Reincarnated into a Multiverse, but High School DxD

Beside her stood a woman with glossy black waist-length hair. Her gentle, poised expression carried the grace of a traditional Yamato Nadeshiko, while her violet-blue eyes held a soft smile that made others feel as if they were bathed in a spring breeze.

The girl's figure was no less impressive than Rias's, with equally beautiful and sensual curves.

The enormous evils hidden beneath her school uniform were rather hard to look away from.

Rias, Akeno Himejima: (·)

Behind her stood a petite, slender loli girl.

With short silver-white hair and an expressionless, childish face, she looked like an exquisite doll.

Her emerald-green eyes lacked emotional fluctuation, yet one could still sense the seriousness and vigilance in her gaze.

When Ren looked over, the look Koneko gave him carried a trace of warning and hostility.

Tsk, just like her sister Kuroka. A slight provocation from outsiders and she was ready to hiss.

"Which one of you used the flyer?"

Rias briefly ran through everything in her mind, secretly alarmed.

The three women standing by the sofa were undoubtedly the fallen angels she had been investigating.

As for the other three, aside from Asia, who was an ordinary human, she could not see through the backgrounds of the remaining man and woman at all.

Still, the combination of a Norseman, an Easterner, and fallen angels was indeed rare.

"That was me,"

Ren said.

"But I remember only inviting one person over."

Hearing this, Rias focused on Ren and concentrated her attention on him.

It was not difficult to see that among this group of five women and one man, this man was the center.

She just did not know why he was wearing sunglasses at home in the middle of the night.

Was there something wrong with him?

Naturally, Ren was not wearing sunglasses because he liked showing off. He did it purely because whenever he chatted with beautiful girls, his eyes would involuntarily activate auto-aim.

This was especially true when he lived with Lavinia, Kuroka, and the three fallen angels.

Of course, it did not matter if they knew about this passive auto-aim skill of his. They would be living together from now on anyway. But thinking about how he was about to meet Rias and the others, he simply put on a pair of sunglasses to keep his auto-aim from activating unintentionally again.

This way, no matter how much his auto-aim activated, no one could see where he was looking.

Lavinia had guessed Ren's thoughts from the start and was somewhat speechless.

Because she was sitting beside Ren, she knew very well that he was most likely using auto-aim right now.

"You did indeed only invite Akeno over, but before that, could you explain why someone like you has come to the territory under my jurisdiction? And do you not intend to explain the matter of the church and the fallen angels?"

Rias crossed her arms, her demeanor arrogant.

As the heir of the pure-blooded high-ranking devil Gremory family, she possessed an innate majesty and nobility that could not be questioned.

Ordinary people would have trouble even maintaining their composure in front of her.

Thus, when facing Ren's questioning, she naturally could not allow herself to lose ground.

"Raynare, explain it."

"Me?"

Raynare froze when she was called out.

But she could only step forward and explain why she had come to Kuoh Town, including the fact that after being defeated by Ren, they had been taken in as slaves.

After hearing the entire story, Rias frowned slightly.

So these fallen angels had left Grigori on their own.

Did that mean all the time she had spent secretly investigating through her familiars, losing sleep at night, and poring over information related to fallen angels had been nothing more than fighting wits with thin air?

If she had known these fallen angels had nothing to do with those above them, she would have acted decisively long ago.

Of course, the fallen angels were no longer important now. What mattered was that this man possessed power capable of making even fallen angels submit.

Even if he appeared to be human on the surface, his threat level was higher than that of an entire group of fallen angels.

My Close Friend

Chapter 56

Rias took some time to process the information.

Afterward, she looked at Ren with a complicated expression.

This was a little troublesome.

The other party had dealt with the fallen angels giving her a headache, then proactively used the flyers to contact them for a meeting, and had been completely straightforward about everything from the start.

Although Rias felt that Ren was definitely still hiding something, she understood that one did not strike a smiling face.

She could not just make up some excuse and say he was unwelcome here, could she?

After all, Ren was an unaffiliated free agent. Doing that would not benefit the development of her territory, and it would also give the Gremory family a bad reputation.

As Rias considered what to do, Akeno Himejima, who had been standing at the side with a cold expression, finally could not hold back any longer.

"You may stay here if you wish, but these fallen angels must either die, be handed over to us, or leave Kuoh Town immediately!"

Her gaze was incomparably sharp, cutting across the three fallen angels like blades.

Raynare and the other two had no idea how they had offended her.

But faced with the glare of a devil, they naturally glared back.

They feared Ren, but that did not mean they feared the devils here.

"A mere low-ranking devil has no right to speak here, does she!?"

Raynare narrowed her eyes, a cold smile forming on her lips.

"Whether I have the right is not for you to decide!"

As her words fell, a layer of purple demonic power emerged across Akeno Himejima's body. Amid crackling sounds, she clenched a lightning sphere condensed with powerful energy in her hand.

Raynare was not about to be outdone. A Spear of Light appeared in her hand, and she looked ready to start a fight at any moment.

The atmosphere in the living room instantly became tense.

"Enough!"

Rias shouted sharply.

"Akeno, stop."

At those words, Akeno Himejima reluctantly withdrew her lightning and demonic power, though she continued glaring fiercely at Raynare and the other two.

The three of them were still completely baffled.

Although they had indeed entered devil territory, they had not done anything yet, had they? Moreover, their target had only been a nun, not devils. Was there any need to get so worked up?

"Sorry, my subordinate was too emotional just now. But there is a reason for that. Because of certain things in the past, Akeno has come to hate fallen angels deeply."

Knowing she was in the wrong, Rias apologized decisively.

But just as she was about to say something harsher, such as telling Ren to keep his fallen angel slaves under control in the future, she heard Ren chuckle.

"It is fine. After all, I know about Akeno's past as well."

"Hm?"

Upon hearing this, Rias and Akeno Himejima were both slightly stunned.

Even Koneko and Kiba Yuuto only knew fragments about Akeno's background. Only the two of them knew her true past.

"Suzaku Himejima is a close friend of mine,"

Ren said.

Lavinia immediately wore the expression of an old man staring at a phone on the subway.

Had he not only known Suzaku Himejima for a few days?

How had she suddenly become a close friend?

If he was Suzaku Himejima's friend, then what did that make her? What did that make her?

However, Lavinia was already getting used to Ren making things up on the spot, so she still maintained a calm expression.

"Suzaku Himejima? You know Cousin Suzaku?!"

Hearing that familiar name, Akeno Himejima's expression changed instantly, and even her voice became somewhat unsteady.

There was no helping it.

Although Akeno Himejima hated the Himejima Family, she had still felt a trace of warmth within that family.

When she was young, Suzaku Himejima would often visit her alone at the shrine to play with her. She would bring snacks and toys from outside, and whenever bad members of the Himejima Family provoked Akeno and her mother, she would step in and drive them away.

Therefore, for Akeno Himejima, aside from the small home where she and her mother had lived for over a decade, Suzaku Himejima was the only thing in the entire Himejima Family worth cherishing.

She was also the only relative Akeno called cousin.

But because of the Five Great Houses' isolationist policy, coupled with the restrictions preventing her from going to Kyoto, they had lost contact for several years.

So much time had passed that she was almost forgetting what Cousin Suzaku looked like.

However, Akeno Himejima quickly calmed down and suppressed her emotions. "How can you prove it?"

After she spoke.

Ren tossed over a letter.

Akeno Himejima caught it casually. Seeing the elegant handwriting on the envelope, she opened it with a trace of excitement and anticipation, then read its contents.

A few minutes later.

Akeno Himejima let out a long breath. After carefully putting away the letter, she bowed to Ren in apology.

"I am sorry. I was far too rude just now. I did not expect you truly were Cousin Suzaku's friend. Please forgive my earlier discourtesy."

As she bowed, Akeno Himejima's chest dipped slightly, her school uniform outlining its round, full curves.

Ren nodded slightly at this. Though he really wanted to say, "Showing your chest when apologizing is common sense," there were too many people present, so he decided against it.

There would be plenty of chances later anyway.

At the same time.

Ren received a system notification.

[Mission: Deliver the Letter]

[Objective: Deliver Suzaku Himejima's handwritten letter to Akeno Himejima, who lives in Kuoh Town]

[Completed. Hand Soap x10]

Rias was also surprised that Ren was a friend of Akeno's elder relative.

And judging from the situation, they seemed to have a very good relationship.

But she soon relaxed.

If he was an acquaintance, there was no need to be so wary.

She might not trust Ren, but she firmly trusted every member of her peerage, especially Akeno Himejima.

"Now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, we should not continue disturbing everyone here. I hope you all have a pleasant time in Kuoh Town."

After Rias offered some polite words, she stood and prepared to leave.

"Wait, there is one more thing."

"What is it?"

Rias asked in confusion.

"Let us exchange contact information. I am currently operating as a free agent. If you have any trouble that needs resolving but cannot handle it yourself, I can act on your behalf. Naturally, there will be a fee."