Zetsumei

Chapter 84. Demon Hunters of Cross X

Eleanor: Hey Eve, wanna come have some tea with me..T-That is..if you want.

Zelphi: (smile) Hehe, sure Ella-Ah! I mean..Eleanor.

Eleanor: Hm? It's fine if you call me Ella, it's short for my name anyway.

Zelphi: (smiles) Alright!

I'm reunited with Ella again. Ella was my first friend, due to circumstances, she bears a deep hatred towards the demon angel from her past..Meaning she really hates me. But currently, I'm going by the name Eve and she doesn't know that I am the demon angel she really hates.

We are currently sitting at a fancy table while Eleanor mix something in a teapot. She then handed me a cup of liquid with some leaves swirling at the bottom.

Eleanor: Go on, drink it while it's hot. I'm second to none at preparing tea if I do say so myself.

Really now, so this is the human drink called tea. Honestly, I've never really liked human food. But, Eleanor made this for me, I at least want to take a sip. As I lower my hand to pick up the cup, Layhel grabbed it and chugged everything down.

Eleanor: Hey! What's your problem?!! That was for Eve!

Layhel: Relax, I was just making sure you didn't put poison in it. But even if you didn't, it tastes so horrible that it might as well be poison anyway.

Eleanor: What?! I would never do something as low as that! And how dare you criticize the way my tea taste. It's top quality y'know!

Layhel: All I tasted was filth, even sea water tastes better.

Eleanor: Humph! What makes you think you can do better?!!

Layhel: Who do you think you're talking to human? I'm a first rate maidservant, I already have mastery over something as simple as this.

Eleanor: Well if it's a challenge you want, then bring it on!

Layhel: Heh, having you as my opponent may as well be child's play. Brewing tea was the basis of my servant training. I can even do it in my sleep.

Eleanor: Well, so what?!!

Thus Eleanor and Layhel each began to brew their own tea, they seem to not be getting along well. Come to mention it, I met them both during my childhood and it was only for a single day too. Just then Angus and Elijah entered the room.

Angus: Hey there miss Angel, how's it going?

Zelphi: Hello there Angus, everything is fine for me, what about you?

Angus: Well..y'know just a little tired. Me and Elijah have a job after this.

Zelphi: Really now, what sort?

Elijah: We have business with the cross organization.

Eleanor: The cross organization? You mean with the hunters?

Zelphi: Hunters?

Eleanor: Yeah, the cross organization is a group of skilled demon hunters. They specialize in killing demons with anti-demon weapons and such. They are different from Valkyrie knights and saints since they are not affiliated with the church's belief. But still, their skills sure do come in handy, they're really good at what they do.

Zelphi: Is that so...I wonder what the demon hunters want with the church?

Elijah: Well, you see. It seems that they've caught a real demon near the western borders. It was heavily injured when they found it and there were newly disintegrated ashes around it. I believe a battle must've taken place there.