have a pair that he'll glue his eyes to." She closed an arm around her breasts and sighed, drawing my eyes to them.

"Oh, and Michael and Azazel are there. Say hello and don't punch Azazel." She growled.

"We're over that. I threatened him, he cursed out my mother, he punched me, I punched him. All's balanced. I actually met him and his secretary and first mistress a month ago. Penemue, I think her name was."

"She's also his granddaughter, just so you know," I made an uncomfortable noise and decided not to think about that little fact. I didn't know why I expected differently from a fallen angel. At least he was less debaucherous than the greek gods. "So, questions?" I saw the crystal of the room turn red, a sign that the teleport spell was ready.

"What do I do if Ophis shows up again?"

"Don't."

"Got it. Hug her and shuffle her off somewhere so that the devils stop screaming. I'll break out the emergency cookies if I have to. Last question, want to play runes with Kunou and I later?" She needed to think about that for a moment.