Mythical Slayer: Mythical Girls Contract

In a certain dark alleyway near the Slayer Organization's main office, Dragon was leaning her back against the wall beside a trash bin.

The atmosphere in this place was bleak and eerie; the sunlight was unable to pierce through between two massive buildings, even more so as the old lady with a young appearance looked toward the end of the alleyway where darkness like an abyss wriggling as if it was alive, about to swallow up the world.

"If you're here, then say something, will you?" She spoke while her lips curled up.

The darkness at the end of the alleyway dissipated, and an old man appeared from behind, scratching the back of his head.

"Scary old woman. Even when you're blind, you can still fucking sense me hiding behind my familiar."

"Fufufu, it's not that hard. How are you doing, Marcus? Is the brat doing alright?"

"He did alright. Heck, he just laid on Ibaraki Douji yesterday." The old man, Marcus, scoffed as he approached Dragon. "So, what do you have for me? There is no way you were calling your in-law friend without any reason."

"My~ If I said I just wanted to see you and ask about my cute grandson, is that not enough reason?"

"Hah!" Once again, he scoffed and spat on the ground, not believing what she said. "You cut off ties with me when your son and my daughter died, and now you are saying that? Who do you think you were, bitch?"

Spirit Power leaked out of Marcus's body, dyeing the alleyway with pale blue color. His shadow wriggled crazily, seemingly wanting to jump at the purple-haired woman whenever he commanded.

He was angry and disappointed at the woman who suddenly left and disappeared once his son-in-law got killed in a mission. Why she chose to show up today was something he wondered about, and it made him lose control slightly.

That was also the reason why Kai didn't know about his other living family, his paternal grandmother.

However, that Spirit Power didn't reach Dragon at all, as an invisible sphere protected her body. She crossed her arms and took a step forward, not feeling threatened by the massive Spirit Power that leaked from his body.

She walked toward him, still unaffected. Then she stopped in front of him and smirked.

"You know how I felt that time, Marcus. Don't say you didn't feel anything. I remembered you doted on my son quite a bit too."

"Tsk!" Marcus clicked his tongue and withdrew his Spirit Power. "Fuck it. Why did all old women always remind me of the past as of late? Fucking troublesome."

"Ooh? I wanted to hear more about that, but unfortunately, we have no more time." Dragon stopped smiling and put up a serious face. "The three cornerstones will be destroyed soon."

"What do you mean?"

Even Marcus was surprised by what she had said. The cornerstones of the barrier that protected New York City were made with the Ashiya Family technique by his daughter, one of the best Exorcists who ever lived.

"I only moved due to my cute disciple request, but I found something rather troublesome." Dragon lowered her arms and took out a piece of paper, giving it to Marcus. "Read it first, and you will understand."

"Give it to me." Marcus snatched the paper and read the content seriously. The only reason why he did that was that he knew the woman in front of him had never joke around when talking about something serious.

To put it simply, the content written on the paper was ridiculous. It was about information Dragon accumulated in a day with the help of Katarina. Due to her connection, finding the information she needed was relatively easy.

His eyes gradually widened as he read until the end before raising his head slowly. He wondered one thing.

"Where did you find this information? Especially about the prophecy."

"Oh, about that. A talented young man in the organization told me. He said he is the brat's son."

"Really?"

"Yup! Surprising, isn't it? Once the brat entered the Supernatural World, he gained another friend."

Marcus didn't say anything but think about what he did again. While all he did was hide his grandson so he wouldn't get involved in the Supernatural World before he was ready, he also realized that he had shackled Kai with the restaurant.

While Kai loved to work in the restaurant, he became unable to make friends with people his age. So Marcus was a bit surprised that his grandson made a friend easily, unlike him.

"Can that boy be trusted? You know about Kai's position in the Supernatural World right now."

"Don't worry. I've watched that boy since he was a kid, and I assure you he can be trusted. Also, I understand my grandson's position too. That's why I accepted my disciple's request and became active once again, even at this old age."

"Bah! You're still energetic, unlike me! Look at your fucking appearance. You still look as young as I remembered you to be 50 years ago."

"I will take that as a compliment." Dragon smiled at Marcus' words. "So, what do you think?"

"What do I think? Let the barrier break. It's already more than 10 years old, so it's time to renew it. I will take care of it personally. Then for another matter…"

Marcus' eyes darted to the paper once again, especially the last part where something that really related to their small family was written.

"Let the brat take care of that fucking monster. If the prophecy isn't fulfilled yet, then it is his fate to meet that fucker. I had seen his girls, and I can say I trust them with his life."

"That's surprising of you."

The man called Marcus was always moved carefully and only trusted a few people in his life. He had known those people for a long time already, including John and Billy.

When he said he trusted a person with his grandson's life, then that person most certainly could be trusted. Hence, Dragon was pleasantly surprised when the stubborn old man said that.

"What do you mean by surprising? I can trust people too. I can assure you that the Phoenix chick will lay her life for that brat if you're worried too." 𝒇𝘳𝐞𝚎𝓌𝑒𝑏𝒏𝑜𝙫ℯl.c𝚘𝒎

Dragon looked at Marcus, who had a soft smile strangely. Then her face also melted as she let out a sigh, holding her hips with her hands.

Marcus then turned around and walked to the end of the alleyway. His shadow wriggled around and engulfed his figure as he waved his hand, even though he knew the woman couldn't see him doing so.

A second later, the shadow disappeared, and his figure was gone.

"So the Ogre's heart has been melted by a Phoenix's heat, huh?"

They didn't need a goodbye or anything. For a relationship that had been broken for more than 10 years, they surprisingly could fix it easily. It was all thanks to one single connection they still had.

"I should probably see my grandson in the near future." She smiled and turned around. This old woman was busy and had no time to stay around for too long. "At least after I help that stubborn man fix the barrier and my grandson's return for his first mission. I hope Marcus can explain it in detail to the brat."

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