Chapter 5
"I am amazed by how large the supernatural world is, and all this knowledge is here, yet others don't wish to explore it all!?" Ultear shouted as she read a new book she had borrowed from Azazel's library. Ultear enjoyed the book immensely due to her love of literature.
After Vali introduced Ultear to the many, many, many books in the Hyoudou Library and Grigori's library, Ultear took off so fast, like a child in a candy store. Ultear loved libraries because they were a place of peace, where she could enjoy some silence with a cup of her favorite tea or coffee while reading a new book that piqued her interest.
Romance was a bit of a complicated subject for Ultear, so when she asked Issei for some advice on romance, let's say that Ultear took so many notes that she had a thick file. She used to go on many dates with Vali back in Earthland, and now she can use her plans should she ever meet Vali again in his world.
"I told you she'd rush to the books like back in Earthland," Dimaria said, holding Vali in a thigh hold before Vali broke free and put her in a choke hold, causing her to concede defeat.
"Indeed. By the way, I'm glad you and Ultear are getting along with the others, but I am curious if the others might show up." Vali said that he had suspicions that some of the others he knew would show up in his world.
"Oh? Does a certain emperor miss his little pyromaniac, who was also his stalker?"
"She wasn't that bad."
Dimaria held in her laugh, recalling how Issei told her about Flare sneaking into Vali's room at night and sometimes even snuggling with him while he was sleeping in his bed.
"Whatever you say, Vali," Dimaria said before asking Vali a question. "Say Vali, now that you know the reason we're here, how are we going to handle this Cao Cao guy?"
Vali sighed while sitting down before replying to her. "Well, unfortunately, we already checked their old hideouts, and they've been abandoned or destroyed. I guess that Cao Cao is hiding to avoid detection so he can get adjusted to his new body and powers. If what Issei sent me in the report was true, then Cao Cao has a power that will make him a definite threat, but I wonder if the True Longinus will still even accept him now that he's becoming more of a demon than a human."
Vali knew the True Longinus would only allow the wielder to continue to use it if they could continue carrying its will. However, given Cao Cao's personality and his lust for power, it's a surprise that the True Longinus has been with him for this long.
"So when is this festival that the kitty cat is going to be in charge of? I'm actually interested in seeing what a festival is like in this world and if there will be some good food and sake!" Dimaria shouted due to the fact that the God Soul user and Cana from Fairy Tail were large fans of sake and wine, which led to the two of them becoming drinking buddies and trying out many different types of wine, beer, and sake when there was a good type that piqued their interest.
This also led to Vali and Issei having to control their gluttonous nature when the two were in the mood for a lot of drinks.
"I'm starting to be worried for your liver again since you and Cana continue to amaze me how you drink so much and don't get ill from how much you drink, especially since you get drunk faster than Cana." Vali said since he recalled Drunk Dimaria from the nights that the White Dragon had to carry Dimaria back to his bed, which made the God Soul user release her lustful side since many times, she's invited him to bed to make some 'demigods' to rule the world they'd conquer.
"Why is it you never tell me what I did when I was drunk?" Dimaria asked, which made Ultear hide her laughter since she'd also been invited to bed by Drunk Dimaria with Vali to make more powerful 'demigods,' which amused both parties.
"You did very well picking a wonderful woman to date, Vali. I want to ask, however, if it's true that you were a Chunibiyo back in your youth?" Ultear asked, making Vali freeze for a moment while Dimaria laughed her ass off since she recalled meeting Vali's big sister, Lavinia, who was shocked to see that her little brother had not only become a man but also had a harem of his own.
Her reaction was priceless.
Flashback.
"I'm so happy my little brother isn't going to die a hermit!" Lavinia shouted while she hugged her little brother, much to his embarrassment and the girl's amusement.
"Oh my goodness, Baby Vali is so cute!" Kuroka said while gushing over the photos of Vali as a kid, which made the White Dragon Emperor beg for death to take him now.
"You have my permission to kill me," Vali said.
"Oh, I even have some pics of Arthur from when his mother washed him!" Morgan said, joining in the conversation while Arthur joined Vali, awaiting death to claim them both.
"Please kill me now," Arthur said while Bikou looked the photos over and replied to the depressed guys.
"What's the big deal? I'll admit that as a kid, I had a cute butt that the ladies liked to pinch. I got used to it when my old man told me it was a compliment from the woman." Bikou said, which made Vali and Arthur glare at him before Kuroka gasped.
"Is this Middle School Syndrome, Vali?!" Kuroka asked, making the Fairy Tail girls see Vali dressed up as an edgy character. Lavinia smiled at the blackmail, while Vali felt like his grave just got deeper.
"Funny, you should mention that since Vali was a very adventurous child, that was a Chunibiyo. He also explored his other side," Lavinia said before revealing a girl with silver hair standing next to Lavinia. In contrast, the girls gushed over the girl before Dimaria asked.
"So, who's the chick next to you?"
Lavinia smiled with a wide grin, which made Vali beg for God to take his life then and there.
"It's Valerie Lucifer. Isn't Vali's alter ego cute?"
And all Hell broke loose after that moment.
End Flashback.
"So you still crossdress even in another world, huh Valerie?" Dimaria asked with a smile that was waiting for the fish to bite, and sadly, Vali caved in.
"I honestly thought that in a new land, I could still use my alter ego for missions that required disguises," Vali said, recalling Issei's reaction when he saw the female alter ego of Vali and complimented, which made Vali blush, especially due to the fact that Issei learned some things from Gasper about crossdressing so Issei used some makeup to make Valerie the center of attention.
Making many of the girls of Fairy Tail pout at how much attention Valerie got more than them.
"I still can't believe you blushed when Issei applied your makeup on your face. Ahahah!" Dimaria laughed while Vali continued to pray for God to kill him while Ultear wiped away a streak of blood that came from her nose.
"I support your fetish, but should you wish to pursue a relationship with Issei Hyoudou, all I ask is if I can gather some information," Ultear said with some paper and a pencil in her hands, much to Vali's embarrassment.
[See? Your girlfriends support your man crush on Issei.]
"Shut up, you overgrown lizard!"
[Now, can you speak to your partner, Mama?] Albion asked with a teasing grin while Vali's face looked so red he was about to explode.
"I am not a mother! Pieces call me that, and you know it!"
[Aw. Does someone need Daddy to come and help with the kids?] Albion asked before laughing his ass off while Vali was praying for someone to save him from his death by embarrassment.
"Now, now. Be nice to Vali. It's not his fault that he's weak to people who kick his ass." Azazel said, causing Dimaria to cough as she laughed and gasped from the lack of air in her lungs.
"S-Stop! You are killing me!" Dimaria laughed in between before Kuroka appeared in her classic kimono before Azazel calmed down the God Soul user.
"Alright, alright! Now I know as much as you all want to continue messing with Vali about his crush, I just got word from Yasaka and her council. They're postponing the festival due to the threat of Cao Cao and the Hero Faction. After the last time they captured Yasaka, she wanted to protect her people so that the festival would be in Kuoh Town instead, and she would stay at Issei's home. However, they're planning on setting up a dummy festival in Kyoto to bring out Cao Cao and his group.
Azazel explained, with Vali thanking his father for the save before looking over the file.
"So Yasaka and Kunou will becoming to Kuoh Town?"
"Not just them. Yasaka and Kunou will be escorted by a group of ten Youkai soldiers, one of whom is highly skilled in fighting and another woman who's working with Yasaka and has a child. The woman's name is Hasato Nana, goes by the nickname Hachi. She's to ensure that the connection between Yasaka and Kyoto is strong so there are no issues should she be gone longer than they estimated."
"Arrival time?"
"Before Friday. They're trying to keep a low profile on who knows since they expect Cao Cao to have spies everywhere." Azazel said before handing Vali another file.
"This is the location of their base, according to Jeanne and Georg. They were able to give us the location of their base but are expecting it to be empty."
"But you want us to check it out to see if it's true and if we can get any information on Cao Cao and his plans?"
"Bingo. Bikuo, Arthur, Kuroka, and Morgan are heading to Kyoto to help with the fake festival. At the same time, you and your girls investigate the base to ensure there is anything we can use to figure out Cao Cao's real plan and how ahead of us he really is. He's always tried to separate our forces, so we need to get ahead of him." Azazel said before Vali reassured the Governor that they would be able to take care of it with no problems.
Dimaria was excited since she got to fight, while Ultear sighed before putting her book away after the dog-eared it.
"Oh, and by the way, your boyfriend told you to be safe!" Azazel shouted at him before vanishing to avoid a blast from Vali's Magic Rifle.
Later.
Hero Faction Headquarters.
"So this is the location? Seems a bit creepy to have your headquarters be an abandoned castle." Dimaria said, looking around the area while Ultear checked the inside of the castle with her magic.
"I can't detect anyone within the walls, but I feel a massive aura inside the center of the castle. It's as if a massive beast is there chained up and ready to attack us," Ultear said before Vali replied to her search.
"Which definitely means we're in the right place," Vali said while summoning Divine Dividing. Dimaria, you're with me in the front. Ultear, cover our rear."
The trio then began to head into the castle to see that it really was abandoned after just a couple of days with blood on the walls and floor, along with many bodies, both human and demon corpses, scattered as if they were killed by something with large claws and bite marks.
"Stay on guard," Vali said with concern, making the two women nod his way as they continued to walk toward their target.
However, things never go their way.
{Ah! Vali Lucifer! I thought you'd show up here after those traitors gave you the location of our base.} A radio voice spoke to them until Cao Cao appeared as a hologram, making Vali appear to be annoyed at the former hero.
"Cao Cao. I'm surprised to see you even uglier than usual. What's the matter? Spent too much time in the Underworld, or did Hades curse you after being done with you?" Vali asked, making Cao Cao appear to be a bit annoyed until he replied to Vali.
{As much as I want to reply, I'd like to introduce you to my personal Berserker.} Cao Cao said before the ground began to shake as a massive figure appeared from the shadows with the sound of chains being dragged on the stone ground until the trio saw that the beast was an understatement.
The Berserker was a muscular, hulking man with bleach-white skin, black markings on his face and forearms, and a single row of brown spikes running down his spine. He had a relatively small head, with beady orange-yellow eyes and a wide set of teeth. On his fingers and toes are spiraling red appendages. A set of "tubes" with the same appearance stemmed from his back and connected to his head. He wore torn black plants with a brown belt.
And on his wrists were chains attached to cuff links on the beast.
{I'm sure you already remember Heracles right Vali?}
"Wait. This is him? What have you done to him?" Vali asked, a hint of concern in his tone as he saw the once mighty Heracles reduced to a beast in chains.
{Oh? Do you like his improvements? I thought he'd be perfect as a test subject to see how strong you are since I saw a glimpse of Issei's new power in his battle with the Bael heir, but you've been a troublesome one, so I needed someone to test you to see what you're capable of now. Which is why I made my little group of Maou. It was easy since my magic evolved my fellow heroes who were able to survive the process and survive the tests I put them in.}
"And those who failed became food for the others?" Dimaria asked before Cao Cao replied.
{But of course. It's the perfect way to weed out the weaker demons from the strongest, and it worked wonderfully for me. Now, as you've probably guessed, Berserker here, formerly known as Heracles, won't let you leave, so I suggest you kill him since that's the only way to put him down for good. Oh, and if you don't kill him in ten minutes, there's going to be a fun surprise for you all. Have fun!} Cao Cao said before laughing as the signal was cut off, making Berserker look at the trio before roaring as he ran on all fours towards the trio, rage in his eyes.
"Scatter!" Vali shouted before the trio dodged with Ultear summoning her orb.
"Luminous Minutes!" Ultear shouted as the orb split into multiple orbs before blasting Berserker in the face. However, the orb seemed to only reflect off his body, making the beast hiss at Ultear.
Berserker then felt a cut on its face as it looked to see Dimaria appear behind its head before Dimaria used her Age Seal to move quickly until she appeared in front of Berserker and clicked her teeth again before smirking at Berserker.
"Âge Scratch," Dimaria said until Berserker howled in pain as it felt its entire body was littered with multiple injuries, causing a fountain of blood to fall under its body before Ultear did a few hand signs.
"Ice-Make: Rosen Krone!" Ultear shouted as the vines bound Berserker to the ground. But as the beast was trying to free itself, Vali appeared behind it and fired multiple magic bullets from his Magic Tommy Gun, injecting sleep magic into the beast's body. This caused Berserker to calm down before collapsing on the floor.
Vali flew back over to the girls before Dimaria smirked at their enemy.
"Heh. So much for a dangerous beast."
"Don't underestimate him. Heracles was a tank back when he was human, but who knows how durable he is now that Cao Cao turned him into this thing?" Vali said while Ultear placed a hand on the beast's head and closed her eyes, connecting to the beast's mind.
(You are no longer a false Hercules. You are now a being of immense power. My Berserker!)
(Your skills are wasted working with the Greek Faction; join me and help me free humanity from the supernatural world.)
Ultear was shocked to see Heracles's life before he became a demon, and a final memory scared her.
(Vali Lucifer will no doubt come here. Should he come to this castle with anyone, then go all out and don't hesitate to kill anyone who's with him, but if push comes to shove, use the new elixir that'll make you even stronger that the Gods will fear you.)
Ultear was about to cut off the connection when Berserker appeared before her, nodding and then speaking.
'As you command, my master.'
Ultear gasped as she left the connection before calling out to her husband and lover.
"Dimaria! Vali! This isn't over yet!" Ultear shouted as the beast began to growl in its sleep as the tubes connected to its head began to have some magenta-colored liquid flow from the tubes and into his body, causing Berserker to growl as his body began to change into something more monstrous.
'I will not fail my master's orders!'
Berserker yelled as his thoughts were projected to the trio until his body began to become more of a beast than a human.
'I will kill and destroy all in my path for my master!'
Berserker roared, forcing the trio to cover their ears until a final thought hit their minds.
'KHAOS BREAK!'
His body became an extremely large ankylosaurus-like creature with six stumpy legs. His back was now covered in spikes, and his long tail ended in a spiked sphere. Berserker now had a big mouth and six eyes.
Vali's eyes widened as Berserker roared at the trio, generating a massive amount of magic before releasing it.
BOOOM!
The blast shot into Vali, who was feeling the magic burn his skin until Divide began to drain the magic from the attack.
[Divide! Divide! Divide! Divide! Divide! Divide! Divide!]
Vali gritted his teeth as he summoned his Balance Breaker and loaded the Magic Bazooka with all of the magic gathered from the blast until the attack ended. This made Vali smirk inside his armor while he aimed at Berserker, making a beeline for him with its mouth wide open.
"Rest in peace, Heracles," Vali said before firing the bazookas at the beast's mouth, making Berserker stiffen a bit until his body exploded, causing his body to fly everywhere with blood staining the earth until the upper body of Heracles was shown to be in the center of the demon's body, making Vali leave his armor and head towards Heracles until the hero looked up at Vali and smiled a bit.
"Thank you for freeing me. You really have changed Vali—better than even us humans." Heracles said with a smirk, coughing into the air, and then passed away with his eyes closed, giving him a somewhat peaceful look.
"If it weren't for the fact that this guy worked for that narcissistic asshole and was forced to become a Demon, then I'd honestly feel like he wasn't worth mourning," Dimaria said, looking over the former Berserker's body until Heracles's body was consumed by black flames which left no trace of his being until Cao Cao appeared behind them.
"Such a disappointment." Cao Cao said before looking at the trio. "But I will say that it was an enjoyable battle to see what you all were capable of. I'll be taking my leave for now, but I should warn you that I intend to eliminate both you and Issei Hyoudou. Enjoy your time until I come with my army to destroy you all."
Cao Cao smiled as he was about to leave before a whip of fire sliced Cao Cao, making him hiss while holding his left arm before the four of them looked to see a woman approach them with her hair set ablaze.
And like the old saying, Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
"How dare you threaten to harm my mate!" A woman shouted. She appeared to be a pale-skinned young woman of average height with long, dark red hair, which is usually worn in a pair of massive waist-length braids that are tied together behind her back. Her free hair is shown to be wavy, flowing, and extremely long, with its length being manipulable at her will.
The woman had full lips and reddish eyes that were always wide open, which, together with her tilted head, perpetually raised eyebrows, and semi-opened mouth gave her a somewhat deranged appearance. In addition, she seems to have visible bags below her eyes, adding to her distinctive look.
She possessed an extremely voluptuous body, with very large breasts matched by similarly large hips, endowing her with a virtually perfect hourglass figure. Her left shoulder bears a scar in the shape of an "X," and her dark mark is located on the upper part of her right breast. It was the mark of her home village: the Sun Village.
The woman's shapely figure was hugged by an extremely revealing crimson dress secured by halter-neck straps, which leaves most of her upper body, namely her back, sides, and a large portion of her cleavage almost reaching down to her navel (and, as a result, part of her guild mark) completely exposed.
The dress reached down to her calves. The skirt was flouncy, possessing a large slash in its front right part for her legs to move freely. A lighter section, consisting of two elongated patches acting as a belt of sorts in correspondence to her waist, was apparently sewn to the dress. Her attire was completed by long gloves almost reaching up to her shoulders, matching her dress in color, each having a small cut on the upper outer edge. She also wore simple, light-colored boots.
"Flare?!"
"Isn't she that stalker who was obsessed with Vali?"
"I believe that Issei was able to give Vali some advice to help her calm down around him."
Flare smiled as she had her hair become a fist that grabbed Cao Cao by his body and continued to pummel him into the ground before Flare leaped into Vali's arms and kissed his face so many times the White Dragon Emperor had so many kisses from the lipstick.
"Mm. I'm so happy to see you again, my white knight in shining armor!" Flare shouted, continuing to kiss Vali while the hair threw away Cao Cao until Flare let go of Vali and began to battle Cao Cao, making him afraid of the woman.
"As much as I want to fight you, Vali, I'm afraid I have more important things to do but don't worry. I'll be back. Tell Issei to enjoy his marriage while it lasts because I'm coming for him, first before you." Cao Cao said, vanishing from the area, making Vali glare at the former hero until he sensed that Cao Cao was gone.
"I'm glad to see you, Flare. How did you get here?" Vali asked before Flare rubbed herself on Vali, moaning as she was happy to take in the scent of the man she loved.
"I'll tell you later, but I need my snuggles and kisses." Flare said before Vali teleported them back to the Grigori, where Lavinia was going to enjoy talking to his new lover.
With Issei.
"So you mean to tell me that you and Xenovia decided to swap powers because you both wanted to try and be in each other's roles after a conversation with Georg?" Issei asked while seeing Asia training with ExDurandal while Xenovia was practicing using Twilight Healing.
"Well, the thing is that we've been feeling this way for a while now after you left, and truthfully, I've felt this way since I've always felt like a burden to you," Asia said.
Even before the duo swapped powers, Asia felt envious of Xenovia since she was everything that Asia wasn't. The nun wished she could be as strong and confident as Xenovia so that, with her power, she could actually help Issei rather than be a burden.
Xenovia was also going through her trials, as Asia went through hers. She thought that if Asia had been honed for battle like myself, she could've easily saved Issei before Xenovia could even attempt to do so.
Xenovia thought before she explained how she imagined herself as a Bishop healing and helping Issei, while Asia imagined herself with Durandal swinging her sword and cutting down her foes with Issei.
When Erza and Brandish appeared, the two of them knew that Issei needed all the help he could get, so they decided to swap powers and begin to help each other get used to the other's powers.
Issei was glad they told him but was concerned about their well-being.
"I won't say anything since this was your choice, but I wanted to see if you two were truly okay with this since switching powers is a big game changer. Did you tell Rias about this?" Issei asked before Asia replied to him.
"We tried to, but Rias seemed busy with something related to family assistance."
Issei nodded at this before suggesting that Asia and Xenovia should get some help with their training. So, Issei asked Erza to help train Asia in swordsmanship. Issei can help Xenovia with what he knows about magic, but Asia could help fill in the gaps.
"Thank you. It would mean a lot, but where's Brandish?"
"Oh, Brandish told me that she was going to get a job thanks to Azazel's connections, though knowing him, I'd wager a guess where she's going to end up," Issei said while knowing where she's going to be and how much she's going to tease both him and Erza when they see the Nation Destroyer at her new job.
"Now then, I think you should face one of my familiars to help you get better adjusted with ExDurandal since your body isn't built like Xenovia since you trained to be a healer your whole life instead of a knight, so your body won't be able to move as fast even with the Knight Piece in your body," Issei said before pulling out a black key from his storage but this key seemed to have chains around itself.
The key was black, ending in a spade-like tip connected to the bow by a dark serpentine figure spiraling around the blade of the key. The center of the bow is black, stamped with the crest of the Snake Charmer, colored in white, with the serpentine figure spiraling around it.
Asia and Xenovia stiffened as they sensed a massive demonic but celestial force within it until Issei muttered a single word.
"Release."
The chains snapped as a massive purple aura enveloped the key until Issei raised the key into the air and turned it as if unlocking a door.
"Look up and behold!" Issei declared that a massive portal had appeared above him. "Open Gate of the Snake Charmer! Ophiuchus!"
The portal released a tremendous amount of power as Asia stiffened to see a massive serpent emerge from it. The serpent almost reminded her of Ophis, somehow, before it began to transform into a smaller being.
"Thank you for summoning me, Master. Can I have some snuggles with you later?" Ophiuchus asked as her form turned from a massive snake to a young woman with short black hair. She wears a sleeveless white leotard with horizontal and vertical lines in the middle and on top of her breast, along with some black spots over it and a black bow tie. She also wore long, pink stockings with white ornaments going around each stocking at the thigh. Also, she seemed to have a shroud of darkness around her body.
Ophiuchus smiled as she nuzzled into Issei's back before Issei rubbed her head, making her moan in delight from the touch of affection.
"Allow me to introduce my final familiar: Ophiuchus. She's very affectionate, starved, and enjoys wrapping herself on me since she's a bit possessive." Issei said, calming down the snake woman, who had her arms wrapped around Issei's neck and seemed to nuzzle into his back as if asking for attention until Issei began to rub her head, making her smile wider.
Asia readied herself as she was ready to not only prove to herself that she wouldn't be a burden but that she could also fight by Issei's side.
With said Nation Destroyer.
"I am definitely going to enjoy teasing the hell out of Erza and Issei when they see my new uniform," Brandish said while checking out her new clothes for her job, which made Azazel snicker while imagining Issei enjoying the view. In contrast, Erza was teased by so many role-play fantasies.
"Please take some videos or pictures so I can enjoy this," Azazel said before Brandish smirked at him.
"Oh please, if you knew the kinds of things that Issei and Vali did to their harems, you'd probably write a book on it," Brandish said, knowing Issei and Vali enjoyed going on dates with their lovers when they got married to said lovers, their firsts were Brandish and Erza, while Vali's first time was with Ultear and Flare.
Azazel continued to cry tears of joy. He was so happy that he wished the Governor was there for the wedding, but he would take the joy of seeing Issei and Ravel being married.
"So tell me, are you and Issei going to enjoy yourselves with the other girls before your new job begins?"
"But of course. I still want to help Issei frost Erza's cake while I want to take a bite of that yummy Phoenix. For research purposes, of course."
"Of course," Azazel said in response before receiving a text from Lavinia to show Vali was currently being hugged by Flare while Ultear was giving Vali a lap pillow. Still, Dimaria was trying to get out of the hair that Flare trapped her in, which made Azazel chuckle a bit.
"Next week will definitely be interesting," Azazel said, knowing that Yasaka would be able to return safely to Kyoto without any fear that Cao Cao would return since Vali sent a video message of the battle with Berserker and Cao Cao's message to both Vali and Issei. Still, little did the hero know that the Dragon Emperors would not be easy to kill, especially with their girlfriends coming into their world and would kill to protect them.
Scene!
This chapter shows Cao Cao's plans for the future since he sees both Vali and Issei as major threats to his plans. After getting a glimpse of Issei's power, Cao Cao needed to see how strong Vali was. He was able to get a glimpse of Vali's Balance Breaker and Gun Magic, but that's it, which is why Cao Cao needs time to prepare for both himself and his forces since he lost Heracles/Berserker.
And now Flare has entered Vali's harem! How she got here is a funny story that has to do with Selene and Flares 'Yandere' personality to find her lover.
Now, as for Issei's next lover, she is a cute Wind magic user who was Issei's 'little sister' until she grew up physically and emotionally. This led to her wishing to be Issei's battle lover, especially after being a bit jealous of Erza's relationship with Issei.
And you guessed it: WENDY!
Anyway, Asia and Xenovia will have swapped powers since Asia is now training to be more of a Knight while Xenovia is training to become a healer/nun. Both of them will be part of Issei's peerage and harem, but that'll occur later in the story.
Oh, and for the reason for Vali's embarrassed moments, it's because I thought it would be amusing since Vali was a Chunibiyo, so I can imagine him crossdressing at the same time for a disguise or something like that. XD
Oh, and Issei actually has three keys, and the third one is actually a deadly key since it's the Black Key. The Thirteenth Gate since it seemed to resonate with Issei after he defeated the serpent after the caster was killed, so the snake asked to become Issei's third familiar, which Issei accepted, but the snake seemed to transform, making more...human and loyal to its Master.
I hope you all enjoyed it. The next chapter will be filled with laughter and amusement, as Kuoh Academy is going to be a bit more humorous than usual.
Next time: Kuoh Academy's New Students and Staff.