The Chronicles Of Zero

After asking Sakuya to show Eva her room, I go back to bed and start sleeping.

/ In my mindscape /

Zero: Um, who I'm going to be spending time with.

I look around to see that I am in my mindscape, surrounded by my other Servants doing their thing but something swears with the landscape and that something is Astolfo, wearing a maid's outfit with fake rabbit ears and standing in front of me, but most intriguing is that the latter seems to be waiting for a reaction from me, I notice some Servants trying to restrain themselves from laughing.

Zero: Astolfo

Astolfo: What's up, Master?

Zero: ...You have new clothes.

Astolfo: Have you noticed, what do you think, they look good on me?

Zero: ...(I never thought I'd say this in my life but...) Yeah, you look cute in them.

Astolfo: Yeah, Master compliment me.

Shouts the class Rider Servant before throwing himself on me, while hugging me, although I know that Astolfo is what we call a Trap (a boy, with feminine features and wearing clothes for girls) it doesn't mean that I find it weird. If I remember well Astolfo has no common sense and acts according to what he thinks is right or wrong and when he doesn't know he lets me make the decision.

I c.a.r.e.s.s Astolfo's head and then we start to discuss our day, of course, the subject of what happened to me in the phantasmagoria too was evoked, I begin to tell him what happened well on the other servants gathered around us to listen to my story, of course, I had to answer some of their questions.

I also told them about my Magia Erebea, and its effects I told them about the fact that I became a Shinso and an immortal, which did not surprise them at all, I think that these last months by my side made them ins.e.n.s.i.t.i.v.e to my new power-up.

// Next Day //

I am on my way to school alone because the girls left before me, Illiya, Kuro and Miyu forced me to keep my bandages on me, "just in case" they told me, although my self-healing factors has already healed all my wounds.

For once, and it feels good to take some time for myself, arriving at a pedestrian crossing, I get a text message, I open my smartphone to see a message from Azazel who tells me that he should be in Kuoh in a few days to pick up the prisoners.

Zero: Come to think of it, I completely forgot to take care of Miltelt's case because of what happened yesterday. I'll take care of it when I get home.

I look ahead to see Ophis on the other side of the street, when the light turns green I cross over to approach the Oroboros dragon.

Zero: Yo Ophis what can I do for you?

Ophis: Supreme Dragon King, help me defeat Baka-Red.

Zero: You want me to fight Great Red?

Ophis nods.

Zero: Why?

Although I know the reason, this is not the DxD world I know, I need more info in case things have changed.

Ophis: To reclaim my silence in the Dimensional Gap...

Zero: Aah, here we go again, say Ophis you ever wonder why Red was in the Dimensional Gap?

Ophis: No.

She answered me with her impassive expression...

Zero: Then I can't help you then.

Ophis: Even if I give you power...

Zero: Even if you offered me your power or anything else I would not accept because if Red disappears from the Dimensional Gap this world would be in danger because he is protecting our world from other entities more powerful than you and him and you would lose your silence forever.

Ophis: ...

I take out a bag of chocolate that I keep in reserve in my inventory and I give it to Ophis who looks at me with an interrogative look, I open the bag and put a bar of chocolate in her mouth.

And she seems to appreciate it because her eyes seem to take a little light and a smile appears on her face.

Zero: For now go home, and be careful of your organization, the Kahos Brigade, they use your power for their agenda and will never help you achieve your wish if one day you find that you are in danger or the Kahos Brigade is unmanageable you know where to find me.

Ophis nods her head and then disappears.

Zero: Ophis is too innocent, I'm lucky to meet her so early, gaining her trust shouldn't be difficult.

I continue on my way to school, arriving in front of the school I notice Rias and Sona in front of the school gate waiting for someone, not paying attention to them because yesterday was already a tiring day I don't want to have anyone else worry about me.

When I am about to pass through the gate I feel someone's hand on my shoulders, when I turn my head to see Sona with an angry expression.

Zero: Morning Kaicho what can I do for you this morning?

Sona: ORC after school, got it.

Zero: But...

Sona: I made myself clear

Zero: Yes, ma'am.

Sona: You can go to class

I'm walking to my classroom not understanding what just happened.

Zero: 'Guys, what just happened?'

Rebellion: 'There are two things, good news, and bad news. Which one do you want to hear?'

Zero: 'Bad news first.'

Alastor: 'The bad news is that yesterday's accident, announced to the supernatural your presence, most factions have sent their forces to investigate it. So if the young lady's pissed at you, it's because something or someone made her angry and knowing that she knows where you live she had to pick up the pieces and deduce that you're connected to it.'

Zero: '...and the good news?'

Yamato: 'The good news is that when you awakened your new power we were able to find out that the El reacted to your presence which means it is somewhere in this world, but it also means that other high-level devils are also and as your power is almost similar to the El, watch out for yourself'.

Zero: 'It's more bad news than good, but indeed if we could get the El back we could claim Lu's throne as ruler of the underworld, but I'll think about that later'.

When I get to the front of my classroom, my work phone starts ringing...

Zero: Devil May Cry Oriental Branch, what's the password?

???: Stanberry Sunday

Zero: Yo, Dante, to what do I owe this call?

Dante: I wanted to tell you that yesterday due to a drastic rise in dark energies, a large number of demons are expected to move to Japan, thanks to Morrison's contact at the Vatican, the church is offering us a large bounty to deal with them since that's your area I thought I should warn you. We're dealing with the ones here.

Zero (thinking): It's getting crazier and crazier, there must already be spies from every faction in the city and now a bunch of demons is heading here, f.u.c.k.

Zero: Understood, I'll take care of it. Thanks for letting me know.

Dante: You're welcome since I have you, I wanted to ask you...

Zero: How much?

Dante: ...

Zero: Dante, don't make me repeat myself a third time, how much?

Dante: 13 million dollars.

Zero: ... I think I misheard, repeated...

Dante: I need $13 million

Zero: WHAT!? WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO TO GET YOURSELF $13 MILLION IN DEBT?

My scream must have gone all the way around the school because everyone is watching me from their classrooms shouting at my phone.

Dante: It's not just me if you count the five million in Trish and Lady, plus the six million for Niko and Nero's gear.

Zero: $24 million, I haven't even been gone 4 months and you're already up to your ears in debt.

Dante: What do you want, kid, that's life.

Zero: I'll wire Morrison's account later. The money should be in by tonight.

Dante: You got it, bro, but where'd you get all that money from, anyway?

Zero: Compared to you I finish my missions without destroying the buildings around me and I have other sources of income, so I'll leave you to it, I've got class.

I hang up when I look around I notice that everyone is staring at me, I wave my hand in apology and then go into my classroom and sit at my desk.

Lu: What were you shouting about so early in the morning and why do you look so tired you were fine in the morning?

I tell her what happened and she starts laughing.

Lu: These last days weren't your lucky days.

And so the day passed, at the end of the classes I go to the ORC with Lu, Sakuya, I knock at the door, then the door is opened by Akeno.

Akeno: Oh Zero-kun, right on time

Zero: Hello Akeno-senpai, are Rias and Sona here?

Akeno: Yes, they're waiting for you.

I enter the club that always the same members present are Sona and her peerage but I notice that she has an addition of a new piece and it is Saji Genjuro, the peerage of Rias which to my great surprise contains Issei who is arguing with Saji and two people and it is Grayfia and Serafall Leviathan aka Magical girl Sera-chan.

Zero (thinking): Now I understand why Sona was in such a bad mood this morning, although I asked her to tell her sister to come, I didn't think she would come the next day.

When Sakuya entered the room everyone looked at her with their eyes wide open and then looked at Grayfia who also had her eyes wide open because Sakuya is a carbon copy of herself but younger.

Serafall: Grayfia-chan you're sure you don't have a twin sister because that girl looks exactly like you.

Grayfia: No.

When Issei notices me, he stops quarreling with Saji and looks at me with a sign of fear in his eyes.

Issei: Zero, what are you doing here?

Zero: Yo Issei, how's it been since last time I hope you learned your lesson.

Issei: Sir yes sir.

Then I turn to the group of girls

Zero: Hello, Sona, Tsubaki, Koneko, Rias and everyone else.

Sona: You're finally here. Let's get started.

Tsubaki: Hello Zero-sama

Koneko: Hello, Zero-Nii.

Rias: Sorry to make you come over, but we need to talk about something important.

Zero: No, it's nothing, may I ask, who are these two ladies?

Serafall: I'm magical girl Sera-tan, but you can call me Sera-chan if you want, you must be the famous Zero that So-tan told me so much about.

Sona: Nee-sama acts properly in front of our guests.

Zero: Nice to meet you, Sera onee-chan.

Sona: Zero, not you too.

Grayfia: My name is Grayfia and I'm the chief maid of the Gremory house.

Zero: Nice to meet you Grayfia, I'm Zero, Zero Akatsuki, next to me are my fiancées Luciela and Sakuya.

Lu: My name is Luciela R. Sourcream and I am pleased to meet you.

Sakuya: My name is Sakuya Izayoi, I'm Zero-sama's maid and the head maid of the Akatsuki family.

Saji: Kaicho, why is a human, and precisely him, here?

Saji asks Sona with a bit of disdain in his voice, I can't blame him, almost all the boys at school have blacklisted me.

Tsubaki: Saji-kun, I advise you to be careful with your words even if it doesn't sound like it. Zero-sama is someone of the same caliber as Kaicho and he also knows about the supernatural.

Tsubaki says with a hint of anger in her voice that doesn't go unnoticed by the two top devils

Zero: I don't think we've been introduced? If I guess you must be Sona's new peerage piece, right?

Saji: My name is Saji Genjuro I'm secretary of the student council and pawn of Sona Kaicho, I've heard of you Zero Akatsuki also known as "Lone Wolf of Kuoh"

Zero: Looks like my popularity precedes me, nice to meet Saji.

Saji: Tch, don't talk to me, you dirty girl magnet.

What makes Lu and Sakuya laugh

Zero: Well what can I do for you I understand that the famous Maou Leviathan is here but for the "Strongest Queen" to be present, it must be an important subject.

Rias: How do you...

Zero: You forgot my second identity.

Serafall: You're a really interesting person, but going back to the subject of our meeting...

Sona: Zero, can you explain the situation?

I'll review what I learned about the fallen angels I captured, and that Azazel only gave them an observation mission, but that another high-ranking officer overrode his orders and ordered the killing of sacred gear owners by making it look like direct orders from Azazel and so they were declared rogue.

I also told them that the church where they are hidden should not be under the leadership of the church since it is abandoned.

Serafall: I see, you did well to keep those two alive and to warn me of this situation, I will dispatch a team to take care of the rest of the fallen angels to be handed over to the authorities and I will notify the church to take care of their strays.

Zero: Azazel contacted me this morning and he should come to Kuoh to pick up the ones I already caught.

Rias: Why would the governor come personally to pick up prisoners?

Sona: Yeah, that's weird unless...

Zero: He's coming for the same reason Grayfia-san is here too.

Rias: Do you know anything about yesterday's event?

Zero: ...eh eh, I'm a little involved in what happened.

I'm starting to scratch the back of my head while trying not to look Sona in the eye.

But at the same time, Lu and Sakuya hit my head with all their force.

*Boing*

Zero: ITAIIIIIIIII

Sakuya: You meant you were the center of this phenomenon rather.

Lu: And that because of that you almost died.

Sona/Tsubaki/Koneko: WHAT?!!!!

Zero: Uhm, I've already said I'm sorry, how many times were you going to tell me about this event because of that.

Lu/Sakuya: As long as it takes for you to realize you're wrong.

Grayfia: So I'm guessing you were the cause of this phenomenon, then what was it? Because we felt it to the underworld.

Zero: Sorry Grayfia-san but I can't tell you in detail, all I can tell you is that some of my power from my legacy has awakened and because of the loss of control I've been drawing a lot of attention to myself.

Grayfia: What is this legacy if I may ask?

Zero: Sorry I can't say.

Sakuya hands me a cup of tea

Sakuya: Zero-sama, your tea...

Zero: Thank you, Sakuya

I take my cup everything and start taking a sip, that's when everyone asked the same question except me and Lu.

'When did she have time to make tea without us noticing '

???: Sakuya, a cup of tea, please.

A voice resounds in the room and at the same time Evangeline comes out of my shadow but in her a.d.u.l.t form in this form, she is named Yukihime and sits right next to me which puts Serafall and Grayfia on their guard.

Sakuya: Right away, Yukihime-sama.

Zero: Yukihime, how long have you been in my shadow?

I ask her with a bored look on my face because now I have to explain Evangeline's presence.

Evangeline: Since this morning. You not noticing me means you're out of practice.

Rias: Zero who is this person? And why did she come out of your shadow

Zero: I don't know, why don't you ask her yourself?

Evangeline: What's the matter, boy, making that face?

Evangeline asks me as she drinks her cup of tea.

Zero: You want to know what's wrong with me?

I answer her more and more irritated, it's weird, normally I don't get irritated that easily.

Zero: I ALMOST DIE BECAUSE OF YESTERDAY. I HAVE PAID 25 MILLION DOLLARS FOR THINGS THAT I DID NOT DO, I HAVE TO CLEAN THE BACK OF AN OLD PERVERT WHICH DID NOT CAREFULLY WATCH OUT HIS SUBORDINATES WHICH MAY BEGIN A 2nd GREAT WAR, I HAVE MY RESPONSIBILITIES AND I HAVE TO MANAGE MY SENTIMENTAL LIFE BECAUSE THE NUMBER OF GIRLS AROUND ME THAT KEEPS INCREASING AND YOU ASK ME WHY I'M MAKING THIS FACE.

My sudden outburst of chocked everyone.

Zero: Huuuu

Evangelical: From what I see, you seem to be doing all right, don't you?

Zero: I hate you.

Evangeline: I love you too, my little disciple...

Lu: Zero, just calm down, you don't normally get so upset if you can.

Zero: Sorry about that, I've been under a lot of stress lately and with everything that's going on...

When all of a sudden I turn my head to the corner of the room...

Rias: Zero what's going on with you, why are you looking around the corner of the room?

Zero: Somebody, no something annoying is coming, you know the "problem."

When I say these words Rias understands all at once of whom I mean, as for Grayfia and Serafall they show a surprised face and those for several reasons, the first that I can guess the arrival of some via a circle of teleportation before the latter arrives which is a talent that is only acquired at a certain level of power.

The second and that I get along well with the two heirs and that we are close enough without me being in the way of either of them and also that I know about the Rias problem.

Saji: What does he mean by that?

When all of an orange circle with flames appears where I'm looking...

Kiba: Phenex

???: Ahhhhh! Riser is back in the human world! I've come a long way to see you, my dear Rias, oh Maou Leviathan you there too, Riser says hello!

Issei/Saji: Okay, who is this asshole?

Grayfia: This gentleman is Riser Phenex. He's a pure-blooded devil who was born into a noble birth. Third in line for the throne of the House of Phenex.

Grayfia says that while Riser sits beside Rias

Issei: And what does that mean?

Issei asked

Grayfia: He's also the fiancé of the next head of the House of Gremory.

She added

Issei: What? Engaged, you're kidding, right? "

Grayfia: I'm not. Lady Rias has been betrothed to Lord Riser for some time now."

Grayfia told him

Issei: They're getting married?!

asked Issei, who was in a state of shock.

Then Akeno gave tea to Riser. He drank it and paid a compliment.

Riser: Lovely. The tea prepared by the Queen of Rias is delicious.

He gave a great compliment. And he's right, Akeno's tea is excellent but not as good as the tea prepared by Sakuya.

She forced a smile, then said,

Akeno: Thank you for the compliment, sir.

Riser played with Rias' crimson hair. Then touch her t.h.i.g.hs, because of that all the girls in the room gave him disgusting looks.

Then Rias stood up and said in a powerful voice

Rias: That's enough, Riser. Let it go. Why don't you understand? I have no intention of marrying you.

Riser: But, sweetheart, Riser believes that your family's situation is such that you can't afford to be selfish.

Rias: I will not bring my family to ruin! I don't intend to deprive you of your right to our name. However, let me make one thing clear. My husband will be my choice.

Rias told him, at the same time Sakuya returned with a teapot and a cup for Evangeline.

Sakuya: Yukihime-sama your tea

Evangeline: Thank you, Sakuya.

Then Sakuya turns to me

Sakuya: Would you like some more tea, Zero-sama?

Zero: Please.

I told her then I passed her my cup that she fills it up before giving it back to me, at which point Riser seems to notice our presence.

But when his gaze landed on Lu, Sakuya and Evangeline is that I saw that he coveted them, a little de-click went through my head and a little smile appeared on my lips when Issei saw my smile, he began to tremble with all his being, Koneko watches Riser with pity and takes out a big bag of popcorn from who knows where and positions herself for the show, she and Issei said something that shocked their other fellow devil by their side except Riser who keeps looking at my girls.

Issei/Koneko: That fool just woke up the monster.