Kuoh Academy. Medical room.
The next day.
I sat in the medical room and sipped my coffee, happy to be alive. Why? I managed to get away from a certain clingy loli. I'm not arguing that Ophis is cute and so on, but when she won't budge from you 24 by 7, it gets wildly awkward. Ophis is a child with all that entails. She wouldn't leave my side, or at least tried to stay with me when I was sleeping, showering, or even going to the bathroom. No privacy, you know?
BUT! I'm free now! Thanks to whom? Tiamat, of course! Somehow I was able to dump Ophis on her, more or less satisfying the need for hugs from both a troubled mother and an even more troubled daughter.
By the way... After talking to both of them for a bit, I realized something. In the sourcebook, Ddraig once mentioned that both Ophis and Great Red may be from another dimension. I mean, the strongest beings in the DxD world came from the freaking Nasuverse! And they are also both Tiamat's children from there as well!
I even asked Ophis how she was born. To which she replied, "I was born in the void". As far as I understood, she was referring to gaining consciousness rather than birth itself. That is, she was born of Tiamat Nasuverse, gaining the concept of the Void, or more accurately Infinity, since the Void is essentially infinite, because of her birthplace and fell into the Space between the dimensions of the DxD world. Which corresponds to the story of Tiamat's imprisonment by her children into another dimension from the Nasuverse.
Then you ask, where is her local counterpart? The answer is simple. She was murdered. Tiamat from the DxD world was not a Beast and thus did not have immortality on a conceptual level, unlike the same Ophis or Great Red, who got their own concepts in another world and developed them already in this one. I found this out by activating the 3rd True Magic and finding her soul. I talked to her for a while and suggested that she merge with her counterpart from the other world. She thought for a long time. A REALLY long time. And finally agreed, saying she wanted to see her children, even if it wasn't entirely her anymore. In the end, Beast II became, if not twice as strong, at least one and a half times stronger.
Too stuffy, you say? Well, I'll answer that.
Nothing can interrupt my s…
- Romani Archaman, please report to the Student Council Room," I was interrupted by a voice on the speakers. - Repeat. Romani Archaman, please report to the Student Council Room.
Pfft. Of course Murphy is still as effective as ever.
- Fou? - came the voice of Fou, who was asleep in one of the bunks.
- Uh-huh," I replied. - Now get in. If I'm suffering, somebody's got to suffer with me.
- Fou, kyu," he objected.
- Then you'll be out of dinner," I said. - I am Master Emiya, not you.
- Fou, fou, kyu!
- Stop whining. You don't get paid at all, Primate Murder," I said. - Besides, even stone is more expressive than Goetia, isn't it?
- We're not interested in your opinion, Romani," Goetia said.
Wow, he's shy.
- Fou! - Fou exclaimed, but he got under my robe.
I left the infirmary and headed towards the Student Council room.
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Kuoh Academy. Student Council Room.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
- Come in.
I opened the door and after entering the room, I sat down across from Sona. She only raised an eyebrow at my actions but didn't say anything.
- It's a great day, isn't it, Sona-san? - I decided to begin.
- Indeed, Romani-sensei. Have I distracted you from important matters?
- You're absolutely right, Sona-san. I was doing something very important.
- Ahem. Idle. Ahem, I heard Tsubasa Yura's voice.
- How could you say that, Tsubasa-san? - I turned to her and objected. - I was dutifully performing my duties, you know.
- Um... Romani-sensei,'' Momo Hanakai spoke up. - But you don't deny Tsubasa's words.
- О? Sona-san. You have a newcomer? - I changed the subject immediately. - How did you get to this circle of hell, lamb of God?
Everyone in the room grimaced in pain upon hearing me.
- Romani-sensei, stop pretending that yesterday didn't happen. You know very well that those present here are demons. Except for you, of course.
- But I didn't know if you turned that poor guy, did I? - I asked, blinking my innocent eyes.
Heh. Sona's eye twitched, and Tsubaki sighed tiredly.
- Wait," Saji exclaimed in surprise. - Sensei, are you aware that everyone in the student council is a demon?
- Oh my god, you're all demons?! How is that possible?! - I asked playfully.
Everyone cringed again when they heard the word 'God'. What fun.
- ENOUGH! - shouted Sona and slapped the table. - You know this fact perfectly well and yet you keep playing your games!
- Well, well, well. So-tan," I said with a smirk. - You're so cute when you're angry.
- Grrr!
Sona roared like some sort of Lancefighter from Fate/Zero, and her magic flared up.
- President! Stop! - Tsubaki exclaimed and rushed to hold Sona. - That's what he's trying to do!
- Go on, So-tan! Defeat the evil Magician in the name of all the Magician Girls! - I shouted and began to encourage her, holding the pom-poms I had created a moment ago.
When Sona was on the verge of breaking down and almost attacking me, the full Occult Studies Circle burst into the Student Council.
- What's going on, Sona? - Rias asked in a worried voice. - I felt a surge of your magic and-
She froze, seeing the scene before her and forgetting what she wanted to say.
- О? Rias-san? What's up? Did you come to laugh at So-tan too? - I asked her, turning around. But she was still standing like a statue.
- Uh... Sensei, what's going on here? - I heard Issei's voice.
- A water polo match? - I replied, tilting my head to the side.
And then Sona finally broke through. She broke free of Tsubaki's grip and sent water snakes at me. But they didn't even get half a meter away before they instantly disappeared.
All the demons, even the enraged Sona, stared at me after seeing this. How did I do it? By creating an invisible ring with the effect of absorbing magic, of course. But they don't need to know that.
- Okay," I began. - That's enough for TODAY. We'll continue this another day.
The demons were shocked that they obeyed me without even realizing it. They settled down and just watched.
- Well, Sona-san," I said in a calm tone. - Why did you call me here?
- Ahem," she decided to answer after a bit of silence. - 'I would like to play a game of chess with you. And how did you stop my attack?
- Oya? Do you want to marry me? - I asked with a smirk, deliberately omitting her question.
- Marry?! - Saji came to his senses.
- N-no!" Sona blushed. - How did you know that?!
- I have very good ears, Sona-san.
- Fou," Fou came out of my robe and climbed up on my shoulder.
- Why should I? She may be pretty, but she's too young for me.
- Fou, kyu.
- Is that what you think of me, you miserable freeloader?! - I shrieked and tried to grab him.
Fou dodged my hand and jumped and landed on Akeno's chest. She was a little surprised, but quickly came to her senses and started stroking him.
- Fou, fou! - he sneezed, putting his belly to Akeno and starting to purr.
- Heh. A perverted animal," I said. But Fou didn't listen to me.
- You have such a cute surname, Romani-sensei," Rias said and joined in petting the furball.
The other girls, seeing this, also decided to join in the action and moved towards Fou. All except Sona and Tsubaki.
- Return to your seats," Sona ordered her entourage.
They made a pouty face, but obeyed her nonetheless.
- Romani-sensei, even despite my circumstances, I would like to play a game with you," she declared.
- Оh? Aren't you afraid of losing? - I asked. - If you lose, you'll have to marry me, won't you?
- True, but the chance of that is minimal," she said with steely confidence. - 'And if I win, you answer my two questions.
- And if I do win? - I asked.
- Besides marrying me? - Sona asked. - What do you want?
- Hmmm," I thought about it and answered, waving it away. - How about a cosplay photo shoot? And I don't want to marry you. I'm too good for you.
- Then let's cosplay, sensei," she declared with a twitching eye.
- Uh-huh. Let's play.
Tsubaki pulled out a chessboard, and we began to arrange the pieces.
- Hey, Sitri," I mentally addressed the demon. - How about a little help?
- Why would I do that, Romani? - I heard the senile voice of the demon Sitri.
- Don't you want to know your offspring's abilities?
He was silent for a moment and then answered.
- Let's see what my blood can do.
О! That would be a very quick victory. And, of course, blackmail material for Sona Sitri.
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