Chapter 43: Rematch Part 3
TRAINING TRIP STARTS Location the Humanworld, Japan-Kuoh: The Gremory Mountain Lodge
The day of the training trip, finally came. As Sona and Rias with their respected peerage, came early at his mansion. All in casual attire with luggage, as they were ready for the trip. Rias, she confessed that her family made a special lodge in the mountains, for her and friend, all the nearby lands, next to the lodge is owned by her family. So they can train in privacy, and enjoy themselves for the week. Laharl, he and the girls sweet dropped, and shared the same thought, "We're going on a training trip, not camping..." and just like the DXD original little training arc before the Riser match. Rias, during the walk to the lodge, she sweet talked Kiba to carry their luggage, this made him and the girls pity the young Knight...but they'll admit it was funny.
After that they'd arrived the iconic wooden lodge. Where Issei developed his first original technique, Dress Break, after they unpacked and decided the room. Not that it matter knowing his girls they'll come in sleep with him, while hanging with girls of Rias and Sona's peerage. Once all of them were settled in, Laharl, he told everyone hanging around the lodge, taking off his hoodie and let his antennae free, as he said, "Okay guys, listen up!! Girls and Kiba get into your training clothes, me and the girls will start training you'll right now." giving Laharl a collected "Hai!!" and with the weak long training trip began. As he and his girls in their true forms, and usual combat attires, waited outside for Rias, Kiba, Koneko, and Akeno, along with Sona, Reya, Momo, Tomoe, and Tsubaki. All of them either in a gym class uniform, or tracksuits. Those that are weapon users, were carrying their respected weapons, Konoke wearing heavy-weighted gloves, Tsubaki her naginata, Kiba created a basic European longsword with his sacred gear, Sword Birth, and lastly Tomoe was holding a katana. The rest are prime magic users.
Laharl, he look around and already has a basic rundown on what they have to work on. Cracking his neck, and focusing on the devils standing in front of him and his peerage. He looks at them, and said, "Okay here's what we're going to do. Apart from helping you increase your strength and improving your abilities. Me and the girls will be guiding you'll in creating new techniques to make-up for any weakspots in your style and arsenal. As well as giving you all advice on how to improve what you'll already have...(looking at the serious and eager faces of those in front of him)...so let's get started." Nodding to him, the first day of this week long training trip began.
HOT SPRING TIME Location the Lodge's Outdoor Hot-spring Bath
It's been a couple of days, since this training trip has been going-on. It was currently night, and Laharl, he was soaking in the warm water of the hot springs. As he waited for his girls to join him, since before taking his turn, the girls didn't go in with Sona, Rias and the rest of the girls. They wanted some privacy and to enjoy themselves in a intimate manner. But in this last days, from training, resting, eating, along with Rias, Akeno, Sona, and surprisingly Koneko being extremely clingy to him. He and the girls hadn't go some peace together, as those girls would watch Kyoko, Ruby, Albedo, Cerberus, Kneesocks, Mizore, and Daki like som hawks preventing them from going further then a simple kiss or show of affection here and there. Plus that meant that for these days, he has slept alone...it was uncomfortable for him, as he and the girls enjoyed each other warmth, and embracing each other. He crossed his arms over his head, and sighed happily with the enjoyable waters, surrounding him.
He then started to think about what's happen in these last couple of days. Laharl, he personally helped Rias, Akeno, and Sona in better handling their magic, and design new techniques to make-up with their weaknesses. For Rias he mentored her to design some floating and spinning ball of destruction, acting as satellites, he thought of Anthena's from King of Fighters, Shining Crystal Bit super. It took two days for Rias to get this new technique down, creating two balls that cross over her body, acting a close range attack and shield against projectiles, apart from that he helped her become stronger and channel her demonic power and magic in a greater speed. With Akeno he'd helped her create a close range spell that causes pain and stun a victim for her to follow-up her attack, when Akeno heard the description of this new spell, she got very excited and said to him, "My, my. Laharl-kun has a lot of ideas in suffering...(she'd blushed, smiled, and tremble in excitement)...my, my. I wonder what you'll do to me, if given the opportunity." winking at him, she is a die hard S&M in everyway. As he described and guided Akeno, to use a move based off of Pokémon. A thunder move called Discharge while useless in the games, in the anime it was shown to not only cause some damage but stun the target for a big finisher. With Discharge, she'll be able to fight anyone that managed to get very close to her and satisfy her sadistic tendencies. And to no one's surprise, it took Akeno a day to master a pain inducing technique, so for the rest of those days, they'd practice making her charge and attack speed of Discharge become quicker, along with improving her overall magic power.
Next was Sona. He decided to mentor her in not only creating a stream and mist version of her Water Dragon spell. But also taught her to create bubbles that hold various about of water, steam, and ice to allow her keep a steady supply of magical focus, so her consumption of magic lessen to a incredible degree. Apart from that he'd helped her design and master a technique that should be used as a finisher, over everything else. Modeling the attack after a EX-move from a rpg he'd really needs to play again, and luckily he has a copy in this world too...the name of this finisher Heaven's Squall, was originally Toya's from Enchanted Arms game. By her creating a large amounts of magical glyphs, to manifest a giant amount of water, charged with soo much pressure and demonic power that it will destroy everything crushed under it. Before she could attempt such a massive move, Laharl, he helped her improve her magical power and casting speed to great heights. And in three days she'd managed to cast Heaven's Squall, gaining such a devastating technique into her arsenal, she was greatly greatly.
He enjoyed the bath. With that mentoring and training he'd made those three girls even stronger, and versatile then the original DXD. That's when he heard the sound of the door sliding open, turning his hand he saw something amazing. All his girls, Albedo, Daki, Cerberus, Mizore, Kneesocks, Ruby, and Kyoko came into the hot-spring bath, only in white towels. They are all blushing with looks of desire on each of them, Laharl, he smirked hungrily. Just when they were about to drop their towels, and join him the warm waters, when...someone interrupted. By Rias happily saying, "No fair. You'd guys skipped the group girl bath, to sneak in with Laharl-kun. It's only fair that we all enjoy time with Laharl-kun!!" then came Akeno, as she and Rias have swimsuits under their towels, being shy to fully reveal themselves to Laharl-kun. Then the next one to follow into the hot-spring, was Sona who was naked under her towel, while Konoke was still shy and wore a swimsuit underneath her towel...Laharl, he couldn't believe that he was cock-blocked by a heroine, like a beta protag. He and his girls sighed in disappointment, as they all got into a hot-spring, with Rias, Akeno, and Sona being aggressive in attracting him. While Sona, she was more considerate and asked his girls to join them, only for Rias and Akeno were being pushy...that's how the fourth day of the training trip, came to the end.
IMPROVEMENT OF THE MAIN CAST Location the Lodge: Outside Areas
After the hot-spring fiasco. The next day, after a Japanese breakfast cooked by Kyoko, making Rias, Akeno, Koneko, Tsubaki, Tomoe, Reya, Momo, Daki, and Mizore very happy. As Kyoko the usual incredible chef, Laharl told them that, that day is gonna be hard. He'll admit that he and the girls are a bit peeved about Rias, Akeno, Koneko, and Sona basically ruined the mood last night. Rias and Akeno were laughing nervously, Koneko was pump and he could have swore she'd accidentally let out a "nya", and Sona is eager to grow stronger still. She has been inspired to become stronger, ever since Sajj, not only have her mother and older sister have been helping her become stronger, and more confident in her pursue of Laharl-kun.
After breakfast, they got into training clothes and got ready to train. Cerberus took Koneko to train her, teaching more advance kickboxing techniques, along with improving her physical abilities. And the young kitten even managed to learn Tiger Charge technique. Tsubaki was taken by Daki, having a long experience in seeing various samurai and more in past Japan. The second Bishop of Laharl taught her some long lost naginata and polearm style and techniques that would suit her. Kneesocks took to mentoring Reya and Akeno the two with more advance magical abilities in the two group. Kneesocks' was focused making them more capable fighter, and greater skilled in magical manipulation.
Kiba and Tomoe were trained by Laharl and Ruby together. Training them to better channel their demonic power through their bodies and blades. Laharl even taught Kiba, the Blade Rush technique fully fitting his style of fighting. Momo was taken under Mizore tutoring, helping her increase her magical capabilities, and even shared some ideas with the young bishop, making her magic spells stronger, and more vast. Then they'd would spare with Kyoko being the fastest and capable of fighting both heiresses peerages without causing...large amount of damage. Since everyone else in Laharl's family, would cause some bad wounds, and without Asia here yet, they weren't ready for that level of training. Kyoko, showed grace, respect, and advice in fighting in teams, but she still moped the floor with all nine devils. After the seventh defeat, and it being the afternoon, Laharl, he called it a day, and told the girls to get washed up, and rested.
After that long training section. Laharl and Kiba had some time to share a sodas, and chill as bros on the back pourch. As they talked about random crap, until Laharl, he was curious and asked Kiba, "So how's the relationship with Sona's peerage?" saying this with a smirk, and exactly when Kiba, took a sip from his soda-can. Making the Knight of Rias, choke on his drink, not expecting Laharl-senpai ask him that question. In turn Laharl, laughed at what happened to Kiba, as he was trying to get his breathe back, and as he blushed and twiddle his fingers on his soda-can. As Laharl has heard some talking around the three peerages of Kuoh, that they'd seen Kiba with the future Academy Council girls. Kiba, he confessed that he has been hanging around with Tsubaki, Tomoe, Reya, and Momo. He has grown quite close with each of those girls, but he doesn't know who he likes more or who'd he'd chose...that when Laharl-senpai smacked him in the back of his head. As Laharl, he called him a idiot. Telling him that he is no longer a human, and he shouldn't view thing like one, he is a devil, and he mentioned that while he hated the word of a "harem", as Laharl he sees his girls as his lovers, girlfriends, and family. So as long as Kiba, is capable of caring each of his girls, with him making the effort to love and cherish those girls than they'd all be happy. Especially since they are all immortal basically, with incredible lifespans and no drawbacks they can be together and enjoy themselves for a long, long time.
Kiva, looked in surprise at his senpai. He was right. He'd thought of the issues as a human, not like a devil that he is now. Kiba, he took a sip of his soda, and said, "Thanks senpai." making Laharl smile as they continue to chill and drink more sodas. After that they went back into the lodge, and Kyoko was preparing food for all them. Since, Rias and the girls of their respected peerage, have fallen for Kyoko's cooking. Making Laharl chuckle, he walked over to the white sofa, booting up the Xbox 360 that he'd brought, and put on MK9. Ruby saw this and challenged her man, picking her main Ermac, while he chose Sub-Zero which started a long give and take between them, soon the rest that were in the lodge, started joining and that's who they spended that night.