Reincarnated into a Multiverse, but High School DxD

Out in the World, Your Identity Is What You Make It

Ren ultimately received the mission issued by Griselda.

[Mission: Kyoto Disturbance]

[Objective: Investigate information concerning the Godchild Watchers, witches, and more. Deliver the information to Griselda after obtaining it.]

[Reward: Random Reward ×1.]

Although Ren knew some of the information, the finer details truly required careful investigation.

That meant he would have to personally put himself in danger.

He had promised Suzaku Himejima just yesterday that he would be an ordinary tourist here, yet today he was already going to start gathering intelligence.

However, Ren felt neither guilt nor hesitation. Was refusing a mission not the same as picking a fight with its reward?

After all, Ren's moral bottom line was extremely flexible.

Of course, investigating this matter thoroughly would not be so easy.

Although the mission map had marked the important locations, Ren did not think simply finding them would mean the job was done.

As he thought about it, Ren suddenly remembered that most of the underground forces active in Tokyo were connected to the Khaos Brigade.

And didn't he happen to have an identity that could get him in contact with the Khaos Brigade?

With that thought, Ren immediately found Jeanne's number in his phone contacts and called her.

"Hello?"

The call was answered quickly.

"I didn't expect you to call me so soon, little brother. Did you suddenly start missing your big sister after we parted that day?"

The voice coming from the phone had a distinctive tone.

Without even looking, Ren knew what expression Jeanne was wearing right now.

"That's true. To me, one day apart feels like three autumns. If possible, I certainly wouldn't mind getting to know you better."

After Ren finished speaking, the other end abruptly fell silent.

Ren could clearly hear her breathing grow slightly heavier.

"I didn't expect you to be such a smooth talker, little brother. You're much easier to talk to than my Sieg and Heracles."

At the mention of Siegfried, Ren could not help thinking of the male protagonist from the Fate/Apocrypha anime.

To sum it up: he started with a pair of white underwear, and all his equipment came from scavenging.

After Jeanne entered the story, she also fell in love with the protagonist.

But in the FGO game's script, Jeanne immediately cut ties with Sieg and claimed that the two of them were not familiar at all.

"Just so happens, I have a mission on hand. I don't know whether you'll take it, but there's no harm in hearing it out, right?"

"Then go ahead."

Ren nodded.

"There is an organization called the Fallen of the Abyss that we have been investigating for a long time. We had brief contact with them before, and now we have learned that they are currently operating in the Far East. Since we need to negotiate with them, we intend to send someone over to meet them face-to-face."

Jeanne explained patiently.

Back in that vampire bar in Rome, she had thought Ren was fairly strong, but he had turned out to be far stronger than she had imagined.

Those intermediate vampires had not been particularly powerful, but Ren had dealt with them cleanly and efficiently.

After returning, she had told Cao Cao and the others about it.

As the man who had formed the Hero Faction, Cao Cao naturally welcomed capable people like Ren into the organization.

"Of course, according to your request back then, you have the right to accept or refuse. If you refuse, we'll send someone else over."

[Jeanne has issued you a new mission.]

[Mission: Fallen of the Abyss]

[Objective: As a representative of the Hero Faction, meet with the underground forces operating here and investigate relevant information.]

[Reward: Random Reward ×1 upon success.]

Ren could not help marveling at how useful multiple identities were.

One matter had produced two missions and two rewards.

If he joined one of the Five Great Clans as well, perhaps he could trigger another one.

But after thinking it over, Ren realized the last possibility was unlikely.

The Five Great Clans were highly exclusionary, just like those great aristocratic families in xianxia novels. Their clansmen all shared the same ancestors from top to bottom.

Outsiders had no chance of infiltrating them.

Not to mention becoming outer disciples.

After making arrangements for Asia, Ren followed the system map to a remote, abandoned factory.

Ren did not complain about why villains always liked choosing places like this for their bases, but one thing was certain: if the authorities rebuilt abandoned districts in time, there probably would not be so much trouble.

No one guarded the outside. From the exterior alone, it looked like a completely deserted place.

However, Ren could sense several layers of magical barriers set up nearby.

Anyone entering a certain range would be noticed by the mage controlling the barriers.

That was why Ren did not particularly like mages.

After all, if he wanted to infiltrate, he could only start slaughtering people.

Of course, Ren carried the title of Hero Faction member, so this time he could enter openly.

When he was still fifty meters from the main gate, Ren felt a wave of magic sweep across his body. Several cloaked figures then poked their heads out from behind the walls.

They wore dark witch robes, their upper faces almost completely concealed beneath their lowered hoods.

After Ren approached, the decaying gate slowly opened under the influence of magic, revealing several strangely dressed figures facing him.

One of them wore a purple mage robe far more vivid than those of the other mages. Her entire face was exposed, revealing a foreign woman around forty or fifty years old.

She had blonde hair, blue eyes, and the hooked nose characteristic of Europeans, making her gaze appear even sharper.

Behind her stood a short-haired girl in a Gothic Lolita dress.

Her seemingly innocent face curiously watched Ren. Her attire and temperament seemed utterly out of place amid the surroundings.

"I heard Satanael mention that someone claiming to be from the Hero Faction might come seeking cooperation with us soon. It seems that someone is you?"

The purple-robed mage looked arrogantly at Ren, her eyes examining him from head to toe.

Ren had changed into fitted clothes, with a Nichirin Sword and a handgun hanging from his waist.

Though he was here to negotiate, he could not exactly show up in shorts and slippers.

"I know your introduction. You are all humans, but most of you possess inheritances from ancient heroes. Yet you look quite young. Is everyone in the Hero Faction a child like you?"

Though they might become allies in the future, that was only a possibility.

As a high-ranking mage from Oz, she held a natural contempt toward other humans.

As for ancient heroes—

If those heroes had come in person, she would have shown them some respect. But looking at Ren now, she saw nothing more than a child.

"By the way, whose descendant are you?"

Ren thought for a moment before replying, "Standing before you is Ren: formerly a freelance exorcist, descendant of the Yan Emperor and Yellow Emperor, descendant of the Dragon, descendant of Fuxi Taihao, one of the Three Sovereigns, and currently an honorary member of the Hero Faction."

Upon hearing this, the watching witches were stunned.

Ren's expression did not change. He had not lied!

Besides, when you were out in the world, your identity and reputation were what you made them.

Chrysanthemum Shield

Upon hearing Ren's words, the witches from Oz were all stunned.

If it was true, why would a great figure like him come mingle with witches like them?

"Are you sure it's true?"

The purple-robed witch narrowed her eyes as she asked.

"Of course."

Ren nodded.

Although he was a transmigrator, he was also an orthodox descendant of China. As a descendant of the Yan and Yellow Emperors and a descendant of the Dragon, it could not possibly be more true.

Besides, they could not investigate his background anyway.

Just as he expected, after a brief whispered discussion, they truly could not find any flaws.

Of course, even if they had all the time in the world, they would never uncover anything.

"Your origins are truly unbelievable. If that is the case, why have we never heard of you before?"

The purple-robed witch said in amazement.

For people who traveled the world like them, even if they were not famous, everyone would eventually earn a title of their own.

Even the Hero Faction was the same.

Though it was a newly formed organization, they at least knew that the leader who established the Hero Faction was Cao Cao.

He had inherited the name of his ancestor, the ambitious hero Cao Mengde of the Three Kingdoms era!

Ren smiled slightly. "It's normal that you haven't heard of me. I've always kept a low profile."

Everyone fell silent.

Still, they temporarily accepted Ren's presence.

After all, he was from the Hero Faction.

Of course, accepting him was one thing. Trust was not something that could be built overnight.

As it happened, they would soon carry out a special operation against the Five Great Clans. It would be a good opportunity to test the Hero Faction's sincerity.

If they showed sufficient sincerity, they could cooperate with the Hero Faction in the future.

If not, they could use them as cannon fodder.

By coincidence, Ren was thinking much the same thing.

He had never intended to establish any substantive cooperative relationship with the Khaos Brigade. He only wanted to complete the mission.

After all, these witches did not look like good people.

Ren's own moral bottom line might be flexible, but it was not so flexible that he would truly join forces with terrorists.

The Eastern Witches of Oz were hardly a proper organization, so their questioning of Ren ended quickly.

Ren was also told to remain for the time being, as they would soon be undertaking something major.

"If you perform well in the coming operation, the cooperation between us and the Hero Faction may be taken a step further."

The elderly purple-robed witch was named Jaucusta.

"If you truly are a descendant of Yan and Huang, a descendant of the Dragon, then prove it to me in the coming battle."

"Once this is done, perhaps I can personally teach you. From what I can see, your magical potential is quite good. Given time, you may become a skilled mage."