The Esper Devil ( Esper OC X Highschool DxD )

Chapter 52 - As an esper and as a mother

Through the magic circle created by Georg, Tatsumaki arrived on a hill at the outskirts of a japanese town.

Around her there were several members of the Hero Faction, who quickly bowed.

"Lady Tatsumaki, we are Cao Cao-sama's soldiers, it is our pleasure to be working with you"

The green haired woman payed little mind to them, looking around while taking in her new enviroment.

She calmly floated in the air, the members of the Hero Faction looking at her confused, untill she was in the edge of the hill and looked down, a dirt road stood down there.

"Is that where the Kyuubi and her guards will come from?" - She asked

"Y-yes ma'am, the place where the meeting with Indra will be held is just a few miles away from here, so they will have to pass this road in order to get there. We have lookouts that will warn us once they are close."

Tatsumaki nodded and turned to the soldier who seemed to be in charge of the unit.

"Do you know who is accompanying her?"

The man nodded.

"We know for sure that a unit of tengus is responsible for the Kyuubi's guard, they are of little threat to us, the biggest threat comes from the Kyuubi herself and whatever guards Sakra has assigned to scort her."

"I see... Cao Cao told me that you are instructed to follow my orders, is that correct?"

"Y-yes ma'am, whatever it is you believe will help you to capture the Kyuubi, Cao Cao-sama has ordered us to do it."

Tatsumaki raised a hand and said

"Good, then my intructions are the following: Don't get in my way."

"U-uh?"

The man asked, confused. Tatsumaki sighed

"You heard me, I can tell just by looking that you guys aren't even close to the level of strength your bosses have, so if you jumped into the middle of combat you would just get in my way. Let me handle the situation and you all stay behind, watching or doing whatever the hell you want."

"B-but, surely we might be able to-"

Tatsumaki glared at the man with an ice cold stare

"Don't try to discuss this, if you get in my way you not only could get hurt by the Kyuubi and her guards, but I myself won't be able to guarantee your security if I have to get serious"

The man gulped, a shiver went down his spine, he could tell there's not a hint of exaggeration in what she said. The sheer power that came from that tiny woman easily surpassed everything he had seem, there was no way they could help her in the slightest if the situation got serious.

"I... we understand ma'am, we'll do our best not to stay in your way."

The man said, bowing down to her and apologizing.

A few minutes went by, with the soldiers hidding in the greenery of the hill, that place had been specifically chosen due to it being in the route of the Kyuubi's caravan and because it provided the optimal place for an ambush.

They had set camp in there and despite of the trees and fresh air, there was little to do.

Tatsumaki liked forests, but could not fly around due to the warnings of the members of the Hero Faction that this could reveal their location.

"Tsk, so boring..."

She complained, more than a few times, making the members of the Hero Faction even more nervous.