*Kenichi's POV*
Kenichi: "How was your weekend Kato? Did you do something interesting?"
This was the first thing I asked Kato after arriving at school, in fact now that I think about it, I wonder what she does in her free time, from what I know from Saekano's story one of her hobbies is shopping.
Kato: "I got together with Kosaki-chan and Ruri-chan, together we went shopping for clothes together and walked around the city."
Wow, her relationship with them has advanced pretty quickly, it's at the point where she casually calls them by their first names, they even went shopping for clothes together, in the Saekano anime the closest thing Kato had to friends were the other three girls who were part of the same circle that Aki Tomoya is going to create in the future, although all three were beautiful in their own right, their personalities didn't fit very well with Kato's who was calmer.
Kenichi: "I see, that's good, I'm glad you're making friends without any problem... If you don't have any problem invite us sometimes too, Raku doesn't have the balls to invite Onodera so it'll be a good opportunity for them to get used to each other's presence"
I know I've already put aside my identity as a support character, but I have a lot of fun watching Raku and Onodera, they're so innocent and cute, it's what you'd expect from a romance anime, although it's a shame for Chitoge, at this point Onodera is my friend, so I'm rooting for their relationship... Well, knowing these love triangle stories, it's most likely that no matter what we do, Raku won't date anyone until the plot progresses further... Plus there are still the other two girls who are part of Raku's past and are just as in love with him as Onodera.
Even though Harem is allowed in this country and Raku is the young son of a Yakuza clan, I doubt he would choose that path, he is the type of protagonist who would spend years single just to wait for the girl he loves.
That's why I have fun, this is somehow very relaxing, it helps me forget my problems and get my mind off thoughts related to the destruction of the world.
Kato: "I don't have any problems... But I doubt it's that easy for those two not to get nervous"
Even Kato realized that the two have feelings for each other... Well, I think just by looking at how they behave it's incredibly obvious, that's why Shuu and Miyamoto instantly realized that something weird was going on when Raku suddenly got engaged to Chitoge at the beginning of the story.
After that, time passed and now we were in PE class time, all the boys went into the locker room to put on our sports clothes.
Shuu: "W-What the hell is that Kenichi... H-How the hell do you get a body like that in so few days?"
Raku: "I-I agree... Not even the most trained members of the Ichijou clan have bodies as defined as this one."
Well I can't blame them for being surprised, after my level went up, I grew a few more centimeters and my muscles are even more defined than before, luckily for me, clothes hide it pretty well. I can also show and hide the Devil Slayer Magic mark on my left arm at will, although it usually looks like a beautiful tattoo, for now it's best that I don't show it so much.
Kenichi: "Although I'd like to say that I'm doing a normal training, the truth is that it's much more intense than you can imagine"
Shuu: "I-I think I'm going to start calling you Aniki from now on"
I could feel several resentful glances from the boys who were looking at my body, but that resentment quickly turned into embarrassment when they compared their own bodies to mine, especially the trio of perverts, now that I think about it, ever since the protagonist was hospitalized lately these guys have calmed down quite a bit.
Tomoya Aki was alone in a corner, going unnoticed while ignoring everyone and getting lost in his own world. I have to admit that with his simple appearance he looks like a protagonist from a Hentai, his glasses are almost always blank and his eyes are not visible at all, and as for Rito, he quickly changed his clothes and walked ahead without even talking to anyone. I've been ignoring him lately, but I think I'm going to have a serious talk with him soon. It's worrying that he behaves that way.
Hazakura: "Okay guys, the problem with last week's schedules is finally fixed, so this is our first class, let me introduce myself, my name is Hazakura Hikari and from today on I'm going to be your physical education teacher, I'm also the student council advisor and also the swim team coach."
This is Hazakura-sensei, the teacher from another Ecchi romance anime called, Nande Koko ni Sensei ga, she has dark brown hair that goes down to her shoulders, she has it tied in a half ponytail at the back of her head with a white ribbon, she also has two bangs on each side of her face along with a lock that sticks out on top of her head, she has eyes of the same color as her hair and tanned skin, and even though she's wearing a red sports tracksuit, it's obvious that she has a wonderful physical figure along with breasts that are a little smaller than Aya-sensei's.
The anime is not complicated at all, it's just stories of different boys who get caught in perverted situations with different teachers, in Hazakura-sensei's case it's with a boy named Takahashi Takashi, from what I know of the story he's his childhood friend.
Hazakura: "Okay, for now I want everyone to choose a partner to stretch with before we start jogging around the court."
We spent a while stretching amongst ourselves, of course we were separated from the girls to do them, and then we did different types of exercises, from squats, sit-ups and finally we were doing several laps around the court.
When we finished, all the boys were lying on the ground sweating and sighing tiredly, the physical condition of these guys was horrible, the only ones who were passable were Raku, Shuu and Rito.
Hazakura: "E-Excuse me, your name is Saruyama Kenichi, right? You're interested in becoming a professional athlete!"
I was getting ready to change my clothes again, when suddenly Hazakura-sensei called out to me while moving in an exaggerated manner and touching my entire body without realizing how she kept touching me with her well-developed breasts.
Kenichi: "What?"
Paying no attention to my confusion, she continued to inspect every muscle in my body, touching my back, chest, arms, hands, legs, but just as she was about to touch my crotch she realized that she was getting too carried away, unlike other girls who would get nervous, she simply stood up and acted as if nothing had happened.
Hazakura: "I haven't been a teacher for very long, but I've seen a lot of athletes and I can assure you that you are the one with the best body among them all, just look at you, you completed all the exercises perfectly and you don't even have a single drop of sweat on your body... Also, your body is perfect in every way, you have arms with extremely firm muscles, as well as your legs and back."
Kenichi: "Well... I usually train every day, and you could say that I have a rather special body."
Hazakura: "I see, I see, by the way Ken-kun, are you interested in joining the swimming club?"
Wow, this teacher has a rather free attitude, not only did she start touching my body shamelessly as if it were nothing, she also took the liberty of shortening my name.
Kenichi: "To be honest, I'm not really interested in sports right now, and I'd like to join the swimming club, but from what I understand, the one at this school is only for girls, right?"
With my body and the help of the system, I could easily enter the Olympics and win a lot of medals, but I'm pretty sure that over time it would get boring.
Hazakura: "Ah... Damn, I forgot... And what about athletics or some other sport, I'm absolutely sure that if you put your mind to it you could become the best"
Hazakura-sensei was chasing me all day to agree to join some sports-related club, of course I turned her down, I'm already quite busy with my training, my novel and the Stray Devil's that keep appearing almost every day, I've already killed so many that they practically don't give me any experience to level up, in the end she gave in with the condition that one of these days I'll try temporarily joining some club activities to see if I end up liking them.
After that I finish school and I go back again with Kato, Raku, Shuu, Onodera and Miyamoto, we chat animatedly until we separate, because we all lived in different directions.
Just like the other days, I did some hours of physical training with the X4 increased gravity, unexpectedly training my magic under gravity also helped increase my magic power pretty fast, right now I must be a bit behind Gray Fullbuster at the beginning of Fairy Tail's story.
My Ice Maker in particular became pretty accurate, to start with Ice Devil Slayer Magic is simply Ice Magic with the Devil Slayer attribute, so I can easily use almost all the creation spells that Gray used, I became pretty skilled especially in creating static objects like weapons or objects made of ice, although it is a bit harder I can also create animals made of ice that move with my control.
I also tried using the same pose that Gray usually used to do his spells, which was to put the fist of my right hand on the palm of my left hand, when I did it was much easier to create things, plus it helped me channel my magic power better so I don't waste it unnecessarily.
I tried learning to use other magic from the world of Fairy Tail or from other worlds, but it didn't work, I could feel as if an invisible force was repressing me, the conclusion I came to is that even though I freed myself from the control of the world, I still have not freed myself from the chains that hold back the growth of humans, for now the only way I have to obtain other magic is through the system, but I'm not complaining, ice magic is very good and it complements well with my fist fighting style.
I spent a few hours training, until the time I was waiting for finally arrived. I had been putting it off for quite a while, but I finally decided to try out the pet summon card. I had been specifically waiting for this day, which is the day I have the best luck with.
But I still feel a bit unsure, even with EX rank luck I'm still not mentally prepared for the terrors of Gacha, the description said that I was going to choose a random pet, so that means it works the same as Gacha.
After being unsure for a few more minutes, I took the card out of the system storage.
Achievement System
*Do you want to use the Pet Summon Card*
Yes✓ No✗
Kenichi: "Yes, I want to use it!"
The moment I said that, the card rose into the air and began to shine with an intense golden light and also began to make sounds like those of a roulette wheel that only served to make me even more nervous, the few seconds that passed felt like an eternity, until finally the sound stopped and the card slowly fell into my hand again.
At first I was confused, I thought that the pet was going to magically appear in front of me, but to my surprise the card that was initially blank now had the drawing of a certain pet that I knew quite well, and the card now looked quite similar to the ones that the Servants of the game Fate/Grand Order had.
In the image appeared a small and cute animal with a light blond fur with black spots on its paws, on its ears, on a symbol that it had on its forehead and on its tail that were actually two, and they also looked quite fluffy. Her eyes were red and she also had sharp pupils like those of cats and on her neck she had a rather fluffy fur that made her look like a scarf.
Name: Kirara
Rank: ★★★★
Race: Youkai Nekomata
Origin: Inuyasha
Age: 500 Years
ATK: 8,000
HP: 12,000
Skills: Transformation - Flight - Immunity to fire - Inhuman Strength
Yes, it was Kirara, the cute pet that accompanied Inuyasha and his friends on their travels, in the anime she generally had an innocent appearance like that of a kitten, but thanks to her transformation ability she could adopt a larger form that was quite similar to that of a Saber-toothed Tiger, in addition to that she could fly.
This is the perfect pet, not only does it behave like any other animal, it is also very useful during battle, and thanks to its strength it could easily finish off the Youkai that appeared in the Inuyasha anime.
Achievement System
*Once you decide to take the pet out of the card, it will not be able to return, it will be linked to the life of the host forever, if the host unfortunately dies, the pet will too, and by being linked to the soul of the host it will always be able to rest within it in a spiritual way to replenish its energy or to heal from damage, depending on the level of the connection you have with the pet, it will also gain support skills that adapt well to its qualities*
*To summon the pet you have to say the words: "I Summon You"*
I'm not going to deny that I was a little nervous about the fact that if I died, she would die too, but for the moment I decided to keep those insecurities to myself.
Kenichi: "I summon you!"
The instant I said those words, the card began to spin quite quickly while shining much more intensely than before, until finally, after a final glow that almost left me blind, Kirara's figure became visible.
She was lying on the floor while sleeping peacefully, although I had already seen her appearance in the anime and also in the card, seeing her in real life was completely different, her fur looked incredibly shiny and fluffy, and I could feel the connection between us, it was a very warm and cozy feeling, it was as if we were connected on a deeper level than blood, I could clearly feel how calm she was.
Thanks to the connection I was also able to know about all of her strengths and weaknesses, the things she liked and disliked, just like how I saw her in the anime, her usual behavior is like that of a cat, but she should not be underestimated, in her transformation she is several times stronger than most of the Stray Devil's I have defeated, in terms of brute force she is stronger than me, plus she can fly and has resistance against fire, plus the system said that it is possible for her to gain abilities depending on how our connection progresses.
Although I wonder how this will work, if I'm not mistaken Kirara was a Youkai cat of the Nekomata race, in the world of DxD, that race also exists among the Youkai, in fact one of the main heroines is of that same race.
While I was thinking, Kirara began to slightly open her eyes, when she opened them completely, she began to look around absentmindedly, until finally after a few seconds she looked at me, we stayed looking at each other for several seconds, but it was not an awkward silence, the connection of our souls was telling us everything we needed about how we felt, until after a while she finally spoke.
Kenichi: "My name is Saruyama Kenichi, I don't know how this works exactly, but apparently from today you and I are going to be partners and our lives are intertwined, I don't know how things are going to develop, but I hope to count on you from now on, is that okay with you, Kirara?"
Kirara is not an animal, she is a Youka, it is possible that her appearance and attitude is that of a cat, but she is as intelligent as a human, that is why she understands everything I say to her.
When she heard me she moved her ears animatedly and began to slowly approach me, when she was within my reach she simply lowered her head and looked at me tenderly.
Kirara: "Kyuu... Kyuu... Kyuu..."
I didn't know what she was saying, but thanks to our connection I could feel her feelings, so I reached out my hand and started to pet her gently, in the past when I lived with my parents we had a cat so I knew where to pet her to make her feel good, her fur was so soft, shiny and fluffy, not even her cute tails were spared from my caresses, by doing all that I felt like our bond was strengthening, Kirara happily moved her two tails while making cute sounds.
Kenichi: "Now that I think about it, I still had the toys I used to play with the cat we had in the past"
Kirara: "Kyuu... Kyuu... Kyuu... Kyuu..."
Kenichi: "Hahahaha... That tickles Kirara"
We played together for several hours, I think I missed this kind of feelings, it felt so nostalgic to play with Kirara, I don't know how things will be in the future, but what is certain is that this lonely house is going to be much more lively than before.
Then it was time to eat, although Kirara likes cat food at the moment I don't have any, so I gave her some of my food and she ate it very happily, but when I gave her some of the rainbow fruit she ran happily around the house for several minutes while playing animatedly.
*The connection with Kirara increased*
Kirara receives: Flamethrower
Description: It is a characteristic movement of fire-type Pokémon that allows them to expel fire from their mouths to cause burning damage to their enemies.
Kenichi: "Huh...?"
Kirara: "Kyuu...?"
I think both Kirara and I stood there confused, even though we had already been told that if our connection improved I would gain abilities, I thought they would be of a different type, I never thought I would receive abilities from the Pokémon world, plus it is a fire movement, which is quite compatible with Kirara.
Just when I was thinking about the ways we could use this movement in the future, my danger sensor alerted me of three dark presences on the outskirts of Sainan.
Kenichi: "It seems that the time to test this new ability came sooner than we expected Kirara"
Kirara: "Kyuu... Kyuu... Kyuu..."
Understanding my intentions, the two of us walked out to the backyard together. Luckily, it was already dark, so the chances of being seen were low. Also, if someone were to see us, I could just activate the disappearance.
Kenichi: "Kirara, can you please transform?"
Although I can get there in a few minutes by running, I want to try the feeling of flying through the sky while riding Kirara's back.
Kirara: "Kyuu... Kyuu... Kyuu..."
Apparently, Kirara was happy at the idea of showing me her skills. She walked forward with her cute little legs until she reached the center of the yard, and when she did, she suddenly expelled a flame of fire from her body.