Sorry for the delay, besides reviewing my studies, I was looking for a way to write longer chapters faster, I think I discovered something, I'll see with time
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Issei replied as he leaned back on the couch, he also noticed the same familiarity with which Rias said the riajuu's name.
"Well, since that's the case, we can go straight to awakening your Sacred Gear."
"Okay."
Muttering a short reply, Issei watched as Akeno, who had left a moment ago, returned with a tray and a cup. The girl approached and offered it to him with a smile.
"Tea?"
"Uh, thank you."
Issei moved his hands to grab the glass, he would like to say he didn't look at her breasts, but that would be a lie, there was no way he wouldn't stare at those magnificent things when she leaned over slightly.
Considering how close they were, she definitely noticed, Issei was about to apologize for looking at her breasts, but the moment he looked into her eyes, he froze.
She still had that soft smile, her bright purple eyes still smiling, but the dangerous feeling he felt the moment he looked at her, as if he felt a death threat, sent a shiver down his spine.
'W-what the hell is this!? Killing intent or what? She's definitely mad at me, damn it, I need to be more discreet next time or I won't know how I died!'
He didn't even have the chance to open his mouth when she bowed slightly before turning around and leaving, all while still maintaining that graceful demeanor of a traditional Japanese lady, as if she had barely given him a heart attack just now.
"Rias, I didn't tell him about everything in detail, I only told him about the situation with the fallen angels, about the other races, that he has a Sacred Gear, and about reincarnation, I didn't go into details, I think it's better if you explain how the devil society works."
Snapping Issei out of his dazed state, he heard the riajuu speak towards Rias Gremory.
"Ah, right, since that's the case, then Issei-kun, I'll explain to you how the devil society works."
As she spoke to him with that friendly smile still on her face, Issei could only nod as he held the cup in his hands. "O-okay."
"Alright, first I'll talk about the evil peaces system..."
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After a few minutes, minutes in which Issei found himself nodding as he silently listened to Rias' explanation.
At that exact moment, he found himself in complete shock, because what Rias had told him was that he...
"Can I have my own harem!?" He exclaimed in shock, abruptly standing up from the sofa. Fortunately, he had already drunk all the tea and given the cup to Akeno, otherwise he would have dropped it.
"Yes, if you can raise your status to the appropriate level, you can have your own harem if you wish." Rias spoke with a slight smile still on her face, her hands crossed on the table in an almost professional manner.
"R-right, but...is that even possible? You're not lying, right?" Issei asked, still with a hint of doubt, and thinking that something so...magnificent and incredible was possible! He had a hard time believing it.
"Hahaha, of course it's possible, remember that our culture is different from that of humans, and with the few numbers that remain of us this is something possible, of course, it won't be easy, you'll have to try really hard if that's your goal."
Having the confirmation he wanted, Issei couldn't hold himself back any longer. "Yooooosho! No matter how hard I have to try! I will definitely fulfill my dream and become the Harem King! Oooooh!!!" He shouted with all his might as he raised his arms, not caring about the people present in the room.
"Ufufufu~"
Issei was taken out of his excited reverie by the sound of laughter, he ended up finding Akeno laughing with her hand over her mouth, the girl seemed to be enjoying his behavior and words.
Beside her was Kiba-the handsome bastard who had a faint smile on his face and a somewhat awkward expression. He seemed to be torn on how to properly react to his behavior.
With Koneko on the other side of the desk, she kept her face neutral as she stared at him silently with narrowed eyes. Issei had no idea what she was thinking, though his experience with critical looks from girls told him that he was being judged.
And as for the muscular riajuu beside her, he maintained the same calm face as always, not seeming to be bothered by his words and behavior and remaining in that annoyingly cool manner with his hands in his pockets.
And with Rias, luckily she still had that friendly smile, so just like the other two who showed some reaction, she didn't seem to feel offended or anything.
'Damn! I got carried away by the excitement, even though I knew I shouldn't hide my dream from anyone, saying this when I just met them might be disrespectful, but I guess since they're devils, this shouldn't be uncommon.'
"I apologize for that, I...got carried away, sorry." Issei rubbed the back of his neck as he smiled awkwardly, though it was clear he felt no shame in what he did.
"It's fine, since you clearly accepted everything very well, I welcome you, Issei Hyoudou, welcome to the Gremory clan, you can refer to me as Buchou."
Issei felt his previous excitement return as he bowed. "Don't worry, I promise I'll do my best!" Straightening up, he scratched the back of his neck as he spoke with a smile. "By the way, can I call you Onee-chan instead of Buchou?" In the midst of his excitement, he ended up saying it as a joke, but if she accepted, he wouldn't turn down the opportunity.
However, what he saw immediately killed his excitement, that friendly smile lost its feeling, she was still smiling, but it looked completely fake, not to mention the cold feeling it caused.
"No, call me Buchou and nothing else."
If the commanding tone in her voice was any indication, it meant she clearly didn't like the joke, it seemed like he overdid it.
"R-right...sorry." Issei can only apologize awkwardly.
"Alright, I guess we can proceed to see your Sacred Gear now."
Scratching his head in confusion, Issei asked. "Ok, but what do I do?"
"Imagine a strong attack in your mind, think as if you were doing it for real."
The look of confusion on his face increased. "What? Just that?"
"Yes."
Receiving a simple answer without further explanation, Issei can only do as he was told.
Thinking for a moment, he suddenly had an idea of what to do, and resisting the growing embarrassment, he slowly made the appropriate pose for the attack.
'Come on, Issei! Ignore the stares and focus, that's it, take a deep breath, one, two, three...'
"Kamehameha!-"
Issei stopped abruptly at the end of his scream when he felt a strange sensation coming from his left arm, opening his eyes, he saw an intense red light coming out of his arm.
"What the hell?..."
Muttering in bewilderment with half-closed eyes, he watched until the light slowly dimmed and there, on his arm, what appeared to be a red gauntlet appeared.
Issei analyzed it in fascination, the glove covered the back of his hand up to the elbow, his fingers were strangely exposed while the part over his forearm was segmented giving the impression of scales, and there was a green jewel on the back of his hand.
It looked like a well-made piece of cosplay, but when he touched it with his other hand, he realized it was real metal, although he could barely feel its weight.
"This thing is amazing!" Issei muttered admiring the metal piece on his arm.
"How strange…"
Hearing Rias's mutter, Issei looked at her and saw her frowning slightly as she looked at his glove.
"What's the problem?"
"It's just that from the amount of pawns I used to reincarnate you, I imagined that you would have a strong Sacred Gear, but it seems that it's only a Twice Critical..."
Hearing Rias' confused mutterings as she frowned even more, Issei felt his chest tighten with a cold sensation.
'W-what does that mean!? It doesn't mean I'm weak or anything, right? I can still have my harem, right? Right!?'
As he began to pale and sweat at the possible meaning of those words, Issei was about to question her until he saw the muscular riajuu approach him.
With him reaching him, Issei was about to ask what he was going to do until the Riajuu grabbed his arm with the gauntlet, then, Issei saw the scene of its eyes changing to a frightening bright blue with white gears, something that gave him a slight chill.
"It's the same thing, your Sacred Gear probably just hasn't fully awakened."
That's what the Riajuu said to Rias, which made her visibly relax.
"So if that's the case, we can only wait."
Rias said as she regained her smile, the exchange between the two made Issei himself feel relieved.
'So that means I'm fine? Phew, wait, he said something about my Sacred Gear not being fully awakened, so following that logic...'
"Excuse me, just to clear up a doubt of mine, but I'm strong, right? My Sacred Gear I mean." Issei asked slowly and uncertainly, he hadn't even thought about it. 'Even if I'm weak, I won't give up on my dream, I'll get there with enough effort!'
"Don't worry Issei, I recruited you precisely because you have a lot of potential."
Those words made Issei regain all his confidence as he smiled in satisfaction.
"I'm glad to hear that, hehe~" Issei spoke while rubbing his nose.
"With that settled, you can now-"
"Whait."
As Rias spoke, Issei saw how Riajuu interrupted her.
"There's something I want to talk about, make a few things clear."
Issei blinked at this turn of events, the riajuu beside him speaking while looking at Rias.
Rias looked at Micael and blinked for a moment, she was wondering what he wanted to talk about.
"Rias, I believe that more than anyone, you definitely know how your appearance attracts attention."
"Yes..." She replied as she tried to understand where Micael was going with this.
"In other words, you're already used to it, I imagine you don't even mind it either."
"Yes..." She responded by blinking her eyes a few more times. Yes, she knew how much attention she drew and she definitely didn't mind.
"However, while you don't care, I care even more when your new member of the peerage is one of the infamous trio of perverts, a pervert who harasses girls and happily brags about his dream of having a harem."
Blinking her eyes once more, Rias finally understood what was happening, Micael was clearly not comfortable with the idea of Issei being near her, something she found understandable.
'Aww, is he jealous? Fufufu~ how cute.'
A smile slowly formed on her face as she believed that to be the case, however, he didn't need to worry about that as she already intended to warn Issei about that kind of behavior towards her.
She opened her mouth, speaking almost honeyedly due to the sweet sensation she felt. "Listen Micael, I-
But she was interrupted by the heavy feeling that filled the room at his words.
"So, that's why I'm going to make things clear, you belong to me, naturally I won't let that kind of worm act this pathetically around you, I'm going to make clear the hierarchy of who's in charge and who's obeying here."
With those words sounding in Micael's familiar calm tone, a heavy atmosphere took over the place. No, things were literally starting to shake due to the pressure of an invisible force.
At that moment, Issei felt like he had been plunged into an ice bath, he was sweating so much that he felt his shirt sticking to his back.
With a strange feeling of double deja vu, one related to his recent death experiences and the other being the threat this guy made to him, Motohama and Matsuda months ago, Issei could feel his heart racing with growing fear.
Literally feeling his body grow heavy due to an invisible pressure that was crushing him from every corner, Issei slowly moved his eyes towards the riajuu.
And as if he had been waiting for this moment, the riajuu calmly turned his face towards him meeting his gaze, however, to Issei's growing fear, his eyes began to literally glow red.
As the entire room shook slightly as if an earthquake was happening, Issei, breathing heavily, could only watch frozen as the riajuu calmly placed a hand on his shoulder, causing his eyes to widen.
Then he spoke again.
"Issei Hyodou, Rias is mine, you will stop any pathetic fantasies in your mind about her and the other girls present in this room, understand?"
Although the hand on his shoulder was there, not squeezing him, Issei felt that it was more like a grim reaper's scythe or a tiger's claw that, if he made any sudden movements, would immediately latch onto his neck.
However, despite the immense pressure he felt, Isse missed that feeling of clear hostility, he didn't feel the same thing that the guy in the suit transmitted to him, it wasn't the intention to kill.
But even though there was no desire to kill him, there was a clear intention of aggression, Issei felt like his body and mind would be completely destroyed, which honestly only gave him more chills than being killed.
"Gulp..."
Swallowing audibly due to the tense silence present in the room, Issei could do nothing but stare into the riajuu's glowing red eyes.
"Listen Issei, I honestly have nothing against you..."
'If you don't have anything against me, I don't even want to know what you would do if you hated me!'
"But just because I don't dislike you doesn't mean I'm going to tolerate your behavior. I'm not going to say I don't understand you. Being surrounded by pretty girls, which naturally makes you fantasize, I understand that because I'm a man too."
Despite this abrupt change in tone, from where he had called him a pathetic worm to now saying that he understood him, the pressure around him and the red eyes assured Issei that he was still being threatened.
"But regardless, it doesn't change the fact that your fantasies involve my girl and that is unacceptable."
Suddenly, Issei felt the pressure around him slowly increase, along with the tightening grip on his shoulder.
"If it's not clear to you yet, I'm very possessive and I don't like mutts barking in my territory, so let me make it clear again."
With the riajuu approaching his face slightly as he stared at him, Issei felt as if he was facing a frightening beast, he felt small even though the height difference between the two was minimal.
"Erase any and all thoughts of a sexual nature you have involving my girlfriend or the other two, or else I will permanently turn you into a woman."
At that moment, Issei felt true terror.
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