Later that night the Sirzechs' were introducing themselves to Issei's parents. Issei had suggested that they stay at his house for the time being while they were here, which they accepted. Rias was adamantly against it but despite how much she protested it had been decided. So now she was standing next to Issei while pouting. Issei couldn't help but think she looked cute like that. "I'm happy to hear that my sister hasn't been any trouble to you," said Sirzechs.

"Oh no, not at all. Rias is a very good girl and we're grateful to have her here," said Issei's Mom nervously.

"She is practically a part of the family as far as we're concerned," said Issei's Dad.

"I'm glad to hear it. I've been looking forward to meeting you for a while now. I wanted to meet the parents who raised Issei-kun to be the helpful person that he is."

"You flatter us. We just tried to raise him right that's all," said Issei's Mom with a small blush of embarrassment.

Issei's dad looked at Grayfia standing behind Sirzechs. "Can I ask about your maid?"

"Ah, she is Grayfia, my wife." Everyone in the room was surprised aside from Rias. Issei's Dad's face went a bit pale thinking he made a mistake.

Grayfia, clearly annoyed, pinched Sirzechs cheek and began pulling as she spoke. "I'm sorry for my master's bad joke. I am Grayfia, a simple maid."

"Owwww. Grayfia, that hurts," said Sirzechs with teary eyes. Rias put her face in her hands, hiding her embarrassment.

"So Sirzechs-san, will you be attending the class visit?" asked Issei's Mom.

Sirzechs was rubbing his sore cheek while he responded. "Yes, I wanted to take some time out of my schedule to see Rias. Both me and my father will be attending. Since my father helped in the construction of the school, he is using this to see how things are going, but it's mostly an excuse to see Rias."

"I see. Since you two are important figures in devil society I'm sure it's hard to find time to spend with family," said Issei' Dad.

His comment caught both Sirzechs and Grayfia by surprise as they both made slightly stunned faces. Sirzechs turned to Issei, wordlessly asking for an explanation. "They know about the supernatural. I promised to tell them everything and not hide any secrets from them when I came back from my disappearance, so they are aware of what Rias and by extension you guys are."

"I see. I wasn't expecting that, but it seems that you're not bothered by me or my sister, so I thank you again for accepting Rias into your home," Sirzechs said with a bow.

"Really, it's nothing Sirzechs-san. Like we said, Rias is family to us at this point, so what she is doesn't matter to us," said Issei's Mom.

Sirzechs gave a brighter smile and turned to Issei. "I can see where you get your caring heart from now."

Issei scratched the back of his head awkwardly with a smile. "Yeah, I get that a lot."

Sirzechs turned back to the parents. "This makes things easier if you already know about us. I wanted to talk to you about a few things if you're willing to hear me out." The pair showed interested looks as they all conversed late into the night.

That night Issei and Sirzechs were laying down in their spots in Issei's room for the night. Rias was distraught that she wouldn't be able to sleep next to Issei that night and Mash and Asia didn't look too happy either. The three gave him a hug before going to their rooms. Issei turned over in his bed to look at Sirzechs who was on a futon on the floor. "Are you sure you don't want to take the bed? I can sleep on the futon."

"It's no problem, Issei-kun. It's rare for me to experience something like this since everybody always treats me like royalty."

"Well, you are the leader of an important faction, so it makes sense."

"Haha, I guess you're right. But that makes these moments where I get to act like a normal person all the better." His mood seemed to change slightly as he changed topics. "On a different note, I heard you had a meeting with Azazel. How did it go?"

"He came to apologize about Kokabiel and his subordinates' actions from before. We went over the details of why the incidents happened and he offered to make amends."

"And?" asked Sirzechs inquisitively.

"It was hard for me to believe him, especially when he brought the one who tried to assassinate me and hurt Asia with him."

"Ah yes, that does sound like something he would do. Don't think too hard about that Issei-kun. Azazel did that because he wanted to show you that he was being honest and open with you." Issei put on a confused look as Sirzechs continued. "If it had been revealed later on that she was alive after you had come to some sort of understanding then it would have broken your trust even more than if he showed her to you from the beginning, wouldn't it?" Issei looked away. He knew that was true but still didn't know how to feel. "Azazel wants to build trust with you, but he has a bad habit of presenting himself like a villain. He doesn't really care how people see him as long as he can do things that interest him. I can tell you that he honestly dislikes conflict and wants the Grigori to move away from it." The pair laid in their spots in silence for a bit as Issei was mulling over the information. After a bit of time Sirzechs spoke again. "I know I've been saying this all night, but I want to thank you for staying by Rias' side Issei-kun. If it wasn't for you, I don't know if it would have been possible to get her out of that arrangement."

"I'm sure you would have found a way. After all, he said some pretty detestable things to her during the rating game, I could only imagine how he was before and how he would have been during. I doubt a siscon like you would let that slide, position or not."

Sirzechs chuckled a bit. "I suppose you're right. If you hadn't broken his pride, I definitely would have done something to him myself, but that is no longer necessary. I hope that you will continue to stay by her side from now on."

Issei had a bit of a downcast expression. "I will stay by her side, for what time I have."

Sirzechs showed a confused expression from Issei's wording. "Why say it like that?"

Issei realized he let his real thoughts slip out in his response, so he tried to recover. "I mean, I'm human. Even if I live a long and full life, at most I will live to be a little over 100. I'm well aware you all will live 100 times longer than that, so I've decided to live out our time to the best."

"But there is a way to rectify that, you know. You could always be reincarnated," Sirzechs suggested.

Issei gave off a wry smile. "Sorry but I can't do that. As I told Rias, that would just complicate my allegiances. And while my Servants are fine with aligning with devils, some of them would probably have complicated feelings about me actually becoming one."

"Ah, right. You have several Saints under your employ."

"Right. While I don't think they would just up and leave if I did become a devil, they would have complicated feelings about it. As a Master of Chaldea, I can't just act selfishly. My Servants are contracted with me to protect the human order, anything outside of that is not a part of the agreement. The fact they're even helping me in my own hometown is because they want to do so, not because they have to."

Sirzechs was a bit surprised by this. He could tell his Servants liked him, but he didn't think that they were all here by their own volition. It showed a deep bond and level of respect between Issei and those who serve him. "I'll admit, that is a bit surprising. You must have done something great to have them be willing to do so much for you."

"Honestly, I'm pretty sure I'm pushing it in terms of what they are doing for me. They are all either actively or passively helping me in personal matters, that being everything that is happening in this town, but they have never complained once. They all continue to give me kind looks (in their own way) as if they were watching over me."

"Well, it is only natural for those who have been through trials and tribulations to be sympathetic if not outright supportive of the next generation facing their own trials."

"Yeah, I guess so." Issei showed an embarrassed smile. "I will make sure to be worthy enough to stand beside them."

"I'm sure you'll be able to do it. As the Sekiryuutei I'm sure you will have plenty of chances to prove yourself, especially with the Hakuryūkō here and aware of who you are. I'm sure your battle will determine whether or not you can stand next to your heroic friends."

"If I'm being honest, I don't like my odds right now. He may not be the strongest person I've faced but I can tell he will definitely be the most troublesome."

"That's not surprising, since you two are opposites."

"If I had my way, we would be fighting together instead of against each other."

Issei's comment surprised Sirzechs. "You would be willing to work along with the Hakuryūkō?"

Issei gave Sirzechs a confused look. "Yeah. Why not? I don't have any beef with him personally. This whole rivalry is between Ddraig and Albion, so if the White Dragon wants to be friends, I have no reason to say no."

"I think you might be the first Sekiryuutei to ever even suggest that."

Issei made an annoyed look. "What, were all of my predecessors meatheads who only wanted to prove their superiority or something?"

"Well, past users of both gears tend to have strong personalities and have always caused chaos and destruction when they fought their counterparts."

"Yeah, needless destruction isn't my thing. I'd like to solve things peacefully if I can, but I've had enough experience to know that words mean nothing if you can't back it up. It's a lesson that has been drilled into my head."

"A fair point. It's one I'm all too familiar with as well. Speaking of working together…" Sirzechs said changing the subject. "My sister had sent me a message about an arrangement between my Faction and Chaldea."

"Right. My organization would be willing to form an alliance with you in exchange for a few, favors."

"What kind of favors?" asked Sirzechs, interested.

"You will have to talk to my boss for the details, but the main thing would be helping us set up a base here in Kuoh. Since this is Gremory territory it would naturally have to go through you and your family."

Sirzechs had a cool smile on. "I see. Well like you said, we would have to work out the details, but something like that shouldn't be too hard to arrange."

"I'm glad, but I know you have a lot on your plate right now with the upcoming meeting so it can wait until after you all get your business squared away."

"I appreciate your understanding Issei-kun." Issei nodded at Sirzechs then laid back down to sleep but it seems Sirzechs wasn't done talking. "By the way Issei-kun, I've been meaning to ask you something for a while now." Issei looked over, confused. "What is it about Rias that you find so attractive?"

Issei immediately straightened up after that question. If he was drinking, he would have done a spit take. "Uh, well." He was fumbling over his words.

"There's no need to be so nervous Issei-kun. Even as her older brother I can say that she is very attractive and well-endowed thanks to our family bloodline. So don't think I will be offended if you comment about her looks."

Issei had a slightly amazed face on that Sirzechs could say that with a straight face. This guy is 100% a devoted siscon, he thought to himself. "Well yeah, I was initially attracted to her because of her looks. Her crimson red hair enchanted me back then. But even beyond that there was something different about her that I couldn't put my finger on that just drew me to her." Sirzechs gave a more interested look to Issei now. "Things became more complicated after I returned from my disappearance as at that point I had someone else in my life. My feelings for Rias never changed but my priorities did but after the incident where we had to work together, I think I finally pinned down what I was drawn to."

"And that was?"

"She was caring to others. It showed itself differently than in other people, considering her position, but she would go out of her way to help people in need, the same as me. We both had issues when it came to that. For me it was being unable to do much of anything in the past, while she was restricted because of her position, but I think her feelings for others are the same as mine in that we both want the people around us to be happy."

"I'm happy to hear someone outside the family say that about Rias. I'm sure she's told you, but things are difficult for her when it comes to dealing with people who know about her."

"Yeah, we have had long discussions about it while we prepared to fight the Fried Chicken reject."

Sirzechs let out a quiet chuckle from that. "I understand that we put a lot of pressure on her as a family, so I'm glad she has someone to escape to with you. Please look after her."

"I will," said Issei resolutely.

Sirzechs nodded but then his look turned slightly devious. "Hey Issei-kun. Have you tried experimenting with your Boosted Gear on Rias?"

Issei was completely lost as to what Sirzechs was asking. "No, why?"

"Well, I was thinking. The Boosted Gear allows you to power up anything that it can transfer power to. But power up can mean a variety of things." Issei was hanging on Sirzechs every word trying to figure out where he was going with this. "So I wondered, what would happen if you transferred that power directly into Rias' breasts?"

Sirzechs let the question hang for a bit as Issei had a blank stare on his face not knowing how to respond. On the one hand his mind was asking why Sirzechs would ask such a silly question, but on the other hand his mind was trying to find the answer and coming up blank. What would happen if I did that to Rias, or maybe even Mashu? Would their breasts grow? Would it be stored? His mind was now racing with what the answer would be.

Sirzechs seemed satisfied that he had stumped Issei and laid back down. "Well, it was just a thought. I think it's about time to turn in. Goodnight Issei-kun." With that he went to sleep. Issei also laid down but for some reason Sirzechs question was now circling his head, so he didn't get much sleep that night.

It had been several days since Sirzechs visit and temporary stay at Issei's house and during that time he had been exploring the town in the name of "establishing similar things in the Underworld". Grayfia clearly didn't buy it but went along with it as long as he gave a good enough reason for his choices. During these trips the ORC would accompany him. Issei found it funny watching Asia and Xenovia try to pray only to be met with painful headaches during their outings. You think they would learn their lesson after the first few times, Issei thought to himself. This had been a problem ever since Asia became a devil originally. He understood that despite her circumstances and becoming a devil that Asia was still faithful to God. He had stopped trying to stop her and simply decided to comfort her after she would inevitably hurt herself. Needless to say, Sirzechs was grateful for the company and told the group something good. "The school pool is about to open up again since we're leaving the cold season. Since it still needs to be cleaned first, if you all are willing to do that you can be the first to use it for yourselves once it's done." Everyone was excited by the offer and agreed.

The next day the group had arrived at the school's outdoor pool. They were all looking forward to getting it all to themselves. Although things had escalated a bit. Word spread to the Servants about having access to a private pool for the day, so a large group of Servants also joined them in their summer outfits. Good thing today isn't a school day otherwise we would probably attract too much attention, Issei thought to himself. As he was thinking that Rias walked up to him.

"What do you think of my swimsuit Issei?" she said while slightly posing. She was wearing a white bikini that showed off her body well.

"Should I say a devil in pure white is a nice contrast," he said jokingly. "That aside, it looks good on you. I'm sure that the guys at school would kill to see this."

"I'm sure, but something like this is only for your eyes," she said teasingly.

"Ara ara, Issei-kun is such a sweet talker. I'm sure Buchou is happy. Hey Issei-kun, what about me?" asked Akeno.

Issei observed Akeno who wore a red and blue bikini that was slightly more revealing than Rias'. "You look great as well. Honestly if I wasn't used to you guys, I'm pretty sure I would be losing a lot of blood (from nosebleeds)."

"Ara, I'm flattered but maybe a bit disappointed that you're used to us. Maybe we'll have to change that," said Akeno seductively.

Issei couldn't help the smile that appeared on his face but had his attention drawn by someone clearing their throat. He looked over to Mash who was standing next to Asia and Koneko. Mash had an air around her as if she was waiting for something while Asia was looking a bit nervous. "Uhm, Issei-san. I changed too..."

Asia was wearing a school swimsuit with her name across the front and a swimming cap. "You look super cute, Asia." The girl blushed happily. Issei's eyes moved to Koneko behind her who immediately looked away and tried to cover herself. Clearly Koneko doesn't want me looking at her, Issei thought to himself. Finally, his sight landed on Mash. She was staring at him quietly. Issei could feel a bit of pressure coming off her. I guess I have been giving my attention to Rias more than Mashu recently, so she probably is feeling a bit left out, he thought. He gave her a big smile as he spoke. "You look more beautiful than ever Mashu!"

Mash's face immediately went red from Issei's strong and forward compliment. Issei could see the happy smile despite her turning her face away. "Laying it on a bit thick, don't you think Master?" said Emiya. Issei ignored his jab and kept his happy look on Mash. The other girls were giving him slightly jealous looks.

"All right, I think that's enough chit chat. Let's get to cleaning so we can enjoy the pool," instructed Issei to his Servants. They all gave an affirmative sound and spread out to begin. The ORC quickly joined them but with the amount of people as well as some help with magic it was done in no time.

As the pool was being filled with water Rias asked Issei something. "Issei, could I ask for a favor?" Issei looked at her curiously.

Moments later Issei was helping Koneko in the pool, teaching her how to swim. "You're doing good, Koneko-chan. Just like that. One, two, one, two."

Koneko was holding Issei's hands as she tried paddling. "I'm… sorry you have to… help me Senpai," she said between breaths.

"It's not a problem Koneko-chan. It's the job of a Senpai to help their Kouhai. That includes learning how to swim." Issei gave her a supportive smile as they kept practicing. Next to them was Jeanne, also helping Asia how to swim since she didn't know either.

"You're doing a great job Asia," said Jeanne supportively.

Not only them but many of the other Servants were swimming in the pool along with the ORC and hanging around the pool. Things had basically turned into an unofficial pool party.

Eventually Issei and Koneko made it to the edge of the pool. The momentum of Koneko's swimming caused her to press up against Issei. She wanted to push away from him immediately but didn't want to go too far and sink. As she slowly pushed away, she got an up close look at Issei's scars on his chest. She remembered what Issei told them about how he got his scars and now that she was seeing them up close it filled her with a sense of dread. She could only imagine what horror he went through. As she was lost in thought she felt a hand on her head which brought her out of it. She looked up to see Issei smiling kindly to her. "Don't worry Koneko-chan. I'm fine now." She didn't notice it, but she was shaking slightly from what she was imagining, but Issei noticed and tried to assuage her worries.

"I'm sorry Senpai. I just…" she couldn't finish her sentence.

"There's nothing to be sorry about. Like I said, it's all in the past." Koneko gave him a small smile to show that she was fine now. A moment later he was distracted by the sound of someone diving into the pool as he saw Rias swim the length of the pool and back. He was enthralled with her form before Koneko pinched him to snap him out of it. "Ow! Ok ok, sorry Koneko-chan. Let's get back to practicing."

Later Issei was sitting by the side of the pool as he watched his friends and Servants have a good time at the pool. As he was relaxing Musashi came up to him in a swimsuit she picked out when Issei took her shopping for clothes. Her style was a bikini that had American designs on it that matched the colors of her original outfit. "You seem to be having fun," she said cheekily. "I never pegged you as someone who would have women throwing themselves at you."

"Well, it was a bit of a surprise for me at first too. These girls are considered idols at my school for various reasons, and the fact that they've had to keep a part of their lives secret from others adds to the mysteriousness that others find so interesting. The fact that they wanna spend their time with some perv like me is honestly amazing."

"Don't sell yourself short Ritsuka. You're more than just a pervert and anyone with a good pair of eyeballs in their head can see that. Although it makes me wonder if you were thinking about that stuff when we first met," said Musashi mischievously.

"N-no! Of course I wasn't!" Issei tried to deny it quickly but was met with laughter from Musashi.

"I know you weren't. I'm just messing with you. Although I don't think I'd mind being with you after my journey is over," she said casually which caused Issei to stare at her in slight disbelief.

He soon showed a wry smile. "If you don't mind sharing, then I don't see a problem. Although I'll have to run it by Mashu first."

"Ah, yeah, Mash. She was the girl you were telling me about before. She seems like a good girl. She even thanked me for helping you after she was told about when we first met."

"Yeah, that sounds about right."

"She was acting like she owed me some big favor, but I told her not to worry about it."

"She tends to be overprotective when it comes to me. She still doubts whether or not she is doing a good job as my shield."

"Well then, it's your job to make sure she knows she is doing a good job, isn't it?"

"Yeah, I will. She seems to be feeling left out recently so I'm gonna do my best to make it up to her."

"As you should. Then maybe when you're done with her and your other mistresses you can show me a good time too," she said playfully. Issei gave her a wry smile as she left to continue to enjoy the pool.

As Issei went back to watching everyone enjoy themselves, he laughed quietly at his Servants usual antics. Some of the Knights of the Round were hovering around Artoria, trying to be a service to her. Jeanne and Jeanne Alter were talking by the poolside. Well, it was more like Alter was complaining while Jeanne was trying to have fun with her. Blackbeard was with Anne Bonny & Mary Read trying to get overly familiar with them as usual. Hector and Caesar were watching the girls from the side as they relaxed. I know what those two are thinking, Issei thought to himself. In another area he saw Nobbu and Okita having a drink and being chaotic as usual. Tomoe, Osakabehime, and Ushiwakamaru were all swimming and playing in the pool. Raikou, Martha, Medb, and Scàthach were tanning by the side of the pool. Nero was using the diving board to jump into the pool. And the ORC were all doing various activities as well.

Some more time passed and as Issei was watching over everyone having fun his eyes met with Rias', who gestured him over while holding a bottle of tanning lotion. Issei gulped as he made his way to Rias' side. Rias gave a seductive smile as she spoke. "Issei, do you mind putting this lotion on me? I can't get a sunburn, but it still helps."

"Of course. It's no problem," he said while trying to control himself. Rias let out a small chuckle as she removed her top and laid down while moving her hair to the side, exposing her back to him.

"All right, whenever you're ready." Issei poured the lotion on his hand and rubbed them together before he started doing as asked. After a while it turned into an impromptu message and the red-haired devil was clearly enjoying herself as she was moaning in a very stimulating way. "Where did… you learn to… do this?"

"Oh, it's just something I picked up," he said evasively. He thought back to the last summer event where Medb had her fanboys kidnap him and forced him to apply lotion on her the "right way". It was her attempt to get him under her thumb by putting him in a submissive position. After multiple forced tries, he eventually got it down to a tee and got Medb's reluctant acknowledgement. Thankfully, Scàthach managed to get him away from her and they continued to solve that Singularity.

As he was lost in thought he felt something soft press against his back suddenly. Before he realized it Akeno was hugging him from behind while conspicuously missing her top. "Ara ara, it's no fair if it's only Rias. Do me too, Issei-kun," she said seductively into his ear.

Rias got up annoyed that they were interrupted and faced her, not bothering to cover herself. "Hold on Akeno, Issei isn't done oiling me down. He also has to do my front too," she said huffily while glaring at her.

Issei felt excited when she said that. If it had been the old him, he would have had a nosebleed from her words. Akeno hugged Issei tighter from behind as she playfully feigned fear. "Ara, Issei-kun don't you think Buchou is scary? I just wanted to release some pent-up energy with my cute kouhai," she said and bit Issei's ear erotically.

Rias got even more annoyed and stood up with her aura flaring up. "That's it! This time I'm not forgiving you Akeno!" she declared.

Akeno stood up as well with her own aura flaring up. "Ufufu, bring it on Rias," said Akeno provokingly.

With that the two started firing magic at each other. Issei had moved out of the way and was now watching the topless girls fight over him with the Servants doing the same. Hector and Caesar came up behind Issei both congratulating and cursing him for this situation. Some of the other Servants wanted to stop them while others wanted to enjoy the show. At one point a bolt of destruction flew past Issei's head and hit the diving board that was being used by black beard which caused him to comically fall into the pool. Nobbu started bursting out laughing from it while Okita tried to hold in her own laughter. As the chaos continued Mash came up to Issei's side to speak to him. "Senpai, we're going to have to fix the board. Could you go into the pool equipment room and see if there is anything to use to fix it?"

"Sure Mashu. I'll see what I can find. Can you try to get them to calm down?"

"I'll do what I can Senpai, but I don't think it's safe to get between them right now."

"Worst case scenario, just use Teach as a shield when you get between them," he said jokingly. Mashu let out a small chuckle as he went to the equipment room. Once inside Issei looked around for something he could use when he found someone unexpected in there. "Xenovia? What are you doing in here?"

"I was having a hard time putting on my bathing suit since it was my first time doing something like this. How do I look?"

Issei looked her up and down. She was in a green bikini with thin yellow straps holding it together. It was revealing in a different sense. "It looks good on you. I'm guessing you being not used to this is because of your time at the church?"

"Right, since I dedicated myself to the church, I never did anything that was outside the doctrine or didn't directly benefit the church, although the girls around me would bemoan being unable to do these activities. But since my life has changed drastically as of late, I want to try all the things I haven't been able to before."

"Don't worry. We will all help you gain all the experiences you want. I'm used to introducing people to things they've never seen or experienced before because of my Servants."

Xenovia nodded with a smile at Issei. "On a different note, I've been meaning to ask you something Issei." Issei looked at her curiously wondering why she was suddenly more formal. "I was wondering if you would be willing to have a child with me?"

Issei stared blankly at her for a moment as his mind processed the question. Once his brain finally caught up he couldn't hide his shock. "W-where did this come from?!"

"Well like I said earlier, with my life drastically changing I needed a new goal. I dedicated everything to the church, even discarding personal wants like starting a family. So, when I asked Rias for advice she essentially said to do whatever I wanted and I would be supported." As she spoke, she was getting closer to Issei. Once she was within arm's reach of Issei she stopped. "So, I decided I wanted to have children. I'm not sure how many but definitely more than one."

She looked expectantly at Issei awaiting his answer. "O-ok, but why me?"

"Because you are strong. Not just that but you hold a strong will to stand against others no matter the odds. I've talked to some of your Servants including your teacher. They told me about what you've been through and what you have been doing to get to this point." She reached out and put a hand on his chest. "Putting my pride aside at the time, I did admire your will to stand against the church. Not only that but you charged in and fought Kokabiel without a second thought. I want that for my children, and I would be lying if I said I wasn't a bit attracted to you when you stood up to me back then."

Issei wasn't sure how to respond. He wasn't against the idea, but Xenovia was moving way too fast for him to think about it clearly. At some point he had been backing up due to Xenovia's forwardness, both physically and verbally, and found himself bumping into a pile of mats. Xenovia took advantage of the moment and pushed him onto it, getting on top of him right after. "H-hold on Xenovia! While I'm honored you picked me, it's a little soon for kids. Besides, they are a big responsibility!"

"It's fine. I am prepared to take responsibility. You won't need to be in the child's life although I won't stop you if you do wish to participate. That aside, Devils have a low birthrate meaning it is harder for us to get pregnant. But luckily, I'm a reincarnated Devil and from what I have heard about you, you seem to have a high sexual desire, so it should only take a few years for it to be successful if we go at it every day."

"I think you are thinking about this a bit too logically Xenovia. While I agree with your reasoning, having a kid is supposed to be a bit more intimate than that," he said nervously.

Xenovia slightly frowned. "Am I not to your liking? While I never really focused on my appearance before I still have some pride in it. I know I'm not as large as Rias-buchou but I am larger than Asia," she said as she traced her figure emphasizing her breasts.

"No, there's nothing wrong with how you look! I just have to-" he tried to explain but Xenovia wasn't waiting anymore.

"Then there should be no problem. Let's start making a baby now," she said casually as she removed her top.

Issei was trying to figure out how things escalated to this point when things went from bad to worse. The door to the room opened and standing there was the ORC followed by Nero, Musashi, and Raikou. "Issei. What is the meaning of this?" said Rias in a somewhat low tone.

"Ara ara, Xenovia-chan, it's improper to try and get ahead of your seniors," said Akeno.

"Sob. Issei-san… how could you…?" moped Asia.

"...Senpai needs to be punished," said Koneko threateningly.

Mash was just quietly staring at Issei, but it was clear she wasn't happy. Nero on the other hand didn't bother hiding her displeasure. "Darling, if you needed your needs taken care of you could have come to me instead!"

"Yet another girl in your harem. Seems things are gonna be crowded if I take too long. You're a sly one Ritsuka," said Musashi playfully.

"Master, perhaps I have been too lenient on letting you do as you please. Perhaps some rehabilitation of your morals is required again," said Raikou calmly (although her face was not calm).

Despite all the commotion Xenovia didn't seem bothered and just spoke to Issei as if nothing was happening. "What's the matter Issei? Aren't we going to make babies?"

With those words everyone froze momentarily but soon erupted into chaos again. Issei just felt like escaping from this situation since there were a lot of misunderstandings going on.

Later that night Issei was in his room alone. The girls had pulled Xenovia off of Issei and were split between complaining at her and at Issei. Issei noticed that Mash didn't speak the whole time and was now worried about her. I had already noticed there was something going on with her and now this situation has probably made it worse, he thought to himself. He was trying to think of something that would make her feel better when he was interrupted by a knock on his door.

"Senpai, can I come in?"

Issei, glad to finally here Mash's voice hurried to the door. "Of course, Mashu! I have been wanting to-" he stopped mid-sentence when he saw her. She was dressed in a revealing cat-girl outfit that he saw her wear one Halloween. He was stunned for a second but quickly looked both ways down the hall before quickly bringing her inside. Sirzechs and Grayfia were still staying here so Issei had refrained from intimate actions so as to avoid any awkwardness even though Sirzechs told him he didn't have to hold back. So seeing Mash in that outfit caused him to slightly panic. He locked the door then turned to his kouhai. "Mashu, what are you doing? Why are you wearing that while we have guests?"

Mash slightly slumped in place seeing that Issei was reprimanding her rather than being happy about her outfit. "I just thought… this would make you happy… and that you would want to spend more time with me."

Issei let a sigh escape him. He knew things were getting worse and he took too long to deal with it. So, he decided to deal with it now. "Mashu, I'm sorry. I realized too late that I had been neglecting you. I was hoping to fix that at the pool and later today but then Xenovia caused that chaos, and it only made your mood worse."

Mash was listening intently but once she heard that Issei was trying to fix things, she couldn't help but feel happy that he noticed. "Senpai…"

"I've already told you that I wouldn't add more girls without telling you first. The whole situation with Xenovia was moving too fast even for me." Issei explained the conversation he had with Xenovia at the pool and Mash eventually nodded in understanding. "She lacks common sense since she spent all her time at the church, just like Asia. Unlike Asia however she is strong willed and stubborn, so she charges forward recklessly to whatever she wants."

"So then what do you want to do, Senpai?"

"I'm not against having her in the harem, or having a child, but that's later down the line. I also wanted to talk to you and Rias first before that was decided but like I said, she jumped me."

"Senpai's child…" Mash seemed to be in her own little world when she heard him say he wanted a child. Her face became flush as her imagination ran wild.

Issei saw this flustered Mash and gave a small smirk. "You know Mashu, I wonder what our own child would be like?" he said teasingly.

"Our child! Mine and Senpai's!" her brain was now overheating as Issei drew closer.

"Right, you're a Demi-Servant which means you can still have kids like a normal person. And since you came here in such a revealing outfit, I'm assuming that's exactly what you want to do," he whispered in her ear. Rias seemed to be rubbing off on him. That was the final blow for her because she passed out after she heard that. Issei quietly laughed to himself as he caught her and laid her down on his bed. "She is just too adorable."

I'm posting this one a little early because I've been done with this for a while and was becoming impatient with waiting for next month so here it is. So funny story about this chapters name. I was originally going to call it Poolside Mayhem but as I was writing I lost motivation and went back to the story that inspired me to write this in the first place. When I got to the chapter where I was writing I realized that that chapter was Poolside Mayhem. It had completely slipped my mind and was unintentional but once I realized that I was like "shit, now I have to rename my chapter". That aside this chapter was some more filler and fanservice to make up for the lack of it in the other chapters. Besides, this is about the point in the story where the girls start going after Issei in earnest so it seemed right. Also, I was made aware by a comment that Mash seemed to be fading into the background and once it was pointed out I realized I had unintentionally been skimming over her. Since this story is still heavily focused on DxD my mind immediately goes to those characters but the point of this story was for everyone to interact with each other. This will be easier to do once we get to the point where Chaldea is properly established in the DxD world but I will do better to try and not gloss over the Fate Characters, Mashu especially. On a slightly different note I also am still working on other stories and right now I'm thinking of a pokemon crossover one since Scarlet and Violet have my attention right now. The Yu-Gi-Oh! crossover is still being worked on too but that is on hold for now. Finally I wanted to ask you all, after this volume should I move on to the next arc or should I work on the side stories that I have been talking about for a while now next? The side stories will be either filler to flesh out characters or short stories to explain things that have been hinted at, like when Issei came back from Chaldea and before his encounter with Raynare. Let me know in the comments.