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CxC Chapter 20: Newer Devil
🕑 Added 2025-01-19 21:35:09 +0000 UTC~Yuta Yukimura~
As we were eating the breakfast Rias made for us my mind was stuck on a particular issue.
What now?
Freed got fucked, the fallen angels bit the curb and the exorcists were 30ft under. All threats to Asia were gone. There wasn't any reason for Asia to stay in Kuoh anymore, she had no friends or family here besides me and I hardly counted.
Hell, she didn't even know Japanese. Living in Japan was practically impossible for her. What was next for her?
"Asia-chan. What do you plan to do now?" I took a bite of my omelette while asking Asia who looked like an energetic puppy, I could almost see an imaginary tail wagging behind her.
"What do you mean Yuta-san?" Asia tilted her head while Rias watched from the side.
"I mean what are you going to do now, now that no one is after you? Are you going to return to Italy?"
Asia blinked owlishly before blushing.
"U-um, if possible I would like to stay with you Yuta-san!" Man, she really is adorable but damn is she not thinking things through logically.
"Asia, I'm flattered but... you don't know Japanese. The only reason Rias and I can understand you is because we are devils and comprehension of all languages is a package deal."
Asia looked disheartened, it made my heart pang a little before she raised her head and looked at me resolutely.
"Then couldn't I become a devil too? Wouldn't that fix our problem?"
My eyes widened. Aren't you still a sister? Is it fine for you to decide on that so easily!?
Rias looked interested as a devil herself and casually addressed Asia.
"Would you really be fine with that Asia-chan? You would be abandoning your beliefs this way, you wouldn't be able to pray anymore either or return to the church. Are you really ready for such a sacrifice?" Asia nodded, surprising me greatly.
"Yes, I am. I am certain that the Lord would forgive me. Even though you are devils you are good people, Yuta-san, Rias-san. A-and I want to stay with Yuta-san! He saved my life!" Damn Asia, you are gonna make me embarrassed at this rate.
Rias nodded her head, seemingly satisfied with something about her words.
"If you really won't regret your decision, then I would gladly welcome you into my peerage Asia-chan. A healing sacred gear that can heal devils is worth more than its value in gold, and I have a bishop piece available." I couldn't help but interject.
"Asia, it's great and all that you want to join with me but you don't have to join a peerage. If you want to stay here I will take care of you to the best of my abilities no matter what. You don't have to feel pressured." Asia blushed like a tomato while Rias frowned lightly looking between me and Asia. Still, Asia looked undeterred.
"I want to do this Yuta-san, Rias-san seems like a wonderful person. And I don't want to be a burden to you! I want to get stronger and be able to help you Yuta-san! So please let me become a devil." If she was that adamant it was her choice, not mine.
I sighed and shrugged my shoulders.
"Alright Asia, but first, Rias-san. I want to do the same thing you did to me and sign a contract ensuring that Asia is able to leave the peerage anytime without facing repercussions." Rias nodded her head while crossing her arms.
"Of course, what did you take me for? Anyone in my peerage is free to leave any time they like but if you want I will put it in writing too." I heaved a sigh of relief. Thankfully, Rias was about as trustworthy as you could get with a devil.
"Thank you very much Rias-san." Rias waved her hand.
"No, I'll have to thank you, Yuta-kun. You not only solved a large problem for the town by your lonesome but you helped a more than capable bishop join our peerage. If there is anything you want as a reward, feel free to tell me." She gave me half-lidded eyes with that like Akeno, making me tense up. That was an innuendo, wasn't it?
Doesn't she have a fiancee?
Oh god, was Kakyoin's blessing working on her or not!?
...As if my life wasn't complicated enough.
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After breakfast, Rias left with Asia in tow for school for her to be turned to the dark side and get fitted for a Kuoh Academy Girls uniform as well as to make her a student there according to Asia's wishes. She must be one of the only people I have ever seen to want to go to school.
I on the other hand was forced to stay home and rest by Rias after over-extending myself yesterday along with a sick note so that I don't get written up as tardy. So, I obeyed the boss and stood home all day, playing with my pussy, as in Bobby. Trying to find the used shirts of mine that she stole to no avail.
Of course, I wasn't missing the grind so I did a contract too, a very frustrating one of a man wanting me to get proof that his wife was cheating on him. So, I just followed her for a few hours, swapping through disguises and to ghost form every now and then before catching her going to meet her secret lover in a love hotel.
Then I took a video of the secret lover fucking the man's wife in the love hotel in HD 4k and handed it over to him. After giving him nothing more than a reassuring pat on the shoulder and a video of him getting cucked I took my payment for his contract of 500,000 Yen before leaving him to his devices.
Whether he would cry himself to sleep and not confront his wife, kill her and them himself, or just divorce I didn't care. Not my job. But my reward for the unusual contract was pretty nice and well worth it.
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You have completed an Intermediate Level Contract!
+Minor Demonic Power increase
+1x Silver Ability Gacha Ticket
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Nice, after returning back home and taking a shower I cuddled on the couch with Bobby, feeding her snacks while rolling the ticket with much anticipation.
This would mark 10 after all.
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Rolling Silver Ability Gacha Ticket...
A Common Ability.
[Common - Share Sight]
|Rarity: Common| |Class: Thinker|
Allows you to share your sight or share the sights of targets by touching them.
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Hmm, this could be useful. It's almost completely useless by itself but kinesis-type abilities do rely on perception. Maybe I can find some sort of synergy between it and iron manipulation? Iron reflections? If I could see through Iron it would be a very powerful sensory ability, even being able to sense Iron from a distance would be helpful.
Well, lacklustre ability aside it should happen right about... now.
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You have accumulated over 10 unique abilities!
+1 Active Ability Slot
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Finally, this should increase my power quite a bit, Natural Weapons synergize with damn near anything and I am eager to see what combinations I can pull off. Was this because I was an esper? Regardless, the concept seemed very appealing to me.
But I need someone to test them against... hmm, problems for later.
I spent the rest of the day until Asia came home either working out, looking up recipes, or lounging around. Asia came back home rather tired but satisfied, she would start school in a few days which was nice, I could use more friends at school.
After having dinner Asia retired early and I joined her soon after.
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Getting up early in the morning I got a random urge and decided to be nice, besides, experimentation was a good habit to have.
Since I had over 50,000,000 Yen in my bank I bought a few lunch boxes for me, Asia and some spares from the 24-hour store, I was unusually well rested since I hadn't done any life-and-death fights yesterday and slept at a reasonable time to the surprise and tears of happiness off my biological clock.
Now, I thought, why not score some brownie points and train Pearl Jam at the same time? I made myself and Asia some simple lunch boxes Japanese style from what I looked up on the internet.
I made an extra one from the tuna I bought yesterday for Bobby, it took me about an hour to get it down properly but I managed to make some Tuna Sushi. Of course, I made it with Pearl Jam so it should improve sleep and skin quality alongside being tasty.
Koneko seemed to really like my fish, and not only was she my senior devil but she was also incredibly cute when she ate, just like Bobby who seemed to awaken the moment I touched the fish and took 6 extra rolls to fill her gullet as the feline tax.
After packing lunch and leaving some food and money on the counter for Asia I went to school without Rias in tow this time, she messaged me that she was preoccupied so she couldn't go with me today, I didn't exactly mind, just going about my day normally as a social outcast until lunchtime arrived.
I got up from my seat for lunch, on my way to find Koneko. And I knew exactly how to find her. I figured out a very useful ability combination for it.
[Rare - Shadow Hands] + [Elite - Ghost Form] + [Common - Share Sight] =
[Combination Ability - Shadow Observers]
[Rarity: Elite+]
Allows you to send out Shadow Observes you can control with your mind, Observers cannot be detected or interacted with through normal means and you can freely view whatever they view like cameras.
It was a damn good ability, I created 5 observers, they looked like basketball-sized translucent black eyeballs with purple pupils before sending them to scour the school grounds for Koneko, which took less than three minutes when you had cameras that could phase through solid ground and moved at over 200km/h. She was in the garden, looking at her phone, watching... a hydraulic press compilation.
Regardless of what she was watching, I dispelled my observers since they were crunching my mana like hungry hippos and reached her in short order, she curtly greeted me until I pulled the neatly wrapped bento from my jacket, the moment she saw it her nose twitched and her eyes widened, her mood seemed to almost instantly improve.
"Hey, Koneko-chan, I made some extra Tuna Sushi, want to share it with me? I can't finish it all by myself." Koneko nodded rapidly and gave me a rare smile of hers, she looked adorable smiling, too bad most of the time she had the emote range of a brick.
"Yes, thank you Yuta-senpai." She said with her usual quiet and even tone as I put down the bent in front of her and pulled out my own on the bench, mine was considerably simpler with egg rice and sausages. Koneko dug into her sushi and sighed in contentment as if everything was finally alright in the world.
"They are delicious Yuta-senpai, thank you for the meal." She said, devouring another sushi with a content expression. A corner of my lips quirked up.
"You know, if you like them that much, I can make some more for you, you know? Having a taste tester would be nice." She perked up instantly. She actually smiled, not a light smirk but a genuine smile.
"You really are kind Yuta-senpai, if possible I want to continue eating your food. It's really warm and tasty, even better than Akeno-senpai's." Oof, I hope for her sake Akeno doesn't hear that.
"Geez Koneko-chan, you're gonna make me blush." I almost took critical damage right there. Koneko is like an assassin suddenly ambushing me with feelings.
We resumed eating before something caught my attention as she chewed.
Hmm, there is some rice on her cheek, she was a pretty messy eater huh? It's throwing me off, I was not someone who liked messes.
"Hey Koneko-chan, can you lean for a bit?" Koneko tilted her head but shrugged her shoulders, trusting me and leaning forward.
"You have rice stuck on your cheek, here, let me get it for you." I reached out with my hand and lightly grazed Koneko's soft and warm cheek with my thumb delicately as she froze like a statue.
As red crept from her neck up to her ears I looked at the rice on my fingers, would be a shame to waste it. I stuck out of my tongue and licked the rice from them while Koneko blinked owlishly.
Mmh, good rice.
"Hmm? Koneko-chan? Is something wrong? You look like you are about to stare a hole through me."
Koneko just stared at my face with one hell of a blush, her lips quivered and her eyes narrowed before-
"-Ow!"
She flicked my forehead, except it felt like my forehead got punched instead with her freakish strength. Koneko hung her head down, I rubbed my forehead, why was she so sensitive?
"Lecher." She quietly muttered in a sheepish voice while I remained indignant.
Seriously, what did I do to deserve this!?
A/n: For anyone wondering if Yuta is too dense, it's a mix of never having any experience with the opposite gender and the lack of romcom watching, unlike Takumi or Akira he isn't aiming to seduce anyone, he is literally just living and life is causing problems. And Asia has officially joined the Peerage because not being a Devil would be a huge problem for her, besides, Rias has proven herself to be more than trustworthy.
Koneko is falling down hard, Yuta is hitting every single weak spot of hers. I wonder how long she can resist being helltaken? Who knows, maybe she will actually take the spot as the first girl in this fic. What did you guys think about Asia and Koneko in this chapter? I would love to know.
Comments
Jaded
Personally can’t see that happening due Rias and Akeno possessiveness lmao, You’ll star a war if your not careful
Rauko the varment
Loving this... I am loving this too much! I need moar! For my withdrawals T_T TFTC!
Dave Steele
Wow Yuta with that unspoken rizz on koneko
Jalil Hayes
Asia is a cinnamon roll that must be protected and koneko being top girl would be different as long as she stays first and doesn't get pushed to the side for someone else
