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Chapter 11

A Few Days Later

BEEP!

BEEP!

BEEP!

CLICK!

"Man, that's annoying. Why did I set the alarm so early again… ohhh, right. I've got my first day of classes today" as I punched my alarm clock off before getting out of my new bed, while starting to do some of my morning exercises.

They included first doing some light stretching with help from my Shadow Clones, followed by a few hundred pushups, one hundred sit ups, and two hundred squats.

What followed next was one of my favorite chakra manipulation exercises, just like the tree climbing technique I instead stuck my feet to my room's wall and walked along the room perpendicularly, before eventually walking on the ceiling. After repeating this process a few times I then used my phone and timed myself to stay on it for ten minutes while practicing hand seals.

It's how I usually go about for my morning exercises in order to be prepared for anything. That way I train both my mind and body for the day ahead.

When I showed Rias my Rock Lee style workout she decided that her time would be better spent focusing on Issei's training for the time being which I wholeheartedly supported, though she sounded disappointed by the time she left.

After finishing my workout I went ahead to the shower, washed, and dressed myself before heading downstairs to my kitchen.

It's been a few days since the incident at the Church and over a month since I arrived in Kuoh, along with all the crazy things that's happened since then. After the party Rias told me she had found me a new place for me to live, thus ending my stays at cheap hotels for good.

The place she got me was not bad, it was actually a three bedroom apartment in an area supported by the Devils.

It consisted of the living room, a small tatami room, two bathrooms, and a kitchen. To be honest my favorite was definitely the living room, it had two couches on either side and, a well sized wooden table, as well as a 40 inch plasma screen TV. I could seriously watch anime when I wanted to on the big screen, compared to when I could only watch it on my phone, though given that this world's anime have slight variations from mine was something that would take time getting used to.

The kitchen was pretty well stocked as it had anything a chef would want for cooking utensils, though I had to go out and buy the ingredients myself it was no big issue, there was also a big dining table which could accommodate up to six people. Though I haven't used it yet since I live alone and just ate in the living room.

As for the bedrooms, though the others were already filled with beds, desks, and such other things they were unoccupied, only my room was. Not that it bothered me or anything.. but it did make the place seem a bit empty and quiet.

That's fine with me, I did live for three years by myself after all.

Three Long Years...

…Alone


Back to the story…

I quickly made myself a light breakfast along with my food pill, by now it's been three years since I've been taking these with my daily meals in order to cope with my fuel consumption as I like to put it, because I don't want anyone to find out how much I truly need to eat, which by now is probably five to six times more than a normal person.

I would rather die a thousand times over then let anyone know about this.

As I quickly finished my breakfast and swallowed the Food Pill I quickly washed my plate, brushed my teeth, I grabbed my books and my bag, then headed out the door.

Another neat thing about this place is that it's actually only a few blocks away from the park, and only a ten minute walk from Issei's place. Though Kuoh Academy is actually thirty minutes away on foot with my ninja skills it would only take five, but I decided to walk for today, I'm in no rush.

As I walked along the road I thought "It's been three years already huh, since I came to this world" as I my eyes turned serious.

Unlike the web novel with Ren Tianyou. I don't know if the difference in time between worlds is real, perhaps three years or even three hundred have passed back home since my disappearance.

I've trained like crazy in order to head back as soon as possible, but it feels as if the closer I get to my goal, the farther and farther it seems out of reach. When I found out this was the DxD universe, I immediately thought of beings like Great Red or Ophis who stand at the top of this world, the series never actually explained how strong they were... and probably never will.

Which means that who knows how many centuries or millennia it would take to become strong enough to return home, if there is a way to return home at all.

"Geez, now I'm really starting to depress myself" I said gloomily at my sudden negative thoughts.

"Come on, snap out of it Haru, you shouldn't think things like that, first focus on getting stronger, nothing else matters, after all you're involved with Issei now, which means stronger foes will come to me" as I thought about my other reason for joining Rias's peerage.

Issei Hyoudou, the Red Dragon Emperor. He's like a magnet for trouble, bringing all the strong people to him instead of having to look for them.

"If I fight with those people, I'll surely get closer to my goal" as I clenched my fist in anticipation, ridding me of all my bad thoughts and smiled at the chance to fight stronger and stronger people.

"I just have to make sure to stay alive long enough to see them again, so wait for me. Mom, Dad, everyone" as I began walking with newfound confidence and determination.


Nearby Playground

"Hm, is that a bike?" as I looked at the parked bike at the playground that's on route to the school. As I looked around I saw Rias and Issei out in the middle with Rias helping Issei do his stretches.

"Let's see what happens" as I quickly realized what was going on I got a little curious and hid in the shadows to see if things go as in canon.

"Listen, in the world of Devils intelligence doesn't matter as much as strength. So, you've got to get strong in mind and body"

"Sounds good to me" he replied but I could tell he was already having thoughts on Rias's breasts pressing against him.

"Why the hell do I feel like punching him all of a sudden?" as I continued to observe them.

Though that line of thought quickly ended and Rias had Issei do push ups while sitting on top of him.

While that happened she continued to lecture him on the world of Devils "Remember, the stronger you get the more powerful you are, the more powerful you are, the more you can accomplish"

"Yes ma'am" he replied immediately while struggling to do so.

As I looked I could see his perverted grin take hold as he thought about Rias's butt on his back.

Watching them I felt turmoil in my heart before going "Focus on your training, not your manbits Issei" as I felt more and more annoyed at him.

So I decided to teach him a lesson.

I pulled out one of my kunai because of course a ninja has to have weapons on them at all times, and then proceeded to throw it at him.

Swish~

CHHHH!

"AHHHH" as Issei screamed in panic as the kunai landed just in between his left hand's middle and ring fingers. As he jumped up in fright throwing Rias off of him, I quickly ran and caught her before she hit the ground.

"Haru?" she asked in surprise as she probably didn't even sense my presence.

"Good morning Rias, sorry but I thought Issei needed a little more… motivation to keep focus" as I looked at Issei still frightened in shock.

Though as he recovered he glared at me "hey, what the hell was that for Haru?" before yelling at me.

As I helped Rias up to her feet before looking at Issei "Don't think Rias and I didn't see you having perverted thoughts about her, you should be taking your training more seriously"

On the inside.

"I think I know why I was angry with him… it's because he doesn't take his training seriously. I'll be screwed if he dies before bringing the strong folk to him" as I reached my perfect deduction on what happened earlier to me.

Issei then defended himself "Look, I can't help it I'm a teenager, if I get within ten feet of a hot girl, I start thinking about what she looks like naked"

"Well at least don't think about Rias then you dolt, if you need someone to think about then what about Asia huh?" as I argued back at him, not even paying attention to Rias's reaction to my words.

"Uh… that's" as I quickly saw his face change to one of a pervert, that was enough of a reason to do this.

BANG!

"OWWWW!" as Issei clutched his head in pain from my fist hitting his head, which was still smoking by the way.

"Seriously, you have got to restrain that dirty mind of yours" as I put my hands on my hips and stared at him in disappointment.

"NEVER!"

BANG!

"OWWWW!" as Issei then took a slight distance from fear that I'll smack him upside the head again.

Rias watching us starts laughing for a while, which made us both turn at her before laughing at one another.

"At least I can enjoy little moments like this... for now" as I thought about the future, whatever happens, happens.


"Speaking of which I wonder what's keeping her?" as Rias looked around while Issei made another perverted comment.

As if on cue...

"Hey you guys I'm here, so sorry that I'm late. I swear I won't let it happen again" as we saw Asia running toward us with a basket in hand, she was wearing her church clothes from before except without the cross on it, since she can't wear it anymore due to becoming a Devil.

"Look at her, smiling without a care in the world" as that brought nothing but smiles to me and the others faces….

Before she tripped and fell down, just like the first time we met.

After Asia recovered she then handed a cup to Issei and began pouring him a drink, while Issei took a sip Asia then turned to look at me, it seemed she wanted to say something but seemed to be in the middle of some sort of struggle.

After sitting on the iron bar next to Rias "What's wrong Asia? You look like you have something to say to me"

Which surprised her before she fidgeted around in her seat "um yeah, actually I do" before she took a deep breath before calming down "I never got the chance to thank you before" as she got off her seat "so, Haru, thank you so much for saving me" a she bowed her head, leaving me mildly shocked.

"Wasn't expecting this" I know I did it simply because I couldn't bare to see her die like in the anime. Since I first saw her I felt this strange urge to protect her from any sort of danger, most likely because she is one of probably the few pure hearted souls in this cruel world.

It's Probably the same feeling Issei has except without the strong love he has for her.

If I had to describe it would probably be-

"I think, it's like family. At least I think so, neither of us have any relatives in this world, maybe I feel like we could become family for one another" as I thought about it more and more the better it sounded to me each time.

Maybe… just this once

"Alright, I've decided"

"Um, Haru?"

"Huh?" as I lifted my head I saw everyone was staring at me, probably because I had been lost in thought all this time.

Without responding I stood up and walked over to Asia, a bit worried at my silent approach she appeared to be a little nervous, as I raised my hand she closed her eyes in fright, probably thinking she said something wrong.

POP!

"Ehh?" a small cute voice leaked out of her as I started patting her head.

"I see, you don't need to thank me Asia, I did it because I didn't want to see you in pain, your like a little sister to me after all…"

""Little sister!"" all three of them replied in shock.

Ignoring that I decided to push onward.

"Like you, I don't have any family to call my own. Besides, from the moment we met I felt like I wanted to keep you safe no matter what. So how about it, do you want to be family? Asia?" as I gave her one of my most sincere smiles since I came to this world, though I probably look like a fool right now.

Doesn't matter now, I've already made up my mind, no regrets.

Five seconds...

… Twenty Seconds

After a full minute of complete and utter silence.

BAM!

I felt something slam into my chest, along with muffled crying, I also felt something wet staining my shirt.

Who else could it be but Asia?

It also seemed like she was shaking in my arms, only after a few seconds did she separate though the smile on her face was as warm as the sun in my heart.

"So I take it that's a yes?" as she hasn't stopped crying, pulling out my handkerchief and passing it to her to wipe the tears off her face.

"I'm sorry, I'm just… so happy. I can't stop crying...…."

As I heard her mumbling quietly for a moment before her voice picked up enough for all of us to hear her.

"B-B-B-Bi-Big Brother Haru"

BANG!

It hit me right in the feels.

The moment she called me big brother, I couldn't help but smile at her, it'll probably mean getting attached to this world, but right now I didn't even care.

I felt like I finally had something that I had been missing these past few years…

Family

I immediately patted her head "don't worry about it. Big brother Haru forgives you" as I saw her smiling turn to one of pure joy.

"Right, thank you Haru. Maybe God really was watching over me this whole time. Dear lord-"

ZZZZ!

"Ahhh!" as Asia clutched her head in pain from trying to pray, making me laugh at my new little sister's antics, before checking how the others reactions were.

Issei, seemed surprisingly calm after just declaring Asia as part of my family, in fact he actually seemed happy for her.

As for Rias...

"Family huh… Must be nice, having the freedom to choose who you become family with" as I looked over to Rias muttering to herself as she looked off into the distance.

Seeing that melancholic look on her face "Trust me Rias, you will. Things won't go as you, your parents, or even the entire Devil world think it will. I may have chosen to become your servant, but I ride my own wind and decide my own same will happen to you, that I promise" as I clenched my fist once more.

Shortly after that Asia left with Issei and Rias, probably to have Asia move into Issei's home, while I separated from them and headed straight for the Academy.


Kuoh Academy

I arrived a little earlier than expected as there weren't that many students on my way here, but since I didn't want to be recognized like last time I avoided them by transforming into a plain looking student and making my way inside. Using the school's directory I soon found myself in front of my destination.

Above the door read `Student Council' which was where I'm supposed to go and introduce myself before heading off for the faculty lounge and be brought to my class. After releasing the transformation I then took a moment to prepare myself before proceeding.

KNOCK!

KNOCK!

KNOCK!

"Excuse me, it's Haru, the new transfer student" as I announced myself.

"Come in" I heard from the other side of the door.

As I pushed open the door and went inside the Student Council Room.

It looked more or less like I expected from someone of a noble Devil family, though compared to the Occult Research Club it looked a lot more brighter. The room itself was about the same size as that of a school classroom, but one side was covered in bookshelves filled with books I didn't recognize. In the middle was a long wooden table with enough chairs to sit over eight people no problem.

There were also two computers on the right side of the room with their own desks to be used for the Council's schoolwork. There was also a whiteboard next to it with some sort of schedule planned out for the school year.

In the back was another desk that was far more expensive than anything else in the room. It was a European style Executive Desk, it had decorative matched veneers and exquisite detailing with a classic distressed cherry finish. The expansive curved desktop provides generous workspace with style.

Though what caught my interest more were the people next to it.

Both of them were young women, probably only a year older than me.

The first one was a bespectacled woman with long, straight black hair extending all the way to her knees which must be a chore to keep that way. In front of her face her hair was with split bangs and light brown eyes, she was wearing the Kuoh Academy girls school uniform, as for her glasses they were blue but semi-rimmed glasses with square lenses.

Tsubaki Shinra

Reincarnated Shinra Clan Devil & Wielder of Mirror Alice

The other women was carefully studying me as I did her.

She was also a young bespectacled women with a slim figure, her black hair was styled in a short bob cut and violet eyes which I had never seen in real life before. She was wearing the Kuoh Academy school uniform as well along with a hairclip on the left side of her hair. I could tell behind that stare she was very intelligent and is usually serious, kinda reminds me of Sasuke in that way.

Sona Shitori

A.K.A Sona Sitr & Heiress of Sitri of the 72 Pillars

"You must be Haru Uchiha, Rias's newest servant" as she laid her elbows on the desk and her fingers intertwined, reminding me of a certain Hokage who did the same thing.

"Servant? If you know about that then that must mean your… I see" as my eyes slightly widen in surprise, before narrowing and using my basic sensory abilities to feel them.

"Yes, we are also Devils. Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Souna Shitori, though that's only my alias while I attend this school. My real name is Sona Sitri, the next Head of the House of Sitri. I'm also the President of the Student Council" as she introduced herself the girl behind her moved forward.

Sona then gestured towards her "and this is Tsubaki Shinra, my Queen and Vice President of the Student Council" as Tsubaki bowed in response "a pleasure to meet you" as she returned to her position while fixing her glasses into place.

"A pleasure to meet you both, I hope we can get along" as I smiled at them, though I could see that their guard hadn't let up yet.

"To be honest, I'm surprised, when we first learned of your existence we searched and researched extensively, but couldn't find a trace of your clan anywhere, or of you yourself for that matter. I'd heard you'd belong to a clan of Ninjas from my conversations with Rias. And given what we've seen so far I can see why she took you in so impulsively regardless of your background"

"I can understand why you would think that, but... due to my own reasons I can't exactly say much at the moment, at least until I feel like I'm ready to speak about it. I hope you can understand"

That seemed to have lowered the tension a little but she continued "then last me ask you a few things, you don't have to answer me if you don't want to. These are simple things I wish to verify"

I thought about it for a moment and simply nodded for her to continue.

"I appreciate your understanding. First of all. Do you have any intentions to harm the students of this Academy?"

"No, and if your next questions will I protect them then the answer to that is of course yes" my response was immediate, it was given that I wouldn't do anything to the people here, I'm not Freed after all.

"...I see, moving on. From what I heard you came to this town because of a letter you received from Okita Souji, is that true?"

"Yes, I felt I should at least come here and offer my thanks to him for letting me use his place, though at the time I didn't know until a few weeks ago. I also felt indebted to him for that I should at least try to repay him somehow" as I felt these weren't big secrets as I already told Rias about it.

" Is that why you decided to join Rias's peerage?" a she seemed to be trying to press her luck to see how far she can go.

"Partially, but there's more to it than that" as I held my fingers out "there are three reasons" to show her before taking them down to one "first, is because I'm hoping to fight strong opponents, the stronger the better, so as to increase my own strength, no matter the cost and as quickly as possible"

From the look on her face that didn't seem to surprise her, as I told Rias something similar. I then raised another finger "Second, is because I can tell with my eyes what's in a person's heart, from my short time here I could tell that Rias genuinely loves and cares for her servants deeply. And from what I've heard about the world of Devils she is probably one of the few who do so. And to be honest, being introduced to the world of the Supernatural I feel as if it wouldn't be long before others approach me, and I bet not all of them with the same kindness and respect Rias showed. If so I would rather choose my own fate than let someone else make the decision for me" as my response seemed to surprise her, but I could see a small smile gracing the corner of her lips. Though I don't understand why, I decided not to think about it much

"I see, sounds like you didn't make the decision lightly" as she nodded her head in response.

"Forgive me for interrupting, please continue" as she gestured I nodded before continuing.

Though as I was about to speak I stopped for a moment, as I thought whether or not I should say it, Sona and Tsubaki seemed to realize my struggle, but stayed silent, to which I was grateful for. I soon came to a decision and continued "My third reason, is mainly because of one the things Rias offered me if I became a Devil… time"

""Time?"" both girls replied in surprise, they probably didn't expect me to say that.

Sona quickly recovered though as she asked "Time, by that I assume your speaking about the increased longevity of Devils to live for thousands of years. Am I correct?" as she fixed her glasses in response.

"Exactly, you see unlike most people I don't have goals, dreams, or desires, because I swore to make them all a reality. Though I don't know how many years it would take to accomplish it." as I pointed to the back of my head "In the back of my mind I was always worrying if I could even do it, there was still no guarantee I could achieve it, even if I spent my whole life pursuing it. For all my strength I still can't win against the passage of time, human life is short after all" as I lowered my head my thoughts returned to the web novel series, though Ren Tianyou was able to return home after not even a hundred years, but that's because the writer made it so, or perhaps even through his own hard work and effort. For all the crazy events and coincidences that's happened, this is still reality to me. There's no guarantee I'll be able to accomplish my goals in such a short time. So when Rias offered me the chance to join her peerage I did so in order to extend my lifespan.

Even if takes a hundred years or ten thousand, I will return home to my family.

Life is unpredictable after all, you may never know if your next moment, might also be your last.

Even if I have to sell my soul to the Devil (literally in this case), I'll make it happen.

Sona's voice snapped me back to reality "I see, it sounds to me like you have your own heavy responsibilities, you and Rias are the same in that regard"

"Huh?" while I thought "what is she talking about?"

"Never mind, forget I said anything. Moving on, my last question… what is your goal?" though I'm guessing she already expected my answer.

"Sorry, but that's private. Even if Rias asked me, I have no intention of revealing it to anyone"

"Why though?" as she tried pressing me for an answer.

"I feel like I should be honest with her this time, otherwise it might end badly"

"Simple, if anyone knew. They'd do everything they could to stop me..." as I laughed in response, I could see Sona's worried look on her face "I can assure you it isn't anything like your imagining"

"Still, I won't feel at ease until then, I hope you understand this?"

"Fine by me, not like your gonna get anything else out of me anyway" I retorted back to her, which caused her face to twitch in response.

She didn't say anything for several minutes before a sigh escaped her lips "you really are an enigma, Haru Uchiha… however-" as she stared at me, deciding not to let her intimidate me I return the favor, even activating the Sharingan for effect, it slightly startled her since it was her first time seeing it before she continued "I can at least tell your not going to be a threat, I hope you can continue to prove that to me" as she pulled out a folder from one of her desk drawers along with a stamp.

Bam!

As she stamped the paper in the folder she put everything back "congratulations Haru Uchiha, allow me to be the first to welcome you to Kuoh Academy" as the tension in the air subsided.

"So, I take it this was your idea?"

"Indeed, we know nothing about you or your family history, as such I believed speaking face to face and assessing your character was the best course of action"

"I understand, it's no problem for me" as I waved her off and seemed surprised by my carefree attitude.

"Well then, if that's all then I'll be heading on over to my classroom"

"Tsubaki can take you there, she can also inform you about others things you may need to know" as Sona gestured to her, she nodded "please follow me, I'll show you to your classroom" I nodded in agreement before letting her take the lead as we left the Student Council Room


Shortly After Haru's Departure

Third Person POV

As Sona saw him out, she reclined into her seat "was that enough? Rias?" as she spoke out loud.

As she glanced at a corner of the room, suddenly what appeared to be a magic circle formed in midair, before the area distorted revealing two figures.

These were obviously Rias and Akeno

Their family (most likely Sirzechs) gave them something that allowed them to hide from even Haru's senses, which if he knew would probably take back all of the nice things he said about them.

"Yes, I appreciate your cooperation Sona" as she smiled in response, though to be honest she did feel a little guilty about what she had done, especially after hearing what Haru said about her.

"No need for formalities Rias, it's only natural you wish to know more about your new servant, after all, not even our best efforts have been able to find a trace of his identity. Were it not for you meeting Haru that day we may not have even know about the existence of such a clan" as she looked at Rias she could tell that she might be feeling guilty about their little scheme.

Though that is not entirely their own fault.

The moment the Gremory Family found out about Haru's existence through Okita Souji's letter, he was actually punished by Grayfia for keeping such a secret from them for so long, to which Okita was actually still recovering from (both physically and mentally).

Since then they wanted to know more about Haru, though it seems like that will still take a while. Not that there was any rush, they have after all centuries to get to know more about him.

At least, that's what they thought.

Akeno decided to speak up "Rias, about what he said earlier-" as she wondered what Haru meant by his words earlier, she couldn't understand the reason for saying such things.

"I know, for now though all we can do is look out for him, hopefully… he'll open up more to us, especially since it seems he's finally found someone to call family" as she thought back to how happy he was this morning, it honestly made her feel as if she had gotten to know more about the real Haru.

"For now though, we have other matters to attend to" though her voice sounded serious, internally she couldn't help but wonder what it is that could push Haru to go to such lengths?

"Well then, until next time Rias" as Sona sends her friend off with a small smile.

"Yes, likewise Sona, Akeno let's go"

"Of course Rias" Akeno responded before following her best friend.

"Besides… I need to focus on my own problems, forgive me Haru" as she apologized to him before heading off to class.


Classroom

Haru's POV

After parting ways with the Student Council I was taken to the faculty office by Tsubaki, she introduced me to my teachers before leaving to return to Sona, we didn't speak much but it seemed we would get along just fine, unlike Sasuke I don't intend to push others away, unless they try to pry in too deep or become as Sasuke had put it "annoying" to me.

Asia came in shortly after Rias dropped her off, she greeted me before she started zoning off into space, most likely thinking about that asshat Riser.

To be honest I can't wait to meet him, I'll teach that pompous prick a lesson or two on what it truly means to look down on others.

No one really liked him the first time he was introduced but I would make sure to put the fear of Satan into him if he tries to mess with Rias, I really can't stand people like him.

Anyways, after that the teacher guided us to our classroom, which wasn't shocking we were in the same class as Issei, though the looks people were given me and Asia along the way already made me think about the rumors that were spreading back in town will soon come back to haunt me.

Still, I got to hand it to Rias to pull some strings so that all of us were in the same class.

As we walked into the class the entire place was silent, deciding to break the ice Asia was the first one to step forward.

"My name is Asia Argento, I'm feeling a bit like a fish out of water, but I'm excited to be here" as Asia bowed the entire class went into an uproar.

They all quieted down as the teacher told me to introduce myself, I took a step forward and stood in front of all the students.

"Hello everyone, my name is Haru Hayashi and it's a pleasure to meet all of you, I may not know much about this school but I hope to get along with everyone" as I bowed before showing my acting smile.

On a side note, I decided to go with my old name in the school roster. Not like it'll affect anyone, besides... it's the name my parents gave me, and this is one way to make sure I never forget who I am.

Back to the class

It was soon made painfully obvious to me that was the wrong call.

"Kyahh"

"He's so kind and so damn hot"

"The unofficial Black Prince of Kuoh has come to our school"

"This is huge news"

"Die you pretty boy"

"The Black Prince has descended"

"Do you think our Prince can handle it?"

"You mean Black X White"

"Oh my!"

"Go rot in a ditch and DIE!"

As I heard the class explode once more my face looked perfectly normal, on the inside however I was screaming "AGAIN WITH THE BLACK PRINCE SHIT!" as I thought maybe becoming a servant of Rias was a huge mistake.

One last thing "IF ANYONE SAYS THAT BLACK X WHITE ONE MORE TIME I AM GOING TO CRUSH YOU!" as an explosion went off in the background of my head.

"All right, please calm down, let them continue" as the teacher managed to calm down the students.

Asia beat me to the punch again "being in a new school in a strange town can be overwhelming but luckily I'm staying with Issei-"

""Bastard!"" spoke all the guys in the class as they looked at Issei with hatred in the eyes, while the victim in question was sweating in panic.

Though that wasn't the end of it

"And I also have my Big Brother Haru to help me out"

""WHAT? BIG BROTHER?""

The entire class started looking at me with, well I can't exactly describe it, like they wanted to ask but yet they... understood?

"Not good, I should probably say something"

As I patted Asia's shoulder which surprised her and some of the other students "please don't misunderstand you guys, you see, neither Asia or I had a family to call our own, so instead we decided to become the other's family. That way we could always have someone to rely on in times like these, so I would appreciate it if you could help my little sister out when she needs to" as I bowed once more.

"So that's it"

"I guess that's fine"

"Sure, you can count on us"

"Don't worry, we won't let anything happen to your sister"

As I heard the class going on and on like that, especially the female students seemed to really like someone who would watch out for her little sister as I heard the girls talking about me being both kind and good looking, "the perfect man" as they called it

The guys at least seemed relieved that I was her brother, while some schemed to get closer to me and through that Asia, I know that much but that ain't gonna happen.

As for Issei it seemed like he tried to slip away in the confusion

Unfortunately…

"Yo what the hell? You telling me that honey lives with you and you ain't dropped a dime for your homies broady?" as the near bald headed Matsuda grabbed Issei by the shirt and started shaking him.

"Come on, don't hold out on us. Tell us your secret have, you sworn off porn or something?" while the glasses wearing Motohama was holding Issei from behind so he couldn't run away.

"Let me clarify, she's staying at Issei's place because she wanted too" as I said that everyone went nuts.

"Haru you bastard, I'll get you for this!" as he was viciously beaten up by his so called "friends" which was amusing to watch.

"Hey Asia? Listen, your room has a lock right?" as I saw the girls from the anime, if I recall the one with the brown hair was called Katase, while the one with the pink hair was called Murayama, both were part of the Kendo club as they chased Issei and the Perverted Trio across campus every time they peeped on the girls.

"Um, yeah?" though I already knew what was going to happen next so I decided to ignore it and took my seat in the back, near one of the windows.

Though I glanced at them every know and again to check on my new little sister.


Occult Research Club

After Class

"Well, going back to school wasn't as bad as I thought" as I walked into the clubroom followed by Issei and Asia after delivering today's fliers.

The girls were all nice to me and it seemed like they were really nice people as they got along well with Asia, I forgot about Aika though until she started getting close to Asia and making dirty jokes.

I quickly bopped her on the head and told her not to go too far.

For the guys it seemed like they didn't hate me per say, but when I told them if they hurt Asia in any way as her brother I wouldn't just stand by.

I released a tiny bit of my pressure to make them understand, though now they still keep a slight distance from me, but that's only temporary.

Other than that it seemed my nickname, Black Prince which started in town has become official here at Kuoh Academy. It irritated me that just because of my black hair and slightly above average looks they gave me such a stupid nickname. During lunch and other recesses I hightailed it out of there and into the forest for some privacy on top of one of the trees, which was probably gonna be my new favorite place to relax on campus, maybe the school roof too would be a nice idea.

"I should look into that tomorrow" before I focused on reality and stood before Rias.

"Were done Rias, we finished delivering all of today's fliers" as I spoke to her she didn't listen.

Nowadays I accompany Issei and Asia on flier duty, while Issei rides with Asia on the bike I go by the rooftops or by running alongside them. To make sure no one but them noticed me I used a device Rias gave me to conceal my presence from ordinary people.

For the moment I don't intend to develop my average magic power for things other than the basics and instead pour all of my time into mastering new Jutsu and getting stronger.

"Hello, Earth to Rias" Issei spoke up that seemed to snap her out of her trance.

"Oh I'm sorry, I guess I spaced out there for a little bit, it's been one of those days, Asia" as she looked towards her "Yes ma'am?" she replied back while Rias got out of her chair and placed a hand on her hip.

"If you don't have any problems with it I was thinking you could make your big debut tonight"

"Debut?" as she tilted her head in response.

"Issei, would you mind explaining to her?" while I sat down on the couch and looked on.

While Issei did that I looked at Koneko before pulling out a scroll from my bag.

"Hey Koneko"

"Hmm, yeah?" as she looked at me while eating her chips, I unfurled the scroll.

Before forming a hand seal

"Release"

Peng!

As a giant cloud of smoke appeared for an instant, before long it dissipated.

"!" Koneko on the other hand dropped her chips in shock, while the corner of her mouth started drooling at the sight before her eyes.

It was a mountain of sweets nearly twice as tall as her appeared on the desk.

"I promised you didn't I. Sorry it took so long though, it wasn't easy getting this much together" as I scratched my cheek in response.

That's right, back in the church I promised Koneko I would get her sweets as an apology for using the Toad Mouth Trap Jutsu.

Though it took me a little while to gather this much I would say it was well worth it.

"My goodness Koneko, he wasn't kidding. This is… impressive" as he tried to grab one from the pile, Koneko quickly reacting and swatted away Kiba's hand.

"Mine" as she started guarding the sweets like a cat defending its territory.

Kiba couldn't do anything but look shocked at her reaction, which brought a smile to my face. I took the scroll buried underneath the pile and tucked it inside my school uniform, I modified it myself in order to have a few pockets like the ninja backpack Ren Tianyou had in order to conceal and carry various ninja tools discreetly. Though I couldn't have too many as too much weight would only slow me down.

"These are all for you Koneko, so go on, take them, you deserve it" as I patted her head without thinking… FUCK!

"Oh shit, she's gonna punch me like Issei" was what I thought was gonna happen, but instead she seemed to not mind it.

"Koneko?" as I looked down at her "just this once" she said, though I saw her cheeks turn a little shade of rose in embarrassment, which was honestly so cute that I started petting her a little more.

"Nyahh~" as I heard a barely audible meow of happiness from her I thought "she really is just like a cat"

"!" probably realizing what she did she quickly separated from me "did you hear?" as I saw her voice turn darker than usual.

"Might as well go down with a bang" as I looked her straight in the eye "yes, and there's no shame in that, it was actually kind of cu-"

Bang!

"Te.." were the last things I remember before passing out from a punch to the gut by an embarrassed Koneko.

Of which I didn't recover until next morning...


Author's Note: Hey guys, Ashbel Dusk here has finally returned after so long. First of all I want to apologize to you guys since their hasn't been any updates in the last few months and from the comments I know you guys have been dying for more.

Now that I'm back you can expect the story of Haru and the others to get very interesting, it's been tough to write new chapters since I told you I've had extremely limited internet access over the past few months, but I'm proud to announce that I've made substantial progress and that the two chapters a month will continue from here on out.

I was also surprised to see how many more followers I've had since then, I can't thank you guys enough for sticking with me after being gone for so long. I promise to do the very best I can for you guys.

If you guys have any questions you want to ask me please leave it in the reviews as I'll answer them in the next chapter since I wanted to give you guys this chapter as soon as I returned.

Also because I need to see if anyone else had left questions in the reviews over these past few months.

P.S: Chapter 16 of Guildmate from Another World has the same message.

Next Time: Haru and the others head out for Familiars, what sort of monsters await them in the Familiar Forest?

Till Next Time!