"Speaking of which, why aren't there any trains coming now?"
Kusanagi Godou, who had recovered somewhat, looked at the tracks on the left and said.
Hades, organizing his painting case, said: "After all, ordinary people can't see heretic gods. They can only treat it like a natural disaster. The trains should be suspended by now."
"How could this be?!" Kusanagi Godou sighed with regret.
Hades continued: "Given the situation, it seems we can only go by car."
"Then let's take my car. You two carry my things." At this moment, Erica stood up and spoke to the two men, Hades and Kusanagi Godou.
"Why should we do it? Can't you manage yourself?!" Kusanagi Godou retorted unhappily after hearing this.
Erica's expression remained unchanged, and she said with a smile: "Isn't it a gentleman's duty to help a lady in distress?"
'This woman!?' Kusanagi Godou thought irritably.
Hades stood up at this point, picked up one of Erica's suitcases with one hand, and said: "Alright, let's go. This lady's time of being self-centered probably equals her own age. Arguing is useless."
Having said that, Hades lifted Erica's suitcase and his own painting case and left the station.
Kusanagi Godou could only sigh helplessly, pick up the other suitcase, and follow Hades's footsteps, while Erica followed behind them with a fox-like smile.
"My name is Kusanagi Godou. May I ask your name?" Kusanagi Godou walked up beside Hades and greeted him.
"Allen." Hades said plainly.
At that very moment, Erica's personal maid, Karen Yankovsky, drove up in a red vehicle. Through his Omniscient and Omnipotent Power, Hades knew that this maid before him was a veritable vehicle killer.
So, to avoid this maid's extraordinary performance, Hades had no choice but to take on the driver's responsibility. On the way, Erica learned that the person Kusanagi Godou was looking for was actually the famous "Witch of Sardinia" in Italy, Lucretia Zola.
At dusk, they arrived at a quaint little Western-style house in the red sedan.
"Who are you?"
Kusanagi Godou, who had just gotten out of the car, was about to knock on the door but was stopped by a black cat on the house speaking human words. It seemed Lucretia was using the black cat familiar to relay her message.
"We've come to deliver something on behalf of Ichirou Kusanagi, Lady Lucretia Zola." Erica looked at the black cat and spoke.
"Ichirou?" The black cat made a sound and then let them in.
A mature woman with long orange hair and a very enchanting appearance lay on a lounge chair, stroking her black cat familiar.
Kusanagi Godou was a bit dumbfounded. He thought his grandfather's friend would be an old person, but he never expected her to be so young.
Sensing Kusanagi Godou's expression and gaze, Lucretia made some seductive movements and remarks towards him, causing the adolescent Kusanagi Godou to swallow hard.
Erica cast a look of contempt at this, and Kusanagi Godou loudly retorted: "This is a normal reaction for an adolescent male!"
Then, Erica looked at Hades again. By this time, he had somehow taken out his painting tools and, holding a brush, was watching Lucretia with rapt attention, painting.
"Allen, what are you doing?" Erica raised an eyebrow, her tone tinged with jealousy.
Hades's attention was entirely on his painting. Without turning his head, he said: "Seeing such an excellent woman before me, I couldn't resist starting to paint."
"Hmph! Painting idiot!" Erica puffed out her cheeks jealously and turned her head away.
"Oh~! Then you must paint well, young Allen." Lucretia said with interest, then struck a pose with her right hand propping up her cheek, leaning over the lounge chair.
Hades's brush danced like a conductor's baton. After a while, a painting was completed.
"Please take a look, Miss Zola."
Hades presented the finished painting to Lucretia. "Oh~! It's really quite good." Lucretia said as she took the painting. The painting recorded her beautiful side as if it were a photograph and perfectly captured the seductive aura and alluring eyes she possessed, showcasing his superb painting skill.
Seeing the painting in Lucretia's hand, Erica felt inexplicably and intensely displeased.
Kusanagi Godou handed the Prometheus Grimoire to Lucretia. After Lucretia explained its origins and conversed with Erica, she threw it back to Kusanagi Godou. The reason was that a heretic god was very interested in him.
Then it was dinner time. After finishing her meal, Erica held a wine glass alone, drinking red wine.
Erica's face was flushed as she pointed ahead and said:
"I say! Allen, you painting idiot! Would you paint any beautiful woman you see?!"
"No. Mediocre, common beauties don't catch my eye. Only someone like Erica, who stands out like a camellia dominating a garden, can capture my attention." Hades said, holding a wine glass filled with sweet, smooth cola and swirling it.
Hearing this, the flush on Erica's face deepened. With a delicate, clinging demeanor, she said:
"R-really? Then Allen, would you be willing to become my personal, exclusive painter~!!"
"Sorry, Erica. I'm used to wandering. I like to travel everywhere." Hades drained the sweet cola in his glass in one gulp, looking at the glass as he spoke.
"Hmph~~!! You dare to refuse a boon from this Lady Erica? You deserve ten thousand deaths!!" A flush of anger returned to Erica's face as she pointed ahead.
"..." Hades said nothing, silently drinking another glass of sweet cola.
"Hmm?" The drunken Erica narrowed her eyes, leaned her head forward, looked at a bronze smiling mask in front of her, placed her hands on both cheeks of the mask, and said:
"Why are you always smiling, you painting idiot, you big fool!!"
It turned out Erica had been talking to the smiling mask the whole time, while Hades had been standing behind her, watching her perform a one-woman comedy act.
It seemed Erica was thoroughly drunk, so he had no choice but to pick her up in a princess carry. Erica, her face flushed, tugged at Hades's face and said:
"Let me go! Let me go!! You rude man!!"
"She seems completely and utterly drunk. Godou, where's Miss Karen?" Hades first glanced at Erica, then turned to look at Kusanagi Godou.
Kusanagi Godou looked at Karen, who was hugging a bottle of red wine, letting out a silly giggle as she slept, and said helplessly:
"This one too, she's drunk and passed out."
"Then I'll take this drunk kitten back to a room to rest first." Disregarding the struggling Erica in his arms, Hades carried her to an empty room in Lucretia's house. Kusanagi Godou's situation was similar; he helped Karen up, placed her on the sofa, and put a blanket over her.
After placing Erica on the bed, she seemed uncomfortable sleeping, likely because she hadn't changed into sleepwear. Hades had no choice but to use his Cosmos to change her clothes. Her original outfit appeared beside her, and she was now wearing a red, lightweight nightgown.
Afterwards, Hades walked out of the small Western-style house, came outdoors, and looked into the distance. The salty sea breeze ruffled his long sleeves and hair.
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