High School

It has been three years since Adam and Mikasa moved to their new mansion.

During the three years Adam tried getting close to Rin but as time passed she got more distant. She only talked to Mikasa occasionally but would always leave whenever Adam got near. Adam already knew what the problem was. Rin was probably focused on how to win the holy grail war and didn't want to drag them into it.

Adam would just have to wait until the holy grail happens so that he can show her that she didn't have anything to worry about but until then he wouldn't worry about it. He will still try and talk to her but he wouldn't try and bother her even if all her preparation would eventually go to waste.

Besides the situation with Rin, there wasn't much that changed. Adam kept on making money through various businesses. His golden Rule and his luck made it seem as if he was doing something illegal. It got so bad at one point some unruly people came looking for him but they were all dealt with in a matter of seconds. Now Adam is in the top 100 richest people alive.

He also kept improving with his weapons. Now he can make weapons as strong as an A rank noble phantasm. He has yet to make anything stronger than that. Something is missing from how he makes weapons to make something stronger. But Adam is still content with how far he progressed with his blacksmithing skill.

Besides making weapons Adam also kept up with his training and now there are only a couple of people that can match him in a battle with weapons. He also kept on winning Nationals in Kendo and was able to gain more popularity.

Mikasa has changed a bit as well, she is still really clingy but usually keeps herself in check. She was also able to win Nationals in Kendo and has been able to get better with a sword.

Adam had turned 15 already and was already 180 cm tall which is taller than everyone else in his age group.

Now they were ready for their first day of school at Kuoh Academy. They were both going to be first years.

Since the school year just started then the events in the story for High School DxD have yet to take place. So Adam still has time to get used to all the supernatural people around him.

While making their way to the school Adam and Mikasa gathered the attention of students and passersby. They both have never been to Kuoh so it's natural that they'd gather the attention of people around them.

Many of the girls kept staring at Adam but Mikasa next to Adam stopped any brave souls who wanted to reach out to him.

Once they arrived the first thing Adam saw was three boys getting chased by a group of girls. The boys soon ran out of breath and got a beating from the girls.

Adam knew who they were Immediately so he decided to ignore them.

Mikasa was curious but saw that Adam wasn't looking towards them so she didn't pay any more attention to them.

Walking into the school Adam spoke up "If we are in different classes don't worry too much about it".

"Bu-" Before she finished Adam cut her off.

"No buts, I'll be fine so don't worry about me. I want you to have fun before we get busy with other things", Adam said.

"Fine, but tell me if you're going to do something dangerous", said Mikasa.

Adam knew he wasn't changing her mind so he just nodded.

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Just like he predicted both of them were placed in separate classes.

Ignoring the kicked puppy look Mikasa had, Adam made his way to his class.

As soon as Adam walked in everyone that was already there turned their heads towards him.

The girls began to silently cheer in their seats while the boys clicked their tongues and murmured something about life being unfair.

Everyone had some type of reaction except a white-haired girl sitting at the edge of the classroom. She only looked at Adam for a second then turned back to her sweets that were on her desk.

Knowing who she was Adam, was a bit disappointed that she wasn't in Mikasa's classroom since he thought they'd get along.

Not letting it bother him too much Adam found his seat which ended up being behind Koneko. Adam didn't try and start up a conversation because he knew it probably wouldn't last long. Now that he wasn't focusing on anything Adam could sense familiars around the school with one of them being in his classroom. It was watching Koneko but it suddenly looked at him. Without reacting to it, Adam kept his eyes closed.

Not long after the teacher walked in and asked the students to introduce themselves. They kept on introducing themselves in seating order and after a while, it arrived on Koneko.

"Koneko Toujou", that was all she said then sat down.

Everyone else ignored it like it was natural and turned their eyes towards Adam.

"My name is Adam Lochner, feel free to just call me Adam. My hobbies include kendo and weapons training."

One of the girls in the classroom that is in the kendo club had recognized him as soon as he walked in. " Aren't you the National championship winner?" she asked in a quiet voice but everyone in the room had heard her even the familiar seemed to have picked up on it.

Before he could get bombarded the teacher quieted everyone down and began class.

All they did throughout the day was review stuff they had already learned so Adam didn't even pay attention. He was trying to sense everything going on around him.

On the second year floor, he could see all the people from High School DxD and on the third-year floor, he could also see all the people from the series.

Adam was actually very excited for the events of the series to start since, even if he doesn't show it, likes fighting people. He wouldn't go as far as to call himself a battle junkie but he finds fighting people exciting.

Once the day was over Adam had to leave the classroom in a hurry since all the girls began to circle him to ask questions.

Making out of the school Adam once again saw the trio of boys being chased by a group of girls but this time it seemed like it was a new group.

Watching the same events play out Adam couldn't help but have a wry smile. He used to think the situations Issei got into in the anime were funny but seeing it play out in front of him the only thing that he could think was that they were a weird group of boys.

Once he arrived at the entrance he saw Mikasa waiting for him. Making his way there Adam caught sight of a boy try to go up and to talk to Mikasa only to get completely ignored. Adam could only silently pray for him.

"How was your first day of school?", Adam asked Mikasa.

"It was fine, I talked to a few of the girls in my classroom but we don't have much in common. I wish Rin would talk to us again ahhh", Mikasa sighed while remembering her time with Rin.

"Yeah that would be great, but don't let it get you too down she'll return to normal soon. Also, there's plenty of interesting people here. You'll meet them soon enough and maybe you'll become friends with them."

Mikasa didn't answer, she only stared at Adam for a bit and then kept walking.

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The next day Adam and Mikasa made their way once again except this time they weren't the only ones drawing in attention. There were also two other people getting attention. They were both girls that had a good looking body. One of them had red crimson hair while the other had black hair that almost seemed purple.

The two girls turned to Adam and waved. Adam only smiled back at them. Mikasa was ignored by the two girls so she jabbed Adam on the side to get his attention.

"Yeah I know, Calm down. Both of them are devils. I don't know what they want with me but it's probably nothing so don't worry about it", Adam said while rubbing the side of his stomach.

Walking into his classroom all the girls turned towards Adam. But before any of them could say anything Koneko walked up to him.

"The president wants to talk to you after school", Koneko said and sat back down in her seat.

'Am I supposed to know who 'President' is?'. Adam thought to himself. Not letting it bother him much he took his seat and waited until the end of the day.

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Reaching the end of the day Koneko got up and went next to Adam's seat and stared at him. She then turned around and started walking somewhere.

Taking that as a signal to follow her Adam got his stuff and walked behind her.

"Where are we going?", Adam asked.

"We're going to meet up with the President at the Occult Research Club" Koneko answered him.

Knowing that he wasn't going to get any answers from her Adam just keep on following her.

They soon arrived at an old looking building and walked in. It didn't take them long until they were in front of a brown door.

"Wait for me," Koneko said and then walked in. Not too long she once again opened the door and signaled Adam to walk in.

Once inside the room, Adam saw that there were 4 people there. They were the two girls from the morning, a boy with blonde hair and Koneko.

"Nice to meet you guys. My name is Adam, what can I help you guys with?", Adam introduced himself without wasting any time.

"Nice to meet you as well. My name is Rias Gremory and we know who you are, you're arguably the best kendo practitioner in Japan. You've been getting first place in nationals for the last couple of years.", said the girl that was sitting in the big chair behind the desk.

"My name is Akeno Himejima, nice to meet you as well Adam", said the other girl who was making tea.

"My name is Yuuto Kiba, just call me Kiba.", the boy introduced himself.

"Yes, nice to meet you all. Now how can I help you?" Adam asked in a hurry since he could sense Mikasa waiting for him at the entrance.

"Ara aren't you quite impatient", Akeno said while giggling.

"Knock it off Akeno. Right, Adam, I wanted to ask you if you were interested in joining the Occult Research Club."

"I don't think I have the time to join a club. I'm quite busy you see. What do you guys do anyway? Research the supernatural? maybe like devils, angels, or mythical creatures like dragons? ", Adam replied while acting clueless.

Seeing that she got his attention Rias began to explain. "Adam what if I told you that all of those things are real?"

Seeing where things were going Adam decided to keep playing dumb for a little bit more. "Then that'd be awesome. I would get to fight dragons."

"You'd be able to fight all the dragons you want if you let me turn you into a devil. You'd even get to have a long lifespan, longer than the one you have right now as a human." Rias began to go on about how great being a devil would be but stopped when she saw that Adam was trying to hold back from laughing. Thinking that he was laughing at her saying devils were real Rias got annoyed so she spread out her bat wings. And as if timed everyone else spread out their bat wings.

Adam was shocked for a second since he didn't think they'd expose the supernatural that easily. He began to think Rias was actually really impulsive.

Misconstruing his shock for awe Rias continued "As you can see we are all devils. We can also make you a devil. You'd be reincarnated with a devil piece as my knight or pawn. It's a good deal isn't it?" Rias finished speaking while thinking that she had already gotten Adam on her side.

Now that she was finished Adam could reply to her. "I'm going to have to pass on your deal. Anything you'd offer wouldn't be good enough to get me to work for you. Also, you chose the wrong person to offer it to as well" Adam said, clearly uninterested in the deal.

"If that's all then I'll be leaving before my companion comes looking for me," Adam said hurriedly since he could already sense Mikasa making her way to his location. "How does she even know where I am" Adam spoke to himself before opening the window and jumping out of it and running off.

This all happened before any of the Occult Research members could even react.

"President, are you sure he's human?" Kiba was the first one to speak up, breaking everyone else from their trance.

"From what we know there's no other thing that he can be. He doesn't even have any mana coming off of him," said Akeno.

'If we can get him and the other person to join us then I wouldn't need to worry about my marriage' Rias thought to herself while looking towards the direction Adam took off.

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Making his way to where Mikasa was he saw her walking towards his directions.

"What took you so long Adam?" Mikasa asked as soon as she got close enough.

"I was just asking some students for any locations to eat so we can go on a date" Adam lied with a believable excuse.

"A date?" Mikasa was caught off guard for a second since they've never gone on any dates anywhere. Even if she doesn't like doing activities normal girls would enjoy she still finds spending time with Adam fulfilling.

"I guess if that's what you were doing then it's fine. Now let go home so I can find something to wear for our date." Mikasa said as she took Adam's hand and ran towards their house leaving all the girls that were still at school feeling jealous.

Now Adam couldn't go back and say he was lying so he now has to plan a date with Mikasa but he didn't have a problem with it since I'd line up with what he was planning.