The Delusion of Peace


School days in Kuoh Academy continues as normal after the situation yesterday was defused by a man named Argentine, Issei is still saddened that Asia still had to go away as Rias and the others try their best to comfort him. The Gremory Devil couldn't but pity him, he was the nun's first friend she ever made ever since coming to Japan and she even accepted him as a friend despite learning that he was a Devil.

Truly an odd friendship.

Another group of Devils got wind up to the situation, Sona Sitri of the Sitri Clan had a talk with Rias this morning about what happened yesterday. Now, they just had to wait for the arrival of Argentine to begin to discuss the issues.

Rias, Akeno, Sona and her Queen Tsubaki Shinra waited outside the school's gate as they notice a taxi parked in front them, the doors to the passenger's set reveals Argentine and surprisingly Asia Argento in casual clothes.

"So..." Argentine began as he observed the Devils. "Where will this meeting be held at?"


And so both parties went to the Student Council room with all their Peerage members were waiting as they all made themselves comfortable in the room, Issei and Asia had their moment when they got to see each other again.

Argentine left out a fake cough which made both Issei and Asia stopped what they were doing. "As you all already know, the issue yesterday was all a misunderstanding as someone within our ranks made some changes with orders regarding Issei Hyoudou and Asia Argento."

Said Devil and nun tensed up recalling what happened yesterday, the man then continued his summary. "We are now currently investigating on this matter I assure you even if it will, of course, take a bit of time that we don't have a lot of at the moment."

"Gremory-san." The redhead perked up as her name was mentioned. "If it were not for my interference, the Governor's daughter would have ceased to exist and another Great War but without Heaven involved would spark once word has spread through Grigori about a Devil killing his daughter. Said Devil is related to one of the 4 leading Satans of the Underworld."

Everyone in the room was silent for a second. "Wait... daughter?" Sona repeated.

"The blonde haired Fallen Angel with drilled pigtails." Argentine confirmed, as Rias started sweating bullets. "Calm down, she was manipulated into joining the plan using her father's authority and all that matters is that she's now safe from harm."

Sona, Tsubaki and Akeno all turned their attention to Rias with wide eyes. Sona was giving her best friend a stink eye on how she almost caused something so severe as this. "I'll let him do the talking on this part." The man in white broke the silence as he placed some sort of device in the table.

The device shined some sort of light, creating a holographic screen, and on that holographic screen was a man in his twenties with an average build, black hair, golden bangs and black goatee. He wore a V neck maroon long coat with a wide, open high collar that opens up at the hem. The long coat also featured two black belts around the waist and four black bands on each arm, two of the bands at the wrist and the other two near the elbow.

"Wassup kids!" The man greeted on the screen. "It seems Argentine already informed you all what has to be discussed on his part, name's Azazel, Governor of Grigori yada yada yada. Pleased to meet you all."

Everyone stared at the leader of the Fallen Angels on how laid-back he is, they heard Rias shrieked a little as she began doing countless bows to the Cadre on the screen.

"I'MSORRYI'MSORRYI'MSORRYI'MSORRY!" She apologized in a fast manner, which confuses Azazel as he continues to stare at her.

"She means Mittelt almost getting killed." The man in white translated to the Fallen Angel, Azazel blinked several times before gesturing Rias to stop her bowing which she complied as Akeno comforted her King.

"Oh that, I won't blame you for that part." He waved off. "But I won't forgive those who manipulated her getting into this situation..." They get uncomfortable when he suddenly shift his easy-going expression to a serious before discarding it.

"Oh right, I almost forgot." He said as he turned his attention to heirs of the each perspective Pillar Clans. "I got permission from your brother and sister after we had a meeting about the situation and I would like my daughter and Asia Argento to attend to your school with Argentine as their guardian."

"...Pardon?" Sona asked the Cadre with wide eyes.

"Grigori isn't a safe place for the both of them anymore, I can't always be there for Mittelt even though I am powerful enough to protect her." Azazel explained. "I already had Argentine established a house enough for the 3 of them, I trust Argentine to protect both of them while me and others in Grigori investigate on this matter."

Everyone pressed was baffled with this information, it would make sense for the Governor to move his daughter and an additional member to Grigori out of harm but for him enrolling his daughter to Devil territory? Rias looks like she wanted to say something.

"Lord Azazel, might I ask if there is an extra reason behind you wanting your daughter to apply here?" Rias asked, somewhat confident that the answer would be yes.

"As a matter of fact, yeah, there kind of is. I'll be honest with you for a sec here." Azazel confirms. "What I want, is for my daughter to have a peaceful, quiet, mundane, and happy life, unburdened from all the supernatural happenings related to Grigori. And Asia wants nothing more than to make friends, especially after she went through in the Vatican. If Asia and my daughter are enrolled in your school, can you help them with those..."happy endings"? It would really be appreciating."

Sona closed her eyes as if still trying to absorb all the information that was spoken in the room, finally made her decision along with Rias, the both look at each other before before nodding their heads.

"Since my sister and Rias' brother allows it." Sona said as a smile grew on her face. "We will happily accept them here."

"Great!" He cheered but composes himself before glancing at Issei's direction and gestures Argentine as took out a briefcase out of nowhere which confuses everyone. "Consider this an apology for what my subordinates did to you, especially Raynare killing you in the first place."

Everyone observed as Argentine gingerly placed the briefcase on the table. They continued to watch as he opened it, and revealed it's content. Said content was apparently a container of some kind of yellow liquid, and a somewhat ornate cup. As Argentine opened the container, which was likely either a flask or a thermos, Issei, Rias, Sona, and company noticed the magical energy radiating from the container, and continued to stare even more intently as the man in white placed the items on the table in front of them.

"The beverage displayed in front of you is, to be quite frank, power in liquid form. It is essentially a large quantity of magical energy condensed and cooled enough to the point where there is enough magical energy to awaken the certain someone sealed in Hyoudou's Sacred Gear." Argentine explained as he gestured to the magical drink.

He begin pouring the drink into the cup and placed it in front of Issei, everyone's attention is now focus on him as he observed the cup with a bit of nervousness.

"Out of the kindness of my heart, I flavored it for the purpose of easy consumption, specifically half Red Lemon and half Blood Orange. A notable, and quite certainly beneficial side effect is the power boost that one would receive from drinking it. Said power boost should be the right amount to awaken the entity sealed in your sacred gear. Oh, and one last thing. If you are curious as to how this drink was made, do not bother asking. Frankly, it is a secret, and I do not wish for you produce it." Azazel added.

The group nodded in understanding, before going back to being a mixture of mesmerized and disturbed by the drink. It was powerful, yet...how could a drink be this powerful? Issei, in particular, was focused like a homing torpedo on it.

Akeno was the first to break the silence.

"...if you don't mind, may I confirm if the drink is properly, how do you say it, 'potable'?" She asked, cautiously regarding the drink that admittedly smelt good.

"While I guarantee you that it is in fact safe, I will not stop you from performing your duties, and being cautious." Azazel replied, assuring her.

"I thank you for your consideration." Akeno thanked as she got a hold of the drink and examinined it, 25 seconds has passed as she is done.

"It is safe." She handed the cup back to Issei who took it and stared at it again.

He gave another stare at before finally deciding, he brought it closer to his mouth and finally drink it.

"Hey, why is the pervert getting the good stuff?" Genshirou Saji, Sona's Pawn, third-year high school student and a member of the Student Council clicked his tongue. He is a young man with short blond hair and grey eyes. He wears the Kuoh Academy boys' school uniform, albeit without the blazer and his sleeves are rolled up.

Sona was about scold her Pawn but Argentine shifted his gaze to the blonde.

"Maybe if you were killed in his place instead, we might have considered giving you one." He mused, which Saji paled at the thought of being killed and laying the floor with his own blood.

They turn their attention back to Issei who just finished drinking.

"Huh, it tastes good-WOAH!" He didn't got to finish his sentence as he felt a surge of power growing within him, he held up his left hand as his Sacred Gear manifested but now has a different look to it compared to last time.

It is now a red, claw-shaped gauntlet with yellow accents and green jewel on top of the palm area.

[DRAGON BOOSTER!]

Everyone widen their eyes at the new look that the gauntlet, heard a sound of clapping as they turned their head to see Argentine with an amused expression.

"Congratulations, boy." He congratulated. "You hold one of the Sacred Gears that the Three Factions feared, one with the power to slay gods. The Boosted Gear, if I remember correctly."

"Amazing..." Asia awed at Issei's Sacred Gear.

Saji for his part looks like he wants to complain.

The purple haired man turned his gaze to Issei and gestured him to hand him back the cup which he accepted. He placed both the container and cup back to the briefcase. He shift his gaze to Sona who stared back at him.

"I would like to apply to this school as a teacher if you can possibly do that." He requests to the Sitri heiress. "That way I can keep a close eye on Asia and my niece more effectively."

The Sitri heiress closed her eyes as she is in deep thought, she adjusts her glasses and facing Argentine. "Well, we do have an empty slot on the P.E section. The instructor left because of family issues."

"Very well."


"Hey who are they?"

"New students perhaps, they look like foreigners."

"There's a short guy behind those girls wearing a tracksuit, my guess he's the new P.E. instructor."

"He's height is almost the same as those girls in front of them!"

Mittelt, Asia, clad in Kuoh Academy's female uniform. ;and Argentine who is wearing a white tracksuit entered the front gate of the school and the students are already whispering amongst themselves when they saw the trio.

Asia in particular, looks rather uncomfortable with the attention she gets.

Mittelt and Asia's classroom is on 3-B sharing the same classroom with Issei.

"You two, head to class. I'll catch up." Both girls stared at Argentine, they saw a serious expression forming on his face.

"Eh...? What's wrong?" She asks but Mittelt grabbed her hand and began dragging her into the building.

"C'mon Asia! We don't want to be late on our first day on school!" The Fallen Angel states.

"R-Right."

With the girls and other students are now going inside the building, Argentine give a quick glare at the sky before following them behind as he clicked his tongue.

On the clouds just high about the school, a figure was floating in the air and observing the school entrance as everyone went inside the the building.

The figure's gaze was on Asia being dragged by Mittelt to the school.

"Soon you will be mine..." The figure spoke with a masculine voice.

"...my sweet Asia." A sinister grin was printed on his face.

Forming a magic circle below his feet, he disappeared with a flash of light.


That is all for todays chapter, short chapter yes but it took this long because I was preparing for my upcoming exams.

I shall see you all in the next chapter!