In Kuoh Academy, a certain president was making preparations for the day ahead of her in the club.
The girl's long crimson hair was slightly disheveled, her usual bright blue eyes have now small bags underneath them due to the stress accumulating in the past few days. Her uniform crumpled as she reused her old uniform due to not preparing another set in time.
Rias sighed as she finally finished signing some papers for her club's taxes that were overdue for the last week. She forgot about these payments due to a certain problem, plaguing her mind at the moment.
She slumped her head down the desk and let out a groan, her voice speaks volumes of how tired she was. From handling contracts to her problems at her family, it's a wonder how she can still be so beautiful despite looking like dogshit.
Rias wished that her devil's luck would get her out of the predicament she is in right now.
Being born into the Gremory family was the luckiest thing that ever happened to Rias, considering the fact that she is the younger sister of Sirzechs Lucifer, one of the Great Satans of the underworld. She can basically ask any favor from her favorite Onii-chan and he would grant it without question.
Not to mention, her peerage who she managed to get through sheer luck. Her best friend Akeno, who was with her for the latter part of her childhood, Her adorable Koneko, who was found by her brother while investigating an incident. And her handsome knight, Yuuto Kiba who she found dying in the harsh winters of Germany.
Being also privileged to live in the human world with her task of looking over her new territory with her rival/best friend, Sona Sitri, life for Rias couldn't have been any better.
Rias was content with her life and couldn't be any more happier.
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…
...well except for two things currently ongoing in her life.
The first one is the longest-running issue of her life is to marry that scum, Riser Phenex of the Phenex Clan.
Both of their families with their bullshit politics agreed to have her and Riser be married in order to preserve the pure-blooded devil line. She really didn't care about that at all. It doesn't really affect her in any way so to her, the issue of preserving pure-blooded devils is just an excuse to breed the most powerful devil with her [Power of Destruction] combined with the [Immortality] of Riser.
She really didn't want to marry the man who only sought her for the sole purpose of being `one of her many bitches` in that harem of his. Seriously, he even included his own sister in that twisted harem for Lucifer's sake. How far does he have to go to complete that damn harem of his!?
In any case, she had made an agreement that she would marry him once she finished her education in high school, which would be plenty of time to find a way to escape her marriage.
Well, that was her first long-running issue. The second one is far more… recent.
Issei Hyoudou.
At first glance, he is nothing unique, just a regular second-year high school student, albeit with a lack of self-control for his primal urges. Together with his other two best friends, they have formed the infamous `perverted trio`, the most hated group in all of Kuoh due to their perverted intrusions.
Seriously, Sona would sometimes just call her to just vent out her frustration on how she just wanted to be rid of them once and for all, and Rias may have agreed with her if it wasn't for one thing.
A Sacred Gear was inside of Issei.
All those who are part of the supernatural or moon-lit world for those magi have the ability to sense dormant power lying within someone's souls. And creatures like herself and many others can sense power better than most due to their higher control over mana.
Human mages or magus for some of them requires them to have direct contact with other humans just to try and sense whether or not they have sacred gears within them due to their limitations that they are not as highly sensitive to mana as other supernatural creatures such as devils, angels, and yokai, although few humans could do the same with either rigorous training or another ability called [Mystic Eyes].
Devils like herself have no problem sensing what's inside a human's soul since they can detect desires within the souls, therefore allowing greater sensory perception towards other beings. Angels and other creatures likely have their own methods of sensing Sacred Gears but Rias didn't bother to learn what they are since it wasn't really important to her anyway.
When she sensed something from Issei's soul when they passed by a year ago, she had to do a double-take to see if she was perhaps mistaken or not. The next time she passed by him confirmed it.
Issei has a Sacred Gear. And a powerful one too, judging by the way Koneko shivers whether he is near her.
So she used her authority as a territory king of her land to prevent Issei and his friends from being removed from this school, which no doubt frustrated Sona to no end. She really pitied Sona, but she really needed Issei to be on her peerage if she were to stand a chance against Riser and peerage potentially.
So she waited a year, studying his habits, learning about his `harem dream`, learning what makes him tick, etc. All the information she can use to convince him into joining her peerage.
Although she has the ability [Charm] which could allow her to force Issei into joining her peerage, she had her pride as a Gremory to uphold and she won't tarnish it simply because she wanted to recruit a new member.
Besides, she wanted to prove herself that she can convince new members to join her peerage, seeing that this is the first time she had ever tried to persuade someone into joining her rather than her insane luck of getting members in her lap.
So by the end of the year and the time she entered third-year high school, she managed to gather enough information to entice Issei into joining with her. Promise his dream becoming reality when he becomes strong enough and he becomes putty in her hands.
She had a speech and everything ready for his eventual recruitment… except something got in her way.
A Fallen Angel.
Now a while back, she had received news from Sona that a few fallen angels were stationed near a church not too far from here. She wasn't particularly worried about them. As long as they don't bother Rias or her peerage, she can let them roam around, doing whatever they pleased.
Unfortunately, her luck ran out on this one.
This `Yuuma` character managed to snare him away from her and asked a date from him. She was worried understandably, a powerful Sacred Gear at the hands of the Grigori. That wouldn't really bode well for their species as a whole.
So before his date started on Sunday, she sent her familiar out to a flier for a contract, in case he died. When that happens, his desire to live may activate the summoning circle, thus allowing her to grab Issei without doing anything.
It's Monday now.
And she hasn't received the signal from Issei's contract.
One of four things could have happened. The most unlikely is that Issei really did go on a date with no further complications and moved on their day. This was ridiculous of course, fallen angels only know to lie, cheat, steal, and kill off humans after all.
Although she does acknowledge that they are some decent fallen angels out there who do still love humans. Akeno is the example of a fallen angel falling in love after all so she put it up as a possibility but not a likely one.
The second one is that they killed Issei for fun without giving him time to react at all. This was more of a likely scenario as well, it's Issei. He is a dumb, perverted ordinary boy. Of course, he would get killed very easily. Even if he did keep his body in shape from all the running around, it still wouldn't be enough to flee and die quickly, thus preventing him from making a wish upon the summoning circle and failing to summon her.
The third scenario is worse than the second one as this one implies that Issei didn't die but rather joined the Grigori. This in itself is very bad as, without the information of what sacred gear Issei could possess, there is no telling what type of power they could wield. And if it's powerful enough, could potentially restart the great war 6000 years ago, which cannot happen in any circumstances.
The final one is just as unlikely as the first one. That is that Issei somehow killed the fallen angel with his newly unlocked sacred gear and fled the scene, preventing him from using the summoning circle as well. Despite being a pervert, Rias knows that Issei is rather a good person. He would rather die most likely than kill someone else instead. If he did kill the fallen angel, it would be most likely an accident, and the gear would need to be powerful enough to support him, despite unlocking it only recently.
Without the proper information she needs, she can only speculate the possibilities of the boy known as Issei. Hopefully, he is alive though and she could convince him to join her peerage.
Because time is running out for her and she doesn't know how long she can hold out for.
*knock* *knock* *knock*
Rias lifted her head up, sensing the familiar aura of her best friend.
"Come in."
The door opens and another beauty comes out to greet her president. Her long black hair sways her every being. Her violet eyes that would usually be filled with mischief, are replaced with concern for her King. In her hands is a tray with two teacups and a kettle, filled to the brim with green tea.
She sets down the teacup for Rias and pours the tea. Rias lifts the teacup to her lips and takes a long sip, enjoying the aroma and the taste of this tea. She lets out a satisfying sigh at the beverage.
"Thank you Akeno. You have no idea how long I wanted to drink your best-made tea."
Akeno giggled at the praise from her King. Despite showing grace and maturity on the outside, on the inside, she is just a 16-year-old girl. "Fufu, of course, you have been stressed for a while so I thought I would make my best tea to relieve you of your stress. After all, you do deserve a reward for your efforts."
Rias nodded with a small smile on her face. She can always rely on Akeno, her queen and best friend to be at her side in her most dire situation.
She will need to think about how to deal with Issei's situation, but first, a bath is in order.
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...school was weird today.
No scratch that! Before going to school was weird.
No, wait! This entire day today was just a cluster-fuck of weird today.
Waking up in my bed with most of my memories wiped out from yesterday made my mind stressed with how hard I'm trying to remember them but yet failing to even recall a single detail from yesterday.
All I know is that I had a feeling that it was more important than I would ever know and I'm damned pissed off that I can't remember what happened yesterday.
But that wasn't her only weird thing that happened.
The girl, Lily, who introduced herself to my mother as my girlfriend was the same girl I saw in my dreams. It was really scary for me. I thought for a second that ghosts are real and she might be someone I offended by mistake.
But I never even met her so how the hell could she be a ghost of vengeance? Not to mention that she felt real when she hugged my arm to her chest before escorting me out of the house and told me that she will explain everything when I get back from school.
So she does know what's going on! Maybe I can ask her why my memories are messed up from yesterday. And oh yeah, ghosts can't touch things so there's that.
I thought that the weirdness would have ended right there and then.
…
...how wrong I was.
As soon as I walked a few meters ahead of me, my nose picked up something so repulsive that I had to cover my nose and even then, the smell still persisted.
I used my sense of smell to find whatever shit was thrown in the trash and lo and behold, a garbage plastic not properly sealed, resulted in the smell escaping from the bag.
To make things even weirder, this garbage was mine, the one I didn't tie up properly because I was lazy as fuck. It seemed to come and bite me back in the ass.
Reaching to the garbage bag, the smell became even more repulsive, almost making me vomit my breakfast. Still, I managed to force it down and tie the damn thing and threw it back.
Good, now that's out of the way I can actually-
*sniff* *sniff*
Oh God this smell is horrific! Where is it coming from!? I'm pretty sure I took out mine already so where…?
I looked up over the wall in our house. I followed the scent and climbed up the wall, scanning the trash across the lawn of another neighbor's house.
There, I confirmed that the stance was coming from that direction, smelling even worse than even his own trash.
...what is happening to me?
How the hell did I get a sense of smell like an ant all of a sudden? No, even ants would have more difficulty smelling things like this from afar so it might be something else.
Still, though, it's really irritating and I want to stop smelling it.
To combat this, I grabbed the cologne in my pocket (which I still have no idea how it got there) and sprayed it all over the body, masking the horrid smell with a very strong perfume.
Although the smell now hurts my nose more than ever, at least it doesn't smell like someone died or something. Now I can be on my way to school and-.
"Ahh~, come on honey, give it to me! Give me your hard cock and push it!"
I flinched at the sound and looked to my left and saw another unassuming house, with red curtains blocking my vision from visualizing… them doing the deed.
What the heck!? How the hell did I hear that all the way from here.
"Oh yeah, baby~ Nnn suck it little bitch! I'll cum all over your pussy so get ready!
"Please give it to me master~! Give me your cum!"
This is so unfair! Why the hell are they having sex at this time and boasting about it publicly. I'm a boy too damn it!
I decided to just leave my lawn and began walking towards school, but not only i was able to still hear them having sex, but other people as well. Even whispers became so loud that you may as well have not been whispering and just shouted whatever you wanted to say instead.
...what is happening to me?
It wasn't like this before I'm sure of it. There must be something wrong with me, that or the world has gone crazy. Probably both.
As I continued walking forward, the noises and the smell became gradually worse. It got to the point that my head is now starting to spin due to my senses going nuts!
My sight, my hearing, my smell, the feeling in my body, hell even i can taste something in the air that I was pretty sure it wasn't there before. But somehow I persisted and managed to go enter the school… to only drop at the school entrance as something invaded my being so hard I fell unconscious.
The next thing I knew, I woke up from my short nap and glanced around the room. I am currently in the school nurse's office which would cater to those with sickness, injuries, or just plain exhaustion and would often come here to rest.
I was surprised to be brought here at all. I'm pretty sure none of the girls would really care to even drag my waste to the nurse's office as they would rather watch me die than even help me at all. So the only candidates who would help me are my two best friends… which aren't even here anymore. How odd.
Normally they would be here, chatting about the next porn games or mags that they found in the hub, but no one is here.
"Ah, I see that you are awake. It's too bad you had no injuries on you. It's a shame really."
My back suddenly felt cold as I turned to the office desk and found the nurse school staring at me with blank golden eyes.
Caren Hortensia, the school nurse of this school. Recognize by students and even the staff as a person you don't want to meet like ever. She enjoys the pain of others as she treats illness or wounds with the most effective but painful method possible. Honestly, if she wasn't so damn hot, I would have shit my pants at the sight of her.
Well, even though she is beautiful with her unique gray hair and a modest figure that would allure any men, she has a strange aura around her that makes everyone want to avoid her at all cost to ensure their survival.
Hmmm, 7 out of 10 as a potential waifu.
But to me though, there is something else about her that is very odd.
Grey light swirling around her form like a river flowing downstream with white lights popping up every now and then before disappearing.
It was a surreal experience but I have no time to linger around. I need to respond before she makes a weird assumption, allowing her to let me stay in this office while she does her `treatments` on me.
"I-i'm fine Miss Caren, thank you for your concern. I just collapsed out of exhaustion, can I please leave?" I lied through my teeth with a pitiful expression, hopefully, she wouldn't catch me staring at her.
Whether she did know or not, she didn't acknowledge it, instead, she gave a sigh and just turned around, looking at the window with an empty gaze. "Fine, just go back to class, can't have my entertainment be here all-day."
I wanted to ask what she meant by `entertainment` but wisely chose not to say anything to this potentially crazy lady before leaving the room to go back to class. Hopefully I didn't miss too much of my class.
I missed only two classes, which could have been worse to be honest but I suppose I shouldn't push my luck around today.
I arrive at my classroom while making a tired sigh, and sit down on my chair. The teacher didn't even bat an eye on me as he continued to teach the class undeterred.
"Hey, buddy. How was the DVD I lent you? It was some good stuff, wasn't it?" Matsuda whispered beside me. I looked at him strangely for a few moments before I remembered what he gave me. I blushed at the… content the case had.
"Seriously dude!? We are in the middle of class, can't we not right now?" I begged him to drop the conversation now, not wanting to deal with this crap right now.
"Fu…the wind sure was strong this morning. Thanks to that, I was able to get a good view of the girls' panties." Not you too Motohama. This is no time for fooling around damn it!
And right on cue, the teacher brings out his ruler and snaps it on the board, clearly pissed off at being interrupted.
"No talking in class you three, understand? You can talk about boobs and ass on your own time, but this is class time so zip it."
The three of us were now at the center of attention, something that once I would be proud of, but for some reason, now I just feel ashamed of it.
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…
...wait
What? Since when did I become ashamed of who I am? That doesn't sound right…
What's really happening to me? It felt like I was trying to remember something important, only for it to slip away…
What's going on?
Not wanting to get anymore trouble, I nodded and sat back down, shocking my two friends about my actions. Normally, I would boast proudly of how, "guy talk is just as important as school" or something like that, not wimping out like a little bitch.
"Hey hey, you alright man? You're not acting like yourself right now?" Gee, I wonder why Matsuda.
"Your mood has definitely changed since you came here today Issei. Weird. It's definitely weird. You aren't the same as before." Thanks for the unnecessary assessment Motohama.
"I'm just not in the mood guys, a bit tired more than usual and a bit grumpy, please don't bother me." I hope once a while, they would at least respect my wishes this time.
"Do you have some kind of illness? No, it can't be. There is no way that you, the manifestation of all sexual desires, would fall sick."
My eye twitches at the rude comment from Motohama. I can get sick thank you very much asshole!
I decided to try and focus on the lesson instead at hand. It's something about the history of Japan wars or something IDK, I wasn't really paying attention, more like dozing off to pass the time if I'm being honest here.
Then the bell ringed, ending the period. Everyone got altogether into their little groups while I also went to mine, albeit now less interested in whatever things they are doing right now.
"I got some nice stuff".
Matsuda opens his bag, and tips out the things inside his bag without any hesitation.
The books and DVDs which are being piled up on my desk have suggestive titles.
"Hee!"
A small scream comes from a girl far away from us.
Well, of course she will react like that. After all, something like this is happening in the morning.
What I hear next from the girls are discriminating comments like "You guys are the worst~" and "Die, filthy brats".
"Silence! This is our entertainment! Girls and kids should look away and keep away! Or else, I will rape all of you inside my head!"
Your words are vulgar as always, Matsuda-kun.
Not long ago, I would have said, "Wow, where did you get these treasures from!" with sparkling eyes at the things piled on my desk. But since I've been in a terrible state every morning lately, I'm not in the mood.
Matsuda sighs while looking at my dull face.
"Man Issei really is out of it. He's not even reacting to the treasure in front of him."
"This does raise a level of concern, but it's probably nothing to worry about. I'm sure he just woke up at the wrong side of the bed or something."
You wouldn't be wrong Motohama. My mood really is in the shit right now and I don't want to deal with this right now.
Matsuda rests his hand on my shoulder.
"Well, we are in the middle of our youth so something weird stuff like that can happen to us. Okay then, you guys come over to my place after school. Let's watch my secret collection together."
"That's an excellent idea. Matsuda-kun, you should definitely invite Ise-kun as well."
"Of course I'm going to invite him, Motohama-kun. We are high school boys who move with sexual desires. If we don't do anything perverted, it would be disrespectful to our parents who gave birth to us."
The two of them smirk lecherously.
Perverts. No matter how you look at them, they are just some perverted creeps. And sadly, I am one of them.
Well, never mind. I also live for these kinds of things.
But just for today… I just want to go home for now.
"Sorry guys… maybe next time? I'm really not in the mood for our guys night, perhaps another time?"
My two perverted friends looked at me with concern. Sure, we fuck around, joke around and even beat each other around like we were assholes to each other, but at the end of the day? They are my assholes, my friends who were there for me since childhood and I wouldn't trade them any other way.
"Sure, just take it easy ok? We can't have our lead protagonist being weird all the time."
"Don't worry about it bud, just relax and you'll be good as new. I guarantee it!"
I smiled at their statements. What good friends I really do have.
Throughout the day, my senses would occasionally go into overdrive, enhancing everything around me. Luckily, somehow I managed to learn how to control my senses better by taking a few deep breaths before calming down.
Every time I do that, I feel a weird heat, exiting my body. It was a weird experience for me.
But things just go even weirder at school.
It was at P.E where I did notice the changes to my body more than I thought. And everyone else noticed it as well.
"Wait… what the hell?"
"No way that's Issei right?"
"When the hell did that pervert so buffed?!"
"If only he wasn't a pervert… then maybe I would have asked him on a date…"
That last sentence really caught me off guard.
To be honest, my body doesn't really look that different. Well, I'm still lean but my body looked more defined than normal. There would be flabs of fat here and there, but now there is just muscle everywhere.
...what the heck!? When did I get so ripped?
"W-what the hell Issei? When did you get so ripped?"
"This cannot be possible. Don't tell me masturbating actually makes you buff like that?"
Honestly? I'm not even sure myself and I don't want to find out to be fair.
The teacher blew a hard whistle, cutting everyone from checking me out like a weirdo before we started our stretches.
This would normally release the stress from our bodies and make our limbs limber before we exercise. But to me? I just got more stressed out as girls and guys were still checking me out.
Even worse, my muscles bulge out whenever I stretch my back.
"O-oh my…"
"S-shit, if he keeps doing that…"
"I-i don't care anymore if he is a pervert or not anymore… he's just.."
"So hot~"
I would have enjoyed the attention… if it was on me and not my muscles. I can tell, they are not focusing on me but my muscles which saddened me for reasons unknown to myself. I should be happy that I'm getting attention from the girl right? It would be one step closer to my ultimate dream of forming a harem!
But yet…
"Alright, that's enough! Let's see some jogging everyone! Ten laps go!"
Seriously old man! Ten laps!? You'll kill us, man. I can even hear the complaints of the other students here for the ridiculous request, but we were silenced by the glare he sent us. So we had no choice but to cooperate.
Even though I would admit that this exercise is hell, I'm somewhat thankful for it as it allowed me to think back on what the hell has been happening to me today.
First, I got a girlfriend all of a sudden and a cute one too. Not sure how the hell that happened but I feel like I should know her somehow.
Next, my mom finally talked to me like a proper parent again… considering my own problems, I think she would be happy to finally get rid of me when we move… yeah I think that's why she is happy for me…
I don't know what to think about that, to be honest.
Following after that… my senses going to shit… yeah still haven't figured out what's going on with that nonsense. At least I can somehow control my senses… which is still weird. I may not be a biologist, but aren't we supposed to be able to adjust our senses naturally without focusing too hard. Why the hell is this happening to me now?
Next, the weird… things I see on people. Granted, I only saw the school nurse with those weird lights but she wasn't the only one.
I saw the other students having something similar albeit to a lesser degree of intensity than her… hmm, something to figure out later.
And now… my body is changing without my notice… That one is truly a mystery I would need answers from. Maybe a growth spurt? But there's nothing like that though…
"Oi Issei!"
My musing was snapped as I tripped and accidentally smashed my face on the floor, causing the others to laugh at me. Tch! Assholes.
"I told you to stop running on your 25th lap, what the hell is wrong with you boy! Do you want to be burned out so you can miss your other classes huh!? Not on my watch! Now sit on your ass and wait for the others to finish their laps!"
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…
...wait
25 laps!
How the hell is that possible? I'm pretty sure I was still on my 5th lap right?
I looked back at everyone, starting at me for a few moments with awe and shock before being snapped back into the exercise (torture) by the teacher.
I sat at the bench alone, looking at myself in confusion.
Since when did I get so fit?
Sure, I exercise due to being chased around by a mob of girls every day, but I'm pretty sure my stamina wasn't this good. I could run maybe a few laps without tiring myself out too quickly before I started to notice the pain in my legs.
Now? Not only can I run longer than normal but also run faster and not even feel winded.
...just like every time, I find something weird with my body. What's happening to me?
Luckily, the rest of my time in school didn't become weird and I was able to leave without any more problems. I had to even leave my friends behind to just try and figure out what the heck is wrong with me.
At least I don't smell trash anymore or my hearing can hear houses from miles away, it's just me being normal with a very fit body.
...yeah normal right.
As I try to ponder what the heck is going on with me, I feel chills on my back. I feel the air shift ever so slightly, making it slightly harder to breathe in here.
My instincts suddenly forced me to side-step a weird light which skewered the tree in half.
"Tch! I missed, damn you for unlocking your sacred gear! No matter, I won't take it easy on you and kill you right here!"
I turned around and saw a man in a brown trench coat, black-feathered wings spread out as more weird light (which shaped itself into a spear) was forming around him and started shooting towards me.
I employ a tactic I used when girls would throw objects at me. I ran using a zigzag pattern, that way it gave me the best chance of avoiding the spears.
I continued running until I reached into the forest, which I ran into to use the trees as cover.
Unfortunately for me, even in the covers, light spears were still being thrown at me, regardless of where I hid, somehow he knew where to find me and tried to hit me with it.
Luckily I can still use the trees to hide myself, even if he can somehow sense me, at least he can't see me properly.
I still used the zigzag pattern, which really helped my chances as they were times that the spear could have killed me if i ran straight like an idiot.
I may be dumb, but even dumb people can learn new tricks if given enough time.
Unfortunately for me, the trees ended and I'm here in this somehow familiar park.
As I continued running forth, I hit a barrier of sorts, knocking me back a few feet from the park.
Now that I think about it… when did the sky change color?
"Did you think I'd let you escape? That's why lowly beings are a pain to handle."
He appears right in front of me, a light spear in hand. I don't know what to do anymore, I'm stuck!
"Heh, at least you aren't a devil so you won't be missed by anyone lowly human!"
Damnit! Am I gonna die again?! Is this how it ends for me?!
Wait… die again?
Did I die once already?
If that's the case then…!
"Well, sayonara human, hope we won't meet again."
He rushes towards me, weapon in hand.
Somehow this scene awakened something in me! A memory!
I see myself, using my body to protect this white girl from being stabbed by two spears, one in my abdomen while the other one in my heart.
And it was from Yuuma Amano, my date…
Ahhh, I see…
So that's how I died huh…
Well, I guess I'll die again I suppose.
Hopefully, I'll be revived in a world with a harem of my own.
All of a sudden, a rush of wind passed by me, knocking me back into my ass and the guy in a trench coat was suddenly pushed back far away, slammed right into the tree, snapping it in half.
"I'll give you one chance to leave and never hurt my master again. Otherwise, I will deal with you the same way I dealt with your accomplice."
That voice! Could it be…!
I sat up quickly and found my savior.
Blonde hair, white dress, pale skin! It's her! The one who claimed to be my girlfriend, the one who chatted with my mom and made her smile, the one who saved me from…!
"Are you alright my master?"
From Yuuma the first time…
Now I remember… I remembered everything from yesterday!
"LILY!"
'Damn! This was way too close! If I came a few seconds later… no no time for what-ifs, it's time to get my master to safety.'
Lily steadies herself, stance wide, sword up, her eyes never taking off her opponent before her.
It's one of that murderer's allies she saw yesterday. She won't repeat the same mistake twice. She won't allow it. As his servant and a former King, she will protect him!
"Master! Stay back! I'll handle this!" Lily declares with grit and determination.
The smoke clears up and the male fallen angel is livid with two spears in his hands. But before he could let his anger overtake him, he quickly calms down and dissipates the spears.
"So should I assume that you were the one who took care of my accomplice?" He asks, looking towards her with an analytical gaze.
Lily nodded tersely, still remembered the bitter memory of her master, dying in her arms.
After looking at the blonde knight in front of him for a few moments, he noticed something odd about her.
'She feels odd… she feels in between the lines of dead and alive. Human but spirit also… just what is she?'
Is it perhaps a new type of soldier created by those `magus` perhaps? A new experiment of sorts to push the boundaries of what humans could accomplish to get to this `root` they blabbered on about? Or perhaps something more?
Whatever the case is, he knows one thing though. This knight in front of her could take out armies of low-tier fallen angels on her own and not break a sweat… probably. Now he really does pity Raynare for her death… not really, she deserves it for being an ass.
Still… their mission is to take out this `Issei` that Azazel had his eyes on for a while and it's better to die in battle than disappointing his leader. But he would need a different approach toward this goal with this obstacle in his way.
Tactical retreat is in order.
Wrapping himself in his own wings, the fallen angel seemingly vanished from existence, not to be seen for now.
Lily stands on guard, expanding her senses on her surroundings for a few moments before letting out a sigh, sheathing her weapon back as the skies return to their oranges glow.
"Alright! What the heck is going on here!? Who was that guy with wings? And who are you and why do you have a sword with you?!"
She ignores her master's rambling and walks towards him to inspect him thoroughly.
"Uhmm… Lily?" Her master's voice seemed to reach a peak but she didn't care about it.
"Hold still, need to check for injuries."
She continues to check his entire body for injuries for the past minute before satisfied with her inspection.
"Good, you seem to have no injuries on you. I just wished I came sooner though…"
Her master — Issei, waved his hands in front of her apologetically, seeing her distraught face. "No no no! I'm fine, although it would have been nice to be rescued earlier, I still appreciate your help. Thank you."
Lily smiled at him. "Of course, it is my duty as your servant to protect you after all."
Issei tilted his head in confusion. Oh right… she didn't really tell him anything about the servant-master pact since he was unconscious and all she told him was she would explain later…
She really is a bad servant.
"Perhaps we can continue this conversation back home? It is safer there." She gestured to the environment around her to make a point.
Her master — despite his incompetence — managed to get the message as he nodded and went on his way home, with Lily on tow.
She briefly stopped for a moment as she sensed another entity around her. This energy felt different from the fallen angels.
Where as the fallen has holy light but twisted in darkness, this one felt completely different, much darker and perhaps demonic.
She looked around but found nothing besides trees everywhere… she really needs to be more careful. It's been a long time since she's been on the battlefield. Her skills were rusted due to lack of use. She may need to start relearning her lessons again about self-awareness.
After a few moments, she gave up and just caught up with her master in no time. Hopefully, she can explain these things without sounding too crazy.
…then again, she does live in a world where the Age of Gods never ended so it may be crazy enough as it is. She just hopes it doesn't get any crazier than this.
In the shade of the trees, was Koneko, peeking out of bushes as she watched the odd pair leave the park, most likely heading home.
She was there the entire time with the confrontation between Issei, the fallen angel and the blonde knight/exorcist.
"Must report this strange development."
With that, she summons a magic circle beneath her feet and teleports away.
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...this walk was awkward.
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...really awkward
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...ok I really need to say something before I lose my mind! This silence is killing me!
"So uh Lily-!"
"Sorry master but please keep quiet. I sensed someone spying on us. Please wait until we get home. It's safe there."
Okaaayyyy looks like we will be walking in silence for a long while…
Oh boy….
In times like these, I would let my mind wander around about perverted stuff to keep myself occupied.
But that would probably get me killed about now so instead, I decided to remember or recall everything that happened yesterday…
A date with a beautiful girl. Said girl that tried to kill me, then Lily-chan saved me but I died because I was stupid… but then I remember fire all around me and a voice, talking to me to live… Then that strange dream…
Man if interacting with women makes my life strange… Then my path to a harem king is harder than I thought…
Still though…
I wondered what happened to Yuuma… is she still alive? Dead? Has she forgotten about me?
I don't know…
I just have to wait till I get home I suppose.
It didn't take too long before my house could be seen from within my sight. It's a very boring home I admit since almost every house is identical to this one but it is what it is.
A car stands out in the garage of our house… it looks familiar though...
Oh, it's dads care! Looks like he's home early… I wonder why he is home so early this time?
"Something wrong master?"
Ok being called master is weird… very weird.
"You know my name right? Please use it…"
"I'll use it when people are around us to avoid suspicion, but I won't stop since you are my master. You have chosen me to be brought to this world, therefore you are my master."
Still have no idea what that means though… oh well, guess I have to deal with it for a while till I figure it out I suppose.
We went up to the front door and as I opened it, I noticed the lights were off.
"Huh… The lights are off…"
I found it very odd and was a bit paranoid now. I cautiously walked towards the living room to turn the switches on and as I did so…!
"Surprise!"
Several popping sounds came off as confetti was sprayed around the living room… mostly to my face though. As I spit off some of it, I see my mom walk over to me with the biggest smile on her face…
Seriously this is starting to creep me out more and more… I want her grumpy self back, at least she was more bearable than… whoever this woman is.
"Congratulations on the day on becoming a man, my little pervert."
She gave me a hug which weirded me out even more. It's been too long since she had last hugged me and this felt… odd to say the least.
I looked around me and saw Lily grimacing, which tells me she had something to do with it for some reason. I see my dad with a confused expression as well.
Do you know what's going on? He mouthed to me which I could only shrug. At least he feels normal.
"Now let's go eat that cake I made for us."
She led all of us to the dining room and we started to eat our dinner.
My dad and I were looking at the two girls chatting animatedly without much of a care in the world. It was surreal on how my mom changed seemingly overnight since Lily came around here.
I want to ask her about it but maybe after dinner.
"So, you got a girlfriend huh? She wouldn't stop talking about how she is such a sweetheart, care to tell this old man how that came to be?"
I looked over to my dad as I pondered the question in my head. I wondered if I ever did tell them about my date with Yuuma.
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...I did though. I remembered, but it seemed that my mom didn't really believe me and just told me to be back before midnight, exclaiming about doing unsavory things with my friends.
...yeah that seemed about right and dad was still working at that time so he didn't know either.
…of course… That made sense…
After all, who would care about the escapades of a perverted son?
The woman in front of me who looks and talks like mom? That's not her. Whatever Lily did to her while I was asleep must be either an accident or temporarily.
I appreciate the sentiment but it hurts even more seeing what could have been my mother.
To stop myself from drowning into the abyss of negativity, I explained to my dad on how I got my date on Friday afternoon, the same way Yuuma asked him for the date but instead of her, it would be Lily in her place.
I would talk about the places that I and Lily (Yuuma), have been to for our date, including the fountain at the park where we wanted to try dating each other some more and decided to try and see if this relationship would work out.
My dad just nodded at my entire explanation. He didn't really seem to express any other emotion other than curiosity and concern.
"Well, I suppose congratulations really is in order for you son. You got your girlfriend and now it's up to you whether or not you will cherish her. Just… don't screw this up or…" My dad trailed off as he shivered for some reason. Perhaps remembering something unpleasant?
Either way, I get what he was trying to say. Stop my harem dream and be satisfied with one girl. But the truth is…
'I will still chase that harem dream till the day I die!'
Still while my emotions about girls from school were weird for some reason, it won't stop me from achieving my dream.
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…except flying people with wings.
Gosh I hope that Lily can really explain what really is going on.
After this very weird breakfast we had, Lily had to "leave" to go to her parents and come back tomorrow to wake me up, but judging by the winking of her eye, I knew she was lying and would sneak in somehow in the house.
Good, it would mean I can get my head straight in this nonsense I have been somehow involved with for the last two days!
I took care of the dishes, taken a bath, and just waited in my room while tidying it up. I don't want Lily to think of me badly so I hid all of my… assets underneath the bed…
Hopefully, she doesn't look under there.
I waited for a few hours while I studied for quizzes I suppose. After 2 hours, my window was opened and a thud could be heard. I whirled my face around and saw just the window opened, not even a remnant of who could have opened it. Did an invisible guy break into the house now!?
As I prepared myself to flee for my life, I sigh in relief as a moment later, the air shifted, revealing Lily in her beautiful form with a white dagger on her hand. She sheathed it back and smiled at me.
"Sorry master but I couldn't let anyone know I was coming over here. I could have convinced your parents to let me stay over, but they would be too suspicious since I did that for you yesterday."
Yesterday… did that mean..! Oh right! I was injured and was supposed to die but somehow survived?
"I guess that's my first question to you… How am I alive?"
I vaguely remember a voice, telling me to live or something but even though my memory has been restored, for the most part, it's still a mess to sort through.
Lily's mouth formed a thin line, her expression becoming unreadable to me. But why? Is it some form of secret that will kill me if i find out how it works?!
...i watched way too many anime at this point that I considered stupid overused cliches as real-life situations. I'm sure its not gonna be like that… right?
"I'm… sorry master, but for the time being, I can't explain how you were healed in the first place. The person who healed you said that you will talk to him soon… just not right now."
THANK GOD I WON'T DIE YET!
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...Huh. Ok fair enough. Sounds kinda sketchy but I guess I can roll with it. I would rather know so I can thank him later, but I suppose I'll get my chance soon I guess.
"Ok then, next one, those… guys with wings and all that, are they angels?"
Her expression changes to one of contemplation, as if trying to explain it to me the easiest way possible. I suppose it would make sense since they might be completely different species entirely.
"I'm not sure if they are angels… but judging by the way their mana feels… I would say they are more like fallen angels."
Ok cool, so I should expect devils and angels to be real as well huh. Well I gotta thank Irina for the Christian lessons that I may have not paid attention too well.
"So are you an angel then Lily?"
Her face turned crimson for some reason. What? What's wrong with that question?...
Oh…
Oh…
My face turns crimson at my own question. I'm stupid! I'm flipping flirting with her by calling her an angel.
It's an honest question I swear!
"Well… no I'm not. I'm… what you call a heroic spirit. Humans who have legends been told throughout time and space."
Neat, so people like King Arthur and Hercules exist! That's so cool!
"So, actual legends exist! Like those stories and myths!?"
"Well, all legends do originate based on real-life events. Although people do depict the same legends differently, it still has the same roots so it's not wrong to say that those legends are false or true."
I see. I see. Make sense. People do tell legends differently depending on where they live or based on religion as well.
"I'm surprised though master, you seemed calmer than usual. I imagined that you would have… a different reaction."
"Maybe you're right with some other people, but I watched so many anime at this point that if you told me these things with proof that I would believe you right away."
I say myself rather than most because… Well, I'm kinda not normal. With my passion of becoming a harem king someday. Believing that somehow magic exists could give me the chance to get some more unique waifus!
Elfs, demi-humans, demons, angels, I will collect every single type of girl and make them mine!
"Well, that's good news then to me master… but what's anime?"
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...what?
"YOUR KIDDING WITH ME!?"
"Huh!?"
"YOU MEANT TO TELL ME THAT YOU HAVEN'T HEARD OF THE GREATEST ENTERTAINMENT THAT MANKIND HAS EVER MADE!?"
"Umm no?"
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..this poor spirit.
Ok, first thing I need to do to impress my first girlfriend is to show her the wonders of anime!
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...girlfriend huh?
Still weird to call her that to be honest… I should really try and define our relationship a bit more… later! After I show her the wonders of human entertainment!
"Ok, first things first, before we continue this conversation any further, I need to show you the world of anime!"
"Ehhh? Master… we can do that later-"
"NOPE! You called me master right!? So my first order is to enjoy anime with me! Otherwise, I will not listen to anything else you have to say."
It seemed my stubbornness won out as Lily let out a sigh and just sat down on the floor.
"As you wish master, show me this `anime` you are interested in."
I grinned as I looked through my stash of DVD's I have kept over the last 8 years.
I pulled out a classic that many people fell in love with.
"May I present to you the first anime that many people fell in love with."
I put the disc into my DVD player as the familiar Pokemon theme plays on the TV.
'My master truly is an odd person.'
Those were Lily's genuine thoughts of her master as she watched him sleep blissfully.
When she entered his room to discuss… well anything related to magic, the topic quickly took a nose-dive as it somehow became a binge watchfest of watching this `Pokemon` her master seemed to have a high opinion of.
And she would have to admit it, she did enjoy the show. In fact, she couldn't help but gush out all the cute little creatures - no - Pokemon she saw on the television.
If only this existed back in Camelot… She could have bonded better with the Knights that way perhaps...
While she had gained knowledge of the modern world thanks to Zeltrech imparting them directly into her mind, everything else such as fashion trends, entertainment, etc were not included. So this was a first for her.
And she enjoyed every minute of it.
Even though she was supposed to discuss how she was supposed to protect her master, teach him about the world he lives in now, she somehow got roped into her master's shenanigans and drove that topic away.
...did she regret it though? No not really.
To be honest, even herself is just as clueless as he is since this is a new world she is in rather than the one she is familiar with so things may not be the same and her information may be completely outdated at this point.
She needs to gather new intel on this world's rules and magic system and how she can help her master adapt and survive in this new world.
Truly this would be a new learning experience for both Lily and her master.
…if only Ddraig helped her out rather than letting her do everything herself.
"What? You're not gonna tell master about the world he lives in now?"
[Sorry girl but I have my reasons as to why I can't reveal myself yet to him. He must grow stronger, he can't rely on me just yet. He can rely on you first so you two should be fine.]
"But I don't even know anything about this world! I was summoned from another world to aid my master and protect him! How am I supposed to help him if I don't know anything!"
[Well, bad luck for you I suppose… can't help you I'm afraid… like I said, I have my reasons as to not reveal myself yet… you can find out about this world together then! Don't worry, I will return when it's time. For now, I have done what i can for this boy… hopefully he won't be too disappointing as a host.]
And just like that, the conversation ended. She couldn't reach out to him no matter how many times she called out to him. It was frustrating…
But…
She looks down at her sleeping master's face, drooling with a happy smile. She giggled before exiting the room and returning back to her base of operations for now.
Which is an abandoned house, a few kilometers away from her master's place. She placed a bounded field around it, allowing it's appearance to stay the same. The house looks dead, overgrown moss all over the house, windows broken and smashed, even the door was rotten, full of worms.
When she enters her place though… it still looks the same as the outside, except the place looks a bit cleaner than normal, removing the moss that has grown at this house for a long time. The windows are still broken but it doesn't really matter to her. The door was completely removed as she didn't like the look of it.
After dropping off her master at his house last night, she needed to find a place to stay for the night since she can't use her spirit form with a physical body. Once she found this place, she got to work and placed the bounded field immediately and tidied up the place.
After that, she remodeled the boundary field around it. It would now make ordinary people stay away from it, not to mention that it would also hide one's magical presence should she decide to… experiment with her newfound knowledge of magecraft.
Despite the fact that she chose the sword over the staff, Lily had innate potential to be a terrifying magus should she have ever gone down that road. It's a testament to a certain parallel version of her, who could rival Merlin and her sister in terms of power and potential.
Still even though she didn't study magecraft extensively as a magus would, she still learned a lot about it from Merlin, using his extensive knowledge for the betterment of herself and her master… As soon as she gets right to that topic.
Right now, all she wants to do is take a rest, the boundary field she secretly placed around her master's home should inform her of any intruder with either malicious intent or ones with magical presence around them.
She enters the house and sees a very empty house, devoid of any furniture as it has been abandoned for quite some time now. She needs to find a way to earn money into this world to spruce up her home, but right now, she just needs rest.
Since she had eaten in her master's home, there was no need for her to do any cooking for tonight. She went up to one of the three rooms, took a bath to relieve stress from her body, took an outfit from her wardrobe thanks to Merlin, and went to bed.
Hopefully, she can explain more to her master tomorrow so that she can start educating him about the wonderful world of magic.
And perhaps… get to know him a bit more.
"Are you sure this is correct Koneko? Issei is being protected by an exorcist?"
"Yes Buchou, she managed to drive away the fallen angel before escorting him home. I left as soon as the battle finished since she may have sensed my presence."
Rias bit her lip at the newfound information her rook has given her. She was glad that Issei was still alive, she really was… but…
With this new information, it might be too much of a risk to try and recruit him while he was being guarded by an exorcist that had taken out one of their colleagues and won't hesitate to take out anyone else.
Though something was odd with the way that exorcist called Issei `her master`.
"Koneko, were you able to take a closer look at the exorcist's face?"
Koneko shook her head, explaining that she would have been detected by both of them if she were to go any closer. She even explained that the exorcist detected her for a brief moment as well. Rias sighed as she smiled at her rook before becoming serious, trying to analyze the information she was given.
Issei was being targeted by the fallen angels, which forced the church to send in one of their exorcists to protect him. It was still odd though… why do so much to protect a seemingly normal boy that had nothing to do with the moonlit world.
Unless…
"Kiba, I want you to contact Issei tomorrow and bring him to the club. I would like to get to know Issei a bit more."
Clearly, the information she had on him has been outdated. How far it was she didn't know… but the one thing she knows though…
If there was gonna be a war in her school… her territory… she would so whatever it takes to defend it.
Her blonde knight nodded at her request before he and Koneko were dismissed as they had contracts to do.
"Ara ara~, whatever happened to recruiting our little cute pervert hmm?"
Rias turned her head to look at her queen and best friend.
"Sorry Akeno, but I'm afraid we might need to change our plans slightly. It seems that something is happening within mine and Sona's territory and I intend to find out what it is."
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...this isn't happening right?
There's no way this could be real… right?
"We have a new transfer student from London. It seemed that she should have been here before the start of school, but due to certain circumstances, she wasn't able to arrive here during the school opening. Can you please introduce yourself?"
Now normally a new girl in class is good, in fact great! It would mean that there's a chance that she may not hate me and may want to join my future harem someday…
But…
"Greetings, my name is Ella Watson. I'm from London and just recently arrived here in Japan to learn more of your culture. It is a pleasure to meet you all."
No…
That's so not her real name.
It's impossible…
Because somehow…
That blonde hair… those emerald eyes… he knows that face… he just saw those last night…
It's Lily-chan.
And the uniform looks so damn cute on her!
Date posted: April 3 2021
A/N: yeah… Wanted to do an April folks joke… But got nothing so here's a chapter instead.
Gotta admit, a lot of changes were made to this chapter.
This was the chapter that should have been released at February but… by account got booted and had to rewrite a lot of things and add more things… so yeah… That happened.
Anyway, if my grammar and punctuations suck… I don't care. I like writing stories, not caring about stupid mistakes that make me stressed out.
Though, I would appreciate if you can become a beta-reader and help edit these chapters, i would appreciate it.
Anyway guys! That's it for this chapter. Review, Follow and Favorite. I will Xian you later Chow!