The Lone Vigilante Issei – High School DxD
Hi there! It's me, Hide Shinyama!
Last time, the perverted trio arrived in the Sakabasu Detention Facility. On arrival, they met four attractive wardens: Sally, Nathalie, Julie and Monique, the leader.
Together, the perverted trio fall head over heels for these young women as they seemingly bewitch them with their charm. On top of that, they were going to spend two whole years with them!
What's going to happen?
Find out in…
Chapter 9 – Assessment Training
8th September, Saturday, about 8:25 pm – Outskirts of Kuoh, dorm room of Sakabasu Detention Facility
After the delicious dinner that the perverted trio enjoyed (Nathalie really did a good job at making the rice and goulash!), it was getting dark, as Issei and Matsuda waited for Motohama to finish showering. It took them a while, since Motohama still had his bandages on his arm and shoulder. Granted, he was right-handed, but it still took some time for him to get used to using one arm.
In the meantime, Issei and was exercising once again, doing push-ups, sit-ups and frog-leaps. Neither of them had much time to train since a lot of things happened today. Mothama's recovery, court, being sentenced to this facility, meeting all the pretty wardens here… all these things almost Issei forget about his training. Luckily, he did remember and now he was all sweaty.
Matsuda also trained a bit, but tired out before Issei.
As a result, they were both sweating and needed a bath as soon as possible.
Eventually, Motohama came out all squeaky-clean with a smile on his face.
"Ahhh… I feel refreshed! If only I didn't have these bandages, everything would be perfect!" Motohama said pleased.
"Speaking of which, does it still hurt?" Matsuda asked curiously. Motohama nodded his head at that.
"Well, it does hurt a bit, but if I'm careful, I can avoid it," he answered, while glancing at his still injured shoulder.
"Yeah… it's a miracle that you're still alive," Issei remarked. "I mean, that shot could have killed you – even more so if the person shooting truly meant to do it!" Matsuda and Motohama shuddered at the mere memory of that incident.
"Yeah, that was close…" Matsuda said seriously. "I mean, the guy was aiming at me. If it wasn't for Motohama… I… well…" he wavered, as he looked at his injured friend. "I shouldn't have stood there like a dummy… I'm sorry, man…"
"Don't sweat it man," Motohama said dismissively, causing Issei to chuckle at the irony of his words. "At least, you're all ok! I mean, if something happened to you…," he said a bit seriously. "I don't think I could live with the guilt of doing nothing…"
Matsuda just stood there for a while as he took Motohama's words in. Then, he chuckled, as he said, "Thanks, man… Thanks for being my friend…"
They just stood there smiling at each other. Imaginary sparkles manifested around them, as they looked at each other. Then they moved closer for a hug…
[Now, kiss!] Ddraig said in jest, causing the perverted trio to back off.
""SHUT UP, YOU STUPID LIZARD!"" they shouted in unison, looking towards Issei's direction, who in turn almost tumbled backwards in surprise.
"Guys! Stop it!" Issei protested.
"Sorry, man!" Motohama apologized. "We weren't saying that to you, but that dumbass dragon of yours."
"Yeah," Matsuda added. "This is the second time he has done something like this and it's getting annoying!"
[Hmph!] Ddraig snorted in response. Seriously, they really couldn't take a joke! And calling him a lizard, too? What an insult!
"Anyway," Issei spoke up after recovering from his shock. "Who's going to wash up next?" he said, looking at Matsuda.
Matsuda looked back in return and made his decision. "I'll be next. I'm covered in sweat and I really need to shower," he said, as he entered the bathroom and shut the door.
And so, Issei and Motohama spent their time talking about what a great time, they were going to have at Sakabasu Detention Facility until it was Issei's turn to wash.
8th September, Saturday, about 11:51 pm – in the same dorm room
After… pleasuring themselves to sleep (seriously, these people really are perverted!), all three of them were sleeping while moaning their favorite woman (or women) in the facility in their sleep.
"Ehehehe… Nathalie… I can't take it any more… please… let me do you…" Matsuda mumbled with a stupid grin on his face.
"Julie… your boobs are so soft…" Motohama mumbled happily, as he rubbed his face into his pillow.
"Monique… Monique…!" Issei moaned quietly in his sleep, while gyrating his hips against the mattress. He was so enthralled with her, since she came into his life. Her hair, her clothes, her boobs, her voice, her eyes, her beautiful smile… everything about her was perfect…
He couldn't just stop thinking and dreaming about her, as he lusted after her in his sleep.
In Issei's dreams
In Issei's mind, he and Monique were having the best sex ever… doing it multiple times over. Now, they were exhausted and rested next to each other on the bed.
They were at what seemed like a beach. It was warm and the sun was setting, giving it a romantic atmosphere. Nobody was at the beach, just Monique and him on the bed that for some reason was on a beach in the middle of nowhere. The sea itself was calm and shimmering in the sunshine. Small waves were rolling up onto the beach, as Issei and Monique had finished making love.
"Issei…" Monique cooed, being completely naked.
"Monique…" Issei said in lust, as he tried to kiss her once again. To his misfortune, however…
"Monique!" Issei called out in surprise, as she disappeared, her body fading away right in front of him.
Issei looked around. He found that the sun had disappeared, leaving Issei in the dark. As if that wasn't enough, the calm and gentle sea became dark and threatening, as if something ominous could come out anytime soon. The warmth had also disappeared, so Issei had to put his clothes and shoes back on.
As soon as he finished putting them on, the waves started to grow in intensity, as waves started to hit the bed he was on.
Issei didn't waste any time. He got off the bed and started running on the soft sand. Issei made his way towards the dunes, as he felt his fear rising every second. The waves were growing stronger and were already sweeping over Issei's and Monique's love-bed, threatening to carry it into the sea. It would only be a matter of time, until it did so.
However, Issei payed no heed. He was more focused on getting away from this place and find Monique.
"MONIQUE! MONIQUE! WHERE ARE YOU!" he shouted as he ran, as no reply came.
He came to the dunes and immediately went to higher ground. By the time, he arrived at the top of the one-meter high dune; the wave had reached the foot of the dune.
As if that wasn't bad enough the sky up above was growing ominously cloudy, as though a thunderstorm was brewing.
Suddenly, two tentacles just grabbed his legs from the below.
"What! What the heck is this!?" Issei panicked, as he tried to kick and wriggle himself free, but to no avail, as the tentacles moved further up his legs, wrapping themselves even more and started to pull him towards the sea.
Issei summoned his Boosted Gear, as it appeared in a flash.
[Boost!] the Sacred Gear rang, as Issei's strength doubled. Using his strength, started to pry the tentacles of his legs using his arms, but the tentacles fought back, trying to wrap itself around his arms as well.
[Boost!] it rang again. Issei tore at the tentacles as hard as he could, severing the tentacles in a bloody mess and allowing Issei to run again. Unfortunately, …
[IKAKAKAKAKAKAAA!] a terrible voice sounded from the ocean.
To Issei's horror, a kraken emerged from the sea and focused his attention towards Issei.
It sent more of its tentacles towards Issei, as he began to panic. What could he do? He couldn't deal with these many tentacles all at once! Was this the end?
[Partner!] Ddraig called out, temporarily taking Issei's attention towards him.
[Don't panic! With my powers, beating this kind of thing is easy! It's time, I taught you a new technique. Focus all your energy and being into the Boosted Gear and then release it into the direction that you want it to go!] Ddraig advised. Issei nodded.
Jumping back from some of the tentacles trying to swipe him, he ran on top of one of the dunes, where the tentacles couldn't reach him and where he could still target the kraken.
Issei calmed down, as he focused his energy into the gauntlet and pointed it at the kraken.
"Focus…" Issei said with gritted teeth, as the Boost continued.
[Boost!] the gauntlet rang. The kraken wasn't lazy, as it sent more tentacles.
Issei was starting to create an orb with his hands, as big as a pea.
[Boost!] it rang again.
The tentacles came closer, but Issei, though scared, remained focused, as the orb grew to the size of a dingle-ball.
[Explosion!] the Boosted Gear sounded. This particular sound was something that Issei was familiar with, by the way. His training experience in prison with Ddraig told him that all his stored power would be released for a short period of time.
As the tentacles were within arm's reach, the orb had grown bigger than a baseball, but smaller than a volleyball.
[Now!] Ddraig shouted. Issei fired and the powerful red beam hit the kraken.
[IKAAAAAAA!] it screamed, as it was blown into smithereens.
[Reset!] the Boosted Gear announced, as Issei's power level returned back to normal. He fell exhausted to the ground, as he dismissed the Boosted Gear, causing it to vanish once again.
He panted on the ground, as he heard some familiar voices coming from somewhere.
"Issei! Issei!" the voices called out to him. It sounded like… the voices of Matsuda and Motohama. Why were they calling him?
As he stood there in wonder, the sky opened up and a light shone, illuminating his sight and taking him up. He rose up until he reached the source of the light.
"Issei! Issei!" the Matsuda called, as both he and Motohama were trying to rustle him awake. Issei woke up startled, as he saw what his two buddies were doing.
"Guys! What are you doing?" Issei asked in surprise.
"What are we doing? What were you doing!?" they asked back in a harsh tone.
"W-what are you talking about?" Issei asked confused. That only caused them to facepalm, before explaining.
"Dude! We were just sleeping until we heard some kind of loud blast coming from inside this room! When we woke out, we not only saw the window was broken next to you…" they pointed towards the window just across the end of Issei's bed, which looked like it had been blown up or something like that. "…But we also saw that whatever that blast was, it came from your Boosted Gear!" they exclaimed, much to Issei's shock.
So the shot he used in his dream, he used in real life, too!
'Mental note,' Issei thought to himself. 'Be careful of using the Boosted Gear in your dreams at all times.'
While Matsuda and Motohama were still in the middle of interrogating Issei, the door swung open, revealing an angry Nathalie, wearing pink pajamas with hearts. Matsuda blushed a bit happily because she looked really cute in them.
"Ok, spill it! What were you guys-" she stopped her aggressive speech when she saw the broken window.
"GAAAH!" she screamed, causing the perverted trio to close their ears. "WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED HERE!?" she shouted, as she pointed at the window.
"W-w-we didn't do anything! We swear! We were just as shocked as you are-" they explained, but were interrupted by the entrance of Monique, Julie and Sally who also wore pajamas.
"Are you all right? What happened here?" Sally asked worried. Monique and Julie looked no less worried, as they looked at the boys and the broken window. They were glad that their three inmates were all right, but were shocked to see the damaged window. It looked like someone fired some kind of laser cannon at the window.
"Boys…" Monique said a bit seriously. "Could you explain what happened here?" she asked while turning her face towards the boys with a serious expression.
The boys were sweating bullets. This wasn't going to be good… They themselves (except Issei) didn't know the reason why all of this happened, so explaining this was definitely going to be difficult.
A few hours later
The perverted trio were trying to sleep – despite the broken window in their room. After being chewed out by the wardens, it was decided that the culprit couldn't be found, but that despite the verdict, they still suspected the perverted trio to be at fault in some way. As a result, they were told to remain in their rooms and try their best to get some sleep. The repairmen would come tomorrow and fix the damage.
Thankfully, for Issei, none of his friends told them about Ddraig or the Boosted Gear. All they told the young women was that they were sleeping quietly until they heard a bang and discovered that the window had been destroyed. Monique and the others were a bit skeptical about their claims, but decided not to pursue the matter and left.
Nevertheless, the perverted trio did question Issei about what happened.
Issei told them about his dream (as embarrassing as it is to talk about having dream-sex with Monique) and his battle with the kraken.
Flashback
"A kraken? Seriously?" Matsuda asked with a raised eyebrow. Issei nodded in response.
"Yeah, I used the Boosted Gear to take it down. Ddraig told me to boost and charge my power and then unleash it. I did. I killed that thing… and apparently the Boosted Gear manifested itself in the real world and I fired it… sorry guys…" Issei said apologetically. Motohama just shook his head in shock and disbelief.
"Dude! You could have killed us!" Motohama scolded Issei.
"Yeah, you should really be careful about dreaming and using it at the same time, man!" Matsuda added as well. Issei didn't say anything. They were all still in shock about what had transpired. None of them said a word until Matsuda spoke up once again.
"Say," Mastuda began, gaining Issei's and Motohama's attention. "What was that beam anyway?"
Suddenly, the Boosted Gear appeared on his arm, causing everyone to flinch back a few steps out of shock.
[That beam is called Dragon Shot. It's a basic energy beam that fires from the palm of the Boosted Gear to obliterate its foes. I told Partner to use it to do exactly that, but I didn't realize that he would actually shoot it in real life] Ddraig answered.
The perverted trio looked at Ddraig in the Boosted Gear with widened eyes.
"WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?" Matsuda shouted.
"YEAH, YOU NEED TO TONE DOWN ON THAT ARTILLERY OR YOU MIGHT KILL US!" Motohama screamed.
"S-sorry, guys…" Issei apologized sheepishly. Seriously, he had a nightmare and now this! All he just wanted to do was to go to sleep.
[But while you're here. There's something that I need to talk to you about] Ddraig told the perverted trio.
The three of them looked at the Boosted Gear with interest.
"Well, what is it?" Issei asked.
[It's something about your entire sleep, Partner] Ddraig explained. [I could not help but feel something was off.]
"What do you mean, Ddraig?" Issei asked intrigued.
"Yeah, is it another one of your premonitions again?" Matsuda asked Ddraig.
[Indeed] Ddraig confirmed. [I felt like someone or something was trying to interfere with your dreams.]
Issei's face showed shock at Ddraig's explanation. Interfering with his dreams? Is that why he had that nightmare?
"Ddraig, how can you be so sure?" Motohama asked the Crimson Dragon Emperor.
[I just do, young one] Ddraig explained. [Anyway, whatever has been doing this to you, Partner, wasn't merely just interfering into your dreams. I felt like your energy was being absorbed as well.]
All three of them were taken aback at what Ddraig just told them.
"A-absorbed?" Issei asked incredulously.
"Are you serious?" Matsuda asked.
[Unfortunately, I am. Partner, I think our enemy has finally made his move. I feel like he's trying to take advantage of you in your sleep. All of you must be vigilant throughout the night. Inform each other about any irregularities. Be on guard with everything that happens in this place. I get the feeling that whatever that creature was, it is right at home here] Ddraig instructed the perverted trio.
Flashback end
The perverted trio just lay there as they mulled over what Ddraig had told them. Of course! This place was too good to be true. Their mystery opponent was striking from the shadows and they didn't who or what that thing was, let alone where it was.
'But the question is…' Matsuda started.
'…when is it going…' Motohama continued mentally.
'…to strike again?' Issei finished, as the three of them went to sleep, the cold autumn wind blowing outside and into the house.
9th September, Sunday, about 8:15 am – Classroom 102, Sakabasu Detention Facility
After eating breakfast (which the perverted trio had to eat alone, since the four women had other things to do early in the morning, much to their disappointment) the perverted trio sat in classroom 101 at the first row.
The classroom looked just like any other classroom out there with chairs, wooden desks, a teacher's desk, a chalkboard and some windows with a nice view outside. Ironically, this is what made this classroom so out of place, since one wouldn't be able to guess that one was in a detention facility and not a school.
The reason why the perverted trio were sitting in the classroom was that the wardens were going to have some one-on-one assessment sessions with them. They could hardly wait, since they always thought these women were hot and now they could finally get some time alone together.
They had to wait until Monique arrived, since she would be the one telling them who is paired with whom.
Eventually she did arrive, wearing the kind low-heeled shoes, black knee socks, a brown pleated knee-length skirt and a white short-sleeved button-up shirt that outlined her well-shaped body. Her appearance wasn't lost on the perverted trio as they lusted after her.
'Oppai…' Issei moaned in his head in happiness.
'I can't wait to spend every with her like this…' Matsuda thought with lust in his head.
'Must… fap… later…' Motohama thought perversely, trying his best not to exactly that.
"Good morning, boys!" Monique greeted the horny boys with a smile, as they straightened themselves up in response.
"""Good morning, Monique! You look good today!""" the perverted trio said in unison.
Monique only giggled in response.
"Thanks, boys. You're all so sweet…" she replied. At that, the ears of those horny fellows began to steam from her sweet smile and sexy appearance.
"""Thank you, ma'am!""" they answered happily. Their virginity was definitely going to disappear faster than before they were in prison.
"Sorry for not joining you at breakfast. We had some other things to do…" Monique said, apologizing for the delay.
The perverted trio just shook their heads happily and flustered.
"N-no problem, ma'am… I mean, Monique," Matsuda said. "After all, someone like you probably has a hard time keeping things together around here, ehehe…" he said flustered.
"Why thanks, Matsuda," Monique replied happily. "Anyway, now that I'm here, I think it's time to begin," she announced, while taking a seat at the teacher's desk.
The perverted trio perked up at that, waiting for Monique's instructions.
"As you know," Monique began. "We're going to have some one-on-one assessment talks with the three of you. We're going to talk about your likes, hobbies, strengths, talents and career choices… get to know you a bit, so we can coach you better. In addition, you'll also get to learn a bit more about us, so I hope you'll use this opportunity to open up to us, right?" Monique asked while tilting her head to the side cutely.
[DOKI!]
Their hearts skipped a beat at her cute gesture. How on earth is it possible to be cool, sexy and cute!? They didn't know how Monique does it, they just knew that she did...
"""Yes, Monique!""" they announced with a salute, as soldiers would when their commanding officers would speak with them.
"Good… Now, before we start, I want you to fill out these questionnaires," Monique instructed while getting up and taking some paper sheets. She walked over to them and distributed the questionnaires.
Issei, Matsuda and Motohama, being the perverts that they are, focused not on the paper sheets given to them, but on Monique's hot physique.
'Boobs…' Issei thought, while staring at her chest.
'Legs…' Matsuda fantasized as he stared at her legs covered by her knee-socks.
'Her… everything!' Motohama almost went crazy as she came near him. He managed to resist groping her. There was no way he was going to do something like that on someone this nice towards them – much less if she's the prison warden!
After Monique finished distributing the questionnaires and went back to her desk, she couldn't help but notice that the perverted trio were just sitting there with dreamy faces, as they just stared at her.
"Umm, boys…" she started, but the perverted trio were just stuck in their own world, as they still had their goofy drooling grins. She snapped her fingers, causing the perverted trio to wake up.
"Umm, w-w-what?" Issei asked startled, as he woke up from his sexy daydream.
"Excuse me. What did you say, ma'am?" Matsuda asked in similar fashion.
"Yeah… We're sorry… we didn't hear you… Could you say it again?" Motohama asked in the same manner as his other two friends.
Monique only giggled at how silly those three boys acted.
"Oh, it's nothing, boys… All I wanted to say is that you may begin answering those questions. You've got thirty minutes, teehee…" she replied. The boys only nodded in embarrassment, as they began to write. Although, they put effort into answering those questions (and one could say their answers were sufficient), their minds clearly weren't quite into dealing with the task at hand.
Instead, their minds were still distracted by Monique's sexy body, smile and beauty. They just couldn't help it. They were horny guys after all.
Hopefully, each of the perverted trio thought, they would be the one to end up with Monique and not the other two.
At 8:45 am
"All right, time is up!" Monique announced. "It's time to hand over your papers."
The perverted trio put down their pens, went over to Monique and handed her their questionnaires. After taking them, Monique put them on the desk and took out three blue cards.
"Good, now that we're done, I want each one of you to take one of these cards," she said, holding them out with their left hand. The perverted trio looked at her confused.
"Umm… What are they for?" Issei asked, while scratching his head.
"This is for deciding which one of my colleagues is going to assess you. You either end up with Sally, Nathalie or Julie, teehee," she giggled. The perverted trio looked at each other in excitement. Finally, here it is! The moment they were all waiting for – the one-on-one conversations with the girls! This was going to be so great!
But wait something was off…
"Umm… Miss Monique…" Motohama raised his good arm.
"Monique is fine, Motohama," Monique told him.
"Ahh… yeah… Monique… Anyway, what about you? Why is your name not on the cards?" he asked. Issei and Matsuda looked at their friend, then at the cards in shock. She wasn't going to be with them?
"Ahh… that… I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I have some other things to do, so the other three have to conduct the interviews instead. Ahaha…" she laughed with a sweat drop rolling down her face. The perverted trio's mood dropped and so did their posture.
"But don't worry," she continued quickly. "I'm sure, you're going to have a great time with the other girls. They're great people once you get to know them."
At that, the perverted trio's mood lifted just a little…
Ok… so they weren't going to have some one-on-one time with Monique… But the other girls weren't so bad either.
"All right," Matsuda spoke up, feeling all chipper again. "I'm first."
"Be my guest," Monique replied.
After pulling his card, his two buddies pulled their cards as well. And so, they got their respective girl. All they needed to do next (according to Monique) was wait for the interviewers to read their questionnaires and Monique would tell them to go in to their designated rooms. At 10:30 am, they were to return to the classroom and discuss the results of their interviews with Monique.
At 9:02 am – with Matsuda in the hallway
Matsuda did as he was instructed. He went to the designated room 107 and knocked on the door.
"Come in!" a voice said, coming from within the classroom. Matsuda did so and was greeted with the sight of the pink-haired warden Nathalie, sitting on a desk, while reading a Toraemon manga. Much to Matsuda's surprise, she was didn't even look up, when Matsuda came in. Instead, she was so focused on reading her manga that it seemed like she didn't even notice him.
Matsuda motioned his hand to get her attention.
"Umm… Nathalie-san?" Matsuda said, causing Nathalie to shut her book.
"I could hear you clearly," she said slightly annoyed. "I was just finishing my Toraemon-manga, that's all!"
Matsuda sighed. He liked lolicon-type girls, including tsunderes, but to actually deal with one in real life, was a bit tiring.
Nathalie took out the Matsuda's questionnaire that Monique had handed her, before clearing her throat.
"So," Nathalie started, as she looked at Matsuda's paper. "You wrote here that you were in a photography club in middle school... and want to become a photographer… correct?" she asked while looking at him.
"Yeah," Matsuda confirmed. "I always liked taking pictures of various things. I like applying what I learned about… you know… angles, sharpness, contrast, color… and so on… and do my best to take the best pictures I can wherever I find them…" he explained trying to convince her of his alleged passion, when really, he was only into photography, so he could take pictures of hot models and porn-stars.
Nathalie nodded as she listened to Matsuda's explanations.
"Do tell me something, though…" Nathalie said. Matsuda paid attention at what Nathalie was going to ask.
"…Why did you quit?" Nathalie simply asked.
"What do you mean?" Matsuda asked back.
"I mean… why did you leave the photography club? Surely, if you love photography, as much as you claim you do, you would have continued to be in the photography club, right?" she asked in suspicion with furrowed eyebrows.
"Well…" Matsuda tried to explain. "I found other hobbies…"
"And could you explain..." Nathalie continued, as she took out a file and read from it. "…Why you, a former jock and track athlete, decided to quit your hobbies at the same time no less?" she said in an interrogating manner.
Matsuda was shocked, when he saw the file in Nathalie's hands. For he could tell by the name on the file that that was his file! Wait a minute, where did she get all that information about him from anyway?
"Umm… Where did-"
"I got all your data and records from Kuoh Police Prison and your former school, in case you were asking," Nathalie answered the surprised ex-jock. "I know all about your perverted antiques that you've committed at school – your peeping, your lewd remarks your fetishes… and your lolicon fetish, by the way," Nathalie said sternly, laying it thick on poor Matsuda.
'Boy, she's scary as hell…' Matsuda thought with a sweat drop.
"Look here," Nathalie looked at Matsuda with her face softening up a bit, while folding her arms around her chest. "Even though I know all this about you, I still want to help you…"
Matsuda looked at her in surprise. He was expecting her to go on an all-out rant on him. Instead, she seemed to go soft on him. After all, wasn't she supposed to be a tsundere?
"…I mean," Nathalie continued, while looking away a bit. "I'm a warden here for a reason. My job here is to help you overcome your past and move towards the future… That is why…" she looked back at Matsuda. "…if you want…I can give you a head-start for your career in the field of photography…"
Matsuda was shocked at what the tiny warden was saying. She was going to help him with his way into the future? Her out of all people? Did she even have the qualifications to teach him? Could it even work?
Nathalie noticed the shocked look on his face.
"What? Don't think I have what it takes? I may be a professional prison warden and work in the kitchen most of the time, but I'm also a qualified photographer and media designer," she explained with a hint of pride in her voice.
"Well… it's just… umm… I…" Matsuda mumbled incoherently, clearly having no idea what to say, let alone actually say it. Nevertheless, Nathalie seemed patient, as she waited for an answer.
After ten seconds, Matsuda regained his composure and cleared his throat.
"Well… Miss Nathalie… if what you say is true, could I take up on your offer?" Matsuda said nervously. He didn't like his past perverted activities being found out by Nathalie, but if she was willing to give him a second chance, then why not? Besides, while he did have an interest in becoming a photographer just to take pictures of hot models, he felt that if he could learn media design alongside with photography, then it's two for the price of one.
Nathalie just grinned, as she started explaining what photography is and what media design involved. She also talked about the curriculum that she had in mind for Matsuda for the next two years. They also talked a bit about drawing, which in turn led to a discussion of manga (it turns out, they both liked magical girl manga).
While the two of them conversed, Matsuda looked at the tsundere prison facility warden with great interest… no, with fascination.
Sure, she was his favorite type of girl appearance-wise with her short figure and pink-hair (that was set in stone for him, the moment he saw her). But, now he got to see something far better than her cute appearance.
It was her desire to help people no matter who they were – the desire to give people like him a second chance at life. In addition, Nathalie was a great person. She was a good teacher, patient, tolerant and even shared similar interests with him.
'Thank the gods and all luck-bringing supernatural beings!' Matsuda thanked with comical tears in his eyes, as he looked upwards. 'I'm going to have the time of my life here! I'm so glad!'
And so, Nathalie and Matsuda spent their allotted time, until Matsuda had to go back to class.
Nathalie… What a girl… Who knows how their relationship will progress… Maybe something more could come out of it… He just couldn't wait for their next session together…
9: 02 am – with Motohama in the hallway
Similar to his buddy Matsuda, he too was sent to another classroom. He scanned the signs for the classroom he was looking for, namely room 104.
Eventually, Motohama found it. Using his good arm, he opened it. To Motohama's surprise, it was a computer room, with a number of computers and desks and chairs. In it, he found the purple-haired Julie, sitting quietly on one of the chairs, while reading a book. Similar to Nathalie, she seemingly didn't notice her prisoner approach her.
"Uh… Hi, Miss Julie…" Motohama said shyly. Julie didn't seem to react, as she read her book intently.
"Umm… Miss Julie?" Motohama said again to get her attention. She turned her face calmly towards Motohama.
"I can hear you, Motohama…" she said calmly. "I can hear you just fine…"
"Sorry… Miss Julie… I thought you couldn't hear me, that's all…" Motohama apologized, before looking at the book in hands.
"What are you reading, Miss Julie?" Motohama asked curiously.
"Oh, this? This is a horror novel… nothing special… and Motohama?" Julie asked, causing the glasses-wearing pervert to nod in response. "Just call me Julie," she replied with a small smile.
Motohama's heart skipped a beat. Big boobs… Long beautiful hair… her gentle smile… she was so perfect…
"Anyway…" Julie spoke up, causing Motohama to wake up from his daydreams. "Now that you're here… I think it's time to talk about your questionnaire…" she said, while she laid aside her book and took up Motohama's paper.
"Oh, yeah… yeah…" Motohama replied with some embarrassment. "I almost forgot about that…"
"So, let's start with your career choices," Julie started, as she looked at Motohama's answers. "It says you wanted to do something in the realm of physiology... Is that right?"
"That's right," Motohama replied. "I'm good in biology and I realized that there were a lot of fields I could end up with. I decided to pick physiology, since… you know… it deals with biology… and deals with the human body… which I find interesting by the way…" he spoke hesitantly, since just like Matsuda, he too just wanted to have a job that involved checking out women's bodies with his so-called "three sizes scouter" (if he was lucky to get a hot babe as a patient).
"I see…" Julie replied, while playing a bit with her hair. "How good are your biology grades?" she asked.
"Oh, they're good enough," Motohama answered truthfully. "My grades in chemistry and physics aren't bad either."
Julie only nodded at that. She took down notes, as she sat there, thinking about what to ask Motohama next.
"So, do you have any specific idea on what you want to do?" Julie asked.
Motohama thought for a while, but just shrugged his good shoulder, making sure not do the same with his bad one.
"I don't know… There are quite a lot of different jobs out there… I guess… I guess I would like to work as a doctor of some kind… but that requires years of medical school… I think…?" Motohama replied, as he fumbled to look for an answer. Julie could tell that her prisoner/student had no idea of what he wanted to be.
"Well, then it's good that you're here," Julie spoke up, as she started moved the mouse of the computer she was currently sitting at and started typing. Matsuda looked curiously, as she opened a page explaining what physiology was and what kind of jobs were in that field.
"Wait, there's internet here?" Motohama asked. "I thought prisons…"
"Well… normally prisons don't allow internet access, but here, you can use the internet – albeit to a limited degree," Julie explained. "Gaming websites, gambling websites, social media websites are prohibited here… but e-mails are allowed only by special permission... Anyway, here is a list of professions related to physiology…"
"Biomedical scientist… Clinical research associate… exercise physiologist… science writer… medical sales representative…" he read out loud as he looked at the various jobs he could do just by going into the field of physiology.
"Those seem… rather interesting…" Motohama admitted as he scrolled through the page. Julie just smiled at that.
"I'm glad that you are. But if you're looking for career choices, you should try to widen your horizon even further," Julie explained.
"Expand my horizon? How?" Motohama asked. He was truly getting interested now.
"Well… let's try psychology. Have you ever considered psychology?" Julie asked Motohama. Motohama just shook his head.
"Well, then let's see…" she said, as she browsed through the internet for jobs in psychology and many more.
The two of them would look through the many jobs and talk about their profiles, requirements and pay. They worked together for the next hour or more, as Motohama and Julie took down notes on a piece of paper.
As if something just took over him, he forgot all about his perverted intentions that he had regarding his career choices. Instead, he started to develop a great interest for the many possibilities for his career choices.
Clinical psychologist… forensic psychologist… sport and exercise psychologist… psychotherapist… market researcher… so many of them…
Motohama just didn't know what to think anymore once he saw these different job titles, profiles and requirements. There were so many of them. And to think he wanted to settle his career to being a doctor (and insincerely, too!) …
"Is something wrong?" Julie asked a bit concerned. Motohama was immediately taken out of his thoughts, as he paid attention to Julie.
"N-n-no! W-what are you talking about?" Motohama asked in surprise.
"You just spaced out there for a while," she said as she leaned closer to the pervert. "It looked like you were shocked by something you just read. Are you sure you're all right?"
Motohama couldn't help but stare at her chest. 'So damn big!" he thought perversely.
"I-I-I'm fine… No need to worry about me," he replied, as he turned his eyes towards her face. "I was just surprised at the many possibilities I could be doing in my life, that's all."
Julie just smiled at Motohama's reply, as she tilted her head cutely.
"I'm glad to hear it," Julie said, as she moved herself away from Motohama. "It's good to know that I could open your eyes to the many possibilities that exist in the job market…"
"Yeah, so I see…" Motohama answered, before sighing. "But now I have an even harder time choosing what I want to do in the future!"
"Yes, I can imagine that's true… But sometimes it's better to feel this way, while thinking long and hard about it than to have an idea of what you want to be, while not considering other possibilities," Julie said.
"Huh? What's so bad about the last option?" Motohama asked, while raising an eyebrow.
"Well… as I've shown you, there are many different career paths for you to choose, right?" Julie asked to which Motohama only nodded. "Then it's only reasonable for you to think hard and long about whether you have what it takes to do this or that career. Whenever you choose a career path you have to consider three things: Ability to do the job, qualifications to get the job and the love to do the job," Julie explained, as Motohama listened on with great interest.
"On the other hand, if you just focus on one job, like the one you just mentioned… what was it again… doctor…?" she thought, before snapping her fingers as she remembered. "Yes, that was it! If you focus too much on being a doctor, you neglect all or at least one of the three thinking points I just mentioned, namely 1) your desire to become a doctor because you love it, 2) the qualifications to do it, as you yourself have admitted, requires years of advanced academic and medical training and 3) the physical and mental ability to do it."
"Yeah, but that doesn't mean one wouldn't be able to become a doctor, just because one didn't think of the other possibilities. I mean, you can still become a doctor or anything for that matter, while fulfilling all three points, right?" Motohama argued. Julie nodded her head in agreement.
"I never said that it was impossible. In fact, that is always a possibility. But who can say that you aren't better in other fields?" Julie asked. Motohama wanted to say something but shut his mouth after seeing the logic of Julie's argument.
"I… think I see your point…" Motohama conceded.
"Motohama…" Julie said gently, surprising Motohama at the shift in tone. Normally, she spoke slowly and shyly in a quiet, soft tone, but when she spoke about career choices, she seemed so… fired up… He noticed it, the moment she shifted back to her original tone. Motohama never expected someone like Julie to be so lively.
"…you're still young… You still have a long life ahead of you... That's why we want to give you the best we can offer… And one of the things we can do, is prepare you for the future. Here is something you should consider…" Julie said with a soft smile that almost caused Motohama to swoon, had he not controlled himself to hear her words.
"… don't look in only one direction, but in many… Try your best in everything that you do… then you can look back and say: I did well…"
Motohama didn't say anything, as he just stared at the beautiful purple-haired woman in front of him with his mouth wide open.
Motohama just realized it.
How could he have been so blind?
The best thing about a woman wasn't her boobs or her clothes or her underwear… (though make no mistake, those things were still his life and that's not going to change!)
It was her sweet lovely character that mattered. The kind and caring behavior that only a true woman would have towards people…
Little did Motohama know that he would treasure her sweet words… forever…
"Umm… Motohama…?" Julie asked with a blush in her face.
"Huh…?" Motohama replied confused.
"You're drooling…" Julie told Motohama. At that Motohama quickly wiped the drool coming down from his lips. Both of them were blushing now from embarrassment.
"I-I-I'm sorry! I didn't mean to," Motohama apologized profusely.
"N-no!" Julie replied equally panicked. "It has been more than an hour since we've been sitting here together! I bet you're tired, that's all!"
"Yeah… maybe… Hey, what time was I supposed to go back to class?" Motohama queried.
Both of them looked at the time on the computer screen as they realized.
"Oh! It's 10:29 am!" Julie gasped. "You've got to get back to class! Sorry for taking so much of your time!"
"Umm… No problem! I've gotta go! Uhh… thanks, Julie! You're the best! I hope to see you soon!" Motohama rushed out, leaving a blushing Julie behind, as Motohama's compliment rang through her head.
"You're the best…" Julie repeated to herself. She looked out the door where Motohama ran out and smiled.
"Motohama… You really are a nice person… I can't wait to work with you again…" she spoke to herself.
Motohama, on the other hand, was jumping with joy at the thought of Julie, as he hurried to class.
Just like Matsuda before him, he couldn't wait to spend more time with her again.
At 9:02 am – with Issei in the hallway
Issei was in the hallway, as he looked for classroom 108. On the way, he wondered which one of the wardens was assigned to him.
'Is it Julie, Nathalie or Sally?' Issei wondered. Now granted, although he was madly in love with Monique, he didn't mind being with the other ladies either. And so, Issei walked until he got to the designated classroom.
He opened it and found the coral-pink haired girl called Sayo§/&$#*/€'*(&%&/§&/(&($5808[{[]\³65!?
Issei flinched back a bit.
What was that? It felt like something glitched out of nowhere!
He looked around nervously, until he found Sally, who was looking out the window. She was swaying while holding her hands behind her back, as she hummed a tune. Issei had to admit, Sally was quite a cute girl. Was she really in her twenties already? Then again, she did say she was 20 years old, so she probably was still quite girly.
As he closed the door behind him, he approached Sally, trying not to sneak up from behind and scare her. Unfortunately, as soon as he spoke…
"Umm, Miss Sally?" Issei said.
Sally just broke out of her humming and whirled around in shock to see Issei standing in front of her.
"Issei! My goodness!" Sally said, as she held a hand to her chest. "You scared me!"
Issei just rubbed his head from behind in embarrassment. "Sorry, Miss Sally…" he apologized.
Sally just giggled, as though nothing bad had happened. "Sally is fine. I'm really not into the 'Miss' part," she replied with a cute smile.
[Doki!] Issei's heart went, as he saw her smile.
"Cute…" Issei whispered. Sally just tilted her head in confusion.
"Did you say something?" she asked. Issei just blushed and shook his head.
"N-n-nothing! I didn't say anything!" Issei stuttered embarrassed. "A-a-anyway… the questions…"
Sally just widened her eyes in response. "Oh, yes! The questions…" she said, as she went to the desk and took out Issei's questionnaire.
"I read it through," Sally said. "And I have to say, it's quite surprising…"
Issei raised his eyebrow at that. "Really? What is?" he asked, wanting to know what caught Sally's interest.
"It says here…" she said, looking at the paper. "…that you want to become a police officer, is that right?" Sally asked, as she looked towards Issei.
"Yeah," Issei confirmed, as he nodded. "I thought long and hard about what I wanted to be. And as of today, I want to become a police officer to protect the people of Kuoh, including my friends… you know?"
Sally nodded, though something about her told Issei she wasn't quite satisfied with his answer.
"Well, so I see… OK… It's just that it's kind of ironic… wanting to become a police officer – now out of all times – when you being imprisoned here for a crime…" she remarked.
"H-hey," Issei protested. "I just lost my cool back then. They were badmouthing my dead parents, so what could I have done?"
Sally pursed her lips, as she heard his reply. She knew she may have touched a potential landmine there. But still, she needed to know.
"I don't want to sound insensitive, but…" Sally said. "…is the reason why you want to protect people… because of what happened to your parents?" she asked Issei cautiously. Issei winced, as heard her question. Sally really didn't want to do this, but it was the only way.
Issei didn't do anything, as he just stood there, his face showing signs of sadness. Finally, he nodded at her question. "Yeah… it is…" Issei admitted.
Sally just nodded at his reply, as she pondered what to say next. But Issei managed to speak up first.
"…My parents… were killed by a criminal in a back alley… We were on the way back from watching a libretto when it happened…" Issei told Sally, who decided to let Issei say what he wanted to say. "…I think he wanted our money… but then…" Issei tensed, as he remembered that moment.
"…he killed my mum… and then my dad… then he tried to kill me… in the end… I killed him…" Issei revealed, as Sally gasped in shock at what she heard.
"…I ran home… I took a shower… and then I went to sleep… the next morning, the police came to me to tell me the horrible news… I pretended to know about all this for the first time because I didn't want to get charged with murder… though the news still made me sad…" Issei spoke softly, as Sally looked at him with concern in her eyes.
Issei covered his mouth, as he realized what he had just slipped. He wanted to keep the part about how he killed that man a secret to anyone, except his friends! Issei was getting panicked. What was he going to do?
"Issei?" Sally asked Issei. Issei just looked at her, waiting in anticipation at what she was going to ask.
"You did it in self-defense, right?" Issei quickly nodded at that.
"Then, it's ok… Nobody can blame you for what you have done… It's only normal to do it self-defense! Besides, if you want to keep it a secret, then you count on me! Ehehe…" Sally reassured Issei with a giggle.
Issei was surprised at her empathy. Nonetheless, he relaxed, as he took his hand away from his mouth. It didn't seem like the police would be coming for him anytime soon.
"So… this is why you wanted to join the police Issei?" Sally asked, as she tried get back to the original topic.
"Yeah…" Issei replied. "After my parents were buried, I swore to their graves that I would protect Kuoh from such criminals. I swore to get stronger… smarter… I trained and learned some improvised martial arts. But until I came here, I never knew what I wanted to do when I grow up, which is why…" Issei looked at Sally with determination in his eyes.
"I want to serve my country's police. I don't want anybody to go through the same pain that I went through," Issei solemnly declared to Sally. Sally just stood there, admiring the young man's determination and aspirations. Yet, as someone put in charge over young men like him, she knew that she needed to tell someone with aspirations like him something vital.
"Issei?" Sally asked.
"Yeah?" Issei replied.
"I admire your determination… your wishes… and I never would want to pour cold water over it… but…" she hesitated.
"But what?" Issei raised his eyebrows in confusion. What on earth was she possibly going to say?
"…But let me ask you… If you were in a situation where… let us say… a criminal that has done all kinds of bad things… rape… murder… theft… and so on… was living a great life either because courts are unable to prove that he was guilty or because all the people and institutions are too scared to do anything… even though his crimes are obvious to everyone… What would you do? Would you go after him?" Sally asked.
Issei wondered why she was asking him these questions but decided to think about it. After 15 seconds he found an answer.
"Obviously, I would go after that creep with everything I've got," Issei answered confidently.
"OK… But what if the police ordered you to stay away from him, telling you not to pursue him for whatever unknown reason. Would you still do it?" Sally asked again.
This time, Issei was not so sure. He thought about for more than half a minute, before he nodded his head.
"Of course! I would go after that creep no matter what anybody says. I swore I wouldn't let anyone go through the pain I did!" Issei replied firmly.
Sally sighed in response. "*Sigh* I knew you might something like that… I'll be honest with you Issei, but… I don't think you're cut out to be a police officer…" Sally answered sadly.
Issei stood there his mouth agape in disbelief. What? Not cut out? How? Why?
"W-what do you mean by that?" Issei asked.
"I mean," Sally explained. "If you want to be a police officer. You have to abide by the law, regulations and decision-making from above. A police officer acts to preserve and enforce law and order. That counts even for decisions that seem… wrong… like in the case I just told you. For someone like you… your answer just proved to me that you can't do that," Sally explained.
"Well…" Issei tried to reason. "I can put aside my passion! I mean, ok… the hypothetical criminal you just mentioned may be free for the moment, but… I can wait! Besides, it probably will be a matter of time until he does one stupid move and then he's busted!" Issei slammed his fist into his open hand.
Sally thought a bit on what she was going to say next.
"Yes, what you say may be true, but… what if he gets punished far too leniently?" Sally asked Issei.
"Leniently?" Issei frowned. Sally nodded at that.
"Yes, leniently. Let's say, he only gets convicted for a part of his crimes but gets acquitted for the rest… this giving him a total punishment of… let's say five years," Sally continued her hypothetical situation.
"Five years?" Issei laughed. "There's no way someone like him could get off the hook that easily!"
"But let's say he does," Sally continued. "What would you do? Would you try to kill him or just let him live out the rest of his days?" she asked, causing Issei to frown suspiciously at the female warden.
"Why the questions? Do you really think I'm not capable of being a police officer?" Issei asked her.
Sally raised her hands in defense. "I didn't mean to offend! I was just thinking about something that happened to you, while you were in Kuoh Police Prison, that's all!"
Issei just looked at her in confusion. "What about me being in Kuoh Police Prison? What happened there?" he asked.
"You remember the incident with the rogue police officer trying to kill you and your friends two days ago?" Sally asked. Issei looked at her in surprise.
"Wait, how did you…?" he asked. Sally just sighed, as she pulled out a file with Issei's name on it.
"As wardens, we have access to your police files and they gave us a copy of the report of what happened," Sally revealed. "Issei, do you remember why that police officer tried to kill you?"
"Yeah, the investigators told me that I put his sister into a coma… which is why I'm here by the way…" Issei answered sheepishly.
"Yes…" Sally nodded. "Anyway… what the police officer did at the time was against the law. Attempted murder is what they called it. From what I've heard is that when he wakes up from his coma, he'll be sent to court. Prosecutors are calling to give him a life sentence."
"Well, I'd be surprised if they didn't do that. So? Why is he relevant?" Issei questioned.
"It's just… well… when you said you would go out of your way to defy police orders and laws… all to get back at that hypothetical criminal…" Sally explained. "You chose the exact same decision that that rogue police officer did."
Issei widened his eyes in shock at Sally's answer, before he clenched his teeth.
"Now, wait just a minute! I-" Issei started, but was cut off by Sally.
"Think about it! That rogue police officer had someone he loved, end up in a coma from which she might never wake up from, while you, the criminal, only got a two-year sentence. He probably had similar dreams and aspirations like you did! And yet all of these were ruined when he chose revenge and vigilantism over law and order, contrary of what he was supposed to do! Imagine if you had become a police officer and lost someone else you loved to someone like our hypothetical villain, what would you have done?" she ranted angrily, leaving her breathing heavily, as she calmed down.
Issei just stood there in silence, as he let the coral-pink haired girl's words sink into him. The more he thought about it, the more he realized… she was right…
How could he have been so blind? Of course, he'd do the same thing that police officer Ito did when he tried to kill him and his buddies. Emotions, zeal… Issei realized, these things had no place in the line of duty… no place in the mind of a police officer…
Issei clenched his fists. If all that was true, then… how could he fulfill his promise? How was going to stop all these criminals from doing what they please? If the police force wasn't cut out for him, then what on earth could he do?
"Issei… I'm sorry I shouted at you…" Sally apologized, while looking to the floor. She came off less as a prison warden and more like an ordinary girl. "I… please forgive me…" she said, before she tried to leave. But that didn't happen because Issei grabbed her hand.
"Sally…" Issei started, as Sally turned around, their eyes meeting each other.
"…I should be the one apologizing… I… was the one being disrespectful… I should have listened to you… you… you were right… I'm way to emotional and uncontrolled to be a police officer…"
"It's ok… You don't have to be a police officer to follow your dreams…" Sally spoke softly.
"Really? Issei asked hopefully. "What can I do? How on earth can I fulfill my promise to protect Kuoh? My friends… the ones I love…"
Sally just looked down sadly. "I… don't know Issei…" she replied much to his disappointment. "But that's what we're going to find out for the next two years… together…right?" she asked, looking at Issei once again.
"Yeah, we don't have to find out all of that out now… So, please… take care of me… Sally…" Issei said, while sporting a toothy grin.
"Issei…" Sally smiled happily, as she said that, as they stared into each other's eyes. Issei's brown eyes met Sally's sky-blue ones. They quickly realized what they were doing, but surprisingly, neither one of them broke of contact.
Instead, Sally hesitantly moved to hug Issei. Issei saw what she was doing and slowly wrapped his arms around her. She realized that although Issei was five years younger than she was, his arms were pretty big and strong compare to hers. Issei gestured to sit on the table near the window, which she consented.
They went towards the table and sat down there, each of their arms wrapped around each other's waist as they watched the beautiful morning sky.
"Hey, Sally?" Issei asked.
"Huh?" Sally replied.
"Thanks again… If it wasn't for you… who knows what kind of stupid decision I would have done in the future…" Issei thanked her.
"No problem… Issei… I mean… it is my job…" Sally replied.
"I have to say, you're pretty good at your job…" Issei complimented.
"Well… let's just say… that when you've been through emotional ups and downs like I have, then naturally you would understand people like yourself…" Sally said, while reminiscing about her past.
"Really? Did you go through some troubling experience?" Issei asked, curious about the girl next to him.
"Yes… when I was young my dad passed away when I was ten… I wanted to become a doctor, but had to give up when it turned out that my grades in science weren't exactly the best… I was crying my eyes out when I found out that I was rejected, but…"
"But… what?" Issei wanted to know.
"Eventually, I found what I was good at… helping people…" she said, while looking at Issei. "…which is why I ended up being a prison facility warden at Sakabasu here. And since then… I don't regret my decision…" she finished her tale and gave a smile towards Issei.
"And I'm glad that you did…" Issei smiled in return, as he hugged the young prison warden, something she returned.
"Could we stay like this… just a little while longer?" Issei asked, while looking into Sally's eyes. Sally just nodded.
And thus, they sat there, enjoying each other's company, not doing or saying anything for the next hour, except hugging, resting in each other's arms. All they did was feel each other's presence, as they looked out into the beautiful morning sky.
9th September, Sunday, about 11:15 am – courtyard, Sakabasu Detention Facility
Issei, Matsuda and Motohama had finished reporting about their interviews and out in the courtyard of Sakabasu Detention Facility. They were told to clear the fallen leaves on the facility grounds with a rake – and there were a lot of leaves out there.
Normally, they would be complaining, since it kind of reminded them of a certain punishment they had to do at Kuoh Academy.
Instead, they were talking about their interactions with their respective wardens.
"Yeah, Julie and I hit it out well together!" Motohama claimed, as he tried to rake with his good arm. "Not only, is she good looking with great oppai, but she has a heart of gold…"
"Oh yeah?" Matsuda responded, while holding the container to deposit the leaves in. "Well, Nathalie was way better! She's girly, but kind of cool! Moe, but mind of mature. She can get angry at times, but once you get to know her and vice-versa, she can be a really good friend. And most importantly, she likes me…" he sneered. Matsuda only frowned at his friend's attitude.
"Oh, yeah? Well, Julie isn't always angry at one moment and cute at the next, she's sweet all the time. And although she is shy, she'll open up to me to be more. And by the time we end up together, you and Nathalie will be long history, virgin!" Motohama retorted, causing Matsuda to frown in return.
"Nathalie is best girl!"
"No, Julie is!"
"Nathalie is cute!"
"Julie has great oppai! Your Nathalie has the boobs of a washboard!"
"What did you say?"
"You heard me! Issei and I love big boobs, right?"
"Issei, lolis are the best, aren't they?"
They both stopped arguing, as they turned to Issei, who was raking leaves a great distance of. Ever since he came back, he seemed to be in a world of his own, looking at somewhere in the distance.
""ISSEI!"" the two of them shouted, getting Issei's attention.
"W-w-what?" Issei shouted flustered at being torn out of his daydream.
"Nathalie or Julie!?" Matsuda yelled.
"Which one is it!?" Motohama demanded.
Issei looked uncertain until he thought back at what happened between him and Sally.
"Neither one of them…" Issei responded.
""WHAT!?"" the two of them yelled in surprise.
"Yeah…" Issei continued. "Sally… should be the one to have that title…"
"Why is that? It's obvious that although Julie might all be about appearances, she's got a heart of gold underneath! She shows you how to widen your horizon on life! So why is Sally the best girl?" Motohama challenged Issei.
"Yeah! That title should go to Nathalie! She might be a tsundere, but she doesn't judge people, solely on their past – let alone their appearances. She has a desire to help people, regardless for who they are and is a genius when it comes to photography and media design! So why Sally out of all people?" Matsuda demanded.
Issei didn't say anything at first. Obviously, the other wardens left a really good impression on them and Issei couldn't wait to spend more time with them, too.
But the reason why he loved Sally…
…is because of how honest she was towards him…
…how she addressed his trauma and saved him from making what could have been a dumb decision…
…how she opened herself up to him…
…and most importantly…
…because she loved him… despite his perverted tendencies… despite the fact his crimes… despite his rude behavior towards him…
…she loved him… and he loved her… that was clear to both of them…
"…after all, why else did we hold hands…? Why else did we sit there for about an hour watching the beautiful weather…?" Issei said softly to himself, not realizing that he was saying these things himself.
He only realized what he had done, when he saw Matsuda and Motohama looking at him in shock with their mouths wide open. It seemed like they had heard everything Issei was thinking out loud.
"Guys…?" Issei said, as he wondered if they were going still as gargoyles for the rest of the day.
Unfortunately for Issei…
"HOW DARE YOU GET LUCKY WITH A GIRL BEFORE WE COULD!" Matsuda shouted.
"YOU TRAITOR!" Motohama yelled.
Issei backed away, as his friends approached him, then broke into a sprint, as they chased him with their collecting tools as weapons.
"DDRAIG! GET YOUR BUTT OUT OF HERE!" Issei pleaded, as he tried to summon his Sacred Gear to no avail.
[Sorry, partner. I'm afraid that's something that you can deal with *chuckle*] the trolling dragon replied, as Issei ran around the facility grounds with Matsuda and Motohama hot on his heels.
"Teehee," Sally giggled, as she saw Issei Hyoudou from one of the windows. "He's about five years younger than I am… and yet he is…" she blew a kiss towards the window.
"GET BACK, ISSEI!" Matsuda yelled, as he and Motohama gained on Issei.
"NO WAY!" Issei shouted defiantly, as he tried in vain to escape his friends, as they pounced on him.
"…my first boyfriend…"
Oh wow…
This has got to be the longest chapter I have written so far…
I can't believe it took me so long.
Normally, I could do it in shorter periods of time, but when you have to work from 7:45 am to 4:15 pm and play computer games, you tend not to have a lot of time.
Thankfully, I managed to finish this chapter today…
Now we got to see the perverted trio dreaming about their favorite girls – Issei in particular. And I managed to throw an action scene into this chapter, which I didn't expect while I was working on the last chapter.
He also managed to learn Dragon Shot – which obliterated the window, much to the perverted trio's misfortune.
We also get some one-on-one with one of the wardens and one of the members of the perverted trio. I left out Monique because the perverted trio had spent so much time with her. That's why I decided to give them more time to bond with the other wardens.
It took me a lot of time and effort to think about what the perverted trio was interested career-wise… or what they were going to learn individually from each of the girls – especially when it came to the life lessons.
As you've read Issei seems to have ended up with Sally. But what about Monique? Isn't he in love with her, too? Well, Issei is just into Monique because of her sexy appearance and demeanor – the same counts for Matsuda and Motohama.
After much thought, I've decided to pair Issei and Sally. There! My first shipping for this fanfic!
I'm excited to see where I go on from there.
Though speaking about potential love-interests, some of you have reminded me of Murayama and Katase. I forgot that I didn't give them a proper conclusion in chapter 4. So, what happened to them? Well…
9th September, Sunday, about 11:25 am – Murayama's home, Kuoh
Murayama and Katase were together in the living room, as they sat together watching TV. They switched it off, when they came across a rather uncomfortable scene that seemed to go on for more than five minutes – maybe even more!
"Seriously!" Murayama complained. "Who makes a scene about a woman being raped by a gang of rapists for more than five minutes?"
"Right!" Katase agreed. "We're never watching this movie again!"
The two first-year kendo-girls had gone through a lot of ordeal since that day. After that brawl, they and the whole class were punished to complete the sentence that the perverted trio was supposed to serve – namely by picking up all the trash every break. This wasn't fair! They were stopping trying to stop the fight, not contribute to it, unlike certain perverts turned thugs that beat up girls…
Although they couldn't agree with the callousness of Karen, Mina and Mikasa towards Issei's tragedies, being excessively violent towards the fairer sex was wrong, too!
Murayama and Katase sighed. They heard that the perverted trio was attacked by Mikasa's brother in prison and then sentenced to some detention facility for two years.
Even though they hated the perverted trio, they couldn't help but feel sorry for them – especially Issei.
They remembered at how he had lashed out at them the other day, as he left school early. To think that he was holding all this pain this entire time… They couldn't even imagine losing their parents in one night and they wished that something like that would never happen…
Not to them, nor anyone else…
They sighed once again, as they looked out the window. While they would start their week with no worries about anyone peeping on them, the way the perverted trio left them, just left them with a bitter, if not traumatic, aftertaste…
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