"Hey, you give off an aura that really pisses me off..."
Shinji stared, dumbfounded, at the Belial Dusk in Haruki's hand.
Why could a sword talk?
When the Belial Dusk saw Zero, the mouth on its head opened and closed, producing a voice all too familiar to him.
"It's you, Belial!" Zero rolled his shoulders, ready to fight.
"I can't hold back the urge to slash you anymore!" The Belial Dusk shook in Haruki's hand.
Zero and the Belial Dusk were at each other's throats. Alarmed, Z held Zero back while Haruki hurriedly retreated with the Belial Dusk.
"Master! The Belial Dusk isn't an enemy! It's our partner, mine and Haruki's! We've defeated several enemies together."
"Mr. Belial! Master Zero is our teacher and senior, mine and Z's! He isn't our enemy!"
After hearing Z's explanation, Zero stopped, but his eyes remained fixed warily on the Belial Dusk.
"Hmph. With that aura it was giving off earlier, it's hard to believe it isn't an enemy," Zero said disdainfully, folding his arms.
The Belial Dusk wobbled in Haruki's hand.
"Tch. I just don't like the look of this brat. Who wants to cross blades with him anyway?"
Z hurried to smooth things over.
"Master, the Belial Dusk might have a personality very much like Belial's, but it's on our side now. It's helping us protect Earth."
Haruki nodded along. "That's right, Zero. Apart from its bad temper, the Belial Dusk is very reliable."
Zero slowly lowered his guard and looked the Belial Dusk up and down.
"Fine. Since you both say so, I'll trust you for now. But if it tries anything funny, I'll chuck it into a black hole!"
The Belial Dusk snorted. "I'm not interested in you lot or in protecting some Earth. I'm only working with you so