The brown-haired boy's eyes slowly opened, he could finally feel a second arm attached to his body and felt happy for no longer having just one hand. His discharge from the hospital would also be given, and he would be able to return home.
"It looks like you'll be able to leave soon." (Raiser)
"Soon I'll get out of this place to train even more." (Issei)
"We're getting stronger, so prepare yourself for an even tougher battle." (Raiser)
"I'm getting excited, I think you and your brother will soon become Supreme-Class demons, I'm sure of it." (Issei)
"Don't praise us that much." (Ruval)
"It's just the truth, your talent is great, all that's missing is making good use of it." (Issei)
"I feel happy being praised." (Ruval)
"Especially when it comes from someone as full of himself as you." (Raiser)
"Issei-sama fought very well against his rival." (Ravel)
The three Phoenix siblings had visited Issei to see how he was doing and also to talk about a few things while the boy was in the Underworld.
"I'll find a way to win in the next fight." (Issei)
Issei knew he had to find a way to master the Mythical Style before stepping into the third level like Vali did, or he would fall far behind like he did in their duel.
"Was he really that strong?" (Raiser)
"He was extremely powerful, I gave my 100% and still couldn't defeat him. I only lost an arm and almost my life." (Issei)
Raiser was a bit shaken by that, the monster standing in front of him had been defeated in a fair fight.
"I hope you fight far away next time, the damage that will be caused won't be a joke." (Ruval)
The conversation ended after some time when the doctors gave Issei permission to leave, and he went to meet Rias and the Gremory Group to return home.
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Rias and the others were already waiting for Issei outside the hospital, they looked happy that the boy could finally join their adventures again.
"Now we're going home." (Issei)
"No, now we're going to my house. The school's summer vacation has started and it's time to return to Gremory territory." (Rias)
"I'll use this time to train." (Issei)
"You're going to learn the demon alphabet and other things." (Rias)
Issei felt sulky, but chose to follow Rias because the Underworld was the best place to train. His strength could evolve more and more there.
"Do you feel okay?" (Akeno)
"I feel even better, I finally stopped being a stump." (Issei)
"It must not be easy having only one arm." (Kiba)
"It's horrible." (Issei)
The blindfolded boy spoke freely with his friends from the same group and was very happy with the feeling of freedom he had with them by his side.
"I'm very happy that your health has returned." (Asia)
"I feel even happier having a beautiful blonde like you by my side." (Issei)
Issei tried to flirt with Asia at that moment, but was interrupted by an ear pull from a redhead.
"Everything has its time, and now is not the time for that." (Rias)
"Shit." (Issei)
Everyone was chatting as they entered a magical demon train of the Gremory clan, the place they were going to was Rias's land.
The trip to Rias's home was strange for one person, the small loli who was staying far too quiet, she was in a very strange state.
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The place where the train stopped was a huge mansion, a mansion much larger than those seen on television or any kind of fantasy tales Issei had seen.
"This is really big." (Issei)
"This is my home." (Rias)
Issei was admiring the house when a woman dressed as a maid with gray hair appeared, this woman was Grayfia.
"Please enter, the Gremory Lords are eager for this visit." (Grayfia)
Grayfia showed the path that should be followed, this place was very large and had many maids, butlers, and luxurious things.
"This place is very fancy." (Asia)
"I want to live in a place like this when I become king." (Issei)
"Then it will be a house that's way too big." (Xenovia)
"I still feel strange being in such a big place." (Kiba)
"I feel nervous." (Gasper)
Everyone had different reactions when entering the place, but Rias's older servants were more used to the environment while Koneko kept her head down for some reason.
"Rias-one-sama!" (???)
A boy at most ten years old came running toward the Gremory Group, he had red hair and looked extremely happy when he saw his aunt.
"Millicas." (Rias)
Rias hugged her nephew as they walked along the path ordered by Grayfia, she led them to a place with a beautiful brown-haired woman who looked very similar.
"This place is beautiful." (Issei)
Issei decided to sit down when the group stopped there, not caring about who was present, he hated walking around places unnecessarily.
"You know it's rude not to show respect to others, right?" (Rias)
"I don't care, I do what I want and that's what defines me as a king." (Issei)
"Senpai is being problematic again." (Koneko)
Issei was comfortably seated on one of those luxurious sofas while ignoring Rias scolding him, Rias's mother was just laughing at the boy.
"He seems interesting." (Venelana)
"He's not interesting, he's selfish, ill-mannered, and problematic." (Rias)
"I only agree with the selfish part, the other two are slander against me." (Issei)
"Get up from there." (Rias)
"I don't want to, I'll only get up when it's time to do something that's actually worth it." (Issei)
Issei didn't raise a hand against Rias when she tried to pull him up, but instead clung to the sofa while being dragged by Gremory, Kiba, Akeno, and others.
"Help control him here, Koneko." (Rias)
Hyoudou finally moved when he was pulled by Koneko's small hands out of that place, he was dragged across the floor with a sulky face.
"I would've beaten everyone here up if I didn't consider you my friends." (Issei)
"I know that, that's why we thank you for that consideration." (Kiba)
Kiba knew that was true, the only person who tried something with him was one of Raiser's pawns or rooks, who was thrown out with great force and must have broken some bones after being thrown out the window.
"You should be more mature." (Rias)
"I am mature." (Issei)
Everyone looked at Issei with a doubtful expression, Millicas thought he was more mature than that blindfolded man.
"Not mature here, nor in China." (Everyone)
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Everyone was together in the dining hall, Issei was happier when he saw the cutlery and the chair he was sitting on.
"I heard about what happened earlier, how interesting." (Zeoticus)
Rias's father was laughing as he thought about what happened, the boy his daughter brought home was truly interesting.
"I have doubts about something." (Issei)
Issei seemed a bit confused as he thought about something after seeing Rias's mother, he felt a somewhat young presence and didn't remove his blindfold for a single moment.
"You must be new demons with at most 500 years, Sirzechs must be around 300 at most, but Rias is around 40 or 5—" (Issei)
Issei was slapped in the face before he could finish speaking, Rias was the one who delivered the strong slap.
"I'm 17 years old! I'm not as old as you think!" (Rias)
Issei returned to his seat while rubbing his cheek, that slap really hurt and he didn't want to receive another.
"You deserved that." (Qin)
"Do you have plans to marry my daughter?" (Zeoticus)
Zeoticus and Venelana stared at Issei, waiting for his answer, they wanted to know if that man would hesitate or back away.
"I'm actually interested, I like women with strong personalities." (Issei)
Rias blushed deeply while the others felt jealous that Issei had said that about the crimson-haired woman.
"It seems I'll have to attract more attention." (Akeno)
"I'm on the right path." (Rias)
"I need to assert myself more." (Asia)
"Noted for the father of my children." (Xenovia)
The conversation went on for a while as Issei and Zeoticus became great friends, the Gremory Lord laughed a lot at the young man's arrogant and presumptuous way of speaking, which sounded like a joke but also carried some affection for people, he wasn't a bad person.
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Rias was a little happy, but with a huge headache after the things Issei and her father talked about. The moment now was to talk to her brother and then go rest.
"It seems we've met." (???)
A tall black-haired man with a powerful gaze similar to that of a lion, wearing clothes suitable for a noble and a warrior, was there.
"Hello, Sairaorg." (Rias)
Rias didn't feel antagonized when she saw that man with a powerful aura, she felt familiarity because he was family.
"He's my cousin, Sairaorg Bael and heir of the great Bael clan." (Rias)
Issei smiled when he faced Sairaorg head-on, the Bael clan man also stepped forward to face the blindfolded one, both were locked in a very deadly aura.
"You're very strong." (Issei)
"You're very strong too." (Sairaorg)
The Gremory Group became nervous when they saw that, but the two said goodbye and went in different directions with smiles on their faces. Issei went to meet Sirzechs ahead, while Sairaorg was leaving the place.
Millicas was with them and became excited when he saw the blindfolded man look so powerful in front of his uncle, and became even more excited when he found his father, who was very busy with his duties as a Demon King.
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Everyone returned home with tired expressions, Issei didn't like touring the Underworld, he wanted to train with Sairaorg, that man excited him to train.
"Now I'm going to take a good bath." (Issei)
Issei went to the Gremory bath, and there he was, Gasper, Kiba, and Azazel in the male bath while on the other side were the girls, separated by a very beautiful wall.
"Aren't you going to peek at the girls?" (Azazel)
"That's very vulgar, I prefer exhausting myself with sex." (Issei)
Azazel laughed when he heard that from the boy, he was certainly a pervert, but didn't like peeking at women.
"I heard you like flirting wildly with girls." (Azazel)
"I'll only flirt with girls who truly interest me now. I can't flirt wildly or the girls I love will feel undervalued, they'll feel like they're just 'another woman' to me, and I don't want that. I want them to feel like they're 'the woman'." (Issei)
Issei really liked flirting with other girls, but he had to know how to control himself or he would lose everything over his own foolishness.
"You're a smooth-talking scoundrel." (Azazel)
"I really am." (Issei)
Azazel and Issei laughed while Gasper and Kiba wrote down everything the blindfolded man and the fallen angel said during the bath, those two were an encyclopedia of what to do or not do to conquer women.
The girls also heard Issei and Azazel's conversation and were very grateful for it, feeling valued.
"This scoundrel has a beautiful side." (Rias)
"He's definitely a scoundrel, but he's mine." (Akeno)
"I like him even more now." (Xenovia)
"Such a cute side." (Asia)
"A scoundrel and a trickster with pretty words." (Koneko)
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Issei was lying in his room on a very large bed, he felt comfortable not having those shameless women on his small bed.
"Can I sleep here?" (Asia)
"I feel uncomfortable in my room." (Xenovia)
Xenovia and Asia came to Issei's room, their advance didn't go unnoticed by two other girls who did the same to sleep beside him.
"Shit." (Issei)
"It seems you'll never sleep alone again." (Qin)
"It's the price of being a charmer." (Issei)
"Stump, scoundrel, and charmer." (Qin)
"Go fuck yourself!!" (Issei)
Issei got irritated when he was called a stump even after recovering his arm, he considered those memories dark.
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Issei slept for a while, but felt uncomfortable with Xenovia's habits of moving in her sleep, Rias using him as a pillow, and other things, so he quickly slipped out of bed and out of the room to get some air.
"They're way too shameless, way too shameless." (Issei)
The boy went out of the room and looked at everything dark with only a few servants walking around checking security, but he noticed Koneko's room was a bit restless, the Ki there was unstable.
"I'm worried." (Issei)
Issei entered the girl's room and noticed her cat ears, which looked like cosplay but were real, and the girl was very scared of them.
"That's a cute cat headband." (Issei)
The blindfolded boy couldn't perceive they were real and that irritated the white-haired girl.
"They're real." (Koneko)
The blindfolded man was surprised and even stopped appreciating them, because he knew very well how much that girl's punch hurt.
"The Ki here is kind of unstable, the problem is caused by you, isn't it?" (Issei)
The Nekomata was surprised by her senpai's perception and even scared because of her ears in that state.
"You don't like this power just like someone else I know, right?" (Issei)
Koneko became more and more frightened, but decided to vent since she was in a much more fragile state than normal for some reason.
"I don't want to be like this, I don't want to be like my sister who used these powers for wrong things! I don't want to, I don't want to, I don't want to! I don't want to be like her and I refuse to be like her." (Koneko)
She was crying and in an even more fragile state when thinking about it, she didn't want to be like Kuroka, she couldn't be like her.
"Power is just power, there is no good or evil, there is only power." (Issei)
Koneko fell silent when she heard Issei, she wanted the young man in front of her to elaborate so she could understand correctly.
"The power you and your sister have isn't bad, the one who's bad is your sister. If she used it for evil, then do the opposite, use it for good." (Issei)
The Nekomata grew more confused as her restraints loosened to use her inner power, but she still needed a push.
"Prove that cat women can be good too." (Issei)
Issei said goodbye to Koneko as he returned to his bed and tried to sleep in a more comfortable position, but felt very frustrated with Xenovia and Rias.
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Everyone was now in the courtyard, Koneko had gradually recovered her liveliness, but wasn't at 100%.
"Let's begin the summer training." (Azazel)
Azazel seemed to have a training plan when a huge purple dragon appeared, the dragon emanated immense power and Issei liked it.
"I will train Hyoudou Issei." (Tanim)
Issei was happy to train with that enormous dragon and jumped into the giant dragon's powerful hand.
"Let's train, train, train!!" (Issei)
Tanim liked Issei's enthusiasm and flew away with the boy, the others were inspired by the blindfolded one's spirit of self-improvement and began their own training.