Reincarnated into a Multiverse of Anime, but at High School DxD

At first glance, he could only choose one of the two, but with the mindset that more work meant more reward, Ren intended to take them all.

Given the current situation, breaking through the Inner Shrine's barrier was clearly the easiest option.

"Boom—!"

Another earth-shaking blast rang out.

As the ground trembled, the third barrier finally shattered under the attacks of the Void Cicada organization and the yokai.

The final two barriers were the most resilient, and the exorcists' resistance had also grown fiercer. Clearly, they felt they could not retreat any further.

Their advance slowed, which was unfavorable for completing the mission.

Ren maximized Breath Concealment EX. As long as he did not brazenly walk right past those people, the Inner Shrine's exorcists would basically never notice his movements.

Since it was a barrier, there had to be something like formation cores.

Ren did not understand formation cores, but the system had thoughtfully pointed out several clear paths for him.

As long as he followed the arrows to the designated locations and destroyed a few things, he could smoothly bring down the Inner Shrine's barriers.

Since it was something that could be solved with his hands, there was naturally no need to use his brain.

Following the system mission's guidance, Ren, equipped with Breath Concealment EX, quickly destroyed several formation cores of the fourth barrier.

Accompanied by the roar of some structure collapsing, the fourth barrier shattered with a crash.

The sorcerers responsible for the barrier could not comprehend what had happened at all.

Yet before they could take any remedial measures, the fifth barrier surrounding the Inner Shrine residence also changed from transparent to flickering and unstable.

In the end, it completely shattered before the astonished eyes of everyone in the Inner Shrine.

"The fifth barrier has been destroyed too! What is going on?!"

Suzaku Himejima, who was fighting Inugami Gyobu, could not hide the shock in her heart.

It was precisely because the barriers protected the Inner Shrine that she had chosen to fight outside them.

But now that the final barrier had been destroyed, the emotions of everyone connected to the Five Great Houses were thrown into turmoil.

"This is bad. We absolutely cannot let them obtain that thing sealed within the Inner Shrine!"

Suzaku Himejima suddenly understood.

All that talk of long-standing grudges and fighting to the death had been an act put on by that old yokai.

The true objective of these thieves was the "Treasure of Uji."

It was the secret treasure sealed by the entire Inner Shrine. It contained the heads of Shuten-doji and Ootakemaru, two of the three great yokai gods of Japan, as well as part of the remains of the Jade-Faced Golden-Furred Nine-Tailed Fox.

Besides that, there were many relics left behind by legendary high monks, precious books such as The Tale of Genji: Cloud Concealment Scroll, and other treasures.

Inugami Gyobu and Onra had first pretended to be the main force and launched a massive assault, drawing away most of the Inner Shrine's strength. Then they had Oz's magicians and Void Cicada members harass the remaining forces. Finally, they had split off a small group to specifically break the Inner Shrine's barriers, infiltrate it, and seize the "Treasure of Uji."

Damn it!

She should have realized it sooner!

Although the Inner Shrine's barriers were extremely sturdy, if their opponents were magicians from Oz, combined with information brought out by traitors from the Five Great Houses within Void Cicada, breaking through all five layers was not difficult.

Suzaku Himejima decided to retreat, having the other three take over before swiftly flying toward the Inner Shrine headquarters.

Meanwhile, Ren, the one responsible for all this, knew nothing about the so-called "Treasure of Uji."

After breaking through the fifth barrier, the second mission showed as complete.

[Mission "Assist in breaking through the Inner Shrine's five-layer barrier" settlement complete!]

[Rewards obtained: Witch's Night, Tokyo Yokai Realm, Fallen of the Abyss, Void Cicada Reputation +10 each, item "Senzu Bean" *50]

Automatic Pickup Enabled

[Item: Senzu Bean (Upon consumption, immediately restores all stamina, energy, internal injuries, and external injuries, but cannot cure diseases)]

"This thing is even more useful than hand sanitizer."

Ren's eyes lit up.

As far as he knew, there was a pure-blooded devil family in the Underworld called Phenex. By selling Phoenix Tears, which could heal any injury, they had become the wealthiest tycoons in the Underworld.

A single drop of Phoenix Tears could sell for an astronomical price.

It was a priceless treasure with demand far exceeding supply. Whenever it appeared on the market, it was guaranteed to sell out instantly. Even then, many Phoenix Tears had already been reserved in advance by other pure-blooded devil families, leaving ordinary devils unable to buy them at all.

Senzu Beans could not only heal injuries, but also instantly restore stamina. They were practically the number one support item in Dragon Ball.

The protagonists had used them to defeat many enemies.

But because Senzu Beans were too imbalanced, the anime casually came up with the excuse that their production had declined, leaving the protagonists unable to use them.

Of course, thinking about it carefully, the existence of these things really was unbalanced.

After all, as long as he had enough Senzu Beans, it was like everyone else was playing normal mode while he was playing an unlimited-firepower mode with automatic health regeneration.

Ren tucked a Senzu Bean into his mouth in case of emergencies. After glancing at the system map, he suddenly noticed a marked object at the very bottom of the Inner Shrine residence.

Seeing this, Ren's heart grew heated.

Anything marked by the system map was basically either a mission target or a valuable item that could be looted.

Although this was the heartland of the Five Great Houses and could reluctantly be considered neutral territory, Ren was a transmigrator. Naturally, he did not possess such lofty morals. Unless necessary, whoever picked up good stuff got to keep it.

Besides, could a transmigrator's business even be called stealing?

He had merely forgotten to turn off automatic pickup!

Unexpectedly, the marked item was guarded quite weakly.

Perhaps they had been confident that no one could break through the Inner Shrine's five layers of barriers. After Ren knocked out two exorcists, he smoothly arrived at the marked location.

It was a place resembling an altar.

The walls and floor were covered in formations drawn with cinnabar that Ren could not understand, while many yellow talismans had been pasted around them.

The moment he entered the altar room, Ren felt a chill wrap around his body.

The source of the chill was three wooden boxes placed in the center of the altar. They were made of redwood and looked ancient, while the talismans and formations had already deteriorated.

As he drew closer, Ren seemed to hear some kind of whispering beside his ears, enough to disturb one's mind.

However, Ren was strong enough that it did not affect him.

But if an ordinary person, or one of those rookie exorcists, stayed here for too long, their minds would inevitably be affected. Their thoughts and consciousness might even be controlled by the constant whispers.

Anything placed here was either a rare item or something sealed away.

After all, these great families loved doing this sort of thing.

But it was enough for Ren to know that it was treasure.

After peeling off the talismans and opening one of the wooden boxes, Ren found himself staring into a savage, terrifying head.

"Damn, and you call this treasure?"

Ren nearly threw the box in his hand.

At first glance, it was completely the head of a monster. Its eyes were tightly shut, its skin crimson, and its red hair hung over its head like flames.

Ren did not know what it was, but the system thoughtfully provided an explanation.

[Head of the Yokai King Shuten-doji]

[Status: Sealed]

"Shuten-doji? Isn't that the famous great yokai from Japan?"

Ren was surprised.

But he did not think much of it. After all, even Onra and Inugami Gyobu had appeared. Shuten-doji showing up was hardly surprising.

Although he did not know why the Five Great Houses had not destroyed these great yokai and instead sealed them here, Ren did not hesitate. He directly activated automatic pickup and stored everything in the altar in his storage space.

Once he saw that there was nothing left to pick up, he intended to leave, lest someone block the entrance and trap him inside.

However, just as Ren was about to move, he noticed a red dot rapidly approaching on the system map. By the time he reacted, the red dot had already appeared above the altar.

"They caught up already?"

Ren was somewhat surprised.

Those exorcists had returned to defend the area awfully quickly.

He tried using the teleportation anchor on the map, only to receive a notification that the teleportation function could not be used.

Forced combat?

If not for missions, Ren rarely got into conflicts with others. But he did not get hot-blooded either, continuing to maintain his Breath Concealment state.

The altar room was not small, and there were plenty of places to hide. Ren found a spot near the door and concealed himself, preparing to act the moment that person entered.

Or he could slip away while they were caught off guard. In any case, with Superman Glasses on, no one would recognize him.

That was why Ren felt no psychological burden whatsoever about attacking someone he did not know from the shadows.

Very soon.

A powerful gust blew open the half-closed door, and an aura that made even his skin feel a bone-chilling cold flooded in through the entrance.

This aura was clearly not that of an exorcist.

Then, accompanied by heavy footsteps, a lean man emerged from the shadows. He wore a black coat with its collar raised high and had a standard European-style hooked nose.

He was very tall, around two meters.

His long brown hair draped over his shoulders, while his silver eyes glowed eerily in the dim surroundings.

He looked just like Sephiroth.

Ren recognized at a glance that this guy was a fallen angel. After all, he had dealt with fallen angels several times and was familiar with their aura.

Though they also possessed the power of light, they were completely opposed to the angels of Heaven.

If Ren's guess was correct, this fallen angel should be the leader of Fallen of the Abyss, as well as a fallen angel executive who had defected from Grigori.

Facing a fallen angel executive head-on had no effect on Ren. There was no sense of pressure whatsoever, as though the system had given him some kind of innate immunity after he transmigrated here.

The fallen angel drew closer and closer. In just a few more steps, he would likely notice signs that someone had been here. But just as Ren was about to act, he noticed another red dot rapidly approaching on the system map.

The fallen angel also seemed to sense the approaching person, frowning slightly as he looked behind him.

Like Ren, it was clearly too late for him to leave now.

However, unlike Ren, the fallen angel did not choose to hide.

His aura was especially powerful, and without a skill like Ren's to conceal it, staying here made him as conspicuous as a searchlight in the middle of the night.

After Suzaku Himejima arrived at the Inner Shrine's main hall, she frowned upon seeing the unconscious guards sprawled all over the place. Her expression immediately darkened.

As she continued deeper inside, she found that the seals of the underground altar had indeed been violently broken. Suzaku Himejima's expression grew even uglier.

And upon entering the altar, she immediately noticed the sole silver-eyed man in the room.

Human Weaknesses

The aura emanating from him made Suzaku Himejima raise her guard.

Even as the host of the spiritual beast Vermilion Bird, she felt a powerful pressure from this tall man.

It was even greater than that of Inugami Gyobu, the great yokai outside.

Knowing that this newcomer meant trouble, Suzaku Himejima's expression turned cold. Her slender body gradually began to radiate powerful energy and an imposing aura.

Ren, hiding in the shadows, felt that even the air in the underground altar had become scorching hot.

Noticing Suzaku Himejima's arrival, the fallen angel executive cast an interested gaze at the girl with his silver eyes.

Suzaku Himejima felt as though he could see through her inner thoughts.

"So it's the Himejima family's princess. But weren't you fighting those yokai? You actually had time to come here? Aren't you afraid the front line will collapse?"