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It didn't take too long for me to arrive back at the school, the only location that I know where Raynare might be right now since the school day will end probably around 10 minutes. Now, if I could only remember which class are we supposed to be in the last period as I have short memory loss when it comes to school related stuff, including which class I'm supposed to be with Raynare.
I stopped at where I am and tried to sense where the Fallen Angel is right now, which is rather difficult as my sensing isn't great when I'm in my base form. All [Class Cards] gives me a boost in sensing others that have magical energy (or demonic energy in the Devils' cases), not just physically and mentally attributes (the latter for the fact that I can fight in the same manner to the heroes sealed inside the [Class Cards], but far less skilled).
But there is someone that I've sensed nearby, someone that I didn't want to see right now. How the hell did she knew that I'm on my way back to school? I was positive that I wasn't followed, so did she sensed my aura when I was nearing the school? Well, it doesn't matter as I have someone to 'talk' with at the new school building.
"Kōjiro-kun." The redhead called out to me, but instead of looking at her direction, I just walked towards the entrance of the school, ignoring Gremory. I'm really don't want to talk with the redhead right now as I have more pressing thing do, such as finishing little massacre with Raynare's death "Hey, Kōjiro-kun, look at me when I'm talking to you!"
Blocking out her words, I continued to walk forward without looking back before I stopped. And the reason why is because a transparent wall of demonic energy form in front of me before it began to spread wide enough that it formed a box around me, wide for 4 people to fit in it… That redhead, she's really persistent when things don't go her way.
"…Whether I was ditching class or not is none of your concern, Gremory." I said without looking at the redhead, way before she could ask me a question "I'm not a member of your little group, so you have no reason to meddle with my problem or know what I do outside of school."
"It-"
"Don't give me that bullshit about being a threat to you and your fellow Devils in the school." I cut her off, finally turning towards her with an annoyed frown on my face "You've been 'watching' Raynare and I for nearly a week now, even after we had that deal that you to leave me alone if I won a bet, and yet you still think that I'm going to do something to you 'beloved' slaves after all that?"
"My servants are NOT slaves!" Gremory shouted with a glare, a crimson aura radiating off her to show that I've pissed her off… Oh, I'm so scared! "They're my precious family and I never mistreated them in any way!"
"You don't mistreat or annoy anyone that follows your words like a lapdog." I retorted back, crossing my arms as I stood my ground. I'm honestly not afraid of her, if it's even possible for me to feel fear when the [Gamer's Mind] is keeping me calm at all times to the point that I might seem emotionless from the POV of others "Plus, servants is just another word for slaves, as they do the bidding of their master, their owner, like how a dog does tricks when it's master commands it. You can say that they're your 'family', but that doesn't change the truth of their real status: Slaves."
We continued to glare at each other... Well, it's more like the redhead is glaring heatedly while I just gave an uncaring frown towards her. It's obvious that the person that would look away is the one that's wrong between us, and it's no easy thing to admit that you're wrong on something, especially if you're an idiot hothead that refuses to admit that someone else is right. I'm not hotheaded like a certain Dragon Slayer or blonde Ninja, but I won't be pushed around by anyone so easily.
"…Where were you?" Gremory asked with the face that says 'I'm waiting'… Does she seriously believe that I would answer her questions like her slaves? In her wildest dreams.
"I'll repeat what I said before: I don't answer to you, as I'm not 1 of your slaves," I replied, having no reason to give away info about myself towards her.
"Just answer the question already, Kōjiro-kun." Gremory said with an annoyed sigh.
"Or what? You'll capture me and interrogate me until you get your answers, or simply kill me because I'm such an asshole towards you and your so-called 'family'?" I asked, challenging Gremory if she's will to do any of my suggestions to a someone that's getting on her nerves "You can kill me if you want, I don't really care, and if you turned my corpse into 1 of your slaves after my death, I'll just commit suicide to free myself from your servitude."
"...Why are you so against the idea of becoming a Devil?" Gremory asked, the aura around her vanished as the sign she'd calmed down but I feel that it's something else then just cooling off "We-"
"Have it ever crossed your mind that not all wanting to become someone different and would prefer to die as what they are?" I asked, silencing her completely. The entire story of canon DxD, none of Gremory's servants complained for becoming a Devil as they were either in the verge of death and wanted to live or wanted to become a Devil or because of personal reasons. I can understand the reasons of the ones that were dying, as they were youngsters and didn't want their lives to end so early, but the ones that willingly became a Devil like Xenovia Quarta and Rossweisse were the disappointing ones. They threw away the pride each had in themselves to be and what they were and chose to become Devils… And that's not even the worst part, especially from Quarta, but I rather not think about it.
"You don't understand it since you, heiress of the House of Gremory, lived a life of luxury from a very young age, being spoiled by your rich family and getting everything you want in a silver plater." Way before she could say anything in response, in response to the spoiled part, I continued on with my rant with a much louder voice but not to the point of shouting at her face "You don't know anything about hard work and effort, where someone has to do something themselves to achieve their goal and they take pride in that they achieved it through how they wanted it to be. While some might be gifted with talent, they won't last long if they don't try hard enough to improve." I moved closer to her, staring down at her thanks to our slight height difference "Tell me, have you tried to become better then you were before or are you still a little girl that believes everything will be okay, especially since your older sibling is Maō Lucifer."
"I didn't ask for a lecture, Kōjiro-kun…" Gremory said with a sigh like she just dealing with a kid throwing a tantrum, before looking at me with a frown once more "I just asked you a simple question, so please answer it."
"And like I said earlier, I don't answer to you." I repeated my words once more, refusing to grant her wish and letting things go her way "So put down the barrier because I'm not going to answer your question on any day of the week."
All I got was a shake in the head from her, which I glared in response at the red head's answer. We're going nowhere with our pride clashing and getting the better of us, as I refuse to answer her question no matter what, but she wouldn't take no from me for an answer… Looks like I make a deal with her again. I rather not waste my strength and MP in attempting to destroy the barrier as I have a possible fight latter with Raynare. Plus, she can just strengthen it to the point that I have to Install a [Class Card] in order to break free.
"How about we settle this through a bet? Winner gets his/her way in our current situation." I suggested, getting a raised eyebrow from the redhead in response "The game is simply Rock-Paper-Scissors. If I win, you drop the barrier and let me go, while I'll answer your question if you win this bet."
"Who's to say that you wouldn't answer my question even if I win?" Gremory question with doubtful eyes, which I responded with a raised eyebrow at the hypocrisy of her own words.
"I'm someone who holds his end of the bargain if I'm the loser of a game, unlike a certain someone who couldn't even do the same when she loses." I replied, remaining her that she didn't fulfil her end of the bargain last time while holding up a clutched fist "So, are you game or not?"
"…Fine." Gremory said after a few seconds before holding up a clutched fist as well, but I noticed that she's looking at my fist intently, with her blue eyes seemingly glowing an unnaturally light… So she's focusing her demonic energy in her eyes in order to enhance her sight? What a nice trick, now I should do the same to even the playing field.
Enhancing my own eyesight with [Reinforcement], but instead of allowing me to see things clearer and from far distances, I can see things like how the [Sharingan] does when copying other Jutsu in Naruto, seeing things in slow motion. This is probably what Gremory did to her eyes as well, in order to see what will I pick between Rock-Paper-Scissors.
"Rock…"
"Paper…" After calling out that part of the chant in this little game, we brought down our fist in order to see who 'guess' which of the 3 each of us would pick here… Just as I thought, a quarter away from 'reaching the end', she began to open her palm as the sigh she's going to go with Paper since I just kept my fist as Rock. Well, she'll be in for a surprise.
"Scissors!"
"…"
"…I win." I declared with a smirk towards Gremory, who was shocked at the results but it was expected as she thought that she had this thing in the bag. The reason how I won is simple, I changed my Rock into Scissors just before we 'reached the end'. It's nothing too complicated, just a simple 'prediction' coming true.
Walking backwards until I hit the barrier, I knocked on it a few times to remind her of our deal. I saw that she gritted her teeth in irritation, no doubt a pissed off that she lost even when she was sure that she would win this little gamble. When I was thinking that she would back out from our deal again, the redhead snapped a finger and caused the barrier to vanish like it wasn't even there in the first. Without saying a word to her, I simply turned around and restarted my walk towards the school while thinking of a way to ensure that Raynare wouldn't be able to escape…
A Bounded Field would do the trick, but I don't know how to create one and none of the heroes in the [Class Cards] are well versed in Magecraft to know how to create. And even if 1 of them does know how to create a Bounded Field, the Devils here would probably destroy it as they have no idea what's its purpose. I have to gain help from someone else, someone that's not from the ORC because I don't trust their leader and all of the servants are loyal to said leader. I got some time to spare to ask a certain someone for help, but the real question is: Will she help me?
- a few minutes later -
"…You sure know how to ask for some unreasonable favours from me, Kōjiro-san." Sitri-san said after I asked for her assistance in this possible battle, rubbing her head to nurse a light migraine in her head "Tell me, why should I even consider your plan when it might cause even more problems between the Grigori and the Devils? If someone important in their Faction knows her well and she died here, then the blame will be directed to Rias and I since Kuoh Academy is our stronghold."
"Other then the fact that nobody but everyone in this room would know about it, I'll just get rid of the body after I kill her." I replied while crossing my arms "Plus, Raynare is merely a grunt of the Fallen Angels. I'm pretty sure that she's not that important to begin. But you still feel a bit unsure, you can pin the blame on me since I'm the guy that intends to kill her if she's really an enemy."
I left out the fact that I know Raynare that nobody in the Grigori would mourn for her if she died, thanks to living with the Fallen Angel for nearly an entire week… She doesn't know about human costumes and doesn't that much street smarts, so I gave her a few helpful tips for anything. In return for giving her pointers in human customs, I asked her to tell me stories about herself, like what's her life in the Grigori, and this is how I know her better than her boss:
She doesn't have any real friends in the Grigori since she focuses on trying to gain the affection of Azazel whether by looks or by performing a task for the guy. This is the reason why she took the mission to observe me, in order to please Azazel and gain his attention. While not on a personal level, I know Azazel better then Raynare herself and it's too bad that she has a very low chance of gaining Azazel's attention since he's very obsessed with [Sacred Gear], having no time to have fun with other people… And if she's my enemy, then her dream will never be fulfilled as I'll end them permanently.
"I'll be asking questions before the fight if there's going to be a fight, and I'll judge if she's still associated with the other Fallen Angels or not before I extermination them. Sounds reasonable enough, wouldn't you say?
"There's actually something I want to know." Sitri-san started off with a curious expression on her face as she looked over my body like she's trying to understand why something is amiss on it "How exactly did you eliminate the Fallen Angels and their followers at the abandoned Church and survived, and without taking any serious injuries for that matter?"
"I just attacked them without giving the Fallen Angels and their minions any time to rest and analysis how I fight." I said, which is kinda true since I suddenly came crashing from their roof and began killing them after asking a single question, before turning my gaze towards a certain duo, Argento and Hyōdō, within the room that are playing chess against each other "But I have something else to say, I'm a bit surprised that neither those two are Devils. I can feel that they are still human like me."
"Kōjiro-san…" Sitri-san began with a cold tone in her voice, which made me turn back at her direction to see a slightly offended look in her eyes "I might be a Devil that desires strong and trustworthy people in my peerage, but I'm never the type to pressure someone into joining my group, even if that person has a very powerful [Sacred Gear]. If they reject my offer, then I'll respect their desires and left it to that…" Sitri-san said before her glasses concealed her eyes by reflecting light "As for that comment, the chances of me even consider your plan is now less 10%."
"Hmm… I probably should have kept my mouth shut on that part." I commented out loud, but the lack of regret in my voice really contrast the words that I said. Even if she doesn't help me with my plan, I'll just have to make sure that Raynare couldn't escape the campus if a fight broke out "Well, I'd be fine even if you don't help me. I'll just have to compensate for what I have."
"…Considering that you survive against multiple enemies without any injuries, I'm positive that you wouldn't have much of a problem against a single opponent like her." Sitri-san said, which made me raise an eyebrow towards her unexpected response. I'm honestly didn't expect her to suddenly compliment my abilities that she never saw them in person when she thought that I was going to die earlier midday because of my madness.
"Oh? Where did this faith in my abilities come from?" I asked with my hands in my pockets, getting a scoff from the bespectacled heiress while readjusting her glasses back in place.
"It's not faith, just simple logic. Unless she's far more skilled than you, you should be able to handle her without too much difficulty." The president of the Student Council replied, which is true. No matter how strong or talented you are, you wouldn't be able to fully unleash your potential unless you go further beyond your current limit through training.
I responded by shrugging before turning around and began walking towards the door. I'm not the type to tease a girl that she likes me because of a single sentence, so I have no reason to continue talking with Sitri-san and I rather not bother the Church Duo that are playing chess right now.
Now, time to meet up with the remaining pure Fallen Angel in this town and find out if she's innocent or not.
It takes me a bit of energy searching for me to finally locate Raynare, as she's the only one that feels like an ominous light. Himejima-san's energy signature feels a bit similar, the sign that she was once a Half-Breed, but much weaker as its surrounded by something else. When I found her, I took her face and began dragging her towards a secluded where I can interrogate her without the annoyance of others getting involved.
Now Raynare and I are alone together in an empty classroom, a setting where characters in a Slice of Life Anime would use in order to confess their feelings for their crush. She must have read about locations where someone would confess their love for each other while they've alone for her plan to kill me… Too bad that this is no love confession scene of any kind, but an interrogation
"Umm… Raiga." Raynare started off with a fake blush on her face, similar to the blushes that she did during our 'date'… Going back to that old tactic now of all times? I honestly thought that she's going to be a bit more casual to me like when we're together in the house "Why are we here?"
"I want to know something important, Raynare." I started with a serious expression on my face, playing along with her little act just for shit and giggles. I looked directly to her eyes, which has a hint of disbelief in them while placing a hand on a table "Tell me… The names Asia Argento and Isane Hyōdō, do they sound familiar to you?"
Raynare shook her head in response, but I can tell that she's lying. Since I consider her an enemy right now, [Discernment of the Poor] will respond if she's lying or not. Well, I'll just have to give her the info that will get a reaction from her "Then what if I tell you that Asia Argento and Isane Hyōdō are in the school right now?"
I saw that her eyes wide, but not enough to show that she's surprised. Looks like she didn't expect that the duo are here in the Devil stronghold "But why? I thought that they wanted to arrive at the Church?"
"In case you didn't know, the old Church no longer stands." I said, leaning slightly on the table "It was burned to the ground before Argento, Hyōdō and I arrived there, so I showed them around the town in exchange of horrible sight."
This time, her eyes definitely wide in surprise but I can see a glint in her eyes. Like she was glad that the Church is gone, with probably of her comrades have died within the fire… I actually forgot that she's very selfish and self-centred, considering that she wants to be loved by her superiors Azazel and Shemhazai, and have it all to herself in the canon timeline with her original personality fully revealed. While she didn't say this out loud in the canon timeline, its pretty much-implied thanks to her personality.
"W-What!? That's horrible!" Raynare said in genuine surprise, but I can feel that there's a hint of relief within her voice… So she's really happy that her minions and comrades are gone? What a heartless bitch. While I can be a very apathetic person, I've not the type to find joy in the death of a close comrade, or even strangers "So that's why they're here. They have nowhere else to go. Actually, where are they exactly in the school right now?"
"Oh? Why are you suddenly curious about Argento's and Hyōdō's location?" I asked, looking at Raynare with a raised eyebrow.
"I'm just curious, that's all…" Raynare trailed off while her line of sight went towards the door, with her hands behind her back "Say, can we visit them? I want to properly introduce myself to them this time around."
"...No," I replied while standing up straight. What I'm about might be the same as what Gremory did early, but it doesn't matter as well as I get my answer from the ravenette in front of me "I wouldn't allow you to meet them unless you tell the real reason why you want to see them."
"I just want to see them, honest!"
"You're not telling me the entire truth, you slutty crow." I suddenly felt a wave of self-loathing wash over me right now after insulting her, as saying a horrible thing to a woman is completely wrong and a crime that deserves a severe punishment… I have no need for a knight's chivalry right now, Lancelot! "So tell me what I want to know, and I might let you see them."
"I'm sorry…" The Fallen Angel started off with her eyes closed and a fake smile on her face, with her left eyebrow twitching a bit… So becomes very angry at being called a slut, when her appearance in the anime and horrible personality pretty much fits her perfectly "Who exactly are you calling a slutty crow here, Raiga?"
"Who else? The invisible woman beside me?" I retorted without missing a beat, which made her lips twitch this time "So thinking about Azazel's dick up your cunt all the time makes you stupid? No wonder you couldn't tell if your target is either an easy kill or a wolf in sheep's cloth." I muttered out loud. While I know the 'a wolf in sheep's cloth' trope name wasn't a good way to describe my power hidden in this not so impressive physical body of mind, it was the first thing that I could think of that fits it "If you only had the smarts to know the difference, then you could have killed me that day instead of getting knocked out by a single punch to the face from a human like me… How embarrassing-"
I didn't get the chance to finish my insult when Raynare suddenly attacked me with a Light Spear that she suddenly conquered, which I barely evaded because of how close we are. I tried to retaliate with a reinforced kick to her stomach but that failed, however, as I jump back in order to evade slash that nearly sliced off my left arm.
"Eh… What's wrong, Raiga?" Raynare asked with a smile on her face, her eyes closed while I saw the tight grip has on her Light Spear… She's definitely angry, yet she's controlling it instead of just going wild like the typical hotheads that submit to their anger "Why aren't you using that little trick of your's to blast me away? Not that it'll help, since I have seen how you use it in a fight three times by now."
"I rather not get an earful from the Student Council, especially from Sitri-san, if I made a total mess in the school building." I wasn't really telling her the truth, but I'm not lying as well. I'm positive that Sitri-san will scold me and I rather not waste my time hearing a lecture from some younger than my original age "Besides, I don't need it anyways to get rid of you…" I trailed while taking out [Yubashiri] from my Inventory and unsheathed the blade from its scabbard, which I throw to the side since I have no use for it at the moment. Tracing the backside of the blade with my left hand, I soak it with water thanks to [Mana Burst (Water)], before charging up the sword with Hamon "I have something else in mind."
I made the 'Come here' motion with my free hand, taunting Raynare to make the first strike. But instead of rushing towards me like an idiot, I saw her take a few cautious steps towards her right… This is rather unexpected. I honestly thought that she's going to let her arrogance get into her head, but it seems that she actually learned from her defeat and the few times I fought. Plus, she doesn't know how exactly do I fight with a real katana since I've been fighting with my bare hands and magecraft.
Looks like I have to the one that starts things off… Taking a few steps forward, I blocked a strike from my left before I retaliated with a slash at her stomach. Raynare was able to block, but that gave an opening as I struck her at the neck with a quick jab. This causes her to cough a bit from the unexpected attack at a very delicate part of a person's body, but none the less was able to block my incoming slash and forced us into a stalemate.
"You know that it's not very nice to hit a girl, especially at the neck…" Raynare growled with a pissed off expression on her face, finally discarding the 'mask' that she's been wearing before she held out her left hand and created another Light Spear "Guys like you should drop dead after begging for forgiveness!"
"I honestly don't care what you think of me right now… But you should know one thing." I said, parrying her attacks without too much trouble thanks to my enhanced eyesight. Hamon really is a useful thing, because all of my physical abilities are powered up thanks to producing Hamon throughout my body "I'm here to kill you, Raynare."
"We'll see who die here, Raiga!" Raynare roared, charging towards me in a similar fashion to an enraged bull, attacking me with wild slashing until I put ourselves in a statement once again.
…I should end this fight quickly as I'm not used to battling in my base form. I don't want to tire myself too quickly and end up getting killed so early in this new life of mine. Plus, I haven't recovered enough MP to last in Lancelot's form for even 10 secs or the other heroes with the exception of Billy, but he's not really a good idea either as guns make too much noise, which attracts unwanted attention towards this class and the Devils will wonder where exactly did I get the gun in the first place.
After strengthening my eyes with [Reinforment], I pushed Raynare back and 'attacked' her with a horizontal slash. When she attempted to block my 'attack', the Fallen Angel didn't notice that my sword was actually falling to my free hand. Furthermore, I actually shot a bit of water at her face thanks to [Mana Burst (Water)] to surprise her. When she finally realised that the 'attack' was actually a feint, it was too late as I performed a raising diagonal slash that sliced through her body until I stopped at the centre of her chest, where her heart is located.
*Ding!*
[Shigure Soen Ryu] - Passive - LvL: 100/100 - EXP: 100%
Description: The [Shigure Soen Ryu] is a sword style that is called the 'Invincible Sword Style' from Katekyō Hitman Reborn! for several reasons. This style originated with one man and like a family tree, it grew. As the style was passed down, the more the tree grew. Thus, there could be many different variations of the [Shigure Soen Ryu] and is a notoriously deadly sword style that is only passed down to worthy successors.
Each 'form' of the style is only shown once to the student and if the student is worth to succeed, he/she only needs to see it once to remember how to use it from then on. It originally only had one form that was passed down through generations of successors, with each successor creating and adding their own forms resulting in many branches of [Shigure Soen Ryu]. However, as new forms were created, the weaker branches deteriorate, and others disappear as there is no worthy successor; hence, this style can be called the perfect, flawless style.
Techniques:
1st Form|Samidare (Early Summer Rain) - The user holds their sword in one hand and slashes at their opponent, but instead of actually attacking, pulls off a feint. Meanwhile, the actual katana is falling to the user's other hand to create a genuine slash after the intended target is caught off guard attempting to dodge the first feint attack. Water is not needed for this strike.
…This is rather interesting. After gaining this sword style, I honestly thought that I would gain the other known forms of the [Shigure Soen Ryu] that Takeshi Yamamoto shown during his home series. If Samidare is my only technique in this Skill, then I have to create the other forms myself, which is quite nice as it gives me more freedom to be creative or base firms from other styles. This is certainly going to be fun.
Pulling my sword out of her chest after mentally closing the pop-up window, I watch her stagger back a few steps like a lifeless puppet. Then, she tripped from nothing like Argento and fell on her back with a lifeless and blank look in her eyes.
*Ding!*
You have acquired a new Title through a special action!
[Waifu Killer] - Death is unbiased towards its victims, even if they're drop-dead gorgeous women or men. + Deals extra damage towards the opposite sex.
…I honestly have nothing to say in response to that title, since it's what happened today. I honestly don't remember how many female Stray Exorcists that I've killed along with the Fallen Angels during our party. But one thing is sure, this is got to be the most stupidest Titles that I've heard off. Not only is it sexist (feminist if your a girl) as it only deals extra damage to your opposite gender, but for me to gain it after my little massacre party, plus killing Raynare, is ridiculous. I don't hate women enough to want this Title, I'm just very apathetic towards a lot of people, not just women.
I better get rid of the body before anyone finds it, even if I have to carry it out of the school without anyone realising it…
That actually gives me an idea.
After getting rid of Raynare's corpse, I made my way back to the Student Council room with a thoughtful expression on my face as I thought about another concept that originated in Type-Moon: A Quantum Time-Lock.
An event that happens when the will of the universe decides that what happens in a 'route' (or possibility), will happen no matter what you do, even if you went back in time, once the Quantum Time-Lock is set. Any possibles of that 'route' changing in another parallel 'routes' once the Quantum Time-Lock has happened are erased as they are considered 'dead end'. The reason why they are considered as 'dead ends' is that in those 'routes', the changes affected the future of each 'route' so greatly that they evolve too fast, and fall into ruin in the end.
The main reason why I thought about a Quantum Time-Lock is that of the possibility that the deaths of the Fallen Angels and their minions were already set, and my meddling to change certain events in the coming future is just a waste of time. While they didn't die in the same way in canon, their lives ended none the less by my hands. A Quantum Time-Lock that forces someone to follow the canon timeline of DxD, where someone has to take up the role of being Gremory's [Pawn] and do all kinds of bullshit that Issei Hyōdō had to do. If that was the case then in one way or another, I'll be forced to join Gremory's peerage even if I don't want to, all because it was already set in stone by a Quantum Time-Lock…
…Fuck that bullshit! I've already been sent here to be someone's (possible Zelretch) entertainment through some sort of magic that allows them to watch me live my life here, but now I have to follow the canon timeline of being someone's slave because of a Quantum Time-Lock? Fuck no! Once I've become strong enough or find a way to gain strength to become so powerful that I can fight against anyone with the greatest of ease, I'll break free from the Quantum Time-Lock's set events and live my life as how I wished it to be.
I let out a sigh before shaking my head to calm myself down. I'll have to think about it at a later date as I have more important things to do in the Student Council room. I have to find a way to gain the trust of the duo as their abilities will be invaluable in the future, and I hope that a certain someone didn't realise who were those two are.
With that thought in mind, I walked faster towards my destination. As I come closer towards the room, I extended my sense to see if there's anyone else inside that's not apart of the Student Council…
…
…Aside from having a few people gone, Hyōdō and Argento are still in the same place while they're playing chess. That good to know or else killing all of the Stray Exorcists and the Fallen Angels would have been a waste of time if those two were turned into Devils thanks to certain someone offering them a new family and a place to stay in.
"I take it that you've killed the Fallen Angel without too much difficulty," Sitri-san stated when she saw me enter the room like she was expecting my return here… Makes me wonder if she felt even the tiniest hint of worry for my safety. Well, I'll just have to get to know her better and find out in the future if we become friends "I expect that you've also got rid of her body as well."
"Yeah, I was able to get rid of her body and made sure that there's no evidence that a fight happened in the room," I answered truthfully, but not in the way that thought of disposing of Raynare's body… Which is currently in my Inventory. Since I don't have any Skills that are meant to destroy stuff like [Mana Burst (Flame)], I have to throw away Raynare's body somewhere that can't be located by anyone else other than myself "Since I'm here, I'll have to take the Nuns out of the school. Hyōdō-san, Argento-san."
"What is it?/Yes?" Hyōdō and Argento gave their respective responses, looking at my direction from the chessboard between each other.
"Do both of you want to stay in my house?" I asked, getting surprised expressions from their faces while I walked closer towards them "Since the 'party' that I made with the people at the Church pretty much wrecked the entire place. So both of you have the choice of either living on the street, stay with me at my house, find another place to freeload in or be with the Devils here after both of you become like like them." I gave them the four possible options that they can take in their situation as I'm sure that they can go back to their country as their former Faction has surely branded them as heretics for siding with Fallen Angels "I won't force you two if none of you agrees to it, I'm just giving a suggestion. Both of you have the right to make your own decisions as it's your own lives."
The duo looked at each to do that eye contact conversation for a few seconds before Hyōdō let out a sigh of defeat while Argento was the one that turned towards me with a smile on her face "Kōjiro-san, we would like to stay at your house…"
"I can sense a 'But' in there." I stated when Argento suddenly trailed off with deadpan eyes, finding the 'Starts saying something before trailing off and let someone else finish it' cliché to be stupid. I turned towards Hyōdō, pointing a finger at her face "And your next line is: We want to know why are you helping us so much?"
"We want to know why are you helping us so much… Huh!?" Hyōdō gasped after as she said the line that I predicted, which caused Argento to look in surprise as well.
"And your next line is: H-How did you know what I'm about to say next!?"
"H-How did you know what I'm about to say next!?" This time, the brunette closed her mouth with both hands, looking at me with wide eyes in shock and disbelief.
"H-How did you know what Isane is about to say next, Kōjiro-san?" Argento asked with wide eyes, both from shock and curiosity within them.
"You two did a cliché in stories where you start off a sentence, only for you to trail off and let someone else finish it." I said, getting a synchronised head tilt from the duo "Thanks to that, I was able to figure out what Hyōdō-san was about to say ahead by thinking on the most obvious responses."
"Amazing…"
"Anyways, can I answer your question back in my place?" I said before making a gesture around the room "I prefer more personal to be kept private if you don't mind."
Once again, Argento and Hyōdō look at each other before looking back at me and nodded. Taking that as a yes, I turned around and began to walk away towards the door while I thought of things to do in order to fully gain their trust, from Hyōdō to be more specific.
Well, I hope things go smoothly when we have that private talk.
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EMIYA KURO: Possibly in the future, alongside another slave.
logron: No problem. Also, the story will kinda stray from canon after a certain event.
Kamen Rider Evol: Is that so? I don't see Raiga as being more unique compared to the other MCs in Gamer stories, but a massively weaker version Ainz Ooal Gown from Overlord that doesn't a shit ton of resources in his disposal. Compared to others, he focuses on living and surviving in the current world than being an idiot hero that saves everyone he sees… And if he does save someone, it's mostly if it benefits both him and the person that he saves instead of saving because he wants to.
ThatOneGuyUpstairs: Raiga interacting with other [Players] isn't going to happen any time some, but it will happen as a sort of an original mini-arc.
KRKing: The slave isn't the same as Alterlanta, as she's just a werecat girl that was given the same name and, coincidentally, has the same appearance to Alterlanta, but it might change if she constantly uses a [Class Card] with either Atanyata or Alterlanta inside it.
qwertypous, WakeWalker, mouse, desdelor97, PasiveNox, corrinlone77, ARSLOTHES, WaterWhirl, Hiei-Uchiha, Alex2909, FateBurn, ClearwingYuta: Thanks!