Playing With Other Supernaturals-Chapter 1402 Counter Balance

A large amount of golden light was released from Airi, but it didn't take long before it went out. As in exchange for it, however, there was now a silhouette of a golden Western Dragon more than 10 meters tall behind her.

'Oh, finally. An acquaintance,' Kisuke thought to himself.

"Fafnir-chan, I know you only just arrived, but I have an absolute enemy in front of me. Someone who insulted Okaa-san."

The golden Dragon disintegrated into golden light and wrapped itself around Airi, transforming into a golden heavenly raiment (hagoromo) giving off a mix of Holy and Draconic Aura.

'Artificial Sacred Gear... No. This is on the level of a Longinus. It's amazing to see it develop this far,' Kisuke thought to himself while being blinded by the golden light. In their timeline, this Artificial Longinus couldn't exist anymore because any research and development towards it had been redirected towards Soul Gears thanks to the latter's stability, compatibility, and potential.

Sure, the vast majority of it couldn't become as strong as a high-ranking Sacred Gear, much less a Longinus, but everyone could use it, which is much more important in the grand scheme of things. And it's not like it's impossible for it to reach the 'Longinus' status; it's just that it takes very special individuals for that to happen.

With Azazel, Ajuka, and Ōetsu actively working on its development right now, the future of the Soul Gears is bright as ever.

Airi, with her Artificial Longinus, didn't just stop there. The heavenly raiment wrapped around her, and once again, she exploded in golden light with her aura multiplying further. Fafnir's silhouette appeared once again, and both Airi and he cried out together, "[Balance Adjust]!"

When the golden light subsided, the figure of a young woman wearing golden plate armor and a pair of majestic Dragon wings appeared midair, "[Counter Balance: Gigantis Blood Scale Mail]."

Kisuke looked up at her and thought, 'That certainly resembles Azazel-san's [Down Fall Dragon Another Armor], but the aura she's giving off right now is on par with Issei's [Illegal Move Triaina]... If she gets more serious, maybe she'll have another transformation and match [Cardinal Crimson Promotion]?'

Airi was about to resume her attacks, but Kisuke had already seen enough and snapped his fingers, "Not so fast."

Airi wondered what he was trying to do, but a second later, she heard an explosion from behind her and immediately after, Zen's scream of pain, "AAHHHH!!!"

"Zen!?" Airi turned around in panic and saw Zen's right arm, which was holding his Durandal IV, thoroughly scorched. "What happened!?"

Zen couldn't easily answer and groaned in pain, "...I don't... know, nee-san... Weird symbols suddenly appeared on my arm before it exploded." But as he was explaining this, the same weird symbols started appearing on Zen's neck. "!?"

Airi also further panicked when she saw this, but she was calm enough to trace the Magic Power coming off it, only to discover it came from his masked opponent. "A curse!? Since when!?"

"Don't ever think that it's safe to touch an unknown opponent." Kisuke just gave apt advice while preparing to snap his fingers a second time.

Airi was instantly locked in a dilemma and gritted her teeth. She could go back to Zen and cleanse the curse, but she didn't know if she was fast enough for that. She also could attack Kisuke with all she had, and she was confident that she could at least reduce his arm to ashes. However, she was presented with the same problem. She didn't know if she was fast enough for it.

Without knowing if she should go forward or backward, Airi could only hope that someone else would be able to help her distract this detestable enemy of hers. "Not just insulting Okaa-san, but also holding my dear little brother as a hostage... Truly unforgivable. An unforgivable coward."

Of course, Kisuke was unaffected, "Say what you want. I never presented myself as an honorable man, so why should I play fair? In fact, I think it's pretty clear that we're robbing people and ignoring the power vacuum that we're leaving behind. How did you become a Strike Force leader with that naivety?"

Though as soon as he said that, he felt something from his left side and hurriedly dodged by tilting his body away from it.

In the blink of an eye, several sharp winds assaulted Kisuke, not just on his left but from multiple directions.

Kisuke tried dodging all of them, but he was cut multiple times, causing him to bleed all over his body. And while this was happening, Kisuke felt the connection to the curse he had placed on Zen disappear, and when he looked in his direction, he couldn't help but smile and also sigh in relief.

Beside Zen was a familiar black-haired fickle Nekoshou. "Sneak attacks are fair game too, nya~."

"Kuroka kaa-san!" Airi exclaimed. She also noticed that the curse on Zen had been dispelled and made her chill out for a bit. "When did you get here?"

"I've been with you kids all this time, nya~! I'm also a bit interested in this so-called 'mysterious thief group,' so I came to see. Since you guys are also around, I decided to just watch, nya." Kuroka then turned her attention to Kisuke. "But I certainly didn't expect this either."

Kisuke also kept staring at Kuroka. She still looked the same as the one he knew, with only a few alterations to her clothes and hairstyle. But even with the same face, voice, and demeanor, Kisuke could finally safely say that she was not the same Kuroka that he knew, hence his relief.

The worry of seeing those important to him in this world had always been in the corner of Kisuke's mind, fearing that he'd see them as the same people. He was hesitant to meet them, but he also knew he couldn't run away from it forever. fгeewebnovёl.com

Kisuke could always tell himself that they were entirely different individuals, but only after personally vetting them could he put his worries to full rest. "They're not the same." He could finally say it with full confidence.

"What's not the same, I wonder, nya~?" With her sharp ears, Kuroka caught Kisuke's words.

Kisuke just shook his head and said, "Nothing. I just thought that it's about time for us to leave."

At the same time, everyone could hear a commotion approaching them, and when they turned towards it, they saw a Fallen Angel chasing after two masked women.

The taller woman was casually dodging every lightning bolt the Fallen Angel threw. The shorter woman couldn't dodge as well as the previous one, but any attacks that would land on her would just be smacked away by her hands as if they were just some random annoying flies.

Airi, Zen, and Kuroka were dumbstruck at this scene and could see Kurenai's frustration on his face as he continued throwing bolts of lightning at them.

Soon, the women reached Kisuke's side, and Kurenai also stopped attacking to assess the situation while landing beside Kuroka and Zen. "Are they that much trouble?" asked the latter.

"...They're weird." Kurenai couldn't find the right words to describe them.

Kuroka also carefully examined the women and noticed their aura was much weaker than the man's, but their movements just now suggested that they were veterans. "Did you think we'd let you go just like that? Aren't you underestimating us too much, nya?"

"Of course not~! Which is why..." Out of nowhere, an unknown pressure that directly weighed down on everyone's soul came from 'Death God.' "I'm going to get serious this time."