Chapter 8

Kuoh City. Church.

Before entering the church, I sent Merlin and Emiya to monitor the situation outside, while I went inside with Grandpa in ghost form.

The atmosphere inside matched the scene from the anime: benches were scattered, windows were broken, and plaster was occasionally chipping off the walls. Three Fallen from Reynal's group were also in the room, but not herself. Activating 3rd magic, I sensed her in the basement along with Asia and the renegade priests.

The trio of Fallen, hearing the sound of the doors opening, turned in her direction and noticed me.

- О? What's a cutie like you doing in an abandoned Church? - Loli-Fallen Mittelt asked.

- Cute? - I asked and raised an eyebrow. - Sorry, girl, but I'm not interested in little girls.

- Good grief. You've been rejected, little girl," Dohnaseek said with a chuckle.

- How dare you! - Mittelt shrieked and threw a spear of light at me. But it scattered before it reached me.

Heh. Just so you know, I didn't use my ring that I created earlier. Oh, no. That was Solomon's power. Since Romani Archaman is the reincarnation of Solomon, it follows that I was able to obtain some of his powers.

In addition to quickly understanding the magic I saw, which is actually why I can use teleportation, I was able to gain pseudo immunity to the attacks of low-level members of the Christian faction.

I realized this after the events in the Student Council room when I was attacked by Sona. The ring absorbed her magic, yes, but it did so only after dispelling the attack with my pseudo-immunity. Why? I suppose it's because Solomon was recognized as God himself, at least in the DxD world, making him a Saint of sorts.

Now, I had the attention of all three Fallen. They became wary, and summoned their spears.

- Who are you? What do you want? - Kalawarna asked.

- The fulfillment of a promise.

- To whom?" Mittelt asked already

- To me," said a voice behind them.

They turned around and saw Grandfather staring at them. The scene was very much like a trial. In fact, it was. Except that the judge, in this case, was both the jury and the executioner. I think Grandpa felt a sense of disappointment as he looked at the Fallen. After all, he was a servant of God who had been given the title of the Angel of Death, Azrael. And now, in this world, he sees those who were created by that very God, and turned away from him.

- You, the guardians of the Kingdom of Heaven, have cast aside your snow-white wings in favor of base desires. You, whose names the Evening Bell has rung, have chosen your fate," he chanted as he readied his sword.

- Who are you?! How dare you say that to us?! Who are you to judge us?! - roared Dohnaseek. I think Grandfather's words hurt him more than the others.

The trio of Fallen threw their spears at him, which he easily shattered. Grandfather began to slowly approach them, still keeping his eyes on them.

- I am a devoted servant of God. One who killed at His command. The one who has done His will on this earth in my lifetime. And the one who will pass judgment on you. I am your judge, jury and executioner.

- You...

They couldn't finish the sentence as their heads separated from their bodies. Cleanly, quickly and painlessly. Grandpa stared at their lifeless bodies for a few more seconds.

- Ready to move on? - I asked him.

He nodded and dematerialized. Opening a hidden hatch, I descended into the basement of the Church.

There were about 20 renegade priests and a door leading to a hidden room where Asia and Reynal were. I snapped my fingers and all 20 priests were impaled with stone spikes, instantly taking their lives, and then walked through the door.

Inside the room, I was greeted by a certain pair of eyes. Well, she hasn't started the ritual yet. That's good.

- Who are you? How did you get here? - Reynal asked.

Uh-huh. Why does everyone start the conversation with that question? No variety. Remembering a couple fanfics, I decided to use 3rd magic on her and look up her story. And my goodness, I managed to find something very interesting.

- I'm a Magician, and I got here through a door. And before I deal with you, let me ask you one question," I began. - Was your love for Azazel worth your snow-white wings, Guardian of Heaven's Gate, Reynal-chan?

Hearing me, her face twisted and a spear of light appeared in her hand.

- How do you know about this! - She shouted.

- Does it matter? And why don't you answer my question? - I asked, and affected her mind a little by using 3rd magic.

- He's going to notice me! Once I get Twilight Healing, he will love me! - She declared with hearts in her eyes. Wow. What we have here is unrequited love with a yandere flavor. Heh. I feel a little sorry for her.

- I know. And I hope things work out for you in your next life, Reynal-san," I said and beckoned to Grandpa.

- What do you mean? - She asked, but there was no answer. Grandfather's sword had done its job.

Seeing this, I nodded and directed my gaze to the unconscious Asia still hanging on the cross. Taking her down from there and heading back upstairs, I sat down on a more or less intact bench and waited for Club Rias. According to Merlin, they had already teleported close to the Church and were preparing to begin their assault.

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A short time later.

They, in full force, burst through the doors of the Church and saw me calmly sipping my coffee and smiling sweetly at them. And the dead bodies of the Fallen here and there. And an unconscious Asia lay beside me.

- Oya? What are you doing in an abandoned Church this late, Rias-san? And with all the other members of your Club.

Hearing me, they stared at me and prepared to fight. Especially Issei.

- What are you doing here, sensei? If you caused Asia's fight... I'll beat you,'' he declared.

Heh. I grimaced. Dude, do you have no sense of self-preservation at all? You see the corpses of the Fallen and you still try to threaten me?

Rias saw my actions and apparently guessed what I was thinking. She took a step forward and asked cautiously:

- Please answer the question, Romani-sensei. Are you affiliated with the Church? And why are you here, after all?

- Well, I do have some connection to it. But...

- Enough! What did you do to Asia?! - Issei interrupted me, and his Holy Mechanism took the form of a Strengthening Mechanism. And Kiba, after hearing my first sentence, began to ooze hostility towards me.

God... My eye started twitching. But don't worry, Issei, you'll get your share of suffering later.

- If you interrupt me one more time, Issei-kun, I'll have to move from talk to action," I said calmly.

- Hush, Ysei! - Rias shrieked. - Don't interfere with the conversation!

He stopped talking, of course, but he continued to glare at me threateningly. This is so absurd that it's starting to make me laugh.

- Ahem. I USED to be involved with the Church back in the day. Now, our paths have diverged. So stop trying to kill me with your homo-eyes, Kiba-kun," I continued. - And, where was I interrupted by Pervert-kun? Oh, yeah. I didn't touch a hair of Asia-san's head. I'm not like him, right?

- He's right," Koneko said with her impenetrable face. The rest of the group stared at her dumbly.

- What?" she asked. They remained silent and focused their gaze back on me.

- Don't look at me like that. You can check the nun's condition yourself," I said with a shrug.

- That's not the problem, Romani-sensei," Rias said. - All supernatural occurrences in MY territory must be explained to ME. And you're clearly not doing that.

Oya? So that's what we're talking about, huh? Why does she have such a sense of self-importance? Maybe we should let Goetia out again.

- Not in this life, Romani," he spoke up and fell silent. How can you be so boring, Mr. Long Arms? Anyway, it's time to cool her ardor a bit.

- Be careful with your words, Tomato-san. Or I might misunderstand you.

Akeno turned away to hide her laughter. Though I, and everyone else, could see her shoulders twitching. And Tomato-san's own eye began to twitch.

- You're trying my patience, sensei.

- Ho? You mean you're risking an already shaky peace to interrogate me? And how will Sona-san react when she finds out? And your brother and sister? I guess Gremory's wits have decided to leave your generation," I said and smirked. I even managed to hear Gremory's demon snort in my head.

Heh. The conversation has come to a standstill. She can't do anything to me, and I won't say anything for nothing.

Rias pondered my words while I still smirked and sipped coffee from my cup. After a while, Akeno decided to speak up, seeing her King in a quandary.

- Sensei, you will explain to us what happened, won't you? I'll be very grateful to you," she said, crossing her arms under her huge breasts.

- Of course! I'm always in favor of peaceful conversation. I'll visit your Club tomorrow after school. But! I want to know something in return.

- And what is that, Sensei? - she asked.

- What do you and Rias eat to grow such udders? I'm pretty sure you used your magic. And that they're natural is my cook's nonsense," I stated. Merlin chuckled upon hearing me, and Emiya squeezed his face shut again. They stood in ghostly form with Grandfather in one corner of the Church and watched the conversation.

When I finished speaking, each of Rias' group reacted differently: Rias stared at me as if I had insulted her mother; Akeno smiled sweetly, repeating her "Ara-ara"; Koneko threw an understanding look at me; Kiba was still directing waves of aggression in my direction. And Issei... replayed the scene with a nose-dragging flight of blood.

Seeing this, I only shrugged and teleported with my Servants back to the house, leaving Asia in the care of the Occult Research Club. I would have liked to recruit her, of course, but alas, Asia MUST be in Rias's retinue, as the original plot would have it.

Hmm? I think I'm forgetting something... Oh well. What's that saying? "If you forget something, you forget something." Heh. I'll think about it later, but for now...

- Queen Shirou! Give me some food! - I shouted and headed to the dining hall.

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