I do now own DxD or RWBY
-xXx-
Have you ever felt useless? Well then remember how useless it was for Jeanne and Lint to guard the door of the meeting between the Natives of Remnant.
Like, who the hell needs protection when the ones inside are vastly more capable than her? Even Zwei!
The meeting is already done as a majority of the participants have already gone their separate ways sans Zwei, but Jaune and Raphael are still inside the meeting room.
"What do you think they are talking about?" Lint suddenly asked.
"Reminising about the past?" Jeanne offered her thoughts.
"...do you think Raphael trained Jaune before, like how Strada was his professor?"
"I am not sure…" Jeanne shuffles in place.
That is until a huge laughter echoed from the room
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
"That was definitely Raphael."
"No kidding…" Jeanne sighed in relief just as Jaune and Raphael the Archangel exit the room.
"Tell me! How many kids did you guys have?!" Raphael asked excitedly.
"That is complicated, Grandpa." Jaune sighed… as both Jeanne and Lint had goosebumps when the boy called the Angel of Death Grandpa.
"GRANDPA!" Jeanne had stars in her eyes while Lint looked nervous.
Both men winced, "Well… he is my grandfather-in-law." Jaune explained as the light in Jeanne's eye dashed while Lint now looked more nervous.
Then Jeanne felt a pat on her head, and when she looked up she saw a grandfatherly smile from Raphael, "It is okay dear… You can consider me as your Uncle Granpa, instead?!"
"Wha?" Jeanne looked confused as Nicholas chuckled, "You see… I am best friends with your grandfather, and your father is named after me."
Jeanne even looked more confused until Jaune explained, "Jeanne… I told Nicholas here that you are an Arc even though you are born here." Jaune smiled softly, "Nicholas is a family friend and is Dad's honorary uncle…"
"As such! You are my niece!" Nicholas suddenly hugged Jeanne and lifted her while turning!
Jeanne had a massive blush, not knowing that an Angel so revered by the church was now showing much affection.
"Stop it. Stop it!"
Raphael soon stopped, then as soon Jeanne was back on the ground, he summoned a dimension pocket and pulled out a pot. He opened the lid as soon delicious smell of deer stew permeated the area, "Do not be like that! Do you have any idea how much I miss spoiling someone? NOW I CAN SPOIL JULIUS' GRANDKIDS!"
Raphael was at an all-time high as he started to pull more food out of his pocket… before snapping as a picnic mat was summoned for them.
And this is where they are now… an Archangel and three monster hunters sitting on a mat in the middle of the Vatican's garden. Nicholas continued to fill the stuffed plate of Jeanne as she had some sauce stuck on her cheeks with some bread crumbs.
"This is a recipe of Atlas…" Nicholas placed a whole fish on Jeanne's plate, "We used vodka as the base of the saw before using —"
While Jaune looked amused and ate authentic Valean bread with much joy, Lint looked more nervous as she slowly ate food recipes from another world.
It didn't take long before the white-haired angel noticed how she felt, "Hmmmm… I am not so sure what you are thinking right now, Miss Sellzen, but please rest assured that you shouldn't be nervous around me."
Lint then looked at her boyfriend before looking back at Raphael, "I am not so sure what you mean, Sir?"
"Very well." Raphael nodded like he knew something, "Just know dear that even though I am an angel and pretty much killed the 'forbidden' offspring of the Fallen," he sighed very tiredly, "when I received my memories and lost my Father, I realized that love shouldn't be restricted nor should it be absolute." Raphael then gained tired eyes, "I wished my little Willow had the power to know that she can love anyone, and not be bound to my wishes… for love is fleeting; be it the emotion itself, or the one you love will leave you." The angel's voice cracked slightly in regret and grief, experiencing the sadness of both lives as Nicholas Schnee and Raphael the Angel.
Lint slowly looked at Jaune as the blonde smiled at her awkwardly, which funnily enough made her heart throb… "So the nun thing and me dating your grandson-in-law."
"Well, technically since Father is dead, all priests and nuns are widows…" Raphael voiced out the dark reality of the Holy Vows, "adding that Jaune already died in Remnant so he already 'parted' with my little Weiss" Raphael then suddenly gained a hardened look in his eyes as Lint flinched, "But as his honor-unclegrandpa? You are still under scrutiny."
"Ahem…" Jaune butt in, "I have you know, Grandpa that Lint here has my full trust."
"So did Jaques have Willow's and my full trust…" Nicholas Schnee's butt back which made Jaune wince at that point. "Look where that went."
"Sir…" Lint then looked hard as she looked firmly at Raphael, "I love Jaune with all of my heart… for a long time now; which is why I am not mad at you for looking out for his well-being. In fact, it is sweet, that is why I ask you to place your trust in me just once so that I can prove, I love Jaune…" Lint finished which brought a very small smile to Raphael's face… before something fell on Jaune!
"ME TOO!"
"XENOVIA!" the bluenette literally dropped on Jaune as she hugged him from behind, "I have no idea who you are eating with an Archangel, but it sounds like he is proving Lint's worth! And I will prove mine too!"
Raphael suddenly gave a deep laugh at the rather bombastic girl, "Tell me, dear, would you duel me just to prove it?" the angel said jokingly, "Arcs had a very old tradition of doing so…"
But before Jaune could say that it was a rather forgotten one, Raphael snapped into action and conjured a Light Sword from his angel powers and blocked Durandal!
BANG!
"Xenovia calm down!" Griselda suddenly popped out of nowhere as she sweated bullets.
"I am just joking dear!" Raphael also adds while too sweating in nervous bullets, "I never knew you would take it literally!"
Jaune, Jeanne, and Lint tried to push the bluenette down as she steamed in determination and excitement, "To spar with the second strongest in the universe and to prove my love at the same time?! LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
-xXx-
"Granpa, Watts… why the hell do I need to be here?" Jaune asked annoyed in a rather formal suit as he followed the two powerful beings with Adam in Hell.
"Honestly, I wish you were not here." Nicholas said in a tired voice, "But Michael, Azazel, and Sirzechs insisted on bringing you two into this ceremony event."
"Then why are Jeanne, Lint, Sieg, Xenovia, and Irina here too?"
"They are there to formally guard Michael…"
"Then why is Jaune here with us?" Adam voiced his mind, "In fact, shouldn't I be with Yasaka-sama to guard her too?"
"Well…" Watts said slowly, "To explain things to you and give context, today's event is The Young Devil's Gathering, where the Underworld will announce and question the latest generation of their aspirations; this includes showing off to all factions the potential and power of the next generation."
"With this, the Three Factions thought to kill three birds with one stone; gain the alliance with the Aesir and showcase our strength to Odin himself that we will be great allies. It also helps that Odin has a soft spot for learning and excited kids."
"Doesn't explain why we are not in our post."
"Angel of Justice and Death, God's Lightning and Gun, Bane of St. Longinus, and Japan's Sharpest Samurai; have them walk together is basically already a tremendous power move."
"...and either to scare Odin or entice him more." Adam sighed, "Why not bring Port in… he is clearly famous… or infamous."
"We wanted to, but he is not famous enough but too infamous to be in hell; the old and young devils will see him as a nuke waiting to go off. Unlike Raph and I, we have political stakes, so they know we won't blow up."
"Oh…boy," Jaune said as they finally arrived at the stage, walking calmly but with immense power beside three powerful beings. On the stage were the other leaders of the Three Factions, and an old man wearing an eye patch.
It didn't take long before murmurs from the audience burst, but he didn't pay attention to them, only to the god who truly matters. Jaune Arc shook hands with Odin himself as the god shook hands with Raphael and Barakiel.
"Bane of St. Longinus; I heard much about you," Odin said.
"Of good things, I hope." Jaune casually said back before letting go and giving Adam space for his own handshake.
"Truly, today's youth is full of wonders…" Odin openly said as he beamed at the sight of Adam and Jaune, "But Sirzechs, where is Hell's Representative?"
"What do you mean, Sir?"
"I know what you are doing…" Odin saw the intention immediately, "I now fully respect the power of Heaven, Grigoril, and Japan. But I have yet to see Hell's power."
Sirzechs seems to be offended by that but he never showed, even though Jaune can see it… It was a good thing the Crimson Devil remained professional. "That is why I present to you The Young Devil's Gathering."
The young devils immediately perked up and showed their individual confidence, Jaune himself immediately saw who were just peacocks with big feathers, and devils with real power…
"Sigh… and here I was hoping to meet her." Odin sighed, "Very well… let's begin the ceremony."
"But first Odin-sama, let's speak about some things." Raphael immediately guided Odin to a separate room with the other leaders following suit. Barakiel then looked at Jaune and Adam, "Go mingle with the devils here. I know what Odin said is somewhat justified… try to defuse the tension these youngsters have."
"Heal their wounded egos?"
"C'mon now, I know there are many among them who actually deserve praise… they are still too young." Barakiel finished as he looked at his own daughter… before following Raphael.
Before Jaune can even leave the stage, he is suddenly pulled into some warm pillows.
"Hello Jaune~"
"Yasaka-sama!" Adam yelled
Jaune felt hot flesh once again on his cheeks before looking up, and saw the half-lid eyes of Yasaka, "Yasaka-sama."
"Please… call me Yasaka." The fox-MILF said, "Young Kanou misses you too you know, but she cannot come."
"...yes," Jaune said awkwardly and rested in the tits of the MILF. As much as he wanted to pull in his MILF Slayer moves, he knows he will be crucified if he did it to a leader in front of the very devil.
"My, my~" Yasaka can see his predicament, "Let's talk later~ There are some…. Important things I want to propose to you." Yasaka winked before kissing Jaune's cheek.
Jaune stared at the retreating fox-MILF with a sway of her hips and the hardening of his pants; while his lower head was excited, his upper one his already thinking of the consequences of such actions, politically.
"You are in one heck of a ride, Jaune," Adam commented, not bothered that his boss was prowling for his brother. But when he looked back at the audience, he just felt more concerned.
Jaune soon understands his feelings when he sees the crowd and sees almost all men of all ages look at him with pure envy.
"Geez… Devils are really creatures of sin… you can actually feel the weight of envy." Adam muttered.
But Jaune somehow had a look of interest, while… There was Issei giving a big thumbs-up"
-xXx-
"Ara~Ara~ So is there something between you and Yasaka-sama?" Akeno asked teasingly as the Gremory and Sitri peerage greeted Jaune and Adam.
"Well… I am not so sure." Jaune shrugged, "Don't want to assume. Especially since she is a prominent leader."
"Right."
"Anyhow…" Jaune looked at both Rias and Sona, "I have spoken to your siblings about a certain favor, and apparently Michael and Azazel also encouraged it for different reasons."
Both Devil Princesses looked confused, "What favor?"
"Well… to put it simply. Sirzechs and Serafall are both impressed at the sudden improvement of Issei here with his dragon abilities; both of them asked me to once again train Issei for your tournament with Saji in tow."
"Eh?!" Saji looked scared.
"Michael gave a huge thumbs up for the idea, and Azazel proposed that I train them at Tanin-sama's territory."
"Well… considering you made my Issei into an even match of Vali Lucifer, I would gladly accept."
"I too accept… what is Azazel's reason for approving the training of both young dragons?"
"Apparently, wants to observe the repair of my spear, and maybe get more attuned to dragon energy too."
"A spear?"
"I had a spear, the sister weapon of Ascalon Blade." Jaune explained as he gestured to Issei, "Got broken by the True Longinus…"
At the mention of the True Longinus, Rias perked up as she just remembered something, before saying, "Before I forget, there are two people I want you to meet. Firstly." Rias gently pushed the small blonde girl towards the bigger blonde, "This is Gasper. My Bishop."
"Hi," the Bishop squicked.
"Hello, I am Jaune Arc." Jaune offered his hand, which the smaller blonde shied away from, "Hmmm you must be the Cross-dress Blonde Vampire with Time Abilities.
"...yes Sir."
Jaune looked up and down, before nodding, "You are good at crossdressing and being blonde. You have my approval! Just don't suck my blood and use your time abilities on me."
"YES SIR!"
"...and I want you to meet my cousin, Sairoarg," Rias said as a huge man suddenly went in front of Jaune before offering a hand.
"Sairaorg Bael. It is absolutely an honor to meet you."
"Nice to meet you." Jaune took the hand for the shake and immediately felt something very familiar.
Jaune held his hand firmly, before squeezing just a bit harder; and he saw the small flash.
Sairaorg chuckled as his eyes held a light of amusement, before squeezing harder too. Soon, Jaune's aura began to shine under pressure.
Adam saw what was happening and immediately connected the dots, as Jaune tried to remember who this man was.
Those eyes are not familiar, but how they shine is. That smirk is not condescending but has a sense of friendly competition. It didn't help that the callouses in Sairaorg's hands were very rough.
Unless…
"You are a Bael?"
"Correct."
"Hmmm… how is your mother?" Jaune asked in complete sincerity. But apparently, Sairaorg took it the wrong way as Jaune's hand began to shine brighter. Jaune winced not by the pain, but the fuck up he made, so with unbelievable strength, he pulled Sairaorg close to him so that he can whisper in his ear.
"I can help your mother. I am a friend, and so is the samurai. We will speak later…" Jaune said in Mistral Slang…
"So it is really you… General Jaune Arc." Sairaorg replied with disbelief in the same slang, "Can you really help her?"
"Have your mother told you about my semblance?"
"No… only that you are one of the many people who proved that the weak can be the strongest with hard work and intelligence; that I should look up to you."
Jaune slowly stepped away from Sairaorg, the other devils around were confused and couldn't translate the language they spoke.
The huge teenager gave a simple bow of his head, "It is an honor. General"
Rias and Sona looked amazed at the strongest youth's respect for their fellow teenager, as the back of their mind thought in excitement on how strong their pawns would get under Jaune's wing.
"This is not the time… But I promise we will work on it." Jaune smiled softly,
"Of course, when you are available and ready." Sairaorg smiled brightly like a child, which made his peerage unnerved, as a 7-piece pawn stared at Jaune Arc.
"My, my." Suddenly a voice called from behind, "Rias… why don't you introduce me to the gentleman here."
Jaune immediately detected the well-hidden malice underneath that charming voice, and from that uncomfortable look from Rias, he could say that this man would be a handful.
…but when he turned around to face the man.
Jaune's heart rate spiked hard when he saw that bastard.
Slowly, the cutlery and very metal jewelry in the ballroom started to rattle. Static ground against the skin of every guest.
Everyone felt it. Not the static, not the rattling of metal. But Ki. Pure unadulterated Ki energy spiked at unprecedented levels.
But all of that vanished immediately, as Jaune Arc blinked colorless for a moment.
"Diodora… how the hell are you even here?"
"I am a nobleman, Arc."
"Truly… a nobleman," Jaune nodded at the devil, before looking around, "What does it mean to be a nobleman if said nobleman kidnaps women and rapes them?"
Immediately tension gathered in the ballroom, as every devil heard Jaune's words.
"Hehehehehe… do you have evidence, Arc?"
"We do." Jaune merely said which brought ice down the spine of every devil. The blonde felt the tension but chose to ignore it, "But why will an innocent man ask for evidence?"
Jaune took the moment and found every devil looking at him, but he didn't find anger, nor curiosity, but fear.
"It seems that I haven't overstepped yet considering that I am a mere mortal." Jaune smirked, "Though I do not know why, I will take it as permission to talk freely to the Astaroth Heir; You looked pretty fucked up the last time I saw you in Vatican grounds."
Diodora frowned, "It is thanks to my dear Asia here." the devil suddenly brought Asia into the picture, and she breathed in shock.
"Of course, Twilight Healing can do that." Jaune nodded, "Amazing how it can heal a devil from the Sacrament of Baptism; although not a complete one, the prayer I blessed you, a noble heir with, is enough to declare war."
Jaune then turned around like he owned a staged and casually spoke loudly, "I wonder why the Satans didn't declare war when a noble devil was found in enemy territory and was baptized… from a certain perspective, it looks like we tortured you. But without any repercussions, it looks like you simply entered our grounds."
Jaune Arc looked at a healthy-looking Diodora who in turn was looking at him with malice, "We know your reputation… Justice will be served."
"Hehehehehe… and what is your goal for publicly humiliating me, Jaune Arc."
"You wanted to talk to the brother of a girl you wanted to enslave." Jaune scoffed, "Incredibly foolish of you to think you will not get bitten."
From that, the devils around began to murmur. Some agreed others winced on behalf of Diodora, and the rest began to chuckle.
With that, Diodora merely turned around and left, showered in the geers of devils.
Jaune for his part, sighed in relief. It was damn lucky that Jeanne is with Michael right now, so she didn't have to witness this confrontation. Then again he wonders why he was not called out.
"For two reasons, Arc-kun." Sona said, it seems he voiced his thoughts, "It is already an open secret that there were High-Class Devils who treat their peerage as literal slaves, and Diodora has the reputation of… dominating his peerage to absolute submission." Sona finished with a shiver and much distaste.
"And secondly," Sona now looked saddened, "when he returned after what you have done to him, the entire devil society called for war at a heart-beat, until Satan Beelzebub told us of the accusation of his brother kidnapping and raping Holy Nuns. That call for war died down instantly considering that all of the reincarnated devils were angst at that fact and the nobility was disgusted at the act."
Sairaorg sighed, "Indeed, these acts are that of the Old Satan Tradition, so all of the Houses of the New Government heavily frowns at the old traditions, the only reason why he is walking free… is that it was merely an accusation."
"So innocent until proven guilty?"
"Sort of." Rias added, "Even though that is the law, think of the hidden meaning of this. The Brother of Diodora, who is also a Satan, announces the accusation in order to prevent war. There has to be some truth in it, and every devil is thinking of it."
"And hopefully, with Strada's evidence, he will go to jail." Jaune finally breathes in calmness…
The three devil heirs didn't say anything as Jaune finally relaxed. Here murmurs of the other devils.
"So that is the Bane of St. Longinus."
"I never felt Ki like that before."
"The man who dueled Kokabiel and the True Longinus, Diodora is a fool to challenge a man of that strength."
All three heirs feel relieved that they are in the good graces of Jaune Arc, especially in a society where strength matters…
…and that they also felt the wrath of other people too.
Sairaorg will never forget when he saw six ghostly and hazy silhouettes of various greens, magenta, pink, and red appear beside him… before they disappeared completely.
It didn't help that these ghosts looked at him first, before somehow acknowledging him and disappearing.
Truly, his mother said right about aura and semblance: Oftentimes confusing and mysterious.
-xXx-
BAM! BAM! BAM!
"Saji, hands up!"
The ashe blonde devil followed and blocked heavy hooks from both sides
"Issei, there is an opening on his chin."
Issei twisted his body to maximize torque and slammed his fist into Saji's chin!
Saji was stunned for a moment before he lunged forward and tackled Issei to the ground!
"Hey! That is not boxing!" Issei yelled as Saji beat him there.
"Legal move! This is a fight! Not a boxing match, Issei!" Jaune said as he sat on a rock. He was not even bothered when Saji grabbed a rock and smashed it into Issei's head.
But he thinks it is good now, "Enough! Break it you two!"
Immediately the boys separated and stood straight like nothing happened. Jaune observed both of them and found that they were very hagarded and had many cuts and bruises; Saji was practically blue while Issei had blood flowing from his head.
"So, who won?" the Blonde asked.
"" I did!"" both dragons yelled at the same time, before glaring at one another.
"Wrong!" Jaune yelled, "You both lost!"
Both dragons looked confused before Jaune explained, "It took you 5 hours before one of you before to play dirty! Look around you!"
Jaune showed their arena and found multiple rocks around, sticks, loose sand and dirt, and even some disregarded and old weapons.
"Saji! What did I lecture to both of you before the fight?!"
"You everything to your arsenal." Saji recited, "Being a Wizard, Power, Technique, or Support type is a barrier and bullshit because, in a real war, you need to be all to survive."
"Correct, but apparently you are not using everything."
"But you didn't let us use our Sacred Gears!" Issei wailed
"Because I want you to develop in other areas." Jaune lectured, "Issei, you are currently honing all of the Four Types with your Sacred Gear, but I want you to develop skills without the Boosted Gear."
The dragons nodded… sighed in discouragement considering how much they had to learn.
"However, there is one thing I am happy that you two immediately cultivated." Jaune smiled at the wounded boys, "You two are competitive."
"Really?"
"Yup! That is important in order to grow considering that you two are not waging war, you need another driver for you to push you to the edge; a rival."
Both dragons looked at one another, before grinning.
"YEAH! ONE DAY, I WILL MAKE SONA'S DREAM COME TRUE THEN I WILL IMPREG–'
Andddddd Jaune blocked out their conversation and dick-measuring contest. While crude, this kind of rivaling and aggression is sorely needed for their real training.
And it didn't take long before a huge magenta dragon landed beside him.
"I never knew that these drakes were this riled up."
"Proper motivation and mindset; With both their genes as humans, devils, and dragons, with the right guidance and patience, they both can conquer the world."
Tannin thought for a moment and never realized the potential of these two drakes. Human tenacity, Devil desire, and Dragon power?
"But there are still rough."
"That is why you are here."
"True."
Later, the bickering dragons were screaming in fear as Tannin carried them at great speeds that broke the sound barrier ten-fold.
-xXx-
Jaune drank a nice cup of coffee as he watched Issei and Saji hike the mountain again, making it their 134th lap.
"How is this going to help us?!"
"Kid, I crossed three continents for 2 years!" Jaune yelled, "Endurance and strength in your legs will do wonders in live combat! Besides, I hooked up with a lot of MILFs and girls with daddy issues because of my ass."
While Jaune technically lied at the last bit…. Sort of, it worked magic as the two drakes marched harder on the mountain until it turned to a race again between them.
"Hehehehehehe" Tannin chuckled at the side, as the dragon drank scotch, "Ahhhhh youth, when you can still use lust as a motivation."
"You make it sound like you don't use lust as a motivation anymore."
"Well, lust becomes a sidenote once you get love and contentment." Tannin shrugged, "Besides, duty and responsibility are a more stable motivation."
"True" Jaune agreed, "How is Saji's process? Is he now more dragon?"
"He now has the strong foundation of one mentally and spiritually, but I am afraid that Azazel's prediction is wrong; the boy cannot turn more dragon biologically with our training." Tannin then gained a worried look, "He now has to go through the operation with the same risk before the training."
Jaune rubbed in forehead with stress and worry; considering that adding one more Sacred Gear to one person is also non-existent. Adding three more gears to Saji will be a shot in the dark with the success and his survival.
"But to be fair, I think he will survive with sheer fucking will."
"Dragon's endurance?"
"That, and human tenacity; the…" Tannin hesitated, "I want to say mate, but that is not official yet. The love of his life was publically embarrassed for expressing a noble and brilliant idea. He will fight tooth and nail to regain his master's and love's honor."
"Let's hope love conquers all." Jaune raised his bug to Tannin, "Cheers to love."
Clink
"Speaking about conquering, I am glad to inform you that your spear is now repaired?"
Jaune looked shocked, "that fast?"
"Well, with the help of Barakiel, Uriel, Beezelbub-sama, and Kyoto's best blacksmiths and dragon science," Tannin looked proud, then looked slightly frustrated, "But I am sad to say that the weapon will not shine as it once had – although in our hands, it is the same the Kyoto Blacksmiths claimed that much of the Dragon Aura in the spear is lost when the True Longinus broke it."
Jaune nodded and was barely bothered; considering that he already experienced working with "obsolete" and "broken" weapons before.
"However we all tried to compensate for it. Your weapon is now incorporated with Ki-sensitive materials from Japan, such as Sakura wood and Nichiren metals, with many dragon scales." Tannin nodded to himself, "Although the balance and weight are now different, I can say with full confidence that Ascalon Spear is now ready to rock the world once more… by your command."
Jaune smirked before he caught Tannin's catchphrase…"Rock the world?"
"Hmmm… it was once Ascalon's catchphrase every time she tried to convince us Dragon Kings to be scholars and teach the world." Tannin chuckled in nostalgia, "Only Fefnir and Tiamat didn't catch her enthusiasm when it comes to knowledge; then again, the rest of us only gathered knowledge and never shared it… Well, I used to not share it."
"Interesting, so the Dragon Kings are scholars?"
"Depending on the dragon; I prefer biology and dragon magic, Yu-long likes poetry and eastern philosophy, Midgardsommr prefers history, and Vitra studied Devil and Cursed Magic and Science." Tannin sighed, "But Ascalon studied all… and shared it back to the world. All of us dragon kings think that she is not lost, but hiding in some library writing down everything she knows."
Jaune stored that information knowing the possible origin of Ascalon.
"I will not be even surprised if she is hands-on working on Google's Engine and updating the system for knowledge."
"Google is a search engine, not Wikipedia."
"..." Tannin didn't comment, as both mentors found two naken ladies on Issei's and Saji's back, who were still running but were also bleeding through their noses.
"You can do it darling~"
"Yes… get stronger for our children~"
"JAUNE YOUR WORKOUT IS WORKING!"
"...Tannin?"
"Those are single female dragons…" Tannin also looked shocked at it, "Those kids are developing fast if they were able to gain that much dragon pheromones in their sweat to attract them."
"Should that be a concern, the ladies I mean?"
"Nah! Although they look like animals in heat, we do have standards too and there is a courtship process."
"More rivals for the ladies back at the capital then."
-xXx-
Jaune was later invited to a lab, with a certain crow looking at him with amusement, "Jaune-Jaune Arc." Azazel said in a lab coat, "How does it feel four different factions give you their attention?"
"I feel like an investment." Jaune bluntly said.
"Well, you are a once-in-a-lifetime individual… including Adam and Strada; of course, we will all invest in you especially since we need to show other pantheons our military might."
"...and to counter the Khaos Brigade."
"That too, but baby steps; alliance first then counter-attack." Azazel then presented a regal silver blade to Jaune, "Looks familiar?"
It was his Silver Sword, but for reasons unknown to him, the tip and the middle of the crossguard were glowing, with the entire handle being a glowing blue crystal.
What is familiar though are the images of the twelve apostles in the spine in graved in blue, with the Holy Family at the pummel.
"What the hell did you do to my sword?"
"Upgraded it!" Azazel beamed
"What the hell, this looks like it should be presented at a cosplay!" Jaune fumed as he saw the blade, "It looks like it has more design than utility!"
"You didn't even let me explain first!"
"So…. tell me what the hell is the upgrade?!" Jaune fumed
"Simply put… we discovered how your sword counter's Longinus Sacred Gears! So we decided to make it look like a legendary weapon."
Jaune gained a vein pop.
"Beauty aside." Azazel continued, "The Silver of Judas was also holy when Silver was still an iconography of God; so right now, your weapon is a legit Holy Sword: Deadly to Monsters and Creatures of the Dark."
"Okay…"
"So you see those glowing jewels by the tip and crossguard, especially the handle? Those are the Light Gems to give regular people the power of Light. The Grigori discovered that your sword needs to absorb even more light for it to counter Longinus: A ridiculous amount at that."
"So how can these mere three gems feed my sword?"
"They provide a steady and consistent flow of light." Azazel explained, "I doubt you will fight Longinus Sacred Gears any time soon."
"Hopefully."
"Hopefully indeed."
-xXx-
Author's Notes.
Although essentially Jaune's weapons looked basic, they now get a new look to represent their power. But things can change considering that Jaune often gets his weapons broken.
And about that, just a personal opinion… I know DxD is fantasy – but I get annoyed when their gear never wears out. I know Issei gets cracks in his armor, but we all know Ddraig can repair it in a fly. Durandal doesn't break, and Sword Birth's blades just remove the tension of a broken weapon because Kiba outright makes a new one.
The only thing that breaks is the girl's clothes.
We also didn't get to see Bikou and Kuroka in this arc… or even Loki. Don't worry about them. I am slightly combining both Light Novel and Anime storylines… I prefer the conflict of Loki in the Light Novel because it flushes characters better, shows a glimpse of ExE, and has a lot of politicking for Odin and the Japanese Gods.
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