Dxd: A demon Among Devils
Chapter 75: [75]:Monster

Chapter 75: [75]:Monster

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"You saw it too?"

"The Great War may have ended, but we still have spies in each other’s camps," the girl shrugged, "Even if we did not, the Devil Network was not exactly subtle when it aired the fight live on nearly every channel in the Underworld."

It took him a full second to digest the information and all that it implied.

"There is a devil television? And it showed the Rating Game?"

They nodded at him.

"Yes, with pundits and everything," Kiba remarked dryly, "Some of them said I should have been more aware of my surroundings when the Knight took me out of the fight," the sword-user sighed, "That is an observation I completely agree with."

He shuddered. It did not help when Issei gave him a thumbs-up from across the table.

"Don’t worry, Arisato-san! I recorded it for you."

He supposed he should be grateful.

"Thank... you."

It took his best effort to not make it sound like a question.

Issei beamed at him, as did Asia.

"I am sure you understand that you have somewhat of an exalted status among devil society," he did not know, but let Irina continue on, "Those who have stolen the Excaliburs will take advantage of that fact. Though as of right now they do not know who the Archdemon is, only that it exists, it will not take them long to find out. Slaying you using some of the holiest weapons in existence will make it seem like the Church had a hand in your death."

The fact that they had selected him as a target did not bother him. What bothered him was something else entirely.

"They think I am a devil?"

Xenovia glanced pointedly at him.

"Are you not one?"

He looked down at what he was wearing and deduced that nothing was out of the ordinary.

"I am human."

"Humans don’t participate in Rating Games and don’t summon the equivalent of an ultimate-class devil at a mere whim."

He raised an eyebrow.

"Does the Church consider me a devil then?"

Xenovia hesitated.

"The Church is not sure what to consider you. That is another reason why we are here. To observe you."

He shook his head slowly.

"You are being very frank about all this."

"Our main objective is to retrieve the Excaliburs," Irina said stoically, "Even if we have to enlist the aid of the one we are supposed to be wary of to do so. Besides," she half-smiled, "we can better observe you while you are with us."

He could respect her honesty. Admire it even.

"What do you say?" the girl asked, "Will you help us?"

They all looked at him expectantly. He was about to reply when a certain thought struck him.

"Where are Rias and Akeno?"

Issei suddenly looked very guilty.

"Ah... They might not know that we’re on this secret mission."

He glanced bemusedly at the devil.

"Is there a reason they do not know?"

"Buchou said it would be best if we kept to ourselves while representatives from the Church retrieved the Exacliburs by themselves. She was worried that we might be caught in the crossfire and get hurt, so she ordered us not to interfere."

"And you disobeyed her orders because?"

The boy seemed honestly surprised that he was being asked such a thing.

"Because Irina asked me to and she is my friend," the girl in question smiled in response, "And I always help my friends."

He sighed. Such simplemindedness was also to be admired. Kiba held his hands up placatingly when his gaze turned to him.

"I know what you’re going to say, but I’m not doing this out of revenge, or anything like that. I still need some form of closure though, and whoever has stolen the Excaliburs might know the person who was responsible for the holy sword project."

He shrugged. It was not his place to judge their motives.

"Where Hyoudou-san goes, I will go too," Asia shyly fidgeted with her fingers when he looked at her, "I will do my best to help him!"

His lips threatened to curl upwards.

"Someone has to keep them out of trouble," Koneko replied before his gaze could switch to her.

Out of all the reasons he had heard so far, the shortest one was the most sane. Somehow, he was not surprised. He nodded to her, and she nodded back. Sane people tended to look out for one another.

"I do not think Rias will mind all of you helping," he offered for what it was worth.

"It does not matter if she minds or not," Kiba muttered, "We still disobeyed our master’s orders, and that is more than enough reason for her to punish us when we get back."

Both Issei and Koneko nodded gravely in agreement. He thought of Mitsuru’s executions and immediately sympathized.

"Will you help us?" Irina asked again after a moment of silence.

He thought for a while before slowly nodding.

"Alright!" Issei whooped, "Arisato-san is in!"

"You will have to tell me where we will meet and what time we will begin."

Issei’s enthusiasm faded. He suddenly looked very guilty again.

"Uh... right now?"

It took another full second for him to realize what the boy meant.

"I am still on the clock," he gestured to the register at the counter.

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