Hello everyone! This is dad90, ready to give you another episode of The True Divine Dragon King Above All Others! Now, first and foremost of all, about the pandemic Corona Virus; it has been mind-blowing throughout the past couple of weeks to a point where the Bull Market back in New York City has come to an end of its 11-year run. Lots of schools and businesses around the world closing, and I fear that it may be as bad as the Spanish Flu back in the 1910s-1920s!

However, I'm not here to talk about the virus. You are here for the story, right? Of course, you are. However, before we proceed any further, I actually got an interesting message from one of my followers. He says and I quote:

"Overlord is an awesome light novel, but you know what bad about it is?

It lacks hero in it!

The entire story of Overlord is only how about an OP army crushes weak insects that call "enemy".

There is no thrill in it.

Also, about Issei.

He fixes everyone's problem, right?

But no one gave him help in return(except Asia, Akeno, & Koneko in vol.10 once)."

Yeah, and that was only ONE time. It was times like this that I always had a feeling that the author of Highschool DxD REALLY want Issei to be used and taken for granted.

So, to answer your question, don't you worry. My OC IS the son of the King of Heroes, Gilgamesh and the Infinite Dragon God, Ophis, after all. Not to mention that Testament of Sister New Devil is involved here, so there's definitely going to be an interesting story about the Hero Clan….

AND the Hero Faction….

AND a prophecy about the True Longinus.

And as for Issei…well, I'm going to keep that a secret.

And as right now, I'm also watching "That Time, I Got Reincarnated As A Slime", and boy, this and Overlord are EPIC! So, as for being the "Hero", I'm thinking that one of my OC's empires will be a safe haven for all monsters to be there. So Nazarick represents "Dark", and one of my other places represents "Light", while the 3rd will represent a save haven for Dragons. After all, this is also about saving the Dragon Race.

Right then! I've said enough. Let's get the third episode underway!


** At the Hellsing Manor **

(3rd-Person POV)

When it comes to Integra Hellsing, she's a calm, cool and collected type of person as she handles most situations that would induce terror and fear in the average person with a controlled ease. In most cases, even genuine surprise and happiness, her reactions to stimuli are subdued.

So imagine her with a bit of a surprise look on her face when she sees numerous reports around the world when multiple demons are spawning out of nowhere and are ferociously attacking humans and other races from all sides.

It has been a long time since those monsters have attacked the human world, and boy, did they have a story behind it.

"In the beginning, there were 3 realms.

Heaven, where the Biblical God and all of his angels resided as they represent Light, Order and Purity in the universe.

Earth, where Humans and Youkai existed side by side at the time.

And finally, the Underworld, or as many would call it, Hell. It is here that the Devils, who were the opposite of Angels, and represented Darkness, Chaos and Sin, reigned supreme over their realm. Amongst the Devils were 7 who were the strongest of them all: Lucifer, Beelzebub, Leviathan, Asmodeus, Belphegor, Mammon, and Satan. These Devils were known as the Seven Great Satans, or as humans call as the Seven Deadly Sins, alongside the 72 Pillars, powerful devil clans who made up the noble hierarchy, ruled over the Underworld and all who existed in it.

These 3 realms existed independently of one another while the Dragons were all doing their own thing as they and many other monsters existed in their own realm.

However, one single event started a chain reaction that changed everything.

Hundreds of millennia ago, God's most powerful angel, Mundus, became corrupted by his own power and challenged God for control over Heaven. A brutal battle ensued that shook the very foundation of existence until God finally subdued Mundus. Seeing his most powerful angel completely corrupted and fear of another uprising, God casted Mundus into the deepest part of the Underworld, known as the Abyss, a subterranean world completely devoid of light and the resting place of beings so ancient and evil that even the Devils feared them and their insatiable hunger for souls. They known as the Demons.

Therefore, God imprisoned Mundus in the Abyss and bound him in a seal that would keep him imprisoned as long as God existed. And for a time, everything was peaceful again.

But Mundus' evil influence was far greater than God could imagine.

The angels who were exposed to Mundus' presence were affected by his evil and slowly corrupted themselves, becoming what would later be known as Fallen Angels. God saw his children's fall from grace and felt that he had no choice but to exile them from Heaven, less all of his angels become corrupted. But because he cared about them and saw the potential for them to be redeemed, he didn't imprison them in the Abyss and instead simply casted them out of Heaven.

With nowhere to turn, the Fallen traveled to the Underworld where they took up residence in one of the less populated regions of the realm. The Devils, however, didn't take this intrusion well and soon, conflicts began to spring up between the Devils and the Fallen. These conflicts became skirmishes, then skirmishes became battles, and then at last, an all-out war broke out between the two sides. This war would eventually spill over onto the Earth, where humans started getting caught up in the war. God saw this and realized that he had made a mistake when he allowed the Fallen to move freely and now that the Devils and the Fallen were influencing humanity, he was forced to take action. With regret, he ordered his angels to destroy both the Fallen and the Devils to prevent humanity from being led astray from his teachings. It was here that the Great War began in earnest and would continue for thousands of years, and sadly, it was also here that other races were involved, including Dragons. And then, two millennia ago, something happened that no one could've foreseen.

God and the Great Satans died.

With Heaven and the Underworld leaderless and the 3 Factions' numbers depleted from the ongoing war, the Angels, Devils and Fallen all withdrew to their respective homes to try to salvage what they could of their societies.

The Great War had ended….but the nightmare had just begun.

While the war was waging up above, deep inside the Abyss, Mundus was gathering strength. Using his corrupted angelic powers, the Original Fallen Angel took control of the demon hordes that dwelled within the subterranean world and became the lord of all demons. When God died, the seal that bound Mundus to the Abyss weakened, giving the demon lord the chance he had been waiting for. With the demon hordes at his command, Mundus shattered the seal holding him and the demons at bay and invaded the Underworld. The Devils and Fallen Angels were completely caught off-guard and didn't have the strength to repel the hordes and were forced to abandon the Underworld and take refuge on Earth. With the whole Underworld under his control, Mundus turned his attention to Earth. No longer was his ambition to control only Heaven; Mundus would rule all of existence with his power. And so, the war between the human world and the demons began. Though they fought bravely, the humans and youkai stood little chance against the might of the demons and with the 3 Factions already exhausted of their strength, the Ten Gods included, all hope seemed loss.

Until another unlikely thing happened as a hero and a devil rose up to challenge the demons.

They were none other than Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes…

…and the Legendary Dark Knight, Sparda.

Together, these 2 beings single-handedly battled against Mundus and his demons and was able to push the horde back into the Underworld. The 3 Factions, having witness to this amazing feat, entered into a temporary truce and mustered their remaining forces to aid Sparda and Gilgamesh in pushing the demons and Mundus back into the Abyss, where Sparda used his own power to seal the breach.

The nightmare was finally over.

With the demons sealed once again, the beings of Heaven, Earth and the Underworld were finally able to begin rebuilding their civilizations. The angels returned to Heaven while the Devils and Fallen reclaimed the Underworld. However, it was now split into 2 as Demons also reside there in their own territory. Within the Devil Faction, new leaders were being appointed and Sparda was offered the chance to become the supreme leader of the devils. To everyone's shock, Sparda passed the position to Hades' adopted daughter, Eucliwood Hellscythe, and he himself selected the co-leaders to replace the Old Satans who 'died' during the Great War. With this done, Sparda traveled to Earth and quietly vanished into history.

As for Gilgamesh…his legacy would later form into the Hero Clan which still exists today, while Heaven's current leader, Goddess Ilias, does her very best to keep God's system under control."

The 3 Factions would sing tales of their deeds for hundreds of years to come, and now, Sir Hellsing is becoming very suspicious from today's reports that Mundus' seal maybe weakening again.

And this could very well happen, thanks to a black book that she found earlier this week as there was a section that regarded some information about the 'Prophecy of the End Days.'

The Prophecy of the End Days

Compiled by the Ten Gods, this prophecy spoke of the last battle between the Factions and the Demons. And from that last battle, a warning was heard that a powerful monster known as '666' will be released, and the world will come to an end.

And at the End of Days, Wisdom shall be lost

As Justice falls upon the world of men

Valor shall turn to Wrath

And all Hope will be swallowed by Despair

Death, at last, shall spread its wings over all

As Fate lies shattered forever!

Sir Hellsing could only sigh as she smokes another cigarette, knowing full and well that Alucard and Night Raid will soon be having their work cut out for them, and she certainly knows that Dayo and his gang will be involved in this as well, but Alucard….

…he certainly wouldn't mind, because that'll make his….walk….much more 'enjoyable'…

'That battle-maniac fool…' she sighed wistfully. 'But then again, Dayo does also wield…the Darkness…but at least he's controlling his sanity…unlike the rest of his family, the Infinity Clan…'


The True Divine Dragon King Above All Others!

OP Song: Contagious by the Isley Brothers

Episode 3: The Devils & A Battle at Carne Village


** At a Field **

A group of men riding on horses were heading towards a village at breakneck speed.

The one leading the pack belongs to a muscular man of around thirty years old and he has southern blood in his veins. He appeared to have a sunbathed dark face with noticeable wrinkles, short, trimmed, black hair and black eyes that are as sharp as a sword. This man is known as Gazef Stronoff as he was getting ready for another big battle after taking care of a group of demons that appeared out of nowhere outside the Re-Estize Kingdom.

His Vice-Captain quickly caught up to him and called, "Head Warrior Gazef."

Gazef just looked him before looking back and snarled, knowing that this wasn't going to be easy, and from looking what's up ahead, he knows it. There was smoke bellowing up in the air, knowing that the enemy is already on the attack. Gazef and his warriors knew that they had to hurry, because they don't know how many casualties there are, or how strong the enemy is.

** At the Destroyed Village **

By the time they got there, the village was already destroyed and the enemy is already long gone. Many houses were burnt down to its foundation. The smell of blood and burnt smoke filled the air. Thankfully, there are some survivors. Gazef's team quickly gathered the survivors while they're looking for some evidence.

As he surveys the damage, Gazef ordered, "Vice-Chief. Take a few men and guide the survivors back to E-Rantel."

"Head Warrior."

"What?"

"The King's orders were to investigate the group that had been attacking villages near both the Re-Estize Kingdom and the Lautreamont Knight Country and eliminate them."

"That's right."

"However, even if the enemy is truly either the Baharuth Knights or the Zepharos Empire, only 50 soldiers were dispatched for this mission."

"It is a mission of utmost secrecy."

"The nobles are behind this, aren't they?"

As Gazef looked at his second-in-command, the Vice-Captain continued, "Even among the King's inner circle, many believe that if his most trusted chief warrior were to fail, they would have firepower against the King. And who knows what they might do if they head into Lautreamont Knight Country next. So shallow…"

"That's enough," Gazef stopped him.

"You realize it as well, Head Warrior!" the Vice-Captain warned him. "This is definitely a trap! Instead of splitting our forces here, we should all head back to E-Rantel at once. Even if we have to sacrifice a few villages here and there, the loss of the most powerful swordsman in the country would be far more grave!"

Gazef looked at the damaged town one more time, along with his men carrying out more survivors and considered his options.

A few moments later, he gave out his thoughts.

"I am of common birth. Living in a village is living next to death, so it's not uncommon for us to be attacked by monsters."

"That's right," the Vice-Captain agreed.

"Then haven't you ever hoped that the powerful nobles or adventurers or even the Dragonars would save us?"

The Vice-Captain answered, "Saying I never hoped would be a lie, but no one ever appeared."

Gazef looked back at him and declared, "Then let us be the ones to appear before them. Let us show those people who know the dangers, but put their lives on the line. Let us show them the strong which protect the weak!"

** At A Park **

(Dayo's POV)

"Well, this sucks," I moaned as the race had to be postponed and not too long ago, Issei was reincarnated by Rias Gremory as a Devil. Let's hope that he'll be useful to her, but I'm not holding high hopes for him.

And I do feel sorry for the dragon that's going to be his host, but I have a feeling that I need to save him sometime in the future…

However, my thoughts were quickly interrupted when I felt a hostile presence from up above. Not to mention that I was the only one here in the park. Which means one thing…

'It's about time that they made their move…' I thought as I calmly tilted my head to the side to avoid a fast projectile sent my way behind my back as that said projectile clashed on the floor before it exploded in front of me. It was definitely a light spear, which means that a Fallen Angel was trying to attack me.

"W-What?! H-How did you… d-dodge that?!" a feminine voice asked, obviously stunned to see me dodge her attack so calmly and easily.

I turned around slowly and saw a familiar black-haired girl that was wearing a black dress-like top with red trimmings, a short black skirt that reached just above her legs, loose enough to allow movement and black leather boots that reached her knees.

I would've definitely praise the girl for her beautiful look, if she wasn't flying right now with two crow-like wings on her back, looking at me in shock.

"Don't I know you?" I asked as I squinted my eyes as if I'm trying to remember her.

'T-This….f*cking…a-a**hole!... Why d-do I like h-him so much!?...' the Fallen Angel thought while gritting her teeth harshly. She had no idea why someone who's very easy-going with a cocky attitude such as myself was attracting her so much. She would definitely jump at the chance of having fun with me if I wasn't so dangerous for her master's plan. "I'll make you remember me, you prick!" she screamed while conjuring another light spear on her hand, and soon after, she glided straight at me with the intention of cutting me in half.

As if that's going to happen. As soon as the blackette was within arm's reach, I swiftly sidestepped her trajectory and jumped some steps away of the fuming girl, but not without the pamphlet that the girl from before handed to me slipped out of my pocket and getting sliced off by the spear.

"Oh yeah! I remember now! You're that crazy girl that I rejected 4 days ago," I said as I scratched my chin before asking, "What was your name again?"

The girl in question was fuming while sending a murderous glance towards me, "It's Yuuma Amano, you f*cking a**hole!"

As she tried to attack me again, I just stood there, giving her the perfect opportunity to strike.

…or so she thought as I disappeared from her view, confusing Yuuma greatly.

"What the…?!" she said before being kicked on the butt and crashed against the ground violently.

She grunted and was about to get up, but a foot then suddenly smashed her head on the concrete and kept her from standing up, with my voice saying from above her, "Now, now Yuuma. I know I rejected you and I know that I'm an a**hole sometimes, but I hardly believe that warrants my death, don't you think?"

Yuuma gritted her teeth and tried to get up, but was amazed and frightened to see that she couldn't move an inch.

"You're far too beautiful to behave like a crazy b*tch with rejection issues," I then said with an amused tone.

Yuuma just gritted her teeth harsher but asked with a little bit of fear slipping into her voice, "J-Just…w-what the hell…a-are you?!"

I just chuckled darkly and Yuuma could feel that I was taking on a kneeling position, replacing my foot with my hand which applied equal force into it as I answered, "I'm someone you shouldn't have ticked off. In fact, I never cared for whatever Kokabiel wanted to do here, but if its about my race, or someone that I care about, that it's personal. And you about to be in that personal zone as well…"

Yuuma widened her eyes as she never expected me to know so much about them.

"If this has got something to do with Azazel by any chance, I can tell you right now that it's not going to work," I continued, shocking Yuuma even more. "Now then, what to do with you?"

"Kill her…" came the voice of my 'brother', Dark Dayo, who made that suggestion with ease, not caring for anyone's life other than mine.

'As much as I want to, I don't see the point of killing her…she's nothing more than a puppet….probably trying to impress her superiors, including Azazel…' I told him while looking at the trembling girl, who was still struggling with my iron grip.

"Then use that technique to put her into an illusion," Dark Dayo suggested.

I raised my eyebrow on that. I haven't used…THAT technique for some time now, but it did seem like a good opportunity to see how long this will last, so grabbing the girl harshly by the hair, I brought her up and stood up while placing her in a kneeling position and said, "You're going to be my test subject. I'm sorry, but this is going to hurt, but you'll survive, I promise you that."

Yuuma just looked at me in complete fear. Right now, she would rather die than to be a test subject for whatever I had in mind, but as hard as she tried to get out of my grip, she just couldn't. I was too strong for her.

"P-Please…." she just pleaded weakly and she could see the genuine remorse in my eyes as we looked at each other for a few minutes, but for her, it seemed like an eternity.

But then suddenly, she saw something in my right eye as I opened up my patch as they both turned into something she had thought that was extinct; eyes that she read had brought so much fear to all those who faced them; eyes that caused every single mythology in existence to shiver in fright; eyes that could only belong to a….

I closed my patch holding my right eye as the girl had lost consciousness, shaking my head a little to get rid of the pain of using that eye after such a long time. After I finally relaxed myself, I carried the girl bridal-style and headed towards Fianna Forest as I found a nice spot and placed the girl below a tree, letting her body rest against its trunk. I then channeled some of my energy in her and her crow wings retracted back and while caressing her cheek, I whispered, "I'm really sorry about this, but as compensation, I'm going to make sure you survive whatever's ahead, even if you have to swear yourself to me. I'm sure that Azazel will understand…"

And with that, I stood up and looked at the sleeping girl one more time before disappearing from sight, as if I was nothing but a ghost in the park. That said park was then left in complete silence, already being late and no-passers by on sight, only the unconscious black-haired girl resting on the tree remained.

That is until a couple of spies came and studied the girl thoroughly…

** At the Occult Research Club; Dragonar Academy **

(3rd-Person POV)

"Umm…B-Buchou…did it work?" Yumi asked warily as she and the other occupants in the room were a little worried for the distressed gaze on their club president and master's gorgeous face.

"I-I…think…it d-didn't…" Rias replied with an almost hollow voice. She couldn't believe that Dayo that didn't summon her, unlike Issei. She knew that she was going to attack him after attacking Issei, and she knew that the attack had already taken place because of her familiar not being able to enter the park. Her plan was to let him and Issei die, and then revive them as Pawns, which what happened to Issei, who took all 8 of her pawns. She then decided to revive Dayo as her second Rook based on what happened the other day with the school bully, and based on the events between him and her sister Mio after their infiltration in Dayo's residence.

It was a cruel plan indeed, but in this case, she was getting desperate.

"R-Rias…are y-you alright?" Akeno then asked warily while placing her head on the red-headed female's shoulder. She was as surprised as her master to see that the second part of their plan had failed and just like Rias, she was scared of what they might have just done.

And Mio and Maleficent have no idea of what just happened as they were out surveilling their territory tonight.

Rias clasped her hands over her mouth and with a frightened gaze, she then said, "O-Oh Satan…I…I j-just let o-one of the most powerful h-heirs in the world…die….What would Mio say to me now?"

She then started to hyperventilate while whispering 'I'm sorry' over and over again.

Akeno immediately tended to her master by rubbing the Gremory's back in a soothing manner. Yumi was just looking at the ground with a sorrowful look and Koneko seem as emotionless as ever, although, if one were to look at her eyes in that moment, the regret was clear as day.

It was after some seconds that Sona Sitri, the President of the Student Council, spoke to try and calm down her distressed red-headed friend.

"Rias, there's no point in losing it right now," she told her friend. "There's no way you could've known that he wouldn't summon you. At least you got Issei."

Rias snapped back at the black-haired heiress and shouted with distress, "I-It doesn't matter, Sona! I…I le-let him die….a-all for my own selfishness…"

Even Rebecca Randall sighed tiredly as she too had a sympathetic look in her eyes. Both she and Sona could see that Dayo's death was waging on Rias heavily, and they couldn't imagine on Mio and Maleficent's reactions when they came back. They couldn't blame her as the plan was very risky for this very same reason.

"I'll inform the school of his death and they will let his family know. Let's just hope that retaliation won't come," Sona said before she nodded at Tsubaki and Rebecca as they all left the room.

The ORC members were left there in shock, not really knowing what to do after this, with Rias feeling like she had just made the worst decision of her life.

In fact, they better hope that Yuki Nonaka hears none of this, because if there was anyone who was going to kill these Devils without missing a beat, she would be it, especially since she's part of the Hero Clan.

** Next Day; At Dragonar Academy / Class 1-D **

As expected, Yuki Nonaka DID hear word about the incident, and if there's any one word that's describing her right now, it would be this…

Furious.

She was VERY cross when she heard about it, and believe it or not, Silvia Lautreamont felt colder and crosser than ever.

But they both knew that it had something to do with the Devils and/or the Fallen Angels, or worse, the Demons.

And speaking of Demons…for some reason, Yahiro had a much more cheerful look on his face….

SLAM!

…before turning it into a façade grin as he and the others saw Dayo enter the classroom with a confused look on his face.

When both Yuki and Silvia saw him, they felt so relieved that a huge weight was being lifted off of their shoulders, although Silvia didn't show it.

Dayo in particular was a little bit confused, because last night, he received a call from Amaterasu of the Shinto Faction, who was screaming her head off as she asked him if he was dead. He actually had to go to Takama-ga-hara to present himself to her to calm her down. Apparently, he received a call from Sir Integra as well, telling him that he was believed to be dead. Dayo told her of his fight with the fallen angel and went to sleep.

"What's with the looks now?" he asked all of a sudden.

It was then that a beautiful blonde-haired teacher who wasn't supposed to be here answered his question while looking at him as if her hopes had returned all of a sudden. "M-Mr Dominus! We….w-we all thought you….w-were dead…

Dayo just raised an eyebrow before Yuki further explained to him, "President Sona….she said that you had died during an attack near E-Rantel…but thank goodness you're alive…"

And at that, the other female classmates, except for Akame and Silvia, all started praying and crying as if their lost love had returned, making him sigh tiredly…again.

Then suddenly, the door burst open and soon after, a black-haired beauty that Akame knows all too well ran inside while looking around the classroom desperately. Akame had her suspicions confirmed when the black-haired beauty known as Akeno avoided looking at her on purpose. She then set her eyes on the confused Dominus and after grabbing his wrist, she said to the teacher, "Mrs. Deulofeu, I-I'm sorry for doing this as this was supposed to be his classroom, but I must take Mr. Dominus to the Student Council immediately in order to clear everything out."

And with that, she took Dayo out of the room in haste.

"B-But…I…" the blonde teacher just whispered sadly, alongside the other female students, at seeing Dayo being taken away so abruptly.

…which made Yuki glare at where the two once stood in anger.

As for Akame….

"So…she's here…" she said to herself as she was emotionless on the outside, but on the inside, she was relieved that her younger sister is one piece.

** Outside **

(Dayo's POV)

"Hey, hey! Where are you taking me?!" I asked while being dragged around the school by the frantic half-fallen angel, half-devil girl. I knew who she was. She's Akeno Himejima, Akame's younger sister, and the Occult Research Club's Vice President, and I have a pretty good idea on what's going to happen, but I decided to play along.

Akeno turned to look at me and with a seductive smile that she sent my way and replied, "Don't worry handsome. We're almost there!"

** At the Main Building **

Akeno then slowed down and while still holding my wrist, she led me towards a door that had a plaque on it with the words 'Student Council Committee' written in it. We walked inside and finally, Akeno released me before she went to stand beside the crimson-haired girl that I knew her as the Gremory heiress, who for some reason, seemed elated and relieved to see me.

The same can be said for Mio, who was standing next to her, and to my surprise, there was a third Gremory member next to them as well. Even more surprisingly, Maria was here as well.

I just crossed my arms in front of my chest and started to look at the other people present in the room, and I knew all of them. Beside Rias, Mio, and the third Gremory girl, Maleficent Gremory, stood Akeno, one of the school's 'princesses', Yumi Kiba, who looked at me with a gentle smile, and the school's 'mascot', and looked like she belonged to Middle School, not High School, Koneko Toujou.

However, they were not the only ones here. The entire Student Council was in this room as well, with Sona Shitori as the Student Council President, who was on the desk at the far side of my position, although I knew that her last name was fake. Next to her was Tsubaki, the Student Council Vice-President. They both looked at me with a surprised look, along with 7 more people with the same expression.

First is a girl with white hair with black fringes, blue-green eyes and an hour-glass figure. She is second-year Momo Hanakai.

Beside her is a slim girl with long brown hair that ends in two short braids and matching eyes, and wears a blue headband. She is second-year Reya Kusaka.

Next to Reya is a girl with shoulder-length, reddish-brown hair with swept bangs and an antenna sticking out from the top and brown eyes. She is second-year Tomoe Meguri.

Standing beside Tomoe is a tall girl with blue, shoulder-length hair and matching eyes with the appearance of a tomboy and a bishounen face, and was looking at me with a small blush on her cheeks. She is second-year Tsubasa Yura.

Right after Tsubasa is a young man with short blonde hair and grey eyes. I can tell that he has a draconic Sacred Gear inside him, and has the aura of an arrogant fool. He is second-year Genshirou Saji, the lone male member of the Student Council as the Secretary.

His arm is being tightly hugged by the last member of the Student Council, first-year Ruruko Nimura, a short, petite girl with brown hair in twin ponytails with a pair of green clips and green eyes.

But to my ultimate surprise, their adviser is none other than the former Student Council President, Rebecca Randall, who's also here in this room.

Now, how do I know so much about them, you ask? Simple. Sir Integra Hellsing. The Hellsing Organization is considered to be the 'Devils' of the human world. To them, information was the key to everything, from gathering allies, to fending off enemies; it all comes down to who knows more.

But that was passed down from my family, the Infinity Clan, who are considered to be the 'Grim Reapers' of the universe.

However, in this case, Grayfia Lucifuge was able to give me the important information as she was Sirzechs' former lover and still 'works' there at the house of Gremory.

After glancing over the whole room, Rias was about to speak, but I quickly cut her off when I raised my left palm and annoyingly began with, "Alright now, care to explain, oh dear Student Council, why would you claim that I died? Both Sir Hellsing and Lady Amaterasu of the Shinto Faction were so ticked off that they were considering to unleash Hell down to the Underworld…"

Rias, Mio, and Sona flinched at that, but I continued on, "And now, the whole bloody Academy is looking at me even more than regular, and if regular angers me, then imagine now how furious I am."

The room went quiet for a while, and I could see that Rias, Sona and even Mio were struggling to come up with an explanation, but Rebecca bravely stepped up and beat them to it.

"I'm very sorry for all the trouble," she said in a professional manner. "We believed that you died during an attack near E-Rantel from a mysterious group that kept on attacking villages and killing many innocent lives, and we thought that you were one of them."

Well, at least she was able to come up with some important information, and it's actually true. There is indeed a mysterious group that is attacking many villages here and there for reasons unknown.

"I see," I said as just leaned against a chair by my side before saying, "Although I'm surprised that you left some information about a Fallen Angel attacking me last night."

The occupants of the room widened their eyes after hearing that. While they knew that the Hellsing Organization was an ally of the Agares clan and one of the 3 Dark Lords, they didn't expect me to know about such things.

I groaned annoyingly before saying, "Listen y'all. Let's stop this whole façade thing and get straight to the point. I know who you all are. Sona Sitri is the heiress of the Sitri clan, and a pillar of the Devils' society…" I pointed to her, who was shocked.

Looking at the crimson-haired women, I then continued, "You are Rias Gremory, heiress of the Gremory clan, alongside Maleficent Gremory….and finally, Mio Naruse Gremory, who was taken in after the Demon Lord Wilbert died, and all of you supposed to have peerages with you, right?"

The whole room was frozen silent as they were astonished at how much I knew about them. It wasn't funny. It was scary. Very, very scary. It was Mio who then asked, "H-How do you know so m-much?"

She cursed herself for stuttering, but I knew so much about them, and yet they knew so little of me.

I just sighed tiredly and massaged my forehead before replying, "Information is power, darling, and you'll do well to remember that…"

I then walked a little closer and added with a glare, "And do you believe that this whole 'sister' thing was nothing than an infiltration mission to know about me, now do you?"

Mio couldn't look at me when asked, and Maria could only look down to the floor, feeling very guilty. Not to mention that this was part of Rias' goal as well. And speaking of Rias, she stepped up and said, "T-Then Mr. Dominus, l-let me get to the point since I ca-can see you're not i-in your best mood…"

She ignored the about bloody time comment and continued before her will deterred completely, "I'm sorry that I had to make my sister Mio go through all of this with you, but to make it up, I would like to offer you a spot in my peerage, and I know that there a-are many misconceptions of our kind, but I can promise you that being a d-"

"Nah, thanks beautiful," I shrugged, cutting her off without an ounce of doubt. "I appreciate the thought, I really do, but I'm not interested."

Rias was shocked for a few seconds before asking, "W-Why not?"

I just breathed in heavily and after leaning on the chair next to me, I explained, "Let's see here. You lads knew me since the very first moment I placed my feet into this country. The white-haired girl over there, Koneko…"

That said girl strangely blushed at that as I continued.

"….has been following me around the past week. Then you decided to send Mio and Maria to my place to try and infiltrate for who-knows-what. And Mio sent one of your subordinates or whatever the crap the black-haired girl was, to deliver me and the good-for-nothing pervert known as Issei Hyoudou a pamphlet just moments before the big Dragon race. Thanks to that race, Issei was attacked by 2 unknown people, who was allying with the Fallen Angels for some reason, successfully summoning you and reincarnated him to be a Devil. Then that same Fallen Angel tried to attack me last night, which confirms to me, that you Gremories wanted me to die so I would do the same thing, and without our consent at that…."

I straightened up and finished, "So why, oh why, my gorgeous Princesses, would I want to join someone who clearly has her personal goals before my own well-being? Not to mention of being a coward by sending her own sister to infiltrate my place that I knew that I was going to take care of, thanks to the Shinto Faction's request?"

No one dared to utter a word. Not even Rias, Mio, Maleficent or Sona as they were all completely stupefied at hearing me completely lay out Rias' plan in a matter of seconds. They all now could see that I knew it all from the beginning. I just didn't care and allowed them to do it. This told them that I was capable of having a verbal fight against any of the Lords of Hell, maybe even Lucifer himself (or herself in this case), and win.

"Well, what do you have to say for yourselves?" I asked, beginning to get impatient.

It was Rias and Mio who both broke out of their stupor and surprised them all as they both closed in on me slowly, shedding tears. These were genuine tears as they were crying before standing in front of me and both of then bowed, earning gasps of surprise from the rest of the occupants in the room.

"I-I'm so…I'm s-so sorry, Mr. Dominus…I a-acted so s-selfishly that I c-completely forgot a-about you w-well-being…" Rias cried.

"And we're sorry for making you go through all this!" Maria cried as well. "Along with the Master-Servant pact, everything!"

"P-Please…f-forgive us…." Mio finished with complete honesty, as all 3 of them clearly filled with regret.

And then…

"If it's their fault, then it's my fault as well!" Maleficent said, shocking everyone in the room, including me. "Even though I have no part in this, I'll take the blame as well. If there's anything you want from us, even if we have to kill ourselves for what my sisters did, name it and we'll do it."

That shocked everyone! Even I couldn't help but look at Maleficent in shock. Despite being a pervert herself, she really cared for her sisters. Looks like she went for the "All-For-One, and One-For-All" part, isn't she?

That alone took away all of my anger in an instant, not only to see that Rias and Mio, and possibly Maria, all felt guilty about the whole ordeal, but I could see that Rias seemed desperate about something and I knew that everyone, and I mean everyone, myself included, all made reckless and stupid decisions when under desperation. So sighing, I first went to Mio and Maria and said….

"You know, about the Master-Servant pact, that alone makes me want to kick you out of the house right now and leaving you two off to fend for yourselves…"

Mio and Maria gasped in horror.

"…but I won't. Lady Amaterasu explained the whole situation to me beforehand. So despite that little stunt, I'll still take care of you, and to your family to an extent, but you're going to have find someway to get onto my good side again…"

Mio and Maria sighed in relief as I proceed to head out of the room.

"With that said, I need to get back to class…" I said before Rias whispered with such desperation that for a second there, it almost made me reconsider. Almost.

"P-Please…I….we n-need you…"

I just turned to her and replied back harshly, "But I don't need you…."

Rias flinched and was really hurt by that as I continued, "Now I have nothing against you or your kind, but you and the heiresses here in this room need to consider these 3 things: One, I've already know what a Devil looks and feels like, so it doesn't matter. Two, it ticks me off that both you AND Mio all tried to play me like a fool when you could've just come to me and say it out right, without any freaking shenanigans, making you feel like a coward…"

Rias and Mio widened their eyes at that. They were both surprised to find out that it could've THAT simple.

"And most importantly, three, I'm NOBODY's servant. I would rather die than being somebody's lapdog. Issei Hyoudou, yes. But me? No way. That's equal to being caged, and I f*cking HATE cages."

Nobody could speak at that as they were all so stunned at my tranquil, yet threatening attitude, which made Rebecca blush a little bit and felt a bit hot and bothered.

Unfortunately, the single male member of the Student Council responded angrily, "Oi! Who the f*ck do you think you are?! They're offering you a new great life and you act like an a**hole and make her cry?!" He then released his arm from Ruruko and screamed while pouncing on me, "I'll show you, you d*ck!"

"Saji, stop!" Sona screamed, trying to stop her reckless pawn from hurting me, but she was already too late.

Genshirou grinned victoriously when he saw me frozen there without moving an inch, but quickly lost that grin and replaced it with a shocked look when he found himself with his head pressed painfully against the floor as both of his arms were behind his back and were being held in the strongest grip he has ever been placed into.

"Easy there, buddy. I said that I had nothing against you lads, but I never said that I wouldn't kick your butts if I had to," I calmly spoke while keeping my fierce grip on the grunting boy.

The others in the room were surprised, shocked actually, to see that Genshirou Saji, someone who was not weak at all, unlike Issei, was so easily handled by a human, and I wasn't even struggling. I moved faster than Yumi, who was the fastest of the devils in this room.

Sona regained her composure first though and said, "I a-apologize, Mr. Dominus…S-Saji… tends t-to allow his a-arrogance to get the better o-of him…p-please….re-release him."

I looked at Sona for a few moments and then looked back at the boy in my grip before saying, "Don't sweat it now, but it's time to say goodnight." I then karate-chopped Genshirou on the back of his neck and his body suddenly fell limp, sinking into unconsciousness.

Rebecca soon carried the boy and placed him on a chair, and as I headed towards the door, I gave Rias a quick warning. "You saw that, right? Well, imagine what Issei is going to go through with me around, so he better behave and keep his libido under control, or else you'll have to find a new pawn. And quickly."

Then I looked at Akeno and said, "And by the way, Akeno….Your older sister, Akame, says 'Hi', and she'll be seeing you soon."

Akeno flinched at hearing Akame's name, and the same was going to be for Koneko as well as I turned to her and said, "And Leone is expecting to see you soon as well, Koneko."

Koneko narrowed her eyes at the mention of Leone's name as her mood went sour for the rest of the day. The same can be said for Akeno.

With that, I left the room, leaving a completely stunned group of devils and the one human behind, standing in shock at what just happened, with the loud snoring of Genshirou as the only sound in the background….

…if it wasn't for the loud growl of one Yuki Nonaka, who has seen and heard everything from one of the open windows that she quickly spied on.

She was now more than convinced that the Devils were not to be trusted.

(5 hours later)

** At Nazarick; Main Office **

Well, those Devils were interesting, to say the least, but some of their shady tactics really ticked me off at times, but at least I got some information about the mysterious group that's destroying villages around E-Rantel and Lautreamont Knight Country. Maybe that this group can help me vent off some steam.

But first, I was with Sebas as he was showing a mirror, but it was not just any mirror. This is a magic item that shows me to see other locations. This is known as the Mirror of Remote Viewing. This is definitely going to be useful in securing the area around Nazarick.

It took me a while to get the hang of the mirror, but I was able to get the basics.

"Thank you Sebas for the lesson," I told him. "Sorry for making you do this with me."

"Staying beside my master and following his orders," Sebas answered. "That is the butler which Lord Touch Me sent me out for and my sole reason for existence."

"I see…" I replied, still cringing at that name. "Now let's see what other places Arc Strada has in store for us. Maybe I can see other people and future Dragonars and Breeders."

As I did, I practiced more and more with the mirror, and then suddenly, a village came in view, and at first, I thought it was…

"A festival?"

"No it is not," Sebas corrected.

In fact, it was an attack in progress. The men in armor riding horses were attacking and killing civilians at every chance they got. To those who resisted, they got killed. I frowned even deeper as I saw a man willingly risking his own life to protect his daughters get killed right in front of them.

That reminds me….Mio went through something like that….didn't she?

Then I thought of something else…

"Something's not right…these are not bandits. These are knights that are needlessly slaughtering innocent lives for no apparent reason…and yet, I'm watching this so calmly… How can this be? In fact, no matter where I am, or where I go, there always seems to be those who prey on the weak…"

Then, I looked at Sebas, along with a figure behind him.

'Touch Me?' I thought as a flashback came into mind….

(FLASHBACK TIME!)

(3rd-Person POV)

An undead entity was currently on the ground, on the verge of being killed. He had been jumped by a few knights who were stronger than him at the time.

"Got some experience," an unknown knight said. "Two more and I'll able to change classes!"

"Hurry up and finish him off!" another Knight ordered.

As the undead entity looked at them, the Knights made fun of him.

"An undead inhuman."

"How disgusting."

All of a sudden, the Knights were quickly taken out by 2 people. One was a man who wore a shining platinum white armor, with a helm in the design of his chosen race, and a chest piece that has a huge sapphire embedded in the middle over the sternum/heart; the armor itself is described as radiating with a pure and divine light. He is also adorned with a crimson-red cape with gold accents attached around his left shoulder; as well as a draped coat tail from the hips of his armor at ankle length. Additionally, he is armed with both a sword and shield, which can appear as needed by the correct summoning hand gestures.

The other was someone the entity knew all too well, thanks to him wearing a completely golden armor with a deadly sword on his right hand and wearing sunglasses.

"Is that all of them, Sir Dayo?" the platinum knight asked.

"Yes," Dayo answered as he sheathed his sword before looking at the undead entity known as Momonga. "Are you alright?"

"Why did you two save me, someone that you don't even know?" Momonga asked.

"Saving someone who is in trouble is common sense!" the knight, Touch Me, answered before posing dramatically.

Dayo sweatdropped and followed, "Yeah…..what he said."

(FLASHBACK ENDS!)

(Dayo's POV)

After a bit of nostalgia, and after reminding of what happened to Tohru, along with…THAT incident 10 years ago, I rose up from my chair.

"Milord?" Sebas asked.

"Sebas, find Yuu as soon as possible. I want to…test my godfather's strength and see if our contract works," I ordered him.

"You mean?" Sebas asked, widening his only left eye.

"Yes. My godfather…Sparda. I'm going to that village and save those people. Raise the security level of Nazarick to maximum."

"Yes," Sebas replied, bowing down.

"And bring Albedo as well, fully armed," I followed as I looked back at the mirror to see 2 girls on the run from the Knights. "Next, prepare the reserve forces from the Infinity Empire. Send in a few soldiers who are skilled at stealth or have the invisibility skill."

"Understood," Sebas answered as the Knight caught up to one of the girls and sliced her in the back.

'Touch Me…ugh….you debt will be paid soon enough. I will strive to honor your example,' I thought as I grabbed my special cloak and put it on while grabbing the Staff of Ainz Ooal Gown.

"Gate," I simply said as a portal opened to the village that I was about to enter.

** At the Great Woods **

One of the knights was about to finish off the girl who's protecting her younger sister.

"Nemu!" she cried.

'Run away, Enri! Run!' her father cried before he got killed. Her mother was already dead. 'Hurry up and go!'

'I have to buy enough time for Nemu to escape!' she thought as she was beginning to lose blood.

"What?!" one of the knights gasped in surprise as they saw a portal in front of the girl known as Enri. "What the hell?!"

Both Enri and her little sister Nemu all gasped when they and the knights saw me exit from the portal. I also had sunglasses on.

I looked at the two knights that were about to attack the 2 girls, and I coldly chanted, "Grasp Heart."

I looked at one of the Knights and balled my hand into a fist as if I was crushing something. I pictured the heart of the Knight and by crushing it….

THUD!

…the Knight fell down to the ground. Dead.

So this is one of Eucliwood's authority skills, and a 9th Tier spell at that. That means that our contract is working perfectly.

"W-what did you do?!" the other Knight asked, who was now frightened as he stepped back in fear, knowing that he had no chance against me as I just killed his comrade without even trying.

"You can chase women and children, but you can't go against someone different than you?" I asked coldly. "I went through all this trouble of coming here. It doesn't matter. You've made your deathbed, and now you must lie in it."

The knight turned and ran for his life, but I wasn't going to let him get away. I then pulled out one of Sparda's most famous swords, Yamato, a katana that's said to be far sharper than ordinary blades, and is imbued with tremendous demonic power that should be able to cut through anything, even the very fabric of space itself.

I flicked Yamato out of its sheath with my thumb and (supposedly) put it back in immediately afterwards. As soon as it clicked, the knight's body turned into a pile of body parts and organs. He was killed instantly.

"Pathetic. You should consider yourself lucky that I used my blade. Not many die by such a privilege. However, that was simply practice, so don't think you were in any special," I said, while on the inside, I smiled with pride. 'Holy crap, that was awesome! But I didn't feel any remorse or guilt after killing theses guys. But then again, I'm a Dragon and part Demon, and these are humans. It was so obvious of who the winner is going to be…

'And even so, these two were part of that mysterious group that Rebecca described earlier that killed many innocent people. This is no different from the time when Moses killed that Egyptian who was about to kill a slave. Great, now I feel like a JoJo character with all the references I'm making…'

I turned to the girls, who were somewhat still afraid. The little girl was unharmed, but it cannot be said for the young woman.

"Create Middle-Tier Undead. Death Knight."

The body of the first Knight I've killed suddenly glowed purple before standing itself up and mutated into an undead knight.

'Ugh. It takes over a dead body?! Who knew that Eucliwood could hold this much power from her father…' "Death Knight! Kill the knights that are attacking this village," I ordered. The Death Knight roared in approval and ran off.

'What's the point of a defensive monster leaving the one he's supposed to protect behind?' I asked myself in annoyance. 'But then again, I did make the orders…'

It was then that Yuu and Albedo came out of the portal, fully donned in battle armor.

"The preparations took some time. I apologize," Albedo said while Yuu simply nodded.

"No need to worry, Albedo. Your timing with Yuu's couldn't be more perfect," I responded.

"Thank you very much," Albedo nodded before looking at the two girls. "Now, what should we do with these lower life forms?"

"Nothing," I quickly responded. "The ones donned in armor are the real enemies here."

Yuu nodded as she wrote in her notepad, [She's injured.]

"Indeed," I confirmed as I pulled out a red potion and offered it to the young woman. "Here, drink this."

"Blood?!" Enri asked in shock. She was hesitant, and I don't blame her. "I-I'll drink it, but my little sister…"

"Big sis! No!" Nemu yelled, cutting her off.

They seem to be cautious of me. Understandable, given what I just did.

"You lower life forms!" Albedo yelled while raising her ax in anger.

"HOLD IT! Lower your weapon, NOW!" I quickly ordered Albedo.

And she quickly did just that.

"Understood," Albedo responded as she flinched from the stern tone of my voice as I gave the young woman the potion.

"Look, I understand you're afraid, but please know this. We are here for you. I swear that I will not hurt you or anyone else. Now, this is healing medicine," I told her. "Drink it quickly."

I needed to gain their trust, and sure enough, the young woman drank the potion, and like magic, her wound has been completely healed.

"No way," Enri gasped in surprise.

"The pain is gone, isn't it?" I asked and she quickly nodded. "Now, I assume you know what magic is, right?"

"Y-Yes," Enri responded. "A pharmacist, who is a friend of mine, sometimes comes to the village and uses magic."

"Then that makes the explanation a whole lot easier. I know magic well, along with this necromancer here," I explained while pointing to Yuu before raising my hand and casted out, "Anti-Life Cocoon. Wall of Protection from Arrows."

A green magic barrier surrounds the 2 girls after casting out the 2 spells.

"I've casted protection magic on you two. You're both safe as long as you stay there," I told them. "Also, I'll give these to you, just in case."

I've pulled out a couple of small blowing horns and threw them inside the barrier.

"If you blow them, an army of goblins you can command will appear before you. Use the item to protect yourselves," I told them Yuu, Albedo and I began to leave.

"W-Wait!" called Enri's voice as I turned back to them. "T-Thank you so much for saving us! May I have the name of the man who saved us?!"

The little girl, Nemu, responded, "Yes. Thank you!"

My name…Yes, they should know.

"I am Dominus. Dale Dominus!" I answered. "Remember it well!"


END OF FIRST HALF: Enri blushing a bit after Dayo and his comrades walk away.

START OF SECOND HALF: Yurifina getting an update about the counterattack at Carne Village.


** At the Village **

The Knights were all caught by surprise as one of them got taken down by the Death Knight I've created, and it was going after more.

One of them tried attacking it from behind…

CRACK!

"What?!"

It didn't work as the sword broke on contact, making the monster look at the knight who attacked it, and pushed him back with the strong shield.

As the Death Knight killed more and more knights, one of them asked in particular, "It doesn't raise its sword towards anyone who doesn't run away?"

"It's enjoying itself?!" another one asked.

"God. Please save us."

"God."

"B-Bastards!" one Knight screamed in particular while having blood all over. "Take down that monster! I am not a person who should die in a place like this! Buy some time! Be my shield!"

"Chief Belius…"

Then, another dead knight lies dead in front of Belius as the Death Knight now looks at him, and as it began coming towards him, Belius was getting desperate.

"Money! I'll give you money!" he pleaded. "200 gold pieces! No, 500 gold pieces!"

A dead knight near Belius took hold of his right leg.

"1-1000 gold pieces!" he said before he that the dead knight was now another Death Knight.

Belius screamed for one last time before the Death Knight stomped on him…

SPLISH!

…hard!

After that, the Death Knight looked at the other Knights, as they were scared for their lives.

"God!"

"Calm down!" one Knight ordered as the others looked at him. "Let's make a retreat! Once I give the signal, call the horses and the horseback archers! The others will buy us time! Begin!"

The Death Knight didn't miss a beat as it kept attacking and killing the other Knights that stood in its way. The Knight who ordered not too long ago decided to go for broke, and guess what?

SLICE!

He paid for it dearly as his head was sliced off clean!

"Death Knight! That's enough!" I ordered as Yuu, Albedo and I walked in.

Or rather, floated in as we were flying above them as I was now in a tuxedo outfit with a Phanto mask on.

As we landed, everyone looked at us, I looked at the remaining knights and said, "You have one minute to leave this village and NEVER return here EVER AGAIN. If I see you so much as exist near this place, OR in Lautreamont Knight Country, and I shall have my Death Knight slaughter you all, AND I will bring DEATH to your kingdom. Now begone!"

None of them resisted as they all turned and ran for their lives. I then turned to the villagers and walked towards them.

"I'm sorry that you had to see that, but it had to be done. Nice to meet you all. My name is Dale Dominus from the Lautreamont Knight Country," I introduced them. "I've heard word about this village being attacked and came to save you. I come in peace. I want you all to be at ease. I wish to speak to the chief of this village."

** At the Chief's House **

As Albedo was waiting outside, Yuu and I were with the chief and his wife as I said to them, "I've come all the way from Lautreamont Knight Country to help you. How they didn't know this village is anyone's guess. Of course, it's not for free, especially from an instructor like me. But not to worry. I'm not asking much, but I simply seek information and in exchange, I swear to have your village under my protection."

And so, I've learned much valuable information regarding about Arc Strada. I've learned that in addition to the Lautreamont Knight Country, which was the Heart of the Continent, there were other places around it, such as the Chevron Kingdom as the 'Body', the Zepharos Empire as the 'Gate Jaw', the Espada Holy Agency as the 'Wing', the Labrock Commercial Union as the 'Tail', but it's what happening at the 'Head' that gets me interested. The 'Head' is composed of many Kingdoms, such as the Re-Estize Kingdom, the Roble Holy Kingdom, and the Baharuth Empire, just to name a few. In fact, this village, Carne Village, is a part of the Re-Estize Kingdom, while Nazarick is a 'part' of the Lautreamont Knight Country.

Now, the Baharuth Empire, the Re-Estize Kingdom, the Zepharos Empire and the Lautreamont Knight Country are all on bad terms with each other and often battle on the plains that border these two countries near the capital city of E-Rantel, although the latter two are on ceasefire.

Its thanks to Sir Integra and her constant teachings that the villagers all trust me, and the more trust I receive, the better my reputation. Although, I haven't felt any aura of potential Breeders yet….

Once I've received enough information, I've paid them with the currency that's only exclusive in Arc Strada. It's thanks to Elen who've taught me about the currency in this continent that it didn't have any worth, but the gold itself had value, but it may be dangerous to use from now on.

And then there's this: The Slane Theocracy that lies at the 'Neck'. Based on the crest of their shields of the enemies that I saw earlier, the village chief assumed the Baharuth Empire attacked the village. But perhaps this was staged by the Slane Theocracy to create enmity between the Re-Estize and Baharuth Empire? And possible Lautreamont Knight Country as well?

That would be an incredible blunder. I should've captured one of the knights and obtained even more information.

"Is something wrong?" the village chief asked.

"No, it's nothing," I answered as I got out of my thoughts. "More importantly, can you tell me anything else?"

"Y-Yes. The closest city near this village is E-Rantel," the chief answered. "Goblins, orcs, and ogres appear around this area, but adventures and some students from Dragonar Academy hunt this area, so you should be safe as long as you follow along the roads."

"Really?" I asked, pretending that I didn't know this.

"There is a guild in E-Rantel where you can request their services."

"What's the population of E-Rantel?"

"I'm sorry. I don't know the exact number," the chief honestly replied.

"I see. It looks like that I need to do some research to find out more," I said to myself.

** At a Field **

I watched the funeral for the murdered villagers as I pondered.

'I could bring them back to life with the Wand of Resurrection, but that wouldn't be right. I shouldn't mess with the deaths of those people. With those knights, it was different. They were bad people, so their deaths mean nothing to me. But I just can't mess with life and death whenever I please. I'm not only a Dragon, first and foremost, but I'm also a Demon, and a Demi-God…They will need all the help they can get to recover from this attack. I should send some of my servants to aid them, but with the possibility of some of those students that may come here, I can't risk it. Perhaps a blacksmith and some merchants would be a safer bet.'

** At Carne Village **

(2 hours later)

As the sun was setting, Yuu, Albedo and I walked as the villagers were beginning to rebuild.

With this, the opening stage of saving the Dragon Race is done, and my name will soon spread. It would be good to get support from one of the other countries…

Then I had a particular question in mind for Albedo, who wasn't exactly happy to be here. I could tell, even though I can't see her face.

"Albedo, I want to know…" I asked her. "Do you hate humans?"

Albedo simply answered, "Weak creatures. Lower life forms. I think of how beautiful it would be if I crushed them like bugs."

Yuu on the other hand, simply wrote, [They're…weak, but they have potential.]

I can actually hear Dark Dayo laughing and cheering in the background as he highly approves Albedo, but….

"Albedo, I strictly forbid you from killing any of these villagers. In fact, I have half a mind to assign you to help them with the reconstruction," I said to Albedo.

"May I ask why, Lord Dominus?" Albedo asked.

"As Yuu said, humans have potential to do great things. Just look at all the kingdoms and civilizations that they have created. I know many stories involving humans achieving feats no normal being ever could. Including becoming a Breeder, and later, a Dragonar. At the very least, you must respect the potential they show. However, I will not order you to change your mind as Tohru might feel the same way, given of what happened to her. But perhaps helping here every now and then would help you see humans in a more positive light," I explained.

"If you say so, milord," Albedo acknowledged.

But then, I noticed the chief was talking to some of the worried villagers.

"What should we do, Village Chief?" asked one.

"Yes. Are there any good ideas?" asked the chief.

'Another problem…' I thought as I walked in their direction. "What's wrong, Village Chief?"

"Oh. Lord Dominus," the chief responded. "It seems some knight-like people are heading toward this village."

"I see," I said before telling them, "I understand. Please have the surviving villagers gather around your house. The Village Chief will come with us to the square."

"Y-Yes!" the chief smiled, along with the others.

"Of course, I gave you my word to protect this village, and I intend to keep it, even though I live a little further away," I told them.

(A few minutes later)

I stood with Albedo, Yuu and the Chief as a group of knights arrived at the village. They seemed to wear different armor from the previous ones, so that put me at ease for a bit. The commander came to me and spoke.

"I am the Chief Royal Warrior of the Re-Estize Kingdom, Gazef Stronoff," he introduced. "I have received orders from the King to hunt down the knights of the empire that have been wreaking havoc in this area by visiting all the villages."

"Royal Head Warrior…" the chief said as Gazef looked at him.

"You must be the chief of this village. Who is the one standing beside you?"

"This gentleman is-"

"Do not worry," I quickly cut the chief off as I spoke to Gazef. "Nice to meet you, Royal Head Warrior. My name is Dale Dominus, an instructor from Dragonar Academy, as well as a magic swordsman that came to help this town while it was being attacked."

Gazef got off his horse and walked towards me.

"Thank you for saving this village," he replied. "Mere words cannot fully express my gratitude."

"There is no need to thank me," I told Gazef. "I simply wished to help these people."

But before Gazef could say anything further…

"Head Warrior!" one of the soldiers panted as he quickly approached him. "Unknown figures have been spotted around this area. It seems they've surrounded this village and are approaching as I speak!"

(FLASHBACK TIME! – 3 days ago)

** Somewhere at a Church **

(3rd-Person POV)

"Nigun Grid Lewin of the Sunlit Scripture," a voice spoke that belonged to the Head Priest.

"Yes," the man named Nigun Grid Lewin answered.

"Eliminate the strongest warrior of the Re-Estize Kingdom, Gazef Stronoff," the priest ordered.

Nigun, a man who had blonde hair and black eyes, and wore some sort of black and white robe looked at the priest who took out some sort of crystal.

"This is a treasured item that contains a miracle of the Gods. Use it if you must."

(2 hours later)

Nigun was outside with his troops as he spoke, "Attention, all units. Our prey has entered the cage. Devote your faith to God."

He then gave a dark smirk of what's to come.

(FLASHBACK ENDS!)

** At the Chief's House **

(Dayo's POV)

It didn't take long before these unknown units arrived, and they were apart from each other as if they were in formation. Not only that, but they have strange floating devices that almost looked like Angels, but nowhere near as the real thing, standing beside them.

"You're right. There are people," a soldier confirmed as we all saw them. "They've surrounded the village in equally spaced intervals."

"Who are they exactly?" I asked.

"Only the Slane Theocracy could send out this many magic casters at once," Gazef answered with a serious look on his face. "And they're part of the special ops unit directly under the Head Priest. It must be one of the six scriptures."

"So they, the ones who attacked earlier…"

"They were dressed as soldiers from the Empire, but it looks like they were actually from the Slane Theocracy," Gazef logically explained.

"Just as I thought," I concluded as well as this explains the whole mystery. "Does this village hold that much value? I'm surprised that they haven't tried Lautreamont Knight Country yet."

"Same here, Sir Dominus, but if you have no idea why they are attacking…" Gazef told me as he had a strange feeling in his gut of who the leader is. "Then there's only one reason why they're attacking this place."

"From what I'm seeing, it looks like you are quite the despised bastard, Head Warrior," I concluded.

"This is quite a problem," Gazed smiled to himself as he looked outside. "To think that even the Slane Theocracy is after me…"

I felt bad for him. I can tell that Gazef was a pure-hearted man who puts others before himself. A man with such a heart of gold shouldn't have a target on his back, unlike a certain brunette pervert….

I then looked outside and saw the monster that looked like an angel, but it wasn't.

'But that's an Archangel Flame, right?' I asked in thought. 'Why is a D-rank monster that is a part of Heaven strangely enough doing here?'

"Sir Dominus," Gazef called me as I looked at him. "I know you've come a long way from the Lautreamont Knight Country, but if you don't mind, I'd like to hire you if possible. I'd be sure to reward you as you wish."

"I'm afraid I must decline," I sighed calmly.

Gazef closed his eyes and responded. "I see. Then, please take care, Sir Dominus. Thank you again for saving this village."

He then shook my head and continued, "I am really, truly grateful. Now I know that this is a selfish request, but please protect them once more. I have nothing to give you at this moment, but I beg of you."

He gets down on one knee, but I quickly stopped him.

"There is no need for you to go that far," I told Gazef, cutting him off. "I understand. I will be sure to protect the villagers. I will put my name, Dale Dominus, on the line."

"Then, I will have nothing to worry about," Gazef smiled. "I will just focus on the enemy before me!"

"Then please take this," I said to him as I pulled an item from my jacket of what looked like a souvenir sculpture.

"A gift from one such as you?" Gazef asked. "I will accept it gratefully."

He takes the item and bids me good-bye.

"I wish you luck in battle," I told him, and with that, Gazef left the house, got on his horse, along with his troops, and they all rode off to face the Slane Theocracy.

"Humans can be pure as they can be cruel, just like what Tohru said to me earlier," I said to Yuu and Albedo. "When I see people like Gazef, I can't help but fight back the urge to smile."

"Is that why you went as far as promising him with your great name?" Albedo asked.

"Perhaps," I answered as the Chief and his wife came towards us.

"Lord Dominus," the Chief called. "Why is the head warrior leaving?"

"Their aim IS the head warrior," I answered calmly.

"Th-then, should we stay here like this?!"

"That is not the case. We should escape once the head warrior breaks the ring of soldiers. He will cause a ruckus as he escapes, to make an opening for us."

The Chief and his wife smiled at that idea.

** Outside the Village **

(3rd-Person POV)

Gazef lead his men as they charged towards the magic casters and their angels.

"We will attack the enemy head-on!" Gazef ordered. "Break through the soldiers and lead the enemy away from the village! After that, continue to retreat! Don't miss the timing!"

[Understood!] the other soldiers replied firmly.

"Go! Cut open their bowels!" Gazef yelled.

His men responded with a fierce battle cry as he fired an arrow which was blocked by a magic barrier. Seeing no reason to waste his arrows, Gazef backflipped off his horse and reached for his sword, going for a slash on one of the angels. However, he couldn't exactly cut through its body, so instead, he slammed it into the floor. As it got up, Gazef decided to get serious.

"I see," he said as the angel summoned a light sword. "Martial Art: Focus Battle Aura!"

Gazef's sword strengthens and was able to cut through the angel clean, destroying it in particles.

Sadly, he wasn't out of the woods yet as he was surrounded by more angels.

"Anything goes with magic," he said as his troops went further ahead. "Bastards. But this is all according to plan. Sir Dominus, I'm depending on you."

He was broken out of his thoughts as his troops had determined looks on their faces.

"Stay by Head Warrior's side until the end!"

"We're the ones who will protect the country and its people!"

Gazef couldn't believe what was happening.

"I told you guys to retreat once you grab the enemy's attention!" he said. "You're all idiots…"

Then he smiled and finished, "And men I'm truly proud of."

The magic casters noticed this and ordered the angels to attack Gazef's men, and they did without missing a beat, but Gazef's troops began to fight back.

Gazef already sees a realization…

"We're at a complete military disadvantage," he frowned and then he sees Nigun at the very far end of the field as he was using magic as well, and his eyes glowed blue. "Then, the one we have to target is the commander!"

As Gazef blazes past the gauntlet, he didn't care that the angels were blocking his way.

"You're in my way!" he roared as he attacked them all with…

"Martial Art, Six Fold Slash of Light!"

The soldiers smiled at Gazef's arrival as he was far from finished. Then suddenly, more angels began to approach him.

"Martial Art, Instant Counter!" Gazef roared as he strikes one down.

"Flow Acceleration!"

…and took down 3 more after spinning around like a top. The soldiers' confidence began to climb.

"We can do it!" one said.

"We can win!" another one replied.

If only they knew how badly they jinxed themselves….

"Impressive," Nigun calmly spoke. "To have mastered that many attack skills, but it's not enough. Summon the next set of angels. Focus your magic attacks on Stronoff."

The magic casters responded by summoning more angels. The soldiers couldn't believe it, but Gazef was not fazed by this, but he voiced what all his men were probably thinking right now.

"This is bad."

** At the Chief's House **

The surviving villagers lay low inside, along with Nemu and Enri as the former was holding the latter tightly.

"Big sis!" Nemu cried.

"It's all right, Nemu," Enri assured her.

** At the Field **

(10 minutes later)

The battlefield was now full of blood and dead bodies, and sadly, those bodies didn't belong to the Slane Theocracy. All of Gazef's men were dead. They simply couldn't deal with the angels.

Gazef himself was on the ground, bleeding in several places. But despite his injuries, his grip on his sword, like his fighting spirit, refused to be diminished.

At the sky were at least 30 angels looking down on him before they began to attack him, but Gazef refused to give up. As he attacked the angels one by one, he took some serious damage, but he struggled on. However, one managed to get a nice swipe from the back, forcing him to collapse to the ground after spewing blood out of his mouth.

"Finish him off," Nigun ordered. "However, don't attack with just one. Ensure his death with multiple angels."

As the angels were beginning to surround him, Gazef gritted his teeth hard, took his sword, and began standing up again. He may have failed himself and his country, but his pride would not. He would die with his sword in hand like a warrior! For the men who bravely fought and died by his side, he would spend his last moment swinging!

"Don't underestimate me!" he yelled as he stood up strong.

Nigun just frowned as Gazef roared, "I am the Kingdom's head warrior! I am one who loves and protects this country! There's no way I'd lose to bastards who want to dirty this kingdom!"

"You will die here precisely because you spout such nonsense," Nigun calmly replied. "Gazef Stronoff, what can you do in that state? Once we kill you, we will massacre the villagers, and then the Kingdom will be next, and if the Lautreamont Knight Country tries to stop us, we'll go after them, too. So stop this futile resistance and fall quietly. As an act of mercy, I will make sure your death is painless."

He frowned again when Gazef just smiled before laughing.

"What's so funny?" Nigun asked.

"What a fool," Gazef laughed. "There is someone stronger than I in that village."

"A bluff?" Nigun asked, not believing him. "Angels. Kill Stronoff."

Suddenly, a voice was heard behind Gazef.

"You have done well, Gazef, but it looks like it's almost time to switch."

And before he knew it…

** At the Chief's House **

…he was the Chief's house!

The villagers were looking at him in confusion. Gazef was confused as well.

"Th-This is…the storage room of the Chief's home…"

The Chief quickly came up to him and said, "Lord Dominus placed a magic barrier here."

"Where is Sir Dominus?" Gazef asked.

"Well, he suddenly disappeared and you appeared in his place," the Chief answered.

Gazef then realized that the item that Dayo gave him earlier…was no longer there. Which means one thing…

"I see, that clever bastard," he smiled before he collapses.

** At the Field **

(Dayo's POV)

Albedo, Yuu and I were now at the place were Gazef once was. Needlessly to say, Nigun and the others were confused.

"Who are you?" Nigun asked.

"Nice to meet you, people of the Slane Theocracy," I introduced them. "My name is Dale Dominus. Please call me Dale. I have a bit of a relationship with that village."

"Have you come to beg for the lives of the villagers?"

"Not at all. Actually…"

The Slane Theocracy began to feel my power a little bit.

"I've overheard your conversation with the head warrior. You really have a lot of balls. You announced that you'll massacre the villagers that I spent so much time and energy saving, and now, you decided to take it one step further by massacre the citizens of Lautreamont Knight Country? I cannot imagine anything more offensive."

"Offensive?!" Nigun gasped. "Big words, magic swordsman. So, what will you do about it?"

"Offer your life to me without resistance," I answered. "If you do so, there will be no pain. However, if you refuse, I will make you pray to whatever God you worship that you had ended up in the deepest pits of hell instead of what I will do, because you will die painfully and in despair for your foolishness."

Nigun was cross and ordered his minions, "Have the angels attack!"

Two angels flew forward and stabbed me, who offered no resistance.

Nigun smirked smugly and said, "How pathetic. This is what happens when you make stupid bluffs."

However, that smile quickly turned into shock when he realized that the angels unable to pull back their weapons!

"Didn't I tell you?" I asked calmly as the angels kept trying to get their weapons out of me. "I said for you to offer your life to me without any resistance. Don't you know it's important to listen to the warnings of others?"

The Slane Theocracy casters were stunned.

"Impossible! It must be some kind of trick!" one of them said in disbelief.

Now, since I'm part Demon, I'm able to recover from such wounds, thanks to Sparda's inheritance. However, I made a safe bet with High-Tier Physical Nullification. It's a passive skill that completely nullifies the physical attacks of low-leveled weapons and monsters.

I can see that Nigun was beginning to sweat. Now I got their full attention, especially when I slammed both angels into the ground, killing them instantly.

"To think that you would use these Angels that were once a part of Heaven. I want to know how and why you all can use such magic and summons that I know all too well," I said to them as particles of the killed angels all flew up. "But I'll put that aside for now. Now, it's my turn."

I looked at Yuu, who looked at me back with a small blush on her face and nodded and held my hand for a moment before letting go.

"This is going to be a massacre; that I promise you," I told them.

Nigun was getting crosser and ordered, "Have all the angels attack at once! Hurry!"

"This looks like the perfect time to practice our contracted magic. Albedo and Yuu, stand back."

"Yes," Albedo nodded and both of them flew back.

"Negative Burst!" I chanted as a huge burst of dark magical power, formed into a shield, expanded quickly, and as soon as it made contact with the angels, they all vanished completely!

Nigun and his team couldn't believe it.

"Wha…? Impossible…" he spoke quietly as he soon remembered what Gazef had said earlier.

'There is someone stronger than I in that village.'

The casters had their confidence dropped quickly.

"M-Monster!"

"Wha…?"

They all decided to attack me with many spells.

"Poison!"

"Holy Ray!"

"Fire Rain!"

"Shockwave!"

"Charge of Stalagmite!"

"Confusion!"

"Fire!"

"Open Wounds!"

"Word of Curse!"

"Blindness!"

As they all kept attacking me, I processed each and every spell that I knew all too well. They were spells once taught back in the Infinity Empire.

As the smoke cleared, I was still in one piece and without a scratch, and with a dark look on my face, which to them was thankfully obscured by my mask.

"Who taught you that magic?!" I asked angrily, but before anyone could react…

SLICE x2!

2 Magic casters have suddenly lost their heads, courtesy of Albedo with her sword, and Yuu with her scythe before turning it back into a pencil.

"Wh-what happened?" Nigun asked in shock.

"Albedo and Yuu. You should know that such aerial weapons and these puny spells did me no harm," I told them. "There was no need for you two to use your strength."

"Please wait, Lord Dominus," Albedo replied. "There is a bare minimum that must be met to fight with you, Supreme One. To throw such a small and insignificant pebble at you…"

"If you say that, these insects themselves fail to pass," I replied. "In fact, they wouldn't even meet the weakest Guardian's requirements in 10 lifetimes."

Nigun was beginning to sweat even more as he growled, "Principality of Observation! Attack!"

The larger angel, a C-class monster, has its weapon, a mace, at the ready, and quickly swung down to attack me…

POOF!

…only for me to stop it…with just my left hand!

"My, my. I guess I should fight back. After all, I'm still cross about what happened the other day, so this is a good time to let off steam," I said before I chanted, "Flame of Darkness."

I pointed a flame with my right finger and fired it at the larger angel. The flame immediately turned black as it made contact with the angel, and as soon as the flame died out…

…the angel was no longer there! It too, was dead. Needless to say, everyone was shocked.

"One hit?" Nigun asked in even more disbelief. "That's impossible! There's no way a high-level angel could be destroyed with one spell!"

"Captain Nigun! What should we do?" one of the casters asked, getting worried.

"We will summon the highest-level angel!" Nigun answered as he took out the crystal.

I narrowed my eyes in suspicion. "That's…" 'Based on how it glows, that's a sealing crystal that can seal any magic other than top-tier spells. To think that they would have such items that's only used in my Empire…' "Albedo, use your skill to protect me and Yuu."

"Yes!" Albedo responded as she got into a battle stance in front of us, while Nigun roared as the crystal glowed brighter, "Look, the shining form of the highest of angels! Dominion Authority!"

By the time the glowing stopped, a B-rank angel appeared. It bathes the area in holy white-blue light and brings a slight fragrance to the air. While its head and body are obscured it is covered with numerous glowing feathered wings and is decorated with royal tablets. At the front of its head, a glowing divine magic circle is emitted. This is Dominion Authority.

"This angel is your strongest trump card?" I asked.

"That's right!" Nigun answered triumphantly. "I have determined that you are worthy enough to use this item."

"I'm speechless…"

"Are you afraid? It cannot be helped."

"How stupid…" I sighed in annoyance as I facepalmed.

"What?!" Nigun asked in shock.

"For me to be on guard against such child's play…"

Nigun was sweating bullets at this point. This was the mightiest angel known to man, a gift from his officers! And to him, he thought that I shrugged it off like it was nothing!

"Child's play? What are you saying? I-It can't be. No, it's impossible! In front of existence which mankind cannot defeat….You're bluffing! Use Holy Smite!"

The mighty angel began to call down a beam.

"This is 7th-tier magic than no man can go against. Taste the power that annihilates demons, the judgment of God!"

Then, a giant beam of light struck me head-on. There were no screams of pain or begging for mercy, but I just stood there, laughing.

"So this is what it feels like to be in pain! I've almost completely forgotten about it!" I laughed while taking in the glory of the attack.

Nigun opened his mouth, not believing what he was looking at right now! Yuu was still having an emotionless face. Albedo on the other hand, was P*SSED!

"Y-Y-You lower life forms!" Albedo screamed as she repels the attack. "Lord Dominus! To the one I-I love so deeply! To cause him pain! Know your place, you piece of trash!"

I quickly stopped her, letting her know that I was OK. "It's fine, Albedo."

"B-But, Lord Dominus," Albedo tried to say.

"It's fine. Aside from the surprising weakness of these... 'angels', everything is going as planned. It's my turn now. Know despair! Black Hole!"

And with my favorite two words, the mighty angel was sucked into a black hole and vanished. There was no sound nor resistance. It simply died in 2 seconds.

"A power that surpasses demons. Who in the world are you?" Nigun asked.

"The name is Dale Dominus, who is first and foremost, a Dragon. A Dragon that you shouldn't have woken up," I answered. Nigun suddenly heard something like glass breaking.

"What was that?" he asked.

"Ah, it seems someone was watching you from afar," I responded. "Using information magic, of course. My counterattacking defense barrier activated, so they must haven't seen much."

"My country was watching me?" he asked in disbelief.

"Now, enough playing around," I responded seriously.

Nigun had ran out of cards to play, but there was one last option left…

"W-W-W-W-Wait a second!" he muttered. "Sir Dale Dominus. No, Lord! All of us… No, I alone am enough! If you spare my life, I will give you whatever r-reward you wish!"

Everyone was beyond shocked that their captain was betraying them so easily and without hesitation. I was now more disgusted than ever with this worm than I already was.

"You are mistaken," Albedo responded with a dark tone. "Lower life forms such as humans should bow their head in wait and be thankful when their lives are taken."

"Lower life forms?!" Nigun asked as his eyes widened in horror.

"If I remember correctly…" I reminded myself as I took my mask off, and then my sunglasses, revealing my dragon eyes. "You said, 'Stop this futile resistance and fall quietly. As an act of mercy, I will make sure that your death is painless.' Albedo?"

"Yes, Lord Dominus?" she asked.

"You have my permission. Slaughter these pigs like the worthless animals they are."

That was all she wanted to hear as the last thing the Sunlight Scripture heard was Albedo's maniacal laughter as she mercilessly slaughtered them, bathing the entire battlefield with blood and guts.

(2 hours later)

The battle was finally over, and as Yuu, Albedo and I walked away from the village, the villagers were overjoyed that I had saved them once again, and Gazef would recover very soon. Everything was going smoothly.

Well, that was a fantastic evening, and now, I feel SO much better. And apparently, Albedo was as well.

"Sh*t. So freaking cool, Lord Dominus," she sighed as she bit her lower lip. "I never knew that mere words could turn me on so much…!"

"What's wrong, Albedo?" I asked her.

"No, it's nothing," she answered as we all stopped. "Lord Dominus, why did you save that human? You even gave him such an important item. I could've gone in your place. There was no need to personally save a lower life form, Lord Dominus."

"Haven't you forgotten?" I asked her. "I'm in a place where I'm teaching the very same kind as they have potential for saving our race, the Dragon Race. While humans may be at the lowest part of the food chain, they will always find some way to surprise you. Also, you seem to trust many Supernatural races to an extent, and I know too about your strength and trust you, Albedo. Also, keep this in mind…

"This continent is mainly for the Dragons. The continent is shaped like a Dragon, so you should know that there are some parts of this continent maybe only restricted for humans for many reasons. Plus, this is just one part of the world, so who knows what'll happen when we travel to other places? We're strong, yes, but we must assume that there will be an enemy stronger than us, so we must take this one step at a time."

"Although, wasn't taking on an angel's blade a bad move?"

"You think so?"

"Even if Lady Necromancer and I know that you'll come out unscathed, is there any woman who can tolerate a blade harming the one they love?"

Yuu wrote in her notepad, [She has a point.]

"Oh, yes," I answered softly before looking at Yuu and Albedo. "Let's go home."

They both nodded.

** At Dragonar Academy **

(2 days later)

"Why are you following me?" asked one Mio Naruse Gremory, who was cross.

Akame, Natsu and I declined to answer such a dumb question as we spotted Maria waving at us as another school day comes to a close. Apparently, Mio and the others received word of my accomplishment of what happened at Carne Village, and I was praised by many, which is why Mio is in a foul mood.

"Mistress Mio! Good job with your hard work today," Maria greeted, bowing until Mio walked past her.

"Dale, Akame, Natsu…"

"What?" we asked together.

"She seems like she's in a really foul mood," Maria whispered to us.

"And it's not just her…" I said as Silvia just walked past everyone, pushing everyone out of her way. "And besides, a lot happened. Don't think any more of it."

Maria blinked before adopting a sly smile, "Oh? That's no good. Unlike that time, you should use protection."

"You're going to need protection if you don't get your mind out of the gutter, you idiot!" yelled one Tohru, who finally caught up with Maria as she grabbed her ears and pulled as a tickmark appeared on my head.

"Ow! Tohru, that hurts!" Maria wailed, flailing her arms.

I simply sighed heavily and focused my attention on Mio…

"Professor Dominus."

At least, I tried to, until Yuki came along.

"Oh, hi Yuki," I groaned.

"We need to talk. Alone," Yuki said as her eyes not leaving mine.

"Tohru, Akame, Natsu. Escort Mio and Maria home while I have a chat with Yuki," I ordered them as Yuki and I went in a separate direction.

Mio was about to open her mouth, but Tohru was having none of it.

"Say one word, Mio. I. Dare. You," Tohru growled as Maria looked after our retreating forms.

** At a Restaurant **

"Is it just me, or do you enjoy being so close to me?" I asked in amusement after we took a seat at a table, with Yuki sitting right next to me.

"It's better if no one else overhear us," she replied as she leaned towards me.

"…Uh-huh."

"I expected nothing less from you after what I've heard of what happened at Carne Village. It's almost as if you remembered everything you've been taught when you were us like yesterday."

"Yeah….it's been 10 years. You sure have changed," I commented with a smile.

"You too. You returning my embrace is the same, yet you didn't take the opportunity to fondle my butt in the confusion," she noted in slight disappointment, even while her face betrayed no emotion.

"We were in front of our peers, or more accurately, I'm an instructor, and you are a student. However, something tells me that you didn't drag me away to reminiscence about the good times. What did you really want to talk about?" I asked.

"It's about Mio Naruse Gremory and Silvia Lautreamont…"

My eyes narrowed as I painfully said with a strained tone, "I should've known. When I learned about Mio's situation, I knew that sooner or later, those old numbskulls would sic an observer on her, but Silvia as well? Then again, you are a representative of the Hero Tribe, Yuki Nonaka."

Yuki's yellow eyes turned cold as she then warned me…

"Stay away from Mio Naruse Gremory. Or better yet, stay away from those Devils as a whole. You saw what they were trying to do to you after that Fallen Angel attacked you. They are NOT to be trusted. The same can be said for Silvia Lautreamont. She is NOTHING but trouble."

Unknown to Yuki, there were 2 maids dressed in this restaurant that were listening to the whole thing; they were Solution Epsilon and Narberal Gamma of the Pleiades.

"This is not good," Solution spoke to Narberal.

"What is a bug like her, and a member of the damned Hero Tribe at that, doing with our master?" Narberal asked.

They will soon find out…

** At the Island of the Fates **

(3rd-Person POV)

"Sisters…I do believe that we have set the table for the next act," Present hummed pleasantly at what they had witnessed so far.

Everything was going as they hoped; their Champion was coming along the path of greatness. Both his past and the most recent activities were now building a foundation to give him a strong will that would not break. A personality that would bring people to him, and connections to people and other races that would strengthen him in body and mind.

"Finally! We're getting to the f*cking!" Future cheered loudly and while her older sisters agree, they sighed at Future's childish actions.


To Be Continued…

ED Song: Harvest For the World by The Isley Brothers


On the next episode…

Dayo's reunion with Yuki Nonaka goes sour as despite of the earlier events, he's still going to protect Mio and her sisters to an extent.

Maria tries to arrange Mio and Dayo to bathe together, but Tohru, Kanna, and Lucoa have other ideas.

Plus, Dayo and Issei get introduced with the Occult Research Club as Dayo has an eerie feeling that Issei wields one of the Heavenly Dragons as his Sacred Gear, and his suspicions are confirmed when Issei gets targeted again by another Fallen Angel.

But he's not the only one. Believe it or not, he has a younger and hotter sister by the name of Kiyoko Hyoudou, who was adopted after her parents were killed by Devils, and she too, is being targeted by a Fallen Angel, and what's even more shocking is that she has not one, but TWO sacred gears, which gives Dayo a unique problem as he can't be in two places at once.

And later, Mio's curse activates when Yuki and Yurifina argue of who was going to run errands with Dayo, forcing him to take Mio to the infirmary with the help of Rebecca. This also gives him the opportunity to meet with the academy's nurse, Chisato Hasegawa.

And a sudden blackout later on at night gives stray demons and devils the opportunity to infiltrate Dragonar Academy. As Yuki confronts Mio to make her stay away from Dayo and his gang, those said people stop her from fighting and warns her that she's dealing with the sisters of one of the Great Satans. However, an unknown stranger appears and warns Mio that she's on the verge of becoming an Elimination Target not only by the Demons, but by the Zepharos Empire as well, but Rias, Maleficent and their peerages have got something to say about that.

You've seen plenty of action and bloodshed, and there's going to be more of that, along with some fanservice, all on the next episode of The True Divine Dragon King Above All Others!


And that's going to do it for Episode 3 of The True Divine Dragon King Above All Others! First and foremost of all, a shout-out to Castlecrasher009, TalonAlpha3, and MikeX713 for the inspiration of this episode. The references goes as follows:


REFERENCES:

Sparda; Yamato – Devil May Cry

Darkness – the Darkness series

Phanto - Super Mario Bros series

Spells – Overlord


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The coronavirus (COVID-19) causes a fever, cough, and trouble breathing. Symptoms are a bit like those people have with a cold or the flu. The virus can be more serious in some people, especially if they are sick or have health problems.

How Does Coronavirus (COVID-19) Spread?

People can catch coronavirus from others who have the virus. Most often, this happens when an infected person sneezes or coughs, sending tiny droplets into the air. These can land in the nose, mouth, or eyes of someone nearby, or be breathed in. Less often, people can get infected if they touch an infected droplet on a surface and then touch their own nose, mouth, or eyes.

Is Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dangerous to Children?

There seem to be far fewer cases of the virus reported in children. Most kids with the infection caught it from someone they lived with or a family member. The virus seems to cause a milder infection in children than in adults or older people.

How Is Coronavirus (COVID-19) Treated?

Most people with COVID-19, including children, do not have serious problems. After seeing a doctor, most get better with rest and fluids. People who are very ill get care in a hospital with breathing help, IV fluids, and other treatments.

Currently, there's no specific medicine or vaccine for coronavirus. Antibiotics can't treat viruses so they won't help with the coronavirus. Medicines for the flu don't work either because the coronavirus is different from the flu virus.

Doctors and scientists are working to create a treatment and vaccine for coronavirus, but this will take time.

As of right now, there's over 31,000 cases around the world, while infections overall increase to over 300,000, and some places are being 'shut off' from the outside world by being on lockdown. Many necessary items are being flying out of the shelves, forcing us to be a LOT more conservative, and more social distancing. Sadly, the number of deaths keeps climbing, along with the number of cases.

The place I'm at is now on lockdown, so if you are in a lockdown area, I highly suggest that you get your gas tank filled up while you still can, because we're looking at gas prices from the 90's!

Which begs the question, "What should I do to prevent of becoming one of the statistics?"

Well, according to the World Health Organization, do these steps….

1. Wash your hands well and often. Wash for at least 20 seconds with soap and water or use hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol.

2. Try not to touch your eyes, nose, and mouth, especially if you haven't washed your hands.

3. If you need to stay home, then do so. Only go outside if you REALLY need to.

4. Keep a safe distance and avoid contact with people who are sick.

5. Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue if you sneeze or cough, then throw it out. If you don't have a tissue, sneeze or cough into your elbow, not your hands. Make sure that you have access to tissues and no-touch trashcans.

For more information, and to keep yourselves up-to-date with this corona virus crisis, please visit the World Health Organization website and for the latest statistics.

With all of that said, please stay safe, read and review, and no flames! Flames will be ignored, just like the virus!