Chapter 48
Plotting the God-Slaying Tool
After telling Mingming the location of the Elizabeth and the start time of the banquet, Hinata Gen hung up the phone and went to the bathroom, where he ran into Akiyama Rinko, who was wearing a bath towel, coming out of the bathroom.
Upon seeing Hinata Gen, Akiyama Rinko visibly tightened her grip on her bath towel.
Seeing this, Hyuga Gen teased:
"Rinko, we've been honest with each other so many times, so why can't we let go?"
Rinko Akiyama just rolled her eyes at him and picked up the hairdryer to dry her hair.
Hinata felt rebuffed and had a feeling that Rinko wasn't as respectful to him as she had been at the beginning after they had sex.
When Hinata Gen came out, Akiyama Rinko wasn't wearing her battle suit; instead, she had changed into a more casual dress.
Seeing this, Hyuga Gen nodded. Her battle suit had already been used in battle and it was indeed time to change it.
"Rinko, I'll have the maid bring you an evening gown in a bit. Wear that to the banquet with me."
Rinko Akiyama nodded, showing no intention of refusing.
"Young master, breakfast is ready."
Hearing the butler's voice outside the door, Hyuga Gen responded and then led Akiyama Rinko out of the room.
After walking for a while, we arrived at the restaurant on the first floor. Once there, we saw that the tables were already filled with all sorts of unfamiliar foods.
After inviting Hyuga Gen and Akiyama Rinko to sit down, the butler began to introduce them.
It turns out that the raw materials for these foods all come from the Demon Realm. Eating them will increase the magic power in one's body, which is perfect for Hyuga Gen in his current state.
Rinko Akiyama can naturally eat these foods as well.
Even though the monster meat inside looked tempting, Hyuga Gen, who couldn't eat anymore in the end, still didn't finish the bowl of instant noodles. Sigh, he's fallen into depravity.
Since the banquet was to begin in the evening, Hyuga Gen was in no hurry to leave and kept pestering Akiyama Rinko to teach him ninjutsu.
After what happened yesterday, Rinko Akiyama no longer resisted watching the Minamoto clan's inherited ninjutsu and the "Zangetsu Ittō-ryū".
Although she couldn't learn the Minamoto clan's Ice Release ninjutsu because she didn't have the bloodline of an ice demon, Rinko Akiyama could still understand the techniques on them, since the principles behind these things were the same.
So Rinko Akiyama started by teaching Gen Hyuga the principles of ninjutsu. Under her clear and concise guidance, Gen Hyuga quickly grasped the principles of ninjutsu.
Then Rinko Akiyama began to teach according to the contents of the manual, starting with the simplest ice hockey technique.
After several tens of minutes of trying, Hyuga Gen finally succeeded in creating an ice ball using the magic power within his body.
After his success, Hyuga Gen was invigorated. Could he really be a genius?
After playing with the puck for a while, he casually tossed it behind him and then began learning other ninjutsu. What was pleasing was that Hyuga Gen progressed very quickly no matter what ninjutsu he learned, which surprised Akiyama Rinko.
As for the "Remnant Moon Blade Style," it requires his persistent training; it's simply impossible for him to learn it in a day or two.
After learning ice-style ninjutsu for a day, Hyuga Gen couldn't help but sigh that not only was he a demon, but he was also a succubus with hardly any offensive capabilities.
This leaves me wondering how he'll participate in the main storyline later on. I don't know if he has any items to increase his bloodline concentration. At the very least, he should be at the level of Rias's brother.
Thinking about how Asia was stripped of the Virgin Mary's smile in the original story, could I perhaps obtain the ritual setup for stripping the artifact by winning over the fallen angel Linali? It seems I need to find a way to do that.
If Hyoudou Issei hadn't met her yet, then he could try to take away the Red Dragon Emperor's gauntlets for his own use after learning the ritual. He didn't know if the God Destroyer Gear could be taken away.
After all, Hyoudou Issei is the easiest target at this stage. The others are either nowhere to be found or lack the strength to capture them.
As for not being able to win over Linali? That's easy, just have the butler bring her over. Linali isn't that strong.
Another advantage of becoming a succubus is that even the hypnotic arts of the demon realm cannot change her common sense; at most, she will only have a headache. As her magic power increases, she can become completely immune to it.
Furthermore, Gen also learned from the butler that the succubus has a unique ability called hypnosis, but it has not yet been awakened. It is unknown whether hypnosis will be the first unique skill.
Upon thinking of hypnotizing Hyuga Gen, he quickly banished those filthy thoughts from his mind. "I, Hyuga Gen, am a respectable person."
Since the port where the Elizabeth was docked was quite far from Area 11, at just 2 PM, Gen Hinata and Rinko Akiyama, who had changed into a dark purple evening gown, set off in the car arranged for them by their butler.
When they arrived at the port, there was only half an hour left before Elizabeth's departure time. At the intersection, they picked up Mingming, who looked a little tired.
When she saw the Hyuga family's car arrive, Suzuki Tomoko, who was standing on the shore to greet the guests, lit up. After exchanging a few words with the person next to her, she walked over with a smile.
After straightening Hyuga Gen's suit, who seemed a bit reserved, he said with a slight reproach:
"You silly child, why haven't you come to our house for so long? It's really not easy for your uncle and me to see you."
Hinata Gen smiled somewhat embarrassedly.
"I'm sorry, Aunt Tomoko."
"What can I say to you? You used to come to our house to play every week, how come you've become more and more distant as you get older? Is it because of that girl, Sonoko?"
In the end, Suzuki Tomoko stared intently at Hinata Gen's expression, as if trying to discern something.
Hyuga Gen said with a hint of helplessness:
"Auntie Tomoko, this has nothing to do with Sonoko, so please don't make wild guesses."
Seeing that Hyuga Gen didn't want to say more, Suzuki Tomoko didn't press further. Instead, she looked at Akiyama Rinko and Meimei beside Hyuga Gen with a scrutinizing gaze.
Looking at Akiyama Rinko's figure and appearance, Suzuki Tomoko couldn't help but worry about her daughter. They were not even in the same league. Did Gen like this kind of girl?
"Is this your girlfriend, Yuan?"
Before Hyuga Gen could speak, Akiyama Rinko quickly waved her hand and said:
"No, no, I'm just Lord Hyuga's bodyguard."
Suzuki Tomoko felt a little relieved after hearing this. It was good that it wasn't her. If her daughter really had to compete with this woman, she was afraid that the only thing she could compete with was her family background.
As for the other one, looking at the thick braid on his forehead, Tomoko Suzuki didn't think Gen Hinata would like that.
However, she didn't know that Akiyama Rinko's family was not bad either. The Akiyama family was, after all, one of the famous families in Japan, just not as famous as the top families.
Seeing that Akiyama Rinko had defined her identity, Hinata Gen couldn't insist that she was his girlfriend. After chatting with Suzuki Tomoko for a few more minutes, he took the small box that Suzuki Tomoko had given him and boarded the Elizabeth.
As soon as Hyuga Gen entered the public cabin, he saw that jinxed brat inside, and his face immediately fell.
But before he could even go inside, he saw a security guard at the door looking at him with a serious expression.
"Sir, please show me your invitation. We cannot serve you if you do not have one."