Hello, and welcome to the next chapter!
Justin D; Indeed, things are getting interesting. Rossweisse? Well, it's not impossible, I suppose. That would be interesting wouldn't it? They did indeed, they attacked one another...well, Kalawarner attacked Ravel with water. No, she couldn't, they have a cute relationship with one another. Hehe, though with Akeno after him, does he really want a break? Yeah, you're not wrong. Speaking of Kiyome...she makes an appearance this chapter. Ooh, he's gonna try his best to help her. And thanks!
dragonsayianblue; She pretty much does yeah, that's our Princess for you. Hehe, it was a little humour sprinkled in. Aah, yeah, that part, expect more things like that in the future. Hmmm, very well could be, that seems to be a popular theory going on. They are, have been for quite a while. Yeah, it's gonna be a fun reaction alright~ Yeah, I'd say that's about right for right now, it will be increasing as we go forward though.
Yoga pratama; Indeed, pay attention to that detail~ She's gonna be important later on. Well, he'll be revealing an interesting ability quite soon to do with Holy Swords. Yeah, maybe so.
Allan Von'Skoon; Thanks very much! She has done yeah, she's more forward than ever. Hmmm, that's a good question, she'll eventually realize it~ Very good questions, it sets up things for later down the road, the pay offs are gonna be, quite the thing to deal with. The teacher, she'll be relevant more later on. Yeah, sweet...then the Holy Swords come and ruin that, but this will also be a good building block for her, and Makoto as well. That would be a funny thing to do huh. Well, by the way he reacted, it's a very good possibility yeah, subtly revealed, but not fully.
DocSlendy; Yeah, she is, she's not seen him for so long, she would be.
hellspam; Hehe, well let's say if it is, or isn't, Tiamat, and Ise are gonna have some funny scenes together. They have done yeah, they're here, and it's gonna be interesting going forward. God yeah, just imagining that sounds very fun~ Thanks for the suggestion~
Anime PJ; Yeah, at least one before everything went down huh, his life is never easy. She did indeed, at least it was only over new Devils, and Devils his own age, imagine him trying to lead a peerage of experienced Devils, it would be very difficult for him. Hmmm, good theory, it very well could be her. It's, going to be someone important anyway, so watch out for her. It has yes, and Makoto's gonna try his best to make sure that she's okay. Hehe, yeah, you might be right in regards to Irina, she might not take it well. Hehe, that's a very good question, with everything coming for him, he's gonna have a difficult time going forward. To Azazel huh, hmmm, that's not a bad theory, it could be proven to be true. Yeah, I hear what you're saying, for this though, there is a very deeper meaning to their interactions that have been set since even the beginning of the story, why she's more, clingy towards him, and why she wants to shower him in love, and affection. In the previous one, there was a different reason she acted like this. In this, there's a different reason for her acting like she does. And thanks, glad you're liking it so far!
Nivek Beldo; Yup, it was as said in the title of the chapter, huh~ New mysteries, and such abound. Yeah, we certainly did, and as we go forward, we're gonna learn more about the young boy, and his mysterious past. She pretty much can control anything that she wants to control, that's Princess for you~ Hehe, yeah, even Elmen commented on that, they really shouldn't tempt fate, for as soon as they do, things get kicked up a notch. Aah, we'll find out more about her as we go forward. That's Mittelt alright, as long as she can get away with it, she's gonna try trolling people. I'm glad you think so, I try my best to make them different and such, and having different things going on. Ooh yeah, we're moving onto the Holy Swords, in a big way now. Aah, they have arrived, and we'll be seeing them rather soon. And thanks!
ShadowUzumaki55; Thanks very much! Yeah, she wants to stay with Makoto, but obviously, she can't, that's why she was quite clingy towards him. Indeed, that'll come into play as we go towards that part of the story line. Hmmm, she very well could be, or she could be someone else entirely masking her presence. She has yeah, gives him a chance to be prepared for the future events that we have going on now. Hmmm, it could be this arc, or early next arc, either way, he'll find out rather soon. He'll be trying his best.
Skull Flame; Well, maybe it shall be noticed sooner rather than later. She is indeed. Well, he's someone important to them yeah, and they are quite after him. Yeah, it's not her, it's someone from canon. They are, Irina and Xenovia are on their way! And thanks very much!
Guest 1; Yeah, if I ever do a story like that, it sounds like a great idea to do!
UsagiAngelRabbit; Thanks very much! He is yeah, and Serafall just wants her cute Queen by her side~ Princes is being Princess, and being awesome.
Guest 2; That would be quite funny actually~
Guest 3; Well, Irina could go either way, but let's say that she won't wait as long to reappear in this story again as opposed to canon, if she even leaves at all. God, that would be pretty funny, wouldn't it? I could see that happening.
Guest 4; That would be hilarious, yeah, I'll try and include it.
Guest 5; Yeah, Rossweisse could be there, it could bring some interesting things.
tyson113; Thanks very much! I'm glad you did, and no worries, things like that can be tough.
Guest 6; Yeah, that sounds like a pretty cool idea~
kynan99; Thanks for all the support!
Cf96; Thank you very much!
Guest 7; Cool theory, it could be right, or it could be completely wrong. Either way, we'll see as we go forward.
Tohka123; Thanks very much! He surely does have some cool ways of waking up huh. She usually does make a sense when it comes to the young boy. Yeah, watch out for her, she's going to be important later on. Yup, he's standing in, and we'll be seeing his more leader like qualities this and future chapters as well. Yeah, poor Yumi, Makoto will help her though. And thanks, I'll try my best!
Neonlight01; Yeah, that's a good question, we'll figure out eventually but there's been some hints in the past to what's going on. He must be, or she's got him under her spell, at least Rias thinks that anyway. Yeah, that's why he chose Princess, it is his kitten after all~ Don't mess with the kitten~ Hmmm, she very well could be, or she could be something else entirely. We'll have to wait, and see. Yeah, we'll see her do that in the future, he'll be trying his best to help her.
Guest 8; That sounds like a cool idea for me to do, it would be good to see, huh~ Thanks for the suggestions!
Well, with those reviews out of the way, it's time to start the chapter!
Ball tournament!
Makoto couldn't believe it, the times that he had been through things like this.
Since the picture seeing, Yumi had been, different. She had been quiet, and he didn't know what to do to make things better. He wanted to help her, wanting to make sure that she wasn't going to do something that she might regret.
He just got that feeling from her.
He got the feeling that something might happen, and he didn't like it. He didn't even know what he was going to do about it, but because it was Yumi, he was going to make sure that she was okay, no matter how difficult it was going to be.
Even then, he had to wonder, what was Yumi's connection to Holy Swords?
What was it about the Holy Sword that made her act like that? He didn't see any reason for her to be upset like that. Yet, he didn't understand it at all. It was just a sword, was it that important? Was it something to be angry about?
"Yumi-senpai…" Makoto said it slowly. "Yumi-senpai, are you okay?"
While sat in his room, alone with her, she just seemed to zone out.
When he shook her arm, she jumped, and he got a response.
"I-I'm fine, thank you. I'm sorry, I need to do a contract for Buchou now, don't I?"
"If you'd like, I'd talk with her so you could have some time off? How about that Yumi-senpai?"
Though she found it sweet that he would do that for her, she also had many things to think about.
"Maybe for another time Makoto-kun, I don't think that I can do it right now. Got things that I need to think about."
Yumi stood up from the bed, and walked towards the door.
Makoto looked on, spreading his body across the bed.
"Yumi-senpai…I don't understand, what's going on? Please, you can tell me."
"It's not a concern you have to worry about, don't worry about it Makoto-kun."
She said it in a voice that sounded quite cold, yet also warm.
It was hard to discern. While it sounded like she wasn't trying to be rude, it did come off as a thing like that.
"Yumi-senpai, I am here for you…these Holy Swords, they don't have to…make you feel worried. I don't understand much about your past, you haven't told me. But, Holy Swords, are just objects, right? How can you be so upset over an object?"
"You don't understand. These, things have ruined my life."
Makoto wondered what that truly meant, how could it ruin her life?
"Yumi-senpai, please talk to me."
She stood at the door, her hand on the doorknob.
"The thing is, Makoto-kun, I just…I don't want to burden you with my problems right now."
"If you're in pain, then it is also my problem Yumi-senpai! I-Isn't that what couples do together…? Don't they share the bad, with the good? I just thought that maybe you'd want to also do things like that with me Senpai…? I thought that we were a couple anyway…"
Yumi looked back towards Makoto to see his sad face.
Moving closer, Makoto placed a hand on the boys shoulder, squeezing it gently.
"Don't worry about me."
"Even if you say that, I am going to worry about you."
He said it strongly, and he wouldn't let his gaze fall from hers either.
Yumi pulled away, but Makoto moved closer, kissing her on the lips. Yumi kissed back, then pulled away once more, smiling sadly.
"Oh Makoto-kun, you're very caring but I don't have to worry about that right now. You don't have to worry about me."
"Yumi-senpai…"
"I've got to go."
Makoto watched as she leaved, wishing that he could do something, anything. But as it was right now, Yumi seemed to be on a path that he couldn't even think about right now, it was a path that he wasn't sure where it was going to lead either.
Later on, as he sat in the bath, he had to wonder what was going on with Yumi, and how he would be able to make it better than before.
"Fufu, I wonder if he's in here."
As Makoto was thinking about it, the door opened, and it revealed two women.
One was Kalawarner, who was completely naked, and the other was Asia, who was showing a shy expression on her face, showing her full body towards Makoto, his eyes almost popping out of his head.
"A-Asia-chan, Kalawarner-san?! W-Why?!"
Kalawarner giggled dirtily as she walked forward.
"Fufu, it is a servants requirement to become like this Master. I am a girl also, and I need to do these things, and I have decided to give Master a backrub, and Asia-chan here wished to play a little as well."
Asia shifted in place, as she walked forward, her womanly body seen by Makoto only expressed that she was growing in areas, her breasts in particular were growing. She nervously held her hands near her crotch, to Makoto's eternal relief.
"M-Makoto-san, I have discovered things recently, and I am sure that you understand Makoto-san. You, also need to be looked after during the bathing sequence, a-and with Serafall-sama away, I have decided to do my best as your future Bishop to wash you!"
Asia declared boldly, as she rushed forward.
Because soap was on the ground, she went tumbling forward with a "Iyaaa!" landing right on Makoto's chest, hugging onto him with her wet naked body, sending Makoto's mind into a state that he didn't want it to go in.
"Boo, Master, don't make such things happening without me~"
Kalawarner however had the bigger set of breasts, and she couldn't wait to use them on Makoto. She went to Makoto's back as he tried helping Asia up, but she just clung to him, her breasts pushing against him, he could feel the excitement from her breasts, her nipples being perky and poking him, his own tool becoming quite activate…
But then it happened.
Kalawarner hugged Makoto from behind, her large breasts pushing against his back.
"W-What are you doing!?"
He demanded rather strongly, despite feeling weak to her womanly charms right now.
Kalawarner ignored him, in favour of grabbing some squeezable body wash, and poured it along her breasts. The liquid slid down between her large assets, soaping up her large breasts and made it seem like she was going to do something drastic.
"Don't worry Master, I am going to make sure that you're going to be okay."
With her soaped up breasts, Kalawarner ran her large breasts up and down Makoto's back, sending pleasuring waves into his body.
"Fueee! W-Why are you…"
"Don't worry Master, I am just performing the duties of a sexy maid would do. That's all this is my sexy tight butted Master, I am taking care of you. Speaking of, Asia-chan, you should be doing the same thing."
Asia took some soap, looking very innocently towards Makoto's eyes.
"A-Asia-chan, don't follow the request of her…she's a perverted person."
"And I'm proud of it my sexy Master~"
Kalawarner sang out, squeezing her own breast as she pushed it against his back. That brought out a groan of pleasure from Makoto himself, which brought on a new good thought to Kalawarner, embracing him fully so her breasts fully squashed against his back.
"A-Aaah~" Unintentionally, he released a moan, as Asia took his hand, placing it on her breast. "Asia-chan…I…"
"Makoto-san, I am also a woman, and Makoto-san is going to be my future husband." Makoto sweatdropped at the last part. "And I am also going to be performing, wifely duties, and that includes being able to do e-e-ecchi things with Makoto-san."
Makoto felt his bottom lip quivering, trying with not much effort to get his hand away from Asia's breast, but she wouldn't allow it. She kept his hand on her breast, and moaned slightly when his hand accidently groped her breast.
"Asia-chan…"
"I-I've been thinking Makoto-san, and I have thought that from now o-on, we should always share our baths together!"
Making once again her bold declaration, Asia pushed her body forward, and held her body close to Makoto's own, not letting up for even a second. The instant that her breast was fondled by Makoto, Asia released small moans of erotic pleasure.
"Master, I've also been thinking, why don't we take our sexual life up a notch?"
His breath hitched in his throat.
"W-What do you mean…"
"We could, begin having sex Master." Asia's face turned bright red at her wishwashy way of saying it. "You could use your thick, hot member and enter it inside of me, and I wish to feel it Master. With Serafall away, we could begin to play~ Don't you think so Master~?"
"W-We can't do that now! G-Geez-"
"Master, don't be silly, and just take me right here, and now. I wanna feel Master's body against my own body, and I want to feel my body heating up with Master's body and making me feel like I am gonna release at any second of the day now, please don't mistake that either~"
Kalawarner wouldn't stop, she literally continued forcing her breasts, up and down Makoto's body, and it made him feel a little complicated at the same time.
"K-Kalawarner-san, please calm your body down, I don't know if I can handle something like this honestly…it's a very hard thing to go and judge by…please keep yourself calm."
Makoto felt like his mind was being blown, from both Kalawarner, and Asia's actions. Kalawarner was more aggressive, while Asia was more innocent, yet both of them felt so erotic that he couldn't contain the feelings that he felt right now.
"I can't calm myself down Master, I have to do these things with you, it's how it goes down, don't you know? Please enjoy my breasts, as they slide up, and down your back, your body being hungry for me, as we melt into one another's embraces, that's what lovers do, don't they Mas-"
Before she could finish, the door opened to reveal Millicas stood there, with a towel around her body.
"A-Ah! Millicas-san this isn't what it looks like!"
Millicas looked between the three of them, Asia's face turning to larva with shame, hiding her face within Makoto's chest. Kalawarner held no shame, and used her breasts to continue to wash Makoto's back.
"Makoto-san, to have a bath time like this and not invite me as well?"
"E-Eh?"
Genuine confusion came over the young boy as Millicas dropped her towel, showing her naked form to him. He could've sworn that her boobs had gotten bigger since the last real time that he had seen them before.
Millicas nods her head, walking towards the bath.
"Y-Yes, I understand the situation. I also have to take measurements and go forward like I want to win as well. Makoto-san, do not be concerned, I am going to try my best and make sure that you, and I are going to be the most compatible, okay? I am going to use my body with Makoto-sans body and blend them together."
Millicas slipped into the bath, as Kalawarner was intrigued. Makoto watched as she pressed her smallish breasts against his chest, Asia now doing the same thing, staring at him with an almost erotic look that was so cute at the same time.
"M-Millicas-san, don't take after Kalawarner-san, she's really…"
Makoto didn't know how to say it, but he didn't have to as Millicas slid a hand to his body, and smiled.
"Don't worry Makoto-san, let's feel good together."
"M-Me too Makoto-san, I shall also do this to perform wifely duties!"
Asia declared proudly, as she looked on determined.
"Well…"
Before he could protest, Asia, and Millicas grinded against him, yet it wasn't as erotic as Kalawarner's way of doing it. Possibly because they weren't like Kalawarner in terms of erotic moments, but still it was a very enjoyable experience, even if he nearly died because of stimulation overload.
BANG!
The dull clanging of metal reverberated through the azure sky.
Since last night, Makoto had, a very odd night, the very fact that he was placed in a situation like that was, odd, yet arousing, and it wasn't something that he thought that he would be placed in honestly.
But still, no Yumi.
Yumi was someone that he cared about, and to know that there was something wrong, troubled him immensely, something that he couldn't deny either. Makoto felt worried for her, and wished that he could do something but he didn't know what that something was going to be either.
"All right. I've got this one."
Makoto promptly caught the soaring baseball with his gloved hand.
"Nice catch, Makoto-san."
Millicas smiled and gave me a thumbs up. Makoto's 'peerage' were practising baseball on the backyard of the old school building where no grass was growing.
"Next week is Kuoh Academy's 'Ball Tournament'. It seems that even Kaichou-san has us doing this as well. But, that's okay, we won't lose to the others! We might not be a club, but we're also going to show our strengths!"
So said Makoto with a calm voice.
Though usually, because Makoto's 'peerage' wasn't a club, Sona suggested that it would be a good way of showing Serafall good leadership skills. He didn't know if he wanted to or not, but he didn't mind. Elmen, even Kalawarner were getting involved, of course Ravel, Makoto, Asia, and Millicas were involved as well with the ball tournament, it was going to be a good way of doing it, though Makoto couldn't focus that much, he was too worried about Yumi, and what might be going on with her, he didn't want anything to happen to her, it wouldn't of been right, he had to do something to save her.
"Batting practice is fine now. If it's baseball, then Elmen-chan will be the fourth batter."
"Hehe, you got it Makoto-kun, leave that place to me."
Though she said that, Kalawarner wasn't pleased.
"No, Master? Don't put her there, she's a bitch."
"I'm not a bitch! And what's that got to do with my ability to be the fourth batter!? Being a bitch wouldn't make my performance be terrible!? I am not going to take this like this! I am a good person, screw you!"
Elmen couldn't handle it, and wanted to go and punch Kalawarner for what she said.
Kalawarner however snickered.
"Because it is the best position for me. You suck bitch."
"You suck you freak!"
The pair glared off, looking like they were gonna kill everyone.
"Hey!" Makoto called. "You don't have to fight girls, this is supposed to be fun. There's no need to be angry at one another."
Kalawarner and Elmenhilde glared at one another, but accepted it.
Ravel, who was in a PE outfit, then announced with high spirits.
"Now! We'll practice a "knock!" Now everyone! Put your gloves on and spread out! We're gonna do this what I have seen in this book here! Yes, it is going to be good, let's get on this together now, we'll win for Makoto-sama!"
As always, Ravel seemed to be very pumped about this. Though Makoto didn't understand why she would be like that, and why she would say Makoto's name in the matter, it didn't seem like it needed to be dropped like that.
"My, I have seen that Ravel surely is pumped."
Millicas couldn't help but release a tiny giggle at seeing Ravel's truly spectacular expression right now.
"I think I get it. Ravel-sans been experiencing many things, and because she was raised with a mentality to win, she has it drilled into her that we cannot lose, am I wrong in saying that Millicas-san?"
Millicas shook her head, she thought that it would be a good way of saying it, the way that Makoto would say it.
"Yep, that's it. Of course, there's no way that we can lose unless we make mistakes. I am sure that because we're Devils, we're gonna be showing a good side of us. We're all supernatural, only other super-natural's should be able to keep up with us. The problem is Rias-nee-sama's team, that's going to be a difficult one to deal with."
"Even if your brain knows, your body has to as well. Remember everyone, we have to train our minds, and bodies at the same time. As Makoto-sama's personal assistant-"
"Since when have you been his personal assistant? I'm his fucking maid."
Kalawarner barked back, as Asia showed a weak smile.
Ravel herself looked on confidently.
"Because Serafall-sama said that I was, and I am doing my best here. You're not going to attack me again, are you? Like the last time, I mean, I don't want something like that to happen to me, you know what I mean? And why do you have to swear at me?"
Kalawarner held a darkened glare for the woman that was before her, and felt like hitting Ravel, but stopped when she remembered when she threw the water at her. That, was more better than anything else she had done until this point.
"Well, the last time was nothing compared to what I am going to do to you if you get in my way in the future, get what I mean? Because, I am going to be Makoto-sama's servant, always, and you're never going to be that, hahaha!"
That was a sting to Ravel's self confidence, and she didn't like it at all.
"Why are you being mean to me now?"
Ravel demanded, she didn't think that she deserved this kind of abuse, but the woman just snickered.
"Because I just want you to know that. I am now, and forever going to be Makoto-sama's servant, I hope you can live with that, and if you can't, then I am not going to be losing any sleep over it, you know that, right?"
That didn't bode well for Ravel, who felt like she had just been punched in the gut.
"Erm, we're supposed to be practicing here, for the games ahead, shouldn't our focus be on that?"
Kalawarner grumbled something that sounded like "Okay…" but it could've been anything really. Ravel however consented fully with a nod of her head.
"Yes, I agree with Makoto-sama, we haven't got much time left, we have to pull our resources together, and work together. now, Makoto-sama, please continue from beforehand, and shoot the ball towards Asia-sama."
Makoto nodded his head, and turned towards Asia, bat in hand as she took a few paces backwards. Makoto aimed to make sure that he didn't hit it too far, he didn't want to make it too difficult for Asia, since Asia wasn't that good at things like this honestly.
"Here, Asia-chan! Here I go!"
[KLANG!]
Makoto hit the ball towards Asia.
"Haaan! Aaau-aaau-aaau... Aah!"
The ball went through Asia's legs. Needless to say, Asia's sports sense is below exceptional. At times, she'll even trip over nothing. She was the type to do things like that, though Makoto found it to be the most adorable thing that he had ever witnessed before.
"Asia-chan! If you fail to catch it, go fetch it please!"
"Y-Yes! Right away Makoto-san!"
Since everything that went down with Zephyrdor, Asia has been trying harder, and harder to do what she needed to do, and she knew that she would have to do something alright, she just knew that she would have to do it somehow.
Kalawarner thought that she would try her hand here, and armed herself with a bat.
"Oi bitch! Here!"
KLANG!
"What?"
Elmenhilde wasn't even registering what happened, until she saw a ball with light around it, coming for her, it didn't look good to her at all, she felt like she was going to die or something like that, it wasn't something that she could have honestly.
SMACK!
"Iyaaaaaaaaaaaaa!" Elmenhilde gripped her head in pain. "You little bitch! You hit me for nothing then! I wasn't even looking! W-Why would you do something like that to me!? I haven't done anything to you lately!"
"Ooh go and smoke your crack Barbie!"
"Screw you!"
Kalawarner looked on with an air of superiority, she looked as if she had the right to say something like that, and then hit her with a ball. Makoto himself just sighed, knowing that even if he said anything, it wouldn't make much of, if any, difference at all.
As Asia went to fetch the ball, Millicas walked closer to Makoto.
"Makoto-san, have you seen Kiba-senpai lately, and how she's been?"
"Because of what we saw with the Holy Sword thing, I know."
Millicas turned her head slightly, not wanting to be seen as a guilty party here.
"Yeah…because of that. It seemed like she really has something's going on. You'll be there for her, won't you Makoto-san?"
"I'm gonna try my best, yes. That's how I am going to do it. But, Yumi-senpai is making it difficult, she's been avoiding me since that day. I've tried getting closer, and closer to her, but she doesn't really want to speak with me. I thought that we have a great relationship, but these damn Holy Swords come in and she's suddenly a different person…I don't even know what I am supposed to do with her now…"
Millicas knew what was wrong, but she didn't know if she should say anything about it, since she didn't know what Yumi thought on the matter. But if Makoto came to her, and asked, then she would be okay with saying something.
"Don't worry Makoto-san, I am sure that you'll discover different ways to approach this subject, because Makoto-san helped me, I am sure that Yumi-senpai will also gain courage from Makoto-san, no matter what."
Makoto turned towards her, and smiled gently as Elmen walked closer.
"Hmmmm..."
Ravel picked up a book, and though it had the cover of a baseball manual, Elmenhilde knew better, addressing Makoto directly.
"Hey, Makoto-kun, do you know what's going on with her?"
Makoto didn't know what she was talking about, and showed that Ravel was reading a book.
"Know what?"
"Recently, Ravel-chan there has been reading romance novels, and I'm talking real ones, not that bondage fifty shades crap thing going down. You know, to do with romance, love, and how to attract romantic interests, and what to do in naughty situations."
"...A romance novel? Why would she need to read that?"
Makoto didn't quite understand, but Elmen knew, and even Millicas knew about it as well, finding it quite funny.
"Ooh Makoto-kun, she's been doing it since she met you, apparently. I don't know how to say it, but it seems Ravel-chan has been experiencing many things in the past, and loved the very idea that she might be in a different thing all together. You know, she's really become quite attached to you as of late."
"S-She has? Why would Ravel-san become attached to me exactly?"
"Ooh Makoto-kun doesn't even realize the Phenex's little tiny crush on you…well, probably more than tiny. She's got the hots for you Makoto-kun, she wants a piece of the Shota cake, don't you even realize that?"
"Y-You're mistaken Elmen-chan, Ravel-san doesn't want a piece of me. She's just helping me on Sera-tans request. Ravel-san and I are friends, I wouldn't assume anything else from the interactions that we have with one another."
Elmen weighed her hands up like they were scales.
"I wouldn't know about that~"
Makoto curiously looked on as Ravel looked over her book in Makoto's direction.
Though he wasn't looking, deep in conversation with Elmenhilde, she couldn't help that her cheeks were turning a little red from everything that was going on, she couldn't help the feeling that she felt heat pooling within her.
At night…
"Haaaah!"
"Try this!"
Makoto, and Ise were training together.
Since the Riser, and Zephyrdor incident, they had been training together, and becoming stronger together. For this time, they were focusing in on hand to hand combat, and showed some good different techniques.
While Ise was more using brute strength to fight against Makoto, he was using more, tactical strikes against Ise. While neither was a superior fighting style, it showed that Ise was more about obliterating things with power, while Makoto was more about precise attacks with his different strengths.
Blow, after blow went at the other. Since Makoto was a Queen, he always had the Rook strength, but for this, Ise was allowed to use promotion by Rias, even though she wasn't here, though Ravel was, taking various notes for the pair of them, she said that it was her 'duty' though Makoto wasn't all that sure, since he didn't think that it would do it.
"Ise-nii!"
Makoto faked a punch, only to come at Ise from the side.
Ise went to block, but once again, Makoto faked the punch, and came from the true side, his left hand side, his weaker side, and knocked him backwards, skidding across the ground, and even if Makoto wasn't using his Sacred Gear, Ise was, and then it went…
[Boost!]
It had been the fifth or sixth, Makoto hadn't counted, since he was busy fighting. Though he knew if he was fighting Ise seriously, then he would have to count them, and make preparations for the future of the fight.
"That's it! I've got it!" Ise put his hand forward, and made a sphere of demonic power. Makoto summoned his Sacred Gear. "Alright Makoto! Ready for this!?"
Makoto put his right hand out and gathered ice, Makoto's other hand lighting up with demonic fire. Both of them twisted in his hands, sharps of ice, and spurts of fire, both of them swishing around and slowly, he put his hands together.
As he did, the powers mixed, and mashed.
He hadn't had a chance to use this against Ise before in training, since Ise usually didn't use Dragon Shot either. But this time, Makoto could see that he was using the demonic power, so he answered that and used the power himself, he wasn't going to stop either.
"Let's end with this then!"
Makoto thrusted his hands forward, the sphere of fire, and ice going forward at the same time. Ise did the same thing with his own powers, using his Dragon Shot, and clashed it with Ise's own powerful attack.
The powers met in the middle of the area, and the ice wrapped around Ise's power, and the fire attack broke the ice, smashing his attack down again and again. Ise saw that, and put as much power as he could do that.
The attacks cancelled one another out, though neither really put there all into it, and in the end, it stopped one another, and now, Ise was sweating a little bit, and Makoto desummoned his Sacred Gear.
It was clear that the fight was pretty much over, since Ise was panting, and Makoto was slightly as well.
"Haaah, Makoto. You're a crafty dude."
Ise complimented, as Makoto smiled, wiping his brow.
"Ise-nii has come quite good since the incident with Riser-san and the others. Even without that Balance Breaker thing, you've managed to show a side to you that is quite amazing honestly, you've progressed far."
Ise smiled at the compliment, as his ass hit the floor, taking in sharp breaths.
"Let's call it for today."
Makoto smiled, nodding as he glanced towards Ravel.
She seemed to be in her own world right now, and she looked as if she was going over several things. Whatever that was, Makoto didn't know what, and he wasn't sure if he wanted to know what was going on either.
"Hey, Onii-chan, how are you and Buchou progressing along anyway?"
Ise broadened his grin.
"She sleeps with me every night, naked!" He was gleeful, Makoto couldn't even deny him the chance to be, not that he would. "It's the best ever Makoto! I mean, I watched you and your Master, and now it is me and Buchou! T-Though, maybe she might not want to be with me eventually, I'm gonna milk this for all it is worth!"
Makoto couldn't understand why he added that last part.
"I'm not sure what you mean Onii-chan, why wouldn't she want to be with you?"
"E-Eh well, I dunno. It's just a feeling I get honestly."
He scratched his cheek as he replied.
Makoto still didn't get it, and knew that there was a deeper meaning than what Ise was speaking about.
"Anyway, what about you, and Kiba? She seems a little off since the whole house incident the other day."
Makoto couldn't help but agree, he knew that Ise was right, he just didn't know how to do it.
"Yumi-senpai is…I have tried speaking with her, but she doesn't really say much. She seems to be in her own little world, like she wasn't speaking at all. She just said it in a way like that, and it made me feel a little, weirded out sometimes. I wish that I could understand what's going on with Yumi-senpai all of a sudden. She won't speak to me though."
Ise saw the trouble within Makoto, and knew that he was having a tough time.
"Aah, Otouto, don't worry so much. I'm sure if it is Kiba, she'll come around to you eventually. She freaking has the hot's for you, and wishes to do things with you, she'll want to go to your side, and have fun with her eventually, right?"
Makoto wasn't sure if he was speaking about the same thing anymore, but nodded anyway.
"Yeah, we'll have, fun again. Yumi-senpai is just. Going through something's, and I'll be here for her when she wants me to come back. She just, doesn't want me to do anything with her, and when I try and speak with her, she just, kinda blows me off. There's something more that I am not getting, but I don't know what that thing is yet."
Seeing the young boys struggle, Ise adopts a kind big brother like smile, and shows a face that says that he is going to be as kind as he could be.
"Don't worry Otouto, you're gonna be able to make sure that you and Kiba spend more time together. I'm sure someone as smart as you would be able to get through it somehow. You're my Otouto after all! A member of your harem is unhappy, you've got to make sure that she becomes happy again!"
Makoto couldn't help but release a chuckle as a response, it was an Ise type answer that he was expecting, it didn't mean that it was any less appreciative though, honestly, he was glad that he was able to do something like that.
Ise usually made Makoto feel better this way. In his own way, he made Makoto feel better like this.
"Yeah, you're right. I'm gonna have to make sure that Yumi-senpai is okay!"
"That's the spirit!" Ise cheered, as he stood up. "Now, I'm gonna go and see if Buchou is…" Makoto leaned forward with a smile. "A-Ah, don't get any thoughts Makoto! Don't even think about it! I've got to go now! Bye! Very much bye!"
Makoto couldn't help but chuckle as Ise rushed off.
Even though he loved Ise, he just knew that Ise was…a lover of the female form, and he wished to go and see a female form right now. Makoto was fine with that, and he had someone else to talk with anyway.
Getting off the ground, Makoto walked towards Ravel, who was still busy writing notes down.
"Hey, Ravel-san. What's going on?"
Ravel looked up from her notepad, noticing that they were alone.
"A-Ah, Makoto-sama, it seems Hyoudou-sama has left?"
Makoto nodded, sitting down beside her.
"Yeah, we've done our training and Ise-nii has gone to meet up with Rias-buchou for some reason…well, obviously to see her body and all, but even then, Ravel-san, what have you been writing down anyway?"
Ravel looked quite proud of herself as she looked on.
"Truthfully, I have been taking notes of your fighting style, and have been thinking of several moves that could be used in the future. I am sure that you're thinking the same thing, and I also understand that it might be difficult, but do not worry Makoto-sama, allow me to think of different things for you. I have several ideas in mind."
Makoto gently smiled as he saw Ravel doing her best.
"Yes, that's right, I am going to leave it to Ravel-san. She knows what she is doing after all."
Ravel giggled, and got to work thinking of different things.
The next day, Makoto walked to school and happened to catch Yumi…honestly he was waiting for her to come around and now that he had seen her, he used this opportunity to get closer to her, and make sure that she was okay.
"Yumi-senpai…"
Yumi stopped in her tracks near the gates to the school, and looked.
Meeting Makoto's eyes, she moved closer.
"Makoto-kun, how are you?"
"I'm fine, how are you Yumi-senpai? You didn't answer any of my texts last night, I was sick with worry. Since the whole meeting at the house, there's something going on Yumi-senpai, I don't know what to even think…what's going on? You can tell me, you know?"
Yumi folded her arms, and she felt something was going on.
"Makoto-kun, I just wanted to tell you that…you know, I might be acting weird, but you don't have to worry about me…I'm just remembering the past is all, and it is bringing me, to things that I don't want to think about, but my mind just can't stop thinking about it. Ever since I saw…that, and I couldn't even think about this Makoto-kun."
Makoto walked closer to Yumi, placing a hand over her own hand.
"Yumi-senpai, I'm here for you, you know? I don't know your past, but I am here for you. You helped me when I didn't even have anything, and you have come to save my life. Yumi-senpai, I am here for you, no matter what else. You don't have to tell me anything, but it doesn't mean that I am going away either."
Just hearing that made Yumi feel wanted, unlike how she felt before all of this. Now that she had Makoto, she did feel safer, but still…it was a thought that she couldn't and wouldn't be able to think about.
"Hehe, you're too kind Makoto-kun, I always thought so. But, you know, if you knew about me, you'd think…different things for me. You wouldn't be able to look at me the same Makoto-kun, I'm not even a…"
"Nothing you could tell me would change the way I look at you Yumi-senpai."
Yumi gasped in surprise at how honest he looked right now, and the way that he smiled at her, made her feel better.
However, there's also things that Yumi couldn't say and she felt like she wouldn't be able to say it. Even with the kindness that he was displaying, she couldn't bring herself to face such things right now, though just looking at Makoto helped her immensely.
"Makoto-kun, if you found out that I was, my life was…different before I met you…that I wasn't even called Kiba Yumi, that my name was completely different, would it even bother you? Would my name change bother you?"
"No, you're still my Senpai. Whether your name is Yumi-senpai, or I don't know, Glenda or something. Why would it matter? A name doesn't make you who you are, it's the person that makes you who you are, Yumi-senpai, and I happened to care about the person that's before me, my Yumi-senpai."
Yumi couldn't contain her smile, bending down and kissed him on the lips.
Though it was a kiss, Makoto sensed that it was more about comfort than expressing emotions of a loving nature. If he could comfort her like this, then he was going to use whatever it was that he could do to comfort her, that's how he was going to live his life by, and that's how he was going to go forward as well.
When Yumi pulled away, he saw that her expression was that of a little sadness.
Realizing that she was still sad, Makoto continued holding onto her hand.
"Yumi-senpai, as I said, I'm not going anywhere, and I am here for you, no matter what else in the future."
She couldn't help the smile that appeared on her face. Makoto truly was there for her, she just didn't think that she could be accepted like this, loved like this, and though she was feeling down, and depressed, she could count on Makoto to be right beside her, no matter what was going to happen in the future.
"Thank you, Makoto-kun. I know I've been a little, weird lately, and I am sorry for worrying you."
"N-No, there's no need to be sorry at all Senpai, I'm just worried about you, and I don't want you to have to deal with anything alone, I know how hard it can be to do something like that sometimes, being alone, and having a hard time in dealing with many different things, it must be difficult Senpai, and I am here for you, like you were for me. I won't leave Senpai's side, for anything, you can speak with me, converse with me, and you can confide in me as well, you don't have to worry Senpai, I am going to be here for you."
Yumi embraced Makoto who hugged her back as gently as he could. Though people wondered why it looked like they had just heard depressing news, Makoto didn't care, and he just held the girl as tightly as he could.
Later on, Makoto sat in the classroom, having lunch with Millicas, and Koneko, and while Elmen wasn't around, she was busy, Makoto also saw that Asia was eating lunch with someone else, though he wasn't sure how safe that was.
However...
"Millicas-sama, I am sorry but I sit on Mako-kun's lap."
"B-But, I am going to be something to Makoto-san too, so I wish to sit on his lap with him."
A fight for the lap.
Millicas, and Koneko, were having a classic struggle for the lap. Surprisingly, Elmen wasn't getting involved, she was off speaking to Ravel about, things that he didn't know. But now, he was between two Loli's that wanted his lap for themselves, and didn't want the others to have his lap, all of them were struggling for his lap.
"…I do not believe that to be the case, Millicas-sama. Even though you want to sit there, I have decided that Mako-kun's lap belongs to me."
Millicas rejected that notion as she shook her head.
"No, I can't have that Koneko-san. Though, you are also Onee-sama's peerage member, I have decided to follow Makoto-san, and I will be the one who sits on his lap, because Makoto-san needs me to sit on his lap."
He didn't know why she thought that he needed this, it didn't make sense to him.
"No, he needs me to sit on his lap. …I am number one Loli."
"Number one Loli…"
Murmuring that out didn't give Makoto any answers as they continued.
"N-No! I can't allow that. Okaa-san said that I have to do my best going forward, and I am going to do that as well. Because Makoto-san is able to understand my feelings, and his own feelings, we are going to be together."
"Even then, I cannot allow this injustice to happen before my eyes. Even if Millicas-sama is going to be with Mako-kun, I still need to show my best stuff going forward, and I am going to be sitting on his lap."
The fight looked like it was going to be going on for a little while.
Even Makoto couldn't see an end to this, it looked like it was going to be going on for a little while. Makoto himself smiled weakly, then he picked up Millicas, and placed her on one leg, and did the same for Koneko on the other leg.
"M-Makoto-san…I understand, you wished for both of us, you wished that we both would be sitting on your legs. I understand, Makoto-san needs us both, correct?"
"…You're right, Millicas-sama. Mako-kun needs the pair of us to do things like this."
Makoto just chuckled awkwardly at that, he didn't see it like that, but they did, and now he was gonna have to deal with things like this.
While sitting on his lap, they ate their meals together almost silently, but still with an elegance about them as well. Millicas was still a High Class Devil, so eating like this was expected, though he didn't expect Koneko to do the same thing, since she usually eats slowly, she was eating at a faster pace than normal.
"By the way, Millicas-san."
"Y-Yes Makoto-san?"
She answered as she took a bite of her food.
"It's just, with these Holy Swords, and all…the name must be from the…God I guess, God's? I know there's a Norse God, I met Odin-sama myself, and he was…who he was, and I was wondering, did the Holy Sword's come from him, or from somewhere else?"
At the question, Koneko looked down so she didn't have to become involved.
Millicas answered while smiling her best smile.
"It's from Christianity, the Holy Swords were made by God himself, the one that Asia-san worships, and it is because of that, they are the most dangerous to us Devils."
"I suppose Devils can't wield them then."
"Pure Blooded, I haven't heard of. However, humans can, and if they are reincarnated, then I have heard of cases when they still can do things like that. Because they had that ability before being a Devil it doesn't mean that they lose it."
They were glad that others weren't close enough to hear their conversations.
"Yeah, I thought so, I was just checking is all. Either way, I don't know about these Holy Swords, the feeling of saying it, seems to ring something within me, and I can't remember why that is either…I don't get it."
Millicas and Koneko share a look.
"Ring something within you? Have you come across them before?"
Makoto furrowed his eyebrows, not sure. Then, a flash went between his eyes.
"Please help me!"
Makoto gasped, looking around…
But he couldn't hear or see anyone that said that.
Millicas, and Koneko both share a concerned look between them.
"Makoto-san, is something going on? Something wrong?"
Makoto looked at the red head, then shook his head.
"No, I suppose not. I don't think so anyway. We should just eat our lunches, huh."
Makoto smiled out, continuing to eat.
However, he couldn't get over the feeling that Holy Swords, were something that he should know about, yet he didn't for whatever reason that was. In the meantime, Makoto presumed that he was just thinking about it too hard.
Eventually, the two girls had to also leave and do something. Makoto himself also had somewhere to be, and wondered it someone else wanted to go with him, just in case anything else was going to happen, though Makoto didn't know what that thing would be yet.
"Hey Asia-chan. Finished lunch?"
Makoto called over, as he finished his own lunch, and wondered if she'd like to go with him.
"Asia, your fiancée is calling."
The glasses wearing girl sitting near Asia, Kiryuu Aika, said so with a perverted face. Though this girl was in the year second, she had developed a friendship with Asia, Makoto didn't know how, and he was sceptical on them becoming friends because of Aika's, personality that was, quite the perverted thing to even think about sometimes.
Makoto, didn't like this person all that much, he was almost certain that it was a gender swapped version of Ise himself, as she was just as perverted as he was.
"Y-Yes, Makoto-san is my fiancée after all."
Of course Asia was flustered in saying it, but she said it in a way that she actually believed it.
"But, you know, as his fiancée, you're going to have to deal with Ise like that, he's a real perverted boy, he does things all of the time that he shouldn't be doing. So, can you handle an Ise, while you're marrying Makoto-kun there?"
Asia's eyes flashed with shyness as Makoto rolled his eyes at Kiryuu's antics.
"Y-Yes, I am sure to do my best as a sister in law as well as Makoto-sans fiancée, future wife." Makoto hung his mouth open as Asia pushed her fingers together shyly. "A-Aslo, because Makoto-san is very important to me, I have been doing my best to implement the techniques you have been teaching me."
"I knew you had a hand in this, Onii-chan's perverted equal!"
Makoto pointed his accusing finger towards Kiryuu who developed mad eyes.
"Don't compare him to me! I'm more refined than he is! Don't mistake that again!"
Makoto folded his arms incredulously.
"Really? So you weren't spying on the males taking a shower the other day then? You werrent saying "Fufu, I can see your sexy penis'~" and don't deny it either, because I have several witnesses to place you at the scene of the crime!"
Kiryuu backed off, her head pounding nervously inside of her chest.
"N-No, I wasn't doing that! I'm not an Ise! Don't make me out to be something like that! I am a very beautiful person, and I won't be dealing with shit like this! Don't make me cry you evil brother of a perverted brother! I can't handle it! I wasn't doing anything like that!"
Makoto knew she was, and he wasn't going to stand there while he was seeing Kiryuu do something that she shouldn't be doing.
"No, you've been corrupting Asia-chan's mind for far too long, today is the day that your tyranny is going to end, Kiryuu-senpai!"
Aika tightened her expression on Makoto who did the same thing right back. Asia looked between the two of them, smiling like the Virgin Mary, something that Asia could very well get away with due to how she is.
"I haven't ended it yet! I shall study the men until they can't be anymore! I am serious here, this is the time for me to enjoy everything of a male! From their thick arms, to their tight asses, and their big penis'! I won't allow anyone to ruin that! The male form is the best mwhahaha…" She paused when realizing that everything and everyone had stopped, looking towards her like she was a mad woman, which in all fairness, she was. "Ugh…no, this isn't my fault, I am a good person damn it, you can't just expect me to be like this, I am an adorable person, and I can't have you all look at me, I enjoy the male form as well! I am a woman!"
Makoto shook his head, and watched as Kiryuu gained a perverted face, her eyes going towards his crotch. Makoto covered said crotch with his hands, not wanting her to look at him like that, it was completely wrong in his eyes.
"You might be a woman, but you're quite odd for a woman at that. But Onii-chan would appreciate something like that, I am sure, he might like you Kiryuu-san. I could see you even joining his harem as well~"
Kiryuu put a hand over her mouth, like she was going to throw up.
"That's disgusting, I can't even be with him! I'm a pure delicate flower!" Even Asia didn't believe that, and she believed many things. "Okay, maybe not, but I am still sexy, and I can't be with him. He's a perverted person!"
"Like yourself."
"Like me…" Kiryuu snapped her eyes towards Makoto. "Hey! Don't mess with me! Whatever, I've got better things to do than just have something like you around me. I cannot handle something like this to me. This world is too dangerous for me, and I cannot handle something like this for much longer, it isn't a good thing at all. Whatever, I am going. Bye bye birdy!"
Kiryuu took to her feet, walking off from whatever they were doing.
Makoto cocked his eyebrow to the side, and then looked to Asia.
"Anyway, Asia-chan. I'm gonna go and meet Sona-kaichou in the student council room, I was wondering if you'd like to come with me?"
"Okay!"
Though she appeared to be calm, Makoto couldn't remember a time when he saw her that nervous. Kiryuu surely was a dangerous enemy indeed, and she was no doubt going to be like that as well in the future.
When Makoto and Asia entered the room, he saw something, very odd.
"No, Sona-sama, you're thinking too far out of the box here, it can't be as simple as something like this. Makoto-sama also needs to prepare his day in an equal amount of fun, and training, and duties, and I believe that I should be the best person to manage his busying life."
"However, you may say that Ravel-san, Hyoudou-kun is also someone that I can readily say that I know on a more intellectual level, and he is someone that needs to be handled in a delicate manner, I cannot afford to allow his potential to be invalidated for trivial matters, such as going out on dates, that's not someone I can see happening."
Makoto and Asia witnessed…
What they witnessed with Ravel and Sona, seemingly arguing about, Makoto, and his schedule. Indeed, since Serafall left, they had frequent disputes about it, both believing to the best one that could handle his growing schedule.
"Well, Serafall-sama left me here to be Makoto-sama's personal assistant, and I don't see your name being on that list either. Besides, Makoto-sama needs structure in his life, and I am giving my best thoughts on the matter, and then coming together with him so he and I can also discuss many different things about the future of his events that he has going on, Makoto-sama needs me to be that force."
Ravel argued her points across to Sona, but Sona didn't believe it in that direction.
"While I believe you're trying, Hyoudou-kun also needs to have some more time to train his body, and also some time to relax. Though I appreciate you trying your best, I understand Hyoudou-kun's moods more than anything like that. I understand which is the best, and isn't the best for him, Ravel-san."
Sona also argued her thoughts, which Ravel passed them off as nonsense honestly.
"I cannot accept that for even a second. Just because you have known him longer, doesn't mean you know him and understand what is the best for him. If I recall, I heard that you, and some other people also made Makoto-sama's life difficult, when he first became a Devil. I wouldn't be doing that for even a second."
Ravel folded her arms as Makoto and Asia sat down in the room, they didn't think those two had even noticed that they had come in yet, and continued their argument with one another, that's how it was after all.
"I see, so that's how you're going to be using your arguments? Have you even discovered any idea that Hyoudou-kun might not want you organizing his life for him?"
"A-And, what about you?! You're the one who put him through much!"
"We're past something like that, we don't have to even revisit this topic again."
Sona said while scowling, though it did hit her right in the stomach.
Makoto took this time to chime in.
"Erm, Kaichou, I'm here now. Is something going on? You summoned me for today?"
Sona was actually startled by Makoto's reappearance in the room, so much so that she let out a breath. Ravel also turned and saw him, shocked that she didn't even notice Makoto nor Asia entering the room.
"Ah, there you are Hyoudou-kun. Ravel-san and I were just discussing about your current schedule, and I was telling Ravel-san how she isn't giving enough time for proper practice with your abilities, and my one would give you ample time for both study, and recreation as well as fighting opportunities, and your duties as a Maou-sama's Queen, without giving you an overwhelming amount of duties to attend to. My schedule is clearly the more superior one, do you not believe so?"
"A-Ah well…"
Makoto went to speak, but Ravel coughed into her hand.
"Makoto-sama, her schedule isn't something that is very logical. Spending more time training than living a teenage life? Balance, is clearly needed, and she isn't giving you balance, I am going to be giving my best ideas, and we'll see who's better one is between the pair of us."
"Ravel-san, the thing is…"
Once again, he tried to speak but Sona cut him off once again.
"Hyoudou-kun, Ravel-san doesn't know the same thing that I do. I, am doing my best to make sure that you, are giving you a good time, and I do not like the very idea that she is trying to do things like this."
Makoto looked between the two of them, clearly seeing that things were getting down and he couldn't have it happening.
"Okay, erm, I know you're both trying to help, but why don't we work on this together? Wouldn't that be better than this now? Yeah, let's do it together now, I think that would be the best way of going about it."
Makoto looked between them, and saw that neither were truly pleased about it.
Even then, Makoto still held a firm look within his eyes.
"Kaichou, you summoned me here, is something going on? Did you find out anything about that weird Sensei?"
Sona turned her eyes to a more stronger side, sitting down, looking between the people in the room.
"I, haven't been able to find out anything about her yet."
That news wasn't what Makoto was expecting.
"Oh, not anything at all?"
"Unfortunately, I haven't even been able to find a name yet. I am still looking however. In the meantime, we'll have to assume that this person is up to no good, I think that caution would have to be exercised here."
Makoto couldn't agree more, and took Asia's hand as she saw that she looked worried.
"Don't worry Asia-chan, I'll protect you from even this Sensei who might be bad."
"Makoto-san…thank you."
Makoto smiled, as he continued to hold her hand.
Sona tightened her eyes as she continued.
"Though we don't have proof that she is a negative person either way. When Onee-sama returns, I shall ask her about, whoever this is. I would say call her now, but she's very busy with her duties, and I can't call her away from them unless it is of the most importance."
Makoto bowed his head, understanding perfectly.
"I get it, I really do. Sera-tan also has to focus on work. And right now, we don't have any proof that she's bad, or good. It was just an odd feeling that I got from her…like I've met her somewhere before, but I couldn't place my finger on it."
"Deja vu?"
Ravel brought up, Makoto shrugging his shoulders.
"I don't know, I just had a strange feeling from her."
"Either way." Sona brought the conversation around. "Exercise caution and we'll just have to hope that this person isn't doing anything that could be, nefarious. Even then, as we think, she might not be a bad person, but she could be supernatural. It is suspicious that I haven't found anything out about her currently, that is the odd part. Slipping into this town, and even into this school, right under our noses, without so much as being detected by Rias, or myself, and then disappearing. I wonder who this person is…?"
Makoto, Asia, and Ravel didn't know the answer to that question, and they weren't sure if they wanted to know it either.
BANG! BANG!
The sound of the start of the ball tournament echoed in the sky. From today's weather broadcast, it's going to rain in the evening. Though Makoto couldn't all that bothered about the rain, he was going to be using his team to achieve a victory like no other.
[Tsukmoto-kun of the "Manga research club", Hashioka-sensei is calling you. Can you please come to the teacher's room immediately.]
The PA which is placed throughout the school ground was making announcements endlessly. Makoto and his team participated in different things, and different tests as well, and they even had to now go to the tennis matches, were Makoto, was going to be competing with…
"Aaaah!"
Makoto let out a cry as he saw who is partner was.
GROPE!
"Get off me you pervert!"
Makoto growled as Kiyome pulled her hand away, wearing her schools outfit.
"Sorry my Shota-kun, I couldn't stop my hand from touching your butt, it just happened like this."
Makoto felt like shedding tears, he didn't like this one single bit.
"P-Please don't tell me that you rigged it this way somehow. I can't handle this, someone else can do it."
Makoto went to walk off the field, but Kiyome grabbed him from behind, smashing her breasts into the back of his head. He got the usual "Noooooooooooooooooooooooo!" from the males and females alike, accusing him and her of doing things that Makoto honestly didn't want to do with her.
"I didn't rig anything." Kiyome assured. "I paid off your partner so I could take their place."
"That's the same thing Senpai!"
Makoto argued, as Rias entered the tennis court with Sona. It seemed like Makoto and Kiyome would be facing down the pair of them. Makoto looked to the side to see Ravel holding up a sign that said "Makoto-sama for the win!" while she wore the students gym clothing, even Asia and the others had the same thing on.
"Buchouuuuuu! You can do it!"
Ise was cheering for Buchou from the tennis court fence.
"Ise-nii! W-What about me!? A-Are you really gonna cheer for her over me!? I don't know what you want me to say about this Onii-chan! I am shocked, and a little upset actually that you'd do something like that."
Makoto whined, seeing that he was only cheering for Rias.
Ise scratched the back of his head shamefully.
"A-Ah, you're always in my spirits Otouto! Go Buchou and Makoto!"
Makoto didn't believe him, and could only see that Ise was preparing to have Rias, seemingly forgetting that he was his younger brother, even if it wasn't in matches such as these. Even then, Makoto wasn't going to back down either.
"Don't worry Master! I'll cheer for you because I am your eternal servant! Don't worry about me baby cakes! I'll always support my Master-sama who I am devoted too, well more than anyone else here! Especially that Ravel!" Ravel gave off a hostile aura. "Win against these punk ass bitches! Especially the red head! She's on steroids! She's a roid rager!"
Rias glared at Kalawarner for that comment.
"I'm not on steroids!"
"Keep telling yourself that sweetheart."
Rias tightened her eyes on her, as Akeno looked between them.
"Fufu, looking at Makoto-kun in his shorts makes my body heat up." Akeno twitched her body as Makoto felt her intense eyes on him. "Don't worry Mako-kun, if you beat Buchou, I shall give you the biggest reward ufufufufu~"
Makoto felt his cheeks tinge pink as Kiyome tried to grope his ass again. Fortunately, Elmen threw a rock at her head, causing her to back off.
"Back off Shotacon!"
Kiyome pulled her head back, and flipped the bird at Elmen.
"Screw you!"
"No, screw you!"
The pair held hostile looks towards the other, like they were gonna butcher the other one.
"I'm starting this right now!" Sona announced, as she picked up the ball. "Don't forget Hyoudou-kun, it takes precise timing to do things of this nature, and this is also a test, please don't let me down as we battle it out with our rackets!"
Makoto, answering her call, nodded his head.
"Yes, I shall also do things like that as well!"
SLAM!
Immediately, Sona swung her racket, and threw the ball, smashing it with a good level of strength for her.
"Here I come, Sona-san!"
Kiyome yelled right at Sona as she hit the ball towards her.
"Yes, you may, Abe-san!"
Sona hit the ball right back so Makoto tapped into the speed of the Knight, and swung hard.
"Rias-senpai! Sorry but I can't lose now!"
He hit the ball with such a strong velocity that Rias almost let out a cry.
"Alright then, don't mistake my abilities either Makoto!"
But she forced power into the racket, and hit it right back, sending the ball towards Makoto once again, who hit it back like that, and Sona then came in, hitting the ball, and then Kiyome did the same thing.
"Kaichouuuuu! Please winnnnnnn!"
A boy by the name of Saji was cheering for Sona. He was even swinging a flag which had a writing "Student Council" on it. He was quite fired up.
"Take this! Shitori-style spin-ball!"
The ball Kaichou had just hit went rushing towards Makoto.
"That's a good move, but what about my Makoto special twisted strike!"
Makoto hit the ball right back to their side, and did it while spinning, showing a good momentum, Sona surprised that he managed to hit the ball like that, Rias tightened her expression even more, and held the racket out in front of her.
"You are too naïve! Take this Gremory-style counter!"
Buchou tried to hit it back with her racket, but the ball changed it's direction and went down. Makoto looked on as did the others, Ravel nodding her head at what was going on, she surely was also fired up today.
"15-30"
"Noooooo, it's Makoto's point!"
"What the hell Rias? Why didn't you hit it?"
Sona complained to Rias, who pursed her lips.
"I didn't think that the ball would do that! I can't lose here! It is simply unforgivable to do something like that! I am partnered with you Sona, can't you do something against this boy and that Shotacon creature?"
"Don't call me a creature!" Kiyome snapped. "I am a Shotacon and a proud one at that! I am going to always be a proud one, because I am adorable after all, and that's how I am gonna live my life, you know something like that!?"
Rias wasn't happy about the backchat that she was receiving right now.
"Don't stop me Kiyome Abe, or I really will take your soul!"
Kiyome backed down at the threat, and hid behind Makoto…or tried to anyway.
"D-Don't come near me! I know what your objective is, and I won't let you!"
Kiyome growled sadly, but took up their rackets with a proud look on her face.
"Don't worry my Shota-kun, I am doing this for the Shota's everywhere, the good boys that also have a good thing with Onee-sama's everywhere, and this means, I am also going to make sure that I am also going to be with Shota's everywhere! Onee-sama justice!"
Makoto would kill himself if he didn't know this was going to end soon. But he knew that he was going to end that soon enough. Even then, the very thought of being with Kiyome for all of this time wasn't a good thing at all.
In the end, the match went as a draw. All four of them had their rackets broken, and Makoto thought that his mentality was also going to break as well, since he didn't know what the hell was going on with Kiyome. She seemed to be more, into her perversions than normal, and that wasn't ever a good thing at all.
Later on, Makoto and the gang went to the dodgeball area, where Rias, and the other Occult members would be their opponents. Ise, Koneko, Yumi, Akeno, Rias, and Mittelt, vs Makoto, Ravel, Elmen, Kalawarner, Millicas, and Asia.
Though it seemed like it was equal, Makoto, and his team weren't gonna lose to these people.
Makoto saw that Ise was handing out headbands towards the other members of their team, and he could see that Yumi didn't really look like she was in the game, her head and heart simply wasn't in it right now. And that made him more sad than anything else, since she always just seemed to be so full of life. Lately…it was quite opposite.
"Alright everyone, we can do this together. We have won most of our games, and if we defeat the Occult club, Kaichou has also promised that we could have pretty much anything we want during the school times! So, let's aim for victory!"
Makoto announced, getting the others pumped up for the match.
[Yeah, let's win!]
The others seemed to be on board with it, and so was Makoto. They couldn't be more on board with it, this was a challenge of another group, especially Devils, and a lone Fallen Angel. They all had to do something against these people, and it wasn't going to be a pleasant ride either.
The teams prepared, and stood face to face with one another, looking at a determined victory.
"Aah, this might not be a Rating Game Hyoudou Makoto, but this is also a life and death battle."
Rias said seriously, so Makoto matched that seriousness.
"Exactly, we're gonna be fighting one another for a strong fight, don't be concerned, I shall also have to use my powers to defeat you, and that cannot happen while you're like this Rias-senpai. Even if you're a King, I cannot lose."
Rias raised her head, like she was going to be fighting a serious enemy.
"I like that attitude of yours. I shall answer with the same power that you're giving right now, I think that would be the best way to go about it. Don't worry Hyoudou Makoto, I shall also show you how victory is going to be achieved."
They nodded, and left the balls in the middle, going off rules like that.
They waited, and waited, and waited, and then when it came to the announcement, they rushed forward.
"Aim for him! Aim for Hyoudou Issei!"
"Uoooooo! Screw you guys!"
One person shouted from the crowd as the match begun, Ise glaring towards them as the match went on.
"Kill Iseeeeee!"
"Asia-chaaaaaaaaan! Bloomer's are the best! Iseeeeeee, die!"
"Please! Take Hyoudou down! For Rias-oneesama's sake! For Akeno-oneesama's sake!"
"Don't let his Otouto get infected with this person!"
"Die! Right! No, throw at head on!"
Even the crowds were telling Ise to die. Makoto looked towards them, and pursed his lips, not liking how they were telling Ise to die, even if it was just supposed to be the heat of battle, it still didn't sound right to Makoto honestly.
"Now, we can't lose to these people! Let's go, right there!"
Makoto took aim at Rias and threw the ball. Koneko jumped in the path, blocking the ball, and then aimed for Ravel.
"No!"
Ravel used the ball to block Koneko's ball, and then Koneko threw more and more balls at her. Ravel ran to the other side of the field, and made sure that she wasn't going to get killed either by the Loli-sama that looked hard.
"Onee-sama! Try this!"
Millicas brought up her ball, and threw it at Rias. Rias ducked the ball, only for Ise to be slammed in the face by the ball, knocking him downwards, where Kalawarner grabbed another ball, and hit him with it, despite being knocked out.
"What are you doing!?"
Mittelt glared as she spat out.
Kalawarner looked confident.
"This is my time now!"
"Screw you!"
Mittelt took up aim, and launched a ball at Kalawarner who bounced it off, then followed up with a throw of her ball. Mittelt jumped to the side, avoiding the ball, and a war of the balls went on, and matched one another blow for blow.
Akeno came into the picture with a ball, and took aim towards Makoto.
"Ara, taking out the leader shall also lower team moral."
Seeing that, Elmen nodded, so Makoto did as well, and put on probably the cutest expressions that he has ever done before.
"Akeno-nee-san, you're not going to treat me cruelly, are you?"
Akeno, who was in the throwing position, stopped herself, looking on as a cute look spread more and more on his face. Akeno felt her heart beating rather hard inside of her chest, so much that she had a red face.
"A-Ah, Mako-kun, that is to say…"
To see Akeno lost for words, showed how this 'attack' was working quite well.
"N-Nee-san always is so nice to me…y-you're not gonna be mean to me, are you Akeno-nee-san?"
Akeno's hands trembled as did Makoto's bottom lip. This type of attack was too much for Akeno, she couldn't resist how cute this really was, it felt like hammers were going into her mind right about now, and she didn't know what to say.
"I-It's just, I can't have something like this happening to me. Mako-kun, don't make me choose between attacking and cuddling because I can't do it. I simply can't-"
BANG!
"Hah! Take that!"
Kalawarner spat as she nailed the ball against Akeno, taking her out of the 'fight'.
Akeno looked towards Makoto who held a sheepish smile.
"Fufu, to use such tactics against me, you're truly a naughty boy, aren't you?"
"Sorry Akeno-senpai, I didn't mean to, but it is a strategy to use such things when you can, right? Though I don't know if I did the right thing in doing that, I think that I could be able to win by doing these like this, I am sorry Akeno-senpai."
Bowing his head as far as it could go, Makoto didn't know if his words carried over well, he just hoped that they did.
"Slag!"
Mittelt slammed a ball against Kalawarner, knocking her out of the game, causing her to growl.
"Wait until our fight butch."
Mittelt felt offended by being called a butch, so much so that she didn't see Elmen throw a ball and hit her on her head, taking her out of the game.
"I avenged you Kalawarner!"
Kalawarner felt like shedding tears at that, but Elmen smirked. But then, a ball slammed against her, thanks to Koneko, knocking her down onto the ground, taking out the young girl, Koneko nodding as she saw another contender going down.
"O-Oh, I shall also try!"
Asia, who hadn't been doing anything until this time, grabbed a ball, and threw it towards Yumi…
Yumi usually would've dodged the ball, she could've dodged it, but Yumi's head was somewhere else, and she didn't even see it coming, and ended up having the ball hit her on the head, knocking her down, and she was out of the game.
Makoto looked on, as Yumi didn't even see that bothered. He was more worried for her, but he didn't know what he was going to be able to do for her, and that wasn't something that he honestly was going to be able to live with.
"A-Ah well done Asia-chan, you managed to take one of them down!"
He praised her, though he didn't know why Yumi didn't just dodge it, she could've done it easily.
"T-Thank you Makoto-san, thank you very much!"
Koneko on the other hand launched one strong ball at Ravel, and hit her to the ground.
"Aaah…" Ravel let out a cry as Koneko launched another ball, and another, and another, and another, keeping the pressure on. "Ooh come on! Stop already! I'm hit, I'm beat! Please make this stop!"
Ravel let out a cry, she couldn't even think about this at all.
"K-Koneko-chan, she's out."
Koneko stopped herself, but held out her fingers in the peace sign.
She then looked towards Rias who armed herself.
Millicas however stepped forward.
"Onee-sama, we will have to win, and we have a secret weapon as well."
Rias challengingly looked on as Millicas pointed left.
Rias looked towards there…and her worst nightmare has been realized.
"Princess…fuck this, I'm outta here! That crazy bitch is gonna kill me if I stay here! A fucking ball game isn't worth death from a killer pussy!"
Rias dropped the ball, and rushed out of the area, as Princess chased after her.
Koneko slapped herself in the head at the crying Rias, running away from a cat.
Makoto, Millicas, and Asia all grabbed balls and looked at Koneko.
"Koneko-chan, you don't have anywhere to run."
"…I'll go down fighting, unlike Buchou."
Millicas sweatdropped as she heard "PRINCESS NO PLEASE!" coming from the fields Rias ran into, followed by a "NYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" and most drew their conclusions when it went silent.
Makoto, Asia, and Millicas ganged up on Koneko, and though she lost in the end, they still had a tough time in defeating her.
After the game finished, Makoto (the others had gone to other places to get changed and such) came across something that he didn't want to even want to ever see, nor what did he expect from such a person either.
SLAP!
Rias, had just slapped Yumi across the face, something that he immensely didn't like. Seeing it made Rias look like a bad person, hitting her for, pretty much no reason within his eyes, it was like she kinda assaulted Yumi for no reason at all, and he wasn't going to stand for that while he was around to witness it.
He couldn't help but storm over as she spoke to Yumi.
"How is it? Did you wake up?"
Buchou was quite angry.
While she might've been angry about because she was spacing out, there didn't seem to be a reason why she was slapping Yumi like that, it didn't make sense to Makoto, and he didn't like it either, the very fact that she got slapped.
"Why did you slap Yumi-senpai exactly?"
Makoto demanded, as he got close, Kalawarner following close behind.
"Because I am trying to wake her up. Didn't you see that on the field today? She was lost in thought."
"So, it's alright to just give her a slap across the face? What kind of person just slaps someone else because they weren't concentrating? Haven't you ever had thoughts that distract you? Slapping someone for that reason is just idiotic!"
Makoto gave his thoughts, so Rias crossed her eyes.
"Excuse me, but I'm her Master, and I am trying to make her see sense!"
"As her Master, you're being unusually cruel towards her, because she's clearly trying to get her head around something, and you just think it is okay to give her a little slap because she's your servant? You're lucky you're a woman or I would've hit you right back for that slap. She did not deserve that. You should talk civilly, ask what's going on, and try to come to some sort of conclusion, I thought that's what people with morals do."
"You don't get to speak like that to me."
Rias said it with a callous look.
Makoto didn't even back down, as Ise looked between then, and while Rias was his Master, he could see Makoto's points, and he did make a very valid argument, even if Makoto wasn't his brother, he'd also have the same feelings as he did right now, but due to being Rias' servant, he couldn't say it aloud.
"You're not my King, you don't get to order me around, and Yumi-senpai is important to me. If she's gonna get slapped, then I'm going to defend her. Even if it is from her supposed King, and if you think this is insubordination, give my King a call, I'm sure she'd say the exact same thing that I did, because she knows slapping isn't going to get you want you want out of people. I don't know how the Devils do it, but people up here don't usually slap their friends around when they're feeling down."
Rias looked on as did Makoto.
Neither backed down.
Makoto wasn't usually the type to confront people, and even if he got into trouble, he didn't care. He wasn't going to have Yumi slapped around when Rias got the feeling to do it. It didn't matter if she was a High Class Devil. Right now, he saw her as a girl kinda throwing a tantrum because her servant isn't acting the best way that she wanted.
Seeing the struggle between them, Akeno walked forward, offering her own thoughts.
"Buchou, Mako-kun is right."
"Akeno…"
Rias couldn't believe that Akeno was siding with Makoto on this.
But she remained firm.
"There are other ways to help people, and this wasn't one of them. I agree with Mako-kun, there was no need to hit her like that, she didn't deserve that. Even if she's acting strange, Mako-kun is right in the fact that Yumi-chan didn't deserve to be hit like that."
Rias put on a defiant face, but Akeno didn't back down either.
Rias sighed, relenting.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't of slapped you. I was trying to wake you up."
Makoto looked towards Akeno, appreciation within his eyes.
"Akeno-senpai, you sided with me, even though Rias-buchou is your King."
"I saw the right side of your argument, Mako-kun." Akeno explained as she smiled. "I saw that you were in the right, and that she was within the wrong. Also, it seems like Mako-kun surely is showing his manly side lately. Fufu, I am gonna have to keep my eye on Mako-kun here or I might have to release these pent up feeling inside of me~"
Makoto's face turned slightly red as Akeno continued to giggle sweetly.
Yum placed a hand on Makoto's shoulder, and pulled him towards her.
"You're always so kind, even standing up to Buchou for me."
"She shouldn't of hit you Yumi-senpai. Even if a Maou had done it, God, whoever, I won't allow someone to hit you like that for, little to no reason. I don't get why you didn't say anything back…besides the fact that she's your King I mean."
Yumi continued to smile gently towards the young boy, pushing a bang out of his eyes.
"You're sweet, Makoto-kun. You know, you really are burning, all of the time. Your heart is always very passionate about what you believe in, and I am quite joyful to see this side of you Makoto-kun, so thank you for doing that. It also, reminded me of reasons why I fight."
"Why you fight? For what Senpai?"
Makoto didn't quite get what she was saying, but Yumi looked towards him with a stone cold expression within her eyes.
"I'm living so I can seek my revenge. Holy Sword Excalibur. Destroying that is the reason why I am living."
"Yumi-senpai…"
Yumi smiled, but then she took off, leaving Makoto and the others behind.
Makoto watched the rain heavily beat down on her, and he couldn't have it.
In the end, he couldn't leave her alone, and had to go after her.
Even if he didn't know where she was going, he couldn't just hold back, and leave her to it, he had to do something and had to go and make sure that she was okay, this was for Yumi after all, and even if everyone else was acting odd, he couldn't, and he wouldn't do that either.
He chased after Yumi, following her on the streets of the town they were in, but something felt, wrong.
Something felt odd, and Makoto didn't know what that thing was either. He felt okay in the rain. He was sure that his Sacred Gear made sure that he wasn't cold, he couldn't remember the last time he felt truly cold, but Yumi looked like she was shivering right about now.
"Yumi-senpai! Please don't run away from me! You can't just walk away after saying something like that! What's Excalibur done to you?!"
Yumi continued walking, so Makoto rushed forward, and appeared before her, stopping her tracks.
"Makoto-kun, I need to be alone a little while, could you please just…"
"No, I won't just, because I am worried about you. I am worried about you, please don't make me just follow you like this, I don't want you to do this Yumi-senpai, you're very important to me, I want to help you. But, you're gonna have to tell me what this Excalibur stuff is about! Please don't just walk away like thi-"
Yumi placed a hand over Makoto's mouth, silencing him. He went to break free, but she leaned closer, and whispered "Quiet." which he nodded at, letting the boys mouth be released from her hand covering it.
SPLASH!
In the sound of the water on the ground, a single footstep was heard.
Rounding a corner, was a priest, an old man at that, maybe in his 60's or so. He was stumbling, trying to walk. So, Makoto knew that he wasn't going to fight, but something had happened to him, and it probably wasn't a pleasant thing either.
"…Run away…"
The priest muttered, and fell forward.
"Mister?!" Makoto rushed, catching the man in his arms…but felt something that wasn't water, yet felt like a liquid. Looking down, his hand was covered in red. "Ooh Maou-sama…" Makoto checked where the red liquid was coming from, and saw there was a hole from a sword shaped weapon going from his front to his back. Checking for a pulse…Makoto found there was none. "He's dead…"
Though he knew that the priest was supposed to be an enemy, there was no mistake with the wound that he received that it wasn't an ordinary killing, not that killing was ordinary anyway, even then it didn't look good.
Makoto laid the man on the ground, and used his fingers to close his eyes. It was the least he could do after he died in such a manner. It was clear that this wasn't an accident, this was something that couldn't even be thought of as a normal occurrence.
"Awwwwwwwww~ Shota-sama is doing it so cutely~ What a thing~"
Every cell in Makoto's body paused when he heard the voice he didn't think he'd ever hear again.
Quickly his eyes darted up, only to see Yumi had summoned a sword, clashing against a blade that held an aura that made Makoto feel, odd. It felt, holy in of itself, and there wasn't only one of those blades either.
"Yumi-senpai!"
Makoto summoned his Sacred Gear, forcing it to come to a sword, and swung it forward, releasing a wave of icicles from the blade. Yumi jumped up unwillingly because she wanted to fight this person, but jumped anyway, and the bladed person who Yumi clashed with swung the two swords that they had, cutting apart the ice quite easily.
Makoto looked to the person who held the blade…then he became sick.
"Freed!"
Yes, the person from before, Freed, who hung out with Raynare, and the gang, was before them. And the swords, clearly weren't normal. Makoto was almost certain they were Holy Swords due to the fact that Yumi held her teeth together tightly, clenching them like she was going to rip Freed apart.
"Yahoo! That's me Makoto-kyun! You're the one who was kidnapped with Asia-chan? Super cool you survived! Yes, yes! This is very adorable after all! I am very pleased! Aww, I was hoping you two Devil scums would work out! By the way, how is Asia-chan?"
"Don't speak about Asia-chan you freak!"
Makoto saw red, and swung his blade, releasing sharp shards of ice towards the man. One of Freed's blades begins to vibrate in place, like it was shaking the universe, and he swung the blade very fast, cutting apart the blades of ice Makoto send towards him.
"Oooh! So you've grown since last time? Able to summon your Sacred Gear, and do things like that? It's adorable, it really is very adorable, but unlike last time, I've been given a super duper upgrade! See my blade? Or, my blades? They aren't normal! I got them from my super Boss-sama who entrusted me with not one, but two of these magnificent blades!"
Makoto and Yumi watched the aura around the blades increased.
Makoto watched on as well, seeing that Yumi was becoming more agitated.
"That aura…"
"Yes, yes! See, this is my Excalibur-chan, my two Excalibur-chan's! isn't iot amazing to find such finds as these!? Did you know Makoto-chan that there are more than one Excalibur blade in existence, and I happen to hold this one! It's super sexy isn't it!? Wanna feel it with your own blade and tight body?!"
"Don't call my body tight!"
Though he complained, Yumi went forward anyway and used her speed of the Knight. But Makoto noticed because she wasn't thinking as herself, she couldn't do what she needed to do, and she swung for the blades, but Freed's swords crumbled the blades all together.
Yumi saw the blades going for her, and went to move, but found herself unable to, the blades bringing back memories for her, and they stopped her.
"Hah!"
Makoto made his Sacred Gear release a burst of ice, a wave of it towards Freed. Freed put up his blades, and used the holy aura to carve through the wave of ice, so Makoto rushed forward, and clashed blades with him.
"Ooh my, it seems like Makoto-chan is becoming super serious, but I don't like to even think about you!"
The Excalibur's Freed used began to glow, and he moved faster, much faster than he was before. He came at Makoto in a number of strikes, stabbing motions. Makoto deflected the blades while concentrating on his speed traits, but it was quite difficult with the speed Freed was going.
"Freed!"
Yumi regained whatever passion that she had before, and summoned a sword in her hands. She jumped Freed, coming from the left with a fiery blade. Freed swung his speed sword, slashing right through the blade.
Makoto in the meantime summoned a mist around his blade, concentrating on the power to freeze minds. Though it won't be a huge burst, it would knock Freed off his game, as much as he could do anyway.
"Try this!"
Sending the mist right at Freed, Makoto watched as his mind began a little hazy, allowing Yumi to get within his personal space. Bringing up her unbroken sword, she slashed right at Freed from close range.
"Don't think so!"
Freed noticed just in time, using his other unknown Excalibur to block the attack, the blades clashing sending sparks throughout the area.
This time, Makoto stabbed the ground, so a frozen trail wrapped around Freed's feet, keeping him in place for Makoto's next attack to work.
"W-What the hell!?"
Freed looked down at his freezing feet, growling.
"You little punk ass bitch!"
He growled, using his blade to slice at the ice below him, once making sure Yumi wasn't near him, using his other Excalibur to slice at her.
Makoto summoned a spear of ice from his Sacred Gear's blade, launching it like a spear of light might be fired off, going for Freed's torso so he could take Freed, out, Freed was a terrible person after all, and he needed to be stopped.
"Aaah!"
Freed got stabbed in his shoulder which he used to block instead of getting pierced in the body which would've probably killed him, causing one of the blades of Excalibur to be dropped, blood gushing from his shoulder.
Placing a hand on his shoulder, he growled out as he smashed through the layer of ice Makoto made.
"Fucking shit! I hate Shota-sama's sometimes! Especially icy ones like you! Fuck you! I'm out of here!"
He went to pick up the blade, but Makoto summoned spires to erupt from the ground, blocking his path. Freed growled and went to swing his sword, Yumi appeared with her own sword, putting pressure onto Freed, swinging again and again.
"Yumi-senpai, let's work together!"
Makoto suggested, but she didn't listen, and watched as Freed jumped back, and then turned towards them.
"Give me my damn-"
Before he could finish, a blast of fire came from somewhere, hitting him right in the chest, blowing him away.
But he recovered, and got to his feet, albeit with a marks on his body, his chest burnt from the attack. Rather than try his luck, he knew when he was beat, promising to recover the blade itself later on.
Makoto and Yumi gasped, turning to the source of the attack, only to see that it was from someone Makoto had seen before.
"Gren…"
Yes, the one who attacked Makoto, Ravel, and Rossweisse that time, appeared.
"Makoto-kun, I'm going after Freed, make sure that you stay alive until I'm back!"
"Yumi-senpai!"
He couldn't stop her, she rushed away from him, and she didn't stop.
Makoto turned towards Gren, and went towards the Holy Sword at the same time.
"You're also with the Grigori, aren't you? The same organization that the Fallen Angel Azazel-san works for, or rather, is in charge of, right?"
Gren cracked his knuckles, as he walked forward.
"I was told to persuade you to return to us, but sometimes, things don't go like that, my sweet Makoto-kun."
"I don't understand, why are you here? Just to save us from Freed, and what was that about me returning? I don't get it."
Makoto armed himself, ready for the attack. Though he was worried that something was going to happen. He didn't know what he was going to do if this enemy came for him, he sensed something weird from him, and that weirdness wasn't going to disappear either.
Gren strolled forward.
"Nice Sacred Gear, I quite like it, cold, something that you should be now. Now, why don't you come with me for a little while? Let's talk, and if you don't want to talk with me, then why don't I give you the pleasure of dealing with my fists, how about that?"
"I'm not going anywhere with you, if you want to fight me, then you'll have to do that, because I am not going to be leaving anywhere with you, got it?"
"Okay. Hard way it is."
Gren showed an uncaring face, then disappeared.
"So fast!"
Makoto couldn't even react as the man appeared before Makoto. He went to raise his weapon, but the man slammed his palm against Makoto's chest, causing blood to be coughed up, forcing his body through a nearby wall.
Makoto couldn't even comprehend such an attack, it was faster than he had seen Yumi go before, and now, he was shocked.
He came out of the wall, his hand tightly on his sword.
"Try this, and this!"
He thought that rather than fight without lowering him, he sent of sphere of mist that affects the spirit towards him. Gren danced around the mist quite easily, all the while coming closer, and closer to Makoto.
"Sorry, but that little trick only works if it is hits. It's not bad, but I'm not allowed to lose right now, and that means, I am gonna have to kick the shit out of you."
Gren disappeared in a burst of speed, Makoto not fooling for that so easily this time, stabbed the ground so spires of ice would erupt around him. Gren appeared, just as a spire nearly stabbed him, but he did something shocking.
"W-What…"
Makoto saw fire come from the mans mouth, melting the ice that Makoto made, and then sent it towards Makoto himself. Tightening his eyes, Makoto turned his weapon into a gun like item, sending out pure ice to freeze the attack.
The fire, and ice clashed together in a dance for dominance, but neither got through, stopping the attacks all together. Makoto panted, as Gren appeared before the young boy, grabbing him by the face.
"Sorry, Sire, but like this, we can't have you. Even if I have to kill you, I'll take that place for myself. If I kill you, then I'm gonna be taking the place, and I won't have you getting in my way. Even if he doesn't want you dead, I don't mind either way!"
Makoto tried to fight the enemy with a sword stab, but Gren slammed Makoto's head into the ground, causing the young boy to whine out and blood came from his mouth from the hard blow he received.
"Bastard!"
Makoto summoned a wave of demonic power from his hand, forcing it right into Gren. Gren didn't even flinch from the attack, and just felt the blast hit him. Makoto was shocked when the attack didn't do anything, only tearing his clothes a little bit.
"Was that it? You're supposed to be strong Prince. I can't believe it, for someone to fall so mightily, I can't believe it. This isn't going to be a good fight, sorry but that's how it is going to be."
Gren sent a punch to Makoto's stomach as he dropped his face from his other hand.
"Gwaaah!"
Makoto was blown backwards from the punch, landing right near the Holy Sword.
Makoto gripped his stomach tightly, not believing that this person was this strong. So much stronger than any opponent he had fought before, more stronger than the Devils he had fought before, even Dohnaseek wasn't this powerful.
He didn't know what to do, and could only summon a wall of ice around him. Several in fact, like he was surrounded by a fortress. Makoto made sure that they were strong, so he could give himself sometime to even think.
Gren just walked forward, with a twisted grin on his face.
"Only time will save you little buddy. This isn't going to save you. Sorry, this time, the Hakuryuukou isn't going to come to your side, no matter what is gonna happen. That bitch won't be able to do anything to me."
One by one, Gren slammed through the walls of ice.
Makoto knew that he was doing this for an intimidation factor, but even then he knew it, it didn't mean that it wasn't working…
[Partner.]
Makoto gasped, looking around for the voice.
"Y-Yes…?"
He didn't know where it came from…but then he saw his sword glowing.
[Partner, that Holy Sword on the ground, pick it up.]
Makoto looked at the sword, and he saw it glowing.
The Holy Sword was glowing, Makoto's heart beating faster and faster.
He didn't know why that was, but the sword, looked beautiful.
It looked cool.
It looked like…he had seen it somewhere before.
He couldn't place his finger where, but he knew that the sword was something that he had seen beforehand, and he, quite liked it.
But he didn't know why, and he remembered that he was a Devil.
"I'm a Devil, though. I can't, it would hurt me."
That's what he thought.
Devils can't touch Holy Swords, it was a pretty easy concept to grasp…
But that wasn't the case when the Sacred Gear rejected it.
[No, my partner. You can hold that sword. Use that sword, to defend yourself, along with myself.]
"I can…use Holy Swords…? H-How do you know that…"
Makoto winced when he heard another layer being smashed apart. Only two more were left, and Makoto didn't like the maniacal grin that was being given off by the man himself, Gren, he was quite the frightening opponent.
[Trust in me, pick up that blade.]
He didn't have a reason to distrust his Sacred Gear.
It had always been there for him since becoming a Devil.
So, it would be here now.
Makoto bent down towards the sword, and hesitantly touched it…
He didn't feel pain.
He thought that he would, but he didn't.
Grasping the blade in his hand, Makoto pointed it forward and it was like he knew what to do it with it.
He understood what it did, and he took it for himself, using it for himself.
Swinging the blade, it glowed, and multiple forms of Makoto appeared. They were, illusions, and all felt, realistic as well. Makoto walked back as the ice barrier was brought down, and there stood Gren, with a sadistic sneer on his lips.
"How sweet, what have we got here? Such a good build of a team huh. So, you're using Excalibur Nightmare huh. Makes sense, really. Even then, don't think you can get away from me like thaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!"
He charged, and went to punch Makoto…
But his hand went through the body of Makoto, and showed that it wasn't even real.
He looked around and saw another Makoto, so he rushed, and sent a wave of fire from his mouth at the Makoto…but it just went through, Makoto was using the power to hide among them, giving him a good fighting chance.
"Huh…no, it can't be. I thought for sure it was-"
"Hah!"
Makoto appeared right beside the man with Holy Sword in hand. Gren raised his arm as Makoto brought down the sword, using his arm to block the sword. Though the sword was strong, it only managed to give a little cut, but blood came forward.
"Little shit! Y-You can't do that! I'll kill you for that!"
Gren raised his arm, and went to punch Makoto…
"Nyahahaha~ Don't think so~"
A sudden bluish white aura sprung forward from the side, colliding with Gren, knocking him into a wall, smashing it apart.
Makoto looked to see…a woman.
She wasn't just a woman, she was a woman that could compete with Akeno in terms of body alone. She was beautiful, and she had cat ears, black ones, and piercing eyes that fixated onto Makoto himself. Two black tails swished around from behind her, and her kimono top showed quite a big portion of her breasts.
Makoto's cheeks turned red at seeing such a beauty, and because she was a cat girl…all the more of his body felt hot, it was one of his likes, and he really found this woman to be quite beautiful, Makoto blinked though when the cat girl winked at him, his cheeks flushing bright red.
"Nyahahaha, Gren is a naughty boy~ Didn't the Hakuryuukou tell you to not bully this child?"
The cat girl made it to Makoto's side, standing there with a sphere of white and blue within her palm.
Gren came out of the wall, and grinned.
"Oh my, it seems like she's sent you to defend him, huh."
"Yup~ I came to defend this cute boy, and I can't have you hurt him nyaaa~"
That meowing sounding quite similar, but he couldn't place where it was right now.
Gren adopted a grin, looking between them.
"Well, if even you come kitten, then I have no choice but to leave. We don't have to inform her of this instance, do we?"
"Afraid so~ You understand how attached she is to this cute boy. You have been bullying this child, and I can't have it nyaaa~ If you do it more, then I'll shank the shit out of you~ Now, why don't you fuck off before I become pissed off nyaaa~"
Gren assessed the situation, then bowed his head.
"I shall leave this time, next time, it might not end pleasantly like this."
The cat girl watched on as Gren disappeared in a flash of light.
As soon as he did, she turned to Makoto, and grabbed his face.
"W-What are you…"
The cat girl licked Makoto's cheek, causing his face to turn red, and then kissed his cheek.
"Such a cute boy you are, nyaaa~" She looked at the Holy Sword, and then to his Sacred Gear. "I presume you're gonna keep that, aren't you?"
"Erm…I don't know what to do with it."
He replied honestly, still unsure.
"Use your Sacred Gear, I heard a secret from Hakuryuukou-chan that you can use it to store items within itself, isn't that neat nyaaa~"
Makoto looked at his Sacred Gear.
"I-Is that true?"
The Sacred Gear changed from a sword, to its larger beast like form.
[Yes, it is true. You may store the sword inside, until you wish to use it again, my partner. My body is also something that can be called a different space. You may store items inside if you so desire.]
Makoto gave the sword to the beast, who took it, and placed it into its mouth, swallowing it.
"T-Thank you Sacred Gear-san."
The Sacred Gear nodded, disappearing all together.
He then turned to the cat girl.
"Erm…thank you for saving me, I was in a bind, and I was…worried."
The cat girl wagged her finger cutely.
"No need for the thanks Makoto-chin~ I enjoyed helping my cute Makoto-chin~"
"Makoto…chin?"
The girl moved closer, and grabbed his head, forcing it against her breasts. His face turned flustered as the cat girl reached down his back, and groped his butt, causing him to whine into her breasts, the girls face turning brighter red.
"Nyaaaaaaaaa~ What a sexy reaction~ I've always thought you could moan~ Nyaaa, what a sexy day we've had a chance to meet~"
"W-Who are you?"
He managed to say from her bust.
The woman pulled Makoto out of her breasts, then pecked his cheek.
"It doesn't matter right now. Let's keep it between us. Suffice to say, I am a protector of Makoto-chin because he gave me nice and comforting thoughts and feelings, and he's adorable~ I can understand why Hakuryuukou-chan wants you so bad~ I love having my cute Makoto-chin all to myself~ But, I can't stay, got some food to come to, and you've got to meet that cute Yumi-chan, haven't you~?"
Makoto nodded, as he pulled away from her.
"But, who are you? And why did you save me?"
"Because my cute Makoto-chin, is my cute Makoto-chin, and who I am, it doesn't matter right now~ All that does is in the future, let's have more fun Makoto-chin~ I love your adorable sides, and I love your cuteness~ Now, Yumi-chan is that way~" She pointed left. "Go that way, for a little while, maybe a minute if you run at top speeds, and you'll find her nyaaa~ As for my name, let's just say it is something you'll find out eventually my cute Makoto-chin~ Oh, keep that Holy Sword secret for now, maybe it can be used as a secret weapon later on~"
Makoto nodded his head, believing that to be a good idea, since Yumi didn't like the sword, and he wished to understand why he could use it when he believed that he wouldn't be able to use it, unless he was born to be able to use them then…he didn't know.
"R-Right…thank you for saving me~"
The girl giggled nefariously like, and then licked his cheek affectionately.
"Nyaaa~ Such a polite boy~"
She kissed his cheek, and then she rushed off into the distance. Makoto tried to follow, but a weird fog came about, stopping his path.
Makoto looked on, trying to figure out just what kind of predicament he had gotten himself into now.
End chapter!
Well, there it is! Yumi's been a little distant lately, but Makoto's trying his best! Everyone participated in the ball tournament, but Princess came in and tried to get Rias…who knows what happened there. But Freed came back into the picture, as did that mysterious Gren, who attacked, and spoke cryptically. Makoto also required, and found out that he could use a, Holy Sword, which is Excalibur Nightmare, and why it felt so familiar…let's wait, and see what's going on there? But, Makoto was also saved by a mysterious (not really) cat girl! Next chapter, things heat up even more! Until next time!
Issei; Rias, Yura, Aika, Bennia, Jeanne, Walburga, Xenovia, Mittelt, Reya, Mira, Katase, Murayama. (WIP)
Makoto; Serafall, Yumi, Millicas (fem), Irina, Gabriel, Asia, Koneko, Kuroka, Rossweisse, Kalawarner, Ravel, Kunou, Tiamat, Akeno, Vali (fem), Sona, Le Fay, Elmenhilde. (WIP)
