"Man, that was exhausting…" Issei said, closing the door behind him, but not before giving one last look at the girl inside. Asia had a beautiful face… but surely no one should be allowed to see that kind of beauty from her.
He coughed and then shut the door. Looking around, he was still trying to process the experience he had just gone through.
Truth be told, he was still trying to understand how he had just died and, at the same time, had simply gone to sleep and woken up with Asia hugging him. He had literally just spoken with God!
Even so, he only took a deep breath, recalled the layout of the house, and quickly went downstairs as if it were just another ordinary day.
"Good morning, Dad. Good morning, Mom." He said as he entered the kitchen, calmly, his face completely unremarkable.
And in the kitchen, his father and mother looked at him in surprise. They didn't say a word, only stared at him for a few moments as he sat at the table and ate his breakfast.
"Wonderful as always, Mom." He said between bites while she stared at him with widening eyes, her lips trembling, not knowing what to say.
"I-it's g-g-good to k-know, son…" she stammered several times, then looked at his father. His father, still in shock, coughed a few times, trying to shake it off.
"Son… you and Asia have been spending a lot of time together…" he said calmly, drawing Issei's attention, who looked at him casually.
"Yes, we've been spending some quality time together. After all, I don't want her to think badly of us, right?" he replied, going back to his meal, unbothered. "Mom, did you make black coffee?"
"Yes… just some quality time…" she said, still expressionless, as she served him a cup of coffee. "She'll definitely come to like us a lot." She added, thinking of the screams she had just heard minutes earlier.
They had gone to the door, worried she might be hurt, but as they got closer, they heard things they would rather erase from memory.
Realizing the situation was messier than they could handle, they did what good, responsible adults do.
They pretended nothing happened and went on with their lives.
Issei and Asia just get along, nothing more.
It's only a very strong friendship.
Nothing more.
"He's right, it's better if she likes us, all of us." the mother said. "And they're so cute together, let's not bother them too much and that's that." she added, going back to her chores.
"T-true, I wish I had a friend like that." the father said in a suspicious tone, but quickly erased the scene from his memory. "It's such a pure and beautiful friendship. God would surely rejoice."
"Of course." she replied, while Issei ate his toast with pleasure. His eyes, however, weren't focused on anything in front of him; he seemed to be staring into the void.
[ Welcome to the Demon King of Lust system! ]
The system greeted him. Not that it hadn't tried before, but he had been busy with other things and had ignored the messages—the hundreds, if not thousands, of them.
His private paradise was demonic, and that wasn't bad at all.
Especially since he received a good amount of points simply for doing what he wanted. This was a selfish system for an even more selfish person. Issei devoured his toast while going through the introduction messages.
[ The system has been granted to the user according to the specifications of a certain deity. As such, the paradise perfectly adapts to the user and his darkest desires. ]
[ The world you were sent to also follows these same specifications. At this very moment, you find yourself in an alternate world based on DxD. ]
[ Right now, you are in Issei's house, your main base of operations. To unlock new locations and the possibility of unlocking new characters, you must complete adventure mode quests. ]
"Adventure mode… sounds… well, adventurous…" Issei muttered, not knowing what else to say.
[ Adventure mode will pit you against monsters and other dangers you must overcome with your own strength and the help of unlocked characters. ]
[ Earn points, level up, advance, gain characters, and then repeat the cycle. ]
"Got it." he said resolutely, before opening his status screen.
[ Strength: 20 ]
[ Agility: 5 ]
[ Endurance: 12 ]
[ Intelligence: 3 ]
"I'm really strong and have great endurance… that makes me a solid warrior, but honestly, I'd rather change that. I don't think it's a good idea to be slow and end up taking more hits because of it." he murmured, trying to reach a better conclusion.
"It would be better to be a duelist, with high agility and strength." He then switched the screen, showing how many points he had earned.
"Shit…" he muttered, looking at the log.
[ You gained 5 points due to your lust. ]
[ You gained 3 points due to your lust. ]
[ You gained 2 points due to your lust. ]
…
[ You gained 60 points due to your lust. Your companion seems very happy! ]
[ You gained 80 points due to your lust. Your companion won't be able to forget today. ]
[ Total points: 167 ]
[ Your lust is praiseworthy. ]