The Lone Vigilante Issei – High School DxD

Hey everyone, it's me Hide Shinyama.

Boy, less than four weeks away from the last chapter. I hope it gets better from here.

Anyway, on with the story.

In the last chapter, our heroes went out shopping in Nerima – their new home – only to encounter a stray devil. After killing the stray devil they return to their apartment for the time being.

However, unbeknownst to them, the dead stray devil (named Oka) had three more companions, namely Kao, Ako and Kanto. After hearing of their comrade's death, they swear to hunt down every Sacred Gear user and kill them.

What will our heroes do next?

Find out in…

Chapter 25 – First Day at School

16th September, Sunday, 1:03 am – 5th floor, Apartment complex, Nerima

The three teens came back to their apartment, they found the landlord Hide setting up what seems to be two double-decker beds in their bedroom. That was nice, though the three of them were instantly reminded of their time in prison and those embarrassing nights when the three of them had to share two beds each.

At least they won't have that problem now.

Anyway, Hide wrinkled his nose upon smelling Issei's dirty and bloody clothes. Upon turning around, Hide widened his eyes in shock and asked what happened. Before the three of them could speak, he changed his mind and told Issei to change his clothes and take a shower.

After Issei rinsed the dirt off his body and getting into new clothes, Issei, Matsuda and Motohama sat down on the sofas and told the landlord about what had happened.

After hearing what the three boys had to say, Hide played with the strands of his hair for a bit, before coming up with a response.

"That's quite the story there," Hide remarked, as he stopped playing with his hair. "To think that a creature like that would be stalking you just because of a grudge against Sacred Gear users…"

"Yeah…" Issei spoke with a certain feeling of discomfort. He really did not like the idea of being on somebody's radar, no matter what the motive may be.

"We managed to use a camera to track its every movement, " Matsuda told the landlord with a shudder. "Every word, every movement, its transformation… it was chilling to the bone."

"Really? How…?" Hide wanted to know, but then he realized he knew the answer. "Oh, wait! It was your Chopping Board Type 2, wasn't it? I kind of forgot that it had multiple functions, including a camera."

The boys were taken aback by Hide's knowledge of Matsuda's chopper. Seriously, how did he know? Did Monika tell him every single detail of their lives?

Before they could ask Hide that, Hide had a request.

"Say, if it's not too much to ask. May I see your helicopter?" Hide asked Matsuda.

"Sure… but why?" Matsuda asked back, while looking at his magical watch.

"I want to try something ," Hide replied.

Within five seconds, Matsuda had pressed the buttons on his watch and the Chopping Board Type 2 appeared Matsuda's lap with a flash in its miniature form.

Hide got up from the sofa and received the helicopter from Matsuda.

After observing it for a moment, Hide spoke to Phoebe.

"Phoebe? Is a camera recording of all your flights available?" Hide asked the helicopter's A. I.

{There is. However, recording can only be shown with the captain's permission} Phoebe replied monotonously, much to everybody's surprise.

"Of course. I would never use someone else's property without their permission," Hide replied, before turning his face back to Matsuda. "Is it OK if I could review it?"

Matsuda still a bit surprised at his gift's seemingly unknown function nodded .

"Sure…" he simply said. He really did not expect his helicopter to be this multifunctional. He kind of knew that the Chopping Board Type 2 was meant for stealth with its black color and ability to shrink and grow at will. But the whole camera thing, he only found out by sheer coincidence. On their way to Tokyo, Matsuda asked jokingly whether it help them peep at girls easier. To his surprise, Phoebe revealed of its camera functions and that he could view things through the small integrated cameras on its front, it's back and to its sides. That revelation alone was a big surprise for him and Issei and Motohama. But being able to record things, too…?

Then again, that should have been obvious. After all, what good would a camera be, if it couldn't film or at the very least take pictures?

"But Hide-san. Why would you want to see Phoebe's recordings?" Motohama asked Hide curiously.

"You'll see…" Hide simply answered, before Phoebe spoke up.

{Recordings can be viewed on the following options: The captain's watch or the cockpit computers. In order to watch from the cockpit computer, one would need to grow the Chopping Board Type 2 to an adequate size first} Phoebe instructed them.

Everyone assembled looked at each other and they all came to the decision to view it from the cockpit. Hide instructed them to put the chopper in an open area and move away the furniture just in case. Then, after pushing all of the furniture aside, he told Matsuda to increase its size with his controller. Once it reached its maximum size of 3,75 meters in length, 4,5 meters in rotor diameter and 1,5 meters in height (it was a tricky task trying to keep an average-sized helicopter inside an apartment!) everybody made themselves comfortable inside the helicopter to view the footage.

"Guys, why did we grow the helicopter to its maximum size again?" Motohama asked Issei and Matsuda.

"Because we won't be able to see the cockpit screen, if the chopper had been smaller. Besides, it's more comfortable this way. If we're going to go out of our way to grow the helicopter and watch something in it, might as well go all out," Issei answered, as he made himself comfortable on the co-pilot seat, while Motohama sat at the back with Matsuda.

Sitting in the pilot's seat was Shinyama Hide who was admiring the view from within the chopper. But he focused when he got to work. After some fiddling around, he found the footage archive on the board computer screen.

The boys looked at the screen curiously. On it they saw footage, showing the different camera angles of various points in time. They mostly showed either the sky, the ground from above or even themselves. This must have been their flight to Tokyo.

Eventually, Hide managed to get to the most recent recording and finally found what he was looking for. The footage in question showed the Chopping Board Type 2 being sent into the sky and hovering over the boys from a considerable height.

Then they saw it.

It was the sight of the wolf-like stray devil in humanoid disguise on a roof. Everybody saw the female devil fly down stealthily, take off her trench coat and transform into a wolf mutant. Issei, Matsuda and Motohama felt a chill up their spine once again, as they heard the stray-devil's threats once more. They still hadn't gotten over their discomfort of being that close to being eaten.

Eventually, the footage showed what everybody already knew. The stray devil was shot at by the Chopping Board Type 2, Issei jumps out with the Boosted Gear ready and then smashes her head in. Some blood drops splattered on the camera lens, causing the audience of four to flinch. Other than that, there was the conversation about the perverted trio complaining and arguing with each other – something the boys found rather embarrassing when seeing it from a third-person perspective.

At that point, Issei decided that what they had seen more than enough. "OK, Hide-san. There's nothing more after that. You can end the recording."

But Hide motioned his hand to silence him and said, "Wait. Watch until the end."

Issei, Matsuda and Motohama looked uncertain, but decided to let the recording go on.

Then, after some back and forth between the three teens, Matsuda gives the order to Phoebe to patrol the sky again.

'What does Hide-san still want to see? Everything we needed to know, we just saw. So why…?' Issei reasoned. But his reasoning came to a halt, once the chopper had a better view of the rooftops.

As the camera's perspective had rotated 180 degrees – presumably because the helicopter was turning and going into the opposite direction it was facing – everybody spotted something on the roof, while the camera turned.

"Whoa! Stop right there!" Matsuda ordered and the recording came to a halt. "What the heck was that!?"

"Yeah. What was that? It looked like there was someone standing on the roof just now," Motohama remarked.

Issei was also surprised. But he was even more surprised because of Hide-san's insistence that had led them to this detail. How did he know? Seriously. It was as if he knew everything, so how…?

"Always check every hint, clue or evidence to the fullest," Hide suddenly said.

"Huh?" Issei voiced, caught completely off guard by his statement.

"You thought all you needed was to check how the incident happened, right? But as you can see that is not the case. Not if you want to investigate this matter properly," Hide lectured them. "And speaking of investigating… Let's see what the camera caught…"

With the press of a button, the camera recording turned back and then Hide let go of the button.

"What the…" Issei gasped.

What the screen showed was a man standing on a roof about 50 meters away from the Chopping Board Type 2. What stood out was his appearance. However since he was so far away, they could not make out that much.

"Let me zoom in…" Hide said, as he zoomed in with a press of a button.

What everyone saw was the following:

Like the female stray devil, the man also had a trench coat. But his skin was white and scaly, his eyes were reptilian and his long hair was white. Overall, it was a very unnatural appearance.

But for everybody there, it was clear what that man was.

The Boosted Gear suddenly appeared on Issei's arm with a flash. [A stray devil. No doubt about it. And most likely a companion of the other stray devil, too] Ddraig concluded.

"If the similar type of coat was anything to go by…" Matsuda nodded with an unsettled look on his face.

"This can't be good… What if it comes for us? It was nearby and possibly could have seen what we did to his companion. What do we do…?" Motohama asked worried.

At this point even Issei was worried. What if that stray devil did come for them? They needed to prepare for the worst. Issei was trying to think up a solution when Ddraig interrupted his thoughts.

[Partner, I don't believe there is any reason to worry] Ddraig stated calmly.

"How come?" Motohama asked surprised.

[Look at the image. It clearly shows the stray devil looking to our left – away from our direction. It probably did not notice us] Ddraig answered.

"But Ddraig," Matsuda interjected. "Right after this point of time we stood in that alley for several minutes, before going home. There's still the chance it could have seen us."

[Unlikely, if that devil is anything like the first it would have stalked us and then Issei and I would have sensed it, but we didn't, thus proving my theory. However, if both stray devils are companions and the male one hates Sacred Gear as much as the female one, we are probably going to encounter him sooner or later] Ddraig said.

Issei, Matsuda and Motohama saw Ddraig's logic, But the idea of fighting a devil that would stalk and kill them for petty grudge did not alleviate their fears and worries.

"Look boys," Hide spoke up. "I know you've got a lot of worries, but being worried right now doesn't do you anything. What you can do is get ready for school tomorrow. It is your first day, after all. And speaking of which…" he got out of the pilot seat and out of the Chopping Board Type 2.

The three boys looked at each other and nodded. They got out of the helicopter as well.

Hide went to his bag (which was on the sofa), took out some writing blocks, pens, pencils, geometry triangles, folders, pencil cases and erasers. He put them on the table and said: "These things are for you. There should be one geometry triangle, two writing blocks, two pencils, two pens, one eraser and as many folders as you need for each of you. You should sort them for now, I'll go and get your school bags," Hide said, before he walked out of the apartment.

"So… what now?" Motohama asked Matsuda, Issei and Ddraig.

"What now? Shouldn't we go out to hunt that stray devil and smash its head in like the last one?" Matsuda reasoned.

"First, I'm not smashing anyone's head in. It's too messy. Second, how are we supposed to find it? It could be anywhere. And keep in mind, Tokyo is huge!" Issei pointed out.

[He is right, and sensing out its presence would be difficult if we don't even have a clue of its whereabouts] Ddraig added.

"But, you were able to sense the last one," Motohama pointed out.

[True, but keep in mind that the last time, the stray devil was seeking us out and was at a certain proximity from us. Also, it reeked of blood and it was fresh. It probably was hunting down and killing people just minutes before. With this new stray devil, we don't know if those two factors even count] Ddraig explained.

"So what? Are you honestly suggesting we do nothing? I mean, when the succubus came after us, we went looking for it and ultimately defeated it," Motohama argued.

"Yeah, but Motohama," Matsuda spoke up. "With the succubus we had no choice but to fight back. Not only was she attacking us, but we were also in her den. She knew where we are, who we were and what we were doing – meaning that our lives were on the line 24/7. Here, none of this applies to this situation. That devil doesn't know who we are. And even if it did and even knew where we lived, this is not its territory, so it can't come and go as it pleases like with the succubus at Sakabasu."

[That is indeed true. But there is yet another point we ought to consider about that devil] Ddraig said.

"What's that?" Issei asked, as he took a seat on the sofa.

Matsuda and Motohama did the same, sitting on Issei's right and left.

[It is this: It could have companions or followers or allies with him. If we had gone after this stray just like that, who knows what would have happened if there were one, two or even more of them? Without proper training and planning, you could easily get yourselves killed] Ddraig argued.

"Right…" Issei said to himself, while stroking his chin with his right arm. "Why didn't I think of that?"

Motohama looked at Issei for a while and then looking past Issei towards Matsuda.

"So… I guess that means we are not hunting this stray devil?" Motohama asked everyone present a bit awkwardly.

"Isn't it obvious?" Matsuda said with a deadpanned face.

Motohama frowned at the tone his friend was taking, but decided to say nothing.

There was silence in the living room.

That silence was only broken by the sound of Issei shuffling around the pile of school material and sorting out the things he needed, while making sure Matsuda and Motohama had their own stuff.

Matsuda and Motohama followed Issei's actions so that they ended up creating three separate sets of school material for each of them.

Even though nobody spoke a word these past few minutes, all three of them were of one accord that first things first. Deal with the things you could deal with at the moment (like school) and then worry about the rest (in this case, the stray devil).

And speaking of first things first…

"Hey, boys," Hide addressed the trio. The boys looked up and saw three brown leather school bags in Hide's hands. "These are for you."

He put them on the sofa and the boys took one each.

"There, that should be all the school stuff you need for now. If you need anything else, I'm right next door. I'll see you around," Hide said, as he made his way out the door.

"Will do," Motohama replied.

"See you. And thanks for the bags," Issei thanked Hide.

Hide nodded in appreciation and made his way out. Just then, he suddenly stopped and turned around.

"Oh, yeah! I almost forgot!" Hide exclaimed much to everybody's surprise. "Please, don't forget to return your helicopter back to normal size and put all the furniture back to where they belong. Also, in case you three get hungry, there is Bolognese and spaghetti in the cupboard above the stove. Pots and pans are under the counter. The shopping from today is also available for your use. See you soon…"

With those words, Hide left… reminding everybody present that making your own meals regularly was always going to be a bother.

"Ah, man… I forgot about that. Making lunch…" Issei murmured.

"Do any of you know how to cook?" Matsuda asked.

"A little…" Motohama answered. He made his way towards the cupboard and took out the spaghetti package and the Bolognese jars. To his surprise, he saw something that would make their lives easier.

"Oh, look! There are instructions on the labelling! That should help us!" Motohama pointed out.

"Yup, well… let's get going…" Issei said, as he took out some pots.

"Yeah, tell us what we need…" Matsuda said, while taking one pot from Issei and putting it on the counter.

[Sauce and noodles? How lame] Ddraig opined in an attempt to play the troll again. [I personally prefer meat. Raw meat with blood on it – and some Dragon Apples, t-]

"Nobody cares!" Issei retorted, as he dismissed the Boosted Gear to prevent Ddraig from needlessly distracting their cooking efforts.

After about an hour or so, they managed to succeed in making spaghetti and Bolognese. Granted, it was not as good like they knew it from their own homes, but it was still a decent meal and they were satisfied. The rest of the day was spent, packing their school supplies, finding the location of their school and the way there (using Hide's smartphone) and preparing and eating their dinner, consisting of rice and vegetables from the supermarket.

Admittedly, these activities might seem like a mundane everyday thing to many people, but for the three boys, this was a normal that needed some getting used to.

But the good thing was that at the end of the day, they could go to bed and rest. Matsuda and Motohama decided to take the lowest bunk beds, while Issei slept on the bed above Matsuda's bed.

Ahh… it felt good to sleep on comfy beds once more… Sleeping on cold stony ground, forest floors and even futon could not even compare to a nice and cozy bed! It really felt nice…

As Matsuda, Issei and Motohama drifted off to sleep, getting some much needed rest before a busy first day at school tomorrow, none of them realized that others would not live to see the next day…


16th September, Sunday, 11:24 pm – somewhere in the streets of Nerima

It was a peaceful quiet night in the streets of Nerima (other than the sound of cars in the distance). The streets and alleys were empty, even though they were bustling with life earlier in the day. Only few people, if any, were out and those that were, were most likely out to take a stroll or go out for a drink. One man seemed to doing both at this time just a few minutes ago.

But right now he was…

"Help! Help me!" the man screamed, as he stumbled through the dark with bloody wounds on his face. With each second, he looked behind him, to his side and all around him, as if he was looking for some pursuer.

"Somebody help me! There are monster's here! And they are trying to kill me!" He begged for help, hoping someone could hear him.

That poor man… all he wanted to do was enjoy the night air and drink his beer when all the sudden these two women appeared and tried to seduce him. The man was single and in his mid-thirties and saw no reason to refuse them. They told him to follow them, claiming that they knew a good spot to make out.

But once they reached this "spot", something felt off. Not only did they drop their seductive flirty behavior, but also any sense of human behavior. But what made it even worse was that they transformed into these wolf-like beasts and attacked him (hence the wounds).

This lead to this poor guy to turn heel and run for his life, only thinking about getting as far from these monsters as possible.

The man looked behind him and all around him in all directions. After checking if the coast was clear, he slowed down in order to catch his breath.

"Good… it seems I lost them…" the man sneezed. In addition to being a drinker, he was also a smoker. He hadn't exercised in a long time and this sprint put a big strain on him physically. He wiped off his blood from his face. He needed to get home, wash himself and go to bed.

He was tired after all. And he needed to rest.

Oh! And by the way, it should be clarified: When I write here that the man looked in all directions, he failed to look in a certain direction…

"HOOOOWWWWLLLL!" "WAAAAAAAUUUUUUU!"

…look up.

"AAAAAAAAAAGH!" the man screamed in horror only to be landed upon by the demonic wolf-like creatures and mauled to death, unable to do anything but suffer and die.

After a few minutes, Kanto comes to the scene and inspects the work his two mates have done. The man was nothing but blood, head and bloody bones.

"How did it go?" Kanto asked Ako and Kao in their wolf forms.

They licked their lips in hunger and replied with deep beastly voices.

"It went well… grrr… But unfortunately this one… grrr… hasn't discovered his Sacred Gear yet…" Ako answered with some growls.

"Grrr… Sacred Gear users must… pay…. Grrr…" Kao growled as well. "They tormented us… killed Oka… must pay for our suffering… grrr…"

"Be patient," Kanto raised his hand to calm them down. "There's no need to rush. We need to feed anyway, so don't get too worked up or you won't be able to enjoy the meal. Besides…"

Kanto gestured with a wave of his hand, telling them to follow him. They did so, leaving the man's eaten corpse behind, while allowing Kanto to finish his sentence.

"The night is still young. We can find this Sacred Gear user… and get our revenge… sooner or later…" Kanto grinned nefariously, as he spread his devil wings and flew off into the sky.

Both Kao and Ako grinned and spread their wings, before following their lover.

After their departure, all that was left behind were the remains of the poor man, who had the misfortune of having been at the wrong place at the wrong time.


17th September, Monday, 7:23 am – Perverted Quartet's apartment, Nerima

Issei, Matsuda and Motohama had just gotten up and were getting ready for their first day at school. They ate some toast with butter and cheese, before heading out. Wearing their new school uniforms and carrying their school bags, they were ready to face the day.


17th September, Monday, 7:41 am – just outside Furinkan Vocational School

The three boys got there and saw the masses of students coming in, as is usual for schools.

So, this was the place…

Now, having previously attended Kuoh Academy, Furinkan Vocational School felt quite different for our main heroes.

For one, the school building and campus were smaller. Nothing about it made it even remotely comparable to the splendor of Kuoh Academy. This school seemed rather modest by comparison.

Also, while Issei, Matsuda and Motohama were familiar with the masses of students coming in and out of Kuoh Academy, they couldn't help but feel that there were… far fewer students than they had expected. While Kuoh had about 400 students in total (if one were to leave out the middle school and college students), this school had about… 200 students at most. Then again, not too many kids go to vocational schools, so logically the number of students would be smaller, right?

Finally, there seemed to be gardens with flowers, vegetables and trees with fruit on one side, along with small ponds on the other. Pretty strange for a school to have these things. Then again, vocational schools are a whole different thing from a regular school, so what did they expect?

As the trio entered through the gates and towards the doors, Matsuda spoke up.

"Say, guys?" he asked.

Issei and Motohama were turning their heads towards him.

"We're supposed to go to the principal's office, right?" Matsuda asked his question.

"Yup. And according to the school website, it's supposed to be the left door in the main hall," Issei answered.

"They have a website? Since when?" Motohama asked in disbelief.

"Since always, Onii-chan," Issei emphasized the last word to annoy him.

"Dude, stop calling me that! Just because we are officially brothers, doesn't mean you get to call me that!" Motohama said indignantly.

"Yeah, but we have to call each other something to keep up appearances. We can't go around acting like we are not related," Issei argued.

"That doesn't have to be," Matsuda spoke up. "I know plenty of siblings who don't address each other with 'onii-chan' or something – especially brothers."

"I don't know…" Issei said unsure.

"Trust me, it won't matter. Besides, what matters the most is that we don't slip up with our names," Matsuda reminded Issei.

"Slip up with our names?" Motohama wondered.

"You know, saying: 'Hi, I am Issei Hyoudou' or something," Matsuda gave an example.

"What do you mean? My name is…" Issei wanted to say, but then stopped mid-sentence and let an "Oh…" along with Motohama. Both of them got what Matsuda wanted to say.

"You get it? From now on, we are the Hide brothers, just like our cards. See?" Matsuda pulled out an ID-card from his shirt pocket with his photo and new name on it.

"Yeah, almost forgot…" Motohama said, as he and Issei pulled out theirs. "Pretty cool, how we get to get our new ID-cards this soon."

"Yeah, though it should be asked. How did Hide-san get those cards for us in the first place? Especially at this speed!" Issei asked.

This caused Matsuda, Motohama and Issei to stand there in thought, while the students passed by to go to classes.

After a while, they just shrugged. "Eh, we can think about it some other time. We should get going," Issei answered nonchalantly.

"Agreed. That guy is a complete mystery and how someone like him does things…" Motohama continued.

"…Would take too long to figure out and we don't have the time for it either," Matsuda finished their common conclusion in perfect harmony.

And so the three of them headed in along with the rest of the students.


17th September, Monday, 7:44 am – hallway, Furinkan Vocational School, Nerima

The hallway was bustling with crowd of students heading to their classes, all of them heading straight towards the staircase. Issei and his two 'brothers' looked attentively for the door to the principal's office. They found it easily thanks to the sign that said so.

The door was open, so they peered in. What they saw was a student talking to a woman behind the desk, before the first one left the office. The woman behind the desk was a green-haired woman with a hairpin and glasses. She had this business suit and gave this mature sexy appeal. From appearances, they guessed her to be in her thirties or forties.

Currently, she was busy checking the paper work on her desk. What the boys noticed the most was her ample oppai.

The woman looked up from her work and took a stern look upon seeing the trio.

The trip stiffened up upon seeing her giving off a strict aura. She reminded them of Sona-kaichou back at Kuoh.

She pushed her glasses up the bridge of her nose and said, "What do you want?"

Issei, Matsuda and Motohama looked at each other flabbergasted, trying to decide who should do the speaking. In the end, Matsuda took the initiative.

"We… ummm… are new students here and were supposed to come here first," Matsuda answered.

The woman's expression did not change. She looked at them with stern eyes for a while, as if she testing them.

"What are your names?" the woman in charge asked.

"Umm… my name is Matsuda Hi- I mean, Matsuda Hide," Matsuda answered, catching himself from saying his real name. "And these are my brothers: Issei and Motohama," he gestured at Issei and Motohama with his hands.

"Yeah, uh… pleased to meet you," Issei spoke up sheepishly.

"Likewise," Motohama said intimidated.

The woman just nodded and stood up. She went to a file and looked through it. After twenty seconds or so, she looked at them.

"It seems you really are new students. Matsuda Hide, Motohama Hide and Issei Hide correct?" she asked.

"Umm… yeah…" Matsuda replied.

The woman resumed her reading of what seems to be a file of records, before looking up once more.

"It says here that all three of you have been assigned to class 1-3 and your class teacher will be Miss Chisa Asumi. Asumi-sensei will be here for you in a few minutes. First, here are your timetables," the woman gave them paper sheets.

Matsuda took them and gave them to Motohama and Issei.

"I should explain about our school and what we do and also about what you will be doing," the woman said, preparing the mandatory introduction for Furinkan Vocational School to which the boys paid attention.

"First of all, my name is Yusa Misai, vice-principal of Furinkan Vocational School. Our principal is not here at the moment, which is why I am taking over his functions for the moment. Furinkan Vocational School is different from your regular school. Here, we focus on providing the necessary education to find a vocation, a job, instead of going to university. You will be studying the basic academic subjects like Modern Japanese, English, Civics, Geography, History, Home Economics, IT and PE. Other subjects like Mathematics, Biology, Physics, Arts and Chemistry will not be taught as formal subjects, but you will find them when you have Field Classes. Furthermore, you will not have Music as subject, since that is of no relevance to you here. In case you have any questions thus far, feel free to ask me," the woman said to them.

Motohama raised his hand.

"Yes?" the vice-principal known as Yusa Misai said.

"What are 'Field Classes?" Motohama wanted to know .

"Field Classes are the classes related to the future career paths that our school offers. There are six fields in total: IT, administration, manufacturing, agriculture, home economics and designing. Each of these fields lead to different career paths. For the first year, you will go through all of these fields and get a good insight as to what these career fields entail. Then once you are finished with the first year, you then choose one of the six fields and go on to continue your studies in that field for the remaining two years. During the second year, you will be required to do an internship which can go from three to six months. These can happen at different times during the year, depending on the field you choose. Any questions?" the vice-principal sacked after her explanation.

This time Issei raised his hand.

"When you say 'internship', what do you mean by that?" Issei asked.

"It means that you will have to apply for a company and get actual working experience. This is so that you can apply what you have learned into practice and learn from your internship and apply them to your studies," the woman answered, getting surprised looks from the three boys, who did not expect what they heard.

That raised more questions for the boys. This time Matsuda asked right away without raising his hand.

"But how are we supposed to apply for an internship? How do we know companies would even want to take us in to begin with – even if only for three months?" Matsuda fired away.

The woman took in his questions calmly, before replying.

"You'll find out soon enough. Your teachers will teach you how to write Curriculum Vitaes and applications soon enough. Also, we have partnerships with some companies that might take you in, so you need not worry. They know us and the needs of our students, so there is no need to worry about causing them inconveniences," the vice-principal answered neutrally, she never once changed her expression. It wasn't that she was mean or anything, but her constantly stern expression was not easy for the trio to sit through.

"What about school during those three or six months? Will we just be out there working or will there be homework or what?" Issei asked this time.

"You will be given assignments while doing the internship, but other than that you won't have any classes during the internship," vice-principal Misai answered.

The boys looked at each other with amazement. No school for six months? That sounded… pretty cool! But wait a minute…

"What about midterm and final exams? Will they be the same as in regular schools?" Issei asked once more.

"Many of the subjects will be the same Here as in regular schools. There are no differences in the curriculum, mid term or the final exams. In contrast to regular schools, you won't have…" the vice-principal counted the subjects with her fingers. "…Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Arts," she showed five fingers. "You will be tested in the Field subjects instead. As for the social sciences, you will only be required to pick two subjects. So, as a whole, the examination period will be just as tough as in a regular school, so do your best."

Just as vice-principal Misai finished saying this, a young woman with long blonde hair and a ponytail knocked on the open door and excused herself.

"Pardon the intrusion, Miss Misai, but I'm here to pick up the Hide brothers," the young woman said.

"And just in time. These three here are your students. Boys, this is Miss Chisa Asumi. She will be your class teacher from now on," the vice-principal introduced her to the boys.

Asumi-sensei smiled cheerfully. "Pleased to meet you."

"Now, boys. I hope you three will work hard here. If there should be any problems, please come to me or Miss Asumi here. Have a nice day…" the vice-principal bade them farewell.

"Now if you would follow me…" Asumi-sensei went on ahead and the boys followed right behind her.

On the way, the boys looked at her with lecherous thoughts.

She was not only blonde, but she was sexy in every way. She kind of reminded them of Monika. She wore a gray businesswoman outfit and a skirt, black leggings and high heels. She was cheerful, her ambiance radiating with positive energy. Moreover, her oppai…

"Oohhh… pretty good numbers there…" Motohama said quietly after using his famous three-size scouter.

"What are they?" Issei whispered, Matsuda also edged closer to listen.

"They are…" Motohama whispered the numbers to them, making sure Asumi-sensei didn't hear them.

"Nice…" Issei grinned lecherously.

"Yeah, really nice… Ehehe…" Matsuda giggled.

They made their way up to the first floor and towards their classroom. As they went up the stairs, they suddenly heard running footsteps coming from behind them.

"Sorry, I'm late!" a male voice called out from behind them. Asumi-sensei and the trio looked behind them and when they did…

"Argh!" "Oof!" "What!" "Kya!"

…they were bowled over by the late-coming student who bowled them over like dominoes.

It was at that moment of pain that the trio felt a sense of deja-vu. This wasn't the first time they had experienced this. In fact, just yesterday they had gone through same thing. Wasn't that bad enough already? The only thing worse would be if the culprit from last time was responsible for this one as well.

"Umm… Hide-san could you please get off me…" Asumi-sensei said with a flustered face.

Matsuda blinked until he realized with a bleeding nose that he was lying on her rear.

It turned out that Asumi-sensei fell stomach-first on the floor, followed by Matsuda who was lying on her rear and partially on the staircase. Motohama was also partially lying on the staircase further down, as well as on Matsuda. The same went for Issei in regards to Motohama. The culprit to this mess, on the other hand, was lying completely on top of Issei, much to the latter's discomfort and displeasure.

"Sanma Raotome! Why are you running in the hallway? You could have seriously injured us!" Asumi-sensei scolded, as Matsuda got off from her with a bleeding nose.

It was then that something clicked for the trio. Sanma… Raotome… where have they heard that name before? Once, they turned to look at him, they widened their eyes in shock. A black ponytail, male and that voice… Speak of the f****** devil!

"Sorry, ma'am. I overslept and I tried to get here as fast as I could," the student named Sanma Raotome apologized.

"Well, I'll excuse you this time. I myself am on my way to class with some new students," Asumi-sensei hinted at the downed trio.

"Really?" Sanma questioned.

"Yes. Now if you would kindly get off one of the Hide brothers here, we can go to…" Asumi-sensei could not finish her sentence because…

""YOU SON OF A B****!""

…Matsuda and Motohama shouted, as they threw themselves at Sanma all the sudden, as if they were playing American Football. Issei jumped into the fray as well.

"THIS IS THE SECOND TIME YOU DID THIS TO US!" Matsuda shouted while punching Ranma's stomach.

"YOU AND THAT BANDANA GUY ALMOST GOT US KILLED YESTERDAY! WE THOUGHT THAT MOB WAS GONNA KILL US FOR SURE!" Motohama raged. He pinned Ranma's arms down.

"NOW IT'S PAYBACK TIME, YOU PIECE OF- Urgh!" Issei was pinning Ranma's legs down, but Sanma managed to break from his predicament by kneeing Issei in the chin.

While Issei fell back in a daze, Sanma pulled in both legs to his chest and then lashed out with his feet at the punching Matsuda. The kick hit his face, sending Matsuda flying and landing on the stairs with a thud. With Motohama, Sanma kicked him in the face, sending him tumbling down the staircase.

All this within three seconds.

"All right. That's enough!" Asumi-sensei called out to all the brawler involved. "Violence is not the answer! Just because someone accidentally hurts you, doesn't mean you should retaliate!"

"But that son of a b**** did this to us once before! We almost died because of him!" Issei pointed at Sanma accusingly, while checking his neck for any injuries.

"Hey, look. I'm sorry. Ok? It's not my fault that everybody was bothering me again," Sanma tried to argue.

"What the heck are you talking about…?" Motohama growled as he got up.

"When people bother me it leads to these wild goose chases," Sanma explained.

"Regardless," Asumi-sensei cut in. "It doesn't excuse what happened just now. You will all apologize to each other. Understood?"

The boys stared blankly and sighed.

"Sorry, fer running ya guys over…" Sanma said.

"Sorry for attacking ya…" Matsuda apologized on behalf of them all. Issei and Motohama nodded in affirmation.

"Good. Now, let us get going. We shouldn't keep the class waiting," Asumi-sensei said, as she went ahead.

Sanma, Issei, Matsuda and Motohama followed silently.

After a few seconds, something else clicked in Issei's mind upon seeing Sanma follow their new teacher.

'Wait a minute! This Sanma guy is in our class!?' Issei realized in shock.


17th September, Monday, 8:08 am – Class 1-3, Furinkan Vocational School, Nerima

Introductions went fast. The trio introduced themselves as the Hide brothers, stated their names, age and hobbies. Overall, the class found it cool to get three brothers in one class, but didn't seem comfortable with their open love for porn (especially the girls). Their fake cover was almost blown apart by one curious questioner who asked why their age were so close together, if they were brothers. That almost caught them off guard. They did not prepare for such a question and were flabbergasted beyond belief. Thankfully, Issei managed to tell them that they were not real siblings, but rather adopted cousins and… the class bought it.

As for the bruises on their faces and Ranma's also… Well, neither they nor Sanma wanted to talk about it. Yet , Asumi-sensei gave the explanation that they bumped over each other and fell over. Somewhat illogical, but the students decided not to question it any further.

Now that introductions were over, they were learning about Modern Japanese. Not too bad the lesson, but right now neither of them were in the mood to think about class.

They still had to get used to their new environment and the people around them – especially their classmate Sanma. And to think that within a span of about half a month ago, they were sitting in three different learning institutions…

Another thing that bothered them was the stray devil affair.

Matsuda wondered just what that male devil was up to now. Was it devouring some more Sacred Gear users like his comrade? One thing was for sure, they have got to have a plan. Only question: Where to find a clue of its whereabouts?

Motohama thought about what they were to do, should they come across the stray devil. He may have a dead. But the only way, he could retrieve the seax was by getting it out of the Chopping Board Type 2, which he put in there for safekeeping. In other words, it was useless unless Matsuda was there to summon that chopper and help him retrieve it. Relying on his gloves alone was not good enough. What if the enemy got close? There's little to no way, he could in close-quarter combat. If only, he could carry the seas around him at all times... without being arrested by the police. And if only he could summon and dismiss it at will…

Issei was thinking about how many stray devils there were out there and if the male stray devil was working with others. He did not know for sure, but he couldn't leave that out of consideration. Which leads them to the next problem: What if the stray devils decide to attack Matsuda and Motohama, while he was distracted? They may have good weapons, but that did not make them invincible. Issei had to think on how to help them when the time comes.

Despite their mulling, they still did their best to follow the lesson. It was their first day at Furinkan Vocational School after all and they had a lot of catching up to do.


17th September, Monday, 9:32 am – cantina, Furinkan Vocational School, Nerima

It was recess and Issei, Matsuda and Motohama went out into the cantina. There were plenty of students getting food or drink and just chatting with each other. Not too shabby. At least the cantons hall was quite big…

Anyway, our heroes are also discussing among themselves, albeit on some serious issues…

"You know, I don't think we should spend our time wracking our heads with supernatural beings for now. We don't have any leads on that stray devil and can't do anything for the moment. Let us talk about peeping instead," Issei suggested.

…only to then talk about some dumber topic instead.

"Yeah, good idea. I just hope there is a gym hall and a girl's locker room here," Motohama rubbed his hands in anticipation.

"Yeah! It has been so long…" Matsuda said with excitement.

"Yeah, let's grab a bite later. Let's go scouting!" Issei announced, as the three headed out to look for the gymnasium.


17th September, Monday, 9:34 am – hallway, Furinkan Vocational School, Nerima

The three of them had split up and were searching individually. Issei was currently looking for the gym hall.

But how was he supposed to find it? Maybe, it was best to ask around…

Upon rounding up a corner, Issei bumped into someone – for the third time now! This was getting tiresome… just how high was the chance that one could run into such a situation more than once a day?

And speaking of coincidences…

"You… huh?" Issei growled, as he immediately recognized the student by his red bandana. He was the guy who was chasing Sanma just yesterday, only to bulldoze them like an ox. He was about to tear into him, had Issei not noticed his face.

He seemed pale… like he was shocked or afraid or something like that.

The boy just got up absentmindedly. "Sorry…" he simply said, before going his way… had Issei not pulled his sleeve.

"Dude, are you all right?" Issei asked concerned, forgetting about his anger completely. "You look pale…"

"It… it's nothing…" the bandana boy said quietly.

"No way that looks like nothing to me. You can tell me. It's the least you can do to make up for running into me twice," Issei told him. Honestly, Issei wasn't sure where this concern for a total stranger came from – more so for somebody who had wronged him. But he just did for some instinctive reason.

"Wait. Running into you twice?" the boy questioned.

"You trampled me and my frie- I mean brothers just yesterday. And this one, marks the second time. But anyway, why the long face?" Issei asked.

The bandana boy sighed, as he mustered his will to speak.

"Just yesterday, I happened to come across beings that can't possibly exist…" the bandana boy started to explain.

This piqued Issei's interest.

"What beings?" Issei queried.

"Beings that ate anything and anyone they saw. I saw came across two of them and they were trying to do that to me. Then there were three of them and they were talking about somebody killing one of their comrades or something… I managed to hide so… I was safe… they talked about looking for… umm… what was it…? Oh, yeah! Sacred Gear users…" the boy elaborated.

Issei widened his eyes. Could it be…?

"Yo, Issei! You there? We found the gym!" Matsuda's voice came from behind. Both Issei and the bandana boy whirled around to see Matsuda and Motohama approach them.

"Yeah, and the girl's locker room, too! This is gonna be great! Think of all the boobs we are gonna see!" Motohama exclaimed with excitement.

But Issei quickly silenced them. "Guys, forget peeping! We've got a lead! This guy here… uhh… What's your name?" Issei asked the bandana boy.

"Ryuga Nabiki," the boy replied.

"Yeah… Ryuga here found a lead," Issei told them.

This confused them. "Found a lead to what?" Motohama asked Issei.

"That stray devil! This guy saw them! And two more of them as well!" Issei told Matsuda and Motohama.

"Seriously!?" Matsuda asked with widened eyes.

"Right when we are about to go peeping…?" Motohama groaned.

"Yes," Issei said, as he turned back to Ryuga. "Tell us, man. Tell us everything you saw…"


And that was Chapter 25 of The Lone Vigilante Issei.

I hope I did not bore you with all the details about the school and such. But I needed to get them out of the way so that you can get a clear idea on what awaits our heroes in the future (when it comes to school at least). Coming up with the idea on what their curriculum should be like is not easy. I had to do research on Japanese schools and draw from my own vocational school experiences and models to create this one.

I also should mention that vice-principal Yusa Misai and Chisa Asumi are original characters. They are not based off anyone in particular.

As for the characters who are based on other characters, they are: Sanma Raotome and Ryuga Nabiki. Both of them will have their curses as their original counterparts Ranma Saotome and Ryoga Hibiki, so you can see a lot of fun in that regard.

As for the stray devils and their latest victim… you'll see what the trio does about that later…

And… here is a bonus about a character I had forgotten about. Here is… Aika Kiryuu!

Enjoy…


17th September, Monday, 9:35 am, Kuoh Academy, Kuoh

A light-haired brunette with pig-tailed and glasses And the Kuoh Academy uniform was walking down the hallway when she spotted those three pretty boys from the second year cozying up to all those fangirls.

She could never understand why anybody would want to share a guy like they did, but apparently they had no problem with it.

Nevertheless, seeing those girls fawn over these boys and act like they were at the top of the world and everyone was beneath them… That really ticks her off…

Hence, why she came up this plan.

"My dear girls…" one of the three pretty boys said. "…all of ye are wonderful, but ye have to wait your turn…"

"See! Franz likes me more! I'm so much better than you!" a blonde girl said, while straddling him.

"Not fair! It's my turn now!" a dark-blonde girl whined.

"Your turn? What about mine? Those two girls over there have been sitting on Berthold's and Friedrich's lap for five minutes! Far longer than that Blondie on Franz's lap!" a brunette with long hair complained.

"Please, be patient my dears…" Friedrich said.

"And no bickering… It does not become ye…" Berthold gently reprimanded them.

"Yes, Berthold-sama!"

"Kyaa! He told us to stop bickering!"

"I wanna get pregnant with all your babies… Hehehehe…"

They all squealed with delight and lust. One girl was even trying to cool herself by using her hand as a fan.

"I feel so hot. I could take my clothes off right here and now…" a silver-haired girl with braids said.

"No problem," a voice said from behind her.

"Huh? KYAAA!?" the girl screamed, as something tore up her shirt, leaving her topless except for bra.

She looked behind her, but there was no assailant.

"KYAAAH!?" another girl screamed. When the first girl looked she saw that the top of the other girl's uniform was torn off, too.

This time nobody could be seen either.

"KYAA!" "KYAA!" "WHY ARE CLOTHES RIPPING APART!?"

More and more screams and yells and topless girls could be seen in a matter of seconds.

Nobody could be seen tearing them off. It was as if a ghost had done all.

Friedrich, Berthold and Franz were looking on with surprise and arousal.

"My what beautiful bodies…" Franz swooned.

"Those colorful bras… those creamy-skin bodies… so lovely…" Berthold licked his lips.

"Why my lovely maidens, I didn't know he wanted sexual intercourse with us so badly," Friedrich said with mirth and arousal.

"What the heck!? Why are you taking your clothes off, you whores!?" the girl on Franz's lap cried in outrage at not being the center of her lover's attention.

"It's not us! Somebody tore them off!" one girl yelled back embarrassed, while covering her chest.

"But who? I didn't see anyone behind me or anyone else rip my clothes off," another girl said.

"Me neither! How is this even possible!? Who could be doing this!?" a third girl said in outrage.

Well, had they looked around more carefully, they would have noticed strings with hooks attached to pieces of shred school uniforms pulled by Aika Kiryuu, who was hiding behind in the bushes.

"Hehehe… when people are distracted, it's quite easy to hook up multiple hooks on their clothes and pull them without anyone noticing. Take that you stuck-up wannabe models…" Aika said with glee.

Yes, ever since the perverted trio had been sent to jail, she could no longer humiliate or embarrass anybody with her perverted antiques like she used to. Now, it wasn't impossible to do that with other boys, but to her it just wouldn't be the same.

However, that wasn't the only reason.

Ever since the "Blood in The Classroom Incident", students have become more hateful to the mere memory of the perverted trio and their peeping antiques. Beating up Karen Shinonon, Mina Natsumiya and Mikasa Ito was the icing on the cake – a big layer at that, too.

Because of this, Karen and Mina, who still have the injuries from the incident have promoted an anti-pervert sentiment in Kuoh Academy – in ways even the Kendo Club could not match. Mikasa was not involved, since she was still in a coma.

Aika herself would become more ostracized than before, but that didn't prevent her from doing pervy things, like this prank for example.

And so far, she enjoyed it every moment of it.

While she rubbed her hands in glee, she felt a tap on her shoulder.

She looked around and was stunned to see that Murayama and Katawe with their shinais in their hands.

"Kiryuu-san… what are you doing?" Murayama asked with an ominous smile.

"Ehehehe… playing with strings?" she replied sheepishly.

After the break had ended and everyone had returned to class, everyone noticed that Aika had a bump on her head.


Please read and review. I hope you enjoyed this chapter.

And I hope to see you next time.

Until then.

Hide Shinyama