When Rias returned not long after the other Devils, the look on her face showed that she had something important to say. Everyone sat down and watched, waiting for her to speak.

After putting down a handful of papers, Rias stood up and cleared her throat. "I've been told that there's been a rogue exorcist wandering around the area lately. Now I don't know for sure, but I have a feeling that this exorcist is none other than Freed Sellzen."

All of the other Devils gasped, except for Izuku, who had no idea who Rias was referring to. Luckily, Issei briefly filled Izuku in on who they may be dealing with.

Judging by his friends' negative reactions, Izuku figured that this Freed was not a nice man. He and the others all agreed to stay vigilant.

Everyone soon went home, though Rias insisted that Izuku stay with her for a bit. Akeno accused her of plotting something, but Izuku assured her that he'd be fine. She begrudgingly left her boyfriend behind and headed home.

Once it was just Rias and Izuku in the room, the redhead immediately walked over to her servant and gave him a gentle hug. She felt somewhat bad for doing this without Akeno's knowledge, but she knew that her feelings for the boy weren't the same as Akeno's. Rias saw Izuku as more of a little brother. A cute little brother who reacted in very adorable ways when teased.

Although Izuku was getting more comfortable with receiving affection, he was still embarrassed about it somewhat. "Um, P-President...?"

Rias had a small smile on her face as she spoke. "You did really good in that Rating Game. I'm so proud of you."

Izuku would've immediately said that it wasn't all him and that Issei was equally, if not more deserving of her praise, but he enjoyed being hugged too much to complain.

Still holding Izuku, Rias continued. "By the way, I just unlocked another seal. I think you deserve it."

Izuku was very happy to hear this. "Thank you! I-I won't let this go to waste!"

Once Rias finally let him go, he waved to her before heading out of the school. As he walked down the street, Ddraig had a few words for him.

'You're quite the ladies' man, partner.'

'I don't know what you're talking about.'

'Don't play dumb. You've got two girls after you, one of which is around twice your age. I think the redhead might also have a thing for you.'

'Why do I feel like you're involved with this somehow?'

'Because I am, well, kind of. A side effect of my power is that you attract members of the opposite sex.'

'That explains... a lot.'

The two would have continued their mental conversation, but Izuku heard something not too far away.

"I should just kill you, but I can't waste this opportunity."

"Back off. No means no, asshole."

Izuku looked down at his arm as the dragon gauntlet formed and quickly made his way to the voices. Once he was close enough, he found himself in a small forest behind someone's house. He saw a man and a woman talking. The woman looked uncomfortable and unhappy with the man's lecherous attitude.

After getting a bit closer, Izuku got a good look at the two people. The woman had black hair and cat ears, and wore a black kimono that didn't leave much to the imagination. The man had short white hair and was wearing church attire. He also carried a small but sharp-looking sword, and it seemed like he was eager to use it.

"Ah, come on! Let's have some fun."

"Piss off! I said no!"

Izuku took more than a few deep breaths. He thought of ignoring the two and going home, but he couldn't. Not now.

"How long are you gonna stand there, kid? It'll cost you if you wanna watch."

He froze when the man called him out. He tried his best to appear confident, though. "L-Leave her alone. She doesn't want to do anything with you."

The man held his sword towards Izuku. "Oh? What are you gonna do about it?"

Fear threatened to overtake Izuku's mind, but he fought the urge to run away. He held up his arm as the gauntlet's gem flashed. [BOOST!]

The man put on a wicked smile as he gripped his sword tighter. "I see. I never thought I'd meet the Red Dragon Emperor. This ought to be fun."

'Be careful, partner. This man is an exorcist. His weapons are designed with the sole purpose of hurting Devils as much as possible.'

Izuku heeded Ddraig's advice and stepped back slightly. The exorcist lunged at him with the sword, but the gauntlet was tough enough to withstand the attack.

Izuku was nearly struck when the exorcist saw an opening, but the cat woman hit the exorcist with a swift kick to the face, sending him back a few feet.

The exorcist had one last trick up his sleeve, as that's where he pulled out a small handgun from. Izuku saw that the gun was aimed at the cat woman, and he quickly jumped in front of her as the exorcist pulled the trigger.

Almost immediately, Izuku was on the ground clutching his shoulder. He tried and failed to hold back tears of pain as it felt like his shoulder was being burned from the inside.

The exorcist chuckled at this. "Hurts, doesn't it? Bullets infused with holy light. Perfect for making filth like you suffer."

The cat woman, in an act of vengeance, used her power to create a cloud of dark mist around the exorcist. "Poison mist. It's my way of saying 'leave us alone'."

The exorcist seemed to calm down a little as he let out a cough. "I'll let you off the hook this time, but I won't be so nice the next time I see you. Later." He made his escape by throwing down a smoke bomb.

The cat woman immediately crouched down and tightly hugged Izuku. "Hang in there, kid. It's gonna be alright."

"Izuku."

"Eh?"

"Y-You can call me Izuku."

The cat woman smiled. "Cute name. You can call me Kuroka, then."

Once Izuku was able to stand up, Kuroka held his hand. "We should probably get somewhere a bit more... private. Then I can take care of that injury."

Izuku agreed and decided to let her follow him home. Once the pair arrived at the house, they quickly walked to Izuku's room. Kuroka sat down on the bed and Izuku soon sat beside her.

"So, how does this work?"

"I'm gonna need you to take off your shirt."

Izuku's face turned bright red. He really needed to stop doing that. "A-Are you serious?"

Kuroka smiled mischievously. "Yep. Seeing you shirtless would be great, but I do really need it to happen so I can help you out."

Izuku hesitated for a brief moment, but he eventually turned away from Kuroka as he removed his shirt.

Kuroka was a little disappointed that she didn't get to see him from the front. "What's the matter? You hiding something?"

Izuku showed her his wounded shoulder as he looked away. "J-Just... do it."

Kuroka nodded as she briefly rubbed the area around the wound. "First I'm just gonna remove the bullet. This is gonna hurt, so get ready."

Kuroka was correct. This was by far the most physical pain Izuku had ever gone through so far. It hurt even more then when he was shot. It didn't last very long, though.

The healing process was about to begin, but someone else entered the room.

"Hey, Izuku, I... what happened to you?!"

Akeno ran over to Izuku as soon as she walked into the room and held him tightly. "Your shoulder! What happened?!"

Izuku winced as Akeno placed a hand on his shoulder. "I think I met that Freed guy Rias was talking about."

Kuroka watched the two hug and kiss each other, and she felt a little jealous. She could put her feelings aside, though, as she was going to heal this boy and she wouldn't change her mind just because he had a girlfriend. She just hoped that this girlfriend of his would be okay with her method of doing so.

Once Akeno calmed down, Kuroka introduced herself to her. Akeno was immediately suspicious of this older woman who was hanging with her boyfriend. She was willing to let her heal his injury, until she found out how it would be done.

"So, let me get this straight. You have to strip down and cling to him for a few hours?" asked Akeno as she glared at Kuroka.

Kuroka nodded. "Yep. That's how I do it."

Akeno shook her head right away. "Hell no! That's my job. You're just trying to seduce him, aren't you? Flirt with someone your own age."

Kuroka shrugged. "First of all, I'm being serious. Second, I like 'em young."

Akeno angrily looked away for a moment before making her decision. "Alright. Fine. I'll let you do your thing. I'm doing it too, though."

The women seemed to agree, as they soon both began stripping. Izuku instinctively looked away, but he couldn't resist sneaking quick glances. The trio soon climbed into bed, with Izuku sandwiched between the females.

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When Izuku woke up, the first thing he did was check his left shoulder. He moved it around and immediately felt no pain at all. He noticed that a scar was now where the wound was. He frowned, as he didn't like the way it looked.

"You worried about that? I think it makes you look even sexier."

Izuku's face lit up when he felt Akeno's breath on his ear. "G-Good morning to you too."

Akeno pressed her chest against Izuku's back, hoping to get a reaction. When he said nothing, she moved to look at his face. She couldn't help but giggle when she saw that his face was bright red. She finished him off with a kiss on the neck, which gave him a slight nosebleed.

Kuroka soon woke up and didn't hesitate to join in. She hugged Izuku and said he was very cute, and that she wouldn't mind taking things a step further with him.

Akeno pulled him closer to her and looked at Kuroka in a disapproving manner. "Mine."

The females would have continued their battle, but Izuku had to step out of the room to answer a phone call. Once he came back into the room, he had some interesting information.

Inko told him that she met a nice red-haired man who said he would have the Midoriya household renovated as repayment for Izuku helping his little sister. Inko also said that the man gave her the opportunity to go on a vacation to the United States and visit her husband who was on a business trip there.

Izuku was a bit conflicted by this. On one hand, he loved his mother a lot and would definitely miss her, but now there was something he wanted to ask Akeno. "Um, Akeno. Do you maybe want to... come live with me?"

To say that Akeno accepted the idea would be an understatement. She immediately held him tightly and picked him up. "Yes! Yes! I'd love to! Goodbye lonely life of living alone! This is the best!"

Izuku was surprised that she lived alone, but he didn't question it.

It didn't take long for Kuroka to walk over to Izuku, who was still being held like a small dog, and ask him something. "Can I also live here? I kinda don't have anywhere to go..."

Izuku and Akeno discussed amongst themselves for a bit before coming to an agreement. Akeno simply said that she'd allow it, while Izuku explained that it would be mean to kick her out, especially at a time like this.

Kuroka reacted similarly to Akeno, hugging Izuku and even giving him a kiss on the cheek. "You're the best, kid."

In order to not pass out, Izuku instead thought about what his house would look like after the remodeling was done.

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And here comes my favorite girl outside of the ORC.

Once again, guys I'm so sorry for the delay! I blame myself for not doing this when I have free time and instead getting addicted to Destiny 2 again. I found a nice clan and I've been doing raids and exotic quests left and right. I'm so close to getting Izanagi's Burden! I also really want to get Anarchy and 1000 Voices but RNGesus is not on my side.

But I'm sure none of you care about that. I would promise to get chapters out more often, but I can't. As this whole lockdown thing continues, I've been feeling less passionate about a lot of things, even this. This doesn't mean I'm going to stop, because I'll never stop writing fanfiction. It just means that right now I'm less motivated to do this.

As always, if you wanna chat with me or even just shitpost, here's the discord server link for those who actually read the author's notes: discord.gg/qJjvAnE It's kinda dead but that's only because there's just two other people in it besides me. I'm sure it'll get more active as more people join.

'Till next time!