AN: Well folks, you have voted, so here it is, Quincy DxD. Now, some of you might have voted thinking that this will be a story full of lemons, oppai and harems, but no, it won't. I'll be attempting to defy the usual cliches that plague the DxD + OC fics on this site, along with some of the stuff from the DxD canon.
And yes, I know that it's not the end of the month yet, but considering the rate that the votes were dropping in, I really didn't see a point to prolong this.
EDIT: Did some minor edits to some Game Data. BTW, currently working on chapter 2, and I'm 1/4 done. Also, just waiting Lliono to beta-read the new chapter for Tower of God.
"Regular Speech"
'Thought'
"I got 'Skills' for days."
(JPN"Foreign language that the MC doesn't know how to speak, and the author is too lazy to run the dialogue through a translator."JPN)
"Stray Devils, Malicious entities, etc, etc…"
*Beings sealed inside of Sacred Gears*
#Phones and other things equivalent to that, including Rating Game announcements, just to get that out of the way.#
[Gamer Data and Skills]
'Well, this certainly wasn't expected.' A young man sighed tiredly as he looked at the metallic cross, which glistened as it hung from a metallic bracelet that was attached to his wrist. Now, one might be forgiven for thinking that it was just a fancy Christian accessory, but the text-filled box that floated next to the damn thing sure would break that little assumption.
[Observation]
-Quincy Bangle
Quincy Artifact{Rare]
A treasured Quincy artifact meant to help Quincies both new and those recovering from grievous injuries to use their powers. This artifact constantly drains Reiryoku from the air to replenish the user's.
Effect: RP regeneration is increased by 200%. Reduces the cost of [Spirit Weapon Manifestation] by 90%.
Durability: 1500/1500
'C'mon Edward, think. The last thing I remember was a bright light, and BAM, I'm in this alleyway, with a damn Quincy weapon attached to my left hand.' Edward thought as he picked himself up from the pavement, pulling the sleeve of his dark grey hoodie to cover the bracelet. He did not want to get targeted by the errand Shinigami, Hollow, or god forbid, Bount. Of course, that was assuming that he was in the Bleach world.
The first order of business would be to find out where and when he was, the why wasn't important, unless some R.O.B decided to shed some light on the situation. And so, he walked out of the alleyway, and instantly saw that he was in Japan, if the Japanese sings atop the different stores were anything to go by. Grimacing, he kept on walking, trying to spot a bookstore of some kind so that he could find a English-to-Japanese dictionary, and then hopefully, absorb it.
Should work, considering how he seemed to have the Gamer, the names and levels floating on top of the different people he saw walk by being clue enough. The only problem that he would encounter would be him not having high enough Intelligence, his own being 29. His Gamer ability at least had the courtesy of showing subtitles of everything that was being said around him, so the only real problem with the language barrier was him not being able to reply back.
And so, he walked around, using [Observation] to spot a bookstore. Eventually, he found one, named "Kishibe Bookstore", with the tagline "Best bookstore in Kuoh! You name it, chances are that we got it." added into the [Observation's] description of the store. Edward shrugged at the tagline, he walked into the bookstore, took notice how the clerk was far too engrossed in reading his manga, which was erotic in nature, the lewd expression on the face of a small girl on the manga's cover telling way too much info for his taste.
'Seriously dude? That's disgusting.' Edward grimaced, walking into the depths of the bookstore, completely ignored by the clerk. Edward kept on using his [Observation] to spot the book he was looking for.
[Observation]
-Japanese-to-English Dictionary
Skill Book{Common]
A simple book that contains all the info a Japanese-speaking person would need to communicate English, and vice-versa.
Stat Requirement: INT 5 or higher
Price: 3000 Yen
Durability: 80/90
'And bingo was his name-o~!' Edward thought, taking a quick look around him before showing the book into his [Inventory]. He didn't have the money to pay for it, so he'd just take it now, and drop a big tip when or if he ever did business here again.
Carefully yet confidently, he walked out of the shop. If he had acted overly cautious, as if he sneaking, then the clerk might have actually noticed him. The best way to act in that kind of situation was to act like he wasn't out of place.
[Through your illegal action, the Passive Skill "Thievery" and the Active Skill "Theft" have been created!]
Thievery: Why bother paying for something that you can get yourself with less effort?
Passive Skill Effect: {+5% chance of succeeding in theft-related skills}
Passive Skill LV: 1
EXP: 0/100
Theft: five-finger discount.
Active Skill Effect: {The user obtains one of the items on the target's person, the chances of succeeding without being noticed is the User's LV + the Skills LV – the target's LV.}
Active Skill LV: 1
EXP: 0/100
Releasing a breath of relief that he didn't realize he had been holding, Edward decided to relocate to another alley to absorb the book he just stole, and check if that made any changes to his stat sheet. Actually, he might as well check what skills he had, maybe the addition of the Quincy Bangle added something else.
After entering the alley, Edward took a quick glance to both sides, and then pressed Confirm when he was presented with the option to learn the stolen book. Edward took a deep breath as he felt and saw some kind of energy surround the stolen book, disintegrating into bunches of ones and zeroes, which then floated into his head.
[You can now understand, speak and write in Japanese!]
"That's great, now then, [Status]." He said, ignoring the message that floated in front of him.
[Status]
{Human/Quincy}
Edward Smith LV: 5
EXP: 0/500
HP: 70
MP: 100
RP: 107
STR: 11
INT: 29
VIT: 10
WIS: 28
DEX: 12
AGI: 10
Points: 0
Perks/Buffs/Debuffs:
Quincy Reishi manipulation: {Skills will require less RP. RP regeneration increases by 25%]
'Okay, so no changes there. But what about [Skills]?' Edward scratched his chin in thought, and was quite surprised when the Stat window changed to another window.
[Skills:]
Gamer's Mind |?|
Passive LV: MAX
Gamer's Body |?|
Passive LV: MAX
Thievery |?|
Passive Skill LV: 1
EXP: 0/100
Archery |?|
Passive Skill LV: 2
EXP: 35/200
Observation |?|
Active/Passive LV: 2
Exp: 30/200
ID Create |?|
Active LV: 1
Exp: 0/100
ID Escape |?|
Active LV: 1
Exp: 0/100
Theft |?|
Active Skill LV: 1
EXP: 0/100
Spirit Weapon Manifestation |?|
Class Requirement: Quincy
Active Skill LV: 1
EXP: 0/100
Hirenkyaku |?|
Class Requirement: Quincy
Active Skill LV: 1
EXP: 0/100
'Okay then, so this thing responds to mental commands as well.' He nodded, rather impressed with that function. Although, he suspected that the system would respond to mental commands only when it came to Menu commands, and any mind-related skills, like telepathy or telekinesis.
'Alright then, next I should try and find out for certain where I am.' Edward thought to himself, walking out of the alleyway, only to stop dead in his tracks as his eyes locked onto a couple that was walking on the other side of the street.
[Observation]
{Human}
Issei Hyodou LV: 4
EXP: 10/400
HP: 50
MP: 20
RP: 40
STR: 7
INT: 6
VIT: 8
WIS: 7
DEX: 7
AGI: 5
No matter how you looked at it, Issei Hyodou was a no good slacker who only had one goal: To become a Harem King, truly a lowly excuse of a human. However, despite his ambition, he has shown no effort to actually accomplish that goal. But, unlike many others who dream of building a harem, Issei intends to build it not out of mere sex-crazed harlots and mindless sex, but out of people he truly loved and understanding. Too bad he has no attractive qualities outside of a kind heart.
However, despite how much of a trash he is, he possesses one of the 13 Longinus Sacred gears, the Boosted Gear, not that he knows that.
EXP Yield: 1200
Item Drops: Human corpse{Crafting Material set].
[Observation]
{Fallen Angel}
Raynare LV: 21
EXP: 450/2100
HP: 320
MP: 130
RP: 289
Once a faithful child of the heavens, one of the many who bore the virtue of Diligence, Raynare fell to the sin of Wrath when she saw the monstrous acts committed by Gilles de Rais, her anger towards his un-ethical acts and utter betrayal of the faith and trust that the people put on him. After her descension, she was cast out of Heaven and entered the folds of the Grigori, where she found acceptance and like-minded individuals. Currently, she and her comrades are in Kuoh under the orders of Azazel to observe and recruit any Sacred Gears that weren't already a part of the Devil Faction.
However, their orders were intercepted by Kokabiel and slightly altered to "Don't let any Sacred Gears fall in the hands of the Devil Faction." In order to re-ignite the flames of the Great War.
[The Level difference is too big for any additional info]
EXP Yield: 2100
Item Drops: Raynare's massacre outfit{Equipment set, female only], 2 Fallen angel wings{Accessory/Crafting Material], Fallen Angel corpse{Crafting Material set].
'OKAY THEN, so I'm in DxD… fuck my luck.' Edward sighed in defeat. While yeah, he was somewhat glad that he didn't end up on a world that had a god-damn Nazi Ghost invasion in its future, but couldn't he have landed on a world that he was at least somewhat well-informed about, instead of this light Hentai with a loose plot. And the latest thing that he had watched about DxD was the conclusion of that Arc where Asia got kidnapped, again, only this time by a Devil who not only was achin' for a rapin', but also had an urgin' for virgins, along with a fetish for corrupting said holy virgins into his sex slaves.
And if he read the Wiki correctly, apparently Lucifer also has a Sacred Gear that can perfectly revive anyone, so yay, dead enemies would come back, as long as their souls were intact…
'…Wait a minute…' Edward looked down at his left wrist, where his Quincy Bangle was still covered by his sleeve. If Quincy powers worked the same way that they do in Bleach, then if he managed to get the final shot on any bad guys, then they couldn't be brought back by Grandpappy Lucifer's Sacred Gear.
'Theorize about the metaphysics of soul disintegration later, focus on following Issei and Raynare, and maybe stopping the idiot from dying.' Edward shook his head, looking back to the other end of the street, and he wasn't surprised to see that the two had already disappeared. But that wouldn't be too big of a hassle, the sun was already setting, so they should be heading to the park by now, if they weren't already there. Now he'd just need directions.
"Ah, good sir, could you give me directions to the local park, I have a friend waiting for me." Edward said, walking up to one of the people on the street. He didn't bother taking a good look at the older man, but from the way he was dressed, gray suit, it was obvious that he didn't have anything to do with the supernatural.
"Uh, sure, the park is that way." The older man said, pointing to the left from the direction of the alley before walking off.
Edward retreated back to the alley. He highly doubted that he'd be in time to do anything if he walked, so he'd have to do things the bird way. "Let's hope this works, [ID Create]." He smiled in satisfaction as the people he saw walking about disappeared and the world was gained a transparent gray tint to it. Now he just hoped that when he used [ID Escape], he wouldn't be thrown back into this alley.
"[Hirenkyaku]!" Edward shouted as blue panels appeared beneath his feet, causing him to float above the ground level. Deciding to really test this out, Edward jumped upwards, and was quite pleased to find out that he didn't fall back down.
"Okay then, let's see how this puppy handles." Edward smiled as he jumped out of the alleyway, and started flying towards the direction of the park, enjoying the feeling of the wind rushing through his hair. And in less than 5 minutes, his feet touched down onto the top of the stairs that led to the fountain where Issei died.
'Probably shouldn't risk taking her on in a clearing, not with her aerial superiority.' With that plan in mind, Edward moved into the thick forest that surrounded the area. After finding a spot from where he had a clear shot at the fountain area, he pulled back the sleeve that covered his Bangle.
"Okay then, so all I gotta do is…" he channeled the energy he felt while using [Hirenkyaku] towards the Bangle, causing the artifact, and him, to shine brightly with a blue light. As the light surrounding him faded, he could see that he was now dressed in a white tunic with blue accents, and a metallic bow attached to his left arm.
[Observation]
-Bangle Heilig Bogen
Quincy Spirit Weapon.
A basic Quincy weapon that is deployed from the Quincy Bangle, along with a traditional Quincy garb.
Effect: +20 to AGI and DEX. +10 to STR and VIT. +15 HP
DMG: amount of RP used to form arrows+INT+DEX
Durability: 1500/1500{Linked to the durability of the Quincy Bangle]
"Okay then, that should even things a bit, [ID Escape]." Edward quickly crouched down as the Illusion Barrier shattered, revealing that he had arrived just in time. He could see Issei and Raynare coming to a stop before the fountain.
[Urgent quest: "Pierced Angel" has been created!]
Issei Hyodou has been targeted by the Fallen Angel Raynare, and is about to be killed. Will you allow it to happen, or will you interfere?
[Objectives]
- Alert "Rias Gremory" and her peerage of the aftermath.
- Survive.
Rewards:
Success: 1000 EXP, +? Reputation with "Rias Gremory".
Failure: High chance of Death
[Optional Objectives:]
- Keep "Issei Hyodou" alive. {Reward: 1200 EXP, Quincy Cross(x1), +1000 reputation with "Issei Hyodou", +50 reputation with "Draig", +1200 reputation with "Rias Gremory".]
- Drive "Raynare" off or kill her. {Reward: 3300 EXP, Seele Schneider(x5), +? Reputation with "Rias Gremory", -? Reputation with "Raynare".]
- Warn "Rias Gremory" of the impeding danger that awaits this town. {Reward: 400 EXP, Ginto (x20), +? Reputation with "Rias Gremory".]
'Okay then, can't screw this up.' He formed an arrow, and drew the bowstring back with his right arm, ready to let loose. He doubted that his arrows could do any real damage to Raynare, but he at least hoped to do some damage to the fallen angel. Possibly enough damage to consider her defeated, since he did need her alive, if only to not fuck the timeline more than he was going to.
From where he was hiding, he could tell that Raynare had seemingly said her final line, as Issei seemed to be confused about what she said, all the while Raynare smiled like a wolf that was about to jump the rabbit. She then floated off the ground and started her transformation.
'Oh for fuck's sake. I know that some Angels fall because of lust, but c'mon! Have some decency!' Edward rolled his eyes as Raynare's clothes practically vaporized off of her body, along with the disguise of Yuma Amano, her body grew in height, certain assets rounded out, her body matured from that of a young highschooler to that of a mature woman. Next, her wings bursted out of her back, their black coloration announcing her Fallen nature to all who saw them. But regardless of that, Edward would admit that if the mere outer layer was to be judged, Raynare was quite a beauty.
Too bad she was anything but beautiful on the inside. And now, any and all attractiveness that Raynare had was tarnished by what Edward would only deign to call "S&M fetish bikini". Seriously, even a simple T-shirt and slacks would have made her look great, but that trash on her simply made her look like utter shit.
After her transformation was complete, instead of being a professional, not that she was one to begin with, Raynare started talking to Issei, who had fallen flat on his ass, utterly confused and probably aroused by the sudden transformation that he saw.
And so, Edward decided to take his shot, leveled his Heilig Bogen at Raynare who was admiring the pink cloth bracelet Issei had bought her, drew the string back, and let loose.
"I'll treasure it for-WHAT!" Raynare shouted as she barely managed to dodge the arrow that had come out of nowhere. She stopped midair as she attempted to spot whoever had shot that arrow. She wasn't expecting any interference with this mission. But who interfered? She quickly discarded the possibility of one of the Devils in this town being the attacker, as they didn't dare to break their precious treaty with them and the Angels. One of the Strays then? Definitely a possibility.
'But before I go after this intruder…' Her eyes strayed towards Issei, who was still on the ground, but now his eyes were glued onto her, and this time, it was (mostly) because she was flying. She still had her mission from Lord Kokabiel to complete, and killing this human wouldn't take nothing more than a single spear.
And so, she formed a light spear in her hand, but before she could fire it, more arrows came at her. Cursing, she spun her spear to block the arrows. However, when those arrows made contact with her spear, they did something she hadn't expected, and disintegrated, along with her spear. 'What kind of spell can just destroy Holy energy?' Raynare thought, a bit scared at the possibility of this being the ability of a Sacred Gear, and even more afraid of this kind of Sacred Gear falling into the hands of the Devils.
With that thought in mind, she formed another spear and threw it at where the arrows had come from. If these arrows could destroy weapons forged by Holy Energy, then what would they do to her, one of those created by God?
'Well, that was interesting.' Edward thought as he drew his bowstring back. While he knew that Heilig Pfeils could destroy souls, he didn't know that two of them could destroy a Fallen Angel's spear. But, he put that thought to the back of his mind as he formed another arrow, willing it to separate into three at command, and let loose, then used [Hirenkyaku] to move away from his spot to avoid the spear.
'Separate.' He commanded as the spear came close to the arrow, and he took joy as it split into three, which continued their flight, unaffected by the spear. He knew that he shouldn't try anything too fancy, lest he break his Bangle. His goal wasn't to win, just to survive and cause enough of a ruckus for either Rias or Sona, or possibly one of their servants to notice the commotion, which shouldn't be that hard, if he just kept egging Raynare on with this hit-and-run tactic.
She considered herself above humans, so what better way to cause a commotion than to make her angry enough to resort to an overkill.
Raynare was surprised when the arrow that came to meet her spear separated into three, and she made an attempt to dodge them, only for one of them to manage to clip her wing. [-45 HP. 275/320] However, instead of a slight cut and a small amount of pain that should have come from such a small cut, it felt like her whole wing was on fire, being doused in napalm. A pain-filled scream tore from her vocal cords as she stumbled onto the ground, her hands reaching for her damaged left wing.
Edward smiled as the scream of pain reached his ears, and possibly even beyond that. It felt good that he, a mere human was able to cause such great pain to a being that wouldn't be hampered by the mere passing of time or wounds that would put down a normal human. So it would seem that Heilig Pfeils also caused great pain to Fallen Angels as well as Hollows, makes sense, he supposed. After all, both races were corrupted in a sense, so by the same logic, Devils would be in even more pain.
However, while Edward was feeling great about his success, he had ignored that him and Raynare weren't alone in the park, for they had a spectator, one who knew nothing of the supernatural world, and even less about what was happening.
"Yuma-chan!" Issei shouted as she ran to Raynare, checking if she was okay, unaware that he was like a clueless rabbit that had run right into a wolf's den.
Said wolf at first owlishly blinked at the situation, before her mind restarted as a cruel smile made its way onto her lips. Now she had a chance to take out both her target and this intruder. She'd just have to play this carefully. Although she was still in well enough condition to fly away, she wasn't in the right condition to fight against someone who could just blow apart her weapons before they reached their target. She'd at least need help from two other Fallen Angels.
She quickly grabbed Issei by his arm, bent said arm so that he was in front of her and formed another light spear, this one poised at Issei's throat. Issei didn't even have a chance, not with Raynare's superhuman strength.
"Come out of hiding if you want this pervert to live, and throw away your bow!" Raynare shouted towards the woods, her eyes jumping all over the place in an attempt to spot her opponent. She couldn't afford to take another arrow to her wings, not if she wanted to escape.
'Dammit Issei, now was NOT the time to think with your dick.' Edward seethed as he refused to move from behind a tree. And it wasn't like he could shoot Issei with his Heilig Pfeils, not with the risk of actually killing him and Draig for good. Best that he let her kill him herself, additional EXP and a proper Quincy cross be damned!
Oh sure, he could have deactivated his Bangle and when he got close enough, form another one and kill her, but he wouldn't even get the chance to from a Heilig Pfeil before a spear would make its home into his chest.
And yes, while there was that slight chance of getting brought back to life by either Rias or Sona, he didn't want to get brought back to life as a mere servant, especially not to someone like Rias. Call him paranoid, but the way she got her Peerage members was too much of a lucky occurrence. Once is chance, twice is a coincidence, but not three, not four, but EIGHT times, with all Peerage members who were either dead, knocking on death's door or abandoned, not to mention that all of said eight were either part of a strong supernatural race, gifted with a powerful or useful Sacred Gear or a Holy Sword, or in one case, both, with the additional immunity to said race's major weakness.
So no, he'd rather keep his free will, just like he kept his mouth shut as he hid behind a tree waiting for Raynare to kill Issei so he could finish the damn Quest. Not that she would, not before she could escape, as she knew that the damn pervert served as a good enough meatshield to stop him from shooting more Heilig Pfeils at her.
As Raynare was met with silence, she growled in anger. "I said come out or I'll kill him, don't even think I won't do it!" She shouted, her spear drawing blood from a non-fatal vein as it dug into Issei's skin. Considering how the intruder had refused to show themselves, Raynare was certain in her assumption that the intruder was a human, their kind always did sacrifice others of their kin to advance their own goals. Although, this damn idiot seemed to have some value to the human that had managed to hurt her wings, so she could use him to draw the human out so she could kill them both.
But, perhaps this human wasn't the only one here, perhaps there were others who would take advantage of her lack of awareness. And besides that, the Devils were bound to notice her Warding field she had set up to keep humans away, and she couldn't afford that kind of a battle, not if she wanted to get out alive.
So she'd have to compromise.
"Listen well you human, I'm currently strapped for time, and I'm willing to let you live if you merely allow me to finish my job and leave." She put as much authority and confidence into her voice as she stood up, keeping Issei's body in front of her. "Judging by how you've been avoiding a direct battle, you know that I can kill you with my bare hands." She added, hoping that her words would dissuade the human from continuing the fight.
Edward didn't say anything, more than content on letting Raynare get her dirty deed done, after all, it merely helped him. And it wasn't like the damn pervert would object to the results of this excursion. At least, not after a day, god knows the moron would be busy fantasizing about building his own Harem, Edward merely hoped that the moron wouldn't take after his master in regards to recruiting strategies.
Taking the silence as agreement, Raynare started slowly moving towards the edge of the park that was in the same direction as her base. Although she would never admit it, she needed to cut down on the time and distance she had to spend getting to her base. Issei simply hung limp, allowing himself to be dragged by Raynare. He couldn't believe that this was happening. He had just managed to get a date, and it went pretty damn well in his opinion, only for it to turn into him being used as a hostage by his girlfriend.
Dammit, if he was going to die, then he was making sure that he wouldn't die alone. He'd take his monster of a date with him to hell!
"HEY ARCHER! TAKE THE DAMN SHOT!" And so, drawing up whatever shred of courage he had, he shouted before he pushed his head forward, the spear cutting a more than fatal wound through his neck, shocking both Raynare and Edward as blood ebbed from Issei's throat like a leaky hose.
'Well, that was something.' Edward shrugged as he watched Issei bleed out. He had no obligation to fulfill his last wish, but he did admit that the way Issei chose to die was a bit more bad-ass than getting shanked by a Fallen Angel in S&M fetish gear.
Seeing that her meatshield was dead, she decided to cut her losses, and take this opportunity to escape so she could warn her people of this Sacred Gear that could destroy Holy energy. She dropped Issei's corpse like a hot potato and flew off as fast as she could and then some.
And as Raynare left the park, the warded field she had put up disappeared, the dark skies replaced by the beautiful setting sun, something that Edward was glad to see as he walked to the edge of the forest, shielding his eyes as a piece of paper glowed red as it flew out of Issei's pocket.
'Well then, it's showtime,' Edward thought as the piece of paper formed the Gremory seal near Issei's body, before it descended, materializing Rias Gremory as it went down.
[Observation]
{Devil}
/Crimson-Haired Ruin Princess\
Rias Gremoty LV: 41
EXP: 1250/4100
HP: 510
MP: 580
RP: 337
[The Level difference is too big for any additional info]
EXP Yield: 4100
Item Drops: 2 Devil wings{Accessory/Crafting Material], 1 Gremory/Bael clan Devil corpse{Crafting Material set].
"So, it's you who summoned me." She noted with a slightly sad tone as she looked down at Issei's corpse. Edward didn't know if she was genuinely sad because she didn't like people dying, or sad because of something else.
"Well then, aren't you going to convert him?" Edward asked, making his presence known, which caused Rias to turn towards him in shock and suspicion.
"Who are you?" She asked, looking him over, momentarily stopping to stare at his Heilig Bogen. Why was what appeared to be an exorcist in her and Sona's territory? The Church should have notified them of sending one. But, if they didn't, then perhaps he was a Stray…
"Hey now, no need to get hostile, I just want to chat." Edward said, putting his arms up in a placating manner. He knew that he couldn't win against her. The stat difference, not to mention the difference in combat experience was too big.
"And what would a man of the church have to chat with a Devil?" She asked, crossing her arms as she gave Edward a pointed look.
"Well, first off, I'm not a man of the church, I'm my own man, and what I have to share you is the information regarding the death of the Perverted idiot in front of you, and no, it wasn't because he got too frisky with a chick." Edward said, surprising Rias slightly. From the way Edward was dressed, she had assumed him to be at least a former exorcist.
"I know that Fallen Angels killed him for his Sacred Gear." She said, looking at Issei's corpse. She could feel the Holy energy that lingered around his wound.
"Ah, so you knew about it beforehand, but do you know who ordered and what their goal is?" Edward asked, his dislike for Gremory growing in size. So she knew that a Fallen Angel was coming for one of the people who lived in her territory, and allowed said person to be killed in cold blood. And the excuse of maintaining the treaty did nothing to make Rias look any better in his eyes, it made her look even worse. So instead of confronting the target and explain the situation and offer them to join her Peerage, she allowed them to die and then recruit them without giving them the chance to refuse.
"And you do?" Rias asked in a disbelieving voice.
"Believe it or don't, it doesn't matter to me." Edward shrugged. "See, Hyodou was killed by the orders of Kokabiel, and his goal is to reignite the great war." He said, taking in Rias' disbelieving face. "Which should be real easy, considering that this town holds not only one but two siblings of the Maou." Edward added.
"And how did you find this information?" Rias would've been so grateful if she had Sona with her, she was the one of them who was good at reading people.
"How is irrelevant. Just know that I know things that no mortal man should know. Speaking of which, you might want to revive the perverted idiot, I'm sure he'll be useful with your little… "marital" problem." Edward said, before he used [Hirenkyaku] to take off, leaving Rias in a rather flustered state.
[Urgent quest: "Pierced Angel" has been completed!]
[Objectives]
- Alert "Rias Gremory" and her peerage of the aftermath: COMPLETED! {+20 Reputation with "Rias Gremory".]
- Survive: COMPLETED! {+1000 EXP]
- Keep "Issei Hyodou" alive: FAIL!
- Drive "Raynare" off or kill her: COMPLETED! {Reward: 3300 EXP, Seele Schneider(x5), +80 Reputation with "Rias Gremory", -230 Reputation with "Raynare".]
- Warn "Rias Gremory" of the impeding danger that awaits this town: COMPLETED! {Reward: 400 EXP, Ginto (x20), +120 Reputation with "Rias Gremory".]
[Edward Smith has reached LV11!]
Current EXP: 200/1100
'Hot diggity, that's some good EXP.' Edward grinned as he flew through the skies. If Raynare's level was any indication, then as he was right now, he was probably higher-leveled than Freed, probably nearing Dohnaseek's. But, just cause he had a higher level didn't mean that he was stronger. But, he could train up, grind on some ID monsters to the point that he could invest some stat points.
[For planning ahead to increase your odds of survival, you gain 2 WIS and 2 INT!]
"Well, that's a good way to start things off. Now then, time for some stealth, [ID Create]." It was for the best if he didn't let himself be continuously tracked by Devils or the Fallen Angels. He couldn't afford to be caught with his pants down.
AN: That's all folks! Now, before any of you jump at my throat, complaining about A mere human driving off a Fallen Angel, among other things, hear me out. First off, that's racist. Okay, okay, jokes aside, the first reason is that Edward played it safe, he kept to the shadows, which combined with the effect the Heilig Pfeils have on Holy energy, served to create this image of a boogeyman in Raynare's head.
Oh sure, in close range, she would have crushed Edward's head like a grape, but Edward made sure to keep the fight at a range, and furthermore, he stayed in the trees, so Raynare couldn't take advantage of her ability to fly to make the fight a melee one. And secondly, Raynare couldn't afford to simply assume that Edward was the only one she was fighting.
Anyway, I hope you guys liked the chapter, here's Edward's Stat sheet at the end of the Chapter:
{Human/Quincy}
Edward Smith LV: 11
EXP: 200/1100
HP: 130
MP: 120
RP: 115
STR: 11
INT: 31
VIT: 10
WIS: 32
DEX: 12
AGI: 10
Points: 18
Perks/Buffs/Debuffs:
Quincy Reishi manipulation: {Skills will require less RP. RP regeneration increases by 25%]
Also, since Akame Ga Kill has ended, expect me to start updating "What goes around, comes around?" again. And since story ideas are STILL brewing in my head, I might just make a little miscellaneous box where I post the first chapter of each story idea, and if you guys like it enough, I'll make it a full one.
Also, yes, Quincy-Edward does have a "bit" of bias towards Rias and Sona. But seriously, if you think about it, Rias is WAY too lucky with her peerage members for it all to be a coincidence, especially if you consider the situations surrounding those recruitments. Now, I'm not saying that Rias engineered the shitty situations of her Peerage members, as she does care about, well, as much as a Devil seems capable of, as instead of getting them any sort of psychiatric help, she kept them in their broken states.
But then again, I don't know if there even is a shrink capable of handling those hot messes. But despite all that, keep this in mind: While I do not aim to make this a bashing fic, I will be deconstructing some of the stuff I noticed about the DxD world, or at least as far as I've seen, which is somewhere around the time that some sort of doppelganger Issei appears, brainwashes Rias, and gives her a copy of Boosted Gear... apparently.
Oi vey, I think I'll need some help with this fic...
Also, I got a bit of inspiration for this fic from Fate/Zero Abridged(the one where PurpleEyes plays Lancelot) and Fahad09's "A Demon Lord's Hero" , and yes, Fate/Stay Night kind of gave me a bit more inspiration to write about Quincies, but not all that much, as you can see from the length of this chapter.
Question of the Chapter:
What kind of Vollstandig you think fits Quincy-Edward?