"Rias. It's me."

"Oh, come in."

The ORC was opened, revealing a short-haired beauty accompanied by a contrasting long-haired beauty.

"So, what's the deal of those two intruders?"

"It's... a rather long story. I hope you have plenty of drinks and snacks for this."

"*giggling* you know me, Sona."

Thus began the absurd tale of Sona Sitri regarding her new allies. Of course she would only indulge her friend with nothing more beyond the fact that the intruders were an anomaly in this world and they simply needed a way to go back home. Friend or not, she was still a rival of her. She needed to keep her cards closed down, especially after her friend already got herself a possessor of a Longinus Sacred Gear.

"That's...unbelievable to say the least. People from another world? Are you sure they're not hypnotizing you Sona?" Rias asked while her eyebrows were visibly furrowed. She might be a creature of myth according to normal humans, but even this was a bit too fantastical for her.

"Since when you ever doubt my ability to detect lies, Rias? Trust me when I say that the boy is most likely can't lie to save himself. The tiny witch is a completely different case, though."

At the mention of one-eyed witch, Rias's body was visibly trembling with irritation and annoyance. She still couldn't forgive that woman for insulting her name and pride, and also had the gall to blame one of her cute servant when he was simply doing his job to protect her.

"Oh, how so?"

"She's... even I'm not sure how to explain it. She's a complete opposite of the boy. Cunning, manipulative and sharp-tongued."

"Uh, are you sure you're not describing yourself?" The crimson-haired heiress smirked at her best friend, eliciting a faint pink blush on her cheeks and a couple of snorts and snickers, even from her own Queen.

"Ahem, now as I just said, the witch is probably the one we should be wary of. Although..."

"Although...?"

Sona tipped her glasses off and schooled her expression into her usual calm mask.

"She seems to let her guard off whenever someone or something threatened the boy."

"Oh? Does she truly care that much for him? That's unexpectedly...sweet." It was clear that those two heiress never expect someone like the witch to be like that. Sona's first impression of her was that she's a ruthless chessmaster that simply uses everything around her that she could find to further her own goals (malicious ones, possibly). But seeing her sudden outburst when she subtly threatened the duo completely subverted her judgment.

"I don't know if that's the case but it's something noteworthy I guess. Anyway, how's Issei?" She looked around the room to find that one of the Gremory's peerage was missing, and she had a hunch for the cause of it.

"He's...fine. Yesterday's incident didn't really cause any life-threatening injury to him. But..." Sona raised her eyebrows and motioned her to continue.

"His Boosted Gear. He couldn't manifest it anymore. At least for now."

"What do you mean? Is it actually destroyed?"

"No, not completely I think. Or at least that's what the dragon said."

(Last Night)

"Thank you for your assistance, miss Gremory. I'm really sorry that my idiot son caused you so much trouble."

"N-nothing! I'm happy to help. Besides, he's one of my club members. It's only natural that I as the President should look after for his wellbeing."

"Oh how responsible of you, miss Gremory! If only he has a quarter of your good nature." As per her wish, Rias was the one to carry the unconscious Issei back to his house. She met his mother who was keep apologizing to her for having troubled by her son. After a brief conservation, she let her to carry him back to his room (while pondering how an elegant looking lady like her could easily carry his son like that).
She tucked him into his bed while staring at his left arm. The arm where his Sacred Gear laid in dormant. She wondered what happened to it after today's event and worried if it's actually gone. As if to answer her questions, his left arm was glowing faintly and a red gauntlet was manifested. There was a noticeable crack around the emerald jewel.

"Why haven't you gone home already, Gremory?"

"Eh!?" She was startled by the same gruff voice she heard earlier in this afternoon. She looked back at the gauntlet and slowly moving her hand to touch it.

"A-are you-"

"Yes, in case your puny head haven't figured it out just yet, I am the almighty Red Dragon Emperor and one of the strongest dragon in existence, Ddraig. And currently the host of our perverted young boy."

"Ddraig..." It looked like the dragon himself was speaking to her. That's unexpected, at the very least. And boy, it looked like she haven't enough meeting with arrogant people just yet.

"This afternoon, you called me to..."

"Yes, to save this boy from certain death, no probably a fate worse than death. While being imprisoned by this puny cage of that accursed God is pissing me off, I'm also interested with how far can I go with the one who possibly my weakest wielder just yet. Removing him from the board this sudden is just simply unacceptable." The voice still bear the same regal and power like the one she heard earlier, only lacking in intensity.

"I see. Nevertheless, I thank you for it."

"Hmph, the credit is yours Gremory. I didn't do anything. Instead, let us talk about the... accursed being we met today."

"Being? Did you mean that spiky-haired boy?" Rias pondered.

"Yes. I have lived a long enough time, Gremory. I've faced countless of mighty foes in my destructive path of life. Gods, Devils, Fallen Angels, Dragons. None could stand the might of my blaze and talon except perhaps that bastard Albion. But until this day I have never met an existence just like that young boy."

Rias listened in silence while the dragon's voice continued.

"At first glance, I wondered if the True Dragon finally found himself bounded by a mortal, as ridiculous as it sounds. Only after we touched each other that I've finally understand. I was wrong. It was something far more terrifying than I thought. Gremory, for the first time in my life,"

Droplets of rain fell down on the lone window glass in the room.

"I felt fear."

(Present day)

"And in the end, he said that the Boosted Gear is still residing in his arm, but the mere touch from that boy's hand almost destroyed it so it will take considerable time to have it fully restored. As for Issei, I urged him to take a full rest since apparently his body was also affected by it." Explained Rias while solemnly stared at the ceiling.

"Is that so..." Interesting, even the famed Heavenly Dragon is terrified by Imagine Breaker. It seems I need to do a bit of research with Kamijou Touma. Sona momentarily fell into a deep thought before she heard the voice of Rias's Queen called her.

"Kaichou, if it's alright to tell...What happened after your meeting with him?"

"Oh, I forged a pact with them. Well, with Othinus-san more accurately."

Needless to say, a collective noise of gasps and shrieks filled the entire room.

"Y-you WHAT!?" The red-haired princess couldn't believe her ears. Yesterday he almost killed Issei and now Sona is allied with him? What the he-"

"Allow me to explain, Rias. I haven't forgot that your peerage and those two still have a grudge to settle, but at the very least let me testify on their behalf that they truly meant no harm when they entered Kuoh Academy. Kamijou-san was just delivering a package for one of his friend from this school."

"He has a friend from our school?"

"Surprisingly, I guess he's just that friendly."

"And that friend, did they know about his power and his witch?"

"I'm not sure, he didn't tell me about it. Though based from what I understand about him, he would have told them. Like I said before, he can't lie to save his own skin."

"Hmph, that's quite amount of faith coming from you. Especially you."

"Mmh, he's just that interesting I guess." The bespectacled beauty only smirked mischievously at her best friend and rival. But one thing for certain, with those two around, the future will be much more unpredictable than I ever imagined.

"Hey Kamijou-kun, where's Othinus-san?" Katase was enjoying her favorite strawberry ice cream while sitting in the living room with her spiky-haired friend.

"She said that she wanted to continue mapping this entire town for some reason. Now that she can fly and move around more flexible than ever before, she thinks that my misfortune would only prolong her entire journey so she wants to go alone." He sighed while lazily continued to watch the TV.

"*giggle* poor you, Kamijou-kun." Teased Katase while ruffling his hair. Huh, his hair was surprisingly smooth and soft. How odd.

"S-stop it, please. And more importantly, why aren't you at school right now?" Pleaded the blushing spiky-haired boy while awkwardly shuffling his body away from Katase.

"Oh, I haven't told you, have I? Today is... the day my parents passed away. This afternoon I'll be visiting them with Sister." She smiled sadly while looking at her ice cream.

"O-oh, I'm sorry."

Katase only shook her head. "No, you shouldn't. But if you don't mind, would you want to come with us? We can also have dinner outside. It's been a while since I go around the town with Sister as well. With you and Othinus-san around, it will be more exciting!" She twirled the edge of her hair while looking at him bashfully.

"Are you sure? If you and Honoka-san are alright with us, then sure I'll come." Kamijou smiled at her while scratching his cheeks. He was still not used with all these overflowing kindness. I wonder what would happen when the time for us to leave comes.

In the skies of Kuoh Town, a barely noticeable flying figure was soaring through the air. The one-eyed witch was scouring the town from above, looking for magical signatures and supernatural beings apart from those at Kuoh Academy.

"When we first arrived, there's also a faint leftovers from unknown energies around the park, and it's not from those devils. Hmm..." The tiny goddess continued her wandering until she spotted a certain individual.

"That one..."

Being absent from school and wandering around the town was a common experience amongst normal students. Hyoudou Issei was not an exception. Last night he had been ordered by his big-breasted President that he should be resting for a full day after yesterday's events. Rias had explained it to him that his brief encounter with the intruders had greatly strained his body. Although his body didn't feel that weak, he just obeyed her wish and skipped school for one day. But the boredom he felt made him going outside the house and strolling around nearby district.

Maybe he could find some bookstores and began his holy task of finding new edition of porn magazines.

"Oh, if it isn't Issei-san?" He heard a cute sound calling his name from his left side. He turned around to see a petite blonde girl looking at him in surprise.

"A-Asia?"

"Yes. I'm glad you remembered my name." The girl smiled radiantly at him.

"T-too bright..." He reflexively blocked his sight with his arm.

"What brings you here, Issei-san? Isn't this still a school day?"

"A-ah, you see Asia-san, I wasn't feeling quite well this morning so I skipped. Though I recovered rather quickly and thought that I could stroll around and find something interesting to do, I guess ahaha..."

"I see. Well it's good that you're healthy right now."

"And what are you doing, Asia? Are you lost again?"

"N-no, it's not that. Y-you see, I want to see more of this town so I thought I could...see around. But it feels really lonely to do it without a company to share your feelings and...such. Uuuh.." She closed her face with both of her hands adorably.

"Then how about you come with me?" Issei extended his hand to the timid girl.

"Eh? Are you sure it's alright? Won't I just disturb your plan for today?"

"Ahaha like I said before, I don't really have a plan today. Walking around with a cute girl like you should be more fun than being alone!"

"Hwawawa!" Poor girl continued getting her heart being pounded by the brashness from the brown-haired boy in front of him. She silently looking at his hand before she grasped it with her own. It felt warm.

And then under the bright sunny day, the couple walked around the shopping district, checking stores and food stalls that had caught the young girl's interest.

"It's really fun! Especially those arcade games!" Asia was holding a sizable cup of melon juice while sitting at the quiet public park along with Issei.

"I'm glad you're having fun today." He smiled at the happy girl with a satisfied look. He might be a huge pervert but deep inside his heart, lay a desire to bring joy and happiness for those he care.

"Oh, a human and a devil walking together. Quite an interesting sight."

The duo quickly turned their heads at the source of the voice. They could see a floating one-eyed witch with a rather perverse attire that barely covered the middle part of her body.

Woah, she's smoking hot. Thought Issei before he quickly recalled the yesterday's incident like an old film rolling in his head.

"Y-YOU!"

"Yes it's me. We met yesterday so you shouldn't be that surprised, no?"

"W-what the hell are you talking about!? You attacked our school! And you dare casually greet me like-"

"If I wish to kill you I would have done so by now, worm." He could feel the sharpness of her tone like a vicious blade that was threatening to cut his throat clean. The girl beside him was whimpered in fright and tugged his clothes.

"Now, let us start over and talk calmly like the civilized being we are. Besides, I already explained our circumstances with that four-eyed Student Council President of yours. Long story short, I care naught for you and your kind." The one-eyed witch folded her arms and legs while staring at the frightened duo.

"So, what do you want? I can't think of any reason why you would want to talk with me."

"Because you're right. I'm interested with our cute girl over here." Othinus threw a glance at the holy maiden, who was still looking at her with a scared expression.

"W-what do you want?" She timidly answered her interest.

"I sensed a rather...familiar power resides within you. If I remember correctly it is also called...Smile of the Holy Mother, am I correct?" She asked rather curiously at the frozen stiff girl.

"Y-you know me?"

"It's your power that I recognize, not you."

"I-I see. Yes, my power is the beautiful gift given by God himself. I am simply a fortunate mortal who is blessed by such destiny."

"Is that so? It's quite rare for a mortal to being this humble with such an extraordinary power. Especially this power." Well look at that,"God". One of your so-called gifts is actually used by a suitable individual.

"You really know her power?" Issei who was watching the exchange in silence asked the intruding tiny witch.

"Hm, yes. It's rather insignificant in my eyes, but this power was one of those trinkets he took a quite pride of. Although many of its past wielders were actually some of the most wretched scums in existence, for example..." To the brown-haired boy, he couldn't really tell but it seemed the witch had entered some sort of weird mode while telling her story. And surprisingly, the frightened blonde girl had turned almost 180 degrees into an attentive listener with curiousity brimmed in her eyes.

"So Othinus-san, just how old are you anyway?" The humid air at the park suddenly felt a bit too chilling when the hopeless perverted boy asked the question. The recipient looked at him as he was a piece of rotten dung.

"H-hiiii!" He instinctively moved to hide behind Asia, who seemed to start being at ease with the presence of the terrifying witch.

"Ask me that again and I'll send your remains to that red-haired princess. Be certain of that."

For a while, the two blonde girls had been exchanging stories while Issei sat at the sideline watching them (Though to him it was mainly Othinus sounding like an old man, talking about how pathetic is this and how pathetic is that). He also had bought ice creams for the three of them (He bought a tiny one for Othinus only to appease her). With this I could also probably dig some informations about her to give Buchou. Thought Issei.

"Othinus-sama, forgive my impudence but after hearing from your tales, it sounds as if you have known Go-"

"Some things in the world are better left not known, little girl. I suggest you to refrain yourself from asking that particular question."

"But I-... yes, I understand. A mere servant of God like me must be quite unworthy to hear it directly." The tiny witch didn't say anything and just looked back at her. Seeing how awkward the two had became, Issei tried to end the conversation peacefully.

"A-ah Asia, it's almost 4 p.m. How about we go to another shop?"

"O-oh, it's already this late, huh. I'm sorry Issei-san but I have to go back to the church right now." The young girl stood from the bench and grabbed her purchases from the earlier sightseeing.

"Is that so? Then how about I escort you back? The church shouldn't be too far from here."

"But I don't want to impose you any further Issei-san, you already have been kind enough for me."

"Don't sweat about it. There's no way I would let a girl walk alone back to her home."

"I'm surprised you understand parts of basic human ethics."

"U-ugh... I-I might be a hopeless pervert, but I am not that bad! Viva la Breast!"

"You contradict yourself, worm."

"A-ahaha Issei-san..."

The unlikely trio proceeded to walk toward the sole abandoned church of Kuoh Town. Othinus had tagged along simply because she was interested with the residual energy emanated from the building. After they reached the building, suddenly both Othinus and Issei could sense an imminent danger approaching them. The tiny goddess flied higher in the air while observing the surroundings while Issei instinctively tried to summon his Sacred Gear.

But said Sacred Gear failed to manifest itself.

"H-huh? It...didn't work? Oy Ddraig, what's happening!?" But before he could get his reply, a silver blade was heading toward his neck which he deliberately dodged. He ran inside the church's door while grabbing Asia's hand, protectively stood in front of her. He could see the sight of his attacker, a white-robed young man with a distorted facial expression while holding a longsword and a gun in his hands.

"Oya oya, a shitty devil dares to enter a church? Ha, hahahahahahaha!"

"W-who are you!?"

"Why do you care who I am, shitty devil!? You're gonna die anyway. Hey Asia."

"Y-yes?"

"I have a deal with those winged bitches. So be. a. good. girl, and come here before I-" The mad priest was walking closer to the powerless duo before a few small explosions hit him in the gut.

"GAAHH! What the fu-" He looked around the premise and saw nothing but the whimpering weaklings. He tried to sense any nearby mana source before a sharp voice interrupted him.

"Well, well. A rabid mutt as an exorcist? And that sword... Is the church really this desperate to find someone that could swing their glowing sticks? *sigh*"

"A fucking tiny midget!? Hahahahaha! And those clothes, are you some fucking lonely strip-" He received yet another barrage of explosions, which he could barely dodge by leaping on his left side. Still, part of his robes was churned by it.

"What the fuck!? What's your fucking problem with me, bit-" And this time his left hand was shot down by the same mysterious explosion, dropping his gun.

"AAAARRHHH! I'LL KILL YOU!" Enraged, he blindly jumped, soared through the floating goddess who effortlessly dodged the straight thrust of his blade. No matter how many times he repeated the process, the tiny wretch seemed to mock him with every swift dodge she performed. Frustrated, he landed into the ground and shot out a beam of light from his sword toward her, who lazily waved her right hand and created of what seemed to be an infinite number of tiny explosions, distorted the space around the shining projectile before it was annihilated and emitted a powerful shockwave toward its surroundings, knocking back the mad priest and the duo below her.

And now I'm almost spent. I know I already gave up everything, but seeing how weak I am right now...is still an unpleasant experience. Othinus narrowed her lone eye at the sight below her, a growling priest staring at her venomously while the devil and human looked at her with a mix of awe and gratitude.

"What the fuck are you, bitch!?"

"Asking my name, I see? Know your place, dog." Othinus smugly stared down the priest and folded her arms at her chest. Before the fight could escalate again, a massive red summoning circle drew itself in the middle of the ground. The esteemed peerage of Rias Gremory, although minus the queen suddenly appeared at the center of the circle.

"I thought I just sensed both the holy power and Issei's energy from around this church, and... well well well, if it isn't Mr. Exorcist."

"Oh just fucking great, more bitches!? And fucking shitty devils at that!?" He gritted his teeth, panting while he defiantly pointed his silver blade toward the newcomers.

"How unruly. I never expect an exorcist to be as uncouth as your filthy mouth."

"SHUT THE FUCK UP! I'll ki-"

"Leave. Or do I have to incinerate your entire existence to have you understand your situation?" The red-haired heiress known as Rias Gremory motioned her hand and prepared herself to summon the signature destructive power of her bloodline.

"Ggrrh... Asia, I'll come back later to fetch your sorry ass. Until then, stay where you belong." His remaining arm grabbed a canister from his pocket and threw it to the ground, emitting a bright flash that blinded all the people inside the building. There's no trace left of the mad exorcist after the light subsided. Rias could only sigh at herself.

"Well, that ends well. And Issei, how do you end- YOU! What the hell are you doing here!? Stay away from my servant right this instant!" Rias shrieked at the sight of Othinus who had flied down near the blonde-haired human.

"W-wait Buchou, Othinus-san sa-"

"In case you haven't realized it, I just saved your precious underling from a rabid mutt. Don't you understand the basic concept of gratitude, Gremory? Aren't you supposed to be an esteemed member of high-class society?" Of course being the arrogant goddess she was, she enjoyed every single moment the poor red-haired girl danced in her tune as she could see her fuming almost uncontrollably.

("...Calm down Rias, you can't let this witch played you like this anymore") She mantra'd herself and inhaled a deep breath before she looked back at the three individuals in front of her.

"So what exactly just happened?"

"I see. And Othinus...-san, you have my gratitude for protecting Issei. But this doesn't mean I would forget your actions yesterday."

"Hmph, of course. I don't particularly care for that worm of yours, only that he seems to be a close friend for that priestess over there." The tiny witch pointed her finger at the confused Asia, who had been watching in silence after Rias's peerage showed themselves.

"Is that so...? Well I guess I should thank the girl instead, huh." She let out a sarcastic remark on Othinus's insult before moving to the newest addition of her peerage.

"B-buchou? I'm sorry that I disobeyed your order, but-"

"No, it's alright. I don't particularly mad about it. But would you mind to explain why you are together with a holy priest and... that witch?"

Issei started to recount the day they had spend together. Rias looked particularly interested at the part where he secretly told her that he just learned something interesting about Othinus. But she was still disappointed that he had carelessly made himself known to a member of Vatican church, even if he's an excommunicated one.

"I see. Alright then, we should go back. Issei, come with me."

"B-but what about Asia? She was still in danger from that crazy bastard. I can't just leave her alone!"

"I'm sorry Issei, but she's still a member of Vatican church. It's unwise for us devils to interfere on their internal affairs." The distraught boy could only gritted his teeth before a warm hand touched his skin.

"Issei-san, I'm truly grateful to have you as my first friend in this town. But Rias-sama is right, you shouldn't involve yourself in my problem. And while our time is short, I'm really...happy for today. I truly am." Being the kind and understanding girl she was, she still showered him with her dazzling smile to assure his troubled heart.

But as dense as Issei was, even he could see the tinge of sadness from it.

"Huh, in times like this I wish she could bring a phone with her. But how will she even carry it?" Kamijou was looking around the town, searching for his close confidant. She already promised him to come back shortly before the afternoon, but it looked like either she forgot about it or something had happened. He was walking around the famed shopping district before he accidentally strucked his spiky head on the bosom of a woman, no doubt thanks to his misfortune.

"Ahn."

"O-ow. I-I'm sorry I didn't mean it, miss..." ruffling his head, he instantly frozed when he saw the other person who only smiled at him in a rather... odd manner.

"Ara-ara, look what I've just found here. Such fortune, indeed."

===========END CHAPTER============

A bit later than usual thanks to my workload for this week.

I'm considering a rating change because of this chapter's Freed sweet words. edit : But I think I'll hold it for now.

I kinda suck at writing battle scene, but yeah I'll try to improve it for later chapters.

And in case you haven't noticed it, I took some liberties with the DxD storyline such as Issei already met with Ddraig far earlier and the concept of regenerating a broken Boosted Gear, although it would have a slow rate.

I'll probably make a series of side chapters about Othinus's past with the DxD world. But I think I'll put it after Asia's story arc is finished.

If you have any question or critics, feel free to PM me.

Oh, and I'm still looking for betareader so there's that, I guess.

Next chapter : A Sadist and an Unlucky Boy's Bizarre Adventure.