Ok, so this will be the last short page, then the next one WILL conclude this epilogue. First, a moment of silence for all those effected by Hurricane Dorian, including the Bahamas which was completely obliterated.

1) Guest: Thank you very much. I do have some original plans, such as an original power Anthony will obtain. This story will follow the anime mostly, with some twists in the plot, most of which you have seen already. Examples of this include Anthony back-rhyming with the Familiar Master, and the short spar between him and Ajuka a few chapters ago. I can't tell you what else, though it has been foreshadowed in the narrative.

Epilogue - Page 5

Exiting the office and heading back through the kitchen to the dinning hall, Rias kept staring at the Anthony's hand... the one that clenched the keys he had just obtained. He didn't even say anything to any workers that tried talking to him this time, for his eyes were glued forward and focused. The workers however, seemed to understand and decided to just leave him be. Even more so when Rias saw, out of the corner of her eye, one of them pointing to the keys Anthony had. They seemed to know what those keys meant, and it intrigued the red-haired Devil even more. What on earth was so important about them?

Right as Anthony was about to push the door open...

"FOR-A LAST TIME, I'M-A LUIGI!" Roared Luigi, upset about something. Pushing out quickly, Anthony and Rias saw that the rest of the ORC had made themselves at home at a table and awaiting Anthony's and Rias' return. Luigi was apparently going to take an order from them, but for some reason yelled. Rias was about to question why no one was coming, but turned and saw Anthony's expression... this clearly happened allot.

"If it's Koneko, you owe me 10 yen" Anthony leaned in, then walked towards the group.

"Huh?" Rias asked with a cocked head.

"Alright, alright; qual è il danno?" Asked Anthony, waiting to defuse whatever tension had occurred while he and Rias did business... sadly not the 'fun' kind.

"Aie-YAAAAAAH! Your friends start-a coming-a ordering!" Said Luigi.

"Uh, yeah chief. This is a restaurant" Anthony joked.

"We not even open for-a 'nother hour, they expect me to cook now?!" Complained the man. Anthony gave him a confused look.

"... you did for your wife after we closed last week" Anthony said, making Luigi sound hypocritical... it also made Akeno and Asia giggle. As always, Anthony's timing was impeccable.

"I invited them for lunch anyway, just take it off my tab" Anthony continued.

"Not after-a kitty cat calls me a plumber! A PLUMBER! Do I look like-a plumber to you?!" Said Luigi, still mad and pointing at the offending party, which was unsurprisingly (to Anthony) Koneko. Luigi specifically pointed to the cat-like hair clips in Koneko's hair, which Anthony found pretty funny.

Maybe this is what Ddraig meant during the Rating Game. [No... no it wasn't...] the dragon made clear with a groan, also sounding annoyed; but Anthony was trying to calm down the cook and never got a chance to ask about it. Anthony could also feel Ddraig pinching the bridge between his eyes, but didn't know why.

"She keep-a calling me Mario! MARIO! Here, what does this say?" Luigi raged on, now pointing to his name tag.

"It says Luigi" Anthony said with no emotion, not wanting to hear anymore. This actually isn't the first time this happened. Due to how Luigi chooses to dress for work, lots of people (mostly young kids) think his name is Mario for this exact reason. It also didn't help that everytime someone joked (preteens mostly) that 'the princess is in another castle', Luigi would get angry because he didn't understand.

Luigi kept going on and on for several minutes, but Anthony managed to talk him down and ask him to take his friends' orders, since the store was gonna open soon anyway. Luigi kindly took their orders... but rudely skipped over Koneko. She would have yanked him down by his apron if Anthony didn't jump in to 'remind' Luigi he forgot someone. "Sorry. No pets allowed!" Said Luigi, very rudely.

Kiba's eyes widened, Asia gasped, Akeno's jaw dropped and Rias just stared. This human had balls, she'll give him that. That's nothing to say of Koneko's reaction, she was beyond pissed. She was about to get up and kick this man where it hurt, when she noticed Anthony get up in the mans face for her.

"Listen, old man. Either you quit with the diga attitude, or I'll tell Lezaza who REALLY forgot to clean out the grease last month" Anthony threatened, defending Koneko. The restaurant had to close early and lose a days worth of business last month because a certain person forgot to clean out the waste. It was an accident and Anthony took the blame, but it was actually Luigi's fault.

Luigi was about to respond, but Anthony wasn't done yet. "AND!... If you just wore the uniform like everyone else, people wouldn't call you the wrong name" he continued. He even pulled out his phone, showing a picture of the 'person' Luigi was always confused with.

No one had brought this to his attention before, not even Anthony, mostly cause he (along with everyone and their grandmas') thought it was funny. But when one of his friends was the target of Luigi's rage, THAT'S where the young dragon drew the line. Seeing this, Luigi calmed down a bit, and took Koneko's order. Once the older man left, Anthony rolled his head over to Koneko.

"... what?" She asked.

"Just... why?" Was all Anthony could really say, he didn't have the mental capacity at the moment for something snappy. Koneko just shrugged her shoulders, took a piece of bread from a basket in the middle of the table, and began to eat it while waiting for the real food to come. (AN: Pretty sure I don't have to explain how the bread got there, since this is an Italian restaurant the ORC is currently visiting.)

-TIME BREAK-

Lunch was great, especially since the ORC got free food, but Anthony was very off the rest of the school day. Only Rias knew a possible reason why, but didn't bring it up for two reasons: because it was Anthony's business, and because she really didn't know herself. It was mostly an educated guess, but those keys he got from Lezaza must have had something to do with it. Anthony couldn't focus either, he was just staring at the keys he obtained, which made Rias concerned and demanded to know what was bothering him.

"Anthony, you've been down in the dumps all day! What's wrong?" She asked.

"Huh?... I'm fine, prez..." Anthony began to lie, but he was cut off immediately.

"Bullshit! You've been like this ever since we left the diner" said Rias. Akeno was about to make a joke that maybe Anthony was tired after his and Rias' 'business', but decided not to due to the seriousness of Rias' tone.

"It's fine, nothing's wro- GAAAAAH!" Anthony said calmly, but then felt his hair being pulled.

Rias, who had gotten up from her desk, had stomped over and pulled Anthony's hair. Grabbing Rias' arms, Anthony gotten her to loosen her grip. "THE HELL'S YOUR PROBLEM?!" Anthony yelled, as he wasn't a big fan of getting his hair pulled like a 5-year-old.

"WHAT'S MY PROBLEM?! HOW ABOUT YOU LOOK IN A MIRROR!" Yelled Rias. The ORC members looked back and forth between whom was the one shouting while this all happened, as they knew better than to get involved. "BE HONEST WITH ME! SOMETHING IS BOTHERING YOU!"

"I SAID I WAS FINE, OK?!"

"STOP LYING AND TELL ME WHATS WRONG!"

"I CAN'T!"

"LIAR! TELL ME!"

"I CAN'T!"

"YES YOU CAN! LIKE I SAID BACK AT THE RESTAURANT, YOU CAN TALK TO ME!"

"I... CAN'T!"

"WHY NOT?!"

Before Anthony shouted at Rias again... tears rolled down his cheeks. Rias now realized in her concern for Anthony, she made him cry. "I... I can't..." Anthony sobbed, and it was clear to everyone it wasn't that Anthony didn't want to share his feelings... he just physically couldn't. As more tears came out of his eyes, he looked down at his hand that was now squeezing the keys. After a few seconds of looking at them, he hardened his resolve. He was stalling. If he was gonna do this, it's now or never.

Anthony took a slip of paper out of his pocket and handed it to Rias, who looked at it in confusion before looking back at Anthony. "... I can only show you" said the Italian, the emotion on his face telling Rias this was hard for him. She felt a little guilty for yelling at him, but it's only because she cared.

-TIME BREAK-

Somewhere outside, the Gremory magic circle opened up and out popped the ORC. Kiba, Akeno Asia and Koneko looked around; but they didn't recognize their surroundings. Speaking of which, it appeared Rias had brought them to a street with houses on each side, and they could see what looked like a big city in the distance. The house they were standing in front of however, gave off an odd feeling. It was 2 stories high, having a strip for a driveway with 2 garages. It also had a small stoop with, what used to be, a screened-in patio. Looking up, the windows on the second floor were knocked out, though some were replaced nicely. On the side of the property, was a FOR SALE sign... but it had broken and fallen over. This house gave off an uneasy vibe, though it looked like it was cared for at one point.

"Why did ya take is here, president?" Asked Kiba, rightfully confused.

"And whose house?" Asked Koneko, being sarcastic. That's when Anthony walked up from behind everyone, approaching the building. It looked like he wanted to cry, but he held it in. The 2 words out of his mouth said it all.

Anthony: (takes a deep breath)... It's mine.

Anthony's Italian Dictionary:

1) Qual è il danno: means "what's the damage"

2) Diga: means "damn"