Third Person POV

Issei: "I dont trust him..."

Issei sat on his bed with a serious expression, both his eyes glowing with a faint purple hue. He had just arrived back at his residence a few minutes ago, accompanied by his mother, who was happy the place hadn't been turned inside out while she was away and the man; or rather the Fallen Angel, Azazel.

After arriving back, Issei told his mother that he was heading up to his room. She questioned him, wondering if everything was alright with Issei which he waved off, stating that he had a long day and just wanted to get some shut-eye. Miki understood and told the brown-haired boy that she'll see him in the morning, saying that he needs to tell her about all she had missed during her coma.

He absolutely despised the idea of leaving his mother alone, especially around a man like Azazel. So far, Issei's experience with the Fallen Angels has all been pretty much the same thing... they want to kill him. Maybe that was the reason why the White Dragon Emperor was close by, there was a chance that he or she sensed Azazel and went to check them out.

Then again, they probably could be working for the Fallen as well. Maybe not like how Akeno and the others are loyal to Rias; but more like a bodyguard, hired muscle for the right price. Either way, if the white dragon emperor is connected to Azazel than that was bad news for Issei. But with his current level and shadow soldiers, Issei was more than confident in his abilities to handle the vanishing dragon.

Speaking of them, Issei had the most peculiar itch at the back of his mind followed by the sense of déjà vu. He didn't know if he was merely imagining it but he was getting the feeling that he had already met the White Dragon Emperor. This was strange because he doesn't recall meeting anyone with the vanishing dragon Sacred Gear, there is also the fact that Ddraig would've reminded him if he had met them before.

Eh, he'll figure it out at a later date because whether or not he remembers the identity of the White Dragon Emperor didn't matter at the moment. What did though was the fact that his mother, who just awakened from her coma, was currently sitting downstairs with a Fallen Angel. So far, there hasn't been any screaming, nor has Issei picked up on any malicious intention. Although, Issei theorized that Azazel could be using a barrier to block those out. But the System hasn't gone off either and it alerts him of Red Gates, which supernatural beings like Rias and her brother aren't able to.

He hoped she was okay.

He hoped that Azazel wasn't doing anything to her because if he was, then Issei will make Hell freeze over and Heaven burn.

He swears that he'll cho-

???: "Issei!"

The brown-haired boy blinked.

Issei: "Huh?"

He was taken aback up by the sudden voice, snapping him out of his thoughts as he turned his head to the right and was greeted by none other than Yoruichi, who was sitting on the bed in her human form, turned her head to Issei and saw his expression.

Yoruichi: "Issei, calm down. You look like you're about to explode."

Issei: "I'm fine...."

Yoruichi deadpanned at her owner.

Yoruichi: "Issei, I can tell that you're not fine."

Issei turned to Yoruichi, closing his eyes as he gave a small smile.

Issei: "What gives you the impression that I'm not alright?"

This caused Yoruichi to cross her arms as she looked down, causing Issei to follow her gaze, and he saw that one of his legs was repeatedly stomping the ground.

Yoruichi: "Well, that's a start but...."

She then pointed at Issei's face.

Yoruichi: "Your right eye has been twitching every now and again."

Issei blinked.

Issei: "Oh..."

He immediately stopped stomping the ground as he then closed his eyes, taking in a deep breath before exhaling. He must've been so wrapped up with a fallen angel being close to his mother that he tuned out everything else around him. Who knows how many times Yoruichi tried to get his attention.

Issei: "Sorry, Yoruichi. I guess I've had a lot on my mind..."

Yoruichi: "I know, you said you didn't trust Azazel.... 50 times!"

Issei flinched slightly, did he really say those words that many times? He thought he only said them a single time, but it looks like he was right.

Issei: "I see..."

Yoruichi sighed.

Yoruichi: "Look, Issei. I know you don't have the best experience with Fallen Angels."

???: "Heh, ain't that the truth..."

Yoruichi turned and glared slightly at Yamato, who was sitting up against the wall with her legs crossed as she was polishing her club. The daughter of Kaido soon noticed the glare that Yoruichi was giving her and chuckled nervously.

Yamato: "Hehe.... J-just ignore me and carry on."

Yoruichi: "That's what I thought!"

Issei couldn't help but chuckle slightly, shaking his head as Yoruichi turned back to him.

Yoruichi: "Anyways, as I was saying before SOMEONE interrupted me..."

Yamato flinched again as she looked away, whistling quietly.

Yoruichi: "I was about to say that even though Azazel is a Fallen Angel, I can guarantee that your mother isn't in any danger."

Issei couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

Issei: "And how do you know that? You know this Azazel?"

Yoruichi: "No, not in person. Especially since I am, well, you know..."

Issei nodded.

Yoruichi: "But I have heard rumors of him when I was growing up. They say that he was an extraordinary brawler and proved his natural talent for domination repeatedly through an endless series of fights with those stupid enough to oppose him."

This piqued Issei's curiosity, finding what Yoruichi had just said both interesting and very strange. Azazel was a brawler? He knew what it meant, but hearing that a Fallen Angel was a brawler just felt a little unusual. The main reason for this is because out of all of the Fallen Angels that he has met—Raynare, that weird Pedo Fallen, his goons, and heck even Kokabiel—they all used Light spears.

This must mean that Azazel has a ridiculous amount of strength, either from an unknown source or he pulled a One Punch Man and trained until he became strong.

???: "That is not all..."

Just then a dark aura formed around Issei as Ddraig's head rose up from Issei's shoulder.

Ddraig: "I have also crossed paths with Azazel too..."

Issei: "You have?"

Ddraig nodded.

Ddraig: "Yes, he and I faced off against each other during the Great War. While not as powerful as my partner nor I, Azazel without a doubt had the best potential to become one of the strongest beings in the world."

Issei: "He's THAT tough!?"

Ddraig chuckled.

Ddraig: "Indeed, he is also the only being who managed to survive me biting down upon. He had to rip out two of my fangs just to free himself from my grasp, and dragon teeth are nigh-impossible to remove"

If Issei could be any more shocked, his eyes would be bulging out of his skull. He already figured that Azazel had to be a very powerful Fallen Angel, but to survive a bite from a dragon that wields the power to kill literal gods is a whole other story. Like, seriously, Issei thought him gaining the respect of Sun Wukong was the most impressive thing he would ever bear witness to.

Issei: "Jeez, this dude is one tough motherfucker..."

Yoruichi: "Indeed he is."

Ddraig nodded.

Issei: "Do you think I'll have a chance of beating him?"

Ddraig couldn't help but chuckle at his Liege's question, finding something amusing.

Ddraig: "Oh, my Liege. How little you believe in yourself."

Issei: "Hm?"

Ddraig: "You are more than powerful enough to take on Azazel; he doesn't stand a chance against you."

Issei raised an eyebrow at this. Has he really become that powerful? He struggled against Baran back in the Demon Castle, but then again, he still isn't sure if there is a difference between a regular supernatural being and something that comes from the Dungeon. Plus, as far as he knows, the system makes them and can create more powerful monsters for Issei to battle again whenever it desires.

Issei: "Have I really gotten that powerful?"

He turned to Yoruichi, who merely shrugged her shoulders.

Yoruichi: "Don't ask me, I wouldn't know since I don't come with you on your little trips to who knows where."

Issei: "Ah, yeah. That's true..."

Yoruichi shook her head as she placed a hand on Issei's shoulder, growing a small smile.

Yoruichi: "But don't drag yourself down, after all. You have more feats than my dumbass father ever could."

Issei smiled back as this filled him with confidence, but he soon brought this confidence to a halt as something didn't seem right. Thor, the God of Thunder, having fewer feats than him? A mere human? Yeah, something didn't seem right with that sentence.

He narrowed his eyes at Yoruichi.

Issei: "You made that up, didn't you..."

Yoruichi giggled at Issei's expression before putting on a smug grin.

Yoruichi: "Yes, yes I did."

Issei's eye twitched.

Issei: "....I hate you."

This time, Yoruichi laughed as she then grabbed Issei and kissed him on the cheek.

Yoruichi: "Love you too, babe"

(Time Skip Brought to you by Yoruichi drawing a mustache on Issei)

Issei: "So.... why are we standing here?"

Rias, her Peerage, and Issei were currently in the old school building, standing in front of a door that appeared to be sealed off.

Rias: "Last night, my brother insisted on releasing the seal and allowing the Bishop to leave this area. I'm not sure why, but the Bishop refused the offer."

Issei deadpanned a little; that basically described what a shut-in was to perfection.

Akeno: "Such a shame really, considering the child used to be the largest earner we had."

Issei looked at Akeno and raised an eyebrow.

Issei: "Really?"

Akeno nodded.

Kiba: "With special contacts, the Bishop used a computer to make them."

Xenovia: "That means the Bishop's power must have been pretty dangerous if it was sealed."

Rias nodded her head as she held her hand out; in a matter of seconds, the seal on the door broke.

Koneko: "And the seal has been broken."

Rias: "Alright, let's see how this goes..."

Rias pushed the door open as she and her Peerage entered the room with Issei soon following closely behind them. But the moment he stepped foot into the room, though...

???: "AHHHH!!!!"

This took Issei by surprise as he didn't expect to hear, well, anything like that. Both Asia and Xenovia were in the same boat as well, both needing a moment to calm their nerves.

Rias: "Well, Hello. I'm glad to see you're looking well."

???: "I don't understand, what's going on!?"

Rias walked up to what appeared to be either a bed or a coffin in the middle of the room.

Rias: "The seal has been broken, so you're free to come home with us, okay?"

Akeno pulled the covers off, allowing everyone to see who was underneath. It was a young kid, around Koneko's age with blonde hair and purple eyes, dressed in a Kuoh Academy Girls uniform.

???: "No, I don't want to leave! It's scary out there!"

Issei raised an eyebrow.

Issei: "Another cute blonde girl?"

He looked at Asia.

Issei: "Looks like you're not the only blonde, Asia."

Asia: "It seems so, Issei-"

Asia was soon cut off by Kiba's chuckling which gained Issei's attention as the brown-haired boy looked at his fellow male.

Issei: "What? What's so Funny, Kiba?"

Kiba struggled to keep a straight face as he laughed some more, much to Issei's confusion and annoyance.

Issei: "What's so funny!?"

Rias: "Allow me to explain, Issei."

Issei looked at Rias.

Rias: "Everyone, say hello to Gasper Vladi. The other Bishop in my household. He is a first-year student before I turned him into a devil; this little guy was actually half human, half Vampire."

Asia: "A real one?"

Issei: "This is a Vampire? As in those Bloodsuckers that you see in old movies?"

Rias nodded her head.

Issei: "I see...."

Suddenly, the realization hit Issei like a truck as he froze on the spot. Did Rias just call Gasper a HE? Didn't she mean She? Yeah, that had to be the case because there is absolutely no way in Heaven or Hell that he called a boy cute.

Issei: 'Wait a second....'

His head spun around and looked at Kiba, who had finished laughing.

Issei: "When were you gonna tell me that this Bishop was a cross-dresser?"

Kiba started to chuckle as he shrugged his shoulders, making Issei punch him in the shoulder.

Kiba: "Ow!"

He held his arm.

Kiba: "Okay, I deserve that..."

Issei shook his head before he turned his attention to Gasper.

Issei: "Who are you dressing for? There's gotta be a reason for all that."

Gasper: "Um, for me, I guess. I just think these clothes are cuter."

Issei blinked once, twice, and three times. Out of all the reasons that people do stuff, he definitely wasn't expecting to hear something like that. Although, he will admit...

Issei: "Well, I can't argue with that logic..."

Rias: "Gasper, why don't you come outside now, okay?"

Gasper: "I don't wanna, please don't make me!"

Issei sighed and gently grabbed Gasper's wrist.

Issei: "Come on, little blood sucker, let's go."

Gasper screamed as his eyes glowed yellow, before he disappeared from Issei's grasp, much to the brown-haired boy's shock.

Issei: "What the?!"

He looked back to ask where Gasper went, but to his surprise, everyone seemed to be frozen.

Issei: "What the hell is going on?..."

He heard a small sniffle as he turned and saw Gasper in the corner of the room, eyes glowing yellow as he looked at Issei with a surprised expression.

Gasper: "Y-your not frozen!"

Issei: "Frozen..."

He looked back at Rias and the others, slowly piecing everything together.

Issei: "This is your power... you can freeze time!"

Gasper flinched, but slowly nodded.

Gasper: "I'm sorry, I made you mad, didn't I? Please don't hit me, oh please. I didn't mean it-"

Issei: "Wow, now that is a cool power."

This surprised Gasper because he fully expected Issei to yell at him for what he did.

Gasper: "Y-your... not mad?"

Issei raised an eyebrow.

Issei: "Why would I be mad?"

This surprised Gasper even more as he calmed down, his eyes going back to their regular color as Rias and the others moved once again.

Xenovia: "Huh? Where did he go?"

Issei: "Oh, over here!"

Rias and her Peerage turned to them.

Rias: "You weren't standing there, Issei. What happened?"

Issei: "Oh, this little dude stopped time. It affected everyone except for me."

This surprised Rias.

Rias: "How?"

Issei shrugged.

Issei: "Hell if I know, I'm just as confused as you are. But can I ask something?"

Rias nodded as Issei pointed at Gasper.

Issei: "Does he possess a Sacred Gear?"

Akeno: "He does, and it's called the Forbidden Balor View, also known as 'The Evil Eye That Stops the World'."

Issei: "You mean his time-stopping powers?"

Akeno nodded.

Akeno: "That's right. Unfortunately, Gasper couldn't control his power. So Sirzechs decided he should be sealed away."

Rias: "On top of that, his ability seems to grow stronger unconsciously, so there's a distinct possibility it could become a Balance Breaker."

Issei didn't know why, but he felt glad that he wasn't affected by Gasper's Sacred Gear because to think that someone so young has the most dangerous power he could ever imagine... kind of worried him a little.

Issei: 'Thank God I'm not their enemy...'

(Time Skip brought to you by Issei slapping himself for thinking Gasper was a girl)

Gasper: "AHHHHHH!!!!"

Gasper was screaming and running away from Xenovia, who was chasing after the poor vampire boy with Durandal in her hand.

Xenovia: "If you don't start moving those little legs, boy, I'm gonna slice them off!"

Issei deadpanned.

Issei: "How is this meant to help him?"

He looked down at Koneko, who was standing next to him.

Issei: "Has Kiba ever done anything similar to this with other people?"

Koneko shook her head.

Koneko: "No, he hasn't."

Issei: "Ah, good. Good to know we only have one psychopath."

Gasper soon sat down at the base of the tree, panting heavily.

Issei sweatdropped.

Issei: 'Don't sit like that, I already thought you were a girl once...'

Gasper: "I don't understand, why you have to be so mean to me...?"

Xenovia panted slightly as she crossed her arms.

Xenovia: "I'm not trying to be mean, but you have to get strong if you want to protect your King."

Issei sweatdropped again.

Issei: "Well, she seems to be enjoying herself."

Gasper: "I can't do this anymore! What you say doesn't matter if my legs won't work!"

Koneko walked up to Gasper.

Koneko: "Gaspy, you'll feel better if you eat this."

Gasper looked at Koneko and, much to his horror, the white-haired cat devil had garlic in her hands.

Gasper: "No way! Are you trying to kill me!?"

Gasper soon started to run away from Koneko, who began chasing the poor vampire boy.

Koneko: "This is no time to be picky! Come on, you can wash it down with some Holy water, Gasper..."

As Issei watched, he couldn't help but chuckle a little because of how Koneko was chasing him.

Asia: "Where did she even get those?"

Xenovia: "Same place she gets her sweets."

Issei laughed a little but he soon grabbed Koneko by the collar of her shirt and picked her up like a kitten.

Koneko: "Hm?"

Issei: "I think that is enough, Kitty."

Koneko: "Meow."

Just then Sona's Pawn, Saji, walked around the corner and saw Issei and the others.

Saji: "Hey guys. Having fun?"

Issei looked at the blonde.

Issei: "Why are you here?"

Saji: "Heard Rias finally released her dangerous Bishop. So I wanted to check things out."

Saji then looked over and saw Gasper, causing him to smile.

Saji: "What!? Another pretty blonde!?"

Issei: "-_-...that's a boy."

At that moment, Saji held his head down in disappointment.

Saji: "A dude... Oh why, why have I been forsaken?"

Issei: 'What the heck is wrong with this dude?'

He shook his head as he soon sensed something, summoning one of his daggers as he pointed it at a nearby tree.

Issei: "Come out, I know you're there..."

Everyone was confused as Issei narrowed his eyes, which started glowing with a faint purple hue.

Issei: "Show yourself... Azazel"

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END OF CHAPTER