Ep. 3: Issei befriends Asia Argento while concealing his devil nature from her.

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Issei forms a friendship with teenage nun Asia Argento but keeps his devil identity secret. After Rias warns him about Church dangers, the group confronts a stray devil. Rias explains the Evil Pieces system, comparing team roles to chess pieces where she is the king and Issei is the pawn. Issei faces a tough assignment against ruthless exorcist Freed Sellzen. Asia, working for Freed, sees the conflict and tries to stop him from killing Issei. Rias and her team rescue Issei but abandon Asia, causing him distress. This episode highlights the strategic hierarchy within Rias’s peerage and the moral complexities Issei encounters while navigating his new relationships and duties as a pawn in their supernatural war.