Author's Note: I know most chapters are short, but please be patient. These chapters take some time to write. Here's Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 may be ready soon. As promised, this chapter is where Issei helps out with the Student Council. This chapter is loosely based on Haganai Next Episode 12 and the Hotel Richissime side quests in Pokemon X and Y.
Chapter 3 is partially edited. When I mentioned wall, I meant the partition dividers, not the actual wall. Issei had to replace all of those dividers and install new ones (including mounting new bolts).
Thanks for all reviews so far and stay tuned for Chapter 5 when the mysterious event this fanfiction is about starts to happen.
Published 5/28/2014
Chapter 4:
Life in the New Village II
It is now over a week at the Gremory Gala. The demand continues to rise. For three straight days, the hotel portion of the resort has been fully booked with no vacancy. Many guests are now adding themselves on a growing waiting list. As for the Occult Research Club, the photo shop continues to be packed with Akeno, Kiba, and Koneko. The lines have gotten so long that they start at the parking lot. Asia and Gasper continue to receive many room service calls. One guest wanted to upgrade their channel lineup so they could watch more movies from their room. The casino is also packed, putting additional pressure on Xenovia and Irina. Finally, Sirzechs and his group have stopped their advertisement campaign are currently back home in the underworld. Sirzechs and Rias are home at the Gremory castle, holding a family meeting with their parents to discuss ways to expand the Gremory Gala. Possibilities include an additional resort, an upgrade for the hotel in Kyoto, or an expansion for the Gremory Gala. Since Rias is away, Ravel has to cover for Rias and handle all of her administrative duties.
"Aah, I'm so sorry. President Rias Gremory is not here today. She's away at a meeting near Odin's Creek. I'm sure she should be back in tomorrow."
It is also another day of work for Issei. He wants to speak with Rias about his current troubles and the weekly report given that the head handyman reported a net salary of -1,010,000 Dekobits for him. The rest of the day is worse. Like before, Issei constantly get berated by the head handyman for all of his work. Issei also continues to make attempts to meet with the Occult Research Club as well. However, the efforts are futile. Issei gets pushed away by the crowd and people like Asia only spend a total of 10 seconds to meet with Issei.
"I'm sorry, Issei-san. I'm in the middle of a request. I have got to go, sorry."
Issei, tired of dealing with the head handyman's irrational decisions, decides to skip out on work and talk to the Student Council. Like the Occult Research Club, the Student Council is helping out at their new establishment, the Sitri Institute of Defense. Not surprisingly, the institute is not as crowded as the Gremory Gala, giving Issei hope that he will find more relief there. Over there, the first person Issei meets is Saji.
"Yo Saji!"
"Ah, Hyoudou, hello. How are you doing today?"
"Umm… I guess good. Well, not too good?"
"Why not so good?"
"Working here has been miserable. My boss gives me three times the work and expects me to do it twice the level of quality in half the amount of time. It's so miserable. I am always the first person to start and the last person to finish. I get yelled at all the time. My new master always spanks me for my job performance rather than pay me. Please help me, Saji!"
"Uhh… I can't really do much, Hyoudou. Maybe Rias can help."
"But, she's always too busy with work. Everyone else is busy too. You're the only hope. I want to return home now."
"Sorry, Hyoudou. I don't want to upset Rias. Kaichou is going to kill me if I go against Rias's wishes. But… I think she can help you out and talk to Rias about it."
"Really? Seriously?"
"Yes. However, Kaichou and Fuku-Kaichou are currently out today. They're currently at the accreditation board for supernatural defenses, working to get our institute accredited. Kaichou will get all of the register the institute and get all the requirements for accreditation from them. After that, we will modify our programs to comply with all the requirements."
Issei thinks to himself. "Kaichou really is suited for a technique-type. She's really intelligent and knows how to cover her deficiencies. Our group is popular because everything is favorable towards us. We have the most attractive members, we've engaged in many victorious battles, and there's even a TV show about us. Despite the odds, Kaichou can find many different ways to increase her popularity and her group and not lose to us."
Suddenly, one of the Student Council members shouts out a request at Saji. "Gen-chan! Can you get markers for Sci-Fi Room 201 and 202? Oh, also, one of copiers in Lars Room 351A has run out of paper. Please fill up the copier as soon as possible since someone needs to make 150 copies of exams today."
"Yes, I'm on it." Saji is about to return to work. As he thinks about Issei and his problems, he comes up with an idea.
"Hey Hyoudou. You know, it's hard for me to keep up with this place since I am the only male in the Student Council. It would be nice if I had an extra hand. Will you be willing to help me?"
"Yes! I'll do it." Issei quickly accepts, using this excuse as a way to skip out on working for the head handyman. Issei is assigned by the head handyman to replace some of neon light signs with large LED display panels, giving the Gremory Gala places for advertisement.
Working at the Sitri Institute of Defense is a more pleasurable experience for Saji. The first task Issei has to do is to replenish all of the office supplies such as pens, erasers, markers, folders, and papers. Issei simply needs to retrieve the supplies from the storeroom and deliver it to each office throughout the campus. Since the Institute is not as packed as the Gremory Gala, some buildings are currently not being used. Issei just needs to make sure all of the furniture is organized and the rooms are clean and undamaged.
Next, the Student Council requests Issei to demonstrate his Sekiryuutei dragon powers to one of the classes. Issei activates his Boosted Gear and then transforms into his Red Mail form. Then, the professor asks Issei to demonstrate his moves. Issei tries to think of the least destructive moves he can show to the class.
"Zip… Zoom… Dash…" Issei tags all of the girls in the classroom.
"Dress… Br. OW!"
Before Issei can demonstrate his move, Saji uses Absorption Line and grabs Issei by the foot, making Issei fall.
"You've done enough demonstration for today, Hyoudou. I'm sure everyone learned what they needed to learn."
"But I was getting to the good part."
"Hyoudou-kun. That move is not appropriate during class, not to mention the cost of replacing all those uniforms." Another Student Council member points her finger at Issei.
Issei then thinks to himself. "Awww. I almost had my chance. I missed Rias's and Akeno's breasts so I wanted to use this opportunity to compensate for it." Issei wanted to demonstrate Dress Break at the class. This move simply rips everyone's clothes off. It is also the least destructive move he could think of since most of his other moves are powerful enough to destroy the entire campus. Bilingual doesn't work since none of the classmates can see what he is doing.
Finally, Issei's last job is to clean all of the whiteboards with a cleaning solution. Most erasers leave marker residue so Issei needs to wipe them all clean for tomorrow's lectures. The only difficulty with this job was that Issei constantly runs of papel towels so he often has to race back to the storeroom to get more paper towel. Other than that, Issei was able to finish the job with relative ease.
"Ah! Hyoudou. Good work today. You should definitely come back here."
"Will Kaichou get mad at me for it?"
"Umm… I don't think she will mind. Plus, Rias-senpai and Kaichou aren't here right now so it should not be a problem. They probably won't be back for a while." Saji smiles.
"Yeah… That sound great."
"Oh, here's you compensation today. I'll see you tomorrow." Issei receives 5,000 Dekobits from Saji. As Issei leaves the Sitri Institute of Defense, Issei happily thinks to himself as he walks home to the Gremory Gala.
"This is more like it compared to work from the head handyman. But… Why would Rias do this to me? Why would she authorize my manager to give me a large fine for my work instead of giving me a good pay. Maybe she thinks I'll perform better like this. She didn't have to go this far. Maybe when she returns back from her meeting, she will explain about this to me."
Issei's next concern is something he is prepared for.
"Whack! Whack! Whack!"
"Issei, you did this again! This is why I continuously rate you as the worst servant and the worst handyman of this resort. You wandered off in the middle of work, probably to see President Rias Gremory again. No one ever does that here. For doing this twice in a row, you're getting 4000 whacks this time."
"Ow, I'm sorry I won't do it again."
"Sorry for what? You lied to me again. I don't want to believe in any more of your lies. Double the amount of whacks… 8000!"
"Why? Help me, Rias."
By the next week, Issei's debt increases to 5 million Dekobits. Rias is still away, this time at a meeting with Sona (Kaichou) and other young High-Class devils. In this meeting, each High-Class devil reports the performance of their servants. They also do trade deals here. Rias and Sona both reject every trade deal offer.
As for life at the Gremory Gala, Issei deteriorates further. He continues to sloppily perform his jobs, even fully skipping out on some of them. He also unsuccessfully tries to meet with other members of the Occult Research Club and discuss his concerns. Asia and Gasper are handling room service requests minute-by-minute. Akeno, Kiba, and Koneko have so many photo requests that they are have cut back on breaks. As for Xenovia and Irina, they both have a second job now. Every 4 pm at the resort, they will perform sword tricks in front of the audience. They will use fake wooden swords painted to look and real and stage a sword fight. To keep their identity as a devil or angel secret, they will not be using any sort of magical powers. Finally, with Rias still away, Ravel has to handle twice the amount of work.
Issei goes to sleep after another bad day. After all these beatings, he has managed to find a way to work around it. Issei comes into the boiler room late at night after the head handyman has fallen asleep. Issei shuts off his alarm clock and puts ear muffs over his ears, making him wake up late. As Issei prepares to go to sleep, he tries to think about all the events he went through today.
"It's another bad day as usual. I feel like I'm going to die for lack of breasts. I haven't been with anyone including Rias, Akeno-san, and Asia for days. It was better when we were still at home."
Issei then looks back at how this resort came to fruition.
"Why did Rias want to build this place? I know she wanted make Rossweisse's dream of building a small town come true, but she didn't have to go that far by building this place and promote it. Maybe her family wanted more money to develop their territory back in the underworld. Anyways, how did the head handyman get hired in the first place and why isn't anyone aware of his attitude towards me? I'm just thinking too much with my small brain. Oh well, back to work at Kaichou's place tomorrow."
Something unexpected then happens. A voice suddenly calls out to Issei.
"Issei! Issei! Don't worry about your problems. Like most other High-Class devils, Rias Gremory doesn't care about her servants that much anymore. The only reason she cared about you was because you were her strongest fighter. Compared to everyone else in her group, you defeated most of the enemies ranging from weak to strong. Rias wanted you just to win wars and become the number one devil in the universe. Now that she is one top, there is no more need to fight. Therefore, she doesn't need you anymore."
"Huh? Who is talking to me?"
"Come and find me. Just go outside."
