Shin High School DxD - Volume 1 - Chapter 2.1

Life.2 It’s Difficult Being a High-class Devil Who Dreams of Becoming a Harem King 

Part 1 

After meeting up with Rias and the others at the park, we transported the mysterious group of Devils to an association of experts in the Underworld via a magic circle, and then returned to the Hyoudou residence. We also reported the current situation to the Underworld’s government through the House of Gremory as well. My comrades, as well as the Gremory peerage, gathered in the living room on the first floor of the Hyoudou residence. We often used this living room for discussion as it became pretty spacious when the Hyoudou residence was reconstructed into a nine-storey building. Rias looked at everyone as she said. 

“About the Devils that attacked Ise…as expected, they’re the [Unknown Devils]. Such was the report I received from Ajuka-sama’s servant.” 

—. 

I see, so they had even come to this town…! Everyone turned grim in response to those words. I said. 

“If I’m not mistaken, it was the incident where the Devils with completely unknown origins started  appearing everywhere in the Underworld, right?” 

Indeed, currently, the unidentified Devils had been appearing in the Underworld and causing trouble everywhere. It became something that even the Underworld was unable to ignore. Even after they were caught, we still had no idea who those guys were. Unlike in the past, ordinary Devils in the Underworld now had an ID created for them. For the nobles — in the Underworld where a strong class society still existed, it was important for them to have something to prove their own identity. Nonetheless, nobody from the [Unknown Devils] that had been caught disturbing the Underworld tried to show any proof of their status or identity. It’s really easy to think that the old Devils and their grandchildren that had been living in the outskirts of the Underworld suddenly decided to revolt against the current government. The group of mysterious Devils that attacked me were these [Unknown Devils]. Rossweisse-san said as she pondered. 

“They have been appearing in the territory of other mythologies too, and now they’re at Kuoh Town…” 

…This situation, it’s certainly not something delightful. To think that the incident in the Underworld is also happening to the human world, and of all places, it was in the city that we live… Xenovia took a lamented breath. 

“Even though the barrier here is quite durable, for not only the Grim Reapers, but also the mysterious Devils to pass through it…” 

The ‘Grim Reapers’ Xenovia was talking about were exactly like the legends, those who hunted living souls. Under the lower layers of the Underworld where Devils and Fallen Angels lived, there was a certain territory called the Netherworld, which was ruled by one of the three pillar Gods of Greek Mythology, Hades. It was the place where they screened dead souls. I heard that it’s an uninhabitable place because of the harsh environment. And those who worked for the leader of the Netherworld, Hades, were called the Grim Reapers. We had a bad relationship with them as there had been times when we fought. It was because Hades had an objection with the idea of every mythology making peace with each other. And so, the Grim Reapers snuck into Kuoh town and attacked us a few days ago. I didn’t know how they managed to pass through the barriers, but…it surely was a threat. Ravel said. 

“To begin with, the barrier was something that researchers from every mythology had thought of…” 

Rossweisse continued. 

“I also took part in that project as well, and…I can confidently say that it’s not something that a normal Devil could break.” 

Ever since Rossweisse-san joined us as a comrade, she had been conducting research on defense and barrier-related magic, and she had become quite skilled in the area. Ah, demonic power and magic were two different things. Demonic power was a superpower that Devils possessed since their birth. The analysis of a Devil’s demonic power and the miracles created by God to recreate them through their own theory and formula was called magic. One could also say that it was a technique of creating a supernatural phenomenon. Starting from Rossweisse-san, there were also many of my comrades who were learning magic. As the topic of Grim Reapers was out, Rias said. 

“If the one backing those [Unknown Devils] is a God-class being, then it wouldn’t be weird for them to be able to break through the barrier.” 

If they were able to pass through the strong barrier, that meant they had to be at least a God-class being. In other words, it was possible that a God was related to this case. I agreed with Rias’s opinion. 

“I mean, that should be the case. The Netherworld…I am sure the rulers of Hell must be involved.” 

Frankly, at present, the rulers and Gods who reigned over the [Hell] of all mythologies had formed a cross-mythological alliance. And because of that, our speculation was…they would somehow hinder us in the Rating Game World Tournament, though we weren’t sure how. Starting from Rias, and including me, the old and new members of Kuoh Academy’s Occult Research Club belonged to an anti-terrorist organisation called [DxD]. And included in this association were: 

The Sitri peerage, led by Sona Sitri-senpai. 

The Great King Bael peerage of Sairaorg-san. 

The next head of the Duke of Agares peerage of Seekvaira-san. 

The team of my rival, one of the Two Heavenly Dragons, Vanishing Dragon White Dragon Emperor Vali Lucifer. 

The Fallen Angels’ organisation Grigori’s agent corps, the [Slash Dog] Team. 

The Two Heavenly Dragons, Red Dragon Emperor Ddraig and White Dragon Emperor Albion 

The Five Great Dragon Kings [Gigantis Dragon] Fafnir, [Mischievous Dragon] Wu Long, [Prison Dragon] Vritra 

The Great Victorious Fighting Buddha from the First Generation of the Journey to the West team (First Generation Sun Wukong) 

—And, those were the members assembled. On top of that, the members had been reinforced as the Cleaners of the Altars (First generation Zhu Bajie), as well as the Golden-bodied Arhat (First generation Sha Wujing) from the first generation of Journey to the West team joined. Although the first generation Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing had retired, they probably regained their sense of youth due to the acts of terror toward every mythology, and also because they had been able to rampage in the World Tournament. And so, they had returned to the frontlines of battle along with the first generation Sun Wukong-jiisan. The members of the new Hero Faction that Cao Cao led were also added as supporting members. Known for having a history of rampaging, as well as capturing the public’s attention, they were no more than supporting members. Nonetheless, I was sure they would make a move if there was any major battle. 

And so, the members of the anti-terrorist Team [DxD] were insecure about the rulers of Hell in a way. If it were Azazel-sensei he would say something like, ‘I guess you could say that we have our own view, while they also have theirs as well’. The thoughts of supernatural beings such as Gods were beyond my imagination as I was just an ex-human who was reincarnated as a Devil after all. It’s only natural that there are things I didn’t understand, you know. Now, about the possibility of the rulers of Hell using those mysterious Devils…although it was no more than mere speculation…it seemed like the others were convinced as Irina asked Rias. 

“Are we also not allowed to investigate the real identity of the unknown Devils? Like, maybe we can ask the person in charge of the other mythology’s Netherworld?” 

Rias shook her head. 

“Currently, no one knows anything about the incident. Even if we talk about the unknown Devils, it seems like we will only get unnecessary information as even our boss knows nothing about this case.” 

I nodded in response to Rias’s words. 

“Yeah, the guys that ganged up on me looked like they had no idea about who I am as well.” 

Those guys were probably sent in knowing nothing. If that’s true, then more questions might arise. If Hades and the others did use and send them, where did he scout them from? Where had the Devils who had no idea about Oppai Dragon been this whole time? 

“Normally, it’s impossible. Ise-sama as the Oppai Dragon is well known throughout every mythology, so for them to not know you, they must have been living in an isolated area.” 

Akeno-san put her hand on her cheek as she tilted her head. 

“Additionally, they appeared right in the middle of the Rating Game World Tournament that all mythologies are participating in. The tournament is also moving onto the main stage, so we should at least had heard of them before if they are Devils.” 

Angrily, Xenovia bravely said. 

“If we know the mastermind behind all of this, we’ll attack them first!” 

Rias crossed her arms and sighed. 

“If it could end that way, we’d attack together with [DxD]. But it would also be a good thing if the enemies are just mere terrorists.” 

Rias then continued. 

“—There is a reason why Gods cause phenomena and events in the human realm. That’s why we can’t afford to destroy them easily… This series of cases, even if Hades is the one who’s behind all of this, attacking him would cause us a lot of trouble as he’s the one who rules over the place which controls the souls in the Netherworld.” 

As Rias said, we couldn’t destroy the Gods easily. Previously, when the evil Norse God Loki came to attack us, we couldn’t destroy him as well, so it ended with his capture. …Although, one of the factors was that our power at that time wasn’t enough to destroy him. There were also cases where a God could be revived after being defeated if the humans had faith in them. After eating a cookie, Koneko-chan said to me. 

“…It’s probably best if we seal that skeleton God.” 

Koneko-chan was also learning sealing techniques, and there was even a time where she completely sealed an Evil Dragon in the fight against them. 

“Y-You are extreme, Koneko-chan…” 

The Gremory group’s half-Vampire boy who looked like a girl smiled wryly. Ravel nodded in response to Koneko-chan’s opinion. 

“I’ve also heard of such ideas as well. On top of that, these ideas are gaining support day by day. If push comes to shove, then I’ll also have to agree with Shirone’s view.” 

The moment we defeated a ruler of Hell, we would seal them away. Well, we could rest easy if we have our allied Gods watch over the sealed Gods. Currently, that was our best option if a battle ever broke out. Kiba then came back to the topic. 

“Now, as expected, we are all interested in the origin of the unknown Devils. The outskirts of the Underworld…is that place truly isolated just like Ravel said?” 

Rias said as she took a sip from her cup of black tea. 

“I haven’t heard any details regarding that from Ajuka-sama. …But the real identity of the unknown Devils that showed up everywhere…” 

Everyone went ‘Hmm…’ as they made a troubled face. The sturdy old man who was enjoying his cup of black tea let out a sound from the corner of the room 

“Hm.” 

[Your Eminence.] 

Everyone, including me, turned to hear his opinion. That man was His Eminence Vasco Strada. Although he was eighty-seven years old, his sturdy body was that of a young man. Having thick muscles and a wrinkled face, this fierce man was respected by Asia, Xenovia, Irina, Kiba and everyone from the Catholic church. He was originally a cardinal priest, but upon realizing the importance of a system to nurture the warriors, he became the church’s leader on guiding warriors. Being the previous owner of the Holy Sword that Xenovia wielded, Durandal, this legendary warrior was known as a pure-hearted human while also being super strong. We’re also indebted to this man as he took care of us as well. Especially Asia and others who were from the Catholic church, they deeply trusted him. Currently, he was living in this town as he was participating as a member of Rias’s team in the Rating Game World tournament. He would occasionally join our discussions and give us useful pieces of advice. Everyone paid attention to His Eminence’s words as well this time. His Eminence Strada began to talk as he raised three fingers. 

“There are only three possible ways as to how the unknown Devils came about. The first is, having been reincarnated using the Evil Piece System. However, I’ve heard that they show no signs of being Reincarnated Devils.” 

His Eminence Strada put one of his fingers down. 

“The second is cloning technology. There is certainly a possibility that the technology of the Grigori or the Devils has been leaked and used by the rulers of Hell. And if that is the case, those Devils must have the same genes as ones that have previously been identified. However, I’ve heard that they aren’t identical. And that leads to—” 

His Eminence put another finger down as he said this. 

“—The Devils’ mother, Lilith.” 

The pure-blooded Devils Rias and Ravel were completely shocked by His Eminence’s words. 

“…T-That is…!” 

As Rias showed that she wanted to say ‘That’s Impossible’, His Eminence continued. 

“The being that is said to have given birth to all the first generations of the noble families. If there was someone who could create the unknown Devils from scratch, then that being has to be Lilith. …However, this is merely the opinion of an old man. I still remember the incident caused by Rizevim Livan Lucifer like it was yesterday. And I’ve heard that he was particularly obsessed with his mother, Lilith.” 

Although Rias and Ravel were bewildered, a part of them seemed in agreement as they pondered on it. After thinking for a while, Rias said. 

“…Does that mean Hades has found Lilith-sama…? However, according to the legend, Lilith-sama had been destroyed…” 

His Eminence Strada also said this. 

“Hey, princess. History is something that can be altered drastically. We believers have also done that as well. Even in the world of Devils, the ancient documents are also vanishing, right? One of the examples is the city of Agreas. Its legend is still incomplete after all.” 

Everyone became silent in response to His Eminence’s words. …I didn’t know much about the mother of Devils, Lilith. Although I knew a different person who bore the same name, and that person was living in this house… But strangely, she was also somehow connected to Rizevim in the past… 

Rizevim Livan Lucifer was the son of the first generation Maou Lucifer, and also the worst shitty guy who was the boss of a terrorist group. He was also the grandfather of my rival, Vali. Having summoned the atrocious Evil Dragons of legend, and the evilest being, the [Beast of the Apocalypse] Trihexa, he caused catastrophic damage to every mythology’s territory. We managed to defeat him and the Evil Dragons, but we had to suffer heavy damage.  However…as we couldn’t completely defeat Trihexa, we created a special isolation barrier field in another dimension and sent a subjugation force to fight against Trihexa. The subjugation force that consisted of strong and famous beings from every mythology was still fighting even now as the long battle continued. Among that subjugation force, there were lots of people to whom I was indebted as well. The mother of Rizevim, the wife of the first generation Lucifer, was the Devils’ mother, Lilith. … That Lilith currently existed, was found by the rulers of Hell and they created the mysterious Devils…? His Eminence Strada laughed lightly as he saw our troubled faces. 

“…However, this is just the imagination of an old man. Maou Ajuka Beelzebub and the old Devils have also taken this into consideration as one of the possibilities…” 

We could relate in a way to His Eminence’s words. As we didn’t have any answers of our own, we discussed a plan on how to deal with them in a future encounter. Towards the end, we also had a discussion about the purple-haired girl that I met. I had Rias, Ravel and my comrades use their own information networks to find out about that girl…but just who in the world was she? She was more mysterious than the unknown Devils in a way. Our meeting that day ended with that discussion. 

No matter who these unknown Devils were, even if they were controlled by someone, if they intended to hurt my comrades, family, or anyone living in this town — I just had to defeat them. That’s what I decided, a simple and easily understandable decision… 

—After the discussion ended, I went to bathe, and all that was left was to sleep for that day. Thanks to how my house had become a mansion, my room was now super spacious and a canopy bed was added as well. Just until some time ago, I would lie on the bed with Rias and Asia at my sides… However, it seemed like they added another giant bed. 

The reason was—. 

“Today, I’ll sleep beside Ise for sure!” 

“No, I am the one who’s gonna sleep beside darling!” 

“You’re going to fall if you sleep beside Ise you know!” 

“It’s gonna be okay as long as it’s not lecherous!” 

“There’s no way Irina the perverted Angel wouldn’t do something like that!” 

“You are the perverted Knight!” 

“I’m cool with that!” 

“C-Cool, you said…?” 

The two people arguing on the bed were Irina and Xenovia. As the situation regarding sleeping arrangements had changed, lately, five people sleeping side by side together had now become the mainstream thing compared to how it used to be three. Usually, it would just be me, Rias, Asia, and depending on the day, Akeno-san, Xenovia and Irina would also join us. Also, Koneko-chan and her sibling Kuroka, as well as Ravel and Rossweisse-san. That meant the number people who would be sleeping with me certainly increased. And as it looked like sleeping next to me was an important thing, they would often compete for it. Although we had decided the order of the girls that would sleep with me…they would not follow that, and as a result, there were times where I had to sleep with unexpected people. But, I was very grateful! As someone who’s lecherous, this was like a dream come true… 

“Ununu.” 

“Mumumu. 

Irina and Xenovia glared at each other. By the way, both these girls looked like they took it too far as they only wore a single piece of underwear. I could see those voluptuous breasts you know!  Their boobs would sway every time they argued! What a feast for my eyes! I often couldn’t get any sleep as well as they kept having fights like these before we slept! Ah, but I was happy that I got to sleep with Rias after a while! 

“P-Please calm down, Xenovia-san, Irina-san.” 

Asia came in to separate them. 

“Good grief, there’s no other way, huh. If that’s the case, can’t you both just sleep beside Ise?” 

Rias gave such a suggestion in a ‘good grief’ way. Rias, who managed the girls, always finished things calmly like this, although there were also exceptions—. All of a sudden, I could feel something soft touching me on my back! 

“Ufufu, there’s also another way, and that is sleeping on top of my husband.” 

Akeno-san said such bold things to me! I can feel them on my back perfectlyyy! Aaaaaah, the feeling of Akeno-san’s oppai softness on my backkkk! Rias suddenly looked dissatisfied as she saw Akeno-san’s appearance. 

“Akeno! Your turn isn’t supposed to be tonight!” 

As Rias said that, Akeno-san said with complete ignorance. 

“I’ve run out of my beloved Ise-kun’s love. If I don’t replenish it by tonight, I won’t be able to live tomorrow.” 

Akeno-san tightly wrapped her hands around me, a clear display that she wouldn’t let go of me! Rias then cutely puffed her cheeks out and came closer to Akeno-san! 

“You can’t do that! I also want to sleep with Ise every night!” 

“Why don’t we just sleep with Ise on the same bed? I have to have an order for sleeping you know… And sleeping by myself really makes me feel lonely at night… Hey, my husband? You want to touch my breasts every night, don’t you?” 

Who wouldn’t feel like their mind would melt if such words were whispered to them with a spoilt tone? While Rias and Akeno-san were battling it out, she appeared! 

“Ise! I came to sleep, nyan!” 

The one who opened the door forcefully and appeared was a beautiful black-haired woman with cat ears and two tails! She was Kuroka the nekomata! She was the real sister of Koneko-chan, as well as one of my future brides. Although she had a daring personality, she also had a dynamite body. And tonight as well, she barged into the women’s quarrel that was still going strong! She jumped onto the bed and flew into my chest! Her plump breasts covered my face! I could feel her supreme and soft breasts on my face! 

“Yes! This is it, this is it! There’s nothing better than being healed by hugging down Ise after taking care of things.” 

Koneko-chan also appeared as if she wanted to pacify her sister’s actions. 

“…Kuroka-oneesama, you have to follow the orders that Rias-oneesama made. I am also holding back, you know?” 

Koneko-chan tried to pull Kuroka away. Somehow, I felt like the girls kept gathering rapidly… And, when I thought about such things, Rossweisse-san who was wearing pyjamas peeked in from the door’s side. 

“…I-I also want to sleep with Ise-kun, but…tonight is not my turn, but…everyone’s being audacious, but…I’m not able to do such things…but, but!” 

It felt like she was fighting with her own temptation. Rossweisse-san might have been bewildered after seeing the number of people on my bed as she was a late bloomer, so she wasn’t the type to take initiative. From the opened door, Ravel also showed up. She must’ve rushed here after hearing all the noises. 

“Please! Everyone, calm down! We all have to follow the order and rules that were decided by Rias-sama who’s at the top of the ranking! Everyone also wants to sleep with Ise-sama! E-Even me too…!” 

Ravel also walked closer to the bed after trying to stop everyone. There were ten people on the bed, including me, Rias, Asia, Akeno-san, Koneko-chan, Kuroka, Xenovia, Irina, Rossweisse-san and Ravel… By the way, this new bed’s pretty amazing as it held up ten people easily! And Asia finally also exploded in this situation! She stripped off her pyjamas and dived toward me! 

“The spot next to Ise is mine!” 

I smiled wryly as I caught Asia when she leapt at me. Rias let out a sigh as she said ‘Well then, let’s just sleep together…’. With that compromise, we all ended up sleeping together that night. …By the way, situations like tonight weren’t the first time this had happened. I mean, Rias must have added this new bed because she foresaw this situation. I felt really grateful for these kinds of peaceful situations, even though I do feel uneasy because of the incident with the Unknown Devils.  While I prayed so that Xenovia’s bad sleeping habits wouldn’t turn towards me, I fell asleep with everyone—.