True High School DxD

Volume 4 Chapter 7

Next Life

I, Hyoudou Issei, was fully enjoying my day off...or so I'd like to say, but I didn't know whether it was actually true. At this very moment, I was joined by Ravel, and we were once again discussing the details of the Magician contract with Le Fay. Looking at the documents, Ravel said.

"With an unprecedented promotion to Special-class Devil—"

Le Fay, who was also looking through the documents, spoke.

"After all, compared to the previous time, it's three ranks higher. Moreover, even the Magician association has no articles regarding Special-class Devils..."

At any rate, we were racking our brains on how to better change the contract due to me becoming a Special-class Devil. I said,

"However, although it's called 'Special-class Devil', I wonder what it can do."

Ravel answered.

"At the very least, it's a higher rank than an Ultimate-class Devil, so I think it gives considerable influence. The problem is the acknowledgment as a Transcendental being in addition to that. ...Because Ise-sama's value was suddenly made into the highest grade even among Devils, I'm perplexed how the Magician contract with Le Fay-sama should be changed..."

"Because, honestly speaking, you became so higher than me to the point I can't be a good match."

Oh, so that's the position I was in... Though it hadn't sunk in, this Special-class Devil and Transcendental being stuff. I think that if it was for Ultimate-class Devil, I could have asked opinions from various people. For example, I could have asked Tannin jii-san about how it should be... Because this was the first Special-class Devil case, everybody had replied with 'I don't know'. And even with that Transcendental being stuff, I was told that it would be faster to ask Beelzebub-sama, who was a fellow Transcendental being. ...I give up. When I became a High-class Devil, how should I put it, I felt it quite well, and was even deeply moved! I was ecstatic that I was able to achieve my object of aspiration. ...But this time, I just don't understand. With whom should I discuss it? There were many people who supported me, but what's the best thing to do with my standing troubles? Ddraig, who was inside me, said.

[You, who achieved True Dragon Deification, possess that much. You are worthy of Transcendental being strength and presence, nothing more.]

...I indeed reached True Dragon Deification. However, becoming a Special-class being and being acknowledged as a Transcendental being didn't feel real.

By the way, even if I didn't use Pseudo Dragon Deification like before, there's no more severe recoil. It's just that, after the battle, my stamina was completely exhausted and I was suffering from muscular pain to the point I thought I would die, but there were no negative side-effects directly leading to death. Although there was such a change, I understood that my Magician, Le Fay, was a good girl.

"Whatever the conditions may be, I would like to always be with you, Le Fay."

When I directly declared my honest thoughts, Le Fay became dumbfounded for a moment, but—the next moment her face turned bright red and she panicked.

"...T-to be told s-such words a-all of a sudden...!"

Ravel sighed.

"Ise-sama, please don't seduce Le Fay-sama while the contract is under revision."

S-S-So I said extremely embarrassing words, right! W-Well, but I told my honest opinion! Perhaps, that really sounded like some sort of seduction! I was flustered and said,

"B-B-By the way, what happened with Gogmagog?"

Gogmagog was partially destroyed while protecting me during my miserable time. Le Fay somehow pulled herself together and answered.