Rex Crozzo groaned as he opened his eyes. Everything was blurry and there was a lot of white. Not as white as Kiana's hair... damn it stop being a pervert! The young man sighed as he looked down to see his torso was covered in bandages and from what it looked like, it was morning and the sun was still not out yet. The young man removed his bandages to reveal a scar from his right shoulder to his lower rib.

"What the?" A stab of pain shot his mind as he gritted his teeth, several memories flashed to his head and he remembered he got injured protecting Kiana and Mei.

"Easy, you got seriously injured by that Honkai beast. If you were anyone else you would have been in a coma." A tired voice said as the door opened, revealing a man dressed in black slacks, a white shirt, black tie. He wore a white lab coat with the left sleeve draped over him like a cape for some reason. The man had dark hair, Caucasian skin with some hints of Hispanic origins, a pair of rectangular glasses over his dark eyes, and heavy eyebags. The young man also has stubble and long neck-length hair. He could be seen pushing a tray containing food and two thermoses as well as some mugs. The young man also possessed a slight English accent.

"..." Rex said nothing as he looked at the young man.

"What? Is there something on my face?" The lab-coat-wearing male said in perfect Japanese. "Oh? Are you perhaps still asleep? Well, good morning little brother."

"R-Reve? W-why are you in Japan?!" Rex asked wondering as to why his older 'brother' was here.

"What? Just because I'm a scientist and lead technician for Shicksal does not mean I can travel?" Reve asked with a teasing smile.

"You know that she will be mad at you for leaving without telling her?" Rex said as an image of the woman that was his older brother's childhood and closest friend when she was mad horrified him.

"Meh, They can manage without me. I'm just a maintenance guy." The scientist said as he sat on a chair and took a plate with a cake on it while offering some meals for Rex. Seeing this, the scarred teen started to quickly devour the plates of food in the tray.

'... It seems like enhanced metabolism, as well as hunger pangs, are a side-effect of his 'birth'." Reve thought as he looked at his little brother. The lab coat-wearing man just observed the younger one with a poker face while he ate his cake.

Despite the speed that Rex was moving, Reve swatted his hand reaching for his cake with his fork.

"Rex, did you have any interesting dreams lately?" Reve asked his brother curiously as the young man shook his head before stopping.

"Well, a moment ago I was dreaming of someone. It was of two young boys meeting with each other." Hearing this, Reve smiled as he rubbed Rex's head.

"Don't let anyone know of this okay? Only tell this to those whom you trust." Reve said while Rex nodded. Seeing the time, the young scientist sighed as he knew he had to leave. "Well, sorry little brother but I have to go now. I am needed back at One of the labs in Europe."

As soon as Reve left the room, he removed his glasses and slicked his hair back. A serious glint in his eyes.

'Rex has the Crozzo gift.' Reve thought angrily as he got into a car. Once he was in, he saw a picture of him and his 'brother' and scowled as the car drove away.

'I won't let you take away my birthright.' Reve thought venomously as a determined look formed in his face.

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Rex sighed in content as he finished his meals and stood up to change his clothes. He was halfway on pulling his pants up when the door opened to reveal a familiar friend of his. The purple-haired kind beauty of the group, Mei Raiden. The young lady froze at the sight with a red face only for Rex to pull his pants up and smirk at Mei.

"Pervert." He teased the heiress of ME corp while putting on a shirt.

Shaking her head, Mei ran towards him and checked him for injuries as tears formed around her eyes.

"I'm sorry." The young woman apologized only to flinch when Rex flicked her forehead with a grin.

"Don't sweat it. Friends are supposed to protect and help each other." The young man said as he then rubbed the Heiress' head fondly. "Besides, I'd die for a cute girl like you any time." He flirted with a wink, causing Mei to blush.

"And made us worry more for you?" A rather young voice said, surprising the two as Rex panicked and was about to run away when chains wrapped around him, stopping him in his tracks. Having no choice left, the young man was forced to kneel in from of a little white-haired girl dressed like a nun.

"N-not really, Aunteri." Rex said as he looked at the short girl who had a tick mar on his head with a giant cross behind her.

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Inside the Oath of Judah, a young woman with pink hair froze.

"I-impossible. H-he died 500 years ago?!" The woman said as tears fell from her eyes. A memory of a group of three appeared in her mind.

(Memory)

A pair of girls, an albino dressed in a nun's clothes, and a pink-haired woman with bunny ears on top of her head are sleeping under the shade of a cherry blossom tree. The young duo rested peacefully and cuddled closer when a brown long coat was put on top of them like a blanket.

An hour later, the girls shifted as they saw a young man with dark hair walking towards them. It was Reinhardt, now 24 years old, dressed in a pair of black pants, a white shirt, and an apron. He carried a tray filled with some meals for this summer day.

"There are better places to take than on the ground you know?" Reinhardt said as Albino nun chuckled and sat up with a yawn only to snuggle towards the shrine maiden and the coat.

"Thank you, Rein-Kun." The pink-haired girl said with a smile as Ren laid down the tray near them with him sitting under the tree, resting his back on its trunk

"No sweat. Sakura, besides, I should be the one thanking you. You took both Kallen and me in when we needed it the most." He said with a smile as Kallen pouted sat up, Reinhardt's jacket now wrapped around her back. Pulling Sakura close, she let her lover bask in the smell and warmth of the coat of her oldest friend.

...

The memory then soon changed to Sakura running Reinhardt through with her katana.

"Sorry... Yae. You will be alone for a while." Reinhardt said weakly as blood ran from his mouth. the young man pulled out a box and smiled at her.

"Please, hate me. I deserve it." Reinhardt begged as the box glowed and absorbed the girl. The last thing she saw was the bloody tears of the young man as the sweet embrace of unconsciousness claimed her.

(Memory end)

The shrine maiden felt the tears in her eyes but she ignored them. No, it was not him but he smelt like him. He was his descendant. Similar to the one she was hosted in, the shrine maiden smiled as she felt him. She could feel a part of him in him.

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"So, you girls are enrolled in St. Freya now?" Rex asked as he looked at his friends.

Kiana tried to hold in her laughter but could not and ended up wheezing at the sight of a tied-up and currently dressed like a doll Rex.

"What are you wearing?" Kiana asked while laughing.

"Aunteri told me to get in this or she would cut my allowance." Rex admitted while hiding his face. The young man was currently dressed in a magical girl suit with a pair of bunny ears on top of his head. His face was burning hotly and he needed to find a way to end this now.

"The Bronya thinks that Subject Rex is used to this by now." Bronya said while she hugged her Homu doll. The young man, hearing this just sighed and tried to shrink and disappear only for Mei to shake her head at her friends' antics.

"This is karma for making her think Reve stole one of her underwear." Rex muttered as he remembered that time. He had never seen Reve so panicked as he dragged him away to his secret bunker.

"Well, anyway. Since you are going to study in St. Freya, we will be seeing more of each other now." Rex said with a smile, the 15-year-old finally being loosened from his bondage as he looked at the girls. He finally was able to remove the stupid bunny ears on top of his head and put on his brown coat.

"That's because that little nephew of mine is one of my school's primary analysts." Theresa Apocalypse, principal of St. Freya Academy and Rex's 'aunt'. "although, he does not act like one."

"Tch, Loli-baba," Rex muttered with a playful scowl. Theresa heard this and just shook her head before sitting by her nephew's side and started to check up on him like a mother to her child.

"Don't click your tongue on me. You got heavily injured and were in a coma for a few hours." The small principal of St. Freya academy said with a pout as she pinched Rex's cheeks hard and pulled it.

"Then stop acting like a brat!" Rex said as he tried to get Theresa to stop from pulling his cheek by doing the same to her, the Kaslana superhuman strength was negated the Crozzos' unnatural resistance and durability as they started to bicker like siblings