How To Survive In The World DxD With Fragment Memories

"Since you went and beaten one of the main team members for the Kendo club, you will have to take his place for the qualifying match that will be taking place tomorrow" Sona was currently playing a chess game with Masaru, it has been a month since he started attending the school and today was the parental visitation day. The two of them were taking breaks after dealing with their respective troublesome matters Sona / Serafall and Masaru / Diana & Julia, "That's fine, I will be happy to become a permanent team member but on the condition that I won't be made to join their training. It will dull my battle sense" Sona thought for a moment and agreed with the condition.

"How was your sister today?" Sona who heard this flinched before answering, "It was a bit of pain to deal with although she is busy being a Devil King she will still come on time" Masaru noticed Sona was smiling without she herself realizing it, he did not point this out and kept it to himself. Sona however threw a jab back at him "How about Diana and Julia, I heard that things were exceptionally interesting with them and the teachers" Now it was Masaru's face to cramp up, 'Thank god I studied hard...' He could remember how Diana was asking every detail of his classes while Julia was asking things not even related to his schooling! "Let's just say the teachers find them interesting for being so proactive to get involved...." Masaru answered vaguely. "But the one to look out for was Rias... That was amusing to watch"

Sona almost chokes on her tea when she heard this giggling, she knew what Masaru truly meant. Since Rias was too used to pampering since young that habit had made her parents and sibling become her living hell during visitations like these. "heh, that's what she gets for being spoiled for so long" Masaru laughed, "Let's make sure she does not hear this or we will not hear the end of it" The two of them laughed but both of them did not let their guard down in the chess match.

"It appears several activities in the town is becoming quite active because of it under the jurisdiction of Rias and you... I am having trouble holding back so what are you two thinking to let these crows and light bulbs enter the town?" Masaru played his move while asking about the sightings of Fallen Angels and Exorcist he came across in the town, "It's difficult to make a move as we are not certain if they are of their race factions or the mixed-race faction, we are keeping an eye on them though" Sona took a while to observe the chessboard before making her move, "Well that is fine as long as you two know of this. I guess my habit I develop throughout years of continued fighting is still there, when I sense races that are not Devils I start to like moving to ask questions"

"I won't mind if you move on the light bulbs, because the church in this town has been abandoned ever since the incident of your aunt took place. It was like the church gave up on this area in order to prepare for our side to attack for their movements" Masaru who heard Sona thought for a moment nodded, "I will check on them when I have the time, well it's time for me to leave. I give up" Masaru stood up leaving the room, Sona did not utter a word looking at the chessboard with a sigh 'Since when did he learn to play chess like this' The situation on the chess was like a gamble move it depends on whether Masaru makes the right move he wins but loses instantly if he doesn't.

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Masaru came to the Kendo club after leaving the Student Council room, the advisor for the club was currently speaking with four other students who appear to be the main team for the boys. "Student Council President Sona has already arranged a replacement for him, so that replacement should be showing up and according to Sona he is talented well he beaten up the one he is replacing so make sure to get to know him better" When the students saw Masaru approaching the advisor stopped and smiled when he saw Masaru.

"Welcome and thanks for coming as a reserve member for our team" The advisor thanked Masaru, "No, I have caused trouble so it's only natural to take responsibility" The advisor felt proud at this boy's humble and responsible character, he looked at the four students "Make sure to learn from him as well, teaching goes both ways for teacher and students" The four students nodded at the advisor not daring to refute but the four of them thought 'Learn from him what? How to beat up someone into a hospital legally for a week and not able to attend matches for a long time?'

When the advisor left Masaru looked at the students, "No need to get friendly, you don't like me and I don't like you... I know the rules of Kendo and there is nothing for you to teach me... You can continue your training, you don't have to worry about me since I won't drag the team down" Masaru was not cold towards them without reason, it was a daily thing these boys attitude towards him who came here to train every day with Sakura has made him tired dealing with them so he might as well draw the line there and done.

"Ah! Masaru-kun! You came to accept the replacement invitation?" Sakura was only wearing her Hakama and the wooden sword they use every time to spar in her hand, Masaru smiled bitterly "I could not reject it, I did after all beaten their strongest member" Masaru went towards the locker swiftly changing his outfit to the standard black Hakama without the Bogu, when he came close Sakura tosses a wooden sword towards him which he caught effortlessly.

"So shall we begin?" Sakura took her stance while Masaru already prepared his, "Ladies first they say" Sakura did not fall for his provocation as this was their usual when sparring, they would taunt each other during the spar as if they were really fighting. Sakura began to change the pattern of her breathing while her movements held resemblance to what Masaru used on her during their first battle because Masaru had several ways to deal with this technique it was not hard for him to counter the moment she came towards him and slashed at him.

'She really is a genius' Masaru thought as the two of them started to exchange strikes and counters, Masaru moved his sword towards her head while unleashing a strong invisible fighting spirit to give an illusionary impression on Sakura's consciousness that a strike was coming from the top but he used radical movements to leave an afterimage and came striking from Sakura's back, he kept the speed to a minimal where Sakura could bȧrėly follow.

Sakura felt complicated, she could feel there was a strike coming from the front but her senses were screaming from the back. She never encountered such a radical way of fighting so the best course of action she took was to dodge towards the left, it was only when she moved towards the left she felt the impression that came from the front was gone and the attack actually came from the back. "How the hell did you do that?" Masaru who heard this stood straight smiling, "That was the real use of Fighting spirit, by igniting your fighting spirit to overwhelm your opponent's spirit which causes their mind to get the impression of what move they think you will make based on the information they perceive at that moment. And with footwork, I swiftly moved toward your back attacking you there, if it was not for your battle senses which felt my true presence at the back you might have fallen for this trick"

"This is so complicated" Masaru who heard this could only laugh thinking this girl really is a common genius, when explaining they might not get it but when you look at it later they have learned it already while saying stuff like "Bwah" or "Oomph!" impression which is most of the time completely a mess to understand. "You will be able to figure it out, because there aren't many people who use their fighting spirit in this manner since it is the era where they use mostly long-range weapons like guns"

Sakura came towards Masaru once again, Masaru received her sword strike which contains more physical strength which one could not expect from a girl. Using the force that was trying to push him back, he spins around and slashed back against Sakura causing her to step back a few steps. She was not sure why this strike felt extremely familiar to her but Masaru was already approaching with a dėsɨrė to continue this battle of pure technique which he only recently began to experience and Masaru loved it just like his father once said he is a battle enthusiastic who grows the fastest during combat.

Once the bell went off for the PE classes that were scheduled for the afternoon, Masaru and Sakura stopped while the latter collapsed on the floor wheezing but a smile could be seen on her face. "Really, every time we fight you change your style completely making it hard for me to come up with a counter" Masaru chuckled "It's because I learn from another swordsman, I read their techniques and the principles how each work. Then I make them my own, you will be surprised at how amazing some of these techniques could be especially in how to use your own body as a real weapon" Masaru looked at the students leaving the training area, "The way of the sword has many paths... But only one way can suit you"

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Akeno and the girls along with Diana and Julia went to the school venue where the qualifying match for the Interschool tournament held in June, this match was in Kobe School. It was the first match between Kuoh High school and Kobe High school, the arena was quite packed especially Masaru's fan club that came to support him all this way.

"Look at those hot girls" One of the Kobe students began chatting while looking at Akeno and the girls with ŀust, "What about those two mȧturė ladies with them, damn I could wank for hours with this image of them alone" Naturally this discussion was heard by the girls of the same school who felt ashamed, the boys of the Kuoh High school shook their heads while telling their comrades about the Kuoh's Demon King Masaru. "Fuck! Those girls are all his!?" "Injustice! Someone call the FBI! We got a lolicon here!"

The complete opposite was going on with the girls who spoke of the crown prince, it totally confused the students of Kobe how a single boy could have two titles that contradictory towards one another.

Masaru was busy fastening his bogu around his hakama to ensure ti will not loosen during the fight, one of the students came over "It's good to have you here Demon King, at least we know we will not be losing this match" Masaru did not feel bothered about the title, in fact, he prefers this title over his wonder child that is still circulating in the devil world. "But you better watch out, those guys who are jealous already spread your infamy to the boys of this school. They will use the opposing team to beat you up"

'Fuck! How ruthless! I wonder who is really the devil? These students are more Devil-like than me who is a Devil!' Masaru sighed, "Well it's fine, let them keep piling up their plans so I can crush them one by one... At least it keeps me from being bored" The Student who heard this felt like coughing up blood 'Motherfucker, we are trying to scare you! And you take it as a game!?' He felt like he should report the failure to his comrades after the match, it appears the Demon King does not feel fear that easily.

Soon Masaru and the four mob characters were led towards the middle where they all seiza in a column facing their opponents on the other side of the arena, Masaru did not pay attention to what was being said around him he simply sat there silently pondering about how the manner he was sitting appears to be similar when his father screwed up big time and Diana was thoroughly furious about it. 'The manner of sitting does take some time to get used to' He moved a bit when he feels his legs were feeling a bit numb.

Once the opening was complete Masaru was called forward, Masaru and his opponent face each other; ȧssume seiza placing their bokken to the side, and formally bow to each other. Once done they retrieve their bokken standing up while proceeding to their positions opposite each other nine paces apart. When the signal was giving the opponent step hard on the floor while sending a strike at Masaru who blocked it, using a bit of force Masaru pushed his opponent to break his stance before launching a counter-attack that was blocked by his opponent.

'It's boring, unlike fighting with Sakura this match is a bit boring.' Masaru thought as he thought of healing that senior of his so he can return to this competition, the match was settled within five minutes allowing Masaru to take his seat allowing the next person in his team to go up.

"Fuck! Even the strong Kobe Students is no match for our Demon King!" The friend of this student looked at him wondering "Why do you sound happy saying this?" The student looked like he became wise as he gazes at the competition arena, the surroundings were waiting for his answer "Naturally I hate the Demon King, but I hate Kobe High school who kept beating us... Seeing how others fall in the hands of our Demon King is just as satisfying" The Kobe students felt like beating up this shameless bastard, the student friend nodded "Since we can't eliminate the Demon King, we can push him as our Joker to annihilate our competitions this year"

Diana was still recording the event of Masaru's first competition while Julia felt it was a pity, "It's shame that girl who trains every other day with Masaru is not allowed to join the competition for the male students otherwise she too will take them out" Diana nodded but Akeno pouted, "At least Masaru already made plans to take us out on a date again" She and the girls felt a bit jealous about Masaru who trained at the Kendo Club, but in reality he spends more time with his peerage than time alone!

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"Sona Kaichou" Tsubaki came into the office smiling, "Yes?" Tsubaki coughed, "Ahem* They said the Demon King led the kendo team to victory" Sona who heard this laughed along with Tsubaki, "Well at least that is an upgrade from his wonder child, I suppose he already called as well right?"

"Yes, he intends to heal the student he injured to have him go back as he felt it was a bit lacking to continue" Sona nodded, "Well he was a bit excited so let him experience it all, oh yes. Have the two girls agreed to the proposal?" Tsubaki nodded, "Yes, they will be coming to the Student Council office tomorrow to finalize things with us" Sona took another sip of tea while gazing at the window, "Any reports of movements from here?"

"Yes, it appears she is actively monitoring Masaru. I feel like from this pattern she is looking for something that has to do with him or--- " Sona completed that part "Or she is looking for an opportunity to have Masaru owe her a favour" Tsubaki nodded while Sona sighed, it has been more than ten years since the engagement between Rias and Riser was announced, in those ten years Rias never did make any effort in fighting against this fate as she probably thought her older brother will save her at the end of it. 'So the problem with Riser has driven you in the corner that you seek such an opportunity....'

"Good work"

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"Urk! Why is senpai participating in a Kendo tournament" Yuuto felt the world was spinning as he never thought that Masaru would agree to join the kendo match, Rias, however, had an idea. "Well he needs an excuse to watch over the one he chose, he is really too cautious of he choices he should just talk to her" Yuuto who heard this smiled bitterly, "Well sensei once told me that senpai is a cautious type after all"

"Has he really stopped training under Souji-san?" Yuuto nodded at Rias Question, "Yes, ever since Masaru-senpai came to school he told sensei that he will be training on his own from now on. Apparently senpai is quite busy with something lately" Rias nodded "I have tried asking Sona what his devil duties entail but even she is not informed and Onii-sama dodges the question completely" Rias bites her fingernail, what she dėsɨrėd was a way to accumulate achievements so she could use this to stop her marriage with Riser.

She did think of using a game of chess to break it off as Sona did, but on the night she casually challenged Riser to see his skill level she was left floored. 'Masaru is truly lucky, he got so many achievements under his belt before he even debuted in the Rating game' Rias looked at the report about the kendo match, she was following Masaru's movements to see if she could spot an opportunity to make a move and have Masaru owe her one so she could use him as a shield against Riser since it was also a famous rumour about how Masaru mocked Riser in his face and the latter did not engage in combat with him but was stopped by the little sister, some even began to believe Ravel is in love with Masaru because of that.

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Author Note:

Shitty News: The next step in their relationship will only start on 25/12/2019... Why? Because this Author messed up some major crap when he already wrote these chapters and changing it will mess up the path he built. So Enjoy the Short Term Shoujou Manga style in the meantime... I deeply apologize!

Good News - The surprise 25/12/2019 will be more impactful than regular scenes, as for why? I can only say that it will hold a special meaning for both the MC and the girls. Once again I can only apologize for being a Noob writing the book so happily, I forgot this out of my excitement despite them going out on dates *sighs* I really am a noob amongst noobs, Yep, I'm Complete Noob!