Draconis: Hurm...
Rias: Something else now?
Draconis: Someone reviewed they didn't like how Kenshin reacted when he found out Issei used his body to mess with you and Yukari
Yukari: Still wanna kill you for that by the way Issei.
Issei: (Shivers) S-Sorry.
Kenshin: So clarify it in this chapter.
Draconis: I'm gonna.
Dragon of the Elements
Chapter 16
The Young Devils Meeting
Draconis: Begin!
(Start)
Everyone was gathered in the great hall. Issei, Asia, Xenovia, Yukari, Miyuki and Hikari were in the crowd with everyone else, while Kenshin, Rias, Sairaorg, Sona, Seegvaira, Diodora and Zephyrdol were standing ahead of them, their peerages standing in a line behind them. Ahead of, above, and around them, the Satans, all four sat while other nobles were around them.
"Man, I don't like this feeling, it's like we're being judged and brushed off." Issei thought.
Sirzechs stood up from his chair and walked to the front after one of the elders made an introductory speech. "You seven are all devils of the next generation, having the pedigree and true ability that no objections can be raised against." He said. "So for that reason I'd like the seven of you to compete together before your debuts and increase your powers this way."
"Will we also be sent out to fight against the Khaos Brigade?" Sairaorg asked straight out.
"I am not sure, I'd rather not send out young devils to do such if I can help it." Sirzechs answered.
"Why? We may be young, but we can shoulder the responsibility of devils, if we just received the kindness of our predecessors and be allowed to do su-" Sairaorg was cut off.
"Sairaorg, I admire your bravery, but you are also reckless, you all are still in the midst of growing and I'd like to avoid sending you out to the battlefield if at all possible." Sirzechs said.
"...I understand." Sairaorg said.
Kenshin raised his hand. "Yes Kenshin?" Sirzechs asked.
"Why not send my peerage and I out to help with the effort? With the exception of my little sister Miyuki, we've all experienced the horrors of war and you know that." Kenshin said crossing his arms.
"Yes, but your home world is much different than ours. In your homeworld, one can be recognized as a full adult, even at the tender age of ten." Sirzechs said. "You told me this yourself, and your peerage hasn't finished growing and neither have you. So you will not be sent out either Kenshin."
Kenshin shrugged. "Just makin' a suggestion."
"It's appreciated, but I'll stick to what I know." Sirzechs nodded. "Now, I am sorry that I've kept you with a long speech, now I would like to hear your respective goals. Sairaorg, you first."
Sairaorg stepped forward. "My goal is to one day become a Satan."
"Hooh?" Everyone around them shared a gasp in wonder.
"Interesting, with your power you could do it one day." Sirzechs said. "Next." He said looking over at Rias.
"Well, at first I wished to become the next Gremory Clan head, but I'm now in an arranged marriage with someone I actually like so I suppose I can let that one go, so I guess my new dream would be to become the greatest Rating Game master." Rias answered.
Kenshin applauded. "And a fine dream it is." He said.
"Haha! We'll do our best to help you achieve that dream Chief!" Issei thought.
The higher ups murmured around them. Sirzechs then turned to Kenshin. "What about you Kenshin?"
"Hmm...well..I guess I have a pair of them." Kenshin shrugged. "One would be to rise to the power level of you four, without actually becoming a Satan myself, and to one day revive my clans, the Kuroshi and Tsuki into one single entity."
Yukari smiled at her brother's back. "Ah Kenshin, always wanting to be the strongest." She thought.
"Hmhm, just like his father." Hikari thought.
"We'll do our best to help you achieve that first one Onii-Chan!" Miyuki thought.
Sirzechs and Serafall nodded approvingly. "Good, it's nice to have a high aim." Sirzechs said.
"Good luck." Serafall said with a smile. "To you as well Sairaorg."
"Thank you Leviathan-Sama." Sairaorg said with a bow.
"You have my gratitude Lucifer-Sama, Leviathan-Sama." Kenshin said crossing his arm over his chest with a bow.
The others stated their own desires until Sirzechs got to Sona. "What about you Sona, what is your dream?"
"I wish to one day build a school for the Rating Game in the Underworld." Sona said.
"..." Everyone went silent. Some, like Rias, Kenshin, Issei and the rest of the first two's peerages, thought it was a good idea.
"Isn't there already a school for that?" One of the higher ups said
"Yes, for pure high class devils and privileged devils. The school I would build would be for the lower class devils and reincarnated devils." Sona answered.
Suddenly an uproar of laughter filled the room. Kenshin narrowed his eyes looking around. "What the hell?" He muttered.
"That's impossible! It's Brilliant! I see you are a girl who dreams!" "It's good to be young, but for someone that will become the next head of the Sitiri to state such a dream, it is good that you must first introduce yourself before your debut."
"I don't get it, why the hell is everyone looking down on her?" Issei whispered.
"Even if the current Underworld has changed a lot. There is still discrimination between high class devils, low class devils and reincarnated devils. There are plenty of people who still believe this to be true." Kiba stated blandly.
"But weren't we all welcomed with open arms by the Gremory family?" Issei asked.
"Issei-kun, the Gremorys are a family with profound affection. They're on good terms with those like us, but please do remember the Phenex." Kiba said.
"..." Issei said nothing.
"Sona Sitiri-Dono, if you're serious about this, then you must remember that low class devils and reincarnated devils merely work for their high class devil masters, and are only picked for their talent. Wouldn't building such an institution make the old families who value tradition and pride lose face." One of the higher ups said making Kenshin roll his eyes in exasperation, something that Serafall noticed.
"So he can't stand their elitist views either." Serafall thought.
"No matter how much people say that the Underworld is changing, change can be considered good and bad, something like teaching mere low class devils is nothing of your concern."
Saji who had been listening quietly till now was about to yell out at them, defending Sona and her dream when another laughter cut through the room. The higher class devils, and the Four Satans looked at the source, who was standing next to Rias.
"Kenshin?" Rias said.
"Hahahahahaha! Ohhh man, I don't know what it is about you elitists, but something about you always manages to tickle my funny bones." Kenshin said wiping his eyes.
"?" Sona glanced over at him questioningly.
"What is so funny, head of the Kuroshi clan?" One of them asked.
"Well I just think it's hilarious how you people will instantly dismiss an idea that could be majorly beneficial to the Devil Race, because it affronts your traditions and pride." Kenshin answered. "Just how blind are you?"
"? !" Everyone in the room's eyes went wide with shock save for Serafall who was mentally laughing her ass off and Sirzechs who was mentally shaking his head in exasperation.
"What was that?" One of them asked, scowling at him.
Kenshin turned to them and smiled. "If you're trying to intimidate me, do try harder." Kenshin said. "Could someone tell me how exactly a lower class devil or reincarnated devil is supposed to serve his or her master effectively, if they don't know what it is they're doing, or worse they can't grow in strength because their master is a horrid trainer?"
"Well that would be their master's problem. Not the problem of everyone else." Another high class devil said.
"So you would sell one of your own down the river to protect your traditions." Kenshin said sighing in exasperation. "It's a wonder we've survived this long if that's the case.
"You yourself are a reincarnated devil Kenshin Kuroshi-Dono, you seem to be doing just fine." Another high class devil pointed out.
"You're not going to get someone like me with every reincarnation, sometimes you will get someone who desperately needs help, so much so that their master won't be able to handle it alone, and before you counter with their master having gone to the high class devil school. That means nothing as they likely don't teach someone how to instruct someone else." Kenshin countered. "So it's funny to me that you high class devils are so blind that you'd dismiss an idea that would help servants to better serve their masters and grow in strength, merely over your preconceived discrimination against such things. I mean it's not like a lot of them would seek to overthrow you. If some do, deal with it like the high class devils you are."
"..." Everyone went silent before Serafall piped up.
"Yeah! You mean Oji-Samas are all ganging up on my poor Sona-Chan! Even I have my limits as to how much I can endure, if you all keep bullying her, I'll torment you like you have to her!" Serafall shouts. "I'm sure Kuroshi-Dono would have no problems helping me either, right?"
"Hmph." Kenshin crossed his arms with an amused smile. "Should be entertaining."
"If it means so much to you to uphold tradition, then if Sona-Chan does very well in the Rating Game she should be allowed to pursue her dream, since that's the way to get many things granted, is to win or do very well in those, right?" Serafall said.
Sona meanwhile had covered her face in embarrassment. While she felt fine with someone like Kenshin seeing the merits in her dream, Serafall however still had the habit of embarrassing her.
"Very well, Rias, Sona, would you two not like to battle against one another?" Sirzechs suggested.
"Hold on Sirzechs-Sama, while we agree that we must start lining up the matches, that mouthy dragon must be disciplined for insulting his superiors." One of the High Class Devils said.
"Oh? Are you personally going to do it?" Kenshin asked.
"Haaahh..." Sirzechs sighed. "Kenshin, please stop riling them up."
"Fine." Kenshin shrugged.
"He won't be punished, because it was rude for you all to just laugh at Lady Sitiri's ambition, now am I clear?" Sirzechs said with narrowed eyes.
"!" Everyone shut up.
"However, we have an uneven amount of people present here, so one peerage must fight two Rating Games." Sirzechs said.
"I'll volunteer." Kenshin shrugged. "It'll be nice to get a chance for us to fight more."
Sirzechs nodded. "Very well. Hm..Sairaorg you're a bit too experienced, so no."
"Aawww, I wanna fight the dragon with the balls of steel." Sairaorg moaned in disappointment making everyone in the room chuckle.
"Well he certainly isn't afraid of anything." Serafall said with a giggle.
"Seegvaira...no...Zephyrdol...no...Diodora...no...and I'm planning on having Sona fight the winner so...Rias, you and your peerage will go against Kenshin and his own.
"Eeeehh? !" Issei blanched.
"M-Me?" Rias said pointing at herself.
"Yes, you want to be the greatest Rating Game master, so eventually you would have to go against your fiancee, Kenshin, who wishes to achieve a Satan's level of power." Sirzechs said. "Besides, you or Sona are closest to his numbers.
"I accept." Kenshin said crossing his arms making Rias turn to him.
"Hm? Not even giving her a chance to accept first?" Sirzechs asked with a coy smile.
"The decision needs two confirmations. If she doesn't wish to go against me, I understand." Kenshin said. "However, she does have someone I've been itching to fight."
"Well, It's not that I mind, I was just surprised is all." Rias said. "That said, I'll accept as well."
"Eeeeehhhh? !" Issei blanched again.
Sirzechs nodded. "Alright then, now the Rating Game will not take place for awhile. Azazel of the Fallen Angels has gathered fans of the Rating Games from all over the powers." "So we'll begin with you two." "I trust there are no objections?"
Kenshin nodded. "That's fine, it'll give us all some time to train."
"No objections here." Rias said.
"Alright, the date will be on August twentieth in human world time." Sirzechs said.
"Jeez, that's more than a few days Lord Sirzechs." Kenshin said with a wry grin.
"Well, preparations must be made." Sirzechs said, Kenshin nodded. "Alright, this meeting is adjourned."
Everyone began filing out of the room until a few remained. "Man Kenshin, you really have balls of steel." Sairaorg said with a grin. "Not many people openly chew out other high class devils."
"I had a right to speak and I used it, if they get all wounded because of it that's not my problem." Kenshin said crossing his arms.
"Yes, well I didn't need you taking up for me." Sona said with narrowed eyes.
"And I wasn't." Kenshin said. "Surely you don't need me to, I was just speaking my mind on the matter, just like they were. If people want to look at it that way, let them."
"Well then I'll look at it that way, thanks Kenshin-kun." Serafall said wrapping her arms loosely around his neck.
"..." Kenshin felt his face heating up, feeling her breasts pressing against his back.
"In the future, could you please not antagonize them though." Sirzechs said with an exasperated sigh. "I do have to work with those people."
"Sorry, if they can't handle a differing opinion, that's their problem." Kenshin said. "Not yours and not mine."
"I know that, but it won't stop them from bringing it up to me." Sirzechs said.
"So, Kenshin-kun...we're now opponents huh?" Akeno said with her usual smile. "How cruel fate can be."
"I look forward to testing my skills against you and your family, Kenshin-kun." Kiba said.
"Lookin' forward to it Kiba, and you as well Xenovia." Kenshin said.
"Of course." Xenovia nodded. "I'm also curious how your sisters and mother fight, it will be interesting to see."
"We'll try to live up to your expectations." Hikari said with a smile, directed at Rias.
"Well, there's a lot of time between then and now, so we don't have to act like we're enemies." Rias said.
"Well, before I forget could you come with me Issei?" Kenshin asked pointing at the empty hall to his left.
"Uhm...sure?" Issei said.
"I'll com-" Miyuki went to say.
"By myself Miyuki." Kenshin said with a smile.
"Oh, OK." Miyuki said.
Kenshin and Issei walked down the hall, and as soon as they rounded the corner, Kenshin grabbed Issei by the shirt and pinned him against the wall. "Aah! W-What the hell Kenshin? !"
"Oh don't you give me that ya damn pervert." Kenshin said with a glare. "You know exactly what's goin' on here."
"Hiii!" Issei said in fright.
"Where the hell do you get off groping my sister and Rias, using my body and trying to sound like me?" Kenshin snapped. "The only reason I haven't torn you a new asshole is because you're Rias' pawn and she cares about you and that you and I are friends."
"I-I'm sorry!" Issei apologized profusely.
"You know what that makes you, when you do stuff like that without their permission or even knowing it's you? A molester." Kenshin said. "Now, if you EVER pull that shit again, I will beat you half to death. I don't care if they don't mind you being perverted with them, but when you do it without their permission, that's where I draw the fucking line. Now am I clear?"
"C-Crystal!" Issei shouts.
"Good." Kenshin said letting him go. "Now let's go."
Meanwhile, everyone was wondering what Kenshin needed to see Issei about, while Sirzechs, Serafall, Sairaorg and his peerage had left. "Yukari, can you hear them?" Rias asked.
"Yeah." Yukari said.
"What are they talking about?" Rias asked.
"Remember when Kenshin got really grabby with you, out of nowhere, then tried the same with me?" Yukari asked. "Before we fought Vali?"
"..." Rias felt her face heat up in response. "Y-Yes."
"Well, as it turns out that was actually your perverted pawn in control of Kenshin's body while Kenshin was training." Yukari said. "Kenshin's chewing him out about that right now."
"Oh really?" Rias said with narrowed eyes. "Usually, I don't mind Issei's perversion, but when he's acting like Kenshin to sate his desires...that is upsetting."
Kenshin and Issei came back. "Get over there." Kenshin said throwing him forward.
Issei turned back to Kenshin, who was still glaring. "Man, he's really pissed. OK, I'll never do it again without asking." He turned around to Rias only to freeze. "Aah..."
"Issei...it's come to my attention that you were using my fiancee's body and mimicking his voice to gain approval to touch Yukari-San and myself inappropriately." Rias said with a smile that promised punishment. "That was quite underhanded of you."
"I-I-I'm sorry!" Issei cried out in fright.
"The time for apologies has passed." Rias said. "Yukari, grab him and put him on all fours and hold him there."
"Aaah!" Issei yelped as Yukari did as requested.
"Ufufu, Issei-kun, you should have more confidence in yourself, or at least have the courage to grope as yourself." Akeno giggled.
"Disgusting..." Koneko muttered.
"I-Issei-San." Asia said with a wincing smile.
"Issei Senpai's getting bullied." Gasper said with a nervous expression.
"No, Issei's being punished." Hikari said petting the boy's hair.
"Alright Issei, the appropriate punishment for your transgression is one thousand spankings." Rias said as her magic circle spiraled around her hand.
"Next time you want to be a pervert, have the guts to do it as yourself." Miyuki said with a carefree smile.
"Aaaaahhhh!" Issei cried out in fright.
(break)
Later.
"I don't feel sorry for you." Kenshin said as everyone walked back to the Gremory main house. "Not even a little bit."
Issei walked next to him rubbing his ass. "I know...and I deserve it. Ow..."
"Not having Soul Division yet is no excuse, if you're gonna perv on them at least have the balls to do it as yourself and take your lumps afterward." Kenshin drawled. "I mean I know how much of an ero guy you are Issei which is why I tend to just shrug it off when you do your perverted stuff, but that was just too far."
"I know, I'm sorry." Issei said.
"Alright, now it's water under the bridge, now I get to prepare to kick your ass in a Rating Game." Kenshin said with his hands behind his head, grinning.
"Oh yeah? ! Well I bet you I can beat your ass!" Issei shouts.
"?" Yukari glances over at him. "Are you insane?"
"Interesting, what do you wanna put up?" Kenshin said.
"E-Eh?" Issei said.
"Well come on, You said you would bet." Kenshin said.
"A...Aaahh...I was just acting tough, not proposing a bet." Issei said with a sweatdrop, grinning.
"Well, alright. You don't really have anything I'd want anyway." Kenshin shrugged. "But...you say you can beat me? Hmhmhm, well I give you an A for confidence." He said with a smirk. "We'll see. I certainly wouldn't be surprised if you managed to pull it off."
"So, the Rating Game is putting you two against each other and the winner faces Sona Sitiri eh?" Azazel asked as he stood at the entrance to the Gremory main house.
"Yes, and Kenshin here even gave the high class devils a piece of his mind." Yukari said making Azazel laugh.
"Hahahaha, that sounds like something you'd do Kenshin." Azazel said. "You'd make a pretty good Fallen Angel. So when's the big day?"
"Don't you know?" Rias asked.
"I just told everyone that there would be a Rating Game soon, and that Sirzechs would let them know when." Azazel shrugged.
"August twentieth." Kenshin answered.
"Aah, nearly a month from now eh? Well that gives us plenty of time for training." Azazel said.
"Uhm...Azazel-Sensei, isn't that cheating?" Issei asked making Azazel sigh.
"Not really, I'll be providing data and the angels will be backing it up." Azazel said. "All it depends on is the young devils themselves and their pride, if they believe from the bottom of their hearts that they wanna get stronger they will accept help wholeheartedly."
"Well, if you say so." Issei shrugged.
"To that point, my Vice Governor, Shemhaza will also be providing advice to the families, hahaha, he might have better advice than even me!" Azazel laughed. "Alright though, gather in the garden tomorrow and I'll give you each your methods of training."
"Alright." Kenshin said with a shrug.
After they finished speaking Grayfia appeared. "Everyone, the hot spring bath has been prepared."
"Woohoo!" Issei whooped mentally, thinking he was gonna get a chance to eye up the women.
Later in the hot spring Issei grumbled as it turned out the baths weren't mixed. Kenshin narrowed his eyes. "You're already in hot water Issei, and I'm not just talking about the hot spring either."
"Issei-kun, might I wash your back?" Kiba asked.
"Pfft! Kiba, if you're gonna ask that try not to blush!" Kenshin laughed.
"Seriously!" Issei shouts.
Kenshin narrowed his eyes. "Hey Issei, can you go over and get Gasper, he can't relax if he's over there by the entrance."
"Yeah Yeah." Issei waved him off and went toward the entrance. "Hey, come on, you gotta get in. It's a hot spring."
"Kyah!" Gasper shrieked out in a cute manner.
"'Kyah'...You really...aaah! Don't roll your towel up to your chest like that! You're not a girl!" Issei shouts. "Damn, he totally looks like a girl, with a thin and girlish body, why are you a man if you're like this? !" He thought.
"U-Um...p-please don't look at me like that." Gasper shyly requested.
"Y-You! D-Don't put your towel all the way up to your chest like that if you're a guy, because you always dress like a girl, it's confusing for me too." Issei said with narrowed eyes.
"N-No way...when you look at me like that, it makes me feel like my body is in daaaannnnggggeerrr.." Gasper shivered.
"Krgh!" Issei grabbed Gasper in a princess carry and tossed him into the hot spring
"Nooooo! It's hot! I'm meeeelllttting! Issei-Senpai is perverted!" Gasper whined.
Rias' voice rang from behind the barrier. "Issei, you can't sexually harass Gasper, you know."
Kenshin threw his head back laughing. "Hahahahahaha! Oh man! Thank you Rias that was great! !" He said wiping his eyes.
Issei cried comically and walked back over to Kenshin and Azazel, sitting to Azazel's left while Kenshin sat at his right. Azazel had a lewd look on his face. "Hey you two."
"Hm?" Kenshin said.
"What's up?" Issei asked.
"Have you two ever rubbed breasts before?" Azazel asked with a grin, making a squeezing motion.
"Yup." They both said. Kenshin turned to Issei. "You better no-"
"N-No, during my date with her, I accidentally tripped into Asia and pushed myself up, only to realize my left hand was squeezing her right breast." Issei said.
"...Oh." Kenshin said.
"Good good, now, have you ever poked a woman's nipple." Azazel asked.
"N-No, not yet." Issei said.
"..." Kenshin stroked his chin in thought. "...Actually...I don't think I have, I never bothered with it."
"Oh? You've actually done more?" Azazel asked.
"Azazel, I'm not a virgin." Kenshin said rolling his eyes. "Hell the first time I had sex I was raped if you could believe it."
"?, How so?" Azazel asked.
"Snake demoness, sixty heat cycles or mating periods if you wanna call them that, couldn't control herself any longer and poisoned me with a special type of poison that immobilized me, but didn't paralyze me so I felt everything. Was one of the very few times I ever felt powerless." Kenshin said. "It was before I met the spirits." "I met the woman two years later, she explained all this to me and I decided to just let it go knowing I'd have lost my mind long before sixty heat cycles."
"Aaahh...sorry to hear that man." Azazel said. "Now when you say heat cycles, once a month if I recall, does the lust compound for every one you don't meet."
"Yup." Kenshin said. "Right now I've missed close to ten. Two more months and I'll have missed a whole year, which is pushin' it for most demons. It begins to affect their personality and turn them into open perverts, no matter how much of a prude you were before. Of course if you were already an open pervert, I guess it wouldn't affect you."
Issei chuckles at the mental image of him and Kenshin perving around Kuoh for a month before his lust was dealt with. Kenshin rolls his eyes in response. "We need to get you laid." Azazel said. "Now back to what I was talkin' about. What's with you guys, you don't just push nipples with a press, but rather with a squish."
"...Nipples aren't front door buzzers." Kenshin muttered.
"Yeah!" Issei snapped.
"Eh, pretty close to it, it doesn't make a buzz, but rather with a Hyaan." Azazel said.
"..." Kenshin and Issei both imagined such a thing. For Kenshin he imagined Rias and Akeno, For Issei he imagined Irina. Kenshin smacked himself. "Dammit, quit doing that you smooth talking governor." Kenshin said.
"Hey, the sooner you give into your lust, the sooner it's dealt with." Azazel said with a shrug.
Issei turned to Azazel. "I wanna do it, I wanna poke breasts." Issei said
"Well you will, eventually." Azazel said with a grin.
Before the three could continue on. The females began talking more audibly. "?" Kenshin, Issei and Azazel listened in.
"Ara, Rias, did your bust get a little bigger, can I touch it a little." Akeno asked.
"R-Really? Umm...well your way of touching it is a bit indecent, rather, didn't your cup size change more than mine Akeno?" Rias asked.
"My old one is just fine, if only a little tight, however recently I've decided I wanted to show it off in a bigger way, a woman becomes bolder when she has a partner to show it to, right Rias?" Akeno asked.
"You know she does. She's been quite bold trying to catch Kenshin's eye." Yukari said.
"Oh, and what about you?" Rias asked. "You've been trying the same, both of you have."
"Ufufufu." Akeno giggled.
"Hey, that's the only man I've known, in that way." Yukari said with a shrug.
"I'm envious of how big you four are..." Asia murmured.
"Four?" Yukari asked with a confused look.
"Your mother's behind you." Asia pointed out.
"Well, Hikari-San's had three kids, she's obviously got us beat in the bust department." Akeno said with a smile.
"Oh Asia-Chan, you'll grow into yours. I used to be just like you, I was a late bloomer." Hikari said with a comforting smile.
"In the mean time, I know how you feel." Miyuki said crying comically.
Xenovia walked up behind Asia. "Asia, Miyuki, didn't you hear how they become bigger, if you rub them like this?" She said before reaching up and shamelessly rubbed Asia's breasts.
"Haan, X-Xenovia-San, d-don't...uuuu...I-Issei-San hasn't even done this much!" Asia said.
"Heheheh..." Yukari snickered, approaching Miyuki.
"O-Onee-Chan..." Miyuki said backing away nervously.
"Come here Miyuki!" Yukari said diving toward her.
"Aaahn! C-Come on Onee-Chan, quit bullying me!" Miyuki whined as Yukari started rubbing her breasts in a similar fashion to what Xenovia was doing.
"Ara Ara, I guess Yukari-San has a side none of us realized was there." Akeno said. "It's good to be young, isn't it Rias, by the way...based on this feeling you really have been growing every day." Akeno said rubbing Rias' breasts.
"Aan..Akeno, where did you learn such a thing, release my breasts this instant." Rias protested weakly.
"Ufufufu...Rias' breasts have a nice sensation to them...I'll do this here...and there..." Akeno said.
"No...aaaunn...e-even though I haven't made him do this kind of thing yet...stop it, I already decided I want my fiancee to be my first." Rias continued to weakly protest.
"...You all know the boys can probably hear you right?" Hikari asked and was ignored "At the very least Kenshin can."
"..." Azazel chuckled as Issei and Kenshin looked over at each other with matching nosebleeds.
"You thinkin' what I'm thinkin'?" Issei asked.
"Going over there and seeing if we can get lucky?" Kenshin asked. "Aaah! I-I mean!"
"Hahahahaha! Maybe your compounded lust is affecting you earlier than you thought!" Azazel laughed. "But, you two wanna peek?"
"Of course I wanna peek." Issei said.
"Issei, sh-" Kenshin was about to tell Issei to shut up, when Azazel chuckled.
"Well, doing that only makes you a second rate pervert." Azazel said.
"W-Well then what makes you first rate? !" Issei shouts.
Azazel smirked and grabbed their wrists, uncasing his wings and flying upward. "Whoa!" Kenshin shouts.
"Well you go over there of course!" Azazel said throwing Kenshin and Issei over the barricade.
"Oh shiiiittttt!" Kenshin thought.
Issei crashed into the water first, followed by Kenshin, who landed in front of Hikari, but was blown back onto his ass by the splash. "Ghh...man, you'd think I'd fall first because I weigh more than him." Kenshin grunted. He felt a pair of arms wrap around his waist. "Huh?"
"Oh Ken-Chan, I just remembered, we never got to do something like this together when you were younger." Hikari said rubbing her cheek against his head with a content smile.
Kenshin blushed in embarrassment feeling her embrace, her cheek against his head and her breasts against his back. "M-Mom! M-Make up for lost time later, please!" He said.
"Oh, Alright." Hikari moaned in disappointment as she released him.
"Thank you, and I'm sorry!" Kenshin said getting up and going over to Issei. "Dude come on we gotta get outta here. I am not catching hell from Yukari for what Azazel did."
"Aaaaahhhhhh..." Issei said gaping.
"Huh?" Kenshin said turning his eyes to where he was looking. "...Aaah?" Kenshin was now mirroring Issei's expression.
Rias, Akeno, Yukari, Xenovia and Asia didn't even bother to cover themselves as they approached the two. "Un..." Issei started.
"Holy..." Kenshin continued, ignoring the twinge of pain that came with it.
"Shit..." Issei and Kenshin said at once.
Asia got to them first and pulled Issei away from Kenshin, while the other four crowded around Kenshin. "Aaah, how is that fair? !" Issei complained.
"Oh, give me a break Issei, just because the other girl interested in you isn't here yet is no reason to complain!" Kenshin shouts.
"Easy for you to say! You got four!" Issei said. "Yukari might be your sister but she still counts!"
"Mooou, Issei-San am I not good enough for you?" Asia whined.
"Y-You're just fine!" Issei said, covering his tracks.
"Here, let me help then..." Issei turned to see Miyuki embracing him from behind.
"E-Eeehh? !" Issei yelped.
"Issei, if she say no or don't, you stop got that?" Hikari said knowing her youngest daughter was likely aroused from what Yukari had done. "If not, I'll break both of your arms."
"H-Hai!" Issei yelped again, this time in fright.
"Way to go Yukari you got her slightly aroused." Kenshin said.
"I was just helping her, what she does is her business. She probably won't do anything rash with him anyway. She's a smart girl." Yukari countered. Kenshin rolled his eyes and accepted it.
"Ara, Kenshin were you and Issei thrown over by Azazel?" Rias asked, having been behind him.
"Oh my, Kenshin-kun you're so daring." Akeno giggled.
"Kenshin, I didn't know you could be so bold outside of battle." Xenovia said.
"He usually isn't mainly because of me, but sometimes it's nice." Yukari said. "Now all of you let go!" She said tugging on Kenshin's right arm.
"I don't think so." Akeno said clinging to Kenshin's front, her breasts pressed against Kenshin's chest.
"Mmrrrn, where to any of you get off messing with my fiancee." Rias countered, clinging to his back.
"Kenshin is the one I want to give me a child, so I won't let go." Xenovia said tugging on Kenshin's left arm.
"OK seriously, what?" Hikari said only to be ignored again.
Kenshin's face burned hotly as he felt Yukari's and Xenovia's boobs around his arms while Rias' and Akeno's boobs meshed against his back and chest respectively. "Wow, this is a new kind of blood boil." Salamander said.
"Awwww, if only we could do the same as them out there." Sylph complained.
"Not now Sylph, please!" Kenshin thought.
"All of you let go of my Kenshin!" Rias shouts tugging on him.
"He's my brother, he's more mine than he is yours right now." Yukari snapped.
"He's my fiancee!" Rias countered.
"Congrats! I don't see a ring on your finger yet!" Yukari shouts.
"Mrrrnn!" Rias glared and held onto Kenshin's neck.
"I'm not letting go either, I've decided to enjoy the hot springs with Kenshin-kun. I've even heated up our bodies by clinging to him like this." Akeno said.
"I won't lose to any of you." Xenovia said with a resolute glare.
"Oh butt out Xenovia, you just want a child from him, that's all!" Yukari said.
"WHAT? !" Hikari shouts. She reaches over and tugs on Xenovia's ear pulling her away. "Get over here you." She said with a glare.
"Stop it! Kenshin's mine!" Rias shouts.
"Likely story, I've been with him the longest!" Yukari countered. "If anything, he's mine!"
"Nngh." Kenshin grunted as Rias' embrace got stronger before he finally broke her hold himself with his free hand.
"K-Kenshin?" Rias said as Kenshin escaped from their embraces.
"Hah...hah...hah...sorry to interrupt, but you were choking me!" Kenshin said pointing at Rias. "Whew..."
"!" Rias' eyes went slightly wide. "Oh! Kenshin, I-I'm so sorry!"
"Kaaahh...It's fine..." Kenshin coughed. "Now while that felt really nice overall. Let's not do the choking part again unless one of you plans on giving me a tug job."
Yukari narrowed her eyes with a blush. "You perv."
"Says the woman who was just groping her little sister's boobs." Kenshin countered.
"What does he mean by that Yukari-Chan?" Akeno asked.
"I'll explain later." Yukari said shaking her head.
"?" Kenshin looked around, Issei was still being sandwiched by Asia and Miyuki, much to Kenshin's annoyance, and Issei's delight. He could have sworn Koneko would have beaten him away by now, calling him a disgusting pervert, but when he looked over at Koneko, she had half submerged her face in water blowing bubbles in the water, like nobody was there. "...Ok, now I'm starting to get worried." He thought.
(break)
The next morning
Rias, Kenshin, Issei, Akeno, Gasper, Asia, Kiba, Yukari, Miyuki, Hikari, Xenovia and Koneko were gathered in the garden. Azazel was giving out their training methods. Rias was to learn all she could about the Rating Games ins and out as her power needed to mature more and training it more at this point would be fruitless.
"Next, Akeno." Azazel said.
"...Yes..." Akeno said with narrowed eyes and a sullen tone.
"You must accept the blood coursing through your veins. You simply cannot grow stronger without doing such." Azazel said.
"...!" Akeno frowned deeply at this.
"I've seen the images from the previous Rating Game against the Phenex. You should have easily been able to defeat that enemy Queen, if you hadn't limited yourself to just thunder and made use of your Fallen Angel abilities to make actual lightning." Azazel said. "From there, Rias would have probably won as Asia would have still be conscious. Kenshin and Issei come out of cardiac arrest thanks to this, but Kenshin retains control so it doesn't happen again and he beats Raiser Phenex like a drum like he did previously."
"..." Akeno said nothing before glaring up at him. "I can do just fine without that power."
Azazel shook his head. "For how long though? Denying yourself makes you weak, if you continue this, you will become but a mere obstruction in battles."
"..." Akeno went silent once more.
"Next is you Kiba." Azazel said. "Your task is to maintain your Balance Breaker for a full day. If you can do this you'll be used to it and be able to maintain it that long in your actual battle form. You'll also be doing same basic training that Rias is doing and I'll instruct you myself on how handle sword based Sacred Gears."
"Yes." Kiba responded with a nod.
"Alright, Xenovia. In order to figure out how to handle Durandal better, you must first figure out how to handle a different holy sword."
"A different holy sword?" Xenovia asked.
"Yes, a slightly special on at that." Azazel said with a grin. "Next is you Gasper.
"Y-Yes?" Gasper said with a squeak.
"Haaah, don't be so frightened. Your biggest obstacle is fear." Azazel said. "You need to train your body that fears everything from scratch. From the start, the specs of your bloodline and Sacred Gear are both substantial. Skill Improvement of your Bishop characteristics will help you greatly, you just have you...y'know, get over your fear a little."
"H-Haaaaiii." Gasper said with a nervous expression.
Azazel then proceeded to Asia. "Asia, while you have no problems with your healing ability, you need to work on your range, and your intent."
"It's range can be expanded?" Rias asked.
"Yeah, right now she can only heal by touching someone, that range can be expanded." Azazel said.
"And her intent is because she will want to heal everyone subconsciously, be they friend or foe, right?" Kenshin asked.
"Exactly, it would be detrimental if her Sacred Gear revived someone one of you had just beaten." Azazel said. "The ability to heal allies that are impossible to get to is essential on the battlefield."
"A-Asia can do all of that?" Issei asked. "That's amazing!"
"I-Issei-San..." Asia said, blushing at the praise.
Azazel nodded and proceeded to Koneko. "You, don't really have any problems either that I can identify other than the same problem Akeno has. You have the offensive and defensive capabilities of the Rook down pat. But in terms of offense in Rias' peerage lone. Three people can out rank you. Kiba, Xenovia and Issei when he achieves the Balance Breaker."
"Y-Yeah, but I don't know if I will achieve it though." Issei said.
"Adding in Kenshin's peerage when you work together with them. His entire peerage out ranks you as they are all proficient in battle. For you, you will work on the basics as well, and undo the seal you've placed personally on yourself." Azazel said. "If not you will become a detriment."
"..." Koneko said nothing.
"Aah Koneko-Chan, I'm sure you'll get stronger in a flash!" Issei said patting her on the shoulder.
"Don't say things like that so lightly..." Koneko said with a bitter undertone.
"Aah..." Issei said taking his hand away. "Did I just step on a land mine?"
"OK, there is something definitely up with her." Kenshin thought.
"Alright, Issei, your teacher should be here right...about...now." Azazel said.
"...Hit the deck!" Kenshin said as everyone dove out of the way as a large dragon landed in the garden.
"Fallen Angel Governor, you've got a lot of nerve coming here, what is your purpose?" It asked.
"I am here with Sirzechs' permission to help instruct this lot." Azazel said. "Is that a problem, Tannin?" He asked.
"Well...if it's with Sirzechs's permission and I am here because of his request, then I suppose it's fine." Tannin huffed. "However, don't you forget your surroundings." He glanced over and saw Kenshin dusting himself off. "Ragnarok! You've come to settle the score at last hm? !"
"Wait what?" Kenshin said a confused look.
"Tannin, he's not Ragnarok, he just has Ragnarok's powers of the four elements." Azazel said. "Ragnarok is long dead."
"...Oh..." Tannin said. "Well OK then, he doesn't feel as strong as Ragnarok anyway."
"Besides, you lost to him twice, what score is there to settle." Ddraig quipped.
"Silence!" Tannin shouts.
"Hahahaha, well Issei this dragon is your sensei." Azazel said.
"It's been awhile Tannin. All joking aside, it's nice to see you again." Ddraig said.
"Whatever." Tannin said.
"Wait! Won't I die? !" Issei shouts.
"Nah, Tannin here will make sure you don't die." Azazel said.
"Well, I don't know about that." Tannin said with a smirk.
"He's weaker than you think Tannin." Ddraig said.
"It's fine as long as he survives." Tannin said.
"I'm gonna die!" Issei wailed .
Azazel proceeded to Kenshin, Yukari and Miyuki. "Seeing as you all used the elements before becoming devils, you can all make use of the same Sacred Gear. That's never been heard of before, then again. Stealing someone else's Sacred Gear wasn't heard of either and Issei pulled that off." Azazel said. He took out a scroll. "Lord Gremory told me to hand this to you Kenshin. Supposedly Ragnarok had some thoughts about someone getting to his level and decided to leave this here in this world, in case that person was born here in this world."
Kenshin accepted the scroll. "..." Kenshin stared at it.
"What do we have to do?" Yukari asked.
"Learn from that scroll alongside Kenshin." Azazel said. "Other than that, just work on your swordsmanship or bojutsu." He said pointing at Yukari then to Miyuki. He then turned to Hikari. "Well Hikari it took some doing, but I got that object you asked for completed." He said taking out a shield from relatively nowhere.
"Neat, with the specs I requested as well?" Hikari asked as she accepted the shield.
"Of course." Azazel said. "You know what to do with it more than I do so your training route is yours to decide."
Kenshin meanwhile untied the string on the scroll and unfurled it only to have it blind him, Yukari and Miyuki. "Aaah!
"Nnh!" Yukari grunted.
"Aah!" Miyuki yelped.
"What the hell? !" Kenshin shouts as the light dies down.
"Whoa!" Azazel shouts.
"We don't see each other for thousands of years and that's all you can say Azazel?" A male's voice said.
"Who is this?" Kenshin asked seeing a man standing in front of him. "Huh, funny he looks like what Azazel described..."
"Well gee Ragnarok I wasn't expecting you to put a piece of yourself in the scroll!" Azazel snapped.
"Pffffftttt! !" Kenshin sputtered in surprise.
"No way..." Yukari said with wide eyes.
"I...I think it is..." Miyuki said in shock.
"Hm?" Ragnarok turned to them. "One of you feels oddly like me." He walked up to them and analyzed them, walking around the three of them.
"..." The three of them felt nervous under his gaze. He stopped in front of Kenshin.
"It's you." Ragnarok said. "Do you have something or someone of mine?"
"Well...the four spirits you created and this." Kenshin said holding up Kuroi Jigoku. "Azazel tells me you made this out of an extremely rare light absorbing ore and your bones." "Took him a little while to analyze it."
"Of course, didn't I tell you that once Azazel?" Ragnarok asked.
"Well I'm sorry I forgot something you told me while we were both blitzed off our asses!" Azazel shouts.
"Aaah, so you've made a temporary return to the world of the living, First Dragon of the Elements." Ddraig said.
"Eeeh? !" Issei gasped. "You mean that really is Kenshin's ancestor!"
"Ancestor?" Ragnarok said with a curious look. "What are your names?"
"U-Uhm! T-Tsuki Kuroshi Miyuki, s-sir!" Miyuki said with a nervous look.
"Aaahh...w-well. I'm Tsuki Kuroshi Yukari..." Yukari said with a tense expression.
"Kuroshi Tsuki Kenshin." Kenshin introduced simply.
"How are you not scared? !" Miyuki shouts. "This is the guy who founded the Kuroshi clan!"
"Hmhmhm..." Ragnarok chuckled to himself. "No fear in you, I like that." He glanced over at Rias making her freeze. "Hm? You feel like that clan head I signed that treaty with."
"W-Well I am a descendant of theirs. I'm Rias Gremory." Rias introduced. "H-How are you Ragnarok-Dono?" She asked with a nervous expression.
"Just Ragnarok please." Ragnarok said waving her off. "I'm feeling weakened. I was only able to cram around a quarter of my power into this scroll, and I can only come out for twelve hours at a time."
"A-A Quarter, you feel like you could take us all out." Kiba said.
"I probably could. None of you feel very strong to me, but I just have high standards." Ragnarok said.
"Hn!" Kenshin punched at Ragnarok's head only for him to catch the punch without even looking.
"Nice try." Ragnarok said punching at Kenshin's stomach only to have it blocked.
"You too..." Kenshin said his hand twitching uncontrollably.
"Heheheheheh." Ragnarok chuckled. "I really like you now boy." He said with a small smirk.
"Fuck, if I hadn't equipped Gnome, he'd have broken my hand!" Kenshin thought.
"Hmm...I feel my daughters inside this boy and not just their imprints either." Ragnarok thought. "What is going on here?"
"So how many of us are left Kenshin?" Ragnarok asked.
"...Just the four you see here." Kenshin said looking up at the sky.
"Hmm...I see." Ragnarok said with his hand over Kenshin's heart. "That is unfortunate." He leaned in. "It was out of your control, don't beat yourself up over it." He whispered.
"Ragnarok! Let's settle the score!" Tannin shouts.
"Sod off you devil dragon." Ragnarok said. "I've beaten you twice, isn't that enough? Besides at a quarter of my power, I wouldn't even be a challenge for you. Hell if these youngsters ganged up on me they'd probably beat me."
"But didn't you say...?" Kiba said.
"I did say probably." Ragnarok said waving him off.
"Hrmph...fine." Tannin said with a grunt.
"Now, are you the one who I'm supposed to be training?" Ragnarok asked Kenshin.
"Uh, if it's all the same to you, could you help these two as well?" Kenshin asked pointing at his sisters.
"Hmm...I sense the elements within them, but they are just imprints. They'll come along slower than you, until you reach the Balance Breaker, and there is no guarantee we will reach it before you need to make use of your skills and theirs." Ragnarok said.
"What does me achieving the Balance Breaker have to do with it?" Kenshin asked.
"Because all that would needed at that point would be elemental molding and having my daughters warm up to you. Both of which you can do on your own." Ragnarok said. "Coincidentally at this point, you are the only one who can achieve the Balance Breaker."
"So I'm the only one who can achieve Elemental Overdrive..." Kenshin said. "Hmm...I wonder..."
"What is it?" Ragnarok asked.
"Aaah, it's nothing. Just a random thought." Kenshin said. Ragnarok shrugged and nodded.
"Well we better get started." Rias said. "Good luck everyone, Kenshin, do try not to agitate your ancestor."
Kenshin rolled his eyes. "I'm not an asshole to everyone I meet."
Everyone went their separate ways except for Issei, Kenshin, Yukari, Miyuki, Ragnarok and Tannin. "Alright Tannin, We'll need a lift to the Kuroshi encampments, you two can train there as well, in the mountains."
"Alright." Tannin said. "Hop on."
Kenshin grabbed Issei's wrist as they all jumped onto Tannin's back as the Dragon flew off.
"So this is one of the Six Dragon Kings." Kenshin noted.
"Well I gave up my position when I became a devil." Tannin said.
"Aahh.." Kenshin said with a nod
"So tell me Kenshin-boya. How is Tamamo doing these days?" Ragnarok asked.
"I wouldn't know, it's been quite sometime since I've last seen her." Kenshin answered.
"She's doing all right." Hikari said.
"Ah, good." Ragnarok nodded. He turned to Issei. "So...you're the holder of that gear the Red Dragon was shoved in?"
"Y-Yes!" Issei said bowing toward him. "I-I'm Issei Hyoudou. Rias Gremory's Pawn!"
"Pawn?" Ragnarok said with an arched brow.
"Red Dragon Emperor, I don't believe Evil Pieces existed in Sir Ragnarok's time." Tannin said.
"Oh...s-sorry." Issei said with a sweatdrop.
Kenshin explained to Ragnarok what evil pieces were. "Aaahh, so that's how someone like Tannin became a devil." Ragnarok nodded. "Good thing my body's sealed up until I fully reincarnate."
"You still haven't reincarnated?" Yukari asked.
"No. It's mainly to keep my elder biological brother away from my corpse." Ragnarok said. "I can control things like that because I was so powerful."
"Neat." Kenshin said.
"Who do you think you reincarnated into?" Issei asked.
"Dunno, I kept it out of the scroll for good measure." Ragnarok said. "A secret like that is still in my body." "By the way, with my serene mind, I can sense your perversion boy. It reminds me of Minagi."
"Who's Minagi?" Miyuki asked.
"No one important." Ragnarok said. "Damn Succubus." He thought.
"What?" Kenshin asked as Ragnarok turned to him.
"That Gremory girl and you have a good amount of each other latent magics swimming around inside of one another...are you two...?" Ragnarok asked.
"N-No!" Kenshin said with a blush. "A-At least not yet anyway!" He thought.
"Hahahaha!" Ragnarok laughed. "No I didn't mean that, I was asking if you two were an item."
"...Oh...yeah." Kenshin nodded.
"Bastard." Issei muttered.
"What?" Ragnarok asked with a confused expression.
"He's into large breasts, which Rias has." Kenshin clarified.
"Aaahh. He would love to meet my mate and some of her creations then." Ragnarok said.
"If the chance ever presents itself, you'll regret it." Kenshin said.
"Oh? Why's that? I think it'd be funny watching him strike out." Ragnarok said. "With everyone except Minagi anyway." He thought. Kenshin leaned over and whispered into his ear. "Oh...ooh...wow..that is underhanded...but I don't get why she didn't pick up on it." He said.
"If he's talking to you about what I think he is, I was embarrassed about it so I never asked." Yukari said rolling her eyes.
"Ah...well. Good on you Kenshin-boya. She's quite the looker." Ragnarok complimented. "So you initiated the provision I put into the treaty our clans signed?"
"Yup." Kenshin said as Tannin neared the mountain range.
(break)
Days later. (A/N: Issei's training goes the same as it does in the light novel)
"Haaaahhh!" Kenshin shouts as he charged Ragnarok's back.
"Hrm!" Ragnarok grunted as a wall of earth shot up between them that Kenshin cut through only to find his ancestor had vanished. He looked up to find Ragnarok above him with his wings uncased. Ragnarok inhaled. "Majestic Flame Breath!" He mentally shouts exhaling a great flame.
"Hurricane Slash!" Yukari shouts separating the flames as Miyuki shot forward.
"Water Trident!" She shouts throwing her staff, that had taken the form of a trident at Ragnarok.
"Hn!" Ragnarok said punching the trident, knocking it back to her. "Hm?" He looked up and saw Kenshin above him.
"Katensho!" Kenshin roared slashing down at him with flames encasing his blade.
"Earth Guard!" Ragnarok shouts blocking Kenshin's Kuroi Jigoku with one of his own.
"Hrrrrrgghh!" Kenshin growled.
"Haaaaaahhh!" Ragnarok roared.
The air around them exploded and Kenshin flew out of it, tumbling to the ground. Miyuki flew forward and caught him. "Onii-Chan, are you OK? !"
"I'm fine..." Kenshin groaned as he picked himself up. "Fucking dammit...it's been literally days since we started this and we've yet to land so much as a glancing blow on him...and this is supposed to be twenty five percent of your power? !"
"Hmhmhmhm..." Ragnarok laughed to himself. "Hm?"
Yukari bore down on him. "Earth Rumbling Decapitation!"
"Heh." Ragnarok moved to the left, dodging the attack and watching Yukari crash into the ground.
This had been the Kuroshi Tsuki siblings lives for the past several days. From what Kenshin heard, Issei was fairing no better, when he finished training for the day he went into a world of delusions where all the girls, even ones interested in Kenshin, and his own mother at that tending to his every need. Originally that would greatly vex Kenshin, but given the circumstances...Kenshin really couldn't blame him. Tannin had as much power as a Satan and Ragnarok, while he had less, around Kenshin's level, he had utterly mastered his power.
Ragnarok landed on the ground. "Break time." He said.
"What? ! No, we wanna keep going!" All three of them shout.
"Huhuhuhuhu...well as open as I am to that, you three are death on legs right now." Ragnarok said. "You need the rest. We'll begin again after I think you've recovered. If you don't believe me, cancel your spirit powers and see for yourself."
For training purposes Ragnarok had given Yukari and Miyuki the same amount usage of the spirits that Kenshin had. So all three of them could use the spirits all at once. When Ragnarok wasn't testing them they were working with all the spirit powers themselves, improving their skills with them when this training excursion was over, they'd be back where they were previously. They nodded at Ragnarok and canceled the spirit powers.
Immediately all three of their backs hit the ground, purely exhausted. "Ow..." Kenshin said.
"Everything hurts..." Yukari said. "Even things that shouldn't be hurting..."
"I can feel myself getting stronger, but this training seriously sucks." Miyuki complained.
"Once again, suck it up. When my mate helped with my training she wasn't as lenient as I am with you." Ragnarok said.
"Was the sex amazing or something? Because you're not lenient at all!" Kenshin weakly snapped.
"Why yes it was, but that's not the point." Ragnarok said. "My training was a lot harder than yours."
"You were in the middle of a war." Yukari griped. "We're just preparing for a Rating Game against Rias."
"...Eh true." Ragnarok shrugged.
"That's all you have to say? !" The three siblings shout.
Issei came through the forest. "Whoa! Kenshin, Yukari, Miyuki are you three OK? !"
"Yeah...just...exhausted..." Kenshin groaned. "Issei, could you help us peel ourselves off the ground? I think I can sense Azazel coming."
"Sure." Issei said walking over to them and grabbing their arms, pulling them to a sitting base.
"Thanks..." Yukari said with a sigh.
"Yeah..." Miyuki said hanging her head.
"What's Tannin doing?" Ragnarok asked.
"On his way." Issei said.
"How has your training been going?" Kenshin asked.
"It's Hell! I keep having to run and hide from that Satan class dragon Ossan!" Issei shouts. "I barely have time to think!"
"We'll trade you." Kenshin said.
"Yeah, you see if you can land a hit on the old man over there." Yukari said.
"Seriously, that's been the test for us this entire time and we can't fuckin' do it!" Miyuki cursed.
"Hahaha, sounds like you guys have it rough." Everyone turned to see Azazel approaching holding what looked to be bentos.
"Yes! I don't have to forage today!" Issei whooped.
Azazel handed out the bentos and set a dozen rice balls between them. "So good!" Issei gushed.
"Oh fuck...several days of eating nothing but the meat rations Kenshin has, sorta made me kinda forget how good Mom's cooking is." Yukari said with a satisfied smile.
"Man, Asia's a pretty good cook too! This is excellent." Issei said.
"Here let me try it." Kenshin said as he held out his own bento. "Take something from mine in return." Issei nodded and they traded a bit of food. "Oh wow, I wonder if anyone helped her, not dissing her cooking or anything, but this is really good.." Kenshin said.
"Hmm..did Chief or Akeno-San cook this I wonder." Issei said.
"Probably Akeno." Kenshin said. "These rice balls taste like Rias made them."
"Yeah, Hikari was gonna make you one Kenshin, but Akeno insisted on making you a bento instead, this caused a glaring match between Rias and Akeno." Azazel said.
"I see." Kenshin said.
"Man Kenshin I wish girls flocked around me like they do you." Issei said with a sweatdropping grin.
"Well for one, he's not as much of a pervert as you." Yukari said. "Seriously, you seem like a good person Issei and I do like you as a friend, but the perversion just kills it for me."
"Ehh...I have to agree with Onee-Chan Issei. Usually I can appreciate eagerness, but you are too eager sometimes." Miyuki said with a smile.
"I know, but..." Issei was cut off.
"It's like Kenshin's brashness, it's just too ingrained into who he is." Azazel said.
"I know that." Yukari shrugged. "I just try to keep him in line like I do with Kenshin, not every girl he meets is going to like that you know."
"True." Azazel shrugged.
"Haaah..." Kenshin sighed. "I still don't feel any closer to attaining the Balance Breaker."
"Usually you would have to pass my daughter's tests." Ragnarok said. "But seeing as you already carry them inside you, like I used to before I created them. Certain restraints must be applied. You must also personify the elements as well."
"How the hell am I supposed to do that? They all act vastly different from one another." Kenshin said.
"...Not the spirits themselves you idiot, I mean the elements. Listen to the wind around you, feel it as it enters your body, then take in the feeling of earth...the strength of it, the durability of it. Then, take in the serene feeling of water, how it goes by everything in it's path eventually, then the feeling of fire, the excitement of battle, of burning and toppling everything in your path. I trained with all of these feelings inside me, and so shall you." Ragnarok said.
"..." Kenshin went into thought, that was immediately interrupted when Issei started talking.
"Hey Azazel-Sensei. When Kenshin was fighting against Vali, hell before I had to tag out, Vali tried doing something." Issei said. "What was that?"
"Oh, you mean the Juggernaut Drive." Azazel said. "Not all Sacred Gears have this, only special ones like Divine Dividing and The Boosted Gear seem to have it from what I've seen."
"Kenshin-boya's has it too." Ragnarok said. "The cards contain the Elemental Dragon's transformed state that he can control from the outside with a tendril stabbed into his spine and my Tenrai Sesshou Yuurei. He won't be able to use either for quite some time."
"That's good. It gives it's user the power to rival a god's, but in exchange for their sense of reason." Azazel said. "Vali can handle it for several minutes, but seeing as Albion was impatient about it, I guess he's still in danger of it. It also shaves off one's lifespan, but again as Devils and Fallen Angels we don't have to worry about that. It's an accursed method of fighting and I don't think you should ever copy it."
Kenshin and Issei noticed a distant look in Azazel's eyes. "So the White Dragon Emperor can handle the Juggernaut Drive eh? It might be the Red one's turn to die first this time." Everyone looked over and saw Tannin lounging behind Ragnarok. "And with the Elemental Dragon here as well, he might perish too."
"Vali wouldn't be the first giant dragon whose ass I've had a hand in kicking." Kenshin said crossing his arms.
"Relax Issei, you ain't gonna die." Yukari said noticing Issei panicking.
"Let's just change the subject." Azazel said. "Kenshin, Issei...tell me what you think of Akeno."
"?" Kenshin and Issei stared at each other, then Azazel.
"I know she's interested in Kenshin, but I'd like to hear what you both think." Azazel said.
"She's a good Senpai/person." Issei and Kenshin said.
"Not that, I mean as a woman." Azazel clarified.
"?" Issei glanced at Kenshin who shrugged and waved him off. "She's very attractive and a woman I'd love to be with!" He said.
Kenshin rolled his eyes. "She's a beauty to be sure. I think she needs to accept herself as a hybrid. But then again I don't know the whole story, so I can't just say that to her."
Azazel nodded with a relieved smile. "That's good. You two both really care about her and we're in agreement Kenshin. I have to watch over her for a friend of mine."
"You mean Akeno's father Barakiel?" Kenshin asked.
"Why doesn't he do it?" Issei asked.
"It's not that simple. Anyway, Barakiel and I were friends, like Shemhaza and I are. We did a lot of stupid things together, but eventually all my friends got married." Azazel said with a faraway look in his eyes.
"You must have gotten lonely." Miyuki said.
"Hahahaha, it's fine, since I have so many women around me." Azazel said with a somewhat fake laugh. "In any case the situation with Akeno worries me."
"You know...you're kinda nosy...in a good way anyway." Kenshin said.
"Yeah, you're getting all involved with our training, you're worrying about Akeno, and from what it sounds like you even raised Vali." Yukari said.
"Yes...well in any case, Kenshin...seeing as she likes you, I want to entrust the situation with her to you." Azazel said.
"Why me?" Kenshin asked.
"Well you don't seem like you're deceiving her with how you act around her, you genuinely care for her wellbeing. If she liked Issei more than you, I'd entrust it to him." Azazel said.
"Well...Alright." Kenshin shrugged. "I'll see what I can do."
"Now there is another problem, Koneko." Azazel said. "She feels doubt in her own power. She even overdid it in her training and collapsed."
"? !" Kenshin, Issei, Yukari and Miyuki shared a gasp. "Collapsed? !"
"Asia's Sacred Gear can heal injuries, but nothing can be done for loss of physical strength. For this reason, I've come to take you back to the Gremory household for the night. Ragnarok, I'll bring them back here tomorrow. Same with you Tannin."
"Sure." Tannin said. "I'll just go back to my territory for now."
"Eh, I lost track of time, it's almost time for me to go back anyway." Ragnarok said. "Hold out the scroll Kenshin." Kenshin nodded and held it out. Ragnarok flew toward it and disappeared into it. Kenshin furled it back up and tied it back.
"Alright, let's go." Kenshin said.
"This also isn't off a whim, I was asked to come get you." Azazel said as they proceeded.
"Really who?" Kenshin asked.
"From Rias' mother." Azazel said.
"I see." Kenshin said. "Issei, you've got about an hour left, let's conserve it."
"Right." Issei said.
(break)
What Venerana had called Kenshin back for...wasn't quite what he was expecting, as the two were in the Gremory Annex. The woman leading Kenshin around the floor, practicing how to dance. "Uhm...Venerana...when you called me here, I thought it was for something more serious."
"Oh no, I just wanted to teach you some dance steps ahead of your wedding to my daughter. If you're worried about what my husband and I were going to say to you about how you talked to the other nobles, we're actually in agreement with you as far as they shouldn't have laughed at Sona-Chan's dream." Venerana said as they danced around. "You're catching on quite well. I figured you would be tired after your training."
"Oh trust me I am..." Kenshin said with an uneasy grin. "So how are you liking the book?"
"Oh I love it!" Venerana giggled. "Shall we take a break?"
"Sure." Kenshin said as the two detached from one another.
"Do you understand why we are doing this?" Venerana asked.
"Yeah, I know full well I'll be making public appearances with Rias in the future." Kenshin said. "I'll do what I can to be well mannered when that happens, but I won't just shrug it off if someone says something that is an insult directed at her, or anyone else I care about."
"I'd expect nothing less." Venerana said. "You're a dragon, there is a certain amount of pride that must be protected. We devils are the same. Just don't let it get out of hand."
"Of course." Kenshin said with a nod. "By the way, what is Rias doing right now?" Kenshin asked.
"Checking in on Koneko-Chan, I'd like to, but I think that'd be an overuse of my feelings." Venerana said. "Aaah, that girl, she's doing her best to face her existence."
"Huh?" Kenshin said.
"What's that mean?" Issei wondered.
"Oh right...you haven't been with Rias as long as everyone else in her peerage except for the Red Dragon Emperor." Venerana said. "Well, I guess I can tell you both about it. A bit anyway."
"There were once two cat sisters, one white, one black. They were always together, when they played, ate and slept. With their parents dead they had no one to rely on, no home to return to and they struggled to live each day." Venerana said. "One day they were picked up by a certain devil. The elder sister, the black cat became a part of his group and the younger sister was allowed to live with them. Finally attaining a decent life, they felt they could pass time very happily."
"Go on..." Kenshin said.
"However it appeared that the elder sister had achieved rapid growth in her power that wouldn't stop. She was a type of cat that excelled in youjutsu and achieved senjutsu that was said that only the last of the Sennin could achieve. With it not stopping, she killed her master and became a stray devil and a dangerous one at that who killed all the pursuit squads. The younger sister was left behind and judged harshly for her sisters actions...she was nearly disposed of by them."
"..." Kenshin furrowed his brow.
"Sirzechs saved her and convinced the high class devils that she was innocent, but abandoned by her sister...and tortured by the other devils she had lost her smile and her will to live. Sizechs gave this kitten to Rias who gave it a name...Koneko.
"..." Kenshin went silent before getting up.
"Kenshin, are you OK?" Issei asked.
"..." Kenshin didn't respond.
"Kenshin-kun...you seem angry, but at the same time...you look ready to cry." Venerana said with a curious expression.
"That was...Koneko's story huh?" Kenshin asked.
"Yes." Venerana said.
"...To think...someone who lived such a similar childhood as I did...was right next to me this whole time." Kenshin said.
"?" Venerana made a curious sound as Kenshin turned to her.
"Back home...from the time that I was six till I was ten...mages...even normal humans, tried to kill me more times than I could count. I wasn't abandoned, rather...I was taken away from my relatives, but other than that it's relatively the same...Koneko and I were both cast aside, labeled as dangerous and had attempts on our lives at a young age." Kenshin said. "...I even tried to take my own life at one point. Are we done here Venerana-Sama?"
"O...Of course, take your time and calm down." Venerana said.
"Thank you." Kenshin said leaving the annex. He went to the Gremory main household and wandered around it aimlessly until he ran into Rias.
"Kenshin!" Rias said as she tightly embraced him.
"..." Kenshin smiled softly and embraced her back. No matter how he felt after hearing that story. He had missed this feeling the past few days.
"Kenshin's scent..." Rias murmured.
"Uhm...I've been sweating a lot." Kenshin said. "The old man really works us over."
"It's fine...it's not so bad." Rias said. "I've been lonely these past few days."
"..." Kenshin felt his face heat up.
"Man we she says it with such moist eyes, can't help having your heart skip a beat eh?" Issei said.
"Well...I wouldn't say that..." Kenshin thought.
"I haven't been able to sleep with you since we arrived here, and I wasn't able to feel you like this either Kenshin. I...I've really missed it." Rias said.
"Aah..." Kenshin said with a blush. "W-Well...it won't be that way for very long."
"Yes and endurance is needed, we must both get stronger, and we must prepare for our Rating Game." Rias said. "No excuse why we can't still act the same around one another though."
"Of course." Kenshin said with a smile. "Uhm...Rias."
"Yes?" Rias asked with a smile.
"How is Koneko?" Kenshin asked.
"...Follow me." Rias said leading Kenshin to Koneko's room
When they got there, Kenshin saw Akeno standing next to the bed, while Koneko laid asleep with cat ears on her head. "Huh, so she really is a bit like you Kenshin." Issei said.
"The reason she's like this is be-" Akeno was cut off.
"I already know." Kenshin said. "She's a nekomata. Venerana-Sama told me the story." He leaned over and looked her body over for any serious injury. "...No, it seems like it's just exhaustion." Kenshin said.
"...What are you doing here...Kenshin-Senpai?" Koneko asked with half lidded eyes in a sullen tone.
"Well, I was asked to come back by Venerana-Sama, and I heard you weren't feeling good so I came to check on ya." Kenshin said with a small smile.
"..." Koneko didn't respond.
"..." Kenshin let out a sigh. "Venerana told me about what happened to you when you were younger. In any case, overworking yourself isn't going to get you very far. You'll just end up back here again and again."
"...What...would you know...about it?" Koneko asked.
"..." Kenshin smiled wryly. "More than you'd think..."
Koneko slowly sat up. "..." She mumbled something.
Kenshin nodded having heard her clearly anyway. "Anyone that's gone through that wants to get stronger, so that it never happens to them again."
"I want to become strong like you, like Yuuto-Senpai, Xenovia-Senpai and Issei-Senpai...and your family." Koneko said looking into his eyes as tears streamed down her cheeks. Even Gya-kun can stop time and Asia-Senpai can heal people...what do I have? I...I hate being useless." She said.
"..." Kenshin turned and walked away.
"K...Kenshin-Senpai." Koneko called out.
"Hm?" Kenshin turned toward her.
"What did you mean...when you said 'More than you'd think.'?" Koneko asked.
"..." Kenshin closed his eyes and smiled. "Think to yourself...why else would I say that?"
"..." Koneko watched him leave. "Could he have...went through something similar?" She thought. "If so...why is he able to smile like that?"
Kenshin walked down the hall only to be caught up to by Rias. "Kenshin. Are you alright?"
"Huh? Yeah...why?" Kenshin asked.
"Well, I compared the story of your childhood to Koneko's and I realized...they weren't all too different from one another." . "Hearing that from my mother must have stirred up something inside you." Rias said. "So...are you OK?"
"Hm...mostly shock, but I got over it." Kenshin said.
"I...I see." Rias said.
"Are you OK?" Kenshin asked.
"Well, seeing as Akeno and Koneko have the same problem, I figured Akeno and Koneko could help each other out." Rias said.
"About that..." Kenshin said.
"What?" Rias asked.
"Might I have permission to spend some time with Akeno exclusively?" Kenshin asked.
"Wh-What?" Rias said.
Kenshin shook his head. "Nothing like that Rias...although if a heat cycle hits I might not have any choice."
"Why do you ask?" Rias asked with a furrowed brow.
"Well, I feel like she'd never talk about what's eating her with everyone else around." Kenshin said.
"Well...she did open up to you once." Rias said with a small shrug. "Oh...alright. But after training is done."
"Deal." Kenshin nodded. "By the way...before we came here you said 'I'm in charge of Issei's virginity and Kenshin's excess lust.' Now, I'm pretty good at controlling myself, although I'm getting pretty close to having to deal with it. But...Issei and I separate now...or rather, we can become separate for twelve hours at a time the other half of that day is usually spent sleeping or doing some more of my own training...or with you all." Kenshin quickly added. "Are you...thinkin' of building a reverse harem? Cause ya got three guys already, Issei, Kiba and myself."
"N-No!" Rias said with a blush. "What makes you say that? !"
"Then why are you in charge of Issei's virginity?" Kenshin asked.
Issei popped out from Kenshin's side. "Now that he mentions it Chief...if you've got no interest in me...why are you in charge of my virginity?"
"W-Well..." Rias said.
"Well?" Kenshin said.
"Issei, for awhile now, I've kind of been looking at you like my little brother...and my family is very affectionate with each other." Rias said.
"Which would explain why Sirzechs dotes on you." Kenshin said. "Seriously, I sometimes wonder if I should worry about him making a move on you."
"Mmrrrnnn." Rias narrowed her eyes at her fiancee.
"What? From what you tell me I'm guessing he's a siscon." Kenshin said with his arms crossed.
"Coming from the guy that used to have his sister take care of his excess lust, maybe you're not the guy that should talk." Issei sniped with a grin.
"...No comment." Kenshin said with his shoulder slumped.
"Now, if I may. Asia is Issei's girlfriend, but she's too nice. She can't tell people that she wants to be Issei's first and have them take her seriously." Rias said. "If she wants to let Issei build a harem, then that's her business. But she's not the kind of person that can stop someone from hurting Issei again."
"Hurting Issei?" Kenshin said with an arched brow.
"...Oh..." Issei said with a bowed head. "That's what you're worried about."
Kenshin turned to Issei. "What's up?"
"Kenshin, when Issei met Amano Yuuma, who was just the Fallen Angel Raynare in disguise. He fell in love with her at first sight. Then she killed him on their first date." Rias said. "It may not be obvious to you, but I can see it still scars him to this day."
Kenshin stared at Issei. "...I guess that would quite a load to deal with." Kenshin said.
"I'm just...managing him until someone that can take care of him comes along." Rias said embracing Issei into her chest. "I'm still only interested in you in a romantic sense Kenshin."
Kenshin chuckled softly. "I'll let ya get away with this one Issei."
"Woohoo!" Issei thought.
"Well Issei, let's go take a bath and get clean, then go to sleep. Gotta be up and back at the mountains bright and early." Kenshin said pulling Issei away.
"B-Bu-Bu-But Chief's boobs!" Issei blubbered.
"I know you were enjoying it, hell I like it when she hugs my head into her chest too, but we don't have a lot of time." Kenshin said. "We'll take turns bathing since I know you don't like bathing with men."
"Oh alright." Issei said.
Rias giggles at the two and went on her way, she had to continue her own training. Kenshin glances over at Issei. "What is it? You look like you wanna say something."
"What do you think Kenshin?" Issei asked. "Did Koneko-Chan's sister really just leave her?"
"...I don't know." Kenshin said. "Even when you go mad, if you have someone you care deeply about you keep them with you. The fact that she didn't suggests two things."
"What?" Issei asked.
"One, the power corrupted her mind enough that Koneko was the furthest thing from her mind or had been blanked completely from her memory...This however is unlikely as such a thing would have better odds of happening the moment she became a devil while her body and mind was still weak, as such Koneko wouldn't have been able to stay with the devil that her sister was reincarnated into a devil by, as her sister wouldn't remember her. However this is just in theory so don't quote me on this."
"What about the other?" Issei asked.
"The second one makes more sense to me." Kenshin said. "Her older sister left Koneko behind out of desperation and wanted to protect her."
"From what?" Issei asked.
"Herself obviously. Her sister had murdered her master and probably couldn't control her amped up power all that well. She probably feared what her power could do to her sister. So panicking...she fled." Kenshin said.
"But how is that protecting her? ! Koneko-Chan went through a lot of shit because of her sister!" Issei shouts.
"Issei...I know how you feel believe me." Kenshin said. "But in this scenario, we assume Koneko's sister was desperate and panicking...when you're like that...you don't think about the implications, you just run...run as fast and as far as you can...damning the consequences. Another reason I believe this theory is that her sister had other devils hunting her down as a stray devils. This is where I sympathize with her...not a day goes by I don't feel some measure of regret for dragging Yukari into my affairs." Kenshin said with a sigh.
"So you think her sister...might not have wanted to drag Koneko-Chan into that life, and was too panicked to think about what she just did at that time affecting how Koneko-Chan would have been treated?" Issei asked.
"Like I said it's a theory." Kenshin said. "Both could be completely wrong, because we don't know the whole story, just what Rias' Mother told us."
"Well, we'll have to ask Koneko-Chan's sister when we get the chance." Issei said.
"Pfft, yeah...like she's just going to walk up to us, possibly looking for Koneko and we'll be able to ask." Kenshin said.
"That said, you really thought this out in such a short amount of time." Issei said.
"In my former line of work, you can't afford a misstep ninety nine point nine percent of the time. So I've learned to have a fine eye for details. Kinda strange, but it doesn't help my battle strategizing at all." Kenshin said.
"Weird..." Issei said.
Meanwhile in one of the hills overlooking Luciferd, a short train ride from the Gremory main house a young woman with a voluptuous figure walked, she had long black hair with split bangs, hazel eyes and cat like pupils. This young woman wore a black kimono, a yellow obi, golden beads and a ornately detailed headband. The kimono had a red interior and was open at the shoulders showing generous amounts of cleavage. On her feet were thong sandals colored in a purple shade.
Next to her walked Bikou. "I wonder what that party's gonna be like." He said.
"Why do you even bother wondering nya? We won't be able to attend." She said.
"Eh? Why not?" Bikou asked.
"Because I'm still wanted by these people nya." She spoke blithely.
"Aaah that's your shit Kuroka, it has nothin' to do with me." Bikou replied
The now named Kuroka rolled her eyes at Bikou. "You're a member of the Khaos Brigade and Vali's personal team same as I am. What's more, from what Vali told us. The Red Dragon Emperor and the Dragon of the Elements are here as well. So you will be recognized. As you went and picked Vali up while he was fighting them."
"Not my problem." Bikou shrugged.
Kuroka touched her fingers to her temples with a sigh. "You idiot." She said.
"What was that you furry moron? !" Bikou snapped at her.
"You heard me you damn dirty ape!" Kuroka shouts back.
"I've about had it with your shit you hedonistic cat bitch!" Bikou insulted.
Before Kuroka could retort matching white circles appeared next to their heads. "Kuroka, Bikou enough. You cannot be arguing like this during the time you are here. You have your orders."
"Observe the Red Dragon Emperor and his training, yeah we know." Bikou said with a shrug. "We get that Vali."
"Why can't we observe them both?" Kuroka asked.
"The Dragon of the Elements would be able to sense you, even with your youjutsu Kuroka. What's more, his twin sister is an illusionist so you wouldn't be able to use them to hide." Vali informed.
"Humm...that's unfortunate nya..." Kuroka lamented.
"Alright, now continue...and try not to draw attention to yourselves." Vali said as his communication circle faded away.
Kuroka snickered. "That means no party for you nya..."
Bikou grumbled. "Damn white dragon havin' bastard..."
The two continued on. Kuroka looked upward with a smile. "Ufufufufu...I can sense you out there Shirone...Onee-Chan's coming to pick you up nya!"
(chapter end)
Draconis: After the next chapter I need to post a couple of chapter to my other story and I kinda wanna read the Light Novels all the way through to where I am right now.
Rias: Take a short break then.
Draconis: I will, but I wanna at least get past the Rating Games first.
Kenshin: So it's really the two of us against each other.
Rias: (smiles) Afraid you'll lose?
Yukari: (rolls her eyes) This isn't your usual game of chess.
Kenshin: She is right, you may have the numbers, but we got battle experience in spades.
Rias: (giggles) We'll see which comes out on top then.
Miyuki: By the way, what did Mom say to Xenovia when she pulled her away.
Draconis: Glad you asked.
(Omake)
Scolded Ex-Exorcist and the Mother Cat
Hikari yanked Xenovia over to her with a glare. "Tell me I didn't hear that right...please..."
"But that would be lying." Xenovia replied.
(thwack!)
"Aah!" Xenovia yelped as Hikari dropped her fist on top of the ex exorcist's head. "Wh-What was that for? !"
"You're too young to be thinking about things like that young lady!" Hikari scolded.
"B-But! I'm only trying to perform my womanly duty!" Xenovia argued.
"Womanly...? !" Hikari said before groaning. "You're an idiot! Do you even know what it takes to raise a child? !"
"U-Um..." Xenovia began to sweat.
"Exactly!" Hikari shouts.
"Mom, didn't you have Onee-Chan and Onii-Chan when you were eighteen and me when you nineteen?" Miyuki asked.
"Ah..." Hikari said.
"You're getting on to me when you had children at that age?" Xenovia said with narrowed eyes.
"Gaaah!" Hikari yelled in frustration. "Fine! I have no room to talk, but at least I learned about what I was getting into before actually doing it."
"Then teach me, I'll accept all the instruction you're willing to give." Xenovia said.
"...Haaahh...fine." Hikari sighed. "I guess if you're dedicated to it, the least I can do is instruct you, but why Ken-Ch...Kenshin." She quickly corrected.
"He's the strongest man I know." Xenovia answered.
"You're not gonna get very far then." Hikari said getting out of the water and walking away as Xenovia followed suit.
"Why's that?" Xenovia asked.
"Figure it out for yourself." Hikari said. "I can't teach a girl like you about love."
(omake end)
Draconis: Something like that. Anyway I'll see you all later.
Draconis678 out
