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Chapter 11 : Training, Peerage and Meeting Friends.
- Shin –
I create more shadow targets with my shadow weapon creating skill as Rias guides the sphere of destruction to hit each of them in the shortest time possible. We have been training for the last 4 hours and it's almost afternoon right now. She looks almost drained too.
Now, you must be wondering why I am training her like this and not just creating an ID and going all out on poor undead.
While it does help others, it only increases their base stats.
Skills still need to be learned and mastered the normal way for other people. They cannot take skill upgrade quests like me.
So, I have been working on Rias' control on her PoD when she has lower amounts of demonic power rather than increasing her demonic power first. It is easier to control low amounts of power first.
I had her create a giant sphere of the PoD. Honestly, that was the only way she knows how to attack with her PoD, which is pretty much crap.
Then I had her compress it into a smaller sphere. She compressed it to the minimum size possible. Then, I had her maintain it and move it in different patterns to make her familiar with the amount of control necessary for such maneuvering and finally, we are doing target practice. I have had to use 4 MP potions during this entire training session. I really need to get that Alchemist Class leveled up. I have been putting it off to level my Umbramancer to the maximum level first. I just have to push my plans forward to get at least basic potions out of the Alchemist. It will help my Peerage members train at a faster rate and much safer.
Destroying the last target, she lets go of the ball of PoD as it dispels slowly.
"That was quite a good workout for today. I want you to get finer control over your power before I can help you increase your raw strength more. That part is quite easy for me. Your control is something you will need to work out for yourself. This exercise is the most basic one that I could think of to increase your control over the PoD. The compression of the PoD makes it much more destructive as well as adds a great amount of load to the user when trying to control it. I want you to do this exercise for at least two times a day. It is similar to muscle training or physical workouts. It will also increase your demonic power reserves albeit at a much slower pace than my method but it will increase your control drastically very quickly."
"I don't know if I will be able to sustain this training for long. I would have passed much earlier if not for the potions you gave me to restore my magic." Rias says still a bit out of breath.
"Then I just have to make more potions for your practice." I just shrug off her worries. I have around 75 MP potions left right now. Did gain a lot even when I was power leveling Sakuya and the others. The Lady Luck's Love Child perk was especially helpful in this matter.
"Shin, those potions are very expensive. You shouldn't waste them too much. You are going to start your own business with them soon." Rias replies in a tone of worry. A valid worry if she doesn't know about my means.
"Don't worry about it. I have enough of them and I am not exactly wasting them. You are training with them here. It is a good use. It stimulates your Demonic Power regeneration too. If you can keep this up for a few months to up to a year, your Demonic Power regeneration will increase quite a lot."
I actually read this fact in the books in Zekram's library.
"Let's get cleaned up. I think this will be enough for today. It is almost noon and time for lunch." She replies to which I nod in agreement.
'Sure."
-Scene Change –
A few things have happened in the last few days. First, I was given the Gremory House's Magic Crest. It allows me to use the Gremory House's Magic circle greatly improving my Devil Magic. It acts as a focus for the demonic power and increases the efficiency of the spells from the Devil's magic among other things. It also signifies that I am a member of the Gremory House now.
We had talked about a lot of things. Potential peerage members being the topmost among them. Rias has also taken a special interest in my(Harry's) life and the file given to us by Serafall. I have to say that with some of the things in my hand, I have prepared a special kind of hell for those pieces of shits. I need the Elder Wand and Dumbles won't give it up easily. I have future plans for the Wizarding world and he will still interfere. So he needs to go away. It is a simple logical path. I am not really too intent on revenge.
Rias is a completely different story. That 100 Affection is really OP in a way. She would have been out for blood if I hadn't stopped her a while ago.
We saw the details of the files after the first night in its entirety. I have to say that O'l Dumbles has been playing people for decades. I am not the only one. There are literally dozens of people that he screwed over in our generation alone. Some of the names caught me by surprise for once.
"Shin. I wanted to ask you what you were going to suggest about my peerage. I know Lord Beelzebub has forbidden you from Mutating anyone else's Evil Pieces so I can't have my pieces mutated. I want to know your advice about what I should do with the remaining pieces." Rias asks when we were alone in my room later that evening.
This is a good change in her according to me. She is no longer shy in asking her doubts to me. In a way, I can understand that. Before me, she didn't have someone with whom she could share their types of things. I have no interest in becoming a Rating Games Champion. I have higher goals already. Apart from me, the ones she can open up to this much is her mother, Grayfia, Sirzechs, Sona, and Akeno. None of them is an option to discuss such matters, Akeno maybe somewhat but as Rias said that she would rather follow her commands in the matters of peerage selection than put forward her opinions.
It is advantageous for me too. The stronger she gets, the better support I will have in the future.
"Well, while it is true that you cannot have your pieces mutated by me. It is also possible to mutate them naturally."
"I know it is possible to mutate the Evil Pieces naturally, but such occurrences are extremely rare. It is like one in a thousand or even more. I don't know if I will have such luck with any of the members that I choose." Rias replies a bit saddened by the fact.
That ass Ajuka asked me not to mutate Rias' Evil Pieces because she is aiming for the Rating Games Champion Position. It will be unfair to other participants. Serafall would also have agreed because Sona was going to participate too.
But they underestimate my genius mind too much.
"That is true enough, though it could change if you know exactly why those mutations occur in the first place. It actually depends on the mechanism by which the value of a person and their potential is assessed using the Evil Pieces. If you have a good idea about their workings, there is a high chance that you can cause your pieces to mutate naturally. What I want you to do is, use only one pawn for each member that you recruit unless it is necessary to use more. I will help you increase your demonic power as it will help you use a lower number of pieces to reincarnate someone."
I explain to her, getting a nod in return.
"If someone has a scared gear that has a high value in terms of Evil Pieces, extract the Sacred Gear."
"But that will kill the person." Rias gets a little agitated. Even for a devil, she is a bit soft-hearted. A slight bit cunning and manipulative sure, but soft-hearted nonetheless. I don't really mind that actually.
"Let me complete my sentence first Rias. What I was going to say is that first, you extract the Sacred Gear with their permission. Then you reincarnate them with your pawn pieces or pieces which cost the lowest possible number for them individually, then finally you place the sacred gear back in them. It will cause stress on the Evil Pieces inside the body to accommodate the extra value of the sacred gear and in that situation, you will need to provide the Evil Piece with a high amount of demonic power. If the amount is sufficient, the piece will mutate to accommodate the extra value of the sacred gear. It is just a theory for now, but I have a 98% surety that it will work. The only problem is that if you don't have enough demonic power to provide, the body will not be bound to the Sacred Gear properly. I have means to change that too so no problem in the overall process."
"Will that even work?" Rias asks a bit incredulous.
"Yes. It will work." I have this knowledge from the analysis of the Evil Pieces.
"Okay. I will do it."
"Now, is there any member that you know and wish to recruit? You can concentrate on them on being Magically talented or smart or having some other unique talent. I can always make artifacts for them. And before you say anything else, you are going to be my family and I am doing this for both of us." It will also promote my artifacts as being really powerful if she uses them to win the Rating Games in the future and become the Champion of the Rating Games. A win-win situation for me. She doesn't need to feel bad.
"I actually have two people that I wish to add to my peerage. I just wanted your permission before recruiting them." She speaks a bit hesitantly.
"Why would you need my permission to recruit someone?"
"It is actually two people from your file. They were also abused and schemed against and I think that they might have talent. If I provide them with enough resources then they might become really good members of my peerage. I just don't know how you will feel if I recruit them." She replies in a low voice.
Oh. Two members from the wizarding world. I hadn't considered many from the wizarding world. It is not that they are bad or not talented per se, but it is just that I have many more opportunities to bet better members from different worlds. I could always make them stronger if I want. If Rias wants someone in her peerage, then I would not be opposed to it provided that the said person is not an ass.
"Who are those two?" I ask her.
She shows me the file which brings a smile as I see one of the names on the list. I guess I won't really mind if these two are the ones whom she wants to recruit in her peerage.
"These two are fine according to me. I might even want one of them to be in my peerage considering that she is probably the only person whom I could call a friend back in Britain. Maybe we could meet her first. The second one will be a problem if we don't get rid of the influences on her first."
"You don't have any problems with any of them?" Rias asks cautiously again.
"Not really. They have never really done anything bad to me and I believe that you would rather use anyone who has harmed me in any way possible as a target practice rather than a potential recruit and peerage member." I say making her blush lightly. "What else have we got planned for today then?"
"We have a meeting with the former Dragon King Tannin regarding the supply of raw materials to you for your business. Grayfia will be here in an hour to take us to his territory." Rias replies to me.
This is another thing that has happened in the past few days. I finally got a chance to check my rewards in detail.
The was a function that specifically caught my attention.
This was how it happened.
- Flashback –
So Game what is this
It is the function of a Game System belonging to a different Gamer. It is a multiversal Shop System where the said is the Shopkeeper. He makes sales in different worlds to gain levels. It involves dealing with other Gamers too. They cannot interfere mostly in your world though. The prices are fixed by the System mostly so they are almost always fair.
Other Gamers, huh.
Yes, there are other Gamers and most of them are stronger than me.
Good thing that each Gamer have their own multiverse.
So. Can I use this to buy stuff from the other Gamer. What will he take in exchange? Barter means that I have to have something he wants, correct.
That is correct Host. You can open the for more information.
If you say so.
I open the menu.
It is surprisingly like Amazon.
Good, I won't have many problems to search for anything I want.
So what exactly do I want.
Ooooh. There is a discount on familiars. I already have Ciel. Don't really need any other familiar. Others may need one. I can see if there is something good for my Peerage members.
[Select the mode of Payment/Currency for transactions on ]
A list is prepared based on the world you are in.
Devil Wings
Fallen Angel Feathers
Angel Feathers
Dragon Scales
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The list goes on for a while.
I selected Dragon Scales because Dragons always shed some of their scales at certain intervals. It can help me get more of them. I can't see breaking a vampire's fangs of tearing Wings from Angels, Devils, and Fallen Angels for exchange being a viable option right now.
[Dragon Scales are selected]
[Do You Wish To Confirm Your Selection]
[Y/N]
Yes.
[Dragon Scales are selected as the Mode of Payment]
[List of Price of Dragon Scales]
1 Rare Scale – 100 Common Scales
1 Unique Scale – 100 Rare Scales
1 Epic Scale – 100 Unique Scales
1 Legendary Scale – 100 Epic Scales
1 Mythical Scale – 10 Legendary Scales
1 Divine – 10 Mythical Scales
Note : All Scales must belong to an adult dragon.
Holy Crap. This is quite detailed.
Where will I even find a Divine ranked Dragon Scales?
That will be from Ophis and Great Red. Only they will have Divine Ranked Dragon Scales as only they have Divinity. The Heavenly Dragon level of Dragons will have Mythical Ranked Scales and Dragon Kings will have Legendary Ranked Scales.
Oh.
That sounds quite fair, to be honest really.
Let's see what they have on the list.
Familiars as they have a discount.
I did note down the price of the Familiar Eggs of the decent familiars on the list. I won't be having my Peerage Members using low-level familiars.
The familiars are quite varied in this list. They will all be in form of an Egg and will start from level one like my Ciel.
That is quite acceptable.
There was one which caught my attention though. A Mythical Grade Familiar.
[Genie of the Lamp.]
Grants wishes. The rate of success of the wish depends on the wish and the level of the Familiar.
The Familiar will go into hibernation after it has granted wishes. The time period varies depending on the wishes and the level of the Familiar.
Note : Can Only Level Up by granting wishes.
Rank : Mythical
Price : 20 Divine Dragon Scales(Discount 50%)
Divine Dragon Scales. Bullshit. I wonder if I can get dragon scales from Ophis and Great Red.
Quest Received
[Aim for the Top]
Why wish for small things when you can actually aim for the best in the world. Get your game face on and dive headfast into the challenge.
Objective : Get 20 Dragon Scales from Ophis or Great Red.
Rewards : 2x Gacha Token, 2x Random Companion Gems, 1x Skill upgrade Token.
Faliure : All items in the requiring Divine Dragon Scales are locked.
Accept : Y/N.
It doesn't really leave me much of a choice, does it?
- Flashback Ends –
I got ready for the meeting with Tannin in an hour. Tannin, Former Dragon King, and the Queen of Mephisto Pheles is also one of the top ten Rating Game Players.
He signed a contract with the devils to provide him with the land where Dragon Apples grow in exchange for his loyalty to the devil race. Dragon Apples are very important for the survival of many species of dragons. I can see him as someone responsible and different from the usual Dragonkind who are all boisterous and hot-blooded and do only what they want.
He can be a good partner. I don't really know what dragon parts he will offer me but the trade agreements are going to be beneficial for the two of us.
I walked out of my room and towards the hall of the Gremory Castle. Grayfia, Morgiana, Sakuya, Rias, and Akeno are waiting there for me.
One other interesting thing that actually happened in the past few days was the relationship development between Sakuya and Grayfia.
It turns out that Grayfia had really thought that Sakuya was her relative. Maybe her brother was alive somewhere and he had a daughter. Well, he is alive but Sakuya is too awesome to be even remotely be born from an idiot like Euclid Lucifuge. Nevertheless, after clearing that fact, they actually got along quite well. Even more, than I expected. They both take their work very seriously. Grayfia has a deep inferiority complex that she projects in her work as the Maid of the Gremory House. That mixed with her original families' work, service of the previous Lucifer made her take her job too seriously. It may be some of her guilt at betraying her birth family, I don't know for sure.
She actually appreciates Sakuya's professionalism and strength and Sakuya does the same. As for me, I enjoy the mythical class maid oyakodon eye candy. Maybe I can get to taste it soon too. Plans for another time.
"Let's go, we have to reach Tannin's meeting place." Said Grayfia as we all stood near her. She activated the Gremory House's magic circle and teleported us to the outskirts of the meeting place.
The magic circle does make the cost of the devil's magic reduce a lot. I however found out that it can also leave traces of the said house's magic which can be used to track those who use it later. In a way, it is a fucking tracker with magic boosting properties on my hand. I need to find a way to get past that. Maybe a jammer to block the residual magic when I use the circle so as to not leave any traces for it.
We arrived in a place outside a forested area. I can see dragons all around the place. Tannin has provided them all a place to live and prosper without the danger of being hunted down or enslaved by other devils against their wills.
I can see a Giant Red and Purple dragon flying towards us. This is Tannin, the former dragon king. In a way, I can respect this guy. Even if he literally sold himself in the service of the devils, he still maintained the lives of his people. A king indeed. One that needs respect. His strength is something that I can respect as well.
Observe.
Tannin
Level : 98
Rank : Champion
Race : Half-Dragon/Half Devil Hybrid.
He really is strong.
His Half-Dragon race gives him even more stat boosts. Dragons are inherently stronger than devils and then there is the queen piece doing its magic. I honestly won't be surprised if some of the other supernatural race members become reincarnated as devils just for the stat boosts from the evil pieces. They do give one a decent boost to their power.
The other side is that the boost also comes with the other parts of the evil pieces. I have studied it carefully and not just mine but also the pieces of Rias.
Evil pieces contain inbuild magic that mold someone to follow the king. Loyalty is boosted by enforcing such feelings and keeping the mind off of the feelings of rebellion. It works less when the peerage member is too dissatisfied with the King or they become strong enough to ignore the subtle pulls of the evil pieces on their minds. They can even overpower the king but in that case, the safety mechanism triggers and causes an imbalance in the demonic power inside the peerage member's body and thus changing them into monsters, the stray devils. This can be prevented if the stray devil takes some time to control their power and regain control over the pieces. But the downside is that the King will still be able to subtly feel the location of their pieces and thus track them down.
One of the other reasons they hunt stray devils is so that they can retrieve their evil pieces that remain stuck inside the peerage members even after they become stray. The only way to retrieve them is by killing the stray devil.
And even that is not a complete 100% guarantee. Extra pieces are generally provided. So if you lose your piece, you are left without them most of the time unless you regain them back or have too much influence to make Ajuka waste his time.
This was actually done to lower the rate at which people were recruited(read kidnapped) from other races and then discarded. Even if slight, this gave the High-Class devils some reluctance to have their peerage go stray lest they lose their evil pieces. Other devils just kill the peerage they don't want or trade them off to others.
"Is he the one Serafall wanted me to meet Grayfia?" asked Tannin. His voice had almost a booming quality to it.
"Yes Lord Tannin. He is Shin Kageyami. He wishes to discuss a trade agreement with you in regards to the new business that he is setting up. We hope that you two will reach a reasonable conclusion of the matter." Grayfia speaks as she introduces Tannin to me.
"Hello. My name is Shin Kageyami. It's nice to meet you Lord Tannin." I speak with a slight bow. Showing enough respect but not being subservient to in my stance here. We are going to be doing business and I can't show any weakness. Tannin is an Ultimate Class Devil. He has a territory of his own and has more experience than me in managing it as well as making deals like this.
"The little Miracle Maker. I have heard a lot about you in these past few days. You have been causing a lot of waves in the supernatural world. Having the current wielder of Ddraig as your peerage member and being able to create artifacts rivaling the Sacred Gears created by God himself." I winced slightly at the mention of Big G's name but I noticed that Tannin didn't seem even slightly bothered by it. It seems like we can get used to the small pains as we learn to control our powers. Nice, I have to find a way to get rid of this weakness soon enough. A love tap from the True Longinus can kill me and that is something I cannot let happen if I have anything to say for it.
"They praise me too much. Sacred Gears are much more advanced in their creation. Mine are still fairly basic if you compare them to something like a Longinus. I do hope to one day reach that level." Not a single bit lying. Longinus are a Mythical class and the maximum I can make right now is Legendary class artifacts and that too with the help of my FGS Magic enhancing my power.
"Humble much. A good quality among youngsters and just as much rare to have among devils and dragons. Good. Tell me about the deal you want to discuss with me."
"I am planning to start a business of making artifacts and other products among a few other things that I have in mind. I wish to secure a supply of raw materials for the items that I make. Dragon Scales and other dragon parts are great materials for any kind of craft. I want to establish a steady supply route for these. Do you have any way we could get this agreement established." I lay down the basic demand that I have from him. It's true. All dragon parts are extremely good crafting materials, even their shit is important.
"Hmm, and what can I expect in return. I have a few places that I supply dragon parts for money and other necessities for my people. What can I expect from you in return for the supplies."
Now this is something that I have been thinking about for a while now.
"I can provide money in underworld currency or gold if you want though I would like to trade with some of my services and craft in return. Let me show you something that I can provide you with." I say taking out the HP potuons. They are 25% HP potions. Compared to Phenex tears, they might only be quarter as effective but they are much cheaper. I can always get more from the dungeon when I want. Especially after I level up the Alchemist Class, the potions will be easy to make at my convinence. "These will not be revealed till a bit later due to some complications but if it is for this trade then I can provide them as a compention for your products. These are healing potions. They heal a quarter of the total health of a person. I will provide you with 20 of these every month along with healing anyone of your people with a permenant injury every three months without any other cost. I am sure you must have heard about the artifact that I have made which was exihibited in the show a few days ago." This is the best I could think of to give me an edge over other people who want to compete with me in buying Dragon products.
"I have indeed heard of the artifact. I am not arrogant ebough to ask for such a priceless item but if you can provide my people with healing even if its every three months then I will be grateful to you. I also understand the complications about these potions. They will be a boon for us who cannot afford Phenex Tears easily. My own peerage will be greatly benifited from these. Your offer is acceptable. We can discuss the products and quantitu that you will take in return for your services and items." Tannin agreed. I did research what to provide him with. Honestly I could give him gold but he is a freaking dragon. They are known to be hoarders since ancient times. I am quite sure that he won't wont have an interest in gold or more wealth.
Other devils can provide him with that much more easily. I just needed something that will give me an edge over the rest.
We discussed the rest of the details of the deal after that. Turns out that Dragons do shed their scales but it reduces as they get older. Someone like Tannin does that only once every century. And only a handful of scales are left full in the process. So no tons of Legendary Scales for me. I did get something great in return.
[Horn of Ddraig Y. Goch](Mythical)
A severed Horn of the Heavenly Dragon Ddraig Y. Goch. It was left after Ddraig was sealed inside the Boosted Gear by the Three Factions.
[Bone of Albion] ](Mythical)
A Bone of the Heavenly Dragon Albion. It was left after Albion was sealed inside the Divine Dividing by the Three Factions.
I have to say that I was not expecting it. I won't reject it anyway. This helped me a lot too. It was Tannin's thanks for offering my healing services for the Dragons in his territory. He was quite happy with the potions itself but the extra service gained me the goodwill of Tannin. Ddraig was quite happy as well to have something of him leftover.
The majority of his body is with Tiamat. Apparently, Ddraig owed her a debt and she has kept his body or whatever remains fo it in her possession and still keeps killing his hosts whenever she meets any.
Morgiana got along well with Tannin and the other Dragons. She was even offered training from Tannin because she showed potential and he didn't want her to waste it when it came to the dragon part of her powers from her Sacred Gear. This works well for me too. I can raise her brute strength but techniques have to be raised on her own.
The intense emotion BS for the Balance Breaker was actually true here.
All in all, it was a time well spend and I gained a good support base in the underworld with Tannin and the dragons.
- Scene Change –
We are scheduled to leave for the earth tomorrow. More specific Kuoh Town in Japan. I have been enrolled in the school along with my peerage. Morgiana is in the first year, Meredith is in the first-year and Sakuya is a second-year just like me. We were called to meet Sirzechs before leaving tomorrow. I wonder what he wants to talk about with me.
Rias is waiting for me at the hall and Sakuya will accompany us. Sirzechs works in the study of the Gremory Castle sometimes.
"Are you ready Shin?" Rias asks. I nod at her and then at Sakuya who gives me a polite bow in return. I wonder if she will be wearing a maid uniform at school.
We walk to the study of the Gremory castle at our own leisure.
Rias knocks at the door and gets permission to enter.
Sirzechs is sitting behind the desk dealing with the cursed work of every white-collar worker, the bane of all leaders. Paperwork.
"Ah, Rias, Shin, you two are here. Take a seat. I have something to discuss with the two of you before you leave for the human world."
We take our seats. Sakuya standing slightly behind me.
"I called you two here to talk about something regarding Rias' peerage. Ria-tan, I think that with Shin being with you in Kuoh, you can release your bishop from his seal. I have seen your training for the last few days and I am really proud of you two." Here he smiles at the two of us. "If you keep training like this, then you will soon be able to control the powers of your bishop and with Shin and Sakuya there in Kuoh, they can help you control and teach your about his powers too. I wanted to ask of you this favour Shin. Please allow Sakuya to teach Ria-tan's bishop about his Sacred Gear."
Oh, so this is about the trap vampire. I don't see why not. I was honestly pissed with the wasted potential of Gasper in DxD. He has a Sacred Gear that became a Longinus further in the series. He has the powers of a Damphir and a devil.
If I can get him under my influence then it will be a win for me. Being prepared for all hell breaking loose is just a bonus.
"I don't see why not. May I ask about this Bishop? I have only heard that he is a Damphir name Gasper from our previous discussions."
"Gasper is a unique case. He has a very high amount of power which he cannot control and thus often ends up releasing it unconsciously when he is agitated and that due to his fear of people is…..quite often." Sirzechs explains. I already knew about this but still pretend to hear.
"Taking care of an overpowered vampire child, it's like going back to your previous job. Isn't it Sakuya?" I ask turning towards Sakuya in mirth.
She gives me a smile. "Yes, I miss Lady Flandre sometimes. It will be quite nice to have someone like that again."
"Are we missing something here?" Sirzechs questions me during our conversation.
"Sakuya had been working under a Vampire mistress till now. She used to take care of the younger sister of her Mistress who had problems due to her immense powers and lack of control over it." I explain.
"Oh. That might actually help more than I thought then. I already had a mind about Sakuya considering Gasper's Sacred Gear, The Forbidden Balor View can stop time within its sight. Sakuya's powers will be perfect in controlling his powers and teaching him about how to use his powers. Her having experience with the vampires will make it easier." Sirzechs says in thought.
I look at Rias. "So you have a vampire who can stop time?"
Getting a nod in return, I turn back to Sirzechs. "If so, then Sakuya will probably be the second-best teacher for Rias' Bishop in this whole world."
"Oh, so who will be the best?" Sirzechs asks suddenly intrigued.
I answer with utter seriousness and no hesitation in my voice "Dio Brando."
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"Hehehehe." Rias burst off laughing.
Sirzechs looks slightly confused. He doesn't know Dio. Did he live under a rock?
Sakuya gives me a deadpan look.
I maintain my serious face for a while before smiling a bit.
"Dio Brando is an anime character. He can stop time and is a vampire." Rias explains to Sirzechs who smiles sheepishly at us.
He really does live under a rock.
We discuss a few other things before we leave the temporary office cum study for our own rooms.
"And Shin," I turn towards him, "Please take care of Ria-tan."
"She is my family." With that said I proceed to leave with Rias.
+10 Reputation with Sirzechs Lucifer(40/100)
As we walked a few paces away from our room, I recalled something.
"Rias wanna come with me to meet a friend of mine," I said. I have been planning this for a few days now.
"Sure. Where are we going?" Rias replies not at all bothered.
"England."
With that, we teleported to England, Magical England to be more precise. I had a thought and also wanted to check how magical England was doing after the reveal at the DOM. I might as well get some information from them. There is only a month left at best before I have to start making my moves and while I can freely erase the entire country it will cause problems for me as well as the devils to openly involve ourselves in the business of the wizarding world after staying away for all this while.
The place I teleported us to was Devon. This is honestly a great place to gather information. Few of the pureblood families of the wizarding world lived here and I could easily get past their wards. They know the rare information from inside the inner circles that normal people don't know or are just aware of them as rumors, which is something one should never put stake in.
I mean they are the people who believe in Dumb-as-a-Door, Riddle, Fudge,...Rita Skeeter. Eww.
"What is this plan?" Rias ask me out of curiosity while looking around the area.
"This is a place where a few pure-blood families of the wizarding world live in. Mostly the so-called 'Light' faction. "I want to collect some information and meet someone in this area," I reply getting a nod from her.
She does look a bit agitated though.
Checking the area around the place where we teleported to, I use the Eye of Darkness skill to scout the area as well as create a few shadow servants to search the area and collect some information from the families living here.
I finally find the one I was looking for. Taking Rias with me I leave to the outskirts of the village where the person I came to meet was sitting at the edge of a pond near the forest.
We walked some distance to the edge of the village. It is quite a peaceful place….if you ignore the Weasley family.
At the side of the lake sat the one I was looking for. Blonde hair shining in the slight light of the lamp, her eyes slightly glazed as if watching something unseen to mortal eyes, the butterbeer cap necklace and her fairy like looks creating a contradiction and yet making her look just as fantastical as the real Faes of the legends.
Luna Lovegood. The only person who the Harry Potter of this world ever called his friend in his entire life of over 16 years.
"Nice to see you again Luna." I address her before casting an observe on her.
Observe.
Luna Lovegood.
Title: The one who sees the unseen.
Race : Human(Witch)
Rank : Regular.
Affection : 40.
Obeidence : 20.
The one who sees the unseen….. that is not cryptic at all.
"Harry. But you are not Harry anymore. What should I call you now?" she asks in her unique dreamy voice.
The fuck. She knows.
The girl has a talent of foresight. You should consider her as having something like your observe just in a passive sort of way.
Wow.
Her Affection is decent enough for me to know that she does not mean me any harm or is not hostile to me in any way.
"I am Shin Kageyami. Not harry, not completely at the very least. Will that be a problem for us a friends?" I ask her testing the waters.
"No. If you are not Harry, then you are just a new friend. I always welcome more friends to talk to."
Is her race really Human(Witch) and not Angel?
"Thank You. How have you been Luna? I missed you a lot since that night at the DOM." It is actually true. As his only friend, Harry did miss her a lot.
"I have been well. The people here have had an increase in the number of wrackspurts in their heads. They are very afraid and tend to do stupid things since that day." She says in a dreamy tone. He voice not at all affected by the subject. It kind of reminds me of Valiere Tepes and her condition from the overuse of her Longinus.
"It is bound to be that way. They are afraid and that makes their mind more prone to wrackspurt attacks." I reply knowing her meaning.
"Oh, you do understand it as always Shin. Nice to see that you can remember all this even after becoming Shin. We can be good friends." She replies with a smile which has a dazzling quality to it.
"I am glad that we can be friends Luna. Let me introduce you to someone," I call Rias to my side. "She is Rias Gremory, my betrothed and the girl that I have fallen in love with." I say getting a nuclear blush from Rias and a smile from Luna in return.
"Hello, I am Luna Lovegood. Nice to meet you. You are really beautiful. Have you two done sex yet." She said in an all too even tone.
Rias' face could give her beautiful crimson hair a run for its money right now. Even I was a bit taken off by the comment. I knew Luna was a bit….unconventional but this.
"No, not yet Luna." I answer in an equally even tone.
"Oh. That's too bad. Can I see it when you two do that. Daddy made me promise that I can't have intercourse until I am 17 years old but I can see if I get a chance." She continues.
When the fuck did Luna get so interested about sex. Was that Lovegood name more than just a simple name all along?
"I will have to think over that matter and discuss it with Rias later."
"Okay. I thought that with you being a Devil with the primary sin of Lust, you would have sex the first chance you get."
How does she know? Oh, seeing the unseen. The fuck. This ability is absolutely OP. Please nerf.
"Shin, your primary sin is Lust?" Rias asked in a surprised tone of voice.
"It is. I am not even going to ask how you know this Luna. So, how have you been since we last me?" I ask diverting the topic slightly.
"I have been good. People generally don't disturb me because the nargles keep them busy now." She replied with a hint of sadness.
Suddenly I get the information from my shadow servants. It comes as a telepathic message to me. Apparently the snatchers have started working and the taboo on the Voldemort word is active now.
They have begun attacking people who stand against them.
"Luna, this place is not safe anymore. They have started attacking anyone who oppose them. I think that you and your father should leave Britain for a while. It is better to be safe that way. I know Lord Lovegood wouldn't write anything that will show them the them favourable light and this will cause him to be targeted and by association, you too. Would you like to come with me? I can convince your father to come with us too if you want." I spoke the thing that I came here for mainly.
"Daddy will not write anything that is not true. I don't think he will leave though. Would you really take me with you Shin?" she asked in a surprised voice for once.
"I will. Things are going to get ugly from here on out. I am hated by the Dark side and I have no good feelings for the Light. I don't want to stay here any longer than I have to, but I don't want to leave you here either. I am going to Japan tomorrow to get admitted in a new academy. I would love it if you join us there. I will take care of all the legal procedures for it."
"I will talk to Daddy tonight. Can you give me some time to think about it?" she replies in a serious tone, something I haven't seen from her yet.
"Okay." I pass her the Gremory House summoning circle pamphlet. "Use this to summon me when you decide. Use an area where no once can see you. I will appear when you do so. Also if you are in any danger, you can summon me as well. If your floo network stops working and portkeys don't work incase of attacks from the Death Eaters, summon me as soon as you can. Understood?"
"I will. Thank you Shin." She smiles at me and gets up walk back to the house.
We talked for a few minutes before and Rias teleport back to the underworld.
"She was certainly….interesting." Rias speaks after a moment.
"She is, isn't she? She has a gift. A power to see what others cannot see. I have heard of similar power being used by the wielders of Sephiroth Grail. It makes her difficult to be understood when we cannot even perceive the world the same way as she can. I want you to give her some time and know her better. I think you will come to love her really soon."
"I will. I could tell that she didn't mean any harm. It's just that, she's a little….unique. I just need some time to get used to her." Rias replies.
I can understand that as well. She does have that quality.
"Good Night Rias. We need to leave for Kuoh tomorrow morning." I step up to her and kiss her lightly catching her off guard. "And Luna was right. My Primary Sin IS Lust." I whisper before leaving a blushing Rias to go back to my room.
It is getting too hard to control myself.
One more week at best. I wonder how long it will take him to snap first.
Did you say something Game?
No Host, I didn't.
I could have sworn that I heard something.
- Michael –
In a bright hall four people are sitting around a circular table. The surroundings are pure white giving a peaceful and sublime feeling.
"So, what have we gathered about this new devil named Shin Kageyami?" he questioned to his siblings and few Great Seraphs.
"Not much is known about his origins. Any way to track back his previous records have been erased. They have been thorough with their work. We have nothing about where he came from yet." replied Raphael.
"Why do we even need to know where he came from? Why don't we just find an opportunity and kill him off before he can sway the balance more towards the devils with his artifacts." Asked Uriel wondering the point of this discussion they were having.
"He is engaged to the Heiress of Gremory House and is the brother-in-law of Sirzechs Lucifer. He is also the ward of Zekram Bael and has a close relationship with Serafall Leviathan and Ajuka Beelzebub. If we so much as touch him, THERE WILL BE WAR. I will not have my people dying because of our insecurities. We have been planning to make peace between the three factions for a while now. The talks between the current Great Maous, the Grigori and I have been progressing at a decent pace. We need to make sure that it goes well and not be stopped due to any reason."
"I don't think we should do anything for now," said Gabriel, speaking for the first time since the start of the conversation. "I think we should observe him closely and perhaps meet him if there is a chance to get his views on the status quo and peace between the three factions. From what I have seen, he doesn't seem to have any resentful feelings for the Heaven or church for that matter. If possible, I will ask Serafall myself to allow me to meet him to assess his character. His talent in artificing reminds me of Father and if that really is the case, then he will be a great boon for the alliance of the three factions when we establish peace between us."
"I agree with this. We could send a delegation to the territory of the little sisters of Serafall and Sirzechs. From what I know, he is the joint ruler of the territory and will be staying there. We can know of his stance and beliefs without causing many problems that way. Someone can take over the abandoned church of that territory." replied Michael concluding the conversation for the day.
"I will assemble a team for this job." Gabriel says as she leaves on her own.
- Kokabiel –
"Shin Kageyami, the Miracle Maker. Brother-in-law of Sirzechs Lucifer and ward of Zekram Bael. We just got a perfect target to test the Excaliburs when we finish collecting them. There will be a war, the likes of which has never been seen before and he will be the perfect fuse to light of the fires which envelop the three factions making the Fallen Angels the rulers of the world."
"Kokabie-sama, may I request the spear that the devil has invented. It has similar powers to the original Excalibur. If we can get that, maybe we can even make our own Excaliburs in the future." says a pudgy old man with glasses, intrigue and cruelty shining in his eyes in equal amounts.
"I will arrange for that. have you found out the locations of Excaliburs in possession of the different branches of the Church right now."
"We have found the location of one piece and we have leads on the location of two other pieces too. We can begin collecting them in a month's time."
"Send a message to our spy in Azazel's group in Kuoh to create disturbance and if possible kill the contracts of the devils in the town. Keep them occupied and kill any potential sacred gear wielders in the areas."
"Yes, Kokabiel –sama."
"Soon, the fallen shall take their rightful place at the top of the world."
- Serafall Leviathan –
The things were settling down faster than she thought. The show that Shin-kun put up was really that effective. The old devils did put up some fits demanding the artifacts that he had made as presents. Did they really think that he would roll over and offer whatever they wanted to them, idiots. They would probably find themselves disintegrated before they can voice their thoughts.
It is quite well now that Shin-kun will be moving Kuoh. It is a zone that they cannot interfere in. It being the territory of High Class Devils and such. Maybe he can get along with Sona-tan too.
Oh, she knew that her Sona-tan was planning to get her hands on those artifacts too. She knows her sweet and cute sister better than anyone after all.
Not that she disapproves and she didn't think that Shin-kun would either. Rias-chan was getting help from him and Sona-tan being her rival does not want to be left behind.
The good thing is that the deal with Tannin was a success. Now all she has to do is get a deal for the raw materials for the potions.
Potions.
Now that was something that she had not thought about at all.
She knew that the wizarding world had Potion Masters who made some of them but they were just for humans of wizards at most. They wouldn't work on any supernatural beings. The only healing potion around was the Phenex tears that was made by those obnoxious Phenex household members. It's production method a well-kept secret.
They used it to blackmail and brute force many other Houses in the underworld to push up their agendas. Healing magic was not really a forte of the devils as demonic power was destructive by nature. Stiri territory hospitals being the exception to it as the water magic used by the Stiri house was good for healing but still not to the extent of the Phenex tears they made.
The speed and effectiveness was indeed better.
Now though they could gain that on their own potions. Did he know how to make only healing potions? What about the magic power restoration potions? Stamina restoration? Any other potions? Artificing and alchemy.
The Phenex House didn't know what they were getting themselves into when they challenged him to a Rating Game and now they will pay the price.
Then there was the case with the Leviathan girl. Oh, she was soooo looking forward to it. Shin-kun having her in his peerage would be second only to her Sona-tan having her in her peerage. She would have attacked Heaven to see the look on that bitch Katerea's face when she found out that one of the Leviathans was serving under a reincarnated devil. It would have been a show worth remembering. Not that what is going to happen here is any less interesting. Best part is that she doesn't have to do much in it.
She just has to sit on the sidelines and watch as the play unfolds.
It was nice to watch an interesting drama after all. A ping on her computer screen catches her attention as she turns to her favourite pastime.
Sona-tan watching.
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Author's Note : Hey guys. This chapter was not much in respect to action. Just Shin finishing up his work in underworld for now before going to the Human World to progress the story.
That was a thing that I was doing with the author of a different story. Please do read 'The Gamer of the Shop' by Ghost83.
We hope to do a crossover between our stories in the future. Not now. At least not till 30-35+ chapters.
It was also something that I had in mind to get the Familiars for his peerage. I have made some progress towards the wizarding world plot too. I don't plan to take many people from the wizarding world in his peerage because he has an access to the whole multiverse. Why use all his pieces on simple wizards when he can have let's say…..Merlin from Nanatsu no Tanzai.
Yeah, that would be great indeed.
Well as most of you would have guessed, Luna is one of them. She is actually one of my favourite characters in Harry Potter series.
Others you will find out soon enough.
I have had some extra work in office all this while. It is almost completed. I will try to increase the rate at which I am writing after I complete my work.
Thank you all for reading.
Have fun, Peace out.