20. ASSISTANT

"ASSISTANT"

Clemen nodded after hearing Grimm's long story to him. He smiled and looked at the young man.

"Belphegor is very angry with you because you are his Failure Creation. Hope so, you told him that it was just normal because he was the same. He is also a failure. Ha ha ha!" He commented.

Grimm laughed softly.

"I didn't know about that thing before..." Grimm just replied.

Clemen stared at Grimm intently and a moment later, an idea suddenly played in his brain.

"Child, do you want to be my assistant in my missions as an exorcist?" he suddenly asked.

Grimm's eyes widened at what he said. He did not know if he was suddenly hallucinating or what.

"B-But, I'm a demon... Maybe I can't help you like that. I'll be a hindrance."

"Haay... Think carefully, Grimm. When you become my assistant, your wish to fight the place of your origin will be fulfilled. You can do even better because you can help people who are troubled by demons."

Grimm was stunned and thought carefully.

"W-Won't the lives of the people I love be endangered? My family?" he asked.

"Not, because we will both keep it a secret. You know, the last one who became my assistant... He never came back because of fear. He could not bear what he saw. But you, you can help me a lot because you know the demons better than anyone else in this world. I will not rush you, you can think."

It stood up and adjusted itself. It stretched and looked at him. He was amazed at it.

"Stand there. I will accompany you home and let me explain to your parents why you look like that..."

"Will you tell them the truth?" Grimm asked incredulously.

Clemen laughed softly at the young man's reaction.

"Not all the time, lying is bad. We call something white lies... And what happened today, that is one of the things we need to do a little lie. I promised that I would keep your secret, didn't I?"

Grimm breathed a sigh of relief at what he had said. He also stood up and carefully lifted the two sacks containing the wood he had collected. They went home.

The next day, his friends could not believe his story that Father Clemen had taken him as an assistant. Mikee leaned over him and punched him softly.

"Are you crazy, huh? Do you know how dangerous it was?" sermon of his best-friend.

"I know... Besides, we have encountered manananggal and we defeat it. One more thing, I'm just helping." He said.

"We’re just lucky about the manananggal encounter. Besides, if it's just street fights, we can help you... But your trip is different, Grimm ..we are no longer capable of our powers." Rodel retorted.

He looked at them annoyed.

"You don't have to help me with this. I'm just saying so you know what I'm doing." he explained.

"Aren’t you unfair?" Reynaldo slapped him.

"Guys, moral support is okay with me. Besides, aren't you tired of street fights, huh?" he asked everyone.

"Eh, those bastards on the street are not tired yet eh..." Salvador said smiling.

He laughed softly at what it said. Meanwhile, Clemen talks to his older brother Constantine. He listens attentively to everything he says.

"Grimm is okay, you have nothing to worry about. In fact, I admire his courage. That's why I hired him as an assistant in my missions."

"And that boy agreed just like that? Does he know anything about the supernatural world and does he have any idea how dangerous it is?"

"Yes. His body channel is open and he can help me a lot. In fact, I fought a strong demon and he helped me.. If it weren't for him, I just don't know."

Constantine just nodded.

"Don't you want to ask me any more questions?" Clemen asked his brother.

"Nothing more."

"It's good. It's normal for young men to approach your child because she is already a young lady. It's your fault, you have a beautiful child!" Clemen laughed.

Before his older brother could react he left quickly. Constantine just scratched his forehead and shook. That brother of his is really crazy.

In the afternoon, Grimm and his friends were surprised when they met Father Clemen outside the school.

"Yoh, guys!" its cool greetings to all.

Grimm's friends were stunned to see his priest friend. It is busy smoking cigarettes. In front of it he threw what he was sucking into the air and approached his friends. It introduced itself. His companions were puzzled and stunned. Ricky couldn't stand it. His eyes widened as he pointed at Clemen.

"W-Wait, are you really a priest? Maybe you came from a cosplay?" he said in surprise.

Clemen approached it and shook the young man's hand. He stared at him puzzled and mocked him.

"Child, did you know that it is bad to point at someone? I'm not from cosplay. I'm a real priest. Maybe you want to confess your sins to me?" its language is cool.

It was just dumb and unbelievable. Rusty arrives and Grimm's friends are even more confused.

"Uncle, what are you doing here at school?!" Rusty asked in shock.

She approached her uncle and immediately.

"UNCLE?!" the Kuwarog Boys shouted.

Rusty turned to them and smiled.

"Yes, he's my uncle." she replied.

They frowned and sighed loudly. Clemen laughed softly and examined Grimm's friends. He grabbed his chin and suddenly had an idea.

"Guys, do you also want to be my assistant in my exorcist missions?" he asked.

Rusty was surprised by what her uncle said.

"Uncle, don't invite them! That thing is too dangerous. They might be damned." she objected.

Grimm couldn't stand it either.

"Wait, you don't need them anymore. I'm already here." he also strongly objected.

Clemen shrugged at the reaction of his niece and Grimm...

"All right, just don't!" its language laughs.

"Why are you here?" Rusty asked.

Clemen looked at her and then he turned to Grimm.

"I need something from Grimm. I’m sorry, we will leave you."

It approached Grimm and walked away. They walked away and Rusty and the Kuwarog Boys could do nothing but look at the two farther away.

"What do you need from me?" Grimm asked.

"We have a mission."

"H-Ha?" his language shocked.

He did not expect that he would immediately got to a mission. It is too fast.

"By the way, here is a tool that I made just for you..."

It had something snatched from his pocket and he saw a silver necklace. The design of the cross pendant is unique because it is surrounded by a pentagram.

"Wear that so that the spell I made will merge with your body. It is a protection spell so that your fellow demons will not get you. They will not just send you back to hell even if they catch you."

Grimm was stunned when he heard its explanation. He could not explain the pity he felt. He had long hoped for such a thing and he could not believe it. He was crying but he held back. They are in an alley. It is far from the place where many people pass by.

."W-Why..? Why me..?"

Clemen smiled.

"Because you are different from all the demons I encountered. You have that..."

Clemen pointed to Grimm's chest, direct to his heart.

"I believe you do not fit into that place... I see hope in you, please do not disappoint me."

Grimm smiled broadly and took a deep breath. The tears that he had been holding back simply fell on his cheeks.

"I won't let you down, I won’t disappoint you. I will fight with you!" he said.

He excitedly took the necklace and put it on. He was stunned when he felt a strange flow of electricity in his body... He was shining and the pain of every fiber of his body.

"Aaaargh!" he muttered.

He folded his arms and slowly fell down. He can't explain the pain... Only now has he experienced it.

"Be patient, Grimm. You can handle it. The spell I made merges inside your body. We can be more sure of that. It's only natural that you get hurt badly during the process because you are a demon."

He replied softly to Clemen. He was sweating profusely and rolling around... He seemed to be burning from within. He vomited a little blood and it made him even harder. He could no longer breathe. Clemen just kept watching. After a while Grimm's pain gradually disappeared. His body lit up more and more white tattoos came out and he could not understand what was written. It disappeared and entered inside his body. He sighed as he stood up and violently leaned against the wall.

"H-Huh... I just experienced that." he said.

He grabbed the pendant of his necklace and looked at Clemen.

"That's right, because the black spell and white spell are mixed.. If you can't handle that, you're definitely dead. But you are thrilled because you did it. Now, we both prove Belphegor wrong about you."

He gasped as he laughed because he loved what it said.

"W-Will the spell be useless when I lose this necklace?" he asked.

"No, because the spell is already in your body. Your necklace will serve as a warning. It will light up when there are different creatures around. Red when demon. When blue, spirits or malignant beings."

"O-Okay ... What is our first mission?"

Clemen grinned foolishly. He grabbed a cigarette from his pocket, lit it and inhaled. It emitted smoke several times before speaking.

"Chicks."

"H-Ha?!" his language shocked.

"We're both going to hunting chicks." he said before smoking again.

Grimm frowned and his eyes widened.

"A-Are you really a priest, huh? Excuse me, but... You're too skeptical!" he twisted his tongue.

Clemen laughed at him and seemed to want to get caught up in it. He was to doubtful...

"Our mission is to hunt down a respectable female demon called the succubus. You know what that demon is, don't you?" father Clemen ask.

He was stunned and lost his doubt.

"Yes, I know very well what that demon is. They are demon women who love to..." he retorted.

"Have sex with men to take their spirits little by little until they die."

He ignored it because it easily said the word he avoided. It approached him and looked.

"I have never seen such a demon. What do they look like?" smiling this question.

He knew it already knew about them.... Just come and this one is harassing him. He looked annoyed at its face.

"They are demon women who are beautiful because they show their victims what they want to see. Teasing is their first defense. And of course they have big things..." he stopped explaining.

"Big boobs?"

He was humiliated in no time. He grabbed him by the chin and looked at him intently. He was lost in the way he stared at him.

"Why?" he asked.

"Since, you are my assistant... You are the bait. You sure won't be tempted, will you?"

Grimm was surprise.

"W-Wait, why me?! Why not just you?!" he objected.

"Eh you said, they are beautiful demons and have big boobs. I definitely gave that up, I am weak in temptation. We are dead!"