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Darkest Before Dawn - 65

Chapter 65

“I’ve missed you so much!” Uwabami exclaimed, pulling the first girl to reach her up in her arms and hugging her, rubbing her cheek against the child’s. “Did you miss me?” she asked then, pulling the girl away so that she could look at her.

“Lots!” was the answer their mentor got.

“And I missed you lots too,” Uwabami repeated, pulling the child into a hug once more. A moment later though, she moved back to stand with Kendo and ...

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Searching Far and Wide - 73

Teams:

Pierce Lawson:

- Narcissa, Beedrill

- Orion, Onix

- Cygnus, Abra

- Bellatrix, Gyarados (Shiny)

- Andromeda, Vaporeon

Lillian Dale:

- Root, Bulbasaur

- Talon, Spearow

- Gem, Geodude

- Star, Cleffa

Cerulean City XXXIII

“I’ll admit,” Daisy commented, twirling her wine glass a little while looking at him. “I didn’t expect you to take me up on that offer, at all. It was ...

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Game of Monsters - 145

Disclaimer: I don’t own Highschool DxD.

It’s up to You, What Will You Choose?

“So, the visit with Sairaorg didn’t go well?” a voice asked beside him and he hummed without turning.

Joshua’s eyes remained forward, looking at the garden in front of him. Plants of all kinds lived together, growing in a harmonious picture that he never would get enough of. There was something just so beautiful about it all, with all its different...

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Darkest Before Dawn - 64

Chapter 64

“As I told you before, you were great,” Uwabami said, beaming proudly at him. It was… quite uncomfortable to be on the receiving end of such a look. Thus, Kazuki focused his eyes on the TV. They’d just watched a recording of his interview with the Kizuki woman and it was… It was…

“Doesn’t look like that,” he mumbled, deflating on his seat. Sure, nothing had been altered. Nothing was cut off to change his meaning or anything. H...

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Searching Far and Wide - 72

Teams:

Pierce Lawson:

- Narcissa, Beedrill

- Orion, Onix

- Cygnus, Abra

- Bellatrix, Gyarados (Shiny)

- Andromeda, Vaporeon

Lillian Dale:

- Root, Bulbasaur

- Talon, Spearow

- Gem, Geodude

- Star, Cleffa

Cerulean XXXII

Of all things to scare him, Pierce had never thought the idle chatter of a crowd would ever be one of them. He often found himself comfortable in big crowds, actually,...

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Game of Monsters - 144

Disclaimer: I don’t own Highschool DxD.

All I Dream Of Is Waking to You

“Sometimes I get the impression that I spoil you,” Joshua commented idly.

“It’s just you, dad,” Kunou commented, happily skipping beside him and humming while taking licks off of her ice cream cone. “I don’t know what you are talking about.”

“Sure you don’t,” he commented dryly as they kept walking. There were some looks thrown their wa...

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Darkest Before Dawn - 63

Chapter 63

“First of all,” he said, before the woman could actually go for the first question. Because he kind of needed to set the field for the upcoming interview, in a way. Otherwise, things would very easily get out of control. “Anything regarding the Black Rampage won’t be answered right now,” he explained, and, to her credit, the woman didn’t seem annoyed, or frustrated, or… anything bad, really. Hell, she looked amused.

“That’s no...

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Searching Far and Wide - 71

Teams:

Pierce Lawson:

- Narcissa, Beedrill

- Orion, Onix

- Cygnus, Abra

- Bellatrix, Gyarados (Shiny)

- Andromeda, Vaporeon

Lillian Dale:

- Root, Bulbasaur

- Talon, Spearow

- Gem, Geodude

- Star, Cleffa

Cerulean City XXXI

Pierce found himself sitting on a bench to the side of a field in the battlegrounds of Cerulean. In front of him, Lily was fighting someone with Root, but he wasn...

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Game of Monsters - 143

Disclaimer: I don’t own Highschool DxD.

Baby, Let’s Try Something New

“Oh…?” Joshua said, curious and intrigued. “Well well well… I hadn’t heard about this,” he commented, tilting his head to the side and walking forward, looking Sona up and down. “How is it that I’m just now finding out that you have a sister, Levi?” he asked, turning towards Serafall.

It had finally come, the time for Sona to hono...

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Darkest Before Dawn - 62

Chapter 62

The difference between their experience at USJ and the Nomu – or whatever those three were called – being in the presence of actual heroes was… noticeable. They had gotten their ass kicked by a single one, even if it had been accompanied by other people, such as the guy with the hands and a small army of shit tier villains. Ultimately, Nomu had kicked Aizawa’s and Kazuki’s asses, among others. They had required All Might to save them from that singl...

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Searching Far and Wide - 70

Teams:

Pierce Lawson:

- Narcissa, Beedrill

- Orion, Onix

- Cygnus, Abra

- Bellatrix, Gyarados (Shiny)

- Andromeda, Vaporeon

Lillian Dale:

- Root, Bulbasaur

- Talon, Spearow

- Gem, Geodude

- Star, Cleffa

Cerulean XXX

Back in Cerulean, Pierce found himself checking his video channel.

It was going great and he couldn’t be happier for it. Atmosphere in the comments...

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Game of Monsters - 142

Disclaimer: I don’t own Highschool DxD.

Be Together Under the Lights

All in all, Joshua was feeling pretty proud of himself.

“I guess even these parties can be good,” he commented, sitting at a table with a drink in his hand. Non-alcoholic, unfortunately, since he’d go back home and likely have to play cards with Kunou until she decided – or he was forced to decide – it was a good enough time to go to sleep. Besides, he didn...

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Darkest Before Dawn - 61

Chapter 61

As they walked towards the outside, Kazuki was very grateful for Uwabami’s costume session from before. For one, she basically was almost always in uniform, since she could go everywhere while “in costume” and not look weird. After all, her costume was a dress and some accessories. Not only that, but since he was considering changing his own costume, he’d taken to doing much as she did and wearing his costume all the time. Formal wear wasn’t quite h...

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Searching Far and Wide - 69

Teams:

Pierce Lawson:

- Narcissa, Beedrill

- Orion, Onix

- Cygnus, Abra

- Bellatrix, Gyarados (Shiny)

- Andromeda, Vaporeon

Lillian Dale:

- Root, Bulbasaur

- Talon, Spearow

- Gem, Geodude

- Star, Cleffa

Pewter City XVII

“Long time no see, huh?” he greeted with a smile.

Not a second later, there were two different rumblings that met each other, closely followed by movement ...

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Game of Monsters - 141

Disclaimer: I don’t own Highschool DxD.

Let’s Make Tonight the Weekend

“I don’t have four wings,” Raynare said, standing before the mirror he’d provided, as if he couldn’t notice that fact himself. Joshua just continued looking at her, checking with his spells to make sure. However, there was no denying one single fact.

He’d gotten the screen.

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Darkest Before Dawn - 60

Chapter 60

“Well, I half expected at least one of you to not do so well in the morning,” Maeda commented, looking somewhat amused as she glanced between Kazuki and Kendo, who were sharing the table with her for breakfast. Speaking of the meal, it was, just like their meals from the previous day, already part of a diet. It seemed the two of them would follow one for every day on their internship. Furthermore, Uwabami had told them that they could get the details of t...

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Searching Far and Wide - 68

Teams:

Pierce Lawson:

- Narcissa, Beedrill

- Orion, Onix

- Cygnus, Abra

- Bellatrix, Gyarados (Shiny)

- Andromeda, Vaporeon

Lillian Dale:

- Root, Bulbasaur

- Talon, Spearow

- Gem, Geodude

- Star, Cleffa

Cerulean City XXIX

“Who’s the best?” he asked, grinning widely as he patted Bellatrix’s side. “Of course you are,” he answered himself with the gigantic sea serpent wiggl...

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Game of Monsters - 140

Disclaimer: I don’t own Highschool DxD.

So Fly on Your Own

“So, what do we do now?” he asked, moving to sit at the island of his kitchen opposite from Serafall. They’d gotten up a little late so Jeanne and Asia weren’t around. Which suited them just fine, since it allowed them the chance to have some more time alone to themselves. “I imagine this will be troublesome… again.”

“Gee, it’s almost like you did something t...

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Darkest Before Dawn - 59

Chapter 59

[Toru Hagakure]

She laid on her bed, alone in the room provided for her in her internship and looking up at the ceiling.

Toru found herself… sad, sort of. Homesick, she supposed. It wasn’t the first time she was away from home, of course, but it was the first time she was so while alone. There was no family around and no friends. She kind of missed both, she supposed. She didn’t know anyone there and everything was more busi...

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Searching Far and Wide - 67

Teams:

Pierce Lawson:

- Narcissa, Beedrill

- Orion, Onix

- Cygnus, Abra

- Bellatrix, Gyarados (Shiny)

- Andromeda, Vaporeon

Lillian Dale:

- Root, Bulbasaur

- Talon, Spearow

- Gem, Geodude

- Star, Cleffa

Cerulean City XXVIII

“People think about you,” Cygnus said from his spot on Pierce’s shoulders as they walked through Cerulean. Once more, he was left wondering how mu...

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Game of Monsters - 139

Disclaimer: I don’t own Highschool DxD.

All My No’s Just Turned To Yes

“She’s enjoying herself,” Joshua commented, smiling and shaking his head as he looked at his daughter. Kunou, for her part, continued obliviously humming and giggling occasionally. The girl seemed deliriously happy, but he wasn’t too concerned. Especially because Yasaka didn’t seem to be either, and she probably knew better than he did.

“She certainly...

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Darkest Before Dawn - 58

Chapter 58

“Do you look perfect or do you look perfect?” the woman that had been working on his hair for what felt like at least a solid hour asked him.

Uwabami had started the day offering them help getting a new image, if they so wanted. From makeup to hair and anything in between. Kazuki had been pretty nervous about accepting, mainly because a haircut wasn’t something that he could just clean off or change whenever he wanted, but this was U...

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Searching Far and Wide - 66

Teams:

Pierce Lawson:

- Narcissa, Beedrill

- Orion, Onix

- Cygnus, Abra

- Bellatrix, Gyarados (Shiny)

- Andromeda, Vaporeon

Lillian Dale:

- Root, Bulbasaur

- Talon, Spearow

- Gem, Geodude

- Star, Cleffa

Cerulean City XXVII

“Psychic!” the trainer across from them called and Pierce’s eyes widened. That wasn’t quite the move one expected from a Poliwhirl, after all. If anything...

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Game of Monsters - 138

Disclaimer: I don’t own Highschool DxD.

Ain’t Ever Wannabes

“I said I was sorry,” Joshua most definitely did not whine. Unfortunately for him, it seemed that there was no way he was getting himself off the hook with just words. It was ridiculous. “You are supposed to work for me. Why are you glaring at me?” he grumbled, turning away from Ravel’s pout and glare combo.

It was very effective, as it turned out.

“Exactl...

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Darkest Before Dawn - 57

Chapter 57

Looking at her, Kazuki didn’t have too much trouble believing that Uwabami was more model than hero. She certainly looked the part, at the very least, and that was her hero costume. Even like that, she looked like she had come straight out of a TV show or a magazine. It was a little…

Intimidating, he supposed, although he didn’t really know why. In a way, he guessed it was because she was his opposite. Everyone loved her. At most, people ...

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Searching Far and Wide - 65

Teams:

Pierce Lawson:

- Narcissa, Beedrill

- Orion, Onix

- Cygnus, Abra

- Bellatrix, Gyarados (Shiny)

- Andromeda, Vaporeon

Lillian Dale:

- Root, Bulbasaur

- Talon, Spearow

- Gem, Geodude

- Star, Cleffa

Cerulean City XXVI

“So, what did you have in mind for today? Another episode?” Lily asked, sticking her spoon in her morning cereal. Pierce, for his part, simply brought his cup ...

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Game of Monsters - 137

Disclaimer: I don’t own Highschool DxD.

If All the Cards Will Treat Me Well

“Are you trying to kill me through debt?” Agnes asked him, eyes narrowed. “Because I thought you were kinder than that, Joshua. At least have the decency to stab me and get it over with. Or blow me up with magic, whatever you might prefer.”

“Someone’s in a dramatic mood,” he commented, giving the Director a flat look. 

“You realize t...

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Darkest Before Dawn - 56

Chapter 56

Kazuki sat at the train, leaning forward and resting his elbows on his knees. The vehicle moved smoothly, but there was the ever so slight feeling traveling through it. He could pick up on it mostly because he was looking for it, keeping his eyes closed. His breathing was even, slow and deep and one of his hands gripped at the handle of the suitcase with his hero costume.

The earbuds played new rock songs he was still going through, recommendations from...

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Searching Far and Wide - 64

Teams:

Pierce Lawson:

- Narcissa, Beedrill

- Orion, Onix

- Cygnus, Abra

- Bellatrix, Gyarados (Shiny)

- Andromeda, Vaporeon

Lillian Dale:

- Root, Bulbasaur

- Talon, Spearow

- Gem, Geodude

- Star, Cleffa

Cerulean City XXV

“Hm, much better than I expected,” Pierce commented, looking at the comments on his video on a tablet he’d been lent. He wasn’t sure about the “Pierce –...

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Game of Monsters - 136

Disclaimer: I don’t own Highschool DxD.

Shooting for the Stars

Teleporting back, Joshua deflated a little, looking at the expectant Serafall and Yasaka. Well, the former looked expectant while the latter acted like she wasn’t. She couldn’t fool him though. Admittedly, she probably wasn’t trying very hard, but still.

Welp, those screens that had popped up would have to wait, it seemed.

“How did it go?” ask...

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