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"Hello." -Normal talking
"Hello." –Ichigo's thoughts.
"Hello." – Zanpakutō speaking
"Hello." – Zanpakutō thoughts.
Kon'nichiwa [Translation of Hello]
Both Sirzechs and Grayfia were doing paperwork in the office.
"Ichigo-Kun should be arriving in a little bit," Grayfia said.
"Yes. Hope he didn't hurt Ria-chan too badly." Sirzechs said. Soon they saw a red Garganta open up in the middle of the office. Ichigo casually walked out of it.
"Hey. I just finished testing out Rias's peerage." Ichigo said. "Except for her new pawn, everyone has a basic foundation, but they need help."
"Oh? How so?" Sirzechs asked.
"All of them need more variety in their techniques." Sirzechs nodded his head. "During my match with Rias, all she did was fire her red energy attacks. The attack wasn't that powerful and it consumed much of her energy and power to fire."
"I see…what else did you notice?" Sirzechs pulled out a sheet of paper and began to take notes.
"For Koneko, different fighting styles. During our match, she used a generic fighting style and relied on her increased strength from being a rook." Sirzechs motioned for him to continue. "During my spar with Yuuto, he is a very good swordsman and he can use different kinds of swords but, he lacks the magic capacity to maintain the swords for a long time. He also should see if he could use those swords differently."
"What about Akeno?"
"She suffers from a similar problem as Rias. She has access to a diverse set of spells but all of them aren't that powerful."
"So what can I do to help?" Sirzechs asked.
"I believe I could take care of Issei, Koneko, and Yuuto but, I need someone knowledgeable with your magic style to teach them all magic," Ichigo said.
"I believe that I can teach the peerage different magic that I know of." Said a stranger. The stranger appears male in his late twenties. He had long slits of his eyes, shallow smile, and slightly wavy hair which is a mixture of black and blonde. He was wearing a crimson robe with distinguished design and radiated a creepy aura from his body.
"Ah. MacGregor. I forgot about you. Sorry old friend with your large knowledge you can teach Ria-chan's peerage some other magic they can use." Sirzechs said.
"Ok then. MacGregor-san. Please come by the clubroom after school tomorrow." Ichigo said.
"Sure. I was getting bored here anyway." MacGregor replied. Ichigo ripped open another red Garganta and was about to walk in it before Grayfia called out.
"Kurosaki-sama!" Grayfia called out.
"Yes? Grayfia-san."
"I forgot to give you this," she said and handed Ichigo a white envelope.
"What is this?" Ichigo asked.
"This is the key and address to the house we rented out for your time here," Grayfia said.
"Wait. You rented out a house for me?" Ichigo said. "Why?"
"Do you take us a fool Ichigo-Kun? We know you do not have a house to live in, so we found a house near Kuoh Academy for you. It is also near Hyoudou residents. So, if you need to talk or give him more training then it'll be more convenient." Grayfia said.
"Ok. Thanks." Ichigo said and walked in the red Garganta.
Scene Change: Temporary Home
Ichigo arrived outside of the house. The house looked like a normal two-story terrace house with a light red exterior, a balcony on the second floor, and a brown roof. Ichigo walked in and saw the house. It had the standard living area and kitchen. Ichigo walked upstairs and saw that it had five bedrooms and two bathrooms. Ichigo went back to the kitchen and saw that the kitchen was fully stocked. On the fridge was a note by Grayfia. "Every week, we will restock the food in the fridge and cabinets. If there is anything that you do not want or want, please write it down and place it on the fridge."
"Hey Hōgyoku and Kyōka can you cast some house protection kidōs," Ichigo asked.
"Sure Ichigo-Kun,"Kyōka replied.
"Ok, Ichigo,"Hōgyoku answered. Kyōka and Hōgyoku appeared and began to cast kidō around the house.
"We're done," Kyōka said.
"Ok then. All four of you can come out of my mindscape if you wish." Ichigo said. All four of Ichigo's spirits manifested in the house. "You guys can do whatever you want but, Zangetsu, if you decide to get drunk, do not get too wild or I will use that Kido on you," Ichigo said.
"Which one?"Zangetsu asked.
"Number 69." Ichigo glared.
"NO! NO! Anything but that Kido! I'll be a good hollow zanpakutō!" Zangetsu yelled before running to the kitchen. Yhwach got himself a glass of whiskey and went moon gazing. Kyōka and a hesitant Hōgyoku went to watch some TV. Ichigo decided to go to sleep.
Scene Change: Next Day: Morning
The next day, Ichigo woke up in the rented house Grayfia gave him. Ichigo did his normal morning ritual. Ichigo ate some breakfast and decided to walk around town. He walked by a convenience store and saw a little girl sitting on the curb of the store. Ichigo noticed the shoppers ignoring her presence. When he walked closer, he noticed she had straight long silver hair and blue eyes. She was wearing silver armor, with a purple dress underneath.
"Hello?" Ichigo asked moving towards her. She looked and gave him a confused look. One moment later, she took out a notebook and began to write something down.
" Hello, how are you?" She wrote.
"I am fine. Why are you sitting down here?" Ichigo asked.
"I do not have a place to go to." She wrote.
"I see… Where are you from?" Ichigo asked.
"You would not believe me." She wrote.
"Try me," Ichigo replied smiling.
"My name is Eucliwood Hellscythe I came from the Underworld." She wrote. Ichigo stared at her. Eucliwood expected the worse and tried to curl herself into a ball; expecting him to ridicule her about her name or her home.
"Wait. The underworld that Devils and Fallen Angels inhabit?" Ichigo asked. Hearing this Eucliwood paused and went to scribble in her notebook.
"Wait. You know about the Underworld?" She wrote.
"Yes, I do Eucliwood. My name is Ichigo Kurosaki." Ichigo said introducing himself. "Hey, Eucliwood. Do you want to get something to eat?"
"…No thanks." She wrote back but, then her stomach growled; causing her to blush in embarrassment.
"Looks like that's a yes. Come on." Ichigo said while he picked up the ripped piece of paper Eucliwood wrote on. Ten minutes later, they arrived at Ichigo's house.
"Hey Eucliwood, can I call you Eu?" Ichigo asked.
"Why?" Eucliwood wrote.
"I have a bad habit with names," Ichigo said. "I have a friend. His name is Yasutora Sado and I nicknamed him Chad."
"I see…You can." The newly dubbed Eu wrote.
"What do you want to eat?" Ichigo asked.
"Anything is fine," Eu replied. Ichigo looked into the cupboard and decided to make some rice with sesame chicken. When everything was placed on the table, both Ichigo and Eu sat down.
"Itadakimasu," Ichigo said and started eating. While they were eating, Ichigo heard a tap and a scratching noise. Ichigo looked up and see Eu pointing to the notepad on the table.
"Thank you for the food." Eu wrote.
"No problem," Ichigo said. A few minutes later, both Ichigo and Eu were full.
"Gochisou-sama," Ichigo said and began to get up. Eu quickly tapped the table to gain Ichigo's attention.
"Let me help with the cleanup. It is the least I can do." She wrote.
"No. That is rude as a host to make a guest cleanup." Ichigo said. "Go and relax on the couch," Eu replied with a tap on the table; pointing at the note again. Ichigo sighed; realizing that Eu wouldn't accept his answer.
"Just help bring the plates to the sink. I'll wash them later." Ichigo said. A few minutes later, Ichigo and Eu were sitting in Ichigo's living room with some tea set aside for later. "What do you want to talk about?" Ichigo asked.
"What are you doing here?" Eu wrote.
"Well, I had issues that forced me to leave Karakura Town. On my journey, I ended up finding Sirzechs. From there, he employed me to train his sister and her peerage for a few weeks until the date for the meeting." Ichigo said.
"What kind of meeting?" Eu asked.
"Well, Sirzechs is planning a meeting with the three fractions in Kyoto. The meeting will be at Yasaka's temple. The main people participating in the meeting will be Sirzechs himself and Serafall Leviathan to represent the Devils. Azazel will represent the Fallen Angels. Finally, we have Michael representing the Angels."
"So, young Sirzechs and his friends won their war in the underworld." She wrote.
"Wait. You know Sirzechs?" Ichigo asked.
"Know him... Do I know him...? Of course, I know that little red-haired brat!" She wrote. Ichigo noticed how much deep the words were on the pad; showing her was annoyed.
"I know that the devils had a civil war in the underworld but, how did you not get involved?" Ichigo asked.
"One second, a lot of writing." She wrote. Ichigo gave her a few minutes to write out her story. She ripped some pages and stacked it face down.
"Are you done?" Ichigo asked once he saw her stop moving. She gave him a nod and gave him the stack of papers.
" I was once a part of a unit called the Seventh Abyss. We were created to protect the Underworld from all enemies. The Seventh Abyss was made up of the seven strongest warriors of the Underworld at that time. When the civil war in the underworld started, both Satan's faction and Anti-Satan's faction tried to recruit us many times. However, we said no to both fractions. We did not interfere with the war because we feared our strength. With just one member would instantly turn the tide. Eventually, Seventh Abyss disbanded when the captain was killed." She wrote.
"I see. What do you want to do now?" Ichigo asked.
"I do not know." She replied.
"Eu. Why do you wear armor?" Ichigo asked. Eu signaled Ichigo to give her one moment and began writing multiple pages again. Soon she signaled Ichigo that she was finished and handed him another stack of papers.
"I can change reality." She wrote.
"This reminds me of Orihime and her powers." Ichigo thought as he continued to read the notes.
"However, I cannot control it. My best friend, Naegleria Nebirosu, is a blacksmith and she forged me this armor to control my power."
"Hey Eu, does your power affect everything or does it only affect things that you picked out?" Ichigo questioned. Eu gave him a thoughtful look. Eventually, she wrote a reply back.
"I do not know. She wrote.
"Hey, when we have some time, let's experiment to see if you can control these powers," Ichigo said.
"Why?" she scribed.
"It sounds like you are scared of your powers. Is that correct?" Eu nodded her head. "I was just like you once. I feared a part of my powers due to its origins. Due to this fear, I wasn't strong enough to protect my friends. In the end, I had to gain control of that power to defeat my enemy." Ichigo said.
"I see… but I don't want to hurt you if I say the wrong thing." She replied.
"Do not worry. I trust you." Ichigo assured. "Look at the time," Ichigo said as he looked at the clock, "I need to meet Rias and the gang for their first day of training," Ichigo said as he got up from the couch. "Eu, do you want to come?"
"Me? Why?" She wrote.
"I asked if you wanted to explore this town. As well as to see Sirzechs' sister." Ichigo said.
"Wait. Venelana and Zeoticus had another child!?" She quickly wrote.
"Who is Venelana and Zeoticus?" Ichigo asked as he locks the door.
"They are the parents of your boss." She wrote back.
"Oh," Ichigo said. Ten minutes later, they arrived at Kuoh Academy. Many of the students at Kuoh Academy already left for home. The only ones that remained were the students in clubs or the Student Council. The two walked towards the Occult Research Club when suddenly they heard someone yelling at them.
"Stop. Who are you and what are you doing here?" a girl yelled. Ichigo and Eucliwood stopped and looked at the girl. The young woman with long straight black hair that extended down to her knees with split bangs and heterochronic eyes, with a violet left eye and a light brown right eye. She was wearing the standard Kuoh Academy uniform in addition to blue, semi-rimmed glasses with square lenses.
"Hello. My name is Ichigo and this is Eu. We have an appointment with Rias at the Occult Research Club." Ichigo said.
"I or Shitori-sama were not informed on this matter." She said. "I will personally escort you there." She said.
"Ok. Wait. What is your name?" Ichigo asked.
"My name is Tsubaki Shinra. I am the Vice-President of Kuoh Academy Student Council." Shinra replied.
"Alright then. Can we hurry a little? I do not want to be late for our appointment." Ichigo said and resumed walking. Eu and Shinra followed behind Ichigo. A few minutes later, they arrived at the clubhouse. "Thank you, Shinra for the escort," Ichigo said.
"No problem. Make sure you tell Rias next time to inform the school if she has any non-student guests." Shinra said.
"Ok," Ichigo said as they walked into the clubhouse. They arrived at the main office area with all five members there.
"Hello, Kurosaki-sensei," Rias said. "Who is the girl behind you?"
"Hello. Please call me Eu." Eu wrote.
"Hello, Eu." Everyone said.
"So, Ichigo-sensei how are we going to train?" Rias asked.
"Well, a while back, I obtained a device," Ichigo said as he took out the Trainer. "It allows me to create a pocket dimension we could use to train in," Ichigo explained.
"I see," Rias said.
"Anyways, this is what I noticed during our sparring match yesterday," Ichigo said he pulled out a sheet of paper. "During our spar, both Rias and Akeno used the same spells over and over with little change in power. So, we decided to have someone come here to teach both of you more advance spells and help grow your powers. Yuuto will also join you two because he needs to increase the amount of energy he has." Suddenly a red transport seal appeared to Ichigo's left side. Rias looked at the seal and recognized it as her brother's transport seal. From the seal, MacGregor appeared. "Speak of the devil," Ichigo said. Everyone cringed at Ichigo's pun.
"Sorry that I was slightly late," MacGregor said.
"No problem. I was just telling them about the training plan." Ichigo said.
"Ok then. Please continue." MacGregor said.
"Ok. I will upload both of you with MacGregor into the game dimension. I will have an AI with you to act as a Game Master. With the AI's assistance, MacGregor will be able to manipulate the surrounding dimension to help train you." Ichigo said. He pointed the video game at the group of three and said. "Install." A green beam with zeros and one shot from the video game and hit the group of four. It converted them into zeros and ones and the absorbed it into the video game. "Now then. I will be in charge of your training personally." Issei and Koneko grew slightly nervous. Koneko remembering how easily Ichigo defeated her. While Issei remembered all the damage his comrades suffered. "Let's go," Ichigo said. He gave the video game to Eu and showed her how to Install people in. Once Ichigo got into position, he gave her the signal for her to install them into his dimension. Soon the green beam shot at them and transported them into their separate dimension.
Scene Change: Game Dimension: With MacGregor, Rias, Akeno, and Yuuto.
The four of them appeared in an empty field with a cloudy sky.
"Wow." The three young devils said.
"Wow indeed," MacGregor said.
"Looks like you like it." someone said. They turned around and sees Ichigo. Unlike what Ichigo wore outside, this Ichigo is wearing a dark blue dress shirt and necktie with a French continental dark suit.
"Hello everyone. I am an AI created to help you with your training." The AI spoke.
"Wait. What do we call you if we need you?" Rias asked.
"Just call Gamemaster or GM if needed. "The GM replied. "Now then, in the game dimension, time ratio is 1 minute to 30 minutes. Since Ichigo-sama set the timer for 1 hour outside time, you will train for 30 hours here. I can create anything that is needed for training such as targets, enemies or allies.
"Well let's get started!" MacGregor said. "GM I want you to create two targets for Rias and Akeno. The target will have the durability of a mid-level devil. Once the target is destroyed, the dummies will immediately be regenerated and restore their energies."
"Done," GM said and two dummies appeared, and the GM disappeared.
"Good. Rias, I want you to blow up that dummy over there with your Power of Destruction. Akeno the same thing with the other target with your lightning." The two complied with Macgregor's order. "What I want you to do is to do this drill constantly. But, each time uses a little less energy to fuel that attack than before. Call me over once you can no longer destroy the dummies with one shot. Got it, ladies?" MacGregor said.
"Yes." They answered. MacGregor turned to Yuuto. "Ichigo told me that you need to increase your magic capacity. Is that correct?"
"It is," Yuuto replied.
"How come?"
"Ichigo suggested that my weapons' powers are not strong enough. He also mentioned that I should try and develop range attacks to further diversify my attacks."
"Do you have any ideas?"
"I considered using my swords as projectiles," Yuuto said.
"Show me?" Yuuto nodded as he closed his eyes. He gathered his magic energy and fired a sword in the air. The sword appeared as an ordinary sword. It flew a few feet before it fell to the ground.
"Hm…" A few magic circles appeared around them. "I see…" MacGregor mumbled. Yuuto looked confused. "It appears that your Sword Birth isn't used to creating weapons and firing them in that manner."
"So, I need to practice doing that?" Yuuto asked.
"Correct," MacGregor said. "I need a target with the defense capability of a low ranked devil." A target appeared for Yuuto. "For now, you will be 25 meters (82.2 ft) away from the target. I want you to concentrate to form the sword, shoot it at the target and hopefully hit the target." MacGregor instructed.
"I will try," Yuuto said as he began to concentrate on the task at hand. 10 minutes later, Rias was the first one to call MacGregor over.
"MacGregor-sensei!" Rias said.
"Coming Rias-sama," MacGregor said as he got off his chair. "Now then I am going to call GM to reset your dummy's durability and recover all the energy you used. The next phase is for you to use the absolute minimum energy that you found, to destroy the dummy in one shot. The dummy will immediately regenerate, and you continuously do it until you exhaust your magical reserve. The GM will set a counter to count how many you destroyed and your rate of fire." MacGregor instructed.
"Not being rude MacGregor-Sensei but, why?" Rias asked.
"The reason for this is simple. The first phase allows the user to figure out the minimum amount of energy needed to destroy the target. When we started, you were wasting the extra energy you used in your attack. Now, you slowly can control your energy to use it more efficiently. By constantly doing this, it allows your body to slowly increase magical reserves and increase your speed with using Power of Destruction." MacGregor said. Five minutes later, Akeno finished the first phase and he had to set her up for the second phase.
"MacGregor-sensei," Yuuto called out. MacGregor walked over to see that Yuuto managed to pierce the target with the sword. "Good. Good. Now then, let's do this again at a slightly farther distance." MacGregor suggested. Yuuto walked a few meters away from the target and redid the exercise.
"MacGregor-sensei," Rias said.
"I think we're done," Akeno said. Both girls were on the ground, drained from this exercise.
"Now then ladies, let's look at the numbers. Rias Gremory destroyed a total of 75 dummies in 15 minutes. Rias's rate of fire is 5 dummies in one minute. While Akeno was able to destroy 40 dummies in 10 minutes. Resulting in Akeno having a rate of 4 dummies in 1 minute." MacGregor reported. Rias was smiling a little while Akeno pouted since she scored less. "Now then, Rias I want you to read these books," MacGregor said as he brought out some books. "These will help you with starting to learn offensive and defensive magic. Once you get the theory down, practice on this dummy. If you need any help call me over. Got it?" MacGregor asked.
"Yes, MacGregor-sensei," Rias said and moved to the table with the books.
"While you Akeno, you have the versatility of magic. However, I know you are holding back. I know who your father is, and I have seen his lightning. I know that you can use it, but you stick to just normal lightning. Why?" He asked.
"I do not need his powers," Akeno said coldly.
"Stupid girl. If you used the holy magic in you, you would be stronger." MacGregor said.
"I will be stronger without his power," Akeno said.
"Sigh. I guess I need to get someone else to talk to you about this." MacGregor said. "GM!"
"Yes?" The GM appeared.
"Can you send a message to Kurosaki-san?" MacGregor asked.
"It is possible. What is the message?" The GM asked.
"Tell him. She needs the talk." MacGregor stated.
"Alright then," GM said and disappeared. "Akeno since for that entire phase one, you used your lightning. I want you to use the rest of your magic until Ichigo arrives." MacGregor said angrily at Akeno.
"Ok." She said. As the GM healed her up and get ready for phase one again. An hour later, Ichigo appeared to see Akeno was using ice magic for phase one. She soon finished it when Ichigo reached her. The GM appeared and healed her.
"Hello, Akeno," Ichigo said.
"Hello Sensei. What are you doing here?" Akeno asked.
"I am here to talk to you and your hatred towards your power," Ichigo said. Akeno was about to get angry but Ichigo resumed talking. "Look let me tell you a story. If the story does not change your feelings on the matter, I won't force it upon you." Ichigo said.
"Fine," Akeno said.
"Before I start, you know about Shinigami and Hollows correct?" Ichigo asked,
"Yes. I was told about them." Akeno said.
"Good. This makes my story easier to tell. There was a boy; he was nine walkings home with his mother. That day, it was raining very hard. While walking, he saw a girl standing by the river. When suddenly she fell in. At the moment, the boy ran and tried to save the girl. The mother realized that the girl the boy saw was not real but a trick of a hollow. The boy reached the girl and at that moment, he realized that the girl was a ruse. Soon the culprit revealed himself as a hollow and attacked the child. The mother rushed in and protected the child. The child's mother died and her warm body laid on the child. The hollow disappeared and the child realized his mistake. The child blamed himself for his mother's death.
As time progressed, the child grew into a young man. The young man ended up encountering a hollow and risked his life to gain Shinigami powers. The girl who gave him her powers ended up tried and found guilty for the act. The young man lost that borrowed power and decided to take the risk to gain power once more. This time risking the possibility of becoming a Shinigami or a Hollow. He pulled through with obtaining Shinigami powers. Due to him using that method he gained the thing that he hated. He gained an inner Hollow. The madman who caused one of his friends to be charged for an unjust crime almost got killed, kidnapped another friend and took her to the land of Hollows. He ended up going into the land of Hollows to rescue her. When he arrived there, he ended up meeting a child being chased by two Hollows. The young man soon found out that the girl he saved was, in fact, a hollow. The child hollow found out that the young man was a Shinigami. She feared for her life since Shinigami is a hollow's enemy. Over time, the child hollow trusted the young man. The young man was forced to use his Hollow powers to defeat his enemies.
While in a battle the young man died. When he died, the hollow took over his body. At that moment, his friends saw the hollow manifest. The beast was the antithesis to what their friend was. Their friend was a merciful protector. The beast was a merciless berserker. The beast easily decimated the foe and it attacked his friends. His friends eventually were able to help the young man regain his consciousness and took back control of his body. But, everyone who witnessed the being became scared of the young man. When the young man discovered the fact, he too became scared of his powers.
The young man got into other battles and ended up losing the fights due to that fear. In the end, the young man's friends and family were at risk and to have the power to protect them, he had to accept the hollow instead of shunning it away. The young man made peace with his hollow." Ichigo finished his story. Akeno sat there lost in thought. She could make the obvious connections in the story. His hollow is the equivalent to her Fallen heritage. His story is a warning of what could happen to her… or the peerage.
"Thank you, Ichigo-sensei, for telling me that story," Akeno said.
"No problem my dear." Ichigo said, "Now any last questions before I go back to training with Issei."
"One question Sensei," Akeno said
"Ask away," Ichigo replied.
"Who was that story about?" Akeno asked.
"You are looking at him," Ichigo said and disappeared.
Scene Change: Game Dimension: With Ichigo, Issei and Koneko
The three appeared in an empty field with a cloudy sky.
"All right then. Issei you need a lot of help in general." Ichigo started.
"I know. I know." Issei said.
"Koneko, to learn an actual fighting style and not just relying on the strength boost from the rook piece," Ichigo said to Koneko.
"Ok Ichigo-sensei." She said.
"Issei you are going to be taught by me," Ichigo said. Issei became very worried. "Koneko you are going to be trained by Kyōka."
"Who?" Koneko asked.
"Me," Kyōka said as she manifested herself.
"Do not worry Koneko. She is someone I trust with my life." Ichigo said.
"Ok," Koneko replied. Kyōka grabbed Koneko and shunpō'ed away.
Scene Change: Game Dimension: Kyōka and Koneko
Koneko and Kyōka soon arrived at a clearing in a forest. The clearing was surrounded by trees and flowers.
"Ok, Koneko I know you are a Nekomata so please change into that," Kyōka asked politely.
"No," Koneko said.
"Why?" Kyōka asked. Koneko didn't respond. "Sigh. Koneko I will give you two options. Option one is you tell me right now. Or Option two is going to be something very bad. Which option do you want?" Kyōka said. Koneko gave it some thought and eventually decided on her answer.
"Option one." She said and transformed into her Nekomata form. A pair of white cat ears and a pair of matching white tails appeared, and her eye pupils become more cat-like.
"Good. Now then why did you not want to change?" Kyōka said.
"Because of my sister." She replied.
"Your sister?" Kyoko asked.
"Neesan took care of me after Okāsan and Otōsan died. At one point, we were rescued by a devil. Neesan was reincarnated into one of the members of his peerage. At some point, Neesan lost control of her powers and killed her master. She fled the scene, abandoning me. She was labeled as a Stray Devil and I got the blame for his death. Eventually, Lucifer-sama intervened and I ended up in Rias-sama's care. I am just scared that I will become a monster like Neesan." Koneko finished sharing her story. Kyōka walked over to Koneko and hugged her.
"Dear. Let's get comfortable." Kyōka said.
"Why?" Koneko asked. Kyōka sat and leaned on a tree.
"I want to tell you a story. It might help you get over your fear of your powers." Kyōka said. "Do you want me to tell you?"
"Ok," Koneko said and laid on her lap.
"You know what Hollows and Shinigami are right?" Kyōka asked.
"Yes. When I was younger and Neesan was teaching me Senjutsu she mentioned it." Koneko said. With that, Kyoka told Koneko Ichigo's story to her. When Kyōka finished her story. Koneko was amazed at the young man's story. She realized she wanted to protect Buchou; she needed to accept her powers instead of fearing it.
"Thank you for the story Kyōka-sensei. But I have one question." Koneko said.
"Yes dear," Kyōka replied.
"Who was the young man in the story?" Koneko questioned.
"Who do you think it is? I'll give you a hint, you met him before." Kyōka said.
"Who? I met him before… NO! It can't be "Koneko thought. "It's Ichigo-sensei isn't it?" She replied.
"Ding! Correct! Let's give the girl a prize!" Kyōka yelled. Out of nowhere, a plate of nice fresh Taiyaki appeared in front of Koneko. She was surprised at the sudden appearance of her favorite treat. "Go on. Eat one." she encouraged. Koneko grabbed one and took a bit. It was delicious.
"How?" She asked.
"As a GM, I can tell the game to make anything. That includes food, a house or a cat toy." She teased. "Ok, we used quite a bit of time. Let's go and resume training." Kyōka said.
"Ok. Kyōka-sensei." Koneko replied. The two stood up and walked towards the clearing once more.
"The first thing is going to be your hand to hand fighting techniques." Kyōka started. "Put these on." Kyōka handed Koneko two silver looking bracelets.
"What are these?" Koneko questioned.
"These are special braces that will not allow you to use any of your powers," Kyōka said. Koneko looked surprised at the bracelets. "The reason is that this allows you to learn hand to hand combat without relying on your powers. As you get better, with the techniques, we will decrease how much power the bracelets will bind." Kyōka said.
"Who will be my opponent?" Koneko asked.
"I will teach you the techniques first. After that, you will practice using it with your sparring partner." Kyōka said. Koneko used four hours to get the techniques down correctly. Some techniques were how to properly punch and kick how to fall properly and quickly get back up, come counterattack when fighting stronger foes and learning and using pressure points. After that, she spent another two hours slowly using her Senjutsu with all the new techniques she learned. As of that moment, she can only increase her offensive powers.
"Sensei, I mastered the various techniques you showed me a few Senjutsu techniques I know. Can I now meet my sparring partner?" Koneko asked.
"Sure. She is standing right behind you." Kyōka said.
"Hello." said a girl behind Koneko. Koneko immediately jumped and turned around ready to fight her opponent. Koneko stared at another girl that looked about her age. She appeared to be a young girl with a faint blush on her cheeks who was wearing a white t-shirt and a knee-length, pink skirt with white dots. She had round purple eyes and long, black hair with a purple tint. It was parted down the middle, with two strands of her bangs in the middle of her face, opposing each other. The rest of her hair is shoulder length.
"This is going to be your opponent. Her name is Ururu Tsumugiya. In a way, she is like you. Small for her size, yet packs a lot of power. She is your sparring partner." Kyōka said. The two fighters got into a fighting stance. Their right hand blocked their face while the left hand was ready for quick jabs. "Begin!" Kyōka said. Tsumugiya quickly came with a powerful right punch to the gut. Koneko seeing this dodged to the right. Koneko then used Senjutsu to locate various points where Reiryoku flows in the arm and attacked those points (2).
"AHHHHH!" Ururu screamed. Many of the pathway systems are closely intertwined with many of the body's major organs, debilitating and even fatal damage can be done very easily. Ururu now has her right arm disabled; she vanished above Koneko and tried to strike down with an ax kick to the head. Koneko sensed the attack quickly jumped back; causing the ax kick to hit the ground, kicking up rocks and dust. Koneko closed her eyes as she tried to sense the surroundings for Ururu. She found her behind ready to do a roundhouse. Koneko let the kick come but grabbed the leg. Ururu was surprised by the tactic and Koneko used the roundhouse momentum to spin Ururu before flinging her in the sky.
"END!" Kyōka said. "Winner Koneko." Koneko smiled since she won with her new skills. "Congratulations Koneko for winning. Thank you Ururu for fighting." Kyōka said. Ururu smiled and disappeared into the rainbow sparkles (4). "Now then, rest for a few hours and then we can get into illusions." Kyōka smiled.
"Hai Kyōka-sensei," Koneko said. The two spent a few hours of training.
"Alright then Koneko, you pretty much got all the basics I could teach you. On future training, you need to review fighting styles and learn how to combine them." Kyōka instructed.
"Hai. Kyōka-sensei."
"I have to go report to Ichigo. Before I go, here is a tablet. It allows you to summon anything you want as long as it helps you relax." Kyōka said. "Think all of the yarn balls…" Kyōka teased before disappearing.
"Baka Kyōka-sensei," Koneko said as she looked through the tablet options. Suddenly a bucket of water appeared out of nowhere and fell on Koneko. Koneko was angry but then noticed a note.
"Do not be mean to your sensei. Or I will take away your reward." Kyōka wrote.
Scene Change: Game Dimension: Ichigo and Issei
"Now then Issei. I want to ask you a question. A simple question. Why do you want to be stronger." Ichigo asked. Issei was about to open his mouth when Ichigo continued talking. "It better not something stupid like becoming a Harem King or anything." Issei closed his mouth. "I am going to be reading this book. We will not start training until you figure out why you want to get stronger." Ichigo said. Ichigo took out a book titled, The Art of War by Sun Tzu. Ten minutes passed before Ichigo heard anything from Issei.
"Ichigo-sensei, I think I found an answer," Issei said.
"What is your reason to fight?" Ichigo said.
"I must fight for Buchou since she saved my life," Issei said
"Good, I want you to remember your reason for the first exercise," Ichigo said as he stood up and put a fedora on his head. "The first exercise is to knock this fedora off my head."
"Seems easy," Issei said. Suddenly a fist flew towards Issei's head. Issei dodged the attack.
"While you survive me attacking you," Ichigo said as he got into a fighting stance. "Now then Issei, I recommend you activate your Sacred Gear," Ichigo said. Issei willed for his Sacred Gear to appear and he got into a typical fighting stance he saw in various animes. "Timer online!" Ichigo yelled. Above them, they see a timer set for one hour. "Countdown, 5 seconds start" Once Ichigo finished they both heard a voice around them.
"THIS MATCH IS ABOUT TO START, FIGHTERS READY? 5! 4! 3! 2! 1! FIGHT!" Ichigo charged in with a straight punch. Issei did the only thing he could do. He ran. Issei ran into the forest. He hid behind a tree. Issei was breathing heavily. "Come on out Issei. You won't be able to knock this fedora off my head if you are hiding." Ichigo taunted "Damn. Ichigo-sensei is too strong. I need more power…but how?" Issei thought.
"You can use me." Said a deep voice in his thoughts.
"Who are you? Where are you coming from?" Issei questioned.
"Look down on your left arm." The voice replied. Issei looked down and see his sacred gear.
"You are the one who is talking to me?" Issei thought back.
Yes. My name is Ddraig. I am the spirit that resides in your Sacred Gear, Boosted Gear." Ddraig revealed.
"So, what can you do?" Issei asked as the forest rumbled as one of Ichigo's attacks hit a nearby tree.
"I can temporally boost your attacks," Ddraig said.
"That means I have a chance against Ichigo-sensei," Issei shouted.
"It does. Let's fight your Sensei together!"
"Ya!" Issei said. "Wait. How do I use your power."
"My power at this state can only boost your power every 10 seconds," Ddraig said.
"Alright!" Issei said. "How many boosts can you do right now."
"Unfortunately, due to your weak body, you can safely handle three times," Ddraig said.
"Ok. I hope I can get this right." Issei said. He thought before he looked up from his hiding hole. Issei gasped. When Issei was talking to Ddraig, Ichigo somehow, destroyed the entire forest except for the few trees Issei that tried to hide behind.
"Issei are you done talking with your Sacred Gear?" Ichigo asked. Ichigo ended up getting a chair and resumed reading from his chair.
"Ya!" Issei said.
"Good. I decided to clear the remaining forest to make this a fair and even fight." Ichigo said as he placed the book down and stood up from the chair. He walked towards Issei.
"Looks like I got one shot," Issei said. Issei then charged towards Ichigo.
"Boost!" The sacred gear said. Issei then punched Ichigo right in the face. He expected Ichigo to flinch or anything, but he didn't flinch.
"Is that all the power you can muster," Ichigo asked. Ichigo tightened his fist and punched Issei in the face, sending him crashing into the ground.
"Ow," Issei mumbled.
"Come on Issei," Ichigo said. "Are you giving up already?" Ichigo asked.
"No," Issei said as he tries to get up.
"Good. You're not giving up yet." Ichigo said as Issei got into a fighting stands again.
"Ddraig, any more support you could give me?" Issei asked.
"Everything in life has a price." Ddraig cryptically warned. Before Issei could reply, Ichigo charged in with a right hook at Issei's face, sending him back to the ground.
"Come on Issei. You said that your goal is to protect Rias. How will you protect her if you can't even stop me at based strength." Ichigo said.
"Ddraig. I want it. Give me more power." Issei begged.
"I will grant you a small boost of my power you will feel it tomorrow," Ddraig warned.
"I DO!" Issei shouted. Suddenly a wave of large green energy blasted from the boosted gear. "I have the power to punch God off his feet right now! All right! You're gonna have to go, Ichigo!" Issei then raised his hand.
"Explosion!" Suddenly the Boosted Gear on Issei changed. It grew longer to the size of Issei's elbow with yellow spikes and side blades. Ichigo sent a punch towards him. Issei dodged the attack. He raised his fist and punched Ichigo the face, knocking him off his feet. Suddenly the sacred gear vanished as Issei collapsed, falling unconscious. Ichigo walked over and picked up the fedora. He dusted the hat off. On his face was a small bruise. Ichigo chuckled as he the bruise quickly healed.
"Looks like you got the potential," Ichigo said as he picked up the unconscious devil.
Scene Change: An hour later
Issei opened his eyes. His blurry eyes could see something red.
"Buchou?" Issei asked.
"Oh Issei," Rias said. Suddenly Issei's face was wrapped in something warm and soft.
"Oppai." Issei thought as he recognized this feeling.
"Rias, I think you should let go before he collapsed again, this time from blood loss," Ichigo commented. Rias quickly let go of Issei's head. Issei did begin to have a small nosebleed. "Anyways…" Ichigo said, getting Issei's attention. "I'm pretty sure you're wondering why I put you in that dangerous situation." Ichigo started.
"And I would have shown you my fury if Issei died," Rias commented.
"It's due to your sacred gear," Ichigo said.
"My sacred gear?"
"Issei-Kun, your Sacred Gear is one of the thirteen Longinus. These are weapons that can kill gods. Yours Issei-Kun is a mid-tier Longinus possessed by a dragon named Ddraig. Due to that alone will cause many to want to attack you." Rias said.
"Just like Raynare," Issei mumbled, as he remembered what she said before she attacked him.
"Indeed," Rias said.
"Issei," Ichigo called out. "Even though you appear weak, you managed to draw that much power from your sacred gear. Now I want you to talk with Ddraig a little more and then we can begin basic training to get you physically and magically stronger." Ichigo said.
"Yes, Ichigo-sensei," Issei said. Ichigo turned to Rias.
"You can return to your training," Ichigo said.
"You better not break him." Rais warned before she flew away. Ichigo chuckled.
Notes!
(1) The same fighting style in Neji uses when against Naruto.
(2) SAO played death animation.