Reincarnated into a Multiverse, but High School DxD

Ren nodded.

"Alright, the money will be transferred to your bank card right away."

Griselda then worked on the computer for a moment, and the two of them immediately heard the notification: "Two hundred thousand dollars has been deposited into your account."

The corner of Griselda's mouth twitched again. "Ren, do you think you should turn off that notification?"

"That won't do. Money coming in keeps me in a good mood, and only when I'm in a good mood will I take missions seriously."

"Fine."

Griselda did not want to say anything else. No matter how much she said, Ren would not change. After all, he was only a freelance exorcist, not a full-time Church exorcist.

"By the way, don't tell me you refuse to join the Church because the salary for official exorcists is too low."

"That's right."

Ren admitted it without hesitation.

"Once you go official, you have to train every day, run all over the place, and occasionally get dragged into some Church meeting. How could that compare to how relaxed and free I am now?"

"When I feel like slacking off, I can sleep in a three-hundred-square-meter bed until I wake up naturally."

"After waking up, I can drive a sports car around town, go drinking afterward, then sleep until I wake up naturally again."

There was actually something else Ren had not said.

But Griselda was a nun, so naturally he could not go into detail about that sort of thing. He could savor it by himself.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Griselda coughed several times after hearing that, but she also felt that Ren made a great deal of sense. She was even a little envious of this carefree fellow.

Unlike her, working from nine in the morning until nine at night, often deep into the night, with overtime from time to time.

No, she could not keep thinking about this.

Griselda cleared her throat, rummaged through her desk, pulled out a new file, and pushed it in front of Ren.

The first page of the file contained a photograph of a young-looking boy, with his identity marked below—Demon.

"Over the past few months, many churches have had cases of female nuns being abducted. Footage of this man has also appeared near those churches. I suspect he is the culprit."

"If possible, find out where he is, and where all those missing nuns are being held."

As Griselda finished speaking, the system notification sounded in Ren's mind.

[Griselda has issued you a new mission.]

[Mission: Saintess Disqualified.]

[Mission objective: Go to Vatican and investigate the whereabouts of the missing nuns and the demon. Upon completing the mission, you may receive a random reward.]

We All Have Clearly Marked Prices

Ren found the demon in the photograph somewhat familiar, but he could not remember who it was.

Still, it was not important. If he had been an important character in this multiverse, there was no way Ren would not have known him.

Being this unfamiliar, he was obviously just some insignificant minor character.

Just like the rogue demons and rogue exorcists Ren had dealt with before.

"This mission will pay quite well, so is there anything else you don't understand?"

Griselda asked as she watched Ren sink into thought.

"Nope. Just sit here and wait for good news."

Just like when Ren used to play games, he ignored all so-called guides and plotlines. If he saw an enemy, he killed them.

"..."

If Griselda had not known that Ren's mission completion rate had been one hundred percent so far, she really would not have felt comfortable sending him alone.

She had originally planned to assign him a partner depending on the situation, but even if she brought it up, Ren probably would not agree.

After leaving the office, Ren raised his head once more and looked at the dazzling sky.

Holy light enveloped everyone here, leaving not even a trace of shadow.

Above him stretched a vast sky glowing white. Clearly, this was no longer Earth.

Although the various mythological factions in the DXD world were theoretically attached to Earth, their domains were actually entirely different worlds.

Heaven was no smaller than Earth. Unlike the Heaven ordinary people imagined, the buildings of the First Heaven resembled those on Earth.

They simply floated above the clouds.

Angels with pure white wings also flew about overhead. Some angels were curious about the human Ren appearing here and turned to look at him.

Ren did not linger. After bringing up the system map, he left Heaven through a teleportation anchor he had activated on Earth.

After resting at a hotel for the night, Ren set off for Italy.

Vatican was the world's most unusual country. Its territory lay within Italy, it had no president or king, and was directly governed by the Pope. Its national defense was also entirely handled by Italy.

Rather than a country, Vatican was essentially a tourist attraction in Italy.

At least, that had been the case in Ren's world before he transmigrated.

But in this world, because Heaven existed, Vatican held a position of immense importance throughout the world.

Of course, that status was known only to those on the supernatural side.

The vast majority of ordinary people around the world still knew nothing of bizarre existences such as gods and demons.

"System, track the mission target for me."

Other than the lottery function, the system's most important function was its tracking feature.

Just like in a game, as long as Ren entered a certain range of the mission location, he could activate it.

[Mission updated. Mission target location marked.]

As the system's voice sounded, an eye-catching red point of light immediately appeared on the three-dimensional map before Ren.

"Have demons eaten bear hearts and leopard guts? They actually dare cause trouble in Vatican."

Ren muttered to himself.

Silently giving the demon a thumbs-up in his heart.

That said, Ren still got down to business.

"Not too far."

Vatican was located on the heights of Rome, roughly thirty kilometers from Ren.

The mission target marked by the red point was inside Vatican City.

It was currently moving slowly.

After leaving the airport, it was already late at night. The night sky was desolate, while the commotion in the distance painted the heavens red.

After getting into a taxi, Ren explained in English that he wanted to go to Vatican.

"Sir, what are you going to Vatican for so late? There's nothing fun over there at night."

The driver was a mustached man. After picking Ren up, he began chatting with him in somewhat broken English.

Ren answered absentmindedly.

The driver secretly observed Ren through the rearview mirror. Seeing how young he was, he could not help but laugh inwardly.

He had not expected to catch such a fat sheep this late at night.

Tourists from that great Eastern country were said to be rich. If he did not tamper with the meter, he would be letting down the man's wallet!

The ride of more than half an hour passed in the driver's cheerful mood.

Finally, the vehicle stopped in a deserted alley near Vatican.

"Sir, we've arrived at Vatican. The fare is seven hundred and eighty euros. Thank you for your patronage."

Ren opened his eyes. "Isn't that price a little off?"

"How could it be? The fare is clearly displayed. Look at the meter."

The driver pointed at the meter with a hostile expression.

"Don't tell me you're trying to skip out on the bill, sir?"

Ren did not answer. He merely leaned halfway forward from the backseat, stretched out a fist, and knocked on the meter, instantly destroying it completely.

"Now it's free."

The driver froze for several seconds, then fury rose in his chest. "You smashed my meter, you mother—... You look really handsome today!"

Looking at the gun pointed at him, the driver's face instantly blossomed into a smile brighter than a chrysanthemum.

No Wonder He Looked Familiar

Ren did not make things difficult for the driver, who was merely working hard to survive. He only removed the steering wheel and shot out all four tires.

After entering Vatican, Ren sensed a trace of holy power in the air.

St. Peter's Basilica was Vatican's most iconic building and also its largest landmark.

Every day, tourists and believers from all over the world flocked there.

Before his transmigration, the place had already been packed during the daytime. In this world, where supernatural power truly existed, believers were only more fanatical.

That was precisely why Ren had chosen to come here at night to carry out the mission.

As for investigating.

There was no need at all.

After entering Vatican, the system mission had already pointed out every clue, even thoughtfully drawing a conspicuous red guidance line on the ground.

If it added auto-navigation later, Ren feared he would be able to level up while AFK.

Following the red line, Ren soon arrived at a house farthest from St. Peter's Basilica.

There was no one around. Ren silently vaulted over the wall and entered the house.

After finding a half-open window, Ren quickly heard voices coming from inside.

"Hehe... I never expected it to be this easy."

"Now, even if she's a saintess, once she's discovered helping a demon, she definitely won't be able to clear her name."

"What do you all think?"

Standing before the window, Ren looked through the gap and saw a slender black-haired young man speaking with a smile.

What surprised Ren was that the young man was not alone.

There were also several figures dressed head to toe in black robes, with even their cheeks and lower faces completely wrapped in scarves.

Judging by Ren's well-trained discerning eye, the black-robed figures were clearly all women.

"For now, keep a close watch with me on everyone entering and leaving St. Peter's Basilica, especially anyone connected to the Church. Once you find the saintess, follow her until she leaves Vatican. Then I'll step in and bring her here."

A smug smile appeared on Diodora's face.

As a demon with a fetish for Church nuns and saintesses, he had only needed to make a slight move to ruin the reputation of Asia Argento, the girl regarded as a saintess.

So far, he had used similar methods to get his hands on many nuns.

Once he got Asia, the saintess, he would take them all back to the Underworld and enjoy them together.

"Oh? So it's this guy. No wonder he looked so familiar before."