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Technology.

One of the examples of Humanity's evolution through the years, it was one of these things that made humanity a shining example of progress. When they evolve, we do as well.

Cars, Trains, Toasters, Computers, you name it!

One of these examples was the basic smart phone.

And I loved it.

…Until today…yeah. To be more specific I really wanted to find and kill a certain dimension travelling old man.

It was Saturday, I was just standing in front of the train station, standing there, wearing a black muscle shirt with a dark blue open hoodie, and dark blue jeans. Wearing black combat boots. I was now just waiting for my date. Till I remembered something.

I still don't know how entertain a girl on a date.

So I turned on my phone, wanting to use the internet, until I saw that I had received a message. So I opened it.

And then I find this shit.

"This…I…it's too soon!" A blonde haired girl was blushing prettily as a brown haired guy wearing an eyepatch was kneeling in front of her holding a box with a ring in it, looking confused as hell.

"Eh? What?" The guy said, before he sensed something behind him. He stood up and turned his head behind him…and his expression shifted from confusion to anger, he was scowling at something.

When the camera shifted to the right, it showed an old man, with a manic look on his face. Holding many Balloons that said "CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ENGAGEMENT" on it.

"…Zelretch, you son of a-" He was going to shout out before he felt someone hug him, which revealed to be the blond haired girl, who had her face buried in his chest.

"J-Janne!" He said confusedly.

"…" She muttered something quietly.

"What?" He questioned at her.

"…Yes." She now looked up at him, smiling with a blush on her face. "Yes, I will be with you!"

"Wait, what are you-?!" before he could continue, the girl kissed him on the lips, which made him wide eyed and blushing in the face.

…And that was the end of it.

The Bastard sent me the video…

If he ever appears in front of me, I am going to sock him right in the face.

Now you may be wondering "Issei what the hell happened after that?"

Well…Ladies and Gentlemen, I'll tell you this one thing and one thing only.

I ain't single anymore, that's for sure.

Don't believe me, well I wouldn't believe myself either…except for two things.

One, I had a sliver ring on my left hand that I couldn't take off, which signifies that I was a married man or someone in a relationship, and two.

"Status." I muttered.

Issei Hyoudou – Level 31

The Gamer

[Married]

Married…I was married guys.

[I prefer the word mated for life but whatever, you humans are weird.]

Shut up, Ddraig!

Anyway…I don't know why but I feel happy actually…I know I wanted to become a harem king but this… this proves I'm not alone anymore.

I would usually just look at happy couples and be envious of them, wishing for something like that…but I don't have to anymore.

I do have feelings for Janne, yes I admit to that, who doesn't? She was cute, strong, smart, and a little clumsy, a bit of a dork I might add but hey that's what I love about her!

I even shared an inventory with her for Christ's sake! Which sounds strangely like SAO I might add?

*Sigh* Guess I can't get a harem now. I'm staying faithful and true to her and that's a fact!

You can make a harem dude.

What?

Dude, what I'm saying is you can make a harem!

WHAAAT?!

You forgot you were a Yakuza Boss, didn't you?

Oh shit you're right! I forgot about that…hey wait a minute I can't just play with a girl's feelings that's wrong!

True, but hey it's a possibility.

Yeah…

[Why are we here though? Aren't you supposed to be pleasing your mate instead of immediately finding concubines for your harem?]

Not everything is about sex, you Ero-Dragon! I may be a pervert, but I still have to give Janne time to…"get into the mood" and it is our first time so-wait why the fuck am I discussing this with you?!

*Sigh* never mind, don't you remember the plan!

[The plan...oh yeah now I remember!]

My plan was to-ha, do you really think I would reveal them this early!

Whatever, what about a backup plan? What if she had allies?

I didn't say anything, I just looked to the side, which was a few corners away from me, and a man in a black suit was against the wall, just smoking cigarettes.

When he saw me looking at him, he nodded and showed me his tie, which had a pin in the shape of a draconic hand with a green gem on it.

Oh yeah, I should probably tell you guys, when my group made the name change they also changed their symbol to fit mine, which was the Dragon Bringer.

And here's the kicker. They're calling me…Ryū-sama.

Feels weird, but there you go. Oh, she's here!

"Issei!" Yuuma came running towards me. Wearing a pink-frilled blouse, knee-length skirt, and brown shoes. When she was in front of me she tiredly put her hands on her knees and took a deep breathe. Which made an…"interesting motion" with her "assets".

Wait, don't look at it Issei, you're a married man now!

…Maybe just a- No! I have to quit looking at her oppai already!

"I'm sorry I'm late. I just lost track of time and…" When she looked up at me, she froze. She blinked a few times and then rubbed her eyes and looked at me again closely.

"Umm…who are you?"

"Issei Hyoudou."

"A-are you sure?" She asked me sceptically. "Because I was pretty sure you looked different when we met."

"Don't worry about it, I just got an accident and had to wear this eyepatch."

"A-alright and the hair?"

"Was getting longer, had to cut it."

"O-Okay" She then smiled at me, which was pretty cute I might add.

Now then, let the Love Experts guide you, young noob.

Love Experts, seriously?

[Yes, now stick out your elbow and ask where she wants to go.]

I raised an eyebrow, but did what I was told. I stuck out my elbow and asked her, "So, where do you want to go?"

To my surprise, Yuuma wrapped her arms around mine, also pressing my arm right between her heavenly mounds.

I just smiled at her as if it was something I was used to.

…That was what I was on the outside; on the inside I was having a nosebleed overload and a seizure.

Mama Mia, this are one hell of a front bumpers I can tell you that! (A/N: Just wait until he meets her "true" self…oh he is in trouble.)

Calm down, you're acting as if this is your first date…which it isn't.

After a moment of thought, she retorted, "I'm not sure really. I've never really been in this part of the city."

[Hmm, what's that I smell? Why I do believe that's bullshit in the air guys!]

Yeah, we know Ddraig. But we have to do this. Now then Issei, ask her about what she likes.

I nodded subtly and after clearing my throat, I asked, "So…what kinds of things do you like to do?"

Yuuma put a finger to her chin and then answered, "I suppose shopping and trying new foods. I actually never really thought about it much."

[Yeah, that's what we thought you would say, bitch.]

Ignoring them, I hummed for a moment and then decided "We could just walk around till we find something."

Yuuma agreed, and we started walking. As we walked I asked, "So…what kind of shopping do you like to do?"

The fake girl raised an eyebrow curiously. "Well…shopping…" She frowned in thought and glanced around some.

I scowled and narrowed my eyes at her, before I returned my face to normal before she saw it.

So that's your game, huh?

After a moment, Yuuma answered, "I suppose clothes shopping, though I really just enjoy shopping in general."

Okay, I have a plan. There's a shopping centre near here. Take her near there and gauge her response.

Wh-what? How do I do that…?

Just look at her face as you come close to a clothing store and let me and Ddraig do the rest.

Ummm…right…


Soon enough, we arrived at the mall and approached the clothing store, a relatively middle of the road store that most anyone would be shopping at.

I glanced down at Yuuma to see her expression, which subtly changed to one of confusion.

[Hmm…that's a tough one. For now take her inside and keep an eye on how she reacts.]

Okay…

We then made our way inside, with me following behind Yuuma as she moved about the store trying on different items; I was also convinced to try on new outfits as well.

After a while, I felt something strange all of a sudden.

Hey guys. Something doesn't feel right.

Well, duh. You're wearing a black muscle shirt under that hoodie.

I then blinked and looked down, I was exactly wearing what Bob said, a muscle shirt.

It kind of made me feel like a piece of meat since the women in the store were all looking at me strangely.

Huh? So that's what I was feeling!

*Sigh* Dumbass.

When we left the store, both of us laughing happily, Yuuma was wearing a pink scrunchy I picked out for her.

I then suggested we go eat lunch, she happily said yes and we went on our merry way.


We then arrived at a small cafe on the edge of the district that Yuuma dragged us into.

…D-don't think I was planning to stake out this place, I mean sure it's a café but I wasn't planning on s-spying or anything.

Once we got our orders at the counter, Yuuma went to sit at a booth. While I was at the bathroom, talking to the voices in my head.

"What the fuck do I do now?!" I whispered to the Bob, as I was in one of the stalls.

Just enjoy the date, if we find something strange happening we'll tell you.

[Speaking of strange, you may want to go outside.]

"Huh?' I was confused by Ddraig's words, so I went outside of the bathroom, looked around the restaurant and spotted something.

…I deadpanned at the sight.

Right there, a few meters away from the table being occupied by Yuuma, was a short white haired girl wearing the Kuoh school uniform, eating a banana split deluxe.

…Yeah. If you guessed it, then you are right it was Koneko Tōjō.

[Stalker much?]

Has she been following me on this date the entire time?!

Ayup.

Shit. Does this mean Rias-sempai was spying on me?

[Hmm, what's this I see? I do believe that's Yumi Kiba and Akeno Hime-whatever her last name is near her table.]

I then turned and saw to the left that Ddraig was right. Both of them were sitting there, eating and chatting as if they were just normal highschool girls.

Keyword being "normal" Which they were not by the way. I'm pretty sure they were fucking stalkers by how much they followed me on this date.

*Sigh* whatever, gotta continue the date anyway.

When I returned to our table, our orders had arrived. We just talk and ate, which helped me learn a lot about her as we discussed about our likes, dislikes, hobbies, pretty much anything in fact. We basked in the happy and fun atmosphere the café was creating.

She could be saying false things.

…You just had to ruin the moment, didn't you?

Hey, I'm pretty much the asshole friend who helps his buddy's by telling them what they're doing is fake and wrong so they don't fuck shit up in their lives so…yeah, I had to ruin the moment.

…right, well I'm gonna ignore you now.


After that, the both of us ended up in a park, we were now just standing in front of a fountain.

The Park was deserted by the way, so I was certain right now, that she was going to kill me here. It was rather obvious with the purple sky.

"I-Issei?" I turned around and saw her, standing in front of the fountain smiling at me.

"Yes?" I asked her.

"There's something I want to do to celebrate our first date."

"What is it that you want?"

What she said next…was what caught me off guard.

"Could you die for me?" She said as she smiled at me as if she hadn't said something wrong.

…Huh?

Well that was fast.

"Huh? Come Again?" I picked at my ears with a confused face. "I think my hearing is getting fucked up, did you say you want me dead?"

"Yup!"

"As in dead? A corpse? Gone from the mortal world dead?"

"Yes."

"Aaha-ha, ahah-ha, that's a pretty good joke there, Yuuma-chan, you really had me going there."

"This is not a joke." Her cute voice was now gone, replaced by a cold tone that could even freeze the warmest of hearts.

Her clothes then suddenly ripped itself apart, replaced by strips of black cloth only covering key parts of her naked body, as a pair of black feathered wings erupted from her back, the colour signifying her status as a Fallen Angel. Her body also matured from that of a girl to a sexy mature woman.

Raynare – Level 29

I just stood there, my face blank from seeing the overall bullshit.

How the fuck did her level grow?!

[She must have been hiding her power this entire time!] Ddraig concluded.

"Strange, you're not surprised!" Yuuma- or should I say Raynare said as she licked her fingers sensually.

"Surprised? Hell yeah, I'm surprised! You suddenly showing your oppai surprised me!"

Annnd this is the reason why you're called the Oppai Baka.

"Humph, a pervert to the end." She then conjured up a light spear, and proceeded to move into a position to throw it at me.

"W-wait- please don't kill me!" I raised my hands up in fear, as I stepped back a few meters.

"Humph, sorry but I have to." She then smiled cruelly at me. "It was fun, the short span of time I spent with you. It was like playing couple with a child."

"W-W-Wait, before you kill me." I was stuttering at her.

"Hmm?"

"C-Can I just s-s-say something?" I lowered my head, so that she couldn't see my face.

"…Fine." She then lowered her spear." I guess you can say some final words, what is it?"

"…" I grumbled something under my breath.

"Hmm, what was that?" She questioned at me, tilting her head. "Repeat that again, or I'll just end you already."

"I said…" I then showed her my grinning face, "What are you waiting for, girls?! Get this bitch!"

"H-huh?"

RATATATATATATATA

Suddenly, a bunch of flying bullets passed by me, surprising Raynare before she flew out of the way just in time to miss them all.

"What the hell is happening?!" She gritted her teeth. She was now hovering in the sky, her wings barely moving as she did so.

"It's simple actually, Yuuma…." I said as I put my hands inside my pockets, grinning as my right eye stared up to look at her menacingly. "…or should I say, Fallen Angel Leader Raynare?"

"Y-You knew all along?!" She realized as she gritted her teeth, looking at me.

"Well, duh." A voice appeared behind me. A person then walked up beside me, which revealed to be Rin in the same clothes she wore when we first meet, smoke coming out of the barrels of her guns.

"Ryū-sama is not stupid enough to fall for your tricks, you witch." She then blew the smoke coming out of her guns.

Implying that I am stupid to some degree? Oi…

"Who the hell are you?" She looked at Rin in confusion.

"I'm Lie Rin, and I'm Ryū-sama's right hand." She then pointed her guns up at Raynare. "And I do believe you are trying to kill my lord."

"Hey Rin, where's Janne?" I asked the Chinese girl beside me.

"Right here." A voice came from my right; I then looked and saw Janne beside me, wearing her armour and wielding her sword and shield. "And I think I need to teach this hussy what happens when you try to kill a girl's beloved."

"And who the hell are you?!' She then pointed her spear at me. "Tch, never mind I'll just have to kill you all myself. Everybody, come out and kill these fools!"

What the fuck does she mean by that?

TAPTAPTAPTAPTAP

I then heard something like footsteps coming near, appearing behind her were a large group of people wearing white priest clothes with black jackets attached with hoods, making them invisible under them. Running towards us, they were wielding pistols, claymores, halberds and-

Fucking Lightsabers?!

Oh shit, Jedi going down towards the dark side?! I expected swords, claymores and holy water, maybe even a Bible but I never expected Anakin Skywalker to have followers!

[C'mon, only Revan does this shit! Where the fuck is Luke Skywalker and Galen Marek when you need them, those assholes!]

Not the time for references, you guys! Moreover, I'm pretty sure some people don't know who Galen Marek is!

I then looked up to see their levels.

Stray Exorcist – Level 16

Stray Exorcist – Level 14

Most of them were Level 16, while some of them were Level 14. They were easy to kill but there were just too many! Sure, I expected her to have lackeys, but this!?

I am so fucking levelling up LUC!

Then they proceeded to split, showing someone walking forward, he was a male, possibly in his mid-thirties. His brown hair was parted from the middle of his scalp and fell to the sides, his bangs only coming down to his ears. His blue eyes, along with his white, almost pale skin, made it quite obvious that he was a foreigner. His cheekbones were well defined, as was his jaw line, displaying the utter lack of fat on his cheeks. The weapon that he was holding in his right hand was a claymore. He was wearing the same outfit as everyone else but unlike the others he had a cross around his neck and wore steel gauntlets on his hands.

Father George – Level 30

Stray Priest Leader

Shit, this guy's level is almost the same as mine.

"Humph, I see you are in trouble, Fallen One." He sneered at her as if she was a waste of time. "I guess we'll have to clean up your mess this time."

"Shut it, you pest!" Raynare shouted at him "I'm retreating, so you had better take care of these annoyances or your head will be on a stake!"

"…Very well." He glared at her, full of hatred. "If you insist."

Raynare then proceeded to fly away. Leaving us with this guy and his army of Stray Exorcists.

[Plan B?] Ddraig asked me.

Yes Fuckin' Plan B!

"Rin, get everyone to come here now!" I gritted my teeth, as I looked at the large group of priests, ready to rip us to shreds like confetti.

"Do not worry, Ryū-sama." Rin smiled at me, as if it was not a problem. "Most of them are already out of the hospital, and now they're already coming."

Tromp-tromtromptromp! Tromp-tromptromptromp!

I then heard the sound of marching, which sounded suspiciously like the main theme of V for Vendetta. I then looked around-

And proceeded to stop and stare at the sight.

What was it you ask?

Why they were a large army of men, there was no word to describe them, but the word 'thugs.' They were all brutish looking and ugly. Some had Mohawk style, some Elvis style, and some even was bald. All of them were wearing suits and they were all wielding all kinds of weapons. Katana's, Bats, AK-47's, fuck even one of them was using a nail board as a weapon!

Some held banners with a symbol of a red dragon's arm with a green gem on it. Some held flags with the same symbol and some had flags with the word "Dokuganryū."

I'm pretty sure that means "One-Eyed Dragon" by the way.

Congratulations! You have gained the title "Dokuganryū".

What the fuck?! Am I Date Masamune or something?!

One man stepped forward. He started to wave a flag around and shouting.

"Aniki! Aniki! Aniki! Aniki! Aniki! Aniki! Aniki! Aniki! Aniki! Aniki! Aniki! Aniki!"

All the other men started to chant along with the man. They started to stomp their feet on the ground while some waved their flags high up into the air.

"Aniki! Aniki! Aniki! Aniki! Aniki! Aniki! Aniki! Aniki! Aniki! Aniki! Aniki! Aniki!"

…This is going to be one hell of a fight.

A window then appeared.

Quest Alert!

Downfall Showdown: Show these ex-priests and the cocky bitch what it means to disturb a sleeping dragon!

Quest Completion Reward: 10000 Exp

10000 money

Random piece of equipment

Quest Failure: Death

Accept?

Yes/No

I stared at the screen for a while…before I just sighed and pressed yes, making it disappear.

Well…this is going to be interesting.

I then raised my left hand in the air, signalling them to stop for a moment.

"What are you waiting for, you hellions?!" I shouted at them. I then pumped my fist in the air and summon Yukimaru in its sheath from my inventory. "LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED!"

"OOOOH!" They shouted back as agreement.

…Don't look at me like that; I'm supposed to be this generation's "Dokuganryū" remember? Might as well follow some of his personality as well.

"What a waste of time!" George shouted as he pointed his claymore at us. "In the name of the Lord, Ready yourselves!

"Yes, Father George!" The exorcists all shouted in agreement, as they readied their weapons.

The Father George guy and I glared at each other for a moment, eyeing each other's stances, making sure to see each other's weak points and vulnerability.

…Ba-Dum…

I slid into a simple stance. I gripped Yukimaru tightly with my right hand at my left hip, as I glared with my right eye at both eyes of the Priest. My men were glaring with full force as well.

…Ba-Dum…

Father George just glared back at me, unamused and dismissive. Tightly gripping the handle of his claymore as he stared at the sight of my gang and me. The men behind him were not backing down either.

…Ba-Dum…

Rin looked impassive, simply staring at the enemy with her guns in her hands.

…Ba-Dum…

Janne looked nervous, as she looked at the priests, before she shook her head and with a determined look on her face, held Crocea Mors firmly and steady.

…Ba-Dum…

Everything went to chaos.

I unsheathed Yukimaru from her sheath and it, and pointed at them.

"Chaaaaarge!" I shouted as I started to run towards them, Janne was at my side as my men were behind me, holding their weapons up high. Rin and the gunners stayed behind, firing their weapons through our forces.

"Slaughter each and every one of them!" Father George shouted as he raised his claymore up high and ran towards me with full speed, the men behind him charged as well.

"RAAAAH!"

"RAAAAH!"

CLANG!

With our swords up high, we clashed as the people around us fought and battled one another, swords clashing and guns firing, Janne was fighting the people around me while I was just focusing on this guy.

I rushed at him as he back-stepped a few meters. He cut at me a downward slash and I dipped and weaved right, stabbing at his right side. He parried with one of his gauntlets and the blade clashed against the metal strapped to his arms with a shriek that sent sparks flying into the air.

"Is that it?" He mockingly asked with a raised eyebrow.

I slashed upwards, attempting to catch him from the stem all the way to stern.

The Bastard dodged back just enough and the blade passed a hairs breath from his face.

"What's the point-"He swiftly punched me in the solar plexus, knocking the wind out of me, "-of using a weapon-"The quick blow had opened up a moment for him to attack and used a simple sidekick into my stomach. "-when you can't even use it with any degree of skill!?"

He then followed up with a rising uppercut using his right hand, making me bite my own tongue in the process.

Gaagh. Shit, that fucking hurts!

I kicked him in the stomach, making him go "oomph" before I stepped down on his claymore, grabbed his head with my left hand and gave him a hard headbutt in the process.

BAM!

His head flew back, making him dazed and I used the opportunity. I hacked and slashed at his torso in frenzy, making it bleed from the wounds, before he managed to recover and punched me straight in the face.

CRUNCH!

You heard that? That was the sound of my teeth cracking breaking. I think one of them just got out.

I am really gonna kill this guy.

I back-stepped a few meters to get away from him before I stood still. Yukimaru still in my hands.

I moved my mouth a bit before I spat out a tooth. I licked the part where the missing tooth was, where I could also feel my cracked teeth, and glared at him.

He was glaring as well, His clothes were torn, and blood was seeping out of his torso from the wounds and cuts I gave him.

I looked around and saw my men fighting, they were all winning but some of them were getting tired.

Janne was fighting three guys, wielding their light sabres and was managing on her own, parrying and countering their attacks as she moved around them swiftly.

Rin was also doing fine, managing on her own with five or six of them. Weaving and dodging, shooting her guns at all of them.

I am really impressed by them!

Wait…what's that Father George guy doing?

I looked and see him holding a red vial, when he drank it-

Oh, that's just not fair!

His wounds began to emit a green light and when they faded his wounds and cuts were already healed.

…I'm getting a healer.

"Foolish boy." George said contemptfully, "You cannot prevail against me!"

"Izzat so?" I respond cockily. I reach into midair and grab my own bottle of Health Potion before downing it. I could feel it working its way through my system and winced in pain as my cracked teeth healed and a new tooth grew in to replace the one the damn exorcist had knocked out.

"What? Did you think you were the only one with healing potions?" I mocked George as his face darkened with rage.

"It would have been easier on you if you had just lain down and died!" the man growled at me angrily.

"Yeah, not happening." I replied dryly. Seriously, what kind of idiot would actually give up when they were about to be killed?

[Partner…go up to level two on this bastard.]

What was Ddraig talking about, you ask? Simply put, I fought at three different levels. First level is as I am right now, either barehanded or with one sword out, with no supernatural abilities. Level 2 was with two swords and adding mana attacks to the mix. Level three was much the same, but with me having the [Dragon Booster] out as well.

Got it, Ddraig.

"I think that's enough of a warm up, wouldn't you agree?" I ask George cockily.

"You are not worth me fighting all out with." he sneered.

"Fine…take it as easy as you like on me, dog of the Fallen." I growled, flashing my sharp teeth. "You will come to regret it though…I can guarantee it!"

With a thought, Himari was in my other hand and I silently used the [Iron Skin] spell on myself. Now I was ready to take on this asshat.

"Where did that sword come from? What foul sorcery have you wrought, fool?" George demanded with narrowed eyes.

"That would be telling." I smirk at him, "Now then…let's dance, asshole!"

I charge at him and struck out with my swords rapidly. George parried every blow, but it was a close-run thing to judge by his wide-eyed disbelief.

"How is it that you are so much more skilled wielding two blades than you are with one?!" he hissed.

"That's for me to know and you to curse yourself for not." I quipped, "[Flying Dragon Wave]!"

He evidently hadn't expected me to use a mana-based attack, so he dodged too late and got sent flying. He crashed to the ground with a thud and started swearing like a sailor. As he got up, I saw a large gash on his claymore.

[His reaction time is quite praiseworthy. He brought that heavy blade around to block your attack just in time to reduce the damage he took to less than half of what it should have been.] Ddraig said.

Now's not the time to be impressed!

"What was that supposed to do, whelp?" George snarled as he stood up again and drew his blade back, "It'll take a lot more than that to defeat me!"

"Considering you went arse over kettle just then, that really isn't convincing." I drawl.

Taunt Activated!

"For mocking me, you just signed your death warrant, fool!" the Stray Exorcist Leader growled.

"You were going to kill me anyway, so I fail to see any difference in my situation." I deadpan at him.

"You…!" he growled.

As he started to rant how he was going to kill me, I look around at the melee. Over half of the Stray Exorcists were down, while barely a quarter of my own forces are down. Janne and Rin are holding their own easily and there is nary a scratch on them.

Worried about your wife and mistress?

Shut up Bob!

I sent another couple of [Flying Dragon Waves] at George before using [Mana Burst] to bounce off a conveniently placed Stray Exorcist minion while he smashed the crescents of mana out of the air, putting him off balance because of his heavy weapon.

With a roar, I brought Himari down in a cut across his back. To quote Zoro from One Piece, 'Scars on a swordsman's back are a mark of shame.'

Considering this jerkoff was working for a Fallen Angel, I don't think he deserves much in the way of respect, especially since said Fallen Angel wants me dead. No mercy!

"Y-You bastard!" he roared, wincing at the cut across his shoulder blades.

"It's your own fault for having such a big-ass weapon, dumbass!" I retort with a snort.

"I'll break your swords like twigs!" he snarled back.

Sadly, if he hit them, that would happen. Still, he has to actually hit them for that to happen, so I'm not worried, as I plan to do the hitting around here.

"Look around you, you idiot!" I gesture around at his gravely depleted forces, "Almost all of your men are either dead or defeated and you are now outnumbered! Surrender already!"

"Shitty brat! I would never surrender to heathens!" Father George roared, "Men! Fight to the death! TO THE DEATH, DO YOU HEAR ME!?"

His remaining troops, less than ten, roared back in confirmation as they started to fight with renewed vigour. Not that it would make much of a difference, but they were now promoted from idiots to tremendous pains in the ass.

"You are going down then." I sighed. Seriously, does every single person involved in the supernatural have to be an arrogant egotistical asshole with a chip on his shoulder? The Wendigo, the Mezuki, Arata Nue and now this guy and Raynare? Eeesshh.

"Try it brat!" the Stray Exorcist snarled as he threw his claymore to one side and held his hand out and began to chant something.

"Weapon forged with the spear that drew the blood of Christ, emerge and slay my foe! Joyeuse!"

In front of him, a sword with a shining golden hilt emerged from a rip in space. It looked like a Western sword of some kind, but I wasn't sure why he would go to the trouble of summoning it like this… [Observe]!

Joyeuse, the Sword of Charlemagne - Attack Power 1400

The Holy Sword wielded by King Charlemagne, otherwise known as Charles the Great of the Holy Roman Empire. Said to be forged with a fragment of the Lance of Longinus in its hilt, its blade changes colours thirty times a day, each granting a special effect while that colour.

Special Effect: Holy Sword: Deals Triple Damage to all Devils

Colour Roulette: Red: Absorbs all mana-based attacks.

Roulette shift in: 10 Mins

…oh hell.

[Very glad you aren't a Devil right now.] Ddraig opined.

It's bad enough with that high attack power! Now my Mana attacks are useless!

As George drew the sword from the rift, the blade flashed red. Great. Just great.

"Have at thee!" the priest shouted as he charged me.

"What fucking century are you from?" I couldn't help but ask before I dodged the Holy Sword. I did not want to be near that damn blade and if it was a Holy Sword, there was the chance it could damage Himari and Yukimaru, as they were forged from the blood of Yōkai, Japanese demons.

With a thought, both Himari and Yukimaru were back in my inventory, replaced by Ōgonkai and an ordinary kodachi. The golden aura playing over the katana that I had won from the Thug Leader two days ago told me that it was bloated with power it drew from my accumulated fortune.

This was something I had tested out the previous day. Not only did Ōgonkai draw power from money I had on my person, it drew power from my owned assets as well, and since I owned a fair few buildings in Kuoh City now that I was a Yakuza Boss, I think the sword of greed I had in my hand was approaching critical mass, power-wise.

Even the priest seemed to sense it as he glared at my katana.

"What manner of demonic blade is that, whelp?!" he snarled warily. He shifted his grip on Joyeuse as he talked, ready to move at a moment's notice.

"Dunno if it's demonic or what, but it's the blade that will cause your death." I reply with a shrug before charging in and attacking him. As long as that red aura played over the sword, my mana attacks were null and void, so I had to do this the old-fashioned way.

Although, when he blocked Ōgonkai with Joyeuse, George grunted with surprise and was forced back a few paces. He even shook his hands after he disengaged from me.

"You…!" he seethed, a pinch of genuine fear seeping into his voice.

"I told you; underestimate me at your own peril." I said coldly, "Now let's finish this."

And so the dance began again, his single red blade blocking my golden blade as I mercilessly kept on the offensive, while the kodachi scored shallow hit after shallow hit on his chest, his arms and his cheek. I made sure to reopen the wounds that had been healed by his application of healing potion earlier on.

"Damn…you!" the priest gasped as his pure white clothes became stained with his lifeblood all over again.

"On second thought…I think I'll capture you and get my boys to make you give up information on your network of Stray Priests." I muse aloud as I continue to cut the man down to size. It wasn't that he was unskilled with a blade; he was parrying and deflecting roughly half of my attacks. The issue was that ever time he did so, the force behind each blow of Ōgonkai almost knocked Joyeuse from his hands, leaving an opening in his guard for me to exploit before he recovered.

"Never!" he gasped.

"Not your choice to make, dumbass." With that, I really turn up the heat on him, attacking twice as much and slightly faster. There was only a handful of minutes left before Joyeuse switched to a different colour and thus, a different ability to contend with, so I wanted this over and done with before that happened.

"To…to think that…I've been pushed this far!" George gasped, "By a heretic!"

"Technically, I was an Agnostic before Ddraig woke up." I pointed out, "Now shut up and die!"

With one final thrust, I buried the kodachi into his shoulder, disabling it. As George reeled in pain, I kicked the Holy Sword from his hands before hitting his face with the flat of Ōgonkai, breaking his nose and, much to my satisfaction, breaking some of his teeth.

Sweet, sweet revenge.

Deciding to have pity on the man, I knocked him out with a blow to the back of his head, allowing him to crumple to the ground unconscious.

"Rin, report." I called out.

"About seventy percent of the Exorcists have either been knocked unconscious or have surrendered." Rin said as she came up next to me, "Of the remaining thirty percent, half of them are dying and the remaining half are dead. Our forces have only taken a handful of casualties and no deaths. Most wounds are relatively minor, while one or two require hospitalisation to deal with them."

"That's something of a relief." I dismiss my swords as I speak and pick up Joyeuse, the blade having changed to a royal blue colour while Rin and I had been talking. Stowing the Holy Sword in my inventory, I looked around at the carnage, I started issuing orders.

"Right you hellions! Grab the priests and strip them of their weapons and armour! Especially those Lightsabers, we can use those! Dump the corpses in the river and hogtie the live ones to take back to base. I'll want to know what they've been up to in my town, so no breaking their jaws!"

"Right Aniki!" came back at me in a rumble.

"Janne, Rin you two are with me." I continued, "We have unfinished business with Raynare."

"Hai, Ryū-sama." Rin said as she brandished her weapons.

"Right behind you, dear." Janne answered in unison with her Chinese frenemy.

"Good. Now to change into something more…suitable." I smirk, "[Equip Armour Set 1]!"

In a flash, I was wearing the new armour I had bought specifically to face Raynare. First, a black bodysuit had minimal defensive value against physical attacks, but really defended well against holy weapons. Next was the cuirass, spaulders and gauntlets. They were a set that granted bonuses for all being equipped at the same time AND most of the armour was red, with the right gauntlet being the same emerald green as the gems on the [Dragon Booster].

The torso armour protected me against physical impacts. The cuirass even had a throat guard to protect the front of my neck from being ventilated by a quick stab.

The only thing I kept from my previous outfit were my combat boots. Thick, resilient and with enough Durability to climb a mountain on, no improvement was needed.

Once I was satisfied that everything was where it was supposed to be, I led Rin and Janne towards where Raynare had retreated to, a gazebo in the middle of the park, where the Fallen Angel was caught between glaring at us and gawping at the pile of her defeated minions.

"Looks like she's still at the 'What the hell just happened here?' stage." Janne pined in.

"No, no, she's at the 'How did this boy do this to my plan?' stage." Rin disagreed, "You can clearly tell that by the vein throbbing in her temple."

"You're both wrong; the look of fury on her face makes it obvious that she's at the 'I'll kill you for this!' stage." I countered, smiling merrily as I stoked the flames of Raynare's rage.

Her face was a picture, twisted into an ugly caricature of hatred and fury. The black wings she had were flexing every so often, a sure sign of irritation. Her fists were clenching and flexing involuntarily, likely wishing they were wrapped around my throat and squeezing as they did so.

"Y-You…what are you?!" she seethed at me, "You showed no signs of knowing anything about the supernatural, nothing at all! So how?!"

"Funny thing about that." I shrug as I answer her, nonchalance in every aspect of my being, "You didn't do a very good fuckin job of observing me, so you didn't know that I killed a Wendigo in order to awaken my Sacred Gear, or that I killed a Raijin Yōkai in order to save Janne and take over his troops only a couple of days ago. So, in essence, it's your own entire fault for choosing to kill me rather than observe me as Azazel told you to."

The dropping of her jaw told me that my inside knowledge of her orders and what she had chosen to do with those orders. Nothing like rattling people's cages with knowledge of their motives to force them to make a mistake.

"H-How…?!"

"Trade secret." I told her, "Now, I'm giving you one chance to surrender or we'll be forced to beat you down."

At this, she scoffed loudly. "You? Beat me down? Hah! What can three lowly humans do to me? I am a Fallen Angel! I am above you foolish humans!"

"Jeez, these supernatural types are exactly the same!" I complained, "Fine then, the hard way it is! [Dragon Booster]!"

[Boost!]

You have been affected by the [Boost!] status! Your power has been doubled!

As my arm shifted into its real form, Raynare gaped at me in disbelief before laughing.

"Nice try boy, but there is no Sacred Gear with that name!"

"Yeah, but that's just my activation phrase for it since I've kinda fused with it." I retorted with a smirk, "The Sacred Gear's name is the [Boosted Gear]. Sound familiar?"

"Th-the Red Dragon Emperor's Gauntlet?! One of the Thirteen Longinus?!" she shrieked, looking like she was about to have a heart attack. Can Angels even have a heart attack?

Dunno.

[Doubtful]

As I pondered this matter, Raynare pulled herself together.

"F-fine! So what if you're the Red Dragon Emperor? I'm a superior and more experienced fighter!" she stated, sounding like she was trying to convince herself rather than intimidate us.

"Are you going to talk us to death or actually fight, Fallen Angel?" I sneered at her.

Taunt Activated!

"Bastard!" Raynare roared and charged at me, a spear of ruby-coloured light appearing in her hands as she did so.

I used [Mana Burst] to leap over her and then summoned Ōgonkai and the nameless Kodachi to send a couple of [Flying Dragon Waves] at her back She had the presence of mind to shoot forwards a with large flap of her wings in order to avoid my attack…only to run into a hail of bullets from Rin.

Much to my surprise, they bounced off her skin like they were made of rubber.

[Angels and Fallen Angels have the ability to make their skin as hard as reinforced steel.] Ddraig informed me, [The more wings they have, the more resilient they are to mortal weaponry.]

That would have been nice to know beforehand!

"Rin, her skin's resistant to ordinary bullets!" I shout as I charge Raynare again, "Change over to the special rounds!"

"Understood!" Rin acknowledged my order even as she ejected her current magazines of ammo, which were merely tungsten-tipped rounds, for the special ones that I had bought on Abyss Auction for her just this morning.

They were technically just ordinary bullets, but had Enochian script engraved into each and every round that was specifically designed to cancel out or limit the effectiveness of holy defences…such as those employed by the Fallen.

The bullets were named, rather ironically, 'Castigator Rounds' and could be bought for almost any calibre of gun you could name, except for artillery.

Artillery are not guns, you know.

Whatever.

[Boost!]

You have been affected by the 'Boost!' status! Your power has been doubled!

"You lowly human trash!" Raynare snarled and hurled her land at Rin, who was still in the middle of reloading.

"[Spiking Strike]!" Janne snarled, sending a foot long length of solid stone at the light spear, intercepting it just a couple of feet shy of Rin, covering her in rock dust.

"Get your head in the game, sleepyhead!" Janne ordered, "Don't make me have to clean up your mess!"

"Tch. Get over yourself!" Rin retorted as she shook dust from her hair and face, "Now, let's go!"

With a roar, she opened fire with both SMG's and caught Raynare's leg as she flew up into the sky. A shriek of pain from the Fallen Angel confirmed that her [Steel Skin] was, at the very least reduced in effectiveness to the point that she was actually receiving damage from Rin's weapons now.

"Issei, give me a boost!" Janne called as she ran towards me.

"On it." I reply. Extending my hand to her, Janne jumps on top of it and I hurl her at a very surprised Raynare so fast that the black-haired girl in a BDSM outfit has no time to react to my wife's sudden attack.

"Eat this, bitch!" Janne growls as she lays into Raynare with her sword, even going so far as to smack her around with her sheath/shield. Even I had to wince at the viciousness of Janne's attack.

With a loud 'Clang!', Raynare started to descend to terra firma after a shield bash to the side of her head left her Stunned.

"Rin, let's get this bitch!" I shout as I draw back my swords to strike.

"At your command, Ryū-sama." my Second-in-Command responded as she tracked the descending Angel with her weapons and eyes.

"Steady…NOW!" I shouted, "[Double Flying Dragon Wave]!"

As I launched my twin crimson crescents, Rin sent a controlled burst of fire at Raynare, striking her between her wings and making her shriek in pain, even as she was struck across her front by my own attack, making her redouble the volume of those shrieks.

Eeesshhh, she's a screamer. Wait until you bed her.

Shut UP, Bob!

Raynare smacked into the ground with a meaty thud, although she had enough presence of mind to flare her wings lightly so she didn't land headfirst on the concrete.

"Y-Y-You…kill you…I'LL KILL YOU!" she raged as she staggered to her feet, a pair of light swords appearing in her hands.

"Bitch, please." I scoff, "You're getting your ass handed to you on a silver platter and you think you can kill me still? Is being delusional a cause for an Angel to Fall, cause you seem to fit the bill if that's the case!"

Taunt Activated!

The Fallen Angel let out a wordless scream before charging at me. I met her blade to blade and the final phase of the battle began.

I had to give her credit, she did have some skill with those swords. I had a couple of close calls with them as they came perilously close to my manhood on several occasions.

I kinda need those!

My bodysuit was up to the task of fending off the worst of those attacks that did make it past my guard, but I still lost a hundred HP with each it. I shudder to think what the attacks would have done if I was wearing only my mana-enhanced clothes.

You would have been just as holy as an angel, but in in a different way.

Enough with the bad jokes!

"Enough with this pathetic sword!" Raynare snarled and trapped my kodachi between her blades, snapping it in half like a twig. Not surprising considering it was just an ordinary blade against two holy light swords.

Leaping back, I thrust my hand forwards and shouted, "[Flame Scar]!"

A fireball was created in my hand, and it unleashed three streams of red fire at the surprised Fallen Angel. Nevertheless, she reacted quickly and put up a shield of light by crossing her two swords, just before the flames reached her.

I gritted my teeth at the flames struck the shield and were arrested in their progress by it. Sadly, this was to be expected with a level 1 skill; it just didn't have the oomph to break through the shield…on its own at least.

[Boost!]

You have been affected by the 'Boost!' status! Your power has been doubled!

"[Boosted Gear Gift]!" I shouted, directing the accumulated energy of the [Dragon Booster] into the flames.

[Explosion!]

The red flames shifted, turning crimson and grew to thrice their original size. I could feel the heat from them increase as well, and so did Raynare, whose eyes widened in shock.

With a loud crack, both Raynare's shield and swords disappeared in a burst of fire, sending her skidding backwards.

[Reset!]

You have expended the power of the 'Boost!' status! All cumulative 'Boost!' status effects lost!

I charged in with a snarl, my eyes locked on Raynare's panicked orbs as she belatedly and futilely attempted to flee.

"How…how can this be?!" she wailed as I discarded Yukimaru to grab her and drag her down with my right hand, "I-I'm a superior-!"

"-Fucking Fallen Angel! So fly, bitch!" I roar and slam my [Dragon Booster] into her stomach and, indeed, making her fly through the air to smash through the gazebo's support columns and collapsing the roof onto her.

I panted for a moment at the sheer relief of having dealt with the threat to my life from the Fallen Angels…for the moment. Even a Fallen would be unconscious from a hit to the stomach like that, which had been my plan from the get-go.

Walking over to the collapsed pile of wood, I spotted a leather-clad leg sticking out of it and grabbed it, unearthing an unconscious, cut-up, but very much alive, Raynare.

"Rin, tie the bitch up so she can't run, fly or teleport away." I order, "The last thing we need is her doing a runner."

A screen popped up after Raynare was bound like an S&M test dummy.

Congratulations!

Downfall Showdown: You have successfully defeated the Fallen Angel Raynare and her entourage of Stray Exorcists, as well as taken the Stray Exorcist Leader and the Fallen Angel Herself prisoner!

Quest Completion reward: + 10000 EXP

+ 10000 money.

Armour Item: [Black Shield of the False Grail]

You have earned the title 'Swordhunter' for stealing the weapons of three of your foes!

You have Levelled Up!

You have 5 Additional Attribute Points to spend!

[Duel Wield] has levelled up! 8-10!

[Sword Mastery] has levelled up! 16-19!

[Flying Dragon Wave] has levelled up! 15-17!

[Flame Scar] has levelled up! 1-5!

[Iron Skin] has levelled up! 1-3!

Taunt has levelled up! 2-5!

I had to whistle at that. A pretty large amount of skills had levelled up.

"Err…Issei…we have company…" Janne said uneasily.

I turned around and saw…

Oh hell. Akeno-sempai, Koneko-chan and Yumi-chan.

Why me?