( Numbers indicate the order of appearance. Writer: Tetsuya Yanagisawa Featured Characters The episode ends with two unknown individuals arriving at Issei's town. Kiba, on his way back, witnesses a priest being killed by Freed Sellzen, and is further enraged when he sees that Freed is in the possession of one of the seven Excalibur swords, leading to a battle between the two. Upon this Rias recounts Kiba's past and tells Issei that he was once part of a project called 'The Holy Sword Project', of which he was the sole survivor. Later on at his house, Issei questions Rias about the Holy Sword and its relation with Kiba's strange behavior. However, when Issei follows in pursuit worried about him, Kiba reveals to Issei that his very purpose of living is to seek revenge against the Holy Sword Excalibur. When questioned by Rias to that extent, Kiba brushes it off as nothing and leaves soon after. The team manages to defeat the Stray Devil 'albeit' with some difficulties due to Kiba not paying his full attention to the fight. Later on, while on his way home after his successful contract completion with his new client, Issei and his friends receive an order to hunt down a Stray Devil at an abandoned factory. Whilst browsing through the album, Kiba is disturbed when he notices that a photograph, which Issei took with his friend while playing at the latter's house, had a Holy Sword in the background. After school, Rias and the others meet up at Issei's house to have their usual club activities, however, they are interrupted by Issei's mom who shows them Issei's childhood photos. Later, at school, while having a usual day with his friends, Issei's Dragon arm awakens forcing him to see Akeno in order to have the dragon's power removed. The morning situation turns hectic when Asia arrives to wake Issei up and Rias deliberately provokes her. Issei wakes up on a certain morning and finds Rias sleeping naked beside him. 5.1 Differences between Light Novel and Anime.

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