Training Part 11 of 14 - Silentium
('Ddraig speaking telepathically')
("Ddraig talking out loud")
['Albion speaking telepathically']
["Albion talking out loud"]
{'Bahamut speaking telepathically'}
'A character's thoughts'
Chapter 24: Training Part 11 of 14 - Silentium
Day 60 of 120 Training Days
Asgard
"... I, shall train you," Ophis said. She lifted a finger and pointed it at Issei. "... Issei, you are now capable of activating your Diabolos Dragon God form. However, it, is still incomplete. I shall help fix that. You weren't powerful enough before to withstand what I am about to do to you, but you are now. Same for you, Hakuryuukou Vali Lucifer and your Diabolos Dragon Lucifer form."
Issei gulped. "W-What are you going to do to me, Auntie?"
"... Give you a portion of my power." This earned gasps of surprise from all eleven trainees. "... The power I give you will be so small compared to my capacity, and the process will hurt, but it will be enough so that it doesn't kill you and helps complete both of your Diabolos Dragon forms. Once it's done, you will be able to further grow the power I give you by training it. Now... Are you ready?"
Issei and Vali shared nervous glances but nodded as they stepped forward. "We are."
"Wait!" Everyone turned to the source of the voice, Ravel. "May I use my magic to heal them to ease the pain?"
"... You may. Do it as soon as they start showing any discomfort." Ophis affirmed, to which Ravel nodded. "... Ddraig, Albion, are you ready?"
[("Yes.")]
Ophis nodded and pointed a palm at the two Heavenly Dragon's hosts, opening a black portal. From it came a total of ten snakes. "... I apologize in advance for what is about to happen, so please don't hate me, especially you, Issei."
Before Issei and Vali could react, eight of the snakes shot towards them and grabbed their arms and legs, lifting them up a couple feet off the ground, restraining them so that they can't move a single muscle. The last two snakes, seeing that the two Heavenly Dragons have been put in a rather compromising and even suggestive position, slithered forward and crawled up their bodies, covering them in black auras that no one see through.
Akeno smiled. "Ara ara, are they about to be tentacled? Fufu."
Arisu sighed. "Get yer mind outta the gutter!" She punched the top of Akeno's head, making her wince.
"H-Hit me more," She said, looking at the Princess with a lustful blush.
"Yer a masochist in bed! As I suspected, ya shameless pervert!" Arisu backed away, fearing for her booty.
"Hit MEEEEE~!" Akeno moaned.
"No! Someone help!" Arisu screamed like she was about to be raped, running to hide behind Raynare, glaring at Akeno from behind the Queen with a cute pout.
The other girls sweatdropped at the antics of the two ponytailed beauties, one being a naughty sexually-masochistic yandere battle-sadist mage, the other an innocent tsundere shy Princess goddess and powerful badass warrior. Ophis ignored them.
Akeno slowly crept towards the hiding Princess with suggestive squeezing hand gestures. "Oh, Arisu~"
"G-Get away! Yer scary!"
Raynare, nervous, pointed a finger at the Knight. "Akeno, stop your behavior this instant! You're making Arisu uncomfortable."
"Aw, fine. You're no fun, Raye." A pouting Akeno relented.
Raynare turned Arisu towards her who proceeded to hug her frontside, burying her face in Raynare's rack. "Are you okay, Arisu?" She asked kindly, placing her hands on the Princess' shoulders.
Arisu, still hugging Raynare, looked up at her with tears in her sad puppy eyes, despite being the same height as the Queen. "T-Thank you, big sis Raye!"
BA DUM!
Raynare's heart skipped from cuteness overload. "... Ka... Ka..."
"KAWAII!" She shouted as she hugged Arisu, who was now blushing and purring like a kitten from the sudden show of affection, petting her head.
Meanwhile, Issei and Vali felt every molecule in their body spasm and react painfully to the new power being magically injected into them, making them roar in agony like that of a Heavenly Dragon using Juggernaut Drive with their sanity completely consumed, worrying the ten female trainees. One of the snakes on each of their bodies let them bite their hard skin so that they don't lose their tongues. It was the same pain as converting one's self into a Dragon but multiplied by a thousand.
The blue gem on Ravel's gold staff glowed brightly as she reached out and began constantly applying healing magic to them. It instantly soothed them a lot, but the pain was still half that of a normal Dragon conversion process, which is still a lot.
"H-How much longer does this need to go on?!" Ravel exclaimed, terrified of their Draconic roars.
"... 30 more seconds."
Raynare shouted, "Hang in there, Issei darling! You're almost there! You as well, Vali!"
"H-HOW MUCH TIIIIIMEEEE IS LEEEEEEFFFFT?!" Issei roared.
"20 more seconds! You can do it, darling!"
Those 20 seconds were the longest 20 seconds of their lives.
When it finally ended, all of the snakes and black mist instantly disappeared as Ophis used Senjutsu to gently lower them to the ground and heal them.
Raynare ran over and lifted Issei's head, making him wince in pain before she gently set his head on her lap, making him blush so much, to which she smiled. "Dummy. Don't worry me like that." She kissed his forehead.
Issei smiled up at her. "If I get to use your lap as a pillow, then I would gladly worry you like this more often." He winked at her.
She pouted, but then she giggled. "Silly..."
"What? Just saying. I love the feeling of your thighs." He turned over to rest his cheek on her bare legs, making her blush as he stroked them Kazuma style.
"... Issei, mustn't worry your Queen."
"S-Sorry, Auntie."
Ophis nodded. "... Phenex was doing a great job soothing your pain, wasn't she?"
Issei, panting, chuckled as he smiled at Ravel. "S-She sure did. At first, it... felt like the pain went up far greater than even that of the agony when making a new Dragon of yourself, then it was suddenly half of that type of pain. It still hurt like hell, but it felt a lot better."
Ravel blushed and huffed as she turned her face away. "Don't get the wrong idea! I-It's not like I did it for you or anything! Baka! Baka!"
Vali let out a pained chuckle-cough. "Heh. Tsundere."
Then, the two Dragons passed out from exhaustion.
"ISSEI! VALI!" All the girls shouted.
"... Relax. They're just exhausted." Ophis stated, making them let out a sigh of relief. "... Red, come here."
"Yes ma'am." Great Red floated down from the bleachers. "What can I do for you, my lady?"
She pointed at Issei and Vali. "... Take these two to the Dimensional Gap and look over them until they are recovered."
Great Red smirked. "You got it!" He teleported away the two Heavenly Dragons.
Ophis turned to the girls. "... It's time to start training all of you."
. . . . . . .
Dimensional Gap
Issei slowly cracked open his eyes, and the very first thing he saw was two nebulas in beautiful fiery-red and purple color of some gas and mostly stars.
He was in space. He had to repeat that a few times to himself. "I'm in space, holy shit. I'm in space! What the fuck is going on?! How am I breathing?! Did Ichiei Ishibumi not think about that one among his many plot holes?!"
"He didn't," A voice spoke to his left. It was Vali who's laying in a similar position. "It's called plot armor. How are you feeling?"
Issei smirked. "Still feel like shit, but I'll live. You?"
"Amen."
"I see." Issei sighed and grinned. "Good to hear."
Ddraig would facepalm if he had hands. ("Partner... This isn't like one of your light novels...")
"What?! I'm just saying! In the anime adaptation, the protagonist is exactly like me in almost every single way with very similar looks and all, except he's way more perverted, gullible, and easy to manipulate to the point where he never questions orders. It's called 10th Grade BxB. I thought the BxB meant double B cup or Big Boobs or something, but apparently it becomes some sort of organization. I don't know, I've never managed to watch past the first two seasons since it got so boring."
Vali shook his head. "No way. BxB has to mean Big Butt."
["HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"] Albion was amused to say the least.
"I'm not having this argument." He deadpanned, to which Vali cackled.
Vali smirked. "Hm. I've seen that anime. I remember there being a girl who looks exactly like Raynare. She kills the protagonist for no reason at all."
"Heh. Tell me about it. Her name is Rei. Yep. Just Rei. Doesn't even get the honor to have a last name, just like Raynare. She's so poorly written! Like, what is Ichiei Ishibumi thinking by making a cute girl like that be so cold-blooded for absolutely no reason?! The only purpose she served was to force the MC into the supernatural; such a character using this kind of method is nothing more than a plot device, which is never good. And to actually make me feel bad for that piece of shit protagonist... It's unbelievable!"
Vali looked at Issei out of the corner of his eyes. "Don't they say that the hotter the girl, the crazier she is?"
Issei scoffed. "That would be Ishibumi's only way to justify how he wrote Rei's personality. Not all hot girls are evil. My experiences are proof enough of that with the only bad egg being Rias. Sure, hot babes who aren't psychos are like one out of every one million girls, but they do exist."
The Hakuryuukou hummed. "Hm. Interesting. Sounds like Ishibumi's novel series could be like an alternate universe of ours in which the protagonist is much more unfortunate then you, Issei. You have insanely high luck to be in relationships with some of the sexiest girls I have ever seen who also have a much greater control over their emotions."
Such a comment wouldn't fly with Issei if it were from a guy he wasn't good friends with, but Vali is his best friend, so he's more than comfortable having a somewhat perverted conversation with him.
A scroll of text appeared in front of Issei. 'He's right! Luck stat unlocked: 65/∞. The average for Humans is 30.'
The Sekiryuutei chuckled. "I know. They're all too good for me."
Silence ensued for several seconds.
('Are they done?')
['I think they're done.']
Issei continued. "There was even a girl in the anime-
('Oh, goddammit!')
Albion was laughing his ass off at Ddraig's annoyance.
"who looks and acts exactly like Rias, an uppity selfish Princess! Not only that, but that idiot of a protagonist fell in love with her despite all the plot holes and her trickery, all because she has huge jugs! God, that pisses me off."
Issei slammed his fist down beside him as he said that which seemed to cause a loud, deep rumble. He craned his neck to his right, which still hurt like a bitch from every little movement, and saw that he was laying on top of a massive red-colored sleeping Dragon, specifically on its belly.
'Um... What the fuck did I miss?'
["That would be Great Red's Dragon form."]
"Ohhhhh, that makes sense. I'm guessing this might be his lair or whatever. Thanks, Albion."
["Sure thing."]
("Albion would be correct. This pl-")
"This place is called the Dimensional Gap, the home of Ophis and I," Great Red's deep voice spoke, echoing throughout the void, startling Issei and Vali. He opened his golden eyes and raised his head to look at the two.
("Dammit, Great Red! Stop stealing my lines!")
Great Red smirked. "Sorry Ddraig. I have to keep the plot moving. Anyway, how are you two feeling? Are you able to get up, fly, change forms, or do any magic?"
Issei slowly sat up, pushing through the searing pain his muscles felt. As he sat up, the pain suddenly disappeared, and he could move freely.
Vali experienced the same thing. He raised his hand. "We're good, boss!"
"What are you, a yakuza thug?!" Issei shouted as Vali helped him stand.
Vali rolled his eyes. "Shut up, bro."
Great Red interrupted them. "Anyway, Ophis and I decided that if you are able to walk, you should be fine, but not enough to continue training."
Issei's eyes widened. "What do you mean, Uncle Red?! Let me continue training!"
"No. The eleven of you have been working too hard. We have already explained the situation to Odin and Thor, who have agreed to our solution."
"Which is?"
"To send all of you back to your homes on Earth for a week before we pick you up so Ophis can resume your training."
"... Do I really have to go, Uncle Red?"
"Yes, and that's final. We have already teleported your stuff to each of your rooms in your house. I am ordering you to take it easy, so do not train at home."
Issei sighed. "Fiiiiine!"
Great Red smirked. "Cheer up, kiddo. You get to keep a bunch of the books on magic that you checked out."
With that said, the Apocalypse Dragon teleported the two Heavenly Dragons away as Ophis did the same thing with the other nine trainees.
. . . . . . .
Kuoh, Japan
Issei Hyoudou Residence
Issei was home. It felt weird being back, standing in front of his house, but here he was. He took out his house keys, unlocked the front door, and opened it. Everyone filed in one by one, with the last two being Raynare and then Issei.
"RAYE!" Kalawarner ran down the stairs and jumped onto her best friend, hugging her as Raynare happily returned the gesture.
"Good to see you, Kala." Raynare smiled warmly as the other three occupants came down to greet them.
Issei smiled sheepishly at the scene. "Careful. She's not exactly going to be able to handle strenuous exercise or weight for long."
Kalawarner raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean? And..." She felt something, somewhat of a protrusion. "Raynare, have you gained weight?"
Raynare blushed. "H-Hey! That's rude!"
Issei sighed. "I guess you could say she has. The truth is that Raynare and I are having a baby."
Kalawarner, Dohnaseek, and Mittelt's jaws dropped as they simultaneously shouted, "What?!"
Asia tilted her head innocently. "Hm? I was told babies fall from the sky."
Mittelt facepalmed, half-annoyed half-crying. "Oh Asia. Never change."
"Hm? What do you mean?"
"Nothing."
A magic circle appeared inside Issei's living room, and from it emerged Sona.
"Is Issei here?! I felt his presence!" She demanded, looking around, searching for him.
Issei chuckled. "Over here, Sona!"
"Issei!" She ran over to him before she stopped awkwardly. "Hey... I just.. I missed you."
He smiled. "Come here, you." He hugged her.
Sona felt like she couldn't breathe for a moment but she allowed herself to shyly hug him back. "I was worried about you, Issei."
Issei rolled his eyes. "C'mon, it's only been two months. You missed me that much?"
She pulled away from the hug and looked at him, confused. "Um, Issei... It's actually only been four days since you left. The date is October 6th, a Tuesday."
The Sekiryuutei blinked in confusion. "Damn. Then that means that time in Asgard is a lot slower."
("Yeah, at least to you Earthlings.")
"Well, whatever. I'm only going to be here for a week before we go back to Asgard."
Sona frowned. "You have to go back?"
He rubbed his head. "Yeah. We're only halfway through our training in terms of days we spent there, even though we have completed the regiment most of our trainers provided us. Great Red and Ophis told us to take time off since we're pushing ourselves a little too hard. For now, I'm tired and want to sleep."
"Before you do, all of you should know that the Student Council and I went to Issei's class and asked them to be nice to you when you get back. We told them everything save for a few details too dark to discuss."
"What details?" Asia inquired.
"Nothing," Everyone said at the same time.
She pouted cutely. "Why does no one want me to know anything around here?"
Issei and Raynare went to their room, and he realized something as he looked at Raynare who was stripping her clothes and preparing to sleep.
"Raye, I have to go speak with Sirzechs about something. I will be back, hopefully soon."
She smiled as he gave her a brief kiss on the lips. "M'kay!"
. . . . . . .
Underworld
Issei teleported to Sirzechs' presence. He was surprised to find the Devil King with his entire family, except Rias, sitting in a booth, the same booth they sat in as they watched the rating game between Rias and Riser. Serafall is there, too.
Sirzechs saw the flash of blue light. "Issei? What may I do for you?" The Gremory family immediately began listening to their conversation.
He came up to the Devil King reluctantly. "I hope I'm not interrupting anything important, am I?"
"No, nothing at all. Just a rating game between Sairaorg Bael and Cao Cao."
"That's not exactly nothing!"
Sirzechs chuckled nervously. "I suppose you're right. By the way, I owe you another favor."
Issei raised an eyebrow. "What for?"
"For killing those old nobles. I am finally able to make a difference in the Underworld."
Zeoticus stood up and glared at his son while pointing at Issei. "You're going to do more for this brat?! How much deeper bologna do you intend to drag the Gremory name in?!"
Venelana, his wife, nodded. "I agree! You should be ashamed to call yourself our son!"
Issei glared at Sirzechs' father and mother, flaring his aura at them. "Mind your tongue, Devils. I would have killed both of you as well if it were not for this man," He pointed at Sirzechs. "The only reason I don't is because I consider Sirzechs to be a valuable ally due to his tremendous political power and fighting capabilities. He is also a good friend of mine, so you would be wise to not talk down to your own son when he has the power to have you publicly beheaded on live television if he wanted, just to send a message to Devil scum like you."
Seeing that the two Gremory nobles didn't dare utter another word, Issei sighed as he turned to Sirzechs. "You were talking about a favor?"
Sirzechs smiled mysteriously. "Indeed. Make that two favors since ol' mommy and daddy are unable to speak to their own King diplomatically."
Issei smirked. "Very well. My first favor I ask of you would be to strip Rias of all rights over any and all land her arrogant parents proclaimed to give her lordship over in the Human world and have it all given to Sona Sitri."
Serafall's eyes widened. "You're okay with that, Issei?!"
"Yeah. Why wouldn't I be?"
"It's just... Isn't there something else you want, something for yourself? You're only helping my sister."
He shook his head. "But I'm not. I'm doing this because I like Sona a lot, yes, but also because I want to get back at Rias."
Serafall's eyes widened. "... You like her?! As in like-like her?!"
Issei rubbed his head. "Yes."
"... Kuoh, then?" Sirzechs stated.
Issei nodded.
The Devil grinned. "Very well. I think that could also be a good way to teach Rias some manners since a certain pair of old coots failed miserably at being her parents due to how spoiled she is. I will also make sure Sona Sitri knows that you're the one who made this happen."
"Tch!" Zeoticus turned his face away. He stood up with his wife. "Let's go. I don't want to stay here only for my son to insult us." They teleported away, leaving Sirzechs with Grayfia, Serafall, and Issei.
"... Hmph. What would be the second favor you desire?"
Issei thought about it for a minute. "... I want Mira from Riser Phenex's peerage freed from him and placed under my tutelage."
Sirzechs nodded. "I'll make it happen, but why her? There could be more powerful Devils you could have as servants."
Issei smirked. "It's simple. I'm building a harem, and I think she's cute, so maybe she will be part of it someday if I can get her to fall in love with me. Plus, it will be my way of getting back at Riser again. First, I take away his little sister, and he's probably emotionally recovered from that by now, but then I remind him of who he lost to again by taking away another piece."
Sirzechs laughed wholeheartedly at that. "I see. You really are an amusing one."
The Sekiryuutei got up to leave before he remembered a question he wanted to ask. "Oh, I forgot to ask you, but how do you free Devils from a peerage?"
He received an amused look. "Issei, I'm the Devil King. There aren't many things I can't do to those in my society."
Issei nodded and teleported away.
"... Well, that was certainly interesting," Said Grayfia, who was silent the whole way. Her feelings towards the Sekiryuutei's actions are somewhat favorable, despite emotionally hurting Rias a bit, but judging from what Sirzechs told her, Rias deserved every bit of it.
The Next Day
October 7th, Wednesday, 2020
Kuoh, Japan
"I'm Mira, a Devil and formerly a servant of Riser Phenex. Nice to meet you."
As the girls were about to leave for school, their house's newest resident introduced herself.
"Mira!" Ravel rushed forward to hug the girl, who was already wearing the Kuoh Academy uniform.
Issei blinked. "You're attending school with us? Not that I mind."
Mira nodded. "Indeed I am. Thank you for taking care of Ravel. She seems happy." She squirmed shyly. "I-Issei-sama, I-"
He raised a hand. "Just Issei is fine."
"... Issei... Why did you want me as your servant? Not that I mind. I... I'm a big fan of yours." She blushed profusely.
Issei chuckled. "Because you're really cute."
Everyone looked at him. "EHHHHHH?!"
"C-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-cute?!" Mira stammered. "Hey! Wait up! Explain yourself! What did you mean when you said I'm cute, you pervert?!"
They were already making their way to school.
. . . . . . .
Of the 45, now 46 students in Issei's class, 12 of them live with him not including the teacher, Rossweisse, as well as Tsubasa and Akeno who attend different classes as they are 2nd years. The return to school from training was, as always, chaotic.
27 of the remaining 34 students crowded around someone early in the morning save for Issei and his harem girls in his class, who were all in their seats.
The boys set up a perimeter around Issei.
"Yo Issei!" Motohama started. "I heard you guys went to Asgard! Did you see any hot Norse mythology babes?"
Issei sighed but he smirked. "No, but I did get laid."
Matsuda slammed his fists down on Issei's desk. "What?! You liar!"
This earned a scoff. "Me, a liar? Bitch, please. I already had sex with three of the girls in my harem, one of which I got pregnant."
"Who?!" The perverted duo shouted.
"Raynare." Their jaws dropped. "You know what the best part is? She begged me to knock her up. Of course, I would never force myself on a girl, but I was the gentlest with her compared to the other two in Arisu and Akeno. After all, she's the girl I love the most, and now I'm going to be the father to her child. I could not be any happier!"
"This can't be true!" They cried.
"It is," Vali interrupted. "You can ask me and all nine girls in Issei's harem. I personally confirm it to be true because the morning after he and Raynare went at it, Arisu was mad since she walked in on them when he finished having sex, cuddled up naked together."
Motohama pushed his glassses up to the bridge of his nose. "Then how are you going to provide for the baby? It's not like you have the money."
Issei smirked. "You're right, I don't. However, I am a Dragon, and an extremely powerful one at that. I have learned enough magical techniques to the point where I can literally create food, water, and shelter. My house, for example, is one I built by myself using Earth magic since I moved out of my parents house. No one on this planet would dare fuck with me, not even the police. That's why I don't have to pay any bills or mortgage for my mansion."
The two perverts walked off hunched over, feeling depressed and jealous which made Vali smirk.
Issei shrugged at them. "Don't blame me just because my girlfriends are drop-dead gorgeous and that I'm a chick magnet. Hard work betrays none, but dreams betray many (70)."
Some of the guys either told Issei how jealous of him they are or reluctantly congratulated him.
Meanwhile, the girls surrounded Raynare, asking her somewhat similar questions while Issei eavesdropped on their conversation, wanting to hear their reaction to the news.
"Did you guys learn magic?" A girl asked.
Raynare nodded. "Yes, but magic isn't anything that special if you aren't happy. The happiest and most magical thing that happened is Issei and I lost our virginity together."
Their eyes widened in surprise.
"What?!"
"No way!"
"Issei will never look at me." A girl buried her face in her hands.
Raynare smirked. "Yes way. You know what the best part is? Not only was I his first and not only am I the girl he loves the most, but I am also the only girl he got pregnant."
"EHHHHHH?!"
"How long are you pregnant?"
"2 months. We are only half-way through our training, so when we get back, it should be 4 months."
"What do you think it's going to be?"
"A boy, of course." Raynare grinned. 'That's right, little girls. Issei belongs to me,' She thought.
Aika smirked. "How good is Hyoudou in bed? Was he gentle or rough? We heard he's related to two Dragon Gods which must be why his dick is so big."
Raynare blushed a little. "That might be why his penis is so big, even when he's not erect, but it all has to do with genetics." The other girls blushed at this. "He is amazing in bed. We've only done it once for now, but he was so gentle and sweet. I asked him to have a baby with me because, as you already know, we're at war with the Khaos Brigade, and after having a chat with one of our trainers, I decided that I wanted no regrets and that I cannot wait to have a family with Issei in case either of us dies."
"Awwwwwww! Kawaii!" The girls exclaimed.
Two of the jealous girls couldn't take it and tried to insult Raynare.
"You slut!"
"Dirty hoe!"
Suddenly, those two girls found it hard to breath. All the magically-sensitive followed the source of the hot aura to see Issei. His hair covered his eyes.
"Allow me to use the two of you as examples. There is the difference between a female and a slut. Raynare isn't a slut, you are. If you or anyone else ever insults any of my girls again, you will disappear. If any of you go after my Queen Raynare, you will die a most painful death. What my harem and I do in bed and the decisions we make are none of your concern. Got it?!"
The two gulped and nodded in fear and went to their seats, their skin sweating from the rise in temperature while everyone else was fine.
He released his aura right as Rossweisse walked in, and class started.
"Alright everyone. We have a new student. You may come in."
Mira came in and introduced herself with a bright smile. "Hello. My name is Mira, servant of Issei Hyoudou. I also live with him, so no, I will not be your girlfriend, boys. Nice to meet you."
...
"EHHHHHHH?!"
"DAMN YOU, HYOUDOU!" All the guys shouted.
"What does this mean, Hyoudou?!" Motohama shouted. "Are the two of you dating?!"
He looked at him with an unreadable expression. "... Not yet."
'FUUUUUUUUU-" Matsuda screamed.
"Matsuda! Motohama! Detention! Go to the Principal's office!" Rossweisse pointed at the door.
Every girl, even Raynare and Aika, clapped as the two perverts made their way to the punishment room. All except Mira, who was simply confused having never met the two freaks.
Issei cleared his throat. "Anyway, when Mira said she is my servant, she only means in name. This is because there is a Devil in the Underworld whose peerage she was in, a Devil I didn't like, so... I guess you could say I adopted her..."
His Human classmates shouted, "What is she, a stray cat?!"
. . . . . . .
Lunchtime
"Issei darling!" Raynare rushed over to him, two bentos in hand. "I made lunch for you. Do you want to eat together?"
He smiled. "Of course I do, love."
Opening the container, Raynare used her left hand to eat her onigiri while using the chop sticks in her right hand to hand-feed Issei, who blushed as she smiled sweetly at him.
"Say 'aaaaaah' for me."
"Ahhhhh..."
'BASTARD!' All the guys thought as they glared daggers at the Harem King.
'I wish I was her,' The girls thought.
After they finished lunch, Issei said, "I am going to go visit the Student Council."
Raynare nodded. "I'll go with you."
Right as they were about to stand up, the door slammed open.
"Issei!"
Issei scowled and returned the greeting with animosity. "Rias."
As Issei and Raynare teleported away, Murayama pulled out a sword. Not just any Kendo weapon like most are used to seeing, but her real combat blade. "Gremory, what business does a back-stabbing whore like you want with Issei?!"
The other girls, except those who know Rias for who she really is, were alarmed to see this hostility coming from the Kendo Club Captain.
The redhead narrowed her eyes. "That is none of your business."
Arisu stood up, a ball of fire in her hand. "Yes, it is our business when you need something from our boyfriend and King, you cow."
Rias' eye twitched, but not wanting to ruin her reputation through a show of violence, she opted to close the door and leave.
"What was that all about?" Katase asked.
Murayama put her sword away and began telling everyone what Rias did to Issei. Needless to say, no one outside of Rias' peerage would ever trust Rias again. The truth spread like wildfire, and Rias couldn't stop it by altering anyone's memories since she knew that doing so would make Issei very angry.
The girls shared their thoughts on the matter.
"My god..." Katase held her hand up to her mouth.
"Poor Issei."
"I can't believe we actually idolized that bitch."
"Kiba, too! He's not blameless either. He and Koneko stood by and allowed it!"
"He's no longer the First Prince of Kuoh! Issei is! Vali second!"
"I agree!"
A huge shift in power has occurred.
. . . . . . .
The Student Council Club Room
The door flew open.
"Yo!" Issei announced his presence.
Saji charged at him with a punch. "Hyoudou, bastard!"
Issei looked at Raynare out of the corner of his eye, who nodded. 'Let me handle this one.'
He caught the punch with his eyes closed. "Really? You're so beneath me that you're barely worth anything other than something to toy around with, but other than that, why bother with you?"
Gen grimaced, but then his expression changed from a thoughtful look to an evil smile. "Well then Hyoudou, if you're so powerful and think me so beneath you, then how would you like this?! ABSORPTION LINE!"
Sona stood up. "Genishirou, don't, you idiot!"
A blue beam of magic shot from the black wrist-piece on his left hand, which Issei caught with his left hand.
("Partner, I just realized this boy is the wielder of Vritra, one of the Six Dragon Kings. If it took me this long to figure it out, he is a garbage host.")
A new voice emerged. |"Indeed he is. Hello Ddraig and host of Ddraig, Issei Hyoudou. I am Vritra the Darkness Dragon King, also known as the Prison Dragon or the Enveloper. I must say that Genishirou Saji is an exceptional host. By exceptional, I mean exceptionally weak, that is. Right now, he is trying to steal your power, but you are able to resist, which is proof enough that you are very powerful simply in your base form. Issei Hyoudou, I would like for you to be my host. To join you, all I, as well as any other Dragon needs, is the permission of the first Dragon attached to the host as well as the host himself. You would also need to be strong enough to do so."|
Saji gasped. "You can't be serious, Vritra!"
|"I am. You're a weak, annoying, impulsive, and stupid person no one wants to put up with. As a matter of fact, there isn't a single good thing about you."|
"Why you little traitor!" Saji glared at Issei through his eyebrows, trying to put everything he can into his power, making Issei smirk.
Ddraig cackled. ("HAHAHAHAHA! Very well. You have my blessing, Vritra.")
Issei was ecstatic, a shit-eating grin on his face. "I would love to have you, Prison Dragon!"
|"Good to hear. My failure of a host, you were the reason why I could never be fully awakened."|
Saji's power started to decrease as he screamed, "Why, Vritra?! Whyyyyyyyyy?!"
|"Because I am merely doing what needs to be done for my own survival and entertainment. I have the chance to join the host of one of the two Heavenly Dragons, whom you have always looked down upon, insulted, and tried to assault or make him feel bad just because many females flock to him, something he can't help when it's in the nature of most Dragons to have many concubines. You are a disgrace who has tainted my glorious legacy, someone I will forget very soon. Also, the power you tried to absorb from Issei Hyoudou is simply too much for you to bare, meaning you will now die due to your own arrogance, which was your downfall. Farewell."|
The Absorption Line disappeared as did the black wrist-piece, now invisibly attached to Issei's right wrist, which he noticed and smirked.
The former host of Vritra collapsed as his life force left him. Saji Genishirou is dead due to the tiny amount power he tried to steal from Issei that rejected him, and no one cared. His corpse turned to ash that disintegrated until not even dust remained.
"Ah, hell." Sona muttered as she reached down to pick up the four Pawns in the chest of the corpse.
Momo scoffed. "Serves you right, Gen. No one hurts our Issei."
Tsubasa giggled. "You got that right!"
Issei smirked. "Hey Vritra, what kind of powers do I have? And how do I awaken you?"
|"You just did. My soul was already broken into different fragments before, but now because I have a strong host, my soul has been fully repaired."|
'Dragon King Vritra has chosen you as his host, and you have accepted!
Vritra has been awakened!
Dread Maker. This is the sacred gear that houses awakened Vritra and all of his abilities.
Emo Dragon (Level 1). This is the Balance Breaker form of Dread Maker which allows you to utilize all abilities of awakened Vritra at once. It is named this because of its jet-black appearance. It strengthens the user's abilities. Allows the user to create tentacles that absorb the aura of the user's target until they turn to ash. Can be used to counter Holy Fire. This form's Absorption Lines can be used to strengthen the power of your allies.
New sacred gear Dread Maker abilities unlocked:
Absorption Line (Level 5). This ability allows you to steal another person's power, transfer power, overload objects, and transfer other Dread Maker abilities along its lines. Absorption of life energy and subsequent conversion into mana is possible. Life energy can also be transferred, and because of that, this ability has a dark past in which users have tried to create artificial Humans, or Homunculi as some call them. Consumes 50 mana.
Shadow Army (Level 1). This ability can be used to create an army of Dragons made from Shadows. Very useful for stealth or sadistic torture. Consumes 10 mana per 50 Dragons.
Shadow Prison (Level 1). This ability seals its victims in another dimension where they're kept alive for as long as the user wants and can even be kept immortal to the point where they regenerate any wounds. Prisoners can die however you want them to. They can eat but never satiate their hunger or lust, and because of that, it is like a version of hell in which there are absolutely no consequences for ones actions, no matter how evil. The only God or Devil here is you.' Consumes 25 mana per prison cell created.'
Issei gulped at that last one. Who would he use that on, he wondered. He continued reading.
'Black Blaze Fire (Level 1). This flame isn't as hot the Dragons ranked above Dragon King, but it is very fearsome and is the best of all Dragon Kings. It can curse its victims should they be killed by it, meaning those who meet their demise by these flames will be unable to move on to the afterlife and will feel the pain of their death for all of eternity. It can also be used as a fire barrier. Consumes 20 mana.
Encroach (Level 1). This passive ability allows the user to become a shadow that is almost invisible. All movement is completely silent. Excellent for stealth. Consumes 1 mana for 24 hours of use. Cooldown of 2 hours.'
Delete Field (Level 1). This ability is like a cheat code since it suppresses the abilities of a person or item within a certain range, depending on how powerful the user is. Certain people may be able to bypass this ability if they're powerful enough. Consumes 2 mana.'
Issei closed his eyes. "I see." He opened his eyes. "Vritra."
|"Hm?"|
"How many of these powers was Saji able to use?"
|"He was only able to partially use Absorption Line. Pretty pathetic, am I right? I have been his host since he was born. It was foolish of me to choose him."|
Raynare sighed as she ran her fingers through Issei's hair. "You may be extremely powerful, but we need to continue training hard."
He took her hand and kissed it to which her face turned a little pink. "Of course, my Queen."
The Student Council blushed at seeing their affection. 'Wow, must feel good to be in love, huh.'
|'Why do I sense the Ouroboros inside you, Issei?'|
('Partner is the distant grandson of Tannin. Tiamat and Ophis are his distant Aunts while Great Red is his distant Uncle. Ophis gave him a very small portion of her power.')
|'... That's amazing. I knew I was right to choose you!'|
'Thanks, Vritra. It really means a lot to me.'
Tsubaki huffed. "Hmph. You truly are one of a kind, Issei. Sona has chosen the right man to be her husband." She nodded while putting a hand on her chin. "I approve."
Sona ran over to Tsubaki and clamped a hand over the Queen's mouth, glaring at her with a blush. "Shut up!"
Before Issei could respond, the door flew open.
"Issei!" Rias shouted. "I finally found you, my Issei."
Issei grit his teeth as he glared at her while Raynare clung to his arm, giving the Gremory heiress an impassive, judging stare. "Your Issei?! Since when was I ever yours?! There is not a single part of me that belongs to you!"
He turned to his right and looked at Sona. 'I want revenge on you, Rias! If there is any part of me that belongs to a Devil, then...'
"Stay right here, love." He told Raynare, who nodded.
A devious grin found its way onto his face as he telepathically told Sona, 'I'm sorry.'
The Sitri heiress looked at him with confusion. 'For what?'
'This.'
Issei walked up to the Student Council President, grabbed her shoulders, which made her blush, and kissed her right on the lips.
"Oooooh!" Momo put a hand to her lips and softly exclaimed in surprise.
"W-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-what do you t-t-t-think you're doing to my Issei, Sona?!?!?!?!" Rias screamed.
Sona was in shock. Her crush was kissing her! After a few seconds, she registered what happened and found it within herself to kiss him back, wrapping her arms around her. 'I'm sorry Rias, but I'm not sorry. You can fuck off for all I care, you annoying bitch. Oh, Issei...' She moaned as their tongues loudly exchanged saliva, their lips smacking.
Issei looked at Rias out of the corner of his eyes in satisfaction.
Rias frowned, tears in her eyes. "W-What's your problem?" She pointed at Raynare. "And you! You bitch! You're the reason Issei left me!"
Raynare smiled at Issei, who was fuming at his Queen being insulted. 'Let me handle this, darling.' Turning to Rias, she glared at the Devil and let her aura explode around her. "Are you picking a fight?"
"N-No."
Raynare smirked as she put the aura away. "Hmph. I wouldn't want to fight me neither (71)."
Rias sadly shut the door and walked away.
"I-Issei..." Sona squeaked.
"I love you, Sona."
Her heart skipped.
"I love you, too."
To Be Continued
References:
(70) Oregairu quote by 8man
(71) Spider-Man
Issei's Harem From Peerage (same as peerage members, most to least powerful):
Issei Hyoudou (Mutated King)
Arisu Yamauchi (OC, Six Mutated Pawn Pieces)
Raynare (Main Girl, Queen)
Akeno Himejima (Knight)
Kuroka Toujou (Bishop)
Irina Shidou (Rook)
Rossweisse (Rook)
Ravel Phenex (Bishop)
Natsuki Murayama (Two Pawns)
Tsubasa Yura (Knight)
Non-Peerage Harem Girls:
Sona Sitri
Mira