A/N: Well, I decided to give a boosted gear in the future to one anime girl from a slice of life anime. Well, I think any fun idea will do. I am thinking of going with MashiroShiina. She got all the Ophis vibe, who is weak but super talented, to catch up easily. Well, you guys can think in those terms. Any character from a slice of life anime will do, but be fun in dxd, also no anime which already been mentioned in the story.
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After my slip-up everything was back to normal.
I'd started writing more trauma-inducing novels, but those are top secret for now.
If I ever publish them, they'll probably come with a "may cause existential dread" warning label.
I was halfway through a particularly twisted scene when Akeno approached with her usual smile.
"Zevion-kun, some tea?"
I shook my head.
"Sorry, I don't drink tea. Maybe a coffee milk with loads of sugar and no water."
I've never liked tea. And black coffee? Too bitter.
And cool black coffee? Too bitter.
I like my caffeine the same way I like my life—sweet, unhealthy, and questionably childish.
Her expression faltered for a second, like I'd just become that guest—the one who orders something complicated despite eating for free.
But she didn't complain.
She just returned a minute later with my custom drink.
"Here, Zevion-kun. I hope you like it~"
"Thanks, Akeno."
Before I could take a sip, the door swung open.
Three people entered the room.
One blonde Playboy-looking guy.
One perfectly composed student council president.
And… the third one… uh… what was she again?
I'm sure I met her on the first day with the president, but her name? Gone.
Ok, it looks bad, I don't remember them at all.
That playboy-looking guy spoke to Rias first.
"President, they came here for the report about the incident from yesterday."
Rias finally closed the book she'd been reading.
"Sigh… I told you to wait until tomorrow. I was going to give you the report then."
Oh, come on, Rias.
Can't someone just say their names out loud so I don't embarrass myself?
"Rias, you know a student died yesterday. It's hard enough to cover it up. And… Zevion? What are you doing here?"
Damn, I don't remember her name.
The student council president looked at me, expecting me to answer.
Well, here goes nothing.
I forced a confident smile.
"Well, President Nishino, what are you doing here?"
Rias burst into laughter.
And that was all the confirmation I needed: wrong name.
"Zevion-kun, it's Souna. Souna Shitori. Is it that hard to remember?" she said.
I got defensive.
"Well, we don't interact much, and you're not even in my class, so…"
She just sighed and let it go.
Honestly, she's a good girl.
Any other Student Council President would've turned this into high school bullying fuel and tried to bully me for my whole school years.
Not that I'd worry—Giratina would erase them from existence if that ever happened to me.
Rias stepped in with introductions.
"This is my Knight, Kiba. She is another ruler of Kuoh, Sona Sitri—human world name Souna Shitori. And next to her is her Queen, Tsubaki Shinra. You'd better remember them, Zevion, because you'll be meeting them more often."
I take a mental note to do so as well.
After that, just the boring talks started about what happened, how things unfolded about the monster in my shadow, and all that repeated talk.
Sona looked thoughtfully.
"It may be a new variant of sacred gear or maybe a bloodline ability?"
Nah, girl, it's just reincarnation perks.
Rias also nodded to Sona.
"I also think that."
Then she turned to me and said.
"Zevion… what do you think is the strongest?"
I was confused for a moment, but decided to answer her.
But still, it was a good question.
What or who do I consider the strongest?
It was hard to answer, but after thinking deeply, I said seriously.
"An Outer God. And not just any—only the highest tier Outer God."
They looked confused at me.
As most people will just say Goku or Zeno, but I said a word that they are having a hard time understanding.
"Which god do you mean, Zevion?"
Sona asked, puzzled.
Judging from their faces, either H.P. Lovecraft doesn't exist in this world, or they skipped all the good horror reading.
I sighed as I answered them.
"An Outer God is a vastly powerful, alien entity that exists outside the known universe and its physical laws, often embodying incomprehensible cosmic forces and indifferent to human existence. "
"It can just make or do anything it wants just by its own will. You can think of it like how even can easily write a story and manipulate it or erase it. Outer gods are the same; they literally can do anything, and they are a cosmic horror. You'd better just try to please them, nothing else."
"In a simple word, first world's strongest, then universe's strongest, then multiverse's strongest, and outside of all ranks they exist."
They looked quite shocked.
I just sigh and take my laptop as I search through my browser.
Thankfully, H.P. Lovecraft did exist here—just not very popular.
I showed them.
"Here you can read through them. They are an example of Outer God. And I think Azathoth is one of the strongest ones."
They skimmed through some passages.
Their faces shifted from curiosity to pure horror.
Well, its scale and gore are on another level, so I guess first-timers' reaction like this makes sense.
Suddenly, Koneko said extremely seriously.
"President, his Shadow monster feels like one of those."
Well... I guess Giratina is similar to one of them, but no.
I can give my guarantee that Giratina won't qualify as one.
And even if he did, it would be the lowest tier.
Though Arceus can be considered an outer god, as his story is somewhat the same, even he is questionable.
I stayed quiet.
No point in breaking their fun theories.
Sona turned to Rias.
"Honestly, it feels like his gear summoned one Outer God—the one he believes is the strongest. Sacred Gears evolve with the will of their user, after all. Maybe his evolved so much that it summoned one?"
Huh...?
…Wait.
Now I'm confused.
Is my system a reincarnation perk?
Or just a Sacred Gear that evolved this way?
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