Seesh, it has been a while since I wrote such an extend chapter. I liked to write this one, to be honest. It makes me feel good to known that I'mm reaching another arc that doesn't concern the protagonist for once. Of course, since this is a all-oc fic, this means there'll be some screentime for the girls, and not just ichijou. Hah, I'mm talking like this was really something. But do what? This story grew on me. hahahah~, now, up to the chapter.

Like always, Highschool DxD doesn't belongs to me~.

The first thing I noticed once I woke up it was there were no boobs in the morning. I was hugging the pillow instead, and for some reason, my lips were sore. I had one of those dreams again. Yagura scolding me for something I can't control. Actually, she said for me to never be too careful with those around me. She just possessed my body one more time so that I had any chance against what Annie would unleash on me. Otherwise, I'd be deadmeat...

'I'm not saying you're weak or anything, Ichijou. But if you were to fight that creature... I wouldn't say that you would last a second.'

[THAT MONSTER... SO THAT GREEN-HAIRED LASS IS INDEED DAUGHTER OF THAT BRAT FROM THE HANZŌ VILLAGE. PARTNER, UNTIL YOU'RE READY, YOUR ONLY RESPONSE TO THAT TECHNIQUE IS TO FLEE, UNDERSTOOD?]

'I'm sorry, Ichijou, but you'll have to forget your girlfriend for a while...'

Stupid Yagura. Annabelle Hellsing is not my girlfriend or anything. Out of spite, I bumped my left hand against the wall, soon regretting because my hand is still hurt from the fractures! Worst of all, because of Mr. Welsh Dragon Ddraig's little opening show, my mind is not a classroom anymore... Is a destroyed building still on fire.

Yeah...

'I'm cold...'

I sighed again, and left my bed to do my usual thing: change my clothes, brush my teeth, wash my face and take some minutes of privacy in the toilet, so that I could go downstairs and eat my breakfast.

I took a quick glance at my mom's room, and as expected, she's sleeping soundly for now. Satan knows what she'll unleash once awaken. There was a small note also pinned to the door, written in a very poor Japanese. It read 'Thank you for the meal from yesterday, Lady Anzu. I hope we can have some fun later too! Love, Alice Gremory.'. Typical, it was her idea, but who'll pay the price is me. Geez, I wonder if Nemesis-san's coolness came from her father? He's arrogant, but there must be something on him to balance all of this madness!

I digress. I headed downstairs to eat something to prepare myself to school, and God knows what other shenanigans as the title as the Sekiryuutei might bring me, but suddenly a delicious scent invaded my nostrils. Huuuh~. That's... That's grilled salmon and miso soup. But how? If I can remember well, only I can cook anything from the peerage, not to mention I didn't bought anything. Unless... I walked to the kitchen, and there she is, my 'husband' nine-tailed fox, Akabane Yoko.

"Oh, Good Morning, Yoko." I said. She jumped in surprise, and turned to me, her eyes wilded in shock. I don't get it, what about that senjutsu thing? "Is something to matter?"

"No, nothing, Ichijou. Just a... Cold. Yes, Kyoto is very cold. Kunou had to cover me with her tails to keep me warm." Huh, how considerate of this Kunou girl. She seems pretty nice, I wonder if she's also a Nine-tailed one. I sat on the table, as she picked the fridges and put the dishes right in front of me, pouring some juice on a cup and passing all to me. Everything looked so delicious. I took a bite out of it and... It really was!

"Wow... It's... It's very good."

"Is it? Thank goodness. That was my first try, to be honest. I'm glad that it turned out okay." She sighed in relief, while I was more concerned about her latest behavior. What? No jokes? No sexual comments? No 'I'm doing my best to protect my wife' thingy? What gives? This is seriously freaking me out. I continued to eat pretending that nothing seemed off, when she asked: "Hey, Ichijou. Can I ask you something?"

"Something..." I repeated. Yeah, she just called me by my name. Not 'darling', not 'honey', not 'baby', not 'pinpoint gal', but... The name I have since birth. This is now seriously messed up. I gulped the fish down together with any of my conviction, as opened my mouth, just to shut it up again. I did it again. "Sure... Shot."

"Can we... Start over?" She said, her head down, tapping her fingers on the table. Start over... What? When? How?! Why?! What is happening?! What did I do?! What should I do?! What can I do?! There's so much shit happening on my mind, yet, none of it makes sense, just like her question! In a moment of sanity in all of this frenzy, however, I noticed something crucial: I wasn't the one in the defensive, she was. Akabane was... Trembling? What was that about? Okay, calm down. There's nothing here to discuss. She just wants to start over... Whatever the hell this means.

"Uuh~, could you please formulate this?" I said, gulping down another piece of fish and hoping that didn't tick her off or anything. She looked at me, surprised, and sighed.

"Can we... Meet again?" She said, tossing her eyes to another side. That's just as confusing. Nothing she says makes sense anymore. "I mean... Can we... Can we meet again, without any of that 'I'll suck you dry' or 'I want your babies' stuff?"

"Oh, I get it." I get 'what', not 'why'. She wants to restart our relationship. But why? It's not like it'll change anything... Right? "But... Why?"

"Can we? It's all that I ask. I have the feeling that... I've not been the most pleasant person in your life because of this, so... I want us to restart. No second interests, no ulterior motives. I want... To be your friend just because." She finished, as she turned her eyes back to me and I could see they were turning teary. Again, what the hell is happening? Why she wants that? I said it was okay for her to stay like that to me. Hell, Aria-San even said that some people will come close just because of my Sacred Gear, and Like I've decided, I'm okay with this. But... I'm a man, I must give her the right of a response. I took a deep breath, and so it goes...

"Okay... Sure. Let's start over. Truth to be told, I wouldn't treat you differently anyway." She gasped I as finished. Yep, she's my 'husband', alright? Ulterior or not, I do like her regardless. I reached her with a hand to pat her. "After all, friend or not, you're still my husband, right? It won't also change the fact that I'm the Sekiryuutei. So... Don't worry. Let's get along... Yoko."

"A-Ah...!" And now... She's really crying! Oh, crap! I made a girl cry! My sisters will kill me! But instead of a grimace, she was smiling. Moreover, she picked my head on top of her head to place it on her cheek, snuggling there like a true loverwould. I'm blushing right now. I seriously am. "Ichijou... Ichijou~... Thank you."

Yep... I'm a idiot.

*ZOOM!*

"Kyah...!"

"Eh...?" But suddenly, cutting the whole moment, Yoko gasped in surprise and pushed my hand away from her, sweating buckets now. There's something fishy going on. "Okay, what was that? And if the answer is 'nothing', I'll call bullshit."

"Uh... Well... Your Sacred Gear... Kinda rejected me." She said, caressing her hand as she pulled herself away from me. Well, maybe Yagura is jealous, or maybe her claims to be more 'honest' are not that convincing. I'll swallow that one this time. "I'm sorry."

"Well, that thing is tricky. If anything, I should be the one apologizing." I said. "we better be going now. Maybe we can keep up with Tasha if we hurry up."

"You go on ahead. I'll be washing the dishes. If anything, I'll use a rune to get there in time." She said. I shrugged. If she's okay with that, I can't complain. I munched the rest of my breakfast, picked up my things and headed to the door. However, I took a quick glance at her... And for some reason I approached her...

"Yoko..."

"Huh...?"

*CHU!*

I pecked her on the cheek. Nothing more, nothing less. A simple contact. I didn't feel a thing with this. Maybe it was because she was so gloom, she would probably be like that for the rest of the day if I didn't do something. So... There it goes. I hope she gets better. A height less on my subconscious.

"Okay, see ya later." I said, waving a goodbye. She just looked dumbfounded for while I was around, and soon, I walked down the streets to another day in my everyday... Unusual everyday life...

Some weird stuff is gonna happen today, isn't it?

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At first, he was just a prey for me...

A naïve, snarky, funny young lad with no magic powers whatsoever, but great energy potential and the intoxicating scent of a dragon. Under closer inspection, it was no mere dragon, but the one and only red dragon emperor. The Sekiryuutei, right at Kuoh academy, where I was just so happens to be looking for a husband and learning about social life.

He grew on me, of course he would. He could cook, take care of people, and is such a tease-target I might die. Yep, he was the perfect boy-toy for me. I could have a nice pack of Cubs from him, as well as a good snack from time to time without the risk of killing him. He was... My one-ticket to a happy, fulfilling and prosperous life...

However, everything changed when I shared some sake with his mother. In order for us to have a contract and a bond, I needed to share a cup of sake with at least one member of his family, and being the good, silly progenitor of the Red dragon, of course I picked the easy choice. The soon we spiritually connected, however, it happened. Everything, from his baby years up until now came down into my mind and soul. So much hate, so much regret, so much tears... I cried once the whole ritual was done. And flee from there.

He was... So hurt... So mistreated... He didn't deserve that. At all. And to think I was only thinking about him as a thing... My little pet. After that, I decided to, at least, ease his pain a little by being a friend of his. Taking care of him, protecting him from this world, and just being always there, not as a bother, but as a companion that always have his back.

The phone ID for his sisters is 'People I should love but don't', for God's sake.

When I was done with the dishes, I picked some aspirins for dear mother Kyou and placed it next to some water on a table next to her bed. She didn't said anything, but by the fact that she patted my head before I could stand up again showed that she was awake somehow. I smiled at her. His kiss of worry, and a pat on the head. She's also part of his family. I've decided: I'm going to be, for now, the protecting spirit of this house.

Better be going now. I took a deep breath, looked around to see if there's no onlookers around, and once safe, summoned a magic circle under my feet to transport me to a safe spot in Kuoh academy...

After all small show of lights and smoke, here I am, a deserted spot next to Kuoh academy, near the old building where Issei-sama and his harem would have their meetings. I wonder if we're gonna inherit this place someday. Eh, if one of my guests is right, Nemesis-dono will put this place down or renew it. She can't be that bad.

The spiritual mark on my chest, linking me to the nearest Tsukino, suddenly began to glow indicating that Ichijou came here at school safe and sound. He's pretty lax in the mornings. The only times this thing went nuts was during the Rating Game, which is totally understandable, and during my own reunion back in Kyoto, which I couldn't help but to ignore it completely. But for now, he's safe...

Kinda of safe...

I'm overthinking again. He's gonna be fine now that that Little lady Tasha is around. I picked my own way to business, heading towards the new building, saying 'hello' to some friends of mine and bypassing spirits, ready to have a productive day at school and maybe have lunch with Him, since I made some lunchboxes for us to enjoy today.

*ZING!*

"Khah!" I gasped, as suddenly a very eerie and disturbing aura passed by on me. What's that? That aura... Is similar, yet, completely opposite of Ichijou and His Boosted Gear's. A dragon? How? Don't tell me is another Sacred Gear user! A dragon-type at that! And it's coming from my classroom, where only now I could feel the chilly and disgusting aura. I got to hurry, or else someone might find out and uncover the secret.

As fast as I could, not even bothering to change to my indoor shoes, I dashed to the new building, using my senjutsu to disguise my presence and make as little as possible noise and attention to avoid any ruckus. Like lightning, I crossed corridor upon corridor, finally reaching my destination: Class 1-D. The smell here is awful, putting me in a numb state. I shook those bad feelings away and touched the door once to magically seal it. I tried also a vanishing spell, but the nasty aura there destroyed the moment I was forming it. There's no other way: I'll have to deal with this with my own hands.

Taking a deep breath and summoning some spirits to help me out, as well as replenishing my chi to be at top-shape, I slid the door open in a second, dashed inside and closed it again, sealing so no innocent bystander could be harmed by the Aura alone...

"Oh... So you came. Wonderful. I was expecting you(U-Late!)." I heard from behind me. After finishing the seal, I turned around to respond to it, but the imagery there made me gasp in surprise instead: all of the tables were either broken or stained with blood, the whole classroom a mess, students, my friends and classmates and even the teacher were in a bloody mess, beaten, ripped, annihilated. Fortunately, according to my senjutsu, still alive, just unconscious. Worst of all, all of the lights that would come from the windows were substitute by an eerie Crimson sky, and being by the back of it, there was this tall, skinny, light-haired young man wearing a white uniform from another school balancing himself on a throne of broken chairs and bones. "Hey, Kurama. Long time no see. Welcome back in action."

"Good mother Yasaka..." I murmured, giving my best to avoid throwing up at this scenery. What the hell is this? Why would someone do that? That guy... That guy! I turned to him, my vision all blurry because of my tears, and unleashed my Fox mode. "You! Who are you?! Why would you do that?! Those people... They have done no harm!"

"Well, consider this a fair trade: your boyfriend stole my sister's seat in class; so, the only logical conclusion is that I have all the rights to wrack his girlfriend's classmates and classroom(FU)." He said, crossing his arms and looking at me with such contempt and prepotency that I almost lost it. "Who am I? Someone who your boyfriend wish he was: a perfect main character, Miyama Rei(Kkkkkk)."

"What did you say?! A fair trade?!"

"Yes. But maybe I should also cut him in half, so that he won't have any more ass to sit on my sister's seat(YOLO!)."

"WHY YOU...!" I can't stand it anymore! No, I'll protect Ichijou and avenge my classmates! This guy's history! I concentrate as much as fox fire I could in one hand and, once I had an enormous fireball, I tossed at him, directly at his face! "BURN TO ASHES!"

"Sorry, sis. Time to get Worfed(lol)." However, now standing from his 'throne of corpses', he extended one of his arms to me, and in another second, he summoned a golden dagger with a purple orb and pointed it at me. Is that...?! "[DOWN FALL DRAGON SPEAR]!"

*BOOM!*

[NEGATE!]

*VOOSH!*

Impossible! He simply... Redirected my flames away from him! Like a rock in the middle of the river, he simply blew my fire away! And that thing... Is that a sacred Gear?! No, this energy is far inferior to a standard one. Yet, he clashed with a true fox fire and survived.

"Eh...? So this sacred Gear does work. I'll have to thank that asshole of a father of mine later(owned!)." He said, toying and tossing with that spear, Downfall Spear Dragon or something, without a worry in the world. "He even said it has a dragon, Fafnir or whatever, inside of it. How does a dragon fit in such a small spac-...?"

*KICK!*

"Mongrel! Pay attention!" Faster than lightning, I closed the space between us to kick him right in the face! Empowered by senjutsu and Touki, that hit probably exploded part of his brains! However, when the curtain of dust clean off, there he was, good as new, with one of my feet inside his mouth.

"Y'know, I might not be the protagonist of a light novel, but at least let me finish my monologue. This is not Ultra Jump, you can give me that much(SMH)." He said, still with my shoe in between his teeth. In another second, *KICK!*, I kicked him again in the face and used the momentum to jump away from his grasp. I landed not really far from him, and like before, his face was intact. The moment I landed, I've noticed I was the one who lost something: my shoes.

"What's the matter with you? Shoe fetish?" I said, tapping my stockings on the floor, while he had the full set of shoes in his mouth. He looked away and let my pair go.

"No, not really. But if I remember correctly, ever since I was a kid, I always wanted to have something in my mouth to complete my character. Some have pipes, others have a piece of weed, thirds have even swords. I though maybe shoes would be a good idea, but no.(lol)" He said, licking his lips to clean up the dirt on them. "Maybe I should go with glasses the next time around? Do you have a character with glasses, yet?"

"What are you babbling about? And when we met, you said that you missed me, even calling me by my real name. What was that about? I don't even know you!"

"Indeed you don't, I'm a new character, after all. Am I a villain, an anti-hero, perhaps? This kind of approach of mine says is probably the latter, since not even Shounen Jump these days are that violent." This guy is starting to piss me off. 'New character'? 'Type of character'? Is he one of those chuunis? Well, regardless of that, he's dangerous, and he'll pay for trashing my class, and for threatening my protégée! "But it seems that you're not in the mood for a little chat-on-chat, are you? Well, in order to at least try to peel my shell of mystery, might as well fight to know who I am. Like those villains from Ultra Jump. But believe me... I'll defeat you even before this chapter ends."

"I don't know what you're talking about." I unleashed all of my tails, took a deep breath to regain my sage power, and adopted a battle stance. "But you'll shut up with either a warning or a punch. Better both."

"Bring it on, sis. This battle will be... Completely off-screen!"

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Yep, I suck. I might be better than before, but I could reach either Tasha or Ryuubi-chan in time. The Pinkerette went to the shopping district take a look around, while the witch was faster than me to reach school. Stupid non-existent traffic.

At least I make it in time, before the signal could at least ring, here I am at the gates of Kuoh Academy. That walk was actually kinda lonely, and I was still thinking about what Yoko said earlier. Maybe it was because of that I ran so late.

I'm still really confused. She said she wanted to be my friend. I couldn't care less the way she sees me, but that was really sudden. Maybe I'm overthinking, maybe she do want a friend, or thinks I need one...

... Yeah, I need friends.

"Bam! You're dead!" Suddenly, out of nowhere, a pair of skinny, pale and feminine arms reached for my neck and lock it in between them. Out of instinct, I reached for one of them with my teeth and took a heavy, violent bite out of it. The stranger suddenly yelped at that, and let me go. "Okay, that's a first! What's with you and biting, anyway?!"

"Do not... Do that... Ever again, Ren!" I said as I turned around to look at the albino ninja behind me. He was fanning over the bite mark with his other hand. Damn, he has some soft skin, that will probably leave a mark. Serves him right.

"The only moment I want to joke around, and you do that. Not cool." He said, massaging the affected area and covering it back with the sleeve of his own gakuran. People are staring now, that's really irritating. "But it's a given, really. Dragons don't feel very comfortable with sudden appearances."

"I dare to say no one does, Ren." I deadpanned, and he leveled it up with me. In the end, we high-fived, sharing our moment of quietness before we leap at each other's neck for that matter. As suggestive as that sounded, we started to walk to the school building together, since I don't have anyone to do that for me. "So... Any clues of Annie?"

"Ya mean Sayuri, right? Even if I did, I wouldn't tell you." He snickered at me, cracking his fingers with his thumb. Annie does that too. And now, him. Is that a family tick?

"Say, what's with that finger thing? Is that some kind of code for murdering? I'm really not in the mood for that." I said, mimicking his finger crack but failing due to my fucked-up joints. Thanks, sisters, I won't be ever able to do that.

"Oh, this? It's something I got from mother Haruka. She does that when she's just being playful or happy. It's her way to say she's having a good time." Oh... So that's what she means when cracking her fingers. That's actually... Kinda... Cute? For Annie and Haruka-san, of course. This idiot looks like a fricking psycho with that. "You did saw her doing that while she was around, right? I bet she was either trolling you or having a blast with your misery. Amirite?"

"Shut up. I bet you would see that all the time." I said to him. Instead of another reply, he shined a half-ass grin at me and stomped right on my foot. I stared back at him and gave him a flaming slap on the back! His grin disappeared in a second as he flinched and turned his frowning, teary eyes to me.

"You Jerk. I WILL kill you, someday."

"Let's see about that." I said. And we stared, and stared until sparks of lightning were almost shouting out of our gazes like those old anime cliches. In the end, I finally reached the entrance door. He bit me a farewell, and we high-fived again, as he disappeared in a gush of wind.

I stored my shoes in my locker, put on my indoor ones and began my walk towards class 1-B. That one was also very lonely, and even by the corridors, I couldn't feel either Annie's or Yoko's aura. Before I could enter my class, I headed to 1-C, and took a quick glance inside of it by the door. Yep, no Annabelle Hellsing. I sighed, as I headed to my own class 1-B. Unfortunately, the class has already almost started, so I apologized to sensei and headed to my own seat next to Kamiyama.

"Good morning, Tsukino-kun. You look tired today." Said Kamiyama, leaning close to me in her seat. I had to bit my tongue so that I wouldn't scream at her sudden move. "Is something to matter?"

"N-No... Of course not! I'm... J-Just... Tired! Yes..." C'mon, Tsukino! You faced a dragon and a demon cat before! Why put everything to lose because of this woman? Well, she just so happens to be my crush, so this kind of reaction is expected.

"Huh~. If you have any problems, we can talk about this later. Perhaps we can have lunch together and share our difficulties away." She said with another smile. Suddenly, this became one of the best days of my life! Kamiyama Shiori is asking me to have lunch with her! This is awesome! Ah, but no, wait, I have to take Ren to a trip around school. Damn it. She apparently noticed my own distress. "Hey, what was that? You went from strange to... Even more strange just now."

"Sorry. I was just trying to say that I might not be able to have lunch with you." What's with that gentlemanly sentence just now?! First fright, now I'm talking all that. I sighed again. "Sorry, but maybe today is a no-deal."

"Oh, okay, that's quite alright. We can always have a date, then."

*BITE!*

"...!" Seriously, what is with me and biting! After that one, I thought I ripped off my own tongue with my teeth, but fortunately, that was only a sudden reflex move. I put my hand on my mouth, tears filling my eyes, as I could just taste the blood dripping from my tongue. Kinda ironic. "I'm sorry, Kamiyama. But... Let me think a little bit. That just surprised me."

"Okay. It was a joke."

"Yes... A joke... A joke..."

"So the Dragon is a shy guy next to the idol of class 1-B. What a strange sight to have."

"Huh... Whoa!" I said to that voice coming from my crouch. After that, I yelped in surprise: under my desk, with her head in between my thighs, there was a girl around my age with indigo short hair and hazel eyes staring right back at me! Despite the situation, she looked so boringly.

"Hey, hello, good morning to you, Red Dragon emperor. You might not know me, but I know you... Kinda." She said. Wait, she knows I'm the Sekiryuutei?! How?! Okay, my rating game was broadcasted underworldwide, but why would she bring this up here of all places?!

" 'Red dragon...' Is she one of your friends, Tsukino-kun?" Curious and surprised, Kamoyama asked me. I turned to her, then to the girl, then to her again.

"Err... Well..."

"You can say that, Kamiyama-sama. Somehow, our dragons know each other. Isn't that right, Vritra?" And she lifted her left hand to look at a strange jewel on the back of her hand, surrounded by black tattoos. Suddenly, I felt a chill down my spine, and I began to cold-sweat just by looking at it. Is that, another sacred Gear?! "Vritra? Hello~? Don't be shy. You're an evil dragon, after all..."

"S-Shut up! This is not a place to...!"

"Tsukino-kun! If you want to talk with Matsuoka-san, please leave this to lunch hour or ask permission to leave!" Sensei said, as she stopped her lecture to look at us and gave this warning. The whole class was looking at us now. Shit! I picked that girl by the collar and dragged her away to the door. Sensei gave an exclamation. "H-Hey...!"

"Sorry sensei. But you gave us permission." I swear I just grinned after that. Well upon well, I left class with that mysterious girl and finally, once in the corridor, I let go of her and crossed my arms. "Would kindly explain what was that about?"

"You took my seat. Since the beginning of the semester, you've been sitting on my seat. Not that I'm upset, but a warning is good once in a while." She said, deadpan since the beginning. I vein of rage popped on my forehead, as I wheezed the uneasy feeling away from my body, and began the rest of important questions.

"Very well, I'm sorry, it's just... You know that I'm the Sekiryuutei, right? Well, guess what? I'm also a devil, and the sunlight was killing me back then. I had no choice but to change for a seat away from it." I said. She blinked once, twice, and a lamp of realization appeared above her head. I would if this were a cartoon.

"Oh. Batman." That was random.

"Now, My turn. How do you know I'm the Sekiryuutei in the first place?"

"EEeh? Are we playing games~? I rather play video-games~."

"Excuse me?!"

[Kiruko, don't be rude. This young lad answered your question. Be polite and do the same.]

"Meh, joy killer."

"It talked!" Holy shit! The jewel really talked! I don't know if this is a dragon's thing, but that strange jewel in her hand really talked! She lifted it until it was right in front of my face, and that piece of green orb shined again.

[Greetings, Sekiryuutei. Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Vritra, it's a pleasure to meet you.]

"Vritra... The megane Evil Black Prison dragon King..." I said. Gremory said once that: Issei-senpai had another Rival besides lord Vali Lucifer, the host of the Evil Black dragon King, also known as the Prison Dragon, Vritra. His name was... Saji Genshirou, and he was Serena-kaichou's gramps. "It's... A pleasure to meet you, Kuroryuu-Oh."

[Likewise, besides the fact that megane part I'd like to avoid. Truth to be told, I didn't expect the sekiryuutei to survive after the... Great apocalypse. It brings joy to me seeing he's still alive, although I can't contact him.]

The Great apocalypse... The dark moment when the universe was almost destroyed...

"Hey, hey. Vritra, I was talking to him." That girl, Matsuoka Kiruko, frowned at the jewel in her hand, hitting it pretty hard against a wall. She flinched and moaned in pain soon after, while the voice inside her hand sighed. Pff, really? "It hurts~..."

[Miss Kiruko, please...]

"You want your seat back? You can have it. I don't really care." I lied. I care immensely. My days beside Kamiyama are over~. Well, it was good while it lasted. At least I can now talk to her without an excuse. She turned to me, and blinked again one eye after another. Creepy as shit. "I mean it. You can have it back. My immunity against the Sun is better now, so don't even bother taking it back. My seat is already taken, though."

"Oh. It actually worked. What a bother." She said, not really that happy either. It's a weirdo after a weirdo, my world just doesn't stop, does it? "Which is a pain, really. My brother probably already trashed your girlfriend..."

"What? Ugh...!" I couldn't even put a reaction to that statement, as suddenly my chest began to burn. What was that about? I discarded my blazer and opened the chest area of my shirt, only to look at a strange golden seal shinning on it. I don't get it! "What... What the hell is that?!"

"Oh... It's a warning seal~. This means your girlfriend is pretty screwed thanks to my brother." She said in a tone that only confused and pissed me off even more. I was about to choke her for answers, but the burning sensation in my chest only worsened. "Go talk with your girlfriend. Maybe she can help you."

"I don't have a girlfriend, damn it! Ugh...!"

[sekiryuutei-kun. Regardless your affiliation with the yokai, you must hurry! She might me in great danger!]

Yoko... In danger?! How?! Don't tell me... Whatever is true or not, she might have an idea of what this mark is about! As fast As I could, I Picked my blazer back and dashed towards her said classroom. Class 1-D if I remember correctly! Once there, I opened the door and then...

*SLIDE-...!*

*BAM!*

"Gah!" My hand almost bursted! What's that?! I can't... Touch the door without taking any more of those electric bursts?! Is this a youkai thing?! "What...?!"

"Oh~, it's sealed... Sealed sealed sealed~. Little fox sure is arrogant, thinking she stands a chance against bronie~..." Out of nowhere, in a very morose tone, came Kiruko, as she walked beside me and tried to pick the handle of the door herself, only to have it almost exploded in her palm. "A pretty good at that too. It'll be hardy harsh for you to unseal unseal it~..."

"Serena-kaichou!" I've completely ignored the bitching girl beside me, as I snapped my own fingers and ran towards the student council room! Serena-kaichou, Nemesis-San, even Aria-san can help me now!

I don't know what's happening, I don't know how things are working, but if Yoko is in danger, I have to help her! That mark on my chest... What is it? I wonder if Kaichou can... Answer that for me.

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"Well, wasn't that a thing, Miss Yoko? Truth to be told, I wasn't expecting you to be that durable. Must be because I'm a new character and all..."

He said, as I coughed a little more in discomfort. He's pretty beat-up himself, his clothes ripped apart and I blinded one of his eyes with a seal. He's still human, so no fatal wound can be done against him without permission. However, as a Youkai, I can still mark a number on him. I can still stand without problem, he only hit a few spots.

"Tell me... Did you really just bursted into my classroom and hurt my friends just because... Ichijou took your sister's seat?" I said, cleaning up my uniform from the dust and cracking my neck a few times. My skirt is a goner, and a few scratches here and there, not to mention internal damage because of his powerful fists, but I can still go on. He looked at the ceiling, them to me, then back to the ceiling, now to the floor. What? Does he have some kind of OCD or something?

"What if I did? Do I really need a reason to do what I want to do? Antagonists need a reason to be antagonists? Heroes need a reason to be heroes? The truth is, I have no reason for everything I do... Is justificable." He said it so boringly, I thought for a second he was just joking. "This is my story. I don't actually need a reason to find my villain."

"Tch..."

"Speaking of Manga, how about you unleash a new form of yours?" He said with a lifted finger. What? Now we're in a manga? I shot a confused look at him, and he only sighed. "That's a thing between fights, isn't it? You're in a brink of death, and then you say the lines of 'that's not even my final form' or whatever, and then you do some transformation thing, and you kick my ass. I'm not here to waste my time. It'll be nice also to see that. How about it?"

"Aren't you a smartass. Yes, indeed, I have another form besides that one. But be aware that, once in it, I won't hold back anymore." I said snapping my eyepatch out of my eye to unleash the accumulated miasma in it, as my hair began to turn golden. My fox ears turned even sharper, and my other eye turned red, opposing the golden one. I could feel the outer energy mixing with my own, while my own senses were mixing with the world around me. "It has been a while since I used this form, the combined forces of senjutsu and my own fox powers. Sessho-seki No Mae Mode, as I call it. Not even Kunou can match me in this form. Although her true form does beat me regardless."

"Kunou... The leader of the whole Kansai youkai region? My sister tried an attack there. Needless to say it failed thanks to that bitch(lol, puns.)." He said with a sigh and a frown. However, seeing my new form didn't change his way, as he suddenly opened his arms in a defenseless stance. He's wide open now. "I tell you what, let's play a game, a game to know what kind of protagonist I am: you'll hit me once, and I'll say either 'Is that all you got?' or 'no! I've to... fight!'. The game continues either way, okay?"

"Are you toying with me?" I asked, as I summoned a flow of chakra flowing throw my hands. This technique is a killer one. He's a threat to anyone, so there's no need for me to hold back that much.

"You don't know me, don't go assuming things. Maybe I'm just an arrogant character who underestimates his opponents and gets his ass kicked in a very humiliating way, maybe I'm really that strong. Don't you wanna know? I bet they wanna know too." He said. He's wide open, so I can't let this opportunity pass by! I leaped towards him, hands flaming with Chi energy, and in just one second *BAM! BAM!*, I hit him both in his chest where his lungs and heart should be, stepping back once the attack hit! He looked surprise for a second, touching his chest in anticipation, only to shot his eyes at me and sigh.

"Tch... That's all you go-... Bwaaaah!" But before he could finish his sentence, a flood of blood escaped from his body, as his arms tried to reach for his neck. That's right, that's the power of the [Inter gates assault!], by stopping the flow of chakra closing the opening in the lungs and the exit in the heart, the struggling energy inside his body will go awry and explode itself to open a pathway out. "W-What...?!"

He took a step back, as holes began to open in his chest, back, hands and thighs, all expelling gushes of energy and blood, the desperately-prisoned chakra worsening the blood loss. In the end, he fell on his knees, blood flowing outside his body, his clothes a mess, immobile. It was over...

"It's over..." I said, falling on my knees, and feeling the energy exiting my body to the wind, as my muscles lose all of their strength. I'm still improving this technique, so it's only natural that I can't control my own flow of chakra once it's over. It all goes with the wind, and I can't use it for a while after. At least it's over.

"Oh, look. I'm the character that apparently dies but in the end shows itself to be strong by surviving an ultimate attack. What a thing."

"...!" No! This cannot be! I looked up, and yes! That bastard is standing up! But how? Not only I expired his chakra reserves, but fried up his own magic circuits! That would cripple him! But how?! He stood up, and summoned his Sacred Gear once more.

"I like your expression. It's the kind of Cliche expression that says 'This cannot be!' Without words. I nailed that one, right?" He said, cracking his fingers and toying with that dagger with that hands. "Let me guess: you all wondering if I can use Balance Breaker, right? The answer is... Yes! Yes I can!"

"What?" Who are they?! What the hell is he talking about?! I tried to stand up, but before I could do it, a flash of light blinded me for a second, the lad in front of me shinning like a diamond. In the end, when the lights died out, a new figure were standing in front of me: a golden, enormous armor with violet jewels all over it's body, and an ominous aura coming from it, as two dragon wings sprouted from it's back to all the directions.

[DOWN FALL DRAGON SPEAR BALANCE BREAKER: ANOTHER ARMOR!]

"And boom! Goes the fangirls." He muttered. Tch! I extended a hand to try another senjutsu attack with my remaining forces, but before I knew it, a spear of light crossed the distance between us and stab my shoulder! I grit my teeth to avoid a scream, as the figure descended from the air to the ground. "Don't worry, kurama. This form won't kill anyone here. I'm controlling this energy with all that I have, so don't worry about casualties."

"How... How do you even know my real name?" I asked him. Only nurarihyon-kun and Kunou know my real name, not even Ichijou and my friends, youkai or human, knows about it. Instead of an answer, he simply tossed a card with a chibi version of me to the floor, sliding all the way to In front of me.

"By reading your bio on the fan wiki, of course. Just kidding. It's an ability my father developed for me. Like I said, I'm the perfect protagonist, unusual and absurd abilities are my forte. I also have a tragic past, but of course you wouldn't want to hear it right now." He said. I picked that card of mine, and on the back of it, a complete bio of myself were shown, going to my birthday, my name, my family, even my measurements. This guy... What the hell is he? "In the end, I know more about yourself than yourself."

"This doesn't make any sense... What are you? Are you a ghoul?"

"Nah... I'm just a human." He said. Suddenly, golden magic circles began to be summoned by his back, and from it, dozens of dozens of swords, chains, spears and other war treasures began to appear, all pointing to me. He lifted his armored hand and put his middle finger and thumb together in a snapping gesture. "A human with great power."

[GOLDEN PLUTO ARC!]

"Now feel the power of the countless treasures of the panties dragon Fafnir."

*SNAP!*

I gulped. Is this how it ends? But I don't even know... How does he... What about... Ah. Who cares. This ability is a one-ticket to defeat, and even if I lift a barrier in time, with that much of weapons flying in my direction, I won't be able to hold back much. My legs don't work, and I can only use one hand, while the other is bleeding.

I took a deep breath, remembered all the good things I had, and lifted a hand to create a barrier to my classmates. They don't need to die because of a hissy fit of this asshole. But... At least someone will have to explain this mess. I feel for Serena-san.

The things I regret? Not buying Kunou a great gift for her birthday. She did like that stuffed Naruto doll, though...

And the other... Maybe it's the fact that I didn't enjoy some things in this life like I should... Specially...

Specially...

Specially...

"Ichijou... I'm... Sorry..."

*ZOOOOOOM!*

*SLIDE!*

[BOOST!]

*ZING! SLASH! SLASH! SLASH!*

*TING! TING! TING!*

"Oh, here comes the big damn heroes..."

"Ah..."

"Yoko..." I opened my eyes, only to face not the underworld, nor the Senzu river, but a too familiar back of someone holding a massive blue sword and red dragonic gauntlet, facing against me as the other weapons that were flying towards me would break and fall to the floor. He's... He's here. "...You're forgiven!"

"Ichijou..." Yes. He's here. My vision began to be turn all blurry, while my already trembling body was now out of control. He really came. I'm... I'm so happy. This is...

"Such a good reunion, isn't that cute? The hero comes in the nick of time. I sure wasn't expecting nothing new, really. How about you guys?"

"I don't know with who the hell you're talking about, but... You know what? Being the one doing the rescue..."

Sure feels damn nice!

Introducing a deadpool-character and his little sister. That was the best, but also worst part of the chapter, since I needed to balance where his meta begins and where it stops when his cracky personality begins and ends. And who'd know, the character that just was mentioned once in a whole 30-chapter now shown herself to be a legacy character as well.

To be fair, that wasn't an idea. it just came out of nowhere, really.

Well, you know the drill, stay golden~.