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Issei woke up about 6 a.m, yawning and stretching awake, only to stop mid yawn as his hands hit something very soft and squishy. He blinked and squeezed the soft object, only to hear two moans coming from above his head. He blinked and sat up, raising a brow at the fact Akeno and Rias were sleeping in his bed. He then looked down and noticed Ravel, Isabella and Koneko were also in his bed but below him. Koneko was using his right thigh while in between his legs, Ravel was cuddling his left thigh and Isabella was just resting against the wall, not touching him.
Issei smiled a bit, blushing as he rubbed the back of his head but he sighed afterwards.
"These girls… Why surround me of all people… why not Kiba…? Surely he's better looking." He said under his breath. He slowly placed Koneko under a pillow and slowly climbed out of bed, not touching the other girls as he walked out of his room quietly. He shook his head as he passed Kiba's room and went down to the kitchen to get his breakfast. He began to make his breakfast only to look at the calendar. Summer break was coming! This put a big smile on his face as he cheered silently.
"Awesome. Summer Break. Time for the beach!" He said to himself, kind of loud whispering. Not quiet talking but not whispering either. He sat down with his bowl of cereal and began to eat it, giggling happily to himself.
About twenty minutes later, as he was watching some cartoons by himself, Rias came down the stairs with a yawn and walked to the back of his chair. "Hey Issei. Can we talk?"
Issei muted his TV and smiled. "Sure Rias. Summer Break is coming so I'm excited!"
"About that… I was hoping you wouldn't mind going to the underworld and visiting my family? I had planned this trip before we met up again."
Issei smiled faltered a bit and he thought about it for a few seconds. "Alright. That sounds nice actually. Sure, I'm more than happy to go!"
Rias smiled and hugged Issei to her bosom. "Thank you Issei. You are amazing."
"Thank you, though im not sure why I'm amazing." Issei said with a sigh as he turned back on his TV.
Rias looked down at Issei and frowned. She nodded to herself, understanding he might be a bit slow when it comes to the feelings of the female. She smiled and began to make her own breakfast as well.
About four hours later, Rias came over and tapped Issei. "Could you go pack up please?"
Issei nodded and quickly leapt over the couch and ran to the elevator to head to his floor. He quickly rushed like a man and packed up two weeks worth of clothing and his grooming supplies before coming down with his back pack.
"All done."
Rias shook her head and smiled. "Alright. I'll prepare the magic circle to take us to the train station."
"Can we just teleport straight to the underworld? I'd prefer that..."
"Hmm. Alright. They will blame you anyway." Rias said, prepping the magic circle. Everyone gathered round and she teleported them to her house.
Upon Arrival, Grayfia was already waiting and there was maids on each side of the large driveway/walk way.
"Welcome home Lady Gremory. Welcome Lord Issei."
"Lord? That sounds kinda cool… but for you Grayfia, it's just Issei. We've known each other for a long time. I think we can converse as friends no?"
"As you wish. The servants will take all your bags and take them to your rooms. Come, lets go inside." Grayfia replied.
Everyone was ushered in and Issei immediately disappeared from everyone because he made a right while everyone went left, and he ended up on his own walking.
Rias finally looked behind her as she was walking with Grayfia, only to blink. "Where's Issei?" Rias asked. Everyone shrugged.
"Damnit." Rias sighed. "I should have figured he would do this… Ah well." Rias said, shaking her head.
Grayfia smiled. "Issei is a very terrible king in a political standpoint. He has no grace for a devil… but he's fun. He's an interesting spirit and perhaps the world needs someone like him."
Rias smiled. "That is a very accurate description of him… but I honestly wouldn't have it any other way. While they make look down upon me for allowing him to be this way… The world is going to change with him… His power… is immense."
"Indeed. Azazel will be coming over later tonight. Apparently, he's been assigned as your new trainer for the group."
"Of course he was." Rias said with a sigh. "At least Issei trusts him."
"As do most of us. He's a good man, though he might be a bit mischievous."
"Fair enough. Alright, well, I'm going to see mother."
"As you wish." Grayfia said. With that, everyone went off to go find Rias's mother.
Issei himself was wandering the castle, remembering everything from back when he was a kid. He decided to head to the large hot springs that were outside, teleporting one of the towels he packed into his hand before he rushed outside. He quickly undressed then redressed it only his shorts, no underwear before climbing into the hot springs and relaxing. "Ah fuck… so nice." He smiled and happily relaxed though a voice interrupted his relaxation.
"So you also know of the legendary Gremory hot springs." Spoke Azazel who was in the corner. Issei did not see him. Issei groaned a bit. "What? Are you saying you aren't interested in seeing me?"
"Seeing you means that I'm going to end up suffering. I just know it."
Azazel grinned. "Suffering? I think of it more as improving."
"I hate you." Issei said with a smile, laying his head back on the concrete.
"I love you too." Azazel said with amusement.
The silence lasted for about five minutes before Issei spoke up. "So, what kind of training did you have in mind for me?"
"Experience training. Combat training really. You need to learn to fight."
"Hmm. Sounds fun. Some kind of martial arts?"
"Nah. More of human military training. They have a very effective combat efficiency. So, I hired a human that is ex military that deals with devils a lot."
"So, I'll be heading to the human realm for how long?"
"About three to four months. I will fetch you if we need you here."
"Fair enough. When do we start?"
"Whenever you are ready."
"Hmm. I should probably say good bye to the others..."
"Up to you."
"I'll wait till around dinner time. Im assuming everyone is invited."
"Quite. You will be missing an underworld party I think… though maybe I will pull you for it."
Issei shrugged and just relaxed in the pool. "Do you really think that the terrorists are going to be a big issue?"
Azazel sighed. "Unfortunately I do… there are a lot of scary people out there. Scary strong, but, you are also scary strong. I have been thinking of deploying you and your peerage as an attack force. You know, like we take the fight to them. With your powers as the Red Dragon Emperor and the fact you also have the power of a nuclear bomb, which is scary as it is, we have a serious threat to them. You. Oh and not to mention the amount of teeth we can deploy upon them."
"I see. Sounds interesting… but I think its a nice plan… I've made my peace out killing. If I have to become a bad man… in order to kill the bad men… then It's worth the sacrifice."
Azazel nodded. "Very admirable… but this is not like the human world… Killing is very much a part of life for the supernatural. People will generally look over death. So no worries too much about people looking down on you."
Issei hummed in response and relaxed.
Four hours later, Issei arrived in the dining hall and took a seat next to Ravel and Koneko. Issei smiled at them and began eating with the rest of them.
"Now that we are all here… Greetings everyone. Since you are our guests and friends of Rias, please, think of this place as your home away from home."
Issei nodded and continued to eat, which he was eating not completely like a proper noble, but not a pig either. He ate quietly and slowly, neatly and gently. No unneeded mess but he did have his elbows on the table.
"Issei. I would like you to know that you are a part of this family. From now on, I would like of you to think of my as my own father."
Issei began to choke on his steak, before thumping on his chest to get it to go down. "Excuse me? Is this some kind of sick joke… My parents are…" Issei paused and look at Rias who was blushing. "You wouldn't be… Are you… No… Are you trying to say Rias and I are betrothed now?"
"Well natu-" Her father started but Issei put his hand up.
"Let me interrupt your train of thought. I do not accept this. Who I marry is my choice and its neither fair to me or Rias, that we are forced into a marriage. Now, if by some miracle, Rias likes me enough to date me and I date her, then sure, maybe looking into marriage would be acceptable! HOWEVER, I do not have any sort of relationship other than friendship with your daughter. Further more, it is her choice and her choice alone who she marries. I interrupted one marriage and I will say this to you. She will only marry when she is ready. Not because your high noble devil society deems it so. Do I make myself clear?" Issei asked, his right eye turning into a radioactive green as he stared at Rias's father.
"Crystal… I was only looking out for her."
"No you weren't. Don't lie to me or anyone in this room. This has nothing to do with looking out for your daughter. This has to do with the fact pure blooded devils are in decline. Keeping the blood line alive is your priority. I do actually think thats a noble feat, however, you already have a grandchild AND Sirzechs and Grayfia are very much still eligible to have more children. Furthermore, All three families of the pillars that remain, are very much still in power. They all have children, one or more. So, the need to force your daughter in a marriage is unneeded. So, you can let her fall in love and marry the one she loves when she is ready. Not to mention, we are only 17. Marriage is a long ways off. I am not angry with you guys…. But I am looking out for Rias. As her master but even more so as her friend."
Venerana and Zeoticus both smiled, looking at Issei. "We will keep out of her love life." The man said, bowing his head.
"Thank you… but… now that this topic is still in the air… why me? What makes me such a valuable asset? Im not a pure blood."
"That is true, but it wouldn't really matter. The pure blood line will still continue… but you have a power that devils have never seen before. You are more than qualified to marry pretty much anyone in the devil world."
"Even Serafall?" Issei asked, though his tone was very amusing and he laughed a bit at the end.
"Actually yes. Your power is on par with our son and he is a very strong man. Almost in the top ten strongest beings in the world, so it's only natural that you could marry any female really in the world."
"Wait… you are saying I am within the top ten?"
"Your magical power alone, though perhaps if it got refined and made into an instant bomb out of no where, yes, you would be within the top ten. You are at least close to the tenth position, at least in my opinion. Even Sirzechs is wary of the destructive force behind your nuclear power."
Issei hummed a bit and went back to his food. It took about twenty minutes but everyone was pretty much finished with their food. Issei cleared his throat and looked around. He had noticed that Koneko was a bit down in the dumps, but said nothing as she didn't want to be bothered as her looks stated.
"I have an announcement… I am leaving tonight after this dinner to the human world. Azazel has set up my training partner… It is a human ex-military operative that deals with devils all the time… I will be training with him the entire summer. I may or may not be here in a month for the underworld party. I do apologize for any inconvience."
Rias smiled. "That's great Issei. Please be safe and come back to us."
Akeno smiled. "Yes. What Rias said. Please come back safe."
Kiba waved bye to him. "Good bye Issei. Come back safe."
Everyone wished him a good bye, and Issei immediately teleported to the location Azazel sent for him. Upon arrival, he immediately caught a fist that came from the side, holding the fist away from his face. It was an inch away.
"Good… you have good reflexes." Spoke the man. It was a Russian who spoke Japanese very well.
"I'm assuming you are to train me?"
"Yes. Azazel hired me to train you. He told me how strong you were and it makes me very proud to train the strongest person that I've ever had to train!" The man spoke. He sounded very gentle and happy. Not like a stereotypical Russian who sounded mean.
"I am Issei Hyoudou."
"Nikolai Teslov. Spetsnaz though I've also trained with the Navy Seals and the Israeli Special forces. You will be trained to fight hand to hand only as gun fighting is not the style of the devils. The training I offer is brutal, but it will turn you into a warrior beyond all others."
"I can take it."
"Oh, we will see my boy. Spetsnaz train ourselves to not react to pain. So, let us begin." Nikolai said as he pressed a button. Issei was immediately struck by electricity that ran through the ground under him. He was on a giant copper plate.
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Thanks to War Historian. He has given me many ideas... and next chapter will Focus on his training... and what happens DURING the underworld party((Light Novel. Not anime)). MWAHAHAHAHA. And I have big plans thanks to ideas from War Historian!
