The Lone Vigilante Issei – High School DxD
Hello again! It's me – Hide Shinyama!
Motohama has just experienced the worst horror he has ever experienced in his young life. The enemy has finally revealed herself and she has her eyes on him, Matsuda and Issei.
In the meantime, what on earth does Nathalie have to discuss with Matsuda about?
And will Motohama be able to tell Issei and Matsuda in time, before it's too late?
Find out in…
Chapter 11 – Love and perils ahead
14th September, Friday, about 5:04 pm – Outskirts of Kuoh, Sakabasu Detention Facility, hallway
Matsuda was following Nathalie down the hallway. Ever since she came into his room, she has been acting fidgety, with blushing red cheeks.
Matsuda thought why that was so, while he went until he all the sudden an idea popped into his head.
'Could it be… a confession?' Matsuda thought, before he dismissed it mentally. 'Nah… that would be too good to be true. We would have to be in an anime or something li-' he stopped that thought when he realized something.
'Though then again, supernatural beings exist… and so do Sacred Gears… so… could it be? There might be a possibility that… it might actually happen… Though then again, it might be wishful thinking… maybe I'm in trouble or something… but for what? Could it be that fight from earlier?'
While Matsuda was thinking, he and Nathalie reached an empty classroom. Nathalie opened the door and both of them went in. After a gesture from Nathalie, Matsuda closed the door behind them, giving Nathalie and Matsuda some privacy in the empty classroom.
After the door closed, neither Matsuda nor Nathalie said a word. Matsuda just went to one of the tables and sat down on top of it. Nathalie, on the other hand, was as red as ever and just stood there, looking downwards and fidgeting.
'Wow…' the lolicon-lover thought enamored as he stared at Nathalie. 'She really is cute when she's acting all shy like that.'
Nathalie noticed Matsuda's stare and temporarily returned to her typical angry tsundere attitude. "W-what? What are you looking at?" she demanded flustered and angry.
"N-nothing… nothing…" Matsuda answered hastily. If he was going to be in trouble, he did not want to make it worse than it already is. After Nathalie heard his answer, she just pouted, went to the desk next to Matsuda and sat on it.
It didn't take long before her grumpy expression vanished and got replaced by the same shy and flustered expression that she had before. Nobody said a word, as Matsuda waited for Nathalie to say something. After half a minute, Matsuda wondered why Nathalie didn't say anything, but he looked at her again, she had the same expression that she had before: a reddened face that speaks of shyness, while looking down. She was fidgeting, too, as if she wanted to say something, but couldn't for some reason.
Matsuda just narrowed his eyebrows in suspicion.
This was definitely strange.
Normally, Nathalie always spoke out her mind and made sure he listened. But this was the complete opposite of what Matsuda knew of what his cute tsundere tutor would do. So, why was he here?
Seeing that Nathalie was neither doing nor saying something, Matsuda decided to leave. He got up from the table and walked towards the door.
"Ok… I'm going to the bathroom. If you need me ju-" he never got to finish that sentence because Nathalie interrupted him.
"Don't!" Nathalie insisted forcefully. "Stay here. I… I need to speak to you about something…" Nathalie said, her voice becoming softer.
Matsuda turned around and slowly made his way towards the table where Nathalie was sitting on. As he approached her, Nathalie turned her face towards Matsuda and backed away a bit shyly, as she saw how close Matsuda was coming to her.
"W-w-what are you doing?" Nathalie demanded, as Matsuda came to a halt right in front of her. At this proximity, Matsuda noticed once again just how small she was compared to him.
She was about 1,50 m tall, while he was about 1,70 m. The difference in height was obvious. She truly did seem like an elementary school kid, even though she was older than Matsuda. Matsuda also noticed just how cute, maybe even sexy, Nathalie looked. She was wearing a white button-up shirt with a pink collar, a short blue skirt that went above her knees and black nylon leggings with slippers. If she just took off those slippers and just wrapped her legs around his waist, it would be paradise…
"I said: What are you doing, Matsuda?" Nathalie demanded a bit more forcefully. Matsuda shook out of his perverted imaginations and answered her question.
"Well… I couldn't help that you were acting a bit strange just now… is something wrong?" Matsuda asked. It was somewhat true. Matsuda did want to know why she was acting so strangely, though he (of course) didn't mention his perverted fantasies.
"N-nothing's wrong…" Nathalie replied, as she looked away. "I just wanted to talk to you that's all," Nathalie insisted.
"But if that's the case, how come you haven't said a word since we came here?" Matsuda asked.
"Who said we didn't say anything? We're obviously talking!" Nathalie replied. Her reply caused Matsuda to raise an eyebrow.
'Hoho… look at that… She's trying to play clever by avoiding the issue… I see…' Matsuda smirked inwardly. It's obvious she did not have the initiative to speak, so Matsuda was going to take the initiative.
"Ok… What are we going to talk about, Nathalie? Am I in trouble because of the fight earlier today or something?" Matsuda asked innocently.
"N-no! You're not… It has nothing to do with that…" Nathalie replied a bit loudly, then timidly.
"Then what? Is it about my grades?" Matsuda asked again.
"No! It has nothing to do with that either!" Nathalie replied loudly.
"Then why am I here? Is it about my career choice?" Matsuda pressed her.
"No! Not that either!" she started shouting.
"Then is it about your smaller boob complex?" Matsuda asked her provocatively.
Nathalie froze in shock of what she just heard. Did Matsuda honestly just ask her that? How did he know? Did he watch her, as she stared her the other girls in jealousy? How on earth…
"How did you know that?" Nathalie whispered in horror. Matsuda didn't fail to notice the look of horror in her face. And started to panic. He just wanted to provoke her, but it seemed like his prank went a bit too far.
"Umm… well… you see… ehehe… I've got to run…" Matsuda simply stated, before he sprinted towards the door and run the hell out of here. But Nathalie had to be some kind of beast or something because she managed to react fast enough to get up from the table and get in front of the door, before Matsuda could. He gulped, as he saw Nathalie look at him with a furious face.
"I said: HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT!?" Nathalie yelled at Matsuda, causing him to flinch back and move backwards.
"I… uhhh…" Matsuda tried to speak, but dread overfilled his mind, as he tried to look for a way to escape the angry tsundere. But before he could, Nathalie just grabbed him by the shirt and slammed him against the nearest wall.
"How… did… you… know…?" she demanded slowly, but threateningly. Seeing no other choice, Matsuda spilled the beans.
"All right! You always mumble to yourself about big Julie's boobs and stare at her as though she's committed the biggest sin possible. You do the same to Monique and Sally. That's how I know, ok? So, can you please let me go?" Matsuda pleaded. But to his disappointment, Nathalie only shoved him further against the wall, which is impressive given how small she is compared to Matsuda.
"NOT… until you promise me… NOT… to tell anyone about this," she answered dangerously.
'Boy, this girl is scary as f***," Matsuda thought terrified, yet, nevertheless, tried to reason with her.
"Look… I don't see what your problem is…really…" Matsuda reasoned, causing Nathalie to raise an eyebrow to that. "I mean, what's wrong with having small boobs? It's not like the world is going to end, right?" What were supposed to be reassuring words just came off as an insult to Nathalie who just slammed Matsuda against the wall again.
"Everything is wrong! I'm not even supposed to have small boobs!" Nathalie shouted angrily at Matsuda.
"Why…? What's wrong…?" Matsuda asked a bit dazed from the slamming. He just hoped she didn't do it again.
"WHY!? Because I'm 19 years old for goodness sake! I'm supposed to be a mature woman now; instead I still look like an elementary school kid!" Nathalie ranted, as tears started to form around her eyes.
"All the other girls have a well-endowed chest and they've either grown to their fullest potential or still are growing… while mine…" she let Matsuda go, as she turned around and clasped her hands together as a helpless maiden would when she is in distress. "…remain as flat as ever…" Nathalie said, as she started sobbing.
Matsuda brushed the dust off the clothes, as he looked at Nathalie with astonishment. He couldn't help but feel sorry after hearing her story. Yet at the same time… he couldn't help but feel that what she said was wrong.
No, it wasn't a feeling… It was wrong. No doubt – and he had to do something about it.
He quickly grabbed Nathalie by the arm and shoved her against the wall, similar to how Nathalie shoved him against the wall seconds ago. She yelped, as Matsuda used his other arm to grab her other arm, holding her pinned against the wall.
Nathalie looked at Matsuda in shock of the sudden action. Why…?
Then she saw it. She saw the angry clenching of the teeth that he had, while his eyes were covered by a shadow. He seemed rather angry, but why? Matsuda was not the one who was being offended here, but Nathalie. So why…?
"Don't ever say that again…" Matsuda whispered dangerously. Now it was Nathalie's turn to be scared.
"W-what…?" Nathalie asked frightened.
"Don't ever belittle yourself like that!" Matsuda said a bit louder, causing Nathalie to look away scared. But Matsuda wasn't finished yet.
"Nathalie, look at me!" Matsuda said firmly. Nathalie hesitated, but slowly turned to look at him. She saw how close Matsuda's face was to her own, yet that didn't seem to faze him, unlike her. She also noticed the seriousness in Matsuda's face. He seemed… different somehow. He came off as a mature and not the carefree kid, she had grown to know over the past week. And because of his change in demeanor, Nathalie decided to pay attention to what Matsuda had to say.
"I don't care what boob-size you have! In fact, I'd rather not see you have bigger boobs. And you know why?" Matsuda asked, causing Nathalie to shake her head. "Because to me, you're the perfect girl just the way you are!" Nathalie's eyes widened in shock. What did he just say? Did Matsuda just call her perfect?
"W-what? But… My boobs…" Nathalie fumbled in her words.
"They're small, so what?" Matsuda asked rhetorically. "You're a small person. Big boobs wouldn't fit you. Think about it! Imagine if you had… say… Julie's boobs for example. How do you think that would be like at your size?"
"Well… that…" Nathalie tried to imagine it, but the more she thought of it, the more weirded out she felt. She imagined herself walking around with these huge pieces of flesh on her tiny body… ugh… for one, not only did the imagination of it gross her out, but walking around with day in and day out would kill her back.
"Not very good, huh?" Matsuda remarked. Nathalie just nodded in agreement, though she did have one objection.
"Well… I didn't say I wanted to have them at Julie's size… I just wanted them to be a bit bigger…" Nathalie insisted.
"Well… it will come by time… after all… You are a girl and girls have estrogen. Estrogen makes them grow, so don't worry!" Matsuda stated. "In the mean time you've got so many things to make up for it! I mean, let's take your hair for example."
"My hair?" Nathalie asked confused.
"Yeah! I love the way you make your hair. Your hair looks so cute. I can't imagine you looking better without them!" Nathalie was taken aback at what Matsuda said about her hair. Come to think about it, she never thought much about her hair. She just put it in a twin tail style and added hair clips every day – nothing special really. To think that Matsuda would love something like this…
Nathalie's heart went wild. She felt overwhelming happiness at what Matsuda had just told her. Nobody had ever told her the things he had told her. If only she had been told these things sooner, then she wouldn't have had this inferiority complex…
Then Matsuda came along…
She couldn't believe it… She wanted it to be true, but she still needed to confirm one last thing.
"Hey, Matsuda…" Nathalie spoke up, as she blushed.
"Yeah?" Matsuda replied with a smile.
"Did you really mean that… about my hair?" she asked hopefully.
"Of course, I do. It may not be the only thing I love about you, but it certainly is one of them," Matsuda replied with a chuckle. "I could go on about all the other things that I love about you. Like your tsundere character, your petite body, your cute clothes, your legs, you- hmppf!" he couldn't continue because Nathalie suddenly kissed him on the lips despite being pinned against the wall.
Matsuda was shocked by Nathalie's actions; nevertheless, he gave in and weakened his grip on Nathalie's arms. Using that to her advantage, she jumped at the bald-haired teen and wrapped her arms and legs around him.
It was pure bliss, as the two of them kissed each other repeatedly. They felt like all the desires and passions that had built up were unleashed at that moment. All they wanted to do was to enjoy each other's intimacy, as they hugged and kissed each other. Eventually, Matsuda carried Nathalie to the teacher's desk, where he lay down on top of her, as they continued their lovemaking.
After a few minutes, they stopped their kissing. Both of them were panting to get some oxygen, yet they were still smiling. The way they kissed each other… it was hot! They've never felt this way in their life before. They just wanted to savor this moment for all eternity. But Matsuda still had a question.
"Hey, Nathalie?" Matsuda said, as he moved his lips near her left ear.
"Ahh… what?" Nathalie moaned, as she felt Matsuda's hot breath against her ear. It felt so ticklish, yet so arousing at the same time.
"Did you call me down here, just so that you could make out with me?" Matsuda said flirtatiously, kissling her ear passionately. Nathalie moaned some more. Hopefully, doing this wasn't going to leave marks on her.
"Well… to be honest, I wanted to confess to you…" Nathalie admitted with an embarrassed smile.
"Ahh… So that's why you were so cagey earlier," Matsuda said playfully. "I've got to say: This is the best confession ever… And… I don't think I need to say that I accept your confession – with all my heart."
Nathalie didn't say anything, she just faced Matsuda again and kissed him over and over again. They flipped over, this time with Nathalie on top of Matsuda and Matsuda lying with his back on the desk. Matsuda moved his hands towards Nathalie's legs, feeling the fabric of her nylon leggings. Seeing that Matsuda liked the touch of her leggings, she and Matsuda rearranged themselves. Matsuda held her close to his body, while Nathalie wrapped her legs around his waist. They continued to kiss each other for five minutes, while Matsuda felt Nathalie's legs and rear under her skirt.
As their lust grew deeper and more intense, they couldn't wait anymore. They wanted to do it.
"Nathalie…?" Matsuda panted completely aroused by the girl in his arms.
"What is it, Matsuda…?" Nathalie replied. Panting in lust at the young bald pervert, who she was clinging on tightly.
"Can we take it… to your room?" Matsuda asked, his eyes pleading her to say yes.
Nathalie understood what Matsuda wanted and she herself desired the same thing. She nodded in agreement. Matsuda wasted no time in carrying Nathalie out with her legs still wrapped around him. After some directions from the pink-haired warden and some caution on the way (since none of the two wanted to be discovered by any of the others), they went up the stairs and arrived at Nathalie's room which was just above the perverted trio's dorm room.
They threw themselves on the bed, immediately took off their clothes and… well… let's just say Matsuda and Nathalie lost their V-card shortly thereafter.
After a half an hour of love, lust and passion, they lay down next to each other, naked and exhausted. Eventually they started feeling sleepy, not caring about whether Monique was going to find them and scold them for not appearing at dinner. All they cared for was the presence of the other… and the time they were going to spend with each other in the future…
As Matsuda and Nathalie drifted off to sleep, Matsuda and Nathalie… just wanted to be with each other forever… along with the warmth of their bodies…
What none of them knew was that someone had been watching them this entire time, lurking in the shadows of the facility.
14th September, Friday, about 5:38 pm – Outskirts of Kuoh, Sakabasu Detention Facility, hallway
"Huff… huff… puff…" Motohama huffed and puffed, as he ran through the hallway. He had just finished finding some clothes and getting dressed, before he ran through the hallway. Why was Motohama doing that? Well, because he was desperate to find anyone in this seemingly haunted facility – anyone who he could tell of the imminent danger that he found out not too long ago. That was twice as true when it came to Matsuda and Issei. That creature that has been stalking the three of them has its eyes on them – no doubt about it! Motohama didn't know what it was, but whatever it was, it fed off the life-force of its victims, like a vampire does when sucking blood.
But regardless, he needed to find someone now! The fear of being devoured by a creature like that made every moment by himself unbearable. That's why he needed to…
"OOF!"
"WAH!"
Suddenly, as Motohama turned around the corner in a hurry, he bumped into someone. They both gave out a yelp in surprise, as they hit each other and fell to the ground. While both of them rubbed their heads in pain, Motohama was the first to look up and see whom he had bumped into.
"Issei!" Motohama exclaimed happily. Indeed, it was none other than Issei Hyoudou, one of his best friends in the whole world. He was so happy that he immediately hugged him, much to Issei's surprise.
"Issei…" Motohama began, crying tears of happiness. "You don't know how glad I am to see you, am…" Issei only looked at him with slight discomfort, though he did wonder why Motohama was crying. Did something happen to him, while he was gone?
"Ummm… dude… could you let go of me…?" Issei asked, controlling the need to yell at him for his insane action. Motohama complied, calming himself down. They both of them and stood up, brushing the dust off their clothes.
"Dude, what the hell is wrong with you!?" Issei proclaimed. "And why are you behaving so strangely?"
"Well… I…" Motohama began, but then noticed some kiss marks on his face, much to his consternation. "Issei… are those kiss marks…?" Motohama asked with a slight edge in his tone. Issei widened his eyes at what Motohama was pointing out.
'Oh, nuts! Next time I should tell Sally to tone it down with the kissing!' Issei thought panicked. He tried to make up an explanation.
"Uhhh… well… you see…" Issei fidgeted, shifting his weight on his left foot. "…those are… uhh…"
"YOU MADE OUT WITH SALLY AGAIN, DIDN'T YOU!?" Motohama shouted jealously. Seeing that he was found out, Issei raised his hands up in defeat.
"Ok, you got me! I made out with my girlfriend. So what?" Issei asked rhetorically. That caused Motohama to get even angrier.
"SO WHAT!? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MATSUDA AND I FELT WHEN WE FOUND OUT YOU HAD A GIRLFRIEND, WHILE WE WERE STILL SINGLE!?" Motohama screamed, causing Issei to shield his eyes from the saliva that came from Motohama's mouth.
"Ughh… dude… Don't spi-" but Issei never really got to finish his sentence because Motohama wasn't finished yet.
"NO, I'M NOT FINISHED YET! AND IF THAT WASN'T BAD ENOUGH, MATSUDA JUST GOT CALLED BY NATHALIE TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING IN PRIVATE! EVEN HE GOT AHEAD OF ME WHEN IT CAME TO GETTING A GIRL!" Motohama bellowed. Issei tried his best to calm his friend down, as he stood his ground.
"Calm down man, I'm sure it's no-"
"SHUT UP!" Issei got interrupted by Motohama again. "AND IF THAT WASN'T ENOUGH, I WAS SUDDENLY TAKEN BY SOME KIND OF CREATURE INTO SOME KIND OF NIGHTMARE! I HAD TO SEE HOW IT SUCKED THE LIFE OUT OF SOMEONE… WHILE DECLARING THAT IT WOULD COME AFTER US NEXT!"
"What!?" Issei exclaimed in surprise. The having no girlfriend part, he understood perfectly. But what Motohama said, about a creature killing someone and then claiming to try to come after them next… What on earth?
"What are you talking about? Tell me everything," Issei demanded. Motohama had been waiting for this and immediately began to tell Issei the horrors he had to witness in his trance/delusion/vision. Issei listened to Motohama with great interest and worry, as Motohama told him everything. He looked so… panicked… horrified as he narrated everything – especially about the part where the creature, or whatever it or she was, threatened to kill them.
Issei had no doubt. What Motohama went through was real…
"… and then I woke up. By the time I woke up I… wet my pants a bit… took a shower, changed my clothes and rushed to find someone I could talk to. The rest of the story… well, I guess you know…" Motohama finished his story.
Issei only dropped a sweat at the part where Motohama wet his pants.
'Yup… No doubt. The story is real,' Issei thought. No way, anybody would come out and say that they wet their pants just like that. But Issei decided to put that aside for the moment and focus on the matter at hand.
"Motohama," Issei addressed his fear-stricken friend. "Do you have any idea what that creature was?" Motohama shook his head sadly.
"No… it was too dark. All I know was that it was a woman with long hair and that it sucked the life force out of the poor guy's soul. May he rest in peace by the way…" Issei just nodded in agreement. A horrible way to die, even if the woman may have been sexy and taking your virginity…
"Oh yeah, now I remember!" Motohama spoke up. Issei perked up at that.
"What? What do you remember?" Issei asked intrigued.
"Well… I'm not sure… but I think I know how that thing knows our names!" Motohama explained.
"How?" Issei asked fervently. "How does it know our names?"
"It's just a guess, but my guess is that this is the same creature that has been following us since Kuoh Police Prison," Motohama revealed, causing Issei to step back in shock.
"You mean that thing that Ddraig sensed? You mean that was who you saw?" Issei exclaimed in surprise to which Motohama nodded affirmatively. Issei was getting worried. Ddraig was right on the money. They should have been on their guard.
"Issei… what should we do… I don't like this…" Motohama said scared.
"Well… I… Ddraig?" Issei called out to the Heavenly Red Dragon. "I could use some help here."
Immediately the Boosted Gear appeared on Issei's left arm and Ddraig's voice was audible to the two of them.
[Indeed, you do…] Ddraig said. [And thanks to Motohama here, I finally know what that creature is…]
Both Issei and Motohama widened their eyes in surprise.
"You do?" Issei replied astonished.
"Well, tell us! What is it?" Motohama said urgently.
[A woman that can bring Motohama into the realm of dreams or illusions and suck the life-force out of its victims through sex… there's no doubt about it.] Ddraig said, before making a dramatic pause. Issei and Motohama waited expectantly for Ddraig's answer.
[We are dealing… with a succubus!] Ddraig revealed.
"A succubus?" Issei asked.
"You mean those sexy creatures in anime that live of having sex with men, but really… oh… man…" Motohama groaned at his own obliviousness. "Why didn't I think of this before!"
[Indeed, Motohama here is right. A succubus does exactly that. First it arouses its victims by infiltrating their dreams and giving them erotic, but pleasurable dreams, then they have sex with them to drain their energy or absorb their life-force through their victim's arousal by some other means. Eventually, after some amount of time, their victims become so weakened that the succubus will take advantage of their weakness and drain them dry, before moving on to their next victim. Some of them are capable of doing multiple ones at once.] Ddraig explained. This sent shivers down the two boys' spines – especially Issei.
Now that he thought about it. That reminded him of his first night at Sakabasu Detention Facility. He also had erotic dreams that night (about Monique) and come to think of it, Ddraig did say that day that somebody tried to interfere into his dreams and absorb his energy… Wait, could it be…
"Ddraig, do you think that time last Saturday night… was the Succubus trying to attack me!?" Issei exclaimed shocked. Motohama looked at Issei in confusion when he said that. Saturday night? What was he… but Matsuda quickly remembered the events that happened that night and just like Issei came to the same conclusion as him.
'Now, I understand… What Ddraig just said about Succubi… that fits the exact same attack pattern of the intruder in Issei's dreams!' Motohama thought horrified.
[Indeed, I am… It seems like the succubi has made its move and has declared us open game. Now the question is: How are we going to strike back?] Ddraig asked.
"Forget about striking back," Motohama spoke up. "How are we supposed to find that succubus?" he looked around, trying to sense their enemy, lurking in this facility.
"I don't know…" Issei answered. "…for all we know, it could be right around the corner nearby or somewhere else entirely. Ever since Kuoh Police Prison it has managed to appear at one moment and erase its presence at the next. Isn't that right Ddraig?"
[Yes, partner.] Ddraig agreed. [I am able to sense the presences of supernatural creatures of all kinds, but some of them can be elusive like this one…]
Motohama did not feel any better after hearing this. Not having a girlfriend was bad enough, but not finding the enemy out to get you was even more troubling – more so, if it's trying to kill you slowly and gruesomely. Then again… maybe dying by a sexy creature like that… may not be so bad after all…
While he was thinking about it… Issei snapped his fingers in front of his face. "Dude, earth to Motohama!"
"W-w-what?" Motohama asked startled.
"You seemed like you were daydreaming a while ago. Everything ok?" Issei asked.
"Oh… yeah… I'm ok…" Motohama replied, feeling down because of everything that has happened.
Issei noticed his downcast look and tried to cheer him up. "Dude, whatever happens, you're not alone, ok? There's Matsuda… me… and Ddraig here!" Issei said with a grin, raising up the Boosted Gear. "Look, we're all in this together… we'll beat this succubus and get out peace back… And nothing, and I mean nothing, will stop us," Issei said confidently. Surprised, Motohama looked upon Issei's face. It was full of confidence and optimism. Motohama wasn't sure how Issei and Ddraig were planning to take their enemy down, but given their previous life-and-death experience at Kuoh Police Prison and Issei's charisma right now… There seemed to be a glimmer of hope…
Motohama smiled and took Issei's hands and clasped them between his hands. The gauntlet of the Boosted Gear was kind of cold and hard, but Motohama didn't care right now. Issei was taken back a bit at Motohama's actions, but then he noticed Motohama beaming with happiness.
"Issei… I… Thank you very much, man… If it wasn't for you… I'd be so lost…" Motohama said like a shy school girl in distress. Issei smiled upon hearing this and looked into Motohama's eyes tenderly, his hands still linked to Motohama's.
"Hey, no problem… We're friends… are we not?" Issei replied.
"Issei…" Motohama said happily, tears of happiness almost coming out of his eyes.
"Motohama…" Issei said kindly. The two of them stood there, looking into each other's eyes… nothing could stop their moment of friendship and manly tenderness…
[Haah… haah… haah… haah… more… please go faster… put it deeper into me… haah… haah… haah… haah…]
…except Ddraig, of course.
Seeing how their manly moment got ruined, they glared at the Sacred Gear angrily, their teeth gritted.
""F***, YOU DDRAIG!"" Issei and Motohama both shouted in unison.
"YOU RUINED OUR MANLY FRIENDSHIP MOMENT!" Motohama shouted.
"THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT YOU'VE DONE THIS! WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS!?" Issei demanded indignantly.
[It's not my fault, if you act like you're both gay.] Ddraig replied in a teasing manner, before laughing his butt off.
Angered at Ddraig's annoying sense of humor, Issei dismissed the Boosted Gear and it dismissed itself in a flash.
They sighed, relieved that that troll of a dragon won't bother them again for the time being. They just hoped Ddraig would cut that out in the future.
"Anyway, thanks… Issei. I'm glad that you're my friend," Motohama thanked Issei. Issei blushed a bit.
"Yeah… thanks, man…" Issei replied sheepishly. "I just hope Ddraig doesn't do that again in the future."
"I agree. But anyway, I think we should tell Matsuda about this… and the wardens, too!" Matsuda added quickly. But surprisingly, Issei shook his head.
"I'd rather not get the wardens involved. I mean, Ddraig did tell us to keep the supernatural a secret. I mean we shouldn't get innocent bystanders involved, right?" Issei noted. Motohama looked a bit downcast, but reluctantly nodded his head to what Issei said.
"You've got a point…" Motohama conceded.
"So, it's settled. We're going to head out and find Matsuda, tell him what we've learned and prepare a counterstrategy to fight the succubus. We'll also make sure that Monique and the others don't know anything about this," Issei declared.
"Yes, sir!" Motohama agreed with his hand raised in a salute.
"Make sure that we don't find out what, boys?" Monique said, suddenly appearing from behind them. This startled Issei and Motohama and caused them to turn around to face Monique, who had a cheery smile on her face.
"N-n-nothing! Nothing at all…" Issei stuttered because of Monique's sudden appearance.
"We… we were just talking typical ecchi, hentai and porn stuff… The kind that you wouldn't want to know… ehehehe…" Motohama added nervously. Monique on the other hand continued smiling for a bit, before giggling.
"Oh, I see… I just hope you don't focus too hard on pornography… it's not very healthy for your minds… teehee…" Monique advised Issei and Motohama.
"Uhh… yeah… Thanks Monique…" Motohama replied nervously with a smile.
"No, problem. Anyway, I've got some work to do," Monique said as she went on straight ahead to the end of the hall. Issei and Motohama looked on as she walked away.
'Whew… that was close!' Issei thought relieved, as she turned around the corner.
Before she disappeared around the corner, she looked back at the boys once more.
"Oh yes! Before I forget, I saw Matsuda not too long ago. He was carrying Nathalie with her legs wrapped around his waist. They seemed quite excited to be honest – more like they were desperate to find some place private. Last I saw, they went up the stairway into Nathalie's room, if you know what I mean… Her room is right that way," she pointed in the direction of the staircase. "Good luck, teehee…" Monique giggled, before disappearing behind the corner.
Issei and Motohama didn't say or do anything as they listened to everything Monique had to say about their friend and his whereabouts. After she had finished, they were still dumbstruck as they let her words and their meaning sink into their heads, before finally responding.
""WHAT!?"" the two of them shouted to the whole world in outrage.
14th September, Friday, about 5:55 pm – Meanwhile in Nathalie's room
Matsuda was currently lying naked in bed next to Nathalie, the love of his life, as he was dreaming about him and her making love with each other. Yes, despite being exhausted and Nathalie lying next to him, both of them cuddling each other in their sleep, Matsuda was still dreaming about Nathalie about making love with her in his sleep. This was evidenced by his hips being gyrated against Nathalie, who seemed to enjoy it as much as Matsuda did.
But what none of them knew, was that Matsuda was going to face one of the biggest threats to his life yet…
In Matsuda's dreams
Matsuda was standing on a white ferry, looking into the wide ocean. The sky was beautiful and the breeze blew pleasantly into his face. The temperature itself was warm, which is why Matsuda was wearing a Hawaiian T-shirt, shorts and sandals with straps.
But the best part of it all was that Nathalie was standing right beside him, clinging at his right arm and leaning her head against his shoulders. Nathalie herself was also wearing summer clothes, namely a white and pink summer dress and sandals.
While the ferry was cruising on the ocean, Matsuda and Nathalie turned their eyes towards each other and shared a passionate kiss. Even though they've been kissing each other non-stop each one kiss feels like a blissful eternity.
After finishing their kiss, Nathalie giggled in a girly manner. "You really can't get enough of me, can you?"
"No, I really can't…Nat," Matsuda replied, calling her by her nickname with a grin.
"Matsuda…" Nathalie said lovingly. Matsuda immediately overwhelmed her with a kiss, putting his tongue into her mouth. They both relished the feeling until Nathalie moved away from Matsuda. Matsuda was surprised that she moved away so abruptly, but then noticed that her face became somewhat serious.
"What's wrong?" Matsuda asked concerned.
"I…" Nathalie started, but she didn't finish her sentence. Instead, she left Matsuda's embrace and walked up to another part of the railing, looking out into the far ocean. Matsuda didn't say a thing, as he was still waiting for Nathalie to explain.
"I…" Nathalie said again. But again, she didn't say anymore than that. What was wrong with her?
She turned her face to look at Matsuda with a rather sad face.
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"I'm sorry…" Nathalie finally said.
"What?" Matsuda asked dumbfounded. He wanted to know more, Nathalie vanished, leaving Matsuda all by himself on the ferry.
"Nat?" Matsuda called out, hoping for a response. But there was none.
He looked around, desperately trying to find his pink-haired lover, but he couldn't find her. Matsuda ran around and below deck but couldn't find her there either.
"Nat?" Matsuda called out again. Again, no response.
Matsuda was starting to get panicky, running up on deck once again to find her. Once he got up there, however, he noticed rumbling in the distance. He turned to look and saw gray clouds and flashes of lighting at the horizon.
'Oh great! First, Nathalie is gone and now there's a thunderstorm!' Matsuda complained. However, to make matters worse, is the fact that the thunder seemed to be coming towards the boat at a rather unnatural speed. In fact, the clouds moved so fast that it was only a matter of minutes until they got here. Matsuda did not like this one bit.
Indeed, the gray storm clouds did come and were covering the sky in darkness in a matter of minutes. The thunder and lighting bolts flashing around weren't making things easier for Matsuda as he prepared to go below deck. Before Matsuda could do so… he sensed something coming from behind him…
Matsuda instinctively jumped out of the way, only to see something whizz past him. It almost hit him.
Whatever it was, it hit the outside of the ferry cabin. Matsuda looked in shock at what he saw. It seemed to be some kind of football-sized shark head (kind of like the Pokémon Sharpedo) and what's worse, is that it still tried to attack him, biting as it flopped on deck. Matsuda flinched back in fear, but then he sensed some more coming from the left and the right. He ducked, as four shark heads one by one tried to sink their teeth into him, but Matsuda managed to avoid all of them. However, none of them seemed to helpless on deck, as they flopped on deck to get him.
'Seriously, whatever those things are, these things are stubborn! It seems like they won't go out without a fight. I need to do something… now! But what could I…' He looked around and saw a white parasol standing to his right. 'That umbrella will have to do…' Matsuda thought, as he picked it up the unopened umbrella and tried to get a hold of it. The moment he did, another shark head flew straight towards him. Matsuda managed to swing the parasol and hit the shark head back into the ocean.
"Yes! It worked!" Matsuda exclaimed happily. But he couldn't revel in his victory for long, for one of the shark heads on deck launched itself towards Matsuda. Just like the last one, he smacked it right back into the ocean. One of the other shark heads, however, used this moment of distraction to attack him from behind and bit his left shoulder.
"ARGHHH! AGHHH!" Matsuda screamed in pain, as the shark head's fangs sunk down into him. The pain was agonizing, Matsuda never felt such pain before. Seeing Matsuda in pain, the other three shark heads used this opportunity to sink their teeth into him as well.
Luckily, Matsuda was able to pull himself together and smack the first one back into the ocean. The second and third ones, he battered on the deck floor until they died, bloodying the parasol somewhat. And as for the last one on his shoulder, he jumps and makes sure to land on the shark head. It hurt a lot since the shark head clamped down its jaw out of reflex one last time the moment it got crushed.
Matsuda groaned in pain, as the rain started to fall and the thunderstorm continued to rumble. But while he tried to get up, more shark heads jumped into the ferry. Ten, eleven, twelve… there were too many of them! Matsuda had no chance against them.
He moved as fast as he could below deck, clutching his injured shoulder with his right hand and the parasol with his left one. But even then, more shark heads were hopping in below deck, so he changed his mind. The only way he could go now was the cabin on deck.
Thus, Matsuda wasted no time. He moved as quickly as he could towards the cabin and shut the windowed door tight. The shark heads hopped and hit against the door but couldn't break it.
Matsuda sighed in relief. He let go of the parasol and checked his wound. He could see the marks of the shark bite and the blood flowing freely from it. What a pain… This was supposed to be dream come true, right? How on earth did it become a nightmare…?
Once again, the circumstances would not let poor Matsuda rest, for suddenly he heard a big thud from outside – big enough to rock the boat! Then another one! And another one!
And then a crunch came from below!
"WHAT THE HECK!" Matsuda yelped, as he looked below. He also thought he heard water flowing in from below… His worst expectations came true when he felt the ferry came to a halt and started to…
"THE BOAT IS SINKING!" Matsuda cried out, when he saw the water "rising" from outside his window. This wasn't good! Matsuda wasn't even sure that he would survive this! But worst of all… What was attacking the boat from below!?
More crunches came and Matsuda saw fearfully how huge jaws started to break through the cabin floor right next to him. He moved as far away as he could, but now his options were limited.
He was injured, outside the shark heads were trying to break into the cabin, the ferry was sinking and there was an unknown monster of some kind trying to break up the ferry. And let's not forget that water was already coming into the ferry!
Again, the jaws broke through the cabin floor. Matsuda could see at that moment that it was some kind of huge shark, and not some shark head, breaking though. This caused more water to seep through into the cabin, leaving Matsuda knee-deep into the water.
Matsuda smiled sadly. There was so much that he still wanted to do in life… but then again…
"Well… at least I lost my V-card before I died…" Matsuda thought
Matsuda was about to give up. There was no way he could get out. All he could do was just wait for the shark or the shark heads to eat him, right?
"No way!" Matsuda exclaimed, as he smashed the window with his parasol and despite his injuries managed to climb out the window and unto the roof with his parasol. The shark broke through the ferry one last time, causing the ferry to sink even faster.
The rain was continuing to fall and the thunderstorm continued to roll, as Matsuda took up his parasol one last time… and make his final stand.
"Guys… Nathalie… I'm sorry…" Matsuda apologized mentally to the people he loved and cared about, as the bald-headed perverted trio member readied himself in a stance to fight the shark.
Suddenly, however…
[Matsuda!] a voice cried out from above. Matsuda stopped and looked up in surprise.
He thought he heard a voice calling his name. Coinciding with it, the gray clouds rolled away and the rain and thunderstorm subsided, revealing the sun in all its glory. It was as if the sun… no heaven was calling…
[Matsuda!] another voice called again.
It was as if those voices were calling on him to take heart. For he was not alone…
[He's not waking up! Punch him, Issei!] the first voice sounded.
Wait… What did he just…?
Before Matsuda could finish that sentence mentally two things happened:
One: The shark broke through the roof, revealing its hideous jaws to Matsuda.
And two: A giant red crimson fist came from the sky and smashed onto the boat – including the shark, the shark heads and Matsuda, giving the latter a blow to the face.
Back in the land of the living…
"It's not working! Punch him again!" Motohama urged Issei. Issei nodded and readied another punch… with the Boosted Gear!?
"WHOA! WHAT THE F*** ARE YOU DOING!?" Matsuda screamed, as he moved up his arms to defend himself. Issei managed to halt his punch, before it could hit him. What on earth were they thinking!?
"Thank god… you're awake!" Issei said in relief.
"What do you mean? And why on earth did you punch me, huh? Were you trying to kill me!?" Matsuda said indignantly.
"We were going to… when we found out that you were going to Nathalie's room with Nathalie in your arms!" Motohama added with equal indignation.
"Yeah! And judging by the looks of it, you've been having sex, haven't you!?" Issei pointed out angrily. Matsuda looked at himself and realized that he was completely naked, except for the bed-sheets covering his lower body. Embarrassed, he pulled the covers over him. But then he realized something was missing…
"Eh? Where's Nathalie…?" Matsuda looked around confused.
"Not here," Motohama stated with a harsh look. "The moment we got in here, she was already gone. Not that you don't have some explaining to do!"
"Yeah!" Issei added. "How did you end up with Nathalie, huh? How did you get her to have sex with you?"
Matsuda didn't answer. Instead, he looked away, wishing he could escape through the window or something…
'Why me...?' Matsuda thought woefully. This was the best day of his life… but maybe also his worst day…
[That's enough!] Ddraig suddenly announced, the Boosted Gear appearing on Issei's arm. [Right now, there are more important matters to discuss!] All three of them looked at the Sacred Gear in surprise.
"What do you mean, Ddraig?" Issei asked confused.
"Yeah, and please don't make any gay jokes about this situation here, ok?" Motohama added snidely.
[I'd love to, but the situation is serious, right now. Young Matsuda,] Ddraig turned his attention to the unclothed perverted trio member. [Did you have lustful, erotic dreams just now, before they turned into a nightmare of sorts where you are attacked?]
Matsuda widened his eyes in shock. "H-how did you…?"
[It doesn't matter how I know! Now, did you or not have them?] Ddraig asked again.
Matsuda gulped, before nodding his head.
[Hmm… so my suspicions have been confirmed…] Ddraig stated.
"What? What suspicions?" Issei asked.
[Remember the dream-turned-nightmare last Saturday?] Ddraig asked.
"Yeah, I do… so?" Issei asked.
[Judging by what Matsuda just told us about his dream pattern, his thrashing and struggling in his sleep and your own nightmare last Saturday, I can safely say…] Ddraig dramatically paused, getting everyone's attention.
[…the succubus was here… and it has struck once again!]
And that was Chapter 11 of The Lone Vigilante Issei!
Ho, boy! Nathalie and Matsuda… Now that is one interesting couple. I figured out that Nathalie might act like a typical shy tsundere here and thus had the dialogue go this way… and as a result, they already had sex.
Where will this lead? Where did Nathalie go before Matsuda woke up?
In the meantime, Issei, Ddraig and Motohama have gotten closer to the truth. Now all they need to do is find out where the culprit is and defeat her. And how will the perverted trio catch the culprit?
Well let me tell you this: They won't! There's no way anyone could ever take on a being such as a succubus! Those three horndogs will end up as a delightful meal to the succubus… Those three are so juicy and horny… and those three are so naïve to think that they could even do so much as find-
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Wait a minute, what was that? Why on earth would I claim something as ludicrous as that? This is really getting strange…
Now that I think about it, I have the feeling that something is definitely wrong here…
This has happened before over the last few chapters, so there's definitely a pattern here.
It's like someone has hijacked my story… But who on earth could it be…
Whatever the case, I guess I'll just have to wait it out… if it doesn't happen again, all is well… but if it does…
Anyway, next time Ddraig, Issei and Motohama will fill in Matsuda on what they've found out. Will we find out more about Yuusuke? And that succubus? And what's its connection with this prison facility?
Find out next time.
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Until then, see you soon…
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