"I think I know the basics now; I'll come back after classes, Lady Rias." (Issei)
Rias blushed slightly and felt flustered when Issei called her by that name as a form of respect and also flirting.
"Call me President or Rias Onee-sama." (Rias)
"I don't want to." (Issei)
Issei left as soon as he denied Rias's request, leaving the red-haired woman even more irritated than she already was.
"I'm going to kill him one day, I'm going to kill him..." (Rias)
Hyoudou Issei was happy after his meeting with Rias, because being a devil wasn't so bad according to the terms she explained; it only had advantages.
"Do you like that redhead???" (Qin)
"Yes, for some reason I'm in love with her, so I decided I'm going to have her as my harem queen." (Issei)
"Still with this harem story??" (Qin)
"I need ambitions, and I want a harem no matter what." (Issei)
"You're amusing." (Qin)
Qin and Issei continued discussing as Hyoudou sat in the classroom talking. The brown-haired boy would occasionally stop talking to his master to answer the teacher or because of Matsuda and Motohama.
"Are we going peeping today??" (Matsuda)
"Peeping would be a good option." (Motohama)
"No, peeping is a bad option." (Issei)
Matsuda and Motohama were surprised by Issei's answer; the whole class was, wondering if the boy was sick or had hit his head.
"Let's go peeping, your head will get better, Issei!" (Matsuda)
"Matsuda, Motohama, I realized something after all this time... Peeping at women might be good, but conquering them is even better." (Issei)
"He's gone crazy." (Motohama)
"It seems he really has gone crazy, Issei." (Matsuda)
Issei laughed as he stood up and walked toward someone he knew, a girl with pink hair and medium-sized breasts—they weren't small or large.
"Hello." (Issei)
"What do you want, pervert???" (Katase)
"I find you so beautiful; your hair looks like Sakura blossoms." (Issei)
Katase became a bit grumpy and blushed when Issei complimented her and her pink hair; the girl didn't expect that from the pervert.
"W-What do you want???" (Katase)
"I'd love to go out with you to eat something; I promise we'll have a great time." (Issei)
"Do you really think I'm going out with a pervert like you??" (Katase)
"I do, so when are we going out??" (Issei)
Katase lost her composure when she was caught in Hyoudou Issei's confident smooth-talking; the boy acted in a confident and flirtatious way.
"Take my number here, and we'll settle this later." (Katase)
Issei returned to his seat happy with Katase's number, and his two friends promptly greeted him with a punch to the face.
"Traitor!!" (Matsuda)
"Damn traitor!!" (Motohama)
"I'd beat you both up badly if you weren't my friends." (Issei)
Class ended with Matsuda and Motohama sulking at Issei. Young Hyoudou went to the Occult Research Club room and found four people there: a very cute loli with white hair, a handsome blond boy, and the two beauties of the school.
"Seems like I was the last to arrive." (Issei)
Issei was sad when he saw Rias sitting in the seat that should have been his—that luxurious throne that was so comfortable.
"I'm not giving you my chair." (Rias)
"Did you do anything good today???" (Akeno)
"I managed to get a date with a girl." (Issei)
"Congratulations, Issei-kun." (Kiba)
"Thanks." (Issei)
Rias looked at the boy, annoyed; that fellow seemed to be chasing skirts like everyone else did.
"You don't seem to be the pervert everyone says you are, am I wrong??" (Rias)
"I am a pervert. I will also be a King one day and I will have a harem, but I can't keep acting like I'm obsessed with girls right now, because that would go against my etiquette as a monarch." (Issei)
"So at least a rascal like you has manners." (Rias)
"Disgusting..." (Koneko)
Issei was thinking if he should flirt more with Rias or get a date with the black-haired girl.
"How do I get a date with you, Lady Rias??" (Issei)
"By dying and being born again." (Rias)
"And you, Akeno-san??" (Issei)
"I could go out with my kouhai anytime." (Akeno)
"Here's my number, call me later." (Issei)
"And y..." (Issei)
Issei couldn't finish talking to Koneko as he received a punch to the stomach from the white-haired loli.
"Die, and then I'll think about going out with you." (Koneko)
Rias was laughing when she saw Issei in that state; that boy had given her quite a headache.
... ... ...
It took a little while for Issei to wake up again, about 30 minutes to be exact, because that little girl had a very strong punch.
"Issei, did you know what that angel wanted with you??" (Rias)
"Sacred Gear. She killed me because of it." (Issei)
Issei regained his strength as he sat next to Kiba, wary of Koneko; that girl's punch had made him fearful.
"Have you already awakened yours???" (Rias)
"Yes, the name of my Sacred Gear is the Lost Emperor, Lady Rias." (Issei)
Rias and everyone in the room were surprised when they discovered the name of Issei's Sacred Gear, because it was a well-known one—too well-known, in fact.
"I got a Longinus on my team!" (Rias)
Rias lost her composure and hugged Issei when she discovered that this boy's God-given weapon was the Lost Emperor.
"Will you go out with me now??" (Issei)
"No!" (Rias)
"This boy is truly interesting..." (Akeno)
"He's actually quite powerful for a pervert." (Koneko)
"Our team has grown stronger, I'm happy." (Kiba)
"How did you know you should find me??" (Rias)
This question lingered in Rias's mind; she had planned to find Issei and didn't expect Hyoudou to be the one to come to her.
"I beat up a Fallen Angel when he came to kill me, and afterward he told me I was Gremory's little dog. The only Gremory here is you, and there was no way to confuse it when that guy used feminine pronouns to refer to that name." (Issei)
"And for what reason do you walk around blindfolded??" (Rias)
Rias wanted to know more about her pawn, as a good master knew her servants as if they were family.
"Kiba, could you prick yourself with a needle??" (Issei)
The people in the room were confused, but Rias gave a nod to Kiba, and the boy decided to do it to get an answer from young Issei.
Kiba Yuuto took a small needle and pricked his finger to draw a bit of blood. Issei removed his blindfold and showed his finger with a mark that inflicted the same damage as that prick.
"I receive the same damage that I see. That's why I use this blindfold; I only take it off when I'm going to fight seriously." (Issei)
"What a sad condition..." (Rias)
Rias felt a bit of pity when she saw the reason the arrogant and cocky boy used that blindfold; she decided to change the subject when she saw this.
"Let's get to work." (Rias)
Issei already knew what the pacts were from when he came earlier, and his doubts had been cleared, but something caught his attention.
"How do I teleport??" (Issei)
Rias explained step-by-step how to teleport using the magic circle, but the light of the circle was failing.
"It seems you don't have enough magical energy to use the circle, so you'll have to walk to the address." (Rias)
"Great, I'm going to be a joke to all the devils." (Issei)
"What a fake devil you are." (Qin)
"Shut up." (Issei)
"Respect me, kid!" (Qin)
Qin and Issei were bickering again as they headed to the house of the client who had hired him to fulfill his request.
"A normal house." (Issei)
"Doesn't even look like the house of someone who requested a devil." (Qin)
Issei knocked on the door of the house listed at the address once. He was greeted by a skinny man with glasses who seemed a bit irritated.
"Does the Devil knock on the door now??" (Morisawa)
"I don't have the energy to teleport, so it has to be this way." (Issei)
"Fake devil..." (Morisawa)
Issei entered to fulfill Morisawa's request; he looked at the man's house, and he seemed like a hardcore otaku.
"I want you to entertain me." (Morisawa)
Issei smiled when he realized how easy this would be; he already had an idea of how to do it with this guy.
"Let's talk about Dragon Ball..." (Issei)
"Seems we have a man of culture, or rather, a devil of culture." (Morisawa)
Issei and Morisawa talked for hours about Dragon Ball. Their conversation seemed to have no end until it got a bit late and Issei said goodbye to him.
"Tomorrow is Saturday and there's no school, so I won't need to go to the Occult Research Club." (Issei)
Issei decided to go to bed with those thoughts after leaving Morisawa's house and reaching his bed; he would go eat something tomorrow.
... ... ...
"Let's train a bit, a walk." (Qin)
"Let's go!" (Issei)
Issei put on his hoodie and gray athletic set and went for a walk through the whole city; he would only stop once he had circled it.
"Later we need to find some strong people; it's not good to only train physically." (Qin)
"Yes, I want to fight too." (Issei)
"That guy wasn't even worth the effort." (Qin)
"That Dohnawhatever was very weak and cocky." (Issei)
"He should have had more humility." (Qin)
"Certainly." (Issei)
Issei and Qin were talking when they saw a person fallen on the ground; this person was dressed as a nun and seemed a bit clumsy.
"Let's help her." (Qin)
"Let's." (Issei)
Issei approached the woman in the nun's habit; the girl was regaining her senses while her panties were exposed, and she was in an embarrassing state.
"Do you need help??" (Issei)
"Could you guide me through the city?? I need to reach that church??" (Asia)
"I can't go there, but I can show you the way." (Issei)
"Thank you very much." (Asia)
Issei looked at the nun, smiling, and thought she was very cute; the boy couldn't contain himself as he grabbed her and made a request.
"Let's have a date??" (Issei)
"W-What??" (Asia)
Asia found that boy strange even for her, but she was very happy when the young man wanted to go out with her.
"My name is Asia Argento, please take care of me." (Asia)
The rest of the day passed with Issei taking Asia to a restaurant to eat something delicious that the nun had never eaten, an arcade to have fun, and even to the cinema.
"I'll take you to the church now." (Issei)
"Okay." (Asia)
Issei felt uneasy because of the holy ground when he mentioned the church, but he managed to suppress it, thinking that this pain was normal.
"It seems we meet again..." (???)
The environment changed and all the people in it had disappeared; a magic barrier was formed to seal this space, and the supernatural was here. The person who spoke to them was a woman with black hair, a very sexy outfit that showed a lot, and black wings—one Issei already knew very well.
"Yuuma." (Issei)
"My name is Raynare." (Raynare)
Asia became nervous, thinking she might bring trouble to Issei, and wanted to go to Raynare's side to prevent more problems.
"Hand her over." (Raynare)
"I have to go." (Asia)
Issei placed his hand on Asia and prevented her from leaving to meet Raynare in the circle; the boy knew something bad would happen if he let her.
"Seems I'll have to teach you manners, you shitty devil." (Raynare)
Asia was frightened when she heard that Issei was a devil, but she also felt a bit of logic as the boy tried to avoid the church. Raynare took Issei more seriously; he had defeated Dohnaseek, who was weaker than her, but still a Fallen.
"Come on then." (Issei)
Issei put himself into a very strange combat pose with his right arm forward to parry the blow and his left arm back; his legs were well-positioned to move.
"Here I come." (Raynare)
Raynare advanced with her light spear and threw it toward Issei's legs; the boy moved to dodge the spear and advanced slowly toward her.
"He has good reflexes..." (Raynare)
Raynare materialized another spear to throw at Issei, but this time there were two, and they were even faster than the previous one.
Hyoudou smiled as he jumped toward the black-haired woman; she got nervous with the boy's approach—his reflexes were almost too good.
"Die!!" (Raynare)
Raynare used her light spear to fight Hyoudou hand-to-hand this time, but Issei grabbed her arm at the same time and a "crack" of something breaking occurred.
"Monkey Style: Branch Breaker." (Issei)
Issei used the force Raynare was going to use to fight with the spear to break the very arm she was attacking with.
"Good choice. The Monkey Style is good for returning attacks or turning the enemy's strength back on them." (Qin)
"Branch Breaker is a very good skill for this moment; it can return the force exerted by my opponent to break one of their bones or injure them severely, but you have to be at a very close distance and the force must be equivalent." (Issei)
"What??" (Raynare)
"Horse Style: Swift Kick." (Issei)
Raynare was sent flying by Issei's kick; the woman was nearly unconscious when she received those two critical blows.
"Horse Style is very good for moving or applying strikes like kicks." (Qin)
"It's a shame I've only mastered three styles of your Animal martial art; I need to master the last two as well." (Issei)
"You are very talented for learning three of them in six months. I believe you will master the other two very soon." (Qin)
"You can run; I'm not going after trash like you." (Issei)
Raynare fled with her black wings in indescribable fear, leaving a stunned Asia behind.
"What do I do now??" (Asia)
"Whatever you want. I'm going to call my master and ask for advice on what to do." (Issei)
"She will come after us with more people." (Asia)
"Asia, you became a friend of mine on this date, and I won't let anyone hurt or injure you. That idiot would only do you harm, something I cannot allow." (Issei)
Asia collapsed into Issei's arms when she thought she was no longer in danger, for even someone as naive as the blonde knew she was in deep trouble.
"Am I safe??" (Asia)
"You are." (Issei)
"Thank you, thank you so much." (Asia)
Issei smiled as Asia cried in his arms; she finally had safety and perhaps someone to trust.