Chapter 15.
Be like the Omnissiah. The builder of dreams.
Issari felt rage build in her seeing her best friend dead thanks to a bitch stray. Who was the best man on their planet. Who had tried to help this stray and his girlfriend. She hated seeing Bad Cat weeping onto the man the cat wanted so badly. Issari remembered being here scared to death and how he had rushed to help the unknown person she was to him. Now another unknown person had killed him like how he had killed the stray hurting her. Now that stray had killed him for being a good man.
The nymph named Thetis was horrified by her partner. She immediately shot vines out of the earth to restrain him. Daphne looked at the killer after staring at her hero's body. Before she slowly got up and turned her face covered by shadows at the man. She roared her rage there.
"What the fuck were you thinking! He was helping you! Thetis your stupid boy toy killed a true hero and noble! I'll kill him!"
Issari growled too summoning her chainsword and making it roar to life scaring Thetis and Tomas. She knows he will be back. Kuroka is just weeping her grief away now at his body. Issari can tell that she was in shock and didn't remember that he would be back. Daphne wasn't scared of the sword. She made one of her own from rotting wood in simile of Issari's sword. It roars too. She moved towards the restrained man. Tomas didn't show remorse. He snarled out.
"What was I thinking! I was thinking of sending the nobles a true message of defiance for what we suffered! He's the bastard son of the man who made the tools of our enslavement! This is vengeance for what he enabled on us all! Thetis your sister will be free from his mind control spells soon! As will the cat! He probably has enslaved them and are using them to get strays to take the bait and then kill us who have reason to run!"
Issari was ready to kill him even more. Her friend would never do any of that! She moved and she was ready to summon the gauntlet. Thetis was horrified now at that insinuation. She moved to protect her boyfriend now because she summoned an earth wall to keep Issari from killing him. Daphne destroyed that wall. Tomas was now free from the restraining vines. He was getting ready to attack and restrain the two attackers. Thetis was about to say something in support of her boyfriend when Daphne charged him even more pissed.
"So, fucking what if he is his son! He saved my fucking life! He took me to safety and immediately got me a healer! He guessed what I was worried about because of my sister, and he hid that from another noble! He never asked anything from me you stupid bitch man! I'm not mind controlled! None of us are! You are just a stupid paranoid bitch that has killed a man who will never come again for devils!"
Kuroka was still weeping into her mate's upper chest. She was weeping her grief and begged for her mate back.
"Machine God please help me nya! Please I beg you heal him nya! I will give you anything nya!"
Issari got ready to kill this cur for doing this. The invoking of the name made Tomas clutch his head in intense pain while Thetis was in pure shock. She wasn't hurting. Nor was the cat who was begging. Before Issari could boost herself through the bastard with Daphne ready to help kill the man. A slow unsteady voice spoke.
I returned to Kuroka weeping and begging for me. Tears are falling down on my face and her pain hurts me so much. I still feel the hole in my stomach. It's weird feeling a hole there yet it was filling. I heard a chainsword roaring along with another sword that sounded earthy. I raised my hand which was wobbling horribly. I touched her face and my voice hurts as I said to the weeping Kuroka and as loud as I can.
"Roka. Please don't cry for me. I'm back."
It had hurt. Like my soul broke a million times over before it reformed back. But I felt like there was a tiny bit of my soul that was missing. A very tiny part. My voice stops the tears. Her eyes look at me and her eyes widened. She looked down and then at my face. She whimpered before she wept again. This time in relief. Daphne heard my voice as did Issari. Daphne did something and there were two gasps before she rushed to me. She looked at my regenerating stomach in horror and amazement. Issari appeared in my view, and she had tears in her eyes. Kuroka looked into my eyes, and she whispered.
"You weren't lying nya. My mate."
Daphne looked at me and she is dumbfounded. Issari snarked at me.
"You got your second one there you asshole. Let me kill him for you."
Daphne grew angry too. She growled before saying.
"He's yours. I'm taking my sister away from him and we will run far."
Thetis weeping now and Tomas roared his rage.
"How the fuck did the shit stain live! I overpowered the spell! I will not be killed for trying to do the right thing and freeing you all! He has violated the natural order! Probably like his bastard father!"
So, he recognized me. That's what set him off. He thinks I'm controlling them. But he is right I have violated nature. For the Greater Good like my dad did for his species. Kuroka chanted her thanks to my God.
"I am yours Machine God nya! I didn't believe him nya! I will believe in him and you utterly nya!"
Don't say that Kuroka. You will regret saying that. I touched her again and the movement stopped her from saying more. My God gently told me that he didn't take her. Entirely. He said that it was not entirely irrational, and he will let her have a half step in. Giving her a choice to make a logical decision later. I hate that but it's a choice and doesn't make her a slave to him. I tell her in a whisper.
"Don't do this unless you make a logical decision. I want my Bad Cat to be utterly free in every way. Please help me up."
She understands now why I stopped her. Why I want her safe. She nuzzled me and helped me up. She however once I'm up and facing my killer, she narrowed her eyes at Tomas who had such intense pain on his face from Kuroka saying that name. The man froze seeing that rage Kuroka held and seeing the wound he had inflicted was closing. He was not ashamed for killing me. He grew pissed despite the fact there were three equally pissed off people. I saw that he was restrained by vines with incredibly sharp thorns. As evidenced by cuts around his hands. His partner in Thetis was shaking in the vines. She began to beg me as leaves fell out of her hair in the pure begging she made.
"Please don't kill Tomas! I beg you please don't kill my protector! He made my life tolerable with our king! He shielded me from abuse! He willingly took blows meant for me! Please I beg you!"
Tomas spat at me. His hate extreme.
"He's a noble fucking bastard! They don't care Thetis! They never fucking have! The Satans play the lies up to give us false hope! They are just like our king who abused us! Liars who want us all in chains! Fuck you you shit spawn! Your father is a monster who should have just let the most disgusting species on the other side die! Instead, he made the system that enslaved us and tens of thousands of others!"
I looked at him in understanding utterly. He is not wrong in how the system led to this. Inadvertently my own first death. Thetis kept begging me to have mercy. Daphne is getting ready to kill him. As is Issari. Kuroka has summoned clones, and they are all pissed off. I don't want to do this. I'm not a noble truly. I make my choice now. Because I have to be one.
"I want you both safe. I meant every single thing I said to your sister. But your wrong about the Satans. They do care. They desperately care and they try to help you. Like how I am. I have never mind controlled anyone. I despise that concept."
Tomas spat at my feet and the spit hits my shoe. He snarled.
"The Satans have never cared for us or the commoners! Name fucking one time they cared!"
I responded without hesitation while Kuroka threw a light at me.
"I can name two you pathetic man. The first was when Sirzches saved an entire school of devil commoner children from the OSF during the civil war. Before he was Satan and was just a regular noble. For a more recent one he gathered support to form a new department of the government to investigate claims of abuse. Led by his father. It passed. That happened today. My potential betrothed messaged me that news earlier this morning."
That shut up Tomas. Both were extremely specific examples and Thetis widened her eyes there too. Kuroka had done something that Tomas couldn't deny easily. He felt the magic too and his face paled to bone white. It must be a truth spell because lying had felt wrong after being hit with them when I gave the examples. Issari backed me up and spells hit her as well.
"I saw the message too and was told the same thing when I asked a servant of my friend. She has served him for less than a day before your shit mouth opens in denial."
The blood ran out of Tomas's face more and Thetis's hearing that. He shakes now because this broke his view. Rias had messaged me the news before I woke up. She had been at a party the NKF had thrown for that achievement. Part of what Grayfia had been working on. Daphne was through with her sister's boyfriend. She revs her wood sword there. The roar makes Thetis begging more than ever.
"I'll be your toy! I'll do anything you demand of me if you say yes to that without complaining! Just please spare Tomas! Daphne please don't do this!"
Daphne drew closer to the man ignoring her sister and her pleading. Issari revs her sword now and the roar makes Tomas piss himself. He was shaking so badly now knowing he fucked up horrible. He was now preparing to beg. Not for him but Thetis. He did love her.
"Let her go and take her away from here! I screwed up! I'll pay the price but don't enslave her! My Thet is innocent and was abused horribly by our king! She doesn't mean it it's conditioning left over from him! Let her go!"
It hurts knowing that because the fear makes it known its truth. Thetis countered that.
"Please accept my offer! Tomas is the best man! I'll do anything you demand! Anything! I'm trained sir and I will make you feel wonderful in any way you want! Just please let Tomas go!"
I'm done with the begging and the horror that happened. I stumbled forward and take Issari's sword. Kuroka moved to help me as did Daphne, but I just move and then swing the sword twice.
Two bodies fell to the station tiled floor. They both grunted hitting the floor. Daphne is surprised as is Kuroka. Issari isn't. She, however, is confused why I did that. I snarled at the two.
"I don't need a fucking sex slave! I don't need to know your fucking trauma and past! Just get the fuck out of here and live free of your abuse! Never commit any crime against humans. I'll be fucking happy and won't come after you! I have worse shit and enemies to fight than a stupid bishop and his girlfriend! Get the fuck out of my sight!
Tomas shivers hearing my wrath. As does Thetis. Daphne looks at me with utter respect and gratitude. She helped her sister up. But punched Tomas into the ground getting a groan from the man. Daphne snarled at him while Thetis quakes.
"A real fucking noble you stupid bitch! Like I fucking said! Thetis you should train your boyfriend better. This all was stupid and wasted time that could have been used for getting you both to safety. My hero is something that people should be looking up to. Now let's fucking go before your idiot try's something new to ruin your chances of freedom."
Tomas looked up at me. Genuine shame there on his face. He bowed his head as a second punch from Daphne smashed his face into the floor breaking his nose. Blood flows there. Issari finally snarled her own frustration here.
"You live because of the Omnissiah. Fucking remember that name dog. He has every right to kill you while making it bloody and slow. He is a million times better than you. Machine God take you bitch. If I see you ever go after any human you will face the Red Dragon Empress. He won't stop me next time."
The gauntlet was now on full display. Tomas whimpered as did Thetis. However, Daphne now was looking at Issari with open lust. She however settled her blue eyes on me, and she instead said while looking at Issari once again.
"I know now what you are Gregor. The Omnissiah. I will make my sister know that title inside and out. As well as her bitch. You cutie I am definitely interested in you now. I'll wait for you to get older first, but I think you and I could have fun together eventually. Here's my number. You two follow me. Don't dawdle."
Daphne made paper out of thin air and quickly wrote a number down before she tossed it to Issari. She takes it and just growled dragon like at Tomas who shakes more. Daphne shivers and then opens a portal to another place. She made her sword rev again and the two love struck idiots ran through. I ask Daphne.
"How will they not mutate?"
Daphne smiled and replied.
"My grove holds a captured demonic stone that should keep them good. Why Thetis was willing to try running at all. I'll make sure they never forget this day. Omnissiah. You are indeed that. Gaia has taken note of you, and I will be in touch with you again. Thank you for sparing my sister and the troglodyte. You really are a noble."
I blushed.
"Was getting a headache really and just want to make it go away. I'm putting it down to losing my stomach."
Daphne giggled there releasing the tension.
"Sure, that's the reason. Take care hero and you too Chestnut. I'm being truthful about my interest. I like knuckleheads with brains. Call me!"
Daphne disappeared into the portal, and it closed. Issari remained serious. Kuroka caught me as I was about to fall before she started purring up a storm and I groaned out my pain openly. Issari says while still angry.
"You should have killed the bitch. He murdered you! You only ever helped him and his gal pal. Getting them their escape. You should have let me do it."
Kuroka kept purring out her happiness at me being alive. But it dulled in agreement with Issari. I close my eyes and I explain why.
"His sins are my sins. I would just be proving him right at the end. I'm not other nobles. I'll prove that to my subjects and to the other nobles. I just want to make a better world and I can do that here. I'm ok Roka. Just drained."
Kuroka resumed purring and I feel better there immediately. I surrender a point to Alex. Cat girls are up there with redheads at number one. The horny brat fist pumping at the victory and then he says that I will concede on number two. He's winning bitchs and we get a cat girl for sure now. I slapped his spirit and told him to shut up. Don't be a sore winner you horny bitch. Issari was amused. Seeing the interaction thanks to our god. I just sighed.
"I'm not hunting today thanks to the dumbass. I didn't want to do this, but I guess I'm pulling the trigger early. Are you sure Issari? It feels like your soul breaks a million times over before it reforms with a tiny shard missing. Are you absolutely sure that you want that?"
Issari frowned her face and Kuroka just turned up the purrs for me in support knowing that I'm missing that now. While Issari is thinking Kuroka said to me in a whisper.
"You're the one. My forever mate nya. If you can never find a way to remove it I'd be happy to be your queen. It would be worth it if I get a man who is like you nya. You should have killed him. But you didn't and I know it's too early for you to say it, but I want to nya. I think I can love you."
She kissed me on my cheek, and I blushed. Issari nodded finally after five more minutes.
"I will do it. Humanity needs a Champion like you. But the Omnissiah needs another person to be there for him. I will be that person. Mainly to call you an asshole and keep you humble. I want this Gregor."
I nodded and sighed.
"I definitely won't be able to hunt then today. I'll add more pain to the list. I'll get Maéva to help me with my enhancements today to compensate for the loss of time today. I'm going to be in pain anyway what's more today. Kuroka I'll consider it. I don't even have the set yet and I would only use it if there was no other option. I really do want you free utterly. As for that I can't yet. I'm still going through old relationship pain from my last reality. I don't want to compare you to her and when I let her go fully I'll say it. Your fun and we definitely could work. I'll tell you the same thing I told Rias. I won't play favorites with anyone. I will treat you like the wonderful person you are. Not a broodmare."
Kuroka didn't look mad at me for the confession of past love. Issari hadn't known that. She, however, sighed shaking her head at me. The cat just smiled, and she nuzzled my cheek purring up a storm.
"I didn't believe you about it. I will believe you now about her nya. You're wonderful and I'm with you forever. My Omnissiah. I get what you did there nya. I think I can one day commit there too. That you turned down a nymph tells me my choice to be with you is something I will never regret nya."
She purred more than ever and Issari mocked gagged. I snark at her.
"Your winning too you troglodyte. You got a very interested nymph. Just got to stop being short and then you will get your first waifu."
Issari got the tick mark on full power. Before she punched me into a wall screaming boost. I fly and slammed into a wall, and I see birds floating around my head. Kuroka slapped Issari with her tails and then ran to me and she sat on my right purring the new pain away. Issari snarled her rage.
"You bitch! I'm not short! I'm not sorry and you're still winning the game! You're at two now and I'm at very likely one! Fuck you!"
The birds disappeared and I noticed they were Aquillas. But I wobbly get up with Kuroka's help before I start moving towards the teleporter. Issari kept calling me names before getting hold of me from Kuroka and I sighed before saying.
"I'll text you later today. Or we can do a phone call. Thanks for helping me there."
Kuroka kissed my cheek and replied.
"I would like that Sexy. I want to hear about your reality. I want to know everything about it. And the other me."
I blushed from the kiss and replied.
"My reality didn't have you. But the one of you I do know of will make you a bit sad. This idiot here is a dude there."
The tic mark returned. But Kuroka's laughing makes the tic mark disappear. She just opened a portal to the house, and she wagged her tails in amusement. I noticed that she turned up the swing there. Kuroka waved at us, but she said in a clear moment of vulnerability for me.
"Be safe my mate. You might be that, but I only want you on this side nya."
I soften my face and say.
"I'll try for you. No promises."
Kuroka sent me a look, but she smiled and then the portal closed. Issari gagged.
"Just bang her you idiot."
I want to slap Issari. I growled at her.
"Try having the woman you loved utterly and were with for ten years. Who you were going to marry and spend forever with after connecting so well with them leave you because of unexpected news you brat. It's wrong of me to compare Kuroka or Rias to that person you moron. I just can't bang either and that decade of life is instantly gone. I hate that the decade that was the best time in my life is now the temple and picture of happiness I have. That it's also now nothing but regret. Don't be stupid because that's a discredit to you."
Issari grew silent after the rant. She looked ashamed of her snark.
"I'm sorry."
It was said so softly. I just keep leaning on her and as we move towards the teleporter I say.
"No, I am. You're trying to help me but I'm extremely private. You never knew that, and I just snapped. I miss that person so very much and I don't want her ghost or my stupidity to poison anything I have with Bad Cat or Rias. I'm sorry for snapping."
Issari smiled hearing the apology. As we moved towards the pad she frowned then asked.
"How old where you originally?"
I say in a bland voice.
"Older then you brat. But I'm using that as a whole way to keep me from making the same mistakes again here. I was very different Issari. I was kinda fat because of pneumonia twice in my childhood that destroyed my lungs. I want to live a better life then the one I had before. Fewer regrets. Why I want you and others to have that. But here I'm sixteen. Because I'm stuck here no matter what."
We hit the pad and entered the basement. I get ready to make the serum for her. The anvil is summoned and Koriel just looked at me with a single eye.
"It truly works. Like you said it would. I didn't doubt you but it's intriguing that this was something that the Emperor had."
I shrugged and eye Issari once again while leaning on the anvil.
"Are you sure. The pain is horrible. Everything will be on fire, and you will hate it and pass out probably. Are you beyond sure?"
Issari hits the anvil passing through it. She growled dragon there.
"Make it bitch and just save us time."
I just shrugged and then swing. The pain for me is not as bad as the first time. It's still bad but I let the syringe sit on the anvil and Issari takes it fast and said before injecting the gene.
"I'll be like you in every single way you prick. Just accept what you are."
The liquid was gone and Issari impressed me in an amazing way. She didn't scream. For five minutes. When she did start screaming it was lower than mine had been and she collapsed to the floor. I just sat there and hold my new immortal friend's hand which she broke twice. I winced but they both healed fast. Extremely fast. I don't like that. Issari screams loud and proud and that attracts Maéva's attention. The maid came running hearing the screams and when she turned from the staircase to us she gapes at us.
Issari kept screaming and Maéva moved to help her. I stop her by saying.
"Don't touch her. She's going to be ok in a bit."
Maéva watched the screams dying down ten minutes later. Issari was exhausted and passed out. Maéva looked between the two of us and her hazel eyes are worried. I just tell her.
"Please take her upstairs. Then I need you to come back here and do exactly what I say. I believe in you. Not as my maid or servant but as a possible friend."
Maéva was silent. Before she obeyed and levitated Issari up the stairs. I get up from the floor and move towards the hospital ward and waited at the door to it. When Maéva returns she was ready, and her backbone is impressive. Her eyes are steel, and she doesn't back down from her look at me. She said as I open the door.
"Your friend is resting in the old guest's room. Young master I will follow your orders loyally. Tell me what I must do."
As we entered the ward, which had been a master bedroom, she looked at all the medical machines in interest. I moved to the bed where I would torture myself. I get on it and then give the orders.
"Strap me down to this bed and don't let me up despite how much I beg. No matter how much I scream don't let me up under any circumstance. I want this done today. I will be doing three sessions at once on this bed and the process will take twelve hours. Deafen me if you must and don't worry about me dying here. Do you understand?"
Maéva looked horrified by the orders. She shakes and prepares to do something that is against those orders. I just lay down and a holo display activated and I prepare to force the issue while Maéva looked in alarm at the new thing. I say to her.
"I am weak Maéva. This will make me stronger. Strong enough to make people think twice before they attempt something. I will encourage your dreams and make my uncle never dismiss your ideas again. Please do this."
Maéva looked ready to say no. But my promise to show her I'm not Diodora hits. I move the display to her. She finally nodded and then she conjured ropes, and she strapped me down and then she asked me.
"When will it be done young master?"
I say while gesturing to the display on the screen with my head. There was a bar that was like a battery on empty.
"When this fills up. If Rias Gremory and or Akeno Himejima arrive looking for me don't let them see me till after."
Maéva nodded.
"As you say. When you're done I'll levitate you to your room. Please be safe young master."
I prepare for the pain. Maéva hit the button. Then the machine began its grim work. My nerves immediately went to being on fire. I screamed loud and clear. This continued for the next 11 hours 59 minutes and 59 seconds.
Every second was pure agony. Every nerve was broken and then remade. Maéva had deafened me after two minutes and her face was pure worry and fear. I screamed and screamed as my voice box broke then healed restarting the process. I didn't die. I did this cycle continuously and never begged to be let up. I don't know how long it was when Issari came running in. She saw my face and hers went bone white. Maéva was saying something to her that I couldn't hear. Issari replied back and she immediately closed the door behind her. I kept screaming.
It felt like an eternity of pain here. I broke and begged for Kate. For my parents here and in my original place. For my brother. For Kuroka and Rias. For my stupid rat cousin in Akeno. I even begged for Shirone to be here purring for me with Kuroka. I begged for the pain to end. Koriel just encouraged me by telling me that I was doing extremely well. Alex was horrified I was doing this to myself. Tsuda hugs me ghost like promising me she will hold her Omnissiah forever. I didn't beg for help from my god. He tells me he will dampen the pain should I choose to say yes. But I'm a stubborn asshole and will never do that. I'm being watched by more than just him. The Shinto watch me as one.
They are horrified by this while my patron explains what it does. I screamed more and more as the pain continued. Maéva looked at Issari who had looked at the door after an unknown amount of time. She ran to it and opened it slowly and barely. Before exiting without letting whoever it was entering or seeing me. The door closed as the pain continued. I want to die. It makes me respect the Tempestus Scions so much more. They were never glory boys. The men and women who did this. Yes so many were orphans who were forced into this, but they didn't break. I will honor them fully in my peerage and in whatever army I make to protect humanity. I will never let them who suffered this be forgotten.
I kept screaming and screaming. Maéva was sick looking yet didn't say or attempt to let me up. She said something that I lip read. Omnissiah. What did Issari do for her to say that! I'm not that! I kept screaming and screaming for my parents. For Kate. For my brother I failed. For my former best friend who betrayed me so horribly. I hated him for almost destroying my life. I hated him because he made me feel such horrid shame for everything I ever trusted him with. He ruined me almost for good. I hate him so much I'm tempted to give him to the torture fetish thing and let it make him scream. Fuck I'd give him to the Dark Eldar in pure joy if it means vengeance on him. I knew I really didn't mean that. But it hurts so much. Finally, something happened outside the bubble as the door exploded into pieces and then Rias and Akeno stormed in.
Issari was trying to stop them, and they froze seeing me screaming. Rias immediately moved towards the bed trying to help me, but Maéva stopped her. Casting rope that sends Rias to the floor. Akeno tried to move to help me, but Issari knocked my cousin unconscious while looking extremely uncomfortable doing that. She looked at me and I promise with my eyes that she would get anything she wanted for that.
Rias was screaming at Maéva something while Issari was trying to calm down Rias. It finally ends and I stopped screaming and dropped boneless onto the bed. I had been struggling to escape the ropes, but they were good. The room takes on noise after so long of only hearing my screams. Was it already 12 hours? I wonder that and Issari is saying to Rias.
"…. He's fine. He didn't want you to see this. Please don't worry Red."
Rias screamed her rage there and at Issari.
"He was in such pain! What was he doing! My hero and the man who I am beginning to love! Tell me what he was doing! Or I'll expose what you are to my sister! I said nothing because of him but your extremely dangerous!"
Maéva saw me trying to stop this. I was so weak, and I don't want Issari threatened by Rias. My maid stopped them.
"Ask him yourself my lady. It's over."
The ropes on Rias disappeared and she scrambled to me and put her hands on my face. I want to scream again from the new pressure on my nerves, but I don't. I whisper to Rias.
"Please don't threaten my friend. I just didn't want you or Keno to see this because of how bad it is."
Every word hurts. Rias was in righteous anger and oh god is it sexy. Alex unhelpfully says to me I won here. Redheads are equal to cat girls. Rias looked at me again and her face softened seeing the pain. The fact I'm trembling. She finally said after three minutes.
"What were you doing? Why would you do this to yourself? If it's for me. I….."
She's horrified thinking this was for her. I whisper to her.
"It helps with you. But it's not that. I was enhancing myself into a new type of human. Ria I did this for our world. Please don't hate me. I only want to protect people. I would do anything to protect them."
Rias just shakes her head. She looks ready to slap me. But instead, she kissed me fully on the lips. It hurts. But also feels like fireworks are going off all at once. I returned the kiss.
Rias breaks off the kiss and she looked into my red eyes with her green. She shakes her head in fondness.
"My Lord of Iron. My stupid Lord. You're too damn noble. From now on I will be with you in this. Any future things you do tell me. Don't hide this from me ever again. I want to be with a man who wants to be a hero for others. Like you are mine."
She lets go of my face and she looked at Issari with a hard look. Before she sighed and then took control here.
"Please help get him to a proper bed miss maid. You dragon girl. You're helping me carry my queen upstairs. I won't say anything about you to my sister even though I really should. He had faith in me. I will have that with you. But you ever attack me or my peerage again I will make you scream like he did."
Oh, fuck that's hot. I shiver there and then groan from the pain. Maéva immediately got me free of the ropes and the pressure of them being gone helped me relax. Maéva cast a spell and that lifted me and Akeno into the air. Issari says softly.
"I'll take that. You guys are cool. I like Akeno-chan and Kiba-kun. I just want to help my hero too. The man who saved me and made my life better in every way. He who is my prick best friend and he who encouraged me to be myself while also being better. He is the Omnissiah. I would do anything for him."
Rias softened her face more. Then hugged Issari shocking me and her. They stayed behind while Maéva floated us up the stairs towards the second floor. Akeno was mumbling something in her unconscious state and it's disturbing.
"Cute dragon come here. Akeno-sama is ready for your training to start."
I sweat drop there because Issari is in trouble. Maéva sweat dropped too. The maid does say to me as we exit the basement.
"I'm extremely happy young master you're not driven by the horny. But please don't do that again. I was so scared and worried about you. You remind me of my adoptive sister. She is a good person too. Just cant say no when pushed to do something. But she is the person I miss most out of my old life."
I want to know my maid better. I whisper my question to her.
"Who's your sister?"
Maéva smiled softly. Her hazel eyes became lost in memory. As we climbed up the stairs with Akeno still mumbling about how she would tame a dragon Maéva replied.
"Her name is Asia Argento. She is a holy maiden in the Catholic faith. She and I grew up together in the same orphanage. I was destined to become a nun with her. I miss her badly. She was lucky and got good gear. I got a worthless gear, and she went on to become a healer. I was put into the Exorcists because they thought it would be easier to control her. My comrades left me for dead after my first mission went wrong. I was near death when Geros found me and asked if I wanted to live. I said yes and he reincarnated me."
Oh shit. Oh shit! That's crazy! Asia has a connection that isn't Issei before canon! Fuck dude. But I'm suspicious now. Diodora likes holy maidens. He enjoys breaking them. Was this that? He watched Asia for a while before he moved. That's suspicious you don't leave new recruits for dead like that unless something went horribly wrong. Oh, that's fucked up if he orchestrated that. Geros might have suspected something like that. He's playing politics in the family if he's thinking that. I'll poke him later.
My door had been left open for Maéva to clean and she gently guided us into the bedroom and set me above the bed before gently lowering me down. It hurts but the sheets are soft. I watched as Akeno is moved to a couch in the room and she is set down. My cousin mumbles again how her dragon girl will appreciate her training and will be the best pet when she is done with her.
Maéva and I sweat dropping again. Akeno must be an ultra horn dog wanting to inflict wrath on her partner. I shiver there. Damn cousin this is why I'm not interested in crazy there. Issari is welcome to this. Don't stick your dick or anything else into crazy. Akeno settling into her dream of whatever that pit of sadistic fantasy is. Maéva inches away from Akeno and looked at me worried. I shake my head.
"Not into that. I like other things. Less…. That. I might be the only sane one in my family."
Alex tells me he wasn't into that either. He just wanted cat girls who would love him unconditionally. He does say our dad wasn't that way either or our mom. The worst they ever did was flirt via scientific terms. First off eww dude I didn't need to know that. Second off I like him a bit better. He nodded to me and said he likes me too now. Because I wasn't backing down on things he couldn't ever consider doing. He does ask if there were cat girls in the far future. I replied to him reluctantly that yes there were. But no pictures of them were ever published. He's disappointed but he won't complain. Maéva likes me more than ever. She smiles wide. Before eyeing Akeno who has a sadistic smile on full display now. She, however, ignores that and asked me.
"Would you like anything to help with the pain? Or food?"
I nodded yes to both. Maéva immediately goes to get food. I ask her to bring water too. She immediately nods and she exits the room. Rias comes in with Issari and it's weird because they now seem like the best of friends. Stupid idiot charisma. Rias pulled a chair over to my right side while Issari was completely focused on me over Akeno. Akeno mumbles out again from her couch.
"Good dragon girl. Akeno-sama is pleased with your performance. I will reward you."
We sweat dropped together. Issari looks horrifyingly interested there though. Rias whispers to me something that wasn't that thing thankfully.
"We settled that issue. I will stay tonight to help you. Your friend is safe. She told me that she is like you. I can't control who you hang with. I can't control you. All I ask is that you tell me why you do things from now on."
Issari sweats more hearing more of Akeno's dream rant. She begged me to protect her from that with her eyes, but I shake my head at her.
"There's your first waifu. Take it or leave it. Or wait for the other one. I do promise you a mechadendrites pack though for helping."
Issari fist pumping there. Rias looked curious there.
"What are mechadendrites?"
I began to explain to Rias what they are.
Rias was in wonder hearing what mechadendrites are. She listened as she fed me soup and Issari asked more questions about the packs. I answered in whispers as my voice is still hurting. Maéva is interested too in mechadendrites. Her eyes are stars imagining how fast she could get work done around the house with that many hands. Akeno is still snoring on the couch, and she continues her dream of taming Issari. Rias was fascinated by the idea of having more hands so she could read more manga. And use more weapons but the weeb shows fully there.
The soup was wonderful, and I complimented Maéva on it. She beams and says the soup was taught to her by a nun who showed her that when she was training in an exorcist school. Rias watched Maéva a tiny bit more, but she started building her own relationship with Maéva and I see the part of Rias people probably here didn't see. She's extremely good with people. She was naturally good at that. Issari was truly now best friends with Rias and vice versa. I want to call Kuroka, and I can't with Rias and Maéva here. Issari got the hint, and she led the two of them out with a promise to see her gear. Rias followed her new friend and Maéva followed along in pure curiosity. I feel my gene fixing the damage to my motor skills. I get my phone out and I slowly begin to call my very likely second wife.
I call and it rang for two minutes before she answered.
"Sexy is that you?"
I have started talking higher now that my voice box is recovering.
"It's me. I'm sorry for not getting back to you faster. I was busy with fun."
Kuroka snorted at that, but her voice took on a new hint. Love.
"I hope your safe nya. I don't want you gone ever."
I feel the beginning of it too.
"I'm as safe as I can be given everything. What are you doing right now? I'm just relaxing in my bed."
Kuroka heard the lie. She said to me.
"You're not nya. Relaxing. I am ready to come over there consequences be damn nya. I hear the pain and I want to purr that away. What did you do nya?"
I'm shivering hearing the promise of very bad pain if I lie to her again.
"I enhanced myself up to what's called a Tempestus Scion. I have faster reaction times and will help when I start adding more things to me. Please don't hurt me more."
Kuroka purred there.
"Good man nya. I nor the redhead will have to train you too much there. Now tell me what a Tempestus Scion is nya."
I began to explain to her while I now sweat less because I avoided getting hurt more. Hell, hath no fury like a woman scorned. I was telling her of the things the scions did and how there were other things above them in that place. Kuroka listened to the explanation, and she only asked questions when they came up. She was sad to hear they were orphans. That they underwent various things to fight monsters and were hated for being extremely good soldiers by the common rank and file. Especially given their dedication and willingness to give up things. She didn't like it that they were religious nut cases. But the little I told her made her understand it helped them against very bad things. She listened on and this continued helping my voice get stronger and stronger. I am grateful for this. I rambled on the call with her by describing a little of her base self. But Kuroka yawned cutely, and I let her go to feed her sin.
"Go sleep. It's been a tiring day for us. I'll bring you some food tomorrow after my lessons. I'm sorry for lying to you."
Kuroka purrs there hearing the genuine apology in my voice. She says to me while purring.
"Your forgiven nya. You don't have to lie to me Sexy. I'm here for you as is Chestnut nya. You don't have to hide things from us. We want to help you in any way possible nya. You might be this Omnissiah, but you don't have to isolate yourself from others. Trust us like how we trust you nya. You matter too. I love you nya."
I blushed there and I realized I was falling back into the way I had been before Kate. The way I was after her being gone. I'm ashamed of that. I want to say it back on instinct. But hesitate because Kate's face was on the other end for me. It's not right to Kuroka to imagine that. I don't say anything there and she understands.
"I have it too to a degree. The lost love nya. My king seduced me into the peerage. But he dropped the sweet man he was pretending to be fast nya. I miss the kind him who swept me off my feet. You had something different, but it haunts you so badly nya. I'm ok waiting. You aren't like him nya. Your partner gave up on something she probably regretted just as much as you do. Your too much of a noble man in an age that's lost that nya. I will have to with the redhead beat the hordes off you to keep you with me and her. I am content in knowing that you are the man that you are nya. You will say it back to us one day."
I feel tears fall down my cheeks because this was like having Kate back. Oh, how I miss her. How I miss what was our relationship. She called me noble too. Especially with how I wanted her to be happy more than myself. She never abused that. She did the same for me and it evened out. The people I tried to make that connection with after we departed were not Kate in any way. They abused that trait of me horribly. Why I grew more paranoid with trust amplifying what my ass friend did to me again. Kate had healed that. But us breaking up had reopened the wound and then dumped gasoline on it before setting it on fire. I hated that feeling of pain. Yet Kuroka was trying to heal it. As was Rias to a degree. And Issari along with Akeno. They were all trying for me.
I will never see my old world again. I will never hear my old life. This is my new one. It breaks there and the first piece of my world reforms. Kate would want me happy. I bury her more. Kuroka asked me after hearing nothing from me for five minutes.
"Are you ok Gregor?"
I don't use a lie to respond. I'm honest for the first time in a decade.
"I'm not. I'm not ok. I'm not the Omnissiah. I'm not a hero. I'm just an idiot that is stuck here with my worry for everyone who was not there for me. I worry I will damn our planet into the night. The howling void of a galaxy that is against us in everything. I am not the one who protects. I'm not a ruler yet I find myself facing that. I am a horrible person who has always failed and now I will fail this place. I am not ok."
Kuroka heard the pain blanketing the confession. The certainty I will fail. The fear I hold in my heart that I will doom us. I know fear utterly. She listens to me every step of the confession. But there is no judgment. None of the expected condemnation. Instead, she purrs for me. It helped me regain the control I lost there. I see something, however, that makes me freeze.
Akeno is awake. Looking at me with pity. Her purple eyes have tears in them. She hadn't said anything to me the entire time. Just waiting for me to finish my call. I prepare for this. I tell Kuroka.
"I'll see you tomorrow. I'm sorry for worrying you."
Kuroka heard the sound of worry in my voice, and she understood immediately I was worried for her. She finished the call by saying.
"Good night Gregor. I'll help you forever my mate. Thank you for letting me in."
The phone hung up and almost immediately Akeno flew across the room towards me, and she hugged me so desperately and tightly it hurt. She wept into my chest.
"You're not a failure Lex! You will never not be a hero! You're a hero to me. To Rias. To your friend! You are a real hero that should not doubt anymore! You are my cousin who has only stepped up to help us without any hesitation or reward wanted! You do it because you're the hero that will shake the world! I don't know what an Omnissiah is, but you will be that! Stop doubting yourself! Stop internalizing that lie that you are a failure! You are not that! Your what people should be! You are not alone anymore! You have us all and that mystery person who I couldn't hear but they believe in you! Believe in yourself you stupid man!"
She weeps into me, and I can't believe it. I am none of that. I am a weak person. I pat her back and she wept more. I am about to say something more when the Machine God spoke to me.
"A weak person would not worry about the species first and foremost. You didn't enslave the planet to you when you learned that you could make weapons that could conquer the planet within weeks if you wanted to. You didn't make the many ways you know of to brainwash people into loving you unconditionally. You are the champion humanity needs. You deny the truth even when evidence slaps you in the face. You and Alex are the same person. He was you. Like how you are him. Stop doubting yourself. My champion that is the Omnissiah. You collapsed multiple lines each time you denied evil. Each time you fought for good. Even when it hurts you more. Because of you two beings who would have been caught by hunters were saved. Because of you a worse Red Dragon Emperor was stopped when your friend didn't die. Because of you you made me. I love you like a father because I grow stronger every single time you reinforce my ideas by being a good person. Because of you the Shinto have now claimed two kills on people that helped him do the subway attacks. They are ready to give you more things. Yet don't because they know you don't want that. Kill doubt. Become this reality's Omnissiah truly. Accept them like how I do. Be happy for once. My wanted Champion."
Let the failure die. Like Cain eventually did. That's what is being said. I remember the pride I felt helping Issari make friends. The happiness that I felt when I killed that stray tormenting her. The sheer love on Akeno's face when I accepted her. The joy on Rias when I said yes. The admiration from Murayama by proving her right to defend me from Katase. The smile from Daphne towards me when I didn't kill her sister's boyfriend when I clearly should of. The fact I denied her sister's desperate attempt to save the idiot. The fact I will bring justice to the subway victims. They all now flood me telling me they will have something that they would have never gotten if not for me. They don't call me that title.
Tsuda holds me and whispers what she believes I am utterly.
"The Omnissiah, who is the one who, will save our world. Don't doubt it anymore. Believe in yourself my hero. My husband believes in you who got me justice. He doesn't know you yet but he will when you leave the shadows instantly. As will mine and his families. You are the hero we need. Believe us all like we do you."
I finally accepted this. I am the Omnissiah. Build the world I want. Stop being a coward and become what I am. Akeno stopped crying and looked up into my face with her eyes showing her belief in me utterly. I finally say.
"I will try to stop doubting myself. The flesh is weak."
Akeno beams hearing that. She hugged me harder and actually broke a rib or two there. I groan and she lets up before she shows she knows healing magic. It feels so good. Oh, Machine God I hate how good it feels. That's the scene the other three walk in on. Rias swept over to me and hugged me again. Because she and the others heard what Akeno had said to me. Issari heard more but she shakes her head at me. Maéva was silent. But she does finally say after studying me.
"You are very brave young master. Braver than I am. I don't know what your friend means about you being this Omnissiah, but you went to that bed without fear. I will also believe in you. Please make me one of those packs! Then I can watch my favorite soap operas more!"
The way she said that with stars in her eyes makes all of us snicker loudly together. But I promise her.
"I'll make you the things tomorrow after lessons. Which ones Maéva?"
That sent Maéva into a rant about how her favorite ones were Mexican soap operas. Issari checking the time departed after giving Rias her number. Akeno gets it too and she whispered softly into the pervert's ear and Issari blushed heavily getting fufufuing from Akeno. They departed together towards the front door while Rias snuggled into my chest. She asked me while Maéva was ranting about her favorite character finally getting her husband of dreams.
"Make me a pack too. You're never not going to be wonderful Gregor-kun. Grayfia said that she and Geros will be over by ten. I'm staying here with you here. No arguing. I despite how desperate I am to be free of him won't attempt anything. Just let me spoil you."
I shot back a little more bravely there than ever before.
"Only if you let me do that with you. I believe in equal everything."
Rias beams at me then she just let me relax into her and I build the first brick with her that isn't duty. She holds me and I finally pass out from my pain. Adrenaline is a horrible drug. The last thing I remember on the first actual day of my life in this universe of my choice. Was Rias kissing my cheek and calling me a noble hero.
I slept wonderfully. The dreams were of me being happy. There was Mars green. I had my home there and it was modest. I was making breakfast for my family and my kids were bouncing up and down. I can't see their faces. Or how many there are. Nor their moms. But I was happy and not miserable. The walls are cloudy too and I only recognized two things on it. My helm with the red eyes looking over us in soft protection and my axe. Cleaned and shining. My kids are happy, and they swarmed me hugging my legs and I don't want this to ever end. Their moms crowded me too and they hug my arms kissing my cheeks and even though I can't see their faces I am in love with them utterly. I see a figure off in the distance and it's a woman. She looked vaguely familiar, but I couldn't place her. She is looking at me with utter love and sorrow. I tried to focus on where she is standing which is in our living room and I can't make her out at all. I tried to move towards her, but my family just kept me in place. And it's then I hear a voice that snapped me awake.
I open my eyes to the one who ruined my dream. It's Rias gently poking me. She is in pajamas that are of course anime based and she looked apologetic. She was next to me on the bed under the crimson covers and she was saying to me.
"I'm sorry for waking you Gregor-kun. But it's nine thirty and I need to get up as do you. Grayfia will think something happened if she catches us. Please wake up."
I groaned and began to get up. I was still in my clothes, and I reek. The gene is a gift this time because I'm only slightly hurting still, and I must be a disgusting mess. Rias seemed to think something else because she kissed my cheek and that kicked me awake. She giggled at me and then got up from the bed. She quickly made her way to the bedroom door, and she looked over her shoulder at me and I hate how sexy and mysterious that smile she gave me was. Like when she and Issei saw each other for the first time. She glided off and I just watch that. Before remembering Grayfia and I freaked because she will skin me alive if I'm not ready!
I rushed to the shower and hurried to finish that. Brushing teeth and doing my hair to look like I'm pretty sure she expected of me. Then I dressed properly as I could with my current wardrobe before running down the stairs and I see Maéva who was in the kitchen making food for Rias who was regularly dressed now in the Kuoh uniform. I'm about to freak when I see the time and I breathe a sigh of relief seeing I have five minutes before ten. Rias giggled and Maéva just smiled softly at me before saying.
"Good morning young master. You made it here. They will be here soon."
Two pairs of footsteps are heard behind me, and I turned to see Grayfia and Geros in their uniforms. Geros looked me up and down before he tilted his head in a way that said this was acceptable. Grayfia however is her hard ass self and frowned slightly. Oh no. Please don't make this day bad already. However, the disappointment was not with me but with Rias.
"You left evidence Rias. I can see a hint of lipstick on his cheek. I will not have you make a scandal before he is even ready to enter the underworld. You are still in contract to him and will act appropriately for a noble lady."
Rias's face fell, and I want to say something to defend her, but Geros spoke up.
"They did nothing. I can tell. You're right Lady Lucifuge in your statement and we will have to correct that. Heir Astaroth, please restrain yourself with her till you have broken the contract."
I bowed my head and I speak up for Rias.
"She did nothing improper sir, madam. I did something yesterday and after hard training she only fed me soup and a single chaste kiss on my cheek. I will stop her from doing anything else till it's proper."
Rias looked at me taking the blame for her and she was silent. Grayfia looked me up and down before spotting something.
"You are telling the truth it seems. Your legs are slightly wobbly as are your arms indicating training. I will let it slide. But should it repeat, I will make you feel my presence on full blast for thirty minutes and I will keep you from fainting. Am I clear Heir Astaroth."
I shake more but nodded immediately and profusely.
"Yes Lady Lucifuge !"
Grayfia then gestured to me to follow her and Geros. I do so and she escorted us to a small office that was on the second floor. She opened the door and then sat me in front of a desk where she stood while Geros stood to her right. Grayfia then opened a pocket spell and pulled out a massive book that I read the title of.
The Seventy-Two Pillars.
I gulped by how massive the book was. But steel myself immediately. Grayfia opened the book to the first page and then using a second spell made diagrams appear behind her head. Before she started the lessons.
"We will start with the Pillars and what each do and control. This lesson will be the basis of your education. So do not forget anything. You may take notes and i with Geros will be cramming into you in a few weeks what should have been taught to you by your father in a decade. Now we will begin with House Lucifer."
I was given paper and a pencil by Geros, and the torture started.
The lesson lasted six hours with a fifteen-minute break for lunch. I followed along and never became bored. Grayfia and Geros are amazing teachers. I learned things that built upon my understanding of the Pillars and then solidified them further. The Phenex actually battled out their dominance of the health care system with the Sitri. Despite that the pillars were friendly rivals. I learned that the Astaroth's were actually big in the growing technology field mainly because of my dad. Our rivals were the Uvalls and that started because they had tried muscling in on our first field. That was in wine making. Astaroth wine was legendary in the underworld and was where our wealth originated from. We guarded that legacy bitterly and that was why the Uvalls were GKF and not NKF. Despite the fact that their heir desperately wanted to join the NKF because he had fallen in love with a reincarnated woman who pushed him to change and fight for her rights. Lord Uvalls however hated my grandfather because my grandfather had made him kiss ass to my dad in order to get his son a set. That had made the rivalry worse.
I learned that the Gremory were in charge of the clothing industry, and they were also where the first signs of the industrial revolution were taking place in the underworld. The Gremory were slowly for human standards moving towards the dismantling of guilds that had long existed. It, however, was extremely fast for devils. I noticed immediately that devils are extremely long-term thinkers. But they are also extremely conservative. That's apparent in Grayfia who dismissed the idea that of the guilds going away and her former conservative nature in the OSF became clear here because she said the new ideas will fail. Sirzches was the extremely liberal one. Grayfia the conservative who made the liberal ideas of her husband accepted by toning them down significantly. Sirzches probably didn't like that but with how the NKF was the minority faction that's probably how they got things done.
The fact devil society was still at preindustrial revolution thinking yet had computers and more was both jarring and funny. Like having a laser musket. They were being held back because of their extremely conservative nature of them and because of the lack of numbers from the Great War. Why their society was so behind. Koriel is amused but I'm horrified by how bad the people of the underworld commoner and reincarnated have it. They have next to no political rights or protections. There are little to any protections for them against the nobility. No way to improve efficiency by suggesting things. The Gremory are racing ahead of everyone else because they were so close to the most stable entrance to the top that ideas were slowly for humans but rapidly for the pillar spreading in their territory. No wonder Sirzches is that liberal. My dad supports him unconditionally and is just as liberal. For a very weird reason.
My dad was friends with many of the founders of the United States. He and Benjamin Franklin had been extremely close according to Geros. Sirzches may be the great king, but Ajuka had made many of the systems devils used. Devils had wanted to distance themselves completely from the OSF and that is why the Satans were elected by votes. In a system that was antiquated to the extreme they have voting for the Satans and for the new devil parliament that is still considered a radical idea. The catch was of course only the pillars could vote. Giving the commoners and reincarnated voting was an idea of political suicide. Why the GKF held a strong majority. A huge part of the reason the NKF was able to do anything at all besides Grayfia was multiple and one was because my dad had saved the species so utterly that he became the glue that held the NKF together. Why his absence at the beginning of the year had started to make the less dedicated members of the bloc start raising their voices in small grumbling.
I learned more and more about him and the other heads. Grayfia was not holding back punches because she told me to my face which ones will hate me the most openly. The Baels, the Uvalls, the Zepar the Sallos and finally the Naberius. They all will hate me because of my heritage or because of my family openly. The others will give me a chance, but they will judge me deeply. I am, however, ready for them and I have several ideas that will be extremely radical for House Astaroth but will see our position strengthened. I will double our push into the technology field and make us even more indispensable. I will show how we can double our production of wine with modern farming techniques and machines. And finally, I'll kick start the industrial revolution forward by trying out new ideas for our subjects. Make them look more appealing and form another tie to the Gremory.
I also learned that the Astaroths have vassal houses. That if I do get a peerage, I will probably have to include one or two pieces from them. As a reward for loyalty. Stupid because that's nepotism but makes horrible sense for a feudal society. Koriel just says I can beat the fuck out of any noble son or daughter that gets put into the peerage. Make them see that I am absolutely the boss and that I will not be kind to them should they step out of line.
I'm also told by Grayfia the full law that requires me to have three brides at minimum and the benefits for each extra one. I don't like that still and Grayfia softens her voice there saying that she understands. She was lucky enough to have married Sirzches before the law and because the Satans are elected they missed out on having it apply to them. Why my dad only had my mom. Why Serafall was a very weird person with her split personality which is actually there to shake off people interested in her and not a true split. Then there was Fabium who was just a silly bald man who slept nearly all the time and was when he was awake a very dangerous animal that made another reason that was helping the NKF.
He was extremely dangerous. I saw the hints that Grayfia and Geros left for me. Fabium ran the wet works. His sleeping habits made everyone assume that he was the most useless of the Satans. But he wasn't. His peerage is in many ways the secret police. They ran it through the anonymity and the often-hard dismissed nature of Fabium making them the NKF secret weapon. Fabium slept feeding his sin while still helping. That's funny and horrifying. Note never piss off Fabium.
When the lesson ends, I have a very good grasp of the Pillars. This will be reinforced next week. Grayfia was impressed by the fact that I followed along and didn't complain despite how alien the devils are to me. Geros said that his lessons will be in house and etiquette. He will beat that into me if need be. When I am let go Grayfia tells me that she will run quizzes on the lessons on Tuesday and I must pass at perfect levels. Or there will be punishment. I nodded quickly but I actually enjoyed this immensely. I liked learning. Just had shit teachers in my early formative years and then when I got to college, I was brown beaten into stupid thinking by very bad teachers and that left me extremely dissatisfied with structured teaching. I learned more about the world in my decade after my failed years of college then I did in college. Because I got to choose what I wanted to learn and when I found something incredibly interesting, I fell down the rabbit hole and pursued knowledge there like a starving man. Here with Grayfia I didn't hate the structure. She knew her subject well and she made the experience fun.
Grayfia did comment on that before she left.
"My son could learn a thing or two from you Gregor. He complains often when he has to spend time learning this or when he has to learn from his grandmother. Perhaps I should introduce him to you, and he can see that education can be fun too."
I picture Milicas with ten chainswords chasing his mom around while screaming that he is free from the boredom. That makes me snicker and Grayfia raised an eyebrow there. I immediately stopped and that makes Grayfia remain unimpressed. But she does smile slightly for a second. She reminds me that I will be quizzed next week. Before she excused herself and opens a portal which she and Geros enter before it closes.
I let out my breath after they are gone, and I then go to find Maéva and or see if Rias is still here. Maéva was busy cleaning the sheets from my bedroom with the new washing machine and she was humming something. It sounds like a church hymn. I patiently wait till she is paying attention and I made sure I wouldn't spook her. Maéva does eventually turned towards me and she upon seeing me bowed her head.
"Young master."
I smile and offer immediately.
"Would you like your extra hands now Maéva? And where is Lady Rias?"
Maéva brightened immensely with the hands. She nodded furiously and replied.
"Lady Rias went home at about the same time as you started lessons young master. Please may I have them"
I immediately summoned the anvil and Maéva immediately focused on it. I then swing and the light happens. Maéva shields her eyes and after it's gone, I hold up the MIU. She is confused. I put the MIU in my pocket and then make the pack. The light happened again, and I picked the pack up. Maéva looked at it and to her it's just a regular backpack. I explain as I set the pack on the washer.
"The first thing I made is called a Mind Impulse Unit. Or MIU. It will be the nerve connection that will allow you to control the extra hands. You will eventually have it be like the hands are real. A tip for it be ready to feel weird for a few minutes. Now please turn around."
The maid does and I attach the MIU to the base of the spine at the neck and she eeps at the device burrowing there. Before I help her get the pack on. She then extended her hand on instinct and one of the arms moved. She blinked. Then moved another hand. Maéva kept playing with the hands and I chuckled seeing the child like wonder on her face. I mean having multiple hands is nice and I will use them for when I have paperwork.
Maéva played with the hands, and she immediately went to work getting the laundry done. She's really good at learning the pace and I'm wondering if she was like Rias. Overlooked because of her gear by both the church and possibly to an extent by Geros. I am curious about Asia too. I don't want her to lose praying to Big G. With Issari not going to be a devil then Asia loses the hope there. I have no idea how evil or not evil Raynare is and given how Grigori seems to be shit I'm betting evil.
Maéva was quickly getting things done. She is actually getting things done so fast she looked extremely pleased. The laundry was finished in ten minutes. My maid was wearing such a massive grin that she was babbling to me.
"Oh, young master this is wonderful! This could save so much time with duties for us! These you called them mechadendrites. These could revolutionize the way we work! May I please have permission to show Geros? He is incredibly open minded, and this would make him happy!"
Maeve's enthusiasm is infectious. I smiled broadly and nodded. Accepting Tsuda calling me Omnissiah because this could help people as much as do war. I then smirked. This could be my way to power. My first strike.
"Of course. Maéva I'm human first devil second. You are welcome to show this off to Geros and to others in your peerage. I approve of innovation, and I will make more things that are more efficient and effective for you. In my house Astaroth we will embrace new ideas tell Geros and the others that too."
The smile and eagerness in my maid there was incredible. She was so happy that she just danced because to her I must be the best lord yet. She was so happy that I tell her.
"I will change the world Maéva. Reincarnated and others will have a champion in me. I swear this in Iron and Blood."
My maid believes in me utterly now. Like how I will start believing in myself.