One-Punch DxD: Legacy
Enjoy, people; while stay safe and healthy. Oh, I am considering to make a remake of this crossover on . Just saying.
Co-written with i4md347h
Chapter 57: Heaven's Door (III)
"I said I'm sorry. How should I expect a vampire coming in broad daylight?" Saitama groaned, before gesturing at the guests. "I mean, look at their garbs! Anyone would think they're shady gangsters or cultists!"
"Excuse me!?" the said guests shrieked at the offense.
It was during breakfast when Elmenhilde decided to visit for another negotiation. Her garments were apparently to shield herself from the morning sun. Currently, everyone from ORC, as well as the exorcists from Vatican were gathering in the conference room along with the vampires.
"What? Name a normal person that would go out in that costume in broad daylight." Saitama asked.
The guests opened their mouths and were about to talk...
"NORMAL people. The kind that isn't involved in magic, vampires, demons, and whatever." Saitama clarified.
Then they begrudgingly closed their lips again while glaring daggers at the bald man.
"Ahem."
Rias then decided to end the banter by clearing her throat to get the attention to herself. "If you people are done bickering, should we address the reason why you chose to come here again, Lady Elmen? Although, do please forgive Saitama, since he… never met vampires before."
Correction - Saitama had, in fact, run into a vampire before. It was during a trip to Europe when Saitama also met Irina and Xenovia for the first time. However, the man did not bother talking in favor of stopping the ire directed at him.
Shooting one last glare at Saitama, Elmenhilde Galnstein then regarded Vasco Strada with a slightly wary look for a moment, before she took another breath to recollect herself. "Perhaps that would be for the best. First of all, however, I'd like to... apologize for my conduct last night, I've been….. presumptuous." She nodded her head as she looked down with a face like swallowing a lemon.
Everyone could tell that Elmenhilde was kind of choking the words out; it appeared Issei was right; despite her prideful nature that exceeded even devils, the vampire before them was indeed desperate that she acknowledged the need to humble herself.
"...Apologies accepted." Rias smiled magnanimously. "I have also considered your words last night, and I have decided that I wouldn't mind lending you Gasper's power."
"T-truly?" Elmen looked up with hope in her eyes.
Rias' smile widened for a fraction as she nodded. "Yes. However, there are a few conditions I'd like you to agree to first."
Elmen's hopeful look turned into suspicion. "...What are they?"
Rias did not lose her kind smile as she carried on without missing a beat. "Rest assured that the conditions are not difficult to meet. First of all, I'm sure you are aware of how we, the Gremory clan, treat our servants. Gasper is one of my precious servants, so I am uncomfortable sending him into a warzone alone. Hence, before I conclude my decision, I request permission from you to enter the vampire's territory to assess the situation."
Elmen's face contorted into an uncomfortable grimace, as she bit her lower lip, sticking her fangs out for everyone to see. "But… If you do that…"
"Please, calm down." Rias held up a hand to stop the vampire girl from panicking. "I merely want to observe the situation without interfering with the affairs between vampires. I also would like to have an audience with the House of Vladi."
At this point, Elmen could no longer maintain her professional persona as she stood up with an apprehensive look on her face. "The House of Vladi? B-but they are with the Tepes Faction!"
Rias took it in stride as she replied, "I am aware of that. However, the House of Vladi worries me the most, since it was where Gasper came from. I am worried whether or not he can handle himself well in their presence, so I would like to meet with them. If possible, I'd like to have them back off and leave Gasper alone."
Elmen then narrowed her eyes dangerously. "...Do you think they will agree to meet with you?"
"Whether they will agree or not doesn't matter to me, I just want to try. Those are my two conditions." Rias did not even budge at the glare. Inwardly, Rias was also worried about the possible scenario where Elmen found out that Gasper would still go to the vampire's territory to rescue Valerie.
Fortunately, Issei decided to pipe in. "Take it or leave it." His voice garnered another glare from the vampires and a few looks from his friends. Nonetheless, Issei was not perturbed. "...The choice is yours now."
Not given enough time to think things through, Elmenhilde accidentally slipped away from her noble persona, but she did not take long to recompose herself. "...Very well, I will agree with your requests, but only if you agree with one of mine."
"Which is…?"
"I'd like to invite Lord Azazel over our territory as well. We find it beneficial to have someone with a vast knowledge of Sacred Gears on our side."
Elmen tried to look like she gained a semblance of upper-hand, but much to her disappointment, Rias simply smiled as if she had seen it coming. "Of course. As a matter of fact, Lord Azazel himself is preparing for the trip as we speak."
"...I see." Elmen almost pouted, but considering she managed to get something out of the negotiation, she refrained herself from complaining further.
The vampires then left after they had settled on future arrangements for the trip to Romania. At the moment, after Azazel had re-joined them after the meeting with the vampires, the group (plus Saitama) were discussing their own side of agendas. "Okay, now that we have more or less got that out of the way… How do we address both cases with vampires and the Vatican?" the former fallen angel governor decided to voice the matter at hand.
"I believe the answer is obvious." Griselda quipped. "...Divide and conquer, that's our only option now." Everyone could not help but nod in agreement, albeit some of them had reluctant looks on their faces.
"We know that Rias has to go to Romania…" Issei trailed. "...But who's gonna go with her? And for the record, I still believe I should go with her." He added the last part.
Everyone only smiled in mild amusement at Issei's insistence to go with Rias, but they knew his presence in the vampire's territory would be counter-productive due to the bad impression he had left with the vampires.
Then, Saitama sighed softly before speaking up, "If you're worried so much about your wife there, I can go with her, y'know?"
Everyone whipped their heads and blinked at the man in question. "...Don't you have to go to the Vatican to help quell a rebellion?"
Saitama also blinked in return, "Do I? Oh… right, I do." He looked down before he looked to his son again. "...But why can't you do it instead?"
"Me?" Issei pointed at himself.
"Yeah, you. You can do it."
"No, no. Dad, I think you forgot that you were the one who defeated Mr. Strada here, so isn't it only natural that you are the one to help him to address his subordinates?" Issei argued.
"I believe that's not entirely necessary." Vasco intervened, garnering the looks from the father and son. "While Saitama's presence can certainly help, I think yours can be just as helpful, if you truly are on par with your father, that is…"
"There you go." Saitama tilted his head gesturing at Vasco. "You're the only one who's strong enough to actually hurt me, Ise. So what if I'm not there? Push comes to shove, you just need to do what I did with Vasco and the rest will be sorted out themselves."
Issei looked skeptical at first, but when his eyes met Rias', she smiled as she nodded at him, prompting him to sigh again. "Fine… But besides my dad and Akeno, who else is going with her?"
"I plan to bring Yuuto…. Yuuto?" Rias trailed off when she noticed her Knight was having a conflicted look. "...Is something wrong?"
The aforementioned Knight looked uncertainly at his King for a moment, before he took a breath. "President… May I be excused in favour of going to the Vatican instead?"
Everyone blinked in surprise at Yuuto's petition, but Rias simply asked, "...May I ask why?"
"I feel…. No, I believe I have to meet with the exorcists from the Vatican." Yuuto looked a tad sheepish for a second, before he met Rias' eyes with his resolute ones. "...After all, I've been in their shoes once."
At Yuuto's explanation, everyone's faces softened in understanding, and Rias smiled with a hint of pride in it. "...Then don't let me and your duty stop you from following your heart."
Yuuto's eyes widened as he beamed, before he bowed down in gratitude. "Thank you, I swear I will make this count."
"In that case…. Rossweisse-sensei, will you come with me to Yuuto's stead?" Rias turned to her Rook.
"I'd be glad to." Rossweisse nodded with a smile in return.
"Okay, so the ones who go with Rias would be Akeno, Rossweisse, Saitama and… me." Azazel concluded. "A little too big of a party if you ask me, but…. I guess it couldn't be better. Alright, the rest will go with the exorcists to solve the other case."
Everyone else did not object as they began to discuss the upcoming arrangement during the rest of the breakfast.
Another school week commenced - everyone decided to enjoy normal school lives as much as they could before they had to go abroad for their missions. Speaking of school, there had been talks about an upcoming election for new members of the Student Council, since Sona and Tsubaki, the third-years, were graduating in near future and would leave several empty spots within the group.
"So you want to have a shot at being the Student Council President?" Issei asked Xenovia - they were sitting in their usual circle on the rooftop during the class break period. The group consisted of the first and second-years of ORC, along with Aika Kiryuu. Motohama and Matsuda usually hung out with them, but they, as usual, were doing their usual shenanigans involving a hole, and Issei had long given up to stop them and simply opted to pick them up once he heard them screaming.
"...Why?" Back on topic - not that Issei minded, but he certainly did not expect Xenovia of all people to join an election for that kind of position.
"Well…. I'm doing this more out of gratitude, to be honest." Xenovia replied as she awkwardly scratched her cheek. "For a long time, I have devoted my life for the sake of the Church, spending my days by training to get stronger, mastering my holy sword, and risking my life on various missions against monsters and other creatures of the dark…. But everything changed when I became a student in Kuoh Academy." Xenovia's bitter tone turned brighter.
"Normal lessons, making friends and talking with them, sometimes even fooling around and the only things you need to worry about are your homework, exams, and whether or not you're getting detentions… Those are the things I could never have when I was still in Italy." Asia nodded in understanding at Xenovia's points. "For the new life the school has given me, I think I can repay the kindness by working hard as Student Council president… After all, the student council is the manager of the school, no?"
Everyone stared at Xenovia with varying looks of respect and admiration for a minute. "That's… actually a very nice of you, Xenovia. You are right." Issei nodded approvingly. "If you say it like that, how can I not root for you? I think you're gonna make a fine president."
"...Thanks." Xenovia said with a flustered smile.
"We will support you with everything we have, Xenovia-san!" Asia beamed.
"Yeah! In fact, I think all of us here can pitch in to help you set up a campaign. Am I right, folks?" Irina asked everyone, who nodded in consent.
"You can leave your schedule to me." Ravel proudly said.
"Thank you, everyone. Really." Xenovia smiled even more brightly.
"Just make sure you don't use devil magic on everyone to vote for you, 'kay?" Aika quipped with a teasing tone. The particular 'd' and 'm' word that came out of her, however, caused everyone to pause to stare at her. "...What?"
Issei immediately positioned himself behind Aika, hooking his arms under hers in a hold to prevent her from moving. In front of her, Ravel was kneeling in front of her with a small magic circle on her hand.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Wait, wait! Stop!" Aika turned her head to the side with her eyes closed, while Xenovia grabbed Ravel's magic hand in an attempt to calm her down. "Look, I know how things work, and I swear I'm not gonna tell anyone!"
Seeing Xenovia's look that silently asked him to listen, Issei gradually released his grip on Aika. "So… You said 'devil magic' earlier. Care to explain?"
Aika only giggled sheepishly, though it was Xenovia who replied for her. "I forgot to mention this, but Kiryuu has been my regular for a while."
"She has?" Issei blinked before he turned to regard Aika.
"Yes, I have. I know that everyone here, Gremory-senpai, Himejima-senpai and the Student Council are not human. That's cool to me." Aika nodded at everyone. "... But seriously, Hyoudou; chill out, will ya? You actually kind of scared me with how fast you moved earlier." the girl in question still maintained her wry smirk, but she was rubbing the back of her neck uncomfortably.
"...Yeah, sorry about that. If you're already a client, then I guess there's no real point to erase your memories, since you might summon one of us again in future." Issei apologised while rubbing the back of his head.
"Okay… But speaking of you; I've been wanting to know when I heard the story from Xenovia-chan." Aika then narrowed her eyes studiously at Issei. "So…. is it true that you were turned into a devil, then somehow turned back into a human again?"
Issei blinked at Aika before he quirked an eyebrow at Xenovia, who only shrugged. "...Yes, that's pretty much what happened."
"Uh-huh…" Aika nodded. "But while you're human, you've awakened some power so strong that… you're some kind of teenage Asian superman? And your father is also some kind of superman?"
Issei's eyebrows raised up as he rolled his eyes at Aika's question, but they eventually settled on hers. "...Yes."
"...Okay." Aika nodded again. "Then, here's another thing, which I want to know the most…. Are you…. Really married to Rias Gremory? I mean, that Rias Gremory?"
Issei shot a questioning glance at Xenovia for telling Aika too much, which the bluenette simply averted her gaze awkwardly. A moment later, Issei sighed as he fished out a necklace from his shirt uniform - his wedding band.
Aika blinked a couple times at the ring, adjusting her glasses to ensure her eyes were not failing her, before she returned to regard Issei in the eye. "Holy shit… Um, I know it's kind of late but… Congratulations." She managed to say with a small smile.
"Thanks." Issei returned the gesture.
"I guess this is another thing we can't disclose either, huh?" Aika lightly quipped jokingly.
"Obviously." Issei rolled his eyes. Who knows what kind of shit-storm he would end up in, if the word got out that he was married to the school's most popular girl.
"But while you're married, you're still… with Asia-chan?" Aika pointed his fingers between Issei and a blushing Asia.
"Yeah, about that…" Xenovia quipped. "He's also dating me, Akeno, Ravel… Well, pretty much the girls from the Occult Research Club… Although Koneko and Irina haven't made any definite move on him yet." She shrugged in the end, while Irina only looked away in embarrassment.
Aika blinked again at Xenovia's answer, then she whistled at Issei. "Goddamn, Hyoudou…. You're practically an OP, harem story protagonist." The boy only raised his eyebrows at the remark, but he merely shrugged in the end.
"Oh, actually..." Xenovia suddenly interrupted again. "Just to clarify; the girls from the Occult Research Club, minus Rossweisse-sensei. She's more into Saitama-dono."
Aika blinked a couple of times at the name, "Saitama…That's your dad, right?" Then she regarded Issei with wide-eyes again. "Are you for real? Rossweisse-chan, our Rossweisse-chan, has hots for your old man?"
"Honestly, I'm not even sure anymore." Issei shrugged, his looks were as if he had accepted how his life had become. "At first I heard Rossweisse-san was crushing over my dad, then I heard that she's moved on, then I sometimes caught her… kind of acting weird whenever she's around my dad again."
Aika snorted lightly at the story. "...Well, that answers my question, actually." She then laughed shortly. "Seriously, Hyoudou, I think the boys in your family have become, and will become, chick-magnets. Wait, speaking of which, aside from Rossweisse-chan, does your father have… y'know, other women gunning for him?" she asked with a mischievous grin.
"Err…." Issei trailed off before he shook his head. "Wait, why are we even talking about this? I thought we're talking about Xenovia wanting to become the Student Council President!" Everyone was giggling and laughing, somewhat amused at the flow of the conversation.
"Relax, preparing ahead is fine and all, but we're not even that close to our winter break yet!" Aika waved off. "You have a good few months to prepare your campaign. But… yeah, by the way, Gremory-senpai and Himejima-senpai are graduating soon as well, right? Who's gonna fill in the position for president and vice-president of the Occult Research Club by then?"
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"For the next president and vice-president after we graduate, I have already had someone in mind." Rias said as she sipped on the tea courtesy of Akeno.
"You have?" Issei blinked with the other members.
"Yes, I have." Rias nodded as she put down her cup on the table. "For the position of president, I nominate Asia Argento to be my successor."
The room fell silent for a few seconds, as every eye in the room slowly turned toward Asia who looked stupefied. "Eeeehhh!?" her face immediately changed from bewildered into total panic. "B-b-b-buchou-san! I-I can't possibly take that position! I-I mean, surely there's someone more qualified than me?"
Rias only giggled softly with an understanding smile at Asia's stammering. "Calm down, Asia. I know you have your own limits, but it's not like you have to do all the work on your own when you become the Club President. While I do have a few people in mind for the vice-president as well, I haven't drawn the final conclusion yet. I'd like to observe everyone's performance for a bit longer."
Asia was still looking nervous, but she calmed down as soon as Issei placed his hand on hers and gave a gentle squeeze. "I think you'll be a fine club-president, Asia. Right, guys?" Issei purposely asked the whole room, who caught on and showed nods and smiles in support; causing Asia's anxiety to die down. The girl finally cheered up when Issei planted a soft kiss on her crown.
Satisfied with Asia being happy again, Issei then addressed his wife, "By the way, have we finally decided if we're gonna call some back-up for our missions later?"
"Yes, I believe that would be the best." Rias nodded as her face turned serious. "Sona has to stay behind to manage Kuoh, but she is sending her two latest servants as our back-up; Bennia and Loup Garou. They both have experiences in dealing with vampires."
"Okay, that's good. Anyone else?" Issei asked.
"I'm waiting for a reply from Sairaorg, but considering who we're talking here, I am pretty sure he'd be happy to help. His peerage will probably remain on stand-by in Kuoh as well."
"Even his Queen as well?" Ravel could not help but notice the hints.
"Even his Queen." Rias nodded before pausing. "...Though, on second thought, I think he will bring his Pawn along."
"...I thought Kings usually have to be accompanied by their Queens?" Issei asked.
"True, but…" Rias tapped on her chin. "It's been kind of a thing that Sairaorg always takes the front-line leader while his Queen takes care of the management. His servants are powerful in their own right, but all of them are not always as keen as their King when it comes to fighting."
Issei shrugged, "...Fair enough."
Rias nodded, "Now that's out of the way… Ise, have you gotten your hands on what I asked you for this Friday night?"
Issei blinked at the question before his brain clicked in. "Right, yes, I have. It took a few days worth of surfing through the internet, but I managed to get one to be delivered by mail this morning."
Rias nodded with a satisfied smile on her face. However, her smile dimmed slightly when she heard her Queen giggling. "My, my, ufufufu…. Rias, I hope you haven't forgotten that I have reserved a spot for that night as well… Since I also have to go with you to Romania."
Rias sighed, but her smile remained. "Yes, yes, of course I remember you, Akeno." However, the Gremory heiress still shot her best friend a challenging smirk, a gesture that Akeno gladly returned.
"What did you people try to buy?" Irina questioned.
"Flame of Recca series, along with the special movie… If I'm not mistaken the entire order I placed." Issei replied with a pause.
"Oh, it's been a while since I last heard that name." Issei did not expect to hear those words from Yuuto of all people.
"You know that series?" Rias asked, receiving a nod from her Knight. "Were they good?"
"I read some of the comic series before. I don't know how the anime turned out, but story and plot-wise, I have confidence that you will not be disappointed." Yuuto nodded. "...And to tell you the truth, one or two of my techniques… Might be derived from one of the characters."
Several eyebrows raised in amusement at the sight of Yuuto's mild-flustered face.
Turns out Flame of Recca was better than expected, as Issei, Rias and Akeno were huddling together watching in the resident's theatre room - the girls were obviously sandwiching the boy's figure. At the moment, they were watching the arc where the protagonists were fighting in some kind of underground tournament where one of the heroes - a guy with pretty-boy look, not unlike Yuuto, unleashed a horde of ice-spikes from the ground.
"Oh, I think that's where Kiba got his moves from. Tsurara-Mai kind of looks like Sword-Birth." Issei noted with a tube of popcorn on his lap.
"He's…. Surprisingly prettier than Yuuto-kun." Akeno commented in amusement, as she occasionally took a bite of the popcorn.
"Hm, but Yuuto can do better." Rias replied as she also took another piece of popcorn.
As the show went on, the three teenagers kept watching and became more endeared by the action. They watched as the main heroine - Yanagi Sakoshita performing her healing powers. "No offence here; Yanagi is a great girl with a great character, but her healing power is sub-par compared to Asia." Rias commented, receiving a nod from Issei and Akeno in the process.
Soon enough, the comments kept rolling with Issei and Akeno providing their own two-cents. "I feel a bit sorry for Kurei and Scarlet, especially the former. He's been dealt a bad hand since young." Akeno mused solemnly.
"Hm, on that note, I kind of ship Kurei with Neon."
Then, there was the scene where an antagonist named Noroi revealed his true nature, causing the girls to flinch at what lies behind his faceless mask. "Okay, didn't really see that one coming. I guess that explains why he's virtually unstoppable." Issei mused.
"And a magic device that can hack into your soul is actually terrifying." Rias remarked.
Then, they watched the scene where a wind-user girl fought against the woman using an automaton with a set of poisonous claws. "...Wow, what a bitch." Issei commented as he watched the woman with the automaton playing dirty.
"That's a nice move that Fuuko-chan performed." Akeno tittered at the sight of the wind-user breaking her opponent's arm.
The scene moved to the next fight between a young teen wielding a sword-spear against a man with clown-like costume wielding a grotesque-looking trident. "Impressive. I think in terms of control over gravity, Joker might be superior to Liban Crocel." Akeno commented again, recalling Sairaorg Bael's Knight.
"Now I want to recommend this series for Sairaorg-san to watch. Can I, Rias?" Issei asked from her side.
"Hmm… I'll consider it after we finish watching." the King shrugged.
Later, during the final match between the main protagonist against his older half-brother, Rias noticed Issei typing something on his cellphone. "Ise, it's a bad manner to look at your phone during movies." she chided with a light-hearted tone.
Issei quickly put his phone away. "Sorry, sorry. It's just… Look at Recca's techniques there. I can't help but be curious if I can pull those off once I meet Ddraig again. I mean, look at when Recca used Koku; rather than fire, it looks more like a heat beam or something." He pointed at the scene featuring the one-eyed fire dragon.
"So eager…." Akeno tittered. "Speaking of, how is your progress with magic? Le Fay has been teaching you, right?"
"That's… one of many questions nobody had answered yet." Issei sighed. "According to Azazel, Le Fay, Koneko and Kuroka… They sensed a massive amount of energy flowing through my system, hence my current power. Theoretically, the energy should have been usable for magic, but so far, due to its amount and nature, I'm still having difficulties in harnessing them. So, yeah."
"Well… You'll come around. I believe in you." Rias smiled encouragingly, before a thoughtful expression replaced her smile. "This brought me a question… Can Saitama use magic?"
All of them paused at Rias' question. Following the theory, Saitama should have been more than qualified to learn magic. Saitama had been living in his current world for over a couple of decades, surely he was already familiar with the concept?
"I… don't know. Dad never mentioned anything about that when we talked." Issei replied with a shrug. "Huh, I guess I have to ask him later."
The three continued watching until the end and when they finished, Rias and Akeno stood up to stretch their bodies that had gone stiff from sitting too long, while Issei was still on his seat, relaxing his frame. "Ise, come on. We don't have all night now."
Issei blinked before he stood up; they had cleaned themselves up before the movie night, so they could just hit the hay once they were done. They made their way back to Issei's bedroom, and the boy was not even fazed anymore at the sight of Rias stripping as soon as they had closed the door. However, what caught Issei off-guard was, as soon as Akeno untied her ribbon and let her hair down, she then suddenly wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled his lips down to slam against hers. Out of reflex, Issei reciprocated the kiss and the two began making the hell out of each other, as the Priestess of Lightning's hands began to alternately discard her clothes while feeling-up Issei's toned skin beneath his clothes.
"What the- Akeno, what did I tell you about stealing a start!?" Rias shouted indignantly as she caught her Queen and her husband in their passionate act.
Akeno broke the kiss off and tittered at her King. By this point she was down in her lingerie and had taken off Issei's top, the boy was a little flustered, but he certainly was not displeased. "Oh, dear. Whenever have you ever told me that?" She taunted as she leaned her head between Issei's neck and shoulder.
Rias was pouting; not that she did not understand - they both would be away from Issei for at least a few days in the vampire's territory. Thus before they departed, she would get her share and taste of Issei as much as she could; the only problem was Akeno wanted to join and Rias could not really refuse her without being unfair.
Actually, she could use her authority as Akeno's superior, but Issei would not be happy with the arrangement. Still, she and Akeno had gone over this and they had agreed to 'share' Issei evenly for the rest of the night. The smug smile on the face of that sadistic bitch after stealing her march was plain irritating.
On the other hand, Issei always knew that the night would end with the girls wanting to fuck his brains out for the rest of the night, hence he was able to respond to Akeno's sudden kiss accordingly. However, once he found that Rias was not amused for not having 'first dibs' and starting to pout - not to mention that Akeno's shenanigans only fanning the fire, his instinct told him he needed to hold the reign of the situation.
Akeno and Rias yelped as they both were suddenly hoisted up on Issei's shoulders, and the boy quickly went and landed all of them together on his king-size bed. "Geez, Ise! A little bit of warning, maybe?" Rias pouted cutely as she made herself comfortable under Issei's frame.
"My, Ise-kun, if you want it that badly you only need to ask, you know?" Akeno said with a teasing manner, all while trying to wriggle herself free; not that she minded her current position, but she always preferred to be the one in control.
"Just trying to make sure so you both won't destroy my bedroom." Issei said while looming over them with a knowing smile. "I know you two will only settle by doing this together and… sharing, so can you get along, at least?"
Rias and Akeno stared at the face above them for a second before they shared a brief glance. They both then smiled at their man. "Okay, we'll be good." Rias said, with Akeno nodding along.
Issei nodded while closing his eyes as he relaxed his posture. Then, seeing the opening, Rias and Akeno combined their strength together to catch Issei off-guard by pushing forward; causing Issei to topple over and reversing their position.
Issei was surprised, sure, but having two beautiful girls loomed eagerly on top of him, he only smiled in small resignation. Rias then leaned down to capture Issei's lips with her own, as the two began to make-out while Akeno reached down to undo his pants.
The girls would make sure to use the whole night as much as they could.
It was finally the day everyone had to set out for their respective missions. After securing some few days-off from Sona, getting in touch with several contacts from the Underworld and other realms, Rias Gremory and her peerage were already at the airport.
They had arranged a couple of private jets provided by the Gremory clan to go to their respective destinations; Rias, Akeno, Rossweisse, Loup Garou, Bennia, Saitama and Azazel were departing to Romania with the vampires in tow; while Issei and the others will head towards Italy with Vasco, Griselda and Touji, to rendezvous with their "reinforcements".
"Look after everyone, okay?" Issei asked Saitama as the group members said goodbyes before going to different departure gates.
"You look after everyone too, kid. After all, your group is bigger than mine." Saitama patted on Issei's shoulder.
"I will." Issei nodded as he met his father's eyes with his, and they met their fists together.
Saitama returned to their group as Rias approached Issei in turn. "Be careful there, okay?"
"That's my line. Stay safe." Issei smiled as he gave his wife a brief kiss on her lips before they pressed their foreheads together while nudging noses, revelling in their scent and touch before they parted.
"Come on, love-birds! We're burning daylight!" Azazel called out with a teasing tone as Rias rolled her eyes good-naturedly before she gave her husband one last peck before walking away. "I'll see you later."
Issei after waving more goodbyes until Rias' group disappeared into the gate, he returned to his group, where Koneko immediately came and latched on to his side. "...You still reek." she said with a small pout after taking a quick sniff on Issei's skin. On her remark, Issei chuckled as he flushed slightly at the remainder how much sex he had with both Rias and Akeno on the night prior. Strange, he was sure that he had taken shower that morning.
However, there was something a tad different with Koneko at the moment. Sure, she could be clingy with how much she liked to sit on his lap whenever she could, but the way she was latching on his side just felt… different. "What's wrong, Koneko-chan?"
"Ise-senpai hasn't done it with me yet." She muttered audible enough for everyone else to hear.
"...Yeah, I guess I haven't spent much enough time with you, huh?" Issei smiled softly as he caressed the young Nekoshou's crown. "How about a date on our next day off?"
Koneko blinked and her face lit up at the prospect. "Yes, I'd love to." she simply replied with a beaming smile at Issei.
Unfortunately, their moment ended with the sound of a clearing throat as they turned to see the rest of their group smiling knowingly at them. "Ise, if I'm not mistaken, you haven't done it with Irina too." Xenovia quipped, eliciting Irina to blush.
"Xe-Xenovia, don't say that! It's not that I want it that bad!" Irina blabbered. "I-I mean, I wouldn't mind, but it's not like I have to be the next…. Uuh…" she could not finish her line out of embarrassment as she moaned, her mind trying her damnest to keep herself from wandering too deep into forbidden territory.
"Relax, Irina. With the special bedroom your father showed us the other day, you just need to ask and Ise will be happy to oblige." Yuuto smiled, displaying a rare moment of his teasing side.
Issei himself ended up blushing a little at the remark, while Koneko only gave a deadpan stare at the reincarnated angel. When their eyes met, however, there was a little spark in Koneko's eyes that said, 'mine', as she snuggled closer to Issei. Irina in return, only pouted at the younger girl.
oXo
Back in Hyoudou Residence, Kuroka, Le Fay and Ophis were left behind since the trio was still technically fugitives; not to mention that they were asked to look after Haruka and the house as well.
Currently, the black cat was lazing around in the living room as usual, munching a bag of dried fish while flicking around television channels and was disappointed at the lack of anything that caught her fancy. Ophis was enjoying her 'me-time' in her shrine, while Le Fay was supposedly helping Haruka with the house chores. Overall, it was a boring day, but Kuroka would not complain since she was not in the mood to do any work either.
Kuroka then sensed Le Fay approaching the living room - good, she could use some company. "Kuroka-san?" Le Fay entered while holding a broom. "Did you see Haruka-san today?"
"Nya? Isn't she with you?" Kuroka raised an eyebrow.
"No, I just found that the laundry had been hung outside this morning, and most of the rooms had been cleaned. I'm looking for her to ask her about lunch and dinner." Le Fay replied.
"Well, last time I checked the fridge and pantry were full and still are." Kuroka glanced at the direction of the kitchen where she took her snacks from earlier.
"Um, still, can you help me find her? I'm a little worried now."
Kuroka sighed softly as she stood up - she might also need to stretch her limbs anyway. Besides, what's so hard about finding a housewife in this house? The building was massive, sure, but with her supernatural senses, it would be a cinch to find her. She was probably in her bedroom.
Strangely enough, Kuroka's Senjutsu did not pick up any sign of Haruka's presence within the building. Okay, something is up - the black cat quickly made her way towards the bedroom, where Haruka might be. When she entered the room, she found Haruka was nowhere to be seen. She then looked around to find that some of the contents inside her dresser were gone. Intruder? Burglary? Unlikely, Kuroka and Le Fay would have picked something up.
Kuroka then went to check on the kitchen, where Le Fay had finally caught up with her. She missed it earlier, but there was a small note in the middle of the kitchen table.
Gone for a vacation. Be back in a few days, feel free to use whatever you found in the fridge. Love, Haruka.
After reading the note, Kuroka and Le Fay shared a glance, with the latter looking even more worried. The former, however, only shrugged. "Meh, probably another free ticket from Azazel-chin or something. She'll be fine, what's the worst that can happen, anyway, nya?"
oXo
Hours of long flight later, Issei and the rest of his group had finally arrived at the arrival gate of Leonardo Da Vinci Airport. The immigration check and luggage pick-up went without a fuss, other than some odd looks the officer gave to Koneko when he found that she was 16 years-old in her passport - that garnered a few giggles from others while Koneko shot the officer a stink-eye.
They were currently doing one last attendance check while waiting for their transportation, when they heard a familiar voice.
"Ah, so this is Italy…."
When Issei and everyone else turned to see the source of the voice, they all froze at the sight of a woman clad in cargo-pants, white T-shirt with a hoodie, and a hat covering her brown hair tied in a ponytail, along with a bag-pack and a trolley suitcase with her. The said woman then noticed the group staring at her and her face lit up. "My, Ise! I actually was about to look for you. I remembered that you're also coming here."
It took a good few seconds for everyone, particularly Issei, to process the fact that Haruka Hyoudou had arrived in Italy as well. "...MOM?!"
Omake
"-and after the guy went 'Meteoric Burst,' I think, his hair grew longer as if to insult me and then proceed to wail on me. His body is hot as hell, hotter than anything I faced, much more so than anything I fought here. The first punch, he shot a stream of burning energy that melted quite a bit of the ship off, then he kept punching me and throwing me around until he set me up for a clean kick to the moon." Saitama said as he pointed his finger at the ceiling for dramatic effect.
The listeners stared at Saitama, all with jaw dropped when they painted the imagery of how the baldy hit the moon from Earth. Even Vali was awe-struck, his stoic personality unable to withstand the sheer feat the foe had presented.
"...Azazel." Bikou called out.
"Yeah?"
"...Was there something like this ever recorded in your history? Something hit so hard they reached the moon?"
"Nope, but I think some from the top ten could definitely pull something like this off if they want to. But you know that part is not our biggest concern."
"Hmmm…" Ophis hummed in thought, conceding with Azazel's point.
"So how did you get back down?" Koneko asked, her cat ears twitching with curiosity.
"If I must be blunt, how did you not suffocate?" Akeno added, wanting to know.
"Nah, I didn't. I just held my breath out there, you know? And as far as how I got back… I jumped back down and landed on his ship." Saitama replied.
"Wait, wait, wait, hold up!" Ravel stood up. "That couldn't be true, vacuum space and a human body don't work like that! How did you survive!?" She practically voiced everyone's question about Saitama's survival in space.
"I… don't know? I just held my breath, that's it." Saitama said as if it was obvious. "Actually, now that you mentioned it, what's supposed to happen when people get thrown into a vacuum space?"
"The vast difference in air pressure and extreme temperatures will pull all the water out of your body, melt your eyes, make your head explode, and flash freeze what's left of your mummified corpse in seconds," Azazel explained morbidly.
"...How did you know all of that? Have you been to space before?" Koneko asked with a quirked eyebrow at Azazel.
"I tried. Not even the strongest among us can avoid it without magic protection. Certain sacred gears might work as well. In fact, vacuum space works kind of similarly with the Dimensional Gap."
"Similarities such as?" Vali asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Basically, both are void plains where living beings won't survive, and those who travel there require protection to keep them from being exposed to the void," Azazel explained.
"...And?"
"...And unlike space, the gap…. Well, it kills you by gradually tearing your body into nothingness, so you don't have to worry about becoming a flash-mummified corpse instantly there." Azazel added.
"That supposed to make it better?" Saitama asked with a skeptical look.
"Hey, don't give me that look. It's not like we have much concrete evidence and conclusion about the Dimensional Gap. Everything I know was gained from direct observation. Nobody can really tell how the Gap works compared to vacuum space." Azazel retorted. "And if you still don't believe me, look at Asia. She survived there long enough until Vali and his team found her, right? Otherwise, we would've had a headless, mummified girl on our hands."
Everyone's expression grew dimmed at the morbid thought. "Okay, vacuum space and Dimensional Gap are places we shouldn't casually visit, end of story. Capisce?" Issei concluded, which everyone was willing enough to agree with.
"...as I was saying, I got back down and fought Boros again. I decided to pay him respect when he came at me with everything he got, even after I tore him to pieces." Saitama continued, punching the air for effect.
"Did he die?" Yuuto asked.
"No, he lived, surprisingly. He came back together. He was all blood and bits of meat when I threw my Consecutive Normal Punches yet he still pulled himself back in one piece before throwing out his final killer move, aimed to blow me up along with the planet he said."
Azazel whistled when he heard that. "Impressive. Gotta say, aside from him having the regeneration of a Phenex clan, there's only a handful of individuals from every pantheon out there, that can do some planet-level attack, God included. What's his final move like?"
"Uhhh, what'd he say… Coll… sar, no star… war… no, roar… Collection Tart War Cannon, that's it." Saitama named it. Everyone else could only give deadpanned stares at his naming memory.
"...Naming aside, is it really like the whatever the real name suggested? What's it like?" Bikou asked.
"Basically, he fired a gigantic laser out of his mouth at me. I have to give him one of my Serious Attacks in return and punch it back at him as I did with Issei when he went berserk the first time."
"...So this Boros is arguably as strong as our Juggernaut Drive?" Vali gestured between him and his rival.
Saitama rolled his eyes in contemplation. "Yeeaaah… probably. Dunno, he might have a blast fighting either of you, though you guys might end up killing everyone while he enjoys himself. He might try to blow up everything like last time." He shrugged in the end.
"Anyways, after that, he was cooked black from his own attack when I punched it back at him. He lost his arms and both eyes in his head and chest while his lower half is torn to shreds. He didn't die though. Heck, he was still conscious after all that, asking if he had lost."
"Wait, so he's still alive? Even though he lost half his body?" Sirzechs asked while raising his pen.
"Yeah, he's alive, though not for long…. I think he died soon enough. I never heard from him again, honestly. He's still the first guy I met that was still conscious even after all that." Saitama shrugged.
"Hmm…. A space warlord with regenerative power like Phenex, and explosive power comparable to a heavenly dragon's…. He will be one helluva villain in this story…" Sirzechs muttered as he scribbled on his notebook.
"It's a humorous way to immortalize a worthy opponent, though," Arthur remarked.
Saitama shrugged, "Meh, in the end, I still think he's one of a kind. If only he's not so bored to blow up planets for sport… I think I wouldn't mind if he came to stay."
"Heh, imagine if he came here to fight us…" Vali chuckled.
"Of course that is what matters to you, Vali…" Azazel retorted.
And... That's the wrap! Mostly, that is. I have received some reviews about a portion of my readers not liking lemon scenes in general and found them to be pointless, but considering what I planned here, it's kind of a waste when I was curious to test myself. However, I got an idea after reading a certain fanfic where the author decided to put the lemon entirely separated from the main storyline.
So, I will sign off with this section - what happened during the night between Issei, Rias and Akeno. From this point onward, it's for PERVERTS' EYES ONLY. So prepare your tissues, make sure that none of your family members will barge in, and... probably stay hydrated. Over and out.
Rias briefly took her lips off Issei's in favor of taking off his top, with Akeno taking off his boxer, revealing Issei's manhood for her eyes to behold.
While feeling Akeno's breath on his hard member, Issei reached out to caress Rias' face as he leaned up to place kisses and bites on her neck, which elicited a soft gasp from the redhead. Reveling the sensation on her erogenous zone, Rias leaned up when she felt Issei's lips trailing down, letting the man having his way on her. Soon, her gasps were mixed with moans as she felt Issei playing with her breasts and nipples.
Through her skin, Rias felt that Issei was groaning, his breath was shuddering. She looked back to see Akeno was doing her own ministration directly on Issei's erection. The Queen began with a simple stroking with her hands, and it did not take long until she began to lick the shaft sensually, while occasionally kissing the tip as well.
Narrowing her eyes slightly, Rias then leaned down so she could plant her lips on Issei's once again. As they kept kissing the life out of each other, Issei's hands trailed to feel Rias up – from her red locks, down to her face, neck, shoulders, arms, back, until his hand settled on massaging her breasts, causing her to moan into the kiss when his fingers occasionally played with her nipples.
Akeno then stepped up her game as she began to take Issei's hood into her mouth, running her tongue around the head. She also hummed, causing her voice to apply some 'vibration' – combined with her warm breath that forced Issei to break his kiss from Rias and mildly groan in pleasure. Seeing that her pace was interrupted again, and feeling not wanting to lose when it came to pleasure her beloved, Rias decided to go down as well, scooting so she was crawling next to Akeno before Issei's crotch, and decides to take Issei's one of Issei's family jewels into her mouth.
Issei took a deep breath to compose himself, as the girls were simultaneously assaulting his entire manhood with their mouths. Rias was sucking and licking one of his balls while her hand playing with the other, while Akeno began to bob her head up and down, sucking and licking Issei's length all the way to the base.
A few minutes later, Akeno released Issei's length from her mouth so she could catch a quick break, only to notice that Issei's face belonged to a man that was nearing to orgasm. She glanced down to see Rias was relentless on pleasuring Issei through his balls. When she saw Issei's erection began to twitch, she seized the opportunity and took the entire length into her mouth again. "…Ufufu, nope." The warmth of her mouth and her tongue coiling around his tip again was the final nail on the coffin; as Issei finally reached his climax and released it all inside Akeno's mouth.
Rias could only watch Akeno taking all of it in as Issei's body convulsed in sheer pleasure. Akeno steadily let go of his throbbing member with her mouth full of his cum, and much to Rias' small surprise, her Queen turned to her, grabbed her face and pressed her mouth onto her own; Rias froze for a second, before she relaxed as she gave into Akeno's kiss, wrapping her arms around her Queen's waist. The heiress could taste Issei's sperm was being dumped from Akeno's palate to hers. The girls' 'make-out' session only lasted for a few seconds as Akeno and Rias swallowed a portion of Issei's seed in them, and they looked down to find Issei's memberr was still hard as ever.
Issei was completely turned on as the girls – naked as the day they were born, exposed themselves in front of him by spreading their legs willingly. Their vaginas were already more than wet enough to receive him.
"Now, Ise…"
"Ise-kun…"
Rias and Akeno's faces were screaming of their hunger and thirst, as their fingers spread their slits even further, as if inviting him.
"Which one of us do you want to fuck first?" Rias asked.
"Your choice." As if in sync, Akeno followed after her King.
Turns out, Issei chose Rias first as he lunged in – taking one of Rias' tits into his mouth as he plunged his erection through Rias' opening. She gasped, her body winced at the sudden pleasure running through her frame, and Issei began pounding into her with steady rhythm.
Akeno could only jealously watched Rias moaning and panting in pleasure; with Issei giving kisses on her breast, neck, and deeply on her mouth for a minute, until his eyes glanced at her lavender orbs.
"Akeno." Issei rasped out while he was still pounding Rias senseless – the latter was too sexually ecstatic to listen, "Come closer and spread your legs."
Akeno's heart skipped a beat as her body warmed up even further. "…Okay." She replied and did as requested, then Issei's hand reached out to put his fingers through her own vagina, tweaking her insides. Akeno herself began to gasp and moan as Issei's fingers were rubbing her g-spot.
The room was filled with the sound of girls' moaning and heavy breathing for a while, until both Rias and Issei reached their peak together and climaxed; Issei's fingers automatically stopped assaulting Akeno, allowing her to exhale in a small reprieve. When Issei took his length out of Rias' convulsing body on the bed, he knew the other girl had yet to climax herself.
Akeno then found Issei looming towards her, with his still, surprisingly hard member pointing at her. "Akeno… It's your turn now." He said with a knowing smile on his face.
When Rias came back to her senses, she woke up from her position to see Issei was taking Akeno from behind. The Queen was moaning and panting each time Issei moved back and forth, and her moans became louder when Issei's hands grabbed tightly on her buttocks. Issei himself grunted when he felt Akeno's inside squeezed his hard member tighter.
"Ise…" As if still yet unsatisfied, Rias reached out to grab Issei's head so she could kiss him again.
Issei kept pounding into Akeno while kissing Rias at the same time for another good while, until he eventually reached his climax again along with Akeno. They finally came again with Akeno pressed her face on the pillow and took a mouthful of the sheet in order to cope with the pleasure, while Issei and Rias were still kissing like no tomorrow as the former dumped his load again into Akeno.
Seeing Akeno was still in euphoria and would not wake up for a little while, Rias broke off her kiss with Issei and shoved him down – allowing her to straddle him. "Don't think it's over yet, Ise. Let's go for round two." Rias said as she positioned herself above Issei's manhood; her expression had an eager, hungry smile on her lips.
The rest of the night was spent with Rias and Akeno alternately partaking Issei's member – it was expected, yet still amazing for them as the girls kept having sex with Issei in different positions – like how Issei would get on top of Akeno then immediately take Rias from behind right after; soon Rias and Akeno found themselves having to keep up with Issei's seemingly endless vigor, as they needed to do their best to keep Issei occupied while the other had to take a break from one orgasm after another.
In the end, it took a good several hours until three of them fell asleep on each other's arms; with the girls sandwiching Issei between them. Their bodies were covered in sweat, hickeys and other bodily fluids; Rias and Akeno were too exhausted while yet utterly satisfied, to care about Issei's load leaking out from their nether regions as they slumbered.
