Chapter 119: Confront

Karathen's huge body showed up near Atlantis and caused a lot of commotion in the kingdom. 

After hearing about the massive monster near the kingdom even Queen Atlanna was very shocked... 

Luckily, I was able to calm her down and tell her what had happened.

"You can hold Neptune's Trident."

 This was the first thing that escaped her lips after my brief story. 

I was in the throne room with Mera present beside Atlanna. 

She would soon take the throne of Xebel as Nereus had no children or siblings. 

Mera was the only worthy.

"Anyone strong enough can hold it." 

I replied to Atlanna.

"Only a true king can wield such power and will lead Atlantis to the dawn."

 She whispered as if she had read these lines somewhere.

"You can do it too." 

I gently took her hand and placed the trident in her… which clearly accepted Atlanna and vibrated with joy. 

"Congratulations, Neptune's Trident is now yours."

"Everything comes so easily to you…" 

She sighed while gripping the trident tighter and feeling the power filling her. 

"I think you would make a wonderful king." 

She looked at me with a peculiar gaze.

"I agree. What you have done… the previous kings were not capable of, even with the support of their people. Anthony Luthor… your actions are astonishing for a human." 

Mera said looking very impressed.

"I don't really want to become a king, and I have no royal blood in me…" 

I said while spreading my arms. 

"Let me introduce you to Karathen or Karathan… I promised to show her someone worthy who can hold the Trident. She is huge, but don't worry about that." 

I extended my hand forward, and Atlanna immediately placed her hand in mine as if afraid I would disappear.

"May I join you, my queen?" 

Mera asked, and she placed her hand on my second after Atlanna's nod, and I teleported us.

...

[3rd POV]

Kuoh Academy

The past few months had been quite busy with training and attempts to talk to Issei, but now Rias's patience had reached its limit. 

She hesitated because of the anime she watched.

After all, they really became close in that version, and Issei saved her more than once, sacrificing himself... but that's another world. 

This Issei hadn't shown anything yet, and he had changed for the worse according to Koneko's words.

She had been upset that she hadn't had enough missions to earn many Chat Points, but she was already pretty strong compared to the other girls. 

Rias considered acquiring a suitable Sacred Gear to help her peer become even stronger, but she found an alternative to training. 

She bought enhancement cards for evil pieces up to mutated ones, immediately strengthening everyone. 

She also bought each of her peers except for Gasper that greatly reduced her Chat Points, but it was worth it as it increased their already high physical abilities.

She even tried to get Gasper out of his "special" state, luckily she had ideas, and everything is going with varying success so far... 

He still fears leaving the room, but he can communicate normally without hiding under a box... even with a paper bag on his head.

"Buchou, we're ready." 

Kiba said confidently, looking at her.

She nodded at him and stood up from her chair. 

She also had "educational" conversations with him about his hatred of Holy Swords in order to smooth things over.

She didn't know how much it helped, but he clearly became calmer.

"That's good. Akeno?" 

Rias's heiress fell on Akeno.

"Ooh, someone's going to get hurt..." 

Akeno smiled, licking her lips dry from excitement, but her violet eyes betrayed her seriousness and readiness to defend Rias.

After all, the latest information about Issei was... unpleasant.

"Then let's go, and he just left the academy." 

Rias said, glancing at the chat where Shinoa was writing and asking her to start the broadcast when the conversation began. 

"I think we should start the broadcast."

"Does Tony want to see our bodies? Or just mine?" 

Akeno smirked, provocatively thrusting her chest forward.

"Akeno! You haven't even met him!" 

Rias snapped and looked at her who just laughed while covering her mouth with her hand. 

"We don't have time for this. Let's go. We'll need to set up a barrier as soon as he's in a deserted place."

"Death to perverts who smell like dead meat." 

Koneko said, putting gloves on her hands.

"I don't know about death, but he'll have to answer some questions." 

Rias nodded to her. 

"Let's go." 

She raised her hand, and a magical circle of the Gremory family appeared under their feet.

...

Issei was gloomy and everything was not going as he wanted and that contradicted the plot about the main characters. 

He clearly attracted attention, and he had already received some love letters from Kuoh girls, but... it was dangerous. 

It could push Rias away from him. He was clearly attracted to her, and his plan to capture her heart was slow but sure.

The canon had already begun, and he had been waiting for it for a long time. 

So when "Yuuma" approached him, he was not against the date and tried to show how happy and overall the best he was in her life. 

Raynare, the one hiding under the guise of "Yuma," didn't even realize she was the one in the trap, not him. 

This meant that her plan to kill him failed, and he actually showed her his seventh-level power. 

He worked hard at this in prisons every day and only stopped to eat and rest.

Status

Name: Issei Hyoudou (Akito Horimono)

Race: Monarch Lich

Level: 107 (456005/485000)

Class: Shadow Monarch with a nipple, Anti-Magic Spawn

Titles: The main pervert in the House, Mommy's Hypnotist, Say No to Virginity, Mommy's Plotter, Master of Two Perverted Slaves, Dungeon Master, Speed Shooter, Lich with a Boner

Characteristics:

Strength: 85

Agility: 190

Endurance: 150

Perception: 240

Magic: 370

Spirit: 210

Abilities...

Inventory...

"It's nice to look at my status," 

He said it with a smile, but it quickly faded when he remembered Kiba's recently viewed status.

"What the hell, he reached the hundredth level?!" 

Issei exclaimed aloud when pondering on the matter. 

He had started visiting the academy less often, but he aced all the tests, and he had an agreement with the director. 

He spent all his free time training hard with his two friends, and he didn't understand how Kiba got so strong in such a short time. 

Of course, the three of them took breaks to teleport to the neighboring city where bitches awaited them... but he agreed that girls of other races were much sexier. 

Raynare was a walking super-sexy bomb, as were the other "super" acquaintances.

He had a way of becoming ten times stronger thanks to recently reaching the hundredth level and leveling up all of his classes. 

He was now a Shadow Monarch... with a nipple, but that could be ignored as well as an Anti-Magic Spawn and his system finally allowed him to use a part of the Sacred Gear's power... a small part of it. 

He could only amplify himself tenfold, but that was already pretty good.

He could become as strong as a High-Class Devil at the moment... and for a rainy day, he had the "Tear of Madness."

[Tear of Madness (Legendary) - an ancient artifact that appeared when the universe was born. It was created from Chaos and ready to consume anyone who uses it, but in return, it greatly amplifies the owner... and drives them insane.]

[Effects: ???????? blessing of the Outer God.]

"Issei, I think we need to talk." 

A voice suddenly sounded, snapping him back to reality from his thoughts, and his high perception immediately detected four devils.

"Oh, Rias-sempai." 

Issei smiled "disarmingly," turning to the demons whose readiness for a fight didn't escape his eyes. 

"How may I assist you, oh enchanting beauty of all Kuoh Academy, the one whose gaze makes everyone break into a sweat."

"Everyone but you?" 

Rias allowed herself to smile. 

"Oh, I'm the first among those who succumb to your dazzling charm..."

"Stop blabbering... just stop." 

Koneko interjected.

"Issei." 

She sharpened her focus on his name, and his heart clenched, but it was probably just his imagination. 

"I think it's time we talked... you do know who we are, right?"

She revealed his demonic wings, just like Rias herself.

"..." 

Issei remained silent and unsure of what he should say. 

After all, he had taken a skill to hide his aura. 

How could they know?! 

It would be easy to say that all of his changes were caused by growing up, reevaluation, or something else! 

"I see you know." 

Rias nodded. 

"This city belongs to me, and I didn't bother you because you avoided conversations with me or Sona, and you behaved quietly enough... but recently you got involved with the Fallen."

'Damn, she knows about that too! Once I get her, I'll punish her, and it'll be harsh!'

Issei exclaimed in his mind.

"I don't understand..." 

He tried to excuse himself, but then a sword appeared in Kiba's hand, and he rushed forward.

Kiba's speed was too high for a reincarnated Lower-Class demon more fitting for a Middle-Class one! 

However, Issei's perception allowed him to react and... summon his shadow servants. 

They swiftly emerged from the darkened shadows and blocked the demon's path.

"Shadow Power? Is this a modified Canis Lykaon?" 

Rias muttered uncertainly.

"They're not too strong." 

Kiba sliced through one of the servants that grabbed his leg. 

It was level 80.

"Issei, we don't wish you harm. I just want to find out what you intended on my territory, and nothing malicious, right?"

Rias squinted while Issei pondered how to escape the situation as he had already shown some of his power.

'Nothing, we just wanted to learn about me...'

"Are, are," 

Akeno's words sent shivers down his spine, and lightning bolted between her violet eyes.

"I don't want to fight you, but I won't allow you to trample over me." 

Issei suddenly spoke confidently.

"Kiba just wanted to demonstrate that we are serious." 

Rias said peacefully. 

"Issei, you've changed a lot in the past few months, and we were worried at first because of the Fallen, but you only recently got involved with them... or were you involved with them before?"

"Rias-sempai, you're too curious." 

Issei shook his head, regaining his composure. He had many servants, and they would definitely be able to detain them. 

"I'm not involved with the Fallen..." 

He paused for a moment while remembering how the three of them fought with those in the church and then went their separate ways. 

He wanted Asia to be with him, and all these Fallen had to be alive for that. 

Then he could take them as his slaves... girls...

"You're lying... you hentai idiot." 

Koneko said while raising her hand menacingly.

"Believe me, soon you'll learn about me, and you'll pray for my help."

Issei clenched his fists in tension, and some strange clothing suddenly appeared on him. 

"I wanted to help you with the Rating Games... I wished with all my heart to become strong enough to beat Riser. Rias-sempai, you're unfair to me."

"But I..."

"... But don't worry, I won't hold a grudge. Over these months, I've reached the strength of a High-Class Devil, and this is just the beginning! Soon, I'll become even stronger, more powerful, and better!"

"I don't think..."

"Don't worry, when the games start in a month and a half, I'll come to save you! All of you from the hands of the perverted Phoenix! But for now, I'll only demonstrate a fraction of my true power," 

After interrupting Rias several times, Issei summoned his servants who surrounded Rias's Peer. 

There were hundreds of them, including skeletons, knights, and some tall humanoids with fangs instead of regular teeth.

"Goodbye... and don't worry, they won't harm you, just scare you a little," 

He dramatically concluded and disappeared... reappearing next to his slave Motohama. 

He could teleport to his slave once a day... and he had just used it. 

It was now time to train tirelessly. 

He didn't use the ability to increase his strength tenfold. Otherwise, he would have easily won, but he didn't want to waste time on that.

...

"What was that all about?" 

Rias asked when Issei disappeared, and her peerage easily destroyed all of his summoned creatures without much effort.

"Hmm, did we look like villains from his perspective?" 

Akeno asked uncertainly.

"Sorry, Buchou, I just wanted to show him the difference in our speeds..." 

Kiba apologized.

"Don't worry... at least now we know some of his abilities." 

Rias found something positive in the situation. 

It was a strange conversation, and it seemed like Issei still didn't understand what they wanted from him... and he started spouting nonsense.

...

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