"I'll…see you again…Ophis. I promise," I said, even weaker than prior. My consciousness finally drifted away but instead of the dark abyss I expected, a radiant light headed my way and lit up the darkness.
I groaned as the alarm clock woke me from my sleep and I clutched my head. I had a painful headache. It must have been because of the alarm clock.
I stretched my arm over to turn off my alarm clock, not bothering to open my eyes, but for some reason I couldn't reach it. I cracked my eyes open and sat up and reached over to my nightstand to turn off my alarm, annoyed that I had to deal with anything after just waking up. I yawned a stretch before I realized something. My room…it was just like before the Gremory family rebuilt it!
"W-What? What happened to my room?" I asked, confused.
[Partner…] said a familiar voice, awkwardly, in my head.
Ddraig! At least something is normal. What's going on? Where's Rias and the rest?
[Partner, do you have a mirror in your room? You should probably go look in one] said Ddraig, awkwardly.
I put on a confused expression but got up from my bed to look for a mirror. As I walked over to it I spoke.
"I don't really understand why I need to see a mirror, Ddr- WAH! I'm a mini-me!" I shouted, jumping back after I saw my reflection.
[Ophis sent us back in time, if you remember. She sent us back 11 years, though. I don't really understand why one more year] explained Ddraig. I stared, wide-eyed, at the mirror. S-So I really did almost die after my fight with Shalba? Dammnit!
"And the reason why it was eleven years…did something go wrong with the spell?" I asked, hoping Ddraig knew something.
[She probably put too much power into the spell. It's not surprising since she said she had never done it before. Also, remember that she said some people might remember you, Partner] said Ddraig. My eyes widened as I remembered Ophis' words. If they're close to my heart then there is a chance some people might remember the future. Meaning Rias and Akeno and Asia might remember me! [Also, Partner, there's something you should probably know.]
"What is it, Ddraig?" I asked, concerned by what he was going to say.
[Well, you're basically useless right now. Since your body is just a fragile human, you can't use Balance Breaker nor can you use any of the power you gained as a devil] explained Ddraig, causing me to slump down. Great, so I'm back to my useless, weak self. And after all the training I did as a devil. [Well, on the bright side, you no longer get power from breasts. Ah~, it's so refreshing to think about that~."
Oi, we beat a lot of enemies because of that, but at least now I won't have to put Ddraig through all that stress.
"I guess if that helps your health than I guess it's okay," I said as I sat down on my bed. Ddraig began to weep in happiness and I rolled my eyes.
[Yes! The curse of the Oppai Dragon is gone! And Albion won't be the Ketsuryuukou, either!] said Ddraig as he sobbed, happily. I could hear someone's voice echo in the background and Ddraig's sobbing halted. [Oi, shut up! Oppai Dragon is gone so stop with that 'Zoom Zoom iyann'.]
Ah! It must be my senpais in the Boosted Gear! I should probably ask them for help since my body isn't strong enough to use the Sacred Gear. They could probably train me to use it.
"Issei! Hurry down for breakfast or your father is going to eat it all!" shouted my mother from downstairs. I quickly changed and ran downstairs and found my breakfast sitting on the table while my father was reading his newspaper. "Good morning, honey."
"Morning, mom, dad," I said as I began to eat my food.
"Anything planned for today, kiddo? I assume you're going to see Irina since she's leaving today, right?" asked my father, making my eyes go wide. That's right! Irina leaves the country today! I have to hurry or else I'm going to miss her. She might be one of the people who remembers me.
I began to scarf down my food after remembering that and my mother scolded me.
"Issei! You are going to choke on your food. Eat slowly. You have plenty of time before Irina leaves," said my mother. I pouted and slowed down my pace until she was satisfied.
[Considering how your parents are acting, it seems they don't remember you] said Ddraig, causing me to sigh.
I'm not surprised, I never really saw eye to eye with my parents after a certain day.
[After you became a pervert?] asked Ddraig. I grinned and replied with a simple 'Yes' causing Ddraig to sigh in annoyance.
"Aside from seeing Irina, Issei, you know that school is coming up soon, right? Is there anything you're planning on joining? I don't want you just lounging around after you get back," said my father. I paused my eating as I thought. I had planned on getting stronger so I thought I'd maybe join kendo so I could properly use Ascalon but I had yet to put a lot of thought into it.
[Partner, I have a suggestion] said Ddraig, catching my attention. [Why don't you learn some kind of hand-to-hand combat? I'm sure there is some kind of class you could join.]
That's a great idea! I was always so useless when I couldn't use my Balance Breaker and even while I used it, I didn't have any kind of fighting style. Sairaorg was one who showed that I had a particular weakness not knowing any martial arts.
"I think I'm going to join one of the martial arts clubs," I said as I continued to eat. I peeked at my father to gauge his reaction and he continued to look at the paper as he picked up his coffee.