*bang!*

My eyes widen when I heard a gun shot and I felt the bullet flying towards somewhere else, towards Hyōdō. I quickly ran towards her and slashed at the bullet that was about pierce her head, I quickly fired a [Flames of Wrath] blast at the hole where Zelzan is in but I saw him jump out in time to dodge the attack.

"Please stop!" Argento-san begged as she stood before me and Zelzan.

"Well if it isn't my assistant, Asia-chan. What happened? Did you finish putting the barrier?" The priest asked.

If Argento-san had planned on answering Zelzan's question, I would never know because it was at that moment that she noticed our deceased 'friend' nailed to the wall before she screamed in horror.

"Oh yeah, this is your first time seeing a corpse like this, isn't it, Asia-chan?" Zelzan asked "Then look carefully. We have the humans, that are entranced by a Devil, die like this."

"...N-No..." Argento-san apparently couldn't believe what she was hearing. She was horrified not only by Zelzan's words but also the corpse present in the room. This girl... Why is she hanging around someone like Zelzan?

"...Father Freed... That person..."

The shitty priest laughed at her attempted sentence "Person? No, no. Those shits right there are Devils. Hahaha! What are you misunderstanding!?"

"Ichigo-san... Is a Devil?"

Zelzan continued to laugh "What, what!? You guys know each other!? Wow! Now this is a big surprise! Is it the forbidden friendship between a Devil and a Nun? Seriously!? Are you serious?!"

"Asia...I-"

"Shut it, shitty Devil!"

I remained silent to watch and listen at their little drama, but I'm still alert in case Zelzan tries to attack us again.

"Ahaha! Devils and humans can never coexist! Especially humans from the Church and the Devils who are the biggest of enemies! Also, we are a group of heretics that were deserted by God. Asia-tan and I are humans who can't survive without the support of Fallen Angels-sama."

....Fallen Angels? Argento-san and this mother fucker work for the Fallen Angels?

"Fallen Angels?!" Ichigo exclaimed "You work with those guys?!"

"So we're supposed to KILL shitty Devils! I need to kill you trashes or else I can't finish my job, so here I come." Zelzan explained with his sadistic smile, which is even more creepier with his fucked face "Are you ready!?"

I took that as a declaration of battle, so I used [Bo-Bup] to behind Zelzan before swing down my sword to cut him in half from his head... Only for the fucker to once again block my attack...

How can this guy see can see my next attack when I attack him with my sword? I've already beaten the shit out of him with my kicks... Maybe he has more battle [EXP] when it comes to swordplay then me, that's the only logical conclusion that I can think off right now.

Hmm...

Getting an idea, I jumped back while deactivating my [Sacred Gear] before dashing towards Zelzan and dodging all the bullets that's he's shooting at me. I ducked when he slashed at me before using [Baekdu] to send him flying into the air.

I instantly used [Rapid Movement] to appear below the flying mother fucker before using a [Lightning Flame] enhanced [Renewal Front Kick] at his back that shot him out of the house, good riddance.

*ding!*

You have successfully survived a battle against an Exiled Exorcist and as result, your STR increased by 2.

After mentally closing the pop-up window while landing on the ground, I turned back at Hyōdō and Argento to see the dumb-folded expressions on their faces. I was about to say something, if it wasn't for the magic circle near by that gained my attention.

Once the the light magic circle vanished, I saw the Senior Devils appear... Only for them to look around in confused. They must have thought that the fight was still going on, but came a little too late.

"If you're wondering where the threat is, he just left the building." I stated as I deactivated my [Hyper Dying Will Mode], believing that the danger is gone for now. My words seemed to gain everybody's attention.

"Are you hurt, Kōjiro-kun?" Kiba asked as she approached me.

I shook my head "I'm fine, just exhausted from the fight."

"How did you fought against an Exorcist and NOT have any injuries in the process?" Gremory-san asked with a raised eyebrow at me as she crossed her arms underneath her large breasts.

"I'm very knowledgeable when it comes to Taekwondo, and I've fought before becoming a Devil. I mostly fought in self-defence, as I never entered any tournaments in my life." I didn't exactly tolded a lie, since I never fought or went into a fighting tournament before I came to this world but I'm a expert in Taekwondo thanks to the [Skill Book].

Gremory-san nodded at my words, surprising me that she actually believed them. I don't know if I'm really good when it comes to lying, or that she's just a gullible person. She then looked at Hyōdō and I with a concern and shame on her face "Kōjiro-kun, Ichigo, I'm sorry. I never expected that an Exiled Exorcist will visit this client's house."

I would've believed her sincerity, if I didn't know she was only here because she didn't want to lose the [Evil Piece] inside of me. But, I guess that random encounters do exist in the world rather then staying in video games... I should expected it, since my life now similar to a video game and a lot of random encounters do happen in games.

"...Nun." I heard Tōjō stated quietly, reminding me that Argento-san is still here. So looking at the blondie's location, she's standing away Hyōdō and seems even more nervous then before... Not that I can blame her, with there are other Devils are in the same room right.

I then felt 3 different auras approaching here FAST. Fallen Angels... And 1 of them seemed a bit familiar for some reason... Is this aura from Dohnaseek, the Fallen that killed me?

Himejima-san noticed them as well, "Buchou, there seems to be few Fallen Angels heading to this house."

Gremory-san seemed to be thinking about the threat before she turned to Himejima-san "...Akeno, we will return to our headquarters once we retrieve Kōjiro-kun and Ichigo. Prepare for teleportation."

"Hai." The [Queen] said while she did as instructed and began casting the spell.

"We're taking Asia with us!" I heard Hyōdō declared as she held out her hand towards the Nun.

"It's impossible. Only Devils can use the magic-circle to transport. Also, this magic-circle can only teleport me and my servants."

"I won't leave her here!"

"It's not your choice, Ichigo!" Gremory-san raised her voice at Hyōdō, apparently unhappy with the brunette's stubborn resistance.

Hyōdō tried running towards Asia, but she was held back by Kiba and Tōjō "Hyōdō-san, we have to retreat for now!"

"...No choice."

I saw them forced the brunette back into the magic circle "Let me go!"

I turned towards Argento-san and saw something that surprised me. She... She's smiling... Why?

"Asia!"

"Ichigo-san, let's meet again." Those were the last words spoken between them in this place. A magic circle started glowing again as Himejima-san finished casting the teleportation spell.

I blinked in surprise when felt another presence enter the house... The mother fucker's still alive!? "Like I will let you escape!" Zelzan shouted as he appeared from 1 of the hole in he wall, his face and clothes are worse than before.

My attack, the punching through concrete and the fall must have really fucked him up.

He ran towards us and tried slashing at us again, but Tōjō threw a couch at him. He cut through it, but it stalled him long enough for the teleportation to start.

The last thing I saw before being swallowed by white was Argento-san's innocent smile.

- a few minutes later -

"There are 2 types of [Exorcists]." Gremory-san started

After we had returned, it took around thirty minutes for Hyōdō to finally calm down and for the other to be sure that she wouldn't try doing something stupid. I knew there was no chance at her going back with Gremory-san and the others around.

"The first are the [Exorcists] who receive the blessing from God to perform exorcism in the name of justice. This group of [Exorcist] borrows its power from God and Angels to eliminate Devils. And there is another one, [Exiled Exorcists]."

"Exorcism is a holy ceremony that is performed in the name of God. But sometimes, there are [Exorcists] who start to enjoy the act of killing Devils. They are beings who have found killing Devils as joy and as their purpose of life. So they get kicked out from the Church without exception or they get erased for being found guilty."

I nodded. "I take 'erased' to mean 'killed'. Is that correct?"

"Yes. But there are those who survive. What do you think happens to those Exorcists?" She asked rhetorically.

"They go to the Fallen Angels... So even they have servants." I noticed with an uncaring tone in my voice "The Angels who were rejected by Heaven and the [Exorcists] who were rejected by the Church... It makes sense that the 2 groups would work with each another if their shared goal is to kill Devils."

"Yes. That's why they are called [Exiled Exorcists]. So the dangerous [Exorcists] who became addicted to Devil-hunts started to attack Devils and the humans with connections to Devils by borrowing powers from the Fallen Angels. The boy priest from earlier is exactly that."

I didn't need a removal reminder, since Zelzan just killed 1 of them earlier.

"He's an [Exiled Exorcist], who belongs to an organisation with the support of the Fallen Angels. They are not proper [Exorcists], but they are still dangerous like the proper ones." Gremory-san stated before shaking her head a bit "No, since they have no restrictions on them, they are much harder to deal with than the actual [Exorcists]. It's not smart to deal with them."

...Thanks for the heads up.

Gremory-san then turned towards Hyōdō "So, the Church you went to before does not belong to the Biblical God but to the Fallen Angels."

I saw Hyōdō turned to Gremory-san "I have to save Asia!"

Kiba and Koneko-chan readied themselves, as if they were preparing to stop her from jumping out the window

"It's impossible. How will you fight them?"

Hyōdō raised her left arm and summoned her [Sacred Gear] "This is how! I'll use my Sacred Gear to save her! I at least know enough about it to do that!"

Gremory-san shook her head "You are a Devil. And she is a servant of Fallen Angels. It's the two kinds that cannot coexist. Saving her means making the Fallen Angels your enemies... If that happened, we would also have to fight."

"I don't know why Asia is involved with the Fallen Angels and I don't care! I have to do some-"

"I forbid you from getting further involved with the Fallen Angels."

There was a pause as Hyōdō processed what Gremory-san had just said "What?"

Gremory-san crossed her arms "I can't have my servant getting involved further trouble."

I frowned at her response, not liking it a single bit at all. So this 1 of her true colours, someone that ignores anything that doesn't catches her attention... Why am I not surprised? But I can take this risk as an chance to get other info on my revival.

"So that's all Argento-san is to you, she's just 'Trouble'? Those a human life matters so little to you, Gremory-san?" I suddenly asked while standing up. Everyone seemed surprised that I suddenly butt in with the argument "You have no problem with leaving that innocent girl there... As expected from an opportunist."

"Eh?" Hyōdō and Gremory-san said together at the same time.

"It makes sense. Why would Gremory-san waste time and efforts on something like saving Argento-san's life when she can't benefit from it at all?" I asked while crossing my arms "She's an opportunist since she revived 2 people with [Sacred Gears]... Because I'm sure that she wouldn't 'saved' Hyōdō and I, if it weren't for them."

"Kōjiro-kun, stay-"

"Oh? But I'm merely stating true facts, Gremory-san." I cut-off the red head, not allowing her to regain some time to think anything to counter my words "If Hyōdō and I didn't possess any [Sacred Gears], would you still revived us? The answer is no and it's simple, because you wouldn't gain anything from bringing back plain and talentless students into your peerage."

"Kōjiro-kun..." Kiba tried placing a hand on my shoulder, as if trying to stop me, but I smacked it away.

"What? Just bcause we're fellow servants, we're suddenly best friends now? Is that it, Kiba?" I asked while Kiba backed away uncertainly.

"Well get this: I do not like or care about you. I don't like or care about ANY of you!" I exclaimed while gestured to everyone "The only reason I'd ever bother to speak to any of you is because I got no choice since I'm a servant of the spoiled princess over there!"

"That's enough, Kōjiro!" Gremory-san was clearly getting angry by this point after being insulted, since she dropped the '-kun'. It makes me pity her for falling into my illusion, not an actual illusion but my lies. I'm actually surprised that it's still working.

"It's not enough! I have taken your 'I'm your master' bullshit since the first day! I'm not some weapons to be used and put away! I'm a living being!" I exclaimed, glaring at Gremory with cold eyes "I bet that there's another reason why you turned me into a Devil, a 'pest' that you don't like so you want to get rid of it by using your peerage!"

I took great delight in the shocked silence that followed while Gremory just stared at me with wide eyes of disbelief. That was a dead give away, foolish girl "So I'm right, you do have the intention of using your peerage to get rid of a 'pest'... Well, news flash! I rather be dead to be your plaything! NOW that will be enough!"

I didn't wait for anyone to say anything back because I stomped out of the room. I grabbed onto the doorknow, shooting everyone a cold glare "I'm going home." Then I slammed the door shut.

*ding!*

You have successfully fooled your fellow Devils without being found out and as result, your INT increased by 2.

I mentally closed the pop-up window and continued walking away from the [ORC] clubhouse and I was surprised that no one had followed me. I'd have figured that they would interpret that as a resignation and immediately hunt me down, without realising that everything that I said was lie to get some answers.

I have no problems with just heading home even if they count me a Stray Devil, as I have no parents or relatives that cared about me in this world. I guess that I have to kick out Mittelt from my house, so that she wouldn't have to get into my problems.

- an hour later -

"I'm back..." I said as I entered my house while taking off my shoes near the door and leaving them there.

"Welcome back!" I heard Mittelt said as she appeared from the kitchen with an apron on over gothic dress. She stared at me for a few second, which made me raise an eyebrow at her "...Did something happened in school?"

"You're not my mother, so please don't use an somewhat motherly tone in your voice." I stated with dull eyes before shaking my head "Well... Just an 'argument' with the other Devils so that I can get some answers on my revival... I don't think it'll be safe for you to stay here anymore, Mittelt."

"Eh? Why?"

"Because my 'argument' possibly made me a Stay Devil in their eyes, and they might come here to kill me." I explained while walking up the stairs "So I suggest you return to The Grigori and leave me be."

"I refuse."

I stopped in my track and blinked, processing her 2 words into my head. When they did, I turned back towards a smiling Mittelt and stared at her like she grew a second head "Why?" That was the only thing that I can think of asking right now.

"Because for the short time that I've been living with you, you've done more for me than anyone in my old group." Mittelt explained before holding out a hand and started counting with her fingers "You gave me a proper bed to sleep, training to become me stronger then before, a T.V. to watch shows and fresh food to eat! You showed me mercy when we're supposed to be enemies, so I'm sticking with you until the end!"

I continued to stare dumb folded at Mittelt, surprised that she would say those kind words about me... I didn't expect to have such an important impact into her, that she chose to stay with me rather than saving her own live. I... I just a simple act of mercy can change a person.

"...Do what you want." I said with my eyes closed, but with a small smile on my face before walking towards the bathroom to clean up and then enter my bedroom. I fell on my bed and thought of my next plan.

Now that I've made it seemed that I don't want to do with the [ORC], which isn't half true as I didn't want to be with them in the first place, I have to stay alert at all time in case they actually attack me. I can't just knee before Gremory and ask for forgiveness, as it isn't my style to bow down before others.

...Either way, I'm in a lot of hot water right now.