Getting Kessoku Band Registered

The next morning.

"Haaah..."

Chen Xiao slowly stirred awake in bed and let out a languid yawn.

Then he rolled over, his right hand instinctively feeling around beside him. Although the bedding next to him was empty, it still held the lingering warmth and fragrance of a certain stunning redhead, leaving him reluctant to pull away.

The scent was both familiar and unfamiliar.

The familiar part came from her using the same shampoo and body wash as him; the unfamiliar part was the girl's own scent.

Clearly, the figurine girl who had materialized last night had shared his bed for the first time.

"Tsk! 'Shared my bed'... that makes me sound like some emperor."

Although Chen Xiao fiercely condemned the girls' sneaking around in his mind, his body had been honest enough not to resist. For all he knew, he might even have launched a "Rito Trip"-level counterattack in his sleep last night...

"Ha, the Rito Trip in the manga is just the author's way of delivering fanservice. How could it ever happen in real life? Besides, I've always been a perfectly well-behaved sleeper."

Just as his imagination started running wild, Chen Xiao hurriedly shook his head, letting reason take charge again.

He lingered in bed for another minute or two. Only once his own warmth had replaced the warmth lingering in the bedding did he throw off the covers, get up, and greet the wall-spanning figurine display cabinet.

"Good morning, everyone!"

The figurines: Good morning!

Although most of the girls called Chen Xiao the affectionate "A-Xiao," there were also those who addressed him as "Commander," "Master," "My lord," or "Young master."

"Ah... pure bliss!"

At that moment, Chen Xiao felt he had no regrets left in life.

Then he floated out of the bedroom in a state of rapture and headed to the bathroom to wash up.

Perhaps it was a perk of awakening his superpower, but Chen Xiao had found that he fell asleep quickly every night and woke up brimming with energy. Unless he wanted to, his body never felt any need to linger in bed.

His mouth was also clean, without the slightest unpleasant odor. Instead, it carried a peculiar fragrance.

If he weren't already used to his daily routine, Chen Xiao would have thought he might never need to brush his teeth again.

"I wonder if everyone else is like this too."

After murmuring that, Chen Xiao began washing up in the bathroom.

What he didn't know, however, was that behind the display window labeled "High School DxD," Akeno Himejima, Koneko Toujou, and the other figurines were shielding Rias from view.

In her current condition, never mind greeting him-even standing there would have made it easy for Chen Xiao to notice something was off. She really wasn't fit to be seen.

"Hmm~ So even Rias has experienced it now..."

Akeno Himejima lightly raised a hand, resting her index finger against her red lips as she spoke with interest.

"So this is the legendary 'Rito Trip'? Ugh... how indecent!"

Although that was Koneko Toujou's spoken verdict, what she thought was clearly another matter.

Poor Chen Xiao had no idea that his earlier thoughts had hit the nail on the head. He really had unconsciously unleashed Rito Yuuki's signature move-the divine trip!

Apparently, more than once, too...

"It's strange. Nothing like this happened before, even when we tempted A-Xiao. Why has he started doing it in his sleep lately...?"

Shizuka Marikawa brushed a hand over her chest as she spoke, looking a little embarrassed.

"I think Nemesis is behind it! After all, this 'Rito Trip' comes from her series!"

As soon as the blushing Nanami Aoyama said that, most of the figurines in the display cabinet turned their accusations toward the To Love-Ru section.

In response, Nemesis, the culprit behind it all, showed no panic whatsoever. She even turned the question back on the other figurines.

Nemesis: Don't you think it feels amazing, though?

The other figurines: ... (Turned their heads away.)

Much as they hated to admit it, every figurine who had experienced it agreed that it felt amazing. Even those who hadn't were eagerly looking forward to it after seeing the others' condition afterward.

They really had no reason to refuse! (Gritted their teeth.)

It was fortunate that Chen Xiao slept so soundly every night. Otherwise, the fighting in his bedroom would long since have rivaled the Western Front of World War II.

Utterly unaware that he had long since lost his innocence, Chen Xiao finished washing up and went to the living room to enjoy the breakfast Mahiru Shiina had prepared for him.

He didn't know why she wasn't sitting across from him and watching him eat as usual, but he wasn't particularly disappointed. If anything, he felt a little relieved.

After finishing breakfast, Chen Xiao returned to the bedroom and materialized Nijika Ijichi's older sister, Seika Ijichi.

"A-Xiao, you're not going to make me debut as a member of Kessoku Band too, are you?"

Seika Ijichi was rather surprised, having thought she wouldn't get many chances to appear.

"If you want to, I'll give you my full support, Seika! But that's not why I materialized you this time... Nijika, you girls come out too."

Chen Xiao waved a hand, then materialized Nijika Ijichi and the others as well.

"Is something big happening, A-Xiao? Even my sister needs to come out."

Nijika Ijichi looked a little nervous.

"Of course not. Have you forgotten that I had Tsugumi register everyone's identities a little while ago? But household registration data alone isn't enough. At the very least, you need household registration documents and ID cards showing your transfer from Yingzhou Province to mainland Shenzhou."

They needed both the data and the physical documents. If someone looked into Kessoku Band later and discovered that their identities existed only in a database, with no actual documents...

That would be bad.

"So I'll first take you to get your household registration documents and everything else sorted out. Then Seika can act as your 'guardian' and help you girls apply for your ID cards, Nijika."

After hearing Chen Xiao's explanation, all five nodded in understanding.

After all, Kessoku Band had been the first to make a name for themselves.

Naturally, they would be the first to resolve the problem of not having household registration documents or ID cards.

The other figurine girls, such as Elf Yamada and those who rarely went out, would have to wait their turn.

Once he had finished giving instructions, Chen Xiao took Seika and the others out of the villa and got into the car he had borrowed earlier.

"A-Xiao, heading out in the car today?"

Seeing Chen Xiao driving out again, Uncle Liu, the residential compound's security guard, asked curiously.

"That's right, Uncle Liu."

Chen Xiao nodded from the driver's seat.

"You're not off to see a girlfriend, are you? Haha, don't be shy if you are! Back when your Uncle Liu was young..."

Just as the middle-aged guard was about to brag to Chen Xiao about his youthful romantic exploits, he keenly noticed something unusual in the passenger seat.

"A-Xiao, that seat next to you... is someone there?"

Since Seika Ijichi wasn't as small as Nijika, she couldn't hide from Uncle Liu's view despite huddling down in the passenger seat.

"Hey! You can't make a young lady hide down under the seat. If you're seeing someone, be open about it..."

Before Uncle Liu could finish, Seika Ijichi, realizing she had been spotted, had no choice but to sit back up in the passenger seat and greet him.

"Hello."

At the sight of the beautiful blonde girl sitting in the passenger seat, the middle-aged guard's genial voice abruptly cut off.

Uncle Liu: ...

You lucky little rascal! (Gritted his teeth.)