My Repeating Disclaimer:
Toaru Majutsu no Index is owned by Kazuma Kamachi
Highschool DxD is owned by Ichiei Ishibumi
Please note my knowledge of both series is limited to anime, wiki, and fanfiction of both series. If you have tips, please inform me. BTW just a reminder, this story takes place after the Gremlin Incident, and right now, just before the start of the series.
Now onto the comment acknowledgements
Plant: Thank you for your support, it is greatly appreciated. As for Touma's combat abilities, I think many people are looking at this the wrong way. The issue isn't whether or not Touma can keep up with them (which he can mind you, as he can react to lightning and railguns from pointblank range by Toaru's own admission) but how is he going to fight them when they can fucking FLY?! I'm surprised no one asked that, as not all devils are like Koneko or Kiba. As for longer chapters, well for my second chapter of "Zero's Remnant" I literally almost burned myself out making the damn thing, so I'm trying to shorten them to keep myself from going mad (this chapter might be an exception rather than the rule).
Redith: Thank you for the reminder, I needed that. I completely forgot that one of the reasons I hate DxD is that the Devils (even the likable ones) don't empathize with those that they aren't connected to all that much. Most people seem to forget or ignore that most or Rias' Peerage was recruited under the threat of death. If given a way out of dying, why wouldn't they? As for Touma allying with the Devils, who said anything about him doing that? I made it pretty clear that Touma is willing to FIGHT to stay neutral in this three-way cold war, it's just that the Devils have the most opportunities to try. Still, thank you for the reminder, and enjoy!
Masterx01: Simple curiosity. That is all there is to it. I mean, you read it, if even a little, right?
UA1991: I thank you for your concerns, as they are all valid one way or another, so I will try to address them. For the power systems, you're absolutely right, and the best thing I can do is to take it one step at a time. But, in the end I'm human, I will make mistakes, so in no way am I going to even attempt to make a perfect combination of two distinct power systems, and magic ones at that. However, I will do my best to mix both systems in a way that makes sense, but that might require me to take out or add in some conflicting principles. All I can promise is that I will try to write an enjoyable story. As for my characterizations of Matsuda and Motohama, sorry, I know I didn't give them proper characterization, but I will fix that in time. As for the harem plot, honestly that is my bias against Issei speaking. I'm not heartless, but I'm also not a pity case. As for burning myself out, don't worry, I know my limits, "Zero's Remnant" taught me that. Thank you for your concerns and valid arguments, they are being noted even now.
craytherlay: Thank you for your support. As for Kamisato, maybe? I need to do a bit of research before I do anything with him, and if I do decide to do something, then not anytime soon. Remember, DxD has barely even started, so a little patience would be appreciated.
Fortitude501: You've put me at a crossroad bud, and honestly thank you. I have not considered the implications of Sona and Rias' conversation, but now I have to, thank you :). You also gave me some fun ideas to work with as well. Even if you corrected yourself, there is still the concept as a whole to consider, the unity of the church, so thank you for your contributions.
5had0wHand: Sorry, I somehow didn't get your comment until after I posted chapter 3. Anyway, good ideas, sorry if I can't use most of them, but some of them have a lot of comedy potential, which I plan to add, so thanks.
That is all, enjoy the story, it's why it exists
Chapter 4: What is Kami-Disease?
This past week at Kuoh has been… interesting to say the least for Kamijou Touma. Ever since his first day, it has been a rollercoaster of an experience. Luckily, he had his friends to talk with to help deal with all of the problems.
In fact, that is exactly what the Delta Force was doing right now. It was currently lunchtime, and the three of them were talking about animal girls today.
"I'm telling you; cat girls are the best! Not only are they adorable, but cat girls can also fit into multiple genres without lessening any of their strengths! They are perfect!" Said Aogami enthusiastically.
"I'll admit, cat girls definitely work with little sisters, and especially maids, but nothing can top a bunny girl!" Rebutted Tsuchimikado. "They are far cuter than any cat, and their shy disposition and timid nature, only makes them more adorable. Especially when they go, "Nya- Onii-chan, I'm scared!""
"Bull, that's just your Siscon speaking. Everyone knows cat girls are best!" Aogami argued.
"Yeah right, everyone knows that bunny girls are on the top, right Kami-yan?" Said Tsuchimikado. Said Kamijou looked deep in thought.
"While both are cute and have their appeals, I'd have to say that neither can are as good as dog girls." Said Touma with finality.
"What/Bullshit!" The other two Delta Force members said.
"Without question! Dog girls are playful and loyal to their partners and will pamper you with their love. Compared to cats and bunnies who expect to be pampered (Sphynx being Touma's mental example), what better choice is there?" The unlucky Kamijou asked.
"Oh please, you're just projecting your taste in dorm manager onee-sans Kami. Dog girls have nothing on cat girls, everyone knows that!" Rebutted Aogami.
"Nor bunny girls." Added Tsuchimikado.
Touma stood up. "Oh yeah, wanna prove it?" He challenged. The Siscon-Sergeant and Fetish King also rose from their seats.
"Bring it." They spoke.
However, just before the first punch was thrown. "What is going on here?!"
It was Tsubasa Yura, a member of the student council, and a devil. Ever since the Delta Force's first "debate," Shitori-san has moved to have at least one member of the Student Council watch over them during non-class time as much as possible.
"Ah, tomboy-san perfect timing, we need your help in settling our debate." Tsuchimikado said.
"Wha-what did you just call me?" Tsubasa asked flustered.
"It's simple tomboy-san, what is the best type of animal girl, bunnies, cats, or dogs?" Asked Aogami, completely ignoring Tsubasa's earlier question.
"Now wait a minute, you can't just-"
"If you're not gonna help us tomboy-san, then please leave, and let us solve our differences like men should." Said Touma, turning to look at Tsubasa.
Too flustered to speak, Tsubasa was unable to stop Aogami from sucker punching Touma, starting another of the infamous Delta Force Brawl!
Luckily, Touma managed to convince Othinus that since he knew about the devils, he didn't need her around to watch over him. While the fifteen cm Magic God wasn't on board with the idea, she trusted her human, and agreed.
Unable to handle losing control of the situation, Tsubasa resorted to the one thing she understood: violence.
She struck down the Delta Force with efficient brutality. However, Tsubasa Yura was no Fukiyose Seiri, and thus, held back. While this did calm them down (slightly), it wasn't enough to placate them.
"Eh, it seems tomboy-san is trying to become the next Iron Wall, right Tsuchimikado." Said Aogami, slowly rising from the ground.
"Yes, indeed Aogami, it does look like tomboy-san is trying to mimic our beloved Iron Wall." Tsuchimikado agreed, also slowly rising from his slumped position.
"Then, we must test her to see if she is worthy of the title." Said Aogami, who had fully risen alongside his perverted comrade.
"Yes, and there is only one option!" Said Tsuchimikado loudly.
Tsubasa, Touma, and even a few other female students were starting to get nervous. The Delta Force was chaotic and diverse by nature, so predicting them was next to impossible. So, whatever they had planned, not even their third member knew.
"And that is?" Tomboy-sa… I mean Tsubasa asked hesitantly. Tsuchimikado and Aogami shared a smile at the question.
"The Kami-Disease Test!" The two exclaimed.
Touma's heart sank. He had no idea what this "Kami-Disease Test" is, but whatever it is, it sounds like misfortune waiting to happen.
On the other hand, the female students were confused. Kami-Disease what is that?
"By your confused looks, I bet you're all wondering what the Kami-Disease is correct?" Asked Tsuchimikado. At the girls confused and hesitant nods, the two continued.
"You see ojou-samas. Kami here has the power to win the heart of any maiden, regardless of size, age, or preference." Explained the Fetish King.
"And because of this almighty ability, Kami has amassed a harem of both size and magnitude!" Said the Siscon-Sergeant.
"And leaving none for us lowly mortals!" Finished Aogami.
To say the girls were confused would be an understatement. From what the two were saying, Kamijou Touma can win the heart of any girl at the drop of a hat. Some (including Tsubasa) recall how the remaining Delta Force introduced Kamijou-san as a "Misfortunate Harem Bastard," they had doubts. Sure Kamijou-san was easy on the eyes, but he was no Yuuto-kun.
"I don't have a harem you bastards, stop making stuff up." Touma denied vehemently.
"Look, I don't know what this "Kami-Disease Test" is, but-" Tombo-Tusbasa tried to say, but was interrupted.
"Ah, the Kami-Disease Test is where we test to see if you are susceptible to Kami-Disease obviously." Said Tsuchimikado, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. "Alright Kami-yan, you're up!"
"Wha-what do you mean I'm up?" Asked the confused Kamijou.
"Simple, to see if tomboy-san (Hey!) is immune to Kami-Disease, she must be exposed to it, so give it your best shot Kami!" Explained Aogami.
"Wait! If Kami-yan tries, then the whole test would be pointless!" Shouted Tsuchimikado. "The Kami-Disease is already so potent when he's not trying to woo girls, do you want to risk raising the effectiveness by having him put effort?"
"Good point." Said Aogami with a contemplative look. "But did you consider that the Kami-Disease is so potent because he doesn't try. If that's the case, then maybe, having Kami try to pick up girls is the solution!"
"That could be a possibility." Admitted Tsuchimikado. "However, did you consider-" Eventually, the two started debating over the Kami-Disease. While most of the girls (including tomboy-san, uh, I mean Tsubasa) stared at the two in confusion, Touma decided to simply sit back and watch, silently glad about not being dragged into their "debate."
Off in the background, one Toujou Koneko was silently debating on whether or not to inform her Buchou, Rias Gremory, about this "Kami-Disease." Considering her source was a bunch of shameless perverts, she elected not to.
After lunch, the rest of Touma's day went by normally. Or, as normal as someone with his misfortune could call it that.
After class, the Delta Force had left and was planning to go to the arcade. Since all of Touma's food was complimentary, that meant he actually had a little bit of spending money!
"So, Kami-yan, you sure coming with us is a good idea, what about your little nun friend?" Asked Tsuchimikado.
"Yeah, since the food at the dorm is complementary, I don't have to worry so much about buying food for Index. I also made sure that there were plenty of leftovers for her." Explained Touma. That seemed to satisfy his friend as the three continued to wander through the hallways.
On their way though, Touma was busy talking with his friends about some new anime they found, Miracle something or other, when he had the misfortune of bumping into someone, knocking them both over. Looking from his downed position, Touma found himself looking at a cute girl. She was short with pink hair and had a fair-sized bust. She looked familiar, but the young Kamijou couldn't put his finger on it. Oh, she was getting up!
"Ow, what hit me?" She said, rubbing her head. Standing up, the young Kamijou made his way over to her swiftly.
"Sorry, I was distracted." Touma quickly apologized, offering his hand. Looking up at him, the girl's gaze quickly turned suspicious.
"Uh, is something wrong?" Asked Touma.
"You're Kamijou Touma right?" She asked suspiciously, getting up without his help.
"Uh, yes, I am. Uh, have we met before?" He asked awkwardly. Why weren't his friends helping? Oh, right.
"No, we haven't." The pink-haired girl said with hostility.
"Uh, did I do something to offend you?" Touma asked hesitantly. He didn't want to piss off this girl. He had enough violent girls to deal with back home thank you!
Several women across the world felt ticked for some reason and wanted to beat up a spiky haired boy for that. At the same time, a shiver went down Touma's spine, but he didn't let it show.
"Yeah, you and your perverted friends exist." She said harshly. Ouch!
"Wha-wha?" Touma could not even form a response at that point.
"You have to know the rumors surrounding the Delta Force, right?" She asked.
Touma mindlessly nodded. Ever since day one, dozens rumors about the Delta Force have reared their heads, with only a handful of them being "nice." Honestly, the unlucky Kamijou had a feeling that it was the Perverted Trio spreading most of these rumors, as he's heard of them doing something like this from time to time. Usually, such rumors would be mostly dismissed because of who they were aimed at, however, it seems that the Delta Force was just unpopular and new enough, where most of the students actually believed them! Such Misfortune!
At that revelation, the poor Kamijou had dropped to his hands and knees and was brought to the brink of tears. Seeing this, the pink-haired girl took a step back in surprise, while Aogami and Tsuchimikado were still just standing behind him silently. WHY?!
"All I wanted was to make a good impression coming to a new school, was that too much to ask for? Such Misfortune!" Cried out the poor Kamijou, a few tears leaking from his eyes.
"Uh, uh, uh." The pink-haired girl, Katase stuttered. What the hell was going on? She was expecting Kamijou-san to try and deny the rumors vehemently, or just laugh them off as if they were jokes, not have a mental breakdown.
"All I wanted, was to have a normal school experience, but now, on top of having to deal with my perverted friends (Thanks Kami/Kami-yan!), I have to deal with more perverts, and rumors about how I'm probably some panty sniffing creep! Such Misfortune!" Ranted the depressed Kamijou, tears now streaming down his face.
Katase honestly felt a little bad for the unlucky Kamijou. From the sounds of it, he was only asking for some normalcy, but got the short end of the stick and was labeled a pervert by association. Honestly, it made her feel guilty for coming to those same conclusions.
"I'm sorry! I thought you were some shameless pervert. I guess I just made things worse for you huh?" Katase apologized with a bow. She felt so shameful right now. She was being hostile to someone over some simple rumors! And probably ones spread by the Perverted Trio! She could only imagine how angry Kamijou-san was right now.
"No, it's not your fault, if anything, it's this unlucky Kamijou's fault for believing that the Perverted Trio would try something like this." Said Touma. Katase looked up in surprise at that.
"Still, I'm sorry for how I acted. I thought you three were like the Perverted Trio and believed you liked peeping on women. I was wrong to believe such things, so please accept my apologies!" Insisted the Kendo Club captain.
"Nah, you don't need to apologize. Like I said, it's my fault for believing that those three wouldn't try anything. Besides, I may be a regular highschooler with a healthy interest in the female body, but that's no excuse for someone to peep on cute girls like you." Said Touma… only to realize what he just admitted. "Bwah-uh, I-I, sorry, I didn't mean to call you cute, well I did, I just, I, you see-."
However, Touma's (bad) explanation was ignored, as Katase was busy drowning in embarrassment, her face red as a beet. No one's ever called her "cute" before (her parents don't count!). Her mind continued to be muddled by Kamijou Touma's words (or rather word).
"Uh, excuse me ojou-sama, are you okay?" Touma asked worriedly, seeing that she was spaced out for some reason. This brought Katase out of her befuddled state, only to risk returning at the sight of Kamijou-san's concerned face, which was a lot closer to her than earlier.
"Uh, I'm fine!" She said quickly. "In fact, I have a club meeting soon, so I have to be going." Katase actually didn't but she needed an excuse. Not even speaking to Yuuto Kiba made her this flustered!
"Okay, hurry up, you don't want to be late." Touma said with a kind smile. This only made Katase's blush even more prominent.
"Okay, bye." Katase said hurriedly before quickly realizing something. "Oh, sorry for not introducing myself, I'm Katase, a second year, pleased to meet you." She said with a quick bow, before bolting.
Touma could only awkwardly wave at Katase-senpai's shrinking form, before turning to face his friends… who looked like they wanted to kill him.
"Uh, what's wrong?" Touma asked, a little scared at what his friends might do. Huh, he's been saying that a lot today.
"Kami-Disease." They said in unison.
"Huh?" Touma questioned. However, instead of answering verbally, the two punched the unlucky Kamijou at once, starting another brawl within the Delta Force, however, this one was not destined to be interrupted.
However, within the shadows, one second-year student, Kiryuu Aika has finished witnessing the entire encounter between Kamijou Touma and Katase-san. She heard about Kami-Disease through one of her first-year friends, and now just bore witness to it! She was going to enjoy the Perverted Trio's reaction. With her mind made up, Aika began spreading rumors of the fabled "Kami-Disease."
Meanwhile, the Delta Force had just finished their brawl, claiming that punishing Kamijou would have to wait, the arcade called! However, before any of them could leave the school grounds, they were "interrupted" by an unexpected encounter.
It was the Perverted Trio, and they did not look happy. This was cause for concern to the Delta Force. After their first meeting, neither side wanted anything to do with each other. For them to go out of their way to meet them intentionally, had the Delta Force on guard.
"What do you three want?" Tsuchimikado asked warily.
"To settle things once and for all!" Said Hyoudou-san. The Delta Force's eyes widened slightly. Now that they were paying attention, Hyoudou-san sounded distinctly familiar to Aogami Pierce! It kinda pissed off the Fetish King knowing that his voice was used to preach such bland tastes.
"Settle what?" Asked Touma.
"Simple, we are here to prove our superiority to you." Motohama explained, adjusting his glasses.
"Oh, and how do you plan to do that senpai?" Asked Aogami, saying "senpai" with a mocking tone.
"To prove our superior knowledge in all things ecchi!" Said Matsuda.
Now the Delta Force understood. Earlier, they called the Perverted Trio shallow and ignorant in their tastes. Now they wanted to prove the Delta Force wrong, and probably get some ego points out of it.
Well, the Delta Force was ready. They took great pride in their knowledge of fetishes (even Touma to a certain degree), and they weren't about to let some upstarts take that away from them, even if they are older.
"Bring it!" Said Tsuchimikado.
"You are no match for us, prepare for a humiliating defeat!" Said Aogami, voice bursting with confidence.
"You Kouhai need to learn to respect your seniors!" Said Matsuda.
"Yeah, and we'll be the ones to teach it!" Said Hyoudou-san.
And with that, the battle of fetishes began…
And was over in a one-sided massacre. The Delta Force gained some valuable insight in this "battle." For one, Matsuda was a self-proclaimed lolicon, and Motohama was a knowledgeable otaku who was able to tell a girl's measurements at a glance, so they'll give the Perverted Trio credit, they weren't as shallow as they originally thought. However, that did not make up for the lack of experience the Delta Force had over them.
None of them held a candle to Aogami, who could recite an entire anime's script word for word by heart. Add in the Siscon-Sergeant and The Misfortunate Harem Bastard, and the Perverted Trio were steamrolled.
"H-how?" Questioned Motohama, on his hands and knees. They were the senpai, right? So how could they lose in such a humiliating fashion. Hyoudou-san and Matsuda were in similar positions of disbelief.
"Simple! I hold the title of Fetish King, and my partner is known as the Siscon-Sergeant! To us, being a pervert is more than a trait, it is a way of life! Compared to your simple fantasies, how could we ever lose!" The way Aogami said his speech made it almost sound, religious somehow.
"Oh yeah, and what about him?" Hyoudou-san asked, pointing an accusing finger at Touma. "He doesn't follow your philosophy, hell, he doesn't seem to be all that interested in ecchi stuff, so why is he better than us?"
"That too is simple!" Aogami said with a mischievous smile. Oh no! "Kami-Disease."
The perverted Trio looked confused. Kami-Disease, what was that?
"NO! THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS KAMI-DISEASE!" Touma denied with surprising anger.
"Don't deny it Kami-yan, how else could you have formed your harem?" Harem? Him? How?! That was all the Perverted Trio could think about.
"I don't have a harem stop making things up!" Touma was close to punching his "friends" before a voice interrupted him.
"You, you bastard!" Turning to the source the Delta Force was met with the sight of the Perverted Trio crying rivers of blood, looking furiously at Touma specifically.
"What?" Touma said, annoyed.
"We've been dreaming of having a harem since we read our first magazine, to hear you have a harem without even trying is infuriating!" Said Matsuda.
"You, Kamijou Touma have become my rival!" Said Hyoudou-san dramatically, pointing at the unlucky Kamijou. "I'll one day become the Harem King, and surpass any harem you will ever produce, you'll see!"
Touma didn't know what to say "Okay? Good luck with that?"
However, to Hyoudou-san (and his friends), those words sounded almost dismissive. Like Touma was looking down on him like a bug on the sidewalk. In response the Perverted Trio simply ran off to try and rebuild some of their lost (and shattered) pride.
"Well, that happened." Was all Aogami could say.
The Delta Force's encounter with the Perverted Trio took longer than they originally thought, seeing as it was almost dusk. With how late it was, the three had to begrudgingly reschedule going to the arcade another time.
The trip to the dorm was surprisingly peaceful for the unlucky Kamijou, with the worst of his misfortune tripping over a black cat. Wait, wasn't a black cat walking your path supposed to be a sign of bad luck? Does that mean his misfortune will be worse in the future, or better? Wait, was his misfortune so bad that a black cat walking his path would make his luck better? Either way, Such Misfortune!
Entering the dorm, Touma was greeted by the sight of Othinus and Index watching TV on the chabudai, while Sphynx was napping on Index's bed. He greeted them, and afterwards, immediately started doing his homework. He wanted to make it up to those two, especially since he felt like he's been ignoring them all week (and to some degree he was).
So, completing his homework in record time (meaning on time), he immediately put it in his bag (Touma was not taking any chances).
With his homework done (for once) Touma had explained to both of his freeloaders that during the weekend, he'll do whatever they want to do, within reason of course.
They immediately jumped at the opportunity, with Index "forcing" him to watch a new show she found. Surprisingly, it was the same show Tsuchimikado and Aogami found. When the young Kamijou asked further about if it was new, Index said no. Apparently, this show only airs in Kuoh, weird. But, Touma didn't question it, and just enjoyed the show with his "friends" (Hope that changes soon. I know I'm the author but let me have my fun!).
The weekend went surprisingly normal for Touma. And by normal, he means nothing eventful happened. Sure, he had his normal dosage of misfortune, but other than that nothing. It honestly made the unlucky Kamijou a little anxious for Monday.
His anxiety only grew during his walk to Kuoh. Touma somehow had enough time for an actual breakfast, to make himself some lunch. And his walk to Kuoh might as well have been a stroll, as the worst he suffered was simply tripping over a few cans and empty bottles. It was only upon entering the school grounds, was he able to "alleviate" his anxiety.
And by alleviate, he means having misfortune shoved in his face! Upon entering the grounds, Touma found female students glaring at him from every direction! A few even walked up to him, just to slap him, hard! By the time he entered the actual building, the young Kamijou had several different handprints on each of his cheeks!
Entering his classroom, Touma's anxiety peaked. Upon opening the door, the young Kamijou was met with judgmental stares from his female classmates, and shit-eat grins from the other Delta Force members (who were Touma's only male classmates). Gulping, the unlucky Kamijou slowly shuffled his way to his desk, all the while, staring at his classmates like a deer in headlights. He then carefully sat down, his classmates still glaring dagger at him!
"Uh, is something wrong?" Touma asked meekly. It was a stupid question, but Touma was too nervous to consider that right now.
"Payback." Was all that was Aogami and Tsuchimikado said, still grinning like the loons they are.
"Pervert!" Was the unanimous reply from the girls at the same time.
"Wha-what?"
"Well Kami, somehow, rumors about you have spread, and now all the women in school are calling you a womanizing scumbag!" Aogami explained.
"Wha- how did that happen?" Asked Touma with a look of horror.
"No clue." The two perverts responded, shrugging their shoulders. Touma knew for a fact that at least one of them was lying, but he was too shocked to care at the moment.
"B-but, this unlucky Kamijou has never even had a girlfriend, before! Now I'm being labeled as a womanizing scumbag? What did I ever do to deserve this? Such Misfortune!" Said Touma, who had dropped to hands and knees, tears streaming down his face.
In the corner of the classroom, Koneko couldn't help but flinch at Touma's reaction. Originally, Aika was planning to make Kamijou-san sound like some noble knight that rivaled Kiba-senpai in kindness to make those three disgusting perverts jealous, however, when she informed Buchou of this, she decided to twist it around and made those rumors of him being some playboy who enjoys treating women like playthings. By doing this, Buchou hoped that Kamijou-san would become depressed and seek comfort/assistance from others to help ease his pain. He would then "stumble" upon Rias or Sona (whoever was available at the time), and offer him their support, thus laying the groundwork for a future alliance.
However, seeing Kamijou-san's mental breakdown and hearing rant about his misfortune, it made the Rook feel a little guilty. Now, every Devil in Kuoh knows about Buchou's engagement with Riser, and how desperate she is to call it off. However, seeing the results of Buchou's plan with her own eyes did little to ease the guilt in her heart. Koneko has, in her own way, gotten to know Kamijou-san, and knows that while he might be a little perverted (in her eyes), he didn't deserve what's happening to him. Luckily Buchou decided not to fill Kiba-senpai in on her plan, as he would never approve it, and would only lead to discord among the ranks.
Not like hiding the truth from him is any better. A sharp thought retorted in Koneko's mind. The Devil quietly sighed. Hopefully, this guilt will go away soon.
Hell, Kamijou Touma was in hell and his friends certainly weren't helping. The events from this morning had stripped young Kamijou of any motivation he had earlier.
It wasn't until Lunch that Touma had somewhat recovered from his crisis and was ready to take on the day (or what's left of it)! "Luckily," Tsuchimikado and Aogami had gone off to the cafeteria, something about having a "special" lunch. Regardless, Touma was just glad he could eat in peace for once. Taking out his lunch, the poor Kamijou was greeted by his homemade nori bento.
However, just to the right from the Touma, Toujou Koneko was simply staring at her empty desk, as she had forgotten her lunch.
What happened was that for some reason, Koneko's alarm clock didn't go off on time, and because of that, the young Devil had to hurry her way to school on an empty stomach or else be late. Sadly, she had also had to forgo her wallet, so she couldn't buy anything either.
Normally, if something like this were to happen, the Rook would've just gone to the ORC club room and ask Buchou for some food. However, for some reason, her King had ordered that no one is to enter the club room at lunch, not even Akeno-senpai or Sona-senpai.
Now, Koneko had to silently endure her growing hunger, unwilling to complain, but she was okay with that. The guilt she felt from this morning was still prevalent in her heart and has only grown since then. Sure, in the grand scheme of things, she might not have done much, but that only made it worse in the young Devil's eyes. She could've done something, but out of blind loyalty to Buchou, she didn't and was all but forced to watch as someone suffer because of it. So here she sat, silently punishing herself for her sins.
However, it seems that someone else had different plans for the young Toujou, as a bento box was placed in front of her. Wide-eyed, the young Devil turned to the source of the bento, Kamijou Touma. He stood over her, a gentle smile on his face.
"Here Toujou-san, it's not healthy to skip meals, and it's obvious that you're hungry." Kamijou-san said gently. Koneko could only stare at the unlucky Kamijou with silent disbelief. What was he doing?
"Make sure you eat it all Toujou-san, you're still a growing girl." Was all Kamijou-san said before leaving the classroom, obviously to find something to eat.
However, Koneko could only stare at Touma's bento. Why? Why did he do this? After this morning no one could blame him for being selfish, so why? Deciding not to let Kamijou-san's charity go to waste, Koneko took a bite of his food, and it was the most delicious thing she's ever eaten! Not even Buchou's cooks could compare! It only made her even more confused on why he would give her his lunch.
Meanwhile, unaware of the conundrum he left Koneko in, Kamijou Touma was wandering the school in search of a vending machine. He wanted to avoid the Delta Force, who he knew was in the cafeteria. Honestly, he needed to minimize his misfortune, and heading to a possible source was not an answer. Sadly, Touma's misfortune doesn't work like that (and he knows it), so if the unlucky Kamijou refuses to go to the misfortune, the misfortune will go to him!
And it did, as a shout of "RUN FOR IT!" was echoed throughout the hallways, behind the young Kamijou. Turning to the source of the screaming, Touma was, to his displeasure, shown the Perverted Trio, running from what looked like demons wearing robes and wielding shinai.
Now normally, when faced with such a threatening scenario, Touma's first instinct would be to run in the opposite direction. However, because of this morning (and maybe a "little" misfortune), was unable to process what was happening until it was too late, and by "too late," that meant that by the time the unlucky Kamijou was able to process what was happening, the Perverted Trio, in a blind state of self-preservation, had crashed into him, knocking all four of them into the ground, and allowing the Kendo Club to catch up to them.
However, once they caught up, the Kendo Club proceeded to beat the shit out of the perverts (Touma included). Seems as though the perverts had pissed off the girls far more than usual today.
It was several minutes before the girls stopped their beatings, too tired to continue. And, while the Perverted Trio were thoroughly beaten, almost to the point of unconsciousness, the unlucky Kamijou, was able to endure the pain, and rise from the pile of "corpses" with little difficulty and proceeded to brush himself off.
The Kendo Club was surprised not only by Touma's appearance, but also on how he was able to get up after such a ruthless beating. However, they were also unapologetic about it, as they too have heard the rumors about how the young Kamijou was a playboy that toyed with girls' hearts like puppets… except for one.
"Kamijou-san?" Katase, the Kendo Club president, said.
"Huh?" Touma, turned to Katase. "Oh, Katase-senpai, how are you doing?"
"I-I should be asking you that!" It worried Katase about how casual Touma was being, especially after what she and her club members just put him through.
"A little, sore and emotionally wounded, but other than that, I'm fine. How about you, senpai, you okay?" Now Katase was really worried. That was not a normal response and considering how normal Kamijou-san made it sound, only made her more concerned for her Kouhai's health. Even her club members, who were spiteful towards the unlucky Kamijou earlier showed signs of concern.
"So, what did they do?" Asked Kamijou-san, gesturing to the bruised Perverted Trio. After their first meeting, Touma made it a habit to try and avoid them, and most of the time, he was successful. Whether or not his fellow Delta Force members did something similar, the young Kamijou didn't know.
"They were peeping on us, again." Katase answered, though that last part was said with exasperation rather than disgust. Sounds like this happens often.
"Anyways, I'm sorry about beating you. We were mad, but that's no excuse for not minding our surroundings, so I hope you can accept my apologies." Katase said, bowing. However, while she was willing to apologize her club was not so open.
"Huh, Taicho!" A random member exclaimed.
"Stop bowing to that perverted pig." Another said.
"Yeah, he's just as bad, if not worse, than the Perverted Trio." A third added.
"Taicho, I know he had nothing to do with this, but you know what people are saying about him-" Murayama tried to explain but was cut off.
"You don't need to apologize." Katase looked pissed, and about to blow, but was stopped by Kamijou Touma.
"Huh, but Kamijou-san-" Katase began, but was interrupted.
"Honestly, if anything, it's this Kamijou's fault to begin with." He said, shocking the Kendo Club. "Had I simply moved out of the way, none of this would've happened. Besides, you girls were justifiably angry, so I don't see why you should apologize. If anything, I should be apologizing for just standing there like an idiot instead of doing something."
The Kendo Club stood in disbelief. Why? Why was he doing this? Why was he taking the blame for something that he clearly had no fault in? Most of the Kendo Club girls were disgusted by their view of Kamijou Touma, most of them even felt satisfaction, when they learned that he was caught in their beat down. Now, all they felt was shock, and a little guilt. Why was someone who was clearly the victim claiming otherwise?
However, before the girls could voice their questions, the bell rang, signaling the end of lunch, and causing a certain Kamijou to panic.
"Aww crap, I have to get to class, but I haven't eaten anything, Such Misfortune!" Was all the poor Kamijou said before rushing back to class on an empty stomach, leaving the Kendo Club and the Perverted Trio in the dust. All the while no one noticing a boob-loving pervert shedding tears of envy at his new "rival's" skills with women.
While the rest of the school day wasn't as bad as this morning, it was still bad. Now that he was able to pay attention, the unlucky Kamijou couldn't help but notice all the glares he was receiving from his classmates (even a few of the teachers too!). Sadly, it made it hard for him to pay attention, so Touma had struggled far worse than usual. So, when the last bell rang, Touma all but jumped out of his seat to get home.
"Hey Kami-yan." Said Tsuchimikado. Touma tried to ignore the Siscon-Sergeant, but he had backup.
"Hey Kami." Said Aogami, trying to grab his attention. But Touma still tried to ignore them. After today, they deserved it!
"Hey Kami-yan." Tsuchimikado pestered, and soon, Aogami joined in.
"Hey Kami-yan."
"Hey Kami."
"Hey Kami-yan."
"Hey Kami."
"Hey Kami-yan."
"Hey Kami."
"Hey Kami-yan."
"Yes." Touma said in defeat.
"Apparently, Hyoudou-san got a girlfriend recently, and she's a beauty on top of that." Explained Aogami.
"What, really?" Touma was shocked, especially after what happened during lunch. The young Kamijou could only hope that Hyoudou-san was forced into peeping by his friends, if not for his sake, then for the girl who had the courage to confess to the boob-loving pervert.
"Yeah, and not only that, she's a looker too. A real beauty. So be careful Kami-yan."
"What, why do I have to be careful?"
"Because Kami if you're not careful, he could steal your harem right from under your nose if he can land a girl like that!"
"How many times do I have to say, I don't have a harem!" And, with that declaration of war, infighting within the Delta Force began anew, completely unaware of the bespectacled, brunette girl, standing in front of them.
"Uh, excuse me?" The attention of the Delta Force was now on the girl who "mysteriously" appeared before them.
"Yes ojou=sama?" Tsuchimikado.
"Um…" She looked incredibly nervous, and ashamed? Why?
"Um, Kamijou-san."
"Uh, yes miss…" Touma prompting for an introduction.
"Oh, sorry, I'm Kiryuu Aika, a second year." Kiryuu-senpai greeted.
"Oh, well Kiryuu-senpai, did you need something?" Touma asked.
"I'm SORRY!" Was her (loud) response.
The Delta Force backed at that. Sorry, what did she have to be sorry for?
"I'm the one who spread those rumors, I'm sorry this is all my fault!" Kiryuu-senpai confessed. Touma said nothing, only looking at her with wide eyes.
"I-I was just trying to have some fun, mess the Perverted Trio a bit. I wasn't trying to hurt you, I swear. Please forgive me!" Aika was practically groveling at this point, bowing to the young Kamijou, bracing herself, for his righteous anger. Instead, all she felt was a gentle hand on her head.
"It's okay Kiryuu-senpai, I forgive you." Touma said gently. Looking up, Aika saw not a face of malice or deceit, but a gentle look with a soft smile.
"Bu-but I-" She tried to say, but Kamijou-san was having none of it.
"You were just trying to have some fun, sure at the expense of others, but still. And in the end, you still apologized. I have no reason to be mad at you senpai, you made a mistake, simple as that."
"But it wasn't just a simple mistake!" Kiryuu-senpai refuted. "I caused this, and you suffered because of it! How can you not be mad for what I did?" Kiryuu-senpai asked incredulously. Luckily, Touma had an answer.
"Because it's not your fault, and I refuse to believe it is." Was his simple reply. That floored Aika, but not Tsuchimikado or Aogami. They know about Kami's forgiving nature and know how much he takes the blame for things directly involving him. He never changed, and they doubt he ever will.
"I'm sorry." Is all Kiryuu Aika could say.
"You're forgiven." Was his response.
"Kami-Disease!" The Delta Force exclaimed.
"You bastards, if you think this poor Kamijou would let you ruin a moment without consequences, then I'm gonna shatter that messed up illusion of yours!" Thus, civil war broke out. All the while, Kiryuu-senpai was watching from the sidelines, before breaking out into a giggling mess. This was almost as enjoyable as seeing the Perverted Trio get into a jealous slump, almost.
However, around the corner, one Toujou Koneko was not enjoying what she saw.
Clutching Touma's bento box in her hands, the little Devil was trembling, not in anger or frustration, but in guilt, guilt over her contributions to Kamijou-san's suffering.
She saw what happened to Kamijou-san at Lunch and had just bore witness to Kiryuu-senpai's heartfelt apology. And yet, in both incidents, he continued to be nice, to be kind, even when he was justified to be livid with them. Unable to understand, Koneko trembled, biting back the tears threatening to streak across her face, trying not to run over and confess to her crimes and beg for her classmate's forgiveness.
Never again. She couldn't do this again. Koneko knew that if Buchou decided to do something similar, the rook would say no, and do everything in her power to convince her King as well.
During her inner turmoil, Koneko had missed a blue haired girl, having also witnessed Kiryuu's talk with Kamijou Touma.
The week could not pass soon enough for Kamijou Touma. After Monday, the rest of the week was a little better. Key word, little. People (not just students) were still treating him like he was the bane of all women, and apparently the Perverted Trio caught wind of this (not surprising) and only added more fuel to the fire in whatever ways they could.
(Un)Luckily, it was now Friday, and school was over. After getting home, Touma decided he wanted to treat himself (and to eat away his misery), so he decided to head to a dessert shop Tsuchimikado told him about.
It was around dusk when Touma decided to take a shortcut through the park. There, he saw a nearby couple on a romantic walk. Lucky, this unlucky Kamijou wished he could get a girlfriend someday.
Women across the world felt very competitive for some reason.
Getting a closer look, Touma saw that it was Hyoudou-san and his girlfriend, Yuuma (according to Aogami). He had to admit, she was pretty, weird how some beautiful Ojou-sama would want to go out with someone who looks completely average.
For some reason men all over the world wanted to shout "Hypocrite!" at a certain spikey haired boy.
Touma was about to leave them when something strange happened. Yuuma sprouted wings.
Pitch black wings sprouted from Yuuma's back, as she suddenly took to the skies. Then, out of nowhere, threw a spear made out of light at Hyoudou-san! Where did that come from, no what was she doing?
Somehow, Hyoudou-san managed to just barely dodge the spear, though judging from the blood stain, still did some damage.
"Impressive human." Yuuma said with a chilling voice. "You actually managed to survive. No matter, you will die regardless, so make peace with God." She then summoned another spear into her hand.
Touma didn't think. No, he acted. Yuuma's words were enough, he knew what he had to do. Running in front of Hyoudou-san, Touma caught the spear just as she threw it, dispelling it with his Imagine Breaker.
Touma was going to save Hyoudou-san, then return to his normal life. No matter what!
Chapter End
I am terribly sorry. Not for the cliffhanger, I did that intentionally, but for this clusterfuck of a chapter. This chapter could've been better, but to be honest, I was getting tired of writing it, if there is something, I can do to improve it, please tell me! Honestly, half of the stuff I put in here was never planned to begin with. Tsubasa, I never intended to make a possible Kamijou Harem candidate until I read up her wiki page, now I'm considering it. The same could be said for the Perverted Trio's encounter with the Delta Force, I realized halfway through I needed more substance to give their rivalry some sincerity. Also, people keep telling me to kill off Issei, I'm not, end of story, you don't like that, then stop reading it. Anyway, here is the next chapter, Merry Christmas and I hope you enjoy both.