A New Start

Feeling himself gain control over the body again he sighed in relief. He didn't immediately move but digested the memories he got from devouring the blessed sou- No, By devouring Akio.

He was hoping for Akio to be a person who had no morals and would only cause destruction and toy with women.

But Akio was just a normal horny teenager that wanted a little harem of his own similar to Issei. He too had a loving family who he wished to return and surprise later.

To think he ruthlessly devoured a kid that saved a cat by trading his life.

Ryujin was 21 in his previous life, To him, a 17-year-old horny teenager was indeed a kid.

Ryujin took a deep breath and decided to not think about it. No matter what, It had already happened there was no point in mulling over it.

From the memories, he gained he knew he was in Highschool DxD and that he would have a sacred gear.

He had ultimately stolen Akio's fate of reincarnating in DxD. So whatever Akio was supposed to have was now his.

Shaking his head he finally started inspecting himself. He was small. Not more than 12 years old perhaps.

But he was met with another problem. Akio was supposed to receive the memories of the original owner but due to him and Akio being occupied in devouring each other the memories dissipated before any of them could get a hold of them.

The amulet gave him a lot of random knowledge. The soul essentially collected the memories after death. Once someone died there soul would leave the body and it would also take the memories. Those memories were then wiped out in the underworld by The Door Of Life.

'One problem after another.' Shaking his head in frustration he headed towards the toilet and inspected himself in the mirror.

Looking at himself he was sure he wasn't more than 10-12, confirming his guess.

He was about 150 cm tall. Pretty average.

He had emerald green hair and greenish-yellow eyes.

He was quite cute and similar to his previous life, just the color of his hair and eyes were different.

Not to brag but he was pretty handsome in his previous life.

After taking his first piss after rebirth he stood in front of the stairs in thought.

The house he was living in seemed to be a two-story house.

Looking at the stairs he should descend he thought, 'If I jump from here the injuries could be a bit too bad. Maybe I should jump from the 4th step. The most that would happen would be me fainting, allowing me to pull the "Who am I? Who are you?" card.'

'What happened to the amulet though? I don't remember it breaking nor did I see it while devouring Akio.'

Sigh

'I can jump later, I should still try to understand my situation a bit more.' After thinking of this he returned to the room and sat on the bed cross-legged.

'Fuck, I don't where I am, All I can tell is that I'm in Japan. I can't even tell the timeline. I remember that Issei was 16 when he joined Kuoh. 17 when the plot started. I need to find Issei and confirm this.'

'Wait, I can directly check on the internet when Kuoh will start accepting male students, that should mark a year before the plot starts. No need to waste my time searching for Issei.'

There was a computer in his room, fortunately. It meant that he wasn't in some kind of overly poor household.

Sitting in front of the computer he searched about Kuoh Academy.

The results weren't surprising, Kuoh Academy was currently an all-girls school. Which meant that the plot hadn't started. After all the only advantage he had besides the unknown sacred gear was his knowledge of the plot.

There was nothing much he could gather without knowing where he was. So he searched "My Location".

The result made his lips twitch,

[Your Current Location Is Kuoh Town, Japan]

'Why?'

But after a moment of thought, he found it reasonable. Akio wanted to be at the center of the plot of DxD. According to his wish, it was obvious that he would be reborn in Kuoh.

Since Ryujin stole his fate, He was reborn in Kuoh.

But with that thought came another problem, 'Would've Akio used this body that had similar features to mine? Was this truly a coincidence? Had he deceived fate or not?'

*Tsk*

There was no point in thinking of these things for now so he returned his attention to the computer. There was nothing else he could gain from the internet for now.

Returning to his bed, he burrowed his face into the pillow, 'How do I awaken my Sacred Gear? Fuck, If only had I paid more attention to such details. But how the fuck should I have known that I would one day find myself in DxD.'

'In the anime, Issei chanted something along with boobs, and his gear awakened. Emotions or Desire?' He was honestly leaning towards desire. He didn't know how he would get his emotions to go overboard.

He wasn't stupid enough to try various things that could cause his death to awaken his gear. He would fully experiment with desire first.

He hoped to have a sacred gear that would help him grow powerful. He wasn't greedy. He didn't hope for some kind of overpowered gear, just something that would make his path to power shorter.

Besides, He had to consider what plans he would have for the future.

Whew~

'What is it that I desire the most?'

Memories flooded his brain, Him having a peaceful breakfast with his family, Secretly taking his little sister to eat out, His mother nagging him about getting serious about love and to find a good girlfriend, Occasionally taunting his father by saying that God didn't exist.

A little smile formed on his face.

'Looks like you've won Dad. God exists I guess...'

He was always baffled by transmigrators and reincarnators. Did they not love their family enough? Why was it that they would forget about them the moment they separate from them?

Why was the goal to become the strongest and not return? Who knew how many gods existed? How many of them could wipe him out with a snap of their fingers even if he became the strongest?

What was even strongest?

This endless pursuit of strength just wasn't for him.

Unless that was the only way to return...

He was afraid.

Afraid that by the time he would return he wouldn't be the same Ryujin. Someone who carved rivers of blood to return.

Someone who was merciless, ruthless, and evil.

He had already devoured an innocent soul for his goal. He didn't know what more he would have to do to return.

'But if that is what it takes then so be it.'

Ryujin lowered his head and muttered, "I want to return. I want to return home. I want my family back. I want my peaceful life back!"