YO! Hope you guys are doing well! Been some time since the last time I posted.

As I mentioned last time, my update schedule from now on will most likely be slower and tougher compared to before. I got into a college (LET'S GOOO!) and I want to really focus on my education so that will likely leave me with less free time to write.

Regarding one of the reviews from the last chapter, it was a comment that involved him after rumors of his sexuality began and the girls mentioned the manga club. So I think you guys can connect the dots on what the girls said to piss him off :)

Thank you all for supporting my story! It really means a lot and raises my confidence in writing. I appreciate it from the bottom of my heart!

For some clarification, please take a look at the Author's Note.

Without further ado, let's jump into chapter 6!


I do not own Highschool DXD. It is the property of Ichiei Ishibumi. The only thing I own is my OC and my plot.


As a feeling of pain was felt throughout his entire body, Issei slowly let go of the eyelids he had shut over his eyes. While being able to see again at a leisurely pace and getting adjusted to the dim lighting around him, he sat back up from the laid position he was in earlier. Moving his head around, he noticed no one around him in this weird place. Before panic started to fill in his heart, the atmosphere changed and a brighter familiar warmth surrounded him. He then began to look around yet again for the cause of this change and found it directly to his left.

[About time you got up, brat.] The deep voice of the Heavenly Dragon introduced itself among the two.

"Ddraig? What the hell am I doing here? Is it already time for you to tortu-ahem! I mean train me? Did the day really end so early? The last thing I remember was walking in the hallways of our school," the Sacred Gear holder fired off questions after questions due to his confusion. The dragon sighed before speaking again.

[This is such an inconvenience. Why did I have to get stuck with an idiot like you?] complained Ddraig as Issei's eyes twitched in annoyance.

"Why are you saying it as if this is my fault? In fact, it should be the other way around! I'm the one that should be despairing over the fact that I am stuck with a geezer like you!" the teenager pointed at the dragon as he vented his steam off.

[Whether I am stuck with you or you are stuck with me matters not in what I was trying to say. I meant that you not being aware of your memories during your episodes of anger is really inconvenient. This forces me to tell you what happened and wastes my time.] the Red Dragon Emperor stated. Issei's scrunched-up face suddenly turned into a look of shock as realization started to set in.

"Are you telling me that I went batshit crazy again?" The dragon just grunted in affirmation at this question.

"Oh man! What the hell happened this time?" Issei kept staring at his partner, who seemed hesitant to say anything for some reason.

"Ddraig?" Being called out again, the dragon just exhaled loudly as smoke left through his nostrils and spoke again.

[Two random humans, female seniors of yours to be exact, earned your ire before you lost your sense of reasoning.] the boy kept staring as he expected more than what he received as an answer.

"Alright, I understand that. But what did they even do to make me angry? And I didn't hurt anyone that wasn't involved in this, right?" He said the last question in slight worry. He didn't want any innocent that had nothing to do with whatever makes him lose control and get hurt because of him.

[No, nobody out of the ones that were involved in the issue was affected. And I think it's better to keep the cause of it from you.] Issei frowned as he was displeased with the response.

"Why the hell won't you tell me?" He demanded but the Ddraig seemed to be adamant in his decision.

[I don't want to see what happens here if you end up losing control. I could take you down but our mental link might get severed in the process, thus increasing the chances of you becoming brain-dead. So it's better for you to be a maniac out in the real world,] the red-scaled dragon explained to the human, who understood the reason and shuddered at the possible consequences but still wasn't happy about it.

[By the way, there is something of importance that you must know.] Issei looked up to his partner as his head tilted in puzzlement.

"Is everything okay?" He asked in concern.

[I'm afraid I do not know the answer to that. I have noticed that every time you enter that phase of yours, a dark and potent ball of energy forms. It started off as a mere pinch-sized sphere without any aura but as you keep losing control of yourself, it only grows in size and force. So this is just a warning. Be careful out there for I do not know what this is and how to get rid of it without harming you during the task.] A miasma of black energy formed in front of the teen as it kept pulsing with negativity. The only word that the boy could use to describe that thing would be 'Dangerous'. Looking back at the dragon, Issei offered Ddraig a smile of gratitude as he thought about how the dragon was keeping him protected.

"We might get into arguments a lot but know this, you damn geezer! Thanks for having my back! I'll do the same when the time comes! I promise. For now, let's keep being the best duo this world has to offer! " The soft smile turned into a grin as the teen offered his fist out to the Welsh Dragon. The dragon, whose eyes widened for a second, was stunned due to his nostalgia. Right behind his current host, a silhouette of one of his previous hosts appeared while wearing the same grin as Issei. Ddraig just grunted before meeting Issei's fist with the tip of one of his claws.

That was the last thing Issei remembered before a familiar feeling of being whisked away appeared. His mind went blank as his body began to flicker before completely disappearing, leaving the Red Dragon Emperor all by himself.


"Ugh…my head hurts," The teen with dyed hair grabbed his head in pain. After a few seconds passed, he slowly sat up. He already missed the soft sensation that was under his back although it was only for a little bit.

"Oh! He's already up!" an excited voice announced with a shout. Opening one of his eyes, he was greeted with the smile of a very cute girl as she eyed him with her pink orbs. The sweet smell of lavender invaded the teen's nose as she was very close to him.

"Gah!" Issei jumped backward in surprise as he did not expect this at all. This in turn caused his back to hit a familiar surface of soft cushioning. However, due to his surprise, his body flipped backward and he ended up crumpled into the ground, groaning in pain.

"Ouch! My back…" he cried in pain as he began to stand up, crouching as he rubbed his back. Finally standing up straight, Issei looked at the people in front of him. By now, he was familiar with all of them besides one. The newcomer was the same girl that was close up to his face while he was regaining his consciousness.

Her clothing had left Issei shocked to the core. Her black hair was done in twin tails. With a baby pink cap on her head, she had a baby pink sleeveless blouse as her top and a baby pink short skirt. She had a pair of stockings with a pattern of dark pink and black stripes that ended right below her skirt. Her pink staff had a golden star at the top with a pink circle surrounding it. It took him a few seconds to connect her face and outfit but when he did, his eyes had become starstruck.

"M-MAGICAL GIRL MILKY SPIRAL SEVEN!" he shouted in excitement as everyone was caught off guard. The girl, who only looked at him with confusion so far, suddenly beamed as her eyes lit up as well. Issei began looking around, ignoring the other occupants in the room, and finally rushed to what he was looking for. Opening up his bag, he took out a pen and a piece of paper before rushing back to the girl in cosplay. When he got in front of her, he bowed down while offering her the pen and paper.

"Please! Give your autograph to this mega and poor fan of your incredible cosplay!" He begged while looking down. In response to his request, the girl giggled.

"Magical Girl shall grant your wish!" She spoke with her childish voice as she grabbed the paper and pen and signed it away. Issei got the paper back in his hands and rubbed his face against it in glee.

"Must treasure forever!" He stated in his glee while continuing his actions.

While the two were in their own little bubble, they had forgotten what else was happening in the room and the remaining occupants. Mainly, the twitching eyes of a certain Student Council President and the Rook of her peerage.

"Ahem!" The forceful cough broke the two out of their moment and they looked back into the glare that was sent towards them from behind a pair of red-framed glasses.

"So-tan! Look! I finally found a big fan in your school!" the girl excitedly stated while ignoring the look she was getting. Issei, on the other hand, began sweating since he not only received a dirty look from the High-Class Devil but also from one of her servants.

"Tch. What a simp…" Tsubasa muttered while disappointedly looking at Issei.

"Hey! I heard that clearly! Hold on, why am I in the Student Council's office?" This question just caused some of the others to sigh collectively.

"You know exactly how you got here, you brute," a white-haired devil stated while looking at him with a deadpan stare.

"Look who is talking, estupido gorila (stupid gorilla)," at his quiet voiced insult in Spanish, the girl with white hair tried to leap at him only for one of her companions to hold her back.

"Now now, Momo-chan, you must keep yourself composed," Kusaka, a member of the Sitri heiress' peerage, tried to calm down her comrade.

"LET ME AT HIM! I'LL MAKE SURE THAT SIMPLETON NEVER WAKES UP AGAIN!" growled Momo while everyone else except for her Master and her Queen looked at the scene with a sweat drop.

"You shouldn't refer to women as gorillas, Hyoudou-Kun," nervously chuckled Yuuto Kiba, also known as the Prince of Kuoh Academy.

"Don't talk like we are friends or anything, you damn pretty boy. Just looking at your face makes my day worse," grumbled the Longinus holder. Kiba held a look of hurt at Issei's comment but no one knew whether he was faking it or if it was genuine.

"Hyoudou-Kun," an icy voice called out to the teen, who froze at the tone his name was called with. Turning around, his gaze fell upon another female with glasses but her hair was much longer than Sona Sitri's hair. Her blank look began to scare him a bit as he backed up a little.

"That's not nice, Hyoudou-Kun. Yuuto-Kun is nice to you all the time but you always look at him as if he is your fated enemy or something," Kusaka had always been nice to Issei since they introduced themselves to each other. She was even the first one besides his mom and Yura who had complimented his new look. So when she was scolding him with a look of disappointment, Issei just groaned in annoyance.

"But he is my-" Issei couldn't finish his sentence since he stumbled backward AGAIN, and his head landed on a very soft yet pleasant surface.

"Ara ara, Issei-kun~" a sultry female voice quietly spoke out while he felt the hot breath of the woman. His body shuddered and his face gained a massive blush and a silly grin.

"H-Himejima-senpai!" shouted the boy with excitement.

"Lately, you have been a very very bad boy, Issei-Kun. Maybe I should…punish you?" She whispered the last part to his ear. Steam released from both of his ears and a thin stream of blood fell from his nose.

"Akeno! Stop teasing Ise!" another voice reprimanded the dark-haired devil, who only giggled in response.

"Wait? Ise? Both of you refer to me with my first name. Don't only close people do that? Does that mean we're friends, Gremory-senpai and Himejima-senpai?" Issei questioned the two. His question surprised everyone in the room. Even Sona had stopped chastising the girl with the cosplay as both of them looked at Issei.

"Hmm…Ise sounds much more preferable than saying your last name. You don't mind, right?" Rias received a nod from the teen after her question.

"And to answer your question, yes you can say we are friends. Although you also have to get along with Yuuto to remain our friends," Rias said the last part in a reproaching manner. I

Issei felt very happy at Rias' answer not because of the fact that the most beautiful girl in the school had said this. It's because he had no real friends after Rin left Japan when he was only seven years old, save for Motohama, Matsuda, and Yura. Although the two could get on his nerves a lot and never seemed to think about anything that didn't involve a woman's body, they still were the only ones who spent time with him. Plus he only befriended Yura recently. This gave the boy a warm feeling in his heart and he gave a bright smile to the President of the Occult Research Club.

Rias and Akeno looked stunned for a minute since this is the first time they saw him genuinely happy. The same could be said about everyone else in the room except for the cosplay girl, who only met Issei for the first time today. Both Rias and Akeno returned his happy look with soft smiles.

"I'm glad to be your friend!" He closed his eyes and grinned while raising his arm to give them a 'thumbs-up'. Everyone looked at the wholesome scene with warmth. However, this moment wasn't meant to last that long.

"Kyaaaahhhh! So cuteeee!" Yet again, Issei felt two orbs of soft flesh behind him for the day. This time, it wasn't an accident at all.

"G-G-Gaaah!" And just like that, the boy's face gained a visage of perverse with his idiotic leer.

"B-Big sister!" Ddraig's host heard the voice of the Student Council President. Once he was released from the cosplayer's hold, he looked back to see the drained and hopeless expression of the Sitri heiress.

"Big sister?" he repeated after her. Right then, the mysterious Magical Girl jumped in front of him looking as energetic as ever.

"Mhm! I am Serafall Leviathan, one of the four Maou in the Underworld! People also call me the Magical Girl Levia-tan! But most importantly, Sona-chan is my younger sister!" Serafall winked at him before hopping up and down with all of her abundant energy.

Everyone waited for Issei to say something in return. However, he remained mute. His face was absolutely blank and no movements or twitching could be noticed on it. After a minute passed, the devils surrounding him began to get worried. Due to their growing worry, the Knight of Rias Gremory's Peerage chose to be the first one to take action. He walked up to his fellow male and waved his hand in front of the teen's face.

"Earth to Hyoudou-Kun?" Kiba's actions were unanswered for a few seconds. Then out of nowhere, Issei grabbed his head in terror.

"OHHHHHH MYYYYYY GODDDDDDD!" He yelled out in English without a care. As soon as he let the last word of his yell known to the room, everybody except one person grabbed their head in pain and winced. The only exception was Serafall, who wore a slight wince for only a portion of a second before her face became normal.

"Bad Issei-kun! Saying the G-word is forbidden among us devils. Or we get a headache if we hear it," Serafall admonished the wielder of the Boosted Gear. Issei still had a look of horror on his face as his eyes landed on one of the Demon Kings in front of him.

"You dumbass! Did you forget what I said to you about this?" Yura glared at him while still shaking off the headache.

"An impulsive, good for nothing brute," listed Momo as she helped rubbed Kusaka's head in order to soothe her pain.

Before anyone else could add anything, Issei suddenly prostrated himself to the cosplayer, to everyone's surprise.

"F-F-Forgive me if I have done you wrong in any way! Please don't kill me! Have mercy!" begged the teen. After learning that she was a Maou and hearing only snoring noises instead of a mental suggestion or advice from his partner, he had deduced that the Maou was here to execute him for having the Boosted Gear.

"Silly! Magical Girl Levia-tan likes you! So get up or I will actually get upset!" pouted the older sister, whose words made the teen pull his head up. She noticed the small tears that began to form in his eyes as he still looked at her warily.

"R-Really?" He waited for the confirmation.

"Really really!" she smiled before grabbing in a hug from sideways and rubbing her face against his.

"So-tan! Let's go out together with your peerage and Issei-Kun for lunch today! You too, Rias-chan!" Sona pinched the bridge of her nose and rubbed her forehead while Rias just smiled at the Demon King.

"I'll be fine with that, Lady Serafall. I'm sure no one objects to this decision, right?" Everyone just shook their heads at her question.


Both of the Peerages from Kuoh Academy along with the Maou and the host of the Red Dragon Emperor had gone out for lunch. The students were not permitted to leave the school grounds at all unless their parents called the administration or they had proof of permission prior to leaving. However, since Serafall would be persistent in getting her sister to agree and wouldn't stop at any cost, the Sitri Devil had to make the difficult choice despite her displeasure at it. She has always been seen in the school as a strict President that would do her best to uphold the school rules. What she was doing now made her feel like nothing short of a hypocrite. She felt a little relief in the fact that she and the rest of the group were able to go without attracting attention since they snuck out using their bat-like wings and Yura had carried Issei during that time. They could've left through a magic circle but her sister had insisted that she wanted to fly over the human town and see everything.

Sona knew that the absences of the devils would leave the students within the school vulnerable to any Supernatural aggressors, however small the chance be. To minimize the danger their outing during school time would cause, she had called one of her newest pawns, Ruruko Nimura, to come over as soon as her classes finished. Thankfully, the Junior High Academy ended its classes earlier than Kuoh Academy. Rias had also contacted her Rook Koneko to do the same since she is also in the same year as Nimura. However, this will still leave the school without any sort of protection for approximately 15-20 minutes. Sona was hoping that nothing dreadful happened.

Right now, the group had been out for around 15 minutes. Sona's older sister clung to the younger Sitri's arm, ignoring many of the looks she received from the passersby.

"I'm having a great time with my little Sona-chan!" a voice next to her declared while her right arm was being squished between something soft. That thought made the Sitri heiress think about herself and her mood worsened even more.

"Oh Sona…" Rias could only look at her childhood friend in pity. She knew how Sona felt when the matter of the size of her…natural gifts were brought up.

"I guess it is a good thing for you that Lord Sirzechs isn't here with Lady Serafall," Rias could only shudder at Akeno's words. She didn't even want to think about what her brother would do as she kept looking at how Serafall was doting (obsessing) over Sona as of now. Akeno, meanwhile, looked at the girls from Sona's peerage. All of them were walking in their own group, having their friendly talk. The dark-haired girl then looked behind her to see her blonde comrade trying to have a pleasant talk with Issei, who just looked like he'd rather be anywhere except for where he was currently.

"Had no idea you liked cheesecake, Hyoudou-Kun. So do I," spoke Kiba in an amiable tone.

"Just shut up already…" grumbled Issei in response. The other male chuckled lightly at his peeved voice.

"Please believe me when I say this. I do not ask for the girls in school to obsess over me every day if I am being honest. I'd really appreciate it if someone could help me with an issue regarding this matter," Kiba explained. Issei stopped in his tracks and looked at Kiba as if he had grown a second head. Then without any warning, he grabbed the collars of the blonde's shirt and began shaking him around effortlessly.

"Y-Y-Y….Do you think the blessing you have is just an inconvenience?! I hate bastards like you!" Issei finally stopped and neared his face toward Kiba's before saying his piece. Crocodile tears were going down his face as he started shaking the teen like a rag doll again. Everyone else looked at the scene with a sweatdrop

"T-There's a certain reasoning behind my words, Hyoudou-Kun. It's not what you might be thinking about," Kiba was released from the other teen's hold. He straightened his collar and turned around to look at Issei, whose body dejectedly sank down as he kept his head parallel to the ground.

"What I meant to say is that due to the attention I get from the girls, I have no male friends whatsoever since they…you know…despise me," the blonde-haired male chuckled but to Issei's ears, it sounded so off that he stopped crying. He looked at the blonde and noticed the yearning look on his face. Yet again, his tears continued their release from his eyes but this time, instead of verbally assaulting him or anything like that, he gave him a hug, catching everyone around them off guard.

"You bastard! Why do you have to keep making me cry? Whether it's due to jealousy or sympathy? Goddamnit! I'll be your friend from now on!" Yuuto just laughed happily at his new friend's words and hugged him back.

"Aww! So wholesome!" Kusaka gushed as she kept staring at the only males among the large group.

"I'm glad Kiba-Kun has a guy friend now. Although it is the brainless pervert," Momo added. Her friends were surprised at how she treated the human. She is usually nice to everyone but ever since chasing the stray devil to Issei's house, the boy for some reason irked her all the time.

"Wow! Didn't expect that from him, to be honest," the androgynous member of the Peerage said.

"This could turn out to be more than a friendship. Remembering the things said about Hyoudou-san from the other day, what if he is actually, you know…" Meguri reminded the group. All of the girls except one shuddered at that thought yet found it a little…hot. The Vice President of the Student Council suddenly paused in her tracks after the last comment was made.

"V-Vice-Prez?" the Knight stated in concern at her abrupt stop.

"... I apologize. Let's continue to the food court," the girls around Tsubaki nodded at the order and continued on their way.

Everyone entered a pretty good quality restaurant to have more food. Serafall excitedly jumped up and down, collecting looks of surprise and lust from the surrounding customers and staff members. Sona tried to bite back her shame as much as she could but from one look on her face, anyone could tell that she was the last person someone would like to anger.

"Guys, I think I should go back. I don't have enough money on me at the moment to get anything from here, haha…" Issei announced while rubbing the back of his head in embarrassment.

"Nonsense, Issei-Kun. I'll cover for you," Yuuto smiled at his new friend. Issei just clicked his tongue at the male.

"No thanks! Just because we're friends now doesn't mean I don't like you for hogging all the girls or anything!" Issei huffed while turning his head away.

"Tsundere," Meguri, Momo, and Yura said at once with deadpanned stares.

"What? I'm not a damn tsundere!" he yelled at the trio. Their banter was put on hold when the ringing of a cell phone was heard. Sona picked it up and her eyes widened at what she heard from the other end of the line. Afterward, she cut the call and faced everyone else with a serious expression.

"We need to go back. Something happened at Kuoh," everyone gained a look of worry at her statement. For some reason, she looked at Issei for a second before looking away.

"I second that. Koneko sent a text just right now," Rias joined her side with a similar aura. She also stared at Issei as Sona did.

"Aww! Do you really have to go?" pouted the Maou.

"Big sister! Start acting serious for once!" Everyone got caught off guard. The calm, cool, and collected Sona Sitri just raised her voice in anger at her sister. Serafall, who was also shocked, looked hurt for a fraction of a second but instantly smiled. This was only noticed by the host of the Red Dragon Emperor.

"Okay! Big-sis apologizes to her dear So-tan! Until next time, Magical Girl Levia-tan says goodbye!" She suddenly vanished from everyone's view. Issei looked surprised at the fact that no one seemed to notice how a person had just vanished out of nowhere right in front of them. He tried to contact Ddraig but still, the only thing he got in return were snores.

"Let's head out right now," Rias and Sona nodded at Tsubaki's words as Akeno stood next to her.

"I apologize for what just happened and for having to cut this outing short," everyone, even Issei, shook their heads at her apology.

"No need, Kaichou. There's always next time," Meguri responded.

"Thank you for understanding, everyone. Let's go," Sona ordered and everyone followed after her.


Both Peerages and Issei reached Kuoh Academy in a matter of seconds. They only had to go somewhere where there was enough to draw a big magic circle. After the Sitri heiress drew one, all of them were transported into the Student Council President's office. Issei felt a slight inkling of motion sickness but it went away in a couple of seconds. Sona immediately walked up to the door and opened it to see Nimura and Koneko. Both of the newcomers' eyebrows rose at the view of the human but they didn't say anything about it.

"Where are they now?" Sona questioned her younger subordinate.

"They are in the infirmary," the Pawn answered. Everyone besides Rias, Sona, Tsubaki, and Akeno looked confused. Sona just sighed and rubbed her forehead in frustration. It was as if she got hit with a major failure.

"What happened, President?" Kusaka asked.

"Rias…if you don't mind," requested the short-haired High-Class devil, to which Rias nodded.

"Two of our students were beaten up by a group of teenagers. A gang, to be more precise," Rias explained. Everyone's eye sizes grew at the revelation.

"Why? What did the two students even do?" asked the white-haired Devil from Sona's Peerage.

"It's because the gang was looking for…Issei-kun," Akeno dropped the bomb. Everyone looked at the teen in question.

"Huh? What did I do? And why the hell would they beat up two others if they didn't find-" and it suddenly clicked in Issei's mind. A look of horror and dread filled his face before he took off, his body getting smaller and smaller from the angles of the Devils' vision.

Issei ignored the Kiba's call and leaped through the stairs. He pushed away everyone, boys and girls alike if they ended up being in his way while he sprinted in the hallway. His legs stopped right in front of the infirmary. Without even knocking, he opened the door and found the chair empty. But that wasn't what he was here for. Behind the desk and the chair was a curtain. He walked up to it and slowly pulled it away.

He noticed three beds in the larger portion of the room. The bed near the curtain and the one in between had occupants in them. Issei slowly dragged his feet forward and walked until he was between the first and the second bed. He eyed the shut-off eyelids behind a broken pair of glasses of one injured male and the bandaged wound on the bald head of another. Both of their bodies contained bruises and marks. Even all of the bandages wrapped around them didn't hide some of their injuries. Issei just clinched his eyes shut, trying his best to prevent any tears from coming out.

"H-Hyoudou?" a feminine voice called out behind him. He whipped his head around and opened his eyes to see one of the Captains of the Kendo club, Murayama. She had a paper in her hands just like last time and Issei was livid.

"What the fuck did I tell you last time, stupid bitch? Get out of my face!" He roared at the brown-haired girl, who just accepted the harsh words while keeping her own eyes shut.

"I-I-It's not what you think! This is not from Katase! This is from this guy named Tetsu, the leader of the gang that beat up those two. Matsuda and Motohama heard they were looking for you and tried to defend your name from their nasty insults. Even though they were trapped and getting hit over and over, the two still refused to agree to their insults in exchange for being let go," Suppressing her fear, Murayama cleared up while pointing to the unconscious males near Issei. Issei, hearing the name and the gist of the full story, stomped up to the terrified girl and snatched the letter from her hands. He then read the contents of the paper and as he continued, his enraged look got even angrier if it was possible.

After reading the entire paper, crumpled the paper and threw it to the other side of the floor. He then looked at his two friends before looking ahead. Murayama saw the tears that were storing up in both of his eyes.

"This is war!" A tear leaked out of one of his eyes as he made his declaration. He then proceeded to stomp out of the room. Right when he was about to leave, the Occult Research Club and the Student Council entered the infirmary. Before they could address Issei, the teenager had already walked past them and into the hallway. Tsubasa prepared to run after him but a hand on his shoulder prevented his desired actions.

"Don't," Sona shook her head with only one word said and took her hand off as the group of devils watched their human acquaintance walk away. But none of them noticed how the irises in Issei's eyes grew a bit and turned into a pale-yellowish color before they returned to being the usual brown.


The clock was a half hour away from hitting midnight. The teen had left his school after leaving the infirmary. He didn't care about any consequences he might face for leaving the school without permission. He tried to sleep this shitty day off but he couldn't sleep. He couldn't go past a second without thinking about how Motohama and Matsuda sacrificed their health just to keep his pride. All of this over the incident in the game his soccer (football) team played before the summer break. The thoughts were like flies to him. It's as if these stupid insects wouldn't stop buzzing around and they prevented him from having a nap.

He remembered the exact words mentioned in that letter. Without thinking any further, he grabbed a blue tank top and the baseball bat from his closet. After putting the top on, he didn't even take his phone and slowly walked up to the window. Before he could sneak out through the window, a slight shuffle of noise alerted him. Looking back, a pair of goldish hazel eyes stared back at him.

"Nya?" the cat made the noise without taking its gaze off of him.

"I'll be back. Stay quiet till then," His voice lacked the usual warmth it had whenever he interacted with the black feline. Without saying anything further, Issei escaped through the windows and walked away from his house.

A moment after his departure, the feline's body began to glow all of a sudden. After the glow receded, there stood someone else instead of the cat. It was a voluptuous young woman with long black hair, which was split into bangs in front of her forehead. Two feline-like ears could be spotted on top of her head, one on the right and the other on the left. Her eyes had hazel irises with cat-like pupils. She had a black kimono on her body with a yellow belt around her waist. The top part of her outfit showed off a good amount of her large chest. Her face was serious as she kept looking out through the window.

"Tch. Can't follow and help Issei-kun unless I leave off the residue of my magic and alert Shirone in the process," the woman quietly muttered before walking out of the boy's room. She walked back and forth for a couple of minutes in pondering.

A thought suddenly passed through her head and she smirked. She then walked down the stairs and made her way towards a room on the first floor. Slowly turning the knob on the door, she was greeted with the view of a middle-aged woman sleeping on her bed. Walking up to the woman, she raised her hand. The hand had a small orb growing on its palm and it was shot at the woman's head.

As soon as her work was done, a puff of smoke surrounded the space where the mysterious woman's body was. After the smoke dissipated, Penalty just stood there, giving off an impression of a completely innocent and adorable cat.


Under the dark and clear sky of the town of Kuoh, a teen could be seen walking by himself mostly. It was already late into the night and almost all of the citizens in the town were home, sleeping off this time. The same couldn't be said for the teen. Issei was unable to even take a much-deserved nap. His lack of sleep from the night before still didn't help him doze off today. The events that took place earlier in the day kept roaming around his mind.

[Partner, you've had two long days. Just go back and try to sleep. Meditate if needed,] Ddraig recommended within his mind.

The dragon woke up from his slumber only a few hours ago. After replaying the memories his host experienced during the day, his initial wary manner had turned into one of concern. Despite running into a Maou, it seemed as if Serafall hadn't noticed even the slightest bit of his presence within his host or she chose to ignore it. But the day got worse and the black miasma had grown in size after looking at his two perverted friends that lay on the bed in the infirmary of the school. A few moments after that, his host's memories became blank for a few seconds before returning to normal. The teen didn't even go into his 'Rage Mode' as he should, which was already a red flag. He was really getting worried for the teenager with bleached hair.

'You know what I am going through right now. I can't find peace until I…' Issei didn't finish off his sentence as an expression of rage took over his face.

[Yes, I am aware. But you've already been through a lot lately. Especially mentally. And those worthless humans said to arrive tomorrow, not now.] the Red Dragon countered.

'I need to get rid of their flies. Or their buzzing will make me stay awake. That will turn me crazy to the point where I'd do something that I'll really regret afterward. So please, let me do this,' The dragon just sighed in defeat at his partner's words.

[Do whatever you please. Although I recommend using your Gear instead of doing everything by yourself. Just remember the lessons from my training. That should help in case things get a bit tough.] Issei grunted in affirmation as he kept walking to his targeted destination.

It didn't take the teen too long to see the view of an old and abandoned church. Seeing the church would always bring Issei warm and good memories but that wasn't the case currently. Wearing a blank face, while maintaining his simmering anger, he looked on as a huge number of males could be seen, around 40-60. Most were teenagers his age or a few years older. There were some bikes parked on the road nearby. They were all laughing and cackling as they kept talking. Their actions stopped since one by one, everyone had seen the teen that was approaching them from the road ahead of the broken church.

One among the massive group walked down the stairs and out to the front. He stood there with a crazed grin as his mixed black and blond hair fluttered at moments due to the pressure of the wind.

"Look who decided to show up!" the teen standing in the front yelled out smugly.

"Tetsu…" Issei muttered while eyeing the people in front of him.

"Told you to show up tomorrow, but here you are right now. I've been searching for you like a needle in a haystack. Took some damn time before one of my guys got intel on you a couple of days ago. Finally, I'll put you in your place, you bastard!" he grinned. The young men behind him cheered in glee while they were getting ready with their own bats, wooden swords, kitchen knives, and many other types of weapons.

Issei didn't say anything to the teen and continued on his way toward the massive gathering. When he didn't receive a verbal reply from Issei, Tetsu decided to continue running his mouth.

"Do you have any idea how long it took for my nose to-" The gang leader didn't get to finish since Issei flashed in front of him out of nowhere and smashed the butt of a metal baseball bat into the middle of his face. A loud crunch was heard when the metal contacted bones, shattering them. Tetsu's nose broke and bled and a few of his teeth fell from his mouth, which was also bleeding. His body was swaying but it wasn't for long. Issei swung his bat on his chest as if he was hitting a home run and it worked, sending Tetsu flying back into the middle of the stairs that led to the entrance door of the abandoned church. The leader of the group was completely unconscious and blood kept leaking from the wound on his face.

Everyone else was stunned at what happened. Some of them couldn't even see Issei when he moved and everything happened in a flash. The rest of the group looked at the outstretched arms of Issei, the bat being held by both of his hands and not moving an inch from its position since it was swung. No emotions could be read on his face as he looked at all of them. A yell from one of the members in the front broke everyone out of their stupor and charge at their enemy.

The guy that yelled and initiated their charge ran at Issei with a small knife. Issei let go of his right hand on his hold of the bat and only held it with his left hand. As the first guy was approaching, he took a quick step and delivered a devastating superkick to the attacker's chin, breaking his jaw and knocking him out on the spot. He then spun around in 360 and swung his bat to the left, cracking the skull of another attacker, who was sent flying back like his leader.

Issei then leaned his body to the left to dodge an incoming punch. He grabbed the head of the attacker and smashed his knee onto his face twice in a row. The victim crumpled to the ground as his consciousness left him. He then stepped back while leaning to the right as the newcomer missed his thrust with a wooden sword from behind him. Issei then swung his bat upside down onto his head, effectively knocking him out.

Issei rushed to the stairs in front of him, towards the incoming attackers of a big number. He threw his bat in the air above him and confused some of the enemies. Then grabbing onto the handrail that parted the wide stairs of the church into halves, he pushed himself up. He turned his body around in the air without difficulty and did a split kick into the chests of two guys to his right and left respectively, sending them away into their own guys. He then grabbed onto the handle of the baseball bat that appeared in front of his face and swung it down onto another enemy that appeared in front of him, right on his shoulder. The guy's eyes rolled back due to the force behind the hit and his mind shut down.

Landing on the surface of one of the stairs, he turned around and blocked a hit from a baseball bat with his own. Moving the blocked bat to his left with pure strength, his view cleared and he headbutted his foe, making him skip back a bit. Ignoring the small cut that showed up on his forehead, he delivered a strong kick into the enemy's chest, putting him out of the game for good. Before he could do anything else, two simultaneous hits on his back made him wince in pain and slightly stumble forward.

Turning around to see the grinning culprits, he blocked the guy on his left with the bat and pivoted his body to the right to dodge the second guy's swing. Taking the opportunity, he ax-kicked the man in the back, putting him to sleep. Using the struggle of his block, he brought the man's bat down a bit before jumping up to drop kick him. The victim was sent flying back into some of his own comrades. As gravity pulled Issei down, two large arms grabbed onto his torso while his feet still hadn't touched the ground.

"Hah! Gotcha!" the voice of the big dude that grabbed him taunted before powerbombing him onto the ground.

"Gah!" Issei gasped as the force of the attack made him unclench both of his hands, thus losing possession of his weapon. Willing his pain away, he got up to face the large man but while he tried to rush for an attack, he failed to notice the knife that impaled itself on the right side of his upper back.

"Aghhh!" Issei shouted in pain but he couldn't focus on it any further since he received another attack to his head thanks to a baseball bat. The hit caused him to drop to his knees. He put one of his palms on the ground and still tried to push himself up to fight back. However, someone kicked his back and forced him to lay on the ground face first. It was obvious that he was overwhelmed by the large number of the members in Tetsu's gang despite showing prowess in his combat abilities.

The stabbed knife from his back was pulled down by somebody to give him a longer and deeper cut, causing him to yell in pain. It was then pulled out and everyone surrounded the teen. They began to beat him by either kicking his injured body or hitting him with their wooden swords or bats. His body was flipped over due to a kick from one of the men and now he was laying on his back. After a few seconds, two of them grabbed his arms and forced him to be on his knees. Then he began receiving kicks or hits from baseball bats, each being the courtesy of a different member. Crimson, iron-filled liquid escaped through his lips that were swollen a bit due to the attacks he received.

[Partner!] Issei thought he was just imagining the yell in his mental link but not after he heard the same voice again.

[Listen! Stop being a fool and lift the mental block from activating your Gear! I told you before! Their number is just too much!] Issei ignored the demands of the Red Dragon Emperor.

"Ha! Imagine we send a picture of this worthless shit to his mom for ransom money! Not only will we get bread, but we'll also get pussy too if we play the cards right!" Announced the large man from before with a creepy grin. His plan made the rest of the members that were still conscious yell in excitement and glee.

Issei's mind stopped at the last sentence. Then everything began playing in his mind like a movie. The game in which he got a red card for headbutting Tetsu, the Kendo Club insulting him without knowing any context, seeing Matsuda and Motohama's broken and injured bodies, what these bastards said about his mom, all of these things played out in a sequence in his mind. Unbeknownst to him, the miasma of the black ball of energy within him flared out in an instant.

In the real world, Issei suddenly raised his head. The ones who looked at the sudden action were terrified. The brown eyes of the teen had become pale yellow with the iris enlarging in size. The white sclera of his eyes was only noticed on the sides of the irises. He pulled his arm down with a yell and released the hold that was in his arms. He then swung his arms out, sending away the two guys that were holding him for minutes. His nails grew to the point that his hands now resembled a claw.

"W-W-What the fuck are you?" The big guy received a reply in the form of four deep diagonal slashes, thanks to the claw of the now re-energized Issei. The ones behind him now stepped back before rushing at him again. The guys in the front, who are aware of what Issei now looked like, were scared shitless since they just watched one of their bigger members get taken with ease. However, their confidence grew with the yell and charge of their comrades from behind the now transformed teen.

The feral teen did a handstand before any of them got close and when they neared, he began spinning around with speed. This caused many of the attackers to be kicked in the head and in the process, get pushed into each other. After the mob was stunned by the move, Issei did a quick cartwheel before standing up and performing a dropkick into a man's torso. He felt a hit on his back and a slice on his bicep as soon as he landed. However, this time, the attack didn't seem to faze him.

He turned around to face the guy with the knife in his hand, terrified at the gaze from his pale yellow eyes. Issei grabbed his wrist, which caused enough pain for the man to let go of his weapon, and rotated the man's arm till a large POP sound was heard. Ignoring the man's scream, Issei still kept his hold on the wrist and swung him to block the incoming hit from the guy with the baseball bat. While he did that, he felt an attack on his leg and the arm of his free hand from two blunt weapons. Despite the swell that began to form on the areas that were hit, his body didn't show any reaction to them at all.

Releasing the wrist of the knocked-out guy, he kicked the guy he was blocking in the chin and knocked him out. Turning around, he faced the guys that attacked him from the back. Before he could move forward, a loud, ear-ringing noise was heard. This stopped everyone from advancing and they all paused to look at their target.

Issei, who now stood still, had a big wound on his right shoulder. He slowly turned around to face a young teen, not much older than him, holding a gun. The weapon had smoke coming out of it as the boy kept shivering under the stare of the Sacred Gear holder. Issei's face gained a look of enragement and he flashed to the boy's direction. The teen had no time to react to the uppercut that sent him into the air and the ax kick that dropped him to the ground with force. Issei then eyed the hand that held the gun, which was still in the guy's hand despite getting knocked out. He then began stomping on the hand, to the point where it became just mingled bones and almost ground meat.

The rest of the guys were now truly scared. Their fear of Issei's appearance, along with the demonic look he now had, managed to petrify all of them to the spot. The fire that they had, in the beginning, was all but remaining. They wanted nothing more than to escape. However, their fear had managed to freeze them on the spot. A few did drop their weapons on the ground and began running but to no avail. The escapees' failure started with one of them getting a flying kick to the back of his head. Then it was a bone-crunching punch to the ribs. Then a slash from Issei's claw. This continued until all of the ones that tried to get away were on the ground, knocked out and bloody.

"S-S-Shit! What the hell did I sign up for?" whimpered one of the men.

"I-If we wanna get out of this alive, we gotta fight through that monster," Another one stuttered. Reaching a consensus, all of them yelled and rushed at the teen to finish their job. Issei, on the other hand, gave a terrifying roar before running at them as well. The two forces met in the middle and started attacking. Issei kept getting hit and injured due to the sheer number of his foes but he was tanking all of their attacks with ease. The same couldn't be said for Tetsu's gang. Each of them was getting taken out in a couple of hits. If anyone were to view this from a side angle, they would notice each of the mob members falling down to the ground one by one while Issei's body never reacted to their attacks on his body. This onslaught continued past midnight in the town of Kuoh.


A pair of footsteps could be heard moving rapidly in the quiet night in Kuoh. The cause of this was none other than Momo Hanakai. The devil was looking around the entire town with the aid of her enhanced vision. She clicked her tongue in annoyance as the efforts of not only her but also her comrade haven't borne any fruit over the last 25 minutes. A blue intricate pattern inside a small circle appeared right next to her ear.

"Update?" the voice of her Master could be heard through the magic circle.

"Nothing so far," Momo replied.

"I see. Please continue," Sona ordered before the magic circle dissipated into thin air.

As she continued with her search, she ran into one of her fellow Peerage members. Momo slightly panted while Meguri didn't look tired at all.

"Momo-chan?" the knight looked at her friend.

"Where did that idiot go now? I want to go home and sleep," whined the white-haired devil.

"We only have the church left to check, I think. Let's do that and then we'll all probably go home. If Hyoudou-san isn't there, then he's most likely out of town," the girl with the reddish brown hair spoke. Both looked at each other and nodded before they set out to look over the church area. Even though they were hesitant since they were devils, they willed themselves to go over the area of worship.

Right before entering the street that led straight to the entrance of the church, both of their eyes widened at the distinct rust-like smell that emanated from the street. Picking up their pace, the two devils hurried into the street. As soon as they entered, the view that greeted Momo and Meguri left them speechless. Shaking out of her shock, Momo quickly dialed the number of her Master.

"Did you find him?" The Student Council President asked.

"Y-Yes. H-He's…in front of the church. You need to come here quickly, Taichou. Meguri-chan is already with me," quietly replied the Devil.

"Are you guys all right? Did anything happen?" the voice of the Sitri heiress held a tone of concern.

"No…we're fine. But please come here quickly," Meguri requested from Momo's left side.

"I'll let everyone know. Thank you for your hard work," Sona voiced before cutting off the call. No words were spoken between the two until the rest of the search group arrived. When the rest of the Sitri Peerage and the entirety of Gremory Peerage arrived, every one of them also looked flabbergasted at the scene.

"What in the…" Tsubasa looked shocked.

"E-Even with a Sacred Gear like Twice Critical, this is suicide!" Kusaka exclaimed in worry.

"Issei-Kun…" Kiba quietly uttered.

"Is he still…alive?" Tsubaki asked the question. This spurred the Queen of Rias' Peerage to take wary steps forward.

The two peerages had looked at the scene of about 50 to 70 young men beaten to a bloody pulp. All of the unconscious males were scattered around. Some of their bodies were hanging on top of the handrails that halved the entrance stairway of the church. Some were near the door of the entrance, which had spots of blood on it. Many of them were dispersed on the stairs or the ground below them.

In front of all of the beaten bodies was Issei. He was sitting cross-legged and crossed his arms as he was surrounded by a puddle of his own blood. His bleached hair had become crimson due to the red liquid. His white shirt was torn and bloody. It was barely hanging on one of his shoulders. Many slices of cuts could be seen on his torso along with painful bruises. Even a gunshot wound was noticeable on one of his shoulders. His whole face also had blood flowing down.

Akeno walked forward until the puddle of blood was only inches away from her body. She then crouched down and looked at Issei clearly. She had seen that his bloodshot eyes had become very red and he was staring ahead without blinking.

"I-Issei-Kun?" Akeno whispered softly. She felt a relief wash over her when his irises moved to make contact with her own violet orbs.

"S-Some flies…wouldn't stop buzzing and I couldn't… sleep at all," stated Issei in a raspy voice. Everyone had heard his words and didn't say anything since they noticed he wanted to continue.

"Now that I…swatted the flies, I can finally…sleep in peace," was the last thing Issei said before his head moved forward and crashed onto Akeno's shoulder.

His eyes were still open as sounds of snoring could be heard. After that, everyone moved forward toward the two in the front. Sona sighed in exasperation due to the massive headache she'll most likely have due to the events that transpired in the town of Kuoh recently.


Author's Note:

Hope you guys enjoyed the new chapter.

This might've been the longest or the second longest chapter I've ever written in FanFiction.

It was also my first time writing a fight scene. Let me know if it was good or suggest what I should do to make it better.

Issei didn't use his Sacred Gear since he solely blamed himself for the entire ordeal. He stopped his weapon from manifesting with his sheer will.

Some of you probably knew already, but now the Cat's out of the bag! Wonder what her role will be as the story moves forward.

And apparently, Issei has something other than his Sacred Gear! Hmm...?

Issei didn't go into rage mode when he learned about Matsuda and Motohama since he internally blamed himself for the whole thing. So that's why he was still sane during that moment.

If any of you are a One Piece fan, you might know what inspired me to write the last scene.

Hope the characters weren't too OOC.

If you notice any grammatical errors, plot holes, or have any questions and suggestions, leave a review or PM me!

That's all for now. Have a good one!