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-3rd POV-
After the long day of fun, the group went back to the hotel. Though Otto, Welt, Himeko, and Lavinia are all waiting for Ms. Scot in Otto's and Welt's room
*Knock*
*Knock*
*Knock*
Hearing the knock on the door, Otto opened it, revealing Ms. Scot
"Hey, Miss Scot" Otto greeted her.
"Hello, child, let me in, would you? I believe we have much to talk about" she said with a gentle smile.
Otto nodded and let her in.
After everyone sat on their own comfy spots, Azza spoke "I know you have many questions as so do I, but I will start with saying that Lavina will be coming back with us" the news didn't surprise Otto but Laviana was jumping in joy, Laviana was quite worried that she wouldn't be able to come with them.
"Second..." With a snap of her fingers, 12 jet black wings sprouted from behind her.
"My name is Azza or Samyaza, and I am a fallen angel." She looked at their faces, waiting to see their faces full of shock but...there was no reaction.
"Yeah, we already figured it out when you released your mana, the name Azza kinda sold you out," Said Otto with a wry smile.
"...hahaha!!! Of course you did! Fu ~ both of you truly are bright children," she couldn't help but comment. Most wouldn't be able to piece things together by just her name, much less a bunch of children. But they did, and that was worth the praise.
"Alright then, first question goes to you" said Azza, which earned a great full nod from the kids.
"So, are you currently affiliated with any faction, especially Grigori, considering the fact that you are a fallen angel?" asked Otto.
His biggest concern was Azza being an orphanage director for a faction so that they could use the children for multiple things that weren't so pretty.
"No, I am not, in fact, I became an orphanage director just so that I could escape the supernatural world and live a peaceful life. I was affiliated with Grigori once, but I left a long time ago." Azza used to be one of Grigori's top executives, but being in that position for so long tired Azza out to her core, hence the reason she left and became an orphanage director.
She enjoyed teaching and watching talented children that Grigori took in, so her current job was only natural for her.
"I see, your turn next," Said Otto. He was quite nervous if she asked how he knew a lot about the supernatural, as he didn't want to tell her the truth; at most, he would lie to her that he could see the future to some extent.
"How did you know so much about the supernatural? I'm sure you haven't had contact with anything of that nature, yet you informed Welt about so much accurate information." She asked, curious as to how Otto had come across so much information.
'fuck' was what Otto thought as he cursed himself for talking about the supernatural in the school bus.
'Wait, let's just blame it on the vampires since we're in Europe. ' Vampires were mostly active in Romania, but that didn't mean that there weren't any in other countries in Europe.
"I had a run-in with a vampire a while back. I almost died, but I managed to semi-awaken my powers. I managed to get some info out of him before he turned to dust" he lied obviously, and he said semi-awakened since he doesn't know if Azza is aware that he only awakened his mana and Herrscher abilities not so long ago.
He would just say that he managed to fully awaken his powers recently if she truly knew how long ago Otto had awakened.
"A vampire? tch! Those blood suckers are a pest no matter where you go in Europe." Azza clicked her tongue in annoyance.
Azza has had some run-ins with Vampires. Some of the lower tiers thought she was 'easy prey'. Sadly, for them, Azza was just that good at energy control. Azza was so good that she seemed like a normal human with no mana, which was also the reason why Otto and Welt never noticed that she could use it to begin with.
But Azza wasn't mad with the vampires specifically, but the fact that they targeted the children under her care.
She swore that she would patrol their local area once they went back to Germany and eradicate all the vampires there.
Both Otto and Azza continued to ask each other questions for the next hour while the others just listened.
Laviana was mostly shocked as she had just found out a few hours ago that she could use magic, and now there were supposed to be devils, gods, and angels walking amongst common men.
Himeko was also nervous, but she felt safe because both her friends would protect her.
And Welt was just amazed by all the information he was being exposed to.
"And I believe that about it, child. No more questions?" Asked Azza.
"I do, could you teach us magic?" Even if Azza was someone who focused on physical fighting or martial arts, Otto was sure that she at least had some knowledge concerning Magic.
Otto, Welt, and Lavinia already have big mana reserves without any training, but it's absolutely useless to have if they don't know how to use it.
Himeko also has talent for magic, but it isn't available to her until Otto makes Himeko into his Herrscher or she awakens it naturally.
"Of course, sweetheart. We will start lessons when we go back home." She was quite happy that Otto would ask her to teach him magic.
Otto nodded enthusiastically as he now had one of the best teachers he could have.
-Otto POV-
A week soon passed by, and the class returned to Germany.
Though everyone had fun, not much happened besides me turning Himeko into my Herrscher of [Fire] (Against my Will). I also got [Abyssal Flower] as a reward for turning her into a Herrscher. The thing can destroy and create at the atomic level.
Fire is coming your way?
Bam, disintegrate!
It can also help heal wounds and create vegetation that can be added for combat.
Kind of like Hashirama's Wood Release but on a smaller scale.
I have also seen that my score with Lavinia is around 75% as a very close friend, but to turn her into a Herrscher, she needs to have a score of at least 80%.
So I won't be able to turn her now, but surely in the future.
As soon as we made it back home to the orphanage, we had Lavinia accommodated in the orphanage. We prepared everything for her: basic needs, new clothes, and school.
Though now Lavinia shares a room with Himeko, I can sense some tension between them (or should I say Himeko against poor Lavinia), but I'm sure they will get along fine, Reni will eventually get past the wall Himeko made against Lavinia.
She's just jealous that she got so clingy to me, that's all.
We have also started magic training with Ms.Scot
I have to say that it's not that hard, it's kind of like programming certain commands in the form of a magic circle, you draw it out to do what you want, and then you juice it up. There's also chant less and circle less magic, but that's advanced magic, which she will teach us later.
But it's probably easy for me thanks to my super brain.
Otto, I, Himeko, and Lavinia have high aptitude towards magic, especially Lavinia.
She managed to learn it faster than both me and Welt, even though her brain isn't a supercomputer like ours.
Well, that's talent for ya. She's meant to be a magical witch, whether she got picked up by the Grauzauberer or not.
And Himeko is pretty good with magic, though not on our level. But what she does have talent for lies in her energy control, her powers, and Sacred gear.
Oh yeah, when I told Ms. Scot that four children in her orphanage have Longinus Class sacred gears, I swear that she was holding back from fainting, heh~.
Anyways, back to the main topic.
Himeko is already at the stage where she can make the fire not burn.
How did she make the god-slaying fire not do what it's supposed to do?
No fucking clue.
But she did it anyway.
But it's probably because sacred gears aren't fueled by mana, but through raw emotion.
Why do you think Issei could use the Boosted Gear with such an abysmal amount of demonic energy and no training?
Because his emotions and feelings for boobs were in the form of completely raw lust.
One of the strongest primal urges besides anger.
Issei was the best yet worst user for a Longinus Sacred Gear.
Best because of his lustful emotions, yet the worst because he would use the power to make a harem.
I don't know what emotion fuels Himeko to have such a strong use of her sacred gear, but I'm sure that it's envy against Lavinia.
Welt also has good control over [Unknown Dictator] and his [Truth], with the help of both the [Science for Dummies] book and the [Hyperion Blueprint prints], he managed to create a smaller version of the mounted rail guns.
He usually makes them and moves them around mid-air while fighting with either honkai energy or his sacred gear.
I recommend that he learn martial arts, since technology alone can only take you so far. I kinda want Welt to go through the Avatar: The Last Airbender route.
As for me, I have been practicing with almost everything.
[Truth], [Fire], [Annihilation Maker], Magic, I've trained on it all.
But of course, I have mostly been focusing on my sacred gear.
Also, remember the custom Valkyrie suit I got?
Yeah, I decided to model it after Luocha's outfit from Honkai: Star Rail.
Ms. Scot was confused as to where I got the high-quality outfit, but I just told her that I found it somewhere.
The thing is pretty dam sturdy too. It's S-Rank after all, but I didn't think it would be this good.
I tried shooting myself with a gun I made while having the suit on, and I have to say that the thing is worthy of its rank. I didn't even feel the impact.
I haven't tried it against magic or Honkai powers, but I'm sure it will hurt a lot, so I didn't try it.
I'm not a masochist after all; I'm more of a sadist if we're talking about where I am on the spectrum.
"Are you ready, Welt?" I asked, we were currently in a forest far from civilization, with Himeko and Lavi so that we could train.
"Of course, as ready as I could be" He snapped his fingers, and multiple futuristic guns floated behind him.
I took out [Chastiefol]
My current fighting style consists of [Kaslana-Style Gun kata], which is a fighting style that includes martial arts, gymnastics, guns, and swords. And also the use of a spear.
*Boom*
I began to run up to Welt with a strong burst of speed. Welt, seeing my direct approach, began to fire his cannons.
*Voom!*
*Voom!*
*Voom!*
The flashing beams soon closed in on me, and I agilely dodged the projectiles coming at me, though I had to parry two of the attacks with my spear.
As I got past his first volley, I swung my spear, sending out a slash of energy.
"Divine Departure!" I shouted as a pink slash of energy waved out from my spear.
Yes, I copied it.
The slash of energy found its way towards Welt. He quickly but barely dodged to the side, avoiding a really bad cut to the chest.
He raised his hand and flipped it upward, making iron sprout out of the ground.
"Shit!" I jumped into the air as multiple spikes of iron attempted to penetrate my body.
I created small platforms of Honkai energy under my feet, allowing me to change my direction and maneuver myself midair.
I dodged all the spikes and landed on the ground safely, but a fist suddenly appeared right in front of my face.
*Woosh*
I ducked my head quickly as Welt's iron-covered fist flashed over my head.
Seems like he took my martial arts comment to heart.
I punched upwards to his face, but he moved it slightly to the side, allowing him to dodge it narrowly.
As we continued to exchange blows, I tried to kick his face, but he put up his arm to block.
Sadly for him, I tried some Brazilian martial arts.
[Brazilian kick]
My leg swirved over his arm and to the top of his head and slammed down.
*Boom*
Welt's head got buried in the ground from the sheer force. Usually, this would be enough to knock him out, but he managed to reinforce his head with honkai energy before I made impact, lessening the damage.
I stomped the place where he was buried, but he managed to remove himself before I curveto-stomped him, causing the floor to crack like a spider web.
"Damn it, Otto, you're going to kill me!" He yelled at me as he put distance between us.
"My bad, but do be careful next time. Always be ready to counter attacks even if you are in defense." I recommend. He could have easily dodged my attack and counterattacked, but he only thought of defending in the moment, not what would happen after.
He seemed annoyed, but nodded. At least he is smart enough to take tips.
But my combat knowledge comes from Anime, so I wouldn't blame him if he doesn't take it seriously.
We continued to fight for a few more minutes, but my Anim- I mean, combat knowledge and techniques are above his, so I beat him.
Welt is smart, definitely could be smarter than me, but what he lacks is creativity. His attacks are obvious and direct.
Well, it's not like I'm any original since I can just copy stuff I watch from anime, but in my defense-
If it works, it works
That's what matters.
"Alright then, Welt, take a break. Lavinia and Himeko, you're up!" I shouted to the girls that has been watching the fight this whole time from the sidelines.
"Okay~" Lavinia said in her usual cheery voice.
"Got it." Himeko nodded and walked over.
They both came to the field, both facing me.
Of course, I'm not crazy enough to fight two Longinus wielders by myself just for training.
[Annihilation Maker]
From my shadow, two monsters rose up.
The first one was a Gardevoir, while the second one was an Enderman.
Why though?
Because I want them both to have experience against different types of enemies.
Gardevoir has her psychic powers that include mind-reading, or at least surface thoughts.
And Endermen have their speed and teleportation.
I've already put them both against physical and elemental type monsters, so I wanted to get them out of their comfort zone.
I could make something a little bit stronger, like a weakened elder dragon from Monster Hunter, but that would be overkill, and we would call too much attention.
I'm quite happy that my Sacred Gear is [Annihilation Maker] since the only limit to it is your imagination. I also remember reading some fanfic called "Annihilation Maker in DxD" by Soul_caliber.
I liked the fanfic because he got pretty creative with how he would use Annihilation Maker. Monsters in the shape of glasses that could give you X-ray ability and shit like that.
He could even make stands, though they couldn't be made in a spiritual form, so that they would be invisible.
He did some pretty nifty things.
Anyways, I looked over to Himeko and Lavinia, who were having trouble with both Pokémon and the mob.
Himeko was trying to cover herself in flames to stop the teleporting enderman from punching her, but that would cause her to burn out even faster. And the enderman's weakness is water, so it's funny seeing her fight with the opposite.
Lavinia wasn't having such a hard time with the Gardevoir. Originally, the Gardevoir was dodging all of Lavinia's attacks by reading her mind. However, she figured out how Gardevoir was reading her attacks and countered by blocking her psychic powers somehow. I can only guess that magic was involved.
That's good, I need them to become strong and to adapt to new situations.
Especially since we live in the world of the supernatural.
I also need the training since I'm already planning on saving Gasper and Valerie.
Those two are way too valuable to fall into Rias or the Tepes factions' hands.
And I'm sure they will both be happy to get out of that hellhole. The only problem is that I don't know where they are. I know that it's in Romania in some castle, but I don't know which one.
I've been researching disappearances around those locations, and the one that has the most should be the one with the vampires.
If that doesn't work, I'll just hunt down any vampires that I can find and interrogate them.
After a bit of training, we came back to the orphanage. Everyone was sweaty and full of dirt, so we wanted to take a shower.
Opening the door, I was surprised that Ms. Scot was waiting for us.
"Hey, Ms. Scot, do you need something?" I asked.
"Yes, sweetheart. Today, I got a war orphan into the orphanage. Originally, he was going to be sent to one of the church's orphanages so that he could be turned into a Soldier, but I didn't want him to become a tool after such a horrible experience," she explained.
I don't really have beef with any faction, except for one exception.
The church.
Those fuckers do a lot of horrible stuff in the name of 'god', truly corrupt to the core.
The only people that I would like from the faction are the angels, as they are stupidly naive and have too much faith in their own people, which is why the Church is able to get away with so much stuff.
"I see, and you want me to help how?"
"I would like you to be friends with him and show him around, you are one of the children that I think could relate to him the most, and the most mature," she responded.
Hmm, I guess I could do it. Who knows? Maybe he'll also have a Longinus-class Sacred Gear, considering my luck so far. Heh, that'd be hilarious!
...it couldn't be, right?
Well, it doesn't matter. It never hurts to make connections, and I also pity the child.
"Alright, I'll give him the tour," I accepted.
"Thank you, Otto. Follow me, he is waiting in my office," she said with a smile. We began to walk towards her office.
Once we got there, she opened the door and we entered.
The boy was a young boy with blond hair and green eyes.
He looks kind of familiar.
"Now then, Otto, this is Dulio Gesualdo," she introduced him.
The boy seemed nervous. I can't blame him since he just got out of a war.
...wait, did she say Dulio?
Like the wielder of [Zenith Tempest], the SECOND strongest Longinus, just behind [True Longinus]?
Holy mother of God!
"Is something wrong, Otto?" Ms. Scots' question snapped me out of my stupor.
"No, nothing's wrong. In fact, I'm great!" kekekeke~ keep bringing me Longinus wielders straight to my lap, Azza.
I ran up to the nervous boy and shook his hands enthusiastically, "Hey, Dulio, my name is Otto Apocalypse, let's be friends," I said with my biggest smile.
"Really?" He seemed confused as to my enthusiasm.
"Yup, let's be friends." My words seemed to have changed something in him as he looked at me with an equally enthusiastic smile. "Yes, let's be friends!"
"..." (Azza)
Ms. Scot definitely knows that I know something that she doesn't know.
But who cares!
I just caught myself a wild [Zenith Tempest] hahahahah!
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-Update List-
No. 1-11/17/2025: Fixed some minor spelling mistakes, just some missing commas. Also forgot to change [Reason] into [Truth], so I fixed that.