History's Strongest Devil Disciple Kenichi
I do not own HSDK or High School DXD
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A/N: Hello again to everyone reading my story, and thank you to the people that have left me reviews.
*Action*
"Dialogue"
'Inner thoughts'
{Phone/Communication Dialogue}
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Chapter Seven
A New School
After getting ready and dressing in the Kuoh academy uniform, Kenichi slowly makes his way down the stairs to go eat breakfast.
'I wonder what it is going to be like today. Is breakfast going to go the same way as dinner did yesterday? The treat in my room was nice, but I wonder if it was a fluke. What is class going to be like? What is the new school like? I know that I accepted this, but I can't help but feel a little sad about leaving my friends at the other school.'
As he thinks this he feels a small pang in his chest.
He walks into the dining hall with a maid in tow. While taking a look at the table, he notices something different than last night. There is no table setting at the end of the outrageously long table.
'So, does this mean I'm not eating breakfast?'
His eyes trace along the table and make their way to the other end where Sona and Tsubaki sit and find that there is an extra place setting by them. He looks up at the two girls and finds that Tsubaki is looking at him with a soft smile on her face. Sona is sipping on some tea, but she also has a pleasant look upon her face as she looks at him out the corner of her eye.
For a brief moment, all of the mixed thoughts floating through his head fade away.
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After arriving at the school by car, the three of them make their way to the front entrance of the school.
He pauses a moment before entering as he stares at the new school.
'There certainly is a difference between my old school and this one. It's definitely more high class then mine.'
Even though they were early, there were a number of students already there. They instantly see Sona and express their joy to see her like a group of fans. The reaction he got from the fans were mixed. He mostly gets ire from the few male students that are there in jealousy. He was, after all, next to the second most popular girl in the school.
Since the school was only recently changed to coed, there is still mostly female students.
Feeling kind of awkward, he starts to slightly hang back from Sona and Tsubaki.
The two bespectacled girls quickly notice his lag.
Sona takes a momentary pause and waits for Kenichi to catch up to her. She also turns slightly and stares at him.
When he catches up, he gives her a puzzled look.
"Is something wrong?" He asks.
"I understand that things might be a little bit overwhelming right now but keep up. You are a part of this now. Show some more of that gusto that you showed me last night."
He gets a slight blush in embarrassment.
When she starts walking again, he keeps pace with her.
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After a bit of a walk, He enters into a large room with Tsubaki and Sona. He could only describe the large room as something that you would see in one of those court series. The room is outlined in dark stained woodworking. The walls are filled with books from end to end. At the head of the room is a large desk that is as big as some people's dining room table.
In the corner of the room is a smaller desk that has a computer and a printer on it. There are also a couch and a couple of chairs in the room.
Sona instantly sits at the larger desk and begins to rifle through some papers as she waits for the other members of her peerage show up.
Tsubaki sits at the computer desk and pulls up Kenichi's schedule on the computer. She then prints it out and hands it to Sona.
Sona raises an eyebrow as she stares at the list.
"Is something the matter?" He asks.
"Not exactly, but I have a strong intuition that this was done on purpose. I also don't think that you are going to care for the workload."
He frowns at her statement.
'This can't be good.'
"What is it?"
"You have the exact same schedule as mine." She says in return as she hands him the schedule.
He takes a big gulp.
"On a good note, this will make it easy to show you to your classes. We can just do some of the touring between classes."
"Thanks a lot, Serafall." He mutters under his breath.
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After everyone shows up, Sona decides to do introductions and everyone from her peerage/student council lines up.
He instantly recognizes a certain blue-haired rook named Tsubasa. She gives him a smile and a wave.
Sona curiously raises an eyebrow at her rook and makes a note to ask her about that at a later time.
Outside of the girls he knew, there are 5 unfamiliar faces standing before him.
Sona introduces each of the people to him
One of the five, is a girl named Momo Hanakai. She is a bishop with long white hair. She seems to have a gentle and soft demeanor.
Another girl, Reya Kusaka, is introduced to him. She is also one of Sona's bishops. She seems to be on the quieter side, but she also seems to have a somewhat knowledgeable air about her. Her hair ends in two braids and she wears a blue headband.
The third girl is an energetic girl named Tomoe Meguri. She has red hair that is cut shoulder length. She is one of Sona's knights.
The fourth person is a pawn named Ruruko Nimura. She is a shorter girl with brown hair that is in twin pigtails. She has a couple of green clips in her hair and she is wearing striped green stockings.
The last person introduced to him is another pawn named Genshirou Saji. He has blond hair and seems to be about the same height as Tsubasa.
After the introductions, Saji gives Kenichi a weary and judging glance.
Before Sona could properly introduce Kenichi, one of her peerage speaks up.
"So, is he a new member of your peerage?" Tomoe asks.
Sona shakes her head.
"No."
Everyone gets slightly surprised by the reply.
"So, if he isn't one of us, then why is he even here?" Saji snidely remarks.
Tsubasa already knew the answer, but she decided to respectfully wait and let Sona let them know.
"He is a rook under my sister's peerage." Sona tells them.
Saji narrows his eyes while he makes assumptions in his head about the reasons why Kenichi is there and disrupting their click.
'Could he have been sent here as a suitor? This is not good. She only needs me.' Are a couple of Saji's thoughts.
"Is this just an introduction for him, or is he also going to be a part of the student council as well?" Momo asks.
Tsubasa gets a hopeful look in her eyes as she waits for Sona's reply.
'Wait! Part of the student council? But, I just got here.' Kenichi wonders, and then he also looks over to Sona for her response.
Knowing that he was going to look at her, she looks over to him at the exact same time. After a brief moment of staring at each other and figuring out how she was going to word her response, she looks back over to the group.
"I thought about that last night. I was going to discuss it with him before mentioning to the rest of you, but I decided that it would be best if he was. I haven't properly asked him yet, but I was thinking that he could be in charge of club affairs."
Kenichi's eyes go wide in surprise.
Saji casually walks within a couple feet of Kenichi. He keeps a cool look, but his presence is nothing of the sort.
"If you are just here just because of Sona, then you should just go back to where you came from. You're not needed here. She has ME and the others."
Kenichi's eye twitches and he grits his teeth as emotions race through him like wildfire.
Sona and Tsubaki could instantly tell that those words hit a nerve based upon the look on Kenichi's face. Those words also hit hard for them as well with everything that had occurred just the night before.
Even without knowing Kenichi's past before coming to the Sitri mansion, Tsubaki knew all to well, that turning around isn't always an option either.
Before Kenichi could retort back, Sona decided to step in.
"That was uncalled for, Saji. You have no right to say that to him. Kenichi, please calm yourself."
Even though it was only a slightly raised tone, Saji knew that she meant business and he quickly backed off.
'This isn't over, Kenichi.' Saji thinks to himself.
'What's this guy's deal?' Kenichi wonders.
Both of the guys in the room take a deep breath and let it out.
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After a very long day of classes and touring the school, and meeting lots of new people, the last class had finally ended.
Kenichi waited patiently for Sona's adoring fans to finally dispurse. Sona and Tsubaki finally make their way towards him.
"Kenichi, we have some things to attend to before we leave. Do you mind waiting?"
Tsubaki gives her a glance. Sona ignores the glance as to not draw attention to the fact that they really weren't going to be doing anything today.
He shakes his head.
"I could easily just run back to the mansion, but it would be kind of rude to leave without you."
Both of the girls make a curious mental note about his comment. They haven't really discussed his background yet.
'Maybe he likes to do a little bit of casual running.' Sona notes.
"I'm sure that I can find something to do around here."
She gives him a slight nod.
"Just be mindful of any other clubs that might have activities going on right now."
The queen and the king begin walking away.
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After getting a decent distance away, Tsubaki turns to Sona.
"May I ask what you are up to? I don't recall having anything in particular to attend to today."
After making a note as to Kenichi's position and adjusting her glasses, Sona turns to her queen.
"We are going to observe him for a short bit and see what he is like when he is left to his own devices."
"I see."
The keep making their way around the school grounds while taking their observation of him.
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After being left by the girls, Kenichi scratches his head.
'I know that I said that I would find something to do, but what the hell is that going to be? I could start scoping out the clubs, but I am not ready for anything like that after the long day that I've had. I saw the greenhouse for the gardening club. That always makes me feel at ease. I don't want to intrude though. I have been neglecting my daily training the past handful of days though.'
He sighs.
'Even though I am not at Ryozanpaku anymore, I should still keep up with my training as best as possible. I still have Shigure as well. I am not sure if I would want to hear the scolding I might get from her if I let myself slide. She seems to have a lot of faith in me even though I am talentless.'
He makes his way around and comes across a small field that wasn't being used.
He does a number of stretches and quick warm-up exercises.
He was about to start running when he takes a look back.
A vision of Akisame sitting on a tire and holding a whip comes to mind.
He takes off into a run right off the bat. The level track around the field is a nice change from the course terrain of running around the city, but the distance seemed rather short. After a quick couple of laps he abruptly stops and sighs.
'Being a rook is nice and all, but now I have to up my game somehow. This was too easy.'
As soon as those thought enter into his mind, he panics and looks around frantically back and forth as if he was expecting the master of contraptions to pop out of nowhere.
He sighs in relief when he doesn't see him and then he laughs at himself for even thinking that was going to happen.
He shakes his head.
From afar, Sona and Tsubaki give each other curious glances.
"Didn't he have a similar look last night at dinner?" Tsubaki asks.
"Yes, and he said something about his masters steeling his food."
"What were his masters like that he is even still paranoid now?"
Sona shakes her head.
After looking around for a few moments, Kenichi casts his eyes on something that might give him a bit more of a challenge.
He finds a boulder oddly placed to the side.
"Maybe this will do the trick."
He looks around again to make sure that there isn't anyone around, then he picks up the boulder and lifts it over his head.
'It sure is nice being a rook in some ways.' He thinks to himself.
He starts his run again. He keeps it at about the same pace as he had before, but now he can at least feel a little bit of a drag with the extra added weight of the boulder.
'Casual running.' Sona reminds herself with some disbelief in the statement.
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After his run and a routine of sit-ups, push-ups, punches, and kicks, he makes his way back to an outside study area. He sits at a table and pulls out a chess book and a small chess set from his bag.
Tsubaki stares in some slight shock and Sona stoically watches him as he begins reading the chess for dummies book.
"He is going to need a better book." Sona says aloud with her eyebrows furrowed.
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Along the ride home, Sona looks over to Kenichi in earnest.
"How was your day?"
He scratches the back of his head.
"It's a bit of an adjustment. I am following okay in my new class schedule, but they are a little tough."
"If you need help, then just ask us. Sona values the education of everyone in her peerage. I am sure that she includes you in that as well." Tsubaki speaks frankly.
She looks to Sona for confirmation that she didn't overstep herself in saying what she said, and Sona gives her a nod.
"Thanks. I'm ashamed to say it, but I might need to take you up on that."
"Have you decided on the position? You wouldn't be handling everything all by yourself, but you will handle a lot of the complaints, requests and such. You will be more of a peacekeeper and a middleman for the various clubs."
He rubs his chin and ponders the offer with his eyes closed for a brief moment.
"With all of the other members of the student council that you already had, I am sure it was hard to come up with another position on the spot. Will it really be alright? I wasn't voted in or anything."
"It will be alright because I said it is alright. I am student council president for a reason. They trust my judgement and I will make sure that you don't step out of line."
'Why did that just end a shiver up my spine.' He worries.
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Because he was requested by Serafall, he had to quickly eat up his dinner and he walked over to her wing of the mansion. She meets up with him and walks him into a pretty open room with the center completely cleared out.
"What did you need me for?" He simply asks.
She cheerfully dances around him for a moment.
"Well, I was thinking of how I could punish you and I decided to give you a little request that came my way."
"Okay?"
"Remember how I said that devils need to make contracts and answer requests by humans?"
"Yeah. I do vaguely remember most of that."
"Goody. I am glad that you remembered. Well, a summons came my way and I am handing it over to you. I wasn't originally thinking of having you go through that because of the plans I already had for you but doing this every so often isn't so bad."
"What am I supposed to do if she makes a contract with me?"
"Just contact me and I will help you through the process."
She hands him a slip of paper and he takes it.
"What am I supposed to do with this?"
"You are going to teleport to where this woman is that is summoning you."
"And how am I supposed to do that?"
"I will set it up for you, but you will use your own power to travel. That crest on your hand is what will guide you."
He looks at the palm of his hand while Serafall does a floating leap befitting of a magical girl into the center of the room. When she gets there, she stands and begins chanting. As she chants, a blue signet appears under her, on the floor.
"Okaaaaaaaay, Keni-chan. Now it's your turn."
"Okay?"
He walks into the center of the sphere and holds out his hand.
"Now focus on your hand. Imagine your power flowing into your hand."
While his eyes are closed, he focuses just like he is instructed. As he does this, the crest on his hand begins to glow.
"Keep focusing, and you will be taken to your location."
A white glow fills the room and he disappears into the magic circle that was on the floor.
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When he next appears, he is inside of what looks to be a small flower shop.
There is an old Chinese woman sitting in a chair of to the side. Her hair was grey and she had a lot of wrinkles in her skin. Her hair was cut short and her face was long and thin.
"Umm. Hello?"
"Hello, young lad."
Her voice was soft and didn't have the solid tone of a younger woman.
She speaks Chinese to him. He already knew some Chinese. This is simply because of Renka's influence, but it didn't even matter. Her speaking comes as clear as fluent Japanese to him because of the ability to understand all languages.
'This is actually really cool. It's like having the universal translator from Star Trek built right into my head.'
He pulls out the slip of paper that Serafall had given him.
"Did you call for a devil."
She gives a slight nod.
"I need help taking care of my flower shop. It is getting harder and harder to take care of all of this by myself."
"But why me, a devil? Don't you have anyone working with you, or even any family?"
She gets a bit of a mixed expression on her face.
"I have had plenty of people ask me if I had a job to offer them, but I don't make enough money to hire anyone. I have no family. I enjoyed my shop so much that I never got involved with anyone or had children."
She looks around at all of the plants.
"These have been my children." Her hand gestures to the plants as she says this.
Taking in the scenery, Kenichi unconsciously begins walking around and looking at the floral surroundings.
"I can definitely tell that you treasure these plants. They are beautiful and well taken care of."
He rattles off a few names of plants that he walks by.
She smiles not only from his praise, but at knowledgeable he is on the plants.
"You give me too much credit young man. If only I was 60 years younger."
Sniffing at some of the flowers, he gently caresses some of the petals.
"This is my home away from home, here in the china district."
"Well, I have no problem helping out with these plants. I happen to enjoy taking care of plants."
"I will admit, I never thought that I would find a devil, let alone a young one, that enjoyed plants like you do."
He gives her a smile and then he scratches the back of his head.
"Yeah. I am probably the odd one out, but I find it very relaxing."
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After helping her tend to her plants, he places her watering pale and other instruments back where they came from.
"Thank you very much for all of your help today."
He bows to her.
"The pleasure was mine as well."
"I suppose you probably need your reward now. I have been around long enough to know that devils don't do things for nothing."
He gives a slight frown.
'I know that this is what we are supposed to do, but I kind of hate the idea of doing something like that to this nice lady.'
"You are correct. There is supposed to be some sort of compensation for our services whether it is a contract, or something else."
"That is understandable. If you are willing to continue to help and even take care of my plants when I am gone, then I will be willing to make a contract with you."
"Really?"
She nods.
"I don't exactly have anything else going for me."
He pulls out his phone and begins calling Serafall.
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After his completely exhausting day, Kenichi crashes onto his bed with a loud fwump.
Before his mind could slip into unconsciousness, he hears a familiar beep of his phone signaling that he got a text message.
"Ugh. I wonder who that could be." He groggily states.
'There really aren't that many options as to whom it could be though.'
He picks up the phone while it is still connected to the charger and sees that he got a message from Kisara. He checks the message and finds just a simple message
{Hey.}
He almost laughs at the simple message but is brings a smile to his face.
He types back.
'Hey to you too.'
{I just wanted to see how things have been going in your new situation.}
'Thanks for checking. It's been a little rough. My initial welcome wasn't exactly warm. It seems like we settled our differences after Sona made some chocolate mousse.'
On the other side of the phone, the red-headed girl was cursing to herself over the fact that the girl he is now living with can cook.
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A/N: Thank you for reading another chapter of my fanfiction.
My 'Kenichi: Not Just Her Disciple' story is at chapter 11 – And Complete
My 'Monster Musume: Drago's Quest' story is at chapter 4 – And Complete
My 'Familiar Of Zero: Saving Grace' story is at Chapter 75