Short chapter, but just preparing things that are yet to be. I dunno, sometimes I can't just write a saga without a short chapter for an introduction. Sorry about it, but I hope you enjoy it. Stay golden!

DxD does not belongs to me!

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It's morning...

No, by the position of the Sun and the dim light coming from the window, I can say that it had been morning for a long time. Maybe it's already noon, for what is worth. I should probably get out of the bed, do some stuff for my king or just train a little, but...

"Kyuu~... Kyun~... Kyun~..."

"Zuu... Zuuu... Zuuu..."

I can't, because there's two naked beauties sleeping on my arms, sandwiching me between their breasts. My arms are frozen, and I can't move very well. Jeez... Had we sleep through the whole morning?

"Nemesis, could you please wake up? I can't move my arms." I said to the redhead on my right side, my dear Crimson King. She yawled a little, and shot a poisonous glare at me, still a little sleepy.

"How dare you to give me orders, Nero. If you weren't my lover, I would castrate you." She said, Pouting and snuggling in my chest. Sigh, it's not my fault that she's a heavy sleeper and not a morning person, but she has to remember that she's the next head of the Gremory clan, and so, she has duties to fulfill.

"It's your fault for keeping us up all night, you horny devil~..." The blonde by my left side said, doing the same and smiling sweetly on my chest. Well, it's their fault as well, since I have to "work" twice as hard for them, not that I'm complaining.

"Look, I couldn't care less for you two sneaking into my room to rape me all night long, but we all have things to do, and something says that being all day in bed won't help." I said. Despite all of these... Privileges in being a devil, servant of Lady Nemesis Gremory, I still have my code of Knight, not just as her knight, and duties must come first. My redhead lover looked at me again with those red poisonous eyes, and sighed.

"Okay, fine." She grunted, crawling out of the bed and stretching a little once standing up. Even from behind, she's gorgeous. I put myself sit up on my bed, Aria was still hooked on me by the neck. Nemesis turned to me. "Talking about duties, Nero, I want you to take a look at my sister's peerage."

"Hah? Really?" Rina-chan's peerage? That's odd. I mean, Nemesis only lost four Rating Games until now, why would she be so worried about her sister's peerage? "Worried? That's so unlike you."

"It's not the match I'm worried about." She said, covering herself with a white robe and sitting next to me and Aria on the bed. She looked me deep in the eye, like she usually do when she wants a serious talk... Or something kinkier. Last time was a combination between eatable panties and an electric toothbrush. Brrr. "Nero, I want you to evaluate Rina's pieces."

"Huh?"

"I'm actually worried about her pieces. Especially that boy." Oh, the new host of the Boosted Gear. He's the one I want to fight the most. But from Aria's perspective, he's still very green. "Her knight might be top-tier, but that lad... He's weak."

"What? But Aria said he has potential." I retorted.

"Potential and actual strength are two completely different things." She frowned at me, kissing my cheek and sighing. "Besides, if he doesn't follow the most likely path, he might end up a mediocre devil, a mediocre fighter that not even the Boosted Gear can save."

"You might be right. It's Rina-chan's first time. We must guide her or at least help her." I said, but then nemesis pinched my nose. "Owowow~... What's the big idea?"

"Don't say such suggestive things when talking about my sister." She said, releasing me and shrugging. "Let's go. I might be a little sore, but this won't stop me."

"Hay, hay, my king." I said, mockingly saluting her. But before this. "Hey, Aria, could you please let me go?"

"Nope~..."

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It was like a nightmare~/ and it painful for me~/'Cuz nobody wants to die that fast~/ Ah! Nothing like hopping from tree to tree while hearing the most fitting song for the occasion. And I'm not kidding, a titan may be walking around as I think, but for now, let's just enjoy this little moment of bliss.

Since Dragon is not around yet, Gremory let me take a walk around the Gremory territory next to the mountains. So much trees and nature, perfect for an infiltration mission. I wonder if I can summon Albert here, he'd love to hit around...

"Damn you, GREMOOOORYY...!"

"Kyaaah~. Oh, no. I'm falling."

I stopped the moment those voices reached my ear. I looked up into the sky, and as I was expecting, I saw two blinks on the air falling down. One soon revealed itself as the red Dragon, and the other was... A busty purple-haired witch girl? Anyway, the girl pulled a broom out of her skirt, and then eased her own fall by floating into the air, while Dragon was still free falling...

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Can you pretend that red dragons at the noon sky are shooting stars~./ I could use a wish right now, wish right now, wish right now~...

*BAM!*

"Ugh!" And there it goes my song, "Ichijou" just hit a tree, but he couldn't grip it in time, so he slid to a side and fell for it, hitting and falling on several others branches as he descended like a pachinko ball. "Ow! Ouch! Sonova-...! Ugh! Why?! Hurt! Bleh!"

As much is amuses me how much he reacts to his misery, I don't him to be hospitalized on his first day of training, so when he was low enough, I tossed a kunai knife in his direction, and as always, it hit bullseye, the right spot of his black jacket, making him hang from there. I'm a ninja, after all...

"Thanks, Ninja." He said, still with his head down. This actually made me surprised. Did he see me while falling? I jumped again to the tree he was hanging from, and stepped on a nearby branch.

"How did you know it was me?" I said, amused. He lifted those green orbs at me, and sighed.

"Only you would have some decency to help me. Gremory would probably say that I was suppose to endure that fall without problem or whatever." Well, that wasn't very nice. I know Gremory is kind of an idiot, but I don't think she would let him suffer because of this. I removed my knife out of his jacket, and he put himself up, balancing from the branch.

"Don't be like that, Dragon. Gremory might be a little dim-witted, but she's alright." I chuckled, trying to lift the mood. Man, he's moody today, and when he stood up to clean up his clothes, I noticed the deep circles in his eyes. He has been crying. Tch, what a crybaby.

"Your friend here is kinda neat, Tsukino-chin. Is she part of your harem?" I looked behind me, and yes, that witch girl was still around. I would obliterate her if she had any sense of danger coming from her, but no. She actually had a very boring expression and voice, while hovering around us on her broom.

"Yeah. I'm the ojou-ninja-snarky-cool-cool-mixed-blood-foreign-former-enemy-current-ally type. Annabelle Hellsing is my name. Nice to meet you." I said crossing my arms and smiling at her. She just tilted her head and crossed arms under her bosom. Pretty purple eyes staring at me.

"Pleased to meet you as well, Anna-chin. My name is Tasha Campbell, and I'm the witch-kyonyuu-magical-emotionless-playful-nickname-giving-former-rival-ally-to-be type." She said, bowing a little and hiding her face with that witch hat on top of her head. She has nice tits, I want to grope her one of these days. "Oh, wow. We're worth at least three harem characters."

"Hell yeah we are." I said, then we high-fived. I have the impression that we're gonna work so well. She also said that she was ready to be an ally, does this means she wants to be part of Gremory's peerage? I turned my attention to the dragon Next to me. "Hey, red, who's this chick? She seems nice."

"She the witch who hospitalized me by burning me almost to death. Now, she wants to be part of Gremory's peerage, aka, our group and followed me home just for that." He deadpanned, not sounding even a little bit excited. Well, granted, he did say that she burned him almost to death, and now she got Vegeta syndrome. Like I said, Tsukino Ichijou is not the type of character that would accept a former enemy as an ally off the bat, like any typical Shounen hero. Hell, I bet he wants to punch her into unconsciousness.

"Well, aren't you popular with the ladies?" I joked, patting him on the back and giggling a little. He just put himself quiet for now. "I'm proud of you, dragon! You're following your path as Issei-sama's heir! You're gonna have so much fun training and being spoiled by Gremory like he did!"

"..." Instead of his typical grunt or at least a comical outburst, he just gave me an uneasy aside glance from his shoulder and sighed. For some reason, that alone was enough to make me shiver a little. He waved to the witch beside him. "Hey, Tasha, would you kindly take me to the ground?"

"Sure, Tsukino-chin. Hop on." She leveled herself to him, and he jumped on top of her broom. They descended to the ground after it, leaving me alone in the branches. Well, better keep up with them, so I jumped again from spot to spot until ground-level.

"Let me take you two to the training ground. Foxy and Gremory are already there." I waved for both of them, and so they followed me deep in the woods. The rest of the walk was completely silent, with only me dropping some jokes and snarks at my two companions. Tasha would eventually crack a small smile and giggle, but Red was a bit... Off, today.

We finally reached the stairway to the Gremory house, at the top of the mounty valley. Before We continued, however, I stopped midtrack and looked at Ichijou, landing a hand on his shoulder. He stared back with an "what?" Expression. I can't help it. He has been leaking bloody murder since he came, and by his record, I can assume his prey is Gremory.

"You're not gonna... Punch Gremory as soon as you see her, are you, Tsukino Ichijou?" I said his full name to let him know I mean business. He gave me another aside glance, making me remove my hand from his shoulder. He's upset. He's really upset.

"What makes you say that?" He said, turning back to the stairway and waiting for my instructions. I'm a ninja after, so I can feel the uneasy aura coming from his very soul. Now, I couldn't care less about how Gremory sees the world as a whole, but I won't let anyone harm her while I'm still her knight. Not to mention, I didn't even groped her yet.

"Look, whatever it is, remember that I'll be around to back you up, red. We're partners, right?" I smiled to him, giving him my sincerest vote of friendship, at least the best I could come out with since I'm a ninja, and this finally calmed him down a little. While still with that frown, his killing intent disappeared. "Besides, we are... Friends."

Huh, I did say it...

"Friends, eh?" He monologued with himself. Red calmed down, that's good. He has been like that for too long if foxy's claims are to be believed. That witch, Tasha, suddenly locked his head with her arms and touched his cheek with her own, blinking a few times.

"That's good, isn't it Tsukino-chin? You win harem members just like that. You're probably the puppy dog type of harem king. I'm surprised." She said, releasing him soon after before he could explode.

"Let's go. Gremory is waiting." And I waved at those two to follow me. It wasn't that hard of a walk, though, only a bit too vertical, with stairs and all. Finally, we reached the top, and from there, I can see the whole Gremory manor, a three-store building in old Victorian style with a even more spacious ground, surrounded by trees and mountains. It liked this place, it kinda looks like papa Desmond's place.

"Oh, a Gremory territory." Said the Tasha witch, who was hanging from Red's neck since she grew tired of climbing the stairs. He wasn't very amused, as I could see. "I've heard about their wealth even after the war, but I can't believe they can still afford a place such as this on-..."

*BAM!*

"Oh, no. And there it is a teleport gate." Faster as I Could see, a yellow flash passed beside me and, in a swift move, tackled the witch away from the boosted gear lad. With this description, I can't miss. There she is, the Ninetails with tiny boobs, taking Tasha's place as Red's hanging girl friend, her tails cuddling with him. "Welcome, honey. Had a safe trip? I hope yes."

"Oh, I see. A jealous-type. Those ones are a risk to be around, but the funniest as well." The purple-head didn't express any emotion with the sudden attack, standing up and picking her hat to back to her head. "You're well-loved, huh? With already two girls in your harem, plus that busty nee-san..."

"Hah? And who you're suppose to be?." Foxy said back, almost barking out. Oh, yeah, she doesn't trust anyone besides Gremory, mommy Kyou and Dragon, since everybody is essentially weaker than her. Even though we're okay for now, she can only relax with those three. "I felt a fair scent coming from my husband, but I'd never thought it was another individual, a witch, of all things."

"S'up. The name's Tasha, and I'm a fire witch. I'm her to try to join your King's peerage, if it not ask too much.", She said simply. Foxy took her time to take a close good look at our new companion, and looked at me. I nodded, signing that chick was okay to be around. Besides, I've already set traps everywhere in case of some emergency. "I can cook, bake, clean up the toilet and wash the dishes, plus I like to talk a lot and My friends says that I'm good friendly-shoulder. Please, take care of me."

"Are you introducing yourself or training to talk with your future arranged husband?" Dragon deadpanned. I couldn't resist, that one was clever. Tasha looked at him with a puzzled stare, and then blurted out.

"Threesome with me, you and the fox girl?"

"Not a bad idea, I can try new thing since I have these tails..."

"What the hell, you two!" I bursted out in laughs, as the newly-founded pervert duo was teasing the brunette. This is just golden! Red is blushing, while the stoic witch was casually talking with foxy.

"Ah! So you finally came, ichijou-kun!" We lifted our eyes to inside the mansion ground, and there she is, King Berolina Gremory, wearing a PE school uniform with zip-up sweat-jacket and running shoes. Golden as ever, my king is. She opened her arms to the higher ground and circled around a single spot, dreamily leading our eyes to the mansion behind her. "Welcome to the Gremory training territory, where we can train a lot and surpass that stupid sister of mine."

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"By the way, who's that?" And then she pointed at the witch by Dragon's side. As always, she picked the front part of the cap of her hat and Bowed.

"Howdy? I'm Tasha, and I wannabe part of your peerage. I'm a level-21 fire Mage with high dexterity, accuracy, wisdom and luck, but poor attack and defense."

"First time, you were a villain, the other time, a harem member, not too long ago, a fiancée, and now you're a RPG character? Make up your mind!" Ichijou said, scratching his head in frustration. King Berolina, however, beamed with excitement and joy as she bolted to us and opened her arms to welcome the witch.

"My, oh my! You came in the right time!" Our King said. Foxy snickered, and dragon flicked her nose. "We really need a bishop right now! Miss Tasha, you fill my heart with joy with your unexpected news! I'm elated by your presence!"

"Weeeh~, I'm important." With that same bored expression and that monotone voice, Tasha lifted both hands and praised the sun, imitating our dear King. Being the fox she is, the blond giggle a little under her breath, but the dragon simply sighed. He's now emanating an extreme aura of hopelessness. I don't know much about senjutsu, but I think I'm reading his chakra flow right now, and things are not pretty, he seems troubled. I looked at foxy, and she nodded, patting him with her nine tails.

Red sighed again, and now his aura calmed down. We resumed our walk to the mansion in front of us, as Gremory walked the witch with her, happily talking a thing or two about her future position and her fight with Nemesis-san. In the end, we stood up in vertical line in front of a wooden podium, in which Gremory stands now.

"Well, welcome everyone to our new training ground! Here, we'll pass the entire golden week to improve our own abilities and capabilities even more for the upcoming Rating Game, the first Rating game of the new Occult research Club!" She said enthusiastically. With that, I felt the enormous uneasy feeling crawling under my skin coming by my side. Red dragon is having that look again. "And as Your King, I beg all of you to, please, give me your support and strength so that we can defeat our enemies and reclaim our titles as the legacy left by the legendary group that was the Former ORC!"

"Yeah~." We all applauded her, in different tones of enthusiasm, claps and amazement by her rousing speech. The only one who wasn't clapping was Dragon, since he was eyeing the redhead with disdain, deep eyes of disdain. Suddenly, the fox next to me tensed up, and turned to us on the nick of the time.

"And so... Let the training ground of the new Occult research Club...!"

"Everybody! Get down!"

*BAM!*

*PINCH!*

*PINCH!*

"Veffin~!" Too fast! A fast flash of light crossed between us in a matter of seconds, and in this small space of time, out of desperation, foxy pushed me, dragon and the witch to the ground. The moment we knew, a new figure, and adult male with black spiky hair and fit figure wearing a tuxedo was standing behind Gremory, smiling like an idiot and pinching her rosy cheeks.

"Yahoh~, nice to see you again, Rina-chan." The man said, releasing our King from his pinch of doom. Gremory brutally turned around and gazed at that man with eyes of fear. She was caught off guard, and that's a thing, but from my perspective, he's something else, to put fear in someone like Gremory.

"N-Nero-niisama!" She said. Wow! 'Nii-sama'? That handsome dude is related to Gremory? The redhead in question stumbled a little after turning around to face him, but regain her balance soon after. "W-What are you doing here? Did... Did Sis ordered you to follow me here?"

"First of all, your sister is quite submissive to me during some aspects. I just follow her orders during rating games." And now I have a stupid smile on my face just like him. Foxy eyed dragon with a sly smile, and his response was a 'I'm tired of this shit' expression. Witch gave zero effs. The man known as Nero then turned to us and smiled a genuine grin. I couldn't feel a piece of malice in that hot face of his. "Second, I'm here to just take a look at your peerage."

"W-What do you mean?" Gremory asked, confused. Instead, still facing us, he landed his eye on me.

"Huh... Pass, barely." Nero said nonchalantly, landing his gaze now to the witch. "Meh... Not pass." In that same tone, he turned now to foxy, who hugged Dragon's neck even more. "Pass, definitely." And now, to dragon, in which he tilted his head to a side. "Almost, almost, but not pass."

"Nero-niisama...?"

"Oh, my... How can I say this... Rina-chan, no matter what you do..."

Your peerage has no way to survive a rating game with Nemesis.

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On That day... The DxD fandom received a Grim reminder...

Shinmai maou no testament is getting a new season... Just nine months after the first one.

What are the odds, right? I mean, I liked the series, I really did, and the novels are just as good. Sure, I followed firstly becomes it looked like a rip-off of Highschool DxD, and... I still think that, but the characters, their quirks, the descomplicated story(So far, we got only demons, angels and heroes, no complete lores to choose from), and the ATTEMPTS of fanservice(sometimes, it was good, othertimes... Ugh.) kinda made me like the series. Plus, the fanservice is shameless as any other unsucceful ecchi manga, and Basara is a beefcake, not to mention the cute censor chibis. I wan a keychain out of those. So, yeah, I'm happy, but at the same time, dissapointed that series, and not others like Medaka Box, KHR!, terraformars or even Ping-Pong, is getting a new seanson, but those aren't. Ugh, getting a feeling so complicted...

BTW, One-punch man is getting an anime too... HNNNNNG! [FANGIRLISM INTENSIFIES!]

But enought about my rant, yeah, this is Nero's resolve for the new Gremory team for now. A short chapter, yes, it next chapters are going to be longer and full of some action and drama. I just need to know how to balance those two. Hahaha, wish me luck and stay golden, you'all.