Chunibyo’s Fanfic - Volume 3

“Are you also as strong as him?” Azazel asked with a smirk.

This question made everyone stare at Ultear with their interest piqued at Max, since no one thought about this specific detail till now.

Ultear getting nervous by this, shifted her gaze at Hope with an troubled look on her face.

Hope understood that Ultear was confused if she should reveal the details about her powers or not, “Ultear, just tell him the basics, don’t go in depth since this person in an avaricious guy in such matterd.” he gave her the green signal, by saying this out loud.

He didn’t wanted Ultear to reveal much about her Arc of time, because it’s an Ancient Lost Magic even in her own World, and this is enough to break the power balance in ‘this’ World, since able to manipulate the time of Organic and inorganic substances to change thier condition is an big deal!

And Hope himself doesn’t knows most of Ultear’s Magic as she has never fought a serious battle against anyone infront of Hope, or else quatz would have instantly analyzed her capabilities at such times, afterall he’s an expert at this.

Ultear nodded at Hope’s permission, and now looked at the creature named Azazel to reply him, “Well, I can use Ice-make Magic and some normal Magics such as Transformation, Telepathy and thought Projection.” detailed Ultear.

Many of the present people were astonished by Ultear’s detail on her Magic, although they didn’t expect her to be as beast as Hope, since they can see many dissimilarities between them, but controlling an element is also an quite amazing achievement according to them.

Azazel didn’t react much on this and only wanted to find out the level of Ultear’s capabilities, “Ultear, on what scale can you utilize your Ice Magic?” asked the acquisitive Azazel, he knows well that a human can’t have much affinity to Mana if they’re compared with other Supernatural beings but this was once proved wrong, when there turned out to be an exception, so he decided to better go in detail this time.

Ultear didn’t get agitated by the questions, this was expected and since she’s allowed by Hope to speak whatever she wants, she continued, “hmm… on which scale then..” Ultear thought for a while before replying, “About enough to destroy this mansion in a few seconds, I can give any form to my Ice, so destroying this place with an large Ice-Sword would be enough.” she stated it nonchalantly.

Azazel nodded to this power level, “hm. then you’re about the same as high-class Devil or Eight winged Angel level, pretty good I’ll say.” stated Azazel with an smile, he’s not dumb enough to not know that Ultear’s still hiding many abilities from them, but able to get this much details is enough for today, cause there’ll be enough chances in future to know it.

[Hope- Azazel’s as sharp as ever, he probably knows that Ultear is not explaining her complete abilities.

quatz- who cares.. even you don’t know much about it, and you’re also slacking off these days as you could’ve already started learning that Arc of time Magic from her.

Hope- hehe… my bad, I’ll try from now on.]

Akeno walked out to Hope and gently hugged his right arm by pressing her assets on him, “Let’s go, we’ve not had our breakfasts yet.” said Akeno.

Irina hearing about breakfast, a loud growl was released from her stomach, “hehe.. what’s for breakfast by the way?” she shamelessly asked for it.

Hope noticed that Kiba and Issei had disappeared from the place, “where’s the gay couple?” he asked looking at the present people.

Koneko was the one to respond to this, “They ran away when Ultear San was talking about her Powers.” Koneko replied, “Probably they went back to Kiba Senpai’s apartment. -Perverts.” Koneko snorted at them for the l.u.s.t they were radiating in the room, a while ago.

Azazel made a Magic Circle under him and looked at the overactive group, “Well, you guys handle all this now, I have some work to do in Grigori.” said Azazel as he teleported back to his base.

[Hope- ‘Grigori’. that’s a new name I heard today.

quatz- eh. just let it be.

Hope- hm.]

All of them then walked into the Kitchen to at last have their Breakfasts, they took their respective seats on the dining table and waited for Akeno and Ultear to serve the food, for some reason they had naturally become the organizer of the Kitchen.

Asia anxiously shifted her gaze at Hope as she remembered something, “Hope San, where did you go these last two days?” she asked the doubt which most of them were having right now, after all Hope disappeared unannounced by only leaving a letter of his absence.

Rias nodded to Asia’s words as she said, ” Do You even know? how much Akeno was worried for what happened to you when she suddenly got that text message?! she even started calling you countinously in the middle of the Lecture without Sensei’s permission.”

Rias still knows the deathly glare which Akeno gave to their Sensei when he asked her to put down the phone.

Xenovia sighed, “I was so lonely these past two days when my training partner was gone..” said Xenovia with an dejected mood, “But Now that you’ve returned, Let’s have some training today!” she said excitedly.

[quatz- wow, that mood sure changed very fast.

Hope- I guess she’s on her days.

quatz- what’s that?

Hope- nothing.

quatz- …?]

Hope noticed, Irina was making an embarrassed face at the moment, “If only we had one more person, in the training.” said Hope in an appealing but dejected manner.

“Me! Me!” exclaimed Irina but she soon realized something and started blushing with red cheeks, “ahm. I can try to help you in your training, I’m an Angel afterall.” she then looked at Hope as she continued, “but I’m not doing this for you, Okay? I’m doing this to help my Xenovia!”

Hope leaned his face on the dining table in Irina’s direction, “Oh~? did I hear ‘My Xenovia’~? don’t tell me you also swing that way~.” Hope teased her in a mischievous way.

“Really Irina San?” doubted the innocent Asia.

Irina had an flushed red face hearing to this, “I’m perfectly straight, you asshole! I only love Xenovia as my friend!” she stated it out loud.

Hope snorted to Irina’s words, “hmph. friends, nice joke, you’re an friend who abandoned her friend just because she joined the Factions of Devils, only after when y’all found out some shitty God turned out to be already dead.” Hope blurted out whatever he wanted to.

He didn’t like the definition of Friends given by Irina, not in the least, afterall she left Xenovia all alone and had an argument with her just because they found out their God being already dead, as they both took a separate way to it.

Xenovia was astounded from Hope’s statement, “Please don’t scold her, it’s not her fault, she believed more in God than me, so it was predictable that this would happen, but this all is sorted out now.” Xenovia tried to explain him in a calm manner.

“Sniff.. sniff.. meanie.. Hope you’re an meanie asshole!” Irina started sobbing after getting an earful from Hope, “sniff… But what you said is also true! I’m not a good friend! sniff.. I left Xenovia alone in her awful times! Uwaaaaaa!” cried out Irina.

—-

Ultear frowned at the scene happening in the Kitchen, “This guy has started doing it again.” murmured Ultear, she knows what Hope is doing will always be right but his techniques are literally one of the worse.

Akeno heard Ultear’s words and a smile appeared on her face, “Ara Ara.. you also know him very well, huh..” she stated while they prepared the breakfast.

—-

Hope had started getting irritated by this prick’s bawling, “Stop whining you Idiot…!” he used his Ruler’s Authority on a spoon kept on the table and stroked it on Irina’s forehead.

“Ouch..”

Irina glared at Hope with enraged eyes, “You..! first you make me cry then you also hit me! fking bastard! I’ll cast my Holy judgement upon you!” she exclaimed her fury at Hope.

Hope shrugged off his shoulders at her measly threatenings, “hai.. hai.. we’ll see about that, ‘Angel’.”

for some reason, Irina had a proud look on her face, “Hmph. thanks for the compliment, I’m an Angel of course, uWAHAHA!!”

[Hope- wow.. she took it rather positively.

quatz- YaYawn..mn..]

“Tch.” Hope clicked his tongue and again hit on Irina’s forehead with the same spoon as he also immediately used his special technique and started whistling by averting his face away from her.

“Ouch..” getting stroked again by Hope, Irina groaned at him for revenge, “I’ll remember this..! you.. Ouch.” she was hit again, “Stop doing it, it hurts!” she was almost on the verge of breaking out.

Hope contentfully looked at Irina, “I Guess, the God is punishing you for trying to curse me, hahaha..” “Ouch…” he suddenly felt a slap on the back of his head.

Ultear glared aT Hope for stretching his mischief to this extent, “Now Now, reprimanding is okay, but aren’t you going too far now.. right??” she pulled his ear as she said this.

“Ara Ara.. these Cousins are too close. Ufufu..” Akeno passed on the comment while serving the dishes, she properly knows it’s not what it looks like, at least not from what she’s seeing right now, ‘But why am I not feeling jealous?’ thought Akeno.

All of them begun eating their breakfast after it was served by the beautiful chefs.

“by the way Hope,” Rias called out.

Hope looked at her for what she has to say, “hm. yesh?”

“Ara Ara.. so adorable!” exclaimed Akeno in a delighted manner to when she heard Hope with food stuffed in his mouth.

Koneko nodded in agreement, “hm. he’s cute like this.” saying this she continued focusing on her food.

“ahm..” Rias faked a cough to get back the attention and seeing that she got it, she spoke again, “Hope, the thing is about your second year school trip, this was announced the day before yesterday when you were absent.” stated Rias.

“Oh.” Hope didn’t mind a school trip, it’s a normal thing, “So, when is this trip? and where?”

Rias smirked at Hope’s questions since he would’ve not expected this.

[quatz- Oi.. Oi.. what’s with that look on her face?

Hope- guess something’s special about this trip.]

Rias made a casual expression and explained, “Well, the trip is in some week’s time and the place is.. -” she took an intentional pause to increase the suspense.

“You like doing this, right?” commented Hope.

Rias frowned at him, “don’t spoil this, Baka! so the place is…-” pause again, “-Kyoto!” she exclaimed cheerfully.

Hope widened his eyes open when he heard this, “Really?!” he asked in a joyful manner while looking at Rias.

Rias gave heavy excited nods to him, “yes! and it’s a two days trip!” she excalimed gleefully.

—-

Ultear was confused by all this, “why is he so happy?” she asked looking at Akeno who’s sitting besides her.

Akeno had some doubts here but ignored them for now and only answered, “Kyoto is Hope’s hometown, he’s a transfer student here, afterall.” Akeno gave a meaningful smile at Ultear, a smile indicating Victory.

Ultear knew she fked up here and also noticed that Akeno realized it, but she was contented for now that Akeno didn’t spoke up right away on the topic, ‘probably Akeno would ask me this when we’re alone with Hope.’ thought Ultear.

—-

[Hope- coincidentally, I have a Jii-San too, right?

quatz- guess so, why don’t you call him? you’ve to still ask him about your Katana’s origin, it’s literally out of this world and I’m sure of it.

Hope- I’ll call him later, and no need to remind me this, you ask me why?

quatz- you’ve Photographic Memory, I know, so don’t show off, asshole.

Hope- Tch…]

“Oi! you hearing me?!” Rias exclaimed doubtfully, “Probably he’s sleeping.” she gave up on getting a response from him and decided to wait till he wakes up.

After some seconds, Hope got out of his thoughts and looked at the staring Rias, “Yes? so Ojou Chan, what were you saying?” he made sure to mock her while asking this.

Rias ignored the mocking as she had to say him something more important, “After the Sports festival we’ll be going to the Underworld for some days.” Rias informed as she stole a glance at Ultear, “So…”

Hope cut her off in between by instantly speaking up, “She’ll be fine with it, rather I should say, she’ll enjoy that place.” stated Hope, ‘Probably Rias was hesitating if she should take Ultear with them to the Underworld, but she also can’t leave her alone as well. good, she thinks about people around her, albeit still being an spoiled brat.’ thought Hope.

Ultear focused her senses on Hope when she heard a discussion about her, “Where will I enjoy?” she asked looking at Hope.

Hope finished his food and took the empty plates near the wash basin, “Rias is talking about her Home, which is Underworld, a place where Devils reside.” explained Hope.

Ultear understood somewhat but also aroused an doubt, “Is Underworld, Hell?” she questioned Rias.

Rias shook her head to Ultear with a smile, for normal people this was an common doubt, what surprised her is that Ultear was taking all this supernatural stuffs so casually.

“Underworld and Hell are two completely different worlds, Underworld is an normal parallel space for Devils to reside, whereas Hell is a place controlled by Hades which is the place for Dead souls to reside.” Rias cleared Ultear’s doubt.

Ultear felt a bit nostalgic when she heard the word ‘Hades’ from Rias, afterall it’s the name of her previous guild leader, “does this Hades means, the ‘Hades, god of death’?” asked Ultear, to which Rias nodded to her response.

Hope looked at them whilst leaning on Akeno’s chair, “Then I’ll be leaving for the training grounds in the bas.e.m.e.nt, come there if you’re free.” saying this he looked at Rias, “Rias, Specially you as I want to try something new.” stated Hope.

Before leaving he pecked on Akeno’s head, “Please show Ultear the ..”

“Don’t worry about it, you can go.” Akeno said with an beaming smile, “And next time I want it on the lips. Ufufu..” she made sure to tease him as well.

Hope being mischievous, bent down infront of Akeno and kissed her lips right now, although lightly, “Then meet me soon.” he grabbed his Katana which was kept near his chair and walked away. leaving behind a bright red faced Akeno.

“Tch…” Someone clicked her tongue, but it was not Ultear.

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