~ 17 ~
Maybe I was asking too much from Saji. From the way he's reacting right now...nah.
"Nope! I'm going home!" the man in question is screaming and trying to run off. Koneko held onto him to prevent escape. Telling the two about destroying Excalibur, Koneko gave it some thought and agreed to it while Saji...well...I'm looking at the result here. "Takeo! Why me!? It's your group's problem, right!? I belong to the house of Sitri! I shouldn't take part in this! Not at all!" arguing while breaking into a bawling mess.
"Can you not sound like it's the end of the world? The only Devil I know that seems okay with helping me is you."
"Look, I got to know you a little better and you're a pretty decent guy person." well that's nice to hear. "But if I help you, I'm going to get killed by Kaichou!" oh...that's why he's so adamant... "Your master, Rias-senpai, might be strict and kind! But you know what! You know Kaichou!? She's strict AND strict!" she's that bad huh...?
"Look I'll try to make it up for you. If we get caught, I'll take the fall for everyone involved." making up my mind about the mess and heading out to look for Irina and Xenovia in the town with Koneko and Saji. "Koneko. You know Kiba is a victim of the 'Holy-sword Project' and also harbors a grudge against Excalibur, right?" she nods at my question. "When Irina and Xenovia came to us, they said that they have to destroy the stolen swords or retrieve them?"
"...Yes. That's right."
"That's why I thought we could help retrieve them, by making Kiba the main person. Three were stolen, so they won't mind if we break one of them."
"...You want Yuuto-senpai to overcome Excalibur and to fulfill his wish, right?"
I nod my head, smiling. At the very least Kiba can get over his revenge and everything would work out. Afterwards, things go back to normal before ever mentioning Excalibur or any holy-swords. I hope.
"Kiba wants to overcome Excalibur for himself and his comrades that were wronged by it. The other two want to retrieve the three swords from the Fallen-Angels even if they have to destroy them. Same goals in a way, what we need to consider is if those two will listen to the words of Devils."
"...It seems hard." I know. The way those two act pegged them for sheep following the Shepard blindly. Anything else is secondary to God's love, so the chances of them not listening were high... "...It's a secret from Buchou and the other members."
Right on the money. Telling Rias and Akeno was out of the question. They would outright disapprove. Rias especially considering her position as a High-Class Devil. I wouldn't breath a word of it to Asia, as she can't hold a lie to save a life. Can't get Raynare get mixed up as well. Though she is following up on the information from the meeting with Azazel. She along with Donaseek, Kalawarner, and Mittelt are looking around the town for suspicious activity.
"...When we go and talk to them it might lead to a fight and the tension between us and them might get even worse."
That would shoot down the plan all together. Would they be crazy enough to fight us? Given what happened at the field, Irina and Xenovia wouldn't...right?
"If that's the case then it's alright for you to leave, Koneko. Saji, if things get dicey you can make a run for it."
"Better yet, let me run now! I'd get killed by Kaichou if I do something like destroying the Excaliburs without her permission! She will definitely torture me!" Saji, grow a back-bone you man.
"Chances are the negotiation would be a success. If that happens, I want you to help a fellow out."
"That's so irresponsible! I'll die! I'd definitely get killed!" there's only a handful of friends I know that are in the supernatural world here. You just happen to be one of them Saji. I just wished you could have been the supportive ones.
"I won't run away. It's for our comrade." stating with strength in her eyes. Despite her stoic exterior, she's filled with a burning conviction inside. Especially towards her comrades.
Third of an hour in we weren't having any luck finding the two girls. They probably took my advice seriously about holing in somewhere secluded after the pseudo angel incident...
"Please give blessings to the lost lambs—"
"Please give charity to us on behalf of the father in heaven!"
...well we found them. I was close to face planting the ground at how sad the scene was and my expectations shattering. The two are wearing their white robes, praying on the road. People walked by while giving the two odd glances.
"How can this be? This is the reality of the developed country of Japan? That's why I don't like countries that don't have the smell of our beliefs." Well excuse us for having a different opinion...
"Don't say that, Xenovia. We lost all the money we had. So we have to rely on the charity from these heretics or else we can't get food, you know? Aaah, we can't even buy a single loaf of bread!" way to defend us Irina... I suppose...
"Hmph. It all happened because you bought that fake looking painting." Xenovia points at a painting of what I would assume...a saint? If it was, they were ripped off badly. Looking at it made me cringe.
"What are you saying? This painting has the drawing of someone who looks like a saint! That's what the person in the exhibition said as well!"
"Then do you know who the person in the drawing is? I certainly don't"
Now I want know. My money's on Saint Peter as a wild guess.
"...I think it's...Saint...Peter...?" you too Irina? Mentally giving her a high-five.
"Don't mess around. Saint Peter wouldn't look like this." if the artist was drunk while painting, maybe.
"No, he must have looked like this! I'm sure of it!" my theory still stands the artist was drunk.
"Aaah, why did my partner have to be someone like you...God, is this also a trial?"
"Hey don't hold your head down. You really get depressed when you are down, don't you."
"Shut up! That's why the Protestants are called heretics! You guys have different beliefs than us Catholics! Show more respect to the saints!" would it kill you to have a sense of humor?
"What! What's wrong, is Catholicism where they still abide by the old law!"
"What did you say, heretic?" "What did you say, heretic!?" the two argued while butting heads against each other while Koneko, Saji, and I stood there baffled at the scene.
RUMBLE.
Even from this distance, we can hear their stomachs growl from the lack of food.
"...First of all, let's do something to fill our stomachs. Or else it's not a matter of retrieving the Excaliburs."
"...You are right. Do you want to get money from the heretics by threatening them? I think God will forgive us if we threaten the heretics." God would certainly not, in fact he'd frown upon it!
"Do you plan to attack the shrine? Or do you plan to steal their offertory box? Don't do either. Let's use our swords to put on a performance. It's an international entertainment that works in every country."
"That's an excellent idea! If we can cut fruits with our Excaliburs, then we can gather cash!" with Mimic perhaps. I don't know if the idea of Destruction being used for fruit cutting would paint a pretty picture.
"Well, we don't have fruits. It can't be helped. Let's cut that picture."
"No! You can't cut this down!"
The two start arguing again. At this rate, we're getting nowhere with this and I'm getting a migraine from hearing the two. Fed up with it, I walk towards the two unnoticed to get this over with. Hard to believe they were the same people I snapped at a while back.
"Delicious! Japanese cuisine is delicious!"
"Yes, yes! This is it! This is the taste of the food of my homeland!"
Irina and Xenovia paying compliments to the food while stuffing themselves silly with the food we ordered at a family restaurant. Warriors of the Christian Church huh? When I walked up to them, they had a starved look in their eyes. Asking them if they wanted to tag along with me since I was heading somewhere to eat with my friends, they answered 'okay!' immediately. While walking to a restaurant they were muttering something about selling their souls to the Devils, or something for the sake of the mission.
Thankfully I had more than enough money stowed away from my time as a merc, though looking at the way they ate made me concerned for my checking account. Koneko said she didn't mind paying to help me out. I tried to wave it off, but she went through with it regardless. Kiba, I hope you know what we're doing here for you.
"Phew. Now I'm calm. It's the end of the world to get helped by a Devil." Xenovia finished with her meal.
"You know we could have just left you in the streets if that's how you're going to express gratitude..." retorting dead-panned. She flinched a little at the comment.
"Phew! Thank you for the meal. Aaaah God, please give charity to these Devils." Irina saying while using her cross.
STING!
Ow... even if the effect is reduced compared to most, it still hurts. Koneko and Saji were rubbing their head as well. I glare at Irina with a silent look.
"Ah, I'm sorry. I did it without thinking." Irina apologizing with a cute face. Xenovia took a drink from a cup of water and breathed out deeply before asking.
"So, why did you come to us?" straight to the point? I can respect that.
"The two of you came to this country to retrieve the Excaliburs, correct?"
"That's right. We already told you that before."
"I want to help you destroy at least one of the Excaliburs."
The both of them looked surprised at my reason for coming the two. They look at each other for a moment. We just sat in silence for a minute; wondering what their answer will be, they're contemplating if they should agree or not.
"Yeah. Maybe it's okay leaving one sword to you guys. If you can destroy it, that is. But make sure that your identities aren't revealed. We also don't want our higher-ups and enemies to think that we are connected to you guys."
…she agreed to it. Here I was expecting an outright rejection.
"Hey Xenovia. Are you sure? Even if it's Takeo-kun, he's still a Devil, you know?" Irina raising an objection. Understandable given who their talking to.
"Irina. To tell you the truth, it would be an colossal endeavor to retrieve the three Excaliburs and to battle Kokabiel with only the two of us."
"I know that. But...!"
"The minimum objectives we have to achieve are destroying the three Excaliburs or take them back. If our Excaliburs are going to be stolen as well then we should break them before it happens. Even if we use the last resort, there's only a thirty percent chance that we will succeed in our mission and return home safely."
"Even so, we thought that the success rate was high enough to come to this country prepared to put our life on the line."
"Yeah. The higher-ups also told us to continue with our mission as well and dispatched us to this country. It's almost self-sacrifice."
"Isn't that what we, the followers, desire for?"
"I changed my mind. My beliefs are flexible. So I can act in the best way."
"You! I have been thinking about it for a long time, but your faith is a bit weird!"
"I won't deny it. But I think that it's our duty to accomplish our mission and return safely. I'm going to live and continue fighting for God. Am I wrong?"
"...You aren't wrong. But..."
"That's why we won't ask help from the Devils. Instead we ask help from a Dragon. The higher-ups didn't tell us to borrow the strength of a Dragon. Two in this case."
Xenovia looks at me now. The two Heavenly Dragons residing inside me. Sekiryuutei and Hakuryuukou.
"I never thought I would meet either in a distant country like this. For you to have both is something most would never believe without seeing with their own eyes. Even if you turned into a Devil, I see that the dragon power within you is present. If it's like the legends say, then you can increase your power to that of a Maou and halve your opponents to almost zero, correct? Along with your combat experience, you can break the Excaliburs without a sweat. I also think that it was God's doing that we had this meeting." Xenovia saying the last part joyfully.
"C-Certainly they didn't tell us not to borrow the power of a Dragon, even two with Takeo here... But you are just saying nonsense! Your belief is certainly weird!"
"Weird is fine with me. But, Irina. He's your childhood friend, right? Let's trust him. The power of two Dragons."
Irina became silent at Xenovia's words, yet her expression indicated her approval of it for the time being.
"Okay. The negotiation is a success. I'll lend you my assistance as a Dragon. If it's alright with you, I'm making a call to my partner for this cooperation." pulling out my phone to call Kiba.
When I made the call for Kiba to come by the family restaurant, I told him me, Koneko, and Saji were with the Excalibur wielders. He came without saying much else.
"...I understand the situation. To tell you the truth, I feel unsatisfied when the wielders of the Excaliburs are giving me permission to destroy it."
"That's a rough way to speak. If you were a 'Stray-Devil', I would have cut you down without anytime to spare."
Kiba and Xenovia glared at each other. Sigh.
"So you do hold a grudge regarding the 'Holy-sword Project'. Against the church and Excaliburs."
Kiba's eyes sharpened at Irina's words.
"Obviously." replying in a low and cold tone.
"But Kiba-kun. Thanks to that project, the research on holy-sword users showed results. That's why it created people like Xenovia and I who can synchronize with the holy-swords."
"And what about the children that had their lives taken because they were deemed failures in the project? Irina, we're probably talking about kids that believed in the cause and God, kids with their lives ahead of them. What happened to them when they fell short of expectations? Killed in cold blood." The ends never justified the means even if it lead to a good outcome when the price outweighed the result.
Kiba and Irina looked shocked at my disdain for the subject. Irina didn't know how to respond, and Kiba appeared even more sullen and agitated than I saw him before. Xenovia took this chance to steer the conversation back.
"That incident also became one of the worst cases among us and people felt disgusted about it. The person in charge of that project at that time was said to have a problem with his belief. So he was charged with heresy. Now he's one of those people on the Fallen-Angels side."
"On the Fallen-Angel's side? What's the name of that person?" Kiba taking interest in what Xenovia said.
"The man called the 'Genocide Archbishop'. …...Balba Galilei."
"...If I go after the Fallen-Angels, then I can reach him..." Kiba stating with a new found determination in his eyes. Knowing his target began a big step for his revenge. "Then it looks like I have to share information as well. The other day I was attacked by a person who had the Excalibur. At that time, he killed a priest. The one who was killed is probably from your organization."
—!
"The name of that person is Freed Zelzan. Does the name sound familiar?"
Everyone except Saji sharpened their eyes at the name. The slimy bastard's back in town...
"I see. So it's him."
"Freed Zelzan. Former exorcist of the Vatican. The genius who became an exorcist at the age of thirteen. He had lots of major achievements because he kept on eliminating Devils and mystical beasts."
"But he overdid it. He even killed his allies. Freed never had any beliefs towards our God from the start. The only thing he had was fighting instincts and killing intent towards monsters. Along with an abnormal obsession for battles. It was a matter of time that he'd be charged for heresy." guess they had to deal with his crap too. Feelings mutual.
"Freed used the Excalibur he stole to kill our fellow followers. For us to pay the price because the disposal team couldn't take care of him that time." Xenovia saying with malice towards the man. "Anyways, let's move onto the cooperation strategy." she took out a pen to write something on a memo pad. With it was contact information. "If something happens, call this number."
"Right. You'll want ours as well." taking one of their memo papers and writing on it with my number and handing it to them.
"Then that's it then. I'll repay you for the meal another time, Mugetsu Takeo. I'm not sure which title to use for your case..." Xenovia gets up after saying this.
"Nitenryuutei. But I'm more of a first name kind of guy, so Takeo is fine." waving it off. She nods and walks away.
"Thanks for the meal, Takeo-kun! Treat me again next time as well! Even if you are a Devil, God will allow it if it's Takeo-kun who treats me to a meal!" Irina thanking me along with a wink.
The two went their way, and everyone at the table let out a deep breath. That went smoother than expected. Reckless as it was.
"...Takeo-kun. Why did you do this?" Kiba asking me quietly, wondering why I'm helping him in his revenge scheme.
"Aren't we comrades of the same group? Friends even? We help each other out because of it."
"If I act by myself, then I would cause trouble for Buchou. That's also the reason, right?"
"There's people around you that would be sad if you went on a rampage; Rias happens to be one of them. Then again, this plan will cause trouble for her. Better this than you becoming an 'exiled', right?" Kiba still kept up the impression he wasn't satisfied with the outcome. I thought I was hard headed.
"...Yuuto-senpai. I would get lonely...if senpai disappeared." Koneko appealing to Kiba. Most of the time she's usually unemotional, but the sudden face of sadness had an effect on all the guys here. "...I will help you...that's why, please don't go." Kiba seemed troubled, but relented with a smile.
"Hahaha. I give up. If Koneko-chan says that to me, then I can't do anything reckless. Okay, I will work with you. Thanks to Takeo-kun, I know who my true enemy is. But since we are doing this, we are definitely going to defeat the Excalibur." Kiba sounding eager to go with the plan. Koneko smiled with relief at the sound of not having to lose her friend.
"...Not to rain on everyone's show. Do I have to go as well?" Saji asking while raising a hand up like a student asking a teacher. "I mean I'm totally not involved in this... After all, how are Kiba and Excalibur related?"
Right, I forgot Saji doesn't know about Kiba and his history with Excalibur. Heck, he was sitting there with a dumb look on his face, not understanding what was going on.
"...Let's talk for a bit."
Kiba starts his story about his past after taking a drink of his coffee. The project at the Catholic Church was kept under wraps. Project Holy-sword. The objective was to make people capable of wielding holy-swords. Boys and girls with talent using swords and a possessor of Sacred Gears. Day after day, they went through inhumane experiments. Rights of freedom stripped away, even their basic right as a human being were denied. But they still had their dream; to live. They were forced to believe they were loved by God, and they were waiting for the day to come that it would mean something in the end. In the end, they were disposed of. Kiba and his comrades couldn't use the holy-swords.
"...Everyone died. They were killed by those who serve God. No one saved us, simply because we couldn't use the holy-swords. Other boys and girls were put under poisonous gas while alive. The men that put the gas on us had the gall to say 'amen'. Even when we were vomiting blood and suffering on the floor. We were seeking help from God." We listened silently. Kiba was able to get out, but the gas already had a hold on him. As he laid on the ground outside, that's when he met Rias who came to Italy by chance as he was withering away.
"I want to accomplish my comrades' regrets. No, I don't want to make their deaths be in vain. I need to keep on living in their place, I have that I'm stronger than Excalibur." It was an intense retelling of his past. Asia had a complicated past as well. But Kiba had to go through something that was unfathomable to imagine. I can't be certain if I can understand where Kiba is coming from. Living on simply for revenge. With my parents gone, I always had thoughts about what happened to them. I entertained the thought someone killed them, but to dedicate my life for revenge was something I didn't want to go through. They wouldn't want me to go through. Rias said she made him her Knight so he could go on living with his talents for something other than defeating holy-swords.
We were listening to his story intently when we heard someone crying. I turn to my side to see it was Saji crying. Tears were flooding out of his eyes, along with a drippy nose. He took Kiba's hand.
"Kiba! It must have been horrible! It must have been painful! Damn it! There isn't any God or hope in this world!" hold your breeches there Saji, no one need to know that God is unavailable permanently. "Right now I feel so much sympathy for you! Yeah, it's a horrible story! I understand why you hold a grudge against those people from the church and Excalibur!" I pat him on his back, trying someway to prevent him from breaking down further.
"To tell you the truth, I didn't like you before because you were such a good looking guy...But it's different now! I will also help! I'm willing to receive punishment from Kaichou! But before that we have to destroy Excalibur! I will also work hard! You have to live on also! Don't ever betray Rias-senpai who saved you!" Clearly it's not working. Though I can tell he's passionate about the situation. I was concerned it would be a bad thing dragging him along, but he came back around. Such a nice guy.
"Okay! It's a good time! I want you guys to hear my story! I want you guys to hear my story! You guys should know about me if we are working together!" Saji acting slightly shy, before having shining eyes.
"My dream is to...make Kaichou pregnant and marry her! But, you know...making a girl pregnant and marrying her is hard for an unpopular guy like me. There aren't any girls that I can make pregnant to begin with... But I will one day make her pregnant and marry her..."
...I wasn't sure how to respond to his dream of being with Sona. I felt happy that I'm not the only crazy idiot that's wants to be with his master as well, but his order of events baffled me to say the least. Did he think that plan through? I tap him on the shoulder and he looked at me.
"Saji. You might want to reevaluate your mission orders there." he looks at me confused. "You said you wanted to get her pregnant and marry her. Most cases, guys would want to marry first and then have kids." he considers this for a moment, then realization dawned on his face with an 'o' expression.
"Y-Your...your right, Takeo. What was I thinking?" hanging his head low. Placing a hand on his shoulder made him look up again at me.
"Other than that, it's an admirable goal. Know that you're not the only pawn stupid enough to desire his master in a similar way."
"...!" he holds onto both my shoulders with even more tears flowing down his face. "Takeo! You as well!? Do you understand what kind of dream we're talking about here!? To have your master fall in love with their servant?!"
"Saji, I was insane enough to go for it once and I was expecting a completely different reaction as supposed to what happened afterwards when I..." memories came rushing back of that night...along with that morning. Recognizing I was going into forbidden territory, I slam my open hand to my mouth.
"—? Takeo...? You were saying?" Saji asking even more confused at my actions.
"...Well the point is, try hard enough and that dream won't be so far away." scratching my cheek with heat flushing my face from the pictures running zero to ninety in my brain.
"Takeo...? Did you do something with Rias?" eyes glistening with interest.
"...It didn't get far as I stopped myself. Let's leave it at that."
—! He took my hand and another set of tears were brimming to fall.
"Takeo! Is it possible? I don't know how far you went, but you're saying it's possible to go the distance?!" Saji pleading while holding in sobs. I nod silently at his question, indicating a yes. Seeing this he hugged onto me, and bawled onto my shoulders. "Thank you, Takeo! If you say it's achievable, then I'll go the distance with Sona-Kaichou!"
I had no idea how to deal with this as I sat here with a guy crying on my shoulders. Patting him on the back in hopes of trying to stop him only did so much. Looking at Kiba and Koneko, they were just as bamboozled at the scene and everyone else at the restaurant.
"Think we can keep this conversation between us, and away from Rias?" begging the two.
"I doubt Rias would mind hearing this." Kiba answering.
"The part where I'm infatuated with her, or the fact I was about to go into a recounting of events that should remain behind closed doors?"
"I was referring to the first part, but I can understand the second. If you want, I'll keep it between us."
"...Keep both secret."
The two agree to my request. Phew. With this, the group to destroy Excalibur is formed under a rather interesting turn of events.
"Takeo, there's something I need to ask." Saji finally calmed down after losing his marbles, and wiped away the tears of hope in his eyes. "When those two were talking about you, they said something about you having two dragons residing in you?"
"You mean you didn't know what happened at the Rating Game between Rias and Raiser?" he shakes his heads.
"Only that Kaichou told me you won against him. But that was it." that's another thing I have to tell him now. "Does it have to do with what you said when we first met?"
"Not quite, but I may as well tell you about both. Since we're fighting alongside together here." Saji nods his head at this. Well, here goes. "You're aware that I took eight pawn pieces..."
"Okay, but what does that have to do with what you said before?"
"It was a half truth." brow raised at me. "The other half is that my induction took Eight Mutation Pawns." his eyes were almost about to pop out of his eyes for a moment, his jaw hanging from his face.
"W-what do you have that would require eight Mutation Pawns?!" asking terrified at the idea of what I have would be powerful enough to warrant the need of them.
"Do you know of the story of the Two Heavenly Dragons?" he nods.
"Yeah, I heard you're this generation's Sekiryuutei."
"That's one of the dragons Xenovia mentioned. The second is Albion the Vanishing Dragon, the other Heavenly Dragon of the story."
"What!?" sounding even more shocked at what he heard compared to the previous news. "You mean to tell me you're both Sekiryuutei and Hakuryuukou!?"
"Can you shout that any louder? I don't think everyone heard you." calming him down.
"B-but...aren't those two always fighting against each other? How did you end up with both of them?"
"Luck of the draw, I guess. Anyways, I thought you should know as long as I'm around, things won't go to hell. Not while I'm around." announcing while grinning.
~ Time Skip: Few Days Later ~
We weren't having much luck tracking down the grimy son a bitch. For the past few days; me, Kiba, Koneko, and Saji wandered around the town dressed as priests. Courtesy of Xenovia, who gave us the clothes that can also keep our powers down. We were hoping to bait him as he went out at night hunting priests sent by the Church. But no bite. Rias is already getting suspicious of what Koneko and I are doing. It's only a matter of time before she finds out.
"Takeo, you alright? You have a serious look on your face." I do? I turn to see Raynare looking at me with concern in her eyes.
"Hmm? Oh, it's nothing major." lying absently. "By the way, Saji is coming along for the karaoke and bowling day we have with Asia, Kiryuu, Koneko, and Kiba. If it's alright with you?"
"It's fine. More the merrier, you would say." replying cheerfully.
Raynare and I had this planned out hopefully after everything dies down with the Excaliburs. Asia's bringing along Kiryuu as a plus one. Koneko was surprisingly eager to join in. Kiba was somewhere in limbo, though I pegged him as a check.
"...It's not fair." someone talking away from us. We turn to see Motohama looking gloomy about something, Matsuda as well. "How come he gets to go on a date with lovely girls and we don't?" you have to realize there's guys in the group activity as well. Another thing; maybe you should change your behavior. It would help a lot.
"This is an injustice to all men! You don't deserve them at all! Heck even Kiryuu doesn't deserve to go!" Matsuda yelling angrily with tears in his eyes while slamming his hands on a desk.
SMACK!
Speak of the woman and her wrath shall appear. The person who just smacked Matsuda upside the head was Kiryuu with a tired look at the two.
"Well I'm sorry for going as a plus one with Asia."
"Precisely! You're just a plus one of our Angel Asia!"
"At least she's not as bad as the two of you." chipping in my two cents.
"Aww, Takeo. That's so nice of you to say." Kiryuu sounding sweet about the defense.
"Don't let it get to your head. I'm not very fond of your brand of pervert, but it can't be as shameless and degrading as the pervert glass of the duo."
"You! Motohama can calculate the BWH of any girl he looks at with his glasses! It's not shameless nor degrading at all and don't you compare the two!"
Kiryuu smirked at hearing that. Was I wrong all along?
"Did you actually think that he is the only one with that ability?" Hearing that, I hid my crotch with my book in lightning speed. Matsuda and Motohama were slow on the draw but they brought their hands to their crotches. The damage was done for them. Me...probably so.
"Hmm, I see, I see." Kiryuu kept looking regardless. Can her glasses break past physical objects?! A few seconds later her glasses shone. "My glasses can calculate the size of a man's 'thingy'. From length to circumference." ...I was so wrong! She's worse than Motohama! Don't tell me she knows all the sizes of every male in the room! She places her hand on my shoulder and grinned evilly.
"You have nothing to worry about. Your size is impressive. If it's too big it would put down women, but you definitely filled out all the parameters for an ideal 'thingy'. Yes, Rias-senpai and Asia would definitely be satisfied." I did not need to hear that! I can't believe I'm being sexually harassed by a girl! Raynare was looking at me curiously, then her eyes darken with a carnal desire in them.
"Good for you, Asia." Kiryuu giving a thumbs up to Asia who happened to walk in.
"?" Asia became confused at her words as she came into the conversation recently. No! Don't tell her about my 'thingy'! My daughter doesn't need to know about my 'thingy'!
"Geez, it can't be helped. I'm saying that..."
"She does not have to know about the dragon in my pants!" Before she could get get into Asia's ear, I pull Asia away from her defensively. Raynare snickered at the pun I made, while Asia looked at me even more confused.
"So Saji is coming as well? And what about Kiba?" Kiryuu changes gear, realizing that this won't go anywhere.
"Don't worry, I'll make sure he's in on it as well." I'm certain after accomplishing his revenge, he can go back to how things were. When we can all laugh and have a fun time together as friends.
Author's Comment
Yeah, this chapter doesn't have much in the way of action, and anyone who's seen the anime or read the LN will know what to expect with a few changes you'll find out later on. It's nice to see the allusion of a certain witch is taken positively. Keep an eye on her, who knows when she'll appear. *wiggles eyebrows evilly*
To 13loop: in the words of Yami from YGOTAS; "That's crazy!". Would I write Bayonetta with Takeo? ...maybe, but don't hold too much hope if it comes to light. It might not happen on the spot, or for a long while. Like all good things, there's a process to getting it to work and not blow up in my face.
Rambling aside, I hope everyone is enjoying the story. Those following/favorite; thank you for coming or sticking along for the ride. :)