Here I present myself with a new translated chapter!

A chapter with normal length. I've already started my vacation, although I'll use the first few days to focus on updating the untranslated story.

Because an important question came up in a review, I think it is necessary to clarify it.

vanhellsing9000: This is a mini harem and there will be only 4 women, and all of them have already introduced themselves. In the description of the story it clarifies which ones they are. I don't plan to add anyone else.

With nothing more to answer, it's time to begin.

Enjoy!

The night passed with a certain tranquility for everyone, except for a certain Valkyrie.

The beautiful albino was wearing a mixture of concern and intrigue, an expression that was more disenchanted at the first feeling.

That worried face continued to remain in force as she looked at a particular door, debating whether or not to enter.

"I think they went a little overboard with this whole disguising the 100 kisses thing." Azazel arrived at her side, wearing his typical relaxed expression, though on this occasion a small amused smile could be seen on his face. "Surely neither of you know that two hours is too excessive a time even for that kind of challenge. Somewhat normal, when you consider that neither of you have ever kissed anyone in your life." Azazel bowed his shoulders at his dismissive tone after his final words, getting Rossweisse to look at him with some trepidation.

"But that's too long. They even skipped dinner." The Valkyrie returned her gaze to the doorknob. "Maybe they met the challenge, but things got a little heated between them and then..." The Valkyrie couldn't help but blush at the idea she was proposing.

"Hahahahaha!" To her own luck, Azazel would interrupt her with his laughter before she finished the sentence. "That's impossible." The Valkyrie couldn't help but look at the Cadre with some surprise, as the man's tone had changed dramatically.

"What do you mean by that?" Rossweisse asked him curiously, noticing the unusually serious look Azazel had.

A seriousness that morphed into something that could be categorized as sadness. A sadness that empathized with someone else.

And that person was a certain brown, who by now was like a son to him.

"I know how Penemue treats him, and I can also see with the eyes the brat looks at her. It's more than simple admiration." The man clarified. "The problem is how Penemue feels." This last clarification caused Rossweisse to look at him with some intrigue. "She sees Ludmiel in him, though not in the same way, of course. The idea is that she also sees him as a sort of younger brother that she must care for and educate, something she didn't do properly with the girl I mentioned to you." Azazel moved a little closer to Rossweisse, then glanced at the door leading to the dining room. "Anyone could say that perhaps she has some sort of love interest for him as well, but that is not the case. I know Penemue quite well, and I know perfectly well that she has never been interested in a man. All this time I've been together with her also helped me understand that she would never look for something like that because of her lack of interest in it." Azazel couldn't help but give a small sigh as he began to walk away. "I feel bad for the brat. Especially since I know everything he had to deal with in the past, but I'm sure he'll find another woman who can deliver him that love he's been longing for forever." Azazel couldn't help but smile after thinking of Tiamat, as he knew perfectly well that those two at any moment could form a much more intimate relationship.

Still, all this conversation did not faze the Valkyrie.

In fact, it had achieved the opposite effect.

On Rossweisse's face an understanding could be noted in the face of a question that had an unconfirmed answer.

Now, that answer left no room for doubt.

"My suspicions at the time were true, Issei is in love with her..." The Valkyrie recalled that talk she and Issei had when they first arrived in Kyoto. "Not only that, after Azazel's words, Issei may even be in love with Tiamat as well."

The Valkyrie fixed her gaze on the door, grabbing the doorknob.

"But it is only a guess, as I cannot take that last statement without hesitation." She thought, making her eyes sparkle. "After all, Azazel claims to know perfectly how it is that Penemue feels, and the truth is that he doesn't know that what she feels is much greater than what he thinks." She concluded, then turned the doorknob slowly.

"Obviating all that..." The Valkyrie's eyes narrowed with a dangerous glint in her eyes. "If those two are doing anything untoward on a school trip, believe me they will meet my worst side." She concluded, flinging open the door.

"STOP THERE!" Rossweisse shouted at the top of her lungs as she pointed at nothingness itself.

The look on the Valkyrie's face was a complete laughingstock as she discovered that both of them still had their clothes on. In fact, what struck her as strangest was that a very blushing Penemue found herself kissing Issei nonstop as she remained perched on his lap.

At that precise moment, Rossweisse's mind went completely blank.

She didn't know if it was because of the fact that 2 damn hours had passed and they were still kissing, or if it was because of the second option.

That second option was Penemue's beautiful crimson eyes, which were completely clouded.

But it wasn't from lust.

There was not a hint of that in her eyes.

Her eyes were like that because they were being invaded by that woman's inner feeling.

A feeling that could simply be categorized in one way.

Her eyes...

Her beautiful eyes were emitting the purest love that can be felt towards a person.

All of Rossweisse's anger disappeared in an instant upon noticing such an event.

That anger was completely replaced. She was now captivated.

But it wasn't just because of what those beautiful crimson eyes gave off.

Those tears that kept overflowing from her eyes showed an indescribable outpouring of happiness.

At that moment, she couldn't help but wonder...

"How did one kiss make Penemue become the happiest woman in the world?"

At that moment, their kiss was cut short and they managed to catch the Valkyrie's presence.

Something normal, if we take into account that she had screamed like a madwoman when she entered the dining room.

Then, that moment of happiness and pure love was nipped in the bud as if it had never existed.

"Is something wrong?" Issei couldn't help but raise an eyebrow as he noticed Rossweisse was pointing at them.

"Uh...I...dinner..." Was all Rossweisse said, getting Penemue to furrow her eyebrows in confusion.

"Dinner?" Cadre uttered. "If that's what it's about, don't worry. We'll go eat when we finish the challenge." She concluded, settling her hips, preparing to continue the kiss with Issei.

"What did you say?" Just before their lips joined again, they were interrupted by the Valkyrie's question. "How many does that make?" Rossweisse clearly alluded to the kiss count.

At that moment, both Penemue and Issei looked at each other with an expression that nearly knocked Ross off her feet.

"You're keeping count?" More of a question than a statement, since the Cadre had no idea how many kisses they had.

"Hum, I'm guessing about 60?" Issei couldn't help but rub his hair doubtfully. "¿Or 70? To be honest, I've lost count." The brown-haired man didn't want to admit that he never kept count in the first place.

"That's impossible." Was the resounding reply from a stunned Rossweisse. "It's simply impossible for you two to take more than two hours to give each other 100 kisses." The Valkyrie clenched her fists tightly. "It's completely absurd!"

"Two hours?" They both tilted their heads to the side, and this time, Rossweisse couldn't help but fall backwards.

"Never mind the challenge, go to sleep at once!"

CHAPTER 55: THE FINAL TRAINING!

Penemue closed the sliding door to her bedroom. Her face reflected no emotions whatsoever, despite her figure leaning against the door as if she was overwhelmed by something.

It took a few seconds for her to blush to unthinkable levels, especially if we're talking about her.

"I lost control." She said to herself as she looked at no point in particular. "I don't know at what point, but..." Penemue brought a hand to her chest, delivering a very sweet look.

"I can't deny that it was great."

Oblivious to all this, Issei was standing outside his bedroom. The young man also found himself thinking about everything that had happened, though his reaction seemed to be much different than the Cadre's.

The goofy grin on his face was proof of that.

"I knew a kiss could be great!" Issei exclaimed in his thoughts.

It was normal for him to think this, as the experience with their previous kisses hadn't exactly been "sweet".

"I guess she must have some special gift for that kiss to have felt so special." Issei opened the door, then rubbed his hair. "Or maybe I just enjoy it because it was about her..."

Before he continued to think about his emotions, his gaze went completely static as he fixed it on one particular spot.

Inside his bed, there was a figure that was completely covered by the sheets. A figure that was clearly a woman.

Issei simply looked at this, then rubbed his hair.

The brown-haired man opened the door again to leave the bedroom, only to close it carefully so as not to wake the woman.

Issei looked from side to side, then rolled his eyes.

"I didn't get the wrong room, you did!" Issei exclaimed at the top of his lungs as he walked back inside.

The mystery woman had no choice but to wake up after such shouting. Her face slowly uncovered, revealing long, silky black hair.

"How noisy." Ophis grumbled as she held the sheet with both her hands, only leaving half of her face in view, which held a somewhat sleepy and annoyed look.

"Ophis?" Issei couldn't help but stare at the Goddess in astonishment, "How did you find my bedroom? And more importantly..." Issei couldn't help but roll his eyes. "What the hell are you doing in this place?!"

"I was able to find the place because of your scent." She replied, then gave a cute yawn. "And I came because I wanted to be with you."

"Don't you remember that I had made it quite clear that you couldn't come here uninvited?" Issei pointed at her accusingly, getting Ophis to look away with a disengaged face.

"I don't know what you mean. I can go anywhere I want." That answer definitely sounded like a whimsical one. A tone that Issei didn't miss.

But, now he remembered.

She was the damn Goddess of Infinity.

She had no emotions, so it was more than obvious that she would not submit to rules that in her view were simply annoying.

After all, he'd already lost count of how many people she'd wanted to kill in that small amount of time they'd spent together. People who certainly didn't deserve something like that.

Except for Rias, though that was an exception Issei had yet to take into account.

After mulling all this over, the brown finally came to a decision.

"Just don't get used to this." Was all he could manage to say as he approached the bed.

"Good boy." Ophis nodded vigorously.

"I'm not a dog." Issei whined as he sat on the edge of the futon.

"You're right." Was the reply from Ophis, who held out her arms rather sweetly to where he was. "Now, can you excuse me and spend some time with me, please?" She concluded, waving her fingers in a tender way for Issei to come closer.

The young man could simply smile at such an act.

"That attitude is better." Issei nodded in approval, then intertwined his hands with Ophis', who watched this with a special gleam in her eyes.

It was curious to watch her, as she always had a different reaction every time she was by his side.

It was in these moments that he would forget that she had no feelings at all.

Or so the story went...

Those thoughts faded into the background as he slipped between the sheets. He didn't take long to notice that Ophis was in a purple undergarment. That wasn't the only thing, as the scent of the Goddess had permeated his sheets, a strong lavender scent that was enticing him to fall asleep.

Issei couldn't help but blush a little as he faced this new experience, though at no time did he feel uncomfortable.

After all, he knew that Ophis would have no strange intentions.

It was for that very reason that he reciprocated her cute hug, preparing to sleep together.

The next day...

Issei and Ophis' eyes widened after hearing the door being opened. The only one who had a reaction to this was the brown, who couldn't help but get nervous.

Those nerves increased even more after noticing that it was Rossweisse, who was looking at them with an indecipherable expression.

"Hum, hello?" Was all Issei said as he rubbed his hair ruefully.

"I'm not even going to ask." Was the solemn phrase that came out of Rossweisse's mouth. Her eyes colder than snow gave away what she was feeling right now.

"What's going on?" Ophis asked the Valkyrie, noticing that she seemed to be somewhat annoyed.

"Are you kidding me?" Rossweisse crossed her arms to give her a disapproving look. "I shouldn't be mad at Issei, since I'm sure he made it quite clear to you that you couldn't come here..." Rossweisse couldn't help but choke to hear as hurried footsteps approached like a stampede into the room.

Issei was the only one who reacted in time, charging Ophis at breakneck speed to then open the closet and push the two women into the one before. To his bad luck, he would end up tripping, ending up trapped between his two friends in a space that was quite cramped.

"ISE, OE ISE!" Matsuda shouted at the top of his lungs as he threw the door wide open.

Both friends' smiles disappeared as they noticed that their best friend was nowhere to be seen.

"Where the hell did he go?" Motohama couldn't help but wonder as he witnessed the empty place.

Meanwhile, Issei was locked in the middle of both women in a situation that could be categorized as somewhat awkward.

In fact, that definition was quite an understatement.

Rossweisse was pressed to his right side, her breasts were covering much of Issei's arm. That was the least salient of such a situation, as the Valkyrie found herself forcibly kissing his neck as she was unable to pull away from him. In fact, attempts to pull away only caused the kiss to move to various parts of his neck.

As curious as it seemed, Rossweisse was the one who got the least compromising situation.

That was easily seen, just seeing Ophis' completely blushing face left everything to the mind.

The Goddess couldn't help but close her eyes tightly as she noticed how Issei's fingers slipped inside her panties, making the physical contact too much for her.

Her eyes widened again, denoting an expression Issei never thought to see on her.

"Huaw...!"

Issei couldn't help but widen his eyes beyond measure after Ophis's moan.

"Did you hear that?" Matsuda averted his gaze to the closet.

"Yes, I think it came from in there." Was the reply from Motohama, who adjusted his glasses.

Just then Penemue arrived, who watched everything that was happening from the entrance, and the two boys had not noticed her presence.

"What are you doing?!" Issei couldn't help but roll his eyes, as when he tried to move his hand away from Ophis' intimacy, she grabbed onto his arm with both of her hands and started to move her hips in a rather...subjective way, to put it mildly.

Matsuda's hand moved dangerously close to the locker, but just before he could open it, a hand landed on his shoulder.

"Teacher?" was all the bald man said as he noticed that Penemue looked a bit odd today.

"Why that chinstrap?" Motohama was the one to clarify that "oddity" in the Cadre's appearance.

"In case you didn't know, Issei is in the infirmary." The two men looked at each other worriedly. "As of now I'm telling that you will not be able to visit him, as it is a very contagious flu."

"Uh, that's a big problem..." Matsuda couldn't help but rub his bald head with some irritation.

"At least he won't miss the whole trip?" Motohama asked him, noticing how the Cadre shook her head.

"It's a bit of a dangerous flu, so he won't be recovered until the last day. At least he'll be able to go to the beach." Was Penemue's reply.

"At least it's something." Matsuda couldn't help but give a sigh. "Won't we be able to go visit him anytime soon?"

"No need to worry about him." Penemue adjusted the chinstrap she had on. "Believe me his care is in good hands." She pointed to herself, making it quite clear who it was that was looking after him.

A mysterious little light bulb went off over the heads of both friends, who gave her a huge smile covered in complicity.

"We trust you will do it perfectly!" They both exclaimed at the same time with great energy, something that rather confused the Cadre. "If you'll excuse us!" The two friends gave a deep bow before running off at full speed, as was common for them.

Penemue noticed the wake they had left, feeling even more confused.

"For some reason, I feel like they misunderstood my words..." She said to herself as she lowered her chinstrap a bit to reveal her lips.

"Whatever..." The Cadre dismissed what had just happened with a tilt of her shoulders. "More importantly..." She shifted her gaze to the closet, then flung it open.

The three locked in fell rolling to the floor, leaving a picture that would be quite funny to anyone. But let's just say Penemue wasn't exactly the person you should be trying to make laugh.

"Can you explain to me what the hell is going on?" The woman looked between the three, fixing her gaze menacingly on an Ophis who couldn't help but get a big chill.

"The two of them...!" Rossweisse jumped up to explain herself.

"You be quiet." Penemue delivered a death glare to the Valkyrie, causing her to quickly kneel before her.

"Yes, miss." She replied as shivered slightly.

"Poor her..." Ophis thought it would be wise to leave that thought as just that, a mere thought.

This experiencing fear was something completely new to her, but it seemed that it was the feeling she was learning to control best at the moment.

It wasn't a strange thing, as that feeling was strictly tied to the line of thinking about the future, her future.

If she made Penemue angry, she felt there would be no future for Ophis, that is, no future for herself.

It was a rather curious way of thinking, but in the end it was a valid one.

Eventually, the conversation continued more calmly.

Even so, one could tell that Penemue was still a bit angry with a certain Goddess of Infinity.

"Why does she always have to do whatever she pleases? I mean, yes, she's the second most powerful deity, but it's just too much..." Penemue held her temple in clear irritation.

"I can't argue anything in the face of that." Issei bowed his shoulders, then looked at the Cadre quizzically. "By the way, are you sick?"

"Sick? Oh, right..." Penemue clutched the chinstrap she still had on. "Actually, this was a plan I came up with the moment I saw you were in distress. Actually, I should be grateful to Ophis, as she helped me find a credible way out of your current situation."

"From my situation?" Issei signaled to himself with great confusion.

"We'll talk about this a little later." Penemue looked around on several sides, discovering that there were beginning to be a lot of noises inside the dorms, indicating that they were beginning to get up. "Wait for me in your room, and do not leave under any circumstances."

"Understood." Even if he didn't understand what was going on, he knew that doubting the Cadre's word would be foolish.

"See you later." She handed him a quick salute, then walked out of the hallway.

Issei was about to raise his hand to wave goodbye, but was unable to do so, as a rather alarmed looking Rossweisse grabbed his arm and pulled him into the room.

"What the hell is going on?" Issei had to rub his arm in some pain, as Ross had grabbed him really hard.

"You have to help me!" She exclaimed in complete alarm, getting Issei to raise an eyebrow. "'Ophis is...!" Rossweisse half-explained, as a huge blush prevented her from speaking further.

"Is something going on with Ophis?" Issei averted his gaze to the Goddess, who was merely bowing her shoulders.

"Nothing in particular." She replied normally. "I just want you to touch me that place again."

"That place?" Issei reddened hopelessly as he understood what she was demanding. "You don't mean...?"

"I told her she can't do such a thing, but she just won't listen to me!" the Valkyrie exclaimed with comical tears in her eyes.

"Ophis, she's right." Issei replied calmly.

Although he hadn't spent much time with her, he knew quite well that Ophis always listened much more to a person who spoke well to her, to one who just kept yelling.

Although, to Ross's defense, certainly this occasion warranted that elevated tone of voice.

"So you can't pet me in my pussy?" Ophis tilted her head to the side tenderly.

A tenderness that reflected nothing of what she was currently asking, and Rossweisse and Issei were visibly affected at the Goddess' very direct words.

"I suppose the Trihexa must have only taught you the most basic part of sex, but left out everything else. Otherwise, I can't understand this question." Those were the thoughts of the brown-haired man, who couldn't help but feel somewhat overwhelmed at the current situation.

"I'm sorry, but that's impossible."

"But, it felt so good..." Ophis lowered her head with some misgivings.

"That act you can do yourself." Rossweisse decided to intervene in the conversation, noticing that Issei was quite uncomfortable.

"I can?" She raised her gaze again with great hope.

"That's right." Rossweisse nodded with a smile, though her blush only increased as she was instructing the Goddess to such dirty things, in her view.

"In that case..." Ophis made a poker face, and from one second to the next her hand dropped down to the back of her panties.

"No!" Rossweisse screamed at the top of her lungs to stop her, succeeding in making the Goddess cover her ears with rolling eyes.

"Now what?" She couldn't help but look at Rossweisse with a little pout.

Why couldn't she freely enjoy this new found pleasure?

"It's not something you have to do in front of others! You have to do it when you're alone!" The Valkyrie exclaimed at the top of her lungs.

"Why?" Ophis would ask her with her typical expression, getting Rossweisse to pull her hair as her patience bordered on the limit.

"Because it's rude." Issei's response made Ophis' eyes sparkle in understanding.

"I understand." Ophis nodded immediately, earning a truly confused look from Rossweisse.

"How is it that he was able to convince her with so few words?" The Valkyrie couldn't help but look between the two with tired eyes. "I guess the two of them understand each other a lot more than they appear to..."

"I want some candy." Ophis tugged Issei's sleeve to get his attention.

"I'll give it to you if you behave yourself and don't come uninvited again." Issei clarified.

"Deal." Was the only word from Ophis, who smiled slightly.

Rossweisse stayed out of that little conversation. She couldn't help but cross her arms with a smile after what she witnessed.

"Yes, the two of them definitely understand each other perfectly..."

A moment later...

Issei was looking at all the recent photos he had taken with his old and new friends. Those memories brought a smile to his face as he continued to look at his cell phone.

That moment would end when the Cadre entered his bedroom.

"Are you ready?" Penemue stood in front of him to hold out her hand.

"For what exactly?" Issei showed his hesitation as he accepted the gesture to stand up.

"I suppose you'll want to participate in the battle that lies ahead." Was the Cadre's reply, watching as the brown man grew serious. "For your information, they are not an enemy similar to the ones you have been facing recently. Rizevim doesn't enter into that equation, since you directly didn't have a fight with him."

"I understand." Issei nodded, then looked somewhat curious. "But don't you think this is a bit of a stretch? I mean, I understand we won't be back until the last day..." Penemue gave him a more serious look than usual, as if pondering whether or not to say something.

"Listen, this is your reality." The Cadre's words made Issei pay special attention to her. "The first thing, I'm sure the current power you have couldn't help us with them, you'd just be a hindrance. Secondly, and most importantly by my standards..." Penemue's eyes twinkled slightly as she folded her arms.

"How many times have you won a battle?"

"What's with that question?" Issei couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"Just answer it." Was the Cadre's blunt reply.

"Well, the first relevant fight I had was against Raiser..."

"You consider an entertainment fight as something real?" Issei couldn't help but look with some startlement at the tall, pale woman.

"So, against Kokabiel..."

"If not for Vali or Tiamat, you'd be dead."

"But, then the fight against Vali."

"Tiamat saved you again."

"The battle against Loki I didn't get a single help...!"

"Are you glad you defeated a god who could barely stand on his feet?"

"In the invasion...!"

"Did you even do anything noticeable in the invasion, besides killing half-demons who didn't even have Sacred Gears?"

"I...!" Issei's lips closed as he noticed that he had nothing else to argue with.

The brown-haired man lowered his gaze and his fists clenched in great irritation.

"I..." He said again with a shadowed face. "I hadn't thought of it that way..."

His gaze lifted as he noticed Penemue comforting him with a few caresses on his head.

"Don't worry about it, since that's the reason we'll be doing this training." The Cadre clarified with a small smile. "Make no mistake, you've made a lot of progress in all this time. I'm just saying that you lack one more step to manage to face enemies that are really dangerous, as will be the case in a few days."

"So what am I supposed to do?" Issei's spirits had gone through the roof after what he had heard.

Without a doubt, Penemue knew which switches to press to get his student to turn on.

"Do you remember my main teaching?" Penemue asked him, stopping stroking his head.

"Heart, mind and body." Declared the brown-haired man in a heartbeat, managing to bring a smile to Penemue's lips.

"That's it!" She gave him a small smack on his forehead. "As I told you before, you already have a big heart from the moment I met you, so we don't need to dig into that. We're focusing on your mind and body, both of which have improved exponentially. But they're still not giving 100 percent of their capacity." Issei couldn't help but look at her with confusion after what he heard.

"But didn't you tell me before that I had already reached my limit?" He inquired with great hesitation.

"We only reached the limit of what we were exploring." She clarified. "I trained your mind to devise good strategies before and during a deathmatch, but you still didn't use it to create your own style." This made the brown-haired man blink in slight surprise. "It's fine for you to carry out all of our teachings and take it to the battlefield, but you must find your own style with everything that I and Tiamat taught you. And speaking of that, even there is one last thing I would like to teach you during this training, something you could not have learned before because of the little development in your body." Penemue pointed to herself with some pride. "I'm talking about my speed."

"My own style and speed..." Issei said to himself rather thoughtfully. "That sounds rather complicated."

"Indeed, it will be. We don't have much time." Cadre replied more seriously than usual. "To carry out this kind of apprenticeship you need to undergo battles where you feel that at any moment you may die." Issei's eyes widened beyond belief after hearing the woman's words.

"Does that mean I'll have to fight against you?!" The brown-haired man couldn't help but turn pale at the thought. "What about my physical condition before we get to the fight?!"

"Don't worry, I'll make sure not to hurt you so much the last few days." She clarified, a clarification that evidently didn't make the brown man any happier. "While you are facing me, you will have to find yourself to create your own style, while undergoing a continuous death experience. The training will be in the mountains of Asgard, and it will begin right now."

Issei couldn't help but swallow with utter pallor as he watched Penemue's eyes glow with a rather dangerous red glint.

"I hope you're prepared, because this will be the worst training you've ever undergone."

END OF CHAPTER!

I hope you enjoyed it!

As I said above, I'm going to focus on my original story for these days, so I don't think there will be a new translated chapter for another 3 days.

Thanks very much for reading!