It was the day before the school visitation and Issei was currently walking through Chaldea. With the upcoming event he wanted to use this opportunity to help a certain Servant of his. He came up to a door and knocked on it. When it opened, he was greeted by Bedivere. "Hello Master. How may I help you?"

"Is Lancelot here? I need to talk to him."

Bedivere let Issei into the room where the other Knights of the Round were. They all greeted him as he came in and Issei stood in front of Lancelot. "Is there something you need, Master?" asked Lancelot.

Issei gave him a wry smile. "Lancelot, I have a favor to ask you."

"Of course Master. Whatever you wish."

"I need you to come to my school tomorrow as Mashu's father for the parent visitation day."

With those words Lancelot stood frozen in place. He clearly didn't expect this kind of request and the Knights around him looked at the pair, slightly amused. "R-really? S-she wants me there?"

"I haven't told her yet. It was going to be a surprise. On top of that, I wanted to give you two an opportunity to bond."

Lancelot had a grateful look as he was clearly holding back tears of joy. "Thank you Master! I will make sure this chance you gave me won't go to waste!" he said enthusiastically.

"With that said, just having you go would be a bit weird, so I asked Raikou to pretend to be her mom so the two of you are going to act like a married couple coming to see their child."

Lancelot was surprised by this and had an awkward expression. "R-right, I guess people would ask why the mother isn't there when the father is."

"Make sure to wear regular clothes when you go. Going in armor would be extremely out of place. If anyone asks what you do for work tell them, you work for a company that works in new technologies. Very secretive and hush hush kinda stuff, get it?"

"I understand Master. I will be prepared for tomorrow."

With a nod Issei left the room. As he was making his way back, he was stopped by Da Vinci. "Hey Fujimaru. That was a pretty nice thing you did back there."

"Oh, so you heard that. Yeah, I thought it would be a good opportunity for them to bond since I knew that Lancelot wanted to have a better relationship with Mashu/Galahad."

"There you go again trying to mend other people's wounds. You really should take better care of yourself."

"I think I have it pretty good as things currently stand. And none of this would have been possible without everyone's support, so it's the least I can do."

Da Vinci nodded but then made a serious face. "On that note I have something to ask." Issei cocked his head in curiosity. "Why didn't you invite me to be the mom?! I wanted to go see both of you. Plus, it would have been a good chance to visit your world for the first time."

Issei made an embarrassed and awkward expression. "Sorry Da Vinci-chan but I figured it would be suspicious for you to disappear for a whole day. Especially since you have to keep everything a secret from the higher ups. That was why my next best bet was to ask Raikou since she already acts like our mom anyways."

Da Vinci had a disappointed face as she sighed in defeat. "It's a good point, but I want to get out of the office every now and then too."

"Don't worry. Once we figure something out with the Faction Leaders I'm sure there will be plenty of chances for you to stretch your legs." Da Vinci nodded in agreement and then they both went back to what they were doing.

The next day Issei was on his way to school with Mash. They had gone ahead of the others and were preparing themselves for today's visitation. Mash had calmed down after their conversation several days prior and Issei was doing his best to spoil her more to make up for lost time. As they were getting close to the school the pair stopped as someone was standing in their way facing the school. Issei had a bad feeling and began to observe the man. He had gray hair, similar to Grayfia, and wore an outfit that gave him a punk look. The man's blue eyes shifted to observe Issei. After a bit he showed a small smile. "Seems like a good school."

"It is. I was lucky to get into it," said Issei passively.

The man turned fully to face Issei. "My name is Vali, the White Dragon Emperor."

The man introduced himself and it became clear why Issei felt uncomfortable. Upon hearing this Mash immediately stood in front of Issei ready to protect him. She remembered Ddraig telling her about Issei's rival and seeing him the night they fought Kokabiel. Vali made a slightly amused face at Mash's actions but returned his attention to Issei. Issei, now having a good look at his supposed eternal rival, spoke. "So, you are my rival? What can I say, you look very, typical, from the warriors I've seen."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"Oh, nothing. I've just met many warriors the past year and well, comparatively you'd fit right in with most of them." Issei's eyes became sterner as he prepared himself. "Are you here to start the battle between us, because I'm busy right now so I'm gonna have to decline."

Vali made an amused face at Issei basically blowing him off. "Really? So, if I do this then…" Vali lifted his hand towards Issei and began to approach. Mash was about to summon her shield when the sound of ringing steel could be heard. Kiba and Xenovia had summoned their swords and were now on both sides of Vali, holding their blades to his neck. Behind Vali, Katou was also holding a blade to his back.

"We can't have you start your battle here Hakuryūkō," said Xenovia sternly.

Issei was surprised to see them. He usually could tell when they were coming but was too distracted by Vali to notice them nearby. When he looked closely, he could see Xenovia and Kiba shaking slightly, most likely due to being nervous. "Don't worry guys, he wasn't being serious. He just wanted to know what his destined rival is made of, right?" Issei said, trying to de-escalate the situation.

Vali put his hand back down, clearly not perturbed by the situation around him. "That's right. And besides, there is nothing you could do to me with your level of power, except maybe for the ninja back there," Vali said to the group. He then looked Issei straight in the eyes as he asked his next question. "Hyoudou Issei, what would you rank yourself in terms of strength in this world?"

Issei wasn't all too surprised by the question but didn't have an answer. He thought about it for a bit, even tilting his head at one point which caught Vali by surprise that he was seriously thinking about it rather than just blurting out the first thing that came to mind. "I don't know. If I had to base it off the people I know then I wouldn't even be in the top 300," said Issei casually.

This statement gave Vali pause wondering who he was referring to, but soon regained an amused expression. "I see. That's a shame. I would hope that my rival would be someone powerful enough to give me a challenge." Vali gave off a confident smile. "There are a lot of strong people in this world. Sirzechs Lucifer, the Crimson Satan, doesn't even crack the top ten." He lifted his hand up again causing everyone to tense up, but he pointed to the sky as he spoke. "But the number one spot is fixed and undisputed."

"And I'm assuming that's the spot you're aiming for?"

Vali simply returned a smile to his question. "You are a valuable being Hyoudou Issei. Make sure to take care of him, Rias Gremory."

From behind Issei, Rias and the others walked up next to him. "What are you here for Hakuryūkō? As a member of the Fallen Angels Faction, you can't just-" Rias addressed Vali but was cut off by him.

"The two Heavenly Dragons, the Welsh and Vanishing Dragons. People who associate with them don't tend to have a good life." His gaze now shifted to the whole group. "How do you think your lives will turn out?" Everyone there made a tense face except for Issei. Vali then turned around and began to leave. "I didn't come here to fight. I just came to check out the school. I was escorting Azazel, but I got bored. I won't start our battle now, so I will take my leave."

With that Vali left, leaving a group of agitated Devils and a pensive boy. Well, that was fun, Issei thought to himself sarcastically.

Classes were about to begin, and everyone was energized since the parents were coming. Some students were excited while others were nervous. Issei was currently staring out the window absently hoping things go smoothly today. As he was spacing out Matsuda and Motohama came up and talked to him. "So, your parents are coming?" asked Motohama.

"Yeah, they were really excited to see Asia in class. They've always wanted a daughter and Asia is as good as," said Issei.

"Makes sense. Anyone would be happy to have Asia as a daughter," said Matsuda, nodding his head in understanding.

Nearby Asia was sitting at her desk, clearly excited. "I've never done anything like this before. I can't wait."

Issei smiled at her seeing how happy she was to experience this. As that was happening Xenovia entered the classroom. She walked up to Issei with a serious look. "Issei."

"Huh? You need something, Xenovia?"

"I just wanted to apologize about the other day. I didn't give you any thought."

"Well, it was a bit sudden but I wasn't upset about it or anything so don't dwell on it too much." As the pair were talking, they were getting looks from the other students, wondering what they were talking about, which Issei ignored.

"I understand. Things like that require practice…" Issei began to have a foreboding feeling as Xenovia spoke. She reached into her pocket and pulled out something that shocked everyone. "That's why we should use this to practice."

In her hand she was holding a condom and spoke about the situation as if it were natural. The whole class stared with their mouths agape looking at Xenovia. The perverted duo turned their heads to Issei mechanically. "Issei!" "You bastard!" the pair yelled at Issei. Issei couldn't really be mad at them since it was understandable in this situation.

But it wasn't just them, the rest of the class soon began talking about the absurd situation too. "No way! Is she talking about what I think she is talking about?!" "Someone actually wants to do it with him?!" "But what about Mash-san? Doesn't that mean he's cheating on her?!" It seems the absurdity of the situation caused some of the students to slip into their old habits from when they hated Issei. Others seemed to be concerned for Mash which left Issei with mixed feelings. One of the students went to Mash amidst the chaos. "Mash-san! Are you ok with this?!"

Mash looked troubled as well from the situation. Once she was asked that though she now had to take a stance. For her it was obvious where she stood. She got up and walked over to Xenovia and put a hand on her shoulder. Xenovia looked back at her confused. "Xenovia-san, there is a time and place to have these conversations, and in front of everyone in class is not one of them," she said, trying to act calm but was stern in tone.

Xenovia almost flinched from the pressure but nodded. "O-okay?" she said, not understanding what she did wrong.

The other students couldn't understand what was happening. They thought she would be mad at Issei for cheating but instead she reprimanded Xenovia for talking about it in public. "Wait a minute! Mash-san, that isn't the problem here, right?! Aren't you mad at Issei for cheating on you?!" asked one of the students.

Mash looked at her calmly as she responded. "Senpai isn't cheating on me. That would imply that he was keeping it a secret from me, which he wasn't." The class couldn't comprehend what she was saying but she clarified. "I'm pretty sure I said this when I first came to this school but I'm well aware of Issei's preferences, including his desire to have a harem. I went into this relationship fully aware and accepting that, so I don't care if he sees other girls as long as he loves and takes care of me." The students were left speechless. They knew she had accepted Issei's personality, but they didn't think she accepted it to this extent. There were many conflicting looks among them aimed both at Mash and Issei. Some were jealous stares from the guys while others were slightly creeped out from the girls. Honestly, Issei couldn't really blame either response. He knew that his situation wasn't normal by any means and went against the morals of their society. But Mash said one last thing to assuage everyone's worries about Issei. "For the record, Issei offered to be exclusive with only me when we started going out, but I told him he didn't have to. If I made him give up on his dream then I would be denying a part of him, and I didn't want to do that when he already accepted all of me."

"Mashu…" Issei was happy that she felt that way. He always knew but it was nice to hear every now and then. The other students didn't really have a place to argue anymore since it seems Mash was the one who let Issei do what he wanted so they accepted it even though they couldn't fully understand it.

After that things started to calm down with Issei, Mash, Asia, Xenovia, Kiryuu, Matsuda, Motohama, Murayama, and Katase all talking together. "Well, I didn't expect something like this to happen today," said Kiryuu casually.

"Please don't treat it like it was no big deal. My life was on the line there," complained Issei.

"But it all worked out in the end, right? To be honest, I didn't expect Mash-chan to say all that," said Kiryuu, praising Mash.

"Y-yeah, Mash-san, are you sure you're fine with this kind of thing?" asked Katase, still having a hard time believing it.

"Don't worry Katase-san. I am fine with this. After all, I know Senpai would never leave me." Katase still had an unsure look but quietly accepted her answer.

Why do I feel like a flag has been raised? Issei thought to himself.

"Uhm, I have a question," said Asia raising her hand. Everyone looked at her as she asked. "What was the thing Xenovia-san was holding?" Everyone except Xenovia and Kiryuu made an embarrassed face, not sure how to answer her innocent question. Kiryuu had no qualms about that though and whispered in her ear what it was and what it was used for. Once she heard it Asia's face turned extremely red, and she quickly hid her face in her palms. "X-Xenovia-san, you should talk to Rias-buchou before doing stuff like that," she said in a tizzy.

"Why would she have to talk to Rias-senpai about it first?" asked Katase, not sure what the correlation was.

Everyone made a slightly panicked expression before Mash went for the save. "It's because Rias-buchou has been teaching Xenovia-san about Japanese culture and trying to get her accustomed to Japanese sensibilities."

"Oh, I get it. I sometimes forget that Xenovia is a foreigner," said Katase in understanding. Everyone gave a quiet sigh of relief seeing that she bought it.

As he was calming down Issei could see out of the corner of his eye that Matsuda and Motohama wanted to say something but were holding their tongues. Issei sighed and decided to throw them a bone. "All right. Let's hear it. I know you two want to complain."

"Issei! You lucky bastard! Why do you get the understanding and supportive girlfriend who's ok with your tastes?!" yelled Matsuda.

"Why is the world so unfair?! Share some of the wealth man!" screamed Motohama.

The duo continued to complain and hurl insults at Issei and he just quietly took it since he gave them the go ahead. Despite everything, he still understood them the most, so he knew if they didn't vent in front of him they might do it in a worse way when he isn't around. He wasn't gonna let them do this too often, but he could tell they were at their limit. The other students were looking at the three and had mixed responses ranging from disgust at the two's usual desperation, slightly agreeing with them about Issei's luck, and some were trying to figure out if this whole situation was truly real. All the while Issei just wanted class to start already.

Things began to calm down once classes started and the parents filed in. The day went relatively problem free. Eventually the group was in English class and Issei was slightly looking forward to it. Despite having a magical translator from his time at Chaldea he had done his best to understand foreign languages. Because of his time around the Servants he had learned quite a lot from various cultures so he was looking forward to showing off a bit to his parents. That thought went away though when his teacher set down a block of clay on his desk in front of him. Issei looked up at the teacher confused. "Try molding this into something. It can be an object or a person or even a building. That's kinda like an English conversation," said the teacher.

No, it's not, Issei thought to himself. The teacher clearly didn't have any confidence in his students, so he tried to do something else to make him look good.

"It's really difficult," said Asia as she tried to mold the clay into a shape.

"Keep going Asia-chan!" said Issei's mom.

"You're looking good!" said Issei's dad excitedly.

Issei's parents were cheering Asia on and had a camera up to record the whole thing. Part of Issei felt a bit jealous but he knew they always wanted a daughter so he couldn't really be mad. Jeanne was also here supporting Asia having managed to convince people that she was Asia's relative. Next to them was Raikou and Lancelot who were here to be Mash's parents. Mash was initially indignant of having Lancelot come but after some convincing from Issei she agreed. When he showed up at the house Mash had a long talk with him about how he was gonna behave at the school and he seemed a little depressed to be scolded immediately. After their talk Issei's parents wanted to talk to Lancelot since they learned he was kinda her dad. They wanted to talk as fellow parents, so they had a nice chat when the kids left for school. Lancelot was taking pictures of Mash as she tried to mold the clay, but she was clearly embarrassed by his actions and was having a hard time concentrating. Raikou was also giving her support to Mash but she was causing a scene for different reasons. When she walked onto the school grounds, she immediately got the attention of all the males in the area. It was so bad at points that wives were slapping their husbands to knock them out of their trance, meanwhile she walked without a care in the world. It didn't end there. As she entered the classroom the boys immediately were drawn to her large breasts and were having a hard time concentrating. The girls in the class rolled their eyes at the boys, with some of them being surprised to see that Issei, of all people, wasn't reacting like all the other boys. Things became a bit clearer when she walked over to Issei and greeted him. They talked very familiarly, to the point where she wanted him to call her Mama Raikou. He was clearly embarrassed when she asked that but consented. At that point it clicked for everyone in the class that he would obviously be familiar with her since he was dating Mash, and that she clearly already accepted him as her child. This made the boys in the class even more jealous.

Issei refocused on the clay in front of him. He didn't have anything in mind to shape the clay as, so he just started molding it as he thought about how he got to this point. His life had been a rollercoaster of events ever since he was summoned to Chaldea. From being experimented on, to fighting for humanity's survival, then returning home to find there were more threats at his front doorstep. When he looked back, this whole situation was ridiculous. He thought about the reasons why he did this, what kept him going. His mind went back to the words left by the Doctor. "Of course, nothing is eternal… and pain awaits us all at the end. But that doesn't make life a story of despair. Not at all. It's a fight against death and separation in what precious little time one is given. It's a repetition of meetings and partings despite knowing there's an end. Humans' stories are dazzling, brief journeys, like the twinkling of stars. They are… stories of love and hope. Fujimaru, you have really matured into a trustworthy Master."

Issei was brought out of his thoughts by a hand on his shoulder. He was slightly startled and looked to see his teacher slightly shaking. "Hyoudou-kun, this is…" The teacher couldn't believe his eyes. Issei followed the teacher's gaze to the clay he was molding and was surprised himself. Issei had unintentionally molded the clay to look like Doctor Romani. It was also done so well you would think a professional made it. Issei's parents now had the camera on the statue trying to make sure to get every detail of their son's work while Mash and the other Servants made complicated faces seeing the statue. "This is incredible Hyoudou-kun. Who knew you had such talent. I'm so glad I was able to bring out your hidden potential," said the teacher cheerfully. Issei just smiled awkwardly.

"It is surprisingly well made," commented Rias as she examined the statue. It was lunchtime and the students were all currently taking a break, some with their parents. Currently Rias, Akeno, Asia, Issei, and Mash were all talking in the hallway.

"Ara ara, I never expected Issei-kun to have such a talent. Should I have you custom make one of me?" she asked seductively with her usual smile.

Asia asked the obvious question. "Who is that Issei-san?"

Both Issei and Mash made sad expressions. "He is Doctor Romani. Someone who was important to us." The others saw that they stepped into a sensitive subject, so they dropped it. "So, did Sirzechs show up?" asked Issei, trying to change the subject.

Rias pinched the bridge of her nose, indicating that he did show up. "Yes, he did, along with my father."

"Oh, so he's here too," Issei said awkwardly. The last time Issei talked to Rias' dad he wasn't exactly pleasant. He figured things would be fine based on his talk with Sirzechs but he still felt a bit guilty about how he treated him.

Rias saw Issei slightly distressed and tried to comfort him. "Don't worry Issei. My father has already moved on from that time. For better or for worse he doesn't dwell on past situations so don't overthink it."

Issei nodded with a smile, thankful for her support. Not long after the group heard a commotion not far from them. When they looked in the direction of the source they saw a group of boys running to the gym. "Quick guys! We gotta get to the gym to see the magical girl performance!"

The group was confused with what was happening when Issei had a sudden sense of dread. "Please don't tell me that the magical girl is one of my Servants that snuck in," he complained in a low tone. The group looked between each other and decided to see what was going on.

When they reached the gym, they saw a large group of boys taking pictures of the girl on stage. Issei couldn't immediately identify her so he felt safe in assuming it wasn't one of his Servants. He looked closely at the girl and recognized that she was wearing an outfit from a magical girl anime that he had seen in the past. The way she swung her wand around and the movements she made were clearly practiced. It was also clear that she didn't mind the fact that some of her moves ended up flashing her panties every now and then. As they got closer Rias let out a gasp now being able to see who was on stage clearly. This put Issei and Mash on alert. Could the magical girl be a threat? As he was trying to figure out what was going on Saji appeared with other members of the student council. "All right! Disperse! This is supposed to be an event for the parents, not a show in a public place!" yelled Saji. The boys groaned in annoyance but reluctantly left. Eventually it was just the group, Saji, and the magical girl. Saji rounded on the girl, clearly annoyed. "Hey! I know you're a relative, but you can't wear that here. We have a dress code."

"But this is my uniform~," said the girl while making a peace sign.

Saji facepalmed at the girl's response but eventually noticed the others' approach. "Ah, Rias-senpai. You're here. I was just guiding Moah-sama."

The group looked back to see Sirzechs along with Rias' father Zeoticus being guided by Sona. "Saji, what is taking so long? I thought I told you-"

Sona was complaining to Saji when she froze in place when she saw the magical girl. Said magical girl quickly went to Sona and brought her into a hug which caught Issei by surprise. "Found you, Sona-chan~."

Someone was hugging the normally strict and stoic Sona, and her face showed she was embarrassed which is something Issei never thought he would see in his life. Sirzechs smiled and addressed the cosplay girl. "Hello Serafall. I see you came as well."

Issei was confused, wondering who this was that even Sirzechs knew her. Rias saw Issei's confused face and clarified. "She is Sona's older sister as well as one of the Maoh, Serafall Leviathan." Issei and Mash became shocked that one of the four Maoh was a girl that was into cosplay.

"Mm hmm, but Sona-chan is mean though. She didn't even mention it to me. If I had missed this, I would have attacked heaven out of shock~," said Serafall.

Issei had a strained expression, hoping she was joking. Saji walked up next to him with a similar expression. "Just like Maoh Sirzechs, Maoh Serafall also loves her sister greatly. If something happened to her there would be instant war with whoever was the cause," he said.

Rias walked to the two of them and greeted the Maoh. "Hello Serafall-sama, it's nice to see you again."

"Hey Rias-chan, it's been a while. I hope you've been doing well and looking after my sister."

Serafall talked cheerfully with Rias. Issei couldn't help but laugh helplessly at the two Maoh and their similar personalities. He walked up to the sisters after Rias and introduced himself. "Hello Serafall-san. I'm Issei Hyoudou. It's nice to meet you."

Sona glared at Issei, even from the grasp of her sister from Issei not using the proper honorifics. The person in question didn't seem to care. "Hello✰. I'm Serafall Leviathan, but you can call me Levi-tan~," she said, letting go of Sona and making a peace sign again.

Issei was surprised but gave a grateful smile. "If you say so Levi-tan."

Serafall's face lit up when he said that. "You're really going to call me that?! No one ever wants to call me that! It's always Serafall-san or Leviathan-sama."

Sona made an awkward face. "O-onee-sama…"

"See! Even my own sister only addresses me with sama. It's so cruel. I don't mind when it's in a formal setting, but I would at least like the people close to me to treat me like a person."

"I get it. Respect is nice but it can be annoying if not outright detrimental if it's overdone," said Issei in an understanding tone.

The others looked at him curiously wondering what he was really referring to. Serfall seemed grateful for his words then looked to Sirzechs. "Hey hey, Sirzechs. This is the guy that helped Rias-chan fight against Riser, right? The one with the Boosted Gear and heroes from the past serving him?"

Sirzechs nodded his head. "That's right. He is this generation's Sekiryuutei and a Master of the organization, Chaldea."

Serafall tilted her head in interest. "I've heard about it a bit from Sirzechs but I want to know what kind of group is Chaldea."

"Well, to keep it short, we are an organization dedicated to the protection of the human order. We aren't stopping wars or anything, but we simply wish for humanity as a species to survive. I could go into detail but then we would be here all week going over the basics," said Issei playfully.

Serafall showed an interested and understanding smile but seemed to have another question. "Well Issei-kun, since you summon heroes, could you tell me-" She leaned in, emphasizing this last part. "If you have any magical girls helping you?!" She seemed overly excited at the prospect causing even Issei to shirk back at her intensity.

"Onee-sama, please be realistic. He has heroes from across time, I doubt he has-" Sona was trying to reign in her sister.

"Yeah, I have a few," said Issei casually, cutting Sona off.

The room was silent for a moment as everyone processed what he said then Serafall was suddenly grabbing onto Issei and shaking him back and forth. "REALLY! CAN I MEET THEM! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!"

The world was becoming dizzy for Issei from the intensity of the shaking. It took Sona and Sirzechs to get her to stop. Issei was currently on the ground waiting for everything to stop spinning while Sona reprimanded her sister. Once Issei could see straight again, he finally answered Serafall's question. "I can have you meet them, but please go easy on them. They're only kids." Everyone waited as Issei summoned said Servants. Three lights flashed in the room as three girls who looked to be grade school kids appeared. They were Illiya, Miyu, and Kuro. "Hey you three," he said cheerfully.

"Hello Master! Do you need our help?" asked Illiya cheerfully.

"Well, I wouldn't say help per say. I have someone who wanted to meet you," he said, gesturing to Serafall who was still in her magical girl outfit.

"Who's the wannabe magical girl," asked Kuro.

"That "wannabe magical girl" is one of the four Maoh of the Underworld. You know, one of the groups we're trying to align with?" said Issei, being not so subtly subtle.

Once Kuro heard that she stood up straight and became nervous. The other two were standing up straighter than before as well. "W-w-w-why do you need us to meet her?" asked Illiya nervously.

"Because she is a fan of magical girls, as you can obviously see."

The person in question was bouncing up and down in her spot, holding herself back from jumping them. Miyu finally spoke. "So you wanted her to meet us?"

"More like she requested to meet you. There's no reason to be so formal with her, she would prefer if you talked casually. Just don't be rude, Kuro."

The girl in question blushed in embarrassment. Issei then gestured them to go to her, which they did so nervously. Once they were in front of her Illiya spoke first. "H-hello, my name is Illiyasveil Von Einzbern, and these are Miyu and Kuro. It's n-nice to meet you!" she said nervously while bowing. The other two also bowed, not really sure what to do.

But before they could be confused any longer the three of them found themselves being hugged tightly by Serafall. "It's so wonderful to meet you three! My name is Serafall Leviathan, but you can call me Levi-tan~!" As done earlier her intensity was overwhelming.

As that was happening Sona went to her sister's side to keep her from going overboard. Sirzechs walked up next to Issei and watched the events unfold. "You have quite the cast of helpers Issei-kun."

"Yeah, well, the three of them are far from the strangest ones to become my Servants."

"I can only imagine. By the way… You wouldn't happen to have any, Sentai Servants, would you?"

Issei let out a small laugh from his question. "Sorry, but I don't. I have some Servants that have forms that are similar, but they are not Sentai. Sorry."

"It's fine. I guess I'll just have to wait for my chance to see real Sentai another day."

"I'm sure that day will come eventually, Sirzechs," said Zeoticus, placing a hand on his shoulder. He then looked to Issei and gave him a smile. "Hello Issei-kun, it has been a while."

"Y-yeah, since the rating game…" said Issei awkwardly.

Zeoticus put a hand on Issei's back. "Hey, there's no reason to overthink things. What's past is past, and you were right in the end. We got to ahead of ourselves and forgot to take our daughter's feelings into consideration. So it's all water under the bridge." Issei let out a sigh of relief that he wasn't upset with him. "With that said, we should plan your wedding with Rias to happen soon, right?"

Both Issei's and Rias' face blushed intensely from that. "Hey! Did you actually learn your lesson from the rating game?" said Issei, slightly annoyed.

"There shouldn't be an issue, right? You both love each other so we can go ahead with it." Zeoticus seemed to be moving at his own pace.

"You're meddling again. Rias and I will figure that out when we get there. I can't have you deciding things on your own like that, especially with my line of work," Issei said, becoming more agitated by the meddlesome father.

"I think that's enough father. You're upsetting Issei-kun," said Sirzechs, trying to calm the situation.

"Ahh, right, sorry. I guess I fell into my old habits, hahahaha," said Zeoticus cheerfully. Rias showed an embarrassed expression from her father's actions.

"Issei, there you are." From the entrance came the voice of Issei's mom. She was followed by his dad along with Kiba, Lancelot, and Raikou.

"Are those your parents?" asked Zeoticus. Issei nodded and with that confirmation Zeoticus walked up to them and extended his hand. "It is nice to finally meet you. I am Rias' father Zeoticus."

"I-it's nice to meet you as well," said Issei's dad nervously while shaking his hand.

"W-we were just talking about coming to greet you," said Issei's mom.

It seemed now it was Issei's turn to be embarrassed but Zeoticus showed some mercy. "Let's take our conversation elsewhere so as to not embarrass our children. Could you take us somewhere private?" Zeoticus asked Kiba to lead them somewhere else which he obliged.

"Well, we should be heading out as well," said Sirzechs and went to go collect Serafall. He had to almost drag her away from the magical girl trio, but Issei promised they would get a chance to talk another time. With all that settled everyone prepared for the next class.

That night Issei's and Rias' parents were having a good time in the living room rewatching the videos they recorded at their kid's school. Rias had gotten so embarrassed that she ran out of the room. Issei went after her after making sure Asia and Mash were fine. He found her in his room, slumped on his bed. He sat beside her and wrapped an arm around her. "You doing ok?" he asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I guess it was just too much with all of them in the room."

"At least they're all getting along."

Rias nodded with a smile but then her look became a bit solom. She leaned on Issei's shoulder as she spoke. "Hey, Issei. Are you happy you met me?" Issei was surprised by the question. "I'm happy I met you. I can't imagine what my life would be like without you. Or more like I don't want to imagine what it's like without you. You've become a very important person to me."

"I'm happy I met you. Just like you, you became someone very precious to me. We may have started off on the wrong foot but what's important is that things are fine now. I plan to make our time together as memorable as possible."

Rias smiled at Issei and move to lean on Issei's chest. "I wish you were a devil so we could spend thousands of years together instead of the 100 we have now," she said softly enough that Issei wasn't supposed to hear. Issei felt a twinge of sadness. He wished he could tell her about Merlin's prophecy and why he wasn't bothering trying to extend his life because of it, but that would only make her sadder. Before he could say anything, he found his lips covered by Rias'. It caught him off guard but before he got a chance to enjoy it they were interrupted.

"Uuuh, Issei-san, Rias-buchou, so unfair," pouted Asia. She was standing in the doorway, teary eyed along with Mash who was just quietly watching.

"Now now, you shouldn't fight. I'm sure Issei-kun will give you all the attention that you want." Sirzechs appeared from around the corner. Issei looked at him and he responded, I stepped out for a bit. "Since I have you here Rias there was something I would like to talk to you about." The others were curious as Sirzechs took a seat across from them. He folded his hands in front of him as he addressed her. "Let's talk about your other bishop." Issei raised an eyebrow in interest.

As a certain white haired half devil with a katana once said, "Show me your motivation." After a bout of laziness I suddenly had a bunch of motivation to write the next chapter, and since I released the chapter for this month early I didn't want you guys waiting longer than usual for the next one. So after mulling it over a bit I decided that after this volume I would start the side stories. They will be uploaded as a separate story as to not interrupt the flow of this one but I wanted to it next to make it easier on me to not get info mixed up. Since these stories are gonna take place in the past relative to where the story currently is I don't want to get things confused by giving people abilities they get later by accident or having them remember stuff they shouldn't know yet. So the sooner I do that the less likely I will mess it up by accident. The way I upload that story will be different from this one since I'm not gonna do full on volumes but instead a collection of short stories that will at most last only a handful of chapters. They will also jump around in time a lot so I will try to clarify when things happen to the best of my ability. If anyone is wondering if Singularity stories will be in these they will not. Those will be made in a separate story since I think those stories will be longer. Anyways, I hope you all enjoy as always and I look forward to the comments.