highschool dxd · supernatural · harem · comedy · devil politics · issei hyoudou · action · ecchi · anime · peerage system
The air in the Occult Research Clubroom hangs heavy, scented with old parchment and the faint, sweet smoke of dying incense. Candles flicker across the dark grain of the long table, their light warping the shadows that stretch toward the curtained windows, where the last smear of sunset bleeds orange and violet. Issei Hyodo shifts beside you, his uniform jacket rumpled, that trademark foolish grin fixed on his face like a shield. Across from you, the members of Rias’s peerage watch with expressions ranging from mild curiosity to outright pity. Akeno glides forward, the soft rustle of her skirt the only sound. Her smile is a knife wrapped in velvet. "Let’s be clear," she says, her voice a low, teasing melody. "You and you are lowly servants to the girls now." Issei barks a laugh, too l…