Time Chamber In DxD

Chapter 35

"Old man. We need to talk."

There was a seriousness in the blonde's gaze that Baraquiel had only ever seen in their fights.

"Alright."

When the blonde had that gaze, Baraquiel knew there were no jokes involved.

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Making their way outside the house, Igor and Baraquiel finally stood underneath the tree in the front yard next to the wall.

The sun had almost completely disappeared over the horizon and the cool breeze of the night was finally started to move.

Baraquiel folded his arms as he regarded the blonde with a serious look.

"Alright. I'm listening."

Knowing he had the fallen's full attention, Igor didn't dawdle any longer.

"Old man. When are you going to do something about the people who want Akeno dead?"

Baraquiel's eyes widened.

"How did you..."

As far as he knew, no one had said anything to the blonde. So he was very surprised when Igor came out and said this sentence.

And naturally, the blonde had a response.

"My eyes aren't for decoration, old man. You're a fallen angel. Aunty is a human. It would've been fine if aunty was from an ordinary family. At most, you could use that mind-magic thing you guys have to hypnotize her family. But aunty's family is not normal. I can already tell they advocate for human supremacy, bloodline purity, or some other nonsense. My point is, Akeno is a hybrid. Even I can guess that doesn't look good on the family tree so I'm pretty sure they'll do their best to remove her."

He then entered Baraquiel's personal space and poked him in the chest.

"My question old man is, what are you going to do about it?"

Baraquiel was silent. Igor's question invoked the old flames nestled deep within his heart. But just as quickly as those flames surged, they were quenched with water.

His clenched fists relaxed as he sighed.

"It's not as easy as you think, brat. I do want to get rid of them. I truly do but the Himejima Clan are part of the Shinto Pantheon. And that pantheon is very powerful. If I remove the Himejima Clan, Grigori would be plunged into a war with a pantheon that has millions of gods in their ranks. Not to mention that there are numerous powerful gods in the Shinto Pantheon, all of them possess some level of immortality. We do not have the means to fight against them."

Igor listened to all of this with a straight face. He processed Baraquiel's words for a few seconds and in the end, he frowned.

"Smart people like you always think about consequences, the impact, and whatnot. That's why even a person as strong as you is being restrained like this."

Igor then pointed at himself. His brows were furrowed as he looked at Baraquiel right in the eye.

"I'm stupid. This matter of consequences and stuff doesn't register in my mind. All I know is if I hate you, you must die that same day. Who your backer is, what your faction is, who's your friend, and all that stuff doesn't matter to me. Forget the gods, Lucifer could be your father or brother for all I care. I'll still kill you. So I ask again, old man. When will you deal with the Himejima?"

Igor was getting on Baraquiel's nerves. It was like the fallen was talking to a rock. Despite him raising the important points, Igor still couldn't understand.