DxD: Scion of Lucifuge

"It's not good to look down on others."

— Narancia Ghirga, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

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Roy knew what Rinslet wanted to ask.

"Claire's contracted spirit suddenly became much stronger," she began, "and I know her well. She wasn't this powerful before. So, I wanted to ask if you had something to do with it."

Rinslet knew Claire well, and this sudden increase in strength had left her feeling a bit envious and insecure.

"Claire's contracted spirit, Scarlet, is actually a high-ranking Elemental Spirit. She was injured and lost some of her power, which is why she was so weak before," Roy explained. "I simply healed her injuries."

"Scarlet is a high-ranking Elemental Spirit?!" Rinslet gasped, shocked.

She knew how rare high-ranking spirits were. She couldn't believe that Claire, of all people, had one.

Rinslet couldn't help but feel envious.

Then, a thought struck her. Perhaps her own spirit also possessed hidden strength.

With that in mind, she summoned her ice spirit, Fenrir.

"Woof woof!" Fenrir appeared, sitting obediently like a dog and wagging its tail.

Rinslet sighed. It seemed her expectations were too high.

"Rinslet, your Fenrir seems a bit unusual," Roy commented, observing the spirit.

He could tell what she was thinking.

He knew that Fenrir was no ordinary spirit. It was an ancient and powerful Elemental Spirit.

However, it seemed to be suppressed by a Demonic Spirit, which was draining its power.

If they could eliminate that Demonic Spirit, Fenrir's strength should recover.

"What do you mean?" Rinslet asked, her eyes widening with hope.

"It seems your Fenrir is being parasitized by a Demonic Spirit," Roy explained.

"Really?" Rinslet looked at Fenrir with concern.

Fenrir tilted its head, looking at Roy curiously.

"This type of Demonic Spirit is like a parasite. Once it attaches itself to a host, it's undetectable, and it slowly drains the host's power until they die," Roy elaborated.

This was just a guess, but he was certain that this Demonic Spirit was up to no good.

Rinslet's worry grew. "What can we do?" she asked anxiously.

"I can try to find this parasite," Roy offered.

"Please, I beg you!" Rinslet clasped her hands together.

"No problem," Roy replied with a smile.

He approached Fenrir and placed his hand on its head.

Fenrir didn't resist.

Roy channeled his magic into Fenrir, carefully examining its body.

However, he couldn't find any trace of another being within Fenrir.

It seemed this Demonic Spirit was good at hiding. Even Roy couldn't detect it.

But then, Roy remembered that Fenrir had a pocket dimension within its body.

This dimension allowed it to store items.

Rinslet often used it to carry her luggage.

If the Demonic Spirit wasn't in Fenrir's body, perhaps it was hiding in this pocket dimension.

Roy extended his magic into Fenrir's pocket dimension.

After searching for a while, he found something unusual.

It was a mass of black mist.

This must be the Demonic Spirit.

Roy used his magic to grab the mist and pull it out.

The Demonic Spirit struggled, but it was no match for Roy's power.

Soon, it was dragged out, emerging from Fenrir's mouth as a cloud of black mist.

Fenrir growled at the mist, its fur bristling.

It clearly sensed the danger.

"Is that the thing that was parasitizing Fenrir? How disgusting!" Rinslet grimaced.

"Yes, that's a Shadowtail. They're very difficult to detect once they attach to a host," Roy explained.

"What should we do with it?"

"We'll just eliminate it. Without it draining Fenrir's power, it should regain its strength," Roy said, then effortlessly destroyed the Demonic Spirit with his magic.

Rinslet sighed in relief. "Thank you so much, Roy!"

"Don't mention it. We're classmates, after all," Roy replied with a smile.

Rinslet blushed, looking at him with gratitude.

He had saved her three times when they first met and now had even saved her beloved Fenrir.

She didn't know how to repay him.

She gazed at the handsome Roy, her heart pounding. She closed her eyes and leaned in.

Roy, who had been enjoying the pastries, smirked.

He turned his head, waiting for her to approach.

"Eh?" Rinslet's eyes fluttered open, surprised that her lips hadn't met his.

Before she could react, Roy had captured her lips in a passionate kiss.

Rinslet was stunned, her mind blank as she was swept away by the unexpected kiss.

Carol, her face flushed crimson, covered her eyes with her hands, though she couldn't resist peeking through her fingers.

Fenrir tilted its head, watching them curiously. It felt like they were showing off their affection in front of a lonely single dog.

After a while, Roy finally released Rinslet.

Her face was flushed, and she looked at Roy with wide eyes.

"Thank you for the treat. You're quite sweet," Roy teased with a grin.

"Mmm..." Rinslet covered her face with her hands, embarrassed.

"I should head back now," Roy said, seeing her flustered reaction.

"I-I'll see you out!" Rinslet declared, jumping to her feet, her embarrassment momentarily forgotten.

"Sure." Roy couldn't refuse.

They strolled along the academy path, like a couple on a date, neither of them speaking.

"Roy-san, who are you?" Rinslet finally asked, breaking the silence.

She was curious about his identity.

"I'm... well, you could say I'm a Maou," Roy replied with a smile.

"Eh? A Maou?" Rinslet looked at him in surprise.

"Yes, a Maou," Roy confirmed.

"Amazing!" Rinslet's eyes sparkled with admiration.

Although she didn't know what a Maou was, it sounded powerful.

Since the Dark Elemental Lord hadn't shared her power with any humans, there was no one in this world called a "Maou," even though Solomon had appeared.

When the Elemental Lords had submitted to Roy, he had told them he was a Maou.

Although Roy had disappeared, the Elemental Lords wouldn't allow anyone else to claim that title.

...

...

Greyworth, who had been eavesdropping nearby, was stunned by Roy's words.

Maou...

She had heard that term from a high-ranking Elemental Spirit before.

Thousands of years ago, a war had erupted between the five Elemental Lords and the Dark Elemental Lord.

The entire Elemental Spirit World was involved.

Then, a man who called himself a Maou had appeared. He defeated the Dark Elemental Lord and then the five Elemental Lords, forcing them all to submit.

He had ruled the Elemental Spirit World, bringing peace and ending the war.

Many peace-loving spirits praised his actions.

But after peace was restored, the Maou had disappeared. No one had seen him since.

The Dark Elemental Lord and the Water Elemental Lord had also vanished, along with most of the high-ranking Elemental Spirits.

That was why high-ranking spirits were so rare now.

And this mysterious and powerful man before her claimed to be a Maou.

Could he be the same Maou who had unified the Elemental Spirit World thousands of years ago?

Greyworth was shocked by the possibility.

...

Meanwhile, Roy had just parted ways with Rinslet when he encountered Claire.

"Roy-san!" Claire called out from a nearby staircase, waving at him.

A gust of wind blew, causing her fiery red hair and skirt to flutter.

"Claire..."

"What?" Claire looked at him with a puzzled frown.

"I can see everything," Roy teased with a grin.

"What?!" Claire blushed, quickly pressing her skirt down.

"Just kidding! Hahaha..." Roy laughed at her flustered reaction.

Claire sighed in relief.

"I-I also made some pastries. Would you like to try them?" she offered shyly.

"Pastries? Sure," Roy agreed.

Claire's eyes lit up.

She led him to her room.

Roy sat on the sofa.

Soon, Claire returned with a plate of beautifully decorated pastries.

Roy was surprised. These didn't look like something Claire could make.

He remembered her disastrous cooking from the original story.

But he had forgotten that Claire's terrible cooking was due to her inability to control Scarlet's flames.

Now that Scarlet had regained her full power, helping Claire with baking was a simple task.

Seeing that Roy hesitated to take a pastry, Claire puffed out her chest.

"This is the first time I've baked for a boy!" she declared.

"Claire worked very hard!" Scarlet chimed in.

She shuddered, remembering the taste tests earlier. Although she could control the heat perfectly, Claire's baking skills were still questionable.

"I'm just surprised you could make such beautiful pastries, Claire. They smell delicious," Roy said, taking a pastry and trying it.

"They're not bad," he commented with a nod.

Although not as good as Shizuka's or Saeko's baking, for Claire, it was quite an accomplishment.

"Really?" Claire beamed, her eyes sparkling.

"Of course. Here, try one." Roy picked up a pastry and fed it to Claire.

"Mmm!" Claire blushed, surprised by his sudden action.

Being fed by Roy made her heart flutter.

Just then, the black and white spirit seals on Roy's arms glowed.

Est and Ren emerged.

"Roy, feed me too! Ah~" Ren clung to his arm, acting cute.

"Roy, Est wants some too!" Est chimed in, tugging at his sleeve.

They were jealous of his intimate gesture with Claire.

"Alright, alright." Roy couldn't refuse their requests.

He fed both of them.

Claire stared at the two girls who had suddenly appeared, then realized they must be high-ranking Elemental Spirits like Scarlet.

"Roy, who are they?" she asked curiously.

"They're my servants," Roy replied.

"This is Est."

"And this is Ren Ashdoll."

"Servants? You mean they're your contracted spirits?" Claire was confused by his terminology.

"Yes, you could say that," Roy nodded.

Est and Ren finished their pastries and returned to their spirit seals.

Roy prepared to leave.

But as he opened the door, he found Rinslet eavesdropping.

Rinslet, caught red-handed, froze in embarrassment.

Roy chuckled inwardly but didn't expose her.

"Rinslet, what are you doing here?" Claire demanded, glaring at her.

Rinslet, annoyed by Claire's rude tone, retorted, "Hmph! It's none of your business where I am, you stray cat!"

Since Claire was being impolite, Rinslet wouldn't hold back either.

"What? You called me a stray cat?! You're the one who's a stray dog, always stealing things!" Claire retorted, her face flushed.

"Who are you calling a dog?!"

"You, of course! Your family crest is a dog!"

"That's not true! The Laurenfrost family crest is a proud white wolf, not a dog!" Rinslet argued.

"A white wolf? More like a Chihuahua!"

"..."

Claire's taunts enraged Rinslet.

"Claire Elstein... you've crossed the line!" she growled.

A wave of icy air swept through the room, and the temperature plummeted.

O ferocious ice fang, merciless hunter of the forest...

I hereby invoke the blood contract once more.

Obey my command!

Rinslet chanted the summoning incantation in the Spirit Language.

A blizzard erupted.

A beautiful wolf with silver fur emerged from the swirling snow, its presence radiating an icy aura.

It was Fenrir, the ice spirit.

Claire, however, looked at Fenrir with disdain, her pigtails swishing.

"Hmph! Your little dog is still as pathetic as ever. The only decent thing about it is its fur."

"You... you called my Fenrir a dog again! How dare you insult the Laurenfrost family?! I won't forgive you, you flat-chested girl!" Rinslet shouted, pointing at Claire accusingly.

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