Inside the ORC, I was speaking to the Devils present. Seriously, this place is dreary. Did they have to make it so? I don't know, but I want to leave this place as soon as I can. And to do that, I'll have to listen to what they want. Whether I agree to help them is another matter.
"So, let me get this straight. You were given ten days to train, and you wasted your time trying to rope me in this madness rather than training. How stupid can you be?! You just wasted four days of valuable training time! For what?! For something you don't know, I would agree too. That's irresponsible and shows that you aren't a great leader," I said. It was stupid. Why chase something you don't even know would guarantee a victory and waste precious time. To me, the smallest amount of training could make a big difference.
"I-I know. It's stupid, but I have no choice! I have to do something unconventional if I want to defeat Riser. He has tons of experience under his belt. The only time he has ever lost is times he made a deal with the opposition," Rias explained. I already knew that information, and I also know how to beat Riser.
"You truly believe that I'm that unconventional move," I said.
"I do. Ever since I felt your energy, I had this urge to make you a part of my Peerage. My intuition is telling me that you're my ticket to victory. That's why I did something as desperate as letting a Fallen Angel kill you so that you can summon me," Rias said.
"What is it you want from me anyway? I will help if I can, but there is no way that I'll become a Devil. I don't plan to join any organisations Devil's or otherwise," I said.
"You don't have to be. As long as Rias is strong enough to make a temporary equal standing contract with you, then it should be golden," Sona said while taking out a contract. There is something she forgot.
"Ahhh? Sona-chan? I don't think that's a good idea," Serafall said. She remembered how I was able to overpower her grip and give her a bruise. But her warning was too late. Rias and I were already signing a contract.
As Rias and I signed the contract, it shone. It was then evaluating our place in the contract. First was the Equals…But that fell through. The next was the Parent-Child contract…Again it fell through. Last was the Master-Servant Contract…It was a success, but not in a way anyone but Serafall expected. Rias was considered the Servant, and I was the Master. I'm by far more powerful than Rias is, hence, the reason I was the Master. When the contract was completed, a mark appeared on the back of mine and Rias' hand. It was proof of the contract.
"W-What is going on?! I thought it was supposed to be an Equals contract?!" Rias shouted while looking at the mark.
"That's what I was trying to tell Sona-chan. She forgot that after her date, I told her that Issei could overpower me, which I suspect he wasn't even trying. The good thing is that he can now participate in the rating game," Serafall said. Then everybody looked at Sona.
"I-I, I'm so sorry! I didn't think that she was serious at that time! Will you believe it if it was you?" Sona said to everyone.
"I guess you're right. Thankfully the contract is temporary. How long would it last?" Rias said to Sona.
"The shortest the contract would accept is a month. And that's how long you would be listening to Ise," Sona said.
"Ise? Huh? You are serious about your engagement with him if you're calling him by his nickname," Rias said.
"I have learned things about Ise during our date. He is quite sweet," Sona said while blushing.
"Aha…okay…Haaaaaah… At least we have Issei to help us during the Rating Game against Riser. And if Serafall-sama's words are true, I'm not saying she's lying, but if her words are true, then the chance to beat Riser has increased," Rias said.
"That may be, but I suggest you take your remaining days of training actually to train. No matter how little the training is, it would help," I said before leaving. I don't know if they would, but I already warned them. As I left, Sona followed me.
"Ise…Sorry that you were dragged into these. I tried telling them to leave you be, but I also didn't want to see Rias unhappy with her marriage, sorry," Sona said.
"It's okay. You're trying to help a friend. That I can respect. But next time, rather than trying to teleport inside my house, why don't you just give me a call? I'd be glad to help you as long as I can," I said. I gave her my number at the end of our date.
"Thank you for helping, I mean it," Sona said while kissing me on the cheeks. She then headed to the Student Council Room. Hah? Although only on the cheeks, I wasn't expecting Sona to kiss me.
After that, I headed to the mall as I was planned. I was planning on buying new clothes as my old ones don't fit as well as they used to. But first, I need to go somewhere to sell my jewels for money. I couldn't go anywhere legit, so I had to go to the black market. Thankfully, Matsudo knew someone that deals with diamonds and other precious gems. I don't know why he knows a person on the black market…actually, I think it's for porno mags that the Japanese Government has banned.
Anyway, if Raynare and Asia were here, I would have bought them clothes as well, but since Raynare wanted to speak to Asia about 'something', they're missing out. I went to all the stores that sell men's clothes. I plan to buy clothes from T-shirts to Polo shirts, from jeans to slacks. Since I was here, I might as well go all out. While I was shopping, two girls from Kuoh that I know very well saw me and was curious about what I was doing. They approached me and saw that I was picking out clothes.
"Look who it is. Hyoudou Issei. Fancy seeing you here. Aren't you normally with your two buddies buying a perverted magazine?" Katase asked in a mocking tone.
"Funny hearing that from you, Katase. Aren't you normally in the bookstore buying BL books?" I retorted.
"W-What?! I-I don't know what you're talking about," Katase said while looking away from me.
"Oh, please. You may call me a pervert, but don't think I don't know how you are checking some of the guys out in school. Plus, I know for a fact that you read a lot of smut," I said.
"H-How did you…." Katase couldn't finish her sentence.
"How did I know? That's simple. You aren't as stealthy as you believe yourself to be," I said. I remember the times she was on the roof with Murayama and Kiryuu. They would all read that BL book and swoon over the sex scene. Then there was a time I saw Katase, Murayama, and Kiryuu peek at the boys' bathroom and locker.
"If you know all the things that we've done, then why haven't we been reported?" Murayama asked.
"The boys don't care if you peek at them. To them, you peeking is a compliment, as it tells them that they are desirable, desirable enough for beautiful girls such as yourself to peek," I explained. Both Murayama and Katase blushed. Hah? This is the first time I've seen these two blush. The two tried to say something after my compliment, but they didn't have any words, so they just ran away.
While shopping, I sent all the clothes that I bought through a portal connected to my room so that I didn't have to carry anything. All in all, the amount that I spent was around seven-hundred-and-fifty-five-thousand yen (£5000 or $6,869), and that's only for clothes. I still plan to buy shoes and other things that interest me.