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Chapter 11 - Chapter 11

After leaving Rias and Akeno, Tetsuya went to class and breezed through it like usual. After he went back home and freshened up, then went out to meet Asia for their hangout? Date? Whatever the fuck it's supposed to be.

When they first met up, she greeted him with a lot of enthusiasm, making him think she's adorable. They simply walked around the park and talked for a while. Although he knew already what her living conditions were, he wanted to see what she would say. So he would casually ask her about the church, and she nervously seemed to avoid the questions.

Like he expected her to honestly after a while, he left it alone and decided to just show her around the town. He knew that she wasn't very familiar with it, and well there was no Issei here to help her, so he might as well be the one to familiarize her with everything.

Eventually, they ran into a hurt kid crying, holding their knee, and Asia, being the saint she was, hurried over.

"Oh little one. Don't cry, it'll be alright." Asia said to the kid in a soothing a voice. After that, two ornate rings manifested on one of her fingers for each hand and green light emanated from her hands as she placed them over the kid's knee as the wound disappeared, making them start crying.

Tetsuya observed all this next to them, his gaze analytical as he thought to himself, "So that's twilight healing in action. A sacred gear that heals wounds its her blessing yet also her curse."

The kid thanked her with a huge smile before their mother came and they ran off to her, waving goodbye. After that, Tetsuya decided to tease her

"Looks like you're full of surprises, Asia."

Asia then had a flustered expression briefly 

"Yes god blessed me with this power, it's truly amazing." as her voice trailed of solemnly by the end.

Tetsuya noticed her tone as he signaled over to a nearby bench to sit and talk "Cmon lets go talk about it."

Asia hesitated, her kind nature makes her not want to be a burden on anyone else " I wouldn't want to inconvenience you with that."

"Your not an inconvenience to me Asia. I consider you my friend and friends listen to each other."

Her expression brightened slightly after that

{Asia Argento +6 Affection for being her first friend!}

{Asia Argento considers you her friend! Processing Random Reward}

[Path to Love]

|Epic Ability|

Allows you to view how to romance people and unlocks their romance questlines. If you have this on your side and still cannot get the partner you want, then there is probably no path to love for you.

{Ability compatible to merge with the system! System is updating!}

{Processing.... Processing}

{Update Complete Path to Love has merged with the system!}

"What the fuck just happened?" Tetsuya couldn't help but say out loud, utterly baffled, making Asia look at him concerned.

"Tetsuya? Are you alright?" Asia said, looking at him as he regained his composure as fast as he could, and smiled

"Yeah, just had a sudden thought, sorry for worrying you." he said calmly as he registered the New interface that now appeared in front of his face.

{Current Girls}

Rias Gremory: 50- Unlock her romance path by fighting for her and beating kfc chicken!

Akeno Himejima: 37- Unlock her romance path by getting her to accept who she is!

Koneko Toujou: 11- Unlock her romance path by settling her past with her sister!

Sona Sitri: 3- Unlock her romance path by beating her at chess!

Asia Argento: 14- Quest already started. Finish her Romance Path by defeating the fallen angels that threaten her life!

Note: No girl will be able to reach 60 affection until her romance start quest is complete! 

"Asia truly might be my guardian angel after all. This could really help if the system has me romance girls outside of the ORC like Sona." Tetsuya thought to himself, being bewildered by all the added text, the affection section now shows him. Combined with the affection system, it really is a dynamic combo

Tetsuya quickly shook it off, deciding to focus on Asia, the rest can come later. "Now then, how about you tell me your story?"

After that Asia started talking, telling Tetsuya how she was abandoned at birth, how she awakened her power by healing a sick puppy, then when her power was discovered, she got transferred to a different church to heal believers.

Until one day she came across a man severely injured and healed him and when the church found out, they turned against her and drove her out. Turns out that man was a devil, and as such, her healing him was a taboo. Which all led to her being sent here.

"But at the end of the day, I consider this a trial god is just putting me through. No matter what, I won't give up my faith and gratitude in hopes of him one day granting my wish," she finished by bringing her hands together in prayer.

Hearing her story in person, despite remembering some of it already.. pissed Tetsuya off, the church really are hypocrites. But he won't let those days ruin his day with Asia.

"You're stronger than most people, Asia. I admire you for that. Not everyone could survive what you went through and still be sane." Tetsuya said with some genuine admiration in his voice

His praise made her flustered, and a smile grew on her face. "I don't consider it that impressive, but I appreciate the praise."

{Asia Argento +3 Affection for praising her!}

Tetsuya smiled back and then tilted his head, curious. He remembered the important parts of dxd but not all the little details.. such as Asia's wish, so he couldn't help but ask.

"I'm curious Asia what's your wish?" 

Asia grew a bit embarrassed but told him "My wish is to have a lot of friends and be able to hang out with them, eat with them, buy flowers with them, and go to school with them. I never had a lot of friends, you see so that's why when you said your my friend, it made me so happy."

Tetsuya smiled at that, then said, "Then perhaps it was fate for us to meet. I meant what I said, we're friends now, so I'll always be there to help you if you need me too. I'm sure your dream will come true, you'll have so many friends you wont even be able to count all of them."

That made Asia tremble, trying to hold back tears as she held a hand up to her mouth, "Thank you, Tetsuya.. I really am blessed to have met you."

{Asia Argento +5 Affection points for your support!}

Tetsuya simply hugged her until she was able to compose herself, then said with a playful grin, "Don't mention it now, how about we go enjoy the rest of our day?" He said as he grabbed her hand, making her smile while her tears dried up.

"Yes, I'd like that." Then they stood up and walked off and went to their next destination.. An arcade that they stepped foot into

The hum of machines, the flashing neon lights, and the upbeat chiptune music filled the air as Tetsuya and Asia stepped into the arcade. Rows of colorful games surrounded them claw machines filled with plushies, rhythm games flashing in sync with music, and a few competitive racing machines roaring at the back and all types of other video games.

Asia's eyes sparkled the moment she stepped in. "Wow… this place is amazing! I've never been somewhere like this before!" she said, looking around, her green eyes brightened with childlike wonder.

Tetsuya smiled at her reaction, scratching his cheek. "Yeah, figured you'd like it. It's a good place to unwind and maybe test your luck."

Asia tilted her head curiously. "Test my luck?"

He pointed toward a claw machine with a giant plush black dragon inside. "Try your luck you might get lucky and win it."

Her determination immediately lit up. "I'll do my best!" she said earnestly, pressing her hands together like she was about to pray before facing the machine.

Tetsuya chuckled. "Pretty sure prayer won't make the claw stronger, Asia."

She pouted softly. "You never know…"

Asia guided the claw with intense focus, her tongue sticking out slightly as she timed the drop. The claw descended, grabbed the plush, and for a moment, it actually lifted it. But just before reaching the chute, it slipped.

"Aw…" she sighed, her shoulders slumping.

Tetsuya laughed lightly and slid another coin in. "Here, let me show you how it's done." He guided the claw with surprising precision, adapting to the machine quickly, and the claw snatched the dragon perfectly, dropping it right into the chute.

Asia gasped and clapped her hands. "You did it! That was amazing Tetsuya!"

Tetsuya picked up the plush and handed it to her with a teasing smile. "What can I say, I'm just built differently."

Asia giggled, hugging the plush close. "Thank you, Tetsuya. I'll treasure it!"

From there, they moved through the arcade together. They tried a racing game Asia gripping the steering wheel like her life depended on it, constantly bumping into the barriers while Tetsuya effortlessly drifted around corners.

"Y-You're cheating!" she accused with a playful pout as he crossed the finish line first.

"Not cheating," Tetsuya said smugly. "Just experienced."

Next was a rhythm game. Asia shyly followed the beats, her hands moving with awkward enthusiasm, while Tetsuya lazily kept up his coordination not really putting much effort into it. When they finished, Asia was beaming from ear to ear, proud of herself for actually beating him on the last song.

After a few more games, they found themselves at a small counter, each holding a cone of soft-serve ice cream as they sat side by side.

Asia looked down at her cone, smiling softly. "I haven't had this much fun in… I don't even remember how long. Thank you for bringing me here."

Tetsuya looked at her, his smile genuine. "You don't have to thank me. I told you, didn't I? I'll always be here to help you."

Asia blushed faintly, her fingers fidgeting with the edge of her napkin. "You really are kind, Tetsuya. I… I'm glad we're friends."

Tetsuya took a bite of his ice cream and grinned. "Same here. But just friends, huh? I'll remember that."

Asia blinked, flustered. "W-Wha? That's not what I meant!"

He laughed, holding up a hand. "Relax, I'm just teasing you."

She puffed her cheeks for a moment before bursting into giggles. The warmth between them felt easy and natural. And as they continued talking and laughing amid the colorful glow of the arcade, it was clear that both of them had found something comforting in each other's company.

{Asia Argento +10 Affection points for taking her to the arcade!}

After that, they parted ways, promising to meet up again soon. As Tetsuya walked home, he was deep in thought.

"I have to handle those fallen angels before the week ends. Asia's life is on a time limit" Tetsuya thought to himself as he walked. He wanted to change the events of this world; he didn't want her fate to be decided on her dying and being reincarnated. He wanted her to choose whether she became a devil or not.

He felt himself growing attached quickly to her after spending the day with her. She was truly a kind and pure girl. She didn't deserve anything that happened to her.

He looked up at the sky, determination filled in his eyes.

{The thought of saving Asia fills you with DETERMINATION!}

The notification made him freeze... is it him or is his system seeming more.. sentient? 

"Just what really is the system?" Tetsuya said to himself that's a thought that stayed with him for the rest of the night.

AN: Been a while! Managed to finally get a chapter out! Life has been a pain but the comments really did motivate me to get something out. Until next time!

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