The Chronicles Of Zero

The heads of the two houses as well as the 3 Maou are petrified with terror because this information does not appear on my profile like most s.e.n.s.i.t.i.v.e information about my family.

It should be known that my grandfather is famous in the different factions of the world because in his youth he fought against almost all the great personalities as gods and demigods, mystical beasts, hence the origin of his nickname of The Black Beast of Kyoto.

In one of the memories of the old me that came back to me recently, when I was a kid, grandfather used to tell me about his adventures, at first I didn't believe him at all, thinking that he was telling me that to put me to sleep at night, but over the years I learned that everything he told me was true and when he started to train me I had no choice but to accept my new reality.

But getting back to the subject at hand.

Zero: Oh and proof I have, it's all in these envelopes.

I make other envelopes appear, which I give to Belfast who distributes an envelope to each person present. When everyone has an envelope everyone looks at the contents of their envelope which contains a summary of all the offenses that Riser has broken in Shinto territory and Kuoh, and a magic circle that contains a projection of the meeting made at the club. And to spice things up, I also added all the suspicious activities that took place on Kuoh territory which shows mismanagement on the Gremory side.

Everyone is looking at the contents of their envelope and some are shocked at the contents, especially Sona who turns to me. At the same time, Belfast is serving a cup of tea to everyone. Which everyone accepted and drank with a smile.

Sona: Why didn't you tell me about this Zero?

Zero: It's not my job to come and tell you and Rias what to do, you have chosen to govern this territory, this kind of research is part of your job, although I must admit that you manage your part of the territory better in addition to your responsibilities, and let me remind you that I have only been Kuoh observer for a few months and my mission is only to maintain the status quo.

Sona: Although your answer is valid as a partner you could have shared these details with me earlier, I remind you that we have a contract.

Zero: And I have fulfilled my part of that contract by settling these matters myself for our common good.

The Maous are surprised at the conversation they just heard because if the reports they have in their hands are true, the amount of supernatural that has settled in the part of the territory under the Gremory's jurisdiction were mainly rogue fallen angels, stray devils whose level goes up to the high-class level.

And that they were eliminated by a single person who seems to be at most a peak mid-class devil, but remembering that he is the grandson of one of the most powerful men in the world he must have been well trained in so it's not impossible.

Sirzechs (thought): And Grayfia confirmed to me that he was indeed the source of the pure darkness and pure light that I felt the other day and it would seem that he has a very powerful master to teach him.

And of course, Lord Gremory turned pale when he read the report that could lead to the destitution of the Kuoh territory from the devils, the Maou find themselves in a delicate situation with one of the big (and most dangerous of the 6) family of one of the great factions of the world because of one of their young, and the Phenex family seems to regret not having educated their son better.

I open my envelope and start reading the doc.u.ment

Zero: So, let's see, Riser Phenex is accused of using his pet to spy on the heiress of the House of Gremory in her territory without her knowledge on several occasions and of trespassing on the territory of a high-class devil without announcing his arrival to the governor of the latter. This act is punishable by a severe penalty against the accused. See the photos for proof.

Everyone is looking at the photos of Riser's pet who is watching the ORC from a branch of a tree that I took from the inside and outside. When Sirzechs and Zeoticus saw the pictures they were not happy at all, on the other side Lord Phenex was speechless and Lady was very unhappy as they seem to recognize the pet in the pictures.

Ajuka: Can a member of the Phenex family confirm that this is the pet of Riser?

Lord Phenex can't stand this charade because his pride would take a hit, and he's about to deny it all together when

Lord Phenex: This is not... I confirm...

Lord Phenex is surprised by the words that come out of his mouth, almost everyone looks at him surprised by his answer while he sings a completely different song not, even a moment ago.

Ruval: Indeed it is indeed Riser's familiar Belzebub-sama.

Ravel: I also confirm Belzebub-sama.

Lord Phenex: Ravel ???? Ruval ???

The members of the Phenex family look at each other, surprised to hear these words coming out of their mouths without their consent.

Sirzechs: Are you sure about this?

Ruval: Indeed I am sure.

Ajuka: I see thank you for your honesty Ruval Phenex since the facts seem to prove it, and since a witness and evidence were provided, we will decide on the punishment of Riser Phenex after we have reported it to the council.

When I heard Ajuka's answer, it made me angry and laughed that he is not deciding the punishment now since they are the leaders of the devils which shows that the council has more power than they do, which will give me support when I and Lu take the throne.

Sirzechs: Akatsuki-kun how did you get these pictures?

Zero: Of course I took them myself since I felt that someone was watching me and my relatives and the members of Rias Gremory's peerage.

Sirzechs: Oh?! Can you elaborate?

Zero: It's nothing very complicated, my grandfather always told me to pay attention to my surroundings and to pay attention to all the little details. And since it happened several times I have been investigating.

Zeoticus: You seem to know Rias whatever your relationship is?

Zero: She is my senpai at school and a friend of mine.

Sirzechs has a frown when he hears my answer then he remembers what Rias told him and the way she talks about me is very intimate.

Zero: Next fact, attack without good reason of a diplomat. Normally I should have reported these facts to my superiors and since my clan happens to be quite close to Lady Amaterasu and Lady Yasaka the consequences could have been quite disastrous for you especially after a certain incident.

I say with a squint to the Maou who try to keep up a façade and try not to feel intimidated but when our eyes meet they know what I mean and seem to have some remorse about the incident I mentioned.

Zero: But I've decided not to pursue this case so to ask me for compensation for what happened to Riser is completely ridiculous because from my point of view it would be more my job to ask for compensation from the Phenex family.

Lady Phenex: We're very sorry for our son's behavior.

Lady Phenex apologizes very shamefully that her son could have started a war against the Shinto faction and the Devil's faction.

Zero: You don't have to apologize, the past must remain in the past and I don't want to create more problems for both factions, I'm willing to forget what happened with the Riser case and the management of Kuoh.

Lord Gremory and Phenex seem to have found a glimmer of hope again. So do the Maous, but something tells them it won't be without sacrifice.

Sirzechs: But there is something, isn't there?

Zero: Indeed I want to collect three favors of my choice and have them granted whatever the request.

Serafall: And what are these favors?

Zero: I'm saving them for later but it's nothing very complicated and it won't have any impact on you. So you accept?

I tell them with a smile that says you have no choice, Sirzechs who feels the pressure of my gaze, he looks at the two other Maou to get their opinion, which they immediately accept.

Then at the same time, someone knocks on the door which makes me relax and my look becomes normal.

// Lu POV //

Lu has been in Zero's room since he left for the underworld, she hopes this trip turns out to be trouble-free, but knowing the character of her beloved and the personality of some devils, chances are it will end very badly for them.

While she's resting on the bed, she notices something on Zero's desk that catches her attention.

She walks over to the desk and takes what appears to be a black album next to a black box containing souvenirs such as postcards, mementos, when she opens the album she sees the first page written

[ Traveling around Japan ]

[By Zero Akatsuki year 19XX - 20XX ]

and begins to browse through the pages of the album that contain photos of Zero as a child, most of them are group photos taken with children of the same generation as him.

For example, there is a photo where he is with a group of children made up of 5 boys, Zero included, who are the same age as him and 3 girls posing in front of a flowering agave tree taking funny poses. It is marked on the back of the photo.

[ Kawakami City (age: 7) - Kazama Family ]

Founding Members :

Leader: Kazama Shouichi (CAP)

Naoe Yamato

Zero Akatsuki

Gakuto Shimazu (Gakt)

Takuya Morooka (Moro)

Kawakami Momoyo (Momo-nee)

Kawakami Kazuko (Wanko)

Miyako Shiina (Shii-chan)

Lu: He seems to be enjoying himself.

Then she continues to browse through the album to come across a photo with Zero accompanied by Three Boys and a Girl doing martial arts. The girl and one of the boys have blue hair with an ahoge over their heads.

[Kurokami Dojo (age: 8)]

Kurokami Maguro

Itoyochi Zenkichi

Zero Akatsuki

Kurokami Medaka

Lu: From a young age he was already training hard and rigorously, I understand why he had so much potential in him when he only started to develop his abilities and discovered his origins very recently.

Looking at the girl who seems to be called Medaka, Lu can see that she has a bigger potential equal to the current Zero.

As she continues to flip through the pages she comes across a picture that makes Lu's mouth tingle, it is a picture that shows Zero posing surrounded by several groups of girls in front of some kind of institution.

[ Uminary City (age: 11) - Florian Laboratoire ]

Team T&H Elements:

Nanoha Takamachi

Arisa Bunnings

Suzuka Tsukimura

Fate Testarosa

Alicia Testarosa

Zero Akatsuki

Team Yagami:

Hayate Yagami

Reinforce Eins Yagami

Vita Yagami

Signun Yagami

Shamal Yagami

Zafila Yagami

Material-D:

Amitie Florian

Kyrie Florian

Dearche Kings Claudia

Stern Starks

Levi Russell

Yuri Eberwein.

and many other pictures like training pictures, pictures taken at the beach, during a festival.

Lu: I see, it's since he was young that he started to attract girls around him, although unconsciously, but these girls look familiar to me but from where exactly?

Continuing to look at this picture Lu notices that all the girls Zero met during his childhood have special talents that are interesting for each other.

// Timeskip //

// POV of Zero //

It's now 7 days since I arrived in the underworld, 7 days after the reunion with the Phenex family which ended as I hoped.

You seem to be lost right?

So let me enlighten you, long before arriving at the restaurant I did several simulations of how this meeting could happen, one of them was to play it cool and settle it by c.a.r.e.s.sing the ego of the Lord Phenex to end it but there is a little hitch.

And when I say little snag I mean big snag, the fact that the Maous forced me to come and do this meeting wastes my precious time that I could spend with Lu or the girls.

So I decided to turn the situation in my favor by playing the political card, the devil's society that the Maous are trying to set up is not bad in the end, but some member of the devil's council is putting a big stop to it and I was able to confirm this in our exchanges.

So I've used the case of Riser and my statue giving me a fairly substantial umbrella of protection and an imminent threat of war to cash some favors as the prince of darkness that I am and I'm not ashamed to admit it, and I'm sure the Maous are beginning to regret not taking my warnings seriously.

Of course, I have been tactical in using Semiramis' specialty by pouring a little (a lot) truth serum into the glass of Lord Phenex, Ravel and a lot (really a lot) into that of Ruval and thus all the accusations presented in all were confirmed by Ruval mainly and Ravel to clarify certain points.

You should have seen Lord Phenex's face after lunch he was not well at all, I sent a clone to follow him and he couldn't stop telling the truth all the rest of the day which caused him a lot of trouble at meetings with other devils.

After the meeting, Sona, Belfast, and I headed to Sitri Manor to meet Sona's parents. On the way back Sona was pouting all along the way, for not telling her about the major problems that were brewing in the area of the city run by Rias, I had to use kind words and a date only the two of us to get her to forgive me.

Zero(thought): I don't know why, but I have a feeling this kind of situation is going to happen to me very often.

The Sitri territory is really beautiful - it's mostly covered with green space, lake, and river, which is very convenient for relaxing since it's home to most of the largest hospitals in the underworld.

Arriving in front of the Sitri family mansion, I notice the presence of two people waiting for us in front of the entrance, a man and a woman that I think is Lord and Lady Sitri.

Lord Sitri is a straight, serious man, the second he saw me he observed all my movements, from my point of view he seems to be a loving and protective father.

During the stay, every time his wife or Sona is not there and we are only between men he tries to throw me an uppercut which I counter every time since he learned that I have a harem and Sona agrees that I have one.

Lady Sitri however is the embodiment of the gracious and elegant noble lady in public and an affectionate and gentle mother in the presence of her family. When I met her she treated me as if I were her son already, she asked me a lot of questions about me, my relationship with Sona and Tsubaki.

She even asked me questions about my harem, which I answered without too much trouble. I kept my servants in hiding, for the time being, waiting for the right moment to present them.

As I walked around the mansion I saw her with my sisters having tea and they seemed to get along well, acting as if she were their mother, so much so she exudes maternal instinct.

The first night I offered to prepare dinner and Sona offered to help me at that very moment I did the right thing in this situation I refused.

You should know that letting Sona cook is like opening the doors to Tartarus.

You think I'm exaggerating. I remember for Valentine's Day she gave me handmade chocolates, and you know what? I fell into a coma due to food poisoning.

Me, in a coma due to chocolates, normally it's impossible for that to happen with my Gamer power and all my legacies, but I don't know how those chocolates managed to overcome all my skills and [Gamer Mind].

When I woke up, I asked Lu what happened. She said I was in a coma with occasional episodes of delirium.

With the help of Belfast, I prepared a dinner worthy of a 4-star restaurant on the theme of seafood as it is one of Sona's favorite dishes.

After serving the dishes Serafall joined us and the two families got to know each other while enjoying the dishes.

Of course, I mentioned that I am part of the Akatsuki family from Kyoto, it shocked them which made me think that my family is quite famous among the devils but when I told them that I am also an heir of Sparda, Lord Sitri almost fell from his seat and Serafall looks at me in horror remembering the demonic image I had shown when she came to Kuoh and starts to regret having introduced me to the Phenex family, but the funniest part was when I told them that I am Luciela's partner by showing them the mark of Satan.

When Lord and Lady Sitri saw the mark they erected a magical barrier around the dining room and immediately bowed down before me. This shocked everyone, Sona and Serafall included.

Lord/Lady Sitri: We have been waiting for your coming Satan-sama.

They say to me which shocks Sona and Serafall even more...

Zero: (Sighs) You can get up now.

I tell them.

Lord Sitri: Thank you, Your Majesty.

Serafall: Zero-chan, what does that mean?

Zero: Don't you know Sera-nee?

Serafall: Know what?

I turn to the Lord and Lady Sitri who indicate no with their heads.

So I tell everyone the story of the origin of the devils, the El and Lu.

And I explain to them that at the time when Lu was the leader of the underworld some clan of the 76 pillars was loyal to her and one of the most loyal is the Sitri clan but some of the other clan were destroyed during the great war, the only remaining clans still loyal are the Agares clan, the Belial clan and maybe the Bael clan after having cleaned up their ranks.

Indeed the two powerful clans of the 72 Pillars + the Belial clan and Sitri which is ranked 12th were Lu's support during her reign.

Of course, it surprised Serafall to learn one of her family's secrets and I gave her a Geass scroll making her promise not to tell anyone other than the members present and the people I would allow under risk of death.

Because if what I just said gets to the wrong people it will make more work for me, and I don't want that.

After everyone calmed down, Sona's parents asked me questions about my future and Sona's future, I told them about my work as an author and mangaka and my most famous titles including the manga Hunter X Hunter, One Piece and also my different business around the globe managed by trusted friends.

Lord Sitri seems to be happy with my achievements in the world of humans and thus accept my relationship with Sona and he even sent the engagement papers to grandfather the same night to seal the union, although Serafall is complaining that Sona can spend a little more time with her than spending all her time with me, which makes everyone laugh.

The next day I took Sona on a date to the capital Lilith and then I took Tsubaki on a date to Paris which is a city I know very well as I lived there in my old world and spent the next few days with my little sisters to tour the Sitri estate and train with Scathach, Evangeline and Semiramis.

During one of my training sessions on my territory on the Sitri domain that I received when the engagement contract was signed, I, Illya and Miu used Ruby, Saphire, and Lapiz to test new spells, normally our mystical code has a transformation phase that I skipped because it was too long, but the girls don't do it so I had to watch the whole sequence, and at the same time, Serafall arrived unexpectedly.

When she saw the girls finish their transformation she remained petrified like a statue for a long time and then bombarded us with questions.

She even wanted to force us to participate in one of her magical girl shootings that I vehemently refuse. Because I don't want to draw attention to myself, my family, and friends at the moment. But that didn't stop her from coming to ask me to accept every time she comes to visit me.

The rumor that Sona has a fiancé has already gone around all the young devils and of course, Sona's previous suitors don't seem to like it and have come to confront me, the only information that seems to have leaked is that I am a human member of the Shinto faction and that I am part of the Akatsuki family.

Some people thought it was smart to come up against me and bet my engagement to Sona with Belfast as a bonus, which earned them a ride to the hospital for a while using only the branch I first practiced my magecraft with, which I strengthened even more after I maxed out my [ Reinforcement ] and [ Alteration ] skill by transforming copies of all my [ Noble Phantasm ] inside my [ Reality Marble ] into [ Broken Phantasm ] which got me the skill [ Trace Overedge ].

And the next hour some idiot showed up at our door with the same request and it always ends the same way.

Lady Sitri even encouraged me to do more damage to them without killing them to extend their stay in the hospital because the Sitri family owns almost every hospital and being the perfect son-in-law I was happy to continue doing my good deeds as a service to my new family.

The clones that I had first sent on reconnaissance to search for one of my targets came back with the information I wanted, one of them was to find Ingvild Leviathan's location in Leviathan territory.

The clone who found her told me that he had found her location in a small house deep in a forest in Leviathan territory and that there was no guard presence around her.

So he checked to see if there were any magical alarms placed around the house or her or a surveillance system. But he found that everything was deactivated, sensing that something was wrong he did the only logical thing he did he went back into the house and left no trace of her, then he took Ingvild asleep and teleported himself to the sanctuary to drop her off in one of the empty rooms there.

Then he teleported himself to me, which ended one of the main purposes I had given myself when I came here. But the fact that the security around Ingvild who is a Leviathan descendant although half-devil is nonexistent makes me say that someone wanted Ingvild to disappear or worse wanted something to happen to her, we can say that we were lucky to find her before.

Another clone must have been researching the disappearance of the El. So he was going to search the archives of the library of Lilith with permission from Serafall of course with the motive to learn how to manage a territory being the future Lord Sitri at this point by going through the history of the devils of the past.

But most of the archives are either incomplete or have completely disappeared from the archives as if someone wanted to remove the fact that the El is the artifact that served at the birth of the devil society.

The only people who have access to the archives are the clan leaders and their heirs, the council members, the (false) old Satan, or the Maou.

All traces lead to the fact that these archives disappeared at the end of the last great war. Which brings me back to square one.

As I think about the next step, I remember that I have my promise to take Graf Spee on a date, but I also have to think about the mission that grandfather entrusted me with.

So much to do and so little time