DxD: Recruitment Week 05

Afterschool finds me wandering around Kuoh, shopping at various stores. I didn't notice at the time, but while I was busy during lunch, Ruruko texted me, asking if she could come over to my place tonight to 'hang out'. I immediately texted her back saying that yes, I would love to have her over, and when classes ended I immediately went into town to buy some stuff.

Kyu is with me in her full form and disguised as a human. Her normally pink hair is now brown and she's wearing a normal outfit.

"You know what tonight's good for?" Kyu says as we shop.

"What's that?" I reply.

"A new romance quest!" she says excitedly, and a window appears in front of me.

--<New Quest!>--

Ruruko's Awakening

Objective: Discover one of Ruruko's fetishes that even she doesn't know about

Bonus Objective: Discover both fetishes

Reward: 1000 Hunie, 1 Lewd Skill Gem

Bonus Reward: 1000 Hunie, 1 Lewd Skill Gem

--<>--

"Oh? Do you know something I don't?" I ask.

"Not me, technically," she replies. "The Game is pretty omniscient though, and it picks up on things. I know now though since I looked at the quest."

"I see," I say. "Well, searching for that should spice things up tonight."

As we're buying snacks Kyu speaks up again. "You know, I kinda wanted to ask this when Aika and Atsuko came over, but why are you just buying snacks instead of wow-ing them with the [Cooking] skill?"

"Because I don't have a cooking skill?" I answer as I grab a bottle of soda.

She rolls her eyes. "No, but you do have that Crafting Skill Gem that's been sitting in your inventory for almost a week now." I blink. Oh right, I forgot about that. She glares at me. "You totally forgot you had it didn't you."

"Of course not," I deny, looking away. "I was just waiting for a good chance to use it."

"Uh-huh," she says, not buying it. Ignoring her, I go ahead and use the gem now.

--<Crafting Skill Gem used>--

Please pick a crafting skill

Blacksmithing

Brewing

Construction

Cooking

Enchanting

Fletching

Jewelcrafting

Scribing

Tailoring

Wardcrafting

--<>--

I notice some interesting new additions to the list, and a couple of them are tempting. But I ignore them for now. I make a mental note to clear more dungeons and choose the [Cooking] skill.

<[Cooking] - Level 1(0%)>

<Use ingredients to prepare edibles dishes. Gives instinctual knowledge of cooking.>

"In that case, we have more stops to make," I say to Kyu. "Come on, we'll have to speed things up."

"Can we stop by the sex toy store too?" she asks.

"Of course we're stopping by the sex toy store," I say. "That's our next stop."

"Hells yeah," she says. "Hurry up and pay, we've got more interesting things to do."

I roll my eyes but finish getting what I needed from here quickly.

-x-

I step away from my cooking and look at my phone, which just went off. I open it to find a text from Ruruko saying that she'll be here soon. I send her back a quick reply and start cleaning up the massive mess I made while cooking. The results were totally worth it though.

<Chicken Skewers>

<Chicken marinated in a sweet sauce, fried on a grill, and shoved onto a convenient stick. +5% SP regen for 1 hour>

<American Cheeseburger>

<Bread, cheese, meat, and some veggies for texture. +5% Health Regen, +5% Damage for 4 hours>

<Karaage>

<Bite-sized fried chicken, 6 pieces per serving. +5% Fire damage for 4 hours>

<Omurice>

<Fried rice wrapped in fried egg. +10% HP regen for 3 hours>

<Shrimp Tempura>

<Shrimp fried in batter. 5 pieces per serving. +5% resistance to Water and Fire for 2 hours>

<Sushi Roll>

<Fish and veggies rolled in rice and seaweed. 6 pieces per serving. +10% swimming speed and +5% MP regen for 2 hours.

The chicken skewers were the first thing I tried to make, a recreation of the food I bought on my first day here. Mine didn't turn out quite as tasty since I was mostly just guessing on the sauce, but my version did give me a buff, which is what I was hoping for when I picked up the [Cooking] skill.

Out of all the things I made, the sushi is probably my go-to item. In terms of the cost of ingredients and the time it takes to make it, it gives me by far the most XP and the minor MP regen it offers is nice.

I made a handful of servings of each one, which rocketed up the level of my cooking skill.

<[Cooking] - Level 40(10%)>

<Use ingredients to prepare edibles dishes. Gives instinctual knowledge of cooking and how dishes you eat are made.>

The skill updated at level 25, confirming that all the crafting skills got better at certain milestones. I tried out the new aspect of the skill on some snack food, and it was like the recipe was beamed into my mind. Unfortunately that 'recipe' involved a lot of mass production industrial equipment, so not very useful for that one. Still, it'd be nice down the road, especially if I eat anywhere fancy.

I stash all the food in my inventory since time doesn't pass in there and the food will remain fresh.

I freeze at the thought. Time doesn't pass? So maybe…

I pull out 3 of the 210 Despair throwing knives I have. I've been itching to use them, but it's always been better to just rush the enemies or use [Void Beam] if I needed to stay at range. [Void Edge] gave them enough of a buff for them to become very good, but coating each one costs 1000 MP, the same cost as 1 second of [Void Beam], which does more damage.

I coat each of the three knives in [Void Edge] and immediately put one of them into my inventory. At my current level, the buff lasts for 580 seconds or just under 10 minutes. While I let the other two knives sit on the table, I finish cleaning up.

A few minutes after applying the buffs, I stash a second knife into my inventory, leaving just one buffed knife left out.

As I finish cleaning up, I notice [Void Edge] blank out on the knife still sitting on the table. I immediately pull both of the other knives I had put the buff on. Both of them still have it. I grin and let it sit to make sure. The one that I didn't put away immediately blinks out a few minutes later, but the one I immediately stashed lasts for the full duration before the buff ends.

This means I can buff all of my throwing knives and keep them in my inventory for use at any time. Buffing all 210 of them will take some time, but it's more than worth the trouble. With me pulling them directly from my inventory and my DEX being what it is, I can throw several of them a second. And as knives, they also have the 3x Critical Hit multiplier. Which is doubled by my Hornet's Ring. Altogether they are now one of my strongest methods of attack.

A knock on my door pulls me back into reality. Right, hang out with Ruruko now, efficiently mow down enemies later. I'll just apply [Void Edge] to them during class tomorrow, I shouldn't need them before then.

I open the door to find Ruruko there in her school uniform still. "Hey there beautiful," I say and I pull her into a hug and kiss her deeply, making sure to use [Erotic Pierrot], [Touch of Pleasure], and [Increase Sensitivity]. I'm almost certain she came here to have sex with me tonight, and I want to give her every reason to do so.

<+8 Affection with Ruruko Nimura>

She leans into the kiss, but I pull back before things get too heavy. We're still on the walkway in front of my door, not inside of my room. "Let's move this inside, yeah?" I say.

"You don't want your neighbors watching you kiss a beautiful girl like me?" Ruruko says teasingly even as she follows me into my entryway.

"I'm afraid they'll all get jealous and try to take you away from me," I banter back. She laughs as she takes off her shoes, and we walk together into the living room. As we do, I use [Lewd Scouter] on her, the quest Kyu gave me about her fresh in my mind.

<------>

Ruruko Nimura

Arousal: Moderate

Perversion: Moderate

Affection: 92

Orientation: Straight

Fetishes: Kissing, ???, ???

<------>

Interesting. The only other time I've seen question marks in someone's fetish list is when Kyu tried to hide one of hers from me. Perhaps it's because I have a quest to discover them?

"It smells pretty good in here," Ruruko comments.

"I just did some cooking earlier," I say as we enter the living room. "Here, try some," I offer her as I pull out a plate of karaage and put it on the coffee table in front of the couch.

"Oooh," she says. "Don't mind if I do." She grabs one with her hand and pops it into her mouth.

"That's pretty good Axton," she says, impressed. "If you can cook this well why don't you bring your own lunches to school?"

"Laziness, mostly," I say as I sit down on the couch. Ruruko sits down next to me, taking another karaage. "But every now and then I'll cook a bunch and store it in my inventory to keep it fresh. I can't exactly pull out freshly cooked food out of nowhere at school though. Until recently that is, since I can do that in the Student Council room or the Occult Research Club room."

Ruruko leans into me and I put an arm around her shoulders. "If you bring enough for everyone you'll have a lot of fans," she comments.

"I'll have to do that sometime soon then," I reply.

We spend some time like that, just chatting about things while cuddling. I make sure to slowly raise her arousal with [Erotic Pierrot]. My hand slowly travels from her shoulder down to her waist, which she responds to by snuggling closer to me.

"So Ruruko," I say once her arousal is at moderate. "Did you have anything specific in mind when you asked to come over today?"

"Not really," she says, but I can tell it's a lie. "I just wanted to relax a bit and do whatever."

"Do 'whatever', huh?" I ask in a teasing tone. "Does that include more kissing? You seemed to enjoy that a lot last night."

"It could," she says, her tone somewhere between flirty and nervous. "It could also include a bit more."

"A bit more?" I ask with feigned confusion. "What do you mean by that?" I lean in and whisper in her ear. "Please, tell me exactly what 'a bit more' entails."

[Lewd Scouter] is great for telling me roughly how aroused someone is, but it's not very specific, and [Erotic Pierrot] lets me change that value, but it doesn't provide a value of their current arousal. Not directly at least. There's some small amount of feedback on how easy or hard it is to use. Raising someone's arousal when they weren't very aroused is a lot easier than raising when they're extremely aroused. There's a subtle sense of pressure I get when I use the skill that correlates with that, and after using it so much on so many different girls, and combined with [Pericognition], which passively helps me make connections and figure things out, I could get a pretty precise guess to how aroused someone was while I'm using [Erotic Pierrot] on them.

So when she blushes I can tell her arousal spikes up just a bit. Was it because I whispered in her ear? Or because I asked her to do something embarrassing? Or is it just because she's imagining that 'more'?

"I know last night I said I wasn't ready for more," Ruruko starts. "But I think I was, and I was just nervous. When I got home I-" She cuts herself off, and I feel her arousal spike just a little bit more. "Well, I regretted it."

She was clearly going to say something else. I decide to listen to my gut, and I push her on that a little bit. "Regretted it how?" I ask. "Did something happen to make you realize you actually wanted to do more?" I move my hand from her waist to the bottom of her stomach, gently rubbing the area right above her crotch. "Maybe something physical?"

Her arousal spikes up again, way more than it did before, which means I'm on the right track. "Yes, it did," she admits, her voice a little husky.

"Tell me more," I order her. Another spike of arousal. [Lewd Scouter] shows her at high arousal now, and feedback I'm getting from [Erotic Pierrot] is getting hard to sense. I keep rubbing her lower stomach.

"I-," she starts before swallowing. "I couldn't stop thinking about the idea of it last night. About me and you…" she trails off.

"About me and you doing what?" I prompt her.

"I kept fantasizing about us having sex," she admits.

"Just fantasizing about it?" I ask. "Or did that lead to something else?"

She hesitates, but she seems to gather her determination and answers. "I masturbated while thinking about us having sex."

"Good girl," I whisper into her ear, and her arousal spikes again. That pretty much confirms it for me, her first secret fetish has to be being ordered. Sure enough, [Lewd Scouter] shows 'Submission' as her second fetish.

"Come sit on my lap, facing me," I tell her. She does so, equal parts nervous and excited, and I look at her as she straddles me. "Now, I want you to do something for me. Show me how you masturbated last night."

Her eyes widen, most likely not having expected that command, but she nods. From her position of straddling me, she reaches down with one hand and lifts up her skirt slightly, giving me a glimpse of her blue and white striped panties, slightly damp due to her own arousal.

I use [Increase Sensitivity] on her again, increasing it by as much as I can at my current skill level, and she lets out a high pitched moan as she runs her finger along her length over her panties. She blushes harder, surprised at both the intensity of the feeling and the noise she let out, but I just smile at her encouragingly.

She continues rubbing herself, tracing a line up and down her slit. Her breath is heavy, and occasionally she lets out more moans of pleasure. Her panties quickly become soaked in her own juices, and the fabric clings tightly to her folds. I activate [Touch of Pleasure] and place my hands on her upper thighs between the bottom of her skirt and the tops of her socks. She pauses at my touch.

"Don't mind me," I say. "Keep going." She nods and goes back to rubbing herself even as I run my thumb in small circles on the inside of her thighs.

"Is this how you masturbated?" I ask after another few moments. "Rubbing yourself over your panties?"

She pauses before shaking her head. "Only at first."

"Show me what you did next then," I command. "I want to see everything."

She shivers, but any sense of hesitation is gone as she starts to embrace the scenario. She takes off the black overcoat part of her school uniform and unbuttons her white shirt, exposing a thin slice of smooth and creamy skin, broken only by a blue and white striped bra to match her panties.

With one hand she reaches into her shirt and pushes her bra up so she can grope herself and pinch her nipple. Her other hand goes down to below her skirt again, pulling it up more so she can stick her hand into her panties and touch herself directly.

I make a small tsk with my tongue, and she pauses. "Didn't you hear me?" I say. "I said I want to see everything. I can't see very much like this, can I?"

Understanding dawns over her face and I feel her arousal spike just a little bit higher. "Sorry Sir," she says, and I wonder if she realizes how she addressed me. She takes her shirt and bra off completely, leaving her small and cute boobs exposed, her nipples hard.

She reaches down to take her skirt off but pauses. "I'll have to get up to take this off," she says, obviously hesitant to do anything she hasn't been told to do.

"I'll take care of it," I reassure her, and store both her skirt and her panties in my inventory, leaving her in only her thigh high socks on my lap, dripping wet pussy on full display. I look into her eyes, and I don't need my skills to tell me that she's extremely aroused right now. "Now, continue until the end."

Her hands go back to where they were before, one pinching her nipple and the other at her wet slit. She pushes a finger into herself and lets out a keening moan. I smile, and place my hands on her hips, [Touch of Pleasure] still active. She shivers and starts to plunge her finger in and out of her pussy as she tweaks her nipple, moaning the entire time.

I start running my fingers lightly up and down her sides, going from the bottom of her rib cage down to the tops of her socks. In response, she adds another finger and increases the speed at which she's thrusting them inside of her. She's going fast enough that a wet sound can be heard as she fingers herself.

"Are you close?" I ask her, still lightly tracing my fingers up and down her side. She nods, unable, or unwilling, to talk between her heavy breathing and moans.

"Then cum," I order her. "Cum for me."

She speeds up her movements to a frantic pace before she tips over the edge and cums. Her back arches as she lets out her loudest moan yet, two fingers buried inside of her pussy up to their second digit and she's pinching her nipple hard enough that I'm worried about it bruising.

She holds that position for a moment, shaking and twitching as her orgasm washes over her. Finally, she slumps down, her chest against mine and her chin on my shoulder. I wrap my arms around her and gently hold her.

"That's it, good girl. That was beautiful," I say as she catches her breath.

"What- what was that?" Ruruko asks, breathing heavily. "It didn't feel nearly that good last night."

"Self-pleasure is a great thing," I say. "But it doesn't compare to what you can feel with the aid of others. Even if that aid is as indirect as mine was just now." Also, sex magic, but I was keeping quiet about that. "Were you aware that you get off on being ordered before just now?"

"Sort of?" she says, her voice a lot more steady now. She sits up a little but keeps her face close to mine. "Not really, but in hindsight...a lot of my fantasizing pretty clearly focused on that."

Considering Kyu's quest, I couldn't let a line like that pass by without comment. "Anything else that's sticking out now that you're a little more aware?"

She pauses. "Spanking?" she guesses. "I'm not sure. I've never been spanked, not even as a kid when I got in trouble. But...I'm curious. I'm really curious."

"We'll try that out in a bit then," I say. "But there's one thing that comes first."

She looks at me questioningly. "What's that?"

I suddenly stash all of my clothes into my inventory, leaving me completely naked. My erection, no longer trapped, springs upwards. Ruruko's eyes widen at my sudden nakedness, especially as she looks down to see me.

"Watching you masturbate got me so unbelievably horny," I say truthfully. "Now I need you to get me off, however you want to do it."

She's still staring at my cock. "However I want?" she confirms.

I nod. "So long as I cum, I'll be satisfied."

She takes a deep breath and finally looks back up at me. "I'm ready," she says. "I'm more than ready." She leans forward and locks her lips with mine, moving forward on my lap to be closer to me as she does so. I feel my erection press against the soft flesh of her stomach while her nipples and small boobs push into my chest as her arms wrap around my neck.

Our tongues dance over one another as we frantically kiss, the both of us horny and hungry for more. Finally, she breaks off our kiss for a moment, breathing heavily once more. She locks her eyes on me and places her hands on my shoulders to brace herself as she slowly raises her hips up and positions the head of my cock at her dripping entrance. I can feel the sensitive skin at the tip of my penis gently split her lower lips, instantly becoming soaked with her arousal.

She leans down to kiss me again, and as our lips lock together, she pushes my full length inside of her in one go.

If I thought the moan she made when she orgasmed earlier was loud, the noise of pleasure she makes when she impaled herself on me blew it out of the water. Her moan is loud and drawn out, and her nails dig into my shoulders as she cums just from that.

As pleasurable as the feeling of her hot and tight walls convulsing around me is, it's not enough for me to reach orgasm. And I haven't forgotten the scenario I've set up.

"Did you just cum from putting it in?" I ask her once she finishes her orgasm. She nods tiredly. "That's strange," I muse. She looks at me, confused. "I thought I told you to make me cum, not cum yourself. I don't remember giving you permission to do that."

Her eyes widen slightly and she opens her mouth, but before she can say anything my hand moves from her waist to her ass, and I deliver a sharp open-handed smack on the juiciest part of her cheek.

Whatever she was going to say is lost as she yelps instead, shocked by the sudden sting. I also feel her tighten around me, but I'm not sure if that's due to arousal, or just clenching up in response to pain. I [Observe] her quickly to make sure that didn't do any HP damage, and it didn't. Good. My stats are quite a bit higher than hers, but it seems like the Fragile World perk is working as it should and making sure I don't hit any harder than I want to.

Although, now that I think about it, [Increase Sensitivity] is still active on full blast, which probably made that smack feel a lot harder than it was.

"A little softer," she says. I nod and reapply [Increase Sensitivity] at half the strength it was before. I then repeat the spank on her other cheek. She yelps again, but it turns a little into a moan at the end. "Better," she confirms.

I check her with [Lewd Scouter], and 'Spanking' has appeared on her fetish list. Perfect. I quickly dismiss the quest completion screen that pops up. Behind her back, I pull the Lewd Skill Gems out of my inventory and immediately use both of them to gain two more skills.

<[Alter Fertility] - Level 1(0%)>

<Increase or decrease a target's fertility for 1 hour.>

<[Alter Flavor] - Level 1(0%)>

<Changes the taste of the target's bodily fluids to any imagined flavor for 1 hour.>

"Good," I say as I use [Alter Fertility] to lower her fertility, more just to level the skill up than out of an attempt to not get her pregnant. For the same reason, I use [Imbue Elasticity] on her, I need that one at a higher level for when I finally have sex with Kyu. And while I'm at it, I use [Alter Flavor] on myself, turning the flavor of my semen to vanilla.

"Now that you've had two orgasms," I say to her in a somewhat stern voice, "I expect you to work hard to bring me to climax. Is that clear?"

"Yes Sir," she says. She relaxes a little and once again embraces me, pushing her chest against mine. She starts to bounce up and down on my lap, her nipples drawing lines on my chest as she moans into my ear. I plant kisses on her neck and my hands sink into her soft butt cheeks as I grab them.

Every so often I buck my hips upwards and give her a quick slap on the rear, which makes her moans oh so sweetly directly into my ear. With each spank, she grows tighter and her movements get faster.

I feel the pressure build up and don't bother holding back. I buck upwards a few times and then thrust deep into her and stay there as I climax, filling her with my semen. She lets out a soft noise of satisfaction as I fill her up.

She slumps slightly, breathing heavily as she relaxes on me. "Wow," she breathes. "That was amazing."

"Was?" I ask in a teasing tone. "Oh Ruruko, we've just gotten started."

"Wha-" she starts, but I interrupt her by standing up, still holding her, and bring her up with me before I gently set her down face-up on the coffee table, all while still inside of her. I position her legs so that each one is on one of my shoulders, and before she can say anything else I start thrusting into her again.

Ruruko likes it rough, but let's see just how long she can last.

Slightly over an hour later finds me sitting on my bed, both hands on Ruruko's head and pushing her deeper onto my cock as I cum for the ninth time. She dutifully makes sure she swallows it all, even as her fingers work away at her pussy. She brings herself to her own orgasm even as she twirls her tongue around my shaft, leaving it spotless.

I'm truly impressed, and also a little scared. I don't think even Aika could have kept up that same level of energy for an hour of one on one sex. Ruruko looks a little tired, but also willing to go a few more rounds.

I finally start to soften though, and she finishes cleaning my cock, making sure to visibly swallow.

"Open your mouth," I tell her, and she obeys, giving me a clear view of the inside of her mouth, clear of any semen. I smile down at her. "Good girl."

I pull her up onto the bed next to me as I lay down, leaving the two of us facing each other while laying on our sides.

She smiles at me, tired but happy and content. "I thought Momo was exaggerating when she said how long you could go," Ruruko says. "But instead, it feels like she undersold it."

My CON has risen quite a bit since the last time I slept with Momo, so she probably got it exactly right, and instead, I'm the one who's gained so much more stamina in such a short time. Though it's interesting to me that Momo is talking in such detail about my ability in bed, she doesn't seem like the type. I'm grateful though. Word of mouth is the best form of advertisement.

"How are you feeling?" I ask. "You seemed like you still had energy left so I kept going, but you've got to be sore."

"I actually feel pretty good," she says. "Tired, and a little sore, but it's drowned out by this fuzzy feeling of pleasure that's still lingering."

"That's good," I say. She yawns, and I chuckle at her before I yawn as well. Despite Gamer's Body and a lack of a need for sleep, yawns are still contagious it seems. "It feels a little late to ask this, but do you need to get home tonight?"

She shakes her head and scooches closer to me and wraps her arms around me. "Nope. I told my parents that I'd be staying at Sona's tonight. I do that often enough that they believe it."

"You really are a naughty girl, aren't you?" I ask with a laugh. I wrap my arms around her, and I can feel her breathing slow down. "But you're my naughty girl now."

<+8 Affection with Ruruko Nimura>

<Perk rewarded for 100 Affection with Ruruko Nimura>

<[Behind Enemy Lines] - 25% increase to all stats when in enemy territory>

Nice. Enemy territory was a little vague as far as conditions go, but it's a nice little free boost.

"Hmm," Ruruko says, obviously falling asleep. "Axton's naughty little girl. I like that…" she trails off, and in moments she's asleep.

I grab the blanket from behind me and drape it over the two of us. Wrapped up in her arms as I am, there's no way I'm getting out of bed without waking her up, which means no grinding in the dungeon tonight.

I settle in and let myself start to drift off. No grinding is fine. I'll choose falling asleep in the embrace of a beautiful girl while we're both naked over killing undead in a musty dungeon any day of the week.

-x-

The morning after I woke up to find Ruruko already showered and dressed, telling me she had to get to school early for some Student Council business. I kissed her goodbye and then went about my day as normal.

During lunch, I enter the Occult Research Club room and I'm not at all surprised to find Yua there along with Rias and her Peerage. I haven't had to feed Yua during lunch at all this week since she always ends up here at that time and ends up being fed by the people here. Usually Koneko.

All of them are here today though, barring Gasper, who I haven't been introduced to yet. I did find the room where he stays in though with [Void Detect], but I decided against trying to intrude. I'll meet him eventually, and I have just the potion to offer him when I do.

"Axton!" Rias greets me cheerily from where she was sitting behind a large ornate desk. "I'm glad you decided to join us for lunch today."

"I said I'd come when I had the time, didn't I?" I say as I sit down on one of the central couches, where Kiba and Koneko are sitting. "I would've been here yesterday for lunch, but something came up that I had to take care of sooner rather than later."

I look around. Rias has a bento box in front of her on her desk and a small stack of papers to the side. I don't have a good angle on them, so I can't tell exactly what it is, but it looks like some sort of letter, or maybe a report?

Koneko and Kiba also have bentos in their hands, though there's also a plate of baked sweets in front of Koneko that she pulls slightly closer to herself as I notice it. I smile at her, trying to reassure her that I won't try to take any, but she doesn't react. Akeno is nowhere to be found, and a quick [Void Detect] doesn't notice her anywhere near.

Yua was on Koneko's lap when I came in, but as I sit down she sprints over and settles on mine, purring as I scratch her behind her ears.

"Do you need anything to eat?" Rias asks. "Name a type of food or dish you want to eat, and we can provide it in no time at all."

"I appreciate the offer, but no thanks," I reply. "For once, I actually brought my own food. And since I'm eating here, I can do this." As I speak, I pull one of the cheeseburgers I made last night out of my inventory. It's on a small plate, like all of the food I have in my inventory, whether or not it's food that has to be plated.

The three of them look on in mild surprise as I pull a cheeseburger out of thin air, and their eyes widen slightly as the smell reaches them, Koneko especially.

"Is that still fresh?" Kiba asks.

"Like I just got it off the grill," I confirm. "Time doesn't move in my inventory, so I can have freshly cooked meals whenever I want."

"Your Sacred Gear is useful in the most unexpected ways," Kiba notes. I nod in agreement, despite knowing that it's not a Sacred Gear.

As I turn my attention back to my food I notice Koneko staring at it, desire clear in her eyes. Thankfully I half expected this and I came prepared. I casually place another cheeseburger onto the table and slide it over to her. She looks up at me, and I just nod at her unspoken question.

She eagerly picks up the cheeseburger and takes a bite of it.

<+14 Affection with Koneko Toujo>

I barely notice as she quickly devours the rest of it. Koneko Toujo? Didn't the game identify her as Shirone? I quickly [Observe] her and that screen says Koneko as well, despite it definitely calling her Shirone before.

Without knowing how the Game chooses what name it displays, I can only guess why her name is different now. I don't think it has anything to do with me, or at least I can't think of anything that I might've done to have changed it. Perhaps it's something to do with her then? A sign that she's struggling with her past and her identity?

I don't have any way of confirming that right now, but I'll keep it in mind.

Bringing my attention back to the present, I notice Koneko looking at the now empty plate. Her expression is flat, but I can tell that she's sad that there isn't any left and that she wants more.

I have burgers to spare, so I take another one out and slide it over to her again.

<+7 Affection with Koneko Toujo>

<Perk rewarded for reaching 50 Affection with Koneko Toujo>

<[Kemonomimi Lover] - Increases Affection gain with beings that resemble humans with animal-like features>

Koneko looks at me and it's hard to tell, but there's a small smile on her face. Then she turns her attention back to the burger and starts eating it. She eats it slower this time as if savoring it. The burgers were the last thing I cooked last night, which meant that they benefited the most from my [Cooking] skill.

I notice both Kiba and Rias looking on, mild surprise on their face. "Do either of you want one?" I offer. "I have a few more." Five more to be precise, not counting the one I plan on eating.

They both accept one. I'm slightly disappointed that I don't get Affection from either of them for it, but I suppose food just isn't as important to them. They do like it though and compliment my cooking.

Koneko finishes her burger, and I watch her to see how she feels, wondering if I should offer her another. But she seems satisfied and stacks the plates on top of each other. I watch her as she hesitates, before she carefully picks out one of the sweets she has, a simple shortbread cookie, and places it on the top plate. She hesitates for a moment, and then picks up another one and places it on the plate as well, before pushing the plates back over to me.

"For me?" I ask her, surprised. She nods. "Thank you," I say. I fight back the temptation to pat her head, unsure if 50 Affection is enough for her to be okay with that. Instead, I accept her offer and eat the cookie.

"Can you make sweets too?" she asks, speaking for the first time since I arrived.

"Yes I can," I say confidently as my [Cooking] skill kicks in and I learn how to make the very cookie that I'm eating. "Do you know how to make them?"

"No," she shakes her head, before tilting it. "Is it hard?"

"Depends on what you want to make," I answer. "Some of the fancier sweets are tricky, but something like this cookie you gave me is pretty easy. I could teach you how if you want."

She pauses at my offer, mulling it over. I get the sense that the concept of making her own sweets hadn't really ever occurred to her before. Finally, she nods. "I wanna learn." It's subtle, but there's an excitement in her eyes.

<+8 Affection with Rias Gremory>

<+6 Affection with Yuuto Kiba>

"That sounds like a great idea!" Rias says, joining the conversation. "We have a pretty good kitchen at our home, you can come over some time and use it to teach her. Or you could even do it here, there's a little kitchen right through that door." She indicates a door leading deeper into the building.

I nod at the suggestion. "I'll figure out when I have some free time and we'll set that up."

The rest of lunch passes in idle chatter, but I don't miss the small smile on Koneko's face.

-x-

Despite my sensory skills such as [Void Detect], [Sound Domain], and [Observe], my natural sense for magic and supernatural occurrences is relatively unrefined. I have the capability of it thanks to my high WIS score, but it's a sense I'm still getting used to, and one that I usually ignore in favor of my other skills.

But it's more than enough to sense the powerful figure that suddenly appears somewhere in the school shortly before classes end. I tense up when I feel it, wondering who is here as I try to figure out where they appeared. The precise distance is hard to tell, but the direction...that should be the Student Council Room. Which is outside the range of my skills, excepting [Void Sight], which I'm tempted but also hesitant to use.

So far, my magic is undetectable to the people I've come across thanks to my Void Touched Trait, but I haven't tested how complete that is. And using it to spy on such a powerful person strikes me as too risky of an idea.

I sit tense, waiting for a fight or something to break out as I think over who it could possibly be. Nothing happens though, leading me to think that it's most likely Serafall. My detection skills are a lot better than they were last time I saw her, and she's the one most likely to teleport into the Student Council Room during school hours. So I relax slightly as the bell rings, signaling the end of classes.

I had planned on spending the evening with Atsuko and Aika, but this required investigation, and if it is Serafall there, I didn't want to pass up the chance to gain some more Affection with her. So I say my goodbyes to them and head for the Student Council room, sensory skills up and active.

As I approach the room I realize that it's definitely not Serafall in there. [Void Detect] gives me little more than a 3D mapping of the person and a sense of people and magic, which isn't useful for identifying people I've only seen as two dimensional animated characters. If they're distinctive I can make a guess, but seeing them works much better.

The powerful magic is definitely coming from a man in the room that I don't recognize. Is this Sirzechs then? No, Sirzechs has long hair and this person doesn't. Perhaps Sona's father? I don't remember what he looks like.

Turning my attention to the others in the room, I notice that they're a little tense, but not overly so. So whoever it is at least neutral, or possibly an ally.

I arrive at the Student Council room. There's a ward over the door, but it's one I recognize as one that keeps away mundane humans. Sona showed it to me after I provisionally joined the Student Council, and showed me how to activate it as well. Ignoring it, I open the door and enter the room.

Once I see him, I immediately recognize who it is. Azazel, leader of the Grigori family and de facto leader of the Fallen Angel faction was not even in my top five list of suspects, but there he is, turning around to look at me as I enter the room.

<------>

Azazel

Race: Fallen Angel

Level: 4203

HP: 107800 (1078 per minute)

MP: 509950 (5099.5 per minute)

SP: 128240 (1282.4 per minute)

CON: 2156

STR: 3206

DEX: 5465

INT: 7285

WIS: 5854

CHA: 4985

LUK: 541

<------>

He's even stronger than Serafall, at least in terms of Level. His HP is lower though, by too large of an amount to just be the difference in stats. His hidden modifiers must be different than hers.

"Interesting," he says. "No presence at all."

"Hello," I greet him, ignoring his comment and feigning like I don't recognize him. "I didn't know we were going to have a guest today."

Sona sighs, but I can tell she's a little nervous. "It was a last-minute arrangement," she explains. "I'm glad you came though, as this actually pertains to you. Axton, meet Azazel, leader of the Fallen Angels that attacked you last week."

<First Impressions Perk Activated>

<+25 Affection with Azazel>

Nice to see that in action. 25 Affection was where people started being friendly rather than just polite, so starting there with such a powerful person was extremely helpful.

"Terrible business that was," Azazel says. "Axton, was it? I do want to apologize for that, it should never have happened."

"How did it happen then?" I ask, though from the reports I saw, I know exactly how it happened. Kokabiel.

"There were some issues in the chain of command," he answers vaguely. "Some orders that shouldn't have gotten passed down did, in fact, get passed down. But we've rooted out the issue now, it shouldn't happen again."

"That's good to hear," I say, interpreting his answers in my head. Kokabiel was acting against the wishes of his superiors, and he had Raynare and the others here up to things that Azazel disapproved of. But he's been handled now. How he was handled isn't clear, but ultimately not important. "It would be a shame if they had killed someone who wasn't able to defend themselves."

"Yes, that could've been pretty bad," he agrees. "As it is, I have to thank you for only killing two of them."

I shrug. "One I captured so I could question them, and the other surrendered when I offered it. I'm more surprised you aren't upset about the two I killed."

He waves his hand dismissively. "They attacked an unknown while following orders they should have known they shouldn't follow, and you were defending yourself." He shrugs. "Most others in your situation would've killed them all without any hesitation. That you offered them a chance to surrender at all is appreciated."

"In that case, you're welcome," I answer, slightly uneasy. While I didn't expect any consequences from my actions, I didn't expect him to be so easy going about it either. Is that because of the 25 Affection? My gut is telling me no, that he'd say the same thing at zero Affection.

"I'm glad you're here though, there was something I wanted to talk to you about." He says, getting to business. "You read those documents you gave to Serafall, correct?"

"Those and a few less interesting ones, yes," I answer. "If you're looking for the list of stray Exorcists there, I'm afraid I don't have that one."

"No no no, that's not a problem," he denies. "I just wanted to make sure you had some context. Does the name Asia Argento ring a bell?"

"An excommunicated Nun with the Sacred Gear Twilight Healing that was offered a place with the Fallen Angels and was to be sent here two days ago," I answer, leaving out the part where they also sent a Sacred Gear Extractor to arrive yesterday. "I figured that wasn't happening after what happened." Which is a problem, considering I want Asia, but one I need more information or more connections to solve. Or maybe it's not?

Azazel waves his hand in a so-so manner. "Yes, sort of. There have been some complications. If you read those documents, I'm sure you can guess what the problem in the chain of command was."

"Kokabiel giving additional orders I'm guessing?" I say. "It didn't escape my notice that it was only his signature on the more violent orders."

"Correct," he says. "It was his plan to send Asia here, which I was initially fine with, thinking that she'd be safe far away from the Church since they have such a minimal presence here in Japan. However, when I discovered his true plans for her, this became less fine. Normally, I'd do what I did initially, and stop her from coming here. But while Kokabiel has been removed from the chain of command, he hasn't been apprehended. And it's come to my attention that there are a lot of people in my organization that are more loyal to him than me, and we're still in the middle of ferreting them out and cleaning house."

Shit, Kokabiel is free? If he knows that I'm the one that ratted him out and screwed up his plans that could be annoying. Depending on how fast he acts, I don't think I can level up fast enough to fight him directly. "That's less than ideal, but I'm not sure how that relates to Asia. Or me."

"I'm getting to that," he continues. "See, I can't trust Asia with someone if they might be loyal to Kokabiel, that would be the same as handing her directly to him. However, all the people I can trust are too busy to keep an eye on her, as am I. Not to mention that after some idiot explained what happened to her she's been understandably uncomfortable around Fallen. So she can't stay with us anymore.

"So when thinking of a place for her to go, I thought, why not still send her to Kuoh? The logic of it being far from the Church's grasp still applies, and now that we've pulled out, there's no Fallen either. Unfortunately, there's the issue of not wanting to leave her at the mercy of the Devils, but that's easily solved by you, the third party not strictly affiliated with anyone.

"So to make a long story short, I've come to ask you for a favor. Can you take care of her and watch over her for now? At least until we clean house, though I imagine she won't want to come back to us, and we won't force her to."

I stay silent a moment, processing all of that. "To summarize, the information I gave led to the reveal of a secret faction within the Fallen working towards goals that don't align with yours and ruined their plans, one of which involved Asia Argento, who you want me to watch over, despite the value of her Sacred Gear. Which would place an even bigger target on my back than the one already there just from ruining his plans."

"Oh it's not nearly that bad," Azazel dismisses. "Any Fallen presence here in Kuoh will stick out like a sore thumb now that the Satans have reworked the protections on this town, and I have my best man chasing down Kokabiel, so he won't be a problem for much longer."

Best man...Vali? He also trusts Baraqiel, Akeno's father, quite a bit, but I don't think he's stronger than Kokabiel. So it would have to be Vali. Admittedly, the fact that Vali, host of the counterpart of Atsuko's Sacred Gear, is the one hunting down Kokabiel is comforting, as is the news of the reworked wards.

"Okay, sure," I say. "That doesn't explain why you're just giving up on her though."

"Easy. It's because we've already lost her," he says with a shrug. "She's not comfortable around us, and if given a chance she would probably run away. Which is too easy for someone like Kokabiel to exploit. Plus, despite her excommunication from the Church, she's still quite pious. And that has caused some strife with some of the Fallen."

I can see how that would be an issue. If I remembered correctly, the Fallen in the anime had put on an act for Asia. Until Freed butchered a person for summoning a Devil anyway.

I don't want to fight too hard on this, I'll gladly watch over Asia. I was worried it was going to be difficult to find her and I'd have to assassinate Diodora or something. But I can't just give in that easily.

"And what does Asia think about all this?" I ask.

"She's already agreed," Azazel answers immediately. "In fact, she's already on a plane headed here."

"...plane?" I repeat, baffled. "Why is she flying in? Why not just teleport her?"

"She requested it actually," he said. "She wanted to see what international travel is like for a normal person."

"I see," I say. I know she led a pretty sheltered life, so that makes sense.

Azazel continues. "Plus, it's not like I'm asking you to do this for free. They're not ready quite yet, but I have a few gifts to give to you, both as an apology for the actions of my subordinates and as a payment for agreeing to this."

And there it is, my excuse for accepting. I sigh. "Alright, alright. I'll do it. If she's already on the way, I can't leave her hanging."

"Excellent!" Azazel says. "Trust me, you won't regret it. She's a real cutie too, so look forward to that." I see Sona frown at that last tidbit, but she doesn't speak up. "Anyways, here's her flight information and some other useful information." He hands me a manila envelope that I don't remember seeing him hold before, nor did I see him pull it out from somewhere. Without breaking eye contact, I stash it in my inventory. His grin just widens.

"In that case, I'll leave it in your capable hands," he continues. "Her flight lands in about half an hour, which should give you just enough time to get there to greet her when she lands." He turns to Sona. "Sitri, thank you once again for the meeting, and let your sister know I said hi."

With that, a magic circle appears beneath his feet, so similar yet so different to the ones used by the Devils, and he vanishes.

There's a moment of silence in the room as we all collectively catch our breath, both feeling relief at no longer being in the presence of someone so strong, and at being able to relax without a major figure for one of the three main factions being in the room.

"Well, looks like I'm headed to the airport then," I say. "Sorry girls, I guess I'll have to hang out some other time."

"The Kuoh Airport is just outside of town, and while it's not very big, the traffic around it can get pretty bad around this time of day," Sona says. "I'll teleport you there instead. We don't have much use for planes, but we do use them sometimes, so we have a spot set aside for teleporting there. You'll be able to catch a taxi back, or you can call one of us to teleport you." She looks at me with a serious expression. "Despite Azazel's laid back attitude, this is important. There are a lot of people that would want Twilight Healing, and her being unassociated with any of the factions right now is a big deal. Treat this carefully, and call me the instant something goes wrong."

"Understood," I say. Though I seriously doubt anything will happen.

…

It doesn't count as taunting Murphy if I don't say it out loud, right?

--<New Quest Added>--

Nun Escort Mission

Objective: Protect Asia Argento and get her safely home

Secret Objective: ???

Secret Objective: ???

Reward: +15 Affection with Asia Argento, 2 Gacha Tokens, 2000 Hunie

Secret Reward: ???

Secret Reward: ???

--<>--

Shit.

-x-

[Fade], [Shadow Step], and [Spider Climb] make getting into the more restricted areas of the airport easy. Normally I wouldn't bother sneaking in and I would have just waited for her outside, but the quest had me on edge, so I decided to be more proactive and meet her at her gate. Which means sneaking past security.

My skills and speed make that easy though, and I'm sitting at the gate along with a handful of other people 15 minutes before Asia's flight is due to land. I've already checked everyone in here, and in fact every single person I saw on my way in, but I have yet to see anyone above level 1 or any suspicious names or stats.

I sit in silence, pretending to be waiting for another flight that's due to start boarding in an hour, using my detection abilities to my fullest. [Void Detect] and [Sound Domain] are both active, looking for anything suspicious, and I'm finally experimenting with [Void Sight].

[Void Sight] is both incredibly useful and not very useful. Unfortunately, I can't just point it at a person within range and get a vision of them, it's based purely on location. So I can easily view my home, where Kyu and Yua both are, and I can view the Student Council Room, where Sona and her peerage are. I can view any place I've been, and I can even shift my view to any place I can see with [Void Sight], meaning I can follow a path with repeated castings of [Void Sight] to just about anywhere. I can even use [Void Detect] where I'm using [Void Sight], though it seems the range is reduced. But this lets me get past walls and doors, so I'm able to scope out any part of the airport.

The further I got from my location though, the higher the cost per second is. I eat some of my sushi and down my singular Minor Regeneration Potion to boost my MP regeneration, but it's not enough and I have to spend several minutes total just waiting for my MP to refill. Thankfully, any place I've seen is a valid target for the skill and I don't have to retrace my steps again.

By the time Asia's flight lands, I've scoped out most of the airport and found nothing. So I turn my attention to the plane itself. It's not a large plane, but the flight details that Azazel had given me noted that she landed in Tokyo and took a connecting flight here to Kuoh, so a smaller plane makes sense for that. There were around forty total passengers, and I used [Observe] through [Void Sight] to check each of them. But Asia herself is the only one with a level above one.

<------>

Asia Argento

Level: 4

Race: Human

HP: 90

MP: 360

SP: 80

CON: 9

STR: 8

DEX: 7

INT: 18

WIS: 33

CHA: 21

LUK: 10

<------>

The most surprising thing about her stats is her mana. She can heal mortal wounds with just 360 MP? Twilight Healing is either amazingly efficient or doesn't even use her MP.

I shake my head. Something to look into later. I've cleared the plane, including the pilots, the bathroom, and the cargo hold. I stop using [Void Sight] as I wait for her to disembark so my MP can recover. My other skills remain active though.

Asia is the last one off the plane, despite her sitting closer to the front. I'm sure she sat there and let everyone off before her. As she leaves and starts looking around I stand up and walk over to her.

"Asia Argento?" I ask, drawing her attention to me.

<First Impressions Perk Activated>

<+10 Affection with Asia Argento>

Disappointingly low, but I'm sure I'll be able to boost it higher in no time, even without the Affection given by the Quest.

"Yes?" she asks, looking far too trusting.

"I'm Axton, I'm here to pick you up," I say. "They said you already agreed to stay with me?"

She smiles cheerfully and nods. "Yes! I wanted to come and thank you for what you did. Even if you weren't aware of it at the time, your actions ended up saving my life. So when Azazel offered to let me stay with you, I saw it as a sign from God, that He still has plans for me, and they somehow involve you."

"I see," I say. "Well, I'm glad to have you." I look around. "Come on, let's get going. You have luggage, correct?" She nods. "Let's go to baggage claim to pick it up then."

We walk side by side towards the right area. While we walked, I asked Asia some questions about herself, getting her to tell me things I already know about her so I don't have to pretend to not know certain things.

We arrive at baggage claim and wait patiently for her suitcase to arrive. I have my sensory skills active, but not [Void Sight], not wanting to spend the MP on it. But despite all that, it's my Danger Sense perk that alerts me first.

I suddenly spin, using [Void Drain] to block the incoming bullet made of light. Two more shots head directly for me, but I block both of them as well in the same way, draining them of most of their energy, so I barely take any damage.

Three shots are more than enough for me to identify the shooter, and I see him on the opposite side of the room.

<------>

Freed Sellzen

Race: Human

Level: 56

HP: 1,640

MP: 300

SP: 2,680

CON: 82

STR: 134

DEX: 201

INT: 15

WIS: 11

CHA: 7

LUK: 14

<------>

And here I thought I had skipped past this asshole. His expression is deranged and his smile is a twisted thing that makes his bloodlust clear. Seeing that the bullets are useless, he tosses aside the Light Gun and rushes at me.

It's at this point that the other people in the room start noticing what's happening, though they haven't started panicking yet.

"Asia, I need you to stay right here and call out to me if anyone approaches," I instruct her as I quickly equip my gear and draw my knives. Freed enters the range of [Void Detect] and I frown as I notice the two swords he has inside of his coat. One is a katana and the other is some sort of oddly shaped dagger. But most importantly they both pulse with a large amount of magical power.

"Wha-" Asia starts, but I'm off, rushing to meet Freed before he can get close to Asia. I don't know what his goal is, but it's better to make sure this fight doesn't happen too close to her.

Freed's grin widens as I approach, and he reaches into his coat to draw the katana within it, sheathe and all. He keeps running at me, but his hands are positioned to draw it quickly.

As we're about to clash, I use [Observe] on the blade.

<Excalibur Rapidly>

<One of the 7 fragments of True Excalibur. Triples the DEX of its wielder.>

Oh shit.

Freed's hand closes on the hilt of Rapidly and then he blurs. It's only my instincts that cause me to raise both knives to block his swing that would have taken my head off. I'm not sure how Gamer's Body would have handled that, and I have no desire to find out.

Freed cackles madly. "You actually blocked that? Good! I wouldn't want the fun to be over too quickly!"

I don't bother returning the banter and just send a [Void Beam] at him. He dodges it and swings again at me. Rather than blocking, I focus on dodging his swings.

By now, the people around us are starting to panic. I'm vaguely aware of them yelling and running away, though most of my attention is on the sword in front of me and the madman wielding it.

Freed with a tripled DEX is terrifying. My own DEX is only at 430 compared to his effective 603, and my fight with Kiba showed how much of an advantage you can have with a higher DEX, not to mention that Freed also had the advantage of experience and skill.

I focus on dodging and deflecting his blows as much as I can, but in many cases, I'm only able to reduce the blows, and he slowly starts to whittle my health down with cuts and glancing blows. This only makes him more manic though.

"I can feel my blade cutting you," he spits out. "Why aren't you bleeding?!"

I continue to ignore him. I can't keep up at this rate, his pace isn't giving me time to use any of my skills, and while I heal quickly, the speeds we're fighting at mean that even two percent of my health per second isn't very helpful.

Still, I have a rough outline of a plan, I just need a little space to use it. I start retreating, giving up ground as I dodge and deflect his swings. There is a pillar behind me, and it's casting a shadow. As I step back into the shadow, I activate [Shadow Step] and sink into it, stepping out of a shadow across the room.

Before Freed figures out where I am, I down a bunch of potions, cursing my lack of certain kinds of potions. I've been more worried about leveling up the skill than keeping a stock of useful potions. That will change, but for now, I use what I can.

Health Potions to top off my health, a Minor Protection Potion to reduce the damage done to me by 10%, a Minor Energy Potion to increase my SP Regen by 1%, and a Minor Speed Potion to bump up my DEX to 455. It isn't enough, but it's all I have. Freed has found me again and is rushing towards me. I take a deep breath to brace myself, pull out a Major Health Potion, and activate [Void Blood].

[Void Blood] is a skill I've avoided using because it costs 1,000 HP per second. When I first got the skill, I only had a bit over 4,000 HP, and I was uncomfortable experimenting with something that could kill me in four seconds. But now I have just under 7,000 HP, and combined with the fact that my base healing rate is 137.2 HP per second, means I could keep up the skill for about 7 seconds.

Some factors make it worth it now. First, my HP regen is currently boosted to 218.15 HP per second thanks to [Photosynthesis] and the large windows allow sunlight into the room. Second, I was really really hoping that the HP cost would decrease as I level up the skill, and the first twenty to thirty levels of a skill are always extremely fast to level. Though I'm worried about the debuff it applies, I just have to hope it will be something manageable. Either way, I don't have any other options right now.

As the skill activates, agony rips through my body as I feel the blood in my veins literally be replaced with a torrent of Void. I keep it up for as long as I can, teleporting away with [Shadow Step] when Freed gets too close, buying as much time as I can. I can see the frustration growing on his face.

"Stop teleporting around you fucker!"

And in his voice as well.

I pull up the skill description and I'm relieved to see that the HP cost does in fact decrease, even if it's not as much as I would like. Now level 12, the skill costs 900 HP per second, but it increases my stats by a whopping 209. And that was only three and a half seconds of leveling. Leveling that took out most of my health, but still.

As Freed approaches, I down the health potion in my hand, topping up my HP, and I raise my Double Strike Dagger. My DEX has surpassed his, getting rid of his speed advantage. But I can't keep this up for long.

I rush him. Rapidly is a good sword, and he still holds the skill advantage, so playing aggressively and getting inside his reach is my best bet. And with every second, my speed advantage grows, even as death gets closer.

Freed is the one on the back foot now, his eyes widening in surprise. The happy expression of twisted bloodlust is gone now. Now he's the one dodging my blows. With a thought, [Void Edge] coats my dagger, and I can see when he realizes the danger of that. A single blow would kill him, and I have every intention of doing so.

Landing the blow is difficult though. At the speeds we're moving, my Void skills are difficult to use, at least the offensive ones. [Void Call] and [Void Beam] have too long of a casting time, making them easy to dodge, and are too expensive to spam. Still, with my slowly rising stats, I'm starting to get the edge on Freed, and my cuts and stabs get closer and closer to him. Panic is starting to appear on his face as he realizes that he's the one in danger now.

Which is when things go wrong, of course.

As I give Freed a chance to breathe as I down another Major Health Potion, I notice five people enter the range of my [Void Detect]. They're the only people left in the area other than me, Freed, and Asia, and the fact that they're coming towards the fighting draws my attention immediately. And it draws Freed's as well.

"You all, get the girl! I'll take care of this fucker!" He shouts at five other stray exorcists that are approaching us. I glance to Asia, who's doing as I said and is staying still in one spot, looking shocked and afraid.

I quickly cast [Observe] on them, and their levels are in the mid-twenties and none of them have Holy Swords to boost their power. Not a threat to me, but definitely one to Asia.

I curse as the five exorcists dash for her and I rush to intercept them, ready to defend myself from Freed as I do so. But I'm caught completely off guard as he reaches inside his coat to grab the dagger still in there and turns and runs away. I turn my head to look at him with my eyes instead of [Void Detect] and discover that he's turned invisible. Is that two Excalibur fragments he has then?

"That won't work on me, you bastard!" I yell and send a [Void Beam] at him. He dodges out of the way though, causing me to blow a hole in the wall behind him, which he dives for and escapes through.

I curse and spend a fraction of a second contemplating chasing him, but the other exorcists are nearly on top of Asia, so I put him out of my mind and turn my attention back to them.

Before they reach her, I reach them. I slide to a stop in front of them, blocking the way to Asia. They all freeze, confusion on their faces.

"Your so-called ally ran off," I explained. "Looks like he used you as a distraction, turned invisible, and ran." I brandish my dagger at them and raise my hand, ready to cast [Void Beam]. "I'll give you the same chance I gave the Fallen Angels. Surrender now, and I'll let you live."

The five of them stand there, frozen. They exchange looks, and as one they scatter, choosing to flee rather than fight or surrender. Annoying. [Void Beam] nails one of them, cutting clean through them and dropping them. I rush at another, my knife ready. But when I catch up to them, I use [Void Devour] instead to drain his HP, slowing down the rate at which my HP is decreasing because of [Void Blood]. The other three make some distance as I do so, but I'd rather get my HP back as much as I can than chase them down.

My attention is drawn to them immediately though when I feel what I can only describe as a rupture in the very fabric of space with [Void Detect]. In the time it takes me to turn around to look, I feel a man burst out of the rupture, bowl into one of the fleeing exorcists, and then tear space even worse as he disappears, leaving behind only a splash of blue flame that quickly fades.

I gape, confused. What the fuck was that? The exorcist I'm currently draining dies, bringing my attention back to the situation. Nevermind, whatever it was, it fucked off. Three more uses of [Void Beam] finish off the exorcists, and things are suddenly quiet, with just Asia and me in an empty airport with five corpses scattered around the room. I finally turn off [Void Blood] as I down another Major Health Potion.

<You are now [Void Ravaged]>

<HP Regeneration and stats are decreased by 80% for one hour>

Fuck that's really bad, 80% is a massive penalty. Hopefully it won't be like that every time. It doesn't escape my notice that my [Void Blood] skill is at level 20, so hopefully as that levels up, the reduction will lower.

I put away my knife but keep my detection skills up as I walk over to Asia, who is visibly shaken. "Are you okay?" I ask her softly.

She nods slowly. "None of them got close to me. Are they…?"

"Dead?" I ask, and she nods. "Yes. Unfortunately, I'm not very good at holding back, and I couldn't risk them getting away so they could try to attack again." Asia looks like she's about to protest so I cut her off. "These are the people that planned on strapping you to a Sacred Gear Extractor to rip out your soul so they could have your Sacred Gear. They were already given a second chance when that plan failed. I had no intention of allowing them a third. God will sort them out now."

<+5 Affection with Asia Argento>

She pauses, and then slowly nods at my words. "Okay. I'll pray for their souls and for our Lord's mercy."

"Right, you do that. Just not right now." I look at the baggage claim conveyor. "Figure out which bag is yours and grab it. I need to make a call and start cleaning up." She nods and starts looking for her bag.

I pull out my phone and dial Sona's number. She picks up immediately. "Axton? What happened?"

"Shit went down Sona, and things got messy," I explain. "Asia and I are fine, but there were a lot of witnesses, and there's been a bit of structural damage. And there are some bodies."

"Please tell me they aren't civilian bodies," Sona asks.

"No, just some of the exorcists that were working for Raynare and the other Fallen." I go to each one and store them in my inventory.

"At least there's that," she says with a sigh.

"One of them got away though. And he had two Excalibur fragments."

The line is silent for a moment. "Are you sure?"

"He boasted about them, and they seemed pretty powerful to my senses," I said, partially lying. "One made him much faster, and the other turned him invisible."

"Rapidly and Transparency," Sona names them. "Fuck." I blink, surprised at the expletive from her. "This is going to be a problem. Okay Axton, stay where you are and try to clean up what you can, especially the bodies. I'll be right there."

"Got it," I say and hang up. I turn to Asia, who has a small suitcase on the ground in front of her. "We need to stick around for a bit, some friends of mine are going to help us clean up, make sure people don't panic over what happened here."

She nods, then looks at me in shock. "Wait, you must be hurt, right? Didn't that man say he cut you?"

I shake my head. "He did, but I heal fast, and I'm already back in perfect condition." I pause. "Well, not perfect. I had to use a technique that leaves me weak afterward. Can Twilight Healing heal things like poison?"

She nods. "It's a little harder, but I've healed all sorts of strange things." she raises her hands, and a green glowing ball of light appears. I watch it as it soaks into my skin, and I feel a wave of relief wash over me.

<Status Condition Cured>

I look at her MP levels. They dropped down to 160. 200 MP to heal a pretty serious status condition? Twilight Healing was amazing. I smile and pat Asia on the head. "Thanks for that, now I really am back in perfect condition."

<+10 Affection with Asia Argento>

She blushes and looks down. "It's fine, I'm happy to do it."

"Here, let me get your luggage," I say and I store it in my inventory.

She tilts her head. "Is that a Sacred Gear?"

I shrug. "Jury is still out on how I do it, but that's the leading theory."

I feel a flash of magic nearby with [Void Detect] and twirl to face it, but it's just Sona, Tsubaki, and Momo teleporting in. Sona looks around, spots us, and the three of them walk over to us.

"You already cleaned up the bodies?" she asks, immediately getting to business.

"Yep, I have them stored," I confirm.

She nods. "Good. Hold onto them for now, I'll tell you what to do with them later. For now, I want you and Asia back at your home ASAP. We'll handle clean up, it's not something you're equipped to handle anyways. Unless you have some memory manipulating skills? Or repair skills?"

"Nothing like that, unfortunately," I say. "Sorry to make such a mess."

She sighs. "No, you're fine. It was out of your control, and no civilians died so things aren't too bad. It's just annoying going through the whole process of cleaning things up." She shakes her head and looks over to Momo. "Please get them home." And with that, Sona walks off with Tsubaki to start taking care of things.

Momo turns to me, her expression making it clear that she's in business mode, but it softens when her gaze meets mine. "You just keep finding yourself in messy situations, don't you?"

"Hey, I went almost an entire week without someone trying to kill me," I joke. "That's not half bad."

She just shakes her head lightly and then looks at Asia. "Welcome to Japan Asia, I'm sorry your reception has been so chaotic."

Asia shakes her head. "No, it's fine. It's my fault they attacked anyway. If anything, I'm sorry for being such a bother."

"Nah," I deny. "They're the murderous assholes, and you're the victim. No apologies are needed from you."

<+5 Affection with Asia Argento>

Raising her Affection is so easy, I love it. At this rate, it will only take a couple days to reach 100.

"You'll be in good hands with Axton watching over you," Momo continues. "And once you two are back in Kuoh proper, there shouldn't be any more surprises. Unfortunately, the airport is just a little too far outside of town to be covered by the wards."

I frown. "Seems like an obvious oversight, considering the amount of traffic that must run through here."

Momo shakes her head. "As far as the supernatural goes, it's rarely used. And since our wards are strictly circular, extending it out to cover this airport would massively increase the total area, which causes it to drain more energy. Still, if I know Sona, this place will have its own set of specialized monitoring wards within a few days.

"That's a discussion that can wait though." She raises a hand and a magic circle appears beneath our feet. "We'll talk more later, okay?"

"Sure thing," I agree. "Oh, and let Sona know I won't be at school tomorrow," I add on. Momo nods, and with a surge of magic Asia and I are teleported away, appearing in my bedroom. I spend a brief moment wondering why Momo sent us here and not my living room, but I'm immediately distracted by the appearance of a game window.

--<Quest Completed!>--

Nun Escort Mission

Objective: Protect Asia Argento and get her safely home

Secret Objective: Don't let anyone touch Asia

Secret Objective(Failed): Kill Freed Sellzen

Reward: +15 Affection with Asia Argento, 2 Gacha Tokens, 2000 Hunie

Secret Reward: +20 Affection with Asia, 3 Gacha Tokens, 3000 Hunie

Secret Reward(Failed): 4 Gacha Tokens, 4000 Hunie, Excalibur Rapidly

--<>--

<Perk rewarded for reaching 50 Affection with Asia Argento>

<[Helloooo Nurse!] - Increases Affection gain with healers by 20%>

<50,000 XP rewarded for the fights>

<Void Mage Class is now Level 73>

Dammit, maybe I should have been more aggressive in chasing Freed. Though I would have failed the objective to not let anyone touch Asia. Whatever, I'll track down and kill the bastard later, and hopefully I'll be able to take Excalibur Rapidly off of his hands then. Though holding on to one of the fragments of Excalibur might be more trouble than it's worth.

Still, some XP, 35 Affection with Asia, 5 Gacha Tokens, and 5000 Hunie total is very appreciated.

I turn to Asia, who's looking around the room, curiosity in her eyes. "Welcome to my humble little apartment," I say. "Or the bedroom of it anyways. Come on, I'll show you where everything is."

She's over 50 Affection now, so I don't hesitate to reach down and grab her by the hand to lead her into the hallway. She blushes a little, but she doesn't say anything and her hand squeezes slightly around mine.

The vague outlines of a plan form in my head. I nudge her slightly with [Erotic Pierrot] and hit her with a light [Touch of Pleasure]. Then I take a quick look at her with [Lewd Scouter].

<------>

Asia Argento

Arousal: Low

Perversion: Low

Affection: 65

Orientation: Straight

Fetishes: None

<------>

Asia is someone who on the surface is very pure and naive, but I think it would be more accurate to call her a blank slate, and the fact that her fetish list is just 'None' only makes me more confident in that. In the anime, she goes from pure nun to sleeping nude with Issei and willing to let him do anything to her extremely quickly.

There were a few factors at play there. First, she was in love with him. Second, she was turned into a Devil which likely had some subtle influences, and third, the competition of all the other girls egged her to push past her previous boundaries a little faster. But her actions weren't those of a good Christian girl going bad. Instead, they struck me more as someone who never really thought about sexuality before being introduced to it.

Which meant that she's the perfect blank slate to mold into whatever I want. I'm only one girl away from completing Kyu's quest, and I've decided it's going to be Asia. But unfortunately for Kyu, I'm going to take my time with her, making sure to shape her properly. This is something I can't afford to rush.

"So that one bedroom is the only bedroom, and the bathroom is right here," I say, giving her a tour as I lead her to the living room. "Through here is the living room." Yua is sitting on the couch next to Kyu, eyes fastened to us as we walk in. "And here's my adorable little daughter, Yua. Yua, meet Asia. A friend of Sona's asked me to watch over her for a bit so she'll be staying with us for a while."

Yua pads over to us and Asia crouches down. "Hi Yua," she greets her. She holds out her hand to pet her but hesitates. Yua doesn't though and starts rubbing her head on Asia's outstretched hand. Asia breaks out into a big smile and starts scratching her behind the ears.

After a moment of that, Asia pulls back, and Yua looks up at me. "Yua likes Asia. Asia gives good scratches and she smells good."

Asia blinks, surprised. "She can talk?"

"She's also my familiar," I explain. "She's very smart, and recently a new friend was kind enough to use a spell so she could speak vocally, instead of just through our familiar bond."

"Yua is very thankful to Kiyome," Yua says. "Before, Yua could only talk to Papa, Mama, and Aunty Kyu."

"Mama and Aunty Kyu?" Asia asks.

"Mama is Mama," Yua helpfully explains. "Mama and Papa found Yua and saved her. Aunty Kyu is Papa's friend who spends time with me when Papa is busy."

Asia looks at me, still confused. "I'm Papa, and Mama is Momo, the white-haired girl who teleported us here. And Kyu is a friend who sometimes watches Yua." I glance at the fairy in question. She's sitting on the couch watching us. She waves, seemingly uncaring that her existence has been discovered.

"Yua, what do you mean you talked to Mama?" I ask.

Yua tilts her head, confused. "Papa did that thing that let her talk to Mama, remember?"

The thing? Oh right! The Sending Stones I had given to the two of them back right after the Fallen incident. "Papa forgot," I say. "I remember now."

Yua sniffs at my pant leg. "Papa smells like blood. Has Papa been fighting without Yua?"

"Just a little," I fib. "There were some punks who wanted to kidnap cute little Asia here, so I taught them a lesson."

"C-cute?!" Asia exclaims, surprised at the sudden compliment.

I nod in an overly serious manner. "Extremely cute," I say again as I pat her on her head.

<+12 Affection with Asia Argento>

Over 75 Affection and I've barely had to work for it. I lean in just a little harder on [Erotic Pierrot] as I pat her on the head. She blushes brightly. I grab her by the hand, [Touch of Pleasure] still active, and guide her to the kitchen.

"Here, take a seat," I say, directing her to the table. "I'm sure you must be hungry after your flight." I take one of my burgers out of my inventory and place it in front of her.

Her eyes widen as she sits down. "Is this a hamburger? I've only seen them on TV."

"That's a shame," I say. "That's a genuine American style cheeseburger that I made myself, practically fresh off the grill." I sit down next to her and take another one out for me. I'll have to make more soon. I pick up my burger and notice that she's still just staring at hers. "Come on, like this." I show her how I'm holding the burger, and then I take a bite out of it.

I watch her as she slowly brings the burger to her tiny mouth and takes a bite out of it. Her eyes widen. "I've never had something that tastes so good," she says, barely taking the time to breathe before she's taking another, larger bite.

<+6 Affection with Asia Argento>

"Don't forget to chew," I tease. "It's not going anywhere. While you're staying with me I'll provide you with all sorts of delicious food."

She pauses in her quest to devour the burger. "That's- that's too much," she says, her cheer and enthusiasm disappearing. "I don't deserve to be treated so well."

"Oh?" I say casually. "Why is that?"

"Did they tell you why I was excommunicated from the church?" she asks, placing her food back down onto the plate and putting her hands in her lap.

"You healed someone that turned out to be a Devil and priests panicked because they touted Twilight Healing as something Holy and the fact that it heals Devils doesn't fit with that explanation," I say. "So instead of admitting they were wrong, they turned the blame on you, despite how little sense that makes."

"I happily healed anything and everything they asked me to," she continues. "I had no life outside of healing for them, but that was okay. Twilight Healing is a gift that God gave me, and I was happy to use it to help others. But despite that, they just threw me away."

"Let me stop you right there," I interrupt. "They did that because they're idiots, not because you deserved it. God gave you that Sacred Gear and they have the gall to call you a witch for it?" I scoff. "The way I see it, you deserve so much better than the way they treated you."

She shakes her head in denial. "I don't. I'm just a stupid girl who only knows how to heal. I'm trash that people just throw to the side. The Church threw me away and the Fallen just wanted to kill me and take my Sacred Gear and they threw me away too when they got found out."

She's on the verge of tears. I turn from where I'm sitting next to her and pull her into a hug, momentarily dropping the lewd skills. She seems surprised at first but quickly hugs me back, clinging tightly to me.

"Now you're with me," I say. "Which means you won't be used anymore. Tell me what you want to do, and I'll make it happen."

She's silent for a moment. "What do I want?" she says, her voice slightly muffled by the fact her face is currently pushed against my chest. "I-..." she trails off. It's apparent that she'd never considered it before. "I want friends. I want to spend time with them and talk with them and to share secrets with them."

"Well, you've got me," I say. "There's one friend. And I know a bunch of people. Sure, a lot of them are Devils, but they're good people. And tomorrow I'll talk to Sona about enrolling you in the school, and you can make all sorts of friends there."

<+6 Affection with Asia Argento>

So close now. She looks up at me. "Really? I can go to school?"

"Absolutely. Don't worry about the language, I'll figure out something to help you translate. And if there's anything you don't understand, I'll be there to help you understand it."

"I also want to keep healing," she says.

"And I won't stop you," I say. "If you want, I can help you figure out the logistics of that. I know people who are good at that, and who have connections. I'll help support you however you want to do it."

<+6 Affection with Asia Argento>

Just one more. She blushes and buries her face back in my chest. "And I want to stay with you forever," she murmurs. "I don't want to be thrown away anymore."

"Then it'll be me and you until the end of time, and even beyond that if I have anything to say about it."

There's no Affection gain for a moment, and I fear that that wasn't enough. But then she speaks up again. "Why? Why would you do all this for me? You just met me."

"Easy," I say. "Because it's within my ability to do so, and it would make you happy, which would make me happy."

<+5 Affection with Asia Argento>

<Perk rewarded for reaching 100 Affection with Asia Argento>

<[Overflowing Health] - Party members have their HP Regen increased to 1%/second>

And there it is. Considering everyone but myself usually has an HP Regen rate measure in minutes instead of seconds, that is a massive increase. Also, I believe that's a new record for the fastest 100 Affection. Even Aika took most of a day. It's barely been an hour since I met Asia.

"Thank you, Axton," she says quietly.

"Don't worry about it," I reply. "Now come on, let's finish these burgers and then start getting ready for bed. You must be dying for a shower and some rest after traveling all day."

She nods, and we finish our food in comfortable silence. After that, I show her how the shower works, and leave her in there to wash up. While she's in the shower, I go hang out with Kyu on the couch.

"So we've got a new roommate, huh?" Kyu comments.

I use [Sound Domain] to make sure Asia can't hear us, though she probably wouldn't be able to anyway. "Yep. It was sorta a last-minute thing, but a chance came up and I wasn't going to let it slip by."

Hmm. While I'm sitting here, I may as well level up some skills. Or one skill in particular. I fire up [Void Sight] and aim it at the bathroom where Asia is currently getting undressed.

"Perv," Kyu shoots at me, teasing.

I shrug. "You're in no position to comment about my voyeurism," I fire back. "Besides, this is good for grinding the skill level, and as her host, I need to protect her by keeping a close eye on her."

"Wow okay, you are officially protesting way too much," Kyu says. "You coulda stopped at the first one."

"Whatever," I say as I watch Asia, now nude, step into the shower. Like spying on the Student Council changing, it wasn't all that satisfying. But a shower was sexier than just getting changed, so I still enjoyed it. Asia was on the petite side, but she has plenty of curves to her, and by normal standards, her boobs are perfectly average. Which makes them small here in DxD, but whatever. Boobs are great in all sizes, within reason.

"So you don't mind that Yua mentioned you to Asia?" I ask after a few minutes of silence.

"Nah, I already talked to her about that," Kyu says. "I was thinking of starting to get a little more social. Not fully, but I wouldn't mind talking to some other people besides you two sometimes." She grins. "Plus, when I officially join your harem, that means I can spend some 'quality' time with all of the other cute girls you're collecting."

I roll my eyes. "You're just like Atsuko, you perv."

"Bitch please," Kyu protests. "If anything, she's just like me. I've been bisexual for almost 400 years, she just admitted it to herself last week."

"It's hard to argue against that," I say. Asia is getting out of the shower now. She's looking around for something...oh. "Oops," I say, but I don't move.

"What?" Kyu asks.

"I still have Asia's luggage in my Inventory," I say. "Which means she doesn't have a change of clothes right now."

As if on cue, the bathroom door opens, and Asia steps out timidly, wrapped in only a towel. "Umm, Axton?"

I act casual, like I don't even notice her state of dress. "What's up?" I ask. Even as I do, I use [Erotic Pierrot] on her hard to increase her arousal.

"Can I have my suitcase?" she asks. "It has all my clothes in it."

"Oh right, sorry about that," I say as I pull it out. "Here you go," I get up and carry it over to her, activating [Touch of Pleasure] as much as I can and making sure our hands 'accidentally' brush.

She blushes and quickly snatches her suitcase back and escapes back into the bathroom with an "okaythankyoubye!"

I laugh and sit back down on the couch.

"So how quickly are you gonna get some with her?" Kyu asks. "You got her to 100 Affection pretty quick, you could probably convince her to sleep with you tonight."

I shake my head. "No, there's no rush. She's so malleable right now. I want to make sure I take full advantage of that."

"Ooh, that's kinky," Kyu says approvingly. "Though I'm starting to feel kinda blue balled. You're just one girl away, and you decide to take your time with the last one?"

I shrug. "Sorry about that. There are other girls I might sleep with before her though, so it might not be too long."

"Fingers crossed," Kyu says as the bathroom door opens. Asia comes out wearing a rather chaste nightgown.

"You good?" I ask her, and she nods. "Okay. You can sleep in my bed."

She frowns. "But what about you?"

"It's fine, I don't need much sleep," I say. Or any at all really.

Asia shakes her head, a stubborn expression on her face. "No, it's your home, you should sleep in your own bed. I can sleep on the couch, or even the floor."

"Nope," I deny. "You're my guest and I refuse to let you sleep anywhere but a proper bed."

Asia seems to recognize that we're at an impasse, and I can see her thinking, looking for a possible solution. She blushes slightly and looks at me with an expression that is half shyness and half hope. "Maybe we can share the bed? I'm not very big, I won't take up much room."

Hook, line, and sinker. "That could work," I say. "That is, if you're okay with it."

She nods. "I trust you, and I don't mind."

"In that case, we'll do that." I stand up. "Give me a couple minutes to get ready and I'll be right in, okay?" She nods, and I head into the bathroom to wash my face and brush my teeth. I stash my clothes save for my Lucky Underwear into my inventory.

When I enter the bedroom, Asia is kneeling in front of the bed, her hands clasped in prayer. I stand at the door for a few moments, giving her time to finish up. When she finishes, she raises her head and gets to her feet.

She turns to me and immediately blushes. "Oh! Umm…" she trails off nervously, her eyes darting back and forth between me and the floor as she struggles not to look at me.

"Sorry, I usually sleep like this," I say completely unapologetically. "I can throw on some pants if that would make you more comfortable."

She pauses but shakes her head. "No, it's fine. I'm already imposing on you, you should sleep how you're most comfortable."

I shrug. "If you're sure?" She nods vigorously. "Alright, well let me know if you change your mind."

I turn off the light, leaving the bedside lamp as the only source of light. I pat her on the head as I pass her and lay down in the bed. I turn to her and wave her over to encourage her to lay down next to me. The bed is small, but there's enough room for two people to lay comfortably with a bit of space between them.

So it's a pleasant surprise when Asia gets into the bed closer to me than is necessary. I smile and reach over and turn off the light. "Good night Asia," I say.

"Good night Axton," she replies. "Thank you. For everything."

-x-

-Bonus Scene-

Nakamura Hibiki was a hikikomori, a shut-in. She was fine with that and had accepted it. Why would she want to leave her apartment more than she had to? All her stuff was there, and there was little of interest outside of that. Sometimes she would trek out for a new game or special event, but rarely did she leave outside of that. Even her groceries could be delivered to her front door thanks to the power of modern technology.

It wasn't that she was afraid of the outside world, or people in general. She just had no interest in them, and she wasn't very good at socializing. No, it was just easier for her to stay at home. She got all the education she needed online and made some pocket change by doing commissions online. Though it was her parents' money that allowed her to live here in Kuoh, alone and technically jobless.

Hibiki was alone, but she was fine with that. She lived a monotonous life where she spent her days trawling the web and indulging in her hobbies. Life was boring but in a comfortable way.

Until her strange new neighbor moved in.

She noticed the day he moved in. Of course she did. She already had a habit of spying out her peephole whenever she heard anything on the walkway in front of her door, and a team of movers carrying furniture and boxes is hard to miss.

Her first impression of her new neighbor, a foreigner with black hair and golden eyes, was mild. He was cute, polite, and wasn't the kind of neighbor to come and unnecessarily greet all of his neighbors when he moved in. Which Hibiki appreciated. Pretending to not be there when someone was knocking at your door was annoying because then you had to be quiet even after they left so they don't know you were ignoring them.

But a few days after her new neighbor, who she mentally started referring to as "that boy", things grew stranger and stranger.

The walls between the apartments weren't especially thin, but certain kinds of noises tended to pass through them, especially since their living room and bedrooms shared a wall. So she was able to hear all sorts of things coming from his apartment.

The first thing she heard was his voice, a lot. She couldn't make out the words even with her ear pushed up against the wall, because he rarely seemed to even speak Japanese. It was mostly English, and another language she wasn't familiar with. French maybe? Her imagination went wild with thoughts of her new neighbor secretly being an international spy, and he was talking on the phone with spies and all kinds of shady contacts.

And then the next day she heard a cat, which completely threw her for a loop. Not only was it hard for her to imagine why a spy would have a cat, or rather a kitten from the sounds of it, but she knew for a fact that cats weren't allowed in these apartments. It was one of the reasons she was moving soon, she wanted a cute little cat of her own. She didn't report him though. She was unwilling to flaunt the rules like that, but she understood the desire for a feline companion, and would never betray a fellow cat lover.

That was only the tip of the iceberg though. Over the next couple of weeks, two main occurrences really drew her attention. The least of which was the strange delivery guy. When she heard voices outside her door, she used the peephole and was just barely able to see the edge of the man standing there in front of that boy's door. They were speaking in English, and her English was pretty rusty so she couldn't really follow what they were talking about.

It was strange to her because she got deliveries frequently, and never had any of them spoken English or worn a uniform that color. She also hadn't heard him walk by her door, which you have to to get to her neighbor's door, but that could have just been him walking quietly.

Except she heard her neighbors door close, and the delivery person vanished. There was only one stairwell and no elevator, so you had to pass by her door to get to or from that boy's apartment. But despite standing there for 10 minutes, she didn't see him again. Did that boy invite him inside? She was sure she had heard the door close while she could still see the man, but perhaps she was mistaken? She checks the living room and even the bedroom walls, listening for the sound of their voices. Instead, she heard nothing. No voices, no noises.

Speaking of noises, that gave rise to the second thing she noticed about her neighbor. He was an absolute womanizer. She counted three women he had brought back home and had sex with over the past couple of weeks, some of them multiple times. One time he even had two of them over at the same time!

And tonight, he had girl number four over, and this girl was not shy about her voice. Hibiki sat with her back to her bedroom wall, listening to her strange neighbor cause this girl to moan like a professional porn star, a wand vibrator pushed up against her clit as she bit her lip to stop herself from moaning as well as she imagined the scene within.

It wasn't the first time she had masturbated to the sounds of him having sex with a girl. In fact, technically she had done it every time, though the first time she hadn't started until near the end. After that, whenever she heard moans coming through the wall, she busted out her old friend, her vibrator, and drove herself to orgasm, imagining herself as the girl in the other apartment.

Something about hearing it was so much more personal, and so much more erotic than the porn she watched or the eroge games she played. In fact, it had inspired her to start drawing more erotic art, usually featuring a man that looked a lot like her neighbor, and a woman who looked like the character she used online to represent herself.

It wouldn't be wrong to say that her neighbor loudly having sex with girls was the main reason that she had recently gained a lot more followers and commission requests as her art got lewder and lewder. He was also the reason for most of her masturbation sessions, either when she listened in on him or was just fantasizing about him.

She was almost sad that she was moving next week since she would lose such a great source of inspiration, but she would manage, somehow.

She heard an especially loud moan through the wall as tonight's girl climaxed again, and as her imagination showed a scene of her bent over in front of her neighbor, climaxing around his member, she orgasmed as well, biting her lip hard enough that she worried that it would bleed.

She looked down at her panties, now thoroughly soaked, and sighed. Well, she needed to do a load of laundry anyway. She started to get up from where she was sitting on the floor but froze as she heard the sound of moaning pick up again.

Her eyes widened. They were still going? It had been 45 minutes since they started, but their endurance seemed infinite. Well, if her panties were already soaked anyway…

She flicked the switch on her wand vibrator to turn it back on and once again placed it on her clit. She decided to enjoy the sounds while she could, as she went back to fantasizing about her strange new neighbor.