The Game Draws Near

Summer Home Poolside

3rd Person POV

As the sun beamed down it's mighty rays, scorching the Earth below in it's giant heat wave, the members of the Occult Research Club continued to both rest and play by the poolside of (Y/N)'s summer home.

"Heads up Asia!" Called Akeno before tossing the beach ball over to the blonde.

"R-Right!" Cried Asia, bumping the ball over to Kiba. "Here Kiba!"

"Got it! Issei, eyes up!" Kiba prompted, spiking the ball to the ogling devil.

"Wha-?!" Asked the brunette before being pelted in the face by the ball, immediately falling into pool.

Over in the distance, (Y/N) sighed in defeat as his friend's expense. "He never changes..." He said.

"Oh well, in the end he paid the price for losing focus." Giggled Rias as she laid on the lawn chair next to her servant.

(Y/N) glanced over to his master, and instantly blushed at the sight of how well her swimsuit filled her magnificent curves, the red color of the swimsuit complimented her beautiful crimson hair perfectly.

Rias caught (Y/N) staring at her and smiled. "What's up?" She asked, adorably tilting her head.

The flustered devil quickly turned away to hide his reddened face. "N-Nothing!" He said. "A-Anyways, are you sure it's okay to be relaxing like this?" He questioned worriedly. "Isn't the Rating Game coming up soon?"

"It is. But knowing when to take things easy and allowing yourself to rest is an important part of training." Rias explained. "I thought you of all people would know that." She giggled. "Besides, didn't you promise not to go overboard anymore?" She asked as she leaned closer to (Y/N) and flicking him on the forehead.

"I...I guess you got a point." He admitted as he rubbed the spot where his master flicked.

"U-Um..." Artoria spoke up nervously. "Is it really okay for me to be here?" The King of Knights asked.

"Huh? Why do you ask? Of course it is." (Y/N) reassured. "I wouldn't have called you here if it wasn't. Besides...if I'm being honest...this is kind of like an apology for being so negligent towards you for so long." He admitted sheepishly. "You too Kohaku." He addressed the small white tiger on his lap, who looked up at him. "I'm sorry I haven't been around as much as I should've."

"It's okay Master. Please, you don't need to apologize." Kohaku claimed.

"Kohaku's right Master. We heard of Lady Gremory's predicament from Lady Asia. So we understand." Artoria said.

"I see. Still though...I wish I could do something to make it up to the two of you. Any requests?" He asked the two.

"Much appreciated Master, but for now you should focus on winning the Rating Game." Artoria suggested. "We can work things out once all matters have been settled." Artoria smiled.

"If you say so..." (Y/N) mumbled.

"That being said..." Added the female knight as she adjusted her swimsuit. "I wish there was a way I could be of more service."

"Well why not?" Asked (Y/N). "Hey Rias, it is possible to have Artoria participate in the Rating Game too?" He questioned his sunbathing master.

Rias shook her head. "Unfortunately no."

"Really? How come?" Questioned the (H/C) devil once more.

"Because she's not a servant directly under me, she's not recognized as a member of the House of Gremory. And since you're not a High Ranked Devil yourself, she's not recognized as your servant. So she won't be able to participate." Explained Rias. "Kohaku on the other hand can because she is a legitimate familiar, so there's that."

"I see..." Artoria slumped in gloom, feeling useless at the fact that she can do nothing to help her master or his.

"H-Hey, c'mon now Artoria ! Please don't feel down, I'm sure there's something you can help us out with! Even if it can't be directly with the Rating Game!" The panicked devil claimed to his Heroic Spirit.

"Such as?" She asked.

"Well...Uh...Hm..." He pondered for a brief moment before something finally clicked. "Hey! Kiba!" He called out.

Kiba tossed the ball over to his raven-haired senior before turning to the voice that called out to him. "Huh?" He saw (Y/N) waving to him.

"Can you come here for a sec?" He beckoned.

"Oh, yeah sure!" He said, making his way through the pool of the water to the steps leading out of the pool.

Issei's eyes gleamed with sneaky intent and smiled wickedly. "Where do you think you're goin' princess?!" He chucked the ball as hard as he could to the departing Knight. However, Kiba quickly turned around and backslashed the ball back to Issei, which proceeded to slam into his face once more, causing him to arch back and fall into the pool in pain.

Kiba stepped out of the pool and walked over to the two devils and the Heroic Spirit in curiosity. "What's up?" He asked.

"Well..." He trailed off, glancing at Kiba's swimsuit as it stood out like a sore thumb, only grimacing at the mere sight. "A couple things really. First off, the speedo...just...no. Second, how would you like having Artoria here train with you for the rest of our time here?"

This proposition made by the King of Knights' master took her by surprise. "M-Master, what are you suggesting?"

(Y/N) looked to Artoria in confusion. "What? You wanted to be of help, so I thought this way you could help Kiba get ready for the match. Whaddaya say my man?" He asked Kiba. "She's really good at sword play, lemme tell ya." He reassured.

"Sure." Kiba smiled. "I'd love to have a training partner. How about it Artoria , would you mind helping me train?"

Artoria looked up at the requesting devil and slowly grew a happy and cheerful smile. "Of course, I'd be happy to train with you Sir Kiba."

"Thanks a bunch." Kiba thanked. "Lemme know when you're ready to go, I'm gonna relax for a bit." He said as he walked off.

As things began to die down, everything that Rias had said continued to ring within his mind. It eventually got him thinking about how all of this began. The Rating Games, why devils reincarnate humans as devils, and the mentioning of a Great War continued to bother him. He turned to his master and looked at her sternly. "Master, mind if I ask you something?"

Rias looked back to her servant and smiled once more. "What's up?"

"All this talk about Servants and Rating Games, not to mention Riser saying something about some kind of Great War has got me wondering...How did all of this even start?"

(Y/N)'s question prompted a smile to grow onto the buxom redhead's face, her gorgeous blue eyes glistened with excitement. "Is that so?" She asked excitedly. "I think it's time for a little history lesson."

Meeting Room

"(Y/N) asked a good question a little while ago, so I figured we have a little history lesson for our newest members." Rias smiled sinisterly. "I suppose you can say this all goes back quite a bit...Some would say close to an eternity ago. Devils, Fallen Angels, and Heavenly Angels were at war. It was a massive, destructive three-sided battle, which ultimately ended in neither victory nor defeat. Every single battle fought ended with several of our members wiped out or missing."

As Rias continued to explain the history of the Great War, (Y/N), his servant and familiar, and the other newest member of the ORC continued to listen in great interest.

"Our life spans, since devils have very low birth rates, are nearly eternal to insure our population. Yet our existence as a species is at risk due to the impact of that war." The King continued. "Most of the family lines consisted of pureblood, upper-class devils that made up what is known as the 72 Pillars. The war then claimed all but three. Mine, which is the House of Gremory. Sona's, the House of Sitri. And Riser's, the House of Phoenix."

(Y/N) raised his hand.

"Yes (Y/N)?" Prompted Rias.

"So, out of all of the Houses, you three are the only survivors?" Asked the pondering young devil.

"Yes, that's right."

"I take it that's around the same time you all began reincarnating humans as devils?" (Y/N) questioned once more.

"Correct. We did this in hopes of replacing the numbers we lost in our houses." Answered Rias.

(Y/N) rubbed the back of his neck and leaned back into his chair. "I see. So by any chance, would this be around the same time the Rating Games became a thing?"

"Indeed." Rias smiled. "The Rating Games allowed devils that were the masters of their Households to provide recently converted humans with combat experience, as well as show off their own abilities. Nowadays, it still has quite an impact, and one's record in the Rating Game has a huge influence on their nobility and status." Rias sighed in exhaustion, finally finishing the history lesson.

"Okay I think that's it. How're guys feeling? You learn anything from this?" She asked with a smile.

(Y/N) let out an exasperated sigh and slid down in his chair, rubbing his forehead. "Man, that was a LOT more detailed than I thought it was gonna be." He said. "But man, you royals sure have had it rough huh?"

Rias shrugged her shoulders and chuckled. "I suppose you're right. But I think we've covered everything. What do you say we take a break and have some tea?"

Akeno smiled and rose up out of her seat. "Sound good. I'll go make it." She said as she got out of her seat and headed to the kitchen.

"Oh!" Blurted Asia as she rose out of her seat as well. "Wait a minute. I'll come help you." She said following asfer her senior.

"Hang on Asia." Issei called, causing the blonde to turn to her guardian. "I've been meaning to say sorry for a couple nights ago. So Sorry. " The brunette devil apologize.

Asia simply smiled. "Oh it's okay. You're getting so much stronger!" She praised. "The way that you-"

Issei quickly silenced her. "I wanna keep this just between us. Is that cool?" He asked.

"Like a secret?" Asia asked.

"Yeah, I think I just need a little more time to perfect it on my own..." Issei explained with a smile as he scratched the back of his head. "Ya know, to make it battle ready?"

"Absolutely! This new move is definitely worth waiting for, so you shouldn't rush. Let me know if you need my help."

This conversation between the two intrigued the listening dragon-devil hybrid. "What new move?" He asked.

Issei jumped by his question and slowly turned around to face a glaring (Y/N), sending shivers down his spine. "O-Oh...Uh..." He trailed off.

Flashback

Asia's Room

As Asia slept soundly in her bed, Issei quietly opened the door and gently walked towards the sleeping blonde. He placed his hand on her shoulder and gently shook her. "Asia! Hey!" He gently called.

The dreary blonde woke and turned to see Issei standing by her bedside. "Issei? What are you-?" She began to ask, but was silenced by the sneaking brunette.

"I'm sorry. I hate to wake you up like this." Issei apologized. "It's just that..." He leaned closer, staring pleadingly at the innocent devil. "I need you. You're the only one who can help me do this." He claimed.

Asia gasped in surprise, not being able to process what had just been said to her. "What? What's going on?"

Forest

"Focus!" Chanted the pervert as he stared at the tall yellow dress donned log before him. "You can do this Issei!" He waved his hand to the log once more, conjuring a small gust of wind to appear around the dress. He attempted this once more and conjured a more visible slash of wind around the dress. He continued this for as long as he could manage.

As Issei continued his exercise, Asia ran through the forest, worried for the young devil's well being, she hurried in hopes of finding (Y/N). 'Issei seemed so worried about something. He just asked to borrow some of my clothes and left. What's going on? Oh, I hope (Y/N)'ll know what to do.' She thought to herself. 'I have to find him, quickly.'

As Asia continued through the forest, she eventually came across Issei at a clearing in the forest, who grunted loudly as he waved his hand once more. However, the magic he tried to conjure flew to Asia rather than the log he had aimed for, causing her to scream in shock.

Present

"N-Nothing!" Issei laughed awkwardly as he looked away of not meeting (Y/N)'s harsh gaze.

"...Yeah, I don't buy that for a single second now. What happened." He ordered, demanding to know.

"We can't tell you yet." Asia smiled with a finger over her lips.

(Y/N)'s shot wide open at the shock, his mouth practically dropped to the floor as he gasped in an overly dramatic fashion. "Asia, you're keeping secrets from me? I'm HURT! SAD!" He cried. His stomach suddenly rumbled loudly, which caused him to look down to his and rub his hungered stomach. "Maybe a little hungry...That's not your fault though."

"I almost forgot, Asia." Rias addressed to her Bishop. "I'd love to learn more about your former life as a holy sister."

Asia fell silent by her master's sudden request. "You mean right now?"

Time Skip

After Akeno returned with tea for everybody, Asia began going into detail about her past life as a member of the church. "Let's see..." She pondered nervously. "I did a lot of exorcisms so I guess we could talk about that. There are two things you need. The most important one..." Said the blonde as she grabbed a small glass bottle off the small table to her right. "Is Holy Water. But Devils need to be careful. It's vital that you never actually touch it." She cautioned.

Issei quickly raised his hand. "Is it gonna make us melt?"

"It will do something bad."

"Figured that much, but any specifics you can give us?" (Y/N) asked.

"Seriously, I dunno why she's leaving out all the cool parts of the story." Bickered the brunette.

(Y/N) simply shrugged. "Eh, let her do her thing." He said.

"It isn't just us..." The redhead interjected. "This goes for you too. You're a devil now, remember?" She asked.

Asia blushed in embarrassment as her cheeks grew red. "Yeah, I know..." She sheepishly replied. "I guess there's no point in talking about how to make it, so let's just move on to something else..." She placed the bottle of Holy Water back on to the table, only to grab the massively thick book beside it. "The second item is the Holy Bible. I used to read it constantly when I was a little girl...It was my favorite." She claimed as she hugged the book tightly. "But now every time I start a verse, I get a terrible headache and I can't get through it!" She cried.

"That might be because your Devil traits are kickin' in." Claimed Asia's guardian.

"Because you're a Devil." Smiled Rias.

"You're one of us now, Asia." Added Kiba.

"You should write it down." Stated Koneko.

Akeno giggled. "Probably not a good idea."

"I just want to read one verse! It was always my favorite!!!" Asia cried as she opened the book and began to read a random verse from within. "Okay, here it is." She was instantly met with a sharp pain in her head. "I didn't start yet!" She cried once more. "Dear Lord, forgive me for not reading your words. I promise I've tried, uh..." She opened the Bible once more feeling the pain in her head return. "Why do you hate me?!" She tried once again. "OW OW!!"

The members of the ORC continued to watch Asia struggle in pitty, watching her hurt her mind by trying to read something her kind was forbidden to.

'If it was anyone else, I'd think this was a bit. But, I guess probably not.' (Y/N) sighed.

Time Skip

After Rias's history lesson and Asia's constant attempts on reading the Bible, the devils decided to return to their training. As (Y/N) made his way to the back door leading to the forest behind his summer home, a certain ravenette appeared from around the corner.

"Oh, there you are sweetie!" She greeted.

"Hey Akeno, what's up? You need me for something?" Asked the young devil.

"Hm~" She smiled. "Something like that~" Akeno said flirtatiously as she hugged his arm, fitting it between her large mounds. "I need to borrow you for a sec." She said, pulling him away from the nearby exit.

"Wait! What?!"

Empty Room

"Alright (Y/N)!" Akeno cheered in glee. "Now that I've got you, I'll be giving you some special, private training!" She said with a wink.

"..." (Y/N) said nothing and stared at the strangely excited ravenette in silence. 'Yeah, I already don't feel good about this.' He thought as he quickly turned around and made his way to the door.

Akeno quickly grabbed his leg as she tried to keep her junior from leaving. "Wait! Please don't go! I really wanna help you train!" She cried.

"Really?" (Y/N) asked sceptically. "And what, prey tell, does this "Private Training" intail. Because if it's something weird, I swear to God..."

"My oh my, why so cold today?" Akeno asked. "Do you not like having to deal with me?"

The ravenette's junior sighed in defeat as he placed his hand on his face. "That's not the issue here." He admitted. "It's just, I just thought of something I wanna try and I can't afford to lose time. The Rating Game's coming up soon so I want to be ready."

Akeno giggled and released (Y/N)'s leg from her grasp. "And that's exactly what this training is for." She claimed. "Do you remember the day we arrived and started our training, you showed us how much magic you produced?"

"Yeah?" (Y/N) replied cautiously.

"Well then, why not let me help you?" She asked cheerfully. "After all, magic IS one of my specialties. Among other things~" She smiled seductively as she licked her lips.

"I'm leaving..." (Y/N) groaned as he opened the door to leave.

"Wait! I'm serious! I can help with your magic control!" Akeno cried as she tried to keep the irritable (Y/N) from leaving.

(Y/N) slowly turned his head and saw that Akeno was looking very eager. She seemed as if she truly wanted to help. "...Okay. I guess I could use some help." He said, making Akeno beam an excited smile. "But the second this gets weird, I am walking out that fucking door." He claimed as he pointed to the door.

"I promise, you won't regret this!" Promised Akeno. "Now...strip."

"...What?" (Y/N) croaked awkwardly.

Time Skip

"Uh, so why exactly am I back in my swim shorts?" (Y/N) asked as I looked down at his grey and blue swim shorts, which were still a little damp from earlier.

Akeno simply laughed. "Well, we're not going to be swimming."

"O-kay? Then why-eee?!" (Y/N) asked, only to shriek in shock by Akeno's sudden attire. Nothing but a small, white robe of sorts.

"Okay, let's get started." She cheered as she conjured a yellow and blue magic circle on the ceiling.

"A magic circle? What the-?!" (Y/N) was silenced by a massive waterfall pouring down from the magic circle above. "Holy-! Jesus, this water's freezing!!!" He cried through his shivering body.

"Cold water ablution training." Said Akeno.

(Y/N) slowly opened his eyes, and was met with a breathtaking sight. Akeno's robe had become see through, revealing her magnificent breasts in all of their beautiful and voluptuous glory. The sight eventually grew too much for the blushing devil to handle.

"Okay, let's meditate. Focus your mind." Akeno instructed.

'Focus on what?! My brain is being fried. Can't think...Can't...focus...losing...feeling...' His mind collapsed as did his body as he plummeted to the wet floor due to the inability to process Akeno's beautiful body.

The ponytailed ravenette opened her eyes and grew shocked to see that her junior had collapsed. "Oh dear! How did this happen?" Akeno panicked as she watched (Y/N)'s body twitch. She leaned down and lifted the unconscious young devil up and held him in her arms. "Oh no!" She panicked. 'I just got him back, he can't die here! I won't allow it!' She declared to herself. "Artificial respiration immediately!!" She moaned as she leaned forward, her lips growing closer his (Y/N)'s.

The unconscious devil's eyes began to slowly open once more, and was shocked to see what what happening to him. Akeno's lips with pressed against his in a passionate kiss, her tongue swirling around the inside as it danced with his for a mere moment before letting go. 'Wha...What the fu-...' (Y/N) mind managed to mutter before passing out again, causing Akeno to panic once more.

"Oh no! He's gone and passed out again!" She cried.

Time Skip

After the whole waterfall meditation ordeal, (Y/N) rested his exhausted body on the couch in the room, his weary head hanging over the back of the sofa. 'I swear. I don't know how, I don't know why, but I just know! That these girls, are gonna fucking kill me!' (Y/N) groaned to himself.

"Well, mental exercises are all finished for this part of the training." Akeno claimed cheerfully. "So why don't we take a short break? Here..." She knelt down and placed an orange and cream parfit on the table in front of her exhausted junior. "I made a parfait. I thought we could eat it together." She smiled.

"Hm?" (Y/N) looked at the parfait with tired eyes, only to have them shoot open at the sight of the incredibly delicious looking dessert in front of him. "Woah, did you make this yourself Akeno? That's awesome. Sure, let's have some." He smiled as he reached for the spoon, only to accidentally knock the parfait over, launching all of the contents of the sweet treat onto Akeno. "Oh crap! I-I'm so sorry!" He apologized.

"Oh dear, you're such a hasty boy (Y/N)~" Akeno smiled as her face began to blush with her lustful magenta eyes.

"Here, lemme get a-"

"YO!!! I GOT THIS!!!" Cheered Starvlador excitedly.

"Huh?" Wondered (Y/N) as he saw his right hand rocket it's way to one of Akeno's whipped-cream covered breasts, causing her to moan.

"OH MY!!!~" She cried out in ecstasy.

'STARVLADOR WHAT THE FUCK?!' (Y/N) roared to his dragon.

"What? I'm just trying to help you." The Azure Dragon Emperor claimed calmly.

'HOW IS THIS HELPING?!'

"It's helping you become more of a man." The dragon chuckled.

'WHAT IS HAPPENING?!' (Y/N) thought in panic. Feeling control become his once more in his right arm, he retracted his hand away from Akeno's breast and held it close to his chest and away from Akeno. "I...I am so sorry. I really...Didn't mean for any of that to happen."

"Oh sweetie, think nothing of it." Akeno simply smiled. "Still, I went and made it just for you. I really wanted you to at least have a taste."

(Y/N) sulked and slumped his head down in regret. "I'm really sorry."

"Still...It's not like it's a total waste..." The white robe donned beauty claimed with another seductive smile.

"What do you mean?" Asked the curious junior devil.

"I'd like you to lick it off me." Akeno implored happily.

"WHAT?!" Screamed (Y/N) in utter shock.

Akeno giggled as she moved a part of her robe's cover with her index finger to show more of her cream covered bosom, some of the cream managed to form into a heart in the middle of her cleavage. "There's a lot of cream stuck here around my breasts, so that's what I recommend you doing." She said.

(Y/N)'s eyes swirled in total confusion as his face turned redder than any beet to ever exists as his head began to emit smoke out from above like a volcano.

"Oh my, it's so sticky! What should I do?" Akeno asked.

"I...I..." (Y/N) ran to the door and burst through and down the hallway. "I'm gonna grab you a towel!!" He declared. "I'll be right back!!"

As Akeno watched her junior run out the room, she sighed in defeat and leaned back. "Oh poo, I guess I've got to come up with a new plan." She pouted. "Still...he's still such a sweetheart, even after all these years." She smiled sincerely.

Time Skip

Backyard

After the incident with Akeno and her "Private Lessons", (Y/N) proceeded to prepare to continue the final stretches of his own training regiment. "Alrighty, I think that's everything." He cheered excitedly.

"Are you sure you have everything?" Asked Rias.

"If not, I think I'll manage." Replied the Pawn. "Besides, I don't plan of spending that long out there this time. Just wanna try somethin' and need room to do it."

"I see." Sighed Rias. "Well, if you're sure..." She smiled.

"That being said..." (Y/N) added as his eye twitched. "Why exactly are Asia and Koneko coming with me?" He questioned irritably.

"Well, Asia's going with you to make sure you don't hurt yourself. And Koneko's tagging along to make sure you don't go crazy." Rias explained.

"I see." (Y/N) sighed. "Well, guess it can't be helped." He said as he swung the bag over his shoulder and approached the two girls behind him. "Ready to go?"

"Yep!" Asia beamed a happy smile.

"Mm." Koneko nodded.

"Okay then. We should be back later tonight, tomorrow morning at the latest." Declared the young devil before departing with the two girls by his side.

"(Y/N)!" Rias called, halting the her servants and prompting him to turn back to her. "Please...be careful." She pleaded.

(Y/N) smiled and gave Rias a thumbs up. "I promise." He said as he and the others took their leave.

Time Skip

The three devils that had left the manor the night before had finally returned, all three of them looked rather tired.

"And, we're back." (Y/N) praised as he tossed his bag to the ground.

"I wonder if the others are up yet." Asia wondered..

"Hm..." (Y/N) pondered. "Well, it's still a little early in the morning, it I don't think anyone will be up just yet. Why don't you to head to bed and get some sleep?" The devil suggested.

"Sure." Smiled Asia. "See you later (Y/N). Good night." She bid farewell as she carried the dreary Koneko with her arm over her shoulder.

(Y/N) simple chuckled and proceeded on his way back to his room. Upon opening his door, he saw a familiar redhead sleeping in his bed once again. "Seriously? Again with this?" He sweatdropped. He sighed and dropped off his things before entering the bathroom to shower off all the grossness he had collected from the previous night. Upon exiting the steamy bathroom and drying himself off, he put on some sweatpants and crawled into bed next to his master as he had thought very little of it.

Rias woke up from the sudden movement and saw a head of familiar (H/C) hair before her. She smiled and wrapped her arms around her servant, peacefully drifting off to sleep once again with her precious Pawn in her arms.

Time Skip

"Alright then, everyone! Thank you all so much for coming out here this morning!" (Y/N) thanked with a loud and happy booming tone. "I know you've all gotta be hungry, so I'll keep this short. I'm gonna need someone with projectile magic to attack me!"

(Y/N)'s proclamation left most, if not all of the members of the Peerage fall silent and speechless.

Artoria raised her hand. "Master, what is the purpose of this exactly?"

"Oh, it's simple my beautiful sword maiden." He smiled confidently.

"B-Beautiful? Maiden?" Artoria blushed beet red at the sudden compliment her master had given her.

"I just need to try my new move out on an actual attack. You know, something magic. Preferably a projectile of sorts."

"A new move huh?" Akeno stepped forward eagerly. "I'd love to help with its first demonstration."

"Great!" Boomed the excited devil. "Now, just a heads up, be ready to evade within seconds, because you will be in a lot of pain...Asuming how much power you put into your attack." He cautioned.

Akeno's mageta eyes glistened in excitement at the mere mention of her being in pain. Her breathe began to stagger with every excited breathe. "Pain? Oh, now I'm really excited~"

"Okay, Rias can you help me please?" He asked his master.

"Oh come on!" Akeno whined as she felt dejected.

"You sure (Y/N)?" Rias questioned worriedly.

"Yep! Don't hold anything back. Gimme everything you got!" He ordered as he summoned his Oath Maker.

"Okay. But just remember...!" She sprouted her wings and flew high into the air, conjuring a mass of Ruin Fire from within her hands. "YOU ASKED FOR THIS!!!" Rias roared as she sent the massive ball of red and black fire hurtling towards her servant.

The young devil readied his stance and his weapon for the the oncoming attack. A small smirk crept on to his face as Rias's attack grew closer. "Here we go! FULL COUNTER!!!" He roared as he swiped his white sword, reflecting Rias's attack back at her.

The Redhead's blue eyes widen from shock of her attack coming back at her twice as fast, giving her very little and ample time to dodge. Her blast flew through the sky and towards the nearby mountain. Upon the impact of the attack, the mountain was instantly obligated into nothingness, leaving a giant empty trench in the mountain.

Everyone who was on the spectating side of this display fell speechless as to what they saw.

"Incredible..." Marveled Rias.

"Did...Did he just deflect Prez's attack?" Issei asked with dropped jaw.

"He didn't just deflect it, he completely reflected it and doubled it's speed and power!!" Exclaimed the blonde swordsman.

"What do you mean?" Questioned the King of Knights.

"The amount of power she first used wasn't that strong before. The moment (Y/N) used that move, it's power doubled." Kiba explained.

"Woah..." Everyone marveled.

(Y/N) sprouted his devil wings and flew up to his rather shaken master. "Rias!" He called, snapping her out of her trance. "Are you okay? Sorry, I didn't know it was gonna be that strong of a rebound." He claimed in concern for the crimson haired Princess of Ruin.

"Y-Yes. I'm fine..." Rias claimed, receiving a sigh of relief from the Azure Dragon Emperor. Rias reached out and grabbed his hand gently and held in within her own.

"Rias?"

"Listen to me..." She said in grave seriousness. "You have become the linchpin of this Game. Your abilities will critically affect the direction in which this competition moves. Still...Don't do everything on your own. Remember you're part of a team, so trust us. But most importantly, trust in yourself."

Rias's word took (Y/N) aback. Still, in the end he still smiled and tighten the hold of their intertwined hands. "I know..." He smiled. "I trust you. I trust all of you. And I know that we can do this. We can and WILL win!" He declared proudly.

Rias smiled happily as tears of joy began to crawl down the sides of her face. Quickly drying them as the two made their decent back down to the ground and to the others.

Time Skip

After the display of (Y/N)'s new move, the ORC continued the day by going over the plan of attack once the Rating Game began. Before they knew it, the last day of training was upon them. The devils spent the morning packing their things and cleaned.

(Y/N) took the last few minutes to shut everything off and lock everything up before they left.

"Hey dude!" Issei called from the entrance of the kitchen.

"What's up?" (Y/N) asked.

"Prez wanted us to gather in the meeting room." He claimed.

"What for?"

Issei shook his head. "No clue, I'm sure it's about the Rating Game though."

"Yeah, Maybe. C'mon, let's go see what's up." He said as the two devils left towards the meeting place.

Meeting Room

After Issei and (Y/N) arrived at the meeting room, Rias began to speak.

"Listen everyone, I just want to say how proud of all of you I am. All of us, in one way or another have made incredible improvements. Now, all that's left to do is show that glorified pack of burning harpies that no-one messes with the Gremory family."

"Right!" Cheered Rias's Peerage.

"The House of Phoenix has no respect for us! Let's give 'em a taste of how strong the House of Gremory truly is. They will receive no mercy from us!"

"Yes ma'am!" The servant cheered once more.

Rias looked at her determined servant's, only to smile contently. "Thank you everyone. I'll be counting on all of you. And remember, nobody fights alone. When we fight, we fight side by side!"

"Right!"

As the Gremory devil servants gathered and waited at the front entrance outside, (Y/N) locked the front door before taking their leave.

"Now then, let's go home and get ready for tomorrow." Rias advised as her servants began making their way out of the vicinity of the Azure Dragon Emperor's summer home. "Also, because tomorrow's a school day, you DO have to go to school tomorrow."

"Ah man!" Groaned (Y/N).

Time Skip

(Y/N)'s Home

As the residents within (Y/N)'s abode continued eating dinner, the young dragon-devil hybrid simply laid his head on the table and groaned in irritation. "Do we really have to go to school on the night of the Rating Game?" He asked.

"Well Rias did make it seem like we're supposed to. So I think it'd be safe to assume that we really do." Explained Asia.

(Y/N) merely groaned loudly in exasperation.

Time Skip

Kuoh Academy

(Y/N) continued to stroll through the campus of Kuoh, hoping to calm his nerves before the Rating Game commence later in the evening. 'C'mon man, gotta calm down. No point in getting worked up so early. Just gotta remember everything you learned, and we'll be fine.'

"Peeping Tom! Pervert!" An angered voiced yelled in furious rage.

"Hm?" (Y/N) truend to face the direction of where the angered roar had come from. "What the...Ugh." He groaned in irritation upon seeing Issei running from Katase and Murayama, both donned in their kedo uniforms and wielding their bamboo practice swords.

"Chronically horny sicko!" Cried Murayama.

As the poor pervert continued to run away from the angered girls, he eventually slips on a banana peel, making (Y/N) laugh in the process.

"Say your prayers!" The two girls shout as they swung their weapons down on the defenseless pervert.

"H-Hold on!" Issei cried, grabbing the two girls by their wrists, resulting in red magic circles appearing on the two girls, shocking the two devils.

Murayama and Katase jumped back and screamed at the feeling of Issei's touch, making the two panic as they tried to rub their hands in hope of not catching whatever they thought he had.

'Oh-ho-hokay. I don't think I can watch this anymore. Might as well help the poor sap out.' (Y/N) smiled as he approached the grounded pervert.

"Oh crap. My magic just slipped out." Issei claimed worriedly as he looked at his hands.

"H-Hey, don't touch us!" Ordered Katase as she frantically rubbed her wrist.

"What do we do now Katase? We could get a rash!" Worried Murayama.

"If we hurry and disinfect our hands, I'm sure we'll be alright!" Katase reassured her brunette twin-tailed friend.

The two girls ran off to clean their hands, leaving a rather insulted Issei behind.

"They say that like I'm some sorta disease ridden bug." He gripped.

"Well, that's kinda what you get for being a perv, ya perv." (Y/N) said as he lightly bonked Issei on the head.

"Ow..." Whined Issei. He and (Y/N) both looked down to his hands and saw that there were green colored magic string wrapped around them. "There's still some magic left." Issei commented.

The two devils followed the trail of magic string and noticed that they were wrapped around the running girls.

"Is...Is this-?" Issei wondered in glee.

"Is this what?" (Y/N) asked with a worried raised eyebrow.

Issei sprung back up off the ground and smiled proudly. "Well, let's try it and find out!!!" He cheered.

"...Yeah I don't like where this is headed. What're those strings around Katase and Murayama?" Asked the worried young devil.

Issei laughed in response. "My dear friend (Y/N), what you are about to witness, is beauty in its purest form!!!" He proclaimed.

"...Yeah now I really don't like this." He grumbled.

"Observe."

"Wait, Issei don't-!"

(Y/N) was too late, as Issei had already snapped his fingers.

The strings around the two girls pulled tighter around their bodies until their uniforms no longer existed as whole, just shreds of fabric and small pieces of what they once were, causing them to scream as they held each other to hide their naked bodies from the public.

"U-Uh-HUH?!" (Y/N) questioned with a blushed face as Issei smiled with absolute delight.

"W-What is this?!" Cried the strawberry blonde.

"Look away!" Ordered Murayama.

"I-I did it..." Issei muttered before a fist was rammed into his face, sending hm flying and crashing into the ground.

"WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU?!" Roared (Y/N) before he ran over to the two crying girls and shielded them from any prying eyes. "Alright everyone! Break it up! There's nothing to see here! Now get lost!" He ordered as he removed his blazer and button-up shirt and handed them both to the gris behind them "Here. Put these on and get out of here, and get some clothes on!"

"(Y-Y/N)..." Muayama marveled in awe as she gratefully took his blazer.

"You're so sweet." Katase said as she grabbed his button-up shirt. "Come on, let's get outta here!" She said as she as Murayama both ran off to the locker room.

Over in the distance, Issei slowly managed to recover from the solid hit he had endured and slowly rose up off the ground as he held his cheek. "Damn, that really hurt."

"Issei..." A hostile voice uttered to the now terrified brunette.

The pervert slowly turned around like a rusted machine and saw a livid looking (Y/N) staring down at him with his face covered in darkness and as single red eye glowed with murderous intent. "Care to explain what. Just. HAPPENED?!"

Issei trebled as he began to answer his angered friend. "W-Well...Th-That was my-"

ORC Headquarters

"New Special Move, you say?" Rias asked.

"Hell yeah!" Issei cheered proudly.

"Oh my. I definitely want to see it." Akeno smiled.

"I really REALLY don't recommend that Akeno." (Y/N) sweatdropped with nervousness.

"Well then Akeno..." Issei smiled. "If I may..." He patted the ravenette's shoulder, confusing her. The pervert snapped his finger once more, and shredded Akeno's uniform into tiny pieces.

"OH MY~" She moaned in excitement.

"SERIOUSLY?!" (Y/N) questioned obnoxiously as he handed his bare naked senior his school blazer. "AGAIN WITH THIS?!"

"That's your new special move?" Rias questioned worriedly.

"If it worked on Akeno too, then it should be a formidable force against anyone!!!" Issei cheered. "Prez, can I try it on you too?!" He asked, instantly angering his fellow Pawn.

Rias tried to back away slowly, hoping to get away from the stirp crazy servant. "I-I think I'll pass."

"Come on Prez, don't say that. Just work with me here, please Prez... I'm beggin' ya!" Issei cheered as he leaped towards Rias with stars in his eyes.

"HEY, KNOCK IT OFF ISSEI!!!" (Y/N) ordered as he chased after the rampaging pervert who began chasing after the scared redhead.

"I caught you!" Issei cheered as another magic circle appeared on Rias's hand.

"W-Wait. I'm not very good against this kind of aggressiveness."

"I SAID THAT'S ENOUGH!!!" Yelled (Y/N) as he grabbed the pervert into a full nelson and pulled him back away from their master.

Issei chuckled like a wicked supervillain. "Too late." He said as he snapped his fingers.

Rias's uniform dispersed into practically nothing, causing her to scream and hunch over to cover herself. "Hey, come on!" She cried in embarrassment.

"Oh my~" Akeno sang.

(Y/N)'s jaw dropped from utter shock and released the restrained Issei, who approached the flustered Rias and laughed with pride and joy. "No way...how could I have let this happen..."

"Even the super-level-headed president gets flustered! Adorable!" He shook his head rapidly. "I mean, this could totally work! What do you think (Y/N)?" He asked with a thumbs up.

"So this...This is what you spent your time training on?!" (Y/N) snarled before raising his fist and aimed at Issei in the face.

Issei shrieked in fear and stepped back. "Wait, dude hold on!"

"YOU IDIOT!!!!!!!" (Y/N) roared as he launched his fist at Issei.

The brunette tried to block the oncoming attack with his hands, but was launched across the club room regardless. As Issei flew across the room, he eventually crashed down onto the ground and somehow managed to snap his fingers once again.

A red magic circled suddenly appeared on (Y/N)'s arm, causing him to look terrified. "Oh no..." He muttered before his uniform was torn to shreds.

Issei slowly rose up and saw what he had done, only to shriek in utter horror. "NOOOOOOOO!!!!!! NOT AGAIN!!!!!!!!!" He cried.

"You..." (Y/N) muttered as he grew a massive tick mark over his head, only to activate his Blazblue: Limit Breaker and slammed it into Issei's face. "YOU GODDAMN RAT BASTARD!!!!!!!" He roared as he rocketed Issei out the window. He panted heavily as he tried to calm himself once again, eventually sighing in agitation. "I'm trying to keep calm here, and that idiot is not helping in the least!" He said before looking to the two girls behind him. "You two okay?" He asked both Rias and Akeno.

"Oh-Oh my~" Akeno blushed as she looked down.

"What?"

"Wow...I never knew, how it really looked. It's so..." Rias smiled as she turned away to hide her blush.

(Y/N) just looked confused at the two before he began to piece it all together. He was so enraged that he forgot about his current predicament. He looked down and saw that he was completely naked, showing the girls in front of him everything. From his scars, to his privates. A massive blush crept across his face and he screamed in shock as he covered his lower region. "I-I'm so sorry..." He muttered as he apologies. "I uh...I think I'm just gonna go home. I'll see you two later tonight." He said before teleporting away.

Time Skip

(Y/N)'s House

The time has finally come. Mere moments before the Rating Game to decide Rias's fate. Everyone prepared in their own way. (Y/N) however got his new attire ready for battle. He looked in the mirror and was happy by how well everything turned out to look. His new attire consisted of a dark blue trench coat, whose tail reaching down to his upper calves, with a green short-sleeved shirt worn under it, as well as tan colored pants pants, studded boots, dark red fingerless gloves, and black wristbands. His (H/C) hair remained the same, albeit with some strands of his hair on the side of his head, hiding his ears, and a dark yellow bandanna around his forehead. He smiled and looked content. He quickly turned around and slowly walked over to the dark red box that laid atop his dresser. He opened the top and pulled out a white majin face mask with beautifully detailed engravings as well as the beautifully polished ruby in the middle of the mask.

The young devil smiled and gently caressed the mask with his thumb. "Good ol' good luck charm. Gonna need a lot of it tonight." He said as he sat back down on the edge of his bed. He let out a heavy sigh as he looked to his alarm clock, showing the time to be 10:25 p.m. "Rating Game doesn't start for another hour, but only a few more minutes until we have to met up and prep." He said as he looked at his gloved right hand. "We've all been training so hard, all of us have broken through some form of barrier and limits to make it this far." He clutched his hand tightly shut. "There's no way in hell we can lose. We have to win...for Rias's sake..."

A sudden knock on the door echoed through his room. "(Y/N), are you there?" Asia asked from the other side. "Do you mind if I come in?"

"Of course not, please do." The Azure Dragon Emperor beckoned the Bishop. The door opened and Asia entered, donned in her old Holy Sister attire. "Woah..." (Y/N) smiled. "Haven't seen you wear that in a while. I thought it was destroyed back at the Slime Castle."

"Most of it was, but I used some restoration magic to fix it." Asia giggled before solemnly smiling once again. "Still, I thought my habit might make me feel more confident. Rias said she was okay with it, as long as I felt comfortable. So I just wanted to know what you thought."

"I think you look incredible. But in all honesty, I've always liked you in that outfit." (Y/N) complemented.

"You're sweet..." Smiled Asia with a hand on her chest. "I'd like to stay with you. Do you mind?" She asked.

"No, not at all." The young devil reassured.

Asia approached the bed and sat next to her guardian, quickly noticing his new attire and his mask in hand. "Haven't seen that outfit before. Is it new?" She asked.

"Huh? Oh yeah, just finished it today. Been working on it for awhile. What do you think?" He asked.

"I think you look really cool." Asia praised, making (Y/N) smile happily. "So uh, what's with the mask?" She asked.

"Oh this? It's kinda like a good luck charm. I've had it with me since forever." He explained as he showed her the majin mask. "I thought I could bring it today."

As Asia inspected the mask, she noticed that here were no holes for eyes or any passageways for air. "Um...wouldn't this cause you more problems than help?" She asked.

(Y/N) chuckled as he shook his head. "I know how it may look, but the whole thing is enchanted to have total visibility from inside, and you can breathe normally too." He handed the blonde the mask and smiled. "Wanna try it on?" He asked.

"Oh!" Asia jumped in surprise. "Uh sure." She said as she placed the white mask on her face. "Oh wow!" She awed in amazement. "Everything looks completely normal, and I can breath perfectly fine too!" She praised. "So? How do I look?" She asked.

(Y/N) smirked as he tried to hold in his chuckle, by ended up cracking as he burst into a light fit of laughter. "You look like a dork!" He claimed as he patted her head. "But an adorable dork." He smiled.

Asia giggled as she gently removed the mask and marveled at its craftsmanship. "It's really beautiful. Where'd you get it?" She asked as she handed the mask back to its owner.

"No idea." He bluntly claimed. "I've just always had this...since my first day in Kuoh." He mumbled as he stared at the mask. "I really wish I knew where this came from." He said before looking at Asia, who looked rather worried once again. (Y/N) shook his head and smiled to her. "It's nothing. So, what's up?" He asked.

Asia said nothing as she held onto (Y/N)'s arm and hugged it tightly, resting her head in his shoulder.

(Y/N) sighed and rested his head upon hers as the two closed their eyes and sat in silence. "What's wrong?" He asked.

"Oh nothing." Asia claimed. "I'm just a little bit nervous about the battle. Still, as long as I have you here next to me, I know we'll be fine."

(Y/N) smiled as he gently kissed the top of her head. "Of course. But remember, I might not be there to keep you safe all the time, but I promise the others will. Rias, Kohaku, Issei and everyone will be there to help each other through this fight. No-one's going in alone." He reassured.

"Yeah, you're right." Asia smiled gently. "Is it alright if I just stay here like this for a while?" She questioned.

"You kidding? I think it's perfect."

Aisa looked up to her guardian and smiled happily as her cheeks grew a soft tint of red as (Y/N) smiled in return.

The alarm clock suddenly went off and (Y/N) immediately stopped it by shutting it off.

"Master, it's time." Claimed Artoria as she entered the room with Kohaku.

"Right." He nodded as he rose up from his bed. "Come on." He offered his hands to Asia and Artoria as Kohaku hopped onto his shoulder. "Let's go."

The two blondes gently grabbed his hands before they teleported away altogether to the Occult Research Club Headquarters, and to the Rating Game that would decide Rias's future.