Crimson Dragon Emperor And The Crimson Eyed Knight

Kai POV

I was standing in the place where we had practiced for the ball tournament. Kiba was standing a bit away from me. And Irina and Xenovia were standing in front of us. Enveloping us and our surroundings was a barrier made from red aura. The other members were looking at us from outside the barrier.

"Then let's start."

Xenovia and Irina then removed their robes revealing a black tight battle outfit. And I must say it was too tight...

Xenovia removed the bandages on her sword while Irina's swords turned into a Katana and i have to say Excalibur Mimic is kind of cool

"…Are you laughing?"

Kiba was laughing so much that it looked weird. A smile that made the atmosphere cold. There wasn't any trace of the refreshing smile he usually had. I expected no less from him. Even i would become like that if I experienced what he did in the past

"Yes. The thing I wanted to defeat and destroy appeared right in front of me. I'm happy. Fufufu, I had even heard that by being close to a devil and a dragon, "powers" would gather. But for me to encounter it this early."

Ah yes it's true. After all I am also one of the people who was lured by Nii-san's dragon power

"…"Sword Birth", huh. The possessor can create any demonic-sword they can imagine in their head. It's unique among the Demonic-sword related Sacred Gears… I'd heard that there was a "subject" that avoided being disposed by the "Holy-sword Project"… Is that you?"

Kiba didn't answer Xenovia. He just directed his killing intent towards her.

"Kai-kun"

I turned to see Irina and she seemed to have a troubled face but i kept my face calm

"When I met a boy that I hadn't met in so long, and he had turned into a devil… I was shocked." She said in desperate tone "But to learn that his brother that was i saw as a model figure is in an alliance with the devils.. It brings me more shock"

She saw me like that? I narrowed my eyes at her words. Well sorry for disappointing you then

"What trick has destiny played on us! I went to England because I found out that I could use holy-swords, and I thought that I could be a representative of God! Aaah, this must also be a trial that God has given me! The land that I haven't been back in for so long! A harsh destiny where my childhood friend has turned into a devil and the other become his ally! The way time moves is harsh! But by moving forward, I will turn into someone with the true belief towards God! Now Kai-kun! I will give you your judgment with this Excalibur! Amen!"

I only gave her a hard and long look.. It clearly said "Your words are appreciated but please don't talk like that in front of me or you will suffer the consequences"

Deciding that it was enough, 4 holy swords appeared behind me before it launching at Irina

Irina's eyes widened before she flipped and dodged the swords. I quickly channeled chakra strings on the swords. I moved my hand and the swords slowly started floating again and charged towards her

Irina blocked the swords and parried them all before she looked at me with surprise

"An ability to make Holy Swords... I've heard of the Sacred Gear that possesses such an ability" She said while i merely keep my gaze calm

"The power of an Excalibur is impressive.. As expected from a legendary holy sword though it just it's fragments" I commented. I did want to pull out my holy sword but I was afraid I would have problems with Kiba. He was willing to accept my ability to create holy sword because it was a Sacred Gear

"Kai-kun.. The amazing thing here is your ability. If you follow me back to England surely you will become a great exorcist" Irina said

"And become cold to Asia like you all are? No thanks. I like my current life" I said coolly as I summoned 3 swords above me launching them towards her again

Irina clicked her tongue before she dodged and dashed towards me. It was reasonable since i still didn't move an inch from the place where I stood.

She gave me a horizontal slash. I merely sidestepped and dodged the attack with a calm expression. She proceeded to give me multiple slashes but i kept dodging calmly. I could use the Sharingan to dodge more easily but i wasn't one to completely depend on my eyes

Irina seemed annoyed that she couldn't hit me. Despite her best effort I could tell she wasn't bad but she still had a long way to go

"Hold still!" She pouted

"That's not what you should say to your enemy" I said as I dodged another one of her slashes. I quickly dashed in front of her, catching her off guard and raised my hand giving a flick on her forehead making her stumble a bit

"And what is the meaning of that?!" She yelled as she intending to slash me again while I kept my gaze calm and jumped and flipped into the air to dodge her attack before I landed with soft thump on the ground

But suddenly the entire ground was shaking. I turned and saw Xenovia's Excalibur hit the ground and make quite a large crater

"This is my Excalibur. It can destroy anything that comes its way. It's not called an "Excalibur" for nothing."

Excalibur Destruction, pretty good power.. As expected from the most destructive among Excalibur Fragments. Kiba made a bitter expression when he saw that.

"…Such a destructive power when it isn't even the real Excalibur. So destroying all 7 swords will be a difficult path."

His eyes hadn't lost the colour of hatred yet. While I inwardly scoffed, with his current condition he won't be able to destroy even a single sword

"Geez! I'm all covered in dirt because you destroyed the ground, Xenovia!"

Irina wiped the dirt off her clothes while complaining.

"But. It's about time to settle this now!"

She pointed her sword at me and dashed towards me. While i fell into a Battoujutsu stance. When she was about to slash me i quickly blurred away then appeared on her side with normal holy-swords in my hand and pointed to her back

"Ryuukansen (Dragon Coiling Flash). If this was a real battle you would have already been dead" I whispered in her ear making her shiver. She then turned and slashed at me but I merely took a step back and dodged with a calm expression

"Gah!"

I turned to see Kiba falling on the ground after vomiting due to the blow on his stomach.

"Even if it's not a hit with the blade, that hit just now will be enough to stop you from standing for a while."

Xenovia glared at Kiba once, and turned around.

"…Wa…wait!"

Kiba reached his hands towards her, but everyone here knew that the match was over for him. Xenovia approached me and look into Irina

"You haven't finished yet?" She asked

"Kai-kun was good. He was on a whole different level" Irina defended and Xenovia's gaze turned to me

"Kiba" I yelled make him who laying in ground turn to me "This is how you fight a sword with a rock"

I got into my Battoujutsu stance and my eyes sharpened

"2 vs 1? You do know that we wield Excaliburs while you only hold ordinary holy-swords correct?" Xenovia remarked

"Why don't you two test it?" I challenged as my eyes turned into Sharingan. The duo glared at me before they nodded to each other

They dashed to me at the same time from both sides.

"Ryuukansen : Arashi (Dragon Coiling Flash : Storm)" I unleashed my Katana and did a full roll slash on ground to make dust appear and cover my tracks

Xenovia and Irina stopped in their tracks seeing this while observing the dust. Suddenly 6 swords launched forward from the dust, 3 towards Xenovia and 3 towards Irina

Xenovia raised her huge sword and blocked the attack while Irina parried one of them and dodging the rest

I jumped at Irina who just dodged my swords and unleashed my Katana giving her a diagonal slash but she blocked it. I spun in the air giving her a toe kick, she tried to block it with her forearm but it was too strong and sent her away for a few feet

I quickly stepped to the side and dodged a diagonal slash from Xenovia then jumped away to dodge her horizontal slash. Flipping in the air, i landed before dashing at her again. She prepared to strike but just when she was about to slash me i quickly blurred away from existence making her eyes widen in surprise. Well in her eyes I blurred away but in reality i spun to the left with fast speed, it's the same trick like the one in Basketball

I appeared on her left with and gave her a horizontal slash to her face but she managed to dodge it by jumping back a few feet. I then noticed Irina dashing towards me from behind so I quickly spun and turned to her when she was close enough

"Ryuumeisen (Dragon Howl Flash)" I sheath my sword quickly and send a quick sonic blast to her ear making her flinch. NOW!

I quickly slashed her forearm with my Katana that was still sheathed make her lose her grip on excalibur before i kicked the sword away

"Ryuusoosen (Dragon Nest Flash)" I gave multiple hits to her stomach and c.h.e.s.t making Irina gasp for breath and fall to her knees.

"Irina!" Xenovia yelled and charged towards me. I jumped away from Xenovia's slash and flipped before charging at her

She attempted to do a diagonal slash towards me but I jumped and summoned 6 swords then pinned Excalibur with the side of its hilt making Xenovia's eyes widen for a moment as she tried to move Excalibur. I landed behind her, gripping my sword tightly and dashed to her who just managed to remove Excalibur from the ground and turned to me

SWOOSH!

At that instant I was already behind her with my Katana still sheathed. I placed my Katana to my h.i.p.s again

"One! Two! Three! Four! Five! Six! Seven! Eight! Nine! Kuzuryusen! (Nine-Headed Dragon Flash)" I exclaimed as I hit her head, right shoulder, right arm center, right arm bottom, groin area, left arm bottom, left arm center, left shoulder

With that Xenovia began to cough up blood and dropped the Excalibur and fel to the ground. Then the barrier got unsealed

"To destroy the weapon, you must strike the wielder. Not the weapon" I said coldly before turning around and helping Xenovia stand. Xenovia looked at me with clearly confused face but i ignored it

"Why?" She asked weakly

"Do I need a reason to help someone?" I asked back and she didn't reply after that "Asia. Heal them please!" I said as I saw Asia and the others approaching me. I turned to Irina who sat on the ground with a pained expression

"Sorry for hitting you too hard" I said

"If you want to apologize do it to Xenovia. You hit her pretty hard" Irina giggled while I chuckled a little

"Eh? So you can laugh" She said in teasing tone make me karate chop her head once

"I'm a human Irina-san not a robot. Beside i did that because she's the one who commented about Asia" I said as I helped her stand

"E-Eh? I thought it was because you never knew her like you did me... You were going to do the same with me if I bad mouthed Asia-san weren't you?" She said nervously

"Hn!"

That was the reply she got. I then dragged her to Asia who was still healing Xenovia

"Way to go little bro!" Nii-san slapped my back making me smirk a bit

"It's nothing. You also can do that if you want after all. You are the legendary Sekiryuutei" I joked

"Sekiryuutei? The owner of Boosted Gear Longinus?" Irina exclaimed with surprise while i mentally slapped my head for saying that

"Just great shining knight. You blew my cover" Nii-san said with sarcasm in his voice

"Well sorry for that. It slipped out" I said sheepishly

"And to think we would meet one here.." Xenovia remarked

"Trust me you will find many interesting things in here" I replied with a sigh

"K-Kai-san! D-Do you also need healing?" Asia asked me

"No. I don't, thank you" I said simply

"Sempai is pretty strong" Koneko pointed

"No I'm not. I outsmarted them that's all" I said as I glanced at Xenovia and Irina who just finished brushing the dirt from their robes "They underestimated me. If they were more serious, my last trick against Xenovia wouldn't have worked... And also Xenovia was angry with me"

Xenovia glared at me hearing this before she grunted and wore her robes again

"Since you defeated me consider this information a gift. The "Vanishing dragon" has already awakened."

I could tell Nii-san had a shocked and confused expression when he heard that. Xenovia turned to Nii-san looking at him with a stoic expression

"You will meet him eventually, i don't know how good are you but even if you at the same level as your brother you still can't win"

Xenovia just said that and left after picking her stuff.

"Wait for me Xenovia. Bye bye Kai-kun! I want rematch next time! And Ise-kun. Tell me whenever you want to get judged. Amen." Irina winked while smile to us before following Xenovia and leave

"Sempai you are very strong" Koneko praised me while massaging my back

Currently me, Asia, Koneko and Nii-san were sitting on the ground. Koneko was massaging my back in order to make me relax, something that I found strange but i must say she had good hand for massage

"Thanks but I'm not that good... Anyway i must say Koneko-san you have aaaaa good hand for massage" I m.o.a.n.e.d a little when she hit the spot. Damn! I can get used to this! Koneko behind me hearing this blushed and kept massaging me

"Thanks sempai" Koneko said shyly earning a glare from Asia while Nii-san seemed jealous

"Hey Kai. If I fought with one of them is there a chance for me to win?" He asked which made me blink

"Nii-san. Your level is already above them. Though you have to be careful since one slash from them will be fatal for youuuaahh" I gasped again damn! I can hear a PLOP from my joint! Ahh it feels good!

"Do you like this sempai?" Koneko asked

"Y-Yes. A little below Koneko-san" I replied while relaxing my body

"H-Hai.." Koneko stammered a bit

"K-Kai-san d-do you want me to massage you too?" Asia asked me

"No thanks Asia. Koneko-san here is doing a good job. She's a Rook that's why she has stronger hands and is gooood at this" I replied m.o.a.ning a little again. By Asia expression I could see she seemed jealous. Oh great what did I do to deserve this? Women are troublesome

"Hold on! Yuuto!"

I heard Rias voice. When I looked, there was Kiba who seemed like he was trying to leave and an angry Rias

"I won't forgive you if you leave me! You are the "Knight" of the Gremory group. I will also be troubled if you turn into an "exiled". Wait this instant!"

"…I was able to run away from there, thanks to my comrades. That's why I have to put their regrets into my demonic-swords…"

After saying that Kiba disappeared.

"Yuuto…Why…?"

I then cast a glance to Nii-san who seemed sad seeing Rias's expression. He cast a glance towards me and I nodded. I knew what the mean by that look

Later

"So you want to help Kiba?" I asked as I leaned on my chair. Currently Nii-san was in my room. We talked about what we should do about Kiba. I didn't have a problem with that actually

"Yes. Xenovia did say [The Church decided that it would be better to eliminate all the Excaliburs rather than letting them be used by the Fallen-Angels. Our minimum objective is to get the Excaliburs away from the Fallen-Angels.] So maybe we can ask their permission to destroy the swords" Nii-san answered

"You do realise this is a dangerous game you are playing right? Not only will you put yourself in trouble with Rias-sempai but you also can cause an international problem since you stuck your nose in the church's problems" I said in a stern tone but Nii-san didn't flinch and keep his gaze towards me

"I know Kai. I'm stupid but i'm not that stupid-"

"Really?" I deadpanned

"Don't interrupt me! Anyway, i don't want Kiba to become exiled. I have seen what stray devils did and i won't let Kiba become one of them. He is my friend! Like hell i would let him become one of those trash!" Nii-san declared

"You seem to care a lot about Kiba" I commented and he blushed

"I-Its not like that! B-Buchou will be sad if he becomes stray too!" He protested

"You are what people call Tsundere" I deadpanned before tilting my head and dodging the pillow that he threw towards me

"Shut up. You did not need to say it out loud" He growled with little blush appearing on his face while i only chuckled

( a/n : No yaoi here people do not misunderstand )

"Maa. Maa. Its okay if it's only once right? I don't joke often so let me enjoy it" I chuckled

"Unfortunately your jokes are humorless. What kind of a person excuses himself with [I got lost on the road of life] when they are late!" Nii-san yells at me

"A person who kind, handsome, talented, and cool. Unlike a who pervert, useless, enemy of the women and watching DvD p.o.r.n for 2 years alone because he isn't popular" I said with a smirk tilting my head again to dodge another pillow

"I hate you so much when you act like this" He grumbled making me laugh

"Oh come on. It's not often that I am able to relax. Hold it for me will you?" I laughed while Nii-san only grunted though i can see he smiled a bit

"Anyway. Since obviously we won't look for them by ourselves. Who are the other candidates you have in your mind?" I asked

"I was thinking of recruiting Saji. You know Sona-Kaichou's Pawn" He answered and I nodded

"Ah yes. The secretary who has a crush on Sona-sempai. He often glares at me when I spend time with Sona-sempai not that i care though" I said as I recall Saji glaring at me when I was talking with Sona

"Well now that I notice. It seems you got close to Sona-Kaichou. Mann Kai you're surrounded by many girls. Sona-Kaichou, Asia, Koneko who's next?" He said jealously

"I don't want to hear that from someone who gets adored so much by Rias-sempai and Akeno-sempai" I replied "Anyway! We're drifting away from the topic here. So Saji then.. Only us 3 then?"

"Yes. I don't want to ask many people. Buchou will notice if I do that" Nii-san laughed sheepishly and i nodded

"If you say so then" I said. Nii-san nodded back before he left the room. I rub my temple for a moment.. This is going to become troublesome

Suddenly i saw my Kuoh Blazer glowing. I narrowed my eyes and walked towards it. I noticed it wasn't the blazer that was glowing but something inside it so I extended my hand to the pocket and pulled it out

It was the card that Le Fay gave me. I quickly channeled magic in the card and suddenly a visage of Le Fay appeared

"K-Kai-san! Thank goodness you answer it! I was having a hard time contacting you!" She said in relief

"Le Fay-dono? What's wrong?" I asked

"Look! I don't have much time! But hear this. If you hear something about Hero Faction or whatever happens don't join them! They are a group of humans that want to eliminate every race except humans" Le Fay said in panic

"A human that want to eliminate every race?" I repeated in shock. There are groups like that?! B-But there's no way a human will able to do that right?! Even if it is a possessor of a Longinus! Humans are not a strong race after all! I mean yeah there are few humans who are strong but to eliminate all the other races is impossible!

"Yes. And by your expression you must be doubting it. Don't! What I told you is the truth. They are strong, no doubt about that, even Onii-sama can't beat their leader! The main members of their can at least fight on par with Onii-sama! They want to recruit you after seeing your ability. And they will do anything and everything to recruit you" Le Fay said again

Anything and everything ? And it's leader is stronger than Arthur? The members are also on par with Arthur?! What the hell?! I didn't know my existence attracted something dangerous like that! This is will become a problem!

But wait... Something is missing here

"Le Fay-dono as much as i appreciate your warning but how did you know about this?" I asked skeptically. Le Fay seeing my response seemed to panic and waved her hand

"Err.. Err. Its because.. Ah! I can't tell you now someone is coming! Just believe in me! Bye bye!" Le Fay said quickly

"Wait! Le Fay-dono!" I called but the visage suddenly blurred away and she was gone

What the hell?

I put my card on the table and lay on the bed immediately

An organization... If I recall the only organization that will become the enemy is the Khaos Brigade... Is this organization related with it? More importantly how could Le Fay know about it?

Did she also get invited before? There's a big chance for that but... There's a small chance she was a member of Khaos Brigade already so she knows about the Hero Faction...

This is bad.. Veeery bad... What should i do?

Damn it... Damn it all to hell!

Next day

"It was supposed to be only Saji-san right?" I asked

"Y-Yeah.." Nii-san said nervously

"Then why is Koneko-san also here?" I deadpanned seeing Koneko who was holding Nii-san's shirt tightly

Nii-san only laughed nervously while rubbing his head. I should've known it would be better if i was the one to call Saji since i am better at stealth. Sighing I rub my temple and gesture the three of them to sit

"Aaaaa. And? What was the reason for calling me?" Saji asked as he take seat and sit

"…He's right. What were you three trying to do?" Koneko asked as she took the seat beside me. Nii-san took the seat beside Saji and cleared his throat

"I'm going to ask Shidou Irina and Xenovia to give us permission to destroy the holy-sword Excaliburs." Nii-san declared making Saji and Koneko's eyes widen

"Nooooooooo! I'm going home!" Saji screamed instantly trying to run away but me and Koneko held his shirt

"I will help as well. It's about Yuuto-sempai, right?" Koneko said instantly to Nii-san with a calm expression

As expected of Koneko, she also cares about Kiba. Saji on the other hand turned blue and tried to run away immediately. Unfortunately for him Koneko and I caught him instantly

"Hyoudou! Why me!? It's your group's problem, right!? I belong to the House of Sitri! I shouldn't be taking part in this! Not at all!" Saji argued with Nii-san

"Don't say that Saji. The only Devil that I knew who seemed willing to help me is you." Ise-nii shot back

"Bullshit! There's no way that I will help youuuu! I'm going to get killed! I'm going to get killed by Kaichouuuuu!" Saji said in fear while i only sighed

"I know what you mean Saji-san. While Rias-sempai is kind and strict. Sona-sempai is strict and strict. I often play chess with her" I replied

"Kai! You understand my position! So let me go!" Saji pleaded

"Sorry Saji-san. But if I let you go, Nii-san and Koneko-san will maul me. It's better if you're the one getting mauled rather than me" I said stoically make him cry anime tears but few minutes later Nii-san managed to convince him to join us though i don't know how. We were currently in the middle of town searching for Irina and Xenovia

"Hey Koneko-chan. You know that Kiba is a victim of the "Holy-sword Project" and also harbours a grudge towards Excaliburs, right?" Nii-san asked her and Koneko nodded at his question.

"When Irina and Xenovia came to us, they said this."

[The Church decided that it would be better to eliminate all the Excaliburs rather than letting them be used by the Fallen-Angels. Our minimum objective is to get the Excaliburs away from the Fallen-Angels.]

"So in other words they have to destroy the stolen Excaliburs or retrieve them, right?"

"…Yes. That's right."

"That's why I thought we could help them retrieve those. By making Kiba the main person. Three swords were stolen, so they won't mind if we retrieve or break one of them."

"…You want Yuuto-sempai to overcome Excalibur and to fulfill his wish, right?"

Nii-san nodded at Koneko's question and Koneko turned to me

"You agreed with this Kai-sempai?" She asked me

"I agreed of course. If i let my stupid big brother do this alone the result will be chaos" I said with a scowl making Nii-san glare at me

"Hey! I'm not that bad!" He protested

"Yes you are" Koneko and I said at the same time make him cringe

"I hate you Kai" He glare to me with tears in his eyes while i only smirked

"Your love is appreciated" I smirked making him growl "Anyway there's a chance the negotiation later will fail and it will become a fight. If it becomes like that i want you two run Saji-san, Koneko-san. Nii-san and I will be more than enough to handle them"

"Let me run nowwww! That's the worst! I'd get killed by Kaichou if I did something like destroying the Excaliburs without her permission! She will definitely torture meeeeee!" Saji said while crying making me sweatdrop

"Maybe the negotiation will be a success. If that happens, then I want you to help me." Nii-san assured Saji

"Uwaaaaaa! That's so irresponsible! I'll die! I'll definitely get killed!"

Koneko and I only sighed watching the scene before is and we turned to each other and shrugged continuing our search

20 minutes later

"This is pathetic..." I deadpanned seeing the scene in front of me

"Please give blessings to the lost lamb-"

"Please give charity to us on behalf of the father in heaven!"

We found them easily. There were two girls wearing white robes, praying on the road. People walking past them were giving them odd glances.

"How can this be? This is the reality of the developed country of Japan? That's why I don't like countries that don't have the smell of our beliefs."

"Don't say that, Xenovia. We lost all the money we had. So we have to rely on charity from these heretics or else we can't get food, you know? Aaah, we can't even buy a single loaf of bread!"

"Hmph. It all happened because you bought that fake looking painting."

Xenovia pointed at a painting of a saint that was drawn really badly. What the heck? Did they get tricked?!

"What are you saying? This painting has the drawing of someone who looks like a saint! That's what the person at the exhibition said as well!"

"Then do you know who the person in the drawing is? I certainly don't."

So do i... Whoever drew this was definitely mocking the art of drawing!

"…I think it's…Saint…Peter…?"

"Don't mess around. Saint Peter wouldn't look like this."

"No, he must have looked like this! I'm sure about it!"

"Aaah, why did my partner have to be someone like you…God, is this also a trial?"

"Hey don't hold your head down. You really get depressed when you are down, don't you."

"Shut up! That's why the Protestants are called heretics! You guys have different beliefs than us Catholics! Show more respect to the saints!"

"What! What's wrong, it is Catholicism where they still abide by the old law!"

"What did you say, heretic?"

"What did you say, heretic!?"

Those two started to argue by banging their heads against each other…

RUMBLE.

Then we heard the sound of their stomachs rumble when we were a distance away from them. The two of them dropped onto the ground with their stomachs rumbling.

"…First of all, let's do something to fill our stomachs. Or else it's not a matter of retrieving the Excaliburs." Xenovia suggested

"…You are right. Do you want to get money from the heretics by threatening them? I think God will forgive us if we threaten the heretics." Irina replied with weak voice

"Do you plan to attack the shrine? Or do you plan to steal their offertory box? Let's not do either. Let's use our swords to put on a performance. It's an international entertainment that works in every country."

"That's an excellent idea! If we can cut fruits with our Excaliburs, then we can gather cash!"

"Well, we don't have fruits. It can't be helped. Let's cut that picture." Xenovia said as she raised her sword

"No! You can't cut this down!"

Are these two really the girls that I fought yesterday? Clearly they're not... Haaahhh

"Let me handle this Nii-san" I sighed and approached them "Irina-san, Xenovia-san"

Both of them turned to me and i could see hunger clearly in their eyes

"Ah? Kai-kun why are you here?" Irina asked me

"Me and Nii-san want to eat. Do you two want to join us?" I offered

""Okay"" Both of them answered straight away

"Delicious! Japanese cuisine is delicious!"

"Yes, yes! This is it! This is the taste of the food of my homeland!"

Irina and Xenovia started to fill their stomachs with the food they ordered at a family restaurant. The one who was paying for them is me. Nii-san and Koneko actually wanted to help me but i rejected it since i had enough money

"Hey Kai. Where did you get this much money?" Nii-san asked me while eating

"I'm a realistic person Nii-san. Whenever i beat robbers or criminals i make them pay me 10 times of amount they rob. I give half of it to the victim while i take half of it for myself" I said calmly while chewing Taiyaki and drink tea

"10 times?" Nii-san exclaimed with shock and i nodded

"Yes. All of them from drug sellers, criminals and robbers. I have 800.000 Yen in my bank currently" I answered and Nii-san face become anime shocked

"Phew. Now I'm calm. It's the end of the world to get helped by a Devil and a heretic." Xenovia said

"Hey. We are treating you to food and that's what you say?" Nii-san retorted while i only sighed

"Pheeeew! Thank you for the meal. Aaaah God, please give charity to these Devils." Irina said while using her cross.

"""Auu!"""

At that moment Nii-san got a headache. The same thing happened to Koneko and Saji so they were touching their head as well. I only look at the scene with smirk

"Ah, I'm sorry. I did it without thinking." Irina smiled with a cute face

"No problem. No one is hurt in here" I said while the trio devil glare at me

Xenovia drank a cup of water and took a deep breath. She then asked.

"So, why did you come to us?"

Straight to the point i see.. Well

"We want to help you destroy the Excaliburs" I said straightly. Xenovia and Irina make surprise expression before turning to each other. I could tell Nii-san also seemed nervous

"Yeah. Maybe it's okay leaving one sword for you guys. If you can destroy it, that is. But make sure that your identities aren't revealed. We also don't want our higher-ups and enemies to think that we are connected to you guys." Xenovia answered and i nodded while sipping my tea

"Hey Xenovia. Are you sure? Even if it's Kai-kun, he's still ally of Devils, you know?" Irina raised an objection

"Irina. To tell you the truth, it would really be tough to retrieve the three Excaliburs and to battle Kokabiel with just the two of us. Didn't you see Kai was able to beat us without a scratch? And i'm pretty sure Kokabiel is stronger than Kai"

"I know that. But...!"

"The minimum objectives we have to achieve are destroying the three Excaliburs or take them back. If our Excaliburs are going to be stolen as well then we should break them before it happens. Even if we use the last resort, there's only a 30 percent chance that we will succeed in our mission and return home safely."

"Even so, we thought that the success rate was high enough to come to this country prepared to put our life on the line."

"Yeah. The high-ups also told us to continue with our mission as well and dispatched us to this country. It's almost self-sacrifice."

"And isn't that what we, the followers, d.e.s.i.r.e for?"

"I changed my mind. My beliefs are flexible. So I can act in the best way."

"You! I have been thinking about it for a long time, but your faith is a bit weird!"

"I won't deny it. But I think that it's our duty to accomplish our mission and return safely. I'm going to live and continue fighting for God. Am I wrong?"

"…You are not wrong. But..."

"That's why we won't ask for help from the Devils. Instead we ask for help from a Dragon and a wandering Knight. The high-ups didn't tell us not to borrow the strength of a Dragon and an eastern Knight."

I blinked. Eastern Knight? Hahaha a funny nickname I must admit it. Xenovia then turned to me

"You are a very talented person Kai. Your sword skills rival my mentor and I must admit your Sacred Gear if i recall is Blade Blacksmith correct? Yes. It's a very useful one. You beat us with pure skill and proved that your Sacred Gear is useful even if the sword it produced are no match against Excalibur. It can be used as a distraction and as an offensive. If only Irina was able to get you at our side before we wouldn't have needed more help" Xenovia said to me with clear awe on her voice before she turned to Nii-san

"And you. I never thought that I would meet Sekiryuutei in a distant country like this. Even if you have turned into a Devil, I see that the dragon power within you is still present. If it's like the legend says, then you can increase your power to that of a Maou, correct? If you gain a power to that of a Maou, then you can break the Excaliburs without a sweat. I also think that it was God's doing that we had this meeting. And even if it not at least you must be on the same level with your brother. It will be more than enough then" She said joyfully

"C-Certainly they didn't tell us not to borrow the power of a Dragon or another person… But you are just saying nonsense! Your belief is certainly weird!" Irina complained

"Weird is fine with me. But, Irina. Hyoudou Issei is your childhood friend, right? And you said Hyoudou Kai was your role model when you child. Let's trust them. The power of Dragon and his Knight." Xenovia replied and I chuckled.

"Dragon and Knight huh? I think it suits us well right Nii-san?" I asked and he also chuckle

"The Dragon and Knight of Hyoudou. Mann that sounds cool" Nii-san grinned "Anyway let me call Kiba then if we all agree"

"…I understand the situation."

Kiba drank the coffee after he made a sigh. We called Kiba to the family restaurant.

[I'm with those two Excalibur wielders. I want you to come here as well Kiba.]

When Nii-san said that, he came here without any complaint.

"To tell the truth, I feel unsatisfied when the wielders of the Excaliburs are giving me permission to destroy it."

"That's a rough way to speak. If you were a "Stray-Devil", I would have cut you down without any time to spare."

Kiba and Xenovia glared at each other. I could see Xenovia grip her sword while Kiba wanted to summon his demonic-swords

"Now, now we are not here to fight right?" I said with a cold tone and Sharingan active. I put genjutsu on them so when everyone turned to see me i made a Shinigami figure from Naruto appear behind me

Everyone's eyes widened, even Koneko eyes were filled with fear. I turned off my eyes and cancelled the illusion making everyone gulp

'He really similar to Griselda-sensei!' Xenovia thought while shuddering.

'What was that?! Killing Intent?! No.. It was too real for Killing Intent! An illusion?! Mann looks like i need more training to catch up to him' Ise thought

"A-Anyway! So you hold a grudge regarding the "Holy sword project". Against church and the Excaliburs" said Irina as she try to move

"Obviously" Kiba reply with a cold and low tone as his eyes became sharp

"But Kiba-kun. Thanks to the project, the research on holy-sword showed result. That's why it created people like Xenovia and i who can synchronize with the holy swords"

"Do you think it's forgivable to kill all the test subjects just because the project was thought to be a failure?" Kiba replied coldly as his eyes looked at Irina with hatred.

"That incident also became one of the worst cases among us and people feel disgusted about it. The person in charge of that project at that time was said to have problems with his beliefs. So he was declared a heretic . Now he's and one of those people on the Fallen Angel side" said Xenovia

"Fallen Angel side? What's the name of that person?" Kiba asked as he began to interested

"Balba Galilei. The man who is called the "Genocide Archbishop""

"If I go after Fallen Angels, then i can reach him" Kiba said as his eyes were filled with determination

"Well looks like i have to share information as well. The other day. I saw a priest being attacked by another priest. I manage to save the priest and hurt the attacker before Kiba came to help me" I said making everyone turn to me "The attacker's name was Freed Sellzen"

"Is you!" Xenovia said immediately make everyone turn to her

"Few days ago we got a survivor who said he was saved by a young man from the attacker. The survivor is already back in HQ since he couldn't finish the mission and it was given to us" Xenovia said as she observed me "Now that i see the description does match. Straight brown hair, black eyes and a wielder of holy-swords"

"I'm glad that the priest is safe" I said with relief

"But why did you help him Kai-kun? Aren't you going to get in trouble for helping a random priest?" Irina asked me

"Irina-san. I'm a human being it's my duty to save another human. And i haven't made a pact with the Devils. I'm just helping them unofficially i'm not a member of their alliance. Even if I had made a pact with Devils I would've still helped that priest since it's the right thing to do" I answered with a sigh "Anyway. We out of topic here, what do you know about Freed Sellzen?"

"Freed Sellzen. Former Exorcist of the Vatican. The genius who became an exorcist at the age of 13. But he overdid it, he even killed his allies. The only thing he cares about is fighting and killing monsters. He had no belief in God since the start and it was only a matter of time form him to become a heretic" Xenovia said with hatred in her voice

"The survivor already told us about him who uses the Excalibur to kill our fellow followers" Irina added with grim tone

"Anyways, let's move onto the cooperation strategy" Xenovia said as she took some papers and handed her contact details to me "I know you already have Irina's contact number however for safety you should also have mine"

I nodded and took the paper. Xenovia began to pack her stuff and look at us

"Then that's it then. I'll repay you for the meal another time, Akai-me no Kishi(Red Eyed Knight), Hyoudou Kai" Xenovia got up after saying making me blink

Akai-me no Kishi eh? Not bad

"Thanks for the meal, Kai-kun! Treat me again next time as well! Even if you are in an alliance with Devils, God will allow it if it's Ise-kun who treats me to a meal! It's okay if it's food!" Irina thanked me while giving me a wink and leave but I blinked once

"Hey wait!" I stood and called them making them turn to me

"Yes?" Irina asked

"Since you... Spent all your money on that painting. Use this for the moment" I picked out 1000 yen from my wallet and handed it to Irina

"E-Eh?! N-No-We can't accept this!" Irina rejected but I narrowed my eyes

"Nonsense. We are allies now, besides my mother won't like it if somehow I accidentally told her you lived on the street" I said in innocent tone make Irina blinked

"Did you just blackmail me?" She asked and Xenovia snorted

"You are an interesting person Hyoudou Kai. Just accept it Irina. We will pay it back one day" Xenovia said and turned to leave. Irina looking at Xenovia leaving began to panic and I could tell she was confused, whether she had to give my money back. So instead of waiting i turned to leave

I got back to the seat then started drinking my tea and eating Taiyaki again

"Akai-me no Kishi eh?" Nii-san grin to me who only shrugged

"It's good title. At least i have my own now" I replied

"...Ise-kun, why did you do this?" Kiba ask to Ise-nii suddenly in a low voice

"Well, we are comrades and we belong to the same group. You also helped me out back then. Its not like i am trying to repay you but i thought i would lend you a hand this time" replied Nii-san

"It's also because it was going to cause trouble to buchou if i acted by myself, right?"

"Of course. Buchou will get sad if you were to go around and rampage. Well, the fact that i made this plan by myself will cause trouble for buchou as well. But it's better than you become "Stray" right? After all we manage to have an agreement with those guys from the church"

Kiba expression didn't change, he seemed unsatisfied with Nii-san's reason which made Ise-nii confused on how to reassure him

"I have said it before Kiba. And I will repeat it just for you. Ever since the day you became a Devil. Your problems are not just your problems anymore..." I said sternly and looked into his eyes seriously "While you don't care about them but they care about you. And let me ask you. Imagine you have a brother. However your brother wants to get revenge on someone and he doesn't want you to interfere? What will you do?"

"I won't let it!" Kiba snapped suddenly before his eyes widened in realization

"That's what we feel" I said calmly with closed eyes and leaned to chair

"...Yuuto-sempai. I would get lonely... If sempai disappeared" Koneko put a sad face then continued to speak "I will help you... That's why please don't go"

"I-If you all say so then... Thank you... I will work with you all.. Thanks to Ise-kun and Kai-kun i know who my true enemy is. But since we are doing this, we are definitely going to defeat Excalibur" Kiba said with new determination in his voice. Koneko smiled hearing this and i couldn't deny that it was cute

"Okay! Now we have formed the group to destroy the Excalibur! Let's defeat the stolen Excalibur and that shit Freed!" Nii-san said with fire as he raise his fist

"…Ummm, do I have to do it as well?" Saji asked us while he put his hand up.

"I mean, I'm totally uninvolved in this… After all, how are Kiba and Excalibur related?"

Oh yeah. This guy doesn't know about Kiba and Excalibur. Saji, he probably didn't understand what was going on in the earlier conversation.

"…Let's talk for a bit." Kiba said with bitter tone

Few days later

I was sitting in class as usual. My gaze was outside the window even if the teacher was teaching us. We were in biology class. I sighed a bit and rubbed my temple

We still didn't find any trace of Kokabiel or Freed.. Nii-san started to worry if this kept continuing Rias and Sona will know what we're doing ..

Kokabiel... The General of Grigori... This battle will be difficult.. I don't know what should i do.. If I do too much Issei won't grow and become strong.. I know even if I don't help the result will be the same. Vali will come and save us but...

What if it doesn't happen?

I already changed a few things... And this Hero Faction group... I shouldn't pull a lot of attention..

"Hyoudou-san would you-"

"Glycolysis is the metabolic pathway that converts glucose into pyruvate or pyruvic acid and supplies energy to living cells through the citric acid cycle or also known as the Krebs cycle when oxygen is present, and alternatively ferments to produce lactic acid when oxygen is lacking. The free energy released in this process is used to form the high-energy compounds ATP (adenosine triphosphate) and NADH (reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide)" I answer the teacher without looking and I could tell the teacher sighed, the male students g.r.o.a.n.e.d while the girls squealed. This was daily routine. Whenever the teacher asked a question I would always be able to answer it without any problems or paying attention

"Very good as always Hyoudou-san" The teacher said though I caught little sarcasm in his voice but i ignored it

"K-Kai-san.."

I turned to see Asia whispering to me with a worried face.

"A-Are you okay?" She asked

"Yes Asia. I just have something on my mind" I said with a softer tone

"O-Oh... D-Do you want to talk about it?" She asked again making me chuckle

"Nah. I'm fine Asia, you don't eed to worry about me" I reassure her and she nodded

"I-If Kai-san says so then it's ok. But if you want to talk about it don't hesitate" She said shyly and I smiled and nodded before turning to the window again

Asia is a good girl... She's a beauty, is kind and innocent... It's not everyday you meet one like her

"They want to recruit you after seeing your ability. And they will do anything and everything to recruit you"

My eyes widened in horror and my skin turned pale... Anything and everything... D-Does that mean...

I turned my gaze to Asia who now looked at the board.. No... They wouldn't! They wouldn't dare! I wouldn't let them! This is very bad.. Screw very bad! This is f.u.c.k.i.n.g dangerous!

I have to train! I need to get stronger! I can't let them harm Nii-san or Asia! Heck! I won't let them harm my friends! From Sona's peerage to Rias's peerage! Damn it!

But if their groups are filled with people like Arthur...

I'm doomed... And i don't think asking help from Sona and Rias will be help us...

After school

"You're late" Xenovia said

"Sorry. A black cat crossed my path so i had to take another route" I answered

We have decided that it would be better if i follow Xenovia and Irina since we are holy-sword users and a group of humans.

"You already use that one 2 days ago" Irina pointed to me

"Sorry. Let me fix that. I-"

"We not have time for this!" Xenovia interjected with an annoyed tone making Irina giggle while i only smirked

"Who knew the stoic Kai-kun can also joke" Irina teased

"Like I said before. I am human Irina. I'm not stoic all the time" I chuckled a little as we kept walking

"Does Issei's side have any progress?" Xenovia asked me

"No. They said they didn't find any. Hopefully today will be a lucky day" I answered

We then began our search. I expanded my sensor ability again and started searching

It has been hours and yet... There isn't even a single trail of them

"There's no progress today as well" Irina sighed and i could tell she seemed disappointed and bored. I can't blame her even i got bored seeing as we didn't find anything

"Be patient... Perhaps tomorrow will be better" Xenovia commented

"Yes. Let's find Nii-san and the others first maybe they found something" I added. We nodded to each other and were about to walk but suddenly I felt a burst of demonic energy! And by the signature it was Kiba!

"Did you feel that?" Xenovia asked me

"Yes. I got the location. Let's go!" I yelled and go

If I recall this is the day when the battle with Kokabiel happens! We reached the climax for this arc!