Reincarnated into a Multiverse, but High School DxD

Ren's expression turned solemn, his gaze firm. "Then I'll give it everything I've got, Miss Jaucusta."

Hearing how Ren addressed her, Jaucusta seemed quite pleased. She smiled in satisfaction. "Very good. Next, I'll have my disciple Walpurgis introduce our people to you. I have only one request: be ready as soon as possible."

"No problem, Miss Jaucusta."

Ren nodded in agreement.

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Jaucusta turned and left.

As the leader of this Witch's Night, she still had many matters to attend to.

The one left behind was the blonde girl who had been by her side all along.

She wore a purple Gothic Lolita dress and carried a Gothic parasol of a matching design despite there being no sun. Combined with her petite, youthful figure, she looked like a handcrafted doll.

She wore light makeup, with purple lipstick painted across her lips.

She looked like a remarkably pretty girl, but her beauty carried an eerie air.

"Well then, please take care of me... I still don't know what the Hero Faction is like, but I find you rather interesting."

After Jaucusta left, Walpurgis skipped forward happily.

Her curious gaze remained fixed on Ren, and though her eyes looked innocent, they carried a trace of coldness.

Clearly, the girl's personality was nowhere near as simple as she appeared.

But that did not affect Ren.

He had met plenty of lunatics and idiots. He was already immune to them.

One Super Acceleration, and they would all behave.

"Next, I'll introduce you to everyone, so you don't accidentally attack an ally once the fighting starts."

How did you know the ally I was planning to hit was you?

Ren silently nodded.

"It would indeed be best to familiarize ourselves first."

Thus, under Walpurgis's guidance and introduction, Ren finally understood why the witches, who had been active far away in Europe and America, had come to the island nation.

One of Walpurgis's teacher Jaucusta's goals was to study the Sacred Gear that had appeared here, while the other was to recreate the three great magical beasts of Oz Country.

The three magical beasts were the Cowardly Lion, the Tin Man, and the Scarecrow.

Hearing that, Ren realized he had never seen these things appear in the original work.

But thinking about it carefully, weren't those three magical beasts from the novel The Wizard of Oz?

"Anyway, Teacher's goal is those three magical beasts, along with researching methods of developing Sacred Gears. That's why she chose to work with the Grigori~~~"

Walpurgis spoke in a lively tone, as though she were describing something that had nothing to do with her.

"Of course, to be precise, they're Fallen Angels who betrayed the Grigori~~~"

Griselda's intelligence really was timely.

She even knew that a traitor from the Grigori had come here.

So, had Heaven planted spies among the Fallen Angels?

"His name seems to be something like Satanael. It's not an easy name to remember."

Ren was not very familiar with Satanael, but everyone knew the name Satan.

As Hell's most famous demon, he had possessed an equally resounding name before his fall—Lucifer.

However, Lucifer was one of the Underworld's chief Demon Kings, so he was most likely not the same person as Satanael.

Even so, Satanael's strength could not be underestimated. Ren guessed that he was at least as strong as a Fallen Angel executive, not much weaker than Baraqiel, Azazel, Kokabiel, and the others.

On top of that, Jaucusta, the witches' leader, was the wielder of the Longinus Cross of the Purple Flame Sacrificial Lord.

If a conflict broke out, Ren's two fists would be no match for four hands.

But just then.

[Mission "Fallen of the Abyss" settlement complete.]

[Reward obtained: Hero Faction Reputation +10, item—Rho Aias.]

[Equipment: Rho Aias, also known as the Chrysanthemum Shield. A defensive Noble Phantasm projected and used by Archer Emiya. It takes the form of petals and has seven layers. Each layer is strong enough to rival an ancient city wall. It is said to possess invincible defense against thrown weapons. Note: Remove the word "invincible."]

Before the Great Battle, Supplies Are a Must

Chapter 24

Chrysanthemum Shield?

That was quite a nice item.

In the original work, Emiya had used this Noble Phantasm to block Cu Chulainn's Noble Phantasm, Gáe Bolg: Soaring Spear that Strikes with Death. In FGO, it had even blocked Jeanne's strongest Noble Phantasm, "I'm So Mad!"

What Ren had always lacked were defensive measures. With the Chrysanthemum Shield, he could at least make up for some of that weakness.

After all, the name of a Longinus still carried considerable weight.

All in all, this reward was pretty good, and it had been easy to obtain.

"What are you thinking about?"

Suddenly, Walpurgis's pretty face appeared before Ren.

"I was only thinking about the future. You're planning to clash with the Five Great Houses, aren't you? I need to prepare for the coming battle."

Ren explained without changing expression.

"Oh, so that's how it is~~~"

Still speaking in that cheerful tone, Walpurgis seemed to sniff Ren, but said nothing. She then clasped her hands behind her back and skipped happily ahead.

"By the way, there's something I've always been curious about. Since you call yourselves the Hero Faction, and you're all descendants of ancient heroes, why are you getting involved in our affairs?"

"After all, by normal standards, we're outright terrorists, planning to attack the Five Great Houses and kidnapping ordinary people."

This woman had really voiced Ren's inner thoughts.

As an outsider, Ren also did not understand why the Hero Faction was doing this.

They clearly wanted to make a name for themselves in this era, to revive the name of heroes and let the world witness their spirit and courage. Yet looking at what the Hero Faction had done in the original work—

They had joined forces with Khaos Brigade to attack mythological factions around the world and stir up chaos, kidnapped Yasaka, Tokyo's great yokai, and wanted to use her magical power as a sacrifice to summon Great Red. They had worked with Hades, the god of the Underworld, and attacked the DxD team led by the protagonist.

Though they eventually saw the light, that only happened after they had been beaten senseless and even lost their Longinus.

"So, since you're heroes, shouldn't you be standing against us?"

"That's true, but you know, the founder of the Hero Faction is Cao Cao. I only joined later."

Ren shrugged.

"Whatever he tells me to do, I do."

If Jeanne heard that, she would definitely mock him mercilessly.

As if there was any chance he would actually obey Cao Cao's orders!

"Cao Cao, huh? I've heard of that historical figure. Later generations didn't call him a hero, but an ambitious tyrant."

Walpurgis nodded lightly.

An ambitious tyrant—someone powerful and ambitious.

It would not be strange for such a person to do anything.

"Ren, why don't you leave the Hero Faction and join our Witch's Night instead?"

"?"

The sudden invitation left Ren baffled.

After all, Walpurgis had barely appeared in the story. He had no impression of her at all.

"Not interested."

Ren shook his head.

"What a shame."

Seeing how firm Ren's attitude was, Walpurgis said nothing more.

During that time, Ren used an excuse to leave for a while and returned to the hotel, telling Asia to stay there a little longer.

Since this was Tokyo, Ren was fairly reassured about the public safety here.

After all, he knew where all of Tokyo's major villains currently were.

The witches of Witch's Night, Satanael the traitor from the Grigori, and the local Void Cicada organization had all gathered together to discuss how to deal with the Five Great Houses.

So at the very least, Asia would be absolutely safe until this incident was over.

As for how it would end, Ren did not care.

At the same time, Ren reported the intelligence he had uncovered to Griselda.

After listening, the other end fell silent for a while.

"A Grigori executive is actually joining forces with witches to deal with the Five Great Houses. I really don't know what they're thinking."

"The witches want to revive Oz Country's three great magical beasts. As for the Grigori, they want to research Sacred Gears. The Void Cicada organization probably only wants revenge against the Five Great Houses. After all, those people were persecuted and driven out by the Five Great Houses because they lacked talent."

Ren said.

"Putting the Void Cicada organization aside for now, can you stop the witches and the Grigori, Ren?"

"You want me to help the Five Great Houses deal with them?"

"No. Heaven's relationship with the Five Great Houses is not good either, so you only need to stop them from succeeding. As for everything else, you can decide for yourself."

Griselda said gravely.

The situation was a little chaotic now, but whatever. As a member of Heaven, she had to stop whatever the Fallen Angels wanted to do.

Ren soon received two mission notifications.

[Mission: Kyoto Disturbance]

[Reward obtained: Church Reputation +10, item "Superman's Glasses."]

[Equipment: Superman's Glasses. Put them on, and no one will be able to recognize who you are.]

[Griselda has issued you a new mission.]

[Mission: Stop the Fallen of the Abyss]

[Objective: No matter what the Fallen of the Abyss intend to do, stop them from accomplishing their goal.]

[Reward: Church Reputation +20, random reward x1.]

"Don't force yourself. It may be difficult to accomplish something like this alone. If you encounter any danger, leave immediately."

Griselda said.

"Alright."

Ren immediately agreed.

As long as there were rewards to trigger, everything was negotiable.

As for not being able to do it—

Sorry, but a man could not say he was incapable.

After accepting the new mission and arranging things for Asia, Ren soon left the hotel and returned to where the witches were gathered.

"What did you go out for?"

Walpurgis asked when she saw Ren.

"Before a great battle, supplies are a must."