Chapter 8: Interrogating Issei
I don't own DxD; I'm just using the characters.
Welcome to Chapter 8 everybody. Today Rias's curiosity gets the best of her and she begins to unravel some of the mysteries behind the young man who had helped her.
"Who are you, Issei Hyoudou?" Rias said calmly as she sat down for her morning tea. After returning home from trying to see Issei the Gremory princess went to sleep still wondering why there was a barrier in front of his house. Of course with class today this was her chance to find out all she could about the young man.
"Hmm? Is everything okay, Rias?" Akeno said curiously. She noticed that Rias was acting strange, even for her.
"Akeno, what do we really know about Issei?" Rias wondered.
"Hmm….well, we know that he's the Red Dragon Emperor, and that he's connected to some powerful people." Akeno said with a fascination. "Let me guess, you've fallen in love with the young man. That night you spent together was too much, huh?" Akeno teased.
Rias blushed heavily and stammered into a response. "That's not true, Akeno!"
"Oh well, I'm sure a little pillow talk will make everything better." Akeno said with a smile.
"Geez, I'm starting to regret telling you about that." Rias pouted as she finished her tea and prepared for the day. There was one thing she did know, and that was that she had to find out all she could about the Red Dragon Emperor.
(Scene Skip)
The morning was about as predictable as Issei expected. Rias couldn't do anything because she was afraid of bringing attention to herself, especially since Murayama was in his class and she was the one who saw her the night before. Speaking of Murayama, she sent him a message this morning saying she wanted him to fuck her outdoors as a thank you present. 'She is aware that what she did was her job right?' Issei muttered in annoyance. Right now it was lunchtime and Issei was relaxing in the classroom having already enjoyed his meal.
"What now, partner? You know what happened last night won't deter the princess for long." Ddraig said calmly.
"I'm aware of that Ddraig and that's perfectly fine." Issei responded mentally. He decided to take a walk around campus. At least he was until he ran into a surprising person.
"Hello there, Mr. Hyoudou." A surprising voice said in front of him. It was Sona Sitri, the student council president.
"Hello there, Ms Sitri. It's been quite some time since we spoke." Issei said with a smile.
"Yes, I was hoping we could chat if you don't mind." Sona said calmly. Rias asked her to speak to Issei hoping that Sona's cunning could help her figure out issei's secrets. She didn't mind since she had questions of her own.
"Very well." Issei said calmly as he made his way to the student council room. Today was just getting interesting
(Student council office)
"Thank you for the tea, Tsubaki." Sona said calmly as she sat down. Unlike the last time they spoke, Issei got a good look at the student council members. A mix of students who he had seen around, but Issei was fascinated in particular by the young man with brown hair in the back named Saji. He had a very angry look on his face which Issei found amusing. Returning to the matter at hand he calmly spoke up. "So to what do I owe this impromptu meeting? Matsuda and Motohama still acting like idiots"
"Since mind games won't work, I'll stick to the point. Who are you really?" Sona said calmly.
"Let's see….I'm Issei Hyoudou, the Red Dragon Emperor, and the one who saved your best friend from a horrible marriage."
Sona sweat dropped a bit before continuing. "I know all that, but my question is why did you do that?"
"Hmm? What do you mean by that?" Issei said with a smile.
"Something about you seems odd. However, I'm going to call in my favor right now since you clearly won't give me a straight answer otherwise."
"Very well, so what do you want?" Issei said calmly.
"I want you to tell me the truth. Why did you still helped Rias despite everything that she did to you?" Sona asked impatiently.
"HAHAHA! Oh, you're good. I never expected you'd use your favor for that. Well played, Sona." Issei said happily. He couldn't believe how blunt she was.
"Thank you. Oh and don't worry about class. I'm sure you can afford to miss it all things considered." Sona said with a smirk.
"Very well then" Issei said calmly. Focusing for a minute he scanned the room and to his amusement Rias wasn't there. A bit of a disappointment really.
"You've confirmed Rias isn't here, have you not? Tell me, what's really going on? It's something you obviously don't want her to know" Sona asked sternly.
He was amused that she realized he would look for her but replied nonetheless. "The answer is simple. The reason I helped her is because it was my job."
"What!" Sona exclaimed. She couldn't believe that he was hired to do so. The next question is who would do such a thing?
"You heard me. I was asked by a certain person to help Rias break up her marriage with Riser. That's why I've done everything I've done despite Rias's little trap."
"Wait a minute! That would mean you're a mercenary."
"In a sense, yes I am." Issei shrugged as he focused once again and still couldn't see Rias.
"Explain what you mean by that." Sona said angrily.
"Tsk tsk tsk. You only asked why I helped. If you want to know more, you'll have to do something else for me." Issei said smirking.
"Name your price." Sona said calmly. She doubted he would do anything crazy. Of course if he was the pervert he pretended to be, then this would've been a much more risky conversation.
Issei had plenty of thoughts in his head about what to do. Of course looking at the young man in question he knew exactly what to do "Very well, Sona. I want you to kiss that pawn of yours." Issei said smirking as he pointed at Saji.
"You can't be serious!" Sona said blushing heavily. She was prepared for nearly anything that she would have to do to him. However for him to say kiss Saji was not what she expected. Especially since her peerage was with her.
"No Kaichou! You don't have to do it!" Saji replied with an extremely flustered expression on his face. It was clear to Issei that both parties were not opposed to this idea, despite what their voices suggest. That made it even funnier for Issei.
"Saji, I have no choice. As a devil we often do odd contracts. This is no different." Sona said with a conflicting expression on her face. Issei knew what it was about so gave her an amusing out.
"Don't worry; you can make it a simple cheek kiss." Issei teased.
"You're evil partner. You know the young man likes her, right?" Ddraig said laughing.
'Duh! That's why I'm doing it. Plus he's a dragon like you and this is a tad bit of bullying.' Issei said with a chuckle.
'What do I do? I could kiss him on the cheek, but if I did that he wouldn't tell me as much. Kissing him on the lips wouldn't be bad, but I have to think about my peerage. I know Saji likes me, but a few girls in my peerage like him. What do I do, everybody's watching' Sona thought to herself nervously. Her own hidden feelings for her pawn complicated things. Looking at Issei's face she was certain Issei knew exactly what he was doing. Gathering herself she finally decided what to do, feelings be damned. Moving towards the stunned pawn Sona kissed Saji but to everybody's surprise she did it on the lips.
'Well she definitely went all out for this one.' Issei thought with a smile. He looked on as the pair clashed tongues for a few minutes. When she stopped the kiss both she and Saji were blushing heavily.
"There, are you happy?" Sona said defiantly although she was still embarrassed.
"Hey! I never said you had to kiss him on the lips." Issei replied with a knowing smirk. "Anyway, I was asked to do so by her brother Sirzechs." Issei said to Sona's shock.
"Impossible! That would mean he knew about you before you even entered Kuoh." Sona gasped.
"That's exactly right. One of the reasons I came to Kuoh and pretended to be a pervert is because of this mission. I didn't want you girls to figure me out so I pretended to be a pervert." Issei revealed to his amusement and Sona's disbelief. 'Well I am a bit of a pervert, so it wasn't that hard to get along with those two fools' Issei thought to himself.
"I have one more question for you and then you can go." Sona said nervously. She didn't want to know what else he would force her to do.
"Very well, and this one's free. Think of it as a reward for being so bold." Issei said to Sona's relief.
"Okay then. What will you do now that your 'mission' is over?"
"Well, Kuoh Academy is still my school, so I'll attend classes like a regular kid. As for my interaction with you guys….well that remains to be seen." Issei said as he left the room.
The student council was stunned at the news they received. "What do we do Sona? If what he said is true, that could be a huge scandal." Tsubaki said nervously.
"Well, before I decide, I need to make a phone call." Sona said with an irritated look on her face.
"Hmm, what's with the look?" Tsubaki said nervously. Sona rarely got that irritated, which meant she was about to do something extreme.
"I have to call my sister. If he's a mercenary that Sirzechs used, my sister could tell me more about him." Sona said angrily as she grabbed her phone and dialed her sister's number.
"So-tan! What a surprise!" The voice on the other side said happily.
"Hello sis, I have a question for you." Sona groaned.
"Hmm? What is it?" Serafall said still cheerful as always.
"Have you ever heard the name, Issei Hyoudou?" Sona asked quizzically.
"What did you say?" The voice said with a serious tone which shocked Sona.
"What's wrong, sis?" Sona wondered in shock.
"You just said Issei Hyoudou, right? What do you want with him?" The voice asked desperately. Sona went on to explain what happened with Rias and about what had happened. "Ahh, I see. Well that's good." The voice said with her usual happiness.
"Hmm? What's going on sis?" Sona asked angrily. Something was clearly going on. Her sister never got serious and the fact Issei's name caused her to do so was a problem.
"Well….let's just say the less you deal with him the better. Oh, and don't tell Rias about what he told you. Believe me when I say this Sona, this is a situation far above your head." The voice said before hanging up.
"Well, that was strange." Sona said with a confused expression. It was clear that despite what she said she only scratched the surface. Of course if her sister was this nervous then she would definitely listen.
(Scene Skip)
Rias Gremory was not a happy person at the moment. Earlier in the day she asked Sona to interrogate Issei and find out what he was hiding. Although when she went to Sona, she told her nothing that she didn't already know. Now she was on her way to the ORC after a long day of class, hoping that spending time with her peerage would solve her problem.
"AHH! So good!" A voice called out nearby. Recognizing it as the sound of a person who was moaning from intercourse she followed the noise curious of who could be having sex on school grounds like that. "Ahh! Keep going, Issei!" The voice shouted out again.
Realizing that one of the people was Issei, Rias started to follow the noise. When she finally found the rutting couple, she realized that the two people were Issei and Murayama, his worst enemy in the school. "No way! They're sleeping together" Rias cried out. She heard rumors that he had broken up with Raynare, but to see him fucking the same girl who called him a pervert the night before was a shock. As Rias watched the pair she remembered her night with Issei and couldn't help but finger herself. A few minutes later as she watched Issei slam a load into Murayama's pussy she came herself from what was a stifling orgasm. As the rutting pair got dressed, Rias tried to sneak away out of embarrassment.
"Where do you think you're going, Rias? It's not good to spy on people" Issei yelled towards her location.
'Crap! I've been discovered!' Rias cursed. He was a dragon, so obviously he'd sense her arousal. That was incredibly careless,
"Come on out, Rias. You can't hide from me!" Issei said sternly. Rias soon came out to an amused Issei and a seemingly annoyed Murayama.
"I'll leave you two alone." Murayama said calmly as she walked away. What Rias didn't see was the big smile on her face.
Rias was trapped and she knew it. Of course this was also a perfect chance to confront Issei so she left her hiding space. "Alright alright, you got me. Though it seems you've moved on from Raynare pretty quickly." Rias teased.
"Says the girl who tried to sleep with a guy she knew had a girlfriend. So what do you want?" Issei sneered.
"You owe me some answers." Rias said angrily.
"Actually, I don't." Issei said snarkily. He would've continued but he got a phone call. "Hello?…. "What did you say!?" Issei yelled out in shock. "Yes, I understand. I'll be there immediately." Issei said as he hung up.
"What happened?" Rias yelled out.
Issei thought about it for a second before issuing a stern warning. "Rias, I can't tell you what just happened but I can say this: Pay special attention to your knight." Issei said before leaving abruptly.
"What the hell's going on?" Rias said nervously. However she had other things to focus on so she went towards the ORC.
(Order of Draconis Base)
Issei quickly made his way to the Order of Draconis Base. Wasting no time at all he went to the meeting room where Irina, Vali, and Arthur were waiting. "Report!" Issei said sternly.
"What I said on the phone was true, Issei. Somebody stole three of the fragments of the Excalibur's last night. According to the reports; Rapidly, Nightmare, and Transparency were stolen." Irina said nervously.
"Who stole them?" Issei asked nervously.
"It appears to be the fallen angels and a group of rogue exorcists." Irina said with a twinge on her face. Realizing what was at stake Issei turned towards Vali.
"Vali, I need you to…." Issei started to say.
"Don't worry, I'll go grab Azazel. He'll want to know the news as well." Vali yelled before transporting away.
"Okay, so what about the other fragments?" Issei said calmly having regained his composure.
"Arthur has Ruler, and as for the other three..." Irina paused because she got a phone call of her own. Leaving the room the group waited nervously. When Irina returned she had a frown on her face.
"I just received a phone call from the church. They've tracked the fallen angels to Kuoh and I've been tasked to retrieve them. They're sending me and Xenovia with two of the fragments. That means I'll be arriving in Kuoh in a few days.
"Well, this just got interesting." Issei groaned as he realized what was about to happen. A magic circle appeared and it was Azazel along with Vali.
"What's this about the fallen angels stealing the Excalibur's?" Azazel said worriedly.
"According to the reports, the exorcist who stole them worked with a group of fallen angels."
"Where are they now?" Azazel said angrily.
"Kuoh." Irina said solemnly.
'Damn you Kokabiel! This is too much!' Azazel thought to himself with an angry impression on his face.
"Hmm? What's going on?" Irina wondered.
"Most likely the person who stole the fragments is Kokabiel. My guess is he's going to use the fragments to attack the two sisters of the Maou." Issei revealed much to Irina's annoyance.
"So what do we do now?" Arthur spoke up. "Rias is impulsive, and if she finds out on her own she'll do something foolish. Of course we can't act without telling her because she might attack us by accident."
"Yep, and thanks to Kokabiel's connection to us, this could get ugly." Azazel said shrewdly.
"For now we wait. Hopefully things take care of themselves. Let's watch over Rias's peerage until Irina arrives, particularly Kiba."Issei said as he prepared to leave. With everything that was on the way he really needed a moment to himself. Going to the transportation room he made his way back to his actual house to sleep.
(Scene Skip)
When Issei opened the door to his room he groaned because of who was waiting for him. "Serafall, what the hell are you doing here?" Issei groaned as the person who was sitting on his bed stood up so Issei could drink in her form. The young woman was medium height but extremely busty. She was wearing her black hair in twintails and was wearing a pink magical girl outfit.
"I came to see you because I'm angry." The woman whose name was Serafall.
"If you mean because of how I messed with your sister earlier today, give me a break." Issei retorted. The person he was talking to was Serafall Leviathan, Sona's older sister and one of the Four Devil Kings.
"Only I get to mess with So-tan, plus you told her about Sirzechs' request." Serafall pouted.
"Oh please, Sona won't tell Rias and you and I know it. Although I'm glad you're here."
"Oh, have you finally decided to be a part of my show?" Serafall teased.
"No, but nice try. We have a situation and it involves your sister." Issei said as he sat down. This was certainly going to be a headache and he knew it. As he explained the situation he could see the rage that was appearing on the devil king's face. By the time he was finished, Serafall was furious, something that usually spelled trouble for Issei and the Order. Though to Issei's surprise the Devil King didn't do anything irrational.
"I see, so what are you going to do now? After all, if Rias finds out she's going to do something. You know how impatient she is." Serafall said calmly. Knowing what she knew meant that she had to be smart.
"Coming from you this is a shock. So what happened to the girl who almost tried to fight Azazel when she found out he moved to Kuoh?" Issei teased.
"Geez Issei, give me a little credit. After all I am still the liaison between you and the Order. You've been dealing with Grayfia because of the fact that you had that mission with Rias. However I'm still the diplomatic head" Serafall reminded Issei. "I'll go tell Zechs-chan and we'll leave it to you as usual."
"Good, and don't worry, I won't let anything happen to Sona." Issei said calmly.
"Good, because if you do I'll kill you." Serafall said with a serious look on her expression before leaving.
"Yare yare, that woman is a pain in the ass."
"Hmph! You say that but let's face it you want to bang her brains out." Ddraig snickered.
"True but that's another matter entirely." Issei groaned as he activated the barrier around his house and went to sleep. Of course Issei was so distracted by Serafall that was he unaware of the massive problem that was about to make itself known.
(Scene Skip)
For Kiba Yuuto, the last few weeks had certainly been an interesting test of faith. First to find out that the person who Rias had secretly been spying on was the Red Dragon Emperor soured his mood. When he trained with Arthur, the swordsman made him question everything he had ever known about swordsmanship. The rain wasn't helping him as he walked home late at night after a crazy day. Rias and Sona were competing over who would go to the familiar forest. Asia got a dragon familiar and there was no doubt the young woman was truly blessed. Unfortunately, he was caught off guard when he sensed a brutal killing intent nearby.
"Hello there, pretty boy. You seem distracted." A cackling voice said as he walked towards him. Unbeknownst to Kiba, the person in question was Freed Zelzan, a crazy priest who was working with Raynare back when she was a fallen angel. He usually had a gun by his side, but this time he had a hilt that usually represented a sword.
"Who the hell are you?" Kiba scowled as he looked at the young man with disgust.
"What a shame that this devil scum doesn't know about the mighty Freed Zelzan, and his new best friend." Freed cackled as he reached into the hilt and pulled out a familiar weapon.
"How did you get that sword!?" Kiba shouted as he recognized the blade that the young man was sporting.
"Ahh, so you're familiar with my new friend. Let me introduce you to one of the most powerful swords in history, EXCALIBUR!" Freed shouted as Kiba's expression quickly darkened.
That's it for Chapter 8 everybody. So yea now we're about to heat things up. By now you've noticed I've skipped over a lot of stuff like familiars and what not, but that's because it doesn't matter to this story. Oh, and before people start asking, Serafall will mostly make cameo appearances, so don't count on much from her otherwise.
