Hello everyone, Lazy Leigi here. Thanks to you all, this story has reached and gone beyond 600 likes & follows. I'm really glad that you are enjoying my fanfic, now I will address some reviews before presenting you Episode 2.
-Neo Infinity: Thanks for you opinion, but Naruto won't be having Sacred Gear. Don't worry though, cause Naruto's weapon really is multi-ability.
-the shadow overlord279: Thanks for poiting that out. I will fix that slight error next chapter.
-Dazed Confused: Thank you very much for poiting that out. I really appreciate it!
-xXCoopyXx: Adding Road? I don't think I know what you meant... but if you ask what i'm gonna do with the harem then: Slow, but Sure approach. Every girl will have a reason to be with Naruto sooner or later into the story.
-radeklegia: Thank you for staying with me. Thanks for your support on A Love For My Goddess too.
-AnimeIsLife0407: Thank you for pointing my errors out! And yes, I can't write that good with my first language. Ah, don't worry though. I plan to go slowly but surely so that the romance part doesn't feel wierd or forced. Thanks for your opinion.
-YuukiAsuna-Chan: Then this entire fanfic is NTR... but I feel your point, though, I'm doing it either way...
-Crossovernaru: Thanks for your long and kind review. I really appreciate it. And the Alchemy tag isn't as complicated as you think...
-Yotsuba Totsuya: Well, there is another fic with Seekvaira in named FIREBRAND. And thanks for pointing that out. I will start adding Akeno and Naruto past together as the story progress. Like, several flash back from time to time, not all in one chap.
-GuestbotV2.0: Don't worry, I CAN'T write that much for Naruto to be with every girls too... and his power isn't Sacred Gear based, but like Canon Naruto, results from hardwork and a bit of talent.
-Kid Coheed: First, thanks for your detail reviews. I honestly appreciate it. Second, If I said that I already had things planned out for Grayfia and it would work out just fine, that would be A BIG LIE! The hard work to add her into the harem is what caused me a headache when writing this chapter, but I won't stop trying. Like you said, Grayfia required hard and exquisite work which was the reason her story would only begin much later into the story. Thanks. Hope you continue enjoying this fanfic.
-Guest who reviewed last: I understand that lots of you skimp through to save time, But I'm sure C1 (prologue) already explain it in detail.
For all readers and reviewers: Thank you!
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, Highschool DxD or any others game/manga/anime/book elements mentioned in this chapter.
Story - A Devil at Work
Episode 2 - A Devil, In the Underworld (1)
Genre - Romance, Fantasy, Supernatural, Weak to Strong, Calm Protagonist, Action, Harem, OC, OOC, Not Canon, Guns, Sword & Magic, Alchemy
"197… 198… 199… 200!" Uzumaki Naruto shouted and pushed himself up from his hand stand position. Three days had passed and the blond had completely recovered from his injuries. As ordered by Seekvaira and convinced (forced) by the black hair maid, Naruto had done nothing during the duration saved for reading books, so it was natural that the blond wanted to test his new power the moment he woke up the following day.
As Seekvaira had said, his new devil status had greatly improved his strength. Previously, Naruto could only do 50 hand stand push up, but after turning into a devil, he could do 200, and it wasn't even that hard. As a Rook, his physical strength had been greatly improved, making the task not that difficult anymore, but it seemed that he needed to work on his stamina.
While the Rook piece offered physical strength enough to break tree and endurance that could withstand bullet, it offered little improvement on stamina. After 200 hand stand push ups, Naruto's body was soaked in sweats and he was dead tired, but his arms and stomach weren't that sore.
"So, stamina… it is then…" The blond said, somewhat out of breath and poured a bottle of water on the top of his head to cool him down. Standing on the sideline, watching his training progress was none other than the black hair maid named Narberal Gamma. Calmly, she walked toward Naruto and handed him a towel which the blond accepted with a thank and began wiping his sweat-soaked body.
"Working on your physical strength and stamina is good for a Rook, but you need to work on magic too. While it's true that you can punch a Bishop or Knight into unconsciousness with just one punch, it's meaningless if you can't hit them." Narberal said calmly before she snapped her finger. In a flash, her normal black and white maid outfit had been slightly changed into a form more suited for battle. A white breastplate appeared on her top, protecting her chest and midsection white her skirt was covered by gold and silver scales.
"When fighting against a Rook, a Knight with enhanced agility and a good sense of battle can easily avoid your attack while sapping your strength away. The easiest method to handle such a situation is casting Haste on yourself or Slow on your opponent. As an Agares's Clan member, you have access to Time Magic, you just have to practice it." Though Naruto was amazed by Narberal's new appearance, he listened intently without missing a word. Advices from the experienced were extremely helpful especially for a beginner like himself.
"Such a method won't work on Queen or Bishop though as they are more adept in magic and can easily Dispel or Repel your magic. Moreover, unlike a Knight, they hit you from afar and have various method to prevent you from approaching…" The battle maid said before pointing one finger at Naruto who looked at her seriously and mentally prepared himself for whatever that was coming. His eyes were wide open and full of concentration as if he was burning the entire process into his brain.
"…Lightning." Blue thunder danced on Narberal's finger before it shot toward Naruto's chest. A skidding sound was heard and the blond was pushed back by a meter, the arms he used to protect his chest now had a burnt mark on them.
"For your information, that is the most basic spell of thunder attributed magic caster. For someone of my level, pushing you to the edge of this training field… or frying you right on the spot isn't impossible… Dragon Lightning…" The battle maid continued before pointing a palm toward the sky. Blue lightning danced across her body before a writhing dragon made from lightning shot toward the purple sky above. Naruto looked at the dragon-shaped lightning in awe before gulping in slight fear. The blond had little doubt that he would be roasted if he took that magic head on.
"To fight against a Bishop, you will need to work on your agility to avoid their magic and quickly close the distance between you and them. Magic Resistance is also needed to survive through wide range magic. Other method is to work on your magic power and ability. A veteran magic caster is able to use various protection magic like Invisibility, Teleportation, Dimensional Move and so on, so having magic like Magic Detection, Silence, is recommended." Narberal explained before demonstrating said abilities herself to better show Naruto what an accomplished magic caster was able to do. From the beginning to the end, the blond never took his eyes off Narberal's elegant and delicate form as she casted one magic to another, intending to burn the lesson she was giving him into his memory.
The process took about half an hour until the battle maid stopped and used a handkerchief to clean her face. With a bright smile on his face, Naruto handed Narberal a bottle of water he picked up from the sideline which the maid gracefully accepted.
"That was awesome. I didn't know you are so strong."
"As a battle maid of the Agares Clan and Young Lady Seekvaira's Bishop, I must be capable of this much." Narberal calmly said, a slight satisfied and proud smile could be seen on her face. With a snap of her finger, the battle maid made her outfit return to its usual appearance and looked at Naruto strictly.
"As you are my comrade in future battles, I can't let you drag the peerage and Young Lady down by being a weakling. So I have decided that I will teach you magic in my spare time. As for the lesson's fee… I will collect it later when I think of something." Narberal said and toward her offer, Naruto nodded excitedly. Having seen the battle maid performing the various uses of magic, the blond was interested in learning the art himself and utilized it in battle. Seeing Naruto's excited nod, Narberal looked at him with approving eyes before telling him the most basic things a devil needed to learn magic.
"Grayfia-chan! I have fallen in love with you the moment I first met you during the Civil War… marry me!" A handsome man with crimson hair and blue green eyes shouted passionately as he proposed to a maid standing before him. With a little bit of magic, the man made the surrounding darken and a spotlight shone down on them before a romantic song began playing in the background. Gazing at the maid lovingly, the man slowly opened the small box in his hands, revealing a golden ring embedded with several brightly shining diamonds.
If any other woman was proposed in a romantic way like that by such a handsome man, they would probably be stunned and accepted the proposal happily. But unfortunately for the crimson hair man, the woman he proposed to wasn't any other ordinary woman. Letting out a tired sigh, the silver hair maid released a portion of her magic power to return the office its usual appearance before glancing at the crimson hair man.
"This is the 69696th time you proposed to me, Sirzechs-sama. Do you ever get tired of doing this?" The maid with ruby red eyes named Grayfia calmly said and the crimson hair man stood up. Though his face showed that he was sad, the man who had experienced being rejected 69696th times quickly recovered and smiled gently at the silver hair maid.
"Since the time limit is quickly approaching, I figure I need to make the best out of it."
"…I won't stop you from trying, Sirzechs-sama, but my answer won't change. You aren't the type of man I'm looking for to be my partner." This time, it was the crimson hair man who let out a tired sigh after hearing Grayfia's answer. Stubborn, determined, never giving up, cold and strict, they were the words that could be used to described Grayfia Lucifuge, the last known member of the once prestige Lucifuge Clan who served the original Lucifer.
200 years ago, a Civil War had broken out in the Underworld between the New Satan Faction who waned to preserved peace and the Old Satan Faction who wanted to continued warring against the Angel Faction and the Fallen Angels Faction. Grayfia and her clan were part of the Old Faction before the silver hair maid betrayed them and turned to the New Faction, giving away important, strategic info that help them achieve victory.
However, even though Grayfia had contributed a huge part to their victory, no reward was given and the last Lucifuge was instead, shunned by a large majority. While it was confusing and unreasonable, when looking at the devil's characteristics, the reasons for Grayfia's situation were quite simple. Devils were usually long-lived and had low birth rate, so their society was full of traditionalists and closed-mind devils living from ancient time when rules were extremely strict.
The Devil race operated on a hierarchy system with the Four Satans holding absolute power and then the 72 Pillars and finally the Extra Devil serving them. To them, a devil of lower class must have absolute loyalty toward devil of higher rank and even the slightest act of disobedient would be met with punishment. As such, Grayfia's action of betraying her own clan and lord, the Lucifer Clan, was seen as disgusting and unacceptable even if it was for the better of the whole devil race in the end.
If Ajuka, Serafall, Falbium and Sirzechs himself hadn't stood out for her, using their new status as The Four Great Satans to vouch for her, Grayfia would have been executed or banished long ago.
To outsiders, Grayfia was a traitor to her clan and lord, but as someone who had befriended the silver hair maid for almost 200 years, Sirzechs knew the real story behind her action and he couldn't help respecting her for it.
"That dream, it will cost you your happiness in the future, Grayfia-chan." The crimson hair man said softly, a sad look on his face as he gazed at Grayfia's cold, yet elegant expression. The silver hair maid took a step back to avoid Sirzechs's hand which was about to caress her cheek and politely bowed to him.
"My happiness is the least of your concern, Lucifer-sama. As long as I can achieve my dream, no, my goal, I have no need for personal happiness." Grayfia exclaimed, a bit loudly before she excused herself out of the office. Left standing alone in his own office, Sirzechs Lucifer gazed sadly at the door before looking out the window.
"If there are someone out there who can melt Grayfia's frozen heart… please appear soon…" The current Lucifer, one of the most powerful figure in the Underworld, muttered while looking at the busy street of Capital Lilith from his office's window, his mountain of paperwork laid forgotten on his table.
Not doing any better than her older brother, Rias Gremory let out an exhausted sigh after she finished listening to the reports given by her familiars. It had been 4 days since the search started and the location of Uzumaki Naruto was still unknown to them. Akeno, her Queen, wasn't even coming to the clubroom these days. The black hair miko was running all over Kuoh in search for her crush.
If this situation continued, Akeno would have no motivation to improve herself and would be, in no way, readied for the upcoming battle against Riser Phenex. Rias sighed tiredly and sprawled herself on the top of her desk.
"...This is tiring…" Knowing Riser's selfish personality and lust toward her, Rias estimated that she only had about 2 months left before that guy came knocking on her door. At that time, she would bet it all on a Rating Game and fought for her freedom. But if Akeno, her strongest ally, couldn't exert all her power, how could she win? Though Rias had recently recruited the legendary Sekiryuutei and a nun with Twilight Healing, those two were just reincarnated, they needed time to grow. Time that she didn't have!
"…I hate you, Uzumaki Naruto…"
"Should we extend our search to the neighboring areas, Buchou?" Rias's Knight, Kiba, asked with a concern look on his face. Though not saying any word and her face blank, Koneko, who was sitting on a couch, also looked at Rias, awaiting her orders. Letting another deep sigh, something she seemed to do a lot lately, the red head smiled when she saw the concerned look on her peerage's face before shaking her head.
"…We should look around Kuoh properly one more time before doing that… Look around the airports and seaports to see if Naruto has gotten out of Kuoh, Kiba. Koneko, ask Akeno for something from Naruto and try to sense him." Rias ordered and stood up, intending to have a shower to calm herself down before continuing the search. However, just when she was about to open the door to her shower, a familiar voice said in her head and the content made Rias's eyes widen in both surprise and joy.
"I will come immediately." The red head all but shouted before a magic circle bearing the symbol of Gremory appeared in the air. It was a telepathy spell and its target was none other than her best friend, Himejima Akeno.
"Akeno, we have found Naruto."
Walking through the street of Kuoh slowly while looking out for a certain someone, Himejima Akeno suddenly stopped when her eyes landed on the shrine in the distance. It was where she lived in Kuoh, an abandoned shrine with little to no visitor throughout the year. But the black hair miko didn't really care about that. The reason she wanted to stay in a shrine was because in the past, she and her mother had also lived in a shrine before that incident happened.
'…I also met Naruto at the shrine…' Akeno thought sadly as memories of the day she and the blond met each other played out in her mind, still livid and clear as if it had just happened.
Humming an unknown song with an innocent expression on her face, little Akeno who had just turned 8 looked at the beautiful blue sky above as she enjoyed having her hair combed by her mother. Sitting behind Akeno, gently combing her daughter's lustrous black hair was none other than Himejima Shuri, a beautiful woman in her late twenties who looked no different from Akeno when she grew up.
"The sky is so beautiful today, Okaa-chan." The little girl exclaimed excitedly when she saw a bird flew by.
"It's because today is your birthday, Akeno." Shuri said while tying her daughter's hair into a pony tail with a black ribbon. Just then however, the older woman sensed a group of three people entering the shrine, and one of them was a boy of Akeno's age. Suddenly having the urge to tease her innocent daughter, a mischievous smile appeared on Shuri's face and she covered Akeno's eyes with her hands.
"They say every wish you make during your birthday will become true. Why don't you wish to meet your destined one, Akeno? I want to meet my future son-in-law!" The older woman said with a slight hint of mischievousness but it went unnoticed by her daughter who was pouting cutely.
"If any wish is possible, then I want to be with you and dad forever, Okaa-chan."
"No, wish for your boyfriend to appear before you now, Akeno. I want to meet my future son-in-law sooner so I can dote on him too." Shuri said as she looked up to see a family of three looking at her confusedly. The father was a handsome man with spiky blond hair and azure eyes while the mother was a beautiful, slender woman with lustrous red hair and blue eyes. A glint appeared in Shuri's eyes when her eyes landed on the boy standing between them, looking exactly like his father with spiky blond hair and azure eyes but carried his mother's pretty face instead.
'Ara, a handsome young man who would no doubt break many hearts in the future~' Thought Shuri.
"…Then I wish for my hubby to appear before me…" The young girl, with no other choice left, wished with a pout on her face. Her voice was a little low though and so, only Shuri could hear it. With a gentle on her face, the older woman then gestured for young Naruto to come over who did after asking for his parent's permission.
Then with a mysterious smile on her face, Shuri uncovered Akeno's eyes and looked at the young couple with a mischievous expression. Realizing her intension, the red hair woman also dragged her husband to a side and watched the pair with a smile on their face. Feeling her eyes no longer covered, little Akeno opened her eyes, expecting nothing only to widen her violet eyes the moment she saw a boy with blond hair and azure eyes standing in front of her.
"…Are you really my future hubby?" For a moment, the young girl could only stare at the boy, dumbfounded and amazed by what had just happened but then she asked with a small, adorable blush on her face.
"What is a hubby?" Young Naruto asked back with a confused look and a cute pout on his innocent face. Silence reigned for a moment before little Akeno broke out chuckling.
"I'm Himejima Akeno. What is your name, hubby?" Then with a bright smile, she asked.
"The name is Uzumaki Naruto. Nice to meet you, Akeno-chan." Young Naruto answered with a bright smile while pointing at himself with his thumb.
While their first meeting was quite hilarious, Akeno and Naruto became great friends after that. Various things happened and before the black hair miko knew it, she had somehow, developed a crush on Naruto. Shaking her head at the fond memory, Akeno was about to head to another place when Rias's familiar voice rang in her head.
"Akeno, we have found Naruto." The black hair miko stopped dead in her track before her mind successfully processed the information and her eyes widened in joy. Not even doubting, Rias, Akeno rushed toward the nearest valley and disappeared into a teleportation circle.
When she appeared at the clubroom for the first time in a while, instead of Uzumaki Naruto, what greeted Akeno was her King, standing inside a teleportation circle. Looking at Rias with eyes full of hope, the black hair miko calmly and slowly walked up to her, her heart beat wildly in her chest.
"Trust me." The red head muttered with a gentle smile on her face before the two disappeared in a shower of red light. When they appeared through the other end of the teleportation circle, it's inside of the Student Council Office, and the person they saw talking to Sona was...
"…Seekvaira Agares?"
Part 1 of Episode 2 Ended!
That's right! The Maid is Narberal Gamma and she is Seekvaira's Bishop, do you like her?
This chapter only features a bit about Grayfia but if you have noticed, I use Grayfia's appearance portraited in LN and Manga. Well, I just found her red eyes sexier and more beautiful than her silver ones... Now, another major change about Grayfia is her past which I will go into short details now before I got bricks thown at me.
1/ Grayfia betrayed the Old Faction not because she fell in love with Sirzechs but because of a hidden motive (her dream) which I will ABSOLUTELY not reveal until the story reached that point.
2/ The type of man Grayfia was looking for is someone who could help her achieve her dream.
3/ Grayfia is kinda OOC because of her different background and her current outlook. In her mind, there is only her dream, she didn't even understand LOVE!
4/ Why would Grayfia come to Naruto? How could the blond melt the Ice Queen's heart which even Sirzechs couldn't in 200 years? ALL will be answered in the FARRRRR future!
Review, tell me your opinion!
That's it, please look forward to Rias and Akeno interaction with Seekvaira in the next chapter.
Leigi of Sloth - Lazing out...
