"No not right now…why?" frowned Issei.
"I was hoping we could go on a date," she replied, cheerfully.
Issei's brain literally came to a crashing halt at this, a girl who he has never met before asking him out on a date. If he were part of those 'Perverted Duo' he would have leapt at the opportunity to go on a date with a woman like that. Don't get him wrong, he loved Oppai as much as the next guy but it was tempered by common sense, something that is apparently sorely lacking in those two perverts.
As it was this was definitely odd and a little suspicious but his mother did always tell him to give people a chance, besides what's the worst that could happen? Giving her a smile he nodded, "sure why not, is Sunday at the shopping district any good for you?"
"Yes I'll see you there!" she shouted, happily before running off.
"Well maybe my abysmal luck is finally about to change," grinned Issei happily, not noticing the watchful eyes of Koneko as the girl emerged from her hiding place with a frown.
All in all the date was going rather well; it had started off a bit weird with some cosplayer giving him a flyer which he then placed in his cardholder but after that, everything seemed to be going great, in fact Issei couldn't remember the last time he'd had this much fun.
"Hey Issei-kun, could you do me a favor?" said Yuuma as the two stopped by the park water fountain.
"Sure Yuuma-chan what is it?" he asked, although an uneasy feeling began spreading throughout his body.
"Could you please die for me?" she replied with a sickeningly sweet smile as black crow like wings appeared on her back.
Issei's eyes widened and he immediately dodged to the side as his instincts screamed at him to move, only to cry out in shock as a light spear hit the spot he had been standing previously. Issei quickly backed up and glanced at the spot had a just vacated and blanched as he saw a smoking creator remaining.
"Yuuma what the hell are you doing?" he shouted, fearfully.
"I'm sorry Issei but you're a threat to us and need to be eliminated. If you want something to blame then blame your own terrible luck for having being born with that Sacred Gear inside you," replied Yuuma uncaringly as she readied another light spear.
Issei once again dived to the side as the light spear was sent over his head and stripped the nearby plants of their leaves. 'Why? Why do always get the worst luck? Damn it! Damn it!' he thought angrily as Yuuma began laughing at his pathetic attempts to survive. Who needs luck when you have skill? For the briefest moment, Issei froze as he heard his own ten year old's voice echo across his head.
"That's right I forgot didn't I?" he murmured before stopping and turning to face Yuuma with a determined expression.
"My own terrible luck huh? Well a true hero doesn't need luck, a true hero is strong enough to overcome it or they wouldn't be heroes to begin with!" grinned Issei as he reached into his belt cardholder and pulled out the Lancer card, which for the first time in years began glowing.
Looking back up at Yuuma, Issei's grin widened as he held the glowing card out before him while his opponent frowned and sent another light spear at him. Just as the light spear was about to hit, Yuuma heard Issei's voice, "INCLUDE LANCER!"
Immediately afterwards there was a flash of light that obscured everything from view as Yuuma shielded her eyes from the blast. As she opened them the Fallen Angel was shocked and slightly worried as she saw Issei standing there with a predatory grin on his face and a red spear in one hand that was radiating bloodlust.
"You know I should thank you Yuuma, if you hadn't attacked me then I might not have figured out how to use these cards," he said with his grin still present.
"Don't get cocky you lowly human!" snarled Yuuma as she summoned another spear in her hand and threw it at the teen.
Issei merely sighed before deflecting the light spear with his red lance, causing it to explode behind him and as he began calmly walking towards her. "Tell me Yuuma, how many people have you conned with this little scheme of yours hmm? How many people have you killed?" growled the teen as he approached.
"Shut up! They're just worthless humans. Nothing but cockroaches beneath my feet," she growled as she continued raining spears down on him.
Issei just dodged and deflected each one, his eyes never leaving hers as he advanced, "I see then it's safe to assume that you'll continue doing this to others?"
"Of course, you humans are all insects anyway. What does it matter if I kill a few?" she scoffed, causing Issei's eyes to narrow.
"You…you're rotten to the core aren't you? Looks like I have no choice," he sighed before rushing towards her with a speed that rivalled most Devil Knights.
Yuuma was only able to see a blur of movement before he appeared beside her and sent a roundhouse kick to her head, sending her slamming against a wall. The Fallen Angel quickly recovered from her surprise and summoned her light spear just in time to block Issei's red lance, only to see her spear get shattered by the lance that then created a long bloody cut along her arm. Issei then followed up his attack with the blunt end of his lance, hitting Yuuma in the stomach and sending her crashing into the ground a few feet from him.
"Sorry to tell you Yuuma-chan but my lance is much too fierce to be stopped but those pitiful excuses you call spears," informed Issei with a grin.