55 Chapter 55: The Four Tokens (1/2)

”Then I thank you for offering aid, you see I have been having troubles unrest within my community. The Yokai of Kyoto has started to split into two groups, one supports me and the other supports the man responsible for all of this. He is a Nekomata called Katsuro.”

Yasaka lowered her head as she said this, she was clearly embarrassed about having this man take so much influence over the Yokai from her and to make it worse she is now resorting to asking for help from outside.

”So it's an internal problem,” Lambert said as he frowned, he didn't mind helping Yasaka, but he found it a bit out of place for him to meddle in their affairs...without good reason.

”Yes, I know it's asking much, please don't mind and just pretend I didn't mention anything”

Yasaka said thinking that she was making it difficult for Lambert after seeing hi frown.

”No, it's not a problem to help you, it's just I have to come up with a plausible excuse”

Lambert said as he smiled at Yasaka, her face looked black for a moment before she returned his smile while giggling.

”Fufufu, if that's the case what do you have in mind Lambert-san,” Yasaka asked as she leaned over the table and proper her head with her hand and resting her elbow on the table, staring at Lambert with her beautiful golden eyes.

”Mhhh...” Lambert hummed as he rubbed his beard in a sagely way. ”...I have no idea.”

Yasaka's head nearly slipped from her hand and fell when she heard his reply. She was now staring at Lambert with wide eyes while he was still passing as a sage.

Lambert eventually stopped with his antics and became serious. Taking something from his pocket he slid it over towards Yasaka.

”This should suffice, if you run into any trouble you can use that and Samsara will send someone to help you.”

Yasaka stared at the token with interest, it was made out of a strange kind of stone, imprinted with the image of a mountain range on it, and aura of unspeakable ancientness drifted around it making the air feel so heavy and causing normal humans to feel it hard to breathe in its presence.

”Someone, will this person know about me and...”

”No need to worry, Lady Yasaka. This token will work and the one that will answer its summons will be knowledgable about you and your situation. I will be frank with you, this token is one of four, the blood-red scourge token, which I presume you are familiar with Cleria...” Lambert said

Cleria had been keeping her eyes glued on the stone token since its appearance only snapping out of her daze when she heard Lambert ask her a question, to which she took out a blood-red token, it had a feeling of unconvinced resentment and mourning surrounding it. Yasaka was taken aback when she saw the token and imprinted on one side was the head of a dragon.

”Yes, that would be the scourge token, the token of Mournomon, this is another token then there is this one...”

Lambert took out another Token, it was pure white with a golden rim at the side while the insignia of a templars cross appeared in its center.

”...this is my token, the last one I cannot show you as I do not have one on me. These tokens are what we of Samsara use as gifts to friends or as business transactions, it has the ability to call on the owner of the token by injecting a little bit of energy into it, the owner needs only answer it and he will be summoned to the holder's side.”

Lambert patiently explained.

”Mournomon said that I can only use this in Kuoh town and it had a limited range”

Cleria suddenly said in confusion.

”He lied, most probably as to not have to worry about appearing too far from where he was staying.”