Chapter 4: Issei's Supernatural Education, Reunion & Deal with the Devils

A/N:

" " : Dialogue,

' ' : Thought,

"Italicized text" : Telepathy,

[ ] : Spells, Techniques and Sacred Gear Casts.

This came out a lot later than I had hoped. Guess working on the two at the same time wasn't a good idea. I'll be releasing the UTGOV chapter later tonight or early tomorrow morning.

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Haruki POV

I teleported Raynare into my pocket dimension, while Issei and I walked into our living room where my mom and dad were watching a movie. Upon noticing us, they paused the movie and looked at Issei with scrutiny. "G-Good evening, Natsuhiko-san and Hanabi-baasan" Issei greets my parents nervously. "You were right. I definitely sense the draconic aura coming off him, even though it's faint, it's still there." My dad says with a smile.

Issei's body jerks and he looks at me in surprise, causing me to roll my eyes. "If my parents didn't know anything about the supernatural, do you think I would have come through the front door?" Issei in response, starts laughing in embarrassment. "Come on, we've at least got to help you get a passable level of knowledge about the supernatural." I say as I drag him to one of the seats in the living room.

"Now that you are aware of the supernatural, it's best for you to learn about the supernatural." I tell him as I take a seat beside my mom on the couch. "If you had merely stumbled upon the supernatural, knowledge of it would have been wiped from your memories. But unfortunately, that's not the case, as you were clearly targeted by a supernatural being. So, as things stand now, you have to get actual knowledge of the supernatural and training to combat the supernatural, if you want to be able to defend yourself in any way." Upon hearing this, Issei's eyes shook slightly.

"First, I'll tell you about the place of humans among the supernatural and I won't sugarcoat it at all. Humans are universally seen as the weakest species." Issei stayed silent. "Without any interference, humans have no innate supernatural ability. We can't use magic the normal way, so we came up with a different system that uses a great deal of brain power and calculations. We have to train at multiple times the intensity that other races would, in order to achieve the same results. God seeing this, chose to do something that made him an enemy like no other to dragons. He made the Sacred Gear System, a system that would randomly bind magical artifacts to the souls of humans, so that they could defend themselves from other supernatural beings. And you Issei, have one within you, one of the few that has the soul of a dragon." He still remained silent.

"I know that I said we're going to teach you, but if you don't respond or ask questions, I won't be sure that you've taken what I've said seriously." It seems that he hadn't fully accepted the reality of his situation, as he shouted at me. "What the hell am I supposed to say?! From what you just said, it's very likely that this won't be the last attack I'll face, so what am I supposed to do?! What if they target my family?" He says the last part in a subdued tone. At least, he's not thinking solely about boobs.

"That's why I'm giving you this info now, so you can find out who you can choose to back you in the event that you need backing, which you will." Issei looks at us for a while and asks, "What about you? Who's backing you guys?" I look at my parents to see if I'll receive permission to tell him. "Just tell him, if it's a dragon type Sacred Gear, he'll definitely get involved with a lot of them." My mom says and I nod.

"If you must know. The people and organizations that are backing us as of now include; Azazel, the leader of Grigori, which is basically an organization of fallen angels, Urakyoto, the society of Yokai in Kyoto and the Western part of Japan, Ophis, the Infinity Dragon God and second most powerful being in the world, among other people. I would tell you all of the people that are backing us, but as you can see, just the few I've called are already enough for us to live somewhat peacefully in the supernatural world." Issei's jaw dropped in shock from sheer disbelief.

"If you've got such great backers, then why would you choose to stay in Kuoh if all places?" My parents and I just looked at each other then answer. ""It's a lot calmer than those other places."" Issei's mouth twitched at the simple reason, then he sighed as he understood that despite what had happened today, we were right.

"So now that I'm involved with the supernatural, what should I do?" I tell him that he has to train like madman and try to awaken his Sacred Gear. "Aren't you the same person who said I can't focus on working out or learning a martial art? What makes you think I'll focus on it now?" He says with a smirk. I laugh at his unfounded confidence, causing him to lean away from me in surprise.

"I didn't think you'd be stupid enough to suggest that, but since you asked, why don't I show you." I say, then form a magic circle that lands on him and lets out a shine. "Huh, smart. With that, there's no way for him to avoid training."Issei, still looking at his body, asked what exactly my mom meant. "What I just put on you is a spell that will teleport you to our training room everyday except Saturday at 6:30pm without fail. And in case you were wondering, I'll be the one personally training you." I say with a devious grin plastered on my face.

"Wait, why are you the one to train me? Isn't your dad a better fit to do that?" He asks, but my response surprised him once more. "That would have been the case if I wasn't the most powerful person here." His jaw dropped. "I'm physically stronger than my dad, have more energy than my mom and am the best person to teach you how to utilize draconic power. The last one is mainly because I have draconic power myself and am friendly with some of the most powerful dragons in the world." I tell him to clear any doubts that he had.

"Well, it's best you get back home now. And if your parents ask about your date, tell them that she just wanted to have some fun before leaving town and you helped out. At least that way, they won't become all that suspicious about it." I tell him as I drag him to his house. And while he frowns, he doesn't protest the suggestion.

Reaching his home, I knock on the door and greet his mother. She thanks me for bringing Issei back home and say goodnight. As Issei returns to his room, I mull over the fact that Issei really was just a normal human kid who was thrust into the chaotic world of the supernatural with no preparation whatsoever. Shaking my head clear of the thought, I head back home and continue training until I get exhausted, then head to sleep.

Issei POV

Morning comes and my mind is filled with thoughts of Haruki's words from yesterday. Thinking of the fact that my life can no longer be normal, nor can I act ignorant of what happened with Yuuma, wait, that's not her name, whoever that girl was, I let out a tired sigh, then get up and get ready for school.

Looking to my left as I close the front door behind me, I see Haruki and greet him. "Sup. By the way, I forgot to tell you this yesterday, but Kuoh Academy is also run by supernatural beings. As for who, let's just say that they'll come to you themselves." His words put a damper on my already hectic morning. "But don't worry, they're not hostile to us, so that's a plus. Now come on, let's get to school already." He says as he pats me on the back.

After some minutes, we reach the school and see Souna-seikotaichou at the entrance to the school. 'This day really isn't going my way.' I think to myself, until I see her attitude toward Haruki. 'Is she... afraid of Haruki?' It then occured to me that she might be one of the supernatural beings that run the school. 'But if that's the case, who are the others? Is everyone in the Student Council a supernatural being?' Thoughts continue to speed through my mind and I don't notice that we've already walked all the way to a classroom, my classroom.

Why would we be at my classroom, when his classroom is 3 rooms over. "Seeing how you've been preoccupied with your own thoughts, I'll guess that I'm right in thinking you know that Souna is one of the supernatural beings that run the school." His voice shakes me out of my train of thought. "As for me being in your class, let's just say I persuaded the Student Council to change my class, so don't worry about it, 'kay." He says with a smile and I blankly nod.

As we enter the classroom, Motohama and Matsuda call out to me and strangely enough, Aika looked at Haruki intently while smiling. "Hey, Issei-kun, who's your friend here?" She says with unmasked interest, meanwhile, Matsuda and Motohama were gritting their teeth while calling him names under their breath, names I'm sure he heard. "I'm Natsuhiko Haruki, this perv's best friend. And you are?" He replies Aika with a smile while ignoring Matsuda and Motohama's insults.

"I am Kiryuu Aika, and by the way, your size is quite impressive." Aika says with a perverted smile. Haruki raises an eyebrow in response to her statement while still ignoring the death glares being sent his way. "Don't mind her, Ruki. She's just being a perv." He immediately claps back at my statement. "Look who's talking." A vein pops on my forehead, but I just sigh and go to my seat.

Eventually the first few classes of the day pass, then recess arrives. As I stand up to go to the cafeteria, I notice that Haruki is somehow outside the classroom, talking to someone. Looking closer, I notice that the person is blonde and a guy, making me think of only one person that he could be talking to. The 'Prince' of Kuoh Academy, Kiba Yuuto. Suddenly, Haruki turns to face me and motions for me to come to them.

"Issei, I believe you know of Yuuto here. He's calling us to meet his club president, so come on." That was what his mouth said, but I heard something else deep in my mind. "Yuuto here is a devil, and the president of his club, the Occult Research Club and his master is also a devil. They also seem to have taken interest in the person who might have a dragon type Sacred Gear." I didn't know how he did it, but I'll make sure that he teaches me how to do that.

Following the pretty boy, we eventually come to the old school building, which is apparently occupied by the members of the ORC. We keep following him and eventually come to the door to the office, at least that's what I think it is. The spectacle in the room wasn't something I could have even slightly expected. One of the school's 2 Onee-sans was in the room, the Yamato Nadeshiko of Kuoh Academy, Himejima Akeno. But the words I heard next shocked me out of my trance. "Aki-chan? Is that really you?" "H-Haru?"

Haruki POV

I knew that she would probably be here, but I really wasn't prepared to meet her again, especially when I know that I had been in contact with Grigori and by extension Baraqiel, her father who she doesn't hate, but still holds a slight grudge against. But seeing her once again was something I hadn't expected to affect me this much.

I walk up to her and wrap her in a tight hug which she returns. "I thought the worst when I heard about what happened." I say as I look at her smiling face. "So, has she been treating you well?" I ask and she nods. "Okay." We stay in silence for a bit. 'At least, they know not to be idiots and can read the room.' I think to myself, referring to Issei and Yuuto.

"Sorry I didn't come by earlier. If I'd known that this is where you were, I'd have come by in a heartbeat." I say, lying to myself. "Don't worry about it. From what you're saying, that old man didn't let you know that I was still alive, probably because he's being overprotective, again." She says with her forehead pressed against mine.

"Um, if you don't mind, can you please explain what's going on here?" Issei says, with barely veiled jealousy. "Akeno is a childhood friend of mine that I haven't seen for almost 10 years now. I had received news that her mother was killed and in my young mind, I had assumed that she was also dead, even her father who I had been in contact with via Grigori didn't tell me anything beyond that, allowing me to live while being misinformed about her situation." Issei's jaw dropped at the fact that I had been childhood friends with one of the most desired girls in the entire school.

Of course, I also knew that he was keeping an ear out for the person that was in the shower. And as if on cue, she comes out. The Crimson Princess of Destruction and younger sister of Satan Lucifer, Rias' Gremory. Her red hair signifies her status as one of the Gremory Pillar family of devils, while the smell of destruction emanating from her shows that she inherited the power held by the Bael Pillar's bloodline. Frankly, appearance wise, she's easily a 10 out of 10, power wise however, she's mediocre. No one here is even a high rank devil, let alone being close to the ultimate rank. The strongest person here, is actually Akeno, who is at the peak of middle rank, but that's it, everyone else is weaker.

"You're Natsuhiko Haruki-kun, right? It's a pleasure to meet you, but can you please tell me why you're so blatantly hugging my Queen in such a manner?" She asks as she takes a seat. "Well, if you happened to find out your childhood friend you thought was dead was alive, well and still missed you, how would you feel?" Her eyes widen in surprise, and shortly after, Koneko walks in and pushes Issei out of the way.

Eventually the last party concerned with the discussion we are going to have comes in, Sona Sitri and her Queen, Tsubaki Shinra. Still hugging Akeno, I take a seat and she sits on my lap eliciting another grunt of jealousy from Issei. After everyone took their seats, we got down to business. "Okay, since I believe that we are now beyond pleasantries, let's talk about Issei."

"I have been able to confirm that the source of the draconic aura emanating from him is a Sacred Gear, as for which particular one, I'm not sure. I am only sure that it is not the Vanishing Dragon Albion's Divine Dividing as that is currently in someone else's hands. Right now, the only other dragon type Sacred Gears that are possible options are Nereid Kyrie, Vritra's Sacred Gears and lastly the Welsh Dragon Ddraig Y Goch's Boosted Gear, so we've got to figure out which one he's got." I say, and Rias and Sona nod in acknowledgement. "Well, it can't be Nereid Kyrie, as that hasn't been seen in anyone's hands for over a hundred years, and the last person who had it was a half-devil." Sona says, narrowing the options to the Boosted Gear and one of Vritra's Sacred Gears.

"Well, until we're sure of it, the topic of Issei joining either of your peerages will be put on hold. Better yet, until he is a peak middle rank being, he won't be allowed to join any peerage." I say with finality, causing Rias to drown, while Sona just sips from her cup of tea then nods in acceptance.

"All right. We'll refrain from bringing Hyoudou Issei into our peerages until he's at the peak of middle rank." Sona says with understanding, while Rias grumbles to herself. "Glad to see we have an understanding. Have a nice day." I say as I stand up to leave. "By the way, Akeno. Are you free this weekend?" She's smiles and nods. "Great, I'll come and pick you up by 1:00pm on Saturday." I say and begin turning away, when Akeno suddenly grabs me and plants a kiss on my lips. "Don't be late." She says then waves me goodbye, while I drag Issei away in a daze.

Chapter End.

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