Welcome to the next chapter of DxD – The Last Amagiri, but before starting the story. Let's answer some reviews:

ericsofly2: Thanks.

Robocoaster: Several situations will give Kensei some connections with higher-ranked people, but I doubt that he will ask for aid from the same people who will be coming at them due to Claire being who she is. His training will be revealed in the future, as well as what he still be learning. All he does need is some more training, but Kensei was more using the skills he has now to his make the fight go into his favor. That will be an interesting comparison that Kensei could point out when meeting up with Cao Cao and the Hero Faction. I don't plan on making the harem too big and there will be equal interactions between all of them.

Weslyschraepen: I'm thinking about it.

Arazno: Well that was a comment. The reason that I was hesitant was due to it being something that a lot of people has done and overused. I don't know if it's right to call Akeno a slut since Rias does the same kind of things with Issei. Well, I'm happy to hear that you like the story and kinda, but there are still some that can make the cliches still an amazing read.

Guest: I don't think that Aika would be an adequate match up, but I guess that it depends.

Rebellion on Hagun Island III

Meanwhile, in the residential area where everyone had gathered, there was a large-scale fight that occurred with the gehenna guards and their former captives. However, due to the difference in numbers and powers, even the armed guards were losing against the older teens who've been under their thumb for years. And due to the fight, the buildings that all of them used to call their homes were being broken and destroyed due to the powers from their sacred gears of other abilities.

"Dammit it, I'm not being paid enough for this."

"This was supposed to be a simple gig. Just guard a bunch of brats being kept chained."

"This is all because of that brat fighting against Hayashi."

Three guards who hid behind the wreckage of the buildings complained about their current state of their situation.

On top of the roof where both Maria and Jason were fighting, the latter released several golden arrows at the young girl who continued to avoid each of them at a hairsbreadth. And something she cut them in half with the holy swords in her hands, then started coming within range of Jason, she slashed both swords at him.

"Kuh!"

Jason stepped backward avoiding the strike, but there was a slight cut on his uniform. He was reminded about his fight against Kensei causing him to grit and grind his teeth against one another.

"Golden Squadron!"

He roared causing several golden lights to appear around him on the rooftops, each of them was wielding bows such as himself and aimed all their arrows at her. It didn't take either of them long to release their arrows at Maria who placed her hand on the rooftop.

"Sword Barrier!"

From all around Maria long blades formed around her creating a barrier that protected her against the arrows all trained on her alone. Though the arrows proved to be much stronger than he realized as the sword barrier began being broken apart.

"Hahaha, I've powered up since last month against the bastard. If you believe that I'll be defeated again, then you have another thing coming."

"If you think that I haven't come up with a counter-measure than you have another thing coming."

Maria said as she held her hand out and caused the sword barrier to vanish, then caused a line of swords to pop up towards him. He jumped out of the sword line, then was prepared to fire off another golden arrow towards her, but stopped after realizing that Maria had started to rush towards him. It didn't take him long to realize that there was no way he could release an arrow at this distance without a counter. Based on the position of his squadron of archers, one of the arrows could hit him as well.

"Tsk."

For the second time, Jason was forced to step back, but Maria created a sword underneath her foot, then kicked upward this time causing blood to still out from his wound.

"Dammit!"

Jason cursed as he stepped away from Maria placing his hand on the wound that she caused.

Several of the squadrons started to launch golden light arrows at Maria, who dodged most of the arrows, however, the rest of them were shot down and canceled by the same one who protected the children. Jason turned and he realized that it was Abigail against who hand shined with a bright light after canceling their arrows.

"Hahaha, so you can't defend yourself without help."

"This isn't a fight, this is a rebellion," Abigail said as she held her hands out creating two swords, which wreathed in fire and ice. "But, in a normal fight, the results will still be the same."

After noticing the confidence from the girl caused Jason to let out a sneer.

"You're right. This isn't a fight…it is a slaughter."

As soon as those words left his mouth, Maria noticed that several vines started to creep up behind her and tried to wrap themselves around her legs. However, before either of them could do such that, the vines were all frozen and broke apart soon after. Maria smiled as she looked down and realized that Layla (with Iris hiding behind her) and her Glacier Trident stabbed into the vines' base, which Jason had caused.

"I'm here to assist Sis."

"Layla, did you both finish your mission?"

Maria questioned with a smile without glancing down.

"Yes, I never thought that I could use my sacred gear like that."

All around Hagun Island, there were several people and patrons brought to Hagun Island, who was now in a full panicked state. This was all due to Kensei realizing that both the Shinto Chief-God and a Buddha knew about the occurrences on Hagun Island, which could mean that all of them could be targeted. And so, for emergencies like this there the magic circles meant for them were placed around Hagun Island.

"What the hell is happening?!"

"Why isn't the transport circle working?!"

"What is going on?"

"All of them look as if they're frozen."

However, there was an issue about them, neither of them was working for either of them and it seemed as if all of them were frozen making them unusable.

"It took a lot of time and practice, but I was able to freeze the transport magic circles around Hagun Island."

Layla said before turning towards Mason who created several mutated humanoid plants who stood in front of her and Iris who remained beside her.

"Iris go join the others and heal anyone who received injuries."

"…okay."

Iris replied as she started to run passed the humanoid plants, but one of them grabbed her by the hand as Jason started to sneer arrogantly.

"Did you believe that I wouldn't have them attack her? Now, I have a…."

Rip! Tear!

Before Jason knew it, he heard the arm belonging to the humanoid plant was torn off by the white-haired girl with her free hand as if it were paper. Moments before she had run to the others, she turned her head towards Jason who felt scared for a moment after noticing her slit eyes that seemed to give off an odd shine.

"You shouldn't underestimate that child," Layla stated as she spun around her trident and pointed it toward Jason and his plant monsters. "And you should pay attention to your opponent!"

Layla declared as she rushed towards him spinning her trident around in her hand, then released a slash of ice at the monster who had attacked Layla freezing a portion of it. Jason clicked his tongue knowing he was at a disadvantage against her. His Arbor Field relies on plants and her Arctic Trident is an ice-based sacred gear.

Mason reached into his pockets pulling out several ominous-looking seeds that have a mysterious shine, then dropped them on the ground. As soon as each of them landed on the ground several, thorny vines shoot out from the ground, then shot towards Layla who held her trident in her hands. She spun around the trident in her hand and slashed one of the vines being aimed at her causing them to freeze from the slash.

"Tsk."

The ground under Mason started to twitch and creating a barrier made from plants that separated both him and Layla from one another. At the same time, the humanoid plants started to rush towards her with their arms turning into a sharp plant-like blade. In response to that, she moved back avoiding the plant-like blade and started to slash each of them using her trident. Despite each of them being shallow cuts, the ice infused in them traveled across their bodies, she later broke apart their frozen parts using the blunt end of her trident.

Layla later stabbed her trident into the plant barrier, which caused ice to travel across the point of entrance and made an entrance for her to get to Mason who still tried to maintain a safe distance from her.

"I may have lost to your brother, but I'm not losing against you."

Layla declared as she rushed towards Mason who continued to retreat backward with an annoyed look.

"Raaaaah!"

Kensei rushed in toward Hayashi at high-speed, then began to unleash a barrage of slashes using his katana, as the crowd started to panic while leaving the arena. Despite being in panicked himself, the blind swordsman was able to recompose himself and block each strike aimed at him using his katana, which he unsheathed. During the clash between the veteran and child swordsmen, the difference in skill and experience was only further displayed as much as the sun and moon.

"Humph!"

In a single strong-motion using his strength enhanced due to his cybernetic implants caused Kensei to be flung a great distance backward.

"Such a force for someone his age."

It should be obvious with the difference in physical abilities due to their differing age, however, he might have continued to train to maintain much of his diminished strength combined with those cybernetic implants. There is also his level of sword skill being much higher than him meaning that this fight would be more difficult.

But―

'In a battle, anything can happen that could steer the fight into your favor.'

Recalling the words from Sun Wukong caused Kensei to grip his teeth and steel his resolve as he glared towards the blind swordsman.

"However, I already knew that to begin with, which is why I planned for this!"

As soon as Kensei used an ukemi maneuver, rolling on the ground to ensure that he wouldn't take damage from the impact, he realized that Hayashi had already moved. He moved at high speed, then appeared near the same direction as the black-haired child holding his sword with both his hands. Hayashi brought down the sword using a great amount of force, which forced Kensei to block it using his sword.

Kensei was pushed back from the force behind his swing, but the blind swordsman continued with a far more brutal and fast assault. He knew that he would be unable to deflect all if any of the slashes and there wasn't much experience for him to reinforce his entire body using ki, which is why Kensei wrapped himself in touki again to deflect the slashes.

"I must say that you've improved in the last month," Hayashi said in an impressed yet condescending tone. "But, despite being her son, you aren't on the same level as the demon who put me on the brink of death. However, if you were to cease this little tantrum…I train you more properly and you'll reach your true…."

"Cut the crap. As if, I'll ask for help from you of all people…you old bastard! I need help from someone like you to achieve my potential, then I'd rather quit right here and now!"

While being nearby of one another, Kensei had kicked Hayashi in the stomach and propelled himself backward. The impact also caused the old veteran to let out a painful grunt due to not seeing that one coming. In a close-range fight like that, it wouldn't be odd for someone as nimble as Kensei to be able to get off a hit like that.

"…little brat… I tried giving you a chance to survive this. A true swordsman should be able to tell the difference in skill whenever in a fight between and their opponent. I thought that you came from a house that believed in the samurai code."

"Never call yourself a swordsman," Kensei replied as he stood in a prepared stance with his katana while pulling out some talismans. "You're just a murderer and thief who wields a sword."

"It seems that I've been touching a nerve throughout this fight," Hayashi said as he smirked and sneered. "There is nothing that you can do to catch me off guard."

"We'll see about that."

Kensei held the talisman in his free hand, then rushed towards Hayashi who had remained positioned in the same manner as before.

"I doubt that a frontal assault would make things…."

Before Hayashi could finish, Kensei aimed the talisman in front of him and as soon as the talismans landed onto the ground, three thick earth walls rose in front of him. Though the old swordsman could tell that there was something in front of him, he couldn't guess Kensei's intentions.

"Is he attempting to obscure the vision of a blind man?"

Hayashi spoke in an ironic tone, but Kensei through the remaining talisman in his hands, then he launched all the talisman towards three walls causing them to crumble and attached themselves to them. Soon enough the three talismans started to sparkle with lightning and later exploded causing a loud sound. The impact resulted in rubble and a cloud of smoke that covered Hayashi. However, his intention wasn't as a smokescreen.

"Argh!"

Hayashi was forced out of his usual stance and covered his ears using both his hands, which was caused due to the sound generated from the explosion and rocks being destroyed thus close to him.

"Clever bastard."

Due to his blindness, Hayashi was forced to train and hone his other senses, such as his hearing and smell. But, it could also be a disadvantage loud noises and intense smells could knock him off guard due to his other senses being that heightened. Kensei took that chance and he rushed toward Hayashi who had dropped his guard, then slashed his shoulder causing a deep gash that forced him backward.

[What stunning strategies~! Despite the odds against him, the Last Amagiri has managed to wound the Leader of the Gehenna Guard our Blind Swordsman!]

Despite the situation and potential threat to them all, Alexei remained as the arbiter of the match.

"I still don't like this announcer, but at least he's committed."

Kensei had replied as he landed on the ground and rushed towards Hayashi as lightning started to spark around his katana. Hayashi recovered from the assault, sensed the ten-year-old rushing toward him prepared to block it due to their being no time to avoid it.

"Raimeiken!"

He called out as soon as his sword was brought down toward Hayashi's at close-range causing electrical powerful causing the ground to be cracked under the pressure. The old man could feel the electrical pressure all being channeled into him and even started to affect his cybernetic implants.

"Dammit, this kid planned and thought this fight through. Using my enhanced sense of hearing and smell against me and even using this technique against my implants."

Hayashi thought as he gritted his teeth and tried to force him away, however, he quickly reached his hand out to his side and pointed something in the middle of his forehead.

"…a gun?"

Kensei realized what the object was and realized that Hayashi must believe that he wouldn't be able to get away from him during this assault. But―

"Humph!"

Using almost all the strength he could muster, Kensei flung himself backward such causing himself to spin back and landed on his feet.

"Seriously, you thought that a gun would kill me?"

"It worked on your mother," hearing that response caused Kensei to grit his teeth out of anger. "This is also much more effective compared to ones that the other guards use. Taro-dono was planning to upgrade the weapons all the guards use, but due to this interruption I can't see that happening."

Based on the design of the gun, it did look different compared to the ones that the other gehenna guards use, it also had a different presence compared to them.

"Let's how you can handle it."

Hayashi pulled the trigger, normally Kensei would be able to tank it like the others using touki, but he didn't want to take that chance and moved out of the way. The bullet fired went sailing towards a nearby boulder placed right behind him and drilled through it without much resistance.

"It seemed faster and stronger compared to before."

"Guns that the other guards use has been more enhanced compared to normal guns in the human world, this one, in particular, has been more modified compared to those."

Hayashi sneered as he continued to fire off the bullets at Kensei who continued to evade each of the bullets not using touki, but there were some bullets fast enough to graze him causing a wound enough to draw his blood. As soon as Kensei rushed toward him once the bullets in the ran out bullets in the gun after focusing ki at feet again, enhancing his takeoff speed. Though this time, Hayashi stepped to the side and held out his feet in the direction, which he would've gone toward.

"Son of a…."

Kensei was tripped the moment that he came into contact with his feet thus causing him to tumble forward to the point where he almost fell face-first on the ground. Before hitting the ground, he recovered and landed on his feet after skidding against the ground.

"Ah, I see," Hayashi said as he rubbed his chin. "That little technique you've been using to enhance your speed, it must entail emitting ki at the soles of your feet, then accelerates forward using direct speed. But, since that is a little newer, it'll be difficult to make sharp turns."

"Well, I thought that he would've figured that out…. I guess, that this is what a lifetime of experience grants you," Kensei surmised as he stood back up to his feet dusting himself off as he narrowed his eyes a bit. "Hmm, though it bugs me that I still haven't gotten all kinks of this technique down yet. Though, I didn't test it out in a fight yet…. I hate to admit it, but this will be a good experience for later."

"I believe that you're out of tricks."

"Well, you're wrong because I still have some more."

Kensei replied as he returned to his prepared stance and rushed towards Hayashi with his sword prepared.

[Yo, Kensei.]

He heard Zane speaking to him via magic in his head, which was due to the inconveniences of speaking out loud during a battle.

[Hey, Zane.]

[Huh? You busy right now.]

[I don't think that now is the perfect time for a casual talk.] Kensei replied as he slashed at Hayashi who blocked it again using his sword. [But, yea. I'm trying to put down an old man. Where are you guys right now?]

[In Taro's office.]

[Huh?] For a single moment, Kensei faltered causing him to be pushed back. [Why're you in Taro's office?]

[There was something important that we needed to do to get out of here and not just get rid of the magic device. I still can't teleport everyone off the island due to this barrier, so I have to do something about the barrier, which is covering the island. I doubt that I can remove it, but if I can just make it so that we can at least teleport out of the island, then that'll be alright. Besides, there's something else that I need to do here.]

[And what's that?]

Kensei questioned as he dodged a slash from Hayashi, but a strand of his hair was cut off.

[That'll be a surprise for later.]

[Didn't I tell you once that I wasn't too fond of surprises for different reasons? …Well, it depends on what it is?]

[Trust me, this will benefit everyone.]

[Fine, but is there a particular time limit for this fight?]

[Hmm, well you've been fighting the gehenna guards for almost half an hour. Hayashi for almost twenty minutes now. So, how about another fifteen minutes?]

[How about ten? There is something else that I want to do before leaving here.]

[Do you think that you can beat him with that much time? …wait, you're going to do something reckless again?]

Zane questioned as Kensei was slashed across the cheek by Hayashi, then countered using another slash.

[Look, I had to use a technique that boosts my speed against the more trained guards who had more experience and I hate to admit skill compared to me. The training that I had did lessen the gap a bit, but Hayashi has more skill and experience compared to them and me so I can't beat him in a straight-forward sword fight. This bastard can read me the more we continue fighting and I can't end this fight in a stamina fight since I won't be able to get out of this place. So, if I don't do something reckless, then I'll end up unable to get out of here.]

[You know Claire's going to scold you afterward, right?]

[Well, she can do it after we get out of here. See you later pal.]

[Alright. See you later.]

Both gave their replies before turning off their communication and Kensei focused on his fight again.

"Are you alright?"

Meanwhile, in the residential area where the guards had gathered, most of them had already been defeated and captured using magic. Though there were some injuries after the most trained guards arrived on the scene which was being taken care of by the rare few among them who were able to heal injuries through either a sacred gear or something else. Among them was Iris who placed her hand over the wounds of one of the male teenager as a silver-gold aura covered her hand as the wound started to close in moments.

"Wow, that's amazing I don't even feel the pain more. How'd you do that?"

After hearing that comment from him, Iris rushed behind one of the rubble from the buildings near them and had pocked her hair out.

"I'm…a little different from others."

Iris replied as she hid behind the rubble again causing the teen to stare at her in wonder, which caused Abigail to laugh amusingly.

"You should know that if you act that way around Iris, then she'll run away. I also apologize for not being able to do anything for you all, but…."

As soon as Abigail realized that one of the golden archers had aimed at one of the guarded children again, a beam of light was released from her hands piercing through the archer and destroyed it.

"…well, I'm busy assisting Maria with Jason. Though, I believe he's almost done."

"Dammit! Dammit! Dammit! Dammit!"

Jason cursed several times and joined his foot against the ground several times after realizing that all his golden squadron had been taken down due to the joined efforts of the others. There were several injuries on his body, which were caused by Maria, as well as burns and ice covering most of his uniform. Him suffering another defeat at the hands of someone much younger than him caused a serious wound to his pride. Maria who as positioned at a distance from him had held her newer sword in her hand, then started to approach him again.

Seeing her take a single step towards him caused Jason to step back, but realized that he had been inching just a little bit closer towards the edge. He had taken a single look back, he noticed that there was another rooftop a short distance from him, which was far enough where he could jump towards there.

"I'm not losing again! Not to another brat!"

Jason roared again as he jumped backward holding his golden bow, which had started shining with bright golden light even greater compared to before. At the same time, an arrow started being formed and the moment that it was released, it separated into several arrows being aimed at Maria. Upon noticing the danger that it would pose, Abigail made a worried look on her face.

"Maria look out!"

She could tell that the arrows were far numerous and bunched together compared to when Jason fought against Kensei last month, as well as making it harder to avoid all of them on the roof. Despite being afraid of them Maria instead looked confident.

"…don't worry I got it."

Maria replied with confident as she held the sword in front of her and rushed towards Jason who was still landing on the roof behind him. As the initial wave of arrows rushing towards her, she created a barrier of swords in front of her, which endured the number of arrows being aimed at her. The golden arrows pummeled through the sword barrier-breaking each of them apart and pour through causing some arrows to leave shallow cuts on her, but she continued rushing forward undeterred.

Seconds later, the barrier had been broken by the arrows pummeling it, then Maria held out her freehand making another sword that has wind circling it. The arrows all started to converge around her in moments.

"Hah, let this be a lesson to…."

Before Jason could finish, a powerful gust of wind was released from the wind sword that she had created, which propelled herself forward at high-speeds avoiding most of the arrows in front of her. Though there were most that pierced her caused Maria to wince from pain while causing Jason to make a frightened expression.

"What the hell is the matter with all of you?!"

"You're correct in some parts of the world there are some who dies because they're weak, but that doesn't mean that you should walk all over them," Maria declared in a strong voice as she prepared her other sword and slashed Jason diagonally across his chest. "I learned a long time ago that the strong should protect those weaker than them and if they're willing…teach them how to become stronger."

"…d-dammit."

Jason cursed for the last time before falling off the roof toward the ground, but before he did Mason held his hand out causing a vine to catch his unconscious body. After noticing his older brother's unconscious, Mason began to clench his teeth out of frustration and reached into his pocket pulling out several seeds and throwing them to the ground.

"All of you can just remain here and die!"

Mason roared as the ground started to bulge up before several pinkish-purple ominous demonic-looking flowers, which all started to blossom in front of him. After seeing that Layla had hesitated for a moment showing concern for the time of threat the flowers could pose them if all of them blossomed. At the same time, Mason ran towards his brother who remained unconscious on top of the vine that he created. No one in the area didn't move as the plants around seemed poisonous enough to potentially kill the people around here.

"I want to go after them, but this is more important."

Layla declared as she started to approach the plants spinning around her Glacier Trident as it started giving off a bright whitish-blue radiance, which released a cold sensation. Realizing the distance between her and the plant, she stepped looking as if she was prepared to launch the trident. Before, she could Abigail and the others moved away towards the children, with the former shouting.

"Layla, the moment that you freeze it! I'll contain it!"

"Okay."

She replied as she finally threw the trident towards the four demonic flowers that had bloomed in front of them, in which bright blue light was generated. Soon enough, the ground started freezing reaching the four flowers that even reached the feet underground and soon covered them. However, despite being frozen, a purple substance started to crack a portion of it and even began to melt it.

Noticing that Abigail stepped forward with her hands held out as light started to cover the entire demonic plant in a barrier made out of light. A purple mist soon started to leak out of the iced-over plant, which seems ominous to where it could cause alarms. Realizing that it could still pose a threat to them, Abigail let a slight breath escape from her mouth as she started to manipulate the light covering it and compressed it into a small compact orb that was the size of a baseball.

As soon as she had done that, no one in the area could say a single word being astonished about it. Maria who had been fighting Jason the roof jumped down as Iris and Layla had walked closer to one another, the brown-haired girl soon looked at them with a light smile on her face.

"You both did a great job," she had stated as she patted both of the tops of their heads causing a bright smile to form on their face, then Maria turned towards Abigail who picked up the small light sphere. "Abigail."

After hearing Maria call her name, Abigail turned toward her with a slight smile on her face.

"Yes?"

To Maria, it seemed that Abigail had already known about she was about to ask her. There was never a single time that either of them had questioned her as there wasn't a single person who would doubt Abigail considering all of the things that she had done for them. But, there wasn't much that they knew about her past aside from the fact that her mother had run an orphanage in the church.

"Nothing, let me see that."

Upon hearing that request, Abigail handed the sphere to Maria who had turned in another direction that she knew no one would be. And using the strength that she could muster up, she hurled the sphere there.

"You know, I could have contained it until we left."

"Can't take the chance of that thing exploding and releasing that poison. Besides, if that thing goes off once we all leave, then it won't matter anymore."

"I guess so. Also, I'll talk about that some other time."

After hearing that from Abigail, Maria faced her and noticed that the older blonde had smiled, while sending her a secretive wink. Noticing the meaning behind it caused Maria to let out a slight laugh and smiled.

"Fine, I guess I can't get anything passed everyone's Big Sister."

"Well, we finished things over here. Now, all we need to do is wait for Kensei and the others to…."

"Hey, everyone!"

All the people in the area noticed that Hisui and Alice arrived with both Jason and Mason who're tied up via using a snake-like monster that the latter created. Though it has just been a short couple minutes after Mason had run away carrying his older brother, both of them were in front of them again.

"Well, who would've thought that we'd run into them this soon?"

Maria had told a slight joke as she noticed that both brothers were placed on the ground with the other guards by the older teens.

"What happened?"

Layla questioned.

"Well, after Hisui and I started to return after leaving monsters at the locations Zane told us. Both Mason started running towards us carrying Jason, then threw the same odd seeds he used in his fight with him. Before either of them could explode, Hisui disabled them and knocked him unconscious using senjutsu. So have you gathered all the people on Hagun Island yet?"

"Yes, everything on our end is completed."

Abigail replied.

"We're just waiting for Zane, Rui, and Claire," Maria added as she glanced towards the projection. "And Kensei to finish his fight against Hayashi."

After hearing that last part, Alice and Hisui turned their attention toward Kensei who was on the screen with both of them noticing that the fight was more-or-less one-sided, but not how either of them hoped. Upon seeing that, Maria crossed her arms.

"Neither of us can complain about him."

"There isn't a single one of us here who could do any better against Hayashi without us teaming up against him."

Several of the teens shared the same opinion as one another.

"Ken Ken has a plan in mind. I just know it. He wouldn't make a promise that he can't keep or enter a fight that he doesn't have a chance of winning when everyone's counting on him like this."

"She's right, Kensei's going to win," like Hisui, Alice also had faith in him, but she later realized something. "But, it could end up being a reckless plan."

After hearing that from Alice, Hisui let out a slight laugh as if agreeing with her and the others around her realized that she was correct about it.

In the arena, Kensei was being launched backward again by Hayashi who continued to pursue him and slashing his sword, which the ten-year-old blocked using his katana. As their battle continued, both could notice that a limit was being reached in their stamina with Hayashi being the most notable. Hayashi had several tears and cuts on his clothing revealing the wounds that were on his chest and abdomen and the damages to his cybernetic implants that replaced the limbs he lost.

Kensei, on the other hand, had several tears in his clothing to where his undershirt was almost split open, as well as some injuries on himself.

"It's been a long time since I was pushed to this level of exhaustion since reaching adulthood. If you were to live, then you would've become quite the monster when you become an adult. But, there's no chance of that."

"Who would've thought that an old man with so-called experience would jump to conclusions like this. Several situations can turn a battle around."

That comment caused Hayashi to click his tongue a bit as his comment was sound and true. Despite all the odds that have been against an individual no matter how dire, there can always be that one moment that would decide it all in the end. However, the veteran maintained his composure and confidence.

"I hate to admit it, but you're correct," Hayashi replied. "You've been able to impress me time and time again with different surprise attacks and spells. But, this is the end of that. I could kill you in a single instant and still have a large enough window to catch up with Taro to escape before whoever that chief god will send. If you want to live, then it should be in your best interest to use whatever stamina you have left and rejoin the escapees."

Kensei could tell that Hayashi was serious this time due to the stance that he took on realizing that he was going to use this last assault to kill him. Despite this, he maintained his stance about ending this fight with Hayashi not taking the chance that he'll go after all of them again.

"Sorry," Kensei said as he took his stance with his katana. "Whenever I decide something. I tend to never change my mind afterward. This is a fight I can't afford to either lose or run from…I'll end this fight with this one last final exchange."

Hayashi sighed after hearing that proclamation from Kensei, then prepared to move to attack him.

"It's a shame. Then, I'll have to end your future right here and now."

The old swordsman charged at Kensei using high-speed that he was unable to match or rival even through using his ki to boost his speed, but he focused on his sensing prowess of senjutsu. Despite the speed, Kensei could tell that Hayashi was moving straight-forward towards him. And before he knew it, Hayashi appeared before him with his sword being thrust forward toward him.

To avoid being stabbed, Kensei stepped backward, but he seemingly slipped causing his stance to falter and crumble. Taking that chance Hayashi stabbed his sword forward without hesitation and stabbed his sword in and through the ten-year-old child's shoulder causing him to scream.

"Ahhhhhh!"

Kensei wailed as he felt the blade being stabbed into his shoulder to where it almost half of it passed through, his screams caused Hayashi to smirk with arrogance.

"This is what happens when you fight a battle that you can't win. As I said, this is over."

"Ahhh…hahahaha," Kensei winced, but his screams soon turned into laughter causing Hayashi to become more confused instead of arrogant. "Hahaha, you're right. This is over…but, not for me, but you."

"What?!"

Hayashi became shocked as he realized that Kensei covered himself in touki and tightened his grip on Hayashi's arm, which was clenched around his sword.

"Amagiri-ryū, Ukigumo – Tsuiraku Raimei!"

(Translation: Heavenly Mist School, Floating Cloud: Crashing Thunder)

Kensei later lifted Hayashi into the air, then he flipped him in midair alongside him and slammed the old veteran hard into the ground causing him to shout in pain to where it echoed across the arena. The hard impact also caused a great pain that traveled all across his entire body. Kensei didn't give him the slightest instant to recover from the serious impact and pull out the sword out his shoulder and infused ki into it, then stabbed the sword through his cybernetic arm trapping him there.

Kensei still wrapped in touki landed near Hayashi, who still started letting out a haggard breath and recalled what had happened with his mother. She had found out that he was here and came to rescue him, fighting through the gehenna guard until making her way to Hayashi who she had thoroughly beaten. She almost won, but it was that distraction that caused her to lose focus. And it was Taro joined with the old devils using him as a hostage, then she was shot in the chest by the man in front of him.

He had been thinking about beating up Hayashi since that incident, which caused him to tighten both his hands in frustration ignoring the pain that came from his shoulder.

"If it wasn't you. If it wasn't for Taro. And it wasn't for those old bastards," Kensei clenched his teeth with the best efforts not to tear up. "Then my mother wouldn't have died!"

Again, without a single bit of hesitance, he punched Hayashi in the face causing blood to spill out from his mouth from the impact alone. Kensei didn't stop there and just continued punching Hayashi over and over again without stopping for a moment. Despite feeling the impacts and pain from the touki-infused punches from him, Hayashi didn't make a single attempt at fighting back.

Realizing that there were continues that he needed to do, Kensei stopped and realized that there were just many deep dark blue bruises on Hayashi who just coughed up blood. He just allowed his touki to vanish from around himself and turned, then picked up his katana which fell to the ground.

"This is over."

Kensei said in a low tone as he started walking away.

"*Cough* *Cough* Hahaha, no…this isn't over yet."

He didn't stop walking away, but his footsteps became slower and slower by the second as he could still hear the words from Hayashi.

"It would've been best if you…cut ties with everyone…no, that girl you fought so hard to protect. Because, if you believe that you'll be able to acquire freedom with this little rebellion, then you're wrong. That girl is the daughter of an exorcist and pure-blooded devil. Neither the church or old devils including that First Bael would let her exist as it'll be a shame that nether side will let live. Do you believe that you can fight against both sides? Among the Underworld, some powerful devils answer to the old devils. And from the church, there is more powerful exorcist who's far above me. Two of them, in particular, are ones you'll never be able to overcome…but one of them whose hailed as the strongest may be more understandable. But, the other is far more dutiable in following their old teachings and would even kill her himself is possible. You'll end up fighting enemies a lot more powerful than me in the future…hahahaha…*cough* *cough*."

Kensei stopped walking for a second and sheathe the katana, then without turning around, he gave his response.

"Thanks for the advice, but I was expecting I'd have to fight more people," Kensei replied. "But, let me also inform you about something. If that 'Demon' you fought against two years ago were at top condition, then there wouldn't have been anything that would've saved you or those old bastards from being slaughtered."

"…while we're on the subject. Don't you want to know what happened to her body?"

Hearing that question caused Kensei to stop for a moment as he glanced towards him, he knew who Hayashi is talking about causing a dangerous blue shine in his eyes.

"After I shot her through her heart and you were detained after a short outburst. Her corpse was sold off to some unknown buyer. Who knows what happened to her corpse or not, maybe it was someone from a magician group doing experiments or maybe it was some weirdo who…gaaah."

Before Hayashi could finish, he felt his sword being yanked out of his cybernetic arm and stabbed into his heart, which effectively ended his life. There was no emotion in his eyes aside from total contempt.

"Consider yourself lucky to have lived this long."

After saying those last words with more coldness in his voice, Kensei turned around and started walking outside of the arena.

[What a wondering ending to a climactic fight between the Last Amagiri and Blind Swordsman! It was an amazing thing to act as the arbiter for this tournament! So, I bid all of you farewell! Kensei Amagiri is hereby the last winner of the Gehenna Tournament!]

Kensei ignored the announcement and continued running outside of the building arena through the usual exit. He soon made it outside of the arena where he still realized that there were people who were still panicking about all that happened, as well as not being able to leave.

"Doing that didn't make me feel better. It doesn't change anything," Kensei said as he clenched his teeth before he looked forward with a determined look. "But, I can't leave here until I do one last thing. Now, where the hell is all of you bastards."

As Kensei continued running using senjutsu to sense out the area in an attempt to locate "them" and start getting a general hint in their location. After realizing "their" location, he started running in that direction.

Located behind one of the buildings in Paradise, Taro had led the four old devils who had been on Hagun Island at the time. In that location was a hidden transport magic circle, which was used for emergencies for just Taro, as well as those close to him. The four old devils looked relieved, while Taro, on the other hand, looked panicked as his hair was in complete disarray and his clattering against one another.

"A-Alright as planned, as soon as you all leave. I'll head to my office and receive all my earning and follow you."

"All the earning from the gehenna tournament will without a doubt be essential for our future," the old devils said in a reassuring tone, but there was evil within their minds. "Foolishness as if we'll work alongside a human. We'll have to bide our time in hiding. With all that's happened, Sirzechs won't let this incident slide since all this could leave to a potential confrontation between the Underworld and Shinto Gods."

The other three old devils shared the same opinion as him as Taro finished activating the magic circle.

"Yes, Hayashi should be finished dealing with that brat. And then…."

"Fūtan."

That sudden voice accompanied by the four wind bullets, which possessed strong spiritual power smashed against the old devils pushing back their bodies. Each of them felt an odd sensation spread across their bodies as neither of them was able to amass their demonic powers. Seeing Kensei who wasn't fighting against Hayashi caused Taro to become far more terrified about the situation.

"Just for this occasion, I altered those bullets to have more purifying power in them and senjutsu," Kensei said, while walked in their direction holding his unsheathed katana in hand. "I had trouble with Hayashi, but I doubt that I'll have a single bit an issue dealing with a bunch of old pompous men and a human close to a mental breakdown."

All four old devils tried attacking him but still couldn't amass their demonic power after being hit with those four wind bullets. Before either of them could react Kensei vanished using the same technique that he had used against Hayashi to enhance his speed, then slashed their bodies causing wounds across their bodies.

"Aaaaaah! You little bastard!"

""Aaaah!""

"Shiiiit!"

Kensei glanced and noticed the four old devils were wailing in pain as their bodies were cut, neither of the wounds was even close to being fatal.

"All of you must've believed that you could just cause harm to others without repercussions, because of your position and never considered that would come back and bite you."

"You little brat! Don't think that we'll just…!"

"Shut up."

Kensei pulled out several talismans from his pocket and launched them towards the old devils who were still downed on the ground. As soon as they had come into contact with them, each of them started sparkling before all of them were electrocuted using lightning from them, which wrapped around them as if they were dragons coiling around their bodies.

[[[[Gagagagagagagaga!]]]]

"This is a mid-level lightning spell that has purification power imbued into it and it should keep you from using any demonic power for a little bit. I don't want to waste stamina right now to fight you four."

Taro started running toward the magic circle to vanish but stopped after another talisman landed on it causing the spell to vanish.

"Eiiiiiii!"

Taro squealed as he turned to face Kensei who was still walking toward him not stopping for anything.

"W-Wait, let's talk about this. I'm sorry for everything that happened, there is a lot of earnings saved from all this," Taro pleaded as he waved his hands in front of Kensei to get him to stop. "Come on, don't do anything rash! I'm a normal human, what am I supposed to do?! I can't fight! I can't do anything! Isn't is your clan's job to project…!"

Taro stopped after realizing that Kensei had vanished from sight and appeared in front of him without making his presence known.

"Fuee."

Kensei breathed as he recalled the motions that he learned from Sun Wukong when learning Hakkyokuken, the motions and posture that could generate power. In his fist, there was also senjutsu that has gathered into his fist that was approaching Taro's abdomen.

"Pleeeeeease!"

"Raaaaah!"

Responding to Taro's plea, Kensei roared as senjutsu and touki covered his fist expanding outwards for a moment and his fist collided with his abdomen. The impact alone caused a loud sound that resounded across the back streets as a large amount of blood spewed from his mouth and even some bones broke from the impact, which sent him upwards into the air before landed hard onto the ground coughing up blood.

"Huff huff huff. Don't ever approach either of us again."

Kensei said to all five of them as he turned around letting a large breath escape from his mouth and started walking away. Leaving Taro who lied on the ground coughing up blood while his body shook and the old devils who were still injured enchained by the lightning wrapped around them.

Located in the residential area, Zane, Rui, and Claire arrived back, neither of them showed signs of being injured in the slightest. After seeing that all of them had gathered here in the magic circles that he asked them caused a smile to appear on Zane's face.

"Yes, this is perfect."

Zane said as he walked towards them, but he smiled wryly noticing the frown that was on Claire's face, which Rui also shared as the three-headed towards them.

"Welcome back everyone!"

Hisui said as she ran toward them, smiling a bit after noticing the look on Claire's face.

"Come on, Claire don't frown like that. You'll ruin that cute face of yours."

"Humph."

Claire glanced to the side with a huff, it was obvious that she noticed what Kensei had done during his fight with Hayashi to win and as expected it didn't make her happy. Of course, Claire was happy that he did win, but he did something reckless again.

"Don't look like Claire."

This time Alice said as she approached them with a faint smile on her face, which caused the frown on her face to alter a little more until it turned normal.

"You're right. I expect nothing else from him, but he should expect to be scolded after this."

"Then, I believe that it would be safer to remain here."

Kensei said in a joking manner as he started to approach them with a tired look on his face, his movements felt a little heavier than usual. He still had enough strength to make it there before passing out, but before he did both Claire and Alice had arrived in front of Kensei catching him into their arms.

"Haven't seen you this exhausted in a long time. As always, you go above and beyond for us."

Alice laughed as she held him in her arms.

"You know that I'm going to scold you after you healed, right?"

"Yea, I'm looking forward to that. But, at least I kept my promise."

Kensei replied to Claire who his usual smile on his face, with Claire returning that smile and nodded.

"Yea."

She recalled the words that he had said before leaving:

'As soon as all this is over. I want you and Alice to live at my home…and that'll be the place that the three of all can call our home. All the people without a place to call home can live in my hometown, it's large enough to where every people here could live there in peace. Since it's where the Amagiri Clan resides, there's no way those from the other clans will complain.'

Claire started to hug Kensei tighter to a smile on her face with Hisui and Rui near them sharing the same feeling as this nightmare was close to being behind them.

"Well, what're you all waiting for?!"

Zane shouted catching the attention of everyone who smiled as well.

"Let's leave this place!"

[Yea!]

In the same location where Sun Wukong and Yu-Long had left Kensei who entered the magic circle, both of them waited there to see for themselves the status of the young child.

"Hmm, when is he going to come out?"

"Calm down, it hasn't been that long since he entered."

Sun Wukong replied as he was also a little worried about the status of the child who he trained as his student for a month, but these worries soon vanished after noticing several lights in front of them. And he gave a bright smile as he realized one of the presence. Seconds later, what appeared before their eyes were several students all of which measured to be over one hundred. Both monkey and dragon heard all of them yelling in amusement after they were all finally free.

"There were many children on that island?"

"Well, looks like my little student succeeded in freeing them all."

Sun Wukong replied with a smile as he noticed Kensei sleeping on the ground lying on the lap of the gray-haired girl, which the monkey king guessed based on her aura was Claire Belial. Though he was injured, at least he was alright with those he cared about.

"Well, let's go and tell Xuanzang Sanzang that everything alright."

"Wait, old man look."

After hearing Yu-Long, Sun Wukong glanced toward the direction of his former student and smiled wider than he had before. Kensei held his hand up toward their direction with both his fingers in a "V-shape" and he realized its meaning while smirking a bit as if he noticed their presence.

"I can't wait to see you again in the future."

After saying those final words, Yu-Long also smiled and flew off without their presence being known to the others but Hisui also smiled noticing what that meant.

"Nii-san what're you doing?"

"Oh, nothing," Kensei replied as he realized that both Sun Wukong and Yu-Long remained there just to check on them. Afterward, he glanced towards Claire whose lap he laid on top of and smiled. "Let's go home."

"Yea."

Claire smiled back as the others around him felt relieved that everything went alright for them.

In another location that didn't exist in the Human World, which gave off a presence that could some from those of a sacred or divine existence. This was Takamagahara, which was known as the Plain of High Heaven where the Shinto gods reside. In one of the places on Takamagahara, there was a private hot spring that no one else aside the current occupant could enter (at least without permission). The location was filled with steam from the spring, but the silhouette of a black-haired woman could be seen, but her exact appearance couldn't be determined.

"Ah, this is one of the pleasures that I love to enjoy~"

Her voice was almost melodious, which could attract the attention of those who heard her and held maturity in it.

"Amaterasu-sama."

A sudden voice called her name, which came from the Yatagarasu who flew near her landed on one of the rocks nearby catching her attention.

"Has something happened?"

Amaterasu questioned, in which Yatagarasu nodded his head, but his tone wasn't urgent.

"Yes, but not anything bad. That child, Kensei Amagiri was able to suppress those on this Hagun Island and save those he wanted to rescue. And currently, all of them have taken refuge in Kibou Town."

"Ah, that's wonderful. I believed that he could pull it off."

Amaterasu replied in a tone displaying happiness about the news, but she looked upwards as a slight sigh came out of her mouth.

"What's wrong, Amaterasu-sama?"

"That incident could lead to larger troubles for him in the future. There were a lot of people from the underworld…and I'm not just referring those were devils resides. Humans. Despite what people believe, there are humans can be just as vicious and dark as the beings who reside in darkness. And since Kensei and the others intervened in and ruined one of their business, he could become a target for them in the future. Though, it's not like that I can get involved in all his troubles and solve them for him…not that he would want me to either way."

"Because gods can always solve the issues of humans. If that were the case, then what would be the point of us giving them blessings to fight. And it would be the same as parents solving the issues of their children all the time without giving them the chance for growth. Isn't that right, Ama-tan?"

Another male voice came from behind Amaterasu and Yatagarasu, but their backs were turned away from her so that he wouldn't see her naked figure. This man's voice displayed the kind of time that one would expect from an elder who's gone through a lifetime of experience.

"That's correct," Amaterasu smiled as she didn't turn to face him as she knew him. "But, I wish that you wouldn't call me 'Ama-tan' like I'm a child, Futsunushi."

The one Amaterasu referred to as was her general/vanguard hailed as a God of Swords.

"Hahaha, but I find it too adorable! It suits you."

Though he couldn't see it, he could tell or at least guess that Amaterasu had pouted in response to that and let a sigh escape from her mouth.

"Well, let's see what happens next for you…Kensei."

Several hours have passed since the succession of the Hagun Island Rebellion, where Kensei found himself being on top of a soft surface and wrapped in a warm sensation. It also made him not want to get out of his soft bed, he soon opened his eyes after recognizing the sensation.

"Huh?"

Kensei question opening his eyes until he found himself inside of his old room. He couldn't mistake himself being anywhere else as all the typical things could be found inside such as the posters from anime and figurines that all were aligned near his TV, even the framed photos were the same. Kensei also winced after noticing that there is a sharp pain on his shoulder and entire body, then realized that there were bandages wrapped around himself.

"Right, someone must've patched me up and healed my injuries a bit," he surmised before a yawn escapes out of his mouth. "I feel better after getting some rest, but I still feel a little sore."

"Nnn."

Kensei noticed that another person was sleeping beside him, then removed the covers a bit and found out that it was Alice who sleeps peacefully next to him. She wasn't dressed in the same "clothing" that was provided to all of them and it was instead some actual girls' pajamas, which Kensei didn't know how she got since his mother wasn't close to her size and his clothing was of course for boys. Kensei also realized that Alice had held onto his arm in a comforting manner, which caused him to smile.

"Alice."

Kensei held his finger out and poked her in the cheek many times causing her to groan in dissatisfaction.

"…hmm….stop….it…."

"Alice, time to wake up."

"…don't wanna…bed…too soft."

Kensei laughed to himself after hearing that response from her but stopped after something delicious made it to his nose. It wasn't something that he could've smelled on Hagun Island and it was something that he had longed a long time for.

"…a real breakfast," Kensei said as he was almost close to tears. "Alice if you want breakfast, then you'll have to go and get it."

"…can you bring it…to me?"

"Nope. If you don't get up, I'll bear cold water on you."

"…meanie."

Alice muttered in her Italian accent as she leaned up and got from under the covers.

Coupled with the fact that she still felt a little bit tired, she didn't want to get out of his soft bed, but she still got out of bed since she desired to get her breakfast. Sighing to himself, Kensei assisted Alice could of bed and headed downstairs where the smell started getting stronger and more pleasant.

"So, Alice where did you get those clothes."

"…explain later…. ….breakfast first…."

"Fine."

Kensei replied as both of them made it to the last step, where he found that their television in the living room had been turned on and was playing the opening song of an old anime that he hadn't seen in ages. In the kitchen, he also found a sight that he couldn't help, but smile at. There stood Claire dressed in pajamas that had an adorable design, while wearing an apron, which read "Chief Cook".

"Good Morning~! Nii-san! Alice-nee!"

Hearing her cheerful tone caused both their hearts to soar, as well as noticing the full course breakfast that was placed on the dining room table.

"Ah, this is an amazing looking breakfast that you prepared."

"Ufufufufu, of course, this is my cooking prowess."

Claire replied in confidence as she pointed her chest outward placing both her hands on her hips, but Kensei had realized that there were more plates than just the three of them.

"But, isn't this a little much for the three of us?"

"Of course, more people are coming here."

After hearing that from Claire, the three of them heard knocks on the front door, which later cause Kensei to walk in the direction of the door. Once he opened it, there was the familiar arrival of his friends and allies that he had met on Hagun Island.

"Yo."

"Good morning, Ken Ken."

"Thanks for having us."

It was the usual group of Zane, Hisui, and Rui.

"Morning, I hope we aren't intruding."

"Hello."

"…hi."

Joined with the trio were Maria, Layla, and Iris who hid behind them. He also noticed that all of them were also all dressed in different clothing.

"Hey, guys. Come on in."

Kensei replied to their greetings, then stepped aside letting them all enter his home and each of them was nearly overcome by the smell of Claire's cooking.

"Ah, it's been a long time since I smelled a home-cooked breakfast."

Zane stated as he took a seat on the couch after picking up the breakfast that Claire had prepared for them and soon after everyone began eating at either the dining room table or on the couch in the living room. Everyone in the room remained silent for a moment just eating their breakfast while watching whatever was on TV. For each of them, it had been a long time since they felt this kind of peace. After drinking from the orange juice poured into his cup, Kensei let out a relieved sigh.

"So, what happened after I passed out?"

"Well, since you told us where Kibou Town was located beforehand. We were able to arrive here with a transport magic circle, then we brought you into your wound and Abigail wrapped you up and healed your injuries. It was also suggested that Hisui use senjutsu to wake you up, however, Abigail had thought that it would be best that all of us let you sleep normally. I'm sorry, but since neither of us had any place to sleep. We just slept in the places that belonged to the Amagiri Clan."

"That's fine, I'm just glad that everyone was able to get some sleep. There was nothing there right."

"Yea, it was weird, but the place was kept clean and there wasn't even a single bit of dust. Neither of us wouldn't have even thought that it's been a long time since someone used it."

Zane explained causing Kensei to recall the condition of his home after returning for the first time in two years.

"That means someone's been taking care of the place since I left. One more thing, why's everyone all dressed in those clothes?"

"Right, do you recall me mentioning that there was something else that I needed to do back on Hagun Island?"

"Yea."

"And do you recall all the earning that Taro earned from Hagun Island?"

"Yea."

Kensei replied again causing Zane to give a confident smile as he held his finger us with a smirk.

"I took most…if not all of it."

"Huh?"

He was shocked about what Zane had said, which the others inside of the room all nodded to signify that what he said was correct.

"Most of it was used to buy as least some clothes for us to change in," Zane added before calling up his grimoire out of nowhere. "I also found some interesting techniques that Taro attained from the old devils, which I recorded in the Magus Akashic. I think that one of them was information about the game fields used in rating games that were used for gehenna. There were also some other things that I believe would work to our favor."

"Seriously, so you stole all that from Taro?"

Kensei questioned letting out a slight laugh.

"I'd rather think of it is reparations, but Taro would call it sealing. Besides, how else would we be able to support all the people here? I doubt that it would be fine to just hold up in the shrine of the Amagiri Clan forever, so I think that it would be a good idea to build a place where everyone can live. All the money that I took from Taro will be able to support everyone for years no issues at all."

Kensei could understand Zane's reasoning and realized how lucky he was to be friends to someone as smart as him who thought of all this at a moment's notice.

"What'd you do to them anyway?"

Maria questioned Kensei guessing that was the reason that he didn't come back after winning against Hayashi.

"Oh, I didn't have to stamina or time to finish him and those old devils off. But, I did spend a lot of senjutsu into him and just left him there. Even if he survived that, I doubt he'll live longer."

"What makes you think that?"

Layla questioned.

"There are little to methods to defending against senjutsu let alone healing the damage done depending on what it was used for. Using it in a basic alone could server ones' life-force, as well as cause internal damage. If it was by Ken Ken the way I think it was, then I doubt that Taro will be able to do anything and even death wouldn't be a surprise. If there is a way to heal him, then it would have to be another senjutsu user, but most of the people that I know who could heal it for him wouldn't…so options for healing him is nonexistent even by using healing magic, which is rare or a sacred gear."

Hisui explained the chances that Taro could survive what Kensei had done to him.

"Well, whatever I'm just glad that everything worked out."

Rui added after leaning against the couch content about everything.

"So, what do you all plan on doing?"

"What're you talking about?"

Layla answered the question that Kensei asked with another question.

"Well, don't mos to if you still have parents or living relatives?"

Hearing Kensei's question caused most of them to glance towards the other.

"My parents are still alive and living in a house somewhere in England. Since I was kidnapped out of nowhere they will without a doubt be concerned, so I'll visit them just to let them know that I'm fine."

Maria replied.

"I lived in an orphanage since my parents thought that was a freak due to my sacred gear. So, I don't care either way as long as I'm around Sis or Iris."

Layla added.

"…I don't have parents."

That low toned response caused everyone aside from Maria and Layla to glance towards her.

"What does that even mean?"

Alice questioned.

"You mean that you can see them are your parents?"

In response to Claire's question, Iris hid behind Maria and shook her head answering her question, which meant that she was being serious. This could mean that she didn't know her parents and could've been abandoned.

"It's a little complicated, but Iris came from somewhere in the church. I'll explain some other time."

"Well, that aside my mother is apart of the East Youkai Faction, but she works as a doctor for anyone who needs help and sometimes also works in Kyoto."

"What about your father?"

Rui questioned with a slight smirk on her face, which caused Hisui's expression to falter into a nervous smirk.

"Ah, well. I don't think that I'll visit him and just tell Kaa-chan to tell him that I'm fine."

"Why's that?"

Claire questioned with a smirk on her face after noticing that this was the first time that the playful Hisui fell into a nervous demeanor.

"You two are just mean! I love my father, but he's too doting and suffocating…Kaa-chan had to use senjutsu just to get him to pass out down after I started going to school and didn't want me to leave home. If I were to tell him about Ken Ken, then he wouldn't let me remain here and that would break my heart!"

"Rui-san, you wouldn't happen to know where her father lives?"

"That's just too cruel! I would die of heartbreak without Ken Ken."

Hisui declared as she jumped onto Kensei wrapping her arms around him in a dramatic manner.

"Seriously, how do you contact him?"

Claire again questioned after noticing Hisui getting that close to Kensei, which caused the people in the room to laugh a little bit.

"Well, rivalries for Kensei aside. My parents still live in Kyoto, I'll visit them after a while."

Rui added after seeing her friend being dramatic about Kensei.

"My parents and relatives live in Northern Europe in a household meant for those descending from by Wayland the Smith. I will visit them to know that things are alright."

"Uh, I doubt that my parents or friends would want to see me again."

Alice replied with a fearful look as she just stared at her shadow, which caused others to know what that meant. If others suffered from others due to just their normal sacred gears, then it would mean that Alice went through someone worse since hers is among the top Longinus.

"That reminds me, Claire. Isn't you...uh, I believe cousin the Rating Game Champion, Diehauser?"

"U-Uh, yes, but I've never met anyone from the Belial Clan. Kaa-san thought that it would be better if no one in our clan found about me yet since it could cause trouble for them. During the Great War, there were some issues that our ancestors caused at that time and in the future, which caused their status to falter and fell to where those in the Belial Territory fell into financial difficulties until Diehauser become the Rating Game Champion. But, I…."

"I'm sorry that I brought it up."

"N-No, it's fine."

Claire becomes more nervous after thinking about meeting those from the Belial Clan, to where she pressed both her index fingers together.

Zane was feeling ashamed that he asked her that question, to begin with.

"So, what about Kensei and his father?"

"What a good friend to deflect the attention toward someone else," Kensei had said sarcastically. "Well, even before all this happened, we weren't all that close. There were rare times when I could go over and to just see him and my stepmother who I was closer to. There is also my little brother."

"Eh?"

"What?"

"You have a little brother?"

"Right, I never wanted to bring it up while I was on Hagun Island," Kensei replied as he took a sip from the glass of juice in his hand. "If I remember correctly, he should be around six-years-old now. There was also that time at least two years back that he'd always follow me around whether I went. If anything, then I wouldn't probably go if not to just see them. My dad is kind of a person to hard understand unless you know him and doesn't really…express himself."

"Is there anything else that you forgot to mention?"

Claire questioned.

"Uh, nothing in particular."

Kensei replied as he glanced to the side knowing that there were two things…those being the two girls who were in the same picture that could trigger Claire.

"Are you sure?"

"What about that pink-haired girl? And the blonde-haired girl with nine-tails and ears?"

Upon hearing both girls being mentioned, Kensei started to turn in the opposite direction as Claire and Alice had stared at him with the former's eyes being more intense after the mere mention of the two other girls.

"…nine-tailed girl? …oh, Ken Ken you dog."

Hisui replied knowing that there was one person, in particular, who fits that description, but her lost comment had caused their looks to become more intense.

"W-Well, anyway why don't we have a toast?"

Kensei questioned standing up to his feet holding the glass that still had some juice in it, which was his attempt to change the subject.

"Well, I guess that it customary."

Maria replied standing up and holding her glass alongside Layla and Iris.

"Yea, this sounds cool. I think that I'll remain here after returning home for a while," Zane added glancing toward the people around him and noticed that Claire still had her eyes on Kensei. "Kensei is going to need someone to be one his side if things continue like this."

"Same here. I couldn't imagine life without you all."

"I fell the same way."

Hisui and Rui shared the same opinion as Zane, then held up their glasses.

"I'll always remain with Kensei and Claire."

"Same, since this is our home now," Claire said with a smile before glancing towards Kensei. "Though Nii-san, an explanation will be required later about those girls."

"Hahaha, fine," Kensei laughed nervously as he looked around at the friends that he had made going through the hell known as Hagun Island causing him to give a genuine smile. "Here's to leading a brand new life! Cheers!"

[Cheers!]

All nine of them lightly tapped their glasses against one another, in which a ringing sound that traveled across the living room where all of them stood. Each of them including Layla and Iris smiled after realizing that they've made such good friends and allies that all of them could trust and believe in. And all four of them looked forward toward the freedom-filled lives that were ahead of them.

A/N: And there goes the fourteenth chapter of DxD – The Last Amagiri, well this is the final climactic end of the "Rebellion on Hagun Island Arc". Everyone had continued with their fight against the guards with a lot of them showing more of what they're capable of. And after Kensei ends his long battle against his mother's murderer who left him with some foreboding words for the future and later gave both Taro and those four old devils a beating that they deserved. Everyone is now living in Kibou Town, which is under the control of the Amagiri Clan and due to Zane it seems that everyone will be taken care of.

So, until next time.

Kensei's Harem: Alice, Claire, Hisui, Kunou, Yasaka, Lu Lingqi, Mirana, Sarah, Minako, Koneko, Kuroka, Ravel, Amaterasu, Brynhildr.