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Izuku stared.

He lifted his hands and rubbed at his eyes. He stared some more. He turned around, looking for some cameras. He rubbed his eyes some more.

“Rias.” He said calmly. “What?”

Rias let out a little giggle beside him, and he knew the rest of their family had smiles on their faces too. “Well, we were talking about it, weren’t we? You mentioned yourself that we couldn’t live at the clubhouse indefinitely.”

“Yes.” Izuku said with faux calm, “I did say that. Nowhere in that statement was a suggestion that you buy several acres and build a devil-style homage to Himeji Castle for us!” He whisper-screamed as he stared at the monstrosity of a compound they were apparently the new owners of. The castle was built with massive slabs of a sort of black stone he didn’t recognize rather than wood. The roofs were red, something he found devils liked quite a bit. A giant black stone wall surrounding it for privacy. All in all, it was classic Japanese architecture with a Devilish twist to make it look more gothic and imposing. “IN THREE DAYS!”

“Ufufufu, it was rather slow of them.” Akeno teased him.

“Actually, it was overnight. The two other days were just going back and forth on the plans.” Rias said helpfully.

Izuku just managed to keep from keeling over at that. “Come on, Izuku. Let’s see inside. It’s got all the amenities we’ll need and plenty of room for you to inevitably grow our harem.” Izuku choked. She raised an eyebrow, “And before you say anything in protest, Aika, Lavi-chan, and apparently Suzaku-san if this date she wants you to take her on is any indication.”

“And he wasn’t even trying.” Akeno threw fuel on the fire. “It’s okay if you’re a womanizer, Izu. We still love you.” She said sadistically.

Izuku actually did fall over, poking the ground despondently, “I’m not a womanizer.” He grumbled.

“It’s okay, Izu-niisan.” Asia, blessed Asia, patted him on the back. What would he do without her kind heart? “You can’t help it.”

“Ack!” Everyone burst out laughing as a storm cloud appeared over his head. “E-Even Asia…”

A few minutes later, they were making their way into the compound, and Izuku realized that there were definitely more differences than he thought initially. Their new home didn’t sit high above the other houses since it wasn’t built on a hill, though it was still elevated a few meters off the ground on a bed of stone. He could tell that there was plenty of magic that went into its construction and defenses. Even a devastating earthquake wouldn’t knock a stone out of place.

As they entered the gate, they ascended the steps and came out into a massive courtyard where they could practice and spar to their heart’s content if they wanted to do so in fresh air. The main keep was even bigger than he thought it would be, and there were a couple smaller buildings around. Rias beamed, “It looks amazing! Those two are guest houses.” She pointed at two of the smaller buildings. “That one there-” She pointed to a mid-sized home, “Is an entertainment house. It has a pool hidden in a separate dimension in the basement. A third level below that houses a stadium of sorts where we can spar safely.” Izuku gawked, “And that one is our new home!” She said happily as she pointed at the main keep, “I think the contractor said it was eighty rooms?” Izuku choked again, “More than enough room for us, our peerages, and anyone we welcome into the family.”

“This is insane…” Izuku just continued to gawk. Even Momo would probably be gawking, though that was more because even for her, empty land into massive complex in only three days was a bit much. And that was without even getting into the fact that two of those days were spent going back and forth with the builders. The actual castle went up overnight. Izuku could not comprehend the efficiency of Devil builders.

The first floor held their office, a meeting area, a massive, modern kitchen, a massive entertainment area, and that was just what he could see. He was sure there was more that he hadn’t seen yet. Rias showed them that there was a high-speed elevator, and they went up to the last floor, which was their bedroom. An even bigger bed than Rias had in her room back in the Gremory Castle sat there, and very much unlike the exterior of the building, the room looked ultra-modern with floor-to-ceiling windows.

Aika giggled, “Not very private, is it? Even if it’s so high up…”

“Oh please. The exterior looks nothing like the interior. Someone could climb up and rub their faces on the windows from outside and not see a thing.” Rias grinned and snapped her fingers. A noticeable thrum of magic ran through the room before the windows turned pitch black. Not a single bit of light entered the room from outside any longer. “They all do that, by the way. You don’t have to worry about any shades or curtains if you want to sleep in.” She snapped her fingers again, and daylight reentered the room. “Oh, and all rooms have attached baths as well. This is meant to be our home, after all. Pick your favorite. We’ll all have them in the event we ever feel like being alone for a few hours. There are stairs between floors as well, obviously, in case we ever have issues with the elevator.”

Honestly, despite not having been lived in yet, Izuku could already feel himself getting attached to the place. It truly was a gorgeous home, and he could foresee many years in here. He let out a chuckle, “Like usual, you outdid yourself Rias. I doubt we’ll ever fill every room in here.”

She giggled and whispered into his ear, “I’m sure you’ll try.” She nipped his ear and grabbed his crotch.

“Aaand we’re out.” Kiba made an about face and made for the stairs. Koneko blushed and followed him, making sure to grab a beet-red Asia and pull her along as well.

“Every bed needs to be broken in.” Aika grinned evilly as she started to disrobe, watching as Akeno kissed his neck and started teasing his nipples from behind.

Lavinia fiddled with her hat for a moment, before taking it off and starting to strip as well. She and Izuku really needed to find time for a date of their own, but her new Devilish desires meant she really no longer cared about waiting. She was the first one naked and waiting on the bed, cheeks flushed and heart racing in anticipation.

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“You and your love of everything Japanese.” Sōna giggled as she saw their new home for the first time.

Rias smirked, “I don’t want to hear that, little miss English.” Sōna’s own home was a large Victorian mansion nearby. “Come on in.”

Sōna cast her gaze around, as did her all-female peerage. “Your father outdid himself.” She muttered, “It’s gorgeous.”

“He’ll be pleased to hear that.” Rias smiled, “But I’m sure that wasn’t what you came for.”

“True enough. Though I do want to spend time with you again, Rias. It’s been a long time.” Sōna said, “And I’m sure the rest of my Peerage are interested in yours too. We don’t interact nearly as much as we should in school.” She said idly as she sat on the ultra-soft couch with her best friend, watching with a small smile as Tomoe and Tsubasa immediately went up to Kiba and started chatting with him. Those two had such obvious crushes on him.

“Oh hey!” Izuku walked in, matted with sweat, followed by Koneko and Aika. The three had spent the last several hours sparring two-on-one beneath the entertainment house. “I didn’t know you’d be visiting, Sōna. Welcome!”  He grinned at them and only twitched very lightly as he noticed both Sōna and her Queen Tsubaki flush minutely as they saw him. He then greeted the rest of her Peerage.

“Good afternoon, Midoriya-kun.” Sōna smiled back at him. The rest of her peerage followed suit.

“Nice to see you all.” He grinned a little sheepishly, “As nice as it is to see you, I’m going to go get freshened up.” He declared, before vanishing in a burst of speed.

“To think most of you can do that now.” Sōna pouted a little, “…I don’t like having fallen so far behind.” Most of her Peerage protested, but Sōna shook her head and held up her hand, “It’s true. We were very close in ability even a year ago. Now, I’m almost certain I could not beat her even with prep time and a surprise attack.”

Rias smiled and put her hand on top of Sōna’s, “Hey, you’re one of my best friends, Sōna. You were my best friend for years before Akeno came into the picture. I want to see you succeed in your dreams too. You’re always welcome to join us. I want my rival to be as strong as possible, after all.” She winked.

Sōna smiled, but let out a sigh, “I know… but it doesn’t make me feel like my pride is getting any less crushed.” Still, she shook her head, “…Midoriya-kun offered to give me a Devil Fruit.”

“You won’t regret it if you do.” Rias replied, before pausing and making a face. “No, let me rephrase that. You absolutely will regret it for a few weeks, but it will be totally worth it in the end.”

Sōna let out an undignified snort. The sort only Rias could bring out in her, “Oh yes, totally an amazing sell.” She gave her friend a haughty sneer. They both laughed.

“Be right back.” Rias vanished and then appeared again with the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia. “See if any take your fancy, my friend.” The two spent several minutes paging through the various fruits.

“Do these really work?” One of Sōna’s two Bishops, Kusaka Reya, asked with a dubious look on her face. “It’s not that I’m doubting you, Rias-sama, but it just seems so unbelievable to have all that power placed inside a fruit of all things.”

Rias let out a giggle, “Oh, I’m well aware of how ludicrous it sounds. It actually helps that it’s so ludicrous. No one would be looking for it.”

She was going to continue, but a green light erupted near them. One glance at the sigil within the teleportation circle’s center almost drove Sōna in particular into a panic. She and her childhood friend stood up so fast they almost overturned the couch. “Everyone at attention behind us!” Sōna barked out, and members of both Peerages hurried to obey.

A second later, Ajuka Beelzebub was standing within the human world Gremory Castle, casting an appreciative eye on his surroundings. “Good morning, everyone.” He smiled at Rias, “Lovely home you’ve created here, Rias.”

“Thank you, Ajuka-sama.” Rias smiled and gave him a little curtsey. “Welcome!”

“None of that now.” Ajuka waved her off, “We’re not in public. You know better by now. Just call me Ajuka. You as well, Sōna. Please, relax.” Sōna’s back was stiff, but she nodded and sat quietly. “All of you.” He turned his attention to the Reincarnated Devils.

“Would you like some tea, Ajuka-sama?” Akeno was neither Rias nor Sōna and so kept her formality up.

Ajuka did not correct her, “Yes, please. I’ve heard rather good things about your tea.” Akeno bowed and hurried to the kitchen to prepare some.

“What brings you to the human world today, Ajuka?” Rias asked curiously.

“I was hoping to catch that future husband of yours.” Ajuka said, “A rather… interesting situation has come up.”

“Ah!” Rias couldn’t really say much more than that. “He is in, but he was training with Aika and Koneko up until a few minutes ago. He’s in the bath right now.”

Ajuka chuckled, “Well, no matter. It certainly isn’t time-sensitive so I can wait.” He eyed the book the two had been sharing, “I see you’re eager to spread the wealth.” He pointed at the encyclopedia. “Have you informed her of the… extras yet?”

“Extras?” Sōna raised an eyebrow and turned to her friend with an inquisitive look on her face.

Rias grinned impishly, “Oh, just some fun little discoveries we made regarding how the fruits affect Devils.” Sōna squinted at her.

Ajuka chuckled, “Any standouts yet?”

Sōna coughed into her fist, “I am… eager to match Rias once again, so I am looking at the Mythical Zoans like hers.”

“Not a shocking revelation.” Ajuka chuckled, “I must admit, I am curious to see how the other types will interact with Devils like us. Have any others been eaten?”

“My Pawn ate a Mythical as well.” Rias answered, “Her fruit mutated even more than mine, though she was not affected as badly as I was by the initial acquisition.”

“Very interesting.” Ajuka made some mental notes, “But was that because she was a freshly reincarnated Devil or because of the Evil Pieces themselves…” He mused to himself.

Rias shrugged, “Without more data, it’s impossible to know.”

“I will say-” Izuku, refreshed and with his hair wet from his shower, walked into the room, “I have noticed my own fruit acting in unexpected ways ever since I quote unquote became a Devil.” He grinned at their guest, “Good morning, Ajuka-sama.”

“What do you mean?” Sōna turned around and flushed a little as she took him in. Beside her, her Queen was also eating the eye candy.

“Well, I’ve started noticing that I can use the Ope Ope no Mi myself nowadays, rather than having to use Ace through Indra.” He said, before smirking lightly, “Shambles.” He said, and then was replaced with the Encyclopedia, ending up between Rias and Sōna. The petite girl let out a squeak of shock as he floated the book back to them. “I never could do that before. I haven’t been able to use all of its abilities yet, but that could be a time thing.” He said, “Also, something I never could do before was look through Indra and Pele’s eyes. That’s also something I’m getting flashes of.”

“How exciting!” Ajuka grinned lightly, “And such good data for me. Thank you.”

Akeno came back in with a tray. She kneeled at their coffee table and skillfully poured a cup of tea for Ajuka, and then poured one for Izuku, Rias, and Sōna as well. She handed Ajuka his first, before distributing the other three.

“Hmm, as good as ever, Akeno.” Izuku blew her a kiss, and she blushed just a little. It always amused him how she loved when he treated her like a toy, yet she would get flustered at genuine affection.

“Indeed.” Ajuka also complimented her brew.

“Thank you, Ajuka-sama.” Akeno bowed to the Satan.

“So, what brings you in, Ajuka-sama?” Izuku asked curiously.

“As I told Rias and Sōna, I had a rather… interesting visitor a few nights ago.” Ajuka said.

He was looking forward to some sleep for once. He’d been up for quite a few days in a row observing one of his experiments. Magic could only sustain him for so long without sleep (or the adrenaline of a fight) so he was quite tired and looking forward to luxuriating in his bed. He left his lab behind and teleported to the living quarters. A bath was well enjoyed, and he was walking down the hall to his bedroom in nothing more than a fluffy bathrobe when he twitched. “Hmm… my compliments.” He turned and stared at a certain spot that had nothing in it, “You managed to get all the way past even the secondary defenses without setting them off. Quite the display of skill, and one I’m quite interested in figuring out.” He lifted a finger, “Now do reveal yourself. I’m in a good mood and I would rather not have it ruined.”

Nothing happened for a moment, before what seemed to be a mist appeared out of thin air, before coalescing into a human form. “I see you haven’t lost a step, Ajuka Astaroth.” The figure was clearly a woman and a beautiful, buxom one at that, though one who was obscuring her face.

He chuckled lightly, “It’s been quite some time since anyone dared call me that. Who are you, my lady?” She reached up and lifted her hood off, revealing a pale face with gleaming white hair. Ajuka’s eyes widened, “Deila Leviathan…” He breathed in shock, “I thought you were dead.”

“Yes, that cunt Katerea would have loved that, wouldn’t she.” Deila snarked, “She always wanted me out of the way so she could be the ‘real’ Leviathan.”

Ajuka chortled, “I certainly missed that tongue of yours. Though it appears you have me at a bit of a disadvantage.” He said, waving at his state of dress.

“If you weren’t capable of reducing me to atoms manually, I’d even give it a go.” She smirked lightly, “But no. It’s been thousands of years since our last battle. I’ve long since let it go.”

“Then what brings you here?” Ajuka asked, “Will I be seeing any other old faces soon?”

“Hopefully not.” Delia leaned against the wall, “Word is the Sleeping Sickness has been cured.”

And that told him everything he needed to know. “I see.” He said evenly, “Someone close to you has fallen to it.” She nodded, “Who?”

She looked at him for a moment, before sighing, “My granddaughter.”

His eyes widened, “I was unaware you’d even had a child, much less a grandchild.”

“Took me and Aksel forever to succeed.” She sighed, “But our daughter inherited very little of our power. It was safer to keep him a secret. We even moved him to the human world, for a time.” She cast her gaze on him, “She fell in love with a human man, which makes little Ingvild the first Leviathan to not be a Pureblood. Most of the rest of my clan would have wanted to tear her apart if they learned of her. Vicious wastes of good genes.” Deila grumbled to his amusement, “She fell to the Sleep over a hundred years ago now. Part of me is glad, because it’s made keeping her safe and secret easier.”

How utterly fascinating. “Well, I regret to inform you that I certainly haven’t cured the Sleeping Sickness.” He smiled as her expression closed up. “But you already knew that. Shall I get in contact with the human who did?”

“A Leviathan.” Sōna could barely contain her shock.

“Sleeping for over a hundred years.” Rias was equally shocked.

Akeno looked a little amused, “And all this sleeping Princess is waiting for is her gallant knight with true love’s kiss.” Several surprised snorts rang out, including from Ajuka.

“Is she a Devil or Snow White?” Izuku snarked, rolling his eyes. He was NOT a womanizer damn it! He turned back to Ajuka, “When do we leave?”

“Whenever you’re ready.” Ajuka shrugged, “Though admittedly, I am curious to see if Sōna has the same side effects Rias did.”

Sōna sighed, “I wanted more time to think, but if it’s as potentially dangerous as Rias said, I’d feel more comfortable with you here, Ajuka-sama.” She ‘accidentally’ used the honorific. She opened up the book and pointed to one of the fruits.

“Really? That one?” Izuku chortled in surprise, “You really want to keep up with Rias, huh?” Sōna blushed, puffed out her cheeks a little bit, and looked away with a pout.

“I’m so proud!” Rias cackled, “Though we should maybe wait until we’re back in the Underworld just in case.”

“Not a bad idea.” Sōna said, “I should prepare myself in any case.”

“It’s settled then.” Ajuka said, “Saturday, come to my castle. We’ll do it then.” Sōna nodded, and he polished off his cup of tea. “Shall we?”

Izuku summoned his weapons and tools, “Ready when you are.”

“My castle then, if you would.”

Izuku blew Rias and Akeno kisses, “See you soon.” He slashed the air and opened a portal, which the two of them walked through.

…

“So, you’re him, huh?” Deila raised an eyebrow, “You’re bigger than I thought you’d be.”

“I’ll take that as a compliment.” Izuku smiled at her, “Good morning, Lady Leviathan.”

“Unfortunately, that’s still my cunt of a sister since I’m ‘dead.’” Her voice sounded mocking, though it wasn’t directed at him, “Deila will do. You’re going to be waking my little granddaughter, after all.”

“As you wish, Deila.” Izuku agreed, “Show us to her?”

“This way.” She turned without saying another word. She led them through a winding path before they ended up in the family wing. She flashed her magical sigil at a certain door, and defenses Izuku had barely been able to sense disarmed themselves. Visually, it was like the door was chained, and those chains were unlocked. “Here she is.” Deila said softly as Izuku got eyes on the young lady for the first time.

‘Fuck.’ Was his first thought. The young woman was utterly gorgeous and just shy of being as buxom as Rias. Her skin was pale, and her hair was a light lavender. All in all, ‘She’s an actual Snow White!’ He looked at the machines keeping Ingvild Leviathan alive and saw that the readouts were reading quite closely to the ones he remembered seeing by Misla’s bed. “How long has she been under?”

“A hundred years.” Deila said, staring at her sadly.

‘Even longer than Misla. Much longer.’ He thought to himself as he gently placed a hand on her shoulder. His eyes widened. “Oh, she has a Sacred Gear.” He said in surprise. “A strong one too.”

“She what?!” Deila looked shocked.

“I can sense it. You probably didn’t know because it’s sleeping for now. It seems like it might be powerful too. It has a very similar feel to the Boosted Gear.”

“Well isn’t that interesting.” Ajuka chortled, “Perhaps a fourteenth Longinus will awaken soon then. Are we ready to begin?” He asked, suddenly all business.

“Yes.” Izuku turned to Deila, “You may want to step outside.”

Her eyes narrowed, “I will witness what you do, thank you very much.” She hissed at him.

Izuku stared her down, “The method of curing her is safe and painless, but it is gruesome. And on top of it, Ajuka-sama wants to collect data which means this will be much slower than a simple cure. Are you certain you wish to witness it?”

“I’ve seen things you could never dream of, boy. I’m not squeamish.” Deila’s eyes tightened.

“I’m sure you have.” Izuku huffed and turned around, “But it’s different when it’s family.” He placed his hand on Ingvild’s head and then popped her skull off and allowed her brain to float out.

“WHAT ARE YOU-”

Ajuka’s hand flashed out and grabbed her wrist. “He warned you.” He said coldly, “Now sit still or leave.” He let go of her without another word.

She let out a furious growl as she stared at her beloved granddaughter’s floating brain.

Izuku concentrated, and unlike the last time he did this, he simply removed the hypothalamus entirely, allowing it to float in its own separate little cube. “Ajuka-sama?”

“All this suffering from such a little thing.” He commented idly as his magical circles surrounded it, and his Kankara Formula got to work.

“Abaddon-san and Sairaorg said it felt Holy when I did this for Misla.” Izuku said, “Now that I have my own experience, I can certainly see what they meant.”

Ajuka nodded, having sensed the same thing himself. The two simply waited for several minutes as Ajuka collected all the data he needed. “This is fascinating. The best way I can describe this data is that this is the Devil equivalent of the Babirusa tusk.”

“Isn’t that the wild pig whose tusks never stop growing and if they don’t break, they’ll grow right into their brains and kill them?” Deila needed something to focus on other than the floating brain (and that was a horrifying thought).

“Indeed.” Ajuka said, “The Morningstar was an Angel who was cast down from Heaven. Rather than becoming Fallen, he became the first Devil and took Lilith to wife. Using the Book of Lucifer, she then began to spawn the original Devils.” He explained idly, “And according to this, the Sleeping Disease is what happens when our race’s origin decides to rear its ugly head. It is, in all seriousness, a defect that makes our bodies begin to produce that which we can no longer lay any claim to. And it is something that can have any number of triggers, which is why the incidences are seemingly random.”

“So can it not be cured?” Izuku frowned.

“It will certainly be a bit more difficult than I anticipated.” Ajuka said, “But it isn’t something I feel is beyond my knowledge. It will just take me a little bit longer than I thought it would.” He smiled, “Thank you, Izuku. Please go ahead and cure her now.”

Izuku did so, and Deila breathed out a sigh of relief as her brain disappeared. A moment later, she began to shift, and then she opened her eyes, revealing pretty, orange irises. She blinked rapidly and let out a small croak. She squeezed her eyes shut and opened them again, before looking over to the side. “G-Gramma?” Her voice was weak and rough from disuse.

That one word shattered Deila’s composure. “Ingvild…” She grabbed her granddaughter’s hand with a tearful smile, “Oh, my precious little flower…” She let out the sob she’d been holding in.

“Prmse.” Ingvild slurred, her face stretching into a weak smile.

“Of course I kept my promise, dear one.” Deila’s breath shuddered as a few tears leaked out. She drew a deep breath, “Is she okay now?” She turned to Izuku.

“She’s weak, obviously.” Izuku said, stepping forward again and placing his hand on her chest. “But other than that, the equipment did a great job keeping her from deteriorating.” He closed his eyes to examine her more closely. “Hmm… I think I can do a little more…” His hands began to glow a light green.

“Oh!” Ingvild gasped, arching her back a little. She hadn’t looked to be in poor health due to the excellent medical care she had received, but with what Izuku just did, just a bit more color returned to her skin. Izuku removed his hand, and she beamed at him, “Th-Thank you.” Even her voice was stronger than it had been.

“Go slow.” He murmured as he backed away.

She made a face of strain as she managed to sit up. “I… I feel great.” She raised her arms and stretched. He averted his eyes as her prodigious chest was thrust forward. They all heard as her back popped multiple times. “Ah~!” She let out a moan that made Izuku blush just a tad. “Thank you so much.” She grabbed his hand, “Y-You were the one who…”

“Woke you?” He asked gently, meeting her eyes again.

“Yes.”

He nodded, “I was. I’m always happy to help. I’m glad I was able to help you.”

She beamed at him again, “May I have your name?”

“Midoriya Izuku.” He introduced himself, “Izuku is my given name.”

“Oh?” She looked interested, “I’ve never had anyone introduce themselves with their last name first.”

He chuckled, “It’s common in the east. I’m Japanese.”

“Oh! Wow, I never met anyone from outside of Europe.” She had lived in Norway all her life, after all. “I’m Ingvild Leviathan. I’m pleased to meet you.” She bowed her head.

“You as well, Ingvild.” He smiled back at her.

She dropped his hand and beamed at her grandmother, “Grandma. How long was I asleep for?”

“Ah…” Deila looked away.

And Ingvild felt the first stirrings of dread, “…Grandma?”

“…” Deila looked back at her tearfully, “I’m sorry, dear one.” She swallowed, “I… It’s been… a long time.”

“H-How long?”

“…A hundred years.” Deila finally whispered.

“No…” All the color drained from Ingvild’s face, “No!” She began to cry, “Then… then papa? All my… all my friends?”

“I’m sorry.” Deila managed to rasp through the lump in her throat. This… this should have been a happy moment. “We… we took too long, little one.”

Ingvild let out a wail before burying her face into her knees and arms, sobbing her heart out. First she lost her mama to a cadre of exorcists, and now to go to sleep one day and wake up the next (from her perspective) to learn everyone she had ever loved save one was gone? Her old life was gone. Ingvild shattered.

Her despair was a palpable thing that everyone in the room could feel. And then Izuku stepped forward, placing his hands on her shoulders. “It’ll be okay, Ingvild.”

She stiffened, “How?!” Her fists clenched as despair turned to anger, “How can it ever be okay?!” She looked at him, barely seeing him through her tears.

“I know you don’t know me.” Izuku said softly, “But it’s only been a couple months since I lost everything.” He let out a deep breath, “And everyone.” She stared at him, wide-eyed. “I was in the exact same spot you were in.” He was silent for a moment, “Actually… you have it a bit better than I did. You still have your grandmother, at least.”

“I’m… I’m so sorry.” Ingvild’s bottom lip quivered.

He smiled sadly, “It hurts. It always will. But it doesn’t have to be the end. Things can get better, okay? Things will get better. Mourn what you lost but honor them by moving forward. They wouldn’t want you wasting away because of this.”

“I…” Ingvild choked out, “I’ll try.”

“That’s all you can do.” Izuku said kindly as he stood. He turned to Deila, “I’d say we overstayed our welcome, at this point. This should be a time for family now.”

Deila nodded, “You have my support, Midoriya Izuku.” She said, “What you’ve given back to me is priceless. We’re in your debt.”

He nodded. He normally would have said nothing was needed in return, but he knew that wasn’t how Devils worked. “Take care.” He said to both Leviathan women and got a weak smile in return from Ingvild. “Shall we, Ajuka-sama?”

“Hmm, yes, I suppose so. My castle, if you would, Midoriya.” Ajuka said, “I have some things you can help me with.”

“Of course.” Izuku said, before drawing Ace. Before Deila and Ingvild’s curious gazes, he slashed the air.

Deila’s eyes widened in shock as a gaping maw opened inside Ingvild’s room. Izuku and Ajuka stepped through without another word, before the chasm closed behind them. “…That went through the castle’s defenses like they weren’t even there.” Deila muttered as she stared at where the two men had just been standing.

“I’ve never heard of a Midoriya clan, Grandma.” Ingvild said quietly, “Did I miss a famous Pillar Clan somehow? He said he was Japanese but…”

Deila let out a dry chuckle, “Oh no, dear one. That one is human. Or at least he was.” As her granddaughter let out a gasp, she mused that she still couldn’t figure out how that had happened. If eight Pawns from a young woman as powerful as Rias Gremory (Seeing her become that massive black dragon with her red mane had been shocking. Her attack had been even more so.) couldn’t turn him, then what had?

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“Are you ready?” Izuku asked, smiling over at Sōna as she held the fruit in her hands. It was a light blue fruit that looked very similar to the Uo Uo no Mi in that it appeared to be covered in scales. They were in Ajuka’s territory, though they left his castle far in the distance just in case.

“I don’t know.” She muttered, glaring down at the fruit like it was going to bite her.

“Well you went through all this trouble getting this set up.” Ajuka said dryly. “And let me just say how ludicrous it is that you can potentially grant powers that already exist to others.” He glared lightly at Izuku.

Izuku chuckled, “Aren’t Devil Fruits fun?” He snarked back at the man. He turned to Sōna, “It’s okay if you’re not sure whether you want to go through with this, Sōna.”

The bespectacled girl let out a sigh, “No, I’ve already made all the arrangements. I can’t back out now.”

Rias grinned, “Thanks for that, by the way. It would have been such a pain to get special permission for multiple Peerages to visit the Familiar Forest without your help.”

“You’re welcome.” Sōna said, having a ‘Nam flashback to all the dress-up she needed to do with her sister for the favor.

“Good.” Ajuka said as he preemptively cast a modified version of his anti-water-rejection spell on her.

“Thank you, Ajuka-sama… here we go.” She lifted the fruit to her lips and bit down. They all watched as her face turned green. She dropped the fruit and covered her mouth. They had warned her about this and there was no way she was having this thing in her mouth only to spit it out.

She managed to choke it down, before letting out a series of hacking coughs. She turned apoplectic eyes towards Rias and Izuku. “I hate you.” She hissed, her pupils suddenly elongating. She then grunted, hunching over and clutching her chest.

“Kaichō?” Her Queen Tsubaki asked in worry, beginning to rush over.

Izuku caught her and held her back, “No. Let Ajuka-sama monitor her.” He said.

Indeed, the Satan had numerous magical circles surrounding Sōna, and then his brows furrowed. “Oh dear.” He said, and several hearts dropped. “In the air. NOW!”

They all rocketed up into the sky as Sōna’s body seemed to turn into water, and then a massive geyser erupted. What appeared to be a positively biblical flood appeared out of thin air as the Sitri bloodline went absolutely wild.

Ajuka let out a ‘tsk’ as he watched his territory get flooded. “It’s a good thing I chose a valley.” He muttered as a new lake began to form. His magical circles were still monitoring things, though they could no longer see them.

“Something’s coming.” Izuku said, gazing at the newly-forming lake as a massive shadow started to appear beneath the waves.

He was right. A titanic head erupted from the depths. It was a snake. “By the Burning Fields, she’s huge!” Rias exclaimed as the snake’s head and neck flopped over, landing on a mountain. The earth shook beneath them.

“She’s even bigger than your dragon form.” Izuku muttered, floating there on his new wings. Indeed, just the exposed part of Sōna that they could see was bigger than Rias’s entire length.

“Well…” Tsubaki’s throat was dry, “My King sure doesn’t do anything by half.”

Ajuka let out a groan, “Well, hopefully Odin doesn’t throw too huge a fit when he figures out that there’s a second Jörmungandr now.” He stared at the massive, passed out snake lying in the middle of his territory.

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Like Rias, it took Sōna a few days to even regain consciousness. Her massive bulk meant Ajuka had to create a new spell on the spot just to get her back into her human form. And like Rias, her control was totally shot once she woke up and started using her magic again. She was also much more reticent in branching out than Rias had been. Her bulk meant she was massively more resistant to damage now, but she very much still preferred spellcasting.

Izuku had tried to get her to practice a bit more with physical fighting, but the best he had been able to do was start teaching her Soru and some small bits of Fishman Karate. Her ability to generate water on command meant she could use many of those techniques whenever she wanted. No source of water necessary.

So, he left her to Rias and Akeno, who were both growing by leaps and bounds every day. Rias had even picked up the naginata and started to incorporate it into her fighting style. He’d obviously given her Murakumogiri, and he was really thankful that One Piece weapons were apparently one-size-fits-all, otherwise his girlfriend would have looked ridiculous carrying around a twenty-five-foot polearm.

Izuku instead focused a lot of his time on Kiba, Koneko, Aika, and Gasper, though not necessarily all at once. The little vampire was the most difficult trainee he’d ever had, though not from any lack of talent. The boy was simply too nervous and prone to fits of pique whenever he was frightened.

But they were making progress. “Blue!” He called out, tossing up a trio of rubber balls. While doing so, he caught Koneko’s foot. A shockwave ripped out from their limbs, and he was so proud of his little kitty. She was becoming more and more All Might every day!

“R-Right!” Gasper concentrated, flaring his Sacred Gear. Forbidden Balor View activated, freezing the red ball in place. “Oh no.”

Izuku grinned evilly, “Better luck next time!” He whipped Koneko around and flung her at the vampire.

“WAAAHHH!” Gasper dodged out of the way in a terrified spin as Koneko plowed into the grass he had been standing on. She cut a furrow into it before springing up and sliding back in a three-point stance.

“Mean.” Koneko huffed once she ground to a stop. “Gaspy, you’re not colorblind, are you?”

“Wahhh! Koneko is bullying meeeee!” Gasper wailed as he desperately tried to dodge Izuku.

“You’re failing because you don’t believe in yourself.” Izuku chided, booping him on the nose. Even that was enough to knock him back a couple meters.

“Owchie.” He moaned as he rubbed his nose.

“You have to believe in yourself, Gasper.” Izuku said, “It’s your power. You can control it. You expect to fail and so you do.”

“Do I need to break out the Kamina speech?” Koneko mumbled as she walked over.

“You’re getting better.” Izuku said, putting a hand on Gasper’s head. “While you’re still unleashing it involuntarily at times, you’re actually activating it voluntarily as well. You have the ability. You just need to stop being so afraid of yourself. No one here will blame you or hate you if you freeze them.” Gasper looked up at him and nodded tearfully. “Good. Take five. Relax. Sit on the grass and close your eyes and just focus on your breathing. Discipline is a skill. It’s not something you’re born with. You have to work on it.”

“O-Okay.” Gasper did as Izuku bid, sitting down on the grass and trying to relax.

Izuku smiled, “He’s gotten better.” He murmured quietly to Koneko as they moved away.

“Yeah.” She replied shortly.

He chuckled, putting his hand on her head like he had done with Gasper and beginning to rub. “He’s not the only one improving. Those punches of yours are getting strong, Koneko-chan.”

“Nyaaa!” She mewled in surprise, closing her eyes as she enjoyed the headpats. “N-No fair.” He knew she was weak to headpats! Her ears and tail popped out unconsciously.

“Well, you all seem to be having fun.” Rias sounded amused as she landed near them.

“Hey Rias.” He smiled at her, giving her a deep kiss when she inserted herself into his embrace. Neither noticed Koneko pout over losing his headpats. “Weren’t you and Sōna training?”

She chuckled, “You forgot, didn’t you?” He raised an eyebrow in confusion. “Tonight’s the full moon. We need to prepare to head over to the familiar forest.”

“Oh, that’s right. I actually did forget.” Izuku muttered. “You sure it won’t be a big issue? Normally they only allow one Peerage in, right? And we’re even bringing Asia too.”

“Oh, I’m sure the familiar master will whine a bit.” She deadpanned, “But it’ll be fine. Serafall-sama arranged this for us.”

“Well, alright then.” Izuku chuckled lightly. “Shall we go get ready then?”

“Let’s. I’d say everyone needs a shower, but realistically we’d need another after trekking through the forest.” Rias giggled, before leaning into his ear, “And I’m afraid that if we go now, we’ll miss our chance.” She nipped his earlobe.

“Oh, maybe you want that.” He murmured back, holding her close.

“Right here, you know?” Koneko deadpanned, breaking the charged spell between them.

“Right.” Rias coughed lightly, “Let’s go get ready, everyone!” She called out.

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“Well this sure looks ominous.” Izuku deadpanned as he stared at the forest. The trees were all gnarled and had purple leaves. They were also so tall that only a few small shafts of sunlight managed to cut through and reach the ground. Thankfully, Devils could see in the dark, so it wasn’t too big of a problem.

On the other hand, “Kyaaa!” Asia cried out, hiding behind Izuku. “I-It’s so dark! I can’t see anything!”

They had one non-devil in the party. “Hmmm. I think I can work with this.” Izuku muttered as he conjured a necklace. This only needed to be a temporary fix, so he didn’t have to go get a real one like he had with his contract a while back. He quickly carved a few runes and affixed it around Asia’s neck. “Night vision, coming right up!” He declared.

“Oh wow!” Asia beamed as she looked around. “Thank you, Izu-nii. I can see so well!”

“It’s only temporary. I’ll make you a new one with a real necklace back home.” He told her, patting her head. She smiled in happiness. He looked around, “So, where’s this Familiar Master?” He asked Rias.

“You’re mine!” Several of them jumped in Alarm as a man trying far too hard to look young appeared, wearing a cap and some urban clothing. “The name’s Zatouji! I’m a Devil-in-training from Madara Town, and I’m well on the way to becoming a Familiar Master!”

Izuku, Lavinia, Asia, and Aika gaped at him. Izuku’s neck practically creaked as he turned to Rias, “You brought us to Ash Ketchum?” He asked incredulously.

“Ufufufu.” Akeno was amused, “No, no, his name is Zatouji not Satoshi. Keep up, Izuku-kun.”

“If it looks like a fucking duck…” He grumbled under his breath.

“Well, I suppose you’re one of the ones who caused me a headache, huh?” Zatouji glared lightly at him. “I only take one Peerage per month. Too many at one time causes disturbances here in the forest. I might not even be able to take another Peerage next month. How troublesome.” He grumbled, “But you’re here, so let’s get this party started!” He declared, before eyeing Rias, “Which of them need familiars?”

“Izuku, Asia, Aika, and Lavinia.” Rias answered, pointing out each of them.

“Hmm, a plain-faced kid, two blonde beauties, and a nice brunette.” Zatouji mused as he rubbed his chin. “Okay! Leave it to me! With my help, we’ll catch you any familiar you want before the night is out!”

“This guy is calling our super sexy Izuku ‘plain-faced?’” Aika raised an eyebrow, “Has he looked in the mirror?”

Rias sighed, “He may be eccentric, but he’s a professional. Listen to his advice.”

“So, what kinds of familiars are you looking for?” Zatouji asked, “A strong one? A fast one? One with poison attacks, maybe?”

“What kinds are there?” Izuku asked, “Do you have any recommendations?”

Zatouji flashed Izuku a grin and pulled out an odd catalog in response. Without hesitation, he pointed to a ferocious beast that occupied a two-page spread. “This one here! A legendary Dragon King, the Chaos Karma Dragon Tiamat! She’s the only female Dragon King! No devil has ever caught her before, so that makes her the obvious choice! We’re talking about a familiar as strong as a Devil King!”

“No thanks.” Rias shot him down immediately.

“Ufufufu, we don’t need yet another nubile female for Izuku to seduce.” Akeno said with a sadistic smile.

Izuku immediately faceplanted, “I’m not going to seduce a dragon! I’m not even trying to seduce anyone!” He yelped as he got up.

“You’re failing!” Aika said cheerfully.

“Lavinia! Help me out here.” Izuku begged the beautiful Bishop.

“Ehehe, sorry Izuku, but you do have a track record.” Lavinia pressed her lips to his cheek for a sweet kiss.

Izuku kneeled down and started poking at the dirt, “Still a dragon! How would I even seduce a dragon? This isn’t D&D!”

“Dragons can assume human form, you know.” Rias smirked at him. “I’ve heard she’s quite beautiful, even.”

Izuku turned and jabbed a finger at Zatouji, “You keep us well away from her territory.” Most of the party burst into laughter. Zatouji was not one of them. Instead, he got a chill down his spine. Like he was dealing with a top-level Devil himself.

“Right!” He moved past that small burst of unease easily. “How about this then? A hydra! This one’s amazing! Its venom is deadly! No demon can survive it! Plus, it’s immortal! It’s the most ferocious monster ever! Hydras are even known to kill their masters! What do you think? Sounds useful, right?”

Izuku’s eye twitched, “Fuck this.” He muttered and closed his eyes. Calling up his Kenbunshoku, Izuku layered magic within it and crafted a spell on the spot. Instantly, he felt a pull in a certain direction and started walking that way.

“Hey, where do you think you’re going?” Zatouji demanded.

“Towards my familiar!” Izuku called out, with the rest of the party heading after him. Zatouji grumbled as he hurried to follow the rogue devil. They walked for about ten minutes before coming across a cave. He smiled as he called out with his magic.

In a few moments, two balls of fluff exited the cave cautiously, but with interest. They had felt his presence and thought it had been so warm. The two were wolves, and puppies to boot. They couldn’t have been more than a few weeks old. One was a brilliant, gleaming white with red eyes. The other was pitch black with molten gold eyes.

If it wasn’t for the fact that they were about six feet tall at the shoulders, no one would have suspected them to be anything but regular wolves. The girls took one look at them and had to hold back gleeful squeals over how cute they were. They didn’t want to frighten them away.

Zatouji was in shock, “Well, I’ll be. They’re Jötnar. Specifically giant wolves. It’s been ages since any were seen in here. How did you find them?”

“Trade secret.” Izuku said as he brought out a pair of massive, bloody steaks they had prepared just in case. He floated them over to the pups, who let out twin howls of joy and started to tear at them. Izuku carefully made his way closer and began petting them, “Easy…” He breathed as one growled at him. “Easy girl.” He continued to pet the white one, marveling at how their fur seemed to be completely resistant to dirt. “You too, boy.” The black one nudged him with his snout. “What do you say? Want to be my familiars?”

The two let out howls of agreement, and Izuku quickly went through the familiar claiming ritual Rias and Akeno had taught him. “I, Midoriya Izuku, command thee! Accept my contract and become my familiars!” Twin magic circles bearing his mark appeared beneath the two wolves, binding them to him. He smiled impishly, “Hope Odin doesn’t mind. I think I’ll name you Sköll and Hati.” He said to the black and white ones respectively. The two let out howls of approval. “Let’s go meet the family.” He said, walking them over to everyone.

The girls were no longer able to contain themselves. “THEY’RE SO CUUUUUUTE!” They squealed, pouncing on the fluffballs and rubbing their faces into the warm, soft fur. Izuku chuckled. This was certainly a successful day.

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The familiar hunt had gone pretty well, even if Zatouji was grumbling incessantly that they were making him superfluous. Neither Aika nor Lavinia were very good with Kenbunshoku yet, but they had just enough knowledge of it that they were able to make use of the spell he’d created to find Sköll and Hati.

Lavinia had been first and somehow ended up with two balls of fluff that were even cuter somehow than his two wolf pups. Amusingly enough, both were also canines, though not wolves like his own. Rather, she ended up with two adorable little kitsune. One was white and seemed to have power over ice, and the other blood red with power over fire. All of them had a good time laughing over her somehow ending up with a Vulpix and an Alolan Vulpix.

Aika, on the other hand, had a lot more trouble when she came across her familiar, because it most certainly was not a baby. Rather, it was a full-grown beast, and a huge one at that. An Airavata from Hindu myth, descended from and taking their species name from the original Airavata that Indra himself rode. It was an elephant so white it almost looked like marble. It had three heads and wings and was bigger than all of them and their familiars combined.

When Aika approached, the Airavata challenged her. First, she had to successfully approach it, which wasn’t easy. The divine elephant’s trumpeting was a sonic attack all on its own. She also had to avoid the tusks and swinging trunks. It could even cause small, localized earthquakes from its strength. Despite that, everyone could tell that the animal was taking it easy on her and testing her mettle.

Aika was forced to use both her Devil Fruit and Sacred Gear in combination to succeed, and it took quite a bit of effort. She even had to create a new spell using her Boosted Gear to increase the Airavata’s personal gravity and make it harder for the beast to move. She needed to double its gravity five times before it even noticed.

After that, she had to successfully mount the Airavata. And stay on. And if she thought it was hard before, she didn’t even know what to call it then. Every time she managed to get on its back, a trunk would wrap around her and throw her off.

It took over an hour before the Divine Beast accepted her as his rider. Aika had been utterly exhausted by the ordeal, and he and Rias had never been prouder of her. She quite simply would not quit, which was what the Airavata had been looking for. She had barely managed to stay awake long enough to bond with the elephant before passing out. Izuku needed to carry her like a bride and put her back in bed. Luckily, Ace made the trip back and forth quick and easy.

“Looks like Asia is the last one left!” Rias said cheerfully, over the moon that her Red Dragon Empress had been able to acquire such a unique and powerful mount. She had a feeling that if Aika hadn’t been so exhausted, she would have been right beside them riding her Airavata like she was Queen of the world.

“Sorry for the trouble.” Asia said cutely. She obviously could not use Kenbunshoku nor Devil magic, so they’d have to do things the hard way.

“It’s no trouble at all.” Izuku said, patting her on the head.

At least they had a good target, “We’re going after the azure lightning dragon, right?” Rias asked Zatouji.

“That’s right.” The Familiar Master was elated to finally have something to do after the previous three had ignored him and did their own thing.

“Won’t that be kind of dangerous for our little Asia here?” Izuku asked cautiously, “If it challenges her like the Airavata did…”

“Don’t worry.” Zatouji shook his head with a broad grin, “It’s still a baby. So if she’s gonna catch it, this is the time. She wouldn’t stand a chance once it matures. It isn’t quite at the level of a Dragon King, but it’s definitely top-tier.”

As they walked through the forest, they kept their heads on swivels, taking in the wildlife. There were quite a few mythical creatures around that Izuku was practically drooling over. He had created his Homies (or at least Indra) to mimic mythical creatures like the Kirin, but these were real. He was almost tempted to be greedy and try to bond with the Griffin he saw but was able to hold himself back. It was Asia’s time to shine.

Finally, Zatouji whisper-screamed, “There it is!” The dragon in question was about the size of an eagle, and its scales gave off a brilliant bluish glint. “That’s it! The azure lightning dragon!”

“It’s so pretty!” Rias exclaimed, “This is the first time I’ve seen one in person! Those scales glimmer like blue diamonds.”

‘Huh, I guess even Rias has never seen one. These must be really rare.’ Izuku mused to himself. “Are you ready to catch it, Asia?”

Instead of the response he expected, he got a “KYAH!” and whirled around. Asia was covered in a weird, sticky gel.

“Wh-What’s this?!” Rias exclaimed, and that was when he realized that all of the girls were covered in that goop.

PLOP, PLOP!

More of the gunk fell down, landing on Koneko and Lavinia. It was even moving! Izuku instantly summoned Pele and swung the kanabo, blowing a large hole into the tree cover directly above them, stopping more of the goop from falling on them. “What is that goop? Is it dangerous?” His eyes widened when he saw the goop moving.

“Not exactly.” Zatouji had a look of anticipation on his face.

“They’re slimes.” Kiba said, a resigned look on his face as he averted his gaze.

Izuku didn’t have a moment to question them as Asia wailed, “M-My clothes are melting!” She cried out as her Kuoh uniform practically evaporated off her body. And not just her uniform, but her underwear as well, leaving her almost completely naked. A sight that was mirrored by all the other ladies.

The titillating sight of his girlfriends, future girlfriends, and potential girlfriend completely nude save for some scraps of clothing was too much. He instantly got hard, and his pants tightened. Koneko was looking incredibly bashful as she shielded her privates, and he made sure to get her a good stare. He knew she was self-conscious about her body. “I-Izuku…” She mumbled, looking away.

And then a new thing to worry about happened. “N-nooooooo!” Asia shrieked as a sticky tentacle coiled around her leg, steadily moving upwards towards the treasure only scraps of clothing were hiding. She wasn’t the only one either. The perverted tentacles were reaching for his girls too.

And that was enough of that. Izuku’s eye and arm twitched with Ace appearing out of nowhere, and the tentacles were all diced into a million tiny chunks, leaving none whole and his girls safe from perverted tentacles. ‘What is this, a fucking hentai?’ He grumbled in his own head.

Zatouji had a nosebleed as he helpfully stated, “These ones don’t have a name. They’re just slimes that melt clothes. And those ones you cut up are just tentacles. They often team up when they target prey. They aren’t particularly dangerous, however. The slimes are only interested in clothes, and the tentacles only target female secretions…”

Izuku turned his head towards Zatouji with an audible creak, “Look away.” He stated, a kind smile on his face as his hand audibly tightened on Ace’s hilt.

Zatouji took one look at his face and decided discretion was the better part of valor. “R-right. Neither of them are rare, but they can be a major annoyance when exploring the forest. Your best bet is to use a fire technique to evaporate them…”

That was all an exasperated Rias and Akeno needed, with the two great ladies beginning to roast the slimes with gusto. Koneko was practically growling as she began mercilessly tearing more and more tentacles from the ground to toss in the fires, even when none of them were in reach anymore. The catgirl was actively hunting them.

Asia was the only one who had no magic to free herself from the slimes. Thankfully, she didn’t need any.

Bzzzzz-bzzzz

They all turned their heads towards the azure dragon, who had floated over and allowed blue electricity to course along its scales.

Bzzzz-bzzzzt!

The lightning shot towards Asia, and Izuku leapt to protect her. The lightning instead struck him and went around him to strike Asia. The lightning was far too weak to hurt him, especially with Ace in his hand, but Izuku was still this close to gutting the little thing before he realized Asia was perfectly fine. “What the?” She was clearly being electrocuted, though it evidently was doing nothing to actually hurt her. Instead, all of the slime was destroyed. He also realized Indra hadn’t eaten the lightning, which shocked him more than the lightning did.

“Azure Lightning Dragons only harm their intended targets. It probably doesn’t consider the young lady an enemy.” Zatouji said helpfully. He also puffed out some smoke and started to rub off the black charring on his body. The lightning had also struck him and fried the man. Looking around, Izuku realized Kiba was also charred. He was putting on a smile, but it was a death smile.

“Hmm, it looks like this one must be male. It destroyed the slimes attacking Asia. I remember reading somewhere that male dragons are often attracted to females of other species.” Rias said as she strode over and began gently rubbing the small dragon’s head.

Asia stepped forward and wrapped the little dragon in a hug, “Thank you, little one.” She said happily.

“They say that azure lightning dragons only open up to those who are pure of heart. It looks quite attached to the young lady,” Zatouji explained, and that basically sealed it.

Izuku chuckled, “Good job, little one.” He tried to pet it, but it snapped its teeth at his hand. He used Busōshoku to keep from losing a few fingers, and his face went deadpan, “Bad.” He scolded it. “Now let go.”

The dragon growled at him, not even inching its mouth open.

Izuku’s eyebrow twitched. “Let. Go.” He said calmly, staring it down. The dragon must have sensed something, because it immediately did and then wrapped its neck around Asia.

“Izu-nii, don’t bully Rassei!” Asia pouted at him.

“A dragon is a big responsibility, Asia.” Izuku said gently, “It can’t go around biting people just because they’re male.” He said, earning a pout, “Also, Rassei?”

“Mhm.” She nodded, “I thought it was a nice name. Like the Japanese god Raijin and… my dear friend…”

“Rassei it is.” Izuku said, “Now it’s time for you to bind him as your familiar.”

“Ah, right!” Asia exclaimed. They had taken over a week to design a new ritual with her in mind, since she wasn’t a Devil herself.

‘Actually, this is perfect. It’s exactly what I was hoping for when I asked Rias to bring Asia with us. Now she has a protector she can always call on.’ He mused as she completed the ritual and successfully caught the rare dragon. He again tried to pet it. ‘Now if only we could train it to not attack all males.’ He let out a sigh as this time, the dragon let out another burst of electricity. Thankfully, this time it was all eaten up by Indra. “Rassei…” He let out a groan.

Asia was sure going to have her work cut out for her.

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