The Red Beast Of DxD

Chapter 16

"Oh!" Issei was crying tears of joy as he ate quickly, stuffing his face so thoroughly that Kiba had to suppress a smile at his lack of manners.

Out of all of them, he had probably been worked the hardest thoughout the day, so Kiba didn't begrudge him the chance to regain his energy.

"Akeno-san! This is the best! You will be a great wife!"

"Fufu," Akeno smiled demurely, "you're going to embarrass me."

"I made the soup," Asia pouted, and Issei quickly made sure to have some as well.

"Oh! It's good, Asia-chan! Give me some more!" Ise smiled and Asia flushed red at the request.

"So with this, I can become…" the former nun trailed off, and Kiba had to shake his head as Issei gave her a confused look.

For someone who confessed to wanting to start a harem, Issei was surprisingly unaware of the other gender sometimes.

"So, Issei, Arata," Rias finally spoke up as a lull on the meal started.

The three looked up, and Rias smiled at them as they turned their attention to her. "What have you learned from today's training?"

"That if you ever annoy Koneko-chan she'll throw a tree at you?" Issei offered with a grin, only to have a fist planted on his face.

"…unnecessary," the girl muttered, though Hinata giggled at the exchange.

Kiba had been away during the time that Issei had been training with the rook, so he gave Akeno a confused look, only to be greeted by giggling.

Kiba resolved to get that story as soon as possible.

"I also learned that I have a long way to go," Issei admitted, though he seemed a little resigned about it.

"It's not so much what I learned, but what I thought up a while ago," Arata said, his fingers stroking his chin.

"What do you mean, Arata-kun?" Rias asked him with a frown, but he just shook his head.

"It's nothing," he offered her, "just an idea I had. I don't want to get anyone's expectations up if it doesn't work out like I think it might."

"Hmm, well if you need any help, feel free to ask," Rias finally offered, and though she still looked curious she at least seemed willing to let her pawn go at his own pace.

"I haven't trained at all," Hinata offered her own experience with a sigh, looking depressed as she made her confession.

"That's fine, your body need rest after all." Arata said as he gently stroke Hinata's face while she relaxed her head on his shoulder.

Issei was crying seeing this, jealousy washed over his entire body as he began to curse.

"Ahem!" Rias fake cough, gaining the attention of the two love birds, "Anyway, now that we're done eating, how about we take a bath? Do you want to come with us, Arata-kun?"

Hearing this, Issei who was crying at the corner, regained his spirit as he and immediately interrupted Arata before he could reply, "I wamt to join! I want to join!"

'Kukuku~ With this, I can finally see all sorts of oppai!'

Is what he thought, when he suddenly felt the world spinning before everything went black.

"Ara~ ara~ fufu~ you don't have to be that harsh to the poor boy Arata-kun." Said Akeno as he saw how Arata delivered a wonderful uppercut to Issei.

"He deserved it." Koneko replied in Arata's stead. "Like hell I will agree to take a bath with a pervert like him."