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Chapter 16 : Maid for each other
- Shin –
Due to the encounter Rias was completely drained mentally. I can't blame her. It did take a high tax on my own emotional state and the place that I planned to go after this would have required my full mental strength or a part of England might have been accidentally erased.
Sitting in the living room while hugging her, we watched anime enjoying each other's presence.
I do hope this helps her grow. The last encounter might have been a good wake-up call but she needed something drastic. This however was almost a godsend.
Sakuya stayed out of school today to help out Luna. She did give us our own space. Luna is extremely perceptive in situations like these.
Our silence was interrupted by the arrival of a guest. Not one I was not fond of but one I couldn't help but still feel that slight tinge of annoyance at having our moment of peace broken.
But hey, who can say no to Serafall. She is a bright ball of adorableness that you would find hard to hate most of the time.
"Shin-kun, Rias-chan, having lovey-dovey time after skipping school? Bad kids. So-tan will be angry if she finds out you know. But don't worry Levi-tan approves." She said giving us a thumbs up and I couldn't help the corner of my lips raising into a smile.
"You do seem a little different Shin-kun. Did something happen? You can tell me if you want. It isn't anything dangerous is it?" she fired off a round of questions at a high speed, but if you observed closely, you would notice that she was actually being serious. The fact that Rias shivered slightly at the mention of danger was not unnoticed by either of us.
"Some things did happen. Not necessarily bad either. It was just a bit overwhelming for us. We are trying to get some time to ourselves to calm down." As I squeeze Rias slightly closer in my embrace which is enthusiastically returned by her.
Giving the two of us a serious look, she takes a seat in front of us as she enters into her Maou mode. "What happened Shin-kun? Is it something we should be worried about?" she asked in a calm but reassuring tone of voice.
"Before that let me ask you something Serafall. How much do you know about my Lordship titles and my story with my patron? I need you to tell me everything that you know. Only then can I tell you things without confusing you."
"Okay. I know about the story or more precisely the children's tales of "The three Peverell Brothers". How they got three artifacts made by Death itself. The eldest wanted a wand which was stronger than any other, so it made him a wand. The second wanted to see his deceased fiancé so he asked for something to see her again, so it gave him a stone which could do that. The third brother was the smartest and asked for something that could hide from Death itself, so it gave him a Cloak which could make him invisible. This is all that I know." She answers seriously.
I could see Rias paying attention to it too.
"Well you see there are many parts of that story missing." I took a deep breath before continuing. "The three Peverell brothers were crossing a river where Death had its eyes on them. They used magic to get across the river thereby cheating death. It could not allow that so it tried to trap them. Personally I think that she was bored and needed some entertainment. Someone cheating their death gave her a chance to have that entertainment." I shrug at their incredulous looks. "Hey, when you do the same work over and over from the very start of time, you do tend to do things for entertainment. I am not someone who will blame others for their hobbies, especially if it doesn't harm me. So, she found a way to get that. She gave the eldest brother a wand, true. But he made enemies by showing off his strength. Some people came after that wand. They murdered the eldest brother in his sleep and took the wand for themselves. It did not stop there. Everyone after that who got the wand was somehow killed by others who took the wand for themselves."
The look of horror on Rias' face is understandable. I squeeze her hand lightly to assure her. Serafall is holding it well enough, as one would expect of a Satan but there is a slight tinge of sweat on the side of her forehead.
"The second brother wanted to humiliate Death by having the ability to bring the souls of the deceased back to the world. It would have meant that she was not so special because he could do the same and that death was meaningless in front of him. He however lost himself gazing at his deceased fiancé. So lost in it that he became mad with grief and comitted suicide to join her."
"The third brother however understood the tricks of Death. He asked for something that will allow him to evade her for long enough. He lived his life happily, had children, grandchildren and when he was completely satisfied with life, he passed on his cloak to his son and went to Death himself. He offered himself to Death with a smile and accepted his end."
"I never liked the third one anyway. He was too smart for his own good. At least he made things interesting for me and was not cocky, so I forgave him."
I heard the whisper of Death in my ear. Rias felt it too and she gripped me a little tighter. Serafall's breath hitched. I guess it would be surprising if she didn't notice us. We have been shouting her name all this while.
"T-that's …" Serafall asked.
"It is."
"How?"
"Don't worry about her. She doesn't mean any harm. I just have a close connection with her now. Anyways, the story is not complete. There was a saying that anyone who collected and was acknowledged by all three of the artifacts would become 'The Master of Death', a title not the literal master. I am the descendant of the third brother, Ignotus Peverell, and this entire story is absolutely true."
"TRUE! Those artifacts are real? How have we not heard of it before this?" Serafall asked in a slightly higher tone of voice.
"It wouldn't have mattered even if you had heard. Most would have passed it over as a children's tale. The method of gaining the allegiance of all the three artifacts is different. Moreover, she wouldn't have allowed anyone she didn't want to complete the set. Well, the last one is my own hypothesis."
"Do you have that Invisibility Cloak?" she asks.
"I do. I also have the wand and the stone." I said getting a wide-eyed look from her. "The problem starts from there." I sigh.
"Pardon me for my crude language but I can't help it here. Those fucking things acknowledged me. They are now permanently bound to me. I am now stuck with 'The Master of Death' title." I say face-palming myself.
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"That is indeed a problem. If others find out about it, they will come after you in hordes." Serafall speaks in a very serious tone.
"That is not an issue anymore. The artifacts themselves have become a part of me. They cannot be extracted because if I die then they disappear with me. 'The Master of Death' title was not something that meant complete control over Death. It meant that the person carrying that title will represent Death as something of a champion. I now have her Blessing on me. It gets me some rapport with Death Gods and some wariness from those who use life energy. My presence could make them feel slightly uncomfortable if they are not used to me."
"Don't worry about that Shin-kun. We can handle that. Just keep it to yourself as much as you can. In fact I think that this is a blessing because it will keep some people from attacking you upfront as they will fear Death's name. Your artifact making skills have caused many of the unsavory people's attention to focus on you, which include some Gods. They will likely keep their distance from you and won't try to harm you in fear of angering your Patron. I will talk to the other Satans and we will do everything in our power to help you too. Don't hesitate in asking us for anything that you might need."
I will take a break as well. I only need to get Rias' other candidate out before we can truly relax.
"It was not all bad, I did get a considerable increase in my PoD's potency. It is more than two times stronger now." I said forming a small ball of the Power of Destruction on my palm. It has a more dangerous feel to it. "Let's put this aside for now. There is nothing we can do with it. Tell me about the artifacts Sona needs. What are the requirements that you need for her artifacts and what cores do you have for me to work with." I say changing the topic to something more comfortable.
"Yes, So-tan uses Water Magic of the Stiri House. She is more of a strategic type magic user. I want her to have something that will increase the power of her water magic. Also the core for the Sword Birth has been arranged. It is the heart of an Evil Dragon. I am afraid that a core for Blade Blacksmith cannot be arranged. We don't really have good relations with anyone who can provide us with a core." She lets the topic go for now, something that I am truly grateful for. Serafall has the most EQ among all people I have met so far.
"What is the core for the Water Magic artifact?"
"It is the heart of an Eight Headed Hydra and …a vial of blood from the previous Satan Leviathan." She placed the three cases in front of me, one of them being the Heart of an Evil Dragon.
Wow. Eight headed Hydra is epic shit and the Blood of The Satan Leviathan.
I have no words.
Sis-con maybe. But she is a reasonable Sis-con.
Sirzechs is an idiot.
Where do I even get things like this? Eight Headed Hydra heart and Satan Leviathan Blood.
"It will take me some time to make the artifact for Sona. I will make it one of my best works ever. I can make the Sword Birth much sooner if you want." I did make it a point to get the design for the Sword Birth from Yuto on the very first day we started our training in the IDs.
I even have enough materials to make one for Sakuya. I was just waiting for Sona to give me her materials too.
"Do you have any particular requests for the artifacts? Like the shape and form of the artifacts." I ask to make sure about every detail. I have come to like crafting myself and I want to make this one of my best works. If possible I will add something from my end too.
"Something magical, hmm A Magical Girl Wand~~ with hearts and sparkles~~. So-tan will absolutely love it." She starts excitedly.
Something about her mood is infectious. It makes me want to pull jokes on others as well.
As I was thinking of this, a sudden thought struck my mind.
"Tell me Serafall, what would you give to see Sona in a Magical Girl outfit of your choice doing a complete transformation." I ask with a smirk on my face.
"That is impossible. Sona will never wear that." Rias quips in between us.
Serafall walks over the table in between us with her nose almost touching me. "Shin-kun, if you can do that, I will owe you one favour to call in whenever you want. I swear this on my name as Serafall Leviathan."
My smirk widens to the degree that would make The Joker proud.
"Get me the design of that outfit."
"Shin, are you really serious. Sona will never wear it." Rias speaks up in surprise.
"You got yourself a deal Shin-kun. Don't disappoint me, okay."
Quest Received
[A dress for the Magical Girl]
Serafall Leviathan has the dream of seeing her adorable little sister in a Magical Girl outfit. This wish gets denied every time she tries to do it herself.
Can you do the impossible?
Objective : Make Sona wear a Magical Girl Outfit.
Rewards : Increased Affection with Serafall Leviathan
Failure : Decreased Affection with Serafall Leviathan, she will consider you a Braggart.
Accept : Y/N.
Obviously Accept.
We shook our hands to finalize the deal.
"Any progress on the potions Shin-kun?" Serafall asked getting back to business.
"I will start working on it soon enough. These few days have been a bit hectic for us. I expect that I can get it ready by the end of this month." I only need a few more levels to get my Umbramancer Class to level 90. From there I will use the +10 Level Up scroll to cap the Umbramancer Class. "I will inform you as soon as I can. By the way, can I get some books about space magic, especially ones which are used to create separate dimensions for the Rating Games? My new invention might need something like that to reach its true potential."
"I will try to see what I can. Consider the books as your payment for the artifacts." With that she changed the topic to some casual events in the underworld. After talking to us for a while, she left in a magic circle.
Soon, the others returned back from school too.
"Well, let's go and get started with making the artifacts." I say getting up to start working.
"Can I watch you?"
"Sure. Meredith can you help us make a barrier around my workplace. Morgiana, I will need your help. Please follow me to my lab."
Time to put my new lab to use.
First for the Sword Birth for Sakuya. I could make it a Blade Blacksmith easily if I use Arondight as the core but the problem is that I don't know if Sakuya has a high enough Holy Sword attribute to use it. I would rather not waste the materials for the artifacts until I am sure of the results. I don't have enough for experimenting at that scale yet.
Putting the three cases given by Serafall into my inventory, I walk up to the lab.
I have a core for the Sword Birth of my own.
Tenrou Jade.
It has enormous amounts of corrupted evil energy inside it.
This can easily qualify for the core for making Sword Birth.
"Morgiana, please get five boosts and keep them ready. Meredith start putting up barriers."
I summon Ciel beside me.
"Ciel turn into your Phoenix form and hit me with a fire spell."
As it does so, under the astonished eyes of the others, I devour the fire. This fire is of a better quality than that of Riser's but then again this is the fire from a real phoenix.
My MP rises through the roof instantly.
I start with the blueprints of the Sword Birth that I had received from Yuto on the first day of our training. I have already studied it completely.
Create Artifact.
A bright light surrounds my hand and covers the Tenrou Jade. I could feel the drain in my mana reserves. It drains almost three fifths of my reserves to complete the artifact. A crystal ball lays in my hand.
[Sword Birth](Epic)
A copy of the Sacred Gear of the same name, it has the ability to create demonic swords of any attributes. The quality of the swords created depends on the user's control of the artifact.
Cost : MP cost varies.
I drink a bottle of mana recovery potion as I feel my mana refill at a faster pace. It still takes a few minutes before my MP reserves are back to full.
"Morgiana I want you to transfer the boosted power to me when I ask you."
Upgrade Artifact.
"Now."
The light around me shines brightly as the mana from my body starts gathering in my palms. I could feel my mana pool depleting at a very fast pace, before the boosted power of Morgiana hits me and power swells up from within me. It still takes almost all of my reserves to complete the process. I can feel the extreme drain on my reserves as I drop to my knees and start panting.
"Meredith, hit me with a fire spell. Fast."
"Yes boss." She knows what I mean so she doesn't hesitate before using a fire spell around me before others could say anything.
I open my mouth and hungrily devour the fire as if a thirsty person found a source of water after travelling through the desert. The fire changes to mana as soon as it enters my stomach and gives me the much needed energy.
Finally, in my hand there was a crystal ball with a purplish hue. The Sword Birth's upgraded form.
[Sword Birth](Legendary)
An upgraded version of the Sacred Gear of the same name, it has the ability to create demonic swords of any attributes. The quality of the swords created depends on the user's control of the artifact. It can create swords through air and on any non-solid surfaces.
Cost : MP cost varies.
The description hasn't changed much except the 'Legendary' rank beside the name but that last line. I can pull a fucking 'Gates of Babylon' with it.
This was a lot different from the previous time when I crafted the Combo Star Gloves. This took several times more mana. Maybe it was because of the details of the artifact that were missing in the Combo Star Gloves. Sacred Gears are a work of art. There is no way I can deny that. The complicated designs in between the pieces are an absolute delight to watch. The God of the Bible was an absolute genius to be able to create something like these.
So even in the same rank, different artifacts can cost different amounts of mana to make or upgrade. The only difference is that I can disable and extract the artifacts made by me at any time without killing the user. It will prevent others from trying to use them against me.
Something to remember next time before I faint from mana exhaustion.
5.5 million Mana for this artifact. This better be good.
"Sakuya, will you try this? This is an artifact similar to Sword Birth. I just made some changes. I want you to try and see if you need them adjusted to your needs." I say passing the orb over to Sakuya who hands me a towel.
This shit is tiring.
Anyone else will probably spit on my face if I say this to them. I am making pseudo-Longinus tier artifacts and I complain about them being tiring.
We go to our training room on the second underground floor.
"How do I use this Master?"
Yes. This one is similar to a Sacred Gear in more ways than one.
"Here, let me do it." I take the orb from her hand and press it on her chest, earning a slight shiver and a pinkish hue on her cheeks.
The orb shatters and tiny motes of light get absorbed into her.
"Try to feel the presence of the artifact inside your body."
I could feel the rise in her demonic power as the space surrounding her shimmered and forms of swords started appearing in her surroundings.
"Do you find any difficulties in manifesting the swords? Is there a problem in the flow of your demonic power through the swords?" I ask a few questions that could give me the idea about the success of the artifact.
It is insulting to me that you think that any of my creations can be defective. I don't ever make such simple mistakes.
Pride comes before the fall.
It never hurts to be careful Game.
After a few more checks, we left for our rooms.
At least one thing is out of the way.
+5 Affection with Sakuya Izayoi(95/100) for giving her a great gift.
- Later the same night –
Almost 100 Affection for Sakuya too. This reminds me of the incident in the morning.
I look at Rias sleeping by my side. Today was too tiring for her. Death's presence in such close vicinity is very similar to the feeling of dying.
I am speaking from experience.
That kind of thing can weigh heavily on anyone's mind, especially if someone is not that familiar with death.
I get out of the bed and go out to get some fresh air.
Things started moving fast all of a sudden. I haven't had the time to think much in the last few days.
As I was moving through the corridor, I heard the sound of gasps. Oh, I would recognize this sound anywhere. I follow the sound towards its source.
"Mmmh aahhh mmahh ahh," moans echoes through the hallways from the slightly open door at the end of the hall.
"Mmmh Master~~ ahhhhhh." I could feel myself getting hard at the sounds of the voice. This is Sakuya's voice and I don't need to be a rocket scientist or need my Sage's Wisdom to tell me exactly what she is doing right now.
Master, huh. Well if she wants that, who am I to deny?
I open the door and go inside the room, my eyes firmly stuck to her masturbating form. Her pale white body with a very slight tan, ash grey hair a sticky mess on her face and eyes shut tight. Her lips were quivering slightly and slight moans escaped them from time to time as her long and lithe fingers worked gracefully on her lower pink lips. The slight tuft of greyish silver hair above her crotch making the scene just that enticing to watch. Her fingers pick up the speed as her moans increase in volume.
"Yes yes yes yesh mAAstahhhhh" she shouts before her body violently shudders.
"Yes Sakuya." and with just those words her eyes snap open and her face pales, losing its reddish hue all of a sudden and her whole body freezes.
"I-i-I'm sorry Master. T-this was…"she tries to explain and her words fail her.
I could feel my sadistic side welling up from inside me. "This is what Sakuya? I am pretty sure I know what this is." my voice revealing no hint of my emotions.
I could almost see the tears welling up from the corner of her eyes and damn is that enticing.
"I am sorry, Master." Her voice merely a whisper.
I walk towards her standing right in front of her.
"Look at me Sakuya." I say getting no reply from her.
I raise her chin with my fingers making her look at me right into my eyes. "What makes you think I am angry with you?"
Her eyes widen a bit at that. I think I have had enough of bullying her. I bring my face right in front of hers', our lips mere millimeters away, "How could I be angry at getting such a hot show?" I whisper in a husky voice before pressing my lips against hers. "However, I charge a price for using me for your imaginations." My smirk widens a bit as her blush returns with full force.
"You will not disobey me, right Sakuya?"
"Master." She breathes out raspy.
"Open your mouth." I order.
…? Her brain is still catching up with everything that is happening around her. She fails to respond.
"OPEN YOUR MOUTH, SAKUYA."
"Yes, Master."
Her beautiful rose red lips part revealing a set of perfectly shaped pearly white teeth and a delicate pink tongue. I can imagine those lips and tongue being used in so many different ways around my shaft. Pushing that thought aside for now, I concentrate on what I have to do now. I latch on to her lips, my tongue snaking into her mouth twirling with hers, completely dominating her as my fingers grab a hold of her hair, gripping it hard enough to excite her.
I suck at her tongue, greedily devouring her sweet saliva as her hands slip inside my shirt, seeking my bare skin.
When I break the kiss, a strand of saliva connects as a bridge between our lips.
I wipe off the saliva with my fingers and place them near her lips, "Lick."
Her red lips swallow my finger without any hesitation, tongue twirling around my fingers as if it were a cock. The sight fuels my lust even more until I couldn't take it any longer and pull my fingers out from her mouth.
I pull down my pants letting them drop to my knees as my cock springs out from within right in front of Sakuya's face.
"Suck."
She has her eyes completely glued to my shaft and didn't hear my voice.
"SUCK, Sakuya." I command making her look at me with glazed eyes before her soft dainty fingers take a hold of my cock stroking it a bit.
She places a soft kiss on the head of my shaft before he lips part and I feel a warm feeling envelop my cock making me groan in pleasure.
"Fuck, that feels awesome. Take it in deeper."
I grab her hair and push myself inside more. Her hands grip my thigh in a tight grip as she tries to ease herself and suppress her gag effect.
Unlike Rias, I know that Sakuya is getting off on me being strict on her. Not a complete masochist but she does enjoy being dominated and her body is stronger for me to not need to hold myself back.
I slowly pick up the pace as I start fucking her mouth. Her face looks completely entrancing, a reddish hue on her face both from the slight lack of air and arousal, that glazed look drowning in lust as she looks into my eyes and a line of drool dribbling from the corner of her lips down her chin and onto her breasts. My cock shining in her saliva and disappearing between her lips as I push in.
After fucking her face for a few minutes, I feel my climax building up. "I am about to cum Sakuya, open up and take all of it."
She starts sucking with even more force as I reach my peak and pull out spraying all of my seed on her face. She opens her mouth to catch as much of it as she can on her tongue and in her mouth. The erotic sight stopping me from going soft and only increasing my hardness even more.
I pushed her back on the bed and relished in the sight before me, before I grab her knees and part her legs to grant myself sight of her pussy. It was dripping with love juices both from her own masturbation session and due to the face fuck that she just received.
Positioning myself in between her legs, I line the top of my shaft with her entrance and pushed. The tight folds of her pussy squeezed around my shaft tightly. She is really wet as I slide in easily everytime I push. I dig my fingers into her slim waist and start picking up speed and soon I was almost pistoning into her like mad. Her moans resound through the room in tandem to the slapping sounds of flesh on flesh.
"H-harder mas-mmhahhh-tahh."
"You want it harder ahh. What a naughty maid you ar—aghh. Tell me Sakuya, did you imagine thisss, when you were masturbating? Answer me." I growl out as I bend over her and press my lips around her ears, taking a soft bite. Her arms snake around me, the left around my waist and the right hand clutching my hair and pushing me into her neck."
"Yesssh. I dreamed of it. So, ummm ahhh harder masteraahhh."
And harder I go, pounding into her with reckless abandon. It takes ten minutes for me to reach near my peak while she is in her fourth orgasm, I cum, letting everything I had inside her, painting her insides white with my seed.
As I pull myself out of her and take a look at my handiwork I can't help but feel a bit proud of myself.
Her face a perfect ahegao as she lay there twitching and my seed flowing out of her shining and wet pussy. It was a sight worth remembering forever.
"Taking a rest already Sakuya?. I am still hard. Isn't it a maid's duty to tend to their master till they are satisfied?" I say as I rub myself over her pussy causing her to groan before I line myself up with her again and push myself in for a second round and start moving my waist roughly rutting into her.
Yes, this is going to be a long night indeed.
- Two Hours Later –
+5 Affection with Sakuya Izayoi(100/100)
+1 Obedience with Sakuya Izayoi(100/100)
Affection and Obedience maxed with Sakuya Izayoi.
100 Affection Reward – Sakuya Izayoi.
Chronomancer Class Gained.
Class Locked due to level perquisites not being met. Reach Level 500 and complete 3 Mage Classes to unlock the class.
Chronomancer. Time Magic is some Op stuff. The requirements though. The three Mage classes are going to take me a lot of time. Maybe after my Umbramancer and Alchemist is completed. I can work on my Necromancer and Dismancer Classes but I need Martial Artist for STR and END too. This shit is gonna take too much time.
While walking out of my room, I noticed a small wet patch of liquid near the door. That reminded me that I didn't close the door when I was entered. I do have an idea who that other person might be. Rias is asleep and the only other person on the same floor is Akeno.
I did tell you that I provide no tickets and that you had to join in. Well, I will collect my debt later.
For now it is best that I check my rewards that I had gotten earlier today.
ID Create.
- Next Day –
I woke up by Rias' side feeling her softness against my chest.
This is something I can always appreciate.
Last night's training was a mixed bag of surprises. My PoD got an extreme boost in power. I could see why Sirzechs could destroy continents if he used his true form. And while not that strong my power was extremely terrifying as well. Atleast to the Angel mobs. I wiped out the entire area in my line of view with a scattered attack of the PoD in the form of carpet bombing. It did spawn a champion class mob but I survived it somehow.
The thing which was a put off however was the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception.
It seems like I have gotten an extremely watered down version of the skill.
In Death's words(which reminds me that she can see me even inside my IDs, a truly scary thought) 'Did you think that seeing the world through my eyes will be that easy.'
I barely used it for 20 seconds and no Gamers Mind to help my headache.
The lines of death were faintly visible and when I tried to trace through them, I always missed because my skill with bladed weapons was not good enough.
It did however temporarily stop the mob Angels for a few seconds when I activated my eyes. A fear status effect was seen through observe.
According to Death, my eyes will be developed, the more I do quests for her and my upgrade system did not work on it.
I now understand what these eyes are. A high potential BAIT.
At the very least, I can use them for intimidation. Death did say that being looked at by these eyes has the similar effect to being looked at by Death herself.
I gained 2 levels for my Umbramancer though. That brought me to level 90.
Quickly using the +10 Level Up scroll, I brought it to the level cap of 100.
My first capped combat class.
Skill Upgraded
[Shadow Magic (Legendary)](Passive)
Gain instinctual knowledge about shadow magic.
Shadow and Darkness Magic related spells are 100% stronger.
Skill Upgraded
[Magic Weapon Creation (Legendary)] (Active)
Allows the user to create magic weapons using shadows and darkness.
MP cost varies.
Deal [INT x Level of Skill]/10 MP Magical Damage.
Skill Upgraded
[Create Shadow Servant (Legendary)] (Active)
Creates a shadow servant in the shape of any shadow you use the spell on. The servant will have END/2 HP and INT/2 MP.
The skills basically got upgraded to Legendary Rank. I did not gain any new skills though, I did gain a new title.
Title Gained
[Master of Shadows]
You are a Legendary Master of Shadows.
Shadow Servants take 2.5 INT per servant.
Your control over shadows increases to a very high level.
When in shadows, your power increases. Your shadows will gain a slight resistance against being dispelled by light magic.
The number of servants I can control did increase a lot.
Twice the previous number, so it was not a complete waste of time.
Legendary Rank makes my skill 100% stronger compared to the 80% of the Master Rank, which is a step near to my goal.
I selected the much awaited Alchemist Class.
Time to show Snape who is the boss around here.
Class Gained
[Alchemist] – LVL 1/50 [0%]
Gain 5 INT per level.
[Create Potion](Active)
200 MP per potion made.
Creates a potion from your recipe list.
New Recipes Available – Health Potion, Mana Potion, Stamina Potion.
Ingredients added to Gacha.
Ingredients added to Dungeon Chest Drops.
We got up and ready as usual. Rias looks much calmer than the day before. I guess a good night's sleep was all she needed to calm her mind.
"So, Sakuya last night?" she asked me while the two of us were walking down to the dining table.
Okay, how do they do it?, women's intuition is BS. It must be a legendary skill at the very least.
I for myself was not much surprised or atleast didn't show any such expression.
"Yes. Yesterday was quite an eventful day."
"Good for her. She had been looking at you with longing in her eyes all this while. It is good that you found and reciprocated those feelings so soon." She says as she grabs my arm between her breasts.
"Are you feeling okay? You are not put out with this?"
"I have known for a while that I will have to share you with others. You have never treated me in any way that has made me feel ignored which is the problem with harems. It is more common in Devil society that you think. Moreover, you as a Devil of lust need to have a big enough harem to keep you satisfied so that you don't lose control of your feelings. I also approve of Sakuya. She is someone I can trust with being by your side without trying to take advantage of you. If it had been someone with dubious thoughts about you, I would have…what was that phrase? Yes, arranged an accident for them." She smiled at me with a bright smile that honestly brightened my whole day despite the casual talk of killing someone off. Yup, she is my ideal wife. I am pretty sure that if I look in the mirror of erised, I will find exactly this version of Rias beside me.
"Rias, do you know how sexy you looked when you said those words right now? And how lucky I am to have you as my wife?"
"Yes. Be grateful and keep loving me." Although said with a mock haughty tone, the blush on her face made her just that adorable.
"As you command my Queen" I mock bowed, earning a soft punch for my efforts. "Besides, I found a patch of wet floor near the door when I left the room." I smirk at her seeing her eyes widen before an understanding smile appears on her face as well.
"It looks like someone is sneaking a peek on the show without paying for it. It looks like I have a naughty queen who needs to be punished."
"And punished she will be. Maybe with a riding crop, what do you say?"
"I quite like the idea."
And with simple talks like this, we walked up to the dining table.
Sakuya appeared just as professional as before but if you noticed her properly, you could see the extra brightness on her face and a skip in her gait.
Koneko has been trying to sniff the two of us for a while and giving us a curious look. To be really honest, I think she is the most perverted one of us all. Have to be one to know one right. And she is like a fucking perversion detector.
"Yes we did it stop sniffing Koneko." I couldn't help but say it out loud.
She fumbled with the spoon in her hand as the others looked at us curiously.
Before Akeno could quip though, I cut her off with a statement of my own, "and you Miss Voyeur are going to have to pay for the free show. Also next time don't leave a wet floor when you leave." She was effectively shut up for a while, her face completely red.
Meredith for her part took a while to understand what was going on and when she did, I got a good dose of her 'Pervert of the Year' look while she bit off a bit of her toast with more force than necessary. I really need to bend her down and slap her butt sometimes.
Morgiana is the only one who didn't understand anything and looks slightly confused.
As for the trap Dio, it is again hard to tell with the mask on.
Luna came out after a while and took her place.
After that breakfast went along as usual. Small talk and general topics about our everyday life.
"We will start making contracts with the people of this town. I want you all to get familiar with it." I send a shadow servant inside everyone's shadows to keep a watch on them. "I have placed a spell on the summoning pamphlets to prevent anyone outside this town from using them. If you are in any danger, flare your demonic power and it will be caught in the surveillance system that Meredith has set up. We will reach there moments after you send the signal. Any kind of sexual requests will be denied. If they are foolish enough to try to force themselves, you are free to handle it in any way you like. I will take care of the situation later. Any questions?"
Meredith raised her hand.
Of fucking course she has a question. Meredith are you sure that everything that you eat goes to your head, and a small bit towards your breasts.
"You are thinking something rude about me, aren't you?" she asked with narrowed eyes.
Does the women's intuition skill get a boost in anime worlds?
"Nope, whatever would make you think of that Meredith?. Anyway ask your question." I smile my best artificial sunny smile at her.
"Don't do that, that's creepy."
I suppress my twitching lips with effort. "What can I say, Meredith. Not everyone can be as cute as you. People like me have to live with being creepy." I put an expression of mock sadness on my face.
"Cute!" her cheeks redden to an apple red almost instantly. "Pervert, hentai, pedophile, lolicon."
+5 Affection with Meredith Ordinton(65/100) for complimenting her.
Wow wow wow woah. Tsundere high alert.
"What is wrong with calling you cute? Are you saying that you are not cute? Have you seen yourself in the mirror Meredith? You are absolutely adorable. Why do I become a pervert for saying the truth?" I ask with a passionate tone.
"…stop already. My question."
"Ara ara ufufufufu Shin-kun is really smooth isn't he Rias?"
"He is. But he can be rough when he needs to be~" Rias shoots back while licking the corner of her lips with the tip of her tongue. It is really not my fault that it made me hard. That was extremely sexy.
That innuendo however made Akeno shiver and the others quiet and lost in their own thoughts. Sakuya included, as I could see her eyes glaze a bit.
"Your question Meredith?" I ask to change the track of the conversation a little.
"What if a barrier prevents the signal from being felt?" I agree, that is a good question indeed.
"A valid point. In any case your surveillance systems will detect the barriers if they are used in this town and I have kept a detector on your marks that will alert me when you are in the presence of someone with high power."
With that all questions were answered. Meredith's mind is unfocused with the previous conversation and she didn't ask any more questions so we left for school after getting ready.
In school however we were called by Sona to meet her. Tsubaki received us at the gate.
Sona in her room was sitting with the rest of her peerage, with the addition of Ruruko Nimura. So Sona did recruit her.
"Rias, Shin-san, please take a seat. We have some urgent matters to discuss."
"Did something happen, Sona?" Rias asked as we took our seats, our peerages behind us.
"Yesterday, there was an attack on one of my regular contractors. The suspects are stray priests but the aura detected was of a Fallen Angel in the vicinity. I wanted to know if you had any information about this."
This threw me for a loop. The Fallen were already here. Meredith hadn't completed placing surveillance spells over the entire town yet. There was just not enough time. But why would they even come here if they knew that Morgiana is the Red Dragon Empress of this generation, especially considering the fact that she was under me.
"Meredith hasn't been able to cover the entire town under her surveillance spells yet. There was not enough time for it. I am afraid that it was outside of the covered areas. Can you tell us more about it?" I asked seriously.
She nodded before giving us our answers. "Yesterday, two stray priests intruded in the house of one of my clients, Ruruko Nimura. Her parents were out due to work and she was alone at home where she was preparing to summon one of us to help her with her homework. They attacked her without any warnings claiming to cleanse the Devil's taint from the house. I reached there just as they had left because she had summoned me with the summoning pamphlet that she had in her possession. I used my pawn piece to then reincarnate her as my pawn and a part of my peerage." she pointed to Ruruko, who cowered a little under our gazes but gave us a bow nonetheless.
"Have you found any other signs of Fallen in the area?" I asked just in case. I have already sent my shadow servants throughout the town to investigate the abandoned church to check for the Fallen and stray exorcists.
"Not anywhere close except for the traces of their aura in the area. I wanted to ask for Koneko to try and find something if she can." she said looking at Rias.
"I will do that right away. Can you send someone with Koneko to Ruruko's house?" she asked, giving Koneko a nod who nods back in return.
"Meredith and Morgiana follow and watch over the two of them." The group left to continue their investigation.
Sona gave me a smile as thanks as we got to other topics.
"Your request to admit Luna Lovegood to the school has been taken care of. She is hereby admitted in the first year of high school division. Can she communicate properly with the other people in Japanese?"
"I did get a device for her to speak in other languages. Though I am more worried about what she may speak to them about. She won't talk about the supernatural world but even the normal Luna might be too much for the general people. I just hope she won't get bullied. She was bullied even in a place which knew about magic and this place won't even know about her situation." I honestly worry about her. Hogwarts was not good for Luna. I don't want this place to become another copy of Hogwarts all over again.
"I assure you that it will not happen. I will personally make sure that she is not bullied by anyone. She is in the same class with Morgiana. That will help her to adjust well. If any problem arises, we will take care of it." Sona speaks in a serious voice. She dreams to open her own school. Such problems are things which she will have to deal with and thus she takes her job very seriously.
"Thank you."
As we were speaking, my shadow servants found the stray exorcists in the abandoned church. There are traces of the Fallen. It is the same team assigned to this town again. Now, how to deal with this without causing too much trouble?
"I found the stray exorcists and Fallen in the abandoned church. Currently there are around 82 stray exorcists and traces of four Fallen Angels." I speak getting widened eyes from all of them. "I would like to watch them to find out if that action was done by an individual stray exorcist and the Fallen were there to clean their mess or it was a planned action of their whole group."
"This is not a small force. I know Azazel is known to be lax in his control over his subordinates but this is still too much. The incident last month was already a breach in our security and now they take this kind of action. The Satans will be furious if they find out. It will be better if you can find out their motives Shin-san. I am afraid; none of our peerage members are specialized in infiltration and espionage like you, so I will leave this matter in your hands."
"Sure. I will take care of this."
With the talks concluded for the day, we left for our classes.
- ORC Building –
The investigation team were back with a report. The attackers were only two stray exorcists. The Fallen did not enter the house nor did they attack. It is still unknown if the Fallen were there to stop the attack or check if the attack was done properly.
This is an additional headache that I have to bear now.
If only it was so easy to just go and kill all of them, it would have made my work so much more simple. Apparently we cannot attack them so easily.
On the positive side, Luna was very well received. Her fairylike looks and the natural dreamy personality made her extremely famous among the students. From what I have heard from Morgiana and also other students, she is treated like a mysterious beauty from a different country. What does that mean? Who knows?, I certainly don't
Good thing that she is not bullied at the very least.
Today instead of training, everyone will make contracts. I agreed to this temporarily but I have an alternative planned for this.
"Everyone please select a familiar from the list and give me everyone's choices before you all leave to distribute your pamphlets. I will get them before you all return home today." I give them the list of the familiars that I had made from the Barter . Net . They will be much better than the ones they can get from the familiar forest.
"You can get familiars from somewhere? Can I see the list?" Rias asked me, curiosity lacing her voice.
"I did get my Ciel, didn't I? This is the list of familiars that I can get right now." I pass the list over for her to see.
"You have your territory's documents to go through. I will get some of my other work done by then. I will pick you up in the evening."
"Okay."
With that I leave for our home. I need to get started on potions today.
ID Create.
- Hades –
Hades has not been having a good time for a while. It started more than a month ago when he sensed the presence of his patron in the world.
Death is an extremely whimsical entity. Her actions can be for any and absolutely ANY reason. From a passing thought to a plan which will be given from somewhere years in the future, so the presence of the said entity in the human world was not something Hades would ignore. He drew his powers from her. Her thoughts can be a matter of life and death for him.
But try as he might, he couldn't find any trace of her presence over the whole month. He had almost considered his previous feeling a false alarm.
Then again, he felt her presence in the human world again.
It was unmistakably Death's presence.
He will have to increase his search area. The areas of other pantheons are troublesome to look into. He was sure that the Death Gods of other pantheons were looking for her as well. A slight chance of getting into her good graces was not something any of the Death Gods would give up. After all, even if the people forget about them, as long as Death wants, they can exist, as long they have her favour, they can keep increasing their powers.
This is what makes the Death Gods so troublesome to deal with. It is the reason why even with his outrageous actions, the other gods of the Greek Pantheon don't throw him out. Well this and the absence of other Death Gods better than him. All of this however could change if someone could get Death's favour. He currently had a major part of the souls of Christianity's followers who don't get a place in Heaven. It gives him a major boost in power. That is also a source of his increased influence. He cannot let anyone else become a Death God and stake a claim on these souls.
If Death is out there, then he will have to make sure that he is the only one she pays attention to.
"Pluto."
"Yes, my Lord." The strongest Grim Reaper under his command kneels before him as the others follow the suit.
"Send people to the eastern countries. Avoid the areas under the Hindu Pantheon. Other areas need to have our spies in them. I want information about the presence of Lady Death at all costs."
"It will be done my Lord. I will send everyone capable of carrying out such missions to the eastern countries."
And with that the presence of the Grim Reapers in the room all vanished one by one.
- Azazel –
After two hours of looking for an opportunity, he finally found a chance to slip away from his paperwork. What kind of work was that for the leaders? It must be some conspiracy. They couldn't kill him in the Great War, so they are trying to kill him with paperwork now. How could Shemhazai fall for such a simple trick?
He even got a report from Raynare that Shin Kageyami has settled in Kuoh Town. Vali was getting too impatient to meet his rival. Maybe it was time he paid them a visit.
A man to man talk about women and artifacts, maybe play some games together. Shin Kageyami could become a good buddy to him.
"Azazel, did you complete your paperwork?" came Penemue's voice from outside his room.
"Yes. Just left all of the completed stacks aside. I will get back to them soon."
"Well, as long as you don't skip."
As if Azazel, the greatest mind among the Fallen would fall for such a sucker's trick.
Opening up a communication circle, he called his adopted son.
"Hey Vali, what do you say to a little father son bonding time."
"I am in the middle of training. Go bother someone else."
Damn kids these days.
"I am going to Kuoh to meet the Red Dragon Empress and her King."
"…I will be there by nightfall."
And this is why Azazel is the father and Vali was the son. He knew just what buttons to press to get his work done.
Switching off his communication device, he teleported directly out of his office.
Maybe he can take a round to the Oppai Club before going to Kuoh.
Yeah, this is the life.
- Kuroka –
Kuroka punched the training dummy in front of her. Her frustration was getting the better of her each day. She was trying to tire herself out just to have a good night's sleep.
But that did not change a thing.
It is all HIS fault.
His words kept echoing inside her mind.
A chance to look at her sister. He did not believe that she was a mindless murderer. He believed in her innocence. He believed in HER.
Even her own sister did not believe in her. She did not blame Shirone even a bit. It was her own fault for failing her sister so badly. But somewhere in the core of her heart, it hurt her that her sister did not even think that she might be innocent. And this is why it mattered so much that a stranger, someone that could be considered an enemy believed in her.
His voice when he spoke those words carried no hint of a lie. She checked that even with Senjutsu. He was completely honest with her.
"Baam."
With a Touki infused punch, the training dummy shattered into splinters of wood as the reinforcement spell on it broke.
It was because he was so damn smart. She had seen that in the Rating Game. He had planned everything and predicted everything down to the very words his opponent would speak. It did not take rocket science to figure out that something was wrong in her case, that something more was going on. Damn smart Devil with shiny black hair and beautiful green eyes.
She moved on to another training post and started punching it with all her might.
But still he believed in her without any hesitation.
Why did he do that?
And why can't she get him out of her head?
She wanted to ask him why, but she grew cold feet and she ran away.
She, Kuroka, the famous SS rank stray Devil ran away from him.
His smile, that silky black hair and those eyes have haunted her dreams since then.
Always caressing her hair softly and whispering sweet nothings in her ears. It made her feel like a stupid human school girl in love.
"Damn, you Shin Kageyami. Stop haunting my dreams with those beautiful green eyes of yours."
"Baam."
And another training dummy was shattered into splinters.
Around the corner of the training room, Bikou talked to Arthur. "Hey, stop her. If she keeps doing that, we won't have any more training dummies for ourselves."
Arthur looked at him as if he was stupid. "Do I look that dumb to you?"
"I have decided. I am going to face you again. I will not let you win this. This time you will have dreams about me and I will laugh, hahahaha."
"Did she completely lose it?" Bikou asked Arthur.
"I am not going to be the one to check that."
On the other hand Ley Fay was reading the Shoujo Mangas hidden under Kuroka's bed.
And thus ended another typical day in the Vali squad of Khaos Brigade.
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Beta Reader : LuluViBritania(FF.N)/-LuluViB|99th Britannian Emperor(Discord)
Thanks for the wonderful job again Lulu. I feel more motivated to write when I know that my shitty English is not gonna ruin my story anymore.
So, many people had been complaining about the skills that Shin got during the last chapter. Something about too many skills at once.
I would like to point out that three of the said skills were from The Deathly Hallows themselves. They were also nerfed and made such that they grow stronger with his level.
As for the MEoDP, we got to see the extent to which Shin can use it now. He can barely use his magic when he is using that skill because it takes a lot of concentration. He will still be making a use of it in the future.
I am not planning to keep it there just for show but it is not yet the time to use that skill actively yet.
As for increasing the strength of everyone with the IDs, I would like to point out that he doesn't have that ridiculous plot armour that can cover the whole world and everyone around him. People can still die with him around so he is making an effort to gain powerful allies.
Well enjoy the story for now.
Good Day, Peace Out.