Hey guys Kurama here with another chapter of DXD: Like A Shadow and I hope you will enjoy this as much as I will.
"Talk," someone says
"Dragon, Game Talk/thought/spells, Quest/Rewards! Someone says.
"Thoughts," Someone says
Disclaimer: I do not own this story if I did, I would be sleeping in a bed full of money.
Let's begin!
-Two days later-
So for the past 48 hours, I've been in the [Dungeons] to max out [Silent Step] and [Absorption Line], which was done after 32 hours of non-stop training.
Though, the orc population was the main target coincidentally.
Small world, am I right?
I've also been wondering something about my remorseless trait 'cause it's not affecting me like I thought it would.
The remorseless trait shuts down any feeling of sympathy you would have towards your enemy. You must no compassion towards or else we will both die and I refused to be killed by kindness.
Show your enemies no mercy and we will thrive in this universe of yours, Gamer!
...
Thanks, Hestia. For once, hearing your sarcastic comments eases my mind a lot.
The thought of losing my identity and becoming a sick and twisted parody of myself is a nightmare that I did not want to live.
But now that raises the question as to who my enemies are.
Rias, Serafall and Sona are not one of those so I guess for now it would be Raynare, her goons and the Phenex family since they plan on marrying Rias with Riser so they can have a powerful heir who will inherit both of his parent's powers.
That can only go well.
If I'm gonna train them then they need to have at least 6 wings by the time we're 'cause that's the only way I see them winning the Rating Game.
Hestia, how do different races like the devils evolve compared to me as a Gamer?
Different Races have different power classifications and Different Maximum Stat Points Limits.
For Devils
Level – 1 - 50, is 2-Winged, Devil
Level – 50 - 100, is 4-Winged, Devil
Level – 100 - 200, is 6-Winged, Devil
Level – 200 - 400, is 8-Winged, Devil
Level – 400 - 600, is 10-Winged, Devil
Level – 600 - 800, is 12-Winged, Devil
Level – 800 - 1,000, is the True Form of a Super Devil.
The Maximum Stat Points for Devils is 5,000 for every individual stat.
Hmm, I'll start with Gasper since I'm already training him then it's gonna be Koneko because she's my friend and then
I'll approach Rias and offer her the same amount of training the others went through.
I'll think about it later 'cause right now, I need to focus on my date with Sona, which is today.
Using the Bio-suit, I change my clothes into more casual ones like a grey hoodie, some black airforces and grey sweatpants since I like those two colours.
I take one more look at myself and leave the house via my Demon-Dweller Sword to fly off to the park 'cause that's where I'm meeting Sona.
Let's hope I'm not too late.
-POV change-
I don't know why I feel so nervous,
We are just going to date it's not like we are doing something weird right?
I don't know if this dress is good.
"Tsubaki.. what do you think?" I ask her, unsure if this looks good on me or not.
Tsubaki watched as I did a small twirl, she smiled at my actions but her answer didn't give me much confidence.
"President, I'm sure he will like anything you put on," Tsubaki says, which fails to reassure me.
"That's not what I meant... I want to impress him!"
Tsubaki noticed the bright blush that I quickly hide underneath my hands, shaking my head multiple times.
"I'm still surprised that a single boy can make you act like this and it hasn't even been 3 weeks since you've known him." She says, enjoying the embarrassment of her King.
"S-shut up! It just.."
"Have you spoken to Lord Sitri and Lady Sitri? Or ask your sister Serafall-Sama for some advice." The Queen asks, trying to give her some insight on who to talk to.
"I'll tell them soon.. don't worry about that just want to know him a bit more and also I will never ask my sister for some advice, she will most likely make me wear a magical girl outfit on my date anyway!"
Tsubaki smiled.
"Hai, you're ready for the date, hurry or you'll be late," Tsubaki says
I was shocked that I, of all people, would be late for a date.
I immediately looked at the clock, it was already 6:50 PM, shaking my head I quickly grabbed my purse and put on my heels rushing over my feet and out towards the mall.
-Back to original POV-
I hear a familiar voice yelling my name, I look in that direction as I saw her approaching me.
Sona stood in front of me in a beautiful dress as she looked down in embarrassment, she also had her face completely red.
"So-sorry to make y-you wait.." She stutters, looking away from my direction.
Isn't she adorable?
"No, it's fine," I say, brushing off her worries.
"H-how do I look?"
She slowly looked up at me with those beautiful violet eyes and that blush staining her cheeks.
"I have no words to describe how gorgeous you look.." I say, mesmerized by her looks.
People who said that Rias was prettier than she was lying because, in my eyes, I see a princess becoming queen, which is-.
I'm rambling in my head again.
To sum it up, she's perfect.
"T-thank you. You look very h-handsome tonight"
Sona seems to let out steam due to her blush, it was very adorable to watch.
"W-where are we going?"
"Follow me."
I reached and took her hand, beginning to walk she followed and stood side by side, to have a little fun I intertwined my hand with hers.
This surprised her and made her very embarrassed, her face was so red that could shame the hair of the Gremory family.
After walking around for a bit, we passed an arcade, and Sona became curious.
I asked her if she wanted to go in and try some of the games.
Let me tell you, she isn't good at games but, she was good when it came to the claw machine.
Not once did she drop any of the plushies she was aiming for, and no magic was being used.
I was very impressed.
After that, we both went to a restaurant to rest.
We ordered some food and I payed for it.
You would think that because of Sona's small frame, she isn't a heavy eater, but that's not true.
Outside the window of the restaurant that we were in was Serafall, who was wearing a disguise.
She's been spying on us since the beginning.
Oh well.
She's just looking out for her sister so this is fine, although a bit creepy.
Throughout the date, Serafall didn't come close to us.
She was far enough that Sona wasn't able to detect her.
So, we continue our date without problems.
-Timeskip-
9 Affection with Sona for giving her an amazing date (99/100)
At the end of the date, I brought Sona back to her place.
We had a wonderful time and even planned to go on a second date when we were both avalaible.
I was then grabbed by Serafall.
She dragged me to a nearby park which was empty.
"How was the date?" She asks with a look of anticipation on her face.
"It was great." I reply tiredly.
"Is there anything else you need?" She asks.
"Yes, I was wondering if you could hire some builders for me, "I say.
"Hmm, depends. What's it for?"
"I want to build a school for Sona."
"Wait, did she tell you about her dreams or something?"
"No, I just saw it in her eyes. Sometimes, I can see her eyeing each of the students with a thoughtful expression on her face. As if she considered them her students. I can tell she wants to build her school so I'm gonna help her do that." I say with passion.
I promise you Sona, I will help your dreams because you are someone important to me.
Quest alert!
Sona Sitri has become someone dear to you and as such, you have decided to help her achieve her lifelong dream of opening a Rating School for reincarnated Devils.
Objective: Build the School.
Rewards: 5000$, REP increase with Lord Sitri, REP increase with Lady Sitri, REP increase with Serafall Leviathan, Massive REP decrease with Katarea Leviathan, MAX REP with Sona Sitri and Perk [Blessing of the Sea].
Failure: REP decreases with all of the Sitri family and you will be tortured by Serafall for lying to her.
Y/N?
I press [Y], terrified about me failing this particular [Quest] but that's not going to happen because I'll make sure to be there every step of the way so that it can be an absolute masterpiece.
"Good, well I'm going to get started on hiring those builders and possibly teachers. See you later, Jin!"
"Bye, Serafall!"I say to her in return.
She teleported away while I headed back home, happy with my day and hoping that I would have some moments like this soon.
-Timeskip-
I select the [Orc dungeon] again and find myself in one of the familiar hutts.
I take my Demon-Slasher Katana out of my [Inventory] and begin the daily slaughter of the orc race, laughing maniacally as I hear their pleas for help or mercy.
Fools, mercy is for the weak and the weak die young.
Besides, in the words of John Kreese, if someone wants to crush your spirit while you're winning, they're the enemy and the enemy deserves no mercy.
Huh, maybe I did watch Cobra Kai one too many times back when I was still Nathan but in my defence, it is good.
Not like Game of Thrones or the walking dead kinda good but pretty decent if you've watched all three Karate Kid movies.
I should try to use more of my [Anti-Magic] if I wanna get access to my Black form.
I wonder if it's gonna be like Asta's or more different because technically speaking, I'm able to use magic unlike him so how's that gonna work?
I cut the last one in the area as I then use [Plunder] to take their stats before they died but it just goes into the [Spendable Stat points], making me huff in annoyance as I do remember that I still got that fucking flaw.
Hestia, how do I get rid of the flaw?
While it would be impossible for you to do that, there's something that you could do that will help me lessen the burden of that flaw.
Tell me!
I'll do anything!
I need to update the gamer interface and that'll mean you'll be unconscious for a while so I recommend you go home after this session and do not be distracted by anyone or anything.
Okay, but I sense there's something with the procedure.
For me to do this, I'll have to jumpstart your mana so I can pinpoint your problem and that means you'll be sensed through all of Kuoh.
Wait so that means that Rias and Sona will know that I'm a mage?
I'm gonna guess that Sona already knows and Rias will have at least suspected but this will confirm it.
Dammit!
I just cannot win here.
Fine, I'll do it.
I head to the boss's room and kick the door open with an expression of rage on my face.
I don't waste any time and hit the boss with a combination of [Fist Strike] and [Power Strike] to hurt him but that's not enough.
I need to destroy this bastard to let go of my rage.
"I'm going to rip off YOUR FUCKING HEAD!"I roar out as I follow up by using my most powerful [Skill] as of this moment, [Kaioken] to give me a boost in strength.
It hurts but if that's what it takes to protect this new life of mine then so be it.
I use [Power Strike] and [Swordbeam] to hurt him as I continue slashing him until my [SP] is at zero so I back up, trying to think of another way to kill him.
Fine then, it's all or nothing.
"Let's do this," I say, channelling as much mana as I could into my katana while also using [Anti-Magic] and [Armament Haki] to further empower it.
The Orc chief runs at me with his battle axe in the air, trying to cut me in half I'm assuming but using [Observation Haki], I dodge his attack and am now ready to end this battle.
"Game over," I say tonelessly as I cut his head off with all of the remaining power I can muster, leaving him to die as he then turns into pixels.
I huff in exhaustion as I drag myself to the chest and kick it open with some of my strength.
Items added
Skill Orb: Power of Six
Hestia's Knife
Companion Gem: Ais
Companion Gem: Wiz
3 Gacha Tokens
Vesta's Dagger
That's weird.
There's more [Companion gems] than usual 'cause normally I get one or sometimes, none at all but here I have two.
So again, weird.
Oh well, it just means more friends for me to make.
I use [ID: Escape] to exit the pocket dimension and land on my bed, tired from my grinding session.
I'm going to summon Ais first then Wiz.
I take out both their gems and crush them as two bright lights escape from them.
When it's over, I take in the sight of two of my favourites Waifus standing in front of me.
"Hmm, what a mysterious world I find myself in. I take it you're the one who summoned the two of us?"Ais asks, staring deeply at me, which unnerves me for some reason.
I need to reassure them before it's too late.
"Yes, I started using a sword but I'm not the best at this and thought you could help me," I tell her.
"I see, I'll go rest but we will start our training in the morning. Good night."Ais says as she leaves the room, making me sigh in relief but then it hits me.
She doesn't know which room is free for her to use.
Ah, I'm sure Yoruichi's got it so that means I can focus all of my attention on Wiz, who's looking pretty confident I must say.
It's probably a counterpart of the original one because the original wasn't confident like the one here.
"Before you ask, I summoned you because I need in controlling mana and the finer aspects of magic. I don't expext you to accept my proposition but as long as you're here, you're free to do whatever you want. Granted, I don't get arrested or killed because of it." I explain, watching her nod her head before leaving the room, not saying a word.
I quickly use [Observe] on her before she can get away.
Her [INT] and [WIS] stats are a bit higher than Ais's but that's to be expexted considering the fact Wiz is a mage and Ais's a swordsman.
The part that shocks me though is her story.
She became the Devil King after Beldia and Vanir decided to destroy her shop for shit and giggles.
Seeing as Kazuma and his party are more useless than their original counterparts, she gave up on being friends with them and opted to take revenge on every single one of the Devil King's generals.
She saved Vanir and Beldia for last and that was after she became the new Devil King and called back all of the monsters wreaking havoc all over Belzerg.
She used [Drain Touch] on each of the Devil King's generals in order to get more power once that was done, she sealed herself into a crystal that radiated mana to not harm anyone else, satisfied with her vengeance.
That's kinda badass, a bit edgy but still badass.
I'll have to make sure to build her a shop here so she can sell items that I won't need anymore.
Right, the update.
Hestia, I'm ready.
Very well.
Good luck, Gamer.
Thanks, see you in a couple of hours.
I then fall asleep, a [Notification] screen appearing before me.
END!
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