And a new chapter in less than a month. Huh, maybe I'm hyped for the anime, giving me new ideas and good material. I guess this chapter will focus more on development than meta-ideas. Doesn't mean it'll be forgotten. It is still there, only a little more subtle. I hope that's okay for now. Well, I hope you all have a good read.

Highschool dxd does not belongs to me.

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I can't sleep...

I can't sleep at all...

I shot down all the sake I had from the minibar in my little hotel room, but aside from giving me a headache, the alcohol wasn't helping me with my sleeping problems. It's a given, really. I never thought I would miss Ichijou that much, nor that I would not sleep just by thinking about his safety. Of course I care about my other daughters, but my little boy was always the fragile one, the one who wanted to be left alone. And after the accident with the twins, I had to stay close to him so his sisters wouldn't eat him alive. Now, at least, he was surrounded by friends, and that's good. However, what kinda of hell he would unleash if they ever get on his nerves?

"Hajime, Hajime... If you could see your son right now... He'd probably rip you a new one." I said, wondering by myself as I put myself sit on my bed. I need a drink. I wonder if Rina-chan would be a good wife for Ichijou. But again, Yoko-chan is a lot more composed, and I've eaten her food, she can cook, despite the fact she would rather eat instant ramen and aburage. Annie... Don't seem to be interested at all, but they have a healthy relationship. Nina-chan and Julia-chan are probably off limits too. But the worst of all, I wonder if Ichijou would like to a wife at all. Ugh... Forget it, I need another shot. Maybe the alcohol knockout will lend me some sleep. I groggily stood up from my futon and walked with slime's pace to the kitchen of my room. I opened the door, and to my sudden realization, I saw no beer or sake around. "Oh, right. I drink it all. Silly me. I can't believe I'm so bored that I'm poisoning myself."

"It's good to be reckless sometimes, right?" I heard next to my bed. A familiar voice made me turn around and see who it was. illuminated by the dim moonlight from outside, there she was, Yoko-chan, with a bottle of sake on her hands and two platecups. I might be super drunk too, because I can see nine fluffy tails coming out of her ass,'as she was wearing one of those pretty kimonos of hers. She greeted me with a smile. "Ya-hoo, mommy. Having fun with your trip?"

"Yeah~, magoin smooth, Yoko-chan." I said with my consciousness a little affected by my late-night drinks. She giggled under her breath as poured a little of sake on each cup in front of her. She waved me to sit down, and walking by, I did that just in front of her, the sake cups in between us. She picked one for herself, but I stopped her with my hand on her wrist. "Wow, Yoko-chan, you are a healthy and cute... Fox... Fox girl, I dont wanna see ya on the dumps because of that... That single cup... Trust me, Imma businesswoman..."

"Is that so? Well, as long as I'm around an older figure, I can drink, right? Besides, I'm indoors. No problem like that." She said, as now I could see two foxy ears sprouting out of her head. Holy shit, I'm really drunk. "After all, you were the one who invited me to drink with you."

"I did? Huh, maybe I'm lonely." I spat with disgust to myself. I can't believe I invited a highschooler to drink with me. That's pathetic, I'm pathetic. Well, can't let that lass down, now, can I? I picked the cup for myself and took a quick, hard shot. Phew~... "Oh, wow. That sake sure hit the spot~..."

"Sake brewed from the seven heavens, with rice from the heavenly fields, in which only the fairests maidens can touch. If this doesn't take a mortal to heavens for a second, might as well die." She said, shooting like a pro. Huh, those chuuni kids are gonna be the end of me. "Long way to say that it is freaking awesome."

"You... You shouldn't be all that expert Yoko-chan... You are still a fine... Cute... Healthy lass... And if you wanna be with my Ichijou... Just after... After 21." I said as she poured a little more for me and I shot that one down in one gulp again. She just giggled again.

"What a coincidence, I Was actually planning to use this special occasion between you and me to propose a thing for you, dear mama." She said, making me put my own cup and as she poured a little more for it and her own. Before I could picked it up again, she touched my cheeks and forced me to look at her in the eye. She removed her weird eyepatch and our eyes met. She smiled again. "Dear mother, Tsukino Kyou, whose cuisine is heavenly as the chef of the House of Gremory, would you bless me with a contract between this Nine-tailed fox and thy family?"

Man, I'm really drunk right now...

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"Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit!"

*BOOOOOM!*

"SHIIIIIT...!" And again I was launched like a freaking ragdoll out of one of the hot springs to another. How many hours have passed? One? Two? A day? I don't know how the underworld works, but it can't be like a Hyperbolic time chamber. It looked like days since the training began, and since then, well, Jin-Yong-dono, or Jin-Yong hyung, is trying to kill me, at least in theory. The only thing I can do for now is dodge, roll, hide and defend myself. Is this the training senpai had before? Well, this IS hell, after all...

I landed again on one of the hot springs, and as fast as I could, I jumped out of it before one of Hyung's fireballs could boil me down together with all that water from that pond. I landed on my feet, which surprised me a lot, and was about to run for my life again when that massive green dragon appeared out of nowhere in front of me, arms crossed and dragon mouth in a smile.

He lifted his fist and tried to punch me right in the face, that hand of his almost twice the size of my head. Before he could do it, I immediately ducked to a side and dodged that one for a nail, as I could feel his scales cutting the skin of my left cheek. Out of instinct, I punched his arm back with my Sacred Gear, as it announced [BOOST!] again. I sinked my fist a little against his hard skin, but it was nowhere near enough, as he didn't even flinched. Instead, he turned around and slapped me away with his tail, but I was fast enough to cross my arms in a 'X' in front of my body and shield myself against that attack. Nonetheless, I flew again to another pond of hot water, splashing my way down and jumping again out of it to avoid being turned into a meat dumpling. This time I failed to land on my feet, rolling on the ground, bruising and cutting my body. In the end, I hit my back against a rock wall.

"D-Damn it..." I cursed under my breath, as I tried to put myself up. I was wearing nothing but black shorts, so the damage was pretty bad, if not a bit superficial. Once finally standing, I ran as fast as I Could to a random direction, only to Jin-Yong Hyung to flash-step in front of me again. "Ah, c'mon!"

"Super serious series: Serious Punch!" And that Otaku for Mangas Dragon punched me right in the gut, sending me flying backwards and clashing against a stone wall, leaving a giant hole shaped like myself for the... Eleventh time if I can still count the other besides that one. I slid from the wall and clashed with the floor, as my Boosted Gear announced [BURST!] and I could no longer move. Before I could pass out for good, Hyung landed next to me and picked me by the head. "Still very weak, but that punch of your did some damage. At least you're getting better in being a coward..."

I snickered at that comment. But he's right. So far I was only avoiding him, with a good reason of course, but if I don't man up and step it up against him, this will continue. Then again, Nero-san stole my protagonist essence, meaning I'm not Fate's toy anymore. I can die in any moment. Before I could say anything, Hyung tossed me to the nearest pond of the springs. I hit my body in that amount of water, and soon, my bruises and injures were healing in an astonishing pace. I didn't took long for me to emerge from there completely healed, just a little sore and out of breath.

"Incredible. A magic water that can heal dragons in no time." I said in awe, the green dragon veteran taking his spot next to me and snorting a little, releasing a small stream of flames out of his nostrils.

"That's right, Ddraig. King Tannin builded this place, created this water and enchanted it himself before his ultimate demise. A water that can Heal his dear fellow dragons while soothing their souls with a peaceful place and relaxation." Hyung said proudly, as a drop of a tear sprouted from his eyes only to be boiled down. He chuckled a little, opening his arms and sinking deeper into the water. "Of course, that Hyoodou brat helped a lot, but only because he wanted to see some boobs. That's why males and his descendants can't go all nude here. Stupid brat."

"Hey!" I frowned a little. He's a pervert, the king of perverts, but nobody talks shit about senpai on my watch. Not after what he did. Jin-Yong Hyung batted an eye on me, and laughed.

"Oh, right. He was your previous host. My bad, Ddraig." He chuckled again, as always, breathing fire away. I'm kinda still confused why he keeps calling me Ddraig, but I think it's a dragons thing. The real deal is in a coma, anyway. "But that kid... He was an idiot, but by my ancestors, that kid was a walking apocalypse himself. I thought for a second that back then you died with him while facing that abomination. Hyoodou got guts."

"..." I gulped, as I looked at my naked left hand. Another of those flashbacks, huh? Senpai was an important person. I mean, even this big dragon and Nemesis-san admires him. However, they keep telling about this suppose apocalypse. I wonder what the hell is that, and why is such a big deal. After all, it killed Senpai, one of the heroes of the underworld, but Akabane and Belle said that event was off-limits for me. Well, since the dragon thinks I'm Ddraig, might as well take a shot and go with it. "Hey... Jin-Yong Hyung?"

"Hah?"

"Well... Could you tell me... What happened back then? I mean, Ahahahahah, I can't remember at all. Must've hit my head really hard back there." I said with an uneasy tone, trying really hard to look confused and curious, like an amnesiac would. Hyung just looked at me with those big purple eyes, and sighed.

"Do you... Really want to remember it, Ddraig? Sometimes, it's better let it be." He said in a very quiet, almost concerned, tone, as he put himself sit on the rocky floor of the springs and crossed his arms, looking at me with a hint of care. Despite everything, I Took a deep breath and nodded. Hyung sighed again. "Very well. I can't recall very well, but it all happened when I was still an Imoogi..."

And then, it began: the first thing that surprised me was the beginning, of all things that had yet to come. Senpai wasn't any Shogun, or perverted Samurai, or anything like that. He was a highschooler, just like myself. I mean, Devils do live long lives, right? So how come? Senpai had a lot of friends, lovers, and acquaintances, including the satans, one of them the great-grandfather of my King, Lord Sirzechs Lucifer, and even some Angels like Michael, fallen angels like Azazel, the Great ruler Shiva and so on...

And then, it happened: an apocalyptic beast only known as 666(Trihexa) broke free from his original seals thanks to Lord Rizdevim Lucifer, the grandfather of the previous Divine Dividing user Vali Lucifer, and began to cause mayhem in the human world first. The deity Shiva sealed it again for a while, and peace reign over some time. but it powers combine with Rizdevim's and the rest of his evil organization, Quippoth, was too much for Shiva, and so the seal broke again, releasing 666 to the world.

Shock, the moment the beast broke free, it tried to exterminate every living devil, angel and fallen angel on Earth first, killing all humans in the process, which is pretty shocking but itself. But as the human realm crumbled, the others of the three factions were preparing themselves for the war against the beast and their spawns, to avoid Great Red, the current Dragon of Dragons, from destroying the universe, 666 and himself during their direct struggle. Gremory's father was in this war, and for being a survivor made him a hero and worth the title of Satan.

In the end, with all of the allied forces defeated and Great Red ready to take on 666 and destroy the universe as we know it, senpai did the unexpected: he fused with Great Red and pushed the Boosted Gear and Ddraig to the limit, giving enough energy for the Dragon of dragons to rip his apocalypse rival to pieces. However, such power was too much for him to handle, and so, his damaged soul and body became one with Great Red, while his Boosted Gear would become mine.

After the war, Ophis, the Dragon God, together with Great Red, used the rest of their powers to recreate the human world from before the first unseal of 666 and help with the rest of the three realms, reviving all humans whom lost their physical bodies by giving them new ones, and just wiping their memories from the previous life. After that, both the dragon deities went to sleep in the Dimensional Gap, the overworld between the realms, while the Angels, devils and supernaturals would continue with their lives even without the great Hero of the Underworld.

"Sure, after that, me and my other fellow dragons, once I became a full dragon, moved here at mountain Issei to take care of ourselves. Life hasn't been really hard since. Nemesis offered me a place in her peerage, I fought with that knight of hers, and now I'm one of the guardians of mt. Issei's hot springs, as well as her Rook." He continued, but after the big one, I trailed off a little. So senpai died... But before, everyone else too? Did that 666 thing really happened? Was I suppose to be just a copy of another one of the prime dimension? Which one is the real Ichijou? I'm the real deal? Suddenly, my vision began to blur, as I could feel a hot tear running down my eye. "Ddraig? You're crying."

"Am... Am I?" I said as I Reached my eyes to feel trails of tears running down from them. I snorted a few times, and wipe them off with my arm. "Sorry."

"Nah, don't sweat it." The dragon chuckled, standing up and turning himself to me. "Just promise me, you'll become stronger for the sake of that brat. He did the impossible, so can you. Just make him proud by not being pathetic and tainting the legacy that he had given to you as his partner."

"Yeah..." I said, standing up too and making a 'I can do it!', pose, while Hyung did the same. "Yeah. Let's do this."

"Get ready, then. With the warm-up out of the way, the training begins now!"

"Wait, what?"

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*CLINK!* *CUT!* *CLINK!*

"Head up! Parallel feet! Look at me, not the sword! Jump! Left then right, left then right! Hanging wet clothes! Robot arms! And freeze!"

"You're not a Let's Dance Game, Aria-san!" I said as I swing an old western sword to defend myself against Aria-san's barrage of blades, while listening to her advices of how reflect, deflect and avoid them. I was actually getting pretty good at this, but again, there was no way to counterattack or something. In the end, I misstepped, and Aria-san hit my sword, bouncing it away from my hand, now pointing her blade to my neck: "ah... I give up."

"Don't worry. Lotus flowers grown from dirt, anyway. You just need a good care. Unlike gramps, you have potential to learn swordsmanship." She said, pulling her sword away and creating a magic rune for her to store it away. Solomon's Gate, the artificial Sacred Gear created by former General Governor of the Fallen angels Azazel, enabling the user to create a pocket universe to store magic swords. Apparently, it can also be used as a weapon since she can launch the swords from the runes in high speeds. A deadly weapon in all ways. "I'm actually surprised of how long you can endure it without complaining."

"Well, living with four big sisters taught me that complaining can only make things worse." I said as I remembered when I Told mom about their bullying, only for them to came down on me even harder. Those were the days. Aria-san frowned a little, but said nothing. I sat on the stone platform that served as a arena in the middle of the springs, and sighed, looking up to the Emerald sky that was a little brighter now. "Hey, Aria-san. Can I ask you something? I know we're in the middle of training, but there's something bugging me."

"Sure, bro. Shot it away."

"How can you do magic, anyway?" I asked, making a grope motion with my hand. "I saw Gremory and You doing that several times, and I did... Something like that, yet, how? How can do magic like that?"

"Huuuh~." instead of answering right away, she came closer, picked a pencil out of her shorts(she was thankfully wearing a swinsuit with shorts) and draw a small circle with some strange runes on the palm of my hand. After that, she took a step back. "Here, try to imagine a fireball out it this rune. First, take a deep breath, channel some energy, feel the flow of it from your heart to your arm, to your hand, and then, imagine a fireball."

"Okay... Deep breath..." I stood up, closed my eyes, took a deep breath and imagined just that. Can't say that I'm an expert in those, so I just imagined something like a river down my body. "Deep breath, feel the energy from the heart... Or something... Fireball... Fireball... Fireb-...!"

*BOOOOM!*

"Gwaaaah...! Hot! Hot!" I screamed as my arm burned like a candle. Holy crap! When I Was imagining a flame out of my hand, I wasn't expecting to be this sudden! The damn thing just exploded in my hand! It burns! "Holy shit! How's that even possible!"

"Wow, never imagined you would be that explosive. Your mind sure is a mess to create something as dangerous as this." She said, observing me like I'm some kind of rare species.

"Hey! A little help would be nice! Please!"

*KICK!*

"Damn you, ARIA-SAAAAAAAAN~...!" And that bitch just kicked me out of the arena for me to dive in another pond of hot water. I emerged from there, and like always, the water cured my burns in no time while, of course, put the flame away. Aria-san landed next to me and smiled.

"So, yeah, that's more or less how magic works, bro." She said, snickering a little with my current wet self. "You imagine some runes, decorate their purpose and with a little bit of will and demonic energy, boom. It's done. Never thought it would be so literally on your side, though."

"You could at least have told me!" I screamed, my voice in a tone that mixed a whine and a furious outburst. Aria-san laughed a little. "Geez, does that mean I can't use magic without exploding it right in my face?"

"Cheer up, bro. You were the cool one hours ago, don't go all emo, or else I'll beat you." And she came closer to pinch my cheek. For some reason, I'm getting use to this. I dunno, somehow, this is different from my sisters's usual assault. I nodded at that, and she smiled again. "It's not actually that hard. It's like riding a bike. You close your eyes, try to remember the runes, draw them into your mind and then you can use magic. As long as you can remember the drawing of the runes, their attributes and balance the right amount of energy, the rest is easy-peasy. You never forgets."

"Easier said than done." I grunted, looking at my hand where she draw the runes to see them disappearing in thin air. Huh, I Guess they are only worth one shot at a time. "Wait, this means if I write the runes down anywhere, I can use magic without remembering the drawings, right?"

"Yeah, it's a way to learn, but the drawing must be flawless, and if anything happens to it, you can't use it, period." She lectured. "But that idea is not too bad. You're a creative person. I like that. Mediocre at everything, but good on the head. Master of nothing, jack of all trades..."

"... Like a mook." I finished. She puffed a laugh, and pinched my cheek again. I guess this is what people call 'love bites'. It hurts, but I can't feel any ill will from it. She's just being cool with me. It feels good, kinda. I wonder if she's doing that just to be nice. It hit me just now: Aria-san is Senpai's (great-)granddaughter. I wonder what she thinks of me. I mean, senpai did die to save the universe, and she has to know about that. I wonder if... "Say, Aria-san, do you... Resent me?

"Huh? What makes you think that?" She said, tilting her head to a side. I blinked a few times, just like her, and she snapped her fingers in realization. "Oh, yeah, gramps. You're wondering if I resent you because of gramps, because you're weak compared to him, right?"

"..." I nodded. She reached her other hand to me and pinched my other cheek, this time too hard! Owowowow! Those are not love bites! She's really wanting to rip my face off!

"Listen here, bro. I love and admire gramps, I really do. Who wouldn't? He was the best of the best. Not you, nor anyone will ever surpass him. Do you think that I am being good to you because of your Sacred Gear? Hah! Gramps would have clean the floor with you on your full-power even without his." She said sternly, her shadowed eyes grimly shining at me as she rant about senpai while trying to rip my skull in two. However, in the end, she sighed, and the serene expression went back to her face. "Doesn't mean you can't try be a best you. You suck at being a Hyoodou Issei, though."

"Yeah... Yeah, I know." I said, cheering up a little with her words of semi-encouragement, as she released me from her pinches of death. Senpai was unique, senpai was awesome, senpai did the impossible several times. Doesn't mean I can't try and train to best myself, despite the fact... That I won't ever be like him.

*ZING!*

"Here. Take it." I looked up again, and Aria-san pulled out of her magic runes a giant double-edged greatsword. It was at least two meters in height, with a massive, large blue blade with golden linings, pointy triangular end and dull edges, not sharp at all. The handle was cylindrical and golden, and you could grip it with two hands, the hilt also colored golden morphed with the blade. Aria-san was pointing the handle to me, while holding the blade with her thumb and pointer finger. "When you can't be like gramps, use this sword. Don't worry, the best it can do is leave a pretty big mark, so don't hold back too much."

"Huh... Thanks?" As I said that half-assed thanks, I picked the sword by the handle with my Sacred Gear, and she let go of it. Suddenly, BOOM!, it went to the floor, crushing my fingers! "Owowowowow! Aria-san! Help! I'll lose my fingers!"

"As if. Your Boosted Gear won't rip apart because of that petty thing." She says petty thing, but the handle of that sword is seriously cutting the blood flow from my gauntlet! How's that even possible?! "C'mon, Ichijou. You can do it. Use your Boosted Gear. If not, I'll hit you with Rhongomiant myself."

"Rhongomiant...?! You also give names to swords?! That's stup-... Owowowowow!" The gravity around that damn sword suddenly got worse, and my hand sinked into the ground. Damn thing must weight some tons now.

Okay, relax, Ichijou. Screaming won't do you any good now. Just relax... What was that again? The sword is not a weapon, is a extension of your body. Mooks can handle swords. Just imagine it like that... No matter how weak the mook, they'll always be expert... Decent with swords before the protagonist shows up to clean the floor with them. Relax, relax, relax...

*ZOOM!*

"Huh?" And when I opened my eyes, the sword was gone. I tilted my head a little for that. What the hell? I did that? How? Well, at least I can stand up again. That's good. I felt the typical electric flow from my left hand, but aside from that, I was okay. "Hey, Aria-san, what happened? Where's Ron... Rhon... Rhondo..."

"Rhongomiant, the failure, the prototype sword, the forgotten of King Arthur... The ghost Holy blade. You named it." She said, crossing her arms and winking at me. I flinched a little hearing about Holy swords. I remember that, after she fought that crazy Nun, Belle explained that one of the most powerful weapons against Devils were one of those, a simple cut would leave us almost to death. And now, Aria-san is giving one to me. What?! I guess she saw through my fear, as she gave me a calm smile. "Hahah~, don't worry. It doesn't bite. That sword is actually one of the oldest Holy swords ever crafted. She has several fairy words crafted in the blade, the gold in the hilt and blade is blessed by the tears of several maidens crying for the former Lord, and the blade is dull because all the lapis-lazuli that makes it had to be made in such size to handle the seals and enchantments that the niponic deities put on it."

"Wow!"

"And that's why... That blade sucks as a Holy sword." She finished with an half-ass grin and defeated eyes. Wait, what? "Yep. That sword is still kinda impressive, but the amount of holy stuff and blessing it has ended up saturating it's efficiency. Think every power as a person and they are trying to get through a narrow door at the same time. What you get is not super men, but three stooges stuck in a door."

"Ahah... Is that so?" I said back with a trembling lip.

"But, from where I saw, you absorbed it whole. Congratulations, now Rhongomiant is in your Sacred Gear."

"What? Are you saying that sword is inside my Sacred Gea-...!" *ZONG!* the moment the thought of that sword crossed my mind, it suddenly appeared in my hand, my Boosted Gear showing up as well. For some reason, the blade is now much lighter than before. No, it actually doesn't weight at all! "Oh, wow. What the hell!"

"Sacred Gears reacts according to the user's feeling and thoughts. Believe me or not, the Boosted Gear also held the Dragonslayer Sword Ascalon, before the church took it back. Yep, those are amazing, special dragon ones." She said, looking at me kinda proud. "That one is yours, now. Use it with care, I don't want Rina crying to me saying you whacked her too hard."

"Y'know, I'm actually losing my grasp on Double-entendres since I started hanging up with you guys." I Said, while Aria-san was smiling innocently with a cat grin. That pissed me off a little, but in the end, she's a nice person. A really nice person. I bowed to her. "But... Thank you. Thank you very much, Aria-san."

"C'mon, now. Like you have any chance to defeat me without a little handicap." She grinned, laughing like a true madam. I lifted my head and snickered at that, but ended up laughing as well. Huh, I'm starting to enjoy this. Despite the pain, bruises and cuts, I'm actually liking to be around them. They're teaching me so much. I looked at my sword one more time and noticed that it had a small yellow Ribbon wrapped around the end of the handle. It was burn a little, but it was okay in the end. I picked it up. "Oh! That's Lady Akeno's ribbon."

"What?"

"Yep. That's lady Akeno's, Lady Rias' queen, Ribbon. It's... The only thing left of her." Oh, harsh. "I keep it around as a lucky charm, but I guess you need it more than I do."

"I don't know if anything you say is to make me feel good or boost your ego up." I deadpanned, and again Aria-san had that shit-eating, fake-innocent smile. But still, this ribbon is a treasure from the past. Himejima Akeno, the priestess of thunder and Lightning according to Gremory. I unraveled from the hilt and wrapped it again on my left hand, right on top of Kamiyama's gift. Another good luck charm, eh? Well, I'll need it.

"Okay, okay. Now, let's practice some magic!" And out of nowhere, Aria-san pulled a full encyclopedia out of her ass and tossed in my direction. It hit my head, hard, but I was able to snap back, put my sword and Boosted Gear aside and pick the book on midair. I took a quick glance in it, and it looked very old, very used. Inside of it, pages and more pages of runes, magic circles, formulas and letters that pretty much transcend Humanity's history! "I want you to memorize every single one of those runes, and after that, you'll try to put those in work!"

"W-What?!"

"Bonding and sharing time is over! Let's train now! Remember all of them! Memorize all of them! Be a good mage mook and do your best!"

"Y-Yes, ma'am!" I said, being a little fired up because of her own burst in energy. I'll do my best! I'll give my best to it!

Even if I'm not senpai, even if I'm not the protagonist anymore, I'll try to best myself even more! Yes! Senpai died for others to move on, and he knew that his Boosted Gear would pass on to someone else. Well, I'll not gonna let him down, wherever he is, now. I'll try my best to be the best me! Even when I'm just that!

Even when I'm just Tsukino Ichijou!

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~~OMAKE: Hyung is noble and materialistic.~~

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Ichijou - So... Hyung, there was any another reason for you to become Nemesis-san's rook?

Jin-young - Actually, yes. Nemesis-sungseng would buy my anime merchandise for me. After all, trenchcoats and cold-masks wouldn't hide the fact that I'm a dragon.

1 - I-It's that, so? I thought It was because you admired Tannin so much.

Hyung - I still respect him, but what can I say? Animes are awesome.

1 - Uh-huh... *respect meter: -2 for Hyung.*

Hyung - What's with the horse face?

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And that's that. I dunno if I'm making Ichijou's character development good or just forced and kinda awkward. It is the first time ever I reach more than 10 chapters in a fanfic. Oh, my, I'm on a roll!

Btw, If anything, Rhongomiant is more or less Avalon from the Fate/ series. Another thing, it looks like we're gonna be having dxd censored now. But... That's okay for now, the new chapter was kinda rushed, though. But it was cool to see Sairaorg and Baraqiel, not to mention dear Kuroka and that cliffhanger. Well, enough for now, stay golden, yoall.