chapter 3 - slip up

Issei stood looking at the dumbfounded faces of his classmate. No one could blame them as one of the perverted trio had change over night! The change may be mild but it was noticeable that made them jaw dropped.

His gaze were much more sharp and gain some height appearing like pretty boy.

"What the hell dude?? How did you become pretty boy!? Now you going to chicks from us!!"

"Yeah I thought you our friend!?"

Issei heard his two perverted friend, matsuda and motohama rant. He was quite annoyed for having such stupid friends but they were the only one he could share perverted tendency of the past. Still, it made him frustrated that they were mad for something trivial. If they wanted to get girlfriend then lessening their perversion would help.

Though they did gain girlfriends while he was busy fighting for the supernatural with evil threat. Non the less it would be far from the future.

"Can ya shut up."

Issei said with low voices but everyone heard it made them silent. They could feel a heavy air around him that dominated their senses.

"Ah sorry about that! I just been depressed lately. Uhm can I take my seat, sensei?"

"A-Ah yes."

Moving towards his chair could hear everyone murmuring among themselves. He then felt his shirt being tugged and their to his perverted friend.

"Dude what gives? You seem a bit out of air?"

"Yeah its rare to see this serious??"

"Mind your own business. I don't have time to share it."

Glaring at them stopped their pursuit. Issei felt hypocritical since he was the type of guy who would go out of his way to help his friends tragic past. Now look at him being broody and depressed.

The class went by as it was the time for their break. Issei stood up but was blocked by Aika kiryuu, a perverted woman whose far more lewd than trio. She stared at issei head to toe making her smirk.

"I didn't expect it grow more than it is."

Issei was trying his hardest to not cry as in front of her is one of lovers in the future. She was great friend with church girls which led to her confessing to him. He gave warm smile surprising her.

"Really now? Do you want to test it out??"

Issei whispered to her gaining a blush from the perverted girl along with shocked face. She now knew something was wrong since issei never would be able to tease her like this.

"Who are you?? Issei won't say something like this?"

Issei blink for a few times then paled realize his mistake since he was used to teasing his wife when their alone. He wanted to smack himself if he go back in time again.

[Nice move, partner.]

'Not helping, Irene!'

[Hahaha well good luck.]

He heard his sacred gear laugh at his fucked up and his reaction. Aika stared at Issei waiting for his answers.

"What do you mean? Its me Issei hyoudou the one only pervert and the harem king!!"

He hated doing it but did his old posed declaring the stupid dream he had. Everyone heard his shout began to murmur that Issei didn't change at all. The said person could only warily smile and was force to act immaturely to escape his trouble.

"Well gotta go have lunch and maybe watch some panty shot of the girls?"

Issei booked it when he had the opportunity leaving aika dumbfounded face. She knew something was up about Issei and would investigate him.

'Still hearing him say that words made my heart beat fast….'

Unlike her usual perverted gaze, it was filled with passion and longing looking at Issei's disappearing figure.

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'Damn the days feels like its been so long….'

Walking through the school with no destination only walking around to clear his head. Issei thought about how he handle his friend problem such Kiba and Akeno's past. He then recalled Raiser and how a prick he was in the past. Issei never held a grudge against him since he was his brother in law. In time matured from his arrogant way of thinking.

It didn't take long, he found himself at the building where everything had truly change. The occult research club building. Issei looked up and saw the flustering crimson red hair along with her beautiful gaze. He unconscious smiled satisfied seeing her figure once again.

Their gaze then met for split second and saw her flinch seeing Issei loving gaze. He quickly shifted his gaze and went to the school roof to have his break.

"is their a matter, Rias?"

The one who spoke was the vice president of occult research club and the queen of Rias Gremory heiress of the Gremory family. She was curious to see her king to be in state of shock.

"I just saw that boy, Issei hyoudou, the one I recent made my pawn. There's certainly something about him."

"Ara~ does it mean he really havesome sacred gear like we thought?"

"It seem so but…there is something more to it."

Rias once again looked down from where Issei was and thought hard why her heart was beating. She could feel within her longing for his embrace. Issei made sure to lower his power to that of low class devil in order to avoid anyone's suspicions. Unless that's person was veteran warrior none would be able to see anything about him.

"Should I tell Koneko to spy on him?"

"….Yes, tell her to observe but not act unless needed."

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Looking down at the overview of the whole school, Issei sneak to the school roof to clear his mind of the shit that had happened. He needed a breather to truly appreciate his return. The images of the building overlap with the destruction of the world.

'I need to grow stronger fast! Or make my allies stronger.'

Issei isn't foolish enough to think he could fight them alone. It would be far to naïve if he was the only one growing stronger. Still time isn't his friend and doesn't know if Big G able to hold for long until the outer gods find him.

'I can't use complex magic but…'

Issei use magic to materialize smartphone that going to be popular in the future. Flip phone was norm in this time. He then create head phone to listen to music to relax his mind.

He may seem laid back but if he constantly restraint by his tragic memory then it would be nothing. Issei took his time to stabilize his energy that was in an constant influx of energy. After few minutes of meditation, he stood up then took a stances to exercise his body.

He did a series of jabs and kicks that create small gust of winds from every strike. Thankfully he was in the roof and no one was able to spot his movement. Issei could feel his body aching from the adjustment but push himself in order for his energy and physical prowess to balance itself.

"Haa…haha…jeez it's been so long…I've been this weak…."

[Well it's not bad star though, issei. What demonstrated was only your devil's strength with no added boost.]

"Yeah I know still it does give me an idea where I stand. Hold one let me check my wings."

Issei recalled having the bloodline of devil's progenitor, Lucifer. If his theory are correct then he would have at most twelve wings in total. However, his transformation was far ordinary.

In front of his eyes a crimson red cloak with dark armor form around his body like true devil king along with not twelve but thirteen pitch black wings. He quickly remove it surprised what he had witness.

"What the hell just happened!?"

[That certainly surprising.]

"Do you know anything about it irene?"

[I do and I didn't expect for it to appear.]

"Can you explain it rather than acting all mysterious?"

[…Issei what you saw is one of the Great Maou treasure called Demiurge. It's a powerful artifact that could contend with the Longinus sacred gears. It's ability is mystery to me as I did not pay much attention to the great war at the time.]

"Wow great help irene."

[No problem, Issei.]

"I was being sarcastic but whatever. I need to learn to control since it would be troublesome if the others saw it."

Heard the school bell ring used magic to clean himself then pick up his stuff and went back to his class.