HighSchool DxD: True Crimson Dragon Emperor

Life. 8

(At the Abandoned Church)
It's been almost a month since he became a Devil.
Issei is currently lying down on one of the bench. Asia
and Mittelt are playing with Rassie, with Dohnaseek
lying on the floor unconscious... He got electrified by
Rassei as soon as he tried to touch it. He got burnt
black and smokes are rising from his whole body.
Raynare and Kalawarner were currently out. Issei shut
his eyes as he decided to rest for a while.
"You sure are a strange Devil, Issei-sama. I've never
seen a Devil befriend with Fallen Angels before."
Tiamat's voice was heard. She said it with an amused
tone.
Issei opened his eyes only to see Tiamat's face was
close to him.
"Uwaaa~" Issei startled and fell off the bench.
*Thud!*
"Ouch... Tiamat... please don't just come out whenever
you feel like it..." Issei plead tiredly, still lying on the
floor.
Ever since he got Tiamat as his familiar, his life
became more... livelier? Tiamat would appear in front
of him, not wearing anything as he's about to take a
shower or while he's taking shower. She would
sometimes sneak onto his bed while he's asleep. That
pretty much shock Issei every single time whenever he
wakes up. Occasionally, she would chat with Ddraig in
Issei's head but they mostly ended up arguing with
each other. Issei could only sweat drop on his head as
he witness his Dragon is arguing with Tiamat in his
mind.
"Oh come on Issei-sama, it's not like you can do
anything about it." Tiamat started teased Issei as she
sits on previous Issei's spot. Her current attires are a
blue coloured loose t-shirt and short black jeans.
Issei stood up and dusted himself. 'I really can't do
anything about it huh...' He's currently brainstorming,
trying to find a way or reason to make Tiamat from
teasing him any further in the future.
'...Nope. I got nothing...' He then sighed as he can no
longer come out with any solution.
"We're back~ Oh, Issei. You're here."
Issei turned to see Raynare entering the church while
Kalawarner is behind her.
Raynare and Kalawarner walked towards him and
stopped as they notice someone else is sitting on the
bench.
They looked at the young woman for a while. Raynare
then decided to ask. "Issei, who is this?"
"Oh. Let me introduce to you all. She is my familiar,
Tiamat." Issei smiled as he introduce the Dragon King
to the Fallen Angels.
"... ..." Silence took over for a minute...
""""Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!?"""" All the Fallen Angels,
including Dohnaseek who just woke up and heard that
had their eyes popped out.
"Y-Y-Y-You mean one of the D-D-Dragon King, Chaos
Karma Dragon, T-T-Tiamat!? She's your Familiar!?"
Raynare stuttered.
"Yep~" Issei smiled wider.
"Nice to meet you all, fellow Fallen Angels." Tiamat
greeted nonchalantly.
All the Fallen Angels were shaking heavily at the
presence of Chaos Karma Dragon at their base.
Issei turned to look at Tiamat as he remembers
something while showing a serious expressions.
"Tiamat, there's something I've been wanting to ask
you for a long time."
Tiamat send her attentions towards her master.
"What is it Issei-sama." Her tone became more
serious.
"Is possible for a Devil to see at a distance through
the eyes of his or her familiars?"
"!?" Tiamat widened her eyes at her master's question
and narrow them back as she answer.
"It is possible. Why did you ask, boy?"
Issei look around and decided to tell his familiar.
"We'll talk about this outside the church."
"Raynare, I'll leave Asia to you for a while." Issei
added.
"O-Okay..." Raynare agreed.
(Outside the Church)
Issei looked around to see if the coast is clear.
"Last month, after we got back from the Forest of
Familiar, Buchou baked us a cake and we celebrated
at the clubroom..."
"Okay... that's nice... But how does that line to my
question?" Tiamat asked.
"Let me continue, I noticed that there was a red eagle
like bird which looked like a phoenix was sitting on a
tree branch just outside the clubroom. It's watching
Buchou's every movement. I caught it at first, but then
it vanished in a burst of flame."
Tiamat folds her hands and frown as she listen to
what her master just said.
"I'm also worried about Buchou as well... She's been
acting weird lately. She smiled less and space out
more while looking out the window in the clubroom. I
hate it when a girl is showing a sad face..." Issei
muttered out the last part. But Tiamat heard it.
She walk towards Issei and patted on his head,
smilimg warmly.
"You're really kind Issei-sama. You show a lot of
respect to girls. You also tend to look after people you
care about."
Issei blushes as Tiamat praised him while patting his
head.
"T-Thanks..."
"By the way, how about we duel again." Tiamat said it
with a smirk as the place her hands on her hip.
"I can't. I'm back to using only 10% of my power. I will
need Asia unseal them again if I have to duel with you
and just so I don't get beaten to pulp. That's just how
strong you are. Besides, if we really did duel, this
place will be destroy easily." Issei shrugged and said it
tiredly.
"True." Tiamat agreed and grin.
"Let's head back in there. Before anyone comes out."
Tiamat suggested and Issei nodded in agreement.
(Evening in Issei's Room)
Issei is currently lying his bed. He keeps on thinking
about the phoenix familiar.
'Is Buchou being targeted by someone? Normally you
can count this as stalking right?'
"!?" Issei widened his eyes as he realised that he made
a mistake. He lifted his upper body up and sit on his
bad.
"Crap. If what Tiamat said was true... then that means
whoever the phoenix's master is... he saw me!?"
Issei cursed himself for not realising it sooner. He
sighed and scratch the back of his head.
"For me to make this kind of mistake..."
Suddenly, the floor on Isse's room started to glow. The
light forms a circular magic circle and a symbol which
is familiar to Issei started to appear.
It's the Gremory Symbol.
The magic circle glow even brighter causing Issei to
cover his eyes with his hand. As the light dies down,
Issei then removed his hand and his eyes widened as
he saw a familiar person standing in front of him.
"Buchou? What are you doing in my room?" Issei raise
his eyebrow as he ask his master.
Rias has sad, worried and desperate expressions on
her face. She then said something shocking to Issei.
"Please make love to me."
"!?" Issei started to blush heavily.
"W-W-W-What?"
"I want you to take my virginity. Immidiately."
*Choo Choo~!*
Steams were coming out of Issei's ears.
"W-W-W-Why?"
"Hurry. Please, I'll get ready soon." Rias said that as
she started to take off her uniform.
"B-But, Buchou! Why!?" Issei is getting really confuse
and he started to panic.
"Please Issei. I've thought about all different kind of
method. But this is the only way left."
"W-W-What do you mean the only way!? Please stop
stripping!" Issei plead. He wanted to escape so badly.
But his curiosity made him stayed.
Rias took off her bra, not listening to Issei's pleading.
Leaving only her panties, she walked towards him and
got onto his bed.
"I thought about asking Yuuto... but I guess he
wouldn't do it. He's just a pure knight after all. That's
why I came to you..." Rias said that as she close the
distance between her and Issei.
"I-I-I can't do it!" Issei was trying his best not to let
the blood flow out of his nose. He gave himself a pat
to his back for not passing out from seeing his master
naked in front of him.
Rias gritted her teeth as she heard that. She became
even more desperate and shouted.
"Why!? Aren't I good enough, Issei!?"
"!?" Issei widened his eyes as he saw tears are
building up in Rias's eyes. Issei clenched his hands
tightly when he saw that.
"No! It's not like that! You're beautiful! You really are!
B-But... This isn't right! You are not the Buchou I
know! The Buchou I know always smile, always focus
in her tasks! What happened to you!? Since last month,
you acted weird! You smile less! You space out most
of the time! Are you worried about something!?"
Issei said it out loud while he was putting his hands on
Rias's shoulders. Rias's eyes widened as she heard
what Issei said. Tears then fall from her eyes to her
cheek. Issei picked up his blanket and cover Rias up.
"Wait here for a while"
Issei exited his room. He looked around and sighed
feeling relief that Asia was still asleep. He then went
to the kitchen and made a cup of hot chocolate. He
brought it his room. Seeing Rias was still sitting on his
bed with his blanket covering her.
"Here, drink this. It'll make you feel better." He gave
the hot chocolate to Rias.
"T-Thank you..." Rias blushed as she accepted the
beverage.
"It's good." Rias gave a small smile as she took a sip.
Issei smiled as he saw Rias smiled a bit.
He then sat on the floor, looking at his master. He
chose his words carefully.
"...Buchou...You wanna talk about it? It's okay if you
choose not to... I won't force you..."
Rias smiled again and look down slightly. "You really
are very kind Issei. I'm sorry for what I did earlier..."
"It's okay..." Issei scratched the back of his head and
blush as he remembers what he saw...
Rias then sighed tiredly and decided to speak.
"I'm engaged..."
"!?" Issei widened his eyes. Shock upon hearing that,
but remained quiet and listen.
"His name is Riser Phoenix..." Rias called her fiancé's
name while feeling disgusted as if the name is a taboo
to her.
"He is the third son of the Phoenix Clan... which was
ranked Duke like Gremory Clan... Their clan have
inherent powers that are equivalent to the legendary
creature, the Immortal Fire Bird, Phoenix..."
"My parents set me and him up as an arranged
marriage in order to bring together two clans and to
preserve the bloodline of Pure-Blooded Devils..." Rias
spoke while showing a sad smile.
'Phoenix... A phoenix familiar... He must be the one
that's stalking Buchou through his familiar.' Issei
deduce.
"I never wanted to marry that man..." Rias started to
grip the now emptied cup in her hands tightly. She
was gritted her teeth tightly.
"Buchou... why are you so against this marriage? What
makes you dislike your fiancé so much?" Issei ask.
"...It's because... I am a Gremory." Rias started to
show a sad face.
"Ever since I was born, I'm a Devil from the House of
Gremory... that name follows me wheneve" I go..."
'I see... so Buchou has this burden on her back all this
time..." Issei close his eyes as he listened.
"Everyone in the Devils' Society look at me as Rias
from the Gremory... not as Rias. That's why I came to
human world... because everyone sees me as who I
am, not the Rias from the Gremory. That's why I really
enjoy my life at the human world..."
"I want to be with someone who will love me as Rias...
without the fact that I'm a Gremory. That's what I
want... but that man, he's the same as everyone else...
He only looks at me as Rias from the Gremory... he
only loves me as Rias from the Gremory... I hate it... I
really do..."
Rias is currently shaking. Her eyes were shut tightly as
tears are coming out from her eyes. She's crying. Rias
Gremory, for the first time in her life, cried in front of
someone. Feeling emotionally overwhelmed.
Issei was quite for the whole time. He then stood up
and closes his distance between him and Rias.
"Issei...?" Rias's voice was a bit shaky.
Issei was quiet. He then bend his knees to reach at
Rias's level. He raised and put his right hand on her
head. Rias started to blush as Issei's face was getting
closer. Her eyes widened as she felt Issei's forehead
touched hers. She blushes even further as she felt
Issei's warmth. He closes his eyes and smile.
Issei then spoke seriously yet with a gentle voice to
Rias.
"I like Rias as Rias, not as Rias from the Gremory. I
am still new here... So I cannot tell how much burden
you have been carrying... But, I am here now Rias. I
am your Pawn. I will always stand by your side,
supporting every decision you make. I am willing to
carry that burden for you for the rest of my life."
Rias's eyes widened even more. Tears are starting to
flow out even more. She hug Issei tightly, not wanting
to let him go.
"Issei... my cute Issei... Thank you... Thank you for
being here..."
"Shh... I'll always stay by your side, Rias... That's why,
no more crying. There has to be another way that I
can help you. I'll find a way, I promise." Issei hugged
her back and rub Rias's head gently to placate her.
They remain at that position for a few minutes.
"Are you feeling any better Buchou?" Issei asked still
trap within Rias's grasp and he went back addressing
her as Buchou again.
"Yea. Tee Hee..." Rias nodded as she let go of Issei
and she giggled.
"?" Issei tilted his head as he readjust the blanket that
was covering Rias.
"Just now... you called me Rias. Issei called me Rias."
Rias smiles warmly as she closes her eyes replaying
the scenario in her head.
"O-Oh!? S-Sorry about that Buchou! I-I just went with
the flow!" Issei started to panic, not knowing what to
do.
"It's okay Issei. I want you to call me by my name
more often next time. Okay?" Rias said it, still having
that smile on her face.
"R-Really? You sure about that?" Issei blushes.
Rias nodded happily.
'At least she's back to her normal self. That's good.'
Issei smiled as he saw Rias smiles again.
Suddenly, the floor on Issei's room started to shine
again. Rias was staring at that magic circle with a
slight disgust.
A beautiful silver-haired young woman in her late
twenty's. She's wearing a maid uniform. The maid
then took a step forward and spoke silently after
seeing Issei and Rias.
"Are you trying to break the agreement by doing
something like this?"
'Did she mean sex?' Issei thought while raising one of
his eyebrow.
"If I don't go that far, both Otou-sama and Onii-sama
won't listen to me right?" Rias countered.
The maid spoke again. "Both Sirzech-sama and the
master will become sad after they find out that you
tried to give your purity to some lowly person like
this."
Rias snapped upon hearing that.
"Don't you dare call my servant lowly! He was there for
me when I was at my lowest! I won't forgive you, even
if it's you Grayfia! Also, my purity is mine and mine
alone! What's wrong with me giving it to someone I
acknowledge!?"
Issei place his hand on Rias's shoulder, trying to tell
her to calm down. He then gave her a weak smile and
shook his head, meaning that he doesn't mind being
call a lowly person... But deep down inside him, his
pride was hurt.
Rias sighed as she starts to calm down. The maid
called Grayfia widened her eyes as she saw the young
man was able to placate Rias that easily. She then
bend down to pick up Rias's bra.
"Anyway, you are the next heiress of the House of
Gremory, so please don't show your skin to a man
recklessly. Even more so, you are currently engaged."
Grayfia puts the bra on Rias's body, while Issei's turn
around look at the wall with his back was facing them.
He know that it's rude to look at them.
"We're done." Rias said.
"Are you cover in the blanket yet? I cannot face you if
you're not." Issei spoke, still not willing to look at
them.
Rias picked up the blanket from the floor and cover
herself. "Okay. You can turn around now."
The young man then turn to look at them.
Grayfia look at Issei for a moment and decided to
introduce herself.
"Hello. I am a maid that serves the House of Gremory.
My name is Grayfia. Pleased to make your
acquaintance." She bowed her head down.
Issei bowed in response and introduce himself to
Grayfia.
"I'm Hyoudou Issei. Rias-sama's Pawn. Please to meet
you."
Grayfia widened her eyes as she heard Issei's name.
"You're Issei? The Red Dragon Emperor?"
Rias narrowed her eyes and decided to change the
topic quickly. "Grayfia, we will discuss this next time.
Let's go back to my room. I will listen to what you
have to say over there. Akeno can also attend right?"
Rias picked up her clothes and wrap them around her
hand, covering her frontal part.
"The "Priestess of Thunder?" I don't see why not. After
all, a High-class Devils must always have their Queen
by their side." Grayfia shift her sight to Rias.
"Very well. Issei..."
Issei turned his head as he heard Rias called him. Rias
puts her hand around Issei's hand, not wanting him to
escape on what she's about to do. His eyes widened
as he felt something warm crash onto his lips. Both
Grayfia and Issei's eyes widened. Rias is currently
kissing him!?
"Mhmmmm!" Issei started panic. Why wouldn't he, the
maid that serves the House of Gremory is right next to
him.
Rias spoke nervously as they broke apart, "My first
kiss... That's something a girl treasures in Japan right?"
Issei currently have steam coming out of his head. His
brain has frozen over.
"Eh!? T-T-That's your First Kiss!? What have I done!?"
Issei panic even more.
Rias giggled. "Think of it as a reward. I wanted to
thank you. You were there when I was at my lowest
point. Thank you Issei."
Issei's blush darkened. "O-O-Okay..." He replied
sheepishly. He took a peek at Grayfia.
Grayfia is currently standing stiffly, she's showing a
complicated expression as she just witness her Ojou-
sama to kiss one of her servant... on the lips.
"I'll see you tomorrow Issei." Rias smiled warmly. She
then along with Grayfia teleported.
Issei is still frozen from what had just happened.
"Okay... That kiss will wake me up for the rest of the
night..." He said that while touching his lips, still
feeling the sensation of Rias kissing him.
(At 2nd Year Classroom)
*Yawnnnnn~*
Issei yawned on his seat while looking out the window.
He was right all along, that kiss from last night really
prevented him from sleeping.
Right now, they're having break time.
"Issei-kun."
Issei heard Kiba calling him and turned his head to see
Kiba waving him in front of the classroom door. He
then stood up from his seat, carrying his bag with him
and walk towards Kiba.
"Asia, I'll be going first. You can some later after you
finish your lunch."
"Hai. I'll see you later, Issei-san." Asia answered.
"What's up with Hyoudou-kun?"
"Yea, he doesn't seem to have any mood at all."
The first question was asked by a girl with her brown
hair in twin side's ponytail that go past her shoulders.
Each was held with a red ribbons. Her front hair has
two long bangs that go past her shoulders too.
The latter one was asked by a girl with peach colour
hair. She has a shoulder length hair and she wears a
blue headband.
Asia only shook her head and gave a force smile, "It's
nothing worry about Murayama-san, Katase-san. Issei-
san is just being a little tired."
(Occult Reseach Club)
Issei and Kiba are walking toawrds the clubroom after
they had entered the oldhouse.
When they arrived in front of the door, Kiba notice
something.
"For me... to only able realise the presence at here..."
'...Don't tell me you just noticed...' Issei thought as he
look at Kiba.
Kiba showed a serious expression by narrowing his
eyes. Issei just went and open the door, ignoring
Kiba's seriousness.
In the room, there's Rias, Akeno, Koneko and...
Grayfia...
Rias has a very unpleasant face, but her expression
lightened as she saw Issei. Akeno-san is smiling like
usual, but she has cold vibe.
Koneko-chan is sitting on a chair at the corner quietly
looking down at the floor, not wanting to get involved
with others much as possible.
Issei was not surprise when he saw Grayfia. He
already knew she was here ever since the break time
started. But... he started to sweat on his head as
Grayfia is staring at him. Well... he did kiss the next
heiress of the House of Gremory... B-But in his
defence, it was Rias who made the move... he's more
like a victim!
Grayfia then removed her stares from Issei and look at
Rias.
"Ojou-sama, do you want me to explain the situation?"
Rias rejected her offer with a wave of her hand.
"The truth is- "
As Rias is about to explain, Issei's eyes widened, he
turn around look at the floor. Everyone noticed Issei's
action and look towards the area he's looking.
"Someone's coming." Issei said it.
""""!?"""" The members of Occult Research Club,
including Grayfia widened their eyes.
Grayfia however, was not surprise at Issei's statement.
But at Issei himself. 'This boy have a great sense. To
be able to detect someone arriving before the
teleportation circle even emerge...'
An orange magic circle started to appear and glows on
the floor.
The symbol is completely different from the
Gremory's... A symbol of Phoenix.
"Phoenix Clan..." Issei muttered out loud.
This causes everyone except Rias to look at him as
she was the one who provided him the information.
Flames started to come out from the magic circle, this
causes the room temperature to increase. But for
Issei, that flame is nothing to him.
A silhouette of a man inside the flames started to
appear. The flames disappear as he swing his arm to
the side.
"Hahhhhh. How long has it been since I last visit
human's world."
The man in his late twenty's with short blonde hair
and dark blue eyes is standing in front of all them is
wearing a red suit. He didn't have a tie and his shirt is
opened until his chest.
Issei admit that the blonde guy is handsome... but the
way he's wearing his attire gives Issei an opinion that
the blonde guy is more like a bad boy.
The guy looked around the room and found Rias, but
he failed to notice the presence of the boy who caught
him stalking Rias through his familiar... He then
smirked.
"My lovely Rias. I've come for you."
Both Issei and Rias narrowed their eyes at the same
time.
"Now then, Rias. Let's go and take a look at the
ceremony hall. Since the date of ceremony has been
decided, we need to go and check them."
That guy just grab onto Rias's hand and started pulling
her.
"Let go of me, Riser." Rias said it in a deep and very
very serious voice.
'So he's Riser Phoenix...' Issei said to himself mentally,
still narrowing his eyes.
She's trying to free herself by shaking Riser's hand
off. Issei then decided to butt in.
"Sir, I believe you're hurting my master. Please kindly
remove your hand from hers." Issei spoke out as he
grab onto Riser's hand.
"""""!?""""" Everyone including Grayfia had their heart
stopped as they saw Issei grabbing Riser's hand.
"What do you wan- " "!?" At first Riser was pissed as a
Low-class Devil just touched him, a High-class Devil.
But he lost his words when he saw the person
grabbing his hand.
'It's that boy from the time!' Riser quickly let go of
Rias's hand and shake off Issei's hand.
"Y-Y-You!?" Riser pointed Issei with his index finger
and back away from Issei a bit.
"You two know each other?" Rias asked as she stands
beside Issei.
"Tch. No, I've never seen him before." Riser look away
and dusted his hand at the part where Issei just
grabbed nim.
Issei smirked at Riser's denial, but kept quiet.
Grayfia then decided to introduce Riser to Issei, not
knowing that he already know who the former one is.
"Hyoudou Issei-sama, this is- "
"Riser Phoenix right? I've heard things about him." Issei
not waiting for Grayfia to finish.
Both Grayfia and Riser widened their eyes after
hearing that, but chose to remain quite.
Rias sits down on the couch while Riser sat next to
her. He set his hand on Rias's shoulder, but the latter
keeps on shaking his hands off. Feeling disgusted. But
that doesn't demotivate Riser at all... He just keeps on
touching her hair, hands and shoulder.
Issei's right eye twitches as he witness his master
being harass by the High-class stalker. One side of
him admire Rias for not being explosive... yet. The
other side of him really wanted to beat the crap out of
that stalker.
"The tea made by Rias's Queen sure taste wonderful."
Riser praised Akeno's tea.
"Thank you very much." Akeno smiled but her voice
carries thorns in it, but Riser is just too stupid to
notice it.
Veins started to pop out from Rias's head as she can
no longer takes it. She stood up from her seat and
shouted at Riser.
"Stop it already, Riser! I said it before and I'll said it
again, I will not Marry You!"
"I heard that before. But Rias, that won't do, you
know? I think the situation of your household is quite
serious." Riser smirked and continue to talk with a
smug on his face.
"The newly produced Devils-. The ones like your
servants, the reincarnated Devils, are expanding in
terms of strength but that would make us, the High-
class Devils with old history background, lose our
place. There are old nobles who gets close to the
reincarnated Devils because they are very powerful.
Well, that might be alright. The newly produced Devils
are also important for our future. But we can't allow
the pure-blood Devils to go extinct right? You and I
were chosen in order to prevent the pure-bloods from
going extinct. My house is safe because I have my
older brothers. But there are only two siblings in your
house. And your brother is someone who left the
house. Then there would only be you, Rias, who can
inherit the House of Gremory."
"Besides, both your father and brother are afraid that
your household will become extinct. We lost a great
number of Pure-Blood Devils in the last war. The only
solution for a Pure-Blood Devil to prevent themselves
from going extinct is to join the clans together and
produce the children of Pure-Blood Devil."
Riser continues further, "Rias, I will remind you again.
You are the future heiress of the the House of
Gremory, if you don't take a husband, the House of
Gremory will go extinct in your generation. Are you
trying to crush the household that has been continuing
for a very long time? Because of the past war, there is
not even half the number of Devils who were referred
as "72 pillars". This marriage has the future of the
Devils on the line."
Issei listened the whole conversations, absorbing the
information and combining it with the knowledge he
had.
'I can see the situation they're in now... In a summary,
the Pure-Blood Devils fear the increase number of
Reincarnated Devil, while their number either remained
the same or decreasing... If I remember correctly, out
of the 72 Pillars, only 34 remains. Which is a pretty
bad state...'
"I will not crush my house! And I am willing to take a
husband!" Rias said it out loud, while taking a quick
peek at Issei. The latter however did not notice, as he
was processing the information. But Grayfia caught
Rias's action...
"Ah, as I have expected from Rias! Then let's go- "
Riser gave a smile after he finished his tea.
Rias didn't let him finish what he was about to say and
told him.
"But I will never marry you, Riser! I will marry someone
I acknowledge. Even Devils from the old noble house
have the right to choose!"
Issei smiled after hearing his master's resolve. Riser
on the other hand gave and unpleasant expression. He
stood up from his seat. His eyes became sharper.
"...You know what Rias. I too am a Devil who carries
the name of the House of Phoenix behind me. I can't
have that name get tarnished. I don't even want to
come to this tiny old building in the human world! I am
the proud Phoenix who resembles and rules fire and
wind! However fire and wind in this world is filthy! For
me, someone in a High-class to visit this disgusting
place... I CAN'T STAND IT!"
Fires started to appear on Riser's body. There killing
intent and hostility from Riser causes everyone in the
room to get into fighting stance. Except for Issei and
Grayfia.
"Rias, I will take you back to the Underworld, even if I
have to BURN ALL OF YOUR SERVANTS!"
"DON'T YOU DARE THREATEN MY SERVANTS!" Rias
shouted loudly at Riser. Red aura appear from Rias
body.
Riser ignored Rias and increase his demonic power.
The fire started to cover his body, going around his
back and form a wings of fire. He then raises his right
hand up while the fire started to accumulate and coat
on his hand. He then brought his hand aiming at Rias's
servants. He shot out the fireball big enough to engulf
the group of servants. Grayfia was about to interfere,
but something stopped her...
Issei grinned and step forward. Opening his hands and
bringing them to his side as if he's going to give a
welcome huge to the fireball. His eyes widened while
the pupils constrict.
"Issei!"
""Issei-kun!?""
"Issei-senpai!?"
Everyone was shock when they saw Issei stepping
towards the fire. Completely forgetting how strong he
actually is. Even Riser widened his eyes seeing Issei's
action. Everyone misunderstood Issei's action, as they
all thought that Issei was shielding Akeno, Kiba and
Koneko.
"Hah! At least there is one Devil eager to Die!" Riser
laughed.
Within a second, the fireball collided with Issei.
However, instead of exploding when it touches Issei,
the fireball started to shrink.
"!?"
Everyone widened their eyes as that witness the
fireball shrinked... They were surprised even more as
they found out what causes it to shrink... Issei is
inhaling it! NO! He's Eating it!
*Sluuuuuuuurp~*
"Hahhhhhhh~" Issei sighed and showed a disappointing
face after he finish eating the fireball.
"Riser-sama, I don't want to say this... but you fire...
they taste horrible." Issei said it bluntly.
"You! How dare you disrespect me! You lowly servant!
Do you even know who you're talking to!?" Riser is
furious as he had just been insulted by Issei.
"Not much. But I do know that you are stalker."
The room was silence for a few minutes.
"!?"Everyone then widened their eyes. Riser, a stalker!?
"Who's the stalker here!? You, a Low-class Devil
should know you're place and shut up!" Riser denied.
"Issei what do you mean when you said Riser is a
stalker." Rias ask Issei directly completely ignoring
Riser.
"It was last month I think, I caught him stalking
Buchou through his familiar. I believe that it was a red
feathered chicken. It was sitting on the tree brunch
just outside this window." Issei pointed at the tree just
outside the window. He also set the bait, waiting for
Riser to bite it as he just insulted Riser's familiar as a
chicken.
"It's not a chicken! That's a phoenix you idiot!" Riser
shouted at Issei without thinking, not knowing that he
just took the bait.
Issei grinned when he heard that.
"!?" Riser quickly cover his mouth with both his hands
Rias unconsciously wrap her hands around her body
and look at Riser with great disgust. Everyone is
looking at great disgust.
"I am not stalking! It's called observing!" Riser
countered. Finally admitting that the information being
true.
Issei decided to add in a few thing, "Or... observing
someone without asking for their permission."
Riser send a death glare at Issei, trying to send a
message to him telling him to shut up. Issei just ignore
that death glare.
Grayfia step into the conversation again.
"Lord Gremory, Sirzechs-sama, and those from the
House of Phoenix knew it would turn out like this.
Everyone knew that it wouldn't be solved peacefully,
so they decided to make a last resort."
"Last resort? What do you mean, Grayfia?" Rias raises
her eyebrows.
"Ojou-sama, if you wish to push your opinion forward,
then how about you settle it by having a Rating Game
against Riser-sama?
"!?"
Rias becomes speechless hearing Grayfia-san. She
seems to be very shocked.
Issei went on and put on his thinking cap again.
"Rating Game... where did I hear that word before..."
Issei muttered out loudly.
"It's a game that is played by the Devils with peerage,
and they compete by making their servants battle."
Kiba explains as he heard Issei's mutter.
"Oh right, it's like a chess play right? Yea I
remembered." Issei used his right hand gently
hammered his left palm as he remember what Rating
Game is.
He then turn his head and look at Grayfia.
"Grayfia-san, if Buchou wins in the Rating Game?"
Grayfia widened her eyes a bit but remained in a calm
posture.
"If Ojou-sama wins, she can do whatever she likes."
Riser added with a smirk, "That is, if she wins."
Issei look at Rias... "Buchou, can you hear me?"
"!?" Rias look back at Issei, with great surprise.
"Issei... is that you? Are you talking in my head?"
Issei nodded.
"Buchou, take that deal. That is your ticket to your
freedom."
"A-Are you sure!?"
Issei nodded again.
"Hey brat, is there something wrong with your head?"
Riser asked Issei.
Issei ignore him and continue.
"Remember what I said last night. I will always stand and
fight beside you. I will shoulder all your burden."
Rias started to blush as she remembers the scenario.
She shook her head and look at Grayfia with a
determinations in her eyes.
"Grayfia, I accept that offer. We will settle this in the
Rating Game."
Grayfia widened her eyes, as she sees Rias's eyes
were full with confidence.
'Hyoudou Issei-sama must have done something...'
Grayfia thought.
"What about you, Riser-sama? Will you accept and
participate in the Rating Game?"
Riser just closes his eyes and smirk.
"Hee, if Rias is accepting it, I don't mind. Since I'm
already a matured Devil and I have already participated
in the official game. I have already won most of the
games. Even so, you still want to play with me, Rias?
You've never even participate in an official games
before. You have little to zero experience in the real
Rating Game. You're chances of winning me is very
slim. Hahahahaha!"
Riser's arrogant started to get into his head.
"Don't you dare mock my master, Riser-sama. I won't
forgive you if you say it any further."
"!?" Riser look at the source of that threatening voice.
Who dares threaten him!?
Issei is currently glaring at him with both his pupils
and irises constricted. He's mad... really mad. A strong
pressure bursts out from him, causing the others to
back away a bit. Even the proud Riser is shaking a bit
as he felt those pressure coming from Issei.
"Issei-sama, please calm down a bit. Also, please
remember your current position." Grayfia said it
calmly.
Issei quickly lowers his power as he remembers his
current position, a servant of Rias Gremory, a Low-
class Devil.
Riser then added two cents, "T-That's right! Know your
place you Low-class! There's no way you have enough
power to threaten me!" His pride and arrogant blinded
him.
Grayfia however said it out bluntly, "No Riser-sama.
The power that Issei-sama gave out exceeds yours.
I'm only saying that to protect you."
"!?" Riser looked at Grayfia with a shocking expression.
'A-A Low-class like him!? Exceed my power!? I-I-
Impossible!'
Grayfia looks at the group and decided to take her
leave. But before she do so, "Ojou-sama, I will be the
one in charge of the game between the two
household. Is that okay?"
"Yea, I'm fine with it." Rias answered.
"Very well, I understood. I shall inform the two
households then." At that moment, Grayfia teleported
away.
As Grayfia is no longer in the clubroom, Riser look at
Rias, her servants and then smirks.
His smirk really pisses everyone on the room.
"Hey, Rias. Don't tell me these are your servant."
Both Issei's and Rias's eyes twitches after hearing
words.
"What about it? What's wrong with my servants!?" Rias
asked.
"Hahahahhahahahahahaha!" Riser started to laugh and
he said, "This match will be a laugh. You only have 4
servants? And you still wish to participate in the Rating
Game? Only your Queen, the Priestess of Thunder and
that Pawn over there can fight on par with my
adorable servants."
Riser then click his fingers, which causes magic circle
to appear and glow on the floor behind him.
A total of 15 woman appear from the magic circle.
"Now do you see Rias, these are my cute servants."
Riser introduced them proudly.
'Total of 15... they don't seem any special to me...'
Issei started to analyse his opponents. There are only
two servants in Riser's peerage that caught Isse's
attention.
The first one is a busty woman with a long, wavy
purple hair that falls all the way down her back and
matching eyes. The right side of her front hair falls
over her breast and covers her right eye, while the left
side falls near the top of her skirt.
Her attire is a dress consisting of navy blue tunic top
with gold accents and a pale blue skirt with open
sides, and black shoes over matching thigh-high
stockings with garter belts. The top reveals much of
her cleavage, and is held with a gold choker with blue
and red jewels. Over this, she wears a white overcoat
with black and gold accents and matching pauldrons.
For accessories, she wears a black headband with a
red-orange jewel over her forehead to keep her long
hair in place, and wields a staff-like scepter in battle.
She wears purple lipstick, matching her eyes and hair.
The second one is more interesting. She is a young girl
with a long blonde hair and dark blue eyes like Riser.
Her hair was tied in twin ponytails with large, drill-like
curls, and have blue ribbons keeping them in place.
The front of her hair has several bangs hanging over
her forehead, with a V-shaped fringe hanging over the
bridge of her nose. She's wearing a long, pink dress
with white frills and a magenta bow in the front.
*sniff sniff* Issei sniffed the air. He then decided to
ask Riser one question that's bothering him.
"Hey stalker."
Riser scowls as he heard Issei gave him a nick name.
"Don't call me a stalker you Low-life! That is not the
way a Low-class Devil like you to talk to a High-class
Devil like me! Rias, did you even discipline your
servant at all!?"
Rias just look away and said, "Like I care."
"How about fried chicken then?" Issei said it with a
serious face. He changed the nickname.
The room is in a complete silence.
"Oh, oh. Womanizer! Fried turkey? Either Grilled Turkey
or Grilled Chicken..." Issei started to give Riser
different kinds of nickname.
"Pfft- " Rias's back was facing them as she
accidentally let out a laugh. She covered them up with
both her hands.
Even Akeno, Kiba and Koneko find it hard not to laugh.
But Riser is really really piss at Issei for embarrassing
him in front of his servants. He really wanted to kill
Issei at that spot.
"How dare he!? Speaking to Riser-sama like that!"
"Does he have no manners!?"
"He needs to be teach properly!"
Riser's girls started to get angry at Issei, for
disrespecting their master.
Riser ordered one how his servant coldly. "Siris, do it."
A tall young woman with long black hair with dark blue
tint and brown eyes. Her hair features five thin
ponytails going around her head, which are held up by
a gold hair accessory on top of her hair. She's wearing
a white top with black accents modelled after Chinese
cheongsam, red shorts and armored with knee-high
boots and matching gauntlets. There is also a diamond
shape on the chest area which gives a view of her
breast and cleavage.
Issei notice the servant that is walking towards him,
called Siris has a giant Zweihänder mounted on her
back. It has a black blade with silver edges and has a
black hilt with a red handler.
Issei deduce that she is one of Riser's Knight.
Siris brought her right hand to her back to reach for
her weapon. Issei just stood there, not moving at all.
Waiting for the Knight to strike.
Within two seconds, Siris brought her Zweihänder down
to strike Issei. Rias and her servants are shock seeing
Riser trying to kill Issei.
"Stoop!"She shouted, but a little late.
*BAAAM!*
A sound of a sword hitting the floor was heard.
Eh? But Siris's Zweihänder never touch the ground...
Everyone in the club all most had their eyes fall out
upon what they witnessed.
What Issei did, brings both surprise and shock to
everyone!
H-H-He stop that giant Zweihänder with just a
FINGER!? Issei's left index stopped Siris's Zweihänder
from reaching him. Siris tried to put more force into
the Zweihänder, trying to push it down. Issei just push
forward his left hand, and that causes Siris to take a
few step backwards.
"You're gonna need more than that to cut me, grilled
chicken." Issei smirked as he saw Riser's unpleasant
facial expression.
"Tch." Riser made a sound with his tongue and he
turned to look at Rias.
"Rias, how about we have a match in 10 days?"
"Are you giving me a handicap?" Rias asked him.
"Are you against it? Is it humiliating? Rating Game
isn't something simple that you can win with only your
feelings. If you can't use your servant's power to the
fullest, then you will lose immediately. So it's not weird
for you to train with your servants for your first Rating
Game. I have seen Devils who lost without using their
power to the fullest countless of times, no matter how
great their potential and power was."
Rias didn't complain and listened quietly to what
Riser's said.
When Riser directs his palm towards the ground, the
magic-circle starts to glow.
"10 days. If it's you, you should be able to improve
your servants."
He then looks at Issei.
"Pawn of Rias. Don't be a disgrace to Rias. Your blow
is Rias's blow."
Issei stayed quiet and think about Riser's words.
"Rias, the next time we meet will be at the game."
Saying that, Riser disappears in the light of the magic
circle along with his servants.
"Oh, I didn't get to ask grilled chicken why did he made his sister as one of his servant..." Issei muttered to himself as he just remembered his unanswered question.