Issei stayed waiting outside the meeting, he didn't want to share his precious air with those arrogant idiots inside.
"Do you regret it?" (Qin)
"I would do everything again." (Issei)
"They can make your life a living hell." (Qin)
"Fuck them." (Issei)
"Indeed, fuck them!" (Qin)
Qin and Issei kept talking about what they thought about that meeting and had many praises for the six young people, they really liked Sairaorg's way.
"It seems you didn't run away." (Rias)
Issei was there when he noticed an angry Rias, the young man was not intimidated by it, but he would still show great respect to his queen and master.
"I didn't do anything wrong, so there's no reason to run." (Issei)
Rias arched her eyebrows with concern when she remembered the confusion he caused, this man was very problematic.
"Aren't you afraid they'll deny you the Maou position?" (Sairaorg)
Sairaorg stood in front of Issei, very curious about that young man who forced the men who laughed at him, Sona, and others to kneel.
"I don't need the approval of those little shits, I only need the people and trustworthy individuals." (Issei)
Sairaorg laughed when he heard that, he certainly liked the man in front of him, his presence was different, but it was definitely the presence of a king.
"Are you going to rule the Underworld?" (Sairaorg)
"We are going to rule the Underworld." (Issei)
Issei touched fists with Sairaorg, he had known the man for a short time, but he knew he was trustworthy, that his presence was of someone who deserved everything he conquered ahead.
"I'm looking forward to that time." (Sairaorg)
"So am I." (Issei)
Sairaorg said goodbye to Issei with smiles, the two seemed to have formed a beautiful friendship in that quick encounter.
"Who are we facing in the Rating Game?" (Issei)
"It will be against Sona, but you won't participate." (Rias)
"What?" (Issei)
Issei really wanted to participate and was close to exploding with rage, but he decided to control himself and understand the reason.
"You were punished by the Maous and the higher-ups with suspension in this match, you can't participate in it, only in the next one." (Rias)
Rias was also upset about it, her strongest piece was eliminated because of stupidity.
"I'll break those old men's legs, just wait!" (Issei)
Issei was restrained by the entire Gremory Group so he wouldn't enter that place, he was serious about breaking people's legs.
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It took some time, but Issei was controlled thanks to him not exerting all his strength so as not to hurt his friends, he would never hurt them just to beat someone.
"Let's go to the hotel and wait for the Rating Game day." (Rias)
Issei became sulky again, he was being dragged by Koneko while staring at that place.
"I don't like this." (Issei)
"You are very childish." (Koneko)
Issei became even more sulky when he heard that and held Koneko in a bridal carry position and kissed her on the lips.
"I'm not childish, Neko Princess." (Issei)
Koneko blushed as her first kiss was taken like that, she was even surprised by Issei's action.
"I'm happy now." (Issei)
Issei walked happily to the hotel that Rias was guiding them to, he even seemed to have forgotten that he wouldn't participate in the Rating Game against Sona.
"Someday I'll manage to make him stop being crazy." (Rias)
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Sona arrived at the same hotel as the Gremory Group and all of them were happy to see Issei, Saji was the happiest to see his idol.
"You were incredible, but it's a shame you won't participate in the fight." (Saji)
"I even feel like breaking those old men's legs when I remember that." (Issei)
Everyone mentally noted to never let Issei meet those men again or he would end up breaking the entire place in rage.
"May I know the reason you caused that uproar?" (Sona)
Sona and everyone else were curious about the reason Issei made all those high-class and mid-class devils kneel.
"They were mocking the dreams of capable people, mocking people who are better than them just because they are idiots who never advance in anything and are spoiled." (Issei)
Everyone agreed with Issei about that, those men were laughing at everyone they judged inferior, but they were the true inferiors.
"What are you going to do about it?" (Sona)
Everyone knew Issei was a temperamental person, so he should distract himself with something.
"I wanted to set the Maous' and the higher-ups' houses on fire, but I gave up on the idea for now." (Issei)
"You wanted to set the Maous' houses on fire?" (Saji)
"Exactly, imagine them waking up with their houses on fire, I would find it very funny and the perfect revenge." (Issei)
Everyone made a mental note to never make that man angry, he would return the blow five or ten times stronger if possible.
"I'm going to sleep now, I have nothing to do." (Issei)
Issei went to his room to sleep and locked the door in every possible way, he didn't want Rias or the others to enter and invade his bed.
"PRIVACY!" (Issei)
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Issei woke up in the worst possible way, the girls had invaded his room and slept with him again.
"I can't have peace." (Issei)
"These women must have reserved a copy." (Qin)
"They move too much in bed, I find it uncomfortable." (Issei)
Issei mentally complained about how the girls made his emperor's sleep terrible and wanted to throw them out the window, he really wanted that.
The following days passed normally, Issei was meditating to balance his power and adjust the second level he had mastered, thinking about how to step into the third level and obtain Qin's true power.
"It will take some time, but I think in a few months or years you should be able to access my power." (Qin)
"I really want to use Chi You." (Issei)
"You will have the power of a Maou when you reach that level." (Qin)
"That is the power I want for the beginning of my future." (Issei)
"How ambitious." (Qin)
"I learned from the best." (Issei)
Issei and Qin talked with smiles on their faces, they liked having relaxed conversations about the future they would have.
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Some high-class party was happening at the hotel where Rias and Sona were, Issei didn't go so he wouldn't cause problems this time and also because he didn't like the people there.
"There are only bastards there." (Issei)
Issei stayed lying on a tree while remaining calm, he didn't want his peace to end because of a bunch of snobbish people.
"You should walk more." (???)
The people who arrived were Raiser, Ravel, and Rias, they were worried that the bored boy would do something again.
"I like it here." (Issei)
"I heard what you did in that place." (Raiser)
"I must be very famous now, I'm loving it." (Issei)
Issei thought about the uproar he caused and liked it, those idiots would remember him for a while and maybe never forget.
"Is Issei-sama calm now?" (Ravel)
"I am calm." (Issei)
The three could see that the man was still sulky about the situation and were somewhat worried.
"Are you going to stay lying there?" (Rias)
"For a while..." (Issei)
Issei thought about staying there a bit longer, but he saw something that bothered him, a small silhouette that looked a lot like Koneko, he couldn't identify it properly because he was blindfolded.
"I need to go somewhere." (Issei)
Issei quickly got down from the tree while all three were surprised, he was ready to cause trouble or something big.
"I want Ravel and Raiser to take care of things inside, tell everyone to protect themselves in case of an attack. Rias will follow me." (Issei)
The two agreed with Issei, they understood something could make the man act quickly.
"We'll wait for the signal." (Raiser)
"Okay." (Issei)
Issei and Rias followed toward the forest where Koneko was going, the forest was very dark and had a sinister air when they arrived there and saw the Nekomata with her ears exposed.
"Show yourself, Kuroka-nee-sama." (Koneko)
A black-haired Nekomata appeared with a man Issei had seen before, he was the same guy who accompanied Vali in his fight.
"Should you appear or should I do it for you?" (Bikou)
"Hey." (Issei)
Issei appeared calmly with his blindfold and Rias at his side, he didn't feel bothered by the people in front of him.
"I came to take Shirone, don't interfere." (Kuroka)
The black-haired Nekomata was irritated and seemed to want to recover something lost, she wanted her sister back.
"I don't want to go, I want to stay with everyone!" (Koneko)
Koneko showed rebellion when she said she didn't want to go with her sister and was ready to fight for it, Issei smiled when he saw that.
"It seems she doesn't want to go." (Issei)
"I'll take her by force." (Kuroka)
Kuroka launched a Senjutsu strike toward the three, but it was destroyed by the combined strikes of Koneko and Rias.
"I think I'll deal with you." (Issei)
Issei stood in front of a smiling Bikou, the two stared at each other when the man flew into the skies with his flying cloud and Hyoudou activated his Balance Breaker to fight.
"Let's fight." (Bikou / Issei)
Bikou made multiple copies of himself that wielded his staff, the copies of the current Sun Wukong made fast and powerful Bo strikes.
"Azure Dragon Style: Rain of Punches." (Issei)
Issei could fight a bit better with the blindfold now and could use that technique even while blindfolded, so he decided to counterattack that way.
"Let's blow up the sky." (Bikou)
"I expected nothing less." (Issei)
Their strikes made the clouds split at every moment, the explosions were very intense as they exchanged blows and smiled.
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"We'll win." (Rias)
"Senpai is holding that other one, so we must not be weak now." (Koneko)
Kuroka launched several Senjutsu spheres toward the two, she wanted to play a bit before getting serious.
"This will be your mistake." (Rias)
Rias was formulating a plan while intercepting those spheres with her Power of Destruction, Koneko advanced for closer combat using her brute strength and Nekomata senjutsu.
"You won't defeat me like this." (Kuroka)
Kuroka summoned more and more Senjutsu spheres while increasing the speed of her techniques, she was managing to pressure Rias successfully.
Rias used her powerful demonic energy and destruction energy to destroy those spheres at the same rate and keep Kuroka entertained.
"Let's see who wins, my destructive power or your senjutsu." (Rias)
Rias and Kuroka were clashing intensely, when one launched attacks, the other intercepted them in equal measure, it looked like an evenly matched battle.
"I trained for a long time too, trained so I wouldn't fall behind and only depend on Issei, now it's time to show it." (Rias)
Koneko was having difficulty advancing on her sister, the black-haired Nekomata was a Senjutsu specialist and knew how to prevent someone from approaching.
"I'll advance too, it'll be dangerous, but it's one of the only ways." (Rias)
Rias advanced in a direction opposite to Koneko while the two tried to get closer to the Nekomata, the destructive power prevented Kuroka from overwhelming them.
Kuroka summoned a Senjutsu wheel with very strong power, that was no joke if it hit them.
Rias concentrated her destruction power in her hands when she saw that, the energy of destruction formed a wheel similar to Kuroka's.
"What?" (Kuroka)
"I am very skilled with my destructive power, don't underestimate me!" (Rias)
Rias intercepted the Nekomata again while Koneko managed to approach her sister in close combat.
"Now it's the end." (Koneko)
Koneko landed a powerful punch on her sister and sent her flying away, Kuroka became angry and summoned a powerful poisonous miasma to weaken them.
"It won't work." (Rias)
Rias summoned her destruction power and tried to emit it toward the miasma, destroying it when they touched.
"You should give up." (Koneko)
Koneko approached Kuroka and landed another punch, sending her away again, the older Nekomata didn't get angry, she became proud.
"I'll give up for now, but know that you made your sister very proud." (Kuroka)
The real Bikou arrived beside the black-haired Nekomata when the sounds of blows stopped echoing in the skies.
"I managed to hold that monster for a long time, Vali will be happy when I tell him how strong he became." (Bikou)
"Let's go." (Kuroka)
The two teleported away while a smiling Issei clapped his hands for the two women, he was very proud.
"I'm happy with your evolution." (Issei)
"You didn't intervene on purpose?" (Rias)
"Yes, Koneko needed to overcome the trauma of her sister, and I wanted to see how strong my queen has become." (Issei)
Koneko blushed when she realized Issei was helping her, he wasn't just trying to take the burdens for himself.
"That guy was very strong, I don't know if I could defeat him at 100%, but that excites me." (Issei)
The three returned happy from that place, Koneko had finally overcome the fear of her blood and of her sister, she could be free.