Chapter 191


    "So, the de of the First Temptress'' destruction is the only solution after all. And you''re telling us Beatrice even insists that you do it?" Yumi asked me as we sat around the table at her house, eating her homemade curry.


    Mio was in the middle of scarfing down spoonfuls after spoonfuls like a vacuum. How she was doing it was beyond me. Especially since shethered every helping with chili oil and pepper kes. However, I could tell her attention was on me the entire time. Out of worry for me or caution of Beatrice, I wasn''t sure.


    "Whether or not you believe her, I do. It''s what she said. My mom was also sure that me returning to being a boy or getting rid of the sword should work, too. Whichever the case, I think we''re all clear that the de has to go," I said.


    "Well, deciding that is one matter. The other matter is how to even destroy such a weapon. It is an artifact-level piece of equipment that the demon lord himself created," Shayle reminded us.


    "But, Queen Saeko, are you absolutely sure about destroying the de? It carries immense power. What if there are subi that might no longer see you as their queen anymore?" Selene asked.


    That was always a possibility.


    "You wouldn''t betray me, would you?" I teased.


    My former enemy-turned most loyal subus shook her head frantically.


    "I wouldn''t, and if any subus dared to, allow me to correct them." Selene clenched a fist in front of herself.


    "It''s not that I don''t understand your worry, but think of it this way— Without the de of the First Temptress, that eliminates the desire for anyone trying to usurp by stealing it. Remember Sarena? I might be weaker without it, but I have all of you with me," I said.


    Everyone unanimously agreed that losing the sword was a gain. Now, we just needed to figure out the <i>how</i>.


    "By the way, how is everyone doing? I know the dryad fight took a lot of you and the others," I said.


    "Just fine. Thank you for asking." Yumi smiled.


    Everyone around the table followed suit with a nod.


    "Dryads drain in the midst of fighting, such is their brutal way. A few subi overexerted themselves, but nothing a little rest won''t fix," Selene reassured me.


    "Good." I sighed.


    After adjourning the meeting and the others were beginning to leave, I considered paying Kana a visit.


    "I''lle, too! We can get our fuck on!" Mio bounced excitedly.


    "I''m not going to have sex, Mio! Just going to pick something up real quick," I said.


    "Chee… Alright, fine. Be back at the apartment if ya need me." Mio flew towards home.


    I went to Kana''s house, hoping to find him there and ask for help. Maybe his infinite academic knowledge could provide some clues from the human perspective. All this talk about removing Beatrice from me couldn''t possibly be good for Mio. It was best I distanced myself from her until then.


    However, when I got to his ce, he wasn''t there. The door was unlocked and a pair of shoes that didn''t belong to him sat neatly in the foyer.


    "Kana?" I called into the house.


    Some other boy, nerdy in appearance and with a bowl cut, poked his head out from the living room.


    "Saeko?" he responded with my name.


    "Do I know you?" I asked.


    "It''s Nozaki! One of Kana''s friends? He called us over to have sex with you. The others went home, but I stayed behind to hang out with him until we head back to school," Nozaki exined.


    "Oh, sorry! At this point, all of you kind of just blend together…"


    "Somehow that hurts…" He sighed, then adjusted his sses before lifting his gaze back to me. "Kana went out to buy some groceries. Did you need something?"


    As a student from Tokyo University, Nozaki must be intelligent. Maybe he could help.


    "Say, this might be kind of out there, but would you know anything about mythical weapons in folklore and mythology?" I asked.


    "A lot actually! I''m majoring in religious studies!" Nozaki eximed.


    "Seriously? I have a few questions about— " My eyes fell to the tent he pitched between his legs. "How about we help each other?"


    Nozaki and I went to the living room, where I immediately pushed him down onto the couch.


    "W-Wait, what if Kanaes back?" Nozaki asked in panic.


    "Kana already gave you permission. Besides, you came inside me before. What''s there to go back on?" I tugged his pants and underwear down, then slowly lowered my waist until we were connected.


    Nozaki threw his head back, fingers clenching my thighs, as he entered me all the way down to the base of his dick. I grabbed theptop, sitting on the coffee table. It looked like he was in the middle of something, but that was going to have to wait.


    "Alright, tell me what you know," I said while rocking back and forth.


    "But… nnh… Where to start? There''s so many topics to cover… Maybe you can narrow it down?" Nozaki shut his eyes, savoring the feeling of my pussy again.


    I started listing words and phrases off the top of my head. Magic in origin. Subus. Unbreakable. Souls. Reincarnation. Unfortunately, none of it made any sense to Nozaki. I was beginning to wonder if he actually didn''t know anything and was only stalling.


    "Are you sure you''re serious about helping me?" I narrowed my eyes.


    "I''m trying, but you''re not giving me a lot to work with. Okay, how about another angle. You wanted to know about mythical weapons in general? There are many like King Arthur''s Excalibur, Durendal the sword of Rnd, Prophet Muhammad''s Zalfiqar… some are gifted by gods or higher beings, others are forged—"


    "Wait, forged! That''s it. Is it possible for gods to destroy those kinds of weapons?"


    "I mean, I don''t see why not? What exactly are you trying to figure out anyway?" he asked.


    "I want to destroy this." I summoned the de of the First Temptress into my hand.


    The sight of my glinting, purple sword appearing from thin air shocked the cum out of Nozaki.


    "Uuh! Having sex with my friend''s subus girlfriend while she wields a sword… this is so outrageous that I can''t stop cumming!" Nozaki squealed as he convulsed from climaxing.


    "Don''t pass out on me yet. We can keep doing it if you tell me more," I insisted, gyrating my hips to entice him further.


    "As much as I''d like to keep going with someone as hot as you, I just don''t recognize that sword at all. Is it yours? Does it even belong to a religion? Did you… steal it?" he hesitated to ask.


    I clenched the walls of my pussy to squeeze thest few drops out of him. He arched his back, moaning aloud.


    "Ooooh… Okay… Going back to your question, I don''t know. I''m only a first year. Even if I was a religious studies graduate, I highly doubt there are historical texts or myths about gods from one religion destroying things from another. But if there were any gods to seed in doing that, it would most likely be from a destructive god like Shiva from Hinduism, or cksmithing gods like Greek''s Haphaestus or Africa''s Ogun."


    "Is that so? Huh… Who would Japan''s god of cksmithing be?" I asked.


    "That would be Kagutsuchi," he answered confidently. "But, hold on… If you''re looking to destroy that thing, and you''re asking me about gods… does that mean—"


    I pressed a finger to Nozaki''s forehead and tweaked some memories, rewriting what he was about to conjure up in that curious mind of his.


    "Rx~ You don''t need to think about anything other than your dick sliding in and out of my pussy. You like that?" I purred into his ear.


    "I do… Is it alright if I kiss you, too?" Nozaki asked, puckering his lips just as Kana returned with a bag of groceries.


    "Well, that''s a wee sight. Hungry?" Kana asked.


    I shook my head and kissed Kana instead as he cruised by, causing Nozaki to sulk quietly underneath me.


    "Just ate at Yumi''s ce. We might have found a way to put Beatrice to rest thanks to Nozaki here," I said, squeezing him to a second orgasm.


    "Whatever you''re nning to do, are you going to bring Mio along?" Kana asked.


    "Mio… shouldn''t be there for when it happens," I responded reluctantly.


    Kana stopped putting things away in the kitchen and came over. He sat down on the coffee table, facing in my direction.


    "Mio needs to be there more than anything. I get it, she hates Beatrice. But that''s her sister. Beatrice would probably like that, too. If the whole point is to put Beatrice to rest, then you have to make sure Mio, the lingering attachment, reconciles with her." Kana looked me in the eyes and stared deeper as if to find her.


    "The meddling little boy speaks too much. Do what you wish. I care not either way," Beatrice muttered, but she couldn''t hide her own emotions from me.


    "I''ll go get Mio then. By the way, when are you heading back to Tokyo?" I asked Kana.


    "Before next weekend. Why?"


    "Because I''m <i>hungry</i>. You''re the only one who can fill me up enough. Come here and double team me," I pleaded.


    "I''m still exhausted from Okinawa and the other day! How about I give you Nozaki for the rest of the week and you let me spend the rest of summer break in peace?" he offered.


    "I ept this challenge!" Nozaki eximed.


    "Ehhh… But I want you, not him!" I pouted.


    "Guys, I''m right here…" his friend mumbled dejectedly.


    Once I had my fill of Nozaki, I returned home to my apartment at Tsukiji University. Mio, Casey, and Kairi were in the living room ying Mario Party. Kairi was winning.


    "Saeko!" Casey eximed as I walked through the door. "I alreadyined to Mio, so you''re next— How dare you forget about me and Kairi at Comiket! Weren''t we supposed to hangout?"


    "S-Sorry, we were busy! Wait a sec… You were at Comiket? Does that mean…?"


    "We heard about amotion outside the convention on the second day, but Casey and I were inside when it happened," Kairi exined.


    Relief washed over me, d that neither of them got caught in the crossfire.


    "But damn, it''s crazy to think… You and Mio are subus, just out there fighting evil! Like magical girls!" Casey turned to me with stars in her eyes.


    "Kahaha! Yeah, totally. Like magical girls! Except less pure and childlike, and more horny and sinful!" Mio cackled.


    "We have Comiket again in the winter. Hopefully nothinges up again like the other day… Anyway, I don''t mean to interrupt your game, but can I borrow Mio?" I asked them.


    "A, but I''m on track to winning!" Kairi groaned.


    They put the game on pause, and Mio joined me over by the kitchen and out of earshot from our roommates.


    "What''s up?" Mio asked.


    "I think I have a lead in destroying the de of the First Temptress, but we''ll have to go back to Takamagahara. At first, I thought about going alone. Kana convinced me to bring you along," I confessed.


    "Why? Didn''t we promise to go through thick and thin together?"


    "We did, but this is Beatrice we''re talking about. She was shitty to you, but do you really want to see her disappear just like that?"


    "If you just went and came back without telling me, yeah. I probably wouldn''t have cared to know how it turned out as long as you were okay. After everything Bea did, I still hate her. <i>Should</i> still hate her. But that bitch helped the most important person in my life. So, I''lle with you to see it to the end," Mio said.


    To Casey and Kairi''s dismay, I whisked Mio away to Kon''s shrine. They were just going to have to finish that gameter.


    Wended in the courtyard surrounded by cherry blossoms. Two young shrine maidens, who were sweeping up the petals, gasped upon seeing us.


    "Hey, cutie. Don''t mind us. Just passing through," Mio said, caressing one of the women''s chin with her tail.


    "E-Excuse me, you''re not allowed back there!" the short ck-haired one warned.


    "Don''t worry. We know the kami enshrined here!" I bowed and used my aura to put a pause to them following us.


    When we got to Kon''s shrine, we were surprised to see a thick rope sealing the door. I summoned the de of the First Temptress and sliced it open. A gentle burst of divine energy rippled outward, as well as an exasperated sigh from within.


    "Hey, Kon! You in there? We wanna enter!" Mio hollered.


    The door opened just a crack, and a ring eye stared back at us.


    "Have you ever considered maybe waiting until you pass away beforeing back?" Kon asked.


    With the minor kitsune god''s help, we entered the afterlife to calmer skies. The sun was back where it belonged, but the moon was much closer than its previous position prior to Tsukuyomi''s usurping. Whatever differences they had must have been resolved several centuries sooner than expected.


    As soon as we hit the shores of Takamagahara, a tengu flew down to meet us.


    "Amaterasu requests your presence at the pce," the yokai said.


    "Have fun." Kon turned the boat without so much as a goodbye.


    Mio and I nodded, then took flight alongside the tengu towards the celestial pce that stood vigil over all of Takamagahara. Below, the destruction had all been erased. Yokai and spirits were out minding their own businesses. Oni construction workers continued to expand the many realms of the afterlife. The militant tengu remained on guard for anyone upsetting the order.


    "Fancy ce this is," Beatrice whistled sharply.


    "Don''t pretend like you didn''t have a hand in the Tamano-no-Mae fiasco," I fired back.


    "Oh, please. I backed out from that. You were the one who turned it into a shitfest. Even <i>I </i>knew that bitch was too crazy," she said, cackling in my mind.


    The tengu guided us through the sunroof, and I was surprised to find Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, and Raijin still sitting around the table together. They were just ring at each other… menacingly.


    "And I thought my familial rtionship with Mio was unhealthy. They aren''t even on speaking terms!" Beatrice snickered.


    "Damn. Have you guys even moved an inch?" Mio asked as we touched ground before the gods of my world.


    "We''ve reached a tentative agreement," Tsukuyomi said stiffly.


    "And still in the middle of our bickering. What brings you back so soon, Saeko, wife of Utako?" Raijin asked, his voice much more subdued and weary than before.


    "Is it perhaps to meet my son? You may visit him through his shrine, but please keep it short. He is a busy kami, for his influence continues to grow daily," Amaterasu exined.


    "Actually, I''m here to meet Kagutsuchi." As soon as the name left my mouth, all three of them turned to me with a spiteful look. I shrunk underneath the powerful gazes of the sun, moon, and lightning. "Did… Did I say something wrong?"


    The three traded unreadable nces at each other, then returned their attention to me.


    "None of us are on speaking terms with Kagatsuchi after his birth killed our mother," Amaterasu said.


    "Not to mention, our father decapitated him," Tsukuyomi added.


    "What?!" Mio and I blurted out.


    The three supreme kami proceeded to exin how Kagatsuchi''s birth led to Izanami''s death many, many years ago. Out of grief and anger, Izanagi cut his head off and banished his son, the kami of fire, and his shrine from Takamagahara.


    "So… Is there any way to find Kagatsuchi? It''s important that we meet with him," I said.


    Amaterasu''s eyes glowed a deep, fiery red. "I dare not ask why you wish to find him, but he resides in a distant part of Takamagahara that we cannot reach."


    "Distant like… on the edge of the ind?" Mio scratched her horn.


    "No," she began exhaustively. "This realm is more than just the ind you see with your eyes. There are countlessyers ovepping each other. All of it is Takamagahara. If it is Kagatsuchi you seek, then I only vaguely know his whereabouts. Raijin, Tsukuyomi?"


    Raijin struck one of his drums and Tsukuyomi drew out a crystal ball that looked like the moon itself. A thin line of energy shot forth to the ground in front of me and Mio, forming something like a doorframe. Amaterasu pulled out a folding fan and fanned in our direction. The light gust of wind ignited the doorframe and solidified into a door.


    It opened, revealing a vast forest range and odd one-eyed birds flying past. Mio leaned through it with both hands braced against the doorframe for leverage.


    "Uh… How are we supposed to get back?" I asked Amaterasu.


    "First, you need to find Kagatsuchi''s shrine. Good luck, and don''t disturb the wildlife too much." Amaterasu copsed her folding fan, and something kicked both me and Mio through.


    Wended hard into the dirt, then nced up at the exotic world before us of living vines, colorful animals like flying monkeys plucking coins from the top of trees, and flowers with a giant eyeball for a bulb.


    "Maybe I should''ve stayed home," Mio remarked.