I didn’t bring you up in the trade several days ago, but still, Rossweisse, I want you to help Ise.”
Rossweisse-san hugs Rias while having tears in her eyes. Rias then says. “Didn’t I say that this isn’t going to be an eternal farewell before? From a large perspective the members here are all Rias Gremory’s peerage, you know? My comrades and my family. It’s just that we may happen to be competing with each other sometimes. We are family that will continue to live together tomorrow and even the day after tomorrow.”
“Uuu~! Rias-saaaaaan~! I! I will help Ise-kun, don’t ya worry! Watch over me with warms eyes, will yaaaa~!”
Ah man, her accent is back……
I see. So Rossweisse-san will also be coming to me———
But, I wonder if that’s okay? I look at Rias’s face after feeling worried. Perhaps she read through my mind so this is what she says. “I am also exploring my own team. One of the fixation is to build a new team while having the old ORC members is the centre of it. Though the one I’m planning right now will be for the upcoming tournament.”
So ——— a new team which has the old ORC members as the core of it, huh. Rias continues. “……After meeting Ise, I have encountered many situations and have met with all sorts of people. That may have been destiny, but what triggered it is the meeting with Ise and Asia. From then on, I have met people starting from Xenovia. That is really important to me. But somewhere inside me is telling me it was something which was brought by Ise who is the Sekiryuutei.”
“No, Rias that is———”
That isn’t it! This is all destiny! It’s not just me, but I think those were the destiny which was attracted by you! It seems like Rias understand that too, so she continues by interrupting my words. “I know what you want to say. If I start think too seriously about it in such ways, then I would be devaluing myself. That’s why I have got rid of such thinking out of my head and concluded that everything because it had to happen. But you know, planning a new team with the original ORC members as the centre of it definitely seemed interesting. More rather, simply imagining it would take my interest. I am positive there is a team which is possible to plan by using all the battle experience we had as a reference. ———How can I defeat Sairaorg’s team, Sona’s team, and Vali team……? I wasn’t able to go to sleep by simply imagining it. Being able to have such imagination is what the upcoming tournament is.”
———That is true. I couldn’t help but feel my dream and ambition of making my own team freely which is accordingly to the upcoming tournament’s rule. I ended up thinking all the time for what I would need to do in order for me team to defeat Vali’s team and Cao Cao’s team. Perhaps the thing Rias has been writing on my desk at night before the ceremony as she got out of my bed means……that she was coming up with a team for the tournament! Irina raises her hand when Rias and I spoke of what was going in our minds. “U-Umm…… This is a good occasion so can you guys listen to me for a sec?”
Saying that she continues. “Currently there are teams organized for the tournament which is mainly consisted of the Reincarnated Angels. The team which has the Joker as the [King] has begun being formed. But I’m planning to decline from joining that team.”
Irina looks at my way. She has determined eyes. “———I want to join Ise-kun’s team.”
[———!?] Everyone becomes shocked at her words! If Irina who isn’t a Devil or my servant says that then everyone here will be shocked! Irina then continues. “It is something I decided on my own which I kept it a secret from others ever since when Ise-kun’s High-class promotion ceremony ended. Even the higher-ups are fine if it’s Ise-kun and they are even supportive of it.”
Irina who looks up the sky. “Everyone in Heaven is important to me. I haven’t forgotten my faith. There isn’t a day where I don’t think about the lord and Michael-sama. ———But the feeling of wanting to fight alongside Xenovia and Asia-san in a big competition like this was also strong. At the end, I couldn’t let go off that feeling.”
She walks towards my team and then stands besides me. She then shouted out from her heart. “I-I……want to be honest with the feeling of love inside me and live like that! That’s why I want to fight as a part of Ise-kun’s team!”
……Irina. You are that determined to come to my team……
“If Irina is willing to come then I can’t ask for a more strong support. ———Will you join my team?”
When I ask her, she replies with a big smile. “Yes, of course! Darling!”
Irina jumps into where Asia and Xenovia are. “Xenovia! Asia-san! Once again, please take care of me!”
“Sure, Irina! You and I are eternal swordswoman pair! And with Asia———”
“Yes! The team of this three is unbeatable!”
The three of Irina, Xenovia, and Asia are hugging each other and starts spinning around together. So Irina and Rossweisse-san are now in my team…… Looks like I need to discuss about the team with Ravel from the scratch. Now then. I have discussed my relation with Rias and the Rating Game tournament. This is the final stunt. The man, Hyoudou Issei’s biggest and the most important shining moment! I decided that I will tell Rias once she graduates! I take Rias’s hand and then tell her. “I want to tell you something last which is really important.”
“……What is it?”
I then tell her directly! “One day, I will be able to stand beside you equally……more like, I will achieve a social standing equal to you. I want us to become a pair which would be called fitting from anyone’s perspective as the same High-class Devil. What I want to say is———in the future I want you to lead the same life as me.”
———The promise of the future. I decided to tell her once I become a High-class Devil. I decided I will tell Rias once it is her graduation. That’s why I told her. I told her, god dammmmmmmmmmmmit! It seems like this was something really unexpected for Rias. “———!”
Seems like she has a feeling she can’t express by words. She turns all red, and then———
“……Yes!”
…………! She gave me her answer!! The promise of our futureeeeee!! She gave me her consennnnnnnnnnnnt!! [Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo~!!] Everyone becomes so hyped that they start shouting. “Alrighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhht!”
I scream at the spot and shouted my joy by full throttle! Azazel-sensei! I did itttttt! I! I will polish myself as a manlier man and definitely will become a man who is suited for Rias, oh yes I wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiill! ———Perhaps they came because they heard my voice. Matsuda and Motohama suddenly appears from nowhere. “Ah, you were here, Ise!”
“Ah, Rias-senpai is crying!”
Both of them gets shocked when they see Rias crying. Yeah, this is a good occasion. I’ll tell them. Let’s tell them. I stand besides Rias. “Ah, I should be clean about it. Matsuda, Motohama. ———The truth is, we are dating.”
I tell them while stroking below my nose with my finger.