“ …So It’s a template thingy, huh? Interesting. What else did you have Bahamut-chan∼? ”

 

“ It is a template of Waifu catalogue desu! But I was not supposed to be in this body, Edward-san! It’s supposed to be another's body, not Asia's! And—”

 

Now that the cat is out of the box, I can get an answer from her more comfortably as this girl just confesses it like nothing.

 

What kind of scam did you get from the ROB, Asia …Lesage?

 

Hmm. That has a nice ring to it.

 

Though, what kind of downside does she have to tell a secret to a stranger like me who just met like thirty minutes ago like this?

 

“ Let me guess, you select Asia as a companion? Are you sure what you fill is a Waifu catalogue, not something else? ”

 

Are the ROBs bored enough to put a flicking form on the internet just to fuck over unsuspected mortals for shit and giggle these days?

 

Wait. Judging from my old-life fanfics… It’s probably happening a lot, huh? My condolence.

 

“ !?...M-maybe?  But of course, I pick her as a companion, she is precious after all! One of my favourite girls in DxD besides Koneko and Kuroka, Cat Girl is life! Maybe, Rias as well a nerdy girl is cute after all! Unn! Yasaka is fine too, a fox MILF is the way! Un-un—”

 

She continues to talk about heroines like Rossweisse, Xenovia, Irina, Ravel, Akeno, and almost every girl in the setting.

 

How horny are you, girl? Even though I have lived here for a while and met a few of them I’m still not that excited, I guess my perspective changed after getting to know them myself.

 

Anyhow, she chose only one companion for WC, huh? Kind of wasted but alright.

 

To be fair, she did say that she filled the form in a half-assed manner as she did not know that it was an actual WC form at the time which is understandable so I digress.

 

But well, picking a healer is a good choice but there’s a better healer than Asia though…whatever each their own.

 

Waifu catalogue is purely for fetish not min-maxing like it’s a gamer system, and to be honest, I was never a fan of any game-like system as I find it too controlling and limiting.

 

“ Okay, I got it DxD girls are hot and Asia is indeed very adorable yes, but can we go back to the choice you’ve chosen so we know the odds of our surviving in this dead world in case Issei is not as bullshit as his canon counterpart. ”

 

Even if I slip a bit of a complement of Asia the character this girl seems to register it as herself, huh?

 

Interesting.

 

You know this conversation feels odd because this girl is still Asia Argento, but with what she said so far this girl feels like Kiryu Aika.

 

She then lists a bunch of typical choices like fairy feast, sticky fingers, Athletic Talent, Body Tune-Up, and Sexual Calibration. Those.

 

I wonder how many still stick on her, I can see body tune-ups and Athletic talent still with her if one looks closely, this girl's appearance is more like later volume Asia that developed a lot of curves in her body.

 

…Hmm. Focus Edward, focus.

 

“ Right. What did you choose for insertion? ”

 

I smirk a bit, I have a feeling this must be the reason why I’m able to push this girl around so quickly.

 

“ Seamless…so my previous life self not getting in the way and being more of my ideal self is better than just a random guy after all, but…here we are…at the very least I got something out of it. ”

 

She sighs tiredly after explaining her choices.

 

“ So…you’re a former dude? That’s rough buddy. ”

 

I tease her a bit, alas, I do not care about her previous life at all.

 

I’ll even go after Issei or Vali if their female form is hot enough.

 

“ Nnn…n-no…I-I’m always a girl desu… Nnn…H-he’s t-too close…B-but it’s not as bad as I thought…Hnn∼. ”

 

…Uh-huh. This girl… How thirsty are you in your previous life? A Christmas cake? Since she’s Italian so it should be a panettone? Yeah…, that sounds about right.

 

Since she did not tell me to back off I’ll continue to do a kabedon as her reaction is cute.

 

Though I’m worried for your livelihood from now on Asia Lesage.

 

What does Azazel want to do with her anyway?

 

Oh, right. Bahamut.

 

Why do I feel like I have to look after her all suddenly? I know that she is strong as hell but she’s too vulnerable in another aspect.

 

And having to look after Bahamut is…well, maybe, that’s not a bad idea after all!

 

I don’t have to run to Reni, Vali, or Tobio every time I fucked up anymore~!

 

Tobio already has his harem team and Kouki went off on his own about the same time as I and Reni, We still did missions together from time to time, another option for that is either me, or Reni, since Reni and I will act together for a while so yeah…

 

The last is Vali—like hell Vali can look after someone.

 

No offense, Va-kun you do need to work on that battle maniac part of yours.

 

Not the early him at least, if Asia joins him she was probably too busy sparing with him with the semi-prim mode… regardless, I remember in Ex route he’s more of a father to Issei’s children than Issei but that’s still in far future like a decade or two.

 

Furthermore, Le Fay has been telling me how she feels like a nanny taking care of Vali's team livelihood along with Elaine from house chores to strategy because she’s the only one that does not have weird obsessions among them except for magical knowledge.

 

So Asia is better off with our Duchy…as a fellow reincarnator and a Dominant. As a ducal blood of Rosaria, I have my duty to preserve the duchy.

 

There’s no way, I’ll let the Eikon of Bahamut out of my grasp because of some principled bullshit, and it’s not like I’ll abuse her trust or anything this is purely for my survival.

 

Yep. Sanbreque can cry me a river as a symbol of their empire becoming a guardian of Rosaria, albeit in a different world.

 

I’m making my ancestors proud right here.

 

Canon? If Timelord Gasper did not show up to correct it, then everything is fine!

 

“ So…Bahamut-chan who did you choose as insert? ”

 

“ Fairy knight Lancelot, Melusine desu! With Dion Lesage’s template. I want to choose Clive at first, but Ifrit can’t fly without the Phoenix and I don’t know whether it came with all the Eikons' power as well or not. I did not read the rule thoroughly because like I said it’s a pain, so I went with only Dion for compatibility. No binding as I never like those options. ”

 

Fair… I also hate filling up a form for everything as it feels tedious to me as well.

 

“ Grand Dragon Albion + Dragon King Bahamut…boy. Are you trying to fight Great Red or Ophis? No, this is for Evie, ain’t it? ”

 

“ That’s right! Since Asia died in the Ex route I need to be sure about anything! I even buy Destiny's defence, Hah…I should’ve gone with one of the Campione templates for an Anti-fate instead…if I knew that the ROB is like this. I wasn’t expected to be in DxD either. ”

 

…Is Bahamut not enough for you my dear? Being a godslayer on top of Melusine is err… Isn’t that just Alex? Or is it more of Theodorick? Damn, I forgot. It's been a while since I read Campione.

 

So she did not choose this world as her destination, huh? And to be fair, for a girl, DxD is probably not that appealing anyway.

 

“ I wish, I had a chance to choose, but reckon I'm better off with the randomness of the multiverse after all. ”

 

I mean. I wish I were in a random fantasy world chilling with my favourite goddess, Ira Olympus, or my favourite version of Seraph Uriel, the Demon-like Judge of Fire.

 

Well, those are just my wishful fantasy alas, I still have a dick that’s the most essential!

 

“ Edward-san is sure lucky to be able to reincarnate as a Rosfield in this timeline unlike me, though being one of the main heroines has its perks, I guess? Tehe~. ” She tilts her head smugly.

 

This girl… I’ll forgive you cause you’re cute.

 

“ …By the Founder, Asia Lesage-I mean Argento. You’re a Dominant of Light, Eikon of Bahamut on top of a flicking natural dragon tamer! Look at me! I only have The blessing of Phoenix and Ramuh if not for my friends I would’ve been flicking dead. You’ve more than enough perks as is. ”

 

I just gonna call my lightning power The Blessing of Ramuh as I have no idea what to call it Plus sadly, I’m sure that I am not the Dominant of Lightning.

 

“ Though that hit me. …Can Rias even able to reincarnate you as a devil? ”

 

If her strength is on par with Dion Lesage then no way in hell early Rias can reincarnate her.

 

Also, aren’t the Eikons technically a god of Valisthea? Or is that just the fallen?

 

Why does this girl want to become a devil anyway? Right. She wants to go the safe route by following canon.

 

“ !? …I-I can still be her contract magician! I think… ”

 

… How the hell did you forget about that?

 

Hah… At least she came up with a somewhat proper solution.

 

Before anyone said being a devil offers nothing hear me, easy access to Gremory assets and becoming ageless plus being able to become stronger just by living is tempting as hell for most people and more importantly Rias is fine king for lazy shit like my previous life self.

 

Not now though, I’m already ageless due to consuming Idunn apple fuse with Phoenix Down and Ambrosia of Olympus.

 

Thank you, Pervert Geezer(Odin), Freya-san, Hecate-san, and Prometheus-san for going along with my weird experiment.

 

I’m not pleased with my strength, but I don’t wanna deal with devil politics for it.

 

Getting more robust as a human required dedication plus fuck ton of luck and it is in the realm of possibility as this world is still functioning on shounen logic, I mean looking at Tobio, Cao Cao, and others.

 

So, I’ll do my best!

 

*Ding* Then the sound of a notification rang from my phone.

 

Oh? Lavinia already reached the safehouse so it’s time to wrap up our little interrogation.

 

“ Anyways, it seems we need to get going. ”

 

Bahamut-chan put on a disappointed face when I stopped the kabedon which made me quite concerned and amused at the same time as this girl is too easy and there’s always a catch in this type.

 

 “ By the way, should we try to kidnap Valerie after this? ”

 

“ … ” She deadpans at my suggestion.

 

“ Hey, don’t give me that face! This legit concern I’m too weak for evil Dragon War. You only need to beat Diodora before Issei gets blessed by the Etoude as we know that is the cause of Rizevim's shenanigan. ”

 

Work with me here Bahamut-chan. I’m just a Shield of Rosaria, not the Dominant of Fire like my dear ancestor.

 

Ramuh? I’m too dumb for that Eikon.

 

As I already forgot which event revealed Issei's contract with the Etoude again? Loki? Or is it Diodora?

 

“ …I understand. What about Ingvild with Nyx and underworld gods? Also, Meredith helping them as well. I’m not certain if Ingvild’s Sacred Gear is effective against me or not but I don’t want to find out like other dragons in canon. ”

 

Reasonable concern on Ingvild there I’m about to bring it up too. I think I can cure her with Phoenix Down, but I’m not too sure.

 

Hey, don’t say that about my dear sister, She’s not gonna go full Blackfyre like in canon for sure.

 

“ Valid concern on Ingvild and the Alliance of Hells there, but that issue is far from us right now, We’ll cross the bridge when we get there. For now,…Bahamut-chan. Did you know? That Rosaria being a thing here changes a certain thing for good like this! ”

 

I showed a photo of myself with Meredith along with Le Fay, Arthur, and Elaine while we were still with Golden Dawn.

 

“ Fu-eh!? That! Why does she wear the Rosfield symbol!? Did you marry her or-*Bonk* -Ita!? Muu… Why did you hit me, Edward-san!? ”

 

“ For making an incest joke on me. ”

 

“ But-” I stop her from speaking further with a gesture.

 

“ That girl is indeed Meredith. But! Her name is Meredith of House Rosfield! The 8th princess of Rosaria, daughter of the 3rd consort, Leilia Rosfield, and my little sister. Do you get it now, Bahamut-chan? ”

 

“ Eeeehhhh!? ”

 

Why is this girl’s reaction always over the top…

 

Oh right, she’s more native than me in mindset thanks to the seamless insert option.

 

.

 

“ Why is she drooling over me like this, Edd-kun? My fan? She’s so cute! It’s been a while since Fay-chan. Umm! ”

 

“ …Something like that. ”

 

When we reached the safe house as soon as Asia saw the familiar appearance of Lavinia her inner weeb just poured out like a waterfall.

 

Lavinia doesn’t mind being fond of and quarry about a particular question that is not personal so here we are.

 

“ Oh, I did run into Georg though he ran away after failing to recruit our nun here. Anyway, any further instruction from our dear employer? ”

 

“ Eeh!? Are you alright, Edd-kun? Nnn…seem fine. Thank goodness. ”

 

Reni jumps to examine my body thoroughly. She really has zero personal space sometimes…

 

I don’t hate it at all, I mean who would hate being touched by a beautiful girl like her? Totally, not because of the two lumps of soft flesh rubbing against my chest right at this moment.

 

This world truly corrupted me, huh?

 

“ Jii… ”

 

Bahamut-chan stared disdainfully at me. Jelly?

 

“ Right! Azazel-san said we have to look after her for a while as he is busy at the moment. ”

 

“ …Fuck. ”

 

Bloody call it. That lazy crow. …What to do now?

 

“ ? ”

 

The subject herself tilts her head cutely as she hears the news.

 

“ ! ”

 

Then nodded approvingly after contemplating a bit and turned to me looking expectantly.

 

“ …Fine, you can stay with us Asia Lesage. ”

 

Hearing my reply she skips toward us happily and grabs my and Lavinia's hand with shining eyes. She doesn’t mind me calling her Lesage, huh?

 

“ Please take care of me from now on, Lavinia-san, Edward-san! ”

 

“ Unn! Let’s get along Asia-chan! ”

 

Lavinia accepts it with joy and cuddles her while unintentionally suffocating Asia in her ample chest.

 

What a wonderful sight, but now I have to check on the undying that I task to monitor Issei for progress and pray to every elder being that he’s still a human.

 

Speak of the devil, the Undying I sent just send me a mail. Let's check it real quick.

 

---

 

My lord Marquess.

 

Our progress on monitoring the individual of interest has come to hold due to the internal and external presence.

 

Firstly, The Keeper of Flame, Her Highness Meredith has made contact with the heiress of Gremory a week prior thus we are obliged to focus on the sacred duty that is required of us as the warden of Rosfield, albeit from the shadow.

 

Onto the matter, We like to give our apology for losing such a great asset for the duchy, as the Gremory heiress seems to have managed to gain the allegiance of the holder of the Dragon of Domination that was tasked to overwatch while we concentrate on safeguarding Her Highness.

 

Finally, We have received a directive from Her Highness that we are to call off the task of monitoring the holder of Boosted gear immediately, to not offend the Gremory, and conclude our mission report to you.

 

May the Flame of Phoenix burn bright for you, sincere, Celes Waltz of the Undying Flames.

 

~O mia lost elan. Tu isag elythe~

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“ …Founder fuck me sideways. This is rubbish. ”

 

The canon is here! Gods curse you Raynare, you goddamn shitty fallen angel!

 

And why the hell Meredith is in Kuoh!?

 

Sirzech must have contacted her for Rias, after all, what else can piss off Phenex more than a Rosfield since the civil war?

 

Did the Phenex move up the marriage already?

 

Ain’t that shit suppose to be after Issei awakens his gear? How the hell did he wake it already while Asia was still in Italy?

 

Is there someone else who replaced her role as a damsel in distress for Issei?

 

Gods, the Butterfly effect is at work right here.

 

Maybe the Phenex really pisses at us enough to move it up just for the hell of it? By the Phoenix, I hate this situation.

 

For now, I need to compliment the agent on completing the task as I have zero intention of recruiting Issei if anyone asks.

 

Also, I have four sisters Meredith includes so nah…not gonna risk it.

 

Not today, Dragon’s aura. Not today.

 

“ What’s the matter, Edd-kun? Did something happen? ”

 

“ Nothing Reni. It’s just that Meredith got involved in an annoying job again. ”

 

I glance toward Asia who carefree humming a song that sounds familiar to my ears.

 

Ain’t this DxD op? What terrific timing you got there Bahamut.

 

She then tilted her head toward me as she sensed my sight, [Phenex?] She asks wordlessly.

 

I nodded and sighed.

 

“ Alright. We’re going back to Japan. ”

 

“ Ah! Is this about the job in Kyoto that Kuro-chan speaks about? Cleaning the remnant of Ayakashi's army with the Nura clan, right? ”

 

Right. I forgot about those guys. So Nurarihyon no mago storyline just ended?

 

And yes, I and Reni know Kuroka and nope she has not tried anything with me yet, I think I’m still too weak for her, I guess?

 

Not for the lack of trying I swear! I just did not bother with her that much while I was still focusing on Reni.

 

She has been avoiding me every time we met for some reason. Why?

 

Does the Blessing of the Phoenix somehow scare off the Youkai?

 

“ That too, but no. Meredith somehow got involved with the pillar devil shenanigan, so I need to be there for it concerns the Phenex and as a Rosfield, I will not let my sister face them alone even though she has a Longinus. ”

 

Utility wise Meredith’s power is more vital than me due to Alphecca's tyrant bullshit, but the elder brother must ensure the safety of our sister after all!

 

“ Edd-kun always rushes to Mere-chan's side whenever she’s in a bad situation, huh? Hmm~. Is this why Va-kun and others always call you a siscon? ”

 

“ Oi! I’m just there to make sure she did not use Alphecca Tyrant on the certain Phenex which will inevitably annoy her! ”

 

Early Riser is not that bad, to be honest. In this timeline, he is more of an LN one as he’s just a normal noble son that follows whatever his house demand of him cuz he can’t do shit as a 3rd son.

 

Anime makes the dude look like a typical anime villain which he is not, The dude is a pretty reasonable guy from my experience, but as a Rosfield I still wanna annoy him even for a bit.

 

Though, if Meredith put a fear of Phoenix in him instead of the dragon one that sounds hilarious as hell.

 

“ Stop that look, Reni. Why did you look at me like when you dealt with Vali when he was in his Chuunibyou mode? ”

 

She gives me a warm look like a mother looking at their children doing stupid things.

 

“ Nothing, Edd-kun. Please, stay like this okay? I’m sure Mere-chan would approve as well! Unn! ”

 

“ The hell is that even mean!? ”

 

She said nothing while continuing to give me a warm smile and patting my head.

 

“ Fufufu~. Both Lavinia-san and Edd-san truly get along well. Ah~. I’m kind of jealous. ”

 

Asia chuckles and looks at us with a lonesome face.

 

…I sigh at the sight of her, “ Must be tough growing up in a stiffy environment, eh? Are you alright there, Asia Lesage? We can help, you know? ”

 

“ Unn. If there you need someone to listen we’ll gladly accept that role, Asia-chan. ”

 

Fantastic, fellow victims turn out to have some emotional baggage as well. Our previous world indeed left damage somewhere, eh? Mine not much as I’ve come to terms with it.

 

“ I will. Thank you for your consideration. Lavinia-san. Edward-san. ” She bows politely after wiping her eyes.

 

Oh boy…this girl's life must be lonely as hell, man.

 

“ Alright. Let’s leave the depressing topic here. Are you ready for the Canon bullshit, Asia Lesage? ” I smirk at her and offer my hand.

 

“ I am, Not Ifrit Cid-san. Let’s face this cruel world with a smile and the Flame of Eikons! ” She accepts my hand after saying a jape at me with a bright grin.

 

“ Ehehe~. I don’t know what you two talking about, but I’ll join too! Don’t forget that I’m always with you Edd-kun! ”

 

Lavinia leaps to embrace both of us and glances at me with gentle eyes.

 

I only smiled and nodded as I realized that finally, 3 years of labour were being delivered now.

.

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---

 

 

“ See? I did contact first not just bark in as you accuse us, So-chan. Also, Meredith is here why did you think I would not? ”

 

I presented the screenshot of my chat with Serafall to her.

 

“ Hah… After all these years, you also did not change much, didn’t you? Rosfield-san. Still the same siscon… ” She mutters under her breath.

 

Oi, I heard that!

 

“ It’s Edward for you So-chan. There are two Rosfield here and I’m here as Cid, the Mercenary, not as Lord Marquess. ”

 

“ With those clothes? ”

 

“ Hey! Nothing wrong with me wearing a symbol of my family! It does not imply anything. It’s just a cool symbol! ”

 

I still wear the same clothes since it’s still the same day and I’m too lazy to change it.

 

“ …If you say so. Edward-san. ” Sona accepted my reason with a sigh.

 

“ …How come the shy girl who follows Serafall around like a baby duck becomes like this? Aah…What a waste. ”

 

That statement earns a funny reaction from Sona as she tries to calm herself while Tsubaki pats her shoulder silently.

 

“ Edd-nii-sama, stop bullying Sona-chan, please. She is still the same but only in private. ”

 

My adorable auburn-haired sister shakes her head disapproving of my teasing but still, she also snickers at Sona's reaction.

 

We Rosfield did have a contract with Sitri due to Phoenix Down does not discriminate when it comes to healing and to the Sitri who is in charge of the healthcare of the underworld anything that can heal the devil is vital for their business after all.

 

So yeah…, Serafall and her father have been trading with us since the days of founding, so around five hundred years ago.

 

Serafall probably knows Joshua Rosfield, the Phoenix personally as well.

 

“ Fine… But she’s a childhood friend of your client, is it not? So this is private enough, right? Rias Gremory? ”

 

I turn toward the redhead devil girl sitting on our right as she and her queen also get called to the student council.

 

She smiles wryly and responds, “ Unn… She’s always like this when we’re at the academy so you’ll have to get used to it, Edward-san. ”

 

“ I see. Shame…” I nodded in acceptance.

 

“ Ehem—Can we move on with that topic, please? I understand why you’re here Edward-san, but can you please explain about your companion and why she wears clothes that appear to be for a nun of the church? ”

 

This is why I told you to change your clothes Bahamut-chan.

 

Yeah, Asia is with me while Lavinia waits for us at the Black Dog bar in Shibuya, as she’s a well-known ultimate-class individual who associates with Grigori.

 

She also doesn’t desire to intrude in the politics of the devil and the feud between Rosfield and Phenex, Besides that I already promised her that we would accept the job in Kyoto just for the two of us.

 

Asia said she wanted to hang around the main cast here in Kuoh, so I left her to it with gratitude for being a bro.

 

With that Meredith's safety is assured too cause after all who would realize that a small girl with an innocent aura like her is on par with the leader of the faction?

 

“ Cuz she’s a former nun that got kicked out of the church, don’t worry about it. I’ll take responsibility for her if you’re concerned. ”

 

While I state with a severe voice that causes Asia to blush others seem to be stunned or amused by it like Rias and Akeno.

 

“ …Edd-nii-sama. Did you cheat on Reni-nee-sama…? Can you elaborate more? ”

 

Meredith asked with a voice that was as cold as a Cocytus devoid of any emotion while she gazed at me intently with eyes that lacked any light in them.

 

Holy shit, I hear boss music.

 

“ What!? No! Never. If I wanted to pursue other girls I would’ve asked her first before acting on it. Mom would kill me otherwise! ”

 

“ Hmm… If you say so. ”

 

Phew… Save. Almost got my personality sealed like Issei in Canon.

 

Then I glance at the rest and find the gaze demanding an explanation coming from them.

 

“ Alright. Bahamut-I mean Asia care to clear them up, please? ”

 

“ Hai~! ”

 

Asia who has been enjoying my brief suffering nods in a merry and starts to tell her story, summing up the event almost like in canon, whereas this time she confesses that she wants to get out of the Vatican willingly and uses Diodora’s plot for her freedom.

 

While Meredith stares at me intently as she presses me to know why I call Asia, Bahamut, so I make a gesture that I’ll explain to her later to placate her.

 

“ I see… Devil in the heart of Italy, huh? That’s very fishy…Hmm, but the catholic is worse than I expected. Eto…Edward-san. ”

 

I knew what Sona asking for so I reply her with, “ Serafall is already on it, so you can relax. Though… ”

 

“ Thank you for the information, Edward-san. Hmm? ”

 

Another explanation required certain elements that were available exclusively to Rosfield, so I turned toward my beloved sister while gathering aether in my palm and grinned.

 

Meredith grasps my left hand quietly after she realizes what I am about to do and shakes her head slightly then we both chant at the same time,

 

““ In ashen grip, let ember glow, to kindle flames anew. ””

 

The aether that gathers in my right palm converts into a bright red flame that burns intently for a time, and after the flame dies out one thing remains.

 

“ Here’s a payment that Serafall extorted from me for coming here, So-chan. ”

 

I handed the item that I just created to her. It’s a fiery red feather of the Phoenix.

 

“ So this is how it’s done, huh? The famous Phoenix Down of Rosfield. The process is a lot different from the Tear of Phenex. Interesting. ”

 

She then studies the Down in her hand while questioning us from time to time.

 

Feels like I have made a mistake as damn Sona starts asking the question that I have no idea how to answer as I don’t know the principle behind our magic system and the speciality in detail.

 

Thank fuck for Meredith being here to answer that. I can’t follow that rabbit hole of a magic theory they talking about.

 

For now, I just gonna have a chat with the employer of my sister as I need a detail on the job.

 

“ Question. Is this your idea or the Red Bael? ”

 

Lucifer my ass. Sirzech is the epitome of Bael you can’t convince me otherwise.

 

“ Mine. But why do you have to call Sirzechs-onii-sama like that, Edward-san? ” Rias pout as she seems a bit upset when I joke about Sirzech.

 

“ Being a literal walking power of destruction, seems very Bael to me than a Gremory, to be honest, unless his familiars are a bunch of camels then my apologies. ”

 

She sighed accepting my response and spoke up, “ …I got it. Anyway, Edward-san. I heard that you have people trailing Issei before I take him in so… Did you know about it? ”

 

Hmm… Well, it’s not like a big deal let's just tell her honestly.

 

“ Kind of. I’d know the White one personally, so I use the signature that emits from the dragon emperor’s soul to track him down. Luckily, I started in a town that had an incident involving the Abrahamic faction followed my gut feeling, and found him that way. ”

 

Pure bullshit, by the way, but Azazel said it works that way, so I just borrow his words. A perk of sticking around with the Grigori’s executive.

 

“ You know Hakuryuukou!? Should I be worried for my pawn? He just awake Boosted gear for a week. From what I heard about how the rivalry goes…it never ends well. ”

 

From personal experience, I have with Vali, Issei will get along with him just fine. Butt man always getting along with boobs man after all.

 

“ He’s not going to die that I can vouch. But well, just make sure your red dragon getting stronger enough to handle a battle maniac that will come asking for a fight once in a while. Sorry about our Va-kun, I guess. ”

 

“ Huh…? A battle maniac!? This is bad, Akeno! We need to get Issei a proper trainer now! Maybe I should ask Onii-sama…”

 

While Rias chatted with Akeno regarding how to prepare Issei for Vali, I felt a touch on my shoulder as the girl on my right called for my attention.

 

“ Can you tell her that I can help train Issei-san? I’m technically a dragon too, It’ll work out somehow if I follow what Tannin did in Canon! And I can get a chance to be around them more as well. …But should I really join as a student? I feel dread at the thought of going through high school again…I’m not like Canon Asia. Nnn… Japan's school system is... Eto… Once is more than enough for me. ”

 

Yeah…going through all that again is tedious as hell thank fuck Golden Dawn Institute is more like a college than a high school so I was able to graduate without a hitch.

 

Wait… did Bahamut just hint that she used to study in Japan during high school or did she mean she’s a former Japanese?

 

Well, doesn’t matter.

 

“ I’ll try… if it does not work then you can assist Meredith instead. ”

 

Please, stop with a puppy look with Asia's appearance that shit is too effective.

 

“ …Gremory. I have a question What do you want pulling Meredith into a contract like this of all sudden? ”

 

It’s that ain’t it? For the love of god, just talk to Riser normally he will understand your reason and probably be willing to compromise.

 

She sighs and speaks up, “ …You know about my engagement with the third son of Phenex, yes? ”

 

I nodded still having an unimpressed look on my face.

 

“ I don’t know the reason, but suddenly it gets pushed up without my consent out of nowhere. ”

 

“ Hah…Otou-sama…why… Is it because of Issei? What’s wrong with having Seikiryutei as peerage? ” She murmurs softly.

 

“ Nothing wrong with Riser Phenex, but it’s just that my father broke a promise of all suddenly that pushed me to this. It was supposed to be in four years but now I got what? Two weeks? This is too much! So I decide that I too will retaliate in my way, by hiring Meredith-san an ultimate-class witch as my contract magician for I’ll ask Riser to accept my request of breaking the engagement with a rating game match since he also dislikes being forced into this as well, I’m sure he’ll agree. I’m sorry but I need to use the name of Rosfield as bait in case the talk with Riser fails. Also, I’m a bit ashamed but we need a surefire power to win this as Riser has a full peerage and is well experienced in the rating game. ”

 

It’s more of a trust issue than anything, huh? Fair. If my dad pulls an arranged marriage bullshit on Meredith or me, I’ll fuck off to Khaos brigade real quick as well.

 

I’ll become the third Cid, the Outlaw, making my ancestor proud. Live and die on our terms only!

 

And Meredith already agrees with her anyway so I don’t mind.

 

What’s wrong with Zeoticus of all sudden? Riser’s arc makes no bloody sense no matter how hard I think about it… Damn you Ishibumi!

 

“ Fine… My condolence so good luck, I guess. Anyway, about training Seikiryutei how about this girl here? She is stronger than me as well. I’m sure she can help. ”

 

I grab Asia on her shoulder as if presenting her to Rias. This is not simping over the main character I just did a favour for Bahamut here.

 

“ Is she a former exorcist? Her? Are you sure? ” Rias said in a stupor understandable as Asia’s appearance here is not that convincing that she’s the strongest person in this room.

 

“ Close, but no. She’s a holy maiden as she does possess Twilight healing—What are you doing Meredith? ”

 

Before I can explain how bullshit Asia is a voice cut me off as a soft palm touched my forehead.

 

“ Hmm. No change in the temperature there. Edd-nii-sama are you sure you’re not sick in the head or anything? ”

 

Why are you doubting me like this my dearest sister? And you have seen what Ophis’ appearance is now why the hell do you still like this?

 

Why are you grabbing my cheek now? Stop it.

 

“ Meredith… Ain’t you more sensitive toward these kinds of things than me how come did you not sense how dense the aether is in this girl’s body? ” I told with annoyance as I put her hands away from my face.

 

Meredith pouted when I pushed her hands away and began to inspect Asia’s body. “ …Oh my!? You’re right, Nii-sama! But what with the warm feeling I get from her aether? Feels like I’m in a sanctuary of gods or in front of an angel. ...Hmm. ”

 

“ …!? ”

 

Asia who gets an intense assessment from everyone in the room at Meredith’s comment starts to redden and hide her face behind her hands while sending me a bit of resentful eyes between her fingers.

 

I just smirk at the sight but then Meredith starts to touch her body while covering her hands with an aether for some kind of deep inspection.

 

“ Awawa!? Ehhh? Ehhh? Meredith-san!? What are you-? Nnn~! Stop- It’s tickling! Haa∼ Nnn~! ”

 

Blessed. Nothing beats good old DxD logic and a fanservice scene out of nowhere.

 

C? No, it’s almost twice the size of Meredith’s small hands so almost D, huh? Not bad, Asia Lesage. Just as I thought her body is close to later novel Asia.

 

Yep, just don’t question it. It’s just how things work here.

 

Shut it, I’ll not question why I always wake with half-naked Lavinia next to me while she did wear a proper pajama before she went to bed during these months.

 

Thank you very much Ishibumi-sama!

 

However, I can’t enjoy the scene much as Sona and Tsubaki start to notice my unholy thoughts and glance over here with suspicion while Rias and Akeno do not even glance at me but rather focus solely on Asia and Meredith and discuss among themselves.

 

Why are those two quick on this? Oh! Right. Pervert trio thing that the student council has to clean after.

 

God damn it, Issei and his friend I’ll have my revenge for this.

 

Azazel still has that flicking gun, right? Sweet~.

 

“ Alright. I’m done with her, so can I have an explanation now, Nii-sama? ”

 

What with foreboding words there? Hmm∼. Let's just answer her as no one here will get it aside from Meredith and Asia anyways.

 

“ Dominant. ” One word very simple.

 

“ Haa!? Y-You’re joking! T-That’s impossible! No one has held the power of the Eikons since Duke Joshua. And she is not even from our duchy-Wait… You’d call her… B-Bahamut! How? ”

 

“ Calm down. Calm down, my dear sister. Even I was surprised myself when I found her today. Looks like it’s not just us that are the blood of Valisthea, Meredith. ”

 

Technically, I did not lie. Thank fuck, Asia’s background is an orphaned so there’s a possibility that my bullshit is true as who knows how the ROB that send her here messes with the lore of this world.

 

“ Hmm… Very well, Nii-sama. I’ll assign Celes to look after her as we cannot afford to let her out of our grasp. Fufufu… A Dominant of Light in a hand of Rosaria. Fufufufu~. Let’s call Fay after this. She’ll absolutely love to have a chance to study the power of Eikon for sure! Ehehe~. ”

 

Meredith lets out an eerie giggle as she holds Asia tightly in her arms.

 

“ Hii—! E-Edward-san. W-Why did she have that scary giggle? P-Please, help me! ” Asia asks for help from me with teary eyes.

 

“ Ain’t you glad, Bahamut? Looks like you got to meet Le Fay sooner than expected! ” I just give her a thumbs up.

 

“ N-Not like this~! ” She cries.

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