Winds of Change (DxD)

Volume 2 - Chapter 5 - Weird black cat, Weird fallen, and A Nun

Word count: 15k

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Flashback

Third Person Point of View

Japan, Kuoh

Kuoh Academy, Occult Research Club

"..."

Rias stared at the door after Jin had left, she was glad the person Akeno, her [Queen] had been praising before she met lived up to her— Their expectations, but something was bugging her...

"Akeno?"

Rias called out to her best friend.

"Yes, President?"

She answered back while tilting her head, curious as to what she had to say. Rias stared suspiciously at her [Queen] and squinted her eyes.

"I found Jin's reaction... How do I say this... Lackluster? Almost like he was expecting this? Or..."

"He showed no reaction at all?"

Kiba Yuuto finished the sentence on behalf of his king. Rias nods.

"Yes, he lacked an actual reaction, I don't want to accuse you, Akeno... But did you already inform him?"

"T-That's true... Jin-senpai did look way too relaxed and way too accepting of us being devils. Wouldn't the normal reaction be to freak out o-or yo-you know... A little bit more surprised?"

Gasper agreed with his King, it didn't really add up.

"....Yes, Akeno-senpai, did you tell Jin-senpai?"

Shirone joined in while playfully smirking at her, earning a menacing smile in return from the peerage's [Queen].

On the surface, Akeno Himejima was smiling her usual smile, but on the inside, she was quite nervous. Akeno shakes her head from side to side.

"No, I haven't, President."

She denied it, in fact Jin was more involved with the supernatural... But they'll find out eventually. She continued.

"I have only ever popped over to his home to sometimes have a meal with him, usually dinner. The other time I helped him with homework... With certain subjects..."

'Like Sex ED, hehe.'

Akeno Himejima wouldn't say that out loud though... Yet. Rias Gremory obviously didn't fully believe her, she wanted to, but it still didn't all add up...

"I see, so, where does Jin live, Akeno?"

Akeno smiled, pulled up a map.... From somewhere, and showed Rias where Jin was currently living. This caught her a bit off guard as she didn't expect her [Queen] to just, well, show her.

Rias Gremory, on her part, didn't ask Akeno where Jin was living, as she trusted her [Queen] to report everything back to her in full detail— The whole truth in a way. During that time, she was also only interested in the power that Akeno felt.

Whether it was Sacred Gear or high potential in magic, she wasn't fully convinced about Jin, until she heard a few more reports and stories from Akeno. Only then that the entire peerage became interested.

Even so, the reports made it clear that he was just an average human being going about his normal life. Based on Akeno's reports, he appears to possess some magic potential.

'Above-average in athleticism, a talented cook, kind and caring to those around him, friendly and easy to get along with.... Even when I met him that one time before the start of the school year, I felt nothing.'