The Esper Devil ( Esper OC X Highschool DxD )

Chapter 61 - Dangerous blessing

Part 1

"THE CARETAKER USED HIS BLISS ON YOU?!!"

I yelled in surprise

Issei put his hands over the ears

"Y-yeah... is it that bad?"

"That bad? THAT BAD?!"

I rub the sides of my head, not believing what I just heard

"Issei... I have no idea how you haven't gone insane yet!"

He jumps back

"H-how?"

Ayumu shakes her head in disbelieve

"The Caretaker... he's one of the 5.5's"

I nod, gripping my fist

(This is very concerning...) - Liliana, attending our meeting from a magic projection, answers

"He and Kuriko are always together, I should have warned about him as well, DAMNIT!"

I exclamate

"C-calm down, Tachan, it's not like you could have predicted it... I mean we weren't even sure Kuriko was involved"

(Ayumu is right, you couldn't have predicted something like this)

I hang my head low

"But I warned Azazel about Kuriko... it would only make sense to warn about that guy too. And now Issei has... whatever the hell they put inside of him."

"He told me they did something to my potential... what is this bliss he was talking about anyway?"

I shake my head

"No one really understands what it exactly is, the researchers at the Community have a few theories, everyone else has a ton of them. Some say it mixes your senses and makes your brain feel things it could never feel normally and drives you crazy, others that it degenerates your mind, there's some that say it shows you another universe or even the face of God..."

"Guess we can rule that one out" - Issei laughs

I raise my fist

"That's not the time for jokes! Do you realize the danger you're in? Issei, no one, be them a demon, dragon or even another esper, has been exposed to the Caretaker's bliss and walked out without getting completely messed up or dead"

He scratches his head, a bit nervous

"W-well, I'm feeling fine, really, Ddraig is also alright."

[Indeed, I do not feel any different from before, however, there is no doubt that the boy has done something to partner's potential]

The Sekiryuutei answers and I frown

"Can you tell what it is? At least something about it?"

A few seconds pass before the red dragon answers

[Hmm... I can't tell with precision. I know something has been done because I can feel a presence that does not belong to me, but it seems to be dormant, inactive]

His choice of words only makes me more nervous

"You mean it souds like something Kuriko is waiting to activate? Great... that's just fantastic..."

I place a hand against my forehead

"Is there anything that could help with it?" - Azazel asks

[Well, maybe if partner tries to dig into the Sacred Gear as he did before when his potential escaped, though I'm not sure it will help]