"Phew." Issei left them after they got tired and slept peacefully, 'In the end, I picked both of them, but as I lay sandwiched between the two, I was going nuts not being able to touch either one, so I got out of bed.' After washing his hand he cried to himself, "I'm so pathetic. It makes me wanna cry..."
On his left arm where he's wiping his snot, a regal voice resounded, "Hey, partner. Apologies for catching you at a bad time."
"!? That voice... The giant red lizard!?" Issei pushed away his left arm leaving a trail of snot.
The poor dragon instantly went into rage mode, "Who are you calling a lizard!!! Damn it! You got influenced by that guy too much! And the name is Ddraig! Remember it, kid!"
"That guy? Who?" Issei is more interested in the guy the dragon is talking about instead of his name.
"The one you call Kisuke..." The voice sighed and thought, 'I knew he would end up this way...'
"How did you know about him?" Issei became suspicious and recalled what he knows about Kisuke, 'Aside from the time he beat up Saji... There's also the fact that he trained Koneko-chan to fight that much... What the hell is he... really...'
"Well, I already had a talk with him in the past..." The voice suddenly chuckled at his thoughts.
Issei's eyes shoot wide open, "What!? How?" From what he can remember from the lessons he took about Sacred Gears, It's almost impossible to talk to the spirit of the Sacred Gear without the knowledge of the wielder.
"I promised him that I won't reveal what we talked about and you don't have to be worried. It isn't about you."
"..." Issei frowned, 'Should I believe it?'
"Hahaha! Great question, but for starters... Stop smearing me with your snot..."
"Oh... right..." Issei went to the sink to wash his arms, "So? Why did you start talking now? Couldn't you have done that before I got beaten up by that chicken? Probably for not anything good?"
"Heh... Usually, your head is filled to the brim with perverted thoughts, but in these times, you knew how to set those aside... I guess that guy really did a good job. Though you'll still probably get triggered by some unusual things."
"What do you mean? That guy? As in Kisuke? What did he do?"
"Let me ask one thing first just to be sure... What do you think of the Fallen Angel incident that you got pulled in?"
"...About Reynare?"
"Yes... about the whole ordeal concerning that Fallen Angel..."
"What I think, huh?... Honestly... Nothing much..."
"You got betrayed, went through some painful experience, killed and reincarnated pulling you away to your normal daily life... And you think that event that changed your whole life is nothing?"
"Well... I'm really scared and disgruntled for a few days, but I got over it. Reynare's betrayal took a hit on me more than the fact she killed me but thinking again, it's me who fell into her trap. I'm fine being a Devil or whatnot and I also got a very hot master and a very cute and innocent former nun with me right now, but I also sometimes wished that the thing with Reynare never happened... I mean it would have happened regardless." Issei sat down on the sofa of their living room, "If there is a need to blame someone, then that would be you for attaching yourself to me."
"Fuhahahaha! That's right, partner! This wouldn't have happened if not for me. So, do you hate me?"
"What? Of course not! If not for you, I can't experience all of this! Those tits... those curves... I can't have enough of it!... And besides, I found something I really want to protect..." Issei looked at the direction of his room and clenched his fist.
"Hehehe... That's indeed a change. Although, your perverted side didn't cease."
"And? What does Kisuke have to with all of this?"
"You have not noticed, but in from perspective and experience, it pretty obvious."
"What is?"
"From your childhood, he conditioned your mind to easily accept all of this."
"H-he did that? Why?" Issei didn't know how to react from this revelation.
"Probably he realized my existence early on? And he knew that you'll get dragged on something supernatural for your world."
Issei tried to recall all of his interactions with Kisuke but found nothing out of sort.
"Of course you won't find anything as your common sense was slowly molded by that guy. You don't find it strange that even after you became a Devil, you still think that you can't win a fight against him even before knowing that he's also a citizen of the supernatural world, do you?"
"...No, I don't"
"That's not a capability of a normal human being. He ingrained in your mind that something like that is possible and it became easy for you to accept the concepts of the supernatural world."
"..." Issei thought for a while and remembered the time that he was murdered by Reynare, 'If he's so capable, where is he at that time?'
Knowing what he is thinking about, Ddraig immediately answered his confusion, "He's also around you that time."
"...Then why didn't he save me?" Issei couldn't help but ask.
"He didn't tell me what he wants to happen, but probably he knew that a Devil wants to take you in and didn't interfere."
"Why?"
"Because he didn't want to babysit you."
"..."
"He told me one time that for you to survive in this world, you have to struggle for yourself to grow"
"..."
"And besides, would you want to be with a perverted storekeeper rather than a hot master?"
"Alright, you've convinced me! I'll take the hot master any time of the day!" Issei chuckled. He doesn't have any bad feelings for Kisuke. In fact, he's extremely thankful if the dragon's words were true. He was only curious as to what Kisuke wants. He chuckled and continued speaking, "So it's a lie that you two didn't talk about me..."
"Well, we talked about you for a bit, but that's not our main topic. Either way, the way he 'raised' you is a very good thing for me and you. If you have a dream of some sort, it'll be easier to achieve."
Issei suddenly clenched his fist and raised it to in the air, "Right! My dream is to become a High-Class Devil and become the Harem King!
"I'll have a bunch of girls as my Devil servants and raised an army of beauties! Just for me!"
"Hahaha! You're the first one of my host to ever hold such a dream. You can bathe yourself in my power or tremble from fear of it. Whichever you choose, your life will be anything but ordinary."
"Huh? So you're saying I'm weird?"
"Be that as it may, you're still an emissary of a dragon." Ddraig stopped for a bit and thought, 'That guy is still weirder than you.' But didn't voice it out, "Dragons inevitable and unwittingly enchant those around them. Whether those who came to admire you or challenge you, know that they are attracted by my power, the power of the dragon."
"...I'm not sure I like where this is headed. Are you saying that a bunch of people is gonna come after me?"
"Don't be pessimistic though, that includes the fairer sex."
"F-for real!?"
"Those who have hosted me in the past have always been surrounded by the opposite sex. There were some who slept with a different woman nightly."
"Ohh! That's awesome. I didn't know you're such an amazing Sacred Gear... Thank you for the blessing~!"
"Quite a fair-weather friend you are, but you better become stronger fast since it won't be for long before you encounter that 'White Bastard'. If you want your dreams to become fruitful, you first have to avoid being killed by him."
Issei felt a little bit scared at his words, "...Hey. I've been wanting to ask you. Who's this 'White Bastard'? You also mentioned him when we first met."
"The White Dragon, 'Vanishing Dragon'."
"V-Vanishing Dragon?"
"You know of the great war that took place between Heaven, the Fallen Angels, and the Devils long ago?"
"Yeah."
"During the war, all sorts of beings lent their strength to each of the three powers. Fairies, youkais, western monsters, eastern spirits, and even humans... Only dragons refused to ally with any one side."
"Why is that?"
"By nature, dragons are extraordinarily powerful embodiments of free will. We are inherently selfish. There were a few who joined up with the factions, but most dragons saw the war as none of their concern."
"They sound like trouble... That's freedom fanatics for ya."
"However, two dragons began a fight of their own during the war. They were dragons of the highest power class, comparable to even to God and Devil King. Completely indifferent to the war going on around them, their violent battles resulted in casualties on all sides. There was no greater nuisance to the three powers."
"They are the worst, huh? What was the fight about anyway?"
"Hmm, it was no doubt a trivial thing. One I cannot even recall. Most likely an argument about something or other being amusing or not.
"In their fury, the three powers decided to join forces for the first time. 'There will be nothing left to fight over if we don't take care of these two dragons first! We should cooperate to take them down.' So they decided."
"So the three warring powers made an alliance... All just to get rid of these fighting dragons."
"Enraged at having their fight interrupted, the two dragons lashed out against God, the Devil King, and the leader of the Fallen Angels. But that just would not stand.
"In the end, the two dragons were cut to pieces and scattered to the winds, their souls locked away inside the bodies of humans, as a Sacred Gears. Using the humans in whom their souls had been sealed as intermediaries, they would clash time and time again throughout the ages.
"Whenever their respective humans died, the dragons would also temporarily cease to function. Their spirits would wander the earth until the next human vessel fit to contain them was born."
"So I'm guessing you and this Vanishing Dragon are the two in the story?"
"Indeed, I came to dwell within you, and then you became a Devil. Its been quite a while since I've occupied one. So I'm rather looking forward to our rematch. I wonder how things will turn out this time?"
"But your story sounds ridiculous so there must be more to that than what you're telling me."
"Of course there is, but it's up for you to discover it. It's no fun if everything is just given to you, right?"