Dull purple eyes were staring at the sun in the sky, a single emotion prevalent in the individual's very soul.
Complete and utter boredom.
For the next few hours, Maria would be forced to wait for her family members to finish having fun at school, while she stayed home. Doing mostly nothing.
Oh...she could clean, do the dishes, get the groceries, watch television...
Except she did that already. So what was left, really?
The succubus let her head fall onto the counter she was leaning with a *thud*, brainstorming of a way to kill some time.
If only she could get join Naruto-sama and Mio-sama in Kuoh Academy...
Hell, she would have, if not for the fact that the brother-sister duo have stated in no uncertain terms; they would do everything in their power to stop her if she tried to.
It was incredibly rude! As if she would go over there and cause nothing but trouble!
More than that, Naruto-sama had no right to criticize her, he was no different.
Maria sighed, she was just a pitiable creature...her circumstances were just deplorable. So much so as a matter of fact...
That she was going to go and prove them right.
With a new-found grin on her face, she hopped off her seat and went to get some 'supplies'.
Time to have some fun.
Mio stared at the scene before her, not too sure what to make of it.
"...Stop looking at me like that."
The red-head didn't heed the request, continuing to stare at a certain infamous pervert on the street that was comforting a certain nun.
It was hard not to be judgmental at times.
Issei was currently trying to comfort a teary Asia; who was looking somewhat embarrassed for tearing up on the street.
"...So, care to tell me why you made Asia-san cry, Issei-san?" Mio deadpanned, pinning the reincarnated devil with a stare.
The brown-haired boy raised his hands up in defense, standing up in the process. "No wait! That isn't the case! It's just a misunderstanding, I swear!"
Mio said nothing for a moment, remembering all the stories that she heard about the infamous 'Perverted Trio' and their penchant for shifting the blame. So when the perverted boy in front of her claimed innocence, it was more than a little difficult to take seriously.
Seeing her disbelieving attitude, Issei took a step forward in order to defend himself.
But the red-head took a step backward, wariness in her eyes.
"Hey. You're a good guy, sure. But you're still an irredeemable pervert here." the half-devil pointed out, keeping her boundaries a priority.
Issei's jaw dropped, he completely forgot about his shitty reputation at Kuoh Academy...
"Now wait a minute, I might have a track record of...admiring some girls, sure. But this time I'm telling the truth! You gotta believe me!" the pawn cried out, seeking understanding from a fellow devil.
The half-devil sighed, shaking her head lightly at Issei's plea. "Who else could or would have done this? Look at her! Asia-san is practically a blond puppy."
"It was an accident!"
"So...you did do it then, huh?"
Issei flinched. "Uh...I may have played a relatively small part in it...maybe."
Mio didn't look impressed, a visible grimace on her face.
"Hey, Naruto was the one that tricked me into it." the brown-haired boy countered.
Now that got the half-devil's attention, perking up slightly.
"So Naruto's partially responsible?" Mio muttered, eyes sliding away from the perverted boy to the nun.
Issei shifted uncomfortably, he was kind of right in a way, if Naruto hadn't insulted his perverted culture, then he wouldn't have said anything.
Now all he had to do was get away before the red-head got any more upset.
Naruto would be fine anyways, Mio was obviously a bro-con, he would get off easy.
Said half-devil glared at him for some reason, her eyes sharpening in the process.
"I suddenly wish to do immense damage to your person." she threatened, a dark glint in her eye.
The brown-haired boy blanched, could she read his thoughts or something!?
After glaring at him for a moment, Mio turned to Asia while trying to get rid of the dark look in her eye.
"What do you think of the situation, Asia-san?" Mio asked gently, a comforting smile in place.
Realizing that she was getting called for her input, she straightened. "I think that Issei-san has some inner desires that he has to deal with, but that it still doesn't make him a bad person. Just...expressive."
The nun tilted her head downwards, a frown marring her face. "To be honest, it was actually really embarrassing."
Before anyone could comment however, she snapped her head up, emerald-green eyes shining. "But, it's also very inspiring!"
Issei perked up and Mio looked flabbergasted by the assertion.
Nevertheless, the female blond continued, eyes shining and reverent. "Despite his excesses, he accepts that it is a part of him! He truly loves himself enough to look past his flaws!"
The brown-haired boy suddenly felt like a weight was put on his shoulder, pushing him to the ground.
"F-Flaws..." Issei parroted, eyes twitching.
"Despite the fact that his inherent flaws earns him nothing but everyone's scorn, he still stands strong!"
Another weight was put on his shoulder, grinding him further into the ground with an increasingly depressed air.
"Scorn..."
Mio watched in morbid fascination as Issei was subtly getting battered by Asia's words, was she doing it on purpose...?
Asia then clasped her hands together, as if she was about to-
"Oh kami-sama...thank you for allowing me to meet Issei-san. By looking at his inadequacies, he can grow to become a good and just person! May you watch over him! Amen!"
The red-head stared as the mighty wielder of the Boosted Gear lost his strength and fell face-first into the cement, groaning in pain due to the splitting headache he got.
She couldn't blame him, even she got a minor headache from the prayer, even though she was a half-devil and it wasn't even directed at her.
When Mio turned around to look at the perpetrator, Asia just met her gaze with a confused look.
"What's wrong with Issei-san? Is he sick?" the female human asked with concern, tilting her head to the side.
The picture of innocence.
Mio felt a sweat-drop form, could it be that...Asia could actually be kind of dangerous in her own way?
"...Nothing, but I think that I'm going to leave now. Uh...please take care of Issei-san, ok?"
Asia gave her a large smile, completely unaware of the brown-haired boy's distress. "Of course!"
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