Immoral Saint
High school DxD x Campione!
Disclaimer: I owned nothing.
Chapter 3 Tide of Destiny part 1
"Rias!"
"Ise!"
We hug each others, the girls also hug me. Oh, oh, oh, this is real! I have finally come back to them!
It's the feeling! The feeling of them! My precious oppai!
[You are in your sleep.]
I turn my head to where the voice came from. I can feel my eyes want to burst out of their sockets.
On my left is a huge dragon in red scales and green eyes. I cannot mistake him for anyone else but...
"Ddraig!? Since when were you reborn!?"
Ddraig the Welsh Dragon's body was cut into pieces after the war with the Three Factions! How did he appear here!? Clearly I'm back to my dimension with the girls!
[No, partner. This is your dream. You are deep inside your Sacred Gear.]
The white place. The place once my senpai were here.
I see, so, a dream, huh?
"If this is my dream, then at least, I can hug them and tell them how much I miss them."
Yeah, I can shove away my loneliness, even just a bit.
"But Ise, we are in our dreams, too."
Rias answers me with confused voice. So they are dreaming, too? Just like me?
[Partner, this, is the power of Great Red. He can dive into other dreams and such. Your wish to meet your team has created this phenomena.]
I see, just like what I did to the children back then?
"Wow, so this is Ddraig-san."
"He is such a great dragon. I can feel his greatness just by looking at him."
"Right right, Xenovia, I also can feel it."
The church trio is talking with their glittering eyes.
[See!? I'm not oppai dragon but Great Heavenly Dragon! Only you girls know the true I am!]
Ddraig's mental is healing, a bit, I think.
"Ise-kun, we tried to use the Dragon-Gate but it didn't respond."
Kiba said it while hugging me! Oh my comrades! Gasper also hugging me!
…
Wait... I feel something is wrong here...
"Ise-kun, please don't leave us."
"Don't use that voice while hugging meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"
I push Kiba away and slowly let Gasper go. This damn handsome! What's got into his head!?
"Ise-kun! You... You don't have to do that... I know my place in your heart."
GRRRAAAAA!
"Lately Kiba-senpai had been acting suspicious toward Ise-senpai."
"The path to Ise-sama's heart is not only blocked by female, but also male huh?"
NOOOOOO! You girls are all mistaken! My relationship with Kiba is not like that!
"Ise, did you live good? Did you have three meals each day? Did you get abused by anyone?"
My beloved Rias bombards me with many caring questions! I feel so happy that my tear is coming out, even this is a dream.
"Ara, Rias, why don't you ask him if he has an affair?"
Akeno-san! That's a dangerous question! The one I don't want to be asked with!
Then the girls look at me furiously! No! I swear no one has do that! I am still pure as a virgin! Lucifer can warrant my words!
Wait, why did I have to say that to ensure my purity!? A man like me should have his virgin lost a long time ago!
I am a Devil! Well, a Devil humanoid dragon. But not some kind of Angel!
"Ise/Ise-kun/Ise-san/Ise-senpai/Ise-sama, do you, have any other GIRLS in the other world?"
"Knowing Ise-san, you must have done something unfaithful."
Rossweisse-san!
Ku! That was a hot and hard question! All of them are looking at me! Only Akeno-san is giggling.
"N-No! I swear no one has fallen for me in this world! And I have no affair!"
The girls thought up then nod, they trust me! At last!
[The dream won't last long, partner.]
"Really? Then is there a way to make it longer?"
[It's not only depend on your energy, but also the ones you want to meet.]
I see. This power of mine can affect the girls. I want to control it better before using it to call the girls, they can be harmed if I selfishly do what I want.
"Ddraig, I want to ask if Issei can go back to our world."
Yes, it is what I cornering now. To return to my oppai! My bed full of girls!
[He can only do it if he masters the power of Great Red, or Ophis, since both of them can travel freely by manipulating the reality. Issei can do it within smaller scale. By linking him to you, the Dragon-Gate can detect him while that happening.]
I see, but reality manipulation? It sounds kinda … complex. But I will definitely practice it until I can get back!
"Thanks Ddraig. Please protect him in this world."
[No problem. I shall support him with all I have.]
"Ise, take care of yourself."
"Yes, Rias."
We share a kiss on front of everyone. Then the girls rush to me and kiss me, too! They are all over my and kiss me non-stop! We having a kiss-orgy here!
Even Irina-chan kisses me! Since this is only a dream, so her wings won't turn into dark. Rossweisse-san doesn't kiss me, but she shakes my hand.
Grandfather in heaven, wait, does he really there? No, Grandfather, please watch over me! Your grandson has once again come close to his dream!
And then I wake up seeing me sleeping on a tree with Ying Hua on another one. A wild night has passed.
Sweet dream sweet.
"Hyoudou Issei, nice to meet you."
"Kusanagi Godou, nice to meet you, too."
'Clearly I cannot do a fluent and obvious flattery speeches like Ying Hua. But this guy seems nice, he really isn't like Luo Hao.'
Last night, Issei and Ying Hua had been spying on Sun Wu Kong, they found out the united of three Gods. Asherah, the girl needed to be rescued was somewhere on the Monkey God's body. For once Issei thought she had been devoured by Sun Wu Kong, but Ophis told him she felt Asherah's presence on the Monkey God's body, not inside him.
'It was a good choice not to show Ophis right in Kusanagi-san's face.'
Issei took a silent sigh in his heart. He absolutely didn't want to see a Campione and a God come close to each others. Especially that God is his friend.
'Now how do I convince him to not slay Sun Wu Kong before I take Asherah back...?'
Ying Hua had told Issei a bit about Kusanagi Godou, the youngest Campione.
'God-slayers and Gods, too fast, I was here for a week and encountered more super beings than oppai!'
Issei's heart was crying. When? When would he reunite with his beloved Rias? He couldn't bring himself to tell Ophis to change her appearance into an Onee-san. No, he couldn't do that, his moral was still in his heart!
[Talk about the guy who summoned Chichigami.]
'Shut up! Wait, if I plead to Chichigami, would she send me back...!?'
A voice stopped Issei from losing in his thought.
"Kusanagi-sama, this is Hyoudou-niisan, my soon-to-be honored-brother."
"Sorry, please don't listen to him. Right now I have no intention to be Her Eminence's disciple."
Issei decided to deny Ying Hua's words, he didn't have time to spare. Then Issei looked at Kusanagi, his eyes were full of … sympathy?
Kusanagi turned his head to a … handsome youth? No, that was a girl, a handsome girl. Issei could tell because he felt his [Dress Break] and [Bilingual] were available to use on this girl.
'A reverse version of Gya-suke.'
Issei recalled his junior back in his dimension. The cross-dressing boy who had his own male fan club. "The girl who born as a boy."
[That reminds me of the guy who forced you to watch anime with him.]
'Hell no! Don't ever mention him! No one would be able to call him a cute or handsome cross-dresser!'
But Ddraig's mental state had become better recently. The nature of this world, it greatly enhanced both Issei and Ddraig's base traits. Namely, Issei had vast demonic/magic pool and greater regeneration, including quicker stamina regeneration.
He felt like he was Vali when he first fought him at the meeting between Three Factions.
"Sayanomiya-san, this is Cult Leader Luo Hao's disciple, and this is his friend."
The handsome girl smiled, Issei could feel her gaze was on him.
"I know, the young hero Lu, you are quite famous in our circles. I believe people on your side have also heard of me. And … Hyoudou Issei-san, it is our first meeting."
She gave Issei a head bow, in which Issei returned the same manner.
"Please take care of me, Sayanomiya-san. And please call me Ise."
"Then it is my right to let you call me Kaoru, it is my pleasure."
Then Kaoru spoke up.
"The situation is … in crisis. As young hero Lu said, you are going to be his honored-brother? Can you please join us to solve this disaster caused by Heretic Sun Wu Kong?"
"Er, please don't see me as Ying Hua's honored-brother. Though I will try my best to help you."
Kaoru smiled, then her face became serious, she took out a map and placed it on the table.
Issei listened with intense until Ying Hua mentioned about the last night's event.
"After separating from Kusanagi-sama and took the role of distraction, I met Hyoudou-niisan, with his help, we managed to de-"
"Ehem...!"
Issei couldn't let Kusanagi know about his true powers, he didn't want to risk fighting another Campione. According to Ying Hua, there were only few ones in the entire world can fight Divine Beasts on their own, and Issei had just killed them, two Divine Beats, in their own territory, without breaking a sweat. So he whispered into Ying Hua's ears.
'Could you please don't tell everyone I killed those two huge monkeys? I want to hide my powers as long as possible.'
'Hyoudou-niisan? Wouldn't you gain more respect if I tell them?'
'Please don't. It's something like... The strong ones hide their strength to take advantage of surprise?'
'I got it! Leave it to me Hyoudou-niisan!'
Phew, that was close. Rias and the girls would have been proud of his brain's quick reaction.
"Then Hyoudou-niisan helped me, we escaped together and managed to follow them. We were able to witness something extraordinary on our way back. This morning around daybreak, there were some unusual presences gathering on the sacred mountain on Okunikkou, so we investigated a little."
Ying Hua recounted everything he witnessed on Nantaisan.
Yes, Zhu Ba Jie and Sha Wu Jing. The united of the company on the Journey to the West. Minus the San Zang of course. Or he simply hadn't appeared yet? Issei hoped that guy could control his three troublesome servants.
The speeches continued, apparently Mariya Hikari was the girl whose body had been stolen by Sun Wu Kong, Sun Wu Kong couldn't leave her body, and Kusanagi decided to save the girl, no matter what.
When Kusanagi lowered his head, Kaoru took out her cellphone. Looked like someone was calling.
"Kusanagi-san, the missing fellow will be arriving soon. Do you want to meet him? There's also a very interesting visitor coming with him."
After conversing for a while, Kaoru hung up the phone and asked Kusanagi.
'Let's follow them. I will try to think up something to save Asherah.'
[Partner, about what you asked last night. I have prepared it. It went better than I expected. Soon, you will become the strongest Heavenly Dragon.]
'Thanks, Ddraig. I need to be stronger, or else I can't do anything.'
The four of them came to the main visiting road before Toushouguu. There were 4 girls chatting with the sloppy suit man.
'Wait. Is that...?'
"Kusanagi-san, how embarrassing... But I finally got back. You...?"
Touma Amakasu!? The guy who told Issei not destroy everything! W-Why is he here!? No, think carefully. He was one of the Committee members, so it was naturally for him to involved in this.
The blond girl, who took a look at Issei and Amakasu, talked.
"You two know each others?"
!
'Damn, how should I answer her!?'
"No, it was a mistake, I haven't seen anyone like him. My name is Touma Amakasu, nice to meet you."
"Hyoudou Issei, please take care of me."
Thankfully, Touma didn't reveal Issei's true identity. When he looked back, he saw Kaoru was signaling with him using her eyes.
'So they know. But they help me keep the secret.'
Issei became more careful, if Kusanagi found out he wasn't human, there might be an unavoidable fight. Issei wanted to cut off the fights as much as he could. More oppai and less fights.
There was someone beside Amakasu. A girl with short red hair.
"T-This is Miss Annie Charlton. S-She is the one who fortuitously saved me when I was unconscious and completely drenched. I-I owe my life to her, my savior."
Amakasu's body trembled incessantly, and he kept wiping his nose as he introduced the one who brought him here.
The ethereal beauty greeted with impeccable Japanese.
"My name is Annie, pleased to meet you."
A hour later, Issei was seen sitting in a police car, next to Annie Charlton. She was... nice. Issei hoped Annie wouldn't detect who he was.
Kusanagi was happy, Ying Hua and Amakasu didn't come with them, but at last one of the males came, he said he was very grateful for Issei had decided to join his crisis team. He even went far to the point suggesting Issei sitting beside him, but the girls, or rather, Godou's lovers as they called themselves (?) especially the blonde one, she told Issei to not let her be far from her love. Knowing how crazy women can be when in love, Issei quickly agreed, much to Kusanagi's disappoint.
'Well, that can't be helped. The power of oppai triumphs over anything!'
"Hyoudou-san, thank you for your generosity, we can be with our Lord. Let me introduce you to everyone."
"E-Erica! Stop that kind of talk! No! Hyoudou-san! It wasn't what you thought!"
"But... You seem to like it..."
'Who wouldn't be happy when a flock of beauties surround him!? Wait... Vali Lucifer! The guy had Kuroka in his team and he did nothing! NOTHING!'
However, Issei didn't fell that Kusanagi is the same type as Vali, a battle maniac, rather, he felt Kusanagi tried to be as normal as he could be.
"You can use Italian?"
The blond girl asked Issei who was confused at what she said. Italian? He didn't recall saying anything in Italian language, he doesn't even understand it. He does have the [Language] ability of Devils which lets him speak and understand other languages as long as it was spoken... perhaps, it was that.
"No, it has to be my magic. I have an auto-cast spell which can translate what I talk to what others want to hear in their language."
"I see. So that's why I heard your words in English."
Annie sitting next to Issei commented on his respond to the blond girl.
"Oh, it is a convenient spell. Let me begin, my name is Erica Blandelli, a member of Copper Black Cross, the one who holds the title Diavolo Rosso. The girl on Godou's left is Mariya Yuri, she is a Hime Miko, the last one is Liliana Kranjcar, she is a Greak Knight from Bronze Black Cross. All of us are Godou's lovers, with me as the main wife. There's one more, but she isn't here."
"Nice to meet you, Hyoudou-san."
"Nice to meet you, Hyoudou-san. Erica, don't make people confused. Hyoudou-san, I am the premier Knight of Godou."
1 Hime Miko, 2 Great Knights, this guy got some good taste!
He felt a bit envious but then remembered about Rias and his other girls back on his world. Then, he recalled what Annie said earlier.
'Since secrecy is not essential for this incident, let me begin by revealing my mission. I was sent here by Los Angeles' king to confirm Asherah's death. My mission ends once the witch is dead. However, I think it would be rude to leave without greeting everyone here at the site of this cataclysmic event, so let me assist you all.'
She came here to confirm Asherah's death!
Issei felt like his heart being twisted. He had tried to gather more information from her, but his spell, his magnificent [Bilingual] couldn't affect Annie, which mean she was a Campione.
"The power of dragon, right, how could I forget it..."
"Ise-san? You were saying?"
"Oh... N-Nothing, Annie-san."
Issei felt nervous, there are 7 Campione, and he already met 3 of them.
'God-slayers... If only I have enough powers to stand against them.'
His [Dress Break] and [Bilingual] had no effect, they were on higher plane than him. Even if Asherah had done terrible things, Issei knew, deep down in his heart, he wanted to save the poor girl. Losing her place as the worship idol and became a mere servant of male Gods. Such hardship she had experienced. Not to mention, no, Issei didn't want to think deeply into that department.
[Partner, you have a chance to defeat them.]
'Really Ddraig!? But I am not strong enough! True Queen hasn't been stable yet!'
[You're right. True Queen hasn't showed its full powers, but with the help from the power you stole, likely your chance has increased, to the point you can fight Dragon-King level.]
!
If what Ddraig said was true, then Issei could save Asherah, even if he had to face the Campione.
"It's the divine beast from yesterday!"
A voice cut through Issei's thought. Looking at the front, Issei saw the huge monkey yesterday. It attempted to assault the team.
The moment Erica Blandelli shouted, Annie had already taken action. Slamming on the brakes, she opened the car window on the driver's side, and extended her arm, a slender revolver in her hand.
BANG! Annie fired her gun without any hesitation.
As silver sparks scattered, the bullet struck the giant ape's fur, tracing out a silver trajectory. It probably carried some kind of magical effect.
'Oh, with the God-slayers, I don't have to show my strength...'
Feeling safe being protected by two God-slayers (?), Issei comfortably sat back in his seat. He wouldn't have to care about fighting those huge monkeys.
However, the huge monkey seemed to be completely unaffected, and reached out with its long and thick arms.
'Wait... WHAT!? Shouldn't she one-shot that huge monkey!? She IS a Campione!'
[Partner, they probably trying to hide their true powers, just like us.]
But this wasn't the time for hiding powers! Issei knew he wouldn't be damaged by the huge monkeys, but they would get suspicious if he wasn't injured after facing a Divine Beast.
"F-From behind as well, everyone be careful!"
A huge monkey had also appeared from behind, and they were now stuck in an attack from both sides. Encountering two divine beasts on a mountain road like this would normally be a hopeless situation, to normal people of course.
'Ddraig! Does this have anything to do with the powers of dragons!?'
[Possibly.]
'Don't talk like thaaaaaaaaaaat!'
Shit! Why the fuck Issei had to face stupid dangerous circumstance like this!? He just wanted a normal life, and harem! And oppai! There were no oppai for him in this mountain!
Then the first to react was Erica Blandelli who gestured to give orders to the silver-haired girl. Liliana Kranjcar immediately opened the car door and the two knights jumped off the vehicle.
'How shameful of me! Letting girls to fight like that...! I want to find of hole full of oppai and jump in...!'
[...]
Issei had no choice, if he went out and used [Scale Mail], chance that he would be targeted by Campione is very high... Wait.
'That's right! I will just use magic to fight them! And my bare body!'
With a great resolve (?) Issei came out, prepared to fight the huge monkeys.
"What are you intending to do? Hurry and come back!"
"Annie-san, please rest assured! Leave it to Godou-san and the rest to handle this."
Mariya Yuri explained to the puzzled American.
Kusanagi also came out, he stood straightly, with no fear facing the taller Divine Beast.
"The one unblunted and unapproachable! Oath-breaking sinners be purged by the iron hammer of justice!"
"Eli Eli lama sabachthani? Oh Lord, why hast thou forsaken me?"
"People, listen to David's song of mourning! How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!"
A enormous black boar appeared, it was huge! Up to 20 meters with its dual long ivory tusks. The boar this size could easily finish up the huge monkeys, but in this mountain path like this and the nimble monkeys, the chance it missed would also high, so Issei had to somehow halt their movements, or protect the combatants while the boar hitting its targets.
One of the huge monkeys picked up a big chunk of rock and threw it on Kusanagi.
"Shield!"
Issei immediately used the knowledge of magic he learned with Asherah, a magic symbol appeared in front of him and Kusanagi, defensed them against the incoming rock.
'It works! I did it!'
He recalled when he was guided by Akeno the first time he learned how to use magic. The result was pitiful, but now! He did it!
'Strange, I don't have to shout out any chant.'
"Hyoudou-san!"
"I'm okay! Quickly take down the Divine Beasts!"
"We got it!"
Erica Blandelli had her sword turn into an arrow, then she conjured a bow, Liliana Kranjcar did the same, together they shot the huge monkey in the rear while Kusanagi's boar rammed at the one before them.
The black boar rolled down the mountainside together with the huge monkey, leaving the menacing huge monkey in the rear who warily watched the bows and arrows of the two knights. A clear path had been opened.
Issei dispelled the shield. He was going to return to the car with everyone, but just as Kusanagi was about to follow, he collapsed.
"W-What is going on? My body..."
"Kusanagi-san!?"
Feeling something was wrong, Issei came close to Kusanagi.
'The shield should have protected both of us, and Kusanagi-san is a God-slayer, then why...?'
Realizing something was wrong with Kusanagi, the apprehensive huge monkey in the back began to show an increasingly dangerous gaze.
Issei quickly carried Kusanagi on his arms, then ran back to the car.
"Everyone! Come back now!"
A new huge monkey appeared from the front; an unexpected third monkey. They were once again caught in a crisis with attacks from both sides!
Issei opened the door and put Kusanagi in, while Mariya Yuri checked on his body. The female Great Knights also came back.
"Annie-san! Drive the car away from this place, I will distract them!"
"Hyoudou-san...!"
The huge monkey from the front had come! It cocked back its fist and wanted to smashed Issei!
Issei brought up his shield, he would block this attack, or end up tanking it, revealing the fact he wasn't human by surviving the assault of Divine Beast.
At that very instant, spell words were heard.
"The many-fenced place of Izumo / Of the many clouds rising — To dwell there with my spouse / Do I build a many-fenced palace: Ah, that many-fenced palace! Seishuuin Ena has arrived!"
"Ena-san—!"
Hearing the one who announced her name fearlessly, Mariya Yuri's face brightened with happiness.
From amongst the leaves that were turning red, out jumped the uniformed girl. Carrying a Japanese sword, surrounded by strong gales swirling around her, she blocked the path of the huge monkey from the front.
Around her, the wind's strength was increasing like a small-scale tornado.
'A-Amazing...'
Who was this girl? She seemed strong, Erica Blandelli earlier told him about another girl, was this the one?
This tornado pushed back the arm of the huge monkey.
The huge monkey roared savagely, baring the sharp fangs in its mouth and started to spit crimson fire as if intending to incinerate the sword-maiden.
The one from the rear had caught up, from what Issei understood, the sword-maiden couldn't face two Divine Beasts at the same time. So it was his turn to halt the huge monkey!
Issei ran to it, he engulfed himself in his demonic aura. He would crash into the huge monkey, then push it back.
"Across the fields and mountains / Setaria in a storm... The sounding gates of Awa / Whom shall determine their fate — !"
Behind Issei, the sword-maiden shouted out another spell words, wait, did everyone need spell words to fight? Issei remembered the Valkyrie, Rossweisse in his Gremory group didn't use any spell words when she bombarded things.
'It must be a difference between the types of spell.'
THUGGG!
The huge monkey was pushed back by Issei.
"Hyoudou-san! Don't overdo it! It is the Divine Beast that serves Sun Wu Kong!"
The Hime Miko, Mariya Yuri, talked to him with care. She sounded just like his Asia, but what he was worrying is not the "overdo it" part, but the fact that the huge monkey had no mean to harm him, thus made them wary about his true strength.
Issei charged up his power without using Boosted Gear, he punched the Divine Beast away.
"Oraaaaa!"
The huge monkey crashed into several trees, breaking them in process.
'Look like the sword-maiden has successfully stop the one from the front.'
Turning his head back, Issei saw the silver-haired girl pinned down the huge monkey with her arrows, while the sword-maiden ran back to the car.
"Hyoudou-san! Please return! They won't be down for long!"
Right, it was escape time.
But before Issei could return, violent quakes were heard.
ROOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRR!
5 Divine Beasts entered Issei's sight, all of them were huge monkeys, they were running with great speed, about 5 minutes they would clash against him.
"H-How...!? Godou-san is in bad condition, and we are almost out of combat..."
Mariya Yuri exclaimed with panic, no, it was true that the Kusanagi was down, but they still had Annie, Issei hoped that God-slayer woman would discard her hidden when the right time come.
One of the monkey picked up a fallen tree and threw it.
"Hyoudou-san! Return now! We will deal with them somehow!"
Even with Erica Blandelli's words, Issei could not do it when he saw the possibility.
'If I dodge it, the car will be crushed!'
Issei wished he could have used [Scale Mail] and got over this situation, the huge monkeys just kept spamming out of nowhere! However, Issei needed to hold back that thought.
[Treat it like before your [Balance Breaker] battles, increasing powers and experience without using [Scale Mail] is also a good training.]
'Thanks for the advice, Ddraig!'
The tree was close, Issei calculated where he should stand, then he rushed to the point and brought up the shield.
CRASH!
"Hyoudou-san!"
The input strength the Divine Beast used to throw the tree was high, but this level is nothing compare to Issei.
The sword-maiden ran out, intended to support Issei, but Issei stopped her.
"You! I don't know your name, but please save your strength, your team will need it later. Leave these to me! I will distract them!"
Issei focused his power into his legs, then forcefully kicked the fallen tree he just blocked. The tree flied up, crash into the 5 monkeys, stopping their advance for a moment.
"Quickly escape! Don't worry about me! I will survive no matter what!"
'Will they do as I say?'
Issei could very well be discovered for what he was. Someone had just blocked the object thrown by the Divine Beast, and used said object to counter them.
The sword-maiden didn't speak for some seconds, then she ran back to the car while shouting to Issei.
"My name is Ena! Seishuuin Ena! Hime Miko of the Sword!"
Oh great, another Hime Miko! How many girls this Kusanagi had!?
"Hyoudou-san, we will never forget your assistance! Let's meet again at the inn! You will find it on the road, we will try to help you when we recover!"
With the last words by Erica, the car ran away.
"Finally, they're gone."
Issei signed, he couldn't sense their presence anymore. It was the time to finish this.
"If that Sun Wu Kong is not a God-class being, I would have kicked his ass myself. Forcing me to fight your monkeys non-stop!"
[Partner, let's try your new power. I'm tired seeing you hide your strength. Dragon fears nothing.]
"Right, about damn time. Let's go! [Divide Gear]!"
With a flash on his right arm, a gauntlet appeared, unlike his usual red one, this one was white, with blue gem on it.
[In our world, if you use this your lifespan will be cut. But, in this world, you can use it without limit, just like my powers, except it won't be as strong as [Divine Dividing] under Albion.]
"That's alone is enough!"
The huge monkey behind Issei, the one earlier pinned down by Liliana Kranjcar's arrows had recovered. It dashed to Issei from his rear.
"Let's go without [Scale Mail]!"
Issei summoned his [Boosted Gear]. With both red and white gauntlets on his arms, Issei confided he can beat up all 6 huge monkeys.
"I will try using [Divide] on this guy first!"
Issei dodged the huge monkey's punch, then he used his right arm to counter it.
The punch was not strong as his usual ones, but it was enough to stall the Divine Beast for some second.
[Divide!]
The huge monkey suddenly kneed down while Issei received its strength.
[Unlike Vali, you don't have wings to let out your excess powers when you are not in your [Scale Mail], so be careful.]
"I see. But the strength I have just received, it is kinda … low?"
[Of course partner. Don't compare these monkeys to a dragon like you.]
Issei thought up for a moment, the strength he got from the monkey was low, and he also used his stamina to execute [Divide], [Boost] also needed stamina, so if he …
The attacks of the 6 monkeys cut off Issei 's thought. They surrounded him, each one try to do different attacks. Fire breathe, poison breathe, throwing rocks and trees, punching, squashing, etc.
Issei jumped on one huge monkey and ran on its body like running up the wall, then when he reached its head he kicked it back down to the ground. It was the method to deal with bigger opponents when Issei couldn't use [Scale Mail], he wanted to try one on Tannin, but failed, hard. The Dragon-King had used his arms and body to drop Issei like a bug.
[Divide!]
This time, the monkey which was hit by Issei's Dividing Gear could not stand up anymore, it collapsed on the road.
"Ddraig, if I use the pure power stolen by [Divide] to convert into [Boost], it is possible?"
Issei asked his partner while blowing up another huge monkey using Dragon Shot, said huge monkey turned into dust immediately.
[Ha ha ha! I have never heard anything like that! Since using the power you steal to convert into boost, you only need the stamina to divide and a bit to add into the boost instead of use up stamina for dividing and boosting. Brilliant! You are the most interesting host in my life! Hyoudou Issei, your predecessors will be proud!]
His predecessors, they died for his sake. He would never forget about them, especially their farewell words!
"I think this method only works against weaker opponents than me, since dividing stronger ones will give me more powers than boosting myself."
[Divide!]
The input strength Issei received became lower each time. The monkey had no strength left to divide, but the stamina consumed unit was still as high as before.
'I've confirmed the basic condition of using [Divide] and [Steal] now. I should target other enemies after the first Divide begins.'
Issei had reached the conclusion after thought up about it last night. He was growing more and more in brain department.
"I will become the Harem King! First I need to return to my world and reach High-class Devil! Then I will help Rias my beloved to achieve her dream!"
'Then I will have my oppai! Lots of oppai! Rias's huge oppai! Asia's growing oppai! Akeno's solf oppai! Koneko's … flat oppai!'
[… I'm going back to my sleep. Have fun with the monkeys.]
'Ddraig-san is back to his sleep...! Why he can't understand the greatness of oppai!?'
The rest of the fight looked like slaughter more than a fair battle, even though the red dragon didn't use his armor. He was just dividing and boosting, non-stop.
"T-Thanks... The tea is very nice."
"Of course, treat this like your home."
Aisha was her name, they called her Madame Aisha, she was one of the older generation's Campione, but Aisha wasn't that old like people always thought!
She was young! Aisha was only … 17 years old! That's right, Aisha was only 17!
One of her [Authorities], the [Fairy's Corridor], allowed her to travel through time and place. Despite having little control over it, Aisha did enjoy her travel, and, don't worry about history! It had the "Correction Force"! Aisha just needed to help people with all her might!
But now, her latest adventure was not … what she expected.
Aisha was in a huge mansion, her "Door" leaded her here. At least with the beautiful appearance of the mansion, Aisha thought she was in somewhere around 14 or 15th century. Then she saw him.
A man with silver hair, he had silver beard, too! He was handsome, so handsome! His clothes were noble-like, so he must be a noble of this age! Aisha thought she needed to apologize this noble man for intruding his house, but instead she was welcomed.
The noble man leaded her to a guest room, the room itself was huge, it had many decorations on the wall. There was a fireplace, too.
'Wow, he must be very rich.'
Aisha couldn't help but take a look at her surrounding. She was curious about this noble man. In fact, her thought was running into a typical prejudice about his method in gaining the wealth.
'Could it be that he did bad things to gain all this wealth?! If he did something bad to the people to gain them, then, I, Aisha, will punish him!'
Yes! Aisha was a holy maiden of justice! But then her thought faltered as it strayed to how charming and polite the man was.
'N-No! I cannot do something terrible to a handsome man! I will just … convince him if he was a bad noble.'
Aisha's other [Authority], the ability to make people be nice to her, she would use it to forc-no, convince! Yes, convince the man to change his ways. She'll only use it just a little bit! It's for good, she means no harm!
"Ex-Excuse me! Did-Did I trouble you?"
Aisha would talk to him first, if he was not doing bad things then she wouldn't need to convince him, right?
"Ha Ha Ha! It has been a long time since I had a guest come to my place. Tell me, what's your name~?"
"My name is Aisha, nice to meet you."
'He didn't seem bad … No! I must carefully investigate about him before getting to the conclusion!'
"You are not normal human, aren't you?"
The silver-haired man was looking at Aisha with interested eyes.
"H-How did you know!? A-Are you a God!? Or a Campione!?"
Did Aisha mess up and meet a Campione at other timeline? The only old-man Campione she knew is Marquis Voban, and no way he was as nice as this noble man.
"God? No no no, I don't call myself like that. Campione? Hm, that should be "Champion" in Italian? No, no one call me like that, too~~"
The silver-haired man replied to Aisha with a melodic voice. She didn't know if he was joking or not, but … somehow her instinct didn't like this man.
He … was dangerous. Just a second when he uttered the word "God", Aisha's instinct warned her that, her magic rose, then lowered itself.
"How did you come to this place? Little Aisha~~?"
!
H-He … called her "Little Aisha"! That mean in his eyes Aisha was young!
"Thank you! Since you are not a God, I will tell you! I have an ability to travel to other places through time and place. It created a hole and it leaded me here."
Aisha happily answered the silver-haired man. She didn't know. She had stepped one step close to the a box of disaster.
"Is that so? Such an interested ability. Can you please tell me how does it work?"
The silver-haired man's eyes were flashed with ill light, but Aisha didn't see it.
"I will, but by the way, what is your name? Or how should I call you?"
"My name, is, Rizevim Livan Morningstar, please call me Rizevim. Nice to meet you, Madame Aisha."
Unfortunately, Aisha didn't remember who Morningstar was.
Shidou Irina, the reincarnated Angel. Archangel Michael's Ace.
She was the childhood friend of Hyoudou Issei, since the time she met him, she had fallen in love with the lovable idiot.
They smiled, the played, they slept, they ate, all together. They bathed, too. It was an embarrassing memory Irina wanted to hide from others.
He didn't know he was a "she", but that was why they could do many things together.
When she heard the news of his death, Irina couldn't stop her tears.
But she did hope he was alive, there was no way her hero could be killed so easy. His dream was not completed yet! The dream to be able to rip through women's clothes just by staring!
Irina could feel her wings changing from white to black and reverse. That was his dream, Irina felt she should convince him to pursuit other dream, the more "pure" dream.
But as a Devil, Issei would be harmed if he was purified.
Irina felt helpless. She was an Angel. She was Archangel Michael's Ace. She didn't want to disappoint the leaders of Heaven by "falling".
But she also wanted to be with Issei. She loved him, a lot, she wanted to give birth to his child. In her country, giving birth to your lover's child shows your absolute love for him.
'Ise's child...'
Irina touched her belly. He, was a Devil, she, was an Angel. Even though the Three Factions had ended the war on the the road of peace, she still could not cross that borderline.
'If only I can...'
Irina knew her duty and responsibility. She was one of the most important Angel, she was favored by Michael to let her be with Issei as the representative of the Angel side. She didn't want to create more trouble for Michael.
Irina looked at team Gremory and felt poor for herself. Everyone had their own respective special powers. Issei had his Boosted Gear, Kiba had his Sword Birth and Blade Blacksmith, Rias had Power of Destruction, Akeno had her holy lightning, Koneko had her Senjutsu and Youjutsu, Xenovia had her Ex-Durandal, Asia had her Twilight Healing, Gasper had his Forbidden Balor View, Rossweisee had her magic knowledge, Ravel had her phoenix flame.
Irina? She did have her Excalibur Mimic, but it was combined into Ex-Durandal, after that, she only had a mass product Holy Demonic Sword, which could be created many by Kiba.
Irina wanted to be as strong as everyone in team Gremory! She wanted to fight alongside of her friends!
She had improved, she was stronger, but this was not enough!
Irina shook her head, this was not suit her cheerful persona. Right! She had to be optimist about things!
"I will become stronger! Ise, please wait for me!"
She shouted it out while doing her training in Heaven, with other Angels beside her.
"Irina-san, Michael-sama wants to have a talk with you."
"Thanks, I'm coming."
Irina changed into her formal uniform, she took a short bath to cleanse her sweat, she didn't allow herself to meet Archangel Michael with a bad smell. That would be disrespecting him!
Irina walked to the Chamber of Michael. She wondered why did he call her, was it a news about Issei? Or was it about the matter of what she asked him the day before?
Michael's radiant smile made people feel at ease. It was one of his gift given by God of the Bible. He didn't feel shy showing it to others.
"Sir Michael, Shidou Irina has come."
Irina kneed down, she made a cross marking on her forehead and shoulders. It was the traditional way when meeting an Archangel.
"Please step up Irina. Today, I have a very important thing to tell you."
"What is the matter, Sir Michael?"
Michael waved his hand up, from a pocket dimension, a divine hammer came out. It shone brilliantly like the flashing thunder in the raging storm.
"I-Is this?"
"Yes, the Mjolnir Replica. After the successful negotiation with the Norse, they gave it to us. Seeing the Heaven side is the only place can produce people to use it. We were asked to keep it, until someone can lift it up."
'But... Sir Michael is lifting it up?'
Irina could not understand, Michael could use it, his heart was pure and strong, having the replicate Mjolnir, the legendary weapon of God Thor would be a great tool to repel the terrorists.
The divine hammer fell down on the floor with no sound, Michael controlled it perfectly, not wanting to damage the floor of the chamber. He needed the resource to flow into other use, not into some … heretic accident.
"Irina, please lift it up."
"Sir Michael?"
Irina was speechless, Michael summoned her here to test her? To see if she could lift the divine hammer up?
She would put all her might into it! She would not disappoint the expectation of Michael!
Irina lowered down her body, she used both of her hands to lift it up. Surprisingly, the divine hammer was light, she barely remembered Issei said it was as heavy as his bed.
But in Irina's hands, it was light as feather!
Michael smiled at his Ace.
"Irina, you have proved that you are worthy to use the replicate Mjolnir, keep it well and use it for the righteous and justice. I trust you with it."
"Thank you very much Sir Michael. I am very grateful of this."
Irina was smiling, she had it! Finally she had something to help her fighting alongside her friends and love!
If Irina calmed down, She could have heard Michael's mumbling something.
"...Irina, you are our hope to connect the Three Factions. You shoulder the heavy duty that we can only support with all we have. It is the time for the symbol of power becomes the symbol of peace..."
Irina created a pocket dimension to keep the divine hammer. She named it Minir (Mini Mjolnir, it is a good name!), God Thor would not be happy if she used the same name as his main weapon.
'God, if you can hear me, then I understand it. This is my trial, I will have to overcome it. The trial of love and duty. To thank you for what you have done to me, I will do it till the end of time.'
She prayed to God, even if he didn't exist anymore.
'Please watch over me and bless my friends, my love with your kind eyes.'
She loved him. Her dragon. Her hero. Her childhood friend.
With Minir in her hands, she would become strong enough to stand together with him, on the road of destiny.
Would tonight she meet him in her dream? She asked herself.
'It's good that I can kiss him in the dream!'
Irina would not have to fear becoming "fallen" when she did more intimated acts with Issei in her dream.
"Ace Irina! It is our group training time!"
"I'm coming!"
Notes: Issei won't have the small white dragons in canon, since, at this time Albion and Ddraig haven't stopped their rivalry.
Also, I'm looking for a Beta, the minimum condition is have read both Camp and DxD up to vol 15 and 16.
Edit: Thanks for the correction, Xalverius.