Five days after the siege of Lescatie
"Believe me, I like the attention but... This is a bit much" Issei whispered to Sasha's ears. Making the former heroine giggle.
"Well, it's not like you've shown how capable you are, and Mamono doesn't like strong men" She teased, a light jab at his display of power five days ago.
Issei sheepishly scratched the back of his head. All the while doing his best to ignore the bedroom eyes the Mamono is giving him.
"I may be a pervert, but even perverts have boundaries... Except Odin. The old fart likes every women" Issei thought as he fondly reminisced about the old God.
"I miss being able to join him and Azazel fish" He added, melancholy shrouded his feelings for a moment before the Demon leading them stopped walking.
"We're here. Please be respectful to her Highness" She reminded, which the two nodded.
Currently, they are visiting the Royal Makai, under the invitation of the Demon Lord, Lilith herself.
The Demon pushed the large wooden doors open, and the two were greeted with one of the, if not the most luxurious throne room Issei has ever seen.
Of course, the place fits the Demon Lord aesthetic but added the fact that it's actually pretty bright and welcoming. Add a lot of character to the place... Except the couple discreetly failing at trying to hide their love making behind a wall.
Issei ignored the two and focused on the entire event. Mamono of all species came to see Issei Hyoudou, the Man that impressed the Fourth Born Daughter of the Demon Lord, Druella.
"I really went overboard on that day" Issei recalled in his mind, somewhat regretting flexing over Kirche and the Mage.
The three reached the throne and the Demon bowed, which they followed.
"Maou-sama. I have brought our esteemed guest and his wife before you" The sudden change of titles surprised Issei, yet a blush crept to his face along with Sasha.
"Uh... Excuse me your Highness... I am not Issei's wife... Yet" Sasha explained after excusing herself, though the last part that she whispered was clearly heard by everyone in the room.
"Probably the Demonic Energy affecting her already... Though I don't mind, as I intend to continue my dream of becoming a Harem King" Issei thought, unsurprisingly welcoming the idea of being married to Sasha.
"I see, though I supposed it's only a matter of time no?~" The Demon Lord teased, making Sasha blush up a storm.
"I certainly don't mind" Issei said, making the Mamono in the room to holler and yell In approval. Though that did bring an even redder shade of red on Sasha's face.
"Tell me, Issei Hyoudou... Do you intend on having Sasha Fullmoon as your wife?" Issei was taken aback by the sudden question.
"Are... Are we getting married?" Issei asked and Lilith giggled at his sudden confusion.
"Young man, you did just confess that you would accept her. So why wait when I can bless you two myself?" Lilith replied, a happy smile on her face, though hr Husband has his hand on his face with an exaggerated smile.
Issei mentally slapped himself to reality, and a blush crept into his face. He does have a crush on Sasha after all, she did take care of him and his feelings for her grew in those three years they spent together.
"I... I can't yet" His answer caused an outrage from the Mamono.
Lilith raised a hand and everyone quieted down.
"Explain" Her tone even and a small scowl appeared on her face.
"I don't mean it like that... It's just, I need to go home" That eased Sasha's worry, yet Lilith kept her frown.
"And isn't Lescatie your home?" She asked for confirmation, to which I shook my head no.
"Your highness, I don't mean no disrespect but... Would you believe me if I was say I am not of this world?" His words caused murmurs in the crowd, many wondering what he means.
"An Otherworlder? I heard rumors and stories, but to see one in the flesh, yet again is... Interesting" Issei was taken aback by her sudden interest in the topic.
"Wait, so there has been cases?" He asked and Lilith nodded.
"In fact, my husband. John is actually an Otherworlder summoned by The Order to defeat me. But it seems like their plan failed" She remarked with a giggle, making John, her husband. Place a hand over her own with a smirk on his face.
Meanwhile Issei, surprised by the fact that he is not the first case. Felt relieved.
"So that means you know a way to send me back home?"
"Unfortunately, no" Her reply made him lose his confidence.
"But that doesn't mean I am not willing to aide you. After all, what I hate the second most is people being separated from their families" Her words brightened Issei a bit.
"Tell me, Issei Hyoudou... What is your reason to return to your world?" She asked, the tension in the air could be cut with a knife.
"I... I need to go back because I am needed there. Not just as a person, but as someone of power. I fear that without me, a certain battle maniac and power-hungry beings might get itchy" Issei replied, voice full of resolve and confidence, that many of the spectating Mamono swooned at him.
"A being of power you say?" She glanced at Druella who is perched on one of the many railings of the observation room above the throne room.
Issei nodded and stood straighter.
"May I know why you are so important?"
Issei swallowed audibly. He glanced at Sasha who is both concerned and confused at the situation, she reminds him of a Nun he saved.
"Allow me to truly introduce myself, Your Majesty... I am Issei Hyoudou, one of the two Heavenly Dragons, the Welsh Dragon, Dragon Goch, Red Dragon Emperor and Red Dragon Emperor of Domination" This revelation caused another uproar from the crowd, though a certain special guest is rather interested at the mention of Issei being the Red Dragon of Domination.
"A Dragon?" Lilith raised a brow. "Do you have any proof?"
Issei responded by showing his wings. The sudden protruding limbs surprised everyone, including Sasha and the Royals. Though for Issei, a small melancholic smile spread on his face. As once the transformation was finished. His Devil body is overtaken by the Dominant Dragon, and the only devilish part of himself left is the chess piece Rias used on him.
His nearly nonexistent magic signature increased in both volume and pressure by a thousand fold, and if he hadn't actively suppressed his power. His presence alone will crush anyone who's will is weaker than his own.
"Issei... You're a dragon?" Issei felt a pang of guilt after seeing Sasha looking betrayed.
"I'm so sorry, Sasha... I didn't mean to hurt you by hiding this fact, but I also didn't want you and the people I care about getting hurt, because of me" Issei explained.
Sasha wiped tears off of her face, as a smile slowly form on her face.
"It's alright. I got a bit selfish there... Sorry for doubting you" Sasha replied, a bit awkward and suddenly shy.
The two hugged it out, with Issei patting her back to calm her.
"Ahem... Clearly this is unprecedented news. To think the Order is that desperate to purge our kind" Lilith spoke, but Issei replied with confidence.
"Actually, it was both an accident and a deliberate act to be transported to this world... You see, I was battling a God that went Power Hungry after using a certain creature. Safe to say that I struggled against him, but I defeated him... With a cost" His honestly shocked everyone in the room.
Issei started explaining how he came to this world. Each word he spoke, the Mamono were engrossed. Even Druella, who normally wouldn't listen to such babbling is deeply entranced by his story telling.
"And that's how I got here, to recuperate and get used to my new body" Issei ended his story.
"Interesting... To think your world has a system to turn Humans to Devils... I suppose the other species have something similar?" Lilith asked.
"Well, I heard from my childhood friend. Irina, that Heaven's forces are developing a system similar to the Evil Piece System. But I forgot what they are called... Mostly because I was distracted at that time" Issei said, embarrassed at remembering what he was focused on when Irina came to visit him.
"Can't blame me though, those Church battle outfits are, and quite literally. Bait... Like for the love of God! They somehow enhance the bounciness!" Issei thought, reminiscing about Irina's attire.
"I see, but back on you now... What does being the Red Dragon Emperor entails for you?" Lilith questioned.
"Well, as the Sekiryuutei. Of course, I have the abilities of a dragon and then some." He summoned the Boosted Gear which appeared on his hand like rolling chainmail.
"Do you perhaps have a True Form?" Issei nodded at her question.
"I do, but It's far to dangerous. As technically, I am a hatchling when it comes to being a dragon... And I tend to lose hold of my emotions when transformed. So yeah, big hazard" Issei explained.
Issei continued to explain his abilities, which intrigues many of the more... Challenging Mamono, including Lilith herself wanting to test him.
"Hm, as much as I would love to listen more. Wouldn't it be better for our guest here to demonstrate his power?" Druella suddenly interrupted, her being floating down from the one of many viewing balconies.
Lilith sighed at Druella's intrusion, though she herself is getting bored with just talking... After all, she still needs to fix an oversight of hers.
Lilith was about to reprimand Druella, but Issei suddenly cleared his throat audibly enough, that it jolted many of the dozing Mamono.
"Actually, that would be an idea I can work with... Are you perhaps in need of an extra push of power?" At first Lilith was taken aback by Issei offer, but realized he meant it differently and coughed into her hand to hide her embarrassment, much to John's amusement.
"Well, if you are willing. I am currently gathering enough mana to overwrite my old spell, that changed the Monsters of the past to the Monsters of now... They cannot produce a male child. I'm sure you can piece the puzzle together" Lilith admitted.
"I see... As you said, this is a disaster in the making. If left alone. Humanity will be extinct in the foreseeable" Issei's grim words, oppressed the Mamono present.
Without warning, Issei summoned the Boosted Gear. While no longer hosting Ddraig, this merely serves as a memory of their friendship.
"Boost!"
The loud announcement made everyone focus on the gauntlet.
"Boost"
"Boost"
"Boost"
"This should be enough" Issei said after the Voice of Ddraig repeated four times.
"Your Majesty, if I may... I have an ability that will temporarily give you enough power to fix that oversight of yours" Issei offered. "Of course, if you allow me to"
Lilith nodded and Issei moved closer to her. Once close enough, he pointed his armored palm towards her.
"Gift!"
The gear announced, and immediately after that. Lilith could feel the sudden surge of power far eclipsing hers in comparison merge with her own well of mana.
"The power won't last for long, so please use it now" Issei said and Lilith nodded.
Every Mamono can feel the sudden boost of Power Lilith acquired, and many nearly passed out. So Lilith, in order to avoid injuries. Decided to recast the same spell she used to change the Mamono but with a little tweak.
A large magical circle formed beneath the entire castle, and after glowing bright enough to blind people. It disappeared.
"Uhh... Did something was supposed to happen?" Sasha suddenly asked, breaking everyone out of their stupor.
"It should take effect in a few moments... You there, the Blue Oni with a bottle of sake. Tell me, what do you feel about Issei Hyoudou?" Lilith asked an Oni. Who was taken aback by the sudden question.
"Well, I'd like to hear more about his story while having a drink... And that's it... Wait... That's it?" Her brows met before a few moments later when she realized what happened.
"Your Highness! I don't feel like immediately wanting him to give me a good dicking!" She exclaimed, shocking everyone in the throne room.
Issei... Safe to say, he is confused alongside Sasha. Meanwhile Lilith has a smile that radiates such joy that John himself looked away for a bit, as if blinded.
"I did it... I did it! Yes! Finally! After years and years of gathering Mana! I finally fixed my mistake!" She loudly proclaimed.
"Everyone! From this day forward, You all will be able to have Male Children!" As soon as she said those words, the entire castle erupted into cheers and applause, that the entire Royal Makai can feel the vibrations.
"Tonight! We shall have a great feast celebrating this wonderful event! And all thanks to our guest, Issei Hyoudou and his partner, Sasha Fullmoon!" She added, and the crowd cheered even louder that before.
"For that, you are more than welcome to be a part of our society! Alongside being the first to be officially recognized as the Mamono's Hero!" She exclaimed, adding more to the flames of joy and cheers of the crowd.
Three days Later
"Ugh... I swear, if this is the pace. I'll be drunk until next week. Issei said, as he escaped the tangled mess of bodies he slept under. The reason is that, the Party is extended until the end of the week, which ended up with Issei getting dog piled by various Succubi wanting to show their thanks via sex and depravity.
Of course, being the pervert that he is. Accepted them, but under one condition that he will not be taking them as wives. Which as a byproduct, greatly relieved Sasha and Alameria. The latter which enjoyed the party with her Parents... And said parents teasing the poor lass about her and Issei's supposed relationship.
For two whole days and night. Issei was buried by sex and an unadulterated volume of body fluids from all the Succubi that entertained him.
Safe to say he thanked Ddraig for the new body and for choosing him as the next Red Dragon Emperor. Well, the official Red Dragon Emperor, not the "wielder" of the Boosted gear.
Issei washed himself off, and started off the morning with an early jog. His time training with Kiba had gotten him to a routine of exercises that helped improved his body. Though with his current body being that of a Dragon. He had to adjust everything to compensate.
Normally he would only jog for at least 2 kilometers before struggling. Now is destroying that by continuously jogging until the sun is near its peak if not needed elsewhere.
He could only do at least twenty pushups with his old Devil Body, now he could go over the thousands.
His overall performance by total has increased by a thousand fold, and it will definitely make both Kiba and Koneko jealous a bit. And Akeno to definitely tease him more about having enough stamina.
That's all without adding a boost.
His jog took the entire morning and once he got back. Sasha was dragging him by the ear to the dining table, where Alameria was waiting for him alongside a Shoggoth Maid.
"Okay, okay! Ouch! I said I got carried away, it wasn't my intention to miss breakfast, I swear!" Issei begged for forgiveness from Sasha. Who, by the looks of it. Won't give it to him until he finished breakfast... Technically Brunch.
"Not until you're finished eating" Sasha firmly said. "We were worried sick to where you went off to... I got lonely too"
She continued, though she forgot that Issei can clearly still hear her. Even if she lowered her voice to a whisper.
Issei sighed and sat down on one of the massive dinner table's chairs. Safe to say he feels small.
"Thank you, now eat." Alameria thanked the Shoggoth Maid that brough Issei his food and ordered him to eat.
"If you do this next time... I'm tying you up and dragging your ass here" Alameria threatens. Though Issei took advantage of that.
"I'm sure you'll enjoy that." He teased. Successfully making the Dhampir blush up a storm.
"Heh... Thank you Akeno" Issei mentally thanked his friend and former peerage member. Due to his new body rejecting the Mutated Piece, he is no longer a Devil under Rias' care. Though he did manage to make sure it can be stored inside him, which allows him access to Demon Magic, aka Imagination Magic. Something he failed to mention two days ago.
"But it's not like they don't have the same concept here... I fear Wonderland" Issei shivered at the thought.
But as he ate, he couldn't help but look at Sasha with concern... Mostly because of the obviously lewd face she's making.
"Sasha... I know I placed a spell on you to increase your resistance to Demonic Energy, but... Have you been hanging out with the Dark Priests?" That question Brought Sasha back to reality, as she shyly nodded.
"Well... To be fair, Mamono anatomy is different compared to human. And they are one of the best Healers for Mamono..." She trailed off, avoiding eye contact with Issei and twiddling her pointer fingers.
Issei nodded, slightly impressed his mediocre spell lasted this long... But then again, it's probably because of the sheer amount of mana he pumped into the seal.
"Ok. Just... Don't get too overzealous when you fully monsterize." Issei admitted, concerned for his Hoard.
Issei shook his head, the sudden draconic instinct taking over for a brief moment. Which he has prepared for, but to think of Sasha as his hoard than a partner is putting a lot of doubt in his mind.
"How about you, Maria? Can I call you that? As it is your original name to begin with." Issei asked, earning him a shrug from Alameria.
"You can call me either names... Preferably Honey~" She teased, which earned her a playful glare from Sasha, and a smirk from Issei.
"Not just yet, Dear~" That instantly expelled any sort of confidence within Alameria as she blushed up a storm and started sputtering.
"I do appreciate everything that you all have done, but... I made a promise to someone back in my old world... She said to marry her first before fully committing to creating a Harem, so I need to have her permission" Issei explained. Earning him a somber look from the two.
The three sat there in silence, while Issei continued to eat. The atmosphere slowly becoming heavier by the moment, which made Alameria uncomfortable.
"By the way... About your old world... What's it like?" Sasha broke the silence.
Issei finished chewing and swallowed his food before replying after taking a sip of water.
"Well, our civilization is far more advanced than yours. The supernatural exist but are hidden from mortal eyes, as it would be a really big problem for both the supernatural and human governments." Issei answered. Earning him two confused looks from his listeners.
"Hidden? Why would they hide?" Alameria asked.
"Well you see... Humanity, in my world's lore. Was made by The One True God... No, he is not like the Chief God. In fact, he has a mortal son, whom he has sacrifices in his son's terms to cleanse the world of sin. Then he also created the Angels way before Humanity and this one particular Angel-" As Issei continued to explain how the World came to be. He failed to notice Druella at the corner of the cieling. Observing and listening with rapt attention to his summarization of Christianity.
"And that's how Sacred Gears came to be. A very packed up story, but I did speak the more important parts" Issei finished his story, to which both girls are more confused than satisfied.
"But why did he allow such a thing to happen if he loved everything equally? Why didn't he stop the other Gods and Goddesses from pushing their weight around?" Sasha questioned, somewhat overwhelming Issei.
"Ok ok, calm down. First of all, he tried. But the other Gods are too much in a power trip to consider his words... Though from what Odin told me, only Buddha and the entire Buddhist Pantheon came to understand his plight and tried to stop the conflicts... But of course there is always that one God that has to ruin everything. Though Buddha and Jesus became best friends after that." Issei chuckled at his own joke, confusing the girls more.
"But anyway, secondly. I did tell you about The Great War between the Angels, Demons, and Fallen Angels right? I forgot to mention that God at the time, was weakened from all the conflict... Then The Heavenly Dragons came to be and started their own battle in between the Factions. Their was so strong that everything and everyone was just collateral for them. So God decided to seal them both into two Sacred Gears." Issei summoned the Gauntlet.
"Mine"
He raised his right hand and summoned the Gauntlet of the Vanishing Dragon. Though it is now just purely cosmetic after his fight with Vali.
"And the Vanishing White Dragon"
At seeing the white gauntlet, both girls were shocked at the sight and nearly fell off their chairs.
"You have both!? I thought it's nearly impossible to gain two Sacred Gears?!" Alameria exclaimed.
"Calm down, it's purely cosmetic now after I fought with my Rival. Still, I'm surprised it didn't disappear all this time. But anyway, back to my story. After God has sealed both Dragons. He was left even weaker and so exhausted that he couldn't fight back... But he didn't die from exhaustion... He mostly died due to both Dragons unleashing their full powers because of God intervened in their battle... Very pitiful, yes. But yes, he was wounded, and died shortly after... Well, that's what Ddraig told me before." At the mention of his old friend's name. He couldn't stop a few tears from escaping his eyes, making the girls concerned about him.
"I'm fine... Just missing an old friend and partner. I'll be fine..." Issei trailed, his gaze lingering before Sasha pressed his face into her cleavage.
"There there... It's alright, you can let it out." Sasha cooed into his ears... Which Issei took advantage of by crying and burying his face deeper into her chest.
He cried, bawling even. But thanks to Sasha's actions, his screams are muffled.
Both Alameria and Sasha looked at each other before nodding.
"Don't worry, Issei... While we may not be able to replace them... We are here" Both girls thought before Alameria joined in soothing Issei.
After all, being transported into a new world before being able to properly mourn a friend, can be taxing emotionally.
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