"Issei, do you like Rias onee-sama?"
"Ahem! Why are you asking that, Katase?"
Katase squirmed a little, explaining hesitantly, "It's just… your gaze is different from when you're with me or Murayama."
Murayama nodded in agreement, looking sad and lonely, but still trying to maintain a gentle smile on her beautiful face.
"…No man can resist a woman like Rias-senpai. Unless that man has some kind of sexual disorder, there's no way he could reject Rias-senpai's charm."
"That's true… Compared to us, Rias onee-sama is clearly better." Katase's tone was bitter, but she tried to accept that painful truth.
Murayama gave a wry smile and spoke helplessly, "If Issei ends up with Rias onee-sama, I don't mind."
"Me too," Katase added.
"You two… there's always another option outside of those choices," Issei said, giving them a gentle smile.
Katase and Murayama glanced at each other, let out a sigh, then nodded weakly.
Rias didn't just pass by—she actually sat down on the park bench right beneath the cherry blossom tree.
There had been a female student sitting there earlier, but the moment she saw Rias arrive, she happily gave her seat to Rias.
Rias didn't ask for it, but she accepted the girl's kindness with her mature smile.
Not long after, two beautiful women—one tall and one petite—came to the same table as Rias.
There was no need to ask who they were, because they were obviously Himejima Akeno and Toujou Koneko.
'The ideal wife type who can be either a masochist or a sadist, Himejima Akeno! It feels like a dream to see her in person, especially from this close!' Issei muttered in his heart, grateful to the gods for giving him the chance to live in the DxD world.
Wait a second—did he really reincarnate into this world because of a god?
I'm pretty sure not. He got reincarnated here because of my hand—aka the author's golden hand.
Ahem, forget that little joke and let's get back to the story.
After he was satisfied staring at Akeno, Issei shifted his gaze to the petite woman who looked incredibly adorable.
But don't get it wrong—behind that small body, there was terrifying power hidden beyond the reach of human imagination.
'The legal loli mascot of the original story, Toujou Koneko-chan! She's so cute it makes me want to kidnap her. Damn it, just thinking about it already makes my criminal soul thrash around!'
Issei almost lost control because of the charm of the legal loli, Koneko-chan.
In the original story, Toujou Koneko would grow up into a beautiful big-breasted woman like Kuroka.
Their beauty was the same, but their allure was different from each other.
'I can't wait to see her grow up.'
Issei suddenly grinned with longing as he stared straight at Koneko.
"!"
Koneko suddenly turned her head and shot a sharp glare at Issei.
'Ah, I forgot she's extremely sensitive.'
Issei immediately looked away and pretended to whistle, even though no sound came out.
Koneko's stare grew sharper, stabbing straight into his heart.
"Koneko…"
Rias's calm call immediately softened Koneko's gaze.
Koneko turned away, lowering her head with a pout.
Rias smiled faintly, then happily reached out and patted Koneko's head.
"Sorry, but this time I don't want any failures."
"I understand, Rias-bucho."
"Ara ara, fu fu fu~." Akeno let out a soft laugh, her voice sounding alluring to the students around them.
Rias turned her head, falling silent for a moment after seeing Akeno.
"Akeno, don't do that out in the open."
"Ara ara, I didn't mean to do it. Sorry, Bucho."
Rias let out a sigh and whispered very softly, "Even though you're not a succubus, the temptation in your voice is scarier than theirs."
Akeno simply smiled after hearing Rias's whisper.
Koneko blushed, lowering her small head as she focused on sipping her drink.
…..
Gulp…
'I agree. Akeno is seriously tempting, even though she doesn't seem to realize it herself.'
Issei acted calm and continued eating his lunch, even though his thoughts were focused on the small conversation within Rias's group.
'She doesn't want any failures… which means she's still planning that. What a shame—her plan isn't going to go smoothly.'
After calming down a little, Issei began reflecting on what Rias had said.
'Should I go meet her right away? What do you think, Ddraig?'
'Don't ask me. I don't know.'
'Just say what's on your mind. I just want to hear it.'
'In that case, just wait until they come to greet you. When that happens, you can shoot your shot.'
'So straightforward… but I like it. Fine, this time I'll focus on teaching those three female crows. Tomorrow, I'll go chase the main heroine's love.'
... .. .
To be continued…