Good day everyone. I think it's not been that long ago since I wrote on this fic. In fact, it's not that long ago.
I thank you all for the support on "A Devil's Flock."
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I'll mention this again here as I got many people asking.
Kusano will be winged by Minato and also reincarnated by him.
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Thank you for the review. Minato got a great handle on the characters. He has seen scarier crap than Miya and that is showing here. Miya got a mindset that can use an upgrade. And while there might be a reason for Miya.
Still, there are limits to that. In this, they are going to sleep in the same room. With Sekirei and DxD, I'm not the first to write it out. Glad that you like it and dropped by.
E on chapter 2 of the 31st of January.
About your power levels, you would be correct on that part. Still, Miya holds a lot of power, even more than she would believe. There are some things in that.
Miya is still stronger than him and that is what matters.
And yes, Grayfia might be thousands of years old but she still looks like a twenty-year-old babe. And it's in the looks how I describe her.
Started on 09/05/2022
Ended on 16/05/2022
Minato woke up with his limbs restrained quite a bit. It wouldn't be an uncommon thing given the fact that his room was also occupied by Kazehana. The Wind Lady had her arms around his neck while her head rested on his shoulder.
One of his hands found a way around her delicious waist and he wouldn't deny nor confirm that he was groping his [Queen]. His mind still boggled around the fact that he had taken such a beautiful creature as his own.
Cause she wasn't just a Devil either. A Sekirei as well.
"Good morning, dear." Before he could return it, his mouth got closed around her lips as she kissed him. Her wings came out.
He moaned in the kiss as Kazehana dominated his mouth. He could feel his arousal building up in him. Minato gritted his teeth and gave her large behind a light squeeze. Kazehana let go and looked behind him.
"Naughty Minato. Did I cause you that much trouble?"
Minato smiled back at her as it was his turn to invade her mouth. Kazehana became powerless against his body and before she had even registered, her Ashikabi had pinned her beneath him. She growled as she felt his pelvis crushing into hers.
Minato wasn't as flushed as before and his eyes turned a bit more serious.
"Kazehana, I hope that was enough of a good morning."
"Any reason why you are so … bossy?"
Minato laid next to her and pulled her close.
"We got a few minutes before breakfast. I think you can guess why?" Kazehana nodded at him.
"Because you are my [King]?" She had come to find that the reincarnation might have more than just become something else than Sekirei.
"A [King] that lets his servants run amok isn't worthy of being called a [King]," Minato answered. When he witnessed the glare of his first servant, he quickly explained.
"You are not without free will and I will not keep you captive. But do understand that your actions reflect on me. Ashikabi and Sekirei are partners, and [King] is master. I'll treat you as a partner as many times I am allowed but I will demand obedience when you are required." Kazehana nodded to him.
"I have guessed so. Does that mean that my body and soul are yours to do as you please?"
Minato's eyes turned hard when he looked at her.
"Yes. But I will not take you if you are not prepared for it. We both agree that you will be my first woman but only if we are both ready."
"I guess that I am lucky. Just like any other being that you would reincarnate."
Minato kissed her again as he pulled her closer.
"There are gradations to that. Devils are hypocrites. They expect women to be virgins before marriage but men can have intercourse with their Peerage. Polygamy takes many forms for them. Some do not take their Peerage until they are ready."
"Which is something you will do."
"I will not see an issue if I reincarnate a male into my Peerage. I'll see where the pieces land." Minato admitted. Frankly, he didn't know how it would go. If his entire Peerage were to be females, that would be fine. If he had males, he wouldn't mind.
"Some [Kings] have their Peerage attend to that duty. While it's frowned upon, I know of quite a few young Devils who see it as nothing more than their right. Sex is part of the deal and for the most part, their Peerages are happy."
"The women have no say?"
Kazehana asked.
"They come to accept it. Believe me, it's the second-best deal you can have. Treating a Peerage in a good way is most important." His mind went to Riser Phenex. The guy was a sleaze bag as the women asides from his sister, had to attend that but at least, he treated them to a good degree. They were strong fighters as well.
"And some I don't want to know about?"
Minato nodded.
"Ignorance is bliss. I would be happier if I didn't know about it."
Kazehana thought about her [King]'s master. Serafall Levithan.
"What about your [King]? Serafall?"
Minato had a sarcastic look on his face when he thought about it.
"Me? When Serafall-sama reincarnated me, I was a boy of eight years old. Even with my promotion, I am still so far behind her that it's a gap between heaven and earth, forgive me the pun."
"You do love her though."
"Have I ever said that I didn't? She gave me a life that I wouldn't think of having. For the last ten years, she raised me as her own. I love her indeed."
Kazehana wondered if her Ashikabi was a fool about his love or if he hadn't realized yet what sort of love he really had for his Master.
"I think that is enough discussion about love." A third voice, full of authority and calmness spoke from the door.
"We have breakfast and Musubi-chan is barely able to hold back her reincarnation." Minato stood up and Miya could see what sort of body the Ashikabi had. He clearly had a tough life as his body was without a hint of fat. His body was ripped but she could see that Kazehana would find him attractive.
He was only wearing a short that was loose on the legs.
"Sahashi-kun, can you please wear something else for your bed?"
"Asama-san, are you out of your mind? If I wore more, I would be dying of the heat. This is to keep it modest."
"Get dressed, both of you." Kazehana knew that Miya wanted them at the table. So they did what she asked of them and before long, they were in their regular clothes downstairs.
Not just Musubi was present in the room. Uzume and Kagari had also gathered in them.
"Good morning you two." Uzume had her teasing smile and Minato felt something tug in his heart. It was a shame that she was already winged.
"Good morning, Uzume-chan," Minato said which gave way to her infectious grin.
"Good morning, Minato-sama." Musubi said. As the Sekirei was only winged and not reincarnated, she had to sleep in a separate room. It showed on her as she was smiling when her Ashikabi entered the room.
"Good morning to you as well, Musubi-chan." Kazehana sat down next to her while Minato took the other side.
"Ready to be reincarnated?" The Devil/Ashikabi asked his second Sekirei.
"Yes! Although I wonder why you waited a day." Miya served them a Japanese breakfast as they were all too happy to eat. Despite how strict she was, she really knew how to cook.
"I have to figure out what piece I'll give you. If I am correct, you are a Power Type, meaning that you use your body to fight. I'll see what piece is the best for that." Minato answered between bites.
"I hope you do reincarnate me. I would like to be in the same bed as you." Kazehana grinned when she heard that.
"Well, you don't have to be so impatient. When I met him, he waited two weeks before he winged me."
Uzume could hardly believe that Kazehana would wait nearly two weeks before she would get winged. This guy really proved to be her Ashikabi.
"Two weeks? I take that you would act sooner on that." Miya commented as she watched her former squadmate. Minato had a good effect on her. She had always been giddy in the talks of love but now, she proved to be a bit more restrained.
"His rules," Kazehana admitted.
"Well, let's enjoy the breakfast and after that, we have our match." Besides Kazehana, most of the Sekirei watched the Devil talk.
"Are you fighting her yourself?" Miya asked while she watched the Ashikabi.
"Yes. You seem to have forgotten that I am a Devil. When I met Kazehana, I held off two Sekirei myself. I can handle myself."
His words were final as the Devil continued to eat.
Outside.
At Minato's request, Musubi had changed. Why the ones on MBI decided that she had to wear a gym outfit was beyond him? That shirt had to be too tight to move comfortably in. Her shorts had to dig in her ass.
Musubi did a few punches in the skies. Her footwork was also good. They had a late good day with the weather.
Spring really set in well.
Miya, Uzume, Kagari, and Kazehana had all been outside. For a few of them, they wondered what Minato would do.
"I hope that I didn't make you wait too long." Just like this morning, Minato was wearing nothing on his upper body. The black trouser was all that he wore. Besides Kazehana and Miya, the rest of them didn't see him shirtless.
Uzume could just see how healthy the young man was and Kagari didn't guess that he would be this well trained.
"Nope. So how do we do this, Minato-sama?"
"You and I will spar. We'll start easy. When we feel that we drive it up, you use more force. Control it though. We have no clue how strong our partner is and we want to avoid injuries. Understood?"
Minato explained.
"Are you sure about this fight?" Minato nodded as he took a defensive position.
"Yes. Miya-san, can I ask you to be the referee?"
The landlady smiled at them.
"Of course. Start!" Musubi was the first one to fly at Minato. She used a few good punches at him which the Ashikabi avoided.
'Her speed is very good. Just as in her position. She is making a smaller target of herself.' Minato thought as she Musubi switched between fists.
When those didn't connect, she tried a sideways kick. Instead of avoiding it, the Ashikabi blocked it with his raised arm. He could feel the strength behind the hit but also figured that Musubi held back.
'Quick to change between tactics.' Her leg left his arm as Musubi turned on her heel to try a roundabout kick.
This time, Minato avoided her blow.
'Her technique isn't bad but there is room for improvement. A [Pawn] piece would be a waste on her.'
Musubi's feet landed on the floor and again, a flurry of punches came at Minato. Unlike last time, this time, Minato began to block her punches.
He could feel that Musubi increased her strength with every punch. She really could learn to fight and control that power.
None of the strikes connected to a vital part of Minato who could read Musubi's attacks.
There was no doubt that Musubi had been designed as fighters but Minato had lived through ten years as Devil. Even with serious limitations, he had spent a decade training.
A savage left blow that came due to frustration came at Minato. Bringing up his arms, Minato was still blown away. Smashing into a tree, the four audience members were shocked but they heard Minato shout from it.
"I'm okay!"
When the dust settled, the Ashikabi didn't look worse for wear. While his arms had some scratches on them, he wasn't out of the fight.
"I'm tougher than I look."
Minato zoned in on Musubi. 'Now, let's see how you play on the defense.' Minato thought.
Using his wings would make it too easy so he wouldn't do that. He used his legs and ran to Musubi. Instead of a punch, Minato jumped up and his downwards kick came right at the Miko Sekirei. She got out of the way.
He left a small crater in the ground. Miya, Kagari, and Uzume looked shocked to see the Ashikabi doing that.
Musubi looked surprised by it while Minato loosened his neck. His eyes settled on her as she watched her Ashikabi coming right at her. She brought her arms up to deflect the punch. It came right at her while she could barely feel the next barrage.
She tried to avoid the next few punches but found that Minato could hit more spots. When one of her legs wanted to kick him from underneath, she found that he got closer in, preventing that move.
'Barely any defense. We gotta work on that.'
His thoughts were cut off as Minato was sent skywards by the savage uppercut that Musubi delivered. In the sky, Minato turned to her. This time, using aviation would be an answer. He stroked back at Musubi whose body collided with his.
The audience became more shocked by the way he fought. Miya couldn't believe how Minato fought. Kazehana would ask Serafall what she put her [Pawn] through while Uzume had never thought that a human could fight like that. Kagari had his eyes fixated on Minato.
That guy could prove to be one good ally.
Musubi got back on her feet as her right fist was captured by Minato's left palm. His right arm went around her throat as he kicked the feet from underneath her. She landed on the floor and his left arm, which let her fist go, pressed on her throat.
When she tried to raise her arm, Minato pinned her down using his left elbow.
"Enough!" Miya shouted at the two fighters.
Immediately, they stopped fighting as they watched the landlady.
"This was a simple sparring match. I do not approve of you, destroying my garden." Minato's head turned to the fight. The tree he smashed in, the ground that cracked, and now, where Musubi laid was a patch of flowers.
Minato got up first and scratched his head.
"I'm sorry, Miya-san. I got a bit too much into it." Offering a hand to Musubi, she gratefully took it, a newfound respect for her Ashikabi. She had never guessed that her Ashikabi could fight like that.
"Now, Sahashi-kun, how do you intend to compensate me for this damage?"
"What damage?"
Minato spoke a simple spell and hit the floor. The ground went back to its original state and the flowers and trees recovered.
Miya gave a light glare at him.
"I don't think you would learn to respect someone else's properties."
"I restored the damage. I'm sorry for the damage I caused. What else would you want? In the end, the place is as good as new."
Miya walked over to him and she crossed her arms.
"I do not approve of senseless destruction, Sahashi-kun."
"It wasn't senseless. This fight gave me the idea of how I should reincarnate Musubi-chan. Plus, it showed me what we need to improve on." Turning to his second Sekirei, she listened to him.
"Your technique needs serious work, just like your defense. You got barely anything of that. If your foe can draw out the fight, you have lost." His tone was the same as Grayfia or Serafall spoke to him.
"Your speed is good and there is a good base we can work with." Musubi looked so happy she could cry from the words of praise.
"Now, as for your Evil Piece. I decided. A [Rook] Piece would be best suited for you." Musubi wondered what that meant.
"[Rook]?"
"[Rooks] can vary. The Evil Piece gives you a huge defense boost which is something you can definitely use. If you accept the Evil Piece of course." Minato told Musubi who looked puzzled.
"Minato-sama, are you saying that I can't become a Devil?" Minato shook his head and pressed a long loving kiss on her lips. Musubi's wings came out from that.
"No. But this is a big decision. Once you became Devil, there is no way back. Not only that, but there is a difference between Ashikabi and [King]."
Musubi looked at Minato.
"One is partner, the other is master. I will treat you as Ashikabi but when it comes to it, it will be as [King]. When that happens, I will demand obedience. Understood?"
Musubi nodded to him.
"Yes! Besides, I think you are better at fighting." Minato smiled when he heard that.
"Believe me, you ain't seen nothing yet. Still, you are sure?"
Musubi gave a vigorous nod.
"Then let us proceed." Minato went to grab his Set. Outside still, the rest waited as he returned. Taking out the tower piece, he looked at Musubi.
"Musubi-chan, kneel." She did as he asked and Minato calmly took the Piece.
"In the name of the Maou Serafall Leviathan, I, Minato Sahashi, will take Musubi as my [Rook]."
Just like with Kazehana, he placed the piece on her chest. Musubi felt her breath hitch when she felt the power in her body.
Then she felt something in her heart. A bump went through it. Minato saw the same thing as Kazehana.
"Musubi-chan! What is?" Grabbing her Ashikabi, clutching his arms like he was the only thing that kept her steady, the young lady's scream would be seen as that of an animal.
The rest of the residents looked horrified as well. A blinding light set in that engulfed both Minato and Musubi.
"Minato-kun!" Kazehana could feel her Ashikabi's power. And that of her [King] as well. Her link could feel Musubi. But weirdly enough, a third one as well.
The lights died down and Minato had Musubi cradled in his arms.
Two noticeable features took everyone by storm.
Musubi was naked, her clothes were shredded to pieces.
Two and this was more shocking than the new [Rook]'s state of undress.
Laying right after Musubi was another woman, naked as the day, she was born.
Nearly identical to Musubi with the difference in chest sizes, laid a woman that Miya and Kazehana never thought they would see.
Minato recovered first and saw that Musubi's eyes had been crying. Cradling his [Rook] in his arms, he kept Musubi close to his heart.
"Ssh, easy, Musubi. Deep breaths. Come on. You can do it." Musubi tried and calmed in her Ashikabi's arms. Luckily for them, another presence joined them.
"Hun, I think you should look a bit further." Minato wondered what Kazehana could possibly mean with that until he saw the naked woman on the ground.
The [King] blinked once, then twice. His eyes went to Musubi and back to the woman.
"What the? That is my [Rook] right there. But Musubi is here!" Then the woman's chest raised up.
The Ashikabi let Musubi go and let Kazehana take care of the new Peerage member. Minato put his hands on the chest of the woman. He began to infuse his energy in her and pressed her down.
"She is also my [Rook]. But the Piece in her is reacting violently." Remembering what his own [King] taught him, Minato infused energy in her body. She already had an Evil Piece in him despite the fact that she came out of Musubi.
'Her Piece is the same as Musubi-chan! But she is there.' He didn't miss the similarities between Musubi and this lady. Then he felt the Piece in the woman changing.
'Mutated? I have heard of that happening but not like this!' Eventually, her body calmed down and Minato looked back at Musubi. The Miko Sekirei turned to the woman. Horror and relief had mixed on her beautiful face.
"Yume-sama!" She raced to the woman and when her arms encircled the body, the younger girl began to cry her heart out. Minato thanked his long training to keep his cool head.
"Can someone get them some clothes? And can someone for the Love of Unholy Mother Maou tell me what just happened?"
But even he had limits.
Scene skip
Sona Shitori stretched her arms as her eyes focused on the schoolwork. It had been late. Her most recent [Pawn] had been adapting better than she would have guessed. She hadn't missed the way he looked at her.
But Saji would have a long way to go before she would even consider him.
Her phone rang on full blast. Somewhat, the heir of the Shitori clan was happy. It could bring a wonderful distraction. Especially with the caller.
"Minato? Good afternoon."
"Sona-sama. Thank Maou, you picked up." Sona could hear the panic in his voice as she heard the male talk.
"Minato? Is there an emergency? Is Shinto Teito under attack? Are you hurt?"
"No. I'm fine. But Sona, I reincarnated someone and there has been a complication." Sona raised an eyebrow.
She was the person who knew most about the Evil Piece System in this realm.
Of course, she didn't hold a candle compared to the actual inventor of the system, Ajuka Beelzebub, but she had been practicing.
"Oh? Did the Piece mutate? That can happen. You know that."
Sona would be annoyed by Minato's cut-off if he didn't give her the most unbelievable piece that she ever heard asides from the fact that her eternal rival wanted to reincarnate the biggest pervert man had ever known.
"Yeah, I do know that. But did you ever have the being having a clone, copying the Piece and that clone, mutating the Piece? Because that has just happened here."
"I'll be right there."
As Minato was a servant of her older sister, she could come over. She had never heard of this either. At least, her older sister had informed her about what her surrogate older brother had gotten himself into.
In Shinto Teito.
Minato closed the call while he watched the scene of Musubi crying her heart out on the body of the other Sekirei, Yume if Minato remembered correctly.
They had tried to dress them but Musubi refused to get dressed. In the state she was in, Minato let them be. They had covered the two with a blanket.
His face went to Kazehana who didn't move from her Ashikabi. They could feel the anguish from Musubi so they wanted a hug and the feeling they were connected. Uzume had locked herself in her room while Miya and Kagari had remained stalwart waiting.
After Minato couldn't get Ajuka to pick up, he called Sona. The magical circle opened and out walked a petite girl in a school uniform. If Minato hadn't told her already, Kazehana wouldn't believe that was Serafall's little sister.
"Thank you for coming, Sona-sama."
"I hope you didn't lie, Minato." Shaking his head, he pointed with his chin to the two ladies.
"They are both my [Rooks]. I can feel that." Opening his box, Sona saw that only the [Queen] and one [Rook] piece were out. The other [Rook] was still inside. Sona's eyes went from the two to Minato.
"My sister informed me about your situation. Am I correct in assuming that the" she paused when she saw Kazehana.
No, Sona Shitori did not share her sister's sentiment on the Wind Flower.
"Lady in your arms, is Kazehana?"
Minato nodded to her.
"Introductions can wait. Right now, can you confirm what I feel?" Looking at the woman, Sona had no idea what had caused this lady to go nuts over this.
"I hope you can take some measures." Minato wanted to act with Sona. The Ashikabi felt like he could barely breathe.
He walked up to Musubi. Pulling off the blanket, he watched how Sona's eyes got the slightest bit narrowed and her cheeks got a bit red.
"Why is she naked?"
"Clothes got destroyed during the process," Minato said as he gently touched Musubi's shoulder.
"Musubi-chan, can you back off for a few seconds?" The girl refused so Minato grabbed her arm and pulled her off. He used enough strength to restrain.
"Yume-sama!"
"She is fine. You are fine! But you need to relax, Musubi-chan!" Grabbing her arms, he prevented her from mauling Sona.
The heiress kneeled and she touched the lady's forehead.
On her forehead, the Piece came through.
Minato was right. This lady had taken a Mutation Piece. A [Rook] like he said. Walking over to the duo, she touched Musubi's forehead as she did with Yume. The Miko Sekirei wanted to bite her hand off.
Besides seeing the same result, only a normal piece, she also used a sleeping spell. Minato was glad that he had a good grip on Musubi as her body collapsed.
"Sona-sama, can you give me a warning?" Minato asked as he scooped the naked Musubi in his arms.
"Get those two inside. You are right. This is mostly unheard of." Looking at the remaining people in the Inn, her eyes turned like that of a woman who got what she wanted.
"And if one of you could explain what happened, I would most appreciate it."
"Let us move inside. That would be for the best." Miya suggested.
In the living room, Miya guided her guests. Minato went right behind the two as he carried the still naked Musubi. He had no idea what he should do with her body when they were in.
Kazehana motioned with her hands. She would take care of her younger sister now. When Minato handed over Musubi, he pressed a long kiss. She had been the rock that kept him standing.
"I'll get the other one. She is also part of my Peerage." He went right out the door. As soon he got down, he saw two Miko outfits with a note.
'I can make clothes. You can return me the favor later. Uzume.' Minato made the vow that he would help her out for sure.
First, he'd get Yume in.
Sona had already started to ask. Miya had been the one answering her questions.
"I do not know all the details, Sona-san. But from what I heard, Yume-san saved Musubi-chan's life at the expense of her own."
Kazehana softly stroked the hair of Musubi.
"Most likely, she sacrificed her core to save Musubi-chan's. She was inside Musubi-chan all this time."
"Until I forced her out when I used that Evil Piece." Minato had come in with Yume. The eyes of the woman softened when they saw him.
"Minato-kun, you couldn't know."
"Kazehana is right, Sahashi-kun. Who could have foreseen this?"
"Minato, you did nothing wrong. And it was a good idea you called me. Put her down and I'll take a look at her." Minato went right back downstairs.
"Uzume-chan made a few outfits for them. It would be better than having them naked. Can I trust you ladies to dress them?"
They wondered why he would leave but carrying a naked woman in a time of need would be very different.
The Ashikabi grabbed them and put them in the room. Closing the door, Sona turned to the two naked women.
"Let's get this over with. I will not deny, that I am very curious. I have never seen this before."
"What did you never see, Sona-san?" Miya asked as she had turned around from the show.
"A being causing a copy of an Evil Piece. Musubi-san's body caused this." Kazehana looked at the body of Yume. She could hardly believe her eyes.
"Yume isn't winged."
"Winged?" Sona asked while she took the clothes on Musubi.
"Sekirei can be taken as Ashikabi. That is called winging. I am surprised to see her unwinged because Musubi-chan is winged by Minato. Just like me."
Showing her shoulder to Sona, she saw the marking on her body.
"Is that an issue?" Sona asked as the Devil checked for vitals. The two [Rooks] might have gotten a shock but they weren't in danger.
"No. But let's just hope that Minato is Yume's Ashikabi. I doubt that he would like to give her up." Miya walked to the door and she opened it. Minato had been waiting for the signal.
"Your birds are fine. But I don't think this is over yet."
"No. I doubt it that as well." Sona had been the one that he wanted to hear from.
"Minato, take a deep breath. Your Peerage members are fine. Before I wake them, I would like to confirm one thing first."
Summoning a small laptop, Sona worked quickly on it.
"As I guessed. The Evil Piece was taken by Musubi-san, with no issue. But when it reached her core, it caused Yume-san to come out. The Evil Piece got copied by the Core and it build a new body around it. Musubi-san has the original [Rook], Yume-san has a Mutation Copy of that."
"Anything that I should be worried about? In terms of health." Sona shook her head.
"So far, I can see they are fine. Of course, they got a shock but that would be normal if you brought someone back from the dead."
"We should wake them up?" Minato asked Sona. He was glad to call her in
"Yes. One at a time. Also, just for good measure, I wouldn't put too much distance between the two."
The Ashikabi shared a look with Kazehana.
"Something tells me that it will not be an issue." Sona had the tiniest smile on her face. Maybe she guessed too quickly with Kazehana. She also made the note that she would contact Tsubaki to take over duties.
Now she was in Shinto Teito, she could take care of some business.
Sona used a simple spell on Musubi who woke up. Fluttering her eyes, she could see Minato in front of her.
"Hello, Musubi-chan."
The Miko Sekirei looked at him. Before she could say anything else, Minato could see her delicate features falling. Wrapping his arms around her, Musubi felt the warm arms around her.
"Minato-sama, I, I am." The sobs were quiet while Minato comforted her.
"Sssh, easy. It's not your fault. There, there." Musubi returned the hug to her Ashikabi.
"It was scary. You handled it very well. Good girl." Minato continued to hug her latest Sekirei while Musubi recovered from the fright that she just experienced.
Reincarnation was never easy but this took the situation up to eleven given what his Sekirei just went through.
It took a few minutes until Musubi calmed down. When she saw Yume, breathing and alive, she could barely believe it. She had seen the body of her savior collapse. Turning to Minato, the Ashikabi gave her a soft kiss on the lips.
Sona blushed when she saw how Musubi relaxed under the kiss.
When she recovered, Minato smiled at her.
"I know of what happened. It's fine, Musubi-chan."
"I swear. I wasn't keeping secrets. I promise you!" Kissing her forehead, he smiled at her.
"I know. I am not mad. There are things that you'll find out about me." Minato saw how Kazehana wanted to find out more about him and she would get the secrets about him.
From him or Sona.
"Besides, about this, I would save that as a secret. Now, let's wake her up as well?"
Using the same spell, Minato sat in front of Yume. The woman blinked a few times as she tried to get her eyes open.
Yume had promised Musubi she would be there in her highest time of need. Yet, now, her well-honed instincts didn't feel any danger. She felt drowsy, delirious, extremely hungry, and dehydrated. Like she had been asleep for nearly a decade.
"Yume-sama!" She heard the voice of the girl that she loved so much. Yet, it was by her ears and not her mind. Finally, her eyes could open and she saw the girl.
Yume could barely believe how much she looked like herself. Only, her chest had grown more compared to her own modest chest. Speaking of which, she could feel the soft linen on her. Was this a Miko outfit as well?
"Welcome back in the land of the living." The voice was soft, warm, and most definitely male. Before her sat a young man with friendly eyes and a warm smile. He had Musubi-chan's age and clearly looked beat from an exhausting day.
Yume looked around a bit more while she watched the young man stand up and offer her a hand.
Musubi wanted to hug that woman again but felt a hand on her shoulder. Kazehana shook her head as she knew that Minato had to take the lead role in that.
"Who are you?" Yume asked as she wanted to take the hand
"I'm Minato Sahashi. I'm a Devil. And your master, Yume-san. Should we explain it?" The Sekirei of Fate wanted to ask more but her stomach growled insanely.
It was all that the group needed to break the tension in the room and even Sona had a few giggles while Yume turned beat red.
Minato kneeled to her and smiled at her.
"Let's get you something to eat." His eyes found Miya who grinned.
"I should make a quick lunch. Sahashi-kun, the extra guests." Minato nodded.
"Yeah, I'll pay for it. Sona-sama, can I ask you to spend the afternoon here? I think we aren't settled yet." Sona looked at the man she found her brother in.
"No, clearly not." Her wry smile spread over her face. She texted Tsubaki that she had to take care of the Peerage in her stead. Her capable [Queen] could handle that just fine.
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Musubi could pack a ton of food away but Yume came damn close to that. While they ate, Minato did the story to Yume about his own situation and how he came to be her [King].
"I'm a [King] now, Yume. And after I winged Musubi-chan, I promised to reincarnate her." Yume could see. From what she heard from Kazehana, Musubi, and the young lady, Sona, she found that Minato was an intelligent, sensible, honorable, and decent young man.
"While Pieces can mutate when they have been taken into a powerful person, this would be the first time in the history of ever, that a Piece would replicate itself and turn into another person. Although you would be the first extraterrestrial creature to be reincarnated into a house of Devils."
Sona added while she admitted that Miya was an excellent cook. The house was cozy and now, filled with life.
She also met the other residents. As raised as a lady, she wouldn't ask about the other resident in the house that was invisible. If Minato didn't say anything, she trusted that the [Pawn] of her older sister had it handled.
"So that is what happened to me?" Yume asked while she watched the Ashikabi nod.
"From what I see and examined of you, the Piece copied itself. The core of Musubi, I'm sorry, do you have a last name?"
The Sekirei shook their heads as they wanted Sona to continue.
"Alright. Musubi-san's core was yours but because the Evil Piece took that over, your body was forced out. The Evil Piece copied that and Mutated. Minato still has a [Rook] Piece. We'll figure out how you'll play Rating Games."
"Can we maybe focus on complications, Sona-sama? I think they would need to hear it from you as well." Minato asked the young lady who nodded to him. He hadn't played a single Rating Game.
"You two should really see Ajuka-sama. That would mean practicing on teleporting and magic spells." Speaking in a voice that she would use on her own Peerage, Sona would demand results.
"Sona-chan cut them some slack. They have been reincarnated just today and they had their world rocked. Same as ours. I'd say that we give my Flock Mates some time before you give them orders?" Kazehana talked to Sona. The eyes bored into hers.
The Wind Flower didn't flinch. Oh, yes, Sona Shitori was powerful. But compared to her older sister or Grayfia, there was no comparison.
"I'd still like to talk to you as well, Kazehana-san. There are things I would like to confirm. And just for good measure, Miya-san, do you mind if I stay around for today? I'll be sure to compensate." Miya nodded.
"Not a problem at all. I fully understand." Turning to the two [Rooks], Sona continued.
"I suggest you two stay next to each other. There will be no telling what could happen. So keep that in mind."
Her eyes went back to Kazehana.
"Now, Kazehana-san, can you tell me how you met Minato? How did you manage to seduce him?" The Wind Flower blushed as she felt the eyes boring in.
Minato had an uncomfortable laugh. He couldn't save his [Queen] immediately but he would help her out later. He felt a tug on his sleeve and turned to Yume. She smiled at him.
"I didn't have time to thank you properly yet, Minato-san." The Ashikabi smiled back at her and shrugged.
"You have nothing to worry about. It's been quite crazy." He didn't see the hope that Uzume had radiating in her eyes. This Minato Sahashi could be the best thing that ever came into their lives, second to her winging to Chiho.
"Still, I owe you gratitude." Looking down at her stomach, she quickly undid her Miko. Minato turned around with a blush.
"Yume!" He cried out as she looked back at him.
"I'm sorry! I just wanted to check. It appears that I have not been winged." Minato wondered how that would have gone.
"When I." she thought of the right word to use for her situation.
"Left?" Minato helpfully added.
"Left, I had not been winged." Minato didn't wonder why that could be but it did leave him with a slight issue.
He had to address this immediately.
"Yume-san, I have to tell you this though. I'm not your Ashikabi but I am your [King]. That does relegate you to be my servant." The woman had heard the talk and nodded to him.
"I see. So I am your slave?"
"I will not treat you like one but I will not let myself be run over. A [King] who can't handle his Peerage isn't worthy of being a [King]. In regards to your emerging. I am afraid that you have two choices." Yume nodded to him.
"I will not force you to be winged to me. I promised Kazehana-san that I would not wing Sekirei that don't react to me. If you wish to remain unwinged, I will respect your wishes."
Yume found that she had to thank Kazehana for that.
"What is my other option?"
"If you feel ready, I will accept you as my Sekirei. You either wing yourself to me or you remain unwinged. I will not allow you to be winged to another Ashikabi." Yume could understand where Minato came from. Frankly, she had never thought that she would find herself an Ashikabi.
Yet, here she found one. One that brought her back to life.
"That reminds me, Minato. How do you wing a Sekirei? I hear you talking about that but I have yet to see that happening." Sona asked and a sense of wonder set into why Minato blushed.
"Minato-san, you said that if I feel myself ready, I can wing myself on you." Minato nodded to her.
"Yes, I said that and I meant that." Yume smiled when she heard that.
She could feel her body heating up. Her cheeks were flushed.
The Sekirei of Fate could feel how she wanted Minato.
Despite the fact she wasn't alive, she had been feeling him during the time that she had been in Musubi's body.
And just like Musubi, she could feel how Minato had been a great person.
Yume wanted him. She wanted Minato to become her Ashikabi.
Normally, she would have waited a bit but with the fact that Musubi had been winged by Minato, she found there would be no reason to delay this.
If she waited, she would miss the opportunity of having an Ashikabi.
Once was enough. No reason to repeat the mistake
"Very well then." Grabbing her future Ashikabi by his shirt, Yume pressed her lips on his.
Her wings came from the back. A mix of black bat wings and that of a Sekirei mixed through came out while she felt a power, unknown to her, came through her body.
"Fate of my Ashikabi, I will dream of a better one!" Repeating her Norito, Yume shouted as she watched Minato.
"I do not see why I should wait as I am yours already."
Minato grinned as he put a hand on her face. Kissing her forehead, he smiled back at her.
Sona was stuttering and sputtering when she saw that kiss.
"What was that? Why did you do that? Is that winging? This is most."
Kazehana smiled as she heard the young lady.
"That is how an Ashikabi wings a Sekirei. By an exchange of DNA through mucosal contact. And with this, Minato-kun managed to wing three Sekirei in just a few days. That is pretty unbelievable." Kazehana cheered as she could see how her Flock grew.
Minato was one Hell of an Ashikabi.
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Sona Shitori could say that she would contact Rias when she got back into Kuoh. For now, she had her mind swimming. The more Kazehana told the more she understood why Minato would like her and take this woman as his [Queen].
After lunch, Musubi and Yume went right into the other room that Minato hired. They wouldn't come out and he didn't expect them to.
His two [Rooks] would have some time. Even if they didn't say a word, they wouldn't have to.
A glance can be enough.
"So Minato saved you from a couple of assailants? He fought them."
"Indeed, an [Knight] in shining armor, coming to save a Maiden in distress," Kazehana answered while she was shaking. Uzume and Sona both turned to Minato.
"I wasn't sure what she was. Shinto Teito is neutral for us, so I had to know." The more Sona learned about it, the more she found they had to learn about the Sekirei.
"You did well on waiting. It was the best course of action."
Minato was honored by the praise of Sona. She had always been very clever and did well with him on chess.
Losing was more on purpose given how Sona had an idea in her head. Minato nodded to her.
"I wanted her to see how it would go. So Sona, how are things in Kuoh? Things are alright?"
Minato asked. He knew about the guy who ran the place for a bit. But he was more interested in Sona and Rias' own stories.
"My Peerage handles the school very well. Of course, what I would expect of them?"
"Sona-chan, if I may ask? Your Peerage? You have one as well? Like Minato-kun?" Sona had come to the point that Kazehana would be for a long time around Minato.
"Yes. Minato has gotten the High-Class Rank while I was born one. I have gotten a Peerage. At this point, I have one [Queen], two [Bishops], one [Knight], one [Rook], and two [Pawns]." Minato found that a surprise.
"Did Ruroko-chan get a companion? That would be a first." Sona smiled when Minato asked her about it.
"Yes, I have gotten a recent [Pawn] in Kuoh. Saji Genshirou. I believe that he is a [Sacred Gear]. You should meet him when you come around." Minato nodded to Sona. He would like to meet that boy. Sona spoke highly of the boy.
Did he even see some slight blush on her face?
"What about Rias-sama? How is she?"
The blush fell from her face and she was disappointed a bit.
"She wants to reincarnate some new guy in the school. I am not happy with the choice. Although it is her call." Minato didn't continue to ask about that part. If Sona reacted like that, it would be bad.
"Oh, any particular reason why you look so dismayed with that, Sona-chan?" Kazehana missed that and she turned to Minato.
"You tell her, Minato." The Ashikabi explained to his [Queen] why Sona looked like she wanted to bury her head in her hands.
"Rias-sama and Sona-sama go to Kuoh Academy. The place is famous for being a former all-girls school. Ratio boys to girls are what? 1 to 10?" Sona nodded to Minato who sat back.
"You can imagine what kind of boys go to that school," Sona added to that which caused her to sigh. She knew what Saji was but Issei Hyoudou was even worse.
Kazehana found that interesting. From what she heard of Grayfia and Serafall, she was the first serious anything he ever had.
"Sona-chan, what sort of education did Minato get? He passed in Todai." The heiress looked impressed by that achievement.
"You did? I suppose congratulations are in order. For your question, Kazehana-san, Minato was homeschooled. My onee-sama is very strict on that."
The Wind Flower had a hard time imagining the woman she met in the hotel would be strict.
"The Four Satans are crazy in private. And don't say it's any different, Sona-sama." Minato's tone made it clear.
Sona just turned to the windows.
"Oh, dear. It's late. I should look around for properties in this city." Minato was surprised to hear that latest news.
"I thought that Shinto Teito was neutral. Sona-sama?"
"Yes, but as you know, we can handle in everything human-related. Hence why I was planning to come over here anyway. And as I see that dinner is coming by, I best be off." The Ashikabi shared a look with his Sekirei.
Both felt that it wasn't such a good idea. Uzume shared that same feeling.
"Eh, Sona-sama. If I might make a suggestion. Stay the night and go there tomorrow." The heiress raised an affronted eyebrow by that suggestion.
"Why? Minato, I can handle myself in a fight. And why should you be worried about this?"
"Sona-sama. In case it slipped your mind. The Sekirei are around and they might mistake you as one. If you start fighting, you would cause the other factions to look around this city. That is not something we need so close to Kuoh and Kyoto."
Sona listened to him. He was right. Staying the night would be the safest option. And when she thought about the day, she experienced, she felt exhausted.
Miya walked back into the room. She smiled at the young women and man that were still gathered.
"Musubi-chan and Yume-san will eat in their room as they want to talk a lot more. Shitori-san, will you stay the night?"
Sona looked at the way that Minato was adamant and frankly, she couldn't blame him. If even half of what he said about the Sekirei was true, it was still a major threat. And he was right about the way that the capital was.
"Clearly, I will. Given the fact that the [Pawn] of my sister thinks of my safety. Can you foresee a meal and a bed, Asama-san?"
Miya smiled at the young lady. If the landlady was an optimist, she could hope that Sona could have some influence on Kazehana.
"That will not be an issue. I'll make sure that you have a good meal."
During that dinner, Sona and Minato continued their talk about their lives. Kazehana learned more about her Ashikabi's life.
The young Sahashi saw a lot and suffered a lot under the hands of Serafall. Only in later years, when her parents of Sona stood up, she stopped going too far.
Due to her position, his life as [Pawn] remained a secret for many. It gave Minato a semblance of a normal life.
Of course, it was known that Serafall had a servant but it wasn't said who the Piece was or even what he was.
Only when he managed to convert the system out, Minato became well known. Only, it was too late. He had packed his bags and moved to the human realm.
Kazehana learned that even with his life, Minato had a normal one.
Later, when Miya took out the bottles, both adolescents skipped on them. Sona was underage and Minato had an aversion to alcohol. Not that he had never drank but he had seen what happened when Grayfia had been drinking.
He thanked that he belonged to Serafall and that Sirzechs had a great sense of humor.
Sona and he just kept at soda which they drank unholy amounts of. After they retired, Sona couldn't believe that Minato had to drag Kazehana up the stairs.
"Do they sleep in the same room?" Sona asked, affronted.
"Sahashi-san has promised me that they will keep sexual matters out of it. Your sister convinced me for that matter."
Sona felt more pink tinting her cheeks.
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The next morning, Sona woke up early. Having alarms on your phone did wonders as the heiress had one set in at 6:30. Enough time to change and get the breakfast that she was promised.
She guessed that she couldn't say goodbye to Minato right now. Returning to the house would be the right way to say goodbye.
She kept it silent to let the other residents sleep. Which was the right course of action as she saw only Miya in the house.
"Good morning, Asama-san." Miya's head went to Sona. A gentle smile went over her face.
"To you as well, Shitori-san Slept well?"
The girl nodded. It had been a while since she slept in a futon.
"Yes. I doubt that many of your guests will come down." Miya shook her head when she heard that question.
"No. Sahashi-san and Kazehana like to sleep in. I can close my eyes for platonic affection. I doubt that neither Yume-san nor Musubi-chan would like to be up after they had a day like yesterday. Uzume and Kagari are late risers as well."
"Quite a full house you have here," Sona said. Miya had a rueful smile on her face when she heard that.
"Oh, believe me. It is not all what it is made out to be." Sona shared a similar smile.
"I believe you. I am the same in that regard. Or did you forget that I am a [King]? I have my servant to attend."
Miya handed Sona her breakfast. Steamed rice with miso soup, grilled fish. Some tsukemono, nori, and natto were added.
"Itadakimasu," Sona said as she dug in. Miya made delicious food. She would have to visit Minato more.
"So Shitori-san, what are your plans?"
"I have to approve some residents for apartments. We have quite a few places in Shinto Teito and of course, I have to look them over before handing them off to the residents. Normally, we have servants in place for that but because of personal reasons, I had to be here. After I have done so, I'll come here and say my goodbye to Minato."
"A well-filled day. Now, if there is anything concerning,"
"I'll stay out of it or I ring Minato. Thank you, Asama-san." After she had her breakfast, Sona got dressed and left.
Her clothes had been neatly folded so it was of no matter.
Sona had thanked Minato enough for coming up with the perception blocker. That alone would have been enough to earn the Promotion.
If there was one thing that Sona loved doing, it was flying. The freedom she experienced, the feeling of nothing.
Sona adored it. She had to fly a bit further to the south before she would land at the apartments. She couldn't wait to get home and take a long shower.
She wished that she had taken Tsubaki along on this trip. But her [Queen] had to watch over her Peerage.
Then Sona noticed something. In a park, the place was freezing. The lake had been frozen, trees showed signs of frostbite and even up in the sky, Sona could feel the immense power coming through.
The Devil halted and watched over the place. It appeared that something was going on. As she had no notice of magic, she guessed that it was due to a Sekirei.
Her eyes looked and found the person in the middle of it. It appeared that the cold showed no discomfort for the poor woman. Although she could feel other pain coming through.
Her hair could use an improvement, the shirt showed her body and Sona hadn't seen a beauty quite like her. And if she needed more proof, on her forehead, she had the same Sekirei crest that Sona witnessed on Yume.
Sona didn't waste a minute. She would call Minato and let him handle this.
Despite everything telling her that she should help, she knew that Minato was the better choice for this. The implications could be catastrophic if it didn't work out well.
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Minato enjoyed the crushing lips and weight of Kazehana on him. His hands remained on her hips while her soft hands had their roles divided. One assaulted his scalp while the other felt up the muscles.
She knew that she was one beautiful woman but she also found that her Ashikabi was attractive.
Minato didn't struggle while Kazehana shoved her tongue down his mouth. Fuck, this became unbearable.
Unfortunately, his phone rang. His hand went right at it while Kazehana stopped him.
"Come on, hun. Ignore that phone." Minato shook his head while the drums continued to play.
"Sorry, dear. But if I hear that song, Sona-sama is calling." Minato had no idea why but Sona had a human reaction to "Toto's Africa." That song would be stuck on their heads for days. Before that the man could sing, he answered it.
Kazehana reluctantly let Minato go while she sulked from it. Fuck, she wanted to continue on that part.
"Sona-sama."
"Minato, thank Maou I got you. There is a situation."
"Are you alright? Is something wrong?" Minato heard the voice and Kazehana pipped up from that.
"I flew over a park and the place was freezing. I am not sure but I guess that there was a Sekirei that had taken up residence there. I take she used ice powers but she was hurt. Minato, can you get over there and help her out?" Minato knew better than to argue.
"Send me the coordinates. I'll take care of it. Can I see you after you are done? Something tells me that we'll need your expertise as well."
"That will be fine. I'll see you back in the Inn."
Minato closed the call and looked at Kazehana.
"I take this is serious, hun?"
His eyes gave him away. The [Queen] could feel something coming from him.
"Kazehana-san, do you know of a Sekirei, any Sekirei, who use Ice?"
The mouth of the Wind Flower went open for a bit.
"I can think of only one. Akitsu, Scrapped Number 7."
"Scrapped?" Minato found that word had a foul taste in his mouth.
"That means she's a Sekirei who is unable to wing herself to an Ashikabi. A fate most of us would see worse than demise."
Minato's jaw tightened when he heard that. For a Sekirei, binding one's life to a person who was your partner meant everything. Despite how it felt, he couldn't imagine how his life would turn out if he wasn't reincarnated by Serafall.
"Kazehana-san, can you wake up Yume-san and Musubi-chan? I'll go talk to Miya." In a whip, Minato was dressed in his clothes. Kazehana knew that there would be no way that they could avoid it.
And well, maybe they could help her.
Minato raced down the stairs, right into the kitchen.
"Asama-san." The landlady had been practicing her swordplay. Minato would say that she had a great form. With the way she moved and cut through the leaves, Minato guesses that she would be able to defeat most Peerages.
The landlady didn't hear him the first time so Minato nearly shouted. "Asama-san!"
"Sahashi-san. Good morning to you as well."
"Not that good. Got a call from Sona-sama. Turns out that she found herself a Sekirei. Scrapped Number 7 if I believe Kazehana."
"You don't have to believe. I know of Number 7 as well." Yume had been dressed fast as well. She had taken up the same Miko from yesterday.
Minato ignored the smell of them. If they had been awake for so long, it couldn't be helped.
"I got her locations. From what I understood, you can fly, right?"
Minato opened his own wings as he looked over them.
"I can fly without an issue," Kazehana answered as she opened her own wings. They were her Sekirei wings.
"Same with me. Although, Mu-chan hasn't mastered that." Without a warning, Minato scooped Musubi off her legs and had her in a bridal carry.
"I'll teach you as well how to aviate with Devil Wings but that training can wait. Musubi-chan, I hope you don't mind you'll be carried?"
Musubi had no explanation of why her face turned so red but she nodded shyly. The Ashikabi smiled a bit on the way of his cute [Rook].
"Very well, let's be on with it." He flew off and his Sekirei followed. They had to admit that he certainly had learned it as well.
If Sona had given them the direction in which they had to fly, they would have found the place. Minato thought about the spell but given the speed they used, he doubted that anyone saw them.
They landed at the gate of the park.
The place was freezingly cold. No living soul was around, except for the woman on a bench. Minato could see the beauty in her. Were all Sekirei this beautiful?
"Let's take it easy on her. I'll go alone to her. If something happens, just back me up." Minato announced. Kazehana nodded to her Ashikabi while Yume and Musubi watched him slowly walk up to her.
"Be careful," Musubi replied.
He could feel her power coming through. But also anguish, sadness, and distress. It wasn't right that a woman as pretty as she was suffering through this.
"Hello." The woman didn't even lookup.
"Akitsu-san? That is your name, right?" Now, she looked up. Her eyes narrowed a bit as he could see crystals forming at him.
"Who are you?"
"Minato Sahashi. I want to help you." He looked back at the girls and shook his head.
"You can't help me. I'm scrapped. I'm useless."
Placing his hands against the crystals, they shattered. That brought a bigger surprise to her face as he broke the threat.
"You're not useless."
Placing a warm hand on her shoulder, Akitsu looked at him. She had some slight tears on her face while Minato continued to warm her up.
"I can't be winged. I can't find my Ashikabi." Minato knelt down to her as she continued to look at him.
"Even if you can't be winged, I can still take you in. Give you a home."
"My life is useless. I can't do anything." Minato cupped her cheek. Continuing to pour warmth into her body, she wanted to snap at him. But Akitsu found that he was stronger.
"If you want your life to have a purpose, how about you live for me?"
Minato asked her and in her eyes, something flickered.
"You're not human?"
"Nope, I am a Devil." Opening his wings, she looked at him.
"Akitsu-san, what I am, is a long story. But I promise you that I can help you." She felt a few soft tears on her face while she looked back at him.
"You'll take me? Even if you can't wing me? They couldn't help me at MBI." Minato smiled back at her. He stood up and offered her a hand.
"Maybe we can help you. But only if you say yes to this."
Akitsu mulled over it for a bit.
"How would you take me? What will you do?"
Minato sighed again.
"It's a long story. But I can take you in. Make you a Devil. In my Peerage. In my household."
The Yuki-Onna looked at Minato as she had a puzzled look on her face.
"You promise?" Akitsu didn't dare to hope. But she felt that Minato's words had truth.
"I always keep them."
She took his hand and wrapped an arm around his body. Minato scooped her up as soon she had calmed down.
He walked with her to the edge of the park. The other Sekirei came out of hiding.
"Akitsu, meet the rest of my Peerage and Flock." Her mouth slowly dropped open when she saw the three women.
"Number 3. Kazehana-san, my [Queen]."
"Hello there, Akitsu-chan." The older woman had a kind expression on her face. Stroking her cheek, Kazehana smiled at her.
"Minato-kun is a great Ashikabi. He can heal wounds."
Looking at the [Rooks], he had a soft grin. Akitsu looked over them.
"Number 8, Yume-san, and number 88, Musubi-chan. They are my [Rooks]." Looking at Minato, Akitsu wondered.
"What will you give me?" Minato smiled back at her as he opened his wings.
"I'll see when we are home. But I think that you'll make a fine [Bishop]."
"Yume-san, can you take Musubi-chan with you?" Without even waiting for an answer, Minato flew off with Akitsu in his arms. Yume carried out his order as she took her younger sister up and flew away with them.
As soon as they had left the place, a car stopped by. A luxurious large one. A handsome longer man stepped out.
Messy silver hair hung over his head while the grey eyes scanned the area. Black pants and a black shirt with long sleeves was his outfit of choice. A sword hung on his hips. The belt was more meant as an accessory. His black fingerless gloves finished the outfit.
He opened the door and out came a young boy with brown hair. A white gold formal attire showed that whatever he wore, wasn't cheap.
"Are we too late, Mutsu?"
Mikogami Hayato hated when things didn't go his way. When he heard of a unique Sekirei, he wanted to have her. Yet, when he finally pinned down her location, it became clear that she was gone.
The ice was melting with Akitsu gone.
"I'm afraid so. Of course, you wanted to finish your game."
Hayato grumbled when he heard that.
Stamping his foot like a child, he cussed and cursed.
"Dammit, who came here sooner?" Mutsu had no clue. Whoever took her, did so without Akitsu fighting.
He wondered who could have the means besides his own master.
"I have no clue. There is no use crying over spilled milk. There are other Sekirei out there."
"But not one as unique as her."
Mutsu had given up on telling Hayato that not being able to be winged was a fate worse than death for Sekirei.
Yet, he wondered who had managed to save her.
'Please, whoever did this. Keep her safe.'
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Minato landed in the garden with Akitsu in his arms. Without a surprise, he witnessed that Uzume and Kagari had gathered here.
"Ssh, it's okay. They're friends." Minato said as he felt Akitsu freezing. Her fear and his distress caused her to freeze the place around her and that included Minato. Yet, despite her powers, Minato remained unfrozen.
"You." Akitsu looked at him.
"You can't be frozen." Minato grinned as he nodded.
"I had ice, ten times colder than you could throw at me. But we can't have you freezing the house." Gently, he lowered Akitsu to the ground. Touching her forehead, the only place that had some heat, Minato spoke a simple spell.
He had to give a massive thank you to Grayfia for teaching him this. While Minato had no special powers, his status as [Pawn] made it possible for him to practice different types of magic.
Akitsu could feel her powers not spreading. She looked at the man who kneeled to her.
"What did you do?"
"Preventing you from turning this place into an ice palace. Don't worry, it's only temporary." His Peerage landed next to Minato while they joined around him.
"So, hun. How are you going to help her?" Kazehana asked while she felt so much pity for the Yuki-Ona. Musubi had seated herself next to her and threw a soft hug around Akitsu. The Ice Sekirei wanted to move but felt that Musubi kept her close.
"I intend to reincarnate Akitsu-san. But I prefer that we wait until we have Sona-sama. I have no clue how it might turn out but given what happened last time, I am not taking any chances."
"Does that mean you will take me?" Akitsu asked as she felt some tears dripping down from her face.
"It means that we have to prepare for this. Which isn't bad. Given the fact that we have quite a story to tell you. I'll tell you what I am. And what the other Sekirei are."
Minato felt that he had to tell this story nearly every time that he would meet a Sekirei.
Scene skip
Sona Sitri received the message from Minato who told her that he had saved Akitsu. The reason why the park had been frozen.
She found that there would be another reason to return to the house besides courtesy. Meanwhile, she looked over the files of many new residents.
Now, she would meet a new one.
"Hello, am I at the Shitori residency?" Sona heard the voice of a young lady speak.
Maybe a few years older than Sona herself, the woman had a slim and petite build. For some reason, the eyes were familiar. Her outfit consisted of a brown top that resembled a school uniform.
"Yes, you are." Sona had been taken up the apartments. People had to come in and with a paper, Sona would see if they were right for the apartment.
"So your name please? Show me your ID as well."
"Yukari Sahashi." That name caused Sona to feel bells ring. When she saw the face of Yukari, a hundred resemblances were ringing in. Sona had heard Minato talk about his younger sister. She would be an idiot if she didn't realize that the lady here was Minato's younger sister. That would another thing that Sona could tell Minato.
Scene skip
Minato had released the magic on Akitsu. Thanks to her, the unbearable heat of the summer was broken and outside, it became a cool spot for them to relax.
Throughout the telling of what he was, Minato explained to her how he could save her. And maybe, the magic inside the Piece would give her a way to wing herself. But that was a hypothesis.
Akitsu had accepted the Piece as it would at least give her somewhere she belonged.
"Is that all, Minato-san?" The Ashikabi shook his head while Kazehana had helped herself to his lap. Meanwhile, Musubi and Yume stayed around. Despite knowing what happened, it was nice to hear that when you didn't come back from the dead.
"That should be it." Miya accommodated and gave them lunch outside only if someone else cooked. Despite the huge portion of curry, Minato had been able to pack that all away. That might have something to do because of his missing breakfast.
"So you meant it? You will reincarnate me as your [Bishop]."
"I said that and I meant that. It would suit you very well as you use elemental powers. Plus, it might help you with the power you have inside."
Minato had seen that happening many times before. With her, it could work. From what he understood, Kazehana had adapted to her [Queen] Piece remarkably well.
Although the difference between her and Akitsu was noticeable.
"And we'll see how it goes. But given that you are a powerful Sekirei, I want Sona-sama to be present."
A magical circle opened and out came Sona Sitri.
"I knew that I was right by calling you." Sona saw the lady. Akitsu had been dressed into a soft kimono that hid plenty of her modesty. She kept some places open and left enough to the imagination.
"Yes, thank you, Sona-sama." His hand extended to Akitsu.
"I take you recognize her." Sona nodded when she saw the face. The gentlest of hope was painted on the beautiful face.
"Yes, I do. So what did you tell her, Minato?"
"About everything that she needed to hear, Sona-sama."
Sona's focus shifted to Akitsu while she looked the woman over.
"Look, I want to make sure that you are safe. And maybe find a way that makes it possible to restore you before you get reincarnated."
Her eyes of Akitsu became serious as she heard that.
"Hold on. Akitsu-san, I will still reincarnate you if you so desire." Akitsu nodded to him.
"Even so, you saved me. You helped me. I would see it as an honor if I can become your Sekirei." Minato nodded to her. He would see if she reacted to him first.
"Then, Akitsu-san. Sit still." Touching her forehead, it was the first time in a long while that Akitsu felt basically anything as she felt warmth washing over her body. She closed her eyes while Sona could see her over.
She was different from the usual beings that Sona handled. Sona knew that she was dealing with something extra-terrestrial. Most beings had some similarities yet, she found that the Sekirei were proving to be something different.
After a few minutes after which Minato had taken Akitsu's hand, his gentle smile had caused her to feel she wasn't alone. When she felt a hand on her shoulder, she turned to see Kazehana who had her back as well.
"You're not alone. You have us."
Sona looked back at Minato and shook her head.
"I'm sorry, Minato but Akitsu-san is too different from most beings that I deal with. I'd say that you better wing her." Minato agreed and turned to Akitsu.
"Very well. Give me a second, I need to get my Pieces. A [Bishop] Piece, right, Akitsu-san?" The lady nodded to him.
Minato raced up and down the room and came back.
"I will ask you to kneel." Akitsu followed his instruction. Meanwhile, Sona remained close. She kept an eye on the matter. She had better dealings with Ice Magic compared to Minato.
"In the name of the Maou Serafall Leviathan, I, Minato Sahashi, will take Akitsu as my [Bishop]."
Placing the Piece on her chest, it was taken by Akitsu. She could feel the winter in her body. Instead of the bitterness of the cold winter, it made way for a softer and gentler winter. She could feel her power rushing through.
It felt like pieces broke from her and she enjoyed the softness. Sona remained close to prevent anything but she saw nothing happening.
Kazehana did see something and a warm smile went over her face. Musubi had her mouth closed by Yume while Uzume and Miya were anticipating what would happen next.
Akitsu could feel the broken crest disappear. She looked at Minato. Warmth came from him. Before he could say anything else, she leaped from her feet. Her arms went around his neck and she pressed a loving kiss on his face.
Behind her, the Icicle wings came out.
Akitsu wept openly from the feeling that she had finally done what had been denied her for so long. Minato had his arms wrapped around her waist as he could feel another link growing in him.
"This is the ice of my pledge. Shatter the misfortunes of my Ashikabi!" Akitsu shouted as she let him go. Tears of joy came from her face as Minato cupped her face.
Looking at her back, like the others, her wings were mixed with one of a Devil.
"Welcome to my Flock, Akitsu-san." She pressed her forehead against his as she could feel more in her body coming through. It was like the Crest had suppressed her emotions for so long.
Kazehana had nearly melted into a poodle of goo when she watched the Sekirei of Ice winging herself to her Ashikabi. She was swooning.
Uzume had a bigger look of hope on her face. In just twenty-four hours, he managed to do the impossible. He brought Yume back from the dead and managed to wing Akitsu.
Miya was more surprised by it while Kagari had a look of mortification on his face. Yume had released Musubi and both were ecstatic.
"Minato, that is incredible. It's your fourth one!" Musubi said while she jumped up and down. Yume had a gentle smile on her face.
"I'd say you are indeed incredible."
Sona had blushed when she saw Minato. She clearer her throat.
"While this is all touching, I think it's best that you come down for a bit. I'd think that at the Sitri hospital we can take a look at your Sekirei. Especially Akitsu-san, given her previous condition."
Minato nodded to her.
"That means practicing the Magical Circle. It won't be easy but I'll be training you all." Before Minato could say anything else, the three remaining girls tackled him and hugged him to the ground.
He laughed while he could feel their warm bodies. Four Sekirei in his Flock. Four Sekirei in his Peerage.
Four more Sekirei that he would care for.
Scene skip
Takami Sahashi got out of the shower in her luxury apartment. After a long day of tending to herself, she had worked up quite a sweat. The head scientist in MBI had a major meltdown when she realized that her son had winged Kazehana.
After Minaka had sworn up and down, that he didn't know or had anything to do with the winging of Kazehana, she had begrudgingly taken his word.
She had a very nice holiday and took nearly a week off when she saw a notification. The only time she would hear from her work was if it involved her son and/or daughter.
Yukari was also in the city. She had hoped her offspring would have left the place.
Checking it, she found that Musubi had managed to be winged by Minato. Not that abnormal. She would think that Mu-chan would be good for Minato. It wouldn't take long before Kazehana would manage to defile Musubi.
Then two more notifications. Two things happened to Takami's eyes. They became dull and very large at the same time.
Her mouth landed on the floor and she could thank the assholes who made the place soundproof.
"Number 8, Yume, winged by Minato Sahashi. Number 7, Akitsu, winged by Minato Sahashi." It was a good thing she had another two days off because Takami Sahashi bluescreened when she saw that.
She collapsed on the floor when she saw that.
Her son really loved to cause trouble for her.
Meanwhile, at MBI, Minaka Hiroto decided then and there. His son had to come over for a visit. He had to know how Minato managed to do the impossible.
Well, this was a ride. I am very happy that I managed to finish this chapter within a week.
I had a lot that I wanted to write out here and that I managed to do. Quite a lot to unpack as well. I hope you all enjoyed this chapter.
Who of you saw Yume coming (out of Musubi?). Quite a twist wasn't it? Plus, the idea of Akitsu being winged was also a nice extra.
Not much else to add. I am glad that I managed to finish it today. Work cranked up a notch and I got a lot more to do.
The next update is on the anniversary update of this fic. 23/09/2022.
But at the end of this week, on Friday, Pillar Winged will see another update.
If you like this fic, I think you'll like that fic as well.
Please leave a review.
Saluut.