He didn’t have to wait too long before the timer ran out on Gasper’s Sacred Gear. He was sharing some candies he had in his pocket with him, chatting about what he did in here all day (Contract Work online), when both ladies seemed to pop back into time.

In case you were wondering, yes they were Werther’s Originals. Don’t knock a classic.

“Hun? How…how did you get over there? I must have spaced out for a moment.” Said the oldest lady, early sixties with greying hair.

“Me too…I…I am not sure what happened.” said the younger of the two, near John’s apparent age, also starting to get some greys.

Both his staff were quite confused when suddenly John was in front of them, with a shy looking little boy dressed in a girls nightgown in his lap. 

Gasper tensed up when they started speaking, ready to dive back under the bed.

“Easy now. They won’t hurt you Gasper, okay? This is *Mrs. Kei and Mrs. Hiroko, and they work for me here at the school. Can they hang out with you for a few minutes while I go find Rias?” John said, placating the kid with another candy.

“…umm…okay…” The poor boy said, drawing back away from the two, but stayed above the mattress, so it was a start.

John ruffled his hair again and stood up, making his way to the door. When he stepped out into the hallway though, he was met with a group of teenagers, all looking like they were about to be attacked. Rias and Akeno were in the back of the group, a boy with blonde hair and blue eyes was in front, welding a sword in his hands. Beside him was a small, white haired girl, fist balled like she was about to punch him.

Wait a real sword? At school? 

“Sensei! What are you doing here? How did you break through my ward on that door?” Rias asked, a confused expression on her face.

“What am I doing here Miss Gremory? What are you doing here? Why did you trap that poor little boy in a room he cannot leave? Why in the school** of all places? None of this makes any sense!” He shouted angrily back at her. 

“It…it was for his own protection!” She defended her self. “Our business is conducted out of this building, so it was the most convenient place to house him.”

“Your business? From my understanding your parents ‘figuratively’ bought this school for you to come here to study Miss, not to run a business out of. I am pretty sure they could foot the bill for an apartment or another place to run your business out of, instead of using public property to do so. Not to mention, you could probably house Gasper properly and help the poor boy, instead of leaving him locked in a converted classroom. When is the last time you even seen him in person? Cause it wasn’t through that door I tell you that.” He said, positively seething at the rich brat in front of him.

“Its been…seven…” She started, then paused.

“Seven what? Days? Do you know what lack of human interaction does to someone over time. That is just cruel.”

“…months…” She whispered, clearly backing off from John. She and Akeno heard what he was capable of from both Sona and her brother, so she did not want to force a confrontation here. However, she failed to pass that on to the rest of her peerage.

“Seven months?” John said, aghast. 

“He is severely agoraphobic, he prefers it that way.”***

“So you left Gasper alone for months. MONTHS! That is torture, even for someone who has trouble interacting with others. Uncontrollable powers or not, leaving him alone like that isn’t helping him in the slightest.

“We chatted online.”

“That is NOT the same thing Miss Gremory. Also, he is your Bishop, whatever that is, shouldn’t you be, I dunno, helping the poor guy out instead locking him away in a gilded cage until you magically become strong enough to ‘handle’ his power? Answer me Miss Gremory.” John continued to berate the red head. He had stepped forward, and was now towering over all the students in front of him. Rias, Akeno, and the boy actually looked ashamed of themselves. The other though…

“Stop picking on Senpai!” The little white haired girl shouted, then to John’s surprise, punched him.

A almost cartoonish shockwave reverberated through the air on impact to John’s side, and while the impact didn’t hurt, he could feel the vibrations deep in his spine. He could feel the camera heat up in his hand slightly, but paid it no mind as his back chose that moment to give out on him. 

“ARGH!” John said, falling to his knees, nearly blacking out in pain as both his spine and shoulder decided the vibrations were too much to handle.

“Koneko, NO!” Rias shouted but was too late before the tiny terror landed a soccer kick to his chin, a loud snapping noise was heard, then a scream, but John was in no position to see what happened, as a second wave of vibrations caused him to black out.

John woke up to another strange ceiling. (A/N sorry had to)

John woke up laying on his side, feeling quite comfortable for some reason. He was feeling surprisingly okay considering the pain he was in before he blacked out. A dull ache in his back told him not to do anything hasty though. He wasn’t planning on it, he was quite comfy resting on these pillows…

Wait…where am I?

He opened his eyes and found he was in a office similar to his own, dark oak bookshelves and cabinets, couches and a large desk. It was dimmer in here than his own office though. Across from him on the other couch was the little girl who attacked him. She was quite short, maybe four and a half feet tall, skinny, her short white hair was styled in a bob cut, and her bright yellow eyes staring at him while sucking on a lollipop. Both her left hand and right foot were bandaged up.

She pulled her candy out of her mouth “Awake now…Pervert.” she said, glancing down at John’s crotch when she added the last part.

Pervert? Why am I a pervert?  

He was about to ask, when he realized what the soft pillows he was laying on were, a pair of very juicy white thighs. He turned his head upwards, and above his head, he could see two very large breast just above him, with a pair of blue eyes peering down at him between the peaks.

He tried to sit up then, but was unable to move due to an unreasonably strong hand holding his weak shoulder down. The pain flared again, so he stopped trying to move.

“Miss Gremory, please let me sit up. This is inappropriate for a principal and student to be in this position.”

“Maybe, but right now I am not student Rias Gremory, third year, but Rias Gremory, devil and heir to the Gremory household. And you Sensei, are an interesting person who forced their way into my domain.” She said, using her other hand to stroke his hair, forcing him into this lap pillow.

John wasn’t against getting pampered a bit in the right situation, but every fiber of his being was rejecting this…this…devils advances right now. Well…not the fibres between his legs apparently.

Traitor!

“This is a school Miss Gremory-“

“Call me Rias, please.”

“Miss Gremory. This is a school, not your personal office. It is not appropriate to do something like this here.”

“Oh? Would it be better if we went to my home then? Would that make it more…appropriate…for you Sensei?” 

His other fibre of his being was gaining traction apparently, and John seriously considered answering yes for a moment. Oddly enough, it was the yellow eyes across from him that stopped that line of thought.

I am not a pervert!

“Not at this time. Now let me up, please.” He said, fighting a battle in his head between being horny and being proper. 

She is a devil. They have different values than humans do for many things. I need to remember that!

“Very polite. Good boy.” She said, releasing him.

“Good boy? Really? I am pretty sure I am three times your age if not more.” He said, finally able to sit up. He needed to take control of this conversation again, else she would just keep teasing him. He wasn’t sure if he had the mental batteries for a game of wits with a devil right now though.

“Haha, my King is quite playful John-sama. Don’t worry, it is because she likes you.” said a voice behind him. He looked over his shoulder and there was Akeno, standing behind Rias, holding a tray with a tea pot and two cups. She was smiling in a slightly sadistic way, not at him, but at the back of Rias’s head.

“AKENO!” Hissed Rias, her cheeks turning nearly as bright as her hair in embarrassment of being outed like that by her Queen.

What in the world did I get myself into?

John didn’t take the bait, and composed himself. Akeno pouted but handed them both cups of fresh tea, which he accepted graciously as it gave him even more time to consider his next words. He looked around the room, and other then the girl on the couch, they were alone, the boy had gone off somewhere.

Putting his cup down in his lap, he looked over at the Rias, who was sipping her tea and watching him. 

“First, where are my staff at?” There was no way they didn’t notice the yelling in the hallway.

“We mind wiped them. They think that you all explored the building, found nothing of interest, and returned to the office.” 

“Okay, and where is Gasper?”

“He is down in his room with Kiba. That is the boy who was with us earlier. You…you are right, I messed up with taking care of my peerage member. I will be trying to be more proactive with him going forward.” She said, setting her tea cup down as well.

“That is good to hear. Ugh…Heal!” He sighed. He placed his hand on his back and casted heal on himself, then again on his shoulder. The aches started to go away. 

“Wait what type of magic was that? I didn’t feel any of heavens powers coming off you at all? And no magic circles? How?”

Crap

“It is…just something I can do. Doesn’t work great on myself though, still in a bit of pain from when my back gave out.”

“Here, try it on me.” Rias said, a gleam in her eyes. She held her hand out for him.

“Ahh…sure?” He said, taking her hand. He then casted the spell again, the green light now enveloping her hand.

She closed her eyes and shuddered for a moment as his magic moved through her, then opening her eyes she said “No pain at all…can you try that on Koneko? Please?”

Seeing the injured student across from him, made him face palm internally for a moment that he hadn’t healed her already. Then he realized she was the one who struck him, so maybe he should make her face the consequences of her actions.

What am I thinking? She is just a kid.

He walked over to her and knelt beside her. She hadn’t said a word since she called him a ‘pervert’, and was only watching him, still sucking on a lollipop. 

“May I heal you Miss Koneko?”****

“…Sure” She said, pulling the lollipop out of her mouth.

He ignored the inappropriate thoughts he was having and hovered his hand over her wounded ankle. He didn’t actually need to be touching someone to heal them, just needed to be close. Touch just helped focus the magic for him.

“Heal!” He said, the green glow of his mana enveloping her hand and ankle. He could tell she had sprained her wrist and broke her foot from what his magic was doing, almost like a diagnosis and treatment in one. Apparently he was more solid then he thought.

Or it was my camera…or Sacred Gear…I can feel it waiting to be summoned out again. I guess it was…absorbed?…when I passed out.

Koneko flexed her foot and hand, then jumped up, and started doing some martial arts moves. She then turned to him and said “Thanks…pervert” while looking at his crotch again, which was still at full mast despite moving around and not paying attention to it. She jammed the lollipop back in her mouth again and laid back down. 

“Why am I…you know what I don’t care.” John said, and sat back down, gathering his tea cup off the coffee table.

“That was amazing Sensei! Devil’s usually get hurt by any type of healing magic. What else can you do?”

“Well I can cure some poisons and status aliments, though I don’t have a large mana pool. I can cast about…ten to twelve spells before I am tapped out.” He started to talk about his magic, but changed the subject. “Miss Gremory, you cannot keep Gasper here, plus I am afraid I cannot allow you to keep using this place as your hideout or ‘Business’. This is a school, and we need the extra classrooms.”

“About that. I have a proposal for you. One that benefits you greatly.” She said, handing him a stack of papers.

“What is this?” He asked, looking up at her.

“Ever make a deal with a Devil, John?” She said, her blue eyes reminding him of nothing less than a predator stalking its prey.

Yes, and his name was Alec

Somewhere in the Omniverse, a grin broke out on the face of a certain higher being. He kept watching his new favorite contestant, interested in seeing what he would do next.

*His staff won’t become love interest in DxD. Don’t eat where you crap and all. Still deciding on his Harem, obviously not the Sitri’s (Sona is too much of a sadist for me, and I don’t want to completely bust her character.) but still not sure if Rias should be a target or should he look at the fallen, or maybe in the Chaos Brigade…choices choices. Not going to be made this dive anyways. 

**Conflicting information. In canon is was both the old school building and then an abandoned dormitory. Executive decision by the authour to call it an old school house. 

*** Fandom says he could leave at night but chose not to…but the room was sealed so no one could go in or out, which is it canon? Make up your mind TNA Manga. Enough ranting at inconsistency’s in DxD…at least for this chapter. 

****I am ashamed as a senior ‘Person of Culture’ that I just noticed when writing her name down, the word ‘Neko’ was in it…How many years since cute cat girls became a thing and I never noticed the adorable loli had frigging ‘Neko’ right in her name. 

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