Reviews:
piddle:
Thanks. I did update it.
xbox432:
Well, he did kinda do that in the anime too, but yeah, I see your point. I'll put a little explanation in this chapter, since it's not really a big enough thing to rewrite the chapter for. As for your guess, yes, that is one of the other series and it was the obvious one I hinted at in the first chapter. The other, less obvious one that I hinted at will be made kinda obvious in this chapter.
Guest (May 19,2019):
Yes, I'm aware that a campione is a god slayer, but that doesn't instantly make them Kratos. Also, I figured people would be able to figure out that he didn't exactly land on his feet during that part, since he woke up surprised his head wasn't on concrete. In other words, he landed and hit his head and while his bones are nearly unbreakable, like all campione, hitting your head on concrete risks a lot more than just your bones. Your blood vessels, ligaments in the spine, nerves, they could all be damaged. Like in the trope of hitting someone in the back of the neck risks a lot more than just breaking important bones, like the spine or skull. Also, it showed that he was stronger than the average person by not having his brains splattered across the concrete like a normal person would have after landing from several floors up and hitting their head on the ground. Finally, I'm also going to be making him stronger due to other reasons that will be made apparent.
A/N: So, I'm a little disappointed that only one person tried to guess what two series I hinted at in the first chapter. Also, I'm gonna be introducing a few new series into this crossover and hinting at two (it'll be the two that don't have a character appear from them yet). I'll be interested to see who can guess it. Anyway, please review with any comments, questions, concerns, or constructive criticism that you might have.
Chapter 2:
A New School, A New Life?
Ben hopped off the bus that he took from the airport, pulling his suitcase along behind him. It was the closest he could get to the house he'd be staying in, though he didn't really mind walking. It gave him a chance to get a lay of the land as it were. For instance, he saw passed Kuoh Academy where he'd now be going to school and he spotted a cherry blossom tree that he'd heard about. Apparently, for whatever reason, it bloomed year-round. He was glad that the spatial quakes that occasionally struck the area only ever hit outside of town.
After about ten minutes, Ben came to the address that he'd been given. Blinking his eyes in surprise before looking at the paper and looking again on the address on the house again and back again. He'd been expecting a modest two-story house, but instead what he found was what he could only describe as a mansion. It was a three-story building that was wider than two of the houses he'd passed put together.
To be sure that he had the right address, he even checked the name on the door and, sure enough, the name on the door read, "Chisato Hasegawa," the name of the woman that was going to be his host.
Shrugging, Ben pressed the button on the intercom by the entrance of the front gate.
A second later, a voice came through the intercom, "Yes? Can I help you?"
"Uh, hi, I'm Ben Young. I was given this address to, uh, live at for my stay in town?" he said.
"Oh! I'm glad you're here," she said before the intercom buzzed and the gate unlocked, "Please come in! The front door's unlocked!"
Ben shrugged and walked through the gate before entering the house, remembering the cultural rule to take his shoes off at the door.
"Um, hello?" he called.
"We're in here!" the same woman called from a room to his right.
Walking in the room, he found a beautiful woman dressed in a tight green sweater and black skirt and a girl that looked a few years younger than him with red hair in ponytails, two white ribbons holding her hair up.
"Pleased to have you here," the woman said, "As you can guess, I'm Chisato Hasegawa and this is my home. This young lady here is Kotori Itsuka, a first-year at Kuoh Academy. She stays here with me, so you should get to know her."
"I see. It's nice to meet you both," Ben said, nodding a greeting.
"Hey there! It's really nice to meet you!" Kotori said, smiling broadly at him.
"Please, sit," Chisato said, gesturing to a nearby table.
Ben sat across from Kotori and Chisato sat next to him.
"So, tell us about yourself," Chisato said, "What brings you to decide to go to Kuoh Academy for school?"
"Well, it is a very prestigious school and I thought it would help me in the future," Ben said.
"Oh? So, the fact that it was just recently made co-ed and will have far more girls than boys?" Chisato asked teasingly, pressing against his side.
Ben blinked with surprise, "Why would I join a school just for that? What kind of perverted weirdo would join a school just for a chance at getting into a relationship?"
Chisato giggled at his relationship, "Well, that's good to here."
"Yeah, if you'd been one of those perverted boys, I'd have had to give you a superstrong Kotori Punch! Pow!" Kotori said, giving a punch in the air to emphasize her point.
Ben and Chisato laughed at her actions.
"I'll be sure to remember that," Ben said, reaching over to pat the young girl's head.
"So, going to a good school was the only reason you decided to come here?" Chisato asked.
"Well, there's one other reason," Ben said, looking down with slight embarrassment.
"Hmm? What's that?" Chisato asked with both girls looking with curiosity.
"I was told that I'd spent some time in this town when I was younger before it was burned down and rebuilt into Kuoh Town," Ben explained.
"You were told? So, you don't remember?" Kotori asked with surprise.
Ben shook his head, "No, you see, when my parents and I were leaving Japan, our plane crashed in Britain and I was the only survivor. I don't remember anything prior to the crash."
"That's awful!" Chisato said, "It must be so terrible not to be able to remember. Were you badly hurt in the crash?"
"That's the weird thing," Ben said, "I was found on the doorstep of a hospital, miles away from where the crash took place in the middle of nowhere, and the even weirder thing was that I didn't have any injuries. No one could figure it out. A five year old should have been seriously wounded if not outright killed, but I was unharmed beyond my loss of memory."
"So, you don't remember anything?" Kotori asked, curious.
Ben shook his head, "No. Plus nobody knows what caused the crash even now. Everything was working mechanically, there was no sign of pilot error, and there was no sign of sabotage. In fact, the only hint I have is this," Ben said, pulling something out of his suitcase and showing it to the two girls.
They looked at it to see what he was holding in the palm of his hand. It looked like a torn piece of fabric. At the top of it, were the letters "lsi" and a blank, black section.
"Where did you get that?" Chisato asked, looking at it with interest and curiosity.
"No idea," Ben said, shrugging, "It was found clenched in my hand when I was found outside the hospital. I've looked and researched everything I could find, but nothing I've found fits the appearance."
"So, you came here hoping to awaken some of your lost memories?" Chisato asked.
"Yes, hopefully, I can find something or someone to bring the buried memories," Ben said.
"Well, I hope that it will work out for you," Chisato said, smiling kindly at Ben.
"Me too," Ben said, "Now, I should probably get unpacked."
"The rooms are up the stairs. Kotori and I have the rooms that are marked with our name tags on the doors. You can have any other room. Oh, and we will be receiving another guest that will be staying with us too," Chisato said.
"You really open your doors for anyone that needs it, huh?" Ben asked, "That's very admirable."
"Thank you," Chisato said, giggling, "I have a big home, so I might as well let whoever needs a place to rest stay here."
Ben nodded and headed up the stairs, not seeing the serious expression passed between the two girls. He found a room that he liked, modest in size with general furniture, like a bed, desk, and closet.
He looked around the room and nodded, "This'll work."
With that, he started getting unpacked and putting his clothes and items away. Once he was done, he saw how late it was and decided to just go to bed after setting his alarm. It seemed like it was only a split second later before the alarm went off and Ben woke up.
He groaned and hit the alarm to turn it off. Leaving the clock, his hand slid down to land on something squishy and soft.
"Hmm?" he groaned as he squeezed what was in his hand, his eyes still closed, "What is that? A pillow?"
Then, he heard a soft moan coming from next to him, making him flinch in surprise, 'Wait, a minute, pillows don't moan!' he thought before his eyes shot open. To his shock, a very naked Erica was in his bed next to him, smiling seductively at him. Then, he looked down where his hand was to see he was groping her breast.
"You're so energetic in the morning," Erica giggled.
"Waaa!" Ben shouted before frantically moving away from her and falling out of the bed, "Wh-wha? E-Erica!? H-How? Where? What are you doing here!?"
"Ms. Chisato said I could take any room I wanted and this one seemed perfect," Erica giggled.
"That explains some things, but why are you in this country, nevermind this house!?" Ben asked.
"I've decided to move here to be with you," she said, "I want you to be my king. I vow to serve you from here on out."
"…What?" Ben asked blinking in confusion.
Erica just smiled in a way that reminded him of the Grinch, "You heard me. What part of that is confusing to you?"
"Uh, all of it? Why the sudden change in thinking? What brought this about?" Ben asked, his mind going in circles.
"After everything that happened, I decided to become your servant," she said, "As I said, I vow to serve you from here on."
"I-I need to think on this," Ben said, "This is…a lot to take in and I've got to get to school."
"So, you aren't going to at least tell me how my breast felt as you were groping it?" she teased.
Ben turned to get dressed before stopping and looking back at her, "Um, would you mind turning around so I can get dressed?"
"Why? Are you shy, my Ben?" she asked teasingly.
"Th-that's not the issue!" Ben shouted before someone knocked on his door.
"Hey, Ben, are you up yet?" Kotori asked through the door.
"Uh, yeah, just give me a second!" Ben shouted as he frantically started getting dressed while Erica watched with amusement, even as Kotori opened the door and Ben tripped to land on top of Erica.
"A-a-what is going on here!?" Kotori demanded with a dark blush on her face, pointing at them while Ben was on top of Erica.
"I-It's not what it looks like!" Ben shouted.
"Actually, it's exactly what it looks like," Erica teased, putting her arms around his neck, "Ben and I would like some alone time if you don't mind."
"Y-Y-you pervert!" Kotori shouted before punching Ben hard and knocking him away from Erica and out of the bed, "You shouldn't do such things, especially this early in the morning and in the same house as a young lady like me!"
Seeing his chance, Ben grabbed his bag and bolted out of the room before grabbing his shoes and leaving the house. Once he was outside, he sighed and made his way towards the school, hoping to finally get his first day started. Passing through the gates of Kuoh Academy, Ben noticed that Ms. Hasegawa wasn't kidding when she said there were a lot more girls than boys here and quite a few of them were staring at him, clearly curious about him.
He eventually found his way to his homeroom where he stood up in front of the class to introduce himself to the class.
"Hello, I'm Ben Young," he said, "Pleased to meet you all."
"Now you all may ask Ben questions," the teacher said.
"Yo, dog, I got one for ya!" one of the students, a bald one with a perverted expression on his face, shouted.
"Uh, yes?" Ben asked, slightly unnerved by the student.
"You like dem titties?" he asked with a perverted smile still on his face.
"…Excuse me?" Ben asked, blinking with confusion, "W-was that a serious question?"
"Yeah, I mean, you kinda look like one 'a dem pretty boy assholes, but maybe you like boobs like a real man!" the bald student said.
"Uh, I guess it depends on who they're attached to," Ben said, clearly uncomfortable.
"Matsuda!" the teacher shouted, silencing the perverted boy before turning back to Ben, "I apologize for him and his perverted questions."
"Yeah, I'm not really used to people talking about that sort of thing, especially in public," he said, "So, uh, should I go sit down?"
"Yes, you might as well," the teacher said, "Class will be starting soon and we will need to introduce our other transfer student."
Ben shrugged and headed to an empty desk in the back.
'Wait, he said there was another transfer student. It couldn't possibly be…?' he thought as there was a knock on the door.
"Ah, this must be her now," the teacher said, "Come in!"
At the teacher's permission, the door slid open and Erica walked in, dressed in a school uniform. The class exploded with varied reactions. The girls in class were interested in meeting the graceful and noble-seeming foreign girl, while the boys, save for Ben, were interested in getting to know her in a more personal way.
"You must be Erica Blandelli," the teacher said, "Welcome. Please introduce yourself to the class."
"Hello, everyone, I should let you all know one thing about me: I have already promised myself to one man and that is Ben Young!" she said, pointing at a shocked Ben.
The classroom then exploded again with many of them demanding more information, but the perverted boys were threatening violence against him for 'stealing the hot ass chick.' Ben tried to calm them down while Erica just looked on with obvious amusement. The rest of the day involved Ben trying to get through the day as a good student and Erica causing chaos by doing everything she could to warp the facts about her and Ben's interactions to make it seem like they'd gone a lot farther than they had.
During lunch, he tried to have some alone time on the roof, but found himself confronted by a girl with short white hair.
"Um, can I help you?" he asked as the girl moved into his personal space.
"I'm Origami Tobiichi," she said, looking at him with a blank expression.
"Um, hi?" he said, not certain what she wanted.
"Be my friend," she insisted before putting her hands together and leaning her head to the side, "Please?" she asked with a blank tone and expression while trying to be cute.
"Um, sure?" Ben said, finding the whole situation strange.
Origami nodded and sat next to him and started eating her lunch, moving in his personal space as she did.
"So, uh, why did you want to eat lunch with me?" Ben asked.
"Because," she said, simply.
'Girl certainly doesn't talk much,' Ben thought.
The two ate in more or less silence before she finished and stood up before going to the door. Before walking through it, she looked back at him and said, "See you tomorrow."
Ben just blinked at the closed door, "Uh, okay?"
As the day came to a close, two female students were talking in the old schoolhouse.
"So, Rias, have you heard that a campione has joined our school?" Akeno asked as she prepared tea for her friend and king.
"Yes, if it wasn't a step down for their position, I'd ask to them to become one of my servants," Rias said as she worked on the chess puzzle Akeno prepared for her.
Akeno giggled, "I wonder what this one is like. I haven't even heard his name or his authorities."
"Me neither," Rias said, contemplating the puzzle, "Sona offered to use her position to get the campione's school file."
"I was wondering why my ears were burning," Sona said as she walked into the room with her own queen.
"Hey, Sona, did you bring the file?" Rias asked with interest.
"Yup," Sona said, holding up the file, "I figured I'd let you read it first. I know how much these campione have interested you."
"Thank you," Rias said, taking the file from her childhood friend and opening it up to start reading. After reading for a few seconds, her eyes widened and started to tear up, "N-No way, it can't be him. I-It's impossible," she said, the file slipping from her hands and falling to the ground.
"Rias? What's wrong?" Akeno asked as she, Sona, and Tsubaki moved closer to the stunned Rias to find out what invoked such a reaction. Akeno grabbed the file off the ground and started reading it as well before she also had the same reaction as Rias. "I know where the classroom is. Let's go before he leaves for the day!"
With that, Rias and Akeno sprinted out of the room, leaving a confused Sona and Tsubaki to look on with confusion.
"My lady, what was that about?" Tsubaki asked, while Sona moved to pick up the file.
"I'm not sure," Sona said, flipping through the file, "But clearly this Ben Young has some sort of effect on them."
Rias and Akeno quickly ran to where Ben's last classroom of the day was, but, upon slamming the door open, found it to be empty, save for the teacher.
"Where is he?" Rias demanded from the teacher.
"Um, who?" the teacher asked, blinking in surprise.
"Ben Young! Where is he!?" she demanded again.
"Uh, the students left for the day," he said.
"Damn it!" Rias and Akeno cursed.
"Do you know where he's staying?" Rias asked.
"I can't say I do," the teacher said, still not certain about this whole conversation.
"I guess…I guess we'll just have to try again tomorrow," Akeno said with a depressed expression.
"But what if he disappears again? What if this is our only chance?" Rias asked, her eyes starting to tear up.
"We can't do anything about it, Rias," Akeno said, tearing up as well, "As much as I wish we could, we can only wait."
Meanwhile, Ben was walking back to Chisato's house while Erica was hugging his right arm.
"Erica, why are you still hugging me like this?" Ben sighed.
"Why? Already told you, my Ben. I've promised myself to you and we shouldn't feel the need to hide our love," she teased.
"Erica, we barely know each other," Ben said, "We couldn't possibly feel that way about each other."
"Oh, my silly Ben, I, most certainly, know how I feel and I will always work to make you happy and realize that you only need me by your side," she said.
Ben just sighed, not knowing how he could convince her.
A/N: And there's chapter 2! Please remember to follow, favorite, and review with any comments, questions, concerns, or constructive criticism that you might have.