Episode 3 (Season 1)

"I Made a Friend!" "Tomodachi, Dekimashita!" (友達、できました!) January 20, 2012

Issei helps the nun Asia to her feet. After she admits she is lost, Issei agrees to escort her back to the church. On the way after encountering a boy crying due to a bloody knee, Asia displays a healing ability. Issei gets a panicked feeling when witnessing the ability and even worse when they finally get to the church (Issei declines to go inside the church or take her any further due to a bad feeling). Later on after questioning Rias about the strange feelings he had about the girl and the church, Rias tells Issei that the church is the enemy's base and that being friends with Asia is the same as fraternizing with the enemy, also advising him to have nothing to do with her for his own sake. Later on, Rias and the group take Issei with them to kill a rogue demon (a demon who has killed its own master); Rias uses the battle to explain each person's chess rank and ability to Issei. Later on another mission to get a contract is taken up by Issei who arrives at a house. Upon entering after no one has answered yet the door, Issei is confronted by a bloody corpse; the work of an insane exorcist named Freed who serves a fallen angel and reveals his presence. Freed proudly admits to killing the man, explaining that his victim was in league with devils. He identifies Issei as another devil and begins to attack him. Initially Freed has the upper hand; he shoots Issei in the leg with a gun and slashes him with a light sword. Eventually Asia comes into the room, instantly startled by and screaming at the sight of the bloody body. Freed comments on how she had managed to destroy his barrier (which was used to mask his presence) and reveals to Asia that Issei is a devil. Freed tries to attack Issei again, but Asia intervenes by rushing in front of the paralyzed Issei to protect him. Freed easily shoves Asia from her place and restrains her against a wall in the attempt of raping her in front of Issei. Consequently, Issei immediately ignore his pain and hit Freed in the face. Freed then turns his full attention to Issei, but just as he is about to be finished off, the rest of his clan arrives and easily beat Freed in a quick fight. Issei and his clan escapes quickly after, however, leaving Freed alive as Freed's master begins approaching in a blinding light. Before they escape, Issei desperately wants to bring the injured Asia with them, but finds out they cannot as the teleport only works for people part of the Gremory clan. The episode ends with Issei struggling to try and rescue Asia, being is too weak to escape from Koneko's grip.