Meanwhile, Ichika Yamamoto had big sparkles in her eyes as she stole glances at the handsome young man walking next to her.
Tatsuya rolled his eyes.
"Stop staring at me, what is it?"
"You're so strong!" Ichika was awestruck.
She couldn't even follow Kiba's movement!
The moment Rias called for Kiba to take action Ichika tried to observe his actions but by the time she looked over Kiba was caught under Tatsuya's grip, struggling like a pitiful worm.
She couldn't even see what was going on before everyone had been slapped away. Only when Rias got up did Ichika finally catch on.
"Indeed I am. However, these children are too weak compared to the real strong individuals. Remember our goal is to exploit them, not be enemies with them."
"Really?" Ichika smiled deviously, "For how long?"
While Ichika was unfamiliar with Tatsuya's true personality she knew that Tatsuya intentionally getting involved in someone's life could barely mean anything good.
She couldn't even imagine the end of these poor kind-hearted Devils.
"Depends," Tatsuya didn't elaborate and Ichika hummed a tune.
"Are you fine with being her slave though? I can't seem to understand why you even need to consider it. Does being a Devil really bring benefits worth this decision?"
"For you, yes." Tatsuya smiled, "But not for me. The effect of the Rook piece will barely help me. You don't need to worry, I have a way to break free from the peerage when needed."
He had already asked Kaguya and she had confirmed he could eradicate the evil piece inside him for a mere 10 World Essence. If not for this confirmation Tatsuya wouldn't even consider the idea. He would've settled for a less efficient method.
"Will they accept you though? Shouldn't you have not continued with the plan if you wanted to join the peerage?"
Ichika had proposed to act as if they were in an abusive relationship. If Rias was as kind as Tatsuya had told her beforehand she had a guaranteed chance of entering the peerage.
"She accepted me in the peerage even without having to…" Ichika was a bit confused. Tatsuya had been beside her from the start using the invisibility cloak.
But Tatsuya still mentally commanded her to go forward with the plan.
Tatsuya gave Ichika a sidelong glance before smiling.
He didn't blame Ichika for her confusion.
While Tatsuya didn't remember most details of DxD he was familiar with the plot.
What she didn't know was that Rias had enormous pressure on her head. She needed as many strong individuals as possible for her Rating Game against Riser.
There was no way she would not accept him, even if he used Kiba as a shield.
Plus the reason he went ahead with her plan was because it gave a good natural way to join her peerage. Were Sirzech to become suspicious and investigate him too much it would become a problem.
Heck, even Tatsuya would be suspicious if a weirdly strong individual came to his sister to become her slave. Now, Tatsuya knew Sirzech would still investigate him, the Devils in power weren't naive, but it wouldn't be too hardcore. Kaguya's arrangement should be sufficient.
Once he became a 'slave' of Rias the arrogance of the current Satan would be the cause of their own demise.
"She will," He replied before twisting the knob of the door, "They should visit us in a few hours to turn us into Devils."
Tatsuya was eager for their visit.
"You know how to cook?" He looked towards Amasawa.
"Hmm… not really. But I'm sure I can make something perfect with an online recipe." Ichika smiled and affirmed.
"Alright, here's some money, go get whatever you need." Tatsuya handed her several bills of cash. He had stored millions of yen in his storage space before leaving Classroom of the Elite.
He thought it might come in handy.
As Ichika changed her clothes and prepared to leave, Tatsuya stopped her.
"One minute."
He looked at her gently, causing Amasawa to feel creeped out. "Y-Yes?"
Tatsuya summoned a pair of handcuffs and Amasawa was bewildered.
"I have to wear these?" She did her best to control her expression and simply took the cuffs and put them on with his help.
The cuffs locked with a click and disappeared much to Ichika's expectations.
She was sure there was something special about the cuffs, otherwise Tatsuya's behaviour couldn't be explained.
"What's this?" She asked curiously.
"Check your stomach." Tatsuya laughed and Ichika did so, finding a strange mark just below her navel. It seemed like a black heart with an arrow pierced through it.
"Huh?"
"That's my mark. Consider it something like Evil Pieces. If you're in danger or injured I can sense it and come to help quickly. After all, this isn't a normal world who knows what might happen."
"Ah, okay." Ichika didn't seem to mind it and skipped outside the house.
Tatsuya watched her leave before sitting down on the sofa.
"200 World Essence, hmm… can't say it's a lot." He mumbled and Kaguya materialised, she laid down on the sofa and placed her head on his lap.
She looked at him from below and smiled.
"You've stolen Asia Argento's bishop piece, disrupting the original plot. It's not that big of an action so that's the best I can give you."
"What exactly is World Essence?" Tatsuya was curious, if he could understand this better he might be able to quickly gather more essence.
"Hmm, how should I explain..." Kaguya placed a finger on her cheek, "Consider this, there's a multi-layered thread. Whenever you pull the thread it ripples and the outer layers slowly loosen. These layers which were originally bound to the main thread now lose their anchor and float freely. These free-floating threads are what we call Chaos Energy aka World Essence. If Chaos Energy erupts without any disruption the Heavenly Spirit quickly wakes up and deals with it, bringing the world back on track but in our case these small ripples of Chaos Energy that erupt when you cause disturbances are absorbed by me instead. This leaves the Heavenly Spirit unaware. Controlled Chaos Energy leads to Order and as the Heavenly Spirit loses all the Chaos Energy it controls it weakens, allowing me with the bulk of the Chaos Energy to devour them and the world."
Tatsuya's eyes widened as he processed the information and at the same time, he understood something crucial.
"So that's why you forbid me from killing Issei?" His eyes narrowed into sharp slits, "If I kill Issei the free-flowing Chaos Energy would be too enormous for you to quickly absorb causing the Heavenly Spirit to wake up and eradicate us."
Kaguya smiled gently as she stroked his face, "Correct."
"That's why it might seem to be the correct decision to immediately kill the protagonist for greater World Essence but it will lead to a brutal death instead. It takes time to absorb Chaos Energy. The reason why I ask you to proceed gently is because as I corrode the Heavenly Spirit I can influence its actions. The greater the control the greater the delay, killing the protagonist should only be done in two scenarios—"
Kaguya raised one finger, "We've corroded the Heavenly Spirit by 70%, at that point, you can let loose and have as much fun as you want guaranteed you have sufficient strength," She raised her other finger and continued, "Second, the Heavenly Spirit has detected us before we reached the optimal corrosion percentage. In that case…"
Kaguya's eyes were full of killing intent, the murderous aura caused even Tatsuya's heart to beat faster, "We have to hunt down this Golden Star, the protagonist, no matter the cost. The disruption caused by that should either give us a chance to fight back or in the worst case scenario escape."
"Alright, I have a rough plan in mind but before that tell me how you'll strengthen me once I have enough World Essence."
"I'll directly increase the amount of Demonic Energy you have."
Tatsuya frowned.
"What if I remove the Evil Piece?"
"You don't have to worry, your Devil Bloodline will not be lost even if I eradicate the Evil Piece. Only the minor benefits brought by the Rook Piece will disappear."
"How amazing." Tatsuya smiled feeling reassured, "I suppose this amplification is going to cost a lot."
"Inevitably, the greater raw strength you have the greater your power. The Satans in this world can directly destroy countries excluding Sirzech. He can destroy multiple countries at once at full power. All this strength is based on the amount of Demonic Energy they have. Accumulation of hundreds of years and talent guarantees such strength. I'll directly help you skip the accumulation phase."
"Damn, you certainly know how to motivate someone." Tatsuya clicked his tongue, "Now that I think about it my own strength is quite broken. If you amplify my strength in direct multipliers I should soon be able to fight Ophis or Great Red, right? Though I guess that's going to cost a lot."
"Yes. Don't be too excited though, gather World Essence cautiously. This world has a very weird power structure, abilities that shouldn't even exist are in the hands of mundane beings, not to mention the various abilities of the Devils, Angels and Fallen Angels. Sacred Gears are also something to look out for. Do your best to keep yourself out of the eyes of those Transcendent Dragons."
Tatsuya nodded.
"I'm still virtually unkillable unless someone directly strikes my Soul with erasure or has powers similar to the Destruction of Sirzech and Rias. I also have to make sure I'm not captured and sealed, that'd be a headache. I wonder if I should just go and kill several minor named characters for a quick boo—"
Suddenly, Tatsuya's face turned cold.
He disappeared.
…
A little while ago.
Ichika with light steps walked towards the grocery store. It was barely 700-800m away so she enjoyed her walk leisurely.
It felt quite freeing to be able to go out without worrying too much.
Though she was a bit depressed about being kidnapped she could bear with this much. She surfed the internet as she walked, it was so fascinating to use. While they did use technology in the Whiteroom it was never for leisure like right now.
After entertaining herself for a bit she reached the grocery market and quickly picked out the items she needed.
Chicken Pasta should suffice.
She thought, ignoring the enchanted gaze of the cashier.
So pretty…
The young cashier gulped as he tried to check the items as slowly as possible.
"U-Uhm what's your name?" He picked up his courage and asked after putting her items in a bag.
Ichika was pulled out of her thoughts as she looked at the blushing young cashier. He should be in his early twenties.
"Oh hoh~? What's this? Are you trying to pick up a high schooler uncle?"
"No! No!" He waved his hand in surprise and bowed in apology.
"Hmm, try not to be so timid, mister, it's a turnoff. You don't look bad so try on some other girl confidently, they won't actually call the police. It's too troublesome to do so."
"Ah… uhm alright, thank you."
Ichika advised politely before leaving.
If the poor cashier listens to her advice and encounters any crafty girl he's going to get extorted out of a lot of money.
Ichika giggled and skipped along the way home.
On the way, she noticed the darkening sky and quickly made her way home.
At the same time, she spotted a vending machine in the distance. A bit excited she rushed over and looked at the items in the vending machine.
She quickly checked the cash she had and smiled brightly seeing the 480 yen left. She placed a finger under her lips and mulled over what to get.
After thinking for a bit she decided to get a Strawberry-Vanilla Ice Cream Jar for 230 yen. A bit excited, she looked at the remaining cash and got a Chocolate Jar for Tatsuya as well.
Clink! Clink!
Ichika collected the jars and put the chocolate inside while opening the one she got for herself.
She took a scoop and moaned in pure bliss as the ice cream melted inside her mouth. She never had anything like this before. The Whiteroom didn't allow it.
She had heard Tatsuya talk about Ice Cream before but she hadn't gotten a chance.
"C-can I have a bite?" All of a sudden a childish voice sounded near Ichika's ears. She didn't react in surprise or jump away.
She calmly turned around and met eyes with a little girl who was barely around 4'11.
The little girl had blonde hair, which was styled into twin tails and blue eyes. She wore a gothic lolita attire, which consisted of a black dress with white frills, a large black bow on the front, and a green jewel embedded on the collar, white thigh-high socks with suspender garters, a black set of frilly panties, and black shoes. She also wore a large black bow on top of her hair.
Her extremely cute expression would've melted anyone's heart but Ichika kept the spoon of ice cream in her mouth as she glanced around.
Everyone has disappeared?
She wondered as she looked back at the girl. After thinking about it for a second she smiled brightly and handed the ice cream jar over to the little girl.
The little girl's pitiful expression brightened in delight as she too had a spoon of ice cream.
"Thank you so much! You're so kind!"
"It's alright." Ichika nodded and took the jar back.
But the little girl didn't leave.
"Pretty Onee-chan, how should I repay you?" The little girl smiled with glee.
Ichika shook her head in amusement, "You don't have to."
"But I want to!"
The little girl refused to leave as her smile widened to a horrifying degree. Her eyes turned into two slits causing Ichika to pause in place.
She sighed, "You've got quite the bitchy face despite being a little runt."
The little girl's face fell.
Her clothes and hair began to blow away as a pair of black feathered wings appeared on her back. Her teeth turned spiky and a bright pink spear appeared in her mind.
"How about I repay you with some pain before a sweet little death!?" The little girl smiled sadistically and her eyes glowed.
But frustration boiled inside her seeing the impassive look on Ichika's face.
"You're not afraid of me?"
"Afraid?" Ichika thought about it for a second and shivered.
The Fallen Angel thought that Ichika finally had realized what was about to happen but only a second later Ichika looked at her with undisguised pity.
"If you knew the personality of the one behind me you'd never dare do this." Ichika shook her head.
Swish!
Mittelt couldn't endure it any longer and threw her spear towards Ichika. She would torture this pretty little bitch to her heart's content for today's nightly activity.
The pink spear was bathed with holy light as it was hurled towards Ichika. The speed of the spear was insanely fast.
A bright light flashed in front of Ichika's eyes as she calmly closed them. She felt the slight heat in the area around her navel.
Puh!
By the time she opened her eyes a large hand was grasping the spear that was about to hit her shoulder.
"What!?" Mittelt was surprised and the danger bells rang furiously inside her. She flapped her wings and without even trying to assess the situation flew away.
Tatsuya coldly watched her go and sneered, "Does she think she can escape?"
Much to Ichika's surprise he didn't use his bloody wings like she had seen before. Instead, he bent his knees and—
BOOM!
The ground beneath them cracked as a crater appeared and Ichika wobbled. A furious wind blew against her as she saw Tatsuya shoot towards the panicking Fallen Angel.
"WHAT THE FUCK—?" Mittelt barely shrieked before a punch landed on her from above.
A shockwave rang in the air as if a cloud had burst open.
Like a falling star, Mittelt was blown away by the impact and all the bones inside her shattered at once. She was deeply submerged in concrete and her battered body was barely twitching.
Tatsuya too landed softly next to the broken Fallen Angel.
He looked at the half-dead 'child' and dragged her away after putting on the invisibility cloak.
"Let's go."
His soft voice echoed in the empty road.
…
Mittelt woke up.
Her limbs were tied together and her entire body was bruised and screaming in pain. Her mouth was sealed tight with some tape and her clothes were nowhere to be seen.
She looked around in terror only to notice she was in a living room. She quickly noticed the pretty girl she had attacked for fun and soon her eyes landed on the tall muscular man sitting on the sofa.
"Mmmhp! Mmph! Mm!"
She tried to speak but her voice was blocked out by the tape. She wanted to use magic to free herself but indifferent eyes gazing down on her caused her to feel a chill go down her spine.
Even Azazel didn't scare her as much as the young man on the sofa did.
"Remove her tape." Tatsuya gestured to Ichika before looking at Mittelt, "Try anything foolish and I'll slap you into meatpaste."
Mittelt nodded like an obedient child and as soon as the tape was removed she knelt down.
"P-Please spare me, I didn't actually mean to attack her. My target was someone else but I became confused. Please I'll do anything just let me live!" Mittelt had an idea seeing herself naked and thought Tatsuya was one of those deranged people.
And she was correct.
Tatsuya was one of those deranged people.
"Oh? Anything?" Seeing the interest in his eyes Mittelt quickly crawled over with her small petite body that could be mistaken for a child and rubbed her face on his cock through his pants.
"Y-yes, I'll do whatever, please don't kill me." She begged.
Motherfucker, enjoy your final hours. Raynare will notice my absence and quickly search for me. No matter how strong you are, you won't be able to deal with all of us!!!
Her mind was full of venom which she did her best to hide.
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A/N— You guys should know what's happening next kekeke. Throw as many Powerstones as you can.
Anyways, I need your help, Tatsuya can spin the wheel again so suggest some abilities or items you'd like to see him have, the only rule is that it shouldn't instantly boost his strength by too much.
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