How To Survive In The World DxD With Fragment Memories

It was later afternoon and Masaru was currently undergoing his noble classes which Calfa was overseeing and today he was playing a piano, the reason for this was as a noble he needed to at least be able to play one instrument and he naturally chose the piano to play the piano because he had a memory of a piano piece he once played in his previous life. The melody was soft yet carried a trace of sadness, deep sadness almost as if someone was pleading their love one not to say goodbye.

Calfa was shocked out of her teacher mindset when she heard this play set, before Masaru was only learning each key and playing level 1 and 2 music sheets but now he was playing a music sheet comparable to a level 5 music sheet. 'But what is with this sadness', Masaru did not know why he listened to this piece attentively in his previous life nor did he have any sadness in this life either but this music simply held some sort of meaning to him. When he finished playing he looked at Calfa who had faint traces of tears, he was not sure how to deal with the situation but Calfa came over and hugged him.

"It was a wonderful piece, but why did you play it with such sadness?" Masaru who heard this immediately waved his hands "It's only a piano piece I once listened while father brought over some CD's for me to listen to" Calfa felt even more shock but did not reveal it to Masaru, 'He can recreate music he listened to and without a music score? fufufu I can share some more stories with my friends today' Masaru was oblivious to what he just did actually did but started to play the level 1 music score that was in front of him.

"Madam Belial" a Maid entered the room calling out for Calfa, "Yes?" "Lord Belial requests Madam's and young master's presence" Calfa nodded, Masaru stopped playing and went goether with his grandmother to see the reason his grandfather was looking for them. When they entered the office of Lord Belial, they saw a wide grin on his face. "Calfa my dear and Masaru I have some good news!"

"What is it dear?" Calfa smiled knowing the times her husband has such smiles usually indicated that there was something good in store, "I managed to finalize the license and documentation to construct Restaurants around England so I have to travel, so would the two of you like to have a vacation?" Masaru nodded thinking that he could now let Akeno and Shirone rest after a long time of training, thinking of going to the beach is certainly a good idea. 'It's not because I want to see them in bikini's!' He thought.

After Akeno and Shirone heard about the Vacation they went together with Calfa and Shuri to buy their swimwear since they wish to visit a specific country side with a beach to simply relax, Masaru however was now outside training his space element magic using his spell book. Out of all the elements space and time were the most difficult to cast not to mention control is even harder, even with the sacred gear Masaru only managed to warp 30 centimeters ahead. It was not his lack of Demonic mana but instead his naturally affinity to the element was lower compared to the rest of the elements so he had to work harder than normal.

"If only I could say that guy's name without suffering from a headache with a Damn to it, I would feel better" The man Masaru was referring to was naturally God, he felt frustrated that the teleportation spell he was constructing using a magic circle keep collapsing the moment he pours mana into it. "AAAAAA!!!!" After the tenth's collapse Masaru's anger flipped and he fȯrċɨbŀƴ poured in mana.

"Wait hold on Masaru! That is too much mana!!!" Circe who just arrived with drinks saw Masaru was injecting too much mana into the formation, just as she suspected the formation went berserk and before she could stop it from rampaging Masaru disappeared from her sight. Without wasting time she immediately contacted Diana and Julia who were the most proficient in magic sense in a large scale search similar to her explained the situation to them, they scolded her for her neglect but understood that the fault naturally rested on Masaru's Shoulders.

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"Why!? Why did I have to run away?" a Little bespectacled girl with black bob hair was currently running through the woods being chased by a demonic rabbit which had a large horn stuck on it's forehead, the girl felt fear crept into her heart feeling the killing intent of the Rabbit who ȧssumed her to be it's prey. "No don't come any closer!" The girl who did not pay attention to her front stumbled over a root of a tree falling into the ground. The distance between the beast and the prey grew shorter as the girl turned to face the demonic rabbit while crawling backwards.

But what the girl feared was not the rabbit but the panther beast that was silently lurking behind it without it realizing it was a prey similar to her, the girl wanted to scream but the fierce eyes of the panther was enough to cause her voice to refuse to come out. The pressure the panther suddenly exuded caused both the rabbit and girl to flinch, the girl was gasping for breathe feeling suffocated from the pressure. The rabbit tried to escape but it almost immediately met it's blocked by the claws of the panther, it was delighted at the fear the girl was displaying towards it. Like a cat playing with it's food, it played around with the rabbit causing the girl to shiver.

The boy who was falling was Masaru who messed up his teleportation spell, the sudden feeling of falling from a height was scary at first but soon it became a thrill ride. While he was falling he noticed a little girl and not far from her was a dangerous Demonic Panther, 'Where are the ȧduŀts? Did she run away?' Masaru did not know who this little girl was but thought perhaps it was fate he was sent here to save her.

"Wind walk" Masaru called out his sacred gear and immediately materialized two magic formations beneath his feet which created platforms beneath his feet allowing him to walk in the air with boosted speed, using the element of their surprise for not expecting his entrance he immediately flew towards the Panther. The Panther felt that it was targeted by the boy and felt a dangerous fear crept up into it's heart, but it's pride got in the way causing it to become enrage for fearing a child so it immediately pounce towards Masaru.

"Shadow Bind!" Large amount of shadows within the forest began wriggle as if it became alive before shooting out binding the panther in it's place, the panther roared while desperately biting the shadows to free itself but each time it tore a binding off another one replaced it. "Wind blade" Masaru waved his hand casting a sharp wind to fly towards the panther separating it's head from its body. "Phew!, if I did not have this baby with me I would had to go up personal against this beast which would be a hassle" Masaru was preciously ċȧrėssing his sacred gear feeling blessed he had it with him.

The girl who witnessed it all was shocked, there was a sense of fear she held for the boy who killed the panther but she scolded herself for fearing her benefactor. Masaru came over and extended his hand towards the girl, she accepted his offer and took his hand to stand up. "Are you okay?" The girl nodded while blushing lightly since it was her first time interacting with a handsome young boy her age, "That's good, but why are you alone in the forest? Where are your family?" "That--- That...."

Seeing the girl was struggling to talk "Want to talk about it?" He guessed the best he could do was listen to her story, the girl however at first was troubled but thought that maybe talking with someone might help her. So she began to talk about her circumstances and how the family wanted to engage her to someone she did not acknowledge, yet her older sister was never mentioned as if they gave up pushing her for a marriage because of her status and power they fear.

At first she thought of training hard to gain power like her sister maybe they will leave her alone she thought, but even after training a few years she was still pushed forward with the engagement which led to her running away. Masaru who heard this could only think it was a bit childish of her to think that a few years could make you super strong unless you had a super cheat, but he could only feel pity for her so he did not have any tips he could really give her.

"So I thought if I become strong I can simply beat up the boy and send him home packing" The girl spoke, "but I am not strong as Onee-sama" Masaru thought for a moment, "I can't give you a tip but if fighting the boy could gain your freedom then you don't need to be as powerful as your sister" The girl who heard this listened seriously to the boy as he continued "I once read something in a book I always keep in my heart. It says Know thyself and thy enemy, and thou not need to fear a hundred battles. It means as long as you know yourself and your enemy, there is almost no chance of losing unless he is a Super Devil like Sirzech-sama"

"Know thyself and thy enemy, and thou not need to fear a hundred battles.... Thank you for your advice" The girl felt as if the clouds cleared up in her heart but a earth shattering scream could be heard as if it came from miles away "SO-TAN!!!!" When the girl heard this her mood immediately plummeted, "Oh so your rescuers are here so I can go" Masaru stood up dusting off his clothes but before he could leave the girl grasp the edge of his shirt, he stop and looked at the girl. "What is your name?"

"Oh, my name is Masaru Belial. If Fate wills it, lets meet again in the future" When she heard his name she let go of his shirt allowing him to disappear in the distance, but shortly afterwards a older girl wearing Magical Girl Outfit crash landed near the girl while crying "So-tan!!! I found you" She immediately hugged the little girl while crying, but the little girl felt a bit irritated but did not hate this side of her sister it was just embarrassing.

Serafall felt happy that her sister was save but felt a prick in her heart 'Should I go beat up the boy who wants to marry my So-Tan or the one who saved her?' She was quite in a dilemma, especially her extreme siscon side made and her status as a Devil King made it hard for her to make movements. Sona naturally understood what her sister was thinking "Don't worry onee-sama, I will handle this with my own strength" Serafall who heard this felt her sister grew up a little and even went "Kyaa Kyaa" while hugging her but she still kept in her mind 'Masaru Belial huh? I will investigate this kid'

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Masaru would never have known his action has attracted the attention of a big shot marking him, whether it was good or bad for him it will only unveil in the future but right now he was surrounded by even more dangerous enemies. "Ma-kun, how are you going to compensate us for the troubles you caused?" Diana smiled but it was definitely not a smile, "I'm so tired from overspending my mana...." Julia faked her exhaustion and Masaru knew this lady was just as scheming as Akeno is, "You will have to massage my stiff shoulders and service me with tea for an entire day while I work"

"Ah! I also worked hard! So Masaru also have to be my ȧssistant for a day!" Circe interrupted Julia who was busy naming her compensation she seek, Diana simply smiled "Be ready to work hard Ma-Kun" Masaru could only remain his silent, 'This is not about being a yes man, I am simply powerless against these overpowered women' Masaru wanted to cry about his powerlessness he was feeling, he could only accept his punishment but suddenly he felt a shiver run down his spine, it was the same moment Serafall thought of investigating him. 'Did I catch a cold?' He felt a bit confused and shook his head while he followed the ladies who teleported back to the Belial Manor.

"Ma-kun!" "Onii-sama" Masaru noticed Akeno and Shirone was jumping towards him, he softly muttered a [Breeze] spell decelerating their fall towards him allowing him to catching them without hurting them, "We thought something happened to you" Akeno already knew her big sisters (Circe, Dian & Julia) already planning to schedule their day with Masaru alone did not let go of the chance to have a day as well, naturally Shirone was also slowly being corrupted by their way of thinking.

"There there... Sorry I worried you all" Masaru gently ċȧrėss their hair while trying to soothe them, Diehauser and Lord Belial were not that much worried compared to the others since it was only about 20 minutes since Masaru disappeared but the tracker they had on him still showed signs that he was in the devil world. Calfa and Shuri could only smile at the scheming daughters but when they heard Diana and the rest's plans, they too thought of having Masaru helping them since he was their grandson/son-in law.

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It has been a week since the disappearance issue, Masaru only recently finished his compensation (Forced) by spending a day with with Diana who had him help her with work at the Military but in honesty she was teaching him. Circe however had Masaru make her tea while he was cleaning her library since she was still studying magic books she collect in her free time, as for Julia she dragged him to carry her shopping bags.

It was needless to say that the days he had with Akeno and Shirone was a date, while spending time with his Grandmother he was taught how to bake sweets and how to sew clothes by Shuri. Despite it being sort of training for him, he still enjoyed the time he spent with each of them since they were essentially his family. In a world that he knew a survival of the fittest is law despite politics, he feel he should cherish the time he had with his family.

'Although I am happy with them... But the teasing' He was now alone on the bench in order to cool down his excitement he accumulated because of the girls, "This area sure is peaceful" Currently it was a school term so there was not many people walking on the pathways, so it was nice and quiet time to relax. "Masaru can you go buy some ice creams" Hearing his grandmother's request he raised his hand to indicate he heard her as he stood up and went towards the town.

There was no specific shop specializing in sweets so he had no choice but to enter the nearest fast food restaurant to order, it took only 10 minutes for the sales ȧssistant to complete his order handing it over for him placed on carton that could hold four ice cream on each. Masaru thank the girl walking out when he heard a girl screaming, but there was no calling for help but only a painful scream. Being the busy body he always is he enter the alley way while warping the ice cream towards Akeno after he contacted her via the communication magic circle. "Don't tell anyone, I am only going to take a look" Akeno naturally was skeptical to her master's habit of helping girls regardless could only sigh "Very well, but please take care of yourself. I will be waiting... Don't forget you owe me a date"

"Very well" Masaru naturally agreed causing Akeno to feel happy, he cancelled the magic circle while increasing his speed of moving till he found a large open area that was a loading shop for a shopping market. Surrounding a girl who was being attacked by men wearing formal knight clothes with swords attached to their hɨps, from the family crest he noticed on the uniform belonged to the Pendragon family meaning they were knights who also worked in the supernatural world. So he did not immediately make his move as he did not want to provoke this family unnecessary, so he hid his presence with shadow magic while leaning against the building wall covered in shadows.

When he took a closer look he could see this girl had potential to become a voluptuous lady with large brėȧst in the future, she had blonde hair as long till her hɨps with Heterochromia eyes one was blue while the other was amber.

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"To think we would find a Devil hybrid! What lucky find!" One of the swordsman who appear to be the leader was quite excited, ever since he lost the battle against Arthur Pendragon who was known as being the reincarnation of Arthur himself, he could only silently curse the man who destroyed his fame he accumulated to be surrounded by girls. One of his underlings were bit more timid "B-Boss, I think we should not take this too far... The Pendragon family can't afford to anger the Devils while they are being suppressed by the Church"

The leader looked at his underling and snorted "Why should I care!? I lost everything because of the Pendragon's little Hope! Besides killing one unknown Devil will not bring any disaster!" The Underling kept his silence, the rest of the guys laughed while one of them suggested "Even if it's a devil, I am sure she should be at least useful as a doll" When the leader heard this, hidden within his heard a strong dėsɨrė to vent his frustration while enjoying himself came to his mind, a ŀustful smirk appeared on his face as he looked at the man who suggested it "Yes, since we are going to use her I will have the first round. After I am done you guys can naturally do what you wish"

"NO!!!!" The girl who just regained her consciousness heard what they planned for her could only fear her current situation, if she could use her signature magic which allows her to use light element magic despite being a half devil she might have been able to get out of this predicament but because she already used this magic once she could not immediately use it again because of it's high expenditure.. "Disgusting" When the leader and his goons heard Masaru's voice they swiftly turned around looking at the silver hair, gray eye boy standing alone as if to confront them.

"Who are you!?" The Leader took a step forward while unsheathing his sword to intimidate this boy, he thought it was only a brat who wants to play hero and save this girl. But Masaru did not even flinch at the sight of the sword, only a smirk forming on his face. "I wonder what the Pendragon family would do to you if they found out what you were about to do..." When the Leader heard this his facial expression became filled with anger, the timid underling was shaking because what he feared is happening.

Being surrounded by several Swordsman who were old enough to be his uncle, Masaru could only laugh mockingly at these amateurs who had not even completed their swordsmanship training daring to face him. Without any warning he immediately materialized his Sacred Gear, The Singing Spellbook and started to chant in Northern Germanic Language which was the old Norse tongue casting a sword summoning spell. Soon a silver sword appeared in his hand, unlike the times he summoned a heroic god sword which expends massive amount of mana, this sword was only a sword materialized using mana so it could last longer.

"His a Mage!" One of them shouted while the other was angry "You dare challenge us with a sword!! Are you looking down on us!?" The first angry swordsman struck his sword down while Masaru stepped forward receiving the blow while redirecting the force to his left side allowing the timid swordsman whose mindset was not focused to be impaled by his own comrade in the leg. "AAAAAHHH!!!!" The timid swordsman released his own sword while collapsing on the ground grasping his leg, "You bastard!" The one who impaled his friend picked up the dropped sword while letting go of the sword that was stuck in his friend's leg.

Soon others began striking their swords while Masaru was peacefully receiving the blows while masterfully redirecting the blows towards their own comrades which further infuriated them. If it was against anyone from his Father's peerage there was no way Masaru could pull of this stunt, but these were apprentice swordsman and human on top of it. They were simply too weak but Masaru instead used them to gauge his control over his strength, his current state was fighting them while handicapping his strength to the point he would not deal fatal blows

Without any of them realizing, someone was standing on the building watching over the sword fight between Masaru and these young men who called themselves swordsmen. "Such disappointment" The elderly man who looked at the devil fighting against swordsman using a sword while even holding back was simply toying with them, when he looked further seeing the girl's state his face became stern 'I will have to give this lad a gift to keep him quiet about this incident, we can't deal with the Devils while having our focus on the church'

After half a hour Masaru finally knocked all of the surrounding swordsmen down while the Leader stood holding the girl tightly with a sword against her neck, "Don't come any closer or I will cut her neck!" Before Masaru could make his move he noticed a shadow from the corner of his eye flash to the back of the leader and knocked the man down, Masaru who saw the new comer raised his vigilance to the max feeling a strong dread that if he faced this man he is certain to die.

The elderly man held the girl from falling while not caring how the young man collapse on the ground, when he noticed the boy in front of him having a serious expression but a stance that was meant for defense and not offense meant the boy knew that he was no match which earned the elderly man's praise. "Not bad, your swordsmanship is near the advanced level but still far from reaching Master Rank"

Masaru who heard what the elderly man said confirmed his suspicions that this elder was of the Pendragon family, since the devils did not require more enemies he lowered his weapon while still maintain his guard for in case. "I thank Elder for your compliment" The Elderly man began to stroke his short beard while laughing heartily "You deserve it, for your age it is truly a wonderful talent you have in swordsmanship.... Also as a Elder of the Pendragon Family I would like to formally apologize to you for what these stupid disciples has caused today"

"It's no problem, I apologize for being rough on them" Masaru naturally knew when to proceed and when to back off and right now was the time to back off, The elderly man walked forward while supporting the girl till she reached Masaru. Masaru did not pay attention temporary to the old man as he focused on casting a healing magic on the girl, when the elderly man saw the magic book he could not help but be shocked. Such a amazing book allowed the boy to cast a healing magic which did not injure devils was truly something highly sought for, "Thank you" The girl who recovered still felt exhausted weakly thanked Masaru before falling asleep in his arms.

'This boy is truly a natural talent in both Magic and Swordsman despite being a half devil' The Elderly did not realize that Masaru was a pure blood devil because of his history being experimented on, after considering that it would not hurt to grant the sword to the boy since he felt it was somehow fate. "Boy take this sword as a gift for our first fated meeting" Masaru naturally understood the elderly man and took the sword, "If you wish to make this sword yours then you need to unsheath it and you will face a trial where the sword will decided if your worthy of it or not" 'Although it is a treasure, but there is no younger generation who can handle the demonic power of this sword... It will be best for this sword to be out there under a worthy master' Masaru bowed slightly to show his respect "I thank Elder for this gift, I will cherish it"

After the elderly left with the knocked out swordsmen Masaru was currently carrying the girl he saved on his back while walking to the hotel they booked near the beach, when he entered the room he saw his grandmother Calfa, Shuri, Akeno and Shirone was looking at him with stern eyes. Feeling the pressure Masaru could only fake his cough "Ahem... I saved this girl while making connection with the Pendragon Family" When Calfa heard this she felt worried "Did you fight them?" Masaru could only smile wryly while explaining the situation to everyone, Calfa could only sigh "It's so like you to jump in the moment you have an excuse to fight without worries... As well as saving another girl"

"I honestly don't know who she is, from the looks of it she is a half devil half human" Masaru inspected her body once more to ensure if she was fine, but what he discovered shocked him. He was not certain what kind but she had a sacred gear within her, this will make the situation complicated depending on her circumstance. 'I will keep quiet about it till I can ask her questions' "Well she is fine, only exhausted from overusing her mana"

"Well that's good, since you brought the girl. She is your responsibility to look after" Calfa took Shuri with her as they booked a spa session at the shop next door leaving Masaru alone with the girl, Akeno and Shirone. "Are you going to make her a peerage member?" Akeno looked at Masaru, there was still a painful feeling that this girl might join their peerage as she was beautiful after all. "It depends on her circumstances, if she has family nearby I will take her back or if she has family in the Underworld---"

While Masaru was explaining the girl woken up while interrupting him, "I'm a illegitimate child of a noble devil, because of my existence they are sending ȧssassin's after me till this day and even my mother died to let me continue to live" Masaru looked at the girl who had a trace of vengeance lurking behind the light of her eyes, he was certain that if he is to take this girl he will have to aid her in her revenge. But the problem was the fact the target was a noble. "I take it you heard our conversation" The girl nodded "Yes, I have and if you would have me I would like to join... However I have one condition..."

"Depending on the condition I will take you in" The girl naturally knew that Masaru was being careful which displayed he took her request seriously, "I don't want to kill the entire family but I want the head of my brother who sent the ȧssassin which killed my mother. Only that" Masaru who heard this had a serious expression as he was considering the pros and cons, "Do you really have to take revenge?" Akeno stepped forward, the girl had a stern look while answering "It's something I can't compromise on"

"But is killing really the only way to get revenge?" The girl who heard this question widen her eyes not understanding what Akeno was trying to tell her, "If you kill your brother you are simply giving him the easy way out, how are you going to make up for the long time you suffer to end it in a instant? NO!" When Akeno raised her voice the girl flinched while taking a step back unconsciously "You can live happily in the open, let him see how your living happily while he can't do a thing to you. If you join Masaru-sama's peerage and he attacks you, won't it be more entertaining to watch him lose everything like you have?"

Masaru who heard this realized just how scary women can get, he was grateful he was here so he knew to never piss off Akeno although he knew he wont but the thought of her revenge is scary. The girl who heard it smiled broadly "I appreciate your advice and acknowledge you as my elder sister, I will do as you said and live a happy life. But can you guarantee such a life for me?" Masaru who heard this shook his head "The world is not a place for roses and moons, it's cruel out there where any moment you can lose your life. The path I intend to take is dangerous yet safe, what I can guarantee you is a Welcoming home filled with Family who will have your back"

"My name is Stephani Adramelech, please allow me to join your peerage" Masaru who heard this could not help but widen his eyes 'Dear Satan, I better spoil Akeno with a big gift, she actually spared my and my family's life from being crushed.... That Extra Noble Family has enough wealth to compete against the Phenex family!' "My name is Akeno Himejima, daughter of Barakiel. I'm a hybrid Fallen Angel. I am his Bishop" Akeno curtsied, Shirone came closer while entering her neko-mode "Shirone Belial, Nekomata and I'm a Rook"

Masaru stepped in front of the two girls "And I'm Masaru Belial. Look forward working together with you" Stephani smiled "Same to you"