Chapter 79 What can you pick up from me?

Softly, Issei began to touch the cat who laid back and began to purr as the Dragon worked him over. It was more than clear that he could handle Modest.

"You are incredible, chief. I can't even handle him like that." Issei smirked as Modest began to purr even louder.

"He knows the score. And well, it is clear that no one really knows how to handle that." After one head rub, Issei sat down on the table while shoeing one cat away.

"Let's get something to drink. I can use a bite."

Koneko walked over to the exit and motioned to one of the staff members.

Issei's eyes widened when he heard the number of sweets that Koneko ordered. When her head turned to Issei, her little smirk was taking things up.

"Do you want anything, chief?"

"A chocolate cake for a bit and a coffee. Thanks, Koneko-chan." The junior smiled and joined the Dragon on the table.

Koneko asked him more about his life in Rome and the strays he took in. Issei had to try to hold back important details from those days. It could be dangerous for others.

"So you are saying they also were house-trained?"

"I told you. These guys are decent. But that still." He got cut off as he felt a warmth on his lap. Sitting back, his eyes went up as he saw Modest, making himself at home.

"I don't know if he was just lonely or just no one who knew how to handle him."

Koneko knew that she had to take Issei again. The staff would love to have him around.

When the tray rolled in, Issei felt that he had no clue how she would get all that. He got his already decent piece of chocolate cake and the coffee but what Koneko got, cluttered half of the table.

"Well, Itadakimasu," Issei said as he cut in the cake.

"Itadakimasu, chief."

During the next hour, Issei laid witness to Koneko and her amazing ability to chow down copious amounts of sweets. Despite the speed and effectiveness, it never got to the point where Issei felt uncomfortable watching her eat.

Koneko wasn't gorging herself on sweet but Issei swore that he wouldn't allow her to take part in a mukbang.

He didn't ignore his own plate because damn, they had good bakers in this place. Despite how he looked, Issei liked his sweets every once in a while.

He'd do wonders for a dark cacao. Maybe, he should have ordered that instead of a coffee but well, it was still early in the morning.

Koneko's eyes wandered over to the Dragon and it was like she was expecting him to do something.

"Aren't you going to ask, chief?"

Licking away a few crumbs, Issei opened his mouth when it was empty.

"Ask what, Koneko-chan?"

"Why I took you here?" The Dragon halted and just began to wonder for a bit.

Why did she take him to this cat café?

It wasn't like the place was horrible. He liked dealing with animals and despite some saying, cats were domestic animals that he could appreciate.

"No, not really. I do remember what you told me during our training. That you knew there was something in me. Have you figured out what that is?"

Sheepishly, the Dragon rubbed his head and had to speak the truth.

"I'm sorry, I have not. Had a lot of other things on my plate back then."

Somewhere, Koneko had wished that he figured out the truth about her and what she carried along. Rias had a habit of picking up the damage.

But unfortunately, the [King] had not a real way to repair it.

"Yeah, I figured. What can you pick up from me?"

Issei's eyes stared at her, intently. It was like he was assessing her and trying to think of what she could carry along in her body. The Dragon kept it up and his eyes just wandered over her. His nose was also getting more in about her.

"Are you sure you want me to figure it out? It can be dangerous."

Shaking her head, the resolve of Koneko Toujou remained as steadfast as ever.

"No, I heard from Akeno-senpai. She said that you knew about her and that you accepted that part. She told me that keeping secrets isn't a good start for a relationship."

Issei looked her over and scratched his cheek.

"Yeah, but Akeno had a roundabout way to get there. I will speak the truth, Koneko-chan. And we'll go over the stuff that you want me to know."

The junior nodded.

"I can't say what you have for sure, asides from your Devil Piece. I am sharp but the usual things that I looked for in my previous work, are absent from you."

Koneko hadn't forgotten what Issei did.

"What do you mean with that, chief?"

Issei crossed his arms and sat back.

"You know that I was an Exorcist. Back then, I looked for Unholy Energy. Foul stuff. Bad stuff. That is noticeably absent in you. What I get from you, is not that. Your Energy is pure and clean. It's hidden away well by you but I can feel traces of it. Whatever it is, it's a Natural source."

Koneko had never known anyone, even herself, talk about her powers like that.

"Chief. I have something, like Akeno-senpai, in me. But she can handle it. I don't want to say what happened but I am afraid if I let go, I'll lose myself."

Issei knew that if that was the case, she wouldn't ask about it.

"Keeping it in you isn't good for you. Just saying. But if you want my help, I can see if I can keep it safe."

The smile worked back on her face and she watched how Issei handled it.

"But we walk at our own pace and that doesn't have to be tomorrow. Or next week. Or next month. When you're good and ready, we'll figure it out."

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