The quartet wandered the female clothes section of the department store. Rias and Irina pulled Asia along with them, the poor girl dazzled by the many lights, while Issei lagged behind with a cart in hand. They first brought her to the outerwear aisle where they made her try on many of the skirts, long skirts, short skirts, short skirts (Asia didn't like these), blouses, T-shirts, V-neck shirts, shirts, pants, shorts, short shorts (or these), jackets, hoodies, sweaters, sleeveless, long sleeves, turtlenecks, crop tops (these either), sundresses, cardigans, blazers, leather jackets, polo shirts, jean, and torn jeans. In the end, Asia only chose five of the clothes offered while Rias bought fifty-three of them.
"A devil's greed is truly a scary thing," Issei muttered to himself as the cashier bagged the clothes. "Best of luck, Asia-chan," he handed the gal behind the counter Rias' card to swipe, and she was a mighty fine gal. Did this place hire gyarus? Good for her.
Issei took the bags in hand and trudged off to where the devil and angel took the poor nun to underwear. Issei would bet his love for oppai that the girl, already flustered by the amount of overwear, would go catatonic by the sheer assortment of underwear. Not to mention the skimpiness of some undies.
Issei would have swallowed the bags to keep them in his storage stomach but there were too many cameras. Magic to block security cameras without destroying them hasn't been invented yet, so Issei would have to make do with what he got. And he didn't mind carrying the weight of what they bought, it made him happy that they were with him.
Using his enhanced sense of smell, Issei tracked down the girls to the underwear aisle. "Bingo," Issei chuckled to himself, amused at the red face of Asia as Irina passed her black, fishnet stockings with a black, lacy bra to go with it.
Issei set the bags beside a small sofa provided for customers and sat as he watched his two wives, an angel and a devil, try to put on underwear on their new toy, a nun.
Irina and Rias introduced Asia to different kinds of underwear: stringed, sports, thongs, boyshorts, G-stringed, laced, lingerie, and bikinis made of different materials from soma cotton to silk. In the end Asia chose fourteen of the least revealing undies while Irina and Rias chose fifty for her. The undergarments aisle also had nightclothes so they also picked out some nightwear for Asia; several pairs of pajamas and a few nightgowns. They confirmed their choices before walking to Issei.
"Done?" Issei asked the girls as Irina plopped right next to him and Rias stood in front of him with Asia behind her.
"Nope," they sang in unison.
Issei chuckled wryly as Asia paled. "Figured."
"We still got to go through the accessories and shoes," Rias said.
"Why don't you guys go through the accessories later and get shoes for now?" Issei held up his phone, showing her the current time. "We've got thirty minutes before class starts."
Irina nodded. "Yep. We still have quizzes this week."
"Fine. We'll get shoes then go home and come back later after school," Rias resigned to the wishes of the two and Asia's face got brighter at the thought of not shopping anymore… ..for now. Hey, not shopping, for now, was better than continuing this hell.
Once again, they left the stuff they picked with Issei who brought it to the counter and paid for them with Rias' card. Asia, again, was dragged by both girls by the arms; her prayers for the torture to stop were heard by the heavens… ..and the heavens merely smiled.
They stopped after a few turns around the department store. The trio stopped at the shoe section where an assortment of footwear was displayed. Asia paled even further until her skin resembled that of a ghost's. Her captors, an angel and a devil, merely smiled in anticipation as they pulled her even deeper into the jungle of aisles and displays.
Flip-flops, sandals, fluffy slippers, heels, rubber shoes, tennis shoes, canvas shoes, sneakers, ballet flats, lace-up shoes, heels, snowshoes, boots, thigh-high boots, and loafers surrounded and swallowed up Asia as Irina and Rias left her to find something that fits her. She was once again left alone to her thoughts for a few scant moments.
Did she regret leaving the church? No, but didn't mean that Asia regretted the things she did there, the people she healed, the people she met, the people that took care of her. It just felt that she was stuffed in there like a trapped Avialae: a prized rare bird. Out here, she felt she could do much more! Heal more people! Do more good in the Lord's name!
Wasn't it the Christian's job to spread the good news of the Gospel? To spread Jesus' love and make the sinners repent? She could do that in the medical field! She was given her gift for a purpose and was going to use it for the good of many!
Asia was a smart girl; she was taught the Scriptures, math, English, Latin, Science, and history. She will persevere even in this foreign land for she could do anything in Christ who—
"Heyo," Irina tapped Asia's shoulder.
"Ehi!?" Asia yelped at the suddenness of Irina's arrival. "Sorry! Sorry!"
"It's fine," Irina laughed and waved away Asia's apologies. "Come, sit. I've got a pair of shoes that you may like," Irina held up a pair of plain light-brown moccasins.
Asia complied and took off her shoes before Irina put on the footwear. "Say, Miss Shidou." Irina gave Asia a deadpan glance. "Uhm, Miss Irina." Irina nodded and Asia breathed a sigh of relief. "I… Uhm… Could I ask you about your past?"
Irina smiled and sat beside Asia. "Sure, go on."
"I was just wondering how you became an angel," Asia said.
"Well, I also do not know. Six months ago, I was just a human like you," Irina bumped Asia's shoulders with her own. "I was an exorcist for the Anglican Church stationed here in Kuoh. You see, the last generation of Protestant exorcists here made a truce with the devils; that we would work together to fight against the strays that wander into this area. I… uhh…" Irina grinned sheepishly. "I died in a raid. Good thing Rias and Issei were there and I was reincarnated as a Devil." Irina laughed. "Funny thing is, when I showed my wings, they were an Angel's wings and not a Devil's."
"So… ..you were supposed to be revived as a Devil but turned into an Angel?" confusion was clearly written over Asia's face.
Irina shrugged. "Something like that. We don't know what happened either. Now come on! You haven't tried walking in these yet!" Irina stood and pulled Asia up with her.