Within the ORC, Issei has already left, yet, all the members were still shocked by what they had witnessed. Issei, the person they thought was a regular person, created a fire with his magic that was powerful enough to make everyone in its vicinity back away due to the heat it was producing.
"What just happened?" Rias asked. She was still not of sound mind. "Did that just really happen? How is it possible?! I felt no form of magical energy from him…Yet, he was able t produce such a powerful fire with magic".
"Buchou, did you not realise?" Kiba said. He was trying to figure out what had happened. But he was able to notice something unusual. "The magic of Issei did not produce any form of magical signature, It's as if there was no energy forming the fire, but instead, it just existed out of nothingness".
"I noticed that too," Akeno said. Usually, she would have some remark and a perverted thought, but it wasn't time for it. "Such power, but no energy usage…Is that possible? It's almost like…".
"Magic…" Rias said. But the type of magic she was thinking of was something else. Most beings that use magic do conversion. Magical Energy to Magical Effect. But Issei did none of that. The magic just appeared without conversion. "I've never heard of something like this before. Not even from the God of Bible or the four Original Satan. What Issei did look almost as if he didn't need a form of magical energy to make magic".
While everyone was still silent and contemplating what they experienced, Sona Sitri, Student Council of Kuoh Academy, arrived and is now staring at the ORC members.
"What's going on with you?" Sona asked Rias. She was curious as to why Rias was in a catatonic like state. "I've never seen you like this before".
"Sona, sorry," Rias said. She was finally out of her daze. "I just witnessed something insane".
Sona was interested in what it was that shocked Rias. So, Sona asked for a story. Rias sighed and explained how she spoke to Issei a few moments ago, and she found out that he wasn't as normal of a person as they thought. Rias also explained the abnormality that she experienced with Issei's magic.
"So, let me get this straight," Sona said. She sighed and pushed up her glasses that slid down her nose. "You figured out the Issei wasn't a normal person and is actually powerful…whatever he is…and you just let him leave?".
"I wasn't in my right mind, okay?" Rias said. She was frustrated that what Sona said was true. "How would you react when a person you thought wasn't aware of the Supernatural world, then suddenly…Boom! The person uses a powerful spell that made you want to run away?".
"Ahem!" Sona faked coughed. She knew that she would probably react the same way as Rias. "Well, at least I wouldn't let him just leave. I would have made a deal with him. According to you, he surpasses Kiba in his swordsmanship. You also told me he can do magic which sounds more powerful than Akeno's. I would have made a deal with him to train Akeno and Kiba".
"I…Yeah, I have nothing to say to that," Rias said. She couldn't even look Sona in the eye because she would never have thought of that. "I might have to ask for him tomorrow. Augh! I still can't believe it would be a lot harder to ask him to join my Peerage".
"Yeah, about that," Sona said. She had a feeling that Rias wouldn't be able to ensnare Issei to her Peerage. "I doubt he would be willing to join your Peerage, or if you could even turn him into a Devil. From what you told me, the magic he used casually was strong enough for you to want to leave his vicinity. I don't think you would be strong enough to turn him into a Devil".
Rias let out a groan due to frustration. What Sona said was right. As of right now, turning Issei into a Devil might be impossible. The best she could do right is to enact Sona's suggestion of making a deal with Issei to train Akeno and Kiba.
Back with Issei, he is currently on his V-Max in an open area. He was watching the sunset. But, after a while, he decided to head home. He still had to check on Raynare and her friends. Once he was home, he saw his parents at the dining table speaking to Raynare, but the other two were nowhere to be seen.
"Hey, you three seem to be having fun," Issei said in a teasing voice towards Raynare. Said girl just blushed and looked away. "By the way, where are your two friends?".
"They went back to Grigori," Raynare said. She then sighed. "Since we couldn't contact Azazel, we need to contact the next best person. And that would be Shemhazai. As for me, I don't plan to stay in the Grigori. I asked Mittelt and Kalawarna to tell Shemhazai that I'm leaving the Grigori".
"Well, if you're leaving the Grigori, what will you do now?" Issei asked. "You're welcome to stay here if you don't have a place to stay".
"I was speaking to your parents about that," Raynare said. She then smiled. "They told me the same thing as you did. They said I can stay here since I was dating you, but I didn't want to freeload. So, they said I can help out in the store. I was surprised when the store they talked about is the most popular even amongst the Supernatural".
"Yeah, our fresh fruit, vegetable, and meat products are the best in the world," Issei said. He smirked because the products came from the Dimensional Farm. "I doubt you would find anything that could surpass our store's products".
Issei can say that with certainty because the product of his family's store comes from the Dimensional Farm.
[(Dimensional Farm – God) – A personal space where the user can plant anything he wants, even Divine Trees. The speed of plant growth is 1:100000. A minute is equivalent to a hundred thousand minutes of growth. However, the moment the plant has reached full maturity, it would stop growing and instead be kept nourished to be at its best state.
Animals would be treated similarly to plants. They would be nurtured to the best they can be. The user can even raise lions, tigers, giraffes, etc. But animals must be specified whether they are livestock or not.
Animals not part of the livestock would gain some intelligence, be very loyal to the user, and listen to everything the user says. Even when taken out into the real world, the animals would remain loyal. However, livestock would do no such thing as they are nothing more than ordinary animals for harvest]
"That's for sure," Raynare said. She knows it to be true as Devils, Youkai, Fallen Angels, and even some from the other pantheon would send people to purchase goods from the store. "I still remember when I first took a bite of my first apple from your family's store. I tasted heavenly. I've eaten nothing like it before, not even in heaven. But it's so expensive!".
"Ha-ha-ha-ha! Yeah, it is," Issei said. He was still laughing. A long time ago, he realised that most of the rich people in the world are from the Supernatural world. Those are the targets of his products. "If you want to have some, you can just grab as many as you want. It's not like we'll run out of it anyway".
"A-Are you serious?" Raynare said. She knew how expensive the products were. She thought it would be due to not having a lot of products, but that doesn't seem to be the case. "Thank you! I've had to work hard in the Grigori to get enough money to buy a few fruits and meat from your store".
"No problem. Just don't overdo it," Issei said. Though, he wouldn't mind making Ddraig work overtime to harvest more. "Anyway, I have homework to do. I'll go and finish it, and I'll be back in a few minutes".
Huh? Is all Raynare could think. She might not be a real schoolgirl, but she knew schools give so much homework. There was no way Issei could complete it in a few minutes. But the thing is, Issei is capable of using Images of Ikonn. A duplication spell. He would duplicate himself and give homework to each of the duplicates.
Raynare then shrugged her shoulders and called for Issei.
"Wait, before you head upstairs, I need to ask you something," Raynare said. She wanted Issei's help with training. "I-I…I wanted to ask you if you can help me train. When I went against Kokabiel, I felt hopeless. I-I couldn't even scratch him. I felt weak and pathetic, and because of me, Mittelt and Kalawarna were hurt. I don't want to ever feel that way again, and you are the only person I can ask for help".
"Hmm…" Issei was not sure if he should. Not because he doesn't trust Raynare, he actually knows that she wasn't lying. Issei's way of training is far more intense than anyone would want to experience. "This is a tough question to answer. My training is brutal. It's not something any normal or sane person would go through, but the result speaks for itself. I'll train you, but it'll be up to you to withstand my training's brutality".
"If it means I'll be stronger, I don't care how tortuous the training would be," Raynare said. She was on the verge of tears. Remembering her uselessness against Kokabiel hurts. "I'll endure whatever I have to, to no longer feel that way again".
"Believe it or not, I know what it feels to be weak and pathetic," Issei said. Remembering the time he couldn't save the mother and daughter against the group of Fallen Angels. It hurts to think about. But rather than pitying himself, he decided to use those feelings to fuel his determination to get stronger and never feel useless again. "That's why I'll train you to the best of my ability".
Raynare smiled at Issei and was thankful to him for agreeing to help her. She was already falling in love with him a while back, but now, there was no doubt that she was in love with Hyoudou Issei. And she was glad that she was dating him.