Issei was currently walking down the hall of the ORC building with the rest of the ORC. He was going over what he had recently learned about Rias' other bishop the other night. Apparently, they had a powerful Sacred Gear that they had no control over, so they were sealed in a room until they found a way to deal with it or they gained control. Issei had noticed the door previously but figured it wasn't anything important since he didn't feel anything wrong with it. Apparently, the person inside was allowed to walk around at night as long as they stayed in the building, but they didn't do even that. "The person inside doesn't leave the room for anything," said Akeno.
"So, they're like Batty," said Issei.
"Batty?" asked Rias, confused.
"He is talking about Osakabehime," clarified Mash.
"Oh, was that the Servant in the pink hoodie that time we first went to Chaldea?" asked Kiba.
"Yeah, that's her," said Issei.
"She seemed nice, but she seemed like she didn't want to be there. If she is like our bishop then I guess that makes sense," said Kiba.
"By the way, the bishop is the highest earner among the peerage," added Rias. Issei was surprised, wondering how someone who doesn't leave their room earns more than the others. "They take special contracts through a computer. That way they can work with people who don't want to meet with us for one reason or another. His ratings are on par with high class devils because of it." Issei and Mash nodded, now understanding how they did so well.
As they were chatting the group made it to the room. The reason they were entering it now was because Rias was given permission to reintegrate the bishop into her peerage. With her participation in both Fallen Angels incidents and her performance in the Rating Game against Riser, the Devil Council decided that she was now strong enough to handle the bishop. Rias and Akeno began the process of unsealing the door and once it was finished Akeno opened it. At that moment… "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" A loud yell/scream could be heard from inside, catching both Issei and Mash off guard and causing Fuma and Katou to come out of hiding and try and protect Issei.
Rias sighed as she walked in followed by everyone else. "I'm glad to see you are so energetic," she said.
"Why?!" asked the person inside.
Issei and Mash decided to look inside the dimly lit room. It was filled with a lot of cutesy stuff as well as a laptop that was on, most likely from being used by the person in question. The most surprising thing was the large coffin in the corner of the room. After they finished looking around, they focused on the room's inhabitant. It was a small girl, no bigger than Koneko wearing a Kuoh Academy girl's uniform, currently looking like she wanted to get as far away from Rias and the rest as possible. "Ara ara, the seal has been undone, so you can come out now," said Akeno. "How about we all go outside now?"
"Nooooooooo! I don't want to go outside! I'm afraid of the outside! I'm happy here!" whined the girl.
"She's a hardcore shut-in, huh," Issei muttered. The others who weren't familiar with the room were looking around as well.
Rias looked at Issei and corrected him. "I know he looks like a girl but he's actually a boy."
Issei showed a shocked face then stared at the small boy. He did so for a while causing the boy to become more nervous. Finally, he sighed and looked like he was exhausted about something. "It's Astolfo and d'Eon all over again," he said, almost as if whining.
"It might be even worse than Astolfo, Senpai. At least I could see Astolfo being either a guy or girl, I can't even tell with… uh… I'm sorry we never got your name," said Mash.
"G-Gasper," said the boy quietly and still scared.
"Hello Gasper-kun. I'm Mash Kyrielight. It's nice to meet you," she said, trying to be as friendly as possible to not scare the boy further.
Gasper nodded slowly then looked at Rias. "W-who are all these people?" he asked nervously.
Rias lifted a hand, gesturing behind her. "These are two new members, Xenovia a knight, and Asia the other bishop." She then gestured to Issei and Mash. "He is my boyfriend, Issei, and you already met Mash, his other girlfriend."
Gasper became more nervous. "The number of people increased by a lot!" he said.
Issei looked back up at the trembling boy and asked him something. "Are you wearing girls' clothes because you want to, or are you trying to impress someone?" Issei still seemed to be hung up on Gasper crossdressing.
"B-because I think they look super cute," he replied nervously.
"I see… Well, as long as you're happy that's all that matters," Issei said as if accepting something. He unconsciously reached his hand out to pet him on the head, but he never reached.
"Eeeeeeeeek!" Gasper made a girly scream, and everything went white for a moment. Once Issei and the others regained their vision, they noticed Gasper was no longer in front of them but now in the corner apologizing. "I'm sorry! I didn't mean to! Please don't get mad and hit me!"
Issei and Mash, confused, looked at Rias with questioning gazes. "Gasper has a powerful Sacred Gear called Forbidden Balor View that allows him to stop time for anything in his vision." clarified Rias. The pair made surprised expressions as she continued. "Unfortunately, it activates when he is overstimulated, meaning if he is scared it activates without him wanting it to," she said with a bit of melancholy. "That combined with his heritage of being a half vampire made things difficult for him before."
Issei was surprised that on top of all that he was also a vampire too. He seemed too timid for a vampire but he only had dealings with Vlad and Carmilla so his experiences might be a bit biased. He turned to face Gasper. "I'm sorry Gasper. I unconsciously went to pat your head but didn't consider if you were ok with it. I'm so used to dealing with small kids that I do it out of habit," Issei explained apologetically.
Gasper wasn't expecting Issei to apologize and started panicking. "N-no, it's not your fault! I stopped you without meaning to! It's my fault," he said with tears building in his eyes.
Issei wanted to help him but knew this would be tricky, so he thought that the best way is to have someone like Gasper make the approach first. "Hey Gasper, I know you have a hard time with new people, but I think I have a few friends that will be easy for you to get along with. They won't mind your powers either."
Gasper looked uneasy but didn't decline. "A-are you sure?"
Issei nodded and moments later he summoned two Servants. The light from the summoning startled Gasper but it was only for a moment. After the light faded, two kids no bigger than Gasper and Koneko stood there. More accurately, one stood while the other was floating a bit over the ground. The ORC were curious about which heroes these two child Servants could be. Issei greeted them. "Hey Nursery Rhyme and Voyager. How are you guys doing?"
"Hello Master. Is there something you need?" asked the doll-like Nursery Rhyme.
"We'll do our best," said Voyager in an almost tired voice.
"I have a friend here I would like you to meet. He is shy around people and has a bit of self-confidence issues so I thought you could help him by being his friends."
The pair looked at each other then back to Issei and nodded with a smile. "We always like having new friends. So, where are they?" asked Nursery Rhyme.
Issei pointed behind him to the shaking Gasper and the pair made their way over to him. Voyager stopped floating and looked at him curiously. "Hello, I'm Voyager. What's your name?"
"G-Gasper."
"Hello Gasper-kun, I'm Nursery Rhyme. It's nice to meet you."
"N-nice to meet you too…"
The child duo could tell he was still uncomfortable so tried to ease the mood. "Hey Gasper-kun, do you like fairy tales?"
"I read them sometimes…"
"Would you like to read some together?" Gasper hesitantly nodded his head and a moment later Nursery Rhyme began to glow faintly. She then transformed into a book, surprising everyone who didn't already know and landing in Gasper's lap.
Gasper began to panic but Voyager sat next to him and said "It's fine. This is normal for her. She isn't in any danger. Let's read together."
Gasper was hesitant still, but Voyager's calming presence helped him as the trio started reading various stories. While that was happening, the ORC were all looking at Issei with questioning looks. "So, who are these two," asked Akeno.
Issei turned to face the others. "The small girl is Nursery Rhyme. She is less a heroic figure and more a culmination of all fairy tales given form through magic. She takes on the appearance of Alice from Alice in Wonderland. The other is Voyager, as in the Voyager 1 space probe. Through some circumstances even I don't fully understand, the hopes and wishes that went into the Voyager 1 space probe gave form to a Servant. These two are incredibly friendly and I figured they would be the best at getting Gasper comfortable.
The ORC were stunned. The more they learned about Issei's Servants the more they realized that many things beyond their imagination were possible. Who would have ever thought that nursery rhymes and a space probe could become heroes. As they were wrapping their brains around the info another light of a summoning happened, although Issei didn't do it this time which caught him off guard too. The Servant who came on her own was Utsumi Erice. "Hey, Master. Why did you summon Voyager so suddenly?" she asked, seeming slightly annoyed.
"Hehe, sorry Erice. I figured Voyager would be helpful for this situation," he said gesturing to Voyager and Gasper reading Nursery Rhyme.
Erice, confused, asked what was going on so he explained the situation. After the explanation she nodded her head in understanding. Before she could say anything though, Voyager called out to her. "Erice, come meet my new friend," he said cheerfully.
She was hesitant at first after Issei just explained the situation but went over while trying not to spook Gasper. Once she was over there she knelt down and introduced herself. "Hello. I'm Utsumi Erice, but you can just call me Erice. Thank you for being friends with Voyager," she said kindly.
Gasper was nervous but not as much as he was with the others. Issei smiled and quietly talked to the others. "Erice was always like a big sister to Voyager so maybe having her be friends with Gasper will help as well."
"Who is she?" asked Rias this time.
Issei made a complicated face. "She is someone from an alternate universe, same as Musashi. In that universe she was actually Voyager's Master. Through some unknown circumstances she became a Servant and has been helping me out after our encounter."
The others were surprised to learn that one of Issei's Servants was a Master at one point. "So Masters can become Servants?" asked Rias.
"It's completely possible and there are multiple ways it can happen, but the main way would be to do something that will get your name engraved on the Throne of Heroes."
"I can guess based on the name but what's the Throne of Heroes?" asked Rias.
"I'll tell you another time. If I keep explaining things you will have more questions and then we'll be here all day," said Issei with a bit of exasperation.
Rias blushed slightly at herself getting lost in curiosity. "Right, sorry. Speaking of which, I have an important meeting with my brother soon, so I will be taking Akeno and Kiba with me. Could I ask you all to help Gasper train and get control of his power?"
"Sure, no problem Rias," said Issei. Rias smiled back and left with Akeno and Kiba.
Not long after Rias left Gasper was being chased around outside the ORC building by Xenovia and Koneko. Xenovia was swinging Durandal around dangerously while Konkoe was holding cloves of garlic. "C'mon! If you're a daywalker then you should be able to handle this much," said Xenovia.
"Gya-kun, if you eat garlic, you will become healthier," said Koneko.
"Nooooooooooo! Stop bullying meeeeeeeee!" cried Gasper as he desperately tried to get away.
Issei was pinching the bridge of his nose as he fought back a headache while Asia was a bit sad. "We barely got to even talk to each other," she said to herself quietly. Mash, Erice, Nursery Rhyme, and Voyager were watching off to the side with them, but eventually Erice had had enough.
She got between Gasper and the other two and began scolding them. "How do you expect him to get better if you're just being mean to him?! Are you trying to trigger his ability and cause everyone problems?!" She was clearly not happy with them, and Gasper was now clinging to the back of her for safety.
"Well, at least he is comfortable with Erice-san now," said Mash.
Issei nodded in agreement as they watched Erice chew out Xenovia and Koneko. Not long after, Issei heard someone heading in their direction and turned to see Saji walking towards them with a gardening shovel in his hand. "Hey twigs, what's up?"
Saji slightly frowned at Issei for the continued use of that nickname but ignored it. "I was working on the garden for the upcoming meeting when I heard that the shut-in bishop was released and came to check out who it was."
"They're over there hiding behind my Servant who is scolding Xenovia and Koneko," Issei said, pointing at the group.
Saji looked over and saw the person in question holding on to Erice's leg. "Ooooo, we got another cute girl," he said excitedly.
"Hate to burst your bubble, but that is a cross dressing boy."
Saji seemed to deflate after hearing that. "But if they're a shut-in, why do they cross dress?"
"Some people are into that stuff. He just likes female clothes it seems. No need to be so depressed about it. It's not like we have a shortage of beautiful girls around."
"More never hurt though," he complained.
As that was going on Issei heard more shuffling and steps from another direction. As he turned to see who it was, he saw a pair he never expected to see. One of them was Azazel and the other was Musashi. "Well, that's a pairing I didn't expect. What are you hanging around Azazel for Musashi?" asked Issei.
The others became on guard as soon as Issei addressed the two newcomers. They were already familiar with Musashi but the mention of Azazel set them on alert. The summoned Servants didn't know who Azazel was, so they didn't react but everyone else besides Gasper prepared to fight. Azazel waved a hand at Issei carefreely. "Yo, Sekiryuutei-kun."
Saji was shaking even though he had his Sacred Gear out. It was actually the first time Issei had seen it and it was a similar type to his, being a draconic Sacred Gear that was a gauntlet. There were certain differences, but Issei could tell Saji was in a similar position to his. "Issei, you don't mean Azazel, as in leader of the Fallen Angels, right?" Saji asked nervously.
"Will you all relax. He isn't here to fight, and besides it's not like we don't have many Servants here to help if he did start a fight," Issei said nonchalantly. The others relaxed at Issei's words but were still a bit tense.
"There's no reason to be so on guard. I wouldn't go out of my way to bully some low-class devils. There's no need to. I was hoping to see the holy-demonic sword wielder. Is he here?" asked Azazel.
"Sorry, he is at a meeting with Rias and Sirzechs."
"Tch, a shame," he said, walking closer to the group, making the devils nervous. He suddenly pointed to Gasper who was still hiding behind Erice. "You, the one in possession of the Forbidden Balor View." Gasper visibly jumped at being called out. "You need to gain control over your Sacred Gear's power, otherwise you will cause trouble for yourself and others." Issei was interested in what Azazel was trying to do and watched silently. Azazel then pointed to Saji, causing the pawn to stiffen. "Is that the Absorption Line? Try using it for practice with the vampire. If you absorb the Sacred Gear's power as he invokes it, it will be easier for him to control."
"My Sacred Gear can do that? I thought it could just absorb a person's power and disperse it," said Saji, surprised.
Azazel sighed in annoyance. "This is the problem with Sacred Gear users nowadays. They never experiment with their Gear beyond the basics. The Absorption Line contains the soul of the Vritra the Prison Dragon, who is one of the most versatile of the Dragon Kings. Its power can connect to anything and scatter its power. You can even separate the lines you create and connect two other objects together."
"So, if I connected my line from an enemy to Hyoudou, the power would go to Hyoudou?" asked Saji. At Azazel's nod of confirmation Saji was now looking at his Gear with more interest.
Issei was surprised to know that Saji had Vritra within him. He wondered if he should introduce his own Vritra to Saji, although that might not work out the way he thinks it would. Issei addressed Azazel with a wry smile. "You really like Sacred Gears, don't you?"
Azazel smiled back at Issei's question. "By the way, the best way to improve the power of a Sacred Gear would be to drink dragon's blood. The blood of the Sekiryuutei is especially potent, considering its abilities."
Issei looked at his palm where his Sacred Gear rested, considering what the implications of what Azazel said could mean. As he was thinking he was interrupted from his thoughts by Musashi. "Hey, you asked me a question earlier, but you all went and had a completely different conversation," she complained.
"Ah! Right, sorry. So, what were you doing with Azazel?"
"I just happened to run into him as I was out on the town. He took me to a few good spots, and we had a couple drinks. We had a bit of information exchange. I told him about my situation, and he told me a bit about your world. No big deal," she said cheerfully.
Issei gave a side glance to Azazel, questioning him with his eyes to see if any funny business happened but Azazel just gave him his usual carefree look. He eventually relented but decided to ask something else that he was curious about. "Where's your cheerleader?" he asked, slightly annoyed.
Azazel put on a poker face as he responded. "She is currently busy handling a task I gave her. Why? Do you want to see her?" asked Azazel teasingly.
"Don't make jokes in bad taste. I'm just surprised she wasn't here kissing the ground you walk on," he said derisively.
The others were surprised by Issei's change in mood. They hadn't seen him this upset before, aside from Koneko and Mash who only saw him this annoyed when they fought Riser. Azazel sighed. "Yeah well, she tried to come with me, but I gave her something to do to distract her. Speaking of which, my other purpose for coming here was to apologize about Vali. Our Hakuryūkō contacted you of his own accord. Don't worry, he doesn't want to set your rivalry off yet, and besides he has his hands full currently."
"It's fine. I've dealt with people like him before. I guess it feels a bit weird since this is something more personal, but I'll manage with him," said Issei carefreely.
Azazel nodded with a smile. "Well then, I've done what I came here to do so I guess I'll be going. I will see you at the meeting. Goodbye Sekiryuutei, Musashi," he said as he turned to leave.
"Later Azazel," said Musashi.
"Bye. Also, Azazel…" Azazel turned his head towards Issei. "Just call me Issei. It's easier than just addressing me as the Sekiryuutei every time."
Azazel smiled. "Very well. Later Issei-kun."
After Azazel left, Saji addressed Issei. "In exchange for helping me with the flower bed next time I will help you guys train your bishop."
"Deal," said Issei with a smile. With that they all trained for a few hours. The training basically consisted of Gasper, with Saji's line attached to his head, stopping objects thrown at him with him only stopping everyone half the time. The boy would then run away with everyone having to drag him back to keep training. He was getting good support from Erice, Voyager, and Nursery Rhyme, who were motivating him to keep going.
Later Rias finally returned from her meeting with Sirzechs. "We're back everyone. How is training going?"
"It's going well, thanks to some advice from Azazel," said Issei.
Rias raised an eyebrow in interest and Issei explained what happened. After listening to the story Rias gave her thoughts. "Azazel is an expert in the field of Sacred Gear studies. He probably came by because he had free time. As much as it irks me that he is just wandering around doing as he pleases, I will take his advice if it helps Gasper."
Everyone nodded and Saji got up and dusted himself off. "Well, I should get back to tending the garden. I have a lot to think about as well."
"Thanks for your help Saji-kun," said Rias.
Saji blushed slightly at the gratitude, earning a small glare from Issei. "It's no problem, Rias-senpai. You are Sona-kaichou's friend so it's the least I can do."
She smiled at him as he left then turned her attention back to Gasper. "All right Gasper. Do you think you can keep training?"
"I-I will do my best!" he said, trying to sound determined.
A few days passed since Gasper was released and the ORC were slowly getting him used to being outside his room. Issei offered to let Nursery Rhyme and Voyager stay with Gasper to get him more used to people which he hesitantly accepted. Erice, who was worried about Voyager and had become a bit attached to Gasper, also stayed with them. Gasper was also introduced to Kiryuu and Murayama who adored him but was immediately stopped by him when they spooked him. He tried to run away but Erice calmed him down. Things had seemingly been going well so Rias had planned to have him go on an actual job today. Issei and Mash had something to do so they were late to the club and were currently making their way there. "I hope things are going well with Gasper," said Issei.
"I'm sure he's fine. Erice-san and the others are with him so things should be-" Mash was trying to reassure Issei but was interrupted.
"Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!" A loud crying came from up ahead of them. Issei and Mash looked at each other before rushing off into the direction of the crying.
When they got to the source of the crying, they saw Rias outside the door to Gasper's room along with Erice. "Gasper, I'm sorry! I thought things would be fine if you went out with Koneko!" Rias apologized profusely.
The crying didn't stop, and Issei looked at Erice. "What happened?"
Erice explained that Gasper went with Koneko to see one of their clients, who was usually a nice guy. Rias convinced Erice and the others to let Gasper go on his own because he can't rely on them all the time, so they waited for him to come back. Apparently, the client got really weird when he saw Gasper, being a now revealed shotacon, and got too excited and creepy, causing Gasper to stop time and for him to run away. He immediately sealed himself in his room with Nursery Rhyme and Voyager slipping into his room to try and comfort him. "I wanted to go in there too, but I think I should let those two handle it and not overwhelm him," said Erice.
Issei turned to Rias who had a helpless look on her face. "I'm a failure as a master for letting my servant feel like this. I thought he was ready since he was doing so well with your Servants but, I clearly didn't understand him enough…" said Rias, depressed.
Issei went to her side and put a hand on her shoulder. "Hey, it's not your fault. Things like this take time. Take it from someone who had to do this with over 300 people, it's not an easy or simple task."
Rias showed a small smile at Issei's comfort but then became downcast again. "Hey, if you could stop time, do you think you would be able to live a good life?"
Issei went into thought for a bit before answering. "To be honest, I would be a bit worried about myself if I did have that power." Rias looked at him curious to know what he meant. "If it was the me before I went to Chaldea, I fear I may have become a creep. The old me had little to no self-control so if I could stop time I could easily imagine things turning out like a bad hentai." Rias was familiar with those kinds of things due to devils often coming into contact with, less than morally upstanding people from time to time. She didn't think Issei would fall that far, even the old him, but it seemed that Issei didn't have a high opinion of his old self. "If I had that power after being in Chaldea, it definitely would have come in handy in multiple life or death scenarios. Although that would have put a bigger target on my back than I already had."
"So even when you've accepted it there would still be trouble," said Rias sadly.
"Power is no guarantee of happiness, just look at Asia. She has a Sacred Gear that only helps people, and she went through a ton of hardship. In the end, those with power, whether given or obtained, will face hardships. It's about what we do in the face of it that determines how our lives are."
Rias seemed to be contemplating Issei's words but was brought out of it by Mash. "Sorry, I know you're having a moment right now, but don't you have a meeting with Sirzechs to get to Rias?"
Rias snapped out of it and looked at Mash. "I can't go while my servant is like this," she tried to protest.
"That's thoughtful of you Rias but this meeting is important. Leave him to us. We'll take care of him," said Issei reassuringly.
Rias looked reluctant but nodded and went to the meeting. As Issei looked at the door, he noticed that the crying had finally quieted down. Issei took a deep breath before entering the room followed by Mash and Erice. When they entered, they noticed that Voyager was sitting next to a box while the other two were nowhere to be seen. "Voyager, where's Gasper?" asked Erice.
Voyager lightly patted the box, implying he was in the box. Issei walked over and sat next to the box. "I'm not leaving till you come out Gasper," he said and sat down next to the box with Mash and Erice also sitting close by. An hour passed with no change and Issei was trying to think of a way to encourage Gasper. After a bit of time, he realized something. "Hey, where's Nursery Rhyme?"
The others suddenly noticed too and looked around the room with no luck. Voyager patted the box again. "She is inside with Gasper in book form."
The three nodded their heads in understanding. Issei decided to talk to Gasper. "How are you feeling, Gasper?" No response. "I know it's been difficult for you, and I won't pretend like something won't happen in the future but I want you to know that we're here for you."
"Why?" asked Gasper. "Why are you helping me? All I do is cause trouble for everyone. I despise my power. I despise myself. I don't want this power that hurts my friends."
Mash and Erice had sad expressions on hearing Gasper talk. Issei understood what he was saying but didn't want him falling into that darkness. "I understand Gasper. You never asked for this power. You never wanted to be in this situation. You would rather be in control of that power rather than it control you." Gasper shifted in the box with the top of the box slightly opening. "But unfortunately, wishing for things to be different won't change anything. If you want to have a better life you have to work for it yourself." Issei's face became wistful as Gasper was observing him from the box. "Nothing will change until you take the first step."
"Your strong Issei-senpai. I'm not strong like you," said Gasper sadly.
Issei laughed self mockingly. "If that's how you see me Gasper, then I must be doing a better job than I thought. No Gasper I'm weak. I still rely on my Servants when things get serious. I'm working so that I won't have to rely on them as much but it's not bad to get help from your friends." Issei turned his head to look at Gasper. "Gasper, what do you want? What is it that you want to do with your life?"
Gasper had finally poked his head out of the box while holding Nursery Rhyme. "I… I want to make friends. I want to play with friends. I want to be there to help when something happens. I don't want to be useless. I don't want to hurt my friends," he said sadly. He was pouring his feelings that he had bottled up for a long time with tears running down his face.
Erice hugged Gasper from behind to comfort him. Issei placed a hand on his head and gave him an understanding look. "It's fine to want those things. Rather, it's natural to want those things. Unfortunately, life dealt you a difficult hand, but that's fine," Issei said while smiling. Gasper was looking at Issei in slight surprise at Issei's words. Issei continued. "If it wasn't for your circumstances, we never would have met and then we wouldn't be friends."
"We… are friends?" asked Gasper cautiously.
"Of course we are. All of us in the room are your friends. Do you think we would go out of our way for someone we didn't care about?" Gasper wasn't sure but Issei kept going. "You are Rias' family, which makes you my family by extension. Even all that aside you are my kouhai and it's a senpai's job to look after their kouhai."
"Even though I'm troublesome, and cause problems for everyone?"
"Nobody's perfect. We all have our faults and need someone to pick us up every now and then. You don't have to worry about making mistakes, because we will be there to help you from now on."
"D-do you really think I can become helpful?"
"Of course. You and Kiba are the only men of the Gremory group, and it's a man's duty to protect the women around him. If you want to help, not only Rias but the others as well, then you have to get stronger so that you can control your power and not have it control you," Issei said with determination.
Gasper seemed to go into thought and even though his nervousness was still clearly on his face it had turned more determined as he nodded at Issei. "I-I want to help Rias-buchou. I want to help everyone. I wanna be a man that everyone can rely on!" Gasper said with his voice still slightly shaking.
Issei smiled widely and rubbed Gasper's head. "That's the spirit. We'll be there to help you, but you can only improve if you want it. Do you want to become better?"
"Yes! I want to become a reliable man like Issei-senpai!" he said strongly.
Issei felt a little embarrassed as he scratched his cheek. The others smiled, seeing the situation getting better. "All right then. Let's figure out ways to help you get control over your powers," said Issei, and the others talked with him as well, making plans for the future.
And now we have our adorable little vampire. Honestly, I was happy to finally get to Gasper because I thought I could have good scenarios with his and the other child Servants. Then when I thought about him being friends with Voyager, I thought that I couldn't leave out Erice and Dino Mom. Dino Mom will be introduced later in the volume, but I think I did good for the starting point of this volume. Now on to other business. For those of you who are only following this story and not me, I would like to inform you that I have already posted two chapters for the side stories of this series. So, if you are interested in reading those they are up and available to read. As always, I look forward to the comments. : )