Pluto's Banquet - Allies of Shadows

Perhaps because of the influence of the stereotype that the villains in novels, games, and anime will appear in front of the protagonist at the right time, most people in the upper underworld do not have the habit of making work plans.But it's rarely delayed, of course it's just a joke.

Today, a project above the underworld was finally completed, and the people who supervised its completion in the past few days will finally return to their previous positions.

At this moment, there are four people in the air, Pluto's housekeeper "Hythny Shine" Laila, Pluto's pet "Yuqinyuan" Fujika, a describer and another demon.

"It seems that it has finally stabilized. Thank you for your hard work these days, Regal."

Lyra said, looking at a piece of continent below her.

This is an aerial land composed of five areas, each area is slightly different in size and appearance, but only in the central area surrounded by the other four areas is a dark purple tower standing .Once surrounded by countless light blue magic circles, one of the areas is the seat of the highest authority in the underworld, the "Dark Royal Council". architecture.And its name has not changed, from the day it was built to now it is still called the Tower of Dark Origin.Only now, those light blue magic circles around the tower have disappeared.

"You're flattering me. I only completed the 'cutting work'. The most important 'stitching work' was achieved by Master Pluto's superb magic."

As if listening to the radio, a chattering voice echoed beside Laila, and the speaker was the demon called Regal.

Its blue body was almost ten meters long, and its back was completely covered by dark red armor. In addition, there were four pairs of mechanical balance wings unfolded, keeping this creature in a stationary state.The joints of the slender arms and legs are also covered with armor, and the end of the thick tail is a three-pronged elongated bone spur.In the middle of a dark red inverted triangle mask decorated with two fangs, there is the "eye" belonging to this creature. Strictly speaking, it should be something like a camera.

At this moment, it was tapping each other with its six slender, sickle-like fingers, making a crisp sound.

"Speaking of magic, there is one last thing. The first part of the work on this new area is all over."

After Lila finished speaking, she spread her palms, and a flower with five purple petals and a gray stamen in the middle gradually flew to the top of the Tower of Dark Origin in the distance, and then emitted a light purple light, and then a The light sphere of the same color began to expand and cover the entire air continent, and finally formed an enchantment. Countless huge petal patterns rotated slowly on the outer wall of the enchantment.

"Master Laila, is this also Master Pluto's magic?"

Ragar asked.

"Yes, the large defensive enchantment 'Eternal Dawn', whose name I heard from Hades, is stronger than the previous enchantment and more portable."

"That is to say, this magic is not taught to Lady Laila by the master, but it is like a magic tool, which can be worn on the body?"

Fujika next to Laila asked.

"Well, but this magic must be dispelled by Pluto, and special magic is required to activate it if you want to enter and exit here."

"Then how do we get out now?"

"Use this for now."

As she spoke, Lila took out a necklace made of cherry pink gemstones wrapped in silver waves from the collar of the white three-quarter-sleeve coat she was wearing.

"Follow me to the outer wall of the barrier."

Then at the edge of the "Long Morning Front", Lyra's necklace glowed, and the four of them walked through the barrier and came outside as if they had been pushed hard from behind.

"It feels so blunt. Will I have to be 'pushed' if I go in again?"

The portrayer made a somewhat languid young female voice.

"If you don't want to go in again, I can report to Lord Pluto and ask her to find someone else to take charge of the future management here, such as handing it over to some ethereal demon~"

Leila said.

"How could I have the idea of ​​disobeying Lord Pluto's order, and why do I have to ask the Void Demon to come?"

Although she felt very angry, her voice was still very lazy.

There are pink and white cloud-shaped runes on the edge of the luxurious blue-purple heavy dress cloak. Although there are no sleeves, there are two mantles. A blue-purple crown protrudes from the back of the collar. The "head" is a A white mask, but the simple face outlined by the red pattern on it made it even more difficult to figure out her thoughts.

"Okay, that's the end of the joke. Now that the mission has come to an end, everyone should disband here."

"Hi!"

"understand!"

"learn!"

No sooner had Laila finished speaking than the other three responded.Afterwards, Lila and the describer disappeared in the magic circles they respectively released, while Fujika and Rajael flew away in different directions.

A few minutes later, the door of a room somewhere in the underworld was opened from the outside.It is a very simple room, most of the furniture is black, but the sheets, pillows and so on are all pink.

"Meow~"

A cat wearing a collar and black except for the pure white belly is lying on the bed at the moment.

It was Lyra who entered the room.

"I kept you waiting, Master Donghua."

Leila said.

"Meow~"

The black cat gradually grew bigger as it spoke, and finally turned into a woman with orange-red pupils and long dark blue hair.This is Donghua, the pet of Pluto's mother, "Leaking Hand of Dark Memory". Although she doesn't like being introduced like this in front of outsiders, it is the truth.Because she didn't want people to mention that she was the steward of the previous Pluto.

Donghua, who was wearing a black short-sleeved top and capri pants, was wagging his tail and beckoning Laila to come over.

"Thank you, come here and give me a hug."

"Farewell, I'm already this old."

"It's just to show intimacy. You are less and less interested in other things besides loli."

"No, don't say such things that make people think about it."

While speaking, Laila also sat on the bed, but after being pushed down by Donghua, she lay down directly on the bed.

"Although the mouth is stiff, the body is very obedient."

"I wanted to ask a long time ago, Master Donghua used to persuade someone to accompany you to do such ambiguous things in broad daylight."

Asked by Laila who was hugged by Donghua.

"Of course it's the mother who is looking for Sarah sauce, but I was basically in your position in the past."

"The source is there!"

"Hahaha, that's right, this can be considered a kind of inheritance~"

"It's not worth inheriting at all!"

After the pleasantries, we finally got to the topic.

"Why do you want to meet at home today instead of going to Master Donghua's shop?"

"Because Kuruya is preparing the Blood Cherry Blossom Festival in the shop of the Tower of the Watchers, so I am afraid that she will see us, so I have to meet at home."

"Isn't there still some time before the Blood Cherry Blossom Festival? I haven't even started preparing for it yet."

"Basically at this time of the year, she starts to prepare, because you hardly go there during this period, so you don't know."

"Well, because I can't get involved with her at all... It seems to be digressing again."

"Has your hourglass been running lately?"

Donghua asked suddenly.

"It's still there, but it's a little slower than the last dinner."

Lyra raised a hand, and a general appeared, holding the hourglass with his palm, which contained a light blue liquid.

"There are quite a few on it, but it is rare that it is still running. I thought the chain would be inserted into the ground, and the land in the sky would be 'set' today, and the hourglass would stop again."

Seeing Leila's hourglass Donghua was not a relieved expression, nor was it an expression of uneasiness, but an expression of being lost in thought while talking.

"Our plan will continue."

"Master Donghua?"

"Singi Sara once told me that her future is like the sand in an hourglass. No matter which grain falls to the bottom first, it will take the same amount of time and occupy the same volume in the end."

"Well, she told me that too."

"So regardless of whether there is interference or help from the outside world, in the end her wish, her plan, and what she wants to wait for will be obtained."

"But after what happened last time, I always felt like I was going to peek into Sarah's privacy."

"It's rare that you don't use honorifics~"

"Master Donghua shouldn't complain here, okay?"

"Although I do feel a little guilty in some respects, my gut tells me that our actions will definitely pay off amazingly."

Donghua said.

"I feel like I'm on a path of no return..."

Now, let's look at the people they're talking about, what Hingisara, the king of the underworld, is doing right now.

Several people have gathered in Yingfeng Palace, the palace of Pluto.

"Well, there should be no problem with your body. Also, congratulations, your body has stopped aging like us. In other words, you can no longer become Yu Jie through your own growth."

Singisara explaining to Kuykana.

"...uh, hi."

Kuykana nodded slightly regretfully, and rubbed her chest.

"Mom, although what you said is correct, even I feel a strong sense of frustration when explaining this way."

Yuzra groaned.

"Why, I'm just telling the truth. There are three things to do now. The first step is to strengthen your strength; the second step is to choose weapons; the third step is to separate the soul."

"Wait, wait, what happened to the third step?"

"Use special magic to separate your soul from your body, and then keep the soul well. Even if your body is destroyed, as long as the soul is still there, a new body will appear again."

"That is to say, my body has stopped aging just now, and after the third step, it really becomes an immortal existence?"

Kuykana asked.

"That's right, it's like this. 'Immortal and Immortal' is literally two parts, but in some literary works, games, and comics, people can basically get them at the same time. But don't take the fact that your soul has been separated by using it casually. Tell someone."

Singhisara said.

"Hey, is this considered a secret?"

"In the underworld, only a small number of people have undergone soul separation, and the original intention of using this magic for the first time is also different from what it is now, so absolutely don't disclose this matter."

Xin Jisara said slightly seriously, and the heavy expressions of Yuzra and Tilea also hinted at some hidden things that could not be said directly.

"Anyway, I'm sorry to bother you, do the optional weapons have to be done in the second step?"

"It's not necessarily the second step, but the weapon you want will fuse with your soul, and that process may be a little uncomfortable. And after separating your soul, you will sleep for at least a day, and your body will be very weak afterward. Wouldn't it be more painful to fuse your soul with the weapon at that time."

Afterwards, Xinji Sara took out the "Chapter of Praise", which was a shining golden scroll from the outside.

"Come and hold this scroll."

Kuykana, who took it, just held it, and in front of her eyes, there seemed to be countless words, symbols, and magic circles that she had never recognized before, flashing like a revolving lantern.

"What's going on here? It feels like my brain is like playing a game and suddenly got all the characters' full levels, all the endings are cleared, and all the collected items are also saved."

"......What is she saying?"

Tilea asked.

"I can understand what you mean, but you are the first person to express the changes in yourself in this way. How, what skills have you learned?"

Singisara did not use her "Ao Ming Pupil" to observe Kuykana.

"Well, I have learned an interesting skill... Can Mr. Pluto cooperate to demonstrate it?"

"Yes you can."

"Master Pluto can turn into a knife, or blunt weapon to hit my body?"

"Oh well."

After Xinji Sara agreed, a very simple dagger appeared in his hand immediately.

"Mom, what Kuykana said was a knife, how did you make a sword?"

"I just like to use a sword, how about a staff?"

"It's okay, Lord Pluto just stabs at my body."

"Hey, let me start~"

After finishing speaking, Pluto held the sword and made a stabbing movement, but the movement was very slow.

"Your sword can't hit me, but it will almost stab Miss Tilea."

"Why do you count me in... huh? Hey, what's the matter with you!"

"It hurts!"

After Kuykana said this plainly, Pluto, who was holding the sword towards Kuykana, suddenly turned to Tilea, who was behind him. Of course, Tilea escaped the attack, but she still knocked Pluto on the head because of anger. .

"...Mom is controlled?"

Yuzra said in surprise.

"Yes, this should be regarded as a kind of hypnosis, am I right?"

Yui on the side said.

"Well, let me use the 'Ao Ming Zhi Pupil' to see."

After speaking, Xin Jisara used her unique skills, and her pupils also turned blue.

"You Yichan is right. This is a kind of hypnosis, but the target of use must be someone who is hostile to him. The more specific the content of the hypnosis, the better the hypnotic effect, but like most hypnotisms, the scope of action is small. The duration is short. But it is ironic that the more close people you were with before, once they turn against each other and use it on them, the duration will be very long."

Singisara explained.

"But it's really amazing, it can actually hypnotize Lord Pluto!"

Yuyi said.

"Uh, in fact, I felt the command her skills gave me, but I didn't use my own power to disarm her, just to see how it would develop in the future... yay!"

Singisara was hit on the head again by Tilea.

"So you stab at me, right?"

Tilea said.

"Mom, Luikana originally got a very good skill, but it's too shocking for you to say that."

Yuzra grumbled.

"Why doesn't anyone sympathize with me who was indeed hit twice?"

Hingisara complained.

"By the way, Yui-chan, have you ever used that scroll?"

Kuykana asked suddenly.

"Uh, I did, umm."

Yui suddenly tensed up.

"Then what stunt did you learn?"

"Yeah, I want to know too."

Yuzra also leaned over.

"It's nothing, just improve your ability a little bit, my stunts are not interesting."

"One of the abilities she learned is called 'Sister Infection', which can make people who are older than herself like her, but it's just liking, and it hasn't been elevated to the level of love."

Singhisara said.

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah don't say it out it's shameful~"

Yui covered her face and knelt down.

"What's there to be shy about? What a powerful ability this is. If you want to infiltrate a certain organization, you won't be suspected at all. You will be taken care of in various ways at ordinary times. How nice it is."

Singisara added.

"Oh, please don't say any more, Lord Pluto."

"I decided to officially transfer Yui-chan to 'Hunting Night'."

Yuzra suddenly said seriously.

"what?"

After hearing this, Yuyi jumped up from the ground, her eyes opened wide.

"Your ability is very suitable to come to us to participate in the assassination and infiltration work, and for personal reasons, I don't want you to leave me for the time being."

"Ah? But how can I explain it to Lady Chicari?"

"It's ok."

As she said that, her sickle appeared in Yuzra's hand, and the sickle had already emitted a light green light.

"Look, my sickle has verified what I said before, so even my sister won't have any objections."

"Uh uh... well, although I am also very happy, but after all, I have been with Chikali-sama for a long time, so please let me take the time to explain to Chikali-sama in person .”

Yui didn't struggle anymore.

"Yeah, umm~ That's the end of this topic, now let's move on to the next step, to choose a weapon!"

said cheerful Uzra.

Then the three girls left, leaving Singisara and Tilea.

"I thought Yuzra would complain about me sending Eureka and the others..."

Singhisara said.

"Well, but because of some unexpected factors, it has developed in a positive direction."

"And your place is busier than before~"

"Although there are two more pillows at once, the three of them have been tired of being together so that I can't get my hands on them at all. This makes me a little entangled. So I can only forcefully take one away, and the other two will follow. In the morning, it became like being caught between the three of them."

Tilea described the scene when she woke up in the morning.

"Then let the three of them play. Why don't you come and find me? I haven't slept with the kitty for a long time~"

"Speaking of which, what about the reward you mentioned earlier?"

Tilea asked.

"That's why I asked you to stay here today. Come on, let's go now~"

Speaking of that, a trapezoidal lantern with a silver-gray skeleton appeared on one of Singisara's hands, and inside there were some stone-sized things emitting new blue smoke, and they were still beating like a heart.At this moment, Singisara also held Tilea with her other hand, and the smoke emitted by those stones also drew a silver-white magic circle with complex patterns under their feet, as it slowly rose upwards. The bodies of the two people also gradually disappeared into the room.

Pluto took Tilea away, and at the moment her other pet "Youqinyuan" Fujika was troubled by some things, but now she has found someone to confide in.

The Watcher's Tower, from the outside, is surrounded by countless gray and white castle wreckage, and fixed with purple metal, and there is something like an astronomical telescope on the top of the tower.

This is an entertainment venue that is only open to the upper classes of the underworld.There are hotels and casinos.But only top-level people can come and go here at will.

Coming out of the elevator on the fifth floor of the tower, the interior decoration becomes full of fairy tale colors, and there are many soft sofas, and there are counters in the distance, with various food and drinks of different shapes painted on the counters.There was no one behind the counter though.

While Fujika was walking in, a person also pushed open the door on the side of the counter and came out.

"It's just right for you to come, I just baked cookies, let's eat together~"

"Yu Mu Zhi Hai" Kluya stood there holding a large plate with many small biscuits inside.She wore an apron over her clothes, and her knee-length dark green hair was also tied into a ponytail.

"Master Kuruya."

Fujika knelt down on one knee.

"Why are you so serious, get up and find a place to sit down."

"Hi."

As a member of the Dark Council, the highest authority in the underworld, Kluya is also the founder of the maid cafe "Underworld Illusion".In addition, she is also the current Patriarch of the Underworld Best race.

"You said you had something to discuss with me, and you picked this time, it must be very important."

Kuruya asked after sitting next to Fujika.

"Hey, something about the master."

As Fujika said, she reached for the biscuit on the plate. Since it was an animal biscuit, she chose a bird-shaped one.

"About Sarah sauce~ What's the matter, haven't you been called to sleep together recently?"

Kuruya asked.

"No, please don't joke, Kuruya!"

"Hahaha, who asked Fujika to come to me so cautiously? Didn't he say that there is no superior-subordinate relationship between us?"

"What I want to talk about is the order that the master sent me a while ago."

"Oh~ then let me listen."

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Trailer of the next episode

Kuluya: "So the next episode will be a food teaching program. Audience friends can prepare paper and pens..."

Fujika: "Wait a minute for Kuruya, although it is the preview of the next episode, don't preview some plots that will never happen in the next episode."

Kuruya: "It's really disappointing, it's rare to come out to brush up the sense of presence again. After all, you are quite open at this stage."

Fujika: "Because it's not the feature film."

Kuruya: "Oh~ that's it, then please look forward to Fujika's charming performance in the next episode~"

Fujika: "There won't be any at all, okay! For the next episode, please see "Pluto's Dinner: Shadow Alliance" Chapter 10, the respective itineraries"