I wrote the next chapter but I didn't like the quality of it. I think MC could have done better in this arc than he did.
So I am thinking of rewriting the past few chapters, making a few edits.
But I wanted to ask you guys before I proceeded with them.
For those who don't want to reread them, here they are.
1. Mc doesn't ask Cleria Belial to vouch for the Lavinia Reni bit. He just attributes it to Nurarihyon. After all, Nurarihyon, as a youkai has no need for a Longinus and thus would be more willing to sell the info to MC. More believable too.
2. Cleria Belial acted a bit too immaturely and was a bit too intelligent. I wrote myself into a corner with that. I will make her more patient and logical. She will not meet the MC's parents and will remain on the sidelines as a helper.
3. Instead of asking her to do all that, MC will only ask her to investigate the Holy Sword Project and Sigurd Institute. Then I have a justification ready for how to get Yuuto Kiba into MC's peerage.
Just these three small changes. I have a separate way to justify Vali's Entry into the peerage.
Still gonna use the Divination Flame idea later, along with Cleria Belial being problematic, but it will be more thematically fitting. Just like I did with the Nurarihyon bet. You guys liked that one right?
What do you think? If I don't change it I might just get stuck here.