Editing Shinmai Maou no Keiyakusha:Volume 9 Chapter 2 (section)

==Part 1==

The manor stood atop the hill that overlooked the village. The manor was designed differently to the other houses they saw on their way. The manor itself had 3 different buildings lined up in a triangle connected by corridors, with a large building in the middle of said triangle.
The dignified looking structure was the inner shrine, where sacred rituals and ceremonies to bond spirits took place.
“This way.”
After parking the car, Shuuya led Basara and the others down a long corridor. Basara could feel the air around him being purified with each step he took. It meant that they were closing in on the most sacred of places within this holy area.
But something was off.
As he trailed Shuuya, there was a nagging feeling at the back of his mind. The Hero Clan gets their power from signing pacts with the spirits and mythical creatures. So more than anything, the Hero Clan is careful not to corrupt or expose the spirits and the creatures to any impurities.
When the Hero Clan attacked Mio that one time, the reason why Takashi and Shiba set up a dimensional barrier to create a copy of the city, was to keep the fight away from the forests and nature where a lot of the spirits reside. That was the lengths they are willing to take in order to ensure that the spirits aren’t corrupted.
Yet, the place they were heading to now, “The Ceremonial Chamber” was one of the most sacred sites in the Village. Of course, by going there, the sheer sanctity of the chamber may be enough to seal away Takigawa and Mio’s power all together. But it will also mean exposing the chamber itself to demons, which will threaten its sanctimony.
If they were using the chamber to accommodate the Hearing Officer from the Vatican tomorrow, Basara would understand the reasoning for using the Ceremonial Chamber. But if it’s just to repress Mio and Takigawa’s demonic spirit, then they could have easily set up a separate holy dimension elsewhere.
Then why would they use the chamber?
Because the elders have other plans. That was the only logical conclusion that Basara could think of. And whatever that other plan was, they were about to find out.
Mio let out a slight gasp and Basara turned to see her worried face.
Of course she was afraid. She was nervous when she visited the Demon World. But back then, they knew that they had their supporters within the Moderates Faction. But now? Mio was going to face people who didn’t see Naruse Mio. She was going to engage with people who only see her as the daughter of the previous Demon Lord, Wilbert. And to top it all off, she was about to see them in the most sacred location in the Village.
In contrast, Takigawa looked just like he always did. His life as a spy, always slipping behind enemy lines sure have prepared him for moments like this. No wonder both Ramusas and Leohart put so much faith in his abilities. But it would be nonsensical to expect Mio to display the same amount of calm.
So Basara put his hand on Mio’s shoulder and gave her a small reassuring grip and a thin smile. Without saying anything, he told her that everything was going to be alright. And just like that, Mio’s nerves disappeared, and she returned a smile of her own.
“Are you guys ready?”
Basara and the others nodded to Shuuya’s question, and he turned to face the double doors at the end of their path.
“Please excuse me. I have brought Toujou Basara, Naruse Mio, and the one who calls himself the special envoy.”
“…Enter”.
With the command from the raspy voice from across the door, Shuuya pushed open the double doors and they made their way in.