I slowly woke up, feeling my body resting on soft bedding of some kind. The bedding was nice and cool but as much as I wanted to sleep, the glaring sunlight pouring through the windows was starting to clear my mind up.
I shot up from my prone position as I remembered the last thing I saw and heard, 'I was outside the Hyoudou family house...If I were a betting boy I'd say I was outside the Hyoudou household...let's just hope I'm wrong...' I thought this as I took in the room. It was a plain room, with white walls, dark brown wooden floor and a desk next to the bed.
It seemed like it was definitely a guest room which helped me calm down about my earlier assumption on where I was. The Hyoudou house didn't have a guest room to my knowledge, so I dodged a bullet there.
Within seconds of me saying this, the door was opened to reveal a good-looking woman in her early 30's entered the room holding a tray with some food on it. I felt my heart get caught in my mouth as I saw her.
'Ohhh goddammit...That's Issei's mom...' the woman in question looked overjoyed at my awakening and rushed up to me and placed the tray on the desk next to me.
"Oh, it's so good that you're awake...When we found you passed out on our door, we truly didn't know what to think...but enough of that, who do I have to call so they can come pick you up?" she leaned in and looked at me with a gentle smile on her face.
I was still a bit stunned so I just blurted out my answer, "I don't have anyone to pick me up--" as soon as I realized what I said, I shut my mouth. I hoped I hadn't worried her but seeing her gaze, I knew I'd failed at that.
She looked troubled as she looked at me, "What do you mean you have no one to pick you up? Did you run away from your parents or something? If so, you better tell me where you live, so I can take you back! Your parents must be worried sick!" her reprimanding tone was very stern and I was wondering how Issei became such a pervert under her watchful eye.
Feeling awkward at her misunderstanding, I looked up at her before replying, "I don't mean it like that, Auntie...I mean it as in I don't have a family," I'd already said it, so I might as well go along with the flow. Maybe they can take me to the nearest orphanage and then I can escape?
While I was thinking, I didn't notice that the woman was holding back tears as she looked at me. Suddenly, she pulled me into her surprisingly well-endowed chest. She started to sob as she squeezed me tight.
While she was holding me like this, I couldn't help but think about why she was like this? It wasn't until I pieced some of the things together that a shocking realization hit me.
'Don't tell me that Issei wasn't born and it was the third miscarriage...? Holy shit...but why?' my theory was slowly becoming more and more feasible with the amount of sobbing the woman was doing.
Slowly, after a while, she separated herself from me and looked at me with red eyes, the stains of tears still on her cheeks. Like any normal person, I felt sympathy with her as I could guess why she was crying.
But nothing prepared me for what she said next.
"Say...do you wish to live with me and my husband?" her eyes shone as she looked at me with a smile that seemed both sad and expectant at the same time. On any other occasion if a seemingly random woman asked if I wanted to live with her, with the exceptions of the woman being single and incredibly hot, I would decline almost instantly.
But right now...seeing her red eyes, the lonely smile and the expectant look on her face, which was seemingly pleading for me to stay with her. All of this made me feel like if I turned her down, she'd either break down or she'd go a bit mental and not let me leave - not that she could stop me.
Even so, either way, was less than desirable for obvious reasons. So, I made a slightly rash decision.
I just looked at her and nodded my head in acceptance to her offer.
She instantly pulled me into a hug and started to laugh in a slightly manic manner but for now, I ignored it. Deep down I guess that I just wanted to make this lonely woman in front of me happy, the same way that sometimes you don't squash a bug, instead you pick it up and place it outside - it entirely depends on your mood.
My earlier concerns about being in the Hyoudou household was that Issei would be here and that I'd mess up the storyline somehow but if he's...dead, then I guess I can fill in, in his place. I kind of have a protagonist start to my journey anyway. I've met a God, gained powers from said God, I have a Sacred Gear and I also have Enhanced Potential...so I have all the makings of a protagonist, right?
I inwardly chuckled at my thought before I returned my new Mother's hug. She seemed even more overjoyed by this but she soon stopped laughing before putting me at arm's length and speaking to me.
"It may seem a bit stupid, after me asking you to live with us and everything...but can you tell me what your name is sweetie?" her face was slightly red from her embarrassment but her gentle smile never left her face.
'Hmm, I guess 6ish years without Issei probably made her give up on a lot of stuff...then I arrived, so it makes sense that I'm the target of all the stored up motherly love she has. I am going to become her adopted son after all...' I realized I went on a bit of a mental tangent and quickly replied to my mother, "My name's Takuya...I don't have a surname..." my voice sounded a bit nervous for some reason but I shook it off.
Mom smiled at me before gently stroking my hair, "That's okay, from now on you'll be Takuya Hyoudou," she went to stand up but remembered something, "Ah! And we'll have to go and sort out all the legal things...But you just rest! I'll go and tell your father the good news!" after saying this she rushed off.
I collapsed back into the bed, 'What have I done...made myself a lot of trouble and for what? Pleasing some random lady...' I looked into the sky feeling slightly annoyed at myself but I remembered her face when she asked me, '...I guess it's okay. Not like it's gonna limit me too much, all I have to do is go to school from now on--Maybe I'll even meet Irina! I guess I've gotta look at the good things in life, right?'
Thinking about how to get closer to the potential hot girls of the world, I didn't notice the genuinely happy smile on my face when I remembered how happy I'd made that woman, no, how happy I'd made my mom.
I guess even as a Werewolf, Humans are social creatures...maybe being a Werewolf enhances that, them being pack animals and all.
Before I could do any more thinking, I heard two pairs of footsteps barreling up the stairs, 'Hmm, having enhanced senses is actually pretty fun...I'll have to train them further at some point...' after thinking this, I smiled at the entrance of my new mother and father.
I never really liked Issei - too much perversion and not enough action from him - so I had to remove him from the world...I also removed him so Takuya could get more involved with the story~
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them~
It had been a few weeks since I decided to join the Hyoudou family and I must say, I'm not regretting my decision at all.
Maybe it's because of how long she's been waiting for a child, Ayako (Don't know her name as I don't think it's said in the canon. If it is, I haven't seen it and I'm probably gonna keep it as Ayako~) or better known as my mother nowadays, was a very doting woman and didn't suppress any of my urges.
If I wanted to go outside and play (exercise) she'd just tell me when to be back and on my way, I would go. When I asked to take Martial Art classes, she nodded and set them up for me. She truly was the epitome of a doting mother spoiling her only child.
Luckily I already have the mentality of a teenager otherwise I'd have grown up to be a right spoiled brat with the arrogance to go along with it.
Speaking of exercise I've been using the training method The Morrighan gave me, and I must say, it's quite impressive. As for my race, I'm pretty much like a Werewolf from Noblesse and because of that, I use a unique system of power for this world - Aura. It's quite similar to Senjutsu but it's much easier for me to gain an understanding of Aura because of the innate Aura Perception I have as Werewolf.
The training method is called Aura Body Arts. In it, there are multiple ways to use Aura to enhance the body through training with the Aura flowing through specific pathways. There are 12 pathways and each increases the body to a certain degree. My progress through the 12 pathways is entirely dependant on the thickness and amount of my Aura as each pathway needs more and more Aura for it to be effective. Oh, and my Aura Control is quite important for the technique as well.
Think of it as a Body Tempering Cultivation Technique but instead of Ki/Qi/Chi it uses Aura. I don't quite understand how it works just yet but I do know that the Aura imbues itself into the very center of every cell it passes through, making a little battery of Aura in each of my cells. The cells are slowly filled with Aura until they reach a limit.
As the cells are filled with Aura, my body will become passively stronger and if I ignite the Aura in the cells I can experience a boost in my power. When the cells reach a limit, I will need to use my Aura Control and Pressure to compress the Aura in the cells into a purer version of itself. Once this has been done, I will have to do the same thing with the rest of my Aura or I won't be able to use the pathways. If I run impure Aura through a cell with pure Aura, the pure Aura will slowly be corroded back into impure Aura causing my power to drop, so it is paramount that I increase the density and purity of my Aura once I do so to the Aura in my cells.
Other than this, I've slowly started to awaken my Sacred Gear. It seems similar to the process of a Shinigami connecting to their Zanpakuto and learning its name, so all I've been doing is meditating and trying to connect with it.
I know it's there but it's like seeing something behind an electric fence - you can know it's there, even see it in front of you, but you can't get to it. I was currently trying to find a way to get over that electric fence.
But what didn't help was that I was trying to do it on my first day of Elementary School.
"Hyoudou-kun~" an innocent voice called out next to me, I felt a slight tug on my sleeve, "Hyoudou-kun, answer me~!" the voice was slowly becoming whiney, so I opened my eyes and looked at the person calling me.
She had chestnut brown hair which was quite short and tied into a small ponytail behind her head. Big, innocent violet eyes looked at me from above, an aggrieved light flowing out from them. Her face was cute and despite her young age, I could tell she'd become quite a head turner when she grew up.
Her cute face was currently pouting while her cheeks were blown up like a chipmunk storing food. Seeing her face, I could only sigh, 'Seeing as Issei's not here, did fate throw this troublesome angel onto my lap?...' taking a big breath, I spoke to her, "What do you want?" my voice wasn't harsh or aggressive but my speech was quite impolite.
It wasn't that I didn't want to speak to the girl as I knew who she was and what she'd become - a hot girl - but I was currently a bit annoyed over not making any progress in awakening my Sacred Gear.
She seemed cheerful at my reply, regardless of how rude it was, "My name's Irina Shidou, nice to meet you!" she stuck her hand out with a bright smile on her face. Seeing her I couldn't help but smirk slightly as I realized that she really was a cheerful girl.
I took her hand in my own and completed the handshake, "You already seem to know my name...but I'm Takuya Hyoudou, nice to meet you, Shidou-san," I was going to go back to meditation but she sat down in front of me and leaned in uncomfortably close.
"Hyoudou-kun, everyone seems quite scared of you, so you don't have any friends...so, do you want to be friends with me?!" she seemed excited that she'd found someone like herself and her violet eyes were lit up like lights.
Hearing her say the first part made me let out a slight sigh.
After becoming a Werewolf or at least Part-Werewolf, my appearance had started to drastically change...
My height grew about 10cm with a few days after I changed, my body was very well-proportioned and despite being 6-years-old my body was athletically toned and even seemed to have a little bit of muscle to its frame.
This put together with my wild grey hair and fierce yellow eyes, and sharp facial features made me quite an intimidating kid to the others in my class. It wasn't that I cared all that much but I was just hoping this wouldn't affect my chances of getting involved with the hot girls of the world(s).
But hearing the last part, I smiled, thinking that at least one of the girls didn't seem to care for my wild looks, "Yeah, sure, I'll be friends with you Shidou-san--" before I could finish Irina jumped on me.
"Yay~! I've finally got a friend~! And call me Irina, Takuya!" her cheerful voice rang in my ear and I couldn't help but wryly smile and slowly pried her away from me.
"Okay, okay, Irina, get off me first..." she reluctantly agreed but she still stuck close to my side. Seeing her look so happy over just being friends with me made me feel happy for some reason...I guess it would have something to do with that fact I had so few friends in past life, huh? Not that I was sad with that, but it doesn't mean I can't be happy over the idea of having many (girl)friends this time, right?
I looked over at Irina, "Um, Irina?" she looked over at me and tilted her head, "Well, do you wanna come over to my house after school? My mom would be pretty happy that I have a friend to spend my time with..." I trailed off as I saw Irina slowly start shaking from the hyperactive energy flowing through her body.
She started to nod her head vigorously, "Yesyesyesyes! I'll tell Mama when she comes to pick me up! We'll have so much fun!" she jumps onto me once again, pulling me into a death-grip of a hug once again. It was so tight that I thanked the fact that I was a Werewolf as a normal Human would've probably been choked out by her.
I wryly smiled once again and pried her off once again.
And thus started my first friendship in the world of Highschool DxD.
Gonna have a small-ish time skip next chapter, just to get the ball rolling~
Hope you enjoyed the chapter~!
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