DxD: The Fox and Demons

Exorcist groups that were closely involved with the Japanese Shinto Gods.

Among those exorcists groups, were the Himejima clan, who were considered to be among the most powerful and influential family of exorcists in Japan.

Back then, that clan, after a long series of complicated events, were hunting down Rias' queen; Akeno, who was related to the clan's leadership and exiled.

Rias personally intervened on her future friend's behalf, forcing the clan to the bargaining table in order to get them off of her back.

Before she even brought them to the talks though, it appeared that the Himejima clan had managed to inform the other, less influential, exorcist clans of their plight. Mobilizing them in the name of protecting their 'purity'.

So the Himejima needed to inform the other clans of the new development, otherwise Akeno would continue to be hunted down by the Shinto-aligned exorcists.

It was then, during the meeting between Rias and the disparate Shinto-aligned groups, that the young devil would meet Shinra Tsubaki; a girl from the relatively undistinguished Shinra clan.

A girl who was isolated due to her power of attracting supernatural beings.

Honestly, back then, Rias would have taken her as another Peerage member herself, but then...she remembered something.

Her friend and rival; Sona, was currently lacking of Peerage members at the time.

Add to the fact that Rias herself had her hands full in making sure Akeno would join her without the Himejima clan's interference, and she figured that her friend could give Tsubaki a shot instead.

The rest as they say, is history.

Though, she did earn a favor from Sona, thanks to that little tidbit.

Rias somewhat regretted her decision later on though, since in only a year later, she would be faced with a threat that would need to build up her Peerage to become as formidable as possible.

Which was why she was invoking her favor now, several years later, for this boy.

"This is highly irregular Rias...isn't there something else that you'd like to request of me as a favor...?" Sona asked with a twitching eyebrow, her irritation becoming obvious.

For Rias to use that favor, which she held over her head for the past several years now, of all times...

"Unfortunately, I would like to use it now, I'm sure you that are relieved that you don't have to worry about Uzumaki Naruto anymore, since I'm going to take him off your hands now." the young Gremory stated blithely, grinning from ear-to-ear as she finally made her move on the chessboard.

Sona just groaned, and moved her rook to capture Rias' king, winning the chess game without much effort.

Yet, somehow, even though she knew she won this game, she still felt like she lost.

It was an irony that was annoying to think about.

Naruto just stared across the table at the two recent newcomers, present in what he considered to be his 'home base'.

His home away from home, his safe zone, the place where he can let Uzumaki Naruto rein free once more.

Well...at least it used to be.

Blue eyes regarded a pair of pink and purple eyes coolly, aware that the individuals who owned those eyes have thoroughly destroyed any hope of him keeping his anonymity by their sheer presence.

To be honest, he was still kind of in shock; what exactly has he got himself into this time exactly?

These two girls have recently told him their story; how Maria was a succubus-devil hybrid, and how Mio was a hybrid of a devil and a human.

Hell, he didn't know that hybrids were a thing until now, such was his ignorance.

But the red-head...she wasn't just any kind of half-devil...she was the daughter of Lucifer!

The real Lucifer, the one that he read so much about through his clones, and apparently; the former leader of the devil faction in the Underworld.

Naruse Mio was the daughter of a Maou that was overthrown in a civil war, where dark feelings about the first Lucifer were no doubt still festering in the hearts of the winning faction.

He picked the absolute worst person to offer a home to.

But the fact was that it happened, nothing could change that now.

And now that he had offered his home as a safety net against their enemies, Uzumaki Naruto would keep them safe, at least until they were able to move on their own.

Hopefully this entire incident would blow over without anyone noticing.

At least...he seriously hoped so.

"Ok, before any of you assume anything. I'm not about to kick either of you out now that Mio-san here is awake." Naruto reassured easily, sensing how tense his two guests were by their squared shoulders.

Considering how the tension immediately left their shoulders following his statement, it was obvious that both of the half-devils were immensely relieved.

Besides, he knew full well that even if Mio was conscious now, and Maria was now no longer sleep-deprived, they were both still not at a hundred percent. Not only that, but they could both be attacked by stray devils again if they didn't have a secure place to rest at.

Speaking of which...

"Quick question, why were the stray devils hunting you specifically?" Naruto asked, curious on why so many of these, apparently, mindless creatures managed to hunt them down.

Maria tilted her head in confusion. "Didn't I mention that Mio-sama's unique smell attracts such beasts to her? Since she is the daughter of the first Lucifer, she naturally attracts stray devils since they sense the hidden power inside of her. Unfortunately, since she is part human and still new to her powers, the monsters she attracts try to eat her since they think that she's delicious meat..."

"...You didn't have to put it like that." the red-head grumbled in soft protest.

The succubus sweat-dropped by this point, shrugging helplessly at her usually reserved charge.

Although she seemed to be taking the situation lightly, she actually was genuinely worried whether the stray devils would drive them from this new temporary home of theirs.

Just like every other time they tried to settle down somewhere.

Before she could even voice her worries to Naruto however, the blond spoke up again. "Good thing then, that this house is protected with my-"

Naruto cut himself off abruptly, realizing what he was about to say, much to his chagrin.

No matter how he looked at it, it was even harder to hide his identity while he was in his own home.

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