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Yukio sighed as he sat on the sofa with Asia was next to him as she asked "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine…" Yukio replied, checking over himself to find no wounds from his fight with Xenovia. He'd asked for Koneko to stop massaging his shoulders although he truthfully didn't understand why she'd started, the white haired girl currently sitting on his other side with a plate of youkan.
His attention was drawn as Rias' angry voice call out "Hold on! Yuuto!"
Yuuto looked to be leaving as Rias continued "I won't forgive you if you leave me! You are the "Knight" of the Gremory group. I will also be troubled if you turn into an "exiled". Wait this instant!"
"…I was able to run away from there, thanks to my comrades. That's why I have to put their regrets into my demonic-swords…" After saying that Yuuto disappeared
"Yuuto…Why…?" Rias spoke sadly, Yukio trying to decide on what he should do.
…
Yukio and Keiko were warming down from the former's training, his older sister smiling to him as she asked
"What's wrong, Yukio-kun?"
Yukio took a moment to spread his senses to see who else was nearby, only picking up Orihime who was coming to hand them towels and water bottles as he remembered the others were still at the club room.
"Thanks Orihime…" Yukio spoke as he accepted the bottle of water, downing half of it before turning to Keiko as she asked
"Is it about Yuuto-kun?" Yukio's nod was all she needed as she smiled as she walked over to him, resting her hands on his shoulders as she continued
"Do you think of him as your friend?"
"Kinda…I mean he's friendly although says a few weird things" Yukio answered
"I know you've been drawn in by a lot by others to help them… but you've always done what you've thought is best so just follow that instinct" Keiko replied with a smile.
"Alright Keiko-nee…I best make a call" Yukio replied a small smile on his face as he headed inside.
…
It was there next day off and Yukio was standing in front of the train station with Saji, who asked "So…Why'd you want to meet out here?"
"…He's right. What were you two trying to do?" Koneko asked as she held ont Yukio's shirt, it had been pure coincidence that he'd met her beforehand. Yukio had tried to write it off as him and Saji meeting up to catch up but she didn't seem to buy it.
"I'm going to ask Irina and Xenovia to give me permission to destroy the holy-sword Excaliburs." Both looked shocked at Yukio after he said that before Saji asked confused
"Why…?"
"I will help as well. It's about Yuuto-sempai, right?" Koneko replied as Saji grew curious.
"Kiba…What's it got to do with him…?"
"I'll explain later…" Yukio replied, Saji nodding before smiling
"Let's just hope we don't get caught…last thing I need is to be punished by Kaichou"
"You'd know you'd like it" Yukio replied with a smirk, Saji looking annoyed and embarrassed while Koneko looked confused as he retorted
"Don't go saying that in front of Koneko-chan"
"Let's go have a look for them" Yukio replied with a slight smile as the trio started off to look as Yukio added
"Hey Koneko-san. You know that Yuuto is a victim of the "Holy-sword Project" and also harbors a grudge towards Excalibur, right?" Koneko nodded at his question, Saji taking in the question with a confused look as Yukio continued
"When Irina and Xenovia came to us, they said this [The Church decided that it would be better to eliminate all the Excaliburs rather than letting them be used by the fallen-angels. Our minimum objective is to get the Excaliburs away from the fallen-angels.] So in other words they have to destroy the stolen Excaliburs or retrieve them, right?"
"…Yes. That's right."
"If we help them retrieve those then by making Yuuto the main person we could help him break one…"
"…You want Yuuto-sempai to overcome Excalibur and to fulfill his wish, right?" Koneko asked, Yukio nodding with a small smile, it made sense that it would allow Yuuto to get his revenge against the sword as he explained so Saji would understand
"Yuuto wants to win against Excalibur and accomplish his and his former comrades' revenge. Xenovia and Irina want to retrieve the Excaliburs from the fallen-angels even if they have to destroy them. We have the same aim then... so what's left is to see if those two will listen to the words of us devils."
"…It seems hard." Koneko spoke
"Yeah…." Saji spoke up with a sigh
"…It's a secret from Buchou and the other members." Koneko spoke as Yukio nodded, Rias would probably say something like
[Even if it's for Yuuto's sake, we can't put our neck in the problems involving angels.]
"…When we go and talk to them it might lead to a fight and the tension between us and them might get even worse."
"So Gen, Koneko-san…you can run if it gets dangerous" Yukio spoke with a nod as he looked back at the pair
"No way…Can't let you go off on your own, even if Kaichou's going to torture me if she finds out" Saji replied with a smirk
"Figured as much…" Yukio replied
"I won't run away. It's for our comrade." Koneko spoke up with determined eyes, which he remembered seeing during the Ratings Game against Phenex.
"Cool…now just to find them" Saji spoke up, looking between them as Yukio closed his eyes as he spoke
"Just leave that to me"
…
It took them about twenty minutes to get to where Yukio had sensed them, Saji commenting that his power had saved them a lot of time as they stopped upon finding the pair dressed in there white robes knelt on the sidewalk.
"Please give blessings to the lost lamb-"
"Please give charity to us on behalf of the father in heaven!"
Yukio shook his head at how much they stood out, people giving the pair of girls' odd glances as they walked past as he thought
'I would've figured that the church would've gave them money'
"How can this be? This is the reality of the developed country of Japan? That's why I don't like countries that don't have the smell of our beliefs."
"Don't say that, Xenovia. We lost all the money we had. So we have to rely on charity from these heretics or else we can't get food, you know? Aaah, we can't even buy a single loaf of bread!"
"Hmph. It all happened because you bought that fake looking painting." Xenovia pointed at a painting of a saint that was drawn really badly.
"What are you saying? This painting has the drawing of someone who looks like a saint! That's what the person in the exhibition said as well!"
"Then do you know who the person in the drawing is? I certainly don't."
"…I think it's…Saint…Peter…?"
"Don't mess around. Saint Peter wouldn't look like this."
"No, he must have looked like this! I'm sure about it!"
"Aaah, why did my partner have to be someone like you…God, is this also a trial?"
"Hey don't hold your head down. You really get depressed when you are down, don't you."
"Shut up! That's why the Protestants are called heretics! You guys have different beliefs than us Catholics! Show more respect to the saints!"
"What! What's wrong, it is Catholicism where they still abide by the old law!"
"What did you say, heretic?"
"What did you say, heretic!?"
Those two started to argue by banging their heads against each other before there stomachs started to rumble, the pair dropping to the ground.
"…First of all, let's do something to fill our stomachs. Or else it's not a matter of retrieving the Excaliburs."
"…You are right. Do you want to get money from the heretics by threatening them? I think God will forgive us if we threaten the heretics."
"Do you plan to attack the shrine? Or do you plan to steal their offertory box? Don't do either. Let's use our swords to put on a performance. It's an international entertainment that works in every country."
"That's an excellent idea! If we can cut fruits with our Excaliburs, then we can gather cash!"
"Well we don't have fruits. It can't be helped. Let's cut that picture."
"No! You can't cut this down!"
Yukio sighed as they started to argue again, rubbing his head at the headache that was forming as they seemed immature compared to when they were in the clubroom.
…
"Delicious! Japanese cuisine is delicious!"
"Yes, yes! This is it! This is the taste of the food of my homeland!"
Irina and Xenovia started to fill their stomachs with the food they ordered at a family restaurant, Yukio absently wondering how long since there last meal was as he dug into his strawberry sundae as they both whispered to each other
[We sold our souls to the devils.]
[This is also to accomplish our mission.]
Yukio was glad that Saji and Koneko had offered to help share the cost for the meal, given how much they were eating he doubted he could pay for it all himself.
"Phew. Now I'm calm. It's the end of the world to get helped by a devil." Xenovia said
"So that's what you say to the person who treats you to food?" Yukio spoke with a hint of coldness in his voice
"Pheeeew! Thank you for the meal. Aaaah God, please give charity to these devils."
Irina said while using her cross. At that moment the trio of devils got a headache, Irina quick to notice as she added "Ah, I'm sorry. I did it without thinking."
Xenovia drank a cup of water and took a deep breath before asking "So, why did you come to us?"
"You two came to retireve the Excaliburs, right?" Yukio asked, calmly.
"That's right. We already told you that before." Both of them didn't seem like they were giving a low level of hostile intent which was probably because they had just finished their food along with there being no point to battling in a family restaurant and the fact Yukio could fight on equal ground with them.
"The dragon wants to help you destroy the Excaliburs." Yukio spoke up, both of them looking surprised at him as Ddraig spoke up mentally
[I said no such thing…]
'Yeah well it wouldn't do for them to think I want to help them…I'm doing this for Yuuto' Yukio replied, waiting for there reply as Xenovia opened her mouth
"Yeah… Maybe it's okay leaving one sword to you guys. If you can destroy it, that is. But make sure that your identities aren't revealed. We also don't want our high-ups and enemies to think that we are connected to you guys."
"Hey Xenovia. Are you sure? Even if it's Yukio-san, he's still a devil, you know?" Irina raised an objection, Yukio noticing that she was more worried then she was trying to let on probably due to what he'd said last time they met, as Xenovia added
"Irina. To tell you the truth, it would really be tough to retrieve the three Excaliburs and to battle Kokabiel with only the two of us."
"I know that. But...!"
"The minimum objectives we have to achieve are destroying the three Excaliburs or take them back. If our Excaliburs are going to be stolen as well then we should break them before it happens. Even if we use the last resort, there's only a 30 percent chance that we will succeed in our mission and return home safely."
"Even so, we thought that the success rate was high enough to come to this country prepared to put our life on the line."
"Yeah. The high-ups also told us to continue with our mission as well and dispatched us to this country. It's almost self-sacrifice."
"And isn't that what we, the followers, desire for?"
"I changed my mind. My beliefs are flexible. So I can act in the best way."
"You! I have been thinking about it for a long time, but your faith is a bit weird!"
"I won't deny it. But I think that it's our duty to accomplish our mission and return safely. I'm going to live and continue fighting for God. Am I wrong?"
"…You are not wrong. But..."
"That's why we won't ask for help from the devils. Instead we ask for help from a dragon. The high-ups didn't tell us not to borrow the strength of a dragon."
Yukio knew they were on about him as Xenovia looked over to him as she added joyfully "I never thought that I would meet Sekiryutei in a distant country like this. Even if you turned into a devil, I see that the dragon power within you is still present. If it's like the legend says, then you can increase your power to that of a Maou, correct? If you gain a power to that of a Maou, then you can break the Excaliburs without a sweat. I also think that it was God's doing that we had this meeting."
"Ce…certainly they didn't tell us not to borrow the power of a dragon… But you are just saying nonsense! Your belief is certainly weird!"
"Weird is fine with me. But, Irina. He's your childhood friend, right? Let's trust him. The power of a dragon."
Irina became silent at Xenovia's words, but her expression showed that she was okay with it for now; Yukio figuring that he could power himself to the max before transferring it over to Yuuto would be enough to destroy one of the Excaliburs.
"Okay. The negotiation is a success. I will lend you guys my dragon's power. Then can I call my partner for this cooperation, then?" Yukio spoke before deciding to call in Yuuto to inform him of what was going on.
"…I understand the situation." Yuuto spoke before putting his mouth on the coffee.
"To tell the truth, I feel unsatisfied when the wielders of the Excaliburs are giving me the permission to destroy it."
"That's a rough way to speak. If you were an "exiled-devil", I would have cut you down without any time to spare."
Yuuto and Xenovia glared at each other.
"Stop it both of you" Yukio spoke, drawing the pair's attention to show his eyes seriously looking at them both.
"So you do hold a grudge regarding the "Holy-sword Project". Against the church and the Excaliburs." Yuuto sharpened his eyes at Irina's words before replying in a low and cold tone.
"Obviously."
"But Yuuto-kun. Thanks to that project, the research on holy-sword users showed results. That's why it created people like Xenovia and I who can synchronise with the holy swords."
"Do you think it's a forgiving act to kill all the test subjects because the project was thought to be a failure?"
Kiba looked at Irina with eyes filled with hatred.
Yukio knew he was right, killing was cruel to people who had been test subjects for there lives, even more for those who believe in God. Irina didn't know how to respond but Xenovia spoke up instead "That incident also became one of the worst cases among us and people felt disgusted about it. The person in charge of that project at that time was said to have a problem with his belief. So he was charged with heresy. Now he's one of those people on the fallen-angels side."
"On the fallen-angel's side? What's the name of that person?" Yuuto asked, taking interest as he looked at Xenovia who answered
"…Balba Galilei. The man who is called the "Genocide Archbishop"."
"…If I go after fallen-angels, then can I reach him…" Yuuto's eyes had suddenly gained a new sense of determination, showing that just knowing his target was a big step for him.
"Then it looks like I have to share information as well. The other day I was attacked by a person who had the Excalibur. At that time, he killed a priest. The one who was killed is probably from your organization."
Everyone was surprised upon hearing that, none of them having expected to Yuuto being involved before them, it also explained why he'd been quiet for most of the time probably trying to come up with a way to defeat the person using it as Yuuto added "The name of that person is Freed Zelzan. Does this name sound familiar?"
Xenovia and Irina both made sharp eyes at Yuuto's words "I see. So it's him."
"Freed Zelzan. Former exorcist of the Vatican. The genius who became an exorcist at the age of 13. He had lots of big achievements because he kept on eliminating devils and mystical beasts."
"But he overdid it. He even killed his allies. Freed never had any beliefs towards our God from the start. The only thing he had was fighting instinct and killing intent towards monsters. And an abnormal obsession for battles. It was a matter of time that he'd be charged for heresy."
"Is that so? Freed used the Excalibur he stole to kill our fellow followers. For us to pay the price because the disposal group couldn't take care of him that time." Xenovia said with hatred, Yukio expecting that the freak of an exorcist would be hated by lots of people.
"Anyway let's move onto the cooperation strategy." Xenovia spoke as she took out a pen and used it to write on a memo pad to give them her contact details.
"If something happens, call this number."
"I guess Keiko already gave you my number Irina" Yukio spoke up as the brunette smiled as she nodded
"Yep…Keiko-nee gave it to me" Yukio noded in understanding as Xenovia got up to leave as she spoke
"Then that's it then. I'll repay you for the meal another time, "Sekiryutei" Hosokawa Yukio"
"Thanks for the meal, Yukio-san! Treat me again next time as well! Even if you are a devil, God will allow it if it's Yukio-kun who treats me to a meal! It's okay if it's food!"
Irina thanked while giving him a wink, Yukio looking confused at her as he sighed in relief
"…Yukio-kun. Why did you do this?" Yuuto asked quietly, the wondering look on his face
"Well we are comrades. And we belong to the same group. And you helped me out before as well. I'm trying to repay you and thought I would give you a hand with this" Yukio replied
"If I act by myself, then I would cause trouble for Buchou. That's also the reason, right?"
"Of course. Buchou would get sad if you were to go around in a rampage. Well, the fact that I made this plan by myself will cause trouble to Buchou as well. But it's better than you becoming an "exiled", right? Well it turned out to be a success, since we made an agreement with those guys from the Church."
Yuuto still didn't seem satisfied with Yukio's answer before his attention was drawn by Koneko, who had a sad face as she spoke "…Yuuto-sempai. I would get lonely…if sempai disappeared…I will help you…thats why please don't go."
A small sly smile appeared on Yukio's face realising what she was doing by the sudden display of emotions, it soon working as Yuuto seemed troubled, but then put on a smiley face.
"Hahaha. I give up. If Koneko-chan says that to me, then I can't do reckless things. Okay. I will work with you. Thanks to Yukio-kun, I know who my true enemy is. But since we are doing this, we are definitely going to defeat the Excalibur."
"Now that we've formed the group to destroy the Excalibur, let's defeat the stolen Excalibur and that shit Freed" Yukio spoke, Saji smiling at his friend's confidence as he asked
"Yuuto is it alright if I ask why you have a grudge against Excalibur"
"…Alright"
Yuuto then started to talk about his past after he drank the coffee. The project that the Catholic Church planned secretly. Project Holy-sword. The test to make lots of people who can use holy-swords was taking place in a certain institute. There were boys and girls who had talents at using swords and a possessor of Sacred Gear. Day after day, they were going through inhuman experiments. They were being experimented on and had their rights of freedom taken away. They weren't treated as humans and their lives were ignored. But they had a dream. To live on. They were forced to believe that they were loved by God, and they were just waiting for "that day" to come. They believed that they would become special beings. They believed that they could become people who could wield holy-swords. But the result was "disposal". Kiba and his comrades couldn't use the holy-swords.
"…Everyone died. They were killed. Killed by those who serve God. No one saved us. Just because we couldn't use the holy-swords. Other boys and girls were put under poisonous gas while still alive. They put poisonous gas on us while saying "amen". We vomited blood and suffered on the floor. Even so, we were seeking help from God."
It felt different for Yukio, hearing the story from the person himself rather then from Rias as he remained silent along with the others. Yuuto somehow managed to escape from the laboratory, but the poisonous gas had already infected him. Apart from certain people, the test subjects who had lower abilities than average were all disposed of because they weren't needed. Yuuto who managed to escape, met Rias who came to observe Italy as he was dying. And now he was here.
"I want to accomplish my comrades' regrets. No, I don't want to make their deaths be in vain. I need to keep on living in their place, and I have to prove that I am stronger than Excalibur."
Yukio turned to Saji, seeing him wiping the tears from under his eyes as he rolled his eyes as he smirked teasingly "Geez…you'll cry for any reason won't you?"
"Well…it was sad story and I'm the sympathetic sort you know…" Saji replied as he turned to Yuuto
"To tell you the truth, I didn't like you before because you were a good looking guy…But I'm willing to receive the punishment from Kaichou! But before that we have to destroy Excalibur! I will also work hard! You also have to live on! Don't ever betray Rias-sempai who saved you!"
Yukio smiled as his friend showed his passionate side as Saji continued
"Okay! It's a good time! I want you guys to hear my story! You guys should know about me if we are working together!"
Yukio arched an eyebrow in surprise as he spoke up "Are you sure…? I mean you wanted to keep this quiet until we came up with a plan for that"
"Well…it makes sense to share it here…" Saji replied shyly before adding
"My dream is to…marry Kaichou… But, you know… marrying her is hard for a guy like me…"
…
Yuuto and Koneko had soon left after they had worked out the details of what they would do to look for Freed, leaving Yukio and Saji sitting there to talk about what the latter had for a plan
"Wait so there's going to be a talent show" Yukio asked surprised as Saji nodded as he replied
"Yeah I saw the paper amongst those Kaichou was handling…it seems like a good time"
"True…although you know the amount of people who'll be after you if you mention her name there" Yukio replied as Saji nodded in agreement as he retorted
"Well that's why I've picked this…" Unfolding a few sheets of paper he handed them to Yukio who looked over them.
"Certainly fits I guess…but we'll need to get in touch with Shinji and Daisuke to be able to perform…Hey, I am not singing that…"
"Why not…? I mean it fits you and Rias-sempai" Saji spoke with a grin as Yukio sighed
"True but…I mean…couldn't you pick anything better then Busted…"
"Like you know any other songs that fit what's going on between you two" Saji retorted curiously as Yukio sighed
"No…I don't but…I can look…" Yukio took out his mp3 player, starting to look through the songs that was on it
"Come on I'm going to be putting myself out there so you should to" Saji spoke, nudging Yukio, who glanced up at him.
"…Says the guy who picked a song that's sung by three people for me" Yukio retorted as Saji shrugged as he spoke
"You're the lead so you sing the most, anyway me and Shinji will be helping you out with it…but think that'll be the last one… you should like the next one…" Yukio turned over to the next page a grin growing on his face as he spoke
"Oh that's just like you…Shinji and Daisuke'll like this one"
"It fit doesn't it…" Saji grinned as Yukio nodded as the blonde continued
"Well I'll pass on the details to Shinji and Daisuke and see if they can come…just need to make sure you and me get some time to practice before then so hopefully this Excalibur business will be over soon"
"Here…" Yukio spoke stopping his search as he handed over the earbuds to Saji who put them in
"HIM…? You think this'll work…?" Saji asked as Yukio nodded, leaving the blonde to think as he added
"I guess it does…I mean you wouldn't have picked up that lie detector if you weren't scared of commiting again…Anyway I'll let the other two decide " Saji made sure to note down the song name and artist onto the bottom of the papers Yukio had given him back as he spoke
"Best you keep them otherwise Buchou might stumble upon them"
…
A few days had passed since then and Yukio was sat at his desk, pondering over things. Everyday he, Saji, Yuuto and Koneko had searched for Excalibur and Freed who was using it under the fallen angels. The crazy exorcist had been hunting down priests sent by the Church so they had taken to wandering around the town dressed in priests' outfits which would hide there magical presence but they still couldn't find him.
'At this rate we'll be caught by Buchou…' Yukio thought, knowing that she was already getting suspicious of them
"Yukio-san…what are you thinking about?" Masaru asked, breaking the silver haired teen from his thoughts as he gave him a friendly smile as he answered
"It's nothing important…"
"Oh…By the way Yukio-san are we still going to karaoke and bowling with the others" Masaru asked as Yukio nodded as he replied
"Gen, Asia and Kiryu-san are going as is Koneko-san" Yukio had asked Yuuto but with everything going on he figured the blone boy wouldn't go, Masaru's face brightened as he spoke
"Really...That's great"
Kiryu smiled as she drew the pair's attention "We'll have a lot of fun…"
Yukio didn't like the way she said that as Kiryu put her hand on Yukio's shoulder as she looked down to his lap, feeling something dangerous as he quickly covered his crotch with his hands as he asked "W-What are you doing Kiryu-san?"
"Hmm I see, I see." Kiryu spoke, a strange glint to her eyes before glancing over to Masaru who had even gone so far as to cross his legs as she turned back to Yukio to explain
"Fufufu. My glasses can calculate the size of guys' "thingy". From length to circumference…It's okay. Your size is quite big. If it's too big it would put down women, but you still need a certain size for it. Yes, Rias-sempai and Asia would definitely be satisfied."
"Wh-what…?" Yukio asked, shaken from what she'd just said to tell whether she was being truthful or not as Kiryu turned back to Asia as she spoke
"Good for you, Asia." Asia looked confused with Kiryu's words, the glasses wearing girl sighing before adding
"Geez, it can't be helped. I'm saying that Yukio-san's thingy…"
Kiryu whispered the rest into Asia's ear, Yukio quick to react as he pulled Asia towards him as he spoke "H-hey! Don't say weird stuff to Asia!"
"Anyway. Then everyone except Kiba-kun is going, right?" Kiryu asked, her attitude changing quickly after she realised that she couldn't continue the former conversation.
"No, I will try to make Yuuto come as well somehow. He did say he would come as well before."
…
After school the quartet had gathered in the park to change into priests and sister clothes. They'd just finished there normal club activites so they were free for the rest of the day. The crosses they wore were fake, to avoid injuring themselves.
"Fuu. No progress today as well." Saji said annoyed, his interest lost on there mission with the lack of progress, Yukio starting to think the same as Yuuto walked in front of them both before stopping
"…Yuuto-sempai." Koneko spoke as she felt something, Yukio's eyes widening as a chill ran down his body as he slipped into a fighting stance.
"Look up!" Saji shouted, complying they found a white haired boy priest falling down holding a long sword as he shouted
"Something like a divine protection for the group of priests ay!" Yuuto took his demonic-sword out quickly and blocked Freed's slash, Yukio already pulling off his clothes as he shouted
"Freed!"
"…! Is that voice you, Yukio-kun? Heeee. Well isn't this a weird reunion!? How is it? Has your dragon power increased? Is it alright to kill you now?" Freed asked with his typical crazy attitude as Yukio guessed that the dangerous sword in the priest's hand was one of the Excaliburs
The others followed suite as Yukio summoned his Boosted Gear to start powering him up.
[Boost!]
His duty this time was to support so he could provide the power for Yuuto to destroy the sword, turning slightly as Saji shouted "Stretch my line!"
A skinny black hand left Saji's left hand and headed for Freed, Yukio noticing the deformed lizard face that he had equipped. The line had come from its mouth like it was the tongue of the lizard
"Such a pain!" Freed retorted as he tried to knock it away with his holy-sword, but the lizard's tongue changed its direction and went downwards, sticking onto Freed's right foot and started to swirl around his leg. Freed tried to cut the tongue off with his swords, but it went past as if the tongue didn't have any physical form.
"You can't cut it that easily. Kiba! With this he can't escape! Beat him down!"
"Good work" Yukio spoke, stopping Freed's movements would allow Yuuto the advantage in the fight.
"Thank you!" Yuuto spoke as he rushed in going towards Freed with two demonic swords.
"Chi! So it's not only the "Holy Eraser", I see! Having multiple demonic-swords. Are you the possessor of "Sword Birth", perhaps? Wow. You are guilty of having a rare Sacred Gear, you know!" Freed spoke, enjoying the fight as he continued
"But. Normal demonic swords can't put up a challenge against…" Yuuto's two demonic swords broke after cracking.
"…my Excalibur-chan."
"Ku!" Yuuto once again created demonic swords but Yukio could tell Excalibur was too powerful as it broke demonic swords with a single swing.
"Yuuto! Do you want to receive my power?" Yukio called, getting ready to use his Sonido to get to him quickly
"I can still go on!" Yuuto replied, ticked off at not being able to do anything to the Excalibur the priest held
"Hahaha! The way you look at my Excalibur is scary. Do you perhaps hold a grudge against it? Well I don't know what happened to you! But if you get cut by this, you can't avoid being eliminated without a trace you know? You will die, you know! You are going to die! Just die!" Freed spoke before jumping, trying to bring the sword down on Yuuto only for it to clash with Amonusen, Yukio standing between them as he spoke up
"Yuuto now!" Holding out his gauntlet covered hand he managed to grab Yuuto's shoulder as he triggered his Boosted Gear
[Transfer!]
The aura coming out of Yuuto's body increased as Yukio disappeared to allow Yuuto the room to fight.
"…I have to use it since I received it! "Sword Birth"!" Yuuto called, blades coming out of the ground in the whole area, even from the light pole.
"Chiii!" Freed started to break the demonic swords aimed at him while Yuuto disappeared as soon as he found an opening, using his own swords as a platform to move around freely. Yukio could just about keep up with Yuuto's movments as he noticed Freed was also doing the same
There was a whoosh of wind as Yuuto threw his demonic sword towards Freed, Yukio's eyes widening as it turned into several swords coming from every direction.
"Uhaa! That is a good circus trick! You rotten devil!" Freed sneered as he knocked them away with an excited expression as he added
"My Excalibur is "Excalibur Rapidly"! In terms of velocity, it won't lose to anything!"
The holy-sword that Freed held started to vibrate at the tip before disappearing as its movement increased, Freed destroyed all of the demonic-swords and then rushed towards Yuuto
"It's not working!" The blonde Knight spoke as his swords crumbled in his hands, Yukio quick to charge in as Freed swung again
"DIE!"
The moment Freed's sword was going downwards at Yuuto, Freed's body was pulled back, and he lost his balance.
"Like I would let you!" Saji spoke with a smirk, the lizard pulling its tongue back as Yukio swung Amonusen only to get blocked by the holy sword. He barely managed to catch the lizard's tongue make a shallow light moving from Freed to Saji
"…This is!? Shit! Are you absorbing my powers!?" Freed shouted, Yukio smirking as he started to overpower the priest
"Heh! How's that! This is my Sacred Gear "Absorption Line"! As long as this line is connected to you, your power will continue to be absorbed by my Sacred Gear! Yeah! Until you lose your consciousness that is!" Saji explained
"…Dragon-type Sacred Gear is it!? The most troublesome type. The initial ability isn't that much of a threat. But when it grows, the destructible power surpasses other Sacred Gears on a whole different level. Scary. Man, it is such a nuisance!" Freed spoke as he managed to push Yukio back before trying to take the line from off his leg with his holy-sword
"Kiba! It's not the time to be complaining! Just beat that guy! The problem with the Excalibur can come after that! This guy is seriously dangerous! Just standing in front of him makes me tremble! If we leave him be, he will also cause harm to me and Kaichou! I will weaken him by absorbing his power with my Sacred Gear, so take him down at once!" Saji shouted, Yukio nodding in agreement as he looked to see Yuuto's complicated expression.
After a few moments Yuuto created a demonic-sword as if he had made his determination as he spoke "…I feel reluctant, but I also agree to finish you off here. There's still two more Excaliburs that were stolen. I will have to hope that the other two are strong."
"Ha! I'm stronger than the other two, you know? So! The moment you four beat me, there aren't others who will put up with you guys! Are you sure? If you kill me, you won't have any holy-sword battle that would satisfy you." Freed said with a disgusting smile, Yuuto's eyes changing after hearing that, Yukio adopting a stance to help him as another voice drew there attention.
"Hmmm. "Sword Birth" huh? It's a Sacred Gear that can have an infinite number of powers depending on the possessor…"
Looked that way, they saw an old man wearing priest clothes standing there.
"…Is it you old-man Balba?" Freed asked, everyone else shocked at his words.
"…Balba Galilei!" Yuuto glared at the old man with eyes full of hatred.
"I certainly am." The old man admitted normally before turning to Freed
"Freed. What are you doing?"
"Old-man! I can't run away because of this guy's weird lizard tongue!"
"Hmph. You still can't use the holy-sword perfectly yet. Use the "element" I gave you more wisely. I'm researching because of that. Gather the holy element that is running throughout your body to the blade of the holy-sword. With that, you should be able to cut it."
"Yeah, yeah!" Freed's holy-sword had started to gather auras and started to glow before he asked
"Like this! Hroyah!"
He cut Saji's Sacred Gear with ease, it was the only thing that was holding Freed there as Yukio called "Sealing Clothe!"
The ribbon shot off from the hilt of Amonusen, Yukio intent on stopping him from running away as Freed dodged it as he spoke "I will be escaping now! The next time we meet will be the time of our ultimate battle!"
"I won't let you escape!" Xenovia's voice called as she sped past the others, clashing her blade with Freed's holy-sword
"Yaho! Yukio-kun"
"Irina!" Yukio called, turning to see the brunette there was well
"Freed Zelzan. Balba Galilei. Rebels. I will cut you both down in the name of God!"
"Ha! Don't say the name of the hateful God that I hate! You bitch!"
Freed and Xenovia exchanged swords, but he took out a ball of light as he spoke up "Old-man Balba! We are escaping! We are going to report to the boss, Kokabiel!"
"There's no other way."
"See ya! The alliance of Church and devils!" Freed threw down the ball of light on the ground, blinding the group for a few moments before they saw Freed and Balba were gone
"We are going after them Irina."
"Okay!" Xenovia and Irina nodded at each other and sprinted off as Yuuto added
"I'm going after them too! I won't let you escape Balba Galilei!"
"Hey! Yuuto! Wait!" Yukio called before sighing at being ignored by the Knight. He turned to see Koneko and Saji loosen there battle stance before following suit, the hairs soon standing on the back of his neck as he heard
"When I thought that the flow of power becomes irregular…"
"This is certainly troublesome."
Yukio turned around after hearing the familiar voice to see Rias and Souna standing there with serious faces as Rias asked
"Yukio. What's the meaning of this? Explain."
…
"…Destroying Excalibur. You two…" Rias wasn't happy as she put her hand on her forehead. After the incident with Freed, Rias and Souna took Yukio, Saji and Koneko to a nearby park before forcing them to do seiza in front of the fountain.
"Saji. You were doing something like this behind me? You truly are a troublesome child."
"Auuu…I…I'm sorry Kaichou…"
Souna was also talking to Saji with a cold expression, Yukio feeling bad that his friend's goal was getting farther as he looked scared at his master before being drawn back by Rias' voice
"So Yuuto went after that person called Balba?"
"Yes. I think he's with Irina and Xenovia… he's suppose to call us if something happens…" Yukio answered with a nod
"Do you think Yuuto who became an avenger would call us normally?" Rias asked, Yukio looking down as he knew that Yuuto wouldn't as she turned to Koneko.
"Koneko."
"…Yes."
"Why did you do this?"
"…I don't want Yuuto-senpai to go away…" Koneko answered with her true feelings, Rias looking confused rather then angry before saying
"…Saying this when it has already happened won't change anything I guess. But what you two did could have affected the world of devils. You understand that, right?"
"Yes."
"…Yes."
Koneko and Yukio answered as they nodded at the same time before adding as they bowed there head
"I'm sorry Buchou."
"…I'm sorry Buchou."
Yukio winced as he looked in the direction from where the sound was coming from, his eyes widening at seeing Saji getting spanked
"Looks like you need to reflect on your behaviour."
"Uwaaaaaaan! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Please forgive me Kaichouuu!"
"No. 1000 spankings." Souna spoke, her hand covered in demonic power to make it more painful.
"Hey Yukio. Don't look away." Yukio turned back as Rias added
"I sent my familiar to search for Yuuto. Let's go to him with the rest of the club members when he is found. We will decide what to do from there. Okay?"
"Yes."
"…Yes."
Koneko and he replied before the latter was surprised at Rias hugging them as she spoke with a genlt voice "…You two really are stupid children. Making me worry so much…"
She patted Yukio and Koneko on the head before he was drawn back to reality by Saji's call
"Uwaaaaaaan! Kaichouuu! They finished with a good atmosphere!"
"They are they. We are we."
[Poor guy…] Ddraig commented, Yukio mentally agreeing before he stiffened at what Rias said next
"Now Yukio. Show me your bottom." He seemed to mechanically turn towards Rias to see her smiling with her hand covered in a crimson coloured aura as she added
"It's the master's duty to discipline their servants. You're also getting 1000 spankings."
…
By the time Yukio and Rias had arrived home the sun was setting, having parted ways with Koneko along the way. She was apologizing to Rias until she left but she seemed like she didn't regret it.
Yukio rubbed his backside which still hurt from his punishment, he'd managed to soften it slightly with his reiatsu but he couldn't use too much otherwise he was sure Rias would notice
"We are back!" Rias called as the pair took off there shoes, Keiko appearing from the kitchen with a teasing smile on her face as she beckoned them to come into the kitchen.
'She's planning something…' Yukio thought his eyes narrowing slightly as he wondered what she was up to, Rias looking to him before heading towards the kitchen ahead of him as Keiko called
"Come here, Asia-chan."
"Hauu!" Asia leaped forward as if she was pushed by Keiko, blushing as Yukio's eyes widened at the former nun's apparel which consisted of just an apron.
"Keiko!" Yukio shouted, hoping he sounded dangerous despite his cheeks red as he turned to the young woman as Asia spoke up with her face still red
"…A friend of mine in our class told me… That you have to wear nothing under the apron when you work in a kitchen in Japan… It's e…embarrassing…but I have to get used to Japanese culture…"
[Ooo….!] Ddraig spoke up before shrinking away as Yukio's anger was directed towards him, managing to calm himself before he asked
"Asia… Who told you this?"
"Kiryu-san… Of course I'm not wearing my underwear… It feels cold… Aauu…"
"So it's her! That perverted glasses woman!" Yukio spoke annoyed.
"Ufufufu. She looks cute in it doesn't she? I'm definitely supporting these things." Keiko spoke with a teasing smile
"…I see. So there was a strategy like that." Rias said regretfully, Yukio wondering what she was thinking as Rias added
"Asia you can become a real devil. You really are a lecherous girl."
"Eh!? I don't want to become a lecherous devil!" Rias smirked as Asia replied with a troubled face and teary eyes, Yukio feeling the tension rise as he stood there.
"Wait a bit. I will also do the same. Asia. You have done well by making the first move." Rias spoke before turning around and left the scene quickly.
"Wait Rias-san! I will also help!" Keiko called as she went after her as Yukio called after them
"Don't encourage her!"
"Ummm, what's going on? I don't understand the situation…" Asia spoke confused as Yukio sighed, running a hand through his hair as he spoke, blushing brightly
"Asia…it looks good on you…"
Asia looked shy at him, Yukio noticing the uncomfortable silence between them which he decided to break
"Asia."
"Y…yes."
"Even if those guys from the Church come, I will protect you. I will drive away
anything that scares you." Yukio spoke as he rested his hands on her shoulders while facing her, Asia silently hugging him back while Yukio tried to avoid losing any blood.
"…Yukio-san. I don't regret turning into a devil. I also haven't forgotten my faith to God. But I have gained something more important than my feelings to God." Asia spoke as Yukio smiled as she continued
"Yukio-san. Buchou-san. Everyone in the club. School friends. Keiko-nee. Everyone is important to me. I don't want to lose them. I want to be with them forever. I don't want to be alone anymore." Her voice was trembling as she shook slightly.
"Asia, you aren't alone. I will never let you be alone! We will be with you. Hahaha. It might not be good, but I will always be with Asia. That's why you can't cry. So smile. A smile suits Asia the best!" Yukio comforted her
"…I'm glad I came to this country. I met with Yukio-san. Yukio-san… Yukio-san…" Asia put her face in Yukio's chest with a sweet voice as he hugged her back, keeping his arms around her waist
"I got kicked out. Rias-san got embarrassed… Ah… Ara ara." Keiko spoke with smirk as she looked at the pair, Yukio's short glare made her smile as she added
"Oh my. Looks like I got in your way. It's okay you know? The kitchen is also a battlefield. It's not a problem to do it as long as you clean the mess, you know? Aaaah, I really want to see nieces and nephews soon."
"Keiko-nee!" Yukio shouted embarrassed as the pair parted, Asia's face turning redder upon hearing Keiko's giggles.
"Yukio! I have also worn it!" Rias spoke from behind him, Yukio turning to her as his face turned bright red at seeing her in another apron.
"Now Asia. We will start cooking with this."
"Y…yes."
Both of them stood in the kitchen, Yukio quick to say he would wait in his room as he had things to deal with, Keiko nodding as she remembered the talk about the talent show he was going to be in with Saji.
…
That night Yukio, Rias and Asia slept together in the same room, Rias and Yukio waking from the enourmous pressure coming from outside. Rias jumped off the bed and stood in front of the window as Asia also got up after she felt the same thing. Yukio looked down from the window to see someone looking up
"…Freed!" Yukio growled as he looked at the sickening and evoking smirk that was the white haired priest, Freed who started to wave his hands at them
"…A fallen angel." Rias said with a voice filled with hatred and clicked her fingers, instantly changing into her uniform and opened the room's door
"Yaho! Yukio-kun. Asia-tan. Looks like you guys are in a bad mood. Were you doing alright? Ara ara, were you guys having sex? Then I'm sorry. Not reading the atmosphere is my charming point." Freed spoke, Yukio summoning Amonusen, pointing the weapon at Freed as he asked
"What do you want?"
Freed just shook his shoulder with a laugh, Yukio wondering where the pressure was coming from. Rias noticed something and looked up her eyes widening at seeing someone floating in the sky with the moon behind him
It was a fallen-angel who had his ten black wings growing out from his back. The young man was wearing a black robe with detailed accessories who smirked after seeing Rias.
"This is our first time meeting, daughter of the house of Gremory. The crimson hair is beautiful. It reminds me of your brother that I hate enough to make me want to vomit." He spoke with hatred dripping from his words, Rias' face had a cold expression as the fallen continued
"Nice to meet you, one of the leaders of the fallen-angels, Kokabiel. And my name is Rias Gremory. I will also add one more thing. We and the house of Gremory are a being who are closest to the Maou, and also the furthest from it. If you are here to discuss about politics with me, then it's no use."
Yukio's eyes widened as he looked at one of the leaders of the fallen angels, gulping slightly as he readied himself for a fight before noticing that Kokabiel was carrying someone as the fallen spoke
"This is a gift." He then threw the person he was carrying at Yukio who was forced to dismiss his sword to catch the person with ease, looking down to see Irina covered in blood and breathing heavily
"Asia!" Yukio called as he gently put Irina down, the blonde quick to hurry over and started to heal her as Kokabiel spoke with a laugh
"She came into my base. So I gave her a welcome. Well, I couldn't catch the other two."
{So Yuuto and Xenovia escaped} Sparda spoke up, Yukio realising that Irina didn't have her Excalibur with her as Kokabiel continued without care
"I wouldn't do something stupid as talking with a Maou. Well, if I rape and kill his little sister, then Sirzechs' anger will be pointed towards me. That won't be bad." Rias glared at Kokabiel with disdainful eyes.
"…So what is your motive for contacting me?"
Kokabiel answered Rias' question with joy "I will be rampaging in this town using your base, Kuou Academy, as the starting point. Then Sirzechs will also appear, right?"
"If you do something like that, the War between God, fallen-angels and devils will begin again you know?"
"That's what I'm wishing for. I thought that Michael would start a War if I steal the Excalibur... But what he sent were grunt Exorcists and two holy-sword wielders. It's boring. I'm really bored indeed! That's why I'm going to rampage at Sirzech's sister's base. See? It looks fun, right?"
Rias was really pissed as Yukio wondered how insane the plan was to try and start a war just to get back at Rias' older brother.
"…You battle-freak." Rias spoke with hatred but Kokabiel laughed with joy
"Yeah. That's it! I was bored and bored after the war between the three sides! Azazel and Shamza weren't that keen on the next war. They then started to collect something boring like Sacred Gear and started to do some weird research. Something useless like that won't be of any use to us! …Well, it's a different story if it's a "Boosted Gear" like the one the brat over there has… But it's not something you can find so easily."
Kokabiel then looked at Yukio, who felt the enormous pressure that his body started to shake as he asked with a strong voice "…Are you guys also after my Sacred Gear?"
"At least I'm not interested in it. But Azazel might be. His collection hobby is crazy. Either way, I'm going to be starting a battle involving the holy-swords, Rias Gremory. For starting a war! A school where both little sisters of Sirzech's and Leviathan's go to. It must be filled with demonic-powers so that I can enjoy the chaos! It's also the best place to release the real power of Excaliburs! It's a good place for the battlefield." Kokabiel replied
"Hyahahaha! Isn't my boss the best? His craziness is the best. So I'm also eager to do it. He even gives me treats like this." Freed spoke as he took out an Excalibur in each hand while another two of them were on his hips
"The one on the right is "Excalibur Rapidly". The one on the left is "Excalibur Nightmare". The one on my hip is "Excalibur Transparent". I also received "Excalibur Mimic" from the girl over there! I also feel like getting "Excalibur Destruction" that the other girl has. Hyaa! Am I the first person in the World to be in possession of this many Excaliburs? I also received an element from the geezer Balba that allows me to wield holy-swords. Right now I'm in a hyper mode that allows me to wield all of them, you know? I'm invincible! I'm wonderful! I'm the strongest! Hyahahahahahahahaha!" Freed laughed as if he found it really funny.
"Balba's holy-sword research. It's the real deal if it shows this much result. To tell the truth it seemed suspicious when he joined my plan." Kokabiel spoke up
"What are you planning to do with the Excaliburs!?" Rias asked, Kokabiel moving in the direction of the school as he spoke
"Hahaha! Let's have a War! Little sister of Sirzech Lucifer, Rias Gremory!" Freed took out an item to blind them again, Rias spoke up seriously once they could see again
"Yukio! We are going to the school!"
"Right!" Yukio spoke with a nod.
…
Author's Notes
Another chapter done and next will be the fight against Kokabiel. Also I've started to bring in the talent show stuff for when observation day happens. At the moment I've still got to decide which song Yukio will sing for Rias and at the moment its between Busted's Crash the Wedding cause I just find it funny and would get Sirzechs to laugh, I think. The other choice is HIM's Scared to Death which would be more serious and most likely cause mobs by the girls of the school. ^^;
As for Shinji and Daisuke they'll have there own spiritual powers, Shinji will be taking after Uryu and Daisuke will take after Renji.
Anyway hope you enjoy it and thanks for the reviews, I enjoy reading them and the ideas that you come up with.