Issei yawns very loudly as he walks to school from his usual routine, but the only difference is that he is currently walking alone. "Man looking up capable magicians to make a contract with is a lot more troublesome than I had really thought, and geez Ravel kept me up all night going through all of those lists of magicians." He muttered as he stretched his arm out into the air then begins to look around himself as he whispers to himself, "Hey, now that I think about it…coming to school without anyone makes me feel a bit lonely." Issei sighed to himself as he felt a little bit distressed.
"Issei-san wait up please!" "Issei hold up." Three female students who came running towards Issei were the church trio. Asia the long blonde hair ex-sister who is now a reincarnated devil was calling out to him, with the short blue hair Xenovia who turn out to be an reincarnated devil also calling out to him, and finally there Irina who is a childhood friend of Issei with burnet twin tails and who happens to be an reincarnated angel.
"Hey good morning Asia, Xenovia, and Irina you three made it on time I was beginning to get a little worried y\that you might be late." Issei waved at them as he greeted the church trio.
"I'm sorry Issei-san the dishes were my turn to do, so it took me a bit longer than I had wanted." Asia quickly bowed apologicly.
Xenovia butted in as she sighed in distressed, "It was mostly my fault for having to break some of the dishes when I was trying to help, and I'm the one who should apologies not you Asia."
"Not only that but we should pray our thanks to the lord that we manage to make it on time." Irina smiled brightly as clapped her hands together as if praying, not only that but the other two girls joined in as they got back their spirits.
"Well, yeah at least you guys made it here that's all that counts." Issei retorted back as scratched his cheek a bit.
"Hmm? Oh Issei, Asia, and Xenovia I'm glad that I caught up to you guys, the president want all of us to meet up inside the clubroom later on today. It seems like she wants to announce something pretty important." The one who said that was a handsome blonde male at the same age as Issei who also is a reincarnated devil was Kiba Yuuto.
Issei and the gang look towards at Kiba who was waiting in front of the gate of the school. "Oh, okay I'll be right over there at lunch." Issei had made a nod after accepting the request.
"Should I come as well, since this is mostly devils business but I'm also a part of the club too?" Irina quickly showed a confused expression.
Kiba quickly nodded back with a soft smile, "Of course you can, you're a part of our team as well."
"That's right you helped us a bunch of time's you're our friend and comrade." Issei smiled as he agreed with Kiba, making Irina happy.
Later on during lunch everyone gathered around inside the club house as Rias Gremory the most beautiful female of the entire school and a pure blooded devil as well as the leader of the Gremory team, sat down in front of everyone with a serious expression. She cleared her throat and begun to announce her news. "Everyone I would like you to know that I had made my decision of who will be my contractor, even I'm a bit troubled on how to handle this but this person will prove to be a great asset to us."
Issei through himself that something bad might happen, 'I sure hope it's not something that'll get us into trouble. Wait! What if it's worse? Like a male magician trying to make his move on to her or force himself onto her!?' Just as Issei was beginning to feel troubled about it, Rias showed the profile of the candidate. Issei quickly took a complete shock to the person's profile who might be Rias's contractor.
"This is the one who will become my contractor." Rias points at the photo of a foreign young beautiful female with golden blonde hair, violet eyes and white skin with a small hint of tan. "Her name is Erica Blandelli, and she is a capable magician in fact, you could say she is a prodigy." As Issei was in awe of Rias's statement he also noticed his friends were in shock upon the discovery.
As he pondered he decided to ask nervously, "Um, guys are you all ok? Because I don't think that this person is bad I mean so far she looks like a perfect match." 'Not only that but she is also a total hottie!' Issei imagined the image of Erica acting all seductively with Rias, as his nose starts to bleed.
Koneko a short white white hair girl who resemble a cat and is sitting on Issei lap, quickly realized of his expression and pinched his leg.
"Gah!" Issei snapped back into reality and apologized with a hand gesture.
Rais made a slight sigh with her eyes closed and looked back at everyone and said, "Erica herself is not really much of a big deal, but the one she serves is the most problematic."
"Huh, the one…she serves?" Issei quickly replied with a confused question while feeling a bit anxious about her statement.
"Wait I had heard of her before, Erica Blandelli is the Templar Knight of the Copper-Black Cross holding the title of Diavolo Rosso." The one who said that was Xenovia with a surprised tone. "But I heard that she decided to serve under one person, and that person is the Devil King of Japan." Rias nodded at Xenovia's deduction of the subject.
"Wait Devil King of Japan!? Do we really have something like that?" Iseei became even more confused due to the fact he only learned about the Four Great Satans of the Underworld.
That's when Akeno the female with long black hair in a pony-tail stepped to answer Issei's question, "Yes, though technically they meant for another use, unlike the Four Great Satans in the Underworld. The Devil Kings here are not pure blood devils; in fact they are humans in away." With a light smile Akeno continue on with her explanation, "Issei have you heard the term Campione before?"
"Eh?" Issei ponders on the question at hand, "Hmm, wait a minute I think I remember that word from the time I was studying over at bucho's house before." As he tries to remember for a little while it finally came to his head, "Ah, wasn't the term used for slaying a god and hold the title of God Slayer? Wait you mean by that Campione!?"
Rias nodded at Issei's answer, "Yes that's the one, but there is a lot more to that than holding the title."
"Huh, there is?"
Akeno once again takes the role of explaining to Issei, "Yes, in legends with the human who slayed a god not only they acknowledged as a God Slayer, they are reborn with the [Authority] of the god they had slayed. Not only that they say that they have a high resistance of magic, so most spells or curses of any kind won't work on them."
As Issei made was more surprised as Akeno continued on explaining on what a Campione is. He stopped Akeno at one point to ask a question, "Hold on Akeno-san what do mean by god's authority?"
She nodded her slightly and went with an answer, "[Authority] are the powers and abilities of the gods that they process, and there are various kinds of [Authorities] that can be used as offensive, defensive, and support. It really depends on the god had been slain. Despite gaining those [Authorities], unlike the gods who can use them as much as they want the Campiones have restriction and requirements in order to you them; still even with that they are still a force to be reckoned with so you should absolutely must not underestimate them!" Issei quickly nodded timidly as he listened to Akeno's advice, and she kept on going with her last piece of the lesson. "Anyway the Campiones are considered one of the most powerful beings and other humans began to follow and serve under them. This gave more into the meaning as God Slayers the compare it to Devil Kings for slaying the gods who originally meant to be worshiped."
Issei was amazed and at the same time felt a bit afraid of the Campiones as he thought to himself, 'Geez I hope I would never get into a fight or ever meet them.' Soon another question pooped into his head and decided to ask. "So, just how many other Campiones is their right now?"
Rias looked towards at Issei, "They're currently seven of them around the world, but right now we're worrying about the one that resides here in Tokyo."
"What? Here in Tokyo, isn't that way too close!?"
"Issei I know that Campiones are new to you, but haven't you been watching the news lately?" The one who asked that was Kiba one of the few male devils with Issei in the Gremory Team.
He quickly recalls some events that took place in Japan that seemed too unnatural to happen. "Wait you mean those are his doings?"
Kiba nodded and put some insight into it more, "Technically yes, he was involve with those incidents; but it was got caught into the crossfire between God Slayers, Gods and other God Slayers."
"Other God Slayers? Wait, so you're saying that not all of the Campiones are on the same side?"
"That's right even though they are fellow Campione, but they are neither friends nor enemies. They usually are on their own side, and when push comes to shove well you should know how it goes."
Issei nods at Kiba and felt more troubled about how these Campiones act, and he looked at Asia who seems to be shaken up on hearing about them. This time Rias took up on the talking stated the original topic at hand.
"Yes, well right now we're focusing on this Campione so let's get back on to topic shall we?" Everyone looked up towards Rias, and now started listening to her. "You see if we can get into a contract with this Eric person than we should able get in good terms with the Campione…I'm starting to get second guesses about this particular Campione; Especially the rumors about him floating around." She puts on troubled face with a slight flush of red.
Issei quickly noticed Rias expression as he got a bad feeling about it. "Umm, what do you mean by rumors floating around him?"
With Rias sigh as she became a bit too embarrassed to say; Akeno made a giggle and said, "Well if you must know, they say that this Campione is a lustrous Devil King that goes around collecting women and even from foreign countries hand been caught into his grasp." She continues to make teasing giggles, which only wild up Issei. Fearing that theres a good chance that he'll get Rias. "Let's see so for there are four of his mistresses usually accompany him where ever he goes who comprise of two Italian females and two Japanese females. A local mistress who live in Sodina, Italy, and one of the other Campione who turned out to be the cult leader and the Chinese Campione, a fearsome woman indeed. There is also a rumor that he had charmed the top member of the Witengemot organization. Oh I almost forgot that he also have potential mistress who is one of the four mistresses little sister."
Issei was in a conflict with his emotions of envy, jealousy, worriness, and anger, "NO! Bucho you can't deal with that kind of man! Who knows what he will do? At least take me with you so that I can protect you." With that he shouted with his courage and honest feelings which made Rias blush bright red and yet made her happy as well.
She smiled as she looked towards at him and said, "Don't worry it's not something of a sure thing, I can turn down contract if it doesn't fit well with us." He had forgotten that we can turn down the contract if negotiations aren't met. "But it does make me wonder why she would submit a contract now when she didn't before?" Rias pondered while staring at the profile, which made Issei puzzled.
Now the date goes back a few days earlier over at a café where Godou Kusanagi is with Erica Blandalli the golden hair blonde Italian beauty, along with a silver hair fairy-like Italian female who is name Liliana Kranjcar, and a beautiful burnet Japanese female named Yuri Mariya.
"Godou I have a plan that can expand our little round table, so instead of just having to rely on resource out in this world. We can gain more support and intel through the Underworld as well." Erica smiled as gave out a suggestion the provide Godou greater assets.
"Eh? You mean like dealing with Devils! Erica-san even for you this is going a little too far." Yuri quickly exclaimed with a worried expression since Hime-Mikos have different ways of doing things than the western mages and witches.
"Not really Yuri Mariya, dealing with Devils is also ascetical to our organizations magic. So it is not surprising witches like us makes contracts with various devils." The one explained the matter at hand was Liliana. "With help of Devils, people like us can become stronger, gain new knowledge, or form some form of personal alliances."
Erica gave light smile at her childhood friend and rivial. "Yup, Lily is correct and it'll be helpful to Godou so that we can prepare for situations that are beyond our sight."
"I see but, uh isn't a little dangerous to be dealing with Devils? I mean the Divine Ancestors were giving us trouble." Godou questioned Erica as he felt a bad feeling from the idea of dealing with Devils. "And besides don't have to give them something in return, like something really special or your soul?"
"Aww, is Godou actually worried about me? Such too is expected to your number one lover." Eric grinned devilishly while she clings to his arm while the other two females stared at them intensely with flushed faces. "But don't worry despite of what you might have heard "your side" of the story about Devils they are not all that dangerous or scary they out to be."
This gave Godou a troubled feeling, "Well if you say so than I won't worry about it too much, but like I keep saying can you stop clinging to me this out in public!" Godou muttered as he was feeling embarrassed from the stares he had been getting from the crowd around him.
"G-Godou-san is right! You have to stop this inappropriate behavior." Yuri stared at Erica with blushed face.
"Hmm, a little jealous that didn't get cling on to him Yuri?"
"Eh? T-that's not t-true…" both Yuri and Liliana looked down blushing even brighter.
With a slight cough Liliana got back her composer and asked, "A-anyway back on to the topic at hand, Erica why sudden interest of doing this? Didn't already agree that we both wouldn't make a contract with the Devils?"
"Hmm, well I just thought that it would help us all for future battle and situations, and beside didn't the rest of that agreement go on like, 'until find the right lord that we wish to serve.' And what do you know we found our beloved king. Am I right Lily?" with sly smile she looked at Liliana who went again blushed wildly.
"Uh, yes that is true, I suppose I did forgot about it."
"Also Lily you'll be getting one too if assume correctly?" Erica continues with her devious smile.
"Huh, why should I also make a contract with a Devil with you?" Liliana stares back at her childhood friend and rivial with a suspicious look.
"Hmm, that is because I don't feel all that confident if I'm just doing all the contracting."
"That still does not satisfy with my question of-"
Just when Liliana was about finish her statement, Erica cuts off. "Page twenty-eight, paragraph three."
"Eh?"
Erica clears her throat slightly and begins to recite something, "I'm sorry but…I don't feel very uncomfortable, and it's really embarrassing. Oh do not worry my love it'll feel good and I will-"
This time it was Erica that got cut off by Liliana who was a panic state and blushing wildly. "OK, OK, I'll do it! So please stop it…." She looked down feeling all depressed and agitated at the same time.
Erica smiled devilishly as she says, "Why thank you Lily, you truly are a great friend." This left Godou and Yuri confused one what had unfolded in front of them, and then Erica turned to Yuri. "Yuri if all possible are you able to get in contact with Ena Seishuuin?"
"Ah, yes I can but what do you want ask from her Erica-san?"
"I would like her to be with was when the time comes for the interview. Since we have make it look like "we do have an all-powerful Campione with us" right?" With everyone nodded but Godou nodded.
"Well whatever happens try to be careful, and I really hope it doesn't get in the way of having a peaceful life." With that Godou made a sigh feeling that'll be troublesome.