A Nexus Devil (Dxd x Multi Crossover)

Another Adventure Part 1

Jake sat at the breakfast table, his demeanor tinged with a hint of melancholy. Serafall, regretfully, had departed from the school grounds and returned to the Underworld the previous night.

Today, the Hogwarts students were joined by members from the other two tournament schools for breakfast. The Ravenclaw and Slytherin tables were once again filled with foreign students, yet Jake noticed that Fleur and Victor weren't present. Presumably they were still healing from their injuries from the first challenge. They both got pretty banged up after all. Meanwhile, the Hogwarts students were eagerly gossiping with students from the other schools as they shared tales of the "epic duel" that took place last night between the Hogwarts champion and a young Slytherin contender. Well the Ravenclaw students were at least, for the Slytherins it was so embarrassing that they just wanted to forget it ever happened!

Throughout the morning, Harry made numerous attempts to uplift Jake's spirits by speculating about the nature of the upcoming second task in the tournament. Harry entertained the idea that it might involve brooms and flying, while Ron believed it would entail an adventurous scavenger hunt through the Forbidden Forest. Hermione just sat there reading her book, she had an exam coming up in three whole weeks after all!

Exasperated, Jake finally addressed Harry, saying, "Harry, please, for the last time, I have no interest in practicing flying on your broom. I am perfectly capable of flying on my own."

Ron, not knowing about Jake having literal wings, leaned in and whispered eagerly to Jake, "Do you have a magic carpet or something!? I've always wanted to try flying on one, I hear they're absolutely wicked! But sadly, they're illegal." He pouted, displaying his disappointment.

Interrupting her reading, Hermione set her book down and scoffed. "They're illegal for a reason, Ron! Magic carpets, like the ones in Aladdin, have minds of their own. If they develop an aversion to their riders, they have been known to intentionally fling them off, where they will fall to their almost imminent deaths!" With that revelation, a fragment of Jake's childhood innocence was shattered...

Jake felt a tap on his shoulder, and he turned around in his seat and spotted Luna standing right behind him, holding Blaze in her arms. "Oh hey there, Luna," Jake smiled at her.

Luna gave Jake a dreamy smile back. "Come on, Jake," she said. "We've got a place to be very soon. And you know what they say about people who are late."

"That they're the protagonists of the story," Jake said jokingly, to which Luna just gave him a pout.

Blaze chirped happily as Luna tugged on Jake's sleeves, forcing him to stand up. The Golden Trio, who were just watching this play out in front of them, just shrugged, chalking it up to the typical weirdness that was Jake's life. Harry, for once, was just happy that the weirdness wasn't revolving around him. "Come along, Harry, you're needed too," Luna interrupted his thoughts.

'Never mind then,' Harry thought to himself as he sighed and stood up too. Ron and Hermione just gave him confused looks.

"Wait, where are you three off to!?" Hermione asked, 'They weren't going to go and break more school rules, were they!?' She thought to herself. She was lucky enough that they didn't get punished for the mermaid incident because there was no physical proof that they caused it, but she had noticed that McGonagall had been glaring at the three of them a lot more recently! Hermione was saddened that even her wise professor didn't believe in the trio's innocence....

"Wait up," Ron said before stuffing one last muffin in his mouth. "Don't leave me out of the fun. Come on, Hermione, let's go." Hermione just sighed before she closed her book and stuck it back in her bottomless bag where it joined dozens of others. She might as well follow them and make sure they don't cause too much trouble.