The Lone Vigilante Issei – High School DxD
Hello again! It's me – Hide Shinyama!
Issei and Sally's relationship is officially a romantic one. How will things go for our two lovebirds for the next two years?
Will Matsuda and Motohama end up with any of the girls?
And what about that mysterious figure? What's it up to?
Find out in…
Chapter 10 – The situation begins
14th September, Friday, about 2:58 pm – Outskirts of Kuoh, Sakabasu Detention Facility, class room 101
It was a normal day at Sakabasu Detention Facility. It was nearly time for the perverted trio to finish classes for today and leave. Right now, they were having biology classes – just like normal schools would. Though perhaps "normal" is not exactly the best term to describe their class sessions.
For one, they were having classes in a detention facility, serving two years in prison. It had only been last week when the perverted trio were still at Kuoh Academy, only to be sent to this detention facility. Not being at Kuoh Academy is reason enough for them, but having a "normal" class is not what one might expect from a detention facility like this.
Second, there were only three students/inmates in the whole facility, how much more this class room. Issei, Matsuda and Motohama always found it strange that they were the only people there. Ddraig also noted how strange it was for any prison to have only three inmates.
They were a bit on their guard at first, but soon forgot all about their suspicions and wariness because of reason number three.
That's right.
The last reason why "normal" wasn't a fitting term for their classes right now was…
"Can someone recapitulate what we learned today?" Monique asked her class.
All hands went up, causing Monique to giggle again.
"Wow, you boys are so energetic… teehee…" Monique giggled, as the perverted trio raised their hands up ambitiously once again. They've been doing that as often as they could in class – something that they didn't do when they were still students at Kuoh Academy.
Monique looked around and picked Issei – much to Matsuda's and Motohama's disappointment.
"Hey, no fair!" Matsuda complained.
"Sorry, Matsuda," Issei replied with a cocky grin. "She chose me, so suck it!"
"Issei… could you please refrain from insulting your classmate like that?" Monique said a bit seriously.
"Yeah... I'm sorry," Issei apologized, before he started his summary.
You might be asking: Why were they so ambitious in answering Monique's questions?
Why because they had the hots for her and because they wanted to impress her and endear themselves to the attractive young warden with her light brown pony-tail, her cashmere cardigan, her white shirt, blue knee-length skirt, leggings and mary-janes… but I digress.
Of course, Monique wasn't the only one they tried to get closer to. In fact, they tried to win over the hearts of the other wardens/teachers, namely Sally, Nathalie and Julie by actively participating in class or engaging them in a conversation with them when they would have their one-on-one sessions.
In all the classes that the perverted trio had in their life, they never had such attractive teachers as young or as close to their age as the facility wardens. Normally, they would be a distraction for perverted boys such as these, but instead, they ended up being a boon for Issei, Matsuda and Motohama.
All three of them ended up actually learning and improving their knowledge and skills in many different ways.
It turns out that these women were not only attractive, but they were excellent teachers, too.
Monique taught the natural sciences, Julie taught literature and language classes, Sally taught social sciences and Nathalie taught arts and home economics.
All four of them taught the high school material so well that the perverted trio felt like they were actually learning for the first time.
Hormones and attractive women…
That is ultimately the reason why these "normal" classes were anything but normal.
It feels like whoever employed Monique, Sally, Julie and Nathalie knew what they were doing. They really had a good eye for teachers and women.
It's like whoever came up with the teaching concept must have reasoned that charm, not strict discipline, was the best way of teaching young convicts like Issei, Matsuda and Motohama. It's not like there wasn't any discipline (Matsuda and Motohama could testify about it), but still.
Seriously, it was perfect. Everybody wins.
The new wardens/teachers get a stable job, a decent income, a good working environment and horny, but obedient students.
The inmates on the other hand get to serve their sentence in peace, finish high school, get prepared for vocational training, maybe even get one of the wardens as a girlfriend.
And all because of the inmate's hormones and attractive women.
They do work wonders don't they? How hormones like testosterone can not only stimulate sexual activity, but also regulates fertility (e. g. production of sperm) …
"…muscle mass, fat distribution, and red blood cell production… These are found predominantly in men, but also in smaller amounts in women, whose bodies primarily produce estrogen. Estrogen has a similar function to testosterone in terms of sexual activity and body development but has a function of… stimulating the growth of the endometrium during the menstrual cycle… increases uterine growth… improves lubrication of the vagina… and thickens the vaginal wall while increasing blood vessels to the skin…" Issei finished his summary. He was reading from a sheet of paper that he had written his notes on, while trying very hard to maintain a neutral face. Talking about female sexual organs in the middle of class was rather embarrassing – more so if a woman like Monique was present.
Matsuda and Motohama were trying their best to hold in their laughter, as they listened to Issei speak about the embarrassing subject. Truly Monique was hot and all, but sexual education had its own fun-factor.
Monique, being the nice teacher that she was, just smiled cheerfully at their reaction.
"Teehee… Good summary, Issei. You all learned really well today. I have to admit; I didn't know you enjoyed talking about vaginas so much… teehee…" Monique giggled.
The perverted trio didn't say anything, they just blushed as Monique made that remark, but turned their faces away from her, as they made some lecherous grins.
'Wow, she doesn't mind our perversion at all…' Issei thought amazed.
'I wonder if she enjoys talking about sex…' Matsuda surmised.
'She's the best! Really, she is the best!" Motohama thought excitedly. Finally, someone who doesn't hate them for their perversion. He just hoped, he could get lucky with her someday…
"All right!" Monique exclaimed, as she put her things into the folder. "It's 3 o'clock and that means class is dismissed. See you soon… teehee…" she finished, as the perverted trio got up from their seats and went out the door.
"Oh, yeah!" Matsuda said while raising his arm with a pumped fist. "It's weekend, guys! Our first weekend in jail and I'm pumped!"
The perverted trio were in a good mood. Classes were great and right now they were walking down the hallway to their dorms.
"Our first weekend in jail, huh?" Motohama remarked with a content smile. "I can't believe that one can actually call this a jail, you know?"
"Tell me about it!" Issei added, while stretching his arms above his head. "I'd rather call this paradise than a detention facility. If only schools outside these walls were like this…"
"Yeah! That's even more true if you consider that here, we're actually learning something, while outside, it feels like we're wasting our time!" Matsuda noted.
"Agreed! Maths, English, Modern Japanese Literature, Physics… all of them! It's like they've become easier to learn here! Back at Kuoh, learning felt so dull and boring… the material was… so-so… the teachers were boring or just plain cruel… not impossible to get by or anything… but here: great teachers, great facilities, efficient teaching and excellent one-on-one coaching! More so, since I've got the best girl in the world: Julie…" Motohama commented happily, as he made a dreamy sigh. Oh, he was so in love.
"Ehem!" Matsuda cleared his throat, signifying his disagreement with the last phrase. All three of them stood still, as Issei and Matsuda waited to find out what their friend had to say. "As much as I agree with you on the first part of what you said, I wouldn't go so far as to claim that last part of the sentence…" he said, while looking at Matsuda with a slight glare.
"What? You've got a problem with facts? Face it! Julie is the best girl in the world! She is elegant, sweet, kind, patient and has the perfect body! I even checked out her body with my Three Sizes Scouter and boy was it good!" Motohama taunted smugly. Matsuda only clenched his teeth in anger.
"Big boobs aren't everything!" Matsuda replied angrily. "Sometimes, you can make that up with your natural cuteness! And Nathalie has exactly that! Plus, she's cool and bright! So, that makes up more than enough of her short-comings. Besides, what kind of personal qualities does Julie even have other than outward appearances?" he challenged Motohama.
"Oh, shut up!" Motohama replied angrily. "Julie is best girl! It's much better than having an annoying, bossy, tsundere brat to boss you around!" At that the air had suddenly become cold and tense.
An uneasy silence broke out after Motohama's insult. Issei was shocked that his buddy would go so far as to insult Nathalie like that. Sure, for Issei the best girl was obviously Sally, but just because he didn't prefer any of the other girls doesn't mean that he… hated any of them… for a lack of a better word.
Matsuda on the other hand was also shocked, but he was also quite angry as well. He quickly grabbed Motohama by the shirt and pulled him towards himself.
"What… did… you… just… say…?" Matsuda asked quietly, but threateningly.
But Motohama was not intimidated. He just socked him in the face with his good arm, causing Matsuda to let go and rub his cheek.
"F*** you!" Motohama yelled. Matsuda didn't say anything, as he tackled Motohama, causing both of them to fall on the ground. Matsuda was on top of Motohama, when they started struggling.
"Guys, stop!" Issei called out, but it was no use. The two of them were already too deep in their struggle to even listen to Issei.
Issei had no choice except to separate them by force. He grabbed Matsuda in a bid to pull them away from each other, but the two of them were hard to separate, as they tried as hard as possible to continue the fight.
Seeing no other choice within the choice and looking around to make sure no one else was watching, Issei summoned the Boosted Gear and then yanked Matsuda away from Motohama.
[Boost!]
Thankfully it was enough to drag him away. Unfortunately, Motohama got up and rushed to attack the restrained Matsuda.
Seeing what Motohama was trying to do, Issei threw Matsuda to the side, causing him to hit the wall with his head, before punching Motohama in the face with his Sacred Gear.
Motohama fell back down to the ground, as the punch left him in quite a daze.
Matsuda was also feeling disoriented, as his head was still hurting and spinning.
Seeing that Matsuda and Motohama were out for the count, groaning from the pain they received, Issei reset his built up powers.
[Reset!] the Boosted Gear rang, as Issei felt his built-up power leave him.
"Phew… Seriously, what's with those two?" Issei asked Ddraig exhausted.
[Indeed. This is the fourth time, they've been fighting about Nathalie and Julie since last week.] Ddraig replied concerned, not feeling comfortable with the situation.
"Yeah!" Issei agreed with Ddraig. "But this is the first time that they've used fists against each other. Sheesh! They're taking this way too seriously…" Issei commented, while shaking his head.
[I don't know, Partner…] Ddraig said. […I still can't help but feel-]
"Yeah, yeah…" Issei interrupted Ddraig. "You think that mysterious creature or whatever it is, might be behind this. Look Ddraig, we've been through this already, but if that creature really was behind all this, don't you think it would have… shown up by now?"
[Don't take it too lightly, Partner] Ddraig responded. [There are many beings that prefer to work behind the scenes or toy with their prey for over longer periods of time, before going for the kill.]
"Yeah… but still…" Issei replied. "…I really can't help but feel that you're taking this a bit too serious…"
[Partner] Ddraig said seriously. [I have experience with enemies of all kinds. Trust me, when I say that just because everything seems fine, doesn't mean that it necessarily is. The deadliest kinds of enemies are the kind that strike when everything is normal or too good to be true.]
Before Issei could argue back, he heard footsteps.
[Partner, someone is coming! Quick! Dismiss the Sacred Gear!] Ddraig urged him.
Issei wasted no time in dismissing his Sacred Gear, as it disappeared in a flash – just in time before Sally came into view, walking down the hallway towards him. She froze in surprise when she saw Issei, standing next to an injured Matsuda and Motohama, who were lying on the ground reeling from their injuries. Issei was likewise shocked when he saw her looking at him, before realizing the awkward situation he was in.
"I-I-Issei! What happened here? Did you do this?" Sally asked, wanting to know what had transpired here.
Issei gulped, before he spoke. "The… uh… those two… uh… they got into a fight and I had to stop them, you know…" Issei tried to explain awkwardly. He only hoped Sally could buy it. Sally seemed uncertain on how to respond to Issei's explanation. But then she turned her face towards the downed Matsuda and Motohama.
"They seem injured… We should bring them to the infirmary first. Then you can talk about hat you did to them," Sally told Issei, who quickly nodded, before following Sally's lead in helping Matsuda and Motohama.
Thankfully, they were able to walk, as Issei and Sally helped them up and led them to the infirmary. It could have been a lot worse, Issei thought, but this incident was still more than enough to get them into trouble.
'Seriously, guys… I just wish you all could just respect each other's likes and preferences…' Issei thought annoyed, as he and Sally supported Matsuda and Motohama respectively on their way to the infirmary.
14th September, Friday, 3:03 pm – At the infirmary
Issei had just finished properly explaining everything that had happened in the hallway – how Matsuda and Motohama got into a fight because of their preferences of Nathalie and Julie respectively and how he stopped them by taking them out. Sally seemed to show some understanding of the situation and how Issei reacted.
Truth be told, she also noticed how Matsuda and Motohama had been ogling her colleagues. She didn't really mind it, in fact she also wanted some attention from the boys as well, but never did… until Issei came along.
"I see… so that's how it is…" Sally said.
"Yeah, thankfully I wasn't injured during the fight. Though, I can't say that about those two…" Issei said, as he glared at the injured Matsuda and Motohama who were resting on the infirmary beds, groaning out of pain.
"And you really took them out…? Just like that?" Sally asked amazed. She couldn't believe that Issei did that on his own.
"Yeah…" Issei said sheepishly. "I…I've been working out, so I guess taking these two out was a piece of cake." He failed to mention that those two had been training with him all for the past week and should have been about as strong as he was. After that, he continued glaring at his two friends, as they mumbled about how Nathalie/Julie was the best.
'Issei Hyoudou… He's so strong…' Sally swooned, as she looked at Issei.
Issei Hyoudou… just the name made her heart go wild. Not to mention that for a boy, he looked pretty handsome. His school uniform made up of his black blazer and black pants (he still had them, despite being kicked out of Kuoh Academy) and brown mane-like hair made Issei look… pretty hot.
Ever since they kissed that day, she couldn't help but think of him day and night. She couldn't wait to see him every time she had social science classes with Issei and his friends or met later during the breaks or during one-on-one sessions – especially the one-on-one sessions. They would spend their time snuggling and kissing each other, enjoying each other's embrace. Of course, Issei still received career training from Sally and they have made progress (Sally was still a teacher after all, she still had to tutor Issei and she was not going to neglect that).
Though Issei had yet to find out what he wanted to do career-wise, he was able to narrow down his options to doing something to do with office administration. Granted, he didn't think much of it at first, but when Sally showed him the endless potentials he could do – even while simultaneously fulfilling his promises with his parents – he did show significant interest in it.
Eventually, Issei found interest in one particular field: Investigations. Working as a private eye seemed exactly the right job for him. Though even then, there were various jobs in this realm, so it might take him some time to find out what he wanted to do. If nothing worked, he could still work as an office administrator of some kind (which had a lot of different professions by the way).
Sally admired just how forward-looking Issei was and that may have been the part she loved the most about him: His desire to help better Kuoh and himself for the sake of his late parents. Sally had to admit, there weren't many young men like Issei who had such a drive to do something and she was glad that she could help him.
It almost seemed like… Issei popped out of some kind of manga or anime or light novel of some sort. The kind of literature where a lot of characters with desirable character traits would exist in the masses. To think that someone like Issei would come into her life and shine as brightly as the sun…
Issei… with his handsome grin… his loving words towards her… how he would hug and kiss her…
"Uhh… Sally?" Issei spoke up, waking her up from her dreamy gaze.
"W-w-what? I'm sorry, Issei. Did you say something?" Sally asked startled.
"No, you were just drooling that's all…" Issei replied, as he pointed his finger on his own face where she was drooling.
She looked at Issei in confusion at first, but then noticed her drool hanging from her mouth, before wiping it away embarrassed.
"Issei! I… uh…" Sally tried to explain flustered. 'My goodness! That wasn't supposed to happen!' she thought panicked. Before she could think further, Issei kissed her, sticking his tongue into her mouth. Sally widened her eyes in shock, before giving into the pleasure of her boyfriend. Their tongues battled for a while, until they had to catch their breath. As Issei tried to continue his kisses, Sally put her hand in front of her.
"Issei, not now," Sally told him, much to Issei's disappointment. "We can do this later…"
"OK… Same time as always?" Issei asked with a smile.
"You got it," Sally replied with a giggle, ironically doing the exact opposite of what she said before. As they moved their faces closer for a kiss…
"Hi there!" Monique's friendly voice came from the door, as she entered in with a smile.
Issei and Sally immediately backed away in surprise. This caused Monique to send them a slightly confused look.
"I heard that there was some kind of commotion going on… and it seems like Matsuda and Motohama are injured for some reason… Am I interrupting something here? Your faces look kind of red…" Monique remarked. Sally and Issei felt the heat on their faces, before they shook their heads at the same time.
""N-n-no! Not at all!"" they replied together with flustered looks. They just hoped Monique didn't find out about their relationship.
"Oh well… if you say so… teehee…" Monique giggled, as she turned her eyes towards Matsuda and Motohama. Good! At least she didn't mind them so much!
"Hey, Sally…" Issei said quietly, as Monique went over to check up on Matsuda.
"Yes?" Sally asked.
"What about our one-on-one session today?"
Sally didn't reply for a moment, as she thought of what to do. She would love to just tell Issei to go to their usual room, but Monique still needed to be filled in.
"Maybe later, Issei… Your friends are a priority right now…" Sally replied disappointed.
Issei just sighed, as he nodded in understanding. He just hoped that Monique would just get this over with, so that he and Sally could be together.
14th September, Friday, 3:54 pm – in the hallway
Issei and Sally were just walking on their way to classroom 108, holding hands as they went.
Finally! It took long enough! Issei finished answering all of Monique's, Julie's and Nathalie's
questions about the incident and listening to their lectures about solving conflicts non-violently. Thankfully, he wasn't in any big trouble, in part because Sally spoke up for him, but boy was it long – and agonizing! Not only because he wanted to spend some time alone with Sally as soon as possible, but also because Nathalie was particularly aggressive when it came to interrogating him. He just couldn't understand how Matsuda could find her the ideal girl!
Speaking of which, his was all Matsuda's and Motohama's fault! They should be the ones who deserved to be lectured – not him! After all, they were the ones who started the fight in the first place.
Speaking of fights, did they really have to take their zealous passions this far? Why did they feel like their desires are the ones that everybody had to follow? Since last Sunday, they've been squabbling about it like every two days. And every time, it felt like it got worse – and now it escalated into violence, too! Couldn't they just accept that people had all kinds of different preferences in girls? That included Issei, too...
As his mind thought of all these things, Sally leaned on his shoulder, as they walked hand-in-hand. Issei just smiled, as he let go of her hand and wrapped it around her waist. Yes, indeed… everybody had their own taste in girls… and Issei's girl was not Nathalie, nor Julie… it was Sally… now… and forevermore…
They walked on until they entered classroom 108. After closing the doors, they started their passionate one-on-one session as usual… with lots of kisses and embraces, before the actual training session…
14th September, Friday, 4:11 pm – back with Matsuda and Motohama…
Unlike what Issei had thought expected earlier, Matsuda and Motohama did get questioned and scolded. Nathalie and Julie berated them for their foolish behavior, fighting in the hallway and bringing themselves into this predicament.
Man, this is embarrassing… here they were fighting for the honor of their respective girls and all they got for it was scolding...
After being scolded, they were sent to their rooms to recuperate. Monique had done a good job bandaging Matsuda's throbbing head and taking care of Motohama's bruised face. In addition, she found out that Motohama's arm injuries had significantly lessened and thus didn't need the bandages on his arm anymore. Motohama felt good to move his arm freely again, but Monique had warned him to be careful about using that his arm. Who knows if any reckless use might worsen it?
Anyway, after being sent to their rooms, Matsuda and Motohama went away, murmuring as they went – and they blamed each other for it.
"If only you weren't such a jerk, this wouldn't have happened!" Motohama accused Matsuda.
"Me!?" Matsuda replied indignantly. "You punched me in the face and now you want to blame me?"
"Well you threatened me first!" Motohama talked back angrily.
"Shut your mouth, punk!" Matsuda cursed Motohama.
"What did you say!? You want to fight!?" Motohama said belligerently, beating his chest with his now recovered left arm.
"Well do you!? I bested you the last time, so watch yourself!" Matsuda threatened.
"Ha!" Motohama laughed, as though he just said the dumbest thing in the world. "You besting me!? As far as I remember, it wa-" Motohama began, before he froze mid-sentence. Matsuda smirked at that.
"What's the matter?" Matsuda gloated. "Cat got your tongue, you p****?"
"No… I just remembered something…" Motohama said, ignoring the insult Matsuda threw at him. Matsuda raised his eyebrows in confusion at his friend's change in mood.
"What?" Matsuda asked.
"It was Issei who beat us up earlier, not you me…" Motohama remembered. Upon hearing this, Matsuda immediately remembered as well.
"Yeah… How could I forget…" Matsuda said, while rubbing his chin. "…It was Issei who made me hit my head against the wall…"
"And then he punched me in the face…" Motohama reasoned.
""And that means…"" they both started simultaneously.
""ISSEI! THIS IS YOUR FAULT!"" the two of them screamed to the heavens in frustration, causing a large part of the facility to hear them, including a certain pink-haired warden, who was going to have some words with them later about shouting in the facility.
Meanwhile with Issei and Sally…
"Brrr…" Issei shuddered as he felt a chill down his spine in the middle of his and Sally's one-on-one session. They had just finished their kissing session a few minutes earlier, before continuing on Issei's career search.
"Issei? Is something wrong?" Sally asked innocently. Issei just looked around warily.
"I think someone was shouting death threats to me or something…" Issei remarked. 'Must be Matsuda and Motohama. Though, then again, they only have themselves to blame for what happened earlier…' Issei thought but shook those thoughts away to focus on the session.
"Anyway, you were saying?" Issei asked.
"Oh! Oh yes…" Sally piped up, as she remembered what she was going to say. "Are you really sure you want to work as a detective?" she asked.
"Yeah," Issei replied with a confident smile. "You see, while I was thinking of long and hard on what I wanted to be. I came to the conclusion that since I wasn't cut out with being a police man or any kind of professional security detail, being a detective was the next best thing… you know." Issei answered.
Sally just raised an eyebrow. "How so?" she asked.
Issei thought for a few seconds, before replying.
"You know my dream of protecting Kuoh and everyone, right?" Sally nodded at that. "Well, if I can't become a police officer, then helping them out during investigations or at crime scenes would be an ideal way to pursuing my dream. I mean, I wouldn't get caught in any violent confrontations, I could solve cases like on TV, or at the very least… help them you know…" Issei finished explaining.
Sally only gave a small giggle, as she heard Issei's answer. "That's… an interesting answer…" Sally remarked. "…But do you have the qualifications for it?"
Issei raised his eyebrow in confusion. "What do you mean?" he asked.
"Well… the thing is about private consultants…" Sally began.
"Private consultants?" Issei asked.
"Yes… what you would call private detectives or private eyes. Anyway, the thing about private consultants is that they at some point worked in some other profession, like a police officer or a security guard or an inspector… they don't just start straight away…" Sally explained.
Issei was stumped. Now that he thought about it, the detective characters he knew from TV always started off as something else or they were doing it as a hobby.
'Oh, bummer… Now that I think about it. How am I going to attract customers, if I don't even know how to open a business?' Issei asked himself worriedly. He turned his face back to Sally.
"Well… I'm sure there is something similar in that realm that I could work in…" Issei reasoned, hoping Sally could help him name some examples.
"Oh, there are a few jobs I could name… like a store detective or a business detective…"
"Store detective… Business detective…?" Issei asked. Sally nodded affirmatively.
"A store detective is someone who watches out for suspicious behavior in shopping malls and apprehends thieves at the store. A business detective is someone who works for a company and observes suspicious behavior among the competition, does research, inspects the company in a way…you know…" Sally explained. Issei nodded at that, but Sally could see that Issei was a bit down after hearing what she had to say.
She went up to him and hugged him from behind.
"Issei… What's wrong? Weren't those career choices good enough for you?" Sally asked worriedly.
Issei shook his head, as he grasped Sally's hand gently. "No… it's not that… it's just…" He hesitated, yet Sally waited in anticipation to what Issei had to say.
"…It's just…" Issei partially closed his eyelids, before he continued. "…It's just that… I wanted to stop criminals that's why…"
"But you are stopping criminals and such," Sally reasoned. "You're protecting businesses from theft, attacks and other suspicious behavior with your detective skills."
"But that's just the point…" Issei replied to which Sally looked at him in confusion.
"Everything I'd be doing… is for a certain business or store only… not for all of Kuoh… nor its people…" Issei replied sadly. Sally just embraced Issei tighter, as Issei rested his head against her. Sally felt Issei's brown hair rub against the side of her face. It felt fuzzy and a bit ticklish, but nice.
Sally didn't know what to say. She knew of his motive to protect Kuoh, but to think he would hold so deeply to it was astounding.
Nevertheless, she needed to give him some kind of advice, some kind of pointer... As she pointed out before, Issei didn't have the necessary qualifications to start a private consultancy business, nor could he work in the police department or the army. Telling him to give up his dreams and find a new one seemed like the easy way, but she knew that that would be an insult to the memory of his dead parents, so what could she say to Issei?
Finally, she got the answer after thinking for minute. Why didn't she think of it before? She even mentioned it to him a few minutes ago. She smiled at Issei, before kissing him on the cheek.
"You know, you may be right about not being able to protect Kuoh, but…" Sally said, causing Issei to turn his head to face her. Issei looked into her sky-blue eyes that were sparkling of happiness.
"…Who says you can't use the experience you gain as a business or store detective to become a private detective?" she replied, giggling slightly.
Issei looked at her confused, though his eyes lightened up a bit.
"W-what do you mean?" Issei asked. A little while ago he was disappointed that he couldn't become a private detective at first, but by what Sally just said, was there really hope that it could come true?
"It's what I said earlier. To become a private detective, you must have experience in the realm of security and protection first, like being a police officer or an inspector. But of course, being a business detective or a store detective is just as good a way of getting similar work experience. It's a long shot, I know. You might have to work a few years helping some company or store, but once you've done that, you can leave to start your own business," Sally explained happily.
Issei didn't know what to say. He was stunned and didn't move a muscle.
Sally waved her hand in front of Issei to get his attention. But then Issei grabbed a hold of Sally and kissed her. She was surprised, but she went along with it.
"Thank you, Sally! Thank you, thank you, thank you!" Issei was enthusiastic. He had found what he had wanted and now had a way to fulfill his dream.
"Ehehehe…" Sally giggled, obviously flattered from Issei's praises. "No problem. It's all just part and parcel of my job, that's all…"
Issei didn't care. He just continued kissing the coral-pink haired girl, as they passed the time, making out in classroom 108.
14th September, Friday, 4:57 pm – Sakabasu Detention Facility, dorm rooms
Matsuda and Motohama were moping around in bed, grouchy and grumpy of all that has happened. First, they fought each other because the other didn't see the beauty of their respective girl, then Issei beat them up, then they get scolded and now they were scolded again by Nathalie for shouting in the hallway!
"Seriously!" Motohama complained, getting Matsuda's attention as he faced his friend. "Could it get any w-"
"Stop! Don't say it!" Matsuda suddenly yelled, scaring Motohama. "Remember the last time Issei said that phrase?"
Motohama frowned for a while, before he remembered what he was getting at.
"Oh, yeah, yeah…" Motohama said. "…I remember…" Indeed. Saying this phrase always made things worse for them. The key is to think positively. Yeah, think positively… like… like…
"AARGH! I can't think of anything!" Motohama lifted his voice in frustration, causing Matsuda to frown at him.
"Think of what?" Matsuda asked annoyed.
"Think of something positive! I can't think of a single thing good that has happened to us!" Motohama complained. Matsuda just looked at his friend with a deadpanned expression.
"Dude, what are you talking about? We're in a prison with good food, good education and sexy wardens. What's there to complain?" Matsuda asked with a critical look.
"That may be true, but the more I think about it, the more I realize that all of this pales in comparison to what Issei is getting. Why does he get all the good things, while we get nothing!" Motohama complained further. Matsuda just looked at him in confusion. Seeing his confusion, Motohama explained.
"Think about it. Issei has… what? A gauntlet called the Boosted Gear that doubles his power every ten seconds, making him super powerful…"
"…Yeah, and because of that he constantly flattens us in our training sessions… then again, we did tell Issei that we wanted to fight him with his Boosted Gear on…" Matsuda continued, half talking to Motohama, half talking to himself.
"Yeah… and I have to admit: having Issei throw us into air with his enhanced power was kind of fun…" Motohama smiled thinking back when they tried "high-jump training" the other day. "Anyway…" Motohama continued with his tirade. "… why is he the one that gets such a cool gear! Why can't we have one? And if that's not enough, he gets a girlfriend, too! And I bet he's making out with Sally as we speak!"
Meanwhile back with Issei…
"Achoo!" Issei sneezed, as Motohama was talking about him behind his back.
"Oh, bless you! Ehehe…" Sally responded and handed Issei a tissue paper. Issei wiped his nose, before resuming with his kisses.
Back with Motohama and Matsuda…
"Yeah…" Matsuda nodded, while getting somewhat indignant at the apparent injustice. "Why does Issei get lucky all the sudden…? I mean, why can't we get the same share of luck? We have yet to get one of the three wardens as our girlfriends and Issei is already ahead of us! If only I was in his… uh… never mind…" Matsuda said, his indignation dying down, as he apparently changed his mind about something.
Motohama just raised an eyebrow. "Why? What were you going to say?"
Matsuda just looked at his friend somewhat seriously. "I was going to say I wished I was in his shoes… but let's not forget how he got his powers…"
"Huh! What do you mean? He got his powers becau- Oh…" Motohama trailed off, as he remembered the death of Issei's parents. As if Matsuda read his friend's mind, he nodded to what he was thinking.
"Yup, exactly… I wouldn't want that to happen to me… even with the rewards being a Sacred Gear or a girlfriend…" Matsuda said solemly. The atmosphere got a bit awkward all of the sudden. For a while…
"But that still doesn't change the fact that he got super cool powers and a cute girlfriend ahead of us," Motohama stated.
"Amen to that!" Matsuda agreed with a firm nod. There was no way they were going to let Issei off the hook. They'll get back at him in their next training session.
They've got this new move that they've tried out on a dummy (yes, the facility had such a dummy for life-saving exercises) called the grab-and-air-toss move. Basically, one of them would grab their opponent from behind and the other one would grab their legs and then toss them as high as possible, before the opponent then plummets to the ground.
It's meant to be a finishing move of a sort (one that they practiced on in secret after their punishment last Sunday), but it has proven to be effective.
Oh Issei, he was so going to pay for their humiliation…
"Hey, Matsuda!" a voice called out from the door. Matsuda whirled around only to see Nathalie to his surprise, leaning against the door-frame. Motohama was likewise surprised to see her. What brings her here?
"Uhh… Nathalie… What's up?" Matsuda said, being taking somewhat off guard by the surprise visit. Though when he looked closer, he saw that her face seemed a bit red for reason. She also semmed to be fidgeting a little, like she was going to tell him something awkward or embarrassing.
'What's wrong with her?' Matsuda wondered.
"I… I wanted to talk to you… alone…" Nathalie said quietly, which for Matsuda and Motohama seemed very unusual, since she always was either very cheerful, energetic, firm or angry when she speaks.
"W… what?" Matsuda said in confusion. This caused Nathalie to speak up a bit louder in embarrassment.
"I-It's nothing much really. I just needed to talk to you about something, baka! Just the two of us…" she said in a typical tsundere mode, while looking away.
That attitude of hers almost made Matsuda swoon, though he managed to control himself, before nodding his head.
"Sure! Lead the way!" Matsuda said with a slightly upbeat voice. Nathalie's face radiated with joy at Matsuda's response, something that didn't escape Motohama's notice.
"All right then. Follow me!" Nathalie grinned happily, as she went on ahead. Matsuda following closely behind her.
After the two of them left, Motohama couldn't help but feel left behind – not only literally, but also figuratively. As though Issei wasn't bad enough, now it seems like Nathalie seems to have something for Matsuda! And Matsuda was responding! They were making progress!
"Why you gods!? Why did you have to leave me behind!?" Motohama cried out to the gods and supernatural beings in the sky. "Could it possibly get any worse!?" Motohama fell to his knees in despair as he said that. In all seriousness, all he wanted was- SGVsbG8gTW90b2hhbWEhIFlvdSB0aGluayB3aGF0IHlvdSdyZSBnb2luZyB0aHJvdWdoIGlzIGJhZD8gV2VsbCB0aGlzIGlzIG5vdGhpbmcgY29tcGFyZWQgdG8gdGhlIHRydWUgaG9ycm9ycyB5b3UnbGwgd2l0bmVzcy4uLg==
Huh? What the heck? Who said that? It seemed like a language of some kind. But what…
While Motohama was wondering about that, he found himself seeing the perspective of someone else.
'W-w-what the hell? Where am I? How did I get here!?' he thought in panic, as he looked around. He realized he wasn't in his room anymore. Instead, he was in a dark void of some kind, looking through the eyes of a completely different person, like a person watching a movie in the cinema would.
The unknown person in question seemed to be in a dark place himself, since everything in his vision was dark. The only way Motohama knew he was watching someone else was because 1) just like in a movie theater there was something like a screen before him on some kind of wall and 2) he could hear noises – noises of ragged panting of someone in pain.
Motohama was getting scared. He just wanted to get out of here. He tried looking left and right, up and down, but he didn't see a way out.
Then he saw someone or something moving up to the person he was looking through. Motohama couldn't make the person out, but it had white gloves and certainly had a human-like figure, but it seemed anything but human…
"So…" the person spoke in a sexy and seductive voice – apparently it seems to be a woman. Normally, Motohama would be charmed by a woman with a voice like that, but right now he was frightened to the bone. Whatever she was, she seemed to be a creature that jumped out of some kind of nightmare. "… It has been a while hasn't it… Yuusuke…" the woman spoke while making sounds that sounded like she was licking her lips.
Motohama could hear the person, apparently called Yuusuke, whimpering. He seemed to be scared out of his wits – something that didn't help Motohama right now.
"I would have liked to play with you forever, but it seems like… You've been drained dry… You look so scrawny now… so ugly... ahahaha…" the woman laughed evilly, before continuing. Motohama feared the worst. "…But I'm afraid your time is over… I'm going to have sex with you… for the last time… It's a shame that it had to end so soon… it has only been about less than a week since I've met you… but your life force seems to be on its last legs… so, I think it's time to say goodbye… hahahaha…!" the evil woman laughed. Poor Yuusuke couldn't take it anymore. Motohama saw, as he screamed in absolute horror, as he tried to wrangle himself free, but couldn't. Motohama was equally horrified.
"WHAT IS THIS!? WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS!? STOP IT!?" Motohama screamed at the shadow-covered woman on the screen, having lost all self-restraint. He was starting to wet his pants now. He just wanted this nightmare to stop!
Though the most horrifying was yet to come. As Yuusuke tried to struggle, the woman grabbed his chin and forced him to look straight into her face. She moved a bit closer, causing Motohama to move back unconsciously, falling on his rear. Motohama still could not make out her face, but he saw that she had long black hair.
"And as for you Motohama Todoriki…" the woman spoke. "Once I'm done with little Yuusuke here… I'm coming for you and your little two friends next… You're going to be my next meal… I can't wait to taste someone like you… Horny young men like you taste even more delicious… hahahaha… AHAHAHAHAHA…" she laughed before the screen shut off, though the woman's laugh and Yuusuke's screams could still be heard.
Motohama was beyond horrified, as he heard the man scream in horror, growing weaker and weaker as time went by. Motohama didn't know many minutes he sat there, just listening to the horror, as his pants stank of urine.
Eventually the sound got cut off and a door opened about 30 meters behind Motohama. Motohama turned around and saw the brightness of his dorm room illuminating the dark void he was in.
Motohama wasted no time. He ran like never before, running like a mad-man towards the door.
He has had enough of the horrors he had witnessed. He couldn't take it anymore!
As he reached the threshold of the door, the gentle light of the dorm room intensified and engulfed Motohama.
14th September, Friday, 5:26 pm – Sakabasu Detention Facility, dorm rooms
"AAARGH!" Motohama woke up, while breaking a cold sweat. He breathed heavily, as he looked around. He sighed in relief. The nightmare was over.
After he calmed himself down after a minute, he noticed his urine-soaked pants. The floor seemed to be stained, too. Disgusted, Motohama took his pants off and put it in the laundry bin. He also decided to take a shower. After all, he smelled of urine.
While he was busy washing off the smell off his body, he realized he had to wash off the carpeted floor as well. That was going to be a piece of work!
But more important than that, Motohama couldn't help but worry.
What the hell was that!? How the hell did this happen?
It seemed so… real… he has had nightmares before… but this… this went beyond what one might call a nightmare…
Motohama never felt such fear before… not even when they faced that revenge-driven police officer.
That woman… who was she? Whatever it was, it could take his mind into unconsciousness and bring him into the land of dreams… or nightmares…
And that guy called Yuusuke… Motohama shuddered at the memory. He was being killed for goodness sake – in front of his very eyes! He couldn't forget the horror and helplessness he felt that time.
Not only that, but she said she was coming for him and Issei and Matsuda next! He had to warn them! This creature seemed dangerous…
Suddenly Motohama realized something.
Motohama switched off the shower and wrapped a towel around himself.
"Could it be…? Yes, it's got to be…" Motohama said to himself, as he connected the dots
"That dragon Ddraig always warned us to be on our guard… he always said that he could feel someone's presence or something… from the prison in Kuoh even up to here… no doubt about it…"
Motohama opened the door, as he looked around the room, as if he was searching for hostiles hidden in the room.
"That creature… it's here!"
And here we go! The latest chapter!
Issei seems to have found his career choice. It took me while to figure out what I wanted Issei to become, so after some searching I decided that he would become a private detective. I knew that people don't just become private detectives just like that. I mean, Mr. Monk for example was a police officer before he became a private detective. So, I've decided that Issei would do some kind of similar non-private detective work when he leaves the facility.
It also seems like Matsuda and Nathalie seem to have something private to discuss. What will that lead to? That's an issue for the next chapter.
Speaking of the next chapter, it seems like the enemy has finally revealed itself to Motohama and has so far horrified him beyond his imagination. As some of you may have already guessed, the antagonist for this arc is a succubus – a succubus out for the life force of the perverted trio. She already has claimed her first victim, a man named Yuusuke. So, who is Yuusuke and how did he end up in the hands of this succubus? That too, will be discussed in the next chapter or the chapter after that.
Well, now that that is out of the way, I hope I can-!"§"""""""§§§§§§§
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