Sorry for the long absence! Thank you for your patience. I hope this chapter does its job well. Looking forward to adding more bits and pieces in the next 2 weeks.


Oga began to blink furiously and looked up in shock. He could see the ceiling, and his back felt cold… his body was covered in a chilling sweat. At his face, he felt two tiny hands squeezing at his cheeks.

…Beel?

Under his head, he felt something strangely soft. It wasn't like a pillow, but something warm… it was also protecting his eyes from the glaring light. Opening his eyes was a challenge, with the light furiously pushing into his skull. He saw Hilda's face, staring at him almost too tenderly.

"Tatsumi? Can you hear me, Tatsumi?"

"… wha- ACHH!" Oga began coughing, life and activity forcing itself into his body. Beel began to squeal out in worry, and Hilda moved back to give him space. He realized his head was in her lap. He looked around more carefully to see that in addition to Himekawa and Hilda who were next to him, most of the class was looking at him.

"… What happened?"

"Oh, Tatsumi!" Hilda hugged him happily, and Beel also joined in. Himekawa began sighing in great relief, and the general atmosphere seemed to settle down. Oga had a massive headache and was confused, but realized that he had been in some kind of predicament to be knocked out like that.

"Ugh, just what was that?" He couldn't really remember what happened. Just that Furuichi ran in and then…

"Furuichi?" Oga turned his head to see the man in question, in the corner of the room. He was glaring at Oga.

"… Bastard."

"What?"

"I SAID, YOU'RE A BASTARD!"

"Whoa, calm down. What happened?"

"Oh, I was so worried, Tatsumi!" Hilda put in. "So suddenly you… you…"

"PLEASE, don't be kind, Hilda-san! Not now!"

"Not… now?" Then Oga remembered. It clicked in his head, what happened. How careless of him…

When Furuichi told him how he was gay in this dimension, Oga laughed until he couldn't breathe anymore and passed out. As he looked at Furuichi, he once again began to chuckle.

"Serves you right, Creep-ichi."


"Ugh… that little idiot. What's his deal?"

Kunieda Aoi was mumbling to herself as she ambled back to her assigned classroom. She had teased Furuichi before, and he never minded. It was strange how comfortable the girls were with him just cause he was gay; it was like just cause he wouldn't be attracted to them, they suddenly couldn't get enough of him. It showed how much they really wanted to hang out with boys, something which they couldn't do. The First Leader, Misaki, was a very modest girl who believed that girls shouldn't date until they got into college.

Thus Furuichi Takayuki, the stylish and smooth man who could comfort every girl was perfect for the group who sorely needed some male interaction (even if they denied it). Aoi herself never minded the rule; not only could she join the strongest women's gang and mark her territory, but she wouldn't be pestered by normal guys looking for a date. The only ones with enough balls would be the tough ones, who she could just beat up if they bothered her.

Though, there were two highschool men who she herself couldn't beat in this new turf. The first one was the previous leader, and ended up challenging her out of what appeared to be boredom. Unfazed by her looks, army, or gender, he charged forward. Kunieda almost shuddered at the memory of how his body endured all of her strikes, and how his fist shattered her wooden sword. She was indeed impressed with his skill, and gained respect for him.

But the next man was the one who left a bigger impact; not because of his greater strength, but because of how he was just so… different. Not like any of the other men. Tatsumi Oga ended up taking out the second year leaders almost instantly, and then soon gained the trust of both Kanzaki and Himekawa. She didn't know about him at all, just that he was called a savagely powerful freshman who had never been seen losing a fight. Finally, she ran into him, and immediately challenged him.

What a shock when she noticed it was the little nerd she met in the park just a few days prior! That guy walking around with his little baby, meeting her while she was disguised with her brother… they had spent the day together, and he helped her get out of some serious trouble. She was scared he would see through her disguise when they met, but his dumb expression made it obvious he had no idea. Still, he kept refusing her challenge. Politely bowing and trying to get away, not wanting to fight… she was used to being looked down on as a woman, but he made it seem like the very notion to fight her was unrealistic. She got pissed off, and saw a message from him disgracing her turf and badmouthing her as a useless woman who could never earn the right to fight him.

She angrily called him to the roof and began to strike at him. All he did was to hide the baby behind him, taking all the blows. When she realized they had been set up, she thought she was done for… but Oga beat them all, knocking them out efficiently and… protecting her. She couldn't believe he held no anger, and wondered if he really was just a sucker for women. But then, he told her that he only fights those who are either drowned in violence or need to be stopped.

"When I saw your face, I knew that you didn't enjoy hurting people… but I couldn't step on your pride, and so I let you continue. Still, for my own pride, I couldn't strike you back, not when my own body was the only one at risk."

She had never expected that kind of a gentleman to exist in her school, and thought that all guys like that were either faking it or just pansies. But here, the bruises and blood on his body showed he was neither. When Kunieda's face fell in shame, he went up to her and gave her a bright smile.

"Hey, brighten up! We can be friends now, right? So need to be sad! And besides… I think Kunieda-sempai looked much better like she was before, smiling with Kouta-kun!"

To think he had such words in him, and knew her secret all along… it was shocking for her. Despite that, Kunieda didn't honestly realize that she had some level of feelings for him until she met his supposed 'wife', Hilda, later on. Those feelings of jealousy were unnatural for her, but she passed it off. After the various trials they had gone through, it became apparent to her just how much she felt for him. She had long quit being the Red Tails head, realizing that someone who messed up as much as her couldn't hold that post any longer… and also to make a certain little endeavor possible.

However, right now what mattered was apologizing to the object of her affection's friend, who apparently really didn't like her comment. She entered the room to find everyone in a frantic state, with Furuichi sulking still.

"Hey…" she sighed. "Listen, sorry about that, kay? Didn't think you'd be such a bitc- um, such a bit sensitive. The girls were really upset, so-"

"KUNIEDA-SEMPAI!" The fool lunged into her arms, hugging into her.

Furuichi flinched, waiting for a blow to the head. But it never came. He looked up in surprise.

While Kunieda certainly wasn't loving it, she didn't seem to have a huge problem. Probably doing it just this once. But even then…

"Damn that bastard, only he can do that!" He heard a voice complain.

Wait a minute…

"Hey. Get off already." Before Furuichi could think, a hand yanked him by the collar. It was Oga.

"You bastard! Can't you let me enjoy her apology!"

"She doesn't need to apologize for you being a creep! Just let her sit down, can't you see ol' beardo is here already?"

Furuichi looked up to see Saotome, a small, lacking in presence man sitting across them, sweating profusely. He looked strangely weak.

Furuichi calmed down and sat down, not really thinking about class or Oga.

Wait a minute…

Meanwhile, Hilda and Kunieda had opposing thoughts on the same manner; how Oga stopped Furuichi from embracing Kunieda like that. Needless to say, one hated it while the other did not at all.

The class continued like normal, with Oga barely listening and instead simply napping, with Beel joining him. Hilda watched the two with a content look on her face, and Furuichi was deep in thought. When the class finally ended, Oga woke up due to Beel's whining for food; reflexively before he could start crying.

"Heh! I'm just too good at this." Oga said, triumphantly.

"I think so too, Tatsumi!" Oga sweat dropped at Hilda's encouragement. It was just… too weird finding her this nice to him. He had been trying to ignore it, but he was barely comfortable.

"Err… sure." He looked the other way, feeing Beel. He didn't notice Hilda's face fall slightly. He also didn't notice the strange look on Kunieda's face. Before he had the chance, he heard a cry of delight from across the room.

"Tatsu-kun!"

Oga's head raised up in shock. Who in the fuck just called him that? Tatsumi Oga had suffered some ridiculous shit since coming here. His sister tucking him in before sleeping, his father almost choking him into the pillow for not waking up early, Furuichi being ga-

"Pfft!"

No, crap, he couldn't laugh right now. This was serious; that nickname was the last frigging straw. Whoever this was, was about to get punched.

But as he clenched his fist, Oga didn't yet realize two things. First, the person who cried out was a woman. A stunningly elegant woman in a summer dress with slightly blushing cheeks, her hair in bouncing locks, and a sparklingly vivid smile. As he turned to face her, he noticed it was person he had seen before.

"Kugayama!?" The woman in question noticed Oga, and smiled at him.

"Oh come now, Oga-kun! You can call me in a more friendly manner than that! Today's a day off, so I came to visit! Have you guys seen…"

"AIKO – chan!" Kugayama turned around to see Himekawa beaming at her under his pompadour.

"Tatsu-kun!" The two of them embraced and Oga realized the other thing; that nickname wasn't meant for him.

"Hehe, it looks like Oga got confused again, Aiko-chan… he thought you meant him!"

"Oops! Hehe, you know I could only call you that way!"

Oga almost passed out, struggling to keep the blood/vomit from leaving his mouth. This was not what he wanted to see.

He scurried out of the room, followed by Furuichi.

"Oga, did you see that!?" Furuichi commented. "So… so that's Kugayama's potential! Her name is Aiko, eh?"

"What are you guys talking about?" Both boys turned around to see Lamia walking towards them, with papers in her hand.

"What's wrong with Aiko-san?" Lamia continued.

"Lamia, where were you? I thought you were gonna be in class with us." Furuichi questioned. He then explained Kugayama as he knew her.

"Wow, that kind of deep story, huh? So she still lives like a man in your universe? Well, maybe Aiko isn't her name in your universe then, since it's a really feminine one. And I… was busy."

Lamia revealed the papers she got.

"Using some info I got from the demon world, I've started looking up information about how to send you back. As I said, we need to do this urgently!"

"Damn right!" Oga nodded. Furuichi didn't say anything.

"So, the nature of this connection is strange, as I've no doubt said. The magic is unlike anything I've seen… but, if we play by the basic rules of demon magic affecting humans, we might notice something. This magic is actually intricately connected to kinds you two ARE familiar with!"

"…Damn right!" Oga nodded. The other two sweat-dropped, realizing he didn't hear a single word.

"Seeing as this transfer is created from your desires, it is in a way like another demonic contract you've made!"

"Wait a minute… a contract? Like the one Beel and Oga have!?" Furuichi was now listening more intently.

"Well, not exactly. That's a gross oversimplification. But basically, you could see it that way. At your universe, in that river bank, your wishes and beings were taken by the portal's energy and a contract was fulfilled."

"But we didn't sign anything!" Furuichi protested. "And who did we make it with? The portal!?'

"Like I said, it isn't simple! It's like… the natural energy's consciousness itself made the contract. Normally, to break out of a contract requires the demon willingly ending it. Beel-sama has done that before, simply by wishing it."

"Right…of course." Oga nodded. The others were starting to wonder if he even had a purpose there.

"Another way, thus, is if the initial requirements for the deal or the things which keep the deal going end. Since this rift is based on your emotional wishes for example, if either of you died, that would probably end the contract."

"So should we… die?" Furuichi wasn't sure where Lamia was going with this.

"No! But instead, eliminate your internal wishes in a different manner. Make it so that the portal has no need to hold its contract with you, at all."

"Hmm?" Furuichi began to look thoughtful. "Could it be… we should have some kind of change in our internal thoughts? The way we perceive things need to change?"

"I think that's what it is. How exactly, or what needs to be changed… I'm not entirely sure yet. We'll have to figure that out. It's probably to do with yyour contract terms being over, and thus our reason for being here turning void."

"Wow…" Furuichi commented. "Sounds like in order to get anywhere, we're going to have to develop our characters somewhat, and come to terms with a life lesson or something… the author sure has made this a convenient plot device."

"Wait a minute…" Lamia's eyes widened. "Now that we more or less know our conflict, the next phase of the plotline would be… some digression to another direction?"

"You don't mean…" Furuichi began to say. "A secondary conflict! Oga, make sure you don't- Oga?"

The hero of the show and his baby were nowhere to be seen.

"Where did they go?"

"S-sorry…" Furuichi and Lamia turned to see a small freshman girl whimpering, looking very scared. "I didn't know what to do! Those delinquents were causing such a huge commotion, and then I was told to go fetch Oga-san… sorry, I just thought he was the only one who could do anything!"

"Wait, you told Oga something right now, while we were talking? He then went off?" Furuichi was analyzing the specs of the girl and used it as an excuse to hold her shoulders.

"Ye…yes! He ran off as soon as I told him, I think he's going there now!"

"Going where?" Lamia asked, slapping off Furuichi's hands. "And what did you tell him?"

"I told him about the trouble that gang was causing, on the east side outside the school's campus!"

Furuichi and Lamia exchanged glances… so this was the sudden plot addition/distraction! And Oga went right for it…

"Fine…" Lamia sighed. "We should see through this first."

"See through it?" Furuichi raised an eyebrow. "Just let Oga handle it. He'll be fine."

"Wh-what?" The girl who gave them the news looked confused. "Furuichi-san, you always go with Oga! What are you saying! Although… even he was acting a little differently…"

Furuichi and Lamia panicked, realizing they could get caught if they weren't careful.

"Of-of course I'm going!" Furuichi put on his fake courage. "So, which fool are we fighting today?"

"The worst, most evil man! He's back from his latest job with the yakuza… he just got into another fight again. If this keeps up, who knows how much more will happen?!"

"Whoah, who is this guy!?"

"You know who I mean! The Crimson Tiger! It's… Tojo!"


Dun dun DUN!