Kaleid Liner Lias' Pawn
by Lunar Wave
Disclaimer: I don't own High School DxD nor do I own Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya. Enjoy this non-sponsored crossover story.
I Start as a Devil, Not
Rias Gremory was worried. She didn't expect this to happen. The Evil Piece failed to reincarnate someone into a Devil. It did succeed in healing her, there's no doubt, but her new servant was still as human as she had been. This was bad news, for both her and Devilkind in general. A glitch in a system created to increase the Underworld's forces. And she had to be the lucky (unlucky) person to encounter it. But she did (unintentionally) get two peerage members worth eleven pawns using only eight pawns. She needed some sort of technical help. So she quickly decided to contact the only person that she knew could help her: her brother, Sirzechs Lucifer. He should be able to contact Lord Beelzebub quickly if it was brought to his attention. But unfortunately, it might take a while before her brother sees her message so she better start writing it soon. Rias sighed as she teleported all three of them to the clubroom.
"Welcome back, Buchou." Akeno greeted as she set down her tea. "Oh my, are those two…" The black-haired girl looked at the two beings that Rias had brought alongside her. Koneko quickly looked to see what Akeno was fussing about, and Kiba also stopped doing his homework just to take a peek.
"Correct, Akeno, these two are new members of our family." Rias smiled, "They're both pawns. In fact I used up all my pawns for both of them." She decided not to mention the anomaly that happened. It was best not to worry them too much.
"The girl seems to be an elementary student." Kiba observed. "And isn't that boy…"
"The pervert sempai." Koneko noted.
Rias chuckled, "Yes, it's Hyoudou Issei from 2nd Year" She quickly motioned for them to put the two onto the couches. Koneko instantly moved to carry the little girl whilst Kiba took Issei and placed him on the couch. Rias looked over both of them, "They don't seem to be injured anymore."
"True, but that should be expected, from the reincarnation process, don't you think, Buchou?" Akeno looked amused at the worry that Rias was showing. Rias was slightly amused at what Akeno was trying to imply. But she didn't deny anything, nor would she say that the reason why she was worried so much is because of the abnormality that happened. Best keep that secret until Lord Beelzebub has been contacted. Akeno brushed off the strange way Rias was acting and observed a bit more. "Ara, the girl seems to be worse off than the boy though." Akeno noted. Rias nodded, looking at the state of their clothes.
Issei's clothes are still quite okay, if not for the hole that goes through his stomach. A bit of dirt here or there, but otherwise, it seems to be fine. The same could not be said for the girl with long white hair. Apart for the hole that pierced just above her heart, her clothes were also scratched in certain places. There were also stains of what could only be dried blood, too dry to have been from the recently healed hole in her chest.
"I wonder what her story is." Akeno noted, "Buchou, can you tell us what happened to them?"
"They were attacked by a fallen angel." Rias replied. Akeno stiffened but wordlessly allowed her club president to continue. "It seems that Issei-kun's girlfriend was a fallen angel in disguise."
"And she killed Issei on their first date?" Kiba asked. He winced at the bad luck his now new family had in his love life.
"Yes. I don't know how the girl plays a part in all this though. It's possible that she might have been in the wrong place at the wrong time and Issei-kun tried to protect her from the fallen angel." Rias shrugged.
"Tried to protect?" Koneko asked confused, and in a bit of a shock to think that the pervert would actually risk his life for someone.
"That's what it seemed to me. The wish that brought me to him was 'I want to save her' after all." Rias replied.
"Looks like there is more to Hyoudou-san than what meets the eye." Kiba nodded. Koneko seems to have gained a newfound respect for the boy. Not enough to erase the fact that he was a pervert though. She had heard way too many rants from the upperclassman and some of her year to even think of him as anything but.
"Well, first let's deal with the problems. Kiba, please wash off Issei-kun. While the reincarnation healed him, I don't want him to smell blood on his stomach when he wakes up. Akeno, go to Sona. Tell her what happened and ask about Issei's home address. And if possible, try asking about our little pawn's identity." Both of them nodded and walked towards the bathroom and the door respectively. "Koneko, try and repair their clothes, but prioritize Issei. I'd help, but I need to write a letter." Koneko nodded mutely and walked towards Kiba who had just finished removing the boy's clothes and handed it to Koneko. She quickly started to use her magic power and try to fix the issue. Rias sighed and walked off to the table, pulling out a sheet of paper. If she was going to contact her brother, might as well make it a letter. After all, she wasn't too sure that her brother wasn't busy that night.
She was halfway through the letter when Akeno returned, with Sona Sitri, the Student Council President, and Shinra Tsubaki, Sona's Queen and Vice President, in tow. Issei-kun's clothes were fixed so Kiba was just busy fixing the clothes onto the boy.
Akeno smiled and walked over to the boy "Kiba-kun, I got the address." Kiba nodded and the two strolled towards the magic circle, Kiba carrying the unconscious boy. Soon, the two have sent the boy on his way home, most likely on top of his bed as though nothing of note happened.
Sona looked around and walked towards the crimson-haired heiress. "Rias, I heard you got yourself two new pawns."
Rias nodded as she looked up from her letter. "Yes, they are quite the catch." Rias smiled.
"Except you do not know who one of them is?" Sona challenged. Rias' smile simply grew wider. Sona sighed, "So where is this mysterious white-haired elementary student?"
"Ah, Koneko is currently washing her up." Rias responded. "She was a bit too dirty. Oh, Akeno, can you finish fixing up the girl's clothes." Rias gestured to the clothes left on the wayside. It was partially fixed, but Kiba had finished washing Issei before Koneko finished. Akeno nodded.
"Alright Buchou."
"Well, Sona, I think you could help yourself to some tea while we wait for Koneko to be finished. I still have to finish this letter after all." Sona nodded and walked to the couches with Tsubaki. Sona observed the clothing that Akeno was trying to mend.
"Winter clothes? Hardly appropriate." Sona noted. "It's already approaching summer."
"Maybe she gets cold easily?" Kiba wondered as he walked back to the group.
"Maybe. But what is that?" Sona pointed at a rectangular case that was on the side. "I can tell it contains quite a bit of magic power. Perhaps she's not as ordinary as you might think." Akeno nodded mutely, slightly gesturing for Kiba to take a look.
"It's not warded." Akeno mentioned. Kiba nodded and took the case.
"Hmm… English…" Kiba mentioned. He then read the script on the bottom of the cards, "Archer. Another Archer. Saber. Caster. Assassin. Rider. Berserker. Lancer. There is magic power in them. Maybe she uses these cards for casting?" He repacked the cards back into its case and set it down.
"Likely. She's probably a fairly excellent Bishop." Sona noted. The unspoken question being, 'Why was she incarnated as a pawn?'
"Yes." Rias nodded, "I considered her becoming my other bishop." 'Though I was unaware of the existence of those cards', she added within her mind. She refuses to show weakness in front of her rival.
They remained quiet for the next few minutes, in which Rias finally finished the letter. At the same time, Kiba had finished his homework and Akeno had finished fixing the girl's clothes.
"Clothes." Koneko called from the shower. Akeno daintily walked over and handed the requested object to her. Koneko and Akeno then started working on getting the young girl dressed. The two then carry the girl slowly towards the couch. Kiba obediently moved over slightly, to allow space. Rias looked over and saw something she didn't expect.
When she first spotted the girl, she did realize that the dirt must've been making her hair darker than it was, appearing gray instead of white. But now that her hair was clean, her body washed, it was clear how healthy the girl really is. Her white hair glowed in a way that no street urchin would be able to get it, not without a good shampoo or conditioner. Her body itself was really healthy; again something no street urchin would be able to claim. She's thin, but not to the point that it was unhealthy. Both things pointed to a good upbringing. Rias made note of this quickly.
Despite her clothes being identified to be winter clothing, they still put the clothes on her. Akeno found two ornaments, buried within the pockets. She decided to tie them up with the girl's pigtails, the five pointed star on the right pigtail and the six on the left. She can sense the magic power whirring within the ornaments, but it didn't seem to be anything too dangerous. She left the card holder on the table, not sure what to do with it.
"So, Sona, do you recognize her?"
"This is your territory." Sona dryly replied, "I thought I might recognize her, but in the end, you should know better. I'm just here to scout out your new members really. Tsubaki, do you recognize her in any way?"
"No. I have not seen her in the streets either, so either she's an indoors type of person or she's not from around here. Maybe you should look into the missing persons list that the government updates. You might get a hit." Tsubaki advised. "Although, if what we do suspect is true and that she's part of a magician group, then we probably won't find anything."
"We'll do that." Rias sighed, "I suppose it would be too much of a stretch, huh? I hoped to return her home without scaring her too much, but I guess she'll have to stay here. Let's hope that she won't panic and think she's been kidnapped." Everyone in the room felt themselves shiver at the thought of being accused of kidnapping.
Neither Akeno nor Sona decided to address the elephant in the room, at least to them. None of the other three would notice because they haven't really learned to differentiate between them yet. And Rias already called the girl her pawn, but…
'Why was the girl still human?'
Illyasviel von Einzbern wasn't sure what's going on around her at the moment. She woke up in a strange room. Red colored the walls, and it kind of hurt her eyes seeing red first thing in the morning ('I think it's morning.' Illya idly thought). Sure it's the color of her eyes, but this was an entirely different thing. She sat up, and felt something strange. Her clothes were once more quite comfy. Looking down at herself, Illya noticed something odd.
"Huh… when was it fixed?" Illya was sure that her clothes had been so scratched it's hard to believe that it was still capable of doing its basic job of keeping her clothed and warm. She felt a phantom pain on her chest, not sure as to why it hurt, though she can guess.
"I'm supposed to be dead." Illya murmured, then added in her mind, 'But I'm alive, there's no doubt about that. If I wasn't, then I don't think I would be feeling this painful.' Illya tried scrambling off the couch, not realizing how difficult it was to move before it was too late. She crashed on the floor, scaring a white cat awake.
"Uh… sorry about that." Illya apologized to the cat. The cat looked balefully at her and nodded. 'Huh? The cat… understood me?' Illya wasn't sure as to how the cat would, but it seems like it did. She tried stretching a few of her muscles and standing up. Now, she was starting to feel phantom pains of every injury she had. Illya pulled up her sleeves and looked at the skin on her forearm. She wasn't even blemished from all the scratches she knew she received. She had already half-expected a few scars, not for everything to just heal up.
She looked up to see a bat(?) flitting around. It headed out the window quickly.
"I don't have enough power to even Install Assassin…" Illya sighed. There was no way she can jump down that far. Speaking of Assassin, she grasped at her leg, looking for her cards. When she realized it wasn't there, she looked around carefully and found the card holder lying on the table. She picked up the object and placed it on its rightful place. She sighed and sat back down. She checked if all the cards were in there. It seems like they were... She looked at the door and thought of trying to open it and seeing where it leads her. She shrugged and pulled it. It opened easy enough, and she was soon walking outside the building. Behind her trailed the cat, walking a little bit behind.
'It looks like a school.' Illya thought. She paled slightly at how the school looked though, 'Though this is so high-class that I find my own school kind of inadequate…' Illya walked around a little bit more. She soon found herself at the school gates. Illya looked around and nodded, quickly getting out. She didn't notice a bird trailing after her as well as the cat.
Illya walked down the streets and eventually found herself facing a windowed wall, which, because of the light, had a semi-reflective surface. She looked at herself with it.
'… huh? When did I tie Ruby and Sapphire into my hair?' Illya blankly reached for the two immobile Mystic Codes, but neither seems to be functioning. "… Guess you two are still asleep, huh?" She was sure the two are still repairing themselves from the last bout, but she didn't think they would still be out of juice. 'Weren't you two supposed to be the best Mystic Codes in existence?' Chuckling at the thought of whatever retort the two might come up with if they heard that thought, she continued walking.
She didn't bother asking for directions. Even if she could just walk up to someone and ask them to direct her to the station, and then catch a train to get to Fuyuki, she simply ignored them. She didn't bother trying to find a way home. There's no way she would be able to get home anyway.
Issei, a member of the infamous pervert trio of Kuoh Academy, saw the little white-haired girl as they walked. He wasn't sure why he noticed her so quickly, as he was fairly certain he hadn't degenerated to a pedophile quite yet. At least he didn't think so, but as he looks at the girl walking around a corner, he couldn't help but decide to follow her. Even if he did have to forego the hentai marathon that Matsuda was offering.
And so, with tearful eyes of regret, he turned to the other two. He saluted, and even with their sudden confusion he said, "Oh, I just remembered, but I think my little sister needed me to do some shopping! See ya!" As blatant a lie as that one was, he was still going with it just to see their reactions.
"Wait, huh? Since when did Ise have a sister!? Oy! INTRODUCE US DAMMIT!" But Issei had already disappeared from sight. The two looked shocked and screamed, "TRAITOR!"
Issei laughed as he left the two in the dust. He quickly caught up to the little girl, as she was only walking and he was running.
"Hey, wait! You white-loli! Wait up!" Issei called to her. He didn't bother paying attention to the weird murmurs of the surrounding people as the only one that mattered at the moment was the little girl. The girl turned around and looked at the boy in surprise.
Issei felt a strange connection between the two of them, and they both stared at each other's eyes for quite a while. Neither of them was entirely sure how to react. Issei was sure that the girl was the same one from yesterday, the one that got stabbed alongside him. He opened his mouth to say something but then he heard a strange voice.
"Excuse me, but I'd like you to come with me to the station."
Eh? Issei could barely comprehend what just happened as he felt a firm hand on his shoulder. It didn't help that it seems like the girl didn't understand the situation either. The police sighed and pinched his nose. What was going through the man's mind need not be said; Ise could practically hear that thought just from seeing the man's face. 'What is with kids and their strike zones these days?' Issei could feel tears well up in his eyes as to how unfair this situation was.
"I swear; I wasn't trying to do anything to her!" Issei found himself in dogeza as he bowed to the police officer. He wasn't entirely sure why he was in dogeza, as he was certain he didn't do anything wrong, but he still did it. The tears that were welling up earlier was practically flowing now. He didn't want a criminal record! To be fair, he was grateful of one thing; the girl was also defending him, and not accusing him of bad things. Now that he thought about it, the girl was definitely the same one from yesterday. "I just thought she looked like someone I met yesterday and I just wanted to talk to her! That's all, I swear!"
"What do you have to say about that, little girl?" The police officer sighed.
"I do remember seeing him yesterday." The girl replied. "But… it was when a scary girl was trying to kill us." Huh? Did she just say that out loud? So… Yuuma did try to kill him?
"Trying to kill you?" The police officer looked alarmed, as he quickly pulled out a separate sheet of paper. "Can you describe the event?"
"Uh… I was at a park, and just happened to see him and the girl. The girl had a spear thing, and was trying to stab him. I pushed him out of the way and… well… I don't remember much after that." She didn't lie, per se, but it seems that she has no intention of telling everything. Well, Issei was sure he can roll with it. Maybe telling someone of his troubles would help him.
"It was my first date too. And it was going so perfectly… She was having fun and everything. Then she said she only dated me to kill me…" Okay, now that was depressing. The girl and the police officer winced.
"That's… some bad luck." The police officer said, not sure what to say.
The girl walked over and patted him on the back. "I'm sure you'll find a better girl." The girl brightly smiled. The boy nodded, and thought back to Rias-sempai. He grinned, his right hand itching slightly. Did he want to hug back? Well, he was a man of instinct! He hugged the girl.
"Heh… thanks… So… I'm Hyoudou Issei. Friends call me Ise."
"Uh… Illyasviel von Einzbern…" She replied with a smile. She looked slightly uncomfortable.
"Uhh… Ieyasu-what?"
"Illya is fine." She replied.
"Ah, okay… Iriya-chan?"
"Close." She smiled.
"Excuse me, but as I recall, you mentioned a psychopathic girlfriend on the loose… care to describe her?" The police officer asked. Issei nodded and was about to describe her when a new voice came in.
"That won't be necessary." Crimson hair, the color of blood, entered the interrogation room.
Rias Gremory, the girl he saw back at school, one of the Two Great Ladies of his school, arrived.
Rias wasn't exactly surprised by the girl's decision to report to the authorities but she was most certainly panicked by it. If the human police get involved with the supernatural, they'd likely get killed. And… well, unfortunately, even if the Devils were at war with the Fallen, they were all in common agreement that humankind should remain unaware of their existence in order to retain their peace. So they would most certainly cover the deaths up, which is very difficult, with all the paperwork and the number of dead people. And so, the moment Koneko and Kiba told her about the girl and her other pawn being escorted to a police station, she had immediately dropped everything she's doing and went after them.
Fortunately, she arrived just as the police officer restarted questioning. She did have some doubts on why the girl of her three pawns was hugging the boy.
"That won't be necessary." She quickly readied her hypnotism magic. She looked at the two of them. "Don't you two say a word until I bring you back to the club room." The white-haired girl nodded mutely. The boy also nodded, and his eyes were most certainly on her. It went from her hair to her bust and now it was staying there. She sighed and quickly finished removing the memory of the two's police visit. Just make it seem as though the visit ended with just them being let go. She quickly destroyed the papers the man was writing on, and checked for any recording devices in the area. Once she was done, she looked at the two, and conjured a magic circle.
"I had hoped that our meeting could've gone better. Let's go." She walked towards the magic circle and beckoned the two to follow. The two nodded and stepped on the circle and the scenery changed.
Illya wasn't entirely sure what to make of the incident.
First, she found herself looking at the boy she had pushed away yesterday; then they got escorted to the police station with the boy being accused of being a pedophile. She was able to convince the policeman that the boy was (probably) not trying to hit on her. Then when the boy was telling his story, Illya felt a strange urge to touch the boy. Though she wasn't entirely sure why the Issei chose to hug her, but she didn't even reject it. She half expected to want to push him away, but she felt fine.
And then… the crimson-haired girl just arrived out of nowhere and sort of did stuff. Illya was sure she saw hypnotism there, and after that, everything just… happened, and before she knew it, she was back in the room she came from. Well, she was grateful enough to be back in a vaguely familiar area. The red doesn't hurt as much as it did when she woke up. Or… was it the red in the first place? Now that she was more awake than she was earlier, she could sense a strange energy in the room, practically rolling over her. She shook her head and focused on the other people who occupied the room.
"Oh, looks like our runaway has come back." A black-haired girl chuckled as she was gathering tea. A blonde boy was sitting on the couch and waved at them. A fellow whitehead nodded as she continued munching on her food.
"Well, I suppose now is the best time to introduce ourselves." The girl who brought them there smiled. She turned to the two and smiled. "I am Rias Gremory, 3rd Year and Club President of the Occult Research Club." Her name (not to mention her looks) seems to be foreign, so Illya automatically assumed Gremory is her surname.
"Himejima Akeno, 3rd Year, Vice President." The black-haired girl from earlier bowed as well.
"Toujou Koneko. 1st Year." The other white-haired girl in the room told her.
"And, I'm Kiba Yuuto, 2nd Year." The handsome blonde boy smiled. Illya could hear Issei's teeth grit at the sight and she had to laugh a bit. Kiba did look like the kind of person who would attract many girls. Illya was actually surprised that his name was so Japanese while he had blonde hair.
Illya bowed. "I am Illyasviel von Einzbern. 5th grade."
"And I'm Hyoudou Issei, 2nd Year." She heard Issei mention beside her. "Friends call me Ise…"
"I see… Illyasviel, Ise, You two must be wondering why I brought you here."
"Well… I assume that you were the one to heal us from the attack from that fallen angel…"
Issei was quick to pick up on this and nodded. "Oh… yeah, I remember you being there, Rias-sempai!" Issei excitedly said. "You were the one who showed up! I don't remember you because my eyes were blurry back then, but your hair was definitely there!"
"Indeed." Rias-san chuckled. "Now, let me tell you why I brought you here. First of all, let's begin with something simple." The other three stood up, and Rias-san was walking towards the table in the middle. She turned around and smiled. "All of us here… are Devils." And with that, all four opened up bat like wings from their backs. Well… needless to say, both of them were quite shocked. "And I, Rias Gremory, am your master."
Kiba looked at the two pawns. They had spent the past few minutes rather quiet; digesting the information they've been given.
"Alright…" Ise-kun was the first to speak. "So… you're devils…"
"Yes." Master answered.
"And… We're devils too…?"
"Well, you are, Ise-kun." Huh? Kiba was surprised.
"My, my… is there something you did not tell us last night, Buchou?" Akeno-san asked. Koneko also looked surprised so it seems like he wasn't the only one out of the loop.
"I'm not a devil?" Illyasviel asked.
"I sent a message to my brother about that." Buchou said. "But it seems that the Evil Piece did not reincarnate you properly." Then, Buchou then hastily added, "Take warning that there hasn't been a precedent, and it might be dangerous to you to have an Evil Piece yet not be a Devil."
"There doesn't seem to be a problem, though… but okay." Illyasviel nodded. "Though I don't really want to become a demon…"
"Devil, not demon." Buchou automatically corrected. Well, it was pretty offensive. There is a fine line that separates us Devils from demons, though that's just a matter of pride. Well, it can be forgiven as Illyasviel is probably new to this.
"Sorry." The girl nodded sheepishly.
"Well, I'll tell you two what being a Devil entails." Buchou smiled. "Devils have longer lives than humans. We could go to a thousand, and we still would live for quite a while. We're naturally stronger as well, so I'll have to train you two in some physical exercises to get you up to par to us Devil's natural strength."
'So, Buchou is already considering Illyasviel as a Devil.' Kiba noted. It would only be a matter of consulting Lord Beelzebub in the first place, so he supposed it's a given.
"Reincarnated Devils are automatically considered as Low Class Devils. However, you both can still go higher depending on your actions. Getting contracts, and fighting in Rating Games, you can improve your standing in Devil society. Once you're up to my level, a High Class Devil, you will be considered to get your own peerage." Buchou smiled.
"You mean, I can get my own harem!?" Issei automatically jumped at that chance.
"Eh, harem?" Illyasviel looked at her fellow pawn with surprise.
"Yeah, I'm aiming to be a harem king!"
"Pervert," was Koneko's first word in this entire conversation. Issei flinched as though crushed by an invisible rock on his head.
"Yes, Ise. If you'd like, you can fill your entire peerage with girls." Buchou smiled, like an elder sister laughing at her little brother's antics. "Now… are there any other questions?" She smiled, though she specifically looked to Illyasviel.
"These pieces can resurrect the dead?" Illyasviel asked.
"Only within a few minutes of their death." Buchou replied. Kiba automatically turned away. He had asked the same thing, and he had a rather bad reaction. But it seems that Illyasviel just accepted that reply and closed her eyes.
"Where would I sleep?" Illyasviel asked, "I don't exactly have a house I can stay at anymore…" Out of respect for the girl, none of them asked what she meant, though the implication is rather clear.
"Unfortunately, you can't really stay alone at the student dorms as you are a bit too young." Buchou looked around. "Koneko?"
"… Risky," was the second smallest girl's reply. Koneko looked apologetic and worried.
'Risky, in what way?' Kiba didn't exactly know the answer to that question. Buchou nodded, and placed her hand on Koneko's shoulders. Koneko stiffened slightly but relaxed soon afterwards. Buchou looked at Akeno-san but decided to shake her head before Akeno-san could say anything. Kiba laughed silently, at least, knowing the reason why Buchou would not let Illya stay with Akeno-san. Buchou was probably worried about letting Illya be prey to some of Akeno-san's fetishes.
"I think my house still has a spare room." Issei replied. "We have two guest rooms, so it should be fine to let Illya-chan sleep in one." Kiba chuckled, noting that Issei probably wouldn't be considered at all considering his reputation. And then Issei added, "My mother would probably be happy to take care of a girl as well."
'Well, that changes things.' Kiba noted. If Issei's mom was going to take care of Illya then there's no question that Issei's house is probably the best place to put Illya in.
"I don't have any other clothes, besides these." Illya pointed at herself. Kiba winced. Those clothes, which were torn to the point of being worthless, were the only clothes she has? "Well… I do have another dress… but… it's not for… normal wear."
"for occasions?"
"… for using magic." Illya replied. So she can use magic… Hmm… then she seems to be a good bishop candidate. Why did Buchou choose to make her a pawn, even wasting three pawns when one bishop was enough?
"It's weekend tomorrow, so we can probably go shopping." Issei replied. Illya nodded.
"I'll come along to help pick out your clothes, Illya-chan. Buchou can pay." Akeno smiled. Buchou sighed slightly but nodded. "Koneko, are you free tomorrow?"
"Yes. I'm free." Koneko replied.
"Shopping is fine. But first thing's first. Ise has room for her right? Well, I suppose I should introduce myself to your parents, as well." Kiba noted that Buchou seemed to be a part worried, part excited, although he's not exactly sure where the enthusiasm comes from.
To say Rias was excited was actually quite a bit of an understatement. This would mark the first time she actually gets to meet family members of her peerage. The only one among her peerage with a living parent would be Akeno, and Rias wasn't exactly keen on meeting one of the heads of the Grigori. Only Koneko had a sibling, and Rias was also certainly not going to hunt an SS level criminal just because of curiosity in Koneko's past. Both of them hate their respective relative so there's no point in that anyway.
But now, she had one with an actual family. Hmm… maybe, she can learn how an actual normal Japanese family lives! Should she stay for dinner? She hopes that being in her uniform is good enough for this meeting.
"Rias-sempai, you can come in."
Ise's voice cut through her thoughts and she found herself staring at nothing while her two pawns looked at her in confusion. It was already late when they finished their chat at the clubroom, and so night has most certainly arrived. She shook her head once more and focused on the present. Ise was holding open the door, while Illya was already removing her shoes. Rias nodded and entered the door, which Ise safely shut behind him.
"Kaa-san, I'm home!" Issei called as he too removed his shoes. Rias quickly copied the two and placed her shoes next to Illya's. Footsteps were heard from where Rias believed to be the kitchen, if the smell of food was any indication.
"Ah, welcome home, Ise. You're a bit la…" A woman poked her head out of the doorway she heard the footsteps from. This must be Ise's mother.
"It's nice to meet you, okaa-sama." Rias bowed to the woman. The woman bowed her head back, but did not say more. The woman's head quickly snapped back into the kitchen. Rias could faintly hear the quickened heartbeat of the mother. She was also chattering to another person in the room, presumably Ise's father.
"Ise brought home a foreigner. A little kid was with them! She called me okaa-sama!" Huh… Rias wasn't exactly sure what the mother meant by that. In the meantime, Ise seems to have heard it. He seems close to banging his head on the wall. 'Huh? Was there anything special about being brought home? This was just a normal family visit… right?'
"And so, that is Illyasviel's situation."
Issei was happy that Rias-sempai was the one talking. He wouldn't know the first thing to do if it's to convince his parents to let a girl live with them.
"So, she wasn't your child."
'Hey, kaa-san, why is there a trace of disappointment in your tone?' Issei could just feel himself to be tearing up at the sheer lack of trust. "Kaa-san, in the first place, Illya-chan's way too old to be my kid!"
"I don't understand how anyone would be able to get that wrong in the first place." Illya-chan muttered, though soft enough that only Issei and Rias-sempai would be able to hear it.
"Well, forgive your mother, she panicked. But if you ever do end up with a child, Issei, please take responsibility for whoever you got pregnant alright?"
"Tou-san, I'd do that in a heartbeat to begin with! What makes you think I would just leave whoever I had a kid with behind?" Issei retorted. And then he realized something: was his father just teasing him? Before he could continue with that train of thought he was interrupted by his father's voice.
"That's my boy! Oh and if you actually… end up doing it, please use protection so that you don't have kids too soon."
Issei simply slammed his forehead onto the table. "That's enough already! I can't tsukkomi this entire conversation enough!" Issei's tears burst forth as he couldn't take it. Tou-san laughed loudly, clearly amused by Issei's reactions. He then turned to the clearly amused redhead, his voice taking a slightly more serious tone once more. "So, you just want us to let Illya-chan stay here?"
"Yes, if at all possible. My family will provide some money for Illya's upkeep and tuition fees."
"I'm more worried for her though… Issei is a sex fiend. It might be dangerous to have her live with him." Oy! Kaa-san! This is your one and only son you're talking about! Issei could practically feel his tears flow.
"Ise-san is nice. I'm sure he won't hurt me." Illya came to his defense. Issei couldn't help but feel happy. A girl was defending him! Granted she's too young, but a girl was defending him!
"Well, would you?" Rias asked.
"I always did want a daughter…" Kaa-san wistfully said. "Very well, Illya-chan, you can stay in one of the bedrooms."
'Problem solved, I suppose?' Issei grinned. Illya-chan didn't seem to mind. 'And Illya is pretty cute! Maybe she'll call me onii-chan!' He giddily thought to himself, grinning widely as they continued to eat.
When dinner was over, Rias-sempai, or Buchou, as he should probably call her now, left the house. Illya was quickly shown which bedroom she'll take. After a good bath, and a trip to the convenience store for a toothbrush, they all went to sleep. Illya was given Issei's old pajamas to wear.
Issei collapsed upon his bed, his grin not fading. 'Best Day Ever!' He was able to meet the Two Great Ladies, join their club, and get a cute little sister alongside it. He raised his right hand and grinned. It's time for his conquest of the world of harems! He shall be King of Harems! As he laughed slightly, he realized something strange. Issei blinked at the strange sight. Huh, was this part of the Devil thing too? Well, no matter Issei shrugged as he put down his right hand. He didn't care, he needed some sleep. It's been a long day. He turned around and slept. He decided not to care too much. His right hand that was now adorned with a five pointed star, enclosed by a circle, and underneath, wrapping around the bottom of the circle are fairy wings.
Rias was still wide awake that night, alongside Sona. Only the two of them were in the room; their respective Queens have already turned in for the night. There was no true rush to sleep for either of them. It was the weekend tomorrow. No school. So, the two decided to spend the night worrying about the anomalous Pawn, Illyasviel von Einzbern.
"No matter where I look, there is no one in the world that matches Illyasviel von Einzbern's name or even her face." Sona told her.
"Maybe a recluse magician family?" Rias pondered. "Didn't bother keeping up with the times?"
"Bothered enough to send her to school. 5th grade. And if she got into school, that means she had documents."
"Ah, you're right… Hmm… maybe she did not have documents in the first place? If they're magicians, they might have the ability to hypnotize people. It might be enough to get her through school."
"Maybe. But what school did she use to attend?"
"I don't know." Rias replied. "I did not foresee her not having any information available."
Sona nodded. She then thought to bring up something that she couldn't bring up earlier. "… Furthermore, why was she still human, Rias?"
Rias smiled, already knowing the fact that Sona had noticed that discrepancy. "I should receive a reply from onii-sama soon." Rias replied. "I suspect Lord Beelzebub would be very interested in that too. Hopefully he can fix it soon."
"Do you truly think she'll allow herself to become a Devil?"
"I'd think so. She doesn't exactly have anywhere else to go to, according to her. She didn't seem truly averse to the idea either, so she might accept it. Also, we have no precedent of an Evil Piece within a human, without the Evil Piece overwriting the soul into a Reincarnated Devil. There might be a few problems if that was the case."
"… Some people would prefer death over being converted into what people refer to as 'demons', Rias."
"Illya doesn't seem like it though."
"Rias, be careful with her, okay? She's an unknown."
"And she'll open up to us. In due time. Much like Yuuto." Rias firmly replied. She hesitated slightly but continued, "You did not see it, Sona. The face when she mentioned her home. That trauma is clearly still fresh in her mind. Most likely, it was very recent." She took a deep breath, remembering the state of the girl's body when they first met. "Akeno told me about the lingering magic power that was on her clothes. Only the hole through her chest was tainted by light energy. The rest… the scratches and tears, seemed to be caused by some form of malevolent energy. Possibly a Stray Devil attacked her."
"If it was a Stray Devil that attacked her, then it's likely that the same devil was the one to slay her family. Do you truly believe that she would just let herself become a Devil if that was the case?"
"She didn't know a thing about Devils." Rias was starting to get slightly annoyed at how insistent Sona is being with that theory. "I already said that she knew just about as much as my other pawn did when it comes to our society."
"I'll take your word for it, Rias, but take heed." Sona sighed, "If she is ever to be a liability, don't say I didn't warn you."
"I'll be fine. But first, I'm going to create a few fake documents for Illya. If she doesn't have documentation, then might as well make them."
"You'll need to ask for a few more details like important dates, Rias."
"The actual documents first, Sona." Rias replied. "I guess I know what I'll need to do tomorrow."
"I suppose I can go home now?"
"Yes. Thanks for your help, Sona." Rias nodded as Sona left the room. She stretched herself and started packing up. She needed to go home and get some shuteye. She'll worry about everything else when she wakes up. She's not sure if she would be able to deal with this issue as she remembered another piece of information Akeno gave her.
A figure sat on the chair at his worktable. On his table was an open letter with a neat signature on the bottom of the page that spelled 'Rias Gremory'. The Gremory Insignia was marked on the side of the parchment, showing its authenticity. He had just finished reading the letter. He then decided on what he was to do. He stood, clearing his table, grabbing his bag of tools and headed out. He'll get to the bottom of this glitch soon, and to do that, he'll have to visit the human world.
That night, Issei dreamed. He dreamed of looking at a girl, standing tall and proud. She had long black hair, tied into twintails. She was also wearing a red long-sleeve turtleneck with a white cross at the chest area, and a black skirt. She then said something that he wasn't sure he should be hearing. "Listen up, because this is important. From now on, you will be my servant. No objections! If you want to blame someone, blame Ruby."
When Issei woke up the next day, he was certainly very, very confused.
Chapter End
Beta Read by: Arrixam (Thank you very much~)
Again, not much happened. But I don't really feel like skipping all the way to when things start going down. I think Asia Argento Arc might officially start two chapters from here. Next chapter would be more about Illya and Issei meeting people, and doing devil stuff, as well as get introduced to the Evil Pieces System.
