Highschool | Dxd Qartulad

As Issei raised his horn one last time, Ddraig whispered: “This is your true power, partner. Not just breasts—but bonds across worlds.”

“No,” Issei said, landing beside Natela. “But a guest protects the table.” Highschool Dxd Qartulad

Issei’s Sacred Gear, Boosted Gear , pulsed red on his left hand. But something was different. The dragon inside, Ddraig, spoke with a rumbling echo: “This land is old, partner. Older than the Three Factions. The local pantheon—the Ghvtismshobeli —sleeps, but their magic lingers in the blood of these people.” As Issei raised his horn one last time,

Rias, Akeno, and Kiba—who had tracked Issei through the rift—arrived just in time for the feast. Kiba tried chakhokhbili and wept tears of joy. Akeno became oddly fascinated by the polyphonic singing. But something was different

“In Georgia,” she declared, “we do not duel with swords first. We duel with toasts .”

A wooden ladle hit his head. Natela smirked. “Focus on the toast, boy. To friendship. To fire. To the flame that never dies—even in the Caucasus snow.”

Using a final, unexpected move—the Khasia Embrace (a traditional Georgian wrestling hold)—Issei pinned the fallen angel and sealed him inside an empty qvevri (clay wine vessel) with sacred runes. That night, the mountain villagers celebrated. Natela carved Issei a small wooden horn. “You are now an honorary Khevsur —a warrior of the cliffs.”