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Issei Hyoudou—that’s my name, but my friends and family just call me Issei.I’m in my second year of high school and enjoying the springtime of my youth. I honestly can’t say just how recognizable I am, but every now and then, someone will call out: “Hey, isn’t that Issei?” Maybe that’s got you thinking I’m incredibly p... |
“Will you go out with me?” |
A confession from a girl!For a guy like me, who had never had a girlfriend before, it was a breath of fresh air.I was ready to taste the complicated flavors of adolescence. My first ever girlfriend—Yuuma Amano, a slender girl with silky, jet-black hair.She was so cute.I fell head over heels in love with her at first si... |
“Good timing.I just got here myself,” I called to her.Bull’s-eye!I’d always wanted to say that! |
We held hands while we walked.The whole thing was pretty moving.I was on a date, strolling hand-in-hand with my gorgeous girlfriend!Really, I was so touched, I felt like I was going to break into tears.Don’t rush it, I warned myself.This wasn’t the time to get cocky. From there, we made the most of our first date.Yuuma... |
“I had fun today,” she said with a smile, the fountain behind her. |
Whoa!She was already super-cute, but damn, with her back to the sunset, it was almost like a movie or something. |
“You know, Issei…” |
“What is it, Yuuma?” |
“I want to do something to commemorate our first date.Could you do me a favor?” |
This was it! You know I was ready foranything!What else could she have been talking about?!My breath—check!I was prepared!My heart was racing! |
“Wh-what kind of favor…?”Ah, my voice was a little high.Yuuma was going to know I was having dirty thoughts!I had come so far, only to slip up in the most idiotic way imaginable… But Yuuma just smiled back at me graciously. |
Then, with her voice loud and clear, she said, “Could you die for me?” ……… …Huh?What? |
“…Eh?You… Um, sorry, could you say that again?I think there’s something wrong with my ears.”Imusthave misheard.Yes, I was mistaken, obviously.That’s why I asked her to repeat herself. |
And yet… |
“Could you die for me?”Yuuma asked again, her innocent voice still as clear as it had been a second ago. |
It didn’t make any sense.I forced a smile and was about to tell her how funny a joke it was when… Whoosh.A pair of huge, black wings burst out of Yuuma’s back.They beat back and forth violently, and a jet-black feather came flitting through the air to land at my feet. What on earth was going on?I mean, Yuuma might have... |
“Although short-lived, playing innocent and lovey-dovey with you these past few days has been fun.”Yuuma’s tone was like ice, her rich voice now that of an adult.The corners of her mouth curled up in a faint smile. |
A heavy sound shook the air.It was reminiscent of a game console booting up but deeper, weightier.It was so loud, my ears throbbed with a low ringing.That’s whenitappeared in her hands. A long, slender spear. Wait, was it glowing?The thing looked like it wasmadeof light… That was no normal weapon. Swoosh.There was the ... |
“Sorry.Your existence poses a threat to us, you see.We had to take care of you quickly.If you want to blame someone, blame God for giving you that Sacred Gear in the first place.” |
…Sacred…what…? In my present state, I couldn’t even form the words.The footsteps faded away into the distance.At the same time, I was starting to loseconsciousness.The gaping hole in my stomach—it had to be fatal, but somehow, it didn’t hurt. Still, I knew I wasn’t in a good way, given that I could literally feel mysel... |
“Are you the one who called me?” |
All of a sudden, a figure appeared before me.I couldn’t tell who it was, what with how blurry my vision had become. |
“You’re dying.Your wound… Oh?Interesting.You must be… Yes, very interesting…” |
Whoever it was began to chuckle, as if finding the whole situation rather amusing. What exactly was so funny about this…? |
“Seeing as you’re about to die anyway, I’ll take you for my own.From this moment onward, you will live your life for me.” |
The last thing I saw before I finally passed out was crimson hair. |
“Wake up!Wake up!If you don’t wake up, I’ll…I’ll…I’ll kiss you…!” |
“…Ngh.” |
The alarm clock spouted its typical tsundere line, but it wasn’t sufficient to rouse its owner from his bed.He just tumbled out of a nightmare and flat onto the floor. That guy was me, in case you hadn’t realized. …I hated waking up like that.I’d had that awful nightmare again.All my dreams recently had been about Yuum... |
“Wake up, Issei!”came Mom’s usual summons from downstairs. |
“All right, I’m coming!”I called back, rising from my spot on the floor. |
Things were off to a bad start again today.For some reason, I’d been feeling so despondent lately.With a deep sigh, I started changing into my school uniform. |
“I’m off,” I said with a yawn as I left the house.I squinted at the bright, morning sun as I set off on the road to school, feeling listless. |
Lately, being out in the sun had been making me feel drained and weak.The rays seemed to burn right through my skin.Anyway, morning light just didn’t agree with me.I was not an early riser.That’s why my mom kept hauling me out of bed every day.I was fine in the evenings, though.Better than fine, actually.Something insi... |
“Yo, my brother-in-arms.How was that DVD I lent you?Titillating, am I right?” |
The guy calling out to me was my friend, Matsuda.His close-cropped hair made him look like your typical sports guy, but he would come at you with all these lecherous comments that bordered on sexual harassment on an almost daily basis. Matsuda had broken all kinds of athletic records back in middle school, but now he b... |
“Phew… The wind sure was strong this morning, huh?You wouldn’t guess how many pairs of panties I managed to catch good views of.” |
The guy with glasses trying to act cool was my other friend, Motohama.He had this special ability he called “Scouter” that let him size up a girl’s measurements with nothing more than those specs of his.When he took them off, though, his power level plummeted.This had earned him the nicknames Perverted Glasses and Thre... |
“I’ve got some good stuff here,” Matsuda said as he opened his bag and tipped its contents out on his desk without a hint of shame. |
The books and DVDs piled up in front of him all had lewd and suggestive titles.“Eek!”One of the girls across the room let out a shriek.I couldn’t really blame her.I mean, it was still first thing in the morning.Murmurs of “They’re the worst!”and “Filthy perverts!”filled the room. |
“Quiet!Who are you to deny us our worldly pleasures?!Look away, young ladies!Or I’ll imagine myself having my way with you all!”Matsuda had no issue saying crude stuff like that. |
Not too long ago, my eyes would have lit up at this sight, and I’d have asked where my friends had found such treasures.Now that my mornings had gotten so rough, though, I just couldn’t get in the mood. Matsuda let out a resigned sigh at my lethargic reaction.“Hey, come on.Why are you scowling like that when I’ve broug... |
“You’ve been really downbeat lately.Odd.Very odd.This isn’t like you,” Motohama said with obvious tedium as he adjusted his glasses. |
“IwishI could get worked up over this.I’d like nothing more than to obsess over them.I’m just so drained right now.” |
“Are you sick?Nah, that can’t be right.There’s no way you, the human personification of desire itself, would let something like a cold get in your way.” |
I clenched my teeth in irritation at Motohama’s offhand comment.At that moment, Matsuda slammed his fist into his hand, as if in sudden realization. |
“Ah, I get it.This must be because of that imaginary girlfriend of yours.Yuuma, right?” |
“…Come on, you’re telling me you don’t remember her?” |
Matsuda and Motohama just stared back at me with pity in their eyes. |
“Like we said, we’ve never heard of her.Seriously, you should get yourself checked out.Right, Motohama?” |
“Yeah.I don’t know how many times we’ve said this, but we’ve never even met this Yuuma girl you keep going on about.” |
…That’s what they always said whenever I mentioned her.At first, I thought they were just messing with me.After having a serious conversation with them about it, though, I realized that wasn’t the case. I had definitely introduced Yuuma to both of them.I know because Matsuda and Motohama had come out the gate with rude... |
“A wonderful idea!Matsuda, youmustinvite our good friend Issei here, too!” |
“Of course, my dear Motohama.We’re all driven by the same lustful appetites.It would be an affront to our families if we failed to deliver on them.” |
The two of them broke out into lecherous guffaws.No matter how you looked at it, my friends were perverts all right, the both of them.I guess that made me one, too.Well, whatever.I had no trouble living as a deviant. |
“All right!Today, there’s no holding back!We’ll toast with sodas, eat some snacks, and have our fill of erotic DVDs!”At a total loss, I resigned myself to going along with the proposal. |
“Yeah, now we’re talking!That’s our Issei!” |
“That’s the spirit.Youth is to be savored, am I right?” |
Matsuda and Motohama were certainly getting worked up.I just figured I’d put the whole thing with Yuuma on hold for a while.Taking breaks is important, you know!I was happy to forget about everything that had been going on and enjoy myself like a guy my age was supposed to! Then, after we had made our plans for that af... |
“Gimme some tits to squeeze!”Matsuda wailed.I leaned over to comfort him as we finished the last film of our erotic DVD marathon. |
Arriving at Matsuda’s place after school, we happily began feasting on those forbidden delights.However, as the disks started piling up, our excitement cooled.My friends and I started asking ourselves why we were still single.The only thing that did was make us feel miserable; Matsuda had been crying nonstop for three ... |
“Well, I’d better head off,” I said.With that, we all rose to our feet and got ready to part ways. |
“See ya,” Motohama and I said in unison as we took off. |
“What a nice evening.A good night for watching more erotic DVDs…” Motohama sighed heavily as he stared up at the open sky.He must have been feeling pretty down.Regardless, I trusted that he and Matsuda would no doubt return to their usual selves by morning. |
“See you tomorrow, then.” |
“Yeah.Pleasant dreams, eh?”We parted ways, but Motohama seemed lifeless and sapped as he waved good-bye. |
Maybe I’ll send him a text later to see how he’s doing. A few minutes later, on the road home, my newfound nocturnal vigor began to surge.That strange nighttime force had struck again. Yep, there was definitely something wrong with me.There was no way this could be normal.My eyes sharpened, and my senses were more fine... |
“What checkered luck to meet one like you in a no-name town like this.” |
………? Huh?What is he talking about?No, it’s irrational to expect a psychopath to make any sense.Yeah, it was pretty safe to say I was in trouble!What was I going to do if he pulled out a knife or something?!I didn’t know any kind of self-defense.I’d never even been in a fight before! That’s when I remembered that my str... |
“Trying to turn tail?Who is your master?Must be low-ranked to choose a place like this.What’s their game?Tell me, who is it?” |
I didn’t have the faintest idea what the hell he was even talking about!With a sudden lurch, I took off at full speed, heading back the way I had come.I was fast, insanely fast.This might sound like a weird thing to say about yourself, but my legs were downright superhuman. I tore through the darkness, turning down one... |
“Did you think you could escape?You inferior creatures can be such pests.”The suited prick from before was back, this time with huge black wings sprouting out of his back. |
Was this guy an angel?No, they only existed in fairy tales, right?Was he cosplaying, then?But those wings looked too real for that.Did that mean they were actually real?I just couldn’t bring myself to accept that! |
“Give me the name of your master.Your kind are a nuisance, especially in a place like this.As far as we’re concerned… Wait, don’t tell me you’re a stray?If you’re without a master, then explain what you’re doing here.”The weird psychopath kept mumbling one thing after another. |
Nutjobs like this guy need to quit convincing themselves of their own delusions! This was a worrying development, but I quickly found myself remembering the incident from my dreams.At the very end of that date, Yuuma killed me in front of this exact fountain in this exact park.Back then, she’d had black wings sprouting... |
“Hmph.I sense neither your master nor your brethren.No one trying to hide their presence.No magic circles.Given the circumstances, youmustbe a stray.In that case, there’s no one to stop me from killing you.”The man spoke ominously as he held out his hand. |
Whatever the freak was talking about, he was motioning toward me!A dull sound rang in my ears.I knew what would happen next.Light seemed to gather around the winged man’s hand.It was bad enough having to put up with this fantasy stuff in my dreams, but out here in the waking world, too?! The light bulged and stretched ... |
“Guh… Ugh…,” I moaned, tortured.It just hurt too much! |
Given what that spear made of light had done to my hand, was it burning me inside, too?Just the thought seemed to intensify the pain.Was this what it felt like to be cooked from the inside out?Tears of anguish coursed down my cheeks. Footsteps approached, one after another.Above me, the man was gathering light to form ... |
“That must be painful.Light is poison to your kind, after all.Thedamage it inflicts isn’t something you can just shrug off.Here I was thinking that a middling spear would be enough to finish you, but you’re tougher than I thought.Let’s try again, then, shall we?But this time, how about I put a little more light into it... |
This was it—the finishing blow.Another hit like that, and I’d be done for!It was that thought that took me back to my recurring dream. Crimson.That brilliant crimson… No.There was no way she would help me.That part was only in the dream.Still, all this matched what had happened in that vision so clearly.Maybe this was ... |
“I’ll ask you to keep your hands off him.” |
A tall, feminine figure sauntered past me.That crimson hair.Even from behind, I could tell who she was: the person from my dream.I had never been able to make out her face before, but I knew this was her. |
“…Crimson hair… You must be from the House of Gremory…” The man glared at my savior, his eyes burning with hatred. |
“Rias Gremory.Pleased to meet you, my dear fallen angel.I warn you, I shall show no mercy if you lay a hand on him.” |
Rias Gremory.Right, that was the name of the crimson-haired beauty, that third-year from school. |
“…Heh.What’re you saying?This creature belongs to you?Who would have guessed this is your territory?Well then, allow me to apologize for this little misunderstanding.I warn you, however, not to let your servants run loose.They might bump into someone like me.” |
“I appreciate the friendly advice.Bear in mind, this town is under my watch.If anything like this happens again, I won’t hold back.” |
“Let me return the same admonition to you, heir apparent of the esteemed House of Gremory.My name is Dohnaseek.It would be best if we did not cross paths again.” |
The man spread his black wings and floated into the air.He gave Rias and I one final scowl from above before disappearing into the night.Did this mean the danger had finally passed? I felt a touch of relief, but my vision was blurring.Staying conscious was growing more difficult every second.I guess you could say thing... |
“Oh, are you about to faint?That’s certainly an ugly wound.Very well.Tell me, where do you—?”Rias crouched down beside me, but I wasn’t able to catch the end of her sentence. |
I had already slipped into oblivion. |
“…Wake up, or I’ll kill you… Wake up, or I’ll cut you to pieces…” |
It was morning when I awoke. …What’s going on?Another nightmare? No way could it have been real, even if it had felt that way.Regardless, I was safe and sound in my bed now.Today, my alarm clock had woken me with a yandere-style voice.I guess ithadbeen a dream after all. This time, it hadn’t been Yuuma who killed me bu... |
“…Ngh…” |
—! The sound of a silky, sensual voice caught my ear.I glanced timidly to my side. |
“Zzz… Zzz…” |
A crimson-haired beauty was sleeping soundly beside me…and she was just as naked as I was.Her snow-white skin was positively dazzling—so smooth and rich. …… This was all too much.It was definitely her, the idol of my school.Her blood-red hair spread out over the pillow was nothing short of mesmerizing. Rias Gremory was... |
“Issei!Get out of bed!It’s time for school!” |
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