Lala woke up first.
She stared at Rito's sleeping face.
She murmured softly, just for herself to hear: "As I thought, he's reliable..." She smiled as she poked his face.
When she sensed he was about to wake up, she pretended to be asleep.
Feeling the movement on the bed, she pretended to wake up: "Is it morning already?"
She sat up on the bed completely naked and started stretching with one hand extended and the other rubbing her eyes.
Then, she smiled as she looked at Rito: "Rito, good morning."
Without suspecting a thing, Rito replied: "Mm, good morning, Lala."
Laughing discreetly, Lala said: "Peke!"
"Got it!" Floating, Peke began to glow.
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'Issei Hyoudou and Koneko Toujou...'
Rito didn't know what was going on, but it seemed like here, Koneko was the same age as Issei.
By the way, his own age was different from the start of the anime. He was currently 16 years old and in the same class as Issei and Koneko.
Another thing... Koneko wasn't exactly like in the anime, manga, and Light Novel.
She was more mature in every sense, similar to her older sister. The only thing that remained the same was the color of her hair and eyes, as well as her indifferent temperament.
'From what I observed yesterday, Issei still isn't part of Rias' Peerage.' He thought to himself.
It was hard to say whether Issei still had the Sacred Gear and if Rias would reincarnate him as a Devil.
And, honestly, something like that was the least of his problems.
Though it would be a lie to say he didn't desire a woman like Rias... At the moment, he was more concerned about how to manage to kill at least one rabbit in the hunting dimension.
'If only I had something like a Sacred Gear...'
He thought: 'I wonder if Lala could create something similar... Something that could come with me to the hunting dimension?'
He shook his head in denial soon after.
Even knowing how brilliant Lala was, many of her inventions came with great risks. She was still young and had a lot to learn. And, with time, who knows, maybe he'd manage to kill a rabbit with a stroke of luck and strengthen himself with the orbs.
'Patience...' He thought.
"Rito, what are you thinking about so deeply?"
"Kenichi..." He said: "Nothing much. Just..."
Kenichi Saruyama has black eyes and spiky black hair, most of it pointing backward.
"Thinking about Sairenji again?" Kenichi laughed like a pervert.
"Wrong." He said: "Actually... You know what, forget it."
"Come on, now you've made me curious..." Kenichi started shaking his arm.
"It's not a big deal. It just so happens I was thinking about joining a gym." He replied.
"Oh? Want to become more manly for your dear Sairenji?" Kenichi teased him.
"What's that, what's that? Rito wants to join a gym, is that right?" Aika Kiryuu adjusted her glasses while giving a presumptuous and provocative lewd look.
Aika Kiryuu wears glasses, has golden eyes, and slightly messy brown hair tied in braids on each side.
Her smile showing her teeth was quite annoying: "Not bad. I don't dislike boys who try to improve themselves to impress the girl they love~"
She tossed her braid back and walked past him.
"That Kiryuu... She's kinda cute, but how do I put this..." Kenichi pondered with his eyes closed. Then he snapped his fingers: "Yes! Even though she's a girl, don't you think she's pretty perverted?"
"Dunno. And do you really have the right to say that about her?" Rito said bluntly.
"Haha, true!" Instead of getting upset, Kenichi laughed.
Rito stood up and said: "I'm going to the bathroom."
After Rito left, Kenichi murmured: "That Rito, he doesn't show any interest in any girl other than Sairenji..."
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"Young man, welcome back."
At the entrance to his house were Zastin and his subordinates.
Despite the initial surprise, Rito managed to adapt well.
"Mm, I'm back."
Before passing by them, he thought of something: 'Wait, can't I just ask Zastin to train me?'
"Zastin!"
"Yes?" Zastin asked: "Need something, young man?"
"Just call me Rito." He said: "And... Actually, I need a favor from you."
"Oh? I'm listening. I can't refuse a request from the young man." He smiled, placing his large hand on Rito's shoulder with poorly controlled strength.
"It's like this... I want to become at least a little stronger." He asked: "Could you train me?"
"Hahaha! I see, I see. As expected of Miss Lala's fiancé. That's the spirit!" Zastin laughed happily, adding: "And yes, I can train you."
"I'll be in your care." Rito bowed his head slightly in gratitude.
"It's all good, it's all good." Zastin said: "It's better to do this somewhere else. There's a training room on the spaceship, I'll train you there."
"Okay." He said: "I'll just change and be right back."
...
After changing, he and Zastin were sucked up by a light coming from the sky.
It was quite a scene of aliens abducting cattle...
Rito didn't even have time to be amazed by everything he saw as Zastin led him to the training room.
The moment he set foot inside the room, his eyes widened. That's because he felt like it was at least twice as hard to walk in that room.
"This room is a bit special." Zastin explained: "The gravity works differently here. But since you're weak, we won't increase it more than this for now."
"Yes!"
"So, what would you like to learn first?" Zastin asked.
"Preferably something that doesn't rely on weapons." He replied: "I want to be good at defending myself even without one."
"Hahaha! I understand, I understand. Very well, I'll teach you a bit of the Devilukian combat arts." Zastin said with a confident smile.
When he assumed a fighting stance, it was like being stared down by a wild beast that could tear him to pieces in a matter of seconds.
"Go easy on me." Rito felt immense pressure in front of Zastin.
"Ah, sorry, sorry. For a moment, I forgot that Miss Lala's fiancé was just an ordinary Earthling." Zastin scratched his face.
He touched his chin, looking thoughtful.
After a few seconds, he said: "Well then, first, you need to build your strength. Let's start with some basic exercises and proteins."
"First, do a hundred push-ups." Zastin said: "Meanwhile, I'll prepare some protein for you."
"Yes!"
Without hesitating, Rito decided to try, though he felt that a hundred push-ups were a lot, especially considering the increased gravity in that room.