> "The world forgets the wind because it doesn't scream.
But it carries everything—whispers, ashes, the spark of rebellion.
I am the wind. And I do not ask to be remembered."
— The Blank One
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[Location: Kuoh Town – Present Day, High School DxD World]
He woke up like he always did.
Quietly.
Alone.
To the world, he was just another background student in Kuoh Academy. A mob character with no presence. No purpose.
No weight.
And that was perfect.
MC (internally):
> "If they don't see you, they can't aim at you.
And if they can't aim…
You can rewrite the board."
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[Morning – Kuoh Academy Classroom]
Rias passed by without a glance.
Akeno smiled politely, more out of habit than memory.
Sona adjusted her glasses as she walked past him without stopping.
Perfect.
MC (note-taking):
> "Devil mana flow has increased. Rias's group is moving tonight.
They think I'm sleeping through lecture.
I'm mapping their tactical grid in my notebook."
To the teacher, he was doodling.
To the occult world?
He was preparing to intercept a loose fallen angel trying to hijack a Bishop's contract.
With a spoon.
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[Midday – Rooftop Isolation]
He sat alone, eating a lukewarm bento.
Rice. Tamagoyaki. One bitter umeboshi.
A lunch for a background character.
The wind passed.
He spoke into it, quietly.
> "Status report. All members synced. No essence spikes.
Everyone's… healing."
He paused.
Not a tactical pause.
A human one.
> "Didn't think they'd follow me this far.
Didn't think I'd care."
He opened his phone.
The group chat buzzed.
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[Chat Group – Casual Thread]
Kazuma:
> "I found a hidden frog village. They made me chieftain. I'm scared."
Deadpool:
> "Rimuru made me a plushie of myself. It stares into my soul."
Esdeath:
> "Someone sent me a daffodil. I haven't frozen it yet. That worries me."
Batman:
> "Buggy might be a multiversal anchor. I need more data."
Buggy:
> "YOU CAN'T PROVE I'M IMPORTANT."
MC (smiling faintly):
> "You all matter more than you realize. Even you, Buggy."
Buggy:
> "I KNEW IT!"
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[Afternoon – Under the Shrine Tree]
He returned to the hill behind the school.
There stood the old shrine no one visited.
Where the wind never stopped.
Where time… hesitated.
This is where he first woke up in this world.
Naked. Confused. Holding a single fragment of memory:
> "You are the Blank. Make meaning."
The Essence of Blank hadn't exploded into his life.
It had whispered.
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[Flashback – Age 8]
He asked a teacher:
> "Can I create my own system? One no one can see?"
The teacher laughed.
He didn't.
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[Evening – Private Message to the Group]
He didn't often write directly.
But tonight, he did.
MC:
> "You are not soldiers.
You are not weapons.
You are not tools.
You are people.
And people break.
So rest. Laugh. Fail. Heal.
Because when the gods arrive…
It's not the strong who win.
It's the human."
Silence followed.
Then...
Artoria:
> "We'll follow you. Even into the dark."
Tsunade:
> "Even if we grumble."
Saitama:
> "Even if I'm late."
Deadpool:
> "Even if I get distracted by hotdogs."
Buggy:
> "EVEN IF I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M DOING!"
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[Final Scene – Beneath the Red Moon]
He stood beneath the shrine tree, alone.
Then looked up.
The sky… cracked.
A thread of golden essence trembled.
The Outer Gods had noticed him.
MC (quietly):
> "Good. I've been waiting."
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End of Chapter 25: The Blank One