Reincarnated into a Multiverse of Anime, but High School DxD Chapter 45

Kokabiel wanted to continue the unfinished war.

But since the leaders of the three great factions had little appetite for war, he came up with a scheme using his ass.

First, he ordered rogue exorcists to steal the Holy Swords. Then, he planned to head to Kuoh Town in Japan and kill Rias Gremory, the younger sister of Lucifer, the Devil King.

In his vision, those two actions would inevitably provoke both Heaven and the Underworld. And since their opponent would be a Fallen Angel executive like him, one who had survived the ancient war, the people sent to capture him would surely be the strongest figures from both factions.

Heaven's Seraphs, the Underworld's Devil Kings, and Kokabiel himself as a Fallen Angel executive.

The intensity of a three-way battle would be enough to erase several cities from the map.

And once the fighting began, the war would no longer be something that could be stopped through individual will alone.

Of course, ideals were full, but reality was skinny.

Ren knew that both Heaven and the Underworld had seen through Kokabiel's intentions.

That was why the Church had sent two Holy Sword wielders, while the Underworld had Rias and Sona Sitri resist him.

The White Dragon Emperor would finish things off in the end.

Therefore, even if Ren did not participate in the entire mission, it would not develop into an irreparable disaster.

Of course, the mission reward would definitely be gone.

"It seems that no matter what I do, Kokabiel will show up in the end. To be safe, I should develop my Balance Breaker as soon as possible."

As he pondered, Ren entered the house through his backyard.

The teleportation anchor for Kuoh Town had been set up here. Otherwise, he would not have chosen to buy this property in the first place.

Since it was late at night, the girls had already gone to sleep. Ren did not wake Asia and planned to let her read it tomorrow.

He returned to his room without making a sound.

By the faint glow of the nightlight, Ren saw a familiar figure curled up beneath his thin blanket.

Lavinia lay on her side in his bed, her silk camisole outlining her lovely, shapely curves.

The white fabric gleamed softly, complementing her fair skin.

One shoulder strap had slipped down slightly, exposing her delicate collarbone and most of the Mount Fuji peaks.

The hem of her nightgown barely covered the roots of her thighs. Her long, straight legs were crossed together, tracing a captivating curve from her waist to her hips.

Even while sleeping without any sense of decorum, she could not conceal that heart-stirring charm.

Ren felt his will of steel awakening.

Rather than gentlemanly leaving the room and letting Lavinia have it to herself, he changed clothes and lay down beside her.

Unfortunately, with Lavinia's attitude still unclear, he could not indulge himself too much. He could only keep rubbing without going in.

For now, his little brother would have to endure.

The next morning, the sun rose as usual.

His position with Lavinia was the same as ever.

After she woke up, Ren got dressed and left the room.

Not long after he left, Lavinia opened her sleepy eyes. Upon noticing a slight abnormality in her body, a blush appeared on her fair, delicate face, though it quickly faded.

"Does that make me a frivolous woman?"

"I wonder if Ren likes me like this. After all, if I keep sleepwalking, it must be troubling for him... Ren is a physically healthy boy too, after all."

Lavinia felt somewhat troubled.

Her habit of being muddleheaded in her sleep was difficult to correct.

Still, the places she sleepwalked to were people she subconsciously considered close to her.

It had happened several times in the past.

Yet Ren was the only boy.

Whenever she thought about what Ren had secretly done to her body, Lavinia felt troubled. She did not know whether, if this continued, that part of Ren might end up being stifled.

But Lavinia had also heard that such matters concerned a girl's entire life, so she had to consider it carefully for a while.

When Lavinia arrived in the living room, she happened to see Asia finishing her prayers.

The fragrance of food wafted from the kitchen.

The trio of Fallen Angels, who had risen earlier than the others, were preparing a delicious breakfast.

Smelling the mouthwatering aroma, Lavinia's tangled thoughts gradually calmed down as well.

Ren also handed the letter to Asia.

"Huh? Is this for me?"

The little nun was greatly surprised when she received it.

At first, she thought Ren had made a mistake. But when she saw "To Asia Argento" written on the envelope, her thoughts immediately became muddled.

Asia racked her brain, but she could not guess who would send her a letter.

After all, from the moment she had been expelled from the Church, her former friendships and relationships had been severed.

"Open it and take a look. There might be a surprise."

Ren was a very curious person, but he had not secretly opened the envelope to peek at its contents.

Still, since Griselda had made such a serious matter of it, it probably was not bad news.

"Okay."

Asia nodded and followed Ren's suggestion.

Besides the letter, there were several photographs inside the envelope.

Asia began reading. Yet in less than ten seconds, the girl's eyes reddened, and tears quickly welled up.

Her tears fell like pearls from a broken string as she began to sob.

"What happened, meow?! Who bullied Asia, meow?! I'll scratch him to death with one claw, meow!"

Hearing the crying, Kuroka immediately ran out of the kitchen, her eyes landing on Ren first.

Clearly, in Kuroka's eyes, Ren was the prime suspect.

If Ren knew what she was thinking, he would not mind becoming a cat lover again.

"N-No... that's not it."

Asia wiped the tears from her face with her sleeve. Her voice trembled with sobs, but a happy smile appeared on her face.

"It's... it's everyone I used to know. They wrote me a letter. They thanked me from the bottom of their hearts. That's wonderful... they didn't forget me. There are photos of them here too. I... I'm so happy, Mr. Ren. Thank you. If it weren't for you, I couldn't have held on until now, until this letter arrived!"

Asia's eyes were red, but her gaze brimmed with endless tenderness and attachment.

There was also the relief of a burden finally being lifted from her heart.

Ren briefly glanced at the letter Asia held out to him and found that it was indeed filled with words of gratitude. The photographs enclosed with it showed Asia's former colleagues and the people who had been helped by her Sacred Gear.

There were group photos and individual ones, each with encouraging words written on the back.

"At least they didn't completely let her down."

Ren chuckled softly.

But Then Again

Chapter 68

Although Ren had taken Asia away from the Church and explained that he had been assigned the task by the Church's higher-ups, being expelled had still dealt Asia a tremendous emotional blow. And the fact that no one had come to see her off had left the girl deeply depressed.

Ren's arrival had made her think it was a trial meant for her, but Asia sometimes wondered whether she was merely deceiving herself.

But now, seeing the words of encouragement and blessing from those people, along with photographs of those whose health had been restored through her help, the nerves that had remained taut for so long finally relaxed completely.

"That's wonderful, Asia. Your friends haven't forgotten you."

Lavinia reached out and stroked Asia's hair.

"Mhm, I... I knew they wouldn't forget me. They just couldn't speak to me directly for some reason, so this must be a trial given to me by God. I have to complete it properly!"

After saying that, Asia clasped her hands together and began to pray.

Then Lavinia looked at Ren. "Do we still need to train today?"

"Let's go."

"..."

The two then headed to the outskirts of Kuoh Town. Once the girl had set up a barrier, Ren continued strengthening his control over the Cross of the Purple Flame Sacrificial Lord.

The progress bar for his Balance Breaker rose steadily.

This combat training session lasted longer than the first one.

Following Lavinia's guidance, Ren began more refined training.

It took roughly over two hours.

The continuous expenditure of magical power and mental energy left Lavinia looking somewhat tired. She fell asleep on the way back in the car.

Ren carried her into the living room in his arms, only to find two unexpected guests in the house.

One was Akeno Himejima, and the other was Koneko.

Seeing her younger sister again made Kuroka extremely excited. But to avoid exposing herself and causing trouble for her sister, she remained in the form of a black cat and suppressed her aura to the lowest possible level.

Koneko, who had always suppressed her cat yokai bloodline, had not understood the flow of qi, and had not learned any senjutsu, naturally could not detect Kuroka's presence.

Taking advantage of that, Kuroka casually jumped into Koneko's arms and enjoyed her younger sister's affection.

When Ren came in, Koneko was happily petting Kuroka vigorously, while Kuroka meowed excitedly as if she had been pumped full of stimulants.

When Koneko saw Ren return, the hand petting the cat paused.

"Mr. Ren, you've finally returned. We came to see you early this morning, but we were told that you weren't home."

Akeno Himejima immediately came forward to greet him.

However, when she saw Lavinia in his arms, her expression became somewhat strange.

Both of their clothes were slightly disheveled, Lavinia's face was flushed, and she was sleeping deeply. They looked exactly like they had just finished discussing the great matters of life.

She had not expected Ren to be so uninhibited in private.

Was doing it at home not enough for him? Had he even gone out into the wilderness?

Moreover, Akeno Himejima knew that Lavinia was a friend of her cousin, Vermilion Bird. If so, could it be that her cousin had also...

Thinking of that, Akeno Himejima hurriedly shook the messy thoughts from her mind. Maybe they had simply been fighting.

Mm... fighting.

"Mr. Ren, I thought about what you said to me last time for a long time after returning home. I don't really want to admit it, but you were right. We really shouldn't only think about ourselves in this matter. Rias needs us the most right now. If we keep wallowing in despair, we'll also be letting down the kindness she showed us when she saved us."

Hearing that, Ren suddenly pictured Akeno Himejima and Koneko waving their arms and shouting, "We can never repay Rias's kindness!"

Still, Ren was somewhat surprised. "You came to terms with it so quickly?"

"It was really just a matter of making a decision. Even now, I still refuse to acknowledge Baraqiel as my father, but that has nothing to do with myself. The power of my bloodline cannot be changed. Since that's the case, I want to use this power to help Rias. I want to prove that I'm different from that man!"

"Koneko feels the same way. She'll use her own strength to prove that she won't kill her master, but will help her master instead."

"Good. You can be taught."

A smile appeared on Ren's face after hearing them say that.

After all, when he had first watched the original story, he had felt that the emotional knots of those two were incredibly tangled.

But he had not expected them to figure it out in just one day.

Although they had not completely resolved their inner conflicts, it was still far faster than the more than ten volumes it had taken to resolve the issue in the original work.