Highschool DxD-Dream of Perfection

Chapter 9

Yuto sat in a room that looked like a torture chamber, his nails ripped off, seated in a chair filled with spikes that pierced his entire body. Despite what you would expect from someone in his situation, a radiant smile spread across his face. It was the same smile that hadn't resurfaced since his kidnapping—a wide, symmetrical smile that exuded warmth and happiness, making him appear friendly and approachable. His eyes lighting up in sync with the smile, adding to its genuine and glowing effect. 

'What will i have for dinner ?' Yuto thought, waiting for his torturer, Alice, to return from the storage room with her new toy.

It had been a year and a half since Yuto's first mission. After that, he began taking on missions regularly—once a month, sometimes even twice. At first, they were simple tasks, with high-ranking personnel accompanying him. Gradually, the missions became harder, and sometimes, he was the only survivor.

About a year ago, Yuto started searching for something like a slave seal or detonator, because he never for a second believed they wouldn't plant something like that on him. A few months ago, he found it. It was at the back of his neck—a device designed to force the magical energy in his body to explode. If the owner of the device wished, they could cause a small-scale explosion to cause immense pain or even force all of his magical energy to explode.

Yuto was developing a technique to separate that part of his neck from the rest of his body. In simple terms, he was creating a barrier that would carve out that part. To prepare, he had learned healing magic to certain degree , where he wouldn't be incapacitated when the time came.

WUUaaaa

DOOOOOF

The sound of a metal door closing echoed through the room, followed by footsteps.

Tock, tock, tock, tock.

As they drew near, a voice could be heard. "Did you wait long? Don't worry, Little Yuto, I got the toy," said a motherly-looking woman in a loving tone. She had blonde hair tied in a ponytail and a voluptuous figure straight out of a movie.

"This will peel off the dirty part of you, so you won't have to wash it after," she said, kneeling beside him. "Now, which part should I do? Your left hand? Or maybe your leg?"

"This time, I'll let you choose, Yuto," she added, smiling as if she were a mother offering her child a choice of dessert, her right hand resting innocently beneath her chin.

In response, Yuto turned to her and, still smiling, joked, "Even if I chose, you'd ignore the part that i choose , and go for the rest, right?"

"Moo, little Yuto," Alice pouted as she stood up, crossing her arms. "Ever since a year ago, you've become no fun. What happened to you? I want my grumpy Yuto back." She whined as she tied more rope around his hands as precaution. Though she appeared to be enjoying herself, Alice was terrified every time she tortured him, knowing Yuto could easily kill her, like twisting open a can of beer. So, she tried to make the torture as painless as possible without the director noticing.

"a year ago huh? " Yuto thought as he continued to look at her who is now wrapping chains around his neck.

(Flashback – One year ago)

In another torture chamber, Yuto was being tortured by a fat man in a red hood. "WHO SENT YOU? WHERE ARE YOU FROM? FUCKING ANSWER ME" the man yelled as he pressed a yellow branding iron against Yuto's chest. Yet Yuto didn't even flinch. His face remained calm, though his fingers clenched around the chair, hinting at the pain.

"Why am i enduring this? " Yuto wonders for the first time in years. He was captured by a Guild named , Thunder arcana. After failing to kill their guild leader . He was a damn shrewd man who never sleeps in his bed , only letting his body double sleep in the bed while he sleeps in the closet . Like WTF who does that ? 

As Yuto was wondering , The man who is torturing him placed the drill against Yuto's right rib. 

geong geong geong Slow sound of hand drill could be heard as it began to drill slowly in to him first the skin then the flesh .

As his consciousness grow hazy, Yuto seemed to see his past.

"Why are you so grumpy, Yuto?" He saw his mother preparing dinner at home. "Nu, it's just tlat I stil can't talk cortectly," a younger Yuto replied.

Yuto watched the memory with interest as he recalled the moment. It was a time when he still struggled to speak properly, roughly three months after his rebirth.

"Ahaha, don't worry about that, Yuto. Just as everyone has their unique gifts and talents, everyone also has their own pace. Some people learn fast, while others take longer—but those who do rarely forget what they've learned. So smile, Yuto! Cause you won't have to learn it again . When you frown, you look ugly, ahaha. Also did you know people who smile often lives longer." his mother giggled, guiding him to a chair as she helped him practice speaking while cooking.

"Smile huh , i guess it is better than being an indifferent asshole , who thinks he is better everyone else."

Slowly, Yuto awoke, haze that recently settled in lifting as his mind cleared. After waking up he looks down and saw the drill had penetrated his ribs. 

Yuto raised his head towards the fat man. He smiled—an awkward smile, as it had been so long since he last smiled. "Fine, I'll tell you," Yuto whispered.

"Fine, you leave me no choice… wait, did you say you'll tell?" the man asked, confused.

"Yes i will , you s e i m . asd…f..d..," Yuto whispered the last part so quetly it could't be heard.

"What did you say? I can't hear you," the man said, leaning in, his ear an inch from Yuto's mouth. Suddenly, Yuto opened his mouth and took a huge bite out of the man's neck. "Grglglgrgr," the man stumbled back , as if wondering what just happened , he then touched his neck and saw his hand covered in his blood , he was stunned for a few sec then frantically started searching for something to stop the bleeding. Knocking down chair in the process as he found a simple clothes in the sink ,he started rapidly wrapping his neck,when suddenly he heard a cracking sound of a bone, followed by an massive pain in his head as he fell .

Yuto wrapped his nearly torn-off hand in the man's clothes as took a deep breath, he used his entire body as a leverage to break his wrist and thumb to escape from his binding , in the process that part of his skin is fully ripped off, showing flesh and vein that is usually underneath the skin. After freeing his hand, he grabbed nearby massive scissors and hurled them to the the man's head instantly killing him.

"First hurdle over. Now, onto the next," Yuto said, smiling as he surveyed the room.

(Present time in unknown place)

In a luxurious, medieval-looking office with a large table in the center, a meeting of three people was taking place.

"We should attack when their headquarters is empty. It is once in a lifetime opportunity . That way, we'll become the biggest organization in the surrounding countries. By then, we won't need to worry about backlash!" shouted a man in his fifties who resembled an iron golem. His voice, hurried and sharp .

"We don't know if it's a trap. We shouldn't rush into this. Only one of our spies reported it. We must wait for the others" said a man with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a snake, speaking in a calm tone.

"Always wait, wait, wait! Do you know how many opportunities we've missed because of you and your 'safe' decisions? By the time others do report i bet they will already came back to their base" the golem-like man countered, clearly fed up.

The snake-bodied man was about to argue when suddenly, "Enough. I've decided , we will attack tonight," said a man with long, purple hair cascading to his shoulders, his voice firm.

The snake-bodied man opened his mouth to argue again but was met with a deadly glare from the purple-haired man. He sighed and sat back in his chair.

'ahahah Even Evan is with me this time. ' the Iron golem like man says as he mocks the the naga .

Authors note : Hey guys at first i wanted mc to be a selfish monster . Now i am not sure . 

So i am gonna decide by vote :

If you want mc to be selfish and evil :

If you want mc to be a chaotic neutral here.