Chapter THIRTY-SEVEN "Conflict of Bets"

We now see Ravel Phenix, darting toward the bed. The little devil then spectacularly proceeds to fall to her knees, right before reaching the kingsize, "powersliding" her way under said bed, laying completely flat before her upper body hit the base. The rest of the group was unable to see this amazing feat of pure agility as they were focussed on the heavy pressure being emitted from that terrifying and gastly voice.

(We are now in the mindscape of a severely fucked-up Issei)

"Why, do, I, feel, like…. this, why, alone, yes, always, alone, need, nothing, need, nobody." I almost killed a little girl. "She, it, yes, it, will, hurt, remove, from, existence." Why does it hurt? Something inside of me, it hurts. Something was taken. "Nothing, feeling, irrelevant, survive, that, is, enough." Please, if there is anyone who can hear me, help, please, for once, just help me….**WOOOOOOOOOOSH!** (Issei finally comes to, seeing…) Wait, what? I am surrounded by fire! Wait, I feel, I … can feel! (Issei is now pounding on his chest with his right arm, feeling once again, feeling his heartbeat against his fist) I feel so warm. Whatever that was, I would rather just stay here, where it's warm, where I can feel again. I never knew such pain, the pain of not feeling, not feeling anything. How could anyone live like that? Whatever, or whomever was listening, well, if you are the one who helped me, thank you. Thank you so….

Issei's eyes open. Before he is able to comprehend or understand what is happening, a pair of eyes are beaming into his. Red within red glowing eyes, with some very familiar numbers as pupils, Issei looks back and then does something yet again, unexpectedly. "I knew you were a good person, Hexa-Sama", says a now smiling Issei.

The now identified Trihexa, is currently in her true humanoid form. Large, about twice the size of a normal human, horns, claws, black dragon-like wings, 6 long black whiplike tails along with a very voluptuous female-figure. Issei then notices something while nonchalantly touching the Trihexa's cheek, "Where are your glasses, Miss Aku?"

Smiling, Trihexa replies, "so you prefer the nerdy look I see? Your puny brain seems to have recovered for the time being. I suppose some of this is my fault as I was going to walk home with you after classes, however, I needed to pay a visit to someone, so…yeah….oopsie".

Issei then shrugs, "wait, where is everyone?" Trihexa's smile turns to a grin. "Oh, yeah, "them", almost forgot, hehe." Trihexa then moves her very large body, from off of a laying Issei. Issei looks around his dark room seeing nothing.

Trihexa is now sitting at the foot of his bed. Then it get awkward as the giant monster just looks at Issei with a grin, this goes on for about thirty seconds until. "Hexa-Sama!", Issei finally demands. Pretending to feign stupidity, Trihexa just replies, "Yes, infinity boy?"

Issei is taken back by the odd nickname, but ignores it and continues, "Where are the girls?!" Trihexa's grin is so wide that her fangs are now starting to show. She then simply points up. Issei looks up.

Scene (Underworld, Gremory Mansion)

"He did what?", questions an outraged Rias Gremory. Akeno just nods with her eyes closed, "Yes, Riser picked a fight with the wrong person, but I hear everything is alright, however, you should probably make it crystal clear that you aren't interested in Riser. After all, you did talk quite a lot about Issei, while Riser was visiting the ORC the other day. When he left, he looked pretty pissed off."

Rias then blushes a bit, "I just respect my underclassman, more so, I just worry about him, for, s, Sona! Yeah, I just worry so Sona doesn't have to, that's all!" Akeno then smiles, "sure, whatever you say, Rias." Rias then starts to pout like a spoiled princess as Akeno pats her king on the head.