Author's Comment Answer Section (A.C.A.S, for short)
Good morning people (9:30 A.M Pacific Time, when I last checked), Azrael Voorhees here, and as stated, in the first of two Author's Notes of this chapter, I will be answering the comments of the previous chapter right here, and I will do so in the following chapters. At the end, I will put an Omake, and a preview of the next chapter. Let's proceed to the answering:
Verno Rayan: Yes, I know it's short. Before, I'd write chapters of about 3k. I'll try and expand the amount of words per chapter, and update as frequently as possible.
Red Satoshi ketchum: My main man, what's up? Yes, the fact of putting him with more older women (MILFs, for a better term) is quite tempting. And yes, I'll change Rodin's name to Rugal, so heads up if some of the readers get confused.
Gabriel790, HeavensDownfall, TheCarLover95: Thank you, and more is coming out if the story ends up being that good.
Pizzaking97: Thanks for the compliment, and my favorite doctor is 11, then 10, then War, and lastly 12, of the doctors I've seen at least one episode of. Oh, and don't blink, they're in Nuk3town.
Fenrir44: I am considering either leaving him only with Lady Phenex (make an Issei a bit more mature than the one we all love and know), or pair him with women that are not the usual (no Rias, Akeno, Koneko, Asia, I'm sure you know who I'm talking about), because it's nice to shake the pairing/harem up every once in a while, so LP's the main woman.
And now, the reason you're all here for:
The next day had begun early for Issei, for he was awoken by one of the maids.
"Rise and shine, breakfast is ready," she said, giving him a bowl of oatmeal.
"Thanks, ma'am," he answered, eating from it.
"Lady Phenex said, that once you are done, that she wants you to head to the ballroom. In order to reach Ravel, you will go to the right end of the hall, take a left, and her room is the third door to the left," the maid ended, before leaving. After finishing his meal, and having taken a quick shower, he proceeded to head over tothe ballroom.
"Good morning, Issei. Today, I will help you improve your sense of smell. I have applied a perfume onto my hand, and you will have to find it," Ravel said, smiling.
"I've got a bad feeling about this," he said, going over to her, making sure he didn't knock anything down.
"Indeed, due to our wealth, I have a bit more than 50, although I only use a few. Oh, and to make things more interesting, I added my mother's collection, which is a variety she has obtained throughout the years."
"Here comes the part that makes things even worse..."
"And, she was born before the Great War, so have fun," she said, before Issei proceeded to smell each bottle of perfume one at a time.
Several agonizing hours of sniffing one perfume after another later...
"Good evening Issei," Ruval Phenex said, looking at Issei, before he continued. "I have brought a wide array of weapons, from melee to firearms.
"Thank you Ruval, I'm going to need some weapons out there if I end up serving a peerage of this household," Issei said, as Ruval handed him a pair of escrima sticks. Issei smirked, swinging them around. "I like these, they're good for close combat."
"Excellent. If your cane is something you'll be carrying with you always, I might have to check what other weapons you can master."
"Good, keep the weapons coming." After that, he tried with a staff, tomahawks, ninjato swords, a chain with a bladed tip and a nightstick, giving Rugal the idea of making Issei a new white cane that could shift into the weapon or weapons he would need. Ironic in the sense of the fact that it's a white cane, said cane was made of a strong demonic metal known as Gremonium, named after its crimson color, similar to that of the Gremory clan.
"How strong can this metal be?" Issei asked a few weeks later, his new white cane in his hands.
"We do not know yet, but the metal was discovered after the Great War. The metal is known for its durability, and it is resilient to most kinds of heat. The only way to shatter or melt it is by the Ice of Syndragosa or the Phoenix's flames. It took us quite a while to melt and mold."
"Oh, so it's strong but difficult to modify?"
"You couldn't have said it better."
"Interesting..."
"Riser, is that you?" Issei asked, looking around Riser's room and trying to find the source of the noise, which came from the bed's slight creaking.
"He went to go find more members for his peerage," a woman of purple hair and matching eyes said.
"Yubelluna?" Issei asked, turning towards the woman.
"So, I'm going to train with you in the sense of tact?"
"Indeed, I have obtained several types of cloth found around the castle. I will tell you the material after you become familiarized with it. After a while, I will mix the order of the fabrics, and you will have to tell me what kind of fabric it is, alright?" she asked.
"Yes Yubelluna..." he said, as he tried to find a piece of fabric, only to grab a soft, fabric-covered thing.
"Um, what am I grabbing?" he asked.
"That's my breast, silly," she said, giggling, causing Issei to be a blushing mess. After he stopped blushing, he looked at her.
"Besides compensating for my lost eyesight, how will this help?"
"Clothing can tell quite a bit, and if you are at an event, then you can get to know certain people better, good for business."
"A win-win, good for contracts I suppose."
"You suppose very well."
"Mr. Hyoudou..." Rugal Phenex said, looking at the teen he would train.
"What's with the Agent Smith reference?" Issei asked, laughing as he took a seat.
"Just being a bit dramatic. Now, your taste needs refining, which will become useful in the business field to-"
"Let me guess, refined taste in what would mainly be alcohol, for the fancy events..."
"Not only that, but if you insist..."
"So, what are we starting with?"
"Lemonade with slightly different tastes. The testing method will be similar to the one Yubelluna applied."
"Seems easy," he said, grabbing a cup that Rugal offered, drinking its contents and being grossed out a short moment later.
"Salt, really?!" Issei asked.
"I had to do it..." Rugal said, laughing. "Don't worry, the rest are sweet. The question is: how much sugar and lemon does each cup have?"
"Well, this doesn't seem easy anymore, but as they all say, 'no pain, no gain'."
Five Years Later
Issei was given a mission, as a representative of the Phenex Household in his hometown, Kuoh Town. As he rested in his bed, he smiled, wondering what he would encounter in what was also known for being a hotspot of supernatural activity.
Things, however, would take a twist, as he had a nightmare, one where a statue of Lady Justice had lost the arm that carried the sword, and the members of the Phenex household were dead. What shocked him the most was seeing (LP's) lifeless form, which brought him to waking up in a court, a golden medal on his chest.
"Where am I?" Issei asked, sitting up and looking around, hearing a clink. He saw the source of the noise, which was the medal that had fallen off of his chest.
[Ah, hello Issei, it is nice to meet you,] a voice said, this voice echoing throughout the room.
"Who are you?" he asked.
[I am Lady Justice, well, the original one. Now, I need an emissary, envoy, medium, whichever term you find better. I spent the past few years you spent with Lady Phenex and her children, and besides the fact that you are blind, your intentions are righteous, not having favoritism over any of the three factions, nor any race of the supernatural world. However, you require the proper weapon in order to exact justice. Do you want to be my representative, Issei Hyoudou?] Lady Justice asked.
"Yes, although I do feel as if the procedure in order to be your envoy is going to be tedious," he answered, awaiting her answer.
[That is the answer I expected. The first thing you must do is grab the medal and go up to the judge's booth. Once you're there, you'll notice there will be a circular slot, put the medal there. Once done, a red portal will spawn, and you'll have to go through it,] she said, before Issei did as indicated, spawning a red portal. He entered the portal and ended up where his dream had taken place, but without the corpses.
[Wonderful. Now, head to the sword that is in the statue's fallen arm and make a small cut on your hand with the blade.] This said, he proceeded to the fallen arm, seeing the rusty sword said arm held. He quickly passed his hand over the blade, and saw as his blood coated the sword.
[Well done. Return to the court and grab the sword from the statue that will spawn at the far left end of the room upon exiting the portal. Once you grab it, murder demons until there are no more in the courtroom,] she said. He returned to the court and found the statue, quickly grabbing the sword in its right arm when suddenly, multiple demons appeared, heading towards him.
"Don't know what's worse: the supermarket on '5, 15, 25' Fridays, or this," Issei said, as he would turn around and kill a demon every once in a while. After what seemed like countless hours, he managed to annihilate every demon that had spawned in the courtroom.
[The last step is simple: Return to the Aether dimension and grab the sword from the Iustitia Vermiculus.] Final order given, Issei entered the Aether world, grabbing the sword off of her hand. The sword was a silver two-handed sword with a grip of black leather.
[Congratulations, you are now my Envoy of Justice. The sword you carry is the Seigi No Ken, the Sword of Justice. This is its basic form, and yes, there are several forms, depending on what you're aiming for. If you merely need a bit more power, there's the Jōshō form, which is its second form. There's also the Shinku Seigi No Ken, used to devour the souls of the guilty. The other forms will be explained, when the time comes, child.]
"I like this one," he said, smiling as he swung it a bit.
[Now, let me explain how being my envoy works. Have you seen Thor?]
"Had the chance of watching it before the accident."
[Excellent. Just like the Mjolnir, it can be only held by those who I consider worthy. If the person is not worthy, crimson lines that look like cracks will slowly appear on their body, starting with the arm. Should the unworthy one let go of the sword, the cracks will eventually disappear. But if the unworthy is covered in the cracks, then that person or being is absorbed into the sword.]
"That's some extreme stuff."
[Extreme indeed Issei, extreme indeed,] Lady Justice said, warping him to his room in the Phenex manor. [Rest up, throughout time, I will explain the other abilities you gain from being my envoy.] This said, Issei closed his eyes, sleep taking him as he awaited for the next day, when he would live in Kuoh once more, and attend the local academy.
Omake
"Hey Issei," Riser said, looking at the female teen in front of him.
"*Sigh* Yes, Riser?" the blind Hyoudou asked.
"A pokémon."
"That's your sister, bird brain."
"Yes, but I need to have all the different types of girls in my peerage."
"A good reason for that?"
"I gotta catch 'em all."
"*Sigh* God damn it Riser..."
And there you have it, another chapter wrapped up. Shoutout to LordxSesshomaru for his character Syndragosa. If you do not know of her, then I invite you all to check out his story 'Only beautiful women can fix a broken toy'. This story is about an Issei who is mentally broken due to slavery (the sexual kind, and it's brief) and the well-known parent death situation (yeah, I'm looking at you Bat, Supes, Spidey...). What I like about it is seeing how men are on the short end of the stick, nice contrast to what we normally see (women being raped and such), and we see how he slowly recovers thanks to Rias and friends. So yeah, if you check his story out and comment, just mention me there, as proof that I sent you to him, instead of him thinking that I stole his character.
Final thing, I want to thank my man (or is it woman?) RSK for the name suggestion, as well as some help with the DxD info (been a while since I read the manga, since I drifted away thanks to Date A Live and Monster Musume. The next chapter is pretty much his first week at Kuoh Academy. Thank you all for reading, and I'll see you all later.
