Arc 1: The Beginning - Chapter 4

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Time*

Arc 1: The Beginning - Chapter 4

Hours later*

"I think I'll leave you to do the cooking from this point on, Rias. I have never eaten something so delicious before." Zheng said to Rias. As he rubs his stomach, with Rias leaning on his left as they're sitting on the couch once more after a good meal eaten together as well as cleaning up afterward. Which was easily done by both of them via Letter Magic and Demonic Power.

"No problem. I love to cook for you, darling." Rias smiled at Zheng, then let out a blissful sigh. As she never would have thought she could cook anything so delicious and all she had to do was replicate everything she saw online, then add in the effect of improving her food quality by imaging it before letting her Demonic Power activate. "If anything, just leave all the cooking to me." She loves to help out, even if it's just for a small thing like cooking.

"Well, back to studying my Letter Magic." Zheng said to Rias. Then, begin writing multiple Magic Words in midair with just a flick of his fingers. While it appears rapidly, but all of these Magic Words only have single effects, which is what focused on developing his speed to write these Magic Words before switching to another language. Then switch to another difficult Spell to work on.

"Amazing..." Rias whisper in awe, for she still can't believe someone possesses such Magic. In fact, she can still see the faint light coming from the walls still. Yet, these Magic Words being made by Zheng so easily just make her feel like. As long she is with Zheng, then nothing could go wrong in her life any longer nor would she has to be afraid.

Zheng continues to flick his fingers until they become a blur. Something that shouldn't be possible for a human. However, for Zheng. It's due to the hidden words of the Dragon Language engraved directly into his bones. Only his hands' bones have been enhanced. The rest are still normal and Zheng still doesn't have enough Magic Power to do the rest for his bones. Let alone his entire body. As most of the words used with the Dragon Language require too much Magic Power.

However, it's fine for Zheng. As his hands are the tools to write all the Magic Words. As well as having a stronger grip and durability. Including better channeled for Magic Power, making using Letter Magic with his hands very easy. Compared to his first week without them.

Soon, after entering the four-digit range of how many Magic Words he just write and erase. Zheng's right hand started to hurt; therefore, he switches to his left hand and did the same.

All while Rias watch this whole thing. So interesting, that she could barely take her to move her eyes away. Something she had done many times while cooking.

30 minutes later*

"Okay, that's enough for me. Sorry if I had you waiting for me. Must have been boring for you, Rias." Zheng said to Rias. As he finished practicing his writing speed and applying a couple of Magic Words onto his fingers to heal them in the middle of training to prevent the training session from coming to an end so soon.

"No, it's fine! In fact, you have done so many things I could use as a reference point to improve myself." Rias speak the truth, where she watches how fast her darling performs his Letter Magic so fast. Make her realize how slow she has been in using her Power of Destruction, including the time she had to rely on others to help her prepare before she attack. Heaven, she can see how foolish she was in the past, where it only requires one fast enemy to take her down and even take her hostage in order to be used against her peerage or outright kill her without her being able to do a thing.

So with this mindset. Rias vows to herself to improve herself to be able to stand right next to her darling and fight with him without having him protect her the entire time.

"That's good to hear." Zheng replied though he kind of a bit disturbed how Rias wasn't demanding to go outside or do something other than stay indoors. Then again, she still might be in the mood for sex. "Are you bored sticking indoors for this long?" He might as well just ask and be done with it.

Rias give Zheng a bitter smile, "I wouldn't say I would be bored, but more like I'm still a bit afraid of going outside right now. Sure, with this on my wrist, but I'm still a bit scared of being found by accident. After all, even if I can't be detected. That doesn't mean none of the other Devils from the Gremory Clan couldn't find me on the street." Rias lean into her darling's arms for comfort. "If anything, I think your idea of staying low-key is best for me. Even if it means not going outside for a week or so."

Looking at Rias in his arms. Zheng can tell that Rias is truly afraid of going outside. Maybe she was using sex as a way to distract herself. He won't be surprised if that was the case and going by the way her eyes went last night. He can say for sure, that Rias was not in the right state of mind. Not even the Clear Mind Spell would help much in this case. Nor does he want to mess with Rias's mind further than he already did. Just trying to clear her mind was pushing it already.

Zheng thinks about going out to check the local library for anything he needs to research further or using the computer available for public use and decides to just put that on hold for the time being.

Great, he is already attached to Rias before he realizes it. In all honestly, this is what he gets for having sex with Rias. The moment she got a hold of him. It would be nearly impossible to get rid of her unless he was willing to kill her or throw her back to her family. But, he won't do such a thing, and because he already has a taste of Rias and knows how it's impossible not to have her around later on.

Damn, this makes Zheng feel like he is a scumbag for thinking like this, and now that he thinks about it. Clearly, he needs to stop relying on canon knowledge. After all, if what Rias said about losing the Rating Game against Riser. Issei should have come back for a second round to help Rias out. Yet, she didn't mention this; therefore, it never happens. In addition to this, Rias even mention how her peerage didn't like the way she was selfish, which shouldn't be a thing since they should have known already. Especially with Akeno and Sirzechs. Mostly the latter, who should be a bro-con.

Well, look like the bro-con wasn't truly one or maybe he wasn't in this universe. Zheng wasn't quite sure nor does he want to find out the Sirzechs in this universe is the manipulated type. Though he is baffled by the lack of action on Issei's part, but his loss. Rias is his now... Man, he is really attached to Rias now.

"Well, I guess for the rest of today. We can do some training together." Zheng said to Rias, as he quickly thinks up a plan for them to train together for the rest of today.

"How are we going to train?" Rias look around, where the room wasn't big enough for them to train. Unless Zheng meant training with their Magic, which would have to be the basic ones. Otherwise, they would destroy everything around them. Something she rather not happen.

"Through mental training." Zheng made a gesture to Rias to lay down on the bed, which she did but she looks at him with a confused look. "Now, I'm going to use Letter Magic, to make an artificial mindscape where we'll be in and train. Of course, this is to gain experience and just experience. Therefore, neither of us would gain more energy or have a stronger body."

"Okay, I'm ready." Rias said to Zheng in a serious tone, then a glint of mischief appears in her eyes. "By the way, should I strip out of my clothes to make this easier for us?"

"Training first. Sex afterward." Zheng rolls his eyes at Rias, who just huffs at him and pout, making him wonder if Rias have the Sin of Sloth. If so, it makes sooooo much sense why Rias didn't bother to work herself to the bone in order to get out of the arranged marriage she was forced into by her family. "Now, prepare yourself. By the time we're finished. You might be knocked out due to your brain not handle so many deaths and still be alive by the end."

"Wait, what-?" Rias was cut off. As Zheng places his right palm against the back of Rias's head and with a flick of his left index finger to quickly write down all the Magic Words needed to use the Mindscape Battlefield Spell, which didn't take that long for this is something he uses very often during his time in Highschool DxD in order to gain more experience without having to personally go out and hunt down Stray Devils for live combat experience.

An hour later*

Zheng blinks a couple of times before his mind is regaining back focus as the Mindscape Battlefield Spell has ended. However, he can see Rias pass out and not waking up anytime soon. Also, her clothes are soaked with cold sweats. Not that he can blame her since his whole body is covered in sweats as well. A side effect from using the Mindscape Battlefield Spell.

Welp, nothing he could do about it.

Zheng's eyes went cold a second later, then place his right palm at the back of Rias's head and with his left hand to write out a long chain of Magic Words, forming into the History Reading Spell, which allows him to read Rias's history without her knowing it, including the time she isn't conscious or if she somehow got her memory manipulated. This is something he was planning to use when Rias fall asleep last night, only to for him to be too exhausted to do so.

Now, to find out if he should allow Rias to stick around or not. Hopefully, he won't find something that would make him regret falling into his lust for Rias. Otherwise, this will leave a mental scar, if it's possible that is.

A few minutes later*

Well, damn. Zheng can trust Rias for sure. However, her family, on the other hand. It's best they never met or else one of them will become a cripple or dead. Mostly with Zheng dead if he dares go against Rias's family without him finish engraving all the needed Magic Words from the Dragon Language all over his body. Mainly the bones first, including the skull as well.

To think Sirzechs aimed to push Rias to the deep end, only for him to become the last resort where Rias would willing to sleep him in exchange for his help of her own free will. Seeing how Sirzechs talk about this to Rias before removing her memory of it. Eager to take her, but kept back to wanting to take in Rias's face the moment they have sex and taking her virginity.

Yup, it's best he doesn't meet Sirzechs until he finishes modifying his own body to become stronger than the average human. Luckily, any trackers placed on Rias are easily removed and blocked from being tracked due to the Magic Words on the walls in this apartment. Letter Magic is so overpowered when used right.

Overall, Zheng is seriously going to have to up his training. As well as figure out a way to travel to an entirely different universe if he can't kill Sirzechs and anyone else that might come after him once they found out about Rias. But, at the very least, he can say Rias is for sure wasn't acting around him nor trying to lower his guards down to be capture.