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Last time
"Yuuma? Let me guess. About yea tall, long dark hair, large knockers that you want to squeeze, an ass nice and juicy, wearing dominatrix clothing, has large black wings coming out of her back, and likes to stab people with a glowing spear of light?"
Issei nodded rapidly. "Yeah! That's her! I knew she was real!"
Naruto nodded. "So, you remember. So I guess you recall what happened what happened, right?"
"What happened? You mean…" Issei asked as he rubbed his chest. He could just feel the large hole from yesterday where he was pierced through. Naruto nodded.
"Yup. Congratulations kid! You got killed by you girlfriend and died!" He stated with a sarcastic clap. Issei just stood there with a shocked expression.
Now
Issei stood with his mouth wide open, his eyes wide in shock as the statement he just heard rang through his mind over and over again.
Yuuma-chan was real…and she killed him.
Killed…him…
Kill…
He DIED!
"WHAT?!"
Naruto nodded, cleaning his ringing ear from the shout. He couldn't blame the kid. It's not every day one finds out they died. He was against reviving the kid, but it was his choice. 'Now comes the hard part. Say goodbye to a normal life kid.' He let the kid soak up the info, before he spoke. "That's right kid. That girl you were with yesterday, she was a Fallen Angel."
"Fallen…Angel? What? And more importantly, if I…died, how am I here?!" He asked as he gestured to his standing, living body. Naruto nodded and gestured to a chair he had at the side.
"Take a seat, this may take a while." Once Issei placed the chair in front of the desk and sat down, the snow-haired man began his explanation. "Alright, tell me. How much do your know of Christianity and its legends?"
The Devil May Cry at the end of the Night!
(CORE PRIDE by UVERworld)
Sei o uke sorezore ga jinsei o ouka nou no BURAKKU BOKKUSU o shiru sore wa kou ka?
you wa RIMITTO RAIN o subete ryouga saa ikou ka fumidasu sore wa kyou da
(Born into the world, each enjoying his own life, discovering the black box in his head...is this bliss?
The important thing is to surpass your limit line. Shall we go? Take your step, and outdo yourself today!)
yappa hibi wa ika sen kou sotsunaku konashite'cha NO NO
SUTOPPU nagare o mikiwamena mazu mono to mo sezu ikou ze here we go
(But what should we do with our days? Trying to live flawlessly is a big no no.
Stop! Observe thoroughly the flow of the world! Ignore everything else, and here we go!)
todokanu mono ya kagiri aru mono ni atsuku naru mune o osaetsukeru no wa
rikai mo sezu osaetsukeyou to shite kita
kirai de yurusenakatta ano otonatachi to onaji jan ka yo
(If I try to suppress my heart, which is burning hot about things that are unobtainable or constrained,
how am I different from those adults, whom I have come to despise and will never forgive
for their constant attempt to pin me down blindly without even understanding why?)
dou shitatte kanawanai esoragoto darou ga
mune o moyasu hi wa dare ni mo kese ya shinai
sora kara furu kuroi ame ga kono mi o nurashi furiyamanaku to mo
mada kesase wa shinai kono mune no hi sore ga "PURAIDO"
(No matter what I do, it'll probably forever remain a pipe dream that will never come true,
but the fire burning in my heart cannot be doused by anyone.
Even if the black rain falling from the sky drenches me completely and doesn't stop,
I will never allow the fire in my heart to be extinguished. That, is my "pride".)
yohou-doori ni furidashita ame yosou ijou ni nakama wa atsumatta
otagai no hibi ya shourai no hanashi de atsuku natte naguriai ni natta
(It started pouring, as predicted. A lot more buddies gathered around than I had expected.
While talking about one another's days and futures, we became impassioned and started a fist fight.)
juugo no koro mo fuan kara nogareru you ni
onaji you na koto de naguriatta koto omoidashite
omae ga waraidasu kara kawatte'nai na...tte ore mo fukidashita n da
(Thinking back about how we were also fist-fighting the same way
back when we were only 15, as a means to quell our anxiety and uneasiness,
you laughed and said, "You haven't changed a bit..." So I ended up bursting into laughter as well.)
sou yatte iji hatte funbatte ikite'nakucha jikan no nagare sae mo kowaku naru
hontou ni naguru beki aite wa sonna jibun daro
tada ima wa maketakunai jibun ni makenai "PURAIDO"
(If we don't stubbornly stand our ground like this, even the flow of time will become a scary thing.
The only true opponent whom I should hit is really my prideful self.
But still, I don't want to lose right now. I have "pride" not to lose to myself.)
SUTOPPU nagare o mikiwamena mazu mono to mo sezu ikou ze here we go
SUTOPPU nagare o mikiwamena mazu mono to mo sezu ikou ze here we go
(Stop! Observe thoroughly the flow of the world! Ignore everything else, and here we go!
Stop! Observe thoroughly the flow of the world! Ignore everything else, and here we go!)
dou shitatte yappa hitori no yoru wa jibun no koto sae mo wakaranaku naru
sonna ore to wakariaou to shite kureru kimi ga iru nara motto tsuyoku nareru
(No matter what I do, when I'm alone at night, I become even unable to understand myself.
When you're with me, and we try to understand each other, then I'll be able to become stronger.)
mou dou nattatte ii kakkou warukutatte ii
shinimonogurui de mirai o kaete yaru
dou shitatte kaerenai unmei da to iwarete mo
mada ore wa kawareru jibun de kaete miseru
(I don't care how things turn out, and I don't care if I'll look uncool,
I will desperately try to change my future.
Even If I'm told that my destiny is immutable no matter what I do,
I myself can still change, and I will prove to you that I can change myself.)
kore ga sou "PURAIDO" sorezore no basho de...
(This is, that's right, "pride", each in its own place...)
madamada kieruna kokoro no hi o
mada wasuretakunai mune no atsusa o
madamada kieruna kokoro no hi o
madamada ikeru zo ikeru zo
(Don't perish yet, the fire in my heart.
I don't want to forget yet, the heat in my chest.
Don't perish yet, the fire in my heart.
I can still keep going, so here I go!)
Chapter 2: Humanity is overrated
Issei blinked at the question, confused on it. He thought for a minute and shrugged. "You mean like God, Heaven, and Angels?" He asked.
Naruto nodded. "Yes. Now, you remember stories about fairy tales, monsters under the bed, vampires, and all that other shit?" Issei nodded. "Now get ready to have your mind fucked, kid. All those stories about God, monsters, Angels, and shit…are real. God does exist, along with any other religious Gods and Goddesses. Monsters, demons…real. They have been alive and around since the Earth was old weeks old. Heaven, Hell are real places. Now, pay close attention. Since the universe was created, there have been two forces. The Light. And The Darkness. The Biblical God had govern Heaven, the Kingdom of Light and Holy. He watched over the universe, protecting it. Now, Light was born first, so Darkness was still developing. God then created Earth, and created two Humans, his 'children' Adam and Eve. Yatta, yatta, yatta, humans were created. However, Darkness soon rose. Beside God, there existed another force. God's complete opposite, the yin to his yang, etcetera. His name, was Satan. The Father of all Evil and Sin, the one who embodied Darkness to its purest form. God and Satan had been fighting with one another for centuries with no end. However, one day, Satan discovered something, never before seen. He discovered a force that could bend the minds and will of the weak. A black energy. With it, Satan used the energy on the humans. Soon after, humans began to grow jealous of something someone else had and wanted it. When the other person wouldn't give it up, the person grew angry, and killed him. Many others began doing things God saw as forbidden. This energy became known as Sin. This pissed God, a lot. And the big man, banished and trapped Satan in a fiery realm, which later became known as Makai, or the Underworld, home of demons and all shit. Now, centuries later, Satan found a way to open a portal out of Makai and travel to Earth. He then went to spread his sin to the human, creating chaos. Not only that, but in Makai, he used his own blood to create many soldiers and warrior. He created many children, and 72 generals. These became known as demons or akuma. Now, Humans weren't the only ones who got 'corrupted' by sin. Angels soon began to show sings and evidence of doing the same, even going down to Earth and having sex with the human. Gods was pissed! He banished the Angels from Heaven. These Angels showed signs of corruption, by their wings turning black, showing that their light became corrupted by darkness. They became Fallen Angels. Finally, comes the final Biblical Faction. See, when Man created the first murder, God didn't know what to do. When humans died, they got up to Heaven. However, God didn't want any 'sinful' beings in his 'Holy Palace', so he created an oblivion dimension to send their souls to. This became known as Hell, where the souls would be tortured by eternal flames. However, some souls contain so much sin in them, that it deforms them. However the corrupted souls could not control the sin energy, and they became mindless beasts that only want destruction. They became known to stories as monsters or kaijuu. These Four Factions have been in constant battle and war since ever. But, more on that later. Let's talk about the reason you were attacked. See kid, during this Great War as it is called, humans have been caught in the middle. Demons and Monster would attack them for food or out of bloodlust. Fallen Angels would attack out of jealousy, since God loved humans. While Angels would fight to protect them. God wanted his 'children' to be safe, so he created special weapons and gave them to the humans. These weapons became known as Sacred Gears."
Throughout the story, Issei listened with wide, awe eyes. To hear that such things were real, was amazing. When he heard the last part, he blinked, as he recalled what 'Yuuma' said as he was dying.
"Sorry~! Since you're a potential risk, I had to take care of your sooner or later. If you want to place blame, curse God, who put the Sacred Gear within your body."
"Yuuma said something like that yesterday!" Issei said, making Naruto nodded as he placed his feet down. He placed his elbows on the desk, clasping his hands and leaned his mouth on it.
"Yes. Sacred Gears are powerful weapons that grant humans supernatural abilities. Many historical figures had Sacred Gears themselves, which is what allowed them to do what they did. Sacred Gears helped humans defend themselves against foes. Fallen Angels became to fear them, as their forces were rapidly cut down to barely a hundred. That is why the raven girl tricked you to go on a date with her, so you would be vulnerable enough to kill." Issei cringed, subconsciously placing his hand on his stomach, remembering where the spear of light pierced through him. "Now, the reason no one but the two of us remember who she was, is because she casted a powerful spell that completely wiped her existence from the minds of humans, and all records."
"B-But…if I died, how-!" The brunette stuttered, but Naruto knew what he was asking.
"The reason you are alive, is thanks to that red-haired girl from your school." He said, making Issei snap his head up and gasp.
"Y-You mean, Rias-senpai?!"
Naruto nodded. "She may look like a normal human, well except with a large rack, but she is anything but. See, she is actually a demon, more specifically, a devil."
"D-D-Devil?!" Issei nearly yelled in shock.
"Yep, and the reason she was able to save you from death, is because you somehow called her. At least that's what I think. I would tell you more, but I think I'll let her explain it to you. No doubt she will send for you tomorrow to talk to you. When she does, I want you to do something." He opened a drawer and took out card. It was crimson red, with a design of a black skull in the middle. He handed it to Issei. "When are called for, hold this card in your hands and picture me. It will let me know, and I will go to your school to talk with Red."
Issei looked at the card, before looking at him. "Who are you? How do you know all of this?"
Naruto smirked at him. "I'm just a man who's seen a lot. I'll explain everything tomorrow. Now, you better get home before its gets too dark."
Issei looked at the clock on the wall and saw it was 8:45 pm. "Crap! I'm goanna be late! My mom's goanna kill me!" He said in distress as he shot up from his chair. Naruto chuckled.
"Then you better get going." He said and waved him off. Issei nodded and bowed to him in thanks. "See ya later, kid." The Devil Hunter called as Issei left the shop. Once he was gone, Naruto sighed. "So the Fallen Angels targeted a human. Azazel, if I find out you are behind this, even after I warned you that messing with humans is messing with me…" His purple eyes began to glow crimson, while a glow shined through the bandages.
Shaking off his thought, Naruto opened the top drawer and pulled out a file. Placing it on the desk, he opened it and picked up the first paper.
KUOH ACADEMY TEACHER APPLICATION
The Next Day – Rias's POV
It's been two days since I come back to the Club room after the interesting event two nights ago. After I made sure my new [Pawn] was alright, I questioned Koneko, who oversaw the fight between the stranger, Naruto, and the Fallen Angel. It stills shocks me that the man was able to injure, let alone, beat a supernatural!
Just who is this man? This…Naruto Diabolus?
His energy didn't feel like a demon's, or even an Angel's. Though, he wasn't human either. When I was close to him, I could detect something in him, but didn't know what.
A Sacred Gear, perhaps?
"You're not human, are you?"
Naruto stopped and turned around to face the female devil. He smirked at her and shrugged. "Who knows? I'm not even sure myself!"
Argh! This whole thing was giving me a headache! I sent Akeno to find any information about this man. Still, I need to put this out of my mind. Today I will tell Issei about his new life as a devil, and as me pawn. Hopefully everything would turn out good, and we can get started.
'Only a few months left.'
I thought as I glared at the calendar hanging on the wall. Only a few months, before I am forced to getting married to that. Not if I can help it! I am going to get stronger to challenge Riser to a Rating Game. Screw the rules! I will not be forced to marry that despicable man!
If all else failed, I still have Plan B to fall back on. But hopefully, it won't come down to that.
Looking at the clock, I saw it was around 3. Nodding my head, I looked at one of me peerage members in the club room with me, the other being my [Rook] Koneko. "Kiba-kun. Please fetch Issei Hyoudou, for me and bring him here."
My [Knight], Yuuto Kiba, Second-Year Student. Kiba was a handsome young man, adored by all the human female students. He had short blonde hair, grey eyes, and a mole under his left eye. He was wearing the Kuoh Academy boys' school uniform, consists of a black blazer with white accents over a white, long-sleeved dress shirt with a black ribbon on the collar, matching black pants, and brown dress shoes. Females loved him, especially thanks to his polite personality, and manners.
The blond [Knight] nodded and bowed to me. "Hai, Rias-sama." He then left the room to do as assigned. Seconds after he left, my [Queen], Akeno Himejima, entered.
Akeno was the send most popular female in the school, after me of course. She had long black, blue-tinted hair with a long pony tail flowing down to her legs tied with an orange ribbon. She had violet eyes that showed politeness and gentility, however it was a mask hiding the true monster within her. To my slight anger, Akeno had a larger bust than me, something the Queen always took the chance to rub in my face. She wore the female uniform, showing her mile long, cream white legs.
"Ah, Akeno-chan! Did you do as I asked?" I asked her, hoping for something on this mystery. Akeno nodded, but frowned.
"I did, Buchou. However, I was not able to discover much. Apparently he was an orphan, adopted by a priest. He lived in a church since childhood in south Japan. He traveled all over the world, but that was all I could find out. No named parents, any relatives, everything else is unknown." My best friend told me.
I frowned at not knowing anything about that man, but nodded. While it only made me even more suspicious, I knew one thing. If this man was a threat to my peerage, he will pay.
Issei's POV
Like usual, I sat in class, barely paying attention to the annoying teacher's lecture as my mind was busy with thoughts. However, for the first time, I wasn't thinking about breasts, or my own harem! Instead, I was thinking about the conversation I had with Naruto-san yesterday, and about this supernatural war no one knew about.
A part of me wanted to deny it, saying it was crazy stuff from an insane man. But then I always think back to Yuuma, and those black wings bursting out of her back. Naruto said she was a 'Fallen Angel', and that she killed me because of something called a Sacred Gear, but I was resurrected by Rias-senpai. And that I was now a demon, a devil.
I know I wanted some fun in my life, but not like this!
Question was, what do I do now? I want to know where Yuuma was. Even though she killed me, a part of me wanted to find her and get some questions. Were her feelings fake? Did the time we spend together mean nothing?
I also wanted to find Rias-senpai, and thank her for saving my life.
Though, I questioned if I should tell Matsuda and Motohama about what happened? Not to mention brag about seeing actual live breasts! Hah!
. . . .
Nah! They probably wouldn't even believe me! Probably say he dreamed it all!
Assholes…
But…now what?
Do I continue life like normal? Do I go on awesome adventure?
AM I GOANNA HAVE TO DRINK BLOOD AND LIVE IN A COFFIN?!
Oh, wait. That's vampire…
Is there a difference?
Though, that explained why I felt so strange yesterday…not to mention how I was able to see so clearly at night after leaving Naruto-san's place. Adding the incredible hearing from over yards away, and the rejuvenated feeling when I stepped into the night.
Maybe this whole devil thing wasn't so bad after all. I feel like Superman!
I was so in my thoughts that I didn't even realize that class was over, and lunch break started. I glanced over as I felt Matsuda nudge me on the side.
"Yo, man. You alright? You didn't run to the female change rooms to peep on them." The shave-headed teen stated. I gave him a blinking stare, before returning me gaze forward, looking at nothing specifically.
"Fine I guess. Just thinking, is all." I replied back dully. I had too much on my mind to even pay attention to anything around me.
I met this amazing, beautiful girl and went on a date with her…
…who later turned out to be a dark, winged woman who throws spears of light…
…she tried to kill me…
…strange man named Naruto saved me…
…I foolishly ran out of my hiding spot and got myself killed…
…Rias-senpai, who was a devil, appeared and resurrected me back as a devil myself…
…learned about the supernatural around us…
…Fallen Angels…
…Angels…
…Heaven…
…God…
…Demon...
Was it me, or did my life suddenly turn into a manga or anime over night?
Suddenly, my thoughts were caught off as I heard the piercing shrieks of the females. Looking up, I scoffed when I saw the reason entering the room.
Yuuto Kiba. The most popular male student in Kuoh Academy. Mr. Pretty boy. All the females loved him. He was their prince charming. However, all the male students hated him.
Myself included.
"It's Kiba-kun!"
"He's so cool!"
"Kiba-kun! Come join us for lunch!"
Argh! The women were practically throwing themselves at him! Curse him!
Yuuto just gave them a smile, making their faces turn red.
! #$%^& Shit! Why is fate so cruel?!
My mood getting depressed, I laid my head down on my desk. I wasn't hungry, so I'll wait for school to me over.
"Excuse me. Are you perhaps Hyoudou Issei-kun?"
I lifted my head up, and to my distaste, it was Yuuto-teme standing in front of me desk.
Fuck you, fate.
Seriously…
"What do you want?" I asked as I glared at him. I was not in the mood to deal with this bastard. Meanwhile, said bastard continued with his damn smile! Oh, how I want to punch it away!
"I came here with a message from Rias Gremory."
I could feel my eyes widen at that.
"Would you come with me for a bit?" The blonde asked.
Rias Gremory, the devil woman who saved me. She was calling for me. Normally, I would feel anxious to actually be willingly called by a beautiful woman, especially one of the Great Ladies, the number one most beautiful girl in school. However, now that I know what she was – a demon – I felt nervous.
She was going to kill me to keep her identity a secret? Though, being killed by a gorgeous girls couldn't be that bad right?
I dumbly rose up from my seat, and began to follow after the blonde-prince, ignoring the cries of despair from the horror-struck females.
"How dare he walk beside Kiba-kun!"
"The air around him will be soiled!"
"What a disgusting couple."
As we left the classroom, I tried to calm my beating heart.
"Yep, and the reason she was able to save you from death, is because you somehow called her. At least that's what I think. I would tell you more, but I think I'll let her explain it to you. No doubt she will send for you tomorrow to talk to you. When she does, I want you to do something." He opened a drawer and took out card. It was crimson red, with a design of a black skull in the middle. He handed it to Issei. "When are called for, hold this card in your hands and picture me. It will let me know, and I will go to your school to talk with Red."
Remembering Naruto-san's words, I discretely placed my hand into my pocket, my fingers feeling the texture of the card. Hope this works. I imagined Naruto's face, praying that it worked. I suddenly grunted, as a suddenly pain hit my head. Luckily, Yuuto didn't hear it, or he ignored it.
What was that?
Normal POV
Unseen by the two students, the card in Issei's pocket glowed for a bit, before it dulled. The two soon left the school building, and made their way into the forest surrounding the academy. Just when the brunette was about to ask where they were going, they stopped.
"Here we are." Kiba said.
Issei looked forward, and sweatdropped when he saw that they stopped at the old, abandoned school building. 'What are we doing here?' He questioned mentally.
Kiba didn't even look at him as he made his way inside. "Come, Rias-sama is waiting."
"Uh! Hey, wait!" Issei called as he followed. Inside, the two stopped in front of a room.
"We're here." The blonde stated.
"Eh?!" Issei asked when he saw the sign over the door. 'Occult Research Club?!' Following Kiba, he entered and saw that the inside was a dark room, lit up by a few candles. Looking around, the newly born devil saw that the interior was a wood-paneled room with Victorian-style coaches and chairs along the walls, and a desk at the front right side, with a chalkboard behind it. There were some portraits hanging on the walls, but it was too dark to see. "Wh-What is this room?"
Looking around, Issei blinked when he spotted someone sitting on one of the coach, eating some treats. She was a young, petite girl, with white hair with two long bangs that passed her shoulders, and hazel eyes. She had a black, cat-shaped hair clip on both sides of her hair. She wore the female uniform. 'Wha! That's First-Year Toujou Koneko-chan! A frail body type, a matchless loli-face, this is a mascot character popular with girls as well as boys!'
"Koneko-chan!" Kiba called to the girl, who looked at them. "This is Hyoudou Issei-kun!"
Issei jerked, and bowed. "H-Hello! How are you…?"
Koneko starred at him for a while, making him sweat, before nodding and turned back to eating her treat. Issei chuckled sheepishly, before he suddenly heard something. Turning his head, he gasped when he saw a shower curtain. 'A bathtub? Is someone taking a bath?' His eye when wide, when he could make out the figure of the person who called for him inside. 'R-Ria-senpai?! Sh-She's taking a shower! I can see her figure! Those beautiful lines, obscured not by the steam or curtain creases…This is Heaven!'
"Bucho, you have a guest." He heard a voice say.
"Thank you, Akeno."
Issei was practically drooling as smoke shot out from his nostrils. 'Over there is a naked, Rias-senpai! This is the best club room EVER!' He mentally shouted.
Koneko gazed at him and scoffed. "Disgusting. What an odious face..." She said, before looking away from the brunette, who had a devastated look.
"Ara, ara~. So you are the new member." Issei turned his head, and gasped when he saw Akeno, the 2nd Great Lady. His cheeks burned red, making Akeno giggle and walk towards him, her hips swaying. Issei gulped his saliva as he backed up a bit, suddenly feeling like a caged prey for some reason. "Welcome, Hyoudou-kun. I am Akeno Himejima. I am the vice president. Have a pleasant time here." She greeted him with a bow.
Stuttering, Issei bowed back gently. "H-Hai! Thank you for having me." He replied, though he had a hard time not staring at her large breasts as they bounced. Shaking his head, he rubbed the back of his neck. "I-I'm Hyoudou Issei. Please take care of me."
"Ah, Hyoudou-kun. You are here, good."
Issei looked as a dressed Rias stepped out of the shower. "R-Rias-sempai!"
The crimson haired devil smiled kindly at her. "Welcome Issei, to the Occult Research Club. Now that you are here, we can begin." Issei moved and sat next to Koneko, while Kiba and Akeno sat on the other coach as Rias at on the desk. "Now Issei, this is something important you should know. This 'club' is merely a façade, a hobby for us."
Issei blinked in confusion. "A hobby? What do you mean?"
"To put in simply…we are devils."
Issei's eyes widen in shock. While he already know that Rias was a devil, he didn't expect for everyone here to be one as well. He gulped, now feeling more nervous. He was surrounded, with possibly no way out. "Wh-What?"
"That girl you had been on a date with two days ago, Yuuma. She was a Fallen Angel. Fallen Angels are the Angels originally from Heaven that serve the Gods, cast out and sent to Makai, the Underworld, due to their impure ideas and wicked mature. When controlling humans, they attempt to destroy us devils. Ever since ancient times, they passed from Heaven to Earth to Makai. Devils and Fallen Angels have been in constant battle for control of Makai. We Devils make pacts and deals with Humans for a price in order to obtain powers, whereas the Fallen Angels take control of Humans and use them to destroy us. Aside from the two, there are also Angels, soldiers of God, sent down from Heaven ordered to exterminate both sides. There are also monster, mindless creatures that only wish to destroy everything in their path. These four sides have been in constant war since the very beginning. Do you understand what I'm saying so far?"
While he already heard the story from Naruto, he still found it overwhelming. "Eh, well… it's a bit deep for a normal teen…" He said as he rubbed the back of his head. He then looked at Rias, his expression turning serious, which took Rias by surprise. "Yuuma-chan…she had black wings. She was a Fallen Angel, wasn't she? She killed me. And you, Rias-senpai…you saved my life, didn't you?" Her and Naruto. He owed that man a lot. Rias blinked. She didn't think he actually remembered what happened, or was able to recognize her when he was at the brink of Limbo.
She nodded. "Yes. She was a Fallen Angel, and she killed you because you possessed a Sacred Gear."
"Sacred…Gear…" Issei muttered, recalling what Naruto told him.
Akeno took over the explanation. "Sacred Gear are special tools that reside in special humans, giving them abilities far above normal. For example, great intelligence, tremendous agility or those who are called geniuses. Although most of them can only take effect within human society. Some of them may possess enough power to harm us Devils and Fallen Angels."
"So, Yuuma-chan only pretended to like me for the Sacred Gear." Issei muttered sadly as he looked down.
"Mah mah, kid. Don't get all emo on me."
Everyone in the room gasped in jumped in shock at the sudden voice. They looked over as Naruto walked out of the built in kitchen, an apple in hand, which he took a bite out of.
"Naruto-san!" The brunette said, surprised at seeing the man come out of nowhere.
"You!" A shocked Rias shouted, pointing at the mystery man she ran into days ago. Naruto shot her a smirk and gave her a two-finger salute.
"Sup Red! Missed me?" The other members of the peerage stood up in guarded stances, Kiba pointing a sword at him, Koneko tightened her fists and got in a boxer stance, and Akeno's hands sparked with lightning.
"How did you get here?!" Rias demanded, knowing that he couldn't have come through the doors or windows, as the barrier would have detected him. He also couldn't have teleported in, as she would've sensed magic energy.
Naruto didn't even look nervous, as he continued eating his apple. Once he was finished, he threw the apple core up and down his hand. On the third caught, with blinking speed, he flicked the core like a bullet. It hit Kiba, making him stagger back. With the surprise strike distracting everyone, Naruto disappeared and appeared in front of Koneko. He grabbed her arm and pulled her as he span on his heels. Without effort, he threw her at a shocked Akeno, making the two fall on the ground. Snapping his arm back, he grabbed Lilith from his waist as he shot his other arm out, grabbing Rias's wrist. Taking the chance, he kicked her foot from behind, making her yip as she lost her balance. Making behind her, he pulled her arm behind her back and placed the barrel of Lilith under her chin.
All that happen in just 2.4 seconds.
"Wah!" Issei yelled in shock at what just happened, as the other there devils picked themselves up. They glared at Naruto for taking their King hostage, while he just smirked.
"Poor work. Really poor. You let yourselves be caught off guard, and now your [King] is caught. You know what this means, right?"
"…"
"…"
"…"
His smirk grew, showing his fangs. Issei watch in shock, not knowing what to do.
"BANG!"
Rias flinched at Naruto's shout, along with the others. "Ote. (Check) You lose." He told them as he pulled his gun away and placed it back on its place. He took a step back from a confused Rias, and immediately found himself with a blade at his throat.
"Who are you?" Kiba demanded. The snow-ette just gave him a grin, before he vanished. The group looked around for the intruder, before they found him sitting comfortably on a coach, sipping on a can of coke. Where he got that, no one knew.
"Well, now that that's out of the way, shall we be moving on?" He asked as he took a sip. Rias glared at him.
"Why are you here?" She demanded. Her answer was a shrug.
"Two reasons, actually. First, so I can help explain what the kid here should be expecting in his new life. And second, to meet with the devils that 'own' this part of Japan. Like hell I'm letting some demons I don't know run a human city."
"How do you know Issei?"
Once more, he shrugged as he took another sip. "Saved the kid from being shish-kebab'd by that winged bitch. Well, before the idiot revealed himself and got himself killed." He shot said idiot a glare, who rubbed his head and chuckled sheepishly. It was kind of a dumb move in his part. "Bitch stabbed me right through the back. Should've broken her wing." He muttered angrily. The others sweatdropped at his muttering. Shaking his head, he leaned back and drunk the remaining soda. Crushing the can, he threw it over his shoulder which landed perfectly on the trash bin on the corner. "Now, yesterday I left Issei my business card. When he visited me, I told him what he needed to know if he was getting himself into all this crap. I told him about the Great War, Four Faction, and the Sacred Gears."
"Wait a minute. You said you got stabbed by a Light Spear? Then, how did you survive? What are you?" Rias asked.
Naruto chuckled. "Ain't that the Million Dollar question? Let's just say I'm more than I appear. I'll give you a hint. 'I am the equilibrium of Light and Darkness. The one who walks the Twilight path, while others walk the path of darkness, or blindly follow the light.' See if you can figure that out." He told them. Rias frowned at the riddle, not being given much. "No forget about that for the moment. You were talking about Issei's Sacred Gear?"
Rias gave him a cautious look, before turning to Issei, as Kiba and Akeno sat on the other coach. Koneko reluctantly sat next to Naruto, who smirked at her. She took out a candy bar out of…somewhere, and began to eat it. As she ate, she suddenly tensed as fingers began scratching the top of her head. She soon began to relax, as the scratching quickly calmed her.
"Issei." The brunette turned to the redhead. "Raise your left hand." He blinked in confusion, before doing as told. "Close your eyes and strike a pose that makes your feel like you could draw out a strong power from within."
He blinked in confusion, and reluctantly shifted his body with his legs bended and his hands pulled to the side, hands made in a cupping motion. Naruto chuckled at the stance, making the teen blush in embarrassment. 'Why am I doing something so embarrassing?' He asked himself.
Even Rias sweatdropped. 'What a strange pose…' "It doesn't look like you have any power…"
"C'mon, kid! You can do it! 'Trust in the force, young pedawan.'" Naruto quoted in encouragement. While he didn't know much about him, he could feel that the brat was a good kid.
"Focus…focus…FOCUS!" Issei chanted, trying as hard as he could to bring out any great power.
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. . . .
. . . .
"…Wah wah waaah!" The Devil Hunter mocked with a chuckle as Issei sighed in sadness and disappointment. "Mah, mah kid. Don't be so down! It's like having sex. You don't know what you are doing the first time, but after practice, you act like a pro!" He said with a laugh, as Issei blushed at the statement with a drop of blood coming down his nose at the thoughts entering his head.
"Pervert." Koneko muttered, making Naruto smirk at her.
"Nah~. We'll see if you still think that after you acquire the taste of pure pleasure, Neko~chan." He whispered to her, making her eyes slightly widen.
Shaking off his thoughts for later, the brunette looked at Rias. "Ano? Are you sure it wasn't all some sort of mistake?" He asked her.
The King hummed in thought. "The truth remains, that fallen angel targeted you. Do not worry, we'll try again later."
"That reminds me! How am I still alive?" He asked the question he wanted to know about. Rias smirked, but glanced at Naruto, who was busy drinking another can of coke he got from…somewhere, as he scratched the top of a content Koneko's head. The hunter saw her looking at him, and gave her a V sign.
"I'd figure you should tell him about the system, it would be better than me." He explained. Rias nodded, before blinking and looked at him questionably.
"How do you know about the system?" She asked. This man was getting her more and more confused by the minute! His answer…another of his damn smirks!
"I know a lot of things, Benihime." He told her with a joking tone, making her eyebrow twitch.
She was starting to hate this man.
Meanwhile, as that was going on Akeno handed Issei a piece of paper. Issei looked at it, and recognized it as one of the fliers he got while on his 'date'. It had the same circular pentagram symbol on it and everything. Clearing her throat, Rias began explaining. "Like I mentioned before, a Devil requires a signed contract in order to utilize a Human's power. They forge an agreement based on the fulfillment of a Human's wish, taking power equivalent to the wish they grant. Like all demons, devils are beings of humanity sin. In a way, we drink the sin of humans, growing stronger with each one."
"In the past, Devils used to absorb the sin by either eating the human's heart, or sucking out their souls. Though the later was mostly done through sexual intercourse." Naruto chimed in, with Rias nodding though she wondered how he knew that.
"Things have changed in the past centuries, and are now done this way. That contract has a seal on it, which once touched by a human, synchs with their soul. That pentagram will let the devil know when a human's sin grew and become strong, it will summon the devil. Once the wish is performed, the seal will absorb some of the sin and transfer it to the demon. The more sin a demon absorbs, the stronger they become. Back in ancient times, humans were able to create their own summon pentagrams; however, the number of those humans have become barely non-existent. That's why we were giving out "simplified pentagrams" to people with strong desires. That was how you were able to call me. In your dying moment, you wished "to at least die in the arms of a beautiful girl, or at least live enough to fulfill my dream"." She told the brunette.
Issei nodded, recalling what he felt while he was dying.
"While I approach you, I sensed the Sacred Gear within you, so I resurrected you into my peerage. Now, Hyoudou Issei, you serve me as my [Pawn]." She said and at that moment, two devil/bat wings bursted out of his back. Issei freaked out, while the other peerage members also let out their wings.
"I-I have wings too?! I really have turned into a devil!" Issei said, shocked as he felt his wings. He idly noted that his jacket wasn't ripped from where the wings come out of.
"That's right. It symbolizes your status as a devil. You have been reborn as my little brother and as my servant." Rias told him. "You are now part of the divine Gremory clan!"
Issei gapped at her, before sighing and held his head down. "Does that mean…from now on I'll always be a servant?" He asked depressively as he knelt on the ground.
Naruto chuckled as he watch the brunette mope. Throwing away his empty can, he stood up, patting Koneko on the head, and walked over to the teen. Patting him on the shoulder he knelt down and leaned close to his ear. "Mah, mah kid. You are a devil now, and devils are creatures of sin. I reckon, if you do well, it's possible that you will one day have servants of your own~." He hinted with a smirk. The kid's live may be different from now on, but the least he could do is show him the positives.
Issei's eyes widen at that. 'My own…servants?' He thought, the image of him with his own harem of beautiful, busty girls serving his every needs appearing in his head.
"~Issei-sama~!"
"Oh Issei-sama!"
A wide grin appeared on his face, as he quickly stood up. "Servants? As in people who must obey my orders?" He asked as Naruto backed away from him, a satisfied grin on his face. Rias nodded.
"That's right."
"A-Anything? No matter what I ask of them? Even…something sexual?!" He asked, hope spreading through him."
Again, Rias nodded, confused on why he was shaking. "If they're your servants, then yes, of course."
His eye blazing with determined flames, Issei shot straight up. "I'LL DO IT! I WANT TO BE A DEVIL! I WILL BECOME A HAREM KING!"
Kiba chuckled at the way he acted, while Koneko gave the former human a dull look. "Simple minded."
"I can throw away all of my hidden porno mags…" Issei muttered to himself, before shaking his head. "No, I can't do that. They're me treasure…this and that are two different things. Mhm, two different things…"
Naruto laughed at the teen's antic. He was liking him more and more. He reminded him of a certain someone. Though the difference was that he actually liked Issei more than that person.
Meanwhile, a giggling Akeno looked at Rias. "So when you said, "Perhaps we'll have an idiotic little brother soon", this is what you meant."
Rias nodded. "That's right. So, Hyoudou-kun. Are you willing to become my servant?" She asked the happy brunette, who nodded rapidly.
"Hai! Rias-senpai!" But the redheaded devil shook her head.
"No! Remember, you have to call me "Buchou"!"
Issei nodded. "Hai, Buchou!"
Faces in the crowd
Faces in the crowd will smile again
And the devil may cry
The devil may cry at the end of the night
Everyone turned and watched as Naruto took out his cellphone and answer it. "Yeah?"
"WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU?!" The man was nearly blown away from the sheer force of the shout from the person on the other line. He held the phone away from him as his ear kept ringing. "YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE HOME FOR DINNER HOURS AGO!"
Once the ringing stopped, the snow-haired hunter replied. "Damn it woman! You nearly made my brain explode with that voice of yours!"
"DON'T TAKE THAT TONE WITH ME, YOU BASTARD! WHERE ARE YOU?!"
"I am meeting with my new neighbors! I told you before I felt!"
"EXCUSES! I BUSTED MY ASS MAKING THIS FOOD FOR YOU! SO GET YOUR ASS HERE, THIS INSTANT! OR YOU CAN FIND SOMEWHERE ELSE TO SLEEP!"
"It's my house, damn it! You can't kick me out!"
"I WILL IF YOU DON'T GET HERE!" The woman shouted back, before hanging up. Glaring at the phone, Naruto was so tempted to crush it in his hands.
"Damn woman. No respect, I tell ya. I bust my ass to make money, and she's ordering me around like some dog! She's the one staying over after she burned down her own apartment!" He muttered angrily, as he pocketed the phone. Taking a deep breath, he turned back to the other. "Well, it looks like I better go. See you around kid. Make sure you don't go out with girls who will literary stab you in the back. Nice meeting the rest of you." Giving them a slight bow, he turned to leave, before Rias called after him.
"Wait! Just who are you? How did you get in here?"
Stopping, Naruto looked back at her. Staring silently for a few more seconds, he shrugged. Reaching into his pocket, he took out a card and threw it at her. "See ya!" He called out before he left.
Rias looked after the door for a few seconds, before she looked down at the card in her hands. Her eyes widen slightly at what was on it.
Naruto S. Diabolus
DEVIL MAY CRY
Supernatural Hunting Agency
"We take care of any troublesome supernatural menace, permanently."
351-485-4875
13th Katashi Avenue
A demon hunter…
One of the Devils' most dangerous enemies…
Was just here…
And they didn't even know it!
The Next Day – Kuoh Academy
Issei sighed as he sat down at his desk, laying his head on it. He was tired. After Naruto-san left, he spent the rest of the day passing out fliers to people. It took all night, but he was able to empty out a full box. Not only that, but Rias-Buchou taught him about the 'Ranks of Nobility', and that he needed to become a high-rank devil to be able to gain his own peerage. The more contracts he forms, the more his status increases to be able to rise in level. "Mouh~. Who knew doing chores would be such hard work. I was able to pass out all the fliers, but didn't get any contracts…' He then shook his head. 'No! I need to stay focused! I need to keep myself determined! I will become Harem King!'
Just then, the door to the classroom opened, and the principal entered. He was a tall man, with tan skin. His eyes were narrow and the color of chestnuts. His dark, silky, curly hair was worn in a stale that reminds you of a fluttering flag. He was a professional grey suit, with a red tie. He smiled kindly at the students. "Good morning, everyone."
"Good morning, Kouchou-sama!" The class replied.
"I'm afraid I have some bad news. Your teacher, Ms. Kitachi has taken a leave of absence as she was transferred to another school. Luckily, I was able to get someone to fill in the spot. You may come in now!"
The door opened, and every watched as a man with strange, white colored hair entered. He was a black business suit with a red tie. In his hand, he carried a briefcase.
"Good morning, everyone."
Issei's eye widen at the voice. His head snapped up, and looked at the familiar man. 'Naruto-san?! What's he doing here?!' He thought, worriedly.
Naruto moved toward the desk, and laid his case on top of it. He turned around and grabbed a piece of chalk. "My name, is Mr. Asakura. I am your new Literature teacher." He looked at them with a smirk.
This was goanna be fuuunnn…
End of Chapter 2
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Note: Naruto will be a sort of mentor and role model for Issei. It will be like an older brother-little brother relationship.
'Gaki's' source of power in the cannon is just perverted shit. In here, it will be different. As Naruto will be helping him when he can. REASON being is Chapter 15 of Fairy Tail Dragon Slayer's "Naruto the Super Foxy Devil Beast" and his well put data on Issei's 'path to power'. After reading it, I got a closer and clearer view on the manga.
Naruto will act a bit like Dante from Devil May Cry, carefree, flippant, a bit of a showoff, and still be awesome.
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