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Chapter 11: Why am I surrounded by Perverts and a Nudist?
Takuya experienced a lot of things throughout his entire life. Many of those experiences were quite unpleasant to downright mind scarring. He lost his parents at a young age due to the paranoia of a certain man that Takuya will forever hate, was forced to undergo an experiment that unfortunately made him the success of said project, fought deadly foes that were levels above him and barely pulled through, and even fought many people who were considered deadly.
Fortunately for him, being a Shinobi mentally fortifies you to overcome those type of things, and even expect what is to come.
What he didn't expect out of his life was right inside his bedroom.
'...How in the hell did it come to this?' Takuya thought to himself with his eyebrow twitching, before his gaze lingered to the figure that was close to him in bed. That figure was none other than Rias Gremory, heiress of the Gremory Pillar and recently escaped marriage with Raiser. Also add recently discovered girl who has a crush on you.
Normally, when a girl starts to like you, they often flirt with you, try to win over your heart and do any sort of thing to earn the male's affections.
This is not what Takuya expected or wanted.
After their little incident at her home in the Underworld, Rias decided to move in with him, saying that there isn't enough thanks to give him for what he did to her. Even though Takuya protested against this, his sensei decided to butt in and let her stay, much to his ire. Now, he was living under the roof with a girl who is in love with him. And that's not even the worst of his problems.
Because as of this moment, Rias Gremory was completely nude, not a single piece of cloth to cover her rather voluptuous body. And to make matters more worst, her entire body was affectionately holding onto him, with her arms wrapping around his torso, and her leg wrapped over his leg, making Takuya trapped underneath her.
'I'm starting to wonder if modesty exists in her dictionary...' Takuya thought, before he averted his gaze to another direction in order to avoid looking at Rias's naked body. 'I wonder if I could just wriggle myself out of it...'
{That's rather funny hearing that from you Partner. Thought you'd take advantage of the situation.}
'Yeah, well, when you have a sensei who is a rather strong admirer to the female body, you tend to develop resistance in situations like these.' Takuya replied, trying to slowly wriggle his way out of her body.
[It's rather sad. I miss those memories of you reacting when your sensei attempted to teach you the ways of women psychology and physiology.]
'Which was nothing more than to show me nothing but ecchi and porn. And I had to deal with that for a long time...' Takuya quietly groaned, trying to the suppress the memories coning to him.
Before he could, he felt Rias's body stir, and a soft voice escaping her lips.
"...Oh, you're awake?" Rias asked softly.
"...Yeah. I guess you could say that." Takuya quietly said, not looking her in the eye, before he sighed. "...Rias-senpai, why are you in my bed? And...nude?" Takuya asked the inevitable question.
"Oh, this? I can't sleep unless I'm naked." Rias answered like it is a normal thing, making Takuya's eye twitch upon hearing the answer.
'That's the worst sleeping habit ever!' Takuya thought indigently. "I can...clearly see that. But why in my room? With me specifically?" Takuya asked further. Rias then gave a suggestive smile at him.
"I didn't feel like sleeping with my hugging pillow. So I came in after you slept and used you as my hugging pillow. You're pleasantly warm to sleep with, you know?" Rias told him, making Takuya even more bothered upon this.
"...So you've used me as a sleeping pillow. I-I see..." Takuya quietly said, not believing on what he is hearing. It was then Rias held onto him a bit more tightly, pressing her body against his, letting the side of his body feel two soft objects, making Takuya stiffen upon the contact. He then felt Rias kiss him on the check.
"What should we do? It might be wonderful to stay like this until it's time to wake up. Maybe doing something naughty will be a good way to show my gratitude towards you for helping me..." Rias said with a suggestive tone, making Takuya's eyebrow twitch upon seeing her being more forward upon this. Seeing that he had enough, he decided one reliable jutsu to get him out of this mess.
"Shadow Arms." Takuya simply said, making Rias blink in confusion upon hearing his words. Before she could say anything else, she felt her body being hefted up into the air, and looked down to see Takuya's shadows lifting her up into the air. Takuya then got off to bed, and proceeded to direct his shadows to gently set Rias down. And to give a good measure, his shadows wrapped the blanket around Rias's body, giving her a form of modesty.
"I'd appreciate it if your way of showing gratitude didn't involve something that is naughty. And I already told you that I received enough of your thanks." Takuya told her with a flat tone, making Rias pout upon this. Before she could speak any further, they both heard a knock on the door.
*Knock* *Knock*
"Takuya. It's almost time for your daily morning training." Asia called out from the other side of the door. When Takuya heard her, he simply turned his head towards the door.
"Give me a couple minutes Asia." Takuya told her with his voice loud enough to be heard, before he noticed Rias getting a mischievous look on her face. Before she could say anything else, Takuya appeared next to her in an instant and clamped her mouth with his hand, making her quiet.
"Um, alright then..." Asia said, before the two heard Asia walk away from his room. Once she did, he released his grasp on her mouth and looked at Rias with a flat look.
"...I knew what you were going to do. So I'm going to ask why?" Takuya asked the crimson haired princess. Rias merely giggled.
"Ufufu. It's to mess a little with Asia-chan. I always wanted to see a sister be shocked upon seeing her brother with a woman." Rias told him, making Takuya's eyebrow twitch once more.
"If it's one thing, I'll never comprehend on what a Devil is thinking. Now will you put some clothes on? I prefer having a decent amount of modesty in my house." Takuya told her, making Rias huff upon hearing this.
"How rude. I know that I have plenty of modesty." Rias told him.
"Says the girl who sleeps with a guy completely nude. Yeah, I can see how modest that is." Takuya muttered with a dry tone.
This is definitely one of his strangest mornings. And he had a feeling that it isn't going to be the first.
(Forest)
*BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *BANG*
The sounds of gunshot rung through the forest, making the wildlife around the area run away in fear and alarm. It continued to do so, showing no signs of slowing down or stopping for that matter. And the source of it all is none other than Jimbei with his Chakra blasters known as Bolverk.
Jimbei kept firing Chakra bullets at a rapid rate toward his target, and Takuya was his target. For Takuya, he had his sharp sickle blade sword out, and he was deflecting each and every bullet coming at him, or simply dodging. Each deflection was a flash of blue, and Takuya was creating flashes everywhere as he deflected.
Taking things up a notch, Jimbei pointed his one of his guns up into the air and decided to use one of his techniques. "Gyro Buster!"
He fired Chakra in the air, and it came in the form of a large blue orb. When Takuya noticed this, he simply narrowed his eyes, seeing for what is to come.
The orb flew up into the air, and then proceeded to explode into a rain of Chakra bullets falling towards him. Seeing this, Takuya decided to go into his most trusty defense. Channeling Dark Chakra into his wrist tatoo, he called forth his large shruiken, we he calls Leaf of the Moonlit Night, and inserted his wrist into the ring of the large shuriken. The shuriken's patterns glowed, and begun spinning around Takuya's wrist at a rapid rate. Takuya then held up his arm to make the shuriken shield him.
The Chakra rain fell upon him, and the shuriken did its work in protecting him from the Chakra rain. However, his instincts screamed at him when he felt two shots from from both of his sides. He then spun himself in a swift fashion, using the sword in his hand to cut an incoming chakra bullet in half and then cut the other next under a second. The Chakra rain soon ended, and Takuya ended his deflection with his shuriken. Sealing it back into his wrist, Takuya simply gave an exhale as he held his sword once more towards Jimbei, who simply looked amused on what he saw.
"Alright alright, that's enough training from the both of you." Kagura called out to the two, making both Takuya and Jimbei stop on continuing. Both partners lowered their stances and simply put away their weapons. As they did, two female spectators looked surprised on what they saw.
"Amazing..." Asia said with amazement.
"Deflecting bullets, even in that position. Is this what Shinobi training is like?" Rias said with a surprised tone.
"That's only scratching the surface of training Rias-chan. Besides, those two only get warmed up when going through this" Kagura told her, making Rias look surprised upon this.
"How much stamina do they have...?" Rias asked. Kagura shrugged.
"Well, they certainly can fight for hours, depending on their opponents. But even I'm not sure." Kagura answered her.
"I see..." Rias said, looking back at the two male Shinobis.
"Well, being Jimbei's target practice certainly brings excitement in my mornings..." Takuya commented.
"It certainly helps with my aiming and helps you with deflecting projectiles. It's a win-win situation." Jimbei responded nonchalantly as he folded his arms behind his head.
"I certainly won't win if I don't manage to pull through." Takuya retorted playfully.
"Ah, there's no way I could kill ya best buddy, even if I tried." Jimbei said with a shrug, making Takuya blink upon what he heard.
"...That's a bit morbid Jimbei." Takuya commented, a bit put off by his best friend's comment.
"I know. I just wanted to mess with ya." Jimbei said with a small snicker, making Takuya's eyebrow twitch.
"Well played..." Takuya said with a small impressed tone.
"As fine as this conversation is going, I need to remind you guys that training session is almost over. So let's head back home." Kagura told the two. The two nodded, before they looked at each other.
"...Race for the showers?" Takuya suggested with a small smile.
"You're on!"
(Nighttime - River)
After a regular day at Kuoh Academy, Takuya was given a call by a certain faction leader, and was asked to do an activity to do with him. When Takuya accepted, he certainly didn't expect himself in going fishing.
"For a faction leader, you sure have a lot of free time." Takuya commented with a flat look as he held a fishing rod in one hand and reading his manga in the other hand. Azazel sat next to him while also holding a fishing rod, and had a laid back look on his face. The two of them sat alongside a river that is nearby Kuoh.
"Eh, being the Governor of Grigori does require a lot of work. But most of the time, I usually just leave it to the others." Azazel admitted with a shrug, making Takuya turn to the leader of the Fallen Angels with with a slightly amused expression.
"If the leader of of my village heard you say that, there is no doubt she'll be throwing off a rampage of seeing a leader goof off from work." Takuya told him, making Azazel make a slight snort upon this.
"Trust me. Being a leader doesn't automatically mean you have to do all the work. You have subordinates for a reason. And besides this, I also like to research Sacred Gears. I'm just that passionate about my hobbies." Azazel said with a small smirk. This made Takuya raise an eyebrow at the Fallen Angel.
"Is that why you invited me here? To study my Sacred Gear?" Takuya asked.
"Part of it." Azazel admitted with a shrug. "But I have other information for you as well. It revolves around you getting home." Azazel told Takuya, making Takuya turn to Azazel with a sharp eye.
"Home?" Takuya questioned. Azazel nodded at him.
"Yeah. Seeing how you and the others came from another dimension that is separate from this world, I decided to dab a bit of research into it. As it turns out, I found out that there is a possible way to return to your home, but there lies a few problems." Azazel told him.
"What problems?" Takuya asked.
"Have you ever heard of the Dimensional Gap?" Azazel asked, making Takuya blink upon this.
"Dimensional Gap? What exactly is that?" Takuya questioned.
"The Dimensional Gap is the gap that exists between the three worlds: Earth, Heaven, and the Underworld. However, it is also speculated that it exists between all realms if possible." Azazel explained. "So it's possible that the Dimensional Gap can be a path back to your world."
"I see..." Takuya muttered, before he frowned upon something. "Earlier, you mentioned about problems. What are they?" Takuya asked. Azazel hummed in thought as he stroked his chin.
"Let's see...first, the Dimensional Gap is known as the void realm for a reason. The moment you enter in there, you are bound to die in there in a matter of seconds due to the "nothingness" that is within it. Unless you have magical protection that anchors reality with you. It might take a while to search for that sort of thing." Azazel said, and then looked down at his fishing rod to see if any fish are biting.
"Second, even if you manage to protect yourself, another problem lies ahead. Finding your world through the Dimensional Gap is like finding a needle in a haystack. You may end up in another realm. You may end up in another unknown world where you understand nothing. You may even end up in the depths of space. Dimensional traveling is a tricky concept Sekiryutei. It was only by pure luck that you ended up here and not in some other place." Azazel told Takuya, making Takuya frown upon the information he was given.
"So those are the problems. The first seems time consuming, but the second problem is where things truly become problematic..." Takuya muttered to himself, and proceeded to close his manga in one hand and put it away.
"Tell me Azazel. Are there people in this world who possess knowledge about traversing dimensions or worlds?" Takuya asked. Azazel blinked upon the question, before he gave a small amused smile upon this.
"Ah, now that might be possible. I know about three individuals who are experienced with traversing worlds, but I'm afraid two of them is not available to speak to." Azazel told him.
"It doesn't hurt to know." Takuya told him.
"I suppose so." Azazel said with a shrug. "Well, the two I'm talking about are two powerful beings that exist within the Dimensional Gap itself. Not to mention, there is no easy way to communicate with those two, considering that they stay isolated from people. Even if you manage to find them, they wouldn't really listen." Azazel told him.
"Can I at least know their names?" Takuya pressed on.
"Asking a lot of questions there Sekiryutei. It feels like I'm being interrogated here." Azazel pointed out with an amused smirk. Takuya just sighed upon hearing this.
"Sorry, but I've been trying to find a way home so I can meet up with everyone again." Takuya said with a small tired tone.
"Meh, it's understandable." Azazel said with a shrug. "Anyways, the two I'm talking about is the Infinite Dragon God Ophis and the True Red Dragon Emperor, Great Red." Azazel told him, making Takuya blink upon their titles.
"Sounds...rather powerful." Takuya commented.
"Well it should be. After all, those two are the most strongest beings in the world. Even I can't stand up to them." Azazel admitted with a shrug.
{As much as it hurts my pride as a Dragon, those two easily surpass me and the White One's powers...}
'The more I hear about them, the more I'm starting to think they're comparable to the Juubi, or even Kaguya...' Takuya thought to himself with a frown, before he shook his head.
"Alright. What about this third person you are talking about?" Takuya asked. This made Azazel give a small grin at Takuya.
"Oh, it's possible that you can meet him. After all, your teacher met him before." Azazel told him, making Takuya blink upon this.
"Sensei met him before?" Takuya asked.
"What, he didn't tell you?" Why not ask your teacher then? He has contact with him." Kagura told him.
"Who exactly?" Takuya questioned.
"I believe his name is..."
(Later - Home)
"Really? That old man I met in the strip club knows about dimensional traveling?" Kagura asked his student with surprise, making Takuya face palm upon hearing that sentence from Kagura.
"...There are so many questions I want to ask by just hearing that..." Takuya muttered tiredly, before he sighed. "...Yes. That old man you met in a strip club knows about dimensions." Takuya told his sensei with an irritated expression. Kagura stayed silent for a moment, before he slumped in recognition.
"...Huh. Never expected that. I was wondering why that hot chick with the silver hair kept calling him with the title of lord. I thought it was some country's custom." Kagura said as he leaned back on his chair.
"Asides from that, can we focus on what matters? Do you have anyway to get into contact with him?" Takuya asked with a serious tone. Kagura simply shrugged at Takuya as he took out his cellphone.
"Well, sure. We got along so fine, that we even traded phone numbers. Had some difficulty with the technology, but I have it." Kagura told him.
"That's good then. It's good that we can ask for some advice from a man who is familiar with dimensional traveling." Takuya said with a nod.
"Yeah yeah, I got ya. Hey, why won't you prepare dinner now while I get into contact with him?" Kagura suggested. Takuya simply sighed as he walked towards the kitchen.
"I suppose I should take care of tonight's dinner..."
(Saturday)
After his sensei had contact with the man, it seems they were given an appointment and location to meet up. But that meant leaving his home, which also had Rias in it.
"You're going somewhere?" the Gremory heir asked in surprise. Takuya nodded at her as he packed a few things into his scroll.
"Yes. We received a message from our village, and we're given a mission to do." Takuya said while covering the details. This sort of activity he was doing should not be so open to the supernatural world, including Rias and her Peerage for that matter. It was for their own good.
"And what is the mission about?" Rias questioned as she puts her on her hips.
"Classified." Takuya simply responded, making Rias a bit annoyed upon hearing that.
"Takuya-kun, I do not like being kept in the dark here." Rias slightly pouted upon hearing his answer.
"Sorry Rias-senpai. I would've told you, but I'm afraid outside ears aren't allowed in this mission." Takuya simply responded. Rias just sighed upon hearing the reason.
"Fine..." Rias said, letting go of it. She then gave a concerned look towards him. "Are you going to be safe in your mission? Nothing too dangerous?" Rias asked with a concerned tone. Takuya merely sighed at her.
"The mission isn't exactly dangerous, but it doesn't hurt to be prepared as well." Takuya responded, before he finished readying his equipment. He then gave her a small comforting smile. "Don't worry. With the mission we have, it's something that I wouldn't worry about."
"Let's hope so." Rias said, before she embraced Takuya in a hug. "Stay safe, okay?"
Takuya grew a bit uncomfortable, seeing how Rias is hugging him out of affection. He awkwardly returned the hug and patted her on the back with one arm. The two separated from each other, and the Dark Chakra user simply scratched the back of his head while gazing at another direction.
"Well, I better get going now..."
(Tokyo - Ikebukuro)
Jimbei couldn't unfortunately come, due to the fact that he has to watch over Asia while they're gone. Rias could've watched over her, but Jimbei stayed behind, saying that those mysterious figures might be after Asia again. So he'll watch over her.
So with just student and sensei, the two set off for their destination. The two Shinobis decided to travel the traditional way: running. No vehicles is involved. Just pure running. He remembered back in his world that an average ninja can run across a country in a matter of three days. Takuya and his sensei are way above the average ninja, so their pace of running is quite faster. Plus, staying in a small country also helped them get around places faster.
So it only took them a couple of hours to reach Tokyo from Kuoh, no breaks included.
"...Sensei, when you said we had a meeting, I didn't think we'd meet here of all places..." Takuya pointed out with a twitching eyebrow, very very annoyed upon what he is seeing.
"Oh c'mon Takky, be a man! Who doesn't love to go to a strip club?" Kagura said, ringing his arm around Takuya's shoulder.
That is right. The two are now standing in front of a strip club. Takuya expected a more professional approach, but instead, he was met with this instead. He shouldn't really be surprised, considering his sensei met the man at a club some time ago. But it still didn't stop from Takuya getting annoyed.
"I don't! And stop calling me Takky!" Takuya responded with an annoyed tone.
"Well well, seems like you two are having fun." said a familiar voice. The two Shinobi turned their heads, and found Azazel walking towards them. When Takuya saw the leader of the Grigori, he merely blinked in surprise.
"Azazel? You're here as well?" Takuya asked, surprised upon seeing this. The Fallen Angel merely gave a small smirk at him.
"Well, yeah. I wouldn't miss an opportunity for a strip club. The meeting is just a side." Azazel said with a shrug.
"Got that right Azazel." Kagura said with a nod, before he held out his fist for Azazel. The golden banged man returned the gesture, making the two fistbump. Azazel then looked around, trying to spot someone.
"Well then, where is that Geezer? He is supposed to arrive any minute now?" Azazel said, looking around, as if trying to find someone. As soon as he said that, another voice entered the scene.
"This Geezer just arrived, Azazel-boy." an elder voice said.
They all turned their heads, and found an elder man with a long white beard and a monocle. Nearby him, is a young woman who has long straight silver hair and light blue eyes. She currently wore a simple business suit and skirt.
When Kagura saw him, he couldn't help but smile at him.
"Long time no see Odin! How have you been?" Kagura greeted with a friendly tone. The man, now known as Odin, merely gave a smile of amusement towards Kagura.
"Ah, Kagura-boy, it's pleasant to see you again." Odin greeted, before he noticed Azazel. "Well, I certainly didn't expect Azazel-boy to be here as well? Came here for the woman as well?" Odin asked.
"You know it! I needed a break after all those hours of work. Being a leader is both time and effort consuming." Azazel said as he rolled his shoulders. Odin merely sighed in sympathy.
"Oh, I certainly know that struggle. Always work, no fun whatsoever." Odin said. Kagura merely grinned as he clasped his hands on both their shoulders.
"Well then, we can certainly relieve our stress right now! And that's the beauty before us!" Kagura said, gesturing them to see the wondrous sight before them.
It was at this point that Takuya hit his limit with his sensei, as his patient finally wore thin. At the same time, two figures also shared the same sentiment.
"Damn it Sensei!"
"Damn it Azazel-sama!"
"Damn it Lord Odin!"
All three shouted at the same time. Takuya blinked, and turned his head to see another person nearby him while calling out to Azazel. The person is a teenager who is around the same age as him. She appeared to have a school uniform, as she wore dark-pink red vest, white buttoned shirt, along with a black skirt. She had long brown hair passing her waist, and her eyes were turquoise.
'Is she with Azazel?' Takuya wondered, before he noticed that he, along with the two other females, shouted at their respective leaders. The two females both recognized this, and the three of them looked at each other in surprise. It was then Takuya gave a slightly tired look towards the two of them.
"You too, huh?" Takuya flatly asked the other two young women beside him. The woman with the silver hair merely gave a tired sigh upon this. Meanwhile, the brunette noticed him and flinched away from him, much to his confusion.
"Unfortunately, yes..." the woman with the silver hair said with a slightly exasperated tone.
"Azazel-sama is unfortunately like that..." the brunette replied.
"Well now, I'll have a bit of fun with these guys. You three go have your fun. Especially you Takky." Kagura told him with a small wink towards Takuya. It was then three men decided to enter the strip club before them. This seems to have irritated the silver haired woman, as she was about to go after them.
"C-C'mon Lord Odin! We don't have time for this...!" the silver haired woman said, and was about to chase after them. Before she could, Takuya reached out to her and grabbed her on the shoulder, halting her movement. She turned her head to see Takuya stopping her.
"If I learned anything from people like them, it's that you cannot stop them on what they're doing. It's especially impossible if there is three of them." Takuya told her with a flat tone, as if he dealt with this situation already. The young woman grew a bit conflicted, looking back and forth between him and the entrance of the strip club. Finally, she just sighed in resignation as she slumped tiredly.
"*Sigh*...why does Lord Odin have to be so..." she tried to come up with the right word to describe Odin.
"A shameless old pervert?" the brunette offered.
"Yes, that!" the silver haired woman agreed.
"Because the world apparently loves to have people like those around." Takuya said blankly, before he shook his head. "Asides from furthering on how much we dislike our leading figure's perversity, I suppose it is appropriate to introduce ourselves. I am Takuya Midorikawa." Takuya introduced himself.
"I am Rossweisse, a Valkyrie. Pleased to meet you." the woman now known as Rossweisse introduced herself.
The brunette gave Takuya a slightly suspicious look, before she covered it with a plain look.
"...Sayaka, a Fallen Angel." the brunette known as Sayaka introduced herself.
It was then Takuya noticed something from the corner of his eye, and turned back to the two.
"While we wait, is anyone up for some coffee?" Takuya said as he jabbed his thumb towards a coffee shop nearby.
(Coffee Shop)
A moment after they got their coffee and their own table, it seems the three were having a conversation. An interesting conversation to add.
"Really now? He actually flipped the skirts of multiple women in one area?" Takuya asked incredulously.
"Yes! Even right in front of me! He has no shame!" Rossweisse complained.
"That's just depraved." Sayaka agreed with a nod.
The three immediately went into a conversation about the perversity of their leading figures, each of them telling a particular tale. Takuya telling that Kagura hits on a lot of women, as well as easily measuring their BWH measurements with his eyes alone. Rossweisse telling the short stories of Odin doing shameless acts of peeking on women and looking at their body parts. Sayaka told stories about how Azazel is always eager to form a harem with any group of woman around.
Misery sure loves company.
On a side note, Takuya noticed that there are jealous stares he was receiving from the males in the coffee shop. Takuya figured that they're jealous that he is in the company of two beautiful woman, and he is the only male figure accompanying them. This just caused Takuya to merely mentally sigh in annoyance.
But seriously though. What is it with the people of this world? There are many males and females of this world that have appearances worthy to be on magazines and top models. His world highly lacked the numbers compared to them.
'I guess the supernatural loves to have that particular trait...' Takuya mentally commented to himself, before he focused back on reality.
"Asides from our leader's perversity, I'm surprised that someone of your age is a leader's bodyguard." Takuya said to Rossweisse, making the Valkyrie smile a bit upon hearing this.
"W-Well, to be honest, things aren't going so well for us Valkyrie. The heroes of this generation aren't around that much anymore, so there is little work for us. So I was chosen to be Lord Odin's bodyguard, fortunately and unfortunately..." Rossweisse said while slightly slumping.
"I'm...sorry to hear that?" Takuya said, unsure on how to respond to that. He then took a sip of his coffee, before he turned to Sayaka. She noticed him looking at her, and just slightly flinched.
"So...is it safe to assume that you're Azazel's bodyguard as well?" Takuya asked, while his mind was currently working with what he felt from Sayaka. He noticed that every time he looks at her, she shows signs of anxiety and distrust towards him. But with Rossweisse, she acts normal. So he has to assume that Sayaka has negative emotions directly towards him, or something he doesn't know of yet.
"More or less." Sayaka plainly replied. "Azazel-sama usually likes to go alone on his usual activities. However, when he does bring someone along, it's usually me. Something about me having to...see something with my own eyes." Sayaka told him.
'Keeping it vague...better not press on them. It will psychologically pressure her.' Takuya thought, before he looked down at his coffee. "I see. Well, seeing that I asked you two of you questions, you're more than welcome to ask anything about me." Takuya offered. It was Rossweisse who took the offer.
"I'm quite curious. Who exactly are you? I can't tell if you're a Devil or some other resident from another religion." Rossweisse asked. Takuya merely shrugged as he spun the spoon into his coffee.
"I'm simply human." Takuya replied, making Rossweisse blink in surprise upon this.
"Really now? That's quite surprising." Rossweisse commented.
"It suppose it is. After all, humans of this generation don't exactly stand out, other than their Sacred Gears, Exorcist, and Magicians going around. I don't exactly fit into those three categories." Takuya told them.
"Then...are you a Hero then?" Rossweisse asked with a curious tone.
'I'm far from being considered a hero.' Takuya mentally commented. It's not that he is evil, but the fact that he is a Shinobi. He's not exactly a hero, but more of a warrior of the shadows or a mercenary at best. He honestly can't be like those heroes who inspire people and have radical ideals. He doesn't exactly have the quality to become one. And he's fine with that.
"No." Takuya simply replied. "I'm what you call a Shinobi. Sound a little familiar?" Takuya pointed out. Rossweisse and Sayaka stayed silent for a few moments, before they blinked in realization.
"Wait, you mean your those black clad pajama people that have those little stars?" Rossweisse asked, making Takuya's eyebrow slightly twitch at the stereotype.
"That's not really the type of image we have, you know?" Takuya pointed out a bit dryly, before he sighed as took a sip. "Honestly, it's both a benefit and annoyance for the public to think of us like that. A benefit to make us Shinobi look like that so we can operate more stealthily, and you get the latter part." Takuya pointed out. It made the silver haired woman slightly flinch upon that.
"Oh, I apologize. I didn't mean it like that." Rossweisse apologized. Before Takuya could interject saying that its alright, Sayaka decided to speak up.
"You shouldn't apologize Rossweisse-san. What if he is just lying about him being a Shinobi? It all could act as a cover for him." Sayaka told her while she gave him a skeptical look. Takuya didn't really act bothered by her words, and merely just shrugged.
"Believe in what you want to believe. It's not my problem." Takuya simply replied. Sayaka's eyebrow twitched slightly, before she gave him a small suspicious look.
"Prove it to me." Sayaka told him, making Takuya look at her with a raised eyebrow.
"I'm sorry?" Takuya responded, not sure where this is going to me.
"I want to know why Azazel-sama is focused on a man like you. Especially since you are a human. Maybe it's because of a Sacred Gear." Sayaka concluded. Takuya merely sighed as hearing the words come from her.
"Maybe I do, maybe I don't. I'll let you believe what you want to believe. If you see me as a normal human, that is fine by me." Takuya merely replied. He is not going to let words get to him, especially drag him into a pointless battle.
However, his words just made Sayaka's eyebrow twitch.
"What is wrong with you...? Don't you want to prove yourself?" Sayaka questioned. Takuya merely shrugged.
"What is there to prove?" Takuya merely replied. Sayaka's eyebrow twitched even further upon hearing his answer.
"Now now everyone, let's all calm down here..." Rossweisse said as she showed a placating gesture to the two of them. Sayaka merely huffed, while Takuya simply sighed. Takuya looks out the window, and sees three familiar figures walking out of the club with grins on their faces.
"Well, looks like our wonderful leaders decided that fun time is over." Takuya pointed out with a flat tone. The two other woman noticed as well.
At the same time, the three merely sighed in exasperation, as they all have to deal with their complicated leaders.
(On the way home)
After finishing their "meeting", the three groups parted off in different directions. The three parties parted on good terms, although Rossweisse kept apologizing as they left, and Sayaka kept giving him a look as she walked away with Azazel. Takuya and his sensei now made their way home now, with Takuya looking at his sense with a flat look on his face along the way.
"So sensei, did you learn anything enlightening from this?" Takuya asked as he hopped from tree to tree.
"Well, if I learned one thing, it's that having good buddies with you to go to the club is always makes the experience better." Kagura replied, before he ducked to avoid an incoming blast of darkness from Takuya. "Hey hey, no need to be so violent! I can tell you can be a bit salty about not coming to the club with me..."
"That's not what I'm talking about!" Takuya replied with an annoyed tone. "What I'm talking about is that did you learn anything from Odin about dimensional traveling!?" Takuya exclaimed. Kagura simply sighed as he scratched the back of his head.
"All work and no fun is all about you, huh? You need to relax once and a while Takky." Kagura said, making Takuya's eyebrow twitch upon being called the name again. "Anyways, I asked the old man about his knowledge regarding dimensional traveling. I heard multiple theories from him, but they aren't that functional or even possible. I even asked if he had the power to travel to new dimensions, and the old man said no to that. So in the end, we didn't really gain anything out of it." Kagura told his student.
"Damn, and we were so close to finding a way back home." Takuya muttered while narrowing his eyes.
"Oh relax Takky. It's not a race back home. We have all the time we need. And sometimes, you need to take a break once and a while, otherwise you'll break down." Kagura told him with a small smile. Takuya merely sighed when he heard his sensei's advice.
"I suppose you are right." Takuya muttered. "I guess all this stress on wanting to find a way back home is just getting to me. I always worry about the possibility that we may never see home again." Takuya told him.
"Well, there is always the possibility of us returning home. So you gotta think optimistic at times Takky. Reality isn't always negative." Kagura told Takuya.
[I beg to differ.]
'Not now Zero.' Takuya told his spirit. It was then Kagura sent Takuya a sly knowing smile towards him.
"Or could you possibly be worried that you may never see Haruka again? Worried that she may be waiting back home for you like a good wife waiting for her husband to return?" Kagura said with a teasing tone. This made Takuya slightly blush on the cheeks as he looked away from his sensei.
"Will you stop that already? It's bad enough Jimbei teases me on that subject whenver he can, but when it comes from you, it makes it even worst." Takuya told his sensei, making the man merely laugh out upon this.
"Oh lighten up Takky! Learn to take some teasing that involves around Haruka lightly. I'm sure it isn't that bad." Kagura told his student, making Takuya merely grumble upon this. Kagura then smirked as he picked up the pace, and Takuya did as well.
"By the way..." Takuya said, as he begun to realize something. "I've been curious about something. Why did Azazel come to the meeting? Aren't factions supposed to stay separate or something?" Takuya asked. Kagura merely shrugged.
"You may not know this, but Azazel is quite pacifistic and prefers peace. He prefers not getting into any big fights with any faction. I figured that coming along to see Odin and have a friendly meeting with him will most likely build up a sort of friendly relationship. It may be a bit small, but its something." Kagura said, making Takuya raise an eyebrow upon this.
"Building up relationships with other factions by going to friendly events with them? Seems like a rather simple yet good technique in building up relationships." Takuya commented.
"It is. But I have a feeling Azazel is planning something more in the future, knowing him." Kagura said with a fond smile.
"Knowing him and his personality, I wouldn't doubt it." Takuya said with an indifferent tone. Kagura merely gave a "hmph", as he begun to move a bit more faster.
"Well then, here's a sudden exercise training we can have. Let's see how fast we can get home with our speed at maximum." Kagura said, before he went off faster before. "Hope you can keep up!"
"Oh you bet I will!" Takuya called out to his sensei as he ran faster than before, wanting to beat his sensei in a race.
And that's a wrap to this chapter.
Sorry I didn't really move things off with the next arc, but I had the urge to make this sort of chapter. I promise you guys, that next chapter will finally start the Excalibur Arc.
For those who don't know Sayaka is, she is from Strike the Blood. In this story, she is a Fallen Angel.
Good news, the next chapter is already well in development and it's about halfway done. So give me some time, and I'll manage to hopefully update the next chapter sooner.
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