Hello, and welcome to the next chapter!
Bowzer15; She will be redeemed eventually~
Clarent excalibur; She surely was yeah~ Asia did quite well. Yeah, Koneko's not going to be so agreeing with Xenovia for a little while.
Joker555888; He's not really delaying it, he's just waiting for the right time to do so.
OechsnerC; Thanks! Yeah, she'll let out her anger here~
ShadowUzumaki55; We surely did~ Yeah, there's some tension between them. Zenki will try his best to help Arthur and his lover be together. Zenki gave Le Fay the best kindness that he could give her. That's Xenovia for this part in the story for you, she doesn't know when to hold back with misinformation. Yumi will have the others supporting her, so she might be able to think of a way to win without allowing her anger to get the better of her.
lord web of life of destiny; Yeah, I like those suggestions! He could use Tannin, it would be a useful power to have.
Guest 1; Thanks for the suggestions!
Guest 2; I'm sure Uzume would be up for that haha.
Awful Waffle; Yeah, Xenovia will be making amends in the future, once she realizes the truth. She could make an appearance.
Guest 3; That would have been interesting~
AlphaOmega; He surely has, he's grown and matured quite a bit. Asia was quite the star, I'm glad you liked her~ Yumi will do her best against Xenovia, lets see if she can succeed. Thanks for the votes!
Guest 4; It does yeah, I can only see Asia doing that when she's truly angry and she was truly angry this time. That would be cool.
Dr4cu14; That will be answered quite soon, and thanks!
Anime PJ; He has great self control, though he was quite close to doing something. They did yeah, they all care about him, and wont allow anyone to trash talk him. Xenovia was quite hostile huh~? She'll have her redeeming moment.
Skull Flame; They surely are~ Haha, she surely did, Irina tried to calm her down. Yeah, don't anger Asia it seems~ And he did yeah, he knew he'd have to keep his cool, even if it was difficult.
Andrew123456; She could be afraid of her yeah. There wasn't a true antagonist, I guess the closest one would be Higa, and Minaka.
Silver crow; Thanks very much! Haha, they surely are driving one another forward. No worries, it's only brought up once or twice so it's hard to remember. They did yeah, and it seems that Uther was quite alright with Zenki and Ravel. Ravel tried her hardest to cheer Le Fay up, and Zenki tried to reassure that Arthur would be alright given enough time. Haha, that's how Zenki and Vali do things~ He is yeah, he's attempting to do his best and make sure Yumi's as happy as she could be. Asia and Zenki have a lovely relationship, and can help one another quite well. Yeah, it does bring that into question with the Church, and why they thought that. He was able to keep pretty calm, but some annoyance for her did slip through. And yeah, Asia did her best, and showed Xenovia that she is happy. Looks pretty good~ Yeah, I'm sure Xenovia would be happy to see Durandal. Akeno could be~ Yeah, they'd be able to give him some trouble at least. I suppose it would restore some stuff~ Ingvild will soon awaken.
Zahard; Thank you very much! Ingvild will be waking up rather soon, and yeah they could do~
Well, with those reviews out of the way, it's time to start the chapter!
Understandings!
Working their way to the abandoned sports field inside of the school, Kuroka and Akeno were finishing setting up a barrier that repelled normal humans from interfering during the fight ahead. Zenki and his peerage stood off to the side, as did Rias and her peerage, with Le Fay and Arthur looking on to see what was about to happen.
Zenki could feel Asia's eyes on Xenovia.
She didn't look pleased in the slightest.
It was quite astonishing to see the sweet pure Asia looking so mad.
Yumi stood at a distance from the others, with Xenovia standing before her, also at a distance of about three or so meters. Irina was standing on the sidelines, very aware that Isane was attempting to come near her.
"Ise-chan, it's great to see you...but, maybe we shouldn't become too close~"
"Aah, Irina-chan! Please, lets become closer!"
Irina shook her head again and again, Koneko shut down Isane with a swift hit to the gut.
"Don't do anything pervert."
"B-But..."
Isane whined out, falling down to the ground in pain.
"No pervert, she's an innocent maiden of the Church, don't you dare interfere."
As she spoke, Vali walked over to Irina.
"You, Exorcist girl."
Irina pointed to herself.
"Me?"
Vali nodded, showcasing a scary grin on her face.
"Right, lets fight."
Irina paled, seeing Vali's wings coming out. The Sacred Gear, and her Devil wings.
She paled even more when seeing the power that radiated from her being.
The silver colour of her power was frightened. The density of it made her feel sick. She could feel a weight on her chest, pushing down on her, and that was just Vali standing near her. She couldn't imagine such a power coming right at her.
It was terrifying and she didn't want to be involved in that at all.
"Ooh no, that's fine~ I don't want to fight the Hakuryuukou, I wouldn't be a good fight at all~"
Vali wasn't pleased.
She wanted to have a duel with the girl before her.
"I insist, lets duel."
"You want to play Yu-Gi-Oh with her?"
Vali shot a dark look to Isane who just chortled awkwardly back.
Rias held a light smile, finding it quite funny that Isane said that.
"Now, Irina Shidou, it's time to fight."
Irina cringed, seeing the eyes of passion from Vali.
This was her passion and though everyone knew Irina couldn't fight Vali, Vali still wished to have a duel, and if she couldn't fight Xenovia, then Irina was going to be the next best thing, she had things she wanted to get out of her for what happened before, and this was the best way to do it.
Irina on the other hand…
She was really frightened.
"No...please don't make me, I'm frightened of you, and I think you're so powerful I'd die within a single shot."
"I don't care, lets fight. Anything's better that simply waiting around for those two to finish their fight. So take that Excalibur, and see how it lasts against my armour. I'm interested in its shape shifting abilities."
Irina shook her head again and again, unable to even speak at the sight of Vali, she felt like she'd be in the cage of tigers if she was caught by Vali herself, it was that terrifying.
Zenki glanced at Irina.
"Hey Shidou-san. Do you want to fight my Queen? It seems that she's quite ready for a fight. And I'd also like to see Excalibur Mimic in action. That's the one you have, right?"
"It is, but! But! Please don't fight me Vali-san! I'm scared you might end me! I can't fight a monster of your level, you'll obliterate me out of existence, and I wont be able to survive you know?!"
Irina said too quickly, she couldn't contain her voice at the end.
Zenki gave bemused eyes, seeing how she was shaking as Vali stared in her direction.
"I see. Well, that's alright. I'm sure that I can find other things to entertain my adorable Queen."
Irina looked at Vali who gave a smirk, causing her to cry to herself.
Xenovia herself looked towards Yumi, she showcased an expression that was a mixture of anger, and also strength, resolve to do what was necessary against the blade that was before her eyes.
Seeing that she had a single sword out, she could feel the demonic power coming from it.
She then recalled from the files she had read about a few people from the Church, the orphans, and came to a conclusion with the young woman's blade.
"Sword Birth, is that your Sacred Gear?"
"So what?"
Yumi demanded, feeling her anger returning in earnest.
"I had heard there was someone that avoided termination that possessed that Sacred Gear. I suppose that would have been you."
"More of us survived that devastating day, thanks to the quick efforts of my King and his peerage at the time. Even now, Zenki-kun is working his way through my comrades."
"Turning them into soldiers for the Underworld?"
Xenovia spoke with what she believed to be true.
Zenki watched as Yumi tightened her fingers on the blade within her hands.
"No, curing the poison that was thrown onto my comrades to kill them. Zenki-kun managed to save them, and for years, has been curing them. Because of him, some of my comrades have been living peaceful lives, living the lives that they wished to lead, and it sickens me to hear you accusing Zenki-kun of being anything other than benevolent. You know, Zenki-kun right now is much stronger than you, he could have simply killed you with a single blast. But, he's not the Devil you think he is. He doesn't kill people on a whim, he doesn't have malice in his heart. But, he's fiercely determined to protect his peerage."
Xenovia wasn't sure what to think.
Was this a ploy of the Devils?
Was this the truth?
Or was a mixture of her own thoughts and Yumi's thoughts that was the truth?
Did he help people and also take advantage of people?
These thoughts ran through her mind, and much more as well.
"If that's the case, then I suppose I'll see for myself, wont I?" Xenovia began taking her sword off of her hip. "Though I'm amazed, you want to fight me. My sword can destroy anything with the power it has."
Yumi raised a brow.
"Is that so? Then, it has to be Excalibur Destruction."
"That's correct." Her eyes went over each person there. "I've heard about the others as well. Twilight Healing, Divine Dividing, the son of Maou, the two Nekomata's, Sword Birth and..." Her eyes went to Ravel, who looked around curiously. "Erm...you're...you. You are also apart of his peerage...whose name is...it's an important name...I am sure...erm...hmmm…."
Ravel looked offended that Xenovia didn't remember her name, or at least where she was from, the Phenex Clan.
But, it seemed that she really didn't know where she was from.
"My name is Ravel." Xenovia furrowed her eyebrows. "Ravel Phenex, I'm quite an important member to the peerage, the same as the others." Xenovia just gave an unconvincing nod, Ravel turned to Kuroka with perplexity. "Is this just her trying to mess with me?"
"Don't worry Ravel-chan, you're a very important person in this group nyaaa~ Don't listen to blue bird there~"
Kuroka offered support, Ravel felt appreciative, as Yumi scowled.
"Is there a point to naming each of my family?"
Xenovia turned her face back to being serious, showing that she wasn't messing around at all.
"Yes, because the Sacred Gears gathered are heresy Sacred Gears. Maybe it was natural to turn into Devils."
"I already was a Devil before becoming Zenki's Queen. So whatever nonsensical point you're trying to make, it wont work with me. I was born as a miracle after all."
Vali retorted and even threw in a small joke as well, something that Zenki found quite amusing.
Asia curiously looking towards Xenovia.
"Heresy...Sacred Gears being heresy…? But when I was in the Church..."
"It's a Sacred Gear of heresy, healing Devils and other creatures."
Asia frowned at what Xenovia said, she wasn't pleased with Xenovia's antics at all.
Isane appeared confused, turning to Zenki for answers.
"Erm...maybe I'm not as wise as you guys, but Zenki-kun. How can a Sacred Gear be heresy? Didn't God make them all? So, why would he make ones that are heresy to his own beliefs? It doesn't make sense to me."
Isane's question, was a good point in Rias' eyes, who also turned to Zenki for answers.
"It's not heresy per-say. If I'm right, she's more likely thinking about the Sacred Gears that could redirect the belief of the Church to somewhere else, or that would aid their enemies than their allies. Like Twilight Healing can heal any kind of creature, ranging from humans, with or without belief, or Devils, or animals, whatever is alive, Asia-chan can heal it. There's a holy version of Twilight Healing that only works on those who have beliefs in the Church and those related to the Church like Angels, it's called Holy Resuscitation."
"How do you know these things off the top of your head?"
Irina wondered with astonishment.
Zenki showed a smile which was mixed with his scientific curiosity.
His eyes began to shine from the feelings bubbling inside of him.
The emotions that he felt for Sacred Gear's were coming through.
"Because, Sacred Gear's are my passion Shidou-san, I've memorized many Sacred Gears in my life. While I might not know all off the top of my head, if I was shown a Longinus, then I'd know it right away, most likely, and some of the more known Sacred Gears. Aah, Sacred Gear's, they are quite amazing after all~ Though I have to admit, so are the Holy Swords present. So much I want to study, so little time~"
Asia was glad that despite everything that had happened, she at least had the knowledge that Zenki was going to be alright, and still loved Sacred Gears, and pretty much anything that excited him scientifically speaking, and nothing would ever disrupt that.
Xenovia looked curiously at him, as Yumi prepared herself.
Gripping her sword tightly, showing a willingness to fight.
"So, are we going to be fighting? I'm curious of the Knight of Zenki Astaroth, the son of the Maou." Xenovia took her blade, and allowed the cloth to drop off of it, revealing the blade, sending shivers through Isane and some others. "Are you going to be a powerful fighter? Or, are you a pretender and the son of the Maou isn't...strong."
Yumi pulled forward with her blade, allowing it to swirl in her hand.
"I'll show you my power right now! Of me, and my King!"
Yumi charged forward with her sword strongly in her hand.
"Show me your skills, so-called Senpai."
Xenovia pulled her blade upwards, and swung it outwards, cleaving through the sword of Yumi's, turning the blade into dust. The power behind Excalibur wasn't a joke for Xenovia's side, though Zenki could see that Yumi wasn't focusing fully, and was beginning to allow her anger to fuel inside of her body.
"Sword Birth!"
Yumi placed a hand on the ground, a magical circle erupted around Xenovia. Xenovia's eyes watched as blades came out of the circle. The blades were coated in different elements, ranging from fire, ice, and lightning, to even darkness one that was Holy Eraser to absorb light into it.
Xenovia though merely said "How foolish." and stabbed into the ground with her blade.
Activating the power of her Excalibur, the ground below her was shattered apart, the ground turned into a large crater as her power erupted forward. Yumi retreated back, avoiding the holy power as much as she could.
Thankfully, she dodged out of the way, with dirt shooting into the air. Zenki obliterated the dirt, as well as catching Asia and Isane before they fell down to the ground, Le Fay hugged Zenki for dear life, something that annoyed Koneko.
"Geez, she didn't have to do that."
"Actually, it was probably a smart way to go about it."
Ravel didn't want to praise Xenovia, but in this case, she had to praise Xenovia, to the astonishment of Le Fay.
"Still, it's a powerful sword. One blast from that could cause some damage to a good number of Devils."
Rias mused, while Akeno ran a hand through her own hair.
"Fufu, she's a rowdy person. But unlike Yumi-chan who has her skills, Xenovia only seems to use brute power. If she refined her skills, then maybe...but, Yumi-chan, if she's able to keep her cool, and to attack her enemy..."
Zenki mentally agreed with Akeno, as Yumi adjusted her stance.
"Yumi-chan. Remember, keep your anger down."
Yumi turned back towards Zenki, seeing him nodding.
She nodded also, trying to calm herself down.
She knew it would be difficult.
That it was going to be hard to do this…
But she wanted to do her best, and make sure that she didn't give into the anger she felt for someone like Xenovia.
"It's just a blade...it's just a blade..."
She chanted that to herself several times.
Wanting to keep as calm as she could be.
She created another blade, pointing it towards Xenovia. This time, her blade was releasing an icy mist.
"This time, it will hit!"
Yumi dashed forward. Her speed increased more and more, to the point where her legs couldn't even be seen, and soon her body, by people such as Isane and even Irina was having a difficulty in keeping track of her.
Xenovia looked left and right, seeing the young woman's body moving, seeing her long blonde hair also waving in the wind.
"Whether it is ice or another element, nothing shall stall me."
Xenovia took her blade, and went to swing it down, when Yumi disappeared from sight.
Gasping, she looked for the woman, but couldn't find her.
She wasn't there at all.
Yumi then reappeared behind her, her blade swinging down for her body.
Xenovia managed to react in time, blocking off the sword, and destroyed it.
She went to smirk…
But saw the ice of the now broken blade having created a line to the ground, freezing Xenovia's sword in place, even to a point where she couldn't yank it out of the ice, it was that strong.
"It wont be trapped by mere ice!"
Xenovia unleashed the power of her blade, shattering the ice with holy power.
But Yumi had used that chance to get in from the right, her sword aimed for her upper body to cut her down, though not to kill her, knowing that Zenki didn't want her to die.
Xenovia didn't have time to move her blade, so she dodged out of the way, only for a big cut to appear on her arm. Yumi also ignited her blade in fire, causing burning damage to her arm as well, Xenovia winced at the feelings of flames entering her body from her arm.
The blood began to leak down her arm, dripping onto the ground.
Twitching her fingers, she could feel the pain of the cut still flooding her arm.
"...You managed to get into my guard, and actually injure me."
"Yes, and here comes another!"
Xenovia was astonished as Yumi lunged forward.
Her sword came from the right, but then she twirled, and created another sword in her free hand, stabbing towards Xenovia's shoulder.
Xenovia responded by destroying the blade with her own, only for Yumi's first sword to come up, blocking it off with heavy sparks dancing between the two blades, Xenovia mildly impressed that the blade didn't simply crumble upon contact.
"No!"
Xenovia rejected the notion of praising Yumi from her mind, and destroyed Yumi's sword with a swing of her own. The blade continued forward, going for the woman's upper body, threatening to cut into her flesh.
Yumi managed to use her speed to avoid it, producing the Holy Eraser blade that would help her against Xenovia, clutching the darkness blade tightly in her hands, she wondered on how she was going to do this next.
She could feel the anger for Excalibur growing inside of her.
But when she looked towards Zenki, she saw his calmness.
How he was there for her.
How the others were also.
Yumi held a determined expression on her face, and she dashed forward at high speeds.
Using her speed, she began moving faster and faster.
Yumi's blade disappeared as did her body with her fast movements, and Yumi ended up becoming almost a blur to Xenovia, who had trouble keeping up with her.
If it was a matter of power, then Xenovia outclassed Yumi.
But, Yumi had the speed, and her sword was able to damage Xenovia if she made contact.
When Xenovia caught the sight of Yumi moving behind, she thrusted her blade that way, and unleashed her destructive power, only for her to see that Yumi wasn't there, a shadow cast from behind her, draping over her, and touched the ground, showing that Yumi had got behind her, swinging down with her blade.
"Damn..."
Xenovia turned, and by some miracle, she managed to block Yumi's sword with her own, tightening a hand on the blade, and then brought it forward, cutting through Yumi's blade, dropping it down to the ground.
Yumi pulled back, and then summoned a new sword.
This one, was her green sword with a blue tip.
"Xenovia, this blade is something that I developed, and made it represent my King."
"Your King huh?"
"Right. With this sword, I always vowed that I'd never lose when fighting as his Knight, for his honour, and it also shows the devotion I have for my King. What you said...I hated it. I hate that blade...but, I know that I don't want to lose everything that I've built up for all of these years. The connections I have with everyone else. The love that we share. I wont allow it to go because of you and your sword. I wont lose myself."
"Nice speech, but it wont save you."
Yumi waved the sword out before her, and it created a glow across said blade.
She then rushed forward for Xenovia. Xenovia, seeing this as foolish, attempted to release her power from the blade, but that was stopped by a timed movement from Yumi, who created another blade, launching it at Xenovia, forcing her to use the blade that she wielded to block Yumi's thrown sword.
But when she looked towards Yumi, she witnessed that she had disappeared from sight.
Looking left and right, she couldn't see Yumi at all.
Zenki smiled, seeing his Knight using her mind in the fight, and wasn't going destructive about it.
Xenovia once more twirled her blade, and aimed it down, when Yumi appeared on the right hand side.
"Got you!"
Xenovia swiftly stabbed towards that location…
But it ripped through Yumi, as if she wasn't there…
Which she wasn't.
"A-An illusion! Then that means-"
"Have this!"
Yumi brought down her sword, from behind her.
Xenovia couldn't react in time to block the attack, so she rushed forward to escape the sword, but it was all inevitable as Yumi was faster, delivering a sword strike that sharply sliced down Xenovia's back, Yumi avoiding killing Xenovia for that reason.
Xenovia pulled away, panting as blood came out of her back.
"Maybe I can't destroy that sword, but the weapons only as good as the wielder who's using it! Zenki-kun...he taught me that. If your opponent wields a powerful weapon while they themselves aren't able to fight to a good level, then the powerful weapon is useless in their hands."
Xenovia begrudgingly had to admit that she had been wounded, and that she let her guard down.
She didn't think Yumi had the power to take her.
But, Yumi had the speed to wound her.
Her human body wasn't as tough as a Devils, therefore she might not be able to win.
"...So, it seems that you've cut me." Xenovia winced at the pain, knowing her movements were now hindered. "...Well, it seems that I should probably stop here. If we continued on, then my mission to secure Excalibur might have been compromised." Xenovia's eyes turned towards Zenki. "You trained your peerage well. The only compliment I can think to give you."
"That's great."
Asia, seeing the wound on her back, wondered if she should try and heal her.
But, she paused when seeing Xenovia looking towards her.
For a moment, Asia thought that Xenovia might say something.
But in the end, she just ignored her thoughts, and turned to Irina.
"Irina, we're leaving. I have to go and have my back recovered."
"Aha, right!" Irina quickly stepped forward, bowing her body. "Then, I guess we'll be off! Thanks for the...erm, hospitality~ See you~"
Irina walked to Xenovia's side while Yumi watched her go.
Xenovia paused, turning towards Yumi.
"So, Senpai. Seems that you might have landed an attack on me. Next time, you wont."
"Next time, Excalibur's gone, and that's good enough for me."
Xenovia quickly looked over Zenki and his peerage.
Though she wasn't sure about the Devils, she had to at least acknowledge that Zenki and his group were strong. Even Yumi, who's blade couldn't match hers, had managed to trick her, and take her down in a single slash.
The blade that had cut her, had a good deal of power, which was released into Xenovia's body, and she couldn't fight now.
Once they had left, Zenki walked over to Yumi, placing a hand on her shoulder.
"Well done my cute Knight! See? Even though you might not have the power, you had the knowledge on your enemy, and used that to your advantage~ Sometimes, it isn't the strongest that wins, sometimes it's the smartest. I'm so proud of you."
Yumi gave a light smile, followed up by a small blush on her cheeks.
How his kind words reached her, it did make her feel pretty good inside of her chest.
His hand went towards the young woman's face, gently stroking her face.
"Zenki-kun...I'm glad that I could cut her, at least once..."
"You did more than that. But, you exercised restraint. That's what I was hoping for. I know Xenovia was...very...well, you saw what she did. I could see the anger behind your eyes, but I could see that you also stopped yourself. For that, I couldn't be prouder of you my cute Knight."
Yumi leaned forward, and kissed him deeply.
Her lips and his meshed together, their love blending and flowing in a beautiful manner.
When she broke away from him, she collapsed into his arms, Zenki hugging her as she did so.
"It seems that you got a bit tired huh. Being close to that Holy Sword, and your own emotions must have been overwhelming." Zenki picked up his Knight, and held her in his arms bridal style. "Come on, lets go home."
"There's nothing else to be done here anyway." Rias added, before allowing her hand to place itself on Zenki's shoulder. "Though, I have to admit, your self restraint is quite amazing. If it was me, I probably would have at least told her off."
"It wouldn't have accomplished anything, you saw with Asia-chan, she's only seeing what she wants to see, and is rigid in her beliefs in that matter. Maybe she's more open in other areas. Who knows. But, I don't mind. Anyone can think what they want of me, I don't really care about that. Though as soon as my peerage, or someone I love is threatened, then nothing will stand in my way."
Vali, Kuroka and Akeno smirked when hearing that.
It was good to know that he wouldn't take anything thrown at the people he cared about laying down.
Though now, they wondered what they were going to do.
Returning back from the fight Yumi had, Zenki went to her room, and placed her down on the bed, allowing the young woman to sleep, and when he went to leave, when his phone began to ring.
He looked, and saw that it was Irina.
Surprise came over him, so he answered it.
"Shidou-san, I'm shocked that you'd ring me. Has something happened?"
Zenki questioned, moving out of Yumi's room, heading down the corridor to allow Yumi to get some more rest.
[Actually...to be honest, I felt the incentive to say sorry about what happened today. Xenovia is a very blunt person, and when she gets something in her head, it's hard to change her mind. What she said about you...I don't think it's true anyway. From the way everyone seems happy, you couldn't be responsible for those crimes against the Church, right?]
"I'm not, it's just a misunderstanding. Diodora was behind those crimes."
Zenki informed her, while Irina hummed down the phone.
[We have had conflicting reports about it, and I can't see you lying about it. Ise-chan trusts you, so I'll trust in you too! Though, we're on opposite sides, at least we can agree that Excalibur shouldn't be with Kokabiel, yes?]
"Yes, I do believe that. Excalibur should be with the Church, or whoever the Church has entrusted to wield it. Though, my Knight also suffered because of that blades existence."
Irina paused, and thought about what Zenki was saying.
Ultimately, she believed she remembered something that could be the reason why Yumi held hatred for Excalibur.
[Is it to do with the...erm, Holy Sword Project?]
Zenki was mildly surprised she knew what that was.
He was aware the Church had been told stuff, but he wasn't sure on how much stuff.
"Yes, that project. It was something that devastated my Knight's life, and killed a number of her comrades, friends...her family, ruthlessly, poisoning them and left them to die. I'm not blaming you, heck I'm not blaming the Church. I'm blaming the man that's behind that project. The Church didn't order the deaths of those children, but my Knight...she's the one who's feelings I care for. If there was a chance for my Knight to have some kind of closure, then I'd do anything possible for her to achieve that. Though right now, all I can do is comfort her, and make sure that she doesn't do anything she might regret."
Irina gave pause.
It seemed that she was attempting to understand what Zenki had said.
[I see...I wasn't aware that it had affected people like that. All I know is that it was conducted, and in the end, it allowed people to adapt to Holy Swords like Excalibur. I didn't know it had killed people...I thought that it simply took the light and combined it together with other lights so it became strong enough to give the power to an Exorcist…]
Zenki could get that.
It would be the official story, they wouldn't put that kind of stuff onto the Exorcist's shoulders.
"Yeah, anyway...thanks for apologizing. I don't hold anything against you personally."
[Hehe, still I felt like I had to apologize. I promise the Church don't all see you Devils like Xenovia did. There's many different people and their own opinions, and each of them, have different views on Devils. Me personally, I'm not sure what to think. I've seen both good and bad Devils. I'm sure you've also seen the good and bad parts of the Churches side...maybe you think Xenovia is one of them.]
Zenki wasn't sure how to answer that.
How he truly thought of Xenovia.
He had many thoughts about her, but he wasn't sure what would be the best to explain about.
"To be honest, I don't know what to think regarding Xenovia, I think she's misinformed more than anything."
[Heeeeh...Xenovia's set in her ways~ But, maybe...I hope that this doesn't leave bad blood between us and you as factions.]
Zenki chortled.
He understood what she was trying to say, so he set her mind at ease.
"No, you don't have to worry, it wont get back to my faction at all."
[But...I wouldn't blame you if you did. I mean, she was quite rude, and while I might not fully understand the situation between you and Asia-san, I did see that she was happy. That was enough for me to be alright with her decision in her life.]
Zenki thought it was rather refreshing to speak to someone like Irina.
It was clear she was a firm believer in the Church, but she also could see others happiness even if they weren't associated with the Church.
"Heeeeh, it seems that you're quite respectful of others, it's a relief that you're with Xenovia then."
[Hehe, you're not wrong. Then I'll be going! Good luck in whatever you do!]
Zenki could hear the cheerfulness in her voice.
But he had to admit that he wasn't sure if Xenovia and Irina were prepared for the potential fight ahead.
"Yes, good luck. Though, I have to ask once more...are you really sure that this is the best way? I'm not trying to disrespect you, the Church or Heaven, but I feel worried about you guys."
He couldn't come right out and say that Gabriel had asked him to watch over them.
If they realized it themselves, that maybe they could need help, then Zenki could offer it right away.
Without them acknowledging that, then there wasn't much he could do.
[To be honest, I have resigned myself to my life as an Exorcist, but I like Xenovia also don't want to die. But, this is the mission we have. Besides, we don't know if Kokabiel is within this town, so we might not be in danger.]
"Is that reassuring to you?"
Zenki curiously asked.
Irina paused, and waited for a few moments, before she explained.
[Zenki-sama, what I heard today about what you did for Asia-san, was it reassuring to you, that she'd be safe, even if you ended up getting hurt? Or maybe even worse than hurt?]
"Yes."
He replied straight, knowing where she was going with this.
It was evident in her words, and her voice.
[Then, that's what I feel also. If we can accomplish the mission, then I'd be reassured as well.]
He could now see why Gabriel had asked him to keep them safe, they were resigned to fight, but odds are, they most likely couldn't take Kokabiel from what he saw that day against his Knight, Xenovia was indeed strong, her Excalibur was strong, but Yumi had used her head to get around that power, and Kokabiel, while being cocky from what he knew...he was also a good deal intelligent and powerful.
"But, what if you can't complete it? I'm not saying you're weak, but your friend lost to my Knight today and Kokabiel isn't weak, he's a strong Fallen Angel that has survived the previous war. Are you prepared to take him on?"
He conveyed his thoughts to Irina, and he heard a small breath being released by Irina, it seemed as if his words had reached her, even a bit, but she was still resolved to do what was necessary for her Church, and for Excalibur.
[I wish I could say yes, but all I can do is rely on my training and hope for the best. Xenovia and I are going to try our best, and hope that we succeed. Maybe it's hard to understand...but, this is our duties.]
"I hope that's enough, Shidou-san. I really do. And I do understand duties, but it isn't always everything you know?"
[Zenki-sama...hehe, if I didn't know any better, I'd say that you're worried about people from the Church.]
"Church, Fallen Angels, Youkai, Devils, God's, makes no difference to me. If they're good people that could die or are in situations that wouldn't be good for them, I'd want to at least explain to them the dangers of their tasks. So I hope to see you again, after this mess is done. Even if it's only a fleeting pleasantry."
[Hehe, maybe we will~ Goodbye Zenki-sama~]
Despite the fact that they were on different sides, it seemed that Irina still did respect Zenki enough to call him 'Zenki-sama' and while Zenki wasn't sure that this was the best for her and her friend, he still couldn't do much to persuade her, she was set in what she wanted to do, but it didn't mean he'd fail Gabriel either.
"I see, then goodbye, thank you for calling Shidou-san."
With that, the phone hung up, with Zenki furrowing his brows, wondering what his next move was going to be.
Whatever it was, he hoped that it would be enough.
For those girls.
While he wasn't sure about Xenovia, he didn't want her to die by Kokabiel's hands and from his brief interactions with Irina, it was clear that she was a kind girl, if circumstances allowed, they would have been on quite good terms.
After his conversation with Irina, Zenki went to his lab, seeing in said lab that his Father had left him some of the message decoded, something that made him smile.
"Thanks, Tou-chan. I'll take care of the rest."
He promised to himself, and his Father, continuing to work on decoding for the Excalibur Ruler, though Yumi had won over Xenovia, he still knew that she couldn't destroy either her, or the others Excalibur.
Maybe if he found Excalibur Ruler, then he'd be able to help her out.
Minutes turned to hours, and he was continuing to decode the message.
Since he had been working on it for days, he was getting closer and closer to decoding it, to the point that he was nearly finished with it.
He was happy that he could finally finish, it was hard, difficult.
But, he was happy nonetheless.
As he was finishing off, the door opened, and revealed Ravel stepping through the door.
"Aah, there you are Zenki-sama. Everyone was looking for you."
Zenki raised an eyebrow.
"Is that so? I'm sorry, been trying to decode this message."
"Any luck?"
Ravel pondered, pulling closer towards him.
"Actually, I'm just running the last decoding sequence right now. If I'm right, then I believe this will finally allow us to read the entire message."
Ravel looked amazed that he could do it.
"Zenki-sama, so you've accomplished that? Hehe, as expected of my King, I wouldn't expect anything less~"
Zenki chortled lightly.
"Yeah...I'm glad that I can help out like this. Plus, this has been quite the challenge, I have to admit that. And you know me, I love challenges~ They make me so passionate~ Though I couldn't show it, seeing Excalibur Destruction in motion was quite a treat for the eyes~ I wish I could have seen Mimic as well...aah well, I can see why Shidou-san didn't want to fight Vali-chan. But still...Excalibur's are all nice to see, seeing all seven of them would be pretty cool, seeing the Excalibur blades become a single one, the True Excalibur...it would be nice."
Ravel lightly smiled.
It was quite like Zenki to say something like that, be happy about the Excalibur's.
Though she also knew that he probably was thinking of ways for them to be shattered for Yumi.
Ravel moved closer towards Zenki, sitting down on his lap.
"Zenki-sama, I can say that today, you handled the situation very nobleman like. I'm sure that there could be no complaints about your way of handling yourself, and also how you dealt with Xenovia as well. Though, it makes me curious as to what's going to happen now. With Excalibur, if Kokabiel ends up coming here…I'm sure that Zenki-sama and Vali-sama would be able to handle the Fallen Angel. So I'm not worried about that..."
"I know what you're worried about Ravel-chan and don't worry, the peace between the factions as they stand, will remain as such. I'm sure that we'll be alright. I even talked to Shidou-san, and we spoke about today, it seems neither of us are quite pleased with Xenovia's words, but it seems that she's just the blunt type. So no worries my cute Ravel-chan, nothing will get back to the factions~"
Ravel was glad that Zenki could assure her like this.
Now that it wouldn't get back to the factions, she could breathe easier.
As they conversed, Zenki heard a beeping coming from his computer, and saw what he had hoped to see.
"Yes! It's been decoded!"
"Really Zenki-sama? All of it?"
"Yeah, it took a little while, but thanks to my Tou-chan and my combined efforts, we've finally done it! I know where Excalibur Ruler is now!"
Ravel gave an astonished look, clapping her hands together a single time.
"Amazing Zenki-sama! You must be so happy!"
Zenki couldn't help but agree with her, he was rather happy about what had happened.
"I am~ But, it means that I'll be going away for a few days to secure this Excalibur Ruler."
"That's understandable, we will make arrangements right away Zenki-sama. I'm sure that it will be fine~"
Zenki smiled, then he called "Vali-chan! Come here for a sec please!" and within a few moments, Vali appeared, even surprising Ravel at the speed of the Queen.
"What is it?"
"I've found where Excalibur Ruler is. And, here's the best part for you, it seems to be in a location guarded by strong beings."
Vali's face lifted up.
"Seriously?"
"Yup, it seems that it might be a bit of a challenge~ At least, High Class, and stronger~ There's a good number of them, so it will be quite interesting to fight them~"
"Yes, some entertainment for us Zenki. Let me fight the strongest one, so I can forget about that damn Exorcist denying my request to fight."
Zenki chortled, nodding in agreement.
"Exactly, I thought you'd be happy. That's why, you and I will be going to get this. Ravel-chan, you'll also come with us, okay? Don't worry, I wont ask you to fight unless necessary. But, from what I know of the location this is in, they're not murderous psychopaths, they're kinda like Vali-chan actually, looking for strong opponents."
Ravel nodded quite fast.
"Yes Zenki-sama! I would be honoured!"
Zenki always could leave it to Ravel to become quite excited about these prospects all of a sudden.
"Right...then, we'll have to make preparations. With Kokabiel running around, I don't feel comfortable leaving Rias, and the others alone. I'm not sure if Arthur-san is going to come with us yet..perhaps he could stay here...then there's Ingvild-san. I think it would be best if she's moved to the Underworld, just in case this area is attacked. I wouldn't want Rias to be worried about defending her in case the houses security is breached."
Ravel nodded, placing a hand to her chin in thought.
"I'll make the arrangements for her to be transported to your Otou-sama. Though, if you're worried Zenki-sama, I have an idea on who could come and be Rias-sama's guard." Zenki raised an eyebrow, nodding for her to continue. "How about Bova-sama? He's strong, and he's Tannin-sama's strongest child, I'm sure he'd be able to protect Rias-sama. Plus, with your Otou-sama and others after that mysterious Shinji guy, I'm sure that he wont show up."
"To be on the safe side, we'll talk to my Otou-sama, about him, just in case. But yeah, I can see Bova-kun being able to also help protect Rias and the others. Though I'm sure that Kokabiel could be held off by Rias and the others, Kuroka-san would also be here, and she most likely could take him down by herself."
"True enough, she might be a lazy cat, but she's also quite strong with her Senjutsu and Youjutsu."
Zenki agreed with the young woman.
"Then, lets get to it Ravel-chan!"
"Yes Zenki-sama! Lets do it!"
With that, Ravel and Zenki got to work, to do what was necessary.
While they did, Vali just sat back, excited that she'd be able to finally have a good fight.
After the events of the day, Zenki walked across from his private lab, towards the kitchen.
But as he did, he saw that Isane was sat in the kitchen, an unsure expression on her face.
Becoming curious, he walked up behind her, placing a hand on her should, she jumped at the touch.
"Sorry, didn't mean to scare you."
Isane shook her head, turning towards him.
"N-No! Not at all! I was just thinking of something!"
Zenki sat down beside the young woman, and gently cupped her hand with his own.
"Yumi-chan, isn't it?"
He guessed, based on the way her face was a mixture of worry and unsure feelings.
Isane wasn't surprised he could read her, she wasn't attempting to hide it at all.
"Y-Yeah! I know that we shouldn't...but, those Exorcist's, and we have the same goal of getting Excalibur back...I know that Xenovia was a bitch...but wouldn't it be better if we pulled our resources together? I don't really get the political crap about why we can't..."
"It is crap, Isane-san." Isane was surprised to hear him say that. "I hate that I can't just team up with them, and we'd be able to find the Excalibur's. I wish that I could. That political crap does tie my hands quite a bit." Zenki paused, seeing something passing through her eyes. "Something on your mind, Isane-san?"
Isane shook her head several times.
"N-No! What gave you that idea?!" Zenki held back a small chortle. "B-But, Zenki-kun...can I ask you something?" Zenki nodded for her to continue. "About that problem you said...you can't do anything, right?"
Zenki confirmed it for her with a single bow of his head, showing that he truly regretted that he couldn't do anything.
"No, if I made a move like that, and things went wrong, then I could be held accountable, and possibly start another war."
"I see...but, what if, you didn't do anything? What if...someone else did something instead, without your knowledge?"
Zenki understood what she was thinking.
"You really care about Yumi-chan, don't you?"
"She's a damn Princess!" Zenki held back a smile. "But...she also suffered quite a bit, I want to do something...anything. It's frustrating that we can't..."
"I can't Isane-san."
He corrected her, causing confusion in the brunette.
"Huh?"
"I can't do anything." He placed a hand on her shoulder, and smiled. "I guess though if something happened without my knowledge, then it wouldn't really lead to much beyond me, or Rias, having to punish our adorable servants."
Isane was beginning to understand what Zenki was saying.
If he couldn't due to his position…
Then maybe she…
Perhaps she could do it.
Though she wasn't as strong as Zenki…
She had the Boosted Gear, it had to count for something.
"Z-Zenki-kun..."
"I'm just saying, is all. Not that I want you to go behind our backs and try something so dangerous or anything~" He pulled closer to Isane, and peered into her eyes. "I'll be going away quite soon, to find Excalibur Ruler, Rias is gonna be in charge while I'm away."
That just confirmed it for her.
He wasn't saying it directly, but the way that he peered at her, it was clear what he was thinking and confirming what she had been thinking.
Maybe she could help Yumi too.
Maybe, she could be what Zenki desperately wanted to be if not for his status in society.
"Z-Zenki-kun..." Zenki held onto her hand, and stroked it gently, an understanding passing between the two of them. "...r-right, I understand! I wont do anything at all Zenki-kun! I wont meet the Exorcist's, and I wont try and find Excalibur!"
"Hehe, you're a good girl Isane-san~" Zenki pressed his lips against her cheek, a small flush coming to the young girl. "Be safe, whatever you do Isane-san. Don't put yourself into danger, and if you're worried, then you can retreat, also make sure Yumi-chan realizes that also. Retreat is an option, and she can do that. Remind her of that, Yumi-chan right now might have won that fight, but she also probably realized her swords can't destroy an Excalibur."
Isane understood.
Her hand placed itself onto his face, running down her cool fingers.
"Zenki-kun..."
"Yes, my cute Isane-san?"
Isane pulled forward, and allowed her lips to come onto his own. Her lips meshed with his own, and her body arched towards him, placing herself on his lap, as their kiss deepened, his hand resting on her lower back, supporting her as her arms wove themselves around his neck, holding onto him.
Their kiss lasted for over a minute, and when pulling away, Isane had the hugest blush Zenki had ever seen on her face before, and that was saying something due to how she was usually.
"Z-Zenki-kun, I'm sorry! But, I had to do it!"
It seemed that she was unsure if she should have done that.
If she should have waited.
But Zenki seemed alright with it, even offering her encouragement.
"It's alright, it was a great kiss Isane-san~"
Isane chuckled awkwardly, placing her head on his chest.
"First comes your lips, then comes your di-"
"Alright~" He cut her off, petting the back of her head, and gently ran his fingers through her brown hair. "When the time comes, we'll both know."
"Like you and Asia, right?"
Zenki chortled, inclining his neck.
"Right."
"Speaking of, it seemed Asia was kick ass today~"
Zenki couldn't agree more.
"It's a side to Asia-chan that I am surprised to have seen. But, it's also quite adorable to see her doing something like that, it shows how she really wasn't having any of Xenovia's crap." Zenki felt Isane's hands resting on his upper body, a content expression on her face. "For now though, you should get some rest. Seems like things will be...totally not wild around here in the next few days~"
"Hahaha! Y-Yeah, nothing is gonna happen around here at all~"
Zenki continued to smile, leaning closer, and got to her ear.
"Though, if you're found out, I'll have to punish you, Isane-san~"
Isane's nose bled, as wild thoughts ran through her mind.
"P-Punishment?!"
"Yup, if you do a bad deed, Rias or I will have to punish you~"
Isane's mind went wild with thoughts of what she could accomplish.
What kind of punishments she'd be receiving from Zenki.
Whatever it was, she was quite happy to do anything.
So much so that her body bounced on his lap, and excitedly said "I'll receive any punishment from Zenki-kun!" and she couldn't contain the ideas, rattling them off towards Zenki such as "Spankings!" among others, with Zenki sat there, listening to what she had to say, and wasn't really surprised by her words, he was rather excited to see what she was going to do now.
As time came closer and closer to midnight, Zenki was surprised to find that no one else had come to bed yet. He himself was just finishing off some last minute calculations for some magical formulas, while Xenovia's words came to his mind.
While he found that completely misguided, he did wonder what her life would have been like if they hadn't of met. If Diodora had been stopped before she had her life flipped upside down, and had changed into something that she hadn't planned for herself.
Though, there would be no way for them to find out now, Zenki did wonder what her life would have been like, what his life would have been like if he didn't meet Asia.
Time passed, and eventually, the door opened.
Stepping through it, was Asia dressed in her school uniform still, Zenki himself had changed out of his clothes a good while ago, and now was only in his underwear.
"Asia-chan, where is everyone?"
"Oh...erm, they're busy right now, and said they'd...be up later on." Asia replied, moving closer to the bed once shutting the door. "Zenki-san, what happened today, with Xenovia-san, and everything else...it's been really wild lately, hasn't it?"
"Yeah...you know Asia-chan, I was surprised today."
Asia cocked his head cutely.
"What about?"
Zenki placed a finger to her cheek, and ran it down softly across her flushing cheek.
"You. Your strength today. I didn't think you'd ever slap someone like that."
Even Asia had to admit that she was surprised by her own forwardness.
She hadn't expected to do that.
But, in the end, she couldn't hide and hold back her feelings anymore.
"I guess...I didn't want anyone saying things about my Zenki-san."
"About your Zenki-san, huh?"
He teased, seeing the young girl looking on in a cute manner.
Though she saw that his eyes seemed to be slightly crestfallen.
The thoughts of what Xenovia said had played in his mind.
"Zenki-san, what Xenovia-san said..."
Zenki knew what she would be saying.
But he was alright with it, and explained his thoughts to the blonde haired woman.
"I don't really care what she says. She doesn't understand what happened, and I get why. The Church wouldn't exactly want to admit that Devils saved them from other Devils, it probably was covered up."
"Yes...but still, she was really harsh Zenki-san."
Zenki couldn't deny her words.
"I don't mind if she says anything to me, but when she spoke to you...not gonna lie, it took a lot of self restraint not to blast her through a wall." Asia released a slight giggle. "Asia-chan, you know-"
"No."
Zenki raised an eyebrow.
"No...what?"
Zenki wasn't sure what she was thinking about.
Asia, with straight eyes, continued on with a calm face.
"No, I don't regret ever meeting you."
Zenki was astonished by what she was saying.
"How...did you know I was going to say that? Got some ESP going on?"
"Zenki-san, I've known you for a long time. I know when Zenki-san is feeling sad or unsure. I can tell by the subtle expression within your eyes. Your face doesn't change...but your eyes are...the windows to the soul. I heard someone say that once, and I can see you being like that...being sad right now, and questioning about our meeting. As you do...I read the situation back in the clubroom, and also saw your expressions now...and came to that conclusion. So, was that it Zenki-san?"
Zenki slowly nodded his head.
"Yes...that's right. I wonder sometimes...what life would have been like if we hadn't of met. What you'd be doing now...what I'd be doing now. Though, I know I wouldn't be as happy."
"Zenki-san..."
Asia began tearing up at his words.
It felt so good to her.
She felt so close to Zenki right now.
She felt so happy.
Even though she wasn't happy with Xenovia, those thoughts were erased when she was with Zenki.
Placing a hand on her face, Zenki showcased his smile which reassured Asia.
"All of you girls...you all make me so happy, if even one of you disappeared, I know that I'd be less happy...eheh, I don't know if I'm saying this right, I'm never good at speaking about my emotions like this..."
Asia understood that, and right now, she felt like he was expressing it very well.
"It's okay, I understand you Zenki-san." Asia grabbed his hand, holding onto it tightly. "Before I met Zenki-san, I was lonely. Everyday, I did the same thing. I did enjoy helping people, I loved seeing their smiling faces. But, because I was the Holy Maiden, no one would speak to me. Zenki-san was the first person that I ever spoke to, and since the day we first met, my life has only just gotten better and better. The experiences I've had with everyone, I wouldn't replace them for the world."
Speaking her honest words, Zenki felt touched by her kindness, and was definitely glad that he could be with Asia like this.
He was glad that he had met Asia.
"Asia-chan...you always were better with words...than I am." His hand spread onto her face, lightly touching her flesh, and gave her a comforting smile. "You know, Asia-chan. My life's been kind of...surreal, many things have happened in it, the loss of my Kaa-chan...I never thought I'd get over that...even now, I find it hard to speak about it, but with everyone beside me, I feel like I can accomplish anything..." Zenki's hand dropped from her face, and went to her hand, wrapping his fingers around her own. "...and be with the people that I love."
"Zenki-san...no matter what Zenki-san, I'll always be beside you, because I love you. I always have, and will love you Zenki-san. Xenovia-san, or anyone can say what they want about Zenki-san, because I'll...I'll always be beside Zenki-san and be there to love you..."
Warmth spread within Zenki's chest.
Her calm and wonderful words, caused a happiness to spark within him.
Her beautiful face was illuminated by the light of the moon.
The way her hair spread out behind her.
Recalling what he had witnessed that day, with what she had done for him…
Zenki budged closer to the young woman, his smile spreading across his face.
"Asia-chan, I love you." Asia's face broke out into a blush as he continued on, stroking her face lovingly. "I've loved you for a long time now. Seeing the way that you got angry for me...about what Xenovia had said...I have to admit, it was a side I wasn't expecting, but a side I think was quite beautiful to see. I know you Asia-chan, for you to slap someone, you must have been pushed too far...and that was just for me."
"Yes...because I love Zenki-san. I always will."
Zenki couldn't contain his smile, the way that she had expressed her undying love, filled him with more love than possible.
"No matter what Asia-chan, I'll always love you."
His eyes met with her own, their smiles entwined with one another's, as she budged closer.
He also did the same thing.
Soon, they got so close that Zenki and Asia managed to be in one another's arms.
Falling against the bed, they stayed within one another's embrace for the entire night.
Just them, lamenting on what had happened, but also not allowing it to control their actions now, and enjoy one another's company, and offer reassurance that they'd always be together, no matter what was to happen.
Meanwhile, Kokabiel who was currently assessing the situation, was unsure of how to proceed. Looking at the different images of the major players within the city, bouncing his eyes between Zenki and Vali, he knew those two would be the hardest to defeat, if that was even at all possible, he knew of their capabilities. Even he had to acknowledge their power was above his own, alone, and especially if they were together, it was like looking at two monsters for him personally.
If he should do a full assault...
But knew that Zenki would be able to win.
He had to think tactically.
His eyes then went towards the Exorcists, Xenovia and Irina, their images.
His smirk rose.
"They both hold Excalibur's...and are alone...if I could grab them...then maybe..." He grinned evilly, turning his neck. "Dohnaseek, come here."
Dohnaseek walked through a set of double doors.
"Kokabiel-sama, is it time for us to move?"
"That's right, I want you to go and get the Excalibur blades off the two Exorcists that arrived not long ago."
Dohnaseek bowed his head.
"Of course. I might not have been prepared last time...but this time, thanks to your training, I shall best these girls, and help you grow stronger...then finally I can do what I've always wanted. Even if Raynare and the others aren't with us...I'll still make sure that their time comes, and they'll enjoy our successes also."
Kokabiel seemed amused with Dohnaseek's declaration, and didn't say anything against it.
He seemed rather bemused with Dohnaseek's words.
He himself was still unsure of how to move...
But whatever it was, he knew he'd have to prepare himself against Zenki and Vali...
End chapter!
So we got the Yumi vs Xenovia fight this chapter, and Yumi, using her head, managed to injure Xenovia enough so she'd have to make a retreat. Vali tried to fight Irina...but, Irina knew she'd not be able to fight. Irina then rang and had a conversation with Zenki. Zenki himself also finally decoded the message with Excalibur Ruler, and will be going to find that. Isane and Zenki seem to have a certain understanding between the two of them, even sharing a moment, as did Zenki and Asia.
Finally, it seems that Kokabiel's sent Dohnaseek (who he picked up at the end of the Fallen Angel arc of the story) to go and kill Xenovia and Irina! We'll see how that goes for him~
Well, until next time, thanks for reading!
Zenki's Peerage.
Queen; Vali.
Bishops; Asia, Ingvild (mutation).
Rooks; Koneko, Xenovia.
Knights; Arthur, Yumi.
Pawns; Ravel (2 pieces), Kuroka (3 pieces), Le Fay (2 pieces), Elmenhilde (1 piece).
Zenki; Asia, Koneko, Ravel, Kuroka, Vali (fem), Serafall, Kunou, Le Fay, Xenovia, Yumi, Rias, Isane, Akeno, Irina, Rossweisse, Ingvild, Ophis, Elmenhilde.