Kuoh Junior High, Kuoh Town:
Before the Meeting:
Issei's POV:
"Hey, look at this exclusive picture I got of Pinky-chan!" I heard Motohama shout and I sighed as I looked up from where I was finishing next week's Maths homework.
He had quickly turned around in his desk while we waited for the final period of the day to begin, taking out a picture of Kaben Rider Pinky and I sighed as I saw the nude shot of Pinky while she was laying on a bed. There was a familiar white fluid dripping out of her as she had her legs spread and it didn't take long for my other friend to notice. The girls gave them disgusted stares, but I just sighed as I hid my face behind my textbook
"Dude! Where did you get that?!" Matsuda, the musclehead monkey as I called him, exclaimed and I had to shake my head as he was literally drooling over a picture of a girl that got a creampie.
Was I really like these two idiots?
[And I thank the True Dragon everyday for how much you've changed] Ddraig said with a mental cheer, making me smirk as I chuckled, drawing the other two's attention.
"What do you think, Issei? This is a rare piece right here. Nearly cost me ¥30,000 to get this." Both Matsuda's and my eyes widened in shock, but for different reason. Matsuda's for the fact that Motohama got this and mine…
How the fuck is it possible to spend 30k on a photo of a girl getting a creampie?!
Like…how?!
[Like I said, Tweedledum and Tweedledumber.] Ddraig chimed in and I had to agree with his words.
Dear gods, I'm glad I changed.
"It's okay, I guess." Was all I said and the two looked affronted at my words as I turned back to finishing my homework.
"Just…okay? Just okay?! This is a masterpiece! A one-of-a-kind! There won't be any like this in the entire world! And I have it!" I just tuned Motohama out like I always do as he and Matsuda went on a rant about Pinky, the photo and…how the hell were they already talking about NTR? I swear I turned away for a second.
"Morning, Hyoudou." I heard a familiar voice and I sighed as I turned my head, the brown-haired bespectacled girl next to me giving me an amused smirk as I smiled.
"Morning, Kiryuu." I greeted and she nodded before turning to Dumb and Dumber.
"Morning, pervs."
"You're one too!" They exclaimed only to be ignored as she giggled and turned to me.
"So, Issei. What's this I hear about the hunk of a sensei from Kuoh Academy leaving your house a few weeks ago?" That drew the attention of those in the classroom, including Motohama and Matsuda, as I sighed.
See, this is why I said Richards-sensei is too good-looking for his own good.
"He came to deliver my acceptance letter to Kuoh Academy." That sent whispers throughout the class, Aika giving me an amused smirk as I gave her a mock-glare. Motohama and Matsuda wanted to start ranting, but fortunately for me, our Maths sensei walked into the class and a gesture of telling them later appeased them as the class started.
A vibration in my pocket diverted my attention away from the teacher and as they turned around to write on the board, a quick peek at my phone made me sigh as I saw the message from Sensei.
'Don't come today. Busy with a meeting.'
Damnit, and here I thought I could run away from explaining anything to the other two.
Student Council Office, Kuoh Academy:
At the same time:
Theo's POV:
"So, what reason do you have for wanting to meet with Theodore-san?" Amaterasu asked with a smile as she sat across the two Satans, Yasaka and I standing behind the couch she was sitting on while Grayfia stood behind the couch they were sitting on. We were now seated in the school's main building in the Student Council's Office, with the two heiresses sitting at the desk off to the side with their peerages spread throughout the room and innocently standing near all of the exits.
"For no reason. We just wanted to meet with young Theodore in person." Sirzechs said with a polite smile and I had to stifle my laughter as Yasaka gave him a deadpan.
"Theseus." I chimed in and drawing all of their attention.
"Theodore or Theo are names only those close to me are allowed to use. For business or those not fully acquainted with me, it's Theseus." I said with a stoic expression, pretending not to see Yasaka giving me a subtle amused smirk as Sirzechs smiled and nodded.
"Very well, Theseus." He said and I nodded before giving Amaterasu an apologetic smile at interrupting, but she didn't mind as she smiled and waved her hand dismissively before turning back to the two Satans.
"Then a messenger or a letter would have sufficed. What is your true reason for wanting to meet Theo?" She asked, purposefully using the shortened version of my name and making Serafall's eyes narrow at the implication as Sirzechs just sighed.
"Very well. We have reason to believe that Theseus fought a certain old Devil a few weeks back." I frowned slightly before it clicked as Amaterasu turned back to me, as if asking for permission to speak of the Minotaur incident and I nodded.
"Are you perhaps referring to when he fought the Minotaur?" She asked and Sirzechs smiled.
"More on the fact that he fought against Rizevim Lucifer and survived." He added and I ignored the shocked looks of the peerages and the two heiresses as I frowned slightly.
"And what do you want to know about Rizevim?" I asked, Amaterasu letting me take over as Sirzechs turned to stare at me.
"We wanted to know if Rizevim had any other Devils with him." He asked and I noticed Grayfia paying attention before I finally noticed that she did look far too similar to the silver-haired Devil that was with Rizevim.
"I'm guessing the Devil you have in mind is related to her." I said as I nodded at Grayfia and Sirzechs nodded as I sighed.
"Then, yes. There was a silver haired devil with Rizevim. A male that looked to be in his mid-20's." I tried to give the best explanation I could, but that was probably enough as Grayfia gave a small smile and nodded.
"Thank you for that information, Theseus. Now, we have shared with me a piece of information that I thought you would like to know."
"And that is?" I asked and he turned to Serafall, who took over for him.
"My informants in America have informed me that there has been an irregular account of people suffering from chronic back pains and migraines in Los Angeles, with the average number being far higher then it usually should be. When they went to investigate further, they said that the more people stayed in the city, the more their pain grew until finally, it was so excruciating that they committed suicide to free themselves of the pain or had to leave it if they were tourists. Here's where the strange part come in. It seems that the moment they leave Los Angeles, the pain miraculously disappears, as if it was never there to begin with." I frowned deeply at that as I hummed
Feeling pain that starts mild but grows to the point that you can't even take it anymore and kill yourself, with it happening in LA, a city on the western coast of America…
Wait a damn second. People feeling pain, when they're in a city on the west coast…and it just so happens that the Titan Keys are gone…which means…Oh damn.
"Iapetus." I muttered as my frown deepened and Serafall nodded.
"The Lord of the West and Titan of Mortality and Pain. We came to the same conclusion as well when my informants told me that they didn't sense his usual presence like they usually did whenever they went past his cage." I sighed at that before I nodded.
"Thank you for the warning. I'll inform Lord Zeus as quickly as I can." I said with a smile and she smiled before she and Sirzechs stood up.
"Well, we got what we came for, so we must bid you all adieu. Theseus, Lady Yasaka, Lady Amaterasu, it was a pleasure to have this meeting with you."
"And it was a pleasure for myself as well, but I must be returning to Takamagahara. Theo, Yasaka, keep up with the good work."
"We shall do so, Amaterasu-sama." Yasaka said as we both bowed our heads and she smiled as she nodded, disappearing in a bright orange flash before I turned to Sirzechs. He turned to give me a smile and a nod and I nodded back before he, along with Serafall and Grayfia, teleported away with a crimson teleportation crest.
"Well, remember about tomorrow's practical exams, everyone!" I said to the group around me, making them all groan as I chuckled before Yasaka and I walked out of the class.
"I'll be heading back home. I know you need to talk to Lord Zeus and the others." She said with a smile as we walked out of the main building and I smiled as I nodded, giving her a quick yet deep kiss before pulling back softly as she giggled and disappeared in a flash of yellow.
Stretching out my senses, I smiled as I saw her walking into the home after teleporting to the front door while Kunou and Rossweisse were playing games in my room.
I've really corrupted them, huh?
Bringing back my senses, I checked if anyone's was around me and not finding anything around me except for the peerages still in the Student Council Office, I created a communication crest next to my ear as I walked towards my car, which was thankfully still here.
"Yes, Theseus?/ What do you want, boy?" Gilgamesh and Uncle Zeus asked respectively as soon as the call connected and I climbed into the car before I spoke.
"Lord Zeus, Supreme Commander, I just received information from the Devils that Iapetus was released from his seal and is wreaking havoc on the western coast of the USA in LA." I reported as I turned on the engine and I heard Gil hum before Uncle Zeus spoke.
"I'm allowing you temporary leave from your current mission. Fly to America and reseal Iapetus. Hephaestus will be waiting for you at the LA Airport." Lord Zeus said and I hummed before the call disconnected.
"Expect Holmes and Jack there as well. They're the two with the highest pain tolerance, so they're the best for this mission."
"Will do, Commander." I said with a nod as I drove out of Kuoh.
"Also, the meeting is postponed until you and Holmes return. With confirmation that the Khaos Brigade are currently unsealing the Titans, we'll need to come up with a plan to deal with each one of them." He hummed and I nodded before the call disconnected as I sighed.
It was supposed to just be a simple year of relaxing, right?
Later that day, Evening:
Theo's Home:
"So, you're going to have to fight a Titan, huh?" Mom asked and I nodded as she and I were seated in the watch tower in our backyard. Yasaka and Kunou were asleep and peaceful in their room while Rossweisse was still up marking papers.
Gonna have to put that one to bed myself.
"Yeah, since I'm apparently the only one apart from Athena and Ares who actually studied all of Greek Mythology and since Ares and Athena are far too busy with mobilizing Olympus' defences.." I trailed off with a sigh and she snorted as I smiled.
"Well, be careful. From what your father told me, Iapetus has a nasty habit of fighting from the shadows and heightening his opponent's sense of touch to make it impossible for them to fight him."
"I'm one of the best ambushers in the Organization. Besides, I have Jack and Holmes with me." She sighed at that as I chuckled.
"Ah right, the masochist and his master. Try to not make Los Angeles into a bloodbath by tomorrow night."
"No promises." I said with a smile and she just giggled before I took a deep breath and stood up.
"Welp! I have a very busy day tomorrow and I need to go put a certain someone to sleep."
"Take her on a date already and give me silver-haired grandbabies. Gods, I'm hoping they get her good looks, because you sure as hell didn't inherit mine."
"Ouch, mom. Just ouch." I said with a deadpan and she laughed before I smiled softly and wrapped my arms around her shoulders, giving her a soft kiss on the head as she sighed.
"Please be safe."
"Now, you know how bad my luck is with missions." I grumbled and she smirked.
"Yeah, that's why I'm asking you and not your luck." I chuckled before I pulled back, Mom staying on the tower as I leapt over the railing with a smile before landing on the ground with a soft thud and began walking towards the living room. A few seconds later, I opened the door to see Rossweisse still marking, looking up surprised as I smiled at her, leaning against the door with my arms crossed.
"Come, it's time for bed."
"But I still have-Uwah~" She was cut off by a yawn and I smiled as I shook my head before she squeaked as I picked her up in a bridal carry, giving her an amused smile as she blushed slightly.
"Hey, Yasaka and I have been talking and I have to ask you something." I began as I created water tentacles to quickly pack her things away and carry them behind me. She just wrapped her arms around my neck as she looked up at me with a blushing yet curious look on her face.
"When I come back from this mission, I was thinking of us going out to watch a movie or maybe a festival if there is one."
"J-J-Just…just us two?" She asked and I smiled as I nodded.
"Just the two of us." She smiled at that before she nodded.
"I…I would like that." She said and I chuckled as I put her down in front of the door to her room, opening the door and putting her floating bag and papers on the table as I smiled at her.
"Well then, it's a date, Rose." I said with a teasing smirk and she just giggled as she slapped me across the arm, though I didn't miss her hand sutbly ghosting over my chest as well as the slight sway in her hips as she turned and smiled at me.
"Good night, Theo."
"Good night, my white rose." I said with a corny smile, making her giggle as I winked before she closed the door.
"That's my boy!" I heard Mom's voice from the outside and I shook my head with a smile, walking back to my room with a chuckle.
Thankfully, only Rose and I heard that or else, Yasaka would be cheering with her.
Two Days Later:
Los Angeles Internation Airport:
"Theseus! Over here! Over here!" I smiled as I saw Jack jumping frantically to get my attention, the people around him giving him weirded out stares as I walked towards him.
"What have we said about 'being subtle', Jack?" I asked in amusement and he giggled.
"Heh, don't." He answered back, making me chuckle as I raised a fist and he giggled as he pumped it before we walked out of the airport and onto the streets
"Ah, here you two are." We turned our heads and I smiled as I saw Holmes waiting next to an SUV, dressed in a dark green business suit and a cane in his grasp. He smirked and nodded at me and I nodded back before I turned to the other person standing next to him.
A tall behemoth of a man, dressed in a tank top. long dark red pants and black boots. His face was marred with scars, drawing looks of discomfort from those around us, yet I smiled as Hephaestus nodded at me with a grunt.
"Hey, Hep. What do you have for me?" He just grunted as he handed over the bag slung over his shoulders and handed it over to me, with me grunting as I felt the weight of it. Putting it down, I unzipped it slightly before grinning as I saw the Hepaestus special.
A dozen Stygian Iron rods, each having sealing runes written on them that had the same runic patterns as the one used to seal the Titans along with a bracelet lying next to them and a piece of paper.
" 'Put the seals in an overlapping hexagonal formation, lead Iapetus into the middle of the pattern and then tap one of the rods with the bracelet'." I read the page out loud and Hephaestus nodded as I nodded and stood up, zipping it back up before I grinned.
"Thanks again, man. This would have been a far harder battle without your help." I said with a smile as I patted him on the back. He just nodded before he vanished in a puff of fire, no one paying attention thanks to the illusion barrier Jack put up.
Heh, as stoic as ever.
"Okay, then. I assume everything is ready?"
"Of course, only the best accommodation for us." Holmes said with a mock-affronted look and I chuckled as I put the bag away before we climbed into the SUV.
"Jack's driving?" I asked with a wary glance as Jack climbed into the driver seat and as Holmes nodded with a far too excited smile on his face, I prayed to every god out there that I would live before Jack howled and we drove off at high speed.
What did I let myself into?
A/N: Another chapter, another day! Next up, recon mission and back to Issei before the battle with Iap!
Busy writing, too busy writing! See you all in the next one.
Until then…
Ba-Bye!