Chapter 6 - Beyond Good and Evil
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or High School DxD
Author's note-
Six paths translation-
Deva Path - Tendo
Asura Path - Shurado
Human Path - Ningendo
Animal Path - Chikushodo
Preta Path - Gakido
Naraka Path - Jigokudo
Half an hour ago
Three factions' conference room, Kuoh Academy
I, Serafall Leviathan, frowned at the pulse of magic which had radiated a few moments prior, washing the whole conference room and continuing towards the school's edges.
I'd immediately put a barrier around myself and Sona the moment I felt the approach of that ill intent. I'd extended the range a little so that I covered her peerage as well.
And just as well I'd done so.
I looked at my less magically inclined subjects in the room, all my assistants and foreign affairs' secretaries who lay frozen in time. The same expressions on their faces as a few moments ago, and the same from then on.
Feeling something on the edges of my senses, I pursed my lips and turned to my fellow Satan who sat beside me. "You sense it?"
Sirzechs said with a frown, his sister and her peerage emerging from the barrier he'd formed around them, "we've been sealed."
The head of the Fallen, Azazel, scowled and turned around to the boy standing behind him, the Hakuryuukou. A boy who stood on very thin ice with me.
And when I mean thin.
I mean a hair's width.
Growling lightly, I gnashed my teeth as I saw that boy. The desire to ice him overwhelming.
"Nee-sama," I felt a hand on my shoulder, and turning around I saw my dear sister looking at me with a concerned face. "You're losing control, my peerage can't stand the pressure you're letting out."
I turned further and saw Sona-chan's servants sweating and panting for air. Holding each other for support as their trembling legs tried to inch away from me.
I sighed and reined in my anger. No need to take it out on those children. I scowled and stared at the smirking white haired Hakuryuukou as he looked back at Azazel with defiance in his eyes.
…how dare he.
I bit my lip as a snarl threatened to escape me.
How dare he touch my idiot.
If it weren't for the peace conference and the future of devilkind… I'd have frozen the fool, cut off his limbs and scattered them so far away that you'd be hard pressed to even reincarnate him.
Hah.
Who'd want to reincarnate a backstabbing worm like him?
I watched as betrayal settled in Azazel's eyes, a tint of pained anguish on his face, but well hidden. As he heard the worm explain how he'd been aiding the ones who'd trapped us here and how he'd ensure that none of us leaders lived past today.
An ugly smile settled on my face.
Let's see you try, boy.
I'll show you why I'm called the Leviathan.
Hah, do you know how hard we fought, bled, sweated, and killed to even be here? In this room? So tired of all the bloodshed, the constant need to be wary and looking over our shoulders.
Michael is sitting right across me in the room.
And I want to kill him.
Azazel is standing a few feet to my right.
I want to smash his head to the ground.
They killed my brethren. They ruined devil lives.
But I put up a smile when I meet their eyes.
Because I'm weary of all this.
I'm weary of hatred.
I want to stop dreaming of slitting angels' throats.
I want to stop wishing that the Fallen would all just burn.
Levi-tan… that's who I have to be.
The children don't need the bloodthirsty Serafall Sitri. They need the happy and smiling Levi-tan!
I chuckled.
I love being Levi-tan.
I get to laugh, I get to play. I get to do whatever I want without care nor concern.
I get to forget all the things I want to forget.
And just be a girl who wants to have fun.
'Bow before my might, Levi-tan! Mwhahaha! Today's the day of your reckoning!'
I giggled.
For some reason, a cosplaying, tuxedo wearing, forever cackling birdie became my go-to dummy to mess around with.
'I, the mighty Karasu, shall raise more money than you in this charity show! My fire or your ice, it's time we settled this!'
Aww, is someone too scared to face Levi-tan head on?
'What was that? Was that you quivering before the showstopping might of my flames? Hah, understandable, when was the last time frozen water amazed anyone?'
Hey! I can do cool things with my ice too you know!
The birdie grinned cockily.
'Seeing is believing.'
I'd snickered.
Your attempts to make me use my techniques before you are just adorable!
But really, Kara-chan. You can just say you want to stare at me being all pretty with those googly eyes of yours! Don't think I haven't caught you doing so!
'I-I have no idea what you're talking about.'
Right, right. You gotta maintain that cool and nobody's fool attitude don't you?
I'd happily thrown my arms around him and pulled him in for a hug.
You're such a tsundere, Kara-chan!
'…o-one of these days, Levi-tan. O-One of these days…'
He said, while trying to weakly push me away with a small blush on his face and looking away from my eyes. He could've used that teleportation of his to escape, but I guess he didn't feel like it at the moment.
I'd snickered and pecked his cheek, making him start and squawk with indignation.
'D-Damn your underhanded tactics!'
Such cute faces he makes when he's angry! Your glowing red face brightens my whole day, birdie!
Hehehe~
Getting you flustered is my idea of a good time, Kara-chan~
I then let the poor boy go. I still wanted to have fun showing him up in the charity show! Though I couldn't resist ruffling his hair once, a smile on my face as I considered all the good that my birdie's been doing.
I keep seeing him around the city, doing some odd thing or the other. Hurling knives at the young devils loitering in the streets and barking at them to make themselves useful. Rounding up the street gangs and forcing them into community service under his watchful eye.
A bewildered smile played on my lips. The day I watched a hulking bulked up mammoth of a man, with tattoos coating his arms and body, hold a little girl's hand as he helped her walk across the street. And then I saw three shady looking women sitting by the street fountain with music instruments in their hands, giving music lessons to the excited devils gathered around them. Kara-chan stood on the rooftops, smirking at them and muttering adorably at how 'it's all coming together.'
And then my hospital… Oh no, he wasn't done with it yet.
Every fortnight, all the admitted children mysteriously recover from all their aliments. Smiling happily the next day and talking excitedly at how they'd caught a glimpse of their nii-chan, before they'd suddenly felt incredibly tired and had fallen asleep.
And the hospitalized adults? Well, I'd found a note addressed to me which the hospital receptionist handed over. You can basically summarize it as, 'pay the cash, then I'll help them too.' I decided to appoint all the hopeless cases to my birdie, and set aside twenty-five percent of all the money it'd have cost to provide care for those patients and gave it to Kara-chan as his fees. And I spent the remaining seventy-five percent to improve the hospital's facilities. Hey, my birdie's happy, I'm happy, sounds like a great deal to me.
I smiled.
He really makes me happy.
Now my sister? I love her to bits! But I'd never play rough with her. She's my precious baby.
But Kara-chan?
Hehehe~
I'll kick, punch, jab, joke, mock, ruffle, tease, seduce and a whole lot else! It's no holds barred with Kara-chan! And the best thing about it? He keeps coming back for more! My birdie's not one to give up! If I hit him, I know he'll get up and hit right back just as hard!
And that's so fun!
…I could do without the puns though.
I winced, a shiver shaking my shoulders.
Ugh, don't butcher words, Kara-chan. They're the way the are for a reason, we don't need to bend them to the point of being cringey.
…I wonder if he's seen the Oppai Dragon intro yet.
I smiled stupid wide. Can't wait to have him chasing me through the streets while frothing with anger! Hahaha!
He better up his game if he wants to get the upper hand on me!
He keeps falling into my traps! And he fell into the best one yet! And now there's no way he can deny me!
So Kara-chan! Join me!
And together we shall rule the TV ratings as heroine and sidekick!
In Miracle Levia-tan!
'I'll pass.'
That's what he'd probably say, but we'll see about that! I haven't been gathering blackmail for nothing you know!
Hehehe… you little rascal. It's what you get for beheading yourself and scaring the life out of me… Haha.
"This is where I stand, Azazel. An age of peace isn't one for me." The worm of a Hakuryuukou spoke, souring my mood and twisting my smile into a scowl. He turned around, his wings manifesting behind him, "just a head's up. We're called the Khaos Brigade, and we're going to tear this alliance apart." He frowned, "this room was scheduled for an attack, so I wonder why it wasn't. I'd look out for that if I were you."
I glared openly at the Hakuryuukou.
The moment my soldiers had informed me that the Hakuryuukou had attacked the city I'd become alarmed and wanted deploy all troops to defend the city. And when I heard Kara-chan had expelled him from Lilith and had engaged the dragon in combat, I wanted to drop everything, give peace a kick in the nuts and rush back to hell to back him up.
However, Sona-chan's face caught my eyes right as I'd stepped out of the conference room. And I saw a mild mannered girl, a girl who didn't really know what war meant, and what kind of sacrifice it demands.
And I wanted to keep it that way.
I… I had to make a choice.
I knew no soldier could take on that dragon. And no strong enough high class devil would listen to orders on such short notice, suspicion would be their first reaction to being asked to face the Hakuryuukou. 'Is this a plot on my life?' would be their foremost question.
And if I myself or my fellow Satans attacked the dragon, it would be acknowledging him as a genuine threat and equivalent to a declaration of war on the Fallen.
I began growling with anger. At the decision that worm forced me to make. I am the head of Foreign Affairs. And I was the one who had to make the decision.
To let Kara-chan handle it alone.
Azazel sighed, taking a glance at me and then looking at the Hakuryuukou with a frown. "For your own sake, Vali. I hope you left your opponent in one piece. I'd given my word that you were only there for a sparring match but after this nonsense you started spewing…" He glared with a scowl, "I won't defend you from the fallout if you went overboard."
The Hakuryuukou smirked, putting his hand behind his ear, "hear that?"
I frowned, wondering what he was talking about-
"Kyaaaah!"
I blinked as I heard faint and shrill screams coming from a distance.
The Hakuryuukou chuckled, "that's probably him steamrolling past his opponents." He glanced at me, "he choked me without a moment's thought when I told him you were in danger."
…I've had it with this kid.
"So, you lure him right into the hornet's nest?" I said, standing up with the intent to kill and magic circles manifesting around my hands. I pointed my palm at him with an impassive face. "Die."
Blast!
I hurled a hundred arrows of ice at him.
Right as they hit him, his wings glowed bright.
Zoom!
The arrows hit and rent holes in the building where the worm had been standing. He'd disappeared in a bolt of light, his amused laughter trailing after him as he flew out of the sealed space which currently had us leaders trapped.
I quickly turned to Sirzechs, wasting no more thoughts on the dragon. "We need to get out of here." I frowned. "And it is strange. Why were we trapped but not attacked."
Sirzechs had his red magic circle in the air, as he gazed through it with a frown. With pursed lips he said, "we could just blow the seal apart but," he glanced at his sister and her peerage for a second, "it would be too destructive, not everyone can withstand it." He closed his palm and his magic circle disappeared. He turned to me with a frown, "our army on the outside should make short work of this, but considering how some of us froze in time, we can assume the same fate for our soldiers outside.'
"My bishop, Gasper," said Sirzechs' sister, Rias-chan, with a worried frown. "This is his sacred gear's power." Her fists clenched tightly as an angry scowl settled on her face. "This Khaos Brigade is forcing him to use it."
Azazel butted in, stepping closer and standing beside Sirzechs with crossed arms, "so, saving your bishop would be the first priority."
I scowled.
No, backing up Kara-chan would be the first priority.
Azazel continued, "do we have anyone we can contact outside? Anyone who can rescue this bishop-"
Shrill screams rang out again.
"Kyaaah! Stop stripping us you assholes!"
I blinked as I heard that. A smile slowly emerging on my face.
…oooh! That sounds interesting!
I grinned.
And what sounds interesting sounds like Kara-chan!
"There's your outside man, Azazel!" I happily said. I turned to my sister with a beaming smile, "Sona-chan!"
My sister jumped in surprise at my sudden yell. "Y-Yes, nee-sama?" She said, quickly composing herself and giving me an attentive look.
"Get us a visual on the school hallways, Sona-chan! I want to see what's happening!" I want to see Kara-chan!
Sona-chan dutifully nodded her head. "At once, nee-sama." She then took off for the computer in the room, sitting before it and typing away rapidly. "Tsubaki, the projector please." She said to her queen, at which the girl nodded, grabbed a remote lying on a desk and pressed a button on it while pointing it at the projector hanging from the ceiling of the conference room.
The speakers in the room screeched as they came alive, the projector's lens flashed, and it cast an image on the white screen splayed on the wall opposite the lens.
A giddy smile erupted on my face, as I saw who starred the picture.
Standing tall with a deranged smile, pointing his hands outwards at the circle of robed enemies who surrounded him, and looking cocksure of his victory while wearing that ridiculous costume of his, Kara-chan stared fearlessly back at his opponents despite their numbers.
W-Wow! He really is here!
He started speaking, a light glare on his face,
"Tell me where Leviathan is. And I might just spare you."
My heart warmed at hearing him say that. He… he really did come here for me. A-Aww, I wanna hug him right now-!
He continued with a sneer,
"You think you can take her out before me? Hah! Get in line, I saw her first."
…
My eyes twitched.
H-Hehehe, he's just being shy as usual. I'm sure he doesn't mean that-
The robed magicians scoffed,
"Don't worry, she's all snug and sealed away in the barrier. We'll make sure to deliver her your head."
Kara-chan rubbed his chin with interest, an amused smile on his face,
"…I did give her a head once." That annoying little bastard snickered, "she didn't like it very much."
…
…hehe.
Hehehe~
I began laughing.
Oh? So he gave me head? Does he even realize what he's saying?
I gave him a eager grin.
Don't worry, Kara-chan. The next time you do that I'll make sure trap your head in-between my thighs and not let go. Hah, that'll teach you.
Sona-chan muttered with a scowl, "the gall to speak of nee-sama in such a tone." She stood up from her chair and walked towards me, handing me a microphone. "It's connected to the intercom, you can speak to him if you wish to admonish him."
I grinned and immediately spoke into the mike, holding it before my mouth.
"Hi, Kara-chan!"
My birdie turned his head up to the intercom's speakers with surprised eyes. He then smirked,
"Hey there, kooky. Got yourself trapped did you?"
C-Cookie? He's calling me cookie! D'awww! He gave me a nickname!
I giggled and said happily,
"What about you? Came here for me? Be honest, you couldn't stand being away from me for so many days could you? You just had to bask in my cuteness again!"
Kara-chan chuckled and smiled,
"I can't wait to kick you to the curb."
I scoffed.
"That's not happening anytime soon."
He smirked.
"Wanna bet?"
I grinned.
"Do you really want to do that again?"
He blinked, and anger immediately took root in his face, making me snicker.
"You had the audacity to advertise me as a pervert! Do I look like a lecher?!"
The enemies surrounding Kara-chan roared, running towards him with magic manifesting in their hands,
"Hey! Stop flirting! Don't you realize you're in danger-"
Kara-chan didn't bat an eye, raised his palms, and went,
"Shinra Tensei!"
Riiiip!
Kara-chan continued with a scowl, amid the sea of embarrassed screams around him,
"Hey! Answer me! From which angle do I look like a pervert?!"
I gaped at the naked women surrounding him, all gathering their torn clothing in a vain attempt to cover themselves.
I whispered back with increasing awe and amazement,
"O-Oh Kara-chan, you're going to be a box-office hit once I get my hands on you. Hehehe~" I snickered, feeling overwhelmed by a desire to… ehehehe~
The things we could do with such power…
Together~
Meanwhile, a few brave opponents of his decided to continue their charge, having magicked enough of their torn rags to stick to them.
Kara-chan clicked his teeth in annoyance and faced them with a glare.
"You want to be immobilized? Fine, I'll grant your wish." He held his palms face up and muttered, "Tendo: Black Rods."
His enemies immediately screeched to a halt, looking at his hands with horrified eyes. They gulped as they saw the… round tipped rods which manifested into and occupied his hands.
I had to bite my lip to stop myself from laughing. W-Wow! He can do that?
Kara-chan smirked at his enemies.
"Hmph, that's what I thought."
He then began addressing me again with a cocky smile,
"See that, kooky? That's the kind of fear you should have when facing me. Because who knows?" He gave me a superior grin, tossing up his rods and grabbing them again, "I might just use these on you."
"Pffft! Hahahaha!"
I couldn't help it. I burst out laughing, holding my stomach and leaning against the wall as I giggled with mirth. I asked him with a terribly amused smile,
"K-Kara-chan! Y-You're going to use a dildo on me? H-Hahaha! Y-You naughty boy!"
He frowned.
"Dildo wha-" He gazed at the peculiarly shaped rods in his hands and his eyes widened and he paled several degrees, "Aaaaah!" He shrieked and tossed away his frightening weapons. Pfft! Ahahaha! His eyes wide as he breathed heavily, backing up against the wall and gulping as his dildos clattered against the ground.
I snickered.
"Oi, I know you fight dirty, but didn't know you fight dirty too." I smiled, "actually that sounds kinda hot. Wanna go a round or two?"
He flushed like a rose and glared up at the camera,
"Shut the hell up! When I see you again-"
I giggled happily, as he frothed and sputtered and swore and cursed. Hahaha, messing with him is such a treat!
"-do you hear me, Leviathan!"
He finished his tirade, breathing heavily and staring with narrowed eyes.
I gave him a hearty salute.
"Aye, aye, dildoman!"
"Bwa- what?! Dildoman!" He squawked adorably! "D-Damn you, Levi-tan! Shit, can't you take me seriously for once!" He growled with narrowed eyes and muttered. "I'm going to forget how to be evil if this goes on."
But… I really can't take you seriously even if I wanted to. I chuckled. You're just too funny.
I then heard a polite clearing of the throat and turned to see Sirzechs, who had a amused smile. "As entertaining as this is, it would be better if we're freed from this barrier," he said.
Azazel nodded absentmindedly, gazing at Kara-chan with inquisitive gaze and rubbing his chin, "that boy… he has potential." He peered closer, "he might even be the one."
Michael frowned, crossing his arms and turning to Azazel. "The what?"
Azazel turned to the arch-angel with a grin, "the legendary super-pervert." He chuckled, "it's been what? Thousands of years since the last one was sighted?"
Sirzechs hummed, looking at the screen and seeing the Sekiryuutei appear in view, "I don't know, if anyone's a super-pervert it has to be Hyoudou Issei." Dragon-chan decided just then to jump into a fray of enemies and perform his dress-break, stylishly raising his hand in the air and snapping his finger, letting lose the cacophony of feminine shrieks. Sirzechs grinned, "boy has style alright."
Michael just sighed and leaned back in his chair, looking exhausted. "I'd hoped this would be a normal conference, but no. We get shameless stripping and vulgar innuendo instead." He frowned at the ceiling, his eyes slightly shifted in the direction of Rias-chan's peerage, "I don't understand you devils, for all the freedoms you allow yourselves, there are just as many heinous restrictions."
Azazel smirked at the arch-angel. "God's will, Michael." He turned his gaze to me and Sirzechs and let out a sardonic laugh, shaking his head. "'Tis all God's will."
Michael nodded, "I suppose it is." He shook his head and turned to me, "in any case, could you ask that masked child to go save the sacred gear user? It appears this Khaos Brigade has one powerful backer." He tapped the desk before him, making me turn my gaze to it. My eyes widened as I saw the symbol etched in the wood.
A snake eating its own tail.
Oh crap, that dragon is involved in this?
I need to get Sona-chan outta here.
Now.
I turned back to the screen and spoke into the mike. Getting Kara-chan's attention as he heard my voice again,
"Kara-chan, I need you get us out of here. Can you do that for me?"
He nodded, looking up at the camera with a smile.
"I'd do anything for you, kooky."
…waaait a minute.
I frowned.
That smile looks way too caring-
He smirked.
"So long as you beg for it."
And there it is!
He chuckled like a villain, crossing his arms and oozing with ego.
"Come on. On your knees. Seek my charity."
Sona-chan growled with fury, "how dare he?" Her eyes narrowed, and her arms held to her sides and shaking with anger, "such flagrant disrespect."
Azazel barked a laugh, "whoa, kid's got spunk alright."
Michael smiled, not saying anything but no doubt thinking along similar lines.
Sirzechs sighed, "he's making us look bad." His eyes narrowed, "perhaps some disciplining is in order."
And that's enough of the 'oohs' and 'aahs' from the peanut gallery. I was too busy typing away at the computer in the room, snickering and scheming and thrilled at his goading.
You wanna play, Kara-chan?
Sure, I'll play you like a violin.
Hmm, what's the password to my deviltube account again?
"Hey, Kara-chan?" I said with a grin while accessing the security camera logs of the academy. "Do you know what a livestream is?"
I heard his confused voice go,
"What? It's that… video sharing thing?"
"Right-o! Something like that!" I stitched together all the camera feeds which starred him and began uploading them, "now, I was thinking-"
"Did it hurt?"
Hah, you ass.
"I was thinking," I emphasized so that he wouldn't interrupt me again, "wouldn't it be great if the whole world got to see the amazing dildoman?" I snickered, "won't it break the internet?"
I heard delightful horror in his voice,
"No… you wouldn't… wait, joke's on you. I just have to stop using my abilities."
Damn, I wish he could see me so I could stick my tongue out at him. I settled for smiling smugly and hoping it carried in my voice.
"O sweetheart, I got about fifteen minutes of footage sitting before me." I held my palm to me cheek as I smiled, "what a dynamic entrance, followed by the shock of you discovering your powers, your buddy encouraging you and then you being filled with determination." I snickered, "and that's just the first few minutes." Audio quality can be better though, I can't hear half of what those boys were talking about.
"N-Nooo… M-My legend will be tarnished…" He laughed with a slight quiver in his voice, "c-come on, do me a favor and wipe out that footage."
I smiled.
"I'd do anything for you, birdie."
"…what's the catch?"
I crossed my arms and leaned back in the chair, content in the fact that I had him cornered, and won this little bout of ours.
"You just have to free your beloved Levi-tan!" I giggled. "Better hurry though, I can see the view count increasing! Wow, we already crossed a hundred thousand views!" I smirked, "so, find the devil named Gasper and rescue him. That will unfreeze our army and then they will take care of dismantling the barrier. Okay, Kara-chan?"
"…fine, your highness-"
"No. Just Levi-tan to you." I frowned. It's no fun if I bring my title into the picture.
He sighed and rolled his shoulders.
"Whatever, just know that I'm going to smack your ass the moment I see you."
I snickered. Somebody better teach him to think before he speaks. I stayed off from teasing him further though, because I really did need him to make haste. I then quickly handed over the mike to Rias-chan and had her relay a general description of Gasper and the location of her club-room.
Kara-chan… smirked.
"Oh, he's your servant?"
Rias-chan frowned.
"Yes? Is there any issue?"
Kara-chan chuckled and made a hand-seal.
"No, nothing at all." He began addressing me again, "Leviathan, I would love to debate you someday." He gave me a wicked grin, "so many contradictions in your words. Are you all fluff or do you really mean the nonsense you spout."
I furrowed my brow. What's he talking about?
He then instructed Dragon-chan to meet him in the old school building, to which the boy nodded and gave him a thumbs-up. "Kai," he said and disappeared in a puff of smoke.
I frowned, crossing my arms with slight trepidation.
His final words were… ominous.
I giggled and licked my lips.
Ominous and…
Exciting.
Old schoolhouse building
I, Uchiha Sasuke, do not give a damn about servitude.
Be it on a contract, or be it lifelong. Be it enforced with an iron fist or cajoled along with the temptations of a gilded cage.
I really don't care.
If I did I would never have stayed as Orochimaru's student for so long. People in cages, experiments on orphans, hunting, chasing, indoctrinating individuals with bloodline abilities. I have done my fair share in assisting that snake with his research and with building the forces of his village.
No, I really don't care about the weak and easily fooled…
If you were feeble enough to have your life taken over, then you deserve everything that comes your way. All the tragedy, misfortune and horrors. They're all yours.
Not my problem. It's your life.
Do something about it if you're so bothered.
Let it burn inside you.
The all consuming flame of seeking justice.
Set it right.
Put your life back together on your own.
If I can do it, why can't you?
I won't lose a wink of sleep if you're suffering, if you couldn't rise to the occasion.
I come first. My interests always come first. If you stand in the way, I'm going to obliterate you.
Haha, I'm not a very nice person. Nothing I do can ever make up for all the lives I ruined in my quest to do right by my clan.
I realize that.
I know that.
Though… there is one thing which I do throw in my lot with.
What I do care about…
Is dignity.
If you reach up your hand while drowning in the sea of being wronged, gasping for air when eking out your right to exist, to survive, then I will grab your hand and pull you up, I will raise a pedestal for you to stand tall upon, lay the foundation for you to live out the rest of your days with the knowledge that, yes, you indeed have worth, self-respect, because you fought for them.
Your life is your own and you are no mere pawn.
I… really can't do anything about the lives I've destroyed.
But… I can ensure that I'm the only one destroying lives.
Hahaha.
I'm fucking evil.
And you devils are encroaching on my territory.
It was with these thoughts that I ran inside the old schoolhouse building with Hyoudou by my side, as we made haste towards his clubroom where the devil called Gasper were supposedly held captive. A horde of magicians chased us, blasting bolts of magic and forcing me and Hyoudou to keep jumping out of the way.
With the news that I was being recorded live and being showcased to the entire world, I wished to avoid fighting as much as possible. I don't want to discover how much more perverted I can get.
Right as I turned the corner, I heard Hyoudou yelp as he tripped on his feet and stumbled to the ground, rolling to halt with a pained groan.
The magicians smiled cruelly, aiming their magic at him and letting loose-
Blast!
Poof!
I was kneeling before Hyoudou in an instant, facing the bolts of magic which hurtled towards us head-on. I slapped my hands together without really thinking. I roared,
"Chikushodo!"
Poof!
A giant creature appeared before us in a puff of smoke, the bolts of magic hitting it and harmlessly dissipating along its tentacled body…
I blinked.
Wait what?
The giant tentacles then curled up and slammed away all the men among the magicians, launching them off the ground and crashing them into the walls.
The numerous tentacles then snapped towards the women and latched onto each and every one of them, coiling around their waists and picking them off the ground, hoisting them like trophies in the air.
I gaped.
Hyoudou blinked, just having removed his hands from covering himself. "I-I'm still okay?" He looked at me crouching before him and his eyes widened slightly, "d-dude, did you just save me-"
The women screeched.
"Oi! Let me go!"
"Oh yeah! This is what I'm talking about! Hehehe~"
"A-Aww! N-Now I'm never gonna get married! Oi, Karasu! Y-You better take responsibility! Hmph!"
My jaw kept dropping in disbelief. As the tentacles slithered all over them, seemingly caressing their cheeks, hugging their bodies, and wrapping around their chests-
Holy fucking shit. What the fuck is happening?!
The women started… moaning.
"H-Hey this isn't so bad!"
"Aaahn~ W-Wow this is like a massage! Hey, a little more to the right- Yeah, that's the spot!"
"This isn't how I pictured today would go, but I'm okay with it! A-Aaah~"
I gulped looking at the blushing women, most of whom had lecherous grins on their faces. Some of them winked at me.
…I sweated as I slowly backed away from them.
I-I don't think I want the Rinnegan anymore.
And then Levi-tan's voice started chirping from the intercom.
"Oooh wow! I wanted to make you a superstar! But I guess pornstar works too! Hahaha! You're amazing, Kara-chan! You have so many talents!"
Fuck my talents!
"Also we're at 2.4 million views now!"
M-Meep… S-So many people…
She sounded sorrowful.
"You know… I'm sorry. I actually feel kinda bad doing this to you."
Huh?
Do my ears deceive me-?
"We should have made you your own channel! Now it's like I'm stealing all your followers! Yeah! We're going to create a deviltube account for you once we get together!"
Nevermind, my ears were right. Good job, ears. At least there's someone in my anatomy whom I can trust… Yeah, mouth. I'm looking at you.
I was quick to dissuade Levi-tan from her current line of thinking, lest she come up with even more harebrained ideas.
"There's no fun in striking it out on my own." What? "You're my sun and I'm your moon." Wow, mouth. Just wow. Why don't you sing her a poem and confess your undying devotion while you're at it. "So hang on tight I'll see you soon." …I was fucking kidding!
She chuckled.
"That's really sweet of you, Kara-chan."
She sounded happy, making my chest feel… slightly warm. Was I coming down with a fever?
Before I considered the repercussions of my errant mouth, Hyoudou bowled into me, crying loudly and sniffing uncontrollably. "Y-You're my role model, bro!" I heard him say as he hugged me. "M-Make me your disciple, o perverted one!"
"Us too!" said the blushing and grinning women currently suspended by my tentacles… oh god, that sounds so wrong. "Hey, if heroing doesn't work out, you can always be a great masseur! Actually we got a few contacts, we can set you up!"
What did I ever do to deserve this?
I pushed the happily sobbing Hyoudou away and clapped my hands together, weakly letting out, "r-release!"
Poof!
The summoned beast disappeared, instantly freeing the women and making them yelp as each of them fell to the ground one by one. And no, they are not looking at me with pouts and disappointed faces.
"Hey, why'd you stop!"
"That was so relaxing!"
"Encore! Encore! We want an encore!"
You too, ears? Even you decide to poison me with your lies? Well played, well played indeed.
…
I sighed, holding my hands before me and looking at them with pained eyes.
Who am I kidding? There's no coming back from this.
Goodbye, Uchiha Sasuke the villain. Guess I'm just a pervert now-
A voice spoke from the pockets of my pants, slicing through my despair.
"The world has its eyes on you. 'Operation: Stray' is a go.'"
…
My time has come.
A ruthless smile overtook my face.
I snatched the device which my clansman had made me and whispered into it, confirming his conviction in the success of our plan.
"Karasu for Satan."
I chuckled.
"Knock 'em dead, nii-san."
"Your efforts to block the stray devil mechanism have borne fruit?" I asked him, holding the device to my ear and picking up Hyoudou and helping him up. Motioning him to walk ahead and lead us to the clubroom.
"Whenever a master decides that their servant has gone stray, a long distance signal is sent from the master to the servant's evil piece, which triggers a chain reaction and makes the servant's devil power go out of control. All we need to do is jam the entire airspace and block this communication."
I smirked as Hyoudou led us through the corridor, "you've made the arrangements I presume."
"Hah, all the cell towers in hell and Earth are mine now. The evil piece signal is magical in nature, so jamming it shouldn't effect any phone calls or the like. And by the distributive law of magic frequencies we'll only be blocking what we what by using the latent-"
I let the boy show off, humming in interest here and there. I really don't understand half the things he says, but if it helps keep his mind off his rage, I'm all for encouraging his 'techno-magical' pursuits as he calls them.
I spoke again after he was done, "what about getting our message across? Do we have the means?"
Shura chuckled, "your beloved Levi-tan will find her account hacked and the academy's network taken over. She can't stop the livestream anymore. All her audience is ours." I could hear his smirk, "give me a few more minutes and I'll get the television networks too." He asked me, "nii-san, we're doing all this but how exactly are you going to make this happen?"
"I'm going to confront her."
"…don't you like her?"
"That has nothing to do with this."
"You're going to draw a line between you both."
"Then it's a line which has to be drawn." I scowled. "She's so full of shit, I want her to see that." I narrowed my eyes, muttering, "miracles and power of friendship my ass."
Shura hummed absentmindedly, I heard the sounds of him typing away on his laptop. "Okay, when you decide your base of operation, press the red button in the corner of your phone. It'll project camera feeds from news networks and public cameras and let you gauge the effect of your words. Oh and the phone's microphone is now connected to the livestream, so don't worry about audio quality. And if I feel anything you're saying is sensitive info, I'll block your audio from my end. So you just focus on your part, nii-san."
I smirked, "nice. Now all I need is a powder-keg to set it all off."
Hyoudou put his hand on a door and turned to me with wary eyes, he said, "we're here, this is the clubroom." He nodded at me, "you ready? There'll be enemies on the other side." I nodded back at him, giving him my permission to open the door.
Hyoudou opened the door and the two of us stepped inside.
And there sat on the sofa a blond haired boy with wide and frantic eyes, tied by rope, his mouth gagged. I furrowed my brow, muttering, "the hell is he wearing a skirt for?" Surrounding him were a group of magicians who had their glowing hands trained on him, their magic seemingly seeping into the bound boy, who I assume is the devil Gasper.
A haughty feminine voice spoke out.
"You took your sweet time getting here."
I turned and saw a brown haired woman in a tight fitting blouse and dark pants with a short skirt over them. She pushed back her glasses as she threw me a smirk. Sipping from a tea-cup held in her hand, crossing her knee over the other as she lay sitting on the sofa opposite Gasper, she said,
"I'm Katerea Leviathan, the rightful bearer of the name Leviathan." She gave me a smile filled with disdain, "it's good to finally meet you, hero of hell." Her smile turned cruel and her eyes filled with slight bloodlust, "I'll be your executioner this evening." She chuckled, setting down the cup and looking right at me. "Hello, Karasu."
I smiled back. Hello, flint-stone. You're just the person I was looking for. Someone with opinions.
I grinned.
Leviathan are you?
Hahaha.
Old Satan faction.
You're a part of them, right?
Your dogma. Oh how many times I've heard it while beating the life out of your lackeys. How you were robbed of your rightful and hereditary title and throne.
And how much you despise the devil society of today.
You shall serve splendidly.
Levi-tan's voice came out of the intercom, sounding wary and clipped,
"Katerea-chan… what are you doing there? And why didn't I see you in the camera until now?"
The rightful (apparently) Leviathan said with a lop-sided grin. "Why Serafall, I just wanted to meet your friend over here. Been hearing all about how swell you both get on." She crossed her arms, "you're thick as thieves I hear. Which isn't surprising, considering how you stole my name." She stood up with a glare, and an aura of dark yellow magic began shining around her, "you took what's mine, I'm going to take what's yours."
Levi-tan growled.
"I'm warning you, Katerea-chan. If you touch a single hair on him… I'll make you wish for death."
Hmm, was it the red button or the green button? I scratched my head as I tried to figure it out. …yeah, the red one. I pressed said button and set the phone down on the table, making sure that the camera was angled and tilted towards where I stood. Multiple screens were then projected onto the walls from the lens of the device. It was like a television which had ten monitors and which could play ten channels all at one.
My eyes quickly drank in what all was on display.
Lilith's main streets. Levi-tan situated in a room with other people whom I assume are foreign dignitaries. News channels, most of which had me on display while reporters stood before the image and spoke in excited and worried tones about how they couldn't control the broadcast anymore. There were more such screens, but I'm not very familiar with the geography of hell, so I assume they depicted the other territories of the high class devils. Devils milled about in all those screens, moving about their day, some of them watching something on their mobile devices. No doubt they're watching me, 'cause apparently I'm trending.
All in all, what I got is a bird's eyes view of hell.
Katerea turned to the monitor which had Levi-tan. She blinked in surprise for a moment before she scowled, continuing her tirade, "tall words, Serafall. Considering you're trapped and can't do anything about it." Katerea turned to me with a smirk, "I am a little curious though. Is this man your servant, can't imagine why else anyone would put up with your obnoxious personality."
Levi-tan frowned, "what are you implying?" Her image in the screen letting out an icy glare.
Katerea chuckled, "you daft girl, I'm asking you if you enslaved- ah, my apologies, you call it reincarnation these days don't you? A pretty name for something which pollutes the gene pool."
Levi-tan scoffed, "unless you've been blind this whole time, you'd know that this 'pollution' is what's ensuring the survival of our species." She scowled, "I didn't enslave anyone. Kara-chan is my friend, he's a total sweetheart who likes me for who I am-"
Not paying the cat-fight any attention, I cleared my throat, smiled for the camera and began my campaign.
I bellowed,
"Ladies and gentlemen of hell! Devils from all walks of life! I, Karasu the Merciless, nominate myself as your new Satan!" I let out a devilish grin, "don't you think it's about time we replaced the fossils in power and bring in some fresh blood?" I chuckled, "and I'm just putting this out there but… I'd make a pretty good ruler wouldn't you say?"
Katerea blinked, turning to me with a raised brow, "…hey, what the hell are you doing?"
Levi-tan blinked with wide eyes, gaping at me for a moment. She shook her head and immediately demanded, "K-Kara-chan! What are you saying?!" She then blinked as if something just registered, "hey, what do you mean fossils! You calling me old?!" She pouted.
I raised a brow at her, "you're a dinosaur."
She sputtered, indignation entering her voice, "I-I'm a spring chicken! I'm not a dinosaur!" She stomped her foot and puffed her cheeks.
My response was but a word, accompanied by a smirk.
"Tri-Sera-tops."
"…aaarrrrgh!" She fucking lost it, clutching her hair and pulling it with mad eyes. "O-Oh, what the hell, Kara-chan! T-That was… uurgh! It's triceratops! N-Not tri-Sera-tops!"
"Haha."
A black haired girl wearing glasses and who had pink eyes let out a small grin as she chuckled lightly.
Levi-tan whipped her head to the girl, "S-Sona-chan… d-did you just giggle?" She said with frantic eyes.
The girl scoffed, shaking her head, "perish the thought, nee-sama."
Levi-tan breathed a sigh of relief, a hand over her heart. "W-Wow, I got scared for a second there."
I smiled, and I shall do my utmost to nurture that fear. I gazed at the spectacles girl. Hmm, so that's Sona?
I shook my head. I'll have time for her later.
I turned my eyes to Levi-tan and grinned. Right now, she's the only apple of my eye.
On the monitors which show the city and the devil territories' streets, I could see slight activity. People gathering in groups and mumbling to themselves with confused faces. Hahaha, nice.
And so it begins.
I let out as disingenuous a smile as possible and continued in a loud and confident baritone, "my dear future subjects! I'm sure you're thinking, we're already happy with the Four Great Satans, why do we need to kick them out and bring in a new guy? I'll tell you why," I smirked, "it's because this new guy has some ideas which the Great Satans wouldn't even dare consider!"
Levi-tan's eyes started narrowing, a dangerous glint in her eyes. "Kara-chan, I repeat. What are you doing?"
I glared back at her. "You'll find out."
Katerea smirked, "I for one am interested." She grinned at Levi-tan, "what a wonderful face you're making, Serafall."
Levi-tan growled, "you stay out of this."
I frowned. "Now, Levi-tan. That's not very nice. Outdated relics of the past need to be given their due respect. If only to show the world how stupid we used to be."
Levi-tan blinked, and then let out a small chuckle, directing a barb filled smirk at the other Leviathan.
Katerea glowered at me, magic circles manifesting around her hands, "how dare you-"
I continued, looking at the camera and addressing devilkind at large, "so, we're now going to hear Katerea Leviathan's wizened views and cob-web strewn opinions on devil society." I turned to her with a smile, "go ahead, bore us to death with your vision of what makes a respectable devil."
Katera gnashed her teeth with fury, "you're mocking me-"
I whispered, "this is your only chance to get a public platform." I smirked, "I wouldn't waste it if I were you." You targeting Levi-tan? Hah, get a life. She's mine.
Levi-tan glared between me and Katerea and said, "…I'm ending this nonsense. Neither of you two gets to be broadcast." She sat down before the computer in her room, typing away at it. A second later, she frowned. "Hey… why can't I stop this."
Meanwhile, Katerea started with a glare directed at me, "…devils like you disgust me, Karasu." Her lips curled with revulsion, "here I am, telling you that I want to kill you and what do you do? You want me to talk?" She looked at the devils on screen, her eyes flitting from one screen to another. "Soft hearted, weak willed, good for nothing do-gooders. That's what all of devil society's been turned into."
She turned to me, "I knew you were onto us the moment you began fighting the Hakuryuukou."
I blinked, "…sure, I saw you coming from miles away." Thanks for the compliment? Actually, where is Vali anyway? I'm sure I saw him when I'd peeked across space.
Katerea continued with a scowl, "you are a symbol of everything that is wrong with our people. Charity. Heroism. Debasement via frivolous entertainment." She barked a laugh, "hah, let the weak fend for themselves. They're born to serve anyway." She grinned at me, "but, you're a hypocrite aren't you? You and your Serafall. You spout trash like unity and friendship, but what do you actually do? Bind creatures to be your servants." She chuckled, "oozes of sunshine and rainbows, doesn't it? Propaganda at its finest." She then sighed, "all poised to attract other species to devilhood and dilute the blood of devils more and more."
She gave me a bewildered look, "I spat out my tea the day I heard a dragon became a devil. A dragon. Are we being serious?" She shook her head with amazement.
Levi-tan scowled, "hey! Are you done misrepresenting everything we stand for? And stop lying! I didn't bind anyone!"
Katerea pushed her glasses back and replied with a shrug, "Behemoth."
Levi-tan immediately roared back, "that was a necessity! Behemoth was driven mad and set loose to attack all on sight!" She glared, "I didn't kill him for the sport of it."
Katerea chuckled, "nice. And that leaves you with clean hands doesn't it?" She smirked, "and then you reincarnated him to serve under you. Way to go, Levi-tan. What an epic tale of friendship."
I frowned, looking at Levi-tan's angry face, as she kept typing away at the computer and muttering to herself. The tall red haired man in the room, Lucifer if I'm not wrong, standing behind her and his face serious and his eyes narrowed, as the two spoke to each other in low tones.
So, Levi-tan has a peerage too?
…I'm curious.
"Hey," I said, looking at her. "Hey, Levi-tan." I asked her with my hands crossed, "would you make me a part of your peerage? Did it cross your mind?"
She turned a scowl to me.
"If you were interested, I would have immediately made you my queen. Before you… started all this." She shook her head, "forget about it."
I chuckled.
Wow. Really blew my relations with her, didn't I?
Well, it doesn't matter.
I'm doing all this for her anyway.
I want to bring some magic into this world.
But for now, I'm her enemy.
I hailed her again.
"Tell me, Levi-tan. Why do you call Katerea's words a misrepresentation?" I tilted my head and asked with genuine curiosity, "why do you defend reincarnation? And your tv shows?"
Her voice was cold as she spoke. A chill which surprised me.
"It's called making a deal with the devil."
She gave me a sardonic grin.
"You trade your life for riches. Women. Power."
She ran a hand through her ponytail. Her smile nonchalant and cruel.
"It's a reasonable trade. You get what you want. We get what we want."
She smirked.
"What's wrong, birdie." She chuckled, looking at my surprised eyes. "Did I shatter the image you had of me?"
Not really, you look fake as hell right now. I can see you biting the inside of your cheek.
You don't like any of this. You don't like what you're saying. The things I'm bringing out in the open.
You might think you're doing right by your people. Maybe, I can't read your mind.
Are you doing right by yourself though?
This coldness doesn't suit you.
I smirked.
Don't worry, kooky.
I'll bring the heat.
"You see, Levi-tan. You say that. You say that they get power or whatever in return for giving up their life." I frowned. "But, I don't really see that happening." She opened her mouth, but I didn't let her speak, "and no. I'm not talking about you. I'm not talking about the few… for lack a better word… good masters." I cringed as I said it. I shook my head and continued, "I'm sure you know, for every well meaning idiot there are a hundred good for nothing bastards."
Levi-tan spoke,
"You're right, I do know that." She frowned, "you think I'm not trying to change that? That's the whole point of my tv shows! To show that we can be better! That friendship and love are the key! Not… not plain obedience!" She shook her head rapidly, "I don't want obedience! I want a friend! Someone to play around with!" She glared at me and yelled, "I want you! …to understand what I'm saying."
I smiled at her.
"Okay. I'll give it to you. All that you desire."
She blinked,
"W-What?"
I smiled wide and turned to the camera again. "Devils of hell! As a part of my campaign, I'm proud to inaugurate the Devil Rights Movement!"
Everyone's eyes widened.
Levi-tan's, Lucifer's, Sona's, and even the other occupants of the room. The two blond haired men, one in a dark suit and the other in flowing white and golden robes, on the other hand had intrigued smiles accompanying their surprise.
On the streets of hell, the smattering of small groups started turning into public gatherings. Televisions seemingly brought out into the streets along with loudspeakers. As devils stood before them, staring with distressed, intent, and confused eyes.
And in their eyes…
I can see questions.
I can see hesitant… hope.
I can see fire.
But, it was only a flickering ember.
Pathetic.
My subjects will live up to my expectations!
Fuck the embers!
I grinned nastily.
What I want is a raging-
Inferno!
"My first proposal." I began, addressing everyone as a whole. I chuckled, "is to start with a joke. And what's the biggest joke of them all? It's you high class devils and your peerages." I shook my head, "utterly shameful and embarrassing." I waved my hand dismissively, "get rid of them."
The red haired girl in the Levi-tan's room, Rias, immediately erupted with a cutting glare.
"I don't know what your goal is, but I will not have you call my peerage shameful!" She growled, "I have a peerage and I'm proud of it! It's the best thing that ever happened to me! And I love each and every one that's a part of it!"
I grinned.
She took the bait.
I nodded at her, "you have a peerage?"
She glared, "I have a peerage! What's it to you?"
I gave her a doubtful frown, "you have a pee… rage? Do you need to use the restroom? You seem pretty angry."
She scowled, "of course I have a pee… w-wait a minute?" Her eyes widened, "g-gross! What?! Pee rage?!" She shook her head with disgust, "a-are you mad! That's disgusting! It's a single word don't break it in two!"
"Hey, I'm mad," I chuckled. "But at least I'm not a loo-natic."
She just cringed and stepped back a step or two. I snickered as I saw Levi-tan hitting her head against the wall in the corner of the screen and looking up to the heavens with despair.
I asked Rias with a smirk, "so, do you have a peerage?"
Rias opened her mouth, "I-" she blinked. Grimaced. Shivered. "I-I don't want to say that anymore." She scowled at me, "You ruined it!"
Peeerfect.
"And that proves my point completely. Peerage. The very word is disgusting the way we devils use it." I raised a brow. "It literally means among peers. That all those a part of it are equals, now tell me. Did you ever feel like you were your master's equal?" I chuckled, "that it makes for an amusing bathroom joke is its only positive I believe."
The scowls in the street went up a notch. Confusion began turning into resolve. The anger solidifying.
I continued,
"My second proposal." And now we get to the meat of the matter. "Is workers' rights." I started ticking things off one by one with my fingers, raising a finger for each point I brought up. "Right to work for anyone, anywhere, no more lifelong servitude to a master. No more master-servant relationship, make it an employer-employee relationship."
"To this effect, additional safeguards such as minimum assured earnings, fixed maximum work hours, mandatory vacation times, and so on will need to be setup and protected by the Satan's government." I smiled and advertised myself. "I'm referring to myself basically. But you already knew that."
The blond man in a dark suit, standing in Levi-tan's room, barked a loud and amused laugh.
"Hah! I like this kid!" He grinned at me, "hey Karasu, the name's Azazel. I have to say, it's been an absolute pleasure meeting you."
Oh? I have a supporter? I smirked at him, "do I have your support, Azazel?"
Azazel smiled. But he didn't say anything after that. Just crossing his arms and looking on with interest.
Lucifer watched this interaction with narrowed eyes. Looking between me and Azazel with a glare. He snatched out a phone from his pockets, dialing into it and speaking with a serious voice. "Garyfia, send reinforcements. Order a media blackout. Immediately."
I hurried to get my message out.
As confident as I am in my skills, I do not want to fight Lucifer. The rumors surrounding his prowess… are a bit concerning.
In the streets, the people now held placards. My name written on top. The Devil Rights Movement had been given an insignia, a slogan. I could see mouths shouting. The law enforcement began surrounding the demonstrators. Their batons held tight in their hands.
"My final proposal." I glared. "Is to end the vicious cycle of Rating games. Anyone and everyone should be able to form a team and compete." I scowled, "I recognize the importance of class in the functioning of our society, it cannot be helped. But no longer will you have to subject yourself to a higher class devil's whims in order to better your life and standing." I smiled cruelly, "no freebies. Fucking fight if you want to want to rise. Having the freedom to get an asskicking is all that I will allow you."
The blond man in white and golden robes, with a glowing circle over his head, spoke with a chuckle. "Child, what curious things you say." He smiled, "how refreshing to hear this from a devil. I am Michael, pleased to make your acquaintance, hero."
I sighed.
Goddammit, will people stop calling me a hero? I'm staging a hostile takeover here, how much more villainous can I get? Still… I need as much support as possible. I spoke to Michael with a frown, "does that mean you'll throw in your lot with me?"
Michael chuckled, "you'd seek my aid?" He leaned back in his chair and smiled, "if it be providence then… why not? You have my well wishes."
Lucifer's voice rang out with controlled fury, "I do hope that your aid ends at well wishing." He stared at Micheal with narrowed eyes, getting a blissful smile in return.
I scowled at Michael, the heck are well wishes any good to me? I need a bloody army, right now I'm just a one man show… Food for thought.
Turning my eyes to the streets, I now saw people marching in organized groups. Their faces shouting and their hands waving placards around. Little children went around distributing pamphlets to the onlookers who stood on sidewalks and gazed at the march with undecided eyes. I leaned down and pressed a button on my phone which would let me hear the sounds from that screen, and as soon as I pressed it-
They roared!
"FREEDOM! FREEDOM! FREEDOM!"
They sang!
"LET US FIGHT! IT'S OUR RIGHT! GET PEERAGES, OUT OF OUR SIGHT!"
They cheered!
"KARASU FOR SATAN! KARASU FOR SATAN! KARASU FOR SATAN!"
I cannot describe the kind of shit eating grin this birthed on my face.
Yes!
Yesss!
Finally!
I cackled.
"Mwhahahaha! Take that, world! I'm finally a respectable villain-!"
They interrupted my monologue.
"HERO! HERO! HE'S OUR HERO!"
"God fucking damn it!" I hollered and punched the wall. I turned to Katerea with abject despair in my eyes, "hey! What do I have to do! What the hell do I have to do to be hated!" I grabbed her shoulders and shook her, "it's so infuriating!"
Levi-tan chuckled, a note of lightness returning to her voice,
"You're a funny guy, Kara-chan. Hehe, cute." Her eyes still looked sad and dull, despite the small spark which came back. She sighed, "you're too good for your own good."
Katerea slapped my hands off her and took a step back, her face curling with disgust, "you call yourself a villain?" She gave me a judging stare. "Pathetic."
Her words cut me to the bone. I fell to my knees with abject misery. I tried a hesitant smile, "h-hey, that's too harsh. I-I mean I just plotted against the Four Satans? That counts for something right?"
Katerea smiled gently.
I felt hope rise within me.
She crushed that hope with her words, saying with a cruel smirk, "yes, it makes you a good person." She scoffed, "I was thinking of corrupting you and taking you away from Serafall, but no. I don't I'll succeed with that heroic streak you have going." She glared, "get out of my sight, hero."
Anguish flooded within me. N-Now even villain rejects are turning me away. "O-Oh, p-please kill me," I muttered. I-I can't stand the humiliation.
Katerea raised her palm towards me, focusing her magic around it with destructive intent. She smirked, "much obliged."
Levi-tan yelled in a panic, "K-Kara-chan, snap out of it! Dodge!"
Huh? What?
"Die, hero," Katerea chuckled and shot a magic bolt at me.
Blast!
"Bro!"
I felt a body slam against me and push me out of the way, landing us both to ground.
Boom!
The magic bolt exploded against the floor and left a hole in it, charring the floor black.
I blinked as Hyoudou's angry face greeted me as he propped himself up from lying on me. He whipped his head to the side and shouted, "Gasper! Do it!"
"Y-Yes, senpai!" shouted a nervous and quivering voice. I turned my head to see Gasper freed of his restraints and the magicians who'd had him trapped all lying unconscious on the ground. Gasper roared, his eyes changing shape and… almost looking like a Mangekyo, "F-Forbidden Balor View!"
"What?!" Katerea whipped her head to him, her eyes widening in shock. An eerie light shot out of Gaper's eyes, shining over Katerea from head to toe. She yelled, "n-noooo-! …" And then she froze. Her speech abruptly cut off, her face frozen in time and looking like she couldn't believe she got done in by amateurs.
Hyoudou gave the woman a nasty glare, muttering, "bitch. You don't touch my friends." He then turned to me and answered the question I probably had in my eyes, he gave me a thumbs up and grinned, "great job distracting her, buddy! She didn't even notice me take out those magicians and free Gasper!" He turned to the blond boy, "oi, Gasper! Don't be rude, say thanks!"
Hiding behind the sofa and poking his head out, the blond boy gulped and gave me a meek smile, "t-thanks, Karasu-san!" And when I met his eyes, he jolted with fright and ducked behind the sofa, "e-eeek!"
Hyoudou leaned down and whispered, "oh and uh, just so you know, he's a guy." He sighed, "so don't get your hopes up." He pouted, "seriously, he's got no right looking that pretty."
And then Rias' voice started echoing again, beaming with pride, "good job, Ise! Amazing work, Gasper! You did well!"
Hyoudou grinned and saluted her image, "thanks, buchou!"
Gasper's voice stammered, "t-this was all m-my fault." He shrieked lightly, "I-I'm really sorry!"
Rias sighed, "it's not your fault, Gasper. We'll have a talk later. But for now," she eyed me with a smirk, "if it weren't for my peerage, you would have died just now. Still think peerages are no good?" She scowled, "I don't know what kind of devils you're using as an example, but my peerage is my family."
I stood up again, still slightly shaken from having been dismissed as a hero, and kinda ashamed that I had to be saved. But the girl's words brought my focus back again. Sharpening my senses and readying me to present a rebuttal.
I turned to her and said, "then you are the exception, not the rule." I thought of Shura. I was recalled what I'd read up on the consequences of straying. It's just like becoming a missing-nin. You decide one day that you'd no longer put up with the nonsense of your village, and all of a sudden you're declared a monster, a psychopath, a traitor. Such lifelong loyalty… it just sours my mouth. What is the reward of such loyalty?
Being sent on more missions.
Carrying out orders without question.
Being a mere statistic if you die.
There is no will of fire.
There is only the will of the Hokage.
And the Hokage's will dictated that my clan had to die.
And that was that.
I shook my head. Nothing good ever comes out of trapping people like that. There are times when unquestioning loyalty is needed, required even. But this is not one of those cases.
I spoke to Rias, wanting her to understand, "why are you resisting?" I frowned, "what I'm suggesting would be a net benefit for everyone."
Rias glared, her hands clenched tight, "I love my family. You want to take them away from me."
Gaki, Shura, Jigo, Gendo, Chikusho…
I can't keep them with me forever.
One day they will grow up.
And leave our home.
Going into the world to write their own lives.
I can't stop them. I won't stop them.
I smiled sadly. I'd keep them with me forever if I could, but…
"If you love them, then let them go," I found myself saying.
Rias' eyes widened. "W-What? T-That…"
I chuckled, "a bird which doesn't leave the nest never spreads its wings." I smiled at Rias, "don't you want your family to spread their wings? Aren't you curious how bright they will shine? What things they will surprise you with." I thought of my kids, and how much I know they will accomplish their dreams. "And one day, they will come back to you, because they love you, you will all meet again, smiles all around, happy memories to recall, they'll tell you what they've been doing and at the end… we all will be content, happy… l-loved." I covered my face to stem off any… sweat that might've formed around my eyes. "A-And that's enough isn't it? Isn't that more than enough?"
Rias just stood there with her eyes wide, as if shocked at what I was making her consider. "W-What you just said is…" she whispered with troubled eyes, "b-beautiful." She crossed her arms, biting her lips and turning away, "I-I… I don't know what to say."
Lucifer put his arm on her shoulder, his voice gentle, "you don't have to say anything, Rias. I'll take care of this." He turned furious eyes towards me, "You. Have taken too many liberties. Have dared to attempt overthrowing the Satans. And have caused public unrest." He glared, "you have no ground to stand on. Obey my will or be destroyed."
I felt a pressure upon my heart, making me sweat with wariness and take a step back involuntarily.
Even though we were separated by distance and only joined by the digital screens, I still felt the force of his command, the thrum of power laced in his words as his hair rose slightly with a crimson aura surrounding him.
I grit my teeth as I forced myself to respond, "what grounds do you stand on, Lucifer?" I growled, "you came to power the same way I'm attempting to do so. By a show of strength and to propagate your own ideals."
Lucifer smiled with cold amusement, "the difference between us, is that I can back my ideals with strength." He narrowed his eyes, "your feats so far leave much to be desired." He shook his head, "a weak Satan makes a weak hell. You are not qualified, let alone justified."
I growled, clenching my fists hard. Not wanting to admit that he was right. Like I said, I'm a one man show, I can't rely on anyone. And if I battle Lucifer, right here right now, I doubt I'll escape unscathed.
Lucifer words were like hammers being driven into my head.
"Give up."
…no.
"My army has the school surrounded."
I shook my head. I… came so far. All this… is for her.
"Hell is not paradise." He glared. "Accept reality and cease your foolishness."
I chuckled lightly.
Where's the fun in that?
She's a creature of fantasy and whimsy.
As unreal as something can get.
How childish…
…and adorable.
"Haha," I shook my head with a chuckle. "Sorry, Lucifer. I lost my grip on reality a long time ago." And also, you're being quite accommodating, aren't you? If I were you, I'd have killed me already.
I smirked at Lucifer.
"You can't touch me right now, can you?"
Lucifer maintained an impassive glare, his face carved out of stone.
Ah, but you see, I have the Sharingan.
It was small, imperceptible even, but…
His eye twitched.
My smile widened.
Hmm, let's see. Why would Lucifer hesitate to kill me on camera… Oh right, we're on camera. I gave him an evil smirk, "how'd that media blackout turn out for you?"
His eye twitched again. A scowl emerging on his face.
I continued, emboldened by his lack of an answer, "let's see, why would you hesitate… oh that's right." I gave him a smug smile, "killing me now would just make me a martyr." I crossed my arms and grinned at him, "my death would only make me stronger, fan the flames, spill things out of control." I gazed at him with satisfied eyes, "the Devil Rights Movement will continue, whether you like it or not, my life is irrelevant."
Lucifer glared, "be that as it may. You are still just one man with no actual power behind you-"
Azazel chuckled, "I wouldn't be so sure of that, Sirzechs."
Michael looked at Lucifer with humor filled eyes, "it helps to have friends in high places, wouldn't you say?"
Lucifer's head slowly creaked towards them, "…what?" His face flushed with wariness and wrath. "Is this a declaration?"
Azazel waved him off with an easygoing smile, "oh, so serious all the time. Just relax, the boy's spitting some incredible things and you want to stop him?"
Michael's glowing circle shone extra bright as he laughed, "we're here as envoys of peace, and what's more peaceful than supporting the plight of the downtrodden?" He smiled, "the children are the future in any case, sometimes we just have to follow their lead."
Lucifer snapped out with mad ire, "the internal affairs of devils are none of your-"
"N-Nii-sama?" Rias was behind Lucifer and pulling on his arm, "nii-sama, I-I…" she looked behind her, where there were a gaggle of girls and one boy who had troubled looks on their faces but who smiled reassuringly at her, Rias smiled wide and turned to Lucifer again, "I want my family to be free, nii-sama. I-I love them too much to keep them…" she winced, "t-trapped." She smiled at Lucifer, "let's make a loving underworld, nii-sama? It sounds simply breathtaking."
Lucifer had paused and turned to her, looking at her with a frown. "Rias, you don't understand. This is simply unprecedented, and even the way this is being approached is flawed and full of holes-"
"Then let's fill up those holes and do it right!" Rias smiled brightly, making Lucifer blink. "I'll help you! You tell me what needs to be done and I'll do it! If it's for family, I'll do anything!"
"R-Rias…" Lucifer said with a furrowed brow. The girl merely smiled brightly in return. Lucifer sighed and let out a helpless chuckle, "using your adorable face against your brother, that's not very nice, Rias." He put his hand on her head and ruffled her hair, getting a giggle out of her. Lucifer turned to Michael and glowered, "I suppose I've become a follower in this case."
Michael nodded, "you indeed have." He smiled, "you don't seem too bothered though."
Lucifer pursed his lips and turned away, picking up his phone again and holding it to his ears. He spoke into it, "I tried, he's not backing down. It's up to you now." He then glanced at me and gave me a ferocious smirk, "leave some for me as well, after you're done with him. I'd like to have a… friendly chat if possible."
A feminine voice familiar to my ears giggled lightly and replied, "okay, Sirzechs-chan. You can have a play date later. And… thanks, I owe you one."
I blinked, staring at the screen and unable to find a certain magical girl… where'd she go-
"Looking for me!"
Levi-tan suddenly popped up in front of me, one second I was staring at the screen and the next I was startled by her leaping in front of me with a grin.
"Aaaah!"
I let out a… manly scream of surprise and jumped back, falling on my butt. Blinking at her with wide and surprised eyes, I asked, "when did you get here?"
She tilted her head, "hmm? Around the time you and Sirzechs-chan had a go at each other." She smiled, "he's really good at getting you to focus on him." She took a look around the room, her eyes moving from spot to spot, "I told the boys to leave the room," she then set her eyes on me, her smile dimming down, "…we need to talk, Kara-chan."
She chuckled lightly, holding her shoulder and looking uncomfortable, her gaze slightly looking away from me, "I… really wanted to see you again… but not like this." She shook her head and turned a frown to me, "what are you doing, Kara-chan? And why?" She glared lightly, "and why are you still here? The barrier's been down for quite some time now ever since the sacred gear user was freed. If I were you, I wouldn't have let Dragon-chan free him at all." Her fists clenched tight, "because now you have to face me."
I shook my head, standing up and getting to my feet again, "I'm well aware of what I'm doing." I scowled at her, "letting you stay trapped was never an option." I turned to Katerea, who still stood frozen in time, "half of my theatrics were to keep her distracted." I turned to Levi-tan with a grin, pointing at Katerea with my thumb, "do you think we can use her as a coat-stand?" I smirked, "maybe dress her up in a magical girl costume as well, sounds like something she'd hate."
Levi-tan giggled, "you're evil." She then blinked and stopped herself, and continued with a frown, "d-don't change the subject." She then held out her hand to the side, a column of ice solidified outwards, extending a few meters and then sharpening itself to form a sword. Levi-tan pointed the sword at me with a melancholic smile, "stop right where you are, evil-doer." She chuckled, looking very reluctant, "Levi-tan will be your opponent."
I took a wary step backward, glaring at her, "…do not throw glitter into my eyes again."
She grinned, "oh? Again?" She rubbed her chin with an innocent smile, "did I do that?"
I scoffed, "cut the crap. I know you know." I sneered at her, "stalker."
She laughed and dashed towards me, swiping her sword and make me jump out of the way, "oi! You have a pretty girl interested in you and you call her a stalker? That's plain rude!"
I'd jumped atop the sofa, looking at her with narrowed eyes, while she smiled up at me. I spoke with annoyance, "said girl is more interested in making a fool out of me than anything," I held my hands out, "Tendo: Black Rods." I muttered. "I'm going to teach her a lesson to never play with fire." I smirked.
Levi-tan gaze at me with half-lidded eyes and whispered in a husky voice, "oh, teach me, Kara-chan." She winked and giggled, "I've been a bad bad girl."
I growled and rushed at her, slashing at her with my rods, "can you be serious for five minutes?"
Bang!
Her sword clashed against my rod, and the two of us stayed locked in place, each pushing their weapon against the other.
Levi-tan pouted, "you're one to talk." She gazed at my weapon and giggled, "bringing a dildo to a fight." Her smile became salacious, "is this gonna become that kind of encounter?" She leaned closer and said in a seductive tone, "it can be… if you stop this foolishness right now." And then her free hand shot out to grab me, but I blocked her off with my own, grabbing her palm and holding it away.
I smirked with superiority, "thanks for all the training, this isn't going to go like last time-" She grinned and intertwined our fingers. "…e-eep." I squeaked as I gulped with wide eyes, feeling the pressure of her warm hand, her fingers pressing against my knuckles and sending a jolt up my arm.
Levi-tan giggled, her eyes full of mischief, "aww, we're holding hands," she brought my hand up to her lips and lightly kissed the back of my fingers. The press of her lips against my skin sending literal electric shocks to my head. She whispered, gazing intently at me with an amused smile, "how lewd. Hehehe~"
I glared at her, stammering like an idiot, "y-you're impossible."
She tilted her head, "impossible enough that you'd be a good boy and listen to me?" She frowned, "come on, let's just go home and forget about all this."
I pursed my lips, "…you're trying to talk me down." I chuckled, "now that killing me isn't an option-"
Levi-tan growled and batted my rod away, throwing her sword away along with it. She grabbed my collar and hauled my face closer to gaze at her angry scowl. "You think I'd kill you?" she muttered with anger.
I scowled back, "how should I know? You let the despicable lives of servants go on-"
She immediately yelled in my face, "I hate that!" She stepped more and more forward, pushing me back and slamming me against the wall. Levi-tan snarled, leaning close to me, her hands resting against my chest, "I hate it, I hate it, I freaking hate it!" Levi-tan's eyes were filled with anger and regret, "why do you think I only have one servant! Did I ever look interested in gathering followers!" I opened my mouth, but she cut me off with a glare. "And no, I don't mean my idol business."
I frowned, "then why the present state of affairs?"
She scowled, "do you think high class devils would ever consent to other species becoming devils? The only thing that convinced them was subjugation of these species and holding power over them." She frowned sadly, "it was either that or eventual extinction. Life or death." She chuckled sadly, looking at me with bitter eyes, "it's just beyond good and evil. And we just came out of a war. Everything was a stupid mess. We needed some stability." She scowled, "and when the time came to better the lives of the reincarnated, no support at all from the ones in power. Another war would break out if we pushed the issue too much so… I turned to media. Hoping that if I spread enough good messages, then maybe at least I can change something."
She frowned, "now you, why in the world do you want to be Satan?"
I smirked and told her the truth.
"It's simple, Levi-tan. It's just destiny." I chuckled sinisterly, "for you see, I'm born to rule-" She bonked my head. "Gah!" I yelped and grabbed my forehead which she'd struck and glared at her. "The hell?"
Levi-tan gave me a tight smile, "the truth now." She eyes looked troubled, "what was that about… giving me all I desired?" She whispered looking searchingly into my eyes, "did… did you do all this for me?"
I averted my eyes.
"…you did." Her voice was full of disbelief. "You did, didn't you?" She let out a baffled chuckle, "at first I thought you'd betrayed me… but then… all the things you kept saying." Levi-tan shook her head, "those weren't things that would hurt me." She giggled, "they're things that would sing to me." She pulled me closer and wrapped her arms around me, hugging me and resting her chin on my shoulder. "Why'd you do it?" came her voice from beside my ear.
I found myself muttering, my body rigid and my eyes wide with panic while in her arms, "m-meeting you gave me a… f-family." I gulped, "I-I don't leave debts unpaid." I gazed at her with a nervous smirk as she parted a little and stared at me with pursed lips. "I was getting sick of you trying too hard with your show. I see one of two faces whenever I see you. Levi-tan the magical girl who'd talk of hopes and dreams. And Leviathan the Satan, who'd smile politely and seemingly not notice the crushed and stifled dreams of the reincarnated." I shook my head, "the two images just didn't mesh, one of them had to be fake."
I grinned at her, "so, I decided to find out. Now you tell me, Levi-tan. Which are you?" I looked up at the ceiling, "a hell without boundaries, where everyone can dream freely… you'd love that." I looked back at her and smirked, "hopes and dreams. They're the key right?"
I put my hands on her shoulders and gave her a mad grin, "Uchiha Sasuke will fill everyone up to the brim with his ambition! He'll give everyone back their dignity! Give them the confidence to turn their desires into reality! And that's more maniacal than any world domination! Wouldn't you agree?"
She chuckled, "ooh, Sasuke-chan is soo evil. He's going to save the world, somebody stop him! Hehehe~" She giggled, and winked, "you can be my super-villain any day, Sasuke-chan."
I smiled, "excellent, now that I have your support, let's discuss how you're going to hand over your power-"
She scoffed, "yeah, not happening, Sasuke-chan." She smirked, "you're still too green." She put her finger under my chin and gave me an evil look… wow that's hot. "If you want to save your image, then listen to me."
I caught her hand and growled, "you will not stop me. I am an unstoppable force-"
Levi-tan gave me a wondrous look, grinning, "you want to be renowned as a pervert that badly?"
I stopped…
Oh…
Oh shit, I forgot about that.
She continued with a snicker, "tentacles, dildos, dress breaks, hah! Any other gems you wanna pull outta your ass?" She hummed, tilting her head, "honestly I wouldn't be surprised if half of your followers are just perverts worshiping their idol."
I glared weakly at her, "you… you're the reason for all that!"
Levi-tan said with a smile, "well, that just means I beat you before you even got started." She flicked my nose, "check and mate, Sasuke-chan!" She then flipped out her phone and sidled up to me showing me pictures on the screen. "Oh and not to mention all the adorable pictures I have of you! See! Here's you giving a little girl a piggy-back ride! Oh oh! This one's got you under a dogpile of kids! Hahaha, what a scary Satan you'd make, birdie!"
I scowled, pushing her away and going towards the window to gather my thoughts… No, I'm not sulking. I'm gathering my thoughts.
But the devil wouldn't leave me alone, she happily skipped to my side again and grinned. "You need me, if you want to save face," she chirped with a smug grin. She then added in a more level tone, "also… all the high class devils will be gunning for you now." She frowned, "even if you do become Satan, I'd give you a week tops before the assassination attempts begin." Levi-tan sighed, "you're a real handful, Sasuke-chan."
I pursed my lips. So, what she's saying is I need an army. I rubbed my chin… hmm, the Movement will stay strong even without me, and I doubt Levi-tan wouldn't use this golden chance to pass legislation to protect the reincarnated. I trust her to be a goody two shoes.
Speaking of my own conquest though... yeah I better back down for now.
I smirked, good for you, hell. My haste has saved you from my invasion for today, but, I'll be back. Oh, I'll be back alright.
I let out a crazed grin.
And next time, I'll be back with an army.
"…oi, what are you plotting now?" Levi-tan asked with a frown. "Thinking of taking over the world? Don't make me thwart you again."
My eyes widened. Shit, I don't need her sniffing me out so soon. Quick! Distract her!
My mouth blurted out, "you're my world, taking over you is more than enough for me."
…you know? Maybe I should go back to just grunting mysteriously. Worked wonders for me before.
"…hey," her hesitant voice began, her hand reaching out and grabbing mine as we stood before the window, "can… can I move in with you for a few days? I... I missed you real bad."
I grunted, mysteriously.
"Hn."
Levi-tan instantly beamed at me, "really? Yay!" She then cheerily tugged on my hand and began leading us away and out of the clubroom, "wow, we're gonna have so much fun! We gotta have a press conference and stabilize the situation in hell first though! And then we can hang out all the time! Write scripts for my next episodes! Oh and I really wanna meet your kids! They look so cute!"
…there's just no winning is there? I glowered as she swept me along her beat again.
Okay, new strategy. I will stop speaking.
She turned to me with a smile, "oh, and by the way, you're hired as the Four Great Satans' private secretary! We need an schemer like you working for us! Isn't that great! You'll get to meet all of us and we'll work closely from now on!"
I maintained my silence. Giving her a disinterested look.
Levi-tan sighed, "okay, okay. You don't have to sulk. I'll make sure you report directly to me." She smiled, "there, happy?"
You know, I'm starting to think we have a communication problem.
So grunting doesn't work, silence doesn't work, and just opening my mouth gives her all sorts of ideas. What can I do to get her to understand how not enthused I am?
I put my brilliant mind to the task, and a second later, I came up with the perfect plan.
I smirked.
I just have to say the opposite of what I actually mean.
Levi-tan opened her mouth again (of course she did), "also, I know it's kinda sudden but… wanna be my sidekick in Miracle Levia-tan!" She beamed at me with an excited smile.
I let out a hearty laugh and said, "you have no idea how long I've been waiting for you to say that." I smiled, "you're the miracle of my life." Hah! There! That'll crush her and she'll leave me alone!
She suddenly stopped. Her eyes shadowed under her hair and her shoulders quivering.
I grinned maliciously. Yesss, it's working! Quick! Add salt while the wound's fresh. I stepped beside her and cupped her chin, whispering in her ear, "hey, Levi-tan? Let's be together forever- Gah!" I yelped in pain as she shoved me against the wall and held me there.
"S-Sasuke-chan…" Her voice came out in a deadly whisper, her eyes still shadowed. "You… you…"
I smirked.
Yes.
Give in to your hatred!
Know how despicable I am-!
Levi-tan squealed and threw arms around me, "you're such a sweetheart, Sasuke-chan! I absolutely adore you!" My eyes widened in terror as I saw her eagerly close the distance between our faces. She giggled, "I'm going to kiss you now… I don't know when I'll stop."
I gulped, "i-is it too late to take back what I said?"
She shook her head and snickered, "no take backsies!"
I sighed and glared at the ceiling, "fuck my life-" She leaned forward and connected our lips, "mmmph!"
She pushed against me, hugging me with one hand around my back and her other hand stroking my hair. Her gentle touch extremely pleasing and… nice…
…I …I like this.
Maybe… maybe I should hug her back-
My eyes widened at my traitorous thoughts.
What the hell am I thinking?!
Snap out of it, soldier!
While lost in coming up with a strategy to escape my predicament, I heard Hyoudou and Azazel's voice along with the sounds of their footsteps.
"Just you wait and see, breast buddy's a living legend!" went Hyoudou's enthusiastic voice.
Azazel scoffed, "I've seen many legends. I doubt I'll be impressed-"
Ah, fuck it! Who cares what they're talking about. I need to get outta here! If I can just weaken her grip… That's it!
As soon as Levi-tan ended one of her kisses and parted for air, I grabbed her shoulders and panted out,
"G-Gakido!"
And her magic began flowing into me.
Her eyes instantly widened, and she bit her lip, her knees seemingly wobbling and her breathing becoming ragged. "K-K-Kara-chan. W-What are you… a-aahn~"
She's… she's moaning?
My eyes shot wide open with shock.
H-H-Holy shit!
I heard two amazed voices.
Hyoudou whispered with awe. "A-Amazing, breast buddy…" He roared, scratching his hair with frustration, "gaaah! The gap between us keeps getting wider and wider! But damn, you're awesome!"
Azazel chuckled with amusement, "making women excited with a single touch? In all my years even I haven't managed that." He barked a laugh, "hey Dragon brat, maybe you're onto something after all."
Levi-tan's half-lidded eyes met mine, and she licked her lips, a light blush on her face. "K-Kara-chan… do… do it again- aah!"
I quickly pushed her away in her moment of weakness and jumped out the window.
Running away as fast as I could, I heard her yell, "h-hey! You asshole! You can't just do that and not follow up!" I heard the flap of her wings and glanced back to see her chasing me in the air with a miffed face. "Get back here and finish what you started, you freaking lightweight!"
In hindsight, what I'll say will probably be stupid buuut…
I quipped back in a loud voice, "are you calling yourself a heavyweight?"
"S-Shut up!" Lances of ice shattered against the ground as I dodged them. "Face me like a man dammit!"
I snorted, "sorry, I'm not as manly as you are."
She roared with indignation. "Hey! You jerk! S-Sometimes I wanna kiss you and other times I just wanna kill you!"
I snickered.
Hah, wouldn't want it any other way.
But for now… I just want to go home and apologize to the brats.
And then take them out to an amusement park or something.
I smiled.
Yeah…
Sounds good.
I can corrupt dear Sona some other day.
I smirked like the rotten bastard I am.
Guess you'll be getting a new student soon…
Kuoh Academy.
Hah!
Life's good and I'm evil as all hell!
End of Arc 1: Enter the Uchiha!
Author's Note:
Hi! Hope you enjoyed the chapter!
Just a forewarning though. I'm not sure if I'll continue the fic beyond this point. So I hope you enjoyed it for what it is until now.
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