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Chapter 135: Kuoh Town

Drako pulled out his Noble Phantasm [Golden Drive], and Valina was surprised to see Drako pull a motorcycle out of thin air.

"You have the ability to manipulate space? Unbelievable!"

That was the only conclusion Valina could come to. Still, she hadn't seen Drako open up the space to get the vehicle out, it was like [Golden Drive] came out of nowhere.

Drako didn't bother to explain anything to her and got on the bike, not forgetting to gesture to Valina to get on behind him. She did as he instructed.

"Hold on to me, we're going to go pretty fast. If you don't, you're gonna fall off the bike." Drako warned Valina.

"It's okay..."

To Drako's surprise, Valina did not argue with him, and she put her arms around the young dragon's waist. Then she rested her head on Drako's back.

"Valina?"

"This position is the most comfortable, the descendant of Lucifer cannot make a trip feeling uncomfortable."

Valina gave that excuse as she pressed her hug. Drako could only smile wryly and get his Noble Phantasm working.

Although the top speed of Golden Drive was 2500 kilometres per hour, Drako wasn't going to use that top speed. First, because even if he could hold that speed, Valina might not be able to. And second, because continuous use of Golden Drive consumed a lot of MP. It was okay if he maintained a moderate speed. Still, it was impossible to hold off on the distance they were going to travel while going at maximum speed.

Drako finished starting the bike and headed off towards Kuoh City.

"Aaaaah! You're going too fast!"

Valina shouted in surprise when Golden Drive accelerated to speeds that a bike shouldn't reach.

"Don't be surprised, I'm only driving at a moderate speed," Drako said as he laughed. Valina could only squeeze Drako harder, for fear of falling off the bike.

Drako could feel a couple of soft objects against his back. Though Valina was only thirteen, she had already begun to develop. There was no doubt that she would be a voluptuous woman in the future, so Drako was already licking his lips as he thought about what he would be able to enjoy after a few years.

"If this is moderate speed, my strength is greater than Great Red's!"

Drako could only laugh nonstop at Valina's desperate voice. He did not expect her to react in this way, knowing that she could run at speeds beyond what the human eye could grasp. She should be able to handle a "moderate speed" of Golden Drive.

Of course, a moderate speed was about 500 km/h.

To get to Kuoh from the city where they lived, they had to go through a 300km. This is a journey that should take about 3, 4 or even 5 hours, depending on several factors, including the roads chosen and the traffic density.

Everyone knew how annoying a truck was when you were in a hurry.

After a few minutes, Valina got used to the speed of the vehicle and began to enjoy the thrill of high speed. This was a new and exciting experience, and she could use it to hold on to Drako.

Before, Valina respected Drako because he had managed to defeat her in the past. That's why she had been considering him her older brother, but there weren't many romantic feelings involved. But... after today's incident, Valina had developed a feeling of attraction to Drako, even though it was unconscious for her.

By now, she knew that Drako was a person she could trust.

It was okay if she trusted him with her past, right?

They arrived in the city of Kuoh within an hour's drive. Drako parked his bike right at the entrance to the town.

"Well, here we are."

"Kuoh Town? Is this the town where my destined rival resides? It doesn't seem to be very special, just an ordinary human city." Valina commented upon arrival.

"Well, this is a city that's under the jurisdiction of the devils. If I'm not mistaken, the ruler was a woman of the House of Belial, although she was murdered a few years ago."

Drako spoke from his knowledge. If he was not mistaken, there should be about 4 years left for the main events to take place. Everything that happened in DxD started in 2008, and right now it was 2004. Cleria Belial had been killed along with Masaomi Yaegaki in 1998 for various reasons.

"Does anyone dare kill anyone from the Belial house?"

Valina seemed shocked to talk about this.

"Surprised?" Drako asked her.

"Of course! Who dares to harm a member of the Belial family? The Emperor is very famous not only among the devils, but in the whole supernatural community. I've seen some of his Rating Games, and I can tell you he's impressive. Totally worthy of being called a genius, his demonic power rivaling that of a Maou and his use of power his clan has crowned him as one of the most powerful powers of the devils. It is said that only the current Lucifer and Beelzebub are superior to him in terms of power. Still, with his use of [Worthless] he may be able to confront them without problems."

"Diehauser Belial, huh..."

Drako was lost in thought for a moment.

Diehauser Belial was a mighty powerhouse, there was no doubt about it. He was the Emperor of the Rating Games, number one. He had been since he had come to that position many years ago, and he was literally immovable. That's right, Diehauser Belial was undefeated.

The top 5 of the Rating Games had powers comparable or superior to the original Maou and are described as Ultimate-Class Devils of Ultimate-Class Devils. However, at least 2 of them reached that position by using the forbidden [King Piece]. But this was not the case with Diehauser Belial. He was described as a "monster" by Bedeze Abaddon, the third in the rankings at this time. Without the use of the "King Piece", he has destroyed each and every one of his rivals in the Rating Games, with Rudiger Rosenkreutz being the only one capable of giving him some trouble.

This supernatural power, which had the potential to defeat and kill gods, was to be one of the antagonists in the future. But... he was one of the ones that Drako didn't want to kill.

He wants to recruit him.

Valina interrupted Drako's thoughts.

"You seem to know something about what happened to the Belial girl, don't you? Tell me!"

Drako could only smile when he saw the puppy-dog eyes Valina was giving him.

"It's okay, but you have to be clear that what I'm about to tell you is confidential information. Even Azazel may not know the real reason Cleria Belial died."

Valina was surprised to hear from Drako. There was little that Azazel did not know, especially given Grigori's intense spy network. Her interest in what happened grew exponentially.

"Six years ago, the ruler of Kuoh was Cleria Belial. As a member of the Belial clan, she is the cousin of Emperor Diehauser. She had a quiet life in Kuoh, but she made a fatal mistake."

"What happened?"

"A delegation of the Church had a residence in this city, surely to control the movements of Cleria. The Church and the Underworld have maintained the Statu Quo for some time, and they did not confront each other on the surface. With no excuse to act against Cleria, they could only monitor her movements. But..."

"But?"

"A member of that delegation fell in love with the Belial girl, and the Belial girl fell in love with the exorcist. This, of course, is something neither side could accept, and they were both killed."

Drako told her the shallow reason why both of them had been killed. He looked to see what Valina's reaction was, expecting a boring look at the typical Romeo and Juliet impossible love story.

"Ugh... such a tragic love story... Damn the Church and damn the Underworld!"

Valina seemed to have gotten sentimental. She even looked like she was going to shed a tear.

"But... that's not the real reason Cleria Belial was killed."

"Huh? Wasn't she killed because she had a relationship with an exorcist?"

Valina seemed surprised.

"As much as she was in a relationship with an exorcist, she was still the Emperor's cousin. Also, her relationship with Diehauser was very close. At best, she would be stripped of her title and territory and sent back to the Underworld."

"So... why kill her? There's a deeper reason, isn't there? Maybe... she knew something she shouldn't have?"

"Exactly. What I've told you, while true, is just a cover-up created by the old bastards who control the underworld government. The Old Devils of the Great King's faction."

"The political rivals of the New Maou faction..."

"Exactly. Cleria Belial discovered information about the unknown King Piece, and how the Old Devils were using it to control the Rating Games."

"What?!"

Valina couldn't believe what she was hearing. If what Drako was saying was true, wasn't the Rating Games a fake?

"Yes, the Rating Games are corrupt. Actually, I know of two people who are definitely using the King Piece. The number two spot and the number three spot. Of the top 10, I'm sure Diehauser Belial, Ruval Phenex, Rudiger Rosenkreutz and the Great Dragon King Tannin do not use that piece. Of the rest, I'm not sure, although it's not something I'm interested in either."

Once again, Drako paused to observe Valina's expression. She looked a little depressed as if she had taken a blow.

"Is something wrong?" Drako asked.

Valina recovered after listening to Drako. She sighed slightly and shrugged.

"All the members of the top 10 are people I admire, and I want to fight and beat them in the future. This is especially to Roygun Belphegor. I... I admired her. She's a girl on par with Maou, but I didn't expect this to be because she was cheating..."

Valina had grown up in Grigori these past few years watching videos from Roygun's Rating Games. In particular, she admired her ability to use the [Crack] skill. Knowing that one of her idols was cheating was a blow to her.

But she had suffered worse in this life, so this was nothing. Whether Roygun was cheating or not, that wasn't Valina's problem. Roygun's strength was still there, so Valina hadn't lost the will to defeat her.

"By the way... where is my destined rival? What do you know about him? He has to be someone impressive like me, right? In fact, he or she may be more talented than I am. That would surely make our battle interesting."

Valina seemed particularly excited to talk about the wearer of Boosted Gear. It's a shame Drako had to disappoint her once again.

"Nothing like that. For a start, no one could be more talented than you, Valina. If you want to have a decent rival... he'd have to create numerous miracles in order to reach your level."

Valina's face darkened. From Drako's tone, it seemed that the wearer of Boosted Gear was someone who was not up to the task.

"By the way, Albion, do you detect your rival Ddraig?"

For the first time since Drako had met Valina, he went directly to the dragon that resided within Lucifer's descendant.

[No, are you sure he's here?] I can't detect him at all.]

"Then you can't detect it, that's problematic."

"Albion? Drako?"

Valina was surprised at how casually Drako spoke to Albion. Was it really the first time they spoke?

And... what about Drako? Didn't he say he had information on the Red Dragon Emperor?

"You haven't woken him up yet, at least that hasn't changed from my information," Drako muttered.

Drako was careful. If Vali was a girl in this alternate reality, Issei could change as well. From what Drako had discovered, the vast majority of events remained the same, but there were slight differences.

The reason Drako was more concerned at this point, however, was that he did not yet know where he had obtained one of his Fate Points.

When he rescued Shuri and Akeno, he changed the fate of the two girls. But, he received three Fate Points instead of the two he expected. At first, he thought that extra point belonged to Raynare, but now he was sure that was not the case. That point would belong to Raynare if, for example, he had left her to die. However, he had not changed the fact that she was going to Kuoh and die at the hands of Rias Gremory.

So who did this Fate Point belong to?

Drako did not know, but his suspicions were directed at Issei Hyoudou. That's why he was careful right now.

To begin with, they were in "enemy" territory while being uninvited, so they couldn't cause a scandal and draw unwanted attention to themselves. But, if Albion could not detect Ddraig, that meant that either Issei was not in Kuoh, or Ddraig had not woken up. And the second was the most likely.

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Once again, I'm sorry it took me so long to upload chapters.

I didn't intend to prepare for the university entrance exam, so I said I would be more consistent, but I finally changed my mind.

Now I can say that I have passed that exam, so I have time off and vacation until September/October.

My idea is to spend at least four to eight hours a day writing, but that depends on the support I get from P@treon obviously. You know that I do this because I like it and not because of the money, but this is always appreciated.

I will leave the goal on every chapter's [Author's Thought].

Well, you can say that the mission "At least one chapter a day" begins.


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Chapter 136: Valina is dissapointed, Akatsuki has another long term objective.

Drako and Valina were walking the streets of Kuoh. They were looking for the bearer of Boosted Gear, Hyoudou Issei.

They were looking for a boy of about 13 or 14 with brown hair, but that was too vague a description for Valina. Basically, they were looking for a young version of the main character in DxD.

Time passed as Valina pointed to children who fit the description Drako had given her, but none of them were the boy they were looking for. In case Issei was a girl, as had been the case with Valina, Drako was also paying attention to girls with the same characteristics.

"Hey, Drako, are you sure the Red Dragon Emperor is in this town?"

Valina looked at Drako warily. She was beginning to doubt him.

"Hey, you think it's that easy to find someone? We're talking about a normal guy, so he's probably at home right now."

"I understand that, but... what makes you so sure the Red Dragon Emperor is in this town?"

Drako answered Valina's question with a mysterious smile.

"Moo... don't be like that. Tell me, tell me."

Valina clutched Drako's shirt as she asked him for answers with a puppy face. Drako could only sigh helplessly and stroke Valina's head.

To the outside world, Drako and Valina seemed like a sweet pair of brothers. From their western faces, they looked like westerners who had lived in Japan for quite some time.

In the end, Drako and Valina got tired of walking around senselessly. They decided to go into an ice-cream parlour to rest for a while.

A young waitress came to serve Drako and Valina.

"I want a chocolate ice cream, and she wants..."

Drako looked at Valina, asking her what flavour of ice cream she wanted.

"I want vanilla ice cream!" Valina jumped up, almost demanding the taste.

"Of course, vanilla ice cream for the lady and chocolate ice cream for the handsome man."

The waitress directed a flirtatious smile at Drako, to which he responded with a modest "thank you". Drako could hear the grunts that Valina was letting out underneath.

"Why did you choose vanilla?" Drako asked to shift Valina's attention.

"White represents me."

Valina's answer was sincere. Since she was the White Dragon Emperor, Valina was naturally drawn to that colour. By that logic, she should detest the colour red, but Valina was simply indifferent to it.

The Dragon Emperor Red was not someone she had to hate, but someone she had to confront.

The waitress returned with the ice creams, and she left them on the table with a smile. She did not leave without giving Drako another flirtatious smile, to which he responded with another polite smile.

Drako began to eat the ice cream but stopped when he felt a piercing glance.

"Hmph."

Valina turned her head when Drako looked at her. It was evident that she had been the one who had directed that piercing gaze.

Valina and Drako ate the ice cream in silence. It was not an uncomfortable silence but a refreshing one. Both were enjoying their ice cream in silence, not worrying about anything else.

Drako finished eating his ice cream and looked at Valina to see if the girl had done so as well. Strangely, she had stopped eating ice cream and was distracted looking in another direction.

Drako followed Valina's gaze and noticed that she was staring at a particular table.

At this table, which was a few feet away from them, there were three people enjoying ice cream. A little girl, about five or six years old, was enjoying her ice cream while a couple, her parents, were watching her.

It was a family that, like many others, had taken advantage of the afternoon to spend a good time together.

Valina looked at the scene with envy and... longing. Before Drako knew it, she had already started talking.

"My father is the grandson of the first Lucifer, which makes me the great-granddaughter of the original Maou. However, my mother was a mere human. If there is one thing in common with 90% of the Old Devils, it is that they despise humans, and hate half the devils like me. Fortunately for me, the descendants of the Maou lost the war, so the descendants of Lucifer, Beelzebub, Leviathan and Asmodeus had to hide in the depths of the underworld. For that reason, my existence is unknown to the vast majority of devils."

Valina kept looking at the family as she spoke.

"My first five years were no different than any other child in the underworld. Because we were isolated from everyone, I never had a friend my age. But, I didn't care, I had a father and mother who loved me."

As Valina looked at that family, she probably remembered those moments from her childhood.

"Everything changed when my Sacred Gear woke up. My father, Razevan Lucifer, couldn't stand a Half-Devil like me having more potential and power than him. I didn't understand it at the time because I was so young, but he was not only jealous, he was also afraid of me."

A little sigh came from Valina's lips.

"He didn't know what to do, so he turned to my grandfather. Rizevim Livan Lucifer, Lucifer's son, had nothing better to do than tell him to abuse me to feel superior or something. And that's what my father did."

Drako could tell there was a difference when Valina had named her grandfather and when she had named her father.

To Razevan, she seemed to have a slight hatred, but indifference prevailed. Valina, however, exuded immense hatred and intent to kill every time she named Rizevim.

"That person... made my mother and me suffer a lot. Razevan... his mind was played out and destroyed by Rizevim, he went insane. But... maybe a trace of sanity returned to his mind, or maybe it was because the guilt he felt consumed him. Whatever the reason, he decided to abandon me at the edge of fallen angel territory, giving me a chance to escape from his endless torture. There, it was Azazel who picked me up when I was about to starve to death."

As she finished her story, Valina looked away from the family and back into Drako's eyes. In those eyes, there was no longer sadness or longing, only anger and determination.

"I want to save my father and free him from that painful life, and I want to kill Rizevim. My mother, my father and me have suffered because of that scum."

Although Valina hated her father for everything he had done to her and her mother, she understood that it was all due to Rizevim's influence on him. This did not absolve him of his sins, but it did diminish Valina's hatred for him and increase her hatred for Rizevim.

In the end, Valina wanted to save Razevan by giving him a quick death, and she wanted Rizevim to suffer before he died.

The first thing Drako said was:

"You don't have the strength to do either."

It was cruel, but it was the cruel truth. Not only that, but Valina could not "save" Razevan, because he had already been killed by Rizevim.

"I know. Rizevim's demonic power is immense, and he has an ability called [Sacred Gear Canceller] that can cancel my [Divine Dividing]. There's no way I can defeat him on my own right now, and probably not in the next 10 years either."

The aura around Valina became depressing.

Sigh...

Drako sighed and stroked Valina's hair tightly, earning a hard look and a pout from the young girl.

"You are the most talented member of all Akatsuki, and at the same time, you are the most troublemaker. What are we going to do with you?"

"Tch, stop playing with me. This is a mission I have to carry out alone."

Valina dodged Drako's gaze. He took Valina's head in one hand and forced her to look at him.

"Hey!"

Valina wanted to protest more but fell silent when she saw the gentle look in Drako's eyes.

"You're not alone, Valina. Since you joined Akatsuki, your missions no longer concern only you."

"You mean to say that..."

Valina opened her eyes like plates.

"That's right. Finishing off Rizevim Livan Lucifer is now one of Akatsuki's goals." Drako proclaimed with confidence.

Valina could not believe that Drako could place such a significant burden on the shoulders of the entire organization.

Well, thinking about how monsters like Mordred also belonged to the organization, there was no doubt that the goal could be achieved sooner than Valina had planned.

"But... I want to be personally involved! I want to kill him with my own hands!" Valina demanded.

"Of course."

Valina smiled slightly. This trip may have been to find the Red Dragon Emperor, but the result had been very satisfying even though they had not found the boy.

Then Valina realized that Drako was showing a stunning face as he looked at something behind her.

"And to think we'd find him here of all places. Is this fate?"

Valina turned around to see three boys her age entering the ice cream shop. One of them was bald, and another one had glasses. But the one who caught her eye the most was the third boy, the most common of all. She felt that there was something about that boy that caught her attention.

There was no doubt about it.

"I feel the power of my rival, but it seems he hasn't woken up yet."

Albion's voice came from the white dragon-shaped stuffed animal on Valina's shoulder. It wasn't necessary, but Albion liked to talk through the stuffed dragon. This stuffed dragon had been the first gift Azazel had given Valina.

"So it's a boy."

For some reason, Drako was relieved to know this.

"Hey, Motohama! Now we're going to your house later to have porn videos."

The bald kid didn't care that he was in a public place, and he talked about watching porn videos openly.

The boy with glasses, Motohama, adjusted his glasses and smiled slightly.

"Of course, I secretly bought a new +18 movie. I'm sure you'll like it, Issei, Matsuda."

"Oppai!"

The whole perverted trio was inside the ice cream shop.

"How could this trio of idiots have sex only in their heads even when they're so young? Well, our work here is done. Let's go, Valina."

Drako got up and left some money on the table to pay for the ice cream. Valina got up and followed him.

Drako's main objective was to confirm if Hyoudou Issei was still in Kuoh and if he had the Boosted Gear. On the other hand, he had also confirmed that Ddraig was still sleeping, as Albion had reported that Ddraig was inactive.

They passed by the group, and Valina stood for a moment in front of Issei. The boy was confused to see a foreign girl standing in front of him.

"You are disappointing," Valina said.

"Huh?" Issei was confused.

"I wonder if I should kill you now, so I can meet another possessor soon. No, you're my age, so you must be my destined rival. Still, you're disappointing."

Issei didn't understand anything that was going on. What did this girl want?

"Wake up quickly, Ddraig. I want you to give me a good fight."

With that, Valina went on her way to Drako, who was waiting for her at the door. Issei followed with a glance at the girl and crossed paths with the other young man's heterochromatic eyes.

Issei's eyes opened wide.

"Issei Hyoudou, we will meet again soon."

After leaving those words behind, Drako left with Valina.

"Hey, Issei."

Issei came out of his stupor when Matsuda called him.

That boy... how did he know Issei's name?

No, that was the least of it.

That boy had horns! Why didn't anyone notice that?

And that girl...

She was cute, but Issei was scared. The intensity she emitted had left him paralyzed. She was definitely dangerous.

.........….

"That boy is a normal human, and I can't even feel magic power in his body."

Valina complained while walking with Drako.

"Yeah, that kid is just the opposite of you. If you're the strongest White Dragon Emperor in history, he's the weakest Red Dragon Emperor in history."

"Ugh, this sucks."

Drako knew that Valina had a valid reason to be frustrated. As a rival, there was no doubt that Issei was disappointing.

"At first, you may think so. From the beginning, it is impossible for any being that is human or Half-Human to have a potential close to yours. Your talent is unmatched, so only a person capable of creating a miracle after miracle can be considered your rival." Drako explained to Valina.

"You think that kid who goes around yelling Oppai can do that?"

Not for nothing, but Valina didn't seem to think much of Issei.

Drako shrugged.

"Don't underestimate what an Oppai can do. Who knows, depending on your development, you may even motivate him. Personally, I would consider it a perfect motivation factor."

Valina, listening to Drako's words and following his gaze, lowered her gaze and fixed it on her chest. Her face blushed to her ears, and she began to punch Drako in the chest with small punches.

"Pervert! Lolicon! Hentai! Ecchi!"

"Lolicon? No, no. You're making a mistake. I'd rather spend the night with Kuroka than with a girl like you. It's still a few years before I want to lay a hand on you."

Drako laughed slightly and accelerated to avoid Valina's attack.

"I'll kill you!"


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