Hello everyone and everything in 2017! UknownHero here and welcome to another chapter of A Simple Mission Rebirth! Happy New Years everyone and let's hope this year goes well. Now, this chapter was originally going to be about exposition and stuff. You know, backstory. All the story-related problems, plot holes and confusing moments… they're actually important in the long run. Every single weird or out of nowhere thing, like Yang getting a Sacred Gear, has been planned from practically the beginning. Due to being unable to fit it in to the story, of course there will be elements that won't make sense. So, I'll tell you guys this.
Next chapter will be a World of Remnant type thing. If you have a question about the story and the lore made up for it, leave it in your review. All of them will be answered as best as I can without spoiling too much.
Anyway, onto the reviews. To VariousStories and his/her major criticism about the story: Okay, let's get this out of the way real quick. First, Earth and Remnant… are not on the same planet. It is a plot point which heavily ties into the lore that will be explained if given the chance, along with why it hasn't been discovered yet. Secondly, I suck at fight scenes, which addresses at least 2 or 3 complaints. Chapter 2 was fixed due to a heavy amount of flak it received. I don't think I can improve it unless someone else steps in to help with it. Third, Yang's sudden summoning of a Sacred Gear? That's also a plot point but goes into spoiler territory. And it is supposed to come out of nowhere. Blake's Youkai heritage will be explored in depth in later chapters, but not right now. I can't think of a way to fit it in the story right now. Plus, the 'nya' thing was kinda joke I forgot about. For why they went to school after discovering their changes? Meh, that was just plain bad writing on my part. To AJ: I already have a basic make up of what Ruby's peerage would be, I just have problems with figuring out who the Queen Piece should go to. There are multiple candidates I've been considering: From Ozpin to Zwei to an OC that also ties heavily into the lore. There is one person I'm actually really tempted to make Queen however but I feel I just can't. Why? Well, you're gonna have to wait. Anyway, no DxD X RWBY romances. Yes, eventually the ORC will go to Remnant. A little iffy on Ruby & Yang's dad showing up but he will show up at some point. To Zipstrick: …This is why I failed math last year…. To Chaos rider: No, Ruby will not have a dragon. Yang… has one. Yeah, let's go with that. To a random Guest: …It will… kinda go into non-canon territory. Whenever it's a good thing is up to me.
Okay, that is it! God this heat wave is killing me but I will continue! Let's go!
Load Game… Start!
Chapter 12: A Simple Promise
Number 15 in the Tarot Deck. The Devil Arcana.
The Devil Arcana has many negative connotations normally associated with it, representing the urge to do selfish, impulsive and violent acts, becoming a slave to their own emotions and feelings. However, it also represents healthy bonds or commitments. Often those representing the Arcana are of poor character. Greedy. Lustful. Proud. But always committed to their cause through and through.
No matter what, they were loyal to a fault.
Rias didn't know why she was thinking about fortune telling at the moment. She only had a passing interest in Tarot Cards and Jungian Theory. Never really going in depth and only knowing the meaning of the Devil Arcana out of curiousity (And not because the author took several hours to figure out an intro and was thinking about Persona at the time). But as she thought about it more, she came to realize something.
At this moment, she represented the negative side of the Devil Arcana, while Ruby represented as the positive side of the Arcana.
That was not a good thing.
"Well, if I can join Rias in the Rating Game and we lose anyway, I'll kill myself at the engagement party." Ruby declared; determination and barely restrained rage directed at Raiser in her voice. The whole room was quiet after that. There were many reactions, ranging from shock, disbelief and even amusement. Yet no one dared to say a word after Ruby's declaration.
"…Ruby-sama, I have already informed you." Grayfia said calmly, though was honestly annoyed at Ruby's foolishness. "Under no circumstances can you-"
"Let her." Raiser said, still having a smile that continued to piss off Issei and pretty much everyone except his own peerage in the room. "It would be interesting to fight the Low-Class King. And her death might be beneficial in the long run."
"You son of a-" Yang started yell out, her eyes an intense red, as she tried to attack Raiser but was stopped by Grayfia. As Yang tried to get herself out of the maid's grip, Grayfia sighed.
"…If you wish." Grayfia said. "But, additional rules must be set."
"K-King Ruby…" Penny whispered out. Ruby only smirked in response.
"I got this." Ruby said before turning Grayfia. "So, what are the rules?"
"Hm. This never really happened before so I must make them up on the spot. Three Kings on one field, with two Kings against one." Grayfia muttered to herself. "Well, the combined forces of Rias-ojousama and Ruby-sama's peerages, I say that if one King is defeated in battle or forfeits, they will immediately lose the Rating Game. It will eliminate the problem of their side having 'two lives', so to speak. But other than that, they will not receive any additional handicaps or advantages due to still having less members than Raiser-sama's peerage."
"Sounds good enough for me." Ruby said while nodding. "As long as me and my peerage participate." Grayfia nodded in turn at the young King.
"Ruby, think about it before you-" Weiss tried to reason with her Leader/King, but only got waved off.
"So it is decided." Grayfia said. "The Rating Game will be a battle between Rias and Ruby's combined peerages against Raiser's peerage."
"Hey, wait a minute!" Rias called out. "Don't I have a say in-"
"This will be very interesting…" Raiser muttered to himself, ignoring Rias. "A battle with the Booster Gear Wielder and the Human King." He then turned to Rias and Ruby. "How about we have the match in 10 days?" The Phoenix suggested. "We could do it now, but that wouldn't be as interesting."
"I thought we weren't getting anymore handicaps." Rias growled.
"Are you against it? Is it humiliating? Rating Games aren't something simple that you can win with only your feelings." Raiser said. "If you can't use your servant's power to the fullest, then you will lose immediately. So it's not weird for you to train with your servants for your first Rating Game. I have seen Devils who lost without using their power to the fullest countless of times, no matter how great their potential and power was." Despite their hatred towards Raiser, they couldn't help but agree.
"You may be right… but do you really think we'll fall down easily?" Ruby said. "We may not have as many members, or experience, and we may not be at our full potential. But…" Ruby looked at Rias before glaring at Raiser. "I won't just lie down and die. I don't care if the odds are stacked against us. I don't give a fucking shit that you think you're stronger than me because of your name and blood. Rias is my friend and like Hell I'm gonna let her suffer. It isn't just some bet I made on a whim. It's a promise of a lifetime!" Ruby shouted out as she threw some dice at Raiser's chest, harmlessly bouncing off him. Conveniently, all three dice landed on 6.
"Ru-Ruby…" Rias said, stunned at the little speech as her guilt caused her chest to hurt.
"…Is that supposed to mean something?" Raiser asked.
"Hey, you gotta have a bit of luck if you wanna make a game fun." Ruby replied with a smirk. "I'll make sure of that."
"But dice in a game of chess will not do a thing." Raiser said as he held his hand out, causing the Phoenix Summoning Circle to appear. "10 days. If it's you, Rias, then you should be able to improve your servants. And Ruby, you better make sure your bite is worse than your bark. Do not die as a disgrace to all who possess the King Piece." He then turned to Issei. "And don't be a disgrace to Rias, Rias' Pawn. Your blow is Rias' blow." He then finally turned to Rias. "Rias, the next time we meet will be at the Game."
And with that, Raiser and his disappeared in a flash of light.
"…Shit." Issei swore. The whole was quiet after that, the whole room fell into another silence. The Rating Game, the promise, both Rias' (and by extension her peerage's) happiness at a chance, and worry for Ruby's life on the line. The stakes were high now, everything was on the line.
But… was it worth it?
"Well, I should be going to inform your brother, Rias-ojousama." Grayfia said, letting go of Yang and causing her to fall to the ground while creating a Summoning Circle. "Good luck." She said before disappearing in a flash.
"…Ruby, do you realize what you've done?" Blake asked, staring at her Leader in disbelief.
"I told you guys thousands of times! I know what I'm doing." Ruby answered. "We're giving Rias a fighting chance with us on board."
"But if we lose, you could die!" Yang called out. Suddenly, a light spear appeared in Pancakes' left hand.
"If that what Mistress wishes, so be it." Pancakes said tonelessly. "I shall protect you, my King, as is my duty as your servant! Raiser and his peerage will bow before the might of Mistress' peerage."
"But we're still at a lot of disadvantages, even with Issei and um, Yang's Sacred Gears." Weiss pointed out, wincing at the memory of Yang's rampage.
"Yes. Raiser has a full set of members, with probably much more experience than us combined." Kiba guessed. "And we're still 5 members short of having a complete set. And with just ten days, we won't have enough time to find candidates for Evil Pieces and train them to our level, assuming they have little to no combat experience. And we can't just ask anyone in the school to become Devils. It would just be absurd and we would end up using them as cannon fodder in the end." Issei quickly sighed in relief. If someone from the Kendo Club were to join…
Meanwhile, Murayama and Katase sneezed. They looked at each other before they got dressed, went outside and beat up two members of the Perverted Trio, wondering why Issei wasn't there with them.
"Then we train like there's no tomorrow!" Ruby declared. "We only have 10 days. We're already wasting our time just standing here and talking. We have God Killing Sacred Gears among us, people from another world and strengths to improve and weaknesses to overcome. We can do this! This isn't just for Rias. This is to prove we're better than that bastard! Together! Isn't that right, President Rias!?" Ruby said proudly.
Nothing.
"Uh… Prez?" Ruby said as she looked back, only to see Rias' hair covering her eyes and breathing heavily, her whole body shaking. "Um… Rias-sensei? Are you okay?" Rias didn't say anything. She only started walking to the door, leaving the room altogether.
But not before giving Ruby a little life lesson.
"You are a fucking idiot."
*SLAM!*
Everyone just stared at the door, unable to comprehend the harsh sentence Rias said. Ruby was frozen on the spot, unable to respond or do anything really.
"…Akeno." Kiba said, breaking the silence. Rias' Queen just nodded and left after her King.
"…I'm gonna go." Ruby said tonelessly. "Issei, can I sleep over at your place?"
"Yeah. Sure." Issei replied in the same tone. Everyone else shrugged and left the clubroom, guessing that all club activities were cancelled for today, for strategizing or otherwise.
Meanwhile, Rias stomped outside and as far away from the old school building as she could, desperately tried to restrain herself from cursing out loud. She gave up and decided to just slam her forehead against a wall, creating several craters in it. "I am a fucking idiot!" Rias shouted to herself.
"Ara ara, that can't be good for finals Buchou." Akeno joked, an attempt to lighten the mood. This surprised Rias, but it didn't improve her mood. Akeno's face then turned into a more concerned expression. "Rias, what's wrong?"
"What's wrong!?" Rias exclaimed. "What's wrong is that it isn't worth it anymore!"
"What's not worth it?" Akeno asked.
"Team RWBY!" Rias yelled out in response. "I don't even think it's worth it in the first place anymore! I can't do this anymore! I need to tell them. They need to know, dammit!"
"Buchou, stay calm." Akeno said in a worried tone, as she watched her King tear herself apart.
"Don't you tell me to stay calm, Akeno!" Rias growled. "Ruby is ready to kill herself just for the happiness I don't deserve! I basically had them killed! You know how that feels!? It hurts! It hurts so much that every time I look at even one of them, smiling at me, laughing, telling me I'm their friend…" Rias clutched her heart as tears started flowing out of her eyes. "I can't do this anymore Akeno! The guilt is gonna kill me, and I rather not have Ruby and her friends in the crossfire! The Rating Game is going to be just between my peerage and Raiser's. No RWBY. No Pancakes. No… androids with souls." Rias then muttered to herself. "Still have no idea how that worked…" The Queen just sighed at her King.
"Good to see your heart return." Akeno muttered. "To… be honest, even if we are Devils, what you did is just…" Akeno then shook her head in shame. "That wasn't you, Rias."
"I know that now!" Rias shouted out before taking some deep breaths. "…Maybe it would best if I just married him. See if he'll let Ruby live if I just give up before it even begins."
She was then promptly slapped in the face.
"You're being selfish, Buchou." Akeno said as Rias tried to recover from the shock of the slap. "Just because you don't want anyone to die for you, doesn't mean we can't fight for you."
"But if we go through with the Rating Game…" Rias whispered out.
"Then we make sure we win." Akeno said as she helped her King up, cleaning and straightening her clothes. "Now wipe those tears and stand up straight. You're a Gremory. The Princess of Destruction. And one of my best friends. Now shut up, stop crying and start being Rias the King again." Rias sniffled before shaking her head.
"I still don't want Ruby or her peerage involved in this." Rias said softly. "And I'm gonna make sure we can win without them. I'm gonna tell them." But, then she sighed sadly. "After the Rating Game."
"So you still need their help." Akeno said with a frown.
"I don't mean that. I still don't want them in the Rating Game." Rias explained. "I'm going to try and get them to drop out. It's just-" Rias then sighed. "Ugh, I'm just making excuses."
"I'm gonna push you to tell them, Buchou." Akeno said. "But you have to tell them soon, or else I will. Starting with Yang." Both shivered at the memory of Berserk Yang.
"Well, I'm going to die either way." Rias joked weakly. "I don't have anything to lose. So, let's make sure I go out with a bang."
"Don't you mean a 'Yang'?" Akeno asked with a smile, causing Rias to groan.
"You've been hanging out with Yang too much, haven't you?" Rias chuckled out before frowning a little. "But in all seriousness, Yang's going to kill me, huh." Akeno nodded at this. "Okay, we only have 10 days, so what are we waiting for? Let's see if we can teach Raiser a lesson or two. Shall we?"
"We shall." Akeno said as they started walking back into the building. "What will lesson one be?" Rias only smirked at that.
"Don't fuck with Rias Gremory."
(Hyoudou Residence)
"…We're gonna die, aren't we?" Issei said pessimistically, causing Ruby to throw a pillow at his face. They were both lying down, with Issei on his bed and Ruby on a futon, staring up at the ceiling and replaying the meeting with Raiser in their heads. "Hey! Why are you even here anyway? Again?"
"I dunno. I guess I just wanted to talk." Ruby muttered. "...Was it really a bad idea?"
"Hm?" Issei asked.
"For me and my friends to join the Rating Game." Ruby clarified. "I know I should've done something else to get into the Games but…"
"I don't think you would've." Issei interrupted. "You'd probably be killed if you broke into the arena. Anyway, this is for Buchou and her happiness. And to show that bastard you're not weak."
"Hey, you're not weak either." Ruby said. "You can kill God."
"For some reason I doubt that." Issei muttered as he stared at his hand, summoning his Sacred Gear. "I mean, didn't you hear what Raiser said about me?" Ruby shook her head. "No one has killed a God or whatever this Maou thing ever, in history. Meaning me and whoever wielded this thing were weak. 'Pearl before Swine'. Dammit, the bastard is even living my dream!" Issei growled in frustration.
"Well, maybe why no one killed a god is because it's stupid!" Ruby pointed out. "You can't just kill a god. You can kill a god, but it doesn't mean you have to. Who knows what those other guys have done with that kind of power. They couldn't easily defeated people just as powerful, if not more. And it's not like Raiser can kill a god." Ruby said before pausing in thought. "He can't kill a god, right?"
"I'll ask Buchou as soon as I can." Issei said before he got up. "I'm gonna go take a bath."
"Alright. I'll go after you." Ruby replied as she continued to stare up at the ceiling, letting her mind wander. "What am I gonna do?" Ruby groaned as she put her pillow over her face. "Why the Hell did I say that!? Kill myself at the engagement party!? What am I gonna do if we actually lose? He has a full peerage behind him and my peerage is still just getting used to being Devils." She then frowned a little. "Well… there was that… thing that broke…" Ruby quickly shook her head before she even finished the sentence. "No. No, you are not going to win that way, Ruby Rose. There has to be a better way. I can't just do that. Maybe I can break the arrangement before the Rating Games? No, that'll never work. Take myself in Rias' place?" Ruby suggested before having a disgusted expression on her face. "No. Just… no. What if…"
"O-Otou-san~! W-We are going to have a grandchild~!" Ruby's train of thought was interrupted by Issei's mother, seeing her rush down the hall since the Pawn left his door open. Then, Issei's mother took a couple steps back and saw Ruby. "No, wait! Grandchildren! We're having grandchildren! OUR LEGACY WILL NOT DIE!" Issei's mother cheered out, tears running down her face before hearing the door slam and the sounds of a car starting. Ruby just blushed at this.
"I miss dad…" Ruby muttered to herself. Next thing she knew, Issei walked back into the room, closed his door and slid down it all while covering his face with his hands.
Giving Ruby a nice view of his penis.
(The Next Day!)
When morning arrived, Ruby, Asia and Issei were all in the middle of Issei's bedroom, sitting in a seiza posture. It should be noted that Issei was absolutely covered in cuts, bruises, bumps and bandages and was holding an icepack on his crotch. Asia was healing him, wondering why Issei was hurt and why a baby girl was crying in his bedroom last night. Ruby told her not to worry over breakfast (shouting over Issei's crying parents) but Asia was still concerned. "Now girls, do you have any idea why you are here today?" Issei spoke up. Asia just shook her head.
"You told me to help you before I left." Ruby said flat out. "You didn't even tell me what I'm helping out with."
"Well, it's to teach Asia-san here about men." Issei replied.
"Men?" Asia repeated with a confused look on her face, wondering why Issei was teaching this sort of subject.
"But we kinda need to train for the Rating Games and-" Ruby started before Issei interrupted her.
"Ruby, if we do not teach Asia about the dangers of men, she will be taken advantage of." Issei whispered to her, not wanting to freak out the former nun. "She might be robbed. Or kidnapped. Or robbed, kidnapped and ra-"
"Alright! Alright! For Asia…" Ruby exclaimed before sighing.
"Okay, let Dangers of the Opposite Sex 101 class begin!" Issei proudly declared.
"Brought to you by Professor Ruby and Sensei Issei." Ruby deadpanned. "…Those sound like DJ names now that I think about it."
"Okay, listen up, Asia-san." Issei said. Asia nodded, getting out a notepad and pencil. Ruby wondered why the former nun would have that on her.
"Yes, Issei-san." Asia said with a cute determined look on a face.
"First off, guys are wolves. You will be eaten if you approach them carelessly." Issei informed.
"Well, not all guys." Ruby quickly clarified. "There are some men that are genuinely nice. Unless they cheat on you with another woman who gets pregnant with their kid and you start trying to act nice and congratulate them but on the inside you want to snap their neck for betraying you because you were gone for SIX MONTHS FOR SAVING THE GALAXY!" Ruby ranted, breathing heavily afterwards. Issei and Asia just stared the red cloaked girl, looked at each other, before looking back at Ruby with concern.
"Um… do you wanna talk about it?" Issei asked.
"Sorry, I'm having Universal Reaction flashbacks…" Ruby said before spacing out a little. Issei decided to just wait for Ruby to come back to Earth before they returned to Asia.
"Erm, so men are werewolves?" Asia questioned innocently. "That is scary… I sure won't be able to walk outside during the full moon then..."
"Um… she half gets it… I guess." Ruby said with a small chuckled, while Issei groaned quietly. "Why are you teaching Asia about this stuff, anyway?" Issei blushed slightly at that as he remembered last night.
"Well, something… happened last night that made me realize Asia is just too innocent for her own good." Issei explained. "I'm probably the first guy her age she ever talked to. Not every person out there is a saint so I promised myself that I would teach her about this. But then again, it would've been a better idea just to let you handle it, now that I think about it…"
"It shouldn't that bad." Ruby said.
"My parents went out in the middle of the night to buy baby clothes and toys and started talking about shotgun weddings." Issei deadpanned. "For all of us."
"…Your parents are nutjobs."
"My entire family is worthless." Issei muttered with a groan. "Anyway, Asia-san. That's not it, Asia. Guy's around my age… guys in their teens are very interested in girls. It's not an exaggeration if I were to say that they are always thinking about girls. Actually, we think about naughty stuff every few seconds."
"No, I think that's your group." Ruby pointed out.
"If there are days when we see a panty shot, then that will be a day to celebrate for us." Issei continued, his left eye twitching a little.
"But there are some guys who are uncomfortable or disgusted by panty shots." Ruby spoke up. "Everyone has standards after all."
"Panty… shots…?" Asia mumbled to herself, looking a bit confused.
"Panty shots are a phenomenon where we get a glimpse of girl's panties from under their skirt." Issei explained. "Which happens frequently in Japan."
"Yeah, and that's why you wear shorts under your skirt any time you use them." Ruby said before mumbling to herself. "Though, the skirts here are too freaking short to get them pass school policy…"
"Do you also think about naughty stuff as well, Issei-san?" Asia shyly asked as she raised her hand.
"Yeah, of course. I'm also perverted." Issei replied proudly.
"This guy right here is the most perverted person I've ever met." Ruby added in as she hooked her arm around Issei's neck. "But that's not necessarily a good thing." Ruby said sweetly as Issei realized her grasp on his neck was starting to tighten. "But Issei wouldn't even dare to hurt you. C'mon Asia, you should know that already."
"I do…" Asia said with a nod, a carefree smile on her face. Ruby and Issei's heart just melted at the sight.
"Y-Yeah, like Ruby said I'm perverted but I'm not that perverted." Issei continued as he got Ruby's arm off his neck. "There are people out there who are too perverted for their own good. Guys like that are really scary. That's why those guys drag pure girls like you into a dark place and do something very bad."
"Something very bad?" Asia repeated as she tilted her head adorably.
"W-Well, they… do inappropriate things." Ruby said with a small wince.
"You mean like… picking their nose!?" Asia gasped.
"No!" Issei called out. "T-They touch your body! Then they touch your body again! Then again they touch your body! And then they touch you in your special zone! In other words they do indecent actions towards girls!"
"Really perverted guys will take advantage of you Asia." Ruby said. "So it's dangerous to go alone, take me! Or Issei! But preferably me. And by that I mean it's not a good idea to be alone at night, any night, especially if there's no one else around."
"It's dangerous to go alone…" Asia muttered before smiling, having a certain… glow around her. "Then I'll take Ruby-san and Issei-san with me. After all, when I'm in danger Issei-san, Ruby-san or both of you will save me."
Ruby couldn't believe there was anyone in Remnant, and possibly Earth, to be cuter or more adorable than baby kitten videos. Yet, here she was, right in front of her.
Issei and Ruby shook their heads. They would not let Asia's adorableness stop them from teaching the Bishop of Rias the importance of personal safety and awareness! Ruby coughed before shaking her head.
"You're not getting it. We can't always be with you. You have to increase your awareness of the outside world. You're so trusting that it worries me." Ruby said.
"You're worried about me?" Asia asked.
"Worried and scared." Issei answered. "If some guys do something to you when me or Ruby aren't looking, then we might kill those guys."
"But not before making them all suffer…" Ruby growled, her eyes flashing red and faintly glowing blue before fading away. Neither Issei nor Asia noticed, but there was a significant drop in temperature in the room for one second before returning to normal.
"We're just worried about you Asia." Issei said seriously and sincerely.
"What about Prez?" Ruby whispered to the pervert as Asia started to think about their words.
"Of course I'll protect Buchou with all I have, but it doesn't mean I can't protect Asia as well." Issei replied. "I, Issei Hyoudou, need to protect Asia Argento for the rest of my life. Obviously, I will also protect Buchou, but protecting Asia may be similar yet a bit different. Plus, aren't you technically my King as well? I'll protect you too, Ruby. You and Asia are kinda like the sisters I never had."
"Hey, Rias and I aren't exactly defenseless." Ruby said with smile, softly punching Issei in the arm. "But thanks. Same goes for me. You're like the little perverted brother I kinda wish I wasn't related to but kinda glad I am."
"Didn't you tell me you're fifteen…" Issei groaned before he and Ruby laughed.
"Yeah, but even when I'm 30, dad still won't let me date." Ruby joked before sighing sadly. She really missed her father. She wondered how long she could hide the fact she was no longer human anymore.
"…I understand." Asia spoke up after some time thinking, getting Ruby and Issei's attentions back to her. "I will definitely not do anything that would trouble you guys. That's why, please teach me a more."
"Yeah, I know. But I think it's better to be taught by a girl rather than a person of the opposite sex like me." Issei pointed out before turning to Ruby and standing up. "I think I'll leave the rest to you. I will also talk to Buchou and Akeno-san, so just get used to the current lifestyle bit by bit."
"Hey, you're not leaving Onii-chan." Ruby said playfully as she pulled Issei back down. "Asia said both of us have to teach her, isn't that right?" Asia nodded at that. "See?"
"Alright." Issei said with a little sigh, but didn't seem at all bother by it. "I actually have no idea what else to talk about. So, Asia, do you have any questions?" Asia started thinking about what she wanted to ask, before blushing as she realized there was a question that had been lingering in her mind since last night.
"U-Umm… Issei-san, there's o-one question I w-wa-want to ask y-you." Asia stuttered out, her face bright red which confused both Ruby and Issei. "I-If the bath incident… happened with Buchou-san… or even Ruby-san… instead of me… would you have had a bath with them…?"
Suddenly, mental glass shattered in their heads.
"WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED LAST NIGHT!?" Ruby yelled at the cowering Issei, who was also blushing a shade of red that matched Ruby's cloak.
"IT WAS AN ACCIDENT! I SWEAR!" Issei cried back.
"Well, if it isn't I'll just have to-" Ruby started as she pulled out Crescent Rose, before being interrupted by Asia.
"I-I-It w-w-was an h-ho-honest mi-m-m-mistake!" Asia quickly said, not wanting the Red Reaper to punish the Boosted Gear Wielder. "I heard that in Japan, that there is the thing called having a bath together… that you get to know each other by having a bath together… and I-I was told… to do this with someone I want to form a special relationship with… so I was wandering if he wanted to f-form this special bond with me, Buchou-san or Ruby-san. I-I was fine with Issei-san having a bath with me!"
"Why does everyone think we like each other!?" Ruby exclaimed before sighing. "Asia, I don't like Issei in a romantic way. But you really should know that a woman shouldn't just-"
"Can I wash your oppai, Buchou!?" Issei called out, completely stopping Ruby's sentence. From the drool and dreamy look, he was day-dreaming. Ruby quickly punched him in the face, bringing him back into reality. "Huh!? What!? Ow!"
"Dude! Really!?" Ruby yelled at Issei's confused face.
"So that's it, isn't it?" Asia sniffled out. She looked close to tears. "Then it's okay if it's Buchou-san?"
"No. Wait a minute, I-" Issei tried to explain himself, but was unable to due to Asia's increasingly louder sobbing.
"It's okay. I know. I knew about it." Asia sobbed out, tears flowing down her cheek. "I already knew about it. But still… but still… WWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
"Ah!" Ruby exclaimed in surprised. Asia was now crying, her eyes creating a waterfall of tears, like a pipe that sprung a giant leak and soaking Issei's floor.
"Oh shit!" Issei swore. Ruby tried to comfort Asia while Issei just freaked out, unable to figure out what to do about the situation.
"Geez, what are you three doing, early in the morning?" Everyone stopped what they were doing when they heard a familiar voice. They all turned around and saw Rias with her head in her hand, sighing.
"Uh… 'sup Prez." Ruby squeaked out.
"Buchou-san!" Asia called out as she stood up and bowed.
"B-Buchou…" Issei muttered, staring at his King's physique and clothing.
"A lover's quarrel in the morning? You three are so close like always." Rias teased, causing the "lovers" to blush heavily.
"W-Why…" Ruby groaned out, fidgeting on the spot. "S-S-So, Prez, why are y-you here?"
"No time." Rias answered. "Issei. Asia. Let's go. Get ready for lodging. Ruby, we'll swing by your apartment on the way so you can pack and pick up your peerage."
"W-Wait? What? Lodging?" Issei said, now confused.
"What do you mean, Prez?" Ruby asked. Rias only smirked at her fellow and apprentice.
"We are going to the mountains to train."
Save Game… Quit!
Whew! Done! It would've been done sooner if I didn't procrastinate. Man, I wish this fic had a Reading Of… Anyway, that's it for now! Next chapter is World of Remnant Reborn 1! Ask any question about the story or background and I'll make sure to answer it as best as I can.
UknownHero signing off, my friends!