The Dream of the Infinite

by Nukoko

An "ending" was an unfamiliar concept to her. She always thought that she would be able to spend eternity by his side yet unlike her Issei Hyoudou had an end.

4. Chapter 3: Her worries

Wew... Hello my dear readers... I have somehow managed to release this chapter before the week ended.

To be honest I had barely made it. I had all my exams this past week so the laptop had been on lockdown till today. I was thankfully able to pass all my subjects this term. Though what's worse is that my sister, due to work related stuff, would need to use this laptop for her work for the next few days so I wouldn't be able to write, hence i had no other choice.

So as a solution, I got her to let me hog the laptop for today. Hence the moment I woke up, I took a shower, ate my breakfast and started to work on this chapter. Like a mangaka being pestered to meet his deadline I had somehow been able to type out this chapter that for some reason had this length... Hahaha... My back, neck and arms hurt from this...

Well anyway, some replies...:

- The fairy king: I really need to thank you for the correction last time. That was rather embarrassing but thankfully I was able to order my ninja to correct it. With regards to your question Ise will not necessarily be stronger. It would be more appropriate to say that he would be more... competent and experienced. Level of competence of other characters will also be adjusted accordingly. As for how long I expect this to go for... Hmmm it could easily go to 20 chapter or more but I'm not entirely sure. I'll probably add some more stuff

- rifansyah51: Ahaha well I'm again thankful for that. The omake for this was actually shorter before but your comment was the reason why the lenght had suddenly doubled... It may not be how you imagined it but please enjoy

- Karlos1234ify: As I've said to fairy king It would be more appropriate to say that he would be more... competent and experienced. Level of competence of other characters will also be adjusted accordingly.

- SSJ3 Kyuubi Gohan: There's an omake for that... :D

Regarding this chapter:

- This chapter is unexpectedly longer that i thought it would be. rifansyah51 had given me a bout of inspiration while writing the omake, making it significantly longer that it should be...
- This chapter focuses on Irina and establishing the foundations of her relationship with Ise and Ophis. I needed to do this for my plans for her in the future.
- I'm thankful I've finally finished Irina's prologue story. It was rather difficult to write and now I can move on to the ensuing conflict.
- Finally, similar to the last chapter, due to certain circumstances with the laptop I had not even been able to fully proofread(... looks back double checks the spelling) this chapter. Considering it's length then there are definitely some mistakes in here.

Well that's all I have to say for now, thank you once again for the readers, lurkers and reviewers of this fic. It had somehow garnered 99 follows... Hahaha that definitely makes happy :D

Disclaimer: I may utterly enjoy this but i do not profit from it in anyway.

Ready... Set... Start!

==The Dream of the Infinite=============================================================

=={Nostalgia}==

It was noon on a certain Saturday.

Ophis was currently roaming around the shopping mall that was often visited by the group. The ceiling of the mall was an open atrium and various stores catering to every possible need a customer may have could be seen.

She was wearing a black sailor uniform with a light blue ribbon, black knee length socks and a pink cardigan; she was also carrying a small black backpack. That particular set of clothes was something she had gotten accustomed to wearing since she was told that her usual dress was inappropriate to wear in public.

Though usually she would be either within in the proximity of a certain Hyoudou Issei or at the very least accompanied by someone from the group, she was currently alone. It had taken some time but Rias had finally decided that she should be allowed to do as she pleased for as long as she didn't leave the territory and went home before sun down. She of course was not allowed to use her powers unless she was put into a situation that it was absolutely necessary.

So yeah, unless an evil dragon comes to wreak havoc or a horribly depraved pedophile kidnaps her, she wasn't allowed to use her powers at all. On the other hand, she had a red bat, Rias' familiar, hanging from her backpack that would alert Rias if anything where to happen.

'I have gone here several times with the others… However it seems that this structure was larger than it seems'

She was currently looking around, searching for a particular item. She had recently developed an interest in video games and Rias had granted her some funds to buy something on her own, giving her strict instructions on how to handle the money.

The exact amount of money will be left unsaid. The only words that may be used to describe the amount would be "a shit-ton of money" and it will be left at that. The crimson ruin princess greatly needed to be educated in terms of how much normal people spent. Pocket change for example most definitely did not reach 6 to 7 digits.

'It is…. difficult to find one's way… Gremory Rias had told me to ask directions if I could not find my way'

She looked around the area trying to find a person in uniform. She was told to only talk people like this in order to avoid trouble. She approached the guard and tugged on his shirt.

"Hmmm… Yes little girl, what is it?" The guard asked nicely with a warm smile.

"Directions" She replied tersely while bringing out a map from inside her bag. The map already had a mark on it and some instructions to read to make it easier for Ophis since she wasn't someone who spoke too much.

"Ah, well you simple need to go in that direction, past the food court and you'll find this store. By the way, where are your parents little girl?" After pointing out the directions, the guard had decided to ask the obvious question. Despite being older than most beings, Ophis did currently have the appearance of a child.

"Mama and Papa are busy but they gave me permission to buy things on my own since this place is close to our home" Was the predetermined response she gave. Rias and the others had already had her memorize several predetermined responses that she would give when prompted to answer certain questions.

The guard was a bit disturbed by the monotone voice and blank gaze the girl in front of him had but accepted the reply. He asked some follow up questions to be sure.

"Just to be sure, where does your family live?" A standard question.

"A big house" A simple response.

"And what do your parents do?" The guard asked, not deterred by the response. He was used to dealing with children.

"Mama is a King and Papa is an Oppai Dragon" She replied. It wasn't one of the questions she had a predetermined response to so she replied with that. The guard however was somewhat confused from the reply.

"T-Then they must busy huh?" The guard asked with a troubled face.

"Yes, they deal with terrorists and evil dragons a lot" Another honest statement.

"A-ah, then what about siblings or relatives? Do you have some?" The guard tried thinking that Ophis was simply an imaginative child.

"Yes. A sister with normal sized breasts and long blonde hair, a sister who has an idiotic look that has brute strength, a sister who is a self-proclaimed angel, a sister that looks like a bird, a sister that looks like a cat, a big sister who is poor and has silver hair, a brother who is handsome and another brother who cross-dresses" She replied, using the same words she had once used during her first time visiting the mall with everyone. She felt that it was an appropriate description.

"A-alright, then carry on…" The guard was just baffled with the weird reply she gave and decided that it wasn't something he wanted to delve on so he allowed her to go.

With a nod and a thank you, Ophis went on her way to her destination. As she was on her way however she had went through the food court and various things caught her attention.

Said things were cakes, doughnuts and sweets of every variety. The food court had a section dedicated to desserts and sweet snacks. If the dragon god was more expressive then she would probably drooling right now with sparkling eyes, outwardly expressing her wonder and amazement over the sheer amount and variety of sweets and confection she could see, however Ophis was by no means expressive in any sense of the word so she still had a blank face and emotionless eyes.

''I… was not aware of this place…I, have much to learn…" She muttered scolding herself in her lack of knowledge. Sweets were something she favoured eating and her ignorance of the existence of such a place made her feel ignorant.

"Such a place… I have yet to set foot in heaven so I am not aware of its appearance… however this must be the place"

This was heaven no matter how she saw it. There was a lack of angels and far too many human beings but she was already fully convinced.

Thankfully, most of the shops were high end and accepted credit and debit card payments so Ophis was free to try nearly anything she would see. It was also fortunate that Rias had given a substantial amount of money for her to spend.

And so, armed with a card full of money, a sweet tooth and a stomach with a black hole inside, the dragon god went on a food trip. She would eat every type and flavour of whatever she could get and eat them quickly. Be it cakes, doughnuts, and candy, nothing could escape the dragon god.

'Human beings are truly excellent… to be able to make such wondrous things… I must have more of it…'

Dragons had always been known for their greed and when they had found anything that they considered a treasure, they would keep it in their own territories.

In this case, the dragon was Ophis, the treasure was sweets and the territory where it was stored and kept in was her stomach. Greed had never been so good or sweet before.

She quickly drew the attention of pretty much everyone in the vicinity. Shopkeepers were baffled on seeing a small young girl consume so much food but were in anticipation of her visit to their shop. Bystanders were entertained to see a cute girl whose face was riddled in crumbs and icing running around from shop to shop. They even allowed her to cut in line and gave her a seat when she needed.

Before everyone knew it, it had become some kind of event.

Ophis was sitting on one of the chairs with a large amount of sweets of every variety on the table in front. There was a crowd surrounding her; shopkeepers, waiters, waitresses and attendants were cheering her on as she consumed the sweets faster than Ise could enter balance breaker.

"Go little girl!"

"W-where does it all go?"

"..Too think such a small girl can eat so much"

"Haha, keep eating girl! We have more where that came from!"

"Such great business!"

Were the shouts that could be heard from the crowd. Ophis had not really paid attention and simply concentrated on the task before her.

After that day a legend was born. A legend about a small black haired girl with an emotionless face who brought great business to every shop that sold sweets. From then on, it had become customary for every shop, no matter what goods they had sold, to at least have one type of confection available. Doing so was said to bring about prosperity.

Eventually Ophis had eaten her fill and finished eating, getting a round of applause from the crowd.

'I, am not sure why they seem to approve of my actions… It must mean that I have done something worthy of praise' She thought to herself as she received head pats, words of gratitude and amazement, and offers from shopkeepers to come to their shop again.

Amongst the crowd, a familiar voice had called her.

"Ophis-chan?" A girl with chestnut coloured hair had approached her. Despite it being a weekend, she seemed to be wearing the standard female uniform worn by those who attended Kuoh Academy.

"Shidou Irina" Ophis called her name. Shidou Irina was a self-proclaimed reincarnated angel and childhood friend of Ise.

"I am not self-proclaimed!" Irina retorted instinctively, feeling that someone had accused her of being a self-proclaimed existence. Though at first she had taken such accusations in stride, she had slowly gotten irritated of those words mostly due to a blue haired swordsman.

"A-ahaha… sorry about that Ophis-chan. I felt like someone called me self-proclaimed again" She gave a bright smile to Ophis resuming her bubbly and optimistic attitude.

"Ne, was Ophis-chan the one the crowd was cheering for?" She asked curiously. She had just finished some work in school and had decided to take a small shopping trip before going home. Noticing Ophis' face she took out her handkerchief and started wiping it.

Every member of the Gremory liked to dote on the dragon god. No exceptions.

"Un… It seems I received support in eating sweets" Ophis replied staying still, allowing Irina to wipe her face.

"Did Ophis-chan come here to buy something? If so let's shop together!" Irina put away the handkerchief after she ensured that Ophis' face was clean.

'Ah… Yes I had come here to buy something' Realizing that she was severely side-tracked Ophis remembered that she actually did have something to do.

"I had come here to purchase a game" She stated her purpose. Originally the plan was for her to go to the mall and quickly buy the game she wanted to play then immediately going home however she had unknowingly found herself in heaven and was distracted.

"Eh? A game? Ophis-chan likes games after all… fufufufu" Irina gave a small laugh, Ophis' curiosity was piqued by her behaviour and she waited for the follow up.

"Ophis-chan! I know of a certain game that Ise-kun really likes to play!" Irina declared, puffing her chest out proudly as if the fact that she knew was admirable in and of itself.

"A game…. That Ise likes to play?" She was officially interested. Though Ise played games with her every now and then, she had noticed that Ise didn't have as much drive in playing video games compared to poking breasts.

"Un! I'll show you where to buy it! I'll even tell you all the important things to do while playing the game! Asia-chan, Xenovia and I played it together with Ise once!" Irina smiled remembering that event. Though her wings had flickered from white to black during those times, it was still a fun and precious memory.

"Important things?" Ophis questioned, intrigued by the fact that there were other necessary preparations for playing a game, she never had encountered such things before and the fact that she would be able to do it with Ise made it more appealing.

"Un … The first thing is that wearing clothes are forbidden when playing and…" Irina continued, giving Ophis a full lesson on what preparations are necessary when playing the game they were going to buy. Ophis listened intently; absorbing every piece of information she was given.

==The Dream of the Infinite=============================================================

=={Ise's Room}==

That was a memory she had of Shidou Irina. Shidou Irina was always optimistic and vibrant however right now there were tears on her face. It was obvious to her that these were tears that were shed due to pain and sadness.

'Shidou Irina is… crying…' She thought while closing her eyes.

It was a rare sight to see one of the most energetic and optimistic girl of the group to actually be crying. The reincarnated angel in her memories had always been the one who smiled and laughed the most. She felt that tears didn't suit her at all.

'She was… bright, vibrant… always smiling'

Shidou Irina wasn't the only one like that, the others were also vibrant but in comparison, being bright, lively, optimistic and vibrant wasn't just a characteristic for Irina, it practically defined her. No matter how grim the situation, Shidou Irina would always brighten up everyone's mood and lessen the weight of their burdens.

'The Gremory group are composed of beings with a strong will like Ise' she thought to herself. Not only Irina but everyone else was capable of smiling in the worst of times.

She recalled all the times she had seen them face adversity. They never gave up no matter how dire the situation had gotten. They would continue to fight and to overcome any challenges that were presented to them. It didn't matter if they faced humas, devils, angels, monsters or gods, nothing could stop the might of the Gremory group.

'Furthermore they always cared for one another; they would fight desperately for each other's sake. They would not allow one of their own to experience enough pain or grief to warrant tears. The only time that everyone had shed such tears was when Ise…'

She immediately cut off her process of thought, not wanting to remember such times. That particular moment was very painful for her and everyone else and it was best buried in the deepest parts of her mind.

'Ise is here… There is no need for such unnecessary thoughts…' She reminded herself once again. It wouldn't do well for her or anyone else to dwell in the past. She needed to focus on the present.

She opened her eyes and focused on the two who were currently talking to each other.

The three of them were inside Ise's room. Ise, seeing his best friend in tears had immediately grabbed Irina's hand and dragged her up the stairs. The red gauntlet that manifested in his hands earlier had already disappeared.

She, on the other hand, was sitting on the bed wearing her black pyjamas, though only the shirt as she had decided to forego wearing the pants. She felt that wearing it was unnecessary and she was quite sure that Ise would have preferred this state of dress. State of dress meaning her chest was covered just enough to be decent while her black panties were in clear view to anyone who looked.

She was silently observing the situation. Trying to understand the reason for Shidou Irina's tears.

"Iri-kun? Why are you crying?" Ise asked worry clear on his face. He had made Irina sit down and he patted her head to calm her down. He didn't know whether that would help his friend but something told him that it would.

"*sniff* Papa called us yesterday… he said that… *hic* that we'll move away from here!" She said while rubbing the tears from her face. She was trembling slightly and her red eyes showed that she had been crying for a while.

'Move away… It means… changing their place of residency to a different location' Ophis clarified the meaning of Irina's words to herself. Though she's had a lot of time to learn about language, there were some commonly used expressions and phrases that escaped her; idioms were particularly difficult for her since she tended to take things literally. In the past, when she was told that she they were going to talk about the "birds and the bees", she honestly thought it would be about flying animals and insects. She wasn't expecting it to be about human mating processes.

"Uhuuu... I don't… I don't wanna move away! *sniff* I don't wanna be separated from Ise-kun!" Irina continued, almost shouting. She was shaking slightly and more tears were running down her face.

"E-Eh?! Iri-kun is going away?! I-I don't want that!" Ise replied, horrified at the prospect of his close friend disappearing. Despite his feelings however he honestly didn't know what to do about the situation. He tried to think of ways but he came up with nothing however he didn't like seeing his friend cry so he decided to simply try and make his friend smile for now.

"A-Ah! Iri-kun, this is Ophis-chan! She's going to help me become a dragon hero!" Ise pointed to Ophis who was on top of his bed in an attempt to distract Irina.

"E-eh? D-dragon hero? Ophis-chan?" Irina spoke in wonder looking towards the direction Ise was pointing at. She didn't notice it but there was a black haired girl on top of Ise's bed. Ophis simply looked at her remembering a few details.

'Yes… To this world's Shidou Irina this would be our first meeting… 'She knew in herself that this Irina was different from the one she often played with. Technically, the Ise she was with now was the same, but unlike Ise this version of Irina did not have memories of her and knowing that made her somewhat sad.

'I… must simply create a new bond with Shidou Irina and create new memories' She assured herself remembering one of the many lessons she had learned during her time with the others. If the memories did not exist, they simply had to replace them with new and better ones.

"I am named Ophis… It is a pleasure to meet you" Ophis introduced herself whilst using her powers to change her clothes into a black sailor uniform with a light blue ribbon and black knee length stockings. She was of course not wearing any shoes.

"EHHHHH?! T-Transform! I-Ise-kun she transformed!" Irina shouted in shock at seeing something that she had only found in their favourite tokusatsu shows. Much like Ise, Irina thought that the ability to use one's powers to transform was the proof of being a hero.

Sufficiently distracted by Ophis's show, Irina had stopped crying, much to Ise's relief.

"A-and look at this Iri-kun!" Ise continued assuming the stance of the red armoured being in his dream and went through the process in summoning his sacred gear. He imagined wearing the armour and the power flowing through him.

After a few moments he succeeded and light enveloped Ise's left hand. It then turned into some kind of red gauntlet with a green jewel embedded on it. Irina's eyes widened in surprise at what she saw and immediately came closer to Ise to inspect the gauntlet.

"I-Ise-kun what is that?" She inquired out of curiosity touching and prodding the gauntlet with her hands.

"Hehe… Iri-kun this is what they call a Say-ku-re-do Ge-ah!" Ise stated proudly.

=={Irina's Side}==

"D-does Ise-kun have super powers?! Can Ise-kun transform?!" Irina asked excitedly. The prospect that her friend may be able to transform like the heroes they always watched made her ecstatic. Is Ise can transform then he can become a hero.

'That's cool! That is so cool! Ise-kun is awesome! I wanna do it too!'

"N-no… not yet… Ophis-chan just taught me how to make it show earlier" Ise scratched his head, a bit embarrassed at not being able to meet Irina's expectations. Irina wasn't disappointed though.

"T-then can Ophis-chan teach me as well!?" She looked at Ophis and asked, her voice filled with hope. There may be a chance that she also had the same power but what Ophis' said next disappointed her.

"Shidou Irina does not have a sacred gear" was the reply.

"I-Iri-kun…" Ise looked at her worried at how she'll take Ophis' answer. Ise didn't to give any reason for his friend to be sad.

'A-ah… Ise-kun's face is… I… I don't like Ise-kun when he's like this… Ise-kun should be smiling like he usually does!' She felt bad as she saw the look on Ise's face and scolded herself. She knew she was the reason why Ise was currently sad and worried.

''T-that's okay Ise-kun…I want one but it's okay… It's really cool that you have one!" She smiled, trying to put Ise at ease.

'Un… I shouldn't cry in front of Ise-kun. I hate it when Ise-kun has that kind of look. I need to smile for Ise-kun!' She motivated herself, she liked seeing Ise happy above all else. She became sad when Ise was sad and hence she would smile so that Ise would smile as well.

"Ne~ Ise-kun, what can that do?" She asked, trying to mask her disappointment. Ise on the other hand had already realized what Irina was trying to do and decided to do the same. He would smile for her as well.

"Eh I'm not sure yet… I haven't really talked to Ophis-chan about it yet… but I'll definitely become a dragon hero!" Ise let out a small laugh and smiled goofily at Irina causing her to laugh as well. The two of them had then engaged in a laughing fit.

Anyone that would say that children were naïve and insensitive to such things could not be more wrong, in fact children were very adept at sensing the changes of mood of other people. Though some may find that strange, it was an actual truth.

Very few people could show such level of maturity and consideration at such an age yet there where two children right there who could understand each other to such an extent. True friendship was certainly quite a sight to see. The dragon god observing them also had a smile on her face.

"Hehe… Ise-kun will definitely be an awesome hero! Ise-kun if a bad guy ever gets me, save me okay?" Irina asked in earnest, somewhat afraid of the prospect of being kidnapped by a bad guy yet excited at being rescued by Ise.

"I will definitely rescue Iri-kun when that happens! I will become the most awesome dragon her!" Ise declared striking a pose. No trace of doubt or hesitation could be found in his words.

"Yeah! Ise-kun the dragon hero!" Irina applauded genuinely smiling this time truly happy at Ise's declaration.

'Hehe…. Ise-kun will become a hero and rescue me like a princess'

"Ise? Irina-chan is there right? Her parents got worried and are coming over to pick her up" they heard Mrs. Hyoudou shout from the first floor while they were enjoying themselves. Both of them had immediately dropped their smiles from what they heard.

'No… I wan't so spend more time with Ise-kun… I… I don't want to go yet…' Irina put on a pained expression, something that did not escape Ise. Despite everything, she knew that she wouldn't be able to stay any longer and that she and Ise would get separated.

"Iri-kun! Let's get out of here! Ophis-chan let's go!" Ise declared but before Irina could answer he grabbed her hand and pulled her along with him. Ophis followed without question and soon they got to the first floor.

"I-Ise?! Irina-chan?!" Mrs. Hyoudo who was on the phone shouted out as she saw them run by her.

"Sorry kaa-san! Ophis-chan, Iri-kun and I are going to play!" Ise shouted while he ran outside, Ophis and Irina in tow.

"W-wait! Ise-kun! Irina-chan!" Mrs. Hyoudou called for them but btoh children along with Ophis were already too far too hear her.

"Shidou-san… I'm sorry but they left the house when I told them you were coming. My son is certainly causing you a lot of trouble" Mrs. Hyoudou apologized to the person on the phone.

"It's fine… We sprung this up on Irina suddenly. It's understandable that they would act this way. Unfortunately nothing can be done about us moving to Europe so for now, it's best that the children have the chance to play together one last time" A voice at the other end of the line said.

"My son and your daughter had become really close, it's sad that they have to be separated so suddenly but it can't be helped…" Mrs. Hyoudou stated sadly.

"Yes… I just hope that our children won't hate us for this"

=={Kuoh Park}==

"Haah….Haaahh… Ise-kun… lets rest for a bit…" Both Irina and Ise were short on breath after running non-stop. Ophis on the other hand had showed no signs of fatigue. There wasn't even any sweat.

"Y-Yeah… Let's rest for a bit Iri-kun…" They all proceeded to sit down on the bench to rest and catch their breaths.

"Ise-kun… I… I think I should go back. Tou-san and Kaa-san are probable worried about me… Tou-san said that we're moving because of his job so it can't be helped…" Irina stated sadly. No matter how much she wanted to stay she couldn't do anything about it.

"I… I know Iri-kun… I don't wanna let you leave but… I know I can't do anything about it either…" Ise couldn't help but agree. It was silent for a moment but much to Irina's surprise, Ise suddenly stood up.

"Okay I got it! Irina let's play today!" Ise looked at her with determined eyes. Irina was confused at the sudden development but before she could ask, Ise had already spoken.

"We… we probably won't see each other for a really long time… So that's why we need to have as much fun and make as many memories now!" Ise yelled out trying to pump himself up as well as Irina.

"Ah… Un! Ise-kun's right! Let's play and make memories!" Irina yelled out as well trying to force the sadness she was feeling herself. Ise was trying hard for her it was only right for her to meet his determination with her own.

"A-Ah wait Ise-kun! S-Since this might be the last time we spend together we should change from our pyjamas and look proper…" Irina had ran out from her house wearing her pyjamas. Ise had been the same, not having time to change his clothes. Only Ophis was the one who was properly clothed.

"I will take care of it" Ophis simply stated as she raised her hand and changed their clothes.

Ise was now wearing a red short sleeved shirt and black shorts with a black hoodie. Irina on the other hand was now wearing a white one piece dress, her chestnut coloured hair tied into the usual twin tails.

"Eh? Ophis-chan, why did you make Iri-kun wear a dress? Iri-kun is a boy so…" Ise sent a confused look towards Ophis. Ophis had simply stared back not understanding Ise's confusion.

"Eh? But Ise-kun… I'm a girl" Irina replied hearing Ise's words drawing an even more confused look from Ise. She titled her head to the side sharing Ophis' confusion. She had always assumed that Ise knew she was a girl and had called her Iri-kun because of the way she acted.

"Iri-kun… is a girl?" Ise uttered in shock. Irina had always acted like a boy and dressed like one so he had assumed that he was a boy from the start. Though that misunderstanding could have been cleared up by bathing together or going for a swim at the beach, both opportunities had never been presented and so Ise remained ignorant.

"Un!" Irina had nodded with a grin on her face.

"Well Ise-kun, let's start playing!" Irina didn't want to wait anymore and had simply pulled Ise towards the playground of the park.

=={TDoI}==

After a few more minutes, Ise had finally come to terms with the revelation that his best friend was in fact a girl all along. It didn't really matter to him but it did confuse the heck out of him.

There was also this weird feeling inside him telling him that he should have known that and that he was stupid for being ignorant about it but he ignored that feeling and focused on spending time with his best friend.

"Okay Iri-chan, let's see if we can get you up and over the bar!" Ise also changed his way of calling Irina. Switching from the suffix –kun to –chan.

They were currently at the swing set. Irina was sitting on the swing while Ise was behind preparing to push her. Their goal was to be able to get her to swing high enough that she would go over the bar.

"Okay! I'm ready! Go Ise-kun!" At Irina's signal, Ise pushed her as hard as he could. As Irina swung back swung back towards him he would get a hold of her and would push her again.

"Hahahaha! Go Ise-kun! Push harder!" However despite Ise's efforts he didn't have enough strength to make Irina swing over the bar. This is where Ophis came in.

"Ise… I will push it" Ophis stated as she caught Irina as she swung back. She didn't move her body, not even her arm. She used her wrist to push Irina.

"KYAAAAAAAHHHH!" Irina shouted out, shocked by the sudden force imparted to her as she held on to the chains of the swing. She went up and over the bar on top but as she went past the chains slackened and she into an awkward trajectory and almost fell off the seat. Thankfully Ophis had caught her along with the swing.

Ise's jaw had dropped from what he just saw. Irina on the other hand was silent.

"That was awesome! Again! Ophis-chan, I wanna go again!" Irina shouted out excitedly.

They had continued half an hour more with Ise and Irina switching places as Ophis pushed them up and over the bar repeatedly and caught before they fell. Shouts of joy, mixed with a little bit of fear, could be heard from the two.

=={TDoI}==

"Okay Iri-chan…. Are your ready?" Ise asked as he took his position.

"Un! I'm ready" Irina replied, also taking her position.

They were a few meters away from the jungle jim where Ophis was located at the top. The game this time was to simply see who could run faster and reach Ophis.

"Ready… Get set… Go" Ophis raising her and bringing it down in a chopping motion to signify the start of the race.

Ise seemed to have taken the lead but Irina was able to catch up quickly. The race was closed between the two competitors but Irina was more nimble and was able to climb the jungle jim faster than Ise. As Irina reached the top she approached and pulled Ophis into a hug.

"Winner… Shidou Irina" Ophis declared as Irina celebrated while holding on to her. Ise on the other hand was finally able to reach them and had rested a bit to catch his breath.

"Haah…haah, Iri-chan is really fast…" Ise said drawing a victorious grin from Irina. Ise didn't really expect to win; Irina had always been the more athletic between them.

"Hehe, I won't lose to Ise-kun so easily!" Irina then flashed a peace sign towards Ise.

=={TDoI}==

What they played next was one of the most brutal battles they had engaged in. It was a battle that required the ability to read the opponent's mind and predict their next movement. It was psychological warfare in its simplest form.

Both Ise and Irina got into position. Their right hands aligned while Ophis was in the middle to judge the competition so as no fair play may be done. Both parties were staring each other down, determined to win the competition.

"Let us start the match" Ophis declared holding the hands of Ise and Irina. As she released them, she gave the signal.

"Start" She looked intently at both hands. As both parties raised it up and decided their course of action.

Both hands came down and the victor was decided.

"Winner, Shidou Irina" Ophis declared as she concluded from the figures that their hands had taken.

Ise's hand was closed as if preparing to punch while Irina's hand was wide open as if to clasp the closed hand. Irina had a grinned.

Ise had groaned in defeat has Irina had successfully predicted his first move and countered him however he would not give up. He had lost the first battle but he would not lose anymore. He looked up at Irina showing a determined face, Irina replied with a determined face of her own.

They got into position once again and Ophis gave the signal to start.

""Rock!""

""Paper!""

""Scissors!""

And their hands came down once again. Cunning tactics were employed, psychological warfare was waged, their minds were pushed to the very brinks of exhaustion but in the very end only one came out as the winner.

"Winner of this competition. Shidou Irina" Ophis declared raising Irina's hand up. Ise had fallen to his knees in despair due to his loss.

Like a shounen manga Irina approached Ise and offered him her hand. Ise met her gaze and understood her intent. She grabbed the hand and they hugged acknowledging each other's skill and ability. Ophis nodded in approval of the displayed sportsmanship between the competitors.

=={TDoI}==

"Hehe… It was really fun Ise-kun" Irina said happily as she was lying on the ground with Ise beside her. They were currently resting and watching the sky. Ophis was sitting in seiza near them, observing the sky as well.

"Yeah…" It was the only reply Ise could give. They played till exhaustion doing various things.

"Iri-chan is actually really strong" Ise uttered noting the fact that Irina had won most of the competitions they did.

"Hehe… But I don't have a special power like Ise-kun…" She muttered sadly turning her body to the side towards Ise. Ise closed his eyes for a bit and afterwards did turned towards her as well.

"Hey Iri-chan… Do you remember that one time where that really cool guy that looks like a bat beat everyone else even though he had no powers" Ise asked seriously after he recalled that particular character. Irina's father had once brought back comic books from his visit to the US and had read it to both of them. Needless to say they had a lot of fun wearing masks and capes, playing pretend for at least a week afterwards.

"Yeah! He was really cool! Even though he didn't have powers he was still more awesome than the others!" Irina really enjoyed that moment in the past. She could still remember how they somehow broke the ceiling fan while playing.

"That's right! Didn't your tou-san say that that guy became strong because he worked really hard even though he didn't have powers?" Ise stated even more seriously.

"Eh? Then…"

"Yeah! That means Iri-chan can become a hero even if you don't have a say-ku-re-do ge-ah like me!"

Irina was taken aback by Ise's seriousness but she couldn't' help but smile at how hard he was trying to cheer her up.

"Un! ...Ise-kun is right! Even though I don't have special powers I'll still try my best and become stronger!" She got up from her position and took a guts pose.

"Ise-kun! I'll also become stronger so please do you best too!"

"Yeah! I'll become a super strong dragon hero and then we'll both beat up bad guys!"

"Then it's a promise!" Irina raised her hand closing her fingers aside from her pinkie.

"Yeah! A promise!" Ise retuned the gesture and they made a child's version of a blood oath, more commonly known… as a pinkie swear.

Ophis didn't speak a word simply observing the two, a knowing smile on her face. The two would certainly meet again… As a dragon and an angel.

=={After a few days}==

Ise went along with his mother and Ophis as they said goodbye to the Shidou family. Irina's father and mother had questioned who the black haired girl was but they had decided not to comment on it as their daughter and Ise seemed to be close to each other.

The last few days where spent packing items of the Shidou household. Both Ise and Ophis had helped. They made sure to spend as much time together as they could.

Before the final day of departure after finishing the packing, they had decided to take a commemorative photo together. The ones in the photo were Irina, Ise, Ophis, and Mr. and Mrs. Shidou.

Mr. Shidou however was scolded by his wife for bringing insisting on carrying one of his swords but both Ise and Irina found it pretty cool to see.

"Bye Ise-kun, bye Ophis-chan" Irina hugged both as she said goodbye.

"Bye Iri-chan! Remember our promise!" Ise flashed her a grin as he raised up his pinkie.

"Be well and take care" Ophis gave a slightly more formal goodbye.

"Hehe, I already asked papa if he could train me with his sword and he gave a really happy smile! Mama looked pale but she didn't say anything so I guess she agrees!" Mrs. Shidou gave a sigh from her daughter's words while her husband smirked.

"Okay, it's time to board the plane. Ise-kun make sure to take care of yourself. You and Irina can always send letters" Mrs. Shidou then proceeded to give Ise a hug. She's gotten attached to the boy despite the trouble he caused.

"Irina had mentioned something about getting stronger, it seems I have you to thank for that" Mr Shidou settled for giving him a pat on the head.

The adults then said their goodbyes to each other and the Shidou family went on their way to board the plane. After the plane they had boarded had left their sights, the Hyoudou family went on their way home.

Ise and Ophis went straight to their room.

"Ophis-chan"

"Yes?"

"I'll definitely get stronger"

"Un… Ise will definitely become strong"

"You'll help me right Ophis-chan"

"Yes… I will make sure that Ise becomes the strongest"

That was the exchange right before they went to sleep.

In the future Ise would describe himself as the "most naïve" and "stupidest" child to ever exist for actually asking Ophis for training. Though he certainly did get stronger, his childhood was riddled with many traumatic experiences from training alone.

=={Some time later}==

Ise had a very, very bad feeling about this. The place they were currently at was definitely strange. He had gotten a glimpse of how strict Ophis could be in his basic training so the current situation gave him very bad vibes.

"O-Ophis-chan? W-what are we doing here?" He asked, not able to handle the tension.

Ophis just turned to him and gave him a smile filled with warmth.

"Ise… I believe in Ise" She stated

"Y-yeah… Okay t-thanks" That did not bode well for him. He had gotten to know the black haired girl well. She was usually reserved with her emotions and expressions but she would show it to him when they were alone.

The problem lay in the fact that when she became too expressive, it usually meant something was up. When she became too expressive it usually meant she was copying something she had seen in a game, anime, or read in a story.

Her natural expressions were more reserved so it was rather easy for him to tell.

"Ise is strong and can overcome any obstacles…" She continued. He eyes held conviction. She truly believed her words. There was not a being in the world capable of making her believe otherwise.

"That is why… Ise… dodge" As she finished her sentence countless laser beams had suddenly fired towards Ise.

"WAAAAHHHHH! OPHIS-CHAN WAIT! PLEASE WAIT!" However Ise's words fell into deaf ears. Ophis was confident that Ise would be able to survive no matter what happened.

==The Dream of the Infinite=============================================================

=={Unknown location}==

"Is **** it?"

He could hear a voice. The tone was tinged with anger and irritation

"You… who the hell are you?!"

"You **** a maou… I thought you had ***** like ********** Vali"

The voice belittled him treated him like he was insignificant.

"HOW DARE YOU TREAT ME LIKE I'M INSIGNIFICANT!"

"I am ********* of *********! I won't ******lose ****fake maou*******!"

"FAKE?! YOU ACCUSE ME OF BEING A FAKE?! YOU FOOL I AM THE REAL ONE!"

"… If ******* trying to ******** away ** future****, then I **** Kill you!"

An enormous crimson light covered his field of vision.

"G-gahh?!" He woke up drenched in sweat, his breath ragged.

"DAMNIT!" He released a large amount of power and destroyed his surroundings out of irritation.

"WHO THE HELL DOES THAT TRASH THINK HE IS?!" He shouted out.

After destroying the majority of the surroundings he had cooled down. He was usually calm and collected but that dream, for some reason, irritated him to no end. He could feel extreme hatred and anger simply recalling it.

"Calm yourself…" He straightened his posture and put things into perspective.

"How many times does this make? It should be the sixth… no seventh time" He counted, that dream wasn't knew to him although every succeeding dream had been more detailed than the last, slowly revealing the missing words and images.

"Hmph… A premonition? Of my death?" He considered. The enemy that killed him in his dream was not one he was familiar with. The only thing he could make out currently was the crimson armour.

"Tch… for someone like that trash to be able to kill me" Even though he took great pride in his own power he was no fool. If such a thing as his death was shown to him then it was more prudent to prepare instead of ignoring it.

"Yes… It must be some kind of prediction… If my death is being shown to me then it would only mean…" He paused to contemplate. He recalled all of the images and words from the dreams he could.

"Ophis" One word had stood out. It was the only name that was called aside from his own. He recalled it from the earlier dreams he had had.

"Fuahahahaha! I see!" Coming to a small realization, he laughed like a madman.

==The Dream of the Infinite=============================================================

=={Dimensional Gap}==

She opened her eyes to the sight of a strangely coloured sky. A mix of iridescent colours could be seen in every direction, it was as if one were looking at the sky through a kaleidoscope.

She could feel the rushing wind blowing by her and the sound of flapping wings. She was currently resting her back on what seemed to be a large red spike.

[You've awoken]

She heard a growl in front of her. She understood the what it meant instinctively. Only dragons like her would be able to understand it without effort, other beings would only here a roar or a growl unless telepathic communications were established.

"Yes… My vessel had just gone to sleep" She replied adjusting her position slightly to make herself more comfortable. She also made sure that her power firmly kept her in place for what she knew was about to come.

After a few moments, Great Red performed a barrel roll. Ophis made sure to close her eyes before the act. Being a dragon god didn't exempt her from getting dizzy.

"I had told you many times not to perform such tricks when I am awake" She replied with some irritation.

[It was your choice to leave your main body with me so you can't complain]

Great Red replied continuing its high speed flight but had opted not to perform any big, elaborate manoeuvres.

"It was the most logical choice" She asserted.

[Why not simply be with the boy yourself instead of using such a round-about method?]

"Doing such a thing would be dangerous" She replied. She created a vessel, a separate body that would be able to carry her consciousness. When it was time to wake up, her mind would leave her main body and go to the vessel. At night when the vessel went to sleep the consciousness would return to the main body.

[Dangerous? For a dragon god?] Great Red questioned, doubting the fact that there was anything that would pose a threat to Ophis aside from himself and Samael.

"No, dangerous for a human" She was the second most powerful existence in the world. Unlike in her former world she had her full power and that made all the difference.

"If I was to go to Ise with my main body, one that houses my full power, I would without doubt call the attention of other beings" She was a dragon god after all. No matter how well she would be able to conceal her power someone would still eventually locate her. For this purpose she created a vessel with little power to avoid alerting any other being of her presence or unknowingly attracting them.

"Dragons attracted those with power. Even if I am able to defeat anything that may come, a significant amount of damage would be dealt to the surroundings and danger would fall upon Ise. I cannot allow that" It would be akin to an extremely powerful magnet. Any piece of metal would immediately attach to it once it comes within proximity of its magnetic field.

[Your worries are unfounded. I doubt anyone would notice the boy at this point of time]

"Even so… Something tells me that danger will approach him. It may not come soon but I am certain that it will…" She stated, worry apparent in her voice.

[You are the infinite, you simply need to use your power and nothing can stop you aside from myself]

"I may be the infinite but I am not absolute" She said sternly. She had long understood that no matter how much power she had she couldn't do everything. There were things that were beyond even her power to control.

[To display such emotion… You've changed Ouroboros. You've changed greatly]

"Ophis… Address me as such. You are a friend now, such a distant treatment will not do"

A friend. She probably would not have been able to consider Great Red as her friend in the past. If anyone had told her former self that this was going to happen then she would most likely given them a very flat stare and a deadpan look. It was probably the only face she could even manage then.

[A friend… how strange of you to say such things]

Great Red then suddenly performed a sharp turn and then tucked in its wings in, going into a sudden nose dive. Before it reached the ground, it opened its wings and made a sharp rise following it up with a back flip.

[For you to change this much… If I had not witnessed the gradual change myself then I wouldn't believe you were the same being I had faced in the past]

"Must I repeat myself? Do not perform your tricks while I am conscious" She was annoyed. Despite just proclaiming Great Red as her friend, it seemed to be intent in disregarding her words.

[This much should not trouble a dragon god] Though only growls could be heard and she couldn't see Great Red's face, she was sure that the red dragon was greatly amused.

They flied in silence afterwards, Great Red simply flying in the air while Ophis had opted to stare at the colourful sky.

[I would like to meet him. The one who had changed you so much]

The statement had brought a smile to Ophis' face. It was a feeling she could greatly relate to,

"Do you not possess memories of him? Do with that for now" She answered knowing what reply the red dragon would give.

[You and I both know that even in those memories you speak of, our meetings were scarce. It could be counted in one human hand]

Another bout of silence ensued.

"Do you watch it? His dreams" She asked, curios whether the red dragon that symbolized dreams would be curious enough to do so.

[Yes… They are quite… interesting. More so than any other I have seen. It only makes me want to meet the boy more]

"Then be patient. I will bring him here when the time is right… For now, settle on viewing his dreams"

She paused waiting for Great Red to finish turning.

"When you see all his dreams… when you meet him… even you will find that flying in this world boring and unnecessary" She proclaimed with absolute sureness.

[Is that so? That's quite the grand boast… Heh, I certainly look forward for his arrival]

==The Dream of the Infinite=============================================================

=={Devil Halcyon Days 3}==

There was something in particular that Ophis wanted to do.

Recently she had gotten interested in playing various different video games that could be played at the Hyoudou residence. Rias Gremory, who had noticed her growing interest, had taken it upon herself to obtain different sets of games and their respective consoles.

Hence, with the power, authority and wealth of the Gremory, nearly every gaming device, be it old and new models could now be found in the Hyoudou residence. There were consoles of every generation, portable devices of every brand and a collection of games of every conceivable genre that would make any human gamer drool a tub of saliva.

So when Ophis wasn't busy observing the other members of the Gremory Group, she was usually playing a video game on one of the consoles when Ise was home, or playing with portable gaming devices when she was following Ise around.

She had taken a particular liking to RPG games with fantasy themes as well as MMORPGs. She had once even made an account on a famous MMORPG, topping the boards and decimating every other player in PVP matches. She had become a living legend on the net for being undefeated. Countless guilds have offered her to join and companies have come to her to offer her a place in real life competitions, however she had simply ignored them.

Frankly, she just grew bored of the whole thing.

On the other hand, she had found a certain type of game that may help her in her endeavour.

According the information she had gathered from Xenovia, Shidou Irina, and Asia Argento, this game allows one to interact with various characters and would be prompted to 'get along' with them. The game required the player to understand the personality, hobbies, likes and dislikes of a particular character and be made to choose the most appropriate responses in order to foster a romantic relationship with said characters.

Yes, this was a game that would be instrumental in her quest of understanding other beings.

And so we are brought to this peculiar situation…

"O-ophis?!" An extremely nervous and somewhat uncomfortable Hyoudo Issei was currently in a dangerous situation.

Of course dangerous didn't exactly mean that there was currently an enemy wielding dark and evil eldritch powers raging war and committing acts of terrorism against the civilian populace. Definitely not. After all it hasn't been a week since something like that had happened and the universe isn't cruel enough to throw another situation towards them so soon.

No, the 'danger' presented by the current situation was another thing entirely.

"Ise, I require your aid to play this game" Ophis, who was sitting on his lap, had said in her usual calm and monotone voice. She was currently putting the CD in the computers disk tray and installing the recently bought game.

Though Ophis sitting on his lap was nothing new by now the problem was the fact that she was wearing nothing but a large black unbuttoned shirt and panties.

The fact that she was in her older, teenager form only made the situation worse and the only reason he wasn't losing any blood from his nose was because he had already developed a certain level of tolerance towards these things. On a side note, he could now take baths with Rias and the other girls 5 times a week and be able to get through the whole thing without passing out form blood loss. He was rather proud of himself for that fact.

'Gahh… She probably took a shower before deciding to do this, she smells really good…'

As he was distracted by the wonderful fragrance Ophis had already almost finished installing the game. She proceeded to adjust the brightness of the screen and the volume.

'I wonder who thought her how to use the computer? It's nice to see that she's able to do things like this now… Haha who knew that the dragon god-sama would take an interest in video games… On that note what kind of game does she need my help with? I'm pretty sure she's better at me in most games by now…'

He heard a sound and some background music playing. Ophis had already launched the game.

'Hmmm… I wonder what type of game this is? Maybe another RPG... or maybe some kind of simulation… Ah! Maybe-'

Before he could finish his thought process, various imagery had been displayed in the opening sequence of the game. Said imagery was of girls in suggestive poses wearing little to no clothing at all.

It was apparent what type of game she needed help with. It was also apparent who thought her about these things.

"Ise, this game poses many difficulties for me. I require guidance in playing it." Ophis stated, her hands on the keyboard and the wireless mouse.

He could understand why she needed his help. Despite the improvements Ophis had made she was still far from understanding basic human emotions and such things. These type of games often required some common sense.

Though of course real life tended to be different, it was still a good way to understand how to get along with other people. However-

"…Ophis… Just to confirm, who was the one that gave you this game?" Ise questioned, genuinely curious. Eroge were not part of the game collection that could be found in the house. Though he already had a suspicion on whom it was, it was better to confirm first.

"Xenovia and Shidou Irina. Asia Argento had approved as well"

"I KNEW IT! THAT CHURCH TRIO WHAT WERE THEY THINKING!" Ise shouted. Before he could complain however, something took away his attention.

Suddenly, a loud thud was heard and the door was forcefully opened. Ise was somewhat shocked by the sudden action and was even more shocked to see who it was.

It was a silver haired woman with blue eyes. She was wearing pants and a long-sleeved shirt that had the top buttons undone slightly revealing her cleavage. The shirt seemed to be a tight fit and there was no indication of a bra.

'A silver haired bishoujou! But…who is she?'

"Hyoudou Issei… Where is that damn Azazel?" Ise was somewhat surprised when the woman addressed her, noting that her way of speaking was somewhat familiar.

"Umm… Who exactly are you?" He asked, trying his hardest to recall any beautiful white-haired women he's met. It was impossible for him to forget someone like that after all.

"… I'm Vali… As you can see, I have… gotten into a peculiar situation and I have good sense to know that Azazel is behind this." Vali, now a female, replied with a slight blush on her(his) face, apparently slightly embarrassed.

"EHHH?!" Ise was stupefied with the revelation that the white haired bishoujo in front of him was in actuality, his rival the Hakuryouku albeit in a female body. A beautiful and sexy female body.

'Vali's really beautiful and her oppai are—WAIT! WAIT! Stop it you idiot! This is just like that one time with Kiba!'

He slapped himself for his thought process. Being attracted to his male, now turned female, rival had felt wrong on so many different levels.

"Hyoudou Issei, I ask again, where is that damn Azazel?" Despite the apparent calm in Vali's face, it was quite clear that she(he) was irritated. Ise noticed that her face was strangely red.

"H-Hey, your face is really red and you seem troubled… Are you okay Vali?" He questioned, genuinely concerned for his rival's current condition. Azazel's inventions brought a lot of trouble and the effects they may have may vary. There was a possibility that his rival may be sick or in pain of some sort.

"B-Be quiet! I-I'm fine! Stop showing me such concern! It provokes strange feelings!" Vali replied, clearly flustered. A luminescent blush could be easily seen on her(his) face.

'Kawaii!'

There was a very short moment that Ise thought that that was absolutely adorable but he immediately broke of that line of thought. No, his rival was not beautiful, no he did not have ecchi thoughts towards his rival, no he definitely did not think his rival was cute, and no he did not want to use dress break on his rival. He kept repeating the words in his head like a mantra to fully convince himself.

"Gaaah! What is it with this body?! Why did I feel so strange when I heard Hyoudou Issei's words?!" Clearly in panic due to the unidentifiable emotions she(he) was currently experiencing, Vali took several deep breaths to calm herself(himself).

"Vali" Ophis who was busy with the eroge she was playing on the computer had suddenly addressed the newly arrived female Vali. Vali had focused on Ophis due to her words noting her current state of dress. This being the Hyoudou residence, she(he) summarily ignored it, he had seen far worse.

"Vali, let us play" Ophis stared at Vali and she(he) could see the expectation in her eyes. She(he) truly wanted to just find Azazel to resolve the current situation but the prospect of spending time with Ophis and Hyoudou Issei was strangely attractive to her(him).

After a few seconds to hesitation, equivalent to an eternity of wrestling with unkown feeligns, Vali relented to Ophis' request.

…

…

…

"HOW DID IT TURN OUT LIKE THIS?!" Ise shouted out, exasperated from current events. He was now wearing nothing but his boxers while Ophis had kept wearing the black shirt but removed her underwear. Vali was also wearing nothing but her(his) boxers meaning she(he) had to cover her newly acquired set of breasts. Ise had a difficult time averting his gaze.

"H-Hyoudou Issei do not look this way!" Vali stated bashfully, her(his) face completely red due to embarrassment. Her(his) head and were was in turmoil due to the explosion of emotion she(he) was undergoing.

"I-I won't!" Ise stated firmly, more to convince himself than anyone else. If asked whether he was enjoying the situation he would definitely deny it. The nosebleed however would make such a statement very unconvincing.

"Ah… a bad end…" Ophis stated. An image of a huge black skinned man, though it would be more appropriate to call it a monster, was shown and the main character was said to die. It was still quite early in the game and they had picked the choice of not participating in the war that would happen, that apparently lead to a bad end.

The game they were playing was somewhat different from most of the eroge he had played in the past. He usually played nukiges, games with such high porn content that the story became unimportant. The one they were playing right now however had a very engaging and interesting plot. It was more appropriate to consider it a visual novel more than anything.

The story they had gotten to see so far was that the main character, a red head who dedicated himself to helping others, had been unfortunate enough to witness a battle between two inhuman beings while he was leaving school at night. He was detected and promptly killed by one of the said beings but was saved by a twin tailed girl wearing a long sleeved red dress, short skirt and black stockings.

The main character then went home after waking up trying to make sense of what happened to him but the inhuman being had found tracked him down to finish the job. It was then that he had somehow summoned another being, a short blonde girl wearing a long blue dress. Armour covered her torso and arms. The blonde wielded an invisible sword and was very adept at close ranged combat.

After the blonde girl repelled the enemy, the twin tailed girl came and another altercation ensued. The main character however had decided to intervene and after some convincing, everyone had decided to have a temporary cease fire as explanations about the situation were made to the main character. He learned that he had become an unknowing participant in a war.

They then proceeded to go to the church where the coordinator of the war was apparently located. After meeting the priest, he was given a choice whether he would participate in the war or not.

Ise being the more pacifistic person in in their group had advised Ophis to choose not to participate.

"Hmph… It is a fitting punishment for a coward. It is a war where heroes of legend are summoned to fight, I would join that war even if I was not chosen to participate" The white haired bishoujou who was covering her(his) chest beside him had uttered, apparently disapproving the action they had chosen.

Let it be known that Vali loved battles more than life itself.

"A-ah well I just wanted to see what would happen if we chose that… I more or less expected a bad end anyway. Ophis, load from the last save and pick the other choice" he instructed but before Ophis went into the save and load screen they saw a new scene that was apparently called the "Tiger Dojo". It was apparently a way to help the players with why they got a bad end. It was comical and enjoyable but pretty useless.

After loading the last save, they had picked the other choice and proceeded with the story. Ise noticed that there were a lot of save files. It was apparent that someone had already played and finished the game.

It was then that another person came in the room.

"I-Ise-kun…" A soft gentle and somewhat familiar voice could be heard making Ise turn his head towards its direction. What he saw was a blonde bishoujou or more specifically, gender bent Yuuto Kiba.

"H-have you seen Azazel-sensei? When I had woken up, I had found that my body was already like this…" The blonde said with a small blush on her face.

"K-Kiba…" Ise could only utter feeling helpless in his current situation.

"W-Wait! I-Is that Vali Lucifer?!" Kiba had shouted out, finally noticing the situation.

"A-ah… Kiba Yuuto, it seems that you are in a similar situation…" Vali addressed Kiba, a strange sympathetic look in her(his) eyes.

"Well… It's a long story…" Ise started somewhat relieved that it was Kiba instead of anyone else. His relief was short lived though.

"Kiba Yuuto… Join us" Ophis declared, levelling a stare to Kiba.

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…

…

"Guuuhhhh…." Ise was at his limits. The situation he was facing was far more difficult than anything else he had faced before. He would much rather have another fist fight with Sairaorg Bael.

It was getting harder and harder for him, in many different ways, especially now that Kiba, who was forced to strip down to nothing but his boxers as well, was now sitting beside him like Vali.

Basically, he now had a female Vali on his right, a female Kiba on his left and Ophis sitting on his lap. Everyone had little to no clothing. What made it worse was that Vali and Kiba were acting like proper maidens.

"E-Exactly why must we be undressed for this?" Kiba asked, baffled as to why they had to strip down to play an erotic game. She was currently using both hands to cover her modest chest.

"… It is apparently the required when playing these types of games. Japanese culture is very strange…" Vali replied having somewhat gotten used to the situation.

"B-but this has nothing to do with Japanese culture! I am absolutely sure that stripping down while playing erotic games is definitely not normal!" Kiba asserted. He may have been a foreigner but what he said was nothing more than common sense.

"W-well, you're not wrong but Ophis seems to think so…" Ise replied with a weak voice. His mental fortitude was eroding by the second. His retorts had become somewhat weak.

"It is a necessity" Ophis declared imperiously to the three. There was a strange pressure coming from her and the three felt that it would be better to simply follow whatever she said. Weakened state or not she was still more powerful than the both the heavenly dragons combined.

Thought that never really stopped Vali, her newly acquired otome heart complicated things and she had trouble sorting out her emotions. Though she wanted nothing more than to fix her current situation, some unknown force was compelling her to stay.

Silence ensued as Ophis continued playing the game. They all simply paid attention to the story, throwing out comments here and there and providing input when a choice was presented.

They were currently in the route of the purple haired heroine. All of them had decided to choose the more favourable responses to help and or aid the purple haired heroine (Vali only putting in advice when battle was involved) and it seemed to have shifted the story in her route. The story had taken a turn for the worse, events had become progressively darker.

=={TDoI}==

"Of course we will! There is no way we're abandoning her! I won't just give up like that!" Ise shouted, upon being given the choice whether the main character and the twin tailed character should kill the purple haired heroine to prevent a calamity from happening.

"That is certainly like you Hyoudou Issei" Vali commented with a small smile on her face.

"Of course, this is Ise-kun we're talking about" Kiba agreed, also smiling.

"Un… I will… find a way to save Sakura…" Ophis muttered putting on a determined face.

They hadn't noticed it yet but they were already absorbed by the story. Ise had not noticed but both Vali and Kiba had stopped covering their breasts and had leaned in closer to him to better see the computer screen.

=={TDoI}==
"I see… It is possible that the white haired servant of the twin tails may be another version of the main character" Vali realized as he saw the main character make use of the arm that was transplanted to him from the white haired servant of the twin tails.

"Indeed, the priest had earlier commented that transplanting the arm was only possible because the main character and the white haired hero was nearly identical" Kiba agreed.

"Hmmm… You know, the main character's ability is pretty similar to Kiba" Ise pointed out. The main character was shown to be able to create swords out of thin air, something that was strangely similar to Kiba's sacred gear.

"…Though it is similar they are fundamentally different. His abilities allow him to replicate any weapon he had seen along with the skill of the original wielder, I on the other hand simply create blade already recorded in my sacred gear…" Kiba replied. At that point she was already acting as if she was male again, not minding that she was in close proximity with Ise, her breast touching his shoulder.

"It is an interesting ability. To be able to replicate not only the weapon itself but the skill of the original wielder makes him formidable. Even if the weapon and the skill are inferior to the original, it makes him a dangerous opponent given the fact that he can use various legendary weapons skilfully." Vali followed up, analysing the main character's combat prowess. He was much in the same state as Kiba.

"Hmm… an interesting ability" Ophis added, strangely determined.

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"That bastard! H-how could someone even be able to do something so horrible?!" Ise shouted upon learning that the purple haired heroine named Sakura was subjected to unspeakable acts by her family. Her grandfather had essentially tortured her while his brother had raped her repeatedly.

"How disgusting… For someone to actually be capable of doing such unspeakable acts for such a petty reason" Kiba hissed showing the same anger as Ise. The brother had raped the heroine to satisfy his own ego.

"Tch… The old man… How pathetic" Vali on the other hand commented on the grandfather. He had been disgusted at the acts of the brother as well but the grandfather had truly disgusted him. To go so far for power to appoint that humanity and morality was thrown away was something he had greatly condoned.

"I, will eliminate them" Ophis declared.

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"Come on! Just a little bit more! FIGHT!" Ise cheered passionately as he saw the main character soldier on despite his grave injuries. Tears could be found in his eyes.

The main character had swords slowly sprouting out from inside his body but mostly from the wounds he had obtained from defeating the huge black giant and his former servant, the blonde knight. Both of which had been placed under the control of the heroine, now turned evil and insane.

The main character's mind was already in shambles. His memories were eroding bit by bit and it had progressed to a point that he couldn't even remember the heroine's name.

"Such determination! To go so far…" Kiba uttered in amazement.

"Heh… he's good, I would hope to fight him someday" Vali commented, excited at the prospect of fighting such a person.

"Yes… such strength of will, must be rewarded. He will… reach the proper ending" Ophis stated. Not even the dragon god could help but be impressed.

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"Haha! Yes! We did it!" Ise cheered, shedding tears of happiness.

They reached the ending and were rewarded with an image of the main character, the twin tails, the purple haired heroine, and the servant of the heroine together.

"Un… Good work…" Ophis stated, nodding as if congratulating the characters for getting this far.

"Hmph… That wasn't as bad as I had expected… It seems there is some merit to these things" Vali stated her head almost touching Ise's.

"Yes… I had judged these things to early… I was not expecting it to have such an engaging plot" Kiba stated her cheeks actually touching Ise's.

"Well that was actually fun…" Ise said apparently forgetting the current situation and not realizing their current positions.

Of course with impeccable timing, a knock on the door could be heard.

It was at this moment that Ise and the two former males beside him had realized their current positions. Vali was currently laying her head on Ise's her arm wrapped around his back, her breasts touching his shoulder. Kiba was latched on to Ise's other arm her cheek touching Ise's and her breasts sandwiching his arm. Ophis was still in her former position, her bottom directly on top of Ise's groin area.

There was dead silence. Furious blushing ensued and silent screams of "Kyaaahh!" were released in their hearts. The three of them moved simultaneously trying to remove themselves from their current positions however what resulted had been far, far worse than before.

Ise was apparently blessed by the god of accidental perverts Yuuki Rito and had masterfully fallen into an impossibly ecchi situation. No one knew how it happened. No one understood how it was even possible. It just happened.

Ise now found himself in an even more dangerous situation. His face was sandwiched between Vali's assets while his hand had somehow found its way inside Kiba's boxers, sandwiched between her thighs. Ophis had somehow ended up on top of the back of his head, further pressing him down Vali's breasts.

It was at this moment that the gods have decided that the person knocking at the door should enter without warning.

"Hyoudou-kun… I apologize for coming uninvited however I would like to inquire where Azazel-sensei is, I could not contact anyone—" Sona Sitri, finally noticing the current state of things was frozen on the spot.

The situation she had walked into surely had a long complicated story behind it; that she was sure of. However she could not blamed for making other assumptions.

After all no matter what angle you looked at it, anyone who was not aware of what happened would conclude that Hyoudou Issei was currently engaging in a foursome with the young black haired girl and the female versions of Kiba Yuuto and Vali Lucifer. There was no other possible way to view it.

And so Sona Sitri had simply decided the proper course of action.

"I apologize for intruding. I will make sure to give forewarning for my next visit. Do not fret as I am not one to judge of another fetishes and/or hobbies. Thank you and have a good day" The usually calm and collected president of the student council was furiously blushing at the scene and had properly apologized for her interruption.

She then backed away slowly, closed the door quietly and quickly made her way out of the Hyoudou residence.

"I-Ise-kun! P-Please get you hand out of there!" Kiba shouted, panicked and embarrassed. Her luminescent blush not subsiding.

"H-Hyoudou Issei remove yourself from me! W-What is that hard thing touching my thigh?!" Vali stuggled trying to shake him off. If one were to look at her face, one would notice that she was close to crying.

"S-Stop! W-We won't be able to get out of this if you struggle like that! Ophis! Get off my head!" Ise shouted out in desperation trying to amend the situation quickly so he can get to Sona and explain what happened properly.

The gods up high, not satisfied with his suffering, had decided to make the situation worse.

"Ise-senpai are you here? I've come back from the Grigori Institute to—"Gasper Vladi had suddenly entered the room with a big smile on his face but was also stopped cold by the current scene.

"I-I will also join in!" Gasper declared starting to take of his clothes. It was pretty much the expected reaction.

"GAAAAHHHHH!" Ise could only shout in desperation.

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A/N: Well I hope you enjoyed this chapter... If not then I'll make sure to make it up on the next one.

To those who didn't actually get which game they were playing, it was fate/stay night Sakura route... Hopefully I was able to somehow let readers who have never played the game understand what was going on

Well... I'm going to get some well deserved sleep now...