Zongman: A journey through time starting from the Supreme

"…The land ahead seems to be the territory of the devil Lucifer's followers. We can't let Akeno go forward, otherwise she will enter the devil's land."

Baiqiu was about to show up secretly and knock Akeno unconscious and take her away after saying this, but the next moment his expression suddenly turned grim.

At the same time, Azazel's expression became solemn, because in their sight, Saigo and his daughter Rias appeared in front of Himejima Akeno.

"What are you going to do, Baiqiu!"

When Azazel saw Baiqiu was about to show up, he quickly grabbed Baiqiu's shoulders and stopped him.

"You can't show up now, Baiqiu! This is close to the devil's territory, and it's the territory of the devil Lucifer."

"If you show up here and clash with the father and sister of the devil Lucifer, it would undoubtedly be declaring war on the devil."

"Especially since your daughter has fallen into the hands of the other party, you will only put your daughter to death by doing this."

Azazel's words barely calmed Baiqiu down. He stammered and said in horror: "...But...But Akeno has fallen into the hands of the devil!"

Azazel still kept his sanity. He analyzed: "The father of the demon king Lucifer is from the Gremory family. The Gremory family is the new demon king faction, not the old demon king faction."

"If Akeno falls into the hands of the old demon king faction, it will be very dangerous, but if she is in the Gremory house where the demon king Lucifer is, she will be safe."

"The four great demon kings are all pacifists. They don't want to go to war with the heavens and us fallen angels, so we must try our best not to conflict with them."

"I even think it's a good thing to let Akeno go to the demon's territory. At least she will be protected by the demons. The Himejima family, the native power of this country, will not be able to harm her again."

Azazel's words made Baiqiu grit his teeth, and finally he nodded reluctantly.

On the snowy ground, Rias held Saigo's hand. She looked at Himejima Akeno who had fallen to the ground and passed out. She said with a gentle yet nervous look, "...Father, this fallen angel?"

Saigo glanced at the little girl lying in the snow and said in a gentle voice, "...She is a hybrid of a fallen angel and a human. She is very good in character, personality, and talent."

"See, I told you, Rias! The so-called dependents (De Le Zhao) are meant to be met by fate, and your meeting with her is a great fate."

Saigo walked forward as he said this, gently bent down and picked up the cold Himejima Akeno in a princess hug, then gradually warmed her body and mind with his magic power.

Himejima Akeno, who was already frozen to death, felt the warmth nourishing her body, moaned softly, and fell into a deep sleep peacefully.

"Come on, Rias. What this little girl needs right now is a warm environment."

Saigo raised his head and glanced into the sky, then turned around and left with Rias.

Above the sky, Azazel said to Baiqiu with a deep gaze: "...It seems that the other party has discovered us. This demon who has been keeping a low profile in the underworld is much stronger than I thought."

"But from his attitude, we can see that he doesn't want to conflict with us. Baiqiu, let Akeno be raised by the devil. That may be a better ending for her."

Baiqiu gritted his teeth and nodded with all his strength.

Chapter 72 Gentle Rias

Hmm, it’s so warm, just like being back in my mother’s arms.

The unconscious Himejima Akeno felt the warmth all over her body. She moaned softly, turned over subconsciously, and hugged the soft quilt.

When the silky smooth feeling and faint warmth swept over her body, Himejima Akeno was startled and quickly opened her eyes.

This was a habit she developed from more than two years of wandering life, which made her subconsciously believe in her heart that she was not worthy of enjoying gentleness, let alone having warmth.

So whenever she felt happiness and warmth coming towards her, she knew she was dreaming.

What’s even more pitiful is that even in her sleep, Himejima Akeno was unwilling to enjoy this tenderness.

Because she was afraid that one day she would be deceived by gentleness, and would give up her instinct for survival, her vigilance, and be captured by those who were chasing her.

Himejima Akeno had to struggle to survive for more than two years.

Most of the time she hid in places like bridge tunnels, praying for the cold to pass. As long as she had some money in her pocket to keep herself alive, she would never appear in public.

Only when she could no longer survive and even having a hard time eating would she leave her hiding place 027 to look for 'clients'.

What's even more tragic is that sometimes, even if Himejima Akeno clearly saw someone being possessed by evil spirits, she didn't dare to speak out to warn them.

Because adults would not trust a child like her, instead they would verbally abuse her.

The only children that Himejima Akeno could look for were those who were like herself.

But how much money can the child provide her to survive?

Not to mention that Himejima Akeno is kind-hearted. When she sees children being possessed by evil spirits, she will help others without charging any fees.

The end result was that she was hungry and barely survived.

Even more unfortunately, whenever she solves any incident related to demons, she will attract the attention of the local priestess and gods, and thus be discovered by the Himejima family, who will then start a new round of hunting.

If it weren't for the fact that Akeno Himejima's father Baiqiu had been silently protecting her behind the scenes, Akeno Himejima would have died countless times.

But even so, Baiqiu couldn't solve the problem of the entire Himejima family once and for all.

One reason is that the Himejima family is, after all, his wife's family. Without the consent of his wife or daughter, he dared not do anything excessive, even if this family forced his wife to death.

Secondly, as one of the five major families of the island country, the Himejima family (agfg) represents the orthodox Shintoism of the island country.

Even though Shintoism is only a very small force in the entire world, the fallen angels today cannot afford to go to war with any force.

That would only give the warmongers among the fallen angels an opportunity to start a bigger war.

Therefore, even though he was one of the senior officials who monitored the Son of God, Baiqiu could only protect his daughter silently and did not dare to do anything out of line.

Himejima Akeno suddenly opened her eyes, and then she found herself lying on a soft big bed, covered with warm bedding that she had not felt for many years.

She even changed into warm and thick pajamas and pants instead of the thin shrine maiden costume she had worn before.

Was he saved by a kindhearted person, or did he fall into the hands of the Himejima family or the fallen angels?

More than two years of wandering life made Himejima Akeno extremely vigilant, but also made her smarter than her age.

The moment she woke up, she quickly observed the environment and analyzed her current situation in order to make the next choice.

Himejima Akeno's whole body was tense, ready to mobilize her magic power that was a mixture of that of a miko and a fallen angel at any time.

Although she is still young and weak, and has no power to resist fallen angels or strong humans, Himejima Akeno is not the kind of person who gives up easily.

Her mother sacrificed herself for her, which made Himejima Akeno value her own life very much. She would not let herself, who was protected by her mother, give up her life easily.

No, I shouldn't have been captured by humans or fallen angels. It is very likely that I was rescued by a kind-hearted person.

Himejima Akeno clenched the soft quilt in her hands and came to this conclusion temporarily.

Because if I were caught by the Himejima family or the fallen angels, they would never treat me so well.

At the very least, she should be locked up in a cellar or something like that, with her wrists and ankles chained up and a spell cast on her body to seal off her magic and spiritual powers.

And now, seeing this warm bed, Himejima Akeno believed that there was a high probability that she was rescued by a kind-hearted person.

But even so, she did not let down her guard.

Himejima Akeno looked around carefully and found that this was a very luxurious bedroom, with countless antiques and objects placed all around.

There was a set of knight's armor in the corner, and famous paintings that she could not understand were hung on the wall.

This is a bedroom with a European castle style. The luxury inside is something that even Himejima Akeno had never seen when she lived with her parents.

For a moment, this made Himejima Akeno a little confused. Shouldn't she be in the island country? But why did it look like she was in Europe?

Just when she was puzzled, Himejima Akeno saw a little girl lying beside the bed.

The little girl looked about the same age as herself. She had beautiful long bright red hair and was wearing a dress that looked simple but was actually exquisitely designed.

At this time, the little girl was lying on the edge of the bed with her arms crossed. Her delicate and beautiful face was leaning on her arms as she fell into a deep sleep.

Looking at her, it seemed as if she had been waiting for him for a long time.

After seeing this little girl, Himejima Akeno's vigilance dropped significantly.

More than two years of wandering life made her realize that children are more trustworthy than adults.

Rias, who was resting, felt her ears move at this moment. She quickly opened her eyes and raised her head, just in time to meet Himejima Akeno's eyes.

The two of them were stunned for a while, and Rias smiled gently and said, "...You're awake? Are you okay?"

Looking at Rias's gentle smile and listening to her soft tone, Himejima Akeno somehow suddenly thought of her mother.

Her throat welled up slightly and she almost cried out.

However, her miserable life in the past gave her endless strength. She resisted the urge to cry, bit her teeth and asked calmly, "...Where is this place? Who are you?"

"I'm Rias Gremory. Have you heard of my name?"

Rias introduced herself.

Himejima Akeno's eyes were blank. She shook her head and felt puzzled. Why should I know your name?

Seeing this, Rias frowned slightly and asked in confusion: "...Since you are a fallen angel, why have you never heard of my first name or my last name?"

Rias is indeed strange, but it is normal not to know her name.

But Gremory is definitely one of the most famous surnames in the underworld. Whether it is a demon or a fallen angel, it is impossible for them to have no reaction to this surname.

It was only then that Himejima Akeno discovered that there were black wings extending from her waist. She was panicked and quickly retracted the wings.

That was because she was too weak to control her body before she fell into a coma, so she spread her wings.

In the past, she had never let any human see her pair of fallen angel wings, because in human legends, fallen angels were a symbol of evil.

Besides, she also hated her own fallen angel bloodline.

Chapter 73: Rias and Himejima Akeno

After a moment of panic, Himejima Akeno forced herself to calm down.

Seeing that Rias didn't care about her pair of fallen angel wings at all and even looked used to it, she whispered again:

"…Who are you? Did you save me?"

Rias didn't say anything, but silently spread a pair of bat-like wings at her waist to prove her identity.

"demon?"

Himejima Akeno cried out softly, a hint of panic flashing across her face.

No matter how you put it, demons don't leave a very good impression on people. Even though she is a fallen angel, Akeno Himejima, who has half human blood, still has a subconscious fear of demons.

Even Himejima Akeno wondered why the devil wanted to save her. Did she know her identity and wanted to use it to threaten her father?

Thinking of this, Himejima Akeno secretly made up her mind that if this devil really thought so, she would do everything she could to commit suicide here.

Even though she resented her father, Himejima Akeno knew rationally that her mother's death had nothing to do with her father.

She would never allow herself to become her father's weak spot and use it as a threat.

Himejima Akeno still clearly remembers that her father once told her when she was a child that the relationship between the three major forces in the Bible, angels, fallen angels and demons, was not very good and there were always disputes.

Although Rias is not like Himejima Akeno, who has experienced the destruction of her family and a hard life of wandering since childhood.

But she was very empathetic, and from the slightly frightened look in Himejima Akeno's eyes, she guessed what she was thinking.

Rias sat sideways on the edge of the bed. She grabbed the hand of Himejima Akeno that was trying to evade and said gently:

"...Don't be afraid. I have no ill will towards you. I just saw you unconscious in the cold snow and wanted to save you."

Rias' tone was sincere and genuine, which made the sensitive Himejima Akeno aware of her good intentions.

"Where is this place? Have I left the island country?"

Himejima Akeno asked as she let Rias hold her hand.

"This place is not far from where you fainted. It originally belonged to a demon's territory. My father and I brought you here after we saw you fainted."

"Fortunately, there's nothing serious wrong with your body. You're just a little malnourished. You just need to recuperate a little bit."

Rias's gentle and graceful tone always reminds Himejima Akeno of her mother.

Even though the other person was just a little girl about the same age as herself, she felt the tenderness and kindness of a mother from her, which made Himejima Akeno feel a little self-deprecating.

However, she was not completely confident about Rias, who was a demon. Himejima Akeno just pursed her lips and said nothing.

In her opinion, as long as she keeps quiet, she can make fewer mistakes.

Especially since I was saved by Rias and her father, Rias is here, but where is her father? Could her father have ill intentions towards me?

Himejima Akeno's childhood experiences made it difficult for her to trust someone easily.

Seeing that Akeno Himejima just kept her mouth shut and said nothing, the empathetic Rias quickly put herself into Akeno Himejima's emotions.

After a little thought, she knew why Himejima Akeno became like this.