Kuoh Academy was huge, to say the least. As the main school building was a westernized square building with a good bit of extra work on it, while it had two gyms attached and an extensive smaller club area that had everything from archery to swimming, tennis, and soccer.
Thankfully I wasn't signed up for any clubs or anything despite being one of the few boys in the school due to how Kuoh had just transformed from all-girls school to unisex.
Coming into the school I followed the memories I had inherited from my insertion into this universe and kept to myself generally as I went about my day as per usual. Sure the classes were boring as shit. But D'draig gave me something to do in meditating to slowly build up my mana stores.
Of which my mana stores were definitely on the better side of being a human without any supernatural heritage. No great mages, or divinity was in my bloodline. So I was working purely from the small boost to my magic that D'draig being here gave me.
My relaxed snack after classes were over for the day however was cut short as I blinked when a white-haired petite girl plopped herself next to me on my bench.
For a moment I just stared at her, and then with zero shame, I offered my oversized cookie I bought from the snack center at the school. "Want a bite?"
Koneko gave me a measured look. Looked at the cookie, back to me and then she shrugged and bit a small chunk off the soft cookie that I hadn't been eating previously. "There is a bakery down the road from the school. They have really good snacks there you should get." Koneko said dully after she finished the bite.
I nodded in understanding. And then Koneko and I just stared at one another in silence as the couple thousand girls in Kuoh Academy went about going to their after-school clubs or just headed home.
"Wanna join Rias's peerage yet?" Koneko asked bluntly.
I tilted my head to the side and still with eye contact I said bluntly in turn. "Nope, chaffes at the pride. I don't wanna be a leashed servant. Even if Rias is the best master possible, I still don't want a master with a noose around my neck."
Koneko was silent for a moment before she shrugged and said in her typical monotone voice. "Kay, your choice. I wanted to ask on my own at least."
I looked away from Koneko and stared ahead past the girls going about their business but I still asked curiously. "Rias didn't put you up to asking?"
I couldn't see Koneko's reaction but she had a bit more heat in her tone as she deadpanned. "I just said, I wanted to ask on my own stupid."
And that bit of sass made me snort, leading to us being quiet for a moment and I realized that Koneko being a catgirl as well, made her enjoy people watching as I glanced to the side and saw her yellow eyes watching with detached interest people going around.
"What's your thoughts on fried chicken?" Koneko asked suddenly making me blink and look at the side in confusion.
"Are you asking because I am American? Are you being racist Koneko?" I asked incredously before I realized she did a cat thing and just blurted out her thoughts. Probably about Riser or something.
Koneko paused as she frowned as her thoughts had ran to far ahead after a moment she shrugged and said calmly. "I am just curious as Japan makes KFC out to be some kind of Christmas miracle so I wanted your opinion on Japanese fried chicken."
I just starred at her before shaking my head. "Koneko that was the complete nonsense. Anyway, I never had Japanese KFC so I couldn't say honestly."
Taking a deep breath I popped my neck to the side before I said as I stood up with a grunt. "Alright, time for me to get heading out. I am not part of any clubs and I have some stuff I want to do."
Koneko being the short queen she was, hopped onto the ground following me as I began heading out of the school with a pep in my step. "What are you doing for the rest of the day?" Koneko asked curiously.
For a moment I considered answering something crass and weird. But I just shrugged and said. "Probably some training out of the city seeing as my Sacred Gear's aura is too bright for people's attention."
To which Koneko gave a wry smile and said with dull humor. "Going out into the country will just make it even brighter to supernatural senses. Here in the city the Boosted Gear's aura is blunted by the stench of modern pollution."
I sagged in place before I said flatly. "Fine, then I am just going home to crawl up in bed and sleep the rest of the day away."
Koneko patted my side making me look at her incredulously as she gave me a thumbs up and said in her typical monotone. "That sounds like a wonderful idea. I would do the same, but Rias has chores for me."
I couldn't help a shake of the head as Koneko turned on her heels and went back into the school without another word. But either way, I kept going while taking out my phone to look up the local google maps.
'Hmm... I wonder if I should go make a big mess and fuck with the Fallen Angels?' I wondered as I continued walking through the streets of Kuoh city as I looked for the abandoned old church that the fallen were supposed to be living within.
It took me a good twenty minutes to actually find it in the city records as it wasn't actually on the online map of Kuoh, and then I had to pinpoint it's general address because again, it wasn't on the maps and it actually wasn't even in the main part of the city actually.
I paused as I looked up from my phone, and I realized I had wandered onto a more adult side of the city with alot of smaller bar's and clubs lining the streets with restaurants between the bar's and such.
"I could use a good meal... I literally haven't had a real meal since the day I actually reincarnated!" I hissed to myself quietly as I sure as fucking hell didn't have any decent food in the Fallout Universe, and getting food into my shop was to say the least. A fucking hassle.
So seeing a nicer-looking dark grill and bar. I headed in as I wanted a damned good steak more than anything.
I ordered myself a good steak and some fries without any issue and after a while I was just enjoying the food at the bar without any issues.
Until two people took the seats next to me... I slowly took in their forms, and my lips twitched as I realized I was turbo fucked. Or maybe I wasn't as I recognized two of the Fallen mooks as Kalawarner from her purple hair and very voluptuous form that filled out her semi-business attire with half her tits hanging out of the top.
And of cours,e on my other side was Raynare herself in wearing similar clothes to Kalawarner in being rather exposing. But at least she wasn't wearing literal BDSM leather clothes when she is shown normally in the anime.
"Some sushi and a bottle of sake." Kalawarner said in a light drawl of amusement before she rested her elbow on the table of the bar and face me with her relaxing her chin her fist.
"Two bottles of sake, and a steak." Raynare then ordered before she just leaned on the bar a bit to likewise look at me. And I noticed how both of them had their hands that weren't on the bar relaxing on their knees.
I continued eating my steak for a minute before I sighed and asked in annoyance. "Was my training literally a signal to the supernatural world or something?"
To which Raynare said with amusement. "Not to us anyway, we caught the youkai who was going to sell you out to the Shinto and the other Youkai."
I took a drink of my soda before I grunted and said bluntly. "So whatcha got me pinned in for little Fallen? I am not joining the devils nor the Grigori."
I saw on my Kalawarner giving me a lidded stare at my remark with Raynare lips curling in amusement before she said calmly. "I wouldn't be so rude young man. But yes, we are just touching bases at it were... Not that we could recruit you even if we wanted to. The White Dragon Emperor is part of the Grigori and Azazel's adopted daughter basically."
"Well, that's certainly something." I said with wry amusement before I took a breath as I recalled all to clearly how D'draig said the various factions couldn't extract a Longinus hence why honey potting was typically the play they used to get us Longinus wielders under their control.
'I wonder if I can use the Boosted Gear to mind break the fallen by boosting their pleasure? That's one way to bring them under my sway to complete that Broken Bird mission I got.' I mused to myself before l did a sweeping glance over the two women who... Yummy to say the least.
I put on a more relaxed posture and leaning into my bar chair as I asked. "So you just wanted to say hello? Or did you want to get to know me better or something?"
Raynare and Kalawarner both shared a look before Kalawarner spoke. "Well Jake, we as in the Grigori do have some facilities here in Kuoh you could use for training. An area that's sealed so your aura can't leak out, and as the Watcher's we are supposed to be helping and guiding humanity."
'Jake, she is already drowning in your dragon musk as she fell from Lust. And remember with the Grigori being so reduced in this timeline. They aren't nearly as arrogant against their human followers and exorcists as they make up the bulk of their forces. Azazel and Kokabiel especially are followers of god's objective in having them be the more in touch Watcher's of humanity.' D'draig spoke into my mind.
I saw Raynare and Kalawarner both twitch before Raynare took a drink and asked quietly. "Well well, you are already so in-tune with your Longinus that you can talk to D-draig without the gauntlet manifesting. That is suprising, how long have you had it unsealed?"
Instead of answering Raynare directly I looked between her and Kalawarner and stated directly. "After we are done eating, I will follow you both to your base. And I will spar with the both of you."
Kalawarner giggled and she said teasingly as she sat upright with her arms folding under and pushing up her large breasts. "Oh? Thats a brave young human. What are the stakes of this sparring? Or do you want us to just get beat on for no good reason Jake Bariss?"
I raised an eyebrow before I chuckled and said confidently. "I want to see where I stand in anycase. And you both are just two winged Fallen, I can handle you both."
Both ladies froze with Raynare glaring at me as I struck at her pride, and Kalawarner? I could see the sadism warring with masochism within herself as she battled with her sin of Lust. Either way, I won a free trip to the fallen angel's little hidey-hole.