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This story was inspirited by Nguyen Kha, my dear friend who passed away a few days ago because of traffic accident :(. He was my training-partner in the Kendo Club, the guy who brought me to the world of High School DxD and now he would be forever remembered through this Fanfiction story.

The Issei in this story of mine is based on Nguyen Kha. He was deaf, but he was a great friend yet didn't have many friends at school other than me and a selected few. I met him in Junior High-school and we became good friend since then with the both of us shared the same love for manga/anime. He was actually the one who introduced me to High School DxD Light novel, before I was just a guy who simply watched Naruto for fun.

He is in the better place now...

And in the memory of my dear friend, I created this story and created an Issei Hyoudou whose life and personalities were exactly like Kha before he found a friendship from me and our little team.

I hope you will like this story my dear fans.

Rest In Peace, Kha.

Summary: Instead of the legendary Boosted Gear, he wields the three legendary swords of Japan. Instead of an oppai loving pervert he is a deaf and unsociable teenager boy. Instead as Pawn he was reincarnated as the only Knight of Rias Gremory. For once, Issei Hyoudou finally found a purpose in his life, to protect his master, be her sword and become the strongest Knight of Underworld.

Harem (Have feeling or actually in love with him): Rias Gremory, Akeno Himejima, Koneko Toujou, Asia Argento, Rosseweise, Raynare Xenovia, Irina Shidou, Ravel Phenex, Momo Momonozo (Yes, the current Boosted Gear welder is her) , Valene Lucifer, Grayfia Lucifuge (no marriage with Sirzechs), Gabriel, Serafall Leviathan, Yasaka, Kuroka and a mysterious female character. This, actually more than a half of the DxD cast and even more than Issei's harem in cannon but...oh well. (For now, at least)

That's all

Let's start the story.

"Issei" Normal Speech

'Issei' Normal thoughts

"Sugari no Ontachi" name of Power/Technique/Swords.

"Dragon" Demonic/Youkai/Dragon Speech.

'Dragon' Demonic/Youkai/Dragon Thought.

Soundless Knight

Chapter 11

As quickly as she could, Rias reached for the highest button of her shirt and unbuttoned it. Then she reached for another one, and then another one... Until her shirt was dropped down to the floor, exposing naked upper body to Issei's eyes.

Thank the Maou she was wearing a bra, but it didn't help his situation one bit

"B-Buchou, W-what are you doing?!" Issei stuttered while blushing furiously. He knew that Rias had little to modesty, since she could randomly took a bath in the middle of the clubroom, as well as wearing clothes that exposed a lot of skin when she was sleeping. But this was getting a little out of hand.

"Hurry and go to the bed. I will get ready for it now. " Rias hassled him while taking her uniform off!

STRIP!

She took her skirt off and her underwear became visible. Now that Issei knew she was kidding about what she about to do, and have him do to her.

"B-Buchou! This is—!?" He was panicking. Obviously, how could he? A boy who barely interacted with everyone in the past and only recently earned some of his social skill back would surely get freaked out if a beautiful woman like his master suddenly appeared and said something like 'Let's have sex' and started taking her clothes off right in front of him.

STRIP.

Issei forced his head away when Rias finally removed her bra from her upper body. Her creamy white breasts were pretty much visible. Then Rias who only had her panties on, took a huge breath and then walked towards him, her breasts jiggling along the way.

"Issei, aren't I good enough?"

"N-No! Absolutely not!" he shook his head but then added quickly before she could get any more wrong ideas "But that's beside the point" Issei shook his head rapidly before asking her "Just what's wrong with you? Did something happened?"

"I thought about all sorts of things, but this is the only method left." Rias muttered mostly to herself, but Issei could hear it all thank to his super-human hearing "If there is evidence, then they can't complain about it. The only person close to me who is able to do it with me is you." She then said it to him with a smile

"Huh?" Issei was confused.

"…There are things you still lack in, but you seem to have the potential."Rias places her fingertip on Issei's cheek, who shudders under the light touch and moved his head so he could look at her. The generous view of her breasts hit his eyes almost immediately. Issei had to admit that something like them were very hard not to be stared at.

"B-Buchou!" Issei gasped. Taking his shock into account Rias was able to push Issei onto his back on the bed and straddle his hips as she looked down and veiled her Knight's head with her long crimson locks.

"W-Wait Buchou I don't know anything about sex and I'm not mentally prepared so please just stop and explain to me what's happening!" Issei shook his head and cried, hoping that his voice could reach Raynare, or at least Asia. Their present would surely stop what Rias was about to do.

Little did he know that Rias wasn't go to his room unprepared, knowing that the girls was sleeping in the room right next to Issei.

"It's your first time?" Rias asked as Issei nodded shamefully.

"Y-Yeah..."

Smiling with a little nervous blush Rias said, "Then it's fine it's my first time too so we'll learn together if we must."

Shaking his head rapidly Issei said, "No that's not the poi-iiiiint!" Issei squeaked as Rias grabbed his wrist and pressed his hand against her left breast.

Issei was blushing so hard that he swore he could feel an insane amount of blood bursting out from his nose. His head felt like it was about to burst because of the amazing sensation. Her breasts, they were like a pudding that wouldn't crumble, or the best quality marshmallow.

"Can you feel it?" Rias asked.

"Buchou please just hear me out real qui-" Part of his mind that wasn't focused on feeling the sensation of his hand allowed him to say those words, but before Issei could finish them he stopped himself when he felt something coming. Much to his favor something, or rather someone did show up, as the floor of his room flashed once again and this time, it was a silver magic circle of the Gremory Clan.

"...It looks like I was a little too late..." Rias sighed in defeat and sat on her own as she looked at the magic circle in disappointment.

"Oh thank my grandfather's beard for that" Issei sighed and relief, but couldn't help but wonder why he had said that.

Appearing from the magical circle was an incredible beautiful and voluptuous woman appearing to be in her early twenties, with silver hair and matching eyes. Her hair, which flows all the way down to her back, featured a long braid on each side with small blue bows at the ends, while the rest was let down, ending in twin braids as she wore a blue and white French maid outfit with long sleeves and a white maid headband over her head, with red lipstick as a cosmetic accessory.

She looks upon both Issei and the half-naked Rias and speaks softly, "Are you trying to break the agreement by doing something like this?"

"If I don't then both Otou-sama and Onii-sama won't listen to me correct?" Rias retorted as her eyebrow twitched.

'Dad and brother so Buchou's family is the problem?' Issei raised an eyebrow as he translated Rias' words.

"Both Sirzechs-sama and the master will become sad after they find out your purity to some lowly servant, even if he is your Knight." The maid said that while staring at Issei, who was quite taken aback by her words.

Oh yeah, he almost forgot that he was some lowly servant.

"My purity is mine only as it is my and mine alone t give it to someone I seek fit of it, also don't call my adorable servant lowly even if it's you Grayfia I will not forgive such an action." Hearing the maid woman said that, Rias became unpleasant immediately.

The maid then said while going to pick up articles of Rias' clothing, "Anyway as the next heiress of the House of Gremory, you must show dignity so carelessly revealing your skin to a man is something which must be avoided even in a situation like this." Then the maid puts on Rias' bra for her then looks over to a still mad Issei and bowed "How do you do. I'm a maid that serves the House of Gremory. My name is Grayfia. Pleased to make your acquaintance."

"Uh… yeah, hello." Issei greeted her while scratching the back of his head.

"Grayfia, did you come here of your own accord? Or because the household sent you?...Or is it that Onii-sama asked this of you?" Rias said with an unpleasant face which actually showed her reactions just like a normal girl her age.

"All of them." Grayfia answered.

Sighing in consent Rias stood up from Issei and said, "Is that so? If it took my brother's Queen to come to the Human World personally then I can try to understand." Rias took her clothes from Grayfia and slipped on her uniform top.

Looking over at Issei apologetically she said, "Forgive me Issei but let's forget that this ever happened alright. I wasn't thinking straight so let's say this never happened."

"What never happened?" Issei tilted his head and Rias smiled at the way her servant agreeing with her.

"Then we'll discuss this in my room then, I'll listen to what you have to say with my [Queen] Akeno attended as well." Rias explained.

"Of course a High-Class Devil must always have the Queen by their side." Grayfia nodded her head.

Walking closer to Issei Rias leaned closer to his face.

"But Buchou what's going on I don't understa-" Before Issei could finish his question Rias places a kiss upon his cheek, leaving him a little surprise by her action "Please forgive me for today, it seems I troubled yo a lot so I'll meet you back at the clubroom tomorrow understood?" Rias smiled then turned back to Grayfia who prepared a magic circle.

With that, Rias and Grayfia vanished from his room, leaving Issei to himself in his room.

"What the hell just happened?" Issei asked himself.

Then there were knocks coming from his door.

"Issei-kun we're back~!" Raynare called out as she knocked the "Are you wearing your headphones?" she added.

"Uh, yeah, wait a second please." Issei quickly stood up and ran to the door, removing the lock Rias somehow managed to put on without him knowing and opened the door for Raynare, who was standing alongside Asia holding bags in her hands "I thought the two of you already went to sleep."

"We decided to head out for some shopping." Raynare said cheerily as she brought up the bag she was holding "I bought some snacks, would you like to have a late night meal with us?"

"Oh, of course." Issei nodded his head and stepped to the side, making a path for the girls "Please come in."

[At the same time, outside of the town.]

"What is up with that man?"

"He is huge!"

"What the…"

Whispered the civilians of Kuoh town to each other as they were forced to step out of the way to make path for the stranger that they had never seen before in their life.

"Hm… I think I forgot to ask where his house is…" He said while scratching his chin, with a tone softer than he appeared to be. He was an extremely tall, towering fair-skinned man with brown eyes and pure white hair, his face sporting a chest-length beard, macho mustache, and strands forming a thick antenna-like shape hanging in front of his face. He had largely muscular and well-defined built, showed very clearly by the muscle attire he was wearing. There were a few wrinkles, showing his age. He was also carrying a bag on his shoulder, with a pair of Bokken poking out from it "Oh well." He laughed loudly and made it further into the town.

Line Break

The next morning, after going through school, as usual Issei had to put up with the insistent whining of the Perverted Duo yet again, the Knight headed to the clubroom of the Occult Research Club with Raynare and Asia. They were asked by her to be there at ten a.m.. All of them were curious about the seriousness in her voice. Issei couldn't help but wonder if this meeting would have anything to do with what happened yesterday.

When they arrived, Rias, Kiba, Koneko and Akeno were already there with Grayfia, the silver haired maid who arrived to 'save' Issei's last night. The atmosphere were very serious.

Stepping forward to break the silence was Rias who said

"Now since everyone is here let me explain something before we begin with our daily activities." Rias spoke after looking at everyone.

"Ojou-sama, do you want me to explain the situation?" Grayfia interjected but Rias' rejects the offer with a wave of her hand.

"The truth is-" It happened exactly when Rias started speaking.

The magic-circle on the floor glowed before changing into an unfamiliar pattern, strikingly resembled a Phoenix in a circular shape.

"—Phoenix" was Kiba's word when flames burst out of the circle and overwhelmed the room with heat.

"Whoa what's going on!" Issei looked around the high temperature room in shock but stopped once he saw a single man appear. He was a handsome young man in his early 20's with short blonde hair and dark blue eyes. His outfit consisted of a burgundy blazer with gold embroidery on the right with matching pants and black dress shoes. Underneath his open blazer was a white dress shirt that was not fully buttoned, giving a slight view to his chest.

The man looks around the room as soon as his magic circle died down, "I haven't been to the Human Realm in a while." As soon as he turns around he looks over to Rias and smirks, "I've come for you my lovely Rias."

'Lovely?' was the thought of the new born devils.

As Issei looked between the two in confusion, he couldn't help but realize a sight displeasure in Rias' eyes, and already could tell that she didn't like the man in front of her one bit.

"Um… can anyone tell us who is he?" Issei asked, looking around the room to see if anyone would answer his question.

"This is Riser Phoenix-sama, A pure-blooded devil and the third son of the Phoenix family." Grayfia explained.

"Now then, Rias." Raiser spoke up as he glanced at Rias "Let's go and take a look at the ceremony hall. The date of the ceremony is decided so we need to check it before then." He then reached his hand out to grab Rias' arm. But before he could even reach her, Issei already appeared between them and grabbed Raiser's wrist, stopping him from doing what he was intend to do.

"Hey, you. Aren't you being a little rude to Buchou?" Issei asked with a calm voice and let go of Raiser's wrist, allowing him to take his hand back "Actually, what's with that attitude towards a girl?" Issei said it very clearly to him.

The guy then looked at him and started looking at Issei as if he was looking at some trash.

"Ah? Who are you?" He said it with a displeased voice, completely different from the sweet voice he had toward Rias.

"I am the servant Devil of Rias Gremory-sama! I'm her [Knight], Hyoudou Issei."

"Hmm. Ah, okay."

Issei slipped after Raiser made that dull reaction.

"Just exactly who are you and what are you doing here?" The guy started laughing at Issei's words and then Grayfia came into the discussion.

"Hyoudou Issei-sama."

"Y-Yes."

"He is the husband of the next heiress of the House of Gremory."

"Eh?" Issei was surprise.

"He is engaged to Rias-ojousama."

Later

"The tea made by Rias's [Queen] is superb."

"Thank you very much." Akeno replied blankly, for those who knew her, they could see she was clearly showing disliking toward the third son of Phenex. It was actually a little bit scary.

Rias who was sitting on the sofa as well. Raiser who carelessly sat next to her and was holding her shoulder. The crimson heiress kept on shaking his hands off, but the man kept on touching her hair, hands and shoulders.

Rias' servants, were sitting away from the two High-class Devils and could only look at them.

"Stop it already!"

Buchou's angry voice echoed through the room. Everyone immediately turned silent, only the munching sound coming from Issei and his cat was heard.

Rias already got up from the sofa and was glaring sharply at Raiser, who on the other hand was smirking like usual.

"Raiser! I told you before! I will not marry you!"

"Yeah, I heard that before. But Rias, that won't do, you know? I think the situation of your household is quite serious."

"That's none of your concern! If I'm the next heiress for the House of Gremory, then I will choose who will become my husband! My father, brother, and everyone in the clan are rushing it! Also it was a promise that I will be free until I graduate from university of the human world!" Rias said loudly and harshly

"That's right. You will basically be free. You can go to college and you can do whatever you like with your servants. But your Otou-sama and Sirzechs-sama are worried. They are afraid that your household will become extinct. We lost a great number of pure-blood Devils in the last war. Even if the war has ended, our rivalry with the Fallen Angels and God hasn't ended yet. It's not rare for the successors of pure-blood Devil to get killed in the worthless battle against them, which leads to the household becoming extinct. So for a pure-blood Devil that are also happens to be a High-class Devil, getting together would be the obvious solution for the forces of Devils. A pure-blood High-class Devil. Even you know that these children will be important from now on, right?"

Rias and Raiser started to argue.

Rias then became quiet when Raiser started a serious topic.

Though her sharp eyes hadn't changed one bit. Raiser continues to talk after drinking the tea.

"The newly produced Devils—. The ones like your servants, the reincarnated Devils, are expanding in terms of strength but that would make us, the High-class Devils with old history background, lose our place. There are old nobles who gets close to the reincarnated Devils because they are very powerful. Well, that might be alright. The newly produced Devils are also important for our future. But we can't allow the pure-blood Devils to go extinct right? You and I were chosen in order to prevent the pure-bloods from going extinct. My house is safe because I have my older brothers. But there are only two siblings in your house. And your brother is someone who left the house. Then there would only be you, Rias, who can inherit the House of Gremory. If you don't take a husband, the House of Gremory will go extinct in your generation. Are you trying to crush the household that has been continuing for a very long time? Because of the past war, there is not even half the number of Devils who were referred as "72 pillars". This marriage has the future of the Devils on the line."

"The devil's society is complicate, isn't it?" Raynare whispered in a very small tone to Issei, who nodded his head in agreement,

"I'm not going to crush my house. And I am willing to take a husband."

Hearing Rias said that, Raiser made a big smile.

"Oh, to be expected from Rias! Then let's—"

"But I won't marry you, Raiser. I will marry the one I acknowledge. Even the Devils from the old noble house have the right to choose."

Rias announced loudly over Raiser and said it as clearly as possible

Raiser suddenly became unpleasant. His eyes became sharper and he even made a noise with his tongue.

"…You know, Rias. I'm also a Devil who carries the name of House of Phoenix behind me. I can't let that name get tarnished. I didn't even want to come to a small old building like this in the human world. Rather, I don't like the human world that much. The fire and wind of this world is filthy. For a Devil like me who rules fire and wind, I can't stand it!"

FLAME!

There are flames around Raiser. There are small bits of fire around the room as well.

"I will take you back to the underworld, even if I have to burn all of your servants."

Asia hugged his arm, unable to withstand Raiser's hostility and killing intent. The atmosphere was tense, as if one could cut it with a knife. Raynare was also looking at him in wariness, as she had never met any other pureblood devils that had immense raw demonic power like this other than Rias.

Rias forcefully stood up and took a stance against Raiser, with red aura coming out of her body.

Raiser also starts covering his body with fire. Intense heat fills the room, as the flame gathers around Raiser's back and forms into wings of flame.

Issei reached his hand out and about to summon his swords. If a fight broke out right here, then it would be best to give Asia some cover. She was currently the weakest in their group and a flame like that could easily hurt her, with or without direct contact.

However, before he could do anything, the only person in the room that wasn't affected by these immense magical power, interfered calmly.

"Ojou-sama, Raiser-sama, please calm down. If both of you were to continue, then I won't be quiet about it. For Sirzechs-sama's honour, I won't hold back."

Rias and Raiser both made a serious face after hearing Grayfia's quiet and intense voice. The Phenex then calmed the flames around his body and sighed while shaking his head.

"…To be told that by the "Strongest Queen", even I would be scared… I definitely wouldn't want to fight the people from Sirzech-sama's group, which is known to be made up of monsters."

Rias also stopped her red demonic-power and disband her battle position.

Seeing that both Rias and Raiser no longer had intention to fight, Grayfia spoke again

"Master, Sirzechs-sama, and those from the House of Phoenix knew it would turn out like this. To tell you the truth this was to be the last discussion meeting. Everyone knew that it wouldn't be solved, so they decided to make a last resort."

"Last resort? What do you mean, Grayfia?"

"Ojou-sama, if you wish to push your opinion forward, then how about you settle it by having a [Rating Game] against Raiser-sama?

"…!?" Rias becomes speechless hearing Grayfia and appeared to be very shocked.

"Just as you know, Ojou-sama, only mature aged Devils can participate in official [Rating Game]. But if it's an unofficial match between pure-blood Devils, even immature Devils can participate. However, in this case—"

"When it involves the family and household problems." Rias nodded her head while making a sigh.

"In other words Otou-sama and the others decided to have a game as a last resort if I was to decline, right? …Just how far are they intending to interfere with my life to feel satisfied...!" Rias said in frustration.

"Then Ojou-sama, you are saying you would also decline to participate in the game?"

"No, I won't, since this is a chance. Alright then. Let's settle this with a game, Raiser." Raiser smirked after Rias' provocative words.

"Hee, so you're accepting it. I don't mind. But I'm already a matured Devil and I have already participated in the official game. Right now I have won most of the games. Even so, you still want to play, Rias?" Raiser replied back with an even more provocative words.

Rias sent back a fearless smile "I will. I will blow you away, Raiser!"

"Fine. If you win, do whatever you like. But if I win, you will marry me immediately."

Both of them glares at each other.

"Understood. I, Grayfia, have confirmed both sides opinion. I will be in charge of the game between the two household. Is that okay?"

"Yes." Rias nodded her head

"Yeah." Raiser agreed

"Understood. I will inform the two households then." Grayfia bowed her head after confirming.

Raiser then looked at the rest of the Occult Research Club and smirked.

"Hey, Rias. Would the ones here be your servants?"

The crimson hair ruined princess twitched her eyes at his words. "So what?"

Raiser started laughing after Buchou answered him as if he found the thought very amusing. "Then this match will be a laugh. Only your [Queen], the "Priestess of Thunder" can fight on par with my adorable servants."

Saying that, Raiser clicked his fingers, and the magic-circle on the floor glows.

Everyone got speechless after they saw the number of shadows that appeared from the magic-circle.

"Well, these are my cute servants."

Around Raiser who said that, 15 devils appeared — and they're all girls. They were all beautiful woman or beautiful young girls.

"You only have six servants, including a weak fallen angel and a deaf loser." Raiser chuckled mockingly, making Issei's blood boiled in anger. In the pass, he couldn't hear what people said about him because of his deafness and didn't care that much, but now that he had his sense of hearing back with the help of those earphones, it strangely made him feel slightly angry with insults like that.

"He didn't choose to be deaf." Asia said loudly before Issei could say anything "Why are you so mean?"

"Asia…" Issei looked at her and couldn't help but smile, feeling his anger disappear.

She sure was a pure girl.

"Either way, it doesn't make him look less pathetic in my eyes, low-class devil." Raiser turned to look at Rias "And I thought you have better taste in choosing servants, Rias." He said and pulled the purple haired woman along with the qipao wearing girl to him, making them blush and giggle excitedly at the contact "Looking them, aren't they…"

"Say the guy who have his most trusted comrades to be his personal harem." Issei spoke up as he looked at Raiser with half-lifted eyes.

"There's nothing wrong with love between servants and their master!" Raiser defended with a smutty tone.

"Isn't she your sister?" Issei asked as he glanced at the blonde girls, whose hair were shaped into two drills-like twintails. The girl flinched a little as the attention around the room was focused on her "Unless I am mistaken, she looks a lot like you and gives out the same magical feeling as yours." He already had enough time dealing with two perverts, so he would surely know when looking at another one "You have your own sister in your harem, how sick of you."

"Shut up, you trash, or I'll burn you to ashes!"

"I'd like to see you try, Yakitori" Issei stated with a small smirk and leaned forward, as his demonic-sword appeared in his hand.

"Y-Yakitori!? How dare you insult me like that!? Mira, do it!"

The blue haired girl stepped forward "Hai, Riser-sama" she then pulls out a martial arts stick and spins it around before charging at Issei and swung the staff towards his face. However, the Knight simply brought his sword out and stopped it with just the tip of his still sheathed blade.

Then, much to Mira's dismay, her martial art stick started splitting into two and before she knew it, she felt her face hit by an unseen able force, knocking her back and crashing into some of the members of Raiser's peerage.

Kiba looked at Issei in interest, maybe he finally got an idea of how his comrade was able to cut thing so clean with an undrawn sword.

"Wanna try again?" Issei asked, keeping his eyes on Raiser who was shocked "I'm deaf loser, but I know how to bite."

Riser gritted his teeth "Don't get so cocky boy, the one who you fought was my [Pawn], let's see how you try with my [Knights]." As he said that, the armor wearing girl and the one who was carrying a giant Zweihänder stepped forward and brought their weapons out Issei. Then they charged at him and Issei knew that he wouldn't be able to defeat these two while sitting in the same place, with Asia and Raynare at his side like this.

However, the moment he stood up and got into his most common stance, the door suddenly collapsed and a sizable amount of wall around it was broken in the process. Every single devils within the room gaped when they saw a giant man crouched down and carefully walked into the room through the hole, probably made by him.

"Oh sorry, the door and wall were a little too weak so the collapsed the moment I decided to knock. Hope you guys don't mind." The man laughed loudly while stroking his beard before glancing between the two parties in the room. His eyes then landed on Issei and he laughed "Oh my Ise-chan, already back to fighting? You must know you can't resolve everything by violence. You have to give the opponents a chance to beg for their life or at least surrender first." All of them, save for Rias and Issei sweat-dropped at his words, as they were all also quite taken aback by his size and huge muscles.

Because they both recognized him, Rias from Issei's dream and Issei in the small memories of his childhood.

"J-Ji-chan." He stuttered in shock. He didn't expect that man, his grandfather to be here, at Kuoh Academy, probably looking for him. He even thought that his grandfather wouldn't come until next week.

"Yo! Everyone, my name is Hayato Furinji, Ise-chan's grandfather." He said cheerily while waving his hand around "I see that you have so many friends around here, good for you."

Line Break

After Raiser and his party left, in the next room because they couldn't risk expose their existence to a human, it was time for them to greet his grandfather. The Phenex was quite confident in beating Rias and her peerage, giving her ten days for training and a chance to further improve her peerage to face him and his servants.

It would be a showdown between seven and sixteen. It was basically a handicap battle.

"Ohoho, the tea are absolutely delicious." Hayato Furinji laughed as he drank the tea Akeno served him. The beautiful Queen was wearing a gentle smile on her face, unlike her expression while she was serving Riser "You sure will make a fine wife one day."

"Ara ara, thank you Hayato-san." Akeno giggled with a hand covering her mouth.

"Ji-chan… uh…" Issei scratched the back of his head, trying to come up with an excuse for his current condition. The technology to help people with permanent deaf wasn't created just yet, so it would be very weird to see him suddenly be able to hear again. Also, there was no point of hiding it after how much he saw.

"Ah, I'm so glad that you can hear again Ise-chan, those earphones are really handy aren't they?" Hayato pointed his finger at his grandson "I'm really need to keep up with technology nowadays."

"Uh yeah… of course." Both Rias and Issei breathed out a sigh in relief at that.

"Ji-sama, my name is Rias Gremory and Ise's president at the Occult Research Club, it's my honor to meet you in person." Rias decided to introduce herself first with a bow of her head "This is Akeno Himejima, the vice-president of this club. From left to right is Koneko Toujou, Kiba Yuuto, Raynare and Asia Argento." Rias introduced each member of her peerage, as they all bowed their head at the huge man "Also, Raynare and Asia are currently living at Ise's house, so you will see them quite often there."

"I see." Hayato nodded his head "It's a good thing that my grandson can have so many friends like this. So, which one of you is his girlfriend?"

"Eh?"

"Relax, I was just kidding" He laughed and the girls, save for Koneko who was still keeping a stoic face and especially Asia and Raynare, breathed out a sigh in relief they didn't know they were holding at that.

"Ji-chan, why are you here at my school?" Issei asked "I thought you're going to head straight to the house?"

"Oh, I forgot to ask your address." Hayato said as he put the cut of tea down to the table "I also forgot to bring my cell phone, so the only chance I for me to find you was asking people for direction, and a girl pointed me to this school." He then put his hand on his knees and looked at Issei, very seriously "Anyway, Ise-chan, when I arrived I saw that you were about to fight those girls with a real weapon. I also heard there was going to be a battle between this club and that man's club in ten days. What happened?" they were rather shocked by the seriousness in his voice, completely different from the warm and slightly playful he had used before.

"Uh…"

"It's because of me, Ji-sama." Rias spoke up before Issei could continue "I come from a noble family but they are a little bit old tradition. They want me to marry the son of another household, in order to reunite our two families together. I… however, don't want to marry him and want to find my own happiness but my parents don't agree with me. Your grandson, and all the people in this room know how to fight so I ask them to help me with it. If we win, then the marriage engagement between two families will be canceled, but if we lose, then I will have to marry him immediately."

"I see… but it's still a match of sixteen against seven, even with my grandson's help, I don't think you will be able to get out of this unscratched." The elderly man nodded his head. Issei was a little surprise to see his grandfather's faith in him. Did he actually believe that Issei could win against them "Also, putting your freedom into a gamble just like that, it seems it's a last resort, isn't it?"

"Yes Ji-sama." Rias nodded her head sadly.

"So, you are willing to help her?" Hayato asked and Issei nodded his head with determination in his eyes "I see…" the man made a warm smile.

"Ji-chan, can I ask you something?"

"Go on, Ise-chan."

"Why did you teach me swordsmanship?" Issei asked "And what happened to me ten years ago."

"For your first question, Ise-chan, I didn't just teach you swordsmanship… there were lot of things I had taught you but it seemed you couldn't remember most of them." The man said while stroking his beard, making Issei widen his eyes in surprise "You can say that I didn't just teach you how to fight Ise-chan, but also prepare you for your duty."

"Excuse me?"

"Ise-chan, your duty is to protect the Imperial House of Japan and its regalia, as well as become the guard of Ise Grand Shrine."

Issei, along with everyone else gaped in shock at that.

"Us Furinji has always been protecting the Japan's Imperial from the beginning of our nation, dedicating our life to protect and keep it safe from any harms. Your mother, Midori cannot follow my footstep because she is a woman. I was afraid that we couldn't find a rightful successor for this position, but after she gave birth to you, a boy… I finally understood that you're the blessing of goddess Amaterasu for our Clan." The man smiled "We named you after the shrine dedicated to the goddess herself, Ise." But his warm smile soon disappeared and replaced with a sad one as his next words "Unfortunately, that incident ten years ago made your mother took you away from your duty, because she was afraid you was going to get hurt even more than that."

"K-Ka-sama never told me that…"

"Of course she didn't, she had every right to after all." Hayato shook his head "Your duty is very important Ise-chan, but the love of a mother for her son is more important… so I let her take you away, far from the shrine you meant to protect with your life." He then released a heavy sigh "I should have wait for you to get a little bit older..."

"What happened, Ji-chan?" Issei asked with a quiet tone "What happened to me?" he could see that his grandfather didn't want to talk about it, but he couldn't stop himself from asking.

"That will be the story for another time, this little old geezer shouldn't waste any more times of your Club, right?" Hayato suddenly laughed, completely changing the topic making everyone face-palmed "Training is very important, especially when you only have ten days for it."

"You…" Issei sighed heavily at that "Alright then."

"Rias-chan, would you mind if I borrow my grandson for ten days?" Hayato then laughed cheerily while saying that.

"EHHHH!?"

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[The next day]

"It's time for us to go." The old man Hayato said to Rias and the others as he stood with Issei, who was carrying his own backpack, in front of their training camp's gate "I promise to give him back to you in ten days."

"I understand Ji-sama." Rias nodded her head with a smile.

"Try your best, Issei-san." Asia encouraged him.

"You too, Asia-chan." He patted her head before turning his head to look at Raynare "Take care of her for me Raynare-chan."

"I will Issei-kun, just focus in your training alright?" Raynare smiled and brought her arms around him in a hug.

"Good luck Issei-kun." Akeno smiled warmly at him "Be back and even stronger than you're now."

"I will Akeno-san," Issei nodded his head at the Queen before turning to Kiba "Train hard too Kiba, I hope you can keep up with me at the Rating Game."

"You bet I will Issei-kun."

"Good luck to you too Koneko-chan." Issei rubbed the little girl's head before saying to Rias "I will be going, Buchou."

"I will meet you after the training." Rias smiled warmly at him "Become even stronger, Ise."

"I will Buchou." Issei said confidently "I'm your Knight after all, a Knight's duty is to protect his King, isn't it right?" Rias nodded her head at his words before wrapping her arms around him to give him her tightest hug.

"Let's go, Ise-chan." Hayato said "Or we'll miss the train."

"Okay Ji-chan." As Issei followed after Hayato, he turned back and waved his hand at them, as they were also waving their hands at him "See you guys later!" and finally, after a few minutes of travelling they finally disappeared from view.

"Those are some good friends you have there, Ise-chan."

"They are…" Issei couldn't help but smile "My life changed all thank to them."

"That girl with blonde hair and black hair that live with you seem to like you a lot." Issei flinched at his grandfather's words "The other black one seems to be masking her true personality, but I'm sure that she has a thing for you. And of course, what with this Knight in the Shining Armor stuff? Do you like that red head?"

"Ji-chan!"

"Ahaha, young love!" the large man laughed.

"Ji-chan, where are you taking me anyway?" Issei asked after he had calmed down "I mean, sure I can further improve myself with them in ten days, right?"

"Of course you can Ise-chan." Hayato said as he stroke his beard "But seeing that girl struggled with her own freedom and happiness like that, I couldn't stopped myself from wanting to make sure that you're going to have an absolute win against that group."

"I see… But where are we heading now?"

"Back to the place where it all started Ise-chan." Hayato grinned "The training will start soon, but first, I would like to show you one out of three things you were meant to guard after becoming my successor."

End of Chapter 11

Yagami's note: I hope you recognize the character I based on to create Issei's grandfather. Also some of his past had been revealed, I hope you like it.

Issei's true fighting style will be based on a certain character from a certain game I really like XD. And the legendary swords he inherited will only make it more dangerous don't you agree?

Next chapter will be the showdown of Rias and Raiser.

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