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[Rescue I]
~Slap~
Damn... Red Melons slapped Issei's cheek really hard.
"How many times do I have to repeat myself? No is no. I can't allow you to save that Sister." She asked, staring at him angered. Issei's bangs covered his expression, though I'm sure he was serious. After Kalawarner had taken Asia, he had reported what had happened to Red Melons, nd asked to go rescue her.
She didn't take it well.
"Then I will go by myself. I'm worried about the ritual thing. The Fallen Angels are doing something from behind the scenes. There's no guarantee of Asia's safety." He said, not giving up.
"Are you really that stupid? You will definitely be killed if you go. You won't be able to come back to life anymore. Do you understand?" She asked, as though he was a dimwit. He's just being really stubborn.
"Your actions will affect not only me but also the other members! You are a Devil of the Gremory group! You need to be aware of that!" She continued, as though hoping he would give up on it. Don't bother, it's not happening.
"Then let me out of this group. I'll go there as an individual." He said, as though it was one of the best idea ever made.
"I can't do that! Why don't you understand?" She said enraged now.
"I became friends with Asia Argento. Asia is my important friend. I won't abandon my friend!" He said with conviction, stunning the occupants with brief admiration, before Red Melons squashed it.
"…That's a wonderful thing. I think it's amazing if you can say that face to face. But that is different than what we are talking about now. The relationship between a Devil and a Fallen Angel is not as simple as you think. The two sides have been glaring at each other for hundreds and thousands of years. If you show them a single gap of weakness, they will come and kill us. They are our enemy." She said stubbornly.
"Wasn't blowing away the enemy the Gremory's way of doing things?" He asked rhetorically.
"..." She glared at him.
"..." He glared back.
"That girl was originally from God's side. She is a person that we cannot ever coexist with. Even if she went with the Fallen Angels, it doesn't change the fact that she is still the enemy of us Devils." She said.
"Asia isn't our enemy!" He countered. The tension was getting really heated.
"Even if she isn't, she has nothing to do with us. Ise, you have to forget about her." She shouted. He just glared.
Before it could escalate, Akeno walked forward, and whispered in her ear. She calmed down a lot, and looked at Issei, and the other members.
"I've got an urgent thing to do now. Akeno and I will go out for a bit." She informed, as she activated the magic-circle. Panicked, Issei spoke out.
"B-Buchou! I haven't finished talking-" He tried to say, but was interrupted, as she placed a finger on his lips.
"Ise, there are a couple of things I need to tell you. First one. You think that a [Pawn] is a weak piece, right? Am I right?" She asked suddenly. Startled by the change of subjects, he nodded.
"That's a big misunderstanding. Pawn's has a special ability that no other pieces have. That ability is the [Promotion]." She said, as the magic-circle became brighter.
"Just like the actual chess game, [Pawn] can change into other classes if they reach the opponent's base. They are able to promote to any other piece besides the King piece. Ise, when you step foot in the location I acknowledge as 'Enemy's base', you are able to change into any piece besides the King." She spoke.
He quickly lost his anger, as he imagined the new possibilities of his trait. I'll be there to help if needed.
"Since it hasn't been that long since you became a Devil, there are restrictions, so it's probably still impossible for you to be promoted to the ultimate piece, a Queen. But you could change to other classes. If you wish strongly for [Promotion] within your heart, then there will be a change in your ability." She said, as the magic-circle grew even brighter than possible.
Issei had an excited expression, just as Red Melons continued.
"Also one more thing. It's about the Sacred Gear. When you use your Sacred Gear, just remember this." She said, before leaning forward.
"Desire. Sacred Gear is driven with the power of desire. And it also determines the power for it as well. Even though you are a Devil, your will to desire hasn't been lost. The stronger you desire, the stronger your Sacred Gear will respond to you." She said, as the light became almost unbearable.
"There's one last thing you should never forget, Ise. Even a Pawn can take down the King. This is basic in chess. This truth also applies for the Devils' chess pieces. You can become stronger." She finished, before disappearing with Akeno.
'Ready?'
"Of course."
"Ise-Kun?" Yumi suddenly asked. He looked over at her.
"Are you going?" She asked. He nodded.
"Yeah, I am. I have to go. Asia is my friend after all. I'm the one who has to save her." He responded. She looked at him with a strange look.
"…You will get killed. Even if you have the Sacred Gear, and even if you use [Promotion], you can't take down a group of Exorcists and Fallen Angels by yourself." She said.
"Even so, I'm going. Even if I die, I will set Asia free." He confirmed.
"Good determination, that's what I would like to say but it's still reckless." She said, as she summoned a sword.
"Then what am I supposed to do!" He asked. She looked at him serious.
"I'm going too." She said suddenly.
"Wha…" He asked startled. She smiled at him sweetly.
"I don't know much about Asia-san, but you are my comrade. Even though Buchou said that, there's a part of me that respects your decision. Also, I personally don't like Fallen Angels and priests. I detest them." She explained. Issei began to tear up at the word 'comrade'.
"Remember what Buchou said? "When you step foot in the location I acknowledge as 'Enemy's base', you are able to change into any piece besides the King". So isn't she indirectly telling us that "I acknowledge that the Church is the location where the enemy of Rias Gremory is"?" She asked.
"Ah." He said, putting the pieces together. That sneaky redhead... Clever.
"Buchou indirectly approved you to go. Of course, I think she also means that I should support you as well. Buchou may have some kind of plan. If not, she would have stopped you by locking you up somewhere." She giggled, as she summoned more, and more swords, strapping them to her back.
"… Senpai…I'm going as well." Koneko said, walking up.
"Wha-, Koneko-chan?" Issei asked startled.
"…I feel uneasy for only having you two go." She explained. At that he began to tear up.
"I'm touched! Right now, I'm so deeply touched, Koneko-chan!" He cried, crying literal tears. As he cried, I noticed Koneko stick her tongue at Yumi.
"H-Huh? But I'm going as well…?" Yumi said with a dejected smile. He smiled apologetically at her, before putting on a determined face.
"Then let's go for a rescue mission with the three of us! Wait for us, Asia!" He said, raising his fist to the air.
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