Welcome to the next chapter of DxD – The Last Amagiri, but before starting the story. Let's answer some reviews:
altair95: Thanks. Yeah, this is going to be the final chapter of their summer training, with Kensei finding out more about the Amagiri Clan and completing his original technique. I plan on adding far more flashbacks that describe the life of Itsuki Amagiri, but how he started that was a sad moment.
Rider126: I do have something planned for what Kurogane would end up becoming in the future, each of the Houtou is considered the result of Amakuni's vast experience.
Return to the Underworld
In the Phenex Clan castle, the people there were undergoing their usual activities, among them was Lord Phenex who'd been preparing for the upcoming meeting. There, the Young Devils and their families would be invited to a party sponsored by the Four Great Maou. Another thing on his mind was the fact that the summer training would be ending too, with his daughter returning from it too. Just then, the door opened revealing Lady Phenex there as papers could be seen in her hands.
"Hello, dear. Here are some more requests for more Phoenix Tears that we've been receiving thus far, meant for the Rating Game."
Lady Phenex said, approaching the desk and putting them on the table.
"Oh, thank you. I believe that with what's happening with the recent appearance of the Khaos Brigade, I think that we'll be receiving more requests from the Underworld for Phoenix Tears. And then there's the appearance of this group called Yami too."
"Though, for Kensei-san and the others, there are healers among their group and Ravel is included among them too," Lady Phenex said, wearing a gentle smile. "I'm looking forward to seeing Ravel after the summer break ends. I wonder how strong she became under Kensei-san and the others."
"I feel the same. I don't doubt that Kensei-san aided her well during the training," Lord Phenex stated, feeling a decent amount of pride in his daughter. "She never had must to do in Riser's peerage but found herself showing off more of her talents with Kensei-san and the others.
As the two were talking about their daughter, there was a faint and familiar presence that they could sense from in the office. It was the same spiritual presence that the man and woman sensed the moment Kensei brought out as a training location for the summer. And that caused both the mother and father to share the same expression as one another, then proceeded to head outside.
Outside, the maids and butlers gathered around the same location, where the same torii materialized right in front of them. Anticipation build up within them, as several figures could be seen exiting from the torii, bathed in brilliant light, and soon vanished from sight.
"Ah, the outside air feels much different from Shiamano. It's going to take some time to readjust."
Kensei said, exiting from the torii, with the others right there beside him.
"Hmm, I miss the Underworld's air."
Ravel said, stretching her arms as she felt more at home in the Underworld rather than in the spiritual atmosphere of Shiamano. Just then she found herself being approached by her mother and father, both of whom looked glad to see their daughter again.
"Ravel, I'm so glad to see that you're back."
Lady Phenex said, wrapping her arms around her daughter with happiness shown in her tone.
"Hello, Okaa-sama, but I haven't been gone long enough."
Ravel said, returning the hug, and simply joked.
"Hmm, I can tell that you're becoming far stronger compared to the last time that we saw you," Lord Phenex said in an impressed tone and could sense the demonic power, almost radiating from Ravel was different compared to the last time he saw her. "At most, I can tell that you've become much stronger than the others among Riser's peerage and might reach Riser himself."
"T-Thank you, Otou-sama."
Ravel said, feeling flustered about that compliment.
"So, I'm pretty sure that Azazel is going to be holding a meeting with the others in the Gremory Group. So, I'll be taking Koneko back there," Kensei pointed out, catching their attention, and then placed a hand right on top of the white-haired girl's head. "As Shiamano's atmosphere was a bit intense, you can all rest around at your leisure."
"Alright. I'll have some tea and snacks prepared for your return."
"Eh, as much as I love your tea and snacks. I wouldn't mind if you take a break too."
"As Ken-sama's manager, I believe that this is among the responsibilities that I am responsible for," Ravel said in a prideful tone, then switched into Tsundere mode. "If you don't appreciate it, then you can find someone else."
"Haha, I do appreciate it," Kensei joked, petting the young Phenex on top of her head, something that caused her to smile. "Alright, I'll be back in a couple of minutes. I'm sure that Azazel would want to talk my ear off about the particular progress and Shiamano."
"Alright, then I'll have things prepared for your return."
Kensei stated, before lifting himself off the ground, surprising Lord and Lady Phenex, both wondering what kind of method he was using for this. He then lifted Koneko off the ground using Telekinesis, then the two continued floating higher and higher into the air. A moment later, he started heading in the same direction as the Gremory Castle and carried Koneko there.
At the Gremory Castle, in Issei's bedroom, the others gathered there, with Azazel and them waiting there for the arrival of Koneko. He received word from Kensei that he would be bringing her straight there in a couple of minutes, with him being curious about how their training went.
"I wonder how Kensei and the others became from their summer training," Azazel pointed out, having an interest in that topic. "I had an interest in their group before, because of the feats they managed despite being children at the time of a particular incident."
"I still can't believe that someone managed to defeat the same guy that pretty much wrecked Kokabiel alone. It'd almost make it look as if our best efforts turned into a joke."
Issei stated, having heard about the incident over the summer break from Azazel.
"Well, Kokabiel was simply as arrogant and prideful as the Devils that you'd run into thus far. His strength wasn't something that you lot could counter before. But, I'd wager the fight wouldn't go as one-sided as it was before if it restarted. Not that that'll happen to see as Kensei sealed his soul in a marble," Azazel pointed out, before getting a bit more serious. "I didn't think that we'd have to concern ourselves with two terrorist groups at the same time. Dealing with the Khaos Brigade is troublesome enough with Ophis being at the head of it. But, now we'll need to prepare ourselves with Yami, with a Primordial God causing trouble. And then there's the Ordinals who lead the group too."
"Azazel-sensei, what's the difference between the two groups? I know that two powerful beings are at the head of the two organizations, but what's their motive?"
Rias asked, finding herself interested in Yami, more so since their operations seems more active.
"Both groups are dangerous in terms of potential damage across the supernatural world. But, there's a difference in what their motives are. For the Khaos Brigade, at least those among the Old Maou Faction, it would be world domination, the same as their ancestors. But, Yami is more dangerous since Japan itself seems to be their target, on the supernatural side and normal side too. It's simply causing chaos and death to build up negative emotions for the Primordial God's revival. And the person responsible for it seems to have gathered some dangerous allies to join him in it too."
Azazel stated.
"Arata Himejima, huh."
Akeno found herself uttering the name, as soon as she heard the name during the summer break. Hearing such a name sparked an unknown feeling within her with the memories behind the surname returning.
"So, is this guy some relative of Akeno-san's?"
Issei curiously asked as Azazel shook his head.
"At most, those two come from the same family. I was surprised to hear that he was related to Hanezu Himejima, a man who sparked a big incident for some of the people working with me now. It appears as if the Five Principal Clans is good at sparking incidents that other people will have to handle. But, this time Arata is doing things that don't compare to what his uncle did. He has portions of a god's divinity and is continuing to accumulate power for a final fight against Kensei."
Azazel replied, recalling the previous incidents involving the Five Principal Clan's people, all of which were dealt with by the Slash/Dog Team.
"And these Ordinals aside from him include a callous man planning in gaining a Longinus. A descendant of Sir Lancelot with his soul, and Maria's brother. A Magician and half-Devil with spatial-based demonic powers. And a Nekoshou walking the dark path of Senjutsu," Kiba stated, hearing about them over the summer too. "Kensei and the others lost against a dangerous group."
"Well, luckily, you guys won't have to potentially fight them. It seems as if Yami is focusing on the Kibou Alliance because there's some unfinished business buried between the people involved. But, one of them, Wu Jun is one person the people of Grigori have been monitoring since the first incident he caused. If it's him, then there's a high chance that his Sacred Gear could become a Longinus."
"And when would that be."
"It's just a calculation from me. But, the first moment of his awakening his Sacred Gear was from childhood due to an investigation. He's spent time honing Thunder Emperor and his Balance Breaker, to the point where he has become the most powerful owner that might ever exist. And there's the fact that he'd consumed the blood of the most powerful Lightning Dragon. If it's him, then there's a chance that it might be completed in another month or less. I heard that he could produce black lightning, which is reason enough to think its ascension to one it close."
Knock! Knock!
[…!]
At that, Issei and the others become worried about the fact that another Longinus would be brought into the world and in the worst possible hands. However, it became more surprising since the group heard a knocking sound on Issei's bedroom door. Each member turned around to find that the people floating there were revealed to be both Kensei and Koneko, the formed waved his hand. In that instance, a Dragon Shikigami phased through the door, then unlocked it from the outside.
"Sorry, for being late. It's kinda weird getting used to flying from far distances, but I'm getting used to it," Kensei stated, entering the room after Koneko leaped inside first. "But, I sensed the auras of several familiar people here in the room and one of them was a Dragon's presence."
"You could've walked in through the front door."
"I didn't feel like it. Besides, I told Zeoticus-san and Venelana-san I was doing this already. And so, as promised, Rias, I've returned your Rook, stronger than what she thought possible."
Kensei pointed out, getting into the room and sitting down on the couch.
"Koneko, you…."
Rias looked on surprised and proud about what her sole Rook looked like right now, a feeling that the others, like Akeno, Kiba, and Gasper shared the same feeling. Right in front of them, Koneko was standing there in her natural Nekomata form. Issei and Asia looked surprised about the form, having not seen it before, however, both of heard about Koneko's situation.
"Wow, Koneko-chan looks adorable."
Asia said, smiling as she almost approached Koneko, who looked much cuter in her Nekomata form, something that caused said underclassmen to feel a bit embarrassed.
"Ah, Koneko-chan, you're so adorable like…."
"…don't look at me with those eyes."
Koneko coldly said, causing Issei to go "ack" as if feeling an attack aimed right at his heart.
At that, Rias approached Koneko with a smile on her face and found herself wrapping her arms around her Rook in a compassionate manner. Such a thing surprised Koneko from the suddenness of it, however, this was one of the main things that the peerage loved about her.
"…Buchou?"
"I'm so proud that you managed to overcome your fears, Koneko. I can tell that you've grown a lot because of your experience with Kensei and the others."
"…yes," Koneko agreed, nodding her head and finding herself showing a bit more emotion. "I learned about things that I never considered in combat from Ken-sensei and Hisui-san. I feel as if I could become stronger in terms of my body and spirit if I keep learning from him more."
Hearing such a thing from Koneko caused Rias and the others to find out that more emotions were beginning to come out from her. All of that originated from the interactions with Kensei and the others who showed her more of the positives behind herself, rather than focusing on the negatives.
"Well, it looks as if there's one more person who conquered themselves and their fears," Azazel stated, wearing a faint smile on his face at this development, showing more interest in the group. He then turned his attention to Kensei, who continued sitting down in the same position. "So, I heard about this training location that was made by one of Itsuki's daughters. I'm interested in researching this world. It's one of the first times that something from a Longinus remained behind despite the owner's passing."
"Sure thing, I don't mind. But, that might cost ya."
"Fine fine, I'm sure there are things that our group could pass onto one another. We, in Grigori, have some things we haven't completed and would want to see if your group could complete it," Azazel replied. "I also heard from Ajuka a while ago that Zane is arriving with the Underworld soon enough with that harsh Dark Elf of his. I swear your group managed to achieve more than what people would've expected. I'm wondering about the kind of growth the main groups in the Kibou Alliance went through. Also, I'm sure that you learned a lot from whatever the progenitors of the Amagiri Clan left behind."
At that, Kensei thought back to the things that he learned from Itsuki's memoir and is still reading about what was written in the Shinsatsu Principal. Aside from the 13 Longinus' information, there were techniques or theories based on one or two of them written in them too.
"Well, I did find a journal that was written about the Longinus that appeared in my clan since the first generation. I do have it with me since I thought that it would have a clue for killing Amatsu-Mikaboshi."
Kensei stated casually.
At that, there was the biggest glint and light in Azazel's eyes, who found himself appearing right in front of Kensei with the kind of speed neither of them could follow.
"Is that so?! I haven't heard about a Longinus user who'd complied their experience with their particular Longinus before! I doubt that there would be some interesting things written inside that book about them! Among the Longinus users born in the world, those born among the Amagiri Clan have been a cut above the rest! If this was begun by the children of Itsuki and Kiyoko, then I don't doubt that whatever is written about their Longinus might result in a deeper understanding of them!"
"Oh, I wouldn't mind sharing this information. But, that would mean the cost would be raised for each one."
"Of course, the Longinus is the best of the best among the Sacred Gears. For the first time, the Amagiri Clan is the first to have had all thirteen Longinus born among their ranks at different times. So, I wouldn't mind granting the group much more access to information in exchange for that information."
Azazel immediately said without hesitation.
[Kensei is playing him.]
Those were the thoughts running through the minds of the entire Gremory Group, all of whom could see that he was practically holding a carrot in front of him. However, despite the progress which the group underwent neither one could see themselves being a match for him.
"I went through all that training, and I ended up learning to better sense the demonic power and auras in general, because of Ossan. But, I still can't sense a single thing from Kensei at all, Ddraig."
[Not surprising. You could see from his fight with Kokabiel he was on another level compared to your group. His strength and skill might not compare yet, but I can see much of Itsuki Amagiri within him. Behind my hosts' eyes, he was the strongest foe thus far. But, it wasn't about the things one would focus on, instead, it seemed as if he'd approached completion as a person. It was the first time that Albion and I were left in awe about such a Human. I found myself residing in one of his descendants, I found myself experiencing the things that I'm experiencing with you. Although, she wasn't a pervert.]
"H-Hey…," Issei felt almost attacked, but then paused at the mention of the host being female. "Wait, a girl?"
[Hah, see?] Ddraig sighed within Issei's mind. [She was a curious person who'd asked question after question about me and my past. I didn't expect there'd be someone who could ask such questions to a Dragon and show no fear at all. Same as Kensei, her talents were undeniable and those results showed in combat. She took things step by step, learning about the abilities of Boosted Gear, and achieved Balance Breaker in a month. All that before she'd turned your age.]
"Ah! Come on, don't dig the knife in deeper."
[She showed me something new and an experience that led me to now.]
Based on how Ddraig spoke about the host he had among the Amagiri Clan, Issei could see that he found her to almost be a close friend above a host.
"I wonder if I could be as good as her in the future."
[Against the Hakuryuukou, who is said to be the strongest among the rest, you managed to show enough grit to land a hit and steal Albion's power. I'd say that you're showing promise. As a Devil, you have almost all the time in the world to grow stronger and master Boosted Gear.]
"Alright, that's good enough."
"Oh, right. Ise, there's something else that I wanted to give you."
Kensei suddenly said, standing up and heading right in front of Issei.
"Oh, what is that?"
Issei curiously asked.
"…."
Kensei responded by holding out his hand, as if as a sign of a handshake, something that had confused Issei for a moment. Nonetheless, he held out his hand and responded to that, grasping Kensei's hand, and performing an ordinary handshake.
"Eh, I don't how a normal handshake is a…."
Issei nervously said, but then noticed a natural smile on Kensei's face.
Shine.
A blue aura could be seen covering Kensei's hand, surprising Issei and the others surrounding them, but then a red aura wrapped around him. At that, Issei started feeling a warm sensation spreading across him, sensing the reaction even from Ddraig too.
"Eh, what's going on?"
[Partner, it seems as if the life force lost from absorbing Albion's powers, which contradicts mine is being healed as we speak. It appears as if he's mastered the basic understanding behind Senjutsu and is approaching the far deeper levels of it. As I thought there was another reason that I was interested in him. I can sense that he's also a close relative of the same host I mentioned.]
Ddraig stated, surprising Issei once again.
"And you're lifespan is about almost healed, about close to halfway. Healing the light force of a Devil, who could live close to forever is kinda difficult. I'll continue doing the rest as soon as I have the time."
Kensei stated, freeing Issei's hand.
"No, that's awesome. I lost some life force during that moment against Vali and absorbed the portion of Albion's power to divide. I feel much better than before."
Issei said, feeling a bit livelier compared to before.
"And once again, you have our gratitude, Kensei-san," Rias said, having the thought of Issei losing some lifespan was worrisome for her. "First, you trained Koneko. And now you healed our precious Ise's lifespan."
"Well, if I can help someone within my abilities, then I'll do it," Kensei stated with confidence. "There's something that I need to get over and done with. So, I'll leave the report to you all."
"Yes. I'll sure be looking forward to receiving that info about the Longinus at some point. And I'll be sure that your group will be given something back equal in return."
Azazel stated, feeling giddier on the inside about receiving info about the Longinus.
"Yeah, yeah," Kensei said, heading in the direction of the window, but then turned his attention over to Koneko, a conflicted look could be seen on her face. It looked as if she'd gotten used to being around Kensei from the time spent training and talking over the summer break. "Hey, don't look like that. It's not like this will be the last time I'll be seeing you. There's the party tomorrow and I wouldn't mind becoming your newest client."
"…really?"
Koneko asked, feeling elated at the idea of Kensei becoming her newest client. Thus far, most of her clients have been people asking for Koneko to cosplay for them. But, the idea of cosplaying for Kensei almost sounded a little bit more appealing, and wouldn't mind.
"That'd be wonderful. I wouldn't mind giving you the appropriate information after the summer break ends."
Rias immediately agreed, almost excited to see what kind of event would come about from this.
"Then I'll remember to get that. I have to return to the Phenex Castle and get things prepared for my group."
Kensei said, giving Koneko one final pat on the head, something that caused her to mewl faintly, and then waved at the group standing in the room.
He found himself putting one foot forward out the window, then floated outside into the air, before proceeding in a straight direction of the Phenex Castle.
He proceeded to head in the direction of the Phenex Clan's castle while getting used to flying at high-speed and getting used to the pressure. It was a good thing for him to pick up flight during the summer training in Shiamano, something that he'd planned on learning for future battles.
"Who knows the kind of opponents that we'll end up fighting in the future? So, learning to maneuver in the air and ground would be essential in adapting to different situations. I'm sure that Lingqi is thinking about means of being able to match Jun, who is coming closer and closer to completing his Longinus."
Kensei began thinking more and more about what the girl was preparing to do for the preparation against Wu Jun who was beginning to gain a Longinus. She learned of a new method for reaching something else, featuring the Five Elements' conceptual scheme, which is one another level from the usual method used in Shiamano. And he didn't know what would come out of this.
"…," Kensei felt a faint presence approaching him in mid-air, causing him to stop in mid-air. He looked forward to seeing a figure approaching him. "Oh, someone is coming…a rather fast-moving person."
The person approaching him wasn't slowing down and was something familiar about the figure approaching him, without slowing down.
"Huh, is that C…uh?"
"Kensei!"
Kensei found himself being tackled into a hug by Claire, who had some kind of angelic wings on her back, being a surprise different from the usual Devil wings. Both of them tumbled around in mid-air, before finding themselves recovering from the impact.
"Geez, that was some childish greeting."
"Heh, what? I can't be a bit childish sometimes like our Fox Princess. Besides, it's been nearly the entire summer and I haven't seen or heard from my fiancee or friends. I was heading in the direction of the Phenex Castle when I saw you heading there too some time ago."
"You saw me? But, I shouldn't have been close enough for that."
"Who knows? I learned a thing or two from Diehauser-ojisan over the summer and dove deeper into the roots that I was born to," Claire stated secretly, not revealing anything yet, causing him to smile. "And there's a teeny little thing that I learned too."
"And I'm sure that I'll be looking forward to seeing that."
Kensei stated, just as Claire pulled forward and pressed her lips against Kensei's in the most passionate manner he'd seen from her thus far. After separating, Claire looked at him with an expression to match that, sticking out her tongue straight at her.
"I'm sure that Alice-nee and the others had the time of their lives with Kensei in that other world. I know that I'll be hearing some things from Hisui and Kunou about whatever happened. I was serious about getting stronger over the summer break with the Champion and his peerage too without thinking about Kensei," Claire said, having both of her arms wrapped around Kensei, with a glint in her eyes. "So, could you please reward me for being patient…I think that at night would be better?"
"Sure thing," Kensei replied in a calm tone, but his heart almost skipped a beat at that. "I feel as if this is going to be close to lasting the entire night before she's satisfied."
"You know, I didn't think about it before I was so happy. But, I should've thought that it was weird that you were floating and flying in the air. So, I'm guessing someone else learned something new."
"Yeah. It's the result of me inheriting the blood of an Eastern Dragon and continuing to learn how to fly, same as the Sennin, but different from theirs."
"That's cool. So, let's return."
"Alright."
Agreeing to that, Kensei and Claire kept heading in the same direction, which was the Phenex Castle, where the friends gathered at. It even reached the point where the two decided to race there, to see, which one was the fastest. From that, it didn't take much longer for Kensei and Claire's eventual arrival there, however, Claire ended up winning that contest.
Surprisingly enough, Kensei landed to find, Zane and Lena; Maria, Layla, and Alexander; Rui, and even Abigail and her team were there too. Seeing them all there sparked a great surprise from them, and seeing them arrive there, caused a casual-looking Zane to wave his hand or the prosthetic one that replaced the original.
"Yo, Zane, I see that you completed your prosthetic arm."
Kensei said as he landed on the ground, to find Zane raising the prosthetic arm in the air.
"Yeah, want to test it out?"
Zane asked.
"Sure thing."
Kensei replied, causing his hand into the air, then as Zane reeled the prosthetic arm back, showing signs of them preparing a high five.
Smash! Don!
A noticeable sound and small shockwave were produced from the collision between their hands, causing Zane to reel his hand back.
"Yep, it's definitely stronger than before and I can even feel that one," Zane said, waving the prosthetic around as if it were a real hand. "Ah, I got some useful information from Ajuka and Azazel about making a prosthetic arm but it's attached to me through resonance with my soul with 'magical veins' running throughout it. So, it feels as if I didn't lose an arm and adjustable skin to match."
"He's been tip-toeing around what it could do now. But, I'm just wondering how long Zane can last before he just decides to tell us. And that doesn't cover what he learned over the summer break."
"I mean, come on, the same thing could be said about you…well, all of us in general," Zane stated, directing his hand forward. "Knowing the kind of people we are, I doubt that we decided to ignore the lose from before against the Ordinals and came up with something."
"You could say that. I mean, I can barely sense Maria, which would mean one thing or another."
"Who knows, what we learned could be talked about. Or, it could be done how we normally do things."
Maria stated, wearing more of a casual smile.
At that suggestion, people surrounding them aware of how their group settled things started feeling a little more interested rather than exasperated. However, nonetheless, Abigail clapped her hands together, gaining the group's attention as they glanced at her.
"Alright, alright. I'm sure that there's something else that you all could be doing at the moment. I do believe there is something more important to do before having one of your regular matches against one another," ever the older sister to them as usual, Abigail brought them under control and caused them to turn towards her. If she was compared to the last time their group saw her, Abigail became stronger than either of them thought. "Since it is the first time that we've seen each other since the last time. Why don't we just have a simple conversation for once? It is something that we'd do if one of us left elsewhere during the summer break."
"She's right. There's so much that I want to talk about after heading out to the Dark Elves' homeland and…," once that was mentioned Zane's mind went back over towards Lena, causing his face to turn red. "…and there's a lot we learned there, aside from simply creating my prosthetic arm."
[Something happened over the summer.]
Kensei and the others thought, while the group noticed Zane's and Lena's interactions with one another, which consisted of reddened cheeks. Neither of them allowed it to show on their faces, but it made them wonder what happened between them over the summer break. However, knowing Lena, that would result in either a flustered silence or an aggressive tongue-lashing.
"Well, I'm sure that Alice and the others are looking forward to seeing us all together again. So, let's not keep all of them waiting."
Kensei pointed out, causing them to proceed to head inside the Phenex Castle, with him at the lead, who had a better understanding of the layout.
From their first reunion since the summer break, as embarrassing as it looked, Claire found herself hugged right into Alice's chest. Each of the returning Numbers and their teammates could see that one another grew to some extent, whether the actual results could be sensed or not. But, with permission from the occupant, the group had decided to hold a meeting in Ravel's original room, being big enough for the entire group. From there, the entire group started talking about the details behind their training.
"So, training in Shiamano sounded as if it was some experience," Maria pointed out, hearing the details behind Kensei and the others' training inside another world. "I mean, fighting against those kinds of creatures must have caused some good progress. And learning much more about the history behind your ancestor, Itsuki Amagiri had to have been enlightening as well."
"And reading about the information detailing their Longinus isn't something that I was expecting to hear about at all. I can tell that's going to be useful for several things in the future. I mean, learning about the barrier techniques related to Dimension Lost made it possible to create the barrier spaces we use right now," Zane added, feeling a new sense of exhilaration and imagination building up within himself. "Well, Lena and I spent most of our time in the Dwarves' and Dark Elves' homeland, then returned to my home. Aside from completing my brand new arm, I managed to achieve the same thing as Malik, who turned his grimoire into something else."
"Is that so? So, what kind of new form did it take on?"
Hisui curiously asked, not seeing the usual miniature grimoire that would be wrapped around Zane's neck, while on a chain.
As if to answer their question, a single motion of Zane's hands, summoned a multitude of holographic screens all across Ravel's room. Seeing such a thing resulted in Kensei and the others becoming surprised at the numerous pieces of information being displayed on the screen, most of which were magic related.
"Well, this is a bit more than I expected."
Abigail pointed out, noticing that this phenomenon was incredible, but sounded like Zane's style.
"I've transformed the Magus Akashic into a fully functional holographic interface capable of accessing, storing, and converting information into itself without almost no limitations. I have the ultimate supercomputer within the palm of my hands," Zane said, as a keyboard could even be seen manifested in front of him, speaking more and more energetically. "I can even converse with Annelisse with much more freedom than I could before almost as if she's an actual artificial intelligence. I can simply imagine the things that I could do in the future."
[….]
Everyone in the room stared at Zane, who was marveling at the inventive mind that he had in his possession with the current state of the Magus Akashic being mind-boggling.
"I know this might not be possible, but we're going to need some countermeasures if you become an evil scientist in the future," Maria pointed out, amused and somewhat serious, seeing as this kind of thing could be dangerous in the wrong hands. "But, in all seriousness, I can tell that our research department is an amazing aid to assist in the numerous insane ideas your group seems to come up with."
"Hahaha, yeah, I kinda expected that reaction. I know that in several media and series, this is the kind of situation and power has the potential to destroy the world. But, I have no intention of creating dangerous machines and robots that'll take control of humanity. Besides, that kinda takes the fun out of doing the fighting ourselves," Zane jovially stated. "Now, I promise nothing when it comes to mechs, which is a longtime scientific dream of mine."
"It's a dream of anyone who's ever seen a mecha."
Kensei stated, having recalled watching mecha anime with Zane and the others around the time their group was freed from Hagun Island.
"Well, as long as it doesn't go off the rails, then it's fine," Maria pointed out, smiling as she leaned forward with a casual look. "Our training with his Eminence Strada was eyeopening, all three of us learned to build up far more power in ourselves outside of our respective Sacred Gears. Of course, I also realized that being around our own favorite Dragon influenced what we gained from his training. In regards to what I learned, it was because of what I learned from Kensei and Hisui too."
At the mention of that, Kensei and Hisui thought about what the two of them could have taught Maria, which influenced what she learned. Based off of the fact that there was one thing that the two of them could have mentioned about Maria.
"You mean Senjutsu?"
Kensei asked.
"I guess that's the reason that we couldn't sense your presence as usual as we could before," Hisui said, noticing the sensation of being incapable of sensing Maria's presence. "I'm surprised that you managed to use what you learned about Senjutsu to create your own thing. But, that's to be expected from our first female Number."
"I also taught you some things about the basics behind the Amagiri-ryuu too. So, I'm guessing that aided in what you learned from that too," Kensei stated, then recalled what this could mean. "I heard that the Strongest Exorcist was said to have a move that covers his fists in holy aura without a holy sword too. Even your father learned the same technique and made it into his own thing. So, Senjutsu, the Amagiri-ryuu, and Holy Fist together make?"
"A surprise," surprisingly, Maria found herself replying in a teasing tone and laughed. "I'm kidding. I created a technique to manipulate holy power using the Sacred Factor that makes me a holy sword user as the foundation. In regards to what I learned, it replaces spiritual power with holy power, so I might replicate the same powers as an Angel. So, I called this technique, Sacred Art."
"I see, that sounds appropriate for you."
Abigail said, feeling that name fits Maria.
"Well, there is something else that I managed to do. But, that can wait for later."
Maria stated, leaving them curious about what else she could have learned over the summer break. One of them included the fact she planned on turning Blade Blacksmith into a sub-species and mastering Balance Breaker. As such, the initial progress that Maria showed now was more than enough to complete that.
"Well, Maria wouldn't be wrong to say that being in Shiamano resulted in some good experiences. I could get over the effects of having my inherent powers restricted by Amatsu-Mikaboshi from training there. Now, I'd say that I have the right to be called a Number. Aside from that, I completed that technique I planned on being far better than Touki."
"Oh, is that so? I recall that you thought about that technique sometime before we met up with Lingqi," Zane said with interest, recalling hearing the idea from Kensei. "You mentioned that as a technique, Touki alone is a remarkable ability. But, you wanted to improve on the flaws that exist in using it without thought. So, did you end up deciding on the name for it?"
"I named it Haki."
"Oh? If you surpass Touki, then you get Haki, that's a good name."
Zane pointed out, but then Maria leaned forward with a question in mind.
"Haki, huh? Zane is right, that is a good name. But, did that idea come from One Piece?"
"It was inspired by One Piece. I mean Touki does mean 'fighting spirit' and Haki does mean 'supreme spirit'," a jovial laugh escaped from Kensei's mouth as he continued speaking. "Aside from that, I was also inspired by the Juggernaut Drive and Breakdown the Beast, both mean Dragon and Beast of Supremacy. After I tested it out, I felt as if there was a much deeper direction that using it could lead me. So, I called it Haki. I'd also taught it to both Lingqi and Hisui."
"Heh, Ken Ken's technique was sure hard to learn."
"Yeah, learning it from Kensei made me feel lucky to have met you all."
Hisui and Lingqi stated, recalling the feeling of learning such a technique from Kensei.
"I'm sure that we can all speak about what happened during our summer training. But, if we keep going on at this pace, then we might be here all night," Abigail stated, clapping her hands and gaining their attention. "Besides, I aspect that a family as hospitable as the Phenex Clan is planning a big dinner too to celebrate their daughter's progress."
"W-Well, I know that my parents are simply showing their gratitude for Ken-sama and the others," Ravel stated, a nervous and flushed expression could be seen on her face. "I did learn a thing or two from Ken-sama that I never thought that I would be interested in learning. But, he should feel privileged to have someone of my talents on his side."
Ravel switched from nervous to tsundere, sounding adorable in front of the group, who looked on at the switch. A faint laugh escaped from Kensei's mouth, who'd been sitting in a nearby chair, and reached his hand out. Without a second thought, he pet Ravel on top of her head causing a surprised look to appear on her face.
"Yeah, I'm so glad that I have someone like Ravel on our side. You've gotten so much room to grow too."
Kensei stated with a genuine smile, something that caused Ravel to smile herself.
From there, the group kept going over the details of their summer training, however, there were some things that no one revealed. As a result of the effort put into them, there were some things that the group wanted to show off more as a surprise. Afterward, seeing as most returned from training, the group thought that there would be one thing perfect for this situation.
Inside the large hot bath found inside of the Phenex Clan's castle, on the women's side, Claire and the others found themselves submerging their bodies in the hot water. Each of them felt relaxed as the warm temperature spread throughout them, causing the preexisting exhaustion from extraneous training to fade.
[Haaaah!]
A calming breath escaped from the women's mouths almost in unison, almost unleashing a melodious tune across the women's side. It wasn't surprising that the Phenex Clan, who rules over flames would be capable of having a remarkable hot spring. Not too overpowering, but the temperature elicited the best bodily reactions from them as if it intended to improve their conditions. A collection of beautiful and unblemished women wondered what the effects would end up being.
"Ngh, I sure do love the Phenex Clan's hot springs," Hisui stated, wearing a gentle smile and stretching her arms outwards. "It makes me wonder if our group could come up with an idea for a much better hot spring."
"I know that a lot of people would surely love that," a pleasant groan escaped from Layla's mouth. "After the Three Factions formed peace with one another, I wouldn't doubt that the other factions would soon end up following the same example. If that's the case, then I'm sure that the Norse and Greek pantheons could come to Kibou Town without many restrictions too."
"That'd be nice. I know that some of them have an interest in having some of the same freedom in exploring Japan as much as the Devils and Fallen Angels do. I'm sure that people such as Zeus and Odin would like that," Maria in a joking tone stated. "Though, I think that would end up causing some more problems than solutions."
"Do you mean the fact that both of them are perverts, who'd go after any beautiful woman? One of them having a vast number of children born among human women too," Lena stated in her usual strict and blunt tone, which the group found the most normal about her. "I think that if Zeus comes here, we might end up getting reports about several children releasing lightning or whatever. Just to find out they're demigods he fathered, while in Japan."
"I'd never thought that I'd meet someone blunt enough to talk about a god like that."
Ravel pointed out, feeling surprised once again by Lena's bluntness.
"Well, that's our dear ol' Len for you."
Minako pointed out, wearing a small smile.
"Speaking of our dear ol' Len Len, there's something that's been on my mind," Hisui asked, getting behind Lena, who was surprised to find the Nekomata wrapping her arms around her from behind. "I think all of us noticed that a certain someone changed a bit after returning from the Norse Faction with our favorite brainiac."
"…I have no idea what you're talking about."
Lena denied Hisui's statement, glancing to the side so that she didn't look anyone in the eyes.
"Come on, there's no need to be shy since there are only girls here. And besides, I'm sure that there's at least one or two with certain experiences of their own."
Hisui whispered in Lena's ear, resulting in her heating up much more than intended, something that didn't help as the group stood in a hot spring. It wasn't helping as the Nekomata started getting a bit touchier with Lena, who'd been thinking about what she and Zane did over the summer break.
"I don't think that Zane wouldn't be against doing anything with Len Len. You're a beautiful Dark Elf who inherited some traits from your Elven father, a mystifying beauty that anyone would want as a lover."
"…shut up."
For the first time, Lena's patent serious face started flattering in a more emotional and embarrassed one. Looking on at the scene portrayed in front of them surprised the woman, who haven't seen such an expression from Lena in the past. A sigh escaped from Rui's face, they'd been through something far similar around Hisui, who has no issue with rubbing down on a female friend's body.
"Alright, that's enough, Hisui."
Rui held out her hands, manifesting pinkish-red ethereal tendrils, which wrapped around Hisui's body, removing her from Lena. It was such a controlled and precise maneuver that caused the others witnessing it to all become surprised.
"Oh, Rui, sure has mastered her Spirit Lasso much more than before," Abigail stated, almost amused by what she'd witnessed. "But, Hisui, you should be more prudent when it comes to talking to friends and understanding their feelings on the matter. I wouldn't want to have to lecture you again."
"Yes, Abigail-oneesama."
Hisui immediately replied, switching her tone in Abigail's presence.
"An important rule to remember among the Kibou Alliance, Abigail-oneesama has more reigning power than the Numbers combined."
Maria pointed out, not being able to help to refer to Abigail in that manner after noticing her tone.
"…ssed."
Lena whispered, her voice almost impossible to hear.
"Huh?"
Claire asked, turning her attention towards Lena, who was looking more and more uncomfortable as if the act of expressing gentler emotions was the most difficult task for her. Witnessing such a thing caused the others to turn their attention to the flustered Dark Elf.
"Ugh, we kissed alright!"
Lena admitted, acting cute for the first time in front of them.
[….]
There was a faint pause in the female bath, as the women looked on surprised about the sudden reaction also Lena's adorable reaction was in all aspects a new experience.
"Aw, our Lena is growing up."
Alice stated almost impassively, hugging Lena into her abundant chest, sparking a near-immediate reaction from the Dark Elf, who couldn't admit the softness of her breasts was almost too appealing even for a woman.
"That's some good progress between you two. So, who initiated it?"
Layla asked, interested in the conversation.
"I kissed him first for a certain reason," Lena replied in almost a whisper and flustered about admitting that, then linked her fingers together. "And then Zane kissed me himself, after going out on a date."
[….]
There was another reaction from the woman in front of her, most of whom covered their mouths using their hand at the sudden reveal. It was one of the cutest and sweetest things that the group ever heard, with Lena's reaction adding more sweetness on top of it.
"So, I was curious," Lena started, poking her fingers together almost shyly. "Is it possible that I could get some advice about being a…decent girlfriend?"
[…!]
And that was the final straw, as the women with experience in that, such as Hisui, Minako, and Rui energetically approached Lena.
"Alright, you shouldn't be too concerned about looking good, because you could make heads turn from walking. I think that it would be better if you learn to express yourself more."
"She's right about that. But, for someone like Zane, who's more science maniac rather than a battle manic, such as our Kensei, you should be a little subtly bolder. It's a good thing to be bold, but if you're too bold then it might not be the solution for most."
"Besides, I'm sure that Zane has feelings for you nonetheless already. So, there's not much work that you'll need to put into attracting his attention. But, you might need to work on not acting as brutally mean to him, because I'm not sure if our Zane happens to be a masochist."
Hearing different, but similar things from them caused Lena to begin listening to them with a serious expression, not wanting to miss a single detail. Witnessing such a thing made this almost appear to be actual girl talk, which those on the women's side liked.
"I never thought that I would in a witness to something like this."
Ravel pointed out.
"Hm, and would that be exactly?"
Claire asked.
"I didn't think that I would be involved in a normal conversation between people like this. Most of the time, I would often talk about topics about Rating Games and Devil Clans. But, now I'm here listening to a conversation about crushes, boyfriends, and relationships. It's just a nice change of pace that makes me happy."
"Well, you aren't old enough to look back with regrets. But, if you're with us, then you're going to experience a whole new bunch of things."
Claire said that, shrugging her shoulders with a titled head.
"Yeah, I expected something like that from training in another world with Ken-sama and the others, with spiritual power that made it impossible to use my demonic power."
"Oh, is that it?"
Claire asked, leaning her head in Ravel's direction with a playful smile.
"Wh-What do you mean about that?"
"I'm sure that there were several chances where you were alone with Kensei and training, but you never thought of doing something bold."
"I-I wouldn't do such a thing."
Ravel replied flustered.
"So, the thought never entered your mind once? You're up and close with Kensei without a single thought about doing something bold with me~"
Claire began getting closer to Ravel, then started teasingly poking her cheek, something that caused the Phenex to turn bright red from the words being uttered to her.
"C-Claire-sama, shouldn't you be more defensive about letting someone come onto Ken-sama like this? I haven't seen a single Devil who could do something like that."
"Are you comparing our love for Kensei to Riser's harem," Claire asked, something that caused Ravel to think of that being the case, but still she wouldn't have expected the women who liked Kensei to be this open. "Well, I was like that before, I didn't want to share Kensei with anyone aside from Alice-nee. But, then I realized that it'd be selfish if I continued doing something like that. We're not the only ones who like Kensei and there are going to be others who end up liking him too. It's just the feeling of safety and assurance that He gives you whenever you're around Him. If you're with Kensei, then you know that you're not being used, but loved."
"Claire-sama, that's beautiful."
Ravel felt enamored as she heard Claire's words, feeling her heart skip a beat from the love that could be heard within the girl's words.
"Besides, I'm sure that there are one or two more women around Kensei, who has feelings for him, but neither of them hasn't taken the first step. But, there could be one more person," Claire said, almost sounding as if she had no idea of who those three were. She then inched much closer to Ravel, who almost realized what Claire started implying right then and there. "Oh, I wonder if one of those three is here right now?"
"Ah, Claire-sama," Ravel stated, feeling as if she were reaching an emotional breaking point, then began poking her fingers together. "I…wouldn't know how to…go about it."
"Well, you shouldn't be worried about that. Kensei isn't dense about the feelings of others," Claire pointed with a casual smile. "So, you don't have to work that hard to gain his attention, more so, since I'm sure that he might be liking you more than you'd ever expect."
"I-Is that so," Ravel said, feeling emotions building up and feeling the heat from the hot spring overcoming her. "Well, it felt amazing having what people in Japan call skinship."
"You're right. But, do you want to know the other kind?"
"Uh, another kind…iyah?"
Before Ravel could even react, Claire ended up behind the surprised Phenex Girl, then found her breasts rubbed by the Belial Girl. It was such a scene that sparked surprise from those watching, but no one stopped Claire as it seemed to be more playful this time around.
"Ah, Claire-sama?!"
Ravel was surprised as she felt Claire fondling her breasts, something that caused a moan to escape from her mouth. She couldn't being to comprehend the reason that Claire was that good at rubbing a woman's breasts and didn't raise that question.
"So, how does the other side of Japanese skinship feel, Ravel?"
Claire teasingly asked her, feeling the growing breasts of the young Phenex, whose growth was about the same as Kunou and herself, more than even Asia, who was supposed to be older than them.
"T-This is so embarrassing, Claire-sama, y-you, you're touching…iyaaah."
Ravel moaned as she felt Claire touching her nipples, sparking an immediate reaction from the young Phenex. A surprised look could be seen on the faces of the young women watching it.
"Oh, Maria, what's the situation with Iris?"
Abigail curiously asked, causing Layla to become heated thinking about the words that Tiamat said to them about whether or not she planned on releasing their younger sister at the appointed time.
"Uh, don't remind me about that damned Dragon King. I don't care if you're a Dragon King or not, no one should say such things about not releasing our sister."
"Calm down," Maria said, giving the blue-haired girl a comforting smile. "We haven't heard from her yet. But, I'm under the belief that Iris is going to be returning to us soon."
"I see. Well, a big sister's job is to have faith in their siblings too."
Abigail stated, agreeing with Maria's statement.
On the men's side, Kensei, Zane, and Alex found themselves relaxing in the hot spring, all of them with a towel resting on their foreheads. Both could hear somewhat of the conversation from the women's side, but neither tried hard to listen to them. Neither did a thing, aside from relaxing and enjoying the hot temperature that spread across their body.
"Fue, there isn't anything more relaxing than bathing in a hot spring."
Zane pointed out, with a relaxed smile.
"No doubt, it makes me feel glad that I was born in Japan to experience something like this."
Kensei added, sharing the same relaxed look as Zane.
"You know, if we were kids, I don't think either of us would've thought that we'd be relaxing like this in the bath of one of the most infamous Devil Clans in the Underworld. I think those Old Devils are having an ulcer imaging the children who ruined their business relaxing as if nothing happened," Zane said, leaning back as he started right at the ceiling. "It feels as if things are moving in a direction that neither of us expected."
"Yeah. At first, we thought that we'd be dealing with some bitter Old Devils and mercenaries. But, then it'd turned into a battle between numerous dangerous people from other factions with a Primordial God aiding them. And it ended up sparking the creation of Yami."
"It's so weird that we end up caught in the most insane situations, where most people would expect our deaths."
"That's the pride of being some independent rebel."
Kensei and Zane shared their usual casual conversation, amid relaxing in the hot spring.
From there, the two young men continued enjoying the peace and relaxation on the men's side, without their conversation heading in another direction.
Having finished bathing, the group joined with the Phenex member in their dinner, where the sole exception not to join them was Riser; who was still going through emotional turmoil from losing against Issei. Because of the summer break and other things, that particular situation was left alone for the time being. But, Kensei thought the situation might need to be brought back up at some point. However, it didn't stop the people there to join in on a pleasant dinner together.
Afterward, the group returned to the rooms granted to them by the Phenex Clan, one which wasn't that difficult, considering the vast number of rooms in the castle. Kensei, in particular, was given a room that almost looked to have been better than most. One which he thought could've been because of what he'd done for the clan, which at some point might be considered his room there. Kurogane was even positioned in a comfortable spot inside the room too.
He sat there on the bed, wearing nothing aside from shorts and waiting for "that person" to arrive in the room. As expected, Kensei was aware that she wasn't going to be rushing things and would make an effort to make this a special night. And he, in turn, found himself wondering what the two of them might do during the night considering that it's been almost twenty-one days since the two last had sex.
"Huh, I can't remember the longest time that we've been apart since that time I almost died. Since then, we haven't been apart for more than a couple of days," Kensei thought leaning back in his bed, staring straight at the ceiling a bit, and laughing a bit. "Great, we're beginning to sound like a clingy married couple. Well, Claire's on her way here and we can see what happens this time around."
Open!
As expected, Claire opened the door, then locked it behind her so that the two wouldn't be disturbed by anyone walking in by mistake. Although, Kensei wasn't expecting to find what the young girl was wearing right in front of them like that.
"Oh, my…."
Kensei was almost left breathless at the sight of Claire. She was dressed in a silver see-through negligee, with small underwear that tightly hugged her half-naked, maturing body. All in all, the nightwear made Claire look as if she was sexy rather than simply cute.
"Huh, surprised, Kensei?"
Claire teasingly asked, turning around so that Kensei could get a better view of how the outfit looked from all possible angles before posing. He was well aware that Claire inherited the beauty and grace of both a Japanese woman and the Devil, almost exemplifying the fact that she was a Devil-Human hybrid.
"Yeah, you sure surprised me. I didn't expect this much after seeing you again."
Kensei replied honestly, then watched on as Claire walked over towards him in a seductive manner, however, it wasn't a perfect walk yet. Instead of taking a seat beside Kensei, Claire instead sat down on his lap without the slightest hint of hesitation. Claire got much closer to Kensei as her arms wrapped around him, in an attempt to be that close to him.
"You know, during the summer break, I went around the Underworld's capital from time to time whenever I had a break from training. I never got the chance to do it much, or maybe, because I never cared to attempt it," Claire started, then found herself looking down a bit. "I read some magazines and even went clothes shopping with my relatives from the Belial Clan, like my grandmother. I guess that I learned much more about the place where my mother was born, something that I didn't want to do before."
As Claire talked, Kensei could understand the reason that Claire wouldn't care much about exploring the culture of the Underworld. As a child, she was interested in learning about the Underworld and Human World, both sides where her parents were born. However, then Claire lost her parents because of Devils' and Humans' beliefs, thus making it difficult for her to want to learn anything about the Underworld or Church.
"But, I started learning about both sides since no matter what happens both of them will remain a part of me for as long as I live. As because of a Human man, I inherited the powers of an Angel and learned about the techniques from the Church. And from a Devil woman, I inherited the powers of a Devil and Belial," Claire uttered as she kept speaking to Kensei. "I never considered it, but now, I want to learn more about what it means to inherit their blood and find myself no matter if the world rejects that. So, whatever that is, would you accept it?"
Kensei could hear that Claire was being serious and sincere about that question, something that caused him to feel the love and meaning behind it. No matter how much she didn't even talk or think about it, Claire deep down thought that her existence was rejected by the world. And so, at some point, despite deciding to fight, she didn't attempt to discover more about herself as a half-breed. But, that changed after this summer since the entire team suffered a brutal defeat against the Ordinals.
"Of course, did you ever doubt me," Kensei asked back, brushing his hand against Claire's cheek. "All of us are people abandoned, rejected, or hurt because of someone in the world. So, even if the entire world rejects you, as a result of your identity, neither me, Alice, nor anyone in the Kibou Alliance will reject you. And I might not be able to do it now, but I'll even cut down a God if that's what it takes."
Hearing such words from Kensei sounded like music to her ears, something that caused her heart to even skip a beat. She smiled at the young man, whose lap she continued sitting down on top of, then leaned forward without any intention of getting up.
"Heh, that sounds like you. So, would you mind pampering me to make up for the summer?"
"Alright."
Lemon Start!
Kensei started things off by leaning forward and pressing his lips against Claire's something the two haven't done in almost over twenty days. It started off light, then the two proceeded to get more heated without even hesitating at all. Without messing up, their lips meshed against one another, almost in a rhythm, as if it was simply yesterday since the two last did something like this. It became a show of affection, which became almost second nature for Kensei and Claire.
"Nnn…ahh…."
At some point, their tongues began wrestling with one another, amid this kissing session, as Claire turned herself around much more. A moan escaped the young girl's mouth as their saliva seemed to mix with a great amount of passion behind it. Amid that, Kensei began moving his hands, rubbing them against the sides of Claire's waist, then went towards her crotch.
"Ah…."
Claire moaned as she felt Kensei's finger brushing against her special spot, almost feeling sensitive from the lack of contact from him. But, that didn't stop her from continuing to kiss him, as Kensei didn't stop massaging parts of Claire's still-maturing body. It didn't stop Kensei from taking his fingers and slipping them straight into the lining of her panties, almost teasing whether or not he would end up taking the plunge.
"Nnn…."
Claire almost couldn't help herself from moaning, while twisting her body around from the anticipation building up within herself. Same as her lower portion, Kensei even teased her upper portion, with his hands touching the under portions of Claire's breasts.
"K-Kensei, p-please stop teasing me…. I want you to…."
Claire said flushed from admitting that, feeling her body temperature heating up and becoming wet enough that a wet patch could even be seen if anyone looked.
"Alright."
Kensei teasingly agreed, then did as promised.
His left hand invaded Claire's panties, then started touching the lining of her wetness, whereas the right hand lift the girl's bra, where he started massaging the breasts. It was what she wanted most as she felt herself being pleasured from up and down by the man she gave her everything to.
"Nnn, ahhh…."
Claire moaned as she felt Kensei massaging her from two different spots, adding onto this, she felt a far warmer sensation, caused by him manipulating her Ki. His fingers rubbed against her entrance, while the other groped her breast. From the first, he felt a wet sensation, whereas, from the second, he could feel the girl's nipple harden from the built-up pleasure.
"I didn't expect that you'd become this sensitive from being separated for this long."
Kensei teased, whispering in Claire's ear, who was feeling a great amount of pleasure within herself.
"I didn't think so…either, but ah…this feels amazing."
Claire said, moaning and almost incapable of controlling her voice, with the emotions and anticipation build up all being unleashed at that moment.
Feeling Kensei fingering her, with her inner walls tightening around him, and feeling her breasts being massaged, causing Claire to shutter from pleasure. It was everything that she'd been looking forward to throughout the entire summer training. However, because her training was important all those feelings were sealed in the depths of her heart. And all that was being unveiled right then and there.
"Yes, this is the feeling that I wanted. But, there's something else that I wanted too."
Claire stated, causing him to realize what she meant, as she rubbed herself against Kensei while brushing up against his hardening length.
Realizing the meaning behind Claire's words, Kensei released the young girl, who turned herself around, and then knelt in front of him. She went straight for his pant zipper, instantly undoing it, reaching the boxers under them, and pulling them down. At this, Kensei's hardened dick escaped from the last barrier confining it and swung out. Staring straight at it, Claire found herself letting out a heated breath as her heightened sense of smell could smell the strong scent wafting off him.
"As always, such an enticing smell."
Claire breathed out, feeling the pleasure almost overtaking her.
She extended her hand, wrapping her hand around the length, then started motioning it up and down, extending her tongue, licking the head. He started feeling the sensation spreading across himself, as Claire began granting Kensei a good amount of pleasure. A combination of her delicate hands working on the masterful handjob and her expert mouth giving him a blowjob, he couldn't stop the moans from him escaping from his mouth. Claire felt more pleasure coming from the handjob and blowjob too, from the scent and sensation it granted her.
"This feels so good."
Claire thought in her mind, as she leaned forward, moving her hands as she took more of Kensei's dick inside of her mouth. She motioned her head up and down on his length, feeling as it entered her mouth, not stopping for a second to grant him pleasure and stimulation. After getting enough of the returning feeling, Claire started getting more energetic in the fellatio and positioned herself in the right spot.
"Mmmm… Chuu, haah~ Chuu…. Hmm… Chuu… Mmm~"
Claire made several erotic noises, because of the blowjob, where she properly used her mouth and tongue, and slurping sounds were escaping from her mouth.
"Ah, hah…."
Kensei didn't hide the fact that Claire, who was putting her best effort into this was granting him a good amount of pleasure right then and there. A minute later, he placed a head on top of Claire's head and thrust upwards, as he released an abundance of cum straight into Claire's mouth.
"…!"
Claire was surprised for a second but recovered as she began drinking up what was ejected from Kensei's cock, all without choking. After finishing, she moved from Kensei and sat back up, then opened her mouth, with a smile, showing there wasn't a single thing left in her mouth.
"Ah, see, there's nothing left."
Claire said, with passion in her voice.
"You're quite the perverted girl, Claire."
Kensei stated, laying out much more on the bed and causing Claire to reposition herself right there close enough to him, her expression changed.
"Don't be mean," Claire said, pouting then found herself hovering above Kensei, staring down at him and showing she was prepared for the next step. She motioned her hand downwards, moving her underwear to the side, then opened up her entrance using her fingers; showing off how wet she became from the initial pleasure. "So, do you want to enter here now?"
"Hm, do it yourself," Kensei replied in a strong tone, almost sending a shiver down Claire's back, having heard it from him. "You were the person who wanted to do all this. So, you could put it in yourself if you want to do it so badly Claire."
"Uh, hearing such a thing almost makes my knees weak."
Claire said, feeling the strength behind those words, but she did as instructed and began positioning herself right above him.
Carefully, she began slowly lowering herself down, ensuring that Kensei's dick, which was pointed straight up at her entrance would enter without trouble. Soon enough, Claire found the correct position and began to slowly lower herself down.
"Nn…."
Claire moaned as she for Kensei's member to enter her for the first time since before the summer break started, but this didn't stop her from continuing until all of himself was inside her. At the same time, he was reminded of the feeling of being inside Claire like this, feeling the young girl's inner walls tightening around him. No matter, the two began getting back into the sensation of sex, because of the separation.
"Ah, it's all in."
Claire stated as she found herself with Kensei's cock fully inside of herself, to where she was sitting down on his pelvis while placing her hands on his trained chest. She got the feeling she wanted the entire time, the feeling of her inner walls being stretched out.
"You can move however you want."
At that, Kensei showed no intention of moving himself and instead left things to Claire, who continued looking at him with a heated passion in her eyes. But, at the response, he could feel her inner walls tightening around him, something that makes it easier to tell her feelings.
"Alright, hah," hearing that, Claire lifted herself a bit, then allowed herself to fall without resistance. "Ha, I haven't done it with Kensei in so long and I got sensitive. He hasn't even used Bouchujutsu yet. Just a little bit and I'll be able to recall the feeling again."
Claire began making casual up and down motions of her waist, causing Kensei's dick to slowly, but surely move in and out of her a bit. She kept going in the same basic rhythm, getting used to the sensation of having him within her. Having done so, Claire started getting more energetic in her motions, and her breathing began becoming a bit more labored. Kensei's moans could be heard too as she began moving with energy much different from what she had done before.
"Aah, haah…fuu, hah."
Getting used to the old feeling, Claire's hips started moving with much more force than before, supposed through the fact she held herself up using Kensei's chest for balance. From this alone, he could tell that her body has just gotten stronger from whatever training she's been subjected to under the Emperor's training. A constant slapping sound could be heard resonating throughout the room, something that came from their lovemaking.
"Claire wants to hold hands?"
Kensei asked, holding his hands out, something that caused Claire to look straight down at his hand, with loving eyes and obvious happiness. Removing her hands from Kensei's chest, then moving them over toward his hands that had been held up. Both their grip on one another's hands was tight, as Claire's motions became much more erratic and proactive. Getting used to the sensation of having her fiancè's dick entering and exiting from herself, Claire was having the best experience.
"…hah. Let's see."
"Huh," Claire looked surprised about the sudden comment from Kensei, but soon received an answer as he had immediately thrust his hips upwards. Because of the sudden thrust and feeling him reaching a much deeper part of herself, sparking an immediate reaction. "Kuh, haaaah."
From that, she immediately climaxed, resulting in Claire's cum almost soaking Kensie's member and causing her body to fall almost limp on top of him.
"Y-You're being so mean right now. I wasn't prepared for that."
Claire pouted as she began hitting Kensei's chest using her hands, but those hits themselves were simply playful rather than serious.
"Sorry."
Kensei said, petting the young girl's head, who glanced to the side. But, then looked surprised as she felt herself being moved and before long found herself being at the bottom.
"In return, I'll be pampering you."
"Okay."
Claire replied cutely.
At that, Kensei leaned forward and spread Claire's legs, then motioned forward and reinserted himself inside her; causing her to once experience the sensation of her fiancè's member inside herself again. At the same time, he activated Bouchujutsu, resulting in a familiar sensation spreading throughout her.
"Kuh, aaaaah~"
Claire felt the warm sensation of Kensei's Ki being sent inside of herself, whereas hers felt as if it was also being controlled and mixed with his. Having experienced that feeling once again, Claire's entire body shuttered from it, which increased as the young man started moving. He motioned his hips back and forth, as his hardened length entered Claire, who was having one of the best experiences thus far. Each move had a good amount of strength behind it, something that wasn't too forceful, but Claire could withstand it nonetheless.
"Hah, hah, hah…kuh."
Claire's moans spread across the room, more so as Kensei leaned forward, then proceeded to lick and nibble on the young girl's hardened nipple. She was feeling herself being stimulated from two different spots, as his tongue could be felt poking it too. Not wanting to lose this sensation and want him close, she tightly wrapped her legs around Kensei's waist. As Claire desired, Kensei didn't retreat, instead continuing to thrust into the young girl, as he touched all the sensitive parts spread throughout her.
Each point, caused Claire's energy to spread throughout herself as the pleasure increased too, going through the additional methods discovered in Bouchujutsu. A minute or two later, Kensei started feeling himself reaching a climax and planned on unleashing all he had then and there into Claire's womb. He could see that the young girl was reaching her third one herself.
"Claire, I'm about to…."
"I-I know, release everything into me."
Claire immediately said without hesitation, planning on accepting anything Kensei had.
"Here I come!"
Kensei said, giving one final thrust and ended up in the deepest parts of Claire, unleashing his semen straight into her womb. At the same time, the gray-haired girl felt the presence of Kensei Dragon Ki flowing straight inside her body, down to her soul. Around her, a silver aura could be seen radiating from her, whereas a blue aura wrapped itself around him.
"Haaaaaaaaah!"
Claire climaxed for the third time during the session, almost falling limp on the bed, and tried getting used to the strongest stimulation to date. Kensei removed himself from her, as the abundant cum he unloaded into her womb began seeping out. He stared at Claire, who was still riding on the climax, then looked to find her eyes gained the silver hearts; the same as what he'd seen in Alice, Kunou, and Hisui. Same as them, Claire got back up as if reinvigorate, not that she looked exhausted, to begin with.
Instead of immediately jumping on Kensei, Claire instead turned herself around and showed off her ass without a hint of hesitation.
"Can we do it like this? I read about this in some magazine that I picked up."
Claire asked, with the heart in her eyes, almost portraying the overwhelming pleasure spread throughout herself.
Not going against the idea, Kensei found himself moving towards Claire who was now standing on her hands and knees. Getting into position, he inserted into her with a single strong thrust, while holding onto Claire's arms with strong grit. He was feeling the same amount of pleasure as his eyes seemed to almost shine blue, without wanting to stop right there.
"Kuh, aahaa."
Claire breathed and moaned out as she felt herself being thrust from behind, while her arms were being held in a constrained fashion. He kept on the same pattern of thrusts into the young girl, showing no signs of slowing down, something that Claire didn't mind. It was almost as if the two were beginning to drown in the pleasure that the two shared for one another. The entire room was filled with the sounds of heated moans and slapping sounds from Kensei's pelvis slamming into Claire.
"Hah, haha, kuh, aaaaah, Kensei is thrusting into me like a wild Dragon."
Claire stated, almost losing her rational sense, because of the pleasure signals sent straight inside her brain right then and there. Her movements were being restricted from the current position she found herself in, meaning the only thing she could do was simply accept her lover's hardened member. Claire didn't care about the kind of face she was making at that moment and simply cared about their pleasure. And at that moment, Kensei could feel the gray-haired girl was the tightest she'd ever been.
"Claire, I'm about to…."
"Hahaha, I know, I can feel it somehow. Just let it out again, fill me up until you can't anymore."
Claire stated with a heated expression of passion as the silver hearts shined with radiance.
At that moment, Kensei started releasing her arms, finding himself behind her and wrapping his arms around her chest. He then began giving much stronger thrusts into Claire, preparing for the final thrust that would go straight into her womb again.
"Ah…. Aaah, mmm…. Haah…. Aaah…," Claire moaned as she felt their combined climax approaching as if the two of them were a single person and then it came. "Haaaaaaaaaah!"
"Kuh!"
Kensei and Claire climaxed at the same time, with her womb becoming once again filled with the abundant cum unleashed by her fiancè. If it wasn't for the fact that the two were using Bouchujutsu, there's a high chance that she and any of the others would've gotten pregnant. Same as before, but stronger the aura that shrouded them was much stronger than before.
"Ah…."
As soon as Kensei removed himself from Claire, she felt the cum within herself spilling out onto the bed. She was almost close to losing her balance but found herself being held up by Kensei.
"You okay."
"Yeah, I'm feeling more energized after that session," Claire replied, feeling her rational senses starting to return. "I'm feeling embarrassed thinking back to what I said."
"Well, it was in the heat of the moment. And there's not much that I know about Bouchujutsu itself as a technique. It's weird imagining people like Sennin making something like this," Kensei stated, feeling the technique itself was still one of the unknown things he couldn't understand much about. "I don't want to ask either Hinata or Sun-sensei about it. Asking either of them would be too awkward for different reasons. So, we might as well just find out more about it as time passes."
"How about going a couple of rounds as a test?"
"Is that so? A test?"
Kensei teasingly asked, then found himself touching Claire's soft ass using his hands.
"Maybe that could be a bit a part of it," Claire stated bashfully, something Kensei found cute about her. "But, I did say that you owed me a bit of love for being apart this long."
"Yeah, yeah. So, let me repay you for your hard work."
Kensei said, lifting Claire's chin and kissing her again.
At that, the two of them continued with their lovemaking session for several rounds, lasting almost close to the middle of the night. Neither of them thought about the number of times the two did it, instead thinking about how much time passed since the two were last together. And throughout that moment, Kensei and Claire once again showed the amount of love the two held for one another.
A/N: And there goes the next chapter of DxD – The Last Amagiri, their summer training ended, with the group meeting in the Phenex Castle. Returning Koneko back to the Gremory Castle, Kensei returned and found CLaire, as well as the entire group there. There was some mention of what some of them finished during their training, i.e. Kensei, Zane, and Maria. Though, their names were revealed, and more about what those techniques are capable of will be revealed in combat.
Well, there was a conversation between the women in the group, while in the bath, where their "Girl Talk" was initiated. What happened between Zane and Lena came up, and some interesting advice was given. And in the end, Kensei and Claire shared their moment.
Also, as I said before, the Last Amagiri and Twin Dragons will be the last ones for High School DxD that I'll be doing. So, there might be some times that I add more females to their harem, one of them this time is another OC.
I hope that you liked the chapter, until next time.
Kensei's Harem: Alice, Claire, Hisui, Kunou, Yasaka, Lu Lingqi, Sarah, Minako, Koneko, Kuroka, Ravel, Amaterasu, Brynhildr, Rossweisse, Ophis, Misaki.