Sorry for the delay, my exams are coming up
Enjoy reading, rejoice and...
See you all on next time
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Honestly, Issei expected the rumors to start spreading, but damn, he also didn't imagine it would be this fast.
He had barely entered the classroom when Motohama and Matsuda began bombarding him with questions, wanting to know if Issei had befriended the "enemy" or something.
Those two idiots even started bragging that if Issei had managed to "convert" that guy, the three of them could use their appearance and apparent composure around girls to win them over.
Which was also honestly a good idea, a prospect he himself hadn't thought of, but one that would be possible if that guy was on their side.
Unfortunately for the two of them, and now for Issei with this new perspective, that wasn't the case.
Issei had to quell their excitement by telling them what had happened, well, more or less, his excuse was that he was now part of the occult research group and that it just so happened that that guy had come to him because they were both new members.
And that excuse didn't fly, even though it was true. Matsuda and Motohama didn't believe him one bit, and considering the members of said club were common knowledge, it was an understandable response.
So, they kept trying to make him tell the truth and Issei ended up losing his patience and telling them to fuck off, which led to the current state where the two continued to stare at him with frowning expressions.
They had been like this since the beginning of classes, now there were only a few minutes left until classes ended and Issei couldn't wait for that to happen, these two had been bothering him all this time.
And as if the annoying behavior of these two wasn't enough, he also received attention from everyone else in the classroom.
Now, at another time he would have loved all the looks he got from the girls, but considering the reason, he just felt unhappy, after all they were curious, but not about him.
"Pss, hey Issei, come on man, you have to tell us what happened, think about our bright future if this guy is with us."
Motohama's whisper came from his right as he hid behind a book, just as he had for the past few minutes.
"Hey Issei, he's right, you can't be selfish now, think about all the boobs we'll get if that guy helps us."
Matsuda's whisper came from his left side, also hidden behind a book and saying the same things as minutes ago.
But as he had done so far, Issei simply ignored the four-eyed idiot and the bald idiot as he remained seated in his chair with an irritated look and arms crossed.
And luckily for Issei, he didn't have to stay like that for much longer, as a few minutes later class finally ended.
Riiiing—
"Come on Issei, don't be petty and tell us, stop staying silent."
"Yeah yeah he's right, spill it."
He had barely gotten up from his chair when the two immediately approached him. Issei tried his best to remain calm as he replied again. "I already told you stubborn idiots that I'm not his friend, we just joined the occult-"
"Bullshit!"
"Come on Issei, do you really think we believe that!? That you, of all people, joined the same club as Rias-senpai, Akeno-senpai, and Koneko-chan?"
Being looked at by the two with looks of contempt, as if he was stupid, only served to increase Issei's irritation, who gritted his teeth as he felt his blood pressure rise.
"You two!..." Issei reflexively moved his hands as if he wanted to strangle them, but in the end he ended up messing up his hair in frustration. "Arrrgg! I told you, damn it, it's nothing like that!"
Matsuda and Motohama were silent this time, narrowing their eyes as if this time they finally believed him, making Issei feel relieved that they were finally going to stop annoying him.
The two then looked at each other before Matsuda leaned forward and spoke in a whispering tone.
"He's not threatening you, is he?"
A blank look appeared on Issei's face when he heard what he said, fatigue giving way to anger.
"I give up." He muttered as he focused solely on packing his things and ignored the two.
"Hey hey, what do you mean by giving up? You still haven't told us the truth."
"Yes yes, you can't give up without telling us the truth first."
While Issei just pretended they didn't exist as they continued to pester him, his sanity was saved by the one who said he would come back later.
With the sound of the door sliding open, everyone's attention in the room turned to it, it was the trio and the other students who hadn't left yet because they were sneakily waiting for Issei to tell the "truth".
From there, stepping forward and calmly entering the classroom, was the focus of all this gossip, that guy.
But that wasn't what surprised Issei, after all he already knew he would come, it was the presence of another person who was right behind.
"Kyaaa! Kiba-kun!"
"I can't believe he's here!"
"I think I'm going to faint! Kyaaa!"
"Excuse me, hello everyone."
Sure enough, if the reaction of some fangirls wasn't clear enough, with a faint smile on that annoyingly handsome idol face as he bowed in greeting to his class, was the infamous "Prince Charming" standing next to that guy in the room, Kiba Yuuto.
If there was anyone Issei envied more than the muscular riajuu, it was this guy.
"Yo."
As Issei stopped himself from scowling at Kiba, he watched the muscular riajuu greet his class, looking around vaguely and nodding.
Luckily for Issei, that guy's greeting was met with a much more normal reception, with some girls just returning the greeting, he decided to ignore the blushes some had.
"Aika, it's been a while."
He then watched as the muscular riajuu greeted Aika a few seats ahead, the girl in question smiling and waving in response.
"Hi Micael, it's been a few days."
She spoke while supporting her chin with her hand, Issei thought she couldn't be more obvious.
"Yeah, anyway, it was good to see you again, now I have something else to do."
"Don't worry, come whenever you want."
After that casual and familiar, almost intimate exchange between the two, Issei saw how he looked away in his direction, gesturing with his head towards the door.
Understanding the gesture, Issei just picked up his bag without saying anything and headed towards them and luckily Motohama and Matsuda didn't try to stop him by saying something stupid. 'Not that they had the guts for that' He thought scoffing internally.
"I'm ready." Issei said as he stood in front of the two, unfortunately, he definitely didn't look as calm as he would have liked.
Without saying anything, the muscular riajuu turned around with the handsome bastard following him out of the room. Issei then followed close behind.
"What's going on?...Did that pervert Issei tell the truth?..."
"That's impossible! Kiba-kun wouldn't hang out with that kind of person!"
"The foreign boy, the prince charming and the pervert.. is there some secret affair between them?..."
Among all the murmurs and speculations Issei heard, that last one made him stop.
'What the hell do you mean by a secret affair you weird girl!?'
Screaming inwardly in disbelief, Issei looked at the girl who said that and to his horror, saw the girls nearby seeming to strangely accept the idea.
While Issei was about to yell at them for this complete nonsense, someone else ended up speaking first.
"Hey."
One simple word was all the muscular riajuu needed to say in that characteristically irritatingly calm tone to silence all the commotion.
"Don't project your personal fantasies onto me, I just like pussy."
With those last raw words spoken, without waiting for a response or caring about their reaction, the muscular riajuu turned and walked past him.
"Let's go."
With the stunned silence that remained in the room, Issei saw how some girls blushed at his words as well as looking shocked. "O-oh." Muttering a reply, Issei silently followed him. He had to admit that what he had just seen was pretty cool.
'That was amazing...' For a brief, brief moment, Issei found himself respecting the muscular riajuu, but only a little.
"Don't you think that was a little...too direct? They might end up getting the wrong impression of you."
With him just a few steps behind, Issei watched as the handsome bastard spoke to the muscular riajuu, a strange smile on his face.
"Yeah, but I had to break it before it formed, I can't let any gay shit involving my name spread, as for being hated, I already am because of the rumors involving me and Rias, so it doesn't make a difference."
Was the indifferent response from the muscular riajuu who seemed to not care about what others thought. Once again, Issei had to admit that he was acting cool, but only at that moment.
And the handsome bastard's response was just to let out a strange laugh, he didn't seem to have an answer to refute the riajuu.
However, something that Issei noticed in the muscular riajuu's words was the familiarity with which he spoke of Rias Gremory, he called her directly by her first name, without honorifics.
With this realization, envy took over Issei, but he decided not to let it affect him, thinking of a plausible excuse for this apparent closeness. 'Right, abroad it's common for people to call each other by their first names, that must be the case, they must not be that close.'
With these thoughts serving to calm him, Issei found himself in an atmosphere of silence as he followed the two out of the school towards the old building.
Walking along the stone platform surrounded by short grass, Issei realized that he was getting closer and closer to the gigantic building, the ancient European-designed building making him stare at it intently.
'I've never been this close to this place, woah, this is amazing.'
Approaching until they reached the double doors, Issei felt nervousness begin to arise, he began to anxiously imagine what his meeting with Rias Gremory and the others would be like.
"No need to be nervous, Rias-Buchou is a very calm person, just be polite."
"O-oh." Was the only answer Issei could give, as he tried to suppress his nervousness. 'Your tip would be more appreciated if you weren't smiling, you idol-faced bastard, tsk.'
With them opening the door for him, Issei entered and the first thing he found were the gigantic stairs that split to both sides as he went to the next floor.
The two then walked past him towards the stairs, with him following them as he looked around with curiosity and fascination.
After climbing the stairs and heading straight down a hallway, Issei looked in awe at the black and white checkerboard-like floor until he almost bumped into the muscular riajuu's back.
Issei was met with the sight of another double door, the muscular riajuu and the handsome bastard holding both handles, while the former spoke to him.
"Watch your tone."
Issei could only nod tensely, his nervousness increasing. 'Obviously, I'm about to speak to a literal devil and my master. I'll be as polite as possible!'
Click—
When the doors opened, Issei was greeted with the sight of the inside and immediately gulped, nervous at what he saw.
Besides the European-style decor, like the two large sofas facing each other with a table in the middle, the windows or doors in the background, what made him swallow hard was the red-haired girl sitting behind a large office desk.
Rias Gremory in all her splendor was sitting with her hands crossed on the table, but she wasn't the only one there.
Akeno Himejima, the black-haired beauty, the school's 'Yamato Nadeshiko', was standing next to Rias Gremory, her hands clasped in front of her like a maid and a soft smile.
But as if those two weren't enough, the other girl on the other side of Rias Gremory was also a famous beauty.
Koneko Toujou, the infamous "mascot" widely considered the cutest girl in school, was there. To Issei's curiosity, she was eating what looked like a pack of fish-shaped cookies.
While Issei was outside processing the image, the fact that he was in front of practically the three most beautiful girls in school, the riajuu and the bastard went to them with the first one speaking.
"Don't just stand there, come in."
"O-oh! Excuse me!" Unfortunately, he was too nervous to speak calmly.
With slow steps, Issei approached the table and stopped next to a sofa.
"Please have a seat."
That was what Rias Gremory said with a slight smile appearing on her face. After she said that, Issei placed his bag on the ground and sat down carefully.
However, as he sat down, Issei glimpsed something absurd, when the other two entered, the handsome bastard stood next to Akeno and the riajuu next to Koneko, it was what the riajuu did that caught his attention.
He saw the riajuu come close to her and, as if it were something completely normal, he put his hand inside Koneko's snack package and took one.
The girl just glared at him before going back to eating as if it was nothing, and it was the casualness of it all that caught Issei off guard.
'How the hell can this guy just walk up to a girl like Koneko and do this!? They're so close? But how...' His incomprehension made him stare at the two of them with his mouth slightly open as they looked at him with a shared look of placidity.
"Kuhum."
With a cough coming from his front, Issei returned his gaze to Rias.
"So Issei Hyoudou-kun, I imagine Micael explained everything to you, right?"
"U-uh, yes."
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(Continue...)