Sorry for the delay again, yes, I'm still sorting things out at college
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"Haaa...I want...to die..." Lying on the floor, panting, covered in sweat and with growing bruises, Issei stared at the ceiling, breathing deeply through his mouth, taking in as much air as he could.
And he wasn't the only one in that state, Kiba, Koneko, Saji, Akeno and Rias were in similar states, their bodies lying on the ground without energy, in pain and short of breath due to training.
Although, in Saji and Issei's opinion, it was more of a beating and torture session than training.
"Urggg..." He groaned as he miserably tried to move his arm, but Issei eventually gave up, his arm falling limply to the ground.
'Fuck! I've never tried so hard in my life, not even when I had to spend hours walking around Akihabara to find that legendary movie! Not even when I'm trying to peek at girls do I try so hard! Argh.' Was his tearful thought, he felt absurdly sore from his fingers to his scalp.
'Well, at least I'm not alone in this...' His contentment came when he looked around and saw the others in a similar state, his gaze focusing on the one who was closest to him at the end.
'Heh, serves you right.' His gaze settled on Saji lying on his back on the ground, a huge purple bruise on his eye and his nose looking like it was bleeding.
And that thought came from what happened while he was training, while fighting, Issei looked around momentarily focusing on the others until he saw Saji.
At that moment, his gaze ended up meeting Saji's right after he dodged an attack.
"What are you looking at, loser?" Saji said, raising an eyebrow and giving him a questioning look.
And with those affectionate words from Saji when they looked at each other, Issei could only freeze at the sudden aggressiveness, but he didn't even need to respond because thanks to his momentary distraction, Saji ended up being hit hard in the eye when he was knocked down.
"Arg."
If that groan he gave was any indication, it had been painful, but Issei only felt satisfaction as he laughed with a mocking look.
His amused gaze then met Saji's, who was scowling, but he couldn't celebrate much as he was also hit.
"Urgh."
With a punch that made him bend over, his pained gaze ended up turning to Saji, who smiled mockingly at him, returning the previous gesture.
So without further ado, the two began an enmity. In the middle of training, they would look at each other with frowns and clear hostile intentions from time to time.
Something Issei realized, however, was that he wasn't afraid of Saji at all, he might be strong enough to fight on equal terms with Micael, but that didn't scare him in the slightest.
Issei didn't know why, but Saji simply didn't have the same feeling of intimidation that Micael gave him, to him Saji was just an arrogant idiot.
Maybe it had something to do with the fact that he had seen him beating up those delinquents before all this, in the end Issei only knew that he didn't like Saji and wasn't intimidated by him being stronger.
His satisfied gaze then shifted from Saji to look at Koneko and Akeno, the sight of the sweaty girls with red skin and stuck-together hair being quite pleasing and stimulating.
But his gaze didn't last more than a second before he looked away, gritting his teeth in regret, Micael's threat echoing in his head, as tempting as it was to take a look, it just wasn't worth it.
'Damn unfair world! One day, guh, one day I'll have my harem.' With his lips trembling, he looked back up at the ceiling, resisting the temptation to look at them.
And needless to say, he didn't look at Rias at any point, he wasn't stupid.
Already with Saji. "Fu...ck..." He was so tired that he barely had the strength to curse, his tired gaze calmly met the ceiling.
This training was much harder than expected, to the point where it felt strangely harder than the heavy sparring he had just had with Micael.
"Haaa..." Exhaling audibly, Saji vaguely looked around and found the others in similar states, his gaze finally landing on Issei, seeing him breathing with his mouth open like a dog.
'Tsk, damn weakling, that faggot wouldn't have survived if he was in my place.' His mocking thought was filled with clear animosity.
It was clear that the feeling of animosity was mutual, Saji didn't like Issei, and he didn't know why, but the moment he laid eyes on him, he felt strangely offended.
He had heard of Issei before, obviously, he had seen him several times as well, but it was only now that this strange dislike arose, he really didn't know why, but honestly he didn't care either.
But from what he knew about this guy, there was no way he could be friendly with him anyway, only Micael had the patience to deal with these kinds of people.
'If that bastard tries anything with the student council girls, I'll break his bones.' He glared at Issei for one last moment before looking away. 'Though I highly doubt he'll have that courage.' A mischievous smile appeared on his face at the thought.
"Urgh." Though even that act of smiling caused him pain.
While everyone else looked half dead on the ground, the only one who looked unharmed, without bruises and just a little sweaty was Micael, who had his hands on his hips and was calmly looking between them.
His gaze then turned to the girl beside him, Rias breathing deeply as she looked up, her chest rising and falling steadily with her bangs stuck to her forehead from the sweat.
"You look kind of bad." He said with a slight smile on his face as he crossed his arms.
The panting Rias looked at him. If she hadn't been focused on breathing, she would have given him a comeback for his bad joke. In the end, she just stared at him with narrowed eyes in warning.
Still smiling, Micael approached her and crouched down near her head, while her eyes followed him.
"Yeah, I know how bad it is, your chest feels like it's burning and no matter how much air you breathe it feels like it's not enough, your head is buzzing and you might even feel like throwing up, but trust me, it's all for a good reason." Micael calmly pushed her bangs back, patting her head briefly.
Exhaling deeply, she just stared at him in response giving a slight nod, she wouldn't complain, although she thought it was very bad, she had already accepted it.
As Rias seemed too tired to say anything, Michael stood up without saying anything else, looked at the others for a moment before walking away.
Arriving at the drinking fountain that was now in the back, he drank some water and then took a disposable cup, filled it and took it to Rias.
After she drank, he went back, got another cup, filled it and took it to Akeno, doing this several times, he brought water to everyone before going back and standing near Rias with his arms crossed.
Waving to Mari from a distance, he waited in silence, counting the minutes until after ten minutes, he spoke.
"Alright, rest time is over."
His words immediately caused them, who had already recovered somewhat, to freeze.
"What? You're kidding, right?" Saji was the first to express his doubt.
"No." With a smile, Micael replied simply.
The others could only stare at him in astonishment, even Koneko had her neutral expression broken, she was already exhausted, she almost had no energy left to train.
"Are you serious?" Rias, who was next to him, stared at him in disbelief, sitting on the floor. She couldn't believe they had to do more.
"Yes." Still smiling brightly, Michael replied simply.
"Don't worry, the workout will be lighter this time." With that said, he went to where the weights were and brought them, placing them next to each one until he returned to the starting position.
They could only stare at the weights next to them, wondering what 'lighter' meant in Micael's mind.
"Now we will begin the second phase of training. It won't be sparring, so don't worry." Micael said with his radiant smile that exuded energy.
But in the eyes of others, that smile was the most devilish and cruel they had ever seen.
At that moment, they wondered who the real devil was there.
"Heh, poor things." Mari spoke softly with her chin resting on her hand, she smiled amused at what was happening, she had full knowledge of what it was like to train seriously with Micael, after all she had already gone through a similar hell, after that she never did it again.
"You already know how it is, I'm going to transfer a power to you, so don't resist."
Micael then began the second part of his training.
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Minutes later, if before they were completely exhausted and half dead, now they were completely dead, looking like zombies with all their energy drained.
The training he had them do this time had a different purpose, as they were already physically exhausted, so bodyweights would now be effective.
However, the weights were secondary, the focus was on the imaginary version of himself and the new command he gave him, which was to hit specific parts while they tried to defend themselves with their eyes closed.
And here came the other power he used in place of the Zushi Zushi No Mi, which was the Seimei Kikan.
The purpose of this training was to make them more aware of their bodies, especially demonic energy. This training served the purpose of strengthening their control over their bodies and their energy.
He had them focus on their energy and their bodies' reactions while simultaneously trying to respond to specific attacks from the illusory versions, a training for sense and perception.
This was the second part of their training. After it was over, everyone was leaving except one.
"Bye, Koneko." Standing in front of the entrance to his academy, Micael waved to Koneko.
The girl looked at him neutrally, with pure weariness in her eyes, until she muttered weakly. "You're cruel." Until she walked through the door.
Micael could only laugh lightly at this.
Akeno was the next one who approached
"Bye Akeno."
He also said goodbye to her and the response he got was a completely tired look.
"You know, I would normally praise you for this level of sadism, but I have a limit, I'm so tired that even thinking seems tiring, bye to you." Without waiting for a response, she walked slowly to the door and left.
The next one was Kiba who approached
"Bye Kiba."
Looking tired as well, Kiba smiled weakly at him. "That was quite a workout, I've never done anything on this level before, I can already see the difference, thank you, Michael." Kiba thanked him before bowing slightly. "Bye." Then he left.
Next was Saji, who looked at him dryly and then gave him the middle finger.
Something that just made Micael laugh.
And as Saji left, Micael said goodbye. "Bye Saji."
"Yeah yeah bye." Saji replied, waving his arm without looking back.
Next was Issei, who gave him a dead look as he bowed slightly. "Thank you and goodbye." Saying goodbye in an oddly polite and robotic manner, he left looking like a walking zombie.
"Bye Issei."
Finally, it was Mari, the only one who didn't seem to have lost her soul, she looked at him with narrowed eyes before looking back to where Rias was sitting.
She stared at him silently and intensely, before clicking her tongue at the end with a resigned look and approaching him and hugging him lightly.
But Micael kept his arms crossed without responding, just looking at her calmly.
"Just be careful what you do." Mari muttered softly, her tone weak and sounding sad.
But Michael didn't fall for it. "I'm not having sex, you perverted brat." He reached out and punched her in the head.
"Ugh." Stepping away with her hands on her head, she looked at him doubtfully. "You're not going?" Her sad act from a moment ago disappeared like smoke.
"No," Micael replied curtly.
"I see." With a knowing look, she nodded for a moment before smiling innocently as if nothing had happened. "In that case, I'll go, bye." She waved nonchalantly as she left.
"Bye Mari." Micael watched her leave as he shook his head.
Closing the door, Micael walked over to where Rias was sitting.
While looking tired, Rias asked. "Then why did you ask me to stay?" She looked at him curiously.
With a smile, Micael held out his hand. "Come, I have a surprise for you."
Taking his hand, Rias let herself be guided while keeping a curious gaze.
Leaving her in the middle of the tatami area, Micael takes a range out of his pocket and approaches her.
"What are you going to do?"
"Wait a moment." Micael said, bringing the range closer and wrapping it around her eyes.
Rias let him do so, and although her face remained calm, her heart was beating faster and faster due to her growing nervousness.
Needless to say, she was wondering what he was going to do. 'Don't tell me he's going to kiss me!? But that's too abrupt, wait, did he prepare something for me?'
As she wondered, anticipation growing, she heard a snap of fingers, the light seemed to fade, and she began to hear soft rustling sounds around her.
Listening, she tried to understand what was happening, but the only thing she could deduce was that he was walking around her.
After what felt like the longest seconds of her life, she felt him move closer, the warmth of his hands reaching her face as he calmly removed the range.
At the intense rhythm of her heart, she opened her eyes, and the moment she did, they widened in surprise. "This..." She could only mutter weakly.
The cause was what Micael did, around Rias on the floor, several rose petals were around her, with her in the middle of a heart made by them.
But that wasn't what surprised her the most, it was the roses that slowly floated around her, scattered through the air along with candles at a slow pace, that surprised her.
The sight took her breath away, while the light provided by the candles only increased the beauty of the view.
"That... is beautiful." She finally said as her emotional gaze turned to Micael.
He was standing a little way off, arms behind his back and smiling. "It's not over yet, look up." He said, pointing upward.
Rias followed his words, only to bring her hands to her mouth and cover it as she watched the candle flames being controlled and forming a sentence among the roses.
To my devil girlfriend, Rias.
Rias felt her heart pounding in her chest as she felt a mix of emotions, her throat tightening as she tried not to be overwhelmed by it.
She looked at him and saw him approaching, his hand on her back extended towards her, and there, a wilted rose began to transform, its petals becoming healthy as its stem grew.
She then saw the wilted rose transform into a larger rose than normal, its flower with more petals, its color turning a vivid crimson as it floated calmly in the palm of Micael's hand.
Rias slowly reached out for the rose, her mind still processing everything, after taking it she could only look at Micael in silence, stunned.
Micael then withdrew his hand and, smiling, scratched his head. "So, what did you think of my surprise?" Naturally, it was obvious that he felt awkward in this situation.
He didn't ask anyone's opinion about it, not even his father or his stepmother, what led him to do it was purely and simply...because he wanted to.
He wasn't madly in love with Rias, at most he liked her, but he wanted to like her more, to actually fall in love with her, but that was something that would take time.
Their situation might be ambiguous in terms of him still being suspicious, but since he had taken the risk of trusting her, he would act as such, which was what led him to do this.
He wants to make their first kiss something special for her.
And he was fully aware of how emotional he looked, damn it, his father and even his stepmother would think this, they would definitely scold him for this, not to mention Saji who would definitely scold him as well.
But like he said, he decided to trust Rias, so he would eventually find out whether it was worth doing this with her or not.
And so far, Rias has proven herself to be a good woman.
"This...is amazing." While holding the rose, Rias felt so many emotions that she had difficulty expressing them, she could only hold the rose as she continued to stare at him.
"I'm glad you liked it, I made this for our first kiss, I wanted it to be special for you since it wouldn't be my first, so you think I deserve a kiss-"
He ended up being interrupted mid-sentence when she abruptly threw herself on top of him.
With her clinging to him, Micael only had time to process the feeling of her soft, moist lips as he saw her face up close before closing his eyes and hugging her, diving into the kiss.
Feeling his arms wrap around her, Rias tightened her grip, her hand gripping his hair as her legs tightened around him.
Pressing herself tightly against him, Rias felt their bodies press against each other, her racing heart beating intensely as she lost herself in the emotions and sensations of the kiss.
After an intense start where their lips remained still, Micael moved a hand to the back of Rias's neck, keeping it there, he began to move his lips and Rias, feeling it, did the same, imitating his action.
Thus, an inexperienced but intense kiss was exchanged between the two.
However, while they were momentarily lost, they soon became aware of the sensation of their bodies.
Be it Rias's big, soft breasts and her soft warm body for Micael.
Or the firmer, harder chests of Micael's sweaty, shirtless torso for Rias
Rias also felt her arousal, her vagina pulsing slightly and moistening, a tingling in a sensitive spot there, feeling a long and thick cylindrical shape pressing against her and part of her thigh.
With Michael, it was the vaguely familiar and extremely pleasurable sensation of having the warm, soft lips of a vagina against his cock, although his mind was spinning with the thought of reaching out and grabbing that juicy ass, the image alone making his cock throb fiercely.
''You know what? Fuck it.' This time, giving in to instinct, something he would hardly do, Micael couldn't help himself and lowered both hands. 'If she doesn't like it, she'll stop me.' Was his justifying thought.
The moment his hands touched those soft mounds covered by her leggings, Micael felt as if he was being enlightened. 'Finally.'
With his satisfaction accompanied by a sharp twitch of his cock, he squeezed hard, his fingers digging into the warm, soft flesh as he pressed her against him, grinding her pussy against his cock.
At that moment, Rias gasped momentarily into the kiss. She was surprised, but she didn't dislike his attitude. In fact, she loved it. The firm grip of his hands on her ass only served to increase her arousal.
They then continued kissing, with the act lasting an impressive over a minute.
Breaking apart, Rias, her face flushed, took a deep breath as her swollen, saliva-glossy lips parted as she exhaled.
Her blue eyes met Micael's dark brown ones intently as she spoke. "Yes, you deserve a kiss."
It took Micael a moment to process what she said until he chuckled, acknowledging her answer.
Rias laughed too, infected by his laughter and the joy she felt at that moment.
"By the way, this is your first kiss, right?" He ended up asking. He had no doubts, considering she seemed as inexperienced as he was, but he asked anyway to satisfy his curiosity.
"Of course, do you think you would go around kissing another boy without even liking him?" Rias asked raising an eyebrow, she had no idea where that came from.
Micael opened his mouth for a moment, but in the end he just shook his head. "Never mind." He was about to say, 'Tell that to the women of 2024,' but decided not to press the issue.
"By the way..." Rias asked, becoming more and more aware of the position of their bodies and his hands, as a blush slowly rose to her face. "How long are you going to keep grabbing my ass?"
Michael then adopted a serious look at her. "For all eternity."
"Hmph, okay, never mind," Rias said as she lowered her legs. As much as she wanted to stay in that position, it was getting hard to calm down, and she also didn't want him to think of her as a pervert. 'It's still early, I'll wait another two, no, a week to move on to that step.'
Though she had released him, she did not pull away and instead hugged him with her head resting on his neck, inhaling his musky scent, a mixture of sweat, perfume, deodorant and something else that she assumed was his natural scent.
His free hand without the rose, slowly rubbing her back as they felt the muscles
Micael did the same as he rested his head on her neck, the strawberry scent and clearly feminine musk reaching his nose, making him inhale deeply, his hands naturally on her ass.
"Seriously, how long are you going to keep grabbing my ass?" Rias' muffled voice came from beside him.
"And I have already answered you, for all eternity." Michael's response was accompanied by a squeeze of her buttocks.
Rias could only laugh lightly. "You pervert."