Chapter 58: Rating Game incoming - 1
2 weeks after Rias' announcement.
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"*Rustle* Stop it! Mhm? ... A dream? *Phew*" Issei was relieved after realizing what he saw was just a dream.
Although what he saw was just a dream, it still made Issei feel uncomfortable, so he decided to clear his head with some fresh air outside the mansion.
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"Ara, Issei? What are you doing at this hour?" Rias asked after seeing Issei come out of the mansion.
"Ah, just getting some fresh air, Buchou" -Issei
"It's unusual to see you awake at this hour. Did you have a bad dream?" -Rias
"Sort of... Well, watching everyone getting eliminated one by one can't be called a good dream anyway." -Issei
"Don't take it seriously. You're just feeling pressured by those conditions." -Rias
Although she said that, Rias herself hasn't slept much these days after learning about the time limit and Issei's restrictions in the upcoming Rating Game. She has been spending her time coming up with a new strategy to replace the old one that become useless.
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Saturday 4:30 PM (Real-world time)
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Everyone was teleported to the entrance of the elevator on the first floor as the effect of Time Compression had ended.
Issei already informed the others that 24 hours in real-world time was the limit for each person to remain under the effect of the Time Compression, and they will be teleported out once that limit was reached. Furthermore, he had to wait for another 72 hours before he could turn on the Time Compression again.
"Actually, we can go down there again without waiting for the cooldown if I turn its time flow back to normal." -Issei
"There's no need for that. We can train at any place if the time flow is normal." -Rias
"Alright then, how about I take everyone to another dimension?" -Issei
"That's a good idea. We still have a day left before the Rating Game after all." -Rias
"It's settled then." Issei brought out his Digivice and pressed on the bullet train icon.
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Destination: Miss Kobayashi's Maid Dragon (Shotacon Dragon)
Travel class: Economy
Passenger(s): 9
Pick up time: Now
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Issei didn't select the First-class as it requested 70 points per passenger.
*WAAANK* A DimensionalLiner with High School DxD's logo appeared as soon as Issei pressed the [Submit] button.
"Let's get on board!" Issei sounded a little excited as it was his first time using the transportation feature.
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Issei and the others found themselves in the living room after coming out of DxDLiner. The destination, without a doubt, is Lucoa's house as Issei and Ophis had planned to come here in the first place.
"Ah, you come, Issei-kun. Or should I say [Welcome back]?" -Lucoa
"I'm back, Lucoa-san." -Issei
At the same time, there was a sound of someone entering the living room.
"Hey there, Elma-san." Issei greeted the owner of the sound.
"*Nom* Oh. *Nom* You're back, Issei-kun. *Nom*" Elma replied while eating a slice of Christmas Cake inside the box she was holding.
"Elma, isn't that cake the one you planned to give the others?" -Lucoa
"Ah! I completely forgot! What should I do?! This is the ... *Nom* last one. Ah!" Elma tried to hold herself from eating the last slice of cake, but it was no use.
"Ahaha, you haven't changed at all, Elma-san." -Issei
"Lucoa. Christmas show?" Ophis asked out of nowhere.
Issei then quickly introduced everyone to each other after realizing that it was almost time for the Christmas show preparation.
After knowing that Issei and Ophis are going to the retirement home with Lucoa and Elma, the others who were more interested in something else form their own group.
- Issei's group: Issei, Ophis, Asia, Lucoa, and Elma will go to the retirement home as they planned.
- Koneko's group: Koneko, Murayama, and Katase will go to the shopping district with a focus on sweets shops.
- Rias' group: Rias, Akeno, and Kiba will also go to the shopping district, but they're focusing on souvenir shops instead.
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Before Koneko's and Rias' group left, Lucoa gave a sim card to everyone from DxD world in case they want to contact each other.
"By the way, is Karin living somewhere else?" Issei asked after he couldn't find Karin with his Ki Sense and Observation Haki.
"No, she's living here. It's just that she usually comes home around 7 PM." -Lucoa
"Then, she's not part of today's show?" -Issei
"That's right. She has several part-time jobs while living as a medical student, so we didn't ask for her help." Lucoa added.
After that, Lucoa opened a portal to a secluded area not far from the retirement home.
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6:30 PM
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The show was exactly the same as both anime Miss Kobayashi's Maid Dragon in DxD world and unknown soul's memory, which was a huge hit with the people of the retirement home.
Afterward, Ophis followed the show troupe to the Christmas Party at Kobayashi's apartment while Asia joined Issei in going to the shopping district.
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Upon arriving at the shopping district, Issei decided to browse every shop they passed instead of going directly to where Koneko's or Rias' group was.
At the first store, there was a girl with red hair selling Christmas Cakes outside the store.
"Mhm?" -Issei
"What's the matter, Issei-san?" -Asia
"I have a feeling that she's is someone I know, but I can't seem to recall such a face from my memory." -Issei
"Then, shall we buy some cake and use this chance to find out? She may actually be your acquaintance." -Asia
"Sounds like a plan." Issei then went to join the queue.
While queuing up, Issei felt that the seller resembled a certain someone, so he decided to find out when it was his turn.
"Karin?" -Issei
"Yes, welco- Eh? Issei-san?" -Karin
"So, it was you all along. Why are your curre- *Ouch* ... *Ahem* We want to buy 5 boxes." Issei wanted to ask why Karin's appearance become like that, but he was pinched by Asia as the latter felt that it was not the right place to ask such a question.
"Please give me a second," Karin put the boxes into a bag and handed them to Issei and Asia one by one.
Seeing there weren't many Christmas Cake boxes left, Karin told Issei to wait for her as her shift was about to end.
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Upon selling all the cakes, Karin joined Issei and Asia to walk around the shopping district after changing her attire inside the store.
"That was close, Issei-san. Please be careful about what you say in public." -Karin
"My bad. I was surprised by your current appearance back then." -Issei
"Well, with Naruto Shippuden still airing, using my original appearance in public may attract unnecessary hassle even if I'm not the main character." -Karin
"That's tough." Issei was glad that there was no DxD series in this world.
After Issei's group passed the center of the shopping district, they encountered Koneko's and Rias' groups that were shopping together, so Issei used this chance to introduce Karin to everyone.
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Everyone returned to Lucoa's house after shopping until their heart's content.
At the same time, Ophis returned with Elma.
"Where's Lucoa-san?" -Issei
"She's sending Shouta-kun home." -Elma
Upon hearing that, Issei decided to wait for Lucoa to come back before going to the next world.
After Lucoa had returned, a Christmas party was held until 8 PM before Issei called DxDLiner with Fairy Tail world as the destination. Karin also tagged along with Issei's group since she had no classes tomorrow while Lucoa and Elma decided to stay at home.
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