Uh... right, so to make it short: Tou-sama's here!

That he might be as busy as ever was to be expected, not to mention having to pay attention to the new work--but at least he's nearby.

I am the son of a Maou, so I couldn't be too selfish (well, what Mom had said when Rias left may have been kinda biting, but she's right). Just having Tou-sama here was enough; there might still be the chance to put some words with him.

Playing the good boy now, are you, Millicas...

Besides, I have friends who might have never even seen their own father... From how they told the stories about Vladista, it seemed those guys were indeed worth staying away from.

In any case, the work had begun, with Issei and Rias as models! They were pictured to be always together, couldn't live without each other...

Uh... didn't quite catch the meaning, but that sounded great...

And there's more! When I and Grandmom took a stroll into the markets one day (remember what Grandpa had said about outings?), I saw a figurine with full red armor; in some places on the armor, small green jewels flashed to the light.

"Grandmom! Look, this has to be Issei, correct?"

She stopped and paused to look at it...

"Yes."

"It's flashy!"

"You want it?"

"...Eh? Uhh... but we didn't exactly plan to buy."

"Fine by me. You've not seen anything like this, right? It's a product by our clan! It's only natural that the Gremory's second next-in-line should have this before any others."

"Well..."

"So? You want to take it or not?"

"Yes! I'll take very good care of it. Thank you!"

She smiled, patting my head.

"That's the spirit. Mind you, you also have to prepare for your own team for Rating Game. Issei-san is becoming a key player for us. You should learn from him sometime."

"I will!"

"Good. Now then, I'd also like to take you to some show. Reserved the tickets before we left."

"A show..?"

"Yes--and again, about Issei. This time you might earn his autograph. The title is... let's see... Ara, how peculiar..."

Grandmom was giggling, covering her mouth with one hand.

"Um, so the title is..?"

"...They've decided to name the show, "Adventures of Chichiryuutei'..." and she continued to giggle. "I might have to see Rias about this..."

...huh, now that's a cute-sounding name.