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'I'd let her step on me'
Yeah, I'm actually going to leave it ambiguous if Vin's a masochist, I think it's funnier that way…
[Xenovia's Birthday:]
I always thought Xenovia's birthday lining up with Valentine's Day was always interesting trivia, so I wanted to write a chapter about it. That's pretty much it.
[Irina Texts in Leet-Speak:]
This mainly came to be because I always imagined that Irina, being the peppy and upbeat girl she is, would text using shorthands and emojis. Combine that with her first language being Japanese (assumedly), and the fact that the Issei and Irina childhood photo shows them playing Game Boys together, I took it to its logical extreme, and combined 'gal' texting and gamer Leet-Speak.
[A and V Electronics:]
It's an AV cable joke. That's it. I was trying to think of a name for a store that those two could use for cover, and it just came to mind.
['The Man' and 'Vince':]
The worst codenames ever, but somehow it worked. If any of you really didn't get how obvious it was, that was Azazel and Vali. I always thought that Azazel moved into Kyoh with the express purpose of both catching up to Kokabiel after he turned traitor, and also to observe the Red Dragon Emperor. Before that, he stops here. The Fallen Angels are usually the information brokers of the DxD universe, and with Azazel being an avid researcher of Sacred Gears, I thought it would make sense for him to chase rumors about a brand new subspecies emerging in Italy.
[A presence both draconic and yet unfamiliar:]
Albion's hint towards the true identity of the thing inside Vin's copy of Midas' Rings, which is the root cause of the subspecies mutation that occurred within Vin's Sacred Gear. There is a reason why it's reminiscent of a dragon to Albion, maybe give the beginning dream sequence of chapter one a re-read, and maybe you'll get the idea. Maybe.
It will be addressed, though. It's time of relevance will come later on…
[Xenovia's Reaction to the gifts:]
A bit of an extension on the comment that Griselda made in the last chapter, where she said that Xenovia has always yearned for a normal life. These are little showcases of care from Vin that's going to show Xenovia how much Vin genuinely cares for her. He's giving her tastes of the life she's always wanted.
We've gotten Vin's reasoning for beginning to develop feelings for Xenovia, and this is the beginning of Xenovia developing feelings for Vin, although it won't reach a climax until a while later. But this is the beginning of that development, setting the groundwork, so to speak.
Despite the previous chapter only being out for around 24 hours, we've already racked up a good amount of reviews, so let's jump right into the…
REVIEW ROUNDUP!
Tyrant Overlord Killidia Says:
"This chapter was quite neat. We had a bit of a conflict between Vin and Xenovia, Vin making his first kill, and Xenovia doing some self-reflection. Knowing Vin and his luck, if/when he gets transferred to Kuoh, the guys at Kuoh Academy are gonna label him another Prince and it would give the girls another pretty boy to fawn over."
You're back! Wonderful to see you again!
Always glad to see you enjoying what I put out! I like to take risks sometimes, and having the argument was definitely one of those, so I'm happy that it was well received! I put a lot of effort into it.
I feel like Vin's luck is the most paradoxical shit ever. It's like he's extremely lucky only in ways that would directly harm him. Born with the rare ability of a Sacred Gear, and a subspecies on top of that? Nah, Vin gets taken from his family because of it. So yeah, when it comes to Vin eventually enrolling in Kyoh Academy, his 'roguish charms' will definitely get a reaction. He'll likely be the 'mysterious bad-boy' who the girls think they can fix; meanwhile, if they actually hung out with him they'd realize that he's pretty much the opposite of that. I like the idea of the student body of Kyoh Academy misinterpreting Vin's more reserved and shy nature in large crowds of people as him being 'mysterious' or 'brooding'. Little bit of poetic irony, if you will.
NOGARD Says:
"How are earbuds a thing it's 2012"
Bruh, in 2012 some developers had prototype VR headsets. Earbuds existed for a long-ass time before 2012.
Either way, thanks for making time to leave a review!
mark94 Says:
"Really good Chapter. It's interesting to see a Story from the Church's point of view. I really hope the group aren't reincarnated as devils as that's what most Fanfic do.. I hope they meet some of the angels like Michael or Gabriel and maybe are reincarnated as angels."
I'm super happy to see that you're enjoying the chapters and the all-around different vibe that this stories going for in its first arc. As for who reincarnates as who… well, I plan on leaving Xenovia and Irina to go down the same path as canon in that regard. The others though… Well, I can't spoil it, that doesn't happen for a while, but I can say that things aren't going to happen the way you think they do…
You may see a bit of that in the finale of this story arc, which is closing in… only three chapters left 'till this arc is over, after all.
rp9976955 Says: (I can't believe I actually chose to type that out…)
"The story is good so far, but I hope Vin has some epic moment, I also don't like op oc unless they are very well developed which is very rare, and I also don't want Vin to be a stepping stone just for characters if they develop, DON'T FALL INTO THIS TRAP, he apologizes too much to someone who was forced to leave his family.
Apart from that, your writing is nice, and some characters are nice especially Zeke, I also like Xenovia in this story, you gained another follower."
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