Okay, last chapter, Strika doesn't show herself having much a chance for joining, but... I'll try to find a way to get it to work... hopefully.

Also, I just learned that sinners are not able to leave the Pride Ring so... Ah, who cares? This is my story; I can write it as I want.

(Minato's home, living room)

"What!?" Verosika says out of shock.

"Yeah, it got a little-" Minato was cut off as she tackled him, causing him to balance on one foot before getting his other foot down.

"Oh, thank Asmodeus you're alright!" She says while hugging him tightly.

He choked for a moment before smiling and rubbing her head. Loona watched, her face altering between appearing not to care and being left out. He reached over and started petting her head, to which she froze at first, but then slowly eased into it... her tail behind wagging.

"Fuck, you don't know how dangerous those weapons are. Getting shot by one of those things is not like a normal bullet wound. You could... You..." Verosika says while pulling back before the boy put a hand on her cheek.

"Hey, don't freak out. I'm not going anywhere, and I'm definitely not about to let myself get killed again." Minato tells her. "At least, now that I know about these weapons, I'll be more careful."

"You better mean that." Loona piped in. "Seriously, you almost got your ass kicked by some soldier fucker up on Earth only a couple of days ago."

"Okay, I slipped up during that. And-"

He ignited his hands, burning the man's arm, causing him to let go while shouting in pain.

He stopped himself. "Alright, I..."

The man screamed out in pain as the boy started punching him over and over again, breaking the skin on his forehead, busting his lip, bruising his eye, wanting to do more.

He then looked down.

"Hey, hey, hey! Fucking chill!" Blitzo says while pulling him off. "We need to get out of here before the goddamn bombs go off!"

"I don't care!" Minato shouted while kicking the man in the stomach as hard as he could.

"Yeah, I... might've been seeing red a bit." He sighed.

The hellhound's face turned somber before inhaling and putting a hand on his shoulder. "Look, we're worried about you, you know that right? We don't want you to just make a hallow promise."

"I know. Just... baby steps, ya know. I may have been in Hell for a few months now, but I'm still getting used to things down here." He explains. "Is there anything else I should know about Hell, anyway? Just to be prepared."

"I can't really think of anything. I figured you already knew about the Angelic Weapons before now, but..." Verosika paused to gather her words. "Well, the last extermination is still recent, so I don't think we have to worry. D-Do you know about that though?"

"Actually, no. What's that?"

"It's a day when angels come down from Heaven to lower the population."

"... Y-You're joking."

"No, I'm not. They specifically target the Pride Ring for sinners."

Minato stared for a moment his eyes just about unblinking. His mouth opening, but no words coming out. He put a hand on his temple before looking down, the information still registering in his mind and starting to sit.

"This... t-this is..." He says, lost for words.

"Oh, Minato." Verosika says before hugging him.

He only sighed before hugging her back. She looked at the hellhound who looked to be feeling bad as well and she cleared her throat before tilting her head. Loona nodded before standing up and joining in the hug, the boy moving one of his arms around her waist as they hugged.

"So, uh..." Minato started to say. "When... when do these happen?"

"It happens about once a year, so you shouldn't have to worry right now." Verosika tells him. "Are you gonna be alright."

"I mean..." He says as the girls pulled away from him. "It's a lot to take in, but..." He exhaled through his noise. "Honestly, better late than never. Not really the most scarring thing I've come across since my time as an assassin or, I guess in Hell."

"Yeah, but... you can tough it out, right? You know, you're tough to crack." Loona says while giving him a playful bump to the shoulder.

"Heh, you got that right." He says smiling a bit.

"Good." Verosika says before pecking him on the lips. "Now, let's change to a less depressing subject." She says before moving her leg around his. "How about I help you forget about all that happened today? ~"

"Seriously? You're horny now?" Loona asks in annoyance.

"Trying to keep his mind off of it." The succubus says through gritted teeth.

"Fucking-Fine. Just don't drain him." The hellhound says before walking past them.

"Wait, not in the mood?" Minato asked.

"No, I'm just gonna head back. Besides, I don't want Blitzo on my ass about not coming on tonight without telling him. Have fun you too." She says while leaving.

"Okay." He tells him as he heard the front door opening and closing before looking back at the succubus. "So, what are you in the mood for tonight?"

She only smirked.

(Meanwhile at the Goetia Mansion, meeting room)

Stolas at a table, Yamato sitting at the left and Maria at his right. And on the table in front of them, was the angelic rifle. They stared for a bit, not saying a word. They of course were told about what happened during the festival, and things went from there.

Yamato looked at Stolas. "Well?"

"Yes?" The prince responded back.

"Isn't there something you wanna tell us?"

"I'm afraid not."

"Okay, well, what do you plan to do about this?"

"I'm working on it, but right now, I don't exactly have anything planned."

"What, you're not gonna put out a warning or anything?"

"No one will care about it." Stolas then stood up and picked up the rifle. "As for this weapon, the best I can think of right now is destroying it. That's all we can do."

"All we can do? This thing could've done something horrible and-"

"Yamato, I understand you're frustrated, but-"

The man slammed his fist on the table before standing up. "I'm not just fucking frustrated! I'm furious especially knowing that my son was near some bitch who could've shot him with that thing!"

"In my defense, I had informed you in advance about these weapons' existence, and you had the responsibility to tell your child." Stolas defended himself.

"And you had yet to tell us that just about 'any' demon can get ahold of these weapons! What if she has more!? What do you plan to do if she does?"

"It will not come to that. From what we've been told, she only wishes to kill me."

"And how do you know it won't come to that? How do you know that she won't try to kill my family in the crossfire? She's still out there and so are possibly other assassins with these things and-"

"ENOUGH!" Stolas yelled as his eyes flashed, causing the man to step back.

Silence followed afterwards. Maria didn't say anything, her hands gripping the table as she only listened. Yamato appeared frightened by the prince's outburst. Stolas saw and slowly calmed down.

"I'm sorry for screaming." He says before looking down. "I know this is frustrating, but I mean this when I say having royal blood doesn't give me the power to do anything. I can only do what I can." He explains as the man only looked down while clenching his fists. "We'll keep an eye out in case she ever returns, but we can only do so much to prepare."

"... I understand." Yamato says in a low tone.

"Good. Again, I'm sorry." Stolas then turned and made his way to the meeting room door. "You may leave whenever you wish." He then left the room.

Yamato clenched his fist harder, his nails digging into his palm and causing them to bleed slightly before he eased his hold and sighed. His wife saw and stood up, walking and holding his hand.

"... I..." He started to say.

"You're worried for him, I know." Maria says.

"It's not just him. Satoshi and Hibari are bound to come down here next. What if they get targeted by these freaks? What if they die again without us knowing? What if... what if you-?"

"Yamato, please, don't stress yourself any more than you already have. Let's not think the worse." Maria continued while putting a hand on his cheek. "Let's just focus on the good right now. Besides, Minato doesn't just have us. He has friends that care about him and will be there for him when we aren't."

The man seemed to calm down before exhaling through his nose. "I hope you're right."

"It's okay." She tells him while hugging him. "Don't let it get to you."

He zoned out for a moment before returning the hug. He started to feel better, yet still full of worry.

'I won't lose you again.' He thought to himself.

(Kirigaya Mansion, Minato's room)

"That was amazing." Verosika says while lying on the boy's chest.

"Yeah, no kidding." Minato says back.

The two laid under the blanket completely nude, having just finished a very sexual yet passionate session. The succubus hugged him closely, her wings and tail also wrapping around him.

"I've never had a relationship last this long." She says.

"Is that so?" He asked.

"No, just... it's highly unusual for a succubus to fall in love."

"Really? Is that like a law or something?"

"No, not at all. But it just doesn't normally happen. Still, I don't regret it."

"Good to know. Honestly, I think you deserve better." Minato says while running a hand through her hair.

"Thanks." She says before holding him closer. "I don't ever want to let you go."

He smiled down at her before laying back against the pillow. He was happy, she was happy, and that was all that mattered to him at that moment. He would deal with whatever comes his way if it meant staying alive for these girls.

(A few days later)

The I.M.P. crew were back on Earth at sunset, Loona having joined them, not wanting to be bored. However, this time it was very unlucky for them. Why?... Well, they just so happened to teleport right in front of their target who was now booking it into the nearest building.

A brunette male ran into the elevator, then started frantically pressing the close button after selecting a floor, the doors having closed just as Blitzo and Loona jumped to stab him.

"Motherfucker! Someone get up there and cut him off!" The imp says into his phone.

"Already on it, boss." Minato says.

The boy in question had already been climbing the side stopping on one of the levels, watching as the numbers went by. He got a buzz from his phone and went to check it, finding a text message.

Octavia: Hey, I know it's been a while, but are we still good for the date thing tomorrow?

He hummed in interest.

Minato: Depends. You still down?

Octavia: Yes, very much. Is it still on the table?

Minato: Sure, if there's somewhere you'd like to go, I'd be down.

Octavia: 😊 Can't wait.

He smiled before looking at the numbers on the elevator, seeing the numbers go past before Moxxie and Millie arrived on the floor.

"Are you kidding me?" Moxxie says in annoyance.

"Relax. I'll get him." Minato says while hopping out the window.

"Just cut the power to the phones, he won't be calling anyone." Loona says over the group call.

On the very top floor, the man ran out of the elevator and started going to the one of the desks, trying the phone, dialing numbers, but not hearing a ring tone. He freaked out before running to another desk and another, trying the phones but to no avail.

"No, no, no, no, no! Please!" He says before running to a closet, opening it to find a safe inside. "Please, please, please..."

He put in the numbers and opening it, taking the pistol out of it, loading it before the lights went out and pointing the gun anywhere while walking around. He panted as and gulped while sweating profusely. Then he heard footsteps behind him.

He swings his arm back, only for Minato the catch him by the wrist, twisting his hand, causing him to drop the gun before punching him in the face and kicking him back. With the man's back against the window, he looked down, seeing how high they were up before Minato walked up to him, holding his revolver to his jaw.

"Please, I'll give you anything." He says quietly.

"Sorry, man. Already getting paid big for this." The boy says.

Then the door to the stairs opened, and stepping out was imps panting while the hellhound looked like she was barely breaking a sweat.

"Oh, Mito. You got him." Blitzo says with a smile.

The boy just shrugged his shoulders. The man looked at him before looking angry. In a swift move, he wrapped his arms around the boy and turned before jumping out the window, shattering the glass as they started to fall.

"NO!" Loona screamed as the four ran to the window.

"Oh shit, oh shit, oh shit, oh shit!" Moxxie says before taking out the book and quickly flipping through the pages.

Minato was still falling freeing one of his hands from the man's hold and punching him several times before he let go.

"Dammit!" He says before reaching to grab his revolver.

"If I'm going down! I'm takin-" The man started to say before he was shot in the head, hitting the building before his corpse flew away.

"Yeah, yeah, I got it." Minato says before looking down. "Oh, shit."

He then closed his eyes and embraced for impact. However, as he did, a portal opened below him and he went through. The corpse of the man splatting on the ground. The four still looking from the top.

"Did you get him!?" Loona asked in fear.

"Yes! Thank satan." Moxxie says as they all sighed in relief.

Then Millie realized something. "Moxxie, where did you send him?"

"Well..." Moxxie started to say before his face dropped. "Oh shit."

(???)

Wherever the camera was, it was panning at the inside of a party. The walls were all bright yellow, chill music was playing, there was several giant bowls with some unknown liquid, and it was filled with imps and mostly hellhounds who appeared to be having a blast.

"Yeah, that is so, not fetch." One of the girls says as her friends laughed.

Everything was going great, until the sounds of crashing and screaming came from above, catching everyone's attention. Whoever was screaming then fell into one of the bowls, splashing the liquid everywhere causing the crowd to gasp.

A hand rose from the liquid before a soaking Minato emerged, gasping for air before coughing as he fell to the ground.

"Woah, woah, hey, hey! You good man?" A familiar voice says as the boy kept coughing before getting his back patted, everyone returning to their normal thing.

"Ugh... I'm... good." He says before looking up. "T-Tex?"

"Minato?" The hellhound says before helping him up. "Hey, long time no see. What happened?"

"I don't-*COUGH!*-I don't know, just... gh." He groaned before stumbling a bit as the hellhound held him up. "Hey, take it easy. You just got dunked in a lot of the good stuff."

"W-What?"

"Okay, to put it simple, it'd be a surprise if you weren't drunk right now. Which you probably are."

"Oh, that's just perfect." He says before hiccupping.

"Vortex? What's going... on, what is that?" He heard another voice before looking up, seeing another hellhound.

Yes, it's AI generated. Sue me.

"It's a human." Vortex explained to them.

"Wait, like... from Earth?" She asked.

"Yeah, from Earth... wait, hold on, I just realized you two haven't met yet." Vortex says before helping the boy stand up properly and putting his arm around the hellhound. "Minato, this is my girlfriend: Lisa. Lisa, this is Minato. Ya know, the guy I told you about? He works in the same building as my boss, just across from us."

"Oh, uh, hi Minato. Nice to... meet you I guess." She says awkwardly.

His vision was a bit off, but he could still make out the girl in front of him. "Nice to meet you too." He then cleared his throat, hard. "Pretty neat party you got going on."

"Thank you, but, it's actually run by my boss. I'm just the manager here."

"Oh man. How many karens you deal with?" The boy drunkly laughed.

"... What?" She says, not understanding.

"... Nevermind. So, who is your boss anyway?" He asked as she was ready to tell him.

"AWOO! AWOOOOOO!" Someone howled out which caused a few of the guests to howl as well, making the boy cover his ears.

"That'd be her." Lisa tells him.

"What have we got here?" The three then looked up.

Standing on the top crystal ball was the silhouette of with bright yellow eyes that jumped off it. Flying around the place, tripling the size of any food and drinks around. Then they landed on the floor in front of them.

"WHOO! Guess who's back!" They then shout while turning around, flipping their hair. "Ooh, what have we got here? You're a long way from home, ain't ya?" They then say while leaning over to get a better look.

"Uh, huh?" Minato says before rubbing his eyes and looking up.

He saw what looked like another female hellhound with bright yellow fur, red eyes, four arms, insect wings, and her hair, tail, even her stomach looked like a lava lamp.

"Well, that's uh... a sight for sore eyes." He says, still rubbing his eyes a bit.

"Haha, I'll say. You really know how to crash a party." She says while fist bumping his shoulder which caused him to stumble before she grabbed and helped him stand. "Ooh, already drunk? This your first drink bud?"

"Uh... k-kinda."

"Anyway, so, here is my boss, Bee. The host of this party." Lisa says.

"Nice to meet 'cha." The hellhound says to him.

"Hehe, nice to *hic* meet you too." Minato started to laugh before coughing. "Aw, man."

"Yeah, you did just dunk deep into the juice bowl. You're gonna be a little wobbly for a little bit."

"God, is that why all these lights seem so bright."

"Nah, they actually are that bright. I don't think you're that drunk." Vortex says before looking around. "Hey, where are ya pals?"

"Oh them, they *hic*." Minato says before covered his mouth. "Uh... should probably call them." He says before stumbling as Bee caught him.

"Maybe not while you're like that." Tex tells him before pulling out his phone.

"Oh, fuck, my head hurts."

"Okay, let's get you out of the lights." The yellow hound says before throwing the boy over her shoulder.

"You don't have to. I can take him." Vortex says.

"No, no, it's fine." Bee says.

"You sure." Lisa asked.

"Yes, I kinda need a break myself. Don't worry, just enjoy the party. I'll be right outside." The hound says as she flew off.

"Okay, take care." Lisa says before looking at the taller hellhound. "So... that's the human, huh? I thought you were making up shit."

"C'mon, babe. You don't trust me?" Vortex asked jokingly.

"It's not that, just... sounds unbelievable."

"I don't blame you."

(Meanwhile in the I.M.P. Office)

"Good job fucking up again, Mox!" Blitzo yelled.

"I'm sorry. I freaked out. I thought he was gonna die." Moxxie says.

"Dammit, he's a sinner! He's not gonna die no matter how high we were." The taller imp. "Now we gotta figure out where the fuck he is before that succubitch finds out he's gone and then I won't hear the end of that!"

"Fuck, come on, Minato! Pick up your damn phone!" Loona screamed as she dialed the number again, only to go straight to voicemail.

"I'm sure he's gonna be fine. He's pretty tough, so I'm sure he'll do fine wherever he is." Millie says before the hellhound's phone rang. "See? That's probably him now."

"It's not." Loona says before answering. "Tex, this isn't a good time right now, we're..." She started before her eyes widened. "What?... Where?" She asked before listening. "Oh, you're kidding." She groaned while pinching the bridge of her nose. "Alright, we'll be over there." She says before hanging up.

"What? What the fuck was that about?" Blitzo asked.

"Gluttony Ring." She says.

(Back with our hero)

"Alright, here we are." Bee says while helping the boy sit on a balcony, the noise from inside now muffled. "Feeling better?"

"Yeah." Minato tells her before holding his temple. "My head's still pounding a bit."

"Yeah, don't know much about humans, but if this is your first-time drinking, especially that much..." She started to say before covered his mouth as his cheeks puffed and he leaned over the balcony to puke to which she rubbed his back. "Ooh, yeah. I'm gonna go get you some water. Take it easy out here."

She then patted his back before flying back inside. He wiped his mouth before turning to sit, slouching a bit. He rubbed his stomach while winching a bit.

As he started to sobber up a bit, he reached into his coat pocket. He pulled out his phone, and tried to turn it on, but being drenched in what he believed to be alcohol, it was dead. He growled in annoyance before chucking it off the balcony, hitting a walking demon in the head.

"That's more of my paycheck down the drain." He says before coughing.

"I'm back." Says after arriving before handing him a cup of water.

"Thanks." He says before taking it and started drinking from it.

"Still, that's pretty insane that you're still conscious after drinking that much. You really are missing out though if this was your first drink."

"I'm not exactly old enough to 'drink'. Don't really care enough to do it."

"Seriously? Damn, bud. I'm surprised you really ain't fucked up." Bee says before thinking as the boy took another sip. "Hey, how are you down here anyway?"

"The same way everyone else has. Died and came down here, don't know why I didn't become a demon. But hey, least I'm still in one piece, right?" Minato says while flashing her a smile.

"Oh, you are a fucking cutie." She laughed before sitting next to him. "Where have you been hiding? ~" She says in a flirtatious tone which he caught on immediately.

"Maybe you could tell me where you've been first." He said jokingly.

"Hilarious. Smooth too." She then says while wrapping one side of her arms around him and booping him on the nose.

"I mean, I try to be." Minato says while blushing.

"Seriously, I like how forward you are. You do not give a shit, and that is fucking hot. I think you're my new favorite." She says while moving her face closer to his.

"R-Really?"

"Yeah, bitch!" She says while extending her free arm. "Seriously though. Reminds me of the time I saw Satan without his shirt on."

"Ha..." The boy says before processing what she said. "Wait, what?"

"Yeah, I was like, 'OOF! Boy you are hot as hell!'... but then I wanted to die, cause well... awkward."

"Uh-huh. I can only imagine what you might've been thinking at that moment." Minato says as he starts to take another sip.

"Yeah, especially since he's like a brother to me-" Bee started to say which made the boy choke a bit and she leaned back. "Woah, easy there. Over the edge."

"I'm not puking, just... Satan is your brother?"

"Well, no he's not actually my brother, but he's like one to me, and that's what specially made it awkward."

"I just... you're close with the devil?"

"What? No, Satan isn't the devil. That's Lucifer."

"T-They aren't the same person?"

"... You don't read up much about other rings, do you?" She asks to which he hummed for a moment before shrugging. "How long have you been down here?"

"About, a few months now. But I've just been going to work as an assassin, not really focusing much on other things."

"Gotcha." She chuckled. "I'm sorry this was your first time at one of my parties, Minato."

"It's cool. Honestly, the party seems pretty sick if I'm being honest."

"Trust me, this is nothing. I would've thrown a bigger one, but I couldn't convince Belphegor to let me break into her stash of party drugs." Bee growls in annoyance. "Usually, I just break in, but she changed the locks. So fucking lame. She says I'm a 'Total Jackass' for trying, but hey-" She then summoned a bottle out of nowhere. "I'm proud to be a 'Total Jackass'." She then took a big swig.

Minato stared for a moment well blushing before smirking. "Hey, don't let anyone tell you it's wrong to be one."

"Oh, fuck." She says before tossing the bottle and leaning over to the point where she was on top of him. "You're definitely my favorite now."

He chuckled, still red in the face while his eyes darted back and forth. She kept getting closer, her hair, tail, and stomach glowing in the night light as she gave him a seductive stare. He gulped as she inched closer to him, having expected what she was planning to do.

Then came the sound of a car crashing, stopping what was happening and causing the two to look down, watching a familiar van come speeding down the road, crashing into some of the cars before parking in front of the place. Then out came four very familiar individuals.

"Ah, shit. That's my boss and coworkers." Minato says before looking back at Bee. "Sorry to cut things... well here."

"Hey, like ya said, it's cool. You're welcome any time, hotstuff." She says before brushing her hands up his body. "So, don't be afraid to drop by once in a while." She then moved one hand into his coat, brushing his neck before standing up and walking. "Next time you come by, don't be afraid to party with the queen of Glu-tto-ny." She then says while shaking her ass before leaving inside.

Minato sat there, watching her leave, a trickle of blood running down his nose before wiping it. He smiled for a moment before looking down at pants and frowning.

"Dammit, not now!" He got up and turned around at the perfect time.

"Hey, uh, Minato, right?" He heard before looking back and seeing Lisa. "I think your friends are here."

"Thanks, just... give me a second." He tells her.

"Alright, just... one of them seems kinda pissed."

"Of course." He groaned. "I'll be down in a second."

"Alright, just making sure you know." She says before leaving.

He sighed. After a bit, he went back inside and looked around to find the exit. It took some running around, most of the crowd too drunk to care.

"There you are!" He then turned and saw the group at the front door with Vortex and a pissed off Blitzo. "Daughterfucker get down here, now!"

The boy rolled his eyes before making his way down to them, Loona nearly tackling him off his feet. "Thank fuck. Why weren't you answering any of my calls?" She asks.

"Sorry, phone got busted when I fell down here. Now I need a new one... again." He says.

"Well, don't be sorry. This ain't your fault." Blitzo says as the boy looked at him a brow rosed. "It's Moxxie's." He then says as the aforementioned imp looked at him.

"And there it is. Anywho, I think I'm ready to hit the hay for today. It's been... kinda crazy."

"Yeah, after the tomfuckery on Earth that led to you here, I'd be a little tucker out too." Millie says.

"I was about to say. Come on, let's go." Blitzo then says as he starts walking out with the other two imps.

"Thanks for telling us, Tex. Really, you were a big help." Loona says as she starts to leave.

"She ain't wrong. Don't think she'd have found me if you didn't call her." Minato also says.

"Hey, anything for a pal. Plus, you've been a big help with my boss lately." Vortex says with a smile. "Besides, it's nice to see ya after a while."

"Yeah, it's been great." The boy then says while fist bumping him. "Catch ya later man." He then started to leave while waving.

Sometime later on the way home, Minato was sitting in the back, sighing to himself at what just happened. He started to feel something on his neck and reached to scratch whatever it was. When he did, he felt something and pulled it out of his neck. It was a small piece of a paper.

He checked and it was number with the words 'call me' under it. He smiled knowing what it was. Though, now he had to figure out what he was supposed to tell Loona. Maybe not too soon. Right now, he only cared about getting home and to sleep.

And then his stomach rumbled before his cheeks puffed and his face turned green.

"PULL OVER!"

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Rick: Hey asshole. Listen, Morty won't get off my ass about apologizing to you, so... hello? *Snaps fingers* Hello?

Wha, huh?

Rick: The fuck? Wait, how long has it been since you left that chair?

... uh... seconds... minutes... hours-

Rick: Okay, ya know what? I don't care enough to deal with this right now. *Creates portal* Cya or... whatever.

... Hope you enjoyed this chapter, I'm gonna try to sleep.