Kei-Kei Yuki: I finished vol.10! Now I can't wait to see it animated in the anime! Hope you all enjoy this chapter~! :)
A/N: In this chapter, I wanted to show how Issei have a close friendship with her two best-friends, who you all will be seeing a little bit more of in future chapters. Also, I adore the idea of the Underworld having an all-girls idol group and Issei being a part of it! In a way, Fem!Issei popularity, outdo her male counterpart. Genderbending List: Matsuda=Matsuyo and Motohama=Motoe.
My Eternal Best-Friends
"I can't believe Yuki-chan from our class is now dating Fuji-kun, the hot tennis captain!" exclaimed Motoe, walking on the left side of Issei.
"I was there to see his grand confession to her. Aww~! I wish a guy would confess to me like that." Matsuyo sighed dreamily, standing on the right side of Issei. Since joining the Research Occult Club, it had been a long time since Issei last spent any time with her two best friends. Walking in between the two, Issei became reminded of how they all met in the first place.
It was a week before Issei started her new school as a junior-high student, and her nerves were getting the best of her. So in order to calm herself down, she made her way to the bookstore in town. Walking down the manga aisle, she saw what she was searching for and it was the newest volume of Seduction Boys, an adult-rated reverse harem manga, that was very popular with teen girls.
Just as Issei was about to put her hand on the manga, two other people also placed their hands on the manga. Looking to her right, Issei was surprised to find a beautiful girl with long brown hair with a cool aura around her. Back in the present, Issei was reminded of how back in junior-high Matsuyo had long hair and was very popular with their peers. It was after junior-high that Matsuyo cut her hair to the tomboyish hairstyle she had now.
'So pretty and cool,' a thirteen-year-old Issei couldn't help but think as she stared at the long-haired brunette, before looking to her right. There she saw a petite girl around her height with medium length black messy hair that framed her face and round lens glasses on her face. Unlike the 'pretty and cool' brunette to her right, this girl gave off a more 'smart and calm' vibe.
"You two read Seduction Boys?" Issei found herself asking the two, who looked unsure for a second before answering her.
"Yeah. Reading the latest volume of Seduction Boy always seems to calm my nerves, especially since I will be starting junior-high tomorrow," confessed the long-haired brunette.
"Same. Only by reading Seduction Boys can I ever calm down," said the petite raven-haired girl. Hearing this, a wide smile spread across Issei's face, never before had she met someone who had the same interest in Seduction Boys as her.
"I also love Seduction Boys! My favorite guy is Renji-kun!" exclaimed Issei as this was the start of a beautiful friendship. Since then, the trio was always seen together, discussing the newest issue of Seduction Boys, their favorite boy-band idol group, yaoi shipping couples, and sometime Matsuyo would even allow them to borrow some of her R18 CD dramas. Though due to this, by the time they reached the last year of junior-high, their peers had labeled them as the "Succubus Trio".
Issei's and Motoe's reputations really didn't take much of a hit, since they weren't as popular as Matsuyo, whose reputation out of the three took the biggest hit. Not only was Matsuyo considered attractive back in junior-high but she was also a sports star, who had a bunch of sports clubs seeking her out. This became one of the reasons why guys did not ask her out or held themselves back.
Issei didn't know how many times she heard the phrase: "Matsuyo-senpai is so cool; I would ask her out if she wasn't a perverted, lustful woman!" When Issei confronted Matsuyo, after going off on one of the guys, who was slut-shaming her, the brunette just smiled and patted Issei on the head.
"Don't worry about guys like that. If they can't accept me for who I am, then I have no interest in those type of guys. I want a guy, who despite my flaws, can still love and care for me," she said to Issei, who began tearing up, before hugging the taller brunette.
"Onee-chan, you're so cool! Those guys are just idiots!" cried Issei, while Matsuyo just laughed and patted her on the head.
"You really are a strong and beautiful woman, Matsuyo." Both Matsuyo and Issei jumped in shock at the surprise appearance of Motoe, who was standing beside them, tears streaming from her eyes.
"If a guy can't accept me lusting over hot bishounens than I don't want to date them," said Motoe, who was inspired by Matsuyo's words. Motoe might not be as popular or as pretty as Matsuyo, but she was smart, one of the smartest girls in their junior-high. Some guys found smart women attractive, but they were turned off by Motoe's more lustful side.
"I wanna be a Harem Queen! But if my guys can't accept me for the perverted and lustful woman I am, then I don't need a man like that in my harem. They must spoil and love me for the person I am!" Issei wasn't nearly as pretty or as talented as her two friends, but she still felt motivated enough to join in.
This resulted in an emotional group hug that was shared between the three. Issei always had her two best friends by her side and it was only recently that she realized how much she'd been missing them. 'I really do wish I could tell them that I 'm a devil now, but... I don't want to bring them any trouble. My life is hectic and filled with battles. Until things calm down, I want to keep them safe, my eternal best friends who I love so much.'
"Hurry up, Issei, before we leave you behind!" yelled Matsuyo.
"Later let's go buy that new Drama CD!" suggested Motoe
Putting a smile on her face, Issei ran to catch up with them. "Hai!"
Hell Girls
Sitting in the VIP section of the large concert hall that was organized and put together by the Gremory family, Sirzechs and Serafall, sat all the male members of the Occult Research Club. Inside the lively concert hall, all the seats were packed and all were anxiously awaiting the appearance of the Underworld's only all-female idol group. A group who had not only added a new member but had been making quite the impact in the Underworld, inspiring those of all ages.
"I hope Issei is doing well. She usually gets super nervous at these type of events," said a worried Aster.
"The same goes for Sona." Joining them in the VIP section sat Sora and a few members of his peerage, who came to support Sona.
"Maa, I heard what happened between the fight between you and the Seekvaira heir. It seems Sona is even more popular than what you first assumed. If you are not careful Sora, someone might try to steal her away from you," warned Richard, when suddenly, the building went dark as the only source of light came from the crowd waving the glowing light sticks in their hands.
They were all chanting: "Hell Girls! Hell Girls! Hell Girls! Hell Girls!"
Suddenly, smoke emitted from the stage and a smoke of light shined on Yumi, standing on the far right. Her costume gave off the elegance and impression of a princess and a knight but it still allowed her enough room to move and dance around in. "Good evening, everyone." Yumi always spoke with a voice and a presence that gave others the impression of a princess. So it was no wonder people had dubbed her as Hime-sama.
"Hime-sama, I love you!"
"Hime, you're as elegant as always~!"
"Please marry me, Hime-sama~!"
These were the types of screams and declarations Yumi received from the crowd, that mostly consisted of males. In the Underworld and in the Human world, Yumi was already popular due to her beauty, strength and being part of the Gremory group. So when she was added as a member of Harem Queen Ise-chan and Hell Girls, it only doubled her fame in the Underworld.
"I heard that this is being broadcasted all across the Underworld and to other races as well," informed Akihiko, when on the far left side of the stage a light shined down on Raina, dressed in a beautiful costume that gave the impression of a phoenix. "Bow and kneel before your phoenix queen," came the bold and proud voice of Raina.
"Please step on me, Ojou-sama!"
" Ojou-sama, you're so beautiful!"
"You are my goddess, Ojou-sama!"
After the ruined engagement party, Raina had really become a better person than who she was before. Even though her reputation took a powerful hit after that incident, since joining Harem-Queen Ise-chan and being a member of the Hell Girls, people were now seeing her in a better light, though she could never get rid of her Ojou-sama personality, which had earned her a ton of masochist fans, consisting of both females and males.
When light shined down on Sona, standing right in the center of the stage, a huge roar from the crowd echoed. The blonde was dressed in a sexy and bold all black leather outfit that gave off the impression of 'Dragons' and 'King.' "The King is here," her cool voice echoed across the building, earning a bunch of loud girlish squeals. It seemed Sona somehow gave others the 'cool-girl' impression, though it was probably thanks to her devotion and love towards Sora that added to her popularity.
It was thanks to her popularity from being both Harem Queen's faithful sidekick and a member of their idol group that Sora's match against the Seekvaira heir didn't receive too much bad publicity when she went berserk without having Issei there to calm her down.
"Sona-chan, you're so cool!"
"Sona-chan, you're my idol!"
"I'm rooting for your love with the Sitri heir, Sona-chan!"
Taking a sneaky peek over at Sora, Richard smirked at the flustered look that always appeared on his longtime friend's face whenever his relations with Sona was spoken about by outsiders. "Nee-san, this is all your fault," muttered Sora. When it came time for the final member to be revealed, there was a thundering chant that came from the crowd.
"Harem Queen! Harem Queen! Harem Queen! Harem Queen!" The chant only got louder until finally, light shined down on Issei, who was dressed in a costume that looked similar to her newest transformation on Harem Queen Ise-chan. It was a mixture of cuteness that still somehow gave off the bold impression befitting of the Empress of Dragons. "Let's have a fun night everyone~!" winked Issei, who received a ton of squeals from the children in the audience.
"After the Sairgorg fight, our dear Ise-chan's popularity not only increased with the children but also amongst others. Maa, from this point forward, the competition for her heart will only grow stronger. Do you think you'll be away to withstand it, Richard?" said Akihiko. After Issei's introduction, the concert began with the girls performing their first song of the night.
"For her, the woman I love, I'll withstand anything. Even death itself," vowed Richard while Akihiko smirked. The rest of the Occult Research Club, who heard him, could only agree with him while they watched the rest of the show.
Bonus:
"Wait! Each idol has always said some type of chant before going out on stage! So each of you will need to say some words of encouragement, especially you, Issei-chan. You are our Center Nova!" exclaimed Serafall, pointing at Issei.
"...Serafall-sama, have you been watching AKB0048, Aikatsu, and Pretty Rhythm lately?" asked Issei, who received her answer from the guilty smile the Satan Devil tried to hide.
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