"That was a good attack. You haven't even boosted yet but you still were able to hit me." He steps backward. "I'll let you power up a little bit and see what you can do. I want to take a full power punch from the Red Dragon Emperor and see what happens." The two of us teleport away to an open field and I boost as much as I can, entering my Cardinal Crimson Promotion as I do. I blitz towards him as quickly as I can and focus all of my power into my fist, driving it deep into his chest. He smirks and bats my hand away. "Alright, now to show you what I can truly do." He punches me in the face and starts pushing me to the ground. "United States of Smash!" When I hit the ground my armor fades and I feel blood flowing out of my mouth. The Director picks me up and teleports us back to my house, where everyone is worried about my condition.

"Hey," I say weakly. "He isn't lying, he's really that strong. He did this with one punch through my new form I unlocked in the Rating Game. This guy is the real deal." Asia heals my wounds and I sit back up. "I'm ready for Round 2."

"No you're not," Rias tells me. "There's an extra room here that you can use." The Director nods.

"Thank you Lady Gremory, that is quite kind of you." He goes to walk away but before he can I stop him.

"You know, it's kind of strange to just call you the Director. How about a codename at the least?"

"I suppose I owe you that much. When I died I couldn't remember my name, so I was given a new one by the members of Jump Force. The only name I can remember is Ace, and it was a nickname that was given to me as a child. Whenever I would play games with the kids I grew up with I would be the one that helped the team win, and the name stuck from there, even when I joined Jump Force. It isn't as fitting anymore now that I'm having to bring in extra help, but I don't know any other name for myself." I put a hand on his shoulder.

"Listen, man, you're not in the wrong for needing help. This is a threat to my world, and even if you weren't here to recruit me I would do anything in my power to take on that threat." He gives me a nod.

"I suppose you're right. Get some good rest tonight and tomorrow I can give you the rundown on who we'll be fighting against, as well as a bit of training to try to get you to advance your skills a little bit. With that dragon inside of you I know your potential is quite high, hell, probably even higher than mine. At the end of the day, I'm just a human who ended up with strength well beyond it. It's a little odd being in a world that I know the supernatural exists, but I'm glad that the stories from my world about devils aren't all true. I'll see you tomorrow then Y/N, and thank you for the spar. I can tell that you'll grow quite well under my training." Ace walks away from me and I head towards my room, but not before I'm stopped by a familiar redhead. Before I can say anything she teleports the two of us away from the house. Once we arrive I see a familiar face light up.

"Y/N!" She runs towards me and gives me a hug, holding on to me tightly. I look over to Rias and she has a smile on her face.

"Well, it's not that I don't enjoy seeing you Serafall, but I was brought here on a bit of a whim." She lets me go.

"I've got someone I want you to meet. Come with me please." She starts dragging me away and Rias follows the two of us. She pulls me into a room where my eyes are met by a beautiful girl with long light purple hair and bright orange eyes. She looks like she's about my age but the look on her face says that she's a little bit out of it right now, almost like she just woke up from a coma.

 She looks like she's about my age but the look on her face says that she's a little bit out of it right now, almost like she just woke up from a coma

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"Y/N," Serafall tells me, "this is Ingvild Leviathan, a descendant of the original Leviathan." Serafall brings me towards her. "Ingvild, this is Y/N that cute boy I was telling you about, nephew to Razevan Lucifer." The girl I now know as Ingvild smiles at me.

"It's a pleasure to meet you Y/N. Please, sit with me." I sit down next to her and I see Serafall leave the room. "Might I ask how you're related to Razevan?"

"His wife was my mother's sister. I was born as a full human, though my mother passed away when I was quite young. I'm still trying to fully cope with what happened as I only learned the truth of it all recently, but to put it simply that man was fucked in the head. If I had gotten the chance I would have killed him myself, but by the time that I learned of what happened, it was already too late. I'm not sure what all is left of the original Lucifer clan, aside from my cousin of course, but if there's anyone left of it then I'm putting them in the ground." Before I can continue Ingvild puts a hand on my lap.

"You shouldn't dwell on those things. Serafall told me a little bit about you, what you've dealt with up to this point. You know as well as anyone else that revenge isn't the answer to your problems. We all have our demons that we want to get rid of, but don't let your mind be taken over by the idea of it all. I can tell that you're a very sweet person Y/N, and that's why Serafall brought you here. See, I've been asleep for about the last 100 years, all thanks to a sleep disease that devils can develop." That seems similar to what's going on with Sairaorg's mother.

"I take it you awoke recently then," I respond.

"That's correct," she answers in a soft tone. "I would like to join you Y/N. I've heard that you recently were promoted to a High-Class Devil. In such a short timeframe I can only imagine the level that you've been able to achieve since you were first reincarnated."

"So much has happened since then," I interrupt. "Back then I wasn't anything special, I just made a lot of mistakes in the way I lived. Once I was reincarnated I tried to put that part of my life behind me, and while it seemed to be working, there are still times that my mind wanders back to that dark place. If it wasn't for me becoming a devil not only would we not be having this conversation right now, but I bet there wouldn't be a single person in this world that I could trust. When you face some of the things that I have you find it hard to want to get close to people, all for the fear that they'll abandon you when you've served your purpose to them. I've done a lot to reach the place I'm at, but I can also say that I've got significantly lucky along the way. For the first time in a long time, I have a family, and it's something that I value every day of my life." I look down at my hand and see my engagement ring, causing me to smile.

"She must be very special to you," Ingvild says as she notices my gaze avert.

"More than anything. Without her, I wouldn't be here. I wouldn't have the power I have, the family I have, or the support of anybody if it wasn't for her. There are a lot of people that I hold very dear to me, some of them even as romantic partners, but none of that would have happened if not for what she had done for me that fateful day." My eyes turn and look deep into Ingvild's. "Who knows, maybe if you stick around with me long enough you'll fall for my good looks and charm just as many have before you." Ingvild starts laughing.

"You're very confident in yourself, fitting for a Red Dragon Emperor. I would love to join you now that you have your own peerage. I wasn't sure what to expect when Serafall told me about you, but I'm confident that I'm making the correct decision."

"I'm glad that you feel that way Ingvild. So, what do you say we head to my home and you can meet my family? I'm sure they will accept you with open arms, that's my policy at least." I stand and put my hand out to her, and she takes it as she stands. The two of us make our way to the door and see Serafall and Rias looking towards Ingvild and I.

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