Mythical Slayer: Mythical Girls Contract

The door of the Director's office was swung open from outside, and Dragon and Griffin entered.

"My disciple! What do you have for me?"

Katarina stood frozen behind her desk, looking at her teacher while holding the urge to sigh. It had been famous that her teacher had never cared about being polite or even caring about her conduct, even when the older woman sat on the Director's chair 10 years ago.

Yes. Dragon was the previous Director of the US Slayer Organization's main office.

"Teacher, please don't do that again."

"You were the one who called me. At least be flexible and allow this old woman to do something like this! Fufufu."

Dragon flopped down on the couch as Griffin fixed the door, which was broken from the force earlier. He used his Spirit Power to at least make the door stick for a moment until the repairmen arrived.

After fixing the door, he turned around and stood behind the purple-haired woman. He looked around and noticed Katarina's eyebags. There was a black circle around her eyes. She was clearly sleep-deprived for at least a few days.

He felt bad grumbling about being called after seeing her. But he didn't voice his opinion at all.

Katarina walked toward the opposite couch while holding a tablet and sat across from Dragon. She looked up at Griffin and nodded slightly.

"Thank you for coming, Griffin. Also, I am sorry for calling both of you so suddenly. We have a situation."

"What is it, my disciple? The fact that you called upon my presence means it must be a serious issue. And added by the fact you called this boy, Griffin, instead of other people, I believe it is a matter of utmost secrecy. Is it related to the barrier deployed near Time Square earlier?"

"That's correct, teacher. Currently, only the Secret Service and the Directors of each country's main office were informed of this. I tried to ask the Japan Slayer Organization whether there was a prophecy, but the answer was no. Since a few days ago, the Prophet had received no prophecy for whatever reason."

Dragon squinted her brows. "That's indeed strange."

Usually, the Prophet would receive a prophecy anytime something big happened to the world. However, the prophecy hadn't arrived for a few days, even though the sign of something big had already shown up since the incident in the Oni Village.

There were a few occasions when something like this happened. It was because the last prophecy wasn't fulfilled yet.

"What was her last prophecy?"

"From the Elder in the Japan Slayer Organization, I found out the last prophecy was about the Ruler's arrival in Japan. After that, no one knows what kind of prophecy she had received."

"Hmm, that's really strange. That Ruler had returned to the US a few days ago. Surely that prophecy was already fulfilled."

Hearing the conversation between the two women, Griffin remembered something about his conversation with Kai.

The Ruler, Baba Yaga, or better known as Kai, had told him something when he asked about the incident in the Oni Village.

The man said that he had heard a prophecy from the Prophet when he tried to stop the Tear.

'Surely not that prophecy, no?'

However, even though his mind tried to deny it, his rational thinking was sure the prophecy Kai talked about was the newest one. So he raised his hand to get Katarina and Dragon's attention.

"Boy, do you know something?" Dragon asked with an amused tone. Her lips curled up in a smile. "You're not so useless after all, huh?"

"Please don't say that. I do know something. Or rather, I heard from that guy about this one."

"Oh? That brat? Do tell us." The older woman smirked, much to Katarina's confusion.

Griffin nodded slightly and told them what he had heard from Kai. The young chef had been so kind as to tell him what happened back in Oni Village like a friend. He even heard about the full prophecy, even though he never considered Kai his friend.

When he finished telling the story and the prophecy, Katarina squinted her brows while Dragon had a sad look on her face.

"Boogeymen. That creature again? But isn't it too fast? There are still a few months before its supposed advent."

"About that, teacher," Katarina interjected and showed a document on the tablet's screen. It was the report about the two books and Memento Mori she compiled with the help of the Secret Service.

Dragon took the tablet and read the report as Katarina spoke.

"I believe it was this organization's fault. They accelerated the Boogeymen's advent and the culprit behind the barrier earlier."

"Well, this is troublesome. I've never heard of this organization before." Dragon put the tablet on the table and crossed her legs. "So, what do you want the boy Griffin and I to do? Investigate this organization?"

"Yes."

Griffin looked serious as he tried his best to maintain his aloof expression. Since he was called, he knew that he would be given a troublesome task.

However, he had never thought the task would be troublesome and dangerous. He hadn't given up on his date to sign up for this.

'I really hate my job.'

But it seemed like his hope wasn't all shattered.

Katarina continued, "I hoped you would investigate this Memento Mori. As for Griffin, I have a different task for him."

'Thank God! I am saved!' Griffin beamed in his mind.

Thankfully the Director only asked the older woman to do that dangerous task. He preferred to get a boring job that didn't require him to move at all instead of an exciting but dangerous job.

However, he still kept his professional, aloof face so Katarina wouldn't notice his happiness. That witch would give him the task he hated if she saw him happy. He was sure about that.

"The security camera around Time Square caught something. The Ruler, Kai, was there right after the barrier was dissolved. I believe he got caught inside the barrier. So I wanted you to find out what actually happened inside the barrier from him. Can you do that? We can't send a Slayer to his restaurant as… you know. There are two Mythical beings and a dangerous man in that place."

"Please leave it to me," Griffin answered with a serious look and a firm nod. "I will definitely complete this task."

Inside his mind, he was full of smiles. He was glad he got a rather easy job. Even though there were Mythical beings, he wasn't afraid of them anymore. Why? Because he was a customer!

'I will treat him as a close friend from now on. He's one true friend!'

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"And so, I am here. Do you understand?"

"No. I don't follow at all." Kai replied with a deadpan face as he looked at the Slayer in front of him.

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