High School DxD: The Tale of the Gutsy Sekiryuutei!

by Retribrutus

Not all grand heroes started off great and Michael Hanamura is an example of that, a regular student with no redeeming qualities or features that gain him attention not to mention being some no name orphan to top it all off. Basically, his life as a whole has been quite below standard up to this point, but that all changes upon unknowingly making a contract with a Crimson Beauty.

25. Chapter 25

Open House Conclusion and I get a new Vampire Kouhai! Oi! If you don't stop crying I'll smack you upside your head!

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Walking through the hallways of the Academy, Michael had a wide eyed look on his face, he just encountered Raymond the older brother of Raynare and had a very strange encounter with the man.

"Okay, I never thought that would happen all of a sudden." Michael said to himself.

[Yes, it even surprised me how easily you were frightened when he walked up to you like that.]

"Well, well, well… Look whose back, you here to keep being cryptic and shizz like usual?" Michael said with half lidded eyes.

[Maybe, but that's for another time, I'm just here to talk to you about your meeting with that Fallen Angel.]

"Well if you wanted a hello your too late he left as soon as he was done telling me what he wanted." Michael sighed.

'But seriously that really scared the pants off of me the way he showed up but as he explained things I've sort of come to somewhat understand the guy feared as a monster.'

Michael went 50 minutes back and remembered his encounter with Raymond.

(Flashback)

Walking through the grounds of the school, Michael carefully followed Raymond to a lone tree in case the man would pull any moves on him. The aura that Michael sensed from the Fallen Angel was mysteriously dangerous, he could feel it's terrifying influence make his spine chill out of fear. But thankfully it didn't feel hostile at the slightest so he wasn't too paranoid but cautious to a point.

Leaning against the tree, Raymond looked at Michael while crossing his arms while he still emitted the dangerous aura.

'What's going on? Why is this guy suddenly interested in me?' Michael gulped nervous to say anything, 'I hope he's not doing this because Ray-chan is staying with me, a devil, instead of him, a Fallen Angel.'

"Hm? Is something the matter?" Raymond asked with a normal tone.

"U-Um…" Michael scratched his cheek.

"You don't have to be scared. You can say what's on your mind, I just simply want to talk to you." Raymond shrugged as his aura started to flare up even more.

'If you do then why does your aura look so restless?' Michael had a hysterically thought as he sweatdropped.

"Is something ailing your ability to speak? Hmm, this is quite strange, according to Azazel-sama's instructions he told me that if I were to give you the chance to talk then you'd do it without hesitation because you were a… What was it called… A Great Loud Mouth?"

'Man, Ero-Ossan sure knows how to give people the wrong impression of me!' Michael growled as he hated himself inside for knowing that was somewhat true, 'Oh well, I guess I better tell the guy why…"

"E-Err…Your aura is…making it hard to relax." Michael said with a nervous voice.

"Hou? I didn't notice." Raymond suddenly suppressed his aura to where it couldn't affect anyone, "I guess that does explain why the many people I walked past today were stunned in fear. Forgive my lack of consideration."

"N-No, it was nothing." Michael shook his head then thought,

'Seriously, he was walking around the campus like that and didn't notice? This guy's rep as a monster must be real if he caused a lot of people to be that scared of him.'

"So why did you call me here?" Michael said the question which confused him and frightened him.

"I just came to talk to you about some pieces of information that I received over these past months." Raymond said.

"Months? About what?" Michael asked.

"About my sister, Raynare and the events which occurred around her." Raymond said with a strict older brother tone.

Michael's eyes widened at that as he looked up avoiding eye contact and said, "R-Really now?"

"Affirmative." Raymond nodded and continued, "In the past, I was told by some reports that she was tasked to observe you by orders of Azazel-sama."

"Wait, observe me? Why would the Ero-Ossan ask for that?"

"Because no matter what, a human with a Sacred Gear preferably one of the dragon variety always goes out of control under certain situations." Raymond explained, "But tell me this, has my sister in anyway tried to kill you during her observation?"

"No, she didn't kill me as you can see." Michael answered immediately.

"I'm not asking about whether she did it or not that's obvious. What I'm asking is if she had that intention from the start?" Raymond said as his tone grew more serious and demanding.

"I don't know." Michael shook his head.

"Are you sure because she had an immense hatred for humans and wouldn't hesitate to kill one she was involved with?" Raymond said.

"I'm sure and even if I wasn't sure it wouldn't change the fact that Ray-chan is my friend." Michael stood defensively.

"But what if she was pretending to be your friend to someday kill you…" Raymond asked.

"I don't like 'what ifs' and I certainly don't like your accusations. She's my friend and I don't intend to start doubt her." Michael grew angry at Raymond's accusations.

"Don't worry, I believe you. After all, she saw the error of her mistake and decided to assist you against Mid-Class Fallen Angel, Dohnaseek, who held her captive and went along with her original plan to extract the Sacred Gear, Twilight Healing from Asia Argento, a former Sister of the church and now Bishop to Rias Gremory, who is a devil and your master."

Raymond just now had tons of information about the past events.

'What the hell? He knows that much about what happened?' Michael was visibly scared since he never knew anyone but the people who were there had such thorough information.

"You must now be wondering why I know this much about that conflict. That's because my useless sister's friends tried to report it to the other higher ups but failed because a personal note from the person responsible confessed to her actions thus nullifying their pleas." Raymond explained, "Also, I keep a very close eye on someone as useless as Ray-Ray on my spare time."

'Useless? I don't like the way that he said it, but I think he means it in some affectionate way. I don't know why he says it like that but they're siblings at the end of the day.' Michael was conflicted by the way Raymond talked.

"Dohnaseek has been taken care of so you mustn't worry." Raymond covered his mouth with his hand and gave Michael a dark stare.

"Taken care of?"

"Yes, I made sure that he learnt the consequences of his actions by scarring his brain with a nightmare which will surely teach him to know his place." Raymond said.

"And that nightmare would be?"

Raymond looked at Michael and gave him a stoic look, "The nightmare of losing to a human in an eternal loop. Thanks to you, he's experiencing a more horrid dream because it already happened in reality."

'You mean I'm the main source of the nightmare?' Michael gulped as he does remember beating that douche to a pulp but nothing like this.

"Now moving on, next we have my former Senior or senpai as you Japanese say it, Kokabiel."

Michael's back straightened at that, he remembered that guy all too well and always jumped in anxiousness to fight.

"He gathered the fragments of Excalibur and tried to initiate a war with the Church and devils by killing and raping the little sisters of Maou." Raymond explained, "Anyone dying would have inevitable, but no one important died from that incident."

"But what about that Priest and Balba, the Pedo-Ossan?"

"Like I said, no one of important value died, well, at least in my case." Raymond scratched his head.

'Wow, that's messed up but really hilarious!' Michael laughed in his ass off in his mind.

"After retrieving him after your 'smack down' I made sure to teach my senpai how wrong it is to act out of line by demoting him to a lowly low class by ripping out all 6 pairs of his wings." Raymond said with a reminiscing smile, "It was so fun seeing such a prideful leader such as him beg and cry for mercy at the hands of his own subordinate."

'Ahhhhhhh! He really does have an S-side just like Akeno-senpai!' Michael panicked in his head.

"Although it was quite enjoyable it still doesn't excuse the lives he almost took." Raymond's smile disappeared as he looked at Michael with a threatening stare which made the latter yelp, "Out of all of those lives, my sister would have been one of them and that doesn't excuse the pain she would have gone through had you not stop, Dohnaseek. These painful experiences occurred because you were involved that is why you, a dragon, who lures more power to himself must receive something coming to you."

"!"

'This doesn't sound good is he really going to fight me because of that? Well, I did cause trouble for Ray-chan but still!'

Michael gulped and grew ready to fight as Raymond approached Michael while raising his hand.

"Thank you." Raymond had his hand up to shake Michael's.

"Eh?" Michael broke out of his fight stance to tilts his head in confusion, "You're not going to kill me or torture me?"

"Why would I do that?" Raymond questioned.

"Because you just literally said that I caused trouble and near death to your sister, twice." Michael repeated.

"I know but you prevented that from happening any further that is why I must thank you." Raymond urged to shake Michael's hand.

"What you be talking, Raymond?" Michael crossed his arms and used a Black Man's typical voice.

"I expected things to go downhill once she decided to stay here with you, but as time grew on she became happier and safe in your presence. I can see that you all have taken great care of her and will continue to do so." Raymond explained.

"So you're not going to put me in a horrible nightmare?" Michael asked cautiously.

"No." Raymond shook his head.

"Then no problem, pal, it's my duty as the Great Hanamura to be Ray-chan's friend and protect her." Michael happily shook Raymond's hand.

'I'm so glad that I'm off the hook from getting tortured!' Michael cheered in his head.

Done with the handshake, Raymond said, "In fact, I must ask for your forgiveness in return."

"Huh?"

"I was the one, who instilled the hatred of Humans into her heart to begin with, all in a matter to protect her from any danger I'd suspect a human would do because of the twisted things they've done to others and their own kind."

'Well, to be honest that does make sense due to all the wars and stuff humans did.' Michael thought.

"So I created nightmares which depicted the sins of mankind into her every night since we were children to ingrain disdain and hatred towards humans of any kind." Raymond then looked at Michael, "But I guess humans of any kind don't meet up with any Sacred Gear wielder."

"In the end, a human saved her from danger and certain death...kukukukukuku… I guess not even I could see something so ironic ever happening. I guess this proves how pitiful I am." Raymond gave himself a bitter chuckle.

"It's fine, you don't need to apologize to me." Michael folded his arms behind his head, "And besides to be honest even if you didn't do that, I and Ray-chan would still be friends so no need to beat yourself over it."

Smiling at Michael, Raymond said, "I wonder about that but still… Thank you, Sekiryuutei."

"No call me, Michael or Mike, either is fine." Michael grinned.

"Well then Michael, I leave my sister in your care from now on." Raymond walked past Michael.

"Wait, me? Aren't you going to take care of her too?" Michael asked.

Raymond stopped walking.

"I mean she is your sister and if you wanted couldn't you take her back into the Grigori?" Michael asked.

Turning back Raymond shook his head, "No she's affiliated with the devils as a traitor so any hopes of her returning at this point are slim and the nightmares that I placed in her dreams were forced which instilled her fear of me as a monster in her eyes."

"But if you told her that, then maybe she can-"

"I wouldn't have an issue like that, but tell me what were her exact words when she told you all about me?" Raymond still looked forward away from Michael.

"Well, she…" Michael remembered the way Raynare talked of Raymond like some creature who wouldn't show emotion, but now after meeting the guy for a while he now learns that he's really a nice guy and if Raynare wasn't able to see that in the first place then that must mean she really sees him as nothing but a monster from the start.

"Don't worry about me. Its fine I'd rather watch over her from a distance and relax knowing you're protecting her." Raymond raised his hand and walked off, "The Meeting of the Three Factions will begin soon and I must prepare. Speaking with you has been rather enlightening, Michael Hanamura."

"Yeah…" Suddenly a question popped up into Michael's head, "Oi! I have another question!"

"Yes?" Raymond stopped and turned around with a stoic expression.

"Just now why were you so riled up releasing that much aura and why did you even come today?"

"Because today was a day where relatives could view and observe their young ones so I didn't hesitate to watch over Ray-Ray today and forgive me once again I was busy going through my footage of her that I got a little excited." Raymond coughed in a fit.

"Wait, what?" Michael blinked a little dumbfounded to hear Raymond say such a thing.

"No, it was nothing. Pretend that you didn't hear any of that." Raymond quickly turned around and began walking away.

Michael could swear he saw the man's face going a little red but it must have been his imagination.

'Excited? Does that mean he really likes Ray-chan as a sister so he's some sort of bro-con?' Michael thought.

"Well, until our next meeting goodbye." Raymond left the area leaving Michael alone.

"Whoa, that was strange." Michael sighed in relief finally happy that the moment passed, "Now what was I going to do before being interrupted...?"

Michael rubbed his chin as he walks over to a nearby wall, "Oh yeah, I remember!"

*SPRAAAAY!*

Michael pulled out a bottle of spray paint and sprayed the wall with a blue color vandalizing school property but labeling the words 'Saji wuz here' all over it.

"Yeah, vandalism… I did promise Saji I'd make a mess for him." Michael laughed and dropped the bottle and walked away whistling.

Present

"Yeah, that was a strange dude but he seemed cool." Michael said as he walks through the hallway leading into the school's main hall.

[Yes, even if it was a little restrained power, I could still sense that Raymond guy can still be a stronger challenge for you in the future.]

'Future? Nuh-Uh! No! Non! Negativo! Never gonna happen! That guy's power is freaking scary, man! He doesn't even need to fight you, all that happens with a battle against him is being burned by his flames and being put in a horrific nightmare!' Michael shouted in his head, 'In fact, I'm going to do my best to stay on his good side or else I'll end up like Dohnaseek and Kokabiel. For once I'm starting to pity the bastards hat I beat up.'

[Really, even Riser?]

'Hell no. Screw, Riser, I freaking hate him. Unless he redeems himself in my book, the next time I see him I'm going to kick him in the nads." Michael thought.

[That sounds a little harsh, but anyways I didn't come here to discuss Vanishing Drive to you.]

'Finally, so what do you got on it?' Michael asked excitedly ready to know how to beat Vali's power and somehow learn how to use his own version of that power also.

[First is this, Vanishing Drive is an ability learned by Divine Dividing hosts with exceptional strength to use at least 50% of Albion's raw power in their base form.]

'Base power? You mean without Balance Breaker?'

[Correct, Vanishing Drive allows the user to raise their base strength, speed and power to the next level. But an extra perk to the power is that whoever uses it will be able to disappear without a trace and hide their power and even their very presence to attack their enemy. It's a dangerous technique which shouldn't be looked down upon.]

'Incredible, so that's why it's called Vanishing Drive, it's kind of ironic how the Vanishing Dragon and the way Vali popped in and out kind of coincide when you think about it.' Michael chuckled, 'So Ddraig do you think I can-?'

[No, the way you are now isn't enough to handle that kind of power.]

'Aw, come! I can use Balance Breaker so that must mean that I can at least use power like that!' Michael growled and clenched his fist.

[You mean the Balance Breaker that hurts not only your opponent but yourself whenever you boost up in strength.]

'W-Well, it doesn't matter because I can still use it.' Michael looked off to the side.

[Just because you can use it doesn't make you all the stronger, Partner. Sure your body has grown to accommodate that power to allow the use of Scale Mail but you're still too weak to tap into any more power beyond that.]

'That's being unfair I can do it if I put my mind to it! Don't underestimate the Great Hanamura!'

[Then you won't mind if I tell you about your complete control of my power to show you what I mean.]

'Go on, do it! I bet it's not even that bad.'

[You can control about 7.5% of my power in just your base state nothing more or less you are basically using a teaspoon out from a huge barrel of sugar. No your using less than that, it's basically half a teaspoon.]

'7.5 is half a teaspoon in power!? There must be a mistake because I can use more than that when I use Scale Ma-!'

[Like I told you because you forced more of my power out before you were ready, now you can cause massive damage to yourself rather than to your opponent. And if you're rival can use it that means he can already use about 55% at least or more considering how he easily used it before.]

'55% but…so what your saying is that I can't use your power to even the playing field against Vali at all not even if I sacrifice any part of my body to you?'

[I'm afraid that's just it partner, I'm afraid to tell you that even if you turned your entire body into a Dragon that your odds of winning will still be slim.]

Michael stopped walking to close his eyes in frustration he knew there was a gap between him and Vali but he never knew it was that huge,

'Dammit, why am I so weak? I gained power but it's still not enough to even match Vali's at all. And if I can't even get stronger than I already I am then how can I protect my friends and everyone when things go bad again.'

[Don't beat yourself up it takes time to develop your body to handle such power but even if you could there may be low chances of you even reaching Welsh Drive.]

'What do you mean?'

[Welsh Drive and Vanishing Drive requires the user to be acknowledged by a past possessor residing in their Sacred Gear, the remnants of their consciousness remains even after death. It's like passing on their sins onto you to unlock the power but to do that you must at least gain attention first.]

'So I have to get some dead person's approval to get that power man this is really complicated and how the hell should I even do that?'

[I wouldn't worry about that part yet you've already succeeded in getting someone's attention already. He hasn't been impressed yet but the fact that you've got his attention out of the other past possessors means that you can attain the power once you've attained a stronger body.]

'Really? Whose?" Michael asked a little interested.

[It's no one you should worry about at the moment, besides you should worry about counteracting Vanishing Drive alone and training yourself to handle more of the dragon power within your still ineligible body.]

'So basically all I got to do is train, train, train! Right?' Michael grinned.

[That is correct.]

'Then no sweat! The Great Michael Hanamura will train his body till broke to gain that power and protect the people he loves! Yeah I have a new goal in mind now: Unlock Welsh Drive and kick Vali's ass but if I can find a way past his Vanishing Drive before that then I can just skip get Welsh Drive and kick his ass! Hahahahaha!'

[Yeah, Partner, go for it. I will cheer for you as you get pummeled to a bloody pulp.]

'Oi! Oi! That isn't helpful at all it sounds like your pitying me!' Michael would give the Dragon inside him a dirty glare if he were actually staring at him.

[Just remember this final tip of advice while you train to counteract your rival's technique, Albion's Vanishing Drive exceeds in speed to better increase his user's chances to land a hit in a fight. So when he vanishes along with his presence make sure to be observant and react when the time is right. That is all.] Ddraig cut off the connection.

'Reaction and Observation, huh?' Michael rubbed his chin as he now entered the main school hall,

'I guess I have to improve these two things to get the upper hand. But when I think about it Vali can use Balance Breaker too so wouldn't his power also increase while he uses Vanishing Drive? Man this is so complicated but annoying that Vali has this much more power than me.'

*WHIIISTLE!*

Michael crossed his arms and had his eyes swirl around in a mixture of anger and confusion as steam blows out his ears.

"I heard you had to deal with an issue involving your family again Kai." A familiar voice popped up.

"Wait, Aniki?" Michael blinked as he looks towards his right to see a group of people he knew very well it was Sirzechs, Kai, Grayfia, Rias, and a handsome man with crimson hair and a goatee, wearing white fancy suit.

'Aniki, Shishou, Grayfia-san, Buchou are here and who is that with them wait crimson hair is that Buchou's dad?' Michael gasped.

"Yes but it's handled now after I calmed down Sona I sicked Katerea-chan on Sera-chan while I allowed Shura to go with them so it would be a load off my shoulders." Kai tiredly scratched his head while as he pocketed one of his hands, "Shura is still doing pranks without me knowing so it's hard to stay focus on my own business without finding him overdoing things to get my attention.

"Children can become a hand full at times but you learn to handle it very well as you grow older with them." Rias' father smiled, "Right, Rias?"

"Otou-sama, just what do you mean by that?" Rias' face looked embarrassed.

"Also, I did warn you about Serafall overdoing it once she found out about Open House." Sirzechs gave Kai a bitter smile.

"Yeah, you did, but I believe things are much fun this way." Kai rubbed his chin, "It may be exhausting but somewhat fun."

"It seems anything will gain your attention as long as it entertains you in the end, huh?" Sirzechs gave a slight chuckle.

"Anything that entertains me gets to live while other things that bore me deserve the right to disappear." Kai laughed then noticed Michael at the corner of his eye, "Michael-san?"

'He noticed me?' Michael's eyes widened as he felt stupid for not walking over to them, earlier.

"Don't be shy~! Come over here." Kai beckoned Michael over with a wave of his hand.

"A-Alright?"

Walking up to the group, Michael had a nervous expression as he waved, "Um, hello, everybody. What's going on here?"

"Oh, Michael-kun, it's nice to see you again. I was worried something had happened to you yesterday morning." Sirzechs smiled.

"Nope, I'm fine. Thanks for worrying about me though, Aniki." Michael chuckled, nervously.

"Aniki?" Kai's eyebrows rose in shock as he looked towards Sirzechs, who simply chuckled with a warm smile in response, but Kai didn't look all too happy about it so he decided let it slide, for now.

"Michael, did you just now call Onii-sama, Aniki?" Rias approached Michael as her eyes widened in shock as her face turned red.

"Yeah, he said it was okay after he offered me to call him Big Brother." Michael crossed his arms.

"But don't you think that's a bit weird?"

"How so?"

"Because that means…" Rias stopped herself from continuing as her hair covered her eyes once her red face almost matched her crimson hair.

"Huh? Buchou?" Michael tilts his head in question, "What's wrong? Are you sick or something?"

"So you're Hanamura, Michael?" Rias' Father walked up to Michael and extended his hand to him.

"Y-Yes sir!" Michael stuttered.

"I'm Rias' father, It seems you've been taking care of my daughter, thank you."

"Oh it's nothing as Buchou's Pawn of course I have to protect her with all my might." Michael hesitantly shook Rias' father's hand while right by his side Rias was now shown smiling as her red face was dulled down to a slight blush.

"It's nice seeing you again, Michael-san. How have you been?" Kai smiled.

"Oh, I'm fine, Shishou. Thanks for asking." Michael bowed to Kai.

"That's good to hear, and how have you been enjoying your gifts so far?" Kai asked.

"They're so cool and really helpful! Thanks for giving them to me, Shishou." Michael chuckled.

"You deserved it for overcoming a trial against the Phoenix, Riser-san. So don't just be thankful to me." Kai patted Michael's head.

"O-Okay." Michael nodded.

Opening his eyes, Kai looked at Michael with an interested smirk and said, "You've gotten stronger since my absence."

"Yeah, I faced Kokabiel and kicked his ass." Michael grinned.

"Yes, I heard. Good job, but I also heard that you injured your arm while doing so, too." Kai pointed at Michael's cast.

"I-It's fine, it'll finish healing soon so…"

"You broke your agreement with me when you promised not to overdo it. So now I'll have to punish you later for it."

"W-W-W-What?" Michael's face turned pale.

"Is what I would say, if I wasn't so busy. Besides, you have a lot of things on your mind that you want to unload, so I'll talk to you about it later."

'My mind? Wait, does Shishou know about Vali already how?' Michael thought.

Kai excused himself and bowed, "Sirzechs, Lord Gremory, Rias-sama and Grayfia-san if you'll excuse me I still have to check on Sona-chan before returning to Sera-chan and Shura."

Walking past Michael, Kai whispered, "We'll begin your training tonight at midnight."

"Right." Michael whispered back thankful that he would get some more practice in.

"Kai-san, seems to have a rough time handling the Sitri family by himself these days." Rias' Father said.

"Yeah, but with him there, the Sitri household seems to be more fun right, Ria-tan?" Sirzechs smiled towards his little sister.

"Onii-sama, don't add a 'tan' to my pet name and call me that please…" Rias looked away in embarrassment.

'Whoa, Ria-tan? So Buchou was called that back then?' Michael lightly blushed, 'It sounds cute, wonder if she'll let me call her that in private since we confessed to each other.'

"No way…Ria-tan. Even though in the past you followed me every-time while saying 'Onii-sama Onii-sama'… It's the rebellious age, huh…" Sirzechs seemed to be shocked by Rias' rejection.

"Geez! Onii-sama! Why must you bring up my childhood?"

*FLASH!*

Rias' Father took Rias' picture when she was angrily pouting.

"That's a nice face, Rias. It's good, to raise you so splendidly… I will fill your mother's share of enthusiasm as she was sadly unable to attend today."

"Otou-sama! Geez!" Rias was getting more embarrassed and frustrated by the minute.

PUUUULLLLL!

"Can you two please behave yourself in public, you're starting to trouble, Lady Rias." Grayfia pulled both Sirzechs and Rias' Father by the cheek.

"It huwts Grayfia! It huwts!" Sirzechs had teary eyes.

"Fwogwive me fwor being twoo excited and unpwofessional, I pwomise to behavhe fwom now on!" Rias' father also had teary eyes.

'This seems familiar.' Michael sweatdropped.

"Thank you, Grayfia." Rias sighed in relief.

"You're welcome, Lady Rias." Grayfia released the two men and bowed.

"Michael-kun." Sirzechs picked himself up and rubbed his red cheek.

"Y-Yes?"

"If it is alright with you. Could we spend the evening in your home to watch our collected videos?" Sirzechs asked.

Michael was surprised by that and wondered why the Maou-sama wanted to stay at his place instead of a better more spacious hotel.

"I find it more relaxing and comfortable in your home to do such things, so if you would?"

"No it's totally fine, you can all come over if you want." Michael chuckled but stopped once he felt a strong pinch pull at the skin of his arm, "Ouch…"

Michael looked to his side to see Rias blushing while looking at him in annoyance.

'Oh that's right I did it again, didn't I?' Michael thought, 'Well at least things can't get any worse.'

"Michael! You, son of bitch!" Saji roared as he was seen rushing the teen.

"Well, that's my cue to leave! Bye!" Michael saluted goodbye to everyone before running away from Saji who shook a bottle of spray paint.

"Why did you spray my name in Graffiti? If the Kaichou found this before I did, then she would have killed me!" Saji shouted.

"It's not my fault! I warned you that I would do something like this!" Michael shouted.

"Hahahahaha! He seems to be a lively one it seems you'll have your hands full with this one, Rias." Rias' father laughed.

"Yes, I know." Rias sighed in exhaustion.

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Once Open House ended, Michael and everyone returned to his home to enjoy another evening filled with visitors as Rias' Father, Sirzechs and Grayfia were watching videos they recorded.

"This is splendid." Rias' father sat in front of a nice spread of delicious food cooked by Asia and Raynare.

"Yes, it looks quite delicious." Sirzechs said in agreement.

"T-Thank you."

"It means a lot to hear that from Rias-san's father and the Maou-sama."

Raynare and Asia were happy with the compliments so they continued making more dishes of food to satisfy their guests.

Taking a few plates from them, Michael had on a frown, "Sorry that I did this too you guys again."

"It's no problem, Michael-san, I really enjoy helping and the company that comes with it is nice."

"I don't mind this at the slightest too Michael-sama if it's to help you in any way I'll do it without hesitation."

Asia and Raynare happily replied.

"Thanks, you two, I appreciate this and Ray-chan?" Michael put down one plate as he remembered his discussion with Raymond today.

"Yes, Michael-sama?"

Michael strongly placed a hand on Raynare's shoulder as his face grew closer to hers.

"I'll do my best to protect you from anything dangerous from now on." Michael showed a determined face.

"U-Uum…thank you, M-Michael-sama that means a lot to me." Raynare blushed and stuttered, "W-What b-brought this on?"

"Nothing, it's just that I needed to say that for once." Taking notice of the jealous pouting Asia, Michael pats her head and grins,

"Don't worry, Asia, I'll always keep you safe and by my side from now on, okay?"

"Okay. Thank you, Michael-san, I'll do my best to always be by your side as well." Asia nodded.

Taking the plates to their table and heading back to sit with Rias, Michael noticed the embarrassed expression on Rias' face grew as the adults began watching the open house videos for all to see.

"Asia-san, you look great here." Sirzechs complimented.

"That's so embarrassing…" Asia had on a timid face while blushing.

"Oh come on, it can't be that bad." Michael chuckled, "You don't see me all embarrassed."

"Here is when Michael-sama was hounded by his fellow classmates on how he created a perfect sculpture of what they referred to as a 'Gundam'." Grayfia commentated on the video.

"Shit just got real!" Michael gritted his teeth and clenched his fist, 'I was wrong things are getting worse!'

"Impressive! Hanamura, Michael is popular in class." Rias' father smiled.

"And now here we have Michael-sama's classmates fleeing from him like the plague after a girl wearing glasses appeared." Grayfia concluded.

'Okay, that was embarrassing.' Michael slumped down in his seat and facepalmed himself.

"Now let's begin Rias next!" Rias' father smiles as he begins Rias' video next.

"Once we're done with part 1, let's watch part two and leave part 3 for later, so Mother could watch it with us." Sirzechs took a sip of his drink.

'Wait they made a 3 part video about Buchou isn't that a bit overkill?'

[Well, you know what they say, Michael.]

'Yeah, there ain't no kill like overkill.' Michael nodded.

"This is a hell, the likes of which hasn't been seen before...…"

"B-Buchou?" Michael rubbed Rias' back in order to soothe her, but…

Rias was still shaking her whole body while blushing to the maximum limit!

"Hahaha! It's a father's job to pay attention to his lovely daughter."

"Please look! Our Ria-tan is raising her hand and answering the Sensei's question!"

"I can't bear it! Onii-sama you, idiot!" Rias finally broke and ran off into the hallway.

*PAAAN!*

Sirzechs-sama is knocked down by Grayfia-san's paper fan!

"Buchou!" Michael ran after her.

After calming down just a little, Rias retreated to Michael's room as she sat on his bed with her cheeks puffed out in displeasure. Sitting right beside her, Michael who was looking up at the ceiling was brainstorming for something to talk about, which was already hard considering that the ceiling won't give him the topic he needed.

"Are you okay, Buchou?" Michael asked still looking up at the ceiling.

"…" Rias remained silent.

'That bad, huh?' Michael thought, 'Right, I forgot when we're alone I should call her by name maybe that can cheer her up.'

"Everyone's having fun and I'm glad that your Father likes me, but if you ask me... I think he kind of over did it." Michael chuckled.

"…Yes, but like you said the fact that my father likes you does dash my worries." Rias responded.

'Good a sentence that's a steady start.' Michael sighed in relief.

"Hey, Michael." Rias mumbled.

"Yes?" Michael looked to his right to see Rias' complicated expression.

"Are you happy that you met me?" Rias asked.

"…" Michael remained quiet.

"I know that we confessed to each other just the other day and I answered a question for you similar to this yesterday, but I still have this urge to ask you. I'm grateful that I met you, a life without you is impossible for me to even imagine anymore. You hold a special place in my heart." Rias placed hand on her chest while still looking troubled.

"Rias…" Michael whispers as he leaned

"!"

Chu!

Still a little jumpy from hearing Michael call her by name, Rias turns to face the boy, and right on time too as Michael overlapped her lips with his own. Eyes wide open, Rias was taken aback by Michael suddenly kissing her. Losing focus, she fell flat on her back on the bed with Michael laying on top of her, his chest over her soft breasts.

Breaking the kiss, Michael grins, "I already said that I loved you, so of course I'm happy to have met you."

Rias blushed.

"I'm glad that I met you, Rias because if it weren't for you, then I probably wouldn't be here with so many friends that I care about. Just hearing you say that your glad you know me is something I really enjoy listening to. Making my chance of meeting you, all the more better." Michael chuckled as his face grew red without his awareness, "I'm glad that I met you and I'm glad to say this, I love you, Rias Gremory."

"Michael…" Rias cried as tears streamed down her cheeks, "You don't know how happy I am to hear this, thank you, and I love you too."

Wrapping her arms around his neck, Rias pulls Michael into another kiss, but this time it was deeper and filled with the love that they professed to each other. Slipping in some tongue into his mouth, Rias rolled her's around the interior of Michael's mouth, urging him to play back and roll his tongue in retaliation a bit faster.

The two tongues fought for dominance while getting a taste of each other into their mouths.

Running out of oxygen, Michael broke the kiss to look at the beautiful girl in his arms panting for air just like him. A strand of clear saliva was the the only thing connecting the two's lips together save for their passionate gaze.

"Michael…take me..." Rias pants as she grabbed Michael's hand and placed it on her breast.

"B-But Rias…" Michael gasped.

'Right now! But there are guests literally in the next room it would be awkward if we were to do it again and-…why do I smell death?' Michael blinked as an encroaching feeling of imminent pain was approaching him. He can feel it…

*GRAAAB!*

Reaching out to grab something a hand tugged strongly behind the collar of Michael's shirt.

"Graack!" Michael choked as the collar of his shirt was pulled back so much that it cut off his ability to breathe.

"I knew there was something going on, but I never expected this…" Raynare the cause of Michael's suffocation said with an irked expression as she doesn't relent with choking Michael.

'Oh no she found me out!' Michael's face was turning blue as the back of his head was pressed into Raynare's chest.

"Rias-san, just what do you think you're doing with Michael-sama? Kissing him like this is unfair..." Raynare looked at Rias with a half lidded angered stare as a demonic aura covered her visage, it almost seems like she was about to attack Rias.

"Me kiss him? No, no, no, you must be mistaken, Raynare. I was the one who was getting kissed by him." Rias sat up and giggled knowing her current superiority over the Fallen Angel, "He took the first move without me even knowing, so wouldn't this be fair if that happens?"

"You…" Raynare grit her teeth as her grip on Michael's collar tightens.

'Losing air fast! I'm dying you know, Ray-chan!' Michael grew limp as he slipped out of Raynare's grip and fell forward head first into Rias' bust.

"This confession confirms my first blow was super effective." Rias hugged Michael's head close to her chest and patted him.

"Grr….! That still doesn't mean you've won yet." Raynare glared at Rias.

"You think so because him taking my virginity is quite a victory, don't you agree?" Rias gave a mischievous smile.

"He took your WHAT?" Raynare said in a dark tone as her hair covered her eyes.

'And here it comes…' Michael winced as his face was still in betwixt Rias' breasts.

"Oh, I'm sorry it just seemed like the right time to bring it up." Rias had a challenging smile on her face.

"…" Raynare stayed quiet.

"Ara ara, it seems you're too late, Raynare-san. My first blow has already been decided this battle might as well be over." Rias proclaimed her victory; she had expected Raynare to give up but the reaction she gained confused her as Raynare was now,

"Ufufufufufufufu!"

Laughing?

"What could be so funny, Raynare-san?" Rias asked suspiciously.

"You just said that Michael-sama took your virginity, right?" Raynare giggled, "This may have ruined my plans to be his first but now that I see it this way, it's actually great for me now!"

"And how is that so great?" Rias wasn't comfortable with how things were going.

"Don't you understand, Rias-san? Since Michael-sama also lost his virginity with you, it means…" Raynare gave a challenging stare and surprising lecherous grin and said, "He'll be less awkward and easy-going now because when I push myself onto him, he'll start to lose resistance and get easily tempted."

Finally realizing what this means, Rias gasped, "No…"

"Yes, Rias-san, what you did just made things a lot easier for me and everyone!" Raynare pulled Michael out from betwixt Rias' breasts and placed his head into her breasts now, "Now come here, Michael-sama, I'll make sure that you'll get real acquainted with my breasts next…"

'I'm never going to breathe again, am I?' Michael sweatdropped as he was trapped in marshmallow hell devoid of hearing anything but his lack of breathe.

"No, so this is what Akeno meant." Rias had on a face of regret as she clenched her hand.

"Hey, Michael-sama…" Raynare whispered as her cheeks started to flush, "If you want you can have my virginity as well, I don't mind if it's you and if that still doesn't satisfy you, then maybe I can give you my first kiss as well, yes, I wouldn't mind giving you everything that I can offer, Michael-sama."

Although Raynare was whispering sweet promises into his ear, Michael was still unable to hear anything as he was screaming for help.

"Mmmmmmmmph!" Michael screamed from within the soft suffocating trap known as Raynare's breasts.

"Raynare-san." Now leaking a demonic aura of her own Rias glared at Raynare, "I would very appreciate it if you would release Michael right now."

"Hou?" Raynare smirked and released her demonic aura back out again, "What's wrong Rias-san just a few moments ago you just said that your first blow decided the battle, so won't you be so lenient as to let Michael-sama have his way with me?"

"No, he's still not done with me yet, he has yet to know my body completely before tasting other women." Rias crossed her arms.

"Me too so if you would be so kind as to leave the room and let me and Michael-sama begin." Raynare hugged Michael closer to her chest.

"I won't say this again, Raynare. Back off." Rias put extra emphasis in her words.

"Oh, really? Then Rias-san my response would have to be is make me." Raynare smirked.

The two Bishoujos had their frightening demonic auras clashed against one another as a battle was sure to engage.

'Okay, I have no idea what's going on, but I'm seriously about to die so could someone please help me!' Michael was close to seeing the light.

Suddenly getting pulled out from Raynare's grasp, Michael was free to breathe again but was suffocated once more all thanks to a teary eyed Asia holding him back by the neck with her arm.

'Oh come on!' Michael cried as he finally gave in and suffocated.

"Please let go of Michael-san." Asia pouted.

"Asia. let go of Michael right now! It's already difficult trying to find the right time for opportunities like this with you, Raynare and Akeno around."

"Asia-san, just let me have Michael-sama for only about 2 hours and I'll make sure to lend him to you afterwards!" Raynare pleaded.

"I already told you that won't happen!" Rias glared at Raynare.

"Why be selfish, Rias-san? I believe that I deserve a turn with Michael-sama too!" Raynare growled, "And besides you're not the boss of me."

Both Rias and Raynare were annoyed having another interruption get in their way while arguing with each other.

"It's not fair that Michael-san gets to be with just Buchou and Raynare-san. I too want to be alone with Michael-san and if I have to d-do something like that too, then s-so be it!" Asia's face turned red as she tried to force those words out.

Dropped the limp Michael, Asia engaged in an argument with Rias and Raynare.

"You two, fighting isn't good. I think especially in front of Michael-sama, it's unwise."

"That's true, fighting isn't good."

Stopping the three girls from fighting was Grayfia and Sirzechs who entered the room.

"Onii-sama?"

"Sirzechs-sama?"

Everyone blinked out of surprise.

"I slipped out for a bit. There's something that I needed to talk with you about again, Rias." Sirzechs smiled.

"What is it?" Rias asked.

"Why not release your other bishop soon?" Sirzechs said.

"*Cough!* Wait, there's another bishop besides Asia?" Michael picks himself up after regaining consciousness.

"Yes, but his ability were too dangerous for me to control and was sealed away." Rias explained.

"Dangerous?" Asia asked.

"I thought you were the one who decided that?" Rias was curious why her brother would want something so sudden.

"That's right, but after your battle with Phoenix and Kokabiel. I began to change my mind." Sirzechs said the past events to better suit the future in case of any threats.

"So…"

"You've expanded your family and strengthened your forces. I think you are capable of handling him now. Release him, Rias."

"If my brother, no, if the Great Satan, Lucifer-sama, commands it…" Rias bowed.

"Wait, where has the Bishop been this whole time?" Michael asked.

"Inside the Old School Building." Rias said.

"Wait, really? But all the rooms in the Building never had a person like that well except that room with the Do Not Cross Police tape." Michael shrugged, he's explored the entire building but nothing through that restrained room.

"It's needed that no one ever release that seal or something dangerous of what the likes of no one has ever seen would happen." Rias warned.

"Dangerous, hmmm…" Michael rubbed his chin then checked the time, "Oh would you look at the time I promised Shishou that I have something to do at that place in midnight…" Michael slowly back out of the room.

"But Michael-san, it's only 10:30." Asia said the time.

"Yeah, but I'm really getting so geared up that I can't wait to improve my skills so bye everyone, Yoink!" Michael laughed excitedly as he rushed out his apartment.

"I don't think that he was excited for training do you?" Raynare asked Asia and Rias.

"Nuh-uh." Both girls shook their heads as they wondered what the 17 year old was doing.

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At night, inside of the Old School Building, Michael and Saji who were holding flashlights ventured through the ground floor of the building.

Saji was once again dragged into another one of Michael's skirmishes against his will. He didn't want to forcefully enter the ORC's main base yet alone do it in the dark when things look especially creepy.

"Dude, what are we doing here at night?" Saji's face was full of fright as he used his flashlight to survey the area in case anything would pop up on him.

"We're here to see Buchou's old Bishop, who was locked up in the room that we're about to enter, she said that he's dangerous and no one has ever witness that danger before so…" Michael grinned and laughed, "That's why I must seek out this danger for myself and make the name Hanamura legendary!"

"You idiot that sounds like a terrible idea, and just look at this place it's giving me the creeps! Can't we just go home!" Saji pleaded.

"No way this is an adventure and as men, we must seek it!" Michael clenched his fist.

"Adventure? No man don't bring that up again! Remember the last time you wanted to go on an adventure?" Saji whined.

(Flashback: 2 year ago)

Walking through the housing district of town were 15 year olds Michael and Saji looking for a perfect house to commit a B/E a Breaking and Entering. Michael wanted to up his not so great reputation and needed a wingman which is why he needed Saji's help in case things go wrong.

"Mike, this is a bad idea we should stop before we get a little ahead of ourselves." Saji tried to deter Michael's goal.

"No, this is the ultimate risk to make the Great Hanamura legendary!" Michael clenched his fist, "If I do this then people will finally take me serious."

"But Mike this is still going to result in us getting arrested and it will get on our records and No! Please no we can't do this we just c-can't!" Saji was started to lose it.

"Look don't bail on me man if you do then this freaking friendship is over forever!" Michael pointed at Saji and exaggerated his words, "I will not even talk to you in the next life!"

"F-Fine, just chooses the house you want so we can get this stupid thing over with." Saji agreed but had a backup plan to run away when things got hairy and since he's been hanging out with Michael for years he knows things will be terrible.

"That's the one…" Michael pointed to a two story home.

Walking up the stairs, Michael and Saji stood in front of the door and started grow nervous and scared mostly Michael the one who wanted to something like this.

"H-Here we are…" Michael began.

"Yup." Saji nodded.

"In front of the door…"

"Yup."

"Your more scared than me aren't you…?"

"I'm trying not to throw up…"

… … … …

No one made a move at all and kept quiet.

"So are you going to do it?" Saji's face turned pale.

"H-Huh? Oh, y-yeah I did say I would do that, didn't I? Hehe!" Michael nervously laughed as he walked up to the front door and started to wiggle his finger in anxiousness as his heart started to beat quickly, 'Okay 1…2…3… and-!" Michael stopped himself to think,

'Wait, I don't think I can do th-! Wait, of course I can!'

"Wablam!"

*BAM!*

*THUD!*

Michael kicked down the door and threw it off of its hinges and slid into the darkness of that home.

"Holy shit you actually did it…" Saji was amazed and shocked.

Breathing heavily, Michael nodded and said, "Yeah and that felt really good~!"

"I bet it did pal, so what are you stealing?" Saji asked.

"Steal?" Michael turned around to have a face of question.

"Yeah, I mean you broke into the house so aren't you going to steal something?" Saji asked.

"…" Michael blinked before turning back, he had the rush to B/E from the start but suddenly after he kicked down the door he felt like he accomplished something and the thought of him doing anything further made him bored. Meaning only one thing which drove Michael to do this…

"What's wrong?" Saji asked.

"Dude…I think that I just wanted to kick down a door…" Michael whispered.

"…" Saji gave a dark glare towards Michael.

"Huh? Saji?" Michael tilts his head until Saji grabbed him by the Collar and shouted,

"EEEEH!? Are you nuts you just wanted to kick down a FREAKING DOOR!"

"Y-Yeah but since that's it shouldn't you be happy that we won't steal anything?" Michael whistled while looking away.

"Why you I'm gonna gut you like a fi-!" Saji growled.

"Who the hell is there!" A man appeared from out the darkness and appeared himself to be a tall built body builder about 6 foot 8.

"Well…shit…" Michael's eyes widened along with Saji's. The man was half their size and his muscles was about the same size as their heads put together. And it made things worse since the man had a pissed off look on his face Uh-Oh!

"So we have a little of shit-stained brats trying to steal from me eh?" The man cracked his knuckles, the sound was so loud that it made Michael and Saji grow a shiver down their spines, "It seems I better get rid of you two before you do any more damage."

'We're going to die unless we do something come on Saji think! Think! Think!' Saji shut his eyes closed for a miracle of an idea to pop up luckily it did, 'Brain Blast!'

"Forgive us sir we were just in the neighborhood and wanted to prank you by kicking your door repeatedly." Saji explained, 'Really is this the best I can come up with?"

"Oh really now?" The man approached the two being unmoved by Saji's words.

"Yes and if you'd be so kind if to let us walk free and-" Saji stopped when the man grabbed a nearby lamp and bended it with no trouble.

"No." The man growled and dropped the bent lamp.

"Oh I see…" Saji gulped.

"So which one of you will go first?" The man cracked his knuckles again meaning business, either both of them get their asses handed to them or one of them will get their heads busted. Saji was trembling in fear as Michael crossed his arms in anger.

"You know what that's it I'm not going to be afraid of you!" Michael pointed at the man, he knew it was his decision to do this and he didn't want to back down now, "Because I'm going to take you down oaf!"

"Ohohoho! So you are brat? Then show me how you can beat someone like me!" The man flexed his muscles.

"Oho, you're going to get it pal…" Michael nodded.

"Mike, what are you doing? You can't beat him, his muscles can literally pop our heads off their necks!" Saji whispered loudly.

"Trust me, I got this one." Michael gave a thumbs up and approached the man.

"Just to be fair, I'll let you hit first since I want to report that you two actually tried to fight back." The man opened his arms and left himself open.

"Okay, but you may want to prepare yourself." Michael warned.

"Please a pipsqueak like you will never hurt me, so just go ahead." The man smirked.

"Oooookay!"

*BONG!*

Michael shrugged then swings his leg back then strongly kicks it up between the man's legs.

"Gyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!" The man cried in pain as he grabbed his balls in pain.

"Critical hit!" Michael cheered.

"Oi! Don't you think that was a bit too hard?" Saji sweatdropped.

"He asked for it." Michael shrugged.

"Y-Yeah, I guess you're right." Saji nodded.

"Damn you…" The man cried as he falls over in pain.

"Hahahahaha! That's what you get for messing with me, The Great Hanamura!" Michael cheered and placed his foot on the man's upraised butt like a pedestal.

"Okay, since he's down let's get out of here." Saji looked outside to see a few nearby houses start to light up.

"Wait, before we go I have to do one more thing." Michael looked to his right and saw a closet, "Booyah!"

*SMASH!*

Michael kicked down the closet door with ease.

"Okay, I'm done." Michael grinned.

"What is wrong with you!?" Saji shouted.

(Present)

"Okay, it got out of hand, but we still had fun." Michael chuckled.

"Yeah, it was but do you know what's not funny?" Saji said with a serious face.

"Teachers trying to be funny." Michael said in disgust.

"No, when you have to take longer routes to school because some muscle beefed man is searching to kill you!" Saji shouted.

"Get over it you still get here on time." Michael whistled.

"You really don't care for anyone but yourself huh?" Saji groaned.

"Shhh! Shut up I found the door." Michael approached a door with many Police "Do not cross" tapes, "So this is it. It won't open." Michael tried to open the door but it wouldn't budge.

"It seems to be sealed by some magic." Saji rubbed his chin.

"Really then can you unseal it?" Michael asked.

"Yeah but I think if something is sealed it should remain sealed, you know just saying." Saji was passive and knew Michael would keep pushing him into doing it. Raising both his hands Saji started to undo the seal but with minor results as the seal seemed too tough to break.

"I don't know if I can do this man this seems pretty durable." Saji grunts.

"Oh come on let me try." Michael did the same and started to use magic to break the seal but it did no effect, "Your right it didn't."

"Yeah and if we want to at least leave a crack in it we have to stay like this for at least another 10 hours." Saji explained.

"What 10 hours I can't do this for 10 hours I still have things to do!" Michael stopped his attempt and scratched his head it seems this adventure will have to be postponed for now.

"So can we go home now?" Saji stopped and started walking ahead.

"Yeah let's bounce." Michael slumped down and walked out the hallway.

Unknown to them a single bat flew past over their heads silently.

Leaving the School Building, Michael called his magical floating cloud Sirus to help him get to Kai's recommended spot of training. Finally able to track Kai Michael lands in the forest near the school to where a clearing with the man standing in it was visibly seen. Getting straight to business Kai began Michael's training regimen after being told of Michael's current knowledge on the opponent's strength and ability.

"So Michael-san, you finally met the White One so how was it?" Kai asked.

"I lost…" Michael kicked a nearby rock.

"How bad?" Kai asked.

"…" Michael remained quiet.

"That bad, huh?" Kai commented.

"Well, it would have been fair if I could do the Welsh Drive too." Michael growled.

[But you can't yet remember patience.] Ddraig reminded.

"Fine." Michael groaned.

"Yeah, I know but what how was it knowing that your old friend, Vali was your eternal rival?" Kai asked.

"Well, it was weird at first, but you get used to i- Wait Shishou how do you even know about Vali at all?" Michael questioned.

"Remember, Michael-san, I know everything." Kai crossed his arms.

"Whoa, really?" Michael gasped in amazement.

"Nah, I just heard the report on it from, Rias-sama." Kai chuckled.

"Figures…" Michael looked to the side.

"So now let's begin your training." Kai said then went on to explain, "You said that Vali can use this Vanishing Drive ability to hide his presence and disappear before attacking right?"

"Yeah, it was hard to tell what he would do each time he'd disappear like that." Michael nodded with a look of frustration, "He's too fast for me to catch."

"That may be the case, or it might be that your eyes are just too slow to detect him." Kai rubbed his chin.

"My eyes? What about them, Shishou?"

"Michael-san, in a battle, you tend to always rely on your sight to focus on the opponent in front of you, but right now your opponent is someone who won't be a close range fighter that can be detected by eye sight alone. He will use your sight against you and attack any blind spots that you keep unguarded." Kai explained.

"So what you're saying is that I have to use something other than my eyes to find Vali?" Michael asked.

"Correct." Kai nodded.

"But how am I supposed to do that?" Michael wondered.

"Well, first before we start, we need another part of your training to be done. Ahem, Shura!" Kai snapped his fingers and created a gold magic circle.

"Wait, you mean that brat's coming here?" Michael was irritated with the kid ever since he met him.

Suddenly appearing from a magic circle was the young boy, who was excited to see his father.

"Hello, Papa! Did you call for me!" Shura waved.

"Yes, today, I want you to help work with Michael-san." Kai smirked.

"Awwww~! But he's an oaf, it will be a waste of time helping him." Shura pouted, "And besides, I don't want to help him I just want to play with you like you promised."

'This kid is getting on my nerves.' Michael thought.

"Shura, I already told you that I would play with you when I'm not busy and if you do this I promise to play with you later, okay?" Kai smiled.

"But you said that last time." Shura turned around and crossed his arms, "And I don't have to help if I don't want to."

'Wow, this kid is really talking to Shishou like that, he must be really brave.' Michael gasped.

"Shura." Kai said with a serious expression, no, it wasn't that it was the expression of a father about to lay down some punishment as an angry aura enveloped Kai loomed Shura, "If you don't this I will spank you in front of Michael-san right now."

"Y-Yes Papa f-f-forgive me." Shura shivered in fear bowed his head with a frown on his face.

'Whoa Shishou just scolded his son, it feels weird to see something like that happen but I guess I wouldn't know how that feels since I don't necessarily have a dad myself.' Michael scratched the back of his neck and looked down.

Then Michael looked up and noticed something off about Shura did he had that monkey tail before or was it…?

"Now Michael-san, I want you to wear this." Kai ties a blindfold around Michael's eyes.

"Hey, why am I blinded?" Michael asked as he walked forward and tripped over on his own feet, "Ouch!"

"Shishishishi!" Michael could hear laughter, but it was from Shura whose voice was more childish than Kai's.

It seems that laugh was an inherited trait after all.

"Shut up! That was just because my shoes were untied." Michael shouted in defense.

"This exercise is to help you develop your hidden sense and ability to react when the time is crucial." Kai explained, "Shura, will do everything in his power to cripple you by throwing huge balls of hardened ice at you."

"C-Cripple?" Michael stuttered in fear.

"Well, I could say kill, but Shura is too young for that sort of thing. Sera-chan prefers it if he didn't copy my mannerisms because they seem to be quiet ruthless." Kai looked back at Shura and smiled, "Now Shura make sure to only break a few bones when needed to. Remember, anything to the head, chest, and below the torso must not be fatal but they can still be hit, understood?"

"Oi, you're making this sound like a game Shishou…" Michael's face turned pale.

"Okay, Papa!" Shura gasped happily as opens his palm to create a chunk of ice the shape of a baseball, "Yaaaaaaay! This is going to be fun"

'You know, I just remembered Rias saying something about this kid being a prodigy. Meaning I'm totally screwed.' Michael began to sweat.

"Oh, and Michael-kun let me see your broken arm." Kai smiled.

"Oh, sure." Michael stuck his arm out the wrong way.

"I'm over here." Kai called.

"Oh, right sorry." Michael stuck his arm out while still facing away from Kai.

"You really do need this training, don't you?" Kai shook his head and simply walked over to Michael as he grabbed the young man's casted arm.

"Oooh! That's where you were!" Michael said upon realization.

"Now let me just progress the rate of healing your hand needs." Kai flows a calming wave of aura which felt different from the types Michael has seen or made before as Michael started to gain more feeling of his left arm, "There done."

"Whoa…" Michael took off his cast and flexed his arm, "Shishou, what was that?"

"Hmhmhm. It's a Sage Art or usually named Senjutsu it's a power similar to your Touki it allows the user to control and read Ki. This technique allows the user to even control both time and space after mastering it." Kai explained and folded his arms behind his back.

"That's awesome! Can you teach me that?" Michael smiled excitedly.

"No." Kai rejected.

"Huh, but w-why?" Michael whined.

"It's dangerous in the wrong hands."

"But I'm no stranger to danger."

"I know, but I don't trust this technique to be put in your hands." Kai shook his head.

"Now that's just hurtful…" Michael dropped his head in shame.

"But I can do it too, Papa, you taught me." Shura raised his hand and smirked at Michael.

"What you little…" Michael growled if he wasn't blind he would kick the little guy's butt.

"And besides even if I wanted to teach you, you'd at least have to be a Youkai or a hybrid of one to learn this." Kai scratched his head.

"A youkai, you mean Japanese monsters?" Michael gasped.

"Yes, they exist. I thought you'd have known by now since you do go to school with one, wait no, I detect more than one but they must belong with someone else in that school to be that many present." Kai muttered to himself.

'I go to school with youkai creatures?' Michael thought, 'I guess they are under some disguise to keep hidden.'

"So wait if you two can do it then that means you're a-" Michael gasped.

"Correct, I was a Monkey Youkai before being turned into a Reincarnated devil." Kai nodded and revealed a monkey tail from behind his back. The tail just suddenly grew out of nowhere as Michael was stunned by the revelation.

"Oh my Maou!" Michael shouted in surprise, "You're just like Son Goku, but instead you're not aliens and are actual monkeys!"

"Well, you're not completely wrong because Son Goku before that anime you call Dragon Ball came out was from Journey to the West as his actual name is referred as Sun Wukong the 'First Generation Monkey King while I am the Third Generation Monkey King after my mother." Kai explained as he summoned his staff and twirled it around his head.

"M-Mother? Wait, that means Shishou's mom is!" Michael gasped.

"Correct again, my mother is the only daughter of 'The Great Victorious Fighting Buddha' Sun Wukong and I'm his grandson, Kai Sun Wukong." Kai gave a V sign.

"Oh my god-ow! I think I might faint!" Michael trembled about to fall over until he caught himself wanting to know before, "So Shishou are you actually Sun Wukong's relative even this pipsqueak?"

"Yes, but Shura is only a Hybrid, so it's possible for him to learn senjutsu." Kai explained as Shura puffed out his chest in pride as his monkey tail waved back in forth.

"Mmmhmmmm! So now don't you understand that you'll never attain such power me and Papa can use you oaf?" Shura mocked while sticking out his tongue.

"As soon as this blindfold comes off, I'm so going to kick your face in brat!"

"Try it, Oaf!"

*CLASH!*

Both Michael and Shura butted heads together and growled.

"Now now, Shura remember you're still struggling learning how to use this technique because you're a Halfling so as a novice when handling this technique you still have a long way to go and you Michael your ability to use Touki without learning of Senjutsu is something good enough for you since your body is developing to handle and control your life force and in fact this training regime gives me an idea put out both your arms.

"What for?" Michael did the action.

"Ha!" Kai used a hand sign to create a pair of golden cuffs to surround Michael's arms and ankles.

"What the hell?" Michael blinked then suddenly felt something pulling at his arms.

*CHNNNNG!*

"Tch!" Michael suddenly felt the cuffs tighten and enclose his legs and arms together decreasing his mobility, "Shishou what are these things?"

"Michael-san, I have created for you Spirit Cuffs these are to help you in your training to increase your Touki output. As of lately, I noticed that your output increased to a somewhat below average than before meaning your progression is slowly working but it's time to increase it even higher." Kai explained.

Kai looks to see Michael struggling to move his arms and legs with no avail.

"To move, you must cover your entire body with Touki to stabilize movement." Kai gestured with his hand and rolled his wrist.

"Use my Touki?" Michael grunts as he concentrates and begins to draw out white aura which surrounds his arms then legs until his body was covered in the pure white aura of his life force, the actions were able to help him move again as his arms and legs that were still cuffed were released from the tight pressure of being forced together.

'I did it, but using this much is going to tire me out after 5 minutes.' Michael used his concentration to keep up with the aura cascading across his body but doing this would be difficult if any longer than it needs to be.

"Good, now you must stay like this after dodging about 50 of Shura's attacks." Kai said as Shura conjured about 50 piles of ice chunks the size of baseballs.

"Wait, I'm supposed to stay like this the entire time?" Michael freaked out as he could already feel himself lose grip of his concentration.

"Yes, and don't get all scared and worn out now. If you do then those cuffs will go back to restraining you, this will help increase your output of power and stamina making it easier for you to stay longer in Balance Breaker and somewhat be able to use its power without any backlashes." Kai poked Michael's forehead.

"So I have to fight blinded and restrained?" Michael asked, "But this is only going to make it harder for me to train!"

"Training was never easy, if it was then everyone would be a high-class devil or fallen angel." Kai said.

"Touché." Michael sighed in defeat before roaring, "Alright, I'm ready let's do this!"

Michael readied himself and faced Shura with a grin, "I, the Great Hanamura won't fail and by passing this I can finally show that arrogant prick Vali that I'm his rival!"

"That's the spirit, Michael-san, now Shura, are you ready?" Kai asked Shura.

"Hmm!" Shura nodded while picking up to chunks of hard ice.

"Good, now let's beg-"

"Wait!" Michael shouted.

"What is it, Michael-san?" Kai looked at Michael in confusion.

"There's something I want to ask you about." Michael raised his hand.

"Go on." Kai nodded.

"I want to ask you about someone called The Hunter." Michael smiled.

"…!" Kai's was shocked after hearing that then grew an unexpected smile,

"Tell you what, I'll tell you about it on one condition: Dodge about 100 of Shura's attacks consecutively without getting hit and do it in this single night only then will I tell you about it." Kai explained.

"Really, then I accept!" Michael grinned, "All right, kid, show me what you got I can take it and dodge it in no time flat!"

"Are you sure?" Shura snickered as he juggled one ice ball in hand.

"Yeah, I'm ready so do it and I'll dodge it!" Michael readied himself.

"Ooookay~!" Shura sang as he cocked his arm back.

'Wait, this seems very familiar!' Michael gulped.

"Here's the pitch!"

*BONG!*

"Duuuuuuuuuuuah!"

Shura tossed the ice ball with incredible strength that it was hard for Michael to even try to detect as it hit him in the nuts.

"My keys!" Michael cried as he grabbed in between his legs.

[That must hurt.]

"It does!" Michael squeaked but stood up straight once more, "But I can't give up now I have to keep trying!"

"That's the Michael-san I know now begin!" Kai slammed the bottom of his staff into the ground.

"Here take this, fat oaf!"

*SWISH!* *SWISH!* *SWISH!* SWISH!* *SWISH!* *SWISH!*

Shura begins tossing the ice balls with great strength and speed as he would always get another batch and throw them at Michael.

"Whoa! Yikes! Ouch! Quit it!" Michael cried as he ran away from the assault of ice projectiles into the thick woods.

'Okay, got to stay moving this will help me stay focus and-ouch!' Michael suddenly gets an ice ball to the back of the head.

"Haha! Your it you, fat oaf!" Shura laughed as he then vanished from behind Michael and reappeared before Michael holding huge ice projectiles the size of basketballs. Is he having fun doing this!?

"What the?" Michael gasped as he sensed someone ahead of him.

"Take this!" Shura chucked the Ice-Orbs with great force.

"Not good!" Michael cried because he suddenly lost concentration on his Touki making the cuffs activate and restrain his movement.

*DON!* *DON!*

The two orbs hit the ground and created medium sized craters.

"Aw~! They missed!" Shura cried.

"Damn it, I got so startled that I lost control of my Touki. Ngh!" Michael struggled to get up and forced out more Touki to surround his body thus disengaging the effects of the Spirit cuffs on his wrists and ankles.

"Hah!" Throwing down a huge ice projectile the size a of beach ball Shura almost crushed Michael who rolled out the way just in time.

*THUD!*

The projectile created a huge crater.

"That was close." Michael gulped then shook his head, 'I'm starting to get tired after forcing this much Touki out of my body! It's hard for me to see if I can take on and dodge about 10 at a-all.' Michael picked himself up on all fours before remembering Rias and everyone else, he realized thinking like this won't help at all, 'What the hell am I doing this isn't going to help me it'll bring me down and it won't help me beat Vali!'

Suddenly the words of that guy ran through Michael's head.

-Hm a tie? No, why would I ever be in the same place as you it's just ridiculous. -

'I'll show him that I'm strong enough to take him on! I'll show him that I'm more than capable of being his rival! I'll show him just how Great I am!'

"Rooooaaaaaaaaar!" Michael picks himself up and roars, "Let's do this!" He starts running again, his breathes were heavy it seems using this much Touki to move again exhausted him out.

"Come on, you're still running?" Shura laughed as he was pursuing the teen to his left with no trouble easily matching Michael's speed. It seems by the look of cockiness in Shura's face that he can keep this pace up without getting tired hell it may be that his speed even surpassed Michael's by a margin itself.

'This kid's fast so this is the prodigy known as Shishou's son?' Michael bitterly smiled.

"Bring it!" Michael shouted.

"Consider it brought!" Shura thrusts his hand forward and created a light blue magic circle which fired upon thousands of blocks of ice at Michael.

"Guuuuuagh!" Michael crossed his arms and took the attack head on, 'Crap this hurts!'

Michael gets pushed back into a tree, panting hard as his bruises started to effect his mind's concentration.

"Try to dodge this!" Shura fired two golf ball sized ice chunks which with enough force can pierce through a body like bullets.

'Uh-Oh is he attacking I can't tell with this stupid blindfold on!' Michael thought in frustration as his mind couldn't keep under control.

"Remember, make your mind clear." Kai exclaimed up in the air as he ride on his floating red cloud, Stratus. He was surveying the fight from overhead to get a better sight of the training, "The less distractions you have the more easily it is for you to picture the next attack!"

"Clear my mind?" Michael panted, "Yeah, he's right clear my mind…How do that!?" Michael panicked as he ducked out of the way to avoid the ice chunks which dug into the tree and caused it to fall over.

*THUMP!*

"Darn missed again!" Shura stamped his foot on the ground.

"Okay, okay, clear your mind, Hanamura." Michael exhaled then inhaled, "Clear it…"

'Clear your thoughts…' Michael made his mind go blank after a few more calming breaths, 'Clear. Your. Mind.'

"If you're done running then prepare to get pummeled!" Shura fired another barrage of ice orbs at Michael who stood there motionless without moving a single inch.

"Relax and clear my mind…" Michael whispered as he felt something strange in his head it felt as if he was seeing an image of what is coming after him. It didn't feel safe it was like it wanted to cause him pain so he instinctively dodged by swaying his head to the right as the first Ice chunk then raised his leg to dodge another soon after Michael started to use the images in his head to dodge the 20 projectiles shot at him.

"How the-?" Shura gasped.

"Now this is getting interesting." Kai chuckled as he sat down on Stratus.

"Don't think that was me trying, so try taking this you, big moron!"

Shura jumped high in the air and created a large magic circle which rained down a heavy barrage of ice orbs the size of basketballs.

'I can see it!' Michael saw many images in his mind allowing for his body to react and move instinctively.

*DON!* *DON!* *DON!* *DON!* *DON!* *DON!* *DON!* *DON!* *DON!* *DON!* *DON!* *DON!* *DON!* *DON!* *DON!* *DON!* *DON!* *DON!* *DON!* *DON!* *DON!* *DON!* *DON!* *DON!* *DON!* *DON!* *DON!* *DON!* *DON!* *DON!* *DON!* *DON!* *DON!* *DON!* *DON!* *DON!*

As the projectiles rained down on the teen, Shura smiled to himself knowing no one can handle that many attacks and think about dodging them.

"W-What?"

Well, he was wrong.

"…" Michael swayed his body to dodge each of those fired projectiles.

"H-He dodged all of them?" Shura started to sweat as he lands.

"No." Michael shook his head as he felt some blood trickle down his cheeks and arms, "I was only grazed by them I wasn't able to dodge them completely."

'This isn't good enough, I have to be able to dodge them without getting hit at all or it will be useless.' Michael strained his right arm for his arms to be kept apart as his concentration was starting to run low, 'And I better do this before the cuffs finally get to me.'

"This time I won't miss." Shura's body becomes enveloped in an ice blue aura.

"Come on." Michael beckoned his hand at Shura, "I know how to feel and react on time now this time I'm ready now let me show you how this is done!"

[5 Hours of dodging later.]

'Why are you doing this still?'

[Because I have nothing to do!]

About 5 hours later, Michael was under a pile of ice blocks as his progressive training abruptly stopped once his concentration to use Touki on his body started to simmer down and lock his limbs together. Michael was only able to dodge the projectiles at least about 50 times at least about 5 sets consecutively.

Standing near the ice covered teen was a chuckling Kai and a yawning Shura.

"Papa *Yawn!* I'm…tired." Shura rubbed his eyes and yawned.

"Yeah, I guess making you help train Michael-san was a little rough on you. Sorry." Kai rubbed Shura's head, "Make sure to go back to your mother she'll take care of you."

"But I want to…go back with *Yawn!* you~!" Shura whined lazily.

"Sorry, Shura but I'm still a little busy with work I promise next time." Kai started throwing empty promises again; he created a magic circle underneath Shura to transport him back home to rest. He knew Shura was growing tired of this but there was no other way to say this nicely due to always being occupied with work (Mainly things that entertain him).

"Papa, you always say that though~!" Shura yawned/cried as he teleported back home to rest.

"Forgive me, Shura, but I still have something to talk about with Michael-san." Kai raised his staff and used his demonic power to melt the ice with fire.

"Blblblbbbh!" Michael shook his head as the spirit cuffs forced his wrists and ankles together.

"You did well so far, Michael-san." Kai sat next to the laid back Michael.

"Thank you, Shishou, I'd give it to you face to face but I currently can't move and I'm still blinded." Michael's body was auto-resting as he looked up in the early morning sky with his blindfold on.

Kai pulled off the blindfold, "Better."

"Almost, but it's a start." Michael groaned.

"For your attempts of dodging, you were successful and met the original requirement." Kai smiled.

"So does that mean you'll tell me about the Hunter now?" Michael asked.

"No because I said 'original' not new you were able to dodge about 50 attacks blinded not 100, you successfully fulfilled the requirement for this training but we'll still continue on with something different later this night." Kai explained.

"Darn it, I couldn't do it and I really wanted to know who the guy was too…" Michael said in exhaustion.

[But you were able to gain some more time in your Balance Breaker state because of it.] Ddraig complimented, [But you're still not able to handle too many boosts in it though.]

"Really?" Michael sighed, "Well, at least I learned something from doing this and maybe now I actually stand a chance of getting back at Vali."

Kai looked at Michael with a smile and asked, "Michael-san, may I ask why you're so interested in the Hunter anyways?"

"It all started because I heard Kokabiel say something like that when I beat him and also I got really curious once Aniki said something about me needing to ask you and he sounded really serious so I wanted to know what's so special about this guy?" Michael's mind was always one to get curious to know something secret.

Kai's body shook a little once he heard Michael say the word 'Aniki' instead of Sirzechs, "U-Um? Michael-san, may I ask you why your calling Sirzechs that?" Kai's smile was hidden by a strained tone.

"Well, he said I could call him that and I do, it's actually gotten easier to call him that now." Michael shrugged.

"Oh…I see." Kai said with an annoyed expression as he looked away, something about Michael saying that didn't sit well with him and if Michael were to see this he wouldn't even begin to understand why.

"Well, since you're so interested in the Hunter and you did do half of what was recommended I'll tell you a little about it." Kai smirked.

"R-Really?" Michael smiled and sat up using his excitement to unlock his hidden burst of energy to sit properly.

"Yeah, I see no reason not to tell you and even if you wanted to get at a small summary of information from Sirzechs you'd have to get permission from the other 3 Maous first."

"Wow, is it really that serious?" Michael blinked.

"Mmmm-hmmm." Kai nodded.

"So can you tell me why this guy is so important; is he someone famous?"

"Well infamous is a better way to describe him but besides that, the Hunter is a being who has been suspected as an abnormality in the world of mythologies. He caused destruction and devastation towards places with strong devils, angels, monsters or even gods." Kai looked up in the sky.

"Gods? That sounds powerful." Michael said in awe.

"Indeed it is the Hunter is seen as taboo in existence even the Angels have no way of seeing how such a creature was born by their system. But for devils the Hunter is seen as a menace because of what he did during the Great War."

"A menace just what did he do?" Michael asked.

"He did something no devil or Fallen Angel would do, you may have heard some people say that the 4 Maous died in the war but never heard how they did well let's just say our Mr. Hunter decided it was in his best interest to hunt down the top graded prey of devil society." Kai stuck out four fingers.

"So you mean he killed the 4 Great Maous!?" Michael shouted in shock.

"If only that was the only thing he did but it gets worse he created a sword out of their demonic power and blood. Using the materials of his prey to create more weapons such as the way of a true Hunter." Kai sighed.

"But he killed people though." Michael gulped.

"It doesn't matter to him if you are something he hasn't hunted then you're just as good as dead, kids, women, the elderly he would hunt anything which interests him." Kai shrugged, "And do you know what the most interesting thing about him is?"

"What?"

"He's a 100% full blooded human." Kai smiled as the morning sun brightened and blackened half of his face.

"WHAT!?" Michael screamed as he was completely shocked, how could a human do something as powerful as kill all of the Devil Kings.

"What you think I'm joking?" Kai said with a smile but his tone had a threatening tone in it.

"N-No!" Michael shook his head in fear, "But doesn't it seem strange that a human can do all of this?"

"No because if a human was able to slay down Dragons in his spare time, decapitate hydras, make hunting and skinning a minotaur a game for sport then no it wouldn't." Kai shook his head, "And he's human but he's not exactly human just his body which is why he's been able to live as long as he should up to today."

"Wait, he's alive still!?" Michael gasped and trembled in fear.

"Yeah he's been alive since the Great War wait no he's been living before that…" Kai said to himself.

'Ddraig, do you know the Hunter?'

[No…me and Albion were already killed after that happened, I was so filled with rage when the other factions interrupted our battle that I lost all reason of thinking and did what I wanted.] Ddraig sighed in depression.

'Why are you sad?' Michael asked.

[I'm not just lamenting over how easily angered I was until death.]

'But you're still alive well in me at least.' Michael smiled.

[Yeah, I guess this is a downgrade but still could get worse…]

'Oi! Don't sound like that when I was trying to help you! Geez!' Michael spat.

"But don't worry the Hunter won't claim anymore prey now." Kai chuckled.

"He won't?"

"Yes, for you see he's been sealed inside another dimension and must stay there until someone of his same blood breaks it and no one has or did because if the Hunter is left free he'll just do what he wants and slay legendary people or creatures even more." Kai laughed.

"That isn't something to be laughing about." Michael's face went pale.

"In the top Rankings of the Strongest of the World the Hunter in his prime would be matched with ranking 3 when not serious but is actually on par with ranking 2 when he's willing to go against someone unbelievably strong." Kai smiled with excitement.

"I-Incredible, he's that strong and just for a human too." Michael said to himself, "But wait what ranking is him if he's so strong?"

"He doesn't have a ranking." Kai shook his head.

"Why?" Michael asked.

"Because he's not allowed since he's an abnormality in the worlds of mythologies." Kai explained.

"But he's just human."

"Yes, his body may be human he's certainly not human in spirit though." Kai laughed.

"In spirit?" Michael tilts his head.

"Well you see the Hunter is an abnormality because in soul he used to be- EEEHHH!" Kai made an x sign, "Times up your 50% given information has reached its end."

"Huh?" Michael's eyebrow twitched, "WHAAAAAAAAAT!?"

"I told you already you did the original amount of training so you get half of the information with a little lie." Kai chuckled.

"A lie?" Michael blinked.

"Yes out of everything that I've said to you I've made a slight lie." Kai stood up and stuck out his tongue while doing the V sign.

"Aw really why do you have to play me like that Shishou?" Michael sweatdropped.

"Because it's fun and entertaining to see you get the truth on your own now go on I'll see you about your next step of training later." Kai rubbed his chin and started walking off.

"But I'll have to go to school and I'm tired." Michael moaned in complaint.

"So not my problem." Kai stood up.

'Damn it, I knew he would say that.' Michael sighed.

"Um, Shishou what about my Spirit Cuffs aren't you going to take them off?" Michael asked.

"Why would I do that?" Kai wondered.

"Huh?"

"To better extend your control of Touki, you must wear those cuffs in everyday life to make it less stressful for you." Kai pointed out.

"But I can barely move like this though." Michael grunts as he tried to move his restrained body.

"I'll make sure to replenish your stamina with Senjutsu before sending you off to school. Also I'm entrusting you with a password to break the cuffs when needed during your daily life they will be cloaked in disguise to keep hide from any unwanted eyes." Kai smiled.

"Why not now? I can handle myself with the gained power I have." Michael chuckled.

"No you must break these cuffs when you believe the time is right." Kai shook his head.

"So when will the time be right?" Michael asked.

"I dunno that's what you supposed to find out." Kai wagged his finger.

"Actually, this sounds confusing but heck with it, the Great Hanamura can handle this!" Michael grinned, "So lay down the password on me Shishou!"

"Okay, so the password is-." Kai began.

(Evening)

Standing on the ground floor of the Old School Building was the Occult Research Club about to open the Sealed Classroom which held the Bishop. Michael was anxious to know what was behind the door ever since yesterday. Throughout the whole day he couldn't get the thought out of his head while trying to maintain the spirit cuffs which make it hard for him to do simple tasks.

Just as Rias told them only the new members: Michael, Asia and Xenovia didn't know who the Bishop was but now they'll find out.

"My Bishop lies within this room. The child's been able to leave the inside of his room during some nights but seems to place an inner seal to keep himself in. He really dislikes leaving the building let alone his room." Rias said.

"Wait, so he's a shut in?" Michael asked.

"But this child is the top breadwinner, you know." Akeno brought up.

"Really, you mean for devil jobs?" Michael gasped.

"Using a computer the Bishop makes special contracts." Kiba explained.

"What we can use computers?" Michael groaned in complaint, "Damn it and I was starting to hype myself to get more contracts but that just ain't fair well whatever this Bishop better watch out because I'm not losing to them!"

"…It was never a contest nor will it ever be one Baka-senpai." Koneko insulted with her eyes closed.

"Don't push me out the ring yet Koneko-chan I still have a lot of fire in me to keep going!" Michael growled then joked,

"Well whatever let's meet the Bishop I want to make them feel so uncomfortable."

"Michael-sama! No." Raynare scolded.

"What I'm just being honest I mean have you met me?" Michael asked.

"…Sadly yes." Koneko nodded.

"I wasn't talking to you…squirt." Michael insulted.

*Chiiiiillllllsss~!*

Koneko gave Michael a scary stare which made him tremble in utter fear. Everyone scooted away from the soon to be dead man.

"J-Just kidding!" Michael laughed nervously while looking away, 'Aw great now I can still feel her glaring at me she must be really pissed!'

"And making them uncomfortable won't be that hard for you Michael-kun." Kiba gave a coy smile.

"Really?" Michael blinked.

"Now then I'm going to open the door."

Rias said as she started undoing the seal with a magic circle. Which disappeared and removed the tape and locks on the door.

'I wonder what's in there it must be some stone cold loner kind of character that'd be kind of cool!' Michael thought in excitement.

"Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"

From within the room cried a high scream.

"Stone-Cold and awesome no! Annoying definitely!" Michael covered his ears and shouted.

"…Your one to talk." Koneko shut her eyes in annoyance as she covered her ears.

Sighing to herself Rias opened the door and had on an expression familiar to the situation. Entering the room was like entering a toddler girl's room filled with some stuff dolls varying in size as the wallpaper was pink. But it was almost a girl's room because there was a freaking coffin in the middle of the room.

"So is the Bishop a girl or…?" Michael turned back to the three: Asia, Raynare and Xenovia who shrug in turn.

"Good day, I'm so glad to see you're looking well." Rias approached the coffin.

"W-W-What is going on?" The voice cried it sounded like it belonged to a girl or a very young boy it was difficult to tell.

"Ara ara, the seal got removed so your able to go out now so come now." Akeno walked towards the coffin and opened the top. She had a very gentle voice it seems her experience with whoever it is starting to surface.

"Noooooooooooo! I don't wanna! I wanna stay here! I don't want to meet peopleeeeeee!" From within the coffin was a young bishoujo who looked to be in their first year in high school as she had platinum blonde hair and pinkish-violet eyes as her hair was styled in a short bob cut with several fringed over the forehead as she had pointed ears. She wore the Kuoh Academy girl's school uniform with thigh-high socks.

Asia tilted her head as Raynare and Xenovia looked at one another in question as Kiba and Koneko who knew about the situation bitterly smiled or (Koneko) let out a sigh.

"So it was a girl and what with the pointed ears is she a foreigner?" Michael said in curiosity and looked at girl in the coffin who tried to shrink away into her coffin and away from Michael's sight, "Well it's another blonde like Asia so I don't mind so I guess there are two Bishops who are blondes now at least that's a match."

Hearing a chuckle from Kiba Michael turned around and gave a contradicting look, "What's so funny?"

"It's a he Michael-kun." Kiba smiled.

"…What?" Michael responded with a derp face, "Could you repeat that I kind of heard something else when you said that."

"He is right you know this child is a boy." Rias looked back.

"But he's wearing female clothes." Raynare said.

"He just has a hobby for dressing into female clothes is all." Rias shrugged.

"So what your saying is that this girl."

"Boy."

"Boy, isn't a girl because he definitely has the face of one." Michael pointed.

"Yes." Rias nodded.

"Good to know WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!" Michael screamed loudly.

"Eeeeeeeeeeek! I'm sorry! I'm sorrryyyyyyyyy!" The now supposed boy shrieked in fear due to Michael's voice.

The loud shriek caused Michael to cover his ears in pain as he shouts, "SHUT UP! Your screaming is hurting my ears you Cross Dresser!"

"Uwaaaaaaaaaaah! I'm sorry! Please don't yell at me!" The boy cried even more.

"And why the hell are you wearing girl clothes anyways!? This isn't normal!" Michael shouted.

"B-B-But girl's clothes are super cute and I really like cute things."

The boy gave a teary eyed cute face.

"U-Um!" Michael blushed then apologized, "Well sorry I didn't mean to be so-!"

Michael stopped himself and shouted with a terrifying face, "Don't fuck with me! Damn you for messing with my emotions! Shit and here I thought you were someone like Asia or at least a super nerd like Saji since your good with computers!"

(With Saji)

Putting down a book Saji places a finger to his forehead and raised his hand as a strolling Sona walks by.

"Saji what's wrong?" Sona asked.

"I don't know but I feel like someone, somewhere just insulted me." Saji used telepathy.

"*Sigh!* Saji for the last time just because you're a devil does not mean you have telepathy." Sona shook her head.

(With Michael)

"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek! Please don't hurt me! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" The boy was in utter fear under Michael's screaming.

"What did I say about screaming like that!?" Michael grew more pissed by the minute.

"Michael." Rias walked close to Michael.

"Uh-huh?" Michael responded and looked back.

PUUUUUUUULLLLLLL!

"Ouch! Okay I learned my lesson please let go of me!" Michael screamed.

"Good Boy now apologize to your fellow servant." Rias acted like she was training a dog.

"Look I'm sovvy." Michael slurred.

PIIIINCH!

"Ow! Ow! Ow!"

Michael cried as the pinch grew harder.

"Say it right and like you mean it." Rias scolded.

"Fine." Michael puffed out his cheeks and gave a fake smile to the boy as Rias released him, "Sorry."

"I-It's fine." The boy calmed down still a little unsure of how to respond to someone new,

"B-B-B-B-By the way, who are these people?" The boy pointed to Michael, Xenovia, Asia and Raynare.

"These are new servants who came while you were occupied here. The pawn, Michael Hanamura; The knight, Xenovia Quarta and like you, the bishop, Asia." Rias introduced.

"But what about h-her?" The boy pointed at Raynare.

"Oh she is a Fallen Angel." Rias explained.

"Uwaaaaaaaaaaaah! A F-F-Fallen Angel!?" Gasper trembled in fear as he felt frightened that an enemy to devils is in the same room as him.

"Don't worry she's a friend to us devils now so you have no need to be afraid of her." Rias smiled.

"Eeeeek, even so the members increased by a lot!" The boy cried.

[It seems to me that this boy must have some issues to cause him to act like this.]

'You think I haven't even heard a single thing after he screamed the last time.' Michael rolled his eyes and placed his hands on his hips.

"Wouldn't it be better to go outside? Yes it's not healthy for you to stay in forever and the seal is gone so why not get out?" Rias tried to persuade the boy gently.

"Noooooooo! For me the outside world is impossibleeeeeeee! I am scared! I am scared of the outside! In any case, even if I go outside it would only cause trouble for otherssssss!" The boy wailed.

Angry that the boy was still whining and refusing to listen Michael pulled him by the arms as he approached, "Come on you little twerp you heard the lady outside we go!"

"Eeeeeeek!" The boy screamed.

Then within that second a flash of light appeared and the boy who Michael grabbed disappeared out of thin air.

"He's gone?" Michael blinked in surprise.

"But I didn't even see him move at all." Xenovia was also surprised along with Asia and Raynare.

Everyone who knew about the boy let out sighs as they looked in the corner to where he was trembling in fear of Michael.

"There you are!" Michael shouted.

"Don't get angry! Don't get angry! Please don't hit meeeeee!"

"That was strange…Just now for a second…" Asia covered her mouth in shock.

"It seems like he did something to us." Xenovia said.

"Yeah how did he do that?" Michael asked.

"This boy possesses the sacred to stop time only for a fixed interval of time when excited. It only works when something he wants to stop is within his view." Akeno explained.

"Wait he can stop time? Sacred Gears can do that!?" Michael gasped, 'First Kiba and now this kid what's next you can make colossal monsters with these things?'

"Say you kid you want to trade Sacred Gears?" Michael pointed at Gasper.

"E-Eh?" Gasper trembled and started to tear up.

"Oh come on your sacred gear is awesome and I'll trade my Boosted Gear for that right now!" Michael shouted.

[No! You can't just trade me like some kind of training card!]

"I'll even throw in this annoying dragon spirit for that sacred gear!" Michael said desperately.

[Stop it!]

*SMACK!*

"OW!"

Ddraig took control of Michael's arm and made him smack himself.

"Eeeeeeeek! I-I don't want to have a dragon in m-me!" The boy cried.

"Darn…" Michael snapped his fingers, "And I wanted to prank a lot of people by stopping time what a shame."

"For others that would be a blessing." Raynare sighed in relief as Asia nodded.

"What was that?" Michael asked suspiciously.

"U-urp!" Raynare froze.

"I-It was nothing Michael-san." Asia waved her hands and sweatdropped.

"Hm?" Michael pointed at his two eyes then back to the two girls,

"The Great Hanamura has his eyes on you."

"I wouldn't mind if you had more than your eyes on me." Raynare said seductively for that instant.

"Huh?" Michael blinked.

"What? Huh? Who said that?" Raynare shrugged.

"Hmmm?" Michael rubbed his chin.

"Because he can't control his sacred gear by orders of the Archduke and the Maou, Sirzechs-sama, he was sealed." Akeno explained further.

'Well that seems legit for a reason I mean stopping time to do what you want sort of is dangerous in my opinion but if it were in my hands then I would be allowed to use it freely!' Michael laughed.

[No you'd run out of control unable to stop what you've done and fix what you broke.]

'O-Oi! Give me at least some cred, Ddraig I can be careful and responsible if I wanted to.' Michael said back in defense.

"…No you can't." Koneko said with a blank expression.

"…!" Michael looked down to his kouhai and thought with a nervous expression, 'Did she just read my mind?'

Hugging the boy in girl's clothing Rias said, "This boy is Gasper Vladi. He's my bishop. For the time being, he's Kuoh Academy's 1st year student. Also before being reincarnated he was half human and half vampire."

"V-Vampire?" Michael blinked in amazement as he knew things would get stranger but fun around the club as of now.

(In Kuoh Town)

Sitting in the park by himself Kai was starting to think about the conversation he just had with Michael. Usually the thoughts of the boy getting stronger would get him excited but strangely the topic of the conversation got him grasped into something other than fighting. Maybe it was just talking with the boy who got him to be so interested or maybe it was because…

'It was interesting to see Michael-san's progression but he still has a long way to go.' Kai scratched his head and smiled, 'But for him to pass the first stage of his training so fast in under one night is amazing maybe this rival of his is a real good motivation for him to improve.'

Suddenly the word 'Aniki' popped up into Kai's head,

'I certainly have a few words to ask that Sirzechs before the meeting he better have a good explanation or I'll show him the price of angering me.'

Kai thought in annoyance.

"Haiiiiih!" Kai sighed and scratched his head in frustration, "Thinking of this will only give me more work when I'm already doing one as it is. But I did promise Shura I would play with him when I'm not busy but that will only pile up more work for me in the end. Geez thinking this much is really starting to hurt."

"More work? What work you barely look to be doing work right now."

A female's voice caught Kai's attention as a shadow was cast behind him.

"Hmmm?" Kai turned behind to see a tall bespectacled woman with a voluptuous figure. She has tan skin with long brown hair tied into a bun with a headset as she wore a dress that was extremely low-cut and had a high slit on it which exposed a large portion of her breasts. She is Katerea Leviathan former leader of the Old Maou faction and current advisor to Serafall Leviathan.

"What are you doing here?" The woman asked with a judgmental stare.

"Oh hello, Katerea-chan." Kai smiled in a carefree kind of way and raised his hand.

"Hello? Is that all you have to say to me?" Katerea gave a half lidded stare.

"Um yes~!" Kai laughed and shrugged.

"Well then hello to you too, Kai-kun." Katerea strained the name, "Do you want to know what I was doing today Kai-kun?"

"No, not really, I'm kind of in my thoughts right now, so if you could-"

"Today,"

"And here we go." Kai sighed.

"I had to handle and set up meetings for the 2 Maous and their sisters when I'm only supposed to help Serafall with hers and you with Sirzechs but since you weren't there I had to do your job alone while babysitting your son who keeps on asking when you will come to play with him because he said and I quote 'Papa promised he would play me and Papa never lies.' So yeah that's been my entire day." Katerea then looked at Kai in annoyance as the man was rubbing his chin in thought,

"Are you even listening?"

"Hmm-Huh? Oh, yes, of course I am." Kai nodded.

"Don't lie! You're not listening at all!" Katerea crossed her arms under her chest, "You've been absent-minded the whole time!"

"…" Kai kept quiet as he was slowly breaking out of thought.

"Look! You have a position and responsibility now! You can't just walk off and do what you want without telling anyone anything especially if you're socializing with a servant who doesn't belong to your family." Katerea scolded Kai like a child, "And speaking of family, you barely see them at all, especially Shura who's always asking about where you are! Serafall can't fill in your spot as parent forever she has duties and so do you."

Kai suddenly gave her a serious expression and said, "I know that, but I still have lots of work to do, so I don't have time to do all of that and besides I'm a devil and I can do whatever I want! We're allowed to be selfish beings."

PUUUULLLLLLLLL!

Katerea looked annoyed then grabbed Kai by the cheeks.

"That doesn't mean that we have to be irrational about our duties as advisers. It was you who suggested this for you, me and Zethyr and you have to take responsibility for it by living up to your word." Katerea was annoyed that such a selfish man like this was able to convince her and the other person to join up with him as advisers to the 3 Maous. She too is of the Ultimate-Class such as Kai, but still physically weaker than him.

"Nah!" Kai meant to say no but his stretched face messed with his words.

"You have to live up to your responsibilities, no matter what the cost, and if you don't then it will reflect poorly on the rest of us!"

"Scrwew iwt! Nowt my prwobwen"

"What!?" Katerea continued pull Kai's cheeks even more, and then she started to calm down and release his cheeks, "Why should I even bother with you it's impossible to get through that thick skull of yours."

Kai rubbed his cheeks in pain and winced with a childish/angered face, "Ouch! That wasn't very nice."

"Now tell me what your supposed 'work' was right now."

"If you must know I've been sensing faint traces of power gathering around this area preferably around Kuoh Academy and they aren't any allies of ours."

"You have then why not dispose of them yourself before they cause trouble." Katerea knew Kai was always happy when there would be battle so she was confused why the man didn't take the chance to do it.

"Because each time I would get a faint trace it would vanish before I can get to them." Kai explained, "They must be using some kind of ability to do this because with my Senjutsu I can sense and find any person from within this area."

"They're able to conceal their presence that much, to where even you a master of Senjutsu and can't find them?" Katerea rubbed her chin.

"Nope." Kai shook his head.

"This is really troublesome if this is some kind of attack from a certain faction then the Fallen Angels and Angels may get the misconception." Katerea rubbed her chin, "We know it couldn't be from 'them' because they are still hiding somewhere within the underworld. So whoever it is must be planning something to gain something but what?"

"Such a group of dangerous powers gathering like that isn't it easy to know what they're after is pure chaos?"

Turning around to see an approaching Zethyr come out from the shadow of a tree wearing a serious expression as normal, Zethyr like Kai and Katerea was an advisor but to Ajuka Beelzebub another Maou of the Underworld. Zethyr is named Zethyr Lucifer a Full Pure-Blooded Devil who is a descendant of the former Lucifer. He defected from the Old Maou Faction due to reasons unknown (right now) and works with allies he used to name as enemies.

"Z-Zethyr-san?" Katerea stuttered.

"Shishishishi! Look who came and in a scary way too how long have you been there?" Kai asked.

"I don't have time to play with you Son Kai all I came for is because you called me here and I wanted to get it over with before I'm detected by 'him'." Zethyr crossed his arms.

"By who?" Kai asked.

"That would be none of your business." Zethyr said as his expression grew to that of annoyance.

"Really, because to me Michael-san was really trying his best to beat his Rival the White Dragon Emperor. Say Zethyr-san, do you know of a boy named Va-?"

*SHIIIING!*

Creating a long claymore with a golden/black blade and gold/black hilt with a white hand guard out of a black/gold magic circle in thin air, Zethyr points the blade directly at Kai's neck.

"Do not ever utter that piece of trash's name to me or I will kill you." Zethyr said with a cold voice.

"Okay, okay, I'll stop, but do you truly believe you can get away with saying something as cliché as that?" Kai stood up and summoned his staff.

"Not again…" Katerea rubbed her forehead.

"I will make your head roll." Zethyr threatened as he readied himself to cut off Kai's head.

"No thanks, I like my head between my shoulders but thanks for the offer though." Kai smirked excitedly as he grew ready to knock the wind out of Zethyr, "So what's the score now, hm? Is it 659 to 659, or 876 to 876 between us? Either way, we're still tied, so let's fix that shall we?"

"By killing you it'd be my permanent victory." Zethyr showed a small smirk of excitement

"W-Wait, you two, what are you about to do?" Katerea groaned.

"We'll resume our talk later, Kate-chan! Make sure to help me with my duties while I handle this thanks!" Kai raised his hand.

"Wait, no, you can't just-!" Katerea tried to retort.

"Don't talk like you have the battle already in your hands right now." Zethyr said with half lidded eyes.

"So let's start round 876 or was it-? Nah forget it! Let's just get to it!" Kai chuckled as he snapped his fingers and sent both he and Zethyr into a personal area in some other space to fight without causing damage to the real world.

"Those two never seem to act right when there's something serious about to happen, and since they'll be fighting, it will be hard to estimate when they'll be done." Katerea shook her and rubbed her temples, "But if worse comes to show, the threats that may appear will have to deal with the Factions and their guards protecting their leaders during the Summit."

"Excuse me, miss."

Walking past Katerea was a handsome man about 17 years of age with blonde platinum hair, he has brown eyes and he is about 5 foot 11 in height and has a muscular body. He has one scars placed upon his cheeks, he wears a long green leather coat opened to show a blue stripped dress shirt underneath, black jeans, black boots with green accents and blue laces. He keeps around his neck a silver necklace with a sword crest on it.

"Sorry." Katerea apologized then went back to thinking on her own until…

*STARE!*

The image of two silver draconic eyes were behind her causing her to react and whip her head around to catch sight of the stranger who passed only to find that he was already gone.

"What was that just now?" Katerea said to herself, finding it hard to sense the presence of the man, she would search out for him but realized she doesn't have time to worry about such things because right now she has to now set up a meeting for the Gremory Family's Knight about his Balance Breaker.

Disappearing from sight with a Magic circle Katerea left the area only to be spied on by the man who passed her leaning behind a nearby tree as a 4 foot 11 female figure dressed in a black hooded coat swung her feet on the branch, playfully.

"So what do you think of her, a descendant of a Maou sure is strong, right?" The hooded figure had a childish voice and giggled.

"She's only strong in terms of magic ability, I need a real challenge which involves both Strength and Magic. Anything less than that is useless to me." The man wasn't interested in the slightest.

"Wowie~! You're so hard to please at times, ya know?" The girl giggled.

"I'm not so hard to understand, and besides..." The man place a hand to his chest, "The both of 'us' believe that a battle with a strong opponent who's missing a vital area of strength is lackluster at best."

"Geez! You're such a weirdo, talking to yourself like a friend like that." The female figure jumped off the branch and landed on the ground and did a cute pose which didn't help considering the black coat covered her face, "But I guess that's normal considering that you're not necessarily normal at all."

"Your one to talk, you're not so normal yourself." The man coughed.

"Well, duh! What part of me is normal to you?" The figure laughed madly as she removed her hood and showed the man.

"Nothing." The man answered bluntly as he looked the figure in the face.

"Hahahahahaha! I know, right? I'm pretty fucked up on both my face and in my head, right!?" The female laughed before putting on her hood.

"…" The man kept a stoic expression.

*SHIINE!*

Suddenly Magic Circles with Dragon markings appeared underneath the two as one was green while the other was…red?

"It seems that we're being called back." The figure laughed.

"Yeah, let's go they're probably finished talking with those stray magicians." The man stood up.

"Righteo~!" The figure hopped and gave a thumbs up, "Things are starting to get exciting, so you can count on me~!"

The man just looked at the figure in disinterest and sighed, "Just don't get in my way, or you're dead."

The man teleported through the magic circle.

"Aw! Hehehehe! I can tell by his voice that he hates me, well I'm not just going to reject that hate because spoiler alert! I hate him, too. Hahahahahaha!" The figure laughed as she began to disappear, "But he's not the biggest person that I hate because that's reserved for the biggest Black Winged Bitch in existence, Azazel, so I hope he's ready to die~!" The figure's body emitted an enormous red surge of dragon power before…

*ZOOM!*

The figure disappeared without a trace.

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Next Chapter- The Great Hanamura and the Half-Vampire form a Bond and the 12 Winged Seraph, Michael appears!

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Side Note: Why don't you guys try to guess what Kai lied about when he talked to Michael about the Hunter. Remember he gave a hint about out of everything he said so not just the Hunter topic but out of all the words he said before that as well.

Well, thanks for reading guys and I hoped you enjoyed the chapter. Have a nice day and keep safe.