Oh boy, are we in for an incredible chapter tonight! I also like the way that the author of "Nenshoya Raizer" did this as a warning, and I'll do it too, as it reads, and I quote:

Warning: This story, as well as all of my other stories, are not to be taken seriously. They are meant to be fun, funny, enjoyable, perverted, and a stress reliever to my overly serious life. Beta-readers are always welcome here. And most of all, if you don't like this story, then simply click the "Back" button. Pure and simple.

With that in mind, here are the answers to our last chapter's Quickie Quiz.

1. Pokemon

2. Passion Lip

3. Miya

And now, it's time to do some adding AND some subtracting.

FrancisVamp0822 – 135 virtual cookies

TheLastNanaya; Enigma95 – 130 virtual cookies

Galaxy Burst – 65 virtual cookies

DeathOverLord – 75 virtual cookies

SkylineMaster – 20 virtual cookies

ConnivingG – 10 virtual cookies

Now, Enigma95 has answered 2 questions correct for 20 virtual cookies, but since he said something at #2, I'm afraid that counts as an incorrect answer, losing those virtual cookies that he just earned, which means….

(dad90 pies Enigma95 in the face with a chocolate pie)

But he's not the only one…

(dad90 pies FrancisVamp0822 in the face with a cheery pie and a banana pie)

So, for those 2 incorrect answers, he gets pied TWICE!

And speaking of "Raizer"… we all should know who's going to be here in this chapter, but if you have been paying attention, you'll recall that in our prologue in Chapter 1, Sirzechs said that Dayo both have "Boosted Gear" AND "Divine Dividing". But what Sirzechs DOESN'T know is that Dayo has "Boosted Gear" and Dark Dayo has "Dark Divine Dividing".

That's right, for this story, the "Divine Dividing" Sacred Gear has been split up in 2 different, but equally deadly Sacred Gears, "Light Divine Dividing", where Albion is, and "Dark Divine Dividing", where the legendary dragon of darkness, Tartarus, is. You'll find out a little bit about him as we get ready for a fantastic chapter of action, fanservice, and drama occurs in 'The Legend of the Living Nightmare'!


Last time on The Legend of The Living Nightmare…

The 'Ball Tournament' was held at Kuoh Academy, where everybody from the island can participate in these events. Along the way, Dayo, his sisters, the girls of Hanzo Academy and the Occult Research Club all met the girls from Death Cram school, another Ninja school on the island.

After beating them and the Student Council in a game of dodgeball, the Occult Research Club let Dayo and his friends to Familiar Forest, where Dayo, Yant, and Asia gained their new familiars.

Meanwhile, Dayo and his sisters also discovered that Ms. Ayana and Ms. Sakura Kakinozaka, and Miss Melanie Melon, the 3 teachers in their school are also his maids in the Mansion.

And Dayo is about to find out on just how crazy these 3 teachers can be, plus a lot more coming up on 'The Legend of The Living Nightmare!'


The Legend of the Living Nightmare

Chapter 7: It's getting Hot AND Cold in here

[Great One] – Ddraig

/My Destined Master/ - Seiryū

{Knowledgeable One} – Suzaku

{Great Master} – Byakko

\Young Master\ - Genbu

"Dark Dayo"

[[Noble One]] – Tartarus (Dark Divine Dividing)

(Opening Theme: Launch Base Zone remix of Michael Jackson's Bad)

** In the Mansion; 11:58 PM **

(Dayo POV)

Well, this is certainly a VERY unusual day for me. Instead of usually getting a lot of love attacks from my sisters and some of my maids, I'm actually in the room of one of my teachers/maids, Ms. Ayana Kakinozaka!

"Dayo…" said Ms. Kakinozaka who is only wearing her pink bra and panties.

"Ms. Kakinozaka, what the hellfire are you doing?!" I asked, covering my eyes.

Ayana fidgeted and said, "This is my way of making it up to you!"

Well in a good way, at least I get to avoid the Hizuki sisters for a change, but in a bad way, I'm actually going to sleep with one of my teachers! This is a disaster in the making! And you want to know on how did we all end up here? Well, let's go back 6 hours earlier and see on how the trouble started…

(FLASHBACK! – 6 Hours Earlier)

It's almost time for everybody to head home as the sun begins to set, but Ms. Sakura Kakinozaka, Ayana Kakinozaka's mom, asked me to stay over for a bit.

"All right, you guys go ahead," I said to my sisters, my friends and the Darkwater Team. "I'll meet you back before 9:00."

"Before 9:00?!" asked Yant, not believing on what she heard.

"I hope you didn't make any trouble…" said Touko.

"Now, why would I?" I asked as the SuperTrain arrived. "Listen, the train's here. Tell Ikuyo about our situation, and I'll be home shortly, hopefully."

Yant and Ayana Hizuki felt a little down, but they know that I won't be away forever, so they, as well as the others all boarded the train and left towards the Mansion.

"So, Ms. Kakinozaka," I said to Sakura. "What seems to be the problem?"

"Well, this is kinda unusual for me to say this," said Sakura. "But the manager of the Girls' dorm is sick for a few weeks, so Melanie and I will be over there for the time being. Now, my daughter Ayana will feel a little lonely, because I usually sleep with her for comfort. So could you do me a favor by comforting Ayana for a while?"

I was at a loss for words. To think that sleeping with a teacher is considered this as a favor?! What am I, her babysitter?! Well, then again, I'll be at peace for a little bit while not worrying about the Hizuki sisters trying to comfort ME, in more ways than one. Yeah, that would be a nice change for a bit.

"All right," I sighed. "I'll do it, but just make sure that all of this is kept a secret."

"Don't worry, I will and I'll let Melanie know, too," Sakura said and bowed, showing me a good cleavage of her huge assets. As always, I turned back my head to avoid seeing her breasts jiggling.

Well, anyways, Sakura took off in the direction of the Girls' dorms while I waited for the SuperTrain to arrive. And I expected that Ayana Kakinozaka is a more, mature teacher…

Boy, was I DEAD wrong about that!

** At the Mansion; 3 Hours later **

** Kakinozaka's Room **

"Umm…Is this really okay?" I asked to Ayana, having second thoughts about this deal.

"Yes, we just have to make sure that none of your sisters or friends find out," said Ayana.

'Easier said than done,' I thought sarcastically.

"Well, let's get started. It'll be dinner time soon, so we'll be leaving early."

"Now that's a great idea."

"Now, that long ponytail of yours is quite long and cute, but I think that we need more decorations on it."

I had to register that for a few minutes.

"Wait. Come again?"

"Now that I look at you, your face looks cuter than I thought, and I think that you'll look even cuter with some nice decorations on your ponytail."

Ayana then showed me a lot of pink decorations. How much I HATE that color…

"Thanks, but no thanks. I like my black hair and ponytail, thank you," I said to her. "And besides, I have THAT on my hair, I would be embarrassed."

"EEEEH?!" Ayana asked in disbelief.

The next thing I knew is that she slumped down the floor in sadness. Did I really hurt her feelings that much?

"M-Ms. Kakinozaka? A-Are you okay?" I asked, feeling sorry for her.

"S-So you'll do it if it's not embarrassing?" Ayana asked me.

"Well, what's embarrassing is embarrassing, so it won't make much of a difference," I told her.

Ayana suddenly jolted up from the floor and said to me, "Then we'll just have to even it out to zero!"

"Wait, what?" I asked, not knowing on what she's going to do.

She then suddenly began to strip on front of me!

"I-If you're embarrassed and I'm embarrassed, then it evens out to zero, right?!" asked Ayana, as she took off her pink shirt, revealing her pink bra, and is about to take off her brown teacher's skirt.

"Wait a minute, Ms. Kakinozaka!" I protested. "This is a big misunderstanding!"

'Oh crap! It's see-through!' I thought, looking at her pink bra, seeing her breasts, which may not be as big as the Hizuki sisters, but they are big!

"And…Kimi told me and my mom and friend that you did 'this and that' with your sister…"

'Kimi, that son of a kangaroo!' I thought in anger, but that went away quickly as I saw Ayana now in her pink panties, which I'm sorry to say, are also see-through.

"And, I kept wondering on what that experience is like…"

That right there tells me that I better do the decoration thing, or else I'm DOOMED!

"OK, OK! I'll do it, but just this once!" I said turning away, and for good reason. For some reason, my eyes were beginning to bleed. (Another part of the gynophobic curse)

Ayana smiled and said "Thank you!" She then hugged me, and I felt my body itching rapidly. Curse this 50% gynophobic effect!

"Wow… you are so cuddly…" said Ayana, trying to hold me tighter.

"Please stop…." I said in agony.

** 1 hour later **

I was back to my normal self, and finally got rid of those decorations as soon as I went back into the room. Surprisingly during dinner, they all said that I look cute with those decorations, which really TICKED me off!

"Oh!" I said, before slumping on the bed. "I don't know which one's worse… either these decorations or this teacher…"

Ayana then walked in, feeling more cheerful and said, "See? It suits you nicely."

"Yeah, and never doing that again," I said, feeling annoyed.

"But it's too soon to relax, Dayo!" said Ayana. "In fact, the biggest hurdle is yet to come!"

"And that is?" I asked.

** A few minutes later **

How I wished that I didn't ask that question, because I should've known the answer before asking.

And that answer is the baths!

"Are you sure about this?" I asked, feeling nervous. This I already know all too well.

"You've got no choice, Dayo!" said Ayana. "At night, bathing times are fixed, so you can't sneak in and have your bath in the middle of the night."

'Thank you, Captain Obvious,' I thought.

"In fact, hardly anyone comes here around this time, but I'll go in with you to protect you just in case!"

"How about standing outside of the entrance?" I asked.

"No!" she quickly answered. "Because 1. I'm your teacher and your maid, so please call me Ayana, and 2. If I did that, they'd suspect right away that I'm hiding something!"

'Sh*t!' I cursed. 'She's right in multiple ways!'

"And t-this is my part of my job as a t-teacher and taking care you as a maid!" said Ayana, jumping up and down in excitement.

I sweatdropped, not knowing if she's even trying to be a teacher. Sure, she may act professionally at Kuoh Academy and getting popular, but in here is a whole different story!

"Now, let's go in together…" said Ayana, grabbing my hand.

"O-Okay…" I said, feeling more nervous.

** At the baths **

Now, I've been here many times before, but not like this without my sisters and with a teacher instead, and soon found out.

"…Sorry to keep you waiting," said Ayana as she was covered in a pink towel.

Wow! She actually looks hot like that… Wait, no! Snap out of it. This is a teacher, for God's sakes!

'So we end up in the bath together after all!' I cursed. 'N-No! All I have to do is to get out without my maids seeing us, and that'll be okay!'

"All right, I'm getting out!" I quickly said, heading to the edge of the pool, but Ayana grabbed me.

"Dayo, wait!" said Ayana. "There's something important that I have to tell you!"

"…Well, what is it?" I asked, getting a little impatient.

"Even though it's your home, you are not allowed to bring any dirty magazines in!"

I made a giant sweatdrop after hearing that comment. "I don't read those crappy magazines!"

Ironically, my 3 sisters and I are in some of the covers of our school's magazines dressed in many erotic costumes…(shudders).

Ayana made a huge blush and said, "But I know boys like that, so… please don't attack the maids if you can't take it anymore, OK?"

A red tickmark came up to my head and said, "First of all, those girls are attacking me, and what kind of monster do you think I am?!"

"Oh? They are attacking you? Well, with a hunky body like that, I'm not surprised, so in place of those dirty mags…"

Oh, I don't like where this is going…

"Please make do with looking at my naked body…a-alright?" said Ayana as she took off her towel, revealing her entire birthday suit! She may not have an attractive figure like my sisters, but she's HOT nevertheless, especially with that 99cm bust!

I then shook it off and tried to escape, but as bad karma would have it…

SLIDE!

…someone else is coming in the baths, and we were all shocked on who it was!

"Dr. Kirishima?!" Ayana and I said to each other.

Yes, it was the busty doctor from the Medical Department, Dr. Rikako Kirishima, in which she came in her birthday suit, with her 120cm bust jiggling out.

"Dayo, I'm going to do something about it," said Ayana.

"Please do! The more time you distract her, the better!" I said.

Rikako got inside the pool and got herself relaxed and took off her glasses, not even knowing that I was in the baths, thanks to those foggy glasses.

"Okay, hide behind my back, and let's get out together right now," whispered Ayana.

"Understood," I quickly responded.

We then reached the edge of the pool as my blue towel was only feet away.

"We're getting out!" said Ayana.

"Right, let's go!" I responded.

"OK, Rikako, we're getting out first—huh?"

"What's wrong, Ayana?" I asked. When I turned back, we then realized that Rikako disappeared. Oh, I hope that doesn't mean…

HUG!

"Hi, Master Dayo!" said Rikako hugging me from behind, feeling her larger assets on me.

"Hyaah?!" I asked in shock.

"Ufufu. How naïve of you, trying to escape," said Rikako before she turned me around for me to face her. I couldn't handle it as I closed my eyes and my skin changed colors again.

BOING!

I then noticed that Rikako placed my hands on her breasts, tempting me to rub them.

"Come on, you can be rough on me. I really enjoy it," she said in a teasing manner.

Then I realized that Ayana can help me out of this situation.

"Yo, Ayana! Help me!" I yelled.

"Geez, you are really are cute, Master~" said Rikako, moving my arms to make me rub her breasts. "Fufu, are you starting to feel it? I've been thinking of doing this since the moment I first saw you, Master~. Now, I need to check to see if you are a healthy man."

I turned dark blue, knowing of what she's about to do…

"STOP RIGHT THERE!" said Ayana, popping out of nowhere. Hooray! Ms. Kakinozaka is here to save the day!

Ayana made a huge splash, in which somehow, and in someway, forced me out of the pool and onto my blue towel.

"W-What just happened?" I asked, shaking like a leaf on trying to figure out on what just happened.

When I got up, I got a view that many perverts love…

Ayana and Rikako's p*ss*es , which means that Ayana and Rikako are stacked on each other!

"Hyaah!" said Ayana, realizing that Rikako are rubbing Ayana's breasts.

"Ayana, we may be friends and we're doing our best to make our master happy, but rampaging in the bath is prohibited, you know?" asked Rikako.

"Hw-Hwahh…" moaned Ayana.

"Even so, you have big breasts, Ayana. Even though they're not as big as mine…" teased Rikako.

"W-Wait, Rikako."

"Might be even a J-cup, eh?"

"R-Run, Dayo! It's your chance!" moaned Ayana.

"Thank you, Ayana. Your sacrifice will not be vain!" I said.

"Wait, Dayo! I haven't finished examining you yet!" said Rikako. Then she realized that Ayana is now on top of her.

"Rikako…."

"A-Ayana?"

"I won't let you go until I've 'returned the favor'~"

I quickly look back when Ayana said "Returned the favor"….

I shouldn't have looked back, because now I saw Ayana rubbing Rikako's p*ss* with her left hand, and fondling Rikako's right breast with her right hand!

NOSEBLEED!

"D-Dayo!" both Ayana and Rikako said.

** 1 hour later **

I was back in Kakinozaka's room, pounding my head to one of her desks.

'This is bad!' I thought. 'I don't know who's worse! Them or my sisters! They're really getting close… and if this keeps up, ' ' will be happier in more ways than one, and I'll lose my mind on top of it!'

Ayana then came in with her yellow pajamas and said, "OK, let's get some sleep, Dayo. You'll be a good replacement for my mom!"

'Remind me not to listen to anymore of her deals,' I thought.

"But before you go to sleep, please put these on!" said Ayana, as she showed me something. I was dumbfounded at what she's holding.

"Handcuffs?!" I asked, taking a step back.

"I'm going to cuff myself to you so you don't try to sneak in to another room, even if it had to be your own Master Bedroom with your sisters in the middle of the night," said Ayana, blushing.

"I wouldn't do that!" I yelled. "And, what if I tried to use the restroom?!"

"Well, that wouldn't be a problem since you just gone before coming here. And I know that you wouldn't sneak in, but you might when you least expect it. But at least we'll be cuffed together!"

Ayana placed her hands on her cheeks in a giddy way. I already know that this is not going to end well…

"You're kidding, right?" I asked.

(END FLASHBACK!)

And now, here I am, with Ms. Ayana Kakinozaka, cuffed together in bed! And if that wasn't bad enough, she placed the keys inside her breasts and even teased me cupping her breasts in front of me!

I couldn't sleep! And there's no telling on what the Hizuki sisters will do if they saw any of this!

Ayana then began to scoot closer to me, and in her sleep.

"Nnh…Ahn…" moaned Ayana as she now lies on top of me. Her buttons from her shirt began to pop…

POP! POP!

"Aah…"

POP!

Then her large breasts were revealed, and she was scooting closer and closer to my face…

'Wait!' I yelled, but then I saw the key, but as bad luck continues, the key drops to the floor, making me curse before realizing that Ayana was hugging my face inside her breasts!

"Do me instead!" yelled Ayana as she was mushing my face with her breasts and kept hugging me!

'Can't breathe!' I said before passing out on her milky mounds.

** Next morning **

Ayana and I were able to get up, thanks to Mariel who was still smiling and told me about Sakura and her situation with Ayana. So Mariel knew this all along…

The Hizuki sisters were glad when they saw me and hugged me and told me that they all missed me and hoping to return. That's what happens when you have 3 sisters each with a Brother Complex.

** At Hanzo Academy **

Well, looks something unusual has happened again! Instead of getting to Kuoh Academy first, Ms. Oriotorai called me first and told me to proceed to Hanzo Academy as she called the other teachers from Kuoh Academy to let them know about it. Makiko told me that something is wrong with Ikuraga.

I've recently found out that Ikuraga is more gloomy than usual and is not as strong and strict as she used to be and has given the other girls some concern about her…

As I walked towards the school throughout another one of the bamboo forests, I then spotted Ikuraga standing next to the rock.

She took out her long sword Hien and…

"Sei!"

…she took a quick slice to the rock and the rock barely contained a scratch! Ikuraga sighed and walked away.

That is indeed unusual of her, to not cut a large rock in half…

Looks like it's up to me to find out on what's bothering her…

** A few minutes later **

After making a quick entrance from one of Hanzo Academy's secret entrances, I quickly went to Ms. Oriotorai's office and let her know that I got her call and she told me that the others will arrive soon and Ikuraga is in the classroom, so I decided to surprise everyone with a nice entrance…

** In the classroom **

Ikuraga was writing something while squatting with her sword on the top of her legs. It was at that point the other girls began to walk in.

"Good mor-huh? You're here early, Ikuraga," said Katsuragi.

"Good morning!" both said Hibari and Muramasa.

"Good morning…" said Ikuraga. As the other girls settled in, two more girls came in, and guess who they are?

"Goo-Good Morni-" was all Asuka could say before she got tackled by Katsuragi, and Fuuma got tackled by Ayame.

Ikuraga was staring into space, not realizing that Asuka and Fuuma both said "Good Morning" to her 3 times.

"Oh!" Ikuraga said, snapping back to reality. "G-Good morning, Asuka. Good morning, Fuuma."

"OK, class," said a mysterious voice. "We're starting class, so please take your seats."

It was at this point that a hold quickly made to the floor, and I appeared on a split second, surprising the girls.

"D-D-Dayo?!" asked the Hanzo Academy girls by shock.

"Good morning, everyone," I said. "Ms. Oriotorai had an emergency, so I'll be filling in for her today."

That last part was clearly a lie, but the girls brought it anyway.

"Today, we're going to do something a little bit different. We're doing genealogy class today."

"Genealogy?" asked Fuuma.

"We're supposed to be training, you know? Training!" said Katsuragi.

"I know, I know," I told her. "However, you all should learn that it's okay to take a break once in a while. In fact, cooling down is another part of training."

Hibari raised her hand. "Umm…What do we do in a genealogy class?"

"Is it hard?" asked Hijikata.

"No, not really," I answered. "Since you're all training hard to be ninjas, I've decided to make a fun little project for all of you. This one should be easy. What I want you all to do is to create your own ninja family trees.

"What kind of ninjas are in your ancestry? Who succeeded to the next generation? I want you to have a better grasp on that."

Asuka raised her hand. "How far back do we go?"

"Write from the oldest ninjas until you reach your generation in a single line."

"Okay. Understood!" said Asuka, but before I could say another word…

"DONE!"

I sweatdropped. 'That was fast…'

"In my family, my grandpa and mom are ninjas. My father's a normal person. He was a little against my becoming a ninja, but I want to be a strong ninja just like my grandpa."

"Same here," said Fuuma, who drew the exact same thing.

"That's fine, I guess…" I said, trying not to make an angry face for them making something THAT short.

However, what I'm trying to do here is to make Ikuraga know that she's not alone. How do I know that? By looking at her face. I can tell that she has problems with her family.

"Uuh- there's too damn many! This is such a pain in the a$$!" said Hibari, shocking me that she said 'a$$'.

The other girls were trying, but it looks like that it was much harder than they all thought, especially for Ikuraga, who couldn't think straight.

** A few hours later **

"Wow! Professor Dayo brought us lunch!" said Fuuma.

Yeah, I've decided to give them some lunch on my behalf, because I thought it was the right thing to do.

The girls were excited that I brought them some of their favorites, in which I tried desperately to find the ones they liked the most.

"Aw! You're eating surume again!" complained Hibari to Yagyuu.

"Don't belittle the surume," said Yagyuu.

"Bananas…" said Seimei as she ate them as slowly as she can to develop the taste.

"Tea.." said Ikuraga as I handed her that.

"Ree?" said Asuka while eating with her Futomaki.

"Ooh, whenever Ikuraga eats that, she always has green tea," said Katsuragi.

"Snap! I forgot," I said. "I'll go get you the green tea."

I quickly ran back inside the building.

Ikuraga made a slight blush, and then she shook it off and said, "I'll help Dayo. I'll be right back."

Ikuraga then slowly walked into the building.

** A few minutes later **

(3rd Person POV)

This was wrong.

There was a presence in the room, bleeding through the wooden walls like a blaring beacon.

This feeling inside her classroom felt incredibly negative. An enemy? Should she search out for Dayo or perhaps that Makiko for backup? No, that could take too long and screw up any chance of stopping the intruder. Dayo would assist her without question; he'd probably be itching for a fight against a malevolent ninja since his parents were killed by the likes of them. Ikaruga suddenly froze as an intense feeling washed over her body, hands shooting to her mouth with dark eyes wide in shock.

Impossible!

What if she was just tired from the exercise and it was messing with her senses? Could it…could it somehow be him? A late night rendezvous in the room? Perhaps he wished to speak with her more or even…pale cheeks turned rosy at the racy thoughts causing her hormones to flutter. She never once thought that they were together like that alone…the one who, whether purposefully or not, stole her affection. To think, his act of kindness had both sent her into a state of depression as well as likely being one of the best things to ever happen to her.

How ironic.

Ikaruga couldn't help but wonder how intense their meetings would be now that the stranglehold over her emotions was nearly a thing of the past. The help and support of her friends, even when she was a total b*tch, played a major part. With her heart hammering away inside her plus-sized chest the aristocratic female grabbed at her door handle with anticipation clouding her judgment and pulled.

"Wha-?"

No.

Nononononononononono!

Why? Everything was going so well for once! Why! Why the hell was he here? A man sat crouching in front of one of the desks, broken into several pieces. With his thin, sallow body and messy black hair he only took a passing resemblance towards Ikaruga. Hearing the clatter of wood against wood the male turned with dark eyes peering through the darkness not sheared by the light of his candle. Realizing just who caught him in the act he stood and leaned against the wall with a scornful smirk directed at the one whose privacy he was invading.

"Oh my. What a surprise."

"Why are you here, brother?" Her sibling ran a skinny hand through his tousled mop, making a mess out of something already rather untidy. His white suit was frayed and weathered, making him look worse for the wear. He was about to take the one ornate-looking longsword that could easily accessorize with her Ninja Turn Over. Hien, the Flying Swallow. The prized intricate nodachi passed down through their family.

"Predictable." He grabbed at the sword greedily before spinning and holding up his other hand as Ikaruga snapped on the light and stepped forward. "Not so fast."

"That does not belong to you! I inherited Hien from Father-"

Wrong thing to say; her brother's calm veneer snapped like a tightly stretched rubber band. "YOU DID NOTHING! THE SWORD IS MINE BY RIGHT! NOT TO BE MANHANDLED BY SOME FILTHY ADOPTED MONGREL!" She couldn't contain the heavy flinches testing her body at his outburst, one arm shooting underneath her chest to grab the elbow of the opposite arm. Ikaruga looked away guiltily as the life in her eyes dimmed under his verbal onslaught.

Was happiness too much to ask for? It wasn't the blue-eyed girl's fault she was simply more talented in the shinobi arts. It wasn't her fault she was brought into the family because the prodigal son was actually a lazy good-for-nothing with lackluster potential. Stop blaming her for things she couldn't control!

A thin trickle of crimson liquid snaked its way down his chin from the force of gnashing his teeth together, chest heaving for enough air to go another round. The scabbard of Hien creaked under his fingertips as the muscles involuntarily curled. Ikaruga shrunk in on herself, cringing at his rage just as she used to in the 'good old days'. Gloomy eyes were tightly shut as her dangling arm mechanically pulled her skirt lower on her hips with the hand pressed in front of the dip of her crotch. She…she couldn't stop the scared reaction.

Rapid stomps funneled in from the corridor before Dayo rushed in like a man possessed. "Ikaruga, I heard screaming! Are you okay?" he spouted all in one breath. The long-ponytailed man slid to a halt at her side, body tense at the entire situation from what he could see. A mature girl, looking incredibly vulnerable. A mysterious man, body contorted with fury with her cherished blade in hand. Not giving it a second thought he stepped protectively in front of the ravenette with an arm held out to keep her behind.

"What's this? The stray found herself a little friend? How cute." Dayo bristled as the man's anger receded just below the surface and he chuckled condescendingly.

"Yeah, I'm her friend. One of her best. What's it to you? And why do you have her sword?" Ikaruga's brother, Murasame, notched the weapon and tapped the sheathe against his shoulder with a fast rhythm.

"It's not her sword!"

Manicured fingernails burrowed into the exposed skin of Dayo's arm as the girl hesitantly stepped up to his side and grabbed his limb for emotional support. "F-Father and Mother entrusted Hien to me, explaining I could not just hand it over to anyone! Just because you failed in mastering it-"

"SHUT UP!" the black-haired man shouted before growling at the boy in front of him. "Were you the one that taught her to talk back and not shut her mouth?"

Ikaruga couldn't explain in words at how goddamn pleased she felt when Dayo threw an arm around her nervous figure with a warm hand placing itself on her own. The female was still coming into her 'emotional' self and this encounter was happening at a very wrong time. Had she been all alone…Ikaruga didn't know what she would have done.

"Hey…so he's a family member or something?" the long-ponytailed man asked her softly, ignoring the bastard's question. The developed swordswoman nodded into his side, reveling in the closeness. She had missed this feeling and the security she now understood it provided. Especially now in the presence of her tormentor.

'Aha! So my theory of family problems has been proven correct,' Dayo thought.

"Big Brother…he didn't have what it takes and dropped out of shinobi training. I was a distant relative taken in by our parents to become the new heiress…to do what he could not. So I trained and trained, discovering my skill with the blade far surpassed his own and so was granted the family heirloom. I became a ninja because it was now expected of me."

"Oh quit the sob story! Handling a sword doesn't mean sh*t! You never belonged and you never will!"

Dayo's glare had the second man pull back, settling for a carefully crafted sneer on his face while his mind tried to process an escape route. At the moment it wasn't looking too good. They were between him and the door, and the nearest window would take one hell of a distraction to reach. And that black man with a long ponytail…he wasn't letting his guard down for a second. Not even when he turned and started talking to that thing he was forced to call a sister. And the look he got…even he was feeling a bit nervous under those eyes.

"Go take it back."

"W-what?" Ikaruga exclaimed as her grip tightened.

"I've dealt with a$$holes like this before. Show him you're not afraid. Seriously, what's he gonna do? He's the dropout; you're in your third year. He quit; you kept going! If you're not stronger than him, then I don't know what to believe."

"But…"

"Was he the reason you were so distant before? I mean, is that why you seem so scared?" Her slender neck drooped, comparable to a nod that sent her hair bouncing about. Dayo grimaced at how hollow she appeared. "Then you definitely need to do this. Tell him off, take Hien back, and give him the 'finger'! You're not the little girl he used to pick on anymore!"

His enthusiasm was infectious but still she didn't move. Dayo turned towards her fully, senses on edge and ears open in case the bastard thought to run, and gently took her by the shoulders. How fortuitous it was she didn't reflexively punch him in the face…likely because she could see full well he was the one doing it and not someone out of the blue.

"It's…not that easy," she answered quietly.

"Then show him the confident class president that Asuka, Katsuragi, Yagyuu, Hibari, Ayame, Hijikata, Seimei, Fuuma and Muramasa all look up to. Not that emotionless girl when I saw you try to cut the rock in half. We believe in you, ya know? That's not you anymore and unless you give in, it will never be you again." The black-eyed boy watched as her lip quivered before Ikaruga rapidly blinked her eyes to ward off the growing mist blurring the world. Sniffing once the beauty nodded again, stronger this time, and the boy felt lowering his arms was the right thing to do. As soon as he did so she vanished, displacing the air with a soft 'fwtt' and a gust of wind. Not one second later the elder in the room squawked as he came up empty-handed.

The longsword vanished.

That's exactly what the 'Demon' was waiting to see. The third-year girl phased in front of Dayo with the nodachi held securely in her hands and a sturdy gaze befitting a warrior. The only remnant of her former mood was the luster still shining in her eyes. This had been an impromptu test for herself and Ikaruga could have guffawed in comprehension at how simple it had been to retrieve her weapon. "It's true…I've only been scared of a ghost. Brother, you are petty, jealous, and only embarrass yourself with these temper tantrums. Return home and never come back."

"You listen up! Hien is mine! I will take it back without fail! No matter what I have to do, no matter how long it takes, I will take it back!" He was growing belligerent in light of the upturn. She wasn't scared? His conditioning and abuse should have kept her shaking in her boots, even if Ikaruga had been off at the National Hanzo Academy for nearly a whole year. Memories and mental trauma didn't just up and vanish in a heartbeat. But if one were to leave the abusive atmosphere...that damn 'Demon'! He could see how close the two were, and it sickened him to see the foster sister of his acting so different from what he engineered in their younger years.

Unable to contain himself any longer he reached into his shirt and snatched up a weapon, a wicked-looking kusarigama, with the heavy end of the chain poised to throw. Dayo instantly went to respond by activating his Sacred Gear, but a womanly hand on his bicep kept him from tackling the fool. Seeing him mollified the ravenette gave his skin a quick squeeze before raising the lengthy sheathe to her large breasts. "That will never happen. It will never be yours and nothing you do will ever change that." A look of conviction brightened her demeanor as she finished her thought. "I won't be scared any longer. Goodbye."

A thick red ribbon wrapped around Ikaruga's hand as she reached inside a nearby wall ornament and grabbed the hidden item. A contraption built into the floor began to spin, gears creaking and rotating instantaneously, as the band was pulled out to its farthest point. Hinges gave way as the locks were released, unlatching the trap door directly underneath her sibling's feet with a near-silent snap. Gravity took its course as weightlessness overtook him and he cursed angrily all the way down into the shadows of the blackened hole.

The snare resealed itself seamlessly as dainty fingers released the thin object. All was quiet in the classroom as Ikaruga quietly contemplated the spot in front of the desk, an unreadable expression on her face. Her footsteps muffled against the floorboards as she slowly padded over to the wall and returned her sword to the concealed alcove. Shoulders dropping considerably as the opening fastened shut, the busty sword-wielder turned back around towards Dayo with her eyes shadowed by her bangs. Seconds seemed to tick by before all pretenses were thrown to the wind and Ikaruga jumped at him, burying her face in his chest to cry as the bravado finally drained away.

All Dayo could do was to hold her, running his fingers through her hair as she let out all the aggression and sorrow accumulated from over the years. She would never be accepted by Murasame, her big brother, a part of the family that should unconditionally love any younger siblings. They would never share happy memories. It hurt even if she already knew that solid fact for most of her life. Ikaruga had to move on…grow up…let go…

"I apologize…" She sniffed delicately, unable to look him in the eye once her weeping had subsided.

"It's okay…I don't mind." What else could he say? Dayo didn't have any qualms about the situation. A pretty girl clinging to him, even if it meant his black suit was now damper than normal as he gave support for her breakdown. Besides, being who he was, the 'Demon' just had to do something about making her smile. Trying to lighten the incredibly heavy mood because such a miserable bearing just wasn't right on Ikaruga's face, the black boy rubbed a lock of sleek onyx hair between his fingertips with a look of curiosity. "So…you grew it out, huh?"

Ikaruga snorted. Even with the watery deadpan look now crossing her face as she finally looked up at him; Dayo felt like he had speared through the cloying depressive aura rather successfully. "That was a terrible change in dialogue, Professor Dayo."

"Well, I'm not really your professor. I'm just here to help out when Makiko can't. Besides, it worked, didn't it?"

"I suppose…" she sighed while pressing her face back into his torso. Neither moved for a time as the female allowed her tears to dry, both feeling content in the familiar contact. "Thank you." Ikaruga finally finished with a smile he had been waiting for, sadness all but gone as the day's excitement finally wound down.

"You're welcome…I need to ask though-" he started, looking seriously worried while pushing her back to arms length, "-did he ever…ah…do anything to you?" Seeing the question in his black eyes despite the apparent lack of sounding out the thought, Ikaruga understood what he was asking. Her head shook so fast to deny the claim he nearly got smacked in the face by the ends of her hair. Dayo sighed happily and pulled her back into the hug, thankful the girl hadn't suffered in such a way.

"No!...no. It was always verbal…never physical. But it always made me feel so dirty; unwanted and unfit for anything. You were the first to ever touch me like that…I'm so glad."

Dayo was surprised at first, but then smiled.

"I'm glad to hear that too. I really wanted to hit him but this was your battle. And I've got to say I'm proud of you, Ikaruga."

As soon as Dayo let go, he quickly went back to get the tea just as Asuka came in.

"Ikuraga! Is everything all right?" asked Asuka. "You and Professor didn't seem to be coming back."

Ikuraga smiled and said, "No. There's nothing wrong at all. Let's go outside. Professor should be coming soon."

"Ah, wait! Before that…" Asuka said before she went to one of the desks. "Here!" She showed Ikuraga her ninja family tree.

Ikaruga found she couldn't form any words without a choking sound expelling from her throat.

It was set up the same way as the lineage assignment except both she and Katsuragi were in the slots where the parents would appear. Both were labeled along with small, well-drawn smiling caricatures of their faces. Between the pair directly in the center (but slightly lower) was a heart shape, and inside was Dayo's Joker-like smile. Lastly was the remaining eight teenagers acting as the 'children' with Hibari's childish expression of happiness, Yagyuu's un-amused yet still pleasant demeanor, Seimei's sleepy face, Muramasa's cat-like smile, Hijikata's serious smile, Fuuma's determining smile, Ayame's shy smile and last but not least Asuka herself.

"I made one for each of us. Professor Dayo got me thinking, and it made me realize I think of all of us like a family as well. Even if Dayo is a 'Demon' and not a ninja, he's still one of us! I mean, you know…" The busty brunette trailed off at her senior's far-off expression, slowly scratching at her fair cheek with timid strokes. Honestly Asuka didn't understand just how big of an impact this was for Ikaruga and how meaningful the gesture was. It was true; they were a family. A very dysfunctional one but Ikaruga wouldn't trade them for the world.

A lungful of oxygen was slowly inhaled as the ravenette controlled her tears. Gently taking the piece from her sophomore's fingers and setting it off to the side, the third-year took Asuka into her arms and hugged her tightly. Originally confused, the feeling was tossed away as the brown-haired girl gladly returned the embrace and soon both were lost in a storm of giggles. A finger wiped away a stray tear on her flushed face that failed to contain itself as Ikaruga shook her head, allowing her now knee-length black hair to fan about their bodies until it settled down.

"Thank you, Asuka. This makes me incredibly happy. I feel so lucky to have a sister like you."

"You have all of us. Especially Professor!" she pointed out, gaining yet another warm smile. This was the kin she always yearned for; family that would love and respect her for who she is. Something that once only seemed like a dream, deluding herself and forcing any happiness into the deepest, darkest reaches of her consciousness. She loved her parents and yes, she even loved her brother. But Ikaruga would never respect them in the way she did her friends. They were her new family and the nine other Hanzo Academy students would never lose that status. She would lay her life down if need be and protect them from harm, and she knew unflinchingly they would all do the same.

** A few minutes later **

(Dayo POV)

I came back and saw the picture that Asuka made. I heard the whole thing and I cried at the thought that we were all a family. Things like that usually makes me go into depression because I've lost my parents at such an early age by Ninjas…

However, thanks to Asuka and Ikuraga, as well as my sisters, and the others, they all help me stay alive and strong, and knowing that I have a big mission to do: to protect them all with my life, and my buddies; even Dark Dayo would do the same thing.

"So, it looks like that the plan worked, didn't it?" I asked to no one in particular, but a voice came back and said, "So it did."

That voice belonged to Makiko.

** Later that afternoon at an unknown store **

The silver-haired girl is sweeping along outside the entrance when suddenly a man dressed in a delinquent orange suit came up and said, "It is time, Lady Ariadust. Please follow me."

The silver-haired girl simply nodded before looking back at her locket and said silently, "Please save me… Dayo…"

** At the Occult Research Club **

I've finally arrived at the club room in the afternoon, where I saw Asia, Mary, Suzu, Nate, Tomo, and Medaka here.

"Good afternoon, everybody," I said.

[Good afternoon, Dayo] they all said.

Once they've finished talking, the rest of the Occult Research Club members came in, but Elizabeth and the Hizuki sisters are nowhere to be seen. Little did I know is that this would be the right thing for them to not show up at a time like this, because this is the beginning of a drama story yet to unfold.

"Alright everyone, listen up," Rias said after she sat down at her desk with Lulu sitting right next to her.

Everyone gave their attention to her.

"You have all been doing very well. Our strength has grown thanks to your hard training and we even managed to win against Souna in the dodgeball game, and get familiars to Dayo, Yant and Asia. Ayana, Touko, Mary and the Fallen Angels will have to wait until next month or so, so we can get them familiars of their own. And for some reason, we don't have summons today," Rias told them, but before she could continue, a magic circle appeared in the room.

Everyone stared at it for a few seconds, and I was at a loss of words when I saw a beautiful grey haired maid emerge from it.

It's the maid who has beaten me when I was little, the wife of one of the Great Four Satans, Sirzechs Lucifer, Grayfia Lucifuge.

"Grayfia, what are you doing here?" Rias asked her sister-in-law.

"Rias and Lulu, I came here to inform you that your father has decided to move the date of your engagements to this week," Grayfia answered.

Rias and Lulu frowned. Her servants looked shocked. Some of them because their engagements have been moved up to earlier, and some because it was news to them that their masters were engaged. However, we didn't know is that they are both engaged to the SAME person!

Before Rias or Lulu could protest, and before I could tell Grayfia on how long we last met, another magic circle appeared and a figure emerged from it in a flash of flame.

Everyone stared at the young adult male. He is a handsome young man in his early 20's with short yellow hair and dark blue eyes. His outfit consists of a burgundy blazer with gold embroidery on the right with matching pants and black dress shoes. Underneath his open blazer is a white dress shirt that is not fully buttoned (just one button short), giving a slight view to his chest.

"Who is that?" Asia asked aloud, though it was unintentionally directed at me.

"He is Raiser Phoenix, heir of the Phoenix family, and…" Grayfia paused before continuing in a low voice. "…he's Rias's and Lulu's fiance.

CRACK!

That was my neck cracking as I did a complete 360, not believing that this good-looking clown is engaged to both Rias and Lulu?!

"It's been years since I last visited the human world. I missed you, my darling Rias. You too, my darling Lulu," Raiser said, even as Rias and Lulu were looking very displeased.

'You must be joking… right Grayfia?!' I thought, still not believing it as I saw him in front of my very own eyes.

I thought that Ikuraga's brother is ugly enough, but this one's worse! Raiser looked like an arrogant womanizer who thought that he could do whatever he pleased.

** 15 minutes later **

All of us watched as our masters sat on the couch with Raiser in between. His arms were over their shoulders and he was ruffling their hair between his fingers. The Gremory sisters were in no way looking at all happy.

I was concerned about this, but at the same time, my eyes were on Grayfia because I've been waiting so long for this rematch, so I can show her on how strong I've become.

The Fallen Angels Raynare, Kalawarner and Mittlet had seen his type before. Because he was so strong and rich and his parents had arranged this marriage, he would get to marry someone (or some people) who obviously didn't want to marry him. Unfortunately, polygamy can be involved in the Underworld, which means you can marry more than 1 woman, but only if you are either a High-Class Devil or an Ultimate-Class Devil.

Asia and Suzu were trying to look brave but the high class devil scared them. Tomo and Mary gave them comfort.

Yuuto and Medaka were feeling sorry for Rias and Lulu, although Medaka and Koneko are trying their best NOT to beat him up as they were very ticked.

Akeno and Yukina brought tea on the table and Raiser took a sip.

"Excellent tea. I expected no less from Rias's and Lulu's Queens," Raiser commented.

"Thank you," Akeno and Yukina countered without a smile or any pleasantness in their voices.

Raiser set the cup on the table and his hand went down to Rias' and Lulu's thighs.

At the same time, Rias and Lulu slapped his hands away before standing up to address him.

"Raiser, we said it before. I won't marry you!" Rias snapped.

"And I won't be your mistress!" continues Lulu.

"Our marriages are important for the future of true blooded Devils, and besides, our parents arranged it. And since your father moved the wedding date to this week, I simply came to bring you two back to the Underworld, away from this disgusting human world," Raiser stated.

'Disgusting Human World?!' I thought. 'Dark Bro should see this. Yo, Dark Bro, wake up!'

'What is it now?!'

'Take a look at this!'

When Dark Dayo both saw Raiser and Grayfia, a wicked smile came across his face.

'Well, well, well. 2 Golden Opportunities in front of me, including a fried-up chicken! Looks like I'm going to have some fun with him, but you know what to do first.'

'Indeed, but first, let the man talk.'

"Our parents are too panicked. Whom we marry is our choice. And you are not the one we want to marry," Rias said.

"I'm afraid that your opinions matters very little in this matter. Even if I have to burn all those servants of both of your groups into a crisp, I will take you back," Raiser said firmly and stood up. "And I am the poster child of the Phenex family, so I can't afford to lose face by being rejected." He took a hold of Rias's chin and is about to take Lulu as well.

Their eyes flared as their servants felt as if they were going to release their powers on them. I quickly jumped clear, and not a moment too soon.

"Stop this at once!" Grayfia cried out, causing both of them to stop. "I am here under orders of my master and husband, Sirzechs Lucifer, and I won't let things like this happen," she continued.

"For his prized Queen to say that, even I got scared for a while there," Raiser smirked a little.

"Lord Sirzechs foresaw that this would happen and instructed me to carry out a plan, if Rias and Lulu expresses their will strongly enough. To settle this matter, you three will compete in an official Rating Game," Grayfia said.

Raiser started laughing.

"I'm fine with that. I have experience in the Rating Games and won many times. You, Rias and Lulu, have no experience of it, and are these all of your servants?" Raiser asked.

"And what if they are?" Lulu asked vehemently.

Raiser snapped his fingers and a magic circle appeared on the floor and in a bright flash of flame, 15 people emerged.

"I have a full set of servants," he stated arrogantly. "Ladies, introduce yourselves!"

"I am Yubelluna, Master Raiser's queen. You will come to know me as 'The Bomb Queen'", the busty woman with the long, wavy purple hair and matching eyes said.

She was dressed in a navy blue tunic top with gold accents and a pale blue skirt with long open sides, black shoes over matching thigh-high stockings with garter belts. Her top revealed a lot of her rather generous cleavage, and was held up by a gold choker with blue and red jewels. She had on a white overcoat with black and gold accents and matching pauldrons. Her accessories consisted of a black headband with a red-orange jewel over her forehead which kept her long hair in place, and in her hands she called a staff-like scepter that she used in combat. Her purple lipstick matched her eyes and hair, which fell down over her right breast and down towards the slits in her dress.

"I am Mihae, Master Raiser's bishop." the girl with the long black hair, blue eyes and angelic face said. She was dressed in a black and blue kimono that went all the way to the ground, a red sash around her waist, and white tabi-socks on her feet. Her shoes were traditional slippers. She wore no make-up nor had any special accessories, which the others and I found odd.

"I am Ravel Phenex, Raiser's bishop and younger sister!" the young girl with the blonde hair and dark blue eyes snapped.

Her hair was tied in twin ponytails with large, drill-like curls, blue ribbons keeping them in place. The front of her hair had several bangs hanging over her forehead, with a V-shaped fringe hanging over the bridge of her nose. She wore a long, pink dress with white frills and a magenta bow in the front. She wore matching pink shoes and light pink stockings.

"I am Karlamine, Master Raiser's Knight!" the young woman with the short brown greenish-tinted hair, and green eyes, said.

Her outfit consisted of a full set of silver armor with black accents that appears to be a cross between a European Knight's (chest plate, gauntlets and sleeves) and a Japanese Samurai (hip plates and shoulder guards), and wore a headband that went across her hair and forehead. She was equipped with a broadsword and a dagger, both of which are held by brown belts slung across her hip. The broadsword was on the left side of her hip, and featured a red jewel on the pommel and had bandages across the handle for grip. The dagger, which was located behind her hip, features a gold hilt with bandages on the handle.

"I am Siris, Master Raiser's other Knight!" the tall young woman with the long black hair that had blue tint in it, and brown eyes, said. Her hair looked like it had five thin ponytails spiraling out around her head, which were held up by a golden hair accessory on top of her head. Her outfit consisted of a white top with black accents that was modeled after a Chinese cheongsam, red shorts, and armored, knee-high boots with matching gauntlets. In the center of her top was a diamond-shaped hole that gave everyone a clear view of her breasts and cleavage.

Her weapon of choice, secured firmly on her hip, was a Zweihänder - a two-handed broadsword.

"I am Isabella, Master Raiser's Rook!" the woman with short, light brown hair and grey eyes said. She had three red highlights going across her forehead, a plain white mask covering the left side of her face. Her outfit consisted of a black jacket and matching jeans. The jacket had wide shoulders and a wide collar, and featured three leather straps on both her arms. It is also slightly opened, revealing her rather large breasts and cleavage, the jacket and shirt cut off at her midriff. Her jeans had a section (on her right pantleg) cut off, revealing some of her thighs and butt, and also featured three leather straps on her calves, just below the ankles, with two extra straps on her right pantleg to keep it in place. She also wore black fighting gloves and boots that didn't look like they were for show.

"I am Xuelan, Master Raiser's Rook!" said the well-endowed Chinese-looking woman. She had shoulder-length black hair and blue-green eyes. Her hair had two Chinese-style buns on both sides of her head, while the front featured bangs that formed a slight V-shape across her forehead. Her outfit consisted of a navy blue qipao with gold accents, a white sash around her stomach, and black, low-heeled shoes. The qipao had an hole in the chest area, giving view to Xuelan's breasts and cleavage. She also wore black arm guards over her forearms.

I was also quick to notice that she wasn't wearing any undergarments.

"I'm Ile!" a very young turquoise-haired girl said.

"And I'm Nel!" another very young turquoise-haired girl said.

"And we're Master Raiser's Pawns!" the two girls stated in unison.

Their hair was tied to one side of their heads with a yellow ribbon (both opposite to their sister), and they both had blue eyes. Both of their outfits consisted of gym uniforms: white t-shirts with blue accents, black leggings, and blue sneakers over knee-high socks, similar to the Kuou Academy's girls' gym uniforms, albeit without the logo. They also wore an orange wristband on their right wrist. They also were carrying blue-colored chainsaws in different colored gym bags, though the saw itself was sticking out of the bags. One girl carried a blue bag with the name 'Ile' on it, while the other bag was red and had the name 'Nel' on it.

"We are Ni and Li! We're also Master Raiser's Pawns!" the two catgirls said in unison. The catgirl on the right had pinkish hair, the one of the left had light bluish hair. They both wore boxing gloves that were the same color as their hair, and rather provocative school girl outfits. Their cat ears stuck out of their hairs and their tails were swaying from side-to-side behind them. Their uniforms had bright yellow ribbons on their chests, the lower half of their shirts were trimmed up high, exposing the bottom half of their breasts, short skirts that barely showed the edges of their butts, and shoes that matched their hair color.

"I am Shuriya, Master Raiser's Pawn," The brown haired girl with the black eyes in the sexy black and white maids outfit said. In her hand she carried a feather duster.

"I am Marion, Master Raiser's Pawn," the wine-colored haired girl with the blue eyes in the matching black and white maids outfit said. In her hand she carried a broom.

"I'm Bürent, another of Master Raiser's Pawns!" the woman with the silver/gray hair and golden eyes said. She was dressed up in a scantily-clad outfit that looked like she had just come from either the New Orleans Mari Gras or the Las Vegas stage shows. The outfit was mostly purple with gold, silver, red and blue jewels covering it. She had on a pair of ruby-encrusted slippers, a feathered hat that was at least two feet high, and a cape that was light purple with gold trim around it that was attached to her wrists.

"And I am Mira, Master Raiser's final Pawn." the young girl with blue hair and light brown eyes said. Her hair was styled with four short ponytails, two of them pointing up and the other two pointing down. The front of her hair featured split bangs going across her forehead, with side bangs framing her face. Her outfit consisted of a white haori with a red obi, worn under a red happi coat. She had bandages on her forearms and shins, and black guards over her hands. Her footwear consisted of a pair of zori.

Rias's and Lulu's peerage looked at the fifteen females, and as for me, I was still focusing on Grayfia.

It was then that I finally looked at the females and said in a boring tone…

"So, is this it? I was expecting to meet some strong opponents, but they are just mere fish compared to some other opponents I've faced and fried."

From Raiser's peerage, the small blond haired girl in the pink dress snapped at him.

"How dare you?! Speaking to our master like that!" Ravel cried out.

However, before anyone else could speak, the woman who was dressed like a knight/samurai gasped when she recognized me.

"I know that boy!" Karlamine stated as the others looked at her. "He is Dayo Kayode, aka The Nightmare of the Underworld who started this very Great War!" she explained.

The Phenex Peerage looked at him with surprised expressions on all their faces. The twin catgirls let out a 'nyan' sound, their tails twitching rapidly.

"Rias, Lulu, you claimed HIM as your servant? That's all the more reason for me to win," Raiser said with a smile, assuming that I was part of Rias' or Lulu's peerage, but he's dead wrong.

"Grayfia, we will accept the challenge. When will the game take place?" Rias asked suddenly.

"It will take place in 10 days. You will be pardoned from school until the Game is concluded," Grayfia answered.

"I will certainly be looking forward for our match Rias and Lulu Gremory. When the game is over, you will learn some humility like a good wife should," Raiser said and went back to his servants before vanishing in a flash of flame and smoke.

Once Raiser and his peerage were gone, Grayfia allowed herself a sigh of relief.

"I truly dislike that man," she huffed.

'I'm not surprised,' I thought.

"Because of his nature?" I asked Grayfia.

"Yes, Dayo. Raiser Phenex is a big problem in itself. Specifically because of his peerage."

"What's wrong with them?"

"With them? Nothing. But it's why they were chosen by Raiser that is the problem."

"It's one of the reasons that we despise him so much," Rias said.

"What reason?" I asked.

"You saw all those beautiful girls he had in his peerage, right? Well, they were all chosen by Raiser to fulfill his fetish fantasies. Women with large breasts and revealing clothes, women in chainmail, Chinese girls in qipao's and kimono's, little girls in gym clothes, catgirls, girls in maids outfits, shrine maidens, and even his tsundere sister, Ravel," explained Lulu.

"Not that I know of, but she was included because Raiser wanted a tsundere in his group. Much like you have Koneko and Tomo," Grayfia said.

The silver-haired catgirl and the archer squinted their eyes at the gray-haired queen of Sirzechs Lucifer.

"So his sister is a tsundere?" Kalawarner asked.

"And included in his peerage?" Raynare asked.

"Yes. Ravel Phenex, the only daughter of the Phenex family. She is the youngest of their four children; Raiser is the third of four."

"So what's the other reason?" Mittlet asked Grayfia.

"Raiser is an arrogant, aggressive playboy with a holier-than-thou personality. He's condescending towards low-ranked Devil and has no respect for anyone else. The only ones he respects in any way are the Four Great Satans, and for obvious reason. He's a male chauvinist who believes that a woman's place is behind men, and will use them to achieve his own ends. Which is why he wants Rias and Lulu."

"Because they are affectionate people," Yuuto stated.

"Yes. Raiser will take advantage of that, because he believes it will benefit him and him alone."

"Sounds like more than a couple reasons to take this SOB down," I said. "But, that will have to come later, because first, Grayfia! I've been waiting to say these words after all these years: I challenge you to a rematch!"

The room stood quiet for a few seconds, and then…

"EEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHH?!"

The members of the Occult Research Club were stunned at what I just said.

"Rematch?! What rematch?!" asked Rias.

I purposely didn't tell Rias, Lulu, and their peerages about the fight between me, Grayfia and Sirzechs.

Grayfia smiled lightly and said, "So, you've remembered."

"You bet I have. I've been carrying this huge and heavy loss ever since I was little, and I've been gaining a lot of battle experience since then! So, as soon as the Rating Game commences, I want to have that rematch with you at the Underworld!"

"Wait, Dayo! You're going against the Ultimate Queen! Are you insane?!" asked Rias, who was worried.

"I was at a disadvantage because I was little and my Dark Side was on a rampage, and we didn't think straight, so they clearly have beaten me. But now that I've matured, I'll show you that I CAN beat her! If I can do that, then that rude Raiser is a walk in the park! So, Grayfia, what do you say?" I asked her.

The room was silent for 5 full minutes. The atmosphere couldn't have much more tense than this. After those 5 agonizing minutes, Grayfia finally answered…

"I accept your challenge. And besides, I've been looking forward to see on how much you've grown."

Me and Dark Dayo were very excited. The rematch that we've been waiting for will finally come within 10 days time!

"But Dayo. We want you to be with us, so we can easily beat that arrogant Raiser," Rias said sadly as she and Lulu hung their heads down.

Man, this is a dilemma. Without me, Raiser will beat them up like feeding candy to a baby. However, my main focus is to make redemption against Grayfia. So, how can I pull this one off?

Then, I had an idea.

"Wait a minute! Since both you and Lulu have 'temporary pieces', that means that you can make them part of your peerage for a short period of time?" I asked Rias.

"Yeah, why?" Rias asked.

"I was wondering if we could have the girls of Hanzo Academy join your peerage as 'temporary pieces'. They'll have some battle experiences, plus they are Good Ninjas who fight for justice."

Rias and Lulu smiled and said, [That's a great idea!]

"Which leaves me another piece of important information to tell you," said Grayfia.

"Oh, what's that?" I asked her.

"It's about Hanzo's 'Star Student', Daidouji," said Grayfia.

** At the Mansion; Nighttime **

I thank the stars that Ayana Kakinozaka was already asleep when I went to her room, and I also found out from Grayfia that she's a friend of Mariel, who took me in here.

I cried a bit because Grayfia did her part to comfort me when my Darkest Hour occurred. However, since I was beaten by her and Sirzechs, I knew that my time to get my own back is now! But before I get to her, she told me that we all have to take down Hanzo Academy's 'Star Student', Daidouji. And when I mean 'Star Student', I mean by the best, strongest, and toughest Ninjas ever from that school.

My blood was boiling with excitement, and this is also a chance to test some of my Sacred Gears as well!

'Yo, Ddraig!'

[Yes, Great One?]

'Wake up the others! We're going out on a little trip tomorrow, and we're going to do some serious training!'

[Right away, Great One!]

As we've finished talking, I then proceeded to the library, where I found out about the Phenex family.

It says that 'The Phenex Family have inherent powers that are equivalent to that of the legendary creature, the fire bird Phoenix. As such, their abilities reflect that of the legendary bird, where they can regenerate from almost any injuries immediately and are practically impossible to defeat. It is said that the Phenex Family's tears (known as Phoenix Tears) sell for a high price because of its powerful healing abilities, resulting in the Phenex Family's immense wealth.

'Members of the Phenex Family are well-known for their power of immortality, having superior regenerative abilities that can withstand attacks that would otherwise kill a normal Devil. They can also regenerate any lost limbs and even parts of their faces, making them highly formidable opponents in battle. Keeping with the phoenix motif, the Phenex Family are also capable of manipulating fire, their most notable use being able to sprout wings of fire for flight, as well as having power over wind.

'Also, Members of the Phenex Family are also the only known source for Phoenix Tears, a liquid that can instantly heal injuries, but not restore blood loss and organ loss. However, they may reattach a severed limb.

'In order to create the Phoenix Tears, a Pure-blooded Devil from the Phenex Clan is required. The chosen Devil will then go inside a magic-circle which went through a special ritual. They also prepare a cup which went through a special ritual, and they drop their own tear inside that cup which is filled with water. The water inside the cup which has the tear drop added turns into Phoenix Tears. During that procedure, it is stated that the tears won't become a "Phoenix Tears" if it isn't a tears shed while having an empty mind as tears with emotions are "That person's own tears" as such there won't be any effects if it's tears they shed for themselves or others.'

And I have a Sacred Gear that equalizes them all. From The Medallion of Justice, it's Suzaku (The Vermillion Bird, representing Summer and Fire) to the South. I'll definitely have a talk with her soon.

"What are you doing?" asked a voice.

"Oh, sh-" I panicked, and when I turned around…

SMOOSH!

BOING!

"Ouch!"

… I accidently bumped my face into my sister Yant's breasts.

"S-Sorry. You surprised me!" I said to Yant.

"No, it's fine," said Yant. "It hurts but…It was also a little pleasant. Just about anything feels slightly good if it's done by my extremely cute brother Plushy-chan."

It was a long time I heard that nickname, and I was about to tell her not to call me that as usual when she continued, "….Aaah, Yant has been stained with Plushy-chan's color."

Just like that, my face turned pink and I was shaking in fear, and my heart was beating FAST!

"…M-M-My color?" I asked nervously. "Then that means that I myself may have been stained by my sister's color…"

I looked at her giant breasts and turned green, ready to throw up when Yant said, "Plushy-chan, perhaps you want to do 'that'"?

'T-T-T-That?!' I thought. Oh, I hope it's not sex for real, because I'm not ready for that yet!

"Milk Pillows," said Yant as she took off her shirt, and revealing her large pink bra, and I noticed that she increased her bust to 130cm. "It's said that you can be tired even if you have been sleeping properly, so sleep at ease…OK?"

I was turning gray, then pink, and closed the book and tried to escape, but Yant took my hand and we went back to our Master Bedroom.

** A few minutes later **

SMOTHER!

I was being held my sister's strong arms and my head was completely covered inside Yant's large breasts, and Ayana and Touko were sleeping next to me with my arms squeezed in between their large busts.

"Fufu, Plushy-chan loves big breasts and milk pillows, does he?" asked Yant. "That's what I love about you, Plushy-chan. And you being extremely cuddly makes you the best brother I've ever fallen in love with."

My sisters and maids have given me so much affection, but my gynophobic senses gets the better of me, but they're not deterred because they know that I'll be back.

So, having this kind of affection takes most of my troubles away, but sometimes my gynophobia troubles can climb when I least expect it. I'm glad that Yant and my sisters and most of my maids calm me down and feel more relaxed.

And in this case, I'm certainly going to need it, because starting tomorrow will be 10 days full of hard training, hard work, a big battle with one of Hanzo Academy's finest 'Star Students' on the final day of training, and Dark Dayo will also learn that he has a Sacred Gear that takes everyone by surprise: The Dark Divine Dividing.


HALFWAY POINT: The Kakinozaka family are imagining themselves naked with bandages covering their most private parts.

SECOND HALF: Miss Melon and Makiko are having an arm-wrestling match with the girls of Hanzo Academy and Kuoh Academy cheering them on.


** Next day; Somewhere around the Mountains **

Well, this is certainly a good warm-up: Carrying HUGE packs for four hours towards Gremory's Summer Mansion!

Rias, Lulu, Akeno, Yukina, Suzu, Tomo, Asia and Mary were lucky that they didn't have to carry the bags, but me, Yuuto, Koneko, Raynare, Kalawarner, Mittlet and Medaka were carrying the bags.

"President, I gathered some herbs. Let's use it for the meal tonight," said Yuuto with a normal expression. I can tell that he's in good shape, because he's carrying a huge piece of luggage on his back without breaking a sweat. Same goes to Koneko and Medaka, who were both carrying an even larger piece of luggage and raced each other to see who would be at the top first.

"It's on, kitty!" said Medaka with a big smile on her face.

"..I'll beat you…" said Koneko with a determined look on her face.

My 3 sisters Ayana, Touko, and Yant Hizuki also came along with us and they didn't carry the bags.

The girls of Hanzo Academy are also here for 2 reasons. Obviously, the first is to train them, and the second is to meet their senior Daidouji. The good news is that they don't have to carry any of our bags, but the bad news is that they have to carry 2 large buckets of water that summons up to 1,500 gallons using both of their arms. And with Asuka, Ikuraga, Katsuragi, Yagyuu, and Hibari, that's a total of 7,500 gallons of water to carry.

And as for me…

I'm carrying the heaviest of them all. Not only I'm carrying 3 times the luggage that Koneko and Medaka have, but I'm also carrying the Hanzo girls' luggage, in which I swear to God that Hibari packed more toys than Ninja stuff!

Oh, and if that wasn't bad enough…

"Come on, Master! You need to go faster than that!"

The head of the Security Department, Konoe Tsurugi, is also with us, along with a few other maids for our safety, and she's going to be the 'Coach' for all of us, and I was excited when she told us that there would be an obstacle course for us to complete. So this would be an army-type training session, and we can't wait to get started, but first, we have to get ourselves settled in as we approach Rias' and Lulu's summer mansion, which is a two-story mansion-like complex, white and beige walls with blue roof tiles, balconies on all sides, trimmed bushes in the front, with white-steel window frames for each window that could be seen. There was a tunnel-like driveway on the left hand side that lead around to the back where the large multi-car garage was situated.

Asia gushed when she saw it. "It's so pretty."

Everyone agreed with the blond-haired girl. Despite that it was not often used, the mansion itself seemed well-kept.

"Alright then everyone!" Rias stated as she and Lulu turned around to address the group.

"Konoe has posted your names on the doors, so find your rooms, and get changed into your training clothes! We start training right away!" Lulu declared.

"RIGHT AWAY?!" asked Asuka, not believing it. She and the others have been carrying 1,500 gallons each for 4 hours straight, and now, they're going to do some more training immediately.

"Do you want to be excellent Ninjas or not?" I asked Asuka.

Asuka said, "Of Course!"

"Then stop complaining and get ready," said Ikuraga, while she and the others followed into the mansion with me and Konoe taking the rear.

** Inside Gremory's Summer Mansion **

The girls were getting changed upstairs, but thanks to a certain Katsuragi and Touko Hizuki, it was a lot harder, but Koneko knocked them out to avoid any further conflict.

Meanwhile, Yuuto and I changed downstairs.

"So, Yuuto," I asked him. "Do you believe that you and the others have what it takes to win the Rating Game?"

"There is always a way. We just have to find it," Yuuto optimistically replied.

I liked his confidence, mostly because he had a point. We just had to figure out a way, and I'm pretty sure that Konoe may find that way first because she has the most experience out of all of us.

** 15 minutes later **

And now, the time for training is here, and everyone are in their training gear except for Mary and the Hizuki sisters, in which they would be the nurses throughout training session.

"OK, now before we start our real training, we're going to warm up with Basic Training," said Konoe, still in her military-style maid outfit. "Basic Training is designed to be highly intense and challenging, and this obstacle course is no exception."

When Konoe pointed us to the obstacle course, I couldn't believe my eyes. It was a replica of Warrior Dash, one of the LARGEST obstacle courses ever made in the world! Since I've watched that event a few times in my parents' hometown of Miami, Florida, I knew that it was NOT going to be easy.

In fact, there are 3 things that these guys should notice.

You will get messy with at the end, mostly from mud.

You must have GREAT swimming skills.

This race is usually finished between 40-60 minutes.

However, Konoe secretly told me that she added a few NASTY surprises along the way.

"OK, everybody! Head to the starting line!" said Konoe as we were all ready to go.

"Now make sure that you reach the Finish Line within 30 minutes or less, or else there will be no dinner for you tonight!"

"WHAT?!" asked the Hanzo girls in disbelief.

"You guys can do this, but you gotta keep going nonstop, because even if you stop for one millisecond, you're out," I told them.

Knowing that Dinner is on the line, we all focused on getting through this obstacle course, and when Konoe blew the whistle, we were off!

I almost forgot to mention that this course is over 5,000 meters long!

As we went throughout the first part of the race running for 5 minutes, we came across a few mud pits. Now don't be fooled. These types of pits are like mud cement and they will slow you down as most of the OCR members soon found out.

As expected, everyone's legs were covered in mud, and some had to help others because of the thickness of the mud pits.

A few minutes later, we went to the 'Over and Under' obstacle where we went over a 4 ft black wall, and under a heavy black stick which is standing at 1 and ½ ft. Koneko, Suzu, and I were able to get through easily, but the others had a hard time due to their body sizes.

** A few minutes later **

We've completed 1750 meters of the course, and still got 3250 more to go. Almost half of the group is beginning to get tired, but knowing that they might lose Dinner later on tonight, they've all managed to keep moving.

Now we've reached the 'Deep Water' obstacle after reading two signs, "DEEP WATER!" and "MUST SWIM!"

As I expected, this obstacle is one of the hardest because half of us can't swim. And Rias, Lulu and I helped Koneko, Suzu, and Asia because they don't know how to swim yet.

** 5 minutes later **

That obstacle took some time, so we had to hustle to make up time. Luckily, we got our wish as we ran through 250 meters of track, and then some multiple obstacles in which everyone got through with ease, from the "RollerCoaster long stick" obstacle, to jumping through various tire holes for 500 meters, to walking over broken-down cars, to the famous "10ft wall climb" obstacle, to the L-shaped hill.

** A few minutes later **

After going through the Pipe Maze, the 250 meter Cargo Crawl, and the Tightrope walk, we now go to one of the harder obstacles, the Undernet Crawl. This is where you crawl through the mud and the net, which I should mention, is completely electric! Sad to say, Konoe shows no mercy on anyone as she placed the Electric Net at 50,000 volts!

** 5 minutes later **

Thanks to teamwork, we've all managed to avoid being shocked by the net, although Akeno and Yukina wanted to get shocked. However, we all had to move more quickly because there is only 5 minutes left!

After going through a couple of jumps from large burning logs and crawling through a mud pit, we see the Finish Line in sight!

We've all managed to finish the 5000 meter course with only seconds to spare! Our legs have been bruised and covered up in mud for many times, and some of our faces have battle scars on them, but thanks to Yant, Asia, and Mary, we've all recovered and we're back at full strength again.

"Well, that was a fun obstacle course, don't you think?" I asked everyone. Everyone gave me their own opinions, but they all had a great time.

"I'm proud of all of you, and I must say. Making strategies, doing teamwork and motivating others are great keys to winning that Rating Game of yours," said Konoe, who was pleased.

"Which reminds me," I said. "After we rest for 5 minutes, the REAL training starts!"

[YES!] the others said.

** 5 minutes later **

The OCR's training began at last as everyone went to different stations.

Rias and Lulu told me to carry a 1000 lbs. heavy boulder with them sitting on top of me.

Raynare and Kalawarner were fighting Yuuto, who was knocking them all over the place with his training sword.

Mittlet and Tomo were doing some Target Practice, using various targets from different lengths, as far as 500 meters!

Suzu, Nate, Yagyuu and Hibari went off to the forest to collect some food.

Akeno and Yukina were teaching Asia, Mary and Yant some stronger magic spells, hoping that they could all learn at least one offensive spell.

Medaka and Koneko were fighting against Asuka and Katsuragi while Ikuraga was fighting against Konoe using their real swords.

Now that our training is underway, we should make these 10 days of training, including the battle against Daidouji count!

** Next Day **

"Uoooooo! Delicious! It's really delicious!"

After having another day of training, we were having our extraordinary dinner in the Mansion later that evening. We had an extravagance of food on the table. The herbs Yuuto collected earlier were used for spices. The meat was made from the boar Suzu and Nate hunted earlier. It was my first time eating it and it tasted delicious because it didn't have any nasty taste to it! Yagyuu and Hibari also caught some fish and squid. They were just cooked and had some salt on it yet it tasted good as well! There were also different types of food on the table.

"Ara ara. We still have more food left so eat as much as you want."

Akeno and Yukina gave Katsuragi a refill of rice. And the food was all made by Akeno, Yukina, Yant, and Tomo! And boy, do they cook well! My maids can give them a big run for their money! Well, except for Kimi…

Everyone was digging into the food. We were all seriously tired from the training. That's why I could fill my stomach with lots of food. I've also learned that most of the things inside the luggage were equipment used for cooking. It was worth all the hard training if we got to eat delicious food like this. Even the Hanzo girls couldn't contain their excitement! Koneko was also eating a lot of food quickly, and I did so as well, and when we looked at each other, we've decided to do a contest of who could eat the most, but I warned her not to eat much or else we'll be scolded by Konoe.

"Akeno! Yukina! Tomo! Yant! You all are the best!" exclaimed Asuka.

"With these skills, you're more than qualified to be a good wife!" said Hibari, eating as fast as me and Koneko.

"Ufufufu. You are embarrassing me."

Akeno smiled while she and Yukina putting their hands on their cheeks.

"Thank you so much!" said Tomo.

"I'll do anything to please by big brother!" said Yant, who was wearing an apron, thankfully with her clothes on.

"...I'm the one who made the soup."

That voice belonged to Asia who was beside me and looked sad. She looked so sulky. Apparently the onion soup on the table was made by Asia and Mary. They were probably feeling sad because we were only praising the food that Akeno, Tomo, Yukina and Yant made. I got the bowl of soup and drank it with one sip.

Yes, it's good!

"It's good Asia! Can I have some more, please?" I asked.

"It is!? I'm so glad... Then now I can also be with...Dayo.." said Asia to herself.

"Don't worry, Asia. We'll always be together!" I told her.

Asia blushed madly and wanted to cry because she was so happy that I noticed her feelings.

"Listen, everyone!" said Medaka with all of us gaining attention to her. "Throughout the past 2 days, we've been doing training very hard and I'm proud of all of you doing this to help Rias and Lulu get out of that bastard Raiser's marriage. But right now, after going through our training so far, we've discovered that we are all strong and have some good battle experiences, but Hibari…"

Hibari somehow knew that this was coming.

"…out of all the people, you are the weakest link here."

"I know…" Hibari said sadly.

"BUT!"

Hibari jumped up as Medaka continued and got out her fan.

"Your incredible speed rivaling Dayo's and Yuuto's and some of your smart wisdom can't be ignored."

Hibari was back to her cheerful self, knowing that she wasn't completely useless. Yagyuu smiled at what Medaka said.

"That's right, Medaka," continued Rias. "Even though we have not participated in the Rating Games, we can fight if we get used to it. But Asia, Mary, and Yant basically have no experience yet."

"And even so, Dayo's Boosted Gear and Asia's and Mary's healing abilities also can't be ignored. Even the enemy knows that," continued Lulu. "So, we want you to have at least the power to run away from the enemy."

"Run? ...Is it that hard?" asked Asuka.

Rias nodded at Asuka's question.

"Running away is also a part of the strategy. Retreating to form a new formation is also a professional way of battling. There are ways to win a match like that. But running away with your back facing an enemy is something very hard. If it's an enemy with roughly the same strength as you, it is easy, but showing your back to an enemy who is far superior to you is basically saying please kill me. So running away from an enemy like that is also part of the strategy. So Lulu and I will have to teach you girls, Asia, Mary, and the Fallen Angels the timing to run away as well. Of course, Dayo will also teach you how to fight the enemy head on."

"Roger that."

"Yes."

"Got it!"

"Yes, President!"

"All right!"

Asia, Mary, Raynare, Kalawarner, and Mittlet all replied to President. It was unavoidable that Asia and Mary got involved in this fight since they became members of the Gremory household...

"Now, hold it right there!" I said.

The entire members then change all their attention to me.

"I'm not going to do the teaching. Dark Dayo will be doing the teaching," I said to everyone, making some of the members jump with fear. The Hanzo girls didn't like that, but they knew if they want to beat Daidouji, they should give it everything they got, 1000%!

"Is that so… I understand," Rias said.

"So do I," replied Lulu. "Anyway, let's take a shower after the meal. It's an outdoor bath so it's wonderful."

Uh-oh! An outdoor bath! That means a lot of naked bodies! Something tells me that I better get outta here!

"You guys go ahead…. I'll be outside training with some of my Dragons…" I said as I began going outside.

"Wait. You don't want to bathe with us?" asked Rias in a teasing manner.

"No!" I quickly answered. "Plus, with Katsuragi and her sexual harassment, my sisters Yant, Touko and Ayana, that's a recipe for DISASTER!"

"…That's true…" said Koneko as she, Yagyuu's, and Ikuraga's eyes were narrowed towards Katsuragi and Touko.

"Aw, come on! I'm a doctor, so it's fine!" said Touko, trying to make an excuse.

"And it's my nature, and I can't wait to get inside the ultimate Gold Mine!" said Katsuragi, drooling.

"I better bathe with you guys to keep these girls under control," said Konoe, not liking what she sees.

"Please do!" I said as I bolted towards the exit.

** Outside the Mansion **

'OK, Dark Bro!' I said to my Dark Brother. 'Are you ready?'

'You bet I am! Konoe is such a badass, but wait til' they go through MY training!' Dark Dayo said.

[[You said it, Noble One]] said another voice.

'Wait, who was that?'

[[It's your Longinus, Dark Divine Dividing. My name is Tartarus. It's a pleasure to meet you.]]

[Tartarus?! It's been a long time.]

[[I know, Ddraig. Such bad timing as always.]]

Both Dark Dayo and I were shocked! The opposite of Boosted Gear, Dark Divine Dividing is Dark Dayo's main Longinus! Next thing I knew, I heard Dark Dayo making an evil laughter. With all of this equipment and my familiar's equipment, not only we have the potential of being almost unbeatable, but most of my and Dark Dayo's future opponents could be heading to a world of TROUBLE!

** Next Day **

It's the third day of training, and this time, the other side of me, Dark Dayo, is taking over. Let's see on how he does.

"All right, maggots!" I said in a trooper-like voice. "We're going to start our warm-up session by doing 1000 pushups and 1000 pullups! Now get moving!"

Everyone responded quickly as they were told. They all knew not to tick off Dark Dayo because he'll be nasty with you like one of the drill sergeants, but he's not all Rambo and gives them some great advice.

"If you want to be strong, the best way is to look back at some of your battles that you lost, or think of some your rivals that you want to beat."

The Hanzo girls immediately thought of the girls from the Snake Girls Academy(Private Girls Academy of the Serpeant), and they pushed themselves harder.

The others thought of various things, from Fallen Angels to Stray Devils to Exorcists, and they pushed themselves a lot faster.

** 20 minutes later **

I was now with Asia, Mary, Nate and Suzu for the next part: Knowledge Training.

"OK, girls. Now, you all need to know a little more about the three factions. Don't pay attention to the forgotten 'fourth' faction." I said to the four girls.

[YES!] said the 4 girls. These girls are the 'newest' members from both Rias' and Lulu's peerages, so I've decided to test them out about the 3 main factions.

"Now, Asia. This first question is for you. The Devils' greatest enemy are the angels led by God. What is the name given to the top angels? Also what are the members' names?"

"Seraphim is the leader, and the members are Michael, Raphael, Gabriel, and Ur...Uriel?" said Asia.

"Very good, Asia."

Asia and Mary hi-fived each other in happiness.

"Nate! This next question is yours. What are the names of the Four Great Satans?"

Nate stood up and said confidently, "I can say these names in my sleep! They are Lord Lucifer, Lord Beelzebub, Lord Asmodeus, and lastly the one female Great Satan is Lord Leviathan!"

"Well done, Nate." I told her.

I also remember hearing Rias and Lulu telling us that Lord Leviathan is a beautiful Great Satan. But somehow, and for some reason, why do I have a feeling that she's one of those people where 'looks can be deceiving'?

"Now Suzu, I know that you may like not this next question, but you, along with others, will have to face your fears sometimes soon, because if you try to push that problem away, it'll come back to haunt you."

Suzu shook nervously for a few minutes, but then she said, "O-Okay…"

"This next question is about the Fallen Angels. I want you to name the leaders of the Fallen Angels, one by one."

"A-alright. Umm….the main group is called "Grigori". The name of the Governor is "Azazel" and the name of the vice-governor is "Shemhaza". I know completely up to here. The name of the leaders are ...Armaros, Barakiel, Tamiel... And... ummmmm, huh? Benemue and Cociane?"

"Don't forget Kokabiel and Shariel. You have to remember them properly. This is also the basics. It's the same as remembering the names of the prime minister and vice-prime minister of Japan."

"R-Really?!" asked Suzu.

"Really, but you did very well with the others."

Suzu simply nodded with her purple hair covering her blinded eyes and walked back to the others.

"Now Mary, while you and Asia were at the Church or at England, did you two know anything about the exorcists?"

Both Mary and Asia cringed at the word "Exorcists".

"From the way you both shook, I guess that's a 'No'. Very well, I'll tell you. There are two types of exorcists. The first type is the ones that appear in films and novels. The father reads a section of the book, then he uses the holy water to get rid of the devil from the person's body. They are known as the "Usual exorcists". Then the "Other exorcists" would be the ones that are a threat to Devils.

"You may have met and worked with one of the "Other exorcists" by the name of Freed Sellzen, but the greatest threat to devils' are either God…"

The 4 girls all had massive headaches when they heard the word "God".

"Oops. Sorry about that. Anyway, it's either HIM or exorcists who received the divine protection from the Fallen Angels. The devils have been fighting against them for a very long time, thanks to me. Now, they've come to destroy you guys with the power of light received from the angels, and with their physical bodies that they trained to the uttermost limits. However! Since we have Raynare, Kalawarner, and Mittlet on our side, things can change VERY quickly."

It's a good thing that Yant, the second-strongest Angel and the 3 Fallen Angels were not here to listen to any this, or else things would get NASTY in a heartbeat.

"Alright, enough of the history lessons. Now, let's get back to the others," I said to them.

** 5 minutes later **

"What took you guys so long?!" I asked trying not to angry.

"We're so sorry," said Rias. "But we were all hungry after doing your Warm-Up."

"Our fault," said Lulu.

I rubbed my forehead trying my best to avoid a headache. I(Dark Dayo) don't like getting headaches, because I usually shoot a lot of lead from my guns if I get one.

"OK then…Well, anyways! The 'fun' now really starts here! I'll be training with each every one of you individually, except for Suzu, Asia and Mary. Asia and Mary have great healing skills while Suzu has great hearing skills, and you all have no idea on how important these 3 people are. Meanwhile, Dayo will be training the Hanzo girls tomorrow. I will train all of you to increase your combat ability, magic ability, and learn some new weapons if I have the time, and I say 'if' because I hate being under the sun for too long. Now, are there any questions?"

"How's the training going to be like?" asked Tomo, raising her hand.

"You'll know soon enough. Any other questions?"

"I do, so who's going to train with you first?" asked Akeno smiling.

"The first one I'm going to train is Yuuto. The second one will be Tomo. The third one is Nate. The fourth one is Koneko. The fifth ones are Raynare, Kalawarner, and Mittlet. The sixth ones are Akeno and Yukina. The seventh ones are Rias and Lulu. And last, but definitely not least, is Medaka."

For Yuuto, I'm planning to train and enhanced his sword skills and his reaction during attacks. I'll be training Tomo on her archery skills while not being distracted. I'll be training Nate on how to control her chains. I'm going to train Koneko until she can crush a diamond with one punch… if possible… Next, I'll be training the Fallen Angels on how to launch to "missile-launch" their Light Spears. While for Akeno, Yukina, Lulu, and Rias I'm going to train their magical abilities and Rias's and Lulu's Power of Destruction.

"Why am I last?" asked Medaka.

"Well, I've heard word that you are especially an 'abnormal' like me, and I can feel a LOT of power from you than Rias, Lulu, Akeno and Yukina combined!"

Everyone gasped when they saw that Medaka is MUCH stronger than everyone expected.

"So I'm going to have fun with you and learn some of my Sacred Gears in the process, including its Balance Breaker."

"Well, I have fought a lot of tough and strong opponents from my old school before I moved here," said Medaka. "And I've also learned that those who win are not strong. It is those who lose and crawl back up who are strong!"

There was a silent pause throughout the area for 4 minutes.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I like you already, Medaka! And that's why I chose you last because you're going to be the 'main course' for this training!"[

Medaka smiled, knowing that she's going to be a tough opponent, but not as tough as Daidouji.

"Now, here's another piece of advice from me, don't waste any single energy you have now, until I trained you. In the meantime, Asuka, Ikuraga, Katsuragi, Yagyuu, and Hibari! Go to Konoe. She has some special assignments for you."

[YES!] replied the Hanzo girls.

"And now, let the games begin. Yuuto, you're up first. Let's go."

** A few minutes later **

DARKNESS TRAINING: LESSON #1: SWORDS

I was standing at the middle of the forest with Yuuto a few feet away.

"OK, Yuuto Kiba! Summon your Sacred Gear!" I commanded him.

Yuuto then summoned his Sacred Gear, [Sword Birth]

"That's a very unique Sacred Gear, I must admit,"I said that as I observed his Sacred Gear. From what I know, his Sacred Gear allows him to forge into many kinds of Demonic Swords. That's a very useful Sacred Gear. Not only that, but he is also a Knight that uses Swords. The Sacred Gear and its user are very compatible.

"So, Yuuto. Have you developed any swords to counter Raiser's wind and fire abilities?"

"Yes, I did," Yuuto replied simply.

"Let's test those swords…"

A katana sword made of darkness and light appeared in front of me. One blade has darkness, and I can unsheathe the blade for another blade made of light. This was the special sword, Heavenly Sakura.

I then took the sword, and made a fighting stance.

"You ready?" I asked him.

"What is that sword?" asked Yuuto.

"It's called 'Heavenly Sakura'. This is one of the special 'Artificial Sacred Gears'".

Yuuto then immediately changes his sword into Holy Eraser. He then charges at me with lightning-like speed.

"Impressive."

CLANG!

Our swords clashed.

"Your speed is good, but there isn't any strength when you swing the sword to me," I said that to him.

His Speed is quite good, so it might be possible for him to rivals the speed of a lightning dragon….Maybe.

"Now let me show you how it's done!"

I charged towards him with god-like speed.

"Wha—"

"Not good enough!"

As I arrived in front of him, I immediately attacked his sword. The sword was destroyed because of the effect of my sword.

Yuuto then quickly makes a distance, then he uses his [Sword Birth] to create another sword. A pile of Ice appears on the top of the guard of his sword. As the ice began to finish taking shape, it shattered revealing a new blade made of ice.

After Yuuto created that sword, I swung my sword a few times, leaving big fiery waves of darkness heading right towards him.

Yuuto simply slashed the dark flames causing them to disappear.

"Hmph. I didn't expect my dark flames to disappear like that. Well done."

"I call this sword, Flame Delete." Yuuto said that as he smiles.

Man. As I hate to admit, that Sacred Gear is really troublesome. That will be very useful during their Rating Game.

"That's a good name, but I hope that you have another sword that can counter this!"

I then used some of my Greater Dark Magic into Heavenly Sakura and with one huge swing, a large tornado full of darkness spins towards Yuuto at fast speed!

Yuuto immediately changed his Flame Delete into a new sword. The new sword had a new blade with a unique shape on top of the blade that had a hole. As the tornado attack was coming at Yuuto, the sword literally sucks the wind to the blade. I was surprised.

"Grrr…. "

"This sword is called, Replenish Calm." Yuuto said with a smile, getting more confident.

Now it's time to turn up the heat.

"Alright, First Level of Training finished!" I said it to him.

"It's finished already?" asked Yuuto.

"The first level, that is. Now let's enter Level 2!"

"Level 2?"

"Yeah, but I gotta warn you. This level will risk your life. Do you dare wish to continue?" I asked him.

For the next training, I'm going to teach him an original move that I made, but the training is very intense that it might kill Yuuto.

"I…I want to become much stronger than I am currently is. I will take this training, so I can protect everyone I care!"

I smirked hearing his answer.

"Very well… Now, after hearing an answer like that, there's no turning back. Six-Faced Sal, summon!"

One of my familiars, Six-Faced Sal appeared. All six faces faced towards me.

"Sal, I want you to create over 100 enemies!"

Sal simply nodded, and the bottom head flashed red before opening its mouth, and when it opened, a large capsule came out.

"Now Yuuto, stand back, watch and learn."

FUUUUSH!

When the capsule opened, over 100 golems appeared before us. And these are not just any golems.

There were all types of golems. I'm talking about the adamantine golem, the mithril golem, the spiderstone golem, the alchemical golem, the mud golem, the rope golem, the puzzle golem (including the tiny puzzle piece, the small puzzle piece, and the medium puzzle piece), the web golem, the brass golem, the chain golem, the dragonflesh golem, the stained glass golem, the equine golem, the blood golem of Hextor, the brain golem, the demonflesh golem, the hellfire golem, the dragonbone golem, the drakestone golem, the ironwyrm golem, the alchemical golem, the planar golems (including the gloom golem, the prismatic golem, the amorphion, the ash golem, the battleglory, the gear golem, the mindstrike golem, the perfector, the sentinel of Mithardir, the shacklelock golem, the valorhammer, and the woodwrath golem), the hangman golem, the shadesteel golem, the greater shadesteel golem, the ice golem, the grave dirt golem, the tombstone golem, the sand golem, the coral golem, the incarnum golem, the cadaver golem and the fang golem.

I then prepare myself a fighting stance.

The golems all recognize my killing intent toward them. Because of that, they all came alive and they made fighting stances.

"It came alive!"

BOOM!

Then, I charged at the gauntlet of golems with hypersonic speed. While charging, I activated my Demon Eyes and the golems were all paralyzed. It was then that I attacked each and every one of the golems from every direction. They were killed instantly.

Yuuto was speechless after seeing what I did. Then, I approached him.

"That's what I'm going to teach you. The 'Stop, Search and Destroy' technique'".

"Stop, Search and Destroy?" asked Yuuto.

"Yeah. From your point of view, what have I done to the golems?"

"First you were charging toward them, and then you used your special ability to stop their muscle movements. And lastly you and your clones attacked the golems together."

"Wrong!"

"Wrong?"

"That wasn't a clone… It was an after image of me."

"What! Then you slashed the golems by yourself!?" said Yuuto in awe.

"Correct!"

Then Six-Faced Sal summoned another gang of golems.

"Now it's your turn," I said to Yuuto.

Yuuto nodded and tried to do the same thing but failed miserably due to the fact that he didn't stop any of the golems from moving.

"GAAAH!" screamed Yuuto in pain.

"It's not easy right? Now, what I want you to do is to train yourself until you'll be able to execute this technique. Multiple swords may be used, but I don't care what you do, even if it will consume the rest of the week." I said to Yuuto.

This training will increase his speed, reaction, and sword skills all at the same time. If he manages to accomplish this training, he will be much stronger.

"Alright," he answered.

"Now, while you do that, I'll be training Tomo next."

DARKNESS TRAINING: LESSON #2: ARROWS

I approach to Tomo with her bow and arrows, and her small familiar named Hanami. I've heard that with Hanami alongside her, Tomo can eliminate certain factors that can weaken her attacks (e.g. air resistance, etc.) and add effects that help her in hitting her target (e.g. homing capabilities).

Tomo made a light blush when she saw me, but quickly shook it off. I paid no attention to it.

"Well, Tomo," I said to her. "Since you are an expert at archery, I suppose that this would not be a problem."

With a snap of the fingers, a wild-west style saloon bar appeared in front of her. On the saloon bar are various bottles scattered all over the place.

"Now, there are 40 bottles scattered, but you only have 45 arrows to deal with," I said as I gave her the arrows.

"Now all you have to do is take down all 40 of those bottles. However, it's not over yet. Once the 40th bottle is hit, a small castle will appear in the middle, and you have to smallest target with the utmost precision only once to win. However, to make things interesting…"

I pulled out a small music box from my suit.

"This particular song I'm playing will either help you or hurt you. The advice I can give you is this: Don't be distracted."

"But how can I concentrate if I have this unnecessary music playing in front of me?" asked Tomo.

"That's the challenge. In future battles, you may come across some things that will already distract you, especially loud noise coming from all sides. I want you to experience this now, so you can master yourself on not being distracted on such obstacles like this in the future."

Tomo nodded.

"Now, use these special earplugs. I'll be going first."

As Tomo plugged her ears, I chose the song "King Ramases" on MAX volume while getting out my crossbow, one of the most accurate weapons in archery.

"Ready!" I said.

The music was played so loud, it could be heard throughout the mountains, and the others could hear it as well, but the Devils didn't like the song as it gave them massive headaches.

As the music played, I've fired each arrow to its proper target, some of them moving. So far, each arrow used has hit each bottle. As soon as the 40th arrow hit the 40th bottle, the small castle with the smallest target appeared.

I focused. I looked at the target. With only 5 arrows left, I took the first arrow. I aimed carefully. It took some time with all the music playing in the background. And then…

SWISH!

BANG!

The smallest target is hit with deadly precision on the bullseye and the song is over.

Tomo was amazed.

"Wow!" Tomo said as she took off the earplugs. "You did all of this with that annoying racket on?!"

"I sure did, but it wasn't easy. It took me about 3 years to complete while me and my Darkwater Team were on mercenary duty. So, if I can do it, you can do it. However, do you have what it takes to do this while being distracted with such loud music?"

Tomo was hesistant, knowing that she needs deep concentration. But if she wanted to be stronger than her current state, then she has to go through all kinds of scenarios, some of them as worst-case scenarios.

"Yes! I can do this!" said Tomo with reborn confidence in her voice.

"Then get those arrows and your longbow and good luck," I said to her as I walked to find Nate.

DARKNESS TRAINING: LESSON #3: SILVER CHAINS

Now Nate is half-werewolf and she possess superhuman strength with her small body like Koneko's. However, she's Lulu's 'Knight', which means that she has much stronger perception of the five senses, allowing her to perceive what humans often have difficulty to sense. However, this also means that she is much more vulnerable to pain, which is also amplified by her werewolf blood. Her regeneration makes up for this, as she's shown to have a very quick body regeneration rate, being able to heal back serious injuries given enough time to rest.

Nate is a versatile-ranged fighter that can take down enemies from up close or destroy entire armies from far away through the combination of her werewolf blood and the Divine Weapon Argenteés Chaînes or Silver Chains in which I'll be testing it out for this training. And since that she is half-werwolf, that means that she's much stronger and powerful when the moon is full, but since it's daytime, she's not in full power, but that doesn't mean that she's not going to fight. In battle, her werewolf blood gives her an edge in battle, giving her capabilities that far exceed that of a normal human.

"OK, now let's see on how you handle these!" I said to Nate as I threw two giant boulders that weigh at least 500 lbs. at her.

"All right!" said Nate. "Chains! Grab those boulders and throw them back!"

The 2 Silver Chains have extended long enough to wrap around the boulders and went back far at first, but then I noticed that the large chains went forward, past Nate and let go of the boulders and threw them at me at such great speed. I quickly punched the two boulders and when they make contact with my fists, the boulders were destroyed completely.

"So, quick reaction with those chains. I like that, but now let's see if you can try to avoid my punch!"

I charged towards Nate at lightning speed.

"Chains! Attack Dark Dayo at once!"

The Silver Chains responded, and the spear from the tip of the chains tried to attack me, but I dodged her attacks by taking evasive action. Once I was beginning to close in, I then raised back my fist, ready to punch her.

"Chains! Quick, defend me!"

The chains were able to wrap around Nate just in time as I released my punch on the chains. When they made contact, the chains were actually strong enough to withstand my punch. However, I was only using 5% of my power, without using magic and having limiters on my wrists.

"Well done on that quick reaction. Now, you may not have the ability to use swords, but those chains, your senses and even your body has all of the elements to be a good fighter. However, I want you to try this."

I then showed Nate 10 cupboards full cups, plates, and cutlery, arranged in 2 circle patterns; one inner and one outer.

"Now the challenge here is to use to chains to rescue all of these cups, plates, and cutlery without a single one touching the floor. If one touches the floor, the scenery will reset itself and you have to start again. The object here is to use your senses and respond quickly using those chains to save them and place them on the table.

"However, there are 500 plates, 2000 pieces of cutlery and 1000 cups to save and you must save them all. Also, notice that you are in the middle of two circle patterns. This is an additional challenge of using your hearing senses to figure out what piece is dropping first and from where.

"If you can do all that, then you'll definitely figure out what the enemy or a group of enemies is going to do, when they are going to do it, and where to strike."

"Understood!" said Nate, still keeping her confident face. Since she takes her role as Lulu's Knight very seriously, I expect her to do this on her first try, so I decided to add something to the mix.

"Now, if you can this almost impossible task on your first attempt, I'll give you some steaks for dinner."

"Really?!" asked Nate, getting excited. One thing that I forgot to tell you; her werewolf side also makes her really love meat, to the point that she eats lots of it whenever she can, eating quickly all the vegetables before she eats meat as much as she wants, which could also give Koneko a run for her money as well.

I nodded at her, but after looking at a quick look at the sun, I knew for a fact that not only I won't have enough time to teach the others about new weapons, but I quickly need to train the others before the sun completely sets.

"You go ahead and focus on your mission. And knowing that you are a hard-worker, I expect you to do this in less than 5 attempts. While you do that, I need to look for Koneko."

DARKNESS TRAINING: LESSON #4: PUNCHING

It took me a few good minutes to finally find Koneko at another part of the forest.

"Dark Dayo, are you done with Yuuto's Training?" asked Koneko.

"Along with Nate's and Tomo's, yes, and now, it's your turn. And what I like about you is that we have one thing in common: fists as main weapons. So, let's spar!"

Koneko nodded and then took a fighting stance.

I then charged at her and attacked.

Koneko crossed her arms preparing to block my punch. When my punch hit her, using 20% more power than the last punch from Nate, the force of the attack caused her to blown away for 1 mile. I then quickly ran to catch Koneko.

"Is that too much, Koneko?"

"No…It was impressive. I'm not going to hold back too." Koneko said to me. She then proceeded to punch me in the face, but I managed to dodge it. I began to get more excited.

"Ha ha ha. If you're not going to hold back, then I won't hold back either. No holds barred!"

Then we began to trade blows at one another, and I was impressed that she was able to withstand my stronger punches once I had a chance to attack her, Koneko was the one that did most of the offensive, while I simply dodged all her attacks. I've never been this defensive in my life until now.

Now, I've decided to put 100% of this punch to her, and when I did, I accidentally destroyed her clothes in the process. This time she was very shocked; she seemed to be surprised seeing me using 100% of the punch instead of increasing it by 10% every time.

"So, Koneko?"

"…What…"

"I've heard word that you have a special ability that you've learned from your sister. Why aren't you using it?"

There was something I noticed as soon as I got my second familiar, Tabby the huge cute catgirl. Once I've looked at both her and Koneko, Koneko blushed a bit after looking at those cat ears. It came to a conclusion that she was a 'Youkai.'

Then, I realized her expression changed after hearing the word, 'Sister'.

"Alright I won't ask anymore. But let me tell you one thing. Although using your special abilities might cause you to think back about your past with you and your sister, just remember that your friends are with you to get through tough times like that. I'm going through that experience, too, so you are not alone," I said to Koneko.

"Thank you Dark Dayo…"

Then I told her to increase her power until she can destroy a huge boulder of diamonds with one punch, before leaving her.

DARKNESS TRAINING: LESSON #5: LIGHT SPEARS

I was now with Raynare, Kalawarner, and Mittlet in another part of the forest, although they were more excited to see me.

"Lord Dayo!" said Raynare, happy to see me.

"Please call me Dark Dayo. Anyways, since light spears are your main weapons, I want to see you on how you can counter-attack mine."

I was now going to Fallen Angel mode as my two large Dark Feathered wings spread out of my back.

"Now, what I want you to do is to catch the Light Spear that I'm about to throw at you and quickly throw it back to me," I told them.

"Eh?! We can't touch other Light Spears than our own," complained Mittlet.

"And if we do, we'll get severely injured!" said Kalawarner.

"Which is where I'll tell you that you can counter-attack them quickly before getting some significant damage. However, you're going to receive damage anyway the moment you touch someone else's Light Spear, especially from mine."

When I said that, a huge Light Spear filled with darkness appears on my right hand.

"Now, the purpose of this training is counter-attack your enemies faster than they attack you, but in this case, you have to do it VERY quickly because touching these kinds of Light Spears will give you a significant amount of damage, but the faster you counter-attack, the less damage you'll take."

"But we can't go that fast!" complained Raynare.

"Which is why we're going to change that today," I told her. "Also, you'll see Asia, Mary and Yant not too far over there, so they'll heal you quickly. For now, though, let's see on how fast you are when try to counter-attack."

Raynare, Kalawarner, and Mittlet all revealed their Fallen Angel wings and summoned their Light Spears and tried to attack to me. Their spears had some good speed, faster than the speed of a Lamborghini, but to me, that was child's play. I threw one of my Light Spears to Raynare and she tried to avoid it, but this Light Spear is like a smart missile as it still continues towards her.

When she tried to grab the Light Spear with her hand, she let go immediately, already seeing her hand being burnt.

"AAAAHHH!" screamed Raynare.

"Raynare!" shouted Kalawarner and Mittlet.

"Asia! Mary! Yant! Heal Raynare, please!"

"OK!" said Asia as she, Mary and Yant are on their way.

"This training is a lot tougher than it looks, but with more practice, you'll be able to counter-attack every enemy's weapon within the blink of an eye."

The Fallen Angels nodded and they all breathed a sigh of relief as Raynare was fully healed.

"Asia, Mary, and Yant. You guys stay here, because we're going to try this again. Now make sure that you counter-attack the moment you touch one of my Light Spears."

As we progressed, Mittlet was able to counter-attack more quickly than Kalawarner and Raynare, but not long after, Kalawarner and Raynare were able to do it, too. Although their hands received a series of 1st, 2nd, and/or 3rd-degree burns more than 10 times.

"I believe that this is enough for today. You all have made some improvements, but I expect that you three do better in the future than today."

[Yes, Lord Dark Dayo] said the 3 Fallen Angels.

I rubbed my forehead after hearing that. It seems that they are really loyal to me.

However, little did these Fallen Angels know is that there are also 2 Devils who are also Fallen Angels themselves and they are really loyal to their best friends forever, Rias and Lulu. They are none other than the Himejima sisters, Akeno and Yukina.

DARKNESS TRAINING: LESSON #6 MAGIC & LIGHTNING

I (Dark Dayo) am known to be an 'evil' and cold person. Now, don't get me wrong. I may have been a little nice to all these people, but I'll be back to normal as soon as this training is over.

Now, the Himejima sisters are known to be beautiful, sexy, and sadistic. I also have a sadistic personality myself so I'll be having some 'fun' with them, but even I can't handle their hotness as I soon found out why.

I've found Akeno and Yukina nearby the mountains and they were in their Miko outfits. Even I have to admit they look really beautiful wearing them.

"Dark Dayo. We're sorry for making you wait~~" Akeno and Yukina said in a seductive voice.

"Now don't get any ideas from me," I spoke severely to them. "This is no time for seducing."

Also, I'm sad to say that even I have some lines that I dare NOT wish to cross, and romance is DEFINITELY one of them. To me, romance is for the weak-minded.

Suddenly, I've noticed that Akeno and Yukina were walking towards me. I can immediately see that they're sweating. Now, I don't know if they're doing it on purpose, or trying to seduce me. Either way, I'm not taking any chances!

"Stop, Akeno and Yukina," I said to them, giving them a warning, but they paid no attention as they kept going.

"Stop right now before I do something AWFUL to you," I said in a dark voice.

"Ara ara. I didn't know that you don't like being touched by girls," said Akeno, putting a sadistic smile on her face.

"Especially us," said Yukina, putting a sadistic face on her own.

"All right! I've warned you!" I said angrily as I unleashed 2 Dark Lightning bolts towards them. Surprisingly, they didn't avoid it; they actually took the hit!

As Akeno and Yukina felt the attack, they were moaning in happiness?!

"Hit us more!" said Akeno.

"And make it more painful!" said Yukina.

I somehow put on a sadistic smile and said, "All right, you've asked for it! Let's go to 10 million volts!"

As I attacked more and more, I was laughing evilly in pure bliss, while the Himejima sisters moaned, groaned, and screamed in pure ecstasy, taking all the attacks from me as if they enjoyed it.

Noticing that I was going too deep, I've decided to stop.

"Oh man! That felt GREAT!" I said. Doing something like this usually takes away all of my anger, troubles, and worries out the window.

"We have never felt this pleasure in years…" said Akeno, breathing heavily.

"You…are much better…than our stupid father…" said Yukina.

Oh yeah, I almost forgot. I've heard rumors from the Underworld that Akeno, Yukina, and the maidens from the Himejima Shrine all hate their father from an incident. To make matters worse, the Himejima sisters all have inherited a special power called "Holy Lightning" from their father. It would be wise of NOT talking about that right now.

"Ahem…I think that we should get back to training before we completely lose control of ourselves," I said, trying to get back to being serious.

Akeno and Yukina took some time to get themselves up. They were both smiling at each other and their sweat were dropping down all over their beautiful bodies.

Note to Self: Resist the Himejima sisters' temptations until further notice.

** A few minutes later **

For once, I was very impressed with Akeno's and Yukina's strength; they were already skilled in using their lightning, their speed as a Knight was impressive, they had a good reserve of demonic energy thanks to the Bishop, and their defense as a Rook was good as well. There is one thing that will make the sisters more powerful opponents, if they used Holy Lightning.

However, I do have an alternative route for that.

"Akeno. Yukina. Since electricity is your main weapon, I have the PERFECT lesson for you two. It's 'Lightning Bolt Manipulation.'"

"Oooh, I like the sound of that," said Yukina.

"Yes, it's the power to create, summon, project, and manipulate lightning bolts. Now, you may already know how to use lightning bolts, BUT these kinds of attacks are even more powerful as they can blind, stun, or severely burn their opponents even to the point of death. They could also be strong enough to affect even greater beings of strength and durability. They can range, from minor to fatal voltage. Unlike your normal bolts of lightning, they could use them as concussive or even piercing forces."

"Ara ara," said Akeno, getting more excited.

"However, there are 3 things that you need to know. 1. Manipulating Lightning bolts can be a limiting factor. 2. It may exhaust you to a great extent and will take an even longer time to recharge. 3. You can manipulate lightning bolts more if storm clouds appear.

"Also, this kind of manipulation will also give these kinds of abilities: Burning, Concussion Beams, Electrical Bolt Projection, Impale, Lightning Bolt Projection, Lightning Infusion, Pain Inducement, and Shocking."

The Himejima sisters were jumping up and down while I was telling them the abilities that they will learn soon.

"But the one thing I'm going to teach today is the biggest one of all and all of those abilities applied: Thunderbolt, which is essentially a massively over-powered lightning bolt capable of disintegrating targets. Allow me to show you."

I summoned 500 zombies in front of us. I saw the disgusted looks on Akeno's and Yukina's faces, yet they were still smiling, but not in their usual smile.

I then concentrated real hard and use my shear willpower as I began to charge up for 5 minutes. After those 5 minutes, a huge black cloud formed over the zombies, and without warning…

BZZZZZZZZZZZT!

A huge lightning bolt thundered down the horde of zombies, killing each and every one of them within milliseconds, followed by a loud thunderclap which could be heard for miles.

"Now, isn't that wonderful music to your ears?" I asked the Himejima twin sisters.

"It sure is," said Akeno making a wider smile.

"We want to try it, too," said Yukina.

"Well, it's not easy, first of all. Also, you have to focus real hard and not get distracted by anything, and no one has ever done this technique on their first try. Now, while you two practice on that technique, I'll go look for the sometimes-stubborn redhead, and the sometimes-extra-stubborn purplette."

Akeno and Yukina giggled when I mention Rias and Lulu, respectively. In fact, speaking of Rias and Lulu, they're next up before the main event, Medaka Kurokami.

DARKNESS TRAINING: FINAL LESSON: POWER

Rias and Lulu actually came to me and wanted me to train them right away. Well, that's good, because the faster we get this done, the more time I'll have of trying out my Sacred Gear against Medaka.

"Now Rias and Lulu, I want you to show me your Powers of Destruction," I told them.

"OK…" said Rias, unsure. Rias created an orb of crimson black energy in her hand, while Lulu created an orb of cranberry-like (Purple + Black) energy in her hand.

"Tch," I sighed in annoyance. "That may be powerful, but when I looked at both of yours, they're surprisingly weak. I expected more power from you."

The Gremory sisters were surprised, but I wasn't.

"Sirzechs would truly be disappointed with you two, even though he assumes that it's powerful, but he'll be surprised when he sees mine."

I then raised my hand, and a completely black orb, three times the size bigger than Rias' and Lulu's appeared in front of my hand. Rias and Lulu already knew what it was.

"How can you use the Power of Destruction?!" asked Rias and Lulu at the same time, shocked of what I just did.

"Maybe it's because I got 666 different types of blood for Devils, Fallen Angels, Angels, and even Dragons?" I recalled to her. "In which one of them has 'Gremory' in it."

'He has our blood…' thought Rias, blushing a little bit.

"No blushing, please. I don't like girls who blush. Anyways, enough about that. What you need is better control of your Powers of Destruction. The way to that is to have 'Practice Dummies' try to kill you."

** 1 hour later **

Throughout the training, I taught them on how to increase their abilities. Rias and Lulu has many thoughts about their engagement, and that makes them lose all of their concentration, getting damage from the 'Dummies' along the way, but I managed to make them forget that and let them kill the 'Dummies'.

"Alright, that's it for now… But make sure to train yourself, and remind the others as well when you all got some free time."

"Thanks Dark Dayo," said Rias, smiling.

"You helped us a lot," said Lulu, smiling.

I turned away and said, "Well, thank Dayo for having this idea. Not mine! Now, if you'll excuse me, I got some training of my own to do."

As I said that, I woke up Tartarus.

[[You called for me, Noble One?]] asked Tartarus.

"I want to know on how you got into me," I said to him in curiosity.

[[Well, first of all, I have a brother named Albion. He's the Vanishing Dragon, one of the two Heavenly Dragons. I'm the Evil Darkness Dragon, one of the two Dragon Gods. We usually get into a war with Ddraig, the other Heavenly Dragon, in which your brother has right now, but due to some incident with your faction, the 'Demons', our bodies were destroyed by them and we've been held hostage for centuries.

Before the Great War began, some people in black costumes came into the 'Demon' part of the Underworld and began to destroy them. We initially thought that the black-costumed people came to save us, but somehow, they took our souls and placed them into different Sacred Gears, in which Ddraig has your brother, I'm with you, and my brother is with someone else.]]

I was in a dark expression when Tartarus mentioned 'The People in Black Costumes.' I have a hunch that those were the Evil Ninjas who assassinated my parents. With these pieces of information coming together, I'm getting closer and closer to pay back.

However, my thoughts were interrupted when the sun was beginning to set, so I've decided to deal with this important problem later.

"Thanks for the info, but right now, you better get ready," I said to him. "I'm going to test you out for the first time against Medaka."

[[You got it, Noble One.]] said Tartarus.

DARKNESS TRAINING: FINAL EXAM WITH MEDAKA KUROKAMI

Medaka Kurokami.

That name somehow sends chills to my spine every time I hear or say that name, and for a few good reasons why. She happens to be, believe it or not, the most powerful one out of all the people here.

Let's see here. Medaka is a Red Belt in Judo and is highly skilled in Kendo (even though she just "tried her hand" at it). Using only the basics of what is taught, she could do the Replication Technique (stepping forwards and backwards so fast that she creates clones of herself) and steal things out of peoples' hands without anyone noticing (bare hand disarm). Medaka has also learned to catch bullets in her mouth as a form of self-defense. And since that she is best in mid-air, that could actually put me at a disadvantage!

The number of abilities that she has surprises me and even left me speechless a couple of times, which NEVER happened before. From Advanced Growth Rate, to Superhuman Physiology to being a Combat Expert. Like me, she is best known as an Abnormal.

An abnormal is an individual possessing such overwhelming capabilities such that the individual is unable to control that aspect of themselves and inherently seeks to master this power. An Abnormality is the specific, beyond human ability that an Abnormal possesses. Abnormalities manifest solely as internal powers, and rarely can be projected outside of the user's body.

Medaka has learned A LOT of them that even I(Dark Dayo) can't keep up. She is THAT powerful, and with me and my brother's weapons and Sacred Gears, this will be one of the 'Best Matches in the Universe', but unfortunately, that will have to come later.

As much as I want to test out her abnormalities and her special skills, I'll have to wait for another time. Yes, I may be one of the best battle freaks that mankind has ever seen, but I'm not THAT crazy to fight a badass girl like Medaka, or for that matter, Daidouji.

I've found Medaka modeling in a sexy swimsuit, while Touko is taking of pictures of her. What the f**k?!

"TOUKO!" I unleashed a powerful black aura of darkness to let Touko know that we're not here to have a vacation. We're here for training.

"S-S-Sorry…" said Touko as she ran away to the lodge.

"Mou~~. Why did you stop?" asked Medaka. "Besides, I wanted you to see me model."

I calmed down a bit, and then said to Medaka, "Medaka, you'll do that unimportant crap in school. I'm here to test out your combat skills. And seeing on how much you've learned from your old school, I have a feeling that we're going to have a great match."

Medaka smirked, "Hmph. I'm looking forward to it. I'll be right back to change."

I was getting excited. Medaka is almost as powerful as Grayfia, so that means that if I defeat her, than I can defeat Grayfia in a little more time than Medaka.

[[Be careful, Noble One. I've just looked at her, and she has a few…tricks on her sleeve.]] warned Tartarus.

"Don't worry. Once I give the signal, you better react quickly."

[[You got it, Noble One. We'll make sure that this girl kisses the pavement before we do.]]

As soon as Tartarus finished talking, Medaka was in her judo uniform, and she took out her folded fan and says, "I'm ready for you, Dark Dayo! Give me everything you got!"

"Alright, you've asked for it!"

** 2 hours later **

After going through 30,000 punches, kicks, and special skills, me and Medaka are virtually tired, but we still wanted to fight.

[[Dark Dayo, do it now!]] said Tartarus.

"Oh right!" I forgot about Tartarus, because usually if I'm in Dark Dayo Mode, I usually fight only using my body and my Sacred Gears. Sometimes I use other weapons, but I usually save those for later.

"OK! Let's go, Dark Divine Dividing!"

[[Activate!]]

Suddenly, two black Dragon wings appeared behind my back, and I got some energy back. It also appears that Medaka has got some energy back as well.

"Now, let's end this thing!"

[[Dark Divide!]]

Once that was said, Medaka felt that her enormous powers have been cut in half by an invisible aura of darkness. I immediately felt some of her power inside me.

'So this is what it does,' I thought. 'It cuts down an opponent's power in half and it's been transported to me. This power from Medaka…it's too great for even me to comprehend!'

[[Yes. I do different types of 'Divide'. I mainly have 'Dark Divide', 'Ghost Divide' which various ghosts haunt over an opponent and takes his or her power once one of them makes contact, and 'Trap Divide' where you will multiplied by 5 clones, and if they choose wrong, their power is cut in half immediately after they attack you.

Now, 'Dark Divide' usually takes 20 seconds, 'Ghost Divide' can be only used 3 times per day, and 'Trap Divide' is used once per day.]] explained Tartarus.

'Alright! Now, let's finish this!'

Medaka could not go as fast she could, and I was ready to attack her one last time with this merciless punch, that's filled with both mine and half of Medaka's power when…

"Please don't hit me!" said Medaka with a cute face and sparkling eyes.

Medaka somehow caught me off-guard with that look of a cute girl!

[[Noble One! She's trying to trick you! Punch her now!]] warned Tartarus.

But somehow, it was too late as I blushed madly at her cute face, losing total concentration…

"Kurokami….PHANTOM!" said Medaka as she used the last of her strength to jump….

'Oh sh*t…'

When I got back to the real world, it was too late as Medaka gave me the BIGGEST punch of all before I did.

BLAM!

When her fist made contact with my stomach, I've tried to resist as much as I could, but since she's faster than the speed of light, I had no chance to escape damage.

"GRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAA!" I yelled in agony as I got pushed away into the mountains, along with a few trees and large rocks along the way.

POW!

I groaned as I got hit hard on the mountain. Boy, that Medaka can still fight, even if her power is cut in half once. I should've done more 'Dark Divides' when I had the chance.

FINAL EXAM: FAILED BY CUTENESS

"Fufufu. Well done, Dark Dayo," said Medaka, who somehow came to help me up.

"…"

"Oh, can't talk now? Well, you've certainly done a good job at taking half of my power, but I always have a few trump cards to mess around with some of opponents. One of them is the Strict Girl/Cute Girl Switch. Fufufu," chuckled Medaka.

'You must be sh*tt*ng me right now…' I thought.

"Medaka…." I said to her. "Now that was a cheap, and I mean CHEAP way to defeat me. I must admit that you do look extremely cute with that face that you caught off-guard and wanted to punch someone or something else. So, I'll accept this loss, this time. But next time, I won't be fooled twice!

"No wonder your last name of 'Kurokami' fits you well. As a 'Black God'…"

"Well, since we're both on 'Normal', there's no telling when we get to full power…" said Medaka.

"Oh man! We would've been the 'Deadliest Duo' of all time… Well, this loss will certainly give me a chance to think for a while, so with that in mind, I must go. Tartarus, we're going to rest!"

[[Yes, Noble One! And remember, losses like this one will make you smarter, and you will gain more victories!]] said Tartarus.

I made a VERY small smile before retreating to the mansion to get some rest to heal my injuries from Medaka, and switched back to Dayo again.

** A few days later **

I was back to my normal self again, and Dark Dayo did such a magnificent job at training the members of the Occult Research Club, although he was complaining that the day was going as SLOW as possible…

I also laughed when Dark Dayo told me that he got defeated by Medaka with her cuteness.

And throughout these days, I was training with the Hanzo girls. It would be wrong for them to be left out. Although Makiko did something a little special that I didn't know about…

(FLASHBACK! – Day 6 of training)

I was now at the entrance of the Gremory summer mansion when Asuka, Ikuraga, Katsuragi, Yagyuu, and Hibari all finally arrived….

15 minutes late!

"We're sorry!" said Asuka. "Katsuragi has been harassing us last night."

"Stop right there," I said, daring not to let Asuka speak more about 'last night'. "I think I understand…."

I glared at Katsuragi before she giggled at me. What I also saw next is UNBELIEVABLE!

"Plushy-chan! Katsuragi taught me some cute skills to catching you! They were great!"

That was my sister, Yant Hizuki, who was with the Hanzo girls last night for a sleepover. I made a faceplant to the ground, not believing that she would be THIS air-headed to actually let Katsuragi harass her and teach her to do 'this and that'…

Now that I think about it…

(Skin turns Green)

"Excuse me…." I said, quickly running somewhere safe before losing my breakfast. Stop thinking perverted thoughts, you fool!

** A few minutes later **

"Now then…" I said, regaining my composure. "You're all going to have a morning run. And this is no ordinary morning run. In relation to the course, I'll have you start at this mansion, out the forest behind the mansion, cut through one of the residential areas and have you head to the old town area.

"You will also find various kinds of traps en route. It's kind of like another obstacle race, only this time, you'll won't get dirty, but you'll be expecting surprises along the way."

"Traps, huh…" said Yagyuu, smiling a bit. "So they're there to simply keep us from reaching the goal, huh?"

"That's right," I answered her. "And on the side of the goal, I'll be waiting there as one of your rivals. I hope that Konoe taught you all well, because I want to you to test me to see on how well you did with her. The first one to defeat me and make it to the goal is the winner."

Asuka then raised her hand. "Ummm… Will the winner get some kind of reward?"

"As a matter of fact…" I said as I pulled out a slip that Makiko gave me before we left. I didn't look at it thoroughly.

I wished I had.

"…"

"What's wrong?" asked Hibari.

"Your teacher must be joking…" I said, getting angrier and angrier after looking at the 'note' as I called Makiko.

** At Hanzo Academy; Makiko's office **

Makiko was enjoying her coffee when she heard the phone rang.

"Hello?"

"!&( &(!)*!"

"Oh, hi Dayo! How's it going?"

"Don't you 'hi' me, you f*ckt*rd! What's the meaning of this note that you gave me?!"

"Sorry! I thought that you would be smarter of NOT reading the note, but now that you read THAT, there's no turning back! Hahahahahaha!"

Makiko laughed as she hung up the phone.

"Oh, I like him! He's just too funny!"

** Back at Gremory's mansion **

"Why that little…"

I then noticed that the Hanzo girls were still there, so I decided to give them the news about the 'reward.'

"That Ms. Oriotorai is a good prankster. She told me that I read the note, nothing would go wrong, but she tricked me, and the 'reward' now is that whoever defeats me and makes to the goal first…

"…will have a date with me…." I slumped down in sadness.

"A DATE?!" said the girls. Then all of a sudden, their auras got a lot stronger. Even Yagyuu, the no-nonsense silent girl, wanted to get in on this. I hope that she's only doing this to stronger, and not for the date.

"Well, if that's the case…" I said. "I'll make sure that NONE of you will reach that Finish Line."

"In your dreams!" said Katsuragi.

"Oh! I got an idea!" said Yant.

"What's that?" I asked.

** A few minutes later **

"I wished I didn't ask that question," I said, with my hand palming at my face.

It turns out that Yant made some gym clothes with bloomers that I said, "I love you, Plushy-chan" at the back.

"You are so well prepared…" said Ikuraga, but it doesn't look like she's happy.

"I love it!" said Katsuragi.

"At least it's….Ninja wear," said Yagyuu.

'Are you even trying?!' I thought.

"It's not as different from Hibari's usual outfit, right?" Hibari asked.

Oh yeah, sometimes Hibari says "Hibari" instead of I or My.

"How can something this bad feel so good?" asked Asuka.

I decided not to answer that question, but I did say, "All right, everyone. Enough chit-chat. It's time to get into your starting positions."

As everyone did, I noticed that Katsuragi is trying to cheat, so…

"If you try to go before the gunshot, Katsuragi, consider yourself disqualified."

"Oh, pooh," said Katsuragi, being found out, much to the relief of the other girls.

"And now, On Your Mark…"

The girls were getting intense.

"Get set…"

I raised my hand and pulled the trigger of the pistol.

"GO!"

All of a sudden, the girls took off at a blazing speed.

"I better bring my A game up," I said to myself, before disappearing.

** A few hours later **

CAUTION! FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE GAME HAMSTERBALL, LOOK IT UP, AND YOU'LL SEE WHY.

The girls were very exhausted and they didn't have enough energy to go through me or make it to the goal for that matter.

"Well, at least I'm safe. For now…" I sighed in relief.

The Hanzo girls had to do is to go through the forest while going through the 'Up and Down' bridge, where they had to do some timing to get across, go through a series of slides in which some of them lead to dead-ends, and then fight a giant black 8-ball on a moat heading towards the residential area.

From there, at the residential area, the girls had to go through the huge maze of houses and buildings, while fighting some delinquents from Kuoh Academy along the way, but before they made it out, a giant hammer came out of nowhere and tried to stop them. However, with Katsuragi's swift kick, the hammer flew off.

At the old town area, the girls all had to work together to avoid a giant pit of TAR that stands between them and me plus the Finish Line. However, they didn't know that they had to do that throughout the past 20 minutes, wasting some of their energy.

When they finally figured it out, they were too tired when they approached me. As a result, I got saved and the girls had failed to complete the 'Morning Run.'

"Well done as you have made it this far, but since you're too tired, we'll stop here. Konoe has trained you all well, so good job," I said to them.

The girls were too exhausted to respond, but they all smiled when I told them that they all did their best. Now, it would've been much easier for them to do their 'Ninja Turn-Overs', but that would also consider cheating.

(FLASHBACK END!)

** Night 9 of training **

The Hanzo girls and the Occult Research Club all have been practicing with the training that Dark Dayo and I have given and they're getting stronger and smarter by the minute. However, for the Hanzo girls, tomorrow will be their ultimate test: defeating one of the Hanzo Academy's 'Star Students', Daidouji.

I did some training on my own, from doing some of Dark Dayo's Darkness Lessons, to improving on some of my techniques with various swords and guns that I've received during my mercenary missions with the Darkwater Group, but I haven't forgotten about my Sacred Gears and the Medallion of Justice.

'Yo, Ddraig.'

[Yes, Great One?]

'I've been thinking. How much do you know about Albion and Tartarus?'

[Well, Albion and Tartarus may be brothers, but they usually don't work together. It's usually a Free-For-All between us 3 Dragons. However, since Tartarus is a Dragon God, and Albion and I are Heavenly Dragons, he usually has the upper hand, but due to his overconfidence, we were able to put ourselves into a truce and defeat Tartarus.

However, that was short-lived, when Tartarus came back, looking for revenge, and from there, we all battled to see which dragon was the strongest, which happened for centuries. That is until your faction, the 'Demons' came, and the rest is history.]

'I see. Well, that's all I need to know for now. Now, since Dark Dayo tried to use his Sacred Gear in a battle against Medaka, I'll be using you to battle against Daidouji. You ready for that?'

[I sure am, Great One.] said Ddraig.

'Good, now get some rest, and good night.'

As I began to head towards my room, I quickly saw two people going outside. So, out of my curiosity, I decided to follow them.

I then noticed it was Rias and Lulu outside, both reading something.

"Ara? How come you're outside so late?" Rias asked.

"I was doing some training of my own after teaching all of you," I replied as I sat between the two sisters.

"I see. Let's talk for a bit," Lulu said. I noticed Rias wore a red negligée while Lulu wore a purple negligée, both see-through, in which I could see their breasts and their panties, both wearing a pair of glasses and their crimson and amethyst hair tied up, respectively.

"What's with the glasses?" I asked.

"Oh this? It's just for looks. We can think more clearly while having our glasses on. Fufufu, this is the proof that we have been in the human's world for so long," Rias said as she and Lulu chuckled.

I noticed that they look very attractive in the moonlight. Why am I thinking like that? Lulu then closed the notebook they had and spoke with a sigh, "...To tell you the truth, reading this won't help us at all."

"It's because of his regenerating powers?" I asked.

"Yes…" said Rias. "A long time ago the mystical beast, Phoenix, was looked upon by humans as a bird that represents life. The tears of the phoenix can heal any wounds, and the blood that flows within its body can give eternal youth to those that drink it. It became a legend and that's how it's told in the human world. The humans gave a different name to the devils' phoenix to distinguish it from the mystical beast phoenix."

Lulu then continued, "They gave them the name Phenex. But the mystical beast phoenix has the same ability as Raiser's clan. In other words, immortality. We need to fight someone like that. This is the record that Raiser has at the Rating Game. 8 wins and 2 losses. This is the official record of Raiser's Rating game results. He fought 10 times and won 8 matches. He lost 2 of the match on purpose as kindness to one of the households he is close to. In other words he won most of his games. He already became a candidate to obtain a title in the official game."

"For a stupid, selfish brat like him, he's pretty good," I said.

"We've both felt uneasy when we heard that Raiser was chosen as our fiancé, and to think that polygamy is allowed in the Underworld..." said Rias, sadly.

"Yes, I think our Father and the others chose him in case something like this were to happen. They chose Raiser so we will have no choice left. Even if it becomes a match between households, they knew that there was no way for us to win," finished Lulu.

"It's as if they don't trust you to go on your own," I said.

"When the Rating Game became popular, the ones who rose the most is the house of the Phenex. There weren't that many battles among devils until the game was introduced. In a game where the King also participates, the strength of Phoenix became clear. The house of Phoenix is the leading group in the ultimate class. Immortal. Devils realized how terrifying this power was for the first time."

Well, Phenex is certainly not to be underestimated with, but then again, when I fight him, things are about to change.

"Looks like it won't be easy without me around," I said.

"Yeah, but even so, it's not like we can't defeat Raiser…" said Rias.

"Even though if you keep hitting him time and time again until he's had enough?" I asked.

"Exactly. There are two ways you can defeat him. One is to beat him down with incredible power and the other one is to keep on taking him down until he loses the will to fight. The first method requires the strength of a God. The second one is as you stated. If we can crush the soul of Phoenix, then it's our win. Then their resurrection will stop and they will fall. Well, the easiest way is to defeat him with a power that is on par with God that crushes him down with one strike," explained Rias.

That, I can easily do since I'm an Ultimate-Class Devil, but since I'm going to have that rematch with Grayfia, things may not end well for the Occult Research Club, despite all of the training that I've gave them. Heck, even Medaka could be defeated by Raiser and his peerage, which would definitely be a problem.

"So my Sacred Gears and some of my upper-weapons are the key, provided I mastered them of course," I said.

"Yes, if you mastered both your Boosted Gear and your Sacred Gears from the Medallion of Justice, as well as your other weapons, you can crush him no problem, in which you might from this stage," said Rias.

"However, with those limiters you have on your wrists, they may still beat you," said Lulu.

"That's true, but these limiters are here for a reason. They're on my wrists to store any excess mana that I have, and even my fists with these gloves can pack a real punch that even takes that Phenex by surprise. Also, I'm trying to not overuse my Sacred Gears. They all have such powerful abilities that many people will fear and respect you for all eternity. However, I'm trying to be responsible with them. Having these weapons, the Boosted Gear, the Medallion and my Dark Side are all good enough," I said to the sisters.

"I see. That's understandable," said Lulu.

[Yes, my power is something that many would say is too great. Normal idiots would go power mad with this power. You have my respect as well as the others from the Medallion for not overusing us to do something completely ridiculous.] said Ddraig.

'Indeed,' I said to Ddraig, but then something struck me.

"Now President Rias and President Lulu, why are you against this marriage?" I asked in curiosity.

"...We're a 'Gremory'," Rias responded.

"I see. They don't see you as yourself."

"Exactly, but the Gremory name will follow us to wherever we go," said Lulu.

"Do you hate it?"

"We're proud of it. But it's also something that is a burden to us. Everyone looks at us as Rias and Lulu from the Gremory. They don't look at us as Rias and Lulu. That's why we're enjoying our lives in the human world. They don't know that we're devils from the Gremory. Everyone looks at us as Rias and Lulu. We really like that feeling. We never felt something like that in the devils' society…" said Rias.

"…and we never will. The only time we feel like ourselves is when we're in the human world," finished Lulu as she and Rias had a distant and sad look. I don't care about titles, even though I have one.

"We want to be with someone who will love us as Rias and Yumari 'Lulu'. That's our small dream... Unfortunately, Raiser only looks at us as Rias and Lulu from the Gremory. And he loves us as Rias and Lulu from Gremory. That's why we hate it. But still, the pride of being a Gremory is very important. It might be a complicated situation, but we want to cherish this small dream we have," Lulu continued.

Knowing not to let a girl feel blue, I just did what felt natural to me.

"Well, look at it this way," I began. "I kind of like Rias Gremory and Yumari 'Lulu' Gremory. Even though my sisters are very attractive and beautiful, I think Rias Gremory and Yumari 'Lulu' Gremory are two of the most beautiful women I have ever met and easily two of the smartest. I think Rias and Yumari 'Lulu' Gremory loves their family and cherishes their peerages and are willing to do what must be done in order to keep those people safe, even if it means sacrificing their own happiness. I think they just want to find their happiness their way and not get handed it on a silver plate, which is something I can respect.

"Now, I don't know about you, but I think that Rias and Yumari 'Lulu' Gremory are two of the best people in the world and we that know many others agree with me, even my sisters," I said as I closed my eyes and let the wind graze my ponytail and my skin. I've failed to notice Rias and Lulu looking at me in surprise with a few tears shedding down their smooth cheeks.

What happened next a few minutes later takes me by surprise.

Chu!

A kiss on the lips from Rias Gremory?! I didn't see that coming.

Chu!

And neither did a kiss from Lulu as well!

"Wh-Wh-"

I was completely speechless when they did that.

"That was our first kiss," said Rias.

"And that was something that we can truly treasure for the rest of our lives," said Lulu.

"Bu-Bu-Bu-" was all I could say before Rias hugged my face on her large bosom, and Lulu trapping me in her larger bosom.

"Don't worry, Dayo," said Rias. "You did so much for us, and those kisses were truly worth it."

"At least we won't have to worry about Raiser stealing our first kiss," said Lulu. "And we don't mind sharing you as well."

I was getting concerned about that, but being stuffed inside the bosoms of the Gremory sisters have shut me up as I somehow began to sleep inside their breasts.

The Gremory sisters giggled as they took me to my room and placed me on the bed, both of them kissing my forehead, bidding me 'Good Night' before they returned to their rooms.

However, should we have stayed outside a little longer, we would've seen a small white cat with golden eyes walking around stairs…

** Final Day of Training **

We were all outside the Gremory Mansion, waiting for you-know-who.

"First of all," I said to everyone. "Konoe and I are proud of all of you for making it this far. You all have pushed yourselves to the limit and beyond, and have even gone through my Dark Side's vigorous training. Of course, we all had some failures, but all of us had a 'Never-Give-Up' attitude on our faces, and we all want to keep that up, especially when the Rating Game occurs."

"But don't think that all this training will pay off in one shot," said Konoe. "Your opponents must have also been training hard too, so that means they must have gone stronger as well, so don't take my master's training for granted."

"So, you know that this won't be a guaranteed win," I told them. "But they'll be surprised on how much all of you have trained, thanks to us."

"By the way, who are going against with?" asked Asuka in particular.

"Well, first of all, Rias and Lulu needs to tell you about the Evil and Temporary Pieces and the Rating Game. The opponent that they'll be dealing with will be Raiser Phenex," I said to her.

"Phoenix?" asked Ikuraga.

"Yeah. To make a long story short, he's kind of arrogant and a snob, and the worst part is that if he wins, he has to marry Rias and Lulu by force."

"WHAT?!" asked the Hanzo girls in surprise.

"Both Presidents?!" asked Asuka.

"Is that even legal?!" asked Katsuragi.

"I'm afraid so…" said Rias.

"But not let's not jump the shark yet guys, because if Rias and Lulu wins, the marriage will be called off, and Medaka will be a great key to possibly win the game for us."

Medaka took out her fan and said, "Fufufu. You are too nice, Dayo."

'Indeed…' "Anyways, before we deal with HIM…"

THUMP!

A small rumble is heard.

THUMP!

The rumble got louder.

THUMP!

…and louder…

THUMP!

…and louder, almost registering a 1.0 in the Richter Scale.

"What was that?" asked Ayana Hizuki, holding to Touko tightly as she was scared.

"That would be HER…" I said as I pointed to the top of the hill opposite of the mansion.

When everyone looked at the hill, a large figure began to walk. It's as if she's one of the most feared people that you'll ever meet, and you're right.

The figure is an enigmatic senior student who dons a Gakuran and has a VERY dangerous aura, and we soon found that out as she continues walking towards us.

She's a third year at Hanzou Academy. For some reason she's become a legendary senior student that continues to reign over the school. She's never at school but sometimes she unexpectedly comes back. She has overwhelming speed and power, but despite being a ninja she never tries to conceal herself.

She has long black hair, a 100cm bust covered in white bandages as well as her large fists, the appearance of a famous delinquent, and something that you don't see on girls everyday, but guys do, including myself. She has SIX-PACK ABS! Knowing that, she is the feared 'Star Student' that everyone's been talking about: Daidouji, meaning "Large Temple Road".

"…Such power…" said Koneko, who was actually scared of her.

"And a powerful aura, too," said Raynare, with Kalawarner and Mittlet being too close to each other.

Asia and Mary were shaking like people coming out of the cold water as they're easily scared by her appearance.

The others all had serious faces, knowing that defeating HER is like finding a piece of hay in a needlestack.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" laughed Daidouji. "The famous Daidouji has arrived! And I've heard that there are 5 girls trying to become legendary Ninjas."

"Th-That would be us!" said Asuka, as she, Ikuraga, Katsuragi, Yagyuu, and Hibari all took that brave step forward.

"Then come to me! Fight me! I want to see all of your skills!" yelled Daidouji, with her sinister smile never leaving.

(Battle Theme: Pokemon Heart Gold Soul Silver – Final Battle Vs Red)

"You guys stand back," I said to the Occult Research Club. "This place could become a war zone very quickly."

The members of the Occult Research Club gained some distance away from the Hanzo Academy girls, and not a moment too soon.

BLAM!

Suddenly, the five girls all flew towards a range of trees, hitting each one of them in the back HARD!

The Hanzo girls changed into their "Ninja Turn-Over" outfits, but they got ripped apart quickly.

"Is that it? Such weaklings…" said Daidouji.

"I-I'm no weakling!" said Asuka as she charges towards Daidouji, only to meet her large fist in her gut, sending her flying through us and through the forest at 100 miles an hour!

BLAM!

A large cloud could be seen for miles!

All of us were stunned, even Koneko, who couldn't punch THAT hard.

"Wow! She's strong," said Yuuto, not believing on what he just saw.

"Ara ara. No wonder she's very legendary," said Akeno.

"Indeed," I said. "In fact, no matter what kinds of attack you all give her, she shakes them off and gives you a nasty attack that will take you by surprise. Even Light Spears would not affect her."

Raynare, Kalawarner and Mittlet gasped in shock. They couldn't believe of what I just said.

"Then we'll have to try!" said Raynare, as she, Kalawarner and Mittlet formed Light Spears.

"No!" I warned them, but it was too late as they flew off and headed towards Daidouji.

"HAHAHAHA! More opponents! Bring it on!" said Daidouji.

Raynare, Kalawarner, and Mittlet all threw their Light Spears at her, and unbelievably, she caught all 3 of them!

Everyone except me gasped because I already expected that to happen, and now, the Fallen Angels are going to pay for not listening to my warning.

Daidouji jumps up and quickly faces the Fallen Angels head on, surprising them, and then she punches all 3 Fallen Angels at 20 punches per second, and with one final kick from her left leg, she sends all 3 Fallen Angels falling back down to Earth!

BOOM!

BOOM!

BOOM!

When we made a closer look, the ground that Daidouji once stood on was now a HUGE crater with Raynare, Kalawarner, and Mittlet inside and some of their wings have been torn off.

"Such a powerful senior," said Medaka.

That somehow gave Rias and Lulu an idea. They whispered something to each other and they nodded.

"Dayo," said Rias. "I want you to take on Daidouji with your Boosted Gear."

"Are you serious?!" I asked in disbelief. "This battle is for the Hanzo girls only."

"Not anymore!" said Daidouji. "I'll take everyone on! Either 1, 2, or all of you, I want you to show me your power!"

"So there you go," said Lulu. "Now, we want you to use Boost 12 times, and then release it on Daidouji."

"I don't know what kind of plan you have, but I'll give it a shot!" I said, approaching to Daidouji.

"So, you must the famed Dayo Kayode! I've been waiting to fight someone strong and handsome as you! Now come to me!" yelled Daidouji.

I blushed quickly before activating Boosted Gear.

"Boosted Gear! I summon you!" I said, as the Boosted Gear appears on my left arm.

"Now, let's Boost!"

[BOOST!]

"I don't know what you're doing, but being open like that is a costly mistake!" yelled Daidouji as she tries to punch me, but thanks to my quick skills, I avoided it just in time.

'Boy, she's smart for taking openings like that', I thought.

[BOOST!]

With only 2 Boosts in, I honestly don't know if I can make it to 12 with a fast opponent like Daidouji keep coming towards me. The only thing I could do is to block her punches with my right fist.

2 fists, 2 legs, and an extremely hard head against 1 fist. The odds are stacked against me, but I don't even think about giving up like that.

[BOOST!]

** 2 minutes later **

[BOOST!]

At long last, the 12th Boost is in, and had I not used my left arm to avoid Daidouji's punch, my teeth would've been completely cleaned out.

"All right, let's go!" I said to the Boosted Gear.

[Explosion!]

"Consider this punch as the Knockout Blow!" yelled Daidouji as her right arm is now glowing blue.

"This better work, Rias and Lulu!" I yelled at them. When my left fist contacted with Daidouji's right fist…

KABLAM!

A huge explosion covered the whole entire area! Even the Occult Research Club couldn't avoid it as they were flying as well. Clothes were being torn off, and some of them got an unfortunate meeting with a large boulder.

** 5 minutes later **

[Reset.]

When the smoke finally cleared, Daidouji and I were in the middle of the largest crater, both panting from the punches, and that's not all. Even some of the mountains got affected by the blast and some of them got destroyed in seconds!

"A-Amazing…" said Rias.

When we both got back to grassy terrain, we were surprised that Asuka and the other 4 Hanzo girls are up too, and they still have their weapons ready! They still got some will to fight!

"Daidouji!" said Ikuraga. "We're back for seconds!"

"HAHAHAHA! Then come at me once more! My blood is boiling with excitement, but not as exciting as I had with Dayo!" yelled Daidouji, who also had some will to fight.

'Man, these girls are going to get PWNED if they go at it again,' I thought. Then, I had an idea. "Boosted Gear, help me out!"

[Dragon Booster Second Liberation!]

It was then that the Boosted Gear was now at Level 2 with another Green Jewel on top of it.

"Boosted Gear, give Asuka, Ikuraga, Katsuragi, Yagyuu, and Hibari some power!" I said.

[Transfer!]

The energy from the gear entered each of the Hanzo girls' bodies.

"So.. It can transfer Power…" said Rias as the Hanzo girls felt an external energy transferred to them, and their battle auras grew twice as strong.

"Daidouji! We're going to defeat you this time!" said Asuka, gaining new hope.

"This power! It's too great, and I feel all pumped and ready to go!" said Katsuragi.

"Incredible…" said Yagyuu.

"It's as if Hibari can travel as fast as Sonic!" said Hibari.

I smiled after seeing the girls getting newfound hope.

"So with this power not only he can strengthen himself, he can also strengthen the other members. A surely helpful power," said Lulu.

"Then what are you waiting for?" asked Daidouji. "Come at me as if your lives depended on it, you scamps!"

"Bring it on!" yelled Ikuraga, as she and the others charged at Daidouji, feeling more determined to defeat her.

** A few minutes later **

(Battle Theme ends)

"Damn! She's really strong!" said Katsuragi.

"We have such power, yet it's still a hard fight," said Asuka.

"And we can't hit her with our Secret Ninpo!" said Ikuraga.

"Well, you all certainly entertained me today," said Daidouji. "But Dayo seems to be my most entertaining opponent yet! Especially with that red weapon of yours!"

Well, with all this Boosted Gear alone, I would be a fearsome opponent. With the Medallion of Justice, their chances of winning are razor-sharp thin, but I got to make sure that I don't overuse them or else my energy will drop dramatically!

"I'll leave this as a draw, but next time, if you got more power and got what it takes to defeat me, let me know. Especially you, Dayo Kayode! I have a taking a very heavy liking to you!" said Daidouji as she winks at me with a smile before disappearing somewhere else.

"What a fearsome opponent…" said Koneko.

"Indeed. Hey! Asia, Mary, Yant! These girls need some treatment quickly! Heal them as quick as you can, please!" I said to them.

[YES!] they all replied.

Wow. These 10 days of training have been tough and hard. Dark Dayo lost due to being distracted by Medaka. I almost suffered the same fate with Daidouji, but thanks to the Gremory sisters, it ended up in a tie, but I still can't believe that she would stand up to all of those attacks throughout the past hour.

Daidouji may even have enough power to take some of the strongest Devils, maybe Grayfia and Sirzechs, or even all four of The Great Satans themselves. I can do that too, since I've been injected with 666 different blood levels of Devils, Fallen Angels, Angels, and even Dragon, thanks to the forgetten fourth faction that I belong, the 'Demons'. And with all that said, Raiser's flames could go up in smoke if I go against him.

Suddenly, a scroll appeared in front of me. I opened it, and it contains a valuable piece of information, and it's all from Daidouji herself! The scroll says…

"Dayo,

If you are reading this scroll, then that means you have passed the test against me! I knew that a strong, handsome opponent like you would be in my path soon. In fact, I'll make you my eternal rival someday! So I know that this won't be the last time we'll see each other again.

In the meantime, since you're reading this scroll now, I have some news that Grayfia told me to tell you.

'In case the worst happens, please save the Gremory sisters and your childhood friend, Horizon Ariadust. And keep this scroll with you at all times.'

Your new friend and rival,

Daidouji

P.S. - If you see my other rival and 'Star Student' Rin, let her know that we fought against each other."

Wait, what?! I understand about Daidouji and Grayfia, but there was another 'Star Student' at Hanzo Academy? And what's this about my childhood friend, Horizon Ariadust?

** In the Snake Girls Academy **

The five Evil Ninjas, Homura, Yomi, Hikage, Mirai, and Haruka were all wearing white kimonos while being under a waterfall, gaining concentration when Yomi spoke up.

"Did you hear? I heard rumors from some of our other classmates that Suzune used to be a Good Ninja at Hanzo Academy," said Yomi.

"Well, what do we know?" asked Mirai. "I could barely remember that my family and Homura's family used to go there, too. But it didn't last long."

Homura said nothing, but got crosser and crosser when Mirai mentioned her family and Hanzo Academy. It's as if her past with her family lead her here to this point…

** In the Underworld **

(3rd-Person POV)

The silver-haired girl was reading a book, when she heard some voices from another room. Little did she know that it was Raiser and his peerage arguing.

"You Will Not!" Siris shouted.

"I Won't?" Xuelan asked.

"You Can't!"

"Says Who? You?"

"What is going on here?" Mihae asked as she, Ni and Li, walked into the training room.

"Little Miss Ox-Horns here thinks she should be the one to take out Dayo Kayode in our Rating Game," Siris stated. "I think she is wrong!"

"Dayo Kayode is the 'Demon' who destroyed 36 out of the 72 pillars in the Underworld and is feared and favored by the Four Great Satans. Only a strong warrior can defeat him!" Xuelan exclaimed.

"Brute strength will not be enough to defeat him!" Siris said.

"I agree." Mihae said.

"You do?" Xuelan asked.

"Yes. Dayo Kayode is a powerful individual. Not to be underestimated nor overestimated. You will need someone who is on his level. Capable of matching him not only in power, but in personality as well," Mihae said.

Siris and Xuelan stared at her in complete shock and disapproval.

"YOU want to fight him?" Siris gasped to the Bishop.

"Of course. I believe I am better suited to dealing with him than either of you." Mihae declared.

"You lie!" Ni and Li shouted in unison.

"What?" Mihae asked the two catgirls.

"Dayo is a Pawn! Like us!" Ni said, once again assuming that Dayo is part of Rias' or Lulu's peerage.

"Therefore, we would be better to handle him!" Li said.

"Because there are two of us!" Li and Ni said in unison again.

"But you have no experience in magic," Mihae countered.

"You are not strong enough to contend with him," Xuelan explained.

"And your strength will not be enough to defeat him if he becomes a Knight," Siris declared.

"Your speed and skill will be useless if he promotes to a more powerful form," Mihae said to Siris.

"Magic isn't the most powerful weapon available," Siris said to the Bishop.

"Then what is?" Mihae asked.

"PROMOTION!" Li and Ni said in unison. "That's what we can do!"

"You won't win!" Siris shouted at the catgirls.

"I can!" Xuelan stated.

"You just want to fight Dayo!" Mihae said.

"I want to beat him!" Xuelan stated.

"For what purpose?" Siris asked.

"I think you know," the Chinese Rook said with a smile.

The girls looked at the Chinese fighter for a few seconds before it finally sunk in.

"You hope to defeat him... for a title?" Mihae asked.

"I hope to defeat him... to win him." Xuelan said.

"What?" Ni and Li gasped.

"I plan to claim Dayo Kayode as my own servant!" Xuelan said.

"But Master Raiser will never allow that!" Siris said. "He will get Dayo for his own service, as is his right."

"Yes. But master will be too busy with Rias or Lulu, so... who will take care of their servants?" Xuelan mused.

"And you think you will gain his favor enough to do that?" Mihae asked. "Your rather brutish methods will not do. Dayo will need someone more... delicate."

"We can be delicate!" Li and Ni said.

"Absolutely not!" Xuelan shouted. "And my fighting style is as delicate as it is elegant!"

"The honor of defeating The Nightmare of the Underworld should be for me!" Siris said.

"I take it back," Mihae said to Xuelan. "Your brutish methods will not do!" she said to Siris.

The rest of the training session degenerated into a shouting match.

Several minutes later, Raiser and Yubelluna walked into the training room.

"What is going on here?!" Raiser snapped.

"Master! We want to fight Dayo Kayode!" the girls shouted in unison.

"We have the best chance of beating him!" Ni and Li said in unison.

"No! I do!" Xuelan snapped at the catgirls.

"My magic is superior to your strength!" Mihae stated to the Chinese Rook.

"But my speed will overwhelm him in an instant!" Siris said.

"ENOUGH!" Raiser shouted.

Behind the ground, the chainsaw-wielding twins were just laughing, making their own plans to fight to the black long-ponytailed boy.

"Since you all seem so incredibly eager about this, the one who gets to Dayo Kayode first, gets to fight him. Alright?" Raiser said, causing the girls to nod in agreement. "And afterwards, whoever defeats him, can have him for whatever they want."

The five girls perked up at hearing them, quickly going back to their training. However, they all didn't know is that Dayo is NOT part of Rias' or Lulu's peerage as he is an Ultimate-Class Devil, but he's fighting against Grayfia Lucifuge first.

"Please win…Dayo…." said the silver-haired girl, shedding a few tears.

To be continued…


(Closing Theme: Scrap Brain Zone remix of Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal)


Next time on The Legend of the Living Nightmare…

The Rating Game between Rias and Lulu Gremory and Raiser Phenex finally commences, and the Hanzo girls are there as well!

At the same time, Dayo and Dark Dayo will have their long-waited rematch with the Strongest Queen, Grayfia Lucifuge!

Plus, Dayo will also find out who his childhood friend, Horizon Ariadust, is really about!

And you won't believe what happens when Dayo and his Darkwater Team does to Raiser and his peerage when they battle each other out, and for higher the stakes than anyone thought possible!

The Underworld will soon find out why Dayo is known as The Nightmare of the Underworld but you won't find out unless you read the next chapter of The Legend of The Living Nightmare, which is coming soon!


Whew! Chapter 7 finally done! Over 30,000 words and 80 pages: My longest chapter yet!

Also, the summer semester is done, which means I'm free until the end of August. Now, as I get ready for my Summer Vacation, here's a 5-question Quickie Quiz!

1. Hibari tells herself as 'Hibari' instead of I or my. Same thing goes to another character in Sesame Street and The Muppet Show. Who are they?

2. Dark Dayo mentioned that 'Romance is for the weak-minded.' Which character from 'The Grim and Evil Show' said that?

3. Remember the golems that Dark Dayo summoned? They all come from a famous RPG game. What is it?

4. While Dark Dayo shows Nate her challenge, it's almost as if this was similar to the famed TV show Top Shot. What weapon did the players use there?

5. Daidouji wears the famous delinquent costume. She could be similar from which 2 characters from which 2 anime shows?

The first one is worth 10 virtual cookies each. The second one is for 20 virtual cookies. The third one is for 50 virtual cookies. The fourth one is for 100 virtual cookies. The fifth is for 125 virtual cookies each, meaning up to 500 virtual cookies can be won on the last question!

Also, as the Highschool DxD New goes along, the second season of Magical Devils will be coming up soon, so make sure that you read it if you haven't. Also, I got some creative ideas coming up for Season 2 for both this and Magical Devils. And, I need to know which one of the Hanzo girls go where. In Rias' peerage? In Lulu's peerage? Which temporary piece should I use? Give your opinions to me in your review.

With all that in mind, read and review, and no flames!