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[Anime] Ch 78: The Hope For a New Future
🕑 Added 2025-03-18 00:54:40 +0000 UTC— — — — — — —
Kuoh Town – Kuoh Academy – Occult Research Club
Seated on a plush leather sofa, Rias Gremory stared at her phone, reading the message Lynn had just sent her.
Her blue eyes sharpened slightly as she noticed the cat ears atop a certain girl's head in the attached image.
"Did Koneko just lose her spot as the only cat?"
Curious, Rias tapped on the image and examined it closely.
"Yep, that's definitely a cat-girl…"
"But where did Lynn even find her?"
"And what did he mean by "his own kitty"?"
"Did that mean… he had already recruited her into his Peerage?"
"Was she a Nekomata, just like Koneko?"
Rias shook her head, feeling a little baffled. Just where was Lynn finding these high-quality recruits?
As a master of a Nekomata, she had a fair understanding of their kind.
Especially considering Koneko's infamous sister.
Even though she had killed her own master and became a stray devil, there was no denying her immense strength.
Propping her chin up with one hand, Rias fell into deep thought.
Now, he got himself a Nekomata.
And there was an Angel.
And before that, that Archivist Devil…
"Damn it."
They were all ridiculously powerful recruits!
She glanced at her own empty clubroom.
Akeno was quietly experimenting with making better black tea.
Koneko was… gnawing on something.
Rias sighed. When would her club finally feel full?
She glanced at Koneko and smirked.
"Koneko, I've got something interesting to show you."
Koneko tilted her head. "Hm?"
Still munching on a bag of potato chips, she wandered over.
As soon as she got close enough, Rias shoved the phone screen right in her face.
Koneko blinked in confusion, her gaze slowly focusing on the message.
[Lynn: [Image: Confused Kitty.jpg]]
[Lynn: I finally got my own kitty!]
Koneko's mind blanked.
She didn't even process Rias's message.
Her attention was completely locked onto Lynn's words.
And then—Her world collapsed.
Plop!
Koneko's hand went limp, and her bag of potato chips slipped to the floor.
Lynn-senpai… has his own kitty now?
Rias sighed dramatically. "Such a shame, Koneko. Looks like Lynn already has his own kitty now. You…"
She leaned in with a teasing smile.
"… might've just lost your special place."
Koneko stood frozen for several seconds.
Then, slowly, she snapped back to reality.
Expression unreadable, she silently bent down to pick up her fallen chips.
However—As she stood back up, her lips pressed together ever so slightly.
"President," she asked, her voice calm. "Lynn-senpai's Peerage must be nearly full by now, right?"
Rias raised an eyebrow. "Hm?"
Koneko's tone remained neutral. "Then why is it that, despite starting his Peerage a year later than you, he already has so many members… while you still only have me and Akeno-senpai?"
Rias was speechless.
That was a direct hit.
She opened her mouth to say something—But nothing came out.
There was no comeback.
She slumped back onto the sofa, devastated.
Meanwhile, Akeno watched from the sidelines, her eyes narrowing in amusement.
"Ara ara~"
'Koneko sure was talking a lot today.'
'Was someone feeling a little flustered?'
Having successfully defeated her club president, Koneko returned to her seat.
She grabbed another chip and popped it into her mouth.
But for some reason…It didn't taste good anymore.
Silently, Koneko pulled out her phone and typed out a message.
[Koneko: "Senpai, this weekend, a spar?"]
As she stared at the screen, she felt her heartbeat quicken.
… Why was she nervous?
[Ding!]
A reply popped up.
Koneko quickly checked it.
[Lynn: "No problem."]
"Phew."
She felt a little relieved.
— — —
Black Bullet World
After replying to Koneko's message, Lynn continued conducting the Reincarnation Ceremony for the remaining candidates.
Finally—
All the 113 Cursed Children had become Devils.
Once the tests confirmed that they were completely free from the Gastrea virus, the Cursed Children burst into tears of joy.
Years of suppressed emotions came flooding out all at once.
Lynn didn't stop them.
It was better to let it out now than to keep it buried inside.
After today, they could finally choose a new life.
Watching them flap their newly-formed Devil wings and take flight, their laughter echoing in the air—
Lynn couldn't help but smile.
Beside him, Fuse Midori clutched his finger tightly.
Seeing the other children cry tears of relief, her own eyes reddened.
Everyone… is finally saved.
But there were still so many Cursed Children out there, still suffering.
The thought made her tighten her grip on Lynn's hand.
Feeling her emotions, Lynn gently patted her head with his other hand.
"Don't worry. Everything will get better."
Midori took a deep breath.
Just hearing his words was enough to calm her down.
"I'll do my best too, Lynn-sama!"
Her eyes burned with determination.
This wasn't just Lynn's responsibility— It was their responsibility, as Cursed Children.
Lynn had already accepted them, freed them from the Gastrea virus, and even granted them new power.
That alone was an unimaginable blessing.
So finding and saving the others— That was something she would do herself!
After all, Lynn had even granted her a stronger body!
Lynn, seeing her spirits lift, didn't dwell on it and shifted his focus back to himself.
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Checking his status panel, he noticed a new name: Fuse Midori ~ Nekomata Devil
His Devil's Pieces had been updated, now displaying Midori's name.
And his Factor Genome's status was still In Development.
It had absorbed a lot of Gastrea factors, but when would it fully mature?
Or… what exactly did it need to evolve?
As for his power level—He was still an Ultimate-Class Devil.
Even turning over a hundred Cursed Children hadn't caused a major breakthrough.
That said—He could still feel his strength increasing.
It was slight, but he was approaching the next stage within Ultimate-Class.
A gradual but ridiculous improvement.
And this was just from reincarnating a hundred or so Cursed Children.
This world had millions of them…
Waiting for him to claim.
Lynn took a deep breath, calming himself down.
He couldn't rely solely on reincarnating the Cursed Children.
He also needed to raise his Special Devils' strength.
"Looks like Utaha and the others won't be getting a break anytime soon."
— — —
Evening – in the Shelter
That night, the Cursed Children gathered for their first dinner in the new shelter.
The darkness in their eyes had completely faded, replaced by hope for a new future.
Just as Lynn was about to sit—
"Lynn-sama."
A soft whisper reached his ear.
Shiina Mahiru leaned in close.
"The supplies the government sent…"
She paused for a second.
"…are far less than what Seitenshi promised."
Lynn's expression didn't change.
It was as if he expected this.
"Don't worry."
His voice was calm.
"Even before the Dimensional Gate was built, I already had Saeko collecting resources from the Apocalypse World."
"For now, we have enough."
"…But still—"
Lynn's lips curled into a mischievous smile.
It was about time he gave Seitenshi a little reminder.
---
[Lynn's familia Group Chat]
After informing Seitenshi about the missing supplies, he soon received a reply.
[Seitenshi: Nani?!!!"]
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Comments
Kloud Paradizo
From Koneko's dialogue compares to canon timeline, finally confirmed that the DxD world that merged with other animes in this story was from an AU. So author had pretty much all the freedom to change anything lol
Jiang Chen
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