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Chapter 01: Deal With A Devil

Sixteen years had passed since he was reborn in the World of Highschool DxD. Although he hadn't met the main characters yet since he had been schooled in London, he knew that he was indeed in the World of DxD since he was really born into a wealthy family, possessing enhanced human capabilities, large magic reserves, and could create abilities to his liking.

His name in this life was Mizushima Kenji, though he was called Kane by his schoolmates in England.

He was the third son of Mizushima Renji and Mizushima Angela, formerly named Angela Palmer. That was right. His father was Japanese while her mother was British, making him a half-Japanese and half-British. Well, he was indeed born in Japan but he didn't think to be a half.

Because of that, he was taller than normal Japanese boys in his age with a height of 189cm. His skin was also white, even though his hair was black. He grew his hair like Tatsukawa Tokio from Crows Zero II manga from his previous life.

Right now, he was seating in the back seat of a car while listening to music with his mobile phone. Kenji had already left London and moved to attend Kuoh Academy. He really wanted to meet the characters inside the anime. Fortunately, with the help of his dear sister, his parents agreed to his request.

The sad part was he had missed all events from Issei's reincarnation to Biblical Conference since his first year at his former school ended in mid-July.

He sighed, thinking that he needed to proceed as quickly as possible before his favorite character grew a crush on Saji Genshirou.

His body shook slightly and he felt the car had stopped moving. Looking through the window, he could see the building of the high school division of Kuoh Academy and several students passing by. That was right. This is his first day as Kuoh's second-year student.

"Kenji-san, we have arrived," said the driver.

"Alright. Thanks a lot, Yamada-san."

Kenji immediately took his headset off and then put his mobile phone in his bag. As he got out of the car, the students put their attention to him. Many students gaped after looking at his tall and quite muscular body. Several female students were blushing wildly as they inspected the mysterious guy who wore the same school uniform as them.

Ignoring them, Kenji closed the car's door and passed the surrounding students who had their eyes fixed on the black-haired guy.

Murmurs could be heard amongst the students. Thanks to his enhanced hearing, Kenji could hear that they were wondering who he was and other similar things. Hell, he even heard some female students wondering about his penis size.

He suppressed his enhanced hearing, not wanting to listen more about their meaningless talk.

As he was about to arrive at the front door, his eyes widened when he looked at a short, black-haired girl wearing glasses. Her slim body was alluring to some people. Her stoic face kinda pushed anyone who tried to approach her, but even without expression, it was still so beautiful in anyone's eyes.

Kenji knew who she was. She was Sona Sitri, the heiress of the Sitri Clan of 72 Pillars in the Underworld. Though she used a fake name Shitori Souna in the human realm.

When he approached her, Sona bowed slightly before saying,

"Greetings, Mizushima-san. My name is Shitori Souna. I'm the President of the Student Council and will guide you to the teachers' office."

"Hello, Shitori-san. Glad to have someone who will help me on my first day.

Kenji responded with the same bow before he followed Sona.

Not comfortable with the silence, Kenji tried to open a conversation with the young devil.

"Shitori-san, can I ask you about something?"

Sona slightly turned her head at him before giving him an affirmative nod.

"Of course. What do you want to ask, Mizushima-san?"

Gaining permission, he immediately asked,

"Do your parents own Shitori Group?"

"Yes, they do. Did you ask because your father is both owner and CEO of Zushima Corp?"

Kenji's face turned bitter for a while before he answered,

"Yeah. Though I won't take any high position there when I graduated from university. I don't want to be around with my so-called father."

Sona rose an eyebrow. She knew about Zushima Corp and Mizushima. After all, they were famous as one of the top families on the social ladder. But it seemed that wealth didn't guarantee a loving family judging by Kenji's expression and the words he used. And then, there was a question that rose in Sona's mind.

Did he know that I'm a devil? Asked Sona inwardly.

As if he was reading her mind, Kenji said,

"I know about it, Sitri-san. Please give my thanks to your mother for taking care of my dear sister."

Sona held her breath for a while. Yes. One of her mother's usual clients was the daughter of Zushima Corp's CEO and owner. She then recomposed herself and responded,

"I will surely tell her."

"Thanks. Oh! Another thing. Even though it is my first day, can I join your student council? If you are worried about my capability and intention, then we can arrange a meeting to have a discussion about this."

Sona was silent for a while as she was thinking about his request. Sure, he looked strong with his tall and muscular body. But she couldn't feel any magic power from him. For Sacred Gear, she needed Tsubaki to look at him since she was one of the sensors in her Peerage.

As she reached a conclusion, Sona turned around and told him,

"Very well. Please come to Student Council Office at the lunch break."

"Thank you, Shitori-san."

A genuine smile appeared on her face. This situation really reminded her of how she managed to get Momo. Momo knew about the existence of the devil race from her father. Then when they both met at a certain party, Momo asked Sona to turn herself into her servant.

As their conversation ended, they arrived at the teacher's office.

Issei was muttering some cursed words while he was walking with Asia and Xenovia to Occult Research Club Building. Today, his class got a transfer student from England named Mizushima Kenji.

He was a tall and quite muscular man with a handsome face. Though, he was different from his Peerage comrade, Kiba Yuuto.

If Yuuto was a sweet-type handsome, the new guy was a manly-type handsome. His eyes were sharp as a hawk and with his tall figure, he looked so cool and strong in the eyes of the girls. Even Xenovia was glancing at him a few times.

As the trio arrived at the club room, they found that they were the last people to arrive and took their seats immediately to enjoy their lunch.

His King, Rias Gremory, was sitting behind her desk while eating bento with her Queen took a seat at the side of the desk.

Issei took a seat beside Asia who had Toujo Koneko at her right side. Sitting across them were Xenovia and Yuuto. And at the corner of the room, there was a girly-looking boy named Gasper Vladi sitting inside a box.

Seeing Issei was in a bad mood, Rias decided to ask,

"Issei, what happened?"

The said boy gave her an awkward smile while scratching the back of his head as he answered,

"N-Nothing much, Buchou. It's just there's a transfer student in my class and he's a handsome guy. You know, I'm scared that he will take the role of harem king from me. Hahaha."

Rias and Yuuto shook their head in amusement while Akeno giggled. As for Koneko,

"Pervert."

Issei felt like being stabbed in the heart hearing the same remark from his cute little kouhai.

"You don't need to worry about him, Issei. I'm sure that he isn't a threat to your dream. Speaking of that transfer student, what is his name again?"

Xenovia spoke to answer her King,

"His name is Mizushima Kenji, Buchou. He is taller than all boys in the school and his skin is white. I think he's a half-Japanese."

"Can you sense anything from him, Xenovia?"

Xenovia shook her head at Rias.

"No, Buchou. While he looks strong physically, he has zero magic. Not sure about Sacred Gear though."

"I see. Thank you, Xenovia."

Rias was about to continue her lunch when Xenovia let out a gasp and said,

"Ah! That's right! Tsubaki Fuku-Kaichou came into our class and took Kenji with him. It seems she took him to the Student Council Office. Don't know the reason, though."

Rias put her fingers on her chin as she was thinking about that information.

Was Sona trying to recruit the transfer student or it was just about school matters?

With zero magic, it seemed he would take a Rook Piece and apparently would need a long time to get strong without a unique bloodline.

But what if the transfer student turned out to possess a Sacred Gear? While Rias had been free from her engagement with Riser Phenex, that didn't mean she could overlook people who had the potential to be her use. After all, she had a goal to not lose on every single Rating Game she played in the future.

Now, she could only hope that Sona didn't manage to persuade him to join her Peerage. At worst, even if he decided to join her, she prayed to Satan that Kenji didn't possess Sacred Gear.

Deciding to leave the case for now, Rias then continued her lunch along with having a nice conversation with her family.

Kenji was following Shinra Tsubaki to the Student Office Council. Along the way, he noticed many female students squealing seeing him with the vice-president.

He inwardly chuckle knowing that they thought he and Tsubaki would make a cool couple.

How silly.

Yes. It was rather foolish that they thought such a thing when Kenji had only set his eyes on one girl alone. The girl that he would meet as soon as he arrived at his destination.

He could feel his heartbeat pumped in agitation. His mouth twitched slightly as he almost couldn't hold the grin that seemed wanted to appear on his face.

After a while, they arrived at the Student Council Office. Knocking the door a few times, she got a response from Sona who told her to come in.

Tsubaki opened the door and both of them entered the room.

Kenji held back the urge to let out a sigh and slightly frowned in disappointment when he found the girl she was looking for was not there. The only one who was in the room was Sona who sat behind her desk.

Sona took notice of this and asked,

"What's wrong, Mizushima-san?"

"Nothing. Just wondering where the members are," replied Kenji while shaking his head a little.

Sona told him,

"Ah. They are patrolling the town right now. Because of an agreement between Sitri and Gremory, Kuoh Town becomes a shared territory of the heiress of two houses. Sitri is responsible for the day, from 06:00 AM to 18:00 PM, while Gremory has the night. And even since a terrorist group started to show themselves, we have increased our security so my servants no longer be able to send only their Familiar."

Kenji nodded and sat in the chair in front of Sona's desk as she prompted him to while Tsubaki took her position behind Sona.

"Then, let's begin our discussion. Mizushima-san, by your words this morning I assume that you want to join my Peerage. Is that right?"

"Yes," answered Kenji shortly.

Sona then asked again,

"Can you tell me the reason? Forgive me, but if someone suddenly appeared and tell me that he wants to join my group, I can't help but to feel suspicious."

Kenji chuckled a bit before he replied,

"I understand, Sitri-san. Well, my reason is simple. I'm bored."

"... Excuse me?"

Sona raised an eyebrow in confusion. Not because she didn't hear him, but rather because she heard him well. She might be young, but she knew that there was no way that someone would throw their humanity just because he was bored.

Kenji waved his hand while grinning sheepishly and said,

"Ah. Sorry. I didn't phrase that well. What I mean is I'm bored with ordinary life as an ordinary human. You know, during my time in London, I met a magician with Magic Eyes. I befriended him and sometimes accompanied him during his magical experimentation. He told me stories about magicians, devils, angels, fallen angels, gods, and other supernatural kinds of stuff. After hearing that, I can't help but to wanted to be a part of the supernatural world. The wonders and dangers, I want them."

Since the middle of his sentences, his voice was gotten stronger filled with determination and excitement. Of course, this made Sona and Tsubaki widened their eyes in bewilderment.

This guy is insane! Thought Tsubaki.

I think it will be better if he joins Sairaorg, that was what Sona said inwardly.

"Now, I know you think that I'm insane and will be better for me to join another Peerage, but I'm confident I will prove to be a fine addition to your Peerage, Sitri-san."

Kenji smirked looking at the girls in front of him who flinched as he told them what they were thinking.

"You really surprised me there. Not many people can guess my thoughts so easily."

Of course, it is easy. I read your mind, after all, thought Kenji.

"Thanks. And just like I said, I'm confident that I will be a fine addition to your Peerage. Shall we test it out?"

"And how do you plan to prove your words?"

"Devils are technically stronger than normal humans, right? Then, I want Shinra-san to punch me using her full strength."

If Sona was surprised, then she hid it well this time. Why did he risk his life just to convince her to recruit him? And why did he want to become a devil under her command? Those questions filled Sona's mind.

As she regained her composure, Sona stared at Kenji with a frown and said,

"Don't be ridiculous, Mizushima-san. Tsubaki is a Queen. You will lose your head if you receive a full-power punch from her."

Faking his surprise, he consciously widened his eyes while standing up from his seat and walked backward.

"Oh, damn! That's a close one! Even though I'm confident with my durability, even I will die if I get hit by a Queen!"

Sona and Tsubaki sighed in relief. It was fortunate that he wasn't a stubborn type.

Kenji slumped his shoulder as he looked down at the floor while saying,

"Crap! I'm not confident with my agility since that's not my fighting style. And I really want to be a Rook to enhance my strength. Ah! Looks like it can't be helped. Sorry for what I'm going to do, Sitri-san."

Sona frowned in confusion at his last sentence. But before she could open her mouth, a strong gust of wind blasted from her left head and even made her hair untidy.

After a moment, a realization came to Sona's mind. She glanced at her left side and saw Kenji's right foot just an inch away from her head. A little sweat poured down from her forehead as she was gulping.

Apparently, Kenji had performed a sidekick that was faster than their eyes could follow. And judging by the gust earlier, it was a strong one as well.

"Even though I hold back the power, is this enough as proof?"

Sona turned her gaze at the man who just performed an impressive feat. She could see a smirk on his face.

Sona couldn't blame him for smirking. After all, not many humans could perform an attack as fast as him. And he said that he wasn't confident in his agility.

Sona nodded slowly and released a relieved sigh when he pulled his leg.

"Excellent! As I said, I want to become a Rook since my fighting style uses my strength and durability more than my agility. And I swear I will obey you unless you order me to do inappropriate things like raping girls or killing innocents."

Sona shook her head a few times before she regained her composure and said,

"Yes. I think you will be a fine, no, great addition to my Peerage. And don't worry. I won't order you such things. The new government has morality different than the old ones."

Kenji pumped his fist as he was yelling, "Yes!" in excitement.

He didn't need to worry about the reincarnation ritual resulting in failure. He had already hidden all his magic power to the point he would appear as a normal human using an ability he called Nothingness.

Kenji also sealed most of his abilities in the hope of greatly weakening himself.

And because of that, while he still had his enhanced human capabilities, Kenji was sure Sona could turn him into a devil.

Sona rose from her seat and walked towards a bookshelf. After Tsubaki opened it, Sona pushed a black book.

The wall near the bookshelf then slid open, revealing a secret simple room with just a coffee table, television, and a single bed.

Sona took an Evil Piece from her pocket. It was a Rook Piece, and Kenji could feel a great power within it.

She then turned to Kenji and said,

"Let's proceed with the ritual."

While smiling, Kenji then followed Sona and Tsubaki to enter the secret room.

Finally! With this, I can get close to her!

This was his first step toward his goal.

To be Continued