"Rias-senpai~"
"oh? Suzu and Issei huh, what's wrong?"
Today is the day after the meeting between Riser and Rias
as usual, Rias does not accept her engagement with Riser, and Riser insults a low class devil like Issei.
However, one thing that made Issei angry was Riser trying to touch Suzu. Luckily Issei was able to protect Suzu from Riser.
However, the Rating Game still went on.
Issei didn't really understand the rating game, but with the explanation given by Rias, he finally understood.
Basically, the rating game is a competition between two demons and their peerages to measure how strong the demon is (like chess)
Although Riser has a lot of peerage, but that doesn't make Rias' determination shrink, with Issei's presence, Rias has a little hope for him
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"Hey Partner, do you have anything interesting to do today?"
"No, today I have to get stronger to keep that damn Riser away from Suzu and the others"
"You know, he's stronger than you think"
"I know!"
The next day, Issei was training alone in the school dojo with Ddraig
By the way, Ddraig had awakened after Issei became Rias' peerage, and Suzu was also surprised that there was a dragon residing in her sister's body
Because Ddraig looked like a cool uncle, Suzu often called him "Ddraig-Ojisama"
and Ddraig likes it
"Are you sure you train in a place like this? I prefer to train in a wide place"
"maybe we can practice in the field, but for now hold on, I want to warm up a bit"
during Ddraig's awakening, Issei always gets some knowledge about dragon techniques, and like an instructor, Ddraig always accompanies and sees Issei's development without missing a single day.
Ddraig feels that Issei's spirit is worthy of respect, because he tries to protect what he values
and sometimes he also always felt that Issei was the strongest owner of the Red Dragon Emperor Sacred Gear so far
"oh yes Partner, I have a bit of good news and bad news for you, which one do you want to hear first?"
"Now?"
"yes"
"hm...okay, I'll listen to the good news first"
"okay..."
Issei had warmed up and ran towards the field
"the good news is, you can beat that chicken"
"really?"
"Yes, in a few months' time"
"Shut up,that's not good news"
"HAHAHAHA"
Ddraig laughed out loud seeing Issei angry
"so?"
"oh yeah yeah, I forgot the bad news"
"?"
"The bad news is..."
Issei finished running and practicing his fists, but suddenly
"!!!" Issei looked in the direction where the Dojo was
"Partner, you felt it didn't you?"
"Yes... actually who is that..."
Ddraig and Issei confirmed that the aura radiating from the dojo was a strong aura
"that's the bad news I'm talking about"
"..."
"someone stronger than the Chicken has come here"
the footsteps kept getting closer
"be careful partner, you should run away immediately"
"I don't think it will be that easy"
Issei prepared to fight even though he knew that what he was facing was a very strong monster
"...huh?"
"What's wrong Partner"
Issei was surprised by the person who gave off that aura, because he was the person who moved near his house
"gosh, isn't that Issei"
"..."
the closer Hajime got, the more Issei felt the pressure
"what's wrong with you? your face looks really pale?"
"*HUFF**HUFF*"
Issei put on an alert posture because he felt threatened
"?"
Hajime had a big question mark on his face
"you there"
"??"
Hajime was confused as to where the voice came from
"it's me, here, this boy's left hand"
"oh!"
Hajime looked at Issei's left hand
"what's wrong?"
"Can you do anything with your aura"
"Aura?"
"yeah, your aura is too big for this kid to handle"
Ddraig sighed and told Hajime that his aura was too strong for a devil like Issei
"gosh....I thought I had hidden it well all this time"
Hajime tried to reduce his aura again
"what are you do it with that big aura, brat?"
"Yeah...I was just trying to do something"
Hajime scratched the back of his head.
The purpose of his aura was to protect Issei and his family from fallen angels, demons, or monsters who might be attracted to Issei's sacred gear
. "But the more you and the Red Dragon Emperor getting stronger, I didn't expect Issei to be more sensitive than before"
"That's of course!"
Ddraig felt proud of his host's development, and he boasted that
"..."
meanwhile,Issei was silent and didn't respond
"Issei?"
"partner?"
both of them finally made Issei realize
"....Hajime.."
"hm?"
Issei sighed and steadied his heart
"did...you move next to us because you have a purpose?"
"objective?"
"yes"
"hm...."
Hajime thought while crossing his arms
"of course there is"
"...."
Issei was wary of Hajime
ever since he found out that the Sitri were one of the biggest demon clans, Issei started to be wary of Hajime. Because it can be confirmed that Hajime is a devil just like Sona
"tell me"
"...."
"does that goal.....have anything to do with my family?"
"..."
Kamiya was silent for a moment, but he only smiled softly
"one day..."
"?"
"one day....maybe you will understand"
"...what do you mean?.."
Issei was confused by that answer, why that answer would appear "one day" later. Is this a difficult thing to answer directly?
"...your face seems to say "why not explain it directly" right?"
"...."
"aha! you didn't answer anything, that means I'm right"
"..."
Issei just stared sarcastically
"..ahaha....*sigh*..it seems like I'm really not liked by other people after all -lately..."
Hajime turned around and said goodbye to Issei
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After Hajime left, Issei was finally able to breathe calmly and lay down
Ddraig who saw Issei sigh and asked
"Partner, why are you so wary of him?"
"Ddraig...I still don't know whether he is a friend or foe"
"come on...you are too sensitive to things like that"
Ddraig who seemed to already know Issei's nature in dealing with demons felt tired
"what does that person look like in your eyes Ddraig?"
"hm..."
Ddraig thought about Hajime who he had often seen even just a glimpse of Issei's left arm
"I've lived for thousands of years, but this is the first time I've been able to see someone as interesting as that boy"
"what do you mean by ' interesting' ?"
"He is of Sitri descent, however...as far as I remember there is no one who has a half-angel and half-demon race like him in the Sitri clan"
"So you mean...he is also of angel descent!?" Issei was surprised by that fact
"yes, he carries those two differences in his body, too....I don't think there is a young man as strong as him right now. And I dare say that at the same age as you, he would already be invincible"
".. ."
Silenced like that, Issei began to realize how dangerous Hajime was
"but just calm down"
"?"
"That boy has never done anything other than live his peaceful daily life. I can assure you that he is not dangerous for us and for your friends" "
....okay..."
Issei felt reassured by Ddraig's words, and at least he got a little motivation to get stronger
suddenly Issei's cell phone rang
the screen showed the name Suzu
Issei picked up the phone and greeted Suzu
"Suzu, what's wrong?"
"Sister! Go back home, right now, the President is meeting guests who are asking about you!"
"?"
confused by that, Issei never thought he would receive a guest
"alright, wait a minute"
"hurry up!'
Suzu hung up the phone and looked at the two blonde siblings who were sitting and sipping tea quietly.
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