DxD: Building a Demon Clan from Scratch

Kuoh Academy.

Occult Research Club.

Rias and Sona sat across from each other.

After some time, Sona had finally calmed down.

She adjusted her glasses and spoke in a low voice, "Rias, I was wrong this time."

"Sona…"

Rias wanted to console her, but Sona cut her off.

"Just like he… Lynn said."

A complicated look flashed in Sona's eyes as she continued, "I… I was only thinking about myself. I never even considered his situation."

Rias remained silent for a moment before taking a sip of black tea. Then, she chuckled softly.

"This is the Sona I know…"

When others made mistakes, she never hesitated to call them out. But when she was the one at fault, she admitted it without excuses.

Sona also took a sip of her tea, regaining her usual composed demeanor.

"What about your engagement?"

Rias asked curiously.

This attempt to annul the engagement had been a complete failure.

Although Lynn hadn't resisted the annulment, he had even been quite cooperative—the outcome was clear.

Sona hesitated for a moment before replying, "Forget the Rating Game. That would only expose him to the Old Maou Faction's attention."

"I'll try to convince my family."

Rias could hear the determination in her voice and teased, "Honestly, Lynn isn't bad. Why not just keep things the way they are?"

"..."

Seeing Sona fall silent, Rias who knew her well was immediately taken aback.

"Wait… are you actually considering it?"

"My first impression of him wasn't bad."

Sona admitted honestly, "If convincing my family doesn't work, I'll try to develop feelings for him."

Rias' eyes widened in shock.

Something was off.

Something was very off!

Lynn's indifferent gaze and his cold, piercing words from earlier flashed through her mind.

"You're so full of yourself."

Hiss—

A chill ran down Rias' spine.

"Sona, you're not… that type, are you?"

"That type?" Sona raised an eyebrow, confused.

"N-No, haha, never mind."

Rias laughed nervously, avoiding eye contact.

…It should be impossible, right?

Sona frowned but didn't dwell on it. She finished her tea and prepared to leave.

"Oh, right."

Sona suddenly pulled a keyring from her pocket and placed it on the table.

"I don't think his living conditions are very good. The Sitri family owns a property in Minato, Tokyo. This is the key to one of the apartments. If you get the chance, pass it to him for me. Consider it an apology."

With that, Sona activated a magic circle and disappeared.

Rias opened her mouth, hesitated, then swallowed back the words she wanted to say.

"Why don't you give it to him yourself?"

---

Kuoh Academy – Student Council Room.

A red light flashed briefly, signaling Sona's return.

Tsubaki, her queen and closest subordinate, turned toward her.

"President, welcome back."

"I need a bath," Sona stated.

"Understood."

"And… I need to wash my clothes."

"Yes, President."

"…Wait! I'll wash my panties myself!"

---

"Thanks for the help, Aoyama."

"I'll treat you to ice cream next time."

Carrying the half-price bento he had successfully snatched, Lynn left the convenience store in triumph.

By now, the sky had darkened.

Holding the plastic bag in one hand, he idly twirled a black chess piece in the other.

"Aoyama has the qualifications to be reincarnated as a devil."

"Unfortunately, she's not too keen on me putting this thing inside her."

Lynn sighed in disappointment.

Suddenly—

"Can you see me?"

A grotesque, long-tongued Cursed Spirit blocked Lynn's path, its sticky saliva dripping onto the ground, corroding the asphalt with a sharp sizzle.

Lynn gave it a bored look.

The Cursed Spirit, noticing his reaction, shrieked wildly.

"You can see me!"

"You must be able to see me!!"

"YOU—!!!"

Before it could pounce, a sudden burst of red flames engulfed its body.

In the blink of an eye, it was reduced to ashes.

"You've got the wrong person," Lynn muttered.

"I'm not a normal human…"

"I'm a devil."

As his gaze swept across the area, the surrounding Cursed Spirits instinctively recoiled, trembling in fear.

Lynn sighed and ignored them.

There were too many of these low-level creatures. He couldn't be bothered to exterminate them all.

However, with everything that had happened recently, he had finally figured out where he was.

A chaotic fusion of multiple anime worlds.

For example.

His identity?

The last remaining bloodline of the Valefor family, a devil from the Underworld.

His school?

A first-year student at Shuchiin Academy.

His campus?

It even had a Totsuki Culinary Department.

Oh, and that convenience store girl?

Nanami Aoyama.

And now, judging by the sheer number of Cursed Spirits infesting the streets.

There's probably a Yotsuya Miko somewhere in this world too.

"Hmm?"

Lynn suddenly stopped, his gaze sharpening.

On his status panel, his 'Demonic Chess' skill flickered slightly.

This was one of its effects, whenever someone qualified to become a part of his Peerage was nearby, the skill would notify him.

Lynn immediately released his magic power to scan the area.

After a few seconds, his eyes gleamed.

"Found one!"

Confirming the direction, Lynn swiftly moved.

At the moment, his Peerage was empty, and his current strength wasn't enough to stand at the top of this world.

Recruiting strong subordinates was his highest priority.

Right now, someone nearby was being hunted.

By a devil.

Yes, a devil.

But not every devil followed the rules of the human world like he did.

Of course, it could also be a stray devil.

Through his perception, he estimated that the enemy was only a Low-Rank Devil—no threat to him, someone on the verge of reaching High-Rank.

---

"Haa… haa… haa…"

The sound of ragged breathing echoed in the empty alley.

Kasumigaoka Utaha gritted her teeth, forcing her exhausted legs to keep moving.

Her black stockings were torn, her legs scraped, but she didn't care.

She only had one thought.

Run! Faster!

She could feel it.

The thing chasing her wasn't in a rush.

It was toying with her. Enjoying the hunt.

She didn't know if she could survive.

But she knew that if she stopped running, she would die.

So—FASTER!

BAM!

She collided into something warm but there was no comfort, only dread.

Her mind went blank.

It's over.

"You look like you could use some help."

Just 'look like'?!

Gasping for breath, Kasumigaoka Utaha looked up.

A handsome face entered her vision, but she had no time to process it.

"Run! There's a monster behind us!"

The impact had drained the last of her strength. If she weren't leaning entirely against the boy in front of her, she would have collapsed.

She couldn't run anymore.

But he still could.

"Monster? You mean that?"

Lynn gestured behind her and instinctively pulled her into his arms to keep her from falling.

Utaha turned her head.

A naked woman with the lower body of a spider was staring at her, drooling.

Swallowing hard, Utaha gave a bitter smile.

"It's too close… Looks like you won't be able to escape either."

"Escape?"

Lynn smirked.

"Why would I run?"

"It's just a Low-Rank Stray Devil."