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"Buchou, I need to save that girl, Asia!" Issei cried. I'm pretty sure she'll deny your request Issei.

"It's impossible. How will you fight them? You are a Devil. And she is a servant of Fallen Angels. It's the two kinds that cannot co-exist. Saving her means making the Fallen Angels your enemies… If that happened, we would also have to fight." Red Melons explained, looking at him, as though she expected this.

"..." Issei looked speechless at the refusal. Issei's mood was rapidly deflating, as he grew more, and more depressed...

'What did you expect?'

~Sigh~

Issei sighed, as he sat on a park bench. He had opted to skip school, as he wouldn't be able to focus with his sadness. there was also the fact his injuries haven't healed yet.

~Grumble~

Issei sighed once more. he hadn't eaten breakfast, seeing as he had walked out like a zombie... Is that Asia? She approached Issei's side, and stared at him curious. A moment later, he looked up, and gazed at her shocked.

"...Asia?"

"...Ise-San?"

We stood in front of a register, as we waited for Asia to order.

"...Au..." She moaned, as she looked at all the choices.

"W-What would you like to order…" The employee, Murayama, also a Kuoh student didn't know what to do either. It was lunch, so Issei had taken Asia to a nearby WcDonalds. WcDonalds had a nice atmosphere, despite the smell of grease.

Issei had originally offered his help, but she firmly rejected it with a soft 'I will manage it somehow'. Despite this, she was having a hard time deciding. What was slightly worrying was how Murayama was staring at the girl with a strange leer... Didn't she have a crush on Issei last year? Ah yes, that's right, she was the only girl to initially talk to him, thus making her his first person to befriend him at school, if you ignore the Perverted Duo.

"Sorry Murayama-San. She'll have the same order as myself." Issei said. Murayama stared at him with a tint of a blush, before nodding.

"Okay." She said, typing into the register. Meanwhile...

"Au... I'm ashamed. I can't even buy a hamburger for myself..." Asia whimpered. Issei sympathetically chuckled.

"W-Well, first you need to get used to Japanese first." He offered, making her nod. Once they had gotten their meals, they walked to an empty table, Murayama's gaze following them for a few more moments. As they sat down, two things happened;

*I pulled forth the same meal they were having.

*Asia stared at her meal confused.

"You can eat by taking the wrap off like this." Issei instructed.

"T-There's actually a way to eat like that!? A-Amazing!" Asia said amazed, as she did what he had done a moment ago.

"You also eat the fries like this." Issei continued, picking up a fry, and bit into it.

"Oh my!" Asia repeated once more amazed. While he showed her how to eat, he noticed her not eating her meal.

"You should eat to Asia." He commented. She lightly blushed, as she slowly nibbled on her burger.

'Nom' I said, as I bit into my burger.

"D-Delicious! This burger is very delicious!" Asia said happily.

"You never ate a burger before?" Issei asked confused.

"No. I have seen it often on television, but it's my first time eating it. I'm moved! It's delicious!" Asia supplied readily.

"Eh? So what do you normally eat?" Issei asked still confused, if not a bit shocked.

"Mainly bread and soup. I also eat vegetable and pasta food." She answered... Such simple food.

"Is that right? Then eat it carefully so you remember the taste. " Issei told her, making her nod.

"Yes. I will eat it with joy." She said before continuing to eat her burger, sipping her soda like a delicate flower... the truth may not be that far off. Once we had finished our meals, and left WcDonalds...

"Asia." Issei said suddenly.

"Y-Yes." She answered startled.

"Lets go and have some fun now." He said with a pump of his fist.

"Eh?" She asked bewildered.

"Let's go to the game center." He said, as he guided the confused girl down the road.

The two teenagers soon arrived at a arcade, and played a few games. After awhile we lost sight of Asia, but thankfully found her in front of a crane game.

"What is it?"

"Au! N-No… I-It's nothing." She stuttered, as if ashamed at being caught.

"Is there something you want?" Issei asked kindly, as he gazed into the machine. Asia was glancing at the doll form of a rather popular anime mascot named Rache-Kun. It was a mouse.

"Asia, do you like Rache-kun?" Issei asked curiously, as he pulled out a few coins.

"Eh? N-No, t-that is…" She stuttered, blushing heavily, before shyly nodding. Issei instantly pushed the coins in the coin slot.

"Okay. I will get it for you!" He exclaimed, already moving the crane.

"Eh? B-But…!" Asia said surprised.

"It's okay, I will get it." he reassured.

'Okay. I'll help you. Move a bit to the left.' I instructed. He did so.

'Not yet...Now!' I yelled, as he pushed the button, successfully snagging Rache-Kun.

"Yeah!" He said making a victory pose, making Asia giggle. He pulled out his prize, and gave it to her.

"Here you go, Asia." He said, as she happily took it.

"Thank you very much, Ise-san. I will take care of this doll." She said, snuggling it close to her chest.

"Hey hey, if a doll like that makes you happy, then I'll get you more next time." Issei offered, flashing her a grin. She shook her head however.

"No, this Rache-kun that you gave me represents the wonderful day I met you. Since today is the only day I met you, I will take good care of this doll." She said kindly. This made him blush, as he looked away, scratching his cheek.

"Okay! We haven't started yet! Asia, Let's play for the whole day today! Follow me!" Issei said excitedly, as he held her hand.

"Y-Yes!" She said readily, as he guided her deeper into the arcade.

"Ah, we played a lot today." Issei sighed, as the two walked down the street. They had actually played until dusk...

"Y-Yes…I'm a bit tired…" Asia said, as she sighed happily.

"Ouch." Issei said suddenly, as he gripped his leg wound from yesterday. All except that wound had already healed already. Since he still had that wound, Red Melons had told him to take a break from school, and being a devil for a few days...

"…Ise-san, are you injured? Is it from yesterday…" Asia asked sadly. Issei winced in response. She bent down, and asked kindly.

"Can you please lift your trouser up?"

"S-Sure." He agreed, before doing so revealing the bullet mark left by Freed. She hovered her palms on top of the bullet mark, before a warm gentle green light covered his leg. A couple seconds later, she stopped doing what she did, and looked back up.

"How is it?" She asked. He smiled, as he moved his leg.

"This is amazing Asia. I don't feel uncomfortable anymore! I don't feel any pain at all!" He exclaimed, as he got up, testing his foot. After running around for a bit, he turned to thank Asia.

"You are amazing, Asia. The healing power, it's an incredible power…This is a Sacred Gear, right?" He asked.

"Yes, it is." She answered still happy for him.

"To tell you the truth, I also have a Sacred Gear. Though, it's not much of a use. Right now, that is." He said, scratching his cheek. Asia had a shock look hearing about that new piece of information.

"Ise-san, you also have a Sacred Gear? I didn't realize at all." She gasped. He chuckled, scratching his head sheepishly.

"Ha, Ha, Ha! I don't even know its effect. And to compare it, Asia, your power is amazing. This can heal humans, animals, and also Devils like me, right?" He asked cheerfully. Asia had a complicated look on her face, as tears slowly fell from her eyes. A few seconds later, she was crying. Sitting down on a bench, she began telling a story.

Once there was a young girl called (The Holy Maiden). In a certain region in Europe, the girl had been abandoned by her parents. Found, and raised in a nearby church by a nun, alongside many other orphans. The girl was a strong believer of the church, granting her a power at the age of eight. She used this power to heal a wounded puppy, an action witnessed by a member of the Catholic Church by chance.

At that moment, her life had changed. Sent to the Main Church, she was symbolized by many, as (The Holy Maiden), because of her holy power. Using this power, she healed many believers, and they were told of how it was a power of divine protection. This brought rumors, upon rumors, making her respected, as a (Holy Maiden), even without her approval.

The girl had no dissatisfaction for how she was treated. People from the Church were kind and she didn't hate healing people. She instead was happy that her power was of use. The girl was thankful to her power which was bestowed to her by God. But she was a bit lonely. She didn't have any friends she could open up to.

Everyone treated her nicely and was nice to her. But there were no one willing to become her friend. She understood why. She knew that they were looking at her power as something irregular. They didn't look at her as a human but as a creature that could heal humans. But one day, it changed. By coincidence, there was a Devil nearby and she healed it. A wounded Devil. The girl couldn't ignore it.

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

"A power that can heal Devils!?" One had said.

"Something absurd like that cannot happen!" Another said aghast.

"The power of healing can only heal the followers of God!" A third continued.

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

So the people saw her as a heretic.

"Damn witch that heals Devils!" Many scorned her.

The girl who was respected as a Holy Maiden was then feared as a (Witch) and the Catholic Church abandoned her. She didn't have anywhere to go and the organization of (Stray Exorcists) picked her up. In other words, she had to get divine protection from the Fallen the girl never forgot to pray to God.

She also never forgot to thank God. Even so, the girl was abandoned. God didn't save her. What shocked her the most was that there was not even a single person in the Church that was willing to defend her. There was no one who cared about her.

"…It's because I didn't pray enough. It's because I'm clumsy. I'm so stupid that I can't even eat a burger by myself." She said, as she cried. Issei sat speechless, as he took in what he heard. Luckily I was there to sort his memories.

"This is also a trial that the lord gave me. Since I'm a clumsy nun, the lord gave me this trial. So I have to endure it." She continued, trying to dry her tears. Issei gulped, as he glared at the sky.

"I'm sure I will make lots of friends one day. I have a dream. I want to go buy flowers with a friend, buying books and…talk…" She trailed off, beginning to cry once more. Issei suddenly gripped her hands, staring into her tearful eyes. I smiled at what he was going to do.

"Asia, I will become your friend. No, we are already friends." He declared, making her look at him confused.

"I'm a D-Devil, but it's all right. I won't take Asia's life, and I won't take any price! You can call me whenever you feel like it! Ah, and I will also give you my mobile number." He continued, fumbling through his pocket.

"...Why?" She whispered.

"It's not why! Asia, you played with me for the whole day right? We talked right? We laughed together right? Then you and I are friends! A human, a Devil, or God doesn't matter! We are friends!" He said, as he finally found his phone.

"…Is that a pact with a Devil?" She asked unsure. He furiously shook his head.

"It's not! Asia and I are going to become actual friends! We will put other things aside! We will talk when we want to, we will play when we want to, and yeah, I will also go shopping with you! Whether its books or flowers, we will go shopping much as you want! Okay?" He asked hopefully. She placed a hand covering her mouth, as she began to cry once more, this time with hope.

"…Ise-san. I have no common sense." She whispered.

"We could learn by going around the city! If you go around looking at different things, you would learn eventually." He countered, smiling at her.

"…I can't speak Japanese. I also don't know about its culture." She muttered.

"I will teach you! I will even make you speak using a proverb! Leave it to me! We could even go to museum to look at Japanese national treasure! Samurai! Sushi, and geisha!" He said with conviction.

"I also don't know what to talk about with a friend." She said, staring at him hopefully.

"You talked to me normally for a whole day. That was fine. We were already talking like friends." He said readily, grinning at her.

"…Will you become my friend?" She finally asked. He broke his grin, to smile a true genuine one, this one different from all the others he had made.

"Yeah, so let's get along from now on, Asia." He said gently. The clouds parted, creating a hole in the sky, as the sunlight shined upon them, bathing them with a warm feeling. Asia smiles happily, at finally making a friend when-

"It's impossible." A voice said, ruining the moment.

"You…" Issei stuttered.

"…Kalawarner-Sama…" Asia stuttered, as well. Said Fallen Angel laughed in amusement at their trembling voices.

"…What does a Fallen Angel like you want?" He asked, staring at her, who simply sneered in response.

"I don't want a filthy low-class Devil like you talking to me." She stared down on him, like he was trash.

"That girl. Asia, is our personal belonging. Can I have her back? Asia, you know it's useless to run away?" She said, turning to the girl, who backed away.

"… No. I don't want to return to that Church. I don't want to return to the people who kill other people… Also, you people did things to me…" She said, hiding behind Issei who stood protectively.

"Please don't say that, Asia. Your Sacred Gear is essential for our plan. So please come back with me. I also took the time to look for you. Stop being such a troublesome bitch! " Kalawarner sneered.

"Wait. Can't you see she doesn't want to? Kalawarner-San, what are you going to do with her after taking her back?" Issei asked stepping forward.

"Low-class Devil, don't call me by my name. My name will get filthy. What's between us doesn't have anything to do with you. If you don't go back to your master's place quickly, you will die, you know?" The Fallen Angel spat, as she formed a yellow light spear. It resembled a golden dual-sided lance.

"S-Sacred Gear!" Issei cried lifting his arm into the air. Oh right, during that Kamehameha event back at Morisawa-San's house, he had awakened his Sacred Gear. It was a red gauntlet, with a green jewel, and two golden spikes.

"I was told that your Sacred Gear was a dangerous one before from the higher-ups, but it looks like they were totally wrong!" Kalawarner said laughing. Seeing his confused face, she clarified.

"Your Sacred Gear is one of the common ones. It's called the [Twice Critical]. It doubles the power of the possessor for a temporally time, but having you double your power is not a threat to me. Truly, a fitting object for a low-class Devil like you." She insulted. Issei clicked his tongue, as he looked around the area. As if making a decision, he glanced at his Sacred Gear.

"Sacred Gear! Activate! You can double my power, right!? Then Activate!" He commanded. The green jewel glowed, as a voice echoed around the park.

[Boost!]

I suddenly felt Issei's power increase, and glanced at the red dragon, who was also known as Ddraig grin, as Issei used his power. Issei actually looked ready to do battle, before a golden lance struck his gut. As the spear pierced his gut, he spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Even if your power is doubled, you can't even evade this small spear I made. Even if the power of one is doubled, it's only two. You can't narrow the power gap between us. Do you understand now, low-class Devil-kun?" Kalawarner mocked, as she re-summoned her spear, making the spear in his gut disappear.

Issei dropped to his stomach, as he gasped for air. He soon stopped gasping, as Asia began healing him. After half a minute, the wound was gone, fully healed.

"Asia. If you don't want that Devil to be killed, come with me. Your Sacred Gear is essential for our plan. Your power, the [Twilight Healing], is a rare Sacred Gear unlike the Sacred Gear of the Devil over there. If you don't come with me, I will have to kill that Devil." The Fallen Angel suddenly warned.

"S-Shut up! I can defeat you-" Issei tried to say. Unfortunately Asia didn't seem to hear, as she stood up.

"Yes, I understand." She said defeated.

"Asia!" He cried out.

"Ise-san. Thank you for today. It was really fun." She said smiling, before walking over to the Fallen Angel.

"Good girl, Asia. That's it. Problem solved. After today's ritual, you will be freed from your suffering." She said with a cruel smile.

"Asia! Wait! We're friends, aren't we!?" He asked, reaching his arm out in her direction.

"Yes. Thank you for being friends with someone like me." She said happily. Before he could speak, she whispered.

"Goodbye." She had said with a final smile, before being covered by black wings.

"Low-class Devil, looks like you were saved because of this girl. If you get in my way again, I will definitely kill you. Goodbye." The Fallen Angel sneered one final time, before flying into the air, quickly disappearing.

Issei slowly got up, and looked into the air, looking despondent.

"Asia..." He whispered, before suddenly fell to his knees, and began beating the ground with his fists.

"Damn It!" He said, cracking the ground with his armored hand.

"Damn It!" He repeated, ignoring his bleeding fist.

"DAMN IT!" He yelled, into the sky.

"ASIA!" He yelled into the air.

...

There was nothing I could do for him for now.

Done.

I Hoped You Enjoy.

The End of this Arc is coming soon.