Chapter 23: Decisive Action
'I should learn Teleportation Magic...' thought Vahn, not questioning whether it was possible as Rias teleported him and the members of the ORC to an abandoned villa-turned-gallery in the forested hills encircling Kuoh.
"Alright, everyone, be on your guards," said Rias. "Koneko, Kiba, you two will take point. Vahn, Issei, stay close to me and Akeno."
Following Rias's orders, everyone got into a formation similar to the one they used within the Corridor before advancing upon the three-story villa. An Isolation Barrier had been erected in advance, effectively isolating the villa in a kind of faux reality that ordinary people could pass through in the middle of a fight without noticing anything odd or risking injury, so even if they went all out, unleashing beams or producing cataclysmic explosions, the inhabitants of Kuoh wouldn't notice or report anything amiss.
"It's here..." said Koneko, raising her fists in a ready stance shortly after the group entered the lobby section of the villa, marked by large support columns, old picture frames, and a massive amount of garbage from teens who had treated the area like a secret hideout.
Following Koneko's words, an overtly sensual, slightly husky voice of a woman echoed through the area, humming, "I smell something foul and something...intoxicating..."
Accompanying the words, a much larger-than-average woman with long, raven-black hair, an attractive face set with sharp blue eyes, and a naked, incredibly voluptuous upper body appeared from hiding. Issei's eyes lit up, his nostrils flaring at the sight of what his brain initially interpreted as a naked beauty, but while it was true she was naked, her lower body was an amalgamation of flesh with a human torso, a lower body resembling a bipedal goat's, and a thick orange tail that ended in the head of a serpent.
Drawing the Stray's attention, Rias spoke loudly, ordering, "Stray Devil, Viser. You have perpetrated unspeakable acts in the pursuit of your lust and desire. Surrender and agree to be returned to your Master or perish here in the name of the Ducal House, Gremory."
"Gremory..." repeated Viser, a glimmer of hesitation passing over her blue eyes before she adopted a too-broad smile, enthusiastically kneading her breasts as she tittered and asserted, "Insolent girl riding the coattails of her family. Allow me to show you what a real woman can do."
Punctuating her words, Viser's nipples illuminated with Crimson Magic Circles, her nipples elongating like the nozzles of a pressure cutter before she unleashed a scattered volley of glowing yellow energy. Issei was too engrossed in the sight of a mature woman fondling her breasts to react in time, but Akeno was able to prevent him from taking a shot directly to the face by grabbing his collar and pulling him out of the way.
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Upon contact with a surface, the yellow energy spattered like a viscous liquid, melting whatever it struck and even eating through a wall, exposing its sizzling rebar support structure.