Harem Daily Life in High School DxD

Since it was still early and the church members hadn't arrived yet, Kuroba briefly told Rias what had happened the day before.

Rias, feeling a wave of fear wash over her, pulled Kuroba into her arms and murmured softly, feeling his warmth.

"Thankfully, you were all safe..."

Kuroba could clearly hear Rias's heart pounding in her arms, and patted her back with his other hand.

"To be honest, I didn't sense much hostility from them yesterday. One of them is even a childhood friend of mine. Now I'm a little unsure of her stance..."

Just as Rias was about to speak, the door opened, and Irina, who had met Kuroba just yesterday, and the girl with green-streaked hair appeared at the door.

When Irina saw Kuroba thrown into Rias's arms, her eyes widened immediately. She rushed over quickly. Just as Akeno and the others were in a defensive stance, they were surprised to see Irina pull Kuroba out of Rias's arms and hug her. Irina looked at Kuroba in her arms and complained.

"Kuroba, you're such a womanizer... You already have me as your fiancée, yet you're still seeing other girls being all lovey-dovey."

Hearing this, Rias could no longer ignore it.

"Fiancée? I'm the one Black Feather is engaged to, okay? Go back to where you came from. Even if you're a member of the church, I'm not afraid of you! And don't forget, you're the ones who came here to discuss things with us today!"

Irina turned her head and glanced at Rias, who was looking somewhat angry.

"How could the renowned Rias Gremory possibly take a liking to Kuroba? She'd probably just take him in as a familiar, play with him for a bit, and then discard him. In that case, why not let Kuroba join me in the Lord's protection? I can smell it! Kuroba carries the scent of divine grace, a truly irresistible temptation for me. Although I don't know what happened to Kuroba, it's clear he's not a pure demon; he still has a chance to change!"

"Don't even think about it! Kuroba is my most beloved member of the family, and also my fiancé! How could I possibly give him up so easily!"

And so, the two of them began to pull on Kuroba's arms from the left and right, the force of which made Kuroba feel as if he was being torn apart.

This made him shout out.

"Didn't we have something to discuss today? If this keeps going, I'm really going to die!"

The two were taken aback upon hearing this, glared at each other, snorted coldly, and then let go.

Kuroba smiled wryly and pulled them to sit on the sofa, then shrank back into the corner where his familiars were.

Seeing Kuroba rubbing his arm, Yuuma couldn't help but let out a cold snort.

"Deserved it."

This left Kuroba feeling utterly helpless; what had he done to deserve this?

With Kuroba's intervention gone, and with less of that kind of emotional involvement, the atmosphere began to become somewhat serious.

Irina, representing the church, spoke first.

"Not long ago, the Holy Sword King's Sword, which was kept by the Vatican, the New Church, and the Orthodox Church, was stolen."

This first sentence left Kuroba somewhat bewildered. Why could a sword be stolen from so many places? And why did the church need to distinguish between the new and the true?

Rias, whose attention was always slightly focused on Kuroba, immediately noticed Kuroba's suspicion.

"The true holy sword no longer exists."

Irina also heard Rias's inexplicable explanation, and sensing something, she immediately understood who she was explaining to, so she turned to Kuroba and began to explain.

"Black Feather~ The true Holy Sword King's Sword was broken during the ancient great war. The Holy Swords that still exist in the world today are weapons reforged from fragments of human artifacts from that time. A total of seven were forged at that time."

As Irina explained, the girl with green highlights raised the greatsword wrapped in cloth beside her, and then the cloth fell off, revealing the longsword inside.

When Kuroba saw the longsword, he immediately felt a faint sense of threat. It wasn't as deadly as he had heard. However, seeing the alertness of Yuuki and the others, Kuroba understood that it was related to the angelic magic within him, so his resistance to the holy sword wasn't as great as he had imagined.

"This King's Sword is one of them, named the 'Sword of Destruction,' and is kept by the Catholic Church."

After the girl with the highlighted hair finished her introduction, she wrapped the sword back in the cloth, and the subtle sense of threat disappeared.

After the girl with the dyed hair put away her weapon, Irina also pulled out a rope-shaped weapon from her bosom with a grin, and then the rope began to twist and turn into the shape of a Japanese sword.

As the knife took shape, Irina proudly began to introduce it.

"The sword in my hand is also one of the Seven Holy Swords, the 'Sword of Mimicry.' It can change its shape at will, making it very convenient to carry around. This one is managed by the New Church."

The girl with the highlights frowned slightly as she watched Irina's actions.

"Irina... there's no need to explain the power of the Kingsword to the devil, right?"

Irina waved her hand casually.

"It's alright, Xenovia. We're the ones who came up to them to discuss things, so it's necessary to show our sincerity. Besides, this is the question Kuroba wants to know!"

Upon hearing this, Genovia sighed, said nothing, and simply shook her head helplessly.

With the appearance of the Holy Sword, the temperature on the field seemed to drop slightly, especially as Yuuki, standing next to Kuroba, emanated a surging killing intent.

Kuroba looked at Yuuki, who was trembling with hatred, and couldn't help but tighten his grip on her hand.

Yuki's hand was held tightly, causing her delicate body to tremble slightly. She then glanced at Kuroba and managed a weak smile, indicating that she was alright.

Kuroba looked at Yuuki with concern. Clearly, this hatred was not something that could be easily resolved. If there was no place for Yuuki to vent her anger, this hatred would accompany her for the rest of her life, like a demonic shadow that would follow her everywhere.

Fortunately, Rias remained as reliable as ever when it came to important matters, and she calmly began by asking the crucial questions.

"So what? Why did you church members specifically request to see me this time?"

Xenovia glanced at Rias, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke.

"As I just mentioned, the holy sword kept by our church has been stolen, and according to our intelligence, the thief has come to Japan and is currently staying in this city..."

Chapter Sixty-Five: Planning and Negotiation

Rias clutched her head in exasperation upon hearing this.

"Why do I have so many of these kinds of problems... So who stole the Holy Sword?"

Upon hearing this, Genovia's expression also became somewhat serious.

“The prisoner is a ‘divine child watcher’.”

Rias suddenly sat up straight.

"An organization of fallen angels?!"

Xenovia nodded.

"Not only that, we also learned that their mastermind was Kokabil, a cadre of the Divine Child Watchers."

"Kokabile... an adversary from the Bible... what an ancient name."

Rias sighed helplessly.

"All the priests we sent before us have been dealt with. Our purpose in coming here is to destroy the Holy Sword, or at least prevent it from falling into the hands of the fallen angels. For this reason, I hope that your demonic faction will not interfere in the struggle between our church and the fallen angels."

Rias's expression turned somewhat displeased upon hearing this.

"So you're saying we'd join forces with fallen angels?"

Irina chimed in as well.

"That possibility cannot be ruled out. The main thing is that if you demons get involved, I might have to kill my beloved Black Feather with tears in my eyes. That would be so heartbreaking. So for Black Feather's sake, please don't get involved, okay?"

Rias gave a displeased snort.

"I swear in the name of the Gremory family that I will never mingle with those fallen angels!"

"That would be best."

Having gotten the answer they wanted, Irina and Xenovia prepared to get up and leave.

Watching Irina blow her a kiss and then slowly walk away, Kuroba glanced at Yuuki, whose expression was inscrutable, and couldn't help but step forward.

"Wait a minute! Rias... Master, can I be willful just this once more?"

Rias stared at Kuroba in astonishment, while the two who had been walking away also stopped and looked at Kuroba strangely.

Rias glanced at his hand tightly gripping Yuuki's and couldn't help but sigh with a headache.

"Seriously... I can't do anything with you."

As if knowing what Kuroba wanted to say, Zhu Nai covered her mouth and giggled.

"Alara, he really has the air of Kuroba. I like him more and more."

Having received Rias's consent, Kuroba gave her a grateful look before turning to Irina.

"Irina, are you two planning to go and retrieve the three holy swords?"

Since it was Kuroba who asked the question, Irina was happy to answer.

"Yes, what's wrong?"

"You think you can snatch the King's Sword back from the Fallen Angel's executive with just the two of you? That's practically suicide!"

Kuroba looked at Irina with a puzzled expression.

"This is the church's decision. Rather than letting the fallen angels use the King's Sword, it's better to destroy it directly. Besides, the orders we received were only to dispose of the King's Sword in the fallen angels' hands."

There is a play.

Kuroba understood immediately upon hearing Irina's explanation.

"In that case, how about we take charge of destroying one of the King's Swords?"

Upon hearing this, Xenovia immediately wanted to speak, but Irina raised her hand to stop her and skipped over to Kuroba, blinking her eyes and looking at him curiously.

"What, Kuroba, do you mean you're worried about me?"

Seeing Irina's adorable appearance, Kuroba almost couldn't resist nodding in agreement.

But he shook his head.

"I was only thinking of Yuuki."

"Oh, I see..."

Irina looked disappointed, then looked up at Yuuki.

"Kiba Yuuki... I've heard of you, senpai..."

Upon hearing this, Yuuki's eyes immediately flashed with anger, and several demonic swords were already suspended around her, creating an atmosphere of imminent danger.

Upon seeing this, Kuroba immediately stepped between the two.

"Okay, okay! Yuuki, stop it..."

"Ugh, this senior is so scary..."

Irina also leaned against Kuroba's back, looking weak and vulnerable.