Chapter FORTY-TWO "Hot Tub Talk"

Scene (Hot-Spring-World)

Trihexa puts a finger up, "let me tell all of you, just a little bit about myself and…" The girls now noticed another rip in space and time, from above them. The rip looked different, instead of darkness, there was this radiance of light, different colors, flickering all at once. Coming through this portal of light, a girl steps out. Black long hair, tall and buxom, pale skin, wearing an open lollita outfit with a matching headpeice, gray eyes and a stoic expression. Trihexa smiles, "myself and Ophis."

Scene (The arcade)

"Issei!", three voices shout out. Matsuda, Motohama and Aika start to walk up to Issei who is standing near Riser as he plays dig-dug. "You guys, hey, um, whats up?", Issei says nervously as Riser is giving the trio the stink eye, then turning his attention back on his game. Aika responds, "Hyoto, don't be rude, introduce us to your boyfriend!" Hitting the arcade machine, Riser gains a tick mark while Issei is speechless. Then, as if it were coordinated, both Riser and Issei shout, "WE AREN"T GAY!"

Scene (Hot-Spring-World)

"I had no idea, seriously, this is a lot to take in, jeez, poor kid", mentions a concerned Raynare. Kalwarner nods, "He has been through so much". Sona then says, "so, you're saying that Issei was able to thwart off multiple wars with multiple factions, simply by gaining the affection of goddesses, demonesses and other entities alike?"

Tsubaki then nods at the question. "Issei, has, had, to, endure, some, of, the, most, horrific, things, any, living, creature, should, endure. However, his, pure, heart, his, essence, his, lifeforce, was, something, that, kept, a, balance, within, the, celestial, and, nefarious, aspects, of, what, you, know, as, reality. Torture, physically, and, mentally, Issei, endured, Issei, continued, Issei, broke, their, hearts, all, of, them, broke, even, this, one."

Ophis now points at a frowning Trihexa. "Hey now, I was just acting as nature intended. Just because I enjoy the suffering of others, that doesn't make me a bad person now does it? Trihexa now waits for Ophis's response, looking rather childish. Ophis tilts her head, then, while taking her dress off, she responds, "Issei, fixed, you, Trix." Trihexa now scoffs, "I hate that nickname!"

(Scene) Juice Bar next to the Arcade

Sucking on a crazy straw, we see a bored Riser, drinking something with strawberries, making slurping sounds. Issei seems to be catching up with the "New Idiot Trio". "So, we were checking out the Kendo club yesterday, guess what? Aika found a perfect spot, a hole in the wall, where all of us can peep.", Matsuda says excitedly.

Motohama jumps in, "yeah, I swear, seeing those sweaty bitches, undressing, it just reminds me that all's right with the world." Issei then looks at Aika, "So, what are you getting out of all of this?" Aika grins. "They let me watch them relieve themselves afterwards." Issei's eyes widen as Riser spits out his drink.

(Scene) Issei's Home

A black rip in time and space opens in the bedroom of Issei Hyoto. All of the girls, minus Ophis, materialize outward, then decide to find Issei. After the house was checked thoroughly, all that could be seen was a pair of maroon pants, a maroon overcoat, and a white undershirt, laying on the broken bed. Ravel gains a tick mark, "RISER!"