World Rebellion
Scratched Pillar 4
Those Simples Things I Want to Protect
It been 20 minutes since Rias has accepted my challenge to her and Akeno. Since then we, as in me, Riser, Akeno, and Rias had since left the room and have already made our way to the Gremory fighting ground.
Along the way we had grabbed the head butler. The guy in the white suit that greeted me and Riser at the front entrance last have him be the judge for this match. Naturally he complied but not before reporting to Sirzech and Zeoticus beforehand.
So if Sirzech didn't know about the match already somehow he does now. In fact since we have arrived in this arena which really is actually just an open plain field. I felt the presence of someone watching me. More then most likely some kind of observation spell. Base on the disturbance in magic I see in the air.
The other seems to have yet noticed though, as unlike me they don't have an enhanced sense. As DxD magic system grants people a magical 6th sense. However Nasuverse magical sense could be described as granting a pre-existing sense the ability to detect magic.
In my case my nasuverse sense manifest in the eyes allowing me to see the flow of magic and such in the air. Which is more useful than you think as when people uses spells in DxD. Usually they cause disturbances in the magical energies already in the air.
So to recap not only do I have a magical 6th sense I also have an enhanced sense that allows me to see magic. Safe to say my ability to detect these things are nearing Koneko levels. Who basically is in the same situation in me but via smell.
" The match between Rias Gremory servant Akeno Hemijima and Riser Phenex servant Zaxan Ark shall begin shortly. Will both contestant take to opposite side of the field and make any remaining required preparation." Yelled the head butler so that all may hear.
Taking a bit of a walk once I deemed myself a good enough distance away from Akeno I reinforced my body and turned around to see Akeno a good 60 meters away from me.
Now from a normal person perspective this situation may look extremely unfavorable. After all Akeno is a ranged user so distance only help her in this scenario and unlike Riser she not hard headed enough to fall for a simple bait.
Sadly for her however is that the one stat that near impossible to gauge at mere eye contact is speed. The one I specialize in. Now one may call BS that the one stat I spec in most is the hardest one to gauge.
But think a few chapters back when I said solely specing in speed was pure suicidal by DxD logic. Due to this reason a method for instantly analyzing the speed of an opponent is less define than the other. Now that not to say that there is no method just that the current one is not very refined and harder to teach to kids like us.
Sadly for Akeno over here even if she does know one of said methods there no guaranteed it properly works since they judge enemies physical speeds. Meaning things like Time Alter that increases my 'Time' and not physical abilities like Reinforcement does not get calculated.
" The match shall begin at the blow of this whistle are both participants ready." Spoke the head butler/ judge.
" Ready as I'll ever be." I replied
" Ara, Ara will you not take out your Sacred Gear?" Akeno ask.
" Sorry but I have no SG what you see is around what you will get."
Immediately after I said that Akeno rather than slacken and lower her guard actually did the opposite instead. Good she smart. Not underestimating me just because I am a human.
Sadly for her however just because you don't underestimate someone does not mean that you have a good understanding of their power.
" Well then I guess I am ready also." Said Akeno as she seems to have finished charging some kind of spell.
"Well then may the match begin" *Sound of whistle blowing*
Instantly Akeno summoned half a dozen of magical lighting bolts from magic circles and hurled them all at me.
However via my magic enhanced eyes I already knew that she was preparing something big so it not like this took me by surprise. Plus even if I couldn't tell them coming there one more problem well 2 actually.
Those lightning bolts she fired at me there all pathetically slow. Slower than the fireballs that Riser individually fired at me and I had no problem dodging them. The second problem is that the quantity she fired them. The number Riser fired at me counted in the dozen'S. While she fired half a dozen.
Even though back then I needed a Double Accel to dodge all of those. I have only greatly improved since then from 2 weeks of nothing but constant training also it doesn't help that again her Lightning bolt are in lower quantity and quality.
So rather than wait for them to congregate in one place. To show the difference in our power or rather speed. I charged right into the field of lighting. Surprising all everyone watching but Riser who know my abilities enough to tell that there literally no way this hits me.
Disappearing in a burst of speed. I reappeared just inches away from the first bolt of lightning dodging just barely. The next bolt came zooming in at me right after but like the first I dodged that one very much the same way though this time I made sure to get a pose in.
Causing everyone to dropped their jaws wide opened at the absolute stupidity of my action at posing in the midst of enemy fire.
The 3rd, 4th, 5th, and finally 6th bolt would come but like the last 2 none of them would hit me as each and every time I dodged them while making a fabulous pose. Well except for the 6th one where I simply reappeared again standing normally.
Looking at a shocked Akeno who probably couldn't believe that her lighting strikes were dodged by someone her age so easily. So shock in fact that she didn't even bother to begin weaving another spell during that whole debacle.
So I made used of an opening and rushed in to deliver a light punch to her stomach. I specifically used a light punch because anything stronger and she would be emptying the content in her stomach and neither I or the audience would want to see that now.
Akeno reaction to getting her internal organs punched were very similar to that of Riser. Instantly she knelt down on one knee no longer having the strength to support herself using just her 2 legs. She held her stomach as if it was ready to explode and finally had her head facing the ground. Most likely trying to hide the pained expression on her face.
The worse part about this though unlike Riser she does not have a healing factor. So Akeno will be feeling the aftermath of that punch just now for a while longer than Riser did.
" I recommend you quit now with that last attack it should be clear as day the difference in our power. Hell if I wanted to I could continue attacking now while you're practically defenseless."
After all even if I do hate her character I am not sick enough to torture her in front of everyone here. Even I got my limits.
In response to my kindness however she fired a lightning bolt using her finger straight upward without aiming at all. So all I had to do to dodge that surprise attack was jump back a bit.
" So that your answer then very well then. I shall respond in ki-" Before I could finish another bolt of lightning hit me dead on the face.
Rather it would have if I had not completed the anti lightning barrier I was making a chapter back. I was honestly having trouble making specifically because I never really experienced a Lighting Strike before or rather never directly at least.
So I didn't know the proper command to input to make an anti-lightning barrier. Well that is until Akeno fired that barrage at me.
Truth be told this barrier is less a shield rather than a mirror that redirect light somewhere else. Well except rather than redirect light it lighting. As it works on similar concept to my force redirection that allow me to target internal organs.
Another small quickly weaved bolt of lighting was shot at me but like the last one was once again redirected somewhere else by my barrier. The barrier itself is by no means absolute but the only way Akeno would be breaking this barrier specifically made to counter her powers is to.
1 Use the powers of her father that she hates so much or
2 Take the time to weave a powerful spell that could overpower my barrier.
Sadly for Akeno both option were off the table. As she would never think about using option 1 and with option 2 the spell would take to long to properly weave. Even in base I would be able to dodge a spell with such a long charge time.
Akeno was trapped with no way to defeat me. Though obviously she didn't think that was so, as she proceeded to weave and then fired at me a dozen lighting bolts. After having recovered from the damage I lightly gave her. Took her 8 minutes by the way.
The majority of the lighting bolts I redirected via my barrier but the stronger ones I dodged. After all even if they didn't have to power to breach my barrier I still didn't want to put faith in a spell I only recently completed.
The strange things was however is that some of those lightning bolts didn't seems to be slightly aimed at me. Hell one of said bolt completely missed and flew off into the sky.
I couldn't think any further than that however as another dozen bolts of lighting were fired at me. This time however these were obviously forced out without proper charge time.
How do I know this. Well the bolts were the same quality as the last batch fired however. What gave it away was Akeno magic reserves, that plummeted to abysmal level showing sign that she obviously forced these out without taking the time to properly weave them into creation.
Once more I easily dodged the majority of these while some other were redirected against my barrier. Again though these bolts were poorly aimed as like last time a bolt missed completely well except this 3 missed their mark.
" I recommend you stop it should be clears as day the difference in power between the two of us." Akeno actions just now could be at best described as a desperate struggle against the inevitable.
" I can't I...I owe a favor to not just Rias but also the Gremory family as a whole for helping me when I needed it most. That why I won't give up I'll definitely win this match so that I can finally start repaying the."
Yet Akeno does not believe it as such. If anything the young girl in front of me, eyes shined with hope certainty that she would win this.
Akeno speech shook the soul of Rias watching in the background. As now Rias was currently crying tears at the loyalty of her best friend and her resolve to win this.
Shesh cliche much.
" Akeno Himejima!" Rias shouted the name of her best friend gripping the attention of everyone in this field. Me, Riser, Akeno, and even the judge. " This is not an order rather a request. Please as my best friend win this battle."
Were going into Fairy Tail level of nakama bullshit aren't we?
In response to Rias plea Akeno began charging magical power into the tip of her finger most likely trying to create a spell that would be fast enough to gank me while strong enough to pierce through my barrier.
Though even so a single straightforward blast from her shouldn't be able hit me so what is she planning. No it won't matter in the end I'll blitz her before she can complete that spell and end it now.
Charging toward Akeno who was simply standing in one place charging her spell. At full speed I aimed to to hit her head. Shaking her brain enough to give her a concussion that would knock her out.
Normally for a human something like this would be fatal. However for a half Fallen Angel she should be more or less fine if not I'll have Riser give her a Phenex tear. Those things can fix anything even near permanently damaged organs and 3rd degree burn.
However when I had gotten just mere feets away from Akeno dozens of magic circles appeared around me and even under me. Each one shooting out a bolt of lighting toward me. Actually not everyone as some of them weren't even directly facing me.
Retreating back while dodging any bolts fired from behind. I began to assessed the situation.
Judging from the fact that I didn't see any disturbances in the mana around her she must have placed those there literally last minute in other word the moment she thought I would arrived at her location.
Although if the direction of the bolts said anything she just fired them in the general area she though I be in. The problem here is that the amount of magic control one would need to do that near instantaneously is at the level of upper tier high-class adult devils.
There no way someone like her should be able to do that especially since even her canon self at the start of the series wasn't even that strong. The only other explanation is that she forced those spells out but that would raise the question where-
Before I could continue that train of thought another barrage of lighting was sent my way forcing me to dodge them again. Though for some reason I could have sworn these were much faster than the last.
Now without a doubt though Akeno is somehow forcing those spell out. After all if she was weaving them behind the current charging spell I would still be able to notice.
The question is however is where the hell she getting all this excess mana. The first forced barrage from way back nearly plummeted her mana pool down to near 0 that combine with the fact that she currently charging a spell mean she should have no MP to spare.
Once more I was interrupted from my train of thought via another barrage of a half a dozen bolts of lighting coming my way. Taking a big side step to get out of the way of the lighting bolts.
This time around one of the lighting bolts actually managed to nick my barrier before being redirected. Despite the fact that I dodged with the intention of not tanking a single lightning bolt with my barrier.
These things are getting faster which raises the question again how is she improving the quality of the bolts if she just randomly forcing them out! Where is all this power coming from!?
Mid way through my side step however another barrage of lightning came my way. While I was still in the air. Though barrage would be putting it lightly as my vision was currently completely impaired by the literal wall of lightning bolts coming by way.
Using a bit of wind magic I created a literal stepping stone made out of pure air and pushed against it using my hand launching myself into the air to avoid the wall of lighting coming at me.
Okay enough of this shit time to get a bit serious.
" Time Alter- Double Accel"
With the doubling of my speed everything around me felt like it came to a halting stop. Using my higher ground I decided to find where Akeno is. After all there a chance she could have moved somewhere during that whole fiasco.
However despite my best effort I couldn't find where she is. Despite the fact that
1 I was 30 meters in the air so I have a bird eye's view of things and
2 I was currently expanding my 6th sense to it limit and was using my magic detecting eyes to see any trails of magic. Since she must have been charging her spell or at least holding it until she got in a favorable position.
So now the question comes in where the hell did she get the ability to suddenly conceal her presence like that. Screw the random power up that could be somewhat explain by somehow Stalker onii-san is channeling mana into her.
But the ability to conceal her presence against me. When she never showed anything near that level even in the light novel. Something up here beyond stalker onii-san support.
Once more for the what 3rd time this chapter. My monologue was interrupted by the presence of a magical bolt of lighting coming my way.
Though unlike before there was only one signature, one gigantic signature to be exact and it was coming from straight below me. Meaning this could only be one thing.
Lowering my gaze a bit I was greeted with the sight of an impossibly fast bolt of lighting coming my way and if I squinted a bit a could just barely make out the silhouette of Akeno just under it.
Thank god however that I was already in Time Alter and was a fair distance away from the ground where I am assuming Akeno launched her attack because if not. I probably wouldn't have been struck down by the bolt of lighting I just narrowly avoided by mere inche. Via moving my body out of the way just ever so slightly.
That bolt of lighting just now was probably in term of pure speed using the stat sheet of Ch 2 an 8. Which is bullshit considering the fact that recall I am an 8 in double accel. The same 8 that allowed me to continuously blitz beat on Riser.
Albeit Riser reacted via using his flame armor but that all he did. Why because he knew that I was too fast for any other attack. So he compromised into simply exchanging blow with me via the fire armor.
Keep in mind this is Riser I am talking about. Maybe in canon he is weaker than he should be. However that because he skipped training near entirely to flirt with women. The Riser I fought despite being younger still at least take training seriously even if his interest was starting to wane.
The Riser now is without a doubt the one in his golden years. When he had yet to stop training. When Sairaorg had yet become the strongest youth. When he was still considered a genius surpassing even his brothers.
In comparison to other devils his age, now would be the time where a gap in power is largest. Not during canon but now.
Yet somehow Akeno was able to surpass that despite having yet gain Rias queen piece meaning she should be several time weaker than Rias rather than comparable. Keep in mind Riser could probably defeat Rias with both hand tied behind his back.
Even if Akeno were to charge that last attack while she was at the high of her strength at the start of the match it should be nowhere near that level of speed.
Well I can research about that topic more once I end this match. After all the last bolt of lighting had longed since soared past me and dispersed into the clouds.
Akeno completely drained of all mana now sit on the ground 30 meters directly below me with both hand supporting her from falling completely
This match was over all that remained was to have to judge declare my victory. However for the life of me I neither heard, saw, or sensed him coming this way.
In fact in this wide open field the only things that were currently making a sound was Riser yelling at me for some reason and the sound of thunder in the background.
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Wait a minute thunder?
Looking up now I saw the that the clouds had grown dark as my enhanced eyes noticed the buildup of lighting in them.
Sonuvabitch this was what she was planning the whole entire time. To make real lighting. After all magic lighting only ACTS like true lighting. Usually however their much slower. Unless fired by an EXTREMELY powerful individual.
The lighting bolt just now was never meant to hit me but rather be the guiding signal to give her control of true lighting. The lighting that I though completely missed before were meant to supercharge the clouds.
I never consider this possibility. Why? Because it absurd to think that anyone her age has this much control over the weather. There a reason why that in this verse a longinus exist solely dedicated to weather manipulation.
Can't dodge this even if I zigzag through the battlefield. Moment I stop moving she unleashes hell down on me. Meaning during this short charge time when she still vulnerable I have to end this.
Locking down onto Akeno. From that moment on I could have sworn the world slow down.
As I saw the raised hand Akeno slowly coming down to signal the strike of lighting. I made a mad rushed toward her. Not even bothering to activate Quadra Accel believing I would not have to time to.
In my rush I could here in the background Rias screaming in victory. truly believing her best friend had won this match. Standing next to Rias I could here Riser actually cheering me on as if his life depended on it.
Finally most of all I could hear the blowing of the whistle just moment before I reached Akeno and was about to deliver her the finishing blow. At that moment Akeno hand fully came down calling forth the lighting stored within the clouds.
Thus in an instant just a my fist were mere inches away from Akeno face. I was enveloped by a white light. My final thought before my inevitable defeat.
" If only I had finished her off sooner."
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3rd person POV
No one currently watching could figure out the exact events that just happened. Not Riser, no Rias, not the head butler/ judge and not even Grayfia who had been ordered to ONLY observe this fight from the beginning.
Just moment before Zaxan fist had impacted against Akeno stomach a bright light had emanated from Zaxan body. Covering the whole arena which was the entire plain in a white light that didn't seem to have done anything.
Once the light had faded it revealed a perfectly fine Zaxan standing straight up breathing quite heavily. Mere inches away from Zaxan was Akeno who was knocked out drained completely of all her mana despite the fact that she was near fine moments before the light.
For a moment everyone simply stood where they were stunned at the sight before them. Not only because of the strange light that had emitted from Zaxan body but at the fact that Zaxan had supposedly taken Akeno down in a single blow.
The first to snap out of their amazement was of course Grayfia who had experience with strange situation. The next was the head butler/ judge who upon realizing the result of the match blew his whistle and declared.
" The winner of this battle is Zaxan Ark representing Riser Phenex."
This snapped both Riser and Rias out of their individual trance. The first thing they both did was run toward their individual future best friend.
Rias went to Akeno side checking to see if she okay or not obviously worried.
Riser went to Zaxan side ecstatic that Zaxan won Riser a real date with Rias.
Meanwhile during all of this Zaxan was simply frozen in place. hundred of question running through his head on what just happened. As he could have sworn that he was mere moment away from being fried by a lighting bolt.
" Heeeyyyyy, Earth to Zaxan you there?" Meanwhile during Zaxan whole inner monologue Riser was trying to gain his attention.
" Well no choice then." Taking a big huff of air RIser then threw a light punch ( Well at least by his standard) toward Zaxan.
However little did Riser know that due to Zaxan having experience with scenarios like this all the time during his training with Sago. Zaxan had already gained an instinctive reaction to dodge such attack.
Thus Riser attacked by Zaxan completely. Causing Riser to become unbalanced due to not expecting Zaxan to actually dodge that. On the bright side though Zaxan snapped out of his inner monologue.
" Huh? Wah? Did someone just try to hit me during one of my inner monologue." Zaxan said looking around place trying to find the perpetrator.
" You do that often?" Riser said gaining Zaxan attention.
" You know what never mind." Riser swiped that previous topic aside. Look I wanted too congratulate you for earning me a date with Rias. After all it my responsibility as your future master to properly congratulate his servant." Riser said not even bothering to correct himself on the possible future master part.
" Ah well think nothing of it." Zaxan replied feeling genuinely a bit guilty since he did that just to make Rias eat her words.
" Tch well anyways for now here." Riser said as he held out a closed hand.
"And this is?" Zaxan wondered.
" Wait you seriously don't know? Don't you less wealthy people do this all the time as a sign of congratulation or something?"
" You mean a fistbumb?" Zaxan ask.
" Yeah that I was doing research on these things earlier this week and though since I couldn't get you an immediate reward, now would be a good time for this."
Merely going along with it Zaxan accepted Riser invitation. Even though he thought it was extremely corny.
" Now that we're finish here I believe you got a date to cash in."
Thus both Zaxan and Riser turned around toward the direction of Rias and the others only to be met with empty plain as they both realized they were ditched. So that Rias could go tend to Akeno in the hospital room.
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Time Skip POV Zaxan
So it has been exactly 1 week or 7 days since me and Riser visited the Gremory house. After me and Riser got ditched by everyone we spent a good hour asking the servant for direction on where Rias went.
When we found Rias in the hospital part of the house she was by Akeno side who was still unconscious but ultimately okay.
Standing next to Rias side was the entire Gremory family including Sirzech and Grayfia. Seems like they were genuinely worried for Akeno situation. Anyway after enough waiting for Akeno to wake up which literally took another 1 hour. Riser and Rias finally got started on there date.
Sirzech tried to convince Rias not to do it but it seems that Rias high pride did not allow her to refuse. Akeno insisted on going along and since we couldn't convince her not to she ultimately joined in as a bodyguard after a Phenex tear to fix her up.
This led me to get dragged into the date somehow because reason despite my insistence not to go. The date itself was well awkward.
Rias herself obviously didn't enjoy it very well. While Riser had this idiotic look on his face the whole time. Though of course he made sure to act cool in front of Rias.
Besides that everything was normal I think. Me and Akeno just basically stalked them in the background the entire time while Riser and Rias went from place to place doing stuff.
There were even moments of hand holding despite Rias disgust during the entire time. Ah kids, Rias probably though hand holding was a must that had to be fulfilled in the 'have an actual date' deal of ours.
After the date everyone returned to the Gremory castle where we just went back to sipping tea until it was time for me and Riser to leave.
Now 1 week later life has gotten a bit better for me. Due to me getting on Riser good side from the date thing. Servants have treated me a bit better because apparently I redeemed myself in there eyes. Though better doesn't mean same as before.
Riser and me are starting to talk more often during breakfast and even sometimes when we meet in the hallways beyond hello. I also finally met the 2nd Phenex son Kai Phenex who is apparently a famous up and coming actor.
Kai himself looks to be only about 1 or 2 years younger than Ruval. My initial impression of him from the 1 time I have met him in the 1 single hour I did is an over dramatic play boy.
The type that if were rejected by someone they confessed to would go on a tangent about how his heart is a flower that just dried up and withered away or something along those lines.
Aside from that nothing new has happened. I mean Mal and Sago congratulated me on getting on Riser good side but that was more or less it.
The relations between Me, Gai, and Alma were still that of freeloader and benefactor. Ravel still ran at the first sight of me though I noticed that lately there been a lingering gaze of curiosity.
Anyways now I am currently on my computer looking at the recorded footage of my fight with Akeno. Why because something happened during that fight and I want to know what.
Right now the footage of the video is currently endlessly replaying the final moments of the match. However the final moments that shown on screen right now is different than how I remember it.
The footage in front of me now shows the moment when I first punched Akeno in the stomach. The only difference is however is that rather than fall down and hold her stomach in pain Akeno instead was instantly KO.
Well not all was the same as moments before my attack landed a bright light erupted from my body. Can't really figure out anything about that since I don't recall working on any light spells.
Right now all I got is a single theory. Said theory being that the light was the activation of some kind of hidden power and the entire reason why Gai want me on his side so much.
Throughout this entire week I been trying to recreate that light but sadly to no avail could not reproduce it. I even tried wishing really hard like at the end of my fight with Akeno.
" Huh no point in worrying about that for now I guess if this truly is a fanfic then that power is most likely my Dues Ex Machina card anyways." I said to myself.
Shutting down the computer I then opened a drawer in my desk and took a book on magical theories to study. Personal HW for developing new spells you could say.
However at that moment my phone began to ring showing the contact ID of Mal on it. Picking my phone up and bringing it toward my ear. I then hit the accept button.
" Hello?"
" Ah Zaxan-sama could you please come to the living room it for an important occasion." Said Mal.
Hmm strange don't recall anything important today. No birthday or anniversary. Unless there another Rias scenario happening.
" Sure I'll be there in a bit."
" Thank for you for your time" and like that Mal hung up.
A few minutes timeskip
Arriving at the doors to the living room. The magic circle connected to the door upon noticing my presence activated. Opening up the doors.
As the doors opened up an absolute blinding light started to flood the halls I was in. Forcing me to cover my eyes.
Finally when they opened completely the hall were dyed completely white light as the screen no doubt went completely blank by now.
When I thought it was safe to open my eyes the sight that greeted me was.
" SUPRISE!" Mal, Sago, and a few random servants that didn't treat me like complete shit a few weeks back popping party popper at me.
" Uhhh? Wah? What?" Honestly my mind was having trouble processing what happening since I never really experienced something like this before.
Is this some kind of anniversary? For my service here. If so 2 and a half month is a strange time to have it.
" Hmmm? What the matter boy you acting like you never experienced a birthday party before." Sago-sensei said.
" Birthday Party?" Don't get me wrong I know what that is. It just that currently right now my mind just having trouble processing it.
" Oyyy don't tell me you seriously never had a birthday party before? Even I had one in my early years and I was born during 'darker' times." Sago asked.
" Nope never had one, hell never even had cake."
" Well then I guess all of us here will have the honor of being the first to celebrate the day of your birth now won't we?" Mal interjected in finding the one good things out of all this.
" Hmm yeah I guess you're right. Congratulation then?" I replied.
" Hahaha, I can already tell this will be easily one of the most awkward party I'll ever participate in." Sago said. Earning him a hit on the head from Mal.
" How did you even find out when my birthday is anyways? Pretty sure I never told anyone mostly because I don't remember myself."
" Well you see Zaxan-sama we used some magic secretly on you during training to find out." Well I guess that makes sense I did read about such a magic before.
" Also because I know you will ask the one who planned this for you is over there." Mal then pointed toward the corner of the room. Reading exactly what I had in mind.
Following the direction his finger was pointing at I saw near the corner of the room Riser. On the phone talking with someone.
Honestly I was not completely shock in place at such a sight merely surprise. I mean me and Riser had certainly started to get along since the Rias incident but I don't think we were on friendly enough terms for this.
Making my way past Mal and Sago. I eventually arrived at where Riser was who was still talking on the phone. Though it obvious based on how he turned my way that I did noticed my presence.
Waiting for him to finish with his call I asked the question. " Riser… You planned all this out?"
" Hmm oh all this well not by myself I had. I came up with the idea but Sago and Mal along with some servants helped me out with some ideas to." Riser replied as if it was the most normal thing in the worlds.
Turning my sight back to Mal, Sago and the other servants who faces I could barely even remember who just walked here. I asked. " Why?"
Now that wasn't a why as in 'I can't understand why would you treat me so nicely' then proceed to turn into a crying mess after their answer. No this was a why as in 'what your agenda'.
" Well it because you're my friend and servant of course." Replied Riser casually once more.
" Because your my idiotic, genius of a student. Of course I celebrate your birthday." Sago then said.
" As for me it because I am your butler and your caretaker it would pain my heart if I missed such an occasion." Mal then added.
And it didn't end there even the servants I barely knew gave reason though they were less meaningful than Mal, Sago, and Riser they were still none the less meaningful.
Honestly I was shocked now. Not because I couldn't understand what happening but rather because I knew what was happening that I still couldn't believe it.
Even the 'surprise' of being transported pale in comparison now. That in a fictional world I would find everything I truly wanted so soon in my last life. People to stand side by side with.
Hah how hilarious. The reward that other otaku's would have to fight tooth and nail for about half a series I obtain so easily.
So I couldn't help it but to laugh like a kid at the absurdity of the situation.
"Hahahahaha" Even I thought I looked crazy, everybody only looked in surprise that I actually laugh normally for the 1st time ever in front of them.
After all for the 1st time in this shitty life of mine I guess you could say I was 'genuinely' happy.
Prologue End
Next time a 10 years timeskip DxD officially starts.
Welp finally finished this chapter a lot faster than I anticipated.
Sorry if the end there seems a bit rushed. Honestly once I realized how all this looked I was tempted to write a 5th chapter further expanding Zaxan relations with the Phenex family and have the ending be in that chapter. Making canon start officially in ch 6. However I was lazy decided against that.
Once again sorry for anyone that felt cheated there but I really just wanted to get into canon.
Now as for the fight with Akeno. I will tell you this. No Sirzech was not helping power her up nor anyone else, but at the same time that random powerup she had did not originate in anyway from herself. I'll let you figure it out what this mean.
Though it prob won't matter much since next chapter I am going to tell you the hidden plot of the story anyways also expect a summary change since I won't have to hide the plot from you guys anymore. As for new people to bad for them I guess.
If anyone has a complaint also on the actual fighting I am sorry but fight scenes are literally the thing I am worst at well beside maybe character development who knows tell me which of the 2 I need to improve on more in the review.
