16 years later.

The passage of time is unstoppable and sixteen years have passed with sorrows and glories, for me and my family, ignoring one or another embarrassing event on the part of Iseei by committing his usual acts of dubious morality bringing shame to the family, for my part it has been Eight years old I found what I would call my hobby, my vocation, my happy place, "Kendo" an activity that helped me cope with depression, anger and impotence.

I attend a nearby Dojo and for the love of Yu IlHan-kami-sama, I felt more at home there than at home. To begin with unlike my parents and brother who have brown hair and light eyes, my hair is inky black and my eyes are literal dark pits, the Dojo Owner and Head of the Kageryuu Style was a thin but muscular man with pitch black hair and black eyes, his wife and daughter shared the same traits if it weren't for my last name Hyoudou could well be his son, it was also here in the Dojo where I made my first friend although this girl is a bit crazy she is more normal than many other women in this world, for example the number one pervert “Kiryuu Aika” the perverted girl with the ability to measure the entire male anatomy with a single glance.

As an additional fact, although I am Iseei's twin, I don't look much like him, I think it is thanks to the unlimited regeneration and multiple suicide attempts, my body grew more during puberty, additionally thanks to my lifestyle based on the physical training, kendo and my own style of clothing, I would be more like the long haired version of Sung Jin woo during the interdimensional war or a certain English demonic butler, since I wear long hair so that I look less like Isei and not being associated with him, I really hate being associated with that vermin.

In any case, my days passed without much trouble, filled with studying and training, winning the occasional local or national fencing competition, being the occasional model for the occasional fashion magazine, or engaging in an underground fight for a few hundred thousand. of extra yen in my wallet, experimenting with shadows, simple and normal things.

All until we entered our second year of high school.

Kuoh Private Academy, was until not long ago an institution for female education, but now it was open to both sexes, so our parents enrolled us in that blessed and prestigious academy with great hopes for our future, it is worth mentioning that I got a scholarship for my achievements in Kendo, even if I didn't join the school's fencing club just being there gives the school prestige; Iseei for his part had to stay up three days in a row to be able to pass the admission test.

--Why doesn't Souji have to suffer?

--Because I'm more handsome, intelligent and stronger than your Ise~

I kicked my worthless older brother and went back to my room, when you win the regional tournament and cash a hefty check for 300,000 yen three years in a row, your position in the house soars.

--Stupid ink head.

--Shut up Ero-gomi.

I kicked Iseei again closing my bedroom door. If my nickname is inkhead because of my hair instead I baptized Iseei as Ero-gomi or perverted trash.

***

To tell the truth, my days were not quite calm without any contact with the supernatural world, except my own abilities, including my own familiar created from the shadow of a run over puppy, a lot of shadows of objects and plants, as well as the corpse. from the same cub, although it was an odd combination but they were the densest shades I had on hand at the time.

My familiar is nothing more and nothing less than a cute black slime, it can stretch, shrink, harden, change shape as well as hide in my shadow or in the shadows of others, in addition to attacking and dragging its victims into the shadows to drown them .

--My cute Suru~

The slime jumped out of my shadow and bounced into my palm, extending a tentacle and rubbing it on my face, being cute and cute.

--Well I need you to investigate the Academy from the shadows and not come out of them.

With a cute bouncing sound, Suru returned to my shadow and disappeared among the others.

I could do it myself, shadow travel is one of the skills I developed at the age of ten, I can go from Kuoh to Tokyo in just one hour using the shadows of the Shinkasen, going from my room to the Academy is just a blink of an eye, too develop many other abilities, save for Geko Moria zombies, although Suru and other hidden abominations in my shadow are a variation of it, it's completely different.

In any case, the new semester will start soon and my older brother will be closer to death and rebirth, which means that the absurd shit storm will begin and whether I like it or not, eventually that torrent of nonsense will come knocking on the door.

And instead of waiting for some mentally retarded demon to come and screw up my patience or hurt my parents, I'd rather go and stick a shadow spear up his ass.

An interesting fact I can control the shadows that are inside the bodies too, although it is quite complicated and there are many variables of the resistance type and those things but it is possible, let's say, cut off someone's head using the shadow of their throat or gouge out their eyes with the shadow within your eyelids, there are literally endless possibilities.

***

In the end we ended up getting into Kuoh Academy and assigned to the same section in the second year, it took Iseei exactly three days from his entry to be branded a pervert by the female student body. For my part, I was ingratiated with the title of "Black Prince" by Kuoh together with Kiba Yuuto the "White Prince", with respect to this blond boy I had what would be called spontaneous rivalry between swordsmen, as soon as I saw him my hands itched , barely I resisted the urge to draw a shadow sword and attack him.

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The same blonde also had the urge now every time we meet we have to hold back as one mistake and we may as well wreck the whole place. Which has drawn unwanted attention from demons to me.

I joined the school kendo club after defeating the club captain 10 times in a row, heck I just wanted a place to rest my mind and swing my sword but just for being the brother of that asshole Iseei they treated me like a sexual predator.

After sweeping the floor with her and half the club they made me vice-president of the club as well as security guard of the locker room, although several of these hormonal girls would be more than happy to see me change clothes, which I did once and more half had a nosebleed and some fainted.

***

The days turned into weeks and to my sadness I was called by the student council.

I had had some exchanges with the council members about issues related to the kendo club but this time they called me personally. A part of me wished it was something to do with Iseei and his depraved friends and , since that way I would have a valid justification to beat them to a pulp.

Resigning myself, I walked to the council room but not before covering my body with my shadow armor under my uniform. At the slightest threat I will go into combat mode, although I cannot harm Sona I can easily take several of her nobility, if the Gremory join the revolt it will be a good excuse to finally fight Kiba, hell at some point my mind turned to that of a frustrated swordsman, damn I should be on the Onepice, at least there I can sail the sea looking for opponents like my idol “Hawkeye” Drakulei Mihawk.

*Knock Knock*

I knocked on the sliding door and introduced myself.

--I am Hyoudou Souji.

--Forward.

The council president's voice came from the other side. I took the latch and opened the door going inside and closing it behind me.

Already in the council room I found all the Sitri nobility gathered, among them the future pawn Seichiro Saji, but my attention turned as always to the president of the student council, years had passed since I saw the anime and read the novel, I had forgotten a large part of the plot since it was overshadowed by tons of cheap fanservice but something that I do remember is all the effort that this delicate and petite young woman put into fighting for her dreams and ideals, truly worthy of being the younger sister from Leviathan and future demonic High society, she was one of the few things that I couldn't hate or mock in this world, I can say I respect hard work.

--Good afternoon Hyoudou-kun.

--Same Kaicho but he could call me by my name I hate being associated with him.

--Okay, so Souji-kun... I called you here today to propose something mutually beneficial.

Sona adjusted her glasses letting me see her beautiful purple eyes.

--Guys could you leave me alone with Souji-kun for a moment.

--HAI!

The council members left the room leaving me and Sona alone. The dim light of the evening entered through the window increasing the amount of shadows in the room, with a single thought I can either kill her or escape from this place.

--Do you wanna play for a while?

Sona pointed to the chess set on the table, I smiled and accepted her proposal, I used to play a lot in my previous life and even now I play from time to time on the internet.

--Clear.

We both sat down and started Sona took the black ones and I took the white ones.

*Tac*Tac*Tac*

After a few plays, Sona broke the pleasant silence.

--I called you here so I could talk to you about something...important.

*Tock*Tock*

She moved and I moved in response.

--I see... and that would be?

--You are not a normal Human being... Right?

--And you neither~

I smiled and moved my bishop eliminating her knight, Bishop that Sona disabled with her rook.

--Indeed, my eyes did not deceive me... you are really special Souji-kun.

I took her rook with my pawn and she countered with her other knight, which I ignored for taking her Bishop.

--I feel flattered but you still haven't told me you're Kaicho~ you called me "Human" which denotes that you are part of the "Human" species...

I smiled, seeing how her beautiful face twitched slightly at her obvious verbal slip.

--You have me there~ at this point I have to be honest anyway~

Sona moved her knight and took one of my pawns, for my part I used my other rook to eliminate that knight, to which she responded with a bishop to take a pawn.

--What would you think if I told you that angels and demons exist...Souji-kun?

Sona gave an intellectual smile, for my part I looked at the board and I was screwed but I still had an escape route or two, I moved my queen and eliminated hers, before answering.

--Angels and demons, huh? So god must be dead and gone~ if an angel like you is wasting his time here on earth~

Sona was slightly blushing but still continued to play, I smiled and watched as I took my queen and sang Check, which I resolved with the king himself eliminating his Pawn.

--I'm sorry but I'm not an angel Souji-kun, I'm the opposite~

Adjusting her glasses to look intimidating, Sona moved her remaining rook and removed the me by calling check and seeing the board the mate would be in two moves. With a shrug I just dropped the king and signaled my defeat.

--A beautiful devil~ I like it~

I winked at her making her smile, everyone around her treats her with fear and respect for my part I don't care incredibly, I am partially immortal and whenever there is a shadow I can escape, so who said fear? I'm already disgusted enough by Iseei's thoughtless behavior and general perverted thinking of this world, I have a cute, half-sane demon girl, why wouldn't I go after her? My options are reduced, it is her, Kiryuu's pervert or ultimately the daughter of Kagetora-shifu "Sadako-nee-chan" and she personally scares me, she is the girl with the Hoop with Katana, for Yu's sake Ilhan-sama.

--You don't seem surprised, Souji-kun...

--Whether they are angels, demons, ghosts or yokais, if they exist they are alive and if they are alive they can die... as long as I have a sword I will not go down without a fight~

I laughed a little and released what the master Kagetora called "Intention of the Sword" a special energy that is achieved when your mind, your body and your sword become one, at this point the sword and the body become indivisible whether you have it or not sword in hand, she will always be there.

--Master of the Sword...really outstanding, now I see why the Gremory knight seemed so eager it seems I have to retrain my pieces.

--Looks like I meet your standards... I'll assume that that Gremory knight in your mouth is the template blond Kiba Yuuto~ is he a devil too?

--Are you really too loud~ I'm a devil, doesn't it scare or terrify you?

--Kaicho-dono is a cute little devil... I'd be silly if I was afraid of you~ now since you told me your secret I'll do the same~ *tsk*

With a simple snap of her fingers, all the shadows around us rose up and pounced on her, gagging her and tying her to her chair, in their eyes you could see great surprise and fear, but even more pure emotion and joy.

Seeing her so excited I decided to play a prank on Sona.

I manifested a sword of shadows in my hand, and again expelled my intention, this time having a sword in hand the effect was even greater, although I still can't manifest an avatar like Roronoa Zoro I can give primary fear to people and beings alive, I placed the sword right on the edge between Sona's cheek and neck, some of her hair was cut by the simple brush, Sona's eyes trembled but the bonds didn't loosen an inch.

--I just said it Kaicho~ whether it's angels, demons, ghosts or yokais, if he's alive he can die~ Am I wrong?