Hey everybody, Azrael Voorhees here, and I really want to apologize for the ridiculously short chapter, as well as the update margin. There was irregular voltage in my house, and this affected me with the story and also a 12-page essay that was supposed to be on computer, so I had to do that by hand, since doing it on the phone was castrating as Hell.
Anyways, I wanted to bring this brief chapter as an update, and also some spoiler content for an idea of this story, and an idea for a future, non-DxD story. More information at the bottom. Thanks for sticking around, I'll make sure the spoile/omake are worth it, as well as the update. Now, let's answer some questions before reading:
RizomataNyan, desdelor97: Thanks, you two.
TheLaughingStalk is cringey: Odd username, but thanks for the info nonetheless.
naruto: He is still blind, but making Issei recover his eyesight is quite tempting.
Dragon Rider 66: Not really, focused on the manga.
Ryuujin96: Maybe not, I want to try a different kind of harem, the ultimate harem, hehehehe...
RSK: He isn't the one character every kid that sucked at KOF would choose, am I right?
War historian: Consult the end of my story.
arinasution5: Stooop. Just kidding, and onwards with the next chapter.
Hyoudou household, Kuoh Town, Japan
Present Day
"How is breakfast, Issei?" Mrs. Hyoudou asked, as the two ate along with Mr. Hyoudou. Their breakfast consisted on eggs and rice, as well as Mrs. Hyoudou's signature miso soup.
"Delicious as always, mother," the blind Hyoudou answered, as he ate a spoonful of soup. Living with the Phenex clan had rubbed off on him for the better, since his manners were refined, although he stopped addressing his parents as otou-san and okaa-sama, opting for mother and father.
"Any luck with women, son?" Mr. Hyoudou asked.
"Not really, although one has caught my eye," he answered, laughing at the irony.
"Would you like to describe her?"
"Blonde hair, a nice figure and a face just as nice, although there is much more in the package. Love life aside, I need to make a schedule, since I want to study Kendo."
"Well you're lucky, your friend Murayama is in charge of the Kuoh Academy Kendo Club, the High School category," Mrs. Hyoudou said.
"Guess she made it," Issei said, smiling as he remembered how they met, and their goals in life.
11 years ago...
"Issei is in a state of mechanized mourning," Mrs. Hyoudou said, watching as her son had locked himself inside of his room again. As for her statement, it had been routinary for her child to go upstairs and lock himself in his room, only exiting the room to eat or use the bathroom.
"It's been three months, how could Irina's departure affect him this much?" Mr. Hyoudou.
"Try giving another gift to your only friend, turning around and watching how her parents drive away before you could even enter and grab said gift... without crying at his age. Then, locking yourself up in your room, only leaving it to eat or go to the bathroom."
"I hope we can do something about him being like this."
"Hoping won't be enough, we must take action. How about we take him to the park tomorrow?"
"We'll have to go with that, I've got nothing better." And so, time passed to the next day, where Issei was walking alone in the park, although his parents were close by. He saw an old man setting up a small puppet theatre, before he walked by. He stopped, however, when he saw a girl of brown hair that was tied in a ponytail, and she held a bokken.
"Hey, are you alright?" the girl asked, looking at him.
"Yeah, sure," he answered.
"Want to play?" she asked, out of the blue.
"Sure," he said, due to the fact that he had nothing better to do, rather than the intention of making a friend.
Time later, the man setting up the theatre was arrested due to the disturbance of the peace, and Issei had made a friend. Similar, yet different from Irina.
"What's your name?" she asked.
"Issei, and you?" he answered.
"Murayama," she answered.
Two months after the encounter at the park
"What do you want to be when you grow up?" Issei asked his friend, since the two were playing in her backyard.
"I want to be the best Kendo practitioner ever!" she answered, swinging her bokken at him.
"That's a really big word, Mura-chan!" he answered, grabbing a toy lightsaber after she managed to hit him.
"Yeah, Ise-chan! What do you want to be when you grow up?"
"I don't know, but I'm sure it'll be cool," he ended, successfully swinging his lightsaber at her and managing to land a blow on her. This began one of many friendly spars the two would have, spars that would happen for the next five years.
Present Day
Issei entered the academy, using his cane and his hearing (mostly his hearing). As he entered, he was surrounded by several whispers:
''Is that Issei Hyoudou?"
"It must be, he's the only blind resident in Kuoh."
"How can you be so sure of that?"
"How many blind people have you met that live in Kuoh?"
However, Issei asked out loud:
"Excuse me, could somebody please guide me to Room 2-A?" As if it were magic, several girls surrounded him, since they wanted to help him reach his classroom. However, two girls made it to the front. One had brown hair that was tied into twin tails, while the other had pink hair.
"Hello, Ise-chan," the brown-haired girl said, smiling softly. There were only two people that called him that, and one of them had moved to Europe, while the other remained in Kuoh.
"Long time no see, Mura-chan," he said in a teasing voice, which earned him a small punch on his arm.
"I see you haven't changed much."
"Neither have you."
"Issei, I would like you to meet one of my friends, Katase," she said, as the pink-haired girl reached for his hand, and he shook hers.
"It's nice to meet you, Issei," Katase said, smiling.
"The pleasure is mine. By the way Murayama, is there still space in the Kendo Club?" he asked.
"Yes, but what exactly motivated you to join the Kendo club?" Murayama asked, Issei's arm linked with hers as they proceeded to reach Room 2-A.
"Just for the sake of practice, Mura-chan," he answered, chuckling as he called her by her childhood nickname.
'If only you knew my true motive for learning Kendo, Murayama...' he thought, before they reached the classroom.
"Well, we made it in time. Ise, stay here, I'll be back in a moment," she said, before entering the classroom. After a while, she exited the classroom only to let him in.
"Class, we have a new student with us," the teacher said, before he took a seat.
"Good morning everybody, my name is Issei Hyoudou. I was born and raised in Kuoh for the first 12 years of my life, only to move to Kyoto for five years. Also, as some of you might know, I am blind. Without much left to say, I am in your care," he said, which brought up several responses.
"He's so cute!"
"Do you have a girlfriend?"
"Not another pretty boy..." To this comment, Issei answered:
"Why thank you for that compliment, my friend. And don't worry, I won't be much of a competition, since the woman who has caught my eye, heh, in a metaphorical way, is not a student of Kuoh Academy. Any questions?"
"Why wouldn't you be attracted by Kuoh's Great Ladies? Akeno-senpai's measurements are 102-60-89 while Rias-senpai's are 99-58-90!" a brown-haired male student with glasses that went by the name of Motohama exclaimed.
"Oh please, if measurements are all women had to offer, then I would not interested, it would make them too boring. Besides, let's be realistic: your fantasies are about as close as you will get to them, all while the girls that may have taken an interest in you walk away," he ended.
After that, the class was silent, and he smiled, while Murayama guided him to his seat. What he did not know was that a blond-haired man observed him.
A few hours later, the blond-haired student entered the ORC building, where Rias awaited him.
"What is your report, Yuuto?" she asked. The man, known as Yuuto Kiba, with the rank of Knight, answered:
"Nothing suspicious, just an interest for an unknown woman that is said to have a beauty superior to both yours and Akeno's, buchou."
"Is there anything else?"
"I sense that he is Knight material, given his mannerisms and the fact that he wishes to join the Kendo Club, even if he is blind."
"Excellent Kiba, you may return to class," Rias said, before he left. 'Just who could you be, Issei Hyoudou?'
Omake
"Is this because I'm dating Venelana?" Issei asked, getting into his stance.
"You're dating my mother?!" Rias exclaimed, as her hands became enveloped in her destructive powers.
"Real smooth Issei, real smooth..."
Long ago, in a- you know what, screw it, story idea in the next chapter, I just want to update before going to school. Anyways, hope you all enjoyed, and I'll see you all later.