"You're telling me they're planning to do WHAT?!"

Azazel almost raised his voice when he heard what just Ben said through the phone. He was currently at a traditional Kyoto teahouse, and was being served tea by one of the pretty Geishas. The Governor tried his best to keep his composure as to not scare the woman, but she noticed he got really tense at the moment because of the call.

"Sorry pretty lady, something urgent came up so I gotta go."

After an annoyed "tch", the Fallen Angel said and paid the Geisha in full for her service as he quickly went out of there to meet up with the 'foreigners' again.

"Tell me where you guys are right now."

The Geisha looked in longing at the handsome dilf that exited the teahouse in a hurried manner. She was prohibited from ever having an illicit relationships with the guests due to her work conditions, yet she felt attracted to the foreigner.

'Hopefully, one day, he comes back.'

At Azazel's office.

"So yeah, that's the gist of the situation."

Ben along with Kirito briefed the situation to Azazel who was holding his temple in annoyance due to the audacity of the Hero faction.

"They acting like they own the place...!"

Governor Azazel said angrily under his breath. He'll make sure to pay them back with interest during the raid.

Kirito then reminded the reasons as to why,

"Other than holding Yasaka-hime hostage, they also have three Longinus - with one of them being True Longinus. Of course they think they're hot stuff."

He then added inwardly, 'But they're being this aggressive because of us.'

They are the wildcards, after all. Especially Benjamin.

"Cao Cao wants us to do something reckless, doesn't he?" Ben made a rhetoric question as the answer was obvious.

"Yes, but we have no choice. If we want the rest of the trip to be stress-free for everyone, then we must finish them off tonight." Azazel stated with a face that he meant business with those chumps.

"Looks like I have to beat some more sense to Cao Cao; he hasn't learned his lesson yet."

"And I've got a score to settle with Walmart Zoro, so count us in."

"Let's save Mrs. Yasaka!"

"...The sooner we deal with them, the better."

Everyone - including Shoto, were pumped up to take care of the wannabes who were causing nothing but trouble in Kyoto.

The Fallen Angel Governor felt grateful for the group. These four were humans, yet they were going out of their way to help him and his students to save the Yokai faction leader. He had to thank them from the bottom of his heart.

"Thank you... The four of you,"

"It's what Heroes do!"

The chat group members all stated simultaneously.

"Heh! I bet if you guys were the leaders of the Hero faction, then you bunch would've definitely made this world a better place." Said Azazel as he chuckled a bit.

He then added after regaining his composure, "We'll mobilize everyone after some rest when they come back. Go prepare yourself, you guys."

"Roger that!"

All of them nodded as they went ahead to get themselves ready for the upcoming raid. Except for Kirito, that is. As they were about to head out, the Black Swordsman silently grabbed the shoulder of the other swordsman and whispered to his ear without letting the rest hear him.

"Pst, Asta. There's something important I gotta tell ya; you in?"

Asta only nodded in response, after a moment of thinking when he saw Kirito putting a finger in front of his mouth as to not answer him verbally. The both then sneaked off from without anyone's notice.

With Ben.

Our Alien Hero was currently in his room, stretching his body to get himself ready for checking out the transformations he unlocked since yesterday. Ben, to be quite honest, was pretty excited compared to the other times he gained new forms due to one reason; all of them are magical based entities, so now he can somewhat use magic just like one of his older selves.

"All right! Hopefully they're as powerful as Azazel and Serafall hyped them out to be."

He didn't want these cool new forms to be lukewarm, after all. The Hero then activated his Omnitrix and found one of the new icons which was that of a fox with nine tails behind it. When he was about to slam the cylinder the second it popped up, a flash of blue screen materialized before him which caused him to be distracted from turning into his new form.

[Will you fuse the Chat Group with the Omnitrix's interference and its data bank, to unlock the {Alien Management} function?]

Ben had to blink a couple of times because he genuinely couldn't believe he got something like this. He had to ask though, "Why didn't you tell me sooner?"

[You never asked.]

"... aight, fair point." He saw nothing wrong with its answer as he tapped the Yes button. Nothing major happened other than the blue screen pixelating and entering the watch, for the device to project a green-colored screen of its own. Though this time, there was an extra option called {Alien Management} which had a red dot next to it in indication that it's something new.

"Okay... Not the thing I was expecting, but alright. Let's see what you're about!"

As soon as he entered the new section, Ben got hit with a tutorial message that briefly summarized him about its functions.

[Welcome to The Alien Management section where you could:

1) Learn about all the Aliens you've transformed into, as well as the ones the user acquired so far.

2) Detect any anomalies that's caused by the Aliens within the Omnitrix and notify the user about their causes.

3) Inform you about any upgrade and/or evolution possible at the moment.

Note: All these functions were available within the Omnitrix itself, but Azmuth didn't tell you about their command codes because he never thought you'd be needing them.]

"So he knew I wouldn't bother with these cause I'd always come after him to bug him about Omnitrix related stuff. That aside, this thing feels like a Pokedex; pretty neat." Ben liked what he'd seen from it, especially the last one because it would mean that he doesn't have to always rely on his top guns for any tough fight.

Humungousaur might be out there in a corner making said noises right now. (A.N: you get a nickel for each time Ben transformed into him XD)

"Now time to check out the new ones here; saves me the time from transforming to each of them." Ben then scrolled down to find his DxD native Aliens.

Rather the icons that only showed their head when he was about to choose an Alien, there were 2D full-body portraits of all his unlocked Aliens with bright green outlining. The ones he has yet to unlock were blank and had three question marks in place of them. And the ones he recently acquired through scanning or unlocking them had an exclamation mark at the top right corner of their portraits.

He decided to go with the one that looked the most normal out of the three due to the other two blinking at him and had no outlines. Ben would look them up later after he checks the one that has the outline of a nine tailed fox.

[Name: N/A

Species: Kyuubi (Nine-tailed Fox Yokai)

Donor: Kunou, The Kyuubi Princess

Briefing: The legendary beast of the Japanese mythology, with the number of theirs tails representing how strong they are. Masters of Youjutsu - with great affinity for Illusion and Fire elements. Capable of learning Senjutsu as well if they're physically fit and have achieved a calm mind through meditation. Also can transform into a humanoid form, and alter their sizes. Additionally, Kyuubis gain a power boost when they're at Kyoto.]

"Wow, uhh... this guy can do a lot of things. Training him would be difficult though," And that's a given when having the capability to do magic is different than actually having the knowledge to do it. Looks like he have to stick with the basics of his abilities till he masters the form.

Ben then chose one of the two blinking ones and honestly didn't expect to already face an anomaly.

[Anomaly Detected: Azazel's DNA!

Due to the Donor being a former high ranking Angel before becoming a Fallen rather being born as one, strong traces of his Angel DNA still remain. Able to unlock both; will you proceed?]

"Heck yeah! The more, the merrier."

At his affirmation, an animation popped up that showed the DNA dividing into two, then the separated pieces replicating before splicing and getting attached to their replicated halfs. (A.N: sorry if I'm not good at explaining biology stuff.)

[Two new Aliens unlocked:

1) Cadre-class Fallen Angel (Angel subspecies)

2) Seraph-class Angel

Tap for more details.]

"I honestly didn't see that much of a difference between them in the show - hopefully there's an incentive for me to use them interchangeably."

[Name: N/A

Species: Angel

Donor: Azazel, Fallen Angel Governor

Briefing: During his time as a warrior of God, he was very skilled at manipulating the Light and could generate a lot due to being a pure Angel.]

[Name: N/A

Species: Fallen Angel

Donor: Azazel, Fallen Angel Governor

Briefing: His time as a scientist when he ammased a vast amount of magical knowledge to the point of creating Artificial SGs. Although his Light less pure compared to his former Angel self, his Light Construction is comparable to that of a Lantern Corp member.]

"Sweet! So one is a light-based close-ranged fighter, and the other is a light and magical version of Brainstorm." In short, he was satisfied with what he got till now.

And as they say, save the best for last. Time to check out the Devil form he got from Serafall.

[Anomaly Detected: Serafall's Devil Trait!]

"Yeah, no thanks. Lemme see my Devil form already." Anticipation was killing him because after the Dragons, the Devils were his favorite race in the shadow. Every Devil noble family had a Trait that were pretty unique in their own way. He wanted something like the Gremory's Destruction or Phenex's Immortality!

[Will you proceed to to look at the details of the Alien without checking the Anomaly?]

"Yes."

This is it, the moment of truth.

And...

"... that's a bit disappointing."

He was disappointed, and rightfully so.

[Name: N/A

Species: Devil (Sitri Variant)

Donor: Serafall Leviathan (former Sitri)

Briefing: As a powerful Satan-class Devil, Serafall had no Desire until she got infatuated with the concept of Maou Shojou. When transforming into this Alien, you'll appear as a Devil with the appearance of a Water magician capable of flooding an entire country with a spell.]

It felt like a boosted Water Hazard minus all of his coolness and originality. Plus, he'd rather use him instead of this because there's a risk of collateral damage if the Sitri water manipulation is as hyped up as it actually is. Wish there was something he could replace it with...

[The user can combine the Sitri's Devil Trait with one of the other compatible Aliens to bring them one step closer to evolution. Will you proceed?]

Ben had to blink in disbelief because he didn't think something like this was possible. He asked in surprise, "Wait, is this legit? It's not a scam, right?"

[Abnormal DNA that cannot be contained normally can be neutralized this way or through data erasure; with Devils' Traits and the Desires carried within them being such case. It's also a prototype for a future concept that Azmuth developed this.]

"Then is it something like an inferior version of the Ultimates?"

[Unlike the Ultimate Evolution Simulation, this doesn't create a sentient version of it, nor forces the subject to go through the agonizing process of forced evolution. Instead, it only uses the Abnormal DNA as a factor to genetically enhance the selected Alien. Note that Abnormal DNA cannot be copied, or transferred to other Aliens once a suitable subject is selected.]

"Damn, so I gotta choose fast, huh? Also a prototype for a future concept? I wonder what's it gonna be." Ben said to himself after reading what was written on the screen.

He then nodded after a bit of consideration, and stated, "All right! Bring me the compatible Aliens."

Not surprisingly, only one Alien come up and it was mentioned previously before. It was none other than one of the Andromeda Five: Water Hazard.

It only makes sense that it'd be him considering the Sitri is only capable of Superior Water Manipulation. Had Serafall been from the original Leviathan family, then Ripjaws might've been included as well. It would've been cool to have a giant sea serpent roaming around the ocean, but alas, he has to settle with the cards he's been dealt with.

When he pressed 'combine', another animation played out which showed something getting detached from the Devil DNA and slowly eased into Water Hazard's DNA without any difficulty. After a few seconds for the Trait to assimilate to its new home, Water Hazard's portrait began blinking like crazy until there was another figure standing in place of him.

Instead of the regular Water Hazard, this one had a sleeker armor and was less bulkier than the original; with a not-so-subtle Japanese flair. It was an amalgamation of the most popular Japanese combat occupations.

He had a metal mask covering his mouth like a ninja. A sandogasa hat ronins usually wear that would hide their eyes until they raise their head. The hat also had an 'U'-shaped ornament on top of it that you'd see in most shogun armors. Coupled with his elbow blades that seemed to be pressurized water, the six water capsules on his back, and the empty sword sheath hanging from his hips; Ben could tell that this was something straight out of Sumo Slammers Rising: Revengeance.

[Alien Enhanced!

Water Hazard (B) to Dewdrop Shogun (B 2plus)

Briefing: Through refining the Desire within Serafall's Sitri Trait by combining Ben's own fascination with Japanese culture, this enhancement became possible. A natural powerhouse when it comes to anything water related. This could be the plausible offspring of an Orishan with a member of the Sitri family in an Alternate Universe.

Upgrades:

1) Enhanced Water Manipulation

2) Enhanced Steam Manipulation

3) Natural Steam Excretion

4) Retractable Hands

5) Special Technique: Dewdrop Slash

Note: To activate this enhancement, the user must turn the Omnitrix left, and then right, before tapping the Omnitrix sign while still in the required Alien form.]

"Awesome!" He was definitely enthusiastic since he always complained about not having an Alien with a ninja or a samurai related fighting style. Although, his face was filled with horror soon after he made an oopsie.

"But... what about my Devil's Trait?!"

[Your Devil Alien is still at Satan-class but with no Trait from any noble family. Able to gain a Trait through burning some of its data to randomly select one from the seventy two bloodlines currently dormant within the Devil DNA. Will you proceed?

Note: The burned data could still be regained through the repeated use of the Alien, and potentially, become a Super Devil to gain your True Form.]

"Why do you have an answer for anything?" At this point, Ben was becoming suspicious of the thing. It was too good to be true.

[Thank the creator for making such a flexible device that's capable of housing any intelligent and sentient life form at a near-perfect condition.]

"Yeah, I'm not gonna ask about it anymore. Just do your thing."

Another animation popped up but this time Ben didn't know what the hell was going on. He just wanted to get his hands on the Devil transformation ASAP. When it finished, the portraits showed a nobly-yet-crudely dressed Ikemen with shoulder-length shaggy hair, and the signature Devil wings, horns, and tail.

Other than the brushed up collar, and the chains coiled around on each of his arms to look edgy, there was nothing special about it design-wise.

[Sequence Completed!

Satan-class Devil (N/A) to High-class Devil (Kyton Variant) (A.N: DnD peeps would know.)

Briefing: The Kytons are the paragons of justice within the Devil society. They display sadistic tendencies towards sinners who prey on the weak and intend to genuinely harm evildoers; the degree may very depending on the specimen. Kytons have the Trait "Chains" to bind their enemies and render their power useless overtime.

Note: The lost data will be regained upon continuous use of the transformation until the user reaches Satan-class. Additionally, with the right trigger, the user may become a Super Devil to unlock the Kyton's True Form:

...$h 0!4 04 F ¥e...]

"The what now..?" He was pretty much satisfied with things he got, but was confused when reading "True Form" of his Devil Alien because it was written in gibberish. Still, he didn't care much as he got a lot more than he expected for just coming to this world.

Another thought came across his head, 'What if I go and scan everyone here?' but he quickly dismissed that idea.

"I'm not a Pokemon catcher to go waste my time on scanning people. Besides, it's just rude to scan them willy-nilly without consent. I've already got more that I planned, so let's not be greedy." He reasoned with himself. Despite that, there was one thing he was also curious about.

"So... can you also unlock Master Contro, Pokedex-manual-thingy?"

[Negative.]

"Why? Shouldn't you have access to most of Omnitrix's functions by now?"

[Master Control is locked behind such encryptions that are beyond the Alien Management Manual's access. Plus, if the user had reading comprehension, he wouldn't be asking this.]

He then recalled the opening message that popped up when he entered the new section of the map.

"Oh yeah, you're right..! Looks like I was too engrossed in this thing that I forgot about that. Still, I have one more question; since when you could hear and respond like this?" It was bugging him because he doesn't remember it being this chatty ever since he booted up the app.

[The Chat Group app has a built-in AI chat box for every user to help them to the point they're authorized to.]

"That's nice to hear. But anyway, let's name these new guys then get some rest before the raid happens."

He then went ahead and named the four guys with such ridiculous names that'd put Korean MCs naming sense to shame.

By the order he looked them up:

1) Trixune: Because he has a lot of trix up his tails ;)

2) Bariel: Honestly didn't think much of it as he only wanted a name that ends with 'iel'.

3) Crowlight: 'Crow' 'Light'. Need I say more?

4) Byte-on: Originally misreading Kyton as something akin to "Python", and added with Ben's naming sense; he came up with this. After all, he's gonna give his opponents something to byte on.

"I'm all set, and now we wait." Said Ben after dropping himself on his bed for some rest as he waited for the others to gather.

With Issei.

Our Oppai Dragon had been experiencing an emotional conflict within himself, so to speak. Ever since this trip started, a lot of big issues that were too complicated for his Oppai-filled brain were brought up - that he, as the Sekiryuutei, was forced to think about them.

These issues being: his relationship with Rias, the upcoming Rating Game with Sairaorg, Cao Cao and the nutjob faction with their whole extremist ideology, etc. Then add the fact that he failed to save the Yokai faction leader, he wasn't the feeling the best right now.

'Damnit! Had I been a bit faster...!' Issei grit his teeth as he said inwardly. He regrets not being strong enough to escape that place with her, because if he did, they didn't have to deal with this uncertainty.

Maybe if he used Juggernaut—!

[Don't even think about using it, Partner. You're not Vali. Losing your sanity will be the least of your worries if you activate it again.] Ddraig interrupted him before Issei deludes himself into using that form.

'So you mean I'm weaker than him?'

[That's not tru—!]

But Issei cut him off and added, 'You're right, Ddraig. I'm just a good-for-nothing pervert who can only punch stuff. There's no way I'm gonna be someone as awesome as Vali or Ben.'

Ddraig had to be careful of the things he said because of his partner going through a fit of depression right now. And he knew just the perfect thing to say.

[I think those guys would disagree with you on that.]

Looking up, Issei saw his currently present close friends, all members of the ORC, look at him with concern in their eyes. He was there for them when they needed somebody to help them, so they'd be fools if they don't return the favor.

"Hey, man. If you're feeling down, you can always share it with us, y'know?"

Kiba wanted to comfort his best friend.

"No matter what happens, we've got your back, Ise."

"Cheer up, Ise-kun! You can always count on us to support you!"

Both Xenovia and Irina promised him to support and cheer him up respectively.

"Are you alright, Ise-san? The Ise-san I know would punch stuff and ask questions later. If something's bothering you, please tell us."

And lastly, Asia, like a true lover showed him genuine concern for his well-being with how she held his hand and looked at him straight in the eyes when she said that.

"Y-you guys...!"

Issei was shaken a bit because of the emotional support. And he'd bet that if the others were here as well, they would've also jumped in to help him. Truly, he's blessed to have such friends who accept him regardless of him being a mega pervert.

"I-it's alright everyone! I'm doing fine...!"

The brunette wanted to reassure his friends, but had to stop himself short from continuing when he noticed a purple mist going past him. Kiba and Issei got really tense as they knew what that mist was.

"Asia, go back! Now."

The 'Angel' of Gremory was surprised and a bit scared when she saw Issei's face go serious like that. It usually means something's bad going to happen. Murphy's law aside, she guessed right.

"Having a moment with your lover, Sekiryuutei?"

It was that smug, light stick wielding bastard he wanted to deck his face so much. Issei quickly put on his Boosted Gear before facing him.

"Cao Cao..."

Other him, there were also Herc and Sieg beside him, but there was no sign of Jeanne. Leo's Anti-Monsters were surrounding them but he himself wasn't present. And Georg looks like he was somewhere else maintaining his BxB and would jump in if things go south.

Seeing themselves already surrounded and caught in Georg's BxB, the ORC got ready for one tough fight.

"Ise!"

"Already on it, Xenovia!"

Issei immediately took out Ascalon from his Longinus and passed it towards Xenovia. Since her main weapon, Durandal, was in for repairs; she had to resort to Issei's Holy Sword as a substitute.

"No need to jump the gun, Hyoudou. I'm only here for a talk."

"Like hell I'd believe a shrewd bastard like you!"

"Don't even want to hear why I came here?"

"Talk; though, I know you'll just make me wanna punch your face more." Issei responded as he clenched his fist.

"Say, you Devils have Phenex Tears, right? The ones you use to get back up from a near-death state. Isn't it unfair to use such things against us frail humans who could easily die by the likes of you? I say let's even things out." Said Cao Cao before pointing his light spear at the ORC.

"Is that... The True Longinus...?" Irina asked as she, and the other two of the Church Trio, felt shaken by being near the presence of that spear. They had this feeling that if they stared longer to it, they'd go totally insane.

Issei definitely felt that something was strange with the girls the moment Cao Cao appeared. He grit his teeth in frustration if this is related to the thing he read when researching about the Longinus.

"Girls! Go back and don't ever get near that thing. Kiba! Protect them with your life if you have to." Everyone heeded his commands. Because, if there was someone else who they'd trust to be their leader after Rias, it'd be Issei.

"Ho? So you know about what does True Longinus does to believers, huh. That's surprising coming from the Chichiryuutei (Bust Dragon Emperor) himself."

"Being an Oppai connoisseur isn't the only thing I'm good at, damn it!" But he then added as he entered his stance to fight, "So you wanna kill me? Have at it!"

"Well, I don't want to have that Sis-con Maou on my trail for killing his brother-in-law. That doesn't mean..." Cao Cao vanished before he could finish.

Issei knew something was wrong when that guy suddenly disappeared like that. And he was right.

"...I can't take out the healer." He appeared out of nowhere in front of Asia with his spear ready to kill, or main her, right then and there. Everyone tried to jump in to save her, but there's no way they could reach here; because, they can't just go at their top speed at a moment's notice. Kiba and Xenovia lamented that even though they're Knights, there's no way they could stop the tip from piercing her in time.

Oppai Dragon had all colors drained from his face as his PTSD and trauma of that day kicked in. He didn't want her to get hurt ever again!

"Ddraig..."

[BOOST!] [BOOST!] [BOOST!] [BOOST!] [BOOST!]...

Ddraig forced multiple back-to-back Boosts without the BxB on, to let Issei push past his limits and appear before Cao Cao. However, this isn't without its consequences as it would strain his body a lot after this fight finishes.

WOOSH

"What?!" Cao Cao genuinely got surprised that the pervert could go this fast.

"Ise-san!" And Asia felt relieved that Issei came to her rescue, but was worried about what would happen next.

"Ahhh!" With a battle cry, Issei used his left hand, which was covered by Boosted Gear, to block the spear of light reminiscent of a Fallen who started it all. He understood that had he used his non-armored hand, his whole self would've been vaporized so he used his left hand which had more draconic blood than the rest of his body.

True Longinus pierced the red gauntlet with little to no resistance, and a shout of pain escaped Issei's lips as he got to experience what it literally means to have his "blood boiled" (also his nerves), but fortunately, he wasn't blown to pieces yet so he managed to to stay firm via sheer determination and gritting his teeth.

"Haaaa!" But that doesn't mean he should stay idle and let the spear go through him. Sekiryuutei pushed forward; despite the agonizing pain he's experiencing right now, as his arm became a mess and his steaming blood splattering around the area. Cao Cao was so shocked by this predicament, that by the time he wanted to comment about it, Issei was already at a punching distance.

BAAM

And punching his face he did when he used the remaining of his strength in his right arm to send the guy tumbling meters away. However, Cao Cao wasn't even hurt that much as he cracked his neck and got back up. You could still see the smugness within him as he managed to do what he wanted: forcing the ORC to waste their limited supply of Phenex Tears before the actual raid.

"You wouldn't mind me lending you a hand, Issei Hyoudou? Because you really need it."

His left arm which housed his Longinus was no more, as smoke was coming from where it had been cut off. A dark shadow covered his face as Issei looked on the ground without uttering a single word nor voice.

The ORC was horrified by this and lost their breath for a moment as they couldn't even comprehend what just happened. First to react was Asia - being the most sensitive among them toward violence.

"Noooo! Issei!"

'Damnit! Had I acted sooner..!'

Kiba and Xenovia blamed themselves for what happened to Issei. If they stepped in quicker to stop that guy, Issei didn't have to sacrifice himself like that. But that begs the question; if Issei's gauntlet couldn't stop that spear, what could their measly swords do against that behemoth of a Sacred Gear? They'd end up dead.

Moments later, pieces of red armor - specifically a gauntlet, started forming on Issei's right hand. After an emerald was added on to the still-forming gauntlet, it glowed a bright green as a dominant voice came from it,

"[...Wielder of True Longinus, you've made a grave mistake; beware of the consequences.]"

Ddraig made sure to emphasize on 'grave'.

The 'mistake' as well, kinda confused Cao Cao. Was it the arm? Or...?

And that was when Issei raised his head to lock eyes with him. Unlike when they first met, his eyes were now glowing in a chilly, green light. He then pointed an accusatory finger at him with his remaining hand, and a growling, as well as harsh sounding, voice came from him. With each word he spoke, the volume of both the brightness of his eyes, and simultaneously his voice, grown in intensity.

"You can hurt my feelings. You can take my arm. You can kill me if you wanted to. But don't you DARE! Lay a FUCKIN' HAND ON HER!"

He then immediately called out the name of his partner.

"Ddraig..!"

"[Let's go, Issei!]"

Then both stated at same time:

"Balance Breaker! / [Balance Breaker!]"

FWOOOSH

A flaming hot, fire tornado appeared around him and then swallowed the Sekiryuutei whole, before coming out decked in his signature BxB Scale Mail armor. Although, with only an arm missing this time.

A.N: Tomorrow or later today, the third member of the other chat group will be revealed. Hope you're enjoying the fic :)