Disclaimer – Do not own of the works of Ichiei Ishibumi or Miyama-Zero or anything of Highschool DxD and the characters therein that allows any form of monetary profit to be made. I do this solely on my own dime and time.
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Author's Note: This will be a harem fic but I won't have Issei basically jump into the girls' beds the moment he meets them. The series itself starts with Issei being a student at Kuoh Academy for over a year but I will be changing how things happened to him during his first year. Since he's been made aware of a few critical pieces of information ahead of time by Areille, his interactions will be different with many of the students. Both those within the academy and those outside.
On a final note, there will be lemon scenes in later chapters. Issei won't be such a super pervert since he's no longer a virgin but that doesn't mean he will only settle with one girl.
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Chapter 2: Year One
It had been over a month since Issei had moved out of his parent's home after learning he had been accepted to Kuoh Academy. It was a bit tricky in convincing his mother and father that he should move to the apartment complex that housed students for the academy even though he was within what could be seen as bicycling distance from his home to the academy itself. Areille managed to arrange a kind of stipend and sold the whole idea to his parents by stating that so long as Issei maintains a certain grade point average then his parents would receive a set amount each month.
Of course this was a whole lie outside of the fact that where Issei was currently living at was indeed meant for students that were accepted to the academy but lived too far away for a timely daily commute.
Areille also made arrangements so that any information regarding fees or bills about Issei's living situation went to her first so to keep any suspicions about who it was really paying out all the funds to a minimum. Even creating an organization that was widely known throughout the mortal world as the best in terms of humanitarian effort could only create an effective cover for so long. She knew it was never a question of "if" any of the factions would learn of Issei and the Sacred Gear he held. The only question is which side would find out about him first. One of the reasons why she chose to help in training was so that when the time comes, Issei would be in a position where he couldn't be entirely coerced to join whichever side. And he would be strong enough to protect his parents and home should one of the sides be a rather poor sport about their offer being turned down.
It was that line of thought that made Areille wonder how someone like Issei Hyoudou managed to get accepted into Kuoh Academy in the first place. His grades weren't poor but they weren't stellar either so on that side of the academic scale had nothing that made him stand out significantly. Most schools didn't wholly accept highly athletic students which was what Issei did more or less become because of her training methods.
Seeing Issei having to actually hold back during some of the exercise games that happened in gym classes was something of a funny sight. Even some of the times when Issei had to 'take a dive' in order to keep those watching him closely to maintain the impression he was a normal student. Areille had to keep herself from laughing when Issei had to fake a 'leg cramp' during a swimming lesson since he easily out swam all other students. The leg cramp just reminded her of the time she had Issei try to out-swim a shark as a test of endurance. The only person in all of history that walked on water would have been impressed by Issei's action that day.
But now the time had come for his very first day at school and both Areille and Issei shared their collective thoughts about what to expect and what to do overall once inside the school itself.
Areille told Issei that for the time being, until he was sure who would be watching him closely once inside, to act as he normally does around his friends. She knew that when the three of them got together, their perverted tendencies would come to the surface. Kuoh Academy was originally an all-girls school so there was going to many that were going to be watching the new male students very closely. Areille wondered how long it would be before Issei or one of his friends or all three of them say or do something perverted which would put them on the female half of the student body's radar of those to avoid.
Issei had made the comment that he could hold himself back but he knew without a doubt his two male friends would start ogling the female students because of the 5-to-1 ratio. Areille told him to enjoy it since the ratio could easily change the following year making it 1-to1. The look of realization that what Issei thought was basically 'Heaven on Earth' had a possible expiration date made Areille laugh.
It was after her laugh did Issei actually as a serious question that Areille didn't really think about until now. The teenager asked the former Angel that even though they have been intimate and he was more than ready to always be there for her, especially towards the efforts of her being able to return home, how she would feel if he pursued his dream of creating a harem.
Areille remembered not too long after she first met Issei that he openly admitted that his dream would be to have a harem. She would have dismissed it as the worst pipe dream a male teenager could ever have but she remembered sometime later she once had a discussion with Ddraig who was sealed within Issei's Sacred Gear about previous wielders of the Boosted Gear. She made an off-hand remark that none of the previous wielders could ever be as perverted as Issei is but Ddraig said that such a personality quirk wouldn't stop something that was always inevitable. Ddraig openly stated that even Belzard had multiple women chasing after him during his time.
She knew that despite the restrictions the Holy Angels would place on themselves so as to not end up becoming Fallen Angels, Areille also knew that those who could sense power would easily be drawn to the power of a Heavenly Dragon. They would actually lust for it without realizing it at first. Issei had the kind of personality that was worth knowing once you got past his powerful nature of perversion and ever since he began to work with Ddraig as equal partners instead of seeing him like a tool as almost all previous wielders had, Areille noticed some significant changes that Ddraig said was a very strong possibility of happening to Issei's body.
Issei's human body had reached a point where any more strength and power unlocked would require his body to undergo what would essentially be an upgrade. When Areille learned of that and asked what Ddraig had meant by it, she was honestly surprised of the answers she was given. To know that the Boosted Gear and Divine Dividing immediately began affecting the wielders the moment they were activated was a surprise especially when Areille learned what changes were made. Knowing that any children Issei might have would actually carry a trace of dragon's blood within them was something she actually didn't expect even when she was told that Issei's own blood would essentially change from human to dragon.
To know that dragon's blood could mix with literally anyone and create powerful offspring's was something that Areille didn't consider as a reason for why anyone of the three factions and various pantheons always sought out either wielders. Power was indeed one thing but using either Albion or Ddraig to essentially be breeders was something that in hindsight should have been considered especially with the low numbers of the Devils, the Fallen Angels and the Holy Angels.
All the information that Ddraig had told her was at her mind when trying to figure out how best to answer Issei's question about how she felt if he actually pursued his dream of starting a harem.
Truth be told, Areille felt a part of her was jealous that it was possible she was going to end up sharing Issei to more than one female because there would easily be those who weren't interested in Issei but the power of Ddraig. She also took into consideration that maybe it might be a good thing in the long run since the fact two heiresses of powerful Devil Clans were going to the same school and the odds of one of them pursuing Issei was almost all but assured.
Plus, when the time would come that she would have to make her presence known, having the world know Issei would wholeheartedly protect her and vice versa might be more convincing to others if Issei somehow managed to have others that would also protect him and her along with each other in equal passion.
It was as the old human saying goes, 'one hell of a long shot in the dark' but maybe it might work out like that if Issei actively pursued such a dream.
"As much as I would want you all to myself, I won't hate you if you pursue or another girl pursues you. Besides, it would take a special girl to overlook your perverted side and I know you can only keep that side of you in check for so long."
Areille made it so that her tone of voice carried a hint that she had faith in Issei, both the good and the bad.
Issei caught the hint and replied that no matter what it takes, he will achieve his dream of having a harem where the girls won't be slaves but will service his every whim. Areille had seen in the past those that had achieve such a dream, oftern tended to treat their harem with such cruelty that it was no different than slaves in chains. For some reason that she couldn't find words to, Areille felt that the kind of harem Issei would create wouldn't be anything like that.
Probably because of how innocent he was still in his heart even after losing his virginity. In fact, Areille felt that Issei hadn't really changed at all after that moment and if he wasn't as big of a pervert as he was, she felt he would be a perfect guardian angel.
After giving Issei a quick kiss on the lips for good luck on his first day at his new school, Areille told him that she would be out of touch for the next couple of days. She told him that she had to maintain appearances for as long as possible since she told Issei that it was only a matter of time before someone realized who Issei was or rather what it was that he carried. Areille told him that she had no doubts how careful Issei is in keeping himself out of sight.
But she also told him that no one can plan for absolutely everything and he entering Kuoh Academy guarantees that someone will take notice. The only real question was when and how the reaction will be upon several individuals realizing how close to them and how long a powerful Sacred Gear was under their collective noses.
Issei did contemplate such thoughts on his walk towards the school. He considered several options about what to do should he ever be approached by either heiresses that he was told was attending the same academy or any members of their respective peerage.
It was only when he got within eye sight of the front gate of Kuoh Academy did Issei realize he made a very big error in his recent research of the place.
He had no idea what the heiresses looked like or even how many members they each had for their own peerage not to mention he didn't even know what they looked like either.
Areille had taught him to use his senses in ways to see things no one can normally see. The idea of using such a skill to help identify those that were human from those that were not might've had merit to it had he not realized how powerful and how many supernatural auras there were at the school itself. It was clear in seeing that the concrete wall that ran around the property of the academy acted as a magical barrier to keep such auras from spilling out like crazy.
Issei remembered Areille telling that there was a kind of standing truce amongst the three factions in the area and it was delicate truce most of the time. Every so often a stray Devil would cause problems but would mostly be targeted by either the Fallen Angels or the Devils.
Issei figured that Kuoh Academy was part of the truce and only existed as long as nothing caused the other factions to deem the place a threat. He also figured that if someone like him was part of Kuoh Academy but not sided with any of the Devil Clans then the other factions might take notice and consider things from a different perspective like Areille had taught him.
The teenager did laugh at himself when he remembered the time he learned the truth about Heaven, Hell and everything in between. It was a bit much to take all of it in, about a week before he came to terms with it. But he was glad that when he began conversing with his partner and being able to see things from multiple perspectives gave him much needed insight.
Even now he decided to see what Ddraig thought about the current situation since essentially both of them were walking face first into possible powder keg of a situation.
'So….how best to stay under the radar? I do believe we are both in agreement that there might some magical wards in place that are meant to detect any presences that walk past the front gates. The kind of presences that aren't supposed to inside.' Issei asked mentally but not to himself.
'Safest bet is to not walk past the gates themselves at all.' Ddraig replied in his usual gruff manner of a voice. 'But the next best thing would be to not do anything that would give others the hint you're no longer human. Areille taught you well on how to mask your presence, to keep your strength and aura under wraps but there might be some individuals here who are more sensitive than most.'
Issei looked around discreetly to see if anyone was taking an interest of him the closer he got to the front gates. 'If there are such people here, I might have to change things up depending on how close they start looking at me.'
Looking at some of the female students that were ahead of him, Issei's line of thought started to veer away from conventional thinking. Despite knowing that the average female student at the academy could pass for a young supermodel didn't stop Issei of thinking back on his dream and how the chances of it happening seemed to have increased.
'Focus, Issei. As much as I know you want to start a harem practically as soon as possible, you might want to make sure which girls aren't already taken.' Ddraig said after letting out a sigh of annoyance despite being all too aware of his partner's main goal in life.
'What makes you think these girls are taken? Sure they all look exceptionally hot but I doubt they all have boyfriends.' Issei looked around and took note that of the students that were either walking to the school or were just outside the gate, he noticed that the groups talking amongst themselves were single gender.
'At the risk of indulging a fantasy of yours, one of near countless many with common themes, I wasn't hinting at these girls already having possible mates.' Ddraig waited a moment to let Issei go through other possible line of thoughts to see if he would at least reach one that held common sense. After a while and seeing that he wasn't anywhere near such a thing, Ddraig continued. 'We know that two heiresses for Devil Clans are here. Areille informed you that both would have a peerage but even she doesn't know who or how many are among each peerage.'
Issei's mind managed to switch over from his normal perverted ways of thinking and made the logical connection in what Ddraig had said earlier.
'I see. Either one could have as many as a dozen or less than a handful for a peerage size. And in a place where there are multiple supernatural auras just on display for anyone who can remotely sense them, it's basically 50/50 if any supernatural beings I run into are either alone or with a peerage.'
'And most members of a peerage are rather fiercely loyal to their master so they could easily be on the lookout for anything or anyone that might pose a threat to them or their master.'
Issei agreed with what Ddraig said with a subtle grunt. He only made such a sound when two girls ran past him to enter the school that much quicker but they weren't fast enough to where he did sense that both girls weren't human.
The first things Issei noticed about the two girls, after the fact he knew they weren't entirely human and with how fast they were running he managed to get a clear view of what color their panties were that each rather beautiful girl were wearing, was that one had shoulder-length reddish-brown hair with what seemed like there was a single strand of hair sticking out from the top and the other had brown hair but was tied into twin long ponytails.
The one with the ponytails was a little shorter than the other one but she had a shade of green eyes that Issei had rarely seen outside of someone wearing contact lenses. Whether one girl was racing the other on who got to school grounds first or they were late and were trying to make up time was a question that didn't stay long in Issei's mind after he noticed something else. It was the other girl that was just behind the ponytail girl running past the front gate that Issei managed catch a glimpse of what the color of her eyes were that caught his attention almost immediately.
Just before she disappeared from his sight, Issei noticed the girl's eyes were brown. A shade of brown that in his view was akin to a kind of chocolate that wasn't too light but wasn't too dark either. As brief as it was in seeing the girl's eyes was also still enough time for his mind to realize something upon seeing them. Issei wasn't ashamed in admitting to anyone that asked that most of the girls he ever saw in any regards he would also mentally asses their figure and place them on a special list he had working on for years. The two girls obviously had slim yet sexy figures with both having similar busts size which was what Issei first took note in his mind.
But the girl with the reddish brown hair and brown eyes had something the other girl didn't have and it was something Issei had seen before. The problem was at the moment for him was that his mind couldn't place where he had seen what he saw in that girl's eyes and he knew without a doubt he had seen such a look before.
'Guess that more than confirms there are humans and….well, others attending this school.' Issei said to Ddraig.
'I can sense the frustration you're experiencing at the moment, Issei. Not sure what it is you believe you saw...'
Issei thought about it for several more moments. He knew Ddraig wasn't making fun of him like he usually did whenever a girl occupied his thoughts.
'Well, time to be a typical student who is completely unaware that the school he's attending is more than it appears.' Issei said to Ddraig just a moment before passing through the front gate.
As suspected by both of them, the moment Issei passed through the front gate did he feel something that was so subtle that it could easily be mistaken by virtually anyone as a very light breeze of wind passing by. Issei kept walking normally while looking around to see if anyone or anything took notice upon entering the school grounds. Keeping his aura suppressed was either working or those who were in charge of the school's security were doing a wait-and-see position with him.
Time would tell which it was for him so in the meantime, Issei decided to do what any other student would do upon entering a new institution: find their friends.
"Yo! Issei!"
Issei smiled at how coincidental it was in that he was about to start looking for his friends when it seemed they already found him. Turning towards the direction where he heard the familiar voice is when he saw his two friends: Matsuda and Motohama.
Issei waved at his two friends as all three of them made their way to each other. He could tell from the looks on both of their faces that they were ecstatic at the moment. What made them ecstatic wasn't that hard to guess when a couple of female students walked in front of Matsuda and Motohama and both male students took immediate interest.
To be more precise, it was when Matsuda said, "More proof this school is full of hotness!" and Motohama followed up by saying, "This place is a dream come true!", told everyone within earshot what made these two very happy.
Of course the two girls that walked past them shot them a dirty look but that didn't stop Matsuda and Motohama from continuing to look at them as they walked further away.
Issei was well aware of his two friends' personalities since they really weren't all that different from his own. He was aware that such personalities weren't all that accepted in normal society and always laughed at how fake 'normal society' was and how it was wholly accepted by the general populace since the actual truth would so easily blow away many fundamentals of society.
It took him a while to accept the actual truths of the world and that was someone like him. People who acted like zealots in their own beliefs might actually cause more damage just on the simply notion that what they believe in isn't true about the world itself.
A lesson taught to him by Areille that he knew he would always be grateful for.
After Matsuda and Motohama stopped gazing at the two girls and turned their attention back to Issei. All three of them gave each other a high-five because the three of them did indeed feel as though they had gained a prize they had been searching all their lives for.
"Oh, man, can you believe this? I mean, seriously, can you believe our luck?" Matsuda said while looking around as happily as a kid would when given a golden ticket to a candy store.
"Don't know how we managed to get in to a place like this but I am most certainly not going to waste this golden opportunity." Motohama's smile was big, like Mastuda's, that Issei wondered if his face was going to break as a result.
After several moments of this look of pure bliss on their face, Matsuda had a different thought enter into his mind which he felt the need to voice.
"Wait one second! All three of us are going to this school which without a doubt is paradise but only one of us actually has even better luck happening to them." Matsuda gave Issei a look that said told anyone who saw it that said person was guilty of something obvious.
Matsuda along with Issei and Motohama were friends with each other for almost as long as they could remember. Of the three, he was the more athletic endeavor type since he had won several awards in sports contest against other schools prior to enrolling into Kuoh Academy. It was because of this that he kept himself bald because he said whenever he was on the field, the last thing he needed to distract him other than the bouncy titties of nearby girl competitors was his own hair getting into his eyes.
Not a completely unbelievable reason but Issei had heard of Olympic swimmers literally shaving all of their hair off of their body for better streamlining while swimming.
"Yeah, that's right!" Motohama followed suit in giving Issei an incriminating look, one that was a little more serious even though his glasses. "All three of us don't live too far away from this place and yet you're the only one that had to move into an apartment complex that is meant for students who live too far away to travel to this school on a daily basis. And, add in the fact that the tenants of said apartment complex, you're the only male student there."
Motohama was what the three of them agree to be their intellectual of the trio. It wasn't because of the glasses he wore but because he was more insightful of things and a little quicker to come to conclusions than the other two. It was because of this that actually helped both Matsuda and Issei pass some of their classes in their previous school. His ability in gaining information on whatever he researched made Issei often wonder if the Japanese government was going to recruit him as some kind of intelligence agent.
Issei couldn't deny the fact that where he was living that all other tenants were female students but he had told Motohama and Matsuda that it was only because the two other Kuoh Academy-sponsored apartment complexes had no openings. He had told them that it was because of his arrangement with the school that he had to move to his current place in order to gain the financial advantage.
But when it turned out that all other 34 female students in the apartment complex could easily be supermodels on magazines and posters, Issei's friends disregarded all other factors of a logical argument.
"What can I say that I haven't already said before? Besides, it doesn't really matter since there's only so many girls there but here, well…." Issei said while motioning to all the female students that were walking by within their collective eyesight. "That place is like a pond where here would easily be the open sea."
It took several moments on both Motohama and Matsuda's part before they both veered away from one line of thought back to their default method of thinking.
"True that. I mean, right now, for every male student here, there's easily five female students in comparison. Having a harem while we're in high school didn't seem as real as does now even when we dreamed about it after getting our acceptance letters." Motohama said while looking at the student body that was walking into the school itself.
"It's so hard on where to start but I'm up for this challenge." Matsuda added as well observing said student body himself.
Before anything else could be said between the three, the main school bell began to ring. Classes were about to begin but first year students had to report to their assigned classrooms earlier than the other students.
"Well, see-ya guys at lunch time. Sucks that the three of us aren't in the same classroom." Issei said before walking towards his destination.
"Hey, that just means we get to compare notes on which classroom has the hotter babes!" Motohama replied before both he and Matsuda set off to find their assigned classroom.
After giving one final wave of his hand to his friends, Issei entered into the main building of the academy and couldn't help himself from whistling at the interior layout. He was aware how big the place seemed to be but that was only from what he could see on the outside. It was no surprise that a school was easily big in order to accommodate numerous students and faculty members but Issei had to remind himself that this place was different that any typical school he had been in before.
Kuoh Academy was one of the very few academic facilities in the country that was essentially all three levels of education rolled into one place. It had a primary division which was like a combination of both elementary and middle school classes that was similar to most other countries school systems. It easily had a high school division which made it easy for those that passed primary division not have to relocate to a different school. It even had a college division for those who wish to continue their education which made the place overall a kind of one-stop shop for all things academic.
Issei reminded himself that such a place would easily have to be bigger than most places. When thinking about how this place kept several truths hidden from the general populace, Issei figured that in a way it was something of a small town he had entered into if it wasn't a school.
While making his way towards his assigned classroom, Issei took more note of the student populace than he had initially. It was a guideline that all student were required to wear an outfit as part of school regulations but what was required to wear was definitely different than what he had worn before.
Issei noticed that the girls mostly wore the standard Kuoh uniform which consisted of a white button down shirt with black vertical stripes, a black shoulder cape with white accents. A magenta skirt with white accents, a black corset and brown dress shoes. Issei enjoyed the look of the girls in their uniform as well as how short the skirt was. With a gust of wind the skirt would shift just enough to catch a glimpse of what was worn underneath.
The male uniform was rather plain compared to the girls in Issei's opinion. They were required to wear black dress pants, a white button down shirt with the same black stripes, a black jacket with white accents and brown dress shoes.
Issei wasn't a big fan of the standard way to wear the uniform. He instead chose to leave the jacket and button down shirt open showing off the red t-shirt he wore underneath.
As Issei walked through the halls towards his classroom, Class 1-C, on the first floor of the main building, he hadn't spotted anyone who seemed to be taking an interest in him. He had noticed that some of the male students that walked by were sporting some bruises or black eyes. Wasn't a stretch in believing that the reason for their wounds were the result of being beaten by some of the girls. Issei had heard a rumor that some of the girls of the academy who were very adamant against having the establishment becoming a co-ed school were going to make sure no immoral behavior was tolerated by the new students.
Rather proof positive that said rumor was true. Made Issei wonder how long before his two friends would be sporting similar wounds.
Upon arriving at his assigned classroom, Issei met the teacher who was waiting outside and greeted all her new students. Her name was Kyoko Hayashi and Issei immediately had to keep himself collected after he got a close look at the teacher's figure. The teacher has light brown eyes with glasses, rather reddish-brown hair which she keeps in a loose ponytail with long strands hanging down in front of each ear. All that alone made her rather stunning for someone who was a teacher but having a full figure and large breasts made it clear of two possibilities in Issei's mind.
Kyoko Hayashi had either just finished whatever was required to get a teacher's position at this school because of how young she looked or she was a Devil herself because from what Areille told him, virtually all those who were born a Devil tended to be supernaturally beautiful. It didn't look like she had any work done on her body from what he could see but Issei was reluctant to admit that her breasts were natural because of how close they were to breaking her blouse open and allowing all the world to see them.
What the student girls were wearing was one thing, how close it was to allowing anyone a chance panties flash, was one thing, but what the teacher Kyoko was wearing was akin to what a porn actress would wear in a TILF (Teachers I Like To Fuck) movie.
Hell, her skirt alone was just barely covering her lower half to conform to what would be seen as societal standards.
After showing her the paperwork that he was one of her students, Issei was told by his teacher to stand outside the class until he was called. Being singled out like that made him somewhat nervous for a couple of reasons. Mainly he was still on alert to see if anyone was paying extra special attention to him. He had managed to see inside the classroom for a few seconds before his teacher asked him to wait in the hall so he noticed that it seemed he was the only male student in his class.
That fact would have made him giddy beyond belief had this been a regular school he was attending But now, it only added a bit of anxiety for he'd be the center of attention for the girls in the class and there was no doubt that some of them would try to deduce his true nature. The only ones that would enjoy such a scenario, and he had no doubt they probably were in such one, would be his friends Motohama and Matsuda.
Issei could hear the teacher speaking to her students after the final bell rang that told the student that class had begun.
"Okay girls, I'm sure you're aware of the new initiative Kuoh Academy has put in place. We now have a test group of male students to start to transition to a co-ed school. We are lucky enough to have one such student with us in our class. Come on in and introduce yourself." At the last part, Issei realized he was being called into to the room and followed the directions of his teacher.
Issei walked into the room and stood at the front of his class next to the teacher. Looking out to his classmates, Issei had one immediate thought, 'This...is going to be harder than I thought…'
Issei scanned over the girls in his class and most of them were beauties in their own right. Issei was going to be put to the test, and if he failed, he'd be labeled as a pervert because of how fast gossip ran throughout a school in one day alone.
He also could tell that the girls were eyeing him rather intensely with each step he made into the room. It even felt like some of them were eyeing him as a predator stalking its prey.
Ever since he became close to Areille, Issei was aware that he didn't pay too much attention to his own looks. Because if you get an Angel to fall in love with you, truly and deeply, than looks really weren't that big of a factor. Of course the school uniform he was wearing wasn't custom made so it unintentionally looked too tight over his physically developed body. Issei knew that anyone who underwent the rather hellish training that Areille put him through would just as easily be ripped as he was….or run away screaming after the third day.
Motohama was the more athletic driven among the three but Issei passed off his physique as a way to stay in shape since one of their last teachers had a spare tire for a stomach and Issei told his friends that no girl in their right mind would find that attractive.
Of course Matsuda replied that sometimes a freaky minded girl could be the best in the bedroom. Issei could not refute that point especially after watching a few porn movies that reinforced Matsuda's point.
As per the custom of being a new student in a new school, Issei wrote his name on the chalkboard before taking in a long deep breath to calm himself and turned around to face the class.
'Alright, remember… good first impression, maintain eye contact, no roaming eyes.' Issei thought to himself, taking the lessons he had learned from his mother and father.
Issei looked back to his classmates then introduced himself with a steady smile. He was hoping that a sudden bout of nervousness wouldn't hit him at this critical moment, him being center of attention for so many good looking girls including even his teacher.
"H-hello, My n-name is Issei Hyoudou." Issei mentally cursed himself for stuttering.
That really didn't start out the way he wanted it to. So he cleared his throat to continue, a few of the girls giggled under their breath but Issei still heard it.
"I'm looking forward to get know each of you." Issei said his last part and bowed slightly to the class.
His teacher had apparently picked up on his nervous demeanor as did the class and addressed the girls before assigning Issei to a seat.
"Okay girls, I'm sure Mr. Hyoudou here is a bit nervous at being so outnumbered, so be sure to be on your best behavior." The teacher said, much to Issei's dismay at being outed in front of the class.
'This might work in your favor. If these girls, possibly the Devil ones, think you're innocent then they might seize the opportunity to 'corrupt' you to their ways.' Ddraig said to Issei which made Issei sigh quietly before ending his bow and standing back up.
'Like that would happen on the first day.' Issei knew what the odds where but there was that one part of him that fantasized a scenario where a bunch of sexy school girls took him to an empty classroom and had their way with him under the guise of a 'biology lesson'.
Seeing the faces of his fellow classmates easily put faces to said fantasies. Issei could have sworn one of the girls that was watching him licked her lips when their eyes met briefly.
Maybe that fantasy had a chance to happen after all….
While such thoughts ran around in Issei's mind, the teacher had visually scanned the room to find a seat for her only male student. She spoke to Issei once she found one.
"Why don't you sit in between Ms. Hanakai and Ms. Kusaka. Momo, Reya, raise your hands please."
Two girls raised their hands, each having a smile on their face. Once Issei saw the two hands rise, his face showed a hint of bright red which made the girls openly giggle this time.
The two girls the teacher referred to were both otherworldly beauties. The first had brown hair tied into two braids that reached her waist with light brown eyes that held a gentle look in them. Her figure, from what Issei could see was top notch in his humble opinion.
'Alright, is it me or is it a requirement to have supermodel looks to enroll here or something?' Issei thought.
The other girl was just as much of a looker in her own right. She had snow white hair that reached mid-back, straight bangs at eyebrow level. Her eyes were a glacial blue that were absolutely captivating. It was honestly hard for Issei to look away.
'How the Hell am I supposed to focus on class with those two next to me?'
'You're actually here to focus on academia?' Ddraig said with a tone that Issei knew was his partner enjoying the situation in front of him.
Issei bowed to the teacher and walked to his seat, which was located two rows from the back, in between Momo who had the window seat on his left, and Reya on his right. Once he sat down, both girls smiled and leaned over to whisper to Issei before class started. Momo was the first to speak.
"Hey there, just call me Momo. It's nice to meet you Issei. Let us know if you need anything."
Issei couldn't help but feel a touch of nervousness plaguing his mind from sitting next to these two girls. But he wanted to make a good impression so he opted for the friendly greeting.
"Thanks and as I said, my name's Issei and it's nice to meet the both of you."
The other girl next to Issei giggled, apparently he was easy to read to her and it seemed both girls could tell he was feeling some nervousness.
"Nice to meet you Ise, call me Reya."
The brown haired girl looked Issei over whispering to him again. "You seem a little overwhelmed. Do we make you nervous, Ise?" Reya said in a slight teasing whisper.
At which point Issei nervously rubbed the back of his head. He also realized that it seemed Reya had given him a nickname which he felt was a good thing. Hopefully these two girls weren't the kind that loved to tease male students with promises of 'special favors' if they did things for them. If they were, well it would be ashamed considering how drop dead gorgeous these two were.
"Somewhat. I didn't expect that I would be sitting between two beauti-" Issei realized what he was about to basically blurt out and quickly clamped his mouth shut. 'That was close…' Hoping to correct himself before the girls caught on to what he was going to say he spoke again.
"I didn't expect to be the only guy in class. I thought there'd be at least one other."
Issei's hopes that his slip of the tongue wasn't noticed were quickly shot down as both girls openly laughed, not trying to hide it this time. Issei's face started to glow redder that it was almost akin to his shirt, so he decided to just take out the materials for his class and pay attention to the lecture.
As Issei did his best to pay attention to the lesson of the day, he also subtly looked around to see if anyone had their eyes on him. When that search came up negative, Issei decided to switch over to his other means of 'seeing' and wasn't surprised in the least at what he noticed.
His earlier thought that the requirement for girls to be in this academy meant they had to be some kind of supermodels was quickly replaced when he noticed that at least four individuals in the classroom were definitely Devils. The ones he had just talked to were Devils which he found non-surprising and a worry. He knew he had kept his aura in check, not letting any kind of flare ups or hints that he was more than he appeared to be but that was when he was walking among other students. Being this constantly close to two Devils would either prove his skills at stealth were on what Areille expected them to be or the two girls weren't paying any attention to him at all.
Looking at where he felt the other two Devils had his gaze move over to a girl that had shoulder length blue hair. He managed to see when she turned her head just enough that she actually had matching blue eyes as well. From the angle of view he had, Issei could tell she had something close to an athletic body but obviously more power than what any normal eye could see. Areille had taught him how to gauge a fighter's presence even when not in combat so he had no doubt the girl was an experienced fighter to say the least.
'I hope I don't make an enemy out of her.' Issei thought to himself but his words were caught by Ddraig.
'Might not have a choice in the matter. There are already four Devils in this room alone and if they all serve the same master, they may be ordered to eliminate you if they can't secure your allegiance.'
Issei made a mental 'nod' in agreement to Ddraig's words before looking at the fourth Devil in the room. It was when he saw her eyes did Issei realize he had seen her before.
It was the same girl he had seen ran past him earlier, the one who had a look in her eyes that he knew without a doubt he had seen before but couldn't remember where exactly.
On the surface, it seemed to anyone that looked in her general direction that the girl was the cheerful kind. A kind of person that would take a lot to get her into a bad mood. But looking into her eyes over several seconds told Issei what it was he was actually seeing and where he had seen such a look before.
When Areille told him the truth of her banishment from Heaven.
The girl may not have noticed how intensely Issei was looking at her but the two girls on each side of him did notice and chose to ask him a question that caught him off guard.
"Already planning on making Tomoe your lover?" Reya asked before giving Issei a flirting wink.
"Working fast even though there are so many girls to choose from, aren't you Ise?" Momo gave Issei a similar wink.
Issei couldn't stop his face from turning red again at the remarks but at least it told him to be more careful in his reconnaissance.
Issei only nodded a 'no' in response before he began talking to Ddraig about the connections he made.
'I knew I've seen that look somewhere before. No one can fake the look of being exiled from your home, no matter how much of an act you put on.'
'True. Whether it's because she's a Devil or not, there's definitely more to her than what anyone can see on face value.' Ddraig replied but spoke again after a thought entered into the dragon's mind. 'I doubt you'll listen but be careful.'
'What do you mean by that?'
'That same look is what drew you to Areille. I've had more than enough time to think about it and I've come to the conclusion that even meeting Areille, you wouldn't have become so attached to her had you not noticed that very look in her eyes.'
Issei wanted to argue the point but Ddraig continued on. 'Don't get me wrong, it is something of a strong desire among the human race to want to protect those that have been harmed deeply and whether you admit it or not, you've never really outgrown your dreams of being hero. With all that time you spent with that friend of yours that moved away, playing hero games in the park.'
Issei contemplated Ddraig's words for a moment before replying. 'True, guess some childhood dreams never really leave you. But if it's a risk in wanting to help her then it's a risk I'm willing to take. Besides, I'm already taking a risk just being here every minute. Making friends is part of the high school experience anyways and if one of my friends is a Devil then so be it.'
Ddraig let out a small laugh before adding in one piece of wisdom on his part. 'If you give it enough time, I can see either of your male friends turning into Devils themselves if given the chance.'
Issei acknowledge that because if there were already four Devils in his own class, then the odds of there being Devils in Motohama and Matsuda's class were just as good.
'Whether it as actually Devils or perverted Devils that may all depend on how their school day unfolds. You on the other hand, might have different sets of issues to deal with.'
Before Issei could ask what Ddraig meant by that, he noticed that there were four sets of eyes easily locked on him at the same time. Two he recognized as being the girls on either side of him and if he had to guess, the other two were coming from the general direction of the other Devils in the room. He quickly looked up from his textbook and scanned the area around him to see if they were still looking at him.
Seeing that all eyes were focused on their own textbook, Issei could only assume that what they did was something akin to a shared curiosity among them. Hopefully that or he might end up running into more Devils than he expected to on his first day of Kuoh Academy.
Issei smiled despite how the situation was unfolding.
'Things are going to get real interesting.'
Next Chapter: Unexpected Friendships
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Author's Note: I know the first couple of chapters are a bit slow but keep in mind that this is Year One of when Issei is at Kuoh Academy, one year before the start of the actual series. Gotta set the stage properly for the girls that will be in Issei's harem including those that I felt didn't get enough screen time so to speak. Also, there will be lemon scenes here and there but for the most part, they won't happen right away despite it being clear Issei and Areille have slept together.