Chapter 5

Standing in the middle of the occult middle, Issei turned to see Akeno sitting down with a smile on her face. Kiba had brought him in here before leaving saying that he had a math exam to attend to.

"Does she always take a shower before speaking with the person that she brought here?" Issei was annoyed... Here she was taking a shower while he was sitting down wasting precious time that he could have been using to do something different.

Akeno giggled, "She doesn't do this often... Especially not with guests. Just give her a couple minutes, she wanted to be at her best for her guest."

Sitting down on the couch across from Issei, he could only stare at the ceiling while sighing. Closing his eyes, Issei began thinking about all that he wanted to do for the rest of the day. Before he could go further with his thoughts, Rias Gremory finally entered the room with only a towel on.

"Oh Issei! I'm sorry for making you wait this long..."

Issei looked at her annoyed, ignoring her body in the process because of his annoyance, "Just hurry up..."

Wait, why was she in a towel? Doesn't she have any respect for her body? Turning away from her, Issei began thinking. Why did she take a shower before speaking with him? Why was she only wearing a towel when she could have put on her clothes before leaving the shower room? Why was Akeno and Rias the only people in the room besides him?

Wait...

Issei began frowning with anger beginning to take face. He wasn't the brightest... But there was one thing that he knew was happening...

He was known as being the largest pervert in the school. Everyone knew that fact.

They were taking advantage of his perversion.

Rias quickly came out of the shower room again with actual clothing, the standard female uniform. Sitting down at her desk, Rias took up a serious expression. "Let me cut to the chase... What are you?"

"Issei Hyoudou, 2nd year at this-"

Interrupting him sharply, Rias glared at him, "You know what I mean. What are you?"

Tilting his head innocently, Issei knew that she was speaking about his powers. It was obvious... She was a devil so she should be able to tell more than anyone that Issei wasn't a normal human. However, Issei had a mission... "Rias... Did you get hit in the head?"

"Excuse me?"

"I have no idea what else you are talking about? We're all humans... Regular people. Is there something you want from me? Do you want me to speak about me being a pervert, being a disgusting specimen of the human race? Do you want me to humiliate myself further?" Beginning to express his anger slightly, Issei began standing his ground.

Rias lessened her glare slightly, there was something about Issei that she felt... There was no way that it wasn't supernatural. However, she didn't have any evidence to use this against him besides a small little presence of power that she felt while passing by him earlier this morning without them noticing each other's presence. "I... What powers do you have?"

"This isn't an anime woman. We don't have the abilities to fly, nor do we have the abilities to shoot plasma filled waves at our opponents." Issei paused before looking at Rias with a stern expression, "I think a shower wasn't what you needed but a couple hours of sleep and some therapy."

Ignoring his remark, Rias began rubbing her temples with her hands, she leaned into her hands, which her on her desk, and sighed. Okay, maybe her approach wasn't the best. She thought that immediate pressure and taking advantage of his perversion would get him to expose his powers, but that didn't work.

"But... I felt this power inside of you."

"Rias... You sound as crazy as me having a girlfriend. You need sleep, therapy, and a couple days off from school. I have an exam in a few minutes, I'll be leaving." Getting up to walk away, Rias began calling his name to stop him, but Issei simply ignored her and left the building. It was simple, there was no evidence that she had and that was her downfall.

The moment that Issei left, Rias could only sigh in frustration. She came into the situation from a terrible angle. She really thought that maybe using her seductiveness and real pressure would make him crack and she would be able to gain some insight on what he was.

She didn't want to hurt him. She just wanted to know whether he was a threat or not to her and her peerage. Rias still refused to believe that Issei was a regular human... There was no way that the feeling, the presence, the small hint of power that she felt in the morning time when she passed by Issei was just a fluke.

Rias began thinking... She didn't want to send one of her peerage members to continue watching Issei, that would just morally be wrong. However, she was left with no other choice. She needed to gain insight... Later tonight, she would inform one of her peerage members of a mission that she wanted them to do the next couple of days.

"Issei Hyoudou... I will find out who you truly are." Rias eyed the shut door...

"Rias... what if he truly was just a regular human?" Akeno looked at Rias with a little bit of confusion. "What if the feeling you felt was just a fluke, a placebo effect?"

"Not you too!"

Giggling at her frustration, "Come on Rias, maybe what you truly need is a couple hours of sleep and some therapy with me."

"No! Don't tell me you believe him!" Rias snapped childishly.

"Hmm... I wouldn't really say believe... But at the same time... seeing you right now makes me want to believe him. Come on, let's get you tucked in."

Rias groaned, "I am not a child and I don't need sleep!"

Grabbing Rias by the waist and carrying her above her shoulders, Akeno could only glee at seeing Rias squirm and blush in embarrassment. "Sleepy time!"

"NO! NO! I DON'T WANT TO!"

While that entire commotion was happening, Issei was standing in the middle of the grassy area in front of the occult building and behind the school. It was class time so no one was around the area. That was when he finally got the dinging sound he needed to hear.

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Quest Complete: Survive the encounter.

Reward: Level Up x 2

Achievement Unlocked: Dancing with the Devils

Details: Have an encounter with the devils and walk out without any consequences.

Reward: Level Up x 1

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Three level ups... That was nothing compared to what he needed to catch up to the devils. Kiba was the closest to him, he didn't know anything about Koneko, but the problem with Kiba was that he was a direct counter to him. Issei was built to be a tank while Kiba was a speed demon.

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Name: Issei Hyoudou

Race: Human

Title: None

Level: 11

HP: 900/900

MP: 325/325

STR: 14 (+2)

AGL: 15

END: 15 (+3)

INT: 13

Skill Points: 0

Bonus: 10% damage reduction

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He didn't want to dump anything into intelligence just yet when he didn't have a purpose of using his mana points. Also, the exam he was taking... didn't exist, he just wanted to escape school. Seeing as though he had a couple more hours before school would end, he opened his phone and messaged his mother that he would be coming home late since he would be hanging out with his friends.

Perfect...

This gave him the perfect opportunity to use the next level of dungeon to his advantage.

Opening his menu screen, Issei clicked the dungeon icon to see the next dungeon opened.

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Dungeon of the Ice Kings

Difficulty: Very Easy

Recommended Level: 10

Details: Dungeon will have a large terrain filled with many enemies. The deeper you go, the more powerful the enemies will show up.

Do you wish to proceed through this dungeon: Yes/No

Warning: Once you enter, leaving will be prohibited unless you defeat a single boss.

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Having nothing to do, Issei clicked yes and disappeared. He also made sure that no one was in the area, the open area in front of the occult building, to catch him disappearing.