"What were you thinking Leina?" Issei asks the tiger girl after all of her customers had gone. Leina had been at the stand wearing a baseball cap, a short sleeve black and white tiger print shirt, and a black mini skirt.

"I wanted to be close to you, so I could watch over you husband." She replies.

Issei just stares at her, shocked at her answer. " We both know that I'm stronger than you, Leina. I can handle myself just fine."

Yes but-" she is cut off by Issei.

"What if someone noticed your ears and tail? People here in Japan aren't used to seeing Jinko, let alone 275 cm tall women."

"I was being careful." she says, pulling off the baseball cap that she was wearing." I hid my ears under this hat and made sure to wrap my tail around my waist before putting my skirt over it. No one saw my tiger features I swear and I can't help it that humans are short. "

Issei just sighs at her, " You're probably not going to listen to me if I say you can't, so just be careful Leina. "

She nods and Issei gives her a short kiss before he says," go home! I will see you after school Leina!"

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After school Issei is heading towards the gate when he notices the perverted duo of Matsuda and Motohama sneaking off towards the school. As far as he knew they were not in any club, so what were they doing sneaking off. Knowing them they would probably be doing something perverted. "Kuroka follow me! Everyone else, go home! We should be behind you shortly."

Kuroka nods and follows, since she obviously couldn't wear her normal clothing while in school. She opted to wear a black tracksuit instead. "Nyaa! Are we gonna follow those creepy perverted boys?"

"Yes," Issei says as sees the two boys turn the corner." As I thought, it looks like they are headed towards the Kendo club. Since you are a teacher, I brought you along so that if the girls come out you can vouch for me. I would much rather not be associated with those two. "

Once Issei and Kuroka turn the corner they see the two boys with their faces pressed against the wall. " Whoa! Murayama's bare chest is a thing of beauty."

"You said it brother, though Katase's is not bad either. "

It was clear from this that Issei's suspicions were correct. He looks at Kuroka, as if telling her to say something to them. She hesitates for a moment, and then says in the most mad sounding tone she can muster. "Just what the hell do you think you are doing?! Nyaa!"

"K-K-Kuroka-sensei we were ju-" Motohama says

"Nyaa! You were spying on the Kendo club, I'm I right ?"

"I… I … yes we were Kuroka-sensei." Matsuda says.

Just as they say that the girls from the Kendo Club come out a nearby door. The beautiful brunette known as Murayama was standing there next to her pink haired best friend Katase. As well as a few dozen other girls. None of the girls, not even Katase truly compared to the beauty of

Murayama but they were all beautiful nonetheless. They were all in their Kendo uniforms with their wooden swords in their hands.

They all look like they are ready to kill someone, but their expressions quickly change to one of relief upon seeing Kuroka. Murayama bows before Kuroka," thank you for catching these perverts."

"Nyaa! It was no problem, Murayama-san!"

As Murayama stands up from her bow she catches a glimpse of Issei. She gives a somewhat disgusted look. "You're not hanging out with the perverted Duo are you? "

"No no, Nyaa! It was Hyoudou-san that let me know of their perverted antics!" Koruka lies. "He saw them rushing off to go peep at you ladies and came to get me. Nyaa! Which reminds me! Nyaa! You two get out of here! Next time I see you peeping again, you will be suspended. Nyaa!"

Matsuda and Motohama, both shoot Issei evil glares, for ruining their fun. They quickly run off as Issei turns to the girls of the kendo club. Murayama is the one to speak up, "I would like to thank you on behalf of myself and my club mates."

"It was nothing really!"

"Nothing!" Katase says." Saving us from the prying eyes of the perverted boys is definitely not nothing."

"All men are perverted, truth be told." Issei says. "But whether or not you act on those perverted thoughts is what makes a real man. Real men don't peek while ladies are changing, they earn the right to see a woman's naked form."

Issei's words made Murayama think he sounded like some kind of noble knight. She had to admit he was quite handsome, his different color eyes made him look mysterious. She could tell he had seen his fair share of shit, despite being around the same age as her.

Issei on the other hand was curious about Murayama. According to Shadow's reports from the last couple of days she and her mother were in some kind of trouble with the Yakuza. While most mortals were clearly aware of the Yakuza presence across Japan, most of them were oblivious to the fact that all of the heads of the different Yakuza families were Devils.

Most were no-name devil clans that didn't have any real power in the politics of the devil world. But the more powerful influential families were run by Branch members of the main families that made up the old 72 pillars of the devil world. The ones who ruled over Kouh were remnants of the old Leviathan Clan.

Issei looks to Murayama, he could still sense a faint magical Aura coming from her. He was sure a terrible fate awaited a girl of her beauty if the Yakuza was involved. Even if she was somehow able to catch the attention of the leader, he wouldn't care much for her magical aura.

"Murayama-san," he says, causing the busty brunette to look up at him.

"Yes, Hyoudou-san!"

"After you are done with your club activities, please allow me to walk you home."

All of the girls of the Kendo Club gasp, Murayama just stands there silently. It's her best friend that finally breaks the silence."Go with him, Haruko-chan!"

She blushes heavily before looking down, she quickly turns around and starts ushering her club members back into the where they were meeting. Once she and the rest of the Kendo Club were out of sight Kuroka asks. "Nyaa! You intend to make her part of our little family, don't you?"

"Yes, I know you sense the magical aura around her?"

"Of course I do! Nyaa! But that means that the Crimson haired one does as well."

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The Kendo club ends and when Murayama emerges from the girls locker room, Issei is there waiting for her. After a little bit more encouragement from her best friend and the rest of the Kendo Club she embarrassingly agrees to have Issei walk her home.

They walk in silence for a few, till Murayama asks." Why are you taking an interest in me?"

" Because you are very beautiful, Murayama-san! What guy wouldn't be interested in someone as beautiful as you!"

"Oh I get it you're just interested in getting into my panties."

"Wow I admit that would be nice, that's not the reason I'm talking to you!"

"Oh, then what reason would you have to talk to me?"

"Tell me Murayama, what do you know about the supernatural?"

She stares at him like he had a screw loose or something. Sure she believed in stuff like ghosts and stuff like that. But she had a feeling that's not what he was implying.

"What do you mean?"

"Devils, angels and fallen angels."

"Not much, I've never been very religious!"

"Well what if I were to tell you that Kuoh Academy and the rest of the town is a haven for the supernatural. The student Council and the Occult research Club are just fronts for devils to hang out. The old church up on the hill side is a haven for fallen angels. Angels of light don't have too much of a presence here but that doesn't mean they don't show up from time to time.

"I say you're insane!"

"Right! Tell me has anything weird happened lately, something you couldn't explain."

Murayama is about to say no when the event from a few days from a few days ago pops into her head. The day one of the perverted duo's pants caught on fire. " Yes but you will think I'm crazy!"

"Oh really? Try me, I've seen a lot of crazy things, trust me." Issei replies.

"Well… it happened about 2 days before you transferred into the school." She starts, " those two perverts were spying on us and I wished something upon them that I didn't necessarily mean. I'm sure you've done that before and wished a terrible fate on someone you're angry with."

"Yes," Issei replies." It happens to the best of us. "

" Well I was just so angry with them, that I wished they would just burn up. As I turned away from them something weird happened to the one with glasses."

"Oh really and what would that be?"

" He suddenly started screaming, I turned back to look at him and his pants had caught on fire. I spent the whole rest of the day wondering if I had somehow caused it, simply because I had wished that upon him moments earlier. "

"Well, truth be told you probably did cause it. Magic is a very real thing in this world, and I believe you have the potential to wield it. It's faint but I can sense a magical aura about you."

"You're crazy, magic is not even real. I can't be a witch."

"I'm telling you the truth." Issei responds as he puts out his palm, conjuring a small flame within.

Murayama stares in awe at the flame. "How are you doing that?"

"I told you, magic." She grabs his hand trying to look for some kind of sparking mechanism, but finds nothing. "Wow I still don't quite believe that what you did was truly magic, but I will bite because you're cute. Suppose I really did accidentally like that pervert's pants on fire, what makes you think I'm capable of learning magic. "

"Because magic at its essence is power to control one's thoughts and manifest it into a physical form. You were so angry that you tapped into that latent potential, and were able to manifest your anger into fire."

"Okay!" Murayama says, "I'm still not quite sure about the whole thing, but anyway this is my home. "

She points to a small but cozy two story house behind her. The nameplate on the fence reads "Murayama"

"Ahh well, good night Murayama-san."

"Please call me Haruko!" He says looking down a blush.

" Well in that case Haruko-chan! Call me Issei. "

"Very well today Issei."She nods and turns towards the house, before Issei stops her. He hands her a small piece of paper with a pentagram drawn on it."

"If you ever find yourself in any kind of danger, just take this paper and think of me. I will be there faster than lightning."

She takes the paper, and walks into her house disappearing from Issei's view."You can come out now, Kuroka."

"Nyaa! You really laid on the charm didn't you, my love. "

"Not too heavily my dear, but I think I did make an impression. Getting that close to her though I did sense something else. I hidden power, even stronger that of an average witch. Something that felt similar to that of the cute little blonde nun and the dragon empress. I think that Murayama Haruko has a Sacred Gear."