1 Chapter 1 - Reincarnated as a Bartender

"Haaa…why is this place so empty?"

A handsome young man stood behind the bar, with short black hair and golden-colored eyes. He wore the standard bartender suit: a white shirt and black blouse.

He's the owner of this bar, which just opened yesterday. Its name is Paradox Bar.

His name? It's Bob Uchi—just kidding. His name is Kamiya Ryuuga. He's actually a reincarnated person, retaining memories from his past life.

He remembers anime, novels, movies, games, and comics he enjoyed in his previous life. And there's also the memory of the woman he loved so much.

He doesn't recall how he died, only that he did. Then, when he opened his eyes, he was already in this bar.

Well, it's not your usual bar where people come and go.

[Omniversal Bar System]

This is the power attached to him upon reincarnation.

The system can talk like a normal human. Its function? For Ryuuga to open a bar. And every time he receives a commission from a visitor, he gets a mission and a random mission reward.

The problem is, not everyone can enter the bar. They must have at least one Destiny Rank.

However, it's important to note that only characters from fiction have Destiny Ranks, as in Ryuuga's past life, there were no protagonists in that world.

According to the system, Destiny Rank is based on an individual's role in the story and their impact.

He could also invite other people, but they must have at least one Destiny Rank. Well, he could also invite those without a Destiny Rank, but the limit is only for five people.

Apart from the system, Ryuuga also received a power called Eyes of The Lord. If you've read Shuumatsu no Valkyrie before, this power is similar to Adam's power but upgraded.

The Eyes of The Lord were originally blessed to Adam as he was designed in the image of God, allowing him to mimic the techniques and movements of divine beings. However, Ryuuga's Eyes of the Lord allowed him to even copy supernatural powers and the physiques of his targets.

You know what really messed him up? Realizing his identity had been chosen for him. He's a bar owner and a high school student at Kuoh Academy.

Yes, he's been reincarnated into the world of High School DxD. He thought about dropping out of school and living a normal life at the bar, but the system forced him to stand out.

[Ultimate Mission: Conquer Kuoh Academy in a year. Reward: Unknown. Penalty: Luck -1,000,000 & Undying]

Ryuuga glanced at the system panel in front of him with a sigh. Death seemed preferable to those penalties.

If he died, then that was it. It will be over. But with Undying, he couldn't die even if he wanted to, and he couldn't fathom having -1,000,000 Luck.

Even a simple walk down the street could lead to disaster like getting hit by a train, a flying bus landing on top of him, being stabbed by hundreds of yanderes, and so on.

"What do I have to fear? I have Eyes of The Lord! My growth rate should be better than the creatures in this world, right?"

Ryuuga braced himself. He didn't want to live an unlucky life.

Then, he suddenly remembered the woman he loved the most. A smile appeared on his face. He wondered how she was and if she felt sad when he died.

[Hehe! Good thinking, host! Please complete the mission within a year because the rewards will be plentiful!]

Suddenly, a cheerful, girlish voice echoed inside his head. Ryuuga knew it belonged to the System Spirit he named Iselle, inspired by the "Pick Me Up" novel.

"Yeah, yeah." Ryuuga replied with a flat tone. Wasn't she the one who created the mission? The reward should be her responsibility too, right?

Ryuuga wanted to become more powerful, but it had only been a day since he got reincarnated and no one had entered the bar. Tomorrow, school would start, and he would become a second-year student at Kuoh Academy.

[Tring! Tring! Someone has entered the bar.]

Lost in thought, he was suddenly brought back by the system panel that appeared in front of him. It seems like someone finally entered the bar.

Ryuuga immediately glanced at the door to see who the customer was.

Then, he saw a youthful and beautiful girl standing at the door. She had long bubble gum-like pink hair and a pair of beautiful emerald eyes. On top of her hair, there was an ahoge twitching left and right.

He was amazed by her beauty. She was the second most beautiful woman he had ever met in his life.

He also noticed that the girl had a black tail with a heart-shaped tip. It was clear that she was not human.

"Hi!"

The pink-haired girl glanced left and right, and as soon as she saw Ryuuga, she immediately greeted him cheerfully while waving her hand.

"Hi, dear customer, please sit down here." Ryuuga greeted her back with a smile and pointed at the seat in front of the bar.

"Oh? Okay!"

The pink-haired girl nodded and immediately sat on the chair.

Ryuuga then prepared a glass of non-alcoholic cocktail for her.

He also acquired God-Level Brewing, God-Level Cooking, and God-Level Bartending skills as he obtained the bar.

"Please taste it." Ryuuga smiled and pushed the glass forward to the girl.

The pink-haired girl was not suspicious of him because he looked like a good guy, so she immediately drank the cocktail in one gulp.

"Ummm! It tastes so good!" She exclaimed in delight as soon as the drink went down her throat. She had never tasted something this good before.

"Well, so? Who are you and how did you get here?" Ryuuga's curiosity prompted him to ask how she had ended up in his bar. He already knew who she actually was.

"My name is Lala Satalin Deviluke! I'm a princess of a planet far away from Earth called Deviluke! I'm running away from home and they're chasing after me!" Lala replied, introducing herself with a smile. She was always bubbly and cheerful.

Ryuuga was almost charmed by her cuteness!

"Oh? Are you being chased? Why?" Although Ryuuga already knew about the plot, he had to hide it from her.

Currently, Lala is being chased by two of her bodyguards. They weren't at fault because they were just doing their task. Well, it wasn't Ryuuga's problem.

He just wanted to receive a mission!

"Well, it's because Papa wants to marry me to someone I don't want to!" Lala explained with a little bit of grudge while puffing her cheeks.

"So that's how it is. How about I help you, then?" Ryuuga proposed.

"Eh? Really? But, they're not humans, you know? They're Devilukans! Just like me!" Lala explained while showing her tail and swinging them left and right.

"Hehe. There's nothing I can't do in this world." Ryuuga bragged confidently.

"Ummm… okay then!" Lala thought about it for a moment and agreed.

[Customer Mission: Ward off Lala's chasers. Reward: Unknown.]

"Well, you just stay here." Ryuuga said, happy that he received his first Customer Mission, and immediately asked about her chasers' information to make her not suspicious of him.

After getting the information, he opened the bar door and left the bar.

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"This is amazing!"

As soon as Ryuuga went out of the bar, he saw that the surroundings had changed from the usual neighborhood he saw.

This meant that he had gone to another world. To Lala's world, to be exact. The To-Love Ru World.

Not far from the bar, he saw a pair of middle-aged men looking left and right as if they were searching for something or someone.

He knew that they were the ones chasing after Lala. When they saw him, they immediately rushed towards him.

"Hey! Have you seen this girl?" One of them called out to Ryuuga and took out a paper with Lala's face on it.

"Yeah, but I won't tell you." Ryuuga said simply. His objective was to fight them.

"Boy, you better tell us, or else you might die here." one of them threatened Ryuuga after hearing his response.

"Hehe." Ryuuga chuckled, his eyes seemingly looking down at them. Though they were more powerful than him at the moment, as long as he survived the first move, he could defeat them easily.

"Maul, you go first." one of the Devilukeans instructed. Despite not being human, they didn't want to simply kill others.

"Okay, Smutts." Maul nodded, then rushed at Ryuuga with fast speed and threw a punch at him.

Ryuuga's pupils shone red as Maul began to move. When the fist was about to land on his face, he tilted his head slightly to the right, and the punch missed.

[Physique of [Devilukean] has been copied.]

[Active Skill [Devilukean Tail] has been copied.]

After copying Maul's powers, he received a notification from Iselle in his head. It seemed like he could also copy non-human body attributes such as the Devilukean Tail. Now, he could also have a tail like them if he wanted.

"How is this possible?" Maul was stunned when he saw that his punch missed. He thought the boy was just a normal human.

Ryuuga didn't wait for him to react and threw a punch at his stomach.

BOOMMM!

Maul was sent flying several meters away by the punch, which alerted Smutts.

"Maul! Boy, who the hell are you? What have you done to Lala-sama?" Smutts was worried about his companion, Maul, but he knew he had to defeat the boy first.

"It's a secret." Ryuuga replied with a smile.

"Damn! Ahhh!" Smutts cursed in anger and charged towards Ryuuga with full power.

This time, Ryuuga was surprised by the Eyes of The Lord. It seemed like his power could be constantly upgraded through copying. For example, he had already copied Maul's physique, but he tried to copy Smutts' physique too and it worked!

Now, his physical prowess was like having 2x Devilukean Physique.

"Go take a nap for a moment, okay?" Ryuuga chuckled and delivered a kick to Smutts' chin, sending him flying towards Maul's spot.

[Congratulations! You have completed the Customer Mission! Reward: [Matriarchy] has been obtained!]

"Huh? What the heck?" When Ryuuga checked the reward details, it showed only one sentence.

[Matriarchy]: Congratulations, you can only have daughters!

Initially feeling a bit down when he obtained this power, Ryuuga quickly recovered. Son or daughter, he would love them all. Besides, having only daughters was cute anyway. Surrounded by little angels.

He then walked over to where Maul and Smutts had landed, seeing that they were only unconscious, but their regeneration was quite impressive.

[Passive Skill [Fast Regeneration] has been copied.]

"Nice."

Next, he placed a prepared note on their bodies—a message to the Galactic King, Lala's father.

After that, he conjured the door to the Paradox Bar again, stepped through it, and watched as the door vanished from the spot.

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"I'm back." As soon as Ryuuga entered, he saw Lala walking back and forth with a hint of worry on her face.

"You're back!" When she saw his face, Lala jumped in joy and hugged him out of excitement.

"Yup. I knocked them out." Ryuuga savored the hug of the beautiful girl and told her about what happened.

"Hahahaha! That's funny!" When Lala heard that her bodyguards passed out because they got hit by a train, she laughed really hard.

"Right, my name is Kamiya Ryuuga, and I am the owner of this place." He realized he hadn't introduced himself to Lala.

"Thank you, Ryuuga!" Lala smiled and leaped into his arms, which he caught with ease. She hugged him tightly.

If it were a normal human, they might have been crushed by her hug.

"Well, Lala, how about staying here?" Ryuuga suggested. He could alter the bar according to his will. It was like the bar had a different space inside it. He could add thousands of rooms in an instant.

"Really? Can I stay?" Lala's excitement rose at his proposal. She was not naive. She was actually very smart. She could sense that when she entered the bar, it was like she moved to another dimension. So, it should be safe there to hide from her pursuers.

"Yup. This place is 100% safe." Ryuuga assured her with a nod.

"Okay! Then I will stay here from now on!" Lala agreed with excitement. Ryuuga was handsome and also reliable. She somehow felt safe beside him.

Then, Ryuuga took her to her room and explained his business to her.