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(With Rias)

"You already have comprehensive strength. On top of basic training, you need to improve your strategy and decision making as king. You must utilize your family to the fullest." Azazel's words repeated in Rias' head.

(With Akeno)

"Why you of all people?" Akeno said in disgust.

"Hello Akeno, it's been a long time." Baraqiel said.

"Don't address me so lightly!" Akeno said to her father.

"You should accept the blood that runs through your veins. If you use the power of the fallen angels within you, you will wield light with your thunder to create lightning." Baraqiel explained.

"So this is what he meant." Akeno said.

(With Kiba)

"Hone your balance breaker and stay in that mode as long as possible. I will assign a teacher for your swordsmanship." Azazels words went through Kiba's mind.

"I'll be in your care." Kiba said to his teacher.

(With Gasper)

"Your power is already high. Your greatest weakness is your own fear, so to overcome it you need to stop being a shut-in, so during these months of training, Issei won't be around to help." Azazel's words in Gasper's mind.

(With Koneko)

Release the power you have hidden, if you cannot accept it yourself, you won't be able to develop your skills as you wish." Azazel's words in Koneko's head.

(With Asia)

"I'm working hard, for you Issei-san!" Asia said.

(With Issei)

"You obviously surpass Tannin by far so all you will be doing is talking." Azazel said to Issei in his mind.

"Well it's been three days and from your stories it sounded like you had a promising path laid before you Tannin." Issei said.

"Yeah, but as life itself likes to do it somehow likes to slip away from me." Tannin Said.

(Time skip)

Issei and Tannin finished their daily talk.

"Alright, that's it for today." Tannin said as he flew off.

"So you just talked it out with him huh?" Someone said from behind Issei.

"Oh hello. And you are?" Issei asked the man.

"I'm just an observer. I wanted to see how much you've been up to since your battle with Riser. But seeing that you turned his territory into this huge crater as just an accident. I think I've seen all I needed here." The man said as he walked off.

Time skip

(17 days later)

"Rias! It's good to see you again!" Issei said as he hugged Rias with his face buried in her chest.

"It's very nice to see you as well, Issei." Rias said, returning the hug, to the other girl's jealousy. "Oh by the way Issei, back then you said you had a second round with Riser. WHat exactly happened?" Rias asked, catching everyone's interest, even Azazel.

"So Riser surrounded me in a barrier that day where Kokabiel fought you, he came back a lot stronger and he matched my full base power, I knew he couldn't have gotten this strong without help so I asked him how he did it. And to my utter disgust he said he got it from a being which I'm not going to mention. So I used balance breaker which is far over my base level and basically tortured him. Then afterwards I cleaned up and took him back home." Issei explained to everyone's shock.

"So who did he get it from?" Azazel asked.

"As I said I don't like to mention them." Issei said with venom and with Azazel backing down.

"Also I heard that Koneko fainted during training today. What happened?" Issei asked.

"She added a huge amount to the training I gave her." Azazel answered to everyone's dismay. "Tonight, representatives of various clans will gather for a reception. I have to be there first. I'll have someone come for you so be prepared." Azazel said.

Time skip

(Night)

Issei was walking down the halls thinking about what he told Azazel.

"Why did I have to say too much? I could have just left it when he got stronger." Issei said to himself. Then he noticed Koneko's room on the door next to him, then Issei knocked twice and came in. "Koneko you there? Oh she's sleeping." Issei said as he walked up close right next to her bed. "Hmm, why are you working so hard? You'll break." Issei said as he noticed her nekomata ears were out. "Oh, she brings them out in her sleep?" Issei said.

"So you know her actual race huh?" Rias said from the door, surprising Issei.

"Yes, Rias but when I first saw this she seemed afraid of them for some reason." Issei said.

"Issei, are you up for a story?" Rias asked. They were on the balcony and Rias told Issei in full detail about Koneko's sister and what happened with Kuroka.

"I see, so the little sister…" Issei said.

"Is me." Koneko said awake and out on the balcony with Issei and Rias.

"Is it ok for you to be awake?" Issei asked.

"I'm fine." Koneko said.

"Koneko is a descendent of top-class spirits that mastered the sage arts." Rias said.

"I see." Issei said.

(Later)

They were at the place for the gathering, it was a large dining hall with a bunch of young devils there from different houses.

"I've never seen satan-class devils gathered in one place like this." Kiba said.

"This is such a nice sight." Asia said.

"Hey Akeno, are you ok?" Issei asked Akeno, noticing her grim look.

"Oh, I'm fine Issei-kun." Akeno replied, putting back on her smile.

"So what kind of training did you do?" Issei asked.

"Oh erm, nothing too special." Akeno replied. Then Sona, Tsubaki and Saji walked over to the group.

"Good evening Rias, Issei." Sona said.

"Good evening Sona. How is your training camp going?" Rias asked.

"So-so." Sona replied.

"Hey, Hyoudou. How are things going?" Saji asked.

"They're great! How about you?" Issei asked.

"Me? Well your teacher's been helping me as well." Saji replied

"Sona-chan! Issei-kun!" Serafall shouted as she walked out of the crowd.

"Onee-sama….." Sona said.

"Oh Rias-chan, greetings and it looks like your peerage is doing well too!" Serafall said.

"Yes they are!" Issei said. Then suddenly a fight between two devils broke out, then the man Issei saw at Tannin's territory came out to stop them. One of them tried attacking the man now known as Sairaorg but he was punched into the wall as a result.

"Rias do you by any chance know him?" Issei asked.

"He is the next leader of the bael family, Sairaorg. He is my cousin. And he is also the strongest of the young devils." Rias answered.

"It-is has been some time, red dragon emperor." Ravel said.

"Oh it's you Ravel, how's Riser?" Issei asked.

"Well….He's pretty much broken as I should say, though broken is an understatement." Ravel said.

"Oh, sorry if I went too far! I didn't mean for anything to go out of hand." Issei said.

"It's fine, plus he pretty much had it coming to him." Ravel said.

"So now that Riser is pretty much a shell of his old self, what of you?" Issei asked.

"Afterwards I was moved under Mother's family. And since Mother doesn't enter any games, I'm a free bishop." Ravel said with a blush on her cheeks. "A-Anyway, take this as a symbol of our friendship." Ravel said. Handing Issei a phoenix tear.

"Oh I see. Thank you Ravel! Also just call me Issei, since we're friends just use that title instead of that extra stuff." Issei said as he patted her on the head, causing her to blush.

"O-Ok. Also Issei-sama the next time we see each other, how about I treat you to some tea?" Ravel asked. "You see, I've been baking cakes lately. A-Anyway I'll see you later Issei-sama." Ravel said, walking off blushing.

"Alright then! I will!" Issei said back. Then Issei noticed that Koneko was leaving and he told Rias, then the two went after her.

(Forrest)

"Come on Rias, I smell her this way!" Issei said.

(With Koneko)

"I'm sure it's her, I felt it." Koneko thought to herself.

"It's been a while hasn't it?" Kuroka said sitting on a tree. "Hello, Shirone." Kuroka said.

"Kuroka nee-sama.." Koneko said.

"I only sent a little bit of my ki and you came running over to me. Your big sister is so happy, nya!" Kuroka said.

"Nee-sama, what do you want?" Koneko asked.

"Come on, don't give me that look. I heard there was a big party going on. So I was just interested, nya." Kuroka said.

(With Rias and Issei)

"I know she's been acting weird lately, but we need to hurry before she goes too far!" Issei said. Suddenly Rias remembered her talk with Koneko earlier and how she cried.

At the gathering

(Azazel and Sirzechs)

"So Azazel, how was the training going with everyone?" Sirzechs asked.

"They're all good, but Issei is a mysterious case." Azazel said.

"What do you mean?" Sirzechs asked.

"Hey Odin and Michael have arrived!" Baraqiel told them.

"Oh good work Baraqiel." Azazel said.

"It has been a while lord Odin, god of the North." Sirzechs said.

"Sirzechs, I came in response to your invitation." Odin said. Odin has the appearance of an elderly man with long, gray hair, and a matching beard. He wears a gold and white monocle over his left eye, without the addition of the chain. Odin wears a robe, which is short and blue with a gold lining on the top and bottom of the collar, the sleeves of the robe and at the front of his robes all the way down to the bottom of the robe. The rest of his robe is white with matching shoes. Odin also wears a golden and black hat, which is sectioned off into five mini sections that sport either the color black or gold, the top, middle, and bottom is gold and the sections in black are below and above the middle one.

"I'm very sorry for making you wait." Michael said now in front of them, as well as having Irina and Xenovia with him.

Forrest

(Koneko and Kuroka)

"Why did you come here?" Koneko asked.

"I came here to get you, nya. I was running away so desperately that I wasn't able to take you with me." Kuroka said.

"Hey Kuroka! Are we just going to ignore the one in the shadows over there? Bikou asked, appearing out of nowhere.

"It's fine, Rias, let's come out." Issei said, stepping out with Rias.

"Issei-senpai, president."

"We were able to sense your ki, however that guy with you is a different story." Bikou said.

"So it's the Chaos Brigade huh?" Issei asked.

"That's right, however Vali isn't too happy with you." Bikou said.

"Because he felt humiliated or because you told them?" Issei said.

"Pretty much both, but I still find it funny." Bikou said.

"So who is the cutie? Nya." Kuroka said, causing Issei to blush.

"Gosh, so straight forward." Issei replied, embarrassed.

"He is the red dragon emperor." Bikou answered.

"So this is the guy that one shot Vali? Well I can see he likes breasts." Kuroka said.

"Huh?" Issei said.

"I saw you looking at mine just now, plus usually you're looking at your bosses breasts right there, nya." kuroka said as Issei kneeled in defeat.

"She got me." Issei replied in a monotone voice, his response causing Rias to blush.

"Anyway red dragon emperor, show me your power!" Bikou shouted as he extended his weapon at Issei which in his surprise Issei caught the staff.

"Out of here!" Issei said now back to his regular angelic voice, he then wacked Bikou with the staff and then he flew far away from here. "Tannin." Issei said forming a mental like with his mentor.

"Yes kid" Tannin replied in his mind.

"There is a flying monkey headed your way that is in the Chaos Brigade. Can you take care of him?" Issei asked Tannin.

"Ok fine." Tannin replied.

That's it for this one, see ya later!