Kuoh Academy

"Buchou!" Issei cries, opening the door to the clubroom.

Sitting at the desk on the far end of the clubroom, Issei's love of his life looks up from the papers she's reading. Rias Gremory is wearing the typical Kuoh Academy uniform, as well as a pair of glasses. Issei feels his ero-ero level burn even higher. Rias with glasses is the best!

"Issei-" Whatever Rias is about to say is cut off when Issei literally soars across the room into her oppai. "Kyah~!"

"I've missed you ever-ever so much!" Issei says, wiggling as he hugs her. "I thank you for this bountiful harvest-"

"Cough." A single cough alerts Issei to the fact that Rias is in fact, not alone. Extracting himself from his lover, Issei realizes there are two other people in the room.

"...should we leave?" The Grigori Longinus possessor known as [Slash Dog] asks. His face is burning red. Next to him, the [Joker] of Heaven, Dulio Gesualdo, is grinning from ear to ear. Upon seeing Issei staring at him, Dulio gives him a thumbs up and an "I approve!" look.

Wait! Aren't your reactions the complete opposite of what they should beeeeee?! Didn't you fall because of Oppai Tobio-san?! And what kind of Angel supports this sort of behavior Dulio-san!? The world really is going weird!

"Hi Tobio-san and Dulio-sa-" Whatever Issei is about to say is cut off when Rias smacks him across the head. "Ow!" Issei groans in agony. Above him, Rias is glaring at her servant, her cheeks dyed scarlet from embarrassment.

"Ahahahaha!" Dulio laughs at Issei's pitiful form. "The Gremory Peerage is full of fun people!"

"I apologize for the misconduct of my servant." Rias is still red, but manages to (somewhat) regain her composure. "Now, continuing from our previous topic. The training will begin-" Before Rias could even finish her sentence, the door bursts open again.

"Brother!" A masculine voice calls out in a very un-masculine way. Issei sees a flash of blond as the intruder jumps towards Dulio. "Your Onii-chan is here-Gubouw!" Whatever the intruder is about to say is cut off when Dulio punches him in the stomach, sending him flying backwards.

Did Dulio-san just punch that person?!

[Maybe because that new comer is weird, Oppai-desu~.] Uh oh! It seems like Ddraig has gotten worse! The doctor did mention that if I continued as I am, Ddraig's mental state would continue to degrade until he became a true Oppai-Dragon. While I care for Ddraig, I couldn't just leave my oppai!

"Oh sorry." The atmosphere surrounding Dulio changes to a vicious one. "When I sensed the idiocy, I just lashed out by accident."

"It's okay~!" The mysterious stranger jumps back up. He has blond hair and green eyes. In fact, he looks exactly like Dulio, save for a slightly older vibe. "If you call me Onii-chan all will be better-Mugu!" The mysterious stranger is once again cut short when Dulio drop kicks him in the groin. The mysterious stranger drops to the ground, his eyes bulging, his hands covering his now heavily bruised groin.

"What are you doing here Duval?" Dulio asks. "Aren't you suppose to be in Golgotha?"

"Yes~but when I heard that you were here, I just had to come~!" Duval attempts to hug Dulio, but finds he cannot move. "Eh!?"

"[Zenith Tempest]." Dulio says, pointing at Duval's feet. They're encased in ice, preventing him from moving an inch. "You always had an open guard brother."

"That's cause I don't have any enemies~" Duval laughs, before flailing his arms and falling flat on his face. "Uwah~!"

I'm having problems accepting that this man is the older brother of the [Joker].

[He has a weird aura, Oppai-desu~]

"...I apologize Rias-san, but can we continue this conversation later?" Dulio stands up to go. Without waiting for an answer, he leaves.

"Eh!? Dulio!? Don't leave your Onii-chan alone~!" The weirdo known as Duval says. As he attempts to move forward, he falls flat on his face. "Owww!"

"..." Slash Dog wordlessly stands up and leaves. As he leaves the room, Sona-kaichou walks in. Behind her is Saji-san and three strangers.

"Oh here he is." Sona says. "Duval-sama, can you please refrain from running off? There are a number of VIPs who might over-react if a person of your power appears here without warning."

"So this is really the [Ghost]?" Rias asks Sona.

"Yes, Duval of Cross-Rail's [Four Monsters]." Sona replies. "He's here as their representative."

"Cross-Rail? [Four Monsters]?" I whisper to Saji, not recognizing any of the terms being thrown around.

"Cross-Rail is a non-religious Exorcist organisation. The [Four Monsters] are the top four members. [Ghost], [Spirit], [Ogre] and [Titan]. Their battle prowess is said to be on par with a Maou."

"[Ghost] huh..." Rias looks at the pitiful form on the ground. "This is quite a risk we're taking, letting him in."

"I agree." Sona glances at the clock. "Though someone from the Devil faction should be arriving soon-"

The seal of Sirzechs-sama suddenly appears on the ground. As I watch, a familiar figure rises out from the ground.

"Rias-sama, Sona-sama." Grayfia bows her head towards the two of them.

"Hello Grayfia-san." Rias and Sona greet her in return. Grayfia then turns to the figure of Duval.

"It's been a while Duval-sama."

"[Silver-haired Devourer]." Duval answers. "The last time was Alice Springs wasn't it?"

"Correct."

"I still have to pay you back for that." Duval looks up at Grayfia. His blue eyes burn with hatred. "Regardless of the truce, I swore that I would finish the job."

"I'm looking forward to it." Grayfia's eyes contain the same intensity. "I also regret the things that happened on that day." The ground around Grayfia's feet is beginning to freeze.

The air around Duval however, is beginning to heat up.

"Duval." One of the strangers behind Kaichou calls in a warning tone. "We're not here to ignite a war."

For a moment, I felt Duval's aura flare up even higher, before receding.

"You're right~" Like a switch being thrown, Duval's hate-filled face is replaced with a smile "I'm here as a peace envoy after all ~!" Duval holds his hand out towards Grayfia. "Temporary truce?"

Grayfia, without a single pause, takes Duval's hand and shakes it. "As you say." Grayfia then bows. "My master, Sirzechs-sama, wishes to meet with you to discuss the treaty." Duval smiles.

"Of course~! Lead the way~!" A teleportation seal appears beneath Duval.

"Ah!" One of the strangers calls out. "Master Duval, what about us-"

"Oh~~Just stay here and play nicely~I'll see you soon~!" Duval waves at us before disappearing with Grayfia in a flash of light.


Kuoh Academy

"Idiot!" The Cross-Rail girl called Elizabeth shouts again. "Leaving us here while he goes off to the Underworld!"

"Calm down Elizabeth." The boy called Alfie pats her shoulder in a futile attempt to calm her down.

"Calm down!? Our leader just left on a trip to the enemy headquarters without any backup! How can you remain so calm!?" Elizabeth fumes.

"But-but they aren't our enemies." The last member, a timid boy called Sean, speaks up. He reminds me of Gasper-kun, except Sean wears male clothing. "We're at peace now...right?"

"Still..." Elizabeth's face is worried. "Master Duval did do some pretty bad things during the war..."

"As did we." Sona interrupts. "Both parties-no all of us did many, many questionable things during the [Grand War]. This is why we're vying for peace. So that those tragedies will never repeat themselves."

"...heh." Alfie smiles. "You're the same age as us and yet you're striving towards a better future for all. I wonder if that's something only beings with long lifespans can do."

That's right. Cross-Rail exorcists are human. Unlike us, they'll be dead in less than a century. Maybe even within the decade, if they're unlucky.

"An Exorcist has an average lifespan of 23 years. In theory, I have 6 years left to live." Elizabeth's face takes on a bitter smile. "I spent my life training to kill, to be the hero in the dark. After 4 years of training, I was accepted as an Exorcists three months ago. And all of a sudden, we're told the War is over." Elizabeth looks at her hand. "Sorry, there is nothing left to kill. Go home." Issei notices a tear in Elizabeth's eye. "What else can I do?"

"Live." Sona says simply.


[Testament]

"Do you understand?" [Gray-eyes] looks at the two swordsmen.

"Yup~"

"Completely." The two men, complete opposites, nod at the same time.

"Then go." [Gray-eyes] looks them directly in the eyes. "Go and start this war."


I am so sorry! I've been stuck with work, work and more work, so I've been unable to write at a continuous rate.

This story isn't discontinued, but I won't be able to write at a fast rate.

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Daemon