Highschool DxD: The Game (Early Work)

Part #34. The Gathering.

(Third Person POV)

Issei: "President! It's been so long! I've wanted to see you so badly, President!" He cried.

Most of the ORC were in a large room in the Gremory mansion. The twenty days had passed, and they had all grown in different ways. The most noticeable, was Issei. He had gained some muscle from his training with Tannin, but it would be a point of pain that someone three years younger than him is more ripped.

Issei continued crying while Rias hugged him, Azazel was sitting in a chair and waiting for the rest of the group to come back.

Azazel: "It seems his endurance has increased dramatically." He stated.

Azazel: "But he wasn't able to pull out his Balance Breaker." He said.

Issei: "Yes. I'm sorry." He apologized.

Azazel: "As I thought, you need some drastic catalyst for it." He stated.

Issei: "Drastic Catalyst?" He asked.

Akeno: "I have returned." She announced as she entered the room.

Rias: "How is Koneko?" She asked.

Akeno: "She's resting now." She stated.

Issei: "I heard she fainted while training. Just what happened to Koneko?" He asked.

Azazel: "She added a huge amount to the training menu I gave her. She completely overworked herself." He stated.

Kyu: "That's unfortunate." He said as he walked into the room.

Akeno: "Kyu--! What the hell happened to you?!" She yelled.

Kyu did not look good. He was covered in cuts and large gashes, there was a huge bite mark on his left arm, and a particularly large gash was on his right cheek.

Kyu: "Training." He responded casually.

Asia ran over to him and began healing the boy.

Kyu: "Thank you, Asia-senpai." He said to her.

Issei: "Training did that to you?" He asked Kyu.

Kyu: "You should see the other guy." He stated.

Somewhere at the outskirts of the Gremory territory, a large green dragon was laying on the ground with a large dent in its skull. On its face, was a note of apology.

Azazel: "Anyway. Tonight, representatives of various clans will gather for a reception. I have to get there first." He said as he got out of his chair and began walking out of the room.

Azazel: "I'll have someone come for you so be prepared." He told everyone.

Kyu: "How's our latest experiment?" He asked the fallen angel.

Azazel: "It looks promising." He stated before he left the room.

Asia: "We're going to attend such an amazing event, too?" She asked.

Rias: "Not only us. While Brother has us attending as guards for a VIP, it's for deepening the relationships between the young devil leaders." She stated.

Yuuto: "As devils under the president, we can't do anything embarrassing." He told the group.

Kyu was walking down the hall while he continued healing his wounds. He didn't want to have Asia waste her mana, so he decided to do the rest himself. He looked at a pair of doors on the left side of the hallway that had a sign with a black paw print on it. Kyu recognized it as Koneko's room and he knocked on the door.