Another meeting with Ddraig!

It was about three weeks into the training trip, a little over seven days on the outside of the time dilation zone, and Issei was sound asleep, drooling as he used Rias's boobs as a pillow. Asia was doing the same thing with his chest.

"...well well, you certainly are making a little bit more progress than I expected, but less than I had hoped," a voice echoed in his mind, and he opened his eyes... But not in the waking world, he was once again in the dream where he had first met the massive red dragon.

"Ack, you again!?" Issei yelped, taking a startled step back.

Ddraig laughed. "There's no need to sound so surprised. I DO reside in your left hand, after all..." He tilted his head down towards Issei, looking at him critically. "...hmm, yes, still a fledgling, but not the runt of a clutch anymore, I'd say... But, you are still not ready to face a Phoenix."

"...well, it's a good thing I'm not doing so alone then," Issei took a deep breath. "My methods haven't just helped me grow, after all... Plus, we still are only a little over halfway through our training."

"Hmph. It will still be extremely lucky if you manage to achieve victory at the current rate of growth," Ddraig told Issei. "You are outnumbered, and your power still pales in comparison to that fire fowl's. If you manage to boost enough, you may be able to hold your own, but by that point, you will be straining your body immensely."

Issei grumbled a bit. "I don't suppose you're here to offer a solution, are you?" he asked Ddraig dryly.

"You're ready for this power," Ddraig nodded. "You are a dragon in a human's body. That makes channeling your true might difficult. I will give you access to more of this power, but be aware... Should you use it, it will come at a price. If you are fortunate, your training will suffice to avoid that outcome." Before Issei could ask what he meant, he shot bolt upright, now awake again.

"...Master?" Rias asked, sitting up, and rubbing her eyes. "Something the matter?"

"... it's nothing," Issei answered after a moment of getting his breathing under control, laying his head back, trying not to disturb Asia as he did. Once his head found her breasts, she laid back again herself, taking him with her. "At least, hopefully it turns out to be nothing important. Let's just say I gained a trump card with an undefined price tag, and hope I don't need to cash it in..."