Chapter 3: S-senpai...

And while I consolidated myself at school as one of the good students that abode to the rules, I actually managed to find some time to scavenge for some magic books just about a few weeks ago from.

The pace of learning and training in the Arcane Arts only delayed by the duties at school and the nagging of my new parents regarding my already-excellent grades at school.

I was doing pretty well with exams, but much to my eternal dismay I ended up with a man and a woman that wished for their son to strive and reach the highest point in society, to never rest from the never-ending climb to the top.

A big objective that I just barely wanted to personally achieve, since there were more important situations to deal with first-

"Ne, senpai. Are you ignoring me… again?"

I blinked back to reality as I caught Issei's words, glancing quickly at him and shrugging sheepishly.

"Sorry, Ise. Dealing with stuff with the council and-"

"Oh? Is it Sona-senpai or Tsubaki-senpai the 'stuff' that you are dealing with?"

The lewd tone, I didn't like that one.

Thus I proceeded to land a quick karate chop on his head and, while this might have caused a reaction with little strength, I decided to add a little more as I knew that the boy wasn't human anymore.

The hit did work miracle as the teen recoiled at the quick punishment, huffing at the 'treacherous tone' I had around the Perverted Trio. "S-Senpai, this is unfair! You have many gorgeous women around and you refuse the accept the idea of having a harem-"

"Because it is a flawed idea of making everyone happy, Ise." I replied quickly, this bickering not the first regarding this very topic. "A man can't give equal love to more than a woman. The relationship would be unhealthy and get very unstable after some time."

He pouted but, like always, decided to not continue the losing battle.

Issei has been a… goddamn kick in the nuts.

While I had been amused by the way he behaved in a few scenes in the anime, I had thought that in this very predicament he would have been a little less into the 'fan-service' part, just like his Manga self.

I was immensely wrong, but also capable of mending some of the issues early on.

Being older than him, I was quick to have him recognize my role as his senpai.

I was still a model to him, someone that he could try and look up for in case of necessities.

After a month of tiring efforts, I had managed to achieve a level of control over the naive brunet that long transcended what some Oppai could achieve.

…

Maybe a little bit beyond some simple Oppai, but enough to get him to steer away from committing the worst of the lecherous act he could think off.

It was all in the hopes of getting some girlfriend in the process for him, a diluted objective compared to his early Harem plans.

It was unreal to some degrees, especially with sharing and giving the proper attention to everyone in the group.

But considering the kind of person that I was slowly turning him to be… maybe there was a chance for a harem for him.

"Still, it has to feel good to be invited to the Occult Club by Rias-san herself," I pointed out quietly, choosing to bring some little relief in that defeat of his. "You seem to have caught her eye with whatever you did… and I hope it wasn't anything perverted."

He blinked, his cheek reddening in embarrassment at the subtle jab.

"J-Just being normal and trustworthy-" Issei's eyes blinked as he found himself staring at the ground. "I… Senpai?"

"Mhh?" Now that was a quick change of personality.

"D-Do you believe me about what I said about Yuuma-chan?"

I blinked in surprise at that question, not expecting him to actually probe about this subject even now that he had been recruited by Rias.

I did kind of forget that this little thing was a reason for Issei to doubt himself early on about his state of mind and all of that.

I sighed calmly and nodded.

"I don't believe that."

At hearing my words he deflated immensely at this first bit, but I wasn't done yet.

"No, I know that there was a girl that asked you out."

… "Eh?!"

"Ise, you were shouting about this yesterday, bragging how a 'connoisseur of the fine female body' can get a girlfriend," I pressed on with a small grin. "I think it would be impossible for your senpai to forget the joyous state you were just yesterday."

He had the decency to blush again.

"I-It wasn't that bad and-"

The new Devil stopped in his words, his eyes widening as he looked up in the sky and I frowned as I realized where we were right now.

We both tensed up, but while his was an instinctual reaction, mine was one of rational knowledge

I recognized the fountain and the benches swiftly and I could feel some familiarity with the trees there in this… park.

The sky looked as if it had been painted by someone suffering from some heavy LSDs influence and I tensed even more as I felt someone walking right behind us with the intention of-

"To think I would end up encountering a human and a Devil this late in the day."

We turned to see a man wearing a trench-coat and a hat, both apparels hiding his appearance from our eyes but… I knew who we were looking at.

Dohnaseek, one of the few Fallen Angels that had joined Raynare and Kokabiel in their little rebellion against Azazel over the matter of Sacred Gears.

Issei looked scared at the energy coming from the man, surely comparing this very situation to the one that saw him dying against the backstabbing lady that had him on a date.

He looked ready to bolt away from this hellish instance but he managed to keep quiet and stand his ground as he noticed that I wasn't particularly fearful of this strange predicament.

"S-Senpai-"