This is the second half to chapter one. Please enjoy.
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"Okay, Issei. You got this." Issei said, trying to hype himself up. He had just gotten out of the shower and dressed himself for school. He tried all throughout the night, but he couldn't get a wink of sleep.
After walking downstairs, Issei forced himself to eat a little of the breakfast his mom made. He was hungry, but his stomach tightened over the impending encounters he would be having later. It was hard to force down comfortably.
Taking a deep breath, Issei grabbed his bag to leave. Just as he was about to reach his front door, he stopped. The entity detector of Assistance Mode showed him that a person was outside of his house, just beyond the front gate. It appeared as if they were waiting for something.
It didn't take Issei long to realize they were waiting for him.
Sweat began to form on his face. He didn't know whether he should confront whatever it was, or run away out the back door. Despite being able to see an aura that outlined their shape, Issei couldn't make out who it was or use Observe unless he had a direct visual.
If they had hostile intentions, they would have attacked already. Then again, maybe they were just waiting to confirm he was inside the house before making a move. Or maybe they were planning something he couldn't even begin to fathom. When he thought about what could happen to his parents if he chose to run away and the person turned out to be evil, his choice had immediately become clear.
Stepping outside, Issei marched forward with his free hand balled up, ready to call on the Boosted Gear and fight for his life. However, once he saw who it was, his jaw dropped.
"Yo." A very short, petite girl with white hair and yellow eyes stood leaning against the outer wall of his house.
"T-Toujou-san?!" Issei called out in shock. There she was, the girl he believed he'd left for dead yesterday was nonchalantly standing in front of him in perfect health. It looked like she didn't have a care in the world, her pink tongue lightly lapping at the strawberry lollipop in her hand. Rather than say anything, Koneko pointed at an area near his feet. "H-Huh?"
Looking down, Issei could see his school bag laying on the ground. He must have dropped it in his surprise. Unlike Koneko, who carried her bag on her back like a backpack, he opted to carry his own in one of his hands. He quickly moved to pick it up, letting out a laugh in embarrassment.
"Let's go." Her low, monotonous voice rang out as she picked herself off the wall and began walking.
"G-Go? Go where?" Issei asked his junior.
"School."
"O-Oh, yeah. Hahaha..." He weakly laughed, scratching the back of his head. Mentally, he was slamming himself.
'Go where? Am I a fucking moron?! Why would I ask that?!" Issei thought, ashamed of how dumb he sounded. Even as he was internally kicking his own ass, his mind was also scrambling. He had so many questions he wanted to ask, but didn't know how to ask them.
Should he bring up yesterday? Did she know about fallen angels? Why did she protect him? Why was she even here? Issei wanted to just come out and ask, but his nerves, combined with the fact that he didn't wanna look anymore stupid than he had kept him from doing so. Instead, he chose to do something he didn't get the chance to do yesterday.
Observe.
Name: Koneko Toujou
True Name: Shirone
Race: Reincarnated Devil, Nekoshou
Gender: Female
Level: 20
Specialty: Strength
Relationship: Indifference
There were more questions in his mind now. Apparently, her name wasn't her true one and that she didn't actually have a true last name. Though unlike Raynare, her name wasn't an alias. She must have been renamed at some point in her life.
Issei felt a bit of relief to know that she was stronger than Raynare, but he still wasn't sure if they had even fought or not. Koneko was unharmed, so either they hadn't, or the petite girl had obliterated Raynare. He doubted that was the case because Koneko was only three levels higher. Stronger, but not by a whole lot.
He had no idea what the hell a nekoshou was, but the fact that Koneko had turned out to be a devil like Sona was a good sign. His quest had told him to find a devil and ask for assistance. Instead, a devil had found him. Though, he was still hesitant to pop the question.
Because she had two races, Koneko was likely a half devil. That meant she didn't exactly fit in the criteria of the quest. Specifically, she didn't fit what Help had told him. Was this a trick and he wasn't supposed to ask her, or was he just overthinking things?
'Hey uh, help thing. I can ask her to help me, right?' Unable to make a decision on his own, Issei asked for another hint.
Help: Request assistance from the devils.
'That's the same hint!' Issei's face scrunched up angrily as the message appeared in his head. Feeling a pair of eyes on him, he turned over to see Koneko's stare bore into him. There was a small look of revulsion on her face as she put an extra foot of distance between the two of them. That's when Issei realized. 'Have I been making faces this whole time?! She thinks I'm a fucking weirdo!'
He felt so pitiful he could cry. A cute junior who went out of her way to check up on his well being was now actively being creeped out by him because he couldn't control himself. He felt like such a loser!
Screw the hint, Issei was asking her for help whether it intended for him to or not. If they continued to walk in silence, he was gonna go crazy. It couldn't get much worse than this, anyway. Besides, if she were bad, she would've dropped him already. However, before that... "Toujou-san, why are you here?"
She had finished her lollipop and frowned, unhappy that it was all gone. "Buchou wants to talk to you after school."
"B-Buchou? Who's that?" Issei asked. He really hated how he couldn't get his stuttering under control.
"Rias Gremory."
'Rias Gremory?! Oh snap!' Issei knew her alright. With the exception of Akeno Himejima who rivaled her, she was the hottest babe in school by far. Luscious long, red hair. Voluptuous, springy large breasts that looked like they'd bounce and snap her uniform open. An ass so round that a handful wouldn't be enough to grab it all, with equally juicy thighs supporting it. Bluish-green eyes that looked like gems and a gorgeous face. He would never forget such a bombshell, which begged the question; why? Had she found out about his power?
Issei swallowed nervously, his anticipation growing. "S-She wants to talk to me? H-How come?"
"You'll find out," Koneko said rather cryptically, tossing the lollipop stick on the ground, carelessly littering. She reached into her skirt pocket and pulled out another, this one flavored green apple.
Her words only made Issei more anxious. The fact that she hadn't brought up the incident yesterday and was still so nonchalant only exacerbated it twofold. He thought about prying further, but he didn't wanna annoy Koneko on top of weirding her out.
Instead, Issei would do what the quest had ordered him. Even if Rias was going to say something like it once they met up to talk, he simply couldn't wait. There was a devil right in front of him. He needed to know if he could rely on them as soon as possible.
With a deep breath, Issei steeled himself and turned towards the small girl. "Can I count on you guys to protect me?"
Koneko placed her second lollipop in her mouth, tossing the wrapper behind her. "Protect you?" She asked, as blankly as ever.
Issei nodded. "Protect me from the fallen angels."
Koneko instantly froze upon hearing him, her eyes widening. Issei was locked in her gaze as her full, undivided attention was given to him. Whatever she had expected him to say, it certainly hadn't been that.
Slowly, her hand reached up and plucked the sucker out of her mouth. "How...?"
It was almost as if she were asking herself that question, rather than him. She didn't seem sure about how she should respond, staring at him in disbelief. Issei was also struggling to figure out how to respond. "U-Um, ah... lucky guess?"
Getting her thoughts in order, Koneko's eyes narrowed, causing him to flinch. He gulped as he watched her reach inside her other skirt pocket, hoping she wasn't about to pull out a gat and pop him in the head. Thankfully, it was just a phone.
"Hold on, Senpai," Koneko spoke as she tapped on the screen a few times before holding it to her ear. Another thought struck Issei and he began panicking again. Was she calling the squad to come pull up?! Sensing his discomfort, Koneko called out. "Don't worry, Senpai. I'm calling Buchou..."
"Ohhh... kay?" Issei replied, still unsettled. She basically confirmed she was in fact calling up the squad. But she also said not to worry, so maybe it wasn't a bad thing? He couldn't sense any hostility from her, so all he could do was hope she meant well. It wasn't like he could fight her, anyway.
They both waited silently as the phone rang before it was eventually picked up. Issei could barely make out the sounds of a woman on the line as Koneko began to speak with them. "He already knows, Buchou."
Issei smiled awkwardly. The way she said that definitely didn't sound ominous. Not at all. He continued to wait as Koneko continued to exchange words with presumably Rias Gremory. From the sounds of it, they knew something about him. He still couldn't conclude whether it was because of his power, or that he was a target of the fallen, both, or even something else.
"Yes, I'll lead him there now. Bye." Koneko hung up the phone and placed it back in her pocket. She looked back up at him with a stern expression. "We're headed to the old school building."
"T-The old building?" Within the past few years, Kuoh Academy had a new school building built on campus to accomodate the new male students that would be attending there. Despite this, the old school building hadn't been demolished and was actually still in good condition. Though, it was mostly unoccupied, only used by a single club. "B-But why?"
Koneko put her lollipop back into her mouth as she once again began walking in the direction of the school. "Buchou is waiting for us there."
"B-But I thought we were gonna talk after school?" Issei asked, surprised by the sudden turn of events.
"Not anymore." Koneko shrugged.
"But what about school?"
"Fuck school."
"Wha- H-Hey, wait up!" Issei called out, running to catch back up with the girl.
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Issei took a deep breath as he and Koneko stood outside what was apparently the Occult Research Club that was located inside the old school building. He knew he wasn't in danger anymore, but this was all just so much to take in at once. He hadn't even gotten his power a full forty-eight hours ago and he had already experienced all kinds of crazy shit.
"Chill. It's cool," Koneko voiced from next to him. Issei looked over at her and she gave him a small comforting nod. Despite her somewhat cold demeanor, he was glad she was being relatively nice to him, especially after he'd abandoned her yesterday.
"R-Right. You're right." Issei shook his head to clear his thoughts. It wasn't fear, so much as it was the adrenaline constantly rushing through and leaving his body. The influx of various emotions was starting to seriously strain him and that was on top of no sleep. Even now, he still didn't know what exactly to expect behind those doors.
Regardless, Issei reached out and opened them. Just as Koneko had said, Rias Gremory was there waiting for them to arrive. The room was darkly lit and there wasn't anyone else around. There was a shower located in the back corner and two green sofas with a table in between them in the center. Rias was sat behind a desk furthest back of the room which directly faced the doors. As she saw them walk in, she stood up from her seat.
"Hello there, Hyoudou-kun." Rias addressed him with a kind smile. Whatever suspension and concern Issei had melted in the face of the beautiful woman in front of him. She was the most popular girl in school and she knew his name! A pleasurable shiver ran through him and he felt his third leg asking him if he could stand.
Warning: High Level Entity
'Shut it! I'm busy!' Issei ignored his warning screen. 'Hubba, hubba! Look at those milk jugs!' Issei openly and shamelessly stared at Rias's breasts without a care in the world, his face getting red as he giggled perversely. Rias didn't seem to mind, walking in front of her desk and propping herself up against it. She puffed her chest out a bit, her large breasts jiggling slightly. Issei could only cheer her on, doing so inwardly and outwardly.
He was thoroughly snapped out of his stupor as the doors to the room were harshly shut behind him. Issei's head swiveled around to see Koneko glaring at him. As she made her way past him to sit down on one of the two couches, she muttered, "Pervert."
Despite his gut not physically getting punched, it sure felt like it had been. Though his ego was bruised, Issei was thankful for Koneko voicing her opinion. He'd almost forgotten the situation he was in. 'Hold your horses, man. They could be being nice because they want something from you. Focus, Issei!'
Although he knew he could trust them to protect him, that didn't rule out any secondary motives. Issei looked at the busty red head, doing his damnest not to lose focus and stare at her assets. Observe.
Name: Rias Gremory
Race: Pure-Blooded Devil
Gender: Female
Level: 38
Bloodline: Power of Destruction
Relationship: Acquaintance
'So she's even stronger than Sitri?' Issei took notice as he quickly read through her stats. She didn't have a specialization in any specific stat like Koneko did strength, but she did have a bloodline which gave her access to some sort of ability called Power of Destruction. 'That doesn't sound good. Definitely don't wanna be on her bad side.'
At the very least, she already viewed him as an acquaintance. That was more than he could say for every other strong person he'd observed so far.
"You asked Toujou-san to bring me?"
"Koneko is fine," She interrupted plainly from her spot on the couch, opening the chocolate bar in her hands. Wait, where did she get that?
"Yes, and feel free to call me Buchou, or Rias." The older girl said, fully pulling herself up to sit on her desk. "You don't mind if I call you Issei, do you?" Rias asked, her voice laced with sweetness.
"O-Oh, no! O-Of course not!" Issei accepted vehemently. As long as it wasn't something bad, she could call him whatever she wanted. On second thought, she could call him a bad boy! He'd love that!
Rias smirked, slowly crossing one leg over the other, giving Issei a generous view of her red patterned lingerie underneath. His eyes practically bulged out of his head like a cartoon character and she couldn't help giggling a bit. "Thank you, Issei. Please forgive me for not preparing tea. The person who usually does so isn't here."
"D-Don't worry about it." Issei smiled. Honestly, he couldn't care less. The only tea-teas he wanted right now were hers.
"Right, then please sit down. I'm sure we have much to discuss." Rias gestured over to one of the couches.
The one with Koneko on it.
"Uh..." Issei hesitated, inching forward in the direction, but too scared to fully commit.
"Dont worry, she won't bite." Rias laughed, getting up from her desk and sitting in the middle of the other couch. As Issei got closer to Koneko, who was sat on the far left corner, the girl took a loud bite into her chocolate much harder than before. It was an intimidation tactic spurred on by Rias's words. Issei gulped, taking the dive and sitting down in the middle. With her scare tactic ineffective, Koneko turned away with a huff, munching into her chocolate like a mouse.
Issei sighed and looked back at Rias. He saw no point beating around the bush. "I'm guessing this is about the fallen angels?"
"Yes, it is. At least, that's part of it." Rias leaned back and crossed her arms, as well as crossing her legs once again, giving Issei another show of her underwear. His body was really starting to heat up. At this rate, he'd have to cross his own legs to hide his boner.
"Tch." Koneko was unamused by their antics. She was irritated at both Rias who led the perv on and the perv for, well... being a perv.
Rias looked over at the younger girl. "Don't feel obligated to stay, Koneko. You may leave whenever you like," She said to her politely.
"I'll stay." Koneko shot the proposition down instantly. For someone who sounded like they didn't want to be here, she sure was quick refusing to leave.
Issei suddenly remembered what the girl told him earlier. "Fuck school, right?"
"Word," Koneko nodded, finishing her chocolate and pulling out a cream puff. How does she keep doing that?
"Is that what she said?" Rias began giggling, covering her mouth with a hand. It had been unintentional, but Issei was happy he could make her laugh. Her giggle calmed after a few seconds. "Yes, Koneko. You may stay as long as you like."
"Mm." She mumbled, her voice muffled by the cream puff.
The red head turned back towards the boy. "Issei, would you please tell me how you know about fallen angels?"
"Uh, um..." Crap, he didn't think this far! As Issei realized he'd reacted surprised by her question, he tried playing it off, bashfully scratching the back of his head with a chuckle. "I guess I have good intuition..."
"Now now, Issei. I know that isn't the truth." Rias frowned, shaking her head. She looked at him meaningfully, letting her arms fall to her sides. "You don't have to be afraid. I promise, we're not going to hurt you..."
Even though her words felt genuine, Issei still hesitated. He didn't want to tell them about The Gamer, regardless if they were good people or not. It was a secret among secrets, beyond his Sacred Gear, or anything else. It was a power that could quite literally give him more power, although he'd yet to reach that point. He just couldn't tell them about it.
He struggled internally to the point it could be seen on his face. Issei's thoughts were interrupted as he felt a small tap on his shoulder. "If you wanna dip, that's fine. I got your back, Senpai." Koneko told him earnestly. Although she had been ordered to protect him whether he complied or not, she had chosen to protect him on her own accord. She knew from their past encounter that the fallen were after him and in her personal opinion, it was a devil's job to whoop the ever loving shit out of any fallen scum who crossed into their territory unannounced.
It was because of that and also... she'd seen the fear on his face. Koneko knew then and there she couldn't throw him to the wolves and leave him to his fate. She had to protect him. It was the right thing to do.
Rias stayed silent, watching her servant give Issei a way out. She wasn't mad, far from it. If Issei was that unnerved, then forcing him into complying would only hurt her cause. Even if she said that they could only protect him if he became her devil servant, that would probably only freak him out more. At this rate, she wouldn't be able to invite him to join her peerage. That was fine, for now. All she wanted from this conversation was for Issei to understand they were friendly and that he could rely on them. If she could do that, then it was enough.
She would work him slowly. Build a good rapport so he could trust them and then finally invite him to join her peerage. That was her plan. That is, as long as Sona doesn't get in her way like she did yesterday, suddenly changing her mind and requesting that Issei join her peerage rather than her own. Rias didn't know what brought that on, but it angered her greatly. It was possible that Sona didn't even have enough pieces for the boy, anyway.
"Thank you, Touj- Koneko," Issei said gratefully, correcting himself. Her words had reassured him. Still, he wouldn't tell them about The Gamer. That information was just too important to give up. Instead, he chose to compromise and give them pieces. "A couple days ago I got, or uh, awoke to a power that lets me sense them."
That tidbit of information garnered Rias's interest greatly. She leaned forward intently in her seat with a wide smile. "You can sense fallen angels?"
"Yeah, I guess so. I can also sense that your both... devils?" Issei spoke dubiously.
"That's correct." Rias replied without a moment of hesitance. As she did, leathery black wings sprouted from her back and through her clothes, their wingspan reaching across the entire couch.
"Oof!" Issei grunted as he was suddenly smacked in the back of the head. He turned to see another pair of bat-like wings next to him, attached to the young confectionery lover.
"My bad." Koneko apologized half-heartedly. She didn't look very sorry, but at least she was kind enough to say so. Issei rubbed his head as their wings both retracted back inside their bodies. It was strange to see that, considering their clothes were not destroyed or even wrinkled by doing so. Rias appeared to be rather entertained by his confusion.
"How are you able to sense these things, Issei?" She asked, staying on topic.
"My power," Issei said rhetorically.
"Yes, yes, of course it's because of your power," Rias laughed. "What I meant to ask was what your power is, Issei."
'Crap!' This was exactly where Issei didn't want the conversation to go. He wanted to skirt past answering it directly, but now he was put on the spot. In a panic, Issei did the only thing he could think of and summoned his Sacred Gear.
Rias leaned closer to inspect the red gauntlet on his left hand. Her eyes glazed over it curiously. "Is this... a Twice Critical?" She asked, unsure of her conclusion. Her smile had dropped off a bit. Whatever a Twice Critical was, she certainly wasn't impressed with it.
"It's called Boosted Gear," Issei clarified, completely oblivious to her small shift in demeanor.
"Boosted Gear?!" Rias immediately flew up from her spot and slammed her hands on the table, instantly reinvigorated. The girl's body bent entirely across the table, her sudden movement causing her breasts to whip in front of her with a snapping trajectory.
"B-B-B-Boobs!" Issei yelled out, hypnotized by the way they had bounced back and forth like a swingset. The view he had was awesome, though Issei wished he had a second body so that he could see her from behind. From the way she was bent over the table, her underwear had to be showing from underneath that tiny skirt.
"Down, pervert." Koneko's chilling voice made him flinch awake, snapping Issei out of her booby genjutsu.
"R-Right, uh, here's my Boosted Gear." Issei held his arm out for Rias to look at. By this point, she had walked around the table and squeezed herself between him and a disgruntled Koneko to get a better look at it.
"Is it really?" Rias asked, still in disbelief as she cradled the gauntlet like it were an infant. "The Boosted Gear is indeed red, but is this truly it?" She wanted to believe him, but she couldn't help but be skeptical. Boosted Gear was supposed to be a Longinus; Sacred Gears of unrivaled power. The gauntlet on Issei's arm didn't look as impressive as she would imagine a weapon of its calibur would be.
Issei, nearly falling into another trance from the unholy smell and closeness of the redhead sitting hip to hip with him, suddenly remembered something about his Boosted Gear. It was about the dream he had the other day. "Apparently, I'm too weak to use it." He said, making sure to take another large whiff of the beauty as he did.
"Too weak?" Rias tilted her head.
"That's what the dragon said."
"Dragon?!" Rias had gotten close enough to where their noses touched, her breasts smashing up against Issei's arm.
"Ugoughghg-!" Issei's brain melted, unable to form proper words. He could feel her bra through both her dress shirt and his blazer and it fucked him up in all types of ways.
"Issei!" Rias shook him to get his attention.
"Wha-wha-what?!" He sputtered.
"Did the dragon have a name?!"
"U-Um...!" Issei did his best to think back, but his current predicament made it so difficult! He wanted more boobies!
The name... what was the name... he had been so scared shitless that time that it was hard to remember everything, but...
"D-Ddraig, I think!" Issei finally managed to answer. Rias squealed and glomped him, elated by his answer, completely uncaring of how forward she was being. He had said exactly what she wanted to hear. Adding the fact that Koneko had told her that he smelled like a dragon and it was confirmed without question. Issei had the Boosted Gear.
Of course, Issei couldn't care less about that. All he could think of was the bombshell that had exploded on top of him. He had fully submitted himself to being smothered to death by a ravenous devil. He'd risen to full chub and it rubbed against Rias's leg, who was too immersed in her own joyful world to even notice.
Surprisingly, it was Koneko who had separated the two, wrapping her arms around Rias's midsection and pulling her off of him. Once Issei was thrown from heaven back down to Earth, he immediately hid his hard on between his legs. He may have been stupid, but the last thing he needed was his dick burning bridges.
Realizing how foolish she made herself look, Rias took a moment to recollect herself. Issei also took the time to think of awful thoughts and anything he could to get rid of his boner. Rias lightly cleared her throat, a small bit of red dusting her cheeks. "That's very impressive, Issei. Boosted Gear is a powerful Sacred Gear to possess. You're very fortunate."
"I am?" He asked. The Boosted Gear did have a Legendary ranking, but there were three other rankings above that. In the grand scheme of things, he didn't initially believe it was all that strong. Then again, if that dragon was connected to it, then it must be. Issei couldn't even imagine how strong the rankings above Legendary would be.
"You are, but it appears to be in a sealed state. The dragon already told you, but you must become stronger to wield it effectively," Rias nodded, putting distance between them as she sat back down on the other couch.
"Right, so you're telling me I gotta pump some iron, eh?" Issei punched a fist into his hand, determination building up inside him. If getting jacked was all he needed to do to use the Boosted Gear, then he'd get jacked!
"Not so fast. You'll need to do more than that," Rias giggled once again. "Because you're a human, it'll take some time for you to become stronger. Koneko has informed me that the fallen have begun to target you. What do you plan to do?"
Issei swallowed. "I-uh, I was hoping you guys could help me with that."
"Oh?" Rias raised her eyebrow. "Did you want us to fight them for you?"
"If it isn't too much..." Issei began, looking towards his feet. He remembered yesterday and how he'd left Koneko all by her lonesome against Raynare. While it seemed like nothing had happened, that whole situation could've gone a whole lot worse. He shook his head. "...No, I don't. I wouldn't be able to forgive myself if you guys got hurt because of me."
A genuine look of surprise crossed Rias's face. His statement impressed her. "That's very brave of you, Issei. However, even with the Boosted Gear, you won't be able to defend yourself on your own."
"...I know." He felt ashamed. Although the quest had told him to ask for help and he was more than willing to do so before, it felt entirely different to actually do so. Maybe it was because they were girls, or maybe it was because of his natural pride as a man, but it was humiliating to look so helpless in front of them.
"Please don't feel ashamed, Issei. This isn't your fault." Rias's soothing voice consoled him. Issei's eyes raised up to meet her serious ones as she continued. "You were snapped away from your normal life and forced into the position you're in now. You haven't done anything to warrant that. But you don't have to worry. You are not alone."
"I told you before, Senpai. I got your back." Koneko followed up, a similar look in her eyes
"Yes, it's just as Koneko said. When the fallen angels make their move, we'll help you." Rias suddenly gained a playful tone, cupping her chin. "Normally, we have our clients form a contract with us, but we'll just have to make an exception this time." She winked.
"...You're really going to help me?" Issei mumbled out unsure. It felt like he was dreaming.
"Don't make us repeat ourselves." Koneko deadpanned at him.
"Be nice, Koneko. I'm sure Issei has a lot on his mind," Rias said, standing up. "You're not in any danger anymore, Issei. So please, rest easy."
Quest Complete!
Rewards Received:
1,000 Experience Points
100,000 Yen
1x Rare Gacha Token
Bonus!
1x Random Gacha Token
Level Up!
Level 2 - Level 5
As Issei received the rewards and leveled up three times, the Boosted Gear still on his left arm began to morph, glowing brilliantly. Once the light faded, the gauntlet's color had become a greater shade of red and the green gem enlarged with a brighter shine. The fingers which had been exposed were now armored, looking like dragon talons. In fact, the whole gauntlet looked more draconic than it had been before, the yellow accents sharpening and jutting out like horns.
"Wh-What in the world?" Rias questioned as she watched the sight unfold. It appeared as if the limiter on the Boosted Gear had been released out of nowhere and she had no idea why or how that was even possible. "Issei, how did you do that?"
Even Koneko looked surprised by what had happened, staring at the newly upgraded Sacred Gear. "Wicked."
Issei too had been enraptured by his armored hand. He couldn't tell them that he'd just leveled up, reaching a point where he could use the Boosted Gear in its Dragon Booster stage. Neither Rias nor Koneko could detect anything strange either because Issei's power would obviously increase after the Boosted Gear's evolution. "I-I don't know. I guess it was just ready to do that?"
"You really don't know?" Rias asked him. She didn't think he was hiding anything, but Sacred Gears don't just do that out of nowhere. At least, none that she knew of.
Issei chuckled awkwardly. "I'm still new to all of this. Maybe I crossed some mental barrier, or something?"
"Hmm... You could be right about that," She said pensively, appearing right by his side to examine it once more. This time, the Sacred Gear did look as impressive as its namesake suggested. Rias's hands glossed over it, cupping the draconic fingers in particular. Issei really wished he could feel her hands through the gauntlet. Sadly, he couldn't.
"You better not get anymore funny ideas." Koneko's head suddenly poked out over Rias's shoulder. At first, it looked like she was rebuking Issei. However, her head slowly swiveled to look at Rias directly, her arms snaking around her body. "I'll pull you away again."
"I-I'm not!" Rias shouted, quickly getting flustered. The scene she had made earlier and the embarrassment that came with it was still very fresh in her mind. She released a breath to calm herself. "I'm just checking to see what's changed about it, that's all." She then glared at Koneko with a commanding look. "And I don't believe you have that authority over me, Koneko."
The white haired girl glared back, their faces inches apart. Tension began brewing up between the two, before eventually, Koneko let Rias go, grumbling like an angry troll as she sat back down. Although, at this point, the wind had been taken out of the redhead's sails and she stood back up.
"I'm curious to know how exactly you awakened your Sacred Gear, but that can wait until later. I've taken enough of your time, so you and Koneko can head to class now." Rias walked over towards the shower and began unbuttoning the black corset of her uniform. "Koneko, lead Issei to the student council and explain the situation. You'll both receive late passes to excuse your tardiness."
"W-Wait, hold on. What are you doing?" Rather than hear Rias's words, Issei was instead enraptured by her state of undress.
"Hopping in the shower, of course," She replied, pulling off her ribbon as if her actions were normal. She turned her head back, a flirtatious look in her eyes and a playful grin on her face. "Oh, I'm sorry. Where are my manners? Did you want to join me, Issei?"
"HELL YEA-OOUUGGHH!" Issei tried to answer before a sharp elbow folded him in half like a napkin.
"Jack ass." Koneko retracted her elbow and stood up, grabbing the wheezing boy by the collar and dragging him behind her. "We're heading out. Ciao, Buchou."
Right as it looked like Issei was gonna get a glimpse at the straps of her bra, Koneko had pulled him out of the room. He whined in agony, clutching his stomach in pain from both her attack and his blue balls. "Koneko, why?! I could've seen her tits!"
"Say another word and I'll smack you."
"Mmf!" Issei's hands immediately went up to cover up his mouth. After that elbow, he fully believed she would follow through with her threats. She may have been small, but she packed one hell of a punch.
The two eventually made it out of the old building and Koneko released her grip on his collar, the boy falling down with a thud. A quiet sigh left the girl. "Read the room. She was messing with you."
"She was?" He asked ignorantly. An incredulous and somewhat murderous look from Koneko made the dog in him lie and the cogs start turning. "Y-Yeah I think you're right, hahah..." He laughed weakly, standing up.
Of course she was just fucking with him. How could he even fall for that?
Koneko stared at Issei, making him feel even more stupid. He couldn't tell what in the world she was thinking, but it was probably bad. She contemplated heavily before deciding to speak up. "Girls don't like it when you talk about their tits," She said, walking away.
"Why not?! Tits are awesome!" Issei boldly claimed, following after her. "Large, medium, small, they're all perfect!" He giggled lecherously, picturing breasts of all sizes flopping and wiggling in his face.
"...Small ones?" Koneko questioned, looking down at her own chest in disappointment.
"Of course! Your tits are the tits!" A foot proceeded to slam onto his own as the pervert cried out in pain.
"You really don't know when to quit, do you?" Koneko continued to walk like she hadn't just smashed his foot in.
"G-Got it. I'll try not to talk about them." Issei hobbled after her, a new limp in his step. They reached the intersection of the walkway and instead of turning left towards the main building, Koneko turned right towards the school gate. "Hey, where are you going? School's this way."
"Don't care."
"But didn't Gremory-senpai, er... didn't Rias say we should go inside the school and get late passes from the student council?"
"Fuck school." Koneko swiftly reminded him of her stance on the matter.
"I mean, yeah, but isn't Rias gonna be pissed that you skipped out?"
"Nah, she's usually lenient with that sort of thing." Koneko shrugged her shoulders. "Besides, you're coming with me."
"Seriously? You want me to go with you?" Her words made him feel a bit excited. She wanted to hang out with him?!
"Not really." Two simple words was all it took to kill his enthusiasm. "But I said I had your back, so it's cool," She added, hopping onto the brick wall connected to the school's front gate. She sat kneeling, contemplating whether or not it was worth pulling the pervert up over the wall, doubting he could get up himself. After all, she didn't know where his hands had been. Releasing a low, disgusted sigh, the girl reached her hand out to help pull him up. As she did, her eyebrow raised slightly. "Why are you covering your eyes?"
"I can see your panties!" Issei yelled, hiding his gaze. "I'm sorry!"
"..." Koneko stayed silent, realizing she had placed herself in a compromising position. More often than not, she was the type to forget she was wearing a skirt. In battle, she sometimes had to resort to throwing kicks. It was only natural she'd be forgetful every now and then. "Keep your eyes shut and hold out your hand."
Issei followed her instructions and she pulled him over the wall, tossing him to the other side. It had been light enough to where he was able to land on his feet. He opened his eyes after she landed next to him. "Uh, thanks, Koneko."
"Mn," She nodded, as they took off in the direction of the town. "...Thanks, Hyoudou-senpai."
"For what?"
"...For being kind." She didn't expect a perv like him to hide his eyes.
"No problem." Issei smiled at her. He had just wanted to avoid getting hit again, but he was more than happy to accept her thanks. "And hey, you can call me by my first name, too. I don't mind at all."
"Mn."
"Sooo, where are we going, anyway?" He was more than happy to ditch school with a cutie, but he didn't know where they'd be going. His mom would be pissed if he went home this early and he doubted they were going to her house.
"Arcade. Wanna beat my highscore."
"The arcade, huh? Hell yeah!" Issei grinned. Now this was something he could get behind. He knew every game there like the back of his fapping hand and he was an expert at playing all of them. He pumped one of his fists. "Now I can finally beat that NekoNeko weirdo who keeps hogging all the top spots!"
"That's me."
Issei nearly fell over. "T-That's you?!"
"Yep." Koneko shot him a suspicious glance. "...I'm guessing yours is 80085?"
"H-How'd you know?!"
"Do you really have to ask?" Koneko rolled her eyes. His name spelled boobs, after all.
Issei laughed nervously. Now he was wishing he'd picked a different name. Maybe A$$ would have been better? He shook himself out of his funk and hyped himself back up. "Whatever, I won't let you take the top spot today, Koneko!"
"Try me." She challenged the pervert, a small smirk on her face.
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This story is being updated alongside my SAO story. Depending on which one wins the poll on Patreon will decide what gets updated.
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