The words of Eve resonated in his mind even as he continued walking in silence. Finally, he came to a conclusion.

‘I need to face it sooner or later.’

It was decided. He would seal it one last time and later he would leave the city and go somewhere isolated in order to train. Ideally, he would have liked to stay here longer or immediately began his training, but he couldn’t endanger the lives of all those around him. His main problem came from a simple fact,

‘Who can help me?’

The other three were able to get help from either their parents or different mentor. War, for example, was personally taught by Michael. After all, despite his appearance, he was the Archangel of war. Michael also had a minor authority over death, but for clear reasons, he was unable to teach his own son. 

From what Azrael knew, the other angel of death that could have helped him, the Great Seraph Uriel, had lost his authority and could only control the holy flame. Not that the holy flame was weak.

{Your goal is peace between all factions. Why don’t you use this opportunity to learn from other myths? There should be gods of death there.}

He mused a little, it was truly tempting. What more he lacked martial art training. He was good enough to not be called a novice, and was innately proficient with the spear, but, anyone who solely relied on his talent would have a very pitiful fate befell him. The Vatican didn’t lack good teachers. Vasco and Dulio being ones among many. But they coddled him too much. None of them was willing to truly hurt him. This concern, he was sure, would be non-existent in the other myths.

‘Thanks for the propositions, I will use my nearing meeting with the five families to see if I can meet their death god.’

{There are no death gods in Japan.}

“Wait. What about the Shinigami or Izanami? I thought she was a goddess of death and creation?"

He was so surprised that he talked out loud. Thankfully there was no one around him or he would have been taken as someone crazy. 

{Indeed, in Shinto and Japanese mythology, Izanami gave humans death, so Izanami is sometimes seen as a shinigami. However, Izanami and Yama are also thought to be different from the death gods in western mythology. Even though the Kijin and Onryō of Japanese Buddhist faith have taken human lives, there is the opinion that there is no "death god", they merely lead people into the world of the dead.} 

Azrael was rather surprised. One because he seemed he needed to do more research and two because she said more in the last few minutes that she did in a week. 

"I see. So. Who would you recommend? Hades?" 

{Well… Even though Hades is without a doubt the least… Hum...lecherous? Childish? Rapist? Between all the Greek gods. I advise you to not go there. After all, he is known to hate basically anything supernatural outside of his myth.}

"True...I mean." 'True. I know that not all myths are true. But if even ten percent of those myths are, going to the Greeks would be clearly a mistake. So, do you have any idea?' 

{Hela the ruler of Hell or Ereshkigal the ruler of Kur. Personally I advise Hela. Ereshkigal has a rather troublesome tendency.}

'What do you mean?'

{Hum...I do not know the exact word but if I were to use your current research about Japan Otaku culture then she would be categorized as a Yandere.}

'Oh...'

The discussion between the two continued pleasantly like that, as they ironed the details for their plans, but then, 

*Beep* *Beep*

Azrael took out his phone and observed the message he received.

[WARNING: A HIGH-CLASS DEVIL WAS OBSERVED IN THE VICINITY. IT IS SUSPECTED OF BEING THE CULPRIT IN RECENT CASE OF RAPE AND MURDERS. ANY PERSONEL IN THE CURRENT TOWN ARE ASKED  TO REACH THE HIDDEN PLACE FOR A BRIEFING. THE MEETING WILL BEGIN AT EXACTLY 0100]

Azrael looked at this prompt with a frown. Generally, he didn’t really care about those missions. He wasn’t an exorcist. But, the current situation was no joke. A high-class devil wasn’t something any human could take on. Sadly, aside from him, there was no one able to take on a high-class devil in a one vs one.

‘I can’t let those men waste their life aways..’

What's more,

“It will be my first hunt.”