Chapter 10
I don't own DxD; I just use its characters and techniques. All credit goes to its creator. Same applies for anything that I used from other animes.
AN: Don't worry everybody Pokémon Go hasn't delayed this chapter as many feared. You'll get all your chapters in due time. But be patient. I have an arrangement with my beta reader and that affects my ability to release chapters. I actually got this one earlier so I could reward my faithful reviewers.
Welcome to Chapter 10. Now that Vali had arrived the training for the battle with Riser could truly begin. Vali's new troops quickly helped with the training and everything was going extremely well. Of course secrets were all around as Issei's manipulations continued. Mixing Akeno with her fellow fallen angel, Raynare, and Kiba with Excalibur holder, Arthur; Issei's devious nature had finally taken ahold.
(Dinner Table)
The first day of training with Issei and gang had finally reached its end, but once all was said and done, it was time to eat. It was clear that Rias's peerage was given all they could handle from the beat up look on their faces, so everyone was starving. Le Fay had worked painstakingly hard to make sure that the meal would proceed smoothly, but Vali was concerned about something else, and that was her queen's actions.
"Wow Le Fay, this is amazing! Even the cooks at my mansion would be jealous of this." Rias said stunned. Le Fay had many different dishes prepared, and if the group was going to eat this well, the training trip would be well worth it. French Italian Japanese and even some American food filled the table.
"Thank you Lady Rias, I'm glad that you enjoyed it. Is everybody ready to go?" Le Fay said slightly embarrassed, but still managed to keep things professional. Since she and Ravel had worked all day on the various dishes. She was happy to see that her efforts were appreciated.
"The only person missing is Ravel. She said she'd be a little bit late." Vali commented in a curious tone. She had to admit Ravel's activities had been bothering her recently but she didn't think much about it. Then again considering that Rias was about to fight her brother some concerns were natural. Ravel walked in a bit later and she was clearly distracted by something.
"Sorry Lady Vali, my mother just called to see how I was doing." Ravel explained.
"No problem. Sit down and enjoy the spread." Vali responded accepting the explanation from her peerage member.
As the group enjoyed the prepared food, everyone took their time to learn more about the new servants and get a proper introduction. Everyone also discussed their training and what would be the next step. Arthur and Kiba had clearly gotten along thanks to their mutual love of swordsmanship and Murayama and Katase were talking about their lives at school. The two girls decided to leave the kendo club because they felt guilty for always deceiving the head of the club. Of course before long it was time for dinner to end, and a fascinating subject came up.
"Hey Rias, I take it you're gonna go get in the hot springs right?" Vali said teasingly.
"Yes, I am. Today's training was tough. I didn't realize you were that brutal, Vali." Rias said teasingly also. The two were hoping to get Issei's attention.
"Woah, so you have a hot springs?" Katase asked with excitement.
"Can we come?" Murayama begged equally happy.
"A hot bath sounds good to me." Asia agreed excited also.
"Umm, may I join?" Ravel asked timidly.
"Nyaa, I'll pass." Kuroka said bothered. As a cat, baths were something she didn't particularly enjoy.
With that it seemed like the girls were ready to go. Vali expected that Issei's perverted nature would make him want to join, but was surprised at his nonchalant reaction.
"Woah! That sounds awesome. Hey, is it mixed bathing?" Bikou says excited. This annoyed Vali and Rias since the two were hoping to lure Issei of course the former member of the perverted trio wasn't fazed at all.
"Sorry Bikou, but no, it's not mixed bathing." Vali says annoyed still. But there is a large bath right next to the girls. You guys can enjoy that.
Bikou shrugged and everyone, including Issei, decided to take a bath.
(At the bath)
(Girls side)
Everyone had made their way to the baths hoping to have a simple dip before the end of the night. As expected; Vali, Rias, Ravel, Murayama, Katase, Asia, and Raynare had all gotten in. Vali and Rias had sat together to discuss their attempts at Issei. "We failed, huh Rias?" Vali leaned back in the bath. She was hoping to get more of a reaction from Issei, but he didn't fall for it at all.
"Lady Vali, what are you taking about?" Murayama questioned, having overheard the two.
"Well the jig is up, Vali. You should tell them, don't you think?" Rias teased.
"Tell us what, Lady Vali?" Ravel asked a bit concerned.
"Ufffufu, Vali and Rias were hoping to use lure Issei into the baths but he didn't bite." Akeno says teasingly. "I wouldn't mind though. I mean he got to bang Rias, but we couldn't even see his cock." Akeno pouted causing most of the girls around to blush.
"That pervert better not think of coming over here." Raynare announced furiously.
"I agree with Raynare." Ravel said still frustrated.
(Boys side)
"Come on Issei, you heard Vali, you should go over there." Bikou says excited. The monkey had to admit he wanted to go over there himself, but he knew the dangers, so he thought it would be fun to convince Issei to go since the girls were clearly after it.
"I'll pass. As far as the girls go, two people over there hate me, and the others I'm in no rush to see naked." Issei shrugged calmly. He, of course, hid the fact that he had seen Rias and Vali naked already and was in no hurry for Murayama and Katase.
"I believe it's noble of him to refrain from his desires." Arthur approved.
"Aww...don't be such a stick in the mud, Arthur the girls are asking for him to do it. He'd be a fool to refuse" Bikou joked. Bikou continued to try to convince Issei to peak, but amazingly it still failed. Eventually it became clear that Issei wouldn't come, so everyone just enjoyed a bath.
The rest of the night went off without a hitch. While everyone retired to their rooms for the night it seemed as though the first day would end with no problems. At least it seemed that way. A certain young woman decided to sneak into Issei's room. The figure opened the door preparing for a late night visit.
"Sorry Red Dragon, but I have to do this." The figure said regrettably sneaking into his room. Making her way over to the bed she snuck towards the sleeping Issei. Taking the curved knife she had in her pocket the figure slowly sliced Issei's neck making sure to hit the right artery. After making sure that Issei was dead the figure walked out of the room slowly before closing the door. What the figure didn't see is that once the door was closed the room reset to normal as though nothing had happened.
(Outside in the Forest)
"What the hell?" Issei yelled grabbing at his neck as he was dodging an attack from a man who had been sparring with him. The man facing him was tall with a muscular build. His spiky red hair made for the sight. The man had black eyes and was wearing a Black tank top and black shorts with red flames on them. His tan skin and features made him out to be quite the looker.
"Partner, are you okay?" The person inquired revealing himself to be Ddraig.
"Yeah Ddraig, I'm fine. Although it seems somebody tried to kill me." Issei smirked.
"Tried to kill you? What do you mean?" Ddraig asked shocked.The two had been out training. Whether Issei would admit it or not, Kiryuu wasn't enough for him to train seriously. As a result he had started to sneak out at night with Ddraig to train alone. If somebody entered his room, he had setup an illusion to make it seem like he was still there. He didn't want Vali know about his training. However even he had to admit he didn't expect somebody to kill him.
"Somebody tried to slice my neck and kill me. I'm shocked that person had the guts to do that." Issei chuckled.
"We should tell your mate." Ddraig stated worried.
"No, there's no reason to do that. I know who did it and I'll punish her later. However, we do have to get going. Although I'm curious how my assailant will react seeing me just fine tomorrow." Issei grinned in amusement.
"Whatever you say partner. Though if somebody's willing to attack you given the situation it means trouble" Ddraig responded still concerned. As Ddraig vanished into the boosted gear, Issei teleported back into his room. Lying down for the night he thought about how things have been so far and relaxed.
(The next day)
The next day everybody had gathered for breakfast before going out for another day of training. Since Le Fay had done such a wonderful job she seemed to be the one designated to cook for the group. Much like dinner the night before one person was late to proceedings.
"Hey, does somebody wanna wake up Issei?" Vali asked a little concerned.
"I'll go!" Murayama volunteered excited.
"No Mury, let me!" Katase hopped up equally excited. After the bath the night before, the girls were thinking about how to solve their Issei problem. Unfortunately, by the time they came up with a solution it was too late so they went to sleep. Now that a little private time was possible, the girls were hoping to take advantage and claim the dragon they had desired ever since his arrival at Kuoh academy.
"There's no need, I'm sorry for worrying you girls." Issei announced calmly walking into breakfast. The kendo duo was angry but one girl went pale in the face shocked to see him walking in calmly. This didn't go unnoticed by Issei and Vali, the latter deciding to look into the situation later.
"Alright now that we're all here; let's discuss the training plan for day two." Rias spoke up. "I was thinking that we keep everything the same as yesterday and keep working on improving our current skills." The redhead continued.
"Hey Rias, you and Vali should train Kiryuu today instead of me." Issei recommended. "She'll do well facing magic opponents like you two instead of a brawler like me. Plus it'll help you girls better understand Kiryuu's battle style; especially you Rias. She's your trump card against Raiser." Issei explained calmly. The truth is he wanted to confront his assailant and this was the best way to do it.
"Okay then, I guess that could work." Rias said confused. Turning towards Vali, Rias could see her friend's concerned expression. Deciding that once again Issei was up to something the red headed King gave up.
"Alright then, but you take over in the afternoon." Rias says trying to compromise. After that everyone finished breakfast and went off for training.
(With Kiryuu Vali and Rias)
Kiryuu Rias and Vali had gotten to their training area to begin the day. Vali was distracted due to Issei's odd actions.
"I must admit this is the first time I really get to see what you can do, Kiryuu. I'm a bit disappointed in myself as your master." Rias said slightly embarrassed.
"It can't be helped. As the holder of a dragon sacred gear, it's difficult for you to train us. Plus you had other things to worry about." Kiryuu assured Rias knowingly. "But before we continue I have a question for you, Lady Rias." Kiryuu looked away blushing lightly.
"What's that?" Rias asked surprised.
"Lady Vali reacted pretty well to the fact that Issei was balls deep inside of you. What's really going on?" Kiryuu asked no longer about to hide her curiosity.
"I-I-I-I don't know what you're talking about." Rias stammered. She never imagined she would be called out by her pawn. Then again Kiryuu was somewhat of a mystery.
"You're lying. It always bugged me how Vali was so calm that you were having sex with her queen, especially since she's his mate. But it also bugs me that you don't bare his mark." Kiryuu remarked moving her hair to the side to reveal a red dragon mark.
"So I was right, you did get a mark, Kiryuu." Vali commented speaking up for the first time.
"Yes, I got it the night before the training camp. I figured he wouldn't mind too much. I'm surprised though, Lady Rias, you had sex with him yet you don't have the same mark as Vali and me; seems a bit odd if you're going to have sex so brazenly." Kiryuu confessed.
"Geez, you're more clever then I expected. No wonder people called you the anti-pervert." Vali muttered giving in. Vali had heard the rumors that Kiryuu was the only person capable of stopping the perverted trio. Although Issei wasn't as bothered, Matsuda and Motohama seemed to hate the girl. Now Vali could see why.
"Wait Vali, you're not gonna tell her are you." Rias asked worried. Rias wanted to keep the truth a secret, and if Kiryuu learned, she wondered what would happen.
"She just wants confirmation at this point. If the rumors about Kiryuu are true she's figured out almost everything else. Especially with Tiamat working with her" Vali frowned disappointed turning to Kiryuu she admits the truth. "As you likely guessed, Rias went to Issei hoping to use him to push away Raiser. I saw it coming so I stopped her, but then the most interesting thing happened. Issei came up with a plan to change things."
"Let me guess. Get balls deep in Rias and use it to anger Raiser. In his rage, Raiser would then either challenge him directly or make him a part of the rating game you guys were going to have." Kiryuu speculated.
"Exactly, although I wonder how he'll accomplish that. Raiser didn't fall for his provocation and although we have the rating game Issei is a spectator at this point." Rias said calmly.
"He'll find a way. He's managed to deal with matsuda and motohama and kept the cunning nature he's shown hidden." Kiryuu smirked.
Vali was concerned at her insight, but was more concerned about how Issei would get into the battle, especially since he had no cards to play. Deciding to worry about it later she returned to their original task at hand. "Let's get to training. We can worry about Issei's plan later." Vali summoned her gear. Rias and Kiryuu got into their own battle stances and the morning training for the girls began.
(Issei's room)
Issei was sitting in his room doing some light exercising. A few simple pushups and sit-ups to keep him active.
"So partner, are you gonna tell me why you stayed back. This seems reckless" Ddraig asked still concerned.
"Because partner, my assailant was going to stay back as well. I figured now was as good a time as ever to confront her." Issei says smirking.
"Partner you don't mean. That person is the one who attacked you..." Ddraig says stunned.
"Yes Ddraig, she's the one who did it." Issei confirmed amused. After finishing one last pair of pushups he got up and used some magic to switch into his regular clothes. All of the sudden he got a knock on his door.
"Hello Red Dragon, may I come in?" The person inquired nervously.
"Very well, come on in. I've been expecting you" Issei invited. He knew that the person who attacked him was waiting so he calmly opened the door.
The figure opened the door and walked in carefully. "Thank you for letting me in. Now, would you tell me how did you survive my attack?" The person said with an angry expression on her face.
That's it for Chapter 10. I hope you enjoyed my little fun. Once again I've held a few fun surprises. I bet everyone's wondering. Who in the world attacked Issei and tried to have him killed. You'll find out next chapter and if you're smart you've guessed who it is. Yeah, I know you guys are probably thinking where are the lemons. Well next chapter you'll have a lemon possibly two depending on my mood. I'll probably do another two chapters of training and then get to the Riser battle, so that's on its way. A lot more is coming so get ready.
Vali's peerage
Queen- Issei
Bishop 1- Asia
Bishop 2- Ravel
Knight 1- Katase
Knight 2- Murayama
Rook 1- Kuroka
Rook 2- Bikou
Pawns 1 Raynare 2 Arthur 3 Le Fay
Pawn 5-8 Open
Harem for Issei: Vali, Katase, Murayama, Kuroka, Ravel, Irina, Kiryuu, Asia, Raynare