Chapter 14 - Checkmate

Within the room of the Occult Research Club, Issei was sitting in front of rias while Asia was beside him. He told rias about what actually happened making her mad but the foreign emotion calmed her down making her feel a sense of Déjà vu.

"So are you sure your willing to become a devil and abandon your worship to god?"

Rias not wanting to force it upon someone without permission though issei was rare exception as he was dying. It still made her regret for not telling Issei the supernatural much earlier than wait for him to die.

"N-No, I-I just feel meeting issei and being saved by him is God plan."

Issei internally nodded since God of the bible was the reason why she regain her memory. Though, Issei needed to be careful as outer god mind encroachment is too powerful. Whatever seal Big G used could be ten times powerful than Trihexa seal.

This is the reason a select few are only given their preview memory back. Issei needed to be careful since those outer god might restore his former enemy memories back to them.

From Asia of God made the other devil feel a massive headache. Issei didn't receive one due to his blessing still pretended to be.

"Buchou, I think she would be amazing addtion. Her sacred gear can anyone be it angel or devil. It will surely be helpful in the long run."

Issei explained that made Rias consider it. She did need it if the day Raiser came and challenge her in rating games being influenced by foreign emotion. Rias took out he bishop and said.

"If you really fine with then stand here for me. Don't worry it won't hurt."

Asia stood closer to rias as they began the ritual turning her into reincarnated devil. Akeno then began to clapped welcoming the new addition.

"Congratulations, Buchou for gaining another bishop."

"Thank you, Akeno. Asia how do you feel?"

"I-I'm fine thank you though a bit dizzy."

"That's normal but do bare in mind to avoid doing prayers."

"A-Alright, Thank you."

"Well since you had become my bishop I'll prepare your enrollment in Kuoh."

Rias smiled making Asia who had her previous memory happily did the same. Issei took Asia home for the day while receive dozen of request from Rias as punishment for acting without her permission.

Finishing his devils work, he arrived in the ORC to find sona was there again playing with Rias who was invested in the game.

"I'm back, Buchou! Are their anymore request today?"

"Ara~ Ara~ welcome back, Issei. Your quite the natural in this kind of jobs."

"Of course I try my best. Like sona-Kaichou said I don't want to disappoint Rias."

"I'm glad you took my advice, Issei. I'm still surprise you've change compare to few days ago. I receive less report about your perverted actions beside your two friends."

"Actually, It's because I met with an old man who helped me how to truly become a harem king."

"Pervert."

Issei froze slowly turn to see koneko who despite having stoic face was furious. She did hate pervert even after Issei became his mate.

"Ekk!! I didn't see there koneko."

"Ise-kun, mind if I join your harem?"

Akeno breast touch Issei back while moving her Akeno's body which resulted in Rias getting jealous along with the rest of them. It was due to the foreign emotion that they all share.

"Akeno where are you touching me!!"

"What you don't like it?"

"Akeno stopped teasing Issei."

Rias glared at Akeno who was amused seeing her king react that way. She gotten even more interested in Issei to make Rias obsess over him.

"Ara~ Buchou is scary. Don't worry its not like I'm going to eat him up alone. I don't mind sharing."

"Anyway, Issei there aren't more request today. you can go home and rest."

"I see but can I watch you guys play chess? The old man force me to learn chess I don't know why."

"Suit yourself."

Issei sat down watching them play their match was coming to an end since Rias made a wrong move that ended up causing her queen. He was invested in their match that Sona saw his eyes which fascinate her while gaining blush since upon closer inspection Issei became more handsome.

'Was this pervert this good looking?'

She became distracted enough for rias to counter by eating her queen waking her up and focus on the match.

"You seem distracted, Sona."

"It's nothing. Check."

"*Sigh* even out of focus you still defeated me."

"Well how about another match?"

"I'm sorry to interrupt but can I try playing? Sona might help me learn cause I hadn't defeat the old man even once in chess."

Everyone was surprised to hear him request having match. They didn't think much of it but all of them felt a bad omen. Issei grinned wanting to try if he had gotten rusty over the course of hundred thousand years.

Chess did helped him a lot when he led an army to defend from the outer gods and their Apostle who used their forbidden arts. Its power that harness the power the outer gods. This apostle were as strong as S-ranked Mid-primordial gods.

"I don't think that's great, Issei. Sona isn't an easy opponent."

"Rias I'm curious about playing with Issei. It won't hurt if I see how good he is."

"Great! Let's see how I fair with othdrs."

Unbeknownst to Sona, her action would cost her marriage. They began to set up their match while everyone curious to see the result excluding Koneko who was eating sweet.

"I'll be black while your sure."

Sona move her pawn while Issei was already predicting her next move. He was pretending to be a average player. From every move they were in a constant struggle that even sona was surprised she was getting work up.

'Is sona getting serious!? This is certainly surprising.'

Rias thought seeing her friend was taking time than usual and she was obviously struggling than normal.

'Ara~ I didn't expect for Issei to be good at playing chess. His making more want him.'

Akeno seductively thought remembering the display of power that destroyed part of the mansion when they were hunting the stray devil. Unlike before she felt wanting Issei to dominate her than the other way around.

'I just notice but the pervert smell like an angel. Maybe its because of those fallen angel.'

Koneko smell the scent of Issei who gradually integrating with his gift from big G. She dismisses it and continued to eat her sweet.

'Issei seem to be more than meets the eye. I wonder if he knows I'm a woman?'

Yuumi thought while staring at issei serious expression who was too invested in the game. She blush seeing his face and how handsome it was.

"Check."

With final clatter, Issei move his pieces that tapped the king. Everyone was bewildered from the sudden accomplishment that it took for moment that they realized what happened.

"EEEEHHHH!!???"

"D-Did I just lost?"

Sona was in utter disbelief being defeated by one of the perverted trio in a chess. She didn't even realize that Issei wasn't even trying.

"Well that was fun! Thanks for letting me win sona-kaichou. Anyway I'll take my leave for today, buchou."

Issei stood up leaving the shocked devils. Sona trying to see how she couldn't Issei was able to defeat her while Rias felt somewhat jealous since it meant issei will be sona's fiancée.

"Ara~ does that mean Ise-kun is going to be your fiancée, Sona-kaichou."

"D-Did you really let him, Sona?"

"N-No I didn't even realize was check mate. This is going to be troublesome once onee-san found about it."

Sona couldn't just ignore her lost since it would tarnish her pride if she didn't even accept her defeat and the condition of it. However, her sister would make a scene once she learn her favorite sister had gain a fiancée.

"Really!? Then what kind of expert is this old man that Issei is talking about to make him this good."

"Lost is a lost."

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Issei was walking towards his home while having grinned recalling his match with Sona and her expression. It was the same when they did their first match and accidentally won the match. But now it was intentional.

Unbeknownst to him, Someone was watching with unidentified gender grinning as Issei sense its gaze turn around but nothing was there.

'I'm sure someone was spying on me but it didn't have ill intent. I'll ignore it for now.'

Issei shrugged it off but remain vigilant as the feature reappear few kilometers away maniacally grinning.

'Oh how beautiful to think I would one day able to see you.'

Its eyes only containing a red pupil glint as it disappeared into the abyss.