Welcome to the ORC
"Hey, Rias?" Rei asked. Rias perked up. "Did you mean your club name to sound like that in abbreviations? Considering the-" Rei didn't finish his sentence as Rias threw her food at him.
When I saw my stomach and neck bleeding like crazy, I thought for sure that this is the end of the road. It's not like Rias will reincarnate me into her peerage. Aside from my basic martial art experience, I'm nothing special. Just a dime of a dozen. She wants stronger than average individuals to help her take on the fire chicken.
"I wasn't that desperate!" Rias shouted. She didn't like to be portrayed like that. It makes it seem like she is a shallow person than what she really is.
The rest of her peerage agreed. Rias did save them in their time of need. Yes, they did need to turn into a devil, but it wasn't a big issue since they did owe their lives to her.
I think my mind is half-awake in the afterlife. Hopefully, I'm good enough for Michael to let me enter heaven. Giving a sigh, I just continue to wait and find eternal pea-...
... Wait a second, do spirits have a mouth to sigh?
Rias signed in relief knowing that she revived him as well. She wonders what piece she used to revive him. The others were also curious as well.
After some debating, I tried shifting my body. Difficult but manageable. 'I'm alive!?'. I instantly got up from a bed, but immediately regretted it as the phantom pain returns to my closed injuries. 'Aaah, wish I have some water to soothe my throat.'
After rubbing the sore spots, I looked around and saw that I was in an average size room, nothing too fancy, a medium-sized table with some drawers below a mirror, a closet, and...
... I looked down and... 'yup, a comfy bed', but going back to sleep wasn't an option. Despite expecting it, I'm still a bit surprised that I'm naked. After much debating, I hesitantly looked to my side and saw something... or someone is definitely sleeping right beside me.
Issei was excited to see Buchou's naked form as he knew what happened, but the rest decided to avert their eyes. They knew that the Devil's healing required… Close contact.
'Why did she revive me? There's no guarantee that she's just this kind. The timing for Rias' arrival at the time of Issei's death in the anime is too coincidental. Besides, there's a chance that this is an alternate version of the world of DxD that Rias is an insufferable bitch. Not to mention, how am I gonna explain myself?'. After some brainstorming, I might as well get this over with. 'If I die again, at least it's not through cowardice or regret!'
My shaking hand reached for the blanket as sweat dropped from my face, finally, I saw who was under the sheet and boy was I surprised.
"Come on! Stop teasing us!" Issei shouted since he wanted to see it badly.
"What the..."
The first thing I noticed is that her hair was NOT crimson, the second thing I noticed was that she was completely butt-naked. 'I really need to think things through more.'
Everybody was surprised that it wasn't Rias who healed this person but continued watching to see who would pop out. They wonder who was bold enough to strip down.
The girl was absolutely gorgeous. I know I haven't watched High-School DxD for a long time, but I'm sure she was never this beautiful in the anime. My eyes were as wide as saucers. Long black silky hair, angelic face. And as my eyes trail down involuntarily, a very voluptuous figure, flawless pale skin, long curvy legs with thick thighs, but my attention was drawn to the biggest breasts I've ever seen. Seriously, supernatural or not, how the hell does a high school girl can have such ridiculously impressive breasts.
Issei had a bit of jealousy, but he knew that this person deserves at least something considering that he tried to save his life. Akeno blushed at the person's compliment. She still wishes to be with Issei, but she is curious about what her counterpart did.
She yawned, got up, and stretched her muscles, which caused her breasts to bounce. Her pretty violet eyes opened and she sent me a sultry look as if my red face was of any indication. "Ara, ara, do you enjoy the show?" Very few things can make my brain shut down and this is one of them. After rebooting, I shook my head and turned to the other side. I don't trust myself to not look at the bountiful beauty.
Issei got excited, but then got punched by Koneko. No, it wasn't out of jealousy that she doesn't have big boobs. Definitely not.
'Focus you idiot, you need a good cover story, otherwise, you'll be sent to Ajuka to have your brain dissected like a frog!' I took a deep breath as I heard her giggle behind me. 'She finds this amusing, at least this will make me less suspicious. Here goes nothing.'
"Uh... umm... who are you? And why were you s-s-sleeping with me" Make her think I don't know the general situation with some stutter to add the effect.
"Ehh, six out of ten…" Sirzechs and Grayfia commented. Since they were the embodiment of sins, they can see that the lie was effective, but it wouldn't fool the older Devils.
"Ufufu, are you saying that you don't remember what we did darling? I'm hurt." To my confusion, my answer was 'huh?'
Everybody also followed suit. They didn't know where Akeno's counterpart was going. She was known for her teasing, but she seemed a little serious. Where was she going with this?
She continues to take the lead and said "Well, I guess I can't blame you. After all, we were drunk. However, there is a problem..." She then leaned towards my left ear, her bare breasts pressing on my back, and whispered "You've inseminated me too much."
…
There was silence.
Then the blush festival happened. Rias blushed red at how her Queen and best friend acted. She never pushed this bad when she wanted to tease someone. Koneko was muttering 'pervert' repeatedly under her breath with her blush. Asia blushed at how Akeno was acting, but then had to turn her attention to Issei wondering if she should try the same. Xenovia didn't blush at that, but rather she was also writing something in her notes. Irina blushed hard, and her wings were flickering. Rosiewessie blushed because she worried that might happen every time she drinks alcohol. Ravel had to calm herself as her flames were metaphorically and literally rising from her face.
The guys weren't much better. Gasper was blushing in his box. Yuuto blushed and lost his composure as he tried to avert elsewhere. Issei already passed out from excessive nose bleeding and red hues on his face.
Akeno was the one blushing the hardest. She knew she was bold, but that made her mind shut down. She didn't think she would go that far.
The ones that didn't blush at all were the adults. They were just calm at that statement since they were adults except for Azazel who was laughing at that and wondering how he should tell Barquiel about this.
Okay, this time I was not acting, "Wh-wh-wh-what do mean!? We had s-sex and I don't remember anything about it!? I-I-I..." Were my memories yesterday just my drunken-induced hallucination, I knew getting thrown into an anime world was too ridiculous to be true.
"Hey, that would be the worst way to wake up," Azazel commented as everybody was calming themselves.
"Let me guess," Rei asked dryly, "It's because you wouldn't remember having sex at all isn't it."
"YUP!"
At least until I remembered something, 'Wait a fucking second, I don't drink.'
"Yeah, that would make sense," Roswiessie said.
"Of course you would say that," Rei commented. Roswiessie looked a bit scandalized by that statement.
My ranting was stopped as I saw her shoulders shaking, using her hand to cover her mouth to stop her from laughing. Annoyance replaced my embarrassment as my right eye twitched like crazy. I got up, pointed at her and yelled.
"Dick move lady! Joking about fucking each other is not funny!"
Akeno blushed at that statement. Maybe she should not go too far in her teasing. Issei is still not recovered from her counterpart. She will still tease, but maybe not joke about getting pregnant.
It seemed that everybody calmed down from what happened prior with the person ranting.
She recovered her composure after a while, but she looks down and her sultry look returned ten-fold. "Ara, ara, but it seems your little friend finds it funny."
Then the blush resurfaced, as the guys averted their eyes. They were not gonna look at another guy's junk.
Stunned for a moment, I followed her gaze and my face turned as red as a tomato. Quickly sitting back down and covered myself as I grumbled to myself, "Can't believe I got played like that. This means war."
"That's gonna go poorly," Rias commented. She knew that her Queen is quite competitive in her teasing. She would know as she tried to do the same earlier in their childhood.
Akeno: 1
Me: 0
Deciding that she had enough fun, she got up and dressed. Meanwhile, I looked for my most probably blood-stained pajamas, but instead, I found what looked like the male Kuoh academy uniform. They even got my size right, how they did that, I do not know. After I finished dressing myself, I heard her asking me "Could you please hook my bra for me?". Rolling my eyes, making sure I don't fall for more of her traps, I went to do so. Once she was done, she turned to me with a gentle smile.
Issei got jealous of this guy from Akeno's teasing, but Akeno was calming him down. He then returns to his dopey face as the other girls stem their anger at her.
"I know you have some questions, but please wait for the others to gather. Then, we'll give you all the answers you need." She must have been surprised that I'm so cooperative as I just nod my head, but she continued nonetheless. "The shower is across this room, and the meeting room is down the hall to your left. Please go there once you've finished." Then she leaves, probably to find her king.
Left alone, my body automatically went to the bathroom and I looked at the mirror. An average boy with black eyes, equally black short spiky hair, warm ivory skin tone, about 175 cm tall. Due to my martial arts practice, I have a toned body, not too fat but not too skinny either. Just average.
They all saw him, and they didn't think too much of his appearance. He wasn't even like pretty boy material either which made Issei not hate him too much for that. The girls thought that he wasn't too bad-looking.
I check for any noticeable injuries on my body but I found none. Ajuka must be ingenious to be able to create something that can revive, heal and reincarnate almost anyone. The phantom pains are mostly gone. Decided to not waste any more time, I finally went to have a nice, warm shower.
"I know that Ajuka can pull off the reincarnation piece well. He had to spend a long time to make sure it went perfectly," Sirzechs said. He thought back to the memory where Ajuka looked dead, but with a bright smile when he was showing his pieces for the Devil's repopulation.
The water falls onto my body as I think back about my earlier conversation with Akeno. She seems nice enough, I don't think she has malicious intent either. Back when she switched from teasing to gentle nature actually helped. Now that I think about it, was her teasing just a way to help ease my nerves. I... can't say that I don't appreciate that. I know it's wishful thinking, but maybe I can actually trust these guys.
After I got my bearings, quite some time has already passed. Didn't know I stayed in the room for so long. Guess I was lost in thought more than I realized. Knocking the door just in case, I heard a soft voice of "come in", went inside and I saw the club meeting room interior is a wood-paneled room with Victorian-style couches and chairs along the walls, the only light source was the candle lamp in the middle of the room. 'Definitely looks like a place for the occult.' One side is set up to be able to be used as a bath, and a large Gremory Family magic circle, I think. 'That must be the circle they use to teleport.'
Rei decided to ask, "Is there a reason for a bath there? It makes you seem to be an exhibitionist." Rias blushed and threw another food item at Rei. He casually tilted his head to dodge the food.
"Don't throw food again, please. It is expensive to clean your mess."
There, sitting behind the largest desk must be the president. Long knee-length crimson hair with an extra pluck sticking out on top, blue eyes with a taint of green, beauty comparable to Akeno's, exuding an aura of pride and nobility with a smile on her face. No doubt about it, that's her alright.
Sirzechs decided to gush at her sister as the others were just embarrassed at his actions. Rias herself tried to sink into the seat.
"Hello, sorry for being sudden, my name is Rias Gremory, student of Kuoh Academy and president of the Occult Research Club or ORC for short." Just as she finished, the fallen-devil hybrid emerged from another room with a tea set and placed it on the table in the middle of the room. "And I'm sure you have already met Himejima Akeno. She is a student of Kuoh Academy as well, and vice-president of the ORC." As I turned towards the black-haired beauty, she gave me kind smile, and I awkwardly smiled back. Rias continued "There are three other members who will arrive shortly, so please have a seat and wait, then I will answer all your questions." She then got up and went to the shower in the room.
"Again are you an exhibitionist-" He then dodged again from Rias. "Seriously, you need to stop that. Anyway, in what way did you need to shower right now, hook in Issei?"
Rias thought about seeing if she can figure out a way to manifest her power to throw at the host. She was getting annoyed by the host.
Feeling awkward with the sound of a super hot girl showering, I just did as she asked. I tried the tea and, to my surprise, it was pretty good. "It's delicious, thank you Himejima-san". Akeno smiled, happy with my compliment. About four minutes passed, and I heard a knock, a petite cute girl with snow-white hair and hazel eyes entered. like Rias and Akeno, she also wore the female Kuoh uniform. She stopped and looked at me with a deadpan expression and gave me a nod, I nodded back. Then, she sat on the couch next to me and ate her sweets. 'How does she not get cavities from eating those every day?'
"I brush my teeth five times a day," Koneko responded. Everybody sweatdropped from that. A few were wondering how she doesn't get fat whatsoever.
Approximately another three minutes later, a handsome guy with short blond hair, blue eyes, and another guy with short brown hair and light brown eyes arrived. It seems everyone is here and it wasn't long before Rias finished her bath. Eyeing Issei with a deadpan expression as he goes on how this place is heaven (I ironically snorted at that).
Many of the Devils chuckled at that joke.
He then saw me and his expression said that his mind clicked on something.
"AAAAAHHHHH, you're from yesterday!" Getting in my personal space, "Did you remember Yuuma-chan from yesterday! Please tell me you remember that I had a girlfriend!"
Everybody had to shut their ears, including Issei, because it was too loud. They all shot out a glare at the host who had earplugs in his ears. He smiled cheekily.
I wasn't sure if I'm impressed by his vitality to recover from yesterday, or concern about his lack of self-preservation instinct. Ultimately, I just decided to throw him a bone. "You mean the pretty girl with you at the park? Yup." Before he could jump in joy, Rias decided to exit her bath with just a towel around her body. I tried to look away but Issei had no such reservations.
Neither did Issei when they saw Rias coming out. Koneko then punched him for his stupidity and perversion. Definitely not because she was jealous of Rias's boobs.
"OOOOOUUHHH, Rias-sempai and her beautiful oppai are as beautiful as ever!" I tuned out the rest until it was time for business. At first, Issei didn't believe what they said and thought it was a joke, but he reconsidered when Rias showed him a photo of himself and Yuuma. She then explained the fallen's purpose of killing Issei, until I decided to cut in.
"Excuse me," All eyes turned to me but I ignored them, time to get some information, "how did you get this photo?" I asked with a confused look on my face for effect. However, her answer wasn't what I expected.
"This was taken when we detected a foreign supernatural presence near Kuoh Academy". She then showed me a folder with more photos of Yuuma with other people, mostly male students. "These were taken several weeks ago when she infiltrated another school. We try to compile every bit of information we can about our enemies just in case we need to fight. However, nothing strange occurred whenever she was seen in public, so we just maintain observation and try to learn more about what her purpose is. Unfortunately, we were too late to stop her".
Rias and her peerage nodded her head. It was a similar situation where they couldn't do anything since Raynare was being elusive. Then Rei decided to comment on something.
"You know, the easier solutions would be to make contact with Issei earlier," Rei said.
"Well, we didn't know if interacting with Issei would make it better. Raynare could also act a bit more impulsive with her actions." Rias said. She knew it would have been better, but because of politics and the ceasefire, she couldn't do much.
My eyes widen. Of course, in the anime, Amano Yuuma wore a different uniform from Kuoh Academy's. She must have never tried to get Kuoh's uniform because she might get in Rias' and Sona's radar more than necessary. The flyer wasn't for keeping an eye on Issei, it was for keeping an eye on Yuuma! These photos must be something akin to a bingo book in the Naruto world to stay updated!
"What's Naruto?" Rias asked as her otaku senses were ringing.
"Just a world filled with ninjas, humans with chakra, and plenty of awesome Jutsu," Rei said offhandedly. Everybody had their eyes widened. They wanted to ask, but Rei had his hands up. "Don't worry about it. You will see what shows up when he is making spells." Rias and her peerage perked up.
Rias' eyes narrowed in suspicion, "You seem to be awfully calm about this." She thinks I'm a possible enemy. Shit. Okay, stay cool and do as you planned.
Rias and her peerage were confused at that. What plan would he have made to fool them? They can admit that they were slightly naive, but they weren't idiots. Maybe except for Issei.
Here goes nothing, "Actually, I already know a little bit about the supernatural world." This caused everyone to be surprised. "I've heard rumors about angels and devils when I got here, but I've never seen one before until yesterday." I shrugged my shoulders to give a nonchalant attitude.
"That's not a good excuse. What would happen if we needed to know where you got your clearance?" Rias asked. Sure some people know about the supernatural, but they would then need to report to her.
But Rias' wasn't satisfied yet, "What do you mean 'when you got here?'"
Alright, luck don't fail me now. I grabbed my head with one hand, "I-I woke up in a middle of a park, but I tr-tried to remember how I got here or why I got here, my head starts to hurt." If they weren't surprised before, they're definitely surprised now. "I can b-barely remember my name, but the harder I try to remember something else, the more my head starts to hurt. The only other things I could remember are math, science, and other information that isn't involved in my personal life."
They then saw how he could lie about having amnesia. It hurts that he didn't tell the truth, but they could understand that they wouldn't believe him from the start.
The best way to lie is to throw in some half-truths. I did wake up in a park and tried to find out more information, but I didn't lose any memories prior to that. I even tried to calm my heartbeat just in case Koneko could tell I'm lying. Rias locked eyes with mine for several more moments but finally dropped it for now, though for some reason she had a sad look for a second before it vanished. "In that case, what else do you know about us devils?".
"I'm surprised we got fooled by that," Rias said.
"I'm not."
Food was then thrown in a relative direction toward the host.
Safe! "Well, I heard something about taking human souls and eating children." With that, Issei started shivering in fear and looked ready to run to the exit. Everyone else, on the other hand, had an amused expression.
"We need to fix the perception of Devils at some point," Sirzechs said. Grayfia agreed by responding to it with a nod.
Issei blushed about how gullible he was.
With a chuckle, Rias explained, "No, we do not do those anymore. Now we merely satisfy a human's wishes and in exchange, we received a reward of equal value like money". The exclamation managed to calm Issei before he continues to half paying attention, and half ogling the girls.
Koneko then punched Issei again in the guts.
"Why?" Issei asked weakly. "I wasn't even doing it…"
"Your counterpart did it, so you have to take his punishment," Koneko responded. Asia then went to Issei to heal him.
"And we are not some hideous monsters in disguise either if that is what you are thinking. Devil physiology is almost the same as humans' except for one small detail." Rias exclaimed with a slight smirk and sprouted her wings. Everyone except Issei and I followed. The pervert managed to barely comprehend in time for him to feel something from his back and freaked out. After that, Rias' cheery expression returned.
'Hold on, she didn't think I was an enemy. She just wants to have her theatrics!' The thought left a deadpan on my face, but something else invaded my mind.
"Buchou does tend to act like a chuunibyou and acts like that," Akeno said. Rias was shocked by the accusation, but when she turned to her peerage, they were all nodding their heads. Even Asia did it. Rias's pride was shot that day.
Curiously, I tried to do the same. There is definitely something extra on me. Just below the shoulder blades. I tried imagining two extra arms appearing from my back. And behold, two anatomical bat-like wings emerged from my back. Black as night, probably to stay undetected at night time, with a wingspan of roughly 1.5 meters. I tried touching them and they feel leathery. There's some kind of thin layer of protective oil on the surface, and the shape has a slight depression to make the wings as aerodynamic as possible. I feel ecstatic and can't wait to practice flying. And speaking of flying.
Issei's trying to test out his wings and manage to rise above the ground. "Holy shit, this is totally badass. If Matsuda and Motohama can see this, they'll-". Before he could finish, he flew too high and hit his head on the ceiling, lost consciousness, and dropped onto the floor like a rag doll. Huh, I don't remember that happening in canon.
Everybody was chuckling at Issei with that. Issei blushed at that. He was thankful that he didn't do that at their first interaction.
All was silent until Koneko muttered "Idiot". Everyone else was at a loss and Rias looks a bit annoyed with her theatrics suddenly needed to be put on hold. "Ufufu Buchou, should I help our little kohai wake up?"
I'm no mind reader, but even I can tell what the sadist's plan is. With haste, "Actually, let me try something." Even if they can hear what I'm about to say with their devil's enhanced hearing, I quickly leaned into the pervert's left ear, cupped my mouth with one hand, and whispered "Psst Issei, free oppai to your right." The result was instantaneous.
"Hey, maybe that should be your wake-up call Issei. Just ask Rias or Asia," Rei said. Both Issei and Asia blushed at that. Rias and the others had thoughtful faces, wondering if they should do that.
Issei bolted right up and frantically searched for his free breasts with a perverted look and drool on his mouth, "Where, where? Oppai here I come!" Only to look sad and dejected.
Issei blushed at that as the others laughed.
"You have a one-track mind," Rei commented dryly. "Get a new hobby." Issei slumped at that.
The room was descended into an awkward silence once again. And so I coughed into my fist to break the silence "To be honest, I wasn't sure that would actually work."
Akeno looked like she wanted to continue teasing but saw a look from her best friend that the red-head was about to have a headache. "If there are no more interruptions, may I continue?"
It wasn't a question, but more like a request to finish what she started. Rias then finished explaining about the devil's history, the existence of evil pieces and Sacred Gears, the advantages of being a devil, high-class devils having harems, and finally to activating Issei's Sacred Gear. Although the last part took a while since he was more focused on the president's body.
"Dragon Wave!" Finally, with a bright flash of green, the boosted gear makes its appearance, or at least its base form did.
"Guess I still have you, Ddraig," Issei said.
"And my hope is gone, right now," Ddraig said.
"WHAT!? Do you really not like me!?" Issei shouted.
"No no no, it's just that I have hope that I don't get stuck with that title in this alternate reality," Ddraig said somberly.
Issei sweatdropped, but he did not think the nickname would be so bad to where even Ddraig gets a reference to that.
"Just to let you know, that Breast Emperor title has spread farther than you imagined," Rei said cheekily. Ddraig then proceeded to cry really hard, and Issei was awkward since he was the progenitor of that title.
"Interesting, you possess the Twice Critical which allows doubling your abilities for a limited amount of time". Rias explained to Issei more about his Sacred Gear with an unsure tone. Can't say that I blame her, there's no way a simple Twice Critical would take up all eight of her pawns.
Everyone including me got a good look at Issei's Sacred Gear. Unlike Kiba's sword birth, Issei's has a physical form and what's more, the draconic appearance just makes it more appealing.
Rias then faced my way, "Come to think of it, all of us here still do not know your name"
Everybody except Rei blinked at that. They actually didn't know the name that intervened in their lives. They decided to pay attention to this person who changed their future.
Oh yeah, I know their names but haven't properly introduced myself yet. Scratching my head with a sheepish smile, "Uh, my name's... Tan Han Wei". Everyone gave me a pity look, weird. It's not my real name but it doesn't sound that strange either does it?
Rias and her peerage looked a bit disappointed. They didn't know his real name, but at least they got something. Though they were curious why he chose that name.
Kiba walked up to me with a small smile, "It's okay, we can wait for you to recover your memories."
The gears in my head turned, and I finally figured out what he meant. "Wait, wait, that is my name. I'm Chinese... I think."
"Ah, that makes sense," Yuuto commented. "Though I don't really see the connection." Nobody argued that point. He doesn't look similar to a Chinese person.
I managed to surprise them once again, even if it was unintentional. My hair and eye color must have gave them a Japanese impression. My face is eastern but not exactly Japanese. They must all thought it's more plausible for me to be from Japan instead of a foreigner.
"Well, it seems your situation is more complicated than I originally thought. Do you remember anything else that might give a hint?" Rias stares at me with concern and interest as she tries to figure more about me. I shook my head, not risking any more information that I might be from another dimension. Giving a sigh, "Do you want to have a nickname. Maybe it'll help introduce you to Japan better."
"Well, that is one of your better names that you have given," Rei said. Rias shot the host with a glare, but Rei retorted back. "Koneko for Shirone and Yuuto Kiba for Isaiah. One means cat and the other means Horse Rider. Really on point." Rias shook her head a bit sheepishly when Rei gave her a dry look.
I nodded my head understandingly, some of my friends think my real name is quite unique, even by their standards. "Sure. Hmmm... Daisuke sounds nice, at least it's easier than my Chinese name."
Smiling, she then said something that made my brain shut down the second time today, "Now Daisuke, it is your turn to bring out your Sacred Gear."
Azazel perked up. His interest in Sacred Gear was tingling as he was interested in how an outsider got his hands on a Sacred Gear. Rias and the others also perked up to see what their counterpart's companion got.
A genuine astonished look crossed my face after a reboot, "Wait, I have one too?" There's no way. She must be mistaken about something. A victorious grin appeared as she thinks she finally made me into a state of disbelief.
"Yes. While I do know Issei has a Sacred Gear due to Yuuma confirming it. However, when I tried to revive you, you took up more demonic energy than expected. Too much for a normal human, that means you have a special power as well. I tried to think what it could be, but the most plausible answer is-"
"A Sacred Gear." I connected the dots and finished her sentence.
"I wonder what piece I gave to Daisuke," Rias wondered. If it was higher than a usual person, the most likely piece would be a Knight or a Rook piece.
Feeling doubtful, but I might as well give it a shot. With the same instructions as she gave to Issei, I tried to think what's the most powerful thing to me. To me, power doesn't just mean strong physical abilities, but also a strong heart, mind, and soul. Someone who never gives up and always tries again. I closed my eyes and the first image that popped into my mind was a certain scowling teenager.
And so, I clasped my hands around something and raise them behind my head. Calm and focused. Brought my hands down as I yelled "Getsuga Tenshou!"
"Getsuga Tenshou? Is that from a famous manga or anime?" Rias asked, considering her otaku side.
"Yup," Rei answered. "It's considered as one of the Big Three universally with Naruto coincidently." The others were surprised and wanted to ask more, but Rei interrupted them. "No, I won't say anything that will involve spoilers. Just know that the power level from the Big Three is quite high."
This time, twin red and blue lights emerged not unlike Issei's. I opened my eyes and saw twin black and white gloves. My left palm is white with a yin symbol in the center with a black X at the back of my hand. Whereas my right is the opposite: black palm, yang symbol in the center with a white X at the back.
"Huh, never seen that one before," Azazel commented. He didn't recognize anything from what it looked like.
"You would be surprised at how many Sacred gears are unique toward each universe," Rei said. The others wonder what were the abilities of this one.
My mind whirled into a million thoughts. 'Sacred Gear? I have a Sacred Gear!? That's impossible! I'm not even from this world. How the hell can God - ouch! - or Michael, or whoever the fuck give me a Sacred Gear! Why would the guy even give me one in the first place? Does this mean I'm still in my own world?' However, I need to push my thoughts and headache from thinking His name away as Rias inspects them up close.
I heard a hum and she had a happy smile as if her birthday came early. "This is an upper-tier high-level Sacred Gear. Nothing much compared to a Longinus, but still powerful in its own rights. It multiplies the wielder's strength, speed, or both to an unknown extent. Some devil researchers theorized that it can give an innate boost if the wielder has trained hard enough, but it has not been proven. The downside is unlike Issei's Twice Critical, the wielder will feel much more strained to draw out more of its power. It is called Double Burst."
"Huh, it sounds really similar to yours Ddraig," Issei said. "Are there any others that seem similar to yours?"
"None that I can recall other than the Twice Critical," Ddraig said. "The only reason the Twice Critical is similar is because they are more dragon based, but this 'Double Burst' doesn't seem like that at all."
Azazel was looking at the Sacred Gear with a critical eye. He doesn't recall any Sacred Gear called the Double Burst nor were there any that seemed similar to it. "Hey Sirzechs, ever heard of this 'Double Burst'?"
"I don't think so," Sirzechs shook his head. He would have known about something that was quite famous.
That's... actually pretty useful, depending on how it's used, it can get me out of most situations. Plus, the effects sound like Goku's kaioken! "Is there anything else noteworthy about the Double Burst?" With a massive grin on my face, I can't help but feel like a kid on a sugar rush.
"Wait, Goku?" Issei said. "Is there a universal version of Dra-M Ball!?" Issei may be a pervert, but the second thing that he loves is Dra-m Ball. The others in Rias peerage were surprised that he was excited about something that didn't involve boobs or girls.
Rei sighed. "Yes, but I can't really tell you much about it. I will tell you about it later."
Issei looked disappointed, but Rei did say he will tell him about it later.
"No, there's not much else to it. However, you must be careful with your Sacred Gear, because many past users went insane with power and destroyed their bodies due to using more than they could handle."
... Well, that was not morbid at all.
"Man, the similarities between the Double Burst and the Boosted Gear are really being laid out," Azazel said.
Rias and the others wondered if Daisuke would have made a difference toward saving Asia or saving Rias from Riser.
All in all, I probably should have seen that coming, every power has a risk, so I decided to deactivate and test out my gear later.
Rias then had a serious look and a kind smile on her face, "Well, Issei, Daisuke. I have reincarnated you both into devil servants. I swear on the name of the Gremory Household, I will treat you with kindness and grant your desires. In return, you will give me your utmost loyalty and see me as your master. Do you accept?"
Issei was reluctant at first, being turned from human to devil wasn't something that happens to you every day, but resolutely accepts. However, being a servant was something I don't like, which is why I needed one last confirmation.
"I don't care what your household is. If I'm going to be serving you from now on, I want to know what you personally think. I want to know the real Rias, not the Gremory of a noble family, but the Rias standing right in front of me. Do you, Rias swear that you truly treat your servants with kindness." The atmosphere in the room changed: Akeno was for once not smiling, Kiba was looking at me with a glint of something, Koneko stopped eating and gave me her full attention, and Issei was staring at me with his mouth slightly opened.
Rias and her peerage were shocked by the brazeness from Daisuke. Sirzechs and Grayfia had their eyebrows raised because it caused a slight dejavu to them. Rias and the others looked toward Rei for some confirmation, but Rei just gave them a cheeky smile.
Rias had her eyes widen and stared at me for a moment until she smiled, "I, Rias, swear on my own name that I will treat you kindly and grant your desires. Do you accept me as your master, Daisuke?" I looked straight into her face to find any deception, but there was none. I reciprocated her smile and answered,
"Yes, Buchou."
Rias was glad that Daisuke accepted her invitation and didn't cause any drama for them.
Feeling quite joyful with her two new servants, Rias asked us, "Do you both have any other questions?" Issei didn't have any, but I raised my hand. "Yes, Daisuke?"
"I have three actually." Hand raised and index finger pointed out, "Why was Himejima-san sleeping with me completely naked last night?" Rias just smoothly answered, "We devils have a healing technique that requires direct skin contact to achieve maximum results by transferring demonic energy. Any fabric will interrupt the flow of energy and decreased its efficiency." At that point, Issei had a goofy look, probably remembering his healing session with Rias.
"Don't you guys have any other healing methods? I can't imagine that a male King would heal another male Piece that they owned?" Rei asked out of curiosity.
Sirzechs and the other devils looked away, giving the answer to Rei who deadpanned. "You're kidding me? Well, I guess that means that all devils are perverted in one way or another." Most of the Devils glared back toward the host, but couldn't exactly retort back at the truth. It was the most efficient way to heal, and the others methods were either too costly or takes too long.
Makes sense. Raising my middle finger and used both fingers to point at one side, "Why the hell is there a showering room in here, instead of in the bathroom?" This time, she gave a wry grin, "When we renovated this building, one of the workers made a blunder and constructed it in here." My face fell as flat as a board at that one. Raising the third finger.
"Is that an excuse, or is that the truth?" Rei asked Rias as he was staring at her with a critical eye.
"Well, I did request for a bathroom to be nearby, but not inside the office," Rias stated truthfully. She really wanted a bathroom nearby, but the workers misunderstood to put in in the office for some reason. Sirzechs and Grayfia were not happy about the service they were given.
*growl*
"Can I please get something to eat?". After the whole ordeal, I finally remembered that I haven't eaten anything since I got to this world. Can't believe that I even lasted this long.
Rias and Akeno giggled at that, Kiba and Issei tried to hide their chuckles, heck I think I even saw Koneko's lips curved upwards a little. "You do not have any money right. I'll give you some to go buy whatever you need." She then faced the other newbie, "Issei, would you mind giving Daisuke a tour around Kuoh, since you two are already familiar with each other."
The pervert stammered out "S-sure thing, Buchou."
"Then without further ado, Issei, Daisuke. Welcome to the Occult Research Club, my adorable servants."
Soon after that, Issei and I walked at a normal pace, but there was just one little detail that I forgot...
"Hot damn, literally. I know Gremory-san said that newly reincarnated devils will feel weaker under the sun at first, but this is just ridiculous. It feels like I'm walking through a desert" I complained as I walk, and judging by the look on Issei's face, he's not faring much better.
"Yeah, being in the sun for the first few days sucked," Issei commented. "Asia and Xenovia, how did you guys handle it?"
"Actually, it wasn't that bad for me," Asia stated. "Adn Xenovia was stuck in bed for a few days. That's why she didn't reveal herself til later because of the sun." Xenovia was nodding her head as that was what happened to her.
"I get what you mean. I already felt pretty weak walking to school with Buchou this morning, but now I feel even worse."
Looking at the sun never made my eyes hurt this much before. Makes me feel like it's out to get me for some reason. Don't know whether devil physiology has fewer melanin skin pigments to resist UV rays, less resistant to heat, the light rays themselves have a trace amount of holy properties, or Amaterasu herself just wants to toy newly reincarnated devils. Feeling the perspiration from my head, getting used to this is gonna take a while.
"Huh, never thought about it in that regard," Sirzechs did wonder if Amaterasu was messing with them. The Shinto relations were shaky ever since the Nekoshou incident.
Desperately trying to get rid of the heat out of my mind, I tried to think of something, 'So far, Issei seems like the same as I remembered in canon. Maybe talking to the protagonist would help.'
"So, what's it like in Kuoh Academy?"
The sudden change of topic made Issei say, "Huh?"
"What's it like there? Gremory-san said she'll enroll me as a second year, so I want to hear what you think" I tried holding the conversation.
"Oh, well the place is actually pretty big but that's just mostly because the academy is split into primary division, high school division, and college division. But the best part is it used to be an all-girls school until recently, that's why it is filled with many oppai." And thus, his face starts to show a bit of perversion. "You should join me sometime, I'll introduce you to Motohama and Matsuda, and we can all go peeping on the girls' Kendo Club members."
"Again, you need a new hobby, Issei," Rei stated. Issei was shaking his head sheepishly. "Thankfully, you won't do that later," Rei muttered to where no one can hear him.
With a strained smile, "Thanks but, I think I'll take a pass on the last part. I'm pretty sure peeping is against the rules." Instead of getting upset, Issei just went all out.
"Eeeehhh!? How can you not want to peep!? They have oppai! They are the hopes and dreams of us adolescent boys, they are-" Issei continued to ramble on about breasts and got ourselves some disapproving stares from the general public.
"Mommy, what is that boy saying?" a little girl asked but her mother just told her to not look at us and quickly left. Right now, I should probably get him to shut up. As I looked at his face.
"You have no shame," Koneko stated, but with not that much bite to it. Issei slumped back.
"-big, small, curvy, bouncy, all breasts are guidance to happiness, to-" He looks genuinely happy and is either ignorant to the world or just staying true to himself despite what others think.
I'll shut him up later.
Koneko and Asia perked up when Issei judged small to be equal. They wondered if they would have a chance toward Issei.
"Whoa, whoa, back up, Gon Soku and Mikkolo are enemies but teamed up to save a kid. I thought you said Mikkolo was a villain and wanted to take over the world. So, why would he do something good like saving Soku's son?". I questioned as I slurped my miso ramen, damn this is actually pretty good. No wonder Naruto loves this stuff, either that or the fact that I haven't eaten anything in days just makes anything I taste delicious. Or it could be both.
"I wonder how we got into a discussion toward the Dra-M Ball in a ramen stand," Issei wondered out loud.
The nearest eatery to us was a store called 'Ojiro's Ramen'. Good thing they have English writings under the Japanese title, but this was just the store name. I needed Issei's help to read the menu and order our ramen. Sometime after, I finally managed to get Issei to stop talking about breasts. Turns out, he's a pretty avid fan of this world's anime called 'Dra-M Ball'. I called bullshit at first, but after hearing a bit of the story, it actually bears a striking resemblance to my world's 'Dragon Ball Z' if you ignore the name changes.
After Issei took a bite of his beef ramen, "That's because Kaditz was too strong for the green bastard to beat alone and got in his way of world domination. So, he offered an alliance with Soku to beat him together". With the airing of lots of other new anime as well as the 'Super' series, I've actually forgotten a lot of the 'Z' series. Apparently, the 'Z' series in this world is finished but has no sequels like mine. Thus, I'm eating ramen while trying to remember bit by bit of the anime as Issei continues to tell the story. Due to me not eating for a long time, I also ordered two more bowls, which are prawn and beef ramen. Got to remember this place so I can try out the rest of the flavors.
"Wait, Super?" Issei asked with his eyes glowing. Rias and the others were curious as well. Not only for the plot, but something that wasn't boobs that was taking Issei's interest.
"Dragon Ball Super involves a lot of bull shit plotlines that makes your series seem really simple. Trust me," Rei stated. Goku got involved with so much crap like the Gods of Destruction, multiple universes, much more powerful wishing granting balls, and a multiversal tournament.
Issei really wanted to know, but Rei wouldn't budge which made Issei looked like a kicked puppy. "If you really want to know, I will see if I can play it for you guys." Rei said.
Issei pumped his fists with the others really curious about it.
After having our fill, Issei showed me what Kuoh Town has to offer; arcade, karaoke, library, theater, and other places. I almost got lost while going from place to place. Issei even tried to get me to buy a hentai anime, but I ran out of the adult section before he succeeded. For some reason, Issei seems to be adamant in 'showing me the oppai wonder'. His words, not mine. We finished the day by going to the supermarket to buy myself some necessities like a toothbrush, towel, clothes and such. Today was actually fun, and judging by the grin on his face, I'd say Issei agreed.
After that, we somehow ended up going through the same park as yesterday. I surveyed the area and found not even a hint of bloodstains. 'They must have used magic to clean the place up.' I saw Issei having a disturbed look on his face, lightly punched his shoulder, and said, "Hey, we got our gears now, and the ORC has our back. Next time we see her, she'll be running away with a broken ego."
My seemingly confident exclamation didn't seem to convince Issei, however, "I know, it's just..."
Change of tactics, it is time to pull an Akeno. Giving him a teasing smirk, "Well, well, well, don't tell me that the future Harem King is actually afraid of some big oppai with wings." That seemed to do the trick.
"Ara ara, it's quite cute that he thinks he can imitate me," Akeno said.
"What!? No way! I will embrace all oppai, not one to be spared. I will experience their softness, their jiggles, their-" Issei stopped after he realized that he almost went off on a tangent.
"Then you got nothing to worry about. Come on, let's head back before it gets too dark." I chuckled and continued to walk. Issei looks a bit less stressed now as we walk in silence. Feeling the cool breeze hitting my face, I think I'm starting to know my way around now.
It was until we're about to part ways, I heard Issei calling out to me with a hopeful expression, "Do you think... do you think I can be the Harem King?"
Raising an eyebrow in confusion, why ask that now after all this time? "If you were still human, I'd say it's nearly impossible since it's against the rules." Cue Issei's slump down. "But," he suddenly got back up in less than a second, "now that you're a devil, I think so. After all, Gremory-san did say many high-class devils have formed harems. With your drive and love for oppai, just keep working hard enough and you'll be living your dream in no time."
Despite going against some of my morals, I genuinely think Issei is chivalrous and kind enough to make a lot of supernatural girls of different species fall for him. He deserves to have his dreams fulfilled. Just watching season 1 was enough for me to know that he has earned that right, with him from risking his life for a supposed enemy without expecting anything in return to sacrificing his left arm to save a girl from a loveless marriage.
"Heh heh, he really is a cool dude," Issei said. "I hope I can actually meet him."
Rei had a thought, but he decided to shelve that idea since that would make the creator kinda unhappy for trying to introduce Daisuke to another Issei pretty early.
Issei then brighten up and did a fist pump, "Yes! Someone who believes in me!"
With a goodbye, we went back to our respective homes, or temporary home in my case. Rias offered to let me stay in the old school building until she can find a permanent residence for me to stay. By the time I got there, everyone else was already gone. Eating and showering later, I find myself wearing my new set of pajamas, laying down on the bed while thinking back on what just happened to me for the past two days.
'I always wondered what it's like to live in an anime world, but never thought it would actually happen. This world of DxD looks very similar to the one in canon, with what little I remember, I need to start making notes on what's about to happen next.' My thoughts turned to my fight with Raynare, 'I'll need all the training I can get, my new devil body should make things easier. Asia should make her appearance in a few days, which means that the showdown at the church won't be for long.'
Looking at my hands above me, 'Come to think about it, my fight with Raynare was a bit strange. I thought she was just taken by surprise but the innate boost theory might be more credible than Rias realized.'
I got up, activated Double Burst, and gave it a good long look, 'I still don't know how or why I got this. Was it by accident or did whoever spirited me to this world gave it to me for some purpose?' Getting a headache from thinking too much, shutting down my gear, and slumped back into the bed, 'Too many possibilities, not enough answers.' Giving a sigh, 'I'll need to ask Rias and see if there's anything in the underworld archive.'
My first day of interacting with the ORC wasn't as bad as I thought. From what I could gather, they're actually pretty nice. Rias' explanation was sound enough for me to believe that she didn't mean to let Issei die just to reincarnate him into her servant against his will. 'Or at least, she didn't plan for it to happen. Maybe there will be one day where I can tell them my true origins, but right now I need to continue observing them for any hidden intentions.' Frowning at that thought, 'Though I'll be a hypocrite if I say that I'm not doing something similar.'
Rias frowned at that suspicion. "How many versions of me actually had that intent?" Rias asked the host. The others also paid attention believing that Rias isn't that bad.
Rei frowned and wondered how to answer that. A lot of them had that intent, but made it up with their Issei. Unfortunately there were also many who wouldn't have given a hesitation and only regretted it when it backfired to them hard. Rei decided to give the safe answer.
"Well, there are infinite possibilities. There will always be some bad versions of you. Try not to think too hard about it, kiddo." Rias and the others were satisfied, but Sirzechs, Grayfia, and Azazel knew that the host wasn't giving out the whole answer, but they would rather not stress the kids about it.
Letting out another sigh, 'Wonder what's my family is doing right now? Knowing them, dad would immediately report to the police, mom would have a panic attack thinking that I'm in the worst-case scenario, sis would try to calm them both down, and bro would just appear calm but I know internally, he's really worried. Are my friends aware of the situation? Hope not, making them feel depressed won't get me back.'
I turned to the edge of the bed. Just thinking about them makes my heart ache. They probably miss me just as much as I miss them. Slowly, the room is filled with the sound of sobs. Hot tears and snot flowing out of my eyes and nose. I've been bottling up my feelings ever since I got to this world, but right now I just want to let it all out. 'I promise, I'll get back home.'
With that, I cried myself to sleep.
Many of the people there knew that losing your family was really hard.
Yuuto thought back about his time in the Institution and his fellow brothers and sisters.
Koneko thought about her sister and the good times they had.
Akeno thought back about her mother who she loved.
Gasper thought about his best friend trapped in Romania.
The others couldn't really understand this pain, but they understood their other peerage members and how they helped them.
"Guess not even he could stay strong forever," Sirzechs knew that missing your family would make many strong people falter. That's why he always tries to pamper his sister because he is afraid to lose her or vice versa.
"Don't worry about him. He will overcome this," Rei said. "I can't really say how since that would be spoilers, but because of his love, it will give him new heights." The others were curious, but they silent.
So for the people wondering how often I upload, it depends on a lot of factors.
I have a lot of stories I'm working on, as well as my personal life. The reason I pulled this one quickly was because I was already working on it as well preparing a bunch of chapters and what section to write on it.
I also can be brain dead, so I have some context missing or lacking, I'm sorry about that. I am kinda just like that.
Anyways, I hope you enjoy this one. If you want me to add another character, I will try, but I kinda have plans for certain characters to come and go at times.
