
Kisuke and Medusa had reached the center of the ruins of Aphaia Temple. Some time ago, people started to leave this place so that no tourists or locals would walk, "So this is the place... Do we have to enter this magic circle?" Kisuke wanders around checking the place for clues he can get. The only other people left were the people from the Perseus Clan. They stayed several hundred meters away from them and both Kisuke and Medusa ignored them altogether.
"Looks like... Did you really go with me?" For the last time, Medusa asked Kisuke.
"I've decided. Even if you ask me a thousand times, I won't change my mind." Kisuke kept looking around. He already had a clue as to what was inside the alternate space, 'Hmmm... So if we enter that space, it will be automatically locked? And the Mana that came from inside was strange... The divinity? So the god or goddess is already inside? Hehe. Good, I will be able to test it for some time.'
From the corner of the temple, a small shadow leaped towards Kisuke's position. Medusa was about to retaliate but Kisuke stopped her by raising his hand. Kisuke caught the black figure in his hand and said, "Geez... Cute cat~." Then continue to wipe it.
The black cat, Yoruichi, however, did not want it and started clawing his chin, 'Basic bastards continue to seduce everyone! Feel my anger!' She screamed inwardly and jumped around her shoulders and back to try to grab her hair.
"What is this cat doing here? Is he lost? Let's get him out of this place before we go." Medusa wanted to touch the cat as well, but she could sense that the black cat was somehow exuding hostility to Kisuke and trying to claw his hair and he hesitated. Although Kisuke continued to wave his head to avoid his claws.
"Well... We brought it with us~." Kisuke then catches Yoruichi and stops him from moving by hugging him.
"... Don't bring him in if you can't escape with him."
"I can and I will, okay?"
"Good..." Medusa sighed and asked, "What are you planning now? Did we just go in?"
Yoruichi stops thrashing because he knows this is not the time for it and he will get a better chance later when Kisuke is out of his Hollowfied mode, "Hmm... Take a look... Our choices are limited if we're outside.. ." Kisuke stared at the magic circle to study it and found a gap. Usually, this magic circle does not only transport inanimate objects. They must be accompanied or carried by living beings with a certain amount of Mana, "Yosh~. Let's do!" Kisuke said and started rummaging through his inventory with a big smile on his face.
Medusa took a step back and watched him vigilantly. Although he was unable to see her face now because of her mask, he could see that she had a wide smile from her brief interaction with him, and every time she made such a face, someone would definitely suffer. Kisuke then took out 5 balls made of paper the size of a baseball and placed them in the magic circle. Kisuke placed his hand on the magic circle and automatically activated it. Seeing this, Medusa immediately ran to her side and grabbed her shoulder. If Kisuke is to be moved, he will also be included. But to his surprise, instead of doing what was supposed to be done, the light of the magic circle began to flicker and after a few seconds, five balls of paper were moved.
"...What are you doing?..." Medusa stared blankly at him.
Medusa, however, held onto her forehead and sighed, "Although in theory such a thing is possible, no one can really do it! How can you control the Mana with subtlety that does not come from you!? If you can do that, then you will be able to cast magic even with your own Mana exhausted!"
"Eh?... Well... With the power of friendship, everything is possible!" Kisuke randomly thought of an excuse.
"That's not how it works!" Which immediately made him get a reply from a beauty who is usually 'cool'.
"Hahaha~. Let's just say I'm me~."
"..." - ".Medusa wanted to say something but was unable to find the right words, "For some reason ... What the fuck ..." Medusa continued to mutter to herself until she calmed down and asked about the second thing that made her curious, "What is that paper ball? Why did you send him away?"
"Ah, that? Just some special smell bombs~"
"...Why?" His head started to hurt again trying to find a reason for his actions. He wanted to ask why he had something like that or if he created it himself but saved himself from the frustration of hearing the answer.
"This is to lower their fighting spirit and concentration~," Kisuke explained. Although it was really one of the reasons, his main purpose was elsewhere but he did not say it to Medusa. Kisuke could have sent a bomb powerful enough to kill everyone inside the alternate room, but he didn't do it for various reasons. First, Medusa's goal is to save the girl from the pamphlet. Second, he did not know if everyone inside deserved to die, and he did not want to cross the line of killing everyone to kill the thief hiding among them. The third was that they were all just small fry and killing them was useless to him. And lastly, even though the Perseus Clan acted that way, they were still powerhouses in the region. Removing them completely would create a huge power vacuum where other powerhouses would try to compete with each other to take their territory. Only innocent little people in the supernatural world would suffer from it and even normal people could be affected which was something he definitely did not want to happen.
Hearing her nonsensical words, Medusa immediately gave up and just waited for him to enter. Kisuke waited for a few minutes before stepping on the magic circle with Yoruichi in his hand while Medusa held one of his hands. He did not want to part from her during transportation and physical contact was a good measure for that. That was the reason he used to convince himself.
Once they were transported, they appeared in the middle of the arena. The first thing Kisuke noticed was not the people inside the arena and in the spectator stands, but rather the owl statue in the middle of the stone table. He didn't see her for too long because he pretended not to notice it. His first words, however, made people wander around in great anger, "Good to me-... Damnit damnit! Who just farts!? And this smell? Whoever you are, suggest you go to the doctor! probably constipation for a few years now! Or maybe this is how you welcome guests? Is this culture? Quite unique. and stinks if I say it well."
A man with a rapier immediately reacted, "Basic bastard!!!"
Kisuke's eyes opened wide and said, "So you're a constipated person. You could die because it knows~."