"Sona's Chance"

A Highschool DxD fanfiction written by Christopher'Zazel

Chapter 66 "Training Arrangements"

Scene (Beppu Oita, Japan)

"So there are devils, angels, yokai and crap-ton of other gods and stuff? So then, are all religions correct?" Aika placed a cold damp towel to her head.

Murayama, (who adjusts herself against the large and smooth rock), shrugs shortly afterwards. "Seems like, I guess?"

Katase takes a moment to ponder and then replies. "Well, technically, all religions are correct and wrong, at the same time? I mean, the contradictions alone are enough to boggle the mind."

"Yup, it's a weird world that we live in, that's for sure." Kunou, (who was in between Katase and Murayama), used one of her tails to reach for a folded and damp towel.

"Ara ara, well, isn't this just pleasant? All of us, just enjoying ourselves and talking like civilized people. Yes, I find this very acceptable." Yasaka pulls Issei closer to her using an arm.

Across from Katase, Murayama, Aika and Kunou, were both Issei and Yasaka, (who were leaning against an equally large and smooth rock.

Issei blushes a bit from the action of his wife but finishes his recap of the supernatural world. "So yeah, all of that stuff is real. Heck, even King Arthor shit is real. You guys probably won't believe me, but my partner, D'draig, well he kinda ate one of those Excalibur swords. But yeah, it's like what Kunou chan said, it's a weird world, for sure."

Katase and Murayama lift opposite eyebrows at the same time.

"Excalibur, like the sword?" Katase speaks up with curiosity behind her tone.

Issei shrugs. "Yeah. I guess there are a bunch of them, but I got this one. Um, D'draig, how do I work the damned thing?"

Green and red glowing light began to reflect around the mist that surrounded the party.

"THAT XENOVIA AMAZON CALLED IT "DESTRUCTION" I BELIEVE. SO, LET'S CALL IT, "DESTRUCTION BLADE". THOUGH, YOU MIGHT HAVE A BIT OF TROUBLE WITH IT AT FIRST." Issei's arm stopped glowing.

"Woah, that's the dragon thing you were talking about?!" Aika pointed excitingly toward Issei.

Nodding, Issei then speaks up. "Um, okay then, here goes. Destruction Blade!"

(DESTRUCTION BLADE!)

After the boosted gear had manifested onto Issei's arm, a large protrusion in the shape of a double sided sword was sticking out from the topside of his wrist. Flexing his claw's Issei noticed a bit of a problem. As his arm was extended, instantly the weight of this new weapon forced Issei's gauntlet down and now into the water.

"What the fuck!? Ddraig, what is this?! Why is this thing so heavy?" The teen was using his other hand to help pull his gauntlet from the water but to no avail.

Murayama, Katase and Aika were watching the scene play out as Kunou started to cheer her papa on.

"Come on, pull harder, you can do it!" The fox princess clapped her hands together.

Meanwhile Yasaka was studying the situation as she began to slowly place her hand into the water and onto Issei's gauntlet.

Without even the slightest hint of effort, Issei now had his arm being held out from the water by none other than the fox queen herself.

"Ara ara, how very interesting, my love." Pulling the blade closer toward her eyes, the fox queen continues. "Dragon Kun, are you thinking what I am thinking?"

The red gauntlet with the blade sticking out begins to glow in crimson and emerald. "INDEED. MY PARTNER NEEDS TO LEARN HOW TO USE A SWORD BEFORE THIS REMNANT OF EXCALIBUR WILL RECOGNIZE HIM AS IT'S OWNER."

Katase and Murayama suddenly stare at one another.

"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Katase slightly grins.

Nodding, Murayama smiles excitedly. "Oh yeah, I'm totally on board!"

Then both girls turned their attention back toward Issei and Yasaka.

"If Hyoudou needs to learn about swordsmanship, Murayama and I can totally help out!" Katase stood from the hot spring while showing a heroic pose.

"As long as you don't mind joining the Kendo club, that is?" Murayama was blushing.

Issei looked back at the now standing Katase and the still halfway submerged Murayama. "Really? After all of the lecherous and perverted things that I did, (alongside those idiots), you guys still wanna help me?"

Katase, (who is maintaining her heroic pose), simply nods. "Totally. After all, you're a married man now, so that means we don't have to worry about you doing anything indecent." She then looks toward Yasaka. "Isn't that right, Yasaka sama?"

Showing the slightest of grins, Yasaka lets go of Issei's gauntlet, causing him to collapse into the hotspring.

(SPLASH!)

Deactivating the gauntlet, Issei rose his head from the water while coughing a bit.

"Hey!? Yasaka!" Issei looked a bit cross as he pulled his wet bangs from his face.

"Fu Fu Fu Fu Fu!" The guilty party was completely enjoying the scene that was in front of her. "Oh, sweetheart, Fu Fu Fu! Ara Ara, I couldn't help but notice a specific thought, involving a specific locker room?"

Katase immediately sat back down into the hotspring. "Wait, I almost forgot about that. Hyoudou, Matsuda and Motohama, always in our locker room, doing who knows what?"

Murayama nods. "Maybe we should make him suffer a punishment game as penance for his previous behavior?"

Aika joins the conversation as she pulls the damp towel from her forehead. "I heard 'punishment' and I heard 'game', tell me more!"

Kunou looked to have fallen asleep against the large rock formation as she rested against Murayama. "Zzz Zzz Zzz"

Issei shook his head. "That's not fair. First of all, I can't help my thoughts. Yasaka, not fair. Second, I ain't gonna do anything weird, so stop assuming stuff. And third, Aika, stay out of this." The teen then folded his arms.

"IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, LEARNING STYLES OF SWORDPLAY WOULD DEFINITELY MAKE A DIFFERENCE. AS I SAID, THIS SPECIFIC BLADE IS A STUBBORN ONE, SO YOU HAVE TO DOMINATE IT, MAKE IT SUBMIT. I WOULD SUGGEST JOINING YOUR FORMER RIVALS. MAYBE INCLUDE KIBA YUUTO IN YOUR TRAINING? BOTTOM LINE, PARTNER, THE SWORD FRAGMENT WILL REMAIN HEAVY UNTIL YOU LEARN HOW TO WIELD IT. THE MORE YOU LEARN, THE LIGHTER IT SHOULD GET." The gauntlet stopped glowing.

Nodding, Issei smiled. "Ha, you said I need to make it submit? Well, we ARE the Red Dragon Emperor of Domination, this is gonna be a piece of cake!"

Glowing even brighter than before, D'draigs voice amplified in excitement. "THAT'S THE SPIRIT, PARTNER! GIVE IT YOUR ALL!"

"Did Issei's dragon just call us formal rivals?" Murayama lifted an eyebrow.

"Sweet, we almost sound like ex villains gone ally, like something from a badly written manga. Hell yeah! Thanks for the compliment, um, dragon." Katase grinned proudly.

Aika rubbed the fog from her glasses due to the steam everywhere. "Well, I guess I can learn how to swing a stupid bamboo stick too."

Yasaka began to laugh into her sleeve as her eyes fell upon her daughter, (who was sleeping soundly against Murayama). "Fu Fu Fu! Well then, I suppose I should take Kunou back. Being a mother can be taxing, however it is truly rewarding."

Issei shuffles through the water and toward the little fox princess. Murayama blushes as the wet and brown-haired teen reaches over her and picks up the little fox girl. Shuffling back toward Yasaka, Issei hands her off into her mothers arms.

"Thank you for this, all of this, Yasaka." Issei smiles warmly.

Nodding, the fox queen winks once. "Of course, husband. When I return you, remember to hurry home after school, you have that dinner at the Phenex's this evening. I must make sure we take the time to dress you properly."

After some time, Yasaka was successful in getting Issei and company back to their school before the lunch period was over. The rest of the day was relatively uneventful.

Scene (Hyoudou Home)

The main door of the house opens, revealing Sona, Tsubaki, Akeno, Koneko, Asia and Issei. The small group noticed another group of people in the Hyoudou living room. Issei's parents along with Yasaka and Kunou were present and sitting on one of the large couches. Meanwhile, Kalawarner and Mittelt were each sharing an armchair. All of whom had cups of tea in their hands.

After pleasantries were exchanged, Issei looked around the house and didn't notice a specific person.

"Hey everyone, where is Rias at?" Issei blinked a few times.

Issei's father spoke up while smiling at his cup of tea. "Oh, her big brother, you know, heh, the devil king, well he came and picked her up. I was told that they are doing a bit of family stuff and not for you to worry. That's what Sirzechs said anyway. He was smiling, so I'm sure it's nothing serious."

Scene (Familiar Forest)

"Ria tan, I must say that I am very proud of you for this." Sirzechs was speaking nervously as he pulled a large tree branch out from his tangled red hair. "But isn't this a little extensive?"

Helping her husband with his issue, Grayfia replied as she successfully untangled Sirzechs hair. "No, no, Sirzechs sama, I think this is a very thoughtful action." Grayfia nodded while showing a slight smile.

Meanwhile, little Rias was walking in between the two older devils. She was wearing what looked to be some kind of explorer outfit along with a yellow hardhat. She was showing a very determined expression as she trekked along.

"That Ash Ketchum on meth guy should be around here somewhere. The familiar master knew where to find that one thing he liked." Rias was staring at a large paper map as she turned on her flashlight, (which was attached to her hardhat). "Looks like we should be where we are supposed to be…hmm?"

Suddenly, the sounds of three different voices could be heard.

"Prepare for trouble! And make it double! To protect the underworld from devastation! To unite all devils within our nation! To denounce the evils of truth and love! To extend our reach to the stars above! Jamey! Jess! Team Knock-It, KOs you to the sound of night! Surrender now, or prepare to fight! Barkth! That's right!"

Sirzechs, Grayfia and Rias were now staring at 3 individuals who looked to be in some sort of pose. Aside from the strange and almost comical looking dog-creature, the other two were what appeared to be humans wearing funny looking costumes. Each of their shirts had a large and purple colored "KO" stamped on the front. The female, (Jamey), had pale purple colored hair while her partner, (Jess), was a male with long and wavy red hair.

Sirzechs tilts his head as these three individuals continue to maintain their pose, (which looked absolutely ridiculous in the devil king's eyes). "Alright, where is the familiar master? And who are you three?"

Scene (Issei's bedroom, Hyoudou Home)

"Oh yes, that was indeed a good choice. A red tie does indeed fit the part. What do you think, Sona chan, Serafall chan?" Yasaka was adjusting Issei's collar.

Serafall giggles. "Hehehe! I'd rather see him in a tuxedo, with a tophat and maybe a single red rose?"

Sona facepalms at her older sister's comment while quickly recovering and replying to Yasaka's question. "I think he looks civilized." She then crosses her arms while showing a slight hint of agitation. "Well, I'd better see you wearing something like that for our next date, Hyoudou!"

Wearing a two piece black dress coat along with a red tie, Issei looked through his mirror while pulling his bangs from his eyes. "Sona, I'd wear whatever you want whenever you want, or have you forgotten the sleeping situation at your old place?" Issei smirked, knowing how that answer would affect his tsundere girlfriend.

Sona immediately blushed while remembering the time that Issei was wearing Tsubsaki's nightwear, (twice in two nights).

Serafall giggles. "Wow, So tan, you've got our Issei here wrapped around your little finger, don'tcha?"

Yasaka clears her throat as she raises her pinky into the air. Instantly a thin and red strand appears on the fox queen's finger as the other end is attached to Issei's.

"Ahem, technically, I have Issei wrapped around MY finger. Ara ara…" Yasaka grins as Issei is suddenly wrapped with the red string of fate in such a way as to where his face is now forced in between his wife's cleavage.

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