Chapter 309 - A Descendant

"How come you didn't notice that somebody came through the portal?"

Disbelief and annoyance were on Ryuu's face as he changed clothes to his fighting one. The black material clung to him more than usual as they were using one that was fire resistant tonight. It was one thing to fight against a beast. But it was another thing to fight a fellow deity or a demigod.

Ryuu was a fire caster, and the man in the video looked like one as well. Kresnik was Heaven's Flame Emperor. There was no other fire caster stronger than him. When similar elements clashed, the stronger one would always win. However, it didn't mean that the other wouldn't get any damage from the attacks.

Ryuu had just gotten injured from Ara's lightning, and he refused to use healers to fix his wounds. It was idiotic, but the Koutaishidenka was adamant that he suffered from it. It was why Gin insisted that he wore protective clothing when he also wanted to go and see their unannounced visitor.

"I don't know why. I really didn't feel anything.  The only energy I felt was yours," Gin retorted with an unhappy face.

This had never happened before. He should have detected the intruder as soon as he stepped within the portal on the other side, but he didn't, and it's making him grumpy.

"Are your powers not working then?" Ryuu asked again making Gin glare at him.

"You want me to test it on you to see if my power is not working?" he countered as he released his energy, making Ryuu release his divine powers as well.

They glared at each other with their eyes glowing; Gin's body's surrounded by wind, while Ryuu was enveloped with blue flames.

"Stop!" Emi yelled as she rushed in the room followed by Yayoi, and the other servants.

Her chocolate eyes looked on worriedly at them. She was obviously scared that the two of them would fight. However, Gin and Ryuu were not hostile to each other anymore. In fact, the two of them looked pensive in spite of still surrounded by their powers.

"That's your energy?"

It had been a long time since the two of them really used their divine powers all out that the two of them forgot how each other's power felt.

Gin nodded as he inclined his head towards Ryuu. "And that's yours?" he asked in confusion, and then the two of them exchanged looks again and palmed their faces.

"Er… what's going on?" Emi asked in confusion and Gin sighed and turned to her.

"It's nothing major. We just missed one visitor because his energy is very similar to ours. I didn't notice him because I thought his energy was Kresnik's."

"And I didn't notice because I thought it was Stribog's" Ryuu sighed.

"Er… I don't understand."

Gin smiled at his fiancée. "It means that the man we are going to search for tonight is a blood descendant."

"Oh. So it's not an enemy."

Yayoi and the others looked totally relieved.

"No, it's not an enemy, at least, for now," Gin answered enigmatically eliciting a grunt of approval from Ryuu.

It was true that since he's a possible descendant, he's for sure a royalty from Ged. He didn't come there to fight with them. But since he's from Ged, there's a possibility that he knew Ara and had something to do with her in the other world. They still didn't know the man's purpose so they still need to use precaution.

"I see," Emi nodded in understanding, albeit still looking worried.

"Don't worry too much. In heaven, Kresnik and I are ranked second and third in strength following my twin, Perun.  This young one is nothing to us."

With this, Gin and Ryuu left. They only brought the Fuuma with them except for Shiro whom they tasked to guard Suzuki Aki. Using Stribog's wind, they flew up into the air to go to the place where they could feel the energy.

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"So, what are you doing here?"

Rin asked wide-eyed as she and Midori watch Ivan drink his coffee. They got him a huge glass of Frappuccino and a slice of cake. The Flame Emperor wanted to pay them with the gold coins and emerald but they declined, not because they thought they're fake, but because they were genuine that they couldn't accept them.

"I came here to find Alinea, my fiancée to talk about her father," Ivan answered nonchalantly, but his words made the girls choke on their own drinks.

"F-Fiancée?"

"Yes," Ivan answered again. "When Ali was eighteen, she and I got engaged by her brother, Alistair, the King of Ritz."

They had no idea that Ivan of Kres was Princess Alinea's fiancé. Based on Ara's manuscript, Ivan was like an older brother to her, and not a lover. They were both happy when they realized that they found him and that he's real. But if his presence would cause trouble for the already troubled couple, they totally thought it was a bad idea.

Rin leaned over to whisper at Midori's ear. "He's Ara's fiancé there. He's a possible love triangle, don't you think?"

Midori did the same. "I think so. I think it will be problematic if Kou finds out about their engagement."

Worried looks crossed their faces.

"Should we ditch him then?" Rin asked making Ivan laugh, and they stopped and stared at him in horror, realizing that he must have heard what they were talking about.

"Er…"

Ivan waved his hand as if to say it's fine. "Do not worry. Even if we're engaged, there was no intention to marry between us."

"What does that mean?"

Ivan shrugged. "In my world, if a lady from the royal family reaches her eighteenth year, she should be either married off or engaged. Ali is popular for her beauty, and so, many royals pestered Alistair for a betrothal with her. But the king didn't want his sister to marry just anyone, so he asked me to stand in."

"Stand in?"

Again, Ivan shrugged. "I have no wish to be married, and Alistair didn't want his sister to be married either. So our engagement is to protect each other."

Finally, the girls understood.

"What is this thing? It's delicious," Ivan asked as he stared in awe at his glass. "I've never tasted such a drink before."

Rin and Midori smiled sheepishly. "Frappuccino. You can have another one if you want."

"Really?" Ivan's face lit up in genuine happiness that blinded the girls with his handsome looks, thinking that he was truly handsome in real life compared to the drawings.

They were thinking this when Ivan suddenly stopped and tensed, placing the glass back on the table.

"What happened?"

Ivan turned his attention towards the door and smiled again. "Ali's here…"