Shinji : uhhhh a child !!! Did he misunderstand something?
[Meanwhile with sona and rias]
Rias : damm it hes way too fast he keeps dodging my attacks
Sona : and he can easily evaporate my water attacks my raw power is still too weak ,we need to work together to take it down rias I will create an opening you charge your attack
Sona did just as she said and attacked the wolf with barrage of attacks then used a moment to bind his feet with water wips which caught the wolf off guard and it took him a moment to break free from his binds while also dealing with the attacks but that one moment was enough just as he broke free a mass of POD was already in front of his face as a last ditch effort he tried to use his flames to counter it but was annihilated along with his flames
Rias : Finally we did it , he was an annoying opponent bouncing and dodging all my attacks hmph
Sona : maybe you really should work on your control and I should also work on my raw power
Rias : hmm maybe I'll think about it later
*Boom* just then they turned around and witnessed the final clash between Shinji and the huge turtle and saw the turtle faint while still standing
[Back with Shinji]
Shinji: uhhhh child !! Did he misunderstand something ?
Rias : shinji are you ok!!!
Sona : your body is covered with a lot of injuries and blood !!! let me help you
Shinji : Hahaa well I was just lost in the feeling of the battle I didn't really notice them till now but don't worry I am currently working on healing them as we speak
Just then both sona and rias hugged him from both sides and shut him up
Rias/Sona : Idiot let us help
Shinji looked very embarrassed but did not speak as devil could heal each other by transferring mana to each other through direct contact
Just then there was a sound of flash and a middle aged old man appeared in front of them and
Masumane : Hahaha that was a great battle by all three of you and especially you little shinji you exceeded my expectations and even broke through in middle of battle and here i was thinking that I will have to save your butt
Sona : Masumane san you didn't really need to wait till shinji was injured so much , he is a big idiot but you should already know that
Rias : wait so there really was someone guarding us like you both said and it's uncle Masumane
Date Masumane was a great Japanese samurai from the meiji era who lost one of his eyes as a kid to chickenpox but still triumped over many strong swordsmen and polished his sword skills to a very high degree and he is also the knight of lord Sitri's peerage and took both of his knight pieces when he was old and sick to reincarnate as a devil to fullfill his contract with lord Sitri he is also known as the "one eyed dragon" due to his fierce swordsmanship fully focusing on offense
Masumane : Hahaa little sona you don't need to worry so much if I had stepped in to save shinji he wouldn't have broken through that barrier he needed an unrestrained fight to cross that last hurdle and about the injuries here take this pheonix tera it will heal you in a moment
After taking the phoenix tear shinji's injuries were healed instantly
Shinji : Thank you masumane san for looking after us , but where did this Blastoise even come from?
Sona : blastoise? Aren't they called HoseTank?
Shinji : hahaa it's just a nickname never mind *phew*
Masumane : blastoise huh thats a fine name for this one but even I don't know where this one came from we will have to investigate or maybe ask it after it wakes up , after all it should be able to communicate telepathically and it is a very rare monster even in the familiar forest , for it to appear here is very unusual
Shinji : Yea at the end of the battle he communicated with me and asked me to spare his child maybe it misunderstood me I just wanted to fight it
Sona : maybe the Hell wolf was targeting it's child that's why he was so enraged and went berserk maybe we should investigate the surroundings
With mutual aggreement they searched the surroundings and shinji indeed found it's child behind where blastoise was standing at some distance placed in a artificially dug out small pond , the child looked like a small blue turtle with a larger head and big eyes but it was also injured and fainted from exaustion
Shinji carried it and met with the others
Shinji : maybe we should bring them back to castle I will take care of them after all I did wanted blastoise as my familiar another squirtle won't be much trouble
Rias : squirtle another nickname ? But it does sound cute
Sona : Hmmmm
Masumane : alright gather around we will teleport back and then send someone to investigate
Shinji/Rias/Sona : Hai
[Back at the Sitri Mansion]
Back at the castle Masumane arranged for someone from the Sitri hospital to tend to the kids and the 2 water turtles and then went to Lord Sitri to report the situation
Lord Sitri : so you are saying he evolved his water manipulation to steam manipulation?
Masumane : yes my lord tho I don't know the full details these were indeed my observations you can confirm the details from the young lord himself
Lord Sitri : no it's fine I trust your judgment however to think after sera shinji will also mutate our clan trait and one mastered Ice while other is on the path of steam the future seems bright for the Sitri house
Lady Sitri : we should still get him throughly checked to confirm if there weren't any adverse effects due to the trait mutation
Lord Sitri : Indeed summon the head physician of the Sitri genetics division and also send a small party of troops to investigate the origins of the HoseTank in the Sitri mountains , I want a through report regarding this incident and how a high class monster was overlooked so close to the main city and castle
Sitri Guards : As you wish my lord
[With Shinji and the others]
Rias : even after I warned you , you still went ahead and got injured so badly now you will have to fullfill your promise and carry me wherever I say when you are fully recovered
Sona : and you will also have to spend a full day with me playing chess
Shinji : alright it was my fault I will fullfill my promise to you two now can you please stop pinching my cheeks rias 😔
Rias : hmmmp !! Baka
Sona/Rias : well we will leaving now take care of yourself we will visit you later
Then both rias and sona left the hospital after all even though the phoenix tears had restored shinji's body his mana and stamina still needed time to recover
After some time the giant turtle with its vitality and recovery stirred and woke up feeling anxious and looked around the unfimiliar environment just as he was about to panic he spotted the small child lying next to him and calmed down then he also noticed shinji looking at him
Blastoise : thank you devil for sparing and looking after both me and this little one I will repay this favour any way I can
Shinji : haha you don't need to be so sentimental i didn't even knew you were fighting to protect your child otherwise I wouldn't have attacked you , I just thought you were really cool and wanted to fight you and maybe make you my familiar if possible that is why I also apologise for rashly attacking you
Blastoise : I see so that is how it is I am also at fault as I was blinded by rage though however since you treated this child and also beat me in a duel I will gladly follow you and become your familiar , however be prepared as my ambition are grand and I will keep getting stronger
Shinji : That is even better blastoise me and you seem to be made for each other My name is Shinji Sitri let's keep getting stronger together though I would like to ask how you got on the Sitri mountains?
Blastoise : blastoise that name it sounds so majestic fit for someone like me very well from today I acknowledge you Shinji as my master and will serve you till i perish , regarding appearing on the mountains well that's a rather embarrassing tale , me and this little one are originally from the familiar forest and our species are very rare and low in numbers and even among them I was one of the most talented and youngest , in my arrogance i challenged the Overlord of the forest and was humbled and throughly beaten it was only when this little one showed his courage and begged that dragon for mercy she let me go though both I and this child were bansihed from the forest for my arrogance , that is how we left the forest to find a new home and reached those mountains with rich water mana and decided to settle there
Shinji : I see so it was tiamat hmm so you must want a rematch against her right? don't worry one day you will get your chance
Blastoise: Is that so then I will be waiting now let's sign the contract
Then Shinji signed his contract with blastoise and officially got his familiar
Blastoise: master could you please take care of this little one too though we are not father and son by blood I have always seen him as my son
Shinji : don't worry I will take good care of him and who knows he might follow me too just like you , well then you should rest I also need to visit the dotor regarding a check up for my mutation , take care and tell me if you face any problems i will take care of them
Blastoise : all right master take care
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Hmmm next is some peerage members
I have a few in mind but don't want to steak too many members from other Devils
We will see I guess
Give any suggestions if you have any also give your reviews
Alright see yaa