"" - Talking

'' - Thought

[] - Sacred Gear

[] - Dragon

...

The walk to school for the trio reminded Kichirou of what had happened when he first became a Devil except Rias seemed content to walk next to him and not grab a hold of his arm like Akeno had.

The students around them were still brimming with jealousy and shock although the fact they were in the same club eased it somewhat.

"Buchou…How come, Ise is having trouble with his…activities?" Kichirou asked, Rias sighing as she looked at him and explained

"It seems that his… work is asking for things that he just can't do but he gets good feedback despite it…"

"I guess Ise just draws in the weird…" Akemi spoke with a giggle, Kichirou scratching the back of his head as he asked

"Then what about my work…?" Rias smiled, noticing his concern as she answered

"You're doing great, Kichi, they like you and you're getting contracts as well" Kichirou nodded happily as they stepped onto the school grounds, noticing that Issei was talking to his two friends.

"Can I go with him to help on his next contract?" Kichirou asked, turning back to Rias who was thinking before nodding as she replied

"Alright, Kichi"

Kichirou and Issei appeared from out of the magic circle in front of an ordinary house, the former looking around to make sure they hadn't been seen only to notice it was completely silent.

"I don't like this…" Issei spoke, the uneasy feeling from the already open door in front of them not deterring his feet from moving him into the house. Kichirou taking a deep breathe before hurrying after him feeling the same unease.

The was no lights in the hallway and the staircase that led to the second floor but he quickly noticed that only one room at the end of the first floor that had any sort of light on but it was faint.

Issei was looking around with a confused expression as Kichirou picked up the same feeling as he spoke quietly "There's no one here…? B-But then…"

It still didn't explain the unease as he felt as if something dangerous was around before finding Timaeus speak up

[…Be careful Kichi…I think something with Holy power is nearby]

Kichirou nodded understandingly, he'd felt an unease come from Akemi when she got annoyed by something but he had grown to ignore it as it hadn't been directed to himself but this unease felt as if it was being directed towards both him and Issei.

Coming back to his senses, Kichirou saw Issei creep into the house with shoes in hand, not bothering to take his own off as he hurried after him and grabbed his arm

"Ise…." Kichirou spoke the door opened to show candles lit around the room. Issei looked to him and nodded as if understanding that Kichirou was feeling the same unease and danger from where they were at the moment as himself before turning towards the room and asking quietly

"Hello...? I'm a Devil from the Gremory's household... Umm, is the client here?" The lack of reply didn't help and both warily entered the room, finding it was the living room before a both stared wide eyed in shock at what they saw.

On the wall upside down was a person's corpse nailed and cut viciously, both vomited from the gruesome scene before them, Issei noticing that Kichirou's shaking had gotten worse as he asked "Wh-what is this…?"

"It's written as "Punishment for those who did bad deeds!". I just borrowed the sentence from someone important." A voice of a young man spoke from behind them, the pair of Devils turning around to see that he had white hair and was about there age and foreign. His clothes looked like those of a priest as he smiled evilly at them and spoke, strangely happy

"Hmmm. Well, well. If it isn't a pair of Devil-kun!" Issei quickly glanced to Kichirou who had slipped into a fighting stance before he remembered what Rias had told him

"Don't get involved with people from the Church. Especially the Exorcists. They are our biggest enemy. They can easily eliminate us because their powers are supported by the prayer of God."

"I'm a priest. A boy priest. I cut Devils. And I laugh while cutting the head of you Devils. Lalalala." The priest started to sing, Kichirou and Issei both sharing the same thought

'He's mad'

"My name is Freed Zelzan. I belong to a certain Exorcism group. Oh, just because I introduced myself, you don't need to introduce yourself. Please don't. Because remembering a Devil's name is a waste of my memory. It's okay. You are going to die soon. I will make sure of it. It might hurt at first, but later you will feel so good that you will cry. Now let's open the new door!" The priest continued.

"Hey, you. Did you kill this person?" Issei asked annoyed.

"Yes. Yes, I killed him. Because he was a regular criminal who has been summoning Devils. So I had to kill him."

"Huh? Are you shocked? Aren't you running away? That's weird? Weird indeed. I mean humans who makes a pact with Devils are scum. Scum indeed. Can't you understand that? No? Is that so? Well you are scum, Devils." Freed continued, looking between both Kichirou and Issei.

"How…How can a human kill another human, then!? Ar-Aren't you only supposed to kill Devils?" Kichirou asked managing to keep the nervousness from his voice for the most part as Freed retorted

"Huh? What the fuck is that? A Devil like yourself lecturing me? Hahaha. I will laugh at this. You probably could get a reward for being funny. Okay then. Listen carefully you shitty Devils. Devils use humans' greed to survive. If you live by making a pact with a Devil, then you are no longer a human. It's the end. That's why I killed him. I make a living by killing Devils and those that are contracted to a Devil. That's my job."

"Even Devils won't go this far!" Issei shouted in response, Freed looking at him oddly as he retorted

"Huh? What are you talking about? Devils are trash. It's common sense. Didn't you know? Seriously, you should start your life back from a toddler. Wait, it's useless to tell this to a reincarnated Devil like you. More like, I have to kill you. Hahahaha. It's awesome, isn't it?" Freed then pulled out a sword that had no blade and a gun, Kichirou activating Dragon Arms in response while maintaining his stance, Issei deciding to also summon his own as he took his own fighting stance.

With a boom in the air, a beam of yellow energy came out from the handle of his sword as he spoke "You've both kind of irritated me, so can I cut you? Can I shoot you? Is it okay? Okay then. Now I'm going to stab your hearts with this light sword, and I'm going to blow your head with this cool looking gun! Man, I'm seriously going to fall in love!"

Freed charged towards Issei first, slashing his sword only to find Kichirou block the attack with a foot long blade that had covered his left glove, his hand completely hidden inside the blade itself. Kichirou then threw a punch with his right, Freed jumping back.

Kichirou dropped to one knee, gritting his teeth as his right hand going to his right thigh which had two bullet holes in it as he winced in pain

'Darn it why didn't I trigger Continuum Shift' Kichirou thought to himself before Issei felt a shot of pain in his leg

"Gwaaaaah!" Issei moaned as he fell to his knees as well, a bullet hole in his left calf as Freed chuckled

"How is it!? The special bullet made from light that is specially made for Exorcists! And it doesn't make any sound. Because the bullet is made from "light". This situation turns both of us on, doesn't it?"

"Die! Die, Devil! Turn to dust and disappear! This is all for my entertainment!" Freed laughed madly as he approached the two to finish them off.

"Please stop!" Issei's eyes widened at the familiar voice, Freed freezing and Kichirou looking over to where the voice had came from to find Asia standing there.

"Asia." Issei spoke surprised

"Well if it isn't my assistant, Asia-chan. What happened? Did you finish putting the barrier?" Freed asked

"No..nooooooo!" Asia screamed after looking at the corpse that was nailed to the wall.

"Thank you for the adorable scream! Oh yeah, this is your first time seeing a corpse like this, isn't it, Asia-chan? Then look carefully. This is the fate of humans that are entranced by a Devil." Freed retorted as he signalled to the pair of Devils

"No, no..." She then looked at Issei and was astonished to see him as she spoke

"Father Freed...that person..."

"Person? No, no. This shit here is a Devil. Hahahahaha. What are you misunderstanding?"

"Ise-san is a Devil..." Asia spoke shocked, Freed looking between the two as he asked

"What, what? You guys know each other? Wow. Now this is a big surprise. Is it the forbidden love between a Devil and a Sister? Seriously? Are you serious? Did you know about this Devil—kun?" Freed turned his gaze towards Kichirou who didn't reply as Asia looked towards Issei again.

"Ahahahaha! Devils and humans can never coexist! Especially humans that are from the Church for whom Devils are the biggest enemies! Also, we are a group of heresy that was deserted by God. Asia and I are humans that can't survive without the support of Fallen Angels." Freed spoke, Issei and Kichirou looking surprised as the priest continued

"Anyways I don't actually care about that. But I need to kill this trash here to finish my job. Are you ready?" Freed thrust his sword towards Issei only to be surprised as Asia walked between him and the priest, spreading her arms out to protect him as Freed scowled as he spoke

"Hey, hey... Are you serious? Asia-tan, do you know what you are doing?"

"Yes, Father Freed. I do. I beg you, please forgive this person. Please let him go." Asia replied, Issei speechless as Kichirou started to pull his strength and start to get back up as Asia continued

"I can't stand it anymore... You can't kill people just because they are entranced to a Devil. You also can't kill Devils. It's wrong!"

"Haaaaaaaaah!? Don't talk shit, bitch! You learnt that Devils are trashes at Church! Seriously, you have issues in your brain!" Freed replied with an anguished expression.

"There are good people, even among Devils!" Asia replied only for Freed to get angrier

"There aren't, moron!"

"That's what I thought until recently... But Ise-san is a good person. That fact doesn't change even after I found out that he is a Devil! Killing someone is unforgivable! God won't allow such acts!" Asia declared, Freed going to slap her with his gun causing her to fall to the ground.

"Hey, Asia!" Issei spoke as he went to Asia, noticing the bruise mark on her face as Freed spoke

"The Fallen Angel girl insisted that I don't kill you. But I'm getting a bit pissed. I can't kill you, but maybe I can rape you? If I don't, I won't be able to heal my heart. But before that, I need to kill that trash" The priest pointed his sword at Kichirou this time, the shorter brunette practically on his feet but with most of his weight on his left leg as he held he left arm out to the side.

[Lance] The sword on his left arm shrunk back into its glove form before growing till it resembled a three foot long jousting lance which was missing its pole and started from half way up his forearm.

Issei forced himself back to his feet himself, taking a fighting stance as he spoke "I can't leave a girl who just defended me. So come!"

Freed whistled and seemed really happy as he spoke "Huh? Seriously? You're both gonna fight me? You will die? You will die with a lot of pain? I have no intention of killing you painlessly, okay? Now then. Let's see if I can make a new record of the smallest minced-meat!"

The floor started to glow blue and white, Freed looking confused as Kichirou managed to launch himself forwards, stabbing forwards with the lance and piercing Freed's shoulder and forcing him to drop his gun as he was pushed away from the pair.

"What is this?" Freed hissed out as he swung his sword towards Kichirou who managed to hop back, landing on his right leg before collapsing back down onto his knees. The blue light starting to form a shape of the Gremory magic circle which soon shined before figures emerged from it.

"We came to rescue you, Hyoudou-kun, Kichi-kun" Kiba spoke with a smile

"Oh my, this is awful."

"Priest..." Akeno and Koneko commented as they appeared

"Wowooooof! Here's a present for a group of Devils!" Freed shouted as he started slashing his sword before Kiba blocked a slash with his own sword as he spoke

"I'm sorry. They are with us! We can't let you lay a finger on either of them!"

"Wow, wow! A touching word coming out from a Devil! What are you guys? Devil Rangers? That's nice. I can feel the heat. I'm getting turned on! So how is it? Are you the one doing it? Is he the one bending? So are you guys in this kind of relationship?" Freed replied as he exchanged swords with Kiba, sticking his tongue out and he shook his head. Kiba looking disgusted at the priest as he replied

"What a vulgar mouth... It's hard to believe you are a priest... Oh, that's why you are an "Exiled Exorcist", right?"

"Yes, yes! I'm vulgar! I'm sorry about that! Because I'm an Exiled! I was kicked out! That's why, screw the Vatican! I'm alright as long as I get to cut Devils whenever I feel like it!" Both of them were still exchanging swords, Kiba had a calm expression but his eyes had already captured his foe. The teenage priest Freed, was still laughing and enjoying the fight.

"You are the type that is the most hard to deal with. Someone who feels like they are living by cutting Devils... To us the most harmful type." Kiba spoke calmly

"Haaah!? I don't want to be told off by a Devil! I'm trying to live now just like other people! I'm not in a position where pests like you can talk down to me!"

"Even Devils have rules." Akeno spoke while smiling, her eyes serious and showing a will to fight Freed herself

"Nice. I like those passionate eyes. Big sis, you are amazing. I can feel your urge of wanting to kill me. Is this love? No. I think it's a killing intent! Superb! This is great! I love the feeling of intending to kill and getting intended to kill!"

"Then disappear." Rias spoke seriously from between Issei and Kichirou, where she had appeared before her expression softened as she spoke to the pair

"Ise, Kichi, I'm sorry. I never expected the Exorcist will visit this client's house."

"Did you get wounded?" She asked, Kichirou looking down as he nodded while Issei tried to deceive her with a laugh

"Ah, sorry... I was shot." Rias only turned her now cold expression to Freed as she spoke, her voice low and scary

"Looks like you have been looking after my cute servants?"

"Yes, yes. I have been playing around with them. I was planning to cut there bodies all over but I was interrupted. It finished as if it was a dream." Freed replied before an explosion roared from a section of furniture that was behind him, Rias with her hand extended towards him as she spoke

"I will never forgive those who harm my servants. I especially can't forgive a lowlife like you damaging my personal possessions." Waves of magic power were surrounding Rias as she glared at Freed.

"Buchou!, there seems to be a group of Fallen Angels heading to this house. At this rate we will be at a disadvantage." Akeno spoke, having detected something, Rias giving another stare at Freed before speaking

"...Akeno, retrieve Kichi and prepare the transport. Koneko retrieve Issei. We will go back to our headquarters."

"Yes." Akeno and Koneko spoke as the former started to cast the spell for them to go, Issei looking towards Asia as he spoke

"Buchou! We have to take her as well!"

"It's impossible. Only Devils can use the magic circle to transport. Also, this magic circle can only transport me and my servants." Rias replied as Issei's and Asia's eyes met, the latter smiling as he called

"Asia!"

"Ise-san, let's meet again." Asia spoke moments before the spell was finished by Akeno, the magic circle appearing on the floor and starting to glow blue again

"Like I will let you escape!" Freed called and came slashing at them only for Koneko to throw a sofa against him which by the time he'd evaded it the Devils had already gone.

"There are two types of Exorcists." Rias spoke as she pressed her hands against Kichirou's thigh despite his red face, Issei getting healed by Akeno as the crimson haired she-devil continued

"The first are the Exorcists who receives the blessing from God to perform exorcism in the name of justice. This group borrows its power from God and Angels. And the other ones are called the "Exiled Exorcists"."

"Exiled?" Issei asked, Rias nodding at the question as she continued

"Exorcism is a holy ceremony that is performed in the name of God. But sometimes, there are Exorcists who start to enjoy killing Devils. Killing Devils become their purpose in life and it becomes their entertainment. So they get kicked out from the Church without exception. Or they get erased for being found guilty."

"S-So they get killed." Kichirou spoke, trying to keep his thoughts away from how close Rias' hands were getting to his groin as Akeno replied

"But there are some who survive. What do you think happens to those bunch? Simple. They go to the Fallen Angels."

"Fallen Angels are the ones with black wings, right?" Issei asked, Kichirou nodding in response as Rias answered

"Yes. Even though Fallen Angels are beings that were kicked out from the heaven, they still have the power of light, which can kill Devils. The Fallen Angels also lost a lot of their comrades and their men in the previous war. That's why they started to collect servants, just like us."

"So the Fallen Angels and the Exorcists who loved killing Devils have the same objective. Killing the Devils, right?" Issei asked as Rias nodded as she spoke

"Yes, that's exactly it. That's why they are called "Exiled Exorcists". Some dangerous Exorcists who became addicted to Devil-hunts started to attack Devils and humans with connections to Devils by borrowing powers from the Fallen Angels. So the boy priest from before is exactly like that. He is an "Exiled Exorcist" and he is in a certain group with Fallen Angels supporting them. They are not proper Exorcists, but they are still dangerous like the proper ones. No, since they have no restrictions, they are harder to deal with. It's not smart to deal with them. So, the church you went to before does not belong to God but to the Fallen Angels."

Issei looked down at his lap, realising how dangerous Exiled Exorcists were before he found his thoughts turn to Asia as he spoke up to Rias "Buchou! I need to save that girl, Asia!"

"It's impossible. How will you pull it off? You are a Devil and she is a servant of Fallen Angels. It's the two kinds that cannot coexist. Saving her means making that group of Fallen Angels your enemies. If that happened, we would also have to fight..."

Kichirou sighed as he sat down on a bench in a children's park, Issei next to him as he was glad to have convinced Akemi not to go after that priest and to go to school today while he'd skip to recover.

"So Akemi was really going to go after him" Issei asked, Kichirou nodding as he replied

"Yeah…"

Both Pawns had skipped school on Rias' advice as they couldn't do there devil job or explain how they got injured easily. Issei's stomach rumbled and Kichirou couldn't help but chuckle quietly as Issei looked embarrassed.

"Let's grab some food" Issei spoke, realising that he hadn't had anything to eat today as he'd been thinking about Asia and his own career as a Devil as well as how he could help her.

They both got up from the bench before Issei caught a golden colour, turning to see a blond haired girl that looked familiar. Kichirou looked over to see her as well, the trio looking shocked at each other as Issei spoke

"Asia...?"

"Ise-san...?" Asia replied

[Well this is a surprise] Critias spoke up, Kichirou nodding as he noticed Asia look at him as Issei introduced him

"Oh, Asia this is Kichi"

"Nice to meet you Kichi-san" Asia replied with a smile as Kichirou gave her a small nod

"You too, Asia-san"

Kichirou looked around the fast food restaurant, not sure what to make of it as he'd never been in one before, turning towards the register as Asia moaned in confusion "Auuuuuuu..."

"Ummm, what would you like to order...?" The employee asked, Issei not sure if he should jump in and help her or not after Asia had proudly declined his help before speaking up

"Sorry. She will have the same order as me."

"Okay." The employee replied as he took the order, turning to Kichirou who was regarding the board before speaking up

"I'll have…cheeseburger meal please"

"Ouuuu, I'm ashamed. I can't even buy a single hamburger by myself..." Asia spoke sadly, Issei quick to encourage her as he replied

"Well, first you have to get used to Japanese."

Once they had gotten there meals, the trio had headed to an empty table, Issei sitting across from Asia while Kichirou sat next to his fellow Devil. Tucking into his own meal he noticed that Asia was staring at her hamburger but wasn't eating it

"Princess, you can eat this by taking the wrap off like this." Issei spoke with a laugh as he demonstrated

"There's actually a way to eat like that!? Amazing!" Asia replied surprised

"You also eat the fries like this."

"Oh my!" Asia was looking at Issei eating the fries with a very interesting look.

"No, no. You also eat, Asia."

"Ah, yes." She took a small bite of the burger and started to chew it before speaking with shining eyes

"It's delicious! This burger is very delicious!"

[This so seems like a date…Maybe you should've got Akemi to take the day off or asked Rias or Akeno] Hermos joked, Kichirou's cheeks reddening as he mentally replied

'I'd never survive Akemi-chan's or Akeno-san's teasing and I can't ask Buchou because she's my master'

[I think that Rias would accept, Kichi] Timaeus spoke up, Kichirou jumping as he heard Issei speak

"Kichi!"

"Sorry…" Kichirou replied, scratching the back of his head as he added

"I got distracted" Asia seemed confused at what he'd said before Issei spoke up

"Well let's go have some fun now"

"Alright" Kichirou spoke, Asia looking confused as Issei explained about Game Centers.

...

They spent most of the afternoon playing in the Game Center, going around the different arcade machines and Issei even won Asia a Rache doll, which she held onto ever since. Kichirou had proved how good a shot he was at one of the gun games while Issei proved he was good at racing games.

"Ah, we played a lot today." Issei spoke with a happy sigh, glancing to Asia as she sighed, smiling as she spoke

"Oh yes...I'm a bit tired..."

"Aaaaah." Kichirou groaned, his leg acting up from the injury yesterday.

"Kichi-san, that wound... Is it from yesterday?" Asia asked with a cloudy expression, Kichirou nodding slightly before Asia crouched down and moved her hands over to his thigh, a warm green light covering her hands before she started to heal his wound.

"Thank you, Asia-san" Kichirou spoke with a smile as he moved his leg to check it was fine before she turned to Issei

"Ise-san…Can you please lift your trousers up?"

"Oh, sure." Issei replied, lifting his trouser leg so his calf was exposed along with the bullet mark that had been left by Freed. Asia then placed her palm over the mark before warm green light glowed and healed his leg, Issei more entranced with the colour before being brought back by Asia's voice

"How is it?" The light stopped and she urged Issei to move, his expression becoming surprised as he replied

"This is amazing Asia! I don't feel uncomfortable anymore! I don't feel any pain as well!" He did a brief run about to check it, Kichirou noticing that Asia was smiling as Issei spoke

"You are amazing Asia. Your healing power is incredible. This is a Sacred Gear, right?"

"Yes, it is."

[Kinda obvious] Critias muttered quietly to Kichirou, who opted to not comment as Issei spoke

"To tell you the truth, I also have a Sacred Gear. Though I haven't any idea how to use it"

"I've got three Sacred Gears" Kichirou added, noticing the shock on Asia face as she spoke

"Ise-san, you also have a Sacred Gear? Kichi-san, you have three…? I didn't realise it at all."

"Asia, your power is amazing. This can heal humans, animals, and also Devils like me, right?" Kichirou asked, his curiosity getting the better of them as Asia looked at him confused which soon turned into a sad expression before she started to cry.

[I can't believe you made her cry…] Hermos spoke up, Kichirou wondering what he'd said wrong as Timaeus spoke up

[He didn't do anything wrong…It must be something from her past]

Issei quickly took her to somewhere she could sit down, not sure what Kichirou had said to make her cry himself, the shorter brunette sitting down on Asia's other side as she started to tell a story about the girl who was called the "Holy Maiden"

In a certain region in Europe, there was a girl who was discarded by her parents. She was raised in a church nearby by a nun along with other orphans. The girl who was a strong follower of the Church received a special power at the age of 8. She healed a wounded puppy, and a person from the Catholic Church witnessed it by chance. From there on, her life changed. The girl was taken to the main Catholic Church and she was symbolised by many as a "Holy Maiden" because of her healing power. She used her power to heal many believers. They were told it was a power of divine protection. Rumors brought rumors and she was respected as a "Holy Maiden" even without her approval. She had no dissatisfaction's for how she was treated. People from the Church were kind and she didn't hate healing people. She instead was happy that her power was of use. The girl was thankful to God who had given her that power.

But she was a bit lonely. She didn't have any friends she could talk to. Everyone treated her nicely and was nice to her. But there were no one willing to become her friend. She understood why. She knew that they were looking at her as something irregular. They didn't look at her as a human but as a creature that could heal humans.

But one day, it changed. By coincidence, there was a Devil nearby, and she healed it. She thought that even if it was a Devil, she had to heal it if it was injured. It was her kindness that made her take such an action. But that changed her life forever. One of the people from the Church saw that incident and notified others of the Church. The higher ups of the Church were shocked about it.

"A power that can heal Devils!?"

"Something absurd like that cannot happen!"

"The power of healing is only to heal the followers of God!"

Yes, there were several people who had the power to heal. But the power to heal the Devil was out of the question. The people of the Church thought it was common sense that the power to heal doesn't work on Fallen Angels and Devils. Apparently, a similar incident had happened in the past. The power to heal Fallen Angels and Devils that were not protected by God. But that was feared as the power of a "witch". So the people saw her as a heretic.

"Damn witch that heals Devils!"

The girl who was respected as a Holy Maiden was now feared as a witch. So the Catholic Church kicked her out. The group that picked her up was a group of "Exiled Exorcists". In other words, she had to get divine protection from the Fallen Angels. But the girl never forgot to pray to God. She also never forgot to thank God. But the girl was still cast away. God didn't save her. What shocked her the most was that there was not even a single person that was willing to defend her. There was no one who cared about her.

"It's because I didn't pray enough... See? It's because I'm clumsy. I'm so stupid that I can't even eat a burger by myself." Asia said while wiping her tears and laughing, Kichirou and Issei not sure what to say as she continued

"This is also a trial that God gave me. Since I'm a clumsy nun, God gave me this trial so I have to endure it. I'm sure I will make lots of friends one day. I have a dream. I want to go buy flowers with a friend...and also go buy books and...talk..."

"Asia, I and Kichi will become your friend. No, we are already your friends." Issei spoke, Asia seeming confused as Kichirou spoke

"We've had fun today right…Even if we're Devils we don't want to hurt you" Asia nodded as Issei spoke up

"You can call me whenever you feel like it! Ah, and I will also give you my number." Issei put his hand inside his pocket to get his mobile phone out.

"...Why..." Asia asked surprised, Issei looking at her as he explained

"It's not why! You played with me for the whole day right? We talked right? We laughed right? Then we are friends! It doesn't matter if it's a human or a Devil or about God! We are friends!"

"...Is that a pact with a Devil...?"

"It's not we are going to become actual friends." Kichirou spoke with a smile as Issei continued

"We will talk when we want to, and we will play when we want to! Oh yeah, we will also go shopping with you! We will go shopping as much as you want! Okay!?"

"...Ise-san, Kichi-san. I have no common sense.

"We could learn by going around the city! If you look at different things, you would learn eventually!" Issei replied quickly

"...I can't speak Japanese and I don't know Japanese culture..."

"I can teach you Japanese like my tutors taught me English" Kichirou spoke as Issei added

"We can even go to museum to look at Japanese national treasure! Samurai! Suchi! Geisha!"

"...I don't even know what to talk about..." Asia continued as Issei held her hand tightly as he spoke

"You talked to me and Kichi normally for a whole day. That was okay. We were already talking like friends."

"...You will become my friend...?" Asia spoke with a smile.

"I will be in your care from now on, Asia." Issei spoke with a small bow.

"We're already friends, Asia-san…" Kichirou added

"It's impossible." Another voice spoke up causing them to look in the direction, Issei shocked at who was before him as he spoke

"Yuuma-chan...?"Luciana laughed over Issei's voice as if she founded it amusing as she spoke, Raynare standing a step behind her right side and looked stoically at them

"Heh. You survived both survived. And to add to that, as Devils. Are you serious? That is the worst."

"...Raynare-sama...Luciana-sama" Asia spoke sadly

"Wh-What do you want two want...?" Kichirou asked as he clenched his fists tightly to contain his nerves, Luciana sneering at how Kichirou spoke to her

"I don't want a filthy low-class Devil like you talking to me." She stared at Kichirou as if he was disgusting, Issei getting angry as Luciana continued

"That girl, Asia, is my personal belonging. Can I have her back? Asia, it's useless to run away."

"No, I don't want to... I don't want to go back to that church. I don't want to go back to the people who kills other people...Also, you people did things to me..." Asia replies back with disgust.

"Please don't say that Asia. Your Sacred Gear is essential for our plan. So please come back with me? I also took the time to look for you. Don't make trouble for me." Raynare replied as she approached the trio, Asia hiding behind Issei while Kichirou stood his ground.

"Wait. Can't you see she doesn't want to? Yu-, no Raynare-san. What are you going to do with her after taking her back?" Issei spoke, Raynare sneering slightly as she replied

"Low-class Devil, don't call me by my name. My name will get filthy. What's between us doesn't have anything to do with you. If you don't go back to your master's place quickly, you will die, you know?"

Raynare started to gather light in her hand forming it into a spear as Issei and Kichirou spoke in sync "Sacred Gear! / Continuum Shift!"

The Gauntlet formed on Issei's left arm while Continuum Shift appeared on Kichirou's back, his eyes turning orange as he readied himself for a fight.

Raynare was shocked to see the two Sacred Gears, but it then turned into a sneer as she spoke towards Issei "I was told that your Sacred Gear was a dangerous one before by the higher-ups. But it looks like they were wrong."

Luciana's eyes narrowed as she looked at the dark blue dragon wings Kichirou was now sporting before speaking up "What…? You have that as well…?"

Raynare looked back to Luciana with an asking look as Luciana barked out "Just get Asia back"

"Y-Yeah…" Raynare spoke before turning to regard the Sacred Gear that Issei had as she spoke "Your Sacred Gear is one of the ordinary ones. It's called the "Twice Critical". It doubles the possessor's power for a certain time. But doubling your power is not a threat to me. Seriously, it suits a low-class Devil like you."

Issei looked confused as one of Kichirou's dragons had called it 'Boosted Gear' not 'Twice Critical' but at least he knew what it could do in some way as he called out

"Sacred Gear! Activate, damn it! You can double my power, right!? Then activate!" Then the jewel on the gauntlet started to glow before a voice called out from the Gauntlet

[BOOST!]

He felt the power flowing into him, guessing rightly that his gauntlet had doubled his power before he was brought back to his senses.

[Absorb] Issei's eyes widened as he watched the small black portal close before his stomach, having taken in the spear of light thrown at him with ease as Raynare looked shocked

"Ise, Asia-san…you two go back to the clubroom now" Kichirou spoke calmly while taking a few steps forward as Luciana clicked her tongue as she spoke

"So that's what Continuum Shift can do…"

"Kichi-san…" Asia started, surprised at his sudden change before Issei spoke up

"But…" Raynare and Luciana started to create several spears of light around them as Kichirou interrupted him

"Go…I can handle these two…" Issei nodded, not liking the idea of leaving his friend to fight before grabbing Asia's hand and running away, Kichirou re-affixing his gaze onto the two Fallen Angels.

"You're awfully confident aren't you" Luciana spoke condescendingly as she made a spear of light in her hands

"Why did you attack me…?" Kichirou asked simply, Raynare looking between the two before Luciana retorted

"What are you doing here still, go after Asia" Raynare flapped her wings and started to fly off only to find spears of light firing at her back, one nicking her wing and causing her to fall back down seeing a black portal disappear from before Kichirou's extended hand.

"How…?" Raynare asked angrily before charging at Kichirou with a spear of light in her hands, Luciana also charging towards him before Kichirou took to the air to dodge them both who soon flew into the air after him.

"Necronomicon" Kichirou called, the teal tome gear appearing in his left hand as the two Fallen Angels got closer

[Release] He shot out two spears of light from the black portal which both missed as they dodged, Raynare throwing her spear at his back while Luciana threw a multiple spears at his chest.

[Absorb] Kichirou threw up a black portal in front of him to block Luciana's attack while turning and flicking open Nerconomicon as he pointed its open pages to Raynare

[Fire] The book spoke out, a red magic circle floating parallel to the pages.

"Fire Streams!" Kichirou called, the red magic circle shooting out a several thin streams of flames which countered the spear of light and forced the black haired Fallen to dodge the left over fire.

Issei and Asia stopped to catch there breathe a few blocks away from where Kichirou was fighting Raynare and Luciana, both looking back to see clashes of different coloured light in the air as the three figures danced and flew around each other.

"Kichi-san…" Asia spoke softly, Issei didn't like having to leave his friend to fight but he couldn't do anything without risking Asia's safety. A piercing pain struck Issei's stomach forcing him to shout out in pain

"ARGH!" Asia turned towards him to see a spear of light in Issei's stomach, rushing to heal him as a male voice spoke out

"Hahaha! Such a weakling…" They both turned to see a middle aged man dressed in a trench coat and a fedora hat, holding a spear of light in his left hand as Asia spoke surprised

"…Donnasiege-sama…"

"Asia, come with me now otherwise I will kill the devil boy" Donnasiege spoke coldly, Issei getting ready to fight as he started

"Don't worry I'll…"

"Ok…" Asia spoke sadly, finishing up with healing Issei before going towards the Fallen Angel who grabbed her roughly around the waist before taking to the air, Issei punching the ground angrily before remembering he had to get to the clubroom for help for Kichirou.

Kichirou blocked another barrage of Light Spears from Luciana with a portal from Continuum Shift, panting as he dodged the spear from Raynare who was looking more tired then her fellow Fallen Angel.

[You need to end this quickly] Critias spoke up, Kichirou mentally agreeing before he felt a piercing pain come through his back a scream of pain erupting from his mouth as he looked down to see a Light Spear coming from out of the left side of his stomach, both his active Sacred Gears disappearing.

"About time you showed up Donnaseige and I see you got the runaway" Luciana spoke with a smug grin as Kichirou started to fall towards the ground only to be grabbed by the neck by Luciana as she continued

"Your power will be useful to me…" Kichirou fell unconscious soon after.

Author's Note

Here's the next chapter and the build up to the church fight.

And seeing as I didn't put this up last chapter I figured I should put the list in this one.

Kichirou Harem: Akemi, Akeno, Rias, Xenovia, Koneko, Serafall, Sona, Rossweisse, Raynare, Calawana, Mittelt, Kuroka, Tsubaki Shinra, Ravel, Shuriya, Marion, Siris, Xuelan, Ni, Li, (Work In Progress)

Issei Harem: Asia, Irina

...Another Omake - hope you enjoy it

Kichirou popped his head out of the trash can he was hiding in, looking around for any sign of the girls before sighing in relief. The three dragons had been laughing since he'd woken up looking about twenty years old

[I-I can't believe you… scared of the girls just cause of something making you look older] Hermos chuckled, Kichirou rolling his eyes annoyed as he mentally replied

'You didn't see the look in there eyes…I swear they were going to jump my bones' He stood up to his new five foot ten height before pulling the metal lid from off his head and stepping out of the bin.

[Is that such a bad thing?] Critias asked, Kichirou raising an eyebrow in shock.

"Found you~" A familiar group of voices spoke up, Kichirou gulping as he turned to see the group of girls, Akemi, Rias, Akeno, Koneko, Sona and Shinra included in them, standing there with bundles of rope and even a few pairs of handcuffs ready to use with him.

[So much for hiding] Hermos chuckled, Kichirou taking a step back only to find the group stepped forwards in sync getting ready to jump him before Kichirou could run away.

The brunette soon found himself tied and bound and being carried by several of the girls off towards somewhere private, having to gag him to stop him shouting for help as well.