Chapter 4 Part 3

"You really are a smart cookie Master. Yes, there is something going on here… something I never expected to happen again. It's been an awful long time since I was sealed in a Sacred Gear; so long I'd almost forgotten what life used to be like before that. None of my previous wielders have had the same synchronicity with my power and my soul like you do. They had a connection to the Sacred Gear and they could learn to use some of the basics of my strength to devastating effect… but nothing like this."

Issei frowned, a little confused, but he knew when to stay silent and let his faithful dragon girl explain what was going on. Ddraig took a deep breath and continued on.

"My Sacred Gear is called the Boosted Gear after my ability to Boost, something I learned a long time ago. In combat, I would use Boost to make my power explode outwards, causing it to balloon exponentially. One Boost would double my power outright, but two boosts would double that new doubled power, effectively quadrupling my original strength. And I could boost almost indefinitely, with only a growing cool down period between each boost keeping things from getting so out of hand I ended up destroying the Earth."

That sounded amazing to Issei, yet the young man could tell that wasn't all there was too it. Something must have shown in his face because Ddraig nodded.

"Yep, that's the most basic of the way my Boost ability could be used. All my wielders learn how to use it… but you haven't yet, mostly because you don't really need to. You've unlocked a different method of using Boost, one that in the long run will end up being far more useful. You've begun to hoard."

"Hoard? What like gold and treasure?"

Ddraig nodded at Issei's surprised question.

"Pretty much, though that it HAS to be treasure is a common misconception. Dragons like me hoarded any number of things. The important thing is, back when I was free, I utilized Boost to increase my power based on the size of my hoard and THEN used it to double and quadruple and exponentially increase my power from there. You're doing that instinctively Master."

Issei frowned even deeper, now thoroughly lost.

"I'm not rich or anything though, but you said a hoard doesn't have to be treasure. Does that mean hoards don't have to have any technical monetary value at all? What sort of thing have I been hoarding Ddraig?"

Here the dragon girl grinned, showing off rows of sharp teeth.

"Not a thing Master. Doesn't have to be a thing either. With that tidbit of information, you tell me what you've been gathering, collecting, and taking since you unlocked my power, hm?"

The young man's eyes widened as it suddenly clicked.

"My harem is my hoard!"

Ddraig grinned wider and nodded, giving Issei a thumbs up.

"Yep! You're hoarding girls! Cute girls too, pretty, beautiful young women, many of whom are virgins. You take their virginity from each of them; sometimes you take several virginities from each of them. Just conquering a delectable young lady for your harem seems to be increasing your hoard at the same time, but taking virginities and cumming inside your already tamed sluts also seems to be doing the trick."

"Huh… so I basically lucked into a harem of hot female devils?"

Ddraig shrugged and raised a hand up, tilting it back and forth as if to say he was kind of right, kind of wrong.

"Sort of. You instinctively went up the ladder rung by rung. This success wasn't entirely based on luck. You started out with the normal humans around Kuoh Academy, but you didn't really go as far as to conquer them. Still, taking their virginities and filling a few of them with your cream gave you enough strength to bring the Gremory Heiress to heel when she came knocking. Then you brought her peerage fully under your sway as well. That's what allowed you to ultimately stand toe to toe with the Sitri Heiress in her place of power, surrounded by her loyal servants. That's what allowed you to bring her and her peerage under your control as well."

Issei nodded slowly, scratching the back of his head as the normally confident young man grimaced.

"Jeez… this all feels like it came straight out of the plot of a mind break hentai. I'm like an overpowered jerk off main character from an erotic doujinshi or something."

Ddraig shrugged and went about eating the last remnants of her sandwich, speaking with a filled mouth as she did so.

"Your goal in life is to become Emperor of the world, for the sole purpose of living in comfort with an endless harem of girls all doting upon you. How sure are you that you AREN'T in a mind break hentai Master?"

Issei paled for a moment… and then shook his head and smiled, laughing as he bounced back almost immediately.

"Nah! That'd be ridiculous! Good one though Ddraig. Still, thanks for explaining how Boost and hoarding and my harem are all interconnected. I guess I know what I have to be if I truly want to conquer the world and become Emperor right? I've got to keep finding lovely ladies of increasing power to add to my harem!"

Ddraig nods along with a wide grin on her face. After all, the voluptuous dragon girl only loved one thing more than watching Issei fuck strong females into senseless puddles of pleasure and that was being fucked into one herself. Yet even Ddraig knew that despite her status as a metaphysical construct who never got tired, she still wasn't woman enough alone for a man like Issei Hyoudou.

Licking her lips as she felt her stomach gurgle happily from the slight meal Issei had just fed her, Ddraig did realize she was starting to get a bit randy. Walking around the kitchen island, Ddraig made sure her full body was on display before Issei's eyes as she licked her lips clean of the last bits of meat and bread.

"Mm, Master… all this talk has gotten me really horny~ Can you take care of me please?"

Issei's eyes tracked up and down her form as she ran her claws all along her breasts, sides, and wet mound. Her tail swished behind her and Ddraig grinned as she saw in Issei's eyes the moment when he decided to go for it. A second after that, the draconic young man leapt at her and the next hour or so until Rias and Sona woke up was spent with Issei making good use of his lovely dragon girl.

-x-X-x-

The next day was thankfully a Saturday and Issei found himself wandering around a bit. His girls, literally every last one of them, had conspired to pull him into an all-night orgy after school on Friday. Sona had been the only one really reluctant, as she'd felt bad about missing half of the school day and had wanted to spend some time studying after classes got out. Her peerage had mutinied and pulled her into things.

Issei was pretty sure that his entire harem was still sleeping off the effects of that massive orgy, each and every one of them stuffed full of his seed and in many cases, covered in it as well. Issei wasn't feeling even remotely tired though. Instead, he actually felt stronger after fucking all of his girls so many times. The young man was just wondering whether he would ever really need to sleep again when he turned a corner and suddenly crashed into a short blonde girl carrying a suitcase.

"Ah! I'm so sorry!"

The first thing Issei noticed was the young woman's absolute beauty, even as he caught her head covering in his hands and took note of the small cross adorning it. Ah, now he could see it. She was a nun from the looks of things. Handing back the head covering to the girl, Issei noticed that her suitcase had fallen open, her clothing strewn all across the ground. He quickly went about helping her clean it up, even as he noticed a growing blush on her face.

Issei grinned, enjoying the effect that his power had, even on a holy woman like this. Then, Ddraig's voice pierced his thoughts.

Do you sense that Master?

Blinking dumbly, Issei sent Ddraig a feeling of confusion in response, only for the dragon girl to 'point' him in the right direction. As the blonde nun apologized profusely, holding her suitcase in front of her with both hands in a way that accentuated and pushed together her breasts, Issei found himself staring at her chest in silence. Not because he was looking at her tits, though they were very lovely to look at, but because Issei could see what Ddraig was talking about, now that the dragon girl had said something.

There was a glow in the center of the nun's chest, an incredibly bright verdant glow that Issei didn't quite understand.

It's a Sacred Gear Master. A very powerful one from what I can see as well. She would be a fine addition to your hoard and to your harem. Even if she herself isn't too strong physically, the immense power held within her Sacred Gear would boost your strength up by multitudes I think. Plus, I'm sure I don't need to tell someone like you why it'd be fun to seduce a nun.

Nope, Ddraig didn't have to waste any time explaining THAT at all. Grinning happily, Issei bowed to the young nun. The blonde girl had gone silent, realizing he was staring at her chest and clearly not knowing how to respond as her face lit up bright red in embarrassment.

"Issei Hyoudou, at your service. Given your attire, are you looking for the local church by any chance? I could probably take you there."

The nun's eyes lit up and she gave him a wide bright smile that tugged at even the perverted playboy's heart strings as she dropped her suitcase at her feet and reached out, clasping his hands in her own and seemingly forgetting all about his staring.

"A-ah! My name is Asia Argento! Can you really? I suppose the Lord really does provide!"

As she did so, her cross necklace swung out from beneath her habit and Issei felt a small twinge of pain in the back of his head. He frowned, looking down at the symbol of heaven and realized from something Rias had mentioned at one point that he was reacting badly to it because of his status as a reincarnated devil. Yet his draconic side seemed to be much more powerful in comparison, because the effects of the holy cross were barely noticeable, more annoying than debilitating.

Smiling as he ignored the twinges, Issei nodded in agreement with Asia.

"Indeed, I'm sure he does. Ah, but today is such a lovely day… won't you let me show you around town a bit before? We'll still go to the church… we'll just take the long way around. What do you say?"

Asia froze up at that, staring at him with big beautiful green eyes, her face scarlet before she nodded slightly.

"I-I would like that Hyoudou!"

Issei grinned roguishly and reached down, taking Asia's suitcase in one hand and offering his other arm for her to take, something she did immediately, smiling happily as she did so.

"Call me Issei alright? And in turn, I'll call you Asia. How does that sound?"

Her blush darkened a bit more but Asia just nodded again even as Issei began to lead her down the sidewalk, going in the exact opposite direction of the church as he did so.

-x-X-x-

Asia Argento had had a rough past little while. Being excommunicated from the only home she'd known all her life would do that to a girl. But she felt like just maybe she was bouncing back now, after she'd met this handsome kind young man. Issei Hyoudou was making her feel things she really didn't understand or know how to deal with, but Asia couldn't deny that she enjoyed spending time with him.