"My house isn't too far away from here." I told my new companions, the Nun duo,Argento and Hyōdō; as I lead them towards my home while I thought of what transpired today... To name them, my sudden aggressive rant towards Gremory and the inner turmoils.

I know that I dislike her, since I usually brush her off without a care and ignore what she says most of the time... But when I was on the hunt for Raynare and the red head got in my way, my dislike turned into anger for that instance without me even realising it. And before I lashed out towards her like child throwing a tantrum, which is something I won't do so easily under regular circumstances, hell even my old self wouldn't do something so childish.

Looks like that theory of mine with the [Class Cards] changing me is much more likely to be true, and this is my evidence: My inner turmoil within me when I was insulting Raynare as a Slutty Crow or struck down a defenceless Mittelt, my sudden burst of anger towards Gremory in a form of a rant when she was getting in the way and I suddenly think of theories that possibly doesn't exist in this universe and pin the blame on them... It's just as my description regarding the myself and [Class Cards], a blank canvas and different colours of paint respectively.

I have a similar, yet different, case to the Shirō Emiya from Miyu's World, where Shirō's [Archer Class Card] contained a possible future version of himself, Counter Guardian EMIYA. While Shirō didn't used the [Class Card] so much like how I use multiple [Class Card] to have a negative effect on him, he obtained the abilities (UBW but his own variant, the Origin and Affinity for Sword) of his future self because of how similar they are... And constant use of those abilities slowly turn Shirō into a younger version of Counter Guardian EMIYA, as those didn't originally belonged to Miyu's Shirō.

Ilya and Miyu aren't affected by the [Class Cards] like me or Shirō since they use the Kaleidosticks, Ruby and Sapphire, as mediums to use the [Class Card], and the participants of the Ainsworth Holy Grail Wars aren't affected (with the exceptions of the [Berserker Class Card] users of the Ainsworth; Sakura Matou and Beatrice Flowerchild) as they're dolls.

The danger of using [Class Cards] outweighs the benefits in a more logical case... But despite realising the danger of using them, I can't give up on them yet for 3 reasons:

1) I'm still too weak to fight against stronger opponents without them. DxD has powerful beings like the Yontai Maō of the Devils, the Cadre within the Grigori, The Seraph that rules the Heavens and the various Gods of the currently existing Pantheons. I can't forget about the Khaos Brigade, a group that Ophis built in order to defeat a Great Red... Only for each Faction within the group having their own agenda and betraying Ophis in a way. But they are dangerous none the less and I want to have enough power to win against them when we cross paths and fight. I'll won't use them that much when I'm stronger, but they're still an option for a power boost.

2) Not using the [Class Cards] when I can is stupid. Each card has a Heroic Spirit with unique abilities that helps me in different situations, like Lancelot's [For Someone's Glory] allowing me to disguise myself in order to hide my identity or EMIYA with his vast amount of weaponry thanks to his Projection for different opponents and situations. Hell, Berserker, Lancelot and Rider are the most powerful Heroic Spirits in my disposal, latter of them being the hardest control thanks to his massive ego... Looks like I know who effected my personality the most, his tyrannical side to be more specific.

3) I'm curious on what will happen to me after maxing out the levels of each [Class Card]. If there's something that hasn't change, that would be my curiosity for strange things and the outcome of those things. Will I be the same even after maxing them out? Will I become an entirely different person based off 1 of the heroes? Or will it be a mixture of both, where my memories and personalities are altered to some degree but retaining everything else? I want to know the answer... I want to know what kind of picture will be in the canvas once it's complete, even if it's from the view of someone else.

I broke free from my thoughts when my companions and I passed by the Abyss Auction, and then I suddenly remembered something... Tomorrow was supposed to be the day that I visit the shop for the free rolls, not today. Well, I supposed that I can just do the fools on another. I'm not the type to constantly go back to a place everyday.

"This path seems familiar..." I heard Hyōdō muttered to herself so quietly that it was nearly inaudible, but I heard it none the less thanks to enhanced hearing.

"You used to live here?" I asked the brunette, who blinked and jumped a bit in surprise but that's understandable since she probably didn't expect me so hear her mutter to herself.

"Yes, Kuoh is my hometown before I moved away to Italy and eventually became a Exorcists once I was discovered by the Vatican." Hyōdō said with a small smile on her face, but I can see a bit of sadness in her eyes "I hardly get the chance to return back to Japan, let alone back here... I'm just trying to remember some of the old things in my youth."

"...I'm not going to ask what happen and why you moved away." I told the Xuanzang look-a-like, despite curiosity demanding me to do the exact opposite. Asking her such a personal question would be a bit suspicious, plus there might have been a tragedy in her childhood and pushing her to answer would drive her away "Like I said before, some people hate to talk about horrible events that happened to them."

"Thanks for understanding, Kojiro-san." Hyōdō said with a small smile on her face, which I responded with a simple nod before turning back to the path in front of us. I went back to my thoughts while ignoring the chatting between the friends behind me, mainly plans for the future if I ever leave Kuoh, possibly with Argento and Hyōdō if I gain their trust. The most logical thing is to join a Faction or create my own... Both have their pros and cons:

Joining a Faction is more beneficial since it's already established and loads of riches, with a possible protection if I grew close to the leader or someone close to the leader if I do missions that greatly pleases them. The down side is that I have to do shit that the leader, or someone lower, orders me to do... And I'm not the type to take orders from someone that I hardly respect, unless that order is something that I would want to do, so it'll be really hard for me to take orders from anyone in that manner.

Creating a Faction gives me more freedom to do whatever I want since I'm the boss, so I don't have to take orders from anyone else unless it benefits the group and I like that more then taking orders from someone I hardly respect. The downside is that it's much hard to form your own Faction thanks to having nobody in this world to trust enough to be a loyal subordinate, plus anyone that would join me will either betray me for another Faction or spy on me as a double agent.

...I'll have to figure it out when the time comes for me to leave since it's still too early for me to decide when I still haven't gained the trust of the duo Nuns. Bringing myself back to reality, I noticed that my house is just a few steps away. I didn't realised that I spaced out that long to not notice that.

"My home is just right..." I trailed when I noticed that Argento and Hyōdō were a feet away from me, with the latter staring at my house with wide eyes like she's seeing a ghost and the former was looking at her friend with a confused and worried expression "Is there something wrong?"

"That house..." The brunette started out with a low voice, her eyes having the look of nostalgia and sadness as she continue to gaze at my house "...It used to be my old home when I was a child... Before I moved away to Italy."

- a few hours later -

I lay on my bed, looking at the ceiling of my room while I thought of the reveal from the child who originally lived here... I didn't expect that this house was actually Hyōdō's old home back when she was a child. Well, it's not like I can remember such a trivial thing considering DxD is wildly known for it's fanservice, people turning into something else and the unique weapons know as [Sacred Gears]. Plus, the house was eventually destroyed and replaced by a hotel like mansion after the treaty between the Biblical Factions.

I've really replaced and took Issei Hyōdō's place here from the canon timeline, but there are obvious differences between us:

1) Issei Hyōdō is a pervert that's addicted to breast, especially big breasts, but isn't heartless enough to take advantages of women when given in various situations like Himejima or Gremory. I, on the other hand, am an asshole that doesn't care about making friends since I rather concentrate on making myself stronger like any typical loner type fighter.

2) Gremory's only [Pawn] has friends and love ones that support him on his trials and his dream of becoming a Harem King, even someone like Tōjō eventually fell for him, and he obviously cares about them to the point that he's willing to die for them. I don't have any love ones supporting me on anything in this universe since I originated from a different universe, so I can priorities my survival more then worrying about others.

3) The perverted [Sekiryūtei] never killed someone before, not even assholes who should die like Cao Cao, someone that wants to kill all supernatural beings for the stupid reason of wanting to be a hero for humanity. I've killed many enemies without any remorse, whether they're human or not, all for the sake of getting something out of it for my survival.

4) Our respective powers are vastly different. The humanoid dragon possessing a [Sacred Gear] that simply doubles his power but can be overpowered when wielded by an already powerful fighter and can be very deadly is used right, plus the wielder can have Ddraig as their mentor if they form a strong partnership. Mine can break the laws of reality by allowing me to gain powers from other universes... But outside of that ability, [The Gamer] can be seen as just a power to measure how powerful you've become and it's up to user on what to do with it.

I shook my head after thinking about the fourth difference, deciding that comparing myself to a guy that doesn't exist in a way is stupid. Well, I better get some sleep. I'm a bit tired from all everything that I did for the day, from killing off dozens of people to helping the Nuns set up their shared room and make dinner for the three of us. I deserve some R&R for all of that.

I closed my eyes and allowed my mind to let go of its grip on consciousness and enter the realm of dreams.
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I blinked when I found myself in a wasteland that you see in movies involving the wild west... Looks like I'll encounter my first Dream Cycle. I was wondering why I didn't experience one last week, but I can only guess that I wasn't affected enough by the [Class Card] to actually have a Dream Cycle. The reason why Masters have a Dream Cycle about their Servant is due to the link they have with each other, and the Command Spells are the proof of that link between them.

But I'm not the same, as the Servants are sealed inside the [Class Cards] instead of having physical forms like in a regular Holy Grail War, and I don't even have a set of Command Spells to have proof of a link with any of them. So the only way for me to possibly have a Dream Cycle about any of the heroes is to be used to the power of their respective [Class Cards].

Now the question is: what part of Billy's past am I dreaming about? The setting is a wasteland from the wild west, so there's no other Servant within my possession that fits this place other then the infamous Quickdraw Outlaw from America. The only other possibly wasteland that a Servant within the [Class Cards] is from the Middle East, and I see nothing here that symbolises his legacy.

I heard a sound from somewhere, so low that I could barely it but the sound began to grow in volume that I can identify it now and where it's coming from: The sound of horses galloping together from my right. So when I turned towards the source, I saw... A bunch of medieval knights riding the horses, the kind you would see in a jousting match, instead of cowboys and cowgirls...

WHAT. THE. FUCK.

There's nothing in the wild west that possesses chivalry, so how exactly did those guys come into this memory-Wait a sec...

Getting a better look at one of the knights, the one leading the charge, I instantly recognised his armour... After all, I just use him when I was having that party with the Fallen Angels and the Stray Exorcists. But the real question is, why the hell am I having a dream about Lancelot when the setting is clearly for Billy?

Before I could think of a valid reason for this dream while watching Lancelot and the Knights ride away, the area began to shine brighter and brighter to the point that my vision to turn white and my mind to blank out.

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I blinked my eyes, finding myself back in my room. I placed a hand over my face to rub the blurriness of my eyes while letting out a sigh as I thought about the 'Dream Cycle'. The setting was perfectly fine, noting wrong with it at all... But what baffled me was the characters in the Dream Cycle. Knights do not exist anymore from that timeline, so why did Lancelot and a bunch of knights that I couldn't identify-

-!?

I clutched my head when a sudden burst of pain racked through my head, and odd as this might sound, the pain is very similar to when I learn a Skill from a Skill Book... And the small info that I'm getting doesn't make any sense at all!

Swords in the Wild West during the 19th century? Billy was a former member of the Round Table? Arthur Pendragon was the President of Britain? Why the hell are those useless and fake info getting uploaded into my brain for no reason!?

I slapped myself a few times as an attempt to fully wake myself up and get rid of the pain and the weird info in my head... And it didn't work, as I can still feel a bit more info being uploaded into my head. I sigh a bit and decided to ignore them before turning towards my alarm clock.

4:12 am

Well, I still have time before my new housemates wake up. I might as well have a simple run through an Instant Dungeon to hopefully clear my mind and get some EXP before making breakfast.

Getting up from my bed, I put on jogging pants and a white shirt nearby because I was still a bit sleepy to be picky on what to wear, before walking out of my room and headed towards the usual place where I train: The backyard.

For the entire time I've been grinding, I've always used 1 of the [Class Cards] in order to speed things up, get used to each of their powers and out of curiosity on what happens when I max them out.

But now that I can fight without the [Class Cards] thanks to Hamon as my other power source in battles. Now all that's left is to improve everything that I have right now! I have to test out my new Skills, and what better practice to use then the Zombies... This actually reminds me of something, from the [JJBA: Eyes of Heaven]. Since I possess Hamon, I might as well see if it has a gauge of its own just like with the Hamon Users from the game.

Character Name: Raiga Kōjiro

Alignment: None

LvL: 29 EXP: 89%

Profession: The Gamer and Student of Kuoh Academia

Title: Zombie Slayer

Fame: None

HP: 240/240 Regen: 1 per hour

MP: 251/251 Regen: 1.2 per minute

HG: 0%

STR: D-

END: D-

AGI: D-

MAG: D-

LUCK: E+

NP:

Point: 0

Money: 4036

So Hamon does have a gauge just like in [JJBA: Eyes of Heaven]... I wonder if it's really like the game where I can still use Hamon despite the gauge absolutely empty but filling the gauge would increase the potency of my Hamon filled attacks. Well, the only one way to find out is to do it.

I began to perform Hamon Breathing while in Jonathan's signature JoJo pose, taking the opportunity to make a JoJo reference without anyone seeing me. While I'm a JoJo fan, I'm not really open about it as I'm the secretive type of person that likes to hide his hobbies from other people who don't share the same type of hobbies.

...I can feel an energising power rise within my body, and it grows stronger the more I take in air through this unique manner of breathing. Is this what Hamon Users feel when they perform Hamon Breathing, or is it different depending on the person? Such interesting questions, yet I can't get the answer anytime soon.

Well, I'll just have to find the answer when I get the chance to meet other Hamon Users, whether they're [Players] or people like Jonathan Joestar from the original universe of JJBA. For now, I have to slay some Ghouls as practice for myself "[Instant Dungeon]!" I called out once I felt like I've reached the maximum of the HG. The world around me felt like it suddenly shifted and the next thing that I know, dozens of ghouls appeared in my backyard out of thin air.

*Ding!*

You have entered an Instant Dungeon: Ghoul.

I let out a smirk at the sight of my moving targets, feeling a tingle of excitement at the idea of fighting them all by myself without the need of the [Class Cards]. Fighting with the powers of a hero is cool and all, but it's far more satisfying to defeat your enemies with your strength... The look on my opponent's faces as they look up at me with a dumbfounded expression while they lay on the ground, broken and defeated, puts a smile on my face.

...Looks like he affected me more then I expected, even when I just used his [Class Card] once and that was 4 days ago. Well, I just have to deal with my sudden mood swings from now on.

Now then, time for me to start training this body of mine.