247Rewritten as of 28/09/21
"Talking"
'Thinking'
"Telepathic conversation"
Sacred Gear
[Epis]
(Ddraig)
{Albion}
*Sound effect*
Previously on Chapter 1…
"Izayoi? You there?"
"Baka-nii, remember what I told you the next day of my 13th birthday?"
Issei scrunched up his face and nodded. "Yeah, you quoted DIO and said that you were abandoning your humanity. Now that I think about it, what did you mean by that?" Ah, it's unfortunate that he can't connect the dots, but it's not like it matters.
"I meant it in a literal sense." I stand up and spread my arms to the sides pointed diagonally downward. More like the pose Golden Frieza did upon his transformation. "You see…"
*FWIP*
Issei gawked and fell out of his chair at the sight of my six bat wings. "Wha-!?"
"I have become a Devil on the night of my 13th birthday."
Chapter 2: Shattered World View
"Izayoi... you… wha-!? How!? When!?"
Seeing the sheer shock on Issei's face, I couldn't help but chuckle. "Going by the sequence of your questions, yes, it is I, Izayoi, your younger brother. I became a Devil in the night of my 13th birthday." I flapped my six bat wings. "How did I become a Devil? Now that's something I'd rather you personally experience than hear from me. Of course, that is, if you're willing to become a Devil."
"…" Issei didn't reply, only did the gold fish impression.
[I think you broke him.]
I snapped my fingers before his face and he jolted in place. "Wha-?" he shook his head and stood up. "Izayoi… what the Hell!? I'm confused!"
I nodded. "Understandable. Sit down and let me explain everything." He sat down and paid close attention to me. I retracted my wings and sat down on the bed. "Before that, tell me, what exactly did Gremory-senpai tell you?"
Issei likely wanted to ask a question but a sharp look from me had him flinching and explaining, "S-She told me that Devils, Angels and… Fallen Angels exist. There was this war that happened a long time ago between them, which ended in a tie. Uhh, the Devils suffered a tremendous loss in which they lost their Four Satans, so one of the new Satans decided to come up with the 'Evil Piece System' to increase their population, and with this system the Devils can reincarnate anyone, as long as they aren't a God, into one of their kind… uh… only High-Class Devils can create these Peerages. Oh, and Reincarnated Devils start off as Low-Class Devils and have to work a lot to become a High-Class Devil, only then do they get Peerages of their own. That's about it."
I nodded. Tomato's more competent than I took her for. "Alright, let me expand on the 'Evil Piece System'. Remember Chess?"
"...yeah, you forced me to play it many times." To increase your brain power you doofus.
"Right. The 'Evil Piece System' takes after it. There are 16 members in a Peerage. A King, a Queen, two Knights, Rooks and Bishops, and finally eight Pawns. The value of each piece is based on the number of Pawns. Queen is equal to nine Pawns, possessing all the characteristics of Rooks, Knights, and Bishops, making them the most balanced and the most powerful piece. In a Peerage, they are the second-in-command."
"Rooks are worth five Pawns. Rooks specialize in high offensive and defensive power but low speed." I won't tell him about Castling now, he won't get it.
"Bishops are worth three Pawns. Any species except Gods revived with this piece gets a boost to their reservoir of Demonic Power and an increased affinity towards Magic."
"Similar to Bishops, Knights are worth three Pawns as well. The Knights get a boost in speed and mobility but have low defense making them weak to strong attacks. If their legs are injured then their mobility will be gone."
"Finally Pawns are worth one each. Pawns have the ability to promote to any piece but the King as long as they are in enemy territory like the Church, or have their King's permission. Any question?"
"Yeah. What Piece are you?"
"The Queen."
Issei cracked a smile. "The Queen? Really?"
I just rolled my eyes and moved to the next topic. "Next up is your Sacred Gear."
"Oh yeah, Gremory-senpai did say that..."
"Yeah, but that aside, let's talk about the next matter. Your Sacred Gear."
"Oh right, that too! Gremory-senpai told me that it's something God made to create miracles. She told me that I have one too. What exactly are they?"
"A Sacred Gear is also known as 'God's Artifacts'. They are items with powerful abilities bestowed upon humans by the God of Bible. The God of Bible created the Sacred Gears as part of his system to enact miracles on Earth. These Sacred Gears are irregular powers bestowed to certain humans. For example, most people whose names are recorded in history are said to be Sacred Gear possessors. Hence they used the power of their Sacred Gears to write their names in History. There are many people that possesses Sacred Gears and thus play a very important role in the world. Any question up until this point?"
"Not really."
"Every Sacred Gears have something that is called the 'Forbidden Move'. It is however commonly known as 'Balance Breaker'. It's a state, form or transformation that allows the full powers of a Sacred Gear to be released through evolution. They are mostly triggered by high emotions combined with a change in heart or spirit of the wielder. Either that or a life threatening situation or extreme physical conditioning and training."
"What exactly do you mean by a change in heart?"
"For example, in Shounen Anime you watch the protagonist defeat the villain saving the day. But they usually let the villain live, giving them a second chance. Now, because they are sticking true to their ideals, they would be unable to attain the Balance Breaker and no, that "Power of Friendship" power up doesn't work in real life. Now, if they want to achieve the Balance Breaker, they must throw aside their ideals, switch from 'defeat' to 'kill'. If they can't, then only when their friends and family are targeted, they will get temporary access to an incomplete Balance Breaker. The safest but longest way to attain Balance Breaker is through extreme physical conditioning and training."
"But why is it called 'Balance Breaker'? Can't it be called something like 'Ascension' or something?"
"They are called that because even the weakest and most useless Sacred Gear can change the tides of a battle through their full powers. That way, they upset the "Balance" that's set on this world." Seeing the wonder and amazement on his face makes me question if this is how Azazel feels when he's nerding out about Sacred Gears to the wielders. If so, then damn does it feel good.
"Damn…" Issei whistled impressed.
"Yep."
"Now what?"
"There's more. Out of all the Sacred Gears, there are 14 that are in a league entirely on their own. They are classed as 'Longinus' and have the ability to kill Gods."
"For real!?"
"Yep. Mind you no one has actually killed a God yet, but the Sacred Gears hold the power to kill them."
"Woah…"
"Now let's find out your Sacred Gear. If you're lucky then you might end up with a Longinus."
Issei nodded. "Okay, what do I do?"
Surrounding a small perimeter around the two of us with a barrier to prevent anyone into finding out what we are doing, I ordered Issei, "Stand up."
"Huh? Why do I need to stand up?"
"Stand up."
"Okay, okay, sheesh… now what?"
"Raise a hand." He raised his left hand. "Now, close your eyes and imagine the strongest thing that comes to mind."
"S-Strongest thing…? Son Goku from Dragon Ball…?"
I grinned. "Now imagine him in a particular pose where he looks the strongest." Issei's body twitched as if he was going to do that pose but held back. "Now lower your arm and mimic the pose of that person. You have to imagine it strongly okay? Don't hold back."
"Do I have to…?"
"Do you want to find out your Sacred Gear or not?"
"Fine…" He took the pose and carried out the entire thing. "KAMEHAMEHA!"
[Hahahahaha!]
"Now open your eyes. In this place which is filled with Mana, the Sacred Gear will appear more easily."
"Okay…" Issei slowly opened his eyes-
*FLASH!*
-and white wings with blue glass panels popped out of his back. Ah, right. Vali is the Red Dragon Emperor in this timeline.
"Woah!" Issei stumbled forward and looked over his shoulder, his face settling into a deadpan. "Really? Wings? What will they do? Let me fly? They look like they will break anytime soon!"
"Hey, don't diss them so soon. Those aren't any wings, they are called "The White Dragon Emperor's Light Wings" and are commonly known as Divine Dividing. They house the soul of the Vanishing Dragon, Albion sealed inside it."
"Dragon? You mean these wings are just a jail for a Dragon's soul?"
"I will punch you." He shut up. "Yes, it is a jail for a Dragon's soul, blame God for that, but that doesn't mean it's useless. Sure you can fly with it, but that's not all there is to it."
"What does it do?"
"Divine Dividing is a Mid-Tier Longinus-Class Sacred Gear. It divides your opponent's power by a factor of two every ten seconds; however, you can't divide their power without making contact first. Depending on your physical condition you can perform only a limited number of Divides as more than that would destroy your body. Also, there's a ten second cool down between each Divide, something that you'll have to get used to and get rid of on Balance Breaker."
Issei's mood did a complete 180. "It's a Longinus!?"
"Yup, and the Dragon that it houses the soul of isn't any ordinary Dragon."
"What do you mean?"
"Hmm, let me tell you a tale that you must know as its user."
"A tale?"
"The history behind Divine Dividing."
Once upon a time, there were two Dragons. They both had unrivalled power that put them in a league entirely of their own.
They were called "The Heavenly Dragons".
One was Albion Gwiber, the Vanishing Dragon, the White Dragon Emperor, and the Dragon of Supremacy.
The other was Y Ddraig Goch, the Welsh Dragon, the Red Dragon Emperor, and the Dragon of Domination.
Both of them held so much power that only a handful of beings could dream of matching them. Every single Gods and Goddesses feared them, for the two had slayed many of their kind from ancient times and always left their mark wherever they went.
Ddraig and Albion were considered rivals of each other but held so much hatred and hostility towards each other that whenever they would cross paths with each other they would battle and try to defeat each other. Their battles were so intense that they would rage on for days on end, leaving only utter destruction and ruins in their wake.
One time they battled across the entire World eventually stumbling into the middle of another war between three sub-factions. The two Dragons paid no mind to the ongoing war and kept on battling each other, taking countless lives in the process. The resulting destruction caused from their battle was so extreme that the war between the three sub-factions was put on ceasefire and the leaders- the Four Satans, the God of Bible and the Fallen Angel Cadres- focused on defeating the two Heavenly Dragons no matter how low their chances at victory were.
In the end, the Four Satans sacrificed themselves to defeat the Dragons and the God of Bible destroyed their bodies, before sealing their souls into the Sacred Gears that would later be known as the Divine Dividing and the Boosted Gear.
But even then, the battle between the two Heavenly Dragons did not end. Enraged at God for sealing their souls into Sacred Gears made for humans, they forced their human hosts to battle each other to settle the scores. Sometimes Albion's host would win and sometimes Ddraig's. This has gone on for centuries and to this day is still carried on.
Because of these two Dragons and their selfishness, the lives of their hosts would be ruined and thus be one of constant struggle, pain and tragedy often being the reason for the deaths of their friends and family.
"... and you will face the same fate unless you grow strong enough to flip fate the bird."
Issei summed up his situation with only one word. "Shit."
"Shit indeed."
Issei stayed quiet for some time before groaning. "I shouldn't have left the Dojo."
"You shouldn't have."
"Ugh…"
"Power attracts power Baka-nii. Both in the form of allies and enemies. You, my brother have the power to upset the balance of the world. Now that you have awakened your Sacred Gear, factions from all around the world will come for you, either for recruitment or..."
"…elimination."
"So? What will you do?"
"I… don't know. What do you think I should do?"
"There are three options I can give you at the moment." I shrugged and raised on finger. "First option is to stay Human, and master Divine Dividing, then attain the Balance Breaker and master it. Grow stronger. Fight your rival, the Red Dragon Emperor and win."
I raised another finger. "Second option is to become a Dragon. Talk to Albion, make a deal with him. Give him your Human body, in exchange he will craft you a stronger body of a Dragon. That will make mastering Divine Diving and its Balance Breaker a lot easier since the body will be crafted from his own flesh and blood. Grow stronger. Fight your rival and win."
I raised a third finger. "Finally, ally yourself to a Faction. Be it the Devils, the Angels or the Fallen Angels, any will do. Heck, you can even ally yourself to Factions outside of them, like the Norse, Shinto, Olympus, and the Celts. There are so many Factions out there for you to ally yourself to. Longinus users like yourself are extremely valuable to them, so you can go and offer them an alliance. You can also apply the second option to this one, and once again, grow stronger. Fight your rival and win."
"I see…" Issei took a deep breath and tried to relax.
"So? What are you gonna do?"
Issei looked up at the sky in thought before answering. "I'll become a Devil." He looked down at me and added, "That way I can get myself a Harem as well as training to become strong enough to defeat my rival."
"Good."
"Where are we headed so late at night?" Issei asked tugging at the cloak I made him wear. "Also what's with this cloak? Why am I the only one wearing this? Where did you get this?"
"Hush now. You'll get your answers in due time. Just keep quiet and follow me." I scolded him as I lead him towards the abandoned Church earning a frown.
"Won't mom and dad be pissed if they find out that we're out of the house at freaking 1 AM?"
"You worry too much. What they don't know won't hurt them." Issei pursed his lips in worry before shaking his head. "We're here." I say stopping before the Church where I can sense the many energy signatures of Exorcists and Fallen Angels.
"The Church...?"
"Yeah."
"Isn't the Church supposed to be a place where Devils can't enter or get anywhere close to?"
"Not if they are abandoned. The one in Kuoh is abandoned and currently, Fallen Angels and a bunch of criminals are residing in it. Kuoh Town is the territory of Devils, and the fact that Fallen Angels are here without permission means that they are trespassing."
"Which means?"
"If they refuse to leave, then they will die. All I'm doing is cleaning up a mess that the current territory overseer of Kuoh is supposed to do."
Issei stopped in his tracks. "Hold on! How can you speak so lightly about killing them!?"
I half-turned and looked Issei in the eyes. "They are criminals and trespassers, if they don't leave then they will die. Simple as that."
"B-But, that's not r-"
"'Right'? Baka-nii, in the Supernatural World, there's no right or wrong. The strong survives, the weak dies. Clashes between Devils and Fallen Angels are common even with the currently fragile peace. You were offered a position in Gremory-senpai's Peerage, if you accept it then cleaning this sort of things will become one of your jobs."
Issei pursed his lips. "Even so-"
"There's no 'Even so' in the Supernatural World. It's simply 'Do or Die'. If you don't want to get your hands bloody, then forget about accepting Gremory-senpai's offer. As long as you think like a Human and live like one, you will never get a Harem."
"Wha-!?"
"Remember what I said about power attracting power? That also applies to women. If you're powerful then women will shove their, pardon the language, cunts right in your face and demand that you impregnate them." He blushed and drooled already forgetting about his protests earlier. "If you don't have power, then not a single woman will acknowledge your existence." I picked up a pebble and held it in front of his face. "This pebble will have higher value than you. You want a Harem? Stop thinking like a Human, get stronger and become powerful. How you do it depends on you." I shrugged. "Now come, I've got some cleaning to do and practical lessons to teach you."
"…alright."
A couple of minutes later we stood in front of the abandoned Church. "Listen up, this is what you will do. Once I open the doors, you will move to one corner and stay still. Your job is to observe only and nothing more. Am I understood?" He nodded. "You will not move an inch, you will not make a sound. You will only watch, hear and breathe. Got it?"
"...yeah."
"Also. In case a fight breaks out..." I snapped my fingers and a large Panther came out of my shadow making Issei yelp and fall flat on his ass.
Issei started stammering and trembling on the ground as my familiar, now sitting on its hindlegs stared him down without blinking, its tail swishing on the ground lazily. "...Grimm here will make sure no harm comes to you. Now stop stammering and calm down. He won't hurt you."
"B-B-B-B-Bu-But-!"
I grabbed Issei by the cloak's collar and hauled him up. "He is my familiar. He won't harm you. If anything, he'll protect you from any kind of harm should a fight break out."
"That is correct." Grim spoke up making Issei jolt and shriek.
Fortunately, before his shriek could alert the soon to be dead idiots, I put up a silencing barrier around us. Then I slapped the shrieking Issei making him shut up and hold his glowing red cheek in pain. "We calm?"
Issei whimpered and nodded. "W-We calm."
"Good." I tapped the cloak and Issei turned invisible completely vanishing from my senses. "Grimm. Your job will be to protect Baka-nii by putting up a silencing and protective barrier around the two of you. Understood?"
"Yes."
"Good." I cracked my fingers and rolled my arms. "Now then…" I raised my right leg, pumped it full of Ki to strengthen it and used the Rook Piece trait in the Queen Piece to Spartan Kick the doors, sending them flying off the hinges, crashing through several of the Rogue Exorcists and crushing several underneath its weight creating a loud squelch and splat sound. "Hello~! Anyone home~?" I strolled in with a wide grin plastered on my face ignoring how the rats scrambled to get their bearings. In the distance I can see the doors over a puddle of blood and some limbs sticking out from underneath them.
"Who are you!?"
"What the fuck!?"
"Call the boss lady!"
"They are dead!"
Issei POV
I stared dumbly at the display of strength that Izayoi just showed. He kicked the doors off of their hinges! What the fuck!? Since when could he do that!? I knew he was strong, but this is too much! And what was that about 'in case a fight breaks out' again!?
"Ah, such panic never ceases to amuse me." How can he comment so nonchalantly when those people all pointed guns and light sabers(!?) at him? And what does he mean by 'never ceases to amuse me'!? How many times has he done this!?
"What do you want brat!?"
"Who? Me? I only want to talk to your Fallen Angel boss. Where are they?"
"Let's go stand in a corner."
The giant talking Panther nudged me and I quickly entered the Church going to the immediate corner on the left side of where the doors were.
"Huh? Why should we tell you where she is?"
"Hey! He just invaded our place didn't he? Let's kill him!"
Oh shit! Are the-?!
"Worry not." The talking panth- Grimm spoke up. "These fools amount to nothing for Master. Think of them as those... unimportant mob characters or fodders if you will."
"O-Oh…"
Izayoi suddenly cackled like a villain. "Hahaha! You? A bunch of pitiful and sad excuses for Human beings? Kill me? How funny!" I don't think it's wise to piss them off Izayoi! There's like 40 of them here! "If you don't want to die, then call your Boss. On second thought, don't call her. I'll find her myself. Instead, come and attack me. Giving your heads to the Vatican will get me some decent cash." The what now?
"Grrr…! Don't be cocky, brat! I'll kill you!"
I tensed as Criminal #1 rushed at Izayoi with a light saber in hand.
"Hehe~ wrong choice~"
"DIE!"
Criminal #1 got close to Izayoi and slashed at him, only for the light saber to be stopped dead with a single finger by Izayoi.
"Wha-!?"
Izayoi flashed an innocent smile that was anything but innocent. "As I said, wrong choice." What happened next almost made me puke my guts out as the dude's head simply flew off of his shoulders right after Izayoi said his part. The dude's body fell to the ground and Izayoi casually kicked it aside. "So? Who's next in the death row?"
"GET HIM!" Criminal #2 yelled and charged at Izayoi with several others following his lead. Half of the criminals stayed in the back and pointed their guns at him, while the rest rushed at him with their light sabers.
"All of you then? Okay, don't worry it will be over in a second."
He just waved his hand at the incoming dudes and-
*FREEZE!*
-my jaw hit the ground as I stared at the dudes that were turned to ice statues. He… he… since when can Izayoi can do something like this…!? And if he can do something like this with just a wave of his hand... then what else can he do? How long has he been capable of doing this? How strong is he?
"Izayoi Hyoudou?"
I blinked and looked at the direction of the new voice, only to salivate and push down an erection, then stare dumbly at the woman, who was not only hot as hell wearing a BDSM gear, but also had black feathered wings! Wait, why does she look so familiar…?
"Ah, 'Yuuma Amano'…" Excuse me? "…nice of you to finally join me!"
Eh? What? That woman is Yuuma-chan? Hehehe, Izayoi's joking isn't he? There's no way Yuuma-chan is a black winged-Angel…right?
The woman cringed. "Please don't call me that. My name is Raynare, not 'Yuuma Amano'."
Ah…
Izayoi POV
"And judging by what you've done, am I safe in assuming that you're a Magician?"
I shrugged. "Maybe. Maybe not. But that's not important. What's important is that, you will answer my questions."
"And if I don't?"
I smiled coldly at her. "You will die."
Raynare looked at the ice statues and scoffed. "Just because you froze a bunch of lowly humans doesn't mean you can take on a Fallen Angel of my caliber. Besides…" she snapped her fingers and three more Fallen Angels came out from the basement. "…there's four of us, and you're alone."
Seeing the theatrics I chuckled. "So what if there's four of you? Not even a hundred of you will be enough to make me sweat."
"Don't be cocky brat!"
I ignored the Fedora Man and his unoriginal NPC like words and got straight to the point. "What are your intentions with my brother? I know you asked him out yesterday and plan on going on a date this Sunday. But what I want to know is, what is your true plan?"
"Hmph. I guess I can tell you that. I plan on killing him at the end of the date. He has a Sacred Gear that makes him a threat to us, so the higher ups sent me and my group to get rid of him."
"You plan to get rid of a human completely unaware of the Supernatural World simply because his Sacred Gear makes him a threat?" She nodded. "Okay."
"Huh?"
Ignoring their confusion I proceeded to ask another question. "Who is the higher-up that wanted to get rid of him?"
It was the Fedora Man who answered. "Obviously Azazel-sama did you ignorant fool!"
"Do you really expect me to believe that?" I asked Raynare despite her not answering me. "Azazel is known to get a hard on every time a Sacred Gear's name floats around him. He would never send anyone to kill a Sacred Gear user, especially one who is completely unaware of the Supernatural. Moreover, this is a Devil's territory, specifically the territories of the siblings of the current Lucifer and Leviathan. Azazel isn't an idiot, sending a bunch of his pet crows here, let alone ordering them to kill a Sacred Gear user instead of recruiting them, is the height of idiocy and foolishness. The only one who would do this is that warmonger Kokabiel. Am I wrong?"
"You talk like you know him better than us brat!"
"And we're not crows!"
"The fact that you're not denying it means that I'm correct. Kokabiel probably told you that doing this will get you promoted, so you agreed like the brain dead idiots you lot are."
"…"
I stared at them for several seconds before sighing in pity. "I'm giving you two options. First is to leave this place and I'll pretend that you never came here. The second option is rather simple." I shot them a bloodthirsty grin. "I'll kill you. Decide quickly."
"You brat! Who do you think you are!? I will kill you!"
Fedora Man formed a blue light spear and dived down at me. Just as he was about to slash me with it, I glared at him and he flew back crashing into the ice statues shattering them into icy mist.
"Guh…!"
"Dohnaseek!"
"Death it is."
"Wha-? How dare you!" I jumped to the height of the blonde gothic loli Fallen Angel and punched her hard enough to crush her skull. I backflipped mid-air and stomped the blue haired whore Fallen Angel, crushing her spine from the blow as she crashed to the ground creating a small crater around her.
I hovered in air and crossed my arms raising an eyebrow at Raynare who was gritting her teeth. "Well? What will you do? Leave or die?"
"Like Hell! If I go back now then Azazel-sama will get pissed at me!"
I leered at her. "And you will die if you stay here. Leave."
"…tch fine." She flew down and lifted the blue haired half-dead whore Fallen Angel and sent me one last glare before leaving.
I snorted and floated down looking at the exit of the Church where the Gremory Peerage stood staring at me.
"Why the heck are you people wearing pajamas?"
"Why did you become a Devil Izayoi?" Issei asked as we left home heading towards the ORC.
Last night, I and Tomato agreed to meeting up at the ORC today in the afternoon to discuss last night's incident. Issei didn't even notice their arrival, apparently too shocked over learning that his first girlfriend was a Fallen Angel sent to kill him. He had been in a daze the entire walk home and promptly fell asleep once I dropped him in his room.
He woke up late this morning and I reminded him about the meeting. He wore a red full-sleeve button up shirt under a black vest, blue jeans and brown shoes. I wore a white full-sleeve button up shirt under a blue vest, cream colored gabardine pants and white slip-on shoes. Both of us had gold scarves wrapped around our necks.
"Why did I become a Devil you ask?" I tapped my chin. "There are a few reasons. First and foremost being the fact that I love Serafall, she's a Devil by the way, she reincarnated me into a Devil as her Queen."
"Cool." I huffed at Issei's bland reply.
"I love Serafall, so I want to be by her side my entire life. As a Human, I'll live for a century if I'm lucky, but as a Devil? I can live on for tens of millennia. Secondly, I want to protect my family. As a Human, I'll be weak in power scale, but as a Devil? I can grow limitlessly. The more power I have, the more respect, admiration, fear and allies I'll attract. That way, idiots will know better than to mess with what's mine."
"You've got a Hero complex."
"So did you and Irina." I rolled my eyes. I wouldn't call myself a Hero, but more of an Anti-Hero. "The third is to become a Maou."
"A Maou? Really?"
"Yup. Reincarnated Devils like me are looked down upon in the Underworld by the Nobles. I want to get rid of that discrimination by becoming a Maou. For that I want to succeed Serafall as the next Leviathan."
"Of course she would be a Maou…" He grumbled sourly. "Then why does she wear a Magical Girl's outfit?"
"She has a TV show in the Underworld where she stars as the Magical Girl. If I succeed her as the next Leviathan, then she won't have to divide her time between her duties as a Maou and her show. All in all I want to make things easier for her. Then there's the fact that I want her to be proud of me. If I succeed her as the next Leviathan, then I will be her equal in status and power." I shrugged and stretched my arms. "There you go, those are the reasons I became a Devil."
"What about Harem?"
"High-Class Devils and above are allowed to have Harems. So if you become a Devil and climb your way up to the rank of a High-Class Devil, then you too can get yourself a Harem."
"I wasn't talking about myself."
"I know. I'm more of a monogamous person than a polygamous one. I don't believe in being able to love multiple girls equally, believing otherwise is just naive."
"That's not true! In Anime, Manga-"
"Those are fantasy and fiction. Not reality. Modern day human society will not allow someone to have a Harem. If you're that desperate for a Harem to unconditionally love you, then become a Devil. Harems are a common thing in the Underworld after all. Once I become a Maou, I'll marry Serafall and have a large family."
Issei stared at me for a few seconds before sighing with a fond smile on his face. "You really love her don't you? You've even thought out your entire future."
"Yep." Upon reaching the school I followed Issei to the ORC. "Now let's face the Music."
"Yeah…" he knocked on the door thrice and it was opened by Yuuto.
"Good afternoon Issei-kun, Izayoi-kun. Glad to see you made it."
"Oh, it's you." Issei deadpanned making Yuuto awkwardly smile.
"Heya Kiba-senpai!" I waved at the pretty boy.
"Come in and take a seat on the couch."
"Pardon the intrusion." I pushed Issei inside the room and sat down beside Koneko exchanging nods with her. Yuuto went and stood by the window.
"Ara~ ara~ look who's here, ufufufu~"
"Heya Himejima-senpai!" I cheerily waved at the sadomasochist as she brought a tray of tea and snacks for us. "Thanks for the hospitality!"
"Ufufufu~ you're quite polite, aren't you?"
I only grinned at her and took a sip of tea. "The tea is great Himejima-senpai! Can you teach me sometime how to brew tea as good as yours?"
"Fufufu~ why thank you! I will be more than glad to teach you, and please call me Akeno."
"If you say so."
Issei's eyebrow twitched in annoyance as the two of us openly flirted in front of him.
"Good afternoon Ise-kun, Izayoi-kun. I didn't expect you to come earlier."
"Good afternoon to you too Gremory-senpai. As for coming early? Figured we all could go out for lunch after talking things out."
Rias sat down on her chair behind the desk and nodded. "Hmm, I guess we could."
"Great!"
"Ara~ ara~ aren't you the charming one. If you go on like this I'm afraid I might fall for you ufufufu~"
I shrugged. "So I've been told."
"Can we start the meeting please?" Issei gritted out with a vein throbbing on his temple.
Rias chuckled. "Very well. Let us start." She pressed a hand over her chest drawing Issei's eyes to her breasts. "I am Rias Gremory, Heiress of the House Gremory, King of the Peerage and the President of the Occult Research Club. A pleasure to meet you."
"I am Akeno Himejima, the Queen of Rias Gremory and the Vice-President of the Occult Research Club. A pleasure to meet you." Issei shuddered at her tone even though it was mostly directed at me.
"Koneko Toujou… *nibble* …Rook…"
[Aww~ look at her! She's so adorable! I wanna squish her so bad~!]
"Yuuto Kiba, Knight of Rias Gremory. An honor to meet you."
"Can't say the same for me…" Issei grumbled. "I am Issei Hyoudou, from Class 2-C. Nice to meet you all."
"You forgot the "Leader of Perverted Trio" and "Self-Proclaimed Harem King" Baka-nii."
"Oh shut it."
We all chuckled before I stood up. "I am Izayoi Hyoudou, Disciplinary Committee Head, from Class 1-C and…" I smiled widely at them blinding Issei with the shine of my teeth.
*FWIP*
I brought out my eight wings and flapped them before bowing with a hand across my chest. "…the Queen of Serafall Leviathan. A pleasure to meet you all."
The entire Gremory Peerage stared dumbly at me with their mouths open wide.
"Huh?"