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"Well, I doubt they will react too harshly… probably…not sure…" From the words, even she wasn't sure of it herself.
"Aren't you responsible for the diplomatic side of things?" I asked her while inspecting Castor. Having a feel for the weight.
"I am, but the Greek Pantheon is old. And they don't quite like our faction in general, calling us the newcomers and such. And I would have no idea how they would act if they found out that a Sacred Gear was named after one of their lesser Gods while the bigger ones doesn't have one. As you can imagine it could either be quite good or very bad. Zeus would go on a jealousy streak. Poseidon would join him, because why not?
As I said it would be like a coin toss… depending on their current mood." She explained that in a single breath surprisingly.
"Wow, I thought around the same lines as you had just explained, and here I am! I haven't even met them yet!" I said while shaking my head, they were exactly as I had just thought. I guess the myths are not that far-fetched.
"Most of the myths are true in some way. They are either extremely exaggerated or are just right on spot. Anyway, Let's stop with this discussion, I am starting to get a migraine just remembering some of the meetings I had with certain Deities." She said while messaging her temples. From the looks of it, she didn't like these meetings one bit.
"Right, let's go and test the gun first." I motioned for her to follow me to the testing ground.
Less than a minute later I was standing in position for the testing.
"I suggest you use all of the magic you can to augment yourself," Serafall said with a serious look.
"You think?"
"Woman's intuition. Just do it." She said with crossed arms.
"Sure thing. I was thinking of using all of my magic for this." When I said that she just rolled her eyes at me, not buying it one bit.
I really was thinking of reinforcing it a bit, although not fully.
Nonetheless, I followed her suggestion and channelled all of my magic, took a deep breath and pointed Castor at the mannequin on the other side of the room.
"Here comes the first Test of Castor MK III! Three...two...one and...fire!" I pressed the trigger. I could just feel the energy being created in the gun, it was like a tidal wave.
A few seconds later around 2 or so white circles appeared at the end of the barrel and a bolt of energy loud enough to sound like a clap of thunder escaped.
*Bang*
In the next moment it passed through the mannequin as if it was made from paper and slammed into the wall. A massive explosion followed after… Earth shook for a moment...
The dust from this was enough to darken the whole of the room.
And my hand? I feel... I couldn't even feel it… well it was there. But, it was so numb that I could not feel it. Thankfully because of my augmentation I did not dislocate my shoulder.
Nonetheless… The gun slipped out of my hand and dropped to the ground.
*Cough**Cough*
"That was…" Serafall coughed for a moment before calling forth her magic circles and the dust was quickly erased.
Since there were countless reinforcements done on the structural integrity and because of the Diamond Core Heart, the room didn't cave in.
But the destruction was still enormous… the whole end of the room was simply gone…
"This… this is enough to kill me if I am not prepared for it…" Serafall said with wide eyes.
"You mean to tell me that even in case of a surprise you still could easily take an attack of High-Class Devil?" I asked her, thinking of how magic truly worked? For example, can one in case of surprise still be able to survive from a fully powered attack?
"The magical power is never truly suppressed, it is more around the lines of compression. That's why when I felt the output of the gun I was able to feel the power of that bolt.
Meaning that you just created a weapon possibly capable of killing an Ultimate Class Devil. And most likely capable. Not one-shot though. But, that was still just a single bolt of magic, how rapid can you fire it?" She said that with a thoughtful look before looking back at me.
"Every two seconds."
"..."
"..."
"Then this is definitely an Ultimate Class Devil slayer. This means that it's a high-Class Sacred Gear, possibly close to Longinus." She said with a serious look before sighing and her shoulder sunk for a second.
"Honestly, I should be terrified, but instead, I am feeling proud and even excited. I mean, I saw this coming together just as much as you did." She said with a small smile, I could see her having an internal fight for a moment.
"How is your hand?" She said while coming over and inspecting me closely, her blue eyes were scanning me from top to bottom.
"Numb…"
"Understandable. That's why you should listen to your girlfriend's intuition. Especially, when she is a devil! If you didn't take my advice seriously, you would have lost your hand at least or broken it beyond normal healing." She said while pointing her finger at me.
"Right… I guess you are more attuned to intuitions and stuff." I said that while making magic flow through my hand. Trying to get it back under control.
"Indeed now let's get back to the workshop. Your hand needs some rest~~~" She picked up the weapon before taking my left hand and pulling me back into the main room…
"Uhh...we still need to patch up the room…"
"Don't worry ~~~ Sera will fix it for you later~~~"
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When Venelana teleported into the workshop the first thing she saw was her Master using Serafall's lap as a pillow as his right hand was encased in a makeshift holder made of ice…
"What happened here?" She asked with raised eyebrows. What's with her and always arriving late to these events?
"Master tested his gun. It was a complete success… well, it was too big of a success and his hand could handle the recoil." Serafall said with a sigh as she was stroking her Master's hair gently.
"I see…"
"You can see it for yourself in the test room." The black-haired Satan said.
And Venelana was far too curious to not check it out.
So she quickly went there and saw how the other end of the room was destroyed. It's like a massive explosion completely erased the far end of the room.
She gulped down realising that, that was just a single shot. The weapon power is off the charts. Now, more than ever, did she realise how truly important it was to get him on their side.
And at the same time, this made her even more reluctant. Knowing full well how likely he was to simply enslave her family members, like how he did with her Son's Queen!
But that was just a small price to pay in the end… in the end, Serafall profited from this… She can see how the Leviathan is living right now. She had never seen her like this before… not fake…
'As long as my family doesn't suffer… It doesn't matter.' Venelana thought to herself as she turned around and left the testing room.
Going back to the workshop and walking towards the sitting area. By this point, the workshop was one massive room. It had Marcus' main designing and PC area. Then it had a big empty area which Venelana believes will be for his creations. Then on the left side, there is a summoning/ritual room. On the right side, there is a testing room and at the back, there is the entry lobby room with a small kitchen and bathroom.
With a size even larger than his entire house territory … She does wonder if the Diamond Core Heart handled the explosion properly, otherwise people will be calling the authorities to find out what happened…
"That is quite the destruction. Is it truly a single shot?" Venelana walked over and took her seat opposite to Serafall and her Master.
"It is. I can safely classify it as High-Class Sacred Gear or even lower-tier Longinus gear." Leviathan quite proudly said that.
Venelana had cold sweat going down her spine. Well, it's now or never, this is the perfect opportunity to offer him to visit Kuoh with the intent of testing the gun in a more… live setting…
"I see… still though testing it inside is not recommended as the area above is church controlled. You need to test it properly." The brown-haired devil lady started with her idea.
"What do you suggest? Going to devil controlled land?"
"Indeed. An area directly under Gremory and Sitri control. There you could easily test your guns." Venelana offered and looked at Serafall motioning with her eyes to help her in this.
"...if you want something Venelana, then do tell me directly. There is no need for you to talk in circles." Marcus said with a sigh. He didn't even bother to open his eyes. He prefers just to enjoy the soft tights of his devil lady.
"Very well. Both my daughter and Serafall's younger sister are moving into Kuoh starting next Japanese school semester.
The city doesn't have a proper barrier system, and that area is frequently known for having stray devils. So, my suggestion is that you can set up a system and test your guns there." Venelana said with a sigh. She doesn't like speaking bluntly like this. It sounds like she is desperate. But the devils truly don't have a barrier system like Marcus', And while they could just set up something. The Shinto faction would come to investigate since their barriers in nature emits demonic essence.
The Shinto Gods don't like large amounts of concentrated demonic energy like that.
This only leaves them with an alternative; an outsider, a third party who could do it.
Both of the devil ladies allowed Marcus to think. The teenage inventor doesn't want to go anywhere near Kuoh. But he knows that there is a Longinus-gear that doesn't belong to any faction there, plus he knows that said area is also the centre of many events. Having something there stationed to collect data is a goldmine.
And lastly both Serafall and Venelana are related to this. This means he will earn some brownie points with both of them. And he will gain a lot of things.
"Very well. There are conditions for this though." He said after some time has passed.
Both Serafall and Venelana breathe a sigh of relief.
"Like?"
"I will be deploying a much weaker version of the Diamond Core Heart, and both of them will sign a Devil Contract with me." He said simply to them.
"...What does these contracts entail?" The brown-haired devil lady asked with a little bit of fear. She has no idea what kind of contracts he is talking about. The modern ones or the ancient ones? Those are different like day and night!
"Nothing for you two to worry about. I have no interest in your daughter or Sera's younger sister. I prefer a much more powerful devil or someone somehow uniquely useful. So, all I am going to ask them is the client's confidentiality act. In other words, they will be 'testing' my invention. And will be sending reports on how it's working. Of course, all that will be under wraps because if they were to disclose anything on this it will affect their devil's reputation."
Both Serafall and Venelana nodded. They were happy and at the same time annoyed that Marcus doesn't see their baby daughter and baby sister as 'unique' or 'valuable'. Nonetheless, they were happy that he would be assisting them!
"Easy enough. It sounds like regular devil business. They have already been doing that for several years now." Serafall said.
"Yes. And client confidentiality is something they are taught from an early age." Venelana added from the side.
"Right. Good to hear. Still, I won't be going so soon. I still need some preparations to be done for this. My guns need to be adjusted. The force of each shot needs to be at a manageable level. And the cartridge has to be finished." Marcus said that as he slightly lifted his right hand. It was still shaking. But it was progress.
"I don't think you should be doing anything today. But think on the bright side! I can pamper you the entire time!" Serafall said with a happy tone. Now she has a proper reason she will make sure to pamper him enough! Maybe she should show him how much she appreciates the fact that he will be helping her little sister!?
Marcus simply sighed at her and got comfortable in her lap.
"Very well." He closed his eyes, time for a nap.
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