After school, Ragna and Tsubaki immediately go to the Occult Research Club headquarters with Issei and Kiba arriving shortly afterwards.
"So this is the headquarters Akeno talked about," Tsubaki commented while looking at her surroundings.
"I'd say," Ragna doesn't look fazed.
"And you know about it because you successfully broke into it."
As for Ragna seeing Issei fazing on to Koneko...
"Oh no," he facepalmed.
"What is it?" Tsubaki asked with concern.
"You'll see..."
The four take notice of a figure taking a shower. For Ragna, he could tell that is Rias.
"Your clothes are laid out when you're ready, Miss President," Akeno said.
"Thank you, Akeno," Rias turns off the shower.
"I just heard Rias take a shower! I LOVE THIS CLUB!" Issei said in a hyperactive way, not to mention being a pervert that is.
Next, Ragna hits him by his head with a fist.
"Ow!" Issei exclaimed from the pain.
"Will you shut the hell up, you idiot?!" the man with the red coat yelled. "Just because you saw this doesn't mean you can just go all perverted like that!"
"I'm glad you're on my side, Ragna," Koneko makes a compliment while eating a chocolate bar.
"Who's that?" Akeno arrived just in time. "I didn't see you. It's good to see you, Ragna. Also, you too, Tsubaki."
"Same here," her childhood friend commented.
"Thank you," Tsubaki commented as well, being grateful of Akeno taking care of her.
"It's okay. I won't bite. You're the new guy, huh? It's nice to meet you," the black-haired woman introduced herself to Issei. "There's nothing to be nervous about. Everyone here is super nice, especially Ragna. I'm Akeno, I'm the Vice-President."
"I'm Issei Hyodo, and I promise I'm not always this awkward," the latter introduced himself.
When it comes to her and the President, what are they? More than just friends? Ragna thought with disdain on his old friend's relationship with Rias.
"THIS IS THE GREATEST CLUB EVER! I'M SO GLAD I'M ME!" Issei exclaimed before the white-haired man lands another fist to his head. "Hey!"
"Will you knock it off with that attitude?!" Ragna looks annoyed.
As Rias steps out of the shower and dresses up to her school uniform...
"Now, before I begin, why don't you explain yourself, Ragna?"
"Okay then," the criminal agreed and he is sitting beside Akeno and Kiba while clasping his hands to mouth level. "My name is Ragna the Bloodedge. I'm a nice guy. However, since I learned a cold, harsh truth, I started to hate everything. What I'm telling you all is not a dream because I will make it into reality. I'm going to avenge what happened on that day when my home got burned down, leaving me to die with my right arm being cut off, and destroy a certain someone."
As he finishes his introduction, everyone is silent, especially Tsubaki and Akeno, whom he shared the information with already, although the former is more aware of his dark secret.
I'm hoping he's not talking about me, Issei thinks with fear.
"Show us your right arm, Ragna," Akeno requested.
"Very well then," Ragna took off his red coat and remove a little bit of his black shirt by his right to show his right arm, which is all black.
"No way..." Issei is surprised to see this and none of the others have the same expression.
"This is the Azure Grimoire, and it's used as my new right arm."
After the demonstration, the white-haired man puts his shirt back on from his right and his red coat on.
"Anyway, you should know the name of the club is just a front. It supposed to look like it's some sort of hobby," Rias continued on.
"No wonder you didn't do any research," Ragna commented.
The president continued on her explanation that she is not the only Devil in the room.
"Wait, are you saying that's what all of you are?!" Issei questioned.
"Not me. I may be a Dhampir, but I think of myself as a human being," Ragna added.
"I'm human," Tsubaki, who is sitting beside Issei and Koneko, added.
Rias continued on explaining regarding Fallen Angels and their battle between them and Angels sent by God.
"And when I thought I lived to hear this kind of story," Ragna commented.
"Hey, you lived in a church, so you heard of it," Akeno added.
"Maybe..."
As soon as Rias mentioned Yuma Amano, Issei looks shocked on the matter and that doesn't surprise Ragna, having already met her. That causes Issei to go uneasy from this as his hand started to shake.
"Where did you hear that name? Never mind. I don't wanna know. Look, I'm not sure how you know so much about my life, but I'm starting to feel a little uncomfortable here so maybe we should just..."
Before he could get a chance to leave the room, Rias shows a picture of him and Yuma, hanging out together, putting him into a surprise.
"Yuma!" Issei exclaimed.
"Well, what do we have here?" Ragna commented.
"That's right. It wasn't a dream, Issei. She's real," Rias concluded.
"Just when I thought he's hanging out by himself," the criminal added with disdain.
"Deep down, you know she's real," Akeno said with a smile.
"Yeah, thanks to you saying that, my reputation is ruined!" Issei yelled at the criminal. "How is this possible?"
"It's obvious she's a Fallen Angel," the latter stated.
"You guessed right, Ragna," Rias stated. "Especially when you lived in a church."
"Well, the sister used to read me bedtime stories about it so I thought I could my knowledge about it to the test."
"Good thing you lived in that place!" Akeno wrap her arms around her childhood friend and he doesn't have a problem with this. Of course, Tsubaki is blushing at this sight.
"The thing is, did I meet her? Matsuda and Motohama don't remember anything about her. Why isn't her number in my phone anymore? And why is Ragna here the only one who remembered it all, despite he's acting like he doesn't?" Issei questioned the confusion.
"Ragna, is that true?" Akeno asked about the last question.
"Nobody would believe this shit anyway. Besides, even if Issei tried showing that photo to his two perverted friends, their memories of meeting Yuma won't return," the criminal replied.
"But that doesn't give you the right to say I was hanging out all by myself on that day!" Issei screamed with a fist.
"We can erase human memory," Rias replied.
"What?!"
"I thought so," Ragna muttered under his breath with his arms crossed.
"After a Fallen Angel accomplishes her goal, she erases all memory and records of herself from everyone around the target," Rias continued.
"Wait, what goal?" Issei questioned.
"As for the second question, it must have been that power of his that protected Ragna from her spell," the redheaded looked on Ragna's right hand. "The Azure Grimoire must have did it."
"Good thing I have it," Ragna muttered. This power could even protect me from spells like erasing my memories.
As his old friend explained what the Sacred Gear is like, it could make sense to him. Ragna has a thought of it while Rias is making Issei hold out his left hand to show where his power lies on, but it failed because he claims himself to be a weak soul.
Just how many people in this world have that power? I mean, why did God have to give artifacts to humans?
The president explained more on how Issei's resurrection occurred due to him summoning her through his thoughts.
"Lucky bastard..." Ragna muttered.
Also, Rias concluded that Issei is now her Devil servant while showing her wings.
"Isn't it exciting you're one of us now?" Akeno asked with a smile while she and the other showed their wings.
"Like I said, I'm not a Devil," Ragna said.
"Same here," Tsubaki said.
"By the way, you're beautiful with those wings, Akeno."
"Thank you, Ragna," the man's old friend looks complimented.
"Now that's clear, can we go home now?"
"Yes, you may," Rias replied and Ragna and Tsubaki left the room.
"Good luck," the white-haired criminal stated to Issei.
As soon as he and Tsubaki are out of the room...
"To think you have a childhood friend who is a Devil..." she teased him on their relationship.
"It's nothing, really. I knew there's something special about, that's all," was the reply.
"Anyway, Ragna, thank you."
"Hmm?"
"For bringing me to your home, taking care of me..."
"It was nothing," Ragna stated with a smile. "Just doing it for Noel and Jin."
"Speaking of Jin..." Tsubaki kisses the criminal by the cheek.
The criminal feels touched by this act while they walked back to his apartment.