A cemetery was a place nobody ever wanted to visit. But for Issei, this was a place he knew all too well. Issei stood overlooking a plaque with some names on it. He felt a vibration in his pocket as he pulled out his phone and answered it "Hello?"
A smooth female voice came out "Hello Hyoudou Issei."
"What do you need, Griselda Quarta?" He asked, still fixated on the stone slab.
"Lady Gabriel has called some of us for a gathering and she wishes that you would join us. That is if you are not busy with your new-found vices."
"Ha ha ha," He gave her a monotone laugh "She knows how to get a hold of me so why are you calling me?"
"Can you come to the Vatican or not?" An aggravated tone came from her.
Issei sighed as he spoke "I can but it's not going to be till the top of the hour. I need to finish what I'm doing here then leave a note at home."
"I thought you live alone?" She asked as this was a development to her. A wet towel came across the plaque Issei saw as it read Miki and Gorou Hyoudou. Nothing was said for about ten seconds as she spoke up "Are we still connected?"
"We are." He looked up from the plaque seeing that nobody was around. "I have a housemate now, one of the church's many mistakes." He hung up the phone and put it back in his pocket. Reaching down there was a small bucket with water in it, he lifted it up and poured the remaining water on the plaque removing the remaining dust. "I miss you." He said as he grabbed the bucket as he was ready to leave. As he made his way home there was a truck in front of his house moving boxes into his house.
When he entered the house he saw Rias and Asia moving boxes around "So uh what's going on here?" He asked getting their attention.
Rias looked over and saw Issei "I decided I'm going to live with you now."
"Huh, that's cool." He hitched his thumb towards the door. "Looks like I don't need to give you a key tho."
Rias was embarrassed about that "Asia unlocked the door for us. You're not mad are you?"
"Nope." He shook his head "Well yes I am but it's nothing the two of you have done."
"Is it because.." Rias tried to speak as Issei put his hand on her head.
"It has nothing to do with your brother." He said as he took his hand off her head. "I have to go to Rome." The significance of the city was well understood. "And I need to be there in five minutes. And I have no clue when I will be back." He headed off to a room in the back of the downstairs "I swear they forget how timezones work." Issei said as he shut the door behind him.
About a minute later Issei appeared not in Rome but in a building in the Vatican. It was a basement in one of the many buildings around the area. Once he reached the main floor there was a man sitting in a chair near the door. "Well hello, there young man." He saw Issei wearing all black clothing. "That's an unusual choice of colors for such a place."
Issei looked at the old man as he pulled out a card and showed it to him "Yet here we are with a group of people who forget how timezones work."
"Yes, they tend to forget that you live on the other side of the world. Anyways you're wanted in the main hall." He said as Issei left the room making his way towards the main cathedral.
As he entered, he was greeted by a tall woman in her early thirties with blondish hair and blue eyes. "Come." She said as they walked down the massive aisle in the church heading to one of the many rooms in the back.
Voices echoed through the hall and with Issei's enhanced hearing he heard them all as they walked to a room in the back. When they walked in there was a group of people waiting around some of the faces he knew others were new to him. One of the men who was sitting down with black hair and green eyes looked at Issei "Is there anything strange happening in the East?"
Issei knew this man, once a former exorcist now a high ranking member of the Vatican "Depends on what you're asking Cristaldi. There's a goddess who I can't tell if she wants to fuck me or pet me and her brothers don't care. There's a fox in the South who I have never met. And I live in the territory of not one but two of the sisters of the Satans." As Issei said those words a twinge in his eyebrow happened as some of the other members flinched from hearing his words.
"Goddess?" A young man around the same age as Issei with dirty gold hair color.
"What do you mean by 'pet'?" Asked the only other woman in the group, she had greyish hair that wasn't fully grey yet had an uplift of blond to it. Yet Issei noticed her extreme chest size for the size of her body.
Issei looked to Griselda "Are the new kids filled in the reality?"
She nodded "Everybody here is aware of the supernatural." She pointed to the two younger kids who spoke up "This is Nero Raimondi and Mirana Shatarova."
"I see." He looked at Nero "Well you see Amaterasu is how do you explain it, lonely?"
"I don't see how…" Nero tried to respond but Issei cut him off. "Being the chief god of the Shinto is not the best position one would like. And the only other men around are her brothers. I think you understand where it is going." His left hand cupped into a circle as he thought against continuing his actions.
Issei moved towards Mirana, "Well you see miss Shatarova." Issei gently grabbed a hold of a small lock of her hair as he looked at it. A large red tail slid out from under his shirt and into her vision. "I am no longer human." He let go of her hair as his tail moved behind him to retract away. "I do hope that your hair color is natural because that is beautiful for being human." She only nodded as Issei walked back to the door. "Fortunately for you, I'm into blondes and redheads and that natural black with the sheen." The younger ones in the room looked over to Griselda "Yeah no not happening." Issei said, shaking his head.
"I'm asking if anything in the far east has caused any supernatural disturbances." Cristaldi asked once again.
"There have been some things." Issei played it off as it was nothing important. "Just a fight between some fallen and devils."
"Business as usual I take it?" He asked.
"Sure if it wasn't over a nun." Heads turned when Issei said that.
"Another one?" The last person in the room finally spoke up "Diethelm Waldseemüller" He introduced himself
Issei looked at the man he was around the same age as Griselda with black hair and a bushy beard. "No, this one the church already dumped like a lamb to the slaughter." A large golden cross appeared in the room blinding all the humans as a busty woman in a plain white dress appeared with a flower hair clip holding back her perfect curly blonde hair. Her face screamed that she looked like a childish person yet she was older than everybody in the room combined.
The light died down revealing who it was to everybody else as they all dropped to their knees "Please everybody return to your seats." Her voice while calm and childish captivated everybody. She took a seat in one of the free chairs in the room.
"Yes, Lady Gabriel." they all said in unison as they returned to their seats.
"Now Issei." Gabriel looked at him "Who is this nun?"
"Asia Argento." He answered with no problem.
"Oh… I see." She wasn't too thrilled as she knew of her fate. "Is she alive?"
"She is, she did die and had her sacred gear extracted by a fallen who I killed."
"Then how is she alive?" Nero asked.
"Devils," Issei told him as he knocked on his head. "Rias Gremory revived her."
"How has the Devil community taken the news so far?" Gabriel changed the subject.
"Lucifer and Leviathan and okay with it." He shrugged "If Bael isn't he knows how to pull the stick out." Those who aren't familiar with Issei were appalled with how he was about to speak around one of the Archangels.
"That doesn't say much." Gabriel thought of some of the outcomes that were possible with what happened.
"Welcome to the underworld." Issei said with a flare of dramatics "A place where only two of us have been yet progress only happens if it suits the elders."
"Yet you have no issue taking their money." Cristaldi shot back.
"You're damn right I don't. If the church wasn't so stingy I wouldn't have to rely on work for them."
"Enough," Gabriel said, trying to defuse the situation. "What is so important that you wished to speak about before my business?"
"Forgive me, but as it was reported early in the morning that two of the holy swords were stolen. Unfortunately, that number is now 3." Issei watched on as the room deflated from hearing that.
"And what blades were stolen now?" Gabriel knew nothing good was coming.
"Transparency and Nightmare."
"Not only do they have we lost Rapidly and now these two. I trust you can see the problem we now have." Gabriel said as she was soaking in the information.
"Unfortunately it gets worse. We know that it was Kokabiel who stole them."
Her shoulders sank hearing that "Kokabiel wants a war then."
"We do know where he went, however. He's in Japan." Cristaldi looked at Issei. "That's why I asked if anything was happening."
"If he's in Japan then there are only two places he could hide." Issei said as their brains started working.
"Kyoto and Kuoh." Gabriel brought up the two most likely cities.
"What about Tokyo? It's a huge population center." Nero brought up knowing that it was one of the largest cities in Japan.
Issei nodded his head "You get points for guessing but that's it. Tokyo is a human city with very little supernatural activity. Kyoto and Kuoh would be the correct answers with the latter over the former. From what I've been told, Kyoto is controlled by Yasaka, a nine-tailed fox yokai. Amaterasu has oversight of all of Japan and having one of the supernatural epicenters for the Shinto disturbed is still a possible plan. But in Kuoh there lives two Devils and their peerages Rias Gremory and Sona Sitri. Both of them are prime targets as they are the sisters of Lucifer and Leviathan." Issei looked towards the exorcists "So let's hear the answers, is it War with the Shinto or War with Devils that brings Angels Fallen and the church."
"The answer is Kuoh, now stop messing with them." Griselda was tired of hearing him speak.
"Now then." Gabriel looked at Cristaldi "Is there anything else?"
He looked down "The pope dispatched a team to retrieve the swords as soon as the news was relayed. And they are already en route to retrieve the swords."
Gabriel saw that one of Issei's eyes was twitching "If you don't have anything else to report then you are excused. I will speak to my brothers about this." He shook his head as he stood up and walked out of the room. "Issei have your plans changed due to this?"
He shook his head "No, but I can't stay for too long." He pulled out his phone and looked at the clock "It's 2:30 already so I have some time."
"Good to hear." She patted her lap "Come here."
He transformed into his small dragon form landing on her lap. Gabrial started to pet him like he was a house cat as she looked at everybody else. "As for why you have been called here, Your daily duties for today have been excused as Heaven has seen fit that you are to be tested."
She lifted Issei holding him as she stood up and moved towards the door. With her right hand, she grabbed the door handle and infused some magic into it as she opened the door. On the other side was an elevator that was more than large enough for everybody in there. "Everybody inside." She said as they stood up getting in the elevator once they were all in she entered and closed the door behind and pressed on the buttons as the elevator started to rise.
After a minute there was a ding noise as the doors opened "Take care it can be bright for your first time." She stepped out onto what was a large field perfect for combat training. She turned around and looked at them "Welcome to heaven, more specifically the 4th-floor training area."
Three of them were awestruck that were in heaven as they followed Gabriel. They headed off in the distance as there was a group of people waiting for them. As they got closer they saw they saw the other three Seraphs waiting for the last group of people. "Griselda come with me, the rest of you please wait with the other exorcists. The two groups made their separate ways as Gabrial made her way to her brothers.
"I take it you have chosen Griselda?" Michael asked as Gabriel nodded. "Very well then."
Michael looked towards the crowd "Thank you for being here today. You may be wondering why you are in Heaven. We wish to test some of you for something upcoming." Murmurs developed in the crowd "Fear not." Michael regained control of the crowd "This is a test of your combat skills. You will not be judged if you win or lose only to see how well you can handle it."
One of the men in the crowd raised his hand. "Yes?" Michael called out to the man.
"Excuse me Lord Michael but who will we be fighting against?"
"Excellent question." Michael's hand arched back to point at Issei. The crowd saw what was a baby red dragon in Gabriel's arms getting pets. "You will be fighting him."
Issei looked around as he saw Michael pointing at him. "But that's a baby dragon, sir." As Issei heard that he jumped out of Gabriel's arms.
As he landed on the ground his body shifted back into his human form. "So there goes the rest of my afternoon." He said getting looks from everyone.
"As I said you will be fighting him. You may choose from single combat or standard team setups. I would say all at once but that would be slightly unfair and ruin the spirit of the data."
Issei walked through the crowd as they looked at him off to the side was a wall of weapons. He pointed to them as he stood out in the field. "Grab your weapons and make it quick." They all rushed to grab their weapon of choice."
"Very well I shall be your first contender. I will obtain information for others." A middle-aged man said with a spear in his hand.
Issei looked at the man, "A spear wielder is interesting. Very well attack when you are ready."
The man charged towards Issei armed with zero information as he thrust the spear at Issei's chest. The tip came right up to his chest but not touching him. "Are you mad?" He asked as he didn't want to kill his opponent.
Looking down at the spear "Are you going to attack me?" Issei watched as he pulled back on the spear only to grab a hold of the tip of it, yanking the shaft out of his hands. Issei swung the shaft portion at his opponent's leg hitting him on the right thigh knocking him down breaking the wooden shaft. "And you failed. You hesitated yet you said you wanted data. You have given your allies nothing." Issei looked over to the leaders "Uriel get your medics ready, who's next."
As time passed on there was a slog of unimpressive opponents so much that he began singing random songs none church approved as he was fighting them. Soon a group of familiar faces the same three from earlier. "Mirana, Diethelm, and Nero will be part of the few to impress me?"
Nero led them in a column with Mirana and Diethelm in the rear. They moved towards him as they had swords at the ready. When they got close enough Nero took the first swing as the other two moved to flank behind. Issei deflected the swing as he saw a flash of gold when he touched Nero. Soon it now raining spears of Ice impacting on both Issei and Nero. Nero was now glowing gold for the impact of all the spears.
Issei was watching what was going on between the three of them as he started laughing. "You three understand." He grabbed ahold of Nero and slammed him into the ground and moved to Mirna. She fired another set of spears at him as Issei created and threw it at her melting the spears. "Your ice magic is impressive." He got within striking range as he hit her in the ribs. The impact didn't break her ribs but she was now on the ground grasping her side.
As he turned around he saw Diethelm holding Nero up as there was a green light coming off him. Issei walked towards them "Twilight healing?" watched as Nero was healed up. "Oh well." He ran at the two of them slamming his right foot into the ground creating a tremor. As they fell to the ground Issei moved to them "Your strategy was correct but you're still humans, and you're where near Strada."
Issei walked away from them returning to what was left of the battered group. He looked at Michael "Those three that Chinese dude and that other guy from the start."
"Very well." Michael said looking at him "I'm sorry for calling you here so early, however."
Issei pulled out his phone and pointed at the clock showing it to him "I'm going to get dinner soon." He waved to Gabriel as a Crimson magic circle appeared with a logo nobody was familiar with as he stepped through it disappearing from Heaven.
"Lord Michael if it's not too much to ask but who exactly was that?" One of the exorcists asked. "I've never seen him before in the church."
"That is a long story. But he is a child of circumstance who came into my sister's care." Michael said, remembering Issei's first day in Heaven just as it was yesterday. "Change is coming to the world. And I get the feeling that circumstance may bring him to the forefront of that change."
Issei had made it back to Japan as the sun was setting as he was in the mountain area north of Kuoh deep in the forest overlooking the city. He pulled out his phone and dialed one of the numbers on it. After it rang two times a female voice came out "Well hello Issei."
"Evening Ami."
"Are you calling to take me out on that date? I wouldn't mind if you did ask you know."
Issei chuckled hearing that "Sorry to get your hopes up but not today. There are more pressing matters that need to be talked about."
"Awww." She said in a childish voice.
"I just got back from the Vatican and there has been a string of thefts of their holy swords."
"I see that's not good to hear. Do they know who did it?"
"Surprisingly yes, scary I know. They said Kokabiel has stolen the blades."
"So the star of God is making moves again. Why tell me this? The Abrahamic religion problem has little to do with the Shinto."
"Normally you would be correct. But they also know where he is and he's in Japan."
"I see, even if he would start something it would be with the devils you live within Kuoh." She understood quickly that it was not her faction that we are the brunt of the damage.
"While I agree with you, I figured it would be best if I told you about the possibilities."
"Do you plan on telling the devils?" She asked
"No the Vatican and their infinite wisdom have sent a group to deal with it, I'm going to keep my mouth shut for now and see where it goes. But I will assist when the time comes."
"I guess that date will have to wait then?" She tried to lighten the mood.
Issei got a small laugh out of that "Maybe Devils are needy and greedy so I have to deal with what's in my house."
"Oh? Has Issei found somebody in his life?" She teased him
"It's different, for once having somebody my age want me. Aside from those other two."
"The joy of being young." She mused "I have other duties to attend to so I must leave."
"Very well then. I'll make it up to you some time." Issei said as he heard a click as the call was hung up. Putting his phone in his pocket he teleported back home into one of the downstairs rooms.
He smelled something when he arrived home, the sweet smell of food. Following the smells, he headed to the kitchen as his stomach was leading the way. When he rounded the corner he saw Rias and Asia in the kitchen making dinner. What he wasn't expecting was that both of the girls had a small bow held some fabric on the front side with their hair ran down their backs. "You had me at hungry, now you have me at horny." Issei eyed up the two girls as they turned and saw him standing there.
"Issei your back." Asia ran over to him and latched onto him. Her apron was perfectly positioned so that nothing spilled out or was shown as she ran to him.
He patted her head "Yes I'm done for today." Looking at what was on the stove he was trying to figure out what they were making. "So what's for dinner?"
"Curry." Rias said as she shut the stove off. "Asia has never had it so I figured it would be best to make some."
Issei ran his hands down Asia's back grabbing a hold of her legs lifting her up. "Eep." She squeaked out as he lifted her up "I don't think she can handle the spicy stuff yet." He looked back and forth between the two girls "In more than one way."
"No, I don't think she would as well." Rias pushed the button on the rice maker. "We can eat once the rice is ready."
They moved into the dining-living room area as Issei was still holding Asia. "Is there something you want to show me?" He looked at the two girls as he pulled on the bowstring untying her apron. Her face lit up as she slid off his lap. She readjusted her apron as Issei leaned back and watched her "You want to get dressed?" Asking Asia got her to shake her head as she ran off.
Rias watched the two of them as Asia ran off "Having fun?" She asked as she heard a door close.
"Maybe." Issei headed back into the kitchen as he watched Rias standing there waiting for dinner to finish.
She pulled on her apron making her assets appealing to him "I take it as you had your fun with one maiden now you plan to take another?"
A smile crept across his face "Maybe." With his right hand, he reached out towards her chest pushing in on her breast so it fits back in the apron. "Maybe I should make sure you remember." A mechanical ding was heard as the rice maker went off "But I think you should get dressed so we can eat." She walked out of the kitchen with a small shake of her hips in her step to get changed.
Sunday afternoon rolled around as Rias' peerage was standing behind her base of operations as there was a nice flat area surrounded by trees. "Issei why are we here?" Rias asked him as he was standing across from the whole group.
"Well, you see we were put on this green earth to do good." He said getting dull looks from them "I heard you got your asses handed to Riser, and all I know of him is he has the powers of a Phoenix." Those words stung all of them as their crushing defeat wasn't too long ago. "Show me your powers."
They all huddled around deciding how to deal with the problem at hand. Akeno looked over to Issei "Does it matter how we go about this?" She asked.
"I don't care." Issei was unenthused as she asked.
They broke their huddle as Koneko and Yumi had their equipment in their hands. Koneko put on a pair of gloves as Yumi summoned a sword as it popped out of the ground.
"Blade Blacksmith?" Issei asked as he looked at the sword. "The blade isn't holy so it must be Sword Birth?" He motioned for them to attack him. Issei took no stance as he was just standing there as Yumi ran towards him in a straight line. Koneko followed right behind in Yumi's wake as she waited to see what direct Issei would dodge. As Yumi got close with her sword Issei tilted his body to the left dodging the blade as her body impacted with his. She dropped the sword from running into a human-sized immovable wall as the sword she dropped stuck in the ground. Koneko was already in line to make her strike as Issei moved even further to the left as he extended his leg out tripping Koneko as he pushed her away.
He grabbed the sword and pulled it out of the ground. Getting behind Yumi he crouched down as his tail came out as it lifted up her skirt showing a small pair of black cotton panties. "Black cotton? Here I took you as a closeted pink kinda girl. Oh well."
Yumi looked back seeing him down there "What are you….." She didn't finish her sentence as she felt a hand on her ass as her panties scrunched together. Issei's hand grabbed ahold of her panties as he pulled the back half of them down leaving the front part in half. He rotated her sword so the flat of the blade was facing her as he swung it at her ass. The impact created a large smack noise as it impacted with her bare bottom. Before she fell to the ground in pain he raised his hand up pulling her panties back into place. Yumi's hands went to hold on to her ass as she fell to the ground trying her best not to cry.
"You're too slow." Issei said as he dropped the blade near her walking towards Koneko. He took a defensive stance as Koneko moved towards him, sending a right hook at his face only for him to catch it. "Not bad." Issei didn't let go of her hand as she aimed with her left hand and sent a punch flying towards his face. Issei decided to let it hit him as it hit the front of his face where the cheek and nose connect. Her punch wasn't hard enough to do any damage to him but she packed enough power to be impressed. Letting go of her hand he looked down at her "Not bad at all but you're holding something back." Her eyes went wide as he said that. "You two are done here for now."
Issei walked over to Yumi who was wallowing in the pain as he picked her up in a princess carry making sure not to touch her affected place. They walked back over to the group as Akeno had a happy look on her face seeing what just transpired. He laid Yumi face first on the ground lifting her skirt up once again. "Asia come here." He asked as he pointed at her panties "Could you heal her."
Asia kneeled down as her hands emitted a green glow as it stretched out to Yumi. Two minutes passed of Asia healing her as she stopped "That should be enough."
Issei nodded "Let's test that then." Issei took his index finger and poked the center of her ass.
"Hey!" Yumi said with not a single thought of pain.
"Sounds like she's healed to me." He let go of her skirt "Twilight healing is impressive no matter how many times I see it. You have an impressive mastery of it nonetheless."
Rias looked at Issei "Are you going to keep sexually harassing Yumi all day? Are you going to test us?"
He looked up "I get the feeling that if I did it to Akeno she would enjoy it." He stood up walking back to the open area. As he got some distance between them he looked around seeing that the area was too small. He raised his hand up as a barrier extended out of his hand making the area they could work larger. "This is just a guess but I doubt the two of you are physical fighters. Don't be afraid to fly around."
Rias and Akeno looked at each other as a pair of wings popped out of their backs. They separated, setting Issei in a pincer. As Akeno was in the air she held her hand up as electricity coursed through her arm. Once she was charged up she threw a bolt at him. Issei dodged it as a bolt of lightning slammed down on him the second he dodged the first attack from him. He was engulfed in light as the bolt electrocuted him.
"Akeno is that a bit overkill?" Rias asked as the lightning faded Issei was standing there in a small crater. Akeno only shrugged her shoulders not knowing
His body sizzled from the strike as he walked out of the crater "I can feel the thunder that's breaking in your heart." A pulse wave radiated off Issei as he summoned some bright red fire in his hands. The fire danced in his hands as he threw it at her like a dart. Rias retaliated as he was focused on Akeno, she sent small pellets of her power of destruction towards Issei. He raised his left hand and sent a small ball of fire at the pellets. When the fireball and the pellets collected they canceled each other out as he sent another fireball at Rias. It flew at an incredible rate as she was hit by it ripping her clothes.
"Alright, I've seen enough from you." Issei said as he lowered his hands.
"But we just started." Rias said as she descended down to the ground as Akeno did the same.
"Their movements and your power told me what I need to know." He walked towards the rest of them. "I know of something that will help you in some departments so gather around." As the group gathers around ready to see what he had to show them. "All of you are on the slow side, yes even you Yumi." For them, Issei took one step backward as he was now on the other side of the field from them waving at them.
And in the blink of an eye, he was back in front of him "You're just too fast compared to us." Koneko said after what she just saw.
"You're not wrong but you're also not right." He held a magic circle in his hand "I no longer need this but you girls will profit from it. I can use my raw power to accelerate my speed to what you just saw. But you girls can use magic to make up for the lack of your speed." He pointed down to his foot as he lifted his legs as he was now standing on a magic circle that was floating in the air. "You need to coil your power into your feet and use it as a large springboard launching you where you need to go with each step you take. You just need to adapt the idea into your demonic power."
Rias and Akeno were examining the magic circles he was standing in. "How are you standing on your magic circles?" Akeno asked, looking as Rias tried to stick her hand between his shoes and the platform.
"How do you make a barrier solid?" He asked her a question back seeing if she would understand. "This is an exercise in magic control that makes up for some of your lackings. It's not a technique that you use all the time, it's a stop-gap to show you what you can do when you get stronger."
Rias however saw the point of his words as she tried to replicate his technique. She formed magic circles as she took one step and was sent flying in the unsafest direction. She was hurtling through the air towards the building as Issei went to grab her before she made a painful mess. She stopped right before her face touched the wall as she was being carried by Issei in his arms with her waist being the support. As he placed Rias down next to the group she looked up at him "What happened?"
Issei shrugged "I don't know you tell me. Did you put more power into one foot than the other? Was your power the same but put too much on one side at the last minute? You need to figure out how to deal with it."
The process repeated with each girl for the next couple of hours as they all attempted to understand his teachings. Progress varied with some and others not so much. "So Yumi has taken to it best." A small sense of pride came as she was given top marks.
"Is it because she is used to running at speed already?" Rias asked.
"That's my guess, she already understands what it takes to keep going faster."
"I see."
"As for the three magic users, you would think you would have the easiest time because it's just magic that's accelerating you." He eyed Rias Akeno and Asia. "Asia hasn't been a devil that long so I can forgive her, but you two" He pointed at Rias and Akeno "You need general fitness training so you can handle what is to come." Issei sat down on the ground next to Asia. "You need to be able to fight at a higher level than where you are."
"Do you plan on teaching Sona and her peerage?" Rias wondered if those girls were going to receive the same punishment.
"Maybe" He shrugged "It all depends on how well you take to the training. After all, they have more people to teach, and from what I have observed they have numbers over power."
"I'm aware that she has more people. It's part of the reason as to why we lost to Riser." Rias sank in her chair as she said that.
"So you understand the point of this then?" Issei asked as she nodded. "Good, don't feel so bad about it." He looked at the group waiting for something to happen "You are in the same position I was in. A child stuck playing an adult's game. I adapted to it while you still have some time but it's best to get a running start now."
After some hours of trial and error, they retired to the clubroom as the girls were tired from the training. They were all sitting down resting as their muscles ached from the training. Issei had his hand playing with Asia's hair as she was leaning on him. Akeno sat down next to Issei in the last free spot on the couches "I have a question for you Issei."
A hum came from Issei as he tilted his head back and looked at her. "There's a rumor about you and the kendo club that's gone around for a while. Do you know anything about it?"
"I heard something about this." Yumi said as Koneko nodded. "The club lets you watch their practice but nobody else gets to."
Akeno smiled "I've also heard that they let you watch them change in the locker room. But it is just a rumor."
Issei just nodded as they waited for him to answer. He looked at the girls as they waited patiently for an answer. "Oh, you want an answer to that."
"Yes." Rias and Akeno said simultaneously.
"I do get to watch them, I also help out sometimes."
"And for the other part?" Akeno asked, waiting for the juicy bits.
He looked at the girls and nodded once again "I don't know how anybody knows but I have been in the locker room when they are changing."
Rias looked like her top was about to blow "And why were you in there of all things."
"I don't think you want to hear this but they dragged me in there."
Akeno got a laugh out of hearing that "So the dragon has more to him than what he's shown." Akeno smiled as she pointed at him "Pervert."
"Maybe?" Issei asked as Rias got up from her desk and moved in front of him.
As she looked down at him "And I'm not good enough?"
He reached out and grabbed ahold of her arm pulling her down and turning her around so she was sitting on his lap. "I think it's time for a story on why they allow me in with them. About four years ago I ran into Murayama and Katase when they were out one night. They were out on a date as they are…." He paused for a moment not knowing how to progress "What's that word when two girls like each other?"
"When two girls like each other in a sexual way they are called lesbians." Akeno informed him then it hit her "Wait those two are into each other?"
Issei nodded "Ah yes that's it, lesbians. Anyways they ran into one of the strays I was tasked with hunting."
"Wait wait wait wait." Rias interrupted "You were given a stray hunt even though this is my town?"
"Sometimes some things are always above somebody's pay grade. Like I said earlier I have done jobs for other factions. This one was a loose demon that the Shinto asked me to deal with and Sirzechs asked me to deal with it as it entered the Kuoh realm." Rias wasn't exactly satisfied hearing that but reluctantly understood why she was tasked with it. "And the two girls were taken hostage by the demon and exposed as a way to get away from me. After the clean up they had plenty of questions and I answered them all."
"And you didn't alter their memories to forget about it." Rias asked
"Memory magic isn't my thing. I did learn that they have sacred gears, however."
That got a rise out of everyone "And why don't we know about it?" Yumi asked.
"Or Sona for that fact" Rias followed up.
"Because I hid them from you two." Issei said, nodding his head "Two gear users sitting right under your noses."
Rias stood up and turned to look at Issei "I'm still looking for members, maybe it would have been nice to ask them."
"You can….." Issei paused "But if you did I could tell you that they would say no. If you are interested in them maybe I can talk to them after school."
Rias stood up as Issei saw this as his chance as his tail slithered out between him and Akeno. They watched as it went over to Rias and lifted up the back of her skirt showing off a pair of red decorative panties. Issei was more than happy as Akeno saw it as well as putting her skirt down as he retracted his tail. Rias turned around looking at Issei trying to adjust her skirt as if it had folded in on itself. "Akeno did he?"
"Nothing happened, you just stood up." Akeno covered for him seeing how his antics would play out. When Rias walked back to her desk he gave Akeno a smile and a thumbs up. Rias looked at Issei "I would like to speak to the two of them then."
I don't have a schedule for this story yet as it kinda on a whim right now. My main focus is my other dumpster fire right now.