[Generating identity for the host...]
[Identity generated... Welcome Edward Capell]
"Edward Capell...?" Was that going to be his new name? Well, he didn't see any problem with it. Besides, it wasn't that bad.
Wait... Isn't it a bit strange for him to have a Western name when the appearance he chose is clearly that of a person born in Asia? Nah, he must be overthinking it.
[The host is the son of a British noble who at some point in his youth fell in love with a Chinese woman, which resulted in his birth]
Hmm... That didn't make much sense to him, but he decided to let that information slide. The most important thing was to know where the hell he was. The system had told him he would be sent to the world of DxD, but looking at his surroundings, he didn't seem to be in Japan.
Could it be somewhere in Europe? His mother was Chinese, so maybe China? It was hard to say since he had never been to Europe or China. And with his geographical knowledge, he could very well be anywhere in the world... Yes, he was terrible at geography.
Wait... Something seems wrong.
Looking down, he felt that the world around him seemed much bigger, or maybe he was just too small? Strange... He remembered that Lanling Wang was about 1.72 cm tall.
... Could the system have messed things up? It's a possibility.
"Hey, system! What's going on? Why am I not in Japan? Hmm...? Why does my voice sound so... childish?"
[The host is currently in England, and his current age is 8 years old]
"8 years old..." Just imagining being back at that age... A shiver ran down his spine.
He could already picture it, him, a beautiful shota, having Rias and Akeno massage his body... Damn, he had to stop thinking about these things...
"System, what year are we in?"
[1999]
"....."
Isn't this long before the canon starts? If his memory served him right, the DxD canon begins in 2008, which means he was 9 years early? That means when the canon starts, he'll be 17...
Wait... Now that he's the wielder of the Divine Dividing, wasn't the canon already fucked? What will happen to Vali? Or rather, what has happened to him?
Edward remembered that Vali suffered greatly at the hands of his father and grandfather...
"Poor Vali, rest in peace... If I get the chance, I'll deal with Rizevim for you in the future."
He knew, the moment he came to this world, the canon could already be changing. After all, there was no Edward Capell in this world. And as someone who had watched several time travel movies, he knew a thing or two about messing with the timeline.
Anyway, the system had given him the identity of a British noble's son, which means he's rich now, right?
"Hehe... Even if this world is different from my past life, it's likely that bitcoin still exists, so I can't forget to buy a few thousand."
Calm down... He was losing focus. First, he needed to figure out how to get home. After all, the system had given him an identity, but no memory of his family.
"This is going to be problematic..." He was already thinking about how he should feign amnesia.
[The host has no family, the generated identity is only used for a background story, the host will have to find a home on his own]
"Are you kidding me?" Edward asked, annoyed.
How did it expect him, an 8-year-old child, to survive in England? Fuck, he was afraid of running into a police officer on the street who would take him to some random orphanage.
Wait... an orphanage?
Remembering the advantages he bought from the system store, Edward decided to come up with a plan that could theoretically help him find a place to sleep, and if everything went right... Hehe.
Without looking back, he started walking to who knows where...
...
"Hmm... How strange, doesn't this place seem a bit... too empty?" As he walked in search of some adult, Edward noticed that the streets and structures around him seemed a bit too strange.
Some places looked broken, as if a battle had occurred recently.
But the system had told him he was in England, and the chances of the system being wrong were low. But... isn't this place a bit too empty? Wait... England, 1999?
As he thought about it, his expression became increasingly strange.
Looking at the sky, Edward noticed that the sun seemed strange. Yes, strange.
Remembering what happened in the England of his past life at this time of year, he figured out why things were strange.
This was a time in England marked by neo-Nazi attacks. He didn't think this would happen in the world of DxD, but it seems he was wrong. In fact, if he stopped to think about it, the attacks in this world were even more frightening.
After all, this is a world with supernatural beings.
Noticing that the 'strange' sun didn't seem to move, Edward quickly realized he must be somewhere under attack. Maybe he was in a magical barrier? It's likely.
"I wonder who's leading this attack?" he murmured.
Could it be the Devils? Unlikely, they had bigger problems, after all, a large part of their population had been killed in the last war.
Angels? Why did he even consider them? Those guys would fall just for having a thought like this.
Hmm...
Fallen Angels? Definitely.
And he had a hunch about which Fallen Angel was leading this attack.
"Kokabiel..."
That was a guy Edward couldn't antagonize at the moment. In the future? He could kill him easily, but now, at only 8 years old, it was impossible.
If he hid, maybe he wouldn't be a target of this attack, but he knew better... He had a Sacred Gear in his body, or more precisely a Longinus, and even though it hadn't been awakened yet, he knew that any supernatural being who saw him could feel the power in his body.
Even if they couldn't identify if it was a Longinus or a common Sacred Gear, he would still be a target. After all, a Sacred Gear user is always a problem for supernatural creatures.
Fuck, just look at Issei's fate. The guy was targeted by a fallen angel simply for having a sacred gear that she judged to be one of the weakest. If Issei wasn't the protagonist, he definitely would have died after receiving that spear in the stomach... No! He did die, but was saved by Rias.
Now what should he do?
Edward couldn't think, because a loud crash was heard a few meters away from where he was.
"Holy shit!" he exclaimed upon seeing what appeared to be a man colliding with a building.
The building, which already seemed to be in bad shape, was destroyed by the collision.
Dust and soot flew everywhere.
Edward, who was some distance away, knew he was screwed. Especially when he noticed that the man who seemed to have collided with the building got up as if it were nothing.
Wait... isn't that guy Kokabiel?
His suspicions were confirmed when he saw five pairs of black wings appear on the man's back.
Fortunately, Kokabiel seemed to be focused on something else and didn't see him watching from a distance, or maybe he was too insignificant for him to pay attention to.
"Seriously... What's your problem, system? Throwing me onto a battlefield?" Edward couldn't help but complain.
He realized that leaving this place wouldn't be possible, and waiting for the fight to end didn't seem like the smartest thing to do. After all, he didn't know if this barrier could detect other life forms.
If it could, then he was screwed. Since if the Fallen's attack was successful, it would only be a matter of time until they found him. And well, when they did...
He didn't want to think about it.
[It has been detected that a battle between good and evil is occurring at this moment, generating a mission...]
[Human Hero Mission 1]
[Description: Due to saving an innocent little girl, the poor Cardinal Priest has been injured and is now suffering in his battle against the forces of evil, help him win the battle]
[Rewards: Awakening of the Divine Dividing + 1 Use of Juggernaut Drive + Housing]
"Poor Cardinal Priest?"
Edward had to read the mission description twice because he couldn't believe what he was reading.
If the name wasn't misspelled, there was only one Cardinal Priest in this world, and that person was definitely not 'poor' and if he was injured, he doubted he could fight against someone who injured possibly the strongest human.
Wait... The problem wasn't with the 'poor' Cardinal Priest but with the damn mission.
Did the system forget that he was just an 8-year-old child? What was he supposed to do? Beg Kokabiel?
Maybe if Kokabiel saw his pitiful appearance, he would feel sorry for him and let him live?
Fuck, Kokabiel had a blood feud with the Cardinal Priest due to the events of the Second War.
Besides, who the hell asks a child to get involved in a supernatural fight? And what the hell is with this reward?
Awakening the Divine Dividing is a good thing. The use of the Juggernaut Drive is also incredible, especially since it has no side effects, although it would only be 1 use.
But what the hell did the system mean by Housing? If he helped the Cardinal Priest, would he receive a house to live in? Or maybe the Priest would invite him to live with him?
Hmm...
Fuck it! He decided not to think too much about these things.
Knowing he couldn't hide, and running wasn't an option, he decided to take a risk.
"This housing better have food, because I'm starving."
Clenching his teeth, Edward ran in the direction where the biggest explosions were coming from.