Hunter792: Thanks. Kazuhiko won't do anything that would lead Rias on although I still haven't decided on if Rias would have any romantic feelings for him at the moment. As for the harem list it at the bottom although there are still some unsure ones on there at the moment.
s-mayumi: Thanks for the suggestion.
Mr Beaver Buttington: Raynare will get what she deserves next chapter as for Asia I'm going to keep her human for now and probably turn her into an Angel later. As for Kazuhiko, he will interact with the ORC more after this arc is done. Thanks for the suggestion for the familiar, I had originally thought of Kazuhiko getting a Dryad who acted like Rachnera from Everyday Monster Girl because I thought it would be a fun twist to have her mess around with the other girls.
Raidentensho: Thanks for the suggestion.
withdranwnmadness000: The reason Seraphina isn't Kazuhiko's familiar is because he wouldn't want to force her into working, even if she is willing to help him, as for her being a part of his future peerage I was thinking she would be included but haven't came up with the means for Kazuhiko to become High Class faster then what happens in canon.
ShadowUzumaki55: Thanks, I agree that Ise is lead too much by his perverseness and so ignores a good chunk of what's going on around him and Rias uses it to her advantage with him.
As for Asia like I said above, I was thinking of having her become an Angel as it suits her better in some regards but the whole ending of the arc is different from what is canon. Also Kazuhiko will get to know the other servants and become comfortable with them and Xenovia will become part of his harem like in canon. Ise will be part of the Student Council and have a Sacred Gear, not sure what it'll be at the moment, and Sona will get rid of most of his perverted tendencies and paired with Irina. Mittelts will also be living and will probably be part of the harem as well although with a few changes which should make things interesting.
Prototype109: Thank you for the review. I understand what you mean about Asia as she does get dragged into things by the other girls or do things because she fears she'll get ignored by Ise. Hopefully if I do put in Asia into the harem I can do her some justice.
RiceW: Honestly I haven't come up with a main girl for this but Seraphina does fit into the role quite well considering she is the first girl to show real interest in him.
Spikal: Thanks for the suggestion to give White-Fang the ability to unleash the energy it stores. As for Gabriel she will be part of Kazuhiko's harem along with one or two other Angels once I decide who would work as an Angel.
As for making a Dragon King or Evil Dragon Kazuhiko's familiar, most of the Dragon Kings are already elsewhere in the world while the Evil Dragons are mostly destroyed and I can't see them lowering themselves to be under a Devil. I had thought of having Karasuba being a child of one of the Evil Dragons, probably Grendel given her Battle Mania, although that would end in some sort of fight or having Yamato-no-Orochi gain an interest in him while there.
chins4tw: It becomes a bit clearer in this chapter although I hadn't originally considered them part of Annihilation Maker so it adds something different as well, plus the Khaos Brigade would be interested in someone like Kazuhiko.
Lightwave: Thanks, I do have moments when I surprise myself with what I put in here. I am going to try avoiding bashing although sometimes Kazuhiko will say something that just seems to fit in with the situation or just to snipe back at Rias. Like the idea for the familiar as well and truthfully I do find it hard to decide on one.
Mittelts will be taking Rias' other Bishop and its her choice in an attempt to spend more time with Kazuhiko atop of whatever Rias would say to convince her.
AnimeRocker 469: Glad you enjoy it.
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"Why is she making me do grunt work?" Kazuhiko growled as he pedalled around the town on his bicycle, delivering leaflets to homes of greedy humans as he pulled a touch screen phone from his pocket to find the next place he had to go to.
[This is boring] Albion grumbled annoyed, Kazuhiko nodding in agreement, stopped for a moment and checked he had a duplicate phone like device in his pocket which he had used his [Cloud Flame] to clone from the original, the original for Matsu to study and see if there was anything she could get something interesting out of which they had delivered earlier before moving onto handing out leaflets.
Continuing with handing out leaflets, Kazuhiko wished that he could get this over and done with while he trained his [Cloud Flame] by multiplying the amount of leaflets he had on him so he didn't have to return to the clubroom to stock up again.
After ten more minutes, Kazuhiko decided to finish up with the leaflets and head home. He was aware his father would probably ask where they had been but wouldn't be too concerned given they had been together although he may joke about becoming a grandfather sooner then expected if he found out Seraphina and he were sharing a bed.
Reaching his home, Kazuhiko put his bicycle back into the garage while storing his messenger bag and [Greed Radar] into his pocket dimension.
"Hey Kazu…Where were you?" Kazuhiko's father asked as the brunet stepped into the living room to see him sifting through documents as he answered
"Some club I've been pulled into joining, about the Occult or something. Anyway the leader of this rabble wanted to go check out haunted places during the evenings and dragged me along before I could tell Sera-san or you"
"Well don't stay up to late, you've got school tomorrow" Kazuhiko's father spoke, the younger brunet moving to pick up a piece of paper as he looked over it before asking
"What's this about Tou-san?"
"Apparently there are plans for making a new branch overseas in America… I've been asked to look over the finances to see if it's feasible." He replied with a sigh, rubbing the bridge of his nose as Kazuhiko set down the paper he held as he frowned and muttered
"This is rather sudden isn't it?"
"Yeah… but the boss is pushing for this to get done." Kazuhiko's father spoke with a sigh while Kazuhiko looked confused before replying
"Just don't run yourself ragged otherwise you're no good to anyone, Tou-san"
"That's what I should be telling you, Kazu…Especially with Sera-san around" His father called back jokingly, Kazuhiko rolling his eyes with a blush as he headed upstairs.
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It had been a surprise for Kazuhiko to find out that the Fallen Angel had woken up while he was at school as he made his way towards Matsu's shop, Seraphina sticking close to him after having caught the mischievous tone the demigod had been speaking in as she asked "Do you think Matsu-san got her to talk?"
"Probably… Matsu-san has most likely been explaining what happened to her since I found her" Kazuhiko answered, picking up his pace slightly as Metatron spoke up
{I hope Matsu hasn't let slip anything herself} Kazuhiko nodded to himself as he mentally responded
'So do I, last thing I need is for some Fallen Angel knowing about me and choosing to report it back to her superiors'
Entering the shop, Kazuhiko and Seraphina only took a few moments to make sure the door was locked before heading downstairs to the laboratory area, a nervous air between them as they stepped into the large room to Matsu and the dark blue haired Fallen Angel, who was wearing a sleeveless low cut blouse and a short skirt.
"Hello Matsu-san" Kazuhiko spoke friendly, drawing the pair's attention as the Fallen Angel looked at him curiously while Matsu smiled and waved to them
"Hey Kazu-tan, Sera-tan…come have a sit down with me and Kala-tan so we can explain things"
"So this is my saviour, Matsu?" Kalawarner asked with an appraising look at Kazuhiko.
"Yep, that's Kazu-tan… Cute isn't he?" Matsu asked with a giggle as the pair sat down, Kazuhiko next to Matsu as Kalawarner smiled sultrily as she answered
"Very…" Seraphina frowned at her fellow bluenette, Kazuhiko blushing slightly as he tried to turn the attention back onto the topic at hand
"So what's going on with the Fallen Angels here, Matsu-san, Kala-san?"
"We were originally ordered only to observe you, Yuuki Kazuhiko, Azazel-sama wanted us to gather information to see if you had access to your Sacred Gear and what it was." Kalawarner started, Kazuhiko frowning as she continued
"One of those I was working with called Raynare came back to us one day saying we had new orders given to us by Kokabiel-sama on behalf of Azazel-sama which stated that you were to die before you became a threat to us Fallen Angels. She approached you under the guise of…"
"Amano Yuuma…" Kazuhiko spoke with a scowl, Seraphina looking concerned at him as she took hold of his hand as Kalawarner and Matsu nodded as the latter continued
"You know what happened from there but Kala-san was against the orders so she was drugged and given to the Goblins afterwards which was why you found her in that state" Kalawarner shuddered at the memory of what had happened, Kazuhiko nodding as he asked
"So what are they up to now then…? I mean they got me and don't know I was revived… and that guy who tried to attack me met his end before he could report back" Seraphina was surprised to hear that Kazuhiko had been attacked, Kalawarner looking surprised as Matsu added
"That means there's only two left…"
"So Dohnaseek died…The sexist bastard always thought he was best out of our group just because he was a guy" Kalawarner spoke with a small smirk on her face, Kazuhiko arching an eyebrow as she shook her head and answered the earlier question
"Kokabiel-sama also suggested that we should take advantage of an exiled Sister who holds the healer type Sacred Gear [Twilight Healing] and that a Fallen Angel could use it better then her for there own comrades." Matsu looking seriously as she added to the younger pair
"The process to take a Sacred Gear from someone will kill them upon removal and officially it was banned by Grigori after Azazel's first attempt of it, I believe I heard"
{That's inhumane} Metatron spoke with a disgusted tone, Kazuhiko clenching his fists.
"So they intent to kill the exiled Sister just to claim her Sacred Gear…?" Seraphina asked concerned, Kazuhiko scowled as he looked down and muttered
"We'll just have to get to her first then… Do you know when she is supposed to come here?"
"No… Raynare was the one who got into contact with her but I do know the Sister is called Asia Argento" Kalawarner answered with a sigh, Kazuhiko nodding in understanding as Matsu spoke
"I'll keep an eye out for her… and when she comes into town, one of us will have to pick her up"
"I'll do it… She'll be expecting a Fallen Angel" Kalawarner spoke seriously, Kazuhiko nodding as he replied
"Alright, just watch out for the Devils. I doubt any of them will take kindly to you if they run into you and I can only do so much without alerting them of things"
"Aww~ worried for me, hero-kun" Kalawarner asked in a flirty tone, Seraphina frowning at Kazuhiko's blush as she added
"I'll go with her as well, outside of school, Kazu-san" Kalawarner arched an eyebrow amused at Seraphina as Matsu giggled. Kazuhiko sighing as he added
"We still need to figure out what to do with the other Fallen here"
"Well if you've killed Dohnaseek that leaves Raynare and Mittelts along with the Exiled Exorcists which number about thirty" Kalawarner spoke thoughtfully, Kazuhiko and Seraphina frowning at hearing there was more enemies then they had expected.
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Kazuhiko couldn't help but curse under his breathe as he followed the large path of destruction that the Stray Devil he was hunting had made. From what he knew he was in a remote part of China and the Stray Devil had been the former [Bishop] of one of the Bael Clan and had the ability to turn his arms into different guns, evident by the spray of demonic bullets shot back at Kazuhiko as he ducked behind a tree.
'How am I going to get closer when he keeps shooting at me?' He thought to himself as he glanced out to see the skinny man with dirty moss green hair and his left arm in the form of a bone coloured Gatling gun.
[You could always attack from a distance] Albion spoke, Kazuhiko frowning as he countered
'He's probably got enough skill to make a defensive barrier or dodge a ranged attack, Albion.'
"Give up Hunter, you can't win against me!" The Stray called, Kazuhiko frowning as he looked around before ducking back behind the tree as he shot back
"You killed one of your fellow servants, Gideon… Don't think that you can talk your way out of this" Kazuhiko ducked to avoid another spray of bullets at him, Gideon laughing wildly as the brunet used [Mist Flames] to blend into his surroundings before starting to slowly make his way around the side.
"You think I care! That bastard deserved it for always taking the recognition and money that I had rightfully earned. He didn't deserve being put up for Promotion to High Class before me!" Gideon roared, firing another spray of bullets at the tree that Kazuhiko had been hiding behind without care before his arm changed into some sort of cannon as he shot a large ball of magic at it the tree completely destroying it.
"Cloud Dragon" Kazuhiko declared, Gideon turning around to see a large serpentine purple dragon charging towards him. Gideon started to fire blasts at the dragon, only to be shocked as it spilt into two identical dragons before splitting again and again even as his magic blasts took out one or two at a time. They all slammed into the Stray Devil, coiling there bodies around his limbs even as they continued to multiple in number and cover him from view as the numerous dragons started to squeeze down and bite away as Kazuhiko walked towards him as he spoke
"You still have a chance to go back, Gideon… You'll get punished but you will still be alive" The serpent dragons moved back so Gideon's face could be seen, Kazuhiko keeping a few feet away as the Stray spat at him
"I'd rather be dead" Kazuhiko nodded, holding his free hand up and clicking his fingers as he spoke
"Cloud Exploder" The dragons' bodies erupted into numerous spikes which all skewered Gideon's body as he let out a massive roar of pain before coughing up blood as his head lolled forwards before the [Cloud Flames] started to disperse and reveal the bloody body covered in holes which collapsed onto the ground.
{Good job, Kazu-kun. You defeated him without drawing any attention from the locals or causing too much damage to the surroundings} Metatron spoke with a smile, Kazuhiko relaxing as he started to destroy the remains with [Storm Flames].
(How was your first Stray hunt?) Matsu asked, Kazuhiko taking a moment to think before replying
"It was alright. But this Stray was a bit stupid to not see through my illusions"
(Yeah…but the data on Gideon said he was a Magic Cannon rather then a technique type so he would just try and smash through opponents) Matsu answered, Kazuhiko glancing around
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It had been few days since Kalawarner explained what Raynare and her group was up to and since then Seraphina had started to practice her magic style alongside Kalawarner at Matsu's laboratory while he would train with Matsu's help when not taking on jobs.
Evening was setting in as Kazuhiko walked into the old school building, the sun setting in the background as he made his way to the second floor and muttered as he opened the door "I'm here"
"You are here" Rias spoke, Kazuhiko rolling his eyes as he held back the 'Obviously' he was about to counter with as he noticed the windows was covered and the room was completely dark save for the candles that were spread across the floor. Rias turning to give an order to Akeno who replied
"Yes Buchou. Yuuki-kun, please sit here in the middle of the magic circle" Akeno waved him over with her hand as Kazuhiko moved to stand in the middle of the circle as Rias spoke with a smile
"Yuuki-kun, your work of giving out leaflets is finished now. Well done. Now you can start your job as a Devil professionally"
"About time…" Kazuhiko replied annoyed, Rias frowning for a moment before continuing in a cheery tone
"Now you can start making contracts. Though, since it's your first time, it's going to be a contract with someone with a small wish. Koneko received two contracts beforehand and since it's hard to do both, I will leave one to you"
"Please help me…" Koneko spoke while bowing her head, Kazuhiko giving her a short nod before returning his attention to Akeno who was casting some sort of spell and making the circle glow blue and white light.
"Akeno is inserting your carved seal into the magic circle" Rias explained before adding as she held her hand out to him
"Yuuki-kun, put your palm towards here" Kazuhiko did as he was told, holding his hands out to Rias who started to write something on his left hand with her fingers and soon a magic circle appeared on his hand.
"This magic seal is used for transportation, and it can transport you to the client's place instantly. And when the contract is finished, it lets you return to this room." Rias explained before turning to Akeno as she asked
"Akeno, are you ready?"
"Yes Buchou." Akeno spoke as she stepped out of the magic circle, Rias turning to Kazuhiko as he moved to stand in the middle, a blue glow coming from the magic circle as she explained
"The magic circle is responding with the client. Now you are going to be transported to that location. You already have the manual for what to do after getting transported right?"
"Yeah, yeah" Kazuhiko spoke while rolling his eyes, stamping a foot into the magic circle to activate it and send him to his first client. Rias sighed as she turned away from the empty magic circle, Akeno looking at her curiously as she asked
"Akeno, do you think he's relaxing around us?"
"I think he's just going along stubbornly, Buchou… He still doesn't talk to us outside of what's important and he still treats his after school job more importantly than this. Plus he refused to refer to us by our first names. Yuuto-kun seems to be the closest to him and that is through there spar before." Akeno replied.
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Kazuhiko opened his eyes to see himself in a dark room that was filled with Otaku stuff as he noticed a long haired man looking annoyed at him "What the hell? Why are you here when I summoned Koneko-chan?"
"She's busy with another client today so they sent me. I'm Kazuhiko and I'm a new devil" Kazuhiko spoke with a shrug of his shoulders.
"Go back… You can't fulfil my wish, only Koneko-chan can!" The man replied, Kazuhiko gritting his teeth as he retorted
"Well what did you want her to do and I'll see what I can do" The man moved to bring out a girl's school uniform from the corner of the room as he spoke
"I wanted her to wear this. It's the uniform of Nagato Yuki" Kazuhiko frowned as he thought over what he could do, a small smirk growing on his face as he replied
"So you wanted her to dress up like that then… I can make that happen…"
"What? Seriously…?" The man replied shocked, Kazuhiko holding his hands up before him about a foot apart and making a ball of indigo coloured [Mist Flames] form between them as he closed his eyes.
The ball of [Mist Flames] shifted and grew as Kazuhiko focused on the image of what he wanted to make, electing a gasp of shock from the man before him as it formed into a duplicate of Koneko who was wearing the uniform he was holding.
"There…" Kazuhiko spoke, opening his eyes to see Koneko standing before him while the man just stared as he asked
"Why isn't she acting like Koneko-chan?"
"This is my first time creating a copy of someone…" Kazuhiko started, sending a few mental commands for the Mist-Koneko to sit down at the low table and to look stoically around the room.
"…Morizawa…" The now named, Morizawa, added with a hint of drool coming from his mouth as Kazuhiko continued
"…Morizawa-san, this is my first time using this technique and so this is only just a shell without a personality. I am only starting out so I don't know her very well but I can order this one around"
"Wha-Wait you can make clones of other characters right?" Morizawa spoke as he turned back to Kazuhiko as he nodded
"I would feel safer altering this one to fit other characters rather then seeing how many I could hold together at the moment but yes, I could make other characters as long as I know what they look like" Morizawa's eyes shone as he declared
"I wish to have a harem of small breasted girls, Kazuhiko-san! But I will start with Nagato-chan as you're only a beginner!"
"This will only last till I go, Morikawa-san, and I take it that is your contract for tonight" Kazuhiko replied as he pulled out the device he had been given for it as he started to tap away at it.
"That will be fine…At least I can see my dear Nagato-chan for a short while" Morizawa nodded eagerly as Kazuhiko nodded once before turning the screen to show the man as he spoke
"This is the price for your wish tonight…It'll only last for an hour"
"That's great! That's the same as what I give to Koneko-chan!" Morizawa shouted eagerly as Kazuhiko heard Albion chuckle
[Seems like she lost a contract to you]
{I think we also found a way to help you fight as well Kazu-kun} Metatron added as Kazuhiko started to work out how to use the [Mist Clone] to help him in a fight as he watched the Mist-Nagato play cards with Morizawa.
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Kazuhiko opened his eyes after the teleportation circle had finished glowing, finding himself in the room of his next client of the night, his eyes widening as he looked at the humongous guy wearing a gothic-lolita outfit despite the numerous buttons looking to be about to fall off and atop of his head was a headband with cat ears on it.
'What kind of monster has summoned me?' Kazuhiko thought to himself as the man greeted him in a deep voice
"Welcome Devil-san-nyou!"
[What the hell is that…?] Albion spoke shocked, Kazuhiko not sure whether he should be preparing for a fight or ready to make a contract as he greeted
"Hey"
"I called you Devil-san, because there's a wish I want-nyou. Mil-tan wants to become a magical girl-nyou" The man stated, Albion, Metatron and Kazuhiko's mouths dropping open to varying degrees in shock and confusion.
"Right…" Kazuhiko started in disbelieve, having no idea how to pull that off as he muttered to himself
"Magical girl, Magical girl… How do I make a delusional body builder into a magical girl?" Kazuhiko clicked his fingers in realisation as he spoke to Mil-tan
"I can only make you a Magical girl temporarily and only while I'm around, does that suit you better?" Mil-tan eagerly nodded as he replied
"Any amount of time as a magical girl is great for Mil-tan"
"Alright…Is this ok for the price of an hour's worth?" Kazuhiko spoke, showing him the screen on the wish device after tapping in the wish. Mil-tan nodding eagerly as Kazuhiko slipped the device back into his pocket.
[I can't believe you are going to do this] Albion spoke in disbelief as he heard Kazuhiko's plan before the brunet replied mentally
'Do you know a better way to pull off turning him into a Magical girl, Albion…?'
[No] Albion replied quietly as Kazuhiko focused his magic onto casting an illusion over Mil-tan which changed there surroundings into a vast field, Mil-tan looking around eagerly as Kazuhiko spoke
"Now Mil-tan, just imagine what sort of magic you want to do and just direct it"
Mil-tan stared at him with a glint in his eyes as he turned to a large boulder and started firing off magical girl styled attacks at her surroundings while Kazuhiko watched in curiosity at how much his client was enjoying his wish even though it was all just an illusion.
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Kazuhiko sighed as he stepped back into the clubroom after his latest contract for the evening, rubbing the bridge of his nose as he saw Rias and Akeno drinking tea as he moved to sit on the sofa opposite the latter as Rias asked "How did it go?"
"Fine…" Kazuhiko replied not bothering to look at her as he started to pull out his homework and made a start on it as Akeno moved to prepare a cup of tea.
"Here you go, Yuuki-kun"
"Thanks Sempai…" Kazuhiko replied, giving her a nod as she set the cup down on the table. Akeno smiling as she admonished him with a giggle
"You can use my first name, Yuuki-kun, there's no need for using 'sempai' with me either. We are equals here" Kazuhiko arched an eyebrow to her for a moment before focusing back on his homework as he muttered
"I'd rather not…" Akeno silently sighed as she sat back down on the sofa, glancing to see Rias having moved to her desk as she read the response from the client Kazuhiko had been sent to. The crimson haired devil smiled as she spoke to Kazuhiko
"You did a good job with your clients today"
"Obviously… Are all your clients weirdoes?" Kazuhiko asked as he glanced to Rias for a moment, seeing her shake her head as she answered
"Not all of them. We help out a couple businesses as well"
"Right…" Kazuhiko replied dryly as he turned back to his homework while Rias and Akeno shared a concerned look.
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"Why'd I miss all this?" Kazuhiko couldn't help but laugh at seeing the shocked look on Kensuke's face, the next morning, as he replied amused
"That's what you get for staying at home with that MMO" Hikari and Seraphina had giggled as Takeshi added
"True man, you should have seen Kazu putting Kiba in his place during a Kendo spar"
"Whoa… I didn't know you knew Kendo" Kensuke spoke surprised.
"I don't… I was using stuff from anime to fight him" Kazuhiko chuckled, the others looking surprised aside from Seraphina who smiled knowingly as the group headed towards there classroom as Takeshi added
"Kazu nearly nut shot'ed Kiba as well during it"
"D-Damn…I really wish I'd seen that" Kensuke spoke as he stuffed his hands into his pockets as Kazuhiko patted him on his shoulder as he replied
"Now, now… It wasn't that amazing I did only end it in a draw"
"You do know some of the Kendo girls have started to admire you after that" Hikari spoke with a giggle, Kazuhiko reddening as he noticed Seraphina press herself against his side more as she added embarrassed
"Some of them even asked how far we've gotten, Kazu-san, and what you are like at home…" Kazuhiko blinked in surprise as Kensuke and Takeshi chuckled amused as the former spoke
"Looks like you'll have your own fanclub soon, Kazu"
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Kazuhiko had settled into his training routine for the afternoon as he did dashes between two lines on the ground with a large sack of metal on his back. Seraphina was running through some magic training with a large ball of blue flames hovering between her hands while Kalawarner and Matsu talked quietly.
{It's dangerous to underestimate the exorcists, Kazu-kun} Metatron spoke sternly, Kazuhiko mentally agreeing as he replied
'I know… They might have Sacred Gears themselves and then they also have the training and experience from working for the church'
[The Fallen pair we can handle fairly well if it was one at a time, both would be more difficult. [Divine Dividing] can only target one person at a time] Albion added, Kazuhiko doing his last dash before setting his backpack onto the ground as he rolled his shoulders.
"I'm sorry I couldn't stop Raynare's plan, Kazu-kun" Kalawarner spoke as she handed him a water bottle, Kazuhiko accepting it as he shook his head and replied
"It's alright… Raynare is the one I'm angry at, her and my 'master'…"
"Matsu told me about Gremory… You know I'm sure Azazel-sama would gladly take you in just so he can study your Sacred Gear, if you wanted to leave her that is…" Kalawarner replied, looking over to Seraphina curiously as Kazuhiko shook his head and sighed
"I can't… my Tou-san is all I've got left of my family and after what happened with my Kaa-san… Well, let's just say I can't bring myself to leave him. Also who knows what sort of trouble my friends and Tou-san would get in if someone tried to use them against me. Gremory is the lesser of two evils at the moment and until I work a way out or somehow screw the system to become High Class I'm stuck with her" Kalawarner looked at him warmly, impressed at his reasoning and loyalty to his family while Seraphina looking sadly to him as she moved over to him
"Kazu-san…" She started, Kazuhiko smiling as he ran a hand through his hair as he spoke
"I'm alright Sera-san… I'm going to see if Matsu-san has a job for me to do…"
With that Kazuhiko left the pair of bluenettes to regard each other, Kalawarner smiling amused at the serious and searching look Seraphina was giving her as the elder spoke "I don't plan to take him from you… I'm willing to share if you are dragon-chan?"
Seraphina puffed her cheeks for a moment as she thought. She knew dragons had harems and while that didn't happen in Tiamat's clan often, there were occasions when two females would share a male to avoid fighting or because they were friends but it was always a mutual agreement between the women involved. Seraphina nodded slowly, she knew that Kazuhiko would draw in other females even though she had wished for more of a chance to get further in her relationship with him. Kalawarner's smile growing even as Seraphina added "You hurt Kazu-san and I will burn you to a crisp, Kala-san"
"I expected no less, Sera-chan…After all we both owe him our lives" Kalawarner spoke with a teasing smile which made Seraphina blush embarrassed as they shook hands before returning back to there individual training.
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"Albion, Metatron please tell me I'm not seeing things?" Kazuhiko asked shocked as he started at the giant shadow monster before him. Something told him it was all a set up given he'd been sent to the coliseum in Rome over a job involving similar shadow monsters from one of his previous jobs. Albion nodded once as he answered
[That is definitely a giant pig monster holding two swords from that game… Ocarina of Time was it?]
{It's called Ganon, Albion…and how did anyone make that unless…} Metatron added confused as the Shadow-Ganon swung one sword down at Kazuhiko who managed to dodge it by diving out of the way before rolling back to his feet as he asked quietly
"Unless what…?" Kazuhiko summoned [Israfel] instantly to his hands, glad he had taken off his sealing bangles and gravity seals when he arrived, as he crossed both scimitars over his head to block the downwards sword strike from the monster before him.
{We mentioned about the thirteen [Longinus] right? Well there is one called [Annihilation Maker] which allows for the creation of any sort of creature from the user's imagination}
'So whoever has that is creating monsters to terrorize people with?' Kazuhiko thought annoyed, pushing away the sword before charging forwards unaware of the group of cloaked figures that was watching from the edge of the coliseum.
"So this is the one who destroyed your monsters so easily the last time, Leonardo?" A male voice spoke, looking at the shortest cloaked person who nodded.
"Cao Cao…His aura…? It just doesn't make sense…" The cloaked Cao Cao turned to see another figure holding his hand out with a magic circle floating above it as he continued
"I'm reading Angel, Devil and Dragon aura from him but that shouldn't be possible…"
"Oh ho...? Looks like we found something interesting then Georg?" Cao Cao replied as he turned his focus onto Kazuhiko who took off one of the Shadow-Ganon's arms at the elbow before jumping to land a cross shaped slash on its torso, making it roar in pain.
He landed a few feet back, taking a steady breathe as he tried to judge its next move, jumping back to avoid a fireball of black flames from Ganon's mouth as he spoke "[Shamshel]"
Replacing the twin scimitars was a pair of dark purple armguards which left his hands free, a small length of metallic amethyst coloured chain falling out from near the wrist and falling down just past his hands, each ending in an arrow headed blade. Kazuhiko gripped both chains near the blades as he took a ready stance.
Throwing the left blade towards Ganon's sword, the chain lengthened and wrapped tightly around the blade before Kazuhiko yanked the sword off to the side to miss him as he swung the other chain over his head, glowing with holy aura as it came down and cut through the shoulder of the shadow monster and also leaving a rend in the ground. With a flick of his wrists both chains recoiled back towards Kazuhiko's hands before he threw both at either side of Ganon's neck and making them wrap around it as he made them tighten and cut in.
Kazuhiko gritted his teeth as he pulled on the chains, trying to avoid being flung into the air as his weapons cut into Ganon's neck before using [Sky Flames] around his hands to pull the shadow monster to the ground before him as its head fell off to the side.
'Phew… That took some out of me' Kazuhiko thought as he took a calming breathe, dismissing [Shamshel] before reattaching the sealing bangles while Metatron reactivated the gravity seals as she spoke
{That was a good fight with [Shamshel]… But I get the feeling we are being watched, Kazu-kun}
"So you noticed it too" Kazuhiko spoke to himself, looking around the coliseum only to see no one around as he shook his head before activating Matsu's magic circle.
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Kazuhiko yawned as he walked behind the quartet of Devils, listening to them talk about Stray Devils, as they entered an unused building on the outer part of town, the insides were dark which wasn't helped by the fact it was midnight outside.
"Smell of blood..." Koneko spoke, Kazuhiko picking it up himself as he continued walking behind the group as he mentally followed the movement of the demonic aura in front of was standing up front with her hands on her hips as she spoke "Yuuki-kun, it's a good opportunity to experience what it's like to fight."
Kazuhiko clicked his tongue in annoyance, Rias glancing back to him with a curious look as she added
"You can watch what a Devils' battle is like. Today, just concentrate and look at how we fight. Oh, yes. I will also explain the traits the Servants have." Kazuhiko decided to keep quiet, figuring there would be less questions if he didn't mention his own experience to them and let Rias continue speaking
"There was a three sided war between the Devils, the Fallen Angels, and God with its Angels followers. All three sides had a large army and they fought for almost eternity. As a result, all three sides lost most of their troops and the war finished several hundred years ago with no side winning."
"The Devils were no exception. Big Devils with Peerage who commanded about 20 or 30 troops lost most of their underlings because of the war. They lost so many that they couldn't even form new armies." Kiba continued before Akeno added
"I heard that most of the pure Devils passed away in that war. But even after the war, there are still problems between the Devils, the Fallen Angels and God. Even when the Fallen Angels' and God's side also lost most of their troops, we are still in a position where we can't let our guard down, or else we will be in trouble."
"Then, the Devils decided to use a system to form a small group of soldiers. And that is the Evil Piece." Rias finished, looking at Kazuhiko to see him still lazily following her as she puffed her cheeks up slightly and continued
"Devils with Peerage decide to use the traits of the human's game "Chess" to their Servant Devils. It was sarcasm, because most of the Servants are Devils that were reincarnated from humans. Since then, Chess became a popular game in the world of the Devils. We'll leave that aside. Devils who are masters are a [King]. In our case, that is me. From there, they created 5 special traits that consist of [Queen], [Pawn], [Rook], [Bishop], and [Knight]. Since they couldn't make an army, they decided to have a small number of Devils and give them enormous powers. This system was made in the past few hundred years, and this unexpectedly became popular amongst Devils with Peerage."
"They started to compete against each other. For example like, "My Knight is stronger!", or "No, my Rook is stronger!" As a result, high-class Devils started to play a game like that of Chess against each other using their Servant Devils. We call it the "Rating Game". Anyway, this game became very popular amongst the Devils. Now, there are even tournaments for it. The strength of their "Pieces" and also how strong they are at the game affects the Devils' social position, and their Peerage. There is a thing called "Piece Collect" where they gather humans with talents and make them into their Pieces. It is very popular recently. Talented Servants become their status."
Kazuhiko knew that in the future he would be forced to fight in the Rating Games for Rias although his own power would only be half used unless his true nature came out and then he didn't truly know what would happen to him at that point.
"I'm not a matured Devil yet, so I can't participate in a formal tournament. Even if I could, there are things that I need to go through, or else I can't play. In short, Yuuki-kun and my Servants here won't be participating in a game for a while." Rias added only getting a slight knowing smirk from Kazuhiko as a killing intent covered the room
"I can smell something disgusting. But I can also smell something delicious. Is it sweet? Or is it sour?" A low weird voice spoke, Kazuhiko looking around for the source of it as Rias called out
"Exiled Devil Vizor. We are here to eliminate you."
"Kwakwakwakwakwakwakwa..." Abnormal laughter echoed around the room, Kazuhiko eyes focusing as a gigantic beast with the top half of a woman's body stepped out with heavy footsteps, in each hand was a large lance.
"Leaving your master's side, and rampaging as you please definitely deserves death. In the name of Duke Gremory, I will gladly eliminate you!" Rias called out, Viser countered
"You are cunning for a little girl! I will rip your body and color it in red just like your hair!"
"Vizor speaks in a stylish manner. Yuuto!" Rias spoke with a smirk, Kiba nodding as he sprinted towards Vizor.
"Yuuki-kun, I will continue from the lecture before." Rias started, Kazuhiko rolling his eyes as she continued
"Yuuto's position is [Knight]. Its trait is speed. Those who become a [Knight] have their speed increased."
[He seems to not have any sign of defensive measures aside from his speed] Albion judged with a critical eye as Kazuhiko nodded to himself
"And Yuuto's ultimate weapon is swords." Rias added as Kiba drew a European sword from its scabbard and cut off both of Vizor's arms off as she screeched in pain
"Gyaaaaaaaaaah!"
"This is Yuuto's power: Speed that you can't follow with your eyes, and sword skills of that of a professional. By combining these two, he became the fastest [Knight]."
{With his Sacred Gear swords…I'm guessing he's a Technique type fighter} Metatron added with a thoughtful tone, Kazuhiko not sure what she meant as he noticed Koneko near to Vizor's legs. Rias frowned at not seeing him worried about Koneko as she spoke
"Next is Koneko. She is a [Rook]. The trait of a [Rook] is its -" One giant foot slammed atop of Koneko only to stop as she started to lift it back up easily
"The trait of a [Rook] is simple: Absolute strength and also very high defence. It's impossible for a Devil with that calibre to stamp on Koneko. It can't crush her." Rias continued as Koneko completely lifted up the monster woman as she muttered
"Fly…." Koneko then jumped up and punched the monster in the stomach, throwing it backwards as Albion spoke
[She's all strength and because she's a small target she's harder to hit… but she hasn't got any ranged moves if she's just a martial artist and hasn't built up her speed aside from her natural agility] Kazuhiko nodded softly as he crossed his arms.
"Lastly is Akeno." Rias started as Akeno started laughing and walking towards the monster as she continued
"Akeno is a [Queen]. It's the person who is the strongest after me. She is the unbeatable [Queen] who has all the traits of [Pawn], [Knight], [Bishop], and [Rook]."
"Guguuuuuuu...!" The monster moaned as she was staring at Akeno, a fearless laugh coming from the [Queen] of Gremory as she spoke
"Oh my, seems like you still have some energy left in you. Then how about this?" Holding her hands out towards the sky, lightning bolts shot down and hit the monster
"Gagagaggaaaaaa!" Visor's entire body was burnt and smoking as Akeno spoke
"Oh my, seems like you are still energetic. Looks like you can take more." Another bolt shot down and hit the Stray Devil and making it shout in pain again
"Gwaaaaaaah!" Kazuhiko frowned at seeing Akeno looked scary and cold while laughing as Rias continued her lecture
"Akeno excels at using attacks made from magical powers. She could use natural elements like lightning, ice, and fire and such. And most of all, she is the ultimate sadist. Usually, she's very kind. But once the battle starts, she won't stop until she calms down."
[She's only a Magic user then… What a waste of the other traits she has] Albion spoke unimpressed, Kazuhiko sighing as he muttered
"What a disappointment…?" Rias looked surprise as Kazuhiko ran a hand through his hair as he explained
"She's wasting the other parts of the [Queen] you know… and I am guessing [Bishops] are Magic users right?" Rias nodded shocked at what he was saying, Kazuhiko stuffing his hands into his pockets with a sigh as he continued
"Then while the power of the [Rook] and [Knight] are noticeable in her she's wasting the advantages they could give her in balancing out her fighting style. A magic user would fit just a [Bishop] right?"
"Th-That's correct Yuuki-kun…" Rias spoke surprised at his intellect while Akeno giggling sadistically as she spoke
"Fufufufufufu. How much of my lightning can you take, Monster-san? You still can't die yet. The one who finishes you off will be my master. Ohohohoh!" For a few minutes, Akeno continued with her lightning attacks. Rias' gaze focusing on Kazuhiko as she wondered what his Sacred Gear knew and taught him as he watched Akeno's sadistic streak with only a frown as Akeno started to calm down.
Rias nodded to herself as she approached the monster and stuck her hand out towards the monster as she spoke "Any last words?"
"Kill me." Vizor groaned, Rias replying in a heartless tone
"Is that so? Then disappear." A gigantic black magic ball shot out from Rias' palm, covering its body easily as Albion smirked
[She has no guard or conservation of her power… You'd only have to dodge her attacks for a short while before she would be out of magic and being a magic user means she wouldn't be able to take much close combat attacks and she has no skill with weapons]
"It's over. Good work everyone." Rias said to after confirming she'd destroyed the Stray, her gaze fixing on Kazuhiko as he yawned into his hand as he asked
"Can we go now, that was boring…?" His fellow devils looked surprised at him, Kiba less so at remembering that he had already been attacked by a Fallen Angel, each wondering if Kazuhiko had experience in fighting supernatural beings as they teleported back to the clubroom.
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Author's Note
This chapter primary shows Kazuhiko settling into his devil work while also including some of his jobs with Matsu. I figured it made sense that the two canon contracts Ise couldn't get would be easily fixed with Kazuhiko's magic, Mist based clones for Morizawa and mental Illusions for Mil-tan. With the fight with the Ganon made from Annihilation Maker, I figured it was a good start of Leonardo's learning to use it before he goes into Anti-monsters.
The next chapter will be the end of the Asia arc and will go very differently to what is canon and will be the first battle showing of Divine Dividing which will be against Raynare.
Harem: Seraphina, Matsu [From Sekirei], Kalawarner, Mittelts*, Asia*, Yasaka, Akeno, Rias*, Koneko, Xenovia, Gabriel, Rossweisse, Miya [From Sekirei], Karasuba [From Sekirei], Kazehana [From Sekirei]
Anything with a * are the ones I'm unsure of at the moment. With Mittelts and Asia I can see them being more like little sisters to Kazuhiko then anything else at the moment while Rias would be not much more then a one sided crush due to what she has done to Kazuhiko and how he reacts to her and his own preferences.
As for the Familiar its between a Dire-wolf, Kyuubi (Nine tailed Fox), Dryad based on Rachnera, Yamato-no-Orochi or a relation to one of the other Evil Dragons. I will admit I have trouble picking the familiars given how diverse they can be.