Ragnarok Tournament Part 2 of 5 - Quarter Finals Fin

I'm currently watching Season 3 Part 2 of Attack On Titan, and holy fuck this is the best season ever.

Just to let everyone know, I will be taking a month-long break from writing once I have published the final part of this arc. I will be doing something similar at the end of every Volume.

Before we begin, I just want to share a random opinion of mine. It's not that the art style of Highschool DxD HERO is bad, but it just doesn't fit the anime, although I do like Ravel's art style. Seasons 1 and 2 had better art style, and the LN is the best (haven't even read it).

Warning: Issei x Irina Lemon in this chapter.

Issei had his eyes closed. Unknown voices could be heard talking, multiple of them, but they were too garbled for him to make anything of it. Their conversations grew louder and more coherent.

"He's finally waking up."

Slowly, he opened his eyes to see familiar surroundings. He realized he was in the bedroom of his house.

"How did I end up here?" He asked himself out loud.

"That's because you aren't here," A voice interrupted. He turned to see two strangers, a man and a woman. The woman has long blonde hair, light green eyes, a head accessory, and a purple dress. The man has teal hair, pink eyes, and a black noble uniform with a cape attached to it.

"Who are you? How did you get in my house? How did I get here?"

The woman giggled. "I'm Elsha. I'm the soul of the most powerful female user of the Boosted Gear. You are currently dreaming since you're asleep."

The man spoke in a gruff voice. "I'm Belzhard, the former most powerful user of the Boosted Gear. You have surpassed us both."

Issei blinked. "... What? How do I know this is happening, that this is real?"

Elsha shook her head. "Well of course it is a dream, but that doesn't make it any less real. Did you really think Ddraig is the only soul inside the Boosted Gear?" She opened the window, letting a breeze in, making the curtains sway. "There's Ddraig, you, me, Belzhard, and Vritra who Ddraig has allowed in. However, there's also a sixth soul in here that you aren't aware of, or at least a fragment."

Issei didn't know what that meant, but he didn't like it as he felt a shiver go down his spine, her mysterious voice causing his mind to race. "A sixth soul?"

"Elsha!" Belzhard's tone was harsh. "Not now."

Ddraig suddenly poked his head into the window. ("Partner, these two really are here. And Elsha, I wouldn't continue the direction of this conversation. It will only serve to worry my host.")

|"Is everything alright in there?"| Vritra said from outside the house.

("It's fine, Vritra. I have everything under control.")

Issei sighed, confused, having no idea what to make of what they said. "So, what is it you need for me?"

"Nothing," Belzhard stated. "We live in the Boosted Gear and have been watching you since Ddraig chose you as his host, and now that you are powerful enough to hold a conversation with us, we'll be here if you ever need any advice."

Elsha crossed her arms. "Belzhard, are you sure about not telling him."

"Yes. He is just a kid. The boy has enough to worry about."

Issei interrupted. "You're kinda freaking me out. What is it that I should know?"

Belzhard shook his head. "Nothing. However, if you need guidance, we are here. You will be able to reach us only when asleep, however. Should you need it, we'll teach you, young man, how to fish, not give you the fish, okay?"

Issei nodded. "Understood."

"Good. Now, it's time for you to wake up. You have a tournament to compete in."

The surroundings all turned a blinding white, making Issei close his eyes, but it wasn't uncomfortable for his vision. He then opened his eyes to see the ceiling of his hotel room.

. . . . . . .

Tournament Day 4 of 7

A few hours later, he was with the other nine girls in his peerage, stretching in a large flex room with mats placed all over. After getting his muscles warmed up one last time, they all stood as they headed to the locker room and down the tunnel, ready to fight. Not a single one of them was nervous, despite the raucous cheering of the crowd. No words needed to be said. All their hard work was now going to be demonstrated.

Entering the stadium, they took notice of where people sat.

Vali was sitting in the front row with Sona's peerage and Gabriel, positioned directly behind the judges. Gabriel decided to only sit in the crowd for Issei's matches, choosing to be by his friends in the Student Council. Sairaorg and his peerage sat to the left of their group.

The thirteen trainers sat to the right of Vali's group. Due to Ophis and Great Red's presence, many backed away from them, leaving nearly a hundred vacant seats behind and around them.

"Who is that? What is that thing?" People said as they looked at the Arbiter.

The Master Chief's appearance, being in his armor, also threw them off.

The Slayer, also in his armor, also earned some strange looks that he ignored, but he sometimes glared at a few Devils, making them nervously look away.

Kalawarner, Mittelt, Dohnaseek, and Asia sat in the front row of the Fallen Angel's section, earning confused looks from their bretheren of why a nun was with them, but Issei was happy to see that the other Fallen had accepted Asia as one of them.

Great Red and Tannin cheered. "WOOH! GO ISSEI! The Red Dragon Emperor is gonna FUCK 'EM UP, FUCK 'EM UP, FUCK 'EM UP!"

Gabriel stood up and waved at Raynare. "Raye! I love you! Go make mama proud!"

Raynare chuckled nervously and waved back.

Again, the audience reacted.

The Fallen Angels were most shocked.

"Love?!"

"Mama?!"

"The Seraph Gabriel, now the leader of Heaven, is a mother?!"

The Devils were surprised.

"Weren't Angels the ones bragging about their Brave Saints system, preaching how having children is evil, and yet..."

"Not only that, but Angels can feel love?! Since when?!"

"I thought they were all emotionless, heartless bastards!"

"Also, isn't that Ravel Phenex in his peerage, the heiress of the Phenex clan?"

"You're right! It is!"

Issei sighed as he cast a spell to magnify his voice. "Yes, my Queen, Raynare, is the daughter of Gabriel. And yes, Ravel Phenex is in my peerage. What of it? Now leave them alone, especially you filthy Angels who are staring at Gabriel with disappointment. Unlike that douche nozzle Michael, all of you should be proud of your leader."

Odin began the festivities with the start of the TV broadcast. "Welcome to Day 4 of the Annual Rating Game Tournament! Today is the day we have all been looking forward to, maybe not as much as the Semi Finals and Finals where our ratings will spike, but nonetheless, this the most interesting match of the Quarter Finals. This one is a peerage battle between the True Longinus user Cao Cao vs the Sekiryuutei Issei Hyoudou. It's because of Issei that so many people have been looking forward to seeing this match. Azazel, any thoughts or predictions?"

"No, not really. I'm just excited to jump right into it."

Some in the crowd clearly showed their disdain for the Sekiryuutei. While a decent portion of the High Class Devils gave Issei condescending smirks as if saying that they look forward to seeing him fail, the Angel's clergymen scowled at him.

Issei walked up to them with an amused smile. He sniffed the air. "Huh? Suddenly, it reeks of hypocrisy in here. Oh, if it isn't the Catholic Church? And what's this? No little Timmy glued to your crotch? Progress (82)! Color me shocked!" He clapped sarcastically.

Everyone burst out laughing at the expense of the priests, even the Angels chuckled a bit before they had the uncomfortable epiphany that they allowed their Human followers to get away with such crimes, all in the name of God.

Underworld, Uhlerian Federation, Unknown Location

Somewhere in a rundown cottage, two women on a small couch are watching the tournament from a small TV. Both have long purple hair, one with red eyes and one with dark blue. Upon seeing them, any man would remark how beautiful they are. At first glance, one would assume that they're relatives, but they are not, at least not blood related.

The red-eyed one has light purple hair with no bangs as most of her hair was combed to her left side, and a crown braid of hair on the top of her head. "Fufu. This Sekiryuutei sure is a funny one, isn't he? Do you find what he said offensive?"

The dark blue eyed one with very long, straight, dark purple hair, smiled at her adoptive mother as she laughed at the Sekiryuutei's comment. "No, I don't. He does have a point. It's because of Him that things are this way."

The adoptive mother sipped her tea. "... Say... Do you think this Sekiryuutei is attractive?"

The younger girl looked at her mother with disbelief. "Hah? What would make you say that? I've been alive for billions of years! There's no way that I could develop feelings for someone I barely know."

The woman smirked. "But you only took your Human form 16 years ago, and seeing what you have gone through, with the way the locals here treat you and how you talk to them, I think you would make a great wife."

She received an annoyed glare. "Don't you have to, oh, I don't know, stalk your actual daughter while avoiding Heaven? It's dangerous for you to be here close to Devil territory, too. Sometimes, I wonder if you're asking for trouble."

"Fufu." The woman stood up. "Very well. I'll be back for the Sekiryuutei's King vs King fight. Before I leave, however, tell me what it is that you want for your Birthday?"

"My Birthday?"

"Yes. Your Human one. It happens right after this tournament ends. Perhaps, considering that you have led a very boring life, you would like to make it an interesting event to look forward to?"

"... What do you mean?"

"Fufu. I mean we could satiate your boredom by meeting this Sekiryuutei."

The girl looked to the TV as Odin introduced Issei, her eyes shimmering with an emotion unknown to herself.

The woman read right through her but said nothing. 'Ah. Young love.'

Her adoptive daughter thought to herself, 'Why does my heart beat fast just from looking at this boy? I hate feeling anxious, but this... doesn't feel so bad...' She nodded to the woman.

Her adoptive mother smiled as she got up and teleported away.

As soon as she left, the girl mumbled to herself, "This boy... Perhaps I want him... In that case, he'll soon belong to me."

Issei's Dragons:

('Ddraig speaking telepathically')

("Ddraig talking out loud")

|'Vritra speaking telepathically'|

|"Vritra talking out loud"|

Other Dragons:

['Albion speaking telepathically']

["Albion talking out loud"]

{'Bahamut speaking telepathically'}

'A character's thoughts'

Chapter 29: Ragnarok Tournament Part 2 of 5 - Quarter Finals Fin

First Fight

The first number of the dice rolled and landed on a 5. Everyone looked at their respective Kings for their orders.

Issei rubbed his chin in thought. "Hm. So here is what I am thinking. Ddraig, would it be safe to say that I have built the greatest, most powerful peerage of all time?"

("Most powerful of all time? Yes, absolutely. Greatest of all time? No because greatness is measured by ones merits, and the supernatural world barely knows you or your peerage as people.")

"Right. There has to be a legacy cemented first. Anyway, the pieces I am going to use in this entire match are Tsubasa, Irina, Rossweisse, Natsuki, and myself. Arisu is my most powerful piece with Raynare not too far behind. Not to be arrogant, but none of us will need to go all out, not even myself which is why Arisu, Raynare, Akeno, Kuroka, and Ravel, the five of you will sit this match out."

They nodded except Akeno who pouted, wanting to dish out some sadistic punishment.

Raynare also frowned a little. "Then what are the rest of us here for? Not that I have anywhere else I'd rather be other than your side."

Issei smirked. "Two reasons: First is that you're eye candy. You girls are beautiful as hell, and the best part is you all belong to me. I love making the weak, pathetic little boys in this crowd jealous of me. If we wanted, I could fuck all of you right here in front of them."

The girls plus Athena, being one of the judges who all heard this, blushed. Akeno had a perverted expression on her face.

"Pervert..." Arisu said softly, blushing, her eyebrows arched upwards as if happy at the thought while rubbing her thighs together a little. 'Wait, I couldn't possibly be turned on by the idea, could I?! It's Issei's fault! Baka.'

He chuckled. "The second reason is to show how powerful my peerage really is. It's not that the four girls are weak as you are very strong. Tsubasa is currently the 18th most powerful being in the universe with the other three above her. What I am doing is showing how I do not even need to use my most powerful pieces."

Ravel gave him somewhat of a glare. "Issei, I trust you, but are you absolutely sure about this? When the huge numbers under 12 get rolled, shouldn't we send at least one of our five heavy hitters for support?"

"I am certain. That will not be necessary. I'd rather not send Raynare when she is four months pregnant and getting slower every day till she gives birth," He joked, winking at his Queen, making her pout but giggle when he ruffles her hair and kisses the top of her head. The other girls blushed at the open show of affection as some in the crowd said "aw" at their display.

He then turned serious. "One last thing. Do not, under any circumstances, use any deadly magic other than what people expect you to know unless you absolutely have to. For example, Kuroka, do not use Holy Lightning but rather stick to Senjutsu. We all know who is watching."

Rossweisse narrowed her eyes. "The Khaos Brigade."

"Exactly. We cannot show them all our cards. That's why I will refrain from using Vritra. Sorry buddy."

They nodded in understanding.

|"It's fine. I'm a little disappointed that I can't fight, but I understand."|

"For this fight, I could send Murayama with any of my Bishops and Knights. However, doing so would be overkill. Instead, Tsubasa will be enough to take out two or three of them by herself, and she is my weakest piece which is so impressive. Ah, no offense, Tsu-chan."

She blushed at the nickname. "Tsu-chan?!"

Murayama smirked. "You get a cute nickname. Isn't that nice?"

Tsubasa stammered.

Issei stood up. "Judges, I shall send only one piece, my Knight Tsubasa Yura."

Bahamut nodded. "Issei Hyoudou has chosen his Knight Tsubasa Yura for this fight."

From the crowd, Sun Wukong smirked.

Seeing this, Cao Cao grinned. "You think your weakest piece is strong enough for two of mine? Ha! What an idiot." Issei ignored him, sitting back as he summoned a cup of tea and sipped it which only served to piss Cao Cao off. "Grr. Whatever. Judges, I am sending my Bishop Le Fay Pendragon and my two-piece Pawn Perseus. Hmph. That ought to show him."

"Very well."

The contestants walked onto the stage and, instead of shaking hands, they bowed to each other. Showing respect isn't mandatory, so each fight's participants are allowed to handle this part however they want as long as they don't attack until they're in the fight location.

As they were teleported away to a dessert landscape, most of the men had a nosebleed at the sight of Tsubasa's attire. She wore only a black sports bra and a pair of white lace ruffled bloomer shorts, exposing much of her midriff and thighs. Her six pack, womanly curves, and shapely butt mixed in with some decent muscle mass but not too much was a real turn on. The only downside to her appearance is the lack of cleavage due to her flat chest, and that was but a minor detail.

Le Fay knew her role was to stay back and provide support for Perseus.

Perseus launched a beam from his sacred gear, Aegis Mineralization. "Take this! I'll turn you to stone!"

The beam of light missed as Tsubasa ran at shockingly fast speed, catching her opponents off guard. She zig zagged, dodging beam after beam until she was directly next to Perseus. Le Fay deployed a barrier, but it would do no good.

Tsubasa jumped at the Pawn with a spin kick to the head, knocking him over before she stabbed him in the heart and slit his throat for good measure, making him spit blood.

"Cao Cao's Pawn Perseus has retired!"

"What?!" Cao Cao's eyes widened.

Le Fay didn't last long either as she tried to backpedal while firing all kinds of magic she knew, but it was all for naught. Tsubasa, in two quick seconds, covered the distance, swept her feet from under her, and stabbed her as well.

"Cao Cao's Bishop Le Fay Pendragon has retired!"

The crowd cheered, especially the Devils who didn't want Cao Cao, who in their eyes was just a mere Human, to win.

Vali was amused, knowing Tsubasa wasn't even trying. "Ha! Well, I'll be damned. Their little bastard of a King must not have seen that coming."

Tsubasa smiled, and hearing what Cao Cao said before the fight, said, "That was easy," as she teleported and made her way back to her peerage, rubbing her head. "Is that all you got? If so, what a let down."

Arthur stood up and screamed, "ISSEI HYOUDOU! I'LL KILL YOU FOR WHAT SHE DID!"

Issei blinked with a calm, mocking smile. "What?"

"YOU TOOK EVERYTHING FROM ME!"

"... I don't even know who you are (83), dumb fuck."

"HOW?! ODIN WAS ANNOUNCING EVERYONE'S NAMES BEFORE THE MATCH!"

"I still don't even know who you are, cry baby hoe ass bitch."

"I'M ARTHUR PENDRAGON, THE OLDER BROTHER OF LE FAY PENDRAGON!"

"... Who? A random sis-con no one gives a fuck about? Never heard of you."

Akame took a bite from a turkey she pulled out of nowhere. "Yep. Nom nom. Being overly attached to your siblings isn't good."

Ikki and Stella shouted, "Where did you get that from?!"

Meanwhile, Arthur began hyperventilating. "... Hah. Hah. Ruuuuaaaaaaaaaugh!" The judges began glaring at him, telling him to shut up without saying it.

Cao Cao sighed. "Sit down, Arthur. We need to start taking them seriously." He thought, 'But what pisses me off is that Hyoudou isn't taking us seriously. None of them are! Don't they realize I'm the user of True Longinus?! They should be trembling in fear! So why?!'

Issei smirked. "What's wrong, Cao Cao? Are things not going as you want them to?" He received a glare to which Issei laughed. "Look at little Cao Cao Jr! Gonna cry? (84)." The girls of his peerage were very amused by his antics, but they didn't show it, choosing to remain disciplined, especially the Samurai Murayama who was meditating while watching the battle with her eyes closed, using her senses.

"Just you wait till you and I fight. I'll mop the floor with you!"

"Suuuuuuure. I'm sooooo scared! UwU." Issei's smirk widened. 'Annoying this little shit is fun!'

Second Fight

Odin cleared his throat. "Anyway, let's roll the dice." The number landed on 6.

"Judges, I would like to send my Rook Irina Shidou to take... good care of them." Issei winked at Cao Cao, furthering his annoyance.

Irina nodded and whispered to her sword, "Let's go, Kuroko."

Cao Cao stood up. "And I would like to send my Rook Georg and Pawn Marsilio."

The three were taken to a snowy mountain hill top with Georg and Marsilio given the high ground, a 200 meter hill climb for Irina.

Marsilio decided it was wise to taunt her. Horrible decision. "Woah! I can't see you from way up here! Are you sure a little girl like you will be able to handle this freezing weather and big mountain, this altitude?" The truth was that he's the one currently shivering.

Georg growled at Marsilio without looking at him. "Moron. Stop being a poor sport."

Irina smirked. "This is nothing compared to what Issei, Leonidas, Kurogane, Tannin, Vishnu, and worst of all, that crazy bitch Tiamat, have put me through. Amen."

Tiamat roared, terrifying non-Dragons. "WHO ARE YOU CALLING A CRAZY BITCH?!"

Irina's parents were in attendance sobbing. Her mom choked out, "S-She cussed. What happened to our sweet little girl to become such a sailor mouth?!" Some of those from the Church offered their fake condolences.

Issei grunted. "Tiamat happened, that's what. She's a good-for-nothing evil witch who should be burnt at the stake. You Church fuckers would love that, wouldn't you? A witch hunt, I mean. You, Mr. and Mrs. Shidou, would probably cast away your own child like God did to Lucifer. After all, the Church cast out my Human friend, Asia Argento, just because she used her sacred gear Twilight Healing to heal a Devil. You did that to one of the kindest people I have ever met, and you know, for a group of people who preach love and acceptance, you sure love doing evil shit and using people for your own gains before throwing them away like pieces of trash."

The Devils smiled at this, but also felt sympathy for whoever Asia was.

Asia blushed at Issei's sweet words and was brought out of her stupor by Kalawarner and Mittelt placing their hands on her shoulders with supportive smiles. Even Dohnaseek.

The pope bit his tongue, his eyebrow twitching with hypocritical misogynistic racist anger. "Tell me, child... What is the source of your anger?"

Issei flipped the bird at him. "This, bitch."

The twitching increased. "I-I'm offering you a chance for forgiveness. You have been forgiven."

"Don't need it; don't want it; go fuck yourself. Oh, and tell your piece of shit God to fuck himself, too. Oh wait, you can't because he's dead! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

Gabriel put a reluctant hand on the likely-to-be-a-pedophile Pope's shoulder. "Perhaps you would like to fight against the Sekiryuutei yourself if you have such a problem with opinions that differ from yours?"

"N-No!" Deep down, he wanted to just to beat the brat senseless, but he was so used to getting what he wanted from his position of power that he never thought there could ever be anyone more powerful than him. This is why this Sekiryuutei pissed him off more than anything, but he knew he could never do anything against him since the Exorcists they had in Kuoh were almost entirely wiped out by him months ago, something Michael confirmed.

"Fufu. That's what I thought. Keep in mind that Dragons are the most powerful and intelligent race of beings to ever exist, not Humans, not Angels, not God. Next time, if I were you, I would pick my battles more carefully, you disgusting trash." She immediately left to go wash her hand and use magic for extra sanitation.

As the Angels saw this entire interaction play out, most of them felt like they now gained a slightly better understanding of Issei Hyoudou and his hatred for them. They allowed the world to suffer, putting them in a bad light. It is no wonder that they continue to lose support as more and more Humans turn into atheists every day.

Back to the fight, the fight continued somehow after the monologue ended because anime logic. Irina had covered the 200 meter distance in 8 seconds, catching her opponents off guard as she swung her sword, reveling in the satisfaction of her blade meeting flesh as she decapitated Marsilio.

"Cao Cao's Pawn Marsilio has retired!"

Georg gasped and tried to run away only to get set on fire. "AAAAAAAAAAAH!" He howled in agony.

"Cao Cao's Rook Georg has retired! Wow, that was an awful fight. I mean, ahem, Irina Shidou wins!"

"Hyouuuuuuudoouuuuuu!" Cao Cao yelled.

Issei raised an eyebrow. "Uh oh! He's about to throw a temper tantrum! Somebody call a waaaahmbulance!"

Third Fight

Before Cao Cao could reply, Odin cut him off. "The dice is rolling, and the next number is... 10!"

Cao Cao clicked his tongue in annoyance as he stood up. "Tch! In that case, I will send my Queen Heracles and my Pawn Connla."

Issei stood. "And I shall send my Pawn Natsuki Murayama."

This time, the three were taken to a dimension that resembled the city of Los Santos from GTA V. They were standing on the large pier at the amusement park. Behind Heracles and Connla was downtown while the area behind Murayama was the Pacific ocean and the beach. It was night time, but the city lights illuminated their surroundings clearly enough and the skies were clear with a full moon.

"Detonation Mighty Comet!" Heracles activated his Balance Breaker, his hands, shoulders, and lower legs covered in spiky black armor.

Connla did the same thing. "Night Reflection Death Cross!" His entire body was covered by a dark greenish-black armor made of shadows, the area of where his eyes would be glowing white. "There! Now you can never penetr-"

He never finished his sentence as hundreds of shards of ice shot at them. Heracles dodged them, but Connla wasn't so lucky, his body pierced over and over until his Balance Breaker armor shattered, leaving him open to attack. Murayama proceeded to skewer his skull with sharp icicles, making him fall over, unmoving.

"Cao Cao's Pawn Connla has retired!"

Heracles, who was hiding behind a wooden box, looked over it to see Murayama was already right in front of him, swinging her sword. He barely brought his right hand up to block in time. "Taste my fists!" His fists glowed golden as he powered the punches he threw at her with explosion magic. "MUDA! MUDA! MU-"

"Enough of that." Murayama stated in a cold voice while dodging his attacks easily, eyes closed. She opened her eyes and jumped back to gain a little distance. She swung her sword horizontally and then vertically, unleashing two volleys of ice daggers in those directions.

Heracles' eyes widened. 'I-Impossible! I won't be able to dodge this attack!' He tried to create a summoning circle, but most of the ice followed him as he teleported behind Murayama, stabbing him as he let out a pained cry.

"C-Cao Cao's Queen Heracles has retired! Natsuki Murayama wins!"

Murayama sheathed her sword as she teleported back and calmly took a seat without saying a word or showing an ounce of arrogance.

The crowd was in awe.

"H-Hey, is it just me, or is the Sekiryuutei's peerage not taking any of these fights that seriously?"

"Yeah, sure seems like it. That Pawn of his didn't look like she was trying at all."

"Wow! She's so cool! I want to be like that big sister someday!"

Cao Cao clinched his fists in rage, not sure what to think, what to do, what to say.

"So far, so good," Issei said.

Loki, who sat next to the judges, frowned, unhappy with the match so far.

Fourth Fight

A 12 was rolled next.

Cao Cao sent his Rook Jeanne, Knight Arthur Pendragon, and four-piece Pawn Leonardo.

Issei, much to Cao Cao's annoyance, sent up only one person: his Rook Rossweisse.

The four were teleported to a small country side town, standing on a large road bridge that stood over a river beside a few factories and farmlands.

Rossweisse quickly analyzed the situation, and just from looking at them, she could tell that Jeanne and Leonardo were the most dangerous opponents, especially the female swordsman.

Arthur was the least of her concerns. He held what appeared to be a simple longsword, but Rossweisse could tell it is a demonic sword, glowing with dark red and black aura.

Leonardo raised his hands to the side then threw them in front of him, palms out as reddish-pink magic started to glow from a rippling portal in front of him. "This is my sacred gear, but it's not just any sacred gear. This is the Longinus Annihilation Maker and its Balance Breaker, Bandersnatch and Jabberwocky!"

Dozens of large dark grey automatons emerged from multiple portals from the ground behind Rossweisse, having one eerie glowing red light on their heads, standing at about 12 feet tall.

Rossweisse quickly created a large wall of fire behind herself to separate herself from the jabberwockies who were slowly trudging towards her. 'Hopefully that buys me enough time to delay them so I can take care of this troublesome Longinus user!' She lunged towards Leonardo with her sword in hand.

Seeing this, Leonardo panicked but then relaxed when Jeanne intercepted Rossweisse, locking swords with her as Arthur flanked the former Valkyrie.

Rossweisse grit her teeth and glared at the blonde. "Get out of my way!"

Jeanne returned the glare. "No! Why would I do that?"

Arthur let out a war cry as he ran towards Rossweisse and swung his demonic sword, but he was confused to see he missed. Rossweisse had jumped out of the way in time. She raised her left leg and threw a spinning kick to Arthur's ribs, making him gasp and cough from the pain as his breath left him. She thrust her sword forward to stab, forcing him to block as he caught the blade with his own in the nick of time, all while she used wind magic to keep Jeanne at bay.

However, it was all for naught as Rossweisse soon over powered the Knight, slashing horizontally from both shoulders, making him dodge as he winced from the force of his opponent's blows.

Arthur thought, 'I underestimated her. She's fast, and each attack hurts my wrists. This is bad.'

She followed up with a downwards slash and an upwards jab. As their blades almost deadlocked, Rossweisse used this to her advantage as she got close to him and spun around, twisting his wrist on his preferred hand, forcing him to momentarily lose control of his weapon as he staggered backwards, the chance she needed and she took it. She finished him by thrusting the weapon behind her, stabbing him in the heart while kicking a charging Jeanne away.

"Cao Cao's Knight Arthur Pendragon has retired!"

The other two, as well as everyone watching, were astonished. Their opponent had just defeated Cao Cao's third best swordsman without using any magic and without breaking a sweat. Now, as they watched Rossweisse infuse her blade with a Draconic fiery blue magic, they grew worried.

Jeanne's eyes flickered between determination to avenge her comrade and defensive caution. "You... What are you?"

Rossweisse raised her sword up to level with her face, choosing not to respond. Seeing how Jeanne took too long to make a decision, she charged at the blonde, catching her off guard. Raising her sword high above her head while jumping briefly, she slashed downwards and repeated the same movement except with a spin move, forcing Jeanne to erect a barrier, but the barrier was instantly destroyed.

Hitting Jeanne in the face with the hilt of her sword, she dazed the girl before decapitating her while she suddenly changed targets and stabbed Leonardo in the gut, shocking him.

'When did she... get over here?!' He thought as he closed his eyes and fell. The jabberwockies, who just started to make it through the wall of fire, collapsed and disintegrated.

"Cao Cao's Rook Jeanne and Pawn Leonardo have retired! Rossweisse wins!"

As Rossweisse made her way back, her teammates clapped for her as they did all the others, but this felt different.

Issei hugged her and kissed her head, making her squeak in embarrassment. "Nice job, Rossweisse! That was our hardest fight yet."

"T-Thank you."

Loki clicked his tongue in annoyance. "Tch!"

Fifth Fight

Odin coughed. "Alrighty, now that Team Cao Cao is down to only their King and Knight, there are only two possible numbers we can roll, 3 or 12. Everything in between has been taken out of the equation. And the number is... 3! Team Cao Cao can only send one person, meaning Knight Siegfried has to fight."

"It's your turn again, Murayama."

Murayama nodded at her Kings orders, walking up to the stage. She wore a light blue and dark blue kimono with red and white border linings and snow flake designs. It is somewhat revealing and shows a fair amount of her thighs. The reasons for this are that it could distract her opponents and allows her to move freely.

As Siegfried was about to walk up when Cao Cao called out to him.

"Siegfried, don't you dare lose." He received a simple nod from his 2nd best swordsman. Jeanne was his number one swordsman, and she lost easily.

Instead of losing his mind, Cao Cao decided it would be for the best to keep his mouth shut for now and let out all his anger when he fights the Sekiryuutei. After all, someone who is skilled at a physical competition, such as a sport, only performs better when fueled by their anger... right? At least that's what he believes.

The two contestants were teleported away to a somewhat dark mountain on a hill near its summit as it poured rain. Siegfried introduced himself. "I am Siegfried, Knight of Cao Cao."

Murayama nodded. "I am Samurai, Knight of the Sekiryuutei, my boyfriend."

He raised an eyebrow. "I'm afraid that I'm terrible with them, but do you have a name?"

"Doesn't matter. I'd rather not give away sensitive information. Now then, let's fight!"

She unsheathed her sword at a slightly faster speed than him and lunged, spinning as their blades clashed at a high speed. To someone not knowledgeable in the art of swords, this would make it seem like an even fight, but Murayama already had him on the ropes as he was forced to play defensively. The speed of their duel was insane and frankly impossible for those of the Church to keep up with.

Ikki and Stella grinned, seeing how far their trainee has come.

Finally they deadlocked as he panted for air. "My weapon is Demonic Emperor Sword Gram! I can sense that you're a Dragon, aren't you? In that case, this situation is perfect."

Murayama smirked. "What are you on about?"

"My sword has Dragon Slayer attributes!"

Murayama smiled. "Okay."

He shouted, "What do you mean 'okay?!' Do you not realize what this spells for you?! Trouble!" He only received silence.

...

"... Uh huh. And?"

"Why are you not shocked?!"

"Oof."

Her dark blue blade began glowing very briefly with a holy aura, blinding Siegfried, giving her the chance she needed. She quickly swung downwards diagonally, making sure to have slit his throat. He collapsed backwards, holding his throat as he choked on his blood.

"Cao Cao's Knight Siegfried has retired! Natsuki Murayama wins! Any thoughts Azazel? No? Okay! We'll be back after this commercial break. Stay tuned for the sixth and final fight between Cao Cao and whoever Issei Hyoudou sends out."

Sixth and Final Fight

The boss fight, and of course, it took place in the most stereotypical location being a representation of a school track and field. Both fighters stared each other down.

Cao Cao glared at him. "You... You have been mocking me with how you sent some of your weakest pieces to fight mine."

Issei nodded. "Yes. And? What are you going to do about it?"

"! ... You realize I'm the user of the True Longinus, the most powerful sacred gear to ever exist, right?! I could kill you!" Cao Cao pulled out a 2 meter long fancy spear.

He received a shrug. "The True Longinus is the most powerful sacred gear ever? Sounds like a bunch of crap made up by your God of the Bible. Ddraig and I beg to differ, so we'll see about that. Now then, let's fight! Boosted Gear!"

BOOST!

('You're not going to use your Balance Breaker?')

'No, not if I can help it. It's risky, but if I can beat him without it, then I have less to reveal to the world. Sure, from the Kuoh incident, everyone knows that I am capable of Balance Breaker, but I'd rather they have as little footage for evidence of my abilities as possible. For now, I'll just Boost every ten seconds to make him think I still have that limit.'

Cao Cao, seeing how Issei wasn't going to attack first, lunged forward. He thrust his spear towards Issei's head and chest area over and over, only for his opponent to dodge all of them with his eyes closed which pissed him off. He then fired energy beams at the Sekiryuutei, but they were all deflected away by his bare hands!

This went on for a few minutes before Cao Cao began getting tired, gasping for air. It was obvious to everyone watching that Issei was toying with him, and this only further angered him. He then thought of something to make Issei take him seriously. 'If I show him some respect... Hm...'

"Oh, great Sekiryuutei."

"Suuuup!"

"I have heard a lot about you."

Issei yawned. "Oh really?"

BOOST!

Cao Cao's eyebrow twitched. "The Sekiryuutei who went from zero to hero, the common people's idol despite murdering High Class Devils, and one of the most powerful Dragons to ever live."

Issei smirked. "Oh, you dirty bitch, work the shaft!"

Cao Cao's smile disappeared. "Ex... cuse you?"

"Oh, I'm sorry. I, heh, I like to dirty talk when someone's sucking my dick!"

Many people watching burst out laughing except the clergymen who were angry.

"W-Why... aren't you... taking this seriously?! Am I a joke to you?!"

Issei tilted his head innocently. "Heh? Was it that obvious?"

"Grrr. Are you mocking me?!"

"Oh no! No, no, no, no..." Issei sarcastically responded before he smirked. "... Yeah!"

BOOST!

"I'm trying to have a serious conversation with you here!"

"Oh, so am I. And I'm failing... And I'm sorry for that. Heh."

"I'll make you regret messing with me!"

"Oh, well you see, that WOULD be intimidating if you were... well, intimidating!" Issei chuckled. "It's just that there is a little shit in front of me trying to impress me like I'm his alcoholic father. What? You gonna get daddy a drink now? Good dog!"

Cao Cao decided to change his method as he took a moment to think of something else, holding his spear at the ready. A smirk made its way onto his lips. "Maybe you will take me seriously if I attack someone close to you!" Seeing Issei's smile disappear as a stoic look appeared on his face, he continued. "That's right. When, say, your Queen for example is out on a stroll and just minding her own business, you will find out what a mistake it was to not take me seriously after you discover her dead body, brutally violated and tortured!"

Many in the crowd gasped at the threat while Raynare simply sighed, not worried for her own life. "He's asking to die."

The rest of Issei's peerage looked on in concern, worried not for his physical well-being, but his sanity. How far would he take revenge?

Issei's hair covered his eyes. He looked to the sky with a sigh. "Bahamut, I know you can hear me. I request that this fight be turned into a fight to the death!"

BOOST!

Bahamut sweatdropped, but knowing he would do the same thing in Issei's shoes had it been his wife, he replied, "Permission granted." The clergymen began booing but were quickly silenced by a terrifying glare from him. While the Angels didn't like it either, the Devils and Fallen Angels cheered loudly for Issei.

Cao Cao smiled maniacally. "Now this is more like it!"

Issei flared some of his aura which made Cao Cao start to immediately sweat, his body having hot and cold flashes, his heartbeat increasing to uncomfortable levels. "By threatening my Queen, you have no idea what you have just done to yourself."

Pulling out his six Holy Swords, he allowed some of the aura to hit the Human, making him tremble in fear. He suddenly sprinted and covered the 40 yards between them in a second, appearing by Cao Cao's side as he swung his blade, shattering the True Longinus in half.

Cao Cao's eyes widened as he fell backwards. "T-True Longinus... But how?! How did you do that?!"

"Fuck you, that's how."

Issei grabbed the opposing King by his face and tossed him into the steel bleachers by the track and field, creating an explosion, breaking Cao Cao's right clavicle and knee cap, making him vomit blood. As Issei slowly made his way over to the terrified Cao Cao, he cracked his knuckles and emotionlessly said, "What's gives you the right to bring innocent people into your sick games?"

Cao Cao, despite his fear, was determined to remain defiant till the bitter end. "Y-You..." He coughed out blood. "B-Before you kill me, at least tell me why you aren't trying."

Issei stopped in front of his enemy and kneeled before him to look him in the eye. "Because we all know that a certain group of cowardly terrorist pussies are watching this tournament, specifically my fights with great interest, hoping to glean some sort of weakness of mine because they fear me, loathe me, worship me. Whether you and your friends in the Church like it or not, a war is coming, and when it does, those hypocrites, sitting there in Epstein's sex island, touching kids. They will hide and try to use others as shields, throw the blame this way, that way, whichever way to make it seem like they're innocent... But at the end of the day, the Khaos Brigade does not care about the bribery the Church would use to try to have their lives spared, because they want nothing more than to see all of us, Humans, Angels, Fallen Angels, Devils, and Dragons who are not on their side, dead."

He grabbed Cao Cao by his collar and lifted him up.

"W-Wait! Please! Please spare me! I beg of you!"

Issei shook his head. "If I let you live, you will just come after the people I love. You said it yourself, what you would do to my beloved Queen." He used Prison Dragon, creating a black portal from which a shadow wolf stepped out, grabbed the now screaming Cao Cao by his shirt, and took him away, but to the audience, it simply looked like Cao Cao was reduced to nothingness from a black hole, not seeing the wolf.

"Cao Cao is dead. Issei Hyoudou wins!"

The crowd cheered as Issei stepped out. The only ones not applauding him were the Church, the Angels, and a few noble Devils such as Diodora Astaroth who frowned at the Dragon with disgust.

|'Aren't you going to torture him?'|

'No. I will deal with him in a bit. No one knows he is dead. Besides, I'd rather not show up covered in excessive amounts of blood.'

|'Fair enough.'|

Loki could tell the Dragon was holding back tremendously. He didn't want to admit it, but if one looked closely, they would be able to see the well-hidden fear in his eyes. 'Perhaps this tournament was a mistake. Was I a fool to challenge him?' The Norse God of Mischief dismissed that thought, shaking his head. 'Ha! Who am I kidding. He only beat a lowly Human! He's still nothing compared to me!'

Rias thought to herself, 'Oh Issei. You have become so much stronger, and it hurts that you have done it without me. Then again, I hurt you, so I deserve it.'

"I don't think Senpai needs us," Koneko stated, shocking the others as Rias sadly nodded in agreement.

Xenovia voiced her opinion. "Yeah. At this point, we're far too weak to ever be considered his peerage members again, even if he forgave us."

Gasper peaked out of his box for a moment to say, "Senpai..." Such valuable insight!

Kiba contemplated Issei's power level. 'Issei was able to easily destroy the True Longinus after dodging all of Cao Cao's attacks. I think I'm starting to understand why Sirzechs as well as members of other factions are so interested in him. I need to start training much harder, even if I can never catch up to him.'

The parents of some of Issei's girls reacted differently to his fight.

Irina's parents were horrified. Even though they're Angels that have little importance, they sensed that this was only a small fraction of Issei's true power. However, they wouldn't dare say anything about him.

Baraqiel was relieved, knowing Akeno is in good hands. He was also a little terrified of Issei. 'Oh dear. It's a good thing that he is on our side and not the Khaos Brigade!'

Gabriel was ecstatic. She could tell that he was holding back a ton, which was the wisest decision if he was able to win so convincingly.

Lady Phenex was the same as Gabriel. 'Ravel, you truly are lucky to have found yourself such a powerful yet loving and intelligent man. Treat him well.'

Kotori Sitri held her usual somewhat amused yet mysterious expression that she tried to hide whenever Lady Phenex would question her about it.

Issei walked up to his peerage. "Let's go, my ladies." Ignoring the crowd, they made their way to the locker room and stood at a podium with Issei at the front as the journalists, all having representatives from the Three Factions, began asking him questions. Some held cameras.

Those watching on TV who are members of the Three Factions and have children also watching tried to turn off their TV's or change channels and input, but they couldn't since Issei used his magic to prevent them from doing so. Radios changed frequencies to his postgame locker room session immediately after he walked in.

"Mr. Hyoudou, if you don't mind answering, your peerage is now full-blooded Dragon, but what were their former races before you made them go through a change?" A male Angel reporter asked.

Issei glared at the journalist. "How ironic that an Angel would have a problem with someone not affiliated with their religion using others for their own gain. You make it sound like these lovely girls, all of whom are my girlfriends, don't have any free will of their own, is that right?"

"N-No. I'm sorry! I didn't mean to make it sound that way." The reporter took back his statement, initially trying to expose the Red Dragon Emperor to confirm his suspicions, but now not wanting to face the wrath of such a powerful beast.

He nodded. "I hope so for your own sake. I'll tell you in the order they joined. Just listen closely, don't interrupt, and ask questions after I'm finished.

First is me. My King piece is a mutated piece. I used to be an ordinary Human until I was murdered by my Queen on our date. That Devil bitch Rias was waiting for me to die so she could reincarnate me as her eight-piece Pawn. Eventually, after realizing I was being used, I left.

Second is my Queen, Raynare. She used to be a Fallen Angel who worked for Kokabiel, albeit unwillingly. She hesitantly killed me because of Kokabiel who ordered her to do so. The bastard threatened her life, but I eventually made him pay by killing him.

Third is my two-piece Pawn, Natsuki Murayama. She was a pure-blooded Human. Initially, she didn't know of the existence of the supernatural, but she got caught up in certain events in my personal life, mainly when I strayed off from Rias Gremory. I have had a crush on her since I started Middle School.

Fourth is my Rook, Irina Shidou. She was born a pure Angel and is also the one I have known the longest.

Fifth is my Bishop Ravel Phenex, whom as all of you already know, is a pure-blooded Devil, a High Class one from the Phenex clan. I acquired her after Sirzechs gave me a favor as an apology for the way the Gremory heiress treated me, so I asked for her to be freed of her older brother Riser's peerage and given to me. Of course, I asked for her consent, something which does matter to me tremendously unlike the Devils or the Church, but that's beside the point. She's like my personal secretary, always responsible at managing my schedule when it comes to matters concerning her family.

Sixth to join my peerage is Akeno Himejima, daughter of the Fallen Angel Baraqiel and her Human mother Shuri, also my Knight. A long time ago, Kokabiel killed her mother, saying it was retaliation towards Baraqiel for marrying a lowly Human. She used to be Rias' Queen, but I let her join me because she wanted to make amends unlike the rest of them.

Number seven is Rossweisse, my Rook. She used to be a Valkyrie of Asgard as well as Odin's right hand.

Eighth is my six-piece Pawn, all mutated, Arisu Yamauchi. She is the daughter of Bahamut. I got her to join after I fought the Hindu god Indra, now known as the Sekiryuutei's bitch, to free her of a possible terrible future as his slave.

Ninth is the Youkai, specifically a nekoshou named Kuroka Toujou. She offered to join me if I save her kidnapped younger sister from Kokabiel, which I did.

And tenth is Tsubasa Yura. She joined me after I saved her life.

So that makes me plus these nine lovely ladies." They all blushed at his words.

"What are your thoughts about how the supernatural will judge you and your peerage for having mixed races? Aren't you worried about backlash to your reputation?" A female Devil inquired.

"To be frank, I don't care how they feel. They don't like it? Then that's too bad. Those types of people are the reason why the Three Factions don't trust one another because all they care about is superficial bullshit. Since you're a Devil, I understand that there are certain upper class members of your kind who are disgusted by the fact that I am not a two-faced piece of shit like them, but I only have one thing to say to them; I don't cry for the stupid, or else I'd be mourning for the rest of my life."

The girl rose an eyebrow. "You're saying those Devils are dumb?"

"Yes. That much is obvious. If they couldn't figure out the fact that I insulted them, then they are truly retarded. If anyone has a problem with me having members of the Three Factions in my peerage, then they can go to hell. Ignorance leads to distrust, distrust leads to fear, fear leads to hatred, hate leads to war, and war leads to suffering."

They were dumbfounded. It was said that Issei Hyoudou is quite intelligent, but they weren't prepared for this level of wisdom.

Unfortunately, not all of them understood his message. A Fallen Angel girl opened her mouth to speak. "Why do you say that? During the Great War, the Angels and Devils were the ones who started it, so wouldn't that make them the evil ones?" The male Angel and female Devil glared at her.

Issei sighed. "You heard what I said, but you didn't listen. For your information, Fallen Angels and Devils are basically the exact same species with only a 5% difference in DNA."

"Then-" The Angel was interrupted.

"The reason why the Great War happened is because God, who loves making enemies, something his Angels practice, kicked the Archangel Lucifer, one of his own children, out of Heaven for a very stupid reason, something Heaven seems to excel at. Then, for over a thousand years, Lucifer, while sitting in Hell, began planning his rebellion and revenge. My guess is that the first Devils, the ancestors of those you see today, were born from him, but most of them eventually left after they disagreed with how the Devil planned to use them; that disagreement would eventually lead to the Devil Civil War that happened after the Great War. Heh. Not even one of these Three Factions alone is truly united.

Anyway, The ones you call Devils today were also his children when he first fell, having a much more Human appearance, which is why Devils and Fallen Angels aren't too different aside from the way they look; Devils have ugly bat-like wings while Fallen Angels have black but still beautiful Angelic wings. Seriously, Fallen Angels have very pretty wings unlike Devils."

Raynare blushed.

Issei continued. "It seems Angels are not too different from Humans since both love racism, sexism, and hate the color black. Ever heard of the Ku Klux Klan? No? Well, they're a group of white-skinned Human men who terrorize and kill Humans with darker skin color, all in the name of Jesus Christ. Of course, not all lighter-skinned Humans are evil just as not all Angels are evil and not all Devils and Fallen Angels are innocent. Why? Because it is never that simple. The sins of ones parents are not the sins of their children."

The Angel interrupted, glaring at him. "Fallen Angels exist simply due to their impure, usually sexual desires."

"That's where you're wrong, pal. My Queen, who has lived since at least the start of the Great War, was a Fallen Angel long before I recently took her virginity."

"What?! Then how did she fall?!"

"If I had to guess, your oh so precious God has something to do with it, but I don't know, so don't ask that question ever again since it's none of your fucking business. She isn't comfortable talking about it, especially with the likes of you Angels, who love judging others.

Anyway, like I was saying before I was rudely interrupted, God probably made it so that any Angel who fell would experience similar selfish desires to Lucifer as his way of marking them all as enemies. But the fact of the matter is that, according to the Bible, Lucifer looks nothing like any of you Devils, meaning he changed over time, hence the difference in a Devils' wings and a Fallen Angels'.

My point is that bureaucratic assholes and journalists like the three of you are the reason why the supernatural world is so fucked up. All you greedy cunts do is war-monger, fear-monger, twist the words of others, falsify information, control, manipulate, attack those you disagree with, and send innocent people to their deaths. I may hate the Devils the most, and subsequently the Fallen Angels, but not all people belonging to any group are evil. Such a way of thinking is childish.

Now, if any of you are going to try to point fingers at other factions and what evil shit they did, you're hypocrites because you should start by looking in the fucking mirror. All of you. Right now, all of you live in this false sense of security, and it's only a matter of time before the Khaos Brigade attacks. When that happens, and it will, what will you do? Cower in the dirt, thinking what, I wonder; that you might escape the coming fire? No. You will not. None of you. I'm not exempt either. When that fateful day comes, the Three Factions need to be united as one, otherwise we are all doomed. For those of you who are disgusted by the idea of putting aside your petty differences and working with those not of your race, then be ready to die. Right now, we need as many allies as we can get."

Issei sighed. "I'm done here."

The Angel protested. "But we still have more questions."

"I don't care. I do what I fucking want."

"But-"

He released some of his aura. "I do... what I want because I'm a fucking Dragon."

Issei and his peerage left. As they teleported to Issei's hotel room, they all looked to him.

Ravel cleared her throat. "So what did you do to Cao Cao?"

Issei put a finger up to his mouth and communicated telepathically. 'The Khaos Brigade probably bugged all our rooms, so when it comes to sensitive information, let's talk like this when we're here.' They nodded. 'I put Cao Cao in my prison dimension using an ability that Vritra provides his host called Shadow Prison. There, any prisoners of mine can only die whenever I want them to and will face horrendous methods of torture, going insane over time. I can also have my guards do whatever they want or what I order them to do to the prisoners. It's a place without consequences.'

They gulped. "I see," Rossweisse said. "So, what now?"

'Stay here. I am going to interrogate him.'

He teleported away into a shadowy mist. Finding Cao Cao's cell, he walked inside without opening the door, fazing right through it. The True Longinus wielder was sitting on the ground with his hands cuffed behind his back.

"You are unable to use any magic here," Issei said, getting his attention as he took a seat in front of him in a wooden chair. "Now, I have some questions to ask you, and you will answer me. Who do you work for?"

Cao Cao glared at him. "Like hell I'd tell you."

Issei smiled mysteriously which creeped him out. "It doesn't matter whether you tell me or not. I am now going to get all your information anyway. Stonehenge." He began reading it out loud, making Cao Cao's eyes widen. "Hm. Let's see. Full name is Cao Cao, Age 18, Height is 5'10", weight is 148 lbs, blah, blah, blah... Hm...

Oh, now this is the interesting stuff! Your occupation is the leader of the Hero Faction, one of the four branches of the Khaos Brigade! Your history says that you hate the current leaders of the Three Factions since they were the cause of your parents' deaths. After getting adopted by a priest, you ended up converting from Buddhism to Christianity, holding a strong belief in God, but eventually, you became a nihilist and turned traitor by joining these terrorist scum. Blah, blah, blah, sappy villain story to sympathize with, etc, etc." He said in a bored voice to show how much he truly cares. He doesn't.

Issei looked at Cao Cao, whose eyes were wider than when he got clapped moments ago. "So... Do you still believe in God, despite your negative outlook on life?" Cao Cao nodded. "I see. Now... Tell me who exactly you work for? What do they want?"

Cao Cao began speaking in Chinese, resulting in Issei stabbing him in his only good knee cap with Jounetsu, making him scream as Issei covered his mouth.

Issei glared at him. "In. English." (85)

"... I... I don't know! I swear! Really!"

Issei could tell he was telling the truth, so he stood up, startling Cao Cao. "I believe you. It seems you are nothing more than a pawn to them. You must not have been given a second thought when they recruited you because to them, you're just a low class soldier, nothing but someone to add to their numbers. I would need a higher ranking member of the organization to spill the beans since their leaders clearly keep a very tight leash on their subordinates when it comes to revealing their identities. Tell me... Did you know that Satan Lucifer is back?" Upon seeing Cao Cao's shocked expression, he turned to leave. "I see."

"Wait!" Issei stopped, his back facing the prisoner. "Please treat my wounds! Please!"

"No matter what wound you have here, you won't die unless I desire it. For you, I will not allow death." He sighed. "You know, my Queen is four months pregnant with my first child, and you threatened her meaning you also threatened my baby; that's absolutely unforgiveable. Anyone who harms a child in such a way deserves your pain followed by more punishments much worse than death."

"I'm sorry! Please forgive me!"

"No, I will not. For now, I'll keep you alive, but that doesn't mean I will let you off easy. I will keep you as a toy to satiate my blood lust should the very rare need to see blood rise. Until next time, goodbye."

Issei teleported away to another part of the prison to check his notifications.

'Your reputation has increased greatly among the following groups:

As for people ages 15+, the results may vary, from biggest to smallest positive difference:

All children of the Three Factions revere you even more than God himself.

The elderly see you as the voice of reason. As much as they don't like violence, you have never lied to them, only speaking the truth by warning of the impending war. They hope that you will be able to protect them, and even if you can't, they will forgive you for it.

Reputation among female Fallen Angels has sky rocketed! By having Raynare as your Queen, you are a sex god to them! Only they know that Raynare is pregnant, and they will not divulge that information to anyone.'

Issei's eyes widened. 'What?! How did they find out?!'

('Perhaps Kalawarner told them.')

|'Or Mittelt.'|

'Oh.' He continued reading.

'Reputation among female Dragons has sky rocketed! They want your babies! Except Tiamat and Ophis, of course.

Reputation among female Devils has exponentially increased! Many would love to have you in their peerages or to join yours. Regardless, they respect your opinion. After hearing how you were treated by Rias, the Gremory heiress will never be looked at the same way again. All hopes of the redhead having any admirers again are impossible.

Reputation among female Angels has exponentially increased! They won't admit it, but you make them very wet~'

Issei thought, 'What the fuck?!' He resumed reading.

'Reputation among the leaders of the Three Factions has significantly increased. They see you as a valuable ally whose opinion they value more than each other's, and all of them are thinking that the time to sign a peace treaty to end the Great War and maybe even an alliance is coming. If that happens, they all want you to be there and make it official.

Reputation among male Dragons has significantly increased. This obviously excludes the Evil Dragons, and they all see you as their Lord and successor to Bahamut.'

Issei gulped. He wondered to himself. Could he succeed Bahamut as the new Dragon God King? Sure, he was powerful, but there is still a lot that he doesn't know about being a leader of a few, much less an entire race of people.

He continued reading.

'Reputation among the Youkai faction has increased. They appreciate that you have a representative of theirs, Kuroka, in your peerage and are treating her well.

Reputation among male Angels remains neutral.

Your reputation has decreased among the following groups of people:

Reputation has decreased among most Upper Class male Devils ages 30 and over. They see you as an ally in war but an enemy that can steal their women.

Reputation has decreased among most male Fallen Angels aside from a few such as Dohnaseek, Azazel, Baraqiel, and Shemhazai. The ones who now hate you were getting mad puss before you showed up.

Reputation has exponentially decreased among the Church. You have publicly made yourself an enemy of theirs, and now, they want you to suffer for it. Keep an eye out for any plot against you.

Reputation has plummetted with Loki.'

Issei teleported back to the hotel room

. . . . . . . .

When Issei came back, the girls were expecting their King to be drenched in a lot of blood, but he only got a good amount on his hands and one of his arms as well as his shirt. He had this look in his eyes that was a mixture between a small tinge of pleasure and some guilt.

Issei didn't say anything, making it clear that he doesn't want to talk about it by going to the bathroom, taking off his shirt, and washing his hands. Seeing this, most of the girls left to their rooms except Raynare, who obviously shares a room with him since they're inseparable, and Irina.

Irina looked like she wanted to say something, so Raynare spoke, "Do you need something, Irina? Are you okay?"

She fidgeted nervously and nodded to the Queen. "I just want to talk to Issei-"

"Huh? What about me?" Issei came out of the bathroom in his pants and no shirt. Irina has lived with him for a long time, so seeing this ignited a strange feeling inside her, a foreign emotion. A desire.

"Issei, I... I would like for you to come to my room, please. I need to talk to you... in private." Her eyes narrowed towards Raynare.

The Queen was stoic. "Jiiiii..."

Issei nodded. "Sure. Let's go."

Raynare looked at the two with her usual arrogant yet amused smirk as she spoke.

"Issei, you can sleep with Irina tonight; I don't want you coming back smelling like her. Don't have too much fun, you two... And try to keep the volume down," A smirking Raynare teased, making them both blush.

"S-Shut up!" Irina growled at her rival, earning a laugh. "And stop making it sound like I smell bad! I take great care of my hygiene!"

. . . . . . .

"So, what's up?"

Irina sat on her bed. "Issei..." She sighed. "Is it alright if I vent to you?"

"Of course." He gave her a loving smile as he sat next to her and held her hand, making her feel even more nervous. "It's important to let out how you feel, especially with your loved ones."

"Well... Ever since you got involved with the supernatural, I've only gotten more and more worried about you."

He looked confused. "Worried? What's there to worry about?"

"I worry about how much you have changed and what this change could lead to."

"Hm? How so?"

"Well... You have become more comfortable with killing people, and that scares me."

Issei put an arm around her furthest shoulder and pulled her into a one arm hug, kissing the crown of her head. "If you're concerned about me becoming a sadist and hurting you or the other girls, don't be. You know that I could never bring myself to physically harm anyone in my family."

"Issei, that's not it." Irina stood up and clinched her fists, facing away from him. "I..." Taking a deep breath, she turned to look at him with an embarrassed expression. "I JUST DON'T WANT THAT SWEET LITTLE BOY I BECAME FRIENDS WITH TO DISAPPEAR!"

Issei was speechless, so he let her continue.

"I understand your hatred for the Devils and the Church since they only use others for their own gains. I get it. But I fell in love with Issei Hyoudou, a sweet boy who wanted to live an ordinary life."

"Irina... That side of me never disappeared, you know?"

She glared at him as tears rolled down her cheeks. "Then how come you never show that side to me anymore?!"

Issei stood up and hugged her, resting his forehead against hers. "I do... It's just the stress of this damn war that's gotten to me, and it hasn't even really started yet and likely won't for quite a while."

He wiped her tears away. "Irina, remember when it was just you, me, and Vali?" She nodded as she stopped crying. "Then you should know that the Issei Hyoudou you fell in love with is still right in here." The King gestured to the center of his chest where his heart lay. "I want nothing more than to live that ordinary life with all my loved ones, but those terrorist pigs are not letting any of us have it. Tell me, Irina... Do you hate Rias Gremory?"

"Of course I do!"

"And Raynare?"

"Huh? W-Why would I hate her? I consider her my rival in love." She averted her gaze.

He chuckled. "I see. You fool. You're still the same clingy little girl I met all those years ago."

She pouted. "W-W-W-What is that supposed to mean? Idiot."

"You're still my pure Angel. I love you, Irina."

LEMON WARNING

Without warning, Issei gently pressed his lips against hers. Her eyes widen in surprise for a moment, but she gave into his demands and returned the gesture. He bit her lip slightly, asking permission for his tongue to enter her mouth, to which she conceded.

"Mmm~ Issei..." She moaned as he fell onto the bed with her in his arms, still sitting up.

"Irina, I want you."

She was shocked that he would make the first move, but happy nonetheless. "Then I'm all yours... Mark me, my King."

He smirked. "What naughty words for an Angel. It's always either the quiet ones or the ones who act all gracious and good."

She pouted cutely only for them to continue kissing.

Irina was wearing a see-through black dress, which made Issei quite horny for her.

Issei stroked her thighs as they passionately made out, earning louder moans from her. His erection grew in his shorts, poking against her butt, warning her of his desire, so before they both knew it, they had quickly snatched off their clothes.

He took her decent-sized breasts in his hands and fondled them for a while, noting how they're a tad smaller than Arisu's before he dove in and sucked them fiercely.

"Haaaah... Issei!"

"I'm putting it in now, Irina."

She squirmed shyly and nodded.

Issei rubbed his manhood against her sex and slowly inserted it, making them both gasp. He gave her little time to adjust to his size and her virginity being taken as he continued thrusting, but he was gentle at first.

Suddenly, he stopped, earning a confused look from her, so he explained. "Irina, do you mind if I try something new? I want to have sex while standing."

Irina nodded.

Issei kissed Irina as he picked her up by her thighs, got off the bed, and pinned her against a wall as he resumed where he left off. His length hit her at an angle that made her feel so good as she moaned loudly, the two of them grateful that their rooms are soundproof.

"Aaahn! Issei, you're so big!"

He picked up the pace a ton, slamming into her tight walls ferociously, his wide girth stretching her insides.

The heat in his cock was increasing as something started to flow higher and higher through his urinal track, slowly inching towards the tip. He was getting close. "Ahhhhh! Irina, I'm going to cum!"

"Me too! Cum inside me!"

They both grunted in pleasure, her voice louder than his as he buried himself to the hilt and shot forth his seed into her womb, their bodies quivering in ecstasy. He slowly pulled himself out of her and saw a large amount of semen drip down her thighs and onto the floor.

Pulling her back onto the bed, they collapsed in each others arms and fell asleep.

LEMON END

Underworld, Uhlerian Federation, Unknown Location

The dark purple haired girl smiled. "What an interesting person you are, Issei Hyoudou. I look forward to meeting you."

Her adoptive mother next to her smiled but then gasped.

"Lailah? What is it?"

"I sense them. They're here!"

The girl blinked in confusion. "Who?"

The woman, Lailah, turned to her. "Your younger siblings Alas=Ramus and Acies=Ara."

To Be Continued

Yes, the dark purple haired teen slightly older than Issei in appearance is the 2nd OC that will be in his harem. I have also dropped many hints as to who her adoptive mother is, and I confirmed it at the end of this chapter.

By the way, I have not seen The Devil Is A Part Timer in a very long time, nor have I read any of the light novels. I have read a bunch of fanfics over the years though, but if my knowledge is rusty, that's why. Issei is going to meet them in Chapter 33.

References:

(82) Hellsing Ultimate Abridged, and lots of it in this chapter.

(83) Avengers Endgame. These two lines combined are among the dumbest but funniest lines I have ever heard from anything ever.

(84) Spider-Man 3

(85) Olympus Has Fallen

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:

OC 2 yet to be introduced to Issei

Sona Sitri

Mira