The Maniac of DxD (Highschool dxd insert/ semi-crack): Chapter 38

“Hehehe~”

“….Shishou, you are really creeping out the other passengers.”

“Hehehe~”

“….Can you at least use some kind of silencing spell or something?”

“Hehehe~”

“Izayoi Ren. I swear, if you don’t stop that, I’ll, I’ll, Grrr!”

The young man known as Izayoi Ren, or better known as Maniac Ren, could not care less about the words of his student, the Kyuubi that rules Kyoto, and her daughter, as he continued admiring the blade in his hand with pure glee.

“Finally, after such a long time of daydreaming, the legendary sword is mine~”

Issei sighed exasperatedly at the idiotic actions and creepy laughs of his master, finding solace in the fact that the Youkai duo with them were also feeling the same exasperation and embarrassment at being associated with someone like his master.

Seeing that his master was in no condition to reply to anything, Issei used the political lessons drilled into his mind by the older teenager and bowed towards the two Yokai.

“Well then, we will be off now, Yasaka-sama.”

Yasaka felt a smile form on her face as she observed the well-mannered boy.

Comparing this version to what he was like nearly two months ago, she could not help but applaud the madman who was lost in the sword in his hands. It was no small feat to turn a perverted teenager like Issei Hyoudou into the well-mannered boy in front of her, even if the manners were only a superficial thing to suppress his innate nature.

With a short bow that her daughter repeated, Yasaka replied as her traditions demanded.

“I look forward to inviting you and your master again in the future, Hyoudou-dono.”

“Issei-nii! You will visit again, right?”

The cute and reluctant pout that the younger youkai gave made even the perverted heart of the Red Dragon Emperor melt as he got to her eye level and pinky promised her.

“I promise! Kunou-chan. Even if I have to defeat that madman over there, I will definitely visit soon.”

“Oho~ that’s quite the bold claim, Issei-chan. Maybe I should start taking you seriously from now on?”

Instantly, Issei went ramrod straight as sweat started pouring down like rain in fear as he stared at Ren, who was still gazing at the sword in his hands.

“NO SIR! PLEASE HAVE MERCY, SIR!”

“…..Nope! You are getting a full week of exclusive Izayoi Ren training.”

“…I need an adult.”

“Hilarious. Unfortunately for you, Miki-san and Gorou-san have already given me full authority to do as I please with you.”

Yasaka could not help but laugh a little at the shenanigans between the master-student duo, which she hid behind her sleeve while her daughter openly laughed, making the younger boys smile a little.

Finally, Ren put away the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi into his storage and turned to Yasaka.

“Well then. The task assigned to me is finally complete. But I need to ask one thing, Yasaka-Hime. Why even bother with a bodyguard? Aside from that incident recently with the devils and traitors, I did not find any evidence for any threat towards your life or that of your society as a whole. What was the point of even hiring me at such an exorbitant compensation in the first place?”

Yasaka gained a contemplative look before she looked around, as if searching for something, before she sighed and raised a single finger, activating her chakra.

Instantly, a silencing and isolating barrier surrounded us, separating us and hiding us from the other people in the train station.

With that done, she extended her arm to the side as a rather plain-looking naginata manifested in her arm.

And yet, despite its deceptive look, Ren instantly caught the sheer divinity within the weapon even while it was contained with various divine seals.

“Is that-?”

The moment the spear manifested, divine energies with the concept of the sun enveloped Yasaka, protecting her from the sheer potency of the weapon she held in her hand and indicating that Amaterasu was present with them, even if only as an aspect of her divinity within Yasaka.

“The Ame-no-Nuboko. This is the reason why you were hired, and also the primary cause of the attack made by the devils. This is what they were searching for when they broke into our vaults. This is also-hrk!”

The words suddenly stopped as the divinity within Yasaka flared in warning, making the Youkai sigh in annoyance.

“Well, I guess I can’t speak about the last detail.”

Ren waved his hand at her words, his eyes completely fixed on the naginata.

“Don’t sweat it. I know how petty that old hag is, and I can already guess a lot of things based on this little bit of info. It also tells me that I will be returning here soon enough.”

“….How so?”

Ren grinned at her question.

“Let’s just say, I have a certain charm and work ethic that compels people to hire me repeatedly. Anyways, we really should be going. Thanks for all the fun, Yasaka-Hime. Including the various ways you cockblocked me!”

“SHISOU! THERE IS A CHILD HERE!”

Issei forgot all about his fear of his monster of a master and instantly covered the innocent Kunou’s ears, both sets of them, using his coat as a makeshift earmuffs for her fox ears and his hands for her human ears.

Yasaka narrowed her eyes a little as well before she relented and released the spear in her hands, making it vanish into wherever she stores it, making Amaterasu’s energy vanish as well.

“I guess I’ll prepare proper entertainment for you next time, Izayoi-sama. Once again, I thank you for all the help. Truly. On behalf of all my people, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.”

At her genuine gratitude, Ren finally let go of his antagonistic attitude and nodded seriously.

With that farewell, Maniac Ren and Issei Hyoudou got on the train heading back to Kuoh, ready to start the next year of their school life.