SIKE! New chapter out. I am going to continue writing and I will try to keep updating as soon as possible.


Fiyuki was trying to wake herself up from the nightmare she was having. But she wasn't sleeping, she was wide awake and all the events that transpired were real.

She burst into tears holding Issei's body.

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry…." She kept on apologizing to Issei's dead body.

She couldn't believe what she had done. She took the life of a child with a bright future. How can she be a person who people would look up to if she committed such a horrible crime?

Suddenly, she felt something really hot from behind her. A massive shot of intense heat was about to hit her. It wasn't just any regular fire either, it was fox fire. She was just barely able to dodge the blast. She looked back to see that Issei's body was vaporized. Her eyes went wide, but that was nothing compared to the shock she got when she saw who fired that blast.

"Playing tricks with your enemy always guarantees that you have the upper hand." Smirked Issei, who was very much alive, "Although I do admit that I didn't expect that kind of reaction. Sorry if I made you think that you were a murderer." Issei smiled awkwardly.

Fiyuki was furious that Issei played such a trick on her, but at the same time she felt relieved that Issei was just fine. But then she felt confused as to how Issei didn't even have a scratch on him, and then even more confused that he was using fox fire. She had a multitude of emotions that she was feeling at the same time.

"I wanted to see how much better I have gotten at strategizing. That attack definitely did hit me. I thought that I would counter attack but then I realized that this dust could help me play a trick. I used Senjutsu to create a much weaker copy of myself and used the same attack you did to practically kill the illusion. I was much more worried about if my illusion could fool you, and I guess it did." Said Issei.

Fiyuki was still in shock, but then smirked. "You are really something else Issei. If this was a real fight, I was left defenseless for a long time. Thanks to your 'warning' I was able to save myself."

Issei smirked.

Fiyuki now got into her battle stance again. Issei was able to withstand her power and he didn't even have a scratch on him. Although she hesitated for a bit, she then decided to use more of her power if she wanted to damage Issei. She ran at Issei at supersonic speeds and started punching him on his torso. She kept on punching and punching as if Issei was a punching bag. Issei just stood there and took in all of her punches with a serious face. It was almost as if he was analyzing something.

Fiyuki couldn't believe her eyes. She was punching with a lot of power and Issei just stood there as if he felt nothing. She decided to use a bit more of her power. She created a magic circle. There was a ring around her waist and another around her hands. It had a bright golden light coming from it and had an aura of peace. She casted a defense spell around her as she was vulnerable during the process of forming the magic circle. As the circle finished forming around her, it seemed like she was meditating. She had her eyes closed and her hands were in a praying position. After a few seconds, her eyes shot open.

"Wither." She said in a cold voice.

The right immediately went from having a bright golden light to a dark black absence. A really malicious aura surrounded the ring. All of a sudden, a huge beam of darkness was shot out from it. It created a dark aura around whatever it hit, and it hit Issei. The beam lasted for quite a while and it had a huge momentum. After a few seconds, the beam ended, revealing a darkness around Issei. Fiyuki knew this would at least damage him.

After the darkness ended, Fiyuki was shocked again. Not a scratch could be seen on Issei.

Fiyuki knew now that she needed to use almost all of her power to even damage him. And she did just that. Although she didn't transform into a giant nine-tailed fox, even a low ranked being would be able to tell that she had now let out her complete aura. Even Issei was taken aback a bit. The magic circle that she had previously had now gone much bigger, and there was a new, much larger 3rd circle which was behind her.

Well, it wasn't just one circle. Around seven or eight different circles were in a row forming a shape which looked somewhat like a cannon. The largest circle was the one at the back and the smallest one at the front. The 'cannon' then started lighting up. It emitted a bright golden light similar to the previous circle, but this time it emitted an aura of destruction. Fiyuki started muttering a spell.

"By the power gifted to me," She started, the ground starts shaking violently.

"I shall complete the circle-" Even the barrier started weakening at some points.

"The circle that will keep the balance-" Her green-gold eyes now started becoming a graying-blue.

"The circle that will bring forth a new generation-" Even Issei was uncomfortable because of her aura.

"The circle of life" The cannon seemed to be charged now. Issei was looking intently at the cannon.

"The Circle of Life: COMPLETE DESTRUCTION!"

These words sent shivers down Issei's spine, but he still didnt move.

Fiyuki's aura was enough to kill Ultimate class beings. There was a massive sphere formed at the end of the cannon. It had an aura of destruction coming from it.

"Re-start"

The shot was fired and it hit.

The barrier was broken.

The plants near the field withered.

The ground was completely destroyed.

A massive cloud of dust was formed around the area of impact.

Fiyuki went out of her 'Destruction state'. Her ears and tails disappeared. She landed on the ground but was really tired. She hasn't used her power like this in a long time and it really shows. The attack went off perfectly but it took a lot out of her. If she had used her power like this often, then this would not have happened.

She looked at the point of impact, half expecting Issei to be dead. She was slightly worried, but also slightly confident that Issei would be alive but he would have taken a lot of damage.

Her jaw hit the broken ground. After the dust settled, Issei could be seen. He was completely unharmed, not even a scratch!

"I-i-impossibe, that was my strongest attack!" Fiyuki exclaimed.

Issei smirked. "My turn."

He conjured up some energy in his throat and his neck was glowing. Suddenly, he opened his mouth and a bright blue flame came out. It was fox fire, and this time it was much stronger. Fiyuki widened her eyes. She wasn't able to get out in time and it hit her dead on. There was dust covering up the area once again.

After the dust settled, Fiyuki could be seen lying on the ground with many burns and bruises. She was bleeding out from some of those burns as well. She was barely conscious.

"…how?..." she asked before fainting.

Issei went close to her and healed her up with senjutsu. After she woke up, she saw a smiling Issei.

"Wow, I lost really bad." She sighed to herself.

Just before Issei was about to say something, he felt a presence. The withered plants flourished again. The ground seemed to be re-created. Every bit of destruction was restored.

Both of them heard clapping.

"Y-Yasaka-sama!?" Called out Issei.

Yasaka appeared before both of them and she smiled.

"*Sigh*….I'm sorry you had to see me like this." Sighed Fiyuki.

Yasaka went up to Fiyuki and hugged her. Fiyuki, although surprised at first, hugged Yasaka back.

"Don't be. I am proud that my best friend still has the power she used to have." Yasaka smiled. Fiyuki gave smile back to her.

She turned towards Issei. "You are a really interesting being, Sekiryuutei." She held her chin as if she was thinking.

Issei quickly realized that his two remaining brain cells forgot to tell him that he is standing before the Youkai leader. He quickly knelt down.

"Fufu…..at ease Issei. It would be weird for a being stronger than me to kneel before me." She smiled.

Issei got up slowly. "I am honored to be recognized as such by the Youkai leader."

As he got up and saw both Yasaka and Fiyuki together, he noticed something strange. They both had the same power level, but their auras were the complete opposite of each other. Although their auras were the opposite, they seemed to combine together to form an even stronger aura. Issei closed his eyes and smiled.

"I now understand. I have read it in the lore that there were two great Youkai leaders who the most feared duo in the war. They managed to protect their kingdom but had to divide it due to conflict" He started. Yasaka and Fiyuki smiled as they heard Issei realization. "The Daiyoukai of Created and The Daiyoukai of Destruction. I knew that they were extremely strong beings but I didn't know they were Kitsunes." Said Issei.

"Yeah, our great grandfathers were Kitsune. Once our great grandfathers died, there was a huge conflict that led to the division. Although our grandparents and parents did not inherit their power, we did." Said Yasaka.

"Although our families drifted apart from each other, me and Yasaka were the best of friends ever since we were children." Smiled Fiyuki.

Issei bowed again. "I am honored to have fought against the great Daiyoukai of destruction." Said Issei.

Fiyuki pouted. "Hmmm Issei :(, don't be so formal with me now. It's weird." Said Fiyuki.

Issei gave an awkward smile while Yasaka laughed.

"Issei, I would like to have a spar session with you as well. I see that you defeated Fiyuki with ease, and she has power which is equal to mine. So I expecting to lose going into the fight, but I want to experience it by myself." She said with a smile.

"Sure, I would love to." Issei smiled back. But then he quickly realized something. He was about to say something before Yasaka spoke up again.

"Don't worry, I know you have been incognito for a while, and I won't tell anyone about your secret." She put a finger on her lip and winked at Issei. Issei was calm and composed on the outside but was running wild inside.

"Oh man, two beautiful Kitsune onee-samas are before me, HOW AM I THIS COMPOSED AHHHHHHHH" Is what was going on in Issei's mind.

"Anyways, I have to attend a meeting right now. I look forward to our fight." Yasaka waved at Issei before teleporting.

"Hey Fiyuki, how come you are not a leader like Yasaka?" Issei asked.

"Well because of two reasons. First, my parents were generals in the east Youkai faction, although I was much more attached to the west faction. Second, I always had a dream of making a place of knowledge. I thought of making a school, but then I thought that it would be much better for me to make a library instead. And so I did, and I am happy that it is considered a great library. Thanks to Yasaka and many supernatural leaders, my library is thriving and I am so happy to see so many people come here and make themselves feel at home as they read the books." She said happily.

"You are truly wonderful." Issei smiled. Fiyuki blushed madly.

"A-a-a-anyways.." She composed herself, "So what is my punishment? What do you want me to do?" She asked.

Issei almost forgot about the punishment. The whole fight was just a plan for Issei to analyze the power of Fiyuki, and he was greatly impressed with her. He didn't really have something in mind, so he just said, "How about you teach me your destruction power? I didn't really find a book on that in the library, so why don't you teach me that?" Asked Issei.

Fiyuki looked slightly sad, but then replied. "Sure, why not? You seem to take in any sort of power so I guess it will aid you." She said. She looked down sorrowfully, but still had a smile on her. "I thought he would ask me for my virgi-…WHAT AM I THINKING ABOUT!?" She thought to herself and quickly shook her head. She had completely fallen for Issei.

Issei also had something else in mind, but was too scared to say it. But he built up the courage to do so.

"I also have one more thing I want you to do. It's not anything big but I just want you to close your eyes." Issei said while looking away with a blush.

Fiyuki was confused, but decided to do so. She closed her eyes. After a few seconds, she felt a small peck on her lips. She opened her eyes and was shocked.

Issei was bowing down with a huge blush on his face. "I-I-I am so sorry! I-I-I really liked you and I couldn't really hold my self and….eh?...*mmph!*"

Fiyuki pulled him up by grabbing his shirt and kissed him. Issei was extremely shocked, but later reciprocated the kiss. Issei was taller than Fiyuki so as he stood up completely, he had to bend his head down and Fiyuki had to bend her head up to continue the kiss. Issei held Fiyuki's waist and her head and Fiyuki held the back of Issei's neck to deepen the kiss. They both moaned as they felt each other's tongue.

"Oh man, her skin and lips are so soft and her tongue feels so warm!"

"Oh man, his body is so unusually strong and his tongue feels amazing!"

They both kissed for almost two minutes before breaking the kiss for some much needed air. After a few seconds, Fiyuki pulled him back for round two, making him lose his balance and both of them fell on the ground. They didn't care though, as they continued kissing for at least a minute. As they broke the kiss…

"You had no idea how long I was waiting for this!" Said Fiyuki with a loving smile.

"I always thought you were being nice to me as a librarian." Issei told to Fiyuki, "So that's why I didn't really make a move."

"Initially I was, but after the first day, I seemed to have longed to see you more often. I didn't really realize it until today, but I had completely fallen for you." She smiled.

They hugged each other on the ground for some time, until Issei heard some sobbing.

"You really made me think I killed you…Issei….please…..never do that again." She sobbed slightly.

Issei hugged her tighter. Both Issei and Fiyuki blushed as this happened. Both felt each other's chest and blushed for different reasons.

"I am sorry I made you so worried. I promise to never do such a thing to you again." He smiled.

Fiyuki snuggled into Issei's torso. After a while, they got up.

"That was….." Started Issei. Fiyuki smiled at seeing Issei blush.

"I am glad that I can be a part of your harem." She smiled. As he heard the word 'Harem', he thought about them. Oh how much he missed them.

Seeing this, Fiyuki asked, "Issei, is there something troubling you? You know you can tell me anything right?"

Issei sighed, "Ok, but I also need to explain this to another person. So I will tell you both together." He said as he summoned a familiar circle. Fiyuki was confused.

After the light ended, "Issei? It is quite odd that you called me right n-…" Started Tiamat. She stopped when she saw a familiar face along with Issei.

She smiled and bowed, "It's been a long time, Fiyuki."

Fiyuki smiled and bowed back, "It has, Tiamat."

Issei was confused, "You two know each other?" he asked.

"The west Youkai faction allied with the dragons to help them in political causes. Me and Yasaka were some of the people who always were with the dragons in some political meetings." Said Fiyuki.

"And we will be forever grateful for that." Tiamat smiled.

"Hmm, I see. Well this makes things much more easier for me." He said. Tiamat and Fiyuki looked confused.

As Issei started explaining the events, both Tiamat and Fiyuki had their eyes open wide. The amount of pain that must be going through Issei. As he finished explaining, he started sobbing. This shook both Fiyuki and Tiamat. They had never seen him sobbing.

"I…..I really don't know what to do. One part of me wishes to see them again, and another part of me tells me I am not ready, WHAT DO I DO!?" He completely broke down here.

Fiyuki and Tiamat both went and hugged him tightly.

"Issei, I can understand you not wanting to meet them until you are sure that you can protect them as long as you are alive. But in doing so, you are causing so much pain to yourself." Said Fiyuki.

"If this keeps on happening, you will go insane. I can't see you in such a state Issei." Said Tiamat.

Issei calmed down a bit and hugged them back. "Thank you guys. Thank you."

After some time, they broke the hug.

"I will have to take one step at a time. And it will start from right now." Said Issei. He thanked both Tiamat and Fiyuki for their help. Tiamat wished to stay with Fiyuki a bit to catch up. Issei agreed and put his hand on Tiamat's palm. Tiamat was confused. She could feel Issei transmitting some energy to her.

"I am making it so that you are able to summon the familiar portal by your wish. You no longer need me to make it for you to visit me." He smiled. Tiamat hugged Issei.

"Thank you!" She was overjoyed.

After breaking the hug, Issei waved at the two, who waved back at Issei. He summoned a magic circle and disappeared.

"It's been such a long time. But first thing's first, how did you and Issei meet?" Asked Fiyuki.

"Wel….."

{Scene Change}

A few days ago, there was a meeting going on between Angels, Fallen Angels, Devils, Norse and the greek.

"So…Ajuka, it seems like you were able to form the pieces?" Asked a handsome man with crimson-red hair.

"Yes, Sirzechs, they have been made. The machine which dispenses the pieces has also been made. The only thing left is to announce it." Said another handsome man with green hair.

"Well then, let's go through the thing again shall we?" Asked a man with bronze eyes and long blonde hair.

"Zeus, we have already discussed the whole thing many times, why again?" Asked a rather old man with white hair.

"Because, Odin, we can never be too sure." Replied the blonde man.

The meeting was going on between Sirzechs, Ajuka, The Norse god Odin, The Green god Zeus, Archangel Michael and Azazel.

"I agree with Zeus, we should revise once more." Said Azazel. Azazel was broken from the inside because of the demise of the guy he thought of as his son. But he had to keep a cool and easygoing attitude on the outside.

"Very well then, let us first revise the way this would be conducted." Said Michael.

"The participants who are willing to be the King piece have to go through a series of obstacles in the tower we have made for them. They would have to enter their name and race for them to enter. After they do, they will enter the room which will lead them to the first obstacle, The impenetrable wall. The wall would be looked over by Grayfia Lucifuge. If they manage to pass the wall, they will reach the second floor, The Floor of instinct. The floor will have a number of traps and arrows coated with destructive poison will be shot from random places. This floor will be looked over by Baraqiel. They will then reach the third floor, The Floor of technique. This floor will be looked over by Dulio and he will be the one conducting it. He will cast a few spells on the participant and the participant will have to dodge every spell he casts. After they have succeeded, they will move on the the fourth floor, The Face off. This floor will be guarded and conducted by Tanin. The participant will have to face off with Tanin for this one. If they succeed to impress him and Tanin lets them pass, they will go to the last floor, The floor of power. This is where they will get the match pieces. They will have to let off all of their power in a shot of concentrated energy into a machine, and this will give them their pieces. This floor will be guarded by me." Said Ajuka.

"Now let us revise how the pieces will work." Said Michael.

"The pieces have been engineered in such a way that it can be used to convert people into supernatural beings. But it can also be used on other supernatural beings and it will not change their race. For example if it is used on an angel, then the king would have a choice to turn her into a devil or if she would continue to be an angel. If it is the king piece, then the person receiving the king piece would not be stripped of their current race unless they want to." Said Azazel.

"Very well…now for date and name." Said Zeus.

"We shall conduct it in four months after the announcement, and the announcement is in three days. As for the name…" Sirzechs scowled at the last part. This made the other leaders scowl as well, "…Azazel cup."

Azazel smirked, "Hey, a game of rock paper scissors is completely fair." He said.

Michael sighed. "Anyways, it seems like the basics are revised, and the advanced things are yet to be determined. So let us talk about the advanced things….."

{Time skip, Scene Change}

"Azazel cup? Really?" Sighed Rias.

"As I said, a game of rock paper scissors is completely fair." Azazel smirked.

"The cup of fury was a much better name.." Sighed Akeno.

"Agreeing with an angel eh? Oh well, can't blame you for liking that charming bastard Michael." Said Azazel.

"Ugh…anyways, it seems like high class and ultimate class devils are pardoned from the obstacles?" Asked Rias.

"Yep." Replied Azazel.

"Ok. It seems like we now know everything. And we already have a peerage so we should go and get our match pieces already. You coming Sona?" Asked Rias.

"In a bit. My sister will come for a bit to discuss some family matters." Said Sona. "Anyways, we will be off."

"Good luck with your sister." Smiled Rias.

"Thanks, I will need it." Sona smiled back, "Tsubaki, lets go."

"Hai, Kaichou."

After Sona and Tsubaki left.

"Azazel….I know that-" Rias wanted to comfort Azazel because she knew that he is hurting inside, but was cut off by Azazel.

"If you want to comfort me, then it's no use. Thank you for trying but stuff has already changed." Said Azazel. If one watched closely, a small tear could be seen forming. He quickly got up, formed a magic circle and teleported away.

Rias sighed and looked down. Even Azazel was still hurting.

"Rias…" Akeno put a hand on her shoulder.

"Thank you Akeno. But now that we know this huge cup is coming, we have to train harder. And Akeno, I need you to SPECIFICALLY train Renjiro and give him knowledge." Said Rias.

Akeno scowled at hearing Renjiro's name, but she calmed down and sighed. "I will, but I will at least need Asia with me to give me emotional support."

Rias smiled at Akeno's reluctance. "You can take everyone if you need. Murayama has gotten extremely strong with Hauteclere and is an incredible pawn and knight. We just need Renjiro to be good in order to fill the…..space." She sighed at the end. Akeno sighed as well.

"Understood." She said before going off to give Renjiro and earful. Rias followed her.

With Sona and Tsubaki.

"How do you think the peerage will react?" Asked Sona to her queen.

"I think this will be a good lift of morale for the peerage. They have been noticeably down ever since…..the incident." Said Tsubaki.

Sona sighed. "I agree."

As they were going, Tsubaki felt something. It felt like Issei was calling to her.

"Excuse me Kaichou, but I forgot that I had a meeting with my family today. Would you please excuse me?" Asked Tsubaki.

Sona looked at Tsubaki curiously, before sighing. "Sure, Tsubaki. You are free to go."

"Thank you Kaichou." Tsubaki formed a magic circle and teleported.

"Something is going on with that girl." Sona thought.

{Scene Change}

Tsubaki teleported to where Issei's place was. She saw him stting down on a rock.

"Oh, you came? I thought you might not have felt my call." Smiled Issei.

"Super sense, remember?" Tsubaki smiled. "Anyways, why did you call me here?" She asked.

"*Sight*….ok, so….." Issei explained his plan to Tsubaki. Tsubaki's eyes widened.

"So I need better clothes. Ever since I have been re-incarnated, I have had the same jacket and red shirt. I was almost noticed by someone, so I had to zip up my jacket. I am only asking for a little bit of money to buy some clothes. I promise to pay you back after I get hold of my bank account." Issei joined his hands and pleaded to Tsubaki.

Tsubaki stuttered for a bit after seeing Issei pray. "U-u-uhm, y-you don't have to pay me back. Just tell me what type of clothes you want and I will get them for you."

"Thank you, you are the best." Issei said. This caused Tsubaki to blush. "I will use the power I gave you to connect with you. I will be able to see what you will see for a while." He said. "Hold on, this might take a moment."

He started to create a link between Tsubaki and him. After a few minutes, it was connected. Tsubaki gasped as she felt Issei's soul.

"I guess you feel my soul?" Asked Issei.

"I do." She replied.

"I know I am taking up some of your time. I would really not like to take any more of your time so I would ask, if it is possible, to get the clothes now?" Issei asked awkwardly. Tsubaki sighed and smiled.

"Sure." She created a magic circle and went to a supermarket complex which was known to be filled with supernatural beings.

{Scene Change}

"Hey Tsubaki, can you hear me?" Issei was talking with Tsubaki through her mind.

"Woah…this is weird." Said Tsubaki in her mind, "Do you talk to Ddraig like this? How do you manage to do so?" She felt really awkward.

"Well, after a long time, you get used to talking to a stinking dragon in your mind." Issei chuckled.

"[I heard that.]" Said Ddraig, surprising Tsubaki even further.

"Yes, I know." Replied Issei.

"Why can I head Ddraig?" Tsubaki was really confused.

"Well, Ddraig is connected to me, and I am connected to you. So by Euclid's axiom, Ddraig is connected to you." Chuckled Issei.

Tsubaki gave a smiling sigh. "I am surprised you even know who Euclid is."

"Hey I am not that dumb!" Said Issei.

"[You are though]" chuckled Ddraig.

"Shut up Ddraig" he cut the connection with Ddraig. "Anyways, let's go."

"Yes." Tsubaki agreed.

Tsubaki started walking. The complex was huge. There were two floors and each floor had many shops. The ground floor was filled with shops which sold everyday items like pens, bottles, glues and even things like beds and tables. They were of course not completely normal. They had some sort of magic in them which did different things. That is why so many shops could be seen selling the same thing, as people sometimes preferred a pen which wrote faster than a pen which had a much higher ink capacity and vice versa. The second floor was the fashion floor. Makeup, lipstick, clothes, you name it.

After walking for a bit, she reached a shop.

"This shop. I like the type of clothes they have displayed. They are simple yet elegant." Issei told Tsubaki in her mind.

"Ok" she replied.

She went into the shop and was greeted by a nice smell of clothes. There were a variety of clothes from vests, t-shirts, shirts etc. They had sizes and types for everyone.

"Hello ma'am, how may I help you?" Tsubaki turned to her side to see a person on the counter. She was a lady who looked like she was in her mid twenties. She had slightly curly black hair which reached down to her neck. She had a wheatish complexion making her look elegant.

"Hello. I am here to look at some clothes to get for my friend in his birthday." Said Tsubaki.

"You are really good at lying on the spot. I wonder how many things you have not told me." Issei teased her. Tsubaki told him to 'shut up' in her mind.

"Why type of clothes does your friend like?" The lady asked.

"Issei?" she asked Issei in her mind.

"Hmmm….something like a long sleeve hoodie." Issei replied.

"He likes long sleeved hoodies." Said Tsubaki.

"Looks like you are quite lucky, we just received a new line of hoodies and they are on sale." The lady smiled. "Follow me please."

Tsubaki followed the lady to a place where there were a lot of hoodies. All of them as elegant as the next.

"Well, which one do you fancy?" The lady asked.

"hmm…." Tsubaki looked around. She stopped when she saw a black hoodie. It was made of cotton and it had three buttons near the neck. It had two hand pockets near the stomach on each side of the hoodie. There were multicolor tribal designs on the torso and the sleeves.

"How about this one Issei?" She asked the guy in her head.

"You really seem to know the things I like" Issei liked the hoodie.

"This one" She pointed at that hoodie.

"Good choice. This is a limited edition version which turns into a short sleeve and a long sleeve if you just think about it being a short or long sleeve." The lady used magic to show how the cloth turned into a long sleeve and short sleeve at will. "So, would you like to take this one?" The lady asked.

Tsubaki looked at the price tag. It was decently expensive but not too much. She nodded at the lady. The lady quickly summoned a shopping back and a plastic wrap and wrapped it around the cloth. She put the hoodie in the shopping bag.

"Anything else?" She asked Tsubaki.

"A pair of Jeans" Replied Tsubaki, which shocked Issei.

"Please follow me" Replied the lady.

"Tsubaki, you don't have to get anything else for me." Issei told Tsubaki

"I know. I just want to give you something on my own." She smiled. This made Issei smile as well.

As the lady showed her some jeans, she took a simple yet elegant looking one. After her choice, they went back to the counter to pay for the things. The price was decently high but Tsubaki paid for it without any hesitation.

"Please come again!" The lady told Tsubaki as she left.

Tsubaki nodded and left the store.

"Anything else Issei?" She asked.

"You have bought me more than enough things, Tsubaki. Thank you." Issei thanked Tsubaki.

Tsubaki created a magic circle and teleported to Issei's field.

{Scene Change}

As soon as she got to the field, Issei immediately went towards her and kissed her. She was surprised, but later got into the kiss. It wasn't a long kiss but it still made Tsubaki happy.

"Thank you so much" Issei thanked Tsubaki with a warm smile.

"I-it was nothing, really." Tsubaki was blushing slightly.

Issei smiled at her. "Anyways, I think you should get going before anyone notices." He told Tsubaki.

Tsubaki nodded, "There is one thing I have to tell you though…it is about a type of rating game." Tsubaki started.

Issei was curious. After Tsubaki explained the thing to him, he sighed.

"Azazel cup? Really?"

"Tell me about it." Tsubaki sighed as well.

"Anyways, thank you for the info. It seems like Rias will get her pieces already so I won't be her pawn unfortunately. Good luck for the games." He told Tsubaki.

"Thank you, and I hope your plan goes smoothly" She waved at Issei and then left.

Issei immediately created a time dome. "Azazel cup, huh. This might be good for our plan, Ddaig."

"[Yes. This is a win-win situation. Although I'm sorry that you won't be able to participate as Rias's pawn]" Said Ddraig.

"It's fine, Ddraig." He told to his parter.

Issei tried on his new clothes. The hoodie and jeans fit him perfectly. His new and handsome face seemed to have been greatly complimented by his new clothes.

"[You look good, partner]" Ddraig complimented.

"Thanks Ddraig. It feels good to finally have some new clothes." Issei put his old shirt and pants into his pocket dimension.

{Scene Change}

Tsubaki teleported to the Student council room.

"Tsubaki?" Asked her king.

"Sorry kaichou. I asked my parents to be excused as soon as possible as I had some work, but it seems like I was late." She sighed.

"Don't worry, Tsubaki. I was able to handle my sister just fine this time. She was only talking about the gathering of the Devil families at the Azazel cup. It seems like she has also not recovered." Sona sighed. "Anyways, let's catch up to Rias. She is probably already at the tower."

"Hai, Kaichou" Replied Tsubaki.

Sona got her peerage and teleported to the underworld.

{Scene Change}

Sona and her peerage teleported to the coordinates given by Azazel.

They saw a huge building, but the thing that really shocked them was the crowd. It has only been a day since the announcement, but lines of Devils, Angels and Fallen Angels have already formed before the building. They were going through the registration period.

Sona saw Rias waving at her. She and her peerage quickly went to where Rias was.

"Can you believe this crowd?" Asked Rias. "It's completely nuts. The announcement just happened yesterday!"

"I know. It looks like everyone is happy that there is going to be some action after the…..incident." Said Sona, regretting she said anything towards the end.

Rias sighed. "It's fine Sona. Anyways, seems like your entire peerage is here?" She asked.

"Yep" She replied. "I am kind of surprised you didn't switch Renjiro for Katase." She smiled.

Renjiro was too busy being scolded by Akeno again, presumably because he insulted Issei again.

Rias sighed. "I'm telling you, I should have done so from the start. But now that he is part of my peerage, I can't not include him, even IF he is absolutely worthless."

"You seem to really care about your servants, Rias" Sona complimented her.

"I know, even if they don't deserve it." Rias kept on sighing, "What do I do with him…"

Sona put a hand on Rias's shoulder, but before she could say anything, she heard an announcement.

"Registrations have now started. Low Class and Middle Class beings please come to Gate No. 1, High Class beings to Gate no. 2 and Ultimate Class beings to Gate no. 3" This voice was none other than Grayfia Lucifuge's.

"Ah, looks like the registrations have started. See you Sona." Said Rias.

"You too, Rias." Sona replied.

Both the leaders went to their peerages.

"You all need to come with me to Gate No. 2, even though you all are not high class yet you all are part of my current peerage and high class and ultimate class beings can get their pieces today itself." Said Rias.

All of them nodded their head and followed her. They reached Gate no. 2. There was a fallen angel with glasses who was taking the name.

He and the other people at the Gate had the power of analyzing. They could analyze power as well as class. He could analyze that Rias was a High class devil by both class and power. The rest of her peerage, including Murayama were also High class in terms of power, excluding Renjiro. Even in terms of power he was no more than a low class devil. Even though he knew who she was, he had to follow procedure.

"Name?"

"Rias Gremory"

"Caste?"

"Devil"

"Class?"

"High"

"Do you have a peerage?"

"Yes"

"Class of peerage?"

"Low except two mid"

"Very well, please follow this line towards the elevator. This will take you to the final floor of the building where you can get your pieces."

"Thank you"

Rias and her peerage went towards the elevator. The elevator seemed small from the outside, but it could easily fit all of her peerage. As they reached to top floor, the elevator stopped and the doors opened. The room they just entered was decently big. It had many wood pillars around the room which had various carvings in them. The room itself looked old but it was actually new. In the middle of the room were the two Maous Ajuka and Serafall, Grayfia, Archangel Michael and Seraphim Dulio and Azazel.

"Rias Gremory, welcome." Said Ajuka.

"Hello Rias. It's been a long time." Said Serafall.

"Hello Maous Ajuka and Serafall, Archangel Michael, Seraph Dulio and Governor-General Azazel." Rias and her peerage bowed.

"So, Rias. I presume you know what to do now?" Asked Michael.

"I do, Archangel Michael" Said Rias.

Rias saw a machine beside the Maous. It was a weird looking machine with a giant hole on it. There were see through tubes everywhere. There was also an opening on the bottom.

Rias closed her eyes. She concentrated all of her energy into a small sphere. It had a red aura of destruction around it. Of course this was nothing compared to the Maous power, but they were impressed. Rias had gotten much stronger than before. This place had an aura which let the beings inside them unleash their full power at the current moment. As Rias reached her complete potential at that time, she released the sphere into the machine. The machine then absorbed the sphere. The see through tubes could be seen turning red. The machine started making a whirring noise. After a few moments, the machine stopped making the noise. A few moments later, a box came out of the bottom of the machine.

Serafall motioned Rias to take the box. As she took the box and opened it, she was shocked. There were the 16 chess pieces, but the thing that surprised her was that one of the bishops and one of the pawns were mutated.

"Well, looks like you have two mutated pieces. Congrats." Said Serafall with a smile.

She couldn't believe it. She had one mutated bishop piece before but that was only thanks to her family power. But now she had two. This was a big jump, from having one piece to two, especially for a High Class devil.

"Well, now that you have your pieces, you can use them on your peerage. Since you already have a peerage, they will cost the same as they did when you re-incarnated them. However, if you use a mutated piece on a previously mutated piece, the piece will not get any extra benefits." Said Michael, "So, it is recommended that you should use it on another piece."

Rias looked at the pieces, and then looked at her peerage. "Will you all fight alongside me? Will you all fight, knowing the thorny path that lies ahead?"

"HAI BUCHOU!" Her peerage was energetic. This put tears in her eyes.

"Very well then, fight alongside me. As my pawns…" Eight pawn pieces went towards Murayama and Renjiro. 4 Pawn pieces went inside Murayama and combined with her original pieces. 3 Pawn pieces and a mutated piece went to Renjiro. Rias didn't send the mutated piece to compliment Renjiro, rather, she sent it as Renjiro needs all the help he can get. They combined with Renjiro.

"As my rooks…" Two rook pieces went to Koneko and Rossweisse and combined with their old pieces.

"As my knights…" Two knight pieces went to Xenovia and Kiba and combined with their old pieces.

"As my bishops…" A bishop piece went to Gasper and combined with his old mutated piece, and the mutated bishop piece went to Asia and combined with her old piece.

"And as my queen." The queen piece went to Akeno and combined with her old piece.

As the pieces went inside their bodies, "Now, for the piece that makes you their leader.." Said Michael.

The king piece automatically came forward and combined with her old King piece.

"Since the pieces you gave to your peerage coincide with the pieces they already had, they won't feel different as the pieces merely combined, not giving any power. The exceptions are the mutated pieces. Your other bishop and your pawn will be stronger because of the mutation pieces." Said Ajuka.

Rias nodded.

"Alright then, we all need to start working hard, especially you, Renjiro." She set her eyes on Renjiro. She was not going to let the mutation piece go in vain. "Asia, you as well. You two can now be much stronger thanks to your mutation pieces."

"YEAH, WHO IS THE BETTER PAWN NOW, PERVERT?" Renjiro screamed. Akeno gave a death stare towards him while the others just sighed. But this time, Serafall seemed to give him a death stare as well.

"What. Did. You. Say?" Serafall was exerting a dangerous aura.

"Yeah I think we should go now." Rias practically pushed her peerage into the elevator.

"*Sigh* Renjiro, you really need to fix that attitude of yours. I am kinda surprised that we haven't torn you to pieces yet." Rias sighed.


So, Issei will finally initiate his 'plan?'. Tbh I have no clue what that is. This chapter saw a bit of progress I guess? Well, I hope you enjoyed and as always, Constructive criticism and Suggestions are always welcome