Reincarnated into the Multiverse, but High School DxD

Having never seen much of the world, almost any novel little trinket could make Asia happy beyond measure.

Ren kept an eye on the system map as well, but he found nothing there either.

Eventually, he simply indulged himself for once and comfortably played the role of an ordinary tourist and caretaker.

The next day.

When Ren saw that the quest still showed no movement and prepared to leave Rome with Asia, the hotel informed him as they were checking out that someone had left them a letter.

After opening it, he found that its contents were related to the quest target he had been searching for.

The letter introduced an organization formed by independent Exorcists, claiming that it was meant to assist freelance mercenaries like Ren and hoping to meet with him.

It was an incredibly flimsy excuse.

Ren had been in this world for several years, yet he had never heard of any organization of freelance Exorcists.

At present, there were only two kinds of Exorcists.

One kind consisted of official Exorcists incorporated into the Church. They received the blessings of God and angels, using holy water and holy light to drive away evil and sin.

The other kind were those discovered to be mentally deranged—for example, those who felt pleasure while killing demons or other living beings, eventually developing a twisted mindset that targeted all species indiscriminately. Such Exorcists were usually expelled, and most of them were secretly dealt with to prevent them from endangering society.

Of course, there were also Exorcists lucky enough to escape punishment. Those were the ones known as Stray Exorcists.

As for freelance Exorcists, Ren had never seen anyone besides himself.

That was because, if one wanted to survive better in the supernatural world, most people had only two choices.

One was to be powerful enough themselves; the other was to join some organization and huddle together with others for warmth.

Besides, Ren had never received an invitation from any civilian organization over the years.

If so, then there was only one truth.

This so-called organization was actually made up of "Stray Exorcists."

At the same time.

The system map also marked the other party's location.

"When I checked yesterday, they never appeared. Was it because they hadn't arrived yet?"

With that in mind, Ren had nothing else to consider and decided to go straight to the meeting.

However, when he looked at Asia, he reconsidered and decided it would be better to keep her by his side.

Since they had sent a letter, that already explained plenty.

If he left her here, someone might come and snatch her away the moment he left.

It would be better to keep her with him. Even if something unexpected happened, he would have a way to handle it.

Ren found a spot and told Asia about the letter.

"An Exorcist organization? Could this be the organization you belong to, Mr. Ren?"

Asia was somewhat happy to hear the news.

In her eyes, she seemed unaware of the difference between Exorcists and Stray Exorcists.

She probably did not fully understand what Fallen Angels were, either.

If she did, then as someone who believed in God, she certainly would not willingly follow a Stray Exorcist to Kuoh Town.

Ren also explained the stakes to her and directly revealed that someone had set their sights on her Sacred Gear.

"But why...? I'm not the only one in this world with healing abilities."

Asia was deeply confused.

"But you're the only one who can heal demons and Fallen Angels."

Ren said with a light laugh.

"So you understand how important you are now, right? Those Fallen Angels won't let this go just to get you."

"Th-then... what should we do?"

Asia immediately panicked upon hearing that.

"That's simple. You just need to stay behind me at all times."

"...Okay."

Asia had no opinion of her own in this matter and could only let Ren decide everything.

Ren's plan was simple as well.

First, they would head to the Stray Exorcists' base in Italy, then adapt according to the situation.

It could be said that it was an extremely rigorous plan!

After all, any plan could easily encounter unexpected changes, so Ren simply chose to respond to all changes by remaining unchanged.

Not long after.

Following the system map's guidance, Ren arrived at an abandoned factory in the outskirts.

The walls and nearby roads had long fallen into disrepair. The abandoned buildings were battered and pitted, while weeds grew everywhere inside the factory. No proper organization would choose a place like this.

Just as Asia was wondering how they were supposed to get inside, Ren wrapped an arm around her waist and gave a light jump, clearing the over-three-meter-high wall. After a few more leaps, they easily reached the factory roof.

Looking down through the ruined ceiling, they saw several Stray Exorcists lazily resting in different places.

"You stay here."

After checking the system map and confirming there were no hidden red dots, Ren instructed Asia to remain where she was.

The girl obediently stood still and covered her mouth.

Before this, Ren had already told her that a battle would break out here.

Though her wish was for world peace, she also knew that some things could not be stopped.

After settling the girl, Ren jumped down from the roof more than ten meters above.

The Stray Exorcists, who had been resting with their eyes closed after being stationed here on the Fallen Angels' orders, heard the wind of his descent.

They looked up and saw Ren jumping down from above, leaving all of them dumbfounded.

Wouldn't jumping from several stories up get someone killed?!

Before they could react, Ren pulled out the Desert Eagle in midair and fired repeatedly.

In an instant, several Stray Exorcists had holes blasted through their heads, collapsing to the ground with stunned expressions.

By the time Ren landed, only one Stray Exorcist remained in the entire abandoned factory.

He wore the silver-white uniform of a Church Exorcist, with crosses embroidered on his collar and back.

The white-haired man was not much older than Ren, and his expression was one of shock.

He was also the only survivor present.

The moment Ren drew his pistol, he had pulled out a Holy Light Sword and blocked the bullet fired at him.

Although all his companions had been killed, there was not a trace of grief on the man's face. Instead, he broke into a gleeful laugh.

"Impressive, impressive! You must be the Exorcist who took away the saint, right?!"

An excited expression appeared on the white-haired priest's face.

"We were planning to invite you, but I didn't expect you to kill them all outright! Looks like you're even more of a Stray Exorcist than we are!"

"What a pity. We could have been colleagues... but now I'm getting more and more interested in you. After all, someone as strong as you is worth killing! So please allow me to learn from you. Don't mistake me for those trash Exorcists just because we arrived together—I'm very strong!"

An astonishing killing intent erupted from him.

Ren found the man somewhat familiar, so he did not attack immediately.

Seeing Ren seemingly "zoned out," the white-haired priest suddenly raised his hand from beneath his coat and fired a shot at Ren without warning.

The pistols used by proper Exorcists resembled the laser weapons found in science fiction films.

However, unlike weapons in sci-fi films that used lasers as energy, Exorcist pistols drew their power from the holy light of angels or Fallen Angels.

Of course, although it was called light, the bullets they fired were not much different from ordinary firearms.

Ren's physique had long surpassed that of a human. Even at Fire Cloud Evil God's range, he could easily dodge.

However.

After Ren dodged several shots, a dark object suddenly exploded beneath the white-haired priest's feet.

Thick smoke instantly spread out, obscuring their vision.

From within the smoke came the white-haired priest's fading voice.

"This is my real escape route! Remember to brush your teeth!"

The white-haired priest moved like a rabbit. In less than three seconds, he had used the smoke for cover and fled the abandoned factory.

After plunging into the woods, he inwardly breathed a slight sigh of relief and muttered in a low curse, "Who the hell wants to fight a monster like you?! I only joined this organization because it lets me kill people whenever I want! There aren't even any benefits normally, so why should I risk my life..."

Slash—!

Before he could finish, a frigid gleam of light sliced through the air, interrupting his declaration of escape.

Before the white-haired priest could even understand what had happened, he noticed that his vision had suddenly begun tumbling up and down.

Amid the spinning view, he saw a headless body with blood spraying from its neck like a fountain.

Only after his head rolled to the ground did he realize that it was his own body, so...

His consciousness went dark, and he stopped thinking forever.

Ren expressionlessly sheathed the Nichirin Sword and shook his head. "Do you really think you're some perfect life-form?"

Asia, hiding on the rooftop, had watched the entire scene.

When she saw Ren take the priest's head, she was so frightened that she covered her mouth.

Although Ren had already told her that these priests were expelled from the Church after committing crimes of torture and murder due to their mental derangement, she still hoped that the world could be a little more peaceful.

Ren silently returned to her side.

Seeing Asia kneeling on the ground with her hands clasped in prayer, he curiously asked, "What are you doing?"

After ending with "Amen," Asia stood and looked at Ren. "I was praying for those lost souls, hoping that they can repent in the cycle of reincarnation."

"Why couldn't they just be good people?"

"Would God forgive them?"

Faced with Asia's questions, Ren answered without hesitation, "Of course God would forgive them, so all I can do is send them to meet God."

It took Asia several seconds to understand what he meant. Then she spoke with a complicated expression, "Mr. Ren, wouldn't it be wonderful if people could understand one another?"

"God must have always been working toward that too, right?"

As someone who had transmigrated, Ren felt nothing toward any god.

It was neither respect nor contempt.

However, the one true God in the DXD World happened to match the ideal image in Asia's heart.

Unlike the Biblical deities in other works, who often appeared as villains or schemers, God in the DXD World had died because he alone sealed the Beast of Revelation.

The Beast of Revelation was an ancient ferocious beast born from the Bible. When God discovered it, he sensed that its existence would inevitably threaten the fate of the entire world.

Humans, who were the most numerous, would certainly bear the brunt of it.

After all, the number represented by the Beast of Revelation in the Bible was "666," and that number symbolized humanity's flaws in contrast to God's perfect number, "7."

Therefore, once the Beast of Revelation awakened, it would inevitably run rampant through the human world.

To prevent that outcome, God exhausted himself sealing it away. At the same time, likely realizing that his days were numbered, he launched a war against the Fallen Angels and demons. Only after taking down the first-generation Four Great Satans of the Underworld, along with numerous Fallen Angel officers, and incidentally dismembering the Two Heavenly Dragons to forge them into Longinus during the war, did he finally pass away.

It could be said that, for the sake of humanity, God here had truly worried himself sick.