Before we begin:

"Talking."

'Thinking.'

{Ddraig talking from the Boosted Gear or in Issei's Dream World.}

{Ddraig talking to Issei in his mind.}

Right, Moving on!

Chapter 9: Getting familiar with our… Familiars

Issei and Asia were packing their bags full of fliers. They were getting ready to go deliver some more to any potential clients they could score while Akeno, Koneko, and Kiba were doing their pacts.

"Okie dokie, I'm all set," Asia notified Issei as she finished packing her bag.

"Asia and I are gonna go hand out some fliers," Issei reminded Rias, who was sitting in her desk. He then turned to Asia and shot a smile at her.

"How 'bout it, you ready to go?"

"Hold on."

Issei and Asia turned their heads to Rias looking at the two.

"I think you'll be glad to know that your flier days are over."

She then turned her head to Issei and gave him a wink, causing his cheeks to turn light-red.

"Especially you, Ise."

"Huh?" Issei was confused on what she meant by that.

"Don't worry, it's not a punishment," Rias assured them as she stood up from her chair. "You've both done great work. Normally, the hassle of delivering fliers is the job of a Familiar's."

"A Familiar?" Issei asked with his confused expression still present. "I've heard of them being creatures who serve Witches or Magicians. Is that what they are?"

"Almost," Rias answered. "Familiars are creatures that we Devils use do small tasks and jobs for us, like giving out fliers for example. Having one is a key part in being a Devil, and I believe you two are ready to get one of your own."

"Oh, cool," Issei said smiling. "So, is this a promotion?"

Rias giggled at his question and looked at him.

"Well, I guess you can call it that. But first thing's first, we should wait for the others to come back so we can all show you two our Familiars."

"Oh, okay then."

With that said, Rias, Issei, and Asia waited for the rest of the Gremory Devils to return from their pact.

[Opening song: Bleach: Brave Souls intro]

As Akeno, Koneko, and Kiba returned from their pacts, the group began showing their Familiars to Issei and Asia.

Rias was the first to show them hers. She lifted her hand where the palm was facing the ceiling. Afterwards, a puff of white smoke appeared from it, revealing a bat with green eyes.

"This is my Familiar, Ise. I believe you two have met before."

"Eh?" Issei raised an eyebrow at her last sentence. "We have?"

After asking that question, the bat Familiar puffed into white smoke. Once it cleared, Issei widened his eyes to see a recognizable woman with brown hair, matching eyes, and a red dress waving at him.

"Wait," Issei said in surprise. "You're that woman who gave me a flier that other day!"

The bat girl only giggled at his surprise as she disappeared from his sight, leaving Issei to guess she went back to wherever she was. He then held a hand on his chin with a thoughtful expression.

'I wonder if all Familiars have a human form?'

"And I have one too, of course."

Issei and Asia then turned to Akeno to see her pointing her finger on the ground next to her. While she was doing so, a small green teleportation circle shined and revealed a little green creature with a horn on its head, smiling in Issei's direction.

"Um…" Issei had a raised eyebrow when he set his eyes on the creature. "What the Hell is that thing?"

Unfortunately for him, he didn't get his answer as the green creature disappeared back to where it came from.

"This is Shiro."

Issei and Asia then turned to see a white cat with hazel eyes and a bell on its collar in her hands.

"Aww, hey little guy."

Issei went over to pet Koneko's cat Familiar. Before he could, he widened his eyes a little to see that Shiro started nuzzling its face on his hand, making him smile and giggle at the adorable scene. Shiro then allowed Issei to gently scratch its belly. Everyone, including Koneko were surprised to see that Shiro started purring as he kept doing so.

"Aww, it likes you," commented Asia, earning a giggle from Issei as Shiro continued nuzzling its face onto his hand as he kept scratching its belly.

Issei noticed Koneko's surprised stare at him, making him stop petting the cat and back away a little.

"Sorry," he told her while scratching the back of his head with a light blush. "I really like cats."

Issei didn't notice since his eyes were closed, but Koneko's cheeks have turned light-pink after he told her this.

She then widened her eyes again when she saw Shiro get up on its legs while still in her hands and started leaning towards Issei's face. Issei widened his eyes when he started feeling its nose on his own. He then started giggling some more as it tickled when Shiro began nuzzling its face on his own face.

This caused Koneko to blush a light shade of red at how Issei was behaving when Shiro was nuzzling him and pulled her Familiar away from him.

Issei opened his eyes to see a flustered Koneko looking away from him with her blush continuing to turn darker. The cat then meowed at Issei while looking at him with such cute hazel eyes.

"Sorry if I made you uncomfortable, Koneko-chan," Issei apologized to her again. "I couldn't help but let your Familiar do that to my face."

"N-N-No, you're fine," Koneko assured him, trying to force her blush down.

Issei was surprised to see Koneko this flustered, and it was all over her Familiar liking him.

"Aww, what an adorable scene~."

Issei, Koneko, Kiba and Asia turned their heads to see Akeno blushing with her phone out.

"A-Akeno-senpai!" Issei exclaimed with a dark blush. "You recorded this?!"

Koneko shared the same shade of red as Issei was right now.

"Come now, Issei-kun, seeing a cat nuzzle your face was too cute to leave alone~. Ufufufu~."

"Ooh! Let me see!"

Asia came rushing to Akeno's side to see the video she recorded. She then started to have light red cheeks with stars in her eyes.

"Oh my gosh! It's so adorable!" Asia exclaimed.

"Asia!" Issei whined with a pout. "It's not that cute!"

He then widened his eyes as he saw Rias look at her Queen's phone with the same red cheeks as Akeno and Asia.

"I could watch this footage forever. It's so cute~."

"Oh come on! Not you too!"

The three girls didn't hear him. They were too busy watching Shiro nuzzle its face against Issei's in a loop while having stars twinkle in their eyes.

Seeing them like this caused Issei and Kiba to sweat drop. Issei then noticed out of the corner of his eye Koneko appearing to be embarrassed over what just happened. She also no longer had Shiro with her as it disappeared back to where it came from.

"*Sigh*. I'm really sorry about this," Issei apologized as he bowed his head down to her, surprising her. "I've let my affection towards these kinds of animals get the best of me and cause Akeno-senpai to do this."

Koneko shook her head at him, surprising the brown-haired boy. He honestly expected her to bonk him on the head or something like that and call him an idiot, but it didn't happen.

"It's not your fault, Issei-senpai."

She then looked away from him with her blush continuing to rise, surprising him even more.

"I kinda found it cute too."

"Eh?" Issei didn't hear the last sentence she said. Despite him being able to hear quiet things thanks to his Devil hearing, he surprisingly couldn't hear what Koneko just said.

"Did you say something?"

"No."

Issei widened his eyes a little at how fast she answered him. He decided not to question her further because he didn't want to piss her off.

Issei looked at where Rias, Akeno, and Asia were and sweat dropped again as he saw them still going "Aww~" at the video.

'Why do I have a feeling this is gonna haunt me somehow?'

"Here's my Familiar, Issei."

Issei turned to Kiba and saw that he had a small brown bird perched on his right shoulder.

"Oh, that looks cool," Issei complimented.

"Why thank you," Kiba said smiling as his familiar disappeared.

"So, a Familiar can be any kind of animal or creature, huh?"

"Indeed."

Issei turned his head to Rias as he heard her talk to him. He was surprised that she and Akeno actually stopped watching the video of him getting his face nuzzled by Koneko's Familiar.

"Like I said before, Familiars are a major part of being a Devil. When you're in need, they're always there to back you up."

"That's great," Asia said, surprising Issei even more that even she was able to stop watching the video. "Only problem is we have no idea how we're going to get one."

"That's the next step."

Before Rias could say more, the group heard two knocks on the door, surprising them a little.

"Come in," Akeno said to whoever was at the door.

The two doors opened to Reveal Sona and her peerage entering inside, with Momo and Reya opening the doors for them. When everyone got into the room, the two Bishops closed the doors behind them and walked to their master's side.

"Sorry to interrupt," Sona said to Rias.

'It's the Student Council again.' Issei said in his thoughts. 'I wonder why they're here?'

Issei then noticed Tsubasa waving at him out of the corner of his eye. When he set his attention at her, she gave him a wink, making him blush a light shade of red. Wanting to be polite, he smiled and waved back at her. Since his eyes were closed while he was doing so, he failed to notice her beginning to blush and turn away from him.

"Hello Sona," Rias greeted. "What can I do for you?"

"Nothing. I just wanted to check on you folks after the situation with the Menos Grande. I also want to take this time to congratulate you on increasing the number of your servants."

"Ooh, that's a pretty crystal you have, Hyoudou-kun."

Everyone turned to see that it was Reya who complimented Issei's necklace. The student council then turned their heads to Issei and saw that he was, in fact, wearing a black rope necklace with a sapphire crystal.

Issei chuckled a little while scratching the back of his head.

"Oh, thanks Kusaka-san. It's something I got as payment for my second pact."

"Oh." Reya's cheeks tinged red as his kind brown eyes were looking at her. "You've got two pacts?"

"Yup. I do."

"Aw man!"

Issei and the group now have their attention towards Saji, who had a look of jealousy aiming right at him.

"I still don't have one, and yet you were able to get two! That's so unfair!"

Unbeknownst to Issei, who was looking at him with an "Oh brother" expression, Tsubaki slightly glared at the blonde Pawn for being a jealous jackass.

"Look, don't worry man. I'm sure the next time you go to a client, you'll score a pact."

Issei tried the best he could to be polite to him. As a fellow Pawn, he wanted to get along with him and maybe become a good friend with him.

"Can it, D-bag!" Saji snapped, catching Issei off guard. "I don't want to hear such encouraging words from a punk like you!"

Issei's patience with him has now diminished. He was now glaring at him with dark scowl and tick mark on his head.

Tsubaki, Tsubasa, and Reya were also giving him scowls of their own. Issei was only trying to encourage him to keep trying, and instead of thanking him, he decides to treat him like his personal enemy.

"Heh! don't think you're the only badass around here pal," Saji continued while smirking. "I took up four Pawn pieces to becone Kaichou's servant, bro!"

"So?" Issei said with a deadpan. "I've consumed all eight pieces. I'm a friggin Pawn skeleton."

Saji's jaw dropped and his eyes turned blank white.

"Wh-Wh-What?!"

"It's true, Saji."

Saji turned his head left when he heard his master confirm what Issei said.

"Hyoudou-san has indeed taken all eight Pawn pieces to be reincarnated. It's always better to check your facts before making a complete fool out of yourself."

"No way! This has to be a joke!" Saji complained, pointing a finger at the brown-haired Pawn. "How did this lame-ass punk manage that."

Issei started to quietly growl at him. He was starting to get fed up with his arrogant behavior, and if he was able to, he'd shut him up right now.

Tsubaki couldn't blame him. She too was annoyed with how Saji was behaving just because Issei has more Pawn pieces than he does.

Same goes for Tsubasa. If she could, she would knock him out so they can carry on with the meeting between the two Kings.

"My apologies," Issei stopped growling when he heard Sona talk to him. "He's young and still new to this whole thing. I hope you'll forgive his youthful naivety. Newbies don't always appreciate the finer points of civility, do they?"

She turned her head towards Saji while asking that question expectantly.

Saji only sighed as he scratched the back of his head.

"Right."

Saji then approached Issei to shake his hand, with the ladder accepting it.

"My pleasure," Saji told him.

Issei only nodded at him with a stern expression after they finished their handshake.

Saji suddenly felt his left hand grabbed onto by someone.

"It's a pleasure to meet you again, Genshiro-san."

Saji turned to see Asia shaking his hand with both of her hands. Saji's mood was now happy as he grabbed her hands with both of his.

"Ah! It's good to see you again, Asia-chan! I still have yet to repay you for that time with the Hollows!"

"Oh! Um… Um…" Asia was looking around flustered as Saji started stroking her hands gently with his left hand.

Issei saw Asia being nervous with Saji's behavior towards her. Then, out of the corner of his eye, Issei saw Momo and Ruruko pouting at Saji and his actions.

He then decided to approach Saji and place a hand on his shoulder, causing the latter to send him a harsh glare.

"Let her go, please. Can't you see you're making her uncomfortable?"

Saji lets go of Asia's hands and grabbed Issei by the shirt collar, angering the latter further.

"You think you got that shit on lock-down, playboy?! Well, You and Yuuto aren't the only bulls in this rodeo anymore, dick face!"

"What the Hell's that suppose to mean?" Issei asked with venom in his voice.

"Come on, Hyoudou!" Saji spat. "Don't even pretend to be dense. You should know full well you got chicks falling for ya left and right! Even the Fukukaichou has the hots for ya!"

"Eh?"

BONK!

Before Saji could say more, Issei jumped when Saji got pounded on the head by a blushing Tsubaki.

"Saji! If I were you, I'd stop antagonizing Hyoudou-kun and be on your best behavior, for Kaichou's sake!"

Saji didn't reply to her. He was too busy rubbing the knot on his head due to how hard Tsubaki hit him.

"Well, this must be embarrassing for you," Rias said to Sona.

"I know," Sona sighed out in agreement.

"You know, I could've taken care of this guy myself." Issei said to Tsubaki.

Maintaining her serious nature, Tsubaki looked back at him.

"I know, but since he's apart of our group, it would be easier if one of us would take care of him."

"How's flier duty treating ya, playboy?"

Issei and Tsubaki turned back towards Saji, who was looking at Issei with a smug look.

'Good Lord, he's still going?' Issei asked himself in his thoughts.

Tsubaki just stared at him with a full blown scowl.

"I'm not doing lame shit like that anymore, cuz I'm gettin' me a Familiar to take care of all that!"

"Oh really?" Issei asked Saji with a mocked surprise tone. "Asia and I are getting Familiars of our own too. Ain't we all lucky?"

"Oh? Is that your plan, Rias?"

Sona was surprised to find out her friend planned on taking her two new servants to get Familiars.

"Yes, it is," Rias confirmed with a smile. "I was thinking of going next week actually."

Sona puts a hand on her chin while Tsubasa and Reya drag Saji back to their group by the ears while having annoyed looks on their faces.

"Well, that's a bit of a problem for us since the Familiar master only takes people once a month."

"In that case, why don't we have a friendly little contest to sort this whole thing out?"

"A contest?" Sona raised an eyebrow at Rias' request.

Rias nodded before continuing.

"Whoever wins earns the right to make their request first."

Sona narrowed her eyes at her friend.

"Surely, you're not talking about a Rating Game?"

Issei raised an eyebrow at what she said.

'What's a Rating Game?'

Issei then heard Rias giggle at her question.

"Oh no, we'd never get permission to do something like that."

"Yes, you're right," agreed Sona as a smirk formed on her lips. "Besides, this isn't the time to call attention to yourself, now is it?"

"Don't go there."

Issei was taken back at the tone Rias used as her expression darkened. He wondered why she suddenly got touchy because of how Sona used her wording. He also looked to see that Akeno was also worried about her.

"I know!" Rias' mood has suddenly changed back as she smiled. "We should settle this the good old fashion high school way, with sports!"

'Oh boy...' Issei thought. 'I have a bad feeling about this. Them being Devils and all.'

Every student of Kuoh academy was at the tennis courts once they heard about a tennis match that's going on between Rias and Akeno, and Sona and Tsubaki. Some students were cheering on for the girls of the ORC, while some were cheering for the Student Council.

"Come on, Kaichou! Stick it to those jack wagons!"

"What the?..." Issei, standing in his own spot outside of the fence, looked up as he heard Saji's voice from above. Once he looked up there, his face made a "wtf" expression as he saw him on top of the fence holding a flag that says: "Student Council".

'He better hope he doesn't lose his balance and fall. Crazy bastard.'

Inside the Tennis court were Rias, Akeno, Sona, and Tsubaki wearing their tennis clothes with their rackets in their hands. Rias and Akeno were on one side of the court, while Sona and Tsubaki were on the other. Reya was in charge of being the referee for the game as she wore a red jacket and pants with white stripes.

Reya noticed Issei to her right and decided to take this time to wave hello to him. Issei noticed her wave and waved back at her with a smile, wanting to be nice. This caused Reya to blush and quickly turn her head back towards the match.

'He looked at me again...'

"Akeno," Rias called out. "Remember, we're in it to win it."

"Got it! No mercy!"

Rias got into a stance with the ball in her hand, ready to serve.

"Alright, let's do this, Sona."

"Heh. May the best Devil win, Rias."

Rias threw the tennis ball in the air and struck it with her racket. Sona saw the ball flying towards her and hit it before Rias could score a point. Seeing the ball veer right, Akeno ran towards it and hit the ball with a sideways strike. Tsubaki hit it next as soon as she saw the ball fly towards her. And it was rinse and repeat in the match. But, fortunately for some of the male students, they got a special treat with every strike of the rattle the girls made.

Issei was watching the match with content and surprise.

"Wow, it's amazing what Buchou's willing to do in order to get me and Asia a Familiar."

Issei then turned his head left to see Asia having a conversation with Katase, Murayama, Aika, and a few more the girls. His smile grew wider when he saw her laughing joyfully with them. He was happy that she's continuing to make more friends during her time at school.

"Excuse me?"

Issei heard a voice from behind him and turned to see who it was. Who he saw was a busty girl with long brown hair that had multiple drill-like curls. She had her hands held together in front of her and wore a gentle smile.

"Is there something I can help you with, Miss?"

The girl giggled at his kind and polite voice.

"My name is Kiyome Abe, and I'm the captain of the Tennis Club."

Issei held a slightly surprised reaction at her introduction.

'Oh yeah, Buchou did mention that they got her permission to use the Tennis Courts.'

Issei then placed a hand on his chest to introduce himself next.

"My name's Issei Hyoudou, and I'm a member of the Occult Research Club."

"Not to sound weird, Hyoudou-kun, but I know who you are."

Issei widened his eyes at her sudden sentence.

"In fact," Kiyome continued as her expression turned a little sultry. "Everyone in school knows who you are."

Issei sighed with a sweat drop.

"Which nickname are you familiar with? I've got plenty of 'em from the guys and the girls here. Prince of Justice, the Punk Bishonen, etc."

Issei's expression then turned to annoyance as he looked away from her.

"And don't even get me started on what those two perverts started calling me!"

Kiyome giggled at his anger towards the Perverted Duo, but stopped when she saw his expression turn more grim towards where he was facing.

"Speak of the Devil," he uttered as he started walking towards that direction.

Kiyome kept her eye on him to see where he was going, and she shared the same feelings Issei had at what they discovered.

"Oh how I'd love to have one of them to smack my Tennis balls~."

"Oooooh man! You can almost see their camel toes!"

The girls and even some of the guys looked at the Perverted Duo with disgusted looks.

"Oi!"

The two perverts jumped when they heard Issei's voice boom out towards them.

The girls look relieved when they saw Issei show up to confront the two, while some of the boys had no opinion.

"What the Hell do you two think you're doing with those binoculars?!"

"What does it look like, Nerdy Punk?" Issei's eyebrow twitches when Matsuda called him that. "We're enjoying the view given to us by those hotties! Thanks to them, I'll be whackin' it for weeks!"

"I wish I brought a camera with us to preserve those jiggly boobs forever~!"

Having enough of their shenanigans, Issei gave the Perverted Duo a hard kick, making them fly back six feet and crash into a wall, leaving them in an unconscious state.

"I don't even know why I bother asking," Issei growled out in annoyance as he smashed the perverts' binoculars with his foot.

He then turned to the audience who was watching him and bowed his head to them in apology.

"Sorry about those two. You may continue watching the Tennis match."

Issei lifted his head up from his bow and took his leave back to Kiyome, leaving the girls to talk about how manly he was for taking care of the Perverted Duo and some of the guys having mixed reactions. Some were jealous of the attention he was getting, and others were a little frightened of his strength.

"Pardon me on that, Abe-san," Issei said as he made it back to her. "I just had to take care of them."

Kiyome placed a hand on her mouth and let out a soft giggle.

"Oh no, I understand. And please, you may call me Kiyome-san. Or maybe Kiyome-chan?"

Issei's cheeks turned light-red at how she said that part.

"I'm going to stick with Kiyome-san. But as for me, you may call me Issei since I'm not into formalities."

Kiyome let out another giggle and nodded to him. The two then set their eyes back on the match between the ORC and the Student Council.

"So, Issei-kun, you rooting for anyone to win?"

"To be honest, I'm not sure," replied Issei. "I'm just afraid of how the game will turn out."

Kiyome shared the same worried expression he started to develop during the match.

"I don't blame you. With them being Devils, I'm afraid they'll blow up the whole damn court."

Issei did a spit take at what he just heard.

"Wait! You know those four are Devils?!" Issei asked her in a whisper.

Kiyome nodded and winked at him.

"It's a long story."

Meanwhile, Kiba and Koneko were watching the game together while taking a look at their surroundings too.

"I don't think I've ever seen this many people at a Tennis match before," Kiba said to Koneko.

As they were watching the game, Sona hit the Tennis ball back at Rias and Akeno, earning some cheers and squeals from some of the girls.

"Give them Hell, Kaichou!"

Akeno was able to prevent her from scoring by hitting the ball back at them, with some of the boys cheering her on afterwards.

"Akeno-senpai/chan, you are the tits!"

Issei chuckled when he heard them cheer for her.

"What's so funny, Issei-kun?" Kiyome asked him in curiosity.

Issei turned his head to face her.

"Oh nothing. I just feel bad for those guys since they don't know her… Dare I say, true colors."

Kiyome understood what he meant, sharing a slight laugh with him.

"Is it just me or is this getting a little out of control?" Koneko asked, noticing the crowd getting too rowdy.

"Let's see how you like a magic attack!" Sona announced as she began to hit the ball back at Rias. "Sona Sitri style!"

After she said this and hit the ball, Issei noticed that it had a blue aura radiating from it.

"Did she just use magic?"

"Oh no..."

Issei turned to see Kiyome tapping her foot while having a nervous expression.

"Oh really?" Rias said to her friend and rival. "Let's see how you handle the Gremory counter-strike!"

Before she could do her named counter-strike, she widened her eyes when she saw the ball land near her feet and fly under her, revealing her panties due to the wind of the ball's speed.

"Wh-What!"

"15-00!" Reya announced to the audience.

"Yup, she did…" Issei confirmed with a deadpanned expression.

"Ha Ha! Suck it, Gremorys!" Saji shouted as he started waving his flag like a nutjob.

"Grrr!" Kiyome started to get angry after hearing Issei's confirmation. "I made myself perfectly clear to them that they can't use magic in their match!"

Issei backed away a little after hearing the tone used in her voice.

"Hey, we did agree to no magic, right?" Kiba asked with a sweat drop.

"Yeah," replied Koneko. "But that doesn't seem to be stopping them."

"Did you see the curve on that swing?!"

"That was so badass!"

Issei and Kiyome face faulted at what the students were saying.

"That's what it was to them?!" Kiyome asked in disbelief.

"Good Lord," grumbled Issei.

Kiba pulled on the colar of his shirt with his index finger.

"Well, I guess they've pretty much kissed the rule book goodbye, huh?"

"It's cool," Koneko assured him. "Buchou's about to lay the smackdown."

"Look, Sona," Rias said with a stern look in her eyes. "You can cheat all you want to, but in the end, it's not going to make a difference in this game!"

Rias then pointed her racket at her.

"You want a magic show? Well I've got a few tricks up my sleeve!"

"Uh oh," Issei said with a sweat drop. "I knew something like this would happen."

"You can say that again," Kiyome said in agreement.

"Do your worst, Gremory," Sona said with a smirk. "You think I'm afraid of you? Bring it on!"

And just like that, the next serve and swings of their rackets were to be expected of the Devils. Fire started to surround the two with every swing they've delivered. A gust of wind was also breezing away from the courts. The wind was so strong, it caused Saji to lose balance and fall to the ground face first, rendering the blonde Devil unconscious.

"GOD DAMMIT!"

Kiyome stomped her foot on the ground with rage, surprising everyone minus Koneko. While Issei, Kiba, Kiyome, Koneko, and Asia were making their way back to the club room, Koneko told the group that it was a draw and Rias and Sona were negotiating on what team game both peerages can compete in.

"What the Hell is wrong with those two?! When I said no magic, I mean NO MAGIC!"

Issei and Kiba backed away from her with a sweat drop while Asia was looking at her with surprise.

"N-No worries, Abe-san," Kiba said to her. "Sona did say that she's have her servants to repair them in a few moments."

"I'm aware of that!" Kiyome snapped. "I'm just still pissed off that they've broken the rules of our agreement!"

"Can someone remind me why she's here?" Koneko asked with her usual deadpan expression.

Issei sighed and looked at her, getting her attention.

"Long story short, she told me she wanted to tag along so she can talk to Buchou about what the Hell just happened."

The group then heard the door open and saw Rias and Akeno walking in the room.

"Starting now," Issei finished with a mumble.

"Alright folks, we've chosen Dodge ball as the game to play. We meet the Sitris tomorrow night in the gym. Get a good night's rest so we can have the strength to win this."

"Right!" The Gremory team said in unison.

"Thanks for playing for us," Asia said to the group.

"Yeah, for real," agreed Issei.

Suddenly, Kiyome began walking towards Rias and Akeno with an unhappy expression. Rias sighed, knowing what she's mad about.

"Look, we've gotten out of control, and I strongly apologize for it."

"Saying sorry is not gonna cut it, Rias!" Kiyome said with a stern look, crossing her arms under her bust.

"Look, if you want something as payment for the damages, we'll give it to you," Rias told her, trying to keep her calm. "It can be anything you want, as long as it isn't too big."

This caused Kiyome to calm down and raise an eyebrow at her.

"Anything, huh?"

"Yes, of course," confirmed Rias.

Kiyome took some time to think about what she wants as payment for them messing up the Tennis court. It took her ten seconds to think about it. After that time has passed, a smirk has formed on her lips and set her eyes towards Issei. The latter noticed her stare and backed away while having a worried expression on his face.

'I don't like where this is going…'

"Alright, I've made my decision."

"Hmm?" Rias raised an eyebrow at how Kiyome said that, especially with how she was eyeing at her Pawn.

"I'll forgive you on what happened at the Tennis court," she began walking towards Issei who to two more steps back. "If you let me borrow Issei-kun the day after tomorrow, after school."

"What?!" Issei shouted in surprise.

"Not happening."

Issei's eyes turned blank white at her sudden response.

'So fast!'

"Keep in mind Kiyome that he is my Devil servant, and he still has his duties as one as well."

"Ara, you didn't even let me finish what I was going to say," Kiyome countered with a wider smile as she was now next to the blushing Issei.

Rias sighed at her while rubbing her forehead with two fingers.

"Alright, I'll bite. What is it you want from him?"

'Oh crap!' Issei said in his mind, noticing Kiyome take a quick sultry look at him before turning back to Rias.

"Why it's simple, my friend, I simply want Issei-kun to be in a game with me as my partner. I'm aware that you've got a Dodge Ball game tomorrow, so I've scheduled it for the day after tomorrow."

"Th-Th-That's it, Kiyome-san?" Issei asked Kiyome with light-red cheeks. "You just want me as your partner for a Tennis game?"

"Yup," Kiyome confirmed. "That's it."

Rias put a hand on her chin while thinking about the deal. It took her about thirty seconds to make up her mind.

"Well, as long as it's just a game of Tennis, then I'll allow it."

Kiyome smiled at Rias' reply. As for Issei…

'Those bad feelings I get when it comes to these kinds of situations never let up.'

"That's great to hear, Rias," Kiyome said. She then faced Issei as her smile grew wider.

"See you in the Tennis court in two days~."

Issei's cheeks turned a little red as he saw her give him a sexy wink before leaving the club room.

"Well, ain't you the player."

Issei's head quickly shifted over to Koneko who was sitting on one of the sofas looking at him with the same expressionless look he grew accustomed to.

"Wh-Wh-What exactly are you trying to imply?!" he asked her with a slightly agitated expression.

"Kiyome-senpai seemed to have taken a liking to you in a matter of seconds."

Issei's face turned as red as a tomato as pointed a finger at her.

"I didn't ask for her to like me, you know!"

"Never said you did," countered Koneko, earning a chuckle from Kiba, and a giggle from Akeno.

"Oh, brother," Rias said with a face palm. "Looks like we got ourselves a fangirl of his."

"Ara ara, it's perfectly natural for him to have some Rias. He did earn a reputation for taking care of naughty students in a violent and aggressive way~."

Issei shivered at how Akeno said that part when her cheeks turned dark-red and how she swayed her hips side by side.

'Of course that turns her on, because she's a fricka-fracking sadist!'

Rias sighed while looking at Issei, understanding why he was currently behaving as he is.

'I just hope Kiyome-san isn't one of those kinds of fangirls.' She said in her thoughts. 'Knowing how he also has a shy side to him.'

Issei was having a hard time sleeping tonight. The dodge ball game where it decides which peerage will go and get Familiars was making him worried.

"We've got to win this dodge ball game. I have to make sure Asia has someone protecting her when she's unable to defend herself, and when we're unable to be there to protect her."

Sighing out a breath, Issei decided to get out of bed and ask Asia something, if she's awake of course. Once he made it to the door that leads to her room, he knocked on it twice.

"Hey Asia, you still awake?"

Issei then heard the doorknob turn as the door began to open, revealing Asia in teal pajamas.

"Oh, Issei-san. Come on in."

Issei shook his head.

"Oh, no, that's not what I'm here for."

He then looked at her eye to eye, making Asia's cheeks tinge pink at his brown eyes.

"Listen, do you have a needle and thread I can borrow?"

"Um… Yes, I do." Asia replied tilting her head the left, wondering what he wants to use them for.

It was the next day. Nighttime came around, giving the ORC group the cue to head to the gym and be ready for the Dodge ball game against the Sitri team.

"Full moon out tonight," Issei said to himself, taking a quick peak outside before walking towards his group.

'Kaichou and the others aren't here yet.'

"They outnumber us by two people," Rias said to the group, snapping Issei out of his thoughts and setting his attention towards her. "So we've asked for those extras to be referees."

"I see," Issei said to her. He then set his gaze towards the ground. "But I'm still not sure about this."

"Oh, you'll be fine," Rias assured him. "Just grab a ball, aim it at the Sitri team, and hit 'em right in the face!"

As she said that, Rias threw the ball at Kiba, who caught it.

"Oh no, I know how to play the game," Issei told her. "I'm just not sure about going up against one of them."

"Oh? How come, Issei?" Kiba asked with a tilted head.

Issei's cheeks turn light-red as he scratched the back of his head shyly.

"Well, one of them helped me find the office on my first day of school, and has told me about how long it took for me to get use to the sun. She was really helpful to me, and I don't want to fight her simply because we're on opposing teams."

"She?"

Rias took time to think about what this Sitri Devil did for him, and that Issei called her a she. She put two and two together and looked up at Issei.

"Are you by any chance talking about Tsubaki?"

The red in Issei's cheeks turned a little darker as he continued scratching the back of his head.

"Yeah, that's her."

"I see," Rias replied. "Sona did tell me about her Queen's first two encounters with you." Rias then looked at Issei with a raised eyebrow. "Well, there are the others you can try to take down, like Saji, Reya, and Tsubasa. Still It's quite surprising to me that you don't want to defeat Tsubaki in the game."

Issei held his hands together and fidgeted his thumbs.

"It's just that… she helped me out with this whole sun thing and..."

"Ara ara, could it be that you have a crush on her?"

Issei jumped at Akeno's sudden question and looked at her with a darker blush.

"Wh-Wh-What led you to that conclusion?!"

"Just a guess," Akeno replied with a teasing smile. "I never said it was the truth though. Ufufu~."

Issei sighed at her teasing as Akeno began to help Asia be ready for the game.

'At least she's not being sadistic and not wanting to…' "*Shiver*." 'I don't even want to think about it!'

Issei was snapped out of his thoughts when he felt a tug on his shirt. He looked behind him to see Koneko.

"What's up?" he asked her.

"Help me get ready…" Koneko replied with a shy expression.

Before Issei could question it, she shot her head up at him and gave him a slight glare.

"But don't get any funny ideas, pal."

Issei sighed at her.

"Of course not. Don't compare me to those… things known as the Perverted Duo."

"I was just warning you."

Issei nodded as Koneko got into a sitting position. He then placed his hands on her back to help her stretch her arms toward her feet.

"Uuuuugh! My legs are on fire!"

Issei turned his head left to see Akeno helping Asia with the same stretching exercise Koneko was doing. And from the looks of it, he could tell that she was in pain.

"Come on, Asia-chan," Akeno encouraged with a sincere smile. "Stretch a little farther, you can do it."

"Ugh! I'll try!"

Asia continued to moan in pain with every attempt to stretch farther. This made Issei look on at the scene with a frown.

"Poor Asia…"

"Something on your mind, Issei-senpai?"

Issei turned back to see Koneko looking at her with the same expressionless stare.

"*Sigh*. Sorry, Koneko-chan. I just can't help but feel sorry for Asia."

"Why's that?" she asked with a cocked head.

Issei turned back to Asia before continuing to speak.

"You see, whenever I see her in pain, I kinda feel it too. That's why we need to win this dodge ball game so we can get Asia a Familiar; a strong Familiar that can protect her when we're not around to do so."

Koneko had to admit to herself, she was quite astonished with how willing Issei was to make sure Asia's safe. Just knowing this caused Koneko's eyes to soften at him.

"You understand, right, Koneko-chan?" Koneko was snapped out of her thoughts when she heard Issei talk to her again. "I want to make sure that she's well protected from harm. In a way, she's like a sister to me."

Koneko widened her eyes for a second and then looked down towards the ground with a sorrow expression.

"A sister, huh?"

"Huh?" Issei barely heard what Koneko just said. He was then surprised to see Koneko's face having a sad look.

"Hey, you alright."

Koneko was snapped out of her daze and darted her head to Issei. She sighed out a breath before replying: "I'm fine."

Issei wasn't entirely sure if Koneko was really alright. But he decided not to pressure her on it and continued to get ready for the upcoming dodge ball game.

After the ORC gang wrapped up their excercises, they were now waiting for the Sitris to show up so they can start their game. Issei told the rest of the group that he wanted to give them something before they get ready. When he got back, the group was surprised to see what he handed out to them.

"Team headbands?" Rias asked as she observed the headband that was white and had "Occult Club" sewn in red.

"Nice," Kiba complimented.

"We're gonna look totally badass," Akeno added with a smile.

"Thanks for the compliments, folks," Issei said as he puts his own on. "I stayed up all night working on them."

"You didn't sleep?" Rias asked, surprised.

"Well," Issei began as he scratched the back of head. "I was having a hard time sleeping, so I decided to use that time to make something cool for you guys as a way of saying thank you for everything you've done for me and Asia."

Everyone smiled at Issei as they got their headbands on.

"These headbands are perfect, Ise," Rias told him. "It was nice of you to do this for us."

Issei scratched the back of his head while smiling.

"Come on, Buchou, it's nothing that special."

"It's special to us, Issei-senpai," Koneko assured with a smile and a nod.

Issei only smiled wider with closed eyes.

"Alright folks," Rias said to the group. "Let's get out there and kick some Sitri butt!"

"Yeah!"

"Ready to rock and roll?"

The ORC gang looked to see Sona and her servants in their gym gear, ready to compete with the Gremory team in a game of dodge ball.

[Eye catcher beginning: Kiba holding small swords in each hand surrounded by other different blades]

[Eye catcher ending: Issei on one knee with his chin and hands resting on the hilt of the large sword Kiba gave him with Boosted Gear embedded on his left arm and his Hollow mask perched on the top right side of his head.]

A.N.: This is probably the only time I'm doing this, unless you readers say otherwise, or if I decide to go for it again. If I do, can't promise every single one of them will be… Dare I say, naughty.

The dodge ball game between the Gremorys and the Sitris has begun. Momo and Ruruko were chosen to be referees for the game since the Gremorys are outnumbered by two people.

Tsubasa was the first person to have the ball. Her target of choice was Koneko as she set her stare right at her. Tsubasa gripped the ball tightly in her right hand and threw it right at her.

Koneko bent herself backwards to dodge it, but it was too late. She got hit by the ball and its speed caused the left side of her shirt so be torn open, revealing the left side of her white bra with blue spots.

"That's an out!" Momo announced as she raised the red flag.

"You okay, Koneko-chan?" Issei asked her, worried that it might've hurt her due to Tsubasa's Rook strength.

"I needed a drink anyway."

Koneko brushed it off as if it was nothing and went to do just that.

Tsubaki was next to have the ball. She decided to aim it at Rias, focusing her magic on the ball while looking at the crimson-haired Devil. After she did that, She threw the ball at her and it was approaching her at rapid speed.

Luckily, Rias was able to catch the ball with both of her hands. As she did so, her gym jacket and pants have gotten some tears, leaving parts of her black bra exposed.

Sona smirked at her friend and rival's actions.

"Well, catching Tsubaki's spike head on is pretty impressive."

"Don't forget Sona," Rias reminded her. "I'm a Gremory. It's just how we roll!"

Rias threw the ball at Tomoe, who was prepared to catch it. But right after Rias threw it, her eyes turned crimson-red. Suddenly, a red magic circle appeared around the ball. The ball then had a black aura with red outlining surrounding it as it approached Tomoe.

Tomoe was surprised at what happened to the ball, but she stood her ground and got ready to catch the ball. Unfortunately, her attempt to catch the ball has failed as it hit her in the chest and made her fly backwards from the impact. She then started to cover herself up while blushing and screaming as her clothes were burned away by the aura.

"Oh good Lord!" Issei grumbled while face palming himself after witnessing what just happened.

Meanwhile, Reya picked up the ball and was currently choosing who to throw it at next.

"Come on, Kusaka-san!" Reya turned her head to see Saji shouting at her. "Take out the playboy!"

Issei shot a glare at the blonde Pawn for calling him something he wasn't.

Reya too shot a glare at him for calling Issei such a thing, but Saji didn't notice it. Reya actually didn't want to throw the ball at Issei because of how much of a sweet guy she found him to be. Not able to make up her mind, she threw the ball at a random direction just to be done with it.

Reya widened her eyes when she saw that the ball was heading towards Issei, who was still staring at Saji like a hawk.

"Behind you!"

Issei was snapped out of his anger fueled gaze when he heard Akeno call out to him. As he turned around, he saw Akeno catch the ball in midair before it could hit him. Issei then turned away from her with pink dusting his cheeks as his eyes took a split-second look at her black bra.

"You need to keep your head in the game, sweeite~.," Akeno said to him with a wink, making Issei's blush go from pink to red.

"Y-Yeah. Thanks."

As the game continued, it was madness in there. With each throw of the ball from each Devil, the ball was almost like a bullet in the eyes of a terrified Asia and Issei.

"Is dodge ball suppose to be this terrifying?!" Asia asked with her hands on her cheeks.

"Of course not!" Issei answered with widened eyes. "This ain't dodge ball anymore, this is a friggin war zone!"

The Devils, minus Issei and Asia, kept throwing the ball at each other until Saji got it next. Issei had his sights on him, since he found it obvious who he was going to throw it at.

"Oi, playboy!" Issei's eyebrow twitched as his teeth were grinding at Saji for calling him that again. "Dodge this!"

Saji threw the ball at Issei with a smug look on his face.

"Watch out, Issei-san!" Asia warned.

The ball was approaching Issei at a fast pace and…

PFFF!

{Boost!}

Issei caught the ball with his left hand, Boosted Gear activated.

Everyone in the gym widened their eyes at his direction. It wasn't because of how he was able to catch the ball with one hand with Boosted Gear, but rather his current mood as he caught it, and it made Saji regret throwing the ball at him.

{Boost!}

The Devils could see it in Issei's face, even if his eyes were now hidden behind his bangs. The expression of anger. The grinding teeth of rage. And what surprise them the most, was that they saw a black aura with a white outlining radiating from him like a trail of cigarette smoke.

{Boost!}

Saji was now scared as he saw Issei's hair-covered eyes glare right at him. He didn't need to see his eyes to know that he was out for blood; his blood.

After Issei boosted himself one more time, he cocked his left hand back, hanging onto the ball with a tight grip. That was when they saw them.

Issei's eyes.

His eyes were fueled with so much rage, Saji almost pissed himself.

"STOP CALLING ME A PLAYBOY, ASSHOLE!"

{Transfer!}

Issei threw the ball at Saji with all of his might after transferring his power to it with his Sacred Gear. Saji tried his best to fight his fear and raised his hands to catch the ball. But…

BAM!

The ball flew right past Saji's hands and hit him right in the stomach, knocking out all of his breath as he slowly fell to his knees and landed on his side, clutching his stomach in pain.

"Can't… breath… Medic!"

Saji had a hard time speaking, as his voice was barely heard by the others.

Issei was now breathing heavily, trying to calm himself down from his minor rage. He took one last deep breath until he finally calmed down and dismissed his Boosted Gear.

"Damn, that felt good," Issei said to himself as he watched Saji gasping for air after such a hard impact.

"Damn son," Koneko said in the background.

"Well, that was brutal," Akeno said while licking her lips with a dark blush on her cheeks. 'Especially what he said after he took him out. That was so hot~.'

"Oh, I hope he's going to be okay," Asia said with worry in her voice.

"Phew! I'm gonna be feeling that for a while," Kiba commented while holding onto his stomach with his left hand.

Rias only whistled at her Pawn's performance. She was impressed with how he used his Boosted Gear to enhance the ball, and the strength he had to make the ball travel at such a fast rate.

The Sitri Devils too were amazed with his attack. While the group, except for Sona were a little frightened at his rage, they couldn't deny that his throw was a strong one.

"At least we don't have to deal with his ramblings anymore," Tsubasa said in the background.

"Come on! Let's end this thing, Sitri!" Rias said to her. "Right here, right now!"

"Hmph!" Sona smirked as she held the ball in her hands. "I'm just getting warmed up Rias."

"Game Over!" Momo announced to the group, making Sona widen her eyes. "Time limit reached! Victory goes to Rias Gremory!"

"Yay! We won!" Asia said in glee as she grabbed Issei's hands and started jumping up and down. Issei smiled at her for her happiness.

Meanwhile, the Sitri Devils were making their way towards the exit of the gym with Tsubaki waiting for Sona as she was conversing with Rias. Tomoe was wearing a red gym jacket and pants with white stripes since her previous clothes were burnt away by Rias' attack, and Tsubasa was carrying the unconscious Saji on her back. She didn't want to carry him due to how much of a jerk he's been to Issei so far, but it was under Sona's orders, so she didn't have a choice.

"Well, a deal's a deal, Sona," Rias said to her. "Since we beat you, we get to get Ise and Asia a Familiar."

Sona chuckled as she pushed up her glasses.

"As much as I hate to lose, I have to admit, it was a whole lot of fun."

Sona turned to face Rias and let a smirk form on her lips.

"Although, if this was a Rating Game, and not just us fooling around, there's no way you could've beat me."

"You really think so?" Rias asked with a confident smile. "Well, I guess we won't know for sure until we actually play the game, won't we? But, it'll be awhile til we have to worry about that."

"Don't be so sure, Rias," Sona warned her. "You'll never know what's coming up."

Issei tilted his head at their conversation.

'There it is again: a Rating Game. I wonder what that is?'

Issei shook his head, brushing it off.

'Guess I'll have to find out when the time comes.'

Issei and the group, plus Sona, who was walking towards the gym's exit suddenly heard a quiet "Aww~" from somewhere. They turned their heads to see Akeno showing a blushing Tsubaki a video on her phone.

Issei face palmed himself with a dark blush, knowing exactly what she was showing her.

'I knew it…'

"Victory!"

The ORC gang were celebrating with soda for their win in the dodge ball game.

After taking a sip of soda, Rias began her victory speech.

"I want you all to know I'm thankful to each and every one of you for going out there and doing what needed to be done to beat the Sitris. I hope you guys are very proud."

Issei let out a gentle laugh as he scratched the back of his head.

"I only took down one guy, so I'm not sure about that."

"Well, I enjoyed how you defeated that Pawn of theirs," Akeno told him with a sultry smile, making him blush a light shade of red.

"And don't forget Issei," Kiba reminded him while showing him his headband. "You also made these headbands for us. They're pretty rad, dude."

"He's right, Issei-san," Asia assured him. "They really brought our team together."

Koneko smiled and nodded at him in agreement.

"Aww, you guys are too kind," Issei said smiling with closed eyes and a dark blush.

"I hate to break up the celebration," Rias interjected as she set her warm gaze on Issei and Asia. "But I think it's time we go get these two a Familiar.

Akeno then activated a transportation circle.

"Wait, you mean we're getting them right now?" Asia asked surprised.

"It's a full moon tonight," Rias replied. "This is our best shot to see him.

"See who?" Issei asked as he took his large sword in his scabbard and carried it on its back.

"The Familiar Master," Rias replied with a smile.

The group then noticed that Issei was carrying his sword on his back with him. Issei noticed the stares and scratched the back of his head.

"Just in case something dangerous tries to kill us."

"I see," Rias said with a nod.

The group then walked onto the magic circle to go to the place where they get their Familiars.

POOF!

As the group made it to their destination, Issei and Asia looked around with surprised expressions.

"What is this place?" Issei asked.

"It's a magical forest where all the Familiars live," Akeno answered.

"Don't be scared," Kiba said as he noticed Asia's nervousness. "This is where we came to get ours too."

Issei looked around the forest while having his hand hold onto the hilt of his sheathed sword.

"Okay. I just don't want to take any chances."

"Yeah," Asia agreed while hiding behind Issei. "This place is really scary."

"Alright! Who want's me?!"

"What the-"

The group looked up at the same direction Issei was facing to see a guy with red hair wearing a blue cap backwards. He was also wearing a white sleeveless shirt and black short pants with what appeared to be a blue jacket around his waist and was carrying a yellow backpack on his back.

"Who the Hell are you?" Issei asked with a raised eyebrow.

The man points his thumb at himself with a toothy grin.

"The master of the Familiars! A.k.a., Zatouji!"

"Wha?…" Issei sweat dropped with a "wtf" expression. "That's the Familiar Master?"

The Familiar Master, Zatouji, laughed out loud before continuing.

"If your goal is to find Familiars galore, You've come at the right time, that's for sure! The full moon is out to help you decide, and I'll be the one to act as your guide!"

Akeno tapped on the weirded out Issei's shoulder to get his attention.

"In case you can't tell, he's very enthusiastic when it comes to his job."

"Uh-huh?" Issei said as he looked back at Zatouji. "You know, he reminds me of a certain Pokemon character."

"Now then, how can I help you, tell me what kind of Familiar you desire!" Zatouji continued. "A strong one? A fast one? One that likes to set fires?"

keeping himself together because of how much this guy was weirding him out, Issei stuck out his index finger to make a reply.

"Look, I just want one that can do the usual stuff. Deliver fliers for me, and have the strength necessary to protect me and my friends."

Zatouji placed his arms behind his head and jumped down towards Issei, startling the latter at his speed.

"I see, I see. You just want one with the basics."

Issei's eye twitched at how Zatouji was observing him. But then, he gave him a toothy grin and patted him on the shoulder.

"Though I did catch you saying you want it to protect you and your pals! You, my friend, are a kind hearted man!"

Issei backed away a little with his weirded out expression still intact.

"Thanks… I guess…"

Zatouji then noticed Asia's hand in the air, getting his attention.

"Well mister, I'd like to have one that's really cute and fun to be around."

Zatouji gave her a warm smile at her request and gave her a thumbs up.

"You want one that's fun? Done and done!"

"Thank you so much, mister!"

Issei smiled at Asia's enthusiasm. But he was reminded of something and gave Zatouji a serious look, getting his attention.

"Is something wrong, boy?"

"No, there's nothing wrong, it's just another request is all."

"Oh?" Zatouji raised an eyebrow at this. "You want another Familiar? It is possible to have more than one."

Issei shook his head.

"It's about Asia's Familiar. While this one's cute, can you also make sure that particular Familiar can also protect her when she's in danger?"

Zatouji let out a laugh, but it wasn't one to make fun of him. The others simply sent Issei a smile because of his kindness.

"Of course, of course! You really are a protective son of a gun towards your friends, aren't ya! I like that about you, my friend!"

Issei sweat dropped again with beady brown eyes.

"I have no idea how to respond to that."

The group was now following Zatouji in search for the kind of Familiars Issei and Asia requested. While they were doing so, Issei took some time to look around the forest.

'Well, this place doesn't seem so bad. I think I might get use to it here.'

"Look high!"

Everyone looked where Zatouji was pointing to see a small blue dragon with a light-blue face and stomach and brown eyes perched on a tree branch looking around in curiosity.

"It's a small dragon," Issei said to himself.

"Aww~, it's really cute," Asia said with clasped hands and a smile.

"It may be cute, but it's dangerous too," Zatouji warned. "When they get angry, they have the power to shoot a lightning that's blue."

"Hey, that type of dragon's pretty rare, isn't it?" Kiba asked with an impressed look.

"I think this is the first time I've ever seen one," Rias said with a smile.

"Get it now, if you want this one claimed," Zatouji beckoned to Issei and Asia. "Once these dragons grow up, they can no longer be tamed."

"Issei-kun, since you possess the power of the Red Dragon Emperor, that sprite dragon might turn out to be a good fit for you."

Issei pondered at what Akeno said. While she did have a point, he thought it was best that Asia gets it since he wants her to be protected from harm when he and the others aren't there. Plus, in his opinion, he thought having a dragon as a familiar since his Sacred Gear is a dragon type was cliché.

Having made up his mind, he looked up at the group and gave them a serious expression.

"Actually, how about-"

"KYAAAAAHHHH!"

Issei was interrupted when he heard Asia scream in fear. He turned in her direction and widened his eyes to see some kind of green substance raining on her, making her blush at the feeling of it.

"What the Hell?" Issei was unsure what it was, but he widened his eyes further as he found out what it was and squinted them.

"Oh my."

"Ara ara~."

"It's sticky…"

Issei turned around and widened his eyes again to see that Rias, Akeno, and Koneko too were having the same substance raining on them.

"It's green slime!" Kiba shouted out as he unsheathed his sword. Before he could cut any of them down, a piece of said slime has landed on his face, blinding him.

"Ara ara, it's burning away my clothes. How naughty~! I'm now all slimy and wet!"

Issei's eyes almost popped out of his sockets when he heard Akeno say that. He then started blushing a dark shade of red when he saw the slime do just that to the girl's clothes, making them moan out of embarrassment.

Issei immediately looked away from the girls and unsheathed his large sword. He then saw some of the slime fall down and cut those pieces down.

"Come on man! Those substances those bastard perverts were talking about in their 'favorite Hentai games' are real?! Give me a fucking break!"

Issei's face was now turning the shade of a tomato with a shy expression as he heard Rias and Akeno moan some more.

"My hands are tied!" Rias exclaimed. "I won't be able to use my magic like this!"

"Me neither!" Akeno added. "How are we going to get out of this mess?!"

"I'll save you!" Issei shouted as he readied his sword to cut down the slime that's tied them up. However, his eyes have widened and turned around away from them with his blush returning as he saw their naked breasts exposed. "But how am I going to to that without looking at your private parts?!"

Meanwhile in the background, Kiba was swinging his sword around while a piece of the green slime was still covering his eyes.

"Eating off clothes is the power of this weird slime," Zatouji told Issei while he too was blinded by the slime with a nose bleed. "They're fun for a while, but in the end, they're a complete and utter waste of time."

"Well, don't just stand there!" Issei said with his dark blush intact. "We need to do something about this!"

"Ahh~!" Akeno was now moaning in pleasure as the slime started fondling her breasts. "The pain hurts so good, it feels even better when Issei-kun's watching~!"

"WHAT?!" Issei screamed when he heard Akeno say those perverted words. 'That. Was NOT! Sadism!'

Issei then shook his head rapidly as he continued staring at a tree with his sword clutched in his hands.

"Nope! Not happening! I refuse to look in the other direction!"

"Ise, it's okay!" Rias assured him, now having nothing put her panties on. "We'll understand you're not looking at us for your pleasure! We'll understand you only want to cut those things down!"

Before she could continue talking, one of the slime wrapped itself around her crotch area, making her gasp out in either embarrassment, or pleasure with a dark blush on her cheeks.

"I'm sorry!" Issei apologized with a face as dark as Rias' hair. "Even if it's for a good cause, it would be indecent for me to-"

PLOP!

Issei stopped his rambling when he felt something land on his crotch. When he looked down, he let out another scream (Josh Grelle style) when he saw a piece of green slime on it. And to make matters worse for him, it started melting his pants, exposing his phthalo blue boxer shorts to the girls.

"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH! GET IT OFF! GET IT OOOOOOOOFFFF!"

Issei tugged at the slime to remove it from his crotch so it wouldn't destroy anymore of his pants.

"Ara ara~," Akeno said to herself with a dark blush in the background.

The rest of the girls were staring with blushes at Issei's boxers as he continued to struggle with the slime. He successfully got the slime off of him, but…

TRIP!

"Huh?"

Issei found himself losing his balance on the edge of what appeared to be a cliff. He tried to balance himself so he can regroup with the others, but it was too late. Issei has fallen off the ledge, unknown if he'll survive the fall or not.

"Ise!"

The girls were now struggling harder to be free from the slime so they can get to Issei and see if he'll be okay.

"Ahh! How are we going to get out of this?!" Asia asked with worry in her voice. "We need to find Issei-san and pray that he'll be alive!"

"I don't know!" Rias answered as she kept squirming around, trying to set herself free. "With how tight this stuff is holding us, I don't think we'll-"

ZAP! ZAP! ZAP!

Before Rias could finish her sentence, she noticed out of the corner of her eye a blue lightning zapping somewhere.

"OOF! ACK! OW! DOH!"

Issei was currently tumbling down a steep hill from the ledge he fell off of. His tumbling continued for twenty seconds until he landed face first on the ground, with the sword impaling it next to him.

"Uuuuuuuuuugggggghhhh!"

As Issei was struggling to get up, he clutched his left hand on his head from the pain he received. He then got up in a sitting position and grabbed his sword with his other hand. After letting out a few breaths, Issei looked down at his crotch and blushed in embarrassment to see that the front of his boxers were now exposed thanks to that green slime.

"Well, at least the rest of my pants are still intact."

As Issei looked up, he widened his eyes when he saw where he fell from. He then sweat dropped with a deadpan when he saw what the previous area he was at looked like while looking at the hill he tumbled from,

"Excuse me, whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?"

Snapping out of his confusion, Issei got up from the ground and held his sword in front of him with plans to regroup with his friends and man up about the girls nudity.

"!"

Before he could do so, he started sensing something coming from behind him.

"That Reiatsu… It feels… odd…"

Issei turned around to find the source of the Reiatsu and saw that it was coming from a rather large cave.

With curiosity winning him over, he sheathed his sword and began walking towards the entrance of the cave, in hopes to know who or what was radiating such odd Reiatsu.

As he entered the cave, he was surprised to see a fair amount of torches surrounding the interior, allowing Issei to see better in there, despite having a Devil's sight.

{I'd be careful if I were you, partner.}

Issei heard Ddraig's voice talking to him in his head as he started walking around the cave.

'I know, Ddraig, I know. It's just… This Reiatsu's so odd… I couldn't help but find the source. It'll sound weird when I say it, but it feels… familiar to me.

{Familiar?}

'I don't know, Ddraig,' Issei told him with a sigh. 'It's just… Damn, it's hard to explain.'

{Just make sure you regroup with your friends when you find the source. You don't want them to think you've gone stray.}

Issei nodded at Ddraig's advice and continued onward to find the source of this strange Reiatsu.

As he continued walking around, he stopped in his tracks when he noticed an object in front of him sitting on the ground. Upon further inspection, he widened his eyes when he discovered what that object really was.

"A katana sword?"

The object he was currently looking at was indeed a katana. But, this one was different from the other ones. This katana sword's hilt was gray and scaly, and its scabbard was a darker gray, almost looking black when looked at from a long distance. What surprised Issei the most was its guard. The guard was a metallic structure that looked like dragon scales that were making the shape of a circle.

{Hmm…}

Issei noticed the sound Ddraig made in his head and decided to ask him about it.

'What is it, Ddraig?'

{I could've sworn I've seen a sword like this before.}

Issei raised an eyebrow at his words.

{But, since I've seen other swords with these kinds of scabbards, hilts, and guards, I can't be too sure about it.}

'Huh?'

Issei didn't know if this was out of his won will, but his legs started carrying him towards the sheathed sword. As he got close enough to it, he slowly extended his right hand towards it to pick it up. Before his hand could reach it…

PFF!

"!"

Issei saw out of the corner of his eye that a hand of a shadowy figure grabbed his arm and pulled it away from the sword.

"Some treasures are best left well alone."

The voice Issei heard was one of an elderly man. This man let go of his arm roughly, allowing Issei to jump away from him. As the man walked forward towards the sword, picking it up, his face and features were revealed.

This man was at least in his 40s or 50s. He had black hair that reached down his forehead and down neck. He also had a black beard for facial hair. His eyes were gray, and he was wearing a black cloak with a hood.

"I've known many fiends that have tried to take the sword you see in my hands, and try to use it for their own evil deeds. There are also some who wish to reveal the sword's existence to others, not knowing the consequences of spreading the word."

Issei was confused at the man's sudden choice of words. But before he could say anything to him, the man continued to speak.

"Only a swift death can assure the blade's safety."

Issei widened his eyes when he saw the man place his hand on the sword's scabbard.

SHING!

"I shall liberate you from your wild curiosity."

Issei stared at the blade of the sword with an amazed expression. From the looks of it, the blade looked like it was formed from the scales of a dragon. The miniature blades that form the katana blade itself have spread and reformed repeatedly, making Issei even more surprised.

{Ah, Now I remember this particular blade.}

'You do?!' Issei asked him in his mind while paying attention to the man who was walking towards him slowly. 'What is it, Ddraig?! Please, tell me so I can survive!'

{It's a very special blade that was used by a handful of warriors. Some good, some bad. How long ago? I'm not sure. My memory is blurred at that part. But, what I do remember, is that it's a sword formed by many sharp blades in the size of a dragon's scale. And with advanced tech the warriors used on it, this sword was able to take on its shape, and earn it's name because of what it looks like to those who give it a first glance.}

'Well, what's the weapon's name?' Issei asked him as he placed his right hand on the hilt of his own sword.

Ddraig was silent for a moment before giving Issei an answer.

{That Sword… is called the Scale Blade.}

To be continued…

Author's note: Hello folks! I'm back from my hiatus! Or, if you wanna be specific, back from the exams. Even though it was about a week ago, I'm happy to be back to work. However, I do work at my own pace since there are other things I like to do.

Now then, how the chapter ended: No, the man Issei will be fighting next chapter is NOT Yhwach, it's just a character I came up with for this chapter and the next one. As for the sword, it's kinda like Kisame's Samehada, except it's a katana sword, and it does not do what the Samehada does. I'll reveal how the blade works next chapter during the fight.

Also, thank you guys for 308 follows and 263 favorites. Words can't describe how happy it makes me to know you enjoy my story. :)

Next chapter: "The Scale Blade"; During his fight against the elderly man, Issei will learn the true abilities of the blade the man uses in hopes to find a way to defeat him and regroup with his friends.

Issei's current Harem: Rias, Asia, Akeno, Koneko, Raynare, Kalawarner, Mittelt, Tsubaki, Tsubasa, Reya, Aika, Murayama.

Until next time folks!