Chapter 184 - Agent Zero (3) (2/2)
The image showed a young girl shorter than Zero with pink shoulder-length hair that curled at the ends. She had purple irises and a diamond birthmark on her left cheekbone. Zero didn't think she looked like a harmful person but that only meant that she was very skilful at hiding her real personality. After knowing Lilith and Coux, Zero could understand why succubuses were scary. They were masterful actresses who knew exactly how to get what they wanted.
The young doctor looked at the picture of the last target. Rayneld was a very odd looking demon despite his human form. The Manta Ray demon had blue skin. It wasn't bluish like Kruz's, it was actually teal. Half his head was shaved and he had several facial piercings. Zero noted how he had piercings on his ear, eyebrow and lips. His eyes were a translucent shade of aquamarine, giving it a magical vibe.
”That is the last suspect. Rayneld is known to be the best when it comes to underwater operations. He is essentially a one-man army and nobody wants to mess with him in his true form. He is a model student of the Academy and the only reason why he is on this suspect list is due to his perfect record. Despite some of the Academy's best efforts to investigate into his past, nobody has found anything useful. He simply appeared one day claiming to be the child of Charybdis and proved his strength through the interviews to get accepted on a permanent scholarship.”
Zero nodded. Now that he had a better understanding of the targets, it was time to make his move. He already knew one of the targets. He met Jeremiah by chance after all. Of all the suspects, Zero thought that the least suspicious person on the list was Chitta because she was Lilith's kin. Even if she was a spy, it was highly unlikely for the succubus to work for the enemy. Lilith didn't take to traitors very kindly after all and would have taken care of Chitta if she sensed something off.
Truth be told, the young doctor was very curious about the bat demon. Kruz gave Zero the impression of a wounded patient and as a doctor, Zero wanted to heal whatever was causing the demon pain. For some odd reason, Kruz appeared to Zero as a very lonely person. The ones he didn't particularly want to get along with were Jeremiah for obvious reasons and Koblaq because the latter was a violent person who went against Zero's personal beliefs about resolving conflicts.
”Where does Chitta usually hang out?” he asked Mii as he left the cafeteria. Zero wanted to visit the library but first, he had to mark his targets out and track them using the map. He didn't think that it would be much use if they left the Academy but that would only give Zero more reason to suspect them if they did.
”She is usually found in the atrium hanging out with friends when there are no classes although according to the investigators' report, she can sometimes be found relaxing in the greenhouse.”
”Greenhouse?”
Mii smiled. ”She's a huge fan of sunflowers for some reason. It was specially grown there, a hobby of hers. Nobody else is keen about the greenhouse apart from hosting petty tea parties in there. Other than Chitta and the gardener, nobody really visits that building.”
Zero hummed and opened the map of the Academy in his inventory. The greenhouse was a good ten-minute walk from the cafeteria building. It was a beautiful dome-shaped building made of tinted glass that changed colour every hour interval. Although the library fascinated the young doctor, the greenhouse was a beautiful place that piqued his interest. He didn't think that Chitta would be anywhere near the Atrium now, it was way too early. If luck was on his side, he might just make his first contact today.
With a destination in mind, Zero made his way over to the greenhouse.
Beelzebub passed by the young doctor and was fairly surprised to see how the brunet didn't notice him. Zero must have been in a real hurry to be so absent-minded about his surroundings. That was a novice mistake. In the demon world, if you let down your guard, you get eaten. The Demon Lord only rolled his eyes at Zero's carelessness. Who cared about that naive brat? It wasn't any of his business. ignoring his mission partner, the Lord of Gluttony entered the cafeteria.
The moment he stepped into the cafeteria, the peaceful atmosphere changed. Cooks begin warming up their pans and servants rushed to replenish the depleted items. Beelzebub wasn't going to hold back either today. He didn't know if Zero was aware of the unspoken agreement on the campus but from eight thirty in the morning till nine, the cafeteria was closed for business. It was something the school's dean arranged for him. Beelzebub needed all the cooks they had on deck for every meal and to avoid causing inconvenience to the other students, the cafeteria was reserved for the Lord of Gluttony. Once Beelzebub had placed his orders, the kitchen would busy away until he was sated. For Zero to be at the cafeteria so early only meant that he was plotting something again.
”Why do I care? He can die for all I know...” the Demon Lord scowled. Staying out all night made him hungry. It wasn't easy to tail Koblaq last night. The stupid gargoyle had to get into another messy brawl with the local authorities. If it weren't for his mission, Beelzebub would have simply ignored the idiot. Wasn't it common knowledge to commit a crime without any witnesses? sometimes the Demon Lord wondered how such a dumb person could be accepted into the Academy as one of the more talented individuals.
He highly doubted that such a dumb person would be involved with such organised crime. The organisation wouldn't possibly enlist such an obvious buffoon into their ranks only to give them away. Still, a mission was a mission. The Demon Lord felt his mood getting darker at the thought of having to submit his weekly report on the suspects soon. He was making absolutely no progress with Rayneld or Chitta and Lucifer wasn't too happy about it. Still, he refused to ask Zero for help.
Unique gift or not, he still had his pride as an underdog who made it to the top with nothing but his own effort. He wasn't about to ask help from an overly pampered and spoiled brat who knew nothing about the sufferings of this world.
He made it so far on his own, there was no way he would lower his head and ask for help from some pampered kid who thinks that the world would bend at his will. As the Demon Lord of Gluttony, he would deal with it on his own the way he always did.
He would chew them up and spit them out.